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Our Disciplic Succession:
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"The Sun Never Sets on Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math":
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Thu, 17 April 2025
Avoid
Religious Hypocrisy
'It is greed that drives people to do so many atrocious things. We do not
need to be part of that. We have come to practise Krishna consciousness. We
are not dharma-dhvaji (pretenders who show off religion in a
hypocritical way or use it for politics). We must live as Vaishnavs.'
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
"Please Be
Careful"
"Please be careful. I am concerned about you all because if your health is
good, then you can do more and more service. We have this body and disease
will come, but we must not 'invite' disease ourselves. This is my request for
everybody. If you can do what I am saying, I will be very happy."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• DIVINE GUIDANCE •
(3) ON THE WAY
TO SRI VRINDAVAN DHAM
'Even to see the outside of the Dham is beneficial, but if we make
aparadh, offence, it is detrimental to our spiritual life. And if we
cannot see properly the real transcendental Dham, at least we should
try not to see the opposite thing—to see it as only mundane. The Dham
is covered by illusion, but even so, there is some brilliance, and that glow
or brilliance of the Dham may touch us if we stay there without offence. But
if we stay there too long we may become overly familiar and then that glow
may leave us.'
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Wed, 16 April 2025
Plan Your
Journey
'There are thousands of trains departing from the Howrah station, but we must
get on the train that goes to Vrindavan – all the other trains will not take
us there. Other trains will take us to Kashi, Prayag or some other place.
Another thing is that even if you take the train to Vrindavan – under whose
guidance will you stay there?'
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Loving Care and
Service
"There is love and affection in Vaishnavism. This is what Mahaprabhu showed
by His own example. Krishna shows it too—He is merciful even to those who
come to kill Him. This is what true religion is. You should understand that
Vaishnavism comes from the original source."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• DIVINE GUIDANCE •
(2) ON THE WAY
TO SRI PURI DHAM
'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. You all pray to
Lord Jagannath that He will take us safely there and then bring us all back
safely to where we are doing our respective seva. This is our only
prayer today. We have nothing else to pray for.'
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Tue, 15 April 2025
Value of
Chastity
'Do not get involved in any hodgepodge. We must have chastity and sincerity.
Gurudev did not go to random places, and he never liked when anybody did
that. This is the devotional line of our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math within
the current of Sri Rupa-Saraswati.'
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Unimaginable
"Separation is a very high thing, you cannot imagine it. What sort of
separation is there in Vrindavan? When Uddhav Maharaj heard about it, he was
astounded. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu showed this separation mood in
Gambhira..."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• DIVINE GUIDANCE •
(1) UTILISING
OUR FORTUNE
'We must be conscious, therefore, about our position and about our service,
then we will not be deviated from our position. But even if some deviation
does come, if we are sincere we can emerge from that position also. When we
live within this body, there is the possibility of deviation everywhere.
Deviation will not come to attack us if we do not listen to the demands of
our mental and physical bodies—otherwise, deviation is possible for
everyone.'
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Mon, 14 April 2025
Busy
Yourself with Service
'If you want to come, I am inviting everybody. At the same time, you must
understand though that coming for a festival is not just an opportunity to
take prasad – coming for a festival means coming to hear some
Hari-katha and get some sadhu-sanga.'
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Restaurant Devotion
vs Pure Devotion
"We work outside, we do not cook and take some food in a hotel (shop, cafe,
restaurant) where they mix veg and non-veg food. It is a problem. It is
possible to do this for one-two days as an exception, but if you do it every
day saying, 'Oh, I have no energy to cook!' This is wrong. It is better if
you cook and do the offering, then it will be pure devotion."
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Sun, 13 April 2025
Chaste
Submission Is Key
'I think that this is the most important advice that we all must follow to a
T. I have seen many devotees and many things happening during all these many
years, and there is only one thing we really need. We may or may not know
anything, we may or may not understand anything – it is not necessary to be
scholars or to do anything big – the only thing we must remember is that we
must practise spiritual life in submission to our gurudev.'
