Śrīla Prabhupāda's Hare Krishna Society

Srila Prabhupada Writing at Radha Damodara

Sept. 1, 2006

Everything is in the first 3 volumes
of the First Canto of
Srimad Bhagavatam

I'm simply Vrindaban's messenger," Srila Prabhupada says humbly, his demeanor suddenly very serious and reflective.

"Vrindaban is revealed in the heart of the sincere devotee. In reality, it is not on any map, nor is it part of any country. It was in Vrindaban that I first began writing, not for name and fame, but because my Guru Maharaj told me, `Spread the gospel of Krishna in the English language.'

Although he gave that instruction in 1935, I hesitated, not knowing how to go about it or how to write. Then, twenty years later, my Guru Maharaj began appearing in my dreams, telling me to give up householder life and go to Vrindaban. After several of these dreams, I knew that the time had come. My children were grown, and I could leave my wife in their care.

So, I came here, and eventually, by Krishna's arrangement, stayed at this most sanctified place, Radha Damodar. It was here that I began writing. I thought, `It may be published, or it may not be published -- that does not matter. I will write for purification, that's all.'

"Actually, it was my Guru Maharaj speaking through me. But I was not very expert at writing, as he was. Oh, he was a most erudite man, most refined and expert, a gentleman, a Vaikuntha man.

Because I had never written before, there were so many grammatical discrepancies, yet I had to write. The subject matter was so
important, so urgent.

So I wrote those first three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam, the First Canto. All of our philosophy, everything you need to know, is in those first three volumes.

By Krishna's grace, I managed to collect money to get them printed, and I took them with me on the boat to New York I didn't go to America empty-handed. I went with the complete philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written in these rooms, inspired by the Goswamis. Thats what is pushing this Krishna consciousness movement.

If I have been successful, it's because I have delivered my Guru Maharaj's message intact, without change or deletion. That is parampara. The bona fide guru is like the postman delivering a message. He doesn't open the mail and write his own opinion. You may like the message or not, take it up or not -- I have done my duty. I have delivered it. And it all began here.

Therefore these Radha Damodar rooms are the hub of the wheel of the spiritual universe."

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