Comment by Naveen Krishna DasaSaturday, 10 March 2012
RAVANA WILL KILL AND RAMA WILL KILL. BETTER TO BE KILLED BY RAMA Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Today is Gour Purnima, a very auspicious day. I have been meaning to share my thoughts on the statements about Rama and Ravana on Nov 10th, 1977 by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavana. Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also manifested his Sadbhuja form as Lord Ramachandra, Lord Krishna and Lord Caitanya, I thought it may be all right to write about this matter today. We know that there are always hinderances in the mission of the Lord and his devotees. It is just part of the manifest pasttimes of the Lord. So in the mission of Lord Rama, the hinderance, for the glorification of the Lord and to show the mercy of the Lord, we have the presence of Ravana. In Srila Prabhupada's mission, he writes about the presence of envious persons in the garb of devotees in Iskcon, and how we may deal with them. But first we have to know who they are. On Nov 10th 1977, Srila Prabhupada made the most direct statements about such persons. This was within 48 hours of his stating several times, in different ways, that he thought it possible that somebody was poisoning him. As you know by now, the servants present there confirmed that Srila Prabhupada thought he was being poisoned. Here is a recap of that section, as directly quoted from the Bhaktivedanta Archives Conversation books volume 36, page 378. Jagadisa: Srila Prabhupada, can you tell us why you want to go on the parikrama? Tamal Krsna: This seems like suicide Srila Prabhupada, this program.It seems to some of us like its suicidal. Prabhupada: AND THIS IS ALSO SUICIDAL. TKG: Hm. Prabhupada said, "AND THIS IS ALSO SUICIDAL". NOW YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH SUICIDE. Prabhupada: THE RAVANA WILL KILL AND RAMA WILL KILL. BETTER TO BE KILLED BY RAMA. EH? THAT MARICA-IF HE DOES NOT GO TO MISLEAD SITA, HE'LL BE KILLED BY RAVANA; AND IF HE GOES TO BE KILLED BY RAMA, THEN IT IS BETTER. Page 380...After so many statements by others that he should not go on parikrama. Prabhupada: BUT I THINK I SHALL BE CURED...(by removing myself from my caretakers and going on parikrama). My comments: First, on Nov 8th, Srila Prabhuapda, with his servants confirming, has stated that it is possible that he has been poisoned by somebody. Hours later, forensic experts confirm the whispers.."Its going down...the poisons's going down". Now Srila Prabhupada states that he is being killed by "Ravana", and that to stay there in the current situation is like committing suicide, or being killed by Ravana. Instead if he is able to leave the situation, even if he dies, then that is prefered because then he would be die in the care of "Rama"..instead of in the care of "Ravana". He confirms again a few minutes later that he will be cured by leaving that situation and getting away on parikrama. Here are the blatantly obvious questions:
leaving that situation with "Ravana" HE WOULD BE CURED? Beg him to stay where he was? Why? Did the Kaviraja know better than Srila Prabhupada that Srila Prabhupada desires were protested so strongly? Was there another motive? I hope you have had a nice Gour Purnima festival....whatever your situation may be...and that you are resolved to help Srila Prabhupada save his mission. Your servant, Naveen Krishna dasa.. Source: http://prabhupadanugas.blogspot.ca/2012/03/ravana-will-kill-and-rama-will-kill.html |
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