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Our Disciplic Succession:
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"The Sun Never Sets on Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math":
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Fri, 21 February 2025
Service, Desire
and Mercy
'I have told you some heavy things, let me tell you some more light-hearted
stories. But these are not some nonsense stories – these 'stories' are in the
devotional line...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Practising
Deficiency
"We sometimes do not understand why we lose our faith, why we cannot give our
heart, mind, everything to the service of the Lord—this happens because there
is practising deficiency. Many things can come, that is why we can lose our
faith, lose our Krishna consciousness life."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRI SRI PREMA-DHAMA DEVA STOTRAM •
FOREWORD (By Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
'The peculiarity of this poem in glorification of Sri Sri Gaura-sundar is
such that it encompasses, in a concise form, both His pastimes and teachings
of inconceivable oneness and difference. This union of poetry and philosophy
was arranged in such a miraculous sweet and grave harmony that this
sophisticated poem is naturally considered to be conforming to the level of
Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita.'
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Thu, 20 February 2025
Stay on Board
'I am praying to you all that you try to practise properly, that you may
always chant the Holy Name of the Lord – you must try, your effort will not
be wasted. Try your best and you will be successful. Always live serving the
Lord, serving your guru and Vaishnavs. You must not worry about
anything.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Surrendered
Existence
"Practise all this, then you will understand what is necessary for your
spiritual life and what this human body is for. You have got this human body
by a great mercy of the Lord, and you must use this human body, every part
and parcel of this body, for the service of the Lord."
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Wed, 19 February 2025
When? And How?
'I never ran away. I am still with you all, and you are all still with me. If
I can leave my body in kirtan, chanting with you all and doing my
service, that is my great fortune. I do not want anything else. Everybody is
doing some service. My only pain is that only I could not do any
service...'
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Thorns of
Spiritual Life
"We think there is so much suffering, so many problems outside, but we do not
think that we have some problems inside us. Sometimes, some good symptoms
come to us in our service, but at this moment some bad elements come and Maya
takes us away from the service."
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Tue, 18 February 2025
Lord's
Arrangement
'The Lord is always there above our heads, and He always makes all
arrangements. Everything comes in this way... There is no lack of anything.
The Lord does not keep His devotees lacking anything.'
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Always
Remember, Always Serve
'You will all go to your homes after this festival, but you must serve
Krishna not for this moment only. Remember Krishna always, at every moment.
Do not forget Krishna. Always remember Krishna, always chant His Holy Names
and chant about His beautiful pastimes.'
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRI SRI PRAPANNA-JIVANAMRITA •
(10) DIVINE REMNANTS OF NECTAR
'In the preparation of this book, those who have infused vitality within
my poor heart, or who have assisted in the study, reading, or amendment of
the book, or who have in any other way contributed toward its production—unto
the lotus feet of all those well-wishing Godbrothers and good devotees who
have extended or who may in the future extend their goodwill upon this humble
soul, I hereby offer my obeisances again and again.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj (a great prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakur Prabhupad, and a sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Raksak 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."
"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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About Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj:
divyam dirgha-bhujaravinda-nayanam sarasvatam sundaram
tejo-dipta-vapur budhaika-suhrdam karbura-garvapaham
pasandasura-chanda-danda-dalanam dambhadri-dambholikam
vande vandya-kulabja-bhaskara-vibhum saranga-gosvaminam
"I offer my obeisance unto the beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur, Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. He has a radiant
form, long arms, and lotus eyes. He crushes the pride of the wicked and
squashes the cruel oppression of the heretics and demons. He is like a
thunderbolt on the mountain of hypocrisy. He is the sole friend of the
intelligentsia and a shining sun above the lotus of the aristocracy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
"You should know who Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj
is and what is our connection and relationship with him. You must remember
this connection because without the knowledge of the relationship
(sambandha-jnana), you will develop neither the knowledge of
abhidheya (means to attain the goal) nor the knowledge of
prayojana (the goal).
"Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj (his brahmachari name was Sri
Aprakrita Prabhu) was a prominent disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Thakur. When Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur entered his eternal
pastimes, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj (Aprakrita Prabhu at
the time), although a very senior brahmachari preacher, left
the brahmacharya asram and went back to his house in great distress.
His was born in a village called Patrasayer (our Betur temple is situated
nearby). After some time, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj come to Sri
Aprakrita Prabhu and said, 'Prabhu, you are living a family life now, let it
be, but if you stay here, who will preach the conception of Mahaprabhu and
Srila Prabhupad in this world? You have so much qualification for service and
preaching – you must come back.' Then, Srila Aprakrita Prabhu said,
'If you give me sannyas, I will leave my home and family and come
back.' Srila Sridhar Maharaj agreed and gave him sannyas and the name
Sri Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. From that time, he came back to his
preaching services.
"Srila Goswami Maharaj began to preach in various places. Trying to
fulfil the earnest desire of Srila Prabhupad to spread Krishna consciousness
all over the world, Srila Goswami Maharaj even went to London, where he kept
preaching and, eventually, after much effort and having tolerated much
austerity, managed to open a small centre. He also has temples in Kolkata,
Jalpaiguri and other places. In his lifetime, he established twenty-four
centres in various places, among which is the temple in Imlitala, Vrindavan,
where Krishna was sitting when He decided that He would steal Radharaṇi's
heart and halo and come as Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
"Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj always helped our Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math in various ways, especially during parikramas and with
collection. Later, he finally established this temple here, at the place
where the first meeting of Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda Prabhu took place. Srila
Sridhar Maharaj had come here together with Srila Goswami Maharaj to see
the land, and he gave Srila Goswami Maharaj much advice on what kind of
temple to make, on the size of the nat mandir and other aspects.
"There is much that can be said about Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj. After taking sannyas in 1940, he always kept in touch with
Srila Sridhar Maharaj. Our Srila Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, said:
"'Once, Srila Goswami Maharaj gave a very special lecture. He
explained that he and other great preachers were active in all directions,
but they all waited to see what Srila Sridhar Maharaj thought about
the quality of their preaching style. He used the phrase simha
avalokana (a lion's glance), saying, "We are preaching over the whole
world, but from time to time we look back to see whether Srila Sridhar
Maharaj is happy with our preaching activities." "Simha avalokana"
means when a lion goes some distance, it stops and looks behind to check
the environment, then proceeds further, then again looks behind, and so on.
In this way, Srila Goswami Maharaj described how all the preachers again and
again looked towards Srila Guru Maharaj to see if their preaching had his
approval. Srila Goswami Maharaj was the dearmost disciple of Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur – Srila Saraswati Thakur depended on
his service. At the same time, although Srila Goswami Maharaj takes a unique
position in Gaudiya Mission, he was very affectionate to our Srila Guru
Maharaj. I have never seen him go against any decision of our Guru Maharaj;
we can say he almost blindly followed whatever Guru Maharaj decided, but he
was not a blind man – he had much faith in Guru Maharaj.'
"Moreover, one year, during the circumambulation of Vrindavan, Srila
Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj personally worshipped Srila Sridhar Maharaj
with one hundred and eight lamps, incense and other paraphernalia on
the occasion of Srila Sridhar Maharaj's appearance day. Srila Goswami Maharaj
performed this function, joined by many of his disciples and other
godbrothers.
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj was Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj's godbrother and sannyas-guru, but it is remarkable what kind
of respect he had for Srila Guru Maharaj. Every year, Srila Goswami Maharaj's
disciples would arrange a very fine Vyasa-puja celebration on the appearance
day of Srila Goswami Maharaj, and Srila Goswami Maharaj would personally go
to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math to invite Srila Sridhar Maharaj to come to
his temple on that day. Srila Sridhar Maharaj usually did not go to other
temples, but he would always come to the temple of Srila Goswami Maharaj
(this very temple where we are sitting now). Srila Goswami Maharaj not only
invited Srila Guru Maharaj – he would give whatever presentations, whatever
donations or gifts he had received from his disciples on that day to his
sannyas-guru, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
"One year, showing a pastime of feeling unwell, Srila Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj could not come to the festival in honour of Srila Goswami
Maharaj's appearance, and that day Srila Goswami Maharaj said, 'Srila Sridhar
Maharaj has been coming every year, and I have been getting one more year of
life, but since he could not come this year, I think I will not be alive next
year.' And this is what happened – a few months later, on 26 May 1964, Srila
Goswami Maharaj entered his eternal pastimes."
