Sat, 1 April 2023 (Adhivas of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance Festival; tomorrow is fast on Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi)
Devotees Are
Devoted
'Wherever devotees go, they always chant the Holy Name of the Lord. Whatever
pain, struggle or difficulty they face, they know that everything happens by
the wish of the Lord. So, although he went to hell, he did not have any
problem there, and he soon returned from there. The Lord protected him.'
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In honour of the forthcoming disappearance festival of Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
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..."
Sun, 2 April 2023 (Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj's Disappearance Festival; fast on Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi)
Lord Is
Always Merciful
'The Lord is always merciful to us. He is always with us. We must always
remember this. Never forget this. You always forget everything – you are the
soul who are forgetful of Krishna. I have mentioned the pastime of the
demoness Putana today...'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvadasi. Fast on Vyanjuli Mahadvadasi. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Lord Krishna's Damanaka-ropana festival.
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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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..."
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)
Mon, 3 April 2023
Worship Is Not
Doll Play
'If you do not feel enthusiastic to serve the Lord, if you are not eager to
serve the Lord, if you do not feel happy to chant the glories of the Lord,
then you must understand that there is some fault in you. It is not possible
to serve Krishna without sadhu-sanga because those who try to do that
do not know proper rules and procedure.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Deep Service Mood
"Chatak bird always waits for rain, and we too should have this hankering for
service. By hook or by crook, I always wanted to please Gurudev. It is
necessary to have service mood, and to have service mood you must have love
and affection and always engage in sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam,
etc."
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2020)
Tue, 4 April 2023
Believe and
Surrender
'It is necessary to have faith and to surrender properly. It is necessary to
stay within service at every moment. Many think, "I cannot do this", "I
cannot do that", but we do not do anything! Gurudev does everything. If I do
not do some service, the service will not stop – Gurudev will do it. Always
remember this.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Ideal of Surrender
"Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam is an important book in our line. There
are so many highest things written here in a very beautiful way. I read it
today again after many years, and I liked it a lot, I am thinking I must read
it again and again."
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2020)
শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-পর্ব্ব-তালিকা (১৪২৯–১৪৩০)[Bengali] SRI GAUDIYA CALENDAR FOR 2023–2024[English] The calendar of auspicious days, festivals and fasting celebrated and
observed at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for the following year (Sri Gaurabda
537–538, or 2023–2024) is now available online. It can be viewed online and
downloaded on mobile phones and tablets and as an illustrated
brochure (see the links below or in the Calendar section).
His Divine Grace instructs: "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."
Calendar for the next year, prepared by His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math devotees worldwide (based on P.M. Bagchi calculations, as followed by
our guru-varga). Presenting it today as a downloadable electronic PDF
booklet in English and Bengali.
Intoxicated
with Animal Life
'Materialistic people are attached to material things and this material
family life, always busy with their grandsons and granddaughters. It does not
occur to them that "Here, look at this cow that goes out to eat grass on the
street and returns to its cowshed in the evening! Are we not just like
that?"'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Spiritual Chastity
"Actually, Gaudiya mission is very big, and our line is the line of Srila
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj—we find all perfection, all fulfilment in this
line. Do not bring other conceptions to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Be
chaste to our Guru."
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2020)
Thu, 6 April 2023
Cherish Your
Service
'Chatak birds always look at the sky, waiting for some raindrops to come.
Just like such chatak birds, we must always be waiting, "When will Gurudev
give his order to me?" This order is what mercy is. If Gurudev says, "Do this
job," that is mercy. Mercy is service, nothing else. You can get the Lord
through devotion, but what kind of devotion should that be?'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Grand and
Joyous Festival
"I am very happy because the festival was very successful. Actually, we have
seen such crowds before only in Gurudev's time in Nabadwip, and now is the
first time we see it again at this Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Gurudev in
2021. Everybody is very happy with this festival."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Sri Balaram.
Appearance of Srila Vamsi-vadananda Thakur 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."
In honour of Sri Syamananda
Prabhu:
"Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
started for Vrindavan to have the darshan of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila
Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
and others who were there.
"When they were only a few miles away from Mathura, they heard that Sanatan
Goswami had passed away. People were saying that that great Sanatan Goswami
who was the prime minister and who had captured all people in the whole of
Vrindavan within his heart—that Sanatan had passed away, a great disaster for
the country. What to do then? Rupa, Raghunath, Jiva and Gopala Bhatta were
still living, so Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda dragged somehow on.
When they reached Mathura, they heard that Srila Rupa Goswami had left the
night before that. Sanatana left on an ashari purnima, and Srila Rupa Goswami
left after that on next dvadasi. They thought, "What hopeless and cursed
souls we are! We have come so near, yet we could not see those two generals
of Mahaprabhu!" Mahaprabhu sent two of his generals to Vrindavan to carry out
His orders and establish the kingdom of the Gaudiya Vaishnavs there... So,
they dragged their bodies to Vrindavan and came to Govinda Mandir. When they
reached it, they found that an evening aroti was going on there in a very
great splendour. There was a great crowd there—Srila Rupa Goswami had just
passed away, so with that feeling of high bereavement, everybody was chanting
his name madly. Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda Prabhu were there, but
Srinivas Acharya could not stand that sort of sentimental wave—he was
standing aside and he fainted. When he regained his consciousness, he saw
Srila Jiva Goswami with some of his followers...
In this way, Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
stayed in Vrindavan for one year—Srinivas Acharya took initiation from
Gopala Bhatta, Narottam Thakur from Lokanath Goswami, and Shyamananda Prabhu
from Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu..."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
"Sri Gauri Das Pandit is one of the twelve cowherd friends of Krishna in
Vrindavan. Shyamananda Prabhu was his disciple and followed him in the
sakhya-bhav (transcendental mood of friendship with the Lord), however when
he later entered the association of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, who was a
follower of Sri Rupa Goswami, he exhibited madhura-bhav (transcendental mood
of paramour relationship with the Lord). Shyamananda Prabhu was promoted to
the manjari group by the mercy of Lalita Devi. Later, Shyamananda Prabhu went
to preach with Srila Narottam Das Thakur and Srila Srinivas Acharya. Srila
Narottam Das Thakur preached in Bangladesh, Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu
preached in the north, and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu preached in Midnapore.
They preached and protected our line, Rupa Goswami's line, the main
conception."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Fri, 7 April 2023
Love Your
Lord, Love Your Service
'Everybody can do service according to the capacity. Devotees love the Lord
depending on the quality of their devotion. But we always pray to the lotus
feet of the Lord but then do everything bypassing Him...'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Protecting Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math
"I have seen how Gurudev protects his temple, Srila Sridhar Maharaj's temple.
In one sense, I am very unfortunate because I tried so hard to protect
Gurudev's mission after Gurudev but could not do it. In another way, at least
I could protect Gurudev's devotees."
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2021)
Sat, 8 April 2023
Awaken!
'Every day, our days are passing – our life is passing as we spend it always
thinking about our body, food, clothes, sleep and so on. Once my soul leaves
this body – once it comes out – do you think this body will be able to say
anything? It will not. Then, you can understand what our identity is. You
must understand it from now on.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Unblemished
Sacrifice
"Today is Gurudev's appearance day. You all know everything—where Gurudev was
born, how he came to the mission, etc. I do not want to describe so many
things now. However, there are some who criticise Gurudev, and I would like
to give some message to them."
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2021)
Sun, 9 April 2023
Think About Yourself
'You must prepare, mould, yourself in this way. Think about these things,
about yourself! You always think about your body; nobody thinks about
themselves. This body will fall dead in a few days, but you worry so much
what you will eat, where you will sleep, where you will stay. Always busy
with these worries, you have no time to think about the Lord. As the result,
we will have to come to this world again and again.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
"My Pride, My Joy
and My Hope"
"I am very proud of you all. I do not know how many days I will be alive, but
I want to preach until my death. And I only beg you for one thing—please give
me your mercy so that I can serve my Gurudev and his mission like this until
my death."
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2021)
Mon, 10 April 2023
Walk the Walk
'If you are to go back to your home, you have to be prepared to walk the
path. There is no plane you can catch to get there. Your home is in Goloka,
Vrindavan, and you must walk there yourself. You must walk along and
recognise the road step by step. Start walking now! Not tomorrow – now!'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Good Mind, Good
Heart
"So many things are bound to happen, but our duty is to practise properly, to
chant the Holy Name, to follow all the rules and regulations. Sometimes, some
problems come, some things can happen in family life, and it gives us a
little pain, but when something bad comes, we should always ignore it."
