Your Love and Affection
"I can see devotees' faces and remember Gurudev. When I see them, when I
remember their good association, good things always come to my heart, to my
mind. Because everybody is giving so much love and affection to me, I am
alive and I can survive."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dasami. Ganga Dasahara (a festival celebrating the
descend of the Ganges—it is believed that the Ganges descended from heaven
to earth on this day). Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata
Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladev Vidyabhushan 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."
In honour of Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan:
Protected Journey[A chapter from Dignity of the Divine Servitor, by
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.] "...This is the history of the Govinda-bhasya, and this is how Baladev
Vidyabhusana made his commentaries. Since that time Baladev Vidyabhusana,
though he was a young man, has been worshipped by the
Gaudiya-Vaisnava-sampradaya. His contribution is our wealth."
Instructing
Spiritual Masters[A chapter from Sri Guru and His
Grace, by His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.] "Srila Baladev Vidyabhusan's contribution to the sampradaya is no less
important than that of the other great stalwarts in the line. Baladev
Vidyabhusan was very akin to the Madhva sampradaya, but when he came in
connection with Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, he showed great interest in
Gaudiya–Vaisnavism. He has also commented on the Srimad Bhagavatam and
Jiva Goswami's Sat-sandarbha, and that enlightened thought is a
valuable contribution to our sampradaya. We cannot dismiss him, he is our
Guru."
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu said: "O Jiva, there is no need for a separate
commentary on the Brahma-sutra now. The Bhagavatam explains the sutras and is
considered the sutras' natural commentary. In time, when there is a need for
another commentary, the Sri Govinda-bhasya will be revealed. Sarvabhauma's
relative, Gopinath Acharya, heard the Lord's commentary with Sarvabhauma. In
time, by the will of the Lord, he will take birth as Baladev Vidyabhusan and
conquer Jaipur. There, he will compose a commentary spoken by Sri Govinda,
serve the feet of Gauranga, and deliver the souls."
•SONG:
Sri Guru Parampara |
শ্রীগুরুপরম্পরা "The foremost devotees of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur are Srila
Baladev Vidyabhusan and Srila Jagannath Das Babaji. 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."
In honour of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini:
Ganga Mata
Goswamini
"There was once a young girl, a daughter of a good Odisha king, who got much
mercy from Jagannath. She always served in the Jagannath temple—made
garlands and did whatever other service there was..."
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা: গঙ্গা মাতা গোস্বামিণী
"শচীদেবী রাজকন্যা হয়ে রাজশাহীতে (বর্ত্তমান পূর্ব্বপাকিস্তানে) জন্ম গ্রহণ
করেছিলেন । যখন তাঁর বয়স হয়ে গেছে, তাঁর মা-বাবা তাঁকে বিয়ে দিতে চাইলেন কিন্তু
তিনি দিব্য সুন্দরী রাজকন্যা হয়েও বললেন, 'আমি শ্রীকৃষ্ণের চরণে মনটা দিয়ে
দিয়েছি । আমি কোন মর্ত্ত পুরুষকে বিয়ে করব না যে আমাকে ভোগ করবে, যে আমাকে
ব্যবহার করবে! আমি সে সব চাই না ।'..."
In honour of Sri Ganga Mayi:
When the Lord came to the boundary of Antardwip, He showed Sri Ganga Nagar
to Jiva. Nityananda Prabhu said, "Listen Jiva, this is Ganga Nagar. It was
established by Maharaj Bhagirath, a forefather of Lord Ramachandra. When the
Ganga, who is also known as Bhagirathi, came here, Maharaj Bhagirath went
ahead of her blowing a conch. Arriving in Nabadwip Dham, the Ganga stopped,
and Maharaj Bhagirath saw that she would not proceed. Overwhelmed with fear,
Maharaj Bhagirath retraced his course and came before the Ganga. He stayed in
Ganga Nagar and began to perform austerities. Pleased by them, Ganga
personally appeared before him. Maharaj Bhagirath said, 'O Mother, if you do
not continue, my ancestors will never be delivered.' Ganga said, 'Listen, my
child, O heroic Bhagirath! Peacefully stay here for some time. We have come
to Nabadwip Dham in the month of Magh. At the end of Phalgun, I will deliver
your ancestors. O Bhagirath, I am the water that washes the feet of the Lord.
Here in His abode, I will first fulfil my own desires. The full moon day in
Phalgun is the birthday of the Lord, and I should perform a rite on that day.
I will complete this rite, and then certainly I will go with you. Do not be
afraid.' Maharaj Bhagirath resided in Ganga Nagar until the full moon day in
Phalgun. Anyone who stays in Ganga Nagar on the full moon day in Phalgun,
bathes in the Ganga, fasts, and worships Sri Gauranga crosses over material
existence, as do their ancestors. Along with one thousand of their ancestors,
they attain Sri Goloka, regardless of how or where they died. O Jiva, the
glories of this place are unlimited. Sri Chaitanya danced here many
times."
•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!"
Tue, 2 June 2020 (Sri Nirjal Ekadasi, tomorrow paran is at
4:56-7:20 a.m.)
Sacred
Chamber of Devotional Mood
"When a country's soldiers join the military life, they promise that they
will give their life for the country. In the same way, when we join Krishna
consciousness, we must promise that we will give our life for Gurudev. This
life is not for others! This life is for Gurudev."
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If they do nirjal ekadasi (eat nothing all day), it is not bad. If
they can fast more, it is OK, but if they fast and sleep all day and do not
do any service, it is not good. You can do a full fast on the ekadasi
day, but you must also do more service—cooking, cleaning, making
subji, and so on. You must do every service for the Deity, do not
allow your Deity to fast. I have seen some brahmacharis in the temple
doing nirjal ekadasi: they do not eat anything and stay all day in the
room—they do not think about the Guru, about the temple or the
Deities. This is not our conception.
In honour of the forthcoming
chida-dahi danda-mahotsav this Thursday:
"Srila Raghunath Das Goswami brought chipped rice, yogurt, milk, sweetmeats,
sugar, bananas and other eatables and placed them all around. Seeing the
crowd increasing, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami arranged to get more eatables
from other villages. He brought two-four hundred large, round earthen pots
and five-seven especially large earthen pots—a brahmana began soaking chipped
rice in these pots for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda. The chipped rice
was soaked in hot milk in each of the large pots, then a half of the chipped
rice was mixed with yogurt, sugar and bananas and the other half was mixed
with condensed milk, champa-kola bananas (short, fat ones), then sugar, ghee,
and some camphor were added. Everyone was offered two earthen pots. In one
was put chipped rice with condensed milk, and in the other chipped rice with
yogurt."
"Raghunath Das Goswami was very happy. Raghunath Das was rich and he
immediately arranged dadhi (yoghurt), chida (flat-rice), milk, ksira,
sandesa, rasagulla, mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone
honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunath Das fed all the
devotees, and not only that, he gave pranami to them all in the form of gold
coins."
Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda
Prabhu. It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on
the bank of the Ganges..."
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Traditionally, at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, under the guidance of His
Divine Grace, devotees make an offering of soaked chipped rice mixed with a
variety of juicy/pulpy seasonal fruit (mango, jackfruit, bananas), a variety
of sweets and savouries; also, kitchuri.
"When Raghav Pandit came there and saw the situation, he began to laugh in
great surprise. He brought many kinds of food cooked in ghee and offered them
to the Lord. He first placed this prasadam before Lord Nityananda and then
distributed it among the devotees. Raghav Pandit said to Lord Nityananda, 'O
Lord, I have already offered food to the Deity for You, but You are engaged
in a festival here, and so the food is lying there at home untouched.' Lord
Nityananda replied, 'Let Me eat all this food here during the day, and I
shall eat at your home at night. I belong to a community of cowherd boys, and
therefore I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when
we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the
river.'"
