Sri Ekachakra Temple

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Adhivas of Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, evening class
Sri Ekachakra Dham, 24 February 2021, part 1
Translated from Bengali

গুর্ব্বাভীষ্টসুপূরকং গুরুগণৈরাশীষসংভূষিতং
চিন্ত্যাচিন্ত্যসমস্তবেদনিপুণং শ্রীরূপপন্থানুগম্ ।
গোবিন্দাভিধমুজ্জ্বলং বরতনুং ভক্ত্যন্বিতং সুন্দরং
বন্দে বিশ্বগুরুঞ্চ দিব্যভগবৎ-প্রম্­ণো হি বীজপ্রদম্ ॥

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.

Today, by the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have gathered here at the evening assembly on the eve of the holy appearance day of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu to hear and speak some Hari-katha. The arati will beging shortly, so I will not take much time, I will speak briefly.

I have got this opportunity to hear some Hari-katha and speak some Hari-katha to you all. It is by a great fortune that we have been able to come here. This is Ekachakra Dham, the holy appearance place of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. It is now called Birchandrapur.

When my Param Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, established Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Koladwip, many of his godbrothers, many devotees came to him expressing their desire to take Harinam or sannyas initiation from him. Param Guru Maharaj Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj came here, to the birthplace of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu and prayed to Him for mercy, "Prabhu, please bestow Your mercy on me." Then, Param Guru Maharaj received a divine message (akash-dhvani). Nityananda Prabhu told him, "You have got Nayana Manjari's (Srila Prabhupad's) mercy to preach Rupa-Raghunath's teaching, and you must first preach this mercy. Do not be a miser—bestow that mercy on others. After that, you can come and ask for Nityananda Prabhu's mercy."

After that, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj went back to the temple and gave his godbrothers and other souls an opportunity to take sannyas or initiation from him. Before that, he had not taken disciples. A householder disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad named Sakhi Charan Ray Bhakti Vijay would give ten rupees to Srila Sridhar Maharaj, and Srila Sridhar Maharaj would run the temple with that money. At the same time, Srila Sridhar Maharaj also saved a little from that money and every year sent some money, even at least five rupees, to the temple of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu on Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day. I heard about this from Gurudev.

It was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's desire to establish a temple in Sri Ekachakra Dham, but he did not live a long life—he only stayed in this world for sixty-four years—and he did not live to fulfil his desire. Yet by his mercy, by the mercy of Param Gurudev and by Gurudev's desire, we managed to acquire this land here in 2008. Gurudev was abroad in America in 2007, and this land was purchased in January 2008. Nityananda Prabhu's festival is held every year in January-February, so that year we quickly made a pandal here and held a festival here. Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Gurudev was very pleased. He saw the programme through a live broadcast. Gurudev could not come, but he always thought about Ekachakra Dham in his mind and heart. Gurudev told me, "Before making a temple, you must arrange for devotees' quarter." That is why, this four-storey building was built first as servitors' quarter. Gurudev gave the name to the building: Sri Sri Hadai Pandit Padmavati Smriti Kunja. Devotees follow the line of this name to this day.

First appearance festival of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Ekachakra Dham on 19 February 2008

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