Learn Proper Meaning
'Do not look at what others say – read Bhagavatam. If you talk about
merging with impersonal Brahman, it means that you want to become God. Man
can never become God. First become surrendered, then you can understand these
things. You must study properly.'
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—{ Teachings to Sri Sri Rupa-Sanatan }—
Sanatan-Siksa:
Breaking Free
"Devotion to Krishna is the primary goal of life. Karma, yoga, jnana
look up to bhakti; these practices have very little
power—without devotion to Krishna, they cannot give the result."
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Tue, 2 July 2024 (Sri Yogini Ekadasi; tomorrow paran is
4:58:42–7:01:55)
Come to Nirguna
Plane
'The Lord gives life to every entity, so the Lord is the master, the owner.
Understanding this, if you reject the fruit thinking that it does not belong
to you, you become a false renunciate, but if you offer the fruit to the
Lord, then you become a servant.'
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Bengali)
Yogini Ekadasi
"Do we fast on ekadasi because of the glories of ekadasi? They
say if you do ekadasi, you will get this result, that result, etc.,
but we do not think about all these results. We follow ekadasi because
our Gurupadpadma told us to. We fast for the pleasure of the Lord."
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—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
On the Way to Sri Puri Dham
(Divine
Guidance, chapter 2):
"We are not going sightseeing but we are going to a place of pilgrimage, a
holy place. Going there will purify us—body, mind, and soul."
First Visit to
Sri Puri Dham
"This temple was made by the mercy of Gurudev, although it is a very small
temple, but it is very nice and sweet. I came to Puri first time through
service—without service Gurudev would not have sent me here and I would
not come myself."
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Parikrama:
Mood, Intention, and Prayer
"People spend so much money to do eye exercise on pretext of spiritual
benefit, but I never want you to have a loss. I want you to get spiritual
benefit. If the Guru cannot direct you to the right path, he cannot be a
Guru."
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A Welcome
Austerity
"We do not want Krishna, we want love for Krishna. Whatever problem,
whatever disturbance comes, let it come. The Lord is testing us, 'If I give
you much austerity, will you tolerate it? Will you tolerate this austerity
and do the parikrama with My devotees?'"
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Sambandha, Abhidheya, and Prayojana of Pilgrimage
"Today is a very good day, a very good occasion—an ekadasi day. On this day
we have come to Sri Puri Dham. Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra are here, Nitai
Chaitanyadev are here, Gurudev is here and Mahaprabhu manifest here His
highest pastimes..."
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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.
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj about fasting on ekadasi and
accepting material facilities:
"One time, a devotee came here from Vrindavan on the day of
ekadasi. He reached in the evening and, after taking bath in the
Ganges, attended kirtans, danced, circumambulated the temple and so
on. Then, I asked him whether he would take any anukalpa. He replied,
'Generally, I do not take anything, but if you like, then, of course, I must
take anukalpa. Your will is greater than my fasting.' That was his
decision.
"My Guru Maharaj (Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
always wanted maximum energy: you should take good food and do good service.
That was his maxim. Krishna is not a liquidated party: take full
prasadam and do full service. Do maximum service, and you should take
whatever is necessary for that. You are to take it for the cause of Krishna,
not for your own cause. You are Krishna's, so if you grow weak, His service
will be hampered, and both you and Krishna will be losers thereby. 'My
soldiers will be well-fed and well-working.' That was our Guru Maharaj's
principle. Napoleon said, 'One full-fed soldier is equal to ten half-fed
soldiers.'
"So, prasad-seva: if it is service, then it must be taken in a
serving mood, of course. But, at the same time, the individual position of a
devotee should be taken into consideration. Sahajiyas do not Fast on
ekadasi at all: 'Oh, we are in Vrindavan, and there is no fasting in
Vrindavan.' But Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Prabhupad did not like that –
it is sahajiya (imitation) if you go on feeding your senses in the
name of Krishna-bhakti (devotion to the Lord). For the service to Krishna, it
is necessary to keep up the body and to provide nourishment to it, so we must
take what is necessary for service. We do not like it if by fasting a loss of
energy is effected. If fasting does not hamper your service, you may go on
fasting – perhaps, your gurudev wanted that...
"For service, I must accept what is necessary to make me physically
fit so that I can render more service. So, accepting material things is not
objectionable. It is fruitful, not detrimental. Rather, it produces something
of a pure character, which helps everyone. This is how a disciple receives
and accepts things. At that same time, he may even blame himself, 'I cannot
go on with my worldly life without the help of this or that!' He will blame
himself, but the underlying spirit must be, 'If I do not take it, I shall be
unfit; I will not be able to do my bit of service to the Lord, to my
gurudev.'
