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Preface

Gibanje za zavest Kṛṣṇe deluje pod okriljem Śrīla Rūpe Gosvāmīja. Večina gauḍīya-vaiṣṇav oziroma bengalskih vaiṣṇav je privržencev Śrī Caitanye Mahāprabhuja in Njegovih neposrednih učencev, šestih gosvāmījev iz Vṛndāvane. V tem duhu je Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura pel:

The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. The Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, or Bengali Vaiṣṇavas, are mostly followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, of whom the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana are direct disciples. Therefore Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:

rūpa-raghunātha-pade ha-ibe ākuti
kabe hāma bujhaba se yugala-pīriti
rūpa-raghunātha-pade ha-ibe ākuti
kabe hāma bujhaba se yugala-pīriti

»Ko si bom resnično želel razumeti knjige šestih gosvāmījev, bom lahko doumel duhovni ljubezenski odnos med Rādho in Kṛṣṇo.« Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu se je pojavil v tem svetu, da bi ljudem podaril blagoslov znanosti o Kṛṣṇi. Od vsega, kar počne Gospod Kṛṣṇa, so najbolj vzvišene Njegove ljubezenske zabave z gopījami. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu je na ta svet prišel v razpoloženju Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, najboljše med vsemi gopījami. Da bi razumeli Njegovo poslanstvo in šli po Njegovih stopinjah, se moramo zelo resno držati poti, ki jo je začrtalo šest gosvāmījev: Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa in Dāsa Raghunātha.

“When I am eager to understand the literature given by the Gosvāmīs, then I shall be able to understand the transcendental loving affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.” Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in order to bestow upon human society the benediction of the science of Kṛṣṇa. The most exalted of all the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa are His pastimes of conjugal love with the gopīs. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in the mood of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the best of the gopīs. Therefore, to understand the mission of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and follow in His footsteps, one must very seriously follow in the footsteps of the Six Gosvāmīs – Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa Raghunātha.

Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, ki je bil vodja vseh gosvāmījev, je napisal Upadeśāmṛto (Nektar duhovnih napotkov), da bi nas usmerjal na duhovni poti. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu nam je zapustil osem verzov z imenom Śikṣāṣṭaka, Rūpa Gosvāmī pa Upadeśāmṛto, da bi lahko postali čisti vaiṣṇave.

Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī was the leader of all the Gosvāmīs, and to guide our activities he gave us this Upadeśāmṛta (The Nectar of Instruction) to follow. As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left behind Him the eight verses known as Śikṣāṣṭaka, Rūpa Gosvāmī gave us Upadeśāmṛta so that we may become pure Vaiṣṇavas.

Naša prva dolžnost na duhovni poti je, da obvladujemo um in čute. Sicer ne moremo duhovno napredovati. V materialnem svetu smo vsi pod vplivom strasti in nevednosti. Po napotkih Rūpe Gosvāmīja se moramo dvigniti na raven vrline, sattva-guṇe. Tako se nam bo razodela nadaljnja pot našega duhovnega razvoja.

In all spiritual affairs, one’s first duty is to control his mind and senses. Unless one controls his mind and senses, one cannot make any advancement in spiritual life. Everyone within this material world is engrossed in the modes of passion and ignorance. One must promote himself to the platform of goodness, sattva-guṇa, by following the instructions of Rūpa Gosvāmī, and then everything concerning how to make further progress will be revealed.

Od naše miselnosti je odvisno, koliko bomo napredovali v zavedanju Kṛṣṇe. Pripadnik gibanja za zavest Kṛṣṇe mora postati popoln gosvāmī. Vaiṣṇave so na splošno znani kot gosvāmīji, v Vṛndāvani pa je to tudi naziv za predstojnike templjev. Kdor bi rad postal popoln Kṛṣṇov bhakta, mora postati gosvāmī. Go pomeni čuti, svami pa gospodar. Tisti, ki ne obvlada uma in čutov, ne more biti gosvāmī. Da bi dosegli najvišji življenjski uspeh oziroma postali gosvāmīji in nato Gospodovi čisti bhakte, se moramo držati napotkov Śrīla Rūpe Gosvāmīja, ki se imenujejo Upadeśāmṛta. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī je napisal tudi številne druge knjige, kot so Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Vidagdha-mādhava in Lalita-mādhava. Upadeśāmṛta pa vsebuje uvodne napotke za bhakte začetnike, ki bi se jih morali zelo dosledno držati. Tako bomo laže dosegli življenjski uspeh. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness depends on the attitude of the follower. A follower of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should become a perfect gosvāmī. Vaiṣṇavas are generally known as gosvāmīs. In Vṛndāvana, this is the title by which the director of each temple is known. One who wants to become a perfect devotee of Kṛṣṇa must become a gosvāmī. Go means “the senses,” and svāmī means “the master.” Unless one controls his senses and mind, one cannot become a gosvāmī. To achieve the highest success in life by becoming a gosvāmī and then a pure devotee of the Lord, one must follow the instructions known as Upadeśāmṛta, which have been given by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has given many other books, such as Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava, but Upadeśāmṛta constitutes the first instructions for neophyte devotees. One should follow these instructions very strictly. Then it will be easier to make one’s life successful. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

20. septembra 1975, na Viśvarūpa-mahotsavo

September 20, 1975, Viśvarūpa-mahotsava

v templju Kṛṣṇa-Balarāme,

Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Mandira

Ramaṇa-reti, Vṛndāvana, Indija

Ramaṇa-reti, Vṛndāvana, India