•
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2021)
Tue, 11 April 2023
Are You on the Right
Path?
'We must follow the proper line. We go sightseeing, we go here, we go there,
but this will take us nowhere. You go sightseeing, see some bus and, thinking
that it looks very nice, jump on it, but that bus will take you only up to
bhukti, mukti and various siddhis, but you will not
reach bhakti.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Uninterrupted
Service Life
"Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur so much reduced the rules and
regulations. He even relaxed the rules of following ekadasi. All of
our guru-varga, all followers of Sri Rupanuga line have already
accepted and established all these things. We must try to follow the rules
and regulations as much as we can, we must do our best in our practising
life."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Krishnadas 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..."
• Download
(7.6 Mb, 22 min)
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..."
• Download
(1.8 Mb, 6 min)
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?"
Wed, 12 April 2023
Become Good
Listener
'When will the inspiration to hear and glorify sadhus awaken within us? When
we learn to serve the Lord with love. This is not some service that
you do out of duty, out of fear or in the hope to get something in return.
Those who listen about the Lord and serve the Lord with love feel very eager
to hear and speak about the Lord, and as they listen and listen about the
Lord, their devotion gradually increases.'
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2020)
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."
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Accommodating
Heart
"(1) Now accommodation in Nrisingha
Palli is not a problem for devotees. (2) Even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav
or events mentioned there, we can at least give 'jay' to them. (2) Vishnupriya Devi made a huge
sacrifice for us because if she had not left Mahaprabhu, how would we have
known about Mahaprabhu's separation pastimes?"
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2021)
All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
— · Announcement · —
Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-sata-sri
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.
I offer my respectful obeisances to Swami Bhakti Nirmal Acharya, who is
energetically inspiring all of Eastern and Western disciples on the path of
pure devotion.
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to join the observance of the divine disappearance day of our
beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj, that manifests this year on 19 April 2023
(Wednesday).
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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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." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
Thu, 13 April 2023
Eternal Engagement
'If you do not serve all the time – if you do not offer worship and
bhog all the time, if you do not chant kirtans all the time –
you will get rusty. And one year later, Yama will come pulling you and your
life will come out. Everything must be done every single day without
fail.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Material
Affection
"You are showing some love and affection, but how are you doing it? Always be
careful with giving 'love and affection'. There are brahmacharis,
sannyasis living at the temple, and you should always keep some distance
from them. We will stay together in a temple, but we must be always
careful—we will not enter with anyone into a husband-wife relationship."
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2021)
Fri, 14 April 2023
Serve Intently
'If you eat snacks, you get gas; similarly, if you gossip and talk about
material things, the result of such activities will slowly take you away from
the line of devotion. That is why always remember and follow Mahaprabhu's
advice.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Coming Before
Deities
"When you come in front of the Deities, you must always think, 'I must serve
the Deities.' Some other thought can come because our mind is always naughty.
What can we do? We will try our best so that only good thoughts come to our
minds."
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2021)
Sat, 15 April 2023 (Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur)
Worse Than Death
'If you do not listen to what your Guru tells you, your material desires will
grow. You will get money, wealth, cars, but as your material attachment and
attraction grows more and more, you will one day be removed from spiritual
life and Krishna consciousness.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Sri
Uddharan Datta Thakur and Sri Vakreshwar Pandit
"(1) Sri Uddharan Datta Thakur was a
great Vaishnav, maha-bhagavat, and he always worshiped and served Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu's lotus feet. (2)
The birthplace of Sri Vakreshwar Pandit is in Guptipara, near Kalna. Sri
Vakreshwar Pandit always danced during Mahaprabhu's kirtans—he was a
great singer and dancer."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das 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."
"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 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)...
Land of Childhood Pastimes of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala][75 Mb]
An extensive chapter about the pastimes and glory of Srila Vrindavan Das
Thakur and two special profound dedicated articles presented in the book from
the previous publications of our Math.
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?"
•
Download / listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 20 October 2015)
•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."
Sun, 16 April 2023 (Fast on Varuthini Ekadasi; tomorrow paran
is 5:19:08–9:30:42)
Increase Your
Devotion
'...Not everybody is like that. That is why it is always necessary to
practise. The practise of devotion to the Lord is this: taking sadhus'
association, chanting the Holy Name of the Lord, listening to Srimad
Bhagavatam, residing in Mathura and worshipping Deities with faith.'
