Seva Vidya
"Some think how to please the Lord, but when it comes to taking care so that
no difficulty or austerity comes to the devotees of the Lord, they do not
think it is necessary to do that. If you send a letter to Krishna, you will
not get a reply..."
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Guidance, Issue #30(EPUB file, 1.1 Mb)
An ePub file for offline reading on mobile phones and tablets containing the
lectures of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
published here from January to March 2022. We pray this serves as a
source of guidance, nourishment, and life to all the devotees and
well-wishers worldwide.
Files for offline reading (all posts published on the website since
July 2014):
Conditioned
Souls' Inaptitude
"You took initiation so long ago, have you not been able to make anyone fit
for preaching? Have you not learnt to preach and speak Hari-katha yourself?
Must Gurudev always come and do everything? It is not enough to only take
initiation. You must practise properly."
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A SPECIAL SERIES in eternal memory of His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj: —{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Servitor's Livelihood
"Everything we have actually comes from our Guru. Without Gurudev's mercy we
are nothing, we have no power. We are only instruments. I do not think that I
am a Vaishnav, nor do I want to be a Vaishnav. I want to be a servant of the
servant of Vaishnavs. That has been my desire from the beginning, since the
time I started my temple life in 1992."
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Choose Your Association
"How can one get the Lord? Through devotion. How does devotion come? Devotion
to the Lord comes through the association of the Lord's devotees. Where do
you get this association of devotees?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
On Chastity
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj had many qualified scholarly pandit
disciples, but he chose Gurudev. You can read many scriptures many times, you
may know many things, but the Guru can understand who can follow his
conception, who has chastity for him."
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Lost and Languid
Souls
"If you can come to stay in your own house, you will get supreme benefit. But
where is your own house? We are all sons of nectar, we are all sons of God.
The problem is that we have forgotten our family, that is why we become bound
by illusory environment time and time again."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Mercy of Guru
"Without the mercy of the Guru, without the instruction of the Guru you
cannot cross, you cannot overcome the illusory environment. We must
understand clearly what is the mercy of the Guru."
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Guided Life
"Without Gurudev's mercy, we can fall down at any time as it
happened to Eklavya who did not follow his Gurudev's instruction because he
wanted to become more expert than his Guru—he was destroyed. It is necessary
to practise under the guidance of Gurudev."
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Price of
Independence
"'Everything happens by the will of the Lord' We must always remember this.
Birth, death, old age and disease are there, that is why we suffer mentally,
and the reason why we suffer in all these different ways is because we have
forgotten the Lord."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Service to
Gurudev's Mission
"Gurudev told his opinion, told to follow his instruction, and if you do not
follow it, then whatever glorification you make it will not give any relief
to Gurudev. If you want to help Gurudev's mission, then you must follow his
instruction."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya. Appearance of Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad, the first Gaudiya Math preacher
in the West).
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."
In honour of Sri Ramanuja Acharya:
•Service: Faith
and Surrender "Gurudev told the story of Dhanur Das and his wife, Ramanuja Acharya's
disciples, and how they maintained their family life..."
•How
to See the Guru: Chastity "Ramanuja Acharya heard there was a Guru in Alwar (South India). He came
to that Guru and asked, 'You know one mantra that can give liberation.
I want to get this mantra...'"
•Odds and Ends:
Ramanuja Acharya's bed "One time Ramanuja Acharya he went to Tirupati and stayed one month at one
ashram there. He had a good servitor called Govinda who always served
him..."
In honour of Sripad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj:
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:
When I got sannyas, Sripad Bon Maharaj was present there, as well as many
others also. Sripad Bon Maharaj remarked, "Prabhupad has got a high
satisfaction by giving you sannyas. We have never seen so much satisfaction
in him at the occasion of any other sannyasi. He is highly satisfied with
conferring sannyas to you."
....When Sripad Bon Maharaj returned from England, he put so many disturbing
questions to our Guru Maharaj (Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad), "What do you know about that country? They are so brave, so
gorgeous! Staying here, we cannot have any proper estimation of the
civilisation in London at present. We are all ignorant. If we are to preach
in London or Europe, we will have to be trained in a different way!" That was
his advice to our Guru Maharaj, and Guru Maharaj, being pressed, rather
attacked by his own disciple in such a way, withdrew himself by saying, "This
is not our way of thinking. Our Guru Maharaj, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji
Maharaj, did not even know how to sign his name, but we think that all the
scholarship, wealth, everything is there in a nail of his toe." Guru Maharaj
represented himself in a mild and humble way, but there was also professor
Sanyal present there, and he came out like a tiger at our Bon Maharaj, "Have
you lost all you have got from Guru Maharaj?! You are bold enough to talk in
such a boisterous way? Have you forgotten how to behave with your Divine
Master?" He was furious; Bon Maharaj had to check himself. Anyhow, Prabhupad
said about him, "Bon Maharaj went to preach in my first year in
England and in my second year in England." Prabhupad had gone through
it using Bon Maharaj.
