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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, 23 May 2022
Remembering
Chapahati
"We have very little time today, I will speak more at the evening class, but
now I will tell you two stories. When we go to Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, we go to Chapahati on the last day. So, I want to tell you
two pastimes, one in Chapahati, and the other one is Mamgachhi. This is the
first story..."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.9 Mb, 5 min | 13 February 2021 | Bengali)
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Surrendered
Soul's Stance
"It is not necessary to be a pujari—if we can become a dog of the
Deities, that is sufficient for us. You can tie me and keep me near You, and
I will not allow anybody who is against You to come close to You without Your
permission. That will be my duty. I will honour the remnants of Your dearmost
devotees."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 5 min | 27 October 2018)
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Sun, 22 May 2022
Pure Name
Comes from Pure Heart
"It is necessary to chant the Holy Name giving up offences! Chanting all the
'social' kirtans is no use. I have told you before: I have not come
here to chant kirtans, I have come to make you chant
kirtans."
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Download / listen to the audio (5.5 Mb, 13 min | 12 February 2021 | Bengali & Kirtan)
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Honest Surrender
"Surrender comes through faith, and it is the most important thing for our
spiritual life. When you surrender fully, do not take anything on your
shoulder—give everything to your Guru, to your Lord—then you will see how
happy you will be if you do that."
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Sat, 21 May 2022
Devotional Substance
"If you do something avoiding the Lord, if you take something without
offering it to the Lord, it will be stealing. Do you think that if you give
something to the Lord, He will take it all away? You worship the Ganges with
the Ganges water!"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Beyond Ego and
Prejudice
"We pray all the devotees of Chaitanya Saraswat Math will come again. I know
some are a little disheartened, some want to stay alone, some live in a
family as householders, but we do not look who is a householder, who is a
brahmachari, who is a sannyasi."
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Fri, 20 May 2022
Devotional Ingenuity
"Krishna said, 'I do not know anyone except My devotees, and My devotees also
do not know anyone except Me.' When devotees cook, they always think about
their Gurudev. You must serve your Guru and Vaishnavs extracting and smearing
mellows of deep love from your heart."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Maintaining
Legacy
"There are certain things that have to be maintained and that are necessary
for a practitioner's life, and you must follow these things properly. I am
happy with all the devotees and I am trying to keep the Mission of Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math as it was before."
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Download / listen to the audio (3.6 Mb, 11 min | 26 October 2018)
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Ray.
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 Srila Ramananda Ray Prabhu:
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sri-svarupa-raya-sanga-gambhirantya-lilanam
dvadasabda-vahni-garbha-vipralambha-silanam
radhikadhirudha-bhava-kanti-krsna-kunjaram
prema-dhama-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram
Diving deep into the reality of His own beauty and sweetness, Lord Govinda
stole the mood of Radharani and, garbing Himself in Her brilliant luster,
appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. For the last twelve years of His
manifest Pastimes He was deeply absorbed in union and separation, and He
shared His heart's inner feelings with His most confidential devotees such as
Swarupa Damodara and Ramananda Ray. Volcanic eruptions of ecstasy flowed
from the heart of Sri Gauranga in the agony of separation from Krishna. This
Golden Lord, who appeared like an intoxicated elephant, is none other than
Lord Govinda. I offer my obeisances to that beautiful Golden Lord,
Gaurangasundar, the divine form of Krishna prema.
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Sri Ramananda Ray Prabhu
[By His Divine Grace Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj]
"Ramananda Ray was very strong and a very good administrator. He controlled
the whole situation and the whole atmosphere after Mahaprabhu's disappearance
and gave full nourishment to the devotees. Ramananda Ray stayed alive until
finally, today, when everything had become peaceful and settled, he also
disappeared..."
Visiting Sri Godavari (Kovvur)
(5 January 2019 | 37 photographs, 3.5 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj visits Sri
Ramananda Gaudiya Math and the holy bank of Sri Godavari River on the third
day of his South Indian preaching tour. There, His Divine Grace graces the
fortunate souls with the extensive narrations of exclusive pastimes of Raya
Ramananda and Sriman Mahaprabhu.
Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur
(Godavari): Part One
"We are very fortunate to be able to come here for the first time, to be able
to visit this place. I have no qualification, I am a very fallen soul, but by
the mercy of devotees, I have come here with you all and I can pay obeisance
such a great place as this..."
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Hari-Katha in Sri
Kovvur (Godavari): Part Two
"Today we are briefly reading the chapter that describes the meeting of Raya
Ramananda and Mahaprabhu. Listen to it properly, it is the highest
conception. 'Mahaprabhu was bathing and chanting the Holy Name, and at that
time Ramananda Ray came—he came very gorgeously, with a band and party.'"
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur
(Godavari): Part Three
"Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Sri Ramananda Ray very firmly. Their
natural love for each other was awakened in them both, and they embraced and
fell to the ground."
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur
(Godavari): Sri Ramananda Sambad
"Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Ramananda Ray, 'Recite a verse from the
revealed scriptures concerning the ultimate goal of life.' Ramananda replied,
'Devotion to the Lord is the execution of the prescribed duties of one's
social position'..."
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Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur
(Godavari): Sri Ramananda Ray's Answers
"Later, Mahaprabhu again met with Ramananda Ray, and this time Mahaprabhu
asked questions and Ramananda Ray gave answers... In the end, Ramananda Ray
said, 'My dear Lord, please give up all these serious talks. Please do not
conceal Your real form from me.'"
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Download / listen to the audio (2.4 Mb, 7 min | 5 January 2019)
Hari-Katha in Sri Kovvur
(Godavari): Sri Ramananda Ray's Expertise
"Later, when Ramananda Ray stayed in Puri, one day a brahman named
Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and asked Him if he could hear
Krishna-katha from Him. Mahaprabhu replied, 'I do not know Krishna-katha. Go
to Ramananda Ray...'"
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At Ramananda Ray's
Garden
"Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and asked, 'Prabhu, can You speak some
Krishna-katha?' Mahaprabhu replied, 'I do not know so much, but Ramananda Ray
knows more than Me...'"
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Chapter 16:
Reality
the Beautiful
[From Search for Sri Krishna, Reality
the Beautiful]
Ramananda Raya was a married man, but he was recognized by Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu as a master of his senses to the extreme degree. Once a brahmana
priest named Pradyumna Misra came to Mahaprabhu and told Him, 'I would like
to hear about Krishna from Your lips'..."
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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:
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."
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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:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
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Thu, 19 May 2022
Heartfelt Prayers
"I have no strength, I have no intelligence, I am very poor! Please hijack
me! Please give me strength so that I may be able to tolerate everything. I
do not want any honour or respect to myself. I want to give honour to
everyone. Please give me such strength. It is necessary to always chant
kirtans in this way."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 12 February 2021 | Bengali)
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Establishing
Faith
"Krishna gave us this human body to serve, to come to Krishna consciousness,
to chant the Holy Name of the Lord, to serve to Gurudev and to be established
in our faith in our Gurudev and all the Vaishnavs. If you have faith, then
the strongest faith is necessary."
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Wed, 18 May 2022
Vaishnavs' Nature
"People become pure by touching the Ganges, but one can become pure just by
getting the darsan of a Vaishnav. Who is a Vaishnav? One who dresses
as a Vaishnav, wears tilaks and neckbeads and chants on beads? Vaishnavs are
those who practise Vaishnavism. Always remember this."
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Download / listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 9 min | 12 February 2021 |
Bengali & Kirtan)
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Siksastakam
"We are singing the Siksastakam songs every day [in Kartik month].
Mahaprabhu is Radha-Krishna's combined form and Siksastakam is His
teaching. It is very nice. We must practise these songs."