•
Download / listen to the audio (28.3 Mb, 58 min | Bengali | 23 February
2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Best Turn In Life
"When I joined Krishna consciousness, my family said, 'That boy has lost his
mind!' They did not even want to see my face, but now they understand that I
made no mistake. It is necessary for some devotees to leave their family and
join full time—it is necessary for the future of the Mission."
•
Download / listen to the audio (4.6 Mb, 11 min | 10 January
2021)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Ekadasi. Fast on Varuthini Ekadasi. 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."
Sri Ekadasi Guidance Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj about fasting on ekadasi and
accepting material facilities:
"One time, a devotee came here from Vrindavan on the day of
ekadasi. He reached in the evening and, after taking a bath in the
Ganges, attended kirtans, danced, circumambulated the temple and so
on. Then, I asked him whether he would take any anukalpa [non-grain
prasadam that is allowed to be taken on ekadasi]. He replied,
'Generally, I do not take anything, but if you like, then, of course, I must
like anukalpa. Your will is greater than my fasting.' That was his
decision.
"My Guru Maharaj (Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
always wanted maximum energy: you should take good food and do good service.
That was his maxim. Krishna is not a liquidated party: take full
prasadam and do full service. Do maximum service, and you should take
whatever is necessary for that. You are to take it for the cause of Krishna,
not for your own cause. You are Krishna's, so if you grow weak, His service
will be hampered, and both you and Krishna will be losers thereby. 'My
soldiers will be well-fed and well-working.' That was our Guru Maharaj's
principle. Napoleon said, 'One full-fed soldier is equal to ten half-fed
soldiers.'
"So, prasad-seva: if it is service, then it must be taken in a
serving mood, of course. But, at the same time, the individual position of a
devotee should be taken into consideration. Sahajiyas do not fast on
ekadasi at all: "Oh, we are in Vrindavan, and there is no fasting in
Vrindavan." But Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Prabhupad did not like
that—it is sahajiya (imitation) if you go on feeding your senses in
the name of Krishna-bhakti (devotion to the Lord). For the service to
Krishna, it is necessary to keep up the body and to provide nourishment to
it, so we must take what is necessary for service. We do not like it if by
fasting, a loss of energy is effected. If fasting does not hamper your
service, you may go on fasting—perhaps, your Gurudev wanted
that...
"For service, I must accept what is necessary to make me physically
fit so that I can render more service. So, accepting material things is not
objectionable. It is fruitful, not detrimental. Rather, it produces something
of a pure character, which helps everyone. This is how a disciple receives
and accepts things. At that same time, he may even blame himself, 'I cannot
go on with my worldly life without the help of this or that!' He will blame
himself, but the underlying spirit must be, 'If I do not take it, I shall be
unfit; I will not be able to do my bit of service to the Lord, to my
Gurudev.'
"Moreover, by taking up renunciation, I will be a loser. I will incur
a loss for myself, for the world, and my Guru's service will be hampered. In
this spirit, devotees are to take everything. For the cause of Krsna, for the
cause of his Guru, they will accept anything.
"Suppose there is a very miserly karmachari (manager). Because
he does not want to spend money, he may not attain a particular result; then,
some difficulty comes, and the opportunity is lost. This manager will be
responsible to the proprietor: 'Why did you not spend money? Why are you
afraid of spending money from my store? Because of your miserly habit,
the opportunity has been lost!' 'Why should you not spend My money for My
interest?' So, to render service to Krishna, to my Gurudev, to Vaishnavs, to
the world, to everyone, I must keep up this mundane body, and I am entitled
to take something for that.
"Miserliness is mayavada; it is the renunciation spirit, and it
will mar Krishna's interest. What we need is yukta-vairagya: I shall
take from the store of Krishna to keep myself fit and to do service. It is
Krishna's account, and if I do dot do that, I should be a separationist, a
mayavadi, a renunciationist. I shall render maximum service to
Krishna, and I must take without any hestitation whatever is necessary to
make myself fit for the service; otherwise, I shall be
punishable."