So, when I heard that Sripad Bon Maharaj had returned from Europe and put
forth so many arguments of the Western persons saying that they could not be
answered, I wanted to hear what those questions were that could not be
answered. He reluctantly spoke about the arguments he had had to face there,
and I began to answer them one by one. Then, when Sripad Bon Maharaj could
not say anything more, Srila Swami Maharaj [Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj], who was present at that round table meeting, said, "Here, Europe is
defeated by Asia!"
* * *
...At that time, all the preachers had been taken back from the compass of
the country and were concentrated to work in Kolkata—they used to have to go
door to door collecting bhiksa (alms, donations). Sripad Bon Maharaj's
party, he and one or two brahmacharis, went to some part of Kolkata for
collection. Generally, seeing some gentleman standing by, one of the members
of the party would run up to him and say something like, "We come from
Gaudiya Math, we want to make some collection. Dear sir, you are a devoted
person of this locality, please make some contribution." So, one time, Bon
Maharaj asked some gentleman to give him some addresses of good benevolent
gentlemen whom they could approach to get some money for their purpose. The
gentleman showed Bon Maharaj the way saying, "Just go to that house, you will
find the right person there." Bon Maharaj went there in good faith. When he
knocked on the door, the door was open. A lady came out. Seeing him, she
said, "Oh, you are a sadhu! What do you want from me?" The gentleman who had
directed Bon Maharaj there, was laughing behind him—the lady was a
prostitute. Bon Maharaj was perplexed—it was a lady. Anyhow, he still gave
her the letter of invitation saying, "We have got such and such festival, we
want you to come and we want to ask you for some contribution." I do not know
if the lady had given him anything or not, but all the people around were
laughing. After that, Bon Maharaj came back to Prabhupad and said,
"Prabhupad, I will not go for any collection again." Prabhupad asked him,
"Why? What has happened?" Bon Maharaj related the incident saying that some
rogues had guided him to a prostitute's house. After that, Prabhupad
delivered a lecture: "There are many of you who have left their own property,
but still I send you out for collection. Do you think that I am doing wrong?
I am not. The visayi (materialists) always want to entrap us within their
material life, but we must learn to utilise everything and anything in the
service of Krishna, then only are we saved; otherwise, if we leave, give
everything away, all this visaya (material elements) will be left there and
as soon as it gets any chance, it will come to bite me. So, whatever comes to
us, we should deal with everything in such a way that rather, 'Whatever I
shall come across, it will give me some impression to remember
Krishna—everything should utilise me for a particular service to Krishna.' If
left there, they will be enemies, but they should all be turned into friends.
They will help me, remind me, excite me in the service of Krishna. We must
have this kind of adjustment in this world. So, nothing should be left off.
'Nirbandhah Krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam uchyate: when one is not
attached to anything, but at the same time accepts everything in relation to
Krishna, one is rightly situated above possessiveness.'"
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•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:
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:
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!"
•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."
•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?"
All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
— · Invitation Letter · —
Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri
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 unto he 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 aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable
and inconceivable; who is the 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 infused
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.
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 13 April 2022 (Wednesday).
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the
Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give everything—your shyness,
shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri
Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per
cent."
His Divine Grace 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
Email address for enquiry:
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:
A few from the many preparations known to be favourite to His Divine Grace
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: 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, boiled potato, 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.
Thu, 7 April 2022
"Come Back to Your
Home"
"What is the goal of life? How can one attain it? The goal of life is
devotion to the Lord and returning to the Lord. We must go to the place where
we all come from. What must you do to get there?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Choose Your
Association Wisely
"We should be careful with our association—we must always reject bad
association because it can remove us from the spiritual service. We must see
who gives a good instruction, who follows Gurudev's instruction and gives
Gurudev's conception properly."
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Fighting
Misconceptions
"These are their rules—who told these rules? In which scripture does it say
to be like that? I am telling what is written in
Hari-bhakti-vilas—this is the scripture that contains all the rules
and regulations."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Proper
Adjustment
"We cannot understand properly what is necessary for our spiritual life
because we are always attacked by the illusory environment—we work under
Maya, and Maya always tries to remove us from our service: we always think
about kanak, kamini, pratistha."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha
Maharaj [a dear disciple, associate, and Mission Manager of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur; his previous name is Sri Kunja Bihari Prabhu,
affectionally called 'Kunja Babu'].
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."
