The Story Behind Dhāṁeśvar Mahāprabhu | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | Nabadwip | GYR | 2 Jan 2025

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This is the relationship with the Lord and His devotees. The Lord is always trying to satisfy His devotees, and the devotees are always trying to satisfy the Lord. And there's a competition going on constantly in that way. And so, when Caitanya Mahāprabhu, took sannyās and left this place, some of the devotees decamped. They went elsewhere. They said, 'What's the use? It's dead. Everything's gone.' And now, we see them even dress Mahāprabhu up with all kinds of fancy clothes and bring him all kinds of foodstuffs. Nobody worships him as a sannyāsī, especially here. The devotees come from Navadvīpa, and you can watch how he's a village deity. Everyone just walks in. There's no pomp and circumstances. It's not like going to see Vēṅkaṭēśvara in Tirupati. I went there the last time I was there, the devotees reminded me. They said, 'Don't stay long because you gotta walk through fast and be very reverent, and you go in very carefully.' I walked up, got to the end of the line sfter an hour. I walked in. I was just about to turn the corner, and the Pujari grabbed me from behind, and he turned me back around again. He said, 'See God.' I'm seeing him. I'm seeing him. I thought, maybe this is enough. So I started to leave again. He pulled me back again in and said, 'See God.' And I finally walked out. But here we were, a few years ago, and there was a woman in the afternoon. She was down on this level, and she was just talking to Dhāmeśvar. We asked what she was saying, and one of the devotees who knew Bengali said, 'She's asking him why he's not wearing his hair.' Today, it is a village temple. They come in, and they just see him as one of ours. He's our hometown hero. They don't see God. They see this is Mahāprabhu. He's our hero. (excerpt from the talk) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose