aprakrita vastu nahe prakrta gocar
veda puranete ei kahe nirantar
Perception of spiritual objects (apprakrita –vastu) is not within the range of the material senses and contemplating them is beyond the range of the mind. The Vedas and the Puranas proclaim this repeatedly. (C.C.Madhya-9.195)
This apprakrita Siddhanta vichar–should it be there in the book only in written form, or we can try our best to realise this Siddhanta vichar with full sincerity to apply this excellent darshan vichar in our own life? Gaudiya Gosthi Pati Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhnata Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupad—Jagat Guru told that –“ Any amount of any kind of seva by anybody (seva like Harikatha Kirtan seva or writing editing seva, or Guru- Vaishnava seva or Bikhsa seva or Puja seva etc.) can come to a flop end if at all there is any smell of doer ship conception inside our heart.” We are totally failure to apply this Vishuddha Siddhanta Vichar (apprakrita vastu nahe prakrta gocar….) in our devotional life. Only and only at the stage of trinad api sunica bhava one can do Apprakrita Nama Sankirtan and Harikatha. Also for us Guru-Vaishnava Darshan or Vigraha Darshan is not at all possible because of our dirty doer ship conception (I mean with the mood of material enjoyment it is not possible). We have seen the extreme humble mood of Sri Srila Paramahamsa Gurudeva or Guruvarga. Their apprakrita Vigraha Darshan or their mood of doing Vaishnava seva or Vani seva all are remarkable. To seek the complete satisfaction of the Supreme Lord was the only target in their life, nothing else. So naturally they were successful. “I am infinite small creature” or “I am nothing”—this kind of extreme humble mood can bring success in our devotional life, because apprakrita dainya can catch the attention of the great merciful Supreme Lord. The “Drishya-Drosta” darshan topic which was already explained by Srila Prabhupada Sarasvati Thakur many times in his life, which is so important –so important that without which everything is null and void (useless or zero). Srila Gurudeva – his Vigraha darshan -pranam, and also his extreme humble mood– we can never forget. Even at old age we have seen that Srila Gurudeva at the time of dandavat pranam of Sri Vigraha or during Parikrama of any holy apprakrita Lila spot like Lalita kund and Radha Kunda was not at all ready to take any external help (like Wheel chair, or any Riksha etc.). Also his exclusive humble mood to think himself nothing was really spectacular, as if he used to think himself guilty in front of Sri Vigraha, so at the time of dandavat pranam even he never used to look at Sri Vigraha like us with drostha bhava (false ego of seer mood), because our darshan is dirty material darshan, we always want to get enjoyment even by looking at Sri Vigraha (or Guru- Vaishnava). This is the tragedy with us. Long ago when I was engaged in the seva of Sri Dau Ji Maharaja at our Dau Ji Mandir at Sri Vrindavan (Gopishwara road)- then usually I used to go to different Temples to pay dandavat pranam and parikrama of Deities. Very often I used to find one very aged humble Gaudiya Vaishnava- who used to pay dandavat pranam to Sri Gokulananda Vigraha (even without looking at the Vigraha, as if like a guilty man) with extreme humble mood. I was really astound to see his mood of humbleness. Usually after paying dandavat pranam, he used to sit in a corner of the temple to start Gaudiya kirtan with very very humble mood, as if to give full satisfaction to Sri Gokulananda Maharaja he is trying his best. Not looking at any body, only with full attention and sincerity, he used to do nice Gaudiya Kirtan. Though externally the kirtan was not so sweet or even there was no musical Instrument except Kartals, but still I used to feel that as if my heart going to be melted by that kind of heart touching sweet devotional Gaudiya kirtan. From then onward I could realise how to do perfect seva of Sri Harinam Sankirtan and Harikatha. One historical evidence also I like to quote here. Long ago king Akbar Badsa wanted to hear a very popular kirtan (song) from Sri Tansen who was the topmost singer in his assembly. And according to the desire of Akbar Badsa (the king) he started singing the sweet devotional song which he originally got or learned from his Parmahamsa Gurudeva Sri Haridas Thakur, who was the sole sevak of Sri Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj at that time at Sri Vrindavan Dham. Really everybody was puzzled to hear that kirtan by Tansen, but King Akbar Badsa was bound to pass the following remarks—“Oh! Tansen, what to speak more, really it is wonderful, but still the song could not touch my heart like the song I heard directly from your Gurudeva secretly previously with you at Sri Vrindavan Dham. Then Tansen was bound to beg for pardon for that reason. He was bound to say—“Oh! King please excuse me, that kind of heart melting song is only possible for my Paramahamsa Gurudeva—Haridas Thakur, because he is always seeking the total satisfaction of the Supreme Lord—Nandanandan Krsna—Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj, where as I am going to satisfy you. That is the basic difference between aprakrita seva and prakrita seva.”
ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi
na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ
sevonmukhe hi jihvādau
svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
Therefore material senses cannot accept (or appreciate) Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, form, qualities and pastimes etc. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and try to render service by using all sense organs (together with mind), then the taste of the holy name of the Supreme can touch his heart to allow him to chant Harinama. (CC Madhya 17.136)
Gaura HariHaribol