Purged Perpetrator
'First, an offence is made to Vaishnavs; when that offence grows, it becomes
an offence to the holy feet of the guru; and when it grows even more,
it becomes an offence to the holy feet of the Lord. The example of this is
Ramachandra Puri.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Simplicity and
Duplicity •Simplicity — "to be a
Vaishnav, to be a sadhu, you must first be simple. Do not be a 'zigzag'
person. Simplicity comes through practice, and how one practises depends upon
the practitioner." •Duplicity — "if you chant the
Holy Name without offence, then you can feel that Krishna's Name, beauty,
pastimes are non-different from Krishna. But if you chant the Holy Name and
think about other things, if you have material desires, then you will not
feel anything."
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Disciples' Pitfalls
'If you try to show off your pratistha or try to glorify yourself – it
will be an offence. You must never behave defensively. Never argue to prove
that you are right. Never do this with your guru: whatever gurudev
says, that is right and that is the final decision.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur:
Whole-Hearted
Service
"Narottam Das Thakur was born in Sripat Keturi (Bangladesh) and in his life
he composed many Vaishnav songs. Actually, all our Guru-varga serve the Lord
and serve their Guru whole-heartedly, with body, mind, and speech."
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Srila Narottam Das
Thakur: Bona Fide Benefactor
"Who will you call a Guru? A Guru is not someone whose profession is to make
disciples, who only takes your money. The Guru gives a conception, gives some
wealth, property, with which you can go to your real home..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur's Separation
"How did he leave his body? It was unbelievable. It happened on the
panchami (fifth) day of the Kartik month, that is today... One day, he
was chanting and the devotees could see that he was saying, 'I want to go, I
want to go.' He said this in front of everybody..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur: His Mission in Bengal
"Three persons had promised to stay in Vrindavan, but they left their
promise and came to Bengal. When Narottam Das Thakur came to Bengal he found
so many great devotees who were not getting good association. He kept
Mahaprabhu's conception properly. We pray we can get some mercy and can serve
him, protect his line and preach about him."
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Beware of Maya
"After some days there will come Guru Maharaj's appearance festival. We must
honour his appearance day properly... Always, at all times, be alert, be
aware of Maya. Maya does not mean some girl or a woman..."
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Kirtans:• Ye anila prema-dhana • Hari haraye nama
krsna.
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Beware Imitation
"If you follow Narottam Das Thakur's advice, this is good, but if you think
you want to do what Narottam Das Thakur did, if you want to become Narottam,
then it is a very big problem. Do not imitate Nityananda Prabhu."
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In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur[From Affectionate Guidance]
"Today is the Disappearance Day of Srila Narottam Thakur, so I would like to
say a few words to glorify him. Before Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur most of the
Vaisnava songs came from Srila Narottam Thakur. But although he wrote many
beautiful songs of devotion, Narottam Das Thakur was not just a song writer,
he was a great pandit and more than that, he was a devotee of Sri
Chaitanyadev."
"We have no quality, no qualification to serve the Vaishnavs. If we do not
get mercy from Vaishnavs, we cannot acquire, or get, service from the
Vaishnavs. That is why we always make Vaishnavs' tirobhav
(disappearance) festivals and remember such days.
"We are praying to that Vaishnav Thakur [Srila Narottam Das Thakur],
'Wherever you are staying, Prabhu, wherever you are living now, we want to
serve your servant! We want to serve your servant's servant.' We pray we can
get some mercy and can serve him, can protect his line and preach about him."
•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, please deliver Narottam this time!"
•Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. In every birth I
aspire for the dust of your feet."
•Thakura vaisnava-gana |
ঠাকুর বৈষ্ণবগণ "Narottam Das says, 'Seeing and hearing about my situation, I am stricken
with fear. Please rescue me and keep me by your side.'"
•Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath. My mind is
intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the
name of Vaishnavs."
•Nitai-pada kamala "Always aspire for Nitai's feet. Narottam is very sad: 'O Nitai! Make me
happy. Keep me beside your reddish feet.'"
•Gaurangera Duti Pada "Whether he lives in a house or in the forest, Narottam Das begs for the
association of one who calls, 'O Gauranga!'"
•Sri-rupa-manjari-pada |
শ্রীরূপমঞ্জরী-পদ "O Rupa! Please be merciful to me, give me shelter at your lotus feet.
Narottam is praying for your shelter."
•Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Not finding the association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes
with all these associates, Narottam Das weeps."
Grave Warning
'A bona fide guru gives a danger signal – he gives the right advice at
the right time. If you listen to the advice or guidance of your guru,
you will be benefitted. Those who do not listen to it fall down.'
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Practitioner's
Pure Pride
"We are servants of the Lord, servants of Gurudev. That is our quality. That
is our designation. There is no question of pride here. We are servants, we
are dogs of our Guru, that is our pride. When you become a proper servitor of
Gurudev, then your material pride will automatically leave you."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj (a
disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and a dear
associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"I offer my obeisance unto my great master, the worshippable Srimad Bhakti
Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. He is a beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and has been a bee in the lotus feet of the Lord since his
youth. He has a divine form and a moonlike face. He is filled with the Name's
ecstasy and his heart is tranquil. He is gentle, he relieves the fallen of
their distress, and he delivers the world."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Sripad Bhakti Vichar
Jajavar Maharaj(by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, spoken on Srila Jajavar Maharaj's disappearance day)
"Srila Jajavar Maharaj joined the Gaudiya Mission of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur at a very young age. He could sing nicely, and he looked
very simple—there was not a shadow of inauspiciousness in his
body..."
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Sat, 4 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Pull of
Material Life
'You have fallen into the burning agony of the misery of material life, have
you not?... The more material life attacks you, the stronger its hold is.
When you stop serving the Lord, Maya uses you in her service. You understand
that material life is temporary and untrue, that is why this life is full of
suffering.'
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Bengali)
Damodar Month
"This Kartik month (Damodar month) is Krishna's dearmost month. There is
Radha-Damodar temple near our Vrindavan temple and every Kartik we go for
parikrama in Vrindavan. This year also we have a great wish to start
Vrindavan parikrama in Damodar month."
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Month of
Service—Life of Service
"Today Kartik-vrata, or niyom-seva, starts. Our temple observes it from
purnima to purnima, and some other temples do it from
dvadasi to dvadasi. One day I asked Gurudev what
niyom-seva meant..."
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Damodarastakam
"We sing Damodarastakam about the pastimes of the Lord written by
Satyavrata Muni every Kartik month. That is a very important song in our
spiritual life."
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Attend to
Kirtan—Attain Kirtan
"Who can understand these songs? We cannot even understand 'trnad api
sunichena...' then can we proceed to the other songs? If we want to chant
the Name of Krishna, then we must become like this—trnad api
sunichena...—as we sing in this kirtan."
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Siksastakam
"We are singing the Siksastakam songs every day [in Kartik month].
Mahaprabhu is Radha-Krishna's combined form and Siksastakam is His
teaching. It is very nice. We must practise these songs."
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Questions and Answers • A follow-up on ladies leading
sankirtan and playing the mridanga
• How does the gayatri mantra help us?
• How to serve Gurudev without thinking
what benefit I get from it?
• How to maintain faith that
Krishna will protect us?
• Why did Srila Gadadhar Pandit never go
to Vrindavan?
• How can we fight pratistha?
• What is the proper way to ask
questions?
• Should we
be affectionate only with Vaishnavs or with everybody?
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—: ANNOUNCEMENT :— Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Appearance Festival
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet and remembering our Divine Master Om Vishnupad
Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, we would like to extend a
humble and earnest invitation to your holy self to join the grand celebration
of the divine appearance day of the supremely worshippable Founder Acharya
and eternal Guardian of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru
Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, that manifests this year
on 6 November 2023 (Monday).
We pray that devotees can render assistance to the festivals observed in
their communities and focus eternally in their lives on contributing the core
ingredient of every service endeavour—one's entire being, mind, heart and
soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the Lord. Have full faith. You must
surrender and give everything—your shyness, shame, fear, everything; keep
everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or
Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per cent."