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..."
Wed, 3 June 2020 (Sri Ekadasi paran is at 4:56-7:20 a.m.)
"How Much Will
You Sacrifice?"
"This human life is not for behaving like animals. We are not animals. We
have some other service here. There are so many services. Do not be lazy.
Krishna has given you this opportunity to pay more attention to the service
of the Lord in your house."
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কবে আমি
পাইব বৈষ্ণব-পদছায়া ?(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আর কত দিন আপনারা থাকবেন এই জগতে ? এক্ষুণইও চলে যেতে পারি । এই মুহুর্তেও
আপনাদেরকে গঙ্গার ধারে নিয়ে যাওয়া হতে পারে, কিন্তু আপনারা হরিভজন করলেন না,
ভগবানকে ডাকতে পারলেন না । যখন সময় আসবে, তখন সবাইকে জবাব দিতে হবে—কী জবাব
দেবেন তখন ?"
Thu, 4 June 2020 (Chira-dahi Danda-Mahotsav in Sripat
Panihati)
Service
Abode of Eternal Happiness
"When transcendental feeling comes to you, you will not think about any
disease or anything else. There is no suffering in the eternal abode of
Goloka Vrindavan. We should realise the nature of that happiness. It is
possible to understand that happiness through service. Pure spiritual souls
are always happy."
•
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Darshan of Sri Panihati (4 June 2020 | 4 photographs, 0.5 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
comes to Sri Panihati Dham to offer his obeisances to the Deities of Sri
Raghav Pandit, his samadhi mandir and the legendary meeting place of Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami and Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Due to the government
restrictions, this year this holy eternal festival is taking place in an
unmanifest way.
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Trayodashi. Grand festival of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami at Sripat
Panihati.
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."
In honour of Srila Raghunath Das
Goswami Prabhu:
Sri
Panihati: Place of Prime Pastimes
"It is written in our calendar that tomorrow is the chida-dahi danda
mahotsav. Only a fortunate soul who wants to get the mercy of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu can come here. Without a great fortune no one can come here, no
one can serve Sriman Nityananda Prabhu."
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Grand Festival
in Panihati
"Here in Panihati, near this place, is where Srila Raghunath Das Goswami made
the festival of flat rice and yoghurt, mango, jackfruit, etc. on the order of
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu... Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math preaches in this way
also every year at this festival."
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(This kirtan is usually sung on the day of Sri
Panihati Festival)
"When Raghunath Das heard that Rupa and Sanatan had gone to Vrindavan, he
gave up all rights to his estate and the comforts of a life like that of
Indra, and went to Mahaprabhu."
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Sochaka Seated amidst fortunate souls and holy Vaishnavs, His Divine Grace chants
the unlimited glories of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and elaborates on his
coming to and stay at the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, adding at
the end a summary about the famous 'Raghaver-jhali'.
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Panihati
"We have been to Panihati for chira-dadhi mahotsav, it is the place where
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu received mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
It is not so far from Dum Dum Park, and it is a very nice place, on the bank
of the Ganges..."
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the audio (3 Mb, 8 min | 3 November 2010)
Treading the Wrong
Path
Trying to cut a shortcut and fostering chauvinism will not take you far:
without getting mercy of Gurudev, your attempts to reach the goal will be
thwarted; by discriminating against householders you can end up in hell.
• Download/listen to
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Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami: Breaking Free
"He wanted to take a roundabout zigzag route, avoiding Nityananda Prabhu and
going directly to Mahaprabhu, but every time he went to Mahaprabhu,
Mahaprabhu rejected him and sent him back to his home...."
• Download/listen to
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Real Mercy,
Real Service
Real mercy: "Getting mercy means getting service: if you have service, you
have mercy." Real service: "Practise properly, keep proper association,
and always avoid the Nama aparadh, seva aparadh, dham aparadh, Vaishnav
aparadh. Chant the Holy Name properly, without deceit, and with proper
attention and service mood."
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দণ্ড মহৎসব(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আপনারা বহু ভাগ্যের ফলে আজকে এখনে রঘুনাথদাস গোস্বামীর দণ্ড মহৎসব করতে আসলেন ।
দণ্ড মানে কি ? শাস্তি । এই শাস্তি এই জগতের শাস্তি নয়—এই শাস্তি যদি কেউ পেলে,
ভগবদ-ধামে যাওয়া যায় ।"
মায়ার চিন্তা বা
কৃষ্ণের চিন্তা ?(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আপনার যেটা দরকার প্রযোজন, সেইটা গ্রহণ করেন, এর বেশি দরকার নেই, তা ছাড়া
আপনারা শন্তি লাভ করতে পারবে না । আমরা মায়ার কারা কিন্তু আমরা সবাই এক পরিবারের
লোক—কার পরিবার? আমরা কৃষ্ণের সংসারের মানুষ, আমরা মায়ার সংসারের মানুষ নয়
।"
আমাদের একমাত্র উপায়(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"কুটীনাটি যদি বাদ দিয়ে সরল ভাবে বৈষ্ণবের সেবা করেন, তাহলে দেখবেন আপনারা
ভগবানকে লাভ করতে পারেন আর কোন দিন আর এই জন্ম-মৃত্যু-জরা-ব্যাধি ভোগ করতে হবে
না । ভগবানের নাম ছাড়া কোন গতি নাই—এই কৃষ্ণনাম করলে অন্য কোন নামের ফল পাওয়া
যায় ।"
~· FESTIVALS IN SRI PANIHATI : ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS ·~
Photographs of the festivals taken over the past several years when our
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math joined under the caring guidance of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Surrounded by his associates, servitors, and devotees, His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj takes part in the
annual festival of flat rice and yoghurt in honour of Srila Raghunath
Das Goswami.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj is
attending the annual preaching festival in Sri Panihati distributing the
mercy of the Lord in all fourteen directions.
Photographs from the grand flat rice and yoghurt festival at Sri Panihati
held annually in honour of the pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and
Sriman Nityananda Prabhu.
Chira-Dahi
Mahotsav at Sri Panihati (15 June 2019 | 51 photographs, 4.1 Mb)
Photographs from the grand festival of flat rice and yoghurt celebrated
annually in memory of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Sriman Nityananda
Prabhu.
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!"
Fri, 5 June 2020 (Temple Anniversary at Sri Parama Karuna
Temple, Caracas)
Simplicity and
Duplicity •Simplicity — "to be a
Vaishnav, to be a sadhu, you must first be simple. Do not be a 'zigzag'
person. Simplicity comes through practice, and how one practises depends upon
the practitioner." •Duplicity — "if you chant the
Holy Name without offence, then you can feel that Krishna's Name, beauty,
pastimes are non-different from Krishna. But if you chant the Holy Name and
think about other things, if you have material desires, then you will not
feel anything."
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Snan Yatra (bathing) of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila
Mukunda Datta and Srila Sridhar Pandit.
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."
In honour of Sri Mukunda Datta
Prabhu:
Devotional Heart
"If we serve our Gurudev (serve not for our own interest, but for his
interest), if surrender to Krishna, then we must get Krishna through that
service. You do not need to think about yourself. If you think about Krishna,
Krishna will thinking about you."
• Download/listen to
the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 16 June 2001)
Strong
Faith—Strong Future
"If you want to make a building, first the pillar must be strong. If you have
a strong faith, then you will never fall down from this practising life. We
are godbrothers and godsisters, we have come from the same place. Why must we
fight? All these things are nothing."