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Disciples'
Dedication
"Devotees always want to learn—they want to know more. It is necessary to
have desire to learn, to practise more and more; it will be good for us all.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Himself comes as a devotee and shows us what is
necessary and how we must be practising. If we learn His teachings properly,
we will get so much benefit through that."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• GOLDEN REFLECTIONS •
(3) STEP BY STEP
'There are many devotees—and many different natures. As an example you can
see in our own Sri Guru-varga that Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur has one
kind of nature, Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj has another kind of
nature, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur’s nature is of another type,
and Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj’s nature is yet another. But they are all
siddha-mahapurusas—perfected souls. Also Srila Jagannath Das Babaji
Maharaj has another type of nature, and our Srila Guru Maharaj yet another.
So who are you to follow? You cannot follow the activities of anybody, but it
will be good for your practitioner’s life if only you take the guidelines
from your Gurudeva and do not try to imitate anyone.'
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Sat, 12 April 2025
Undistorted
Line
'Everybody can be what they like, but if somebody calls Gurudev a liar, if
somebody says bad things about Gurudev, if they leave the temple and then
somebody brings them back, how can I talk to them? How can I even see their
faces? I would rather stay in a jungle or under some tree; it is much
better.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Approaching
Bhagavatam
"One must not read Bhagavatam or give Bhagavatam class for
money, wealth, property, pratistha, etc. You must listen to Srimad
Bhagavatam from a pure Vaishnav who knows Bhagavatam and who knows
the meaning of Bhagavatam."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• GOLDEN REFLECTIONS •
(2) BEHIND THE SCREEN
'I feel that everything can come to us when there is necessity in our service
life. What is necessary for us is to keep ourselves in a clean devotional
mood and position of service, then everything will come to us. Actually one
moment can give us our full wealth, and also one inauspicious moment can give
us our full destruction. I have seen this in my life. One second, if it comes
in a bad way can destroy everything we have, and one second coming in a good
way can give us everything.'
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Sri Balaram.
Appearance of Srila Vamsi-vadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda
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 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."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Fri, 11 April 2025
Poisonous Trees Within and Without
'Whenever Gurudev chastised me, I did not mind it. But I cannot tolerate
those who disrespected Gurudev, and I have not mixed with them to this day.
Many people say, "Oh, why are you not going to Nabadwip?" You can judge it
yourselves.'
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First part of this class, published earlier:
The Worst Day
"Today, my Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj's tenth disappearance festival, tirobhav-tithi. I had never thought
that this day when Gurudev leaves would come in my life one day. I lost the
dearest personality in my life on this day..."
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Surrendered
Soul's Solace
"Through our qualification, we will not get anything, but we can get
everything by the mercy of the Guru. Yet the problem is that some material
things always come to our life. We are supposed to be surrendered souls—if
you are a surrendered soul, then what should be your thoughts?"
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• GOLDEN REFLECTIONS •
(1) EARLIER DAYS
'After the breakup of the Gaudiya Math Srila Guru Maharaj was not very
enthusiastic to preach. He did not want to make another mission and therefore
went alone to Vrindavan. The devotees then lost track of him, but all Srila
Guru Maharaj’s Godbrothers were very enthusiastic to take him preaching, so
they repeatedly searched in many places to try to locate him. Finally some
Godbrothers discovered Srila Guru Maharaj in Nabadwip...'
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Thu, 10 April 2025
Who Is Gurudev?
'Gurudev is not a man of this world – he is not an ordinary man. When we
think of Gurudev as of an ordinary man, we commit an offence, we make a
mistake. Gurudev is the Lord Himself. The Lord personally comes in the form
of guru to bestow His mercy upon us.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
"Try Your Best"
"You must depend upon Gurudev in everything – give everything to your Guru.
All Vraja gopis gave everything, their deha (body) and
dehi (the very soul), to fulfil the desire of Lord Krishna. Our
guru-varga are not ordinary persons. I am sure that those who follow
Gurudev and have taken shelter at the lotus feet of Gurudev will reach their
destination."