Taking your foot dust on our heads, we humbly pray that this supremely
worshippable appearance day of Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, celebrated
with much joy and grandeur by the fortunate souls throughout the entire
manifest creation, may pass auspiciously in Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan and
Hari-seva that are so dear to the hearts of Sri Guru, Vaishnavs and the
Lord.
Your aspiring servants at
scsmathinternational.com
Email address for enquiry:
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
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Make the
Festival, with Heart and Soul
"I am telling to everyone who is staying in the temple, to every centre: you
must make a festival for Srila Sridhar Maharaj. If you want to show that you
want to serve Srila Sridhar Maharaj, then make a good festival on this
day."
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Some preparations and items that are known to be favourite to His Divine
Grace Srila Sridhar Maharaj include: natural orange juice (with just a little
sugar), cholar dahl (split chickpea dal) or kolai dal (urad dal), alu bhaji
(deep-fried potato chips), sukta, muri, puri/luchi with alu bhaja, aloo dum,
samosa, pineapple chutney (anaraser chutney), puspanna, figs (dumur), gokul
pitha, ripe chaunsa mango, posta bora.
Sun, 5 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Awakening
Inner Longing
'Many people worship Deities out of fear, but some people worship the Lord
with their hearts and souls. Do you think it is the same? Somebody loves
gurudev with all their heart, keeping a loving relationship with
gurudev with all their heart and soul; and somebody waits for
gurudev to leave and then does whatever they want. This is not
love.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas
day of Srila Bhakti Sundar 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."
In honour of Sri Radha Kunda's manifestation day:
"Srila Prabhupad laid a special stress on this and expressed it in
very appropriate Gaudiya terms and conclusions. 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. 'Go' means senses or knowledge. 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 maha-maya, 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 Krishna's senses."
(Guidance 3, 'Sri Radhastami')
Dear and
Dearmost
"Krishna said to Radharani, 'OK, so Your kunda is better, and My
kunda is all poison, but if we mix some of the water from Your
kunda into My kunda, then the kunda will be purified!'"
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•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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"Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur says, 'Sri Vrindavan and
its surroundings so intensely awaken my remembrance of Krishna; and if these
things are taken away from me, I shall lose my very life. They are sustaining
me, because they are encouraging me to take to Krishna consciousness.'
esaba chhodata kaha nahi yau
esaba chhodata parana harau
bhaktivinoda kahe, suna kana
taya uddipaka hamara parana
The grove-dwelling on the banks of Radha-kunda,
Govardhana mountain, the banks of river Yamuna;
Kusuma-sarovara lake, Manasa-ganga river,
The rolling waves of Yamuna, daughter of the sun;
Place of the Rasa dance, and Gokula, the gentle breezes,
The trees, vines, and Vetasa palms of Vraja;
The birds and animals, the sweet air of spring,
The peacocks, bumblebees, the flute's sweet song;
Flute, horn, His footsteps, range of clouds in the sky,
Season of spring, the moon, the conch, hand-cymbals;
I know all this nourishes the pastimes of the Divine Couple,
I can feel they arouse the holy pastimes of the Lord;
I can never leave all these things so dear to me,
Without them I know I'll surely die;
Hear me, O Kan, says Sri Bhaktivinoda:
You are the only light of my life.
This is Vrindavan. Vrindavan is so friendly, so sweet, so near to us, and
such a well-wisher of ours. We are quite at home there—sweet, sweet home.
Svarupe sabara haya, golokete sthiti: in our innate and innermost existence,
we are members of that plane. Now we have come out, and we have scattered our
consciousness all over the surface. Cover, cover, cover—there are so many
layers, and they are all dry things. And the substance, the spirit, is
within. Eliminating this bodily cover, the mental cover, the liberation
cover, the Vaikuntha cover—then I may enter into the land of Vraja. Vrindavan
resides within me, if I can find my friends everywhere. They are my friends
and relatives, and they will give me all-pleasing experience, ecstasy.
Mahaprabhu came with this news for us. 'Oh, you are a child of that soil; why
do you suffer here, my children, my boys? Why do you suffer? Amrtasya-putrah:
you are a child of that soil, and you are suffering so much, coming in the
desert? Your home is so resourceful, so sweet, and you are running in the
desert? What is this? Come! Leave this poisonous charm, this suicidal charm.
This charm, maya-charm, misunderstanding charm—this is suicidal. Leave this
apparent charm! This is poisonous, like a witch. The witch has charmed you
here and made you spellbound. Come along with Me! I shall take you to your
home which is so very sweet!'"
(Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion 1, chapter 11)
In honour of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's sannyas
day:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam-sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam
"I offer my obeisance unto he who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev's most
cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev's
associates; who is expert in all aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable
and inconceivable; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami
Prabhu's line; who is known as 'Govinda'—Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj; whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is infused
with pure devotion; who is the Guru of the entire universe; and who is the
giver of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord."
"The day after Srila Guru Maharaj gave Srila Govinda Maharaj sannyasa was
Guru Maharaj's own Appearance Day and he was very happy on that day. Early
that morning I went to see him and said, 'Srila Guru Maharaj, yesterday you
gave Srila Govinda Maharaj sannyasa; but I think he took sannyasa many, many
lifetimes ago.' He replied, 'Oh, you want to say that this is only being done
to show the people who he is, but actually he is much more than that?' Srila
Guru Maharaj was smiling and laughing, and on that morning, his own
Appearance Day, he sat on his chair and for maybe two or three hours he
talked about Srila Govinda Maharaj. This was the Appearance Day of the Guru
but the Guru was doing kirtan of the disciple!"
{ Book Shelf }
An extensive selection of books, articles and poetry by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj available for
online reading and download, as well as purchase from any of our temples
worldwide.
Biography of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
A glorification article that sprang forth from the interpretation of the
Pranam-mantra of His Divine Grace and was originally published as
an Appendix to the Revealed Truth.
Sannyas
Day(20 photographs, 2.3 Mb)
Archive photographs taken on 6 November 1985, on the day Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj accepted the sannyas order from His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.
Jaya
jaya gurudever |
জয় জয় গুরুদেবের "All glory to the effulgent arati of Srila Gurudev taking place at the
foot of Govardhan for the beneft of the world! All glory to the mine of joy,
Sri Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami, who is the crown-jewel of
Gurus!"
Mon, 6 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month;
Divine Appearance Day of Om Vishnupad Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Private
Service Stays Private
'A devotee asked me recently, "Why do you not worship the yugala-murti
(Deities of Radha-Krishna)?" I told him, "Who told you that we do not worship
Them? Do you think that we will show this worship openly, like you all
do?"'
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Do Not Compromise
with Maya
"So many problems came in their time, and they did not back off—they spoke
the truth; but we are ready to compromise our principles—we compromise what
Mahaprabhu teaches us with other things. Srila Sridhar Maharaj saw a big
dream that Mahaprabhu's proper conception would be preached all over the
world by Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and that is happening now. We must not
surrender to maya."
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মায়ার
সাথে আপোষ করা যায় না(Do Not Compromise with Maya, Bengali
class)
"আমরা সব সময় 'শরণাগত, শরণাগত' করি কিন্তু কইজন আমরা ভগবানের কাছে শরণাগত
হয়েছি ? গুরুসেবার করিবার পরিবর্তে গুরুদেবের কাছে দীক্ষা নাওয়ার নাম করে দীক্ষা
নাওয়ার অভিনয় করি । গুরুর সেবার পরিবর্তে গুরু-ভোগী, গুরু-ত্যাগী হয়ে পড়ি কন্তু
গুরু-সেবী হতে পারি নি । নিজের স্বার্থ, নিজের ভাল-মন্দ জীবনটা কাটিয়ে গেলাম
কিন্তু আমরা কখনই জীবে যে কী করে মঙ্গল লাভ হয়, সে চিন্তা করলাম না । সব সময়
ভগবানের জন্য নিজের ভোগ-সুখ পরিত্যাগ করতে হয়, মায়ার কাছে সমর্পণ করলে হবে না
।"
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Navami. The grand appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math's Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of
Sripad Sakhi Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.
