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All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
✤ ANNOUNCEMENT ✤
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
We would like to extend a humble invitation to you all to join today's Sunday
Sri Bhagavat Mandap (a holy platform for listening and glorifying the eternal
teachings of the Lord and our Sri Guru-varga) presided over by the Acharyas
and senior Vaishnavs of the Mission. Confirmed is the auspicious presence of
Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj, Srila
Bhakti Vijay Trivikram Maharaj.
Time: Sunday, 13 June 2021, 7:30 p.m. (Kolkata time)
Location: Zoom conference
Link: Darshan (#486680)
Sing up/download Zoom application
beforehand.
Your aspiring servants,
On behalf of scsmathinternational.com
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Sun, 13 June 2021
Photo Album dedicated to
Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj
(260 photographs, 27 Mb | Years 2011-2021)
The photographs presented here are a few drops collected throughout the years
that bear witness to His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj's
exalted and beautiful life dedicated to the service of his Sri Gurupadpadma
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. We pray they may serve as
an inspiration to the worldwide devotees' community of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, as well as give everyone some acquaintance with His Holiness's
background and service position.
Perfect
Mood Comes From Perfect Practice
"You follow all the rules and regulations very strictly—I know that and I am
very happy to see this mood. I know that because I see you are chanting and
dancing with so much enthusiasm, and if you did not practise properly, then
the Holy Name of Lord Krishna, would not come to your tongue."
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Sat, 12 June 2021
Insurmountable
Devotion
"Everything is possible through devotion. If you want to bind the Lord, you
need the rope of devotion. One can get devotion only through the association
with the devotees—if you will not get devotion associating with
non-devotees."
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Rely On Gurudev
"Gurudev is nondifferent from Krishna; at the same time Gurudev is like
Radharani. Many obstacles will come in our practising life, but if we
remember Krishna, if we remember our Gurudev and if we serve our Gurudev,
then they must protect us."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 6 min | 6 August 2002)
Fri, 11 June 2021
Exclusive Zone
"Krishna says about all of them, 'You are staying with Me, you are saying you
are My big devotees, but you cannot compare to those who live in Vrindavan!'
Even somebody like Laksmi Devi cannot enter there because she thinks, 'I am
very beautiful, I will not accept devotion to Radharani, a mere
milkmaid.'"
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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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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum
Park, Kolkata: Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan Jiu's installation day
festival.
"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."
Thu, 10 June 2021
Guided and Misguided
"There are such people in the world—they do not know the way but they still
give you advice. If you ask a boy from the Lord's house where the Lord stays,
what the Lord eats, how the Lord lives, he will tell you everything. You must
go to a bona fide person."
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Anugatya:
Gurudev's Example
"When you surrender to your Guru, Krishna thinks that your jivatma and His
body are equal—at that time the disciple cannot leave his Guru, and the Guru
also cannot leave his disciple. This kind of connection we have seen in
Gurudev and Guru Maharaj..."
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Mercy Means
Anugatya
"It is necessary to always think about the order of your Guru. Guru's mercy
means following the order of the Guru—if you follow the order of your Guru,
then you get his mercy. You can go to the market, buy chanting beads and
chant on them—but it is not the same."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on
12 October 2015)
Sri Bhakti Siddhanta Vani
"If someone does not consider it necessary to faithfully follow their Guru
and the Vaishnavs, their endeavour to serve the Lord is not service to the
Lord—it is service to maya."
Wed, 9 June 2021
Ultimate Word
of Scripture
"If anybody asks you what is the gist of Srimad Bhagavad-gita, the
meaning is this, 'Leave all religions and surrender to Me, I will save you
from all sins.' This is the last word of Srimad Bhagavad-gita. This is
so beautiful."
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Tue, 8 June 2021
Eternal Values
"Your greatest friends are those who can give you attachment to the lotus
feet of Sri Krishna—your kin, your own are those who bring you to the Lord,
who take you out of this world of Maya and engage you in the service to the
holy lotus feet of the Lord."
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Mon, 7 June 2021 (Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur)
Mano-dharma
vs. Bhagavat-dharma
"We must hear the siddhanta (conclusion) of the scriptures. We must
accept and follow the teachings that are given by the Lord Himself. It is not
necessary to create any teaching yourself. If a train goes off the track, it
will tip over. We must follow the real path."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dvadashi. (Ekadasi paran is between 4:58 and 9:22 a.m.) Appearance
of Srila Vrindavan 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."
