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Sun, 30 November 2025
Guru-Seva Is
Main
'We come to this world, take initiation, take the mantra, but the main
thing behind everything is guru-seva – it is at the basis of
everything. That is why we must do everything we can so that we may never
lose service to our guru.'
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dasami. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman
Maharaj (a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad and the publisher of Nadiya Prakash; later, after Srila B.V. Tirtha
Maharaj's disappearance, he presided over Sri Chaitanya Math in
Mayapur).
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. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
24 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 1]
Increasing
Preaching Scope
"Yesterday I went to Nrisingha Palli for a short time, and tomorrow I am
again going for preaching for five days in Bankura and Bardhaman. In the
meantime, Sripad Sajjan Maharaj is doing book distribution here in
Kolkata…"
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• 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 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.'
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Sat, 29 November 2025
Rare and
Rarest
'You can see many gurus roaming this world, and it is said in the
scriptures that there may be many gurus in this world, but the number
of disciples is very small. You may wonder how it is so. How can there be
more gurus than disciples?'
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Navami. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
Maharaj.
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."
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In honour of Srila Bhakti Kamal
Madhusudan Maharaj:
Pranam-mantra of Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, composed by Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
দীর্ঘং সৌম্যবপুর্নবারুণবহির্বাসস্ত্রিদণ্ডান্বিতং
দিব্যং শ্রীগুরু-গৌর-কীর্ত্তন-রসানন্দেন মত্তং সদা ।
শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-যতীন্দ্র-ভক্তিকমলং স্নিগ্ধং কৃপাবিগ্রহং
বন্দে শ্রীমধুসূদনং গুরুবরং বেদান্তবিদ্যাম্বুধিম্ ॥
dirgham saumya-vapur navaruna-bahir-vasas tridandanvitam
divyam sri-guru-gaura-kirtana-rasanandena mattam sada
sri-gaudiya-yatindra-bhakti-kamalam snigdham krpa-vigraham
vande sri-madhusudanam guru-varam vedanta-vidyambudhim
"I offer my obeisance unto the great Guru Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
Maharaj. His tall, tranquil form, adorned with a tridanda and garments the
colour of the newly risen sun, is the embodiment of mercy. He is an
affectionate king amongst the Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasis, an ocean of
Vedantic knowledge, and always rapt with the ecstatic taste of Sri Sri
Guru-Gauranga's kirtan."
Invoking
Vaishnavs' Mercy
"Today is Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj's appearance day. Wherever
he is staying now, whether in Goloka Vrindavan or anywhere else, we are
praying to him, 'Wherever you are now, please give us some mercy.'"
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Godbrothers'
Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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2009)
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17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 7]
Deficiency in
Practice
"It is possible to overcome this situation, but we need to practise properly.
We must serve devotees, we must preach for devotees. Practise very nicely.
There are so many deficiencies in devotees. It is necessary for everyone to
learn and practise."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• 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 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.'
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Fri, 28 November 2025
Take Care of
Yourselves
'Please take care of yourselves. Practise Krishna consciousness. Praying for
the mercy of sadhus, gurus and Vaishnavs, practise
sravan and kirtan. If you can live in this way, you can get the
supreme benefit.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Astami. Disappearance of Suryakunda-basi Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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."
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17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 6]
Deceitless
Dealings
"Everything is service, and it is necessary to always do service with your
heart. Try to respect everybody, try to respect each other. It is very
important. Do not create many classes, divisions and groups among devotees.
It is necessary to be simple, without any deceit."
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• 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 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.'
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Thu, 27 November 2025
Message to Take
Away
'When Bhisma, the great general of the Kaurava's army, was wounded and was
about to die, Yudhisthir, who was going to be the next king, came to Bhisma
to hear his advice. At that time, Bhisma gave him much guidance. Do you
remember one particular piece of advice that he gave him?'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 5]
Heart-Breaking
Decision
"Mahaprabhu's mother, Gadadhar, Brahmananda, Chandrasekhara, and Mukunda.
Mahaprabhu told Nityananda Prabhu, 'Nobody except them knows about it.' Sri
Sachi Mata cried so much and tried to dissuade Mahaprabhu in so many
ways…"
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •
(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 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.'
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Wed, 26 November 2025
Kirtan Is Not
Show
'Our situation is such that the more we chant, the more offences we make, but
our gurudev has told us to chant the Holy Name, so we do it, and as we
chant and chant, our offences will gradually go away. We should chant
kirtan more and more. Service should not be done to impress others or
as an external show.'
