MONTHLY ARCHIVE OF UPDATES

SEPTEMBER 2019

Devotional Transformation
"When the Pancha-Pandavas lost their kingdom, they had no house, no food, nothing, but even at that time they were happy. This is the mood of Krishna consciousness, this is the mood of devotion. Whatever situation comes, we must have chastity to our Gurudev."
• Download / listen to the audio (2 Mb, 6 min | 31 August 2019)

Religions and Practices
"If you read my book (Guidance 3), you can see there a chapter called 'Householders and Renuciates', then you can understand it. I am going to read only one-two words from it..."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 10 min | 31 August 2019)

Preaching—Heartbeat of Krishna Consciousness
"It is necessary to preach, I cannot sit in one place. Sometimes people say that it is not necessary to make a temple, but if you go to preach outside in this age of Kali, where will people go to serve with full surrender, full renunciation?"
• Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 5 min | 29 August 2019)

Temple Construction Progress in Uluberia
(2 September 2019 | 24 photographs, 2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Uluberia to supervise the casting of the roof, one of the most crucial stages of construction, as well as give further guidance and bestow his darshan to the devotees tirelessly assisting the construction.

Arrival in Siliguri
(4 September 2019 | 4 photographs, 2 Mb)
Fulfilling his divine promise to the devotees' hearts, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj arrives in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Siliguri to observe the supremely auspicious and special festival of Sri Radhastami.

In honour of the worshippable appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi:

Divine Guidance, Chapter 4
"We are in the group of Lalita Devi. Our prayer is that she will take us and engage us in service. We are very hopeful because Lalita Devi's mood is very open, something like that of Nityananda Prabhu. She is very affectionate with all, and she is the head of all the sakhis."

Sri Lalita Devi
"This is Uchagaon, Guru Maharaj's dearmost place. He said, 'First go to Uchagaon, then you can enter Varshana.' He explained that if you do not get the mercy of Lalita Devi, you cannot get the mercy of Srimati Radharani."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.2 Mb, 10 min | 15 November 2012)

Kirtans at Uchagaon
• Radhe Jaya Jaya • Radhe Govinda.
• Download / listen to the audio (2.5 Mb, 8 min | 15 November 2012)

Sri Lalita Devi: Prema-Guru
The Appearance Day of she who manages the Pastimes of Sri Radha Krishna, who is able to teach Srimati Radhika, who is able to intensify the feelings of the Divine Couple, and without whose mercy we shall never be able to reach Krishna.
• Download / listen to the audio (9.5 Mb, 21 min | 12 September 2013)

Approaching, Not Encroaching
"You cannot get the darshan of Radharani, you cannot get the mercy of Radharani just by going to Vrindavan. You do not have to go and stay in Vrindavan—wherever you stay, you can serve the Lord, you can engage in His service and worship." How?
• Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 5 min | 12 September 2013)

"Save Me, Enlist Me!"
"When will Nityananda give me some mercy and my material desires become removed from my heart?... We do not have any quality, qualification, or anything else, but on the appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi we can pray to her that she may take us into her circle and give some us service..."
• Download / listen to the audio (5.3 Mb, 16 min | 12 September 2013)

Sri Lalita Devi: Our Service Line
"If you do not worship Lalita Devi properly, you will not get mercy from Srimati Radharani; if you do not serve Srimati Radharani (Gurudev, Guru Maharaj) properly, you will not get mercy from the Lord."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min | 20 September 2015)

Sri Radhastami Maha-Mahotsav in Siliguri
(6 September 2019 | 38 photographs, 2.8 Mb)
The grand holy festival of Sri Radhastami is observed happily and gorgeously in the shade of the holy lotus feet of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj: relishing the sweet flow of the nectarean Hari-katha, kirtans, prasadam and various services, devotees' hearts are nourished in the holy association of Sri Gurupadpadma and Vaishnavs. All ten directions are purified and jubilant in the waves of Sri Harinam sankirtan resounding throughout Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math all over the world.

Sri Lalita Saptami and Sri Radhastami Adhivas in Siliguri
(5 September 2019 | 8 photographs, 0.6 Mb)
The eve of Sri Radhastami and the holy appearance day of Sri Lalita Devi is filled with numerous services at the temple and outside: while a large group of devotees arrives from other parts of West Bengal and nearby Nepal, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj goes out to collect bhog for the festival and makes all necessary arrangements for the upcoming grand festival.

