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Does Krsna desire we get a spiritual name?

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"Does Krsna desire we get a spiritual name"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Yes. Dāsa is always there. The name is identical. But we are dāsa.
Lecture on SB 1.1.2 -- London, August 18, 1971:

Guest (1): I'd like to ask: Does Kṛṣṇa desire we get a spiritual name?

Revatī-nandana: He's asking, "Is it Kṛṣṇa's desire that we get a spiritual name from you?"

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Revatī-nandana: If the spiritual master gives it, then it is Kṛṣṇa's desire.

Guest (1): (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: You can answer his question.

Revatī-nandana: Actually, Śrīla Prabhupāda explained to me one time that every devotee has got his unique relation with Kṛṣṇa already fixed up. It's already fixed. The relationship is there. Sometimes that relationship may be with Kṛṣṇa in His original form. Sometimes it may be with a different form of the different Vaikuṇṭha planets. So it's only that we're devotees of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Therefore also our names all have to do with Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, and they are names of Kṛṣṇa. So we call Vidhānacandra dāsa.

Prabhupāda: Dāsa is always there.

Revatī-nandana: But by saying Vidhānacandra dāsa means I am also saying the name of Kṛṣṇa. So our names serve this purpose, always reminding us of Kṛṣṇa. But our ultimate position, our destination, it may be anywhere in the spiritual kingdom with some form of Kṛṣṇa. It's not necessarily identical with the name.

Prabhupāda: No, he is not identical. But the name is identical. But we are dāsa.

Revatī-nandana: That's right. Just like my name is Revatī-nandana dāsa. So that is a name of Balarāma.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Revatī-nandana is identical with Kṛṣṇa. We are Revatī-nandana dāsa.

Revatī-nandana: Oh, yes. That is clear. His question is "Does that mean that when I'm in the spiritual sky I'm going to be a servant of Balarāma directly?"

Prabhupāda: Yes. That's it.

Revatī-nandana: But once you told me that... I asked you if we were all devotees of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. You said, "Well, we might also be devotees of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, or Sītā-Rāma..."

Prabhupāda: None of them are different from Kṛṣṇa. Revatī-nandana is also Kṛṣṇa.

Revatī-nandana: Yes. But does that mean that definitely my spirit soul, if I do become Kṛṣṇa conscious, it will go to Kṛṣṇaloka and be associated with Balarāma?

Prabhupāda: Hm.

Revatī-nandana: It won't be to some Vaikuṇṭha planet? It wouldn't be to some Vaikuṇṭha planet?

Prabhupāda: Balarāma's expansion is Vaikuṇṭha planet.

Revatī-nandana: Yes. So Their expansions also may be.

Devotee: What does the name Vaiṣṇavī mean?

Prabhupāda: Vaiṣṇavī?

Devotee: Yes. You gave my daughter the name Vaiṣṇavī.

Prabhupāda: Oh.

Pradyumna: It is...

Prabhupāda: "Associated with Vaiṣṇava."

Devotee: I saw in Kṛṣṇa book two you explained that Vaiṣṇavī is another name of Yogamāyā.

Prabhupāda: Yes. You do not like? (laughter) Yes. So let your daughter become a Durgā. Why you are afraid of? So now no more talking. (end)

Page Title:Does Krsna desire we get a spiritual name?
Compiler:Visnu Murti, Rishab
Created:16 of Nov, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1