Offenses Pardoned

O people! Please hear one more confidential topic. The wealth of the pastimes of Lord Gaurahga is just suitable for the living entity influenced by the Age of Kali. Lord Gaurahari, as Radha and Krsna, eternally enjoys His pastimes with the sakhis (cowherd girls). The living entities have long been able to understand the principle of those Vrndavana pastimes from the revealed scriptures. Certainly those eternal pastimes of Radha and Krsna are the glory of Sri Vrndavana. Indeed, those glories of Krsna's name and Krsna's abode, although unlimited, are made known to the entire world by means of the holy scriptures. Still, people generally do not obtain pure love for Krsna. Just consider within your heart, "What is the reason for this?" In this there is one confidential truth, which a living entity deluded by the material energy cannot consider. If one worships Krsna for many births and yet does not develop love of Godhead, there must be offenses in his worship. But if one becomes free from such offenses and chants the holy name of Krsna, without difficulty he obtains pure love for Krsna. Here is a great distinction between the incarnation of Lord Caitanya and that of Lord Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so merciful that even in the existence of offenses, the living entity obtains from Him the wealth of pure love for Krsna. Any living entity who calls "Nitai-Caitanya" need not search; rather, pure love for Krsna flows from his eyes, and in a short time the offenses themselves flee, his heart becomes purified, and thus the pure love increases. The offenses of the living entities in the Age of Kali are unlimited and inevitable, and without the holy name of Gaura there is no deliverance from them. "Except for Lord Gaurahga, we see no means of deliverance in the Age of Kali." That is what the scriptures shout.

In Navadvipa, Lord Gaurahga has appeared. Navadvipa is the greatest of all the holy places. In other holy places of pilgrimage, offenders are severely punished, but in Sridhama Navadvipa offenses are always cleansed away. The proof is found in the two brothers Jagai and Madhai. Despite having committed many offenses, they attained the shelter of the Lords Caitanya and Nitai. Just put aside talks of other holy places; even in Vrndavana offenders are punished. But in Navadvipa-dhama, even if one commits hundreds and hundreds of offenses, by the mercy of Lord Nityananda one can easily be delivered.