Sincere Surrender
"Many say, 'The Lord does not hear me. I call the Lord, but He does not hear
me.' People blame the Lord, but what do the scriptures say? We always think
about ourselves. What does the Lord say? Do we ever listen to what the Lord
says?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Advice to
Householder Devotees
"The husband will work. The wife will cook, offer the bhog, take the offered
prasadam first, and then the husband will take the remnants after her. That
is Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's advice..."
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Thu, 2 June 2022
Deserve, Then Desire
"You cannot serve Vaishnavs without become a Vaishnav yourself. First become
a Vaishnav yourself, then you can serve Vaishnavs. And if somebody thinks, 'I
have become a Vaishnav!' they must not do Vaishnav seva—their service will be
faulty, it will be a mistake. How can you get this right to do service? The
answer is here."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
"Try Your Best"
"We must try to rectify ourselves. We are everybody's servants. When you take
initiation, you do not become a devotee—you only get admission into a
spiritual school, but after that you must practise. You will become perfect
through practise."
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Fri, 3 June 2022
Greatest Wealth, Ornament, and Aspiration
"Brother, listen one-pointedly about the holy feet of Vaishnav Thakur, the
greatest wealth there can ever be on earth. Krishna never leaves those who
have taken shelter in them and worships them; everyone else simply dies in
vain."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Proper
Service Is Chaste Service
"So, there are different ways to satisfy the Lord or satisfy your guru. There
is not only one source. Whatever service Gurudev gives me, I must do it
attentively, with faith, and without thinking about other things."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad
Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu, a favourite and intimate disciple of Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"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."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Srila Bhakti Gaurava
Giri Maharaj (Sri Paramananda Prabhu):
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj remembers:
(1) "Pramananda Prabhu came to Srila Prabhupad as a child. His age
was thirteen only when he came to live with Srila Prabhupad. He was a very
intimate devotee of Srila Prabhupad. One day, he came to Prabhupad after a
walk in Radha Kunda and reported to Prabhupad that the Diwan of Bhaghpur
state and the whole of his family were circumambulating Radha Kunda—he and
his wife would lie down, place a stone ahead, get up, go forward, and again
lie down at the place marked by the stone. Paramananda Prabhu said very
ardently, 'They also regard Radharani so much!' Then Prabhupad came out from
his inner quarter and said, 'Yes, but their concern for Radharani and our
concern for Radharani is quite different. They come to Radharani because She
is favourite to Krishna, but our position is the opposite—our interest is
Radharani, and we worship Krishna only because He is favourite to Radharani
(we have to connect with Krishna only because She likes Him).'"
(2)
"One time, a letter came from one devotee with some complaint. Srila
Prabhupad asked his servitor, 'Who has told this news to him?' The servitor
said, 'Prabhupad, you yourself have written this news to him.' Prabhupad
denied it, 'No, no, no. I never wrote this to him!'The servitor explained
humbly, 'I remember how you dictated it and I wrote it. You gave the news to
him.' Prabhupad denied, 'No, I do not remember it.' Then I [Srila Sridhar
Maharaj] spoke—I said, 'Vyasa vetti na vetti va (He who has composed all
Vedas may or may not know them).' Prabhupad laughed when he heard it.
Paramananda Prabhu was there too, and he said, 'Sridhara sakalam vetti
(Sridhar Maharaj knows everything).' I said, 'Paramananda prasadatah. (By the
mercy of Paramananda Prabhu).'"
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj remembers:
"Paramananda Prabhu was a very dearmost, intimate disciple of Prabhupad
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Prabhupad had given him very much
affection. When Paramananda Prabhu came to Srila Guru Maharaj [Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj], Srila Guru Maharaj was always very happy to see
him. That Paramananda Prabhu said, "Maharaj, my only shelter now is your book
Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam. I do not read Srimad Bhagavad-gita or
Bhagavatam, or anything else, I only read Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam every
day. I read a chapter a day, and I read it continuously—when I finish it, I
start from the beginning again."
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
Sat, 4 June 2022
Remembering Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (1)
"The lotus feet of Nitai are cooling like ten million moons—not just one
moon, but ten million moons. When the sun gives light, it is warm, and when
the moon gives light, it is cold. So, Nitai's lotus feet are as cooling as
ten million moons."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Be Careful and
Wise
"Do not worry—Krishna will arrange everything. It is not necessary to think
about anything. None of us knows what His arrangement is, but whatever
arrangement it is, I can say that it will be good for devotees. Krishna is
always with His devotees."
