Welcome
IN THIS ISSUE several articles touch on the theme of the Lord’s protection. At the end of Bhagavad-gītā, Lord Kṛṣṅa summarizes His teachings by saying, “Surrender unto Me.” Surrender consists of six main items, the great spiritual master Rūpa Gosvāmī has written, one of which is to have firm faith that Kṛṣṅa will protect those who seek His shelter.
Kṛṣṅa's instructions are one form of His protection. As Śrīla Prabhupāda explains in his lead-off lecture, only Kṛṣṅa can give us perfect knowledge, affording us the ultimate protection: liberation from material existence.
Kṛṣṅa sometimes descends to protect His devotees from physical harm. His most notable incarnation for that purpose is Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. In this issue we hear about a unique holy site dedicated to Him. Satyarāja Dāsa’s biography “Draupadī: Emblem of Surrender” tells how Kṛṣṅa cleverly protected the chastity of the wife of the mighty Pāṅḍavas. And we hear from Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami how “Kṛṣṅa Protects Our Bhakti”—bhakti being the “It” in Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī’s “You Can Take It With You.”
May we all become inspired to increase our surrender to the Lord by always seeking His protection.
Hare Kṛṣṅa.—Nāgarāja Dāsa, Editor
Our Purposes
• To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. • To expose the faults of materialism. • To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. • To preserve and spread the Vedic culture. • To celebrate the chanting of the holy names of God as taught by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. • To help every living being remember and serve Śrī Kṛṣṅa, the Personality of Godhead.