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Our Disciplic Succession:
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"The Sun Never Sets on Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math":
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Thu, 12 February 2026
Serve Gurudev's
Family
'Unless you enter this family of Lord Krishna, even if you chant millions of
Holy Names with offences, your anarthas will never go away. Many
people chant the Holy Name, but do they get any result? Do you think you can
only chant the Holy Name and go to Goloka or Vaikuntha like that?'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami
'Next to Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu's house is the house of Sri Gadadhar
Pandit. From his childhood, Sri Gadadhar Pandit stayed near Mahaprabhu. His
father's name is Madhav Misra, and his mother's name is Ratnavali Devi. They
lived close to Sri Jagannath Misra's house in Mayapur, and Ratnavali Devi
treated Sachi Devi as her elder sister.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 3]
Lord's Messenger
"We must make an effort on our part – we must try. You cannot do
nothing and think that the guru will do everything for you. Always be alert
and careful so that you may not be removed from Krishna consciousness at any
time."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Jaya jaya nityananda gauranga
'Glory, glory to Nityananda and Gauranga! Glory to Gaurachandra –
Yasoda-nandan and Sachi-suta! Glory to Nityananda – Rohini-nandan and
Balaram!'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
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Wed, 11 February 2026
Krishna's
Household
'Our gurus and Vaishnavs are all householders, but in whose household
do they live? They are members of Krishna's household. Gurudev does
not come here to enjoy. He is actually the greatest enjoyer in the world
because there is no lack of anything in Vaikuntha. When he comes to this
world, he comes to take everybody with him.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Advaita Acharya Bhavan
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, continuing our Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, we left Srivas Pandit’s house and have come now to this
small adjacent temple. This temple is the holy dwelling of Sri Advaita
Acharya Prabhu. Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur established
this temple here in 1919.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 2]
Exclusive Path
"We may have entered the path of devotion, or the world of devotion, but it
does not take long to get removed from here.You should remember that it is
very difficult to progress down the path of devotion, but it is very easy to
get removed from it."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Daya kara more nitai
'Please be merciful to me, Nitai! Please be merciful to me! All sadhus and
people say that Nitai is the only refuge for the helpless. You made everyone
happy by bestowing upon them the gift of divine love. O Lord! You are so
merciful! But why am I unhappy?'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
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Tue, 10 February 2026
Taste for
Prasad-Seva
'If you honour prasad, your tongue will be less greedy. Those who take
genuinely prasad can understand this. When the tongue becomes less
greedy, then all the other bad things will gradually go away, too. This is
how it works. Everybody must curb their taste for outside food.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Srivas Angan
'It is our great fortune to have come here, to the house of Srivas Pandit.
Taking the dust of this supremely worshippable place on our heads, we must
always remember all these things that we have discussed and pray that in some
future birth, somehow, we can become members of devotees’ family and take
part in their service.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
5 FEBRUARY 2021 [SINGUR | PART 1]
Honouring
Hari-Prasad
"We do not want to stay even one day without Hari-katha. Our
respectable host has invited me and you all today not only to take
prasad. We have come here to take Hari-prasad – to honour the
prasad of Hari-katha."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai mora jivana dhana
'Nitai is my life, my treasure. Nitai is my family. I do not know anything
except Nitai (He is my sole refuge). I will throw ash into the face of
material happiness and, chanting Nitai’s Name, will live on whatever I get by
begging in town.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Mon, 9 February 2026
Keep This
Current Flowing
'There is a system of guru-parampara (disciplic succession) where the
guru usually vests his entire power onto one particular disciple. This
guru-parampara continues to this day, and if we can take shelter in a
bona fide guru of this succession, we will get benefit. A bone fide
guru is a guru who genuinely preaches about his
guru.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Yogapith
'Continuing our Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama, we have now come to Sri
Yogapith, the birthplace of Sriman Mahaprabhu. The glory of Yogapith is
absolutely exceptional – no other place, no other holy place of pilgrimage on
this earth can ever compare to Yogapith.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 9]
A Word of
Warning
"Many forget about this. When they see somebody make cow dung patties or wash
the dishes, they laugh at them, but this is wrong. They are also servitors.
If you remember this, you will not be able to criticise anyone. You should
never criticise anyone."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Are bhai! nitai amara dayara avadhi
'Brother! My Nitai is the acme of mercy personified! Bestowing mercy on
souls, He roams from place to place constantly begging everyone to accept
divine love for the Lord.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Sun, 8 February 2026
Solid
Surrender
'If somebody surrenders in this way, Krishna becomes overpowered by them.
Krishna will immediately perk His ears and listen to them. There are six
kinds of surrender. You must remember them by heart, and if somebody asks you
about it, you must be able to explain it.'
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Saptami. Annual three-day festival in honour of the manifestation of
Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govinda-sundar jiu at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "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. We
must always remember disappearance and appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If
we can remember such personalities, such great souls, it will bring great
benefit to our spiritual lives."
