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Thu, 6 August 2026
King
Prataparudra's Mercy
'Why did King Prataparudra get Mahaprabhu"s mercy that day? Because he had
swept the road! He did such a small service! He thought, "All the devotees
will go down the road," so he swept the road for them. He assumed the role of
a lowly street sweeper. He served the devotees of the Lord. As the result of
that service, he got mercy.'
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Astami. Disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
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 Lokanath
Goswami Prabhu:
In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur
In this chapter of Affectional Guidance, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is describing the meeting of
Srila Narottam Das Thakur with his Guru, Srila Lokanath Goswami.
Simple
Service, Earnest Heart
"It is necessary to have the strongest faith. You cannot see everything with
your eyes. We will serve Mahaprabhu, devotees, our Guru, and whether they
accept it or not, that is up to them. Simple things are sufficient for
us."
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Overpowered by
Service
"You may have everything, but if you do not have mercy of your Guru, then you
have nothing. Gurudev gave you all his blessings, and if we can serve him, we
will get supreme benefit. You must always live remembering Gurudev's
words."
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Bengali)
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 9]
Direct
Your Mind to Bhagavatam
"This is ‘loving search for the lost servant’. When a father loses his son,
he searches for him everywhere – he publishes an advertisement on TV, in
newspapers, declares the boy missing, does everything he can to find his boy.
In the same way, the Lord has lost His children – us, the fallen souls – and
is searching for us everywhere, ‘When will these souls start practising
spiritual life and come back to Me?’"
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Mahotsav
‘Thus, Rasika Saraswati sings about the mystery of Sri Radha’s greatly
astonishing beauty, which must be sung by all those who long and crave for
the ecstatic devotional pastimes of Vrindavan.’
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, 5 August 2026
Srila
Prabhupad's Effulgence
'If Srila Prabhupad had not come to this world, we would not have got
anything in this world. That is why Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
wrote that Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur gave us the guru. Instead of
sitting at home and chatting with others, read these things.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 8]
Concentrate Your Mind on Nityananda Prabhu's Service
"Many say, ‘I will leave my family!’ with their mouths, but in the meantime,
the poison of material life is slowly growing… If you listen to what the
gurus and sadhus say and can put aside your material desires –
if Nitaichand gives His mercy to you – then all desires will become trifle.
Concentrate your mind on the service to Nityananda Prabhu. Always serve
Nityananda Prabhu."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Vrindavanotsav
‘Lord Madhav’s beauty that has been described by Rasika Saraswati is the very
essence of all transcendental ecstasy. Intelligent personalities become so
content with it that all so-called pleasures of meditational practices and
soul-searching become meaningless to them.’
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, 4 August 2026
Srila
Prabhupad's Birthplace
'Today, on the eve of Sri Jagannath Ratha-yatra festival, by the mercy of Sri
Gurupadpadma, Vaishnavs and Srila Prabhupad, we have come here on our way to
Sri Gundicha Devi's temple. This here is the birthplace of Jagad-Guru Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. We are very fortunate to come here.'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 7]
Forging
Fortune
"It is natural one will leave; rather, it is unnatural (uncommon) that one
would stay. How many people can stay at the temple? Who can tolerate all the
austerities and practise Krishna consciousness, do service? Who has such a
fortune?"
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Sri Krishnachandra Astakam
‘If anybody studies and recites this poem in glorification of Sri Radhika’s
Beloved, who is rare to behold even for Laksmi Devi, their satiated heart
will be irresistibly drawn to that forest of cowherds and thrilled to receive
service to Sri Radhika’s holy feet in the company of Her dearest
associates.’
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, 3 August 2026
At Sri Ananta
Vasudev Temple
'A very long time ago, Parvati heard from her husband’s holy mouth that on
the earth there was a place that was far more charming than even Kailash in
Kashi. It was the Ekamraka forest here, in Bhuvaneshwar...'
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami
Prabhu.