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Download / listen to the audio (3.1 Mb, 7 min | 25 October 2018)
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Tue, 17 May 2022
Remembering Sri Ekachakra Dham (2)
"There are so many pastimes and glories of Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda
Prabhu stayed at Srivas Pandit's house. At that time, Srivas Pandit's spouse
Malini Devi must have been about seventy years old, and Nityananda Prabhu
called her 'Mother'..."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Damodarastakam
"We sing Damodarastakam about the pastimes of the Lord written by
Satyavrata Muni every Kartik month. That is a very important song in our
spiritual life."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 25 October 2018)
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga
Goswami Maharaj (a great prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad, and a sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami 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 Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj:
divyam dirgha-bhujaravinda-nayanam sarasvatam sundaram
tejo-dipta-vapur budhaika-suhrdam karbura-garvapaham
pasandasura-chanda-danda-dalanam dambhadri-dambholikam
vande vandya-kulabja-bhaskara-vibhum saranga-gosvaminam
"I offer my obeisance unto the beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur, Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj. He has a radiant
form, long arms, and lotus eyes. He crushes the pride of the wicked and
squashes the cruel oppression of the heretics and demons. He is like a
thunderbolt on the mountain of hypocrisy. He is the sole friend of the
intelligentsia and a shining sun above the lotus of the aristocracy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Reviving
Srila Prabhupad's Preaching
"...At that time Srila Sridhar Maharaj decided to go to Vrindavan and do
bhajan, but when he got some akash dhvani, "What did I give you sannyas
for? For your own self?" he hurried away from Vrindavan..."
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The Root of Our
Fortune
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj came in this world to rescue us, and he
created our Guru—by his grace we have got shelter of our bona fide
Guru. So, we must worship his lotus feet."
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Godbrothers'
Bond
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj tells about
the close and reverent relationship that Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj had with his godbrothers, Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami
Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Srila Krishna Das Babaji
Maharaj.
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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:
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."
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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:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
"Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
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Mon, 16 May 2022 (Sri Buddha Purnima)
Remembering Sri Ekachakra Dham (1)
"Nityananda Prabhu's glory is so great. You have heard from Mahabharata about
the great battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas that took place in
Dvapar-yuga. Before that battle, the Pandavas lost a game of dice and were
exiled..."
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Evening Kirtans: Sri Tarakeshwar Temple
• Sri Guru-charana-padma
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhi daya kara
• Thakura Vaishnava gana
• Parama Karuna pahu dui jana
• Yadi gaura na haite
• Bhajahu re mana
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Damodar Month
"This Kartik month (Damodar month) is Krishna's dearmost month. There is
Radha-Damodar temple near our Vrindavan temple and every Kartik we go for
parikrama in Vrindavan. This year also we have a great wish to start
Vrindavan parikrama in Damodar month."
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Nrisingha Chaturdasi paran is at 5:00–6:22. Sri Krishna's Phul Dol
and Salila Bihar. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha.
Disappearance of Srila Parameshvari Das Thakur. Appearance of Srila
Srinivas Acharya.
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 Lord Buddha's
appearance:
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SONG:
Sri Dasavatar
Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
"O Hari! O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of
Buddha! All glory to You! Your heart filled with compassion, You decry the
scriptural injunctions for animal sacrifice."
"At the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son
of Anjana, in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those
who are envious of the faithful theist."
(Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.3.24)
In honour of Srila Srinivas
Acharya Prabhu:
Time for Sravan
"You must see the sadhu with your ears, because you cannot see a
sadhu with your eyes. This is actually not a place for play or
tourism, this is a place for sravan and kirtan. You must listen
with your heart. One time, Acharya Srinivas was sitting with Narottam Das
Thakur in one place..."
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In
Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur
(From Affectionate Guidance, chapter 17)
Narottam Thakur's close associates and peers were Syamananda and Srinivas.
These three great devotees were sent back to Bengal to continue the preaching
of Mahaprabhu. The Bengali Vaisnavas were very eager to read the writings of
Sri Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath, Krishna Das Kaviraj, Lokanath Goswami, Gopal
Bhatta Goswami, Prabhodananda Saraswati and the other Goswamis; so Narottam,
Syamananda and Srinivas travelled from Vrindavan towards Bengal with many
copies of those great books...
Composed by Srila Srinivas Acharya:
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SONG:
Sri Sad-Goswamy-Astakam |
শ্রীশ্রীষড়্গোস্বাম্যষ্টকম্
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"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Goswamis, namely Sri
Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri
Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami, who
are always engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Krishna and dancing. They are
just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle
and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they
do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord
Chaitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver
all the conditioned souls in the material universe."
