How do I get the mercy of Srimati Radharani? What does this “mercy” mean?
Srimati Radharani is the compassionate side of God -or mercy, softness, kindness. She is the sum of devotion to the Supreme Lord and the reservoir of this devotion. So as a devotee how can I get her attention? She has Krsna in the palm of her hand and even though God controls everything that be, Radharani controls even Him.
Hare Krsna-below we have some very conclusive statements by Srila Prabhupada proving that unless one has a bona fide guru then there is NO devotion it is simply all false, a show only. Some devotees like to think they are making “advancement” by having a bogus guru, but here (again) Srila Prabhupada clearly tells us that the first order of business is find a bona fide representative of the Lord, surrender to him, render some service to him and then we can inquire. This, he tells us is–“THE PROCESS”
damaghosa das
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This is the process how to understand Krsna and get Srimati Radharani’s mercy
Bhubanesvar jan 23 1977
Prabhupāda: There is no devotion unless you go to a guru. Forget it. Ādau gurvāśrayam. First thing is, first business, is to accept a bona fide guru. Otherwise there is no devotion. It is simply false imitation. This is the injunction of Rūpa Gosvāmī in Bhakti-rasāmṛta sindhu. Ādau gurvāśrayam: “Your first business is to approach bona fide guru and take his āśraya.” Otherwise there is no devotion. That has been the defect in the modern society. They imagine. This business should be given up. He must follow. Sādhu-mārgānugāmanam, which is prescribed by the sādhu, guru, you have to accept that. You cannot manufacture your own way.
Guest (3): The world is so vast, and people who are living in this world and also wishing to attain God or remember God or say about the God…
Prabhupāda: This question has been answered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu while He was teaching Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva
guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpayā pāya bhakti-latā-bīja[Cc. Madhya 19.151]
The guru word is there. Guru Kṛṣṇa. If you are actually hankering after Kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa is within yourself—He will give you a guru. He will give you a guru. Guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya. But we must be fortunate to get real guru. If I am unfortunate, I’ll not get a guru.