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EDITORIAL January 8, 2000 VNN5241 Comment on this story The Potency Of The Pure Devotee And Kirtan BY MAHAVEGAVATI DASI  EDITORIAL, Jan 8 (VNN) — Submitted for the pleasure of the assembled VaisnavasDear Prabhus, Hare Krsna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and the Vaisnava Acaryas. PAMFO Of course nowadays, there is so much disagreement amongst devotees as to who is pure and who isn't. Even Srila Prabhupada's position is being questioned. Despite all of this, somehow or other, the Vaisnavas go on in their activities. I would like to relate one very nice story concerning one of my very WONDERFUL Godbrothers and his kirtan. There is also a very nice story concerning Srila Prabhupada in a similar situation, but because I do not remember the details accurately, I can not tell it. (Maybe some other devotee reading this present entry who remembers the details concerning a 12 year drought in a particular area in India, where Srila Prabhupada recommended kirtan, the kirtan was done, and then it rained, can make a post to VNN concerning this event.) The following story concerns a pastime with Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj: In August 1993, when Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj went to ISKCON's New Vraja-Mandala farm outside of Madrid, Spain, he saw that the devotees were using oil lamps. Maharaj commented that in his childhood days, he also used oil lamps as there was no electricity in his village at that time. Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj then asked why the devotees were not using any electricity, to which he was answered that the electricity came from hydroelectric sources, and that there had not been any rain for over one and a half years. Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj told the devotees that if they "pleased the yajna purusa and did kirtan, it will rain." So after Maharaj gave a class, he led a very long and ecstatic kirtan. After some time there was a rumbling of clouds with thunder and lightning, but one Spanish devotee turned to Gour Govinda Maharaja's servant and said, "Oh, it gets like this often; thunder, lightning, but no rain." The kirtan went on, and within a short time after this devotee's statement, a HEAVY downpour of rain ensued, flooding the entire area. So many of the devotees then rushed to go to see Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj, who told his servant, "Let us leave this place. I am not qualified to receive this respect. It is Their mercy. I am an insignificant creature. I want to leave this place immediately because I am not meant for this glorification. This is meant for Srila Prabhupada, my eternal spiritual master, and the Supreme Lord Krsna." Within one hour Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja left Vraja-Mandala, and his servant changed their previous travel schedule to avoid receiving the glorification and respect that the devotees were offering. Just on the side: In March 1991, the head of the Ramanuja sampradaya was told by one of his astrologer disciples that there was a sadhu residing in Bhubanesvara who possessed all of the signs belonging to a siddha-purusa mahabhagavata on his body. The acarya came to see Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj and then confirmed the astrologer's assessment. He spent the whole afternoon with Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj taking his darshan and they discussed various spiritual subject matters. Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj ki jaya. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya. Sama veda bhakta vrinda ki jaya. Gour Premanandi Hari Hari Bol!!! Your servant, Mahavegavati Dasi Hare Krsna About the Author  Other Stories by this AuthorComment on this story Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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