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Sun, 15 May 2022 (Appearance of Lord Sri Nrisinghadev; fast
until sunset, then anukalpa)
No Other Shelter
"The Holy Name is the oars, and Gurudev is the captain—if you surrender to
Gurudev, you will be taken to the Lord. This age is blessed because Gaura
Hari appears in it: we have no other way or shelter except Him."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturdasi. Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi:
appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no
grains (anukalpa). Temple Anniversary: Sri Nrisingha Palli
(installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu; Sri
Prahlad Maharaj and Sri Sri Laksmi Nrisinghadev).
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Successor Sevaite
President Acharya, Ananta-sri-vibhusita Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Tilak Niriha
Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja Festival.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "We must fast
from morning until sunset in the evening. Before sunset, you must read about
the glories of Prahlad Maharaj and Lord Nrisinghadev, you can read about the
appearance of Sri Nrisinghadev from Srimad Bhagavatam or any other book you
have."
"It is necessary to offer a daab (a coconut with coconut water) with
the bhog in the evening because Nrisinghadev is sweating very much and
very angry because He had just killed an asura..."
About His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj
Holy Guidance of Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Those who are fit to be
disciplined are called disciples. They want to be chastised, they get
chastised—such disciples become gurus. If somebody wants to be chastised, has
been chastised, and if Gurudev has made and is making a disciple from them,
then such a disciple has the qualities of a guru."
"Guru is the divine messenger of immortal hope and joy in this
mortal and miserable world. His advent is the most auspicious and happy event
to the suffering animation and can be compared to the rising of the morning
star that can guide the traveller lost in the desert. A gentle touch of Sri
Guru's merciful hand can wipe away the incessant tears from all weeping eyes.
Oh the day when this poor soul realises the causeless grace of Sri
Gurudev."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sri Guru and His Grace)
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In honour of Sri Nrisinghadev, Sri Prahlad Maharaj:
ito nrsimha parato nrsimho
yato yato yami tato nrsimhah
bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho
nrsimham adim saranam prapadye
"Nrsimha is here, Nrsimha is there—Nrsimha is wherever I go.
Nrsimha is outside, Nrsimha is within my heart. I am surrendered unto that
primeval Lord Nrsimha."
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Lord
Nrisinghadev's Pastime
"Today is a very auspicious day, today is Lord Nrisinghadev's appearance
day—the Lord appeared in this world on this day to protect His
devotee..."
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Sri Nrisingha-Chaturdasi:
Auspicious Day
"Today is a very auspicious day—the appearance day of Sri Nrisinghadev. Every
year we make a big festival for Lord Nrisinghadev. On this day, I am also
remembering our beloved Gurudev because he joined Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
on the appearance day of Lord Nrisinghadev."
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audio (2.3 Mb, 6 min | 6 May 2020)
Festival of
the Lord—for the Lord
His Divine Grace speaking on the adhivas of Sri Nrisingha chaturdasi in
2015: "You have all come here to observe this festival tomorrow. Amidst
so many things you have come here thinking about the Lord. You have been
planning it, you have been thinking about it..."
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Perfect
Attitude To Nrisinghadev
"I heard it directly from the lotus mouth of Gurudev, and these are very
important and confidential words. You must listen to it with your heart
because you cannot understand Nrisinghadev teachings with your common
intelligence..."
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Lord
Nrisinghadev
"'Please, remove the obstacles to pure devotion and bad elements from our
society'—that is our only prayer to Lord Nrisinghadev."
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Using / Serving
"You cannot use Nrisinghadev for your own purpose or benefit—you must
serve Nrisinghadev. We must give something to our Guru and the
devotees, we should not take so much from our Guru or take anything from the
devotees..."
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Entrance to Service
Planet
"The main lesson today is to pray to the Lord and ask Him to remove material
desires from our hearts. That is the glory of Nrisinghadev's appearance at
Nrisingha Palli. I remember one time Gurudev asked devotees, 'What do you
want?'"