"Moreover, by taking up renunciation, I will be a loser. I will incur
a loss for myself, for the world, and my guru's service will be
hampered. In this spirit, devotees are to take everything. For the cause of
Krishna, for the cause of their guru, they will accept anything.
"Suppose there is a very miserly karmachari (manager). Because
he does not want to spend money, he may not attain a particular result; then,
some difficulty comes, and the opportunity is lost. This manager will be held
responsible by the proprietor: 'Why did you not spend money? Why are you
afraid of spending money from my store? Because of your miserly habit, the
opportunity has been lost! Why should you not spend My money for My
interest?' So, to render service to Krishna, to my gurudev, to
Vaishnavs, to the world, to everyone, I must keep up this mundane body, and I
am entitled to take something for that.
"Miserliness is mayavada; it is the renunciation spirit, and it
will mar Krishna's interest. What we need is yukta-vairagya: I shall
take from the store of Krishna to keep myself fit and to do service. It is
Krishna's account, and if I do not do that, I should be a separatist, a
mayavadi, a renunciationist. I shall render maximum service to
Krishna, and I must take without any hesitation whatever is necessary to make
myself fit for the service; otherwise, I shall be punishable."
•"Sri
Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি "On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Wed, 3 July 2024
Haridas Thakur's
Purity
'When Haridas Thakur came to Puri, he stayed in Siddha Bakul, a small place
near Gambhira. Every day, he would chant 300,000 Holy Names, and until he
finished chanting the Holy Name, he would not touch any food or even drink
any water...'
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Bengali)
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
On the Way to Sri Puri Dham
(Divine
Guidance, chapter 2):
"We are not going sightseeing but we are going to a place of pilgrimage, a
holy place. Going there will purify us—body, mind, and soul."
Mahaprabhu
Arrives In Puri
"When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyas, He went away with Nityananda
Prabhu, Mukunda and others. On the way, Nityananda Prabhu thought, 'Why will
Mahaprabhu carry Me?'..."
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Mahaprabhu
Enters Sri Puri Dham
"Atharnala is the place through which Mahaprabhu first entered Puri after He
took sannyas. Engrossed in the thoughts about Lord Jagannath, Mahaprabhu
began to run from there. He was actually walking, but walking so fast that
the devotees had to run to follow Him."
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Mahaprabhu
Settles In Puri
"Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya kept a room for Mahaprabhu at Kashi Misra's house,
and, after Mahaprabhu had travelled all South India, He came back to Puri and
settled in Kashi Misra's house. He always discussed Krishna-katha with Ray
Ramananda and Svarup Damodar—who will one speak Krishna-katha with if not
with one's dear and near ones?"
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Bengali)
Raghav's Bags
"In Mahaprabhu's times, Damayanti, the sister of Raghav Pandit, would make so
much food for Mahaprabhu during the whole year, and at the Ratha Yatra time,
on the Gundicha marjan day, they would bring bags full of food for
Mahaprabhu."
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Thu, 4 July 2024
Haridas Thakur's
Desire
'Haridas Thakur caught Mahaprabhu"s hand and pulled Him to sit down next to
him on his bed. Then, he said, "Prabhu, I have never asked You for anything,
but I want to ask You for something today. Will you give it to me?"'
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Bengali)
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
On the Way to Sri Puri Dham
(Divine
Guidance, chapter 2):
"We are not going sightseeing but we are going to a place of pilgrimage, a
holy place. Going there will purify us—body, mind, and soul."
Jagadananda
Pandit: Childhood
"In his Prema-vivarta Jagadananda Pandit tells what prema
(love) is, and the prema (love) that he himself has cannot be seen
anywhere... I will tell his story."
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Jagadananda
Pandit's Hot-Headed Heart
"When a man has two wives, the second, younger, wife is always more
temperamental and domineering. Similarly, Satyabhauma is also always
domineering, always controlling, and so was Jagadananda Pandit here..."
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At Sri
Chatak Parvat and Sri Tota Gopinath Temple
His Divine Grace is speaking at the bhajan-kutir of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Sri Tota Gopinath temple on the first day of
Sri Puri Dham parikrama, telling the pastimes of Srila Haridas
Thakur's disappearance and Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
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At Sri Alarnath
"In Sri Purusottam Dham, at the shore of the ocean and about twenty-four
miles to the East of Puri, there is a town called Brahmagiri. Here, Brahma
worshipped Lord Vishnu in Satya-yuga. Pleased with his worship, Lord Narayan
appeared here..."
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Pastimes of Sri
Saksi Gopal
"There were once two brahmans, an old and a young one. They both went
on pilgrimage to many holy places and met in Vrindavan. The old
brahman was very happy with the young brahman and promised in
front of the Deity of Gopal to give his daughter to him."
