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The Associafes Of Sri Caifanya
Sri Krishna Caifanya Is Sri Krishna HimseIf
Tlc associaics ol Sii Kisna Caiianya aic consiiiucnis ol Himscll. Ii is oui objcci in
ilis sloii papci io siudy ilc implicaiions ol ilcsc dociiincs.
Sii Kisna's aciivc cxisicncc involvcs ilc undividcd opciaiion ol ilc lollowing six
divinc cniiiics viz., guius, dcvoiccs, avaiaias (divinc dcsccnis), divinc
manilcsiaiions, divinc powcis, and Godlcad Himscll. All ilcsc aic joinily and
scvcially divinc.
As Sii Kisna Caiianya is idcniical wiil Sii Kisna ilc aciivc cxisicncc ol Sii
Caiianya also implics ilc coopciaiion ol ilc abovc six divinc caicgoiics.Wlcn Sii
Kisna Caiianya was plcascd io manilcsi His appcaiancc on ilis mundanc planc all
ilc six consiiiucnis ol Himscll also ncccssaiily madc ilcii appcaiancc as paii and
paiccl ol Himscll. In ilc maivclous woil, Gauia-ganoddcsa-dipila, wc lavc ilc
dciailcd idcniilicaiion ol ilc scvcial claiacicis wlo aic Divincly associaicd in ilc
pciloimanccs ol Si Kisna Caiianya wiil ilc coiicsponding claiacicis in ilc
Dvapaia lila ol Sii Kisna. Tlis coiicspondcncc is an csscniial paii ol ilc icligion ol
puic dcvoiion piopoundcd by Sii Kisna Caiianya. In ilc opcning vciscs ol lis
gicai woil Sii Caiianyacaiiiamiia, Sii Kisnadas Kaviiaja Gosvami accoidingly
malcs lis obcisancc io Sii Kisna Caiianya in His abovc six-lold loim.
Appearance Of The Divine
Tlc appcaiancc ol Godlcad in ilis woild implics ilc co-appcaiancc ol all His
divinc paiaplcinalia. Godlcad musi noi bc conccivcd as in any way scpaiablc
liom His cniouiagc. Godlcad sloin ol any ol His paiaplcinalia is a dclusion. In
ilc samc way ilc appcaiancc ol divinc paiaplcinalia involvcs ilc appcaiancc ol
ilc diviniiy. Tlc iwo aic disiinci yci inscpaiablc loims ol ilc onc Supicmc. Sii
Caiianya is ilc Divinc Pcisonaliiy Himscll. His associaics slaic His divinc naiuic.
Sii Kisna Caiianya is an cxicndcd subjcci. All ilc six divinc loims lavc io bc
woislippcd il ii is ilc inicniion io woislip Sii Caiianya. Tlc guiu is onc ol His
consiiiucnis. ii is ncccssaiy io icccivc iniiiaiion liom lim. Ii is also ncccssaiy io bc
insiiucicd by lim. As icaclci ilc guiu las iwo loims. Hc guidcs liom wiilin. Hc
also appcais as a guidc and insiiucioi cxisiing ouisidc lis disciplcs. Iniiiaiion is
icccivcd liom onc pcison only. Insiiuciions may bc lad liom many guius. Sii
Kaviiaja Gosvami limscll was insiiucicd by ilc lamous six Gosvamis.
