Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvva Rasabihari, at the holy temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Seva Kunj, Vrindavana.

We are seeing Krishna was one with His Divine Potency, that was Krishna. Shrila Svarup Damodar Goswami said, "For the divine play of the Sweet Absolute, the Sweet Absolute divides Himself as power and powerful and that is Radha and Krishna." When it was manifested we cannot say because it is eternal and eternity is behind this. In the Chaitanya Charitamrita it is written, "It cannot be counted by our time and space theory."

The Scripture said it is achintya. Achintya means inconceivable, but the Power and Powerful, They are playing in the Divine Abode. Everything is manifested by the will of Krishna. The chief administrator Sankarshan, by His will everything is happening there, and Yogamaya is arranging everything. This we can understand through the Scriptures. Krishna is the creator of all creations. That creation may be mundane or may be transcendental - everything - but by that divine form as Sankarshan He is doing this; Sankarshan with His power is doing that, this is a fact. Radharani is the Divine Potency of Lord Krishna and mainly She is giving all the happiness, love and all the affection to everyone for the service of Lord Krishna, and She Herself with all the auspicious property is following the divine desire of Krishna without telling anything (asking for anything). She is serving Krishna with all of Her associates.

The manifestation of Radharani was shown in this way: You know that story in Garga-samhita and other Scriptures it is given, like a little girl She floated on the Yamuna and from there Vrishabhanu Raja took Her Divine Self as his daughter and gave Her to Kirtida Devi his wife. And Kirtida Devi was very astonished and was very happy because she had no child. She called everyone, and everyone came to Vrishabhanu Raja's house. At that time it (their house) was in Ravel and everyone celebrated Radhastami in the midday. We are remembering that, but actually it is the eternal and Divine Pastimes of Radha-Krishna; a different way manifested in front of us; but we are so fortunate that we are related with that divine wave.

The transcendental world is always playful and so much play. Different types of play are going on there, and not only in one abode, different types of abodes of Krishna has, we know that. Everywhere some inspiration is manifesting today as Radhastami day. And now it is all over the world, the devotees are also celebrating. Before it was limited to Bengal and Uttar Pradesh and some other places in India but now (devotees) all over the world know the Divine Potency Hladini Shakti as Radharani and Her manifestation day. Then everyone is celebrating. This day so many devotees attended here in Shri Vrindavan Dham. I have got this year an opportunity to stay in Vrindavan Dham. This is a very good fortune for me because Vrindavan is the transcendental abode and there Lord Krishna and Radharani are doing Rasa Lila everyday in the night; it is stated so in the Scriptures, and we are remembering that. This Vrindavan place , especially next to Rupa Goswami Prabhu's Samadhi Mandir, next to Jiva Goswami, next to Krishna dasa Kaviraj Goswami, we have got a merciful glance from them and a piece of land (the new temple at Seva Kunj). It is actually two pieces of land, one from Shrila Kaviraj Goswami and the second Shrila Rupa Goswami.

Anyhow we are very insignificant unqualified souls, we do not know what is what perfectly, but the Scripture has given us some divine knowledge through Guru and Vishnava. We are trying to follow that. Today is a very auspicious day because the whole service world is under control of Shrimati Radharani as well as Hladini. Yesterday was Lalita Devi's appearance day. We celebrated that also here. Celebration means remembrance of Them, Their Divine Play and honor to Them; that type of celebration. We are also here distributing so much Prasadam to the devotees in remembrance of Shrimati Radharani. I am very happy to have connection with Your Grace, and that celebration day all over the world people will enjoy with Maha-Prasadam.

Jai Om Vishnupad Shrila Bhakti Rakshak Shridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, ki jai. His divine will has given that opportunity to us and we bow down to His Divine Grace.

September 18, 1999

Vrindavan Dham, India