Spoken by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj on this day in
2020:
Our Great Fortune
"Today is a very auspicious day because tomorrow is the appearance day of our
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Founder Acharya—our Param Gurudev, Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. I am giving my full humble
obeisance at the lotus feet of my beloved Gurudev, and our Param
Gurudev...."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Appearance and Early Days
"The name of Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's father is Upendra Chandra
Bhattacharya. His birthpalce is in Hapaniya. His mother's name was Sri Gauri
Devi. By the will of the Lord, when Srila Sridhar Maharaj appeared, he was
the eldest son. How did his parents get this kind of son? There is some
history behind it."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj: Powerful
Preaching
"When Srila Sridhar Maharaj left his house and joined Gaudiya Mission, Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur was very pleased. Even before taking
sannyas, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj was a great preacher. He was
always very enthusiastic to preach."
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"Service Is My Vow"
"Many people ask me, many people criticise me, but I am a fallen soul, I only
know what Gurudev told me—he told me, 'Service is the vow, service is the
life force, and service is the duty.' This is what I am following."
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Forgetting Yourself
"Give respect to everybody. Basically, tridandi sannyas means to be
humble, tolerant, and give honour to others. However, I am bound to say that
sometimes they take sannyas or saffron, and their ego becomes very
big. They forget that they must serve more. It makes me very sad."
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Joy of Good Association
"I do not want to go preaching alone, when there are only two-three devotees.
I always want devotees' association. 'Ekaki amara nahi paya bala
hari-nama-sankirtane. When I am alone, I get no strength to chant.'
Devotees' enthusiasm gives me inspiration."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Expanding Gaudiya Math
"Even though I have heard about this a hundred times, it is still my bad
fortune—I am a fallen soul—I still have no quality, no qualification to
glorify Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Despite this, I will try, by the
mercy of Gurudev and devotees, to describe something that I did not mention
yesterday."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Scriptural Expertise
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj wrote many articles, many works in this life. Srila
Prabhupad told about his writing, 'If you can publish this kind of Hari-katha
in our monthly newspaper, it will increase the value of our publication.'
Srila Prabhupad also remarked that Srila Sridhar Maharaj was 'sastra-nipun'
[expert in scriptures]."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Emporium of Greatness
"Even Srila Sridhar Maharaj's godbrothers wanted to hear his Hari-katha
because only he could explain Srila Prabhupad's teaching authentically. Srila
Sridhar Maharaj did not want to be a king, but he made so many kings in his
life. We hear of many symptoms of a Vaishnav, and we see that Srila Sridhar
Maharaj possesses all of them."
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In honour of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
devam divya-tanum suchanda-vadanam balarka-chelanchitam
sandrananda-puram sad-eka-varanam vairagya-vidyambudhim
sri-siddhanta-nidhim subhakti-lasitam sarasvatanam varam
vande tam subhadam mad-eka-saranam nyasisvaram sridharam
"I worship Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the
bestower of all auspiciousness, my only shelter and the master of all
renunciates. He is my Lord who possesses a transcendental form, whose face
expression is very grave, who is clad in the holy clothes the colour of the
newly risen sun. He is an abode of intense joy; the only genuine master whom
one can accept and surrender to; and an ocean of divine knowledge of
renunciation. He is a repository of holy scriptural teachings and pastimes of
the highest devotion and a great follower of Srila Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad"
Biography of Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Srila Guru Maharaj's extensive recollections of his childhood and youth,
as well as the coming to the lotus feet of his Gurudev and later on starting
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
{ What
Is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Its Distinctions } An exquisite and profoundly fundamental chapter from Om Vishnupad Srila
B.N. Acharya Maharaj's book Guidance, Volume 3, dwelling on the
mission and distinctive characteristics of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math.
{ Book Shelf }
An extensive selection of books, articles and poetry by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj available for
online reading and download, as well as purchase from any of our temples
worldwide.
The Root of Our
Fortune
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj came in this world to rescue us, and he
created our Guru—by his grace we have got shelter of our bona fide
Guru. So, we must worship his lotus feet."
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Make the
Festival, with Heart and Soul
"I am telling to everyone who is staying in the temple, to every centre: you
must make a festival for Srila Sridhar Maharaj. If you want to show that you
want to serve Srila Sridhar Maharaj, then make a good festival on this
day."
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Photo Album: (35 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
A collection of selected photographs of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj is now added to the archive of photographs. (Part
1)
•SONG:
Jaya Guru
Maharaja |
জয় ‘গুরু-মহারাজ'
যতিরাজেশ্বর
"All glory to Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami, the leading general of
the tridandi-sannyasis! You revealed your Pastimes in this world as
the saviour of the fallen and delivered the sinful and unfortunate souls."
Sri-gaura-mandala majhe |
শ্রীগুর্ব্বাবির্ভাব প্রশস্তি "In Sri Gaura Mandal, there is a village called Hapaniya where my Lord, an
abode of all good qualities, appeared. It stands on the bank of the Ganga,
who is very merciful to the fallen souls; renowned in the whole world, this
abode is a holy repository of knowledge and jewels of logic."
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:
Sri Rupa-manjari-pada |
শ্রীরূপমঞ্জরী-পদ "The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my wealth, my bhajan (service), my
puja (worship), the wealth of my life, and whatever ornaments I may have. Her
lotus feet are the very life of my life."
Tue, 7 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Universal
Religion
'Many people say that vaishnav-dharma is just a part of
sanatana-dharma (eternal, universal religion). It is not so.
Vaishnav-dharma is the main religion, and all religions came from it.
We should not come anywhere close to any other religions – we should show
them respect from far away; and if they come close to us, we must explain to
them why vaishnav-dharma is the highest and main religion.'
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Latest News
"I came back from yesterday in the evening. I had been to Nabadwip, Nrisingha
Palli, and also Mamgachi, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's place. I am trying to
do some service in Nabadwip Dham. I cannot do service alone, but everybody is
helping me, and because of their help, by the mercy of Gurudev, I am able to
fulfil his desire."
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Wed, 8 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
On Others' Offences
'Those who make offence to a Vaishnav get the result of their actions. Do not
worry about it. But you must make sure that you do not make offence yourself.
If you hear somebody criticising Vaishnavs, this is bad and those who do it
make an offence, but if you tell somebody about it, you will be also
committing an offence. '
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Thu, 9 November 2023 (Sri Rama Ekadasi; Sri Kartik Month)
Unburden Yourself
'Who am I to make anything? Am I the owner or the master? He is the master of
the whole creation, so He will do everything. When I face some trouble, I
pray to the Lord, "O Lord, this is all Your arrangement – You have created
this problem, so You sort it out."'
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Permanent
Solution
"What Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math gives is the proper treatment—it gives
treatment to the jiva soul. If you give medicine to people, that is
only a temporary protection, but what Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math gives, is a
permanent solution."
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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 a bath in the
Ganges, attended kirtans, danced, circumambulated the temple and so
on. Then, I asked him whether he would take any anukalpa [non-grain
prasadam that is allowed to be taken on ekadasi]. He replied,
'Generally, I do not take anything, but if you like, then, of course, I must
like anukalpa. Your will is greater than my fasting.' That was his
decision.
"My Guru Maharaj (Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
always wanted maximum energy: you should take good food and do good service.
That was his maxim. Krishna is not a liquidated party: take full
prasadam and do full service. Do maximum service, and you should take
whatever is necessary for that. You are to take it for the cause of Krishna,
not for your own cause. You are Krishna's, so if you grow weak, His service
will be hampered, and both you and Krishna will be losers thereby. 'My
soldiers will be well-fed and well-working.' That was our Guru Maharaj's
principle. Napoleon said, 'One full-fed soldier is equal to ten half-fed
soldiers.'