(From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Reviving
Srila Prabhupad's Preaching
"...At that time Srila Sridhar Maharaj decided to go to Vrindavan and do
bhajan, but when he got some akash dhvani, "What did I give you sannyas
for? For your own self?" he hurried away from Vrindavan..."
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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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Godbrothers'
Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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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:
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! It is not possible to conquer maya by engaging in
maya. I see no other way to get relief except for the mercy of sadhus."
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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:
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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Mon, 17 February 2025 (Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur)
Our Sole
Concern
'There fake sadhus in the temple also. You all know it. I feel very
sorry for them, and I feel very bad because of them. They come to the temple
to practise Krishna consciousness, but instead of serving their guru,
they think that the guru is something that exists for their pleasure,
and they use paraphernalia and facilities that exist for the Lord's service
for their own pleasure and enjoyment. I have never been like that in my whole
life.'
Blessings and Guidance of Srila Prabhupad (spoken at the time of his
departure)
'I have caused anxiety to many people because I was bound to tell the truth
candidly; because I have told to practise Krishna consciousness without
deceit, many people may even consider me their enemy. To become eager to
sincerely serve Lord Krishna, leaving all other desires and deceit, I have
caused various anxiety to many people. Some day or another they will
understand what I am saying.'
Love for Gaudiya
"We pray that your practice, behaviour, language, taste, moral regulations
and religious faith become aligned with the precepts of Gaudiya. Please
gradually give up non-gaudiya elements within your Gaudiya identity and show
the ideal of Gaudiya to the entire world. May you not mutilate the paramount
ideal of the Gaudiya precepts by coveting to participate in that which is not
Gaudiya."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Grand Sri Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the holy
appearance day of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur. Annual festival at Sri Gupta-Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purusottam
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."
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In honour of Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad:
"Today is a special day, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's appearance
day. If he had not come, where would we get Srila Guru Maharaj, Srila
Gurudev? If we do not get mercy from Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur,
without Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, we cannot think about Srila
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj."
— Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
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sri-siddhanta-sarasvatiti vidito gaudiya-gurv-anvaye
bhato bhanuriva prabhata-gagane yo gaura-sankirtanaih
mayavada-timingilodara-gatan uddhrtya jivaniman
krsna-prema-sudhabdhi-gahana-sukham pradat prabhum tam bhaje
"I serve my lord, who is known as Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Thakur. Within the Gaudiya sampradaya's lineage of Gurus, he shines like the
sun in the morning sky. Through the sankirtan of Sriman Mahaprabhu he rescues
the souls engulfed within the belly of the timingila of illusionism and
bestows upon them the ecstasy of swimming in the nectarean ocean of divine
love for Krishna."
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Biography of Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad
The first part of the biographical compilation dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad taken from a lecture of Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The page shall be updated and expanded
in the course of time.
Srila Prabhupad:
Universal Benefactor
"This is how Prabhupad started preaching the proper conception in this world,
and it is owing to him that we are here now, that we can preach now. That is
why we must glorify Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur."
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Seeking
Srila Saraswati Thakur's Mercy
"I am very happy that we celebrate the days of Srila Saraswati Thakur, Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur together and I am very grateful that you have given me, a
lowly person, an asan on this stage... What teachings did Srila Saraswati
Thakur give to the world?"
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Srila Prabhupad:
Embodiment of Mercy
"Today is the holy appearance day of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, whom we are here to offer prayers to in
the assembly of the devotees. He is Jagad Guru and what he gave to the world,
no one else could ever give..."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (1)
"Acharya-vandana: If you can realise the meaning this song, you can
get all glorification of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam: We sing it but we do not realise its
meaning because if we realised its meaning, we would get taste singing it. We
must sing it every day and be conscious of it."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (2)
"Mahaprabhu predicted this, and Prabhupad fulfilled it through Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Gurudev. Now, in every village, all day, all night there is Hari-katha and
kirtan going on."
