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Our Disciplic Succession:
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"The Sun Never Sets on Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math":
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Mon, 24 March 2025
Heal Yourself
'Whenever you make an utsav (festival), it is necessary to have
utsaha (enthusiasm). Be it Gurupadpadma's appearance or disappearance,
be it Rama-navami or any other auspicious day, it is necessary to feel joy
when making these festivals, it is necessary to feel joy and to have
enthusiasm – these are the symptoms of devotion. Enthusiasm is one of the
good qualities we pray for.'
"Do Not
Despair"
[By Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj]
"You have come to see me. I am your friend, your master, or your everything,
I can feel that you feel it. There are so many devotees from different
countries here. Different countries means different languages, different
cultures, different lifestyles, different food—everything is different; but
our conception is one, and that is Krishna consciousness. We have been
practising for a long time, then we must have some Krishna-conscious
mentality and we can proceed with that to our goal, which is the life of a
servitor."
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Primary
and Paramount Necessity
"Teach Srimad Bhagavad-gita everywhere, it will be good. Most people
cannot understand Srimad Bhagavatam or Chaitanya-charitamrita,
it is very difficult for them, but everybody knows Srimad
Bhagavad-gita, so everybody can easily understand its message."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(15) THE SUPREME PERSON
'I am situated (as the Supersoul) within the heart of all souls, and from Me
arises the soul's remembrance, knowledge, and forgetfulness (according to his
actions). I alone am the Sweet Absolute to be known through all the Vedas. I
am the revealer of the Vedanta—Vedavyasa, and I am the knower of the
Vedas.'
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Sun, 23 March 2025
Wholesome
Vision
'How can you accept Gaura but not Nitai? Or how can you accept Nitai but not
Gaura? They are actually One but manifest as Two. Just as Krishna and Balaram
are one, so are Nitai and Gaura.'
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2019)
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Redundant
Rituals
"Those who do not follow Krishna consciousness, who are not devotees, can do
follow as many Hindu rituals and rules as they like, but we do not do it. We
know that we are jiva souls—we are eternal servants of the Lord, and
we always remember that."
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2020)
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(14) THE THREE DIVISIONS OF MATERIAL NATURE
'O Lord, what are the symptoms of a person transcendental to these three
modes of material nature? How does he behave, and how does he transcend the
modes?'
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Sat, 22 March 2025
Outstanding
Happening
'Who will understand it? A child is born in somebody's house, but Advaita
Acharya and Haridas Thakur are dancing, and nobody knew why. In the same way,
we are dancing and rejoicing here, but the neighbours cannot understand why –
even when they come to see it, they will have some inauspicious
thoughts.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Ekadasi
Struggle?
"You think that you will break ekadasi, that you will do what you like
in your life, but you do not think that after that austerity will come—you
have no idea what hell is like, what kind of austerity you will get there.
What austerity is there in following ekadasi?"
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2020)
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(13) DISTINCTION BETWEEN MATTER AND SPIRIT
'Arjuna said: O Kesava, I would like to know about material nature, the
person, the field, the knower of the field, knowledge and the object of
knowledge.'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.
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 Srila Srivas Pandit:
Srivas Angan
[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala, page 102] [75 Mb]
An extensive chapter about the numerous pastimes that took place at the holy
residence of Sri Srivas Pandit in Sri Dham Mayapur.
Srivas Pandit's
Devotion
"Srivas Pandit: 'You can get a son, a daughter, a father, a mother in every
birth, but you will not get the Lord in every birth. This life is very
important, you can get the Lord in this life, then why should I misuse it?
Why should I not use this opportunity?'"
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Malini Devi and
Vishvarup
"The name Srivas Pandit's wife is Malini Devi. You know, one time Malini
chastised Srivas Pandit. Once, Vishvarup Prabhu, Nimai's elder brother, came
to their house to ask Srivas Pandit for help..."
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Why Can We Not Get
It?
"At Srivas Pandit's house there was a maidservant Duhkhi—she got Mahaprabhu's
mercy. There was a Muslim tailor near Srivas Pandit's house—he too got
Mahaprabhu's mercy. A great sinner Chand Kazi broke a mridanga, but
even he got Mahaprabhu's mercy. Why can we not get it?"
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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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Fri, 21 March 2025
Rejoice!
'By His causeless mercy, the full moon Gaura-hari arose in the district of
Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri Mount, where the sun first becomes
visible – His rising in the sky destroyed the darkness of sins; all three
worlds rejoiced and chanted Holy Names of the Lord.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
"I Am
Proud, I Am Astonished, and I Am Grateful"
"Wherever I may be, I come back to Kolkata on Sunday just to get your good
association. I see your smiling faces and I know that your love and affection
has no alloy—your love and affection is not cheating, it is actual love and
affection."
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• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(12) THE PATH OF DEVOTION
'Those who offer all their actions to Me, take refuge in Me, their hearts
absorbed in thought of Me in pure devotion and who thus worship and adore
Me—O Partha, I swiftly deliver such dedicated souls from the deathly ocean of
material suffering.'
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Thu, 20 March 2025
Devotional
Strictures
'Soon is our festival in Hapaniya Dham. If anybody wants to stay for it, you
are welcome to stay. I do not have any objection. And soon is also my
Gurudev's disappearance festival. I am inviting you beforehand...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Sustaining
Mahaprabhu's Line
"Mahaprabhu's line was maintained by Srila Narottam Das Thakur, Acharya
Srinivas, Sri Shyamananda Prabhu. After them, so much darkness came down upon
the sky of Gaura-desh. The preaching movement again emerged through Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(11) THE VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL FORM
'To grant you My special favour I have today revealed this effulgent,
universal, infinite and primeval form, by My divine potency. This supreme
universal form has never been seen by anyone before. O Arjuna, most valiant
of the Kauravas, no one in this human plane can see this form of Mine that
you have seen, neither by study of the Vedas, nor Vedic sacrifices,
nor charity, nor rituals, nor severe austerity.'
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Wed, 19 March 2025 (Anniversary Festival at Sri Hapaniya
Dham)
Devotional
Strictures
'It is said in the scriptures that if somebody has not taken initiation, they
can read Bhagavatam and chant kirtan, but it only gives some
mental pleasure. Therefore, you must keep the association of those who are
senior to you.'
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2019)
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(10) THE DIVINE GLORIES OF THE LORD
'I am Krishna, the Sweet Absolute, the origin of all. The entire universe of
material and transcendental play, activity, purpose, and the Vedas and allied
scriptures which give guidance—all evolve from Me alone. Realizing this
hidden treasure, persons of fine theistic intelligence surpass the mundane
and embrace the path of love divine, raga-marga, and adore Me
forever.'
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Today in the calendar:
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 (avirbhav) of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti
Sharan Shanta 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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In honour of Sripat Hapaniya
Dham:
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."
Sripat Hapaniya Dham: parikrama kirtan
Recording of the kirtan during the parikrama of Sripat Hapaniya Dham Temple, led by
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
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Sripat Hapaniya Dham: kirtans
• Sri guru charana • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya koro • Ohe Vaishnava Thakura
dayara sagara • Nitai pada kamala • Emona Durmati • Gopinath (song 1) • Jaya Guru
Maharaj • Sujanarvuda-radhita • Sri Gaura Mandala majhe • Jaya Radha Madhava.
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Kirtan at Sripat Hapaniya Dham
• Ki rupe paiba seva • Gopinath, mama nivedana suna.
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Sripat Hapaniya
Dham: Highest Place
"Today is the pancham dol and it also the appearance day of Sri Sri
Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinathjiu. This is a highest place and we must give
respect to this place, Sripat Hapaniya Dham."
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Sripat Hapaniya
Dham
"We come here to pay obeisance to Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
because he is not an ordinary person. We come and pray to his family, we pay
obeisance to them and beg them for mercy. That is why we come here."
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A Day at
Hapaniya [From Affectionate Guidance]
"Today we have very happily come to Sripat Hapaniya Dham. Our destination is
Goloka, even if we may not know where Goloka is. However, we must know that
the abode of Goloka has personally become manifest in this world as the abode
of the Divine Master, the residence of the devotees and the Temple where the
Deities are worshipped."
Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (1)
"As each year, we have come today to the holy appearance place of Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Sri Hapaniya
Dham, and our Gurudev made this beautiful Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram in
this place..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (2)
"From his childhood, Srila Sridhar Maharaj had a renounced mentality. He
would wake up early in the morning and go to take bath in the Ganges (you
know how far the Ganges is from here, but he would walk all the way there
every day)..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (3)
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj was a great speaker—nobody could defeat him in
Hari-katha. Many great scholars and knowledge-seekers came to his lotus feet
from all over India and also abroad..."
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Remembering Srila Guru
Maharaj (4)
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj had a very profound vision—he could see the future. He
also had a strong common sense. When Srila Sridhar Maharaj purchased the land
of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1941, and he knew that this temple would
grow very big."
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Sri
Hapaniya Dham
(10 March 2015 | 3 Mb)
Headed by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and the
august Vaishnavs, devotees visit Sri Hapaniya Dham on the holy
installation day of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath Jiu.
Sri Dham Nabadwip
and Hapaniya: Last Festival
(24-28 March 2016 | 34 photographs, 3.1 Mb)
Sri Gaura Purnima festival has finished and the devotees, overflowing with
gratitude and appreciation for the festival, return to their homes and
householder practice taking the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj in their hearts. Today is Sri Panchami
Dol and the Deity installation at Sri Hapaniya Dham, the worshippable
birthplace of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. His Divine Grace takes
the devotees to Sri Hapaniya Dham to participate in the festival and we are
sharing some photographs taken earlier during Sri Jagannath Mishra
anadotsav and today at Sri Hapaniya Dham.
 Festival at Sripat Hapaniya
Dham
(17 March 2017 | 40 photographs, 2.6 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
is taking devotees to Sripat Hapaniya Dham, the holy birthplace of Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, to honour the installation anniversary day of
Sri Sri Guru Radha Gopinath Deities.
Festival at Sripat Hapaniya
Dham
(26 photographs, 1.5 Mb | 6 March 2018)
Sharing photographs from the annual festival in honour of the installation anniversary
of Sripat Hapaniya Dham Deities, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath.
Festival at Sripat
Hapaniya Dham
(25 March 2019 | 47 photographs, 2.8 Mb)
The final day of the grand annual festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
concludes at Sripat Hapaniya Dham, the birthplace of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes devotees to Sripat Hapaniya Dham to
honour the installation day of the presiding Deities at the temple.
Annual
Maha-Mahotsav at Sripat Hapaniya Dham
(14 March 2020 | 44 photographs, 4 Mb)
Supremely fortunate devotees come to Sripat Hapaniya Dham, the holy birth
place of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, and observe the
annual vigraha-pratistha festival in the shelter of the holy lotus
feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Srila
Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj and other senior Vaishnavs.
Festival at Sri
Hapaniya Dham
(2 April 2021 | 20 photographs, 1.4 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj comes to
Sripat Hapaniya Dham together with his associates to attend the annual
festival commemorating the Deities' Installation at the supremely holy
appearance place of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj. Due to the pandemic situation, the festival manifests in a quieter
and a little more reserved form without the overwhelming crowds usual for
this festival.
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Tue, 18 March 2025
Avoid Kali's
Places
'It is written in Srimad Bhagavatam that there are five places where
Kali lives: gambling, intoxicants, illicit association, slaughter and
gold.'
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2019)
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Devotees' Core
Principle
"All Gaudiya Vaishnavs follow ekadasi tithi, and it is good for you
also to follow it because even Sriman Mahaprabhu Himself told to do so. If we
want to follow Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we must follow His instruction."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(9) THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF DEVOTION
'Know this to be the king of secrets, the king of knowledge, supreme, pure
and imperishable. It is known by direct realization (by one eager to serve
Me), it is the perfection of religion, and very easy to practise. Always
think of Me, be My devotee, always worship Me and offer obeisances to Me.
Thus offering yourself to Me and taking refuge in Me, you will come to
Me.'
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Mon, 17 March 2025
Avoid
Offences to Holy Dham (Part 2)
'If you think that you coming to the temple for seven days and staying at the
house of your guru is the same as paying a visit to some relative,
that is an offence. Also, if somebody hears about the glories of a holy place
but has no faith in those glories, such a person is an offender to the holy
place.'
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Download / listen to the audio (52 Mb, 108 min | 22 March
2019)
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Purposeful
Preaching
"Preaching is necessary. When you preach, you get pleasure, you get
everything. I have told you that when I tell something, I myself get
energy—devotees listen to it and I am also listening to it and I myself
become purified..."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(8) THE MERCIFUL ABSOLUTE
'One who thinks of Me at the time of death attains to My nature on departing
this world. Of this there is no doubt. O son of Kunti, one who has always
thought of a particular object will remember it and attain to it after
leaving the body. Therefore always remembering Me, fight, as it is your
natural duty. Thus dedicating your mind and intelligence to Me, you will
reach Me. Of this there is no doubt.'
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Sun, 16 March 2025
Avoid
Offences to Holy Dham (Part 1)
'You have come to a holy abode, this Sri Nabadwip Dham. There are ten
offences to the holy dham. Listen carefully and read about all these
offences at home. If you read it, you will be able to understand what is
what. And if somebody is not intelligent, how will they understand it? I will
explain it then.'
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2019)
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address }—
Entering
Transcendental Plane
"You cannot worship the Lord with a mundane body. Only an eternal,
transcendental body can worship or serve the Lord. If you serve the Lord
thinking that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and you give your
everything for the service to Krishna, then your body becomes
transcendental."
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—{ Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Treasury }—
• SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA •
(7) KNOWLEDGE AND REALIZATION OF THE SUPREME
'Four kinds of persons have the fortune to worship Me: the afflicted, the
seeker of knowledge, the seeker of happiness, and the self-realized. Of these
four types of devotees, best is the self-realized person who is My pure
devotee, and whose consciousness is fully absorbed in Me. For I,
Syamasundara, am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me.'
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Sat, 15 March 2025 (Sri Jagannath
Misra's Anandotsav)
Avoid
Offences to Vaishnavs
'Those who criticise others like that are not great souls themselves. They
commit vaishnav-aparadh and nama-aparadh, so even if they chant
the Holy Name, it cannot be the Holy Name. You must read about the offences
carefully!'
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2019)
Today in the calendar:
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.
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Hari-katha spoken by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya
Maharaj on this day:
YEAR 2012
Come to your home
"You have to be chaste, have to be clear. Take Gurudev's boat, and one day
that boat will take you to Vrindavan. You have to believe that."
Remember Where You Belong
To
"You must promise me now that if you go back to your home, you will serve the
Guru, Vaishnavs, Bhagavan, that you will practise properly. Do not go back to
the mundane world, do not go back to the attachment with the family
life."
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YEAR 2013
Setting on the Right
Track (1)
Lecture delivered at Sri Jagannath Mishra's Anandotsav in 2013: "We can
realise it ourselves: how much can we proceed in our spiritual life and
why did we come to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math? Again and again we do
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, but how much can we use ourselves for the service
to the Guru, Vaishnavs, and Bhagavan?"
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Setting on the Right
Track (2)
Lecture delivered at Sri Jagannath Mishra's Anandotsav in 2013, part two:
"I am praying to you all that you do not forget your service to your Guru,
to the Vaishnavs, Bhagavan. I am bowing at your lotus feet: if you serve
my Guru, I will serve you my whole life; if you serve my Guru, I will
sacrifice my life to serve you."
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YEAR 2017
Jagannath Misra's Festival:
Serving and Honouring Devotees (1)
"We are very happy today because we are going to celebrate the festival of
Jagannath Misra's ananda-mahotsav. Today we are also making a special
festival for our best friend Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram..."
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Jagannath
Misra's Festival: Serving and Honouring Devotees (2)
"We are going to celebrate, but this celebration is not for our own
happiness, it is for the happiness of the devotees, for the happiness of the
Vaishnav Thakur. This is the main thing."
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Mahaprabhu's Pastimes
with Jagadananda Pandit
"When Sriman Mahaprabhu took sannyas, He followed all rules and
regulations very strictly, but you have heard that Jagadananda Pandit always
wanted to control Him..."
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YEAR 2018
Great Fortune
"I think you are not ordinary souls. In this world there are millions of
millions of people, there are so many big wealthy people, so many people who
have a very big position in the country, but none of them are as fortunate as
you are."
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Modern Milieu
"All over the world almost everybody runs behind money, runs behind property,
gold, wealth. How many fortunate people are there who come to pure Krishna
consciousness? The whole world is covered by the illusory environment, Kali
Maharaj."
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"I Pray You Can Come"
"I am very glad that you come every year, and that every year you make the
effort thinking, 'How can I come for the parikrama every year?' You
are all in my heart, there is no doubt about it because we all come from the
same family."
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YEAR 2020
Run from Maya, not from
Home
'Guru Maharaj often said that foreign devotees have one advantage: they do
not have so much attachment to their family, but Bengali devotees are very
attached to their families. People do not have faith that the Lord will
protect everything....'
Challenging Choice
'If you make a step towards Maya, she will catch you by your legs and pull
you away to the prison-house. But if you make a step towards the Lord, the
Lord will take you to the path of devotion and bring you to His own abode.
Now you can choose – will you go towards Maya or towards the Lord?'
Always Keep in Touch
'Do not cheat me! I have entered into some relationship with you. You have
done this parikrama for several days, and we have formed some
relationship, so please keep in touch – phone me, write me letters or emails,
try to find out how I am – so that this relationship does not break.'
Grand Assembly
'Today is anandotsav (joyous festival) of Sri Jagannath Misra, and
Gurudev always made a Visva-Vaishnav Raja-Sobha ('Royal Assembly of Worldwide
Vaishnavs') on this day. It is the day when Vaishnavs from all over the world
assemble together...'
What Is Your
Greatest Joy?
'We must always think about it: what is our greatest happiness? I feel very
sad because somebody left yesterday saying that his daughter-in-law was going
to deliver a baby. Because his daughter-in-law had to give birth to the baby
yesterday, he ran back home.'
Messengers
of Highest Giver
'On this day, it is not only Jagannath Misra and Mother Sachi who rejoice.
Yesterday was a happy day for all gods and goddesses, for the whole world,
and today is a joyful festival, but seeing that everyone is rushing to leave
and jump back into their material life, I feet very sad.'
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Fri, 14 March 2025 (Holy
Appearance Day of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu)
Avoid
Offences to Holy Name
'One more thing you must listen carefully about is offences to the Holy Name.
These are the ten offences to the Holy Name that must be avoided. The first
offence is sadhu-ninda, criticising saints...'
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2019)
Today in the calendar:
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.
Appearance of Sri Gaura
'The pious land of India, bearing the holy footprints of the holy Lord and
His devotees, is the land of religion on this earth. Among the seven cities
within India that can grant liberation, there is Sri Mayapur that is situated
within Sri Dham Nabadwip, which is non-different from Sri Mathura Mandala.
Sri Mayapur is situated in the centre of Sri Nabadwip Dham, that is why it is
called "antar-dvip" ("inner island"). In this Antardwip, there lived
Sri Jagannath Misra, a greatest scholar and a shelter of pure goodness and
nobility...'
Two special kirtans chanted at moonrise on the day of Sri Gaura Purnima:
Sri Sri Gaurasundarer
Avirbhav Vasare
"Why today of all days has the Golden Sun appeared clad in saffron garb? Why
has the exquisitely beautiful spring poured into this otherwise void world?
Why have all the trees, shrubs and creepers swelled with beauty at this
astonishing news? Why do bees and birds reel in joy like this, raising waves
of their music?"
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Sri Gaura
Purnima kirtan
"By His causeless mercy, the full moon Gaura-hari arose in the district of
Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri Mount, where the sun first becomes
visible – His rising in the sky destroyed the darkness of sins; all three
worlds rejoiced and chanted Holy Names of the Lord."
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শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-গীতাঞ্জলি (Bengali)
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Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali (English)
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By the causeless mercy of His Divine Grace Om Visnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Tilak Niriha
Maharaj, our holy Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's library has recently been
enriched with two jewel publications of Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali and that we are
joyfully presenting online today. In the words of His Divine
Grace:
Known for decades as Kirtan Guide in English, this holy book containing
the kirtans chanted at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math has previously been
published in English multiple times. As the need arose to reprint this holy
book for the service to the worldwide community of devotees, this edition has
been translated (offering more accurate rendition based on the original
Bengali texts and authorised translations as well as profound precepts
gleaned from the holy discourses of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj and other worshippable guru-varga) reflecting the original
Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali kirtan collection that was first compiled and printed
in Bengali at our Maṭh in 1983 and later expanded through three further
editions (in 2001, 2011 and 2024). We pray that merciful adosa-darasi
devotees may overlook any inadvertent mistakes that may have been made when
producing this holy book and accept it as spiritual assistance in their
eternal service to Sri Guru, Vaishnavs and the Lord.
Humbly,
The editor and publisher of the Bengli and English editions,
Swami Bhakti Tilak Niriha
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Sri Gaura Purnima Maha-mahotsav. Hari-katha spoken by His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj on the divine appearance day of Lord
Gaurasundar:
YEAR 2015
Sri Gaura Purnima Programmes
◊ Morning (kirtans, Bengali)
Kirtans: Vandana • Samsara
davanala • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu jive daya kari' (Tilak
Krishna Prabhu) • Bhaja re bhajare amar (Rama Krishna Prabhu of
Uluberia) • Thakura Vaishnava gana • Nitai guna mani •
Emona durmati samsara bhitare • Gaya Gora madhur svare.
Class: The glory of Hari Nam
sankirtan and rarity of this life (not to waste time) • "I pray at
your feet: think about Gauranga, think about Gaurahari, and think about
the festival of Gaurahari" • Magnanimity of Mahaprabhu.