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—{ Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• GOLDEN REFLECTIONS •
FOREWORD
'Home is there where the environment will take care of us, our fortune, and
our comfort, independent of our consideration. The affectionate paraphernalia
there will help us very affectionately and lovingly. So we should make good
use of this opportunity to go back to God, back to home, our sweet, sweet
home.'
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Wed, 9 April 2025 (Holy disappearance day of His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
'I Cannot
Forget This Day'
'I try to forget that day, and I try to keep myself happy by serving him. The
day when Gurudev left is a very bad day in my life. Those who do not have a
relationship with their gurudev cannot understand this. They can never
understand the pain of losing one's guru...'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:25–9:34. Festival in honour of the
disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya
Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Lord Krishna's Damanaka-ropana festival.
The Seeds of
Discord
"This animosity, these things have not grown overnight—it has been growing
and increasing day by day, day by day. You did not see what was happening
inside, and now that tree has grown very big!"
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Strong Faith and
Chastity
"He may not be able to talk now like before, but he can see everything, and
he is watching everything. I think those who say Gurudev is not here anymore
have not got any connection with Gurudev. That is why it is necessary to have
a strong faith."
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"I Want to Forget"
"I want to go somewhere—I want to get some relief. When I am sitting in the
office, I get some relief, but as soon as I go to my room, I again start
remembering everything. I want to forget it, but I cannot... It is impossible
to forget this. Such is my situation."
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Unthinkable
Situation
"Today is our Gurudev's disappearance tithi. Actually, never in my
life did I expect that this day could come. When this tithi is coming,
I always try to stay alone, but Gurudev gave me service to take care of you
all, then how can I be cruel and stay alone?"
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"Gurudev Is My
Everything"
"We must not misinterpret what Gurudev told. Devotees all over the world can
realise easily what is Srila Sridhar Maharaj's conception, what is Gurudev's
conception, and they can understand whether they are following it or not.
Your main focus must be always to please your Guru properly. Name and fame is
for your guru—you must not preach for your name and fame, you must preach to
please your guru."
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Tirobhav kirtans
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj sings:
• Gurudev krpa bindu diya • Emona durmati • Ye anila prema dhana • Sri rupa manjari pada • Hari haraye.
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Gurudev's
Disappearance
[24 April 2021 | Part 1]
"Today is the holy disappearance day of Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. He chose this day and left our sight on
this day, at 4:20-30 in the morning. He is present now in his samadhi
form, and he is bestowing his mercy upon us from there. He always stays
within his eternal pastimes...."
"Everything
Plunged Into Darkness" [24 April 2021 | Part
2]
"When Gurudev left this world, I thought, 'Now there is no one left in this
world who will chastise me.' I always spoke to Gurudev heart to heart, I told
him about all happy and unhappy things, and when Gurudev left this world, I
could not understand anything—what was going on, what was going to happen,
everything plunged into darkness for me..."
Service Alertness
[24 April 2021 | Part 3]
"I was always alert towards Gurudev—I know everything, what he likes, what he
eats, etc. I knew what Gurudev liked to eat, and I would go to the market the
day before his arrival, buy everything and have it kept in his kitchen.
Gurudev always liked trees and cows..."
Service
Milestones
[24 April 2021 | Part 4]
"Gurudev brought me up, he taught me everything. Gurudev told about Vaishnav
seva—how one must serve Vaishnavs, how one must serve devotees, how to manage
the temple, etc. I have learnt everything from Gurudev. I always did whatever
Gurudev told me."
Service
Challenges
[24 April 2021 | Part 5]
"In my life I had to do all these hard, hard, very difficult jobs, and I was
always successful. Anyhow but I did it. Whether it was getting building plans
approved, whether it was any other job, everything was unhampered in the
end."
Gurudev's Insight
[24 April 2021 | Part 6]
"I have heard and learned a lot from Gurudev. Gurudev gave me so many
instructions how to maintain the temple, and Gurudev is dur-darasi—he
has a great foresight. He always managed everything very tactfully."
Gurudev's Loving
Affection
[24 April 2021 | Part 7]
"Sri Sivananda Sen understood it, Sri Jagadananda Pandit understood it, and
Srila Sanatan Goswami also realised what is called Guru and Vaishnav's
blessing in the world of devotion. I myself realised and understood it
gradually too."
