Sri Vrindavan Dham Parikrama
(14 November 2018 | 26 photographs, 1.5 Mb)
The last day of Sri Vrindavan Dham parikrama and the concluding day of the entire Sri Kartik Parikrama: His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj spends some time with the devotees, gives initiations and later in the day goes to the last three places of the parikrama (Sri Seva Kunja, Sri Banki Bihari Temple, and Sri Advaita-vat) and gives evening class.

His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj's Preaching Tour in Colombia (Bogota, Paipa, Duitama, Medellin):
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• Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu: The All-Rounder
"Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu did everything alone—he cooked, did puja, cleaned the temple, brought water from the Yamuna, and also did personal service to his Guru. He was busy with his service from morning to night, and did everything alone."
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• Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu
"I have no power to say what kind of devotion to his Guru Jiva Goswami had. Jiva Goswami's service cannot be compared to anyone's service. Whatever order he would get, he would place it on his head and do it all the time—his mind never went to any other place."
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• Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu
"Tomorrow is Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu's and Srila Gauridas Pandit's disappearance day. We want to say something about them because our Guru Maharaj Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj and our Gurupadpadma are Rupanuga-dhara—they are holding Srila Rupa Goswami's flag."
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• Two Oceans of Pastimes
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking about the glories and pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami on their disappearance day.
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• Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami's Miracle
"You have heard about the Deity of Sri Radha-Raman in Vrindavan. When Gopal Bhatta Goswami lived in Vrindavan, he every day worshipped twelve pieces of Govardhan sila..."
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• Srila Narottam Das Thakur's Separation
"How did he leave his body? It was unbelievable. It happened on the panchami (fifth) day of the Kartik month, that is today... One day, he was chanting and the devotees could see that he was saying, 'I want to go, I want to go.' He said this in front of everybody..."
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• Gopeshwar Mahadev's Surrender
"...Lord Siva entered the rasa-mancha in this mood, and Krishna understood who had come. Everyone wondered where the new gopi had come from and why Krishna was giving her so much honour."
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• Reforming Lifestyle
"There was one Lala Babu who loved fish and ate it every day. One time, he was talking to the fish seller. He had taken the fish from him but had not paid yet..."
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Sri Vrindavan Dham Parikrama
(11 November 2018 | 67 photographs, 4.9 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj starts the last leg of Sri Kartik Parikrama in Sri Vrindavan Dham: today, among the places visited are Sri Imlitala, Chir Ghat, Keshi Ghat, Vishram-sthan, Kaliya Ghat, Srila Prabodhananda Saraswati Thakur's samadhi-mandir, and Srila Sanatan Goswami's Sri Madan Mohan Temple.

Service Subordination
"We start service by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, by the mercy of Radharani. Without Their mercy we cannot do anything. One day, Sanatan Goswami came to Rupa Goswami. He asked him, 'For so many days I have not taken sweet rice..."
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namah om visnupadaya krsna-presthaya bhutale swami sri bhaktivedanta prabhupadaya te namah gurvajnam sirasi-dhrtva saktyavesa sva-rupine hare-krsneti mantrena paschatya-prachya-tarine visvacharya prabaryaya divya karunya murtaye sri bhagavata-madhurya-gita-jnana pradayine gaura-sri-rupa-siddhanta-saraswati nisevine radha-krsna-padambhoja-bhrngaya gurave namah "I offer my humble obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, who is Krishna's beloved associate and who came down to this plane from Goloka. Taking the order of his guru on his head, he is the saktyavesa (empowered) avatar of Nityananda Prabhu personified. He distributed the Hare Krsna mantra all over the Eastern and Western world, delivering and uplifting all fallen souls. He is the best of millions of jagat-gurus, because he is the personification of divine mercy. He has distributed the sweet nectar of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-gita all over the world. He is constantly engaged in exclusive devotional service to Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura, Srila Rupa Goswami, and Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. I offer my humble obeisances unto Srila Prabhupada, who is like a bumble-bee always tasting the nectar of the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha and Govinda."

• SONG: Ye anila prema dhana | যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"I will break my head on a rock, I will enter into fire. Not finding the association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes with all these associates, Narottam Das weeps."

• 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. If anyone comes to you, their sins go away."

• SONG: Vaisnava thakura dayara sagara | বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর দয়ার সাগর
"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. Mercifully give me a drop of faith and bestow upon me the wealth of Krishna's Name."

• 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."

