Banning devotees for the wrong reasons and Why I am banned from visiting ISKCON Denmark !

[Paramananda das]

Banning devotees for the wrong reasons and Why I am banned from visiting ISKCON Denmark !

Srila Narayana Maharaja here talks about banning devotees from temples this also goes on in ISKCON .Often devotees are banned for speaking the truth or pointing out illicit sex, or other fallen standards. For example I am banned from visiting ISKCON Denmark, I am the first devotee that helped start ISKCON Denmark in 1979 , Devotees in Sweden kept saying Denmark is to fallen to have devotees there.(as if Sweden only is such a pious place ).I said well I am prove that a Danish person can be a devotee and Srila Prabhupada had 3 Danish disciples one include the famous Sata Rupa Devi dasi that was miss Denmark once and a famous model in Paris.What devotees do not know was she was mistreated in ISKCON France .In 1982 she visited our small Govinda in ISKCON Copenhagen and told Ravi Prabhu ( a Prabhupada disciple from England and myself ) her life in ISKCON France.She used to give lots of her income to ISKCON often 50 percent as Srila Prabhupada had recommended.But some devotees called her names very bad names(she is actually from a famous Danish family of actors that has performed at the Royal Theatre dating back to 1600 century so like a very respected and noble family,and many of the family members in each generation worked in that Theater) One time she came to ISKCON New Mayapure and was working on the alter and when she asked for some Maha milk for her son she was denied it though she donated millions of dollars to ISKCON France.This is when she gradually distanced herself from ISKCON France and other things like that.We tried to encourage her to be involved in ISKCON Denmark but she already had a burned out experience in ISKCON ,that she felt lacked proper leadership.She told us this in private but I am sharing this here.I was part of starting ISKCON Denmark in 1979 and used to go on bookdistribution 7 days a week and collect and sell books and maintain the whole temple , I also used to go to the train station in Copenhagen on Sundays and sell books and then I would bring from 5 to 25 people to the temple every sunday .Srila Prabhupada told me in a dream to complain to the GBC that there is no way I should be banned from ISKCON Denmark ,I have not done so ,so far, but since it was Srila Prabhupadas expressed wish ,I intend to write the GBC a complain.
In ISKCON Denmark many devotees are not welcome especially those who hold opinion against changes to Srila Prabhupadas books. I left ISKCON Denmark in 1989 because the TP was misusing Laxmi in ISKCON Denmark, Harikesa who was pocketing money himself into own private accounts did not object .Locana das another TP in ISKCON Almvik purchased a very expensive Jeep also that was his private property on top of this he fell down with several matajis in Sweden because Harikesa foolishly made him sankirtana leader for the matajis and had him travel with them . This also destroyed Locan das family and his wife and daughter left ISKCON.Harikesa did not say anything Locana das was the one keeping Harikesas bankaccount in Sweden, and the day Harikesa left ISKCON he had many millions of dollars in this account.So I will eventually bring this to GBC attention consider this a first step.However should the GBC not take it serious I will take these matters to courts in Denmark and eventually international courts in European Union , I discussed with a former highschool friend that works for one of Copenhagens biggest lawyer firms .So yes I am not letting this go .Lalitanath das the current TP is since many years having devotees seek welfare money and keeps it for himself ,that is why he is opposed to me even visiting the temple ,He also has a farm that he rents out to one Bhakta Kim and some other property he had purchased from stealing from ISKCON.There is possible jai sentence in wait for Lalitanath das , but I live in USA now and have no time to take this to court.This is also a warning for Lalitanath das to stop acting illegally .Devamrta Swami with the help of one Adideva got all devotees in wellfare in 1983 -84 I was always opposed to it .Why should we cheat the Danish Goverment ? I did get that wellfare money also and gave it all to the temple,but later in 1984 when the temple(meaning Harikesa and Devamrta Swami ), were forcing many devotees to sell illegal Hong Kong paintings I refused to obey such criminal instructiones at that time I really rejected Harikesa as a pseudo Guru ,he also had devotees collect for a Mercedes for him in 1983 in Germany I was there and was forced to be part of his Mercedes collecting ,he used to love to drive over 200 Km an hour on German Highways where there are zero speed limits .Lalitanath das is thus a criminal and not fit to be leader for ISKCON Denmark ...Praghosa Prabhu refuse to accept calls or respond to emails though he is a GBC for ISKCON Denmark , thus I will suggest the GBC replace him and find someone that can be a proper GBC for ISKCON Denmark.Also grains are served on Visnutattva days which is against sastra ,thus there are zero competend leadership in ISKCON Denmark.Sanksarsana das Adhikari who is an ISKCON Guru from Austin texas also has some disciples in Denmark and I tried calling him and discussing with him about the grain issues on Visnutattva days ,he is a liar and claims he was sitting next to Srila Prabhupada on several Janmastami midnights enjoying a grain feast with Srila Prabhupada so he is a liar and I will ask the GBC and am herby asking he not be allowed to initiate futher in ISKCON Denmark
Many devotees in Denmark also want the orgional books of Srila Prabhupada back in print such as the Macmillan Bhagavad Gita in Danish , Bhagavad Gita som den er , that was published in 1982, we are willing to pay for the printing ,but Lalitanath das calls Srila Prabhupadas orgional books for full or warts just like Jayadvaita Swami does and this is very offensive for three quaters of members of ISKCON plus those 20.000 or so devotees that left ISKCON in disgust with management