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◊ Noon
Far but Near
"Without his mercy we cannot be present here. Every year we think we will
join this festival next year, but only Krishna knows whether we can join
or not. Only by the mercy of Gurudev, by the mercy of Mahaprabhu can we be
here."
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The Gift of Guru
"If Gurudev had not come, who would have been able to tell us about the
glories of Gauranga?"
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Stay On Board
The key how not to find yourself thrown off the board: take in the
Captain's instructions and stay on board without discriminating against
the members of the family.
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YEAR 2017
Division Is Wrong Vision
"'He is my disciple,' 'He is not my disciple, I will not give class to him,'
'You must not go to his class because you are my disciple'—these kinds of
things are not good at all for our spiritual life. We must realise what
Gurudev's conception is and follow that."
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Understanding Mercy
"Mahaprabhu said, 'Be humbler than a blade of grass,' but He was also angry
with Madhai, and Nityananda Prabhu gave mercy to him, but at another time
Nityananda Prabhu kicked Sivananda Sen's head. Chastising does not mean that
Gurudev does not like you."
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Service Pastimes
"I know Gurudev is giving me strength, this is how I am doing it. Also, all
the devotees have love and affection for me, so many letters are coming from
them—my health is not strong, but due to this mentally I am becoming very
strong."
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Protecting Purity of
Conception
"Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupad gave us some conception, some message,
but maya always attacks us. If you listen to your Guru properly, if
you serve your Guru properly, then you can easily understand everything. That
is good for you."
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kirtan)
Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math Family Reunion
"Devotees came for the parikrama from so many different countries,
from every village and every corner this year, and we are very happy with
that. We want to show that we are together, that we are not breaking our
unity."
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Power of Good
Association
"You must see the sadhu with your ears. Every day you sing,
'Ramachandra-sanga mage Narottama Dasa: Narottam Das prays for the
association of Ramachandra Kaviraj.' What does this mean? Why does Narottam
Das always ask for the association of Ramachandra?"
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YEAR 2018
Sri Gaura Purnima
Festival: Miraculous and Marvellous
"I believe that wherever I go, devotees will always stay with me. If I can
make my Gurudev happy, that is sufficient for me. If, by the mercy of Guru,
Vaishnavs, by the mercy of devotees, I die serving devotees—if I can give
even one drop of blood for the devotees—that is my happiness."
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English)
YEAR 2019
My Happiness
"Despite everything, you are still following Gurudev's instruction. It my
great happiness that we can go on this parikrama together, that we can
celebrate Sri Gaura Purnima festival together. That is happiness for me."
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My Hope
"When all the devotees are with us, when all the devotees' mercy is with us,
we have nothing to worry about. I promise to all of you that as long as I am
alive I will not run away. We hope that by Srila Gurudev's mercy, this
problem will be solved soon and it will be overcome."
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Birds of Feather Flock Together
"You can see also now that all those who are Gurudev's enemies—who were
rejected by Gurudev, who Gurudev got pain from, all those who were ousted
have now come together. It is their karma and they will get the result
for that."
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YEAR 2020
Remembering Devotees (part
1)
'There are devotees who always do service, but their names do not come to my
mind, and I feel very shy because of that. What can I do? I am very busy with
so many things. Gurudev has given me many responsibilities, that is why I can
forget something, but you are all in my heart. Always remember this. I have
not forgotten any of you.'
Remembering Devotees (part
2)
'There are devotees who always do service, but their names do not come to my
mind, and I feel very shy because of that. What can I do? I am very busy with
so many things. Gurudev has given me many responsibilities, that is why I can
forget something, but you are all in my heart. Always remember this. I have
not forgotten any of you.'
YEAR 2021
Sri Gaura Purnima Address
(1)
"Actually, there is something I want to tell you all. You think you are
taking care of your family, but I am also your family member—you must come
here and take care of the temples. Keep connection with your Guru. I want
your mercy, I want your assistance."
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Sri Gaura Purnima Address
(2)
"You have taken initiation, and you must now take care of the devotional seed
properly. When you take initiation from your Guru, you enter a relationship
with him, and you must maintain that relationship; otherwise all relationship
will be gone."
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Sri Gaudiya Gitanjali (English)
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Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2025–2026 (pdf)
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Fulfilment of Life
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'We are swimming in an ocean, and somebody throws some log into the ocean
to help us reach the shore, then we must try to get there. We can try to
practise—this is what Guru Maharaj, Gurudev established this Math
for.'
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CALENDAR FOR 03/2025
VISHNU
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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