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Lord's Care For
His Devotee
"The Lord comes whenever His devotee calls for Him. To protect His devotee,
the Lord took the form of Nrisingha—when it comes to protecting His devotees,
the Lord does not remain idle."
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Sri Vyasa Puja
Speech
"I hear now they say that I have deviated from the Gaudiya siddhanta
because I installed the Deities of Nrisinghadev in Nrisingha Palli in
Nabadwip, Godrumdwip. What am I? Who am I? Is it possible for me to install
Deities?"
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শ্রীশ্রীনৃসিংহ-চতুর্দ্দশী
(১৯৯০ সাল)
শ্রীল ভক্তিসুন্দর গোবিন্দ দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজ ভগবান শ্রীশ্রীনৃসিংহদেবের লীলা
আর মহিমা বর্ণনা করিতেছেন এবং শ্রীমদ্ভাগবতম্ থেকে পড়িতেছেন ।
(Extensive Bengali lecture of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, spoken
in May 1990, describing the Pastimes of the Lord in His form of Sri
Nrsimhadev and reading from Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 7)
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(Evening of 22 May
2005)
২২ মে ২০০৫: শ্রীল গুরুমহারাজের বাংলা পাঠ এই শুভ দিনে । রেকর্ডিংটা ডাউনলোড বা
অনলাইন শুনতে পারেন (ডানদিকে)। |
Glories of Sri Nrisingha and Sri Prahlad Maharaj
[Bengali Class] His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj relates
the pastimes of Lord Sri Nrisinghadev and reads from the scriptures on the
holy day of Sri Nrisingha-chaturdasi on the evening of 22 May 2005, in the
assembly of holy Vaishnavs at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip.
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Kirtan
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj chants kirtan on
the evening of 22 May 2005, in the assembly of holy Vaishnavs at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip: the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and
glories of Sri Prahlad Maharaj and Sri Nrisinghadev.
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শ্রীনৃসিংহপল্লী
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য
মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
"শ্রীনৃসিংহদেব ও প্রহ্লাদ মহারাজের কথা খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কথা, আপনাদের এই
কথাগুলো মন দিয়ে শুনতে হবে এবং সব সময় মনে রাখতে হবে । যে শিক্ষা শ্রীল গুরুদেব
আমাকে দিয়েছেন, সেটা অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শিক্ষা । যে কথাটা তিনি বলেছেন, সেটা
আমি এখনও মনে রাখি এবং আপনাদের মঙ্গল প্রদান করবার জন্য এখন বলে দিচ্ছি ।"
Sri Dasavatar
Stotram |
দশাবতারস্তোত্রম্
"O Hari! O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed a half-man,
half-lion form! All glory to You! You ripped apart the bee-like body of
Hiranyakasipu with the amazingly sharp nails of Your beautiful lotus
hands."
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Sri Nrisingha Palli Arati:
(1) Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga arati (Nrisingha Palli) |
জয় জয় গুরুদেব করুণাসাগর
"Glory to Srila Gurudev, Sri Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, an
ocean of mercy. He manifested the effulgent service of Sri Nitai Sri
Gauranga-dev in Sri Nabadwip Dham for the benefit of the entire
world."
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(2)
Sri Sri Laksmi
Nrisinghadev Arati |
শ্রীনৃসিংহ,
জয় নৃসিংহ, জয় জয় নৃসিংহ
"All glories to Nrisinghadev! All glories to Nrisinghadev, who is the Lord
of Prahlad Maharaj and, like a honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the
lotus face of the goddess of fortune."
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Sat, 14 May 2022
Eating Up Old Rice
"'Eating old rice' means as a result of your previous births, you are living
now in this nice house and eating nice food. Because you are living happily
now at this time, you forget the Lord, but you have not done anything for the
next life."
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Paramount Quality
"We have no quality or qualification, but we can surrender fully. If you take
shelter in the guidance and at the lotus feet of such Guru (if you receive
his guidance and listen to his advice or order), then Krishna cannot reject
you."