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Vaisnav Ke? (An Appeal to
Your Mind)
"We do not want to stay in the temple because there are so many rules and
regulations—everything has to be maintained at a certain time, and if you
live alone, nobody will tell you anything, but you will be losing your
devotional activities. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that
nirjan bhajan is self-deception."
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Illustrious Acharya
"I am offering my obeisance at the lotus feet of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur whose disappearance day took place today. He is
not an ordinary person of this material world—he came from Goloka Vrindavan,
from the Lord Himself. When his job finished here, he passed the
responsibility to his beloved disciples and went back to his own home."
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Advent of Hari-Kirtan
Murti
"We have heard about so many glories of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur from many Vaishnavs, many scholars, and our Param Guru
Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) also described everything in
his poetry."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Mission
"Srila Prabhupad taught what pure service is—he taught that everything could
be used and is meant for the service of the Lord. He established sixty-four
temples, and all the brahmacharis, sannyasis of these temples preached
house to house and distributed Hari-katha."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Teachings
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj often said that Srila Prabhupad's word was
very hard, like a stone or thunderbolt, but inside he could be soft as a
lotus. Fathers are always very loving and affectionate to their sons, but
Srila Prabhupad gave more love and affection that any father could give."
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Unimaginable Service
"It is unforgettable. We do not know who Krishna and Gurudev take service
from—only those who have some sukriti, who have some great fortune,
can participate in service in their life. There are so many rich people,
there are so many big people, but only a fortunate soul can do service."
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Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur (Bengali
class)
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking on this day in 2015
about Srila Prabhupad's birth, youth, initiation, Srila Bhakti Vinod
Thakur's founding the Yogapith temple, Srila Saraswati Thakur's preaching
pastimes, divine power transmission, and vast contribution to the
sampradaya.
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Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা
"The follower of Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji, the great soul Dayita Das (Srila
Saraswati Thakur), whose wealth is Sri Krsna-kirtan, fulfilled the desires of the whole
world. He is the dearmost of Sri Varsabhanavi and is always engaged in Her
service."
Sujanarvuda-radhita |
সুজনার্ব্বুদরাধিতপাদযুগং
"My master, Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, established
the religion of the age, Krsna-sankirtan, and is the chief minister of the
universal assembly of leading Vaisnavas. His lotus feet are worshipped
by millions of virtuous souls and fulfil the desires of those who dispel
souls' fears. Eternally I offer my obeisance to my master's worshippable
feet."
Jayare jayare jaya paramahamsa |
জয়রে জয়রে জয় পরমহংস
"Glory, glory, glory to Sri Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur,
this great swan-like perfect personality, abode of highest mercy, who is the
path and refuge for the low and miserable who have no refuge!"
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."
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Proper Utility
'True renunciation is when people detach themselves from mundane enjoyment
and ardently become attached to the affairs of the Lord by accepting what is
favourable to the service of Krishna. If something is favourable to the
service of the Lord, we should not call such things "visaya" (material
things').'
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Devotees' Character
'Can an ordinary devotee appeal to Krishna to help or protect them just as
Prahlad Maharaj appealed to Sri Nrisinghadev? If we should never ask the Lord
for protection, then what about "avasya raksibe krsna visvase palan",
which is one of the six limbs of surrender?'
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2020)
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• SRI SRI PRAPANNA-JIVANAMRITA •
(9) WORDS OF NECTAR FROM THE SUPREME LORD
'Herein, collected from the Holy Scriptures headed by
Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita, are words of nectar
directly from the lotus mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is
the nectar to vanquish all sorrow and darkness for the souls surrendered to
the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, and also for those aspiring for exclusive love
for Krishna. It nourishes the lives of the devotees, pleasing their hearts by
fulfilling all their cherished desires for devotional service.'