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In honour of Sri Chaitanya-Vyas
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
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~ Pranam-mantra ~
dasa-vrndavanam vande krsna-dasa-prabhum tatha
chhannavatara-chaitanya-lila-vistara-karinau
dvau nityananda-padabja-karuna-renu-bhusitau
vyakta-chchhannau budhachintyau vavande vyasa-rupinau
sri-guru-gaura-gandharva-govindas cha ganaih saha
jayanti pathakas chatra sarvesam karunarthinah
"I offer my obeisances to Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, who made public the pastimes of the hidden
avatar, Sri Chaitanya. They were both adorned with the mercy-dust of
the lotus feet of Nityananda. I offer my obeisances to these two
inconceivable sages who assumed the form of Vyasadeva, one—explicitly
(Vrindavan Das Thakur), another—hiddenly (Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami).
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda and Their associates
are ever victorious and we, the students, pray for Their
mercy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
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Srila Vrindavan
Das Thakur
His holy birthplace (Mamgachhi), his holy Deities (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai), his
holy pastimes place (haritaki tree), and his holy samadhi
(Denur)...
Under a Haritaki Tree
"Vrindavan Das Thakur's mother's name is Narayani, and she was a niece of
Srivas Pandit. Mahaprabhu always held kirtans in the house of Srivas Pandit,
and Narayani lived in that same house. When she was very little, she got
Mahaprabhu's mercy..."
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Clasping Nityananda
Prabhu's Feet
"Nityananda is nondifferent from Guru-tattva: without mercy of the Guru you
cannot get the mercy of Krishna. When will Nityananda Prabhu give me some
mercy? When will He be compassionate to me and relieve me from the mundane
illusion?"
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Vrindavan Das
Thakur: A Life of Chastity
"Vrindavan Das Thakur is a disciple of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu and is the
main servitor of Nityananda Prabhu. He has so much chastity for Him..."
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Composed by Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
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SONG:
Nitai amara dayara avadhi |
নিতাই আমার দয়ার অবধি
"O brothers! My Lord Nitai's mercy is limitless! Bestowing His mercy upon
the souls of this world He wanders from place to place perpetually offering
the great treasure of ecstatic spiritual love to all."
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SONG:
Bimala hema-jini |
বিমল হেমজিনি
"His spotless figure defeats pure gold! Various flowers garlands adorn Him highlighting His beauty, and, in His ecstatic thrill, the hairs on His body standing erect defeat the stamens of kadamba flowers! His body is covered with drops of perspiration..."
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
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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."
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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."
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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!"
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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."
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Sun, 6 June 2021 (Today is Sri Apara Ekadasi, tomorrow paran
is at 4:56-9:23 a.m.)
Not So Fast, Not So Cheap
"The Lord says, 'I have decided that I will leave, but I could not! I want to
leave this material world, but Maya is always pulling Me behind!' Tomorrow in
the morning Mahaprabhu will come to the temple of Keshav Bharati. Gurudev
told me about the conversation that took place between them on this day."
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Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj's Desire and Vision
While, as everyone is aware, no formal declaration of succession has been
made by our worshippable Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj in either oral or written form, we would like to present the
following quotations from the holy lotus mouth of Sri Gurupadpadma clearly
indicating the desire and vision of His Divine Grace for the future of the
Mission.
CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 13. The Harmonizing Spirit
"Jesus's vision to Judas was something like: 'I am exploiting you, Judas.
It is not that you are exploiting me, rather I am utilising you as a traitor
to show the greatness of my life to the future world. I knew you were a
traitor, but I did not disclose you. I still took you within my group of
followers knowing full well that I am exploiting you.'" In perfect vision, in
the full-fledged consideration, every atom is helping the Pastimes of
Krishna. Whether it is direct or indirect—and although it seems to be
indirect at present, a deeper vision will reveal that it is coming towards
direct service."
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Take Care of Yourself
[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight
[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed
[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[ ২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
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.
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"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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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..."
ADDITIONAL READING:
Sat, 5 June 2021
Life In Lord's
Family
"A bad day for us is the day when we cannot hear, cannot speak Hari-katha,
the day when we cannot chant and glorify the Holy Name of the Lord. But the
Holy Name does not come to everyone's mouth."
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 13. The Harmonizing Spirit
"Jesus's vision to Judas was something like: 'I am exploiting you, Judas.
It is not that you are exploiting me, rather I am utilising you as a traitor
to show the greatness of my life to the future world. I knew you were a
traitor, but I did not disclose you. I still took you within my group of
followers knowing full well that I am exploiting you.'" In perfect vision, in
the full-fledged consideration, every atom is helping the Pastimes of
Krishna. Whether it is direct or indirect—and although it seems to be
indirect at present, a deeper vision will reveal that it is coming towards
direct service."
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed
[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
Sadhus' Fight
[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Take Care of Yourself
[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[ ২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
Fri, 4 June 2021 (Disappearance of Sripad Santosh Krishna
Das Adhikari Prabhu)
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All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
In view of the ongoing events taking place in the holy Mission of Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math International, we would like to appeal to the
worldwide devotee community of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math with an earnest
request to use wise devotional discretion in the present situation. While, as
everyone is no doubt aware, no formal declaration of succession has been made
by our worshippable Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj in either oral or written form and therefore no formal declaration of
the Successor Acharya is being made at this time, we would like to present
the following quotations from the holy lotus mouth of Sri Gurupadpadma spoken
in the recent years clearly indicating the desire and vision of His Divine
Grace for the future of the Mission:
About His
Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj
"Those who are fit for being disciplined are called disciples. They want to
be chastised, they get chastised—such disciples become gurus. If somebody
wants to be chastised, has been chastised, and if Gurudev has made and is
making a disciple from them, then such a disciple has the qualities of a
guru."
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In addition, we would like to convey the position of His Holiness Sripad
Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj himself. Very humble and extremely unassertive by
nature, His Holiness has expressed that he is prepared to take the charge of
the Mission but only if this decision is supported by the members of the
Mission. Therefore, we appeal to the members of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
to consider this matter judiciously and not be misled amidst the trying times
we are facing right now. May the desire of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma
prevail and his eternal teaching continue flowing unobstructed throughout the
fourteen worlds.
Humbly,
on behalf of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math International
4 June 2021
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Initiating
and Self-Declared Gurus
"It is my humble request to all of our devotees to listen to what I am
saying. I am telling you what is Gurudev's opinion. I have been quiet for so
many years, but I am asked all these questions and if I keep quiet, then
everybody will think that I support it. There are so many things that I
should clarify."
• Download/listen to
the audio (4.5 Mb, 11 min | 7 June 2020)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Navami. Disappearance of Sripad Santosh Krishna Das-Adhikari
Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
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In honour of Sripad Santosh
Krishna Das-Adhikari Prabhu:
"Many do not know about the service of late Sripad Santosh Krishna Prabhu
and he himself also during his life often said that he had not been able to
become even an insignificant servant of the Math; but seeing how strong was
his attachment to the interest of the Math in the many small services he did,
it puts us to shame now. He never once even saw the accounts of his material
property; neither did he ever try to increase his wealth even by a cent; but
it is inconceivable how much this person tried, with heart and soul, to
collect and beg for the Math. Nobody ordered him, nobody encouraged him—he
took care of the Math's various paraphernalia like an expert householder of
his own accord, he would be always seen very busy with all kinds of works of
the Math; at the same time, he never once gave anyone even a slightest hint
of the service and works he was doing. Some of us help the Math's preaching
with some money, etc., give physical labour, but if we do not see any mention
about us in a newspaper column, at the preachers' assembly at a holy dham, or
in an eulogy written by Sri Guru and Vaishnavs, then we decide, 'There is no
use serving the Math. They are prejudiced. They do not praise me, do not give
me 'jay', so I better rough it at home than waste time, money and life for
the interest of the Math.' However, the great soul who we have mentioned
before, gave so much money for the service of 'Jayasri', continuously toiling
as a low menial worker—it is impossible to mention everything. However, he
never once said anything that would give a slightest hint that he wanted to
see his praise in a newspaper column or even more so to see his name included
in the Math's Calendar; but we have seen that his effort to look after the
interests of the Math was gradually making him great."
(Om Vishnupad
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Guidance, Volume 3)
On
passing away of Sripad Santosh Prabhu
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's
written statement addressing the worldwide devotee community in relation to
the passing away of Sripad Santosh Krishna Prabhu, written on 2 June
2016.
Photo Album: In
Honour of Sripad Santosh Prabhu
(45 photographs, 5.3 Mb)
A dedicated photo album prepared in memory and honour of Sripad Santosh
Krishna Prabhu whose glories devotees remember and worship today all over the
world.
Gaudiya Darshan:
The Wonderful Nature of
the Vaisnava
"There is no doubt that our Guru is supreme in our life, but the Vaisnava is
also not less than that. The Vaisnava can give us Krsna. Guru always lives on
a higher level of honour, but the Vaisnava is the general helper for the
conditioned soul. The Vaisnava's position is very merciful for the
conditioned soul. The Vaisnavas also very affectionately try to help each
other..." >>>
Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:
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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."