Nurturing
Gurudev's Mission
[24 April 2021 | Part 8]
"You cannot become a disciple just by taking a mantra from a guru. It is
necessary to have and show your love, affection for your Guru, to take him as
your own. If you care for and think about your Guru and Vaishnavs, then your
Guru and Vaishnavs will care for and think about you..."
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In honour of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam-sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam
"I offer my obeisance to him who perfectly fulfils his gurudev’s most
cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his gurudev’s
associates; who is expert in all conceivable and inconceivable aspects of
Vedic knowledge; who is a pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu’s
line; who is known as ‘Govinda’ (Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj); whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is suffused with pure
devotion; who is the guru of the entire universe; and who is the giver of the
seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord."
"Do Not Despair"
"You have come to see me. I am your friend, your master, or your everything,
I can feel that you feel it. There are so many devotees from different
countries here. Different countries means different languages, different
cultures, different lifestyles, different food—everything is different; but
our conception is one, and that is Krishna consciousness. We have been
practising for a long time, then we must have some Krishna-conscious
mentality and we can proceed with that to our goal, which is the life of a
servitor."
The Pain
of Broken Hearts
"We always remember Srimati Radharani, Her associates and other Vraja
gopis, but we forget about Nanda Maharaj and Mother Yasomati. It has
come out of Radharani's mouth: 'We do not consider our heart's pain, but when
we see Mother Yasoda's face and Mother Yasoda's situation without Your
presence, our heart is breaking after breaking after breaking.'"
Biography of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
A glorification article that sprang forth from the interpretation of the
Pranam-mantra of His Divine Grace and was originally published as
an Appendix to the Revealed Truth.
Sri
Samadhi Mandir Verses
A series of pages containing the verses that were selected to adorn the
samadhi-mandir of His Divine Grace Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. May these pages please and nourish the Vaishnavs' hearts.
Prayers to Sri Gurupadpadma:
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SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara
"All the Gurus in this succession are associates of Sri Gauranga. I pray
for their remnants."
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SONG:
Gurudev!
krpa-bindu diya
"When I examine myself for qualifications, I find none. Your mercy is
everything. If you are not merciful to me, then, crying, I will no longer
maintain my life."
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SONG:
Gurudev bada
krpa kari
"When, O master, will you mercifully grant this servant the qualification
to do this? Then my heart will become steadfast, I will tolerate everything,
and I will serve the Lord sincerely."
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SONG:
Samsara-davanala
"I offer my obeisance unto the lotus feet of Sri Guru, the ocean of
goodness who assumes the form of a cloud of mercy to deliver the souls
burning in the blazing fire of material existence."
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SONG:
Thakura vaisnava-gana
"Narottam Das says, 'Seeing and hearing about my situation, I am stricken
with fear. Please rescue me and keep me by your side.'"
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SONG:
Nitai-pada kamala
"Always aspire for Nitai's feet. Narottam is very sad: 'O Nitai! Make me
happy. Keep me beside your reddish feet.'"
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SONG:
Emona durmati
"O Lord! I am very wicked-minded and have fallen into this material world,
but You have sent a great soul, Your associate (to rescue me)."
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SONG:
Ki jani ki bale
"I do not know by what force I have taken shelter within Your abode.
Surely it is by Your mercy alone, for You are ever seeking the purification
and deliverance of the fallen souls."
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SONG:
Sri Rupa-manjari-pada
"The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my wealth, my bhajan (service), my
puja (worship), the wealth of my life, and whatever ornaments I may have. Her
lotus feet are the very life of my life."
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SONG:
Ye anila
prema-dhana
"Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
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Presented below is a collection of 51 recordings of Srila Govinda Maharaj
chanting kirtans in various years between 1988 and 2009. May this nectar of
Sri Hari-Kirtan from the holy lotus mouth of His Divine Grace nourish and
massage the hearts of the entire Devotional Family of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math.
THE LINK TO THE FILES—for download or listening online (not all mobile devices may support online playback, but the files can be downloaded).
DOWNLOAD ALL FILES (.zip) (134 Mb)—for listening offline and comfortable upload to mobile devices.
CONTENTS:
00 "Jaya Dhvani"
01 "Vandava"
02 "Jaya Guru Maharaj yati-rajesvara"
03 "Jaya jaya Gaurachander arati"
04 "Yasomati nandana vrajabara"
05 "Namo namah Tulasi Maharani"
06 "Kabe Sri Chaitanya more karibena"
07 "(Ohe) Vaishnava Thakur dayara"
08 "Ei bara karuna kara vaishnava"
09 "Gurudev krpa bindu diya"
10 "Sri guru charana padma"
11 "Emona durmati samsara bhitare"
12 "Ki jani ki bale tomara dhamete"
13 "Bhajahu re mana"
14 "Janama saphala ta'ra"
15 "Hari he dayala"
16 "Durlabha manava janma"
17 "Manasa deha geha"
18 "Bhuliya tomare samsara asiya"
19 "Dhana mora Nityananda"
20 "Akrodha paramananda"
21 "Nitai pada kamala"
22 "Parama karuna pahu dui jana"
23 "Yadi Gaura na haite"
24 "Avatara sara Gaura avatara"
25 "Gaurangera duti pada"
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26 "Bimala hema jini"
27 "Kali ghora timire"
28 "Sri radhara bhave yini"
29 "Ki jani ki bole," "Emona durmati"
30 "Jaya Radhe Jaya Krishna"
31 "Radha bhajane yadi"
32 "Jaya Radha Madhava"
33 "Radhika charana padma"
34 "Radha Krsna prana mora"
35 "Radhe Jaya Jaya Madhava Daite"
36 "Radha kunda tata"
37 "Gopinath mama nivedana suna"
38 "Suno he rasika jana"
39 "Sri Dasavatar Stotram"
40 "He deva bhavantam vande"
41 "Gaya Gaura madhur svare"
42 "Sujanarvuda radhita pada yugam"
43 "Jayare jayare jaya paramahamsa"
44 "Bhaya bhanjana jayasamsana"
45 "Sri Daita Dasa Dasakam"
46 "Sri Nityananda Dvadasakam"
47 "Raghunath Das Goswami Sochaka"
48 "Sri Rupa manjari pada"
49 "Ye anilo prema dhana"
50 "Jaya Radhe jaya Krsna jaya Vrndavan", "Hari Haraye"
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Tue, 8 April 2025 (Sri Kamada Ekadasi)
Do Not Be
Afraid to Give
'I will tell you a story and then finish. This story shows what happens when
you give something to the Lord. The Lord does not take your things. Do you
understand it now? If you offer bhog to the Lord, He cannot eat it
Himself without giving anything to His devotee. Therefore, always offer
bhog to the Lord.'
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In honour of the forthcoming disappearance festival of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
Separation Day
"Our supreme Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj accepted this day as the day to leave this world for his
eternal abode, and he has left us, fallen souls, here to chant his
glories..."
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Make Service Your Goal,
Means, and Sustenance
"Sacrificing his own life, forgetting his own happiness and comfort, Gurudev
would go door to door preaching the message of Mahaprabhu: be merciful to the
souls, chant the Holy Name, and serve the Vaishnavs. Besides this, there is
no other religion."
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Overpowered by Service
"You may have everything, but if you do not have mercy of your Guru, then you
have nothing. Gurudev gave you all his blessings, and if we can serve him, we
will get supreme benefit. You must always live remembering Gurudev's
words."
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Spiritual
Mockery
"Actually, we took initiation from a Guru, but it is not a real initiation—we
only pretend to be disciples. The temple that Srila Guru Maharaj made and
that Gurudev served is not for enjoyment—it is for service."
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Painful Day
"Our Gurudev's disappearance festival is very soon, that day is coming soon,
next dvadasi. It is a very sad day for me. It is the most painful day in my
life, and this very painful day comes every year..."
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The Worst Day
"Today, my Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj's tenth disappearance festival, tirobhav-tithi. I had never thought
that this day when Gurudev leaves would come in my life one day. I lost the
dearest personality in my life on this day..."
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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.
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj about fasting on ekadasi and
accepting material facilities:
"One time, a devotee came here from Vrindavan on the day of
ekadasi. He reached in the evening and, after taking bath in the
Ganges, attended kirtans, danced, circumambulated the temple and so
on. Then, I asked him whether he would take any anukalpa. He replied,
'Generally, I do not take anything, but if you like, then, of course, I must
take anukalpa. Your will is greater than my fasting.' That was his
decision.
"My Guru Maharaj (Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
always wanted maximum energy: you should take good food and do good service.
That was his maxim. Krishna is not a liquidated party: take full
prasadam and do full service. Do maximum service, and you should take
whatever is necessary for that. You are to take it for the cause of Krishna,
not for your own cause. You are Krishna's, so if you grow weak, His service
will be hampered, and both you and Krishna will be losers thereby. 'My
soldiers will be well-fed and well-working.' That was our Guru Maharaj's
principle. Napoleon said, 'One full-fed soldier is equal to ten half-fed
soldiers.'
"So, prasad-seva: if it is service, then it must be taken in a
serving mood, of course. But, at the same time, the individual position of a
devotee should be taken into consideration. Sahajiyas do not Fast on
ekadasi at all: 'Oh, we are in Vrindavan, and there is no fasting in
Vrindavan.' But Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Prabhupad did not like that –
it is sahajiya (imitation) if you go on feeding your senses in the
name of Krishna-bhakti (devotion to the Lord). For the service to Krishna, it
is necessary to keep up the body and to provide nourishment to it, so we must
take what is necessary for service. We do not like it if by fasting a loss of
energy is effected. If fasting does not hamper your service, you may go on
fasting – perhaps, your gurudev wanted that...
"For service, I must accept what is necessary to make me physically
fit so that I can render more service. So, accepting material things is not
objectionable. It is fruitful, not detrimental. Rather, it produces something
of a pure character, which helps everyone. This is how a disciple receives
and accepts things. At that same time, he may even blame himself, 'I cannot
go on with my worldly life without the help of this or that!' He will blame
himself, but the underlying spirit must be, 'If I do not take it, I shall be
unfit; I will not be able to do my bit of service to the Lord, to my
gurudev.'
"Moreover, by taking up renunciation, I will be a loser. I will incur
a loss for myself, for the world, and my guru's service will be
hampered. In this spirit, devotees are to take everything. For the cause of
Krishna, for the cause of their guru, they will accept anything.
"Suppose there is a very miserly karmachari (manager). Because
he does not want to spend money, he may not attain a particular result; then,
some difficulty comes, and the opportunity is lost. This manager will be held
responsible by the proprietor: 'Why did you not spend money? Why are you
afraid of spending money from my store? Because of your miserly habit, the
opportunity has been lost! Why should you not spend My money for My
interest?' So, to render service to Krishna, to my gurudev, to
Vaishnavs, to the world, to everyone, I must keep up this mundane body, and I
am entitled to take something for that.
"Miserliness is mayavada; it is the renunciation spirit, and it
will mar Krishna's interest. What we need is yukta-vairagya: I shall
take from the store of Krishna to keep myself fit and to do service. It is
Krishna's account, and if I do not do that, I should be a separatist, a
mayavadi, a renunciationist. I shall render maximum service to
Krishna, and I must take without any hesitation whatever is necessary to make
myself fit for the service; otherwise, I shall be punishable."
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"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..."
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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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:
"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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Mon, 7 April 2025
Places to Be
Avoided
'It is necessary to follow the rules and regulations. First, you must
understand what the four places of Kali are. Gambling, intoxication, illicit
sex and meat-eating. There is also the fifth place, gold, but I am not even
mentioning it because many cannot follow it. If you can avoid it, it is
good.'
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In honour of the forthcoming disappearance festival of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
Gurudev's Early Days at
the Temple
'Actually, day by day our time is going. Gurudev has left his body here... He
told us many things about his pastimes and his vision... You know that many
things happened when Gurudev joined this mission. Gurudev spoke about it many
times.'
