Vedavyas Muni - Shaktyavesh Avatar

On this most auspicious Tithi of Guru-purnima, the appearance day of Srila Krishna-dvaipayan Vedavyasa Muni and disappearance day of Srila Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gurumaharaj narrates the life of both the exalted personalities in brief. Specifically, he emphasizes on the main teachings one needs to accept from their lives. Vedavyas Muni is Shaktyavesh avatar of the Lord, non-different from the Lord Himself. He was a very learned person who wrote so many scriptures. In spite of writing so many scriptures, he did not get inner peace in his heart. On the order of his Gurudev, Srila Narad Goswami, when he sang the glories of the Supreme Lord, he experienced the highest bliss in his heart.

Guru Purnima

Srila Gurudev initially sings the glories of his most beloved Gurudev, remembering his extraordinary personality and how the impossible became possible just by the influence of his presence. He then sings the glories of Krishna Dvaipayan Vedvyas Muni and Sanatan Goswami and narrates important teachings from their lives.

Manifestations of Guru

Disciples perform gurupūja by singing the glories of Gurudeva, I perform gurupūja by hearing. But by hearing the glories, if I have got the evil motive of misappropriating it, it will not be gurupūja. As chanting is bhakti, hearing is also bhakti. In whatever way devotees may express their hearts, they are all my objects of worship.

Characteristics of Bona Fide Guru

Śrī Viśwanāth Chakravarty Ṭhākur, in his commentary, has given a clue to the bona fide neophyte aspirants to recognize guru by one external quality—a bona fide guru is not subdued by passions— anger, greed etc. Of course, a realized soul can use the passions for the service of the Supreme Lord and for the eternal benefit of conditioned souls, but he can never be subjugated by them.

Follow the Mahajanas

Chanting the holy name of Krishna is the path of devotional service exhibited by the previous mahajanas. A path cannot be manufactured. Whatever path is there should be accepted by sadhus. Those who are proud and want fame try vigorously to discover new paths. Those who have good fortune from past lives give up pride and respect the established path. Those who are unfortunate promenade on a new path and thus cheat the world.

Message of Srila Prabhupad

Message of His Divine Grace Nityalīla-praviṣṭa Oṁ 108 Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswati Goswāmi Ṭhākur on the holy day (Krishna pancami tithi) of his fiftieth advent anniversary at Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh, Ultaḍanga Road, Kolkata. (Sermons were delivered in Bengali). It is difficult to understand the inner deep significance of his esoteric instructive message.

The Spiritual Master and the Disciple

Higher knowledge won’t come to serve the interests of the lower plane but I must pledge to serve that plane. With this attitude, I shall approach that plane and that knowledge. I shall serve Him and I won’t try to make Him serve me or my lower plane. Rather, I shall have the fullest tendency that if I get that knowledge I must serve. I must offer myself to be utilized by Him, and I shall not try to utilize it in my way, to satisfy my lower animal purposes.