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"This depends on you, you must be strong. My words are very heavy—I say
forget it, forget everything. You still hesitate, but what is the problem? Do
service, and whatever food, prasadam, comes, take that. Even if you
have nobody, you have Krishna."
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Another Plane of
Existence
"He may be crazy, but Nityananda Prabhu wants his service, and Nityananda
Prabhu is crazy Himself. You see, Bhaktivinod Thakur himself also says, 'When
will I become crazy?' He is a magistrate, a very educated man, and what does
he say?"
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Foul Pill to
Swallow
"If you are attached with material things and have material desires, it is
called anyabhilasita. It must be given up. And you must remember also
what Chaitanya-charitamrita says..."
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Dangerous
Deviation
"That is the conception. We must understand it and we must know it clearly
within ourselves." His Divine Grace illustrates where good judgement is
applicable and where it is groundless and inauspicious.
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Lift the Anchor
"First you must remove the anchor, then the boat can go. When you have so
many material desires inside you, how will you go? You will chant and work
the whole day, but there will be no result."
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In honour of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj:
Pranama-mantra:krsna-ananda-karam ratantama-nisam nama-aksaram sundaram
sri-nandisvaram-asritam vraja-bhuvi gaure cha mayapuram
vande yukta-viraga-bhakti-lasitam sri-krsna-dasa-prabhum
The
Root of Our Fortune
"Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj was a good kirtaniya and a good
singer, and that Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj would walk from Nabadwip to
Hapaniya and chant Srila Sridhar Maharaj's song..."
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Get
Cracking
"'Time has passed as I have been busy in my material life, and I have got
nothing—only became burdened. What sort of world is this?' In this world
there is no want of food, no want of money, no want of anything except only
one thing..."
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Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
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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."
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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."
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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! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
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SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
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SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
Poorer
Than the Poor, yet Richer than the Rich
"You would think, 'How will they live?' but Krishna arranges everything.
'Those who have nothing have Krishna.' That is saranagata."
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In Honour
of Sripad B.B. Puri Maharaj
(25 photographs, 1.7 Mb)
Presenting a brief selection of photographs of His Holiness taken during
2008-2017 to retain the darshan of his holy feet for the benefit of
the world.
"It is easy to understand what I am saying, and it is necessary to understand it. If you have one leg in one boat, and the other leg in another boat, what will be your position? You will fall down into the Ganges."
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Be Strong and
Steady
"By hook or by crook, anyhow, we must use our life for service to the Guru
and Krishna. Chant the Holy Name with humility, tolerance and giving honour
to others."
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Preaching
Programmes in Hooghly
(13 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
To the great joy of the devotees and eternal benefit of all souls, His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Hooghly
district and attends noon and evening programmes.
"Do not discourage yourself. Sometimes Krishna tests us to see how much we can tolerate. Practise properly, chant the Holy Name properly without offences, and one day you will conquer everything, do not worry."
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In honour of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
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~ Pranam-mantra ~
dasa-vrndavanam vande krsna-dasa-prabhum tatha
"I offer my obeisances to Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, who made public the pastimes of the hidden
avatar, Sri Chaitanya. They were both adorned with the mercy-dust of
the lotus feet of Nityananda. I offer my obeisances to these two
inconceivable sages who assumed the form of Vyasadeva, one—explicitly
(Vrindavan Das Thakur), another—hiddenly (Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami).
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda and Their associates
are ever victorious and we, the students, pray for Their
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Under a Haritaki Tree
"Vrindavan Das Thakur's mother's name is Narayani, and she was a niece of
Srivas Pandit. Mahaprabhu always held kirtans in the house of Srivas Pandit,
and Narayani lived in that same house. When she was very little, she got
Mahaprabhu's mercy..."
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Clasping Nityananda
Prabhu's Feet
"Nityananda is nondifferent from Guru-tattva: without mercy of the Guru you
cannot get the mercy of Krishna. When will Nityananda Prabhu give me some
mercy? When will He be compassionate to me and relieve me from the mundane
illusion?"
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Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 20 October 2015)
Vrindavan Das
Thakur: A Life of Chastity
"Vrindavan Das Thakur is a disciple of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu and is the
main servitor of Nityananda Prabhu. He has so much chastity for Him..."
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Srila Vrindavan
Das Thakur
His holy birthplace (Mamgachhi), his holy Deities (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai), his
holy pastimes place (haritaki tree), and his holy samadhi
(Denur)...