• Download/listen to
the audio (1.3 Mb, 4 min | 11 August 2002)
Lacking Mercy
or Lacking Faith?
"When you come in Krishna consciousness life, nobody is going to give you an
examination to show your progress. You can do this examination yourself.
How?"
• Download/listen to
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In honour of Sri Sridhar Pandit
Prabhu:
(At Sri Sridhar Angan, during Sri Nabadwip Dham
parikrama, 2020)
"Mahaprabhu went there—He would always take bananas from Sridhar Prabhu's
house. Sridhar Prabhu would tell Mahaprabhu, "Are there no other shops here?
Why do You always come here and take things from Me forcefully? What is this?
Some time, Nimai went to Sridhar Pandit's house to ask for some water, but
Sridhar Pandit did not have a proper glass—there was a hole in it; but Nimai
took water from it. Another time, Mahaprabhu took thor mocha [banana stem,
banana flower] from him. It was His favourite, and He would play with Sridhar
Pandit—He would take that thor, but Sridhar Pandit would not want to give it.
Nimai would pull it from Sridhar Pandit's hands, and because thor is
slippery, sometimes Sridhar Pandit would lose it and fall down."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Having passed through Tantuvaya Gram and seeing the cottage of Kholavecha
Sridhar, Nityananda Prabhu said, "'Here, Sri Gauranga chanted, rested, and
blessed the devotees. This place thus became known as Visram Sthan. You may
rest here in Sridhar's cottage.' When Sridhar heard of Nityananda Prabhu's
arrival, he came, prostrated himself, and worshipped the Lord. He said, 'O
Lord, be most merciful to this servant and rest here. This is my request.'
Nityananda Prabhu replied, 'You are very fortunate: Lord Gauranga has
bestowed His mercy upon you. Today, we will rest here.' Hearing this, Sridhar
was satisfied. With great care, Sridhar collected suitable ingredients and
engaged a Vaisnava brahman to cook. Once Nitai and Srivas had been served,
Sri Jiva joyfully took their prasad. Sridhar laid Nityananda on a bed, and
then he and his family massaged the Lord's feet.'"
"Late at night [on the eve of Nimai Pandit's leaving Nabadwip], one
devotee named Kholavecha Sridhar arrived. He used to make trade on the
plantain tree and its fruit. He would sell the fruit, ripe or green, and the
big leaves which are used as plates. Sometimes Nimai would pay him less for
his fruits than what they were worth, and sometimes He would snatch the best
fruits from him. Sridhar came to see Him late at night to offer Him a choice
lau (bottle gourd). And Nimai thought, "I have spent almost My whole life
snatching so many things from him, and now, on this last night he has brought
this wonderful lau. I can't resist." He asked Sacidevi, "Mother, Sridhara has
given me this lau. Please think of how it can be prepared." At bedtime,
someone came with some milk. Nimai said, "Mother, with this milk and this
lau, please prepare some sweet-rice." So Sacidevi prepared some lau
sweet-rice: lau boiled with milk, rice and sugar."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
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."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
In honour of Sri Sri Parama
Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra Prabhu, Caracas:
A Miracle. A Joy.
"It gives me so much happiness, so much enthusiasm, and so much energy to see
you all. You are adamant to take shelter of Gurudev, to take shelter of
Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra—what can I say? If I say it makes me glad,
it is not sufficient to describe the joy I feel. You are showing a miracle to
the whole world."
• Download/listen to
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Example for the
World
"You are tolerating so much in this situation—you are suffering so much,
facing a very bad and difficult condition—and you set an example for the
entire world. I am sure that you will get the result and you will be
successful. I will give you one example of service mood..."
• Download/listen to
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Two kirtans
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj chanting "Gurudev, krpa
bindu diya" and "Parama Karuna" kirtans with the devotees online at
the end of the darshan.
• Download/listen to
the audio (2.7 Mb, 8 min | 28 June 2018)
"Nitai Gaurachandra!
Nitai Gaurachandra!"
"...We are very fortunate that we can chant Their Names. Now is the age of
Kali, so many things are coming, but if you chant Nitai Gaurachandra all your
offences will be removed."
• Download/listen to
the audio (1 Mb, 3 min | 26 June 2010)
Parama
Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra
"I am always with you, and truly my love and affection are always with you—I
cannot forget your service, your love and affection, and how Nitai
Gaurachandra constantly bestow Their mercy on you all."
• Download/listen to the audio (3.3 Mb, 10 min | 15 June 2011)
Glorious Parama
Karuna
"It is such a glorious and happy day! Gaura Nitai wanted to come but They
were searching who They would come with. When They finally got Gurudev's good
association, They suddenly caught Gurudev's hand and came to Caracas."
• Download/listen to
the audio (1.8 Mb, 6 min | 3 June 2015)
•SONG:
Parama karuna |
পরম করুণ পহুঁ দুই জন "Nitai and Gaurachandra are the two most merciful Lords. There are no
benefactors in the three worlds as merciful as Them. Hearing of Their glory,
birds and animals cry and stones melt."
Sat, 6 June 2020
Practitioner's
Pure Pride
"We are servants of the Lord, servants of Gurudev. That is our quality. That
is our designation. There is no question of pride here. We are servants, we
are dogs of our Guru, that is our pride. When you become a proper servitor of
Gurudev, then your material pride will automatically leave you."
• Download/listen to
the audio (2.6 Mb, 7 min | 31 May 2020)
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Pratipad. Disappearance of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and Sripad
Rishabdev Das Adhikari.
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."
In honour of Sri Syamananda
Prabhu:
"Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
started for Vrindavan to have the darshan of Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila
Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
and others who were there.
"When they were only a few miles away from Mathura, they heard that Sanatan
Goswami had passed away. People were saying that that great Sanatan Goswami
who was the prime minister and who had captured all people in the whole of
Vrindavan within his heart—that Sanatan had passed away, a great disaster for
the country. What to do then? Rupa, Raghunath, Jiva and Gopala Bhatta were
still living, so Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda dragged somehow on.
When they reached Mathura, they heard that Srila Rupa Goswami had left the
night before that. Sanatana left on an ashari purnima, and Srila Rupa Goswami
left after that on next dvadasi. They thought, "What hopeless and cursed
souls we are! We have come so near, yet we could not see those two generals
of Mahaprabhu!" Mahaprabhu sent two of his generals to Vrindavan to carry out
His orders and establish the kingdom of the Gaudiya Vaishnavs there... So,
they dragged their bodies to Vrindavan and came to Govinda Mandir. When they
reached it, they found that an evening aroti was going on there in a very
great splendour. There was a great crowd there—Srila Rupa Goswami had just
passed away, so with that feeling of high bereavement, everybody was chanting
his name madly. Srinivas, Narottam, and Shyamananda Prabhu were there, but
Srinivas Acharya could not stand that sort of sentimental wave—he was
standing aside and he fainted. When he regained his consciousness, he saw
Srila Jiva Goswami with some of his followers...
In this way, Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur, and Shyamananda Prabhu
stayed in Vrindavan for one year—Srinivas Acharya took initiation from
Gopala Bhatta, Narottam Thakur from Lokanath Goswami, and Shyamananda Prabhu
from Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu..."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
"Sri Gauri Das Pandit is one of the twelve cowherd friends of Krishna in
Vrindavan. Shyamananda Prabhu was his disciple and followed him in the
sakhya-bhav (transcendental mood of friendship with the Lord), however when
he later entered the association of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu, who was a
follower of Sri Rupa Goswami, he exhibited madhura-bhav (transcendental mood
of paramour relationship with the Lord). Shyamananda Prabhu was promoted to
the manjari group by the mercy of Lalita Devi. Later, Shyamananda Prabhu went
to preach with Srila Narottam Das Thakur and Srila Srinivas Acharya. Srila
Narottam Das Thakur preached in Bangladesh, Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu
preached in the north, and Srila Shyamananda Prabhu preached in Midnapore.
