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Devotee: Maharaj, the flute of Krishna, Venu,...
Srila Guru Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
The flute is of different types. Venu, Murali and Vamsi. They are of
three types, in length, also perhaps in volume or sweetness of the tune
there are different kinds. Some are very small to keep always with Him.
Murali is perhaps the longest. Vamsi, Venu, Murali – that is given
in?
Devotee: Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu.
Srila Guru Maharaj: Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu? Maybe. Murali.
Gayatri Muralista-Kirttana-dhanam Radhapadam dhimahi. What is Murali?
The tune, the sound of Murali, attracts to one's highest duty: "Engage
yourself, the chance has come. Come to serve Me."
The sweet sound of Murali attracts us to engage. It offers the chance
of engaging ourselves in His service, confidential service. Murali.
That is the highest fulfilment of life. And Gayatri – what is the
meaning? That by singing which we can get liberation, and the liberation
in the positive sense: to be engaged in service. Liberation in the negative
self is only to get out from the negative side. But that is not liberation
of the positive conception. The positive conception of liberation is
self determination, svarup-siddhi, to be located in one's highest duty,
service, function, in the organic whole.
So, by singing the song which gives us liberation proper. And the Murali
sound is also a song. Gayatri means the song of the Vedas which gives
us the highest form of liberation. So Gayatri is leading toward Murali,
that is also sweet sound which attracts and engages us in the highest
form of service.
The beginning is Gayatri, Sama-gan, Veda-gan, and the highest object,
the Murali is attracting: "Engage yourself in the service of similar
thing." Do you follow?
So, Gayatri and Murali. Murali in its highest form, and Gayatri in
the beginner form. Ganat trayate, the song which gives us liberation,
emancipation. And there also Murali attracts: "Come to serve Me here."
Similar thing.
And Kirttan, Mahaprabhu's, is also, Nam Kirttan in the middle combining
the two. Gayatri Muralista-Kirttana-dhanam. 'Ista' means 'abhipreta,'
means what is the real object, the real purpose. What is the purpose
of Murali, that is the Muralista-Kirttana, that is wealth of Gayatri.
What is that? Murali is connected with whom? The highest pleasure of
Krishna is in the company of Radharani, so the Gayatri is guiding us
really, if we can follow, towards that Radha-dasyam.
That meaning has been drawn from Gayatri by myself by the grace of
my Guru Maharaj. I heard that Jiva Goswami Prabhu has also given such
sort of meaning to Gayatri, but I did not come across it. He has also
given a positive meaning of Gayatri. I don't know, it might be something
like this, because, vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo (and) srutibhir
vimrigyam*, that is the leading instruction that will guide us everywhere.
Whenever we shall read anything, our seeking tendency, characteristic,
must be of such order to have its fulfilment.
Nitai Gaura Haribol. Nitai Gaura Haribol.
Govinda Maharaj kothai? (Srila Guru Maharaj asking, "Where is Srila
Govinda Maharaj?")
* Vide: 'Loving Search for the Lost Servant' page 50. |
Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.