nitya-lila pravista Om Visnupad Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja
May 10, 1998
Wales, UK

Respected Harikatha Readers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

….. Srila Gurudeva gave an amazing discourse on the Lord’s appearance day in 1998, in Wales, and he is sharing this with you for the occasion this year. To hear the audio lecture click here.

Just as Srila Sukadeva Gosvami’s speaking of Srimad-Bhagavatam 5,000 years ago is as fresh and relevant today, just as Srila Rupa Gosvami’s books, written 500 years ago, nourish us today, just as Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s songs, written 100 years ago, nurture us each day, so there is no difference between the ‘old’ or ‘new’ discourses of Srila Gurudeva. In all of them he is speaking to us anew, each and every day.

Your aspiring servants, the Harikatha team]

Lord Nrsimha’s Mercy

Ito nrsimhah parato nrsimho, yato yato yami tato nrsimhah
bahir nrsimhah hrdaye nrsimho, nrsimham adhim saranam prapadye

Ito Nrismhah parato nrsimho. Nrsimha is here, Nrsimha is there; above, below, in front, in back, in all corners, and everywhere else. Wherever I go, wherever I walk, and travel, I see Nrismha everywhere. He is in our heart, He is in the creepers and plants, and everywhere else. There is not a single place – even an atom – where He is not present.

Since He is everywhere, if you pray to Him to save you, He will come at once and save you as He saved Prahlada Maharaja from Hiranyakasipu. He will take away all of your problems, as He took away all the problems of Prahlada Maharaja. He quickly destroyed Prahlada’s demonic father, Hiranyakasipu, who had been given a boon of immortality. Hiranyakasipu was strong like iron. He was blessed not to die in the sky, by weapons, demons, humans, animals, fire, poison, or any other force of this world. Still, Nrsimhadeva killed him very quickly.

Nrismham adhim saranam prapadye. We take shelter of Nrsimhadeva. Read more