11 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | NOON | PART 3]

Stay Away from Nonsense
"Do not waste your time. Instead of reading newspapers and watching TV, series and news, chant the Holy Name. There is no use watching the news – it is all lies. Today he says that you are a thief, and tomorrow you are saying that he is a thief. Is that news? This is all lies."

• THE BENEDICTINE TREE OF DIVINE ASPIRATION •

LIFE'S DESTINATION
'A proper examination of the Vedic scriptures will leave us with no doubt that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Throughout the whole world people are chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and through that we can also have some understanding. In all the scriptures—the Vedanta, Upanisads, eighteen Puranas, etc.—everywhere we find chanted the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna. Still the question arises, "What is Krishna consciousness, and why should we worship Krishna?"'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: (Prabhu he!) suna mora duhkhera kahini
‘(O Lord!) Please hear my sad story. I have been drinking the poison of material life taking it for nectar. The sun is setting now (my life is coming to an end)…’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body, the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter, etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga

— · Announcement · —

Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-sata-sri
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj

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.

prerakam prachya-paschatya-sisyanam bhakti-vartmani
bhakti-nirmalam-acharya-svaminam pranamamy aham

I offer my respectful obeisances to Swami Bhakti Nirmal Acharya, who is energetically inspiring all of Eastern and Western disciples on the path of pure devotion.

Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs and Well-Wishers,

Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend to you a humble and earnest invitation to join the observance of the divine disappearance day of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, manifesting this year on 16 April 2026 (this Thursday).

On this worshippable day, fraught with sorrowful remembrance of His Divine Grace's withdrawal from this world that plunged us into abysmal, pathetic darkness yet pleased the hearts of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda-sundar for They regained the company of Their beloved associate in Their eternal pastimes, we pray for forgiveness of our offences that prevent us from rejecting the illusory charms surrounding us and embracing His Divine Grace's instructions exclusively, as our all-in-all. May the merciful teachings of His Divine Grace reign forever victorious in our hearts. We hope all devotees find an opportunity to observe this holy day for the satisfaction of Sri Gurupadpadma, keeping his divine Guidance on their heads: 'Always sit amidst fire blazing on all four sides. This fire is Hari-katha, kirtan, service to the Lord, and service to the guru. You must progress in your practising life keeping the sacrificial fire of your service ablaze.'

Your aspiring servants,
On behalf of SCSMathInternational.com

• Observing Festivals
His Divine Grace many times advised how to hold special programmes and taught it many times by his own example. In summary, such programmes usually consist of kirtan glorification, Hari-katha, arati, pushpanjali (offering of flowers to a photograph) and prasad-seva (cooking a special offering, offering it at the altar and lovingly distributing it to devotees).

• Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj replies, 'When devotees give me something with affection, I accept it.' Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine Grace.

11 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | NOON | PART 2]

Think About Lord
"The Lord says, ‘If you think about Me, I will think about you. But if you think about yourself, then why must I look after you?’ Do not think about yourselves – always think about the Lord. Our line of devotion is such that we always think about the Lord, ‘How can I make the Lord happy?’"

• THE BENEDICTINE TREE OF DIVINE ASPIRATION •

THE EYE-OPENER
'Material education such as we have in colleges and universities is, we are sorry to say, nothing more than progress in ignorance. We can have true knowledge only when we surrender to the lotus feet of a spiritual master. Real knowledge will make us understand our own self, and God. We will realise our happy position as a servitor, and we will serve accordingly.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: (Hari he!) prapanche padiya
‘O Lord! I have fallen into this material world, becoming helpless. I do not see the way out now. You are the shelter of the shelterless, so I surrender myself at Your holy feet. You are everything to me now.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships (from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa) and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

In honour of Sri Chaitanya-Vyas Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:

~ Pranam-mantra ~ dasa-vrndavanam vande krsna-dasa-prabhum tatha chhannavatara-chaitanya-lila-vistara-karinau dvau nityananda-padabja-karuna-renu-bhusitau vyakta-chchhannau budhachintyau vavande vyasa-rupinau sri-guru-gaura-gandharva-govindas cha ganaih saha jayanti pathakas chatra sarvesam karunarthinah "I offer my obeisances to Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, who made public the pastimes of the hidden avatar, Sri Chaitanya. They were both adorned with the mercy-dust of the lotus feet of Nityananda. I offer my obeisances to these two inconceivable sages who assumed the form of Vyasadeva, one—explicitly (Vrindavan Das Thakur), another—hiddenly (Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami). Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda and Their associates are ever victorious and we, the students, pray for Their mercy." (Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur
His holy birthplace (Mamgachhi), his holy Deities (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai), his holy pastimes place (haritaki tree), and his holy samadhi (Denur)...

