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"Srinivas Acharya received Sri Narahari Thakur and Govinda Gosh Thakur's mercy from his childhood. Later, when Acharya Srinivas's father left his body, Srinivas and his mother then came to his mother's family house in Jajigram..."
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Construction
News from Uluberia Temple
(24 November 2020 | 17 photographs, 1.5 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
pays a visit to Sri Uluberia Math to observe the ongoing construction works:
with the plastering works now completed, the marbling and tiling has
commenced at the altar, in the nat mandir, and on the residential floor.
"Having received Mahaprabhu's blessing and mercy, Chaitanya Das and his wife returned to their house in Gaura-desh. Their son was born and, seeing his beautiful son, Chaitanya Das immediately declared, 'I will give this son to the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu for His service.'"
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SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj's Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math
"Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj was a very dear godbrother of the
Founder Acharya of our Math, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Before taking sannyas, Srila Madhav Maharaj's name was
Sri Hayagriva Brahmachari. We have heard about him from the lotus mouth of
our Srila Guru Maharaj..."
SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir
"Before, I knew that anyone who assumes a human form is as contemptible
and vile as myself, but when I observed the character of my Lord [Srila Gaura
Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj], I could gradually understand that a perfect
Vaishnav could exist in this world. Through the words and pastimes of saintly
persons such deficient jiva souls as myself can become enriched in many ways.
Hearing about the character of saintly persons and their pastimes can cleanse
many unsaintly hearts. With this hope I am writing a few words about
Paramahamsa Babaji."
Today in the calendar: Gaura Ekadashi. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.
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. If you remember the glories of Vaishnavs, if you speak about the glories of Vaishnavs, they can rescue you from all kinds of material bondage. We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question."
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Sri Ekadasi Guidance
Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
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"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
"One day, Gaurahari left the Gundicha Temple and sat in the Jagannath
Vallabha garden. It was pure Ekadasi, and the Lord spent the whole day and
night chanting the Name of Krishna..."
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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SONG:
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি
"On the holy day of Sri Hari, Sriman Mahaprabhu, the life and
soul of the universe, began dancing..."
ADDITIONAL READING:
"Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami is an eternal associate of Sriman Mahaprabhu and Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. At first, he lived in Katwa, and later, after Mahaprabhu's disappearance, he moved to a village on the bank of the Ganges...."
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 11. Unadulterated Purity
"Chastity is faithfulness to the cause for which we have come. It is a
relative term. Chastity in the absolute sense is unchangeable adherence to
Krishna consciousness. There also may be relative chastity, such as when
someone sincerely pursues his interest in a particular plane. However that
type of sincerity is not complete."
"We always want the association of the grantha-bhagavat and Vaishnav-bhagavat—if we can get this kind of association, it is very good for us. All Vaishnavs, all guru-varga come to this world to give nourishment to such fallen souls as myself. Otherwise, if such personalities did not come to this world, what hope would we have?"
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 10. Focussed to Guru
"Everything is His will, and it is the greatest adventure to search for
Krishna, to search for the root of the whole infinite. It needs sufficient
courage and preparedness to face the risk. Internal courage—spiritual
courage—is necessary. We are to have soul's courage and have the confidence
of deep faith. We are to understand the noble character of the faith within
us."
"You can make your Guru happy even through some small service. The most important thing is that whatever service you do, you must do it with your heart. Whatever you do, do it properly. This is how you can make your Guru happy with your service."
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 9. A Wonderful Touch
"Here in the mundane plane, eliminating God, everyone is self-centred
therefore there is clash and reaction. But in the higher realm, with harmony,
there is no clash. In that plane any apparent clash exists to promote inner
wealth. In this mundane plane there is apparent friendship but inner
animosity, but in the God-centred plane there is apparent competition but
inner friendship because the flow of God-service is common to
everyone."
"People live like cats and dogs—they use their life for animal enjoyment and have no appreciation, no time to respect sadhus and to follow Krishna consciousness. All the great sadhus and all scriptures tell us about devotion to Lord Krishna, but we have no time to read about it—we always think about our body."
