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Sun, 18 May 2025

Be Resolute
'We must have firm, unswerving determination (our goal must be firmly fixed). Without such determination we cannot get anywhere. This determination must be that "I have got a human birth to serve Lord Govinda." Our determination must not swerve.'
Download / listen to the audio (28 Mb, 58 min | 21 April 2019)

 

—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—

Vyasadev's Gift (2)
"Who we are? What must we do? How can we get relief? This is all transcendental knowledge of atma-tattva. Those who do not see anything [who have no real, transcendental vision] ask so many questions, but we must understand what is the main purpose of this life. If you read Srimad Bhagavatam, you will understand it."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—

• AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE •

AFFECTION
'If we can follow sadhu-sanga, it will give us relief from so many things and a very good result in the future. But all depends upon sraddha, faith. The translation of sraddha is more than just "faith". It is actually affectionate faith. Not everyone will feel affection. Good fortune will work in the background. With strong good fortune, one can immediately cross over the next three stages after association with the sadhu. But this is possible in very special cases only. Our Guru Maharaj used the word "affection", but it is necessary for us to know the line in which he did so.'

 

 

Sat, 17 May 2025

Eternal Deities of Eternal Servants
'Our Deities are not the same as the deities you can see in this outside world. They must be served eternally, every single day without fail. The Deities of the Lord are installed for eternity, so Their service must continue eternally. You must offer bhog every single day. Serve the Lord every single day. Please remember all these things.'
Download / listen to the audio (28 Mb, 58 min | 21 April 2019)

 

—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—

Vyasadev's Gift (1)
"When Gurudev was in Australia in 1992, he gave one lecture. I have got the Bengali translation of that lecture and was proof reading it today. It is a very nice lecture, I want to tell you about it."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—

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OUR LIFE-LINE OF DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE
'We must worship the raga-patha from afar, and our duty at present is to serve that rank of the devotees and to engage in the congregational chanting of the maha-mantra in the association of the devotees. This is the safe and actual process for us to make advancement in our Krishna conscious practising life.'

 

 

 


Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.

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 Ramananda Ray Prabhu:

sri-svarupa-raya-sanga-gambhirantya-lilanam
dvadasabda-vahni-garbha-vipralambha-silanam
radhikadhirudha-bhava-kanti-krsna-kunjaram
prema-dhama-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram

In the company of His two intimate associates, Sri Svarup Damodar and Sri Ray Ramananda, He manifests the acme of His deepest, heart-rending pastimes; during those very long twelve years, He speaks in divine madness, vomiting the fire of unbearable separation from Lord Sri Krishna (externally, it produces an agony of swallowed poison; but, internally, it brings much joy); He is none other than Govinda, who, coming under complete influence of Sri Radha’s deep devotional mood and adorned with Sri Radhika’s beautiful holy complexion, resembles a magnificent intoxicated elephant – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.

Sri Ramananda Ray Prabhu
[By His Divine Grace Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Ramananda Ray was very strong and a very good administrator. He controlled the whole situation and the whole atmosphere after Mahaprabhu's disappearance and gave full nourishment to the devotees. Ramananda Ray stayed alive until finally, today, when everything had become peaceful and settled, he also disappeared..."

Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Part One
"We are very fortunate to be able to come here for the first time, to be able to visit this place. I have no qualification, I am a very fallen soul, but by the mercy of devotees, I have come here with you all and I can pay obeisance such a great place as this..."
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Part Two
"Today we are briefly reading the chapter that describes the meeting of Raya Ramananda and Mahaprabhu. Listen to it properly, it is the highest conception. 'Mahaprabhu was bathing and chanting the Holy Name, and at that time Ramananda Ray came—he came very gorgeously, with a band and party.'"
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Part Three
"Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Sri Ramananda Ray very firmly. Their natural love for each other was awakened in them both, and they embraced and fell to the ground."
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Sri Ramananda Sambad
"Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Ramananda Ray, 'Recite a verse from the revealed scriptures concerning the ultimate goal of life.' Ramananda replied, 'Devotion to the Lord is the execution of the prescribed duties of one's social position'..."
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Sri Ramananda Ray's Answers
"Later, Mahaprabhu again met with Ramananda Ray, and this time Mahaprabhu asked questions and Ramananda Ray gave answers... In the end, Ramananda Ray said, 'My dear Lord, please give up all these serious talks. Please do not conceal Your real form from me.'"
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur (Godavari): Sri Ramananda Ray's Expertise
"Later, when Ramananda Ray stayed in Puri, one day a brahman named Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and asked Him if he could hear Krishna-katha from Him. Mahaprabhu replied, 'I do not know Krishna-katha. Go to Ramananda Ray...'"
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At Ramananda Ray's Garden
"Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and asked, 'Prabhu, can You speak some Krishna-katha?' Mahaprabhu replied, 'I do not know so much, but Ramananda Ray knows more than Me...'"
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Chapter 16: Reality the Beautiful
[From Search for Sri Krishna, Reality the Beautiful]
Ramananda Raya was a married man, but he was recognized by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as a master of his senses to the extreme degree. Once a brahmana priest named Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and told Him, 'I would like to hear about Krishna from Your lips'..."

 

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: 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."

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: Ye anila prema-dhana | যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Srinivas Acharya Thakur, my Lord who has very mercifully brought the wealth of divine love to this world, gone?"

