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Fri, 24 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Month of
Internal Churning
'These things do not touch us – no tears come from our eyes. Why? Why are we
so hard-hearted? Because we have been committing offences life after life,
and our hearts have become as hard as a thunderbolt. Now we feel very sad and
keep calling out to the Lord...'
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In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
Sri Imlitala
'We are continuing our parikrama by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma. As
each year, we always start from here – this place is called Imlitala. Just as
we always first go to his temple (Nandan Acharya Bhavan) in Nabadwip when we
start our parikrama, we do the same here.'
Crushing Pride
'You all know what this place is. This is the place where Kaliya-nag used to
stay. He had so much poison that nobody could drink from this part of the
Yamuna river, and whenever cows came to drink water here, they would die
immediately...'
Darshan of
Transcendental Abode
"Actually, we do not have the eyes to have a darshan of a holy place.
If we can clean our hearts through kirtan, if we can clean our
character and mind through the service to the Guru, Vaishnavs, and the Lord,
then we can truly do dham parikrama."
Eternal Stumbling
Block
"Mathura or Vrindavan is not a place for doing business or enjoyment. This is
a place of service. If you want to stay here to serve, if you have service
mood, then you have the right to stay here. We must not come to Vrindavan to
always think about ourselves."
Neither Judge,
Nor Imitate
"We cannot see anything, that is why we must always take shelter of a bona
fide Guru. That is why it is very difficult to stay in Vrindavan. If you try
to practise such raga-marga, you will become a sahajiya."
Symptoms of
Disciple
"Only exclusive and dear servitors can have the right for Gurudev's wealth
and property. Gurudev's wealth and property is not some temple, a great
building, etc.—Gurudev's property is Krishna-prema, his heart, his love. We
must become real disciples."
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Download / listen to the audio (12.3 Mb, 30 min | Bengali)
Sri Kartik
Parikrama: Day Four
The Kartik Pilgrimage continues: the fourth day takes the Parikrama Party
to Sri Vrindavan Dham—Imlitala, temple of Srila Sanatan Goswami, and
Kaliya-ghat are among the numerous visited places.
Parikrama of Sri
Vrindavan Dham
Having arrived in Sri Vrindavan, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj continues Sri Kartik tour and in the afternoon takes the devotees to
Umlitala, Sri Imlitala, Chir Ghat, Keshi Ghat, Vishram-sthan, and Kaliya
Ghat.
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Thu, 23 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Transcendental
Values
'This is what is called a guru. Money? Ten rupees? Five rupees? Fifty rupees?
A hundred rupees? Five hundred rupees? A thousand rupees? A hundred thousand
rupees? He threw it away like stool and urine! There is no dearth of money in
this world – the only dearth that there is is that of the Holy Name.'
Today in the calendar: Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur). Bhratri-dvitiya krityam (the day when brothers and sisters honour each other).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti, some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all devotees. We must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring great benefit to our spiritual lives."
In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
Sri Vraja-Mandal
Tattva
"When Krishna wanted to appear in this world, He ordered Srimati Radharani to
also come to this world, but Srimati Radharani said, 'I cannot come to a
place where there is no Vrindavan, no Yamuna, no Giri Govardhan!' So, Sri
Krishna personally brought some land from His own abode. That is why Sri
Vraja-mandal is non-different from Goloka Vrindavan."
About Sri Dehi
Kunda
"One day, Krishna Himself assumed the form of a begging brahman and
came to Srimati Radharani. He asked Her, 'Please give Me some money.' 'I
have no money,' answered Radharani..."
Sri Lalita Devi
"This is Uchagaon, Guru Maharaj's dearmost place. He said, 'First go to
Uchagaon, then you can enter Varshana.' He explained that if you do not get
the mercy of Lalita Devi, you cannot get the mercy of Srimati Radharani."
Parikrama of Sri
Mathura
(10 April 2017 | 25 photographs, 1 Mb)
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes devotees to the next
part of Sri Vraja Mandala parikrama visiting Unchagaon, Varshana, Nandagaon,
Pavan Sorvar, Kadamba Khandi, and several other places.
