Taken from , class SBen200619 The Prabhupad & his unique Acharyaship 33, activities of Vishva Vaishnava Raja Sabha
If at all an investigation of comb operation can be conducted throughout the world, then surely there is a doubt about how many devotees we can get, those who can realize the heart of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur (his writings or speeches).
So any writing or any speech of Srila Prabhupada is not so easy to translate (in other languages) without real kripa (perfect devotion) of Srila Prabhupada. So who can show a childish effort like a crazy man to do random translation—that is the vital question at present in this age of anarchism in Gaudiya bhajan field.
We can give one example from Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita (C.C Antya 7.113-118)
Sri Vallabha Acarya wanted to speak in front of Mahaprabhu with false ego that–
“In my commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam I was bound to ignore all the siddhanta vicars of Srila Sridhar Svamipada because I cannot accept his commentary.”
On hearing this kind of remark about the great Acarya—Srila Sridhar Svamipada, Sriman Mahāprabhu became very angry and reply him heavily — “One who is not going to obey her husband she must be a prostitute, nothing else “svami na mane yei jana, vesyara bhitare tare kariye ganana“. To ignore previous Acarya in shrouta pantha is deadly prohibited, not only that but also this can be considered as a great offense.
After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very grave. All the devotees present derived great satisfaction from hearing this statement.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu descended as an incarnation for the total benefit of all the jivas of this Univers, so naturally how Prabhu can allow Vallabha Acarya to go on with false ego without rectification.
Through various procedures of treatment and refutations, Lord Caitanya–the Supreme Personality of Godhead, wonted to rectify Vallabha Bhaṭṭa, exactly as Kṛṣṇa had cut down the false pride of Indra.
We can give another example from the pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu to understand the topic perfectly.
When Sriman Mahaprabhu was very happy to see one writing of Srila Rupa Gosvamipad which was kept very secretly at the roof space of the bamboo hut, then Sriman Mahaprabhu was bound to put a question in front of Sri Svarupa Gosai, who was with him that time that –“ Oh! Svarup, how it is possible for Rupa to feel my heart exactly? At the time of Ratha Yatra in front of Sri Jagannatha Deva I was singing some painful song out of vipralambha bhava, nobody knows except you, but now I find my heart is exactly translated by Rupa.“ Then Srila Svarupa Gosai started speaking that –“so we know surely he is enjoying your full kripa without which it would not have been possible for him to do such a unique seva.”
priyah so ‘yam krsnah saha-cari kuru-ksetra-militas
tathaham sa radha tad idam ubhayoh sangama-sukham
tathapy antah-khelan-madhura-murali-pancama-juse
mano me kalindi-pulina-vipinaya sprhayati
[This is a verse spoken by Srimati Radharani. “My dear friend, now I have met My very old and dear friend Krsna on this field of Kuruksetra. I am the same Radharani, and now We are meeting together. It is very pleasant, but still I would like to go to the bank of the Yamuna beneath the trees of the forest there. I wish to hear the vibration of His sweet flute playing the fifth note within that forest of Vrindavana.”
(Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 1.76)]
I heard from Guruvarga the more we can go near to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur the more we can realize the heart of Srila Prabhupada. That is why we find in our Gaudiya Kirtan written by Srila Narottam das Thakur—
guru-mukha-padma-bakya, cittete koriba aikya,
ar na koriho mane asa
sri-guru-carane rati, ei sei uttam-gati
je prasade pure sarba asa
I will make the words from my spiritual master’s lotus mouth one with my heart. I do not want the desire for any other thing to stay in my heart. Love for the spiritual master’s lotus feet is the highest goal. By his mercy all desires are fulfilled.
That means if we fail to harmonize our heart with the heart of Srila Prabhupada (or Gurudeva) then we can never understand what they are writing or what they are speaking. Like Sahajiya we can take up an unusual effort to represent those writings or speeches in a very easy way, which is next to impossible. Forcefully we can never get entry into the writings or speeches of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur.
Srila Prabhupada used to speak that –“ We will have to get totally dovetailed with the heart of Guru- Vaishnava otherwise we will stay long and long away from the Lotus feet of Sri Guru-Vaishnava in spite of physical presence.
Gaura Hari Haribol