Composed by Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
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SONG:
Nitai amara dayara avadhi |
নিতাই আমার দয়ার অবধি
"O brothers! My Lord Nitai's mercy is limitless! Bestowing His mercy upon
the souls of this world He wanders from place to place perpetually offering
the great treasure of ecstatic spiritual love to all."
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SONG:
Bimala hema-jini |
বিমল হেমজিনি
"His spotless figure defeats pure gold! Various flowers garlands adorn Him highlighting His beauty, and, in His ecstatic thrill, the hairs on His body standing erect defeat the stamens of kadamba flowers! His body is covered with drops of perspiration..."
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
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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."
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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."
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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! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
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SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
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SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
Preaching
Programmes in Tarakeshwar
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The holy disappearance day of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur is spent in several
preaching programmes that His Divine Grace undertakes in the area of
Tarakeshwar throughout the day.
If You Want to Go
Home
"In this age of Kali, to get your real home, to reach the place we all come
from, the only religion is chanting the Holy Name, and if you want to chant
this Name, this Name must come from a Guru-parampara..."
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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.
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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:
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"Observing Ekadasi" (by
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi Vrata:
Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Great Fortune
"I think you are not ordinary souls. In this world there are millions of
millions of people, there are so many big wealthy people, so many people who
have a very big position in the country, but none of them are as fortunate as
you are."
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Modern Milieu
"All over the world almost everybody runs behind money, runs behind property,
gold, wealth. How many fortunate people are there who come to pure Krishna
consciousness? The whole world is covered by the illusory environment, Kali
Maharaj."
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"I Pray You Can
Come"
"I am very glad that you come every year, and that every year you make the
effort thinking, 'How can I come for the parikrama every year?' You
are all in my heart, there is no doubt about it because we all come from the
same family."
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Standing
Invitation
"You can make an announcement and tell everyone that I want devotees to come
and stay here, do some service. It is my humble prayer to everyone—any
time you want to come, I always say to you, 'Please come.'"
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Preaching Programme in Kolkata
(5 photographs, 0.4 Mb)His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj preaches at a well-attended Vaishnav seva programme in Gouranga Nagar district of northern Kolkata.
Evening Kirtans (Sri Nrisingha Palli)
• Vandana • Sri Guru charana-padma • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara more • Ohe Vaishnava Thakura dayara sagara • Nitai-pada-kamala • Emona durmati • Jaya Radha Madhava, Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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«Наставления», том 3
(файл PDF, 3.5 Mb)
Электронная версия третьего тома наставлений Его Божественной Милости Ом
Вишнупада Шрилы Бхакти Нирмала Ачарьи Махараджа, в которую вошли лекции,
опубликованные на английской версии сайта с января по март 2015 года.
Мы склоняемся перед стопами всех преданных и молимся, чтобы эти лекции смогли
послужить источником духовного руководства, сил и жизни в их служении.
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— { Pranam mantra of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami } —
nilambhodhi-tate sada sva-viraha-ksepanvitam bandhavam
"On the shore of the broad blue ocean Gadadhar Pandit used to read Srimad
Bhagavatam to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who was suffering from the great
internal pain of separation from Himself (Krishna). Gadadhar Pandit supplied
the wine of Krishna-lila to intoxicate his afflicted friend and give Him
relief. As he read, tears would fall from his eyes like flower offerings onto
the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam. May the pleasure of that brilliant
personality, Gadadhar Pandit, the best of the Goswamis, be my only object in
writing this book." (Composed by Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) |
Sri Gadadhar Pandit's
Life in Puri
A special discourse given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj for Sri Gaudiya Darshan, 1995, dwelling on "Puri
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math" and "Jagannathdev and His Dham." Later, this
article was included in the compilation of lectures Affectionate
Guidance (Chapter 23).
Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami [Posted at Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's article on Srila Gadadhar
Pandit's paramount sacrifice: "Pandit Goswami's life is a special offering
of silent and complete self-sacrifice to his beloved. Only those who can
taste unprecedented joy by appreciating the wonder within the ornament of
contradiction in seeing the bag of a beggar on Laksmi Devi’s shoulder are fit
to appreciate the extraordinary glory of Srimat Pandit Goswami's
unprecedented personality..."
