Dear Guru Maharaja, all glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Please accept my humble obeisances.
Just today, Nirgata and I were discussing the same topic—Śivajī, prayers to him, and his glories. Shortly afterward, your blog post arrived.
We found that many of the thoughts you shared there closely matched what we had been reflecting on.
Is this the “mystical” Hanumat Preśak Swami that a brahmacārī from the Chowpatty temple once spoke about?
Or, as you have often said—quoting Śrīla Prabhupāda—is all such “magic” simply Kṛṣṇa’s arrangement?
Coincidence… or something more?
On the side of our altar, we have a Śiva-liṅga (which has come into our lives several times by his own sweet will) and also a deity/mūrti of him.
Also, Śivajī is present in Vṛndāvana, as Gopīśvara Mahādeva.
At this moment, I am not writing with specific inquiries. Some questions are forming within my manasa—and, I hope, also within my buddhi—and I am taking time to refine them.
Your servant,
Namacarya Das
PS: Srila Prabhupada's quote about magic: The magic will act as soon as you become a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa.
The magic will be done by Kṛṣṇa, not by me or you. He will do it.
https://vanisource.org/w/index.php?title=720519_-_Lecture_SB_02.03.01_-_Los_Angeles&hl=magic
HpS - Yes, we heard that from a recoding of Srila Prabhupada under very intense circumstances. Has always impressed us.
Radha and Krsna are so fine!
Their woship is so fine.
We must be so fine.
Who is the Supreme Personality of Godhood?
Maha visnu?
Paramatma?
Is the personality of godhood very elevated but ultimately a temporary manifestation from the eternal Brahman?
Siva? Durga? Rama? Who is the Supreme?
Bala gopal? Radha gopal?