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His Holiness
Sri Srimad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj

His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha [pronounced 'Nirya'] Maharaj came to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math as a very young boy of fifteen-sixteen years old in March 2011. Receiving initiation from Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj on 19 March 2011, he received the name Sri Tilak Krishna Prabhu and was sent to serve at the Temple in Siliguri as the pujari. In Siliguri, he gradually and naturally took charge of the temple and had been very successfully managing the preaching and all temple activities. Later, having received the holy sannyas order from Srila Acharya Maharaj on 16 January 2016, His Holiness was then transferred to Sri Ekachakra Dham where he served as the full-time manager until about mid 2018 when Sri Gurupadpadma further transferred His Holiness to Sri Nrisingha Palli Temple and started very widely expanding his service responsibilities starting from collection, construction supervision to preaching door to door throughout Bengal and organising grand Vaishnav Seva festivals at Sri Nrisingha Palli and Sri Ekachakra Dham.

The photographs presented here are a few drops collected throughout the years that bear witness to His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj's exalted and beautiful life dedicated to the service of his Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. We pray they may serve as an inspiration to the worldwide devotees' community of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, as well as give everyone some acquaintance with His Holiness's background and service position.

 

pujya-sri-guru-varga-vandita-mahabhavanvitayah sada
paurvaparya-parampara-prachalita-prajya-pramurtakrteh
bhakter nirmala-nirjharasya nibhrtam samraksakam sadaram
vande sri-gurudevam anata-sira acharya-varyam nijam

"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas, Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."


vaisnavera pada-dhuli tahe mora snana-keli
tarpana mora vaisnavera nama
vaisnavera uchchhista tahe mora mano-nistha
vaisnavera namete ullasa

"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs' name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated at the name of Vaishnavs."

gangara-parasa ha-ile paschate pavana
darsane pavitra kara—ei tomara guna

"If the Ganges touches someone, they are purified some time later; but one becomes purified just by seeing you, O Vaishnava Thakur. Such is your power."

 

2011


12 March 2011. Arriving at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip for Sri Dham Parikrama, Sripad Niriha Maharaj (an uninitiated boy from Bokaro at that time) is seated at the evening class (in the middle on the far left, behind a young boy looking up) in the assembly of august Vaishnavs presided by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

 


(In the centre, to the right of the brahmacharis)

 


(Above and below: In the centre, to the right of the brahmacharis and behind the mridangas)


 


(In the foreground, in the centre, to the right)

 


(Above and below: His Holiness is seated for Harinam initiation in the front row.)


 


 

2012


2 December 2012. His Holiness serving as the pujari of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda Sundar at the Temple in Siliguri.

 


 


 


(On the left)

 


 


(In the centre, to the right)

 


 


 


 


 


 


25 April 2012. Sripad Niriha Maharaj (Sri Tilak Krishna Prabhu at the time) receives brahmachari clothes from His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj

 


Later during the year—5 June 2012. (Standing in the door way with a bag, returning from bhoga collection.)

 


October 2012. (On the right)

 


 


(In the centre, to the right)

 


 


(Seated to the left of His Divine Grace.)

 


 

2013


February 2013. His Holiness comes to Sri Ekachakra Dham to attend the festival of Lord Nityananda Prabhu's appearance for the first time.

 


(Seated to the right of Sripad Santosh Prabhu)

 


27 February 2013. During the evening arati—His Holiness is standing on ther right, amidst the crowd.

 


24 March 2013. During Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama (entering Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan).
His Holiness is pictured in the foreground, in the centre.

 


(In the bottom corner, on the left.)

 


(On the right, behind Srila Ashram Maharaj.)

 


Distributing prasadam to the devotees.

 


(Seated on the right, in the foreground.)

 


At Sri Champa Hatti, Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhar's temple of Dvija Vaninath. (On the right.)

 


Back in Siliguri. 11 June 2013. During the Temple Anniversary festival days. (Below and above: seated in the middle of the photograph, to the right of His Divine Grace.)

 


 


 

2014


24 October 2014. Sri Govardhan Puja Festival. (Pictured in the middle, with Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali book in his hands.)

 


Distributing prasadam.

 


Sripad Tilak Krishna Prabhu and Sripad Madhumangal Prabhu. At Sri Govardhan Temple.

 


28 October 2014. During Sri Kartik Parikrama.

 


 


 


 


31 October 2014. In Haridwar (above and the photographs below).

 


 


 


 


 


 

2015


3 March 2015. At Sri Surabhi Kunja Math, during Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama.

 


In the centre: Calling all the Western devotees to take prasadam in a little separate place to make it easier for them.

 

2016


16 January 2016. Sri Nabadwip Dham. On the day of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj bestows the sannyas order onto Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha [pronounced as 'Nirya'] Maharaj (on the right) and Sripad Bhakti Purna Sroti Maharaj (the manager of the temple in Sri Hapaniya Dham). Seated below is Sri Krishnapad Prabhu who received brahmachari cloth on this day (he serves at Sri Nrisingha Palli Temple now).

 


Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj (left) and Sripad Bhakti Purna Sroti Maharaj (right) at the fire yajna following their sannyas initiation.

 


18 February 2016. Sripad Niriha Maharaj at Sri Ekachakra Dham. By this year, His Holiness has started to manage many of the temple services and assist in holding the grand festival of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance.

 


At the book table in Sri Ekachakra Dham Temple.

 


21 March 2016. Back in Nabadwip for Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and Sri Gaura Purnima Festival.

 


22 March 2016. On request of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj (on the right) is speaking about the glories of Sri Samudra Ghat in Hindi, his second native language (His Holiness is fluent in both Bengali and Hindi).

 


At the book table with one of the guests visiting the temple.

 


10 June 2016. Below and above: at the Vaishnav Seva programme in honour of Sripad Santosh Prabhu.

 


 


14 December 2016. Assisting during second initiations.

 


 


23 December 2016. Back at Sri Ekachakra Dham.

 


 


 


 

2017


7 February 2017. His Holiness is chanting at the evening arati of Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu led by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. (His Holiness is standing on the right.)

 


During the Tulasi parikrama. (Pictured on the right.)

 


7 February 2017. During the class, His Divine Grace called Sripad Niriha Maharaj to instruct him to prepare a special sweet rice offering for Sri Varahadev. His Divine Grace ordered to use best rice, milk and other ingredients and make a special sweet rice offering in the morning.

 


 


 


During the arati, His Holiness is standing on the left.

 


 


 


 


During the kirtans at the evening class.

 


Above and below: after the festival—seeing His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj off.

 


 


7 March 2017. Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Adhivas programe. His Holiness is seated on the left.

 


During Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama—at Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan (seated on the right, holding his holy danda).

 


 


(Seated on the right, holding his holy danda). At the temple of Sri Buroraj Siva.

 


10 March 2017. Sri Sri Surabhi Kunja Math.

 


 


In Sri Godrupdwip, at a resting place of Sriman Mahaprabhu. (Pictured in the centre, in the foreground.)

 


12 March 2017. Assisting during the initiations.

 


Later that day, during the grand Gaura Purnima Festival programme—seated on the right, in the background.

 

2018


27 January 2018. Back at Sri Ekachakra Dham. His Holiness is helping unload the bus loaded with bhoga.

 


Later that day—serving prasadam to the devotees.

This year, arriving at Sri Ekachakra Dham, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj spoke about His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj's service during the class:

After so many long days we have come again to Sri Ekachakra Dham, Sri Virachandrapur and at the appearance place of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu—we are very fortunate. We are very happy today because by the mercy of Gurudev, by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu we are able to come to Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance place.

We are staying here for a few days, but those who live here, who protect Nityananda Prabhu's appearance place, who protect His Dham, who protect Gurudev's temple here, who live here permanently—they keep a room for us, they keep accommodation for us, they keep prasadam for us—they do permanent service to Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. They are very fortunate, there is no doubt about that.

We come here like adventure-seekers, we come as pilgrims, people who like visiting different places—we come to this place only for the festival time, but those who do service here permanently, they are tolerating so many things to manage the temple—they are tolerating so much from the environment, from the atmosphere, they are tolerating so many obstacles; despite everything they keep protecting Gurudev's temple. This is our hope, and it is owing to them that why we are able to stay here, we are able to come and celebrate the festival Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day. That is our happiness. I am very grateful to them.

 


At the evening arati of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu. (His Holiness is standing on the left.)

 


29 January 2018. At Sri Ekachakra Dham Parikrama.

 


 


 


 


Distributing prasadam during the grand festival.

 


25 February 2018. Back in Nabadwip. His Holiness is seated in the centre, at the temple in Sri Nrisingha Palli.

 


At Sri Suvarna Bihar Temple in Sri Godrumdwip.

 


At Sri Surabhi Kunja Math—seated on the right, holding his holy danda.

 


During the evening class (seated in front of His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj).

 


 


 


At Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan. (Seated on the stage on the right.)

 


At Sri Yogapith, Sriman Mahaprabhu's birthplace. (At the back, on the right.)

 


Back at Sri Nrisingha Palli temple.

 


At Sri Vishnupriya Devi's paternal house.

 


At the samadhi mandir and bhajan kutir of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

 


Leading the evening arati at Sri Nrisingha Palli Temple.

 


At Vidyanagar (seated in the centre, a little to the right, holding his holy danda).

 


 


At the birthplace of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur (seated right behind His Divine Grace).

 


1 March 2018. The evening class—His Holiness is seated in front of His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj.

 


2 March 2018. Sri Gaura Purnima Day (His Holiness is seated in front of His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj).

 


 


 


(In the front row, in the center).

 


During the main kirtan glorifying the holy appearance of Sriman Mahaprabhu. (His Holiness is standing behind and a little to the left of His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj.)

 


19 September 2018. Srila Acharya Maharaj took Sripad Niriha Maharaj to Bokaro where he originally came from. Pictured here is His Holiness with the family members from his previous ashram.

 


2 December 2018. Above and below: during a preaching programme in Baduria

 


 


 

2019


21 January 2019. Above and below: during a preaching programme in Ahmadpur.

 


 


 


The same day—Harinama-sankirtana in Bolpur.

 


 


14 February 2019. Back at Sri Ekachakra Dham, His Holiness makes arrangements for the grand festival. (Pictured in the centre, hanging the banner.)

 


Checking on the kitchen services.

 


 


 


His Divine Grace instructs Sripad Niriha Maharaj on the arrangements for the festival.

 


 


 


 


Leading the arati of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu.

 


(Seated on the stage, to the left of His Divine Grace.)

 


 


At the bookroom.

 


Later in the evening, a group of devotees from Bokaro comes to see His Divine Grace before leaving.

 


Sripad Niriha Maharaj sees the devotees off late at night making sure everybody gets on the Temple's bus that is to take them to the train station.

 


24 February 2019. Leading the morning arati. (A little in the background, to the left.)

 


Temple parikrama.

 


 


24 February 2019.

 


14 March 2019. Back at Sri Nrisingha Palli for Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama festival days.

 


His Holiness happily assists in any kinds of services that come to him. Pictured here, His Holiness is seated at the registration desk at the entrance of the temple assisting all the arriving devotees and distributing the signature hats for the parikrama.

 


 


Distributing prasadam to the devotees.

 


 


Leading the evening arati.

 


 


 


 


18 March 2019. At Sri Madhai Ghat. (Seated in the middle, a little to the right.)

 


In the courtyard of Sri Chaitanya Math.

 


At Sri Jagannathdev's Temple in Simantadwip.

 


Further during the parikrama that day—His Divine Grace speaks about the glories of Sri Rudradwip and Sri Simantadwip. (His Holiness is seated right left of the temple.)

 


 


At the samadhi mandir and bhajan kutir of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj. (Seated on the left.)

 


 


21 March 2019. Sri Gaura Purnima day. (Standing on the right.)

 


Taking down the names and addresses of the devotees who ask for initiation.

 


 


 


 


During the evening programme, His Divine Grace checks that all management is running smoothly.

 


 


His Holiness sweeps the floor for the devotees to take prasadam shortly.

 


 


5 March 2019. Back at Sri Ekachakra Dham. By this time, His Holiness Sripad Niriha Maharaj spends most of the time managing the temple at Sri Nrisingha Palli and coming to Sri Ekachakra Dham whenever it was necessary to supervise or assist with any services (during this period, His Holiness would stay at Sri Ekachakra to supervise the construction of the outbuilding kitchen and the extra floor on top of the nat mandir).

 


 


 


6 April 2019.

 


 


Checking the boxes to construct the door jambs.

 


28 April 2019.

 


28 April 2019. Cutting the hay for the cows.

 


28 April 2019. During the daily evening class at the temple.

 


17 May 2019. Back at Sri Nrisingha Palli for the festival of Lord Nrisinghadev.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Making final arrangements for serving prasadam to the senior Vaishnavs from Sri Mayapur Dham.

 


14 July 2019. Anxiously coming out to welcome His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj arriving at the temple.

 


28 August 2019. Srila Acharya Maharaj comes to Sri Nrisingha Palli to check on the construction progress and Sripad Niriha Maharaj is showing His Divine Grace around telling the latest development.

 


29 September 2019. During the grand festival held in honour of the divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj hosted very beautifully by His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj at Sri Nrisingha Palli. Although Srila Acharya Maharaj chose to be present at another temple on this day, Sripad Niriha Maharaj held the festival with full grandeur.

 


At the assembly of august Vaishnavs from Sri Mayapur Dham.

 


(His Holiness is seated with folded palms in the foreground.)

 


Presenting some dakshin to the Vaishnavs.

 


 


9 October 2019. Happily honouring prasadam with the devotees. (Sripad Niriha Maharaj is seated on the left.)

 


At Sri Nrisingha Palli. Keeping record of the expenses.

 


21 October 2019. Preparing for the festival of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's holy appearance day at Sri Hapaniya Dham.

 


 


At Sripat Hapaniya Dham. The eve of the festival.

 


 


Sripad Niriha Maharaj is taking instruction from His Divine Grace on the festival arrangement. (The picture is taken just outside the temple.)

 


Serving prasadam to the honourable Vaishnavs.

 


 


12 November 2019. At a preaching programme in Tarakeshwar. (His Holiness is seated in the bottom corner on the left.)

 


Returning from the preaching programme.

 


14 December 2019. On the day of the holy appearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at Sri Nrisingha Palli. His Holiness welcomes the Vaishnavs from Mayapur with a garland, sandalwood paste, and humble obeisances.

 


 


Bringing the calendars for the following year, printed in time for the festival.

 

2020-2021


4 February 2020. His Holiness is cleaning the temple after the construction works finished.

 


7 February 2020. During the grand prasadam distribution.

 


 


 


14 March 2020. Chanting kirtans on the way to Sri Hapaniya Dham for the Temple Anniversary Festival (after Sri Gaura Purnima).

 


 


During the bhoga-arati at the end of the programme.

 


 


 


Distributing prasadam to the devotees. Wherever His Holiness is sent or comes, his nature is to always look for service and to engage in service.

 


 


18 April 2020. On the order of His Divine Grace Srila Acharya Maharaj, Sripad Niriha Maharaj and Sripad Krishnapad Prabhu distribute potato and rice to the local people using the lockdown period for preaching.

 


 


 


 


30 May 2020. Supervising the casting of the roof at the new top floor of Sri Nrisingha Palli temple.

 


 


Above and below: unloading bricks for the construction of the new Sri Bhakti Sundar Angan Guesthouse at Sri Nrisingha Palli.

 


 


15 July 2020. On the order of Srila Acharya Maharaj, Sripad Niriha Maharaj daily supervises the construction of the new Sri Bhakti Sundar Angan Guesthouse at Sri Nrisingha Palli. (Pictured seated far on the left.)

 


13 August 2020. Sri Krishna Janmastami and the abhisekh of Sri Gopal.

 


2 September 2020 (during the sixth month of lockdown). On the order of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj, accompanied by a few other devotees, fulfils a great and rare service—entering each Gaudiya Temple on the land of Antardwip and Godrumdwip, His Holiness, accompanied by a few other devotees, bow down to the residents of the temples and humbly offer bhoga for their temples on behalf of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Sri Gurupadpadma.
More photoraphs: Sri Mayapur Dham Vaishnav Seva

 


 

     

 


 

     

 


 

     

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

     

 


3 October 2020. Supervising the construction works at Sri Nrisingha Palli.

 


 


28 November 2020. At the goshala in Sri Nrisingha Palli, pictured with Sri Amrita Krishna Prabhu.

 


Later that day—during the evening class. (His Holiness is seated on the right.)

 


30 November 2020. Cutting the hay for the cows.

 


9 December 2020. At Sri Midnapore Temple, handing out invitations to Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Vyasa Puja festival.

 


31 December 2020. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Vyasa Puja. His Holiness is placing the coconuts at the Vyasa-asana.

 


Taking out mattresses for the devotees.

 

     
1 January 2021. During the Vaishnav seva festival.

 


21 February 2021. At Sri Ekachakra Dham. His Holiness is returning in the evening from the town with some bhoga.

 


23 March 2021. Sripad Niriha Maharaj arriving with the truck to distribute prasadam to the devotees on Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama.

 


His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj.

 

 

 

About His Holiness
Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj

(From the holy lotus mouth of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj)

 

"Those who are fit for being disciplined are called disciples. They want to be chastised, they get chastised—such disciples become gurus. If somebody wants to be chastised, has been chastised, and if Gurudev has made and is making a disciple from them, then such a disciple has the qualities of a guru."

(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj,
Guidance 4, Chapter "Eternal sweet relationship between guru and disciple")

1 May 2021.
There are two sannyasis, one is twenty-six years old (Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj) and the other one is twenty-eight years old (Sripad Bhakti Chandan Vishnu Maharaj). I made one of them a sannyasi when he was a twenty-year-old brahmachari (Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj). Now he is twenty-six years old and he is taking care of my temple, a big temple.

You cannot imagine what kind of chastisement I give him (Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj). When my Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj came to the Mission, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj told him, "You must follow me. Do not follow your mind." Srila Sridhar Maharaj told him only that. And Srila Sridhar Maharaj also beat my Gurudev, but I do not beat, but I think that what I did to him was actually more than beating. One time, I was there [Sri Nrisingha Palli] at Gaura Purnima and he made some mistake after Gaura Purnima (I told him to do something in one way, and he did more than that, following his mind), and after Gaura Purnima I told him to hold his ears and squat ten times in front of everybody. He is a sannyasi, but he did that happily in front of everybody without any shyness or anything. This is the kind of chastisement I gave him.

His father also gives him respect addressing him 'Maharaj' and paying dandavat to him. He also always addresses his father 'Prabhu'—he does not say 'dad' or 'papa'. I told his father that I will make a great preacher from this boy. From the beginning I have been teaching him and making him a great sannyasi who can be humble, tolerant and give honour to others. These are his good qualities. Not only that, he is truthful—he can never tell a lie. This is his very important quality. He has never told a lie in his life. It may sometimes be necessary to tell a lie for management, but if I was to tell him, 'Go there and tell a lie', he cannot do that. Such is his quality.

9 March 2020, Sri Gaura Purnima Day.
[When speaking about many of the present devotees:] "Sripad Niriha Maharaj is also there with us. He sometimes does not understand something easily, but he has a lot of good qualities: because he does not understand some things, I chastise him a lot, but he can tolerate it."

17 February 2016. Sri Ekachakra Dham.
[Sripad Niriha Maharaj is the Temple Manager at Sri Ekachakra Dham at this time.]
"This year I am not bringing anything to Ekachakra from Nabadwip. Every year I have been bringing rice, dal, vegetables—a truck full of bhog—but this year Sripad Niriha Maharaj told me he would manage from Ekachakra, and I told him I would help. He has the capacity to do it, so he is doing it. He was the temple manger in Siliguri before: it is a small temple, but he has got the qualification."

26 January 2018. Sri Ekachakra Dham.
[Sripad Niriha Maharaj is still the Temple Manager at Sri Ekachakra Dham at this time.]
After so many long days we have come again to Sri Ekachakra Dham, Sri Virachandrapur and at the appearance place of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu—we are very fortunate. We are very happy today because by the mercy of Gurudev, by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu we are able to come to Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance place.

We are staying here for a few days, but those who live here, who protect Nityananda Prabhu's appearance place, who protect His Dham, who protect Gurudev's temple here, who live here permanently—they keep a room for us, they keep accommodation for us, they keep prasadam for us—they do permanent service to Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. They are very fortunate, there is no doubt about that.

We come here like adventure-seekers, we come as pilgrims, people who like visiting different places—we come to this place only for the festival time, but those who do service here permanently, they are tolerating so many things to manage the temple—they are tolerating so much from the environment, from the atmosphere, they are tolerating so many obstacles; despite everything they keep protecting Gurudev's temple. This is our hope, and it is owing to them that why we are able to stay here, we are able to come and celebrate the festival Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day. That is our happiness. I am very grateful to them.

5 February 2020.
"In Gurudev's time, from my brahmachari life, I have been going house to house, from one rice mill to another, I have been collecting rice, potato, etc. Now I am teaching Sripad Niriha Maharaj, he is also going house to house."

17 October 2020.
"Some devotees from Mayapur called Sripad Niriha Maharaj saying, 'We want to come on Acharya Maharaj's appearance day,' and I told Sripad Niriha Maharaj, 'If devotees want to come, then you can make a festival, what can I do? If somebody wants to come, we want to serve them.' So, Sripad Niriha Maharaj and Sripad Vishnu Maharaj invited everybody from Mayapur, Svarupgañj and Godrumdwīp and made a very big festival in Nrisingha Palli."

18 October 2020.
"...I was very happy to see yesterday that so many sannyasis, brahmacharis had come to Nrisingha Palli from Mayapur. Actually, I did not think they would come, that they would be so eager to come and join the festival in Nrisingha Palli, but later I told Sripad Niriha Maharaj, 'You can go and invite them.' In the end, so many devotees, brahmacharis and sannyasis, came from Mayapur yesterday.

24 January 2021.
"I have given Sripad Niriha Maharaj some of the preaching service—he has taken over preaching in the places where I used to preach in the early days. Sripad Niriha Maharaj is now preaching for Gaura Purnima. Also, I no longer go house to house to collect rice in villages, Sripad Niriha Maharaj is doing it now.

"To be able to stay within service full time is very rare—it is necessary to have a very great fortune to be able to serve from a young age. I am also trying to make full-time servitors from some boys... I gave sannyas to two brahmacharis when they were very young (Sripad Niriha Maharaj and Sripad Vishnu Maharaj), they were not even twenty-four years old at that time, but they are still serving very nicely—they do proper service, following all rules and regulations, doing everything properly. Now they go for preaching and doing very well."

21 March 2021.
"Some devotees here also do a lot of collection. I told that foreign devotees cannot come this year [2021], and many devotees did collections here, going and begging door to door every day. I also sent Sripad Niriha Maharaj and Ashok Prabhu to go house to house. They returned late at night yesterday—I was waiting for them, and when they came I saw they had brought much rice, dal, potato, some money, etc. I cannot go to all houses and programmes myself, I had to cancel some programmes also, but devotees went to many houses and did all that collection. Somebody gave dal, somebody gave sugar, oil, etc.—they give whatever they can, according to their capacity. Everybody helped this Nabadwip Dham parikrama in this way."

24 April 2021. "I called Sripad Niriha Maharaj and Sripad Vishnu Maharaj and told them to wake up early in the morning yesterday, to go temple to temple in Mayapur to invite all the Vaishnavs to the temple, and to give prasadam to everyone today."

 

 

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