Srila Prabhupada's Ecstasy in Atlanta
Srutakirti: Srila Prabhupada's visit to the Atlanta temple lasted only a few days, but it was packed with transcendental nectar. Srila Prabhupada flooded the devotee community with love of Godhead. When His Divine Grace arrived, he delivered the following short sweet lecture to the devotee congregation in front of Their Lordships.
Srila Prabhupada: So I am very glad to see you, and I am coming first of all to Mexico City?
Srila Prabhupada: So I am very glad to see you, and I am coming first of all to Mexico City?
Devotee: Yes.
Prabhupada: So Mexico City, then Caracas, then . . .
Devotee: Miami.
Prabhupada: Miami. So I see your temple is the best.
Devotees: Jaya! Hari bol!
Prabhupada: So Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is very kind. Parama karuna pahu dui jana. Two Lords, Nitai-Gauracandra. Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. They are very kind you see. They have appeared just to reclaim the fallen souls of this age. So they are more kind than Krishna. Krishna, He is also very kind. He comes to deliver. But Krishna demands that first of all surrender. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even does not demand surrender. He is so kind. (Voice choking) So take shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and be happy. Thank you very much. (Weeping).
Seeing Their Lordships, Srila Prabhupada melted in ecstasy. Inundated by the flood of love of Godhead, nectarine tears of bliss showered from Srila Prabhupada's eyes. Srila Prabhupada was overjoyed to see the deities being taken care of so nicely. What good fortune! How incredibly moving it was to witness Srila Prabhupada's transcendental encounters with Their Lordships! It is not possible to adequately describe His Divine Grace, as he gave us a hint of his divine ecstasy.
Prabhupada: So Mexico City, then Caracas, then . . .
Devotee: Miami.
Prabhupada: Miami. So I see your temple is the best.
Devotees: Jaya! Hari bol!
Prabhupada: So Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is very kind. Parama karuna pahu dui jana. Two Lords, Nitai-Gauracandra. Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. They are very kind you see. They have appeared just to reclaim the fallen souls of this age. So they are more kind than Krishna. Krishna, He is also very kind. He comes to deliver. But Krishna demands that first of all surrender. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even does not demand surrender. He is so kind. (Voice choking) So take shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and be happy. Thank you very much. (Weeping).
Seeing Their Lordships, Srila Prabhupada melted in ecstasy. Inundated by the flood of love of Godhead, nectarine tears of bliss showered from Srila Prabhupada's eyes. Srila Prabhupada was overjoyed to see the deities being taken care of so nicely. What good fortune! How incredibly moving it was to witness Srila Prabhupada's transcendental encounters with Their Lordships! It is not possible to adequately describe His Divine Grace, as he gave us a hint of his divine ecstasy.
Srila Prabhupada saw the Lord before him. I, on the other hand, saw beautiful deities made of metal. I did not understand the real nature of Arca Vigraha. I could only imagine what Srila Prabhupada was experiencing. Srila Prabhupada rarely revealed his ecstatic symptoms.
On a previous occasion in Mayapur, he apologized after he went into an ecstatic trance. This was the only time I was fortunate enough to witness Srila Prabhupada's tears of ecstasy. Stunned and astonished, everyone remained motionless mesmerized by Srila Prabhupada's transcendental mellows. We stood in rapt attention as our spiritual master left external consciousness, while each moment seemed like twelve years or more. Mysterious time stretched out around us like the great unknown. Astounded, we ecstatically stood and awaited Srila Prabhupada's return. As His Divine Grace rejoined us, he nodded for kirtan to begin. What amazed me was Srila Prabhupada's ability to refrain from such ecstatic symptoms on a regular basis.
He expertly controlled himself in order to instruct us, and to push on Lord Caitanya's movement. We were not capable of fully understanding Srila Prabhupada's ecstasy, so he compassionately trained us beginning with the neophyte level.
Devotional service is so full of transcendental bhava, that foolish rascals easily consider such emotion to be like ordinary mundane feelings, because that is all they know. Srila Prabhupada carefully lived an exemplary life by teaching us what we were ready to learn. Also while in Atlanta, he played mrdunga on the vyasasana during a kirtan. This was the only time I was able to witness such a wonderful event. Everyone was treated to very rare and ecstatic glimpses of their divine spiritual master. My dear Srila Prabhupada, I realize that if I meditate on any day of your life I can become Krishna Conscious. Every minute in your presence, was filled with waves of nectar that continually poured from your transcendental form. I am still unable to appreciate the love of God emanating from you, because my consciousness is filled with the desire to enjoy. Srila Prabhupada, please give me the eyes needed to see you.
Devotional service is so full of transcendental bhava, that foolish rascals easily consider such emotion to be like ordinary mundane feelings, because that is all they know. Srila Prabhupada carefully lived an exemplary life by teaching us what we were ready to learn. Also while in Atlanta, he played mrdunga on the vyasasana during a kirtan. This was the only time I was able to witness such a wonderful event. Everyone was treated to very rare and ecstatic glimpses of their divine spiritual master. My dear Srila Prabhupada, I realize that if I meditate on any day of your life I can become Krishna Conscious. Every minute in your presence, was filled with waves of nectar that continually poured from your transcendental form. I am still unable to appreciate the love of God emanating from you, because my consciousness is filled with the desire to enjoy. Srila Prabhupada, please give me the eyes needed to see you.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Uvacha by Srtuakirti Dasa
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