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In honour of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar:
Coming to Ganga
Sagar
"Many people want to come to Ganga Sagar. There is a common thought that you
should visit all the holy places many times but come to Ganga Sagar only
once. Why only once? Because it is very hard to come here, so when people
came here once, they did not want to come back..."
Gist of
Pilgrimage
"What does it mean to chant the Holy Name? Service to Vaishnavs is at the
root of everything. When Gurudev and Vaishnavs say something, you must follow
it to a T. This is the meaning of visiting Ganga Sagar."
Ganga Sagar: Temple Inauguration and Preaching
Three pages and over 150 photos taken during the grand preaching programme
at Ganga Sagar this year:
Part One
(preparation to the temple inauguration; 27 Mb)
Part Two
(inauguration, sankirtan, prasad seva, initiations; 29 Mb)
Part Three
(Ganga Sagar Mela, worship of Ganga Devi; 14.5 Mb)
Also available for download as a
single PDF (25 Mb).
 Anniversary
Festival at Sri Ganga Sagar Temple
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj leads the
anniversary festival of the Deity installation at Sri Ganga Sagar temple of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
(30 photographs, 1.9 Mb | 12 January 2017)
Arrival in Sri Ganga
Sagar
(10 September 2018 | 10 photographs, 1 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is visiting the Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math Temple in Ganga Sagar, much to the joy of the
devotees serving the Temple.
Arrival at Sri Ganga
Sagar Math
(11 January 2019 | 19 photographs, 1.5 Mb)
Tirelessly continuing the preaching programmes, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj sets off for Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math in Sri Ganga Sagar to observe the Deity installation festival.
The devotees in Ganga Sagar have the joy of having His Divine Grace's darshan
and association mostly only once a year, so this visit has been long
awaited.
Sri Ganga Sagar
Anniversary Mahotsav
(11 January 2019 | 38 photographs, 3.2 Mb)
Photographs from the festival in Sri Ganga Sagar Math observed at the holy
lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj in honour of the fourth anniversary of the temple inauguration:
kirtans, class, arati and prasad-seva are among the many services devotees
take part in on this auspicious day, a few devotees also receive first and
second initiations.
Journey to Ganga
Sagar
(11 January 2020 | 24 photographs, 2 Mb)
Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes the
devotees on a memorable and happy journey to Sri Ganga Sagar Festival on a
boat down the Ganges. Following the six-hour journey, everyone arrives
happily at the temple.
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Barakona Ghat and Sri Madhai Ghat
'As we continue our parikrama of Sri Antardwip, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma we have now come to Sri Madhai Ghat. There is also Sri Barakona
Ghat nearby (after the current of the Ganges changed, it has existed in a
hidden way), and near Sri Barakona Ghat is the house of Sri Sachi Mata and
Sri Jagannath Misra. Many very special pastimes of Mahaprabhu took place
here.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 8]
Be One-Pointed
"Those who practise sravan and kirtan gradually become firm and
fixed in their spiritual life and service and they get taste for service.
Practising sravan and kirtan removes all unwanted elements. As
long as you have unwanted, inauspicious elements within you, you will not
know peace."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Dayal-Nitai Chaitanya
'Dear mind, dance and chant, ‘O Merciful Nitai! O Chaitanya!’ Dance, my mind!
Dance! There is nobody as merciful as Them! They give divine love for the
Lord even to those who beat Them!'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Reality the Beautiful
'Afterwards, Ramananda Raya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had some other
talks, and Mahaprabhu said, “Ramananda, as long as I live I want your
company.” Ramananda replied, “Yes, I must take shelter of Your divine feet
and live there for the rest of my life.”'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Two, chanted on Sundays)
'Very tall, beautiful and infused with divine love, His holy form increases
gods’ joy; the lustre of His body, which puts millions of golden lotuses to
shame, is worshipped by the Moon; and His intrinsic form is a holy abode of
divine pastimes manifest as eternal ever-increasing transcendental ecstatic
transformations that spring up as He revels dancing in Sri
Krishna-sankirtan – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Sat, 7 February 2026
Highest
Acceptance
'If the disciple cannot behold the Lord within their guru and if the
guru cannot behold the Lord within his disciple, there can be no
guru–disciple relation between them. When can you say that you have
reached the highest stage of acceptance? When you feel irresistible
attraction, or spiritual love, towards your guru.'
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Sasthi. Appearance 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. 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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About 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)
About Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj
[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala]
'You should know who Srila Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj is and about our
connection and relationship with him. You must remember this connection
because without the knowledge of the relationship (sambandha-jnana),
you can develop neither the knowledge of abhidheya (the means to
attain the goal) nor the knowledge of prayojana (the goal).'
