21 FEBRUARY 2021 [WORLDWIDE ADDRESS | PART 7]

Pride in Our Identity
"It is unfortunate that people become great PhDs, get doctorates and become very proud of that. What should we be proud of? We must be proud of being eternal servants – eternal servants of the servants of devotees. This is our main pride. But we become proud of our mundane education. Real education is when you learn to be a devotee."

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(8) THE WAVES OF KAMA AND PREMA
'In English we translate the word prema as “love for Krishna”. Actually there is no word in English for prema. Prema means something like a mixture of love, attraction, attachment, affection, and sincere hankering. When Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami says trijagat kaila kama-maya he means that the universe is overflooded with both kama, the desire for mundane enjoyment, and prema, the desire to lovingly serve Krishna.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Guru Prasastih
‘I offer you ten million prostrate obeisances. May I forever remain attached to your holy feet. The glories of sadhus, gurus and Vaishnavs bring so much happiness that I just sing whatever comes to my mind.’

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.'

23 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 1]

This Is Not a Playground
"You must come here surrendering your everything – all your hearts, souls, minds, everything – at the lotus feet of the Lord. We always blame the Lord for making us suffer, but we do not blame ourselves for not being able to surrender to the Lord. You blame the Lord, but have you become surrendered to the Lord? You must ask yourselves this question."

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(9) PERFECT HARMONY
'The conception of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is called the achintya-bhedabheda-siddhanta: the conclusion of inconceivable difference and nondifference. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu taught that the achintya-bhedabheda-siddhanta applies to everything, and that everything can be adjusted and harmonised by it. His teaching of achintya-bhedabheda-siddhanta is not a vad, an ism. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not preach an ism. He preached siddhanta: perfect conclusions that make perfect harmony with everything, perfect conclusions that harmonise all isms.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Pranama-mantras of Srila Sridhar Maharaj
‘His holy form is of a radiant golden colour, he is very beautiful and gentle; he is a holy guru who is revered by the most learned souls and is replete with all perfections; he is adorned by the garments the colour of the rising sun and is engaged in the joyful pastimes of bestowing devotion. Dear mind, please worship this Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.’

SPECIAl POETRY: Pranati Dasakam (naumi sri-gurupadabjam)
‘Those who happily and with faith study this "Pranati Dasakam" every day will attain the mercy of Srila Gurudev’s associates and receive the right to serve the Lord on the path of spontaneous love.’

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.'

23 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 2]

Wrong Worries
"You have no faith, that is why you have no devotion. Devotion (Bhakti Devi) does not stay where there is no faith. She runs away from such places. Bhakti Devi always wants a clean place. If you stuff the room with sacks of potato, dal, rice, etc., where will you seat your Thakur?"

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(10) SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION
'I have been reading Srimad Bhagavad-gita and practising bhakti-yoga all my life, and through that I have understood that everything within Srimad Bhagavad-gita is important for everyone. I have read Srimad Bhagavad-gita so many times, and every time I read it new meaning comes to me. But the general meanings of the verses do not become suppressed. Rather, more and more meanings continue to overflow. I am so satisfied with that. From deep to deeper to deepest, everything is presented in Srimad Bhagavad-gita. It is necessary for everyone to read Srimad Bhagavad-gita every day attentively. Day by day I am more and more enthusiastic to preach the conception taught in Srimad Bhagavad-gita because it is very essential for the primary religious education of all people.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Guru Prasasti (bhagyadhisa! tvadiyo)
‘O Holder of the divine Sri Gauranga-Saraswati River! You are the worshippable protector of devotion. You are the dearmost associate of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur! O King among sannyasis! O Divine Master! O Supreme Lord of this universe! I am praying to you, my Lord, on this auspicious day: please extend your mercy to me – let me be an eternal servant of your holy lotus feet.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 3]

Pure Identity
"We must have jnana-sunya bhakti: ‘I do not know anything, I do not understand anything. O Lord, I am a lowly, fallen soul.’ We must watch out and make sure we do not have the ego that ‘I have become a big Vaishnav!’ What did Mahaprabhu say describing His own identity?"

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(11) SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION
'Krishna’s advice is revolutionary but also simple. It is actually a direct description of the jiva soul’s position as His eternal servant. Krishna’s teaching is actually an expression of the universal spirituality natural to all souls: anything not done in Krishna consciousness is sinful, and everything done for Krishna is pious. This is the key to harmonising everything and understanding Krishna’s revolutionary teaching at the conclusion of Srimad Bhagavad-gita and throughout Srimad Bhagavatam—Krishna’s subjective revolution of consciousness.'

(12) SURRENDER
'Krishna is always with us. He lives in our heart in the form of Paramatma. From within our hearts He observes everything we do and all the reactions we create for ourselves. Whenever we consciously surrender to Him and act according to our nature as His eternal servants, He removes all of our karmic reactions, fills our hearts with happiness, joy, and beauty, and gives us entrance into the ecstatic world of Goloka Vrindavan Dham.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Stava Kusumanjalih (hari-bhakti-rasamrta)
‘You always liberally grant the nectarean ecstasy of devotion to the Supreme Lord. The beauty of your radiant form, which is worshipped by all sincere seekers, defeats the beauty of hundreds of moons. I am offering hundreds and hundreds of obeisances to You, the greatest of worshippable Lords.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 4]

Worshipful Devotion
"I will consider myself your slave, and I will leave all ego of a guru. When Vaishnavs take prasadam, I will take the remnants of their prasadam. Such was Kalidas’s character. How beautiful this is. Such are Nityananda Prabhu’s associates."

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(13) THE TRANSCENDENTAL SERVICE WORLD
'Sometimes great hope comes to us in our lives, and sometimes hopeless situations come to us, but we do not become frustrated in any way, and we do not leave Krishna consciousness. We only try to engage ourselves in Krishna’s service. We cannot leave our internal enemies forever. From time to time our internal enemies will disturb us. Sometimes we will be submerged in them. I can understand now that such immersion is for our purification, and that we will not remain immersed in them forever. This is our position, and all we can do is try to not allow ourselves to always be a servant of our mundane desires, while we pray to the Lord for His mercy and try to engage in His service.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Guru Prasastih (sri-gaura-mandala-majhe hapaniya grama)
‘I very joyfully offer obeisances and prayers to all those who have any connection with my Lord. May you all kindly bestow your blessings upon me so that I may receive the mercy of my Lord without any obstacles.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 5]

Meaning of Discipleship
"Now, if you tell one word to disciples, they get angry. They live as they please. We think that we sing a song and this is it, we have practised Krishna consciousness. No. Krishna consciousness means following what your gurudev says and serving your guru and Vaishnavs. It means to please them."