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Sun, 5 June 2022
Remembering Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (2)
"Another time, when Mahaprabhu came to Gauri Das Pandit's house with
Nityananda Prabhu, He said to Gauri Das Pandit: 'We keep coming to your
house, We inconvenience you. Listen, I have one whimsical request to
you...'"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Rama-Avatar
"Today is a very good day—the appearance day of Lord Ramachandra. There are
different kinds of moods—santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhura-rasa.
Moreover, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the Lord are also different.
You can easily understand it from the difference between Rama-lila and
Krishna-lila."
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Mon, 6 June 2022
The Highest of the Highest
"What is the highest meditation? The meditation on the dust from the holy
lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Krishna. This must be always kept as the object
of your meditation, you must not speak about it. That is why Sukadev Goswami
did not utter anything about the devotion of Srimati Radharani. He kept it
secret as the highest of the highest topics."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Peculiarity
of Lord's Pastimes
"I have read Ramayan, but I am telling you the gist point... There are
many incarnations—Narayan, Ramachandra, Vamanadev, Balaram, and others, but
Krishna is the full Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, Gaura-lila is
even higher..."
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Tue, 7 June 2022
Know and Love
the Lord
"May we love the Lord in the same way that we now love our house, wife, sons,
friends, etc. When will this day come? Until and unless this day comes, you
will have to keep coming to this material world and material family."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
No
Quarantine in Practising Life
"It has been one month now since we have been indoors. It is a little boring,
but we cannot do anything. This disease can affect our body and make us sick,
that is why we must be always careful. We keep social distance, but not
mental distance—not heart distance."
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Develop
Deepest Dedication
"This Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is not only some group of people from West
Bengal. This Mission includes members from all over the world. If you have
Gurudev's mercy, you must give yourself completely, to the very end, for the
service of Gurudev—you must pour out all your heart, your mind,
everything..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Heart of
Devotional Life
"We can leave this world at any moment, we do not even know if we will stay
in this world until tomorrow; but even if we stay only until tomorrow, we can
still chant the Holy Name, we can remember our guru-varga, their
instruction—that will be good for us."
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At Lord's Home
"We do not live like householders who are attached to their material life:
waking up at ten and when you fancy or have time, then you go with a plate of
some food to the Deities. There are rules here."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Proper
Receiver and Proper Mother
"(1) To be a proper receiver actually means
you must attentively concentrate your mind, concentrate your life and think
only how to fulfil Gurudev's desire, how to make Gurudev happy, how to make
the Lord happy. (2) If a mother becomes a
good devotee herself, then she will be able to teach her children Krishna
consciousness properly with her good association."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dasami. Ganga Dasahara (a festival celebrating the
descend of the Ganges—it is believed that the Ganges descended from heaven
to earth on this day). Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata
Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day."
In honour of Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan:
Protected Journey[A chapter from Dignity of the Divine Servitor, by
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.] "...This is the history of the Govinda-bhasya, and this is how Baladev
Vidyabhusana made his commentaries. Since that time Baladev Vidyabhusana,
though he was a young man, has been worshipped by the
Gaudiya-Vaisnava-sampradaya. His contribution is our wealth."
Instructing
Spiritual Masters[A chapter from Sri Guru and His
Grace, by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.] "Srila Baladev Vidyabhusan's contribution to the sampradaya is no less
important than that of the other great stalwarts in the line. Baladev
Vidyabhusan was very akin to the Madhva sampradaya, but when he came in
connection with Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, he showed great interest in
Gaudiya–Vaisnavism. He has also commented on the Srimad Bhagavatam and
Jiva Goswami's Sat-sandarbha, and that enlightened thought is a
valuable contribution to our sampradaya. We cannot dismiss him, he is our
Guru."
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu said: "O Jiva, there is no need for a separate
commentary on the Brahma-sutra now. The Bhagavatam explains the sutras and is
considered the sutras' natural commentary. In time, when there is a need for
another commentary, the Sri Govinda-bhasya will be revealed. Sarvabhauma's
relative, Gopinath Acharya, heard the Lord's commentary with Sarvabhauma. In
time, by the will of the Lord, he will take birth as Baladev Vidyabhusan and
conquer Jaipur. There, he will compose a commentary spoken by Sri Govinda,
serve the feet of Gauranga, and deliver the souls."
•SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা "The foremost devotees of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur are Srila
Baladev Vidyabhusan and Srila Jagannath Das Babaji. Their dear follower is
Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur. His associate is the best of the topmost devotees,
Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji, whose sole joy is Sri Hari's service."
In honour of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini:
Ganga Mata
Goswamini
"There was once a young girl, a daughter of a good Odisha king, who got much
mercy from Jagannath. She always served in the Jagannath temple—made
garlands and did whatever other service there was..."
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা: গঙ্গা মাতা গোস্বামিণী
"শচীদেবী রাজকন্যা হয়ে রাজশাহীতে (বর্ত্তমান পূর্ব্বপাকিস্তানে) জন্ম গ্রহণ
করেছিলেন । যখন তাঁর বয়স হয়ে গেছে, তাঁর মা-বাবা তাঁকে বিয়ে দিতে চাইলেন কিন্তু
তিনি দিব্য সুন্দরী রাজকন্যা হয়েও বললেন, 'আমি শ্রীকৃষ্ণের চরণে মনটা দিয়ে
দিয়েছি । আমি কোন মর্ত্ত পুরুষকে বিয়ে করব না যে আমাকে ভোগ করবে, যে আমাকে
ব্যবহার করবে! আমি সে সব চাই না ।'..."
In honour of Sri Ganga Mayi:
When the Lord came to the boundary of Antardwip, He showed Sri Ganga Nagar
to Jiva. Nityananda Prabhu said, "Listen Jiva, this is Ganga Nagar. It was
established by Maharaj Bhagirath, a forefather of Lord Ramachandra. When the
Ganga, who is also known as Bhagirathi, came here, Maharaj Bhagirath went
ahead of her blowing a conch. Arriving in Nabadwip Dham, the Ganga stopped,
and Maharaj Bhagirath saw that she would not proceed. Overwhelmed with fear,
Maharaj Bhagirath retraced his course and came before the Ganga. He stayed in
Ganga Nagar and began to perform austerities. Pleased by them, Ganga
personally appeared before him. Maharaj Bhagirath said, 'O Mother, if you do
not continue, my ancestors will never be delivered.' Ganga said, 'Listen, my
child, O heroic Bhagirath! Peacefully stay here for some time. We have come
to Nabadwip Dham in the month of Magh. At the end of Phalgun, I will deliver
your ancestors. O Bhagirath, I am the water that washes the feet of the Lord.
Here in His abode, I will first fulfil my own desires. The full moon day in
Phalgun is the birthday of the Lord, and I should perform a rite on that day.
I will complete this rite, and then certainly I will go with you. Do not be
afraid.' Maharaj Bhagirath resided in Ganga Nagar until the full moon day in
Phalgun. Anyone who stays in Ganga Nagar on the full moon day in Phalgun,
bathes in the Ganga, fasts, and worships Sri Gauranga crosses over material
existence, as do their ancestors. Along with one thousand of their ancestors,
they attain Sri Goloka, regardless of how or where they died. O Jiva, the
glories of this place are unlimited. Sri Chaitanya danced here many
times."
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
Fri, 10 June 2022 (Sri Nirjal Ekadasi, tomorrow paran is at 7:07–7:23 a.m.)
Pure
Preacher's Position
"Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that for preaching,
you can even borrow money. If you borrow money, then you will have to go out
for collection to pay that money back because the person you borrow from will
keep coming to you, asking you for that money. This is the rule, this is how
you must preach."
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If they do nirjal ekadasi (eat nothing all day), it is not bad. If
they can fast more, it is OK, but if they fast and sleep all day and do not
do any service, it is not good. You can do a full fast on the ekadasi
day, but you must also do more service—cooking, cleaning, making
subji, and so on. You must do every service for the Deity, do not
allow your Deity to fast. I have seen some brahmacharis in the temple
doing nirjal ekadasi: they do not eat anything and stay all day in the
room—they do not think about the Guru, about the temple or the
Deities. This is not our conception.
Meaning of Chastity
"Chastity is a very high thing. Those who have chastity, do not think about
anything else, they do not want to hear anything else, they do not want to
listen to anything else, they do not want to know anything else—they only
know their Guru."
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In honour of the forthcoming
chida-dahi danda-mahotsav this Sunday:
"Srila Raghunath Das Goswami brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats,
sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around. Seeing the
crowd increasing, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami arranged to get more eatables
from other villages. He brought two-four hundred large, round earthen pots
and five-seven especially large earthen pots—a brahmana began soaking chipped
rice in these pots for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda. The chipped rice
was soaked in hot milk in each of the large pots, then a half of the chipped
rice was mixed with yogurt, sugar and bananas and the other half was mixed
with condensed milk, champa-kola bananas (short, fat ones), then sugar, ghee,
and some camphor were added. Everyone was offered two earthen pots. In one
was put chipped rice with condensed milk, and in the other chipped rice with
yogurt."