They preached and protected our line, Rupa Goswami's line, the main
conception."
In honour of Sripad Rishabdev
Prabhu Das-Adhikari:
Sripad
Rishabdev Prabhu: A Miracle Personality
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj is remembering the character and disappearance of Sripad
Rishabdev Prabhu: "I have seen so many miracles in my life, and Rishabdev
Prabhu is also one kind of a miracle personality. If you see what your
scriptures say (they show so many rules and regulations) and if you see
Rishabdev Prabhu's case, you will not be able to harmonise
it."
Sripad Rishabdev
Prabhu's Message "Dive deep, do not be satisfied with the surface understanding. It is
necessary for us to go to the core, and this is beyond all visual, mental,
and objective understanding... I have no hope, or even necessity, to know
Krishna, but if I can serve guru or the servant of the guru, then I feel this
is the perfection."
• Download/listen to
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VIDEO:Sripad Risabdev Prabhu's
Message
Sripad Risabdev Prabhu is speaking a few weeks before his departure on 17
June 2000 sharing his memories of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj
Prabhupad and the sum and substance of his practising life in Krishna
consciousness. (~40 Mb | 23 min)
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."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
Sun, 7 June 2020
Questions and Answers • A follow-up on ladies leading
sankirtan and playing the mridanga
• How does the gayatri mantra help us?
• How to serve Gurudev without thinking
what benefit I get from it?
• How to maintain faith that
Krishna will protect us?
• Why did Srila Gadadhar Pandit never go
to Vrindavan?
• How can we fight pratistha?
• What is the proper way to ask
questions?
• Should we
be affectionate only with Vaishnavs or with everybody?
• Download/listen to
the audio (4.5 Mb, 11 min | 31 May 2020)
অন্ধ, অনাথ ও অজ্ঞানের
লোকের সঠিক পথ(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আমরা সবাই অনাথ কেন ? কারণ আমরা সবাই ভগবানকে ভুলে গিয়েছি । যাঁরা সত্যিকারের
সাধকগণ, তাঁরা ভাবেন, 'আমি বারবার অপরাধ করে দিই'—তাঁরা সব সময় নিজেকে অত্যন্ত
দীন হীন মনে করে । আর মনটাও আমাদের দুষ্ট । মনটা অন্ধ । কোনটা ভাল পথ আর কোনটা
খারাপ পথ, সেটা জানে না—কিন্তু একজন বৈষ্ণব যদি মনটাকে পরিণতি করে দিয়ে
গুরু-বৈষ্ণবের চরণে ফেলতে পারে, তাহলে সেটা হবে সঠিক পথ ।"
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dvitiya. Disappearance of Sri Gaurahari Bhakti Sampad 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."
Sri Gaurahari
Bhakti Sampad Prabhu[By Srila B.S. Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj]
"Before I saw how he changed having met with Srila Guru Maharaj, I did not
understand that it was possible—within one moment, we can come in touch with
such a supreme wealth, such a spiritual wealth that we shall feel extremely
fortunate."
Mon, 8 June 2020
Latest News
"I came back from yesterday in the evening. I had been to Nabadwip, Nrisingha
Palli, and also Mamgachi, Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's place. I am trying to
do some service in Nabadwip Dham. I cannot do service alone, but everybody is
helping me, and because of their help, by the mercy of Gurudev, I am able to
fulfil his desire."
• Download / listen to
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Инициирующие
и самопровозглашенные гуру: открытое обращение к членам Шри Чайтанья
Сарасвата Матха[7 июня 2020 г.]
«Моя смиренная просьба всем нашим преданным: послушайте, что я говорю. То,
что я говорю, является мнением Гурудева. Я молчал так много лет, но сейчас я
думаю, что молчать не хорошо, потому что есть вещи, которые нужно говорить.
Есть очень много моментов, которые я должен разъяснить».
News from Sri
Nrisingha Palli (6 June 2020 | 21 photographs, 2.3 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits Sri Nrisingha Palli to settle a new land registration to provide
additional accommodation for devotees during Sri Gaura Purnima and to start a
construction of a new goshala. Sharing first glimpses of the new goshala land
at Sri Nrisingha Palli.
Tue, 9 June 2020
Permanent
Solution
"What Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math gives is the proper treatment—it gives
treatment to the jiva soul. If you give medicine to people, that is
only a temporary protection, but what Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math gives, is a
permanent solution."
•
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Wed, 10 June 2020
Chaste
Service Consciousness
"If somebody wants to take initiation, they must follow Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math's line; they must follow the rules and regulation. They must
always take prasadam, always chant the Holy Name, and engage in service. You
are not a servant of Krishna—if you are ready to become a servant of
devotees, then you can take shelter of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math."
•
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হরিকথায় রুচি(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"আপনাদের নাতি-পুতি মরলে আপনারা কাঁদেন, স্বামী-স্ত্রী মরলে কাঁদেন, বাবা-মা
মরলে কাঁদেন, কিন্তু ভগবানের বিরহে, ভক্তের বিরহে আপনাদের কষ্ট হয় না । আমাদের
পাষাণ হৃদয় । শ্রীকৃষ্ণের মত কেহই ত্রিভুবনে প্রিয় নাই । ভগবান যে আমাদের প্রিয়,
এই কথা কি করে আমাদের হৃদয়ে আসবে ?"
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Appearance of Srila Vakreshvar Pandit.
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."
In honour of Sri Vakresvar
Pandit:
"It is said that Vakresvar Pandit was Mahaprabhu's mantra-sisya. We
find in Gaura-Krishnodaya, a Sanskrit book written by an Oriyan devotee named
Govinda Das that after Mahaprabhu departed, the devotees consulted within
them who is to be made the acharya of the Radha Kanta Math where Mahaprabhu
lived. They consulted, and Vakreshvar Pandit was selected. He was the first
acharya of the Radha Kanta Math."
(Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
"In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (71) it is stated that Vakresvar Pandit is
an incarnation of Aniruddha, one of the quadruple expansions of Vishnu
(Vasudev, Sankarsan, Aniruddha and Pradyumna). On the other hand, it is said
that he is an incarnation of Sri Tungavidya gopi and also Sri Sasirekha gopi
would enter him. Vakresvar Pandit would please the Lord through his dancing.
He could dance wonderfully for seventy-two continuous hours. When Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu played in dramatic performances in the house of Srivas
Pandit, Vakresvar Pandit was one of the chief dancers, and he danced
continuously for that length of time. Mahaprabhu would also often come to
dance at his house in Nabadwip."
(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, purport)
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."
Thu, 11 June 2020
Service
Without Sahajiyaism
"You must do service under the guidance of Gurudev, then you will know what
is necessary to do. We are not independent, we are always under the guidance
of Gurudev. We do not want to be sahajiyas. Vraja-basis do
raga-marga seva, but we must follow viddhi-marga."
•
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Fri, 12 June 2020
Perfect Vision
"We are told to be slow and steady, but when some service is going on, we
sometimes do it fast because everybody's character is not the same. Being
slow does not mean laziness. If you keep a perfect aim and continue steadily
to your aim, then you will succeed."
•
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News from Sri
Nrisingha Palli (12 June 2020 | 19 photographs, 3 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits the site of the new goshala in Sri Nrisingha Palli (Sri
Nabadwip Dham) shortly after three first resident cows arrive at their new
home. His Holiness Sripad Bhakti Tilak Niriha Maharaj has been supervising
the construction works over the past week.