শ্রীল ভক্তিরক্ষক শ্রীধর দেব গোস্বামী মহারাজের প্রবন্ধ: "পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী চরিত্র নিজ প্রিয়তমের উদ্দেশ্যে একটী নীরব পূর্ণ-আত্মোৎসর্গময় উপটোকন বিশেষ । লক্ষ্মীদেবীর স্কন্ধ ভিক্ষার ঝুলি দর্শনে যাঁহারা বিরোধালঙ্কারের চমৎকারিতা হৃদয়ঙ্গমে যে অপূর্ব্ব সুখাস্বাদনে সমর্থ, তাঁহারাই শ্রীমৎ পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী অপূর্ব্ব ব্যক্তিত্বের অসাধারণ মহিমা অনুভবের অধিকারী ।"
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
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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."
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SONG:
Thakura vaisnava-gana |
ঠাকুর বৈষ্ণবগণ
"O worshippable Vaisnavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and
misbehaved. Destiny has immersed me in the fearsome ocean of material
existence. Please grab me by the hair and pull me to the shore."
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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."
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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! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
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SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"Nityananda is my wealth, Gaurachandra is my lord, my very life is the
Divine Couple. Advaita Acharya is my strength, Gadadhar is my family, and
Narahari is my play and pastimes."
Nimai and
Brahman's Offering
"Mahaprabhu did so many Pastimes, you would not believe how many—if I was to
tell His whole Pastimes, all time would be finished. For example, when
Mahaprabhu was just four years, an old sannyasi came to His
house..."
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Vaishnav Seva in Sri Puri Dham
(29 photographs, 1.6 Mb | 17 April 2018)His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj comes to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Puri Dham to hold a special Vaishnav seva programme in honour of Sripad Bhakti Bhusan Puri Maharaj in the assembly of honourable Vaishnavs and devotees of the Dham.
In honour of Sri Chandan-yatra:
"I am Gora's!""Today is a very good auspicious day. Every year we make this festival, Sri Sri Chandan-yatra maha-mahotsav. It takes place in several places, and mainly this festival takes place in Puri. Gurudev also wanted to make this festival in Nabadwip."
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In honour of Sripad B.V. Jajavar Maharaj's appearance day:
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— { Pranam mantra } —
saumyam suddha-tanum sudhamsu-vadanam sarasvatam sundaram
"I offer my obeisance unto my great master, the worshippable Srimad Bhakti
Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. He is a beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and has been a bee in the lotus feet of the Lord since his
youth. He has a divine form and a moonlike face. He is filled with the Name's
ecstasy and his heart is tranquil. He is gentle, he relieves the fallen of
their distress, and he delivers the world." (Composed by
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj) |
Sripad Bhakti Vichar
Jajavar Maharaj (by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj)
"Srila Jajavar Maharaj joined the Gaudiya Mission of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur at a very young age. He could sing nicely, and he looked
very simple—there was not a shadow of inauspiciousness in his
body..."
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Download / listen to the audio (8.4 Mb, 25 min | 24 October 1987)
Inner Feelings
"Everybody comes here, but everybody's desire is not the same—somebody comes
for enjoyment, somebody comes for service, and somebody wants to take
something from here... How can you feel that your devotion is
increasing?"
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Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min | 10 March 2015)
Pure and
Profound
"If you live in America, or if you live in Russia, it is not a problem—if you
always give respect to Nabadwip Dham, if you always give respect to your Guru
from there, always think about your Guru from a far away place, then you can
get his association."
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"শ্রীমন্ নিত্যানন্দ প্রভুর কথা যদি আমরা শ্রবণ কীর্ত্তন করি এবং তাঁর সেবা করিতে পারি তাহলে আমাদের পরম কল্যাণ বস্তু লাভ হবে । সেই কল্যাণ বস্তু লাভের জন্য অনেক লোক রাধাকৃষ্ণের চরণে সেবা করিতে যান কিন্তু সেই সেবা পাওয়ার আগে নিত্যানন্দ প্রভুর সেবা করিতে হবে ।"
In honour of Sri Sankar Acharya's appearance:
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"From here, see how far Sri Sankarpur shines along the bank of the
Ganga. When Sankar Acharya was conquering all directions, he came there to
conquer Nabadwip. At heart, Sankar Acharya was a great Vaisnava; only
externally was he acting as a nondualist and servant of Maya. He was a highly
empowered manifestation of Siva who was expert at preaching a conception of
veiled Buddhism. According to the order of the Lord, Siva performs this duty.
When Sankar Acharya came to Nadia, Gaurachandra revealed Himself to Sankar
Acharya in a dream and mercifully spoke sweet words to him. 'You are My
servant, and following My order, you are very cleverly preaching illusionism.
Nabadwip Dham is very dear to Me, and illusionism will never have a place
here. Here, Vrddha Siva and Praudha Maya propagate imaginary interpretations
of the scriptures. They deceive, however, only those who oppose My devotees.
In general, My devotees reside here. This place is not for preaching
misconception. Therefore, you should go elsewhere. Do not trouble the
residents of Nabadwip.' Understanding the position of Nabadwip through this
dream, Sankar Acharya went elsewhere, inspired with devotion."
(Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya, chapter 15)
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Utility of Life
"You are born in India, but you do not understand the proper practice. Look
at them—they come from abroad, but they chant kirtans, listen to
Hari-katha. What will become of you? Next life, you will have to take birth
in the land of mlechhas, and they will get the Lord."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 5 min | 10 March 2015)
Non-Jealous Mood
"Somebody can make some offence to you, but you will not do that to them, you
must give them chance, you must give them some nourishment. If somebody
swears you, you will give some nourishment to them."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 10 March 2015)
In honour of Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga Puja):
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"...While speaking, they went to Jan Nagar and saw the beauty of the
hermitage of Jahnu Muni. Nityananda Prabhu said, 'This charming abode is
known as Jahnudwip and Bhadravan. Jahnu Muni performed austerities here and
saw the golden form of Gaura. Once, when Jahnu Muni sat here to perform his
evening meditation, His copper vessel fell into the swiftly flowing River
Ganga. The copper vessel fell into the river and floated away. Jahnu Muni
then drank all the water of the Ganga with his palm. Maharaj Bhagirath
thought, "Where did the Ganga go?" Bewildered, he began to think over the
situation. Understanding that Jahnu Muni had drunk all the water of the
Ganga, Maharaj Bhagirath became concerned. Sober Maharaj Bhagirath worshipped
the sage for some time, and eventually the Ganga broke out of the sage's
body. Thereafter, she became known as Jahnavi. The whole world now calls her
'Jahnavi'.'"
(Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya, chapter 13)
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Visiting Sri Midnapore Temple
(16 photographs, 0.9 Mb | 21-22 April 2018)
For the devotees in Midnapore, the weekend passes in a most auspicious and
fortuante way as His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Temple placing his holy
lotus feet in the hearts of the devotees.
"There is no prohibition to live a family life, neither is there a prohibition to raise children, but you must make your family Krishna's Family and you must give up bad habits. It is not like if you offer everything to Govinda, you will have nothing to eat. This is not true."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min | 10 March 2015)
Nityananda
Prabhu's Marriage
"Everybody says that for the devotees Nityananda Prabhu never marries, but He
has two saktis, Jahnava and Vasudha. They were actually daughters of Surya
Das, Gauri Das Pandit's brother..."
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Strongest Faith
(1)
"What devotion you have depends on what faith you have—the more faith in the
Lord you have, the more devotion you will get. You cannot buy devotion with
money, wealth, etc.—you must pay with faith, the strongest faith."
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Strongest
Faith (2) Gopal Bhatta Goswami
"You have eyes in your heart, and if you have such feeling towards the Deity
in your heart and do your service with such faith, then you can easily see
Krishna everywhere, hear Krishna-nama everywhere, nothing else besides
Krishna-nama will enter your ears..."
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"Do you know the meaning of upavas (fasting)? 'Upavas'
means 'nikate vasa', sitting near. Near whom? Near the Lord, near
Hari." (~Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Eternal and Internal Devotion) |
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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.
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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:
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"Observing Ekadasi" (by
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi Vrata:
Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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"Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Strongest Faith (3) Raghunandan Thakur
"Mukunda's son Raghunandan also has full faith. One day, when he was ten
years old, his mother said to him, 'Raghunandan, I am very busy today. I have
cooked the offering, but I have no time to offer it to the Deities. You can
offer today...'"
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"আপনাদের কাছে এই আমাদের প্রার্থনা যে আপনারা সব সময় এই উৎসবের কথা মনে রাখিবেন । নিতাইয়ের চরণ সবসময় চিন্তা করিতে হয় । এসব কীর্ত্তনগোল করিতে হইবে—সেবা করিতে করিতে হৃদয়ে কীর্ত্তন করিতে হইবে । এই ভাবে চিন্তা করিলে বুঝিতে পারিবেন যে এই নিত্যানন্দ প্রভুর চরণ বিন আর কিছু নাই ।"
"There are so many pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu, but, although we live in this country, we do not understand anything, but people come from abroad and crave for it so much. Think about it—how much devotees at Srivas Pandit's house gave to Mahaprabhu..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 10 March 2015)
In honour of the festival from the previous updates:
Festival of
the Lord—for the Lord
His Divine Grace speaking on the adhivas of Sri Nrisingha chaturdasi in
2015: "You have all come here to observe this festival tomorrow. Amidst
so many things you have come here thinking about the Lord. You have been
planning it, you have been thinking about it..."
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Perfect
Attitude To Nrisinghadev
"I heard it directly from the lotus mouth of Gurudev, and these are very
important and confidential words. You must listen to it with your heart
because you cannot understand Nrisinghadev teachings with your common
intelligence..."
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Lord
Nrisinghadev's Pastime
"Today is a very auspicious day, today is Lord Nrisinghadev's appearance
day—the Lord appeared in this world on this day to protect His
devotee..."
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class)
Lord
Nrisinghadev
"'Please, remove the obstacles to pure devotion and bad elements from our
society'—that is our only prayer to Lord Nrisinghadev."
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Using / Serving
"You cannot use Nrisinghadev for your own purpose or benefit—you must
serve Nrisinghadev. We must give something to our Guru and the
devotees, we should not take so much from our Guru or take anything from the
devotees..."
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"আজকে খুবি শুভ দিন—ভগবান শ্রীনৃসিংহদেবের আবির্ভাব তিথি । ভক্তকে রক্ষা করবার জন্য ভগবান আবির্ভূত হয়েছেন আজকে দিনে..."
শ্রীশ্রীনৃসিংহ-চতুর্দ্দশী
(১৯৯০ সাল)
শ্রীল ভক্তিসুন্দর গোবিন্দ দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজ ভগবান শ্রীশ্রীনৃসিংহদেবের লীলা
আর মহিমা বর্ণনা করিতেছেন এবং শ্রীমদ্ভাগবতম্ থেকে পড়িতেছেন ।
(Extensive Bengali lecture of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, spoken
in May 1990, describing the Pastimes of the Lord in His form of Sri
Nrsimhadev and reading from Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 7)
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"The main lesson today is to pray to the Lord and ask Him to remove material desires from our hearts. That is the glory of Nrisinghadev's appearance at Nrisingha Palli. I remember one time Gurudev asked devotees, 'What do you want?'"
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 24 May 2013)
yato yato yami tato nrsimhah
bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho
nrsimham adim saranam prapadye
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SONG:
Sri Dasavatar
Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
"O Hari! O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed a half-man,
half-lion form! All glory to You! You ripped apart the bee-like body of
Hiranyakasipu with the amazingly sharp nails of Your beautiful lotus
hands."
Inauguration of Sri Nrisingha Palli Temple(41 photographs, 2.8 Mb | 29 April 2018)
Long awaited and grand: His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj inaugurates the temple of Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga and Sri Sri Laksmi Nrsimhadev in the presence of supremely fortunate assembled Vaishnavs. The Festival of Lord Nrisinghadev's appearance passes in a most glorious and auspicious way.
In honour of Lord Buddha's appearance:
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SONG:
Sri Dasavatar
Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
"O Hari! O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of
Buddha! All glory to You! Your heart filled with compassion, You decry the
scriptural injunctions for animal sacrifice."
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"At the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana, in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist." (Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.3.24) |
In honour of Srila Srinivas Acharya:
Time for Sravan"You must see the sadhu with your ears, because you cannot see a sadhu with your eyes. This is actually not a place for play or tourism, this is a place for sravan and kirtan. You must listen with your heart. One time, Acharya Srinivas was sitting with Narottam Das Thakur in one place..."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.4 Mb, 7 min)
In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur
(From Affectionate Guidance, chapter 17)
Narottam Thakur's close associates and peers were Syamananda and Srinivas.
These three great devotees were sent back to Bengal to continue the preaching
of Mahaprabhu. The Bengali Vaisnavas were very eager to read the writings of
Sri Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath, Krishna Das Kaviraj, Lokanath Goswami, Gopal
Bhatta Goswami, Prabhodananda Saraswati and the other Goswamis; so Narottam,
Syamananda and Srinivas travelled from Vrindavan towards Bengal with many
copies of those great books...
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