Lokanath Swami Maharaj - God Incarnate !

 His Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaj– God Incarnate 

 

A sea of devotees, men in dhoti-kurta and women in sarees , tiny bright smiling faces of children adorned with the Vaishnav tilak, all swaying together to soul stirring music , orchestrated to perfection by an invisible conductor in the vibrant, dome shaped temple hall –this celestial vision greeted my eyes on a fateful rainy evening in Ahmedabad, five years ago .

And then, lo and behold, my eyes rested upon the source -seated in the centre , clad in saffron , a peaceful and effulgent persona , leading the mellifluous kirtan , slow in the beginning ,speeding up to an ecstatic crescendo . That was my first darshan of my most merciful Spiritual Master, His Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaj, one of the initiating Gurus of Iskcon .

“Sage Prabuddha to King Nimi : ‘My dear King, a disciple has to accept the spiritual master not only as the spiritual master, but also as the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the Supersoul. In other words, the disciple should accept the spiritual master as God because he is the external manifestation of Krsna.” (NOD, 59) 

The Spiritual master is stated here to be the representative of Lord Sri Krsna and the Supersoul. It is clearly not stated that he is Lord Sri Krsna or the Supersoul, but that he represents them as a viceroy represents a king.

HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj , a bonafide Spiritual Master ,doesn’t or rather cannot see us suffer. Knowing our true identity as eternal spirit souls, he endeavours to release us from the pains of birth, disease, old age and death through his enlightening glorification of Sri Krsna, over flowing with transcendental love . He weaves this magic through melodious kirtans , captivating Krsna Katha , everyday Japa meditations and guided instructions .

An epitome of humility and mercy, he expertly navigates the boat of our human life through the deadly material ocean. 

A niskincana, as the last man at the bottom of the chain of disciplic succession, he passes on the sweetest fruit of bhakti to us fallen souls .

A tattva darshi and a lover of the Lord , he introduces us to the naam, guna, roop and lila of the Lordships.

A padyatri , he constantly leads us towards our eternal dham by walking and preaching the Holy names of the Lord .

A nitya siddha devotee,he gives initiation to aspiring devotees ,giving them a new spiritual birth and taking away all their sins in the bargain .

A mahabhagavata , his instructions act as the sharp knife that cut the neck of our goat like attachments to this material world and people.

All glories to this paramahamsa and uttam adhikari ,who has actually seen Sri Krsna and thus can explain Him to the conditioned souls of Kalyug like us  .