Sat, 13 June 2020
Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami's Exemplary Pastimes
"Today is an important day. Nityananda Prabhu's mercy, that is non-different
from Gurudev's mercy, is very important for devotees. Without the mercy of
Gurudev, without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, we cannot reach our proper
destination—we cannot reach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu or Lord Krishna. This is the
main meaning of this festival."
•
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Sun, 14 June 2020
Give Your Life
for Service
"Everybody has to leave this world, but for as many days as we stay in this
world, we must serve and give love and affection to devotees. We must give
our heart, mind, body, speech, everything for the service of devotees and
Srila Gurudev."
•
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ভক্তি-ব্রত ও
একাদশী-ব্রত(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"ভক্তগণ মুক্তিও চান না । তাঁরা ক্লেশ ও কষ্ট হাসিমুখে বরণ করতে পারেন, যদি
ভগবানের সুখ হয় । আমরা ভুক্তিও চাই না, মুক্তিও চাই না—এ কথা বলা সহজ, সবাই
উপদেশ দিতে পারে কিন্তু এই কথাটা জীবনে আচরণকে ফুটিয়ে তুলতে হবে । খালি উপদেশ
দিলে হবে না ।"
Mon, 15 June 2020
Perfect House
Life
"You can stay in householder life, you can stay in your house, but that house
must be always a place for practising Krishna consciousness. People create a
comfortable life for themselves, enjoy with their family and everything, but
these are not proper grihasthas."
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Tue, 16 June 2020
Service Code
"We always do service with some little fault, little mistake, and the Lord
does not easily accept such service, but if we ask great Vaishnavs, Gurudev,
for forgiveness, they will always forgive us. That is why, it will be good if
we serve the Lord through Gurudev."
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Thu, 18 June 2020
Service
Eagerness and Attachment
"This pure conception of Krishna consciousness is very sweet. It is necessary
to connect with it and to have faith, proper surrender, humility, tolerance,
and to give honour to others. Be patient. Do not be proud. Always reject
pratistha. We are tiny servitors, but we will try to do small
service."
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Wed, 17 June 2020 (Sri Yogini Ekadasi, tomorrow paran
is at 4:55-9:12 a.m.)
Love for Guru,
Not Yourself
"We are becoming very selfish—we always think about ourselves, about our own
happiness, but we do not know whether happiness will come or not. The
happiness you get in this material life is very temporary. We must realise
what it means to be a proper disciple and we must try to be proper disciples
of our Guru."
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অসৎসঙ্গ ও নিত্য
স্মরণ(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের
হরি-কথামৃত)
"দিন, রত্র, সব সময় হরিভজন করবেন । সর্ব্বাঙ্গ দিয়ে ভগবানের সেবা করবেন—দেহ, মন,
বুদ্ধি, অহঙ্কার, যা কিছু আছে সমস্ত কিছু ভগবানের চরণে সমর্পণ করতে হবে । সমস্ত
দুঃখ, জ্বালা, যন্ত্রনা, যা কিছু থাকবে, সব কিছু ভগবানের চরণে ছুড়ে দিতে হবে ।"
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..."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Ekadashi. Yogini Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama
Devi.
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."
In honour of Sriyukta Rama Devi:
Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:
"I had the direct association of Srila Guru Maharaj [Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj] for the last forty two years until his
disappearance and therefore I know first-hand much about his nature. From my
first day here I very fortunately received the affection of Srila Guru
Maharaj and he engaged me in his personal service. If he had a headache I
would massage him. I would also massage his feet and give nerve massage. At
that time no woman, including his sister, Rama Didi, could go inside Srila
Guru Maharaj's room.
On my first day at the Math, I saw Rama Didi arrive from her father-in-law's
house. From outside Srila Guru Maharaj's door she asked, 'Maharaj how are
you? I am Rama offering you my obeisances.' Srila Guru Maharaj then said, 'O,
Rama has come!' But Rama Didi could not enter his room. Srila Guru Maharaj
asked her, 'O Rama, come and see this boy. What qualities do you see in him?
Do you think he can stay here in the Math and maintain his devotional life in
our line?' Rama Didi looked into Srila Guru Maharaj's room from outside and
replied, 'Oh, this boy appears to be very nice. I think that by your mercy
and grace he will be able to stay and maintain his spiritual life.' I can
remember that scene: Rama Didi was wearing white cloth and her age at that
time was twenty nine."
•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."
Fri, 19 June 2020
Our Greatest
Aspiration
"We sometimes cannot consider ourselves a proper disciple—we always consider
ourselves a guru. That is the problem in our life. We have no quality, no
qualification to serve Vaishnavs, but the Guru and Vaishnavs are always very
kind, they will accept our service, so relying on their kindness, we will try
to serve them properly."
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Construction
Progress in Uluberia (18 June 2020 | 9 photographs, 1 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits the site of a new temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math that is being
constructed in Uluberia, Howrah district (south-west of Kolakta). With half
of the plastering works completed, the workers have now started casting the
roof. His Divine Grace comes to oversee the works and give further
instructions.
In holy remembrance of the
forthcoming chariot festival of Sri Jagannathdev and the pastimes of Sri
Gurupadpadma:
"The government may not allow us to go to the chariot festival of Lord
Jagannath this year, but Jagannath is always in our hearts, Baladev is in our
hearts, Subhadra is in our hearts. They may not allow us to go to Odisha, or
Puri, this year, but we can feel, we can realise what is Lord Jagannath's
character, what is the mood of Lord Jagannath, and what He wants. You can
realise these things if you have a service mood, if you can serve.
"Only Krishna knows it. It is His arrangement. If Jagannath arranges
something in a certain way, it is not in our hands. We are controlled by Him.
Ratha-yatra will happen, no one can stop Him—Jagannath, Subhadra, and Baladev
will go to Gundicha, but devotees cannot join properly this year. What is
happening is arranged by the Lord, by the Supreme Absolute. He does
everything. So, whether it is to the better or to the worse, who knows it?
Only Krishna knows it, Jagannath knows it."
(His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Evening Kirtans(Sri Puri Dham) • Vandana • Sri Guru charana-padma
• Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu daya kara more
• Ei-bara karuna kara vaisnava gosai
• Parama Karuna
• Yadi Gaura na ha'ta tabe ki ha-ita
• Gaya Gaura madhur svare
• Jaya Radha Madhava, Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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সূচনা : শ্রীজগন্নাথদেব
"শ্রীজগন্নাথ—দৃশ্য নহেন, জগন্নাথ—দ্রষ্টা । জীবের দ্রষ্ট-অভিমান পরিত্যাগ করিয়া
যখন সম্পূর্ণভাবে জগন্নাথের দৃশ্য বা ভোগ্যরূপে শুদ্ধ স্বরূপগত অভিমান হয়, তখনই
জীব সেবোন্মুখ হইয়া থাকেন এবং সেই সেবোন্মুখ-প্রেম-নেত্রেই শ্রীজগন্নাথের দর্শন
লাভ করেন । যতক্ষণ আমরা মনে করি,—আমরা জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, ততক্ষণ আমরা
জগন্নাথ না দেখিয়া কাঠ, পাথর, বৌদ্ধ সাহিত্যিক বা ঐতিহাসিকের ঠুঁটো
ভোগ্য-মূর্ত্তি-বিশেষ দেখিয়া থাকি ; আর যখন সর্ব্বান্তঃকরণে জানিতে পারি,—তিনি
আমাদিগকে দেখিবেন, আমরা তাঁহার ভোগের উপকরণ, তাঁহার ভোগে আমাদের সম্ভোগের কোন
অবগুন্ঠন নাই, তাঁহারই নিরঙ্কুশ যথেচ্ছাচারিতা আছে, তখনই আমাদের নিকট জগন্নাথ
তাঁহাকে প্রকাশ করেন । কিন্তু জগতের লোক “আমি জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, আমার
মাংসচক্ষু সচ্চিদানন্দ-বিগ্রহকে মাপিয়া লইবে ও ভোগ করিবে”—জ্ঞাত বা অজ্ঞাতসারে
এই বুদ্ধিতে বিভ্রান্ত হয় । তাই জগন্নাথ-দর্শন ছলনার পরও জগতের নানা কুরূপ
দেখিবার জন্য তাহাদের চিত্তবৃত্তি ধাবিত হইয়া থাকে ।"
Sat, 20 June 2020
Treasure of
Devotion
"Everybody will die one day, but you have got this human body, so what is
your duty? We are not meant to live like cats and dogs. We have got so many
facilities—eyes, mouth, ears, etc. What will we do with them?"