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Some guidance regarding tomorrow's grand festival in honour of Lord Sri
Nrisinghadev's Appearance:
According to the rules established at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math by our
worshippable Sri Guru-varga, the holy day of Lord Sri Nrisinghadev's
appearance is observed in the following way:
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Sri Nrisingha-chaturdasi adhivas: devotees follow the daily programme
of the temple engaging in various services and prepare for the festival
(decorating the temple, purchasing and collecting bhoga, inviting
honourable guests, etc.).
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Sri Nrisingha-chaturdasi day: devotees follow the daily programme of
the temple, reading scriptures, engaging in various services, and observe
a complete fast until sunset.
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Sri Nrisingha-chaturdasi evening (sunset): the evening programme
starts before the evening arati (around 4 p.m.) following which an
opulent bhoga is offered to the Deities in the evening containing
various grain and non-grain preparations (the grain preparations are made in
small quantities, just for the offering of the Deities). At sunset (the time
of Lord Nrisinghadev's appearance), the Deities are offered the evening
arati and devotees honour anukalpa prasadam (non-grain,
similar to what is taken on ekadasi) before finishing the rest of the
services and retiring for rest. His Divine Grace comments that anything
can be offered on this day. He also mentions that our Temple always makes a
nice preparation of sweet rice, using best ingredients (best rice, milk,
raisins, and nuts) on this day.
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The next day morning and afternoon: the morning daily programme
continues as usual; paran (breaking the fast) is at 5:00–6:22 a.m. this
year, so after offering bhoga to the Deities in the morning,
devotees break the fast with the grain maha-prasadam remnants from the
day before and from the morning offering. After that, devotees engage in
various services and a little later hold a Vaishnav Seva festival programme
starting from 9-10 a.m. until midday. Following the main programme of
Hari-katha and Hari-kirtan, the Deities are offered another special opulent
offering of bhoga at noon as well as the noon arati, after
which everyone is lovingly served festive maha-prasadam.
Below is an extensive collection of photographs taken during the festival
in 2019 which was observed in the shelter and under the guidance of our
beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj at
Sri Nrisingha Palli, Sri Nabadwip Dham, in 2019:
Preparation to Sri
Nrisingha Chaturdasi: Bhoga Collection
(17 May 2019 | 11 photographs, 1 Mb)
Sharing first few glimpses from the temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in
Sri Nrisingha Palli where the preparation to the festival is well under way.
Arriving in Sri Nrisingha Palli, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj personally selects and collects bhoga for the
festival.
Sri Nrisingha Chaturdasi
Adhivas
(17 May 2019 | 39 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
Photographs taken during the eve of the festive programme of Lord
Nrisinghadev's appearance and the Temple inauguration anniversary spent by
the fortunate devotees in the shade of the holy lotus feet of His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Sri Nrisingha Chaturdasi
Festival
(18 May 2019 | 39 photographs, 5.2 Mb)
Holy Vaishnavs and devotees observe the appearance of Lord Nrisinghadev
and the inauguration anniversary of Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga and Sri Laksmi
Nrisinghadev Sri Prahlad Maharaj under the guidance and in the association of
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Sri Nrisingha Chaturdasi:
Vaishnav Seva
(19 May 2019 | 64 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
Photographs taken during the morning and afternoon programmes following Sri
Nrisingha-chaturdasi at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Nrisingha Palli
arranged by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj: morning class, first and second initiations, noon programme attended
by holy Vaishnavs of Gaudiya Maths, arati and grand prasadam
distribution. With all the devotees striving heart and soul to please Sri
Gurupadpadma and serve all the Vaishnavs, the festival passes gloriously and
gorgeously.
[Addressing a devotee who did not go to the temple but made a festival at
home.] Why did you have a home festival? You should have gone to the
festival at the temple. If there is a temple in your city or nearby, you
must go to the temple. How do you make a festival alone at home? You only
cook, offer some bhog, and take prasadam—it basically means
cooking too much and eating it yourself... You must always go to the temple.