Sri Mathura Parikrama
(10 November 2018 | 94 photographs, 6.9 Mb)
The parikrama party leaves Sri Govardhan and continues the
parikrama in places in the district of Mathura: Sri Uchagaon, Sri
Varsana, Sri Nandagaon, and Kadam Khandi. The parikrama day finishes
very late in the evening as His Divine Grace and the devotees arrive at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Vrindavan Dham to continue Sri Kartik
tour.
Parikrama of Sri
Mathura District
(30 October 2019 | 82 photographs, 6.7 Mb)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees to
the district of Mathura: Sri Uchagaon, Sri Varsana, Sri Nandagaon, and Kadam
Khandi. The parikrama day finishes very late in the evening as His Divine
Grace and the devotees arrive at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Vrindavan
Dham to continue Sri Kartik tour.
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Wed, 22 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month; Sri Govardhan Puja)
Hapaniya: Hidden
Jewel
'Inspired by Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj, Gurudev told Guru Maharaj that
he wanted to make a temple in Hapaniya. Srila Gurudev did not make a big
temple here – perhaps, you have to tolerate some austerity here, but It is a
very great fortune to be here.'
Today in the calendar: Gaura Pratipad. Sri Sri Govardhan Puja (in the morning). Grand Annakut Mahotsav ('Rice Mountain Festival') at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Asram (Govardhan) and Sri Gupta-Govardhan Temple (Nabadwip). Go-Puja (worship of cows) and Go-Krida (pleasing cows). Worship of Sri Bali Daityaraj.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "The Lord accepts everything and anything from His devotees. You will see tomorrow also—tomorrow is the day of that Govardhan Puja, and people will be offering so many things on this day. What does 'annakut' mean? It means 'a mountain of rice'—'kut' means 'a hill' or 'a mountain', and 'anna' means rice. Devotees offer Govardhan a mountain of rice on this day."
In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
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Loving Search for
the Lost Servant:
This day in 2014:
Sri Govardhan Puja (Year 2014)
A joyful festival celebrating Lord Krishna lifting Sri Govardhan Hill and
a parikrama to the holy places around Sri Govardhan. Day two of the annual
Kartik Pilgrimage.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama: Day Two (Year 2014)
The Kartik Pilgrimage continues: the second part of the Parikrama around
the holy places at Sri Govardhan. Among the numerous visited places on
this day are Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri Radha Kunda, Sri Kusum Sarovar.
This day in 2015:
Defeating the Pride
A Bengali class of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj:
• Mahaprabhu defeating Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, Digvijayi Pandit,
tricking thieves, teaching Prakasananda Saraswati a lesson • Bali
Maharaj's surrender • teaching Indra a lesson (Govardhan Pastime) •
strong faith in Deity service (Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Raghunandan Thakur)
• rare and valuable life.
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Download / listen to the audio (33.2 Mb, 97 min)
Sri Govardhan
Puja (15 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
In the shelter of the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj, devotees celebrate Sri Govardhan Puja and worship the cows
at Sri Gupta Govardhan temple at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat, Sri Nabadwip
Dham. (Photographs taken on 12 November 2015)
Sri Govardhan Puja class
(Archive video, Bengali)
An archive video recording of Sri Govardhan Puja day celebrated at Srila
Sridhar Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan Dham, in the shelter of the holy lotus
feet of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj.
This day in 2016:
Observing
and Celebrating Sri Govardhan PujaPhotographs of Sri Govardhan Puja festival observed at the temple of Mahaprabhu's Divine Water Play at Sri Nabadwip Dham in the shelter of the holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
(22 photographs, 1.3 Mb | 31 October 2016)
This day in 2017:
Sri
Govardhan Puja: Annakut Maha-Mahotsav
(48 photographs, 3.1 Mb | 20
October 2017)
Photographs taken during the grand auspicious festival of Sri Govardhan Puja
observed today at the temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan-Mohanjiu at
Dum Dum Park, Kolkata, under the supreme guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and in the association of the
worshippable Vaishnavs and devotees.