•
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A pearl of wisdom:A Humble Heart
"It is necessary to give honour to others. If you make so many offences, your
heart becomes as hard as a thunderbolt, and as a result, kirtan,
chanting of the Holy Name will not come to your mouth."
•
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Sun, 21 June 2020 (Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit,
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)
Questions and Answers • How to be tolerant internally, not
just show it externally?
• What is sahajiya bhajan?
• How can we use everything in service,
even sad and dangerous things?
• How can we know that Gurudev is happy
with us?
• Western style offerings are out of place
in India?
• How can my child get sukriti to live in
Krishna consciousness?
• How to concentrate on
Krishna consciousness when mind is distracted?
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News from
Sri Nrisingha Palli (19 June 2020 | 10 photographs, 1.3 Mb)
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
visits Sri Nrisingha Palli to oversee the recently commenced construction
works at the new land next to the temple.
Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda
Bhaktivinod 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."
In honour of Srila Sachchidananda
Bhaktivinod Thakur:
"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."
Srimad Bhakti Vinodaviraha Dasakam | শ্রীমদ্ভক্তিবিনোদবিরহদশকম্ "Alas, alas! O Bhakti Vinoda Thakura, O Supreme Guru, for twenty-two years
this world has been plunged into misfortune, long grief-stricken in your
intolerable separation. You are the divine potency of Sri Gaura, and you
graciously made your advent in this earthly plane, being attracted by the
living beings' virtuous deeds performed throughout many lifetimes. Where am
I, so lowly and fallen, and where are you, the great soul who delivers the
universe!"
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)."
•
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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...."
In honour of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami:
— { Pranam mantra of Sri Gadadhar Pandit Goswami } —
nilambhodhi-tate sada sva-viraha-ksepanvitam bandhavam
srimad-bhagavati katha madiraya sanjivayan bhati yah
srimad-bhagavatam sada sva-nayanasru-payanaih pujayan
gosvami-prabaro gadadhara-vibhur-bhuyat mad-eka-gatih
"On the shore of the broad blue ocean Gadadhar Pandit used to read Srimad
Bhagavatam to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who was suffering from the great
internal pain of separation from Himself (Krishna). Gadadhar Pandit supplied
the wine of Krishna-lila to intoxicate his afflicted friend and give Him
relief. As he read, tears would fall from his eyes like flower offerings onto
the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam. May the pleasure of that brilliant
personality, Gadadhar Pandit, the best of the Goswamis, be my only object in
writing this book."
(Composed by
Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Sri Gadadhar Pandit: Mahaprabhu's Shadow (A chapter from His Divine Grace's Bengali book Sri Puri
Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"Sri Gadadhar Pandit stayed with Mahaprabhu from his childhood. His father's
name was Madhav Misra, and his mother's name was Ratnavali Devi. They lived
in Mayapur near Jagannath Misra's house. Mahaprabhu could never stay without
Gadadhar Pandit, and Gadadhar Pandit could not stay without Mahaprabhu even a
moment too..."
At Sri
Chatak Parvat and Sri Tota Gopinath Temple
His Divine Grace is speaking at the bhajan-kutir of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Sri Tota Gopinath temple on the first day of
Sri Puri Dham parikrama, telling the pastimes of Srila Haridas
Thakur's disappearance and Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
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Sri Gadadhar Pandit's
Life in Puri
A special discourse given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj for Sri Gaudiya Darshan, 1995, dwelling on "Puri
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math" and "Jagannathdev and His Dham." Later, this
article was included in the compilation of lectures Affectionate
Guidance (Chapter 23).
Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami[Posted at Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's article on Srila Gadadhar
Pandit's paramount sacrifice: "Pandit Goswami's life is a special offering
of silent and complete self-sacrifice to his beloved. Only those who can
taste unprecedented joy by appreciating the wonder within the ornament of
contradiction in seeing the bag of a beggar on Laksmi Devi’s shoulder are fit
to appreciate the extraordinary glory of Srimat Pandit Goswami's
unprecedented personality..."
পণ্ডিত শ্রীগদাধর
গোস্বামী["Pandit Sri Gadadhar Goswami," the original
Bengali article]
শ্রীল ভক্তিরক্ষক শ্রীধর দেব গোস্বামী মহারাজের প্রবন্ধ: "পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী
চরিত্র নিজ প্রিয়তমের উদ্দেশ্যে একটী নীরব পূর্ণ-আত্মোৎসর্গময় উপটোকন বিশেষ ।
লক্ষ্মীদেবীর স্কন্ধ ভিক্ষার ঝুলি দর্শনে যাঁহারা বিরোধালঙ্কারের চমৎকারিতা
হৃদয়ঙ্গমে যে অপূর্ব্ব সুখাস্বাদনে সমর্থ, তাঁহারাই শ্রীমৎ পণ্ডিত গোস্বামী
অপূর্ব্ব ব্যক্তিত্বের অসাধারণ মহিমা অনুভবের অধিকারী ।"
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."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
Mon, 22 June 2020 (Sri Gundicha Marjan)
Observing
Gundicha Marjan
"Tomorrow is Gundicha Marjan, everybody will join it. You should clean the
place where you are staying, and also clean your heart through chanting the
Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through sravan and
kirtan, through practising."
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Pride and
Devotion
"When our heart and eyes become clean, then we can see everything. Because
our eyes are too much full of dust of maya, we cannot see proper things.
Devotion means a very strong attachment, love and affection for Krishna
consciousness."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri
Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "On this day,
you should clean the place where you are staying, and also clean your heart
through chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Clean your hearts through
sravan and kirtan, through practising."
Pastime of Gundicha Marjan (A chapter from His Divine Grace's Bengali book Sri Puri
Dham Mahatmya-mukta-mala)
"The day before going to Vrindavan-Sundarachal, Mahaprabhu and all the
devotees would clean the temple of Gundicha (that is non-different from
Vrindavan). This is called Gundicha-marjan lila (pastime of cleaning the
temple). Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur wrote very
beautifully about this pastime...."
শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা:
গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন লীলা
"বৃন্দাবন-সুন্দরাচলে যাওয়ার আগের দিন মহাপ্রভু সমস্ত ভক্তগণকে নিয়ে গুণ্ডিচা
মন্দির (যে বৃন্দাবন থেকে অভিন্ন) পরিষ্কার করতেন । এটা হচ্ছে গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জ্জন
লীলা । প্রভুপাদ শ্রীলভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী ঠাকুর খুব সুন্দর ভাবে এই লীলার
রহস্যর সম্বন্ধে লিখে দিয়েছেন :"
Gundicha
Marjan: "Let Jagannath Come to My House"
"Another meaning of Gundicha marjan is cleaning the heart, and Mahaprabhu
Himself was showing how to do it. At first He swept, then poured water and
then with His own cloth, uttariya, He washed the temple. He was showing how
thoroughly you must clean your heart..."
