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His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Tarakeshwar, 10 February 2021, part 1
Hari bol, Hare Krishna. Jay Srila Guru Maharaj.
Jay Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj ki jay
Visva-varenya Srila Guru Maharaj ki jay
Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj ki
jay
Jay Om Vishnupad Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur
Prabhupad ki jay
Rupanuga-guru-varga ki jay
Namacharya Haridas Thakur ki jay
Vrinda Devi, Tulasi Devi, Sri Bhakti Devi ki jay
Sri Shyama Kunda, Radha Kunda, Sri Giri Govardhan ki jay
Sri Mayapur Dham, Sri Nabadwip Dham, Sri Vrindavan, Mathura ki jay
Sri Purusottam Ksetra ki jay
Baladev Subhadra Jagannathjiu ki jay
Akar Math-raj Sri Chaitanya Math ki jay
Mayapur Yogapith ki jay
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math ki jay
Samagata Sri Gaura bhakta-vrinda ki jay
Jay Sivji Maharaj ki jay
Sri Sada-Siva Gangadhar ki jay
Giriraj Govardhan ki jay
Samagata Sri Gaura bhakta-vrinda ki jay
Harinam sankirtan ki jay
Nitai Gaura premanande Hari bol
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vande 'ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams cha I offer my obeisance unto the lotus feet of my Guru, the predecessor Gurus, the Lord's devotees, Sri Rupa, Sri Sanatan, Sri Raghunath, Sri Jiva, Sri Rupa's followers, Sri Krishna Chaitanyadev, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Prabhu, Sri Chaitanyadev's associates, Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Lalita Devi, Sri Visakha Devi, and all of Their associates.
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya 'I offer my obeisance unto Sri Gurudev, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, applying the kajal of divine knowledge on my eyes.'
gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam 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.
devam divya-tanum suchhanda-vadanam balarka-chelanchitam I offer my obeisance unto my lord, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, whose speech is most pleasing; whose divine form is adorned with garments the colour of the newly-risen sun; who is an abode of intense, ecstatic devotion; who is the sadhus' sole choice; who is an ocean of renunciation and knowledge; who is a treasure-house of perfect conclusions; who is resplendent with pure devotion; who is the best of Srila Saraswati Thakur's followers; who is the giver of all good; who is the leading general of the tridandi-sannyasis; and who is my sole shelter.
vanchha-kalpatarubhyas cha krpa-sindhubhya eva cha Again and again I offer my obeisance unto the Supreme Lord's devotees, who are saviours of the fallen, oceans of mercy, and wish-fulfilling trees.
vrndayai tulasi-devyai priyayai kesavasya cha Again and again I offer my obeisance unto Vrnda Devi, who is known as Tulasi Devi and Satyavati, who is most dear to Krishna, and who bestows devotion to Krishna upon us.
atha natva mantra-gurun gurun bhagavatarthadan Having offered obeisance to one's initiating Guru, to the Gurus who have taught one the meaning of the Bhagavat, and to all the authors of Vedic literature, who are the Gurus of the entire world, proclaim "Jay!" jayah sa-parikara sri-sri-guru-gauranga-gandharva-govindasundar-padapadmanam jayastu! All glory to the lotus feet of Sri Guru, Sri Gaurasundar, Sri Sri Gandharva-Govindasundar, and all of Their associates! vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau 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.
sri-krsna-chaitanya prabhu nityananda
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare |
Many days later, by them mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have come to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Tarakeshwar, especially now during what Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur called Sri Dhama Pracharani Sobha that takes place before Sri Gaura Purnima. It is necessary to preach about the holy abode. It is necessary to come for the parikrama of Nabadwip Dham. We sing in one of the kirtans:
শ্রীগৌড়মণ্ডলভূমি, যেবা জানে চিন্তামণি,
তার হয় ব্রজভূমি বাস ।
sri-gauda-mandala-bhumi yeba jane chintamani
tara haya vraja-bhume vasa
"Those who always think about Sri Nabadwip Dham, reside in Sri Vrindavan."
Those who know Sri Nabadwip Dham reside in Sri Vrindavan Dham. Sri Nabadwip Dham is the place where nine kinds of devotion are practised. There are nine islands and nine kinds of devotion: sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, archanam, vandanam, dasyam, sakhyam, atma-nivedanam, pada-sevanam—hearing, chanting, remembering the Lord, serving the Lord's lotus feet, worshipping the Deity of the Lord, rendering service as a servitor, as a friend, self-submission, and offering obeisance. It is said in the scriptures that every single devotee must practise these kinds of devotion. We always say: "Asat-sanga sada tyaga chhada anya gita-raga (অসৎ-সঙ্গ সদা ত্যাগ, ছাড় অন্য গীতরাগ): give up bad association, do not listen to the material songs and music" (Sri Prema-bhakti-chandrika, 15). What is called sadhu-sanga and what is asat-sanga? Sadhu-sanga (good association) means sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, archanam, vandanam, dasyam, sakhyam, atma-nivedanam, pada-sevanam—hearing, chanting, remembering the Lord, serving the Lord's lotus feet, worshipping the Deity of the Lord, rendering service as a servitor, as a friend, self-submission, and offering obeisance—if somebody does not practise properly at least one these practices, their association is called bad; we must not associate with such persons. You must always practise sravanam, kirtanam.
We do the parikrama of the nine islands of Nabadwip—you must do this parikrama mentally every day, but you must also come and do this parikrama once in a year. Everybody must come for Nabadwip Dham parikrama. This year, the parikrama will be five days. It used to be four days every year, but this year it is extended by one more day because we did not go to Rudradwip (it is very far), we read about its glories from far, but it is necessary to go there. It is the place of Sivji Maharaj. We have a book Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya Mukta-Mala, you can read there about every place that we visit...
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