Thu, 1 September 2022 (Appearance of Sri Sita Thakurani)
At Sri Rudradwip
"Between Sri Antardwip and Sri Simantadwip (to the north-west), there lies
one more enchanting island called Sri Rudradwip. We used to come here every
year before, but we have not visited this place for many past years — we did
not have that kind of sukrti. This year, we have got the fortune to
come here again by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpama."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Plane of
Adherence
"Always leave everything to the Lord—whatever His desire is, that will
happen. No one can stop it. It is not necessary to be afraid. If we surrender
ourselves to the Guru, to the Lord, then we will have no problem."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita Thakurani, the consort of Sri Advaita
Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Sri Sita
Thakurani:
Worshippable
Sita Thakurani
"Advaita Acharya's wife, Sri Sita Thakurani, is worshipped by everyone all
over the world. I have not read much about her, but we know that when
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Prabhu sent her with some
gifts to Jagannath Misra's house..."
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Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: "One day shortly after Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was born, Sri Advaita Acharya's wife, Sita Devi, who is
worshipable by the whole world, took her husband's permission and went to see
that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations. When Sita
Thakurani came to the house of Sachi Devi bringing with her many kinds of
eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to see the newborn
child, for she appreciated that except for a difference in color, the child
was directly Krishna of Gokula Himself. Seeing the transcendental bodily
effulgence of the child, each of His nicely constructed limbs full of
auspicious signs and resembling a form of gold, Sita Thakurani was very
pleased, and because of her maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were
melting. She blessed the newborn child by placing fresh grass and paddy on
His head and saying, 'May You be blessed with a long duration of life.' But
being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name Nimai."
Sri Sita Thakurani is an incarnation of Yogamaya, Sri Paurnamasi. In
Dvapar-yuga, when Mother Yasoda and Nanda Maharaj celebrated Sri Krishna's
birth, she came to the house of Nanda Maharaj and gave various advice to
Mother Yasoda. In the same way, in Kali-yuga, Sri Sita Thakurani also advised
Sri Sachi Devi about childcare. She always stayed close to Sachi Devi and for
Sachi Devi, she is worshippable. Sri Sita Thakurani is a daughter of Sri
Nrisingha Bhaduri. She has a sister named Sri. Sri Bhakti-ratnakar says,
"Sri Nrisingha Bhaduri was extremely happy to gift his two daughters to Sri
Advaita Prabhu. The two wives of Sri Advaita Prabhu are worshippable for the
entire world—they are known everywhere by the names Sri and Sita." Sri Sita
Devi, being an incarnation of Yogamaya, Sri Paurnamasi, manifests herself as
Sri Sita Devi and Sri Devi. Sri Sita Thakurani loved Nimai as her own son
(vatsalya-rasa). She gave birth to three sons, Achyutananda, Krishna Misra
and Gopal Misra, all of whom were followers of Mahaprabhu. When Mahaprabhu
took sannyas, Sri Advaita Thakur, Sita Thakurani and Achyutananda Prabhu
would come to Puri to with the Lord—Sri Sita Thakurani would always bring
many edibles for the Lord at that time.
Fri, 2 September 2022
At Sri Buroraj Siva's Temple
"Please listen to the glories of this holy place. This island is famous as
Kuliya Hill because it is situated on a mountain-like elevation on the bank
of the Ganges. Scriptures describe this Kuliya Town as Koladwip. Many things
took place on this island..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
'How Much
Do You Hanker In Your Heart?'
"It is not necessary to show your devotion externally. Always keep your
devotion in your heart. We are not going to talk in a public place about how
we worship and how we practise. How much do you hanker within yourself, in
your heart? That is the question..."
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Sat, 3 September 2022 (Sri Lalita Saptami)
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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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita
Devi.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Krishna is the
property of the maid servants of Srimati Radharani. All Vedas say this.
Without mercy of Lalita Devi, we cannot think about Krishna. Therefore, we
must also glorify Lalita Devi. We do not have any quality, qualification, or
anything else, but today, on the appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi we can
pray to her that she may please engage us in some service—that she may take
us into her circle and give us some service..."
In honour of the worshippable
appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi:
Divine Guidance, Chapter 4
"We are in the group of Lalita Devi. Our prayer is that she will take us and
engage us in service. We are very hopeful because Lalita Devi's mood is very
open, something like that of Nityananda Prabhu. She is very affectionate with
all, and she is the head of all the sakhis."
Sri Lalita Devi
"This is Uchagaon, Guru Maharaj's dearmost place. He said, 'First go to
Uchagaon, then you can enter Varshana.' He explained that if you do not get
the mercy of Lalita Devi, you cannot get the mercy of Srimati Radharani."
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Sri
Lalita Devi: Prema-Guru
The Appearance Day of she who manages the Pastimes of Sri Radha Krishna,
who is able to teach Srimati Radhika, who is able to intensify the
feelings of the Divine Couple, and without whose mercy we shall never be
able to reach Krishna.
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Approaching,
Not Encroaching
"You cannot get the darshan of Radharani, you cannot get the mercy of
Radharani just by going to Vrindavan. You do not have to go and stay in
Vrindavan—wherever you stay, you can serve the Lord, you can engage in His
service and worship." How?
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"Save Me, Enlist
Me!"
"When will Nityananda give me some mercy and my material desires become
removed from my heart?... We do not have any quality, qualification, or
anything else, but on the appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi we can pray to
her that she may take us into her circle and give some us service..."
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Sri Lalita
Devi: Our Service Line
"If you do not worship Lalita Devi properly, you will not get mercy from
Srimati Radharani; if you do not serve Srimati Radharani (Gurudev, Guru
Maharaj) properly, you will not get mercy from the Lord."
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Sun, 4 September 2022 (Sri Radhastami – Divine
Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani; fast until noon)
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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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ashtami. Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon.
Fast until noon.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "If we cannot
capture Gurudev, who is nondifferent from Srimati Radharani, we cannot
capture Krishna, the Lord. How can we capture Srimati Radharani? Through Her
servants. We must observe this day today very carefully, very respectfully,
with our heart and soul."
In honour of the worshippable
appearance day of Srimati Radharani:
"Would anyone have heard that 'prema' (divine love of God) is the highest
destination? Would anyone have known the glory of the Holy Name? Would anyone
have had access to the kadamba forests of Vrindavan, filled with unfathomable
sweetness? Would anyone have known Sri Varsabhanavi (Sri Radha, the highest
worshippable Deity), who is the resplendent embodiment of superb excellence
of sweet ecstatic love (madhurya-mahabhav)? Sri Chaitanya-chandra has
revealed all this manifesting His supreme magnanimous pastimes. Unless we
serve the transcendental Govardhan, we will not be able to realise the
supremacy of Sri Radha Kunda that lies beside Govardhan and is inundated with
the nectar of divine love. If you serve the external, physical Govardhan,
i.e. cultivate knowledge merely to increase or indulge your selfish material
senses, then you are actually dunking yourself into the waters of Niraya
Kunda (Hell Pond) that is created by the mahamaya, the external shadow
potency of Sri Radha; only when you foster transcendental senses and
cultivate transcendental knowledge can you consider it service to Govardhan
for the pleasure of Krsna’s senses. Those who are attracted by the flute of
Sri Krsna but, not waiting for the guidance of Sri Radhika, come to play with
'Dhira Samira' Krsna, have no right to enter the rasa-lila performed at Radha
Kunda—Chandravali has no right to enter there."
Our
Lord's Beloved Power[a chapter from Affectionate
Guidance]
"Today is Sri Radhastami, the Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani. The
Rupanuga Sampradaya gives some special, unique appreciation of Srimati
Radharani. They feel that without the merciful connection of Srimati
Radharani, they cannot approach towards Krishna at all. Only if the order is
coming from Her will they move towards Him. They are extremely fanatical
about Srimati Radharani, and that is their foremost qualification."