"So, prasad-seva: if it is service, then it must be taken in a
serving mood, of course. But, at the same time, the individual position of a
devotee should be taken into consideration. Sahajiyas do not fast on
ekadasi at all: "Oh, we are in Vrindavan, and there is no fasting in
Vrindavan." But Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Prabhupad did not like
that—it is sahajiya (imitation) if you go on feeding your senses in
the name of Krishna-bhakti (devotion to the Lord). For the service to
Krishna, it is necessary to keep up the body and to provide nourishment to
it, so we must take what is necessary for service. We do not like it if by
fasting, a loss of energy is effected. If fasting does not hamper your
service, you may go on fasting—perhaps, your Gurudev wanted
that...
"For service, I must accept what is necessary to make me physically
fit so that I can render more service. So, accepting material things is not
objectionable. It is fruitful, not detrimental. Rather, it produces something
of a pure character, which helps everyone. This is how a disciple receives
and accepts things. At that same time, he may even blame himself, 'I cannot
go on with my worldly life without the help of this or that!' He will blame
himself, but the underlying spirit must be, 'If I do not take it, I shall be
unfit; I will not be able to do my bit of service to the Lord, to my
Gurudev.'
"Moreover, by taking up renunciation, I will be a loser. I will incur
a loss for myself, for the world, and my Guru's service will be hampered. In
this spirit, devotees are to take everything. For the cause of Krsna, for the
cause of his Guru, they will accept anything.
"Suppose there is a very miserly karmachari (manager). Because
he does not want to spend money, he may not attain a particular result; then,
some difficulty comes, and the opportunity is lost. This manager will be
responsible to the proprietor: 'Why did you not spend money? Why are you
afraid of spending money from my store? Because of your miserly habit,
the opportunity has been lost!' 'Why should you not spend My money for My
interest?' So, to render service to Krishna, to my Gurudev, to Vaishnavs, to
the world, to everyone, I must keep up this mundane body, and I am entitled
to take something for that.
"Miserliness is mayavada; it is the renunciation spirit, and it
will mar Krishna's interest. What we need is yukta-vairagya: I shall
take from the store of Krishna to keep myself fit and to do service. It is
Krishna's account, and if I do dot do that, I should be a separationist, a
mayavadi, a renunciationist. I shall render maximum service to
Krishna, and I must take without any hestitation whatever is necessary to
make myself fit for the service; otherwise, I shall be
punishable."
•"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
•SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু "I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
•SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি "On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Fri, 10 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Benefactor's Gift
'People tell me, "He is an acharya, but he does house to house?" What of
that? Will I become impure by going house to house? Mahaprabhu Himself went
door to door. It is my duty to go to people, door to door. We must always do
small service.'
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Chaste
Service Consciousness
"If somebody wants to take initiation, they must follow Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math's line; they must follow the rules and regulation. They must
always take prasadam, always chant the Holy Name, and engage in service. You
are not a servant of Krishna—if you are ready to become a servant of
devotees, then you can take shelter of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at 5:49:43–9:30:15. Festival in honour of
Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival at Sripat Panihati.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav [event] mentioned in the calendar, you
must still give them 'jay' on this day."
In honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu's
arrival in Sripat Panihati:
"Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes are all uncommon. Whoever listens
to His activities becomes glorious, and his life becomes perfect. The Lord
finally reached Panihati, and as an act of mercy He gave the captain of the
boat one of His personal garments. The place called Panihati was located on
the bank of the Ganges. After hearing that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had
arrived, all kinds of men assembled both on land and on the water. At length
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was taken away by Raghav Pandit. There was a great
crowd assembled along the way, and the Lord reached Raghav Pandit's residence
with great difficulty...."
(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita)
[On another occasion:] "....After staying a few days at Srivas Pandit's
house, the Lord went to Raghav's house in Panihati. While Sri Raghav Pandit
was engaged in the worship of Krishna, Sri Gaurasundara came there before
him—when Sri Raghav Pandit saw the Lord of his life, he fell to the ground
and offered obeisances. Raghavananda cried in ecstasy as he firmly grabbed
the Lord's lotus feet, which are cherished by Rama, the goddess of
fortune.
"The Lord then embraced Raghav Pandit and soaked his body with tears of
ecstatic love, and Raghav's body was filled with such ecstasy that he did not
know what he should do. When the Lord of Vaikuntha saw Raghav's display of
devotion, He glanced mercifully on Raghav. The Lord said, 'After coming to
Raghav's house and seeing Raghav, I have forgotten all My troubles. I have
obtained the same satisfaction at Raghav's house as one gets by taking bath
in the Ganges.' The Lord smiled and said, 'Listen, Raghav Pandit! Go and
quickly cook for Krishna.'
"Sri Raghav was greatly pleased to receive the Lord's order, and he became
absorbed in the mellows of ecstasy as he went to cook. Following the dictates
of his heart, that brahman cooked unlimited varieties of foods. Mahaprabhu
then came with Nityananda and other associates to eat. Gaurachandra, the
husband of Laksmi, lavishly praised each of the vegetable preparations as He
ate. The Lord said, 'How wonderful is Raghav's cooking! I have never eaten
sak [spinach] like this before.' Raghav knew that the Lord was fond of sak,
so he had cooked various kinds of sak.
"After joyfully finishing His meal, the Lord washed His hands and mouth
and sat down. As soon as Gadadhara Das heard that Sri Gaurasundar was at
Raghav's house, he quickly came there. Gadadhar Das was extremely dear to the
Lord. His body was filled with the happiness of devotional service. When the
Lord saw fortunate Gadadhar, He placed His lotus feet on his head. At that
time Purandar Pandit and Paramesvari Das, in whose Deity Gaurachandra
manifest Himself, quickly came there. On seeing the Lord, they both cried in
ecstasy. Sriman Mahaprabhu manifest in the Gauranga Deity worshiped by
Paramesvari Das, who lived in the village of Tada-antapur. He began the
worship of the Deity form of Sri Gaurasundar. Raghunath Vaidya also came at
that time. He was a great Vaisnava with unlimited good qualities. In this way
Vaisnavas came from wherever they were to meet the Lord. The village of
Panihati became filled with ecstasy, for Lord Gaurachandra was personally
present there.
"Sri Gaurasundar spoke some confidential topics to Raghav Pandit in a
solitary place. 'O Raghav, I have something confidential to tell you.
Nityananda is nondifferent from Me. I tell you, I do whatever Nityananda
wants Me to do. I tell you frankly that all My activities are performed
through Nityananda. There is no difference between Myself and Nityananda.
Everyone in your house will come to know this. From Nityananda you will
easily obtain that which is rarely attained by the best of the mystic yogis.
Therefore you should very carefully serve Nityananda, knowing Him to be the
Supreme Lord Himself.' Sri Gauranga then said to Makaradhvaja Kara, 'You
should serve Sri Raghavananda. Know for certain that your love for Me will be
shown by your love for Raghav Pandit.'
"In this way Lord Gauranga made the village of Panihati glorious by
staying there a few days."
Sat, 11 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Exclusive Path
'Those who say that they are devotee of Krishna are not genuine devotees. It
is not so easy to become a devotee of the Lord! How can you become a Hare
Krishna bhakta if you have not become even a Vaishnav yet? Many people
chant Hare Krishna, but it is not the real Holy Name – it is only external
letters.'
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Service
Without Sahajiyaism
"You must do service under the guidance of Gurudev, then you will know what
is necessary to do. We are not independent, we are always under the guidance
of Gurudev. We do not want to be sahajiyas. Vraja-basis do
raga-marga seva, but we must follow viddhi-marga."
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Sun, 12 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month; offering lamps at the
temples)
Behind Closed
Doors
'The other day, a devotee who stays at one of the temples asked me, "Maharaj,
why should we do archan behind the closed doors? What is the problem if I do
it when the doors of the Deities" altar are open?"'