Uddhav Kunda
"One day Krishna wanted to examine Uddhav. Uddhav was always with Krishna, and he had some pride because he thought, 'I am an intimate friend of Krishna.' So, Uddhav Maharaj went to Vrindavan, and as soon as he arrived, all gopis came to him..."
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Dear and Dearmost
"Today we are speaking about some of Krishna's childhood pastimes. We can actually get Krishna's mercy only through devotees. We always first take shelter of our Guru's lotus feet because otherwise, without this shelter, we cannot get any connection with this line."
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Sri Govardhan Puja and Pastime
"Krishna said, 'If you worship Govardhan, all demigods' puja will automatically be performed!' Nanda Maharaj agreed. From then they started Govardhan puja. Today is that day. I am also going to explain today what is Govardhan. It is said that if anybody touches Giriraj, if anybody even hears about Giriraj's glories, they will go to Vaikuntha..."
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"Lord of Cows" [Loving Search for the Lost Servant]
'Different material tendencies and mental impulses may attack us—even Indra himself, the king of heaven and the controller of all ordinary activities, may attack us—but if we are attentive towards our goal, if we are careful to read the order of Krsna, He will protect us in the shade of His lotus feet. He will give us shelter under the shade of Govardhana Hill, where no Indra will be able to touch our heads. And with full faith that Krsna will give us protection, we should try to take shelter under Govardhana Hill and pray: "O Krsna, give me protection from all the difficulties that may come to attack me because of my leaving behind my ordinary obligations."'

This day in 2014:

Sri Govardhan Puja (Year 2014)
A joyful festival celebrating Lord Krishna lifting Sri Govardhan Hill and a parikrama to the holy places around Sri Govardhan. Day two of the annual Kartik Pilgrimage.

Sri Govardhan Parikrama: Day Two (Year 2014)
The Kartik Pilgrimage continues: the second part of the Parikrama around the holy places at Sri Govardhan. Among the numerous visited places on this day are Sri Uddhav Kunda, Sri Radha Kunda, Sri Kusum Sarovar.

This day in 2015:

Defeating the Pride
A Bengali class of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj:
• Mahaprabhu defeating Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, Digvijayi Pandit, tricking thieves, teaching Prakasananda Saraswati a lesson • Bali Maharaj's surrender • teaching Indra a lesson (Govardhan Pastime) • strong faith in Deity service (Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Raghunandan Thakur) • rare and valuable life.
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Sri Govardhan Puja (15 photographs, 1.1 Mb)
In the shelter of the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, devotees celebrate Sri Govardhan Puja and worship the cows at Sri Gupta Govardhan temple at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat, Sri Nabadwip Dham. (Photographs taken on 12 November 2015)

Sri Govardhan Puja class (Archive video, Bengali)
An archive video recording of Sri Govardhan Puja day celebrated at Srila Sridhar Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan Dham, in the shelter of the holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj.

This day in 2016:

• SONG: Sri Gupta Govardhan Arati
"All glories, all glories, to the grand arati of Sri Giriraj! In the midst of Sri Gaura-mandal, it brings auspiciousness to the entire universe."

• SONG: Radha-kunda-tata | করাধাকুণ্ডতট
"The grove-dwelling on the banks of Radha-kunda, Govardhan Hill, the banks of the Yamuna River. I can never leave all these things so dear to me, without them I know I'll surely die."

• SONG: Dasa-avatara-stotram | দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
"I offer my obeisance unto Sri Krsna, who assumes ten forms and rescues the Vedas, upholds Mandara Mountain, uplifts the earth, rips apart demons, deceives Bali Maharaj, kills the ksatriyas, conquers Ravan, carries a plough, shows compassion, and annihilates the wicked."

• SONG: Damodarastakam | শ্রীশ্রীদামোদরাষ্টকম্
"To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence, knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro, who is beautifully shining in the divine realm of Gokula, who [due to the offence of breaking the pot of yogurt that his mother was churning into butter and then stealing the butter that was kept hanging from a swing] is quickly running from the wooden grinding mortar in fear of Mother Yasoda, but who has been caught from behind by her who ran after Him with greater speed—to that Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble obeisances."

• Mayura mukuta | ময়ূর-মুকুট
"He wears a peacock feather crown and yellow garments. He holds the flute and lifts the Govardhan Hill! All glory to the son of Yasoda, Krishna, Murari. Glory to He who holds the flute and lifts the Govardhan Hill!"

Parikrama and Evening Programme at Sri Govardhan
(6 November 2018 | 89 photographs, 6.4 Mb)
After a few hours of rest, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj starts Sri Giri Govardhan parikrama from visiting the temple of Sri Haridev, Brahma-kunda, Chakleshwar Mahadev, Manasa Ganga and bhajan kutir of Srila Sanatan Goswami. Extensive photographs from the parikrama and the evening programme at the temple of Sri Sri Anu Giriraj, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Anniversary Festival in Orizaba
(27 October 2018 | 9 photographs, 0.8 Mb)
Devotees in Orizaba hold a grand festival in honour of the fourth anniversary of the day Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan Mohan jiu arrived at the temple to give mercy to and take service from the devotees.

Parikrama of Sri Govardhan (7 November 2018 | 75 photographs, 6.5 Mb)
On the second day, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the devotees around the south-west part of Sri Govardhan to the Aanyor village, Sri Govinda Kunda (Madhavendra Puri's samadhi mandir and temple of Adi Gopal), Pushiri Kalota, and Sri Haldi Kunda.

Appearance of Sri Giriraj
"...When I was doing Govardhan parikrama, I was looking both sides, thinking (Gurudev was also thinking), 'You have made the temple in Govinda Kunda, but how you will bring Govardhan? How will you get Him?'"
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Parikrama of Sri Govardhan
"How do we do parikrama? Govardhan is like a peacock, our temple is near Manasa Ganga, at the mouth of Govardhan, and we start the parikrama from the tail and do half portion one day, and the second half the next day."
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The Aanyor Village
"During the parikrama, we pass a village called Aanyor when we go to see Govinda Kunda. One day, Madhavendra Puri was sitting there and chanting all day..."
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Holy Places for Holy Deeds
"As long as there are the glories of the Lord in the world, there will be Ganga, there will be Yamuna, there will be Govardhan, but now is Kali-yuga, and the time is coming when the Ganges will disappear, Govardhan will disappear..."
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News from the Kartik parikrama party: on Sunday, 4 November, His Divine Grace and the devotees embarked on the train to Govardhan and shall be arriving at Sri Govardhan this afternoon to continue the parikrama and prepare for the grand Sri Govardhan Puja festival this coming Thursday, 8 November.

Sri Govinda Parivar (23 June 2018)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's letter on the initiating Gurus offering fundamental guidelines for all members of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on the proper mood, creed, and behaviour.

Sri Govinda Parivar (23 de junio de 2018)
Una carta de Su Divina Gracia, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj acerca de los Gurus iniciadores ofreciendo una guía fundamental para todos los miembros del Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math acerca del humor, la convicción y el comportamiento apropiados.

«Шри Говинда-парибара» (23 июня 2018 года)
Письмо Его Божественной Милости Ом Вишнупада Шрилы Бхакти Нирмала Ачарьи Махараджа на тему инициирующих гуру, содержащее в себе оснопологающее руководство для всех членов Шри Чайтанья Сарасват Матха о том, какими должны быть наши идеалы, настроение и поведение.

CALENDAR FOR 11/2018

16. (Fri) Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.

19. (Mon) 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.

20. (Tue) Paran between 5:56 and 9:34 a.m.

22. (Thu) Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.

23. (Fri) 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.

3. (Mon) Utpanna Ekadashi. Fast.

4. (Tue) Paran between 6:07 and 9:40 a.m. Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur, Srila Kaliya Krishnadas, Sriyukta Dhananjay Das Prabhu.

5. (Wed) Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.

7. (Fri) Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Jagabandhu Bhakti Ranjan.

13. (Thu) Gaura Shashthi. Oran Shashthi. Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Jiu at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

15. (Sat) Disappearance of Srila Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj.

16. (Sun) Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.

17. (Mon) Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Maharaj.

18. (Tue) Moksada Ekadashi. Fast.

19. (Wed) Paran between 10:05 a.m. and 4:52 p.m.

24. (Mon) Krishna Dvitiya. The grand 90th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

25. (Tue) Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat.

26. (Wed) 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.

1. (Tue) Saphala Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Srila Devananda Pandit, Srimad Bhakti Prakash Aranya Maharaj.

2. (Wed) Paran between 9:49 and 9:55 a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Shrauti Maharaj.

3. (Thu) Disappearance of Srila Mahesh Pandit, Srila Uddharan Das Thakur.

6. (Sun) Appearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.

9. (Wed) Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu and Srila Jagadish Pandit.

13. (Sun) Gaura Saptami. Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas.

15. (Tue) Gaura Navami. Remembrance of Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila.

17. (Thu) Putrada Ekadashi. Fast. Appearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit.

18. (Fri) Paran between 6:26 and 10:00 a.m.

21. (Mon) Purnima. Pushyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaisnava Maharaj.

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