The Attitude of Devotees towards Mystic Siddhis

2018-12-30
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.15.25 - The Attitude of Devotees towards Mystic Siddhis (download mp3)
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SB 11.15.25

viharisyan surakride

 mat-stham sattvam vibhavayet

vimanenopatisthanti

 sattva-vrttih sura-striyah

Translation:

The yogi who desires to enjoy in the pleasure gardens of the demigods should meditate on the purified mode of goodness, which is situated within Me, and then the heavenly women, generated from the mode of goodness, will approach him in airplanes.

SB 11.15.26
yatha sankalpayed buddhya
 yada va mat-parah puman
mayi satye mano yuñjams
 tatha tat samupasnute

Translation:

A yogi who has faith in Me, absorbing his mind in Me and knowing that My purpose is always fulfilled, will always achieve his purpose by the very means he has determined to follow.

Purport:

In this verse the word yada (“whenever”) indicates that by the mystic power called yatha-sankalpa-samsiddhi one will achieve one’s objective even if one pursues it at an inauspicious time. Lord Krsna is called satya-sankalpa, or He whose desire, intention, purpose or resolve always comes to pass.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura mentions that one should determine to revive one’s lost relationship with the Supreme Lord Krsna through the infallible means of devotional service, which can be executed at any time or in any place. There are many books giving proper guidance for achieving Lord Krsna, and the following are mentioned: Srila Jiva Gosvami’s Sankalpa-kalpavrksa, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja’s Sri Govinda-lilamrta, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti’s Sri Krsna-bhavanamrta and Sankalpa-kalpadruma, and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Sri Gauranga-smarana-mangala. In the modern age, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has given us over sixty large volumes of transcendental literature, which can fix us firmly on the path back home, back to Godhead. Our sankalpa, or determination, should be practical and not useless. We should resolve to make a permanent solution to the problems of life by going back home, back to Godhead.