What did Gurudev make the temple for? For preaching, to arranging festivals
and for giving you a place where you can gather and take devotees'
association. It is necessary to understand this. Everybody have a right to
stay at the temple, everybody has a right to go to the temple, and everybody
must follow the rules and regulations of the temple—be humble, tolerant, and
give honour to others. Follow the rules and regulations that Gurudev has
established, that will be perfect. We cannot make our own rules, it is not
good. The rules must be always the rules and regulations that Gurudev has
set. Always behave very nicely with the devotees, be humble, tolerant,
and give honour to others. This is what Gurudev teaches us, these are the
main qualities we must have. Be humble, tolerant, and give honour to others,
and you must also have proper surrender—do not be a hypocrite, do not
practise false renunciation; surrender must be proper.
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj,
Perfect Rules)
— { DAILY
PRACTICE } —
Pages dedicated to the spiritual practices that are recommended for the
spiritual health of a disciple comprised of eternal instructions emanating
from the holy lotus mouths of our Sri Guru-varga:
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Fri, 13 May 2022
Rescue Programme
"You bring people to your houses, pay them to do kirtans. So many have come
and left, taking your money, but how much benefit have you got? If you do not
chant yourself, what benefit is there in others chanting? If you eat, your
stomach will be full—if I eat, will that fill your stomach?"
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Take Care of This Line
"I have told you some of the history of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. I am
very unqualified, but Gurudev told me to take care of you all and to give
what he has told me. I am paying my humble obeisance to all the devotees and
requesting you to please take care of what Gurudev has told, take care of his
words. This is my hope and my everything."
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Thu, 12 May 2022 (Sri Mohini Ekadasi, tomorrow paran is at
5:02–9:23 a.m.)
In Search of
Real Benefit
"The question that Pariksit Maharaj asked Sukadev Goswami was, 'How can I get
real benefit?' He asked him only one question. Do you know how you can get
real benefit in Kali-yuga? What can you do not to get any birth again?"
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—{ "Sri Gurupadpadma's Worldwide Address" }—
Preaching Current
"You can see these examples and understand that there are always some
problems. You can see our guru-varga also. When Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur starting to preach the highest conception of
Mahaprabhu, or when Bhaktivinod Thakur discovered Mahaprabhu's birthplace, so
many problems came."
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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:
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"You do not need to know the meaning of each ekadasi tithi because if
you know it, you will want to get this result, that result, etc."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
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Wed, 11 May 2022
Listen and Learn
"We must surrender to the Lord. Everybody keeps Gita in their homes,
but we do not understand the meaning, the main idea of Gita. We must
believe what is written in scriptures and holy books."
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Mahaprabhu's Line
"Mahaprabhu is the example for us: the example of how we will practise
spiritual life. Seeing His life and His teaching, we must understand clearly
how we must practise spiritual life. Many obstacle will come: Maya is always
ready to create obstacle and problems on our way towards spiritual life."
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Tue, 10 May 2022
Chad Kazi:
Defeated Again
"Mahaprabhu said politely, 'What is wrong, Kazi? Why are you sitting behind
the closed door? We are your guests. Does it say in Quran or Hadith that when
guests come to you, you must close the door and hide?' Hearing this, Chad
Kazi came out..."
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What Are You Doing?!
"We must practise in the way that Gurudev tells us to practise. Think
properly about what Gurudev tells. You are always mixing with materialists,
you are always looking at ladies—what are you doing?! You are taking poison!
You must avoid all this!"
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-shakti, Sri Jahnava Devi. Appearance of Sri Rama-shakti, Sri Sita Devi.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnavs mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day."
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In honour of Sri Sita Devi:
"Lord Ramachandra said to Sri Sita Devi, 'Loving devotion to Me is
relished in two ways. O Sita, please hear My words. The joy felt during union
with Me is called sambhoga. The joy felt during separation from Me is called
vipralambha. My devotees, My eternal associates, desire sambhoga, and by My
grace, they experience vipralambha. Devotees know that the sadness felt for
My sake during vipralambha is actually the greatest joy. When sambhoga occurs
after vipralambha, the happiness felt is ten million times greater than
before. Separation from Me is the cause of that happiness. Accept this as
truth; the four Vedas affirm it. During My Pastimes as Sri Gauranga, Mother
Kausalya, who is known in the Vedas as Aditi, will appear as Sachi Devi. You
will serve Me as Visnu Priya. In separation from Me, You will make a Deity of
My golden form. In separation from You, I will make a golden Sita and worship
You in Ayodhya. In exchange, You will make a Deity of My golden form and
worship Me in Nadia. O Sita, these profound topics are very confidential.
