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Mon, 15 July 2024
Pursuit-Free
Devotion
'You can give up everything in this world, but this subtle desire is
impossible to give up. Such thoughts can come one's mind, but Srila Prabhupad
says that even all such thoughts must be given up. You must do service with
the mood that "I am only a servant, I do not know anything."'
—{ Teachings to Sri Sri Rupa-Sanatan }—
Sanatan-Siksa: Six Limbs of Surrender
"Acceptance of the favorable, rejection of the unfavorable, the faith that
'He will surely protect me,' embracing the Lord's guardianship, complete
dependence on Him, and the perception of one's utter helplessness without
Him."
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Sun, 14 July 2024
Higher Conceptions
'Our line is service to devotees. Even when one becomes an acharya and
takes disciples, he must not think that the person who taking initiation from
him is his disciple. There should be no acharya-abhiman. Always
remember this. This is the highest conception.'
গুরুদেবের মিশনের পোষণ করা
(৮ম শেষ ভাগ | ২৪ এপ্রিল ২০২১)
"আপনারা ভাগ্যবান : এখানে বসেও গুরুদেবের নিত্যসেবা করতে পারছেন । এ সেবা কখনও
ছাড়বেন না । এই সেবাটা চালিয়ে যাবেন । কেউ আসতে না পারলে দুটো পয়সা দিয়ে সাহায্য
করবেন । যার পয়সা নাই, সে দেহ দিয়ে সেবা করবেন ; যার পয়সা নাই, মন বা হৃদয় দিয়ে
সেবা করবেন । যার যেরকম সামর্থ্য, সেই দিয়ে ভগবানের সেবা করতে হয়, গুরুদেবের
সেবা করতে হয় । আমি সব চাইতে খুশি হব যদি আপনারা এই গুরুদেবের সেবা করেন,
ঠাকুরের সেবা করেন । আপনাদের অনেক বাধাবিপত্তি আসবে, সেগুলা সহ্য করতে হয় ।"
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna
Brahmachari.
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."
In honour of Sripad Ajita Krishna
Brahmachari:
A Miracle and Wealth
of Our Mission [Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj]
"Ajita Krishna Brahmachari was an ideal servitor of Srila Guru Maharaj. I am
surprised to see his mood of service. I did something, no doubt, but he used
ten times more energy for the service of Guru Maharaj! That was his
peculiarity. That type of all-rounder brahmachari was the wealth of
our mission."
The
Tireless Servitor [Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
An article written by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in
honour of the passing of Sripad Ajita Krishna Prabhu Seva Saurabh. It was
first published in Sri Gaudiya Darsan on 19 September 1971.
The
Best of All Servitors [Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's tribute to Sripad Ajita
Krishna Das Brahmachari Seva Saurabh.
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SONG:
Ye anila
prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where are the saviours of the fallen souls? Not finding Sri Gauranga, who
performed His Pastimes with all His associates, Narottam Das weeps."
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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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Sat, 13 July 2024
Follow without
Imitation
'Do not imitate other missions – follow what Srila Prabhupad and Mahaprabhu
told. Nityananda Prabhu told everyone to worship Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He did
not tell anyone to become devotees of Krishna. We must follow what Nityananda
Prabhu told us. Is that not so?'
Fri, 12 July 2024
Dearth of Hari-katha
'There is no lack of food in the world – the Lord has sent you to this world,
and He has also arranged for your food. Even a dog roaming the streets gets
food – does anybody have to provide it? It finds food itself and survives
anyhow. The only shortage in this world is the shortage of Hari-katha. Until
and unless this shortage is fulfilled, all other shortages will never be
fulfilled.'
—{ Teachings to Sri Sri Rupa-Sanatan }—
Sanatan-Siksa: Full
Faith
"Sadhus speak Krishna-katha, speak about Bhagavatam, and if
somebody has faith in those talks about the Lord, believes what the
sadhus say, then Krishna gives them devotion."
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Thu, 11 July 2024
Love Others
'We must throw away our own happiness to help others. What does it mean to
help others? Does it mean giving people money or clothes? This is all
temporary help. Love means caring and loving the other person. This is the
most important ingredient in service. We must serve the Lord with heart and
soul, with love.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay.
The Hera-panchami festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yatra
festival. Because Lord Jagannath leaves His wife Laksmi Devi, the goddess of
fortune, and goes to Vrindavan (Gundicha Temple) with Baladev and Subhadra,
she becomes angry and comes to the Gundicha Temple on the fifth day to bring
her husband, Lord Jagannath, back. She causes a row and engages in a fight
with the servitors of Lord Jagannath.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj notes:
'Seeing her anger, Jagannathdev and His servitors admit their defeat and Lord
Jagannath promises, "Yes, I shall go back immediately, do not be angry with
us." In this way, satisfied with her victory and the defeat of the battalion
of Lord Jagannath, Laksmi Devi quickly goes back. This day is called Laksmi
Vijay, or Hera Panchami. Jagannath Himself gives this prestige to Laksmi
Devi – we can see that the Lord is always defeated by His power. We, too, are
situated under the guidance of Supreme Power – Srimati Radharani, the
chit-sakti, or hladini-sakti, of the Lord...'
Wed, 10 July 2024
Sprout of
Deviation
'You say proudly, "Oh, I have taken initiation from gurudev!" but what
did you take it for? Taking initiation means serving the guru. If you
cannot serve your guru, what is the use of such initiation then?
Service to the guru does not mean washing his feet; service means
following what gurudev says.'
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Bengali)
Шри Чайтанья
Матх (часть 5)
«Я писал в прошлой статье, а сейчас добавлю ещё несколько происшествий на ту
же тему. Люди не понимают чистую религию вайшнавизма, поощряя материальную
деятельность в обличье вайшнавов, и мой Господин показал всем на собственном
примере, что это крайне гнусно и должно быть прекращено».
Tue, 9 July 2024
Think What You
Are Doing
'On this path of devotion, obstacles do come from time to time – we must be
careful to always remove them. We must overcome dangers, obstacles and
whatever miseries Maya Devi sends us to remove us from the Lord's service.
Why does Maya Devi attack us? Because we become weak in our spiritual
life.'
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Bengali)
Mon, 8 July 2024 (Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival of Lord Jagannath;
day two)
Sincere
and Selfless Service
'We come to the temple to practise Krishna consciousness, so we try to serve
the Lord whenever we can. When somebody serves the Lord, the Lord does not
throw them into any difficult situation – such people do not struggle, do not
suffer so much. It is those who live in another way that suffer.'
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Bengali)
Sun, 7 July 2024 (Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival of Lord Jagannath)
Do Not Become
Sahajiya
'How do you become Krishna-bhakta? This is Mirabai"s style. She said, "I have
got Krishna! I have got Krishna-prema!" But even Mahaprabhu, who is the Lord
Himself, said, "I have not got anything! I am only a servant of a servant of
devotees. I have not got even a speck of Krishna-prema!" And here you have
Mirabai saying, "I have got Krishna-prema!" This is a sahajiya
conception.'
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Bengali)
Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami: Master Acharya
[By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Srila Svarup Damodar's previous name was Purushottama Bhattacharya. When he
was in Nabadwip, he had much appreciation for Nimai Pandit, Mahaprabhu.
Although in the early pastimes of Mahaprabhu, we do not find much mention
about him, we are told that Purushottama Bhattacharya was closely watching
Mahaprabhu Nimai Pandit's childhood pastimes but, perhaps, from a distance,
with some awe and respect. Later on, when Nimai Pandit took sannyas,
he could not tolerate it anymore..."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Sri Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (lasts two days this year,
according to the astrological calculations used in Puri). Disappearance of
Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu. Anniversary of establishing Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
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."
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
"Sri Jagannath is not an object to be seen; Jagannath is the Seer. When the
soul gives up the ego of the seer and becomes fully established in the ego of
an object of Jagannath’s vision or the pure original form of being an object
of enjoyment, it then acquires service temper and can attain the
darshan of Lord Jagannath through the eyes of divine love and service
temper.
"For as long as we think that we will see Jagannath, we will not be able to
see Him, but rather we will only always see wood, stone, an enjoyable idol
maimed by the impersonal or historical accounts; and when we can know with
all our heart and soul that He will see me, that we are materials for His
enjoyment, and there is no covering of our own pleasure when it comes to His
enjoyment, that He is absolutely independent and acts as He pleases, then
only will Jagannath reveal Himself to us.
"But people in this world are consciously and unconsciously deluded by the
idea that, 'I will get to see Jagannath—I will measure the
sach-chid-ananda vigraha with my fleshy eyes and enjoy.' That is why
even after the deception of getting the darshan of Jagannath, their
senses remain captured by the desire to see various bad things of this
world."
~ Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad
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Lord
Jagannath: Discovery
"The Lord did not give any direction, so King Indradyumna had to find out
himself where the Lord was. All he knew was that the Lord was there and was
waiting for him."
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Lord
Jagannath: Deity Appearance
"Kind Indradyumna built the Jagannath temple and thought, 'Where is
the Lord?! The Lord said, "I will come," but He is not coming!'"
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Darshan of Lord
Jagannath
"By the mercy of Guru and Vaishnavs we completed the Ratha-yatra festival
yesterday in a very beautiful and smooth way. Many thought, 'Oh, I will see
the chariots tomorrow,' but tell me do we have the eyes to see it?"
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Appearance of
Lord Jagannath
"Previously, Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra were one Vishnu-murti, and His name
was Nil-Madhav. He was served about a hundred kilometres away from Puri by
one savar named Vishvavasu..."
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2013)
Sri Ratha Yatra
Festival
(23 June 2020 | 75 photographs, 5.1 Mb)
On the earnest plea of the servitors of Sri Jagannathdev Temple, the Supreme
Court allows to hold Sri Ratha Yatra in Sri Jagannath Puri without public
attendance. Unable to make Sri Puri Dham parikrama this year due to the
national restriction, our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj observes the festival from Kolkata. We
are humbly sharing a few glimpses of the festival in Sri Puri Dham.
Puri Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math: Jagannathdev and His Dham
Chapter 23 from Affectionate Guidance by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj that relates the history of our Puri Temple, Deities and
the proper mood when visiting Sri Puri Dham.
What Is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Its Distinctions
In honour of the anniversary of establishing Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
we are presenting an exquisite and profoundly fundamental chapter from the
book Guidance, Volume 3, dwelling on the mission and distinctive
characteristics of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
Golden
Reflections
Published in 1992 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, the book presents a series of reflections of Srila B.S. Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj on how the Math was founded and developed over the
course of time, as well as affectionate guidance for the practitioners on
how to proceed in their spiritual life.
The All-Auspicious
Name of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, the founder of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, expounds on the
profundity of the Mission's name.
The Math Logo
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj explains the
meaning of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's logo, manifest and revealed by His
Divine Grace. (Excerpted from Golden Reflection.)
History of Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math (1)
"You all know ISKCON, but some devotees do not actually know about Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math. When Chaitanya Math had not yet been established,
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad stayed in Kolkata and
preached from there..."
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History of Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math (2)
"Gurudev (Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
always went to Kolkata for preaching, and at that time he stayed at the house
of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad at Ultadanga Road. Srila
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj and our Gurudev, Gaurendu Brahmachari, both lived
in that house..."
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
গম্ভীরা—বিরহের জ্বলন্ত ঘর
"‘গম্ভীরা’ মানে ঘরের মধ্যে ঘর । এই খুব ছোট ঘরেই মহাপ্রভু থাকতেন । এই বিরহের জ্বালায় শ্রীগৌরহরি রাধিকার ভাব ধরে কৃষ্ণের জন্য উন্মাদ হয়ে গিয়েছেন । ব্রজগোপীরা বললেন, 'কৃষ্ণ, তুমি আমাদেরকে বৃন্দাবন ছেড়ে চলে গিয়েছ—আমাদের যত কাঁদিয়েছ, তোমাকেও তত এই জগতে এসে কাঁদতে হবে !'
