CC Madhya 22.107 says, "nitya-siddha
krsna-prema sadhya kabhu naya/ sravanadi suddha citte karaye
udaya--Pure love for Krsna is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another
source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens." (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
instructs Sanatana Goswami)
My husband and I are on a train heading
for Nagpur, Maharastra, India. We have just completed eighteen days
of chanting the holy names and sharing krsna-upadesa, krsna-katha and
krsna-prasada with the devotees in Salem, Madurai, Ramanathapuram
(all in Tamil Nadu) and Shimoga, Karnataka. We are now on our way to
celebrate the appearance of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu with more kirtan, pravachan and krsna-prasada in association with the
devotees in Nagpur. Gaura-purnima (Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day) is a perfect day on which to share
my husband's realization. As we rolled along on the train today, he suddenly flashed a big smile at me and with wide-open eyes shared with me his
realization: "Every train has a five-digit number. 22107 is the
number of this amazing verse, and it's the number of the train that's
going to take us back home, back to Godhead!" We laughed
together and exulted about this funny realization. We plan to share
it with other devotees wherever we meet them.