In honour of Srila Bhakti Vilas
Tirtha Maharaj:
His Divine Grace Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
"When Kunja Babu [later, Srila Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj] came to meet
Srila Prabhupad, Srila Prabhupad could recognise that this young man would be
able to help him a great deal. Our Guru Maharaj's nature was like that of a
philosopher—he did not like to mix with the public, but Kunja Babu filled
that side as he could mix with public and bring persons to Srila Prabhupad,
enabling thus Srila Prabhupad to speak about the sastra. Srila Prabhupad
wanted to speak about Mahaprabhu, but his temperament was such that he did
not like to become involved with inviting people and taking responsibility
for looking after them or their accommodation, feeding, etc. So, when Kunja
Babu joined, he took up that responsibility. Srila Prabhupad got educated
society ready to hear his speech about Mahaprabhu, and his style of speaking
was a little philosophical, so he preferred educated society as his
listeners. Kunja Babu did that service—he took the trouble of inviting,
accommodating, and feeding the public. All these troublesome burdens were
taken on by Kunja Babu.
"Gaudiya Mission had gradually grown from this combination—the
material help of Kunja Babu and the spiritual work of Srila Prabhupad. They
were the father and the mother of the mission, the cofounders of Gaudiya
Math. The practical, material side of the service was done by Kunja Babu.
Srila Prabhupad once said in Benares (I heard it directly from his mouth), 'I
only want a good audience, and Kunja Babu has done that service to me the
best. Amongst all my disciples, Kunja Babu has served me the best by bringing
to me a good audience. I only want a good audience, nothing else, in this
world, and in that direction, Kunja Babu has helped me greatly.'
"In the end, Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's order was
to form a governing body of ten or twelve, and Kunja Babu had to manage as
long as he lived. 'Kunja Babu's intelligence excells that of all,' this was
told about him. We took it as Kunja Babu was the manager during Prabhupad's
lifetime, but he was actually managing the whole institution, so he should be
respected even though he was a grihastha and we were sannyasis. Later, many
complaints were heard against him, but Srila Prabhupad had told us that Kunja
Babu had to manage as long as he lived and that he should be respected. Srila
Prabhupad did not select anyone as his follower acharya, that is why there
was eventually a difference of opinion amongst us. There were also many
ambitious sannyasis who were eager to go on as acharyas themselves.
There were generally two parties, one accepting Vasudev Prabhu as the
acharya, and the other one accepting Kunja Babu..."
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj:
"Sri Bimala Prasad got initiation from Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji
Maharaj and later, when he took sannyas, he became known as Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. At some point, he promised that he
would complete chanting one hundred crores Holy Names and after that
start preaching Mahaprabhu's proper conception, but as he was chanting the
Holy Name, one day Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Giridhari came in front of
him and Srimati Radharani said, 'You must preach pure conception of Gauranga
Mahaprabhu, the combined form of Radha-Krishna.' Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur said, 'I am alone, how will I preach?' After that so many
great scholars (dig-pals) came to help him—our Param Gurudev Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj, Srila Bhakti
Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Bhakti Prajnan Keshav Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Goswami Maharaj,
Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kumud Shanta Maharaj and
many others. This is how Prabhupad started preaching the proper conception in
this world.
"In Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswat Thakur's time, the secretary of
Chaitanya Math was a grihastha, his name is Kunja Bihari Prabhu
(affectionately known as Kunja Babu), later he became Srila Bhakti Vilas
Tirtha Maharaj. Kunja Babu could not always stay at the temple, but he always
served Chaitanya Math from his householder life. Moreover, when he would come
to visit Chaitanya Math, to see Prabhupad, at that time almost all
sannyasis would give him their full obeisance.
Sat, 9 April 2022
Goloka at Your Home
"Goloka Vrindavan is in your home—if you can turn your home into a temple and
if you can turn your family into a family of Krishna. People live at leisure:
they sleep till eight, and when they wake up, they have some tea with milk,
etc., and the Lord stays as He is. If you live like this, you will not get
any result."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Strongest Faith
"There are different kinds of faith—kamala-sraddha, taranga-sraddha, drdha
sraddha, sudrdha sraddha. Depending on what kind of faith you have, that
kind of devotion will come to you. Not everybody has the same faith for the
Lord, for the Guru."
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Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri
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 unto he 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 aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable
and inconceivable; who is the 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 infused
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.
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 13 April 2022 (Wednesday).
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the
Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give everything—your shyness,
shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri
Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per
cent."
His Divine Grace 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."
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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:
A few from the many preparations known to be favourite to His Divine Grace
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: 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, boiled potato, 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.
Sun, 10 April 2022 (Sri Rama Navami; post until noon)
Ekadasi:
Devotional Practice
"Ekadasi is prescribed in the scriptures, and all of us must fast on
this day. Apart from that, fasting on ekadasi is also one of the
sixty-four limbs of devotion, so we must observe ekadasi. I have told
the gist of ekadasi, and we must observe it following this
conception."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Beneficial
Association
"What is association? What is good association? Sadhus always speak
about Krishna-katha, Bhagavat-katha, about spiritual things. Bad association
means you should not listen so much to gossips, do not listen to others
criticising Vaishnavs."
•
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•"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)
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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•Dasa-avatara-stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্ "O Hari! O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of
Ramachandra! All glory to You! During the battle at Lanka You distributed to
all the directions the most pleasing, crowning offering of the ten heads of
Ravan, which were desired by the guardians of the
directions."
Mon, 11 April 2022
Stay Connected
"When you worship the Ganges, you worship the Ganges with the Ganges water.
You give five rupees to the Lord—you are giving the Lord's money to the Lord.
He is the owner of everything in this world, so you are giving everything to
Him. Always live like this, and always try to come to the temple."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Sincerity in
Service
"We must understand what is favourable to devotion and accept it, and we must
reject what is unfavourable to devotion. Sincerity, nistha, means when
you do something, you must do it properly and do it regularly."
•
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Tue, 12 April 2022 (Sri Kamada Ekadasi; tomorrow paran is at
8:33–9:33)
Greatest Sorrow
"Before, we could only read about it, and we could not even imagine it, but
now we can understand what it is like. Before, we did not even think about
it, but now we can understand what is sorrow and what is the greatest
sadness..."
•
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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 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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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Association: Root of
(Mis?)fortune
"First we must understand what is good association, what is bad association.
When somebody is talking to you, what kind of talk are they doing? Is it
actually beneficial to your spiritual life or harmful? Those who are always
covered by the illusory environment cannot understand their Guru, their
Gurudev's mercy."
•
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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.
•"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..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•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..."
"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)
Wed, 13 April 2022 (Disappearance of Srila B.S. Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Remembering Haridas Thakur's Departure
"In Mahaprabhu's pastimes, Mahaprabhu could not tolerate the separation from
Srila Haridas Thakur. One day, when Govinda came, he saw that Haridas Thakur
was not chanting loudly—he was chanting very softly..."
•
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"I am telling to everybody—you must make Gurudev's disappearance festival.
Gurudev's or any Vaishnav's appearance and disappearance are non-different
from each other, so you must make a festival in your country on this day.
Make this festival according to your capacity (as grand as you can), and
Gurudev will be happy with your service. Chant the glorification of Gurudev
on this day and try to observe it as much as you have connection with
Gurudev. Whatever we see in this world, whatever good association, whatever
we have got, we have got everything only by the mercy of Gurudev. Everything
we have is by his mercy. So, you must make a festival on Gurudev's
disappearance day. This is my advice to everybody. Please take care of
yourself."
~ Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
Spoken by Sri Gurupadpadma on this day in 2021:
Srila Gurudev's Tirobhav-Mahotsav Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's
Hari-katha: "Today is the holy disappearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. On this way, Sri Gurupadpadma left
our sight... This is a very painful separation day. He is present now in his
samadhi form, and from there he is bestowing his mercy upon us. He is present
now in his eternal pastimes. The Lord, as well as all guru-varga, always stay
in their eternal pastimes..."
•
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Bengali)
Gurudev's Disappearance[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"[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[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[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[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[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[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[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..."
Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj's Books Online
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 unto 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 aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable
and inconceivable; who is the 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 infused
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:
•SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara "All the Gurus in this succession are associates of Sri Gauranga. I pray
for their remnants."
•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."
•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."
•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."
•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.'"
•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.'"
•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)."
•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."
•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."
•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?"
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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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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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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Question: It seems that we have one type of fear that having
got some connection with your self we may lose that at death. I do not want
to have connection with anyone else, I want to stay with you. So, I feel some
type of fear...
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: Fear? But why have fear? I
cannot understand it.
Devotee: Because if we do not finish our sadhana nicely, then next
life we do not know where we will go—we may not find Govinda Maharaj
there.
Srila Govinda Maharaj: What do you think about Govinda Maharaj?
Devotee: We think that we want to serve you.
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
No, it is okay that you want to serve Govinda Maharaj, but what do you think
about Govinda Maharaj? He is your guru, but in which form do you think about
him? Do you think that Govinda Maharaj is a mundane man or an incarnation of
the Lord coming in front of you to give you connection with Him? If you think
he is an incarnation of the Lord, then he cannot leave your heart and you
cannot leave your Lord. Even if you die, you will get that connection in
another form, perhaps, but you will not be able to leave your Lord. When you
have faith that the Lord always lives with you, then there will be no
fear.
That is the main thing. By the mercy of Vaishnavs I also always feel that my
Srila Guru Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) is present with
us. By the mercy of Vaishnavs and the supremacy of Srila Guru Maharaj, such
feeling always comes to us that Srila Guru Maharaj has not left us, that he
is with us.
I have service of Srila Guru Maharaj, and I must do that. Service to Srila
Guru Maharaj is my only goal of life, and whichever way that service comes to
me, I will try to serve.
Devotee: In my next life, I want to forever be a blade of grass
wherever you walk...
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
I do not want to wait for the next life. Actually, we must finish all our job
here this life, then we shall all go to Goloka!
(8 June 1992)
Thu, 14 April 2022
Go Forward!
"Please, I want to do Gurudev's service together. I want to proceed together
for the service of Gurudev. We are all under one umbrella, we all belong to
one house. If we can serve his mission under Gurudev's guidance, it will be
very good. This is his instruction."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Improving
Spiritual Life
"We do not think what is the service to the sadhu, what is the sadhu's
priority. What for have we come to Krishna consciousness? We must first see
to our spiritual life, we must not think about our material interest—we must
follow Gurudev's instruction."
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Gurudev's
Expectation
"On that day of his Vyasa Puja day, Gurudev said that some things would come
after him in Chaitanya Saraswat Math. This is his expectation and his hope,
and by the mercy of all the devotees, we can continue preaching."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Rusty and Nasty
"What is service in spiritual life? The main thing is that you must make your
Gurudev happy. If we see how our Guru-varga preach Krishna consciousness,
what they do to make their Gurudev happy, how they serve their Gurudev, then
we can understand what service is."
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Follow
Gurudev's Instruction to a T
"If we cannot follow Gurudev's instruction, then there is no hope for our
spiritual life. Even if you can lose something, you must still follow
Gurudev's instruction. Actually, we do not think we can lose anything—if you
follow Gurudev's instruction, you will see that later you will get a good
result."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
What Is Service?
"Even if it looks like worship, if it is what our mind tells us to do, it is
not bhajan—service is serving your Guru and Vaishnavs under the
guidance of your Guru and Vaishnavs; without the guidance of the Guru, it is
not service."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Balaram. Appearance of Srila
Vamshi Vadanananda Thakur [the avatar of Sri
Krishna's flute in the Pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu, he took care of Mother
Sachi Devi and Visnupriya Devi after Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas; Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu introduced him to Srila Jiva Goswami when he came to
Nabadwip] and Srila Shyamananda 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. 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."
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
"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..."
Sun, 17 April 2022
Always Practise
Devotion
"It is necessary to preach about the holy abode. It is necessary to come for
the parikrama of Nabadwip Dham. It is said in the scriptures that
every single devotee must practise the nine kinds of devotion. You must
always practise sravanam, kirtanam."
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Learn Siddhanta
"How much our Guru-varga has been trying to teach proper Krishna
consciousness, to teach proper etiquette! Take Gurudev's instruction, take
his association and you will become a proper devotee."
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Pure Devotional
Life (1)
"You must pray to Gurudev, you must look in the calendar every day. Wake up
in the morning and give jay to Gurudev, take Gurudev's name. Give
jay to Vaishnavs, to our guru-varga. This is the rule. The more
you talk about it, the more you will remember it..."
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Lucid Living
"Our life is very short—we can leave our body at any time. What have we got
this body for? We must understand it and utilise this human body for the
service of the Guru. You cannot conquer maya unless you surrender to
your Guru properly."
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Pure Devotional
Life (2)
"Sadhus always live following all rules, strictly and regularly. If you live
at your home, you must always practise; otherwise, you will not get any
result. Practice is the main thing. If you cannot do that, then everything
will be a waste."
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What Is Proper
Surrender?
"Sometimes you cannot understand the mercy of Gurudev, you cannot understand
what Gurudev says—that is because of your ego, because there are so many bad
elements within you, because you are not surrendered fully."
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Detach and
Immerse Yourself
"You must accept everything that comes, do not recoil at anything. Obstacles
and danger can come: there are things that are unfavourable to devotional
life, and you cannot do both what is favourable and what is
unfavourable."
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Devotional
Relationship
"Days are passing very quickly while we waste time on so many nonsense
things, on sleeping, eating, enjoying. We must learn something from Gurudev.
We must have full surrender, and surrender means not just saying it with your
mouth—you must show what your surrender is."
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"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas,
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart
guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our
most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to join in the observance of the divine disappearance day of our
beloved and supremely worshippable Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj on Sri Krishna Chaturdasi of Sri
Madhusudan Month, which manifests this year on 29 April 2022
(Friday).
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the
Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give everything—your shyness,
shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri
Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per
cent."
His Divine Grace 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
Email address for enquiry:
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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Perfect Rules[Part 3 | 25 April 2021]
"If there is a temple in your city or country, you must go to the temple.
What did Gurudev make the temple for? Follow the rules and regulations that
Gurudev has established, that will be perfect. We cannot make our own rules,
it is not good."
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." The following, however, is a list of preparations favourite to His
Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine Grace or was
observed during his holy pastimes.