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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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad's Mission
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, leaving Sri Nandan Acharya’s Bhavan, we
have now arrived at the headquarters of ISKCON (International Society for
Krishna Consciousness) and the puspa-samadhi-mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad in Sri Dham Mayapur.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 7]
Taking a Stand Against
Maya
"You must be hard with them, ‘No, I will practise Krishna consciousness! By
hook or by crook, but I will practise Krishna consciousness. I will not
surrender to Maya and run behind any desires.’ You must always try to be like
that; otherwise, you cannot practise Krishna consciousness…"
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Parama karuna pahu dui jana
'Nitai and Gaurachandra are two most merciful Lords. They are the best
crest-jewels of all incarnations and the root of pure happiness. Brother,
serve, serve Chaitanya and Nitai with the strongest faith! Leave aside all
material things, immersing yourself into this nectar.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Nectar of the Holy Name
'Not only the sound of the holy name of Krishna is necessary, but also the
proper meaning, the substance, the spirit of the sound. Only the physical
aspect of the holy name is represented in nama-aparadha, offensive
chanting, not the real name. The real name is all spiritual.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part One, chanted on Saturdays)
'Demigods, perfected souls, liberated souls, yogis and Lord’s devotees always
sing His praise; He relieves the world from the blazing forest fire of
three-fold miseries (caused by the desire for enjoyment, liberation and
perfections) brought about by inauspicious actions (performed in aversion to
the Supreme Lord); an ocean of generosity, He bestows His own Name from the
nectarean storehouse of Lord Sri Krishna’s Names – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
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Fri, 6 February 2026 (Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur)
Be Wise
'We always work so hard to please our bodies (our minds, intelligence and
egos), but what we cannot realise is that when we close our eyes, we will
have to leave everything behind. If we can spend every moment, every day, all
our lives, only chanting the Holy Name of the Lord in the association of the
Lord's devotees, we can get supreme benefit.'
Blessings and Guidance of Srila Prabhupad (spoken at the time of his
departure)
'I have caused anxiety to many people because I was bound to tell the truth
candidly; because I have told to practise Krishna consciousness without
deceit, many people may even consider me their enemy. To become eager to
sincerely serve Lord Krishna, leaving all other desires and deceit, I have
caused various anxiety to many people. Some day or another they will
understand what I am saying.'
Love for
Gaudiya
"We pray that your practice, behaviour, language, taste, moral regulations
and religious faith become aligned with the precepts of Gaudiya. Please
gradually give up non-gaudiya elements within your Gaudiya identity and show
the ideal of Gaudiya to the entire world. May you not mutilate the paramount
ideal of the Gaudiya precepts by coveting to participate in that which is not
Gaudiya."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Grand Sri Sri Vyasa-puja festival in honour of the holy
appearance day of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Thakur. Annual festival at Sri Gupta-Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purusottam
Thakur.
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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In honour of Bhagavan Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad:
"Today is a special day, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's
appearance day. If he had not come, where would we have found Srila Guru
Maharaj, Srila Gurudev? If we do not get mercy from Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur, without Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, we cannot think
about Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj."
— Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
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sri-siddhanta-sarasvatiti vidito gaudiya-gurvvanvaye
bhato bhanuriva prabhata-gagane yo gaura-sankirtanaih
mayavada-timingilodara-gatan-uddhrtya jivaniman
krsna-prema-sudhabdhi-gahana-sukham pradat prabhum tam bhaje
"I worship my Lord, who is known as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Thakur in the preceptorial succession of gurus in the Gaudiya line. Like a
radiant sun, his sankirtan (glorification) of Gauranga Mahaprabhu illuminates
the sky, breaking the darkness of the night. He extricates souls out of
illusion – out of the belly of a monstrous whale-devouring timingila
creature – and grants them the happiness of diving and bathing in the pure
ocean of divine love for Lord Krishna."
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Biography of Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad
The first part of the biographical compilation dedicated to Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad taken from a lecture of Om
Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The
page shall be updated and expanded in the course of time.
Srila Prabhupad:
Universal Benefactor
"This is how Prabhupad started preaching the proper conception in this world,
and it is owing to him that we are here now, that we can preach now. That is
why we must glorify Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur."
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2019)
Seeking
Srila Saraswati Thakur's Mercy
"I am very happy that we celebrate the days of Srila Saraswati Thakur, Srila
Bhaktivinod Thakur together and I am very grateful that you have given me, a
lowly person, an asan on this stage... What teachings did Srila Saraswati
Thakur give to the world?"
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Bengali)
Srila Prabhupad:
Embodiment of Mercy
"Today is the holy appearance day of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, whom we are here to offer prayers to in
the assembly of the devotees. He is Jagad Guru and what he gave to the world,
no one else could ever give..."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (1)
"Acharya-vandana: If you can realise the meaning this song, you can
get all glorification of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Sujanarvuda-radhita-pada-yugam: We sing it but we do not realise its
meaning because if we realised its meaning, we would get taste singing it. We
must sing it every day and be conscious of it."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Glory (2)
"Mahaprabhu predicted this, and Prabhupad fulfilled it through Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila
Gurudev. Now, in every village, all day, all night there is Hari-katha and
kirtan going on."
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Vaisnav Ke? (An Appeal to
Your Mind)
"We do not want to stay in the temple because there are so many rules and
regulations—everything has to be maintained at a certain time, and if you
live alone, nobody will tell you anything, but you will be losing your
devotional activities. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that
nirjan bhajan is self-deception."
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Illustrious Acharya
"I am offering my obeisance at the lotus feet of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur whose disappearance day took place today. He is
not an ordinary person of this material world—he came from Goloka Vrindavan,
from the Lord Himself. When his job finished here, he passed the
responsibility to his beloved disciples and went back to his own home."
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Advent of Hari-Kirtan
Murti
"We have heard about so many glories of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur from many Vaishnavs, many scholars, and our Param Guru
Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) also described everything in
his poetry."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Mission
"Srila Prabhupad taught what pure service is—he taught that everything could
be used and is meant for the service of the Lord. He established sixty-four
temples, and all the brahmacharis, sannyasis of these temples preached
house to house and distributed Hari-katha."
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Srila Prabhupad's
Teachings
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj often said that Srila Prabhupad's word was
very hard, like a stone or thunderbolt, but inside he could be soft as a
lotus. Fathers are always very loving and affectionate to their sons, but
Srila Prabhupad gave more love and affection that any father could give."
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Unimaginable Service
"It is unforgettable. We do not know who Krishna and Gurudev take service
from—only those who have some sukriti, who have some great fortune,
can participate in service in their life. There are so many rich people,
there are so many big people, but only a fortunate soul can do service."
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Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur (Bengali
class)
His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking on this day in 2015
about Srila Prabhupad's birth, youth, initiation, Srila Bhakti Vinod
Thakur's founding the Yogapith temple, Srila Saraswati Thakur's preaching
pastimes, divine power transmission, and vast contribution to the
sampradaya.
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri Nandan Acharya’s Bhavan
'By the mercy of Sri Gurupadpadma, we have now come to our next stop. You
must all know where we have come and why we come here. This is a very
important place. This is the house (bhavan) of Sri Nandan
Acharya.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 6]
Jnana-Sunya
Bhakti
"Even if you think, ‘If I serve the Lord, I will go to Goloka,’ that is also
one kind of desire. It is not good to be like that. Gurudev told us to
chant the Holy Name with faith, and that is sufficient – what we will get or
not get, gurudev and the Lord will take care of that. Such a mood is
part of jnana-sunya bhakti. This is the rule."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai gunamani amara
'My dear Nitai, jewel of all good qualities! You brought a flood of divine
love and inundated the whole world. Whether one is destitute, bereft, fallen
or a sinner – He did not mind anyone because everyone is hankering for that
divine love, which is rare even for Lord Brahma to attain.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Service of the Holy Name
'There are so many sayings in the scriptures to encourage our realization of
the holy name in different ways, but Srila Rupa Goswami has given us a
central thought: atah sri krsna namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih.
Our senses, physical or mental, are ineligible to come in touch with the
transcendental. But when we have a serving attitude, He comes down to us of
His own accord.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Seven, chanted on Fridays)
'He is a holy embodiment of the beautiful reality which is beyond the reach
of one’s eyes and ears, which paralyses the very necessity of intelligence
and which leaves even firmly fixed consciousness dumbstruck when divine love
surges up – even Brahma, Sambhu (Siva), as well as their revealed scriptures,
Vedas and tantras cannot conceive of such reality, so they merely keep
searching after Him – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Thu, 5 February 2026
All Walk, No
Talk
'You can go chanting with a parikrama to the temple, offer your
obeisances there and come back. What is the problem? It is good. The only
thing is that you must not cheat the Lord. If you think that now you are
young and want to enjoy, and that you will worship God when you are old, it
is all only talks.'
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Bengali)
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
Sri 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 heard about him from the lotus mouth of our Srila
Guru Maharaj.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 5]
Humility and
Dedication
"‘Whatever unhappiness comes when I serve you, it is my happiness.’ When you
serve the Lord, you have to struggle, you have to exert yourself. Mercy is
followed by service – if you have mercy, you will have service, and if you
have no mercy, you will have no service. It is necessary to remember and
practise this."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Akrodha paramananda
'Never angry and ever joyful, Lord Nityananda Ray wanders throughout the
towns without any pride. If you still do not feel any attachment to this
incarnation of the Lord, you are a sinner who simply came and went (lived and
died in vain).'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
The Hare Krishna Mantra
'We must not accept the name as a foreign thing: He is our friend. We should
be quite at home with Him. We are going to attain a very soothing and
friendly connection by the realization of the holy name of Krishna, which is
all-good, all-beautiful, and all-charming. By chanting the holy name we will
attain our most desirable end of life and go back to God, back to home, and
not to any foreign country.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Six, chanted on Thursdays)
'Captivated by and afflicted with an intense feeling of separation, He runs
swiftly to the simha-dvara gate of Lord Jagannathdev’s holy temple;
the next moment He falls down on the spot, His holy figure transformed into
that of a tortoise by the influence of deep separation; attracted by the
uncommon divine fragrance emanating from His holy figure, the Telangi cows
residing at the temple draw near, surrounding Him – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
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Wed, 4 February 2026
Service
Life—Joyful Life
'Whenever I get time, I try to use it to serve the Lord. If we can spend our
days like this, we will know no end of joy. We always want to live speaking
about the Lord and doing what is related to the Lord. We do not want to talk
about other things, we do not want to do any other works.'