Land of Childhood Pastimes of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur
[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala]
An extensive chapter about the pastimes and glory of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and two special profound dedicated articles in his eternal glorification.

Under a Haritaki Tree
"Vrindavan Das Thakur's mother's name is Narayani, and she was a niece of Srivas Pandit. Mahaprabhu always held kirtans in the house of Srivas Pandit, and Narayani lived in that same house. When she was very little, she got Mahaprabhu's mercy..."
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Clasping Nityananda Prabhu's Feet
"Nityananda is nondifferent from Guru-tattva: without mercy of the Guru you cannot get the mercy of Krishna. When will Nityananda Prabhu give me some mercy? When will He be compassionate to me and relieve me from the mundane illusion?"
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Vrindavan Das Thakur: A Life of Chastity
"Vrindavan Das Thakur is a disciple of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu and is the main servitor of Nityananda Prabhu. He has so much chastity for Him..."
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Composed by Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:

Are bhai! nitai amara dayara avadhi
'Brother! My Nitai is the acme of mercy personified! Bestowing mercy on souls, He roams from place to place constantly begging everyone to accept divine love for the Lord.'

Bimala hema-jini
‘His figure defeats pure gold! Various flower garlands adorn Him, highlighting His beauty, and in His ecstatic thrill, the hairs on His body standing erect defeat the beautiful stamens of kadamba flowers! His body is covered with drops of perspiration.’

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 13]

Start From Tongue
"People say, ‘Oh, I will die if I do not eat fish and meat.’ This is a very bad mentality. If your intelligence is bad, you cannot control your mind. If you cannot control your tongues, you will not be able to control anything."

• THE BENEDICTINE TREE OF DIVINE ASPIRATION •

DIVINE BENEVOLENCE ABROAD
'Srila Govinda Maharaj loves every one of us, and if the devotees can come together as a loving, serving family, then a beautiful thing will happen. Whenever strangers will see Srila Govinda Maharaj's disciples they will say, "They are so nice, and so loving to each other. Let's try to arrange something with them so that we can gain their association."'

UNIVERSAL GRACE
'There we find all happiness, all ecstasy, all beauty, charm, and Divine Love. Whatever we want in this mundane world within our conditioned position—beyond that, in the Transcendental World, that Divine Love is always waiting for us, waiting to embrace us. That is the actual position, and one who can understand this cannot live without giving that gift to others. That is Krishna consciousness. Once we wake up and get connected with that consciousness, we can never leave it.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Manasa deha geha
‘I have offered my mind, body, home, whatever I have, at Your feet, Nanda Kishor. Whether I am living peacefully or in danger, whether I am alive or dead, all my responsibility is gone by embracing Your feet.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 12]

Embracing Controlled Life
"When gurudev tells you to do some service or to go somewhere, you must do that. If you do not do it – if you keep saying that you have no time or make other excuses – then one day this opportunity will be gone. That is why I am telling you all: surrender everything to gurudev, and, whichever way gurudev will use it, it is his matter."

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(3.2) JEWELS
'Sankirtan means that all together we are chanting the Holy Names and offering service whole-heartedly to our Divine Master and our Lord. Krishna only looks at this qualification and no other. Each one is like an auspicious stick of wood fully dedicating himself for the exaltation of Srila Guru Maharaj by entering into the sankirtan fire sacrifice. These sticks are burning happily because they do not receive pain, only purification. It is my only prayer to you all that you must look to this central Math where there is continuous service to the Deities and Srila Guru Maharaj as well as the living sankirtan fire sacrifice which is always continuing here.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Sarvasva tomara charane sapiya
‘Forgetting You, I came to this material world and suffered all kinds of pain, but now I have come to Your holy feet. Let me tell You my sad story. When I was in my mother’s womb, I lived in terrible confinement. One time, dear Lord, You let me see You, and this poor servant realised how deprived he was.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 11]

Bogus Kirtan – Bogus Devotion
"People chant kirtans going house to house for their own purpose. They you serve the Lord hoping to get something in return, but if you practise bogus kirtan, you will not get any result. People do this to earn money; it is business."

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(3.1) THE WRITTEN WORD
'All over the world Srila Guru Maharaj arranged the fire sacrifice of sankirtan and we are the ingredients to fuel the flames of that fire, but if we hide ourselves from there then that is not real saving, but that is suiciding. That is, everything is transcendentally arranged there and therefore we cannot feel the burning sensation. Only we can feel the transcendental joyful nourishment of the mood of sacrifice.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Sarvasva tomara charane sapiya
‘Submitting everything at Your feet, I have come to Your home. You are my Master, so please consider me Your dog. Sitting or lying down, I will always think about Your feet. As soon as You call me, I will come to You, dancing.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures, Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

From a purport found in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita:

"Sri Ramadas, later known as Abhiram Thakur, was one of the twelve gopals, or cowherd boyfriends, of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (126) states that Sri Ramadasa was formerly Sridam. By the order of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Abhiram Thakur became a great acharya and preacher of the Chaitanya cult of devotional service. He was a very influential personality, and nondevotees were very much afraid of him. Empowered by Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he was always in ecstasy and was extremely kind to all fallen souls. It is said that if he offered obeisances to any stone other than a salagrama-sila, it would immediately fracture. It is also said that Abhiram Thakur had a whip and that whoever he touched with it would immediately become an elevated devotee of Krishna. Among his many disciples, Sriman Srinivas Acharya was the most famous and the most dear, but it is doubtful that he was his initiated disciple."

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 10]

Cut Off Material Attachment
"We must all reach the nectar where we have come from. How long we have been living in the bondage of this material world! Until and unless our material attachment goes away, we will not feel attachment and love for the Lord and for the service of the Lord."

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(2.6) FORTUNATE INDEED
'We are so fortunate that we have many things, now it is the time to use that “property” properly. I heard from Srila Guru Maharaj the phrase, “religion is proper adjustment.” Everything has been given but it is necessary for us to make proper adjustment: to understand who we are; what our duty is; who is Krishna, and who is His servitor.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Atma-nivedana tuya pade kari
‘Submitting myself at Your feet, I have become extremely happy. All my unhappiness is gone far away, and I no longer worry about anything – I see happiness in all directions.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple; the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 9]

Surrender and Practise
"You must do properly the service that gurudev has given you. You must listen to what gurudev says and realise, "I want to do the service that gurudev has given me, I will do it." If you do something out of your own accord – if you follow what your mind says – it will be karma."

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(2.5) PRESENT POSITION, BRIGHTEST PROSPECT
'When we walk along a path we may step on many blades of durvasa grass, but when that same kind of grass is offered to the Lord we take that upon our head. We cannot even think to crush it beneath our feet. Why? We cannot think such a thing because we know it has been offered to Krishna therefore it has assumed a transcendental position. So Krishna says, “If you can do everything for My satisfaction then you will have no debt, and furthermore you will be benefited even while in this mundane plane.” This is the main principle to be followed for our living in this world.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Gora pahu na bhajiya mainu
‘I did not worship Gora’s feet, I did not care for the jewel treasure of divine love! I have lost my chance! Why am I still alive? What joy is there in this life? Oh, why did Narottam Das not just die?…’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

In honour of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj:

Pranama-mantra:

saumyam sattva-tanum sahasya-vadanam kantham sutana-anvitam
krsna-ananda-karam ratantama-nisam nama-aksaram sundaram
sri-nandisvaram-asritam vraja-bhuvi gaure cha mayapuram
vande yukta-viraga-bhakti-lasitam sri-krsna-dasa-prabhum

"I am offering my obeisance to Sri Krishna Das Prabhu, whose form is very beautiful and auspicious, who always smiles and has a very melodious voice; who day and night chants the Holy Name in a very beautiful way, bringing about the nectar of Lord Krishna; who resides in Vraja during the pastimes of Lord Krishna and in Mayapur during the pastimes of Gaura; and who sports in devotion with proper renunciation."

The Root of Our Fortune
"Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj was a good kirtaniya and a good singer, and that Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj would walk from Nabadwip to Hapaniya and chant Srila Sridhar Maharaj's song..."
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Get Cracking
"'Time has passed as I have been busy in my material life, and I have got nothing—only became burdened. What sort of world is this?' In this world there is no want of food, no want of money, no want of anything except only one thing..."
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10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 8]

Devotional Depth
"We must serve our guru, Vaishnavs and the Lord with all our hearts, souls, minds and bodies, extracting and smearing mellows of deep love from our hearts. We must do it internally, with all our hearts – not in some external way, within the external world. You must serve internally."

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(2.4) ADJUSTING TO HIS ACCOUNT
'At the present time we cannot do pure service and we cannot chant Krishna’s Name properly. For example, we know from Guru, Vaishnav, and sastra that Krishna and Krishna-nama are the same; why then do we not receive the result of Krishna Himself appearing within our hearts when we chant Krishna-nama? We must consider this point. The result of chanting real Krishna-nama is that Krishna will appear in the heart, but Krishna is not appearing within our hearts, therefore we know we are not engaging in real Krishna-nama. Therefore, in our present position we are in the stage of practising, and this is also true for other forms of service. By practising here, the force of our habit will put us in good standing. If we practise chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, then even while sleeping, that Hare Krishna mantra will appear within us. If we practise doing service, then also while sleeping we shall think of service.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: E ghora-samsare padiya manava
‘Those who have fallen into this terrible world never cease suffering. But if you associate with sadhus and serve the Lord, your suffering will come to an end.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body, the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter, etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 7]

Quality and Qualification
"If I cannot give honour to others, then the Lord, the Vaishnav will not give me the right (the qualification) to chant kirtan. If I try to chant myself, it will be only letters, it will not be kirtan proper. Those who cannot give honour to others chant only a tune, they do not chant kirtan. Remember this."

