Category:Our Pleasing Bhaktisiddhanta (Disciples of SP)

Theme Analysis

In this category, Srila Prabhupada bridges the generation gap between his disciples and his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. He reveals that the activities of his disciples—specifically the enthusiastic distribution of books and the establishment of Krsna consciousness in the West—are the direct fulfillment of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta's desires. Srila Prabhupada assures his followers that by pleasing him through these specific services, they are simultaneously pleasing their "grand spiritual master," invoking blessings from the entire disciplic succession.

• The Bombastic Flood: Srila Prabhupada confirmed that the mass distribution of books was the specific service that most pleased Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, who was anxious for such preaching.
• Grand Spiritual Children: Srila Prabhupada acknowledged his disciples as the "grand spiritual children" of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, stating that their cooperation in the mission directly served the previous acarya.
• Fulfilling the Dream: The expansion of the movement in the West, particularly in places like London, was seen as the realization of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta's "Great Dream."
• Ultimate Benediction: The result of pleasing Srila Bhaktisiddhanta is the assurance of going back home, back to Godhead, as his blessings are more powerful than any immediate instruction.

• Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Grandfather's Pleasure - How to Please Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī.