Religion of This Age
"If we do not chant the Holy Name of the Lord in this age of Kali, then we
will not be able to escape this illusory world. It is necessary to chant the
Holy Name, that is why the Lord Himself comes as the Holy Name in this
world."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Our Greatest
Aspiration
"We sometimes cannot consider ourselves a proper disciple—we always consider
ourselves a guru. That is the problem in our life. We have no quality, no
qualification to serve Vaishnavs, but the Guru and Vaishnavs are always very
kind, they will accept our service, so relying on their kindness, we will try
to serve them properly."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi 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."
In honour of Srila Vamsi Das
Babaji Maharaj:
"In 1914, when Srila Prabhupad arrived a few days before the festival of
Sriman Mahaprabhu's appearance, he met with Srila Vamsidas Babaji Mahasaya,
an affectionate associate of Srila Gaurakishor Das Goswami Maharaj, in the
yard of a large gymnasium in Kuliya. At that time, Srila Vamsidas did not
speak to anyone—he would only constantly sing on his own the verses from
‘Prarthana’ written by Srila Narottam Thakur Mayasaya for his holy Lordships
Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda, whom he served with pure loving devotion. Seeing
Prabhupad, Srila Vamsidas Babaji Maharaj became extremely happy and, overcome
with feelings, said, 'My Gaura's very own has come.' After that, he cordially
welcomed Prabhupad, gave him a place to sit and began to sing ‘Prarthana’ by
Thakur Mahasay. It was heard that he would every day somehow gather champaka
flowers, string them into two garlands and offer them onto the necks of Sri
Sri Gaura Nityananda. After Srila Prabhupad had seen this service, he told us
much about the loving service of Srila Vamsidas Babaji Maharaj and said that
he was constantly engaged in a much cherished service in ardent adherence to
Srila Narottam Thakur Mahasaya. Prabhupad also said at the time that outside
people could not grasp the unholy practises that Srila Vamsidas Babaji
Maharaj displayed in order to deceive the outside people. The activities and
actions of a perfected Vaishnav of an unfathomable character can never be
perceived by enjoyers, renunciates and imposter devotees."
(From 'Saraswati Jayasri')
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:
Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj was the only sadhu who was recognised by
our Guru Maharaj (Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad) as a
sadhu. Indifferent to the world, Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj lived a
strict life of a babaji. He would be seen smoking publicly and living in his
ashram with so many things scattered around it (fish scales, etc.) as he
wanted to keep himself aloof from the society. He was indifferent to all
those worldly things; he was actually searching after Krishna in his heart.
Despite so many contradictory symptoms in his character, he had the
recognition of our Guru Maharaj as a real living Vaishnava. Our Guru Maharaj
rejected so many Vrindavan babajis as being imitators, but Srila Vamsi Das
Babaji Maharaj was not an imitator—he really hankered for Krishna.
Once, there was an earthquake and a temple of Gaura Nitai was demolished.
When somebody expressed their concern about the Deities inside the temple,
Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj said to his audience, "Gaura Nitai are not the
sort of children who would be bashed—They had already fled. Gaura Nitai are
not some material substance that They would be smashed by a crushed
temple."
Another peculiarity was that Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj had lived almost
all his life in Nabadwip, but before passing away he went back to his own
home somewhere in the district of Mymensingh (East Bengal, Bangladesh) and
left his body there. Before he passed away, there were many itchy,
blood-oozing sores on his body and he used to advertise it, "Come and see
what type of a sadhu I am! You are yet to see it! You can see all this is
the result of my bad karma! I am the worst type of man! Do not take me as a
saint, as a sadhu—I am the worst of the worst! Otherwise, why would so many
things have come to my body?" So, in the end, he went once to Vrindavan, then
left it, went to his previous home, and left his body there.
Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj would roam the streets of Nabadwip half-mad. I
have seen him several times when I came to stay here alone, and sometimes I
used to come to his ashram. One evening, I was sitting here and saw him
walking by very much enraged—he was shouting, "Why are you crowding here?!
Can you not see that Rupa Manjari is here?! Why are there so many of you
wandering here?!" He spoke, perhaps, in the mood of Yasoda, and it seemed
apparently irrelevant—he said, "Sri Rupa Manjari has come here, why are you
all crowding here? Go away!"
Another time, some gentleman was singing a song of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur. When he finished singing, Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj remarked,
"You have only superficially repeated the sound, but the real influence, the
real impression, the inner voltage is unknown to you. Those who are hit by
the strong feeling suggested by this song can know the power underlying it,
but you are merely repeating the sound physically, you do not feel the volt,
the energy within it. The voltage of the meaning of this song has not struck
your heart." He remarked like that. Ordinary men who exist on the surface
only repeat sounds, but those whose hearts have been touched by the deep
underlying meaning can understand what that song contains...
"For a particular purpose it may be all right to keep a beard, but that is
not the custom, neither with the sannyasis, nor with the babajis. Srila
Sanatan Goswami had a full beard and Mahaprabhu ordered, 'Take him to a
barber and remove it.' Neither sannyasis, nor babajis keep such things. So,
we do not like to keep it either. During the Chaturmasya, for the vrata, it
is mentioned in the sastra that we can keep hair and beard, otherwise
generally not. At the same time, it is not that if one keeps long hair and
long beard he cannot be a Vaishnav. There was Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj, an
independent Vaishnav. Our Guru Maharaj (Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakur Prabhupad) also gave respect to him as a Vaishnav, but he had a big
beard and did not shave at all. He was very negligent, he did not follow any
sort of fashion—he did not allow any barber to shave him. Still, he was a
respectable Vaishnav. As for yourself, if you keep a beard only to satisfy
the Muslims for the purpose of your service—if you approach them to collect
money and you can render good service to your Gurudev through that, then, for
this purpose, to keep the safety of your vocation, you may keep a
beard."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
It can sometimes be very hard for us to accept the different natures of
the devotees in this Krishna consciousness mission. If someone will stick to
only one attitude, then he must be doomed to failure. There are many
devotees—and many different natures. As an example, you can see in our
own Sri Guru-varga that Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has one kind of nature,
Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj has another kind of nature, Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's nature is of another type, and Vamsi Das Babaji
Maharaj's nature is yet another. But they are all
siddha-mahapurusas—perfected souls. Also Srila Jagannath Das Babaji
Maharaj has another type of nature, and our Srila Guru Maharaj yet another.
So who are you to follow?
You cannot follow the activities of anybody, but it will be good for your
practitioner's life if only you take the guidelines from your Gurudeva and
do not try to imitate anyone.
We heard that Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj ate fish and would often smoke a
water-pipe. He would light the tobacco first, offer it to Sri Sri
Nitai-Gaura, and then he himself would take that. But if you try to imitate
him you must fall down.
Devotee: Did They accept that offering?
Srila Govinda Maharaj: Yes, They accepted. Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj's
position was such that he was a paramahamsa Vaishnav in vatsalya-rasa, so
Nitai-Gaura could not ignore his offering. But you cannot imitate him.
Question: It was the disappearance day of Vamsi Das Babaji
yesterday. Could you tell us something about that?
Actually, there are many followers of Mahaprabhu. Not so much is written
about many of them, but because they are followers of Mahaprabhu we give
their name in the panjika (calendar). We always pay obeisance to them
because they serve Mahaprabhu. Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj, Jagannath Das
Babaji Maharaj and others are our line and like many previous Gurus and
babajis in our line, they lived and did bhajan in Radha Kunda, but
after that they came to Nabadwip. We respect them as our Guru-varga, and that
is sufficient for us, it is not so important to know the detailed history of
their lives. Sometimes, the description of their life is not written anywhere
in the scriptures, but we always follow our Srila Sridhar Maharaj's
panjika and we give their name in it.
Know Thyself
"What is the difference between humans and animals? The difference is
spiritual life, service to the Lord, something that we do not do. We do not
genuinely associate with sadhus. When will we understand all this? We
will be able to understand this when can learn our real identity."
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Entering Higher
Study
"Why do the teachings of Sri Rupa-Raghunath not enter our ears? What is the
purpose of this body? How can one live in Mathura? What is the result of
sincere service? What is the reason of our suffering? What is devotion?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Treasure of
Devotion
"Everybody will die one day, but you have got this human body, so what is
your duty? We are not meant to live like cats and dogs. We have got so many
facilities—eyes, mouth, ears, etc. What will we do with them?"
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Wed, 3 August 2022
Qualification
for Chanting Holy Name
"In this age of Kali, except for chanting the Holy Name, there is no other
way, no other way, no other way. Who has the right, or qualification, to
chant the Holy Name? It is written very beautifully here."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Questions and Answers • How to be tolerant internally, not
just show it externally?
• What is sahajiya bhajan?
• How can we use everything in service,
even sad and dangerous things?
• How can we know that Gurudev is happy
with us?
• Western style offerings are out of place
in India?
• How can my child get sukriti to live in
Krishna consciousness?
• How to concentrate on
Krishna consciousness when mind is distracted?
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Today in the calendar:
Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Vijay Trivikram 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."
Thu, 4 August 2022 (Disappearance of Sripad Ananga Mohan
Das Adhikari)
Come for Nabadwip
Dham Parikrama
"We have come today here as part of our Nabadwip Dham Pracharani Sobha. We
have come to call you to Nabadwip Dham parikrama. If you want to get
relief from the roaming of this material world (samsara-parikrama),
you must circumambulate Sri Nabadwip Dham."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Without Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur Our Line Is Nothing
"Today is the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur—he left us and
entered his nitya-lila on this day. He is doing service in his abode
now, but he is still bestowing his mercy on all devotees and on us. We cannot
even think of our line without Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. He is the main
personality in our line."
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Fri, 5 August 2022
Live Sincere
Devotional Life
"Roaming around the universe, we somehow, by some fortune, have come to the
holy feet of our Gurudev. I wish everyone lived without pain and sadness, but
people consciously drink poison—they know it, they have heard about it, but
they are taking poison... We must practise Krishna consciousness."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Mandakini Dhara
"The main thing is that Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur brought to us the pure
current of Mandakini, proper consciousness, and this current is still flowing
in this world allowing us to get some taste of the nectar that was
distributed by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. What he has given us has never been
given by anybody in this world."
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Sat, 6 August 2022
Be Undefeatable
"Chant sixteen rounds or more in this way every day. Chant the Holy Name, and
Krishna will reveal Himself in your heart, you will be successful in your
spiritual life. If you chant this Holy Name without offences, you will get
the result quickly."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Observing
Gundicha Marjan
"Tomorrow is Gundicha Marjan, everybody will join it. You should clean the
place where you are staying, and also clean your heart through chanting the
Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through sravan and
kirtan, through practising."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj
(a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
Sun, 7 August 2022 (Tomorrow is Sri Pavitraropani
Ekadasi)
Gurudev's
Appearance
"Today is 1 January, the first day of the year, and this is the
day of my Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj's appearance. Choosing this holy dvitiya tithi
day, Gurudev appeared in this world 92 years ago."
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Special Day of
Special Mercy
"By the mercy of Gurudev and Lord Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra, we are
present here today, and, even though we are so far, we pay our obeisance to
Them from here. I spend this Ratha-yatra time in Puri every year, but even
though this year we could not go there, my mind, my heart, and everything is
still in Puri with all the devotees."
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Mon, 8 August 2022 (Sri Pavitraropani Ekadasi, tomorrow
paran is at 5:14–9:33)
Gurudev's
Coming to Temple
"One day, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's preaching party came to
Nadanghat on their way back from preaching. They did collection during the
day, and in the evening they would give a class and chant kirtans at
the house of some zamindar. When they came to Nadanghat, Gurudev came and sat
at the programme, listening to the Hari-katha."
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Question: We hear that Sri Hari Smaran festival has begun. What
activities or reading do you recommend for us?
You can read Srila Sridhar Maharaj's book
Sri
Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam, that will be good. Sri Sri
Prapanna-jivanamritam is a good book, you can read it and remind yourself
of many good things (practise smaran). I have also given you some
books—Guidance 4, Guidance 3. You can read all these books and you can
get everything in them. My books are very easy to understand, I am not
writing in very high language, it is easy to understand.
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
—: Sri Hari Smaran Month :—
(8 August—10 September)
9 August(Tue)
Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Gauridas Pandit
12 August(Fri)
Appearance of Lord Baladev(fast until noon)
19 August(Fri)
Appearance of Lord Sri Krishna (Sri Janmastami) (fast until midnight)
20 August(Sat)
Sri Nandotsav, Appearance of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad
3 September(Sat)
Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi
4 September(Sun)
Appearance of Srimati Radharani (Sri Radhastami) (fast until noon)
7 September(Wed)
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami, Lord Vamanadev
8 September(Thu)
Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
9 September(Fri)
Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur
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Follow Rules and
Regulations
"You must follow rules and regulations. Always. Follow rules and regulations
properly. This is good for everybody. Our line is strict about it and we
should follow these things. I know it is easy to say it, but it is hard to
follow it."
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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."
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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)
Tue, 9 August 2022 (Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami
Prabhu, Srila Gauri Das Pandit)
Perfect
Adherence
"Within seven days after Guru Maharaj's coming to the temple, Srila Sridhar
Maharaj told him, 'Do not follow what your mind tells you. You must do only
what I tell you. Never do what your mind tells you to do.' Remember
this."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 5:14 and 9:33 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila Gauri Das 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. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Srila Rupa Goswami
Prabhu:
Question: How can anarthas be
removed?
Answer: If you loudly chant the prescribed
number of rounds of the Holy Name of Krishna, unwanted habits and qualities
will go away, and all slothfulness, etc. will vanish—even those who are
averse to the Lord, the outside people, will not be able to avert it
then.
Question: How can one follow this advice if
one is completely covered by anarthas?
Answer: Sriman Mahaprabhu bestowed all power to
Sri Rupa Goswami Prabhu, and you must earnestly beg at the feet of this Sri
Rupa Goswami Prabhu and his followers for this mercy of Mahaprabhu.
Especially, we must with all our heart pray to Sri Nam Prabhu for His
service. Nam Prabhu is Nami Prabhu (the Holy Name and He whose Name it is are
non-different)—He will reveal Himself in your heart.
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Guidance 3)
Srimad
Rupa-Goswami-Prabhura Sochaka শ্রীমদ্রূপগোস্বামি-প্রভুর
শোচক "O my very goal of life, Sri Rupa Goswami! He is extremely merciful, an
ocean of great qualities. Whoever gets his mercy, gets the feet of Chaitanya
and attains Radha and Krishna in Vraja Dham (Vrindavan). His nature is such
that he gave mercy to the worst, most sinful, fallen, miserable souls. How
much more can one mouth possibly say? Please accept me! May I always, at
every moment, remember your lotus feet—please hear this prayer of
mine!"
Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu (1)
"Tomorrow is Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu's and Srila Gauridas Pandit's
disappearance day. We want to say something about them because our Guru
Maharaj Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj and our Gurupadpadma are
Rupanuga-dhara—they are holding Srila Rupa Goswami's flag."
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Srimad Rupa-pada-rajah Prarthana Dasakam
"Srila Rupa Goswami is the mine of the most precious treasure, the leader of
the associates of Lord Chaitanya. Despite my lowliness, when
will—disregarding all my various qualifications and disqualifications—Srimad
Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?"
Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu (2)
"We must all pray to Srila Rupa Goswami, 'Prabhu, wherever you are staying
now, please forgive our offences. Please engage us to serve your servant,
please tolerate us. Prabhu, please accept us as a dog at your lotus
feet!'"
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Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu
"He is actually an associate of Mahaprabhu. Before that, in Dvapara yuga,
he was an associate of Krishna, and Krishna Himself sent him to teach us,
the fallen souls. On his disappearance day we can ask him for some mercy
so that we can continue our service to the Lord."
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Rupa Sanatan:
First Encounter
"Rupa and Sanatan stayed in Ramkeli-gram in Malda district, Gauda Mandal and
worked for the emperor Hussein Shah. They heard that somebody tried to
start kirtan, and, understanding that it had to be Mahaprabhu, they went to
meet with Him."
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Service Subordination
"We start service by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, by the mercy of
Radharani. Without Their mercy we cannot do anything. One day, Sanatan Goswami came to Rupa Goswami. He asked him, 'For so many days I have not taken sweet rice..."
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Dignity of the Divine Servitor:Descent of
Knowledge "When in Vrindavana, Rupa Goswami wanted to offer his Guru, Sanatan
Goswami, some sweet-rice. He thought, 'My Gurudeva likes sweet-rice. If I can
secure some milk, sugar, raisins, nuts, etc., I shall be able to make some
sweet-rice, offer it to Krishna, and then to my Gurudeva.' A little later, a
young girl, perhaps twelve or fourteen years of age, came to Rupa Goswami's
bhajan-kutir in Kadam Kandi..."
Sri
Rupa-Sanatan Siksa(EPUB file, 0.5 Mb)
"Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: Sri Rupa-Satana Siksa, read and expounded by His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj." An electronic
version of the published previously online matter available now for download,
reading and worshipping on phones, tablets, eBook readers, etc.
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Goswamis, namely Sri
Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri
Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami, who
are always engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Krishna and dancing. They are
just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle
and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they
do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord
Chaitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver
all the conditioned souls in the material universe."
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Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা "Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is nondifferent from Sri Sri Radha-Krsna and is the very life of Sri Rupa's followers. Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami, Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu, and Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu are dear to Visvambhar."
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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. If anyone comes to you, their sins go
away."
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Vaisnava
thakura dayara sagara |
বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর দয়ার সাগর "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. Mercifully
give me a drop of faith and bestow upon me the wealth of Krishna's
Name."
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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."
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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."
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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."
In honour of Srila Gauri Das
Pandit Goswami:
At Gauri Das Pandit's
House
"Gauri Das Pandit was a grihastha devotee who lived in Kalna. His
brother was the father of Jahnava and Vasudha. Once, Mahaprabhu and
Nityananda Prabhu came to Kalna by boat and decided to visit Gauri Das
Pandit's house..."
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Who Is Guru?
"Guru is the one whom the Lord has invested all his power. Once you get the
mercy of the Guru, you will get all mercy. If Krishna bestows His mercy on
any fortunate soul, then Guru teaches that soul everything in his omniscient
(antaryami) form."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Serving Gaura
Nitai Deities
"The correct vision regarding Deities is that you must serve with love and
affection, with full faith. It is actually a little difficult to serve Radha
Krishna and Mahaprabhu, it is easier to serve Nitai Gauranga because They are
always merciful and do not take any offence."
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Thu, 11 August 2022 (Tomorrow is Sri Baladev Purnima; fast
until midday)
Sri Guru Tattva
"Souls wander throughout this universe, but if some fortunate souls take by
Krishna's mercy the seed of devotion from Gurudev and practises Krishna
consciousness, they can reach the Lord's abode! Do you understand what I am
saying?"
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Eternal Humble Prayer
"'When will You place Your lotus feet on my head? I have no quality, no
qualification, I am such a tiny thing—please accept me as Your dog.
Please...' Always pray and cry to the Lord in this way. You say, 'Yes, I am
giving everything to you,' but in the meantime you always keep the key with
you. This is not surrender."
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Guru-Pada-Asraya
"The root of devotion to the Lord is guru-pada-asraya. It is necessary
to take shelter at the holy lotus feet of bona fide Sri Guru who exists
within the current of the guru-parampara, who holds Sri Rupanuga line
and the authentic conclusions of devotional teaching."
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TOMORROW in the calendar:
Tomorrow is a grand festival in honour of the divine appearance of Lord
Baladev. According to the rules established at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
all devotees observe a full fast until midday (after that, having made a
special bhoga offering and arati, devotees honour prasadam).
Because of the sacred and esotetic nature of Sri Baladev Tattva that is not
understood by common masses, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj always held a more private programme on this day,
unlike Janmastami, when a grand festival is always held for large
audience.
Sri Sri Baladev Tattva A beautiful and extensive chapter from Sri Guidance,
Volume 4 (page 211): "Sri Gurudev is Bhagavat-prestha—the dearmost
associate of the Lord. The worshippable object of service manifests within
him. Therefore, Gurudev's appearance is Nityananda Prabhu's appearance, and
at the same time that of Baladev. The power of Nityananda Prabhu manifests
within Gurudev and eternally continues service line."
শ্রীশ্রীবলদেব-প্রসঙ্গ
(শ্রীউপদেশ, চতুর্থ খণ্ড)
"পরমারাধ্যতম শ্রীল গুরুবর্গের শ্রীপাদপদ্মের কৃপা প্রার্থনা ক'রে শ্রীশ্রীবলদেব
প্রভুর ভুবনমঙ্গলময়ী আবির্ভাব – তিথিতে ভগবৎ-কথা শ্রবণ করছি । শ্রীবলদেবই বলরাম,
বলভদ্র ইত্যাদি নামে অভিহিত । কৃষ্ণের দ্বিতীয় বিগ্রহ হয়েও, কৃষ্ণ হয়েও ইনি
কৃষ্ণের সেবা-বিগ্রহ রূপ ধরেছেন । কৃষ্ণ নিজেই অন্যরূপ ধরেছেন। লীলার
পুষ্টিসাধনের জন্য তিনি বলদেবকে পৃথকভাবে প্রকট করেছেন । তাই কৃষ্ণাভিন্ন বলদেব।
কৃষ্ণ তাঁর ঐ দেহে বিলাস করেন। আর তিনি কৃষ্ণের সেবাবিগ্রহ—তিনি সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ
সেবা-বিধানকারী ।"
Fri, 12 August 2022 (Sri Baladev Purnima; fast until
midday)
Guru's Greed,
Disciple's Greed
"These are desires or your tongue and mind! The souls never wants all this,
but we are so greedy that we think that our mind and our soul are one and the
same. People do not understand what is mind and what is the soul..."
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Sri Sri Baladev Tattva A beautiful and extensive chapter from Sri Guidance,
Volume 4 (page 211): "Sri Gurudev is Bhagavat-prestha—the dearmost
associate of the Lord. The worshippable object of service manifests within
him. Therefore, Gurudev's appearance is Nityananda Prabhu's appearance, and
at the same time that of Baladev. The power of Nityananda Prabhu manifests
within Gurudev and eternally continues service line."
শ্রীশ্রীবলদেব-প্রসঙ্গ
(শ্রীউপদেশ, চতুর্থ খণ্ড)
"পরমারাধ্যতম শ্রীল গুরুবর্গের শ্রীপাদপদ্মের কৃপা প্রার্থনা ক'রে শ্রীশ্রীবলদেব
প্রভুর ভুবনমঙ্গলময়ী আবির্ভাব – তিথিতে ভগবৎ-কথা শ্রবণ করছি । শ্রীবলদেবই বলরাম,
বলভদ্র ইত্যাদি নামে অভিহিত । কৃষ্ণের দ্বিতীয় বিগ্রহ হয়েও, কৃষ্ণ হয়েও ইনি
কৃষ্ণের সেবা-বিগ্রহ রূপ ধরেছেন । কৃষ্ণ নিজেই অন্যরূপ ধরেছেন। লীলার
পুষ্টিসাধনের জন্য তিনি বলদেবকে পৃথকভাবে প্রকট করেছেন । তাই কৃষ্ণাভিন্ন বলদেব।
কৃষ্ণ তাঁর ঐ দেহে বিলাস করেন। আর তিনি কৃষ্ণের সেবাবিগ্রহ—তিনি সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ
সেবা-বিধানকারী ।"
Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Appearance of Lord Baladev. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan
Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "It is a very
auspicious day in our spiritual life. We must do some service for Baladev
Prabhu's appearance day. Remember this. If you only fast and give some flower
to Gurudev, that is not sufficient. It is necessary to do some more
service. Do more and more service to our Gurudev. Baladev is Mul-Sankarshan,
He controls everything, and He is also ashraya-vigraya (embodiment of
shelter), non-different from Nityananda Prabhu and Gurudev. We always ask for
shelter at the lotus feet of our Gurudev, but the problem is that when we get
this shelter at our Gurudev's lotus feet, we forget to serve after
that."
"He is adorned with a shining spotless crown, bangles, and ankle bells; His
curly hair plays on His lotus cheeks, and earrings embellish the beauty of
His lotus face; dressed in fine clothes of rich blue colour like that of a
cloud, He is as captivating as a snow-capped mountain; He is also carrying a
great plough and a club. This Balaram—One who fulfils all
desires—do I offer my prayers to."
Today is a very important day in our spiritual life, in our practising
life. This is our life: without Gurudev's mercy we have nothing. In India,
some devotees are worshipping Radha-Krishna's Jhulan Yatra today, but we are
making a programme for Baladev, who is nondifferent from Gurudev and
Nityananda Prabhu. This is our line, the line of Rupanuga Guru-varga. We
always first offer everything to our Guru. If you do so much for Lord Krishna
but have no faith in your Guru, the result will be nothing; if you worship
Gauranga Mahaprabhu without worshipping Nityananda Prabhu, the result will be
nothing; and if you worship Krishna but do not worship Baladev, the result
will be nothing too. Moreover, it says in the scriptures that if you worship
Krishna and do not worship your Guru, you are actually a great sinner. So, we
must always first offer our full obeisance, full dandavat to our Guru, to
Nityananda, Baladev (Guru-Balaram, Guru-Nityananda).
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Sri Baladev
Tattva (1)
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev
Purnima in 2018: "You cannot prosper in your spiritual life without taking
shelter of Baladev. If you take shelter of Gurudev, then you will get
everything."
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Sri Baladev
Tattva (2): Appearance and Pastimes
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev
Purnima in 2018: "In Rama-lila, Laksman is younger than Ramachandra, so could
not serve Ramachandra properly because a younger brother is always afraid of
the elder brother. Therefore, in the pastimes of Krishna, Baladev became an
elder son—when Krishna performed His pastimes, Balaram was always with
Him."
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Sri Baladev
Tattva (3): Later Pastimes
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev
Purnima in 2018: "Although Sri Baladev is Vishnu-tattva, He Himself serves
the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna as His foremost servant. He also engages others
in the service of Krishna and exhibits the pastime of acting as the original
spiritual master. In spite of all this, during His manifest pastimes in this
material world, He Himself performed the pastime of accepting a guru in order
to teach the importance of taking shelter of a guru."
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Baladev Purnima: A
Special Day
"In India, some devotees are worshipping Radha-Krishna's Jhulan Yatra today,
but we are making a programme for Baladev, who is nondifferent from Gurudev
and Nityananda Prabhu. This is our line, the line of Rupanuga
Guru-varga."
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Devotion Conquers—Ego Repels
Lord Balaram, Kaliya-daman Lila, Saubhari Muni, Sudama Vipra, the sun, a
vessel, a drum, a pig, and a drop of water—all these are woven together
to guide us towards perfect devotion.
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Asraya
Vigraha Sri Baladev
"Without the shelter of Nityananda Prabhu, without the shelter of Baladev
Prabhu, we cannot think about Krishna. We must understand how to serve, how
to give nourishment to Baladev."
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Sri Baladev
Prabhu: Krishna's Merciful Alter Ego
"What is the glory of this pastime? It shows that Balaram ploughs and
cultivates (karsan) and at the same time also attracts, pulls towards
Him (akarsan). In other words, Baladev, or Gurudev, removes all bad
elements from the hearts of practitioners."
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Baladev Lila:
"Can We Be Friends?"
"I want to tell a little bit about Baladev's lila from what is written
in Srimad Bhagavatam. You have all heard that Kamsa sent so many
demons to kill Krishna and Krishna killed them all, but Srimad
Bhagavatam describes how Baladev killed Pralambasur."
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Baladev Purnima: Double Festival in Russia
"Today, everybody is celebrating Sri Sri Baladev Prabhu's appearance day
everywhere. Today is also the Deities' installation day in Saint Petersburg
temple, our main centre in Russia. Even Madhavendra Puri showed us how
important it is to serve the Deities..."
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Hari-katha of His Divine Grace in a class spoken on the adhivas of Lord
Baladev's appearance in 2020:
Step Your Service Up
"We should not waste our time on our own enjoyment, we must give our time for
the enjoyment and happiness of our Lord, our Gurudev. I know everybody will
be working, it is Monday, the first day of the week days, but we must still
do some service for Baladev Prabhu's appearance day. Remember this. If you
only fast and give some flower to Gurudev, that is not sufficient."
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Disciple's Core Quality
"To receive and digest chastisement, it is necessary to have tolerance. How
many devotees can tolerate chastisement? Very few. When Gurudev chastises
you, you must be quiet—you have no right to say a single word."
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On Cows and
Baladev-Tattva
"(1) Krishna likes cows, and if we can make cows happy,
Krishna will always be happy. (2) Sachi Mata understood
that Nityananda Prabhu was non-different from Baladev—that Baladev Himself
had come as Nityananda Prabhu."
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Sweeter Than the
Sweetest
"Krishna's pastimes are very sweet. Krishna's beauty, Krishna's pastimes,
Krishna's love, Krishna's smile, everything about Him is sweet, sweeter, and
sweeter than the sweetest..."
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Prasadam—Pivot of
Practising
"You are not to take what is not offered to the Lord. Always take
prasadam, then all your diseases will be removed. Always cook with
care and always make sure what you have cooked is edible. If the cook is not
good, then neither Krishna, nor Gurudev will be happy."
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Clear Conception
"You can read Srila Sridhar Maharaj's book Sri Sri
Prapanna-jivanamritam and remind yourself of many good things (practise
smaran). I have also given you books—Guidance 4, Guidance 3. You can
read all these books and you can get everything in them."
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Ideal Service Mood
"In this world, there are all sorts of misconceptions prominent all over the
world, but you must establish the conception of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
the conception of Srila Sridhar Maharaj, Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur. When you get some pleasure in your heart through service,
then no matter how much disturbance comes, nothing will be able to stop
you—you will still feel more and more enthusiasm, attachment and enjoyment
through that service."
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Sri Dasa-Avatara-Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্ "O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of Balaram! All glory to You! On Your white body You wear garments the colour of clouds and the color of the River Yamuna when she is frightened by the striking of Your plough."
শ্রীআশ্রয়বিগ্রহ-শ্রীবলদেবের মহিমা
ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রী শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত:
শ্রীআশ্রয়বিগ্রহ-শ্রীবলদেবের মহিমা আর শ্রীগুরুচরণ-সেবার অর্থ: শিষ্যের জীবন আর
একমাত্র প্রবৃত্তি; এবং শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনদ ঠাকুরের শরণাগতির ১৯ গান "সর্ব্বস্ব
তোমার চরণে সঁপিয়া".
Deceivers and Deceived
"If somebody lives in enjoyment, is foolish (ignorant of what one's duty is
and what must not do) and lives following any other path except pure
devotion, then even if this person is called a guru (in name only), it is the
order of the scriptures that he must be given up."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Dangerous Query
"Different Vaishnavs have different vision. They are all our
guru-varga and we cannot make any offence to our guru-varga. We
must give respect to what they do. That is our simplicity and our tradition.
We do not think, 'Why did he do this?' What they have done is final for
us."
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Sun, 14 August 2022
Srila
Prabhupad's Exclusivity
"Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur expressed the gist of all
scriptures in a very beautiful way, so much so that nobody can twist you with
their arguments after that."
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Asadhu-Sanga Saps Spiritual Strength
"If there is some fault in your heart, if you do some wrong and, thinking
that nobody can see you doing it, you continue doing wrong, then it will
slowly increase, and it will harm your spiritual life. We must always avoid
bad association."
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Mon, 15 August 2022
Listen and Learn
"To be a good listener means to be able to listen well and to be able to
remember what you listen to. If you hear from Gurudev's mouth and from
Vaishnavs' mouths, you can realise everything much quicker."
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Be
Responsible for Your Spiritual Life
"We must be responsible for our service and for our spiritual life, otherwise
Guru and Vaishnavs will not be happy. Being responsible for your service is
one of the main qualities of a servitor. It is necessary to have proper
dedication and to always accept the advice of your guardian. We should not
follow our mind. If we can follow all these things, then it can give a proper
solution to all our problems."
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Tue, 16 August 2022
Live Exemplary Life
"What is a temple opened for? So that others can practise, and when one
practises at the temple, they should then go out to preach. Preaching is not
about telling stories, eating fancy food, drinking sherbet, etc.—it is not
about eating nice food and sleeping on a nice bed."
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Turn Your House
Into Temple
"You can turn your house into a temple. Your house can be Goloka Vrindavan.
What kind of house is that? It is a house where proper practising is going on
every day. You can practise all the things that proper householders practise.
What is the problem?"
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Wed, 17 August 2022
Srila Prabhupad: Divine Benefactor
"People forget the Lord and sleep on the lap of illusion. Srila Prabhupad
sent messengers from Vaikuntha for such sleeping souls—on his order, they
went house to house, calling out, 'Wake up, brother! Wake up! Stop
sleeping!'"
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On Ego and Envy
"Ego can also be good if you think, 'I am a servant of devotees.' However,
envy is much worse than ego—envy is not given any place. Envy takes one to a
helpless position. If you have envy or jealousy, it is easy for you to go to
hell."
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In honour of the forthcoming
festival of Sri Krishna Janmastami:
• Complete fast till midnight is
spiritually auspicious and prescribed for all devotees whose health permits
it and provided it does not interfere significantly with their service
duties.
• Those who cannot observe complete
fast, can take anukalpa prasad (similar to what is taken
on Ekadasi).
• Medication can be taken even if you
are fasting.
• As per the instruction of and
tradition established by Param Srila Guru Maharaj Om Vishnupad Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, devotees spend
the day engaged in various services for the pleasure of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
and read Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita (not
Bhagavatam) continuously from the beginning to the end (parayan).
• The appearance of Lord Krishna is
at midnight, so, as each year in every branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
devotees hold a grand celebration offering a special arati and festive bhoga
offering (grain and non-grain) to the Lordships at midnight.
• After the midnight arati, devotees
honour anukalpa prasadam (no grains, like on Ekadashi) and retire to rest to
awaken for the mangal arati and continue the celebration the next day on Sri
Nandotsav. The grain prasadam is kept aside and lovingly distributed to all
the devotees the next day (on Sri Nandotsav, along with another special bhoga
offering prepared on this day).
• His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "You must understand what we are making the Janmastami
festival for. To show ourselves and our big ego? No. We are making this
festival to give much nourishment to the devotees through Hari-katha, through
Krishna-katha, by giving good things to them.
Thu, 18 August 2022 (Sri Krishna Janmastami Adhivas)
Life's Purpose
"Wherever Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur may be now, we
pray at his holy lotus feet that he may give us his mercy so that we may pass
this life serving him heart and soul."
•
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In honour of Sri Krishna Janmastami (Hari-katha from the holy lotus
mouth of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj,
spoken in 2020):
Recommendation • Is "Madhava-tithi" only ekadasi? • What is your advice to those who want to take
initiation? • What do we read on Janmastami
day? • Is it possible to take medication on
Janmastami?
•
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Prayerful Meditation
"Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani are our meditation, we always worship
Them, but we do not want to become sahajiyas—it is not cheap, it is the
highest attainment! We must pray to the Lord today. We must express what is
our present position. We are in this situation at present—how can the Lord
rescue us from this kind of situation?"
•
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Misconceptions
about Lord Krishna's Appearance
"Without Lord Krishna's appearance life is meaningless. If you read Srimad
Bhagavad-gita, you can easily understand the meaning of Janmastami and
who Krishna is. People can say many things, but our vision is not like
that—we see it in a different way."
•
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Guidance 3)
Entering Another Plane
"If you can fulfil Gurudev's desire, if you can follow everything and become
a 100% devotee, a surrendered soul, then you will have the strongest faith
that what Gurudev said ('If you follow Krishna consciousness properly, you
will not have to come again') is the truth."
•
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Fri, 19 August 2022 (Sri Krishna
Janmastami; fast until midnight, then anukalpa)
Strings
Stronger Than Steel
"People like to talk nonsense and all kinds of things. Sometimes, you can see
people are lying down almost dead but even then they are talking on the
phone! When somebody comes to the temple, do you think they have no
desires?..."
•
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"Without Lord Krishna Life Is Meaningless" A beautiful and extensive chapter from Sri Guidance,
Volume 3 (page 32): "We have no relation to the appearance of Lord
Krishna any more. When a demon of enjoyment is born within our hearts at
every second, what is the necessity of Krishna's appearance? When the soul
becomes again favourable towards Lord Krishna, Lord Krishna appears at that
time in the heart of this soul. By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, Lord
Krishna descends within the hearts of the souls covered by the darkness of
ignorance every year in the rainy season."
Sri Krishna Janmastami Kirtans (Year 2020)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj chants holy kirtan
prayers on Sri Krishna Janmastami day in the company of august Vaishnavs and
devotees all over the world: • Jaya Dhvani, Vandana
• Sri Guru-charana-padma
• Kabe Sri Chaitanya more karibena daya
• Ohe Vaishnava Thakura
• Parama Karuna pahu dui jana
• Yasoda Nandana Krishna
• He deva bhavantam vande
• Janama saphala ta'ra
• Suno he rasika-jana
• Gopinath mama nivedana suna
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
•
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Appearance Festival of Lord Sri
Krishna). Complete fast until midnight, then no grains.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "We should
actually be more affectionate with Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda. Tomorrow is
actually the main day—today we are fasting for the Lord, but tomorrow we are
making a festival for Nanda Maharaj."
(Sri Krishna
Janmastami: Service Festival)
"That child Krsna, who, awakening by the sound of butter-churning,
stealthily enters the homes of the cowherd ladies, swiftly blows out the
lamps with the breeze of His lotus mouth and devours the fresh butter—may He
kindly protect me." (Composed by Sri Krishna
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)
he krsna karuna-sindho
dina-bandho jagat-pate
gopesa gopika-kanta
radha-kanta namo 'stu te
"O my dear Krishna, ocean of mercy, You are the friend of the
distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the cowherdmen
and the lover of the gopis, especially Radharani. I offer my respectful
obeisances unto You."
"We futilely enjoy many petty senses and the distress it causes
makes us so thirsty that we create a petty phoney version of Sri Krishna.
Because of our false identification, we are fed the idea that instead of
Supreme Lord Krishna a demon-killer Krishna is born on this day. Being
engrossed in enjoyment, does anyone of us ever think what is the necessity to
worship Krishna? How many forms have we assumed being swooned by enjoyment
and how long have we been rejecting the necessity of Lord Krishna's existence
and appearance! We have no relation to the appearance of Lord Krishna any
more. We merely spend our lives revolving within the cycle of birth and
death. We are always busy reading the news about floods and famine, and just
to get some happiness we become obsessed with various gross and subtle
enjoyment. When a demon of enjoyment is born within our hearts at every
second, what is the necessity of Krishna’s appearance? When the soul becomes
again favourable towards Lord Krishna, Lord Krishna appears at that time in
the heart of this soul. By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, Lord Krishna
descends within the hearts of the souls covered by the darkness of ignorance
every year in the rainy season (August-beginning of September). His
appearance occurs at midnight on the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight
in the month of Bhadra. Despite this calculation, Lord Krishna's appearance
day occurs eternally. His appearance is not just some historical fact, it is
an eternal truth."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Guidance 3)
Some of the kirtans that can be sung on this holy day:
•SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা "By Krishna's association, Brahma became devoted to Krishna's service. By
Brahma's association, Narad Muni became devoted... All the Gurus in this
succession are associates of Sri Gauranga. I pray for their remnants."
•SONG:
Janama saphala ta'ra |
জনম সফল তা'র "The birth of one who, by good fortune, has once seen Krishna is
successful. Developing the heart's eyes and seeing Krishna, such a soul
abandons all delusions. Krishna is expert at play in Vrindavan..."
•SONG:
Suno he
rasika-jana |
শুনহে রসিক জন "The transcendental qualities of Sri Krishna are innumerable. Krishna is
the spiritual master of the entire universe, a wishfulfilling desire-tree,
and the captain of the boat in the ocean of material existence."
•SONG:
He deva bhavantam vande |
(হে) দেব ভবন্তং বন্দে "The transcendental qualities of Sri Krishna are innumerable. Krishna is
the spiritual master of the entire universe, a wishfulfilling desire-tree,
and the captain of the boat in the ocean of material existence."
•SONG:
Jaya
Radha-Madhava |
জয় রাধামাধব "Glory to Radha-Madhava, the beloved of Srimati Radharani! Glory to
Kunja-bihari, the Enjoyer of pastimes in the groves of Vraja."
•SONG:
Yasomati-Nandana |
যশোমতীনন্দন "Sri Krishna, who is known as Kana, is Yasoda's darling son, Vraja's paramour, Gokula's delight, the gopis' life and wealth, the enchanter of Cupid, and the conqueror of Kaliya."
•SONG:
Hari he dayala mora |
হরি হে দয়াল মোর "O Hari! O my merciful Lord! All glories to You, the Lord of Radha! So many times I have avoided You, but this time please take me as Your own."
In honour of the
festival of Sri Krishna Janmastami:
• Complete fast till midnight is
spiritually auspicious and prescribed for all devotees whose health permits
it and provided it does not interfere significantly with their service
duties.
• Those who cannot observe complete
fast, can take anukalpa prasad (similar to what is taken
on Ekadasi).
• Medication can be taken even if you
are fasting.
• As per the instruction of and
tradition established by Param Srila Guru Maharaj Om Vishnupad Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, devotees spend
the day engaged in various services for the pleasure of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
and read Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita (not
Bhagavatam) continuously from the beginning to the end (parayan).
• The appearance of Lord Krishna is
at midnight, so, as each year in every branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
devotees hold a grand celebration offering a special arati and festive bhoga
offering (grain and non-grain) to the Lordships at midnight.
• After the midnight arati, devotees
honour anukalpa prasadam (no grains, like on Ekadashi) and retire to rest to
awaken for the mangal arati and continue the celebration the next day on Sri
Nandotsav. The grain prasadam is kept aside and lovingly distributed to all
the devotees the next day (on Sri Nandotsav, along with another special bhoga
offering prepared on this day).
• His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "You must understand what we are making the Janmastami
festival for. To show ourselves and our big ego? No. We are making this
festival to give much nourishment to the devotees through Hari-katha, through
Krishna-katha, by giving good things to them.
Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Celebrate and Realise
"What we are making the Janmastami festival for? To show ourselves and our
big ego? No, we are making this festival to give much nourishment to the
devotees through Hari-katha, through Krishna-katha, by giving good things to
them."
•
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Sri Krishna Janmastami
Message
"Good things are coming to us in the future. All devotees should stay
together—we must all together celebrate this Janmastami vrata
maha-mahotsav, serving Krishna's devotees with tolerance, humility and
giving honour to others."
•
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English)
"Raise the Anchor,
Sir!"
"In the devotional line, this body is compared to a boat, and the helmsman of
the boat is the Guru. If we can stay aboard the boat that Gurudev is sailing,
then we can cross over the Viraja River and come to stay with Krishna in
Goloka Vrindavan."
•
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Bengali)
Gopal's Pastimes
"When Kamsa got the news of the child's birth, he was astonished that it was
a girl, Maya. When he killed her, she rose in the air and said, 'He who will
kill you already lives in Gokula.' After that, Kamsa began his atrocities.
Who did he send first? Putana."
•
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Bengali)
Lord's
Stealing and Rewarding
"There are many other pastimes that Lord Sri Krishna performed. There was
also a funny pastime at Chir Ghat. This pastime has a deep meaning. Many
think this is funny, but actually it is not—this pastime is all about
self-surrender."
•
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Bengali)
Mercy Incarnate
"By a great mercy and fortune, we have got the darshan of
sadhus, Guru and Vaishnavs in this lifetime. Having got their
darshan, we have got everything! By getting their darshan,
hearing Hari-katha from such Vaishnavs, hearing about such Vaishnavs'
qualities purifies the heart."
•
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Bengali)
Fall at the Lord's
Feet
"It is my prayer to you all—please, always chant the glories of the
Vaishnavs, Gurudev, and the Lord. We also pray to the Lord that you may all
always engage in service, in Hari-katha, in the kirtan, and that not a
single day may pass in your life without it..."
•
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Bengali)
Sri Krishna
Janmastami: No Pain, No Gain
"If we want to get the Lord, we must make an effort—we must practise
bhajan, kirtan, worship, proper behaviour, Vaishnav seva, etc.
We must try our best—we must worship, arrange programmes, practise
sravan and kirtan, serve, offer bhoga, practise daily
well."
•
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Bengali)
Sri Krishna
Janmastami: A Private Pastime
"Gopal performed many pastimes. You all know that it is going to be
Radhastami, the appearance day of Srimati Radhika, in fifteen days. There is
a story about how She appeared."
•
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Bengali)
Sri Krishna
Janmastami: Eternal Pastimes
"Krishna performed so many pastimes in Nanda-gram, but Kamsa would not stop.
Kamsa kept trying to kill Krishna—he had sent many demons (Aghasur, enormous
Bakasur, Vatsasur, etc.), but all of them were defeated by Krishna..."
•
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Bengali)
Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Adhikar For Abhisekh
"When people do Durga puja or some other pujas, they usually
fast, so here too—if you are to do the abhisekh of Lord Sri Krishna in
the evening, if you want to get this opportunity, you must fast the whole
day; otherwise you cannot bathe the holy body of Gopal."
•
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Bengali)
Kirtans • Mayura-mukuta pitambara-dhari • Jaya Radhe jaya Krsna jaya Vrndavan • He
deva bhavantam vande (Krsna Vandana) • Hari Haraye Namah Krsna • Hare
Krishna maha-mantra.
•
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"Tell me
about Krishna!"
"Today is the adhivas of Sri Krishna Janmastami, it is a very good day and we
must tell something about Krishna's pastimes. Who knows Krishna? Only
Krishna's parsad (associate), can understand Krishna's
lila."
•
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Dear and
Dearmost
"Today we are speaking about some of Krishna's childhood pastimes. We can
actually get Krishna's mercy only through devotees. We always first take
shelter of our Guru's lotus feet because otherwise, without this shelter, we
cannot get any connection with this line."
•
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Appearance of
Lord Krishna
"This festival is celebrated all over the world, and you heard that even in
Nabadwip Dham many people do not know about Krishna consciousness, do not
know about Rupa Goswami's line, but they know Krishna and they fast the whole
day and night for Krishna."
•
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Emporium of All
Rasa
"In Krishna-lila, everything is there—santa-, dasya-, sakhya-,
vatsalya-, madhura-rasa—that is why Krishna is considered the
Supreme Personality of Godhead."
•
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Sri Krishna
Janmastami: Service Festival
"We should actually be more affectionate with Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda.
Tomorrow is actually the main day—today we are fasting for the Lord, but
tomorrow we are making a festival for Nanda Maharaj."
•
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Sri Krishna
Janmastami: Our Fortune and Focus
"We feel very fortunate today to have got a bona fide guru and we are
spending this day for Lord. Many people have a holiday today and are enjoying
with material things, but Krishna's devotees' enjoyment is for Krishna. That
is their hope, that is their fortune."
•
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Krishna—Purnatama
Bhagavan
"To protect religion and destroy non-religion, the Lord comes to this world
again and again in different ages. On this day, taking a human form, Krishna
appears to bestow auspiciousness onto the world and rescue the fallen
souls."
•
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Bengali)
Connect With the
Centre
"We have some material desires and this is called bhava-rog (heart
disease). Who can remove this disease? Who can be our doctor? Krishna can,
but where will you get Krishna? You should think how many per cent you can
surrender yourself. It depends on you."
•
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Sri
Krishna Janmastami: Path Back to Home
"We are taking so many things, but our hunger will not finish, there will
always be some material desire. But if you surrender to Krishna, to His
devotee, and if you worship Krishna, if you chant the Holy Name of Krishna,
you will get real benefit, you can go to your real home."
•
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Sat, 20 August 2022 (Sri
Nandotsav; appearance of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad)
Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha
Address (1)
"I am offering my obeisance at the holy lotus feet of this great soul, merely
trying to offer some flower-offering. It is not possible to do this for such
a fallen soul as myself, but by the mercy of guru-varga and on the
order of guru-varga, I am merely trying to say a few words today."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Navami. Sri Nandotsav. Sri Janmashtami paran is at 5:18–9:33
a.m. Appearance of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta
Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Today we are
also making a big festival—we must make Nanda Maharaj happy." "We should
actually be more affectionate with Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda. Tomorrow is
actually the main day—today we are fasting for the Lord, but tomorrow we are
making a festival for Nanda Maharaj."
"Those who fear rebirth in this world may follow the advice of the Vedic
scriptures—others may follow the Mahabharata—but as for
me, I follow Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard the Supreme Absolute Truth
plays as a child."
Yasoda's Darling
Krishna
"You know that Krishna was born from Vasudev and Devaki, but how fortunate
Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda Ma are! They got Krishna as their son and could
serve Krishna..."
•
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2009)
Patita-Pavan
"We worship Lord Sri Krishna, who is so merciful, but Gauranga Mahaprabhu is
even more merciful. Nityananda Prabhu said, 'Prabhu, what are you doing? If
You do not rescue them, then why is Your name patita-pavan?'"
•
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Krishna's
Childhood Pastimes
"Although Krishna lived in Nanda-gram, He spent much time playing with His
cowherd boyfriends in Gokul. He showed so many things in His pastimes—He
played with cows and dust of Vrindavan (dhuli-khela), He ate soil, He killed
demons..."
•
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Sri Krishna
Janmastami: Service Festival
"We should actually be more affectionate with Nanda Maharaj and Yasoda.
Tomorrow is actually the main day—today we are fasting for the Lord, but
tomorrow we are making a festival for Nanda Maharaj."
•
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Rely On Gurudev
"Gurudev is nondifferent from Krishna; at the same time Gurudev is like
Radharani. Many obstacles will come in our practising life, but if we
remember Krishna, if we remember our Gurudev and if we serve our Gurudev,
then they must protect us."
•
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In honour of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's appearance:
namah om visnupadaya krsna-presthaya bhutale
swami sri bhaktivedanta prabhupadaya te namah
gurvajnam sirasi-dhrtva saktyavesa sva-rupine
hare-krsneti mantrena pascatya-prachya-tarine
visvacharya prabaryaya divya karunya murtaye
sri bhagavata-madhurya-gita-jnana pradayine
gaura-sri-rupa-siddhanta-saraswati nisevine
radha-krsna-padambhoja-bhrngaya gurave namah
"I offer my humble obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada, who is Krishna's beloved associate and who came down to
this plane from Goloka. Taking the order of his guru on his head, he is the
saktyavesa (empowered) avatar of Nityananda Prabhu personified. He
distributed the Hare Krishna mantra all over the Eastern and Western world,
delivering and uplifting all fallen souls. He is the best of millions of
Jagad Gurus, because he is the personification of divine mercy. He has
distributed the sweet nectar of Srimad Bhagavatam and the transcendental
knowledge of Srimad Bhagavad-gita all over the world. He is constantly
engaged in exclusive devotional service to Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakura, Srila Rupa Goswami, and Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. I offer my humble
obeisances unto Srila Prabhupada, who is like a bumble-bee always tasting the
nectar of the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha and Govinda."
Beacon Light
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is giving a concise
account of the close relationship between Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
•
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Srila Swami
Maharaj Prabhupad
"Without his mercy we would not have been able to think anything today, but
we are very happy and we are making today a festival for Srila Swami Maharaj,
on his appearance day. Everybody must pray for his mercy."
•
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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."
Sun, 21 August 2022
Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha
Address (2)
"I am a beggar, and I would like to ask you all for some alms today. This is
the alms I am begging you for: may I be able to make myself pure by serving
all the devotees and servants of this Srila Prabhupad, and may I keep myself
engaged in the service to you all."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Emotion and
Devotion
"Practise and practise, and when you make yourself perfect, then it will
manifest in your dealings, in your behaviour, in your humility, etc. that you
have become perfect—then you can easily understand what is the difference
between emotion and devotion."
•
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Mon, 22 August 2022 (Tomorrow is Sri Annada Ekadasi)
At Sri Yogapith (1)
"By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we are continuing our parikrama of Sri
Antardwip in Sri Nabadwip Dham. We have now come to this temple, which is the
birthplace of Sri Sachinandan Mahaprabhu."
•
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Applying
Intelligence • Is it important to study the meaning of slokas and scriptures? • We
should ask our guardian, but I do not want to bother you; • How can we avoid
quarrelling and fighting? • If somebody speaks bad about our guru-parampara,
speaks nonsense, or does nonsense, how do we see Krishna in that?
•
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Tue, 23 August 2022 (Sri Annada Ekadasi; tomorrow paran is
at 5:19–8:21)
At Sri Yogapith (2)
"People used to think that the Ganges had taken Mahaprabhu's birthplace away.
It is true that the Ganges can take some place, but the Ganges can also
return it. I can tell you how this happened..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Waning Values
"Gurudev said that the storekeeper or the temple manager will be the one who
always thinks about everybody. A manager is a great servant, a big guardian.
You must be a real mother. But this kind of love and affection is not there
any more..."
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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, 24 August 2022
At Sri Yogapith (3)
"Every year, when we come here, we read from Sri Nabadwip Dham
Mahatmya about Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and the glory of Nabadwip.
Please listen carefully."
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Abode of Highest
Pastimes
"Whether Vrindavan is a village or a town, it does not matter. What matters
is that Vrindavan is the highest place because, firstly, our guru-varga has
said so, and, secondly, because we can see what pastimes go on in
Vrindavan."
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Thu, 25 August 2022
At Srivas Angan (1)
"When you worship the Lord, you will be remembering the Lord... Where does
the Lord stay? In Srivas Angan. The Lord said, 'I stay every day in Srivas
Pandit's house—whenever devotees sing kirtan there, I will be present
there.'"
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Sri Guru
Purnima: Remembrance Day
"Today is a very good and auspicious day, the day of Sri Guru Purnima. On
this day, we can pray to our Gurudev that he may engage us in service more
and more, so that we could progress in our spiritual life, so that we could
submit ourselves to him as a devotee."
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Fri, 26 August 2022
At Srivas Angan (2)
"One time, Chad Kazi broke a mridanga. Fearful of his threats,
devotees stopped kirtan at Srivas Pandit's house and were sitting
silently. When Mahaprabhu heard that there was no kirtan, He was very
angry..."
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Sri Guru Purnima
Address
"My body is here, but my heart, my mind, my everything is with you. I am
always thinking about you, I am always thinking about your good, how you can
become better and better, how you can run the mission more and more
successfully. Any service I can help you with, I will always try to do it,
and I will try my best. That is my promise on this Guru Purnima day."
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Sat, 27 August 2022
At Srivas Angan (3)
"One day, Mahaprabhu spoke to Srivas Pandit. 'Srivas, people say all sorts of
things... Can you promise Me something?' 'What is it, Prabhu?' 'From
tomorrow, you must not go begging again.' 'How is it possible, Prabhu?'
Srivas Pandit replied..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Will-O'-the-Wisp
of Worldly Wishes
"If you give Maya chance, then Maya will attack you. As soon as you get a
weak spot, Maya will attack you. It does not matter whether you are young or
old. If you try to control your elements, you can control them
from a young age."
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Sun, 28 August 2022
At Sri Chaitanya Math
"We have come to Sri Chaitanya Math, the first temple established by Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. When he was staying here (in a small
bhajan kutir), he vowed to chant the Holy Name continuously during six
years, six months and sixteen days..."
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Eternal
Priorities
"You cannot follow all the very strict rules that the six goswamis
followed properly in Vrindavan. So, think only about doing your service
properly, about practising properly, about avoiding bad association
properly—give much importance to all this."
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Mon, 29 August 2022
At Sri Jagannath Mandir
"It is in honour of this auspicious Phalguni Purnima that we are doing this
Nabadwip Dham parikrama, and we have today come to this temple of Lord
Jagannath, which is non-different from Lord Jagannath's temple..."
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Questions and Answers • Should we associate with those who cannot rectify themselves? • What is
full surrender? • What is guru-seva? • Can we serve prasadam while it is
being offered at the altar? • Do jiva souls have bodies in Vaikuntha? • Can
devotees have programmes in meat-eaters' households?
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Tue, 30 August 2022
At Sridhar Angan (1)
"Coming to Sri Sridhar Prabhu's house, His Divine Grace sits down and reads
from Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya Mukta-Mala: Continuing our
parikrama, we have crossed Sri Antardwip and have entered Sri
Simantadwip. Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Jiva Goswami Prabhu came to this
village called Simuliya...."
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Price of Mercy
"There are things that money cannot buy. You can never buy love and affection
with money. The kind of mercy of Gurudev you will get depends on your
devotion, your faith. If you always think about yourself, you will not
understand it. If you cannot sacrifice your life properly for the service to
your Guru, then what kind of surrender have you done?"
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Wed, 31 August 2022
At Sridhar Angan (2)
"The place we have come is situated within Simantadwip. This is the house of
Sridhar Prabhu. We have struggled to come here, walking through the jungle,
but Mahaprabhu would come here and take rest..."
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Disciples'
Plight
"We have taken initiation from Gurudev, but we do not know what the relation
between a Guru and a disciple should be like. You must sacrifice your life
for your Gurudev, for your Gurudev's mission, and your Gurudev's devotees. If
you can give your life for all this, then you can be considered a proper
disciple of your Gurudev."
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Question: We hear that Sri Hari Smaran festival has begun. What
activities or reading do you recommend for us?
You can read Srila Sridhar Maharaj's book
Sri
Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam, that will be good. Sri Sri
Prapanna-jivanamritam is a good book, you can read it and remind yourself
of many good things (practise smaran). I have also given you some
books—Guidance 4, Guidance 3. You can read all these books and you can
get everything in them. My books are very easy to understand, I am not
writing in very high language, it is easy to understand.
'It is Gurudev's duty to hijack the conditioned souls, we do not hijack your
money, your gold, your wealth or property, nothing like that, we hijack
you from the illusory environment and bring you to Krishna's family,
give you service.'
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj.
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Sri
Rupa-Sanatan Siksa
Purnima. Appearance of Lord Baladev. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan
Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.
Krishna Ashtami. Sri Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Appearance Festival of Lord Sri
Krishna). Complete fast until midnight, then no grains.