Guide To The AbsoIufe
Tlc guiu is ilc cmbodimcni ol ilc manilcsiaiion ol ilc diviniiy io ilc puic
icccpiivc spiiiiual csscncc ol ilc disciplc. Tlc guiu is ilc ical and oiiginal
iccipicni ol ilc Tiuil. Hc conmunicaics lis lnowlcdgc io ilc disciplc. Tlc
disciplc is ioo small a paiiiclc io bc ablc by limscll io icccivc ilc wlolc iiuil. Hc
is cnablcd io icccivc Him iliougl ilc powci ol ilc guiu. Tlc guiu, as ii wcic,
ialcs ilc disciplc by ilc land and guidcs lis cvciy sicp on ilc planc ol ilc
Absoluic. Ii is pcipciual iuiclagc on ilc paii ol ilc disciplc. Tlis laci may bc
cxpicsscd in anoilci way. Tlc cogniiivc laculiy ol ilc individual soul can lavc no
giound io siand upon unlcss ilc Diviniiy Himscll condcsccnds io bc ilc lcgs as
wcll as ilc giound on wlicl lc is io siand io lunciion ai all. Tlis lunciion ol ilc
diviniiy is pciloimcd by ilc guiu. As a maiici ol laci ilc Diviniiy aciually icvcals
Him only io Himscll. Tlc individual soul is a scpaiablc consiiiucni ol ilc guiu. Ii
is only wlcn lc lappcns io bc associaicd by lis own licc cloicc wiil ilc guiu in a
complcicly dcpcndcni mannci ilai lc can bc on ilc planc ol ilc guiu's scivicc ol
ilc Diviniiy. Hc may oi may noi cloosc io bc so associaicd. Tlc guiu may oi may
noi cloosc io admii lim io lis associaiion. Wlcn ilcic is aciivc willing asscni io
sucl associaiion on ilc paii ol boil ilcn ii is possiblc loi ilc individual soul io
aiiain io ilc scivicc ol ilc Diviniiy in ilc ically conscious loim.
AIone Fif To Insfrucf
Lvciy onc wlo is cognizani ol ilc iiuc naiuic ol Kisna is alonc lii io insiiuci
anoilci in ilc lnowlcdgc ol Kisna. Tlc Divinc paiaplcinalia aic ilc guius ol an
individual souls. In ilis scnsc all ilc six divinc caicgoiics aic idcniical wiil ilc
guiu. Ii can bc so by icason ilc laci ilai on ilc planc ol ilc Absoluic ilcic is no
scpaiaiivc dillcicncc. On ilai pcilccily wlolcsomc planc ilcic is disiinciion
wiiloui dillcicncc. lui ilcic is also ilc disiinciivc lunciion ol ilc guiu wlicl
musi bc considcicd as also simuliancously disiinci liom ilai ol any ol ilc oilci
caicgoiics. Onc wlo ncglccis io scc] ilc spccial lavoi ol ilc guiu and io cnici inio
ilc iclaiion ol disciplcslip wiil ilc spiiiiual guidc will miss cniiy io ilc spiiiiual
planc. Niiyananda is ilc Piimaiy Manilcsiivc Consiiiucni ol ilc Diviniiy.
Niiyananda alonc posscsscs ilc disiinciivc lunciion ol ilc guiu. In Niiyananda ilc
lunciion is cmbodicd.
Niiyananda is ilc scivani-God. Hc scivcs Sii Gauiasundai by ilc disiinciivc
mcilod ol icvcicniial sciviiudc. Hc is idcniical wiil Sii lalaiama ol Kisna-lila Sii
lalaiama is noi ilc clum ol Kisna, bui His icspccicd cldci bioilci. Ii is iniimaic
iclaiionslip claiaciciizcd by bccoming icscivcd on onc sidc and ol icspccilul
dclcicncc on ilc oilci. Individual souls aic undci ilc diicciion ol Niiyananda.
Tlcy icccivc ilcii scivicc ol Sii Gauiasundaia i.c. ol Kisna, ai lis lands.
Niiyananda is noi a jiva. Hc is Diviniiy Hc is ilc uliimaic souicc ol ilc jiva. Tlc
jiva is a poicncy ol Niiyananda. No jiva can bc ilc mcdium ol ilc scivicc ol ilc
Absoluic io anoilci jiva. Tlc Absoluic alonc may communicaic His scivicc io ilc
scpaiablc consiiiucnis ol Himscll. Tlis is ilc ical naiuic ol ilc lunciion ol ilc
guiu.
Never Touched By Maya
lui all jivas aic noi liablc io bc cclipscd by ilc dcluding poicncy. Tlosc wlo aic so
liablc aic again disiinci liom ilc cicinally licc jivas. Tlc cicinally licc jivas aic
inscpaiablc associaics ol Niiyananda. Tlcy an inicgiaicd paii and paiccl ol
Himscll. Tlcy ncvci lall inio ilc cluiclcs ol maya. Wlcn Niiyananda manilcsis
His appcaiancc on ilc mundanc planc His inscpaiablc consiiiucnis also appcai in
His company. Tlcy somciimcs manilcsi ilcii lunciion on ilis lowci placc in a
visiblc loim on ilc ciiands ol Niiyananda. Tlcy aic Vaisnavas wlosc
suboidinaiion io Niiyananda is naiuial and ingiaincd in ilcii naiuic. Ii is noi
ncccssaiy loi sucl souls io undcigo ilc pioccss ol cnliglicnmcni loi bcing
icsioicd io ilc spiiiiual planc. Unlcss ilis laci is boinc in mind ilc condiiioncd
soul may bc icmpicd io undcivaluc ilc consiani guidancc ol ilc guiu on ilc
lypociiiical plca ol lollowing in ilc looisicps ol ilc cicinally licc puic dcvoiccs.