Sri
Radhastami and Sons of Nectar
"If we want to see a beautiful life, a beautiful mood, beautiful character,
and a happy life, then we should serve our Guru properly. It is necessary to
have chastity. Without chastity, how can we assert that we are servitors of
Gurudev and Guru Maharaj?"
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Sri
Radhastami in Sri Hapaniya Dham (1)
"Today is a very auspicious day in our spiritual life, and every year on this
day we make a festival for Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinathjiu in
Hapaniya. This place is very auspicious—it is the appearance place of our
Param Gurudev."
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Sri
Radhastami in Sri Hapaniya Dham (2)
"Mahaprabhu taught that from time to time one can go to the birthplace of a
holy, divine personality. That is why we come here to Hapaniya, Bamunpara,
and birthplaces of many other holy personalities."
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On the Bank of the
Yamuna(6 September 2019)
"One must be ignorant to worship only Madhav. If you worship only Krishna,
Gopal, it will only bolster your ego, 'Oh, I am worshipping Krishna! Who is
Radharani? I am better than Radharani!' Never take association of such people
who do not have any regard for the Guru."
শ্রীরাধিকার আবির্ভাব (৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯)
শ্রীশাস্ত্র থেকে পড়তে পড়তে এবং কীর্ত্তন করতে করতে ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি
নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজ সৌভাগ্যবান উপস্থিত বৈষ্ণব ও ভক্তগণের সম্মুখে শ্রীমতী
রাধারাণীর আবির্ভাব লীলা শ্রীগুরুতত্ত্বের সম্পর্কে পাঠ করে শুনান । "শুনতেই সহজ
কিন্তু কান দিয়ে দর্শন করতে হবে—হৃদয় দিয়ে শুনতে হবে ।"
[Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj reads an
extensive description of the appearance of Srimati Radharani from holy
scriptures and speaks about the Guru-tattva. A Bengali noon class on Sri
Radhastami.]
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Pure Hearts
Run Behind Krishna(6 September 2019)
"If you have ego, you will never get any result. We must sweep and wipe and
clean these things out of our hearts, and this does not happen
externally—this dirt is removed by hearing Hari-katha. If someone poses as a
Vaishnav but talks gramya-katha, then they can never be a Vaishnav."
Sri
Radhastami: World Beyond Lust
"The lectures are recorded and going to be sent all over the world that is
why it is necessary to say something in English. People write so much about
gopis and Radharani and they enjoy with that, but what they write
about Radharani and who Radharani is, is worlds apart."
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Krishna's
Dearmost
"Without service to Radharani's lotus feet, no service can be possible. If,
however, we can serve the associate servitors of Radharani, we can get the
supreme benefit. And Gurudev is non-different from Srimati Radharani,
therefore it is necessary to serve the Guru."
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Appearance of
Srimati Radhika
"She appeared on this day in Raval. Mother Kirtida and King Vrisabhanu lived
in Raval, near Gokula. We often say that Varshana is the birthplace of
Srimati Radharani, but they came there later—Her birthplace is in
Raval..."
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Sri
Radhastami: Do Not Cheat Yourself
"If you chant, 'Radhe, Radhe,' you will not get Radharani. It is necessary to
serve Radharani, that means to serve Gurudev. Radharani's lotus
feet are non-different from the lotus feet of Sri Guru. It is necessary to
know what the real service is."
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Sri
Radhastami: Capture the Captor
"If we cannot capture Gurudev, who is nondifferent from Srimati Radharani, we
cannot capture Krishna, the Lord. How can we capture Srimati Radharani?
Through Her servants. We must observe this day today very carefully, very
respectfully, with our heart and soul."
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Sri Radhastami Bengali Classes(2 September
2014) Morning class and kirtans:
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(30.7 Mb, 67 min) Noon class and kirtans:
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(24 Mb, 52 min)
Sri Radhastami Kirtans [শ্রীশ্রীরাধাষ্টমী কীর্ত্তনগুলো ] • Vadana • Sri Guru-charana-padma • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara
more • Ohe Vaishnava Thakura dayara sagara • Nitai-pada-kamala • Emona
durmati samsara bhitare • Radhe jaya jaya Madhava dayite • Radha-bhajane yadi
(with purport) • Radhika-charana-padma •
Radha-kunda-tata • Radhe Radhe Govinda • Varaja-vipine yamuna kule (with purport and a word of caution) • Jaya Radhe jaya
Krishna (with purport) • Sri Radhastakam • Jaya
Radha Madhava • Hare Krishna maha-mantra and Sri Radharani's kirtan.
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•SONG:
Jaya Radhe, Jaya
Krishna |
জয় রাধে, জয় কৃষ্ণ "All glory to Radha, Krishna, and Vrindavan! All glory to Sri Govinda,
Gopinath, and Madan Mohan! All glory to Shyama Kunda, Radha Kunda, Govardhan
Hill, the River Yamuna, and Mahavan!"
•SONG:
Radha-kunda-tata |
করাধাকুণ্ডতট "...I know all these things are nourishing the pastimes of the Divine
Couple, I can never leave all these things so dear to me, without them I know
I'll surely die."
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•SONG:
Radhika-charana-padma |
রাধিকা চরণ পদ্ম "The lotus feet of Sri Radha are the abode of all auspiciousness, the
supreme goal of life. Without the lotus feet of Sri Radha, one will never
meet Krishna. All the Vedas say that Krishna belongs to the maidservants of
Sri Radha."
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•SONG:
Radha bhajane yadi |
রাধা-ভজনে যদি "If one does not develop within his heart the desire for Radha-bhajan,
then his Krishna-bhajan goes for nothing. One who worships Krishna alone is
ignorant. Who does not adore Sri Radha is an egotist."
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•SONG:
Varaja-vipine yamuna kule |
বরজ-বিপিনে, যমুনা কুলে "At this time, the Flute Holder (the best of the relishers of rasa) begins
His rasa pastimes. When Madhava-Mohini (Sri Radha) sings, the whole world
loses its soul in Her singing, but today Bhaktivinod senses some calamity as
the rasa-lila broke off today without Radha."
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•SONG:
Yadi Gaura na ha'te |
যদি, গৌর না হ'ত "If Sri Gaura had not come, what would have happened? How would we have
maintained our lives? Who would have revealed to the world Sri Radha's glory
and the extremes of Her ecstatic divine love?"
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Mon, 5 September 2022
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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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
No Hopscotchy
Devotion
"You can worship Lord Siva, but do not come to Lord Siva with your material
things. We must give honour and worship Krishna's expansions, there is
nothing bad about it. Devotees should know everything—we cannot jump
immediately to Krishna."
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Simple
Service, Earnest Heart
"It is necessary to have the strongest faith. You cannot see everything with
your eyes. We will serve Mahaprabhu, devotees, our Guru, and whether they
accept it or not, that is up to them. Simple things are sufficient for
us."
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Sri Ekadasi Guidance Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
•"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি "On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Wed, 7 September 2022 (Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami and
Lord Vanamadev)
At Sri Svananda
Sukhada Kunja (1)
"In Vrindavan, on the bank of Sri Radha Kunda, there is Srila Prabhupad's
bhajan-kutir, it is also called Svananda Sukhada Kunja. We have come
here by a great fortune. This is Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's samadhi
mandir and bhajan-kutir."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvadasi. Appearance of Bhagavan Sri Vamanadev. Paran after the
worship of Sri Vamanadev at 5:24–9:32 a.m. Appearance of Srila Jiva
Goswami Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day."
In honour of Lord Vamanadev's
appearance:
chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana
pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana
kesava dhrta-vamana-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
"O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of
a dwarf-brahmana! All glories to You! O wonderful dwarf, by Your massive
steps You deceive King Bali, and by the Ganges water that has emanated from
the nails of Your lotus feet, You deliver all living beings within this
world."
•Lord Vamandev
"Vamandev was a son of Aditi and Kasyap Rishi. Aditi was very sad because all
of her sons had left the heaven because of the torturing of the demons, that
is why Vamandev came to her womb. On the other side, there was Bali
Maharaj..."