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Bengali)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik
Siddhanti 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."
"I saw Siddhanti Maharaj. When Gurudev went to a foreign country,
Siddhanti Maharaj always sat by Gurudev's side. He always helped Gurudev, but
he had no ego: he would come to Nabadwip and clean the toilets. I saw it.
Every year Siddhanti Maharaj came at Gaura Purnima. Every year, before Gaura
Purnima, he would take some toilet cleaner and clean all outside toilets
around our temple in Nabadwip. One time he came late. Three-fours days were
left before the beginning of the parikrama and people starting coming, I had
to finish that service, so I hired some people and they cleaned the toilets.
When Siddhanti Maharaj came, he was very angry and said to me, 'Who are you?
Why did you take my service! I have been coming every year for twenty years
and I have been doing this service, why did you do my service.' I replied,
'Maharaj, please, you can take the cleaner and clean again, no
problem.'"
INTRODUCTION to Religion of the Heart
[By Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj]
'This book is an inadequate attempt to show a small part of the vast treasure
of transcendental knowledge His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj has been imparting to the world for the past eighteen
years. Although I am very fallen and helpless and full of faults, they have
been kind and given their valuable energy to me as well as to so many others.
I can only pray that one day I may at least come close to trying to do some
service for them.'
Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj's Vyasa Puja Offering (Year 2007)
'All glories to your Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj on this
most auspicious day, your holy appearance day in this dark world! You are
giving light to the conditioned souls suffering the three-fold miseries. You
are giving us shelter from the terrible onslaught of Kali-yuga. All glories
to your divine form, which is non-different from all the liberated souls in
the past and ones that may be one day.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
About Dham Parikrama
'Many can ask, "Why is it necessary to travel to so many places? Especially
since you can engage in the service of the Lord while living at home, why is
it necessary to go anywhere else?"'
Sri Ganganagar
'When Sriman Nityananda Prabhu circumambulated Sri Nabadwip Dham together
with Srila Jiva Goswami, He first showed him Sri Ganganagar, which is
situated on the outskirts of Sri Antardwip. Following His holy lotus feet,
remembering His divine words and praying incessantly for the holy foot dust
of all residents of this holy abode, we also begin our Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama by first entering Sri Antardwip.'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 4]
In Search of
Hidden Treasure
"Who can understand this Gaura-mandal? Those who were born here cannot
understand anything, but thousands and thousands of people from all over the
world come here from millions of miles away. Why? What do they want to find
here? Srila Sridhar Maharaj said that there is a treasure hidden here..."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI NITYANANDA VANDANA: Nitai pada-kamala
'The whole world is soothed in the shade of Nitai’s lotus feet, which are as
cooling as ten million moons. Brother, it is not possible to come to
Radha-Krishna without this Nitai. If you do not know who Nitai is, your life
has passed in vain – you are just an animal who lives an abominable
life.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
The Krishna Conception
'Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur once instructed a disciple at the
time of initiation into the Hare Krishna mantra that Krishna should be
allowed to land in our hearts, just as an army is landed by the navy. An army
is carried by a ship, and when they have landed, the fight begins, and they
capture the country, just as Julius Caesar said, “Veni vidi vici, I
came, I saw, I conquered.” So, we have to allow Krishna to land in our
hearts. Then the fight will begin.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Five, chanted on Wednesdays)
'He reveals (first, to Sri Sanatan and then to Prakasananda) sixty-two
interpretations of the famous verse ‘Atmaramas cha… ittham-bhuta-guno
harih’ (‘Even self-realised, self-satisfied souls are moved to worship
the Lord’) from Srimad Bhagavatam; interpreting the various lexical
meanings of the eleven words of this verse, juxtaposed in different ways, He
reveals a treasure-mine of multitudinous meanings of this verse in consonance
with the precepts of pure devotional conclusions – I am singing in praise of
this beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine
love.'
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Tue, 3 February 2026
Survive and
Thrive
'You can see what this world is like now. Still, we must try to survive. Call
out to the Lord, give the Lord shelter in your hearts. There are many bad
things in our hearts, but by the influence of sadhu-sanga and the Holy
Name, all bad things can be removed. Give place to devotees and devotion in
your hearts, and you will get supreme benefit.'
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IN HONOUR OF FORTHCOMING
SRI NABADWIP DHAM PARIKRAMA
'Appeal on Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama'
'Men and women, young and old! Hurry up, come to the divine abode of
wish-fulfilling jewels, the land of Sri Gauranga’s advent! Come and
circumambulate it in the company of loving devotees during the most
auspicious time of your life, the day of Sri Gauranga’s advent.'
Sri Gaura-Dham and Sri Bhaktivinod
'Thakur Bhaktivinod, an exclusive follower of Sri Gauranga and the holy
embodiment of Nadia, prayed with great hankering for the mercy of Sri
Gaura-dham, which was all-in-all in his life. What is that mercy of Sri
Gaura-dham? What does it take to reside in Sri Gaura-dham? What sort of
humility do the residents of Sri Gaura-dham possess? And by whose mercy does
one attain residence in Sri Gaura-dham?'
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25 Feb (Wed). Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Adhivas (eve).
26 Feb (Thu). Parikrama of Sri
Antardwip.
27 Feb (Fri). Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of
Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 Feb (Sat). Paran 6:05–9:55. Disappearance
of Sripad Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip.
1 Mar (Sun). Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and
Sri Madhyadwip.
2 Mar (Mon). Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas.
Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip and Sri
Modadrumdwip.
3 Mar (Tue). Sri Gaura Purnima. Fast until
moonrise (then anukalpa).
4 Mar (Wed). Paran 6:02–9:53. Anandotsav of
Sri Jagannath Misra.
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3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 3]
Genuine
Surrender
"Do not think about your own happiness. Whichever way the Lord keeps you, you
must accept it and respect that. ‘In whichever way the Lord keeps me, I must
practise Krishna consciousness whatever the situation may be.’ We are our own
friends, and we are our own enemies."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI VAISHNAV VANDANA: Viraha Giti
'Where are my Svarup and Rupa? Where is Sanatan? Where is Raghunath Das?
Where are all these saviours of the fallen? Narottam used to play happily in
the company of all those associates, but now he is weeping without their
association.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Levels of God Realization
'Self-surrender is the very basis of our highest fortune. We cannot but
surrender ourselves to whatever beautiful and valuable thing we have come
across. Our appreciation for any higher thing is shown by the degree of our
surrender to that. So, we can measure the quality of the truth we are
connected with only by the intensity of our surrender.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Four, chanted on Tuesdays)
'Overcome with strong bouts of divine love surging through Him and becoming
unconscious of the world around Him, He dances madly and chants
kirtan; the tears streaming incessantly from His eyes flood His body,
the colour of molten gold and tall as the mount Sumeru, His clothes, the
colour of the newly risen sun, and the earth in all fourteen directions
around Him; He glows as He chants, ‘Krishna! Krishna!’, shouts jumbled up
words and relishes various postures and behaviours (roaring with laughter,
etc.) under the influence of divine love – I am singing in praise of this
beautiful Lord Sri Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Mon, 2 February 2026
Seat
Sankirtan In Your Hearts
'If we want to practise Krishna consciousness with our bodies, minds, and
speech, then we must throw away all material desires from our hearts and give
sankirtan place to sit there instead. Those who want to engage in
practising Krishna consciousness will be given place here, but there is no
place here for those who do not want to practise Krishna consciousness.'
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শ্রীগৌড়ীয়-পর্ব্ব-তালিকা (১৪৩২–১৪৩৩) [Bengali]
SRI GAUDIYA CALENDAR FOR 2026–2027 [English]
The calendar of auspicious days, festivals and fasting celebrated and
observed at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for the following year (Sri Gaurabda
540, or 2026–2027) is now available online. It can be viewed online and
downloaded on mobile phones and tablets and as an illustrated
brochure (see the links below or in the Calendar section).
His Divine Grace instructs: "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."
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Calendar for the next year, prepared by His Divine Grace
Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math devotees worldwide. Presenting it today as a downloadable electronic PDF
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EKADASI LISTS:
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Bengali.
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
3 FEBRUARY 2021 [NRISINGHA PALLI | PART 2]
Morning Shows the
Day
"Although this is written in common, material literature, our life should
also be like that. When we wake up, we should stand before the Lord and think
about the Lord. We must always think about the Lord, we must always do
service, always take the Holy Name of the Lord. This is what I do."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SRI VAISHNAV VANDANA: Vaisnava Ke?
'Naughty mind! What kind of Vaishnav do you think you are? Only bogus
yogis practise in seclusion on pretext of preaching. Mahaprabhu took
much care to teach this to Sanatan Goswami – always remember what He taught
him.'
