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vrndavane krsna-seva, vaisnava-acara
bhakti-smrti-sastra kari’ kariha pracara
SYNONYMS
vrndavane—in Vrndavana; krsna-seva—the service of Lord Krsna; vaisnava-acara—behavior of Vaisnavas; bhakti-smrti-sastra—the reference books of devotional service; kari’-compiling; kariha—do; pracara—preaching “Establish devotional service to Lord Krsna and Radharani in Vrndavana.
You should also compile bhakti scripture and preach the bhakti cult from Vrndavana.”
PURPORT
Sanatana Gosvami was enjoined (1) to broadcast the revealed scriptures on devotional service and establish the conclusions of devotional service, (2) to reestablish lost places of pilgrimage like Vrndavana and Radha-kunda, (3) to establish the Vrndavana method of temple worship and install Deities in temples (Sri Sanatana Gosvami established Madana-mohana temple, and Rupa Gosvami established Govindaji temple.), and (4) to enunciate the behavior of a Vaisnava (as Srila Sanatana Gosvami did in Hari-bhakti-vilasa).
In this way Sanatana Gosvami was empowered to establish the cult of Vaisnavism.
As stated by Srinivasa Acarya:
nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau
lokanam hita-karinau tribhuvane manyau saranyakarau
radha-krsna-padaravinda-bhajananandena mattalikau
vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau “I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings.
Thus they are honored all over the three worlds, and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of the gopis and are engaged in the transcendental loving service of Radha and Krsna.” This Krsna consciousness movement continues the tradition of the six Gosvamis, especially Srila Sanatana Gosvami and Srila Rupa Gosvami.
Serious students of this Krsna consciousness movement must understand their great responsibility to preach the cult of Vrndavana (devotional service to the Lord) all over the world.
We now have a nice temple in Vrndavana, and serious students should take advantage of it.
I am very hopeful that some of our students can take up this responsibility and render the best service to humanity by educating people in Krsna consciousness.