Arrival in Siliguri (More photographs added)
(4 September 2019 | 10 photographs, 0.9 Mb)
Fulfilling his divine promise to the devotees' hearts, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj arrives in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Siliguri to observe the supremely auspicious and special festival of Sri Radhastami.

Published in previous years:

Our Lord's Beloved Power [a chapter from Affectionate Guidance]
"Today is Sri Radhastami, the Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani. The Rupanuga Sampradaya gives some special, unique appreciation of Srimati Radharani. They feel that without the merciful connection of Srimati Radharani, they cannot approach towards Krishna at all. Only if the order is coming from Her will they move towards Him. They are extremely fanatical about Srimati Radharani, and that is their foremost qualification."

Krishna's Dearmost
"Without service to Radharani's lotus feet, no service can be possible. If, however, we can serve the associate servitors of Radharani, we can get the supreme benefit. And Gurudev is non-different from Srimati Radharani, therefore it is necessary to serve the Guru."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.4 Mb, 7 min | 13 September 2013)

Appearance of Srimati Radhika
"She appeared on this day in Raval. Mother Kirtida and King Vrisabhanu lived in Raval, near Gokula. We often say that Varshana is the birthplace of Srimati Radharani, but they came there later—Her birthplace is in Raval..."
• Download / listen to the audio (5.3 Mb, 16 min | 13 September 2013)

Sri Radhastami: Do Not Cheat Yourself
"If you chant, 'Radhe, Radhe,' you will not get Radharani. It is necessary to serve Radharani, that means to serve Gurudev. Radharani's lotus feet are non-different from the lotus feet of Sri Guru. It is necessary to know what the real service is."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 5 min | 23 September 2012)

Ultimate Prayer
What should we pray for on the great auspicious days like Sri Lalita Saptami and Sri Radhastami?
• Download / listen to the audio (0.6 Mb, 2 min | 20 September 2015)

Sri Radhastami: Capture the Captor
"If we cannot capture Gurudev, who is nondifferent from Srimati Radharani, we cannot capture Krishna, the Lord. How can we capture Srimati Radharani? Through Her servants. We must observe this day today very carefully, very respectfully, with our heart and soul."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.1 Mb, 9 min | 5 September 2011)

Sri Radhastami: Worship with Extreme Care
"How to worship Radharani—how? Gurudev said, 'You must walk in Radharani's place on your head, not on your legs.' It is that kind of place, but how can we see it?"
• Download / listen to the audio (5.4 Mb, 16 min | 5 September 2011)

Sri Radhastami Bengali Classes (2 September 2014)
Morning class and kirtans: • Download (30.7 Mb, 67 min)
Noon class and kirtans: • Download (24 Mb, 52 min)

• SONG: Radha-kunda-tata | করাধাকুণ্ডতট
"...I know all these things are nourishing the pastimes of the Divine Couple, I can never leave all these things so dear to me, without them I know I'll surely die."
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• SONG: Radhika-charana-padma | রাধিকা চরণ পদ্ম
"The lotus feet of Sri Radha are the abode of all auspiciousness, the supreme goal of life. Without the lotus feet of Sri Radha, one will never meet Krishna. All the Vedas say that Krishna belongs to the maidservants of Sri Radha."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.1 Mb)

• SONG: Radha bhajane yadi | রাধা-ভজনে যদি
"If one does not develop within his heart the desire for Radha-bhajan, then his Krishna-bhajan goes for nothing. One who worships Krishna alone is ignorant. Who does not adore Sri Radha is an egotist."
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• SONG: Radhe Radhe Govinda | রাধে রাধে গোবিন্দ
"Please may you all together give me your mercy, I am extremely wicked!"
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• SONG: Yadi Gaura na ha'te | যদি, গৌর না হ'ত
"If Sri Gaura had not come, what would have happened? How would we have maintained our lives? Who would have revealed to the world Sri Radha's glory and the extremes of Her ecstatic divine love?"
• Download (1.3 Mb, 4 min)

Sri Radhastami: World Beyond Lust
"The lectures are recorded and going to be sent all over the world that is why it is necessary to say something in English. People write so much about gopis and Radharani and they enjoy with that, but what they write about Radharani and who Radharani is, is worlds apart."
• Download / listen to the audio (6.4 Mb, 18 min | 6 September 2019 | Eng & Beng)

Sri Radhastami in Sri Hapaniya Dham (2)
"Mahaprabhu taught that from time to time one can go to the birthplace of a holy, divine personality. That is why we come here to Hapaniya, Bamunpara, and birthplaces of many other holy personalities."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.5 Mb, 7 min | 17 September 2018)

On the Bank of the Yamuna (6 September 2019)
"One must be ignorant to worship only Madhav. If you worship only Krishna, Gopal, it will only bolster your ego, 'Oh, I am worshipping Krishna! Who is Radharani? I am better than Radharani!' Never take association of such people who do not have any regard for the Guru."

Sri Radhastami Kirtans [শ্রীশ্রীরাধাষ্টমী কীর্ত্তনগুলো ]
• Vadana • Sri Guru-charana-padma • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara more • Ohe Vaishnava Thakura dayara sagara • Nitai-pada-kamala • Emona durmati samsara bhitare • Radhe jaya jaya Madhava dayite • Radha-bhajane yadi (with purport) • Radhika-charana-padma • Radha-kunda-tata • Radhe Radhe Govinda • Varaja-vipine yamuna kule (with purport and a word of caution) • Jaya Radhe jaya Krishna (with purport) • Sri Radhastakam • Jaya Radha Madhava • Hare Krishna maha-mantra and Sri Radharani's kirtan.
• Download / listen to the audio (30.3 Mb, 84 min | 6 September 2019)

• SONG: Varaja-vipine yamuna kule | বরজ-বিপিনে, যমুনা কুলে
"At this time, the Flute Holder (the best of the relishers of rasa) begins His rasa pastimes. When Madhava-Mohini (Sri Radha) sings, the whole world loses its soul in Her singing, but today Bhaktivinod senses some calamity as the rasa-lila broke off today without Radha."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.8 Mb)

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.

• "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..."

• SONG: Suddha-bhakata | শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother of devotion."

• 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:

• "Observing Ekadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• " Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• Yogini Ekadasi

In honour of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu:

Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu: The All-Rounder
"Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu did everything alone—he cooked, did puja, cleaned the temple, brought water from the Yamuna, and also did personal service to his Guru. He was busy with his service from morning to night, and did everything alone."
• Download / listen to the audio (0.6 Mb, 2 min | 9 September 2011)

• Protected Journey
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj explains the pranam-mantra of Srila Jiva Goswami in the book Dignity of the Divine Servitor: "I offer my full dandavats unto the lotus feet of Srila Jiva Goswami who is the protector of our spiritual life. He rescues us from the whole illusory environment..."

• Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhura Sochaka
A song composed by Srila Narahari Thakur in glorification of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu's life, character, and service. Bengali verses and English transliteration.

In honour of Lord Sri Vamanadev:

• Lord Vamandev
"Vamandev was a son of Aditi and Kasyap Rishi. Aditi was very sad because all of her sons had left the heaven because of the torturing of the demons, that is why Vamandev came to her womb. On the other side, there was Bali Maharaj..."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 3 October 2015)

vande bhaktivinodam sri-gaura-sakti-svarupakam bhakti-sastrajna-samrajam radha-rasa-sudha-nidhim "I offer my obeisance unto Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur, the embodiment of Sri Gaurasundar's potency. He is the king of all knowers of the scriptures of pure devotion and an ocean of the nectar of devotion to Srimati Radharani."

In honour of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur:

Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur (7 September 2014)
"Unless you have no ego, unless you reject jealousy, you cannot understand what Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has given to us. Only a rupanuga (follower of Srila Rupa Goswami) can understand the glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, otherwise it is impossible."

Extraordinary Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
"Devotion is akinchana-guhya-vidya (sacred education, para-vidya, suddha-saraswati), and he who enhances devotion, its beauty and charm and distributes it to us is called Bhaktivinod Thakur. It is his appearance day that we are celebrating today."
• Download / listen to the audio (4.3 Mb, 13 min | 7 September 2014)

Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
"If Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur had not come in this world, where, in whose lotus feet would we have found our shelter? He gave us all these things and he gave us Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. If you think about it, you can understand how much he gave to the jiva souls..."
• Download the audio (3.6 Mb, 11 min | 3 October 2015)

Recognising Guru: What Is Your Obstacle?
"Brother, you see Bhakti Vinod Thakur as your father, but I see him as my spiritual master. That is the difference. What you see is a father (baba), and that is the obstacle (badha) that prevents you from getting Radharani (Radha)."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 24 February 2013)

The Seventh Goswami [By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
A summary account of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's service, life, and character. Originally published as an introduction to the first edition of Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya published as The Hidden Treasure of the Holy Dhama Nabadwipa.

The Worship of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
[Sri Gaudiya Darshan, by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur did so much seva for the sampradaya of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He lived during a very heavy time period. He was a very exclusive devotee of Mahaprabhu and specifically worshipped Deities of Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhar...."

On the Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
"In this world there is no comparison or substitute to Srila Bhakti Vinod's unparalleled gift. He appeared on today's date. Thus this day is also supremely worshippable, desirable, and merciful. I have no gift with which I worship this great day..."

Glories of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
A Bengali class on the holy appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur spoken in 2014 by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
• Download / listen to the audio (18.5 Mb, 41 min | 7 September 2014)

• SONG: Sri Guru Parampara | শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা
"...Their dear follower is Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur. His associate is the best of the topmost devotees, Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji, whose sole joy is Sri Hari's service."

Prayers to Sri Vaishnav Thakur:

• 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."

• 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."

• 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! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"

• SONG: Dhana mora nityananda | ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs' name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."

“By remembering the glory of Srila Haridas Thakur all our impurities will go out.” (Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)

• Srila Haridas Thakur's Niryan
"Everybody must remember the three wishes of Srila Haridas Thakur. 'I want to keep Your lotus feet in my heart, to see Your lotus face with my eyes, and with my my mouth, I want to chant Your name. This is my only hope and prayer...'"
• Download / listen to the audio (1.9 Mb, 6 min | 3 October 2015)

• Withdrawal of Srila Haridas Thakur
"On this day Mahaprabhu gave a great festival for Haridas Thakur; on this day Haridas Thakur left this world. Actually, Haridas Thakur is always with us—he did not leave this world, only his body left..."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.1 Mb, 9 min | 11 September 2011)

• Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur (24 September 2009)
The sad and loving Pastime of the Lord and His devotee, Namacharya Haridas Thakur: "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."

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

• SONG: Ei-bara karuna kara | এইবার করুণা কর
"O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the fallen, without you there is no one. In every birth I aspire for the dust of your feet."

• 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."

• 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! Prabhu, you see no fault in others, you are the saviour of the fallen. Please deliver Narottam this time!"

• SONG: Dhana mora nityananda | ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ
"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs' name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the name of Vaishnavs."

Future Vision
"You have now done the parikrama for two days. Actually, I have been thinking about something for a long time already... I have been thinking since last year that I shall extend the parikrama to five days, then there will not be any problem."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.9 Mb, 8 min | 18 March 2019 | Bengali)

Namacharya Srila Haridas Thakur (1)
"Today is a very auspicious day—a grand festival in honour of Srila Haridas Thakur's disappearance day. How great his glory is! Haridas Thakur was Mahaprabhu's companion in the preaching of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.5 Mb, 10 min | 12 September 2019)

News from Sri Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
(14 September 2019 | 23 photographs, 1.2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Nrisingha Palli temple to check on the construction progress and give further instructions, as well as bestow mercy upon a fortunate soul who has come to take shelter of Sri Gurupadpadma.

News from Bankura and Visit to Panchapalli
(13 September 2019 | 8 photographs, 0.6 Mb)
After many months we get a glimpse of the steadily continuing construction of Sevak Bhavan adjoining Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math temple in Bankura. His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj pays a brief visit to the temple to supervise the construction and on the way back visits pious devotees in Panchapalli.

Namacharya Srila Haridas Thakur (2)
"When prasadam came from Jagannath temple, Govinda would serve it to Mahaprabhu, and every evening, when Mahaprabhu went to bed and Svarup Damodar, Ray Ramananda returned to their own places, Govinda would take that prasadam for Srila Haridas Thakur. That was the routine every day. One day, however..."
• Download / listen to the audio (5 Mb, 14 min | 12 September 2019)

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's Early Association
"Once, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur met a siddha Raghunath Das Babaji Mahasay. Raghunath Das Babaji did not like to mix with Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and also told others not to mix with him, however later he understood who Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur was..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min | 12 September 2019)

Always Think, Always Hanker
"Time is very short, and time is very valuable. We must remain within the service to Gurudev, the service to the devotees, service of the Lord at every moment. That is our duty. We must think in this way, and we must continue in this way ourselves."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 16 September 2019)

Online Darshan of Sri Gurupadpadma
(16 September 2019 | 4 photographs, 0.5 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj bestows his mercy on the pious devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math residing in Spain and speaks to them in an online discourse.