Thu, 21 April 2022
Earn Qualification
"O Lord, You have been so merciful to me—You have told me to chant the Holy
Name, but I have no qualification, I am not fit. How will I chant then? When
will You take pity on this servant and allow him to earn this qualification?
What is the qualification to chant Krishna-kirtan?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Depend On Your
Guru
"Krishna has given all His power to our Gurudev, and all you need to do is to
listen properly to his advice, his order. We are not independent. If we do
some service under the guidance of Guru and Vaishnav, then we can realise
everything properly."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. 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."
"I am offering my obeisance to Sri Krishna Das Prabhu, whose form is very
beautiful and auspicious, who always smiles and has a very melodious voice;
who day and night chants the Holy Name in a very beautiful way, bringing
about the nectar of Lord Krishna; who resides in Vraja during the pastimes of
Lord Krishna and in Mayapur during the pastimes of Gaura; and who sports in
devotion with proper renunciation."
The
Root of Our Fortune
"Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj was a good kirtaniya and a good
singer, and that Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj would walk from Nabadwip to
Hapaniya and chant Srila Sridhar Maharaj's song..."
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Get
Cracking
"'Time has passed as I have been busy in my material life, and I have got
nothing—only became burdened. What sort of world is this?' In this world
there is no want of food, no want of money, no want of anything except only
one thing..."
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Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•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:
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:
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!"
•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."
•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?"
Fri, 22 April 2022
Humble Heartfelt
Plea
"When will we get the shelter of this Guru? When will we be able to take this
shelter? When will I be able to serve Gurudev? You must always remember this.
If you go directly to the Lord, you will not get any reply. The Lord sends
His own man to this world to tell about Him. Therefore, we pray: 'When will I
get the mercy of Sri Chaitanya? When will I get the association of
Vaishnavs?'"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Greatest Gift
"Who can understand the extent of Nityananda Prabhu's help to us? We can
understand easily how merciful Gurudev is, how kind Gurudev is to us. He is
giving us, presenting us such good things. We must only accept it."
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Quality and
Qualification
"If I cannot give honour to others, then the Lord, the Vaishnav will not give
me the right to chant kirtan—if I try to chant, it will be only
alphabet, it will not be kirtan proper. Those who cannot give honour
to others chant only a tune; they do not chant kirtan. Remember
this."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Pure
Surrender—Key to Pure Solution
"We should not bargain with the Guru—when Gurudev tells you something, you
should listen properly and show with your action, with your service that you
are a proper servitor of your Guru. You must show your Guru with your
actions, 'I am not independent.'"
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.
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."
From a purport found in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita:
"Sri Ramadas, later known as Abhiram Thakur, was one of the twelve
gopals, or cowherd boyfriends, of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The
Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (126) states that Sri Ramadasa was formerly Sridam.
By the order of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Abhiram Thakur became a great
acharya and preacher of the Chaitanya cult of devotional service. He was a
very influential personality, and nondevotees were very much afraid of him.
Empowered by Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he was always in ecstasy and was
extremely kind to all fallen souls. It is said that if he offered obeisances
to any stone other than a salagrama-sila, it would immediately fracture. It
is also said that Abhiram Thakur had a whip and that whoever he touched with
it would immediately become an elevated devotee of Krishna. Among his many
disciples, Sriman Srinivas Acharya was the most famous and the most dear,
but it is doubtful that he was his initiated disciple."
Sun, 24 April 2022
Devotional Depth
"We must serve our Guru, Vaishnavs, and the Lord with heart, soul, mind,
body, extracting and smearing mellows of deep love from your heart. You must
do it internally, with your heart—not in the external way, in the external
world. You must serve internally."
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The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Turning
Homebound
"We use our life to do nonsense thinking that we will go to heaven... This is
not right because we all have come from the same family. We are now separate,
going here and there because of our karma, but we must remember that we must
get to our destination."
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Surrender and
Practise
"You must properly do the service that Gurudev gives you. You must listen to
what Gurudev says, and understand, 'I will do the service that Gurudev has
given me.' If you do something of your own accord, if you follow what your
mind says, it will be karma."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Price for the
Advantage
"There are so many faults in the age of Kali, but there is also one great
quality in it: Krishna Himself comes in the form of His Name. If we take
shelter of the Holy Name—if we chant properly, without offence—then we can
understand the real truth."
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Cut Off
Material Attachment
"We must all reach nectar, where we have come from. How long we have been
staying in the bondage of the material world! Until and unless your material
attachment is not gone, you will not have attachment and love for the service
of the Lord and for the Lord."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Sarveswar and
Nirgun Krishna
"When we are born, our mothers tell me, 'This is your father,' and we believe
it because only the mother knows who the father is. In the same way, we must
believe properly what the scriptures say."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi 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. 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."
