2001-04-30 - Usa - Two Drops of Nectar
2001-04-30 - Usa - Two Drops of Nectar
2001-04-30 - Usa - Two Drops of Nectar
[In his morning lecture of April 30, 2001, Srila Narayana Maharaja gave his audience a vision from the eyes of sastra
regarding the recent Times of India newspaper article concerning the serious altercation between contending camps at
the Iskcon temple in Calcutta, India, and seventy-two subsequent arrests by police officials. The following is a
transcription of that lecture:]
The Nectar of Instruction, Upadesamrta, was written by Srila Rupa Gosvami. Caitanya Mahaprabhu inspired in him all
rasas, along with the process by which we can very easily have that highest rasa. But remember always: in kali-yuga,
harer nama harer nama harer nama eva kevalam kalau nasteva nasteva nastera gatir anyatha. In kali-yuga, neither yoga,
nor tapasya, nor any other process is required. Among the limbs of bhakti, this maha-mantra, nama sankirtana - Hare
Krsna Hare Krsna - is the most prominent. Everything is in the name.
Nama cintamanih krsna caitanya rasa-vigraha purno siddho nitya mukto avinatvam nama-naminoh. You should always
have strong faith in these lines - always. Nothing else is required. Sadhana and sadhya are both in the name. There is a
process by which to chant, however, and it is performed under the guidance of a very rasika tattvajna Vaisnava. By
always chanting the name in that process, that name will bestow all realization. There is no need to speculate or
imagine. Everything will come.
There is one thing to note here. We should try to keep that transcendental wealth in our heart, like our own soul. We
should not distribute it. If you distribute it, what will happen? It will become like camphor kept in the open air. It will
evaporate in a moment. Camphor should be kept in a bottle with some black pepper - airtight. Then it will not evaporate.
We should only let it out as Mahaprabhu did - with only three and one half persons - because it is our life and soul.
Otherwise, even if tears are coming, after some time you will see that your tears have gone and they will never return.
Try to keep all this in mind. Keep it sacred and secret. Don't take it to the market, the fish market, or here and there.
Only speak deeply to those who are very qualified. Whisper in their ears. This very careful whispering is like the black
pepper. My dear children, try to obey all these things. Otherwise you will lose everything.
Also, you should try to follow all the principles and teachings of Srila Rupa Gosvami. He has given the name 'amrta',
nectar, to his Nectar of Instruction. Whose instructions are these? Are they his own? They are Mahaprabhu's
instructions, and by following them you can very easily taste that nectar. The nectar has two forms. One form is what
not to do, and the next is what to do. What we should do and what we should not do is explained there. First is what not
to do.
For whom is this told? It is especially told for those who have taken initiation, for those who want to taste the nectar of
Mahaprabhu's instructions - raganuga-bhakti in the stage of rati. It is for those devotees - not for ordinary people. Very
deep meanings are there in Upadesamrta; so try to follow them as you would drink nectar. Srila Rupa Gosvami first
writes:
vaco vegam manasa krodha vegam
jiva vegam udaropastha vegam
ethan vegan yo visaheta dhira
sarvam apiman pritivin sa sisyat
Syamarani dasi: Srila Rupa Gosvami is saying that there are six urges to control in the beginning of the bhakti process.
Vaco vegam: one should control his speech. He should control his tongue and only speak about Krsna, not letting his
tongue speak sense gratification. Sita Devi, by pastime, did not control her tongue when she spoke to Laksmana. A great
war broke out because of her one statement to him, and so many died. Similarly, Draupadi did not control her tongue
when speaking to Duryodhana. She made fun of him, and because of her one statement there was a Mahabharata War.
The tongue has no backbone, no strong will to do the right thing. It simply goes back and forth, but it is a great source
of danger.
Manasa vegam means the urge of the mind. One should control the mind and always think of Krsna. Krodha vegam is
the pushing of anger. Vega means pushing or urge. Jihva vegam means the urge of eating. Caitanya Mahaprabhu
instructed Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami not to eat luxuriously, not to run after the tongue, even while taking Krsna
prasadam.