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Gundicha
Marjan: A Seat for Bhakti Devi
"What is the meaning of this Pastime? We have so much dust in our hearts,
we must remove this dust. Once we clean the place in our heart, we can invite
Bhakti Devi, the Lord, to come there. Unless you clean the place, Bhakti Devi
will not come."
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Tue, 23 June 2020 (Sri Ratha Yatra Festival of Lord
Jagannath)
Gaudiya
Siddhanta
"Nityananda Prabhu knows who is Lord Krishna, who is Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, but He is more involved with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Our life
is also like this. We cannot think of our life without our Gurudev."
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Sri Ratha Yatra
Festival (23 June 2020 | 75 photographs, 5.1 Mb)
On the earnest plea of the servitors of Sri Jagannathdev Temple, the Supreme
Court allows to hold Sri Ratha Yatra in Sri Jagannath Puri without public
attendance. Unable to make Sri Puri Dham parikrama this year due to the
national restriction, our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj observes the festival from Kolkata. We
are humbly sharing a few glimpses of the festival in Sri Puri Dham.
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Ratha Yatra of Sri Jagannathdev. Disappearance of Srila Svarup
Damodar Goswami Prabhu. Anniversary of establishing Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, Nabadwip.
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."
In honour of Sri Jagannathdev and
Sri Ratha Yatra:
While observing and celebrating Sri Ratha Yatra festival, we are also
remembering how, seventy-eight years ago, on this day His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj entered Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham.
"On the banks
of the Ganges in Koladwip, Nabadwip,
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math stands resplendent.
The flag flies high, singing its glories around the world.
There, the residents chant the glories of Lord Gauranga
and aspire to serve Sri Sri Radha-Govinda
in the line of Sri Rupa."
Golden
Reflections
Published in 1992 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, the book presents a series of reflections of Srila B.S. Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj on how the Math was founded and developed over the
course of time, as well as affectionate guidance for the practitioners on
how to proceed in their spiritual life.
In honour of Sri Jagannathdev and
Sri Ratha Yatra:
Sri Gadadhar Pandit's
Life in Puri
A special discourse given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj for Sri Gaudiya Darshan, 1995, dwelling on "Puri
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math" and "Jagannathdev and His Dham." Later, this
article was included in the compilation of lectures Affectionate
Guidance (Chapter 23).
Lord
Jagannath: Discovery
"The Lord did not give any direction, so King Indradyumna had to find out
himself where the Lord was. All he knew was that the Lord was there and was
waiting for him."
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Darshan of Lord
Jagannath
"By the mercy of Guru and Vaishnavs we completed the Ratha-yatra festival
yesterday in a very beautiful and smooth way. Many thought, 'Oh, I will see
the chariots tomorrow,' but tell me do we have the eyes to see it?"
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class)
Appearance of
Lord Jagannath
"Previously, Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra were one Vishnu-murti, and His name
was Nil-Madhav. He was served about a hundred kilometres away from Puri by
one savar named Vishvavasu..."
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2013)
Gundicha
Marjan: "Let Jagannath Come to My House"
"Another meaning of Gundicha marjan is cleaning the heart, and Mahaprabhu
Himself was showing how to do it. At first He swept, then poured water and
then with His own cloth, uttariya, He washed the temple. He was showing how
thoroughly you must clean your heart..."
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শ্রীপুরীধাম মাহাত্ম্য-মুক্তা-মালা
সূচনা : শ্রীজগন্নাথদেব
"শ্রীজগন্নাথ—দৃশ্য নহেন, জগন্নাথ—দ্রষ্টা । জীবের দ্রষ্ট-অভিমান পরিত্যাগ করিয়া
যখন সম্পূর্ণভাবে জগন্নাথের দৃশ্য বা ভোগ্যরূপে শুদ্ধ স্বরূপগত অভিমান হয়, তখনই
জীব সেবোন্মুখ হইয়া থাকেন এবং সেই সেবোন্মুখ-প্রেম-নেত্রেই শ্রীজগন্নাথের দর্শন
লাভ করেন । যতক্ষণ আমরা মনে করি,—আমরা জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, ততক্ষণ আমরা
জগন্নাথ না দেখিয়া কাঠ, পাথর, বৌদ্ধ সাহিত্যিক বা ঐতিহাসিকের ঠুঁটো
ভোগ্য-মূর্ত্তি-বিশেষ দেখিয়া থাকি ; আর যখন সর্ব্বান্তঃকরণে জানিতে পারি,—তিনি
আমাদিগকে দেখিবেন, আমরা তাঁহার ভোগের উপকরণ, তাঁহার ভোগে আমাদের সম্ভোগের কোন
অবগুন্ঠন নাই, তাঁহারই নিরঙ্কুশ যথেচ্ছাচারিতা আছে, তখনই আমাদের নিকট জগন্নাথ
তাঁহাকে প্রকাশ করেন । কিন্তু জগতের লোক “আমি জগন্নাথকে দেখিয়া লইব, আমার
মাংসচক্ষু সচ্চিদানন্দ-বিগ্রহকে মাপিয়া লইবে ও ভোগ করিবে”—জ্ঞাত বা অজ্ঞাতসারে
এই বুদ্ধিতে বিভ্রান্ত হয় । তাই জগন্নাথ-দর্শন ছলনার পরও জগতের নানা কুরূপ
দেখিবার জন্য তাহাদের চিত্তবৃত্তি ধাবিত হইয়া থাকে ।"
Wed, 24 June 2020
Special Day of
Special Mercy
"By the mercy of Gurudev and Lord Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra, we are
present here today, and, even though we are so far, we pay our obeisance to
Them from here. I spend this Ratha-yatra time in Puri every year, but even
though this year we could not go there, my mind, my heart, and everything is
still in Puri with all the devotees."
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Thu, 25 June 2020
Follow Rules and
Regulations
"You must follow rules and regulations. Always. Follow rules and regulations
properly. This is good for everybody. Our line is strict about it and we
should follow these things. I know it is easy to say it, but it is hard to
follow it."
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A pearl of wisdom:Wholesome
and Wholehearted
"You take initiation and think everything is finished, but it is not so.
Continue your job, take care of your family, but do it only for the Lord.
Krishna does not want big prasadam from you—whatever you can give to
Him, He accepts it. It is necessary to give your heart."
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2009)
Fri, 26 June 2020
Serving Gaura
Nitai Deities
"The correct vision regarding Deities is that you must serve with love and
affection, with full faith. It is actually a little difficult to serve Radha
Krishna and Mahaprabhu, it is easier to serve Nitai Gauranga because They are
always merciful and do not take any offence."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Hera Panchami. Sri Sri Laksmi Vijay.
The Hera-panchami festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yatra
festival. Because Lord Jagannath leaves His wife Laksmi Devi, the goddess of
fortune, and goes to Vrindavan (Gundicha Temple) with Baladev and Subhadra,
she becomes angry and comes to the Gundicha Temple on the fifth day to bring
her husband, Lord Jagannath, back. She causes a row and engages in a fight
with the servitors of Lord Jagannath.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj notes:
Seeing her anger, Jagannathdev and His servitors admit their defeat and Lord
Jagannath promises, "Yes, I shall go back immediately, do not be angry with
us." In this way, satisfied with her victory and the defeat of the battalion
of Lord Jagannath, Laksmi Devi quickly goes back. This day is called Laksmi
Vijay, or Hera Panchami. Jagannath Himself gives this prestige to Laksmi
Devi—we can see that the Lord is always defeated by His power. We too are
situated under the guidance of Supreme Power—Srimati Radharani, chit-sakti,
or hladini-sakti of the Lord...
