1. Respectful to Vrndavana

    As Krsna, the Brajendra-nandana Hari Krsna, as He is worshipable, similarly His dhama is worshipable.

    We should be very much respectful to Vrndavana dhama; otherwise we’ll be offender, dhamaparadha. Dhamaparadha. If we remain in Vrndavana we should know that we are living with Krsna. And how much we should be cautious, how much we should be careful if we are actually understand what is dhama. Dhama is also Krsna. If in the dhama we commit sinful activities, then we are, what is called, suiciding, committing suicide. It is a fact.

    You know the story of Yamala-Arjuna. So they were given the place in the dhama, Vrndavana-dhama, as a tree, but they had to waste time for so many hundreds years. Although there is guarantee, anyone who is in dhama, he’ll get the shelter of the lotus feet of Krsna, but not… Why should we waste your time to become a tree or a monkey or a hog or a dog? Don’t waste. You should be very careful. Don’t commit any offense in the dhama. Then one life is sufficient to go back to home, back to Godhead. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti kaun… [Bg 4.9].

    If you actually live in Vrndavana carefully, without committing any offense and sinful life, then in this life you are going to Krsna. Krsna says, janma karma me divyam yo janati tattvatah. To live in Vrndavana means to know Krsna — how He appeared there, how He played here, how He executed His pastimes here. Janma karma divyam. These are all celestial, all transcendental. Jaya radha-madhava kunja-vihari.

    So this is Vrndavana life of Krsna. So if we know Krsna, tattvatah… This tattvatah we discussed this morning.

    manusyanam sahasresu
    kascid yatati siddhaye
    yatatam api siddhanam
    kascit vetti mam tattvatah
    [Bg 7.3]

    So those who are living in Vrndavana, they should try to understand Krsna tattvatah. That is their business. Not that take advantage of Vrndavana and make some anyabhilasa, jnana-karma. No. That means we are wasting time. You’ll get the chance, because you have come to Vrndavana. Vrndavana’s so powerful. But if we commit offense and sinful activities, it will be delayed.

    From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on The Nectar of Devotion — October 31, 1972, Vrndavana