• SEARCH FOR SRI KRISHNA REALITY THE BEAUTIFUL •
Beyond Christianity
'Christianity is incomplete Vaishnavism—not full-fledged, but the basis of
devotional theism. We find the principle of “Die to live” there to a certain
extent, at least physically. The Christians say that the ideal shown by Jesus
is self-sacrifice. In our consideration, however, that is not full-fledged
theism, but only the basis. The conception of service to God is there, and a
strong impetus to attain that, so the foundation is good, but the structure
over the foundation is unclear, vague, and imperfect.'
Sri Sri Prema-Dhama Deva Stotram (Part Three, chanted on Mondays)
'He ardently preached that service performed in various divine relationships
(from dasya-, sakhya-, vatsalya- to madhura-rasa)
and the (paramount) service beauty of Sri Radha’s servitors in the highest
paramour madhura-rasa, as well as any transcendental hankering of the
self-realised souls in Sri Vraja Dham, can indisputably be realised in Sri
Vrajendra-nandan only – I am singing in praise of this beautiful Lord Sri
Gauranga-sundar, a worshippable Deity of divine love.'
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Sun, 1 February 2026
Gift of
Sankirtan
'Jiva souls sin, they are hen-pecked, they always hanker for money,
their minds always swarm with various material desires. There is no end to
their hopes and desires. All such people can take the Holy Name and chant it.
"There is no consideration whether one is qualified or not – whoever falls in
front of Me, I embrace them."'
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "We have no
quality, no qualification to serve the Vaishnavs. If we do not got mercy from
Vaishnavs, we cannot acquire, or get, service from the Vaishnavs. That is why
we always make Vaishnavs' tirobhav (disappearance) festivals and
remember such days. We are praying to that Vaishnav Thakur [Srila Narottam
Das Thakur], 'Wherever you are staying, Prabhu, wherever you are living now,
we want to serve your servant! We want to serve your servant's servant.' We
pray we can get some mercy and can serve him, can protect his line and preach
about him."
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In honour of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur:
In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur [From Affectionate Guidance]
"Today is the Disappearance Day of Srila Narottam Thakur, so I would like to
say a few words to glorify him. Before Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur most of the
Vaisnava songs came from Srila Narottam Thakur. But although he wrote many
beautiful songs of devotion, Narottam Das Thakur was not just a song writer,
he was a great pandit and more than that, he was a devotee of Sri
Chaitanyadev."
Whole-Hearted
Service
"Narottam Das Thakur was born in Sripat Keturi (Bangladesh) and in his life
he composed many Vaishnav songs. Actually, all our Guru-varga serve the Lord
and serve their Guru whole-heartedly, with body, mind, and speech."
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Narottam Das
Thakur: Our Guru, Our Protector, Our Shelter
"Narottam Das Thakur is our Guru-varga. If you think how much he tried to
preach, you will wonder, 'How is it possible?' You can understand how much he
preached and how he protected our line if you think about his songs."
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Srila Narottam Das
Thakur: Bona Fide Benefactor
"Who will you call a Guru? A Guru is not someone whose profession is to make
disciples, who only takes your money. The Guru gives a conception, gives some
wealth, property, with which you can go to your real home..."
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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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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur: His Mission in Bengal
"Three persons had promised to stay in Vrindavan, but they left their
promise and came to Bengal. When Narottam Das Thakur came to Bengal he found
so many great devotees who were not getting good association. He kept
Mahaprabhu's conception properly. We pray we can get some mercy and can serve
him, protect his line and preach about him."
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Beware of Maya
"After some days there will come Guru Maharaj's appearance festival. We must
honour his appearance day properly... Always, at all times, be alert, be
aware of Maya. Maya does not mean some girl or a woman..."
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Kirtans: • Ye anila prema-dhana • Hari haraye nama
krsna.
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Beware Imitation
"If you follow Narottam Das Thakur's advice, this is good, but if you think
you want to do what Narottam Das Thakur did, if you want to become Narottam,
then it is a very big problem. Do not imitate Nityananda Prabhu."
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Disappearance of Srila
Haridas Thakur
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'Prabhu, do not give me Maya. I know you love me so much, that is why I do not want
to hear from You any further. Please give me some mercy—I want to go before
You. Please, Prabhu, fulfil my desire.'
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CALENDAR FOR 02/2026
GOVINDA
8 FEBRUARY (SUN).
Krishna Saptami.
Annual three-day festival in honour of the manifestation of Sri Sri Gaura
Nityananda and Sri Sri Gandharva Govinda-sundar jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Seva-sadan in Sri Ganga Sagar.
13 FEBRUARY (FRI).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Vijaya Ekadasi.
Passing away of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das-Adhikari.
14 FEBRUARY (SAT).
Krishna Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:16–10:00.
16 FEBRUARY (MON).
Krishna Chaturdasi.
Sri Sri Sivaratri-vrata (optional fast).
Departure of Srimad Bhakti Nivas Bhagavat Maharaj and Sripad Yudhamanyu
Prabhu Seva-Vikram.
