“O tree, the shade of whose glory protects the world” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami

“O tree, the shade of whose glory protects the world” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami

One way way of entering into the dhama, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami wrote in a recent facebook post, is to visit lila-sthanas, the holy places where the Lord performed His transcendental pastimes. Visiting various pastime places has made up a large portion of Indradyumna Swami’s time in the last couple of months and certainly recently.

A couple of days ago, he wrote in his Facebook post: “For the last couple of days I have been taking a group of devotees and some very fired-up gurukula boys to a few of my favorite places in Mayapura; such as the samadhi mandir of Srila Bhaktividnode Thakur, Nrsimha-pali—where Lord Nrsimha rested rested after killing Hiranyakasipu and Hari Hara ksetra.”

Indradyumna Swami has quoted previously from many different sastras which place emphasis on the benefits of visiting lila-sthanas. Back in November, he focused on a series of very descriptive excerpts from Srila Rupa Goswami’s Utkalika vallari, one of which was the following:

“O handsome, fragrant tamala desire tree blooming in the Vṛndāvan forest and embraced by the madhavi vine of the goddess ruling this forest! O tree, the shade of whose glory protects the world from a host of burning sufferings, what wonderful fruits do the people find at your feet?”

[ Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Utkalikā-vallarī, A Vine of Hopes, text 66; Indradyumna Swami’s letter to Braja Vallabhi dasi ]

Verses like these have the power to mentally transport Devotees to these lila-sthanas.

Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his letter to Braja Vallabhi dasi, posted on Facebook on November 15, 2017.