Celebrating the Appearance Day of Lord Ramachandra 

Programme details are as follows:

5.30pm Bhajans

6.15pm Class

7.00pm Arati

7.30pm Feast

ramadi murtisu kala-niyamena tisthan
nanavataram akarod bhuvanesu kintu
krsnah svayam samabhavat paramah puman yo
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
[BS. 5.39]

[I worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord, Who manifested Himself personally as Krishna and the different avataras in the world in the forms of Rama, Nrisimha, Vamana, as His subjective portions.]

“This is a verse from Brahma-samhita in which the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra is described. Ramadi.

“Not only Rama, but there are many other, innumerable incarnations. They are compared with the waves of a river.

“As the waves of the river or the waves of the ocean cannot be counted, similarly, how many incarnations are there of the Supreme Lord it is not possible to count.

“But out of them, the principal names are mentioned in the Sastras [scriptures]. Therefore it is said Ramadi. Ramadi means Rama and also other, many incarnations. And they are existing. Not that one incarnation appeared and it is finished. No. Not like that.

“Just like Lord Ramacandra appeared on this planet, say millions of years before.

“He appeared in the Treta-yuga... We have passed only five thousand years of this age, Kali-yuga [quarrel and hypocrisy]. Before that, there was Dvapara-yuga. Dvapara-yuga means 800,000 years. And before that, there was Treta-yuga, which continued for twelve hundred thousands of years.

“That means at least two million years before Lord Ramacandra appeared on this planet…”

(Srila Prabhupada proceeds to describe some of Lord Rama's pastimes)

“So Ramacandra's life, God's activities, pastimes, if we hear, that means we are associating with Ramacandra. There is no difference between His form, His name, His pastimes, and Himself. He's Absolute.

“Therefore either you chant the holy name of Rama or you see the statue of Rama or you talk of His pastimes, transcendental pastimes, everything, that means you are associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

“So we take advantage of these days when the incarnation of God appears or disappears, and we try to associate with Him.

“By His association we become purified. Our process is purification. Krsna consciousness means simply we are purifying our consciousness.” 

Excerpts from a lecture delivered by

His Divine Grace, A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Hawaii , March 27, 1969

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