"Raghunath Das Goswami was very happy. Raghunath Das was rich and he
immediately arranged dadhi (yoghurt), chida (flat-rice), milk, ksira,
sandesa, rasagulla, mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone
honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunath Das fed all the
devotees, and not only that, he gave pranami to them all in the form of gold
coins."
Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda
Prabhu. It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on
the bank of the Ganges..."
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Traditionally, at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance of His
Divine Grace, devotees make an offering of soaked chipped rice mixed with a
variety of juicy/pulpy seasonal fruit (mango, jackfruit, bananas), a variety
of sweets and savouries; also, kitchuri.
"When Raghav Pandit came there and saw the situation, he began to laugh in
great surprise. He brought many kinds of food cooked in ghee and offered them
to the Lord. He first placed this prasadam before Lord Nityananda and then
distributed it among the devotees. Raghav Pandit said to Lord Nityananda, 'O
Lord, I have already offered food to the Deity for You, but You are engaged
in a festival here, and so the food is lying there at home untouched.' Lord
Nityananda replied, 'Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I
shall eat at your home at night. I belong to a community of cowherd boys, and
therefore I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when
we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the
river.'"
Sri Ekadasi Guidance Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
•"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি "On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
Clear Vision
"You must make your self supremely qualified (uttam) in this way. This temple
and mission are not only mine. How long will I be here? You are the ones who
will stay behind, and you must come. You must always keep love and affection
for Gurudev, you must always come to the temple."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Embarking On New Life
"Today is your chance, you have got this opportunity to be admitted to this
spiritual school, but only taking initiation, only taking shelter of a Guru
is not sufficient—you must serve under the guidance of your Guru after
that."
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Sun, 12 June 2022 (Sri Chida-Dahi Danda Mahotsav; Festival
in Sri Panihati)
Clear Identity
"I can give somebody saffron clothes and they will wear it, so do they become
a brahmachari? Our identity is not based on clothes! Our identity is
not based on any varna—one's identity is based on their behaviour,
practice."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Go Forward
"Everybody is now staying at home—what are you all doing? Krishna has given
you this time to practise. Chant the Holy Name, chant all kirtans,
read books. Do whatever you can according to your capacity. Jump to the Lord
and give everything to Him!"
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Trayodashi. Sri Chida-dahi Danda Mahotsav: Festival of Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
In honour of Srila Raghunath Das
Goswami Prabhu's Pastime at Sri Panihati:
Sri
Panihati: Place of Prime Pastimes
"It is written in our calendar that tomorrow is the chida-dahi danda
mahotsav. Only a fortunate soul who wants to get the mercy of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu can come here. Without a great fortune no one can come here, no
one can serve Sriman Nityananda Prabhu."
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the audio (5.7 Mb, 16 min | 25 June 2018)
Grand Festival
in Panihati
"Here in Panihati, near this place, is where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami made
the festival of flat rice and yoghurt, mango, jackfruit, etc. on the order of
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu... Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math preaches in this way
also every year at this festival."
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(This kirtan is usually sung on the day of Sri
Panihati Festival)
"When Raghunath Das heard that Rupa and Sanatan had gone to Vrindavan, he
gave up all rights to his estate and the comforts of a life like that of
Indra, and went to Mahaprabhu."
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Sochaka Seated amidst fortunate souls and holy Vaishnavs, His Divine Grace chants
the unlimited glories of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and elaborates on his
coming to and stay at the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, adding at
the end a summary about the famous 'Raghaver-jhali'.
• Download/listen to
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Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on the bank
of the Ganges..."
• Download/listen to
the audio (3 Mb, 8 min | 3 November 2010)
Treading the Wrong
Path
Trying to cut a shortcut and fostering chauvinism will not take you far:
without getting mercy of Gurudev, your attempts to reach the goal will be
thwarted; by discriminating against householders you can end up in hell.
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Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami: Breaking Free
"He wanted to take a roundabout zigzag route, avoiding Nityananda Prabhu and
going directly to Mahaprabhu, but every time he went to Mahaprabhu,
Mahaprabhu rejected him and sent him back to his home...."
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Real Mercy,
Real Service
Real mercy: "Getting mercy means getting service: if you have service, you
have mercy." Real service: "Practise properly, keep proper association,
and always avoid the Nama aparadh, seva aparadh, dham aparadh, Vaishnav
aparadh. Chant the Holy Name properly, without deceit, and with proper
attention and service mood."
• Download/listen to
the audio (1 Mb, 2 min | 30 May 2015)
Grand Festival
in Panihati
"Here in Panihati, near this place, is where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami made
the festival of flat rice and yoghurt, mango, jackfruit, etc. on the order of
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu... Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math preaches in this way
also every year at this festival."
•
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দণ্ড মহৎসব(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আপনারা বহু ভাগ্যের ফলে আজকে এখনে রঘুনাথদাস গোস্বামীর দণ্ড মহৎসব করতে আসলেন ।
দণ্ড মানে কি ? শাস্তি । এই শাস্তি এই জগতের শাস্তি নয়—এই শাস্তি যদি কেউ পেলে,
ভগবদ-ধামে যাওয়া যায় ।"
মায়ার চিন্তা বা
কৃষ্ণের চিন্তা ?(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আপনার যেটা দরকার প্রযোজন, সেইটা গ্রহণ করেন, এর বেশি দরকার নেই, তা ছাড়া
আপনারা শন্তি লাভ করতে পারবে না । আমরা মায়ার কারা কিন্তু আমরা সবাই এক পরিবারের
লোক—কার পরিবার? আমরা কৃষ্ণের সংসারের মানুষ, আমরা মায়ার সংসারের মানুষ নয়
।"
আমাদের একমাত্র উপায়(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"কুটীনাটি যদি বাদ দিয়ে সরল ভাবে বৈষ্ণবের সেবা করেন, তাহলে দেখবেন আপনারা
ভগবানকে লাভ করতে পারেন আর কোন দিন আর এই জন্ম-মৃত্যু-জরা-ব্যাধি ভোগ করতে হবে
না । ভগবানের নাম ছাড়া কোন গতি নাই—এই কৃষ্ণনাম করলে অন্য কোন নামের ফল পাওয়া
যায় ।"
~· FESTIVALS IN SRI PANIHATI : ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS ·~
Photographs of the festivals taken over the past several years when our
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math joined under the caring guidance of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Surrounded by his associates, servitors, and devotees, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes part in the
annual festival of flat rice and yoghurt in honour of Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is
attending the annual preaching festival in Sri Panihati distributing the
mercy of the Lord in all fourteen directions.
Photographs from the grand flat rice and yoghurt festival at Sri Panihati
held annually in honour of the pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu.
Chira-Dahi
Mahotsav at Sri Panihati (15 June 2019 | 51 photographs, 4.1 Mb)
Photographs from the grand festival of flat rice and yoghurt celebrated
annually in memory of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu.
Darshan of Sri Panihati (4 June 2020 | 4 photographs, 0.5 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
comes to Sri Panihati Dham to offer his obeisances to the Deities of Sri
Raghav Pandit, his samadhi mandir and the legendary meeting place of Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami and Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Due to the government
restrictions, this year this holy eternal festival is taking place in an
unmanifest way.
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
In honour of the chida-dahi
danda-mahotsav:
"Srila Raghunath Das Goswami brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats,
sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around. Seeing the
crowd increasing, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami arranged to get more eatables
from other villages. He brought two-four hundred large, round earthen pots
and five-seven especially large earthen pots—a brahmana began soaking chipped
rice in these pots for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda. The chipped rice
was soaked in hot milk in each of the large pots, then a half of the chipped
rice was mixed with yogurt, sugar and bananas and the other half was mixed
with condensed milk, champa-kola bananas (short, fat ones), then sugar, ghee,
and some camphor were added. Everyone was offered two earthen pots. In one
was put chipped rice with condensed milk, and in the other chipped rice with
yogurt."
"Raghunath Das Goswami was very happy. Raghunath Das was rich and he
immediately arranged dadhi (yoghurt), chida (flat-rice), milk, ksira,
sandesa, rasagulla, mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone
honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunath Das fed all the
devotees, and not only that, he gave pranami to them all in the form of gold
coins."
Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda
Prabhu. It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on
the bank of the Ganges..."
• Download / listen to audio
(3 Mb, 9 min | 3 November 2010 | Bengali)
Traditionally, at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance of His
Divine Grace, devotees make an offering of soaked chipped rice mixed with a
variety of juicy/pulpy seasonal fruit (mango, jackfruit, bananas), a variety
of sweets and savouries; also, kitchuri.
"When Raghav Pandit came there and saw the situation, he began to laugh in
great surprise. He brought many kinds of food cooked in ghee and offered them
to the Lord. He first placed this prasadam before Lord Nityananda and then
distributed it among the devotees. Raghav Pandit said to Lord Nityananda, 'O
Lord, I have already offered food to the Deity for You, but You are engaged
in a festival here, and so the food is lying there at home untouched.' Lord
Nityananda replied, 'Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I
shall eat at your home at night. I belong to a community of cowherd boys, and
therefore I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when
we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the
river.'"
Sustaining Yourself on Gurudev's Words
"If Gurudev had not given his mercy, I would have left a long time ago, but
because Gurudev gave his mercy, I am still alive and can sit here in front of
you, speaking about the Lord. This is my great fortune. I am a beggar, so
please give me these alms: wherever I may go, you must always live following
this spiritual line."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Your Golden
Opportunity
"The whole world is shaking thinking we will die, but this is the time to
chant the glories of the Lord—to glorify Bhagavan Krishna's Name, beauty,
pastimes. That is why the Lord has brought this kind of situation (this
lockdown) into our lives."
•
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Internal Purity
"It is necessary to practise Krishna consciousness constantly and earnestly,
sincerely. If you cannot love anybody, then nobody will love you. If you do
not believe or respect anyone, then nobody will believe or respect you. If
you do not want good for anybody, the Lord will not want good for you."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Pass Your Life in
Service
"It is the religion of the ears, eyes, mind to always want to listen to some
interesting things, to all kinds of stories, bad things; but we have no
attachment to our service... If I am attached to my service, I will always
ignore bad things, bad talks, stories. Now is the time. Pass your life in
service."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev.
Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta.
Disappearance of Srila Sridhar Pandit.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"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."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Sri Mukunda Datta
Prabhu:
Devotional Heart
"If we serve our Gurudev (serve not for our own interest, but for his
interest), if surrender to Krishna, then we must get Krishna through that
service. You do not need to think about yourself. If you think about Krishna,
Krishna will thinking about you."
• Download/listen to
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Strong
Faith—Strong Future
"If you want to make a building, first the pillar must be strong. If you have
a strong faith, then you will never fall down from this practising life. We
are godbrothers and godsisters, we have come from the same place. Why must we
fight? All these things are nothing."
• Download/listen to
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Lacking Mercy
or Lacking Faith?
"When you come in Krishna consciousness life, nobody is going to give you an
examination to show your progress. You can do this examination yourself.
How?"
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In honour of Sri Sridhar Pandit
Prabhu:
(At Sri Sridhar Angan, during Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, 2020)
"Mahaprabhu went there—He would always take bananas from Sridhar Prabhu's
house. Sridhar Prabhu would tell Mahaprabhu, "Are there no other shops here?
Why do You always come here and take things from Me forcefully? What is this?
Some time, Nimai went to Sridhar Pandit's house to ask for some water, but
Sridhar Pandit did not have a proper glass—there was a hole in it; but Nimai
took water from it. Another time, Mahaprabhu took thor mocha [banana stem,
banana flower] from him. It was His favourite, and He would play with Sridhar
Pandit—He would take that thor, but Sridhar Pandit would not want to give it.
Nimai would pull it from Sridhar Pandit's hands, and because thor is
slippery, sometimes Sridhar Pandit would lose it and fall down."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
At Sri Sridhar Angan(From Sri
Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala) "Why did Sriman Nityananda Prabhu say that Sridhar Pandit was a great
recipient of Mahaprabhu's mercy? You must know who Sridhar Pandit was, and
you must always remember and keep his mood in your heart."
Having passed through Tantuvaya Gram and seeing the cottage of Kholavecha
Sridhar, Nityananda Prabhu said, "'Here, Sri Gauranga chanted, rested, and
blessed the devotees. This place thus became known as Visram Sthan. You may
rest here in Sridhar's cottage.' When Sridhar heard of Nityananda Prabhu's
arrival, he came, prostrated himself, and worshipped the Lord. He said, 'O
Lord, be most merciful to this servant and rest here. This is my request.'
Nityananda Prabhu replied, 'You are very fortunate: Lord Gauranga has
bestowed His mercy upon you. Today, we will rest here.' Hearing this, Sridhar
was satisfied. With great care, Sridhar collected suitable ingredients and
engaged a Vaisnava brahman to cook. Once Nitai and Srivas had been served,
Sri Jiva joyfully took their prasad. Sridhar laid Nityananda on a bed, and
then he and his family massaged the Lord's feet.'"
"Late at night [on the eve of Nimai Pandit's leaving Nabadwip], one
devotee named Kholavecha Sridhar arrived. He used to make trade on the
plantain tree and its fruit. He would sell the fruit, ripe or green, and the
big leaves which are used as plates. Sometimes Nimai would pay him less for
his fruits than what they were worth, and sometimes He would snatch the best
fruits from him. Sridhar came to see Him late at night to offer Him a choice
lau (bottle gourd). And Nimai thought, "I have spent almost My whole life
snatching so many things from him, and now, on this last night he has brought
this wonderful lau. I can't resist." He asked Sacidevi, "Mother, Sridhara has
given me this lau. Please think of how it can be prepared." At bedtime,
someone came with some milk. Nimai said, "Mother, with this milk and this
lau, please prepare some sweet-rice." So Sacidevi prepared some lau
sweet-rice: lau boiled with milk, rice and sugar."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "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 hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
In honour of Sri Sri Parama
Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra Prabhu, Caracas:
A Miracle. A Joy.
"It gives me so much happiness, so much enthusiasm, and so much energy to see
you all. You are adamant to take shelter of Gurudev, to take shelter of
Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra—what can I say? If I say it makes me glad,
it is not sufficient to describe the joy I feel. You are showing a miracle to
the whole world."
• Download/listen to
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Example for the
World
"You are tolerating so much in this situation—you are suffering so much,
facing a very bad and difficult condition—and you set an example for the
entire world. I am sure that you will get the result and you will be
successful. I will give you one example of service mood..."
• Download/listen to
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Two kirtans
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj chanting "Gurudev, krpa
bindu diya" and "Parama Karuna" kirtans with the devotees online at
the end of the darshan.
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"Nitai Gaurachandra!
Nitai Gaurachandra!"
"...We are very fortunate that we can chant Their Names. Now is the age of
Kali, so many things are coming, but if you chant Nitai Gaurachandra all your
offences will be removed."
• Download/listen to
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Parama
Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra
"I am always with you, and truly my love and affection are always with you—I
cannot forget your service, your love and affection, and how Nitai
Gaurachandra constantly bestow Their mercy on you all."
• Download/listen to the audio (3.3 Mb, 10 min | 15 June 2011)
Glorious Parama
Karuna
"It is such a glorious and happy day! Gaura Nitai wanted to come but They
were searching who They would come with. When They finally got Gurudev's good
association, They suddenly caught Gurudev's hand and came to Caracas."
• Download/listen to
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•SONG:
Parama karuna |
পরম করুণ পহুঁ দুই জন "Nitai and Gaurachandra are the two most merciful Lords. There are no
benefactors in the three worlds as merciful as Them. Hearing of Their glory,
birds and animals cry and stones melt."
Wed, 15 June 2022
Kirtan-Yajna
"Chant five kirtans every morning and every evening. You can offer two
flowers, you can offer arati, you can give some incense, but if you
chant kirtan extolling Mahaprabhu's glories, Mahaprabhu is more
pleased with that."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
How to Increase
Surrender
"Saranagati comes when you follow 100% what Gurudev told—you should
try to follow 200%, then if your attempt will perhaps turn out less, it will
be 100%. Always try to listen to what your Guru says, always think how to
fulfil Gurudev's desire."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad
Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"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."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Sripad Rishabdev
Prabhu Das-Adhikari:
Sripad
Rishabdev Prabhu: A Miracle Personality
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj is remembering the character and disappearance of Sripad
Rishabdev Prabhu: "I have seen so many miracles in my life, and Rishabdev
Prabhu is also one kind of a miracle personality. If you see what your
scriptures say (they show so many rules and regulations) and if you see
Rishabdev Prabhu's case, you will not be able to harmonise
it."
Sripad Rishabdev
Prabhu's Message "Dive deep, do not be satisfied with the surface understanding. It is
necessary for us to go to the core, and this is beyond all visual, mental,
and objective understanding... I have no hope, or even necessity, to know
Krishna, but if I can serve guru or the servant of the guru, then I feel this
is the perfection."
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VIDEO:Sripad Risabdev Prabhu's
Message
Sripad Risabdev Prabhu is speaking a few weeks before his departure on 17
June 2000 sharing his memories of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad and the sum and substance of his practising life in Krishna
consciousness. (~40 Mb | 23 min)
In honour of Sri Syamananda
Prabhu:
"Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
started for Vrindavan to have the darshan of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila
Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
and others who were there.