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 Srila Gopal Bhatta
Goswamipad:
Srila Gopal
Bhatta Goswami's Miracle
"You have heard about the Deity of Sri Radha-Raman in Vrindavan. When Gopal
Bhatta Goswami lived in Vrindavan, he every day worshipped twelve pieces of
Govardhan sila..."
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Strongest
Faith (2) Gopal Bhatta Goswami
"You have eyes in your heart, and if you have such feeling towards the Deity
in your heart and do your service with such faith, then you can easily see
Krishna everywhere, hear Krishna-nama everywhere, nothing else besides
Krishna-nama will enter your ears..."
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Srila-Gopal-Bhatta-Gosvami-Prabhur Sochaka
‘O Sri Gopal Bhatta Prabhu, will I ever get to see your holy lotus feet to my
eyes’ content? When I heard about his inexhaustible glories, a termite bored
a hole in my cage. May all inauspiciousness go far away now!’
Sri Sri Sad-Goswami Astakam
‘Always engaged in chanting the glories of Sri Krishna, singing and dancing,
they are oceans of Sri Krishna-prema; appreciated by both the learned
and the ignorant, they are always benevolent in their behaviour, pleasing
everybody – there is not even a trace of jealousy in them, so they are
worshipped by all people; being recipients of Sri Chaitanyadev’s special
mercy, they rescue all materialists, relieving the earth of its burden –
again and again I worship and bow down at the holy feet of these six
goswamis: Sri Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath Bhatta, Gopal Bhatta, Raghunath Das
and Sri Jiva.’
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25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 6]
Service:
Adherence and Attachment
"There can be no Krishna consciousness without anugatya. If somebody
practises Krishna consciousness without strict adherence and devotion to the
guru, it is maya (illusion). You must remember this. Krishna
consciousness means that we must please our gurudev."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Jaya jaya sundara nanda-kumara
‘Glory to You, O beautiful Nanda-kumar! You enjoy Your spring pastimes on the
fragrant river banks in Vrindavan. Your beautiful dancing, Your gait and Your
joyful swinging necklace enchant the whole world. You appear and sport in the
pure benevolent hearts of Your beloved devotees.’
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, 2 August 2026
At Sri Alarnath
Temple
'This temple is situated atop a hill – do you remember its name? Brahmagiri.
Do you not remember it? The road we took to come here is also called
Brahmagiri Road. "Giri" means a "hill". Remember this! I have written it in
the book, but it is not enough to only write it in a book – you must have it
written in your hearts!'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 5]
Service: Labour
of Love
"How many things must one person see to? Making temples and buildings is not
a big matter, but it is important to maintain them. It is necessary to have
service mood. Tad viddhi pranipatena, pariprasnena, sevaya."
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• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Krishna Vandana
‘O eternal Lord, may the bee of my heart reside eternally at Your lotus feet,
where there is an abundance of the most wonderful honey, which surpasses the
nectar of immortality, and thus attain the ultimate sweetness.’
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, 1 August 2026
Devotees'
Pastimes
'Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya became Mahaprabhu's faithful devotee, and even all
the disciples of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya accepted Mahaprabhu as their
exclusive Master. And there was one more pastime...'
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—{ Sri Gurupadpadma's Hari-Katha: Year 2021 }—
25 FEBRUARY 2021 [EKACHAKRA | EVENING | PART 4]
Cry, Pray, and
Serve
"When will I leave this material world and my mind become clean? When will
material desires be removed from me? We must always cry and pray for this. We
have become entangled and stuck in material life just as ants get stuck in
molasses..."
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—{ Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Treasury }—
• SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI •
SPECIAl POETRY: Sri Jagannath Astakam
‘If anyone studies or recites this auspicious "Jagannath Astakam" with a
devoted and pure mind, their soul will be cleansed of all sins and attain the
transcendental abode of the Supreme Lord.’
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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Sannyas
Lila:
Breaking the Staff
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As Mahaprabhu heads towards Jagannath Puri, more Pastimes unfold. Shortly
before entering the Jagannath temple, Nityananda Prabhu breaks the danda
of Mahaprabhu. Why did He do it and why did Mahaprabhu allow Him to do it?
