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Title: 07 Prema Vilasa
User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2006-07-10 21:06:13
SHRILA LOKANATHA GOSVAMI
TO HIS DISICPLE SHRILA NAROTTAMA (both are great Acharyas and followers of Lord
Gauranga Mahaprabhu) :
From Prema-vilasa Chapter
11:
(Note: Both Shrila
Prabhupada and Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have accepted Prema-vilasa
as a bonafide scripture in their
commentaries to Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 13.60 purport.
je vaishnava haibe laibe
harinama; sankhya kari nama laile,
kripa karena gauradhama.
“Those who are
Vaishavas must chant the Holy Names in a particular number everyday. Then Lord
Gauranga, the supreme Abode of love will be merciful to them.
WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?
purva abhipraye sabe laha harinama;
keha
laksha viseshatah mukhe gana.
“Everyone
should specifically chant or sing the name loudly 100,000 times a day (64
rounds) with the mood I have described earlier.
EMPOWERMENT:
narottama laksha nama laya sankhya kari;
nama laile gaurangera sarva sakti dhari.
“O my disciple,
Narottama! Please chant 100,000 names everyday while maintaining their count.
If you chant in this way then you will become empowered by all the potencies of
Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu.”
Purport by Swami Gaurangapada:
kali-kalera
dharma——krishna-nama-sankirtana;
krishna-sakti vina nahe
tara pravartana.
(Cc Antya-lila 7.11)
“The
fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of the Hare
Krishna maha-mantra. Unless empowered by Krishna, one cannot propagate the
chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
So from the above two
verses, it becomes very clear that if one has to widely propogate the glories
of the Holy Names, one has to get Krishna-shakti or Gauranga-shakti which
is acquired when one completes the
chanting of 100,000 names (64 rounds) daily, according to Shrila Lokanatha
Goswami.
ACHIEVE THE LOTUS FEET OF
KRiShNA:
krishna pada prapti laksha laile harinama;
granthi purna haile eka karibe pranama.
“I again repeat
that if you want to achieve the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you have to
chant 100,000 names daily. After chanting four rounds (one granthi) or one
round, you should offer obeisances to the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
From Prema-vilasa Chapter
17: Shrila Narottama to Shrila Kaviraja on the direct process to achieve love
of Krishna:
prabhura achaye sankhya tina laksha nama;
eka laksha bhaktagane kaila kripa dana.
“Lord Gauranga
Mahaprabhu standard was to chant 3,00,000 names everyday. But He very
mercifully awarded His devotees the process of chanting a minimum of 1,00,000
names of Krishna daily.
shri rupa kaila laksha granthera varnana;
tathapiha karila laksha nama grahana.
“Shrila Rupa
Goswami has explained and quoted from over 100,000 different scriptures. Even
though he was such a great scholar and devotee he himself chanted 100,000 Holy
Names daily.
dasa gosvamira ache
laksha pramana;
ei mata sarva bhakta kare
harinama.
“Shrila
Raghunatha dasa Goswami also rigidly followed the instructions of Lord Gauranga
by chanting 100,000 names daily. In this way all the devotees chanted the Holy
Names of the Lord daily without exception.
gauranga shrimukhe rupe kahila vaishnave;
laksha nama sankhya kari avasya karibe.
“Lord Gauranga
gave the following instructions to all
the Vaishnavas Himself and also through Shrila Rupa Goswami: Please compulsorily
chant 100,000 names of Krishna daily.”
SHRILA NAROTTAMA AND HIS
FOLLOWERS:
yakhana avasara takhana
layena harinama;
ei mata laksha sankhya achaye pramana.
“Whenever they
used to get an opportunity throughout the day, all of the devotees used to
chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. In this way they used to complete the
chanting of 100,000 Holy Names of the Lord daily.
From Prema-vilasa Chapter
18: Shrila Narottama instructs his disciples:
adhanya manaye narottama apanake;
suna sishya bandhugana kahiye tomake.
“Shrila Thakura
Narottama considering himself worthless in his natural humility, called all his
disciples, followers and friends, and spoke to them the following important
instructions.
MOST IMPORTANT FINAL
INSTRUCTION:
prathamei krshna-pada
prapti laksha jara;
se laiba laksha-nama
sankhya apanara.
“Those whose
top priority in this life is to achieve the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga-Krishna
should voluntarily chant 100,000 Holy Names of daily.”