This day in 2018:
Sri Govardhan Puja Festival
(8 November 2018 | 108 photographs, 7.7 Mb)
The grand Annakut Mahotsav observed by the extremely fortunate devotees in
the shade of the holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and in the association of Vaishnavs from all
over the world at the temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Govardhan
Dham, Uttar Predesh.
This day in 2019:
Sri Govardhan Puja:
Annakut Mahotsav
(29 October 2019 | 72 photographs, 5.3 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj presides
over the annual grand festival of Sri Giriraj Govardhan in the assembly of
Vaishnavs and fortunate devotees. The first half of the day is spent in
various services and devotional programmes culminating with the noon arati
and prasad-seva.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama, Day Two
(29 October 2019 | 49 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
During the second day of Sri Govardhan Parikrama, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees around the
north-east part of Govardhan taking the darshan of Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri
Gaudiya Math, samadhi of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu, Sri Radha Kunda,
Sri Shyama Kunda, Vraja Svananda Sukhada Kunja, Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu's
bhajan kutir, Sri Lalita Kunda, and Sri Kusum Sarovar.
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Tue, 21 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month; Sri Dipavali)
Austere
Beginnings
'When Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj was staying at Kadam-khandi, one day
he heard a divine message from the sky – Srila Prabhupad told him, "What have
you come here for? Are you that selfish? Who will rescue all the people in
this world?" So, he came back from Vrindavan. It was 1940.'
Today in the calendar: Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Today is dipavali—you must offer lamps at the temple. Please buy lamps in clay pots, light them and place them on the four sides of the temple where we are staying. It is 'deep-dan mahotsav' ('festival of offering lamps'). You can offer lamps today and tomorrow, for two days."
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In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
Parikrama of
Sri Govardhan
"How do we do parikrama? Govardhan is like a peacock, our temple is
near Manasa Ganga, at the mouth of Govardhan, and we start the
parikrama from the tail and do half portion one day, and the second
half the next day."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.8 Mb, 8 min | 11 November 2015)
The Aanyor
Village
"During the parikrama, we pass a village called Aanyor when we go to
see Govinda Kunda. One day, Madhavendra Puri was sitting there and chanting
all day..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 11 November
2015)
Sri
Govardhan Puja (1):
Sevya and Sevak
"Today is a very auspicious day—today is Sri Giriraj Govardhan Puja. By the
mercy of Gurudev, we are present here in Govardhan. Gurudev writes that
Giriraj assumes the form of both sevya and sevak..."
Sri
Govardhan Puja (2): Seva-Adhikar
"Krishna Himself said, 'I am Govardhan!' Sometimes people say that
worshipping Govindaji and worshipping Govardhan is different, but this is a
misconception. You must serve Govardhan with sincerity and following all
rules of service."
Sri
Govardhan Puja (3): Full Service
"I have told you before that it is not necessary to know any mantra to
worship the Lord—it is necessary to have a clean heart. Also, service is
necessary, but service must be full. You start something and then leave it
half-way—not like this."
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Download / listen to the audio of the entire class (7.5 Mb, 18 min |
Bengali)
Sri Uddhav Kunda
and Sri Narad
Kunda: Tears of Afflicted Hearts
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we are doing the last day of our Sri
Govardhan parikrama, and by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma we have come
to this very beautiful place, Uddhav Kunda...."
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Download / listen to the audio (3.8 Mb, 9 min | Bengali)
At Sri Radha
Kunja-Bihari Gaudiya Math
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have come today to Sri Gaudiya Math
established by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. You know that Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur is the founder acharya of Sri Chaitanya
Math and all Gaudiya Maths..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.9 Mb, 7 min | Bengali)
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama: Day Two
(25 October 2014)
The Kartik Pilgrimage continues: the second part of the Parikrama around
the holy places at Sri Govardhan. Among the numerous visited places on
this day are Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri Radha Kunda, Sri Kusum Sarovar.
Parikrama of Sri Govardhan
(7 November 2018 | 75 photographs, 6.5 Mb)
On the second day, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj takes the devotees around the south-west part of Sri Govardhan to the
Aanyor village, Sri Govinda Kunda (Madhavendra Puri's samadhi mandir and
temple of Adi Gopal), Pushiri Kalota, and Sri Haldi Kunda.
Evening Programme at Sri Govardhan
(7 November 2018 | 39 photographs, 6.5 Mb)
Photographs from the evening class of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and of the numerous service activities taking
place at the temple in preparation to the grand Annakut Mahotsav (festival of
'rice mountain').
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama: Day One
(28 October 2019 | 61 photographs, 5 Mb)
Early in the morning, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj commences Sri Govardhan Parvat parikrama and takes the
devotees around the south-west part of Govardhan to take the holy
darshan of Aanyor village, Sri Govinda Kunda (and the temple of Adi
Gopal), and Sri Haldi Kunda.
Evening Class at
Sri Govardhan
(28 October 2019 | 37 photographs, 2.2 Mb)
Photographs taken during the evening arati, temple parikrama, and the evening
class of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj at Srila
Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan.
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Mon, 20 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Beautiful Twist of
Fate
'Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj went finished his primary and high-school
and went to study in Kolkata. Finishing college, he earned his B.A. degree
and was enrolled at a law college. He intended to become a lawyer, but, as
Guru Maharaj wrote in one of his poems, "Who knows what one is destined
to?"...'
Today in the calendar: Krishna Chaturdasi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of the Lord.
In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
First Part
of Sri Govardhan Parikrama
"Yesterday, we went to the Manasi Ganga. After that, we went to Haridev
mandir, then Brahma Kunda. Then, there is Santan Goswami's
bhajan-kutir and Chakleshwar Mahadev on the bank of the Manasi Ganga.
Today, we went to Govinda Kunda."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 7 November
2018)
At the Temple of Adi
Haridev
"This is the temple of Haridev. Every year when we do Govardhan parikrama we
come here to offer our obeisance following the order of our Guru-varga. The
Deity of Adi Haridev was installed by Krishna's great-grandson more than five
thousand years ago..."
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Download / listen to the audio (4.3 Mb, 11 min | 6 Nov. 2018 | English &
Bengali)
On the Bank of Brahma
Kunda
"We have come to Brahma Kunda. Do you remember where we have been today
before that? You must listen attentively and keep these things on your head
and in your heart. This Brahma Kunda is also known as Brahma-guha (the cave
of Brahma)..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.6 Mb, 7 min | 6 Nov. 2018 | English &
Bengali)
Glory of Manasi
Ganga
"This Haridev Temple is located to the south of Manasi Ganga. When it came to
the temple of Asadi Purnima, Nanda Maharaj, Mother Yasoda and other
Vraja-basis wanted to travel to the Ganges to bathe in her water..."
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Download / listen to the audio (4.3 Mb, 11 min | 6 Nov. 2018 | English &
Bengali)
Parikrama and
Evening Programme at Sri Govardhan
(6 November 2018 | 89 photographs, 6.4 Mb)
After a few hours of rest, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj starts Sri Giri Govardhan parikrama from visiting the
temple of Sri Haridev, Brahma-kunda, Chakleshwar Mahadev, Manasa Ganga and
bhajan kutir of Srila Sanatan Goswami. Extensive photographs from the
parikrama and the evening programme at the temple of Sri Sri Anu
Giriraj, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama Adhivas
(27 October 2019 | 81 photographs, 4.9 Mb)
The first day at Sri Govardhan passes in many beautiful moments—devotees from
all over the world receive His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj's darshan, and in the late afternoon Sri Gurupadpadma takes
the devotees to the first four places at Sri Govardhan—Sri Adi-Haridev
Mandir, Sri Brahma Kunda, Sri Manasi Ganga, and Srila Sanatan Goswami's
bhajan kutir.
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Sun, 19 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Glorious
Hapaniya
'By our great fortune we have come today to Sri Hapaniya Dham, the holy
appearance place of our Param Guru Maharaj. He appeared in this village, and
the temple was inaugurated by many stalwart Vaishnavs...'
In memory of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma's pastimes in Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Dham:
Parikrama Is Not
a Walk
'Your gurudev is sitting here, but you go to another place, hang out
with others, sit and tell each other stories, do this, that, etc. Do you
think you can get the darshan of Vrindavan like that? If you want to
have the darshan of Vrindavan, you must do it with your heart.'
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Download / listen to the audio (10.3 Mb, 25 min | 27 October 2019 |
Bengali)
He Is Not a
Sham
'When you do not have anything to do at home, you call your family and ask
them how they are, etc., but when you die one day, they will take your body
to the cremation ground. They are all temporary family who will leave you,
but the Lord will never leave you. But you must make an effort...'
Be Headstrong
'You have come to this holy abode now – please practise Krishna
consciousness. Do the parikrama nicely. And when you go back to your
homes, do not slacken your practise, then your coming here would be fruitful.
Coming to Vrindavan brings so much benefit! But you must remember...'
Govardhan:
Sevya and Sevak
'Govardhan manifests Himself as an object of service (sevya) and a
servitor (sevak). He is the Lord Himself, who comes to take service,
and, at the same time, He is also a servant – as Govardhan, the Lord is
taking service from others and also serving Himself.'
Holy Places for Holy
Deeds
"As long as there are the glories of the Lord in the world, there will be
Ganga, there will be Yamuna, there will be Govardhan, but now is Kali-yuga,
and the time is coming when the Ganges will disappear, Govardhan will
disappear..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min)
"May our
pilgrimage be successful"
"Actually, we are going to Dvaraka to learn something about the pastimes of
Krishna. If we are fortunate, by Krishna's mercy, we can get the
darshan of this place. We pray to Gurudev and to the Lord that our
pilgrimage may be successful."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.7 Mb, 5 min | 31 October
2018)
En Route to
Dvaraka
"I am speaking now from the train because this is an almost three-day journey
from Kolkata to Dvaraka. I myself have never actually been to Dvaraka, but
this year devotees told me, 'Maharaj, we want to go to Dvaraka with you,'
that is why we have arranged some programme and going there now with more
than two hundred devotees; but our main spiritual things, our target is
always Vrindavan and Govardhan."
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Download / listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 10 min | 31 October
2018)
A Night Talk in
Dvaraka
"What to speak of Vrindavan, gopis, and so on, this is the highest place—we
cannot even compare ourselves to Rukmini and Satyabhama. When Rukmini and
Satyabhama saw Srimati Radharani, they actually surrendered to Her and the
Vraja gopis. With this in mind we are going to their place."
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Download / listen to the audio (0.7 Mb, 2 min | 1 November
2018)
Sudama Vipra
"There was a brahman called Sudama Vipra. He was a friend of Lord
Krishna who lived with his wife Satya in Sviyapur. One day, Sudama Vipra told
his wife..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.6 Mb, 8 min | 2 November
2018)
Sri Govardhan
Dham: Arrival
(23 October 2014)
After a long way from Kolkata and other cities, towns, and villages, the
devotees finally arrive at the shelter of Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram
in Sri Govardhan Dham to begin the holy Kartik Pilgrimage.
Arrival at Sri
Govardhan
(6 November 2018 | 31 photographs, 3.3 Mb)
After more than a day-long train journey, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj arrives with the devotees at Sri Govardhan and
meets with the many devotees who came to join the rest of the
parikrama.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama Adhivas
(27 October 2019 | 81 photographs, 4.9 Mb)
The first day at Sri Govardhan passes in many beautiful moments—devotees from
all over the world receive His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj's darshan, and in the late afternoon Sri Gurupadpadma takes
the devotees to the first four places at Sri Govardhan—Sri Adi-Haridev
Mandir, Sri Brahma Kunda, Sri Manasi Ganga, and Srila Sanatan Goswami's
bhajan kutir.
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Sat, 18 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Outsmarting
Gopal
'He is the master of the whole universe – do you think you can bind Him with
the rope from 900,000 cows? If you are to bind Him, you can only do it with
devotion. So, no matter how many times Mother Yasoda tried, the rope
was always two fingers too short.'
Today in the calendar: Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:39–9:28. Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav [event] mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day."
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Fri, 17 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month; Fast on Sri Rama Ekadasi)
Step Beyond
Material Knowledge
'Remember these things. Sriman Mahaprabhu taught all this to Srila Sanatan
Goswami when they were in Kasi. You must keep these things in your hearts.
Until and unless your material attachments go away, the teachings of Sri Sri
Rupa-Raghunath will not enter your ears.'
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Thu, 16 October 2025 (Sri Damodar Month)
Blessed
Navami-Tithi
'In this month of Kartik, which is very dear to Sri Kirtika-nandini, our
Param Guru Maharaj Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the founder of this international Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, Krishna-anusilana Sangha and Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Mission, chose
the holy day of navami-tithi to made his advent in this world.'
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CALENDAR FOR 10/2025
DAMODAR
18 OCTOBER (SAT). Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:39–9:28. Festival in honour of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.
20 OCTOBER (MON). Krishna Chaturdasi. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of the Lord.
21 OCTOBER (TUE). Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples of the Lord.
22 OCTOBER (WED). Gaura Pratipad. Sri Sri Govardhan Puja (in the morning). Grand Annakut Mahotsav ('Rice Mountain Festival') at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Asram (Govardhan) and Sri Gupta-Govardhan Temple (Nabadwip). Go-Puja (worship of cows) and Go-Krida (pleasing cows). Worship of Sri Bali Daityaraj.
23 OCTOBER (THU). Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj. Bhratri-dvitiya krityam (the day when brothers and sisters honour each other).
25 OCTOBER (SAT). Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Visva-varenya Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
26 OCTOBER (SUN). Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
29 OCTOBER (WED). Gaura Astami. Sri Gopastami, Sri Gosthastami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu.
NOVEMBER 2025
1 NOVEMBER (SAT). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Sri Utthan Ekadasi. Disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj. Sri Bhisma Panchaka. Awakening (utthana) of Lord Sri Hari.
2 NOVEMBER (SUN). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:46–9:29.
4 NOVEMBER (TUE). Gaura Chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar Pandit. Departure of Srimad Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaj.
5 NOVEMBER (WED). Purnima. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa-Bihari jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. End of chaturmasya, urjja-vrata, damodar-vrata, kartik-vrata or niyom-seva and Bhisma-panchaka.
KESHAVA
15 NOVEMBER (SAT). Krishna Ekadasi. Fast on Utpanna Ekadasi. Departure of Sriyukta Dhananjaya Das Prabhu.
16 NOVEMBER (SUN). Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:56–9:33. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.
17 NOVEMBER (THU). Krishna Trayodasi. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
20 NOVEMBER (THU). Amavasya. Disappearance of Srestharya Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.
26 NOVEMBER (WED). Gaura Sasthi. Sri Sri Jagannathdev's Odan-Sasthi. Manifestation Anniversary of Sri Sri Nitai Chaitanya at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Puri Dham.
28 NOVEMBER (FRI). Gaura Astami. Disappearance of Suryakunda-basi Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.
29 NOVEMBER (SAT). Gaura Navami. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
30 NOVEMBER (SUN). Gaura Dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj.
DECEMBER 2025
1 DECEMBER (MON). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Moksada Ekadasi.
2 DECEMBER (TUE). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 6:06–9:40.
4 DECEMBER (THU). Purnima.
NARAYAN
6 DECEMBER (SAT). Krishna Dvitiya. Grand festival in honour of the appearance day of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
7 DECEMBER (SUN). Krishna Tritiya. Festivals at Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat, the places of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's holy appearance and childhood pastimes.
8 DECEMBER (MON). Krishna Chaturthi. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
15 DECEMBER (MON). Krishna Ekadasi. No fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakas Aranya Maharaj.
16 DECEMBER (TUE). Krishna Dvadasi. Fast on Paksa-Vardhini Mahadvadasi. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Srauti Maharaj.
17 DECEMBER (WED). Krishna Trayodasi. Mahadvadasi paran is at 6:16–9:47. Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Datta Thakur.
19 DECEMBER (FRI). Amavasya.
21 DECEMBER (SUN). Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
23 DECEMBER (TUE). Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadis Pandit.
30 DECEMBER (TUE). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Putrada Ekadasi. Appearance of Srila Jagadis Pandit.
31 DECEMBER (WED). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 6:23–9:54.
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2025–2026 (pdf)
THE HOLY NAME:
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting; inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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