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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."
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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!"
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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."
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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?"
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All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
With deep pain and sorrow we are bound to give the news that our beloved Sri
Gurupadpadma, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj, has chosen to withdraw from this world today, adorning with his
painful pastime the holy day of Sri Krishna Chaturdasi of Sri Madhusudan
Month (10 May 2021). His Divine Grace entered his eternal pastimes peacefully
in hospital at 4.00 a.m. suffering a heart attack while undergoing
treatment.
The holy body of His Divine Grace has been taken to his beloved Sri Ekachakra
Dham and placed to reside there eternally in his holy and worshippable
samadhi form.
We beg all devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math to please take care of
yourself and each other and to try to find strength to overcome this painful
situation and to help each other carry on in a united way.
Your servants,
on behalf of scsmathinternational.com
"I can say to those of you who are helping and supporting my Guru, who are
serving Gurudev's temples, that I will always be with you, and I am always
with all of you too—wherever I go, wherever I am, I will take you all with
me. Even if I die, I will take you all with me. I do not know how long I will
be alive in this world, neither do you know how long you will stay in this
world, but I will always be with you, I will always look after you."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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For the consolation of the distressed and shattered:
"Wherever Gurudev keeps one, everyone must accept and follow it. This
applies to every single practitioner. 'Guru krpa hi kevalam'—the mercy of
Gurudev is all in all; but those who are clever at their practising life and
service life, want to bring satisfaction and happiness to Gurudev. It is
necessary to always be conscious, 'What is favourite to Gurudev?' For
example, puspanna, khichudi and paramanna—these three offerings are given to
the Lord. But what does my Lord love? What does He really like? If you know
it and can arrange for such things, it is good. Those who are very observant
in their service life, must always be alert towards such things."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
"Having been taught Sril Bhaktivinod Thakur's exalted teachings and ideal,
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad has made a great
arrangement for the preaching of pure devotion—he established temples and
centres in many countries and places all over the world and sent Vaisnav
sannyasis to preach. He was an embodiment of bhagavat-vani (message of Srimad
Bhagavatam). In his instructions he told, 'We have not come to become
carpenters and builders. We are merely messengers of divine message. You will
be abused and humiliated a hundred times, but you must never leave
Hari-kirtan. As soon as we leave Hari-kirtan, the surrounding environment
will come to attack you.' His ultimate advice for the surrendered souls was
chaste adherence to the guru: 'Stay all together in strict adherence to the
main shelter-giver (Sri Gurupadpadma), your only duty is to continue
practising and preaching Sri Rupa-Raghunath's message.'"
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
"The disciples did many activities enthusiastically but they actually did
not know what devotional service is. When Gurudev disappeared, his influence
of covering the shortcoming in the disciples also withdrew with him. At that
time some of the devotees got back their previous subtle position, and they
became confused. Ultimately it depends upon their own karma, their good
fortune, and also the quality of their practising life—these three will
contribute towards a good result. It is necessary for the devotees to know
very clearly what they want to practise, then they will not go off the
track—and in that also their own good fortune and good activities are
necessary, otherwise they will not reach their goal. We must be able to
recognise what is what."
(Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Question: It seems that we have one type of fear that having
got some connection with your self we may lose that at death. I do not want
to have connection with anyone else, I want to stay with you. So, I feel some
type of fear...
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: Fear? But why have fear? I
cannot understand it.
Devotee: Because if we do not finish our sadhana nicely, then next
life we do not know where we will go—we may not find Govinda Maharaj
there.
Srila Govinda Maharaj: What do you think about Govinda Maharaj?
Devotee: We think that we want to serve you.
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
No, it is okay that you want to serve Govinda Maharaj, but what do you think
about Govinda Maharaj? He is your guru, but in which form do you think about
him? Do you think that Govinda Maharaj is a mundane man or an incarnation of
the Lord coming in front of you to give you connection with Him? If you think
he is an incarnation of the Lord, then he cannot leave your heart and you
cannot leave your Lord. Even if you die, you will get that connection in
another form, perhaps, but you will not be able to leave your Lord. When you
have faith that the Lord always lives with you, then there will be no
fear.
That is the main thing. By the mercy of Vaishnavs I also always feel that my
Srila Guru Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) is present with
us. By the mercy of Vaishnavs and the supremacy of Srila Guru Maharaj, such
feeling always comes to us that Srila Guru Maharaj has not left us, that he
is with us.
I have service of Srila Guru Maharaj, and I must do that. Service to Srila
Guru Maharaj is my only goal of life, and whichever way that service comes to
me, I will try to serve.
