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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I thought, `It may be published, or it may not be published -- that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." |