সেইরকম লীলা গম্ভীরায় হয়েছিল ।"
শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
শ্রীল হরিদাসঠাকুর : নামাচার্য্য শিরোমণি
"শ্রীপুরীধামে এসে মহাপ্রভু হরিদাস
ঠাকুরকে তাঁর সঙ্গে শ্রীপুরীতে এনেছিলেন আর তাঁর নিজের ঘরের পাশে একটা ঘর
দিয়েছিলেন । শ্রীলহরিদাস ঠাকুর বলতেন, 'আমার জগন্নাথ দর্শন করবার অধিকার নেই । আমি অতি পাপী, যবন, নিচু জাতি, তাহলে আমি কি করে জগন্নাথ মন্দিরে যাব ?' তাই মহাপ্রভু নিজে প্রত্যেক দিন জগন্নাথদেবের মন্দিরে মঙ্গলারতিতে যাওয়ার পরে হরিদাস ঠাকুরের কাছে আসতেন ।"
শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা |
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সূচনা : শ্রীজগন্নাথদেব
"শ্রীজগন্নাথ—দৃশ্য নহেন, জগন্নাথ—দ্রষ্টা । জীবের দ্রষ্ট-অভিমান পরিত্যাগ করিয়া
যখন সম্পূর্ণভাবে জগন্নাথের দৃশ্য বা ভোগ্যরূপে শুদ্ধ স্বরূপগত অভিমান হয়, তখনই
জীব সেবোন্মুখ হইয়া থাকেন এবং সেই সেবোন্মুখ-প্রেম-নেত্রেই শ্রীজগন্নাথের দর্শন
লাভ করেন । যতক্ষণ আমরা মনে করি,—আমরা জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, ততক্ষণ আমরা
জগন্নাথ না দেখিয়া কাঠ, পাথর, বৌদ্ধ সাহিত্যিক বা ঐতিহাসিকের ঠুঁটো
ভোগ্য-মূর্ত্তি-বিশেষ দেখিয়া থাকি ; আর যখন সর্ব্বান্তঃকরণে জানিতে পারি,—তিনি
আমাদিগকে দেখিবেন, আমরা তাঁহার ভোগের উপকরণ, তাঁহার ভোগে আমাদের সম্ভোগের কোন
অবগুন্ঠন নাই, তাঁহারই নিরঙ্কুশ যথেচ্ছাচারিতা আছে, তখনই আমাদের নিকট জগন্নাথ
তাঁহাকে প্রকাশ করেন । কিন্তু জগতের লোক “আমি জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, আমার
মাংসচক্ষু সচ্চিদানন্দ-বিগ্রহকে মাপিয়া লইবে ও ভোগ করিবে”—জ্ঞাত বা অজ্ঞাতসারে
এই বুদ্ধিতে বিভ্রান্ত হয় । তাই জগন্নাথ-দর্শন ছলনার পরও জগতের নানা কুরূপ
দেখিবার জন্য তাহাদের চিত্তবৃত্তি ধাবিত হইয়া থাকে ।"
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Sat, 6 July 2024
Jagadananda
Pandit's Service
'When Mahaprabhu took sannyas and came to Puri, Jagadananda Pandit
came together with Him. Wherever Mahaprabhu went, Jagadananda Pandit stayed
near Him and always thought about service to Mahaprabhu, always making sure
that Mahaprabhu did not suffer from any inconvenience.'
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Self-Purification [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"First, all gross elements are removed, then all subtle elements are removed,
and then the temple is washed. By doing that, we can cleanse the temples of
our own hearts. None can deceive us, none can check our progress except
ourselves, so we must scrutinise and analyse our own inner temples and brush
aside any undesirable things found there. This is Gundicha-marjan, as
Mahaprabhu showed."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri
Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "On this day,
you should clean the place where you are staying, and also clean your heart
through chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through
sravan and kirtan, through practising."
—{ In Honour of Sri Ratha-Yatra Festival }—
Pastime of Gundicha Marjan
(A chapter from His Divine Grace's Bengali book Sri Puri
Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"The day before going to Vrindavan-Sundarachal, Mahaprabhu and all the
devotees would clean the temple of Gundicha (that is non-different from
Vrindavan). This is called Gundicha-marjan lila (pastime of cleaning the
temple). Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur wrote very
beautifully about this pastime...."
Observing
Gundicha Marjan
"Tomorrow is Gundicha Marjan, everybody will join it. You should clean the
place where you are staying, and also clean your heart through chanting the
Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through sravan and
kirtan, through practising."
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Buddhi-Suddhi
"You recite mantras for the archan, you chant that the cloth is clean,
the chamara is clean, the peacock fan is clean, the
pancha-pradip is clean, etc. Everything is clean, but do you ever
think, 'Is my mind clean?'"
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন লীলা
"বৃন্দাবন-সুন্দরাচলে যাওয়ার আগের দিন মহাপ্রভু সমস্ত ভক্তগণকে নিয়ে গুণ্ডিচা
মন্দির (যে বৃন্দাবন থেকে অভিন্ন) পরিষ্কার করতেন । এটা হচ্ছে গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন
লীলা । প্রভুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী ঠাকুর খুব সুন্দর ভাবে এই লীলার
রহস্যর সম্বন্ধে লিখে দিয়েছেন :"
Gundicha
Marjan: "Let Jagannath Come to My House"
"Another meaning of Gundicha marjan is cleaning the heart, and Mahaprabhu
Himself was showing how to do it. At first He swept, then poured water and
then with His own cloth, uttariya, He washed the temple. He was showing how
thoroughly you must clean your heart..."
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Gundicha
Marjan: A Seat for Bhakti Devi
"What is the meaning of this Pastime? We have so much dust in our hearts,
we must remove this dust. Once we clean the place in our heart, we can invite
Bhakti Devi, the Lord, to come there. Unless you clean the place, Bhakti Devi
will not come."
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GUIDANCE 2021 (epub)
(Last update: 7 Apr. '24)
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One-Way Ticket to the World
of Faith
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'You have taken initiation and have already got the passport, but now you
need to get the visa. The kind of visa you will get depends upon your
service, whether you get a tourist visa, a working visa, a permanent visa, or
a business visa, depends upon your service..'
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CALENDAR FOR 07/2024
VAMAN
14 JULY (SUN).
Gaura Astami.
Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
16 JULY (TUE).
Gaura Dasami.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
Departure of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi. Punar Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev
(return journey of the Chariots).
17 JULY (WED).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Sayan Ekadasi.
Sri Hari retires to take rest (sayan).
18 JULY (THU).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:04:06–9:29:48.
21 JULY (SUN).
Purnima.
Sri Guru Purnima. Appearance of Srila
Vyasadev. Disappearance of Srila Sanatan Goswami Prabhu. Beginning of
Chaturmasya Vrata.
SRIDHAR
23 JULY (TUE).
Krishna Dvitiya.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.
26 JULY (FRI).
Krishna Panchami.
Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu.
28 JULY (SUN).
Krishna Astami.
Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
31 JULY (WED).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Kamika Ekadasi.
AUGUST 2024
1 AUGUST (THU).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:09:44–9:31:46.
4 AUGUST (SUN).
Amavasya.
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
8 AUGUST (THU).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Srila Vamsi Das Babaji Maharaj's disappearance.
10 AUGUST (SAT).
Gaura Sasthi.
Appearance of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Vijay Trivikram Maharaj.
11 AUGUST (SUN).
Gaura Saptami.
Departure of Sripad Ananga Mohan Das-Adhikari Prabhu.
13 AUGUST (TUE).
Gaura Navami.
Disappearance of Tridandi-swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
16 AUGUST (FRI).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Pavitraropani
Ekadasi. Beginning of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda's Jhulan Yatra. Beginning
of the month-long Sri Hari Smaran Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math.
17 AUGUST (SAT).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 5:15:51–5:17:56. Disappearance of Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami. Sri Sri Krishna's
Pavitraropana Festival (the day when the holy thread is bestowed).
19 AUGUST (MON).
Purnima.
End of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda's Jhulan Yatra.
Appearance of Lord Sri Baladev. Fast until
midday.
FULL CALENDAR >>
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2024–2025 (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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