Sat, 27 June 2020
Eternal Humble Prayer
"'When will You place Your lotus feet on my head? I have no quality, no
qualification, I am such a tiny thing—please accept me as Your dog.
Please...' Always pray and cry to the Lord in this way. You say, 'Yes, I am
giving everything to you,' but in the meantime you always keep the key with
you. This is not surrender."
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A pearl of wisdom:Cry and Call,
"Doyal Nitai!"
"Who will give mercy to such a low fallen soul as myself except Nityananda?
Except Nityananda, there is no one in this world who can give mercy to
me. We must worship this Nityananda Prabhu."
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Sun, 28 June 2020
Dangerous Query
"Different Vaishnavs have different vision. They are all our
guru-varga and we cannot make any offence to our guru-varga. We
must give respect to what they do. That is our simplicity and our tradition.
We do not think, 'Why did he do this?' What they have done is final for
us."
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Closing Kirtan His Divine Grace chants 'Hari Haraye Nama Krsna' and a little of the
kirtan lines usually sung in Jagannath Puri Dham.
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Ajita Krishna Brahmachari.
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."
In honour of Sripad Ajita Krishna
Brahmachari:
A Miracle and Wealth
of Our Mission[Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj]
"Ajita Krishna Brahmachari was an ideal servitor of Srila Guru Maharaj. I am
surprised to see his mood of service. I did something, no doubt, but he used
ten times more energy for the service of Guru Maharaj! That was his
peculiarity. That type of all-rounder brahmachari was the wealth of
our mission."
The
Tireless Servitor[Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
An article written by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in
honour of the passing of Sripad Ajita Krishna Prabhu Seva Saurabh. It was
first published in Sri Gaudiya Darsan on 19 September 1971.
The
Best of All Servitors[Sri Gaudiya
Darshan]
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's tribute to Sripad Ajita
Krishna Das Brahmachari Seva Saurabh.
•SONG:
Ye anila
prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where are the saviours of the fallen souls? Not finding Sri Gauranga, who
performed His Pastimes with all His associates, Narottam Das weeps."
•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."
Mon, 29 June 2020
Practise More
and Better
"You must always stay within service. You must practise and practise every
day, with attachment to your service. Also, you must think tonight what
service you will do tomorrow and how you can improve and increase that
service."
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Tue, 30 June 2020 (Tomorrow is Sri Shayan Ekadasi)
Asadhu-Sanga Saps Spiritual Strength
"If there is some fault in your heart, if you do some wrong and, thinking
that nobody can see you doing it, you continue doing wrong, then it will
slowly increase, and it will harm your spiritual life. We must always avoid
bad association."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
Maharaj (a disciple of Srila Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad, a sannyas disciple
and a dear associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
Disappearance of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi.
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."
In honour of Srila Bhakti Kamal
Madhusudan Maharaj:
Pranam-mantra of Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, composed by Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
"I offer my obeisance unto the great Guru Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
Maharaj. His tall, tranquil form, adorned with a tridanda and garments the
colour of the newly risen sun, is the embodiment of mercy. He is an
affectionate king amongst the Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasis, an ocean of
Vedantic knowledge, and always rapt with the ecstatic taste of Sri Sri
Guru-Gauranga's kirtan."
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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2009)
Invoking
Vaishnavs' Mercy
"Today is Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj's appearance day. Wherever
he is staying now, whether in Goloka Vrindavan or anywhere else, we are
praying to him, 'Wherever you are now, please give us some mercy.'"
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In honour of Sri Krishna Mayi Devi Dasi:
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj remembers:
"When Krishnamayi Didi's son and son-in-law both died. She was in great
distress and came here to take shelter. Her son and myself were both the same
age. Krishnamayi Didi saw that Srila Guru Maharaj gave me much affection,
therefore she treated me as her son and would always give me much
enthusiasm.
"She came from a very high family. Both her father's family and her husband's
family were very high brahmanas, but they were smarta and so none of them
liked the Vaishnav Temples. Krishnamayi Didi was previously coming here but
hiddenly. Because her family were smarta they did not give her permission to
come, but she came anyway. Her family knew Srila Guru Maharaj since childhood
as Srila Guru Maharaj was their relative and also came from a very prominent
smarta brahmana family. Outwardly, therefore, they did not say anything wrong
to Krishnamayi Didi but they expressed their objection in many ways. She did
not listen to them but told, 'I have a great Guru and I cannot leave his
lotus feet.' When her very good son-in-law died she became very distressed
and could not remain living in her house. She came to take shelter of Srila
Guru Maharaj and offered her house to him. She said to me, 'Please you sell
my house.' I eventually was able to sell it for a good price and, according
to her wish, gave the money to Srila Guru Maharaj. He made one small
single-roomed bungalow for her to live in. It is known as Govinda Dham and is
where she now stays.
"The first lady to help Srila Guru Maharaj in the Math was Rama Didi. When
she would go to stay with her relatives, Krishnamayi Didi would help to look
after Srila Guru Maharaj. It was necessary to cook in a very precise way for
Srila Guru Maharaj otherwise he would get a headache. Krishnamayi Didi learnt
to cook for him from Rama Didi. We would offer Srila Guru Maharaj her
preparations, but after maybe two or three years she herself would take him
his prasadam and offer it directly to him. At that time Srila Guru Maharaj
could not see very well. One day Krishnamayi Didi was giving something to
Srila Guru Maharaj and by chance her finger and Srila Guru Maharaj's finger
touched. Immediately she paid her obeisances to Srila Guru Maharaj saying,
'Oh, I have made a great offence!' I was there and saw Srila Guru Maharaj
smile a little, thinking, 'She has acted perfectly.'
"Srila Guru Maharaj was becoming old, his pulse and blood pressure were low
and his health was deteriorating. And after that incident Krishnamayi Didi
became close in the service to Srila Guru Maharaj. So from that first
situation where no lady could enter his room we have seen how presently
Krishnamayi Didi began rendering service to Srila Guru Maharaj, and later
Rama Didi and so many others also came and served him in various ways."
Digesting
Gurudev's Love
"They cannot understand how much love and affection Gurudev has for them.
They think Gurudev loves his disciples but not his godbrothers and
godsisters, and that is why they left..."
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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."
•SONG:
Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Where has Advaita Acharya gone? Where are my Svarup, Rupa, Sanatan? Where
is my Raghunath? Where are the saviours of the fallen souls?"
'Acceptance of the favorable, rejection of the unfavorable, the faith that
'He will surely protect me,' embracing the Lord's guardianship, complete
dependence on Him, and the perception of one's utter helplessness without
Him.'
•
SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Service
Abode of Eternal Happiness
Darshan of Sri Panihati
VIDEO: 
News from Sri
Nrisingha Palli
News from Sri
Nrisingha Palli
Krishna Ekadashi. Yogini Ekadashi. Fast. Disappearance of Sriyukta Rama
Devi.
Construction
Progress in Uluberia
News from
Sri Nrisingha Palli
Amavasya. Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit and Srila Sachchidananda
Bhaktivinod Thakur.
Gaura Pratipad. Gundicha Marjan: cleaning at the Gundicha Temple at Sri Puri
Dham, and cleaning of all Temples of the Lord.
Sri Ratha Yatra
Festival
Golden
Reflections
Gaura Dashami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan
Maharaj (a disciple of Srila Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad, a sannyas disciple
and a dear associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
Disappearance of Sriyukta Krishnamayi Devi.