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Perfect Vision
"We are told to be slow and steady, but when some service is going on, we
sometimes do it fast because everybody's character is not the same. Being
slow does not mean laziness. If you keep a perfect aim and continue steadily
to your aim, then you will succeed."
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Mon, 13 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month; Dipavali)
Unbending Stance
'I know I have taken a lot of time, but it is necessary to say these things
as they are – I cannot bend the truth. If somebody says that Rama and Krishna
are the same, we will not accept that. We do not disrespect Lord Rama, we do
not deny that He is the Lord. Rama is the Lord, but Krishna is the Supreme
Lord: He is the Lord of all Lords.'
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Service Code
"We always do service with some little fault, little mistake, and the Lord
does not easily accept such service, but if we ask great Vaishnavs, Gurudev,
for forgiveness, they will always forgive us. That is why, it will be good if
we serve the Lord through Gurudev."
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Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Dipavali. Offering and placing of lamps (or candles) on the temples
of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Today is
dipavali—you must offer lamps at the temple. Please buy lamps in clay
pots, light them and place them on the four sides of the temple where we are
staying. It is 'deep-dan mahotsav' ('festival of offering lamps'). You
can offer lamps today and tomorrow, for two days."
"Today, everybody says, 'Happy Diwali,' 'Happy Dipavali.' Diwali means a
'festival of lights'. Formally, we are placing some lights in front of the
temple and in front of the Deities today, and I am praying to Gurudev,
praying to the Lord for everybody so that light may come to our hearts, our
minds and all our darkness will be removed from our hearts and minds. We pray
to Gurudev, to the Lord, to Govardhan for everybody. People are suffering so
much all over the world because of their life in darkness, please remove
darkness from their hearts and minds and always keep light in their hearts
and minds. This is the main thing today."
Tue, 14 November 2023 (Sri Govardhan Puja; Sri Kartik Month)
Subdue Your Tongue
'We are always wasting time on various other nonsense things and nonsense
talks. Therefore, it is necessary to have a suitable environment to hear and
speak about the Lord. Where will you get this opportunity to hear about the
Lord seated at the holy lotus feet of sadhus and Vaishnavs?'
•
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Sri Sri Govardhan Puja. Grand Annakut Mahotsav (‘Rice
Mountain Festival’) at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Asram (Govardhan) and Sri
Gupta-Govardhan Temple (Nabadwip). Go-Puja (worship of cows) and Go-Krida
(pleasing cows). Worship of Sri Bali Daityaraj.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "The Lord
accepts everything and anything from His devotees. You will see tomorrow
also—tomorrow is the day of that Govardhan Puja, and people will be offering
so many things on this day. What does 'annakut' mean? It means 'a
mountain of rice'—'kut' means 'a hill' or 'a mountain', and
'anna' means rice. Devotees offer Govardhan a mountain of rice on this
day."
Glory and Pastimes of Sri
Govardhan:
Loving Search for
the Lost Servant: (Chapter 6) LORD OF THE COWS 'Different material tendencies and mental impulses may attack
us—even Indra himself, the king of heaven and the controller of all
ordinary activities, may attack us—but if we are attentive towards our
goal, if we are careful to read the order of Krishna, He will protect us in
the shade of His lotus feet. He will give us shelter under the shade of
Govardhana Hill, where no Indra will be able to touch our heads. And with
full faith that Krishna will give us protection, we should try to take
shelter under Govardhana Hill and pray: "O Krishna, give me protection from
all the difficulties that may come to attack me because of my leaving behind
my ordinary obligations."'
Sri
Govardhan Puja (1): Sevya and Sevak
"Today is a very auspicious day—today is Sri Giriraj Govardhan Puja. By the
mercy of Gurudev, we are present here in Govardhan. Gurudev writes that
Giriraj assumes the form of both sevya and sevak..."
Sri
Govardhan Puja (2): Seva-Adhikar
"Krishna Himself said, 'I am Govardhan!' Sometimes people say that
worshipping Govindaji and worshipping Govardhan is different, but this is a
misconception. You must serve Govardhan with sincerity and following all
rules of service."
Sri
Govardhan Puja (3): Full Service
"I have told you before that it is not necessary to know any mantra to
worship the Lord—it is necessary to have a clean heart. Also, service is
necessary, but service must be full. You start something and then leave it
half-way—not like this."
•
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Sri Govardhan-astakam
His Divine Grace reads Sri Govardhan-astakam composed by Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami Prabhu.
•
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•SONG:
Sri Gupta Govardhan Arati "All glories, all glories, to the grand arati of Sri Giriraj! In the midst of Sri Gaura-mandal, it brings auspiciousness to the entire universe."
•SONG:
Radha-kunda-tata |
করাধাকুণ্ডতট "The grove-dwelling on the banks of Radha-kunda, Govardhan Hill, the banks
of the Yamuna River. I can never leave all these things so dear to me,
without them I know I'll surely die."
•SONG:
Dasa-avatara-stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্ "I offer my obeisance unto Sri Krsna, who assumes ten forms and rescues
the Vedas, upholds Mandara Mountain, uplifts the earth, rips apart demons,
deceives Bali Maharaj, kills the ksatriyas, conquers Ravan, carries a plough,
shows compassion, and annihilates the wicked."
•SONG:
Damodarastakam |
শ্রীশ্রীদামোদরাষ্টকম্ "To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence,
knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro,
who is beautifully shining in the divine realm of Gokula, who [due to the
offence of breaking the pot of yogurt that his mother was churning into
butter and then stealing the butter that was kept hanging from a swing] is
quickly running from the wooden grinding mortar in fear of Mother Yasoda, but
who has been caught from behind by her who ran after Him with greater
speed—to that Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble
obeisances."
•Mayura mukuta |
ময়ূর-মুকুট "He wears a peacock feather crown and yellow garments. He holds the
flute and lifts the Govardhan Hill! All glory to the son of Yasoda,
Krishna, Murari. Glory to He who holds the flute and lifts the Govardhan
Hill!"
"Surrender to
Giriraj"
"You must leave everything to the Lord, to Giriraj. If you make your own
arrangements, then the Lord says, 'You are making your own arrangements,
therefore I will not look after you.' Remember this—those who have no one,
have the Lord; and those who have many things, have nothing, the Lord is not
by their side."
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Appearance of Sri
Giriraj
"...When I was doing Govardhan parikrama, I was looking both sides,
thinking (Gurudev was also thinking), 'You have made the temple in Govinda
Kunda, but how you will bring Govardhan? How will you get Him?'"
•
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Parikrama of Sri
Govardhan
"How do we do parikrama? Govardhan is like a peacock, our temple is
near Manasa Ganga, at the mouth of Govardhan, and we start the
parikrama from the tail and do half portion one day, and the second
half the next day."
•
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The Aanyor Village
"During the parikrama, we pass a village called Aanyor when we go to
see Govinda Kunda. One day, Madhavendra Puri was sitting there and chanting
all day..."
•
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Holy Places for Holy Deeds
"As long as there are the glories of the Lord in the world, there will be
Ganga, there will be Yamuna, there will be Govardhan, but now is Kali-yuga,
and the time is coming when the Ganges will disappear, Govardhan will
disappear..."
•
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First Part of Sri
Govardhan Parikrama
"Yesterday, we went to the Manasi Ganga. After that, we went to Haridev
mandir, then Brahma Kunda. Then, there is Santan Goswami's
bhajan-kutir and Chakleshwar Mahadev on the bank of the Manasi Ganga. Today,
we went to Govinda Kunda."
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Govardhan's Appearance
in Vrindavan
"Yesterday and today also, we were explaining how Govardhan was brought to
Vrindavan by Pulastya Muni. Govardhan was a son of Drona Parvat (Dronachal),
and actually Govardhan was originally in Salmaladvipa..."
•
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His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj speaking in English
and Bengali about the Govardhan Pastime of Lord Sri Krishna.