•"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)
Mon, 17 April 2023
Real Substance
of Devotion
'If I put on some ankle bells and started singing lila-kirtan,
everybody would be riveted. ...Who can understand these things? Who will
understand what I am saying? Who has the capacity to understand it? Who has
got this kind of devotion to understand it?'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Latest Events
"I am very happy to see you all after one week. I have been doing some
preaching programme lately and came last night. It was Sriman Mahaprabhu's
sannyas day recently. This year, I had to go to Nabadwip on this day
because I have so much service there."
•
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2021)
All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
— · Announcement · —
Disappearance Festival of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-sata-sri
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.
I offer my respectful obeisances to Swami Bhakti Nirmal Acharya, who is
energetically inspiring all of Eastern and Western disciples on the path of
pure devotion.
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to join the observance of the divine disappearance day of our
beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj, that manifests this year on 19 April 2023
(Wednesday).
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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Download / listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 7 min | 30 August 2020)
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." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
Tue, 18 April 2023 (Sri Gurupadpadma's Tirobhav Mahotsav
Adhivas)
Shameful
'"I am such a great offender, I feel so ashamed!" – such humility must come
to us. "I am the biggest offender in the world, I am the greatest sinner, but
I am not even trying to give up my offences and sins! It makes me feel even
more ashamed. I am not even trying hard!" This is the truth, is it not?'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Memorable Day
In Bamunpara
"One morning Gurudev went to Bamunpara. Only Gurudev, his driver, me, and
Gurudev's servant who cooked for him, went at that time. That day, Gurudev
showed me that place in Bamunpara where Mahaprabhu passed after taking
sannyas..."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Trayodasi. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Radha Vrindavan-chandra jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Uluberia.
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."
Exclusive
Self-Realisation
'If we think about the Lord, if we spend the whole day on the Lord, if we
cook for the Lord every day, work for the Lord every day, if our whole life
is for the Lord – when all our mind, body, soul and ego are for the Lord –
then we will be able to understand how much illusion we were in.'
•
Download / listen to the audio (28.3 Mb, 58 min | Bengali | 23 February
2020)
"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."
"A disappearance day is also called viraha-tithi, a separation day.
Viraha, separation, comes if there is relation—if you have some
relation with the person, then separation comes. When and how does relation
come? It comes through service. If you have no service, you have no relation;
if you have service, then you have relation, and when there is relation,
separation comes. No service—no relation. Remember this."
"You must always listen and speak about the Lord. Where will you find
Gurudev? Gurudev has gone now. But you can get his association if you read
his books. When I am not here, where will you get my association? I have
books – if you read those books, you can get the darshan of your Gurudev and
get his association every day. Guru is always with us; he always gives us
instruction. If we remember his instructions, his words, if you read his
books, we will always get his association through that."
~Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
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:
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."
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."
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."
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."
Thu, 20 April 2023 (Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami)
Keep Your Focus
Straight
'We must understand these things so that we never try to run away from
dangers. We must face and cross over all dangers. No matter what difficulties
come, you must never place those difficulties on Gurudev's shoulders. Our
focus must be to please the Lord.'
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Download / listen to the audio (28.3 Mb, 58 min | Bengali | 23 February
2020)
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. 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 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."
Fri, 21 April 2023
Remembering
Devotees (part 1)
'All devotees are serving in one or another way. I am sorry that I cannot
recall everyone's names, but you are all in my heart. There is one more thing
I want to tell you. I do not know what I have been able to give to you, but I
would like to ask you all for something...'
•
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Remembering Mahaprabhu's Sannyas-Lila
"Srila Param Guru Maharaj said that during this time Nabadwip was covered by
thick clouds—there was no sun in the sky and everything was very dark. Even
the sun too cried because the Lord had left Nabadwip. It was such a sad time,
everybody felt very deep separation."
•
Download / listen to the audio (2.4 Mb, 6 min | 17 January
2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
(Bhaktyaloka) Paramahamsa Maharaj (his brahmachari name is Sri Mahananda
Prabhu; a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhu
and a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, founder of
Sri Paramahamsa Gaudiya Math in Sri Dham Mayapur).
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."
Sat, 22 April 2023
Remembering
Devotees (part 2)
'There are devotees who always do service, but their names do not come to my
mind, and I feel very shy because of that. What can I do? I am very busy with
so many things. Gurudev has given me many responsibilities, that is why I can
forget something, but you are all in my heart. Always remember this. I have
not forgotten any of you.'