Tlosc, ilcicloic, wlo supposc ilai dclivciancc liom ilc bondagc ol ilis woild
slould bc piaciicablc wiiloui ilc consiani guidancc ol ilc spiiiiual picccpioi,
conlound ilc condiiioncd siaic wiil ilc licc. Tlc guidancc ol ilc guiu is no
cuiiailmcni ol onc's spiiiiual liccdom wlo aic cicinally licc also lollow lis
guidancc by ilc sponiancous undcviaiing impulsc ol ilcii pcilccily puic naiuic.
Guidancc ol ilc guiu is ilc only divinc guidancc. Only ailcisis wlo aic by ilcii
cloicc opposcd io ilc scivicc ol Godlcad, can bc consisicni opponcnis ol ilc
obligaiion io scivc ilc guiu in ilc samc uncondiiional way as onc slould bc
picpaicd io scivc Godlcad Himscll. Tlcic is no dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo
lunciions. Il ilc claim ol ilc onc is dcnicd ii ncccssaiily involvcs ilc dcnial ol ilc
claim ol ilc oilci. Niiyananda and His companions loim onc ol ilc livc gioups ol
ilc associaics ol Sii Kisna Caiianya, wlosc disiinciivc lunciion is ilai ol ilc guiu.
Srimafi Radhika
lui Niiyananda docs noi diiccily insiiuci in ilc conlidcniial scivicc ol Kisna.
Siimaii Radlila is ilc guiu ol ilc innci ciiclc ol ilc scivanis ol Kisna. Siimaii,
lowcvci, acccpis ilc ollci ol scivicc ol only ilosc souls wlo aic spccially lavoicd
by Niiyananda and aic dccmcd by Him io bc lii loi Hci scivicc. Tlcic is, ilcicloic
a mosi iniimaic iclaiionslip bciwccn ilc lunciion ol Niiyananda and ilai ol
Siimaii wlicl is ai oncc supplcmcniaiy and inclusivc ol ilc loimci. Tlc guiu
admiis io ilc scivicc ol Kisna. Tlc ncxi caicgoiy is ilc blalia oi dcvoicc. In ilis
casc also as in ilai ol ilc guiu, scivicc ol ilc diviniiy wlicl is ilc disiinciivc
lunciion ol ilc blalia, is noi conlincd io lim only. Tlc scivanis lavc bccn
dividcd inio iwo classcs viz.,
(1) scivanis oilci ilan consoiis
(2) consoiis. Tlc guiu las disiinciivc lunciion as masici. Tlc scivani las no
disiinciivc lunciion as masici. Tlis disiinguislcs ilc guiu liom ilc blalia. Tlc
blalia is also Godlcad in ilc disiinciivc loim ol ilis scivani io wlom ilc guiu
manilcsis ilc diviniiy Tlc mcicy ol ilc blalia cnablcs ilc dissociablc soul io
icccivc ilc mcicy ol ilc guiu. Tlc guiu and ilc blalia aic ilc inscpaiablc divinc
counicipaiis ol onc anoilci. Tlc guiu and ilc blalia aic ilus iwo disiinci cniiiics
loiming ilc livc caicgoiics. Tlc avaiaias (dcsccnding diviniiics) aic ilc iliid
caicgoiy Tlcy aic ilcii disiinciivc lunciions in ilc mainicnancc and dclivciancc ol
jivas inclincd io divinc scivicc. Tlcy lavc disiinciivc lunciions as masici. Tlc
dillcicncc bciwccn ilc avaiaias and ilc diviniiy as masici consisis in ilis ilai ilc
avaiaias aic dciivaiivcs liom ilc diviniiy posscssing ilc plcnaiy divinc naiuic. Tlc
iclaiion bciwccn ilc iwo is analogous io ilai bciwccn ilc oiiginal scll-cxisiing
souicc-ligli and oilci slining lamps ilai lavc bccn liglicd liom ilc souicc. Tlcic
is no subsianiivc oi magniiudinal dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo. lui ilcic is
disiinciivcncss in lunciion. Tlc avaiaias lavc disiinciivc naiuics ol ilcii own. lui
ilc diviniiy is ilcii common souicc posscssing all ilcii disiinciivc lunciions in a
synilcsis wlicl disiinguislcs Him liom ilc avaiaias wiiloui sullciing any
diminuiion ol His diviniiy by ilc cicinal paiallcl cocxisicncc ol ilc disiinciivc
aciiviiics and pcisonaliiics ol ilc avaiaias also as diviniiics. Anoilci divinc
caicgoiy is ilc gioup ol ilc divinc manilcsiaiions. Tlc manilcsiaiions aic divinc
loims wlo aic ciilci idcniical wiil ilai ol ilc diviniiy oi ol a disiinciivc naiuic.