Sripad
Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Mahodaya
"By attaining one drop of the firm constancy for endeavouring to serve Sri
Gaura Krishna under the guidance of Srila Prabhupad and His associate—the
Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math—that was observed in his life and up
until his last moment, even a fallen soul like myself could become qualified
for eternal good fortune and be supremely blessed."
In honour of Sri Chaitanya-Vyas
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
dasa-vrndavanam vande krsna-dasa-prabhum tatha
chhannavatara-chaitanya-lila-vistara-karinau
dvau nityananda-padabja-karuna-renu-bhusitau
vyakta-chchhannau budhachintyau vavande vyasa-rupinau
sri-guru-gaura-gandharva-govindas cha ganaih saha
jayanti pathakas chatra sarvesam karunarthinah
"I offer my obeisances to Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, who made public the pastimes of the hidden
avatar, Sri Chaitanya. They were both adorned with the mercy-dust of
the lotus feet of Nityananda. I offer my obeisances to these two
inconceivable sages who assumed the form of Vyasadeva, one—explicitly
(Vrindavan Das Thakur), another—hiddenly (Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami).
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda and Their associates
are ever victorious and we, the students, pray for Their
mercy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Srila Vrindavan
Das Thakur
His holy birthplace (Mamgachhi), his holy Deities (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai), his
holy pastimes place (haritaki tree), and his holy samadhi
(Denur)...
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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•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."
•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:
•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:
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:
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!"
•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."
Wed, 27 April 2022
Bogus
Kirtan—Bogus Devotion
"People chant those kirtans house to house for their own purpose.
People serve the Lord, thinking or hoping you will get something in return.
If you do all that (practice bogus kirtan), you will not get any
result. People do this to earn money, they make business."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Foundation of
Surrender
"When one surrenders to the Lord, even if they are unable to understand
Krishna consciousness, if they practise sravanam, kirtanam, they too
will get a great benefit through that. Through sravanam and
kirtanam, we can clean our heart and understand what a devotee of
Krishna is."
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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.
•"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..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•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..."
"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)
Thu, 28 April 2022 (Sri Gurupadpadma's Tirobhav Mahotsav
Adhivas)
Embracing
Controlled Life
"When Gurudev tells you to do some service or to go somewhere, you must do
that. If you do not do that—if you keep saying you have no time, then one day
the opportunity will be gone. That is why I tell you: you surrender
everything, and whichever way Gurudev will use it, it is his matter."
•
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Selected classes in holy remembrance of Sri Gurupadpadma, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj:
Beware Bogus Life
"There are very few people who live in family and practise Krishna
consciousness. I have no objection if you want to live in a family, but
practise Krishna consciousness in purity. Make sure that not a single day
passes without Vaishnav-seva and chanting the Holy Name. Do not live in a
family only serving Maya."
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Setting
on the Right Track (1)
"We can realise it ourselves: how much can we proceed in our spiritual life
and why did we come to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math? Again and again we do
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, but how much can we use ourselves for the service to
the Guru, Vaishnavs, and Bhagavan?"
•
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Setting
on the Right Track (2)
"I am praying to you all that you do not forget your service to your Guru,
to the Vaishnavs, Bhagavan. I am bowing at your lotus feet: if you serve
my Guru, I will serve you my whole life; if you serve my Guru, I will
sacrifice my life to serve you."
•
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My Grief
"Today, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, by the mercy of Gaura Hari, you
have successfully, beautifully and without any obtacles completed Sri
Nabadwip Dham parikrama. It is a very happy, joyful day, but at the
same time it is also a sorrowful day..."
Do Not Compromise
with Maya
"So many problems came in their time, and they did not back off—they spoke
the truth; but we are ready to compromise our principles—we compromise what
Mahaprabhu teaches us with other things. Srila Sridhar Maharaj saw a big
dream that Mahaprabhu's proper conception would be preached all over the
world by Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and that is happening now. We must not
surrender to maya."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Strict and
Straight Preaching
"This is what Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur teaches us: you cannot
just close your mouth, you must do what is necessary—you must practise the
real conception and you must preach it also."
•
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"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas,
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart
guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our
most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to join in the observance of the divine disappearance day of our
beloved and supremely worshippable Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj on Sri Krishna Chaturdasi of Sri
Madhusudan Month, which manifests this year on 29 April 2022
(Friday).
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the
Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give everything—your shyness,
shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri
Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per
cent."
His Divine Grace 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
Email address for enquiry:
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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Perfect Rules[Part 3 | 25 April 2021]
"If there is a temple in your city or country, you must go to the temple.
What did Gurudev make the temple for? Follow the rules and regulations that
Gurudev has established, that will be perfect. We cannot make our own rules,
it is not good."
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." The following, however, is a list of preparations favourite to His
Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine Grace or was
observed during his holy pastimes.