"My Heart and Soul's Desire"
"Everybody is now busy with their computers, iphones, tweeter, facebook, and youtube, but everybody must engage themselves in service and go for preaching, go for sankirtan, go door to door... At this moment, I want the blessing from the devotees all over the world because I need to go to the Nabadwip temple."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.2 Mb, 6 min | 16 September 2019)

Inner Circle Initiation
"Actually, in this age of Kali, the only way to get to our real home, to get our real benefit is chanting of the Holy Name properly, but for some more intimate service, like cooking and puja, it is necessary to have the second initiation."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 16 September 2019)

Sri Guru and His Grace: Nam-guru and Mantra-guru
"Jiva Goswami has written that the Name of Krishna is the principal thing in the gayatri mantra. We accept the mantra only to help the worship of the Holy Name. Otherwise, it may not be necessary at all—the Name alone can do everything for a person."

Gift of Saptam Goswami (1)
"Today is a very auspicious day in our Gaudiya line—the appearance day of the main personality who has started the sankirtan yajna, the guardian of our Rupanuga line, the giver of the proper conception. It is Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's appearance day today."
• Download / listen to the audio (3 Mb, 9 min | 11 September 2019)

Gift of Saptam Goswami (2)
"Dhama-dam. Everybody told that Mahaprabhu's place had been submerged by the Ganges. Ganga Devi first hid it and then gave this land back, but who recognised and discovered that land? It happened by the mercy of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. He was staying at that time in Godrumdwip, Svananda-sukhada Kunja..."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 11 September 2019)

Sri Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
(20 September 2019 | 17 photographs, 1.2 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj visits Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nrisingha Palli to supervise the steadily continuing construction and purchase flower plants at a local nursery.

Early Pastimes of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's family actually came from Odisha. His father's name is Ananda-chandra Dutta. He was a very pious, religious man, and he got married here in Nadia district to a daughter of a big landlord..."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.4 Mb, 10 min | 11 September 2019)

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur's Kirtans
• Gurudev bada krpa kari' • Nadiya-godrume nityananda mahajana • Emana durmati samsara bhitare • Amara jivana sada pape rata • Gaya gora madhur svare • Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
• Download / listen to the audio (8.7 Mb, 24 min | 11 September 2019)

Sri Guru: Embodiment of Lord's Mercy
"We can make some friendship with our sister, with our parents, it is also a relationship, but it is not the same as the relationship that exists between the Divine Master and the disciple—this relationship is transcendental."
• Download / listen to the audio (4.6 Mb, 13 min | 20 September 2019)

Sri Guru: Exclusive Benefactor
"Gurudev is always in the presence of the Lord—he always serves the Lord, always thinks about the Lord, about his Guru and the service to his Guru, and he always engages others in the service to the Lord."
• Download / listen to the audio (2 Mb, 6 min | 20 September 2019)

Online Darshan of Sri Gurupadpadma
(22 September 2019 | 5 photographs, 0.4 Mb)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj bestows his mercy on the pious devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math residing in Brazil and Colombia and speaks to them in online discourses.

Sri Guru: More Than Only Shelter
"Sri Gurupadpadma not only gives shelter to a soul that surrenders to him—he gives them the Name, the mantra, and the teachings. Gurudev engages the surrendered soul in service life and takes care of the progress in their spiritual life."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min | 20 September 2019)

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.

• "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..."

• SONG: Suddha-bhakata | শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother of devotion."

• 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:

• "Observing Ekadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Vrata: Make Your Guru Happy" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "No Other Shelter" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Mahadvadasi" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• " Ekadasi and liberation" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• "Ekadasi Tithi: One of the Practices" (by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
• Yogini Ekadasi

Sri Guru: Constant Worship
"The worship of the Guru is not same as the ordinary worship done by common people. The scriptures say that Gurudev must be served at all times, wherever one may be. The worship of Gurudev is not some one-day worship—Guru must be worshipped constantly."
• Download / listen to the audio (2 Mb, 6 min | 20 September 2019)

Meaning of Guru Puja
"We must understand the meaning of 'guru-puja.' If you only offer some arati to Gurudev, this is not guru-puja. Guru-puja means guru-seva. We must always think, "How can I please my Guru? What does Gurudev want? What does he like?" We must understand this and fulfil Gurudev's most cherished desires."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 9 October 2018 | Bengali)

Arrival at Sri Tarakeswar Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
(27 September 2019 | 11 photographs, 0.9 Mb)
By his divine will, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj arrives with a group of Malaysian devotees in the temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Tarakeshwar where the long-awaited grand festival in honour of His Divine Grace's divine appearance will be observed, celebrated and worshipped by the supremely fortunate souls of the entire creation.

Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav Adhivas
(28 September 2019 | 54 photographs, 4.1 Mb)
Devotees spend the holy adhivas day (eve) of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj's divine appearance day busy in numerous services at the temple striving to please His Divine Grace and serve the devotees sweetly. With all the hustle and bustle of the services and merciful flow of Sri Hari-katha from the holy lotus mouth of Sri Gurupadpadma, the entire temple is filled with joy and sweet anticipation of tomorrow's grand festival.

Arrival at Sri Tarakeswar Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
(27 September 2019 | 11 photographs, 0.9 Mb)
By his divine will, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj arrives with a group of Malaysian devotees in the temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Tarakeshwar where the long-awaited grand festival in honour of His Divine Grace's divine appearance will be observed, celebrated and worshipped by the supremely fortunate souls of the entire creation.

Other articles and lectures related to His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj's divine appearance day:

The One Channel of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: "That is my mood to Srila Guru Maharaj, and who will follow that, I believe he must be benefited, for that is the real exclusive devotional line." (From 'Affectionate Guidance', Chapter 20)

Autobiography of Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
To try to describe unlimited glories of a Vaishnav is a very challenging task, and because the nature of Guru is beyond what we can grasp with our material intelligence and beyond what we can perceive with our material senses, it makes the task even harder. Presented here is an autobiographical discourse of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, the current Acharya and Sevaite of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

PHOTO ALBUM

THIS DAY IN 2010:
My Joy and My Plight
"I have never wanted this—that I would sit in one place and everybody would come, pay obeisance to me. Never. I want to go and chant and dance everywhere, preach in the villages—this is my life. It is impossible for me, it is actually an austerity for me, but I have to keep Gurudev's word."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.6 Mb, 8 min | 8 October 2010)

"I Need Your Mercy!"
"I am here today to get your mercy—I am here today to worship you, I have not come to take worship. I only want to serve the Vaishnavs, I have no other desire. I do not want anybody to do my puja, I want to serve you all."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.8 Mb, 8 min | 8 October 2010)

THIS DAY IN 2011:
My Great Fortune and Hope
"Actually I do not know when my birth day is, but Gurudev told me, 'This is your birth day,' and that is why devotees celebrate this day. Celebrating means what? Celebrating means devotees are giving mercy to me on this day and I am becoming indebted to them."
• Download / listen to the audio (2.2 Mb, 7 min | 28 September 2011)

Sankirtan Yajna—Soul of Preaching
"Where it is allowed, you must do sankirtan in the street—there may be only five of you, but if you do sankirtan, people will come, even birds, beasts, trees will get benefit through your kirtan. If you sit in your house, no one will come—start the fire, wind will come."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.7 Mb, 5 min | 28 September 2011)

THIS DAY IN 2013:
Sri Vyasa Puja Day: My Mood and Request
"Every day is a service day for me, but today is the day when I must serve devotees more. I do not know how much I can surrender, but Gurudev made me his dog, and that is why I am serving as his dog—I am still serving and protecting the temple as a dog..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.5 Mb, 5 min | 6 October 2013 )

Sri Vyasa Puja Day: Appreciating Mercy
"You have already got it from Gurudev. We have lost our address and Krishna sent Gurudev to take us to our address. So, we already understand what is our real home. Always be successful in your spiritual life, always proceed in your spiritual life."
• Download / listen to the audio (1.1 Mb, 3 min | 6 October 2013 )