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English)
Gurudev's Love for the
Temple
'Gurudev always thought about his temple from his young age when he joined
the temple. He also protected his temple, fighting so much. So many things
happened. Gurudev loved his temple and personally handled so many
things.'
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English)
Gurudev's Love and
Affection
'Gurudev told us many things about service and service decision. He always
thought about devotees and about how to give them relief. He showed very much
patience and tolerance in his life. And I saw how much love and affection he
had for his godbrothers. That love and affection were incomparable.'
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English)
Our Desperate Hope
'Our only bad fortune is that Gurudev has left... But his mercy is above us.
We must follow his line, follow his instruction, then his mercy will easily
come to us. That is our hope. Gurudev told me many times that it is necessary
to be a sincere seeker and it is necessary to have chastity. Everybody is a
sincere seeker, but it is very rare to see chastity in anyone.'
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English)
Our Hopeful
Determination
'We have done many things wrong, it is not like we are washed Tulasi leaves –
all of us have some bad qualities. So, what hope is there for us? We follow
the will and the order of our gurudev, and we must have desire and
determination to serve gurudev. This is our only hope.'
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English)
The Seeds of
Discord
"This animosity, these things have not grown overnight—it has been growing
and increasing day by day, day by day. You did not see what was happening
inside, and now that tree has grown very big!"
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Strong Faith and
Chastity
"He may not be able to talk now like before, but he can see everything, and
he is watching everything. I think those who say Gurudev is not here anymore
have not got any connection with Gurudev. That is why it is necessary to have
a strong faith."
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"I Want to Forget"
"I want to go somewhere—I want to get some relief. When I am sitting in the
office, I get some relief, but as soon as I go to my room, I again start
remembering everything. I want to forget it, but I cannot... It is impossible
to forget this. Such is my situation."
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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."
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Sun, 6 April 2025 (Sri Rama Navami; fast until midday)
Mature
Vision
'After such a long time, your ears have become full of rust. Unless you have
clean ears, you will not be able to hear. We turned away from the Lord and
have been averse since time immemorial, but do you ever think about anything?
The time is passing! The sun is rising in the morning and setting in the
evening – one after another, days are passing.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Sri Ramachandra.
Fast until noon.
• "Lord Ramachandra became King
during Treta-yuga, but because of His good government, the age was like
Satya-yuga. Everyone was religious and completely happy."
• "He was a saintly king, and
everything in His character was good, untinged by qualities like anger. He
taught good behavior for everyone, especially for householders, in terms of
varnasrama-dharma. Thus He taught the general public by His personal
activities."
• "Lord Ramachandra's spotless
name and fame, which vanquish all sinful reactions, are celebrated in all
directions, like the ornamental cloth of the victorious elephant that
conquers all directions." (Srimad Bhagavatam,
9.10–11)
In honour of Lord Ramachandra's
appearance:
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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Reading from Guidance 4
"I am writing here something comparing the pastimes of Ramachandra and the
pastimes of Krsihna-chandra, as well as Nanda Maharaj and Vasudev's
vatsalya-rasa..."
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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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Niti and Priti
"It was Ramachandra's vijay utsav yesterday, and we would like to
clarify some things about Rama-tattva and Krishna-tattva. In Rama-lila, rules
and regulations are the highest, and love and affection go down, but this is
not the highest ideal..."
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Laksman's Grudge
"Sita Devi was crying so much, and Laksman could not bear the thought of
doing it, but because Ramachandra was his worshippable Lord and his elder
brother, he had to do it—but Laksman could not forget the kind of pain he got
at that time..."
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Hanuman's Service
Drive
"I will give you some example of Hanuman's love for Rama, of his desire to
serve Rama. We can see how much Ramachandra loves Hanuman and how much
Hanuman loves Him. It is necessary to have such service desire."
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Sri Dasavatara Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
'To fulfil the wish of great sages, You mercifully fight a battle,
pleasing everyone with the tribute of Ravan's ten heads! O Kesava who assumes
the form of Lord Rama! Glory to You, O Lord of the universe, O Hari!'
