680601 - Letter to Krishna dasa written from Boston: Difference between revisions

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Letters by Date, 1968

Tridandi Goswami
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami
Acharya: International Society For Krishna Consciousness

CAMP: ISKCON RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE
95 Glenville Avenue
Allston, Mass. 02134

DATED .June..1,...................1968..

My Dear Krishnadas,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your kind letter dated May 25, 1968, and I am very pleased that although you are the youngest of my disciples, amongst the boys, your sentiments are very highly developed. Please continue to feel Krishna in the same way, and chant regularly, without fail, you will improve more and more. By your gracious connection with your family, all the members of your family, namely, your sister, your two younger brothers, as well as your mother, are coming in contact with Krishna Consciousness. As you are the eldest son of your mother, it is your duty to guide them properly so that they can also become advanced in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly it is a fact that all of you are combined together in a family way by the Grace of Krishna. And by His Grace only you have come in contact with me. Personally I have no credit for myself, but I am trying to act as faithful servant of my predecessors and just presenting without any adulteration the message which I have received from my Spiritual Master. Similarly, if this message is presented by you all who have accepted me as the Spiritual Master, then all the people of the world may be benefited by receiving this transcendent message of Krishna Consciousness. Try to execute this mission wholeheartedly and faithfully, and all of you try to broadcast the message to your best capacity. I am so glad to learn that your two brothers are growing very nicely, and I hope in future they will be great help to this missionary activities, and so I think also of your nice sister, Saradia. Please try to guide them properly.

I note that you have got now $700.00; keep it intact and increase it up to $1200.00 at least, so that in case we have to go to India, you will have to purchase a return ticket. I am going to Montreal and later developments will be known to you gradually. Yes, that shark is all right. Thank you very much for your offerings.

Your humbleness is very much appreciated by me. This humbleness is the sign of progress in Krishna Consciousness. A Krishna Consciousness person thinks always about himself as the lowest creature in the world, and the more one thinks like that he becomes elevated more and more. A Krishna Conscious person is never falsely puffed-up; he is satisfied with his humble position as the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna. Hope you are all well.

