Srila Gurudeva: 02 May 1997 - Birmingham, UK.
Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja planted seeds all over the world. He planted seeds in England and in so many places and after that a call came from his Swaminiji and he went to serve there.
Anyhow he ordered me to obey him and told me to give some water to the seeds so that they sprout. I obeyed him and was so fortunate to do so.
I came and saw that so many seeds had dried. Some seeds were sprouted a little and some had some leaves also but they were about to dry.
So from Vrindavan, from Svamiji I took some water and came. I tried to give water and I made so many channels to give them water. Some channels were okay and the water came to those seeds and plants that were about to sprout but were dry and I gave water to them.
Now I am coming again to see the garden of Svamiji.
I see that now the seeds have very strong sprouts, beautiful, and strong, and the leaves that were going to be dried are now very green, and now two, three, or more leaves are there. And those that were so little have now grown up and are now ready to give some beautiful fruit, sweet fruits.
So I am seeing this and I am so happy, but in one channel the water was cut off on the way, so that the water could not go to the seeds and plants and they are now drying, and seeing this I am so much unhappy. I am seeing that I am giving water, but repeatedly some are cutting the way so water is not going to the proper place, but anyway this water is going on new new new and seeds are coming out, therefore this will not go in vain. Never it will go in vain.
[All devotees laughing.]
Because everywhere that there are seeds, and where the water will go, then new, new sprouts will come and again a very good and green and fruitful garden will be there. But I am worried for the seeds and plants that are going to dry. I will not stop my watering though, again and again I will try.
Svamiji is seeing all these things and is so happy but also somewhat unhappy that some are not taking water and they are drying up and even going to another path.
But Krsna is so merciful and Svamiji and our whole disciplic succession, the guru parampara are also, and one day they will be merciful on all and then all will be okay. I also pray for that.
I think that everywhere in the world where there is any scent of Svamiji, all over, all are inviting me everywhere, but now I am old, like Svamiji. I am seeing that one day Svamiji may call me, when he will call I don’t know, but when They will call I will have to serve Them.
So be enthusiastic and try to be qualified to go in the bhakti realm, truly. There should be no anarthas, offenses and all other things, no restrictions. There is very little time. Giving up all worldly desires, the only desire should be to serve Radha Krsna Yugal under the guidance of the dasis of Srimati Radhika.
Understand?
This is the aim and object of our life and our bhakti, to have the service of Radha-Krsna Conjugal, but under the guidance of Rupa and Ragunatha Das Goswami. There is no other thing higher than this. So we should try hard in this very human life otherwise it will be impossible. So we should try very hard, day and night like Rupa and Ragunatha Goswami, like the Acharyas of our disciplic succession, like Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami, our Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajana Kesava Goswami Maharaj and go on increasing your bhakti. Try to read the books of Svamiji, also my books and be very quickly qualified to do all this.
Gaura Premanandi!