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Sat, 15 February 2025
Pure Association, Residence and Practice
'What is called sadhu-sanga? How can one live in Mathura? One day,
Hiranyakasipu heard this conception of service from his son, Prahlad Maharaj,
and he said, "We always rely on our empirical experience and knowledge, but
what you have just told me is a new conception that none of us has ever heard
before."'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Account of
Krishna's Appearance
'I am telling you what Sri Sukadev Goswami spoke from the tenth canto of
Srimad Bhagavatam. This is a chapter about the mystery of Baladev's
and Krishna's appearance to destroy Kamsa.'
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Download / listen to the audio (29.4 Mb, 55 min | English | 12 August
2020)
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRI SRI PRAPANNA-JIVANAMRITA •
(8) SURRENDER IN HUMILITY
'"O Lord, please protect me, protect me..." Such an internal sense of
heartbreak in the devotees, which causes their remembrance in love, in all
circumstances, of the extension of grace from the unequaled and unexcelled
ocean of compassion, Sri Hari, and which characteristically causes them to
ever remember their feeling of most lamentable destitution, is known by the
learned as Surrender in Humility.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik
Siddhanti 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."
Religion of the
Heart
This book was prepared and published first in 2006 by His Holiness Sripad
Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj. It was received with great joy by His Divine
Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Presenting it now
online for reading and downloading:
"We do not know how good we are,
but I see that what comes from our kitchen is very tasteful for the jiva
souls. I could not conceive that this book would be like this, and it is
coming from Sripad Siddhanti Maharaj, then neither I nor you know what will
be inside, but when I have seen it, then I can say this book has come out
perfectly."
(Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
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Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2025–2026 (pdf)
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A Temple
Manager's Qualities
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'To run a temple, you do not have to be a big guru. If you are gentle, if
you have some quality, have sympathy, love and affection, for others, you
can be a proper manager of a temple.'
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CALENDAR FOR 02/2025
GOVINDA
17 FEBRUARY (MON).
Krishna Panchami.
Grand Sri Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the
holy appearance day of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur. Annual festival at Sri Gupta-Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purusottam
Thakur.
18 FEBRUARY (TUE).
Krishna Sasthi.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
19 FEBRUARY (WED).
Krishna Saptami.
Annual three-day festival in honour of the manifestation of Sri Sri Gaura
Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govinda-sundar jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar.
24 FEBRUARY (MON).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Vijaya Ekadasi.
Passing away of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das-Adhikari.
25 FEBRUARY (TUE).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:07:06–9:55:38.
27 FEBRUARY (THU).
Krishna Chaturdasi.
Sri Sri Sivaratri-vrata (optional fast).
Departure of Srimad Bhakti Nivas Bhagavat Maharaj and Sripad Yudhamanyu
Prabhu Seva-Vikram.
28 FEBRUARY (FRI).
Amavasya. Sri Sivaratri paran for those
who fasted is at 6:04:31–6:55:23. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva
Gangadhar on the bank of Sri Govinda Kunda at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in
Nabadwip; manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Radha Madan-Mohan
jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Tarakeswar; and manifestation
anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva in Sri Kadigachha.
Gaura Pratipad (falls on the same day).
Disappearance of Vaishnav Sarvabhauma Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev-Goswami and
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj.
MARCH 2025
1 MARCH (SAT).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Appearance of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.
2 MARCH (SUN).
Gaura Tritiya.
Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva
Radha-Raman-sundar at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Krishnanusilana Sangha in
Kaikhali, Kolkata.
3 MARCH (MON).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Appearance of Srila Purusottam Thakur. Departure of Sripad Tulasi Das
Das-Adhikari Prabhu.
4 MARCH (TUE).
Gaura Panchami.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi.
8 MARCH (SAT).
Gaura Navami.
Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama.
Beginning of the annual seven-day gathering and festival.
9 MARCH (SUN).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins.
Parikrama of Sri Antardwip (darsan of Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri
Nandan Acharya Bhavan, puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Sri Yogapith, Srivas Angan, Sri
Advaita Bhavan, Sri Gadadhar Pandit Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad's samadhi mandir, Srila
Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj's samadhi, Sri Chad Kazi's samadhi) and
Sri Simantadwip (darsan of Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sri Sridhar
Angan).
