Gift of
Sankirtan
'Jiva souls sin, they are hen-pecked, they always hanker for money,
their minds always swarm with various material desires. There is no end to
their hopes and desires. All such people can take the Holy Name and chant it.
"There is no consideration whether one is qualified or not – whoever falls in
front of Me, I embrace them."'
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "We have no
quality, no qualification to serve the Vaishnavs. If we do not got mercy from
Vaishnavs, we cannot acquire, or get, service from the Vaishnavs. That is why
we always make Vaishnavs' tirobhav (disappearance) festivals and
remember such days. We are praying to that Vaishnav Thakur [Srila Narottam
Das Thakur], 'Wherever you are staying, Prabhu, wherever you are living now,
we want to serve your servant! We want to serve your servant's servant.' We
pray we can get some mercy and can serve him, can protect his line and preach
about him."
In honour of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur:
In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur[From Affectionate Guidance]
"Today is the Disappearance Day of Srila Narottam Thakur, so I would like to
say a few words to glorify him. Before Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur most of the
Vaisnava songs came from Srila Narottam Thakur. But although he wrote many
beautiful songs of devotion, Narottam Das Thakur was not just a song writer,
he was a great pandit and more than that, he was a devotee of Sri
Chaitanyadev."
Whole-Hearted
Service
"Narottam Das Thakur was born in Sripat Keturi (Bangladesh) and in his life
he composed many Vaishnav songs. Actually, all our Guru-varga serve the Lord
and serve their Guru whole-heartedly, with body, mind, and speech."
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Srila Narottam Das
Thakur: Bona Fide Benefactor
"Who will you call a Guru? A Guru is not someone whose profession is to make
disciples, who only takes your money. The Guru gives a conception, gives some
wealth, property, with which you can go to your real home..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur's Separation
"How did he leave his body? It was unbelievable. It happened on the
panchami (fifth) day of the Kartik month, that is today... One day, he
was chanting and the devotees could see that he was saying, 'I want to go, I
want to go.' He said this in front of everybody..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur: His Mission in Bengal
"Three persons had promised to stay in Vrindavan, but they left their
promise and came to Bengal. When Narottam Das Thakur came to Bengal he found
so many great devotees who were not getting good association. He kept
Mahaprabhu's conception properly. We pray we can get some mercy and can serve
him, protect his line and preach about him."
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Beware of Maya
"After some days there will come Guru Maharaj's appearance festival. We must
honour his appearance day properly... Always, at all times, be alert, be
aware of Maya. Maya does not mean some girl or a woman..."
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Kirtans:• Ye anila prema-dhana • Hari haraye nama
krsna.
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Beware Imitation
"If you follow Narottam Das Thakur's advice, this is good, but if you think
you want to do what Narottam Das Thakur did, if you want to become Narottam,
then it is a very big problem. Do not imitate Nityananda Prabhu."
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Mon, 2 February 2026
Seat
Sankirtan In Your Hearts
'If we want to practise Krishna consciousness with our bodies, minds, and
speech, then we must throw away all material desires from our hearts and give
sankirtan place to sit there instead. Those who want to engage in
practising Krishna consciousness will be given place here, but there is no
place here for those who do not want to practise Krishna consciousness.'
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শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-পর্ব্ব-তালিকা (১৪৩২–১৪৩৩)[Bengali] SRI GAUDIYA CALENDAR FOR 2026–2027[English] The calendar of auspicious days, festivals and fasting celebrated and
observed at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for the following year (Sri Gaurabda
540, or 2026–2027) 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. Presenting it today as a downloadable electronic PDF
booklet in English and Bengali.
Morning Shows the
Day
"Although this is written in common, material literature, our life should
also be like that. When we wake up, we should stand before the Lord and think
about the Lord. We must always think about the Lord, we must always do
service, always take the Holy Name of the Lord. This is what I do."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI VAISHNAV VANDANA: Vaisnava Ke?
'Naughty mind! What kind of Vaishnav do you think you are? Only bogus
yogis practise in seclusion on pretext of preaching. Mahaprabhu took
much care to teach this to Sanatan Goswami – always remember what He taught
him.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Beyond Christianity
'Christianity is incomplete Vaishnavism—not full-fledged, but the basis of
devotional theism. We find the principle of “Die to live” there to a certain
extent, at least physically. The Christians say that the ideal shown by Jesus
is self-sacrifice. In our consideration, however, that is not full-fledged
theism, but only the basis. The conception of service to God is there, and a
strong impetus to attain that, so the foundation is good, but the structure
over the foundation is unclear, vague, and imperfect.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Tue, 3 February 2026
Survive and
Thrive
'You can see what this world is like now. Still, we must try to survive. Call
out to the Lord, give the Lord shelter in your hearts. There are many bad
things in our hearts, but by the influence of sadhu-sanga and the Holy
Name, all bad things can be removed. Give place to devotees and devotion in
your hearts, and you will get supreme benefit.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
'Appeal on Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama'
'Men and women, young and old! Hurry up, come to the divine abode of
wish-fulfilling jewels, the land of Sri Gauranga’s advent! Come and
circumambulate it in the company of loving devotees during the most
auspicious time of your life, the day of Sri Gauranga’s advent.'
Sri Gaura-Dham and Sri Bhaktivinod
'Thakur Bhaktivinod, an exclusive follower of Sri Gauranga and the holy
embodiment of Nadia, prayed with great hankering for the mercy of Sri
Gaura-dham, which was all-in-all in his life. What is that mercy of Sri
Gaura-dham? What does it take to reside in Sri Gaura-dham? What sort of
humility do the residents of Sri Gaura-dham possess? And by whose mercy does
one attain residence in Sri Gaura-dham?'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 3]
Genuine
Surrender
"Do not think about your own happiness. Whichever way the Lord keeps you, you
must accept it and respect that. ‘In whichever way the Lord keeps me, I must
practise Krishna consciousness whatever the situation may be.’ We are our own
friends, and we are our own enemies."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI VAISHNAV VANDANA: Viraha Giti
'Where are my Svarup and Rupa? Where is Sanatan? Where is Raghunath Das?
Where are all these saviours of the fallen? Narottam used to play happily in
the company of all those associates, but now he is weeping without their
association.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Levels of God Realization
'Self-surrender is the very basis of our highest fortune. We cannot but
surrender ourselves to whatever beautiful and valuable thing we have come
across. Our appreciation for any higher thing is shown by the degree of our
surrender to that. So, we can measure the quality of the truth we are
connected with only by the intensity of our surrender.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Wed, 4 February 2026
Service
Life—Joyful Life
'Whenever I get time, I try to use it to serve the Lord. If we can spend our
days like this, we will know no end of joy. We always want to live speaking
about the Lord and doing what is related to the Lord. We do not want to talk
about other things, we do not want to do any other works.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik
Siddhanti 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."
"I saw Siddhanti Maharaj. When Gurudev went to a foreign country,
Siddhanti Maharaj always sat by Gurudev's side. He always helped Gurudev, but
he had no ego: he would come to Nabadwip and clean the toilets. I saw it.
Every year Siddhanti Maharaj came at Gaura Purnima. Every year, before Gaura
Purnima, he would take some toilet cleaner and clean all outside toilets
around our temple in Nabadwip. One time he came late. Three-fours days were
left before the beginning of the parikrama and people starting coming, I had
to finish that service, so I hired some people and they cleaned the toilets.
When Siddhanti Maharaj came, he was very angry and said to me, 'Who are you?
Why did you take my service! I have been coming every year for twenty years
and I have been doing this service, why did you do my service.' I replied,
'Maharaj, please, you can take the cleaner and clean again, no
problem.'"
INTRODUCTION to Religion of the Heart[By Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj]
'This book is an inadequate attempt to show a small part of the vast treasure
of transcendental knowledge His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj has been imparting to the world for the past eighteen
years. Although I am very fallen and helpless and full of faults, they have
been kind and given their valuable energy to me as well as to so many others.
I can only pray that one day I may at least come close to trying to do some
service for them.'
Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj's Vyasa Puja Offering (Year 2007)
'All glories to your Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj on this
most auspicious day, your holy appearance day in this dark world! You are
giving light to the conditioned souls suffering the three-fold miseries. You
are giving us shelter from the terrible onslaught of Kali-yuga. All glories
to your divine form, which is non-different from all the liberated souls in
the past and ones that may be one day.'
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
About Dham Parikrama
'Many can ask, "Why is it necessary to travel to so many places? Especially
since you can engage in the service of the Lord while living at home, why is
it necessary to go anywhere else?"'