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(14) THE TRANSCENDENTAL VIBRATION FORM OF THE LORD
'When we chant the Lord’s Holy Name it is not necessary to think or focus on anything. We only need to chant in a prayerful mood of surrender, considering, “I am Yours, and You are mine.” Through this mood our relationship with the Lord will be finalised. At first it will not become final, but by chanting, chanting, and chanting, slowly the source of our chanting, the Lord, will fully acquire our mind. The Lord’s Holy Name will enter our heart and give us full nourishment: supreme benefit, auspiciousness, and so on. We have no other way but to chant the Lord’s Holy Name in humble surrender.'

(15) SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU’S MOOD OF DEVOTION
'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not write many verses or give many instructions. He simply gave the gist of all instructions in His Siksastakam. There is no way to proceed in our spiritual life or in our chanting of the Lord’s Holy Names without following the directives of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu given in His Siksastakam. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Siksastakam is our life and soul. We will try until death to proceed according to its instructions and we must be benefitted to the utmost by that.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Homage to Srila Prabhupad
‘O Universal Guru, Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur! Please mercifully consider me, birth after birth, a speck of dust at your holy lotus feet.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 6]

Free Mercy, Exclusive Rights
"Nobody in this world has ever given as much mercy as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did. To rescue such low and fallen souls as ourselves, He came to this world performing human pastimes. He went door to door calling out to everyone. But who has the right to chant kirtan?"

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(16) SERVING UNDER PROPER GUIDANCE
'We cannot see Krishna’s divine form or hear His Divine Name. If we try to go to Krishna directly, overstepping the sadhu, we will never see Krishna’s real form. We will only go down into the garbage of illusion again and again. It is necessary to understand what the Holy Name of Krishna is, and what it is not, if we actually want to chant the Holy Name. From our mundane position we do not understand Krishna, but He can reveal Himself in our hearts if we try to connect with Him with love, affection, chastity, and sincerity through the proper channel of His devotee.'

(17) RECOGNISING DEVOTION
'If we chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra with the qualities of humility, tolerance, and giving honour to others, we will certainly get a proper result. Mahaprabhu promised this to us, and even Krishna will not be able to check our result because our result will come to us through His devotee’s devotee. Humility, tolerance, and the offering of respect are the essential qualities of a devotee. Everyone must maintain those qualities in their devotional lives. If anyone is successful in practising Mahaprabhu’s procedure, then they will be very, very close to liberation, and after liberation they will see and feel how everything is transcendental and all right, by the will of the Lord.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Dayita-Dasa Pranati Panchakam
‘Embodying pure joy and pleasing, delighting Bimala Devi, he manifested his birth pastime at Purusottama Ksetra in the holy land of Odisha; he displays his pastimes of rescuing the fallen and distributing mercy.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 7]

Path of Devotion
"If I had not come to your houses, you would not have come here today. You would not have got a chance to listen to these holy talks. You would not have been able to get Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy. That is why I roam this land, going house to house. This is all I say to everyone: practise Krishna consciousness."

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(18) INCONCEIVABLE GLORY
'From our mundane position we cannot gauge or feel the nature of Vrindavan. If we try to feel that abode from here, what we feel will be mundane. It is not necessary for us to discuss the matters of the transcendental world so much. That abode is not revealed through lectures or reading actually. It is revealed through dedication, devotion, determination, and divine grace. When one is fully enriched with those qualities, one will get everything automatically.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Acharya Vandana (jayare jayare jaya paramahamsa)
‘Glory, glory to Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, this great swan-like perfect personality, an abode of the highest mercy, who is the sole refuge for helpless, lowly and miserable souls!’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 8]

Krishna Conscious Life
"We are alive in this world at the expense of killing so many souls. The only way out of this exploitive life is to turn your whole life into a Krishna-conscious life. You must make your lives Krishna-centred. It means that you can cook, you can work, you can do everything, but do it for the Lord."

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(19) THE NEXT EDITION OF RADHA-KRISHNA’S PASTIMES
'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, but He has now become the divine form of Radha and Krishna combined to taste Radharani’s Krishna-prema. Radharani and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are actually nondifferent. Mahaprabhu appeared to taste the divine ecstasy of Krishna-prema in the way that Radharani tastes it and to see the way how She gives Krishna super joy and ecstasy through Her love, affection, charm, beauty, and so on. That is the hidden purpose of Krishna’s appearance as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.'

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Acharya Vandana (jayare jayare jaya paramahamsa)
‘Glory, glory to Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, this great swan-like perfect personality, an abode of the highest mercy, who is the sole refuge for helpless, lowly and miserable souls!’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 9]

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (1)
"A lowly and fallen soul such as myself is not capable of glorifying Sri Nityananda Prabhu, but if gurudev and Nityananda Prabhu give their mercy and say something through my mouth, then only can it be possible."

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(20) THE FINEST CONCEPTION
'We need transcendental ecstasy. We do not want sadness, sorrow, or inauspiciousness. We always need the opposite. We need something eternal, glorious, and beautiful. There is only one way to get that: through hankering. Hankering gives us the real property in our spiritual lives. If I have hankering for Krishna-prema then I must search, “Where is Krishna-prema?” It is very rare, but if I find anyone who has Krishna-prema in their heart, I must try to get his association. Through that person I can understand what Krishna-prema is, how much I need it, how much I will be satisfied by it, and so on.'

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SPECIAl POETRY: Jaya guru sri-bhakti-siddhanta
‘Glory to Nabadwip Dham and all devotees of the Lord. Please bestow upon me the treasure of loving devotion to Lord Krishna. Bowing in obeisances at the holy feet of Sri Guru, this servant Jajavar Das is chanting the Lord’s 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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 10]

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (2)
"Many worship Gauranga bypassing the guru, but Nityananda Prabhu said that it was thievery. It is impossible to get mercy without Nityananda Prabhu. We have not got there yet. We still do what our minds want. Gurudev gave me initiation, so this body is now his – I must do whatever gurudev wants me to do."

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(1) Sri Jagannathdev
‘We will go to take darshan of Lord Jagannath’s Ratha-yatra (chariot procession), but the main question is whether we have the eyes to have Lord Jagannath’s darshan. Many people wonder, “How did the Deity of Lord Jagannath appear?” There is a very old and beautiful story related to that.’

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..."

ADDITIONAL READING:

• "Observing Ekadasi"
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy"
• "No Other Shelter"
• "Mahadvadasi"
• "Ekadasi and liberation"
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices"
• "Yogini Ekadasi"
• "Ekadasi: Historical Background"
• "Ekadasi: Main Focus Is Service"
• Ekadasi Struggle?
• "Make the Teachings of Sri Guru Non-Different from Your Heart"
• Ekadasi: Devotional Practice
• Ekadasi Struggle?
• Ekadasi Rules

"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)

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Homage to Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
‘He is the giver of Sri Guru; he is the giver of scriptures; he is the giver of Gaura’s holy abode; he is the giver of the Name; he is the giver of pure devotion. He is the greatest donor. I forever offer my obeisance to this Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur.’

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad Bhaktivinod Viraha Dasakam
‘Alas, alas! O Bhaktivinod Thakur, O Supreme Guru! For the past twenty-two years, this earth has been grasped by the misery of deep sadness in unfathomable separation from you. Sri Gaura’s potency personified, you graciously appeared on this planet, being attracted by jiva souls’ sukriti (devotional merit) amassed during many lifetimes.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 11]

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (3)
"Apart from Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, there were other great personalities who received Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy. Two of them are Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami and Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur. You know that Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur was the son of Narayani, Srivas Pandit Prabhu’s niece..."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(2) Sri Bhaktidisiddhanta Vani
‘Lord Jagannath is not an object of vision, Jagannath is the seer. When jiva souls give up the ego of a "seer" and become completely established in the pure ego of being objects of Jagannath’s vision and enjoyment, then they will attain service mood and will be able to receive the darshan of Lord Jagannath with the eyes of divine love, filled with serving attitude.’

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SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Srimad Gaura Kisora Namaskara Dasakam
‘O guru of my guru! My Param Guru, you are worshipped in the foremost society of Sri Gauranga’s devotees. May you be propitiated with this servitor surrendered unto your loving servitor Dayita Das (Srila Prabhupad). O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 12]

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Glory (4)
"Another person who received Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy was Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami said that there were only three persons in this world who knew Mahaprabhu, but Gurudev said that there was one more, the fourth, person. Who is it? Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami himself."

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(3) Mahaprabhu’s Intention and Beginning of His Journey to Puri
‘The Lord descends in this Age of Kali for two reasons: one is external, and the other one is internal. Wishing to understand Srimati Radharani’s love and mood, Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya left Sri Nabadwip Dham and went to Sri Puri Dham...’

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SPECIAl POETRY: Param Gurvastakam (sri-gauda-dhamasrita-suddha-bhaktam)
‘You revealed in this world Sri Dayita Das (Srila Saraswati Thakur), who, like the sun radiating the Truth, destroyed all wickedness and uplifted this world, happily performing his transcendental pastimes. We, your faithful servants surrendered at your holy lotus feet, every day submit this negligible prayer for your mercy.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 13]

Clean Mood
"Always chant the Holy Name – when you are eating, when you are sleeping. Always keep your heart and mood clean. If we practise Krishna consciousness with proper decorum (understanding the relationship), then our ego will go away."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(4) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Shantipur
‘Mahaprabhu arrived at the ghat in Kalna. On the other bank of the Ganges there stood Shantipur. When Mahaprabhu arrived, Advaita Prabhu took a boat and, coming to the middle of the river, waited for Him there...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Sri Advaita Astakam
‘Those who, every morning, recite this poem in praise of Sitanath Sri Advaita Acharya with affection and a pure mind, surrendering at his holy lotus feet, become dear to him.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 1]

Clear Your Path
"It is necessary to always chant the Holy Name. You are worrying about your money, food, clothes and various gossips at every moment, passing your whole lives like that. It is necessary to control the six urges, to correct the six defects in yourself, and to keep good association. It is necessary to have enthusiasm for Hari-katha, for the Lord’s service. If you do not read about it, if you do not follow it, you will not get any result."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(5) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Remuna
‘When Mahaprabhu came with the devotees to Remuna, He told them about Lord Gopinath. He had heard about it from His gurudev, Sri Ishwar Puri. As Mahaprabhu spoke about the glories of this Madhavendra Puripad, He became overwhelmed. Nityananda Prabhu took Him in His lap, and then Mahaprabhu again got up and started dancing and crying.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila Gadadhara-Prarthana
‘I offer my obeisances to Lord Gaura, who is the Supreme Lord coming in the form of the guru and as a relisher of Sri Radha’s divine mood, to Sri Gadadhar Pandit and to the worshippable Lords Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 2]

Nurture Exclusive Desire
"Can you control all these senses? How is it possible to do it? Our senses always become excited – if they become very strong and we feel too much lust, anger, greed, illusion, and so on, we will be removed from Krishna consciousness. There is ananya-abhilasa (exclusive desire), and there is anya-abhilasa (other desires)..."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(6) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Saksi-Gopal
‘Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu heard about this pastime of Saksi-Gopal from Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Before that, Sri Nityananda Prabhu had come to the temple of Saksi-Gopal with Srila Madhavendran Puri. Long-long ago there lived a kulin brahman in Vidyanagar...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara Yugala Astakam
‘Those who recite and study this poem "Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Astakam" will come to the Divine Couple in Vraja. O learned soul! So say I, Achyutananda, the son of Advaita Prabhu.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 3]

Sri Ekachakra Dham: Our Fortune To Be Here
"We are very fortunate to have come here. If you just think about the dust of this holy dham, you will think that you must circumambulate this holy abode walking on your heads! The Lord Himself wandered in this land. Nityananda Prabhu is non-different from Mahaprabhu, the Lord Himself."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(7) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Bhuvaneshwar (Bindu Sarovar, Sri Ananta Vasudev)
‘The result of taking the darshan of Lord Sri Ananta Vasudev is boundless. Coming to this dear pond of Lord Siva, Mahaprabhu bathed in it and after that came to the temple of Sri Bhuvaneshwar Ananta Vasudev. He danced and chanted kirtan in front of it.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Srivasa Astakam
‘I happily take shelter at the holy feet of Sri Srivas, the first and foremost scholar. He is clad in white and possesses golden complexion. He mercifully bestows devotion to Lord Gauranga.’

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.'

In honour of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sri Paramananda Prabhu):

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:

(1) "Pramananda Prabhu came to Srila Prabhupad as a child. His age was thirteen only when he came to live with Srila Prabhupad. He was a very intimate devotee of Srila Prabhupad. One day, he came to Prabhupad after a walk in Radha Kunda and reported to Prabhupad that the Diwan of Bhaghpur state and the whole of his family were circumambulating Radha Kunda—he and his wife would lie down, place a stone ahead, get up, go forward, and again lie down at the place marked by the stone. Paramananda Prabhu said very ardently, 'They also regard Radharani so much!' Then Prabhupad came out from his inner quarter and said, 'Yes, but their concern for Radharani and our concern for Radharani is quite different. They come to Radharani because She is favourite to Krishna, but our position is the opposite—our interest is Radharani, and we worship Krishna only because He is favourite to Radharani (we have to connect with Krishna only because She likes Him).'"

(2) "One time, a letter came from one devotee with some complaint. Srila Prabhupad asked his servitor, 'Who has told this news to him?' The servitor said, 'Prabhupad, you yourself have written this news to him.' Prabhupad denied it, 'No, no, no. I never wrote this to him!'The servitor explained humbly, 'I remember how you dictated it and I wrote it. You gave the news to him.' Prabhupad denied, 'No, I do not remember it.' Then I [Srila Sridhar Maharaj] spoke—I said, 'Vyasa vetti na vetti va (He who has composed all Vedas may or may not know them).' Prabhupad laughed when he heard it. Paramananda Prabhu was there too, and he said, 'Sridhara sakalam vetti (Sridhar Maharaj knows everything).' I said, 'Paramananda prasadatah. (By the mercy of Paramananda Prabhu).'"

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:

"Paramananda Prabhu was a very dearmost, intimate disciple of Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Prabhupad had given him very much affection. When Paramananda Prabhu came to Srila Guru Maharaj [Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj], Srila Guru Maharaj was always very happy to see him. That Paramananda Prabhu said, 'Maharaj, my only shelter now is your book Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam. I do not read Srimad Bhagavad-gita or Bhagavatam, or anything else, I only read Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam every day. I read a chapter a day, and I read it continuously—when I finish it, I start from the beginning again.'"

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 4]

Forging Your Destiny
"Not everybody comes to practise Krishna consciousness… Some come to goggle, some come for entertainment. There are different kinds of desires; everybody does not have the same desire. That is why we cannot bring everyone to this path. Those who have such fortune, who are destined to come, they come."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(8) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Bhuvaneshwar Sri Lingaraj
‘In ancient times, Sivji Maharaj, who used to live in the holy abode of Kashi, told the great sage Narada, "I do not want to stay here anymore. Even proper religion will not stay here because everybody has become unreligious and wicked! I cannot practise my austere vows here anymore. But where shall I stay?" Then, following Narada Muni’s guidance, Sivji Maharaj came together with Parvati Devi to Kailash...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Sri Sad-Goswami Astakam
‘Always engaged in chanting the glories of Sri Krishna, singing and dancing, they are oceans of Sri Krishna-prema; appreciated by both the learned and the ignorant, they are always benevolent in their behaviour, pleasing everybody – there is not even a trace of jealousy in them, so they are worshipped by all people; being recipients of Sri Chaitanyadev’s special mercy, they rescue all materialists, relieving the earth of its burden – again and again I worship and bow down at the holy feet of these six goswamis: Sri Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath Bhatta, Gopal Bhatta, Raghunath Das and Sri Jiva.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 5]

Extreme Mercy
"Krishna is so merciful, but Gaura is even more merciful than Krishna. Gauranga Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu distributed Krishna-prema without asking any price! Gaura gave Krishna-prema to the entire world. This is so beautiful."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(9) Mahaprabhu’s Journey to Puri: Atharnala
‘Near Puri there is a bridge called Atharnala. When Mahaprabhu came there, He suddenly remembered about His danda. He asked, "Nityananda, give Me My danda!" But Nityananda Prabhu told a lie, "You were so engrossed in kirtan that You fell on Your danda and it broke into three pieces, so I threw it into the Bhargi"...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad Rupa-pada-rajah Prarthana Dasakam
‘Although I am a wretch, my causelessly merciful Divine Master, Srila Saraswati Thakur overlooked whether I am qualified or unqualified and, right before concealing his pastimes, offered me at his holy lotus feet by having me sing a song ("Sri Rupa-manjari-pada") in his glorification – when will this Srimad Rupa Prabhu adorn me with his holy foot dust?’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | MORNING | PART 6]

About Nityananda Prabhu
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami says that Nityananda Prabhu’s glory is unlimited. Only if you get a slightest touch of His mercy can you understand it. Nityananda Prabhu freely scattered His mercy to all fallen souls. The Lord came to this world to deliver all fallen souls."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(10) Meeting With Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
‘In Sri Puri Dham, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya was the manager of Lord Jagannath’s temple. He took care of the temple in every way, but he was a devotee of the mayavad school (it means that he worshipped Brahma-jnana, the knowledge of the impersonal aspect of the Lord). At first, he did not even believe that Mahaprabhu was the Lord Himself...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad-Rupa-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (1)
‘O shelter and goal of my life, O Sri Rupa Gosani! You are extremely merciful, an ocean of great qualities. Whoever gets your mercy can come to Sri Chaitanya’s feet and attain Sri Radha-Krishna in Vraja Dham.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 1]

Sri Ekachakra Temple
"It was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur’s desire to establish a temple in Sri Ekachakra Dham, but he only stayed in this world for sixty-four years, so he did not live to fulfil his desire. But by his mercy and by the mercy of our Param Gurudev and the desire of our Gurudev, we managed to acquire this land in 2008."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(11) A Lesson for Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
‘Hearing Mahaprabhu’s interpretation, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya was flabbergasted – his eyes popped out, and his face became very red. Seething with anger, he thought, "Who have I been teaching Vedanta all these seven days! Who is He?!" But even then he did not believe that Mahaprabhu was the Lord Himself.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad-Rupa-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (2)
‘On Sri Chaitanya’s order, he extracted devotional conclusions from the quarry of Bhagavatam precepts and presented them in holy books, giving the transcendental wish-fulfilling gem of divine love to all souls.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 2]

Parental Sacrifice
"Nityananda Prabhu’s parents could not let the sannyasi go empty-handed, so they said that they would give him whatever he asked for. But the sannyasi asked them for their only son, Nityananda Prabhu. They made such a great sacrifice in their life!"

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(12) About Kashi Misra
‘Before Mahaprabhu went to travel around South India, Kashi Misra told Him, "When You finish Your travels, please stay in Puri. I will prepare a place for you," and Mahaprabhu promised him that when He returned He would stay at his house.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad-Rupa-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (3)
‘If Rupa had not assumed a human body in Kali-yuga, who would have opened a door into the chamber of the great ocean of divine love of Vraja? Who else but a swan can drink milk separating it from water? Who else but he can leave everything and worship Vrindavan, composing all these scriptures?’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 3]

Full Service Sway
"Balaram and Nitai arrange to appear as elder brothers in different ages to be able to serve the Lord. This is the glory of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda Prabhu is extremely esoteric and hidden. Actually, we have no quality or qualification to speak about His glories."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(13) Reunion With Ramananda Ray and His Character
‘When Mahaprabhu said that He would go to South India, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya told Him, "There is another devotee like You living on the bank of the Godavari. His name is Ramananda Ray. When You go there, You should meet with him."’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srimad-Rupa-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (4)
‘Glory to Sri Rupa, an ocean of great ecstasy! Seeing him, coming in touch with him, hearing his ambrosial words fills one with happiness. Very serious, self-controlled and merciful, he is an abode of supreme loving devotion, who has revealed the great jewel of paramour love from the jewel mine of Gauda-desh.’

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.'

In honour of Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan:

Protected Journey [A chapter from Dignity of the Divine Servitor, by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.]
"...This is the history of the Govinda-bhasya, and this is how Baladev Vidyabhusana made his commentaries. Since that time Baladev Vidyabhusana, though he was a young man, has been worshipped by the Gaudiya-Vaisnava-sampradaya. His contribution is our wealth."

Instructing Spiritual Masters [A chapter from Sri Guru and His Grace, by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.]
"Srila Baladev Vidyabhusan's contribution to the sampradaya is no less important than that of the other great stalwarts in the line. Baladev Vidyabhusan was very akin to the Madhva sampradaya, but when he came in connection with Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, he showed great interest in Gaudiya–Vaisnavism. He has also commented on the Srimad Bhagavatam and Jiva Goswami's Sat-sandarbha, and that enlightened thought is a valuable contribution to our sampradaya. We cannot dismiss him, he is our Guru."

Sriman Nityananda Prabhu said: "O Jiva, there is no need for a separate commentary on the Brahma-sutra now. The Bhagavatam explains the sutras and is considered the sutras' natural commentary. In time, when there is a need for another commentary, the Sri Govinda-bhasya will be revealed. Sarvabhauma's relative, Gopinath Acharya, heard the Lord's commentary with Sarvabhauma. In time, by the will of the Lord, he will take birth as Baladev Vidyabhusan and conquer Jaipur. There, he will compose a commentary spoken by Sri Govinda, serve the feet of Gauranga, and deliver the souls."

(Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya, chapter 4)

In honour of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini:

Ganga Mata Goswamini
"There was once a young girl, a daughter of a good Odisha king, who got much mercy from Jagannath. She always served in the Jagannath temple—made garlands and did whatever other service there was..."
• Download/listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 5 min | 24 September 2009)

In honour of Sri Ganga Mayi:

When the Lord came to the boundary of Antardwip, He showed Sri Ganga Nagar to Jiva. Nityananda Prabhu said, "Listen Jiva, this is Ganga Nagar. It was established by Maharaj Bhagirath, a forefather of Lord Ramachandra. When the Ganga, who is also known as Bhagirathi, came here, Maharaj Bhagirath went ahead of her blowing a conch. Arriving in Nabadwip Dham, the Ganga stopped, and Maharaj Bhagirath saw that she would not proceed. Overwhelmed with fear, Maharaj Bhagirath retraced his course and came before the Ganga. He stayed in Ganga Nagar and began to perform austerities. Pleased by them, Ganga personally appeared before him. Maharaj Bhagirath said, 'O Mother, if you do not continue, my ancestors will never be delivered.' Ganga said, 'Listen, my child, O heroic Bhagirath! Peacefully stay here for some time. We have come to Nabadwip Dham in the month of Magh. At the end of Phalgun, I will deliver your ancestors. O Bhagirath, I am the water that washes the feet of the Lord. Here in His abode, I will first fulfil my own desires. The full moon day in Phalgun is the birthday of the Lord, and I should perform a rite on that day. I will complete this rite, and then certainly I will go with you. Do not be afraid.' Maharaj Bhagirath resided in Ganga Nagar until the full moon day in Phalgun. Anyone who stays in Ganga Nagar on the full moon day in Phalgun, bathes in the Ganga, fasts, and worships Sri Gauranga crosses over material existence, as do their ancestors. Along with one thousand of their ancestors, they attain Sri Goloka, regardless of how or where they died. O Jiva, the glories of this place are unlimited. Sri Chaitanya danced here many times."

(Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya, chapter 6)

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 4]

Life in Kirtan
"You all have mouths, but you will not hear the Holy Name coming out of them – only other talks come out of them… That is why I always keep telling you about Mahaprabhu’s advice to Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu…"

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(14) Devotees’ Annual Meeting at Sri Ksetra
‘When Mahaprabhu left Nabadwip, He ordered Nityananda Prabhu to take care of all the devotee from Gauda-desh. Following His wish, Nityananda Prabhu preached all over Gauda-desh, and when it came to Ratha-yatra, every year He would take a group of devotees and walk with them to Sri Puri Dham...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Sanatana-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (1)
‘Receiving Rupa’s letter, Sanatan became excited and all the time meditated on Sri Gauranga – Sri Radha-Vallabha Das hankers for such mercy. After Sanatan got that letter, he set out on his journey.’

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.'

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..."

ADDITIONAL READING:

• "Observing Ekadasi"
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy"
• "No Other Shelter"
• "Mahadvadasi"
• "Ekadasi and liberation"
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices"
• "Yogini Ekadasi"
• "Ekadasi: Historical Background"
• "Ekadasi: Main Focus Is Service"
• Ekadasi Struggle?
• "Make the Teachings of Sri Guru Non-Different from Your Heart"
• Ekadasi: Devotional Practice
• Ekadasi Struggle?
• Ekadasi Rules

"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)

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 5]

Please Give These Alms
"Our eyes and our consciousness are covered by illusory environment, but gurudev and Vaishnavs mercifully give us an opportunity to listen and speak about the Lord. I am asking you to place your minds, bodies, hearts, everything, at the holy feet of the Lord as alms for one–two hours. One day, you will understand what benefit it brings."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(15) Mercy for King Prataparudra
‘Although King Prataparudra was a king, he always served Vaishnavs and always arranged everything for devotees; but still Mahaprabhu promised that He would not see his face because he was a king. Prataparudra was a king, but he had a very strong desire.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Sanatana-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (2)
‘Sri Rupa’s elder brother, Sri Sanatan Gosai, used to be a king’s minister; but having got Sri Rupa’s letter, he ran away from prison and arrived in Kasi to meet with Gauranga Mahaprabhu.’

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.'

In honour of the forthcoming chida-dahi danda-mahotsav (tomorrow):

"Srila Raghunath Das Goswami brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats, sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around. Seeing the crowd increasing, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami arranged to get more eatables from other villages. He brought two-four hundred large, round earthen pots and five-seven especially large earthen pots—a brahman began soaking chipped rice in these pots for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda. The chipped rice was soaked in hot milk in each of the large pots, then a half of the chipped rice was mixed with yogurt, sugar and bananas and the other half was mixed with condensed milk, champa-kola bananas (short, fat ones), then sugar, ghee, and some camphor were added. Everyone was offered two earthen pots. In one was put chipped rice with condensed milk, and in the other chipped rice with yogurt."

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, chapter 6)

"Raghunath Das Goswami was very happy. Raghunath Das was rich and he immediately arranged dadhi (yoghurt), chida (flat-rice), milk, ksira, sandesa, rasagulla, mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunath Das fed all the devotees, and not only that, he gave pranami to them all in the form of gold coins."

(The Divine Pastimes of Sri Nityananda Prabhu,
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on the bank of the Ganges..."
• Download / listen to audio (3 Mb, 9 min | 3 November 2010 | Bengali)

Traditionally, at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance of His Divine Grace, devotees make an offering of soaked chipped rice mixed with a variety of juicy/pulpy seasonal fruit (mango, jackfruit, bananas), a variety of sweets and savouries; also, kitchuri.

"When Raghav Pandit came there and saw the situation, he began to laugh in great surprise. He brought many kinds of food cooked in ghee and offered them to the Lord. He first placed this prasadam before Lord Nityananda and then distributed it among the devotees. Raghav Pandit said to Lord Nityananda, 'O Lord, I have already offered food to the Deity for You, but You are engaged in a festival here, and so the food is lying there at home untouched.' Lord Nityananda replied, 'Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I shall eat at your home at night. I belong to a community of cowherd boys; therefore, I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the river.'"

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, chapter 6)

All glory to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,

Please accept my humble obeisance.

With a very saddened heart, I am writing to give the news that our dear and worshippable Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj left his body today (14 June 2019) early in the morning.

Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj's service to the Mission and humble, kind-hearted mood is well known to the devotees worldwide. Every year, up until his health deteriorated and did not allow him to come, he would also come here to Kolkata and, tirelessly, single-handedly and very happily roaming the streets and lanes of Kolkata, collect for Sri Gaura Purnima festival, and afterwards assist the festival itself in various ways. We can never forget his affection and service. Srila Gurupadpadma, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, said, "Dhrstam dhrstam punar api punas chandanam charu-gandham: the more you rub chandan, the more auspicious fragrance it emanates." Similarly, we must admit that the more we remember the glories of Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj, the more auspiciousness will come to our lives.

I pray that, remembering Sripad B.Ch. Parvat Maharaj's mood and service, devotees will fill the void created by his disappearance from our vision and try to serve the Mission of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math with ever stronger dedication.

Your faithful servant,

Swami B. N. Acharya

14 June 2019

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 6]

Remembering Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
"This Sri Ekachakra Dham is a pure land. Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra are also here. There is also Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda here. Here is also Sri Ekachakleswar Sivji Maharaj. Here is also Kadam Khandi..."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(16) Govinda Prabhu’s Teachings
‘One time, a very important pastime happened in Gambhira. We must understand the lesson of that pastime. The gist of that lesson is that for the service of the Lord we should be even ready to commit an offence, but for our own enjoyment we must not commit even the slightest offence.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Sanatana-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (3)
‘Glory to the great master Srila Sanatan. He is a grand abode of all good qualities that exist in the entire world. He left all happiness and unlimited wealth and took exclusive shelter in the holy feet of Sri Chaitanya.’

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.'

In honour of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu's Pastime at Sri Panihati:

Sri Panihati: Place of Prime Pastimes
"It is written in our calendar that tomorrow is the chida-dahi danda mahotsav. Only a fortunate soul who wants to get the mercy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu can come here. Without a great fortune no one can come here, no one can serve Sriman Nityananda Prabhu."
• Download/listen to the audio (5.7 Mb, 16 min | 25 June 2018)

Grand Festival in Panihati
"Here in Panihati, near this place, is where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami made the festival of flat rice and yoghurt, mango, jackfruit, etc. on the order of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu... Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math preaches in this way also every year at this festival."
• Download/listen to the audio (1.9 Mb, 6 min | 15 June 2019)

Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Sochaka
Seated amidst fortunate souls and holy Vaishnavs, His Divine Grace chants the unlimited glories of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and elaborates on his coming to and stay at the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, adding at the end a summary about the famous 'Raghaver-jhali'.
• Download/listen to the audio (25.2 Mb, 70 min | 25 June 2018 | Bengali)

Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on the bank of the Ganges..."
• Download/listen to the audio (3 Mb, 8 min | 3 November 2010)

Treading the Wrong Path
Trying to cut a shortcut and fostering chauvinism will not take you far: without getting mercy of Gurudev, your attempts to reach the goal will be thwarted; by discriminating against householders you can end up in hell.
• Download/listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 3 June 2015)

Srila Raghunath Das Goswami: Breaking Free
"He wanted to take a roundabout zigzag route, avoiding Nityananda Prabhu and going directly to Mahaprabhu, but every time he went to Mahaprabhu, Mahaprabhu rejected him and sent him back to his home...."
• Download/listen to the audio (1.7 Mb, 5 min | 25 October 2015)

Real Mercy, Real Service
Real mercy: "Getting mercy means getting service: if you have service, you have mercy."
Real service: "Practise properly, keep proper association, and always avoid the Nama aparadh, seva aparadh, dham aparadh, Vaishnav aparadh. Chant the Holy Name properly, without deceit, and with proper attention and service mood."
• Download/listen to the audio (1 Mb, 2 min | 30 May 2015)

~· FESTIVALS IN SRI PANIHATI : ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS ·~
2009-2014 (105 photographs, 8 Mb) Photographs of the festivals taken over the past several years when our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math joined under the caring guidance of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.		2015 (10 photographs, 1 Mb) Photographs taken at the annual chida-dahi festival in Panihati, where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Nityananda Prabhu.		2016 (17 photographs, 1.3 Mb) Surrounded by his associates, servitors, and devotees, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes part in the annual festival of flat rice and yoghurt in honour of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami.
2017 (10 photographs, 0.6 Mb) His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is attending the annual preaching festival in Sri Panihati distributing the mercy of the Lord in all fourteen directions. 2018 (41 photographs, 3.3 Mb) Photographs from the grand flat rice and yoghurt festival at Sri Panihati held annually in honour of the pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. Chira-Dahi Mahotsav at Sri Panihati (15 June 2019 | 51 photographs, 4.1 Mb) Photographs from the grand festival of flat rice and yoghurt celebrated annually in memory of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. Darshan of Sri Panihati (4 June 2020 | 4 photographs, 0.5 Mb) Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj comes to Sri Panihati Dham to offer his obeisances to the Deities of Sri Raghav Pandit, his samadhi mandir and the legendary meeting place of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Due to the government restrictions, this year this holy eternal festival is taking place in an unmanifest way.

In honour of the chida-dahi danda-mahotsav:

"Srila Raghunath Das Goswami brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats, sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around. Seeing the crowd increasing, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami arranged to get more eatables from other villages. He brought two-four hundred large, round earthen pots and five-seven especially large earthen pots—a brahmana began soaking chipped rice in these pots for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda. The chipped rice was soaked in hot milk in each of the large pots, then a half of the chipped rice was mixed with yogurt, sugar and bananas and the other half was mixed with condensed milk, champa-kola bananas (short, fat ones), then sugar, ghee, and some camphor were added. Everyone was offered two earthen pots. In one was put chipped rice with condensed milk, and in the other chipped rice with yogurt."

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, chapter 6)

"Raghunath Das Goswami was very happy. Raghunath Das was rich and he immediately arranged dadhi (yoghurt), chida (flat-rice), milk, ksira, sandesa, rasagulla, mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunath Das fed all the devotees, and not only that, he gave pranami to them all in the form of gold coins."

(The Divine Pastimes of Sri Nityananda Prabhu,
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

Traditionally, at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance of His Divine Grace, devotees make an offering of soaked chipped rice mixed with a variety of juicy/pulpy seasonal fruit (mango, jackfruit, bananas), a variety of sweets and savouries; also, kitchuri.

"When Raghav Pandit came there and saw the situation, he began to laugh in great surprise. He brought many kinds of food cooked in ghee and offered them to the Lord. He first placed this prasadam before Lord Nityananda and then distributed it among the devotees. Raghav Pandit said to Lord Nityananda, 'O Lord, I have already offered food to the Deity for You, but You are engaged in a festival here, and so the food is lying there at home untouched.' Lord Nityananda replied, 'Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I shall eat at your home at night. I belong to a community of cowherd boys, and therefore I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the river.'"

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, chapter 6)

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(17) Deep Hankering for Darshan
‘Only fortunate souls can do this parikrama of Lord Jagannath’s abode and come to take darshan of Lord Jagannath’s chariot in Sri Puri Dham. Those who have seen Lord Jagannath’s chariot will not have to be born again. So, everybody should take darshan of Lord Jagannath’s chariot, but it is necessary to have fortune to do that – the problem is that we do not have the eyes to see Lord Jagannath.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Raghunath-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (1)
‘When Raghunath Das heard that Rupa and Sanatan had gone to Vrindavan, he refused from all rights to his estate and the comforts of a happy life like that of Lord Indra and went to Mahaprabhu.’

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.'

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 7]

Sri Sivananda Sen's Mercy
"Sivananda Sen’s house is in Kulingram. Mahaprabhu said, ‘I love Kulingram devotees so much. I love even the dogs from Kulingram! I love even the parrots from Kulingram because they chant the Holy Name of Krishna!’ Kulingram is near Jogram station. I have been to that place a few times when I was doing collection..."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(18) About Sri Alarnath
‘On the shore of the ocean, about sixteen miles to the east of Sri Purusottam Dham, there is a beautiful ancient town called Brahmagiri, or Alarnath. Because Lord Brahma worshipped Lord Vishnu here in Satya-yuga, the place became known as Brahmagiri. In the Tamil language they call devotees alowar or alabar, so the town’s other name Alarnath means "the Lord of devotees.’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Sanatana-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka (2)
‘By Sri Chaitanya’s mercy, very strong renunciation arose in the heart of Sri Raghunath Das. His wife, home, wealth, lands and position – he rejected everything like stool.’

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.'

In honour of Sri Mukunda Datta Prabhu:

Devotional Heart
"If we serve our Gurudev (serve not for our own interest, but for his interest), if surrender to Krishna, then we must get Krishna through that service. You do not need to think about yourself. If you think about Krishna, Krishna will thinking about you."
• Download/listen to the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 16 June 2001)

Strong Faith—Strong Future
"If you want to make a building, first the pillar must be strong. If you have a strong faith, then you will never fall down from this practising life. We are godbrothers and godsisters, we have come from the same place. Why must we fight? All these things are nothing."
• Download/listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 11 August 2002)

Lacking Mercy or Lacking Faith?
"When you come in Krishna consciousness life, nobody is going to give you an examination to show your progress. You can do this examination yourself. How?"
• Download/listen to the audio (1.1 Mb, 3 min | 11 August 2003)

In honour of Sri Sri Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra Prabhu, Caracas:

A Miracle. A Joy.
"It gives me so much happiness, so much enthusiasm, and so much energy to see you all. You are adamant to take shelter of Gurudev, to take shelter of Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra—what can I say? If I say it makes me glad, it is not sufficient to describe the joy I feel. You are showing a miracle to the whole world."
• Download/listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 9 June 2019)

Example for the World
"You are tolerating so much in this situation—you are suffering so much, facing a very bad and difficult condition—and you set an example for the entire world. I am sure that you will get the result and you will be successful. I will give you one example of service mood..."
• Download/listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 10 min | 28 June 2018)

Two kirtans
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj chanting "Gurudev, krpa bindu diya" and "Parama Karuna" kirtans with the devotees online at the end of the darshan.
• Download/listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 8 min | 28 June 2018)

"Nitai Gaurachandra! Nitai Gaurachandra!"
"...We are very fortunate that we can chant Their Names. Now is the age of Kali, so many things are coming, but if you chant Nitai Gaurachandra all your offences will be removed."
• Download/listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 26 June 2010)

Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra
"I am always with you, and truly my love and affection are always with you—I cannot forget your service, your love and affection, and how Nitai Gaurachandra constantly bestow Their mercy on you all."
• Download/listen to the audio (3.3 Mb, 10 min | 15 June 2011)

Glorious Parama Karuna
"It is such a glorious and happy day! Gaura Nitai wanted to come but They were searching who They would come with. When They finally got Gurudev's good association, They suddenly caught Gurudev's hand and came to Caracas."
• Download/listen to the audio (1.8 Mb, 6 min | 3 June 2015)

• SONG: Parama karuna
"Nitai and Gaurachandra are the two most merciful Lords. There are no benefactors in the three worlds as merciful as Them. Hearing of Their glory, birds and animals cry and stones melt."

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 8]

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Eccentricity
"When Mahaprabhu took sannyas, He first came to Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu’s house, and from there He was going to go to Vrindavan, but then He changed His mind and finally went to Puri. On the way to Puri, Sri Nityananda Prabhu contrived a plan..."

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(19) Kalidas’s Victory
‘Mahaprabhu taught that nobody could touch His feet when they offered their obeisances to Him. There was only one person about whom He said, "Do not stop him." Why is it so? That devotee’s name is Kalidas...’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Jiva-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka
‘O merciful Sri Jiva Gosai, the treasure of my life, the son of Anupama! Whoever hears about the beautiful character of this highly learned great soul will be wonderstruck.’

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.'

In honour of Sripad Risabhdev Prabhu Das-Adhikari:

Sripad Risabhdev Prabhu: A Miracle Personality
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is remembering the character and disappearance of Sripad Risabhdev Prabhu: "I have seen so many miracles in my life, and Risabhdev Prabhu is also one kind of a miracle personality. If you see what your scriptures say (they show so many rules and regulations) and if you see Risabhdev Prabhu's case, you will not be able to harmonise it."

Sripad Risabhdev Prabhu's Message
"Dive deep, do not be satisfied with the surface understanding. It is necessary for us to go to the core, and this is beyond all visual, mental, and objective understanding... I have no hope, or even necessity, to know Krishna, but if I can serve guru or the servant of the guru, then I feel this is the perfection."
• Download/listen to the audio (8.1 Mb, 23 min | 9 June 2019)

VIDEO: Sripad Risabdev Prabhu's Message
Sripad Risabdev Prabhu is speaking a few weeks before his departure on 17 June 2000 sharing his memories of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad and the sum and substance of his practising life in Krishna consciousness.
(~40 Mb | 23 min)

In honour of Sri Syamananda Prabhu:

"Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu started for Vrindavan to have the darshan of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami and others who were there.

In this way, Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu stayed in Vrindavan for one year—Srinivas Acharya took initiation from Gopala Bhatta, Narottam Thakur from Lokanath Goswami, and Shyamananda Prabhu from Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu..."

(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

"Sri Gauri Das Pandit is one of the twelve cowherd friends of Krishna in Vrindavan. Shyamananda Prabhu was his disciple and followed him in the sakhya-bhav (transcendental mood of friendship with the Lord), however when he later entered the association of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, who was a follower of Sri Rupa Goswami, he exhibited madhura-bhav (transcendental mood of paramour relationship with the Lord). Shyamananda Prabhu was promoted to the manjari group by the mercy of Lalita Devi. Later, Shyamananda Prabhu went to preach with Srila Narottam Das Thakur and Srila Srinivas Acharya. Srila Narottam Das Thakur preached in Bangladesh, Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu preached in the north, and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu preached in Midnapore. They preached and protected our line, Rupa Goswami's line, the main conception."

(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

24 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 9]

Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami's Gratitude
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami wrote, ‘I have got Sri Vrindavan Dham by the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. He ordered me to come here, saying that I would get all possible benefit there. When I came here, I attained the lotus feet of Sri Radha-Madan-mohan, Sri Radha-Govinda, Sri Radha-Gopinath. What is more, I attained the super-mercy of Mahaprabhu’s dearmost devotees.’"

• SRI PURI DHAM MAHATMYA-MUKTA-MALA •

(20) Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya’s Taste for Prasad
‘Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya had a very important job at the temple of Lord Jagannath, but even thought he arranged everything, he would not come to take prasad at the temple. He had no devotion, or taste, for prasad, so he would always come home to eat instead of taking Lord Jagannath’s prasad. Mahaprabhu thought, "I must give Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya taste for prasad!"’

• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •

SPECIAl POETRY: Srila-Gopal-Bhatta-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka
‘O Sri Gopal Bhatta Prabhu, will I ever get to see your holy lotus feet to my eyes’ content? When I heard about his inexhaustible glories, a termite bored a hole in my cage. May all inauspiciousness go far away now!’

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.'