Devotee: In my next life, I want to forever be a blade of grass
wherever you walk...
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
I do not want to wait for the next life. Actually, we must finish all our job
here this life, then we shall all go to Goloka!
Question: Srila Sridhar Maharaj told Srila Govinda Maharaj that he
would live until eighty-two years old, and he did. How many years did your
Gurudev, Srila Govinda Maharaj, tell you that you would live?
Gurudev did not tell me that. Gurudev only said, "Krishna will save you." I
never asked Gurudev, "How many years will I live?" Srila Gurudev told Srila
Guru Maharaj, "You are giving me this position, but my horoscope says I will
not live more than fifty or fifty-five," and Srila Sridhar Maharaj said to
Gurudev, "Throw your horoscope away! I am giving you eighty-two years of
life!" Gurudev saw my hand, but I never asked him how many years I would
live. One day, he told me, "Bring your hands here." When I showed him my
hands, he said, "Oh! Brihaspati is tunge." I asked him, "What does Brihaspati
mean?" He said, "It means guru-kripa. Guru-kripa is very
powerful [tunge—at its peak] in your life." After that, he told me,
"Krishna will protect you, Guru Maharaj will protect you." He did not tell me
how many years I would live and I never asked it either. I always think that
it does not matter how many years I will live, it is not a question, the main
question for me is how much service I can do for my Guru. I do not want to
live two hundred years, all I want is to serve my Guru for as long as I am
alive, until my death. This is the main thing for me.
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, year 2020)
"Sri Gurudev is the only shelter for a disciple. Those who have become
disciples live in complete adherence to their guru. If one retains
independence, they cannot be called a 'disciple'—they can take the mantra,
they can take initiation, but if they do not accept guidance or disciplining
of Śrī Gurudev, they cannot be called a real disciple. Gurudev has a vast
wealth. Those who are born into his lineage, can get the right for his
wealth. Gurudev's wealth is not temples, buildings, houses, money; his wealth
is faith, devotion and love.
"What happens after initiation? It is necessary to practise hearing and
chanting, worship Deities and do service. You must serve with love,
affection, extracting loving devotion from your very life. You must always
think about what makes Him happy. You must be anxious to make Him happy and
always be alert and conscious of His happiness. Sacrifice your selfish
interests for His happiness, serve for His happiness.
"Sannyasis always sit amidst fire blazing on all four sides. This fire is
Hari-katha, kirtan, service to the Lord, and service to the guru. You must
progress in your practising life keeping the sacrificial fire of your service
ablaze."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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For the eternal benefit and pure nourishment of all living souls, we
humbly present the links to the book-form compilations of holy discourses and
articles emanating from the holy lotus mouth and hand of Om Vishnupad
Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, available now for online
reading, download, and distribution in English, Spanish, and Russian.
May the divine glory of the transcendental treasure trove of these
publications forever reside within the hearts of all fortunate souls:
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Guidance Vol 1
(PDF, 1.5 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод
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Guidance Vol 2
(PDF, 3.8 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод
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Guidance Vol 3
(PDF, 3.7 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод
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Guidance Vol 4
(PDF, 4.7 Mb)
Traducción ESPAÑOLA
Русский перевод
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Sri Krishna
Janmastami:
Celebrate and Realise
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What we are making the Janmastami festival for? To show ourselves and our big ego?
No, we are making this festival to give much nourishment to the devotees through
Hari-katha, through Krishna-katha, by giving good things to them..
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Sri Sri
Prema-Vivarta
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“Always know, 'Krishna protects and maintains me.' Put an end to your
troubles through self-surrender and humility.”
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CALENDAR FOR 06/2021
7 June (Mon).
Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 4:56 and 9:23 a.m. Appearance of
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
11 June (Fri).
Gaura Pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum
Park, Kolkata: Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan Jiu's installation day
festival.
14 June (Mon).
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad
Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).
20 June (Sun).
Gaura Dashami. Dashahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata
Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.
21 June (Mon).
Gaura Ekadasi. Nirjala Ekadasi.
Fast.
22 June (Tue).
Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 4:56 and 7:39 a.m.
23 June (Wed).
Gaura Trayodashi. Grand festival of Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami at Sripat Panihati.
24 June (Thu).
Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila
Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.
25 June (Fri).
Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad
Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
26 June (Sat).
Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad
Prabhu.
29 June (Tue).
Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.
FULL CALENDAR >>
THE TEN OFFENCES TO
THE HOLY NAME:
1) Criticise sadhus, Vaishnavs
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting, inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE |
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
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