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Download / listen to the audio (19.4 Mb, 43 min | Bengali | 9 March
2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Ten Days in
Shantipur
"...When Mahaprabhu came to Shantipur and the news about it spread
everywhere, so many devotees started coming there—so many boats, full of
people, came to Shantipur to see Mahaprabhu..."
•
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar
Maharaj (a disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and
a dear associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami 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 offer my obeisance unto my great master, the worshippable Srimad Bhakti
Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. He is a beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and has been a bee in the lotus feet of the Lord since his
youth. He has a divine form and a moonlike face. He is filled with the Name's
ecstasy and his heart is tranquil. He is gentle, he relieves the fallen of
their distress, and he delivers the world."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Sripad Bhakti Vichar
Jajavar Maharaj(by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, spoken on Srila Jajavar Maharaj's disappearance day)
"Srila Jajavar Maharaj joined the Gaudiya Mission of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur at a very young age. He could sing nicely, and he looked
very simple—there was not a shadow of inauspiciousness in his
body..."
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Sun, 23 April 2023 (Aksaya Tritiya: auspicious day to start
new works)
Run from
Maya, not from Home
'Guru Maharaj often said that foreign devotees have one advantage: they do
not have so much attachment to their family, but Bengali devotees are very
attached to their families. People do not have faith that the Lord will
protect everything....'
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Download / listen to the audio (27.2 Mb, 60 min | Bengali | 10 March
2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Heart-Breaking
Decision
"Mahaprabhu's mother, Gadadhar, Brahmananda, Chandrasekhara, and Mukunda.
Mahaprabhu told Nityananda Prabhu, 'Nobody except them knows about it.' Sri
Sachi Mata cried so much and other devotees also tried to dissuade Mahaprabhu
in so many ways..."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Tritiya. Aksaya Tritiya (an auspicious day to start some works).
Beginning of the 21-day Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev.
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."
Mon, 24 April 2023
Challenging
Choice
'If you make a step towards Maya, she will catch you by your legs and pull
you away to the prison-house. But if you make a step towards the Lord, the
Lord will take you to the path of devotion and bring you to His own abode.
Now you can choose – will you go towards Maya or towards the Lord?'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Deceitless
Dealings
"Everything is service, and it is necessary to always do service from your
heart. Try to respect each other. It is very important. Do not create so many
classes, divisions, and groups among devotees. It is necessary to be simple,
without any deceit."
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2021)
Tue, 25 April 2023
Always Keep in Touch
'Do not cheat me! I have entered into some relationship with you. You have
done this parikrama for several days, and we have formed some
relationship, so please keep in touch – phone me, write me letters or emails,
try to find out how I am – so that this relationship does not break.'
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Download / listen to the audio (27.2 Mb, 60 min | Bengali | 10 March
2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Deficiency in
Practice
"We can overcome this situation, but we need to practise properly—we must
serve devotees, we must preach for devotees. Practise very nicely. There are
so many deficiencies in devotees. It is necessary to learn and practise."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharya. Disappearance of
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi 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."
In honour of Sri Sankar Acharya:
Hearing the name of Sri Sankar Acharya, Paramahamsa Babaji Mahasay offered
his prostrate obeisance and said:
‘O great soul! “Sankarah Sankarah saksat” (Sankar is Mahadev-Sankar, Lord
Siva, himself) – always remember these words. Sankar is a Guru of Vaishnavs,
that is why Mahaprabhu spoke of him as an Acharya. Sankar is a perfect
Vaishnav. When he made his advent in India, there was a very urgent need in a
guna-avatara like him. At that time, discussions of Vedas and practices of
varnasrama-dharma had become almost obliterated by the influence of Buddhist
voidism, which is extremely atheistic. Although Buddhist doctrine contains
some truth about jiva souls, that religion is quite temporal (non-eternal).
At that time, almost all brahmans had become Buddhists and had almost
completely given up Vedic religion. Filled with wondrous power, the advent of
Sankar’s incarnation established the honour of Vedic scriptures and changed
voidism into brahmanism. The work he performed is wonderful. India is
eternally indebted to Sri Sankar for this great work. All works in the world
can be divided into two types. Some works are related to some particular time
(temporal), and some are not related to any time (timeless, eternal). The
great work of Sankar’s incarnation is temporal, and many good results emerged
from it. Sankar’s incarnation created a foundation upon which the
incarnations of Sri Ramanuja, Sri Madhva and other great teachers later built
the palace of pure Vaishnavism. Therefore, Sankar’s incarnation is the
greatest friend of Vaishnavism and a predecessor acharya.