10 MARCH (MON).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Amalaki Ekadasi.
Parikrama of Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
11 MARCH (TUE).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:54:28–9:29:39. Disappearance of Sripad
Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip: darsan of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Vriddha Siva, Sri Prauddha MAYa, Sri
Visnupriya Devi's Deity of Sri Gauranga, the samadhi mandir of Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj.
12 MARCH (WED).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and Sri Madhyadwip: darsan of Sri
Surabhi Kunja, Svananda-sukhada Kunja, Sri Suvarna Bihar Gaudiya Math, Sri
Harihara Ksetra, Hamsa-vahan and Sri Nrisimha Palli.
13 MARCH (THU).
Gaura Chaturdasi.
Adhivas of the grand festival of Sri Gaura Purnima: the eve of Sri
Gauranga's appearance. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri
Jahnudwip and Sri Modadrumdwip: darsan of Sri Samudragad, Sri Sri
Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir (Sri Champahati), Vidyanagar (Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math,
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya's birthplace), the Deity served by Sri Saranga
Murari and Sri Vasudev Datta Thakur, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's appearance
place.
14 MARCH (FRI).
Purnima.
Sri Gaura Purnima: Divine appearance of Sri
Gauranga. Fast until moonrise, then no grains
(anukalpa).Vasanta-utsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special
offering of bhoga, worship and arati at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
and all its branches worldwide, continuous reading of Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita and a great festival of sankirtan.
Start of 539 Sri Gaurabda.
VISHNU
15 MARCH (SAT).
Krishna Pratipad.
Sri Gaura-Purnima paran is at 5:50:36–9:47:24. Anandotsav (great, joyful festival) of Sri Jagannath
Misra. A grand festival and mahaprasad distribution at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham.
19 MARCH (WED).
Krishna Panchami.
Manifestation Anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath jiu at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Asram in Sripat Hapaniya Dham and Pancham Dol festival.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj.
22 MARCH (SAT).
Krishna Astami.
Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.
23 MARCH (SUN).
Krishna Navami.
Disappearance (tirobhav) of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha
Bhiksu Maharaj.
25 MARCH (TUE).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Papa Vimochani
Ekadasi.
26 MARCH (WED).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:39–9:41. Festival in honour of Sriman
Mahaprabhu's auspicious arrival (vijay-mahotsav) at Varaha Nagar.
Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Departure (niryan) of
Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahodaya.
29 MARCH (SAT).
Amavasya.
APRIL 2025
2 APRIL (WED).
Gaura Panchami.
Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad
Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
4 APRIL (FRI).
Gaura Saptami.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
6 APRIL (SUN).
Gaura Navami.
Sri Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Sri
Ramachandra. Fast until noon.
8 APRIL (TUE).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Kamada Ekadasi.
9 APRIL (WED).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:25–9:34.
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Lord Krishna's Damanaka-ropana
festival.
12 APRIL (SAT).
Purnima.
Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasa Yatra of Sri Sri Balaram. Appearance of
Srila Vamsi-vadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.
MADHUSUDAN
18 APRIL (FRI).
Krishna Panchami.
Disappearance of Srila Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.
20 APRIL (SUN).
Krishna Saptami.
Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.
23 APRIL (WED).
Krishna Dasami.
Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
24 APRIL (THU).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Varuthini Ekadasi.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu.
25 APRIL (FRI).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:13–8:08.
26 APRIL (SAT).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vrindavan-chandra
jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Uluberia.
Krishna Chaturdasi (falls on the same
day).
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om
Visnupad Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj.
27 APRIL (SUN).
Amavasya.
Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami.
28 APRIL (MON).
Gaura Pratipad.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.
29 APRIL (TUE).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
30 APRIL (WED).
Gaura Tritiya.
Aksaya Tritiya (an auspicious day to start some works). Beginning of the
21-day Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev.
FULL CALENDAR >>
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2025–2026 (pdf)
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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