When kirtan was over, Prabhupada said the prema-dhvani prayers, and then he told us, "It is very nice that tonight we have with us these two Prabhus," indicating the Gaura-Nitai Deities. "There is a very nice song. Can you please follow me?" and Prabhupada started to sing Locana dasa Thakura's very beautiful song, parama koruna, pahu dui jana nitai gauracandra, saba avatara-sara siromani, kevala ananda-kanda. But when Prabhupada said the first two words, parama koruna, his voice choked and he couldn't sing anymore. He closed his eyes and put his head back on the vyasasana, and we saw tears gliding down his lotus face. The room was completely silent. I don't know how long that lasted, but it was like an eternal moment entered the temple room. Everything was still in ecstasy, watching the pure devotee have such a wonderful experience of his love for Gaura-Nitai.
Then gradually Prabhupada came back to external consciousness, although he was still affected by spiritual emotions, and he said, "Parama koruna, so merciful. In this dark age of Kali-yuga, if Krishna incarnated to kill the demons, practically nobody would be left. In Kali-yuga, the demonic spirit and the devotee spirit is in the same body. So Lord Chaitanya didn't kill demons, He killed the demonic spirit by the sankirtan movement and by the association of devotees." At the end he said, "You are very fortunate. Now you must make others fortunate too. If you chant 16 rounds, follow the four regulative principles and preach, I assure you in this same lifetime you will see Krishna face to face."
Some people may say, "Well, generally it takes more than one lifetime to see Krishna face to face." But because Prabhupada made that promise, Krishna will surely have to make Prabhupada's words true.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!!
Then gradually Prabhupada came back to external consciousness, although he was still affected by spiritual emotions, and he said, "Parama koruna, so merciful. In this dark age of Kali-yuga, if Krishna incarnated to kill the demons, practically nobody would be left. In Kali-yuga, the demonic spirit and the devotee spirit is in the same body. So Lord Chaitanya didn't kill demons, He killed the demonic spirit by the sankirtan movement and by the association of devotees." At the end he said, "You are very fortunate. Now you must make others fortunate too. If you chant 16 rounds, follow the four regulative principles and preach, I assure you in this same lifetime you will see Krishna face to face."
Some people may say, "Well, generally it takes more than one lifetime to see Krishna face to face." But because Prabhupada made that promise, Krishna will surely have to make Prabhupada's words true.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!!
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