Questions on today's Swami call: Dandavats pranams, Srila Guru Maharaja. Can you explain the divisions of devotees into kanistha, madhyama, and uttama and the further divisions into kanistha-kanistha, kanistha-madhyama, and kanistha-uttama and so forth? Would the illiterate brahmana that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met in south India be an example of a blend of kanistha and uttama as he did not have much scriptural knowledge but had deep love for Sri Krishna? How are we to understand that Sri Haridas Thakura was an incarnation of Lord Brahma? Did Lord Brahma step down from his position to be in Gaura lila? Is Haridas Thakura a partial manifestation of Lord Brahma? Could it be that he is a manifestation of the Lord Brahma in Goloka, since it is said that there are devas in the eternal lila? Is it better to not be concerned with this at all? I can think of three motivations for chanting the maha-mantra, one being to end our suffering here, another being to attain happiness in Vrindavan, and the third being simply to please Sri Sri Radha Krishna. Can we direct our mind into any of these even if we are not on the level of the higher motivations? Dandavats. Good morning, Guru Maharaja. I have heard devotees reference Raga-Vartma-Candrika saying that there is a realm in Goloka with more apparent opulence for those who are attached to vaidhi. Can you explain this? What is the significance of the gopis being compared to elephants? What does Sri Nayanananda Thakura mean when he writes in his Preyo-Bhakti-Rasarnava that the priya-narma-sakhas serve Sri Krishna in sakhi-bhava?