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On the Way to
Sri Puri Dham
(Divine
Guidance, chapter 2):
"We are not going sightseeing but we are going to a place of pilgrimage, a
holy place. Going there will purify us—body, mind, and soul."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Sasthi. Sri Sri Jagannathdev’s Odan-Sasthi. Manifestation Anniversary
of Sri Sri Nitai Chaitanya at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Puri
Dham.
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."
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17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 4]
Ten Days in
Shantipur
"…When Mahaprabhu came to Shantipur and the news about it spread everywhere,
so many devotees started coming there: so many boats full of people came to
Shantipur. Everybody wanted to see Mahaprabhu…"
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• DIGNITY OF THE DIVINE SERVITOR •
(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 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.'
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Tue, 25 November 2025
Service:
Daily Accountability
'I pray to you all that your days may always pass in service to the Lord.
Always live at the holy feet of the Lord. Always think about the Lord. Make
sure that not a single day passes in your lives without chanting the Holy
Name and without service to Vaishnavs.'
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17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 3]
Remembering Mahaprabhu's Sannyas-Lila
"Srila Param Guru Maharaj also said that during this time, the sky of
Nabadwip was covered with thick clouds. There was no sun in the sky, and
everything was very dark. Even the sun cried because the Lord had left
Nabadwip… It was such a sad time when everybody felt very deep
separation."
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• 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.'
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.'
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Mon, 24 November 2025
Concluding
Parikrama
'The problem is that you are leaving, going back to your homes and you will
forget everything. Your train is tomorrow, but you are thinking already today
about your wives, husbands, sons, daughters or grandchildren. Is that not so?
You are always remembering only them...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 2]
Memorable Day
In Bamunpara
"One morning Gurudev went to Bamunpara. Only Gurudev, his driver, his servant
who cooked for him and I went at that time. That day Gurudev showed me the
place in Bamunpara where Mahaprabhu passed after taking sannyas…"
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• DIVINE SERVITOR •
ANSWERS THROUGH LETTERS
'After the disappearance of Srila Guru Maharaj, in his separation so many
inauspicious things have happened, and due to that I am really too much
shocked both mentally and bodily, but by the will of Krishna, there is no
other way to spend a single moment without His seva programme.
Nirjan-bhajan may be possible singlely but sankirtan is not
possible without Vaishnava association; in that way we are in the proper line
of our Srila Guru Maharaj. Until death we must try to maintain our joyful
sankirtan life.'
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 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.'
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Sun, 23 November 2025
Karauli
Madan-Mohan
'When Govindaji and Gopinathji were brought to Jaipur, they were worshipped
by temple priests or brahmans, but Madan-mohan was worshipped by the
daughter of Jaipur king. She was not married, and from a very young age she
served Madan-mohan...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
17 JANUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 1]
Latest Events
"I am very happy to see you all after one week. I have been doing some
preaching programmes lately and came back to Kolkata last night. It was
Sriman Mahaprabhu’s sannyas day recently. This year, I had to go to
Nabadwip on this day because I have much service there."
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• DIVINE SERVITOR •
SWEET SUCCESS ASSURED
'Sometimes we achieve what we want and sometimes we do not. But service life
is not like that. We must not involve ourselves with any mundane matter. We
must involve ourselves with service and we must try to fulfil our service,
but the result is in the hand of Krishna. Whatever comes may be good or may
be bad but as much as possible I must always try to be successful. This is
our life, and joyfulness and success must finally come to us.'
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.'
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Sat, 22 November 2025
Preach for the
Math
'I have a request to you all, especially to the devotees from South India and
here Jaipur. Please preach about our Guru Maharaj and about Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math. Please try to preach and increase the number of servitors and
devotees.'
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16 JANUARY 2021 [KOLKATA | PART 15]
Way Out
"Kama means thinking about your own happiness and enjoyment, but
prema means thinking about the happiness of the Lord, about the
happiness of gurudev. The problem is that we never think, ‘What makes
gurudev happy?’ We only think about our own happiness."
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In honour of the forthcoming
divine appearance day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
• DIVINE SERVITOR •
THE LIVING LIFE
'If we can engage proper intelligence for the service of the Lord then we
must certainly be the gainer. Proper intelligence is necessary, and that
comes with the association of the devotees. Our mind is always going this
way, that way and every way, but when we get the association of the devotees
we shall automatically and always talk about Krishna consciousness.'
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.'
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A Reality Check
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'Our Gurudev and Vaishnavs bestow their mercy on us, but we cannot see it
because our ego is standing in the way. We think we know everything, we are
very powerful and knowledgeable, but in fact we know nothing, we have
nothing.'