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সেবার প্রতি আর্তি
শ্রীল গুরুপদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরিকথামৃত শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে :
"গুরুদেবের দয়াল সাগর, তিনি আমাদের মত অধম পতিত জীবকে উদ্ধার করবার জন্য সব সময়
বসে আছেন । কিন্তু আমরা নিজেরা সেই গুরুপাদপদ্মের কৃপা মনে রাখতে পারছি না ।
আমরা ভাগ্যহীন । নিজের সুখ-দঃখ নিয়ে আমরা সব সময় পড়ে থাকি । ভালো-মন্দ খেয়ে সব
সময় পড়ে আছি—কখনও ভাবি না যে, এই দেহ আমাদের ছেড়ে চলে যেতে হবে ।
সাধু-গুরু-বৈষ্ণবের সেবা আমরা যদি করতে পারি, তাহলে আমাদের পরমকল্যাণ বস্তু লাভ
হবে । জন্ম-জন্মমৃত্যুজরাব্যাধি যদি আমরা পেতে চাই, তাহলে ভগবান আমাদেরকে যে কথা
বলেছেন সে কথা অনুসারে আমাদের চলতে হবে । যদি সেটা না শিখি, না বুঝি, তাহলে কী
লাভ ? আমাদের নিজেরে তৌরি করতে হবে—ভগবান আমাদের ধুয়ে মুছে পরিষ্কার করে তাঁর
কাছে নিয়ে যাবেন । আমাদের কাঁদতে হবে, তাঁর কাছে প্রার্থনা করতে হবে—হে প্রভু
তুমি আমাকে কবে তোমার কাছে নিয়ে চলে যাবে ?"
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 8. A Wonderful Touch
"It is recorded that the highest test comes when a jiva is passing out
from the clutches of maya, illusion. Nature is indomitable, so it is quite
natural that one may fall prey to his own previous nature, but how can we be
saved from the results of our past activities—our acquired previous
tendencies? Each sense has its corresponding external attractive objects. If
you can stop the tendencies just as they are beginning, you can be
successful, but if you allow them to progress, you will be undone."
Today in the calendar: Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.
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."
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"No matter what problems may come, you must not leave your service. Today doing, tomorrow not doing—not like that. You are an eternal servant, you are not a servant for two hours. Everybody wants to get to their destination, but some come late or miss their train."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 9 min | 15 November 2020)
CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 7. The Willing and the Able
"On the banks of the Ganges there may be neem trees, tamarind trees, mango
trees, etc. They all draw the same Ganges water for nourishment but the
produce of one is bitter, another is acidic, and another gives sweet fruits.
They all are nourished from the same source but according to their nature
their produce vary. It is not that if I have the tape recording [of my Guru]
I have received everything from him: that I have full possession of his
property. It cannot be done like that. Electricity cannot pass through
anything and everything."
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"There are nine islands in Nabadwip, and Srila Sridhar Maharaj discovered the aparadh-bhanjan-pat and Gupta Govardhan in Koladwip. It is Govardhan as it is, but Srila Sridhar Maharaj himself identified Sri Govinda Kunda and said that it was Gupta Govardhan...."
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 6. Specific Service
"According to the disciple's inner awakenment he will have fitness for a
particular class of service. That will be considered and he will be taken,
under guidance, into that particular type of service. There is
oneness—unity—but more efficient service may be drawn from a particular point
rather than a higher point. Everyone has their particular capacity in service
and if they serve from there they will be best utilised. If located in a
higher circle for which he has no such fitness, enmity will be created and he
will be the loser."
"If you commit aparadh, you can lose your service. You must control yourself. Give up ego. You think you are managing the temple? Who are you? Have you forgotten your identification that you are a servant of the Lord? Please do not fight. You have so much service in this world—do your service. Do your service within your capacity, and do not cross the line. This is very dangerous for your spiritual life."
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Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's Mission
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj reads and translates from Sri
Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala [the text of the chapter is presented
below], "We have heard a hundred times that if we glorify Vaishnavs, it
gives great benefit, but even though we have heard it a thousand times, how
much are we able to glorify Vaishnavs from our heart? How much can we serve
Vaishnavs with heart and soul? This is the question. I do not know such words
to describe the glory of this kind of personality, but I have heard something
from Gurudev's lotus mouth and I want to say something from what I have
heard..."
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SRI NABADWIP DHAM MAHATMYA MUKTA MALA :
ANTARDWIP
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's Mission
"Srila Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad has made
a channel to the West, and so many devotees come now through that channel.
Without his mercy we would not have been able to think anything today, but
now, getting the association of international devotees, we feel very
happy."
Disappearance Festival of Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad in Soquel
(18 November 2020 | 22 photographs, 1 Mb)
Sharing photographs of the festival held in honour of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's disappearance day. Devotees partake
of the service festival in the shelter of the holy lotus feet of Srila Bhakti
Pavan Janardan Maharaj whose association is especially valuable on this day
as His Divine Grace personally spent much time in the association of Srila
Prabhupad.
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
Paramahamsa 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."