Your ever well-wisher,

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-त्रिदंडी गोस्वामी
+<big>Tridandi Goswami<br />
-एसी भक्तिवेदांत स्वामी
+<big>'''AC Bhaktivedanta Swami'''<br /></big>
-आचार्य: इंटरनेशनल सोसाइटी फॉर कृष्ण कॉन्शसनेस
+Acharya: International Society For Krishna Consciousness</big>
-कैंप: इस्कॉन राधा कृष्ण मंदिर
+CAMP: ISKCON RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE<br />
-ग्लेनविले एवेन्यू
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 95 Glenville Avenue<br />
-ऑलस्टन, मैसाचुसेट्स 02134
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Allston, Mass. 02134
+DATED .June..1,...................1968..
-दिनांक .जून..1,...................1968..
+My Dear Krishnadas,
-मेरे प्रिय कृष्णदास,
+Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your kind letter dated May 25, 1968, and I am very pleased that although you are the youngest of my disciples, amongst the boys, your sentiments are very highly developed. Please continue to feel Krishna in the same way, and chant regularly, without fail, you will improve more and more. By your gracious connection with your family, all the members of your family, namely, your sister, your two younger brothers, as well as your mother, are coming in contact with Krishna Consciousness. As you are the eldest son of your mother, it is your duty to guide them properly so that they can also become advanced in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly it is a fact that all of you are combined together in a family way by the Grace of Krishna. And by His Grace only you have come in contact with me. Personally I have no credit for myself, but I am trying to act as faithful servant of my predecessors and just presenting without any adulteration the message which I have received from my Spiritual Master. Similarly, if this message is presented by you all who have accepted me as the Spiritual Master, then all the people of the world may be benefited by receiving this transcendent message of Krishna Consciousness. Try to execute this mission wholeheartedly and faithfully, and all of you try to broadcast the message to your best capacity. I am so glad to learn that your two brothers are growing very nicely, and I hope in future they will be great help to this missionary activities, and so I think also of your nice sister, Saradia. Please try to guide them properly.
+I note that you have got now $700.00; keep it intact and increase it up to $1200.00 at least, so that in case we have to go to India, you will have to purchase a return ticket. I am going to Montreal and later developments will be known to you gradually. Yes, that shark is all right. Thank you very much for your offerings.
-कृपया मेरा आशीर्वाद स्वीकार करें। आपका 25 मई, 1968 का पत्र प्राप्त हुआ, और मुझे बहुत खुशी है कि यद्यपि आप मेरे शिष्यों में सबसे छोटे हैं, सब लड़कों के बीच, लेकिन आपकी भावनाएँ बहुत विकसित हैं। कृपया इसी तरह कृष्ण को महसूस करते रहें, और नियमित रूप से जप करें, बिना चूके, आप अधिक से अधिक सुधार करेंगे। अपने परिवार के साथ आपके दयालु संबंध से, आपके परिवार के सभी सदस्य, अर्थात् आपकी बहन, आपके दो छोटे भाई, साथ ही आपकी माँ, कृष्ण भावनामृत के संपर्क में आ रहे हैं। चूंकि आप अपनी माँ के सबसे बड़े बेटे हैं, इसलिए उनका उचित मार्गदर्शन करना आपका कर्तव्य है ताकि वे भी कृष्ण भावनामृत में उन्नत हो सकें। यह तो सच है कि आप सभी कृष्ण की कृपा से एक परिवार की तरह एक साथ जुड़े हुए हैं। और उनकी कृपा से ही आप मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं। व्यक्तिगत रूप से मुझे इसका कोई श्रेय नहीं है, लेकिन मैं अपने पूर्ववर्तियों के वफादार सेवक के रूप में कार्य करने की कोशिश कर रहा हूं और बिना किसी मिलावट के उस संदेश को प्रस्तुत कर रहा हूं जो मुझे अपने आध्यात्मिक गुरु से मिला है। इसी तरह, अगर यह संदेश आप सभी द्वारा प्रस्तुत किया जाता है जिन्होंने मुझे आध्यात्मिक गुरु के रूप में स्वीकार किया है, तो दुनिया के सभी लोग कृष्ण भावनामृत के इस पारलौकिक संदेश को प्राप्त करके लाभान्वित हो सकते हैं। इस मिशन को पूरे दिल से और ईमानदारी से निष्पादित करने का प्रयास करें, और आप सभी अपनी सर्वोत्तम क्षमता से संदेश प्रसारित करने का प्रयास करें। मुझे यह जानकर बहुत खुशी हुई कि आपके दोनों भाई बहुत अच्छी तरह से बढ़ रहे हैं, और मुझे उम्मीद है कि भविष्य में वे इस मिशनरी गतिविधियों में बहुत मदद करेंगे, और इसलिए मैं आपकी अच्छी बहन सारडिया के बारे में भी सोचता हूं। कृपया उन्हें ठीक से मार्गदर्शन करने का प्रयास करें।
+Your humbleness is very much appreciated by me. This humbleness is the sign of progress in Krishna Consciousness. A Krishna Consciousness person thinks always about himself as the lowest creature in the world, and the more one thinks like that he becomes elevated more and more. A Krishna Conscious person is never falsely puffed-up; he is satisfied with his humble position as the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna. Hope you are all well.
+Your ever well-wisher,<br />
-मैंने देखा कि आपको अब $700.00 मिल गए हैं; इसे बरकरार रखें और इसे कम से कम $1200.00 तक बढ़ाएँ, ताकि अगर हमें भारत जाना पड़े, तो आप वापसी का टिकट खरीद सकें। मैं मॉन्ट्रियल जा रहा हूँ और बाद में आपको धीरे-धीरे घटनाक्रम पता चलेगा। हाँ, वह शार्क ठीक है। आपके प्रसाद के लिए बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद।
+[[File:SP Signature.png|300px]]
-आपकी विनम्रता की मैं बहुत सराहना करता हूँ। यह विनम्रता कृष्ण भावनामृत में प्रगति का संकेत है। एक कृष्ण भावनामृत वाला व्यक्ति हमेशा अपने बारे में दुनिया में सबसे निचले प्राणी के रूप में सोचता है, और जितना अधिक वह ऐसा सोचता है, वह उतना ही ऊंचा होता जाता है। एक कृष्ण भावनामृत वाला व्यक्ति कभी भी झूठा घमंड नहीं करता; वह कृष्ण के सेवक के सेवक के सेवक के रूप में अपनी विनम्र स्थिति से संतुष्ट है। आशा है कि आप सभी अच्छे होंगे।
-आपका सदा शुभचिंतक,
-[[फ़ाइल:एसपी हस्ताक्षर.png|300px]]