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(11 Mb, ~23 min | 14 November 2012)
This day in 2014:
Sri Govardhan Puja (Year 2014)
A joyful festival celebrating Lord Krishna lifting Sri Govardhan Hill and
a parikrama to the holy places around Sri Govardhan. Day two of the annual
Kartik Pilgrimage.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama: Day Two (Year 2014)
The Kartik Pilgrimage continues: the second part of the Parikrama around
the holy places at Sri Govardhan. Among the numerous visited places on
this day are Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri Radha Kunda, Sri Kusum Sarovar.
This day in 2015:
Defeating the Pride
A Bengali class of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: • Mahaprabhu defeating Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, Digvijayi Pandit,
tricking thieves, teaching Prakasananda Saraswati a lesson • Bali
Maharaj's surrender • teaching Indra a lesson (Govardhan Pastime) •
strong faith in Deity service (Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Raghunandan Thakur)
• rare and valuable life.
•
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Sri Govardhan
Puja(15 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
In the shelter of the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj, devotees celebrate Sri Govardhan Puja and worship the cows
at Sri Gupta Govardhan temple at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat, Sri Nabadwip
Dham. (Photographs taken on 12 November 2015)
Sri Govardhan Puja class(Archive video, Bengali)
An archive video recording of Sri Govardhan Puja day celebrated at Srila
Sridhar Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan Dham, in the shelter of the holy lotus
feet of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj.
This day in 2016:
Observing
and Celebrating Sri Govardhan Puja
Photographs of Sri Govardhan Puja festival observed at the temple of
Mahaprabhu's Divine Water Play at Sri Nabadwip Dham in the shelter of the
holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj. (22 photographs, 1.3 Mb | 31 October
2016)
This day in 2017:
Sri
Govardhan Puja: Annakut Maha-Mahotsav (48 photographs, 3.1 Mb | 20
October 2017)
Photographs taken during the grand auspicious festival of Sri Govardhan Puja
observed today at the temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan-Mohanjiu at
Dum Dum Park, Kolkata, under the supreme guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and in the association of the
worshippable Vaishnavs and devotees.
This day in 2018:
Sri Govardhan Puja Festival (8 November 2018 | 108 photographs, 7.7 Mb)
The grand Annakut Mahotsav observed by the extremely fortunate devotees in
the shade of the holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and in the association of Vaishnavs from all
over the world at the temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Govardhan
Dham, Uttar Predesh.
This day in 2019:
Sri Govardhan Puja:
Annakut Mahotsav
(29 October 2019 | 72 photographs, 5.3 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj presides
over the annual grand festival of Sri Giriraj Govardhan in the assembly of
Vaishnavs and fortunate devotees. The first half of the day is spent in
various services and devotional programmes culminating with the noon arati
and prasad-seva.
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama, Day Two
(29 October 2019 | 49 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
During the second day of Sri Govardhan Parikrama, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees around the
north-east part of Govardhan taking the darshan of Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri
Gaudiya Math, samadhi of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu, Sri Radha Kunda,
Sri Shyama Kunda, Vraja Svananda Sukhada Kunja, Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu's
bhajan kutir, Sri Lalita Kunda, and Sri Kusum Sarovar.
Wed, 15 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Surrender or Suffer!
'Do you not like hearing these things? There is no way out. These things must
be said, it is inevitable. Everybody must come to this line one day, but
instead of coming to this line now, we choose to suffer so much...'
•
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Bengali)
Love for Guru,
Not Yourself
"We are becoming very selfish—we always think about ourselves, about our own
happiness, but we do not know whether happiness will come or not. The
happiness you get in this material life is very temporary. We must realise
what it means to be a proper disciple and we must try to be proper disciples
of our Guru."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasu Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas
disciple of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur).
Bhratri-dvitiya krityam (the day when brothers and sisters honour each
other).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav [event] mentioned in the calendar, you
must still give them 'jay' on this day."
Thu, 16 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Eternal Benefit
'The whole of Srimad Bhagavatam tells only one thing – the only way to
attain benefit is by chanting the Holy Name. But the Holy Name does not come
to our mouths. We speak so much, but the Holy Name does not come to our
mouths...'
•
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Bengali)
Service
Eagerness and Attachment
"This pure conception of Krishna consciousness is very sweet. It is necessary
to connect with it and to have faith, proper surrender, humility, tolerance,
and to give honour to others. Be patient. Do not be proud. Always reject
pratistha. We are tiny servitors, but we will try to do small
service."
•
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Fri, 17 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Family Matters
'I have brought you to this path only so that you can practise Krishna
consciousness. I do not want money or any things from anybody. The only thing
I want from you all is that you may come to this line and practise Krishna
consciousness in a pure way.'
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Bengali)
Our Greatest
Aspiration
"We sometimes cannot consider ourselves a proper disciple—we always consider
ourselves a guru. That is the problem in our life. We have no quality, no
qualification to serve Vaishnavs, but the Guru and Vaishnavs are always very
kind, they will accept our service, so relying on their kindness, we will try
to serve them properly."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
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 Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Srila Prabhupad:
"Singing the glories of the Vaishnavs rescues and protects the jiva soul. I
heard this from the mouth of sadhus and my Guru."
"If we give some honour, give some glorification to the Vaishnavs, it is
actually for our benefit. It is for our own benefit that we do some
ceremonies, some festivals, glorifying the Vaishnavs. It is necessary for our
spiritual life, and it is one of the bhaktyanga, one of the practising
processes. That is why we make Vaishnavs' disappearance and appearance
festivals."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
namah om visnupadaya krsna-presthaya bhutale
swami sri bhaktivedanta prabhupadaya te namah
gurvajnam sirasi-dhrtva saktyavesa sva-rupine
hare-krsneti mantrena paschatya-prachya-tarine
visvacharya prabaryaya divya karunya murtaye
sri bhagavata-madhurya-gita-jnana pradayine
gaura-sri-rupa-siddhanta-saraswati nisevine
radha-krsna-padambhoja-bhrngaya gurave namah
"I offer my humble obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, who is Krishna's beloved associate and who came down
to this plane from Goloka. Taking the order of his guru on his head, he is
the saktyavesa (empowered) avatar of Nityananda Prabhu personified. He
distributed the Hare Krsna mantra all over the Eastern and Western world,
delivering and uplifting all fallen souls. He is the best of millions of
jagat-gurus, because he is the personification of divine mercy. He has
distributed the sweet nectar of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the transcendental
knowledge of Bhagavad-gita all over the world. He is constantly engaged in
exclusive devotional service to Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura,
Srila Rupa Goswami, and Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. I offer my humble obeisances
unto Srila Prabhupada, who is like a bumble-bee always tasting the nectar of
the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha and Govinda."
Srila
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj: Intimate Friend and More
"Srila Prabhupad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj gave much respect to Srila
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. You know when Srila Sridhar Maharaj and our
Gurudev were in Kolkata, they lived together with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj for many years..."
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(0.7 Mb, 2 min | 22 October 2011)
Srila Swami
Maharaj Prabhupad(Spoken on the appearance day)
"Without his mercy we would not have been able to think anything today, but
we are very happy and we are making today a festival for Srila Swami Maharaj,
on his appearance day. Everybody must pray for his mercy."
•
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 1. Chapter 1. Siksa-Guru "Constantly associating, whether in Allahabad, Calcutta, or other parts of
India, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj and Srila Sridhar Maharaj's
relationship continually developed. Throughout his life, Srila Bhaktivedanta
Swami Maharaj always maintained the highest respect and confidence in Srila
Sridhar Maharaj. He considered that whenever it was not possible for his
disciples to proceed directly under his guidance, that they should take
direction from Srila Sridhar Maharaj."
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?"
Sat, 18 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Search Beyond
Maya
'If my driver does not know the way, then he will not be able to deliver my
body to the destination. The driver must know which place he must go.
Gurudev is the captain, the helmsman who takes us across this material
world, and if we allow him to take us to his destination, we will be able to
get there, too.'
