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Service to guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is the core focus of bhajana 鈥� It is impossible to attain bhagavad-bhakti without serving guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 鈥� Real 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 begins upon attaining a taste for 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 鈥� Those who cherish 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 as their husband have no need for a husband of this world 鈥� Without the mercy of 蝉腻诲丑耻 and guru, the restless mind cannot be tamed

啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶椸�佮ぐ啷�-啶椸�屶ぐ啶距�權�嵿�椸�� 啶溹く啶む��

艣谤墨 艣谤墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�

艢谤墨 Dev膩nanda Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补, Tegharipara, P.O. 狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补 (Nadia) 17/2/1979

S膩dara sambh膩峁�a峁嘺 p奴rvikeyam鈥�

Dear M膩鈥斺��! When you receive my letters, you become delighted and find peace of mind. That is why, even though time is scarce, today I have sat down to write you a letter. If we go to visit you, then you are delighted. And when we come back, you weep bitterly. That being the case, after this, should I visit you and thus give you sadness or not? That is what I am pondering. But the pull of your affection is such that there is no alternative but to go.

Who told you that having to take birth as a woman is the result of much sin? Is this written in any scripture? I do not have any knowledge of that. I know that as a result of karma, living entities obtain births as trees, grass, shrubs, creepers, birds, animals, and humans. Only by performing bhajana of 艢谤墨 Hari, or worship of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, do their lives become successful, whereafter they proceed to a transcendental abode that befits the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 they performed, and there they obtain the qualification to render direct service to 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍.

Just by remembering 艢谤墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, one receives the fruit of staying in their association.

Know that wherever one can stay and find plenty of opportunity to chant 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 name is the best environment for bhajana.

啶涏ぞ啶∴た啶�啶� 啶掂�堗し啷嵿ぃ啶� 啶膏�囙さ啶�, 啶ㄠた啶膏�嵿い啶距�� 啶�啷囙く啷囙�涏�� 啶曕�囙が啶�

Ch膩岣峣y膩 vai峁ａ箛ava 蝉别惫腻, nist膩ra peyeche keb膩^[1]

鈥淲ho has ever gained deliverance by leaving the service of 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉?鈥� 

Hence, service to guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is the core focus of bhajana. Know that the 蝉腻诲丑补办补 and 蝉腻诲丑颈办腻鈥檚 greatest fortune is being able to remain in the shade of their worshipful feet.

The prescription of fasting on 贰办腻诲补艣墨 and other tithis (holy days) is for the welfare of our souls. Why would 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 fast on such days? Even on 贰办腻诲补艣墨, one has to offer bhoga of rice and vegetable preparations as usual to Giridh膩r墨, 艢腻濒补驳谤腻尘补-艣墨濒腻, and others. Such rules are in the 蝉尘峁泃颈-艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉. Inform your mother of this matter.

You must chant a fixed number of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 (japa) every day. Also read something from the granthas. Learn how to do 辫奴箩腻 and arcana well. Help your mother in cooking and all other household activities. It is impossible to attain bhagavad-bhakti without serving guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉. One has to pray to them for the qualification to serve. Chant 驳腻测补迟谤墨-mantras with firm conviction. If while performing 办墨谤迟补苍补 of 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 name one can meditate on Him and shed tears, then one鈥檚 life is successful. 

Never let the sorrows and suffering of this material existence make you cry; it is your duty to shed tears before 艣谤墨 guru and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 for the attainment of faithful devotion.

啶溹お啶苦い啷� 啶溹お啶苦い啷� 啶�啶ㄠ�嵿い啷嵿ぐ 啶曕ぐ啶苦げ啷� 啶�啶距�椸げ

Japite japite mantra karilo p膩gala^[2]  

鈥淐hanting and chanting this mantra has made me mad.鈥�

This is the attainment of perfection in the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 of chanting mantra. Real 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 begins once taste in 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 comes. It is true that those who have developed the conviction to cherish 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 as their husband have no need for a husband of this material world. If you choose as your husband only Vi艣vapati (the universal husband), Jagatpati (the world鈥檚 husband), 艢谤墨 闯补驳补苍苍腻迟丑补, I will not try to arrange your marriage. He is surely maintaining and nurturing you and will do so. He is the husband or master of infinite universes. He is the maintainer and nurturer of us all. I will not enmesh you in the mundane attachments of this material existence against your wishes. If you live in your father鈥檚 home as an exemplary daughter and maintain your vow of serving Giridh膩r墨, then I will not pose any obstacle to that. With enthusiasm, live in your father鈥檚 home and perform hari-bhajana. Those who love 艢谤墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, who have made service to them the vow of their lives, can never retain any sort of sin or 补辫补谤腻诲丑补. 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 causeless mercy protects them at all times. Living in 蝉补峁僺腻谤补, be a 蝉别惫腻-诲丑补谤尘墨 (one whose sole duty is service). Know this to be your meditation (诲丑测腻苍补), chanting of 苍腻尘补 (japa), and austerity (tapa). The only success of this rare human birth is to perform hari-bhajana.

You wrote this truth: 鈥淭he mind alone is the cause of bondage and liberation.鈥� Hence, the symptom of a pure mind is learning to offer body, mind, and life to 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. Without the mercy of 蝉腻诲丑耻 and guru, the restless mind cannot be tamed. By 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 grace, all conveniences to facilitate 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 are obtained. 

You will obtain all of that by your heartfelt conviction. It is your duty to maintain patience in all these matters. 

啶�啶灌い啷�-啶曕�冟お啶� 啶�啶苦え啶� 啶曕�嬥え啷� 啶曕ぞ啶班�嵿�� 啶膏た啶︵�嵿�� 啶ㄠく; 啶曕�冟し啷嵿��-啶�啶曕�嵿い啶� 啶︵�傕ぐ啷� 啶班す啷�, 啶膏�傕じ啶距�� 啶ㄠす啷� 啶曕�嵿し啶�

Mahat-k峁沺膩 bin膩 kono k膩rya siddha naya; k峁涐梗峁嘺-bhakti d奴re rahu, 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 nahe k峁�aya^[3]

鈥淲ithout the mercy of exalted personalities, no task can be accomplished. Let alone devotion to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, this material existence does not subside.鈥�

I am healthy. Let me know you all are well. If you want, you can always see the smiling faces of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉. By hearing, chanting, and remembering 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 name, form, qualities, and pastimes, one obtains direct 诲补谤艣补苍补 of Him. This is the one means of always having His 诲补谤艣补苍补. Take my affectionate blessings. Iti鈥�

Your eternal well-wisher,
艢谤墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

艢谤墨la Narottama 诲腻蝉补 峁琱腻办耻谤补

[2]:

艢谤墨 Caitanya-carit膩m峁泃a (膧di-l墨l膩7.81)

[3]:

艢谤墨 Caitanya-carit膩m峁泃a (Madhya-濒墨濒腻22.51)