Teachings from the Ideal Character of Prahlad Maharaj

Guru Maharaj sings the glories of Sri Prahlad Maharaj emphasizing on his dealings with his mother, father and family gurus Shanda and Amarka. Through Prahlad Maharaj’s ideal character, Guru Maharaj gives us teachings on how we should behave with our elders and teachers.

It is Not Difficult to Serve Supreme Lord Sri Krishna

Guruji emphasizes on the fact that we do not want Krishna. He says that if we actually want Him then nothing is difficult. Quoting Mahaprabhu’s fourth verse of Sikshashtaka, he instructs us to follow the particular teaching from the core of the heart to receive the actual grace of the Supreme Lord.

Śrī Nṛsiṁha-avatāra

Various transcendental topics like the pastime of appearance of Śrī Nṛsiṁha Deva, the extraordinary life and teachings of Lord’s exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, how he dealt with difficulties on his spiritual path, how he finally achieved the grace of the Lord and how Lord Himself appeared in a unique form for His dearest devotee are elaborately presented here.

My Connection is All-in-All

Srila Jiva Goswami has traced out how Prahlad Maharaj began his life of devotion. I pray we may not commit any offense to Prahlad Maharaj in recounting this. In his previous life, before he became a devotee, Prahlad was born into a low family, and there was a Temple of Nrsimha Deva by the side of his house. The Temple was in a broken condition. Sometimes someone used to come at noon and offer something, but otherwise the Temple was almost deserted.

His All Powerful Narasimha Kirtan

Srila Turyashrami Maharaj remembers, “ One special thing I have seen in Maharaj. When he does kirtan, he forgets everything about his surroundings and becomes indifferent to this world. One time, there was Nagarkirtan held in Kolkata. Maharaj was leading the kirtan and he lifted his hands and immediately got immersed in the kirtan. His body turned to red. He forgot whether the devotees were catching up with his speed of walking or not. He is not putting his hands down for a moment! He is incessantly dancing in transcendental ecstasy! And along with him, I and one more Prabhu came far ahead of the devotees. One was playing mridanga and the other was with kartal. It so happened, that only three of us were seen doing kirtan on the road near Rasbehari in Kolkata! Then I stopped playing kartal. Maharaj’s trance broke and he asked why have you stopped? I replied we have come very far ahead of our group and we will have to wait for them. Such an immersion he has for any activity he used to get involved in! He used to always be in such ecstatic mood.”

Jay Dau Jay Dau

In one harikatha on the advent of Lord Baladeva, Srila Gurudev emphasized the importance of performing the ‘Jaya Dau Jaya Dau’ kirtan. He instructed that his Gurudev, HDG Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaja used to pray for the grace of Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagavan through this kirtan, and that we should do it without fail on every special tithi. By doing so, Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagvan will be pleased.