Fri, 29 April 2022 (Sri Gurupadpadma's Tirobhav Mahotsav)
Start from Tongue
"People say, 'I will die if I do not eat meat and fish.' This mentality is
very bad. If somebody has bad intelligence, they cannot control their mind.
If you cannot control your tongue, you will not be able to control
anything."
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In honour of the Divine Disappearance Day
of Sri Gurupadpadma Ananta-sri-vibhusita Om Visnupad
Paramahamsa-kula-chudamani Visva-varenya Sri Srimad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj:
"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas,
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart
guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our
most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
Autobiography of Srila
B.N. Acharya Maharaj To try to describe unlimited glories of a Vaishnav is a very challenging
task, and because the nature of Guru is beyond what we can grasp with our
material intelligence and beyond what we can perceive with our material
senses, it makes the task even harder. Presented here is an autobiographical
discourse of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, the
current Acharya and Sevaite of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
PHOTO ALBUM The photographs presented in this dedicated photo album are only a few
glimpses into a particle of the service and contribution that His Divine
Grace has made. May they however become a source of inspiration for the
service and dedication to the lotus feet of Sri Gurudev that His Divine Grace
embodies.
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
KIRTANS: •Gurudev!
krpa-bindu diya |
গুরুদেব! কৃপাবিন্দু
দিয়া "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."
•Samsara-davanala |
সংসার-দাবানল "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."
•Sri-guru-charana-padma |
শ্রীগুরুচরণ-পদ্ম "I carefully offer my obeisance to Sri Guru's lotus feet, which are the
sole abode of devotion. O brother! By his mercy we cross over this world and
reach Krishna."
•Krsna haite
chatur-mukha |
কৃষ্ণ হৈতে চতুর্ম্মুখ "Srila Govinda Maharaj's dear successor, who is devoted to practising and
preaching his teachings, is Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. All the
Gurus in this succession are associates of Sri Gauranga—I pray for their
remnants."
•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."
•Sri Rupa-manjari-pada |
শ্রীরূপমঞ্জরী-পদ "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."
•Amara jivana |
আমার জীবন "My life is always engrossed in sin. There is not a trace of piety within it. I have caused others so much anxiety and trouble. Such a sinner as I is shunned by devotees, and is a constant offender."
•Gurudev bada krpa kari |
গুরুদেব!
বড় কৃপা করি’ "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."
•SONG:
Ye anila prema dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire. Not finding the
association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes with all these
associates, Narottam Das weeps."
Sat, 30 April 2022 (Appearance of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami)
Service Outlet
"The Guru is the Lord Himself, and at the same time he is also the dearmost
associate of the Lord. Therefore, service to Vaishnavs is a great fortune—not
everyone get this kind of fortune. Vaishnavs do not come to everyone's
house..."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami.
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 Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami:
— { Pranam mantra of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami } —
nilambhodhi-tate sada sva-viraha-ksepanvitam bandhavam
srimad-bhagavati katha madiraya sanjivayan bhati yah
srimad-bhagavatam sada sva-nayanasru-payanaih pujayan
gosvami-prabaro gadadhara-vibhur-bhuyat mad-eka-gatih
"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: Mahaprabhu's Shadow (A chapter from Srila Acharya Maharaj's Bengali book Sri
Puri Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"Sri Gadadhar Pandit stayed with Mahaprabhu from his childhood. His father's
name was Madhav Misra, and his mother's name was Ratnavali Devi. They lived
in Mayapur near Jagannath Misra's house. Mahaprabhu could never stay without
Gadadhar Pandit, and Gadadhar Pandit could not stay without Mahaprabhu even a
moment too..."
At Sri
Chatak Parvat and Sri Tota Gopinath Temple
His Divine Grace is speaking at the bhajan-kutir of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Sri Tota Gopinath temple on the first day of
Sri Puri Dham parikrama, telling the pastimes of Srila Haridas
Thakur's disappearance and Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
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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[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala]
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..."
পণ্ডিত শ্রীগদাধর
গোস্বামী["Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami," the original
Bengali article]
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:
•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:
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."
•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:
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!"
•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."
'Through association even a naughty man can become perfect. If you rub a
piece of iron against a magnet, the iron gets the power of the magnet. In the
same way, if you keep good association, through that some of its power will
also come to you.'
Guidance, Issue #30
(EPUB file, 1.1 Mb)
Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha
Maharaj [a dear disciple, associate, and Mission Manager of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur; his previous name is Sri Kunja Bihari Prabhu,
affectionally called 'Kunja Babu'].
• "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."
•
Dasa-avatara-stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
Affectionate
Guidance
The
Nectarean Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
The Divine Servitor
Dignity of the Divine Servitor
Golden
Reflections
Divine Guidance
The
Benedictine Tree of Divine Aspiration
Biography of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj.
Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.
PHOTO ALBUM