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers [mentioned in Centenary Anthology: "There was a very dear disciple of Srila Saraswati Thakur who lived in the same room with Srila Saraswati Thakur and received much affection from him—his name was Mahananda Brahmachari. We saw that lastly he came to Srila Guru Maharaj and said, 'Maharaj, I want to take sannyas from you. Please give me sannyas.' Srila Guru Maharaj gave it very happily and his name became Srila Bhakti Alok Paramahamsa Maharaj."
"Tomorrow is the day when Nanda Maharaj made Govardhan puja, and after that, in Kali-yuga, this annakut utsav was arranged by Sriman Madhavendra Puri. Everybody must worship Govardhan to the best of your capacity."
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শ্রীগোবর্দ্ধন পূজা ও আত্মাপরিচয়
শ্রীল গুরুপদপদ্ম ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিনির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরিকথামৃত শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লীতে :
"অহংকারীকে ভগবান দেখেন না, অহংকারীর কাছে ভগাবান থাকেন না । 'দীনেরে অধিক
দয়া করে ভগবান্ কুলীন, পণ্ডিত, ধনীর বড় অভিমান ।' এটা মনে রাখতে হবে । কেন আমরা
হরি ভজন করব ? কেন আমরা হরিনাম করব ? কেন আমরা বৈষ্ণব সেবা করব ? এই কলিযুগে
আমরা এসেছি—আমরা কলিহত জীব…."
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Preaching Programme in Radhapur
(17 November 2020 | 16 photographs, 1.7 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits a village on the outskirts of Shyampur (to the south-west of Kolkata)
to nourish devotees with the nectar Sri Hari-katha, Sri Hari-kirtan and Sri
Hari-seva.
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
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."
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"There is one island province to the west of India called Salmalidvip. This is the place where Govardhan appeared as a son of Drona Parvat, Drona Hill. When Govardhan appeared there, all demigods became very happy and showered flowers from the sky..."
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CENTENARY ANTHOLOGY:
Part 2. Chapter 5. The Guide
"It is not impossible that some sort of anarthas may come again to attack.
It is like a fight. Sometimes one party gains ground, and sometimes that same
party is losing. And ultimately the real party will win the battle. It is a
battle. In everyone's heart there will be a battle because we are sadhakas
not siddhas—we are not fully realised souls, but we are following the process
to realisation."
Sri Govardhan Puja Celebration in Kolkata
(16 November 2020 | 14 photographs, 1 Mb)
Devotees joyfully celebrate Sri Govardhan Puja in the shelter of the holy
lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj at the Sevak Bhavan in Kolkata.
Sri Govardhan Puja Celebration in Bokaro
(16 November 2020 | 12 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
Bokaro bhakta-vrinda joyfully observe Sri Govardhan Puja for the
pleasure and satisfaction of of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. Sharing photographs taken during the
programme of Sri Hari-katha, Sri Hari-kirtan, and Sri Hari-seva.
Sri Govardhan Puja Celebration in Orizaba
(16 November 2020 | 10 photographs, 1.2 Mb)
Sharing photographs of devotees at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Orizaba,
Mexico, observing Sri Govardhan Puja for the pleasure and satisfaction of His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Sri Govardhan Puja Celebration in São Paulo
(16 November 2020 | 9 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
Sharing photographs of devotees at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in São Paulo,
Brazil, observing Sri Govardhan Puja for the pleasure and satisfaction of His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Today in the calendar: Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Srila Vasudev Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sarvasva Giri Maharaj (a diksa and sannyas disciple of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur). Bhratri Dvitiya krityam.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav [event] mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day."
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CALENDAR FOR 11/2020
22 November (Sun). Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.
26 November (Thu). Gaura Ekadashi. Sri Utthan Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.
27 November (Fri). Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 6:03 and 8:16 a.m.
29 November (Sun). Gaura Chaturdashi. Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.
30 November (Mon). Purnima. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa Bihari Jiu, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas.
CALENDAR FOR 12/2020
11 December (Fri). Krishna Ekadashi. Trisprisha Mahadvadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas. Disappearance of Sriyukta Dhananjay Das Prabhu.
12 December (Sat). Krishna Trayodashi. Paran between 6:13 and 9:45 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
14 December (Mon). Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.
20 December (Sun). Gaura Shashthi. Oran Shashthi. Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Jiu at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
22 December (Tue). Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.
23 December (Wed). Gaura Navami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
24 December (Thu). Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharaj.
25 December (Fri). Gaura Ekadashi. Moksada Ekadashi. Fast.
26 December (Sat). Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 8:38 a.m. and 9:53 p.m.
CALENDAR FOR 01/2021
1 January (Fri). Krishna Dvitiya. The grand 92st appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. New Year's Day.
2 January (Sat). Krishna Tritiya. Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat.
3 January (Sun). Krishna Chaturthi. Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
THE HOLY NAME:
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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