Lokanatha Mahadeva Parikrama

Category: 2001 10 October 2001 Last Updated: 11 October 2020 Views: 8493
Gopisvara Mahadeva
Gopisvara Mahadeva
Sri Jagannatha Puri, Purusottama-ksetra: October 10, 2001
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
[Setting the scene: After visiting Sri Paramananda Puri's asrama, the devotees walked to Lokanatha Mahadeva's temple, chanting the half hour walk through the villages and open land of beautiful Jagannatha Puri dhama. Arriving at the site they passed through a very large gate and down wide stairs to a courtyard, on the right of which there was a large pond, and on the left of which there were some shops selling sweets and other foodstuffs.
Westerners are not allowed in many of the Indian temples, and this was also the case with Lokanatha Mahadeva. Among the 600 pilgrims accompanying Srila Narayana Maharaja on the parikrama, over 200 were Westerners. Srila Maharaja and the Indian devotees went into the temple while the Western devotees stood in the courtyard, performed acamana at the pond, chanted, and wished they could go inside.
After a few minutes Srila Maharaja came out of the temple alone, without the hundreds of Indian devotees, and sat down on a stone stab platform in front of the shops. All the Western devotees immediately gathered around him, eager to hear.
One of the Lokanatha Mahadeva pujaris approached and talked to Srila Maharaja for a few minutes, saying that he would allow the Western devotees entrance if they would give him money. Srila Maharaja rejected his proposal and began his hari-katha:]
Sankara is a very, very exalted mahabhagavata. He always serves Krsna and all His manifestations, like Rama, Nrsimha, Kalki and Varaha. In this world he has five kinds of manifestations: earth, water, fire, air, and ether. You cannot see other than these five. You can see water, you can see earth, you can see sky and you can see fire. Our body, the world and the universe are made out of these five elements. You cannot see the soul. If you render pure devotional service, then you can also see the soul. You can see Krsna first, and by His light you can see your own soul. So here in this world these are the five prominent elements, and it is Sankara who has taken their form.
We went inside the mandira, but we simply saw a room full of water. You are lucky to be out here, where there is a very big pond of water; so no need of going inside. You can see water here, and this is also a symbol of Sankara. In Bengal and other places there is an Ambulinga (linga means symbol), a linga made of water, to which you can offer your pranama. The pond here at Lokanatha Mandira is called Ganga Parvati Pond.
Those who want to make Krsna, God, their own property, ban others saying, "You cannot come into our temple." Krsna becomes very angry with them, and Sankara is also not pleased with them. Those who think, "Krsna is our property and we can therefore use Him for our maintenance", do not have bhakti. They will ban the whole world from entering, saying, "If you pay something, then you can go in; otherwise not."
Sankara is a manifestation of Krsna, and he is always hungry for love and affection. He is qualified to manifest from all the five elements and to serve his masters, Lord Krsna and Lord Rama. He is very kind. He was first in Kailasa, and then he shifted his place to Kasi Varanasi where he helped the atheist king of Varanasi. He also helped Paundraka Vasudeva, who became four-handed and challenged Lord Krsna. Krsna cut off Paundraka Vasudeva's head and also the head of Kasi-Naresa, the king of Kasi, who considered himself one of the best servants of Sankara. Sankara could not save him when Krsna's Sudarsana cakra burnt down Kasi Varanasi. [see Krsna book ch.66.]