17 FEBRUARY (TUE).
Amavasya. Sri Sivaratri paran for those
who fasted is at 6:14–9:59. Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva
Gangadhar on the bank of Sri Govinda Kunda at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in
Nabadwip; manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Radha Madan-Mohan
jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Tarakeswar; and manifestation
anniversary of Sri Sada-Siva in Sri Kadigachha.
18 FEBRUARY (WED).
Gaura Pratipad.
Disappearance of Vaishnav Sarvabhauma Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Rasikananda Dev-Goswami and
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj.
19 FEBRUARY (THU).
Gaura Dvitiya.
Appearance of Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.
20 FEBRUARY (FRI).
Gaura Tritiya.
Manifestation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva
Radha-Raman-sundar at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Krishnanusilana Sangha in
Kaikhali, Kolkata.
21 FEBRUARY (SAT).
Gaura Chaturthi.
Appearance of Srila Purusottam Thakur. Departure of Sripad Tulasi Das
Das-Adhikari Prabhu.
22 FEBRUARY (SUN).
Gaura Panchami.
Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi.
25 FEBRUARY (WED).
Gaura Navami.
Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama.
Beginning of the annual seven-day gathering and festival.
26 FEBRUARY (THU).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins.
Parikrama of Sri Antardwip (darsan of Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri
Nandan Acharya Bhavan, puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Sri Yogapith, Srivas Angan, Sri
Advaita Bhavan, Sri Gadadhar Pandit Bhavan, Sri Chaitanya Math, Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad's samadhi mandir, Srila
Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj's samadhi, Sri Chad Kazi's samadhi) and
Sri Simantadwip (darsan of Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sri Sridhar
Angan).
27 FEBRUARY (FRI).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Amalaki Ekadasi.
Parikrama of Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
28 FEBRUARY (SAT).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Ekadasi paran is at 6:05–9:55. Disappearance of Sripad
Madhavendra Puripad. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip: darsan of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Vriddha Siva, Sri Prauddha Maya, Sri
Visnupriya Devi's Deity of Sri Gauranga, the samadhi mandir of Srila
Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj.
MARCH 2026
1 MARCH (SUN).
Gaura Trayodasi.
Parikrama of Sri Godrumdwip and Sri Madhyadwip: darsan of Sri
Surabhi Kunja, Svananda-sukhada Kunja, Sri Suvarna Bihar Gaudiya Math, Sri
Harihara Ksetra, Hamsa-vahan and Sri Nrisimha Palli.
2 MARCH (MON).
Gaura Chaturdasi.
Adhivas of the grand festival of Sri Gaura Purnima: the eve of Sri
Gauranga's appearance. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri
Jahnudwip and Sri Modadrumdwip: darsan of Sri Samudragad, Sri Sri
Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir (Sri Champahati), Vidyanagar (Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math,
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya's birthplace), the Deity served by Sri Saranga
Murari and Sri Vasudev Datta Thakur, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's appearance
place.
3 MARCH (TUE).
Purnima.
Sri Gaura Purnima: Divine appearance of Sri
Gauranga. Fast until moonrise, then no grains
(anukalpa). Vasanta-utsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special
offering of bhoga, worship and arati at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
and all its branches worldwide, continuous reading of Sri
Chaitanya-charitamrita and a great festival of sankirtan.
Start of 539 Sri Gaurabda.
VISHNU
4 MARCH (WED).
Krishna Pratipad.
Sri Gaura-Purnima paran is at 6:02–9:53.
Anandotsav (great, joyful festival) of Sri Jagannath
Misra. A grand festival and mahaprasad distribution at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham.
8 MARCH (SUN).
Krishna Panchami.
Manifestation Anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath jiu at Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Asram in Sripat Hapaniya Dham and Pancham Dol festival.
Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj.
11 MARCH (WED).
Krishna Astami. Appearance of Srila
Srivas Pandit.
12 MARCH (THU).
Krishna Navami. Disappearance
(tirobhav) of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Maharaj.
15 MARCH (SUN).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Papa Vimochani
Ekadasi.
16 MARCH (MON).
Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at
5:51–7:59. Festival in honour of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival
(vijay-mahotsav) at Varaha Nagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh
Thakur. Departure (niryan) of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya
Mahodaya.
19 MARCH (THU).
Amavasya.
23 MARCH (MON).
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sripad
Ramanuja Acharya. Appearance of Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon
Maharaj.
25 MARCH (WED).
Gaura Saptami. Appearance of
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
27 MARCH (FRI).
Gaura Navami. Sri Rama Navami:
Appearance of Lord Sri Sri Ramachandra. Fast until noon.
29 MARCH (SUN).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Kamada Ekadasi.
30 MARCH (MON).
Gaura Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at
5:37–7:38. Festival in honour of the
disappearance of Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya
Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Lord Krishna’s Damanaka-ropana festival.
FULL CALENDAR >>
Sri Gaudiya Calendar 2026–2027 (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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