What is the meaning of “ The Harmonist”

January 25, 2021

Sajjan Toshani means an effort to satisfy Guru- Vaisnavas- those who are known as Sajjan. The word Sajjan can be only used for Guru-Vaishnavas. Sajjan means sat + jan. Sat means eternally present (nittya) +  Jan means man.  Sajjan- this word is only applicable for pure Guru- Vaishnava. This meaning was given by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. Those Sajjan –those pure devotees they are always satisfied with vishuddha Siddhanta and Harikatha. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur wanted to make an effort to satisfy Gaudiya Vaishnavas, by establishing this Sajjan Toshani Magazin. Toshan –means to satisfy. Actually, the exact literal meaning of Sajjan Toshani is not “The Harmonist”, because the literal meaning you can not find that way. Srila Prabhupada wanted to give the inner meaning of Sajjan Toshani. Harmony means to get adjusted, now Question is that, to get adjusted with whom or what. The answer is that—All proper adjustment should be done with Guru-Vaishnava and Bhagavan. Vaishnavs are totally harmonised with infinite world, what to speak about Bhagavan. But bonded souls they want to attack them, because they can not find any harmony with Guru –Vaishnava- Bhagavan. Srila Rupa G. writing in his Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu this words—“priyanam sarva jagatam”.This means a pure Vaishnava can satisfy the whole world, because they are successful to satisfy the Supreme Lord who is the original root cause of this total creation. That is why we can find the following sloka in Srimad Bhagavatm SB 4.31.14

yathā taror mūla-niṣecanena

tṛpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaśākhāḥ

prāṇopahārāc ca yathendriyāṇāṁ

tathaiva sarvārhaṇam acyutejyā

As pouring water on the root of a tree energizes the trunk, branches, twigs and everything else, and as supplying food to the stomach enlivens the senses and limbs of the body, simply worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead through devotional service automatically satisfies the demigods, who are parts of that Supreme Personality.

 A Vaishnava if at all he is penniless, but still he can satisfy each and everybody (except Vaishnava apparadhi), by his darshan, by his Harikatha, by his merciful behavior, etc. The Harmonist means which can honestly try to harmonize each and everyone with Bhagavan. Vaishnavas they are actually aprakrita soundbox (because aprakrita Harikatha always dancing on their tongue). Also their powerful writings and pure acaran can put an influence into the heart of those bonded souls. To bring the whole world in the mainstream of Harmony– that is called – “The Harmonist”.  Also when any song going on together with all different kinds of musical instruments, in that case, all those musical instruments should be played according to the indication of the main song, otherwise the whole system can break down and can not give any pleasure to any audience. If someone plays wrongly then the whole song is spoiled. All our Guruvarga their hearts are like musical Instruments, they are playing the divine tune as set by the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna according to His song being played on His flute. This is called perfect Harmony. The more we can adjust ourselves with that divine music, the more we are successful. The more we are deviated from Guruvarga or from their divine desires, then according to the proportion we can discover our fallen condition. Some or other way all our Guruvarga they have some specialty regarding their seva and siddhanta, but ultimately you can find all Harmony of their activities with Srila Prabhupada, though some external disparity you can discover. All of our Guruvarga they are trying their best to serve the Supreme Lord and offering Arti-puspanjali according to the way shown by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and Srila Prabhupada.

Gaura Hari Haribol