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Bengali)
Treasure of
Devotion
"Everybody will die one day, but you have got this human body, so what is
your duty? We are not meant to live like cats and dogs. We have got so many
facilities—eyes, mouth, ears, etc. What will we do with them?"
•
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
Paramahamsa 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."
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
remembers [mentioned in
Centenary Anthology: "There was a very dear disciple of Srila
Saraswati Thakur who lived in the same room with Srila Saraswati Thakur and
received much affection from him—his name was Mahananda Brahmachari. We saw
that lastly he came to Srila Guru Maharaj and said, 'Maharaj, I want to take
sannyas from you. Please give me sannyas.' Srila Guru Maharaj
gave it very happily and his name became Srila Bhakti Alok Paramahamsa
Maharaj."
Sun, 19 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Mining
Innermost Humility
'I am poorer, lower than grass! I pray that I can tolerate everything.
Gurudev, please help me tolerate everything. Somebody can insult me, somebody
can say bad things about me, but may I not harbour any bad feelings.'
•
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Bengali)
Questions and Answers • How to be tolerant internally, not
just show it externally?
• What is sahajiya bhajan?
• How can we use everything in service,
even sad and dangerous things?
• How can we know that Gurudev is happy
with us?
• Western style offerings are out of place
in India?
• How can my child get sukriti to live in
Krishna consciousness?
• How to concentrate on
Krishna consciousness when mind is distracted?
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Mon, 20 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
What Is Your
Substance?
'You think that you can recognise or know a Vaishnav, so you start seeing
their faults and criticising them?! What is your capacity? What do you know
about who is a Vaishnav and who is not?'
•
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay
Pandit and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopastami, Sri
Gosthastami.
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 Gadadhar Das
Goswami:
Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, an eternal associate of Sriman Mahaprabhu and
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu, resided on the bank of the Ganges. In Sri
Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, he is stated to be the incarnation of bodily
beauty of Srimati Radharani. Although he was a follower of Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu, he did not manifest sakhya-rasa, instead he manifested the
mood of a gopi—sitting on the bank of the Ganges, he would scoop some
Ganges water into a pot and cry out with a laugh, "Who wants to buy some
milk?", "Who wants to buy some yoghurt?"
When Sriman Mahaprabhu ordered Sriman Nityananda Prabhu to preach Krishna
consciousness in Bengal, He sent Sri Ram-das and Sri Gadadhar-das to
Gauda-desh with Sriman Nityananda Prabhu.
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur describes a pastime in which Sri Gadadhar Das
Goswami delivers the Kazi of Endiyadaha who vehemently opposed
sankirtan:
One day, overwhelmed by divine love for the Lord, Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami
came to the house of Kazi chanting sankirtan and said, "Where is that
Kazi? Come, chant the Holy Name at once, otherwise I will cut your neck!"
Furious, Kazi came out to him, but seeing the divine form and mood of Sri
Gadadhar Das Goswami, he became astounded and his anger subsided. Kazi said
then,
"What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to speak to you," answered Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami.
"What do you want to say?" asked Kazi.
"Gaura-Nityananda have appeared on this earth and are giving the Holy Name to
anyone and everyone, but why are you not taking this nectarian Holy
Name?"
"Go home, I will take it tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Why not today? I have come to give you the Holy Name and to rescue
you. Take this supremely beneficial Holy Name! It will rescue you from all
your sins today!"
Kazi felt embarrassed to refuse him, so he sniggered, "Well, I will say
'Hari' tomorrow."
Then, hearing Kazi say 'Hari', Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami became
overwhelmed by divine love and said, "Now why tomorrow? You have just said
'Hari'! All your sins have been removed, you have become supremely pure."
Saying this, Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami began to dance.
In this way, Kazi became purified and took shelter at the lotus feet of
Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami. At the end, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur concludes,
"Saintly persons did not want to be touched by the air that touched the Kazi,
for they felt that such contact would make them lose their caste. Yet
Gadadhar Das Mahasaya glanced mercifully on that most sinful Kazi, who took
away the caste of any Hindu he encountered. When such a person gives up his
envious nature, it is to be understood that this is the potency of Krishna
consciousness."
This was how Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami delivered many sinners and inauspicious
people by bestowing the Holy Name upon them.
Sri Gadadhar Das
Goswami
"Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami is an eternal associate of Sriman Mahaprabhu and
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. At first, he lived in Katwa, and later, after
Mahaprabhu's disappearance, he moved to a village on the bank of the
Ganges...."
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In honour of Srila Dhananjay
Pandit:
"Dhananjay Pandita was an extraordinary devotee, and Nityananda always
resided in his heart. He is the sixteenth dear servant of Nityananda Prabhu
and he was very much renounced and always merged in love of Krishna. Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Swaraswati Thakur writes in his Anubhasya, 'Dhananjay
Pandit was a resident of the village in Katwa named Sitala (Burdwan
district). He was one of the twelve gopalas. His former name,
according to the Sri Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (127), was Vasudama. It
is said that for some time Dhananjay Pandit was in a sankirtan party
under the direction of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and then he went to
Vrindavan. After returning from Vrindavan to Sitala-gram, he established a
Deity of Gaurasundara in the temple. The descendants of Dhananjay Pandit
still live in Sitala-gram and look after the temple worship."
In honour of Srila Srinivas
Acharya prabhu:
Appearance of Acharya
Srinivas
"Having received Mahaprabhu's blessing and mercy, Chaitanya Das and his wife
returned to their house in Gaura-desh. Their son was born and, seeing his
beautiful son, Chaitanya Das immediately declared, 'I will give this son to
the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu for His service.'"
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Acharya Srinivas:
Collecting Mercy
"Srinivas Acharya received Sri Narahari Thakur and Govinda Gosh Thakur's
mercy from his childhood. Later, when Acharya Srinivas's father left his
body, Srinivas and his mother then came to his mother's family house in
Jajigram..."
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Acharya Srinivas:
Rescuing Scriptures
"So many things are written about Acharya Srinivas. There is a famous pastime
of Srila Srinivas Acharya and Raja Birhambir. Srila Srinivas Acharya, Srila
Narottam Das Thakur, and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu were once travelling with
all the books of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Sanatan Goswami, and
others..."
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Time for Sravan
"You must see the sadhu with your ears, because you cannot see a
sadhu with your eyes. This is actually not a place for play or
tourism, this is a place for sravan and kirtan. You must listen
with your heart. One time, Acharya Srinivas was sitting with Narottam Das Thakur in one place..."
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In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur(From Affectionate Guidance, chapter 17) Narottam Thakur's close associates and peers were Syamananda and Srinivas.
These three great devotees were sent back to Bengal to continue the preaching
of Mahaprabhu. The Bengali Vaisnavas were very eager to read the writings of
Sri Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath, Krishna Das Kaviraj, Lokanath Goswami, Gopal
Bhatta Goswami, Prabhodananda Saraswati and the other Goswamis; so Narottam,
Syamananda and Srinivas travelled from Vrindavan towards Bengal with many
copies of those great books...
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
"Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
started for Vrindavan to have the darshan of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila
Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
and others who were there.
"When they were only a few miles away from Mathura, they heard that Sanatan
Goswami had passed away. People were saying that that great Sanatan Goswami
who was the prime minister and who had captured all people in the whole of
Vrindavan within his heart—that Sanatan had passed away, a great disaster for
the country. What to do then? Rupa, Raghunath, Jiva and Gopala Bhatta were
still living, so Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda dragged somehow on.