Sri Vyasa Puja Day: My Only Prayer
"I am very happy to see you all. You are celebrating this festival, but actually for me this day is not a day to take puja from others, but today is the day when I must give puja to all the devotees..."
• Download / listen to the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 6 October 2013)

THIS DAY IN 2014:
How to See the Guru (1): Mercy
Clear guidance on how to understand who the Guru is, and how a sincere disciple should see the Guru: the Guru is not only a mahabhagavata (a great devotee), he is nondifferent from Krishna Himself.
• Download / listen to the audio (6.4 Mb, 14 min | 25 September 2013 )

How to See the Guru (2): Chastity
The main quality of a sincere disciple explained by several examples: one-pointed attention, rejecting the unfavourable, intense attachment to service and devotees, faith, and careful choice of association.
• Download / listen to the audio (7 Mb, 15 min | 25 September 2013 )

Sri Guru-Tattva (Bengali class)
"এই মৃত্যুময় ও দুঃখময় পৃথিবীতে অমৃতময় আশা ও আনন্দের দিব্যদূত হলেন শ্রীগুরুদেব । তাপিত, পীড়িত জনগণের জন্য তাঁর আবির্ভাবই সবচেয়ে শুভ ও আনন্দদায়ক ঘটনা । এর তুলনা হতে পারে একমাত্র প্রভাতের শুকতারার সঙ্গে, যা কিনা মরুভূমিতে দিগ্​ভ্রান্ত যাত্রীকেও পথ দেখাতে পারে । শ্রীগুরুদেবের করুণাময় হস্তের কোমল স্পর্শই সমস্ত অশ্রুপ্লাবিত নয়নের অবিরাম অশ্রুকে মুছিয়ে দিতে পারে ।"
• Download / listen to the audio (24.6 Mb, 54 min)

THIS DAY IN 2015:
Morning Bengali class: Download / listen to the audio (16.7 Mb, 49 min)
Evening Bengali class: Download / listen to the audio (14 Mb, 41 min)

Sri Vyasa Puja, Adhivas Day (Bengali, entire class)
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is speaking on the eve of His Divine Appearance Day.
• Download / listen to the audio (32.5 Mb, 95 min | 12 October 2015)

Your Fortune, My Fortune
"You have assembled here today for this occasion to give mercy to a fallen soul like myself. I feel humbled and very fortunate. It is very difficult to get the darshan of Vaishnavs. When I am giving initiation, do you know what I am remembering?..."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Be Conscious and Cautious
"To live eternally in Vraja, you must enter a relationship with your Guru, after that if you practise, you can understand your destination. How can we make Gurudev happy? If we can understand it step by step, then we will be able to understand the main teaching."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Greatness Is Not Measured by Cloth
"Religion means we must bring the jiva souls to Krishna consciousness. Gurudev gave this duty to me, and this is not only my responsibility, it is your responsibility too. Gurudev said, 'One does not become a sannyasi just by wearing a sannyasi's clothes.'"
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Surrender: Eye-Opener
"'Do you not know who this is? Can you not recognise Him? He is the Guru of all, He is Lord Krishna Himself! He has come to this world to awaken the souls. He took sannyas from Keshav Bharati.' Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya did not believe it."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Mercy Means Anugatya
"It is necessary to always think about the order of your Guru. Guru's mercy means following the order of the Guru—if you follow the order of your Guru, then you get his mercy. You can go to the market, buy chanting beads and chant on them—but it is not the same."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Neither Cry nor Laugh
"You must ask yourself first, 'Do you love yourself or your Guru more? Do you love the Lord or yourself more?' Examine yourself. How long will you sleep in the lap of Maya? How long will you choke and struggle in the waters of Maya?"
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

Pure Current
"This Name was chanted in many villages, but with offence, and Bhaktivinod Thakur, holding the current of devotion, preached the pure Holy Name to this world just as Maharaj Bhagirath brought the Ganges to this world."
(Spoken on the adhivas of His Divine Grace's appearance on 12 October 2015)

THIS DAY IN 2018:

Sri Vyasa Puja Speech
"Actually, all the devotees have come here from all over Bengal and many countries also and they are celebrating my birthday, but I am not thinking about my birthday because I do not want to take any puja from devotees. I always want to be servitors' servitor, I do not want to take any service from others."
• Download / listen to the audio (5.5 Mb, 16 min | 10 October 2018)

Речь на Шри Вьяса-Пуджу
«Все собравшиеся преданные приехали сюда из различных уголков Бенгалии, а также разных стран, они празднуют мой день рождения, но я не думаю о своем дне рождении, потому что я не хочу принимать от преданных поклонение, будь то мои ученики, духовные братья или сестры».

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Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav: Tarakeswar (Part 1)
(29 September 2019 | 24 photographs, 2.6 Mb)
First part of photographs taken during the grand festival in honour of the divine appearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Tarakeswar, in the assembled of Vaishnavs and devotees from all over the world.

Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav: Sri Nrisingha Palli
(29 September 2019 | 29 photographs, 2 Mb)
With the ardent help of devotees from Hapaniya, Bokaro and other areas, Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj has held a grand festival in Sri Nrisingha Palli in honour of the divine appearance of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

pujya-sri-guru-varga-vandita-mahabhavanvitayah sada paurvaparya-parampara-prachalita-prajya-pramurtakrteh bhakter nirmala-nirjharasya nibhrtam samraksakam sadaram vande sri-gurudevam anata-sira acharya-varyam nijam "I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas, Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."

Autobiography of Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj
To try to describe unlimited glories of a Vaishnav is a very challenging task, and because the nature of Guru is beyond what we can grasp with our material intelligence and beyond what we can perceive with our material senses, it makes the task even harder. Presented here is an autobiographical discourse of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, the current Acharya and Sevaite of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

PHOTO ALBUM

KIRTANS: • Gurudev! krpa-bindu diya | গুরুদেব! কৃপাবিন্দু দিয়া "When I examine myself for qualifications, I find none. Your mercy is everything. If you are not merciful to me, then, crying, I will no longer maintain my life."   • Samsara-davanala | সংসার-দাবানল "I offer my obeisance unto the lotus feet of Sri Guru, the ocean of goodness who assumes the form of a cloud of mercy to deliver the souls burning in the blazing fire of material existence."   • Sri-guru-charana-padma | শ্রীগুরুচরণ-পদ্ম "I carefully offer my obeisance to Sri Guru's lotus feet, which are the sole abode of devotion. O brother! By his mercy we cross over this world and reach Krishna."   • Krsna haite chatur-mukha | কৃষ্ণ হৈতে চতুর্ম্মুখ "Srila Govinda Maharaj's dear successor, who is devoted to practising and preaching his teachings, is Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. All the Gurus in this succession are associates of Sri Gauranga—I pray for their remnants."   • 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."     • Sri Rupa-manjari-pada | শ্রীরূপমঞ্জরী-পদ "The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my wealth, my bhajan (service), my puja (worship), the wealth of my life, and whatever ornaments I may have. Her lotus feet are the very life of my life."     • Amara jivana | আমার জীবন "My life is always engrossed in sin. There is not a trace of piety within it. I have caused others so much anxiety and trouble. Such a sinner as I is shunned by devotees, and is a constant offender."     • Gurudev bada krpa kari | গুরুদেব! বড় কৃপা করি’ "When, O master, will you mercifully grant this servant the qualification to do this? Then my heart will become steadfast, I will tolerate everything, and I will serve the Lord sincerely."

Remembering Early Days
"Today's day is accepted as the day of my birthday. I do not know by what pull I have come here. "Krishna is my mother, Krishna is my father"—I knew that from my childhood, I had such sukriti. Since my childhood I have always been inspired to read Srimad Bhagavad-gita."
• Download / listen to the audio (3.6 Mb, 10 min | 29 September 2019)

Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav: Tarakeswar (Part 2)
(29 September 2019 | 86 photographs, 5.9 Mb)
An extensive page containing photographs taken during the grand festival in honour of the divine appearance day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Tarakeswar.

— · Photographs from Sri Vyasa Puja Maha-Mahotsav · —
Vijayawada South India 5 photographs, 5.9 Mb		São Paulo Brazil 8 photographs, 0.6 Mb		Caracas Venezuela 39 photographs, 2.7 Mb
Duitama Colombia 6 photographs, 0.4 Mb		Dum Dum Park Kolkata 11 photographs, 0.7 Mb		Veracruz Mexico 15 photographs 1.5 Mb
Johannesburg South Africa 10 photographs, 0.9 Mb		New Jersey the USA 8 photographs, 0.7 Mb		Pandi the Philippines 12 photographs 0.8 Mb

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