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At Ramananda Ray's
Garden
"Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and asked, 'Prabhu, can You speak some
Krishna-katha?' Mahaprabhu replied, 'I do not know so much, but Ramananda Ray
knows more than Me...'"
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Strong
Desire
"If you have this kind of strong desire, mercy will come. It is necessary
to have such permanent, unflinching desire for service, for chanting or
anything else." What kind of desire is it?
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Fri, 5 July 2024
Jagadananda
Pandit's Nature
'Jagadananda Pandit was very straightforward with Mahaprabhu. Such was his
nature. He was a very good cook, so he would sometimes cook and forcefully
feed Mahaprabhu. He would also sometimes fight with Mahaprabhu, but he was a
extremely dear to Mahaprabhu.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami and Srila
Sach-chid-ananda Bhaktivinod 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."
Srimad Bhakti Vinodaviraha Dasakam | শ্রীমদ্ভক্তিবিনোদবিরহদশকম্ "Alas, alas! O Bhakti Vinoda Thakura, O Supreme Guru, for twenty-two years
this world has been plunged into misfortune, long grief-stricken in your
intolerable separation. You are the divine potency of Sri Gaura, and you
graciously made your advent in this earthly plane, being attracted by the
living beings' virtuous deeds performed throughout many lifetimes. Where am
I, so lowly and fallen, and where are you, the great soul who delivers the
universe!"
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and the Distinction of the Line He Introduced A beautiful and extensive chapter from Sri Guidance,
Volume 4 (page 245): "Desiring to fulfil the innermost desire of Sri
Gaurasundar to bestow His joyous service onto the souls, Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakur appeared in this world and performed his pastimes. Appearance of a
close associate of Gaura is a blessing for the world. When a king is born,
literary experts and poets sing in his praise, but when a great soul appears
to spread eternal auspiciousness in this world, nobody cares. This is a
deplorable fortune."
Without Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur Our Line Is Nothing
"Today is the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur—he left us and
entered his nitya-lila on this day. He is doing service in his abode
now, but he is still bestowing his mercy on all devotees and on us. We cannot
even think of our line without Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. He is the main
personality in our line."
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Mandakini Dhara
"The main thing is that Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur brought to us the pure
current of Mandakini, proper consciousness, and this current is still flowing
in this world allowing us to get some taste of the nectar that was
distributed by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. What he has given us has never been
given by anybody in this world."
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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..."
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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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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.
In honour of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami:
— { Pranam mantra of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami } —
nilambhodhi-tate sada sva-viraha-ksepanvitam bandhavam
srimad-bhagavati katha madiraya sanjivayan bhati yah
srimad-bhagavatam sada sva-nayanasru-payanaih pujayan
gosvami-prabaro gadadhara-vibhur-bhuyat mad-eka-gatih
"On the shore of the broad blue ocean Gadadhar Pandit used to read Srimad
Bhagavatam to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who was suffering from the great
internal pain of separation from Himself (Krishna). Gadadhar Pandit supplied
the wine of Krishna-lila to intoxicate his afflicted friend and give Him
relief. As he read, tears would fall from his eyes like flower offerings onto
the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam. May the pleasure of that brilliant
personality, Gadadhar Pandit, the best of the Goswamis, be my only object in
writing this book."
(Composed by
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Service
to Gaura-Gadadhar(By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj)
"Is worship of Gaura-Gadadhar a completely madhurya conception? Yes,
and more than that. This worship is rather related to separation, or union in
separation. Gadadhar Pandit represented Radharani's bhava, but though
he is the possessor of that wealth, it was taken up by Mahaprabhu, so he
stood empty."
Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami (A chapter from Srila Acharya Maharaj's Bengali book Sri
Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"Sri Gadadhar Pandit stayed with Mahaprabhu from his childhood. His father's
name was Madhav Misra, and his mother's name was Ratnavali Devi. They lived
in Mayapur near Jagannath Misra's house. Mahaprabhu could never stay without
Gadadhar Pandit, and Gadadhar Pandit could not stay without Mahaprabhu even a
moment too..."
At Sri
Chatak Parvat and Sri Tota Gopinath Temple
His Divine Grace is speaking at the bhajan-kutir of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Sri Tota Gopinath temple on the first day of
Sri Puri Dham parikrama, telling the pastimes of Srila Haridas
Thakur's disappearance and Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
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Sri Gadadhar Pandit's
Life in Puri
A special discourse given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj for Sri Gaudiya Darshan, 1995, dwelling on "Puri
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math" and "Jagannathdev and His Dham."
Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala]
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's article on Srila Gadadhar
Pandit's paramount sacrifice: "Pandit Goswami's life is a special offering
of silent and complete self-sacrifice to his beloved. Only those who can
taste unprecedented joy by appreciating the wonder within the ornament of
contradiction in seeing the bag of a beggar on Laksmi Devi’s shoulder are fit
to appreciate the extraordinary glory of Srimat Pandit Goswami's
unprecedented personality..."
পণ্ডিত শ্রীগদাধর
গোস্বামী["Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami," the original
Bengali article]
শ্রীল ভক্তিরক্ষক শ্রীধর দেব গোস্বামী মহারাজের প্রবন্ধ: "পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী
চরিত্র নিজ প্রিয়তমের উদ্দেশ্যে একটী নীরব পূর্ণ-আত্মোৎসর্গময় উপটোকন বিশেষ ।
লক্ষ্মীদেবীর স্কন্ধ ভিক্ষার ঝুলি দর্শনে যাঁহারা বিরোধালঙ্কারের চমৎকারিতা
হৃদয়ঙ্গমে যে অপূর্ব্ব সুখাস্বাদনে সমর্থ, তাঁহারাই শ্রীমৎ পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী
অপূর্ব্ব ব্যক্তিত্বের অসাধারণ মহিমা অনুভবের অধিকারী ।"
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
•SONG:
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the
fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of
your feet."
•SONG:
Ohe Vaisnava
Thakura |
(ওহে) বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর "O worshippable Vaishnav, ocean of grace, be merciful to this servant.
Give me the shade of your feet and purify me. I clasp your feet. You can give
Krishna, you have that power. Calling, 'Krishna!' 'Krishna!', I run after
you."
•SONG:
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা "I am so wicked, how will I ever get service? I do not have any attachment to Sri Guru and Vaishnavs! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"
•SONG:
Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs'
name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of
Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
Photographs of Sri Puri Dham pilgrimage from previous years:
Jagadananda
Pandit's Service
'When Mahaprabhu took sannyas and came to Puri, Jagadananda Pandit
came together with Him. Wherever Mahaprabhu went, Jagadananda Pandit stayed
near Him and always thought about service to Mahaprabhu, always making sure
that Mahaprabhu did not suffer from any inconvenience.'
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Bengali)
Self-Purification[By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"First, all gross elements are removed, then all subtle elements are removed,
and then the temple is washed. By doing that, we can cleanse the temples of
our own hearts. None can deceive us, none can check our progress except
ourselves, so we must scrutinise and analyse our own inner temples and brush
aside any undesirable things found there. This is Gundicha-marjan, as
Mahaprabhu showed."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri
Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "On this day,
you should clean the place where you are staying, and also clean your heart
through chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through
sravan and kirtan, through practising."
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
Pastime of Gundicha Marjan (A chapter from His Divine Grace's Bengali book Sri Puri
Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"The day before going to Vrindavan-Sundarachal, Mahaprabhu and all the
devotees would clean the temple of Gundicha (that is non-different from
Vrindavan). This is called Gundicha-marjan lila (pastime of cleaning the
temple). Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur wrote very
beautifully about this pastime...."
Observing
Gundicha Marjan
"Tomorrow is Gundicha Marjan, everybody will join it. You should clean the
place where you are staying, and also clean your heart through chanting the
Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through sravan and
kirtan, through practising."
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Buddhi-Suddhi
"You recite mantras for the archan, you chant that the cloth is clean,
the chamara is clean, the peacock fan is clean, the
pancha-pradip is clean, etc. Everything is clean, but do you ever
think, 'Is my mind clean?'"
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন লীলা
"বৃন্দাবন-সুন্দরাচলে যাওয়ার আগের দিন মহাপ্রভু সমস্ত ভক্তগণকে নিয়ে গুণ্ডিচা
মন্দির (যে বৃন্দাবন থেকে অভিন্ন) পরিষ্কার করতেন । এটা হচ্ছে গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন
লীলা । প্রভুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী ঠাকুর খুব সুন্দর ভাবে এই লীলার
রহস্যর সম্বন্ধে লিখে দিয়েছেন :"
Gundicha
Marjan: "Let Jagannath Come to My House"
"Another meaning of Gundicha marjan is cleaning the heart, and Mahaprabhu
Himself was showing how to do it. At first He swept, then poured water and
then with His own cloth, uttariya, He washed the temple. He was showing how
thoroughly you must clean your heart..."
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Gundicha
Marjan: A Seat for Bhakti Devi
"What is the meaning of this Pastime? We have so much dust in our hearts,
we must remove this dust. Once we clean the place in our heart, we can invite
Bhakti Devi, the Lord, to come there. Unless you clean the place, Bhakti Devi
will not come."
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'You should be a sincere seeker, chastity and sincerity are necessary.
Niskapata seva is causeless. You do not need to ask Him for anything,
only serve Him.'