Letters to the editor

Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO AGTSP

There was a comment after your Janmastami lecture (Hawaii). I did not understand it. It was something about a painting in the dungeon with Visnu, Devaki and Vasudeva made wrong. Please can you tell what was comment about?

HpS - AGTSP!   Paoho.... It was by Vidugdha Das. He was pointing out that most of the pictures of the birth of Krsna show an adult Visnu with four arms, but the text says that the four armed form was a baby. Even the BBT art seems to have the adult.

Also, you commented about some kind of wrongness about morning kirtan in SP samadhi in Vrindavan. But the sound was not clear, so I could not follow what you were saying (neither devotees present could). Can you maybe explain here about that?

HpS - Myself and former President, Scottish devotee, cant remember his name now, both object to the Mangala arati song in the Temple in Vrndavana, not the Samadhi. It was added of course after Prabhupada left. It is an Aruna day kirtan. It says right in the song, "The rays of the morning sun are coming", no?

Thank you!

Your servant Namacarya das

Thank you!!!  >>>>

Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO AGTSP
In Hawaii class SB 3.15.32  September 22, 2016, there was a question to you  for sastra reference about Jagāi and Mādhāi  being  Jaya and Vijaya. I am posting it here, if it is still needed.
Your servant Namacarya das

HpS - Thank you!!!   I will forward it to Ramananda Das!  He can send it to Narahari Das.

ps: In the class there was a mention of the cartoonist wearing shirts and t-shirt :-)

Vaisnavi

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"That personality is Govinda, the Supreme Person. I am offering my respectful obeisances." So Maya is acting under the direction of Krsna just like the shadow is moving under the movement of the original. So Maya's position is not degraded. Don't think like that. Therefore Vaisnava offers all respect to Maya because she is working under Krsna. She is Vaisnavi. She is also energy of Krsna. Therefore she is also Vaisnavi. In the Candi... (end)

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.8-12 -- Los Angeles, November 27, 1968

Devotee: What does the name Vaisnavi mean?

Prabhupada: Vaisnavi?

Devotee: Yes. You gave my daughter the name Vaisnavi.

Prabhupada: Oh.

Pradyumna: It is...

Prabhupada: "Associated with Vaisnava."

Devotee: I saw in Krsna book two you explained that Vaisnavi is another name of Yogamaya.

Prabhupada: Yes. You do not like? (laughter) Yes. So let your daughter become a Durga. Why you are afraid of? So now no more talking. (end)

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.2 -- London, August 18, 1971

That is stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta. But Haridasa Thakura was not entrapped, because he was strong, strong enough. Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti. Maya could not do anything. Although Maya came there at dead of night, very beautiful, attractive dress, attractive feature, attractive words -- this is maya -- so he was not allured. The... Rather, the vesya, or the prostitute, became converted into a Vaisnavi.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.5.32 -- Vrndavana, August 13, 1974

So, in these two verses the important point is that Draupadi is sympathetic. That is Vaisnava. She is Vaisnavi. This is the attitude of the Vaisnava. Para-duhkha-duhkhi. Vaisnava is para-duhkha-duhkhi. That is Vaisnava's qualification. He doesn't care for his own personal distresses. But he, a Vaisnava becomes aggrieved, distressed, when other is suffering.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.47-48 -- Vrndavana, October 6, 1976

So the feeling of Vaisnava is like that. Similarly, Draupadi is Vaisnavi. She is feeling more than herself, the wife of Dronacarya, mother of Asvatthama, how she will feel. Therefore Vaisnava's qualification is, para-duhkha-duhkhi. Personally a Vaisnava is not unhappy, but a Vaisnava becomes unhappy for others" distress.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.47-48 -- Vrndavana, October 6, 1976

But you know the story of Haridasa. He was young man at that time, and one man instigated a prostitute, young prostitute, to deviate him, but she was unable. On the other hand, the prostitute became a Vaisnavi. This is the difference between a devotee and a nondevotee.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.63 -- Vrndavana, August 30, 1975

Jaya-gopala: What type of living entity is Mayadevi?

Prabhupada: She is Vaisnavi. She is great devotee of Krsna. But she has accepted a thankless task, to punish. The policeman is a sincere government servant, but he has accepted a task, nobody likes him. (laughs)

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.8 -- Seattle, October 21, 1968

Just like this child. She has taken birth having Vaisnava father and mother. So she must have been a Vaisnavi or a Vaisnava in her previous life.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.91-2 -- Vrndavana, March 13, 1974

Tamala Krsna: No, no. Is Maya, Mayadevi, a pure devotee?

Prabhupada: Yes, certainly. The police force, are they not honest servant of the government? Does it mean the police force tortures you; therefore they're rejected from the government servant? Their task is thankless task, that's all. Similarly, Maya is also serving Krsna, but there is no thanks. That is the difference. She has taken a thankless task to punish persons who are godless, that's all. So Maya as it is, it is not that she is out of touch of Krsna. Vaisnavi. In the Candi, in the book of Maya, it is state that "Vaisnavi." The Maya is described as Vaisnavi. Just like pure devotee is called Vaisnava, she is also described there as Vaisnavi.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Lecture -- Seattle, September 27, 1968

This child must be executing devotional service in her past life. Therefore, she has got the opportunity, a Vaisnava father and Vaisnavi mother.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Pandal Lecture -- November 14, 1971, Delhi

Prabhupada: My first step will be to capture all the hoarders and distribute the grains free. Immediately public will be obliged to... There are immense food grains; they are simply hoarded. They are not selling without good price. This is going on. Immediately she can capture the public. And some of the hoarders should be hanged, yes, so that in future nobody will hoard. People are hungry. And she says she has got some program, garivi hatta(?), "Drive away the poverty." This is the point. If she can supply all consumer goods for the time being free to the poor, then immediately the whole population will be after her. And the hoarders should be exemplary punished. Shoot them, that's all. Then nobody will hoard. But to remain the dictator she requires spiritual knowledge. Otherwise it will be another disaster. If she wants to remain the dictator, then she must be a spiritual man. She must become a Vaisnavi. (end)

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- July 10, 1975, Chicago

Tamala Krsna: Yeah, it's even mentioned in the Krsna book. Prostitutes came out of Dvaraka.

Prabhupada: Yes. In Calcutta in our childhood I have seen many big, big prostitutes, Vaisnavi.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Conversation -- June 23, 1977, Vrndavana

Prabhupada: Just see. She is natural Vaisnavi. Natural Vaisnavi. So give them proper education. This is real education.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Meeting With Governor of Tamil Nadu -- July 31, 1977, Vrndavana

Another news is that Mother Syama dasi came to L.A. with some of her Gujarati devotees. She appeared to be nice Vaisnavi.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Yamuna -- Hawaii 13 March, 1969

So far your daughter, there is already one devotee named Visakha, so instead your daughter may be named Vaisnavi Dasi.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Sucandra -- Tokyo 22 April, 1972

HpS - ASA -- Thank you. Indira Gandhi was to become a Vaisnavi!
What about "Mataji".  How does that appear?

PAMHO! Crystal radio is actually the most famous free-energy machine which was widely presented to public. I hope we'll soon get away from this Shiva's technology of heat..  and start to use the cold electricity or still better mantras...  hoping that the AI doesn't get the hold on humanity with the cold electricity. Like it sometimes seems when there is even indications of very time and history changing... and the holy books by the influence of the modes of nature.

The Mandela-effect is the most interesting psychological/quantum physical investigation that I would say the western world can give. In this video about Mandela-effect the bible change in text from lion with lamb to wolf with lamb (Isaiah 11:6)and was changed to a photo with wolf and lambs with all black eyes. It came in effect, according to my investigation about two years ago. There is many things in technology and science that will prove more subtle worlds coming. Still I'm very much attached to Gandharva Veda. All the glories to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swamin Srila Prabhupada!!