When they reached Mathura, they heard that Srila Rupa Goswami had left the
night before that. Sanatana left on an ashari purnima, and Srila Rupa Goswami
left after that on next dvadasi. They thought, "What hopeless and cursed
souls we are! We have come so near, yet we could not see those two generals
of Mahaprabhu!" Mahaprabhu sent two of his generals to Vrindavan to carry out
His orders and establish the kingdom of the Gaudiya Vaishnavs there... So,
they dragged their bodies to Vrindavan and came to Govinda Mandir. When they
reached it, they found that an evening aroti was going on there in a very
great splendour. There was a great crowd there—Srila Rupa Goswami had just
passed away, so with that feeling of high bereavement, everybody was chanting
his name madly. Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda Prabhu were there, but
Srinivas Acharya could not stand that sort of sentimental wave—he was
standing aside and he fainted. When he regained his consciousness, he saw
Srila Jiva Goswami with some of his followers...
In this way, Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
stayed in Vrindavan for one year—Srinivas Acharya took initiation from
Gopala Bhatta, Narottam Thakur from Lokanath Goswami, and Shyamananda Prabhu
from Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu..."
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Goswamis, namely Sri
Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri
Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami, who
are always engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Krishna and dancing. They are
just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle
and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they
do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord
Chaitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver
all the conditioned souls in the material universe."
Tue, 21 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Live and Learn
'If somebody asks you something, you should be able to answer questions. So,
try to ask questions to learn more. Foreign devotees always ask questions,
even small boys and girls do.'
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Bengali)
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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Wed, 22 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Trials and Aspirations
'The Lord has sent you to this world to preach about Him and to hear about
Him, to speak about Him to others, to go door to door and deliver the message
about Him to everyone. But as you do it, you will be tested...'
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Bengali)
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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Thu, 23 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Strongest
Conviction
'If gurudev has said something, it must be true. Gurudev said
that I can reach my home if I practise Krishna consciousness, then there can
be no doubt. If gurudev has said something, it is the end of
question.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ekadasi. Fast on Sri Utthan Ekadasi.Disappearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj. Sri Bhisma Panchaka.
Awakening of Lord Sri Hari.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
In honour of Srila Gaura Kishor
Das Babaji Maharaj:
namo gaurakisoraya bhaktavadhuta murtaye
gauranghri padma-bhrngaya radha-bhava-nisevine
"I offer my obeisance unto the divine form of the devotee-avadhut Srila
Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj, who is a honey-bee at Sri Gaurasundar's lotus
feet and a servant of Srimati Radharani imbued with deep loving
attachment."
SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir "Before, I knew that anyone who assumes a human form is as contemptible
and vile as myself, but when I observed the character of my Lord [Srila Gaura
Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj], I could gradually understand that a perfect
Vaishnav could exist in this world. Through the words and pastimes of saintly
persons such deficient jiva souls as myself can become enriched in many ways.
Hearing about the character of saintly persons and their pastimes can cleanse
many unsaintly hearts. With this hope I am writing a few words about
Paramahamsa Babaji."
Departure of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
"We have visited today the samadhi-mandir of Srila Gaura Kishor Das
Babaji Maharaj. When Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj left his holy
body, all the babajis of Nabadwip started to fight for his body as he was a
great sadhu..."
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Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj
The transcendental pastimes and character of a great Vaishnav of our
sampradaya: "'Why are you staying here in Radha Kunda? You must come
to Nabadwip. My lila is not in Vrindavan, now My lila is going
on in Nabadwip, so you must come here.' And he came here...."
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Srila
Gaurakishoradas Babaji Maharaj
(An article written by Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and published in the Harmonist in honour of the disappearance day of Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj)
"We cannot be eligible for the discipleship of Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode,
whom we may be disposed to honour on account of his display of scientific
scholarship, unless we are cured of all our scholastic vanities through the
realisation of the knowledge of transcendence by unconditional submission to
the feet of Srila Gaurakishoradasa Babaji."
Sri
Srimad Gaura-Kishor-Namaskar Dasakam |
শ্রীশ্রীমদ্গৌরকিশোরনমস্কারদশকম্ "O Divine Master of my Divine Master, my most venerable preceptor, you are
supremely worshippable in the group of the foremost associates of Sri
Gauranga. Although I remain deep in the mud of offenses, I (a fallen soul) am
begging you for your causeless mercy. O Gaura Kisora, again and yet again do
I make my obeisance unto you."
In honour of Srila Bhakti Dayita
Madhav Goswami Maharaj:
Reforming
Others
Three educational stories from the life of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and his disciple Sripad B.D. Madhav Maharaj.
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Guru
Consciousness, Service Consciousness
"I heard from Gurudev, one time it was Janmastami, and Madhav Maharaj (his
brahmachari name was Hayagriva Prabhu) had some service in Delhi, so
he had to travel by train on the Janmastami day...."
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SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj's Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math "Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj was a very dear godbrother of the
Founder Acharya of our Math, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Before taking sannyas, Srila Madhav Maharaj's name was
Sri Hayagriva Brahmachari. We have heard about him from the lotus mouth of
our Srila Guru Maharaj..."
Continuous Service
"It happened after Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's time. One
time, Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Saranga
Goswami Maharaj and one more sannyasi—three disciples of
Prabhupad—were sitting in one room..."
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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?"
Fri, 24 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Everything Is His Will
'Even that which is to happen may not happen, and that which is to happen may
not happen; and in the meantime, something else may happen. Everything is His
will. It is necessary to keep faith.'
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Bengali)
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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Sat, 25 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Eternal Path
'It is necessary to call the Lord with love. If you do not listen to the main
conception, if love for the Lord does not come to your heart, then you can
never come to this line.'
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Bengali)
Special Day of
Special Mercy
"By the mercy of Gurudev and Lord Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra, we are
present here today, and, even though we are so far, we pay our obeisance to
Them from here. I spend this Ratha-yatra time in Puri every year, but even
though this year we could not go there, my mind, my heart, and everything is
still in Puri with all the devotees."
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Sun, 26 November 2023 (Sri Kartik Month)
Sadhus' Mercy
'The purpose of real sadhus' begging is giving mercy to jiva
souls, not imposing a tax on jiva souls. There is no question that you
must give any amount of money. If you cannot give money, it is fine. If you
can listen to some Hari-katha, that is sufficient.'
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Bengali)
Follow Rules and
Regulations
"You must follow rules and regulations. Always. Follow rules and regulations
properly. This is good for everybody. Our line is strict about it and we
should follow these things. I know it is easy to say it, but it is hard to
follow it."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturdasi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kasisvar
Pandit. Departure of Srimad Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaj.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
Mon, 27 November 2023 (End of Sri Kartik Month)
Jewels of Your
Life
'When you come to the market, you can buy many things with money, but do you
see anybody selling devotion at the market? There are some people in this
world, however, who actually sell devotion at the market, but you will not
get real devotion from them – you can get deceitful devotion from them.'
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Serving Gaura
Nitai Deities
"The correct vision regarding Deities is that you must serve with love and
affection, with full faith. It is actually a little difficult to serve Radha
Krishna and Mahaprabhu, it is easier to serve Nitai Gauranga because They are
always merciful and do not take any offence."
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda
Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. Manifestation anniversary of
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa-Bihari jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. End of chaturmasya, urjja-vrata,
damodar-vrata, kartik-vrata or niyom-seva and Bhisma-panchaka.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life. If you
remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of
Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have
heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit,
but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to
glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart
and soul? This is the question."
Some of the Pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu: eating soil, playing with soot,
relationship with Gadadhar Pandit, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, and
Ramachandra Puri.
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
"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."
Krishna Sasthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj (a
disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and a dear
associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs and Well-Wishers,
Krishna Astami. Bahulastami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas
day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Krishna Navami. The grand appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math's Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of
Sripad Sakhi Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.
Photo Album
•
SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Loving Search for
the Lost Servant:
Sri Govardhan Puja (Year 2014)
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama: Day Two (Year 2014)
Sri Govardhan
Puja (15 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
Sri Govardhan Puja class
(Archive video, Bengali)
Observing
and Celebrating Sri Govardhan Puja
Sri
Govardhan Puja: Annakut Maha-Mahotsav
Sri Govardhan Puja Festival
Sri Govardhan Puja:
Annakut Mahotsav
Sri Govardhan
Parikrama, Day Two
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
Paramahamsa Maharaj.