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CALENDAR FOR 11/2025
KESHAVA
26 NOVEMBER (WED).
Gaura Sasthi.
Sri Sri Jagannathdev's Odan-Sasthi. Manifestation Anniversary of Sri Sri
Nitai Chaitanya at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Puri Dham.
28 NOVEMBER (FRI).
Gaura Astami.
Disappearance of Suryakunda-basi Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.
29 NOVEMBER (SAT).
Gaura Navami.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
30 NOVEMBER (SUN).
Gaura Dasami.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Sraman Maharaj.
DECEMBER 2025
1 DECEMBER (MON).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Moksada Ekadasi.
2 DECEMBER (TUE).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:06–9:40.
4 DECEMBER (THU).
Purnima.
NARAYAN
6 DECEMBER (SAT).
Krishna Dvitiya.
Grand festival in honour of the appearance day of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
7 DECEMBER (SUN).
Krishna Tritiya.
Festivals at Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat, the places of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's holy appearance and childhood
pastimes.
8 DECEMBER (MON).
Krishna Chaturthi.
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Bhagavan
Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
15 DECEMBER (MON).
Krishna Ekadasi. No fast.
Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakas Aranya
Maharaj.
16 DECEMBER (TUE).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Fast on Paksa-Vardhini
Mahadvadasi. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti
Bhudev Srauti Maharaj.
17 DECEMBER (WED).
Krishna Trayodasi.
Mahadvadasi paran is at 6:16–9:47.
Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit and Srila Uddharan Datta Thakur.
19 DECEMBER (FRI).
Amavasya.
21 DECEMBER (SUN).
Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Srila Lochan
Das Thakur.
23 DECEMBER (TUE).
Gaura Tritiya.
Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadis
Pandit.
30 DECEMBER (TUE).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Putrada Ekadasi.
Appearance of Srila Jagadis Pandit.
31 DECEMBER (WED).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:23–9:54.
JANUARY 2026
3 JANUARY (SAT).
Purnima.
Pusyabhisek Yatra of Sri Krishna. Departure of Sripad Bhakti Saran Vaisnav
Maharaj.
MADHAV
6 JANUARY (TUE).
Krishna Tritiya.
Appearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu and disappearance of Srila
Ramachandra Kaviraj.
7 JANUARY (WED).
Krishna Chaturthi.
Disappearance of Sripad Yadavendu Bhakti-Chandan.
9 JANUARY (FRI).
Krishna Sasthi.
Disappearance of Srila Jayadev Goswami Prabhu.
11 JANUARY (SUN).
Krishna Astami.
Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
14 JANUARY (WED).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Sat-tila Ekadasi.
Makar Sankranti. Remembering Sriman Mahaprabhu's pastime of leaving home.
15 JANUARY (THU).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:26–10:00. Sriman Mahaprabhu takes
sannyas. A three-day remembrance festival in honour of Sriman
Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.
18 JANUARY (SUN).
Amavasya.
19 JANUARY (MON).
Gaura Pratipad.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhanash Maharaj and
departure of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri Das-Adhikari.
20 JANUARY (TUE).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj.
22 JANUARY (THU).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Appearance of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj.
23 JANUARY (FRI).
Gaura Panchami.
Sri Krishna's Vasanta Panchami. Appearance of
Sri Sri Visnupriya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Raghunandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila
Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad
Bhakti Vivek Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup Parvat
Maharaj. Sri Saraswati Puja.
25 JANUARY (SUN).
Gaura Saptami.
Appearance of Sri Mahavisnu Avatar Sri Advaita Acharya.
26 JANUARY (MON).
Gaura Astami.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Prapanna Parivrajak Maharaj and
departure of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.
27 JANUARY (TUE).
Gaura Navami.
Disappearance of Sripad Madhvacharya.
28 FEBRUARY (WED).
Gaura Dasami.
Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.
29 JANUARY (THU).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Bhaimi Ekadasi and in
honour of Lord Sri Varahadev's appearance (tomorrow).
30 JANUARY (FRI).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Appearance of Lord Sri Varahadev. Ekadasi
paran is at 6:24–9:43 after offering worship to Lord Varahadev.
31 JANUARY (SAT).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Appearance of Sri Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
Fast until noon. Annual
festival in honour of the manifestation anniversary of Sri Guru Sri Gaura Sri
Nityananda at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Ekachakra Dham.
FULL CALENDAR >>
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2025–2026 (pdf)
THE TEN OFFENCES TO
THE HOLY NAME:
1) Criticise sadhus, Vaishnavs
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting; inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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