HpS - Thank you. We built a Crystal radio in 7th grade in our school. Takes energy from the AM transmitted radio waves in the air!
By pranayama, chanting and dancing, we can influence so many sublte energies in the body. Are the pieziolectric crystals in the body?

Respected Gurumahārājā,

Hare Kṛṣṇa. Please accept my humble obeisances at your feet. All glories to Srīla Prabhupāda.

I was reading how mother Yaśodā becomes struck with wonder when she sees the entire universe in baby Kṛṣṇa's mouth.  http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/10/8/43. Then I saw the word Vaiṣṇavīm in a later verse that was used to refer to yoga-māyā. That reminded me of Monkey/Bhakta Tom’s post here: http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/6920 and thought I would share some of my findings on the topic.

Vaīṣṇava (masculine) and Vaiṣnavī(feminine)

The word Vaiṣṇava literally means one whose worshipable lord is Viṣṇu. Based on the sūtra sāsya devatā, the suffix a[ṇ] is applied after Viṣṇu which eventually gives the word Vaiṣṇava through various grammatical rules. This is a masculine word. By adding a suffix ī[p] we get Vaiṣṇavī the equivalent feminine word for Vaiṣṇava. Srīla Jīva Gosvāmī, in his grammar book, Harināmāmṛta Vyākaraṇa, uses the word Vaiṣṇavī a few times and he means a female Vaiṣṇava.

Some of the examples are:

1. Male and female who thinks he/she is a Vaiṣṇava
   1. Vaiṣṇavam <2.1, object form of Vaiṣṇava> + man eventually becomes Vaiṣṇava-mānī (“one who thinks himself a Vaiṣṇava”)
   2. Vaiṣṇavīm <2.1, object form of Vaiṣṇavī> + man enventually becomes Vaiṣṇava-māninī(“one who thinks herself a Vaiṣṇavī”)
2. In one of the compound word examples we find Vaiṣṇava-bhāryaḥ.  The commentator elaborates that the vigraha(separation of the constituent words) of Vaiṣṇava-bhāryaḥ is Vaiṣṇavī bhāryā yasya (“one whose wife is a Vaiṣṇavī”).
3. In another example we see atithir Vaiṣṇavī (“the female Vaiṣṇava guest”).
4. From a philosophical point of view, Jiva Gosvāmī doesn’t assume that everyone in their present condition is already a Vaiṣṇava. This I say because he gives examples such as vaiṣṇavī-kṛtya (“having made into a Vaiṣṇava). Other examples that show gradation among Vaiṣṇavas using the word vaiṣṇava in a compound are eka- vaiṣṇavaḥ (“the best Vaiṣṇava”), purāṇa- vaiṣṇavaḥ (“an old vaiṣṇava”), kevala- vaiṣṇavaḥ (“A pure vaiṣṇava”)

Ātman, a masculine word

However I didn’t find any examples for the masculine word ātman in feminine gender. Monier William’s dictionary says that the masculine word is used as a reflexive pronoun in all three genders and gives the example ātmānam(masculine object form) sā (feminine subject she) hanti (verb strikes).

One of the main things is that in Sanskrit, the gender doesn’t really mean the literal gender. For example tree (vṛkṣaḥ) is masculine and creeper(latā) is feminine. However when it comes to the names of humans and the pronouns used for them there are masculine and feminine words matching the genders. I find ātman an exception but there are feminine words like yoginī, brāhmanī, gopī whose masculine forms are yogī, brāhmaṇa and gopa. Vaiṣṇava and Vaiṣṇavī are in the similar category.

Your insignificant servant

Srinivasacarya dasa

ASA - Tom Brown, PhD  ---  Thank you very much Srinivasa-acharya Das. We saw many cases of Vaisnavi in the Vedabase.com, and except for like three these refered to Durga, Yoga-maya, like the citation above. The others seem that may be coming from a little tinge of the bodily concept of life.
What is the Sanskrit for Canakhya Pandita's statement that one should see every woman except for his wife as Mataji?