 

 

Fri, 16 May 2025

Lord Jagannath's Appearance (Part Three)
'When King Indradyumna finished building the temple, he became anxious for the Lord to finally come there. He kept praying, "O Lord! When are You coming? When are You coming?" One day, the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "All right, I am coming, but you do not need to send anybody to fetch Me. I will come Myself."'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—

Search For Original Source
"We always want pleasure, happiness, love affection, but we will never get it from this material world. Our Gurudev has told us very clearly how we must practise, how we can attain our destination, where the source is and how to reach that kind of source. Those who can give proper attention to this, must succeed."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—

• AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE •

SECURE AT HOME
'If you can think you can make a garland out of all the peaks of the Himalayas and the peaks of all the mountains of the world and offer that to Krishna, and if you think you can make a rope out of spiders’ webs and bind an elephant, then you may be able to understand something of that plane. So it is not necessary to think too much, but instead our main attention is to try to chant "Hare Krishna" properly. This is our main channel to go there and this is our one hope.'

 

 

Thu, 15 May 2025

Lord Jagannath's Appearance (Part Two)
'The king sent an army of soldiers on horses to the house. They arrested Visvavasu and put him in jail. They were going to tie up the Lord and bring Him to Puri as well, but the Lord told the king in a dream that night...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—

Our Main Problem
"Our main problem is that we are always busy with our body. Almost the entire world is always thinking about their temporary bodies. Such is our situation. Almost everybody here is very much attached to their body."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—

• AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE •

IN PRAISE OF THE DEVOTEES
'We are not to leave our track to go to see with any other’s vision. The good servitors of Srila Guru Maharaj are the wealth of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. The real wealth is the devotees and I am trying to serve you all with whatever I have. I want your association really. I am receiving transcendental food from you. When I see you I think, “I have service,” but to be alone is not good for anyone, even myself.'

 

 

Wed, 14 May 2025

Lord Jagannath's Appearance (Part One)
'When we go to Sri Puri Dham, we can see there the Deities of Sri Jagannath, Sri Baladev and Sri Subhadra. Lord Jagannath is originally a Deity of Lord Vishnu, Narayan who was worshipped by sabara devotees. Nil-Madhav's temple is the place where Lord Jagannath comes from originally. I want to tell you how this happened.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—

Nonsense Sacrifice
"People used to cut people's necks, and now in lieu of that, since it is not possible to kill people, they kill a buffalo... People cannot control their material desires, anger, and many other bad elements within. They will suffer in the age of Kali!"
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—

• AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE •

THE DIVINE SERVICE OF KRISHNA
'There are so many religious conceptions to be found in the world. Some favour santa-rasa (peacefulness), others dasya-rasa (servitude), or sakhya-rasa (friendship), or vatsalya-rasa (parenthood). But madhura-rasa (divine consorthood) is found in the extreme only in the line of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.'

 

 

 


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Festival: Vision and Focus
'Gurudev's disappearance festival means Vaishnav seva. Vaishnav is the main focus for us. Appearance and disappearance look different, but following Vaishnavs' vision we think that on these two tithis Gurudev always takes worships from us.'

      

 

CALENDAR FOR 05/2025

TRIVIKRAM

17 MAY (SAT). Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.

21 MAY (WED). Krishna Navami. Departure of Sripad Santos Krishna Das-Adhikari Prabhu.

23 MAY (FRI). Krishna Ekadasi. Fast on Apara Ekadasi.

24 MAY (SAT). Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 4:57–9:22. Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

27 MAY (TUE). Amavasya.

28 MAY (WED). Gaura Pratipad. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan-mohan jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanusilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Kolkata.

30 MAY (FRI). Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).

 

JUNE 2025

5 JUNE (THU). Gaura Dasami. Dasahara, Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhusan Prabhu.

7 JUNE (SAT). Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi.

8 JUNE (SUN). Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 4:56–7:12.

9 JUNE (MON). Gaura Trayodasi. Danda Mahotsav ('Punishment Festival') arranged by Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati. Departure of Sripad Bhakti Vaibhav Parivrajak Maharaj.

11 JUNE (WED). Purnima. Snan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.

VAMAN

12 JUNE (THU). Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Syamananda Prabhu. Departure of Sripad Risabhdev Das-adhikari Prabhu.

13 JUNE (FRI). Krishna Dvitiya. Departure of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti-Sampad Prabhu.

16 JUNE (MON). Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakresvar Pandit.

21 JUNE (SAT). Krishna Ekadasi. No fast. Departure of Sriyukta Rama Devi.

22 JUNE (SUN). Krishna Dvadasi. Fast on Yogini Ekadasi.

23 JUNE (MON). Krishna Trayodasi. Ekadasi paran is at 4:56–9:25.

25 JUNE (WED). Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami and Srila Sach-chid-ananda Bhaktivinod Thakur.

26 JUNE (THU). Gaura Pratipad. Sri Gundicha Marjan (cleaning Sri Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri Dham and cleaning all temples).

27 JUNE (FRI). Gaura Dvitiya. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.

30 JUNE (MON). Gaura Panchami. Hera-Panchami, Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay (observed in Sri Puri Dham the next day).

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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.


 

If somebody practises Krishna consciousness and does not preach, it is not correct—when somebody practises and preaches, that is correct.

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