Friday, April 6, 2007

Responsibilities of Service



Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu entrusted;


Svarupa Damodara Goswami with the responsibility of teaching the process of seva endowed with transcendental rasa( rasamayi upasana )

Srila Raghunatha Das Goswami - How rasa acts when one renders seva is explained by him.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Avaita Acarya were empowered with the responsibility of preaching the glories of the Holy Name.

Rupa Goswami was empowered to manifest rasa tattva.

Srila Sanatana Goswami was empowered to illustrate the relationship between vaidhi bhakti and raga bhakti and also to presnt a clear understanding of prakata and aprakata gokula.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sanatana Goswami entrusted Jiva Goswami whom Mahaprabhu empowered to establish the tattvas of sambandha jnana, abhideya and prayojana.

Sri Ramananada Roya was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching the truths about the absolute reality ( tattva). He then gave that responsibility to Jiva Goswami through the medium of his disciples.

Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami was entrusted to teach the glories of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Sriman Gopal Gosvami was instructed by Mahaprabhu to properly protect and preserve the supremely pure Srngara rasa from any distortions and to check any unreasonable negligence toward vaidhi bhakti.

Sriman Prabhodhananda Goswami the guru and uncle of Sri Gopla Bhatta Goswami was entrusted with the responsibility of informing the world of the highest achievement is to cultivate spontaneous loving attachment for Vraja Rasa.


Jaiva Dharma - Sriman Bhaktivinode Thakur