|| Shri Balkrishno Vijayate||
His Holiness Goswami 108
Shri Prabhuji Maharajshri
(Surat - Vadodara)
We
take a pride at the going to launch a website namely "PushtiPrameya..com".
Our first edition is an illustrated narration entitled " Sacred Biography
of shri Gokulnathji". Shri Gokulnathji was the first to insist
upon state to the truth and to challange worthless and humiliating
commands of the royal authority in order to protect the faith of
the Vaishnav Sect. At that critical time , you brought awareness
among religious minded Indian people and revived their spirit
by his inspiring words :
"Never surrender to any unjust command of the royal authority which
would adversely affect your faith. In order to protect your
faith never hesitate to sacrifice your life or to renounce, your
own possessions, pleasures and everything ."
In this way, he showed path to the people,
and adopted the stand civil disobedience, and initiated nonviolent,
yet firm movement against royal authority.He undertake a long travel from
Gokul to Kashmir travelling on a path full of innumerable troubles
and and having many rivers, ditches and horrible forest on the way
and suffering muchstrain, physical and mental he eventually reached Kashmir
and had a meeting with the emperor.at the meeting , he held discussion
with the emperor to explain to him the principles of the pushti Vaishnav
Sect and expressed his firmness for the Mala Tilak. At last he convinced
the emperor to withdraw his unjust command at the cost of his personal
pleasures and possession for the success, he agreed to the emperor's condition
to give up his entire possessions and pleasure at gokul.
An idia sprouted into our mind and take a shape of aspiration to
launch the "Sacred Biography of Shri Gokulnathji" with the
intention that vaishnav devotees and their children in the generations
to come may acquainted with divine life of a great preacher Shri Gokulnathji
whose firmness convinced the authority to give in to his demands
.
By the grace of Shri Balkrishna Prabhu this appriation ours has been realized
this at this my heart is overwhelming with joy. I acknowledge gratefully
the contributions by
(a) Sau Niharika Vahuji and Shri Atul Padia
for creating paintings to suit this illustrated story.
(b) Shri Pankaj Shah for creating this
website
I hope that all of you will enjoy pioneering
efforts in the task of spread and propagation of the sect.
Several people today feel abashed to wear the Tulsi rosary (Kathi) in the
neck and make Tilak on the forehead even after they consecrated
by Brahamasambandh with the Lord, I have a special appeal for such
vaishnavas that Mala -Tilak are our marks signifying our vaishnavhood.
Hence one should never hesitate a bit or feel ashamed or frightened,
to put on the costumes or marks of our own faith. We have to learn
a lesson from owers of other religion, who take pride for their faith
and insist upon wearing costumes and marks as propagated in the religion,
without any shame or fear. Always remember how much troubles Shri
Gokulnathji underwent to protect Mala -Tilak in those difficult times and
take a vow to wear Mala -Tilak from today itself worth contention that
there is morning the moment you wake up. I also appeal to you to
see this site one prophetic uterances by Shri Gokulnathji and to know about
the obligation of a vaishnav devotee.
The real offering and homage is these
great person would to determine truly sincerely to tread on the paths and
to live on the principles indicated by Shri Maha Prabhuji, Shri Gusaiji
& Shri Gokulnathji.
Goswami Prabhuji
Maharajashri
Date: 4-11-2001
Shrutirupa
Gokulpark
Vadodara.
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