dreams of Srila Prabhupada

[Paramananda das]

Dreams of Srila Prabhupada
I had a dream of Srila Prabhupada around 2005 I was starting to really chant 64 rounds daily and taking it more serious for years Srila Narayana Maharaja had urged me to chant 64 rounds daily even at my reinitiation in 1998 ,but I was struggeling to fullfill his order, one day I had chanted 64 rounds nicely ,I was praying others in ISKCON could also understand the importance.I had a dream of Srila Prabhupada that was so crystal clear that it was not just a dream it was Srila Prabhupada appearing to me in the dream:If you would know how many devotees in ISKCON do not chant even 16 rounds daily , and who they where, you would faint! I woke up sweating , that was terrible to think of that many devotees in ISKCON do not chant even 16 rounds .Srila Prabhupadas mood in the dream was I know you care about others wellfare that is why I am telling you the actual sitution .So sometimes you see me write about Lord Caitanyas standard of chanting 64 rounds as it is actualy an important standard in our Gaudiya line, Srila Prabhupadas concern was that everyone chant minimum 16 rounds and follow 4 regulative principles strictly for the rest of their life, Srila Prabhupada said if one at least follow this one will go back to Godhead.But some break fasting on Visnu tattva days and some do not fast on ekadasi ,so these are some other problems, so I want to beg everyone on Srila Prabhupadas behalf kindly do never take grains on Visnutattava day if is bad for your spiritual life.I had another realization of that also I felt the strong encouragement from Srila Prabhupada, that thanks for teaching many devotees about properly fasting on Visnutattva days.Srila Prabhupada introduced all these things to help us go back to Godhead
Skanda Purana states:

matr ha pitr has caiva bhratr ha guru has tatha
ekadasyas tu ya bhunkte visnu-lokac cyuto bhavet

“Those who eat grains on Ekadasi and on the Day of Lord Hari (including Janmastami, Gaura Purnima etc.) obtain the sin equal to killing one’s own mother, own father, own brother and own Guru; and they cannot reach the spiritual world, which is why one should never eat grains on fasting days.”

yani kani ca papani brahma hatyadikani ca
annam asritya tiathanti samprapte hari vasare

“Every type of sin in this world, including the grievous sin of killing a Brahmana, reside in food grains on the Day of Lord Hari (Ekadasi and other fasting days). If grains are eaten on fasting days sins enter the body of that human being.”

Padma Purana:

bhuyo-bhuyo drdha vani sryatam syata janah
na bhoktavyam na bhoktavyam na bhoktavyam harer dine

“O human beings, please listen, I tell you repeatedly with steadfast determination, please never eat any grains on the Day of Lord Hari (Ekadasi day, the Lord’s appearance day like Janmastami day etc.). Please never eat any food grains even by mistake on the Day of Lord Hari. Please do not eat grains on the Day of Lord Hari even if forced or compelled to do so

'A Vaishnava bestows the priceless gift of the mahamantra, Hare Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Simply by chanting this mantra one can remain in a liberated state. Krishna Consciousness, The Matchless gift, Chapter-7, Srila Prabhupada iskcondesiretree.com'
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Paramananda DasActive Now
Paramananda Das Srila Baladeva Vidhyabhusana explains in his commentary to Vedanta Sutra that sometimes the spiritual master reveals things in dreams
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Paramananda Das so many devotees have had vivid dreams of Srila Prabhupada instructing them , disciples or grand disciples or great grand disciples, Srila Prabhupada will be there for devotees for many generationes to come