Sankara simply fled. Where his deerskin fell, he did not know. He also left his trident and everything else, including his wife, and very quickly ran from there. He arrived in Ekamrakanana in Bhubaneswar, and took shelter of Lord Jagannatha. Lord Jagannatha told him, "Because you have come to my shelter, I will give you the post of Lokanatha. So don't fear. If anyone comes to Jagannatha Puri and takes my darsana without taking yours, his coming here will not be complete. He must come here to your place after having my darsana. Then he will be very happy."
Sankara is the abode of love, and in that regard Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has written:
vrndavanavani-pate! jaya soma soma-maule
sanaka-sanandana-sanatana-naradedya
gopisvara! vraja-vilasi-yuganghri-padme
prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namaste
"O Lord Sankara, even Sri Narada Muni, Sanaka, and Sanandana are always worshiping you. You can give love and affection like that of the gopis. In your purest form of Gopisvara Mahadeva, you are very powerful. You are Hari-hara-eka-atma. Hari-hara-eka-atma means that Krsna has become your atma and you have become His atma."
Here atma means dearmost, or very beloved. Sankara can serve as Hanuman, as Bhima, as Madhvacarya, at the time of Mahaprabhu as Advaita Acarya Sadasiva, and in so many other forms.
We have come here to beg the mercy of Lokanatha. But I personally don't see Lokanatha here. I see Gopisvara Mahadeva. Gopisvara Mahadeva ki jaya! You can repeat after me:
[After Srila Maharaja uttered each half line, the devotees repeated:]
vrndavanavani-pate! jaya soma soma-maule
sanaka-sanandana-sanatana-naradedya
gopisvara! vraja-vilasi-yuganghri-padme
prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namaste
["O gatekeeper of Vrndavana! O Soma, all glories to you! O you whose forehead is decorated with the moon, and who is worshipable for the sages headed by Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana and Narada! O Gopisvara! Desiring that you bestow upon me prema for the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava who perform joyous pastimes in Vraja-dhama. I offer pranamas unto you time and again." (Sankalpa Kalpadruma 103, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)]
"O Gopisvara Mahadeva! We have come to you. Here your name is changed and you have become Lokanatha. But we don't know you as Lokanatha; we only know you as Gopisvara Mahadeva. You cannot cheat us. You can cheat Ravana, Kamsa, Jarasandha, and others, but you can never cheat us. This is because we have taken shelter of Yogamaya, Paurnamasi. If you cheat us we will complain to Paurnamasi and she will punish you. Do you remember when all the gopis slapped you and your cheeks became so swollen? Kindly remember this." Sankara will then come in the form of Gopisvara Mahadeva. He will be very helpful, and happy to give mercy.
Lokanatha Mahadeva ki jaya!
Sri Sri Gopisvara Mahadeva ki jaya!
Kamesvara Mahadeva ki jaya!
Nandisvara Mahadeva ki jaya!
Chakalesvara Mahadeva ki jaya!
Parvati-pati ki jaya!
Sri Sri Sankara ki jaya!
Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva ki jaya!
I have given you a special thing, which I did not give to the Indian devotees. I like you most because you are feeling separation from Sankara. Sankara will therefore surely be merciful. He must sprinkle his mercy upon you.
Gaura premanande
Transcribed with introduction by: Srimati Radhika devi dasi
Editor: Srimati Syamarani dasi
Typist: Srimati Vrindavanesvari devi dasi