Sri Ganganagar
'When Sriman Nityananda Prabhu circumambulated Sri Nabadwip Dham together
with Srila Jiva Goswami, He first showed him Sri Ganganagar, which is
situated on the outskirts of Sri Antardwip. Following His holy lotus feet,
remembering His divine words and praying incessantly for the holy foot dust
of all residents of this holy abode, we also begin our Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama by first entering Sri Antardwip.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 4]
In Search of
Hidden Treasure
"Who can understand this Gaura-mandal? Those who were born here cannot
understand anything, but thousands and thousands of people from all over the
world come here from millions of miles away. Why? What do they want to find
here? Srila Sridhar Maharaj said that there is a treasure hidden here..."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai pada-kamala
'The whole world is soothed in the shade of Nitai’s lotus feet, which are as
cooling as ten million moons. Brother, it is not possible to come to
Radha-Krishna without this Nitai. If you do not know who Nitai is, your life
has passed in vain – you are just an animal who lives an abominable
life.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
The Krishna Conception
'Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur once instructed a disciple at the
time of initiation into the Hare Krishna mantra that Krishna should be
allowed to land in our hearts, just as an army is landed by the navy. An army
is carried by a ship, and when they have landed, the fight begins, and they
capture the country, just as Julius Caesar said, “Veni vidi vici, I
came, I saw, I conquered.” So, we have to allow Krishna to land in our
hearts. Then the fight will begin.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Thu, 5 February 2026
All Walk, No
Talk
'You can go chanting with a parikrama to the temple, offer your
obeisances there and come back. What is the problem? It is good. The only
thing is that you must not cheat the Lord. If you think that now you are
young and want to enjoy, and that you will worship God when you are old, it
is all only talks.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj’s Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya
Math
'Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj was a very dear godbrother of the Founder
Acharya of our Math, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. Before taking sannyas, Srila Madhav Maharaj’s name was Sri
Hayagriva Brahmachari. We heard about him from the lotus mouth of our Srila
Guru Maharaj.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 5]
Humility and
Dedication
"‘Whatever unhappiness comes when I serve you, it is my happiness.’ When you
serve the Lord, you have to struggle, you have to exert yourself. Mercy is
followed by service – if you have mercy, you will have service, and if you
have no mercy, you will have no service. It is necessary to remember and
practise this."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Akrodha paramananda
'Never angry and ever joyful, Lord Nityananda Ray wanders throughout the
towns without any pride. If you still do not feel any attachment to this
incarnation of the Lord, you are a sinner who simply came and went (lived and
died in vain).'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
The Hare Krishna Mantra
'We must not accept the name as a foreign thing: He is our friend. We should
be quite at home with Him. We are going to attain a very soothing and
friendly connection by the realization of the holy name of Krishna, which is
all-good, all-beautiful, and all-charming. By chanting the holy name we will
attain our most desirable end of life and go back to God, back to home, and
not to any foreign country.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Fri, 6 February 2026 (Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur)
Be Wise
'We always work so hard to please our bodies (our minds, intelligence and
egos), but what we cannot realise is that when we close our eyes, we will
have to leave everything behind. If we can spend every moment, every day, all
our lives, only chanting the Holy Name of the Lord in the association of the
Lord's devotees, we can get supreme benefit.'
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Blessings and Guidance of Srila Prabhupad (spoken at the time of his
departure)
'I have caused anxiety to many people because I was bound to tell the truth
candidly; because I have told to practise Krishna consciousness without
deceit, many people may even consider me their enemy. To become eager to
sincerely serve Lord Krishna, leaving all other desires and deceit, I have
caused various anxiety to many people. Some day or another they will
understand what I am saying.'
Love for
Gaudiya
"We pray that your practice, behaviour, language, taste, moral regulations
and religious faith become aligned with the precepts of Gaudiya. Please
gradually give up non-gaudiya elements within your Gaudiya identity and show
the ideal of Gaudiya to the entire world. May you not mutilate the paramount
ideal of the Gaudiya precepts by coveting to participate in that which is not
Gaudiya."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Grand Sri Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the holy
appearance day of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur. Annual festival at Sri Gupta-Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purusottam
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. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
In honour of Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad:
"Today is a special day, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's
appearance day. If he had not come, where would we have found Srila Guru
Maharaj, Srila Gurudev? If we do not get mercy from Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur, without Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, we cannot think
about Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj."
— Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
sri-siddhanta-sarasvatiti vidito gaudiya-gurvvanvaye
bhato bhanuriva prabhata-gagane yo gaura-sankirtanaih
mayavada-timingilodara-gatan-uddhrtya jivaniman
krsna-prema-sudhabdhi-gahana-sukham pradat prabhum tam bhaje
"I worship my Lord, who is known as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Thakur in the preceptorial succession of gurus in the Gaudiya line. Like a
radiant sun, his sankirtan (glorification) of Gauranga Mahaprabhu illuminates
the sky, breaking the darkness of the night. He extricates souls out of
illusion – out of the belly of a monstrous whale-devouring timingila
creature – and grants them the happiness of diving and bathing in the pure
ocean of divine love for Lord Krishna."
Biography of Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad
The first part of the biographical compilation dedicated to Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad taken from a lecture of Om
Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The
page shall be updated and expanded in the course of time.
Srila Prabhupad:
Universal Benefactor
"This is how Prabhupad started preaching the proper conception in this world,
and it is owing to him that we are here now, that we can preach now. That is
why we must glorify Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur."
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Seeking
Srila Saraswati Thakur's Mercy
"I am very happy that we celebrate the days of Srila Saraswati Thakur, Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur together and I am very grateful that you have given me, a
lowly person, an asan on this stage... What teachings did Srila Saraswati
Thakur give to the world?"
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Srila Prabhupad:
Embodiment of Mercy
"Today is the holy appearance day of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, whom we are here to offer prayers to in
the assembly of the devotees. He is Jagad Guru and what he gave to the world,
no one else could ever give..."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (1)
"Acharya-vandana: If you can realise the meaning this song, you can
get all glorification of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam: We sing it but we do not realise its
meaning because if we realised its meaning, we would get taste singing it. We
must sing it every day and be conscious of it."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (2)
"Mahaprabhu predicted this, and Prabhupad fulfilled it through Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Gurudev. Now, in every village, all day, all night there is Hari-katha and
kirtan going on."
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Vaisnav Ke? (An Appeal to
Your Mind)
"We do not want to stay in the temple because there are so many rules and
regulations—everything has to be maintained at a certain time, and if you
live alone, nobody will tell you anything, but you will be losing your
devotional activities. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that
nirjan bhajan is self-deception."
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Illustrious Acharya
"I am offering my obeisance at the lotus feet of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur whose disappearance day took place today. He is
not an ordinary person of this material world—he came from Goloka Vrindavan,
from the Lord Himself. When his job finished here, he passed the
responsibility to his beloved disciples and went back to his own home."
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Advent of Hari-Kirtan
Murti
"We have heard about so many glories of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur from many Vaishnavs, many scholars, and our Param Guru
Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) also described everything in
his poetry."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Mission
"Srila Prabhupad taught what pure service is—he taught that everything could
be used and is meant for the service of the Lord. He established sixty-four
temples, and all the brahmacharis, sannyasis of these temples preached
house to house and distributed Hari-katha."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Teachings
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj often said that Srila Prabhupad's word was
very hard, like a stone or thunderbolt, but inside he could be soft as a
lotus. Fathers are always very loving and affectionate to their sons, but
Srila Prabhupad gave more love and affection that any father could give."
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Unimaginable Service
"It is unforgettable. We do not know who Krishna and Gurudev take service
from—only those who have some sukriti, who have some great fortune,
can participate in service in their life. There are so many rich people,
there are so many big people, but only a fortunate soul can do service."
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Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur(Bengali
class)
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking on this day in 2015
about Srila Prabhupad's birth, youth, initiation, Srila Bhakti Vinod
Thakur's founding the Yogapith temple, Srila Saraswati Thakur's preaching
pastimes, divine power transmission, and vast contribution to the
sampradaya.
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Nandan Acharya’s Bhavan
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have now come to our next stop. You
must all know where we have come and why we come here. This is a very
important place. This is the house (bhavan) of Sri Nandan
Acharya.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 6]
Jnana-Sunya
Bhakti
"Even if you think, ‘If I serve the Lord, I will go to Goloka,’ that is also
one kind of desire. It is not good to be like that. Gurudev told us to
chant the Holy Name with faith, and that is sufficient – what we will get or
not get, gurudev and the Lord will take care of that. Such a mood is
part of jnana-sunya bhakti. This is the rule."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai gunamani amara
'My dear Nitai, jewel of all good qualities! You brought a flood of divine
love and inundated the whole world. Whether one is destitute, bereft, fallen
or a sinner – He did not mind anyone because everyone is hankering for that
divine love, which is rare even for Lord Brahma to attain.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Service of the Holy Name
'There are so many sayings in the scriptures to encourage our realization of
the holy name in different ways, but Srila Rupa Goswami has given us a
central thought: atah sri krsna namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih.
Our senses, physical or mental, are ineligible to come in touch with the
transcendental. But when we have a serving attitude, He comes down to us of
His own accord.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach
of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence
and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love
surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures,
Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep
searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Sat, 7 February 2026
Highest
Acceptance
'If the disciple cannot behold the Lord within their guru and if the
guru cannot behold the Lord within his disciple, there can be no
guru–disciple relation between them. When can you say that you have
reached the highest stage of acceptance? When you feel irresistible
attraction, or spiritual love, towards your guru.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj (a great prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakur Prabhupad, and a sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Raksak 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. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
"I offer my obeisance unto the beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur, Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. He has a radiant
form, long arms, and lotus eyes. He crushes the pride of the wicked and
squashes the cruel oppression of the heretics and demons. He is like a
thunderbolt on the mountain of hypocrisy. He is the sole friend of the
intelligentsia and a shining sun above the lotus of the aristocracy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
About Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj [From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala]
'You should know who Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj is and about our
connection and relationship with him. You must remember this connection
because without the knowledge of the relationship (sambandha-jnana),
you can develop neither the knowledge of abhidheya (the means to
attain the goal) nor the knowledge of prayojana (the goal).'
Reviving Srila Prabhupad's Preaching
"...At that time Srila Sridhar Maharaj decided to go to Vrindavan and do
bhajan, but when he got some akash dhvani, "What did I give you sannyas
for? For your own self?" he hurried away from Vrindavan..."
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The Root of Our
Fortune
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj came in this world to rescue us, and he
created our Guru—by his grace we have got shelter of our bona fide
Guru. So, we must worship his lotus feet."
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Godbrothers'
Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's Mission
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, leaving Sri Nandan Acharya’s Bhavan, we
have now arrived at the headquarters of ISKCON (International Society for
Krishna Consciousness) and the puspa-samadhi-mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad in Sri Dham Mayapur.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 7]
Taking a Stand Against
Maya
"You must be hard with them, ‘No, I will practise Krishna consciousness! By
hook or by crook, but I will practise Krishna consciousness. I will not
surrender to Maya and run behind any desires.’ You must always try to be like
that; otherwise, you cannot practise Krishna consciousness…"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Parama karuna pahu dui jana
'Nitai and Gaurachandra are two most merciful Lords. They are the best
crest-jewels of all incarnations and the root of pure happiness. Brother,
serve, serve Chaitanya and Nitai with the strongest faith! Leave aside all
material things, immersing yourself into this nectar.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Nectar of the Holy Name
'Not only the sound of the holy name of Krishna is necessary, but also the
proper meaning, the substance, the spirit of the sound. Only the physical
aspect of the holy name is represented in nama-aparadha, offensive
chanting, not the real name. The real name is all spiritual.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always
sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of
three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and
perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to
the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the
nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Sun, 8 February 2026
Solid
Surrender
'If somebody surrenders in this way, Krishna becomes overpowered by them.
Krishna will immediately perk His ears and listen to them. There are six
kinds of surrender. You must remember them by heart, and if somebody asks you
about it, you must be able to explain it.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Saptami. Annual three-day festival in honour of the manifestation of
Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govinda-sundar jiu at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "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. We
must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If
we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring great
benefit to our spiritual lives."
In honour of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar:
Coming to Ganga
Sagar
"Many people want to come to Ganga Sagar. There is a common thought that you
should visit all the holy places many times but come to Ganga Sagar only
once. Why only once? Because it is very hard to come here, so when people
came here once, they did not want to come back..."
Gist of
Pilgrimage
"What does it mean to chant the Holy Name? Service to Vaishnavs is at the
root of everything. When Gurudev and Vaishnavs say something, you must follow
it to a T. This is the meaning of visiting Ganga Sagar."
Ganga Sagar: Temple Inauguration and Preaching
Three pages and over 150 photos taken during the grand preaching programme
at Ganga Sagar this year: Part One
(preparation to the temple inauguration; 27 Mb) Part Two
(inauguration, sankirtan, prasad seva, initiations; 29 Mb) Part Three
(Ganga Sagar Mela, worship of Ganga Devi; 14.5 Mb)
Also available for download as a
single PDF (25 Mb).
Anniversary
Festival at Sri Ganga Sagar Temple
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj leads the
anniversary festival of the Deity installation at Sri Ganga Sagar temple of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. (30 photographs, 1.9 Mb | 12 January 2017)
Arrival in Sri Ganga
Sagar (10 September 2018 | 10 photographs, 1 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is visiting the Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math Temple in Ganga Sagar, much to the joy of the
devotees serving the Temple.
Arrival at Sri Ganga
Sagar Math
(11 January 2019 | 19 photographs, 1.5 Mb) Tirelessly continuing the preaching programmes, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj sets off for Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math in Sri Ganga Sagar to observe the Deity installation festival.
The devotees in Ganga Sagar have the joy of having His Divine Grace's darshan
and association mostly only once a year, so this visit has been long
awaited.
Sri Ganga Sagar
Anniversary Mahotsav
(11 January 2019 | 38 photographs, 3.2 Mb) Photographs from the festival in Sri Ganga Sagar Math observed at the holy
lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj in honour of the fourth anniversary of the temple inauguration:
kirtans, class, arati and prasad-seva are among the many services devotees
take part in on this auspicious day, a few devotees also receive first and
second initiations.
Journey to Ganga
Sagar
(11 January 2020 | 24 photographs, 2 Mb)
Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the
devotees on a memorable and happy journey to Sri Ganga Sagar Festival on a
boat down the Ganges. Following the six-hour journey, everyone arrives
happily at the temple.
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Barakona Ghat and Sri Madhai Ghat
'As we continue our parikrama of Sri Antardwip, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma we have now come to Sri Madhai Ghat. There is also Sri Barakona
Ghat nearby (after the current of the Ganges changed, it has existed in a
hidden way), and near Sri Barakona Ghat is the house of Sri Sachi Mata and
Sri Jagannath Misra. Many very special pastimes of Mahaprabhu took place
here.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 8]
Be One-Pointed
"Those who practise sravan and kirtan gradually become firm and
fixed in their spiritual life and service and they get taste for service.
Practising sravan and kirtan removes all unwanted elements. As
long as you have unwanted, inauspicious elements within you, you will not
know peace."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Dayal-Nitai Chaitanya
'Dear mind, dance and chant, ‘O Merciful Nitai! O Chaitanya!’ Dance, my mind!
Dance! There is nobody as merciful as Them! They give divine love for the
Lord even to those who beat Them!'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Reality the Beautiful
'Afterwards, Ramananda Raya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had some other
talks, and Mahaprabhu said, “Ramananda, as long as I live I want your
company.” Ramananda replied, “Yes, I must take shelter of Your divine feet
and live there for the rest of my life.”'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases
gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to
shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of
divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic
transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri
Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Mon, 9 February 2026
Keep This
Current Flowing
'There is a system of guru-parampara (disciplic succession) where the
guru usually vests his entire power onto one particular disciple. This
guru-parampara continues to this day, and if we can take shelter in a
bona fide guru of this succession, we will get benefit. A bone fide
guru is a guru who genuinely preaches about his
guru.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Yogapith
'Continuing our Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, we have now come to Sri
Yogapith, the birthplace of Sriman Mahaprabhu. The glory of Yogapith is
absolutely exceptional – no other place, no other holy place of pilgrimage on
this earth can ever compare to Yogapith.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 9]
A Word of
Warning
"Many forget about this. When they see somebody make cow dung patties or wash
the dishes, they laugh at them, but this is wrong. They are also servitors.
If you remember this, you will not be able to criticise anyone. You should
never criticise anyone."
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Tue, 10 February 2026
Taste for
Prasad-Seva
'If you honour prasad, your tongue will be less greedy. Those who take
genuinely prasad can understand this. When the tongue becomes less
greedy, then all the other bad things will gradually go away, too. This is
how it works. Everybody must curb their taste for outside food.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Srivas Angan
'It is our great fortune to have come here, to the house of Srivas Pandit.
Taking the dust of this supremely worshippable place on our heads, we must
always remember all these things that we have discussed and pray that in some
future birth, somehow, we can become members of devotees’ family and take
part in their service.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 1]
Honouring
Hari-Prasad
"We do not want to stay even one day without Hari-katha. Our
respectable host has invited me and you all today not only to take
prasad. We have come here to take Hari-prasad – to honour the
prasad of Hari-katha."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai mora jivana dhana
'Nitai is my life, my treasure. Nitai is my family. I do not know anything
except Nitai (He is my sole refuge). I will throw ash into the face of
material happiness and, chanting Nitai’s Name, will live on whatever I get by
begging in town.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Wed, 11 February 2026
Krishna's
Household
'Our gurus and Vaishnavs are all householders, but in whose household
do they live? They are members of Krishna's household. Gurudev does
not come here to enjoy. He is actually the greatest enjoyer in the world
because there is no lack of anything in Vaikuntha. When he comes to this
world, he comes to take everybody with him.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Advaita Acharya Bhavan
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, continuing our Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, we left Srivas Pandit’s house and have come now to this
small adjacent temple. This temple is the holy dwelling of Sri Advaita
Acharya Prabhu. Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur established
this temple here in 1919.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 2]
Exclusive Path
"We may have entered the path of devotion, or the world of devotion, but it
does not take long to get removed from here.You should remember that it is
very difficult to progress down the path of devotion, but it is very easy to
get removed from it."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Daya kara more nitai
'Please be merciful to me, Nitai! Please be merciful to me! All sadhus and
people say that Nitai is the only refuge for the helpless. You made everyone
happy by bestowing upon them the gift of divine love. O Lord! You are so
merciful! But why am I unhappy?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Thu, 12 February 2026
Serve Gurudev's
Family
'Unless you enter this family of Lord Krishna, even if you chant millions of
Holy Names with offences, your anarthas will never go away. Many
people chant the Holy Name, but do they get any result? Do you think you can
only chant the Holy Name and go to Goloka or Vaikuntha like that?'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami
'Next to Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu's house is the house of Sri Gadadhar
Pandit. From his childhood, Sri Gadadhar Pandit stayed near Mahaprabhu. His
father's name is Madhav Misra, and his mother's name is Ratnavali Devi. They
lived close to Sri Jagannath Misra's house in Mayapur, and Ratnavali Devi
treated Sachi Devi as her elder sister.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 3]
Lord's Messenger
"We must make an effort on our part – we must try. You cannot do
nothing and think that the guru will do everything for you. Always be
alert and careful so that you may not be removed from Krishna consciousness
at any time."
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Fri, 13 February 2026 (Fast on Sri Vijaya Ekadasi)
Sri Guru's
Mission
'Gurudev is an embodiment of the service of the Lord. If
gurudev had not come, who would have come to tell people to serve the
Lord? Without his mercy and association, jiva souls have no other way
to escape from material bondage. If we can genuinely take shelter at his holy
lotus feet, then all unwanted elements within us will be removed.'
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Bengali)
SRI EKADASI GUIDANCE
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.
Renunciation of Cowards and Misers [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
'What we need is yukta-vairagya: we shall take from the store of
Krishna to keep ourselves fit and to do service. It is Krishna's account, and
if we do not do that, we will be separatists, mayavadis, renunciationists. We
must render maximum service to Krishna, so we must take without any
hesitation whatever is necessary to make ourselves fit for the service;
otherwise, we 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)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Chaitanya Math
'Srila Prabhupad performed his manifest pastimes in this world during only
sixty-four years; however, during these sixty-four years, he established
sixty-four temples, mostly all over India and in a few places abroad. This
Chaitanya Math here is the main temple, or the Akar-Math-raj (‘the king and
the fountainhead of all temples’), of all Gaudiya Maths.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 4]
'Managing' Your
Life
"Who are you to run or manage anything? The manager is the Lord! The Lord is
the only master, but we have forgotten Him – we only give our full time to
our material lives, to our family lives. What is the use living for one
hundred years?"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nadiya godrume nityananda mahajana
'In the land of Nadia, on the island of Godrum, the great soul Nityananda has
set up for jiva souls a marketplace of the Holy Name. I am appealing to those
who have faith: brother, on the order of Mahaprabhu, I beg this from you –
chant ‘Krishna’, serve Krishna, learn about Krishna.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach
of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence
and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love
surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures,
Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep
searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Sat, 14 February 2026
Best Shelter
'Krishna's abode (Vrindavan Dham) is a shelter for those who have attained
liberation from all material desires and who serve the Lord continuously; it
is not for those who have even a trace of material desires. But Gaura Dham is
for everyone – for all the lowly, sinful, poor, depraved, destitute and
unfortunate souls.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Sridhar Angan
'Continuing our parikrama of Sri Nabadwip Dham, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma, we have now come from Sri Chaitanya Math to Sri Sridhar Angan.
Although this may seem to be a wild and very small place, some very beautiful
pastimes took place here. This is the house where Sri Kholavecha Sridhar
Prabhu stayed.'
Glory of Sri Simantadwip
'Continuing our parikrama path, we have crossed Sri Antardwip and have
entered Sri Simantadwip. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur describes the glory of this
island in his holy book Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya.'
Rescuing Chad Kazi
'As we continue our Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma, we have now come to the samadhi-mandir of Chad Kazi. The
town Kazinagar where this samadhi-mandir is situated is non-different
from Mathura. He who was famous as Kamsa in Krishna's pastimes in Vraja
became Chad Kazi in the pastimes of Gaura.'
Sri Jagannathdev’s Temple
'The last place we visit on the first day of our parikrama is this
charming place that is known as Sankhavanik-nagar, or Sri Saradanga. This is
the place where Sri Jagannathdev, Sri Baladev Prabhu and Sri Subhadra Mayi
reside with sabaras.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 5]
Internal Purity
"'O gurudev! Please give me some intelligence so that I can become
humble, kind, so that I may respect others and leave all desire for
prestige.' I am not coming to give advice to you; rather, if I keep speaking
about this, then I believe that one day these qualities will come to me."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai amara parama dayala
'My Nitai is supremely merciful. He blessed the entire world when He brought
a flood of divine love, filling all channels and rivers with it. When the
wave of divine love came, nobody was left behind – all sinners and miserable
souls floated in its waters.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always
sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of
three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and
perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to
the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the
nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Sun, 15 February 2026
Depths
of Esoteric Relationship
'"Gurudev is mine" – if this feeling has not appeared in your, then
your practising life has not started yet. The feeling of close relation ("he
is mine") is very strong – it is so powerful and potent! "I have him seated
in my heart" – when such a feeling comes, then the guru’s job is
successful.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Rudradwip
'Between Sri Antardwip and Sri Simantadwip (to the north-west), there lies
one more enchanting island called Sri Rudradwip. To bestow auspiciousness
upon this world, Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur established
here Sri Rudradwip Gaudiya Math in 1936. Since then, the original temple was
taken by the Ganges and later rebuilt by the devotees of Sri Gaudiya
Math.'
Sri Suvarna Bihar
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have started our second day of Sri
Nabadwip Dham parikrama and have first come to Sri Suvarna Bihar
Gaudiya Math, which was established in Godrumdwip by Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 6]
Pray To Be
One-Pointed
"Our minds and hearts are always fickle. They cannot sit still, and we are
not able to concentrate them on the Holy Name. When will I be able to
concentrate my mind and make it one-pointed?"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Jayare jayare jaya nityananda raya
'Glory! Glory! Glory to Nityananda Ray, who always enjoys Himself at the
house of Raghav Pandit Having personally taken care of all associates of the
Lord, Thakur Pandit arranges His ceremonial bathing (abhiseka).'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases
gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to
shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of
divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic
transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri
Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Mon, 16 February 2026 (Sri Sivaratri)
Spiritual
Life Is Not Fashion
'Those who can accept chastisement attain benefit very fast. There is nobody
in this world who wants your benefit more than your guru. Taking a
mantra from a guru, calling him paramahamsa, giving him
jay, flowers, garlands and bhoga – these are not symptoms of a
disciple. A symptom of a disciple is love for the guru.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Chaturdasi. Sri Sri Sivaratri (optional fast). Departure of
Srimad Bhakti Nivas Bhagavat Maharaj and Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu
Seva-Vikram.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Yudhamanyu
Prabhu Seva Vikram was dear to every member of our Mission. He has set a
great example for everyone of what it means to be a servitor of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math. Srila Gurudev’s extreme fondness and mercy towards him were
clearly evident to everyone, and many devotees from around the world cared
for him as a close personal friend. He has been regularly visiting India for
many years, and I have had the fortune of personally observing his sincere
and humble service mood. Yudhamanyu Prabhu’s seva in China was incomparable.
His complete dedication and success in fulfilling the desire of Srila Gurudev
illustrates to us all the essence of spiritual life. I feel I have no words
to describe my heart at the news of this passing of another of Srila
Gurudev’s beloved and stalwart associates. It is a great loss for our
Mission, and I pray that devotees will step forward in the void of his
absence to continue the service of Srila Gurudev’s Mission and all that he
took so much care to establish. I also hope that devotees will pray for Sri
Yudhamanyu Prabhu’s family and personal friends at this difficult time.
Krishna has taken Yudhamanyu Prabhu into His personal care now, and we cannot
but accept Krishna’s divine will with our heads bowed."
"The chief of the Devas, whose body is decorated by snakes, whose body
shines like the moon, who has five heads, who carries his weapon known as
Pasupat, who gives boons, who is of satisfied nature, who holds the Ganga on
his head, who maintains those who give obeisance to him, who is easily
pleased—I offer my obeisances to Sada Siva, who is dear to Hari, and whose
crown is the moon."
"Usually, people worship Lord Siva for their own interest, but this is
not a real worship. Do not do this. Do not make Sivji your servant by coming
to him to get something in return for the puja. People say, 'Siva, give me
this,' 'Siva, give me that'—Siva becomes their servant. However, our duty is
to worship Lord Siva. I will worship Lord Siva, and whether he takes
this worship or not, what he will give me or not give me, this is his matter.
I do not care whether I like something or not, if he is happy to keep me in a
bad condition, let him keep me in this way; and if he is happy to keep me in
a good condition, let him keep me in this way. My happiness or unhappiness
does not matter. We must always remember this."
~Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
Sivji
Maharaj—Param Vaishnav[20 Jan 2016 | Translated from
Bengali]
"Some say, 'You are a Siva bhakta, I am a Krishna bhakta!' You
must not say such things. Siva and Krishna are not different from each other,
and at the same time Krishna and Siva are one. Siva is an expansion
of Krishna."
"O Vaishnav Thakur!"[9 December 2018 | Tarakeshwar]
"We cannot have the darshan of Lord Siva with these eyes. Do we have
the eyes? We have the eyes for maya—we always see the things of
illusory world. Devotees pray to Lord Siva for forgiveness of their offences.
If you ask him for forgiveness, he is very merciful, he can remove your
offences..."
Gopeshwar
Mahadev's Surrender
"...Lord Siva entered the rasa-mancha in this mood, and Krishna
understood who had come. Everyone wondered where the new gopi had come from
and why Krishna was giving her so much honour."
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শিবজী মহারাজ :
পরম বৈষ্ণব
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"কেউ বলে, 'তুমি শিব ভক্ত, আমি কৃষ্ণ ভক্ত !' এরকম বলবেন না । শিব আর কৃষ্ণ
আলাদাও নয়, আবার শিব আর কৃষ্ণ একও নয় । শিব হচ্ছেন কৃষ্ণের অংশবিশেষ । শিব
ভগবানের সেবক, শিবজী মহারাজ পরমভক্ত ।"
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Surabhi Kunja
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, today, as every year, continuing our Sri
Nabadwip Dham parikrama, we have come from Sri Suvarna Bihar Gaudiya
Math to this extremely pure place, Sri Surabhi Kunja. Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakur built this Surabhi Kunja house in 1888...'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 7]
Mahaprabhu's
Gift
"Mahaprabhu is Krishna who comes to this world to awaken the consciousness of
all living souls. Out of mercy to the souls, He comes to this world along
with His associates. What do they come for? They come to distribute the
rarest divine love that nobody can ever attain."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Rarha majhe eka-chaka
'There is a village called Ekachakra in Rarhdesh (West Bengal). This is where
Nityananda-Balaram appeared. His father, Hadai Pandit, is a pure king of
brahmans. Compared to him, all other fathers are essentially mere
mockery of fatherhood.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Tue, 17 February 2026
Love
Service, Not Yourself
'Guru Maharaj always said that it is good to do service. Do not make excuses.
Your hands will rot away in a few days anyway – if you cannot serve the Lord
with your hands, the Lord will take your hands away. It is very hard to get
service, but it is very easy to lose it.'
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Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Sri Sivaratri paran for those who fasted is at 6:14–9:59.
Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva Gangadhar on the bank of Sri
Govinda Kunda at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip; manifestation
anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Radha Madan-Mohan jiu at Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math in Tarakeswar; and manifestation anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva
in Sri Kadigachha.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "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. We
must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If
we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring great
benefit to our spiritual lives."
Sri Tarakeswar
Temple Inauguration Adhivas Day
Sharing photographs taken throughout the day on the eve of the grand festival
of inauguration a new branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. His Divine Grace
marked that this kind of fortune of being present at such a festival does not
come every day and we must appreciate our fortune and understand that the
Lord comes in the form of a Deity to take out service.
(24 photographs, 1.5 Mb | 25 February 2017)
Sri Tarakeswar
Temple Inauguration
The grand festival passes beautifully and smoothly in the shade of the lotus
feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj with many thousands in attendance and an enormous prasad
distribution. May these photographs nourish all those who have not been able
to come and extend the joy reigning at the temple all over the world.
(24 photographs, 1.5 Mb | 25 February 2017)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Svananda-Sukhada-Kunja
'By the mercy of Sri Gurudev, by the mercy of all the devotees, our Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math (International) Sangha has now come to the
bhajan-kutir and samadhi-mandir of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur.
This is the house where Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur stayed and worshipped the
Lord.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 8]
At Vaishnavs'
Mercy
"We will pray to Vaishnav Thakur, and Vaishnav Thakur will then send our
prayer to the Lord. Hearing Vaishnavs’ appeal, Krishna becomes very
merciful – taking pity on such fallen lowly souls as we are, He will fulfil
our hearts’ desire."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Gora preme gara-gara
'My Nitai swoons with divine love for Gora. His eyes the colour of the rising
sun shed Suradhuni (Ganges) torrents of tears. Will there ever be another
incarnation like this ocean of mercy who could save this lowly Narahari?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Wed, 18 February 2026
Sublime
Madness
'When the Lord’s call comes to you, you will no longer think about your
children, you will no longer have any sense of duty. Because you no longer
have all these feelings, people will call you mad. Madness is the work of
self-submission. When you feel within your heart the urge to submit yourself
to the Lord, you will not pay attention to any obstacles.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnav Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das
Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev-Goswami and Tridandi-swami Srimad
Bhakti Dayita Madhav 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 great benefit to our spiritual lives. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify them with all our hearts? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
In honour of Srila Jagannath Das
Babaji Maharaj's disappearance:
"I offer my obeisance unto my lord, the ocean of divine love, Srila Jagannath
Das Babaji Maharaj. He is the senior-most devotee, and worshipped by all who
have taken shelter in Sri Nabadwip Dham and Sri Vraja Dham."
Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Bhajan Kutir
"This place where we are sitting now is the samadhi mandir and the
bhajan kutir of Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj. We are paying obeisance
to his place. He is our Guru parampara..."
Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj
"One day Srila Jagannath Das Babaji received a divine call from Radharani
saying, 'Why are you staying in Vrindavan? You must go to Nabadwip!' He could
not walk, so his servant Bihari Das carried him in a basket on his head to
Nabadwip."
At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (1)
"It is written in Puranas that holy places can purify you, but it will
cheat you out of devotion. You will not get devotion by putting water on your
heads. Devotion comes from the dust from the holy feet of Vaishnavs."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (2)
"When the scriptures and saints say something, it is necessary to believe it
without any hesitation. Whom did Srimati Radharani choose, Her family or
Shyama (the Lord)? She chose the Lord. You must think whom you will choose,
your family or the Lord. You must choose Krishna and give up everything
else."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (3)
"If you look at our guru-parampara photographs, you will see that the last
photograph is that of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj (we give 'jay' to
him every day). Please listen to the description of his life. We must glorify
Vaishnavs—the more we glorify them, the purer our hearts will be."
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At Sri
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (4)
"Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj is a very famous personality. He came to
Nabadwip from Vrindavan, and he lived his spiritual life in a very strict
way—he practised Krishna consciousness properly."
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In honour of Srila Bhakti Dayita
Madhav Maharaj:
SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj's Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math "Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj was a very dear godbrother of the
Founder Acharya of our Math, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Before taking sannyas, Srila Madhav Maharaj's name was
Sri Hayagriva Brahmachari. We have heard about him from the lotus mouth of
our Srila Guru Maharaj..."
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Hari-Hara Ksetra
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, continuing our parikrama of Sri
Godrumdwip, we have now come from Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur’s
bhajan-kutir to this enchanting place. This place is called Sri
Hari-Hara Ksetra, and there is a very ancient pastime related to this
place.'
Sri Nrisingha Palli
'The last place of our parikrama today is the temple in Sri Nrsingha
Palli (Nrisimha Palli). By the mercy of Sri Gurudev, by the mercy of Sri
Nrisimhadev and by the mercy of Srila Prahlad Maharaj, we have got here a
small place, which gives us now an opportunity to do Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama every year from here.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 9]
Spiritual
Deposit
"If you have no deposit in the bank, how will you cross the Viraja River? It
is a great river – if you want to cross it, you must keep something aside for
the fare. That fare is devotion – you must accumulate devotion day by day to
cross that river."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Iha kali-yuga dhanya
'In this blessed Age of Kali, Nityananda and Chaitanya advent to rescue
fallen souls. Seeing jiva souls’ great misery, They gave them a
necklace string of Holy Names.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Thu, 19 February 2026
Divine
Arrangement
'You do so many things in this world, but when you die, you become free from
all the obligations, but how can you attain the highest benefit in that
state? Have you ever thought about that? The Lord has made a very nice
arrangement for us here. This is what I have come to tell you all about.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram
Maharaj (a prominent disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad, a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj as
well as a close associate and dear friend of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj and Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj; a Guardian Acharya of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math).
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 great benefit to our spiritual lives. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify them with all our hearts? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Gadigachha
'In the holy book Sri Sri Prema-Vivarta, we can find the evidence of
kirtan’s glory. The pastime that is described there took place in a
village called Gadigachha, here in Sri Godrumdwip. (There is no temple
established in honour of this place, but we always stop on the way while
walking through Godrumdwip with sankirtan to speak about and remember
the glory of this pastime of the Lord.)'
Sri Madhyadwip
'This is a village called Majida (Majadiya). Once in Satya-yuga, seven sages
prayed to Lord Brahma to get transcendental love of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu,
and one day, being very pleased with their prayers, Brahma came to them and
said...'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 10]
Lacking
Spirituality
"O mind, what kind of pauper are you? Do you need bhojan (food) or
bhajan (Krishna consciousness)?’ You have come to this world to
indulge your material senses, have you not? This is not what we have not come
to this world for!"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Ei-bara karuna kara chaitanya-nitai
'Please be merciful to me this time, O Chaitanya-Nitai! There is no one as
sinful as I am in all three worlds. I am a complete fool, a slave of Maya! My
body is shattered by all my sins.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Fri, 20 February 2026
Embrace Higher
Life
'Why do sadhus come to you? The devotees here have taken so much
trouble to make this nice arrangement and called sadhus, gurus
and Vaishnavs to extend Hari-katha to you all. By the influence of
pure devotees' association, all your impurities will be removed and your
hearts will become pure.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Tritiya. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva
Radha-Raman-sundar at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Krishnanusilana Sangha in
Kaikhali, Kolkata.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "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. We
must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If
we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring great
benefit to our spiritual lives."
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Kuliya and Sri Gupta-Govardhan
'When Sriman Nityananda Prabhu came here with Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, He
said that this Koladwip is non-different from Giri-Govardhan. The
contemporary name of Koladwip is Nabadwip Town. Before that, it was known as
Kuliya-gram (the village, or ganj, of Kuliya), and there is one very
important pastime that took place here.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 11]
About Srila
Lochan Das Thakur
"We must pray to Vaishnav Thakur, ‘Wherever you are, Prabhu, please bestow
your mercy on this fallen and lowly soul so that I may live this life serving
you.’ Srila Lochan Das Thakur composed Sri Chaitanya-mangala, which
contains even more pastimes of the Lord than Sri
Chaitanya-bhagavata..."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai chaitanya dohe bada avatara
'Nitai and Chaitanya are two great incarnations of the Lord. There will never
be another benefactor as merciful as Them. Their incarnation is so great, but
nothing has changed in me! Alas! What happiness can there be in such a
miserable life?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach
of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence
and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love
surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures,
Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep
searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Sat, 21 February 2026
Beyond Body
Consciousness
'Have we been born only to hear somebody call us "daddy", "mummy", "grandpa"
or "grandma"? No. This is not what we should cherish. This is not what we
have been born for in this world, this is not what we have got this human
birth for. If they were your own, if they were your real family, then how
could your mother leave you?'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purusottam Thakur. Departure of Sripad
Tulasi Das Das-Adhikari 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. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Buroraj (Vriddha) Siva
'Continuing Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma, we have now come to the lotus feet of Buro Siva at the
aparadha-bhanjaner pat in Sri Koladwip. This here is Sri Buroraj (or
Vriddha) Sivji (‘Old’ Siva). We must always pray to Sivji Maharaj. He is
Dhamesvar.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 12]
Leave Separate
Interests
"Practise Krishna consciousness, do not stop. Always keep good association,
then you will get supreme benefit – you can get the Lord! Please come to your
home! Everyone in this world knows nothing except their own interests.
However, the Lord does not want any separate interest."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: ‘Gauranga’ balite habe pulaka sarira
'When will Nitaichand give me His mercy? When will my material desires lose
their appeal and become trifle? When will my mind reject this material world
and everything in it and become pure? When will I behold Sri Vrindavan?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always
sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of
three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and
perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to
the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the
nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Sun, 22 February 2026
Come Back Home
'Do you think that if you do not do everything, then everything will
collapse? And what happens when you die? You think that this is your home
here, so you do not want to leave it, but how long do you think you are going
to be at this home here? You must come back to your real home. Back to God,
back to home.'
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi.
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. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Praudha Maya
'Coming here, to Praudha Maya, we, lowly and fallen conditioned souls, very
carefully pay our obeisance at her holy lotus feet and submit our prayer to
her, begging that she may one day shower her mercy upon us and that she may,
removing all material dirt and attachment from us, give us the right to enter
the domain of devotion to the Lord and attain service to the Lord’s
devotees.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 13]
Muddled Minds
"You think that you are a pauper because you lack food, but even goats and
dogs eat the food you want so much. Why do you need to come here then? Come,
dear mind! If you desire your own welfare, then come! Do not come here as a
beggar for food! Come here as a beggar for Krishna consciousness!"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Kabe habe bala se dina amara
'Tell me, when will that day be mine? When, by mercy, will my offences go
away? When will I get taste for the pure Holy Name? When will I wander along
the banks of the Ganges in Nabadwip, calling out with all sincerity,
"Gaura-Nityananda!", dancing, singing and running about without any thinking,
as though mad?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases
gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to
shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of
divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic
transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri
Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Mon, 23 February 2026
Material
and Spiritual Urges
'When you get some service, you must feel joyful. We must always do what is
good for devotion and throw away what is unfavourable to devotion from our
lives. We must not do that which is unfavourable to spiritual life.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Vishnupriya Devi’s House: Abode of Separation
'Continuing Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma, we have now come from the temples of Sri Vriddha Siva and
Praudha Maya to this enchanting and extremely esoteric place: the house of
Sri Vishnupriya Devi (people often call it ‘Mahaprabhu’s house’).'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
7 FEBRUARY 2021 [ONLINE | PART 1]
"Guru-mukha-padma-vakya chitete kariya aikya"
"I was at a programme the day before yesterday, and I was telling everybody
about a lecture of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur that I had read.
Somebody asked, ‘What is good association? What is not good
association?’"
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Kabe habe bala se dina amara
'I am singing about the greatest news! Master Nitai has opened a marketplace
of the Holy Name at Surabhi Kunja! This is such great news! You can buy the
pure Name at this marketplace at the cost of faith.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Tue, 24 February 2026
Seek Good
Association
'When you just dress as a sadhu and when you actually become a
sadhu, both look the same, but it is very difficult to find a genuine
sadhu in this world. We aspire after sadhu-sanga. To get such
association it is first necessary to have sukriti.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj’s Samadhi-Mandir
'Concluding this day’s Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, by the mercy of
our Sri Gurupadpadma, we have come to Vaisnav Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das
Babaji Maharaj. This is the place where Srila Babaji Maharaj spent the last
period of his life.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
7 FEBRUARY 2021 [ONLINE | PART 2]
Internal and
Eternal
"First, it is necessary to have faith. We do not need to show externally how
much faith we have for the Lord – the question is how much faith we have for
our guru and for the worshippable Lord internally. The problem is our
ego..."
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Sri Sri Nityananda Stuti
'Without You, I have no other way, no other refuge. Please give me some place
at Your holy feet. Please allow me to always chant Your Name. This poor
Jajavar is thus singing Your glorification.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Wed, 25 February 2026 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas)
Scattered
Hearts
'Govinda always rests in the hearts of His devotees. Why there? Because
Govinda wants a clean and tidy place. What does clean mean? Do you think that
a clean room means a shining marbled room? It is not!'
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IN HONOUR OF SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Samudragad
'We usually visit the second part of Sri Koladwip (the western side) during
the fourth day of Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama. As each year, this
year, too, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have entered Sri Koladwip on
our last day and have now come to Sri Samudragad, where Sri Dvaraka Dham and
Gangasagar reside eternally.'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA ADHIVAS:
"jaya navadvipa-dhama sarva-dhama-sara
jaya navadvipa-basi gaura-paribara
navadvipa sama dhama nahi tri-bhuvane"
'Glory to Nabadwip Dham, the quintessence of all abodes! Glory to the
residents of Nabadwip and all holy family of Gaura! There is no other abode
in the whole three worlds that could compare to Nabadwip Dham!'
(Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)
Knock, Knock! (Ahvana
Poem)
"Who is your friend? Your friend has come to your house as a beggar and prays
to you, 'Please chant the Name of Krishna! Come with us!' Just like a beggar
he comes to you, but you cannot recognise him."
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2012)
"I am
touching your feet—please come!"
"Gurudev says, 'I am folding my hands, I am touching your feet—please come at
Gaura Purnima!' How many more times will you come to this world? Those who do
this Nabadwip Dham parikrama with devotees do no have to wander any
longer in these three worlds."
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2012)
Prime Festival
"Gurudev wrote a very nice poem, you can read it and see how strongly he is
writing about Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrima. And Gurudev told me to go
door to door, come inside each door and please pull them to come and join Sri
Nabadwip Dham parikrama..."
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"I Will Always Be
With You"
"I see how much energy you get despite all austerities and difficulties, and
I feel very happy—it is on the strength of your energy, on the strength of
your love and affection that we are going to start our Nabadwip Dham
parikrama from tomorrow."
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Parikrama Is
Not Sightseeing
"We have come here to serve the Lord, we have not come to see the Lord
or the Lord's things—when such mentality comes to you, then it will be the
parikrama of the holy abode, then it will be the darshan of the
holy abode. The very dust there is not ordinary dust..."
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There Is No
Shame In Service
"All happiness and sadness comes and goes like cold and heat. Actually,
happiness and sadness is not our line. Gopis ran behind Krishna having
left all their shame, fear, everything—then what should we be ashamed of?
What should we be afraid of? We must not be cowed down."
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Abode of High
Thinking
"We have got this place by the mercy of Nrisinghadev, and we take it as our
debt, so even if we sleep here on the bare ground, it is still our
fortune. This is what we have come for. Gurudev has given us this place,
always remember this."
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Parikrama Adhvias: Forsake Your Happiness
"Today, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, by the mercy of Lord Nrisinghadev,
by the mercy of Nabadwip Dham, by the mercy of Nitai and Gaura, we are
present here at Sri Godrumdwip, Nabadwip Dham. Our Sri Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama will start tomorrow..."
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Parikrama Adhvias: Fixed In Service
"Nabadwip and Mayapur are not places for strolls and outings—this is not a
place for eye-exercise. You must do dham-parikrama (circumambulate the
holy abode); go on this parikrama being intently fixed on chanting
kirtan with all the devotees."
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2021)
Relief of
Surrender
"We have come here to practise Krishna consciousness. We have not come to
this line to pretend. I pray to you all—do not obstruct those who want to
practise Krishna consciousness. You must never obstruct such people. The Lord
cannot tolerate this. If you do this, the Lord will teach you a good
lesson."
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2021)
Our Eternal
Campaign
"By the mercy of the Lord, it will not take me even two minutes to buy two
hundred sacks of potato, but I want you all to come here—if I had not come to
your house, if you had not given some potato to the temple, you would not
have come here today. There would not have been any connection..."
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2021)
'May You Always
Remain In This Line'
"I am paying my full obeisance to you and expressing my gratitude to you. May
the Lord bless you. I cannot give you blessings so that you may increase your
material wealth, it is an offence, and it is not necessary to do that. What
is necessary and all I can pray for is that you may remained attached to the
lotus feet of Lord Krishna, so that you may get devotion to the lotus feet of
Lord Krishna. Always remain in this line, always stay together, then you will
get supreme benefit."
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2021)
Seva Bhumi
"Just as your devotion depends on your faith, in the same way the service you
get also depends on your faith. Everybody can take part in service. This is
seva-bhumi (land of service). Wherever you go, wherever you stay, you
must serve the Lord eternally."
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2021)
Follow
Vaishnavs' Example
"Surrender (tad viddhi pranipata). Once you surrender, you can ask
questions. Next is service mood or temper (sevaya). You must keep
yourself engaged in service. You must run your life following what Guru and
Vaishnavs tell. Follow their example."
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2021)
Live a
Sheltered Service Life
"This life is not eternal, and this life is full of dangers. You must live
this life taking shelter of the Holy Name. As long as you are alive in this
world, chant the Holy Name, live your life serving the Lord."
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2021)
Photographs of this day in 2021:
Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Adhivas
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj presides
over the grand inauguration day of the seven-day long festival of Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama with many, many hundreds of fortunate auspicious
devotees in attendance. Sharing glimpses from this auspicious day for the
nourishment of all devotees worldwide.
Photographs of this day in 2020:
Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Adhivas
(4 March 2020 | 39 photographs, 3.5 Mb)
Photographs taken during the main programmes one the eve of Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nrisingha Palli, in the shelter of and under the guidance of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, as well as many venerable senior Vaishnavs and loving devotees.
Photographs of this day in 2019:
Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Adhivas
(16 March 2019 | 59 photographs, 3.7 Mb)
The Adhivas (eve) of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama is spent happily with more
and more devotees flocking in from various corners of the world securing the
glory of the Festival. His Divine Grace lovingly welcomes everyone and
gives everyone an opportunity to engage in service of Sri Sri Guru Gaura
Nityananda—sravanam, kirtan, smaranam, vandanam, dasyam, sakhyam, and
atma-nivedanam—according to the devotees' fortune, hankering and
qualities.
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Thu, 26 February 2026 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, Day
One)
Spiritual
Interest
'We are so deeply engrossed in Maya, in our painful material lives, that we
cannot even think of leaving it. All we care about is money, food, clothes
and sleeping – even dogs, goats, pigs and cats live like that. But what we
should be doing is serving the Lord and chanting the Holy Name of the
Lord.'
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Bengali)
IN HONOUR OF SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Chapahati
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, continuing our way from Sri Samudragad, we
have now come to this very charming place – the temple of Sri Sri
Gaura-Gadadhar, established by Sri Dvija Vaninath Prabhu. When Sriman
Nityananda Prabhu was doing Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama together with
Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, He came here and described the glory of this
place.'
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA, DAY ONE:
"jaya navadvipa-dhama sarva-dhama-sara
jaya navadvipa-basi gaura-paribara
navadvipa sama dhama nahi tri-bhuvane"
'Glory to Nabadwip Dham, the quintessence of all abodes! Glory to the
residents of Nabadwip and all holy family of Gaura! There is no other abode
in the whole three worlds that could compare to Nabadwip Dham!'
25 Feb (Wed).Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve). 26 Feb (Thu).Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip. 27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
EVENING HARI-KATHA FROM THIS DAY
Lost and Wasted
"We are all lost children of the Lord. The Lord has lost us, his children,
and we also have lost our Father. He is looking for us, 'My children have
left Me. When will they come back to Me?' We are also searching for Him, but
actually, not everybody really searches. Everybody in this world only thinks
about the temporary happiness."
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Spiritual
Transformation
"You do not get energy to chant the Holy Name because you waste your energy
in some other place. The Holy Name judges whether you are an offender or
not—the Holy Name does not come to the mouth of an offender. Even if they
pronounce the Holy Name, it produces no effect in them."
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Dacoit Dharma
"Fickle-minded, we always serve somebody for the sake of our own happiness,
but all this service goes in vain. Fathers say, 'You are my son, you must
serve me, why will you stay at the temple?' Mothers also say, 'I have given
you birth, you must look after me! Why will you worry about the Lord?' This
is the eternal misery."
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Esoteric
Pastimes On the Banks of the Ganges
"'When will I become crazy? When will I run along the bank of the Ganges
chanting, 'O Krishna! O Gaura!'?' Nabadwip Dham is non-different from
Vrindavan Dham, the amorous pastimes of Krishna and Radharani take place here
eternally. Fallen and low souls like us cannot see it, but some fortunate
souls can see that."
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Departure of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
"We have visited today the samadhi-mandir of Srila Gaura Kishor Das
Babaji Maharaj. When Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj left his holy
body, all the babajis of Nabadwip started to fight for his body as he was a
great sadhu..."
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Be Serious
"Think seriously. Practise strictly, regularly, offer bhog to the
Lord, take prasad. How many people think, 'I will wake up in the
morning every day and do mangal-arati, serve the Lord, practise
Krishna consciousness'?"
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Surrender Your
Mind
"If you think, 'Oh, I cannot do this', 'I cannot do that,' then you will not
be able to do anything. The cure is in the mind. You must think, 'No!
Whatever danger, whatever obstacle comes I will do it.'"
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Faith, Devotion, and
Love
"You must call out to the Lord with your heart and soul. You must love the
Lord with your whole being—what kind of love is it when you show your money,
wealth, etc.? I do not like all these big grand buildings, etc. I am a simple
man and I like to live simply. Faith, devotion, and love—this is
sufficient..."
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Evening Kirtans • Gurudev bada krpa kara
• Thakura Vaishnava gana
• Nitai amara dayara avadhi
• Emona durmati
• Bhajahu re mana
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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the audio (13.2 Mb, 32 min | 23 March 2021 | Kirtan)
Weak and Illusioned
"Everyone in this world is attracted by Maya. Maya gets her power from the
Lord and, making us her servants and maidservants, keeps us far away from the
service to the Lord. The problem is that we do not have faith and are always
controlled by material desires."
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Bitter Pill to Swallow
"Many are doing this parikrama, but how many people actually, truly
serve the Lord? People shed floods of tears, but who of them actually knows
what is the real practice of Krishna consciousness? Who is called a
disciple?"
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Vaishnavs' Care
"Leave giving honour to Vaishnavs, we cannot even learn to give honour to
others in an ordinary way. Why do we have to be like this? If, having got
this body, I have not been able to use it for the service of Govinda, what is
the use having a beautiful body then?"
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Highest Perfection
"When you hear about Krishna consciousness, you should then preach to others,
but we are not able to do this because we cannot convert our own selves, we
cannot practise properly ourselves. Therefore, always be surrendered, always
take shelter of the Guru and Vaishnavs."
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Photographs of this day in 2021:
Sri Nabadwip
Dham Parikrama: Day One
(23 March 2021 | 126 photographs, 13.3 Mb)
Photographs from the first day of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj leads the devotees
through Sri Antardwip, Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip visiting Sri
Chaitanya Math, Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan, Puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Sri Yogapith, Srivas Angan, Sri
Advaita Bhavan, Sri Gadadhar Pandit Bhavan, Akar Math Sri Chaitanya Math,
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila
Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi, Sri Chand Kazi's Samadhi, Sri
Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan, and Sri Rudradwip Gaudiya Math.
Photographs of this day in 2020:
Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama: Day Two
(6 March 2020 | 60 photographs, 6.3 Mb)
Photographs of the second day of Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama. His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes devotees to Sri
Antardwip and Simantadwip: Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan,
Puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Sri
Madhai Ghat, Sri Yogapith, Srivas Angan, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Sri Gadadhar
Pandit Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi,
Sri Kazi Samadhi,Sri Jagannath Mandir, and Sridhar Angan.
Photographs of this day in 2019:
Sri
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama: Day Two
(18 March 2019 | 160 photographs, 12.2 Mb)
Sharing photographs of the second day of the Holy Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama
led by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and
dignitary Vaishnavs through Antradwip and a part of Simantadwip: Srila Madhav
Maharaj's Math, Nandan Acharya Bhavan, Puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Madhai Ghat(!), Yogapith, Srivas
Angan, Sri Gadadhar Pandit's house, Samadhi-mandir of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri Jagannath Temple,
Simantadwip.
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
Fri, 27 February 2026 (Sri Amalaki Ekadasi; Nabadwip Dham
Parikrama, Day Two)
Result
of Mercy and Association
'If you get your Gurupadpadma's mercy and association and if you get service
to your Gurupadpadma, the result of such fortune is that you will get even
more service. The result of service is more service. The more service you do,
the more benefit you get. We must not live following our minds, doing
whatever we want.'
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Bengali)
SRI EKADASI GUIDANCE
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.
Renunciation of Cowards and Misers [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
'What we need is yukta-vairagya: we shall take from the store of
Krishna to keep ourselves fit and to do service. It is Krishna's account, and
if we do not do that, we will be separatists, mayavadis, renunciationists. We
must render maximum service to Krishna, so we must take without any
hesitation whatever is necessary to make ourselves fit for the service;
otherwise, we 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)
IN HONOUR OF SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Ritudwip
'The village of Sri Chapahati is situated between Koladwip and Ritudwip, so
as we continue our way with the parikrama, we proceed from Sri Dvija
Vaninath’s temple and now, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, have entered Sri
Ritudwip.'
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA, DAY TWO:
"jaya navadvipa-dhama sarva-dhama-sara
jaya navadvipa-basi gaura-paribara
navadvipa sama dhama nahi tri-bhuvane"
'Glory to Nabadwip Dham, the quintessence of all abodes! Glory to the
residents of Nabadwip and all holy family of Gaura! There is no other abode
in the whole three worlds that could compare to Nabadwip Dham!'
27 Feb (Fri).Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip. 28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
EVENING HARI-KATHA FROM THIS DAY
Keep Your Lamp
Alight
"I am used to reading and studying from my childhood when I would study for
eighteen-twenty hours a day, and I cannot leave this habit to this day—I
still study and read books. I will tell you today about Prahlad Maharaj. I
will tell you what is written in Bhagavatam—this is bhajan-siddhanta
(the conclusions of devotional life)."
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Lord's
Impartiality
"It is said in Srimad Bhagavad-gita that the Lord protects only His
devotees and keeps the non-devotees far away from Himself, which means that
the Lord is partial. Then how is it that the Lord is considered
impartial?"
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Jay and Vijay
Cursed
"One time, Brahma's four sons, four young boys, came to the gate stark naked.
Although they looked like five-year old small boys, but they are actually
great sages, first-born sons of Adi Brahma, therefore they were the oldest of
all living creatures."
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Loving
Relationship with the Lord
"The Lord in the form of a lion was also so angry and ferocious, but when His
own son came to Him, He immediately became calm and loving. Lord Nrisinghadev
took Prahlad Maharaj on His lap and began to lick him!"
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Demons' Plight
"Demons always keep on trying to defeat the Lord and they always think about
the Lord—they always think, 'How will I kill Him? How will I kill Him?'
Thinking and thinking in this way, they get liberation and later become
destroyed."
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Appearance of Prahlad Maharaj
"By the time Hiranyakasipu was getting his boon, there was another event that
took place in the meantime. When Hiranyakasipu left his house to meditate on
Lord Brahma, his wife Kayadhu stayed at home (Hiranyakasipu's palace)..."
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Unperturbed Purity
of Prahlad Maharaj
"When small children are sitting on their mother's lap, they do not worry how
they will be fed, how they will rest—they are simply satisfied to be on the
lap of their mother. Just as parents always look after their baby, Govinda
always protected and took care of Prahlad Maharaj. He was full of God
consciousness."
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Placid
and Undaunted Devotion
"Anything related to the Lord does not enter the ears of offenders, it does
not get any place in their hearts. As long as there remains some offence in
the heart, Krishna will not attract us just as a magnet does not attract a
piece of rusty iron."
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Prahlad
Maharaj's Prayer
"One gets a blessing from the Lord according to their service. Always
remember this. If you serve devotees, if you associate with devotees, then
their qualities will come to you. Therefore, you must always associate with
devotees, then you will develop devotional qualities. We always hanker for
the footdust of devotees..."
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Future Vision
"You have now done the parikrama for two days. Actually, I have been
thinking about something for a long time already... I have been thinking
since last year that I shall extend the parikrama to five days, then
there will not be any problem."
Happiness
amidst Sadness
'You must understand one thing. The line of devotion is one thing and being a
big business man is another thing. I want to forget my own happiness! I want
to do some good for everybody. I am trying. What can I do?...'
Smooth Parikrama
Day
'Every year I see during our parikrama that when we come to some
place, there are other parties there and we do not get a proper place (for
example, in Yogapith or Chaitanya Math), but this time everything was quiet,
so we could sit and talk briefly...'
Chad Kazi
Purified
'When Nimai heard Chad Kazi's mouth uttering the Lord's Name while describing
those complaints, He was very pleased. He touched Chad Kazi and told
everybody, "He has pronounced the Names of Hari, Krishna, Narayan, so all his
sins and offences have been removed!"'
Meaning of
Vaishnav-Seva
'What did Mahaprabhu tell all householder Vaishnavs? He told, "Make sure that
not a single day passes without vaishnav-seva and chanting the Holy
Name." But you may wonder, "Where will I find a Vaishnav when I go
home?"'
Sole Sustenance:
Sravanam, Kirtanam and Smaranam
'You talk and talk and lose energy as the result, that is why you do not get
energy to chant the Holy Name after that. The less you can speak, the better.
The more you speak, the more wrong you do because when you talk a lot, it
means you are talking nonsense. Always speak little. Instead, always chant
the Holy Name – may our tongues be always taking Krishna's Name.'
Sincerity vs.
Excuses
'We do not get time to chant the Holy Name. We are so busy with our material
lives and material problems that we do not find time to think about the Lord.
We are very unfortunate. I do not believe in such things.'
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach
of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence
and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love
surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures,
Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep
searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
Sat, 28 February 2026 (Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, Day
Three)
Our Near and
Dear
'Do you realise how dear and near Gaura-hari is to us? He will never leave us
(He is not somebody who is with us only for some time). To help us down the
path towards auspiciousness, He comes to this world and tells us about the
life in Hari-katha and Hari-kirtan.'
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Bengali)
SRILA MADHAVENDRA PURIPAD—THE SPROUT OF LOVE DIVINE
'He was a very intimate devotee of Krishna and Radharani. Radharani Herself
fully bestowed Her mercy upon Srila Madhavendra Puri. When Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu was on His way to Puri Dham, He told the transcendental story of
Srila Madhavendra Puri to His associates as they halted at Remuna, Orissa.
Mahaprabhu said that He had heard this from Isvara Puri...'
IN HONOUR OF SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Vidyanagar
'Continuing our Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, we have now come to Sri
Vidyanagar, which is situated in Sri Ritudwip. We find the description of the
glories of this ancient town in Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur’s holy scripture,
Sri Nabadwip-dham-mahatmya.'
Birthplace of Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
'There is one more worshippable holy place situated within Sri Vidyanagar –
the house and the birthplace of a great renowned personality, Srila
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, whose glories you hear every year in Sri Puri Dham.
Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad discovered and
established this small temple here in March 1936.'
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA, DAY THREE:
"jaya navadvipa-dhama sarva-dhama-sara
jaya navadvipa-basi gaura-paribara
navadvipa sama dhama nahi tri-bhuvane"
'Glory to Nabadwip Dham, the quintessence of all abodes! Glory to the
residents of Nabadwip and all holy family of Gaura! There is no other abode
in the whole three worlds that could compare to Nabadwip Dham!'
28 Feb (Sat).Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip. 1 Mar (Sun).Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip. 2 Mar (Mon).Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip. 3 Mar (Tue).Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa). 4 Mar (Wed).Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
EVENING HARI-KATHA FROM THIS DAY
Sri
Madhavendra Puripad: One of a Kind
"Today is the festival in honour of Srila Madhavendra Puri's disappearance.
We have got this opportunity today to hear about his disappearance. There is
no one in this world who is as fortunate as Madhavendra Puri."
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Internal and External Struggles
"There must be no attachment; but there must be knowledge of the relationship
that everything in this world belongs to Madhava—everything is His property,
His wealth. Those who are possessed by envy and jealousy practise a false
life, but we pray to the Lord that we can tolerate all unhappiness, all
austerities, all suffering."
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Defining
Disciples' Destiny
"In this external world, we have birth and death, but Vaishnavs are neither
born, nor do they die. On account of their devotion and devotional practice,
they can exceed the lifetime allotted to them by the Lord: through their
devotion, by the blessing and mercy of the Lord they can exceed their
allotted lifetime."
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Kali-Yuga's
Austerities
"It is very difficult to practise yoga—in Satya-yuga they practised
austerities, meditation, yoga to get the Lord. However, now in this
Kali-yuga, we are given such a simple method—we can get the Lord by simply
chanting His Holy Name. The only difficulty is that nobody wants to chant
this Holy Name without offences. It is not like nobody can do it—nobody
wants to do it."
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Wrong Idea
"You see the Deity here and you may think that the Deity is made of stone,
wood, or clay and you can do whatever you fancy. It cannot be like that. You
cannot keep Deities and feed the Deities with air or a glass of water..."
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Check Who Is
Calling Before Taking the Call
"You leave everything but after one-two months they start calling you—yes,
Maya Devi will phone you all the time. Maya Devi cast her net and you think
you will go to your home and practise Krishna consciousness there..."
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Pitfalls of
Deity Worship
"There are many Deities installed at our temples, you can take a photo of any
of these Deities and worship the photograph. Gurudev often said, 'Do not keep
a Deity and make Them a burden. Neither must you keep Deities and harass
Them.'"
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Srila
Madhavendra Puri's Purity
"Srila Madhavendra Puripad said, 'I know Krishna has bestowed His mercy on me
because He has given me the association of Nityananda. Wherever Nityananda's
association is found, that place is most sacred and completely
transcendental.'"
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Prahlad
Maharaj's Ideal
"My dear Lord, because I was born in an atheistic family I am naturally
attached to material enjoyment. Therefore, kindly do not tempt me with these
illusions. I am very much afraid of material conditions, and I desire to be
liberated from materialistic life. It is for this reason that I have taken
shelter of Your lotus feet."
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Kirtans (evening programme) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
chants: • Gurudev bada krpa kari
• Kabe Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kare more
• Parama Karuna
• Radha bhajane yadi mati
• Yasoda Nandana Krsna
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Away with
Animal Ambitions
"When we joined, we had so much enthusiasm to chant the Holy Name, to do the
parikrama, to join festivals at the Math, but we are losing this
enthusiasm. This is our bad fortune. That longing for service that we had
before is diminishing day by day."
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Good Habits
"People do not practise Krishna consciousness earlier thinking they will
practise it when they are seventy. If we do not get into habit of doing
certain things, then we will never learn to do it later. It is necessary to
have a habit."
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Beware Bogus
Life
"There are very few people who live in family and practise Krishna
consciousness. I have no objection if you want to live in a family, but
practise Krishna consciousness in purity. Make sure that not a single day
passes without Vaishnav-seva and chanting the Holy Name. Do not live in a
family only serving Maya."
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Breaking
Free from Maya's Nest
"Having listened to Hari-katha, King Suvarna Sen eventually gave up
worshipping Maya and started worshipping Gauranga. You too must practise
Krishna consciousness. Even if you live at home, you must maintain your
practising life."
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Always Think
of Gaura Mandal
'If you hear about the pastimes of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, your heart will
become clean. Once you hear the Holy Name of Gauranga, all material desires,
all bad elements will go away from your heart. Those who always think about
Gauda Mandal will go to Goloka Vrindavan – they will not have to suffer from
birth, death, old age and disease anymore.'
Main Guru of Our
Line
'Yesterday was the disappearance day of Srila Madhavendra Puripad, the main
guru whose line we have joined. We always speak about Srila
Madhavendra Puri when we come to Govinda Kunda in Vrindavan. It is of
paramount necessity for us to speak about his character.'
Madhavendra Puri Meets Gopal
'When Srila Madhavendra Puri drank that milk, he became overwhelmed with
divine love for the Lord. Gradually, he regained his senses and wondered,
"The boy must have forgotten to come for the pot, but where do I find
Him?"'
Answering the
Call
'You go for the parikrama, and I take care of all your needs and
facilities, but you cannot follow one simple order. What is called Gurudev's
sadhu-sanga? Gurudev's and sadhus' order is to do
service. This is what is called sadhu-sanga.'
Remembering
Chapahati
'I began telling you about a brahman's service and the result of
service. There was a brahman in Dvapar-yuga who would serve the holy
lotus feet of Radha-Govinda with champa flowers...'
Madhavendra Puri's Pastimes in Odisha
'When Madhavendra Puri came to Odisha to collect Malaya sandalwood for the
Lord, he first went to Lord Gopinath"s temple to offer his obeisance. Seeing
that the Lord was offered sweet rice, he thought, "If I could try it, I would
be able to make this sweet rice for my Gopal." But then he thought, "No, I am
just greedy for food!" He quickly left the temple and quietly sat
outside.'
Be
Unwandering and Unwavering
'Our home is there. The place that you think is your home here is not your
home: we always take what is not true to be true. This place here is not your
home! You have lost your address. Your address is where the Lord is. This is
where we must go. What for do we struggle and work so hard now?'
Build Good
Habits
'When we were young, we acquired so many bad habits, that is why we have many
bad habits now: we cannot chant kirtan, we cannot talk about the Lord,
we feel sleepy most of the time. Why do we get sleepy? Because you have not
waken up! You do not do service all the time...'
—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram(Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always
sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of
three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and
perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to
the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the
nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
The morbid consequences of neglecting the proper following of the four regulative
principles—the four dwelling places of Kali Maharaj; and the affectionate
advice on this matter.
Purnima. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur.
Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik
Siddhanti Maharaj.
Krishna Panchami. Grand Sri Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the holy
appearance day of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur. Annual festival at Sri Gupta-Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purusottam
Thakur.
Krishna Sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj (a great prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakur Prabhupad, and a sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Krishna Saptami. Annual three-day festival in honour of the manifestation of
Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govinda-sundar jiu at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar.
Anniversary
Festival at Sri Ganga Sagar Temple
Krishna Chaturdasi. Sri Sri Sivaratri (optional fast). Departure of
Srimad Bhakti Nivas Bhagavat Maharaj and Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu
Seva-Vikram.
"The chief of the Devas, whose body is decorated by snakes, whose body
shines like the moon, who has five heads, who carries his weapon known as
Pasupat, who gives boons, who is of satisfied nature, who holds the Ganga on
his head, who maintains those who give obeisance to him, who is easily
pleased—I offer my obeisances to Sada Siva, who is dear to Hari, and whose
crown is the moon."
Sri Tarakeswar
Temple Inauguration Adhivas Day
Sri Tarakeswar
Temple Inauguration
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram
Maharaj (a prominent disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad, a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj as
well as a close associate and dear friend of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj and Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj; a Guardian Acharya of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math).
Gaura Tritiya. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva
Radha-Raman-sundar at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Krishnanusilana Sangha in
Kaikhali, Kolkata.