Sri Sankar revealed a conceptual path in this world, and to this day,
Vaishnavs easily take advantage of its wealth. Sambandha-jnana (knowledge of
the relationship) is extremely necessary for material conditioned souls.
Vaishnavs and Sankar Acharya believe that gross bodies existent in this
material world are different and separate from transcendental matter, but
spiritually, there is no difference between a jiva soul’s internal and
external identity. Both agree that giving up material world is called
liberation (mukti), and up until attaining liberation, there is very much
similarity between Sri Sankar and Vaishnav Acharyas. Sankar Acharya teaches
that it is possible to purify one’s heart and attain liberation by practising
God consciousness (by serving and worshipping the Lord), but only Sankar is
silent about the transcendental path jiva souls face after attaining
liberation. Sankar knew very well that if a jiva soul can progress on the
path of liberation by serving the Lord, it will gradually, bound by the
happiness of spiritual life, become a pure devotee. Therefore, when Sankar
showed the path, he did not further reveal the mystery of Vaishnavs. Those
who read and consider his commentaries very carefully can understand Sankar’s
profound intention. But those who pass their time reading only the external
parts of his teachings become driven away from proper Vaishnavism.
(From Jaiva Dharma by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)
Wed, 26 April 2023
Grand Assembly
'Today is anandotsav (joyous festival) of Sri Jagannath Misra, and
Gurudev always made a Visva-Vaishnav Raja-Sobha ('Royal Assembly of Worldwide
Vaishnavs') on this day. It is the day when Vaishnavs from all over the world
assemble together...'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Increasing
Preaching Scope
"Yesterday I went to Nrisingha Palli for a short time, and tomorrow I am
again going preaching for five days in Bankura and Bardhaman. In the
meantime, Sripad Sajjan Maharaj is doing book distribution here in
Kolkata...."
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2021)
Thu, 27 April 2023
What Is Your
Greatest Joy?
'We must always think about it: what is our greatest happiness? I feel very
sad because somebody left yesterday saying that his daughter-in-law was going
to deliver a baby. Because his daughter-in-law had to give birth to the baby
yesterday, he ran back home.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Distribute Krishna Consciousness!
"There are so many people suffering in this world—they too are searching for
the main source, they too are searching for the hidden treasure. They wait
for somebody to come and distribute it to them. Go and distribute this hidden
treasure to everyone!"
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Saptami. Jahnu Saptami: Sri Jahnavi Puja (worship of the Ganga).
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 Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga Puja):
"...While speaking, they went to Jan Nagar and saw the beauty of the
hermitage of Jahnu Muni. Nityananda Prabhu said, 'This charming abode is
known as Jahnudwip and Bhadravan. Jahnu Muni performed austerities here and
saw the golden form of Gaura. Once, when Jahnu Muni sat here to perform his
evening meditation, His copper vessel fell into the swiftly flowing River
Ganga. The copper vessel fell into the river and floated away. Jahnu Muni
then drank all the water of the Ganga with his palm. Maharaj Bhagirath
thought, "Where did the Ganga go?" Bewildered, he began to think over the
situation. Understanding that Jahnu Muni had drunk all the water of the
Ganga, Maharaj Bhagirath became concerned. Sober Maharaj Bhagirath worshipped
the sage for some time, and eventually the Ganga broke out of the sage's
body. Thereafter, she became known as Jahnavi. The whole world now calls her
'Jahnavi'.'"
Visiting Holy
Places: Pleasure Hunting?
"'The trouble of visiting holy places is simply a mental delusion—all
possible perfection is the feet of Govinda.' You can ask me, 'Maharaj, then
why are you going there, why are taking us with you?' Do you know the
answer?"
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(1 Mb, 3 min | 7 November 2012 | Bengali)
Glory of Manasi Ganga
"This Haridev Temple is located to the south of Manasi Ganga. When it came to
the temple of Asadi Purnima, Nanda Maharaj, Mother Yasoda and other
Vraja-basis wanted to travel to the Ganges to bathe in her water..."