They will not be revealed to the public now. Nabadwip is very dear to Me:
neither Ayodhya nor any other place is equal to it.'"
(Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya, chapter 14)
Niti and Priti
"It was Ramachandra's vijay utsav yesterday, and we would like to
clarify some things about Rama-tattva and Krishna-tattva. In Rama-lila, rules
and regulations are the highest, and love and affection go down, but this is
not the highest ideal..."
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In honour of Sri Jahnava Devi:
Lord Nityananda
Prabhu's Sakti
"The Lord has tried to save the souls bounded by maya in so many ways
in this Kali-yuga. He was the only child of Hadai Pandit and Padmavati Devi
and He left them when He was twelve. Later, He was introduced to Jahnava
Devi."
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Bengali)
Nityananda
Prabhu's Marriage
"Everybody says that for the devotees Nityananda Prabhu never marries, but He
has two saktis, Jahnava and Vasudha. They were actually daughters of Surya
Das, Gauri Das Pandit's brother..."
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Thakura Vaisnava Gana
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'O worshippable Vaisnavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and
misbehaved. Destiny has immersed me in the fearsome ocean of material
existence. Please grab me by the hair and pull me to the shore.'
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Sri Sri
Prema-Vivarta
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“Understanding that it is very difficult for a soul to find a sadhu,
Krishna came to Nadia in the form of a pure devotee.”
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CALENDAR FOR 05/2022
24 May (Tue).
Krishna Navami.
Disappearance of Sripad Santosh Krishna Das Adhikari Prabhu.
26 May (Thu).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Apara Ekadasi.
27 May (Fri).
Krishna Dvadasi. Paran is at 4:56–9:21.
Appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
31 May (Tue).
Gaura Pratipad.
Temple Anniversary: Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum
Park, Kolkata (installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Madan
Mohan jiu).
CALENDAR FOR 06/2022
3 June (Fri).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda
Vidyaratna Prabhu).
9 June (Thu).
Gaura Dasami.
Dashahara.
Sri Ganga Puja.
Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini.
Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan Prabhu.
10 June (Fri).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Nirjal Ekadasi.
11 June (Sat).
Gaura Dvadasi. Paran is at 7:07–7:23.
12 June (Sun).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Sri Chida-dahi Danda Mahotsav: Festival of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at
Sripat Panihati.
14 June (Tue).
Purnima.
Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev.
Disappearance of Srila Mukunda Datta.
Disappearance of Srila Sridhar Pandit.
15 June (Wed).
Krishna Pratipad.
Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu. Disappearance of Sripad
Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
16 June (Thu).
Krishna Dvitiya.
Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad Prabhu.
19 June (Sun).
Krishna Panchami.
Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.
24 June (Fri).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Yogini Ekadasi.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama Devi.
25 June (Sat).
Krishna Dvadasi. Paran is at 7:24–9:26.
29 June (Wed).
Amavasya.
Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
Disappearance of Srila Sachchidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur.
30 June (Thu).
Gaura Pratipad.
Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at
Sri Puri Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
JULY 2022
1 July (Fri).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev.
Disappearance of Srila Svarup Damodar Goswami Prabhu.
4 July (Mon).
Gaura Panchami.
Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay.
7 July (Thu).
Gaura Astami.
Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
9 July (Sat).
Gaura Dasami.
Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi.
Punar Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev (Return of the Chariots).
FULL CALENDAR >>
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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Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam |
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'He is the embodiment of Hari-kirtan. He mercifully relieves Mother Earth of the burden upon her. He is an associate of Sri Gaura, and more kind and affectionate than a father. Eternally I offer my obeisance to my master's feet.'
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সুজনার্ব্বুদরাধিতপাদযুগং |
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HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE |
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
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