"When they were only a few miles away from Mathura, they heard that Sanatan
Goswami had passed away. People were saying that that great Sanatan Goswami
who was the prime minister and who had captured all people in the whole of
Vrindavan within his heart—that Sanatan had passed away, a great disaster for
the country. What to do then? Rupa, Raghunath, Jiva and Gopala Bhatta were
still living, so Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda dragged somehow on.
When they reached Mathura, they heard that Srila Rupa Goswami had left the
night before that. Sanatana left on an ashari purnima, and Srila Rupa Goswami
left after that on next dvadasi. They thought, "What hopeless and cursed
souls we are! We have come so near, yet we could not see those two generals
of Mahaprabhu!" Mahaprabhu sent two of his generals to Vrindavan to carry out
His orders and establish the kingdom of the Gaudiya Vaishnavs there... So,
they dragged their bodies to Vrindavan and came to Govinda Mandir. When they
reached it, they found that an evening aroti was going on there in a very
great splendour. There was a great crowd there—Srila Rupa Goswami had just
passed away, so with that feeling of high bereavement, everybody was chanting
his name madly. Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda Prabhu were there, but
Srinivas Acharya could not stand that sort of sentimental wave—he was
standing aside and he fainted. When he regained his consciousness, he saw
Srila Jiva Goswami with some of his followers...
In this way, Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
stayed in Vrindavan for one year—Srinivas Acharya took initiation from
Gopala Bhatta, Narottam Thakur from Lokanath Goswami, and Shyamananda Prabhu
from Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu..."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
"Sri Gauri Das Pandit is one of the twelve cowherd friends of Krishna in
Vrindavan. Shyamananda Prabhu was his disciple and followed him in the
sakhya-bhav (transcendental mood of friendship with the Lord), however when
he later entered the association of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, who was a
follower of Sri Rupa Goswami, he exhibited madhura-bhav (transcendental mood
of paramour relationship with the Lord). Shyamananda Prabhu was promoted to
the manjari group by the mercy of Lalita Devi. Later, Shyamananda Prabhu went
to preach with Srila Narottam Das Thakur and Srila Srinivas Acharya. Srila
Narottam Das Thakur preached in Bangladesh, Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu
preached in the north, and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu preached in Midnapore.
They preached and protected our line, Rupa Goswami's line, the main
conception."
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "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 hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
Thu, 16 June 2022
Give Up
Illusory Luxuries
"Greed is a sin, sin is death. You can live an honest life in your house and
eat rice with salt or rice with spinach, that is well and good. It is
necessary to live an honest life; it is necessary to live in Krishna's family
and give up all bad things and habits."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
No Such
Thing As Personal Affairs
"You must be open—you must give everything to your Guru. Keep all your
personal things, everything at your Guru's lotus feet. We must realise how we
can involve ourselves, involve our own things in the service of the
Lord."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad Prabhu.
Sri Gaurahari
Bhakti Sampad Prabhu[By Srila B.S. Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Before I saw how he changed having met with Srila Guru Maharaj, I did not
understand that it was possible—within one moment, we can come in touch with
such a supreme wealth, such a spiritual wealth that we shall feel extremely
fortunate."
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"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."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
Fri, 17 June 2022
Who Will You Blame?
"If I do not make a step forward—if I do not remember the Lord, if I do not
think about the Lord; Guru and Vaishnavs come and keep telling me again and
again, but if I do not listen to them, then I destroy my own fortune."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Everything Has
Its Limit
"If you do wrong every day and you know it, it is not good. Mercy has its
limit. Gurudev will not say anything, but he can tolerate it for some time,
and if you keep on doing wrong every day, then Gurudev's tolerance has its
limit. One day seva will run away from you."
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Sat, 18 June 2022
Analysis Is Paralysis
"If you want, you will offer bhog to the Lord and take prasad,
and if you do not want, then you will make excuses. If you think so much, you
will not eat anything, you will not be able to do anything. Do not overthink
it. Only be vegetarian, follow ekadasi, and practise Krishna
consciousness."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Affection for
Devotees
"Love and affection for devotees increases by serving without offence, by
chanting the Holy Name without offence, by practising properly and by not
keeping in your heart any bad intention: envy is a disease, pratistha
is a very big disease."
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'If you have attachment to service for your own happiness, not for the
happiness of your Guru, if your own happiness means more to you than
the happiness of your Guru, then it is a problem.'
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
VIDEO: 