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CALENDAR FOR 08/2026
SRIDHAR
6 AUGUST (THU).
Krishna Astami. Disappearance of Srila
Lokanath Goswami Prabhu.
9 AUGUST (SUN).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Kamika Ekadasi.
10 AUGUST (MON).
Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at
5:14–6:17.
12 AUGUST (WED).
Amavasya.
Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Sri Srimad
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
16 AUGUST (SUN).
Gaura Chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Vamsi Das
Babaji Maharaj.
19 AUGUST (WED).
Gaura Saptami. Departure of Sripad Ananga
Mohan Das-Adhikari Prabhu.
21 AUGUST (FRI).
Gaura Navami. Disappearance of
Tridandi-swami Bhakti Prasun Bodhayan Maharaj.
23 AUGUST (SUN).
Gaura Ekadasi. No fast. Beginning of Sri
Sri Radha-Govinda’s Jhulan Yatra. Beginning of the month-long Sri Hari
Smaran Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
24 AUGUST (MON).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Fast on Vyanjuli MahaDvadasi.
Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu and Srila Gauri Das Pandit
Goswami. Sri Sri Krishna’s Pavitraropana Festival (the day when the holy
thread is bestowed).
25 AUGUST (TUE).
Gaura Dvadasi (continues). Ekadasi
paran is at 5:19–5:53.
28 AUGUST (FRI).
Purnima.
Appearance of Lord Sri Baladev.
Fast until midday. End of Sri
Sri Radha-Govinda’s Jhulan Yatra.
SEPTEMBER 2026
HRISIKESH
4 SEPTEMBER (FRI).
Krishna Astami.
Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami: Appearance of Lord Sri
Krishna (midnight). Complete
fast until midnight, then no grains (only anukalpa).
5 SEPTEMBER (SAT).
Krishna Navami. Janmastami-vrata paran
is at 5:23–9:32. Sri Nandotsav. Appearance of Visva-varenya
Tridandi-swami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
7 SEPTEMBER (MON).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Annada Ekadasi.
8 SEPTEMBER (TUE).
Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at
5:24–9:32.
11 SEPTEMBER (FRI).
Amavasya.
16 SEPTEMBER (WED).
Gaura Panchami. Appearance of Sri Sita
Devi, the consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.
18 SEPTEMBER (FRI).
Gaura Saptami. Sri Lalita Saptami:
Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.
19 SEPTEMBER (SAT).
Gaura Astami. Sri
Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani.
Fast until noon.
22 SEPTEMBER (TUE).
Gaura Ekadasi.
Fast on Parsva Ekadasi and in
honour of Lord Sri Vamandev’s appearance. Sri Hari’s
parsva-parivartan: the Lord turns on His other side.
23 SEPTEMBER (WED).
Gaura Dvadasi.
Appearance of Lord Sri Vamanadev. Ekadasi
paran is at 5:29–9:30 after the worship of Lord Sri Vamanadev.
Appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
24 SEPTEMBER (THU).
Gaura Trayodasi. Appearance of Srila
Sach-chid-ananda Bhaktivinod Thakur.
25 SEPTEMBER (FRI).
Gaura Chaturdasi. Disappearance of
Srila Haridas Thakur.
26 SEPTEMBER (SAT).
Purnima. Visvarup Mahotsav. End of the
month-long Sri Hari Smaran Festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
PADMANABHA
28 SEPTEMBER (MON).
Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of
Tridandi-swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.
OCTOBER 2026
6 OCTOBER (TUE).
Krishna Ekadasi.
Fast on Indira Ekadasi.
7 OCTOBER (WED).
Krishna Dvadasi. Ekadasi paran is at
6:30–9:28.
10 OCTOBER (SAT).
Amavasya.
11 OCTOBER (SUN).
Gaura Pratipad.
Grand festival in honour of the appearance of Om
Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata-sri Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
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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