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A Rainy Morning at Sri Nabadwip Dham
Sri Nabadwip Dham, India
10 July 2015
For Sri Nabadwip Dham, midsummer is the time of not so much heat as rains—slow and continuous rains that keep tapping on the roofs, rustling the tree leaves, and disappear into the ubiquitous water circles on the ground. The rains bring coolness and tranquility into the surroundings, as well as some inevitable adjustment in the daily service of the devotees.
Once, when travelling by train in the rainy season, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj felt inspired by the scenery outside and composed a verse proclaiming the glories of his Divine Master (this verse is now engraved on the rare side of the Temple of Love and Affection):
varsayam vai sajala-jalado vadayan mandra-bherim
yadvad visve bhramati bahudha varidharan cha varsan
tadvad bhumau bhramasi saganair ghosayan gaura-gatha
nityam divyamrta-sukarunam tvam hi deva! pravarsan
Just as in the rainy season the water-bearing clouds wander about the earth pouring torrents of rain and creating a deep-sounding drumming all around, you too wander about this earth with your associates, marching and proclaiming the glories of Gaura. O my lord! Indeed, you always pour the divine nectar of your supreme mercy without any reservation.
The entrance gate of the Math.
The Centenary Museum (and the veranda of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj).
Bhajan-kutir of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Paschatya-sevak Bhavan
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj's murti at the samadhi-mandir.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj's murti.
Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundar Jiu at Sri
Gupta Govardhan mandir.
The entrance stairs of Srila Govinda Maharaj's veranda and bhajan-kutir.
Rama Dham: the Ladies' Ashram.
The prasadam hall.
Sri Govinda Kunda.
Sri Sada Siva Gangadhar...
...and Nandi, the divine carrier of Lord Siva.
The Temple of Mahaprabhu's Divine Waterplay and its Deities: Sri Giriraj
and Sriman Mahaprabhu.
A blanket of lush self-sufficient greenery has temporarily replaced the
marigolds.
Another area of happily growing grass.
The recently planted yellowish bushes and jasmine trees (a little to the
background).
Also recently planted.
The deer lying outside the shelter when the rain stopped.
Cluster fig tree growing at the corner of the deer's residence.
The four geese of the Math.
The recently planted trees are growing nicely in the abundance of
rainfall.
The marbling works are temporarily on the hold because of the rains.
One side of the steps of is almost finished.
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“It is
bad to sleep at the time of sunrise and sunset; it is good if you chant the Holy Name at this time.” |
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