Sri Nityananda
Prabhu's Glory (4)
"Another person who received Sri Nityananda Prabhu's mercy was Srila Krishna
Das Kaviraj Goswami. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami said that there were
only three persons in this world who knew Mahaprabhu, but Gurudev said that
there was one more person. Who is it? Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami
himself."
•
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Sat, 2 October 2021 (Today is Sri Indira Ekadasi, tomorrow
paran is at 5:32-9:28 a.m.)
Clean Mood
"Always chant the Holy Name—when you are eating, when you are sleeping.
Always keep your heart and mood clean. If we practise Krishna consciousness
with proper decorum, then our ego will be removed."
•
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Guidance, Issue #28(EPUB file, 1.2 Mb)
An ePub file for offline reading on mobile phones and tablets containing the
lectures of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
published here from July to September 2021. We pray this serves as a
source of guidance, nourishment, and life to all the devotees and
well-wishers worldwide.
Files for offline reading (all posts published on the website since
July 2014):
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
In view of the approaching grand festival of the divine appearance of His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, the
President and Sevaite-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, on 7 October
2021 (Thursday), we humbly share the following as a way of general
guidance on conducting festivals that we have learned from the association
and eternal divine pastimes of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. Generally, the programmes arranged and hosted by Sri
Gurupadpadma would go as follows:
•
Assembling, gathering and welcoming all august Vaishnavs and devotees with
obeisances, sweet words, garlands; •
A brief introductory opening speech; •
Chanting kirtans:
- Vandana
- Sri Guru Parampara kirtan ('Krsna haite
chaturmukha')
- Sri Gurudev's kirtan ('Gurudev! Krpa bindu diya', or
'Gurudev bada krpa kari')
- Sri Pancha-tattva's kirtan ('Sri Krsna Chaitanya Prabhu jive',
or 'Sri Krsna Chaitanya daya kara')
- Sri Vaishnav Thakur's kirtan ('Kabe Sri Chaitanya more', or 'Krpa
kara Vaisnava Thakura', or 'Ohe Vaisnava Thakura')
- Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's kirtan ('Nitai-guna-mani amar', or
'Nitai-pada-kamala', or 'Akrodha paramananda')
- Sriman Mahaprabhu's kirtan ('Gaurangera duti pada', or 'Parama
Karuna', or 'Emana durmati')
- Sri Sri Radha Krishna's kirtan ('Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna', or 'Jaya
Radha Madhava')
- Sri Rupa Goswami's kirtan ('Sri