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All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-sata-sri
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
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gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam-sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam
I offer my obeisance to him who perfectly fulfils his gurudev’s most
cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his gurudev’s
associates; who is expert in all conceivable and inconceivable aspects of
Vedic knowledge; who is a pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu’s
line; who is known as ‘Govinda’ (Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj); whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is suffused with pure
devotion; who is the guru of the entire universe; and who is the giver of the
seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord.
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Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to your holy self in eternal memory of our worshippable Sri
Gurupadpadma, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, to
join the observance of the divine disappearance day of the supremely
worshippable Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj, that manifests this year on 9 April 2025
(Wednesday).
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj has many times instructed on how to hold special
programmes and taught it many times by his own example. Usually such
programmes consist of: kirtans, lecture or reading of scriptures, arati,
pushpanjali (offering of flowers to a photograph), and prasad-seva (cooking a
special offering, offering it at the altar or to a photograph, and
distributing it to devotees).
We hope all devotees find an opportunity to observe this holy day for the
satisfaction of Sri Gurupadpadma, keeping the 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
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
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Note:
Some of the many preparations known to be favourite to His Divine Grace
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj include rice, mung or chana dal,
stir-fried karela, sak, posto bora, aloo siddho (boiled potato, mashed with
chilli and salt), cauliflower pakoras, singara (samosa), mixed vegetable
subji, paneer rasa, tomato chutney, achar (pickle), avocado salad (with a
little salt and olive oil), cucumber salad, mango, paramanna (sweet rice),
rasagullas, sandesh, a cake, vanilla ice-cream.
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Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali (English)
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Regulated Life
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'We are blinded by the illusory dust. How will we then see the transcendental
abode? Those who eat regularly, who work regularly, who sleep regularly, can
practise properly. Regular sleeping, regular prasadam is also part of
service. If you cannot do it, you will not be able to practise.'
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CALENDAR FOR 04/2025
VISHNU
12 APRIL (SAT).
Purnima.
Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Sri Balaram. Appearance of
Srila Vamsi-vadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.
MADHUSUDAN
18 APRIL (FRI).
Krishna Panchami.
Disappearance of Srila Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.
20 APRIL (SUN).
Krishna Saptami.
Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.
23 APRIL (WED).
Krishna Dasami.
Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
24 APRIL (THU).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Varuthini Ekadasi.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.
25 APRIL (FRI).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:13–8:08.
26 APRIL (SAT).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vrindavan-chandra
jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Uluberia.
Krishna Chaturdasi (falls on the same
day).
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om
Visnupad Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj.
27 APRIL (SUN).
Amavasya.
Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami.
28 APRIL (MON).
Gaura Pratipad.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
29 APRIL (TUE).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
30 APRIL (WED).
Gaura Tritiya.
Aksaya Tritiya (an auspicious day to start some works). Beginning of the
21-day Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev.
MAY 2025
2 MAY (FRI).
Gaura Panchami.
Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad
Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.
4 MAY (SUN).
Gaura Saptami.
Jahnu Saptami: Sri Jahnavi Puja (worship of the Ganga).
6 MAY (TUE).
Gaura Navami.
Appearance of Sri Jahnava Devi (Sri Nityananda-sakti) and Sri Sita Devi (Sri
Rama-sakti).
8 MAY (THU).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Mohini Ekadasi.
9 MAY (FRI).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:04–9:24.
11 MAY (SUN).
Gaura Chaturdasi.
Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi: appearance of Lord Sri
Nrisimhadev. Full fast until sunset; then no grains
(anukalpa).
Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the divine
appearance day of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya
Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj, the current
successor President-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Manifestation
anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Prahlad Maharaj
and Sri Sri Laksmi Nrisimhadev at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nrisingha
Palli.
12 MAY (SUN).
Purnima.
Nrisimha Chaturdasi-vrata paran is at 5:02–9:23. Sri Krishna's
Phul-dol and Salila-vihara. Buddha Purnima:
appearance of Lord Buddha. Disappearance of Srila Paramesvari Das Thakur.
Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya.
TRIVIKRAM
13 MAY (TUE).
Krishna Pratipad.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
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).
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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