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NOVEMBER 2019

Parikrama of Sri Vrindavan Dham
(1 November 2019 | 75 photographs, 5.6 Mb)
On the second day of Sri Vrindavan Dham Parikrama, His Divine Grace takes devotees to Sri Seva Kunja, Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple (samadhi mandirs of Srila Jiva Goswami, Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, bhajan kutir of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad), Sri Nidhuvan, Sri Sri Radha Raman jiu Temple, samadhi mandir of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda Temple (samadhi mandirs of Srila Lokanath Das Goswami, Srila Narottam Das Thakur, Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakur), Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Sri Vamsivat, Gopeshwar Mahadev's Temple, Temple of Lala Babu, Sri Brahma Kunda, Sri Ranganath Temple, and Sri Govindaji Temple.

Parikrama of Sri Vrindavan Dham (Gokula, Ravel)
(2 November 2019 | 47 photographs, 3.9 Mb)
On the third day of Sri Vrindavan Dham parikrama His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees across the Yamuna River to the birthplace of Lord Krishna, Ramana Reti, Gokula Mahavan, Brahmanda Ghat, Sri Dauji Temple of Lord Balaram, and Ravel (the birthplace of Srimati Radharani).

Parikrama to Sri Jaipur
(4 November 2019 | 29 photographs, 2.8 Mb)
On this day of Sri Kartik Tour, His Divine Grace takes the devotees to Sri Jaipur to take the darshan of Sri Govinda Deity (worshipped previously by Srila Rupa Goswamipad in Sri Vrindavan) and Sri Gopinath (worshipped previously by Sri Madhu Pandit). Both Deities were installed by Krishna's great-grandson Vajranabha. Rescued by devotees from military assaults of the government later on, the Deities were moved to Jaipur where They are worshipped to this day. (The third Deity, Sri Gopal, was recovered by Sri Madhavendra Puripad and is worshipped at Govardhan.)

Parikrama of Sri Kuruksetra Dham
(3 November 2019 | 29 photographs, 1.9 Mb)
His Divine Grace takes the devotees to Sri Kuruksetra Dham, about 160 km to the north of Delhi, to take the holy darshan of the great holy place where the famous Kuruksetra battle took place and where Lord Sri Krishna spoke Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Parikrama to Sri Karauli
(5 November 2019 | 14 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
Continuing Sri Kartik Tour, His Divine Grace takes the devotees from the holy city of Jaipur to Karauli, slightly to the south-east to Jaipur, to take the darshan of Sri Mahan Mohan Deity of Srila Sanatan Goswamipad.

namo gaurakisoraya bhaktavadhuta murtaye gauranghri padma-bhrngaya radha-bhava-nisevine "I offer my obeisance unto the divine form of the devotee-avadhut Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj, who is a honey-bee at Sri Gaurasundar's lotus feet and a servant of Srimati Radharani imbued with deep loving attachment."

Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
The transcendental pastimes and character of a great Vaishnav of our sampradaya: "'Why are you staying here in Radha Kunda? You must come to Nabadwip. My lila is not in Vrindavan, now My lila is going on in Nabadwip, so you must come here.' And he came here...."
Download the audio (5.1 Mb, 15 min | 17 November 2010)

Srila Gaurakishoradas Babaji Maharaj
(An article written by Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and published in the Harmonist in honour of the disappearance day of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj:)
"We cannot be eligible for the discipleship of Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode, whom we may be disposed to honour on account of his display of scientific scholarship, unless we are cured of all our scholastic vanities through the realisation of the knowledge of transcendence by unconditional submission to the feet of Srila Gaurakishoradasa Babaji."

Sri Srimad Gaura-Kishor-Namaskar Dasakam | শ্রীশ্রীমদ্­গৌরকিশোরনমস্কারদশকম্
"O Divine Master of my Divine Master, my most venerable preceptor, you are supremely worshippable in the group of the foremost associates of Sri Gauranga. Although I remain deep in the mud of offenses, I (a fallen soul) am begging you for your causeless mercy. O Gaura Kisora, again and yet again do I make my obeisance unto you."

• SONG: Ye anila prema dhana | যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire. Not finding the association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes with all these associates, Narottam Das weeps."

• 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: Vaisnava thakura dayara sagara | বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর দয়ার সাগর
"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. Mercifully give me a drop of faith and bestow upon me the wealth of Krishna's Name."

• 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! It is not possible to conquer maya by engaging in maya. I see no other way to get relief except for the mercy of sadhus."

In honour of Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj's appearance:

Reforming Others
Three educational stories from the life of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and his disciple Sripad B.D. Madhav Maharaj.
Download the audio (1.4 Mb, 5 min | 12 May 2012)

Guru Consciousness, Service Consciousness
"I heard from Gurudev, one time it was Janmastami, and Madhav Maharaj (his brahmachari name was Hayagriva Prabhu) had some service in Delhi, so he had to travel by train on the Janmastami day...."
Download the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 25 December 2010)

Continuous Service
"It happened after Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's time. One time, Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj and one more sannyasi—three disciples of Prabhupad—were sitting in one room..."
Download the audio (1.4 Mb, 5 min | 7 August 2011)

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..."

ADDITIONAL READING:

• "Observing Ekadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• Yogini Ekadasi

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