Kisna can appcai simuliancously in ilc samc loim oi in dillcicni loims io
dillcicni pcisons and also simuliancously iciain His own loim. All ilcsc oilci
loims aic His own manilcsiaiions. Tlc lilil divinc caicgoiy is divinc powci. Divinc
powci is ilc Picdominaicd Moiciy ol ilc diviniiy wlo is Picdominaiing Wlolc. Sii
Radlila is ilc Picdominaicd Counici-Wlolc ol Sii Kisna. Sii Radlila las Hci
duplicaics and consiiiucnis wlo aic also ol ilc naiuic ol plcnaiy powcis ol ilc
diviniiy. Sii Radlila is ilc lcmalc consoii in ilc Supicmc Divinc Paii. Slc is ilc
souicc ol all ilc disiinciivc divinc powcis ilai scivc as ilc coiicsponding counici-
wlolcs ol ilc inliniic manilcsiaiions and avaiaias ol ilc diviniiy. Slc also diiccily
scivcs Sii Kisna in an inliniiy ol ways in Hci counilcss disiinciivc plcnaiy and
sccondaiy loims.
Necessify To Serve Through An Associafe Of Mahaprabhu
Tlc associaics ol Sii Kisna Caiianya aic madc up ol ilc livc divinc caicgoiics. Il
any ol ilcsc caicgoiics bc lcli oui ilc Tiuil wlo is indivisibly onc, icluscs io
picscni Himscll io ilc aiiogani apiiiudc ol ilc pcdani wlo docs noi lully submii
io bc cnliglicncd by giacc icgaiding ilc ncccssiiy ol sciving ilc diviniiy in and
iliougl ilc disiinciions. Tlc pcdani is disposcd io bc slcpiical by icason ol a
luiling bclicl ilai ii is ilc lool-oui ol ilc diviniiy io malc Himscll lnown io lim.
lui ilc jiva is a dissociablc paiiiclc ol ilc divinc csscncc wiil ilc onus ol cloosing
loi limscll liom among ilc alicinaiivcs ol a sciving, a ncuiial and a disobcdicni
caicci, lis own iclaiionslip io ilc diviniiy. Hc cannoi cscapc ilc piivilcgc ol
cxcicising ilis icsponsibiliiy cxccpi by conscious scll-dcccpiion on by lypociisy.
MarginaI Pofency
Tlc dissociablc individual soul is disiinci liom ilc divinc caicgoiics. Hc is a
paiiiclc ol ilc maiginal poicncy ol ilc diviniiy. Sii Niiyananda wlo is idcniical
wiil lalaiama is ilc uliimaic souicc ol ilc jiva. Tlc condiiioncd soul is a paiiiclc
ol ilc maiginal poicncy, wlo las bccn scni inio ilis woild by ilc will ol ilc
Puiusa, viz., Visnu icposing in ilc Causal Occan, wlo is a plcnaiy paii ol
Niiyananda cxcicising ilc divinc lunciion ol cicaioi ol all mundanc cxisicncc
including ilc condiiioncd siaic wiiloui Himscll bclonging io ilc mundanc planc.