Udara-upastha vegam: Udara means stomach. Our Guru Maharaja, Srila Prabhupada, said that there is a straight line
between the tongue, belly and genitals. If the tongue is not controlled, then there will be so many diseases in the
stomach. Also, by that pressure downward, one develops lusty desires. We should not eat foodstuffs that are prepared
by materialists, because then our mind becomes evil. If one takes foodstuffs offered by a prostitute, for example, then he
will develop lusty desires.
Etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah: one who is dhirah, who is controlled in these six urges, sarvam apimam pritivim sa
sisyat. He becomes qualified to be jagat-guru and make disciples all over the world.
Srila Narayana Maharaja: This is the first drop of nectar, but it will appear to be bitter, very bitter. Many devotees
don't want to take it. What do they want? Only rasa - the very sweet pastimes of the night, of nisanta, and of all other
times. They don't want to control the six urges, but this is more important. What is the meaning of dhira, sober? A
person who can tolerate the urge to speak is known as sober. This is the problem. This tongue has no backbone, and it
makes quarrels everywhere - everywhere. I have explained so many times that you should not speak as you like. Don't
do what the tongue wants to do. This uncontrolled tongue caused the Mahabharata battle, and also the Ramayana Battle
of Lanka. All were destroyed. Telling the sweet pastimes of astakaliya-lila which are in Govinda-lilamrta and Krsna
Bhavanamrta is another kind of loose tongue. Even if it is very, very hard, you should control this tongue. If you want a
drop of nectar, you should be silent about confidential topics. Do not distribute them here and there in the markets.
Krodha vegam. We should try to control anger. From where does anger come? It comes from so many desires. Where
there are no desires, there is no frustration and anger. You will be very happy always, and you will be smiling always.
Your face will tell that no anger is there. if you want to enjoy the transcendental nectar of Krsna and Radhika.
If you want to enjoy the transcendental nectar of Krsna and Radhika, first try to take this drop of nectar. Jihva vegam:
There are so many drinks, like Pepsi and Coca Cola, but try to control the tongue. Only take what you require to
maintain your life. Be like Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, and then no desires will come. She explained a straight line
- from the mind, to the tongue, to the belly, to the genitals. But who can control these urges? Even Sankara failed, and
Brahma also failed. Only Haridasa Thakura was saved. Why? He offered his everything to Krsna, to Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Maya came in a very beautiful shape to Haridasa Thakura - like a young lady. Haridasa told her, "Oh,
please wait. I will fulfill your desire. Wait a little. I am in a yajna, and I must chant one crore (ten million names) of
harinama. Very soon it will be finished. Sit down and wait. I will certainly fulfill your desire." He was not finished in
one day, or even two days. He took three days: harinama, harinama, harinama. Surely if anyone will chant like this, it
will be purifying. The lust of that prostitute was at once washed away. In a straight line - mind, tongue, stomach and
genitals - all became pure, and she became like Haridasa Thakura. She did not become exactly like him, but some of his
qualities came, and she became at once renounced. She told him, "Prabhu, I want to take your shelter." Haridasa then
instructed her, "Go to your house, sell all your property, and give it in donation to the greedy brahmanas. They will very
easily accept it. Don't keep anything. You should be akincana, niskincana, and keep with you only one white sari." That
beautiful teenage girl did everything he said, and then she returned to him. He told her, "I am giving you this nectar:
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
"Don't go here and there. Be seated here. Only if you want to wash, or to pass urine and stool - then you can go. Here is
Ganges. You should take bath here. Here in this asrama is Tulasi. Do parikrama of her, and chant day and night without
rest."
The prostitute followed his instructions, and by that she became a very high-class devotee. All advanced devotees used
to come to see how the impossible was made possible. This very wonderful change can surely take place.
One who follows this is actually guru, and the entire world becomes his disciple. Even Brahma and Sankara will come
to take his darsana, and even Krsna may come to him when he is chanting.