Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
This is in continuation of the transcription of the nectarean Bhagavad Gita class given by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on verse 13.26. So far we heard 7 points from Maharaj. Now let us continue to hear the other points.
8. Effect of hearing Harinam: I will tell you an experience. It is a truth you know. We were in London. Every day Srila Prabhupada had instructed the devotees there that everyday in the morning and evening, there must be Harinam. So devotees were going through the Oxford street. There, the main street is Oxford street. So they were going up and down the Oxford street. And there are big stores on that road. And one such store was Marks and Spencers store. It is a muliti-storeyed store. So what happened by Krishna's will, one parliamentarian from Mauritius was shopping upstairs in that store. And he heard this vibration, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare", and kirtans and kartals. He saw the devotees dancing and going with mrdanga sound and everything. So he came down immediately. He was surprised to hear about Krishna's names in London that time. So he came down and asked them where is the temple. So he visited the temple and Prabhupada was there. Then he requested Prabhupada to come to Mauritius, you know. So Prabhupada said, "I will come, if you donate some land to temple." (laughter)
Naturally this parliamentarian was rich man and he donated 6 acres of land for us that time. See the effect of Harinam vibration. They were just performing Harinam and we don't know really where Harinam infiltrates. And then he again went back to Prabhupada and placed the invitation saying that 'I have finished the deal as per what you said and now it is yours." Now, we have one of the biggest temple and farm community there on that 6 acre there. That temple is an effect of the Harinam in London. It grew in Mauritius. It is a big effect. It is not that Harinam will have effect only on this planet, it will have effect on spiritual planets also. Because it is not an ordinary vibration. It is a transcendental vibration. It reaches anywhere. It is close to Krishna and non-different from Krishna. Since it is non-different from Krishna, the more you hear, the more you sing, it is beneficial for you. And the bhakti is increasing. Easiest way in Kali yuga. In Srimad Bhagavatam verse 12.3.51, Sukadev Goswami says to Maharaj Parikshit
kaler dosha-nidhe raajann / asti hy eko mahaan gunah
kirtanaad eva krsnasya / mukta sangah param vrajet
"My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom."
kaler dosha-nidhe - It is an ocean of faults, this Kali yuga. There are so many bad things. But asti hy eko - one, mahaan gunah - there is one good thing in Kaliyuga and that is kirtanaad eva krsnasya mukta sangah param vrajet. This is the effect of hearing. Please don't undermine this effect. You please hear. And wherever you stay, call some neighbours or you sit alone, or with your family and try to vibrate this transcendental mantra. (Maharaj lovingly starts chanting the Mahamantra and devotees follow) And you can go on non-stop, the whole of life time and you will not be fed-up. In America, here you are eating nice, staying nice and say, "I am fed up." You have everything here and why are you saying, 'I am fed up'? Because this is the thing, you are missing in life.
(Pointing to one devotee in the group Maharaj says in an appreciative tone) I like your hearing. Very nice quality. See your health. You look younger day by day. You are not ageing at all. Which medicine are you taking? (Devotee says Harinam) Jai ! Jai ! Jai ! Give me your youth. Yayaati (Maharaj laughs heartily). This is the medicine you know. This is the medicine we have to take.
Krishna willing we shall continue to hear more nectar from Maharaj in the subsequent offerings.
Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva,
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