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(2.3) PROTECTED JOURNEY
'Yesterday someone asked, “How do we see that Baladev Vidyabhusana is in the line of Visvanath Chakravarti and Rupa Goswami?” Actually they are protectors of our sampradaya from the illusory environment created by the pandit section.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Bhajahu re mana sri-nanda-nandana
‘Dear mind, serve the fearless holy lotus feet of the Son of Nanda. This human life is very rare, so cross this ocean of material existence by spending it in the association of saints.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships (from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa) and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 6]

Humble Heartfelt Plea
"‘When will I come and be able to take shelter in such a guru? When will I be able to serve gurudev?’ You must always remember this. If you go directly to the Lord, you will not get any reply. The Lord sends His own dear associate to this world to tell us about Him. Therefore, we pray, ‘When will I get Sri Chaitanya’s mercy? When will I get the association of Vaishnavs?’"

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(2.2) LESSONS IN GIVING
'Always we must try to offer ourselves to our Guru; and the Guru’s nature is that he always sends everything immediately to the lotus feet of his Guru, and in this way through the preceptorial line everything very quickly reaches Krishna.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Durlabha manava janma
‘I have got a rare human life in this world, but I have not worshipped Lord Krishna. Who shall I tell about my misery now? I have wasted all my time on material life and family and have got nothing but garbage as the result...’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 5]

Earn Qualification
"O Lord, You have been so merciful to me – You have told me to chant the Holy Name, but I have no qualification, I am not fit. How will I chant it? When will You take pity on this servant and allow him to earn the necessary qualification? What is the qualification to chant Krishna-kirtan?"

• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

(1.1) VAISHNAVA THAKUR
'I don’t know to what extent the disciples of Srila Guru Maharaj and other devotees all over the world are aware of just how much they are also indebted to Sripad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj. So this is a wonderful opportunity that we could all come together and show some appreciation on this day.'

(1.2) THE ORIGINAL CURRENT
'From the very beginning of our coming to Srila Guru Maharaj he taught us the glories of Srila Govinda Maharaj. On his own Vyasa-puja day, the day after the sannyasa of Srila Govinda Maharaj, Srila Guru Maharaj said, “Furthermore I want to say one thing, tadiyanam samarchanam, if you serve who is beloved of me, that is more than service to me.”'

(1.3) SRILA GURU MAHARAJ'S DIVINE DESIRE AND DIRECTIVES
'Hereby, I do reveal my final desire and directives unto all my Eastern and Western lady and gentlemen disciples, as well as to the faithful souls devoted to the Divinity, that: they must respect him as the exclusive Acharya and President, and remain faithful to him and cooperate with him in the service duties of the Math. If anyone cannot honour these directives and this final desire of mine, then they shall be bound to disassociate themselves from my established Maths.'

(2.1) DESCENT OF KNOWLEDGE
'Everywhere in Srila Guru Maharaj’s books and Srila Swami Maharaj’s books there is advice and descriptions for our benefit, and if you can capture the essence and understand that properly, you will receive everything. The only cause of not capturing that essence is a deficiency of transcendental knowledge. Our deficiency lies there, and our necessity is to take the help of an expert.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Emana durmati samsara-bhitare
‘(O Lord!) I have fallen into this vile material world, but You have sent a great soul, Your associate, to me. Seeing me so fallen, he took pity on me and came to me, saying: "Poor soul, listen to this good news, it will make your heart rejoice."’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'

10 FEBRUARY 2021 [TARAKESWAR | EVENING | PART 4]

Detach and Immerse Yourself
"You must accept everything that comes; do not recoil at anything. Obstacles and danger can come. There are things that are unfavourable to devotional life, and you cannot do both what is favourable and what is unfavourable."

• THE DIVINE SERVITOR •

TREASURES: SHORT EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS
'Outer space is a foreign place to us and it is only possible to survive there in a carefully protected space-capsule. Similarly we are to lead spiritual life in this world in an environment carefully protected by devotion.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SARANAGATI GITI: Ki jani ki bale
‘Everything belongs to You, and I am only a servant. Please rescue me! I have embraced Your holy feet, so I no longer belong to myself. Crying, Bhaktivinod has surrendered at Your feet. Please take charge of him – forgive his offences and let him have taste for the Holy Name.’

Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures, Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'