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Lord's Avatar
"It is a very auspicious day today because it is Vamandev's avirbhav.
Every year on this dvadasi, we first perform archan for Vamandev, then
offer some sweet rice, and with that sweet rice prasadam we do the
paran (break our fast) on the dvadasi day...."
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Kasyap Rishi's Advice
to Aditi Mata
"Only those who forgot Krishna have this kind of intelligence, this kind of
sense that they think, 'He is bad, he is good.' If we have any relation with
the Lord, then we will have no enemies. Kasyap Rishi advised his wife Aditi,
'Reject that which is imaginary, which is lies, and worship the Lord.'"
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Appearance of Lord
Vamanadev
"The proper time came and the Lord appeared first in the heart of Kasyap
Rishi and then came to the womb of Aditi Mata. When the Lord Himself entered
her womb, Brahma and all demigods began to pray to the Lord showing a very
exalted mood. Everything around became very auspicious..."
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Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything but I want only something small.'"
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•বামনদেব ও বলি মহারাজ(Pastimes of Lord Vamanadev and
Bali Maharaj)
ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রী শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজ ভগবানের লীলা ও বলি
মহারাজের আদর্শস্বরূপের শরণাগতির সম্পর্কে বর্ণনা করেন ।
•বামনদেবের কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"দৈত্যরাজ ছিল বলি মহারাজ । সে বলি মহারাজ দেখতে পারলেন যে, সব অসুররা পরাজিত
হচ্ছে, সবাই মরে যাচ্ছে আর উনি ভাবলেন, 'আমাকে বিরাট যজ্ঞ করতে হবে ।' এদিকে
স্বর্গে অদিতি চিন্তা করলেন, 'হে প্রভু ! তোমার ইচ্ছায় এ সব হচ্ছে, তুমি একটু
ব্যবস্থা করে দাও—আবির্ভুত হও !' আর সে অদিতির গর্ভেই ভগবান বামন-রূপে আবির্ভুত
হলেন..."
In honour of Srila Jiva Goswami
Prabhu:
—: Pranam mantra of
Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu :—
yah sankhya-pankena kutarka-pamsuna
vivarta-gartena cha lupta-didhitim
suddham vyadhad vak-sudhaya mahesvaram
krsnam sa jivah prabhur astu me gatih
"With his nectarean teachings, Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu revealed the Supreme
Lord, Krishna, whose effulgence had been hidden by the quicksand of
calculation, the dust storm of fallacious logic, and the ditch of
illusionism. May he be my shelter."
—Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan
•Srila Jiva
Goswami Prabhu
"I have no power to say what kind of devotion to his Guru Jiva Goswami
had. Jiva Goswami's service cannot be compared to
anyone's service. Whatever order he would get, he would place it on his
head and do it all the time—his mind never went to any other place."
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•Srila Jiva
Goswami Prabhu: The All-Rounder
"Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu did everything alone—he cooked, did puja,
cleaned the temple, brought water from the Yamuna, and also did personal
service to his Guru. He was busy with his service from morning to night, and
did everything alone."
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Early Pastimes of
Srila Jiva Goswami
"Although Jiva Goswami was a very small baby, when he saw Mahaprabhu's
beauty, he keep it in his heart and always thought about it—whether he slept,
ate, or was awake, he all the time was thinking about the beauty of
Mahaprabhu. When he was studying later, he always thought about Gaura Nitai's
form, Gaura Nitai's beauty and pastimes."
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Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu's
Mercy
"We are giving our full obeisance to him from here. We pray to his lotus
feet, 'We are fallen souls, Prabhu, we have no quality, no qualification.
Wherever you are staying now, Prabhu, please make us your foot dust and keep
us under your feet.'"
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•Protected
Journey
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj explains the pranam-mantra of
Srila Jiva Goswami in the book Dignity of the Divine Servitor: "I
offer my full dandavats unto the lotus feet of Srila Jiva Goswami who
is the protector of our spiritual life. He rescues us from the whole illusory
environment..."
•Srila Jiva
Goswami Prabhura Sochaka
A song composed by Srila Narahari Thakur in glorification of Srila Jiva
Goswami Prabhu's life, character, and service. Bengali verses and English
transliteration.
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
Thu, 8 September 2022 (Divine Appearance Day of
Sachchidananda Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)
At Sri Svananda
Sukhada Kunja (2)
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's writing is very beautiful. If you read his
Jaiva Dharma and various songs, you can understand it. There are many
external descriptions of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's life and work, but he is
not that."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Trayodashi. Divine Appearance Day of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod
Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Srila Sachchidananda
Bhaktivinod Thakur:
"I offer my obeisance unto Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur, the embodiment of
Sri Gaurasundar's potency. He is the king of all knowers of the scriptures of
pure devotion and an ocean of the nectar of devotion to Srimati
Radharani."
"The hearts of so many people became cleansed through Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakur's sankirtan—rough, uncultured hearts became refined and clean;
inclinations to sins and all other desires went away; and by hearing his
heart-touching Hari-katha, the hearts of many people became drawn to Krishna
and rejoiced; many felt attachment and attraction towards Krishna; and those
who became fond of saṅkīrtan attained divine love. This is the result of
Krishna-kirtan. Moved by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's Hari-kirtan, many people
started to live their lives practising Krishna consciousness and listening to
Hari-katha.
"Sri Gaurasundar sent Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur to remove all opposing
propensities that throw thorns, obstacles, difficulties, and misconceptions
on the path of devotion. He not only removed all thorns on the path of
devotion, he also cleansed the mirrors of the hearts of fortunate souls and
made pure devotion arise there. The current of Bhaktivinod
(bhaktivinod-dhara) flows within the current of Sri Gaurasundar, there is no
higher current than that of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. His current never
becomes extinct; the current of his mercy remains flowing even today.
His kirtan, like a firework rocket, swooshes up into the sky and, producing a
loud sound, showers a never-expiring light upon the earth. His kirtan does
not produce a sudden flash and then fades out. He himself practised Krishna
consciousness and radiated light. It is not that he left and everything has
become quiet. He made sure that after his disappearance the world would
remain as lit up as it was during his manifest pastimes. Therefore, the
current of pure devotion that he introduced remains flowing even
now."
Appearance of
Universal Guru
"You all know who is Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. He is there in our
guru-parampara. Our Param Gurudev Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj wrote his pranam mantra, and everything is there
in that mantra..."
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শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনোদ ঠাকুরের ভজনকুটির (স্বানন্দ-সুখদা-কুঞ্জ)
(শ্রীনবদ্বীপধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা)
"শ্রীল গুরুদেবের কৃপায়, সমস্ত ভক্তিবৃন্দের কৃপায় আমাদের শ্রীচৈতন্য সারস্বত মঠ
(আন্তর্জাতিক) পরিক্রমা সঙ্ঘ এখন শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনোদ ঠাকুরের ভজনকুটির ও
সমাধি-মন্দিরে এসেছে । এই গৃহে শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনোদ ঠাকুর থাকতেন ও ভজন করতেন
।"
Online Assembly of Dham-Bhusana
Vaishnavs
"We have got an opportunity to speak and hear about Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
in this class amidst the pandemic situation through the medium of zoom. Today
is a very auspicious day, and we have all gathered here today to observe this
holy day..."
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Speech at Sri
Surabhi Kunja
"Today is a very good day—the holy appearance day of Sachchidananda Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur. We have assembled here at this festival hosted by the
Saraswata Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha on this lunar day at Surabhi Kunja every
year since 1996. This year too we have all assembled here on this very
occasion..."
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Glories
of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur (7 September 2014)
"Unless you have no ego, unless you reject jealousy, you cannot understand
what Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has given to us. Only a rupanuga
(follower of Srila Rupa Goswami) can understand the glories of Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur, otherwise it is impossible."
Extraordinary Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
"Devotion is akinchana-guhya-vidya (sacred education, para-vidya,
suddha-saraswati), and he who enhances devotion, its beauty and charm and
distributes it to us is called Bhaktivinod Thakur. It is his appearance day
that we are celebrating today."
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Srila Bhakti
Vinod Thakur
"If Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur had not come in this world, where, in whose
lotus feet would we have found our shelter? He gave us all these things and
he gave us Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. If you think about it,
you can understand how much he gave to the jiva souls..."
• Download the
audio (3.6 Mb, 11 min | 3 October 2015)
Recognising Guru:
What Is Your Obstacle?
"Brother, you see Bhakti Vinod Thakur as your father, but I see him as my
spiritual master. That is the difference. What you see is a father
(baba), and that is the obstacle (badha) that prevents you from
getting Radharani (Radha)."
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Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur's Early Association
"Once, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur met a siddha Raghunath Das Babaji
Mahasay. Raghunath Das Babaji did not like to mix with Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakur and also told others not to mix with him, however later he understood
who Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur was..."
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The Seventh Goswami[By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
A summary account of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's service, life, and character.
Originally published as an introduction to the first edition of Sri
Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya published as The Hidden Treasure of the Holy
Dhama Nabadwipa.
On the
Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
"In this world there is no comparison or substitute to Srila Bhakti Vinod's
unparalleled gift. He appeared on today's date. Thus this day is also
supremely worshippable, desirable, and merciful. I have no gift with which I
worship this great day..."
The Worship of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur [Sri Gaudiya
Darshan, by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj] "Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur did so much seva for the sampradaya of Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He lived during a very heavy time period. He was a very
exclusive devotee of Mahaprabhu and specifically worshipped Deities of Sri
Sri Gaura Gadadhar...."
শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
শ্রীনারায়ণ ছাতায়
"শ্রীলভক্তিবিনোদ ঠাকুর মহাশয় উলা বা বীরনগর গ্রামে (নদিয়া জেলায়) আবির্ভূত
হয়ে জীবনে অনেক জায়গায় গিয়েছিলেন । চাকরির জন্য তিনি অনেক নগরে ম্যাজিস্ট্রেট
ছিলেন আর তারমাঝে ১৮৭০ সালে তিনি শ্রীপুরীধামেও এলেন । ওই সময় তিনি নারায়ণ ছাতায়
বসা বাস করতেন ।"
শ্রীল
ভক্তিবিনোদ-আবির্ভাব-তিথিতে
"জগতে শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনোদের এই অতুলনীয় দানের কোন উপমা নাই—কোন বিনিময় নাই ।
আজ্কের এই তিথিকে অবলম্বন করিয়াই তিনি প্রকটিত হইয়াছিলেন । অতএব এই তিথিও পরম
পূজনীয়া, বরণীয়া এবং করুণাময়ী । আমার এমন কোন উপায়নই নাই যাহার দ্বারা আমি এই
তিথিবরার পূজা করি ।"
Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
A Bengali class on the holy appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur spoken
in 2014 by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj.
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•SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা "...Their dear follower is Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur. His associate is the
best of the topmost devotees, Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji, whose sole joy is
Sri Hari's service."
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment
to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the
saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
Fri, 9 September 2022 (Disappearance Day of Namacharya Srila
Haridas Thakur)
At Sri Suvarna
Bihar
"In Satya-yuga, there lived a king named Sri Suvarna Sen in this place. He
had so much deep material attachment that he was always busy with the affairs
of his kingdom, and he did not stop even when he became old. Although a
materialistic king, Suvarna Sen had some good habit...."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: "By
remembering the glory of Srila Haridas Thakur all our impurities will go
out."
In honour of Namacharya Srila
Haridas Thakur:
Namacharya
Srila Haridas Thakur (1)
"Today is a very auspicious day—a grand festival in honour of Srila Haridas
Thakur's disappearance day. How great his glory is! Haridas Thakur was
Mahaprabhu's companion in the preaching of the Hare Krishna
maha-mantra."
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Namacharya
Srila Haridas Thakur (2)
"When prasadam came from Jagannath temple, Govinda would serve it to
Mahaprabhu, and every evening, when Mahaprabhu went to bed and Svarup
Damodar, Ray Ramananda returned to their own places, Govinda would take that
prasadam for Srila Haridas Thakur. That was the routine every day. One
day, however..."
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Srila Haridas
Thakur's Niryan
"Everybody must remember the three wishes of Srila Haridas Thakur. 'I want to
keep Your lotus feet in my heart, to see Your lotus face with my eyes, and
with my my mouth, I want to chant Your name. This is my only hope and
prayer...'"
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Withdrawal of
Srila Haridas Thakur
"On this day Mahaprabhu gave a great festival for Haridas Thakur; on this day
Haridas Thakur left this world. Actually, Haridas Thakur is always with us—he
did not leave this world, only his body left..."
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Disappearance
of Srila Haridas Thakur(24 September
2009)
The sad and loving Pastime of the Lord and His devotee, Namacharya Haridas
Thakur: "Prabhu, do not give me Maya. I know you love me so much, that is
why I do not want to hear from You any further. Please give me some
mercy—I want to go before You. Please, Prabhu, fulfil my
desire."
শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
শ্রীল হরিদাসঠাকুর : নামাচার্য্য শিরোমণি
"শ্রীপুরীধামে এসে মহাপ্রভু হরিদাস
ঠাকুরকে তাঁর সঙ্গে শ্রীপুরীতে এনেছিলেন আর তাঁর নিজের ঘরের পাশে একটা ঘর
দিয়েছিলেন । শ্রীলহরিদাস ঠাকুর বলতেন, 'আমার জগন্নাথ দর্শন করবার অধিকার নেই ।
আমি অতি পাপী, যবন, নিচু জাতি, তাহলে আমি কি করে জগন্নাথ মন্দিরে যাব ?' তাই
মহাপ্রভু নিজে প্রত্যেক দিন জগন্নাথদেবের মন্দিরে মঙ্গলারতিতে যাওয়ার পরে হরিদাস
ঠাকুরের কাছে আসতেন ।"
•SONG:
Ye anila prema dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire. Not finding the
association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes with all these
associates, Narottam Das weeps."
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
Sat, 10 September 2022
At Sri Surabhi Kunja
"Continuing our parikrama, we have now come to Sri Surabhi Kunja in
Godrumdwip. At this place, having received by the mercy of Surabhi Cow an
order to engage in the worship of Gaura, Markandeya Muni took shelter in pure
devotion. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur built this Surabhi Kunja house in 1888,
and it was from here that he started Sri Nama-hatta...."
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Vishvarup Mahotsav. End of the one-month festival of Sri Hari
Smaran.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: "By
remembering the glory of Srila Haridas Thakur all our impurities will go
out."
—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Debunking
Proximity Complex
"If you become too familiar with the Guru, you can make more offences. It is
very difficult to avoid it. Association means a heart-to-heart connection. It
is not a bodily association. We always give honour to Gurudev very
carefully."
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Sun, 11 September 2022
At Sri Hari-Hara
Ksetra
"We have come here, Sri Hari-Hara Ksetra, as a result of a great fortune.
Hari-Hara means the Lord united with Lord Siva. You have seen the Deity here:
one side is black and the other side is white. I will tell you why it is like
this."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Devotees' Humility
"Devotees are always humble. Whatever they do, they always think, 'Gurudev is
my own'—that is the real connection with Gurudev. Those who are qualified
will not tell anything about their practising life—they will only think that
they are simple, small persons who have no quality, no qualification. This is
how devotees show their devotion."
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Mon, 12 September 2022
At Sri Samudragad
"In ancient times, a king called Raja Samudrasen lived in this place, and
this is how the place got its name. It is our greatest fortune that we are
doing this parikrama today in the association of all the devotees and
that we have got an opportunity to hear the glories of Sri Nabadwip Dham. If
you keep faith in the devotees of the Lord, the Lord will certainly bestow
His mercy on you."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Relation With
Guru: Watch Out
"Srila Gurudev gave much honour and much respect to everybody, both his
godbrothers and his disciples. However, a disciple should also understand—if
Gurudev gives me respect, it does not mean I will now jump and sit on his
head."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha
Maharaj [a dear disciple, associate, and Mission Manager of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur; his previous name is Sri Kunja Bihari Prabhu,
affectionally called 'Kunja Babu'].
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
In honour of Srila Bhakti Vilas
Tirtha Maharaj:
His Divine Grace Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
"When Kunja Babu [later, Srila Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj] came to meet
Srila Prabhupad, Srila Prabhupad could recognise that this young man would be
able to help him a great deal. Our Guru Maharaj's nature was like that of a
philosopher—he did not like to mix with the public, but Kunja Babu filled
that side as he could mix with public and bring persons to Srila Prabhupad,
enabling thus Srila Prabhupad to speak about the sastra. Srila Prabhupad
wanted to speak about Mahaprabhu, but his temperament was such that he did
not like to become involved with inviting people and taking responsibility
for looking after them or their accommodation, feeding, etc. So, when Kunja
Babu joined, he took up that responsibility. Srila Prabhupad got educated
society ready to hear his speech about Mahaprabhu, and his style of speaking
was a little philosophical, so he preferred educated society as his
listeners. Kunja Babu did that service—he took the trouble of inviting,
accommodating, and feeding the public. All these troublesome burdens were
taken on by Kunja Babu.
"Gaudiya Mission had gradually grown from this combination—the
material help of Kunja Babu and the spiritual work of Srila Prabhupad. They
were the father and the mother of the mission, the cofounders of Gaudiya
Math. The practical, material side of the service was done by Kunja Babu.
Srila Prabhupad once said in Benares (I heard it directly from his mouth), 'I
only want a good audience, and Kunja Babu has done that service to me the
best. Amongst all my disciples, Kunja Babu has served me the best by bringing
to me a good audience. I only want a good audience, nothing else, in this
world, and in that direction, Kunja Babu has helped me greatly.'
"In the end, Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's order was
to form a governing body of ten or twelve, and Kunja Babu had to manage as
long as he lived. 'Kunja Babu's intelligence excells that of all,' this was
told about him. We took it as Kunja Babu was the manager during Prabhupad's
lifetime, but he was actually managing the whole institution, so he should be
respected even though he was a grihastha and we were sannyasis. Later, many
complaints were heard against him, but Srila Prabhupad had told us that Kunja
Babu had to manage as long as he lived and that he should be respected. Srila
Prabhupad did not select anyone as his follower acharya, that is why there
was eventually a difference of opinion amongst us. There were also many
ambitious sannyasis who were eager to go on as acharyas themselves.
There were generally two parties, one accepting Vasudev Prabhu as the
acharya, and the other one accepting Kunja Babu..."
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj:
"Sri Bimala Prasad got initiation from Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji
Maharaj and later, when he took sannyas, he became known as Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. At some point, he promised that he
would complete chanting one hundred crores Holy Names and after that
start preaching Mahaprabhu's proper conception, but as he was chanting the
Holy Name, one day Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Giridhari came in front of
him and Srimati Radharani said, 'You must preach pure conception of Gauranga
Mahaprabhu, the combined form of Radha-Krishna.' Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur said, 'I am alone, how will I preach?' After that so many
great scholars (dig-pals) came to help him—our Param Gurudev Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj, Srila Bhakti
Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Bhakti Prajnan Keshav Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Goswami Maharaj,
Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kumud Shanta Maharaj and
many others. This is how Prabhupad started preaching the proper conception in
this world.
"In Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswat Thakur's time, the secretary of
Chaitanya Math was a grihastha, his name is Kunja Bihari Prabhu
(affectionately known as Kunja Babu), later he became Srila Bhakti Vilas
Tirtha Maharaj. Kunja Babu could not always stay at the temple, but he always
served Chaitanya Math from his householder life. Moreover, when he would come
to visit Chaitanya Math, to see Prabhupad, at that time almost all
sannyasis would give him their full obeisance.
Tue, 13 September 2022
At Sri Champahati
"The place here we have come to is called Champahati. There was a champaka
flower garden here, and Srimati Radharani would come here every day and
collect flowers for Lord Govinda. This temple of Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar was
later established by Sri Dvija Vaninath Prabhu, an associate of
Mahaprabhu."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Maintaining
Gurudev's Legacy
"They do something but they cannot understand how much offence they are
making. We must understand how to make Gurudev happy, how to follow Gurudev's
line, and how to maintain Gurudev's legacy. We must think about these
things."
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Wed, 14 September 2022
At Sri Vidyanagar (1)
"You are struggling so much, walking all the way, but if your mind is not
fixed on the holy place, then what benefit will you get? You come empty and
then will go back empty too. When there is sadhu-sanga going on, you
must listen to it."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Worshipful
Stance
"We chant the Holy Name, we practise kirtan, and we should do that in a
worshipful mood. We can only worship Radha-Krishna's combined form and their
lotus feet. We do not want to become sahajiyas. There are things that we must
understand within ourselves but cannot express to others."
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Thu, 15 September 2022
At Sri Vidyanagar (2)
"Many people think that Mahaprabhu learned knowledge (vidya) in
Vidyanagar. This is not so. Mahaprabhu never studied in Vidyanagar. He
studied in Ganganagar. Vidyanagar is the place where all branches of
knowledge appeared in this world."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Emotion and Devotion
"If you stay with a great sadhu, if you practise properly, if you
follow rules and regulations, then your material desires will be removed.
I can challenge anyone that it is so. Devotion comes automatically through
humility, tolerance, giving honour to others, through proper practising."
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Fri, 16 September 2022
At Sri
Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math
"Continuing our parikrama, we have come to Sri Sarvabhauma Gaudiya,
which is the house and the birthplace of Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya. In
Kali-yuga, Brihaspati, the guru of all demigods, comes to this world
as Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Exclusive
Devotional Vision
"We must follow our guru-varga's instruction and ideal. The main thing for us
is that we must make our Gurudev happy, so we will not come to pass judgement
about what Gurudev has told, we must follow whatever Gurudev says."
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Sat, 17 September 2022
At Sri Mamgachi (1)
"Passing Sri Jahnudwip on our way, we have now come to the birthplace of
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur in Sri Modadrumdwip. Every year, we complete our
parikrama here. We did not stop in Jahan Nagar this time because it is
very hot, so I will speak about Jahnudwip here."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Kali-Yuga's
Saviour
"There are so many stories in this world, but we must follow scriptures—we do
not follow gossips. We must believe what Srimad Bhagavatam says. In
the age of Kali, it is necessary to give Krishna-prema through chanting of
the Holy Name."
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Sun, 18 September 2022
At Sri Mamgachi (2)
"After Sri Jahnudwip, we came to Sri Modadrumdwip (Mamgachi). So, we should
speak also about the glories of this island. This island is non-different
from Ayodhya. When Lord Rama lived in the forest together with Laksman and
Sita Devi, they came here and, constructing a small cottage under a banyan
tree, lived here for some time."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Our Programme
"My service is that I want to make everybody happy. You are all Gurudev's
devotees, well-wishers, friends, that is why I want to serve you all. We
still cannot gather many people, but we are trying to preach and serve
devotees from afar as much as possible."
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Mon, 19 September 2022
At Sri Mamgachi (3)
"At the temple of Saranga Murari, there lived a brahman and a great
devotee called Saranga Thakur who served Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Deities. He
served the Deities for a long time and eventually grew very old..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Sanctity of
Initiation
"What is called initiation? What is initiation about? People say, 'We all
know the Hare Krishna maha-mantra—we can chant it easily on our own
and get our benefit.' This is not so. We can chant, we can do service and
other things, but without proper guidance, without a guru, all our attempts
will be unscientific."
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"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas,
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart
guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our
most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers:
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
We would like to extend a humble invitation to your holy self to join the
celebration of the divine appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad
Jagad-Guru Sri Srimad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj that is manifested
this year on 26 September 2022 (Monday).
We earnestly pray that all devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math may find a
possibility to observe this day immersed in Sri Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan
and Hari-seva, which are so extremely dear to our Sri Gurupadpadma, who
continues to guide, protect and watch over us, albeit unseen to our mundane
eyes. On this holy day, as far as possible, please join and render assistance to
the festivals observed in your communities and focus eternally in your lives
on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—your entire
being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace, "Gurudev's
lila is going on, but only the fortunate souls can see it, that is why
we must engage everybody in service on his appearance day. Whatever capacity
we have—in kaya, mana, vakya (body, mind and speech)—we
must serve his appearance day."
Taking your feet dust on our heads, we humbly pray that this supremely
worshippable divine appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma, celebrated with much
joy and grandeur by the fortunate souls throughout the entire manifest
creation, may pass auspiciously in every house and heart.
Your aspiring servants,
on behalf of SCSMathInternational.com
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
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Guidance, Volume Four (English)[PDF, 4 Mb]
A holy book composed by Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and
published from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on the holy appearance day of Sri
Gaurasundar in 2020 (835 Gaurabda). Translated into English and published, on
the order of His Divine Grace, on the holy appearance day of Sri Gaurasundar
in the same year.
"Sri Gurudev is the only shelter for a disciple. Those who
have become disciples live in complete adherence to their guru. If one
retains independence, they cannot be called a 'disciple'—they can take the
mantra, they can take initiation, but if they do not accept guidance or
disciplining of Sri Gurudev, they cannot be called a real disciple. Gurudev
has a vast wealth. Those who are born into his lineage, can get the right for
his wealth. Gurudev's wealth is not temples, buildings, houses, money; his
wealth is faith, devotion and love.
"What happens after initiation? It is necessary to practise
hearing and chanting, worship Deities and do service. You must serve with
love, affection, extracting loving devotion from your very being. You must
always think about what makes Him happy. You must be anxious to make Him
happy and always be alert and conscious of His happiness. Sacrifice your
selfish interests for His happiness, serve for His happiness."
Sri Guru
and His Grace
A profound publication exploring the theme of Guru and disciple, compiled
from the discourses of His Divine Grace Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. "Guru is the divine messenger of immortal hope and joy
in this mortal and miserable world. His advent is the most auspicious and
happy event to the suffering animation and can be compared to the rising of
the morning star that can guide the traveller lost in the desert. A gentle
touch of Sri Guru's merciful hand can wipe away the incessant tears from all
weeping eyes. Oh the day when this poor soul realises the causeless grace of
Sri Gurudev."
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
Tue, 20 September 2022
At Sri Mamgachi (4)
"We have come to the temple (sripat) of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur,
who composed Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj
Goswami said that Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur is the Vyasa of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu's pastimes."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Cooking: Integral Part of Practising Life
"You must understand that when you come to practising life, you will get some
austerity. Try to practise properly. Try to change yourself. This is how you
can proceed in your spiritual life. I know it is sometimes very difficult,
but you must still try to follow what I am saying, you must still try to
cook, try to serve. That is good for you—you will get more energy for
service, you will get more happiness in your heart."
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Wed, 21 September 2022 (Sri Indira Ekadasi, tomorrow paran is at 5:28–9:29 a.m.)
Turning Point In
Your Life
"You are coming and going to this world all the time, but you have got some
good association this time, and, as the result, you are facing an important
moment in your life—you are about to receive the holy seed of the Holy
Name. You are entering a complete new life, so you must harmonise everything
now."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Cooking: Integral Part of Practising Life
"You must understand that when you come to practising life, you will get some
austerity. Try to practise properly. Try to change yourself. This is how you
can proceed in your spiritual life. I know it is sometimes very difficult,
but you must still try to follow what I am saying, you must still try to
cook, try to serve. That is good for you—you will get more energy for
service, you will get more happiness in your heart."
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Sri Ekadasi Guidance Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
•"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
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Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি "On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Thu, 22 September 2022
Become
Attached to Sravan and Kirtan
"It is necessary to practise sravanam and kirtanam every
day—not only one day or once a week. You must mainly become attached to your
service and sravanam-kirtanam, then you will become more sincere."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Adjustment
of Consciousness
"You are the property of your Guru, you are not anybody else's property.
Devotees always practise wherever they go. If you are staying with some
nondevotees for some purpose, you are not going to stay there for a long
time, so stay there but you must practise there—you must chant,
etc."
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Fri, 23 September 2022
Madhava Tithi
"A 'Madhava tithi' means Krishna's tithi, or lunar day.
Actually, all tithis are Krishna's tithis, but the ekadasi
tithi is the most favourite tithi of Lord Krishna. Devotees follow
ekadasi, but they actually engage themselves in eternal service."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Royal Road to
Success
"As many days we are alive, we will always remember our Guru, we will always
chant the Holy Names and we will always concentrate our mind on the service
of the Lord. That is the main thing for us, and this is what everybody should
follow."
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Sun, 25 September 2022 (Adhivas of Divine Appearance Day of Sri Gurupadpadma)
Inconceivable Mercy
"Through the Holy Name, we can get service to the Lord—we can get the right
to cook for the Lord, to worship the Lord, to worship and serve Vaishnavs.
This is the highest path in this Age of Kali, and it is necessary to have the
greatest fortune to receive this kind of service."
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In honour of the forthcoming
festival of the divine appearance of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj:
2014
How to See the Guru: Mercy
Clear guidance on how to understand who the Guru is, and how a sincere
disciple should see the Guru: the Guru is not only a mahabhagavata (a great
devotee), he is nondifferent from Krishna Himself.
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How to See the Guru: Chastity
The main quality of a sincere disciple explained by several examples:
one-pointed attention, rejecting the unfavourable, intense attachment to
service and devotees, faith, and careful choice of association.
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2015
Sri Vyasa Puja, Adhivas Day(Bengali)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is speaking on the eve
of His Divine Appearance Day.
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Your Fortune, My Fortune
"You have assembled here today for this occasion to give mercy to a fallen
soul like myself. I feel humbled and very fortunate. It is very difficult to
get the darshan of Vaishnavs. When I am giving initiation, do you know
what I am remembering?..."
Be Conscious and
Cautious
"To live eternally in Vraja, you must enter a relationship with your Guru,
after that if you practise, you can understand your destination. How can we
make Gurudev happy? If we can understand it step by step, then we will be
able to understand the main teaching."
Greatness Is Not Measured by
Cloth
"Religion means we must bring the jiva souls to Krishna consciousness.
Gurudev gave this duty to me, and this is not only my responsibility, it is
your responsibility too. Gurudev said, 'One does not become a sannyasi
just by wearing a sannyasi's clothes.'"
Surrender: Eye-Opener
"'Do you not know who this is? Can you not recognise Him? He is the Guru of
all, He is Lord Krishna Himself! He has come to this world to awaken the
souls. He took sannyas from Keshav Bharati.' Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
did not believe it."
Mercy Means Anugatya
"It is necessary to always think about the order of your Guru. Guru's mercy
means following the order of the Guru—if you follow the order of your Guru,
then you get his mercy. You can go to the market, buy chanting beads and
chant on them—but it is not the same."
Neither Cry nor
Laugh
"You must ask yourself first, 'Do you love yourself or your Guru more? Do you
love the Lord or yourself more?' Examine yourself. How long will you sleep in
the lap of Maya? How long will you choke and struggle in the waters of
Maya?"
Pure Current
"This Name was chanted in many villages, but with offence, and Bhaktivinod
Thakur, holding the current of devotion, preached the pure Holy Name to this
world just as Maharaj Bhagirath brought the Ganges to this world."
2017
My Service Day
"I am always with the devotees, I am always thinking about the devotees and I
am always thinking about Gurudev. Actually, this day is my service day. I
must serve my Gurudev more, I want to serve the devotees—this is how I want
to celebrate this day. This is my happiness."
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"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas,
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart
guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our
most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers:
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
We would like to extend a humble invitation to your holy self to join the
celebration of the divine appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad
Jagad-Guru Sri Srimad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj that is manifested
this year on 26 September 2022 (Monday).
We earnestly pray that all devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math may find a
possibility to observe this day immersed in Sri Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan
and Hari-seva, which are so extremely dear to our Sri Gurupadpadma, who
continues to guide, protect and watch over us, albeit unseen to our mundane
eyes. On this holy day, as far as possible, please join and render assistance to
the festivals observed in your communities and focus eternally in your lives
on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—your entire
being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace, "Gurudev's
lila is going on, but only the fortunate souls can see it, that is why
we must engage everybody in service on his appearance day. Whatever capacity
we have—in kaya, mana, vakya (body, mind and speech)—we
must serve his appearance day."
Taking your feet dust on our heads, we humbly pray that this supremely
worshippable divine appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma, celebrated with much
joy and grandeur by the fortunate souls throughout the entire manifest
creation, may pass auspiciously in every house and heart.
Your aspiring servants,
on behalf of SCSMathInternational.com
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
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Guidance, Volume Four (English)[PDF, 4 Mb]
A holy book composed by Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and
published from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on the holy appearance day of Sri
Gaurasundar in 2020 (835 Gaurabda). Translated into English and published, on
the order of His Divine Grace, on the holy appearance day of Sri Gaurasundar
in the same year.
"Sri Gurudev is the only shelter for a disciple. Those who
have become disciples live in complete adherence to their guru. If one
retains independence, they cannot be called a 'disciple'—they can take the
mantra, they can take initiation, but if they do not accept guidance or
disciplining of Sri Gurudev, they cannot be called a real disciple. Gurudev
has a vast wealth. Those who are born into his lineage, can get the right for
his wealth. Gurudev's wealth is not temples, buildings, houses, money; his
wealth is faith, devotion and love.
"What happens after initiation? It is necessary to practise
hearing and chanting, worship Deities and do service. You must serve with
love, affection, extracting loving devotion from your very being. You must
always think about what makes Him happy. You must be anxious to make Him
happy and always be alert and conscious of His happiness. Sacrifice your
selfish interests for His happiness, serve for His happiness."
Sri Guru
and His Grace
A profound publication exploring the theme of Guru and disciple, compiled
from the discourses of His Divine Grace Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. "Guru is the divine messenger of immortal hope and joy
in this mortal and miserable world. His advent is the most auspicious and
happy event to the suffering animation and can be compared to the rising of
the morning star that can guide the traveller lost in the desert. A gentle
touch of Sri Guru's merciful hand can wipe away the incessant tears from all
weeping eyes. Oh the day when this poor soul realises the causeless grace of
Sri Gurudev."
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
Mon, 26 September 2022 (DIVINE APPEARANCE DAY OF OM VISHNUPAD SRILA B.N.
ACHARYA MAHARAJ)
Learn from Lord's Pastimes
"Actually, when people covert Hindus into Christians, Christians into Hindus
or bring lower caste people to Hinduism, they do not think about anyone's
benefit except their own benefit. However, you can see that although
Mahaprabhu defeated Keshav Kashmiri Dig-vijayi and Prakasananda Saraswati, He
did not become proud but thought in a very humble way, 'I am giving them real
benefit—I am their servant, and they are engaging Me in their service.'"
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vaisnava sangete mana anandita anuksana
sada haya krsna para-sanga
"In the association of Vaishnavs, my heart constantly rejoices and I
always feel the transcendental association of Lord Krishna."
Remembering the holy lotus feet of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj, on the holy occasion of His Grand Sri Vyasa-Puja
Maha-Mahotsav observed today by all supremely fortunate pious souls of the
entire universe, we humbly submit the first part of the archive of His Divine
Grace's lectures. For the ease of access, the recordings are gathered at the
Google Drive space of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math International:
To play the files on your phone, choose the lecture you want
to hear; when the link opens, tap on the download icon at the top of the screen and select "View".
(If you select "Download", it will save the file temporarily and you will
also be able to listen to it.)
We pray that this collection of the nectar emanating from the holy lotus
mouth of His Divine Grace may eternally nourish auspicious devotees and all
sincere seekers.
If you have any enquiries, you can get in touch with us by email:
"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas, Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart guardian of
the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our most
worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to
Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."
"I offer my respectful obeisances to Swami Bhakti Nirmal Acharya, who is
energetically inspiring all of Eastern and Western disciples on the path of
pure devotion."
Autobiography of Srila B.N. Acharya
Maharaj To try to describe the unlimited glories of a genuine Vaishnav or Guru
is a very challenging task, especially because Sri Guru exists on the plane
beyond what we can grasp with our material intelligence or perceive with our
material senses. Still, to remember the drops of the divine pastimes and
transcendental glories of Sri Gurupadpadma, we present here an
autobiographical discourse of His Divine Grace, begging him for his causeless
mercy in the form of eternal service to his holy lotus feet.
In honour of the divine appearance
day of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj:
2018
Meaning of Guru Puja
"We must understand the meaning of 'guru-puja.' If you only offer some
arati to Gurudev, this is not guru-puja. Guru-puja means
guru-seva. We must always think, "How can I please my Guru? What does
Gurudev want? What does he like?" We must understand this and fulfil
Gurudev's most cherished desires."
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Key to Guru Puja
"Gurudev had explained and taught me that when you make a festival not much
is necessary—a festival means Vaishnav seva, bhakta-seva.
Guru-seva is not engaging your Guru in service—it means serving your
Guru, serving his devotees."
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Service Consciousness
"If we always practise and if we always serve Vaishnavs, then we can become
worthy of a particle of dust from the lotus feet of Vaishnavs—that is
sufficient for us. If you fast and offer some flower to your Guru but do not
take part in service—it means you think about yourself, not about
others."
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Sri Vyasa
Puja Speech
"Actually, all the devotees have come here from all over Bengal and many
countries also and they are celebrating my birthday, but I am not thinking
about my birthday because I do not want to take any puja from
devotees. I always want to be servitors' servitor, I do not want to take any
service from others."
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2019
"I Want to Be a Good Follower of
My Gurudev"
"I have never wanted to be a Guru, and to this day I still do not think that
I am a Guru. I always think that I want to be a good disciple of my Gurudev—I
want to be a servitor of Gurudev's devotees, I want to be a good follower of
my Gurudev."
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Guru-Disciple Bond
"You must understand purely what Gurudev needs, what is his connection, what
Gurudev wants, what his heart wants and you must always fulfil his desire.
That is what the relationship between the Guru and a disciple is."
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Remembering Early Days
"Today's day is accepted as the day of my birthday. I do not know by what
pull I have come here. "Krishna is my mother, Krishna is my father"—I knew
that from my childhood, I had such sukriti. Since my childhood I have
always been inspired to read Srimad Bhagavad-gita."
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Sri Guru: More than Lord
"Guru is called a holy embodiment of the Lord's mercy. You all worship or
serve the Lord, but you will not get direct love and affection from the Lord.
Because the Lord cannot give you direct mercy, He sends His close associate
in the form of a Guru to this world."
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Intimate Service Mood
"Many are scared to speak to Gurudev, but what is there to be scared about?
Are you afraid of the one whose shelter you have taken? Gurudev is called the
centre, the very heart of the disciple. This is our line."
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On Lord's Order
"Whatever austerity comes, throw your happiness away, forget your own
happiness or sadness and serve the Lord. The Lord has kept me alive, and you
have all come here, you are giving me your blessing, then I am getting one
more year of life."
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Unswerving Devotion
"I will tell you some examples of Guru-seva. There cannot be anything more
important in your life than this. You must always remember this, then you
will get supreme benefit. I always pray to the Lord that you may get relief
from the illusory environment and come to serve the Lord."
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Great Advantage of
Guru-Seva
"There are sixty-four devotional practices, and Prahlad Maharaj said
among all those devotional practices Guru-seva has more importance. You must
listen to what I am saying carefully. Remember it."
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Laws of Spiritual
Kingdom
"When you aspire to enter Vrindavan's kingdom, you must apply for the visa at
Radharani's lotus feet. When you get Her stamp of approval, then you can get
the darshan of Vrindavan; and Radharani is Gurudev himself, so when
you get his seal, then you can enter that domain."
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Service to Guru: Abode of
Benediction
"Those who fail to practise various devotional practices very quickly attain
all perfection just by serving their Guru. Those who are fortunate can
embrace this in their hearts—if you are always busy trying to make your Guru
happy, you can attain perfection in this very life."
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Supreme Desire of Supreme
Lord
"You want to enjoy so much, but the Lord wants to enjoy with you all together
and His desire is millions times stronger. That is why the Lord sends His
associates to this world who come to engage you in the service of Lord and
send You back to the Lord. We sit here amidst illusion and think, 'I want
more,' But how much is your capacity to enjoy?"
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Entering
Gurudev's Family
"Gurudev stretches his hand to you, but why do you not accept his hand?
Gurudev calls out, 'Come, come! Come to my family!' Unless you enter this
family, your anarthas will never leave you even if you chant millions
of Holy Names with offences."
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Trade Secrets of
Krishna Consciousness
"If one is to come to Vraja Krishna, one must imbibe the mood of Vraja. What
does it mean to get the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu? If you can attract and
give joy to Nitaichand with your kirtan, then you will feel taste and
joy chanting kirtan—then you can get Radha-Krishna."
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Exposing Core of
Disciple's Heart
"You do not enter into a relationship with the Guru just by taking a mantra
from him. If you have love and affection for your Guru, then you have some
relationship with your Guru, then your journey up the ladder of devotion has
begun."
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Core of Mission's Heart
"If you take life away, is there any value in the body? The same is true for
our spiritual life—if you remove Guru from your spiritual life, you remove
life from your body. If you remove service to the Lord from a temple, this
temple loses its very life."
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No Excuses
"We are always afraid of austerity, but we must accept any austerity, any
unhappiness for the service to our guru. It is not a problem for us.
Spiritual life depends on tolerance and on following the guru's
instruction—always."
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Sri Guru's Grace
"Gurudev is the embodiment, or incarnation, of the Deity. We sometimes make
some mistake in the service to the Deities, and the Deity will not chastise
you, but the Deity's main servitor (Gurudev) can always chastise you. That is
his mercy."
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Heed Your Call
"Spread Krishna consciousness. Spread Mahaprabhu's, Gurudev's and Guru
Maharaj's message door to door in South Africa. Even if somebody kicks you
out from their door, you must go there again and beg, 'I have come to you to
give you real benefit, please take it.'"
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2020
"Inconceivable,
Unbelievable, and Unimaginable"
"Everybody is giving their love and affection and all together making this
day for me. Actually, I am getting shy to make my birthday festival, but
devotees are always enthusiastic to make this festival, even in this pandemic
situation..."
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Clearing
Contradictions
"Everybody's vision and feelings are not the same. Sometimes, you look like a
man, but at other times, you deal or talk with others like a demon. Krishna
lives in all living entities. However, we sometimes see there is also a demon
living in the heart of the jiva soul."
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A Very Busy Day
"Phone calls have been coming today from all over the world starting from
3:30-4 o'clock in the morning. Everyone is calling me continuously. Not only
in foreign countries they are making big festivals today, but also in all the
temples, centres here in India..."
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Service with Full
Enthusiasm
"The most important thing is that all the devotees are with me. 'Maharaj,
where you are, that is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math—and we will go wherever
you are!' When I hear devotees say this, my heart overflows."
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Importance of
Vaishnav-Seva
"Gurudev always warned me when I made festivals, 'Be careful. You have
invited many people, you have invited sannyasis and
brahmacharis—you must give them good prasadam, you must give
good respect to them. If you can please and make devotees happy, then you can
succeed in your spiritual life.'"
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Good Heart Is the Soul of
the Temple
"You get millions of people joining and chanting, 'Gaura Hari bol! Gaura Hari
bol!' but if you sieve through this crowd, you will not find even one pure
devotee there. Yet, there can be just two-five people, but they worship and
practise Krishna consciousness properly—they are my happiness."
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Avoiding Pratistha
"Without service to Vaishnavs, what can rescue us from this kind of illusory
environment? Gurudev always said that it is very difficult in this age of
Kali to conquer illusory environment, to conquer kanak, kamini,
and pratistha. You can overcome kanak (attachment to money) and
kamini (attachment to women), but it is very hard to give up
pratistha (attachment to name and fame)."
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Preach and Proceed In Your
Spiritual Life
"You may have a small temple, you are just a few devotees there, but you can
gather together and worship your Guru with heart and soul. Make festivals,
give good prasadam, glorify our Guru-varga, sing some bhajans.
This is what a temple is meant for. This is our life."
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My Fortune and My
Promise
"Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math is my real family. I am very fortunate and very
grateful. I will try to serve all the devotees to the best of my ability
until my death, until the moment I leave this body. That is my promise."
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Tue, 27 September 2022
Appreciate Service
"You must do everything—every single thing is service. When it is necessary
to do something and the opportunity comes to you, you should do it
immediately—do not wait for others to do it. You must understand this because
this is very important for our spiritual life."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Step Up Your
Service
"We should not waste our time on our own enjoyment, we must give our time for
the enjoyment and happiness of our Lord, our Gurudev. I know everybody will
be working, it is Monday, the first day of the week days, but we must still
do some service for Baladev Prabhu's appearance day. Remember this. If you
only fast and give some flower to Gurudev, that is not sufficient."
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Wed, 28 September 2022
Remember Where
You Belong
"You must remember this line: this is the line of Sri Rupanuga. Those who
practise this line in strict adherence to their Guru cannot be obstructed by
anything. We must follow the Rupanuga line of Gaudiya Vaishnavs—if we step
outside this line, we will not be able to attain anything."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Disciple's Core
Quality
"To receive and digest chastisement, it is necessary to have tolerance. How
many devotees can tolerate chastisement? Very few. When Gurudev chastises
you, you must be quiet—you have no right to say a single word."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Tritiya. Disappearance of Sriyukta Radharani Devi Chaudurani.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
Thu, 29 September 2022
Acquire
Transcendental Vision
"We come here just for one day to chant some kirtan and take
prasad, but it is not so simple. Taking prasad is also Krishna
consciousness, but Prabhupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that
if, when you take prasad, you think, 'Oh, he did not give me fried
aubergine!' then this is not honouring prasad—it is only eating
aubergine."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
On Cows and
Baladev-Tattva
"(1) Krishna likes cows, and if we can make cows happy,
Krishna will always be happy. (2) Sachi Mata understood
that Nityananda Prabhu was non-different from Baladev—that Baladev Himself
had come as Nityananda Prabhu."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar
Maharaj (a disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj and a sannyas
disciple of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
Fri, 30 September 2022
Eradicating
Aversion
"We do not like to read, we do not get any energy—we have no enthusiasm or
eagerness for service! We took initiation and received the Holy Name many
years ago, but our spiritual practice is gradually diminishing. First,
surrender must come. Spiritual life cannot begin without surrender."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Sweeter Than the
Sweetest
"Krishna's pastimes are very sweet. Krishna's beauty, Krishna's pastimes,
Krishna's love, Krishna's smile, everything about Him is sweet, sweeter, and
sweeter than the sweetest..."
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O paupers! Become rich by practising Krishna consciousness yourself, then
preach to others. O misers! You have accumulated some
property—distribute it; otherwise one day you will become a mango tree
on a hill and all your fruit will rot!
At Sri Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi (1)
Divine Guidance, Chapter 4
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Gaura Trayodashi. Divine Appearance Day of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod
Thakur.
Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha
Maharaj [a dear disciple, associate, and Mission Manager of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur; his previous name is Sri Kunja Bihari Prabhu,
affectionally called 'Kunja Babu'].
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