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(4.3 Mb, 11 min | 6 Nov. 2018 | English & Bengali)
Fri, 28 April 2023
Messengers
of Highest Giver
'On this day, it is not only Jagannath Misra and Mother Sachi who rejoice.
Yesterday was a happy day for all gods and goddesses, for the whole world,
and today is a joyful festival, but seeing that everyone is rushing to leave
and jump back into their material life, I feet very sad.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Offering Bhog on
Ekadasi
"Sometimes, devotees live in their house and if they offer rice, dal, or
kitchuri on ekadasi, how will they take it? They do not want to throw
away food, so they do not offer grains on this day. However, if it is a
temple with Deities, then we should offer everything, both ekadasi and
non-ekadasi preparations."
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2021)
Sat, 29 April 2023
Love Your Service
'It is necessary to serve the temple and the mission with love and affection.
Whether you are happy or unhappy, whether you are struggling or not – you
must serve with love and affection. If you can do your service properly, that
is sufficient.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Sri Jagadish
Pandit
"Born in Guwahati, Assam, Sri Jagadish Pandit came to live in Nabadwip. Sri
Jagadish Pandit and Hiranya lived together on the bank of the Gages near Sri
Jagannath Misra's house, and Mahaprabhu would often come to visit them."
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2021)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Navami. Appearance of Sri Jahnava Devi (Sri Nityananda-sakti) and Sri
Sita Devi (Sri Rama-sakti).
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 Sita Devi:
"Lord Ramachandra said to Sri Sita Devi, 'Loving devotion to Me is
relished in two ways. O Sita, please hear My words. The joy felt during union
with Me is called sambhoga. The joy felt during separation from Me is called
vipralambha. My devotees, My eternal associates, desire sambhoga, and by My
grace, they experience vipralambha. Devotees know that the sadness felt for
My sake during vipralambha is actually the greatest joy. When sambhoga occurs
after vipralambha, the happiness felt is ten million times greater than
before. Separation from Me is the cause of that happiness. Accept this as
truth; the four Vedas affirm it. During My Pastimes as Sri Gauranga, Mother
Kausalya, who is known in the Vedas as Aditi, will appear as Sachi Devi. You
will serve Me as Visnu Priya. In separation from Me, You will make a Deity of
My golden form. In separation from You, I will make a golden Sita and worship
You in Ayodhya. In exchange, You will make a Deity of My golden form and
worship Me in Nadia. O Sita, these profound topics are very confidential.
They will not be revealed to the public now. Nabadwip is very dear to Me:
neither Ayodhya nor any other place is equal to it.'"
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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In honour of Sri Jahnava Devi:
Lord Nityananda
Prabhu's Sakti
"The Lord has tried to save the souls bounded by maya in so many ways
in this Kali-yuga. He was the only child of Hadai Pandit and Padmavati Devi
and He left them when He was twelve. Later, He was introduced to Jahnava
Devi."
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Bengali)
Nityananda
Prabhu's Marriage
"Everybody says that for the devotees Nityananda Prabhu never marries, but He
has two saktis, Jahnava and Vasudha. They were actually daughters of Surya
Das, Gauri Das Pandit's brother..."
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Sun, 30 April 2023 (Tomorrow is Sri Mohini Ekadasi)
Service Foundation
'It is possible to practise Krishna consciousness only when you have
sincerity, anugatya (strict adherence, submission) and nistha
(constancy). Serve according to your qualification. We do not want to be big
things, it is not necessary. Only do the service that Gurudev has given you
with your heart and soul.'
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2020)
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Be Strong and
Straight
"When you live at the temple, you engage only in sravan, kirtan, you
take prasadam, and when you live in your house, you must engage
yourself in the same way—even if you live as a householder, you should still
do everything that we do at the temple."
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2021)
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 Srila Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
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PHOTO ALBUM
Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
(Bhaktyaloka) Paramahamsa Maharaj (his brahmachari name is Sri Mahananda
Prabhu; a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhu
and a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, founder of
Sri Paramahamsa Gaudiya Math in Sri Dham Mayapur).
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar
Maharaj (a disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and
a dear associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
Hearing the name of Sri Sankar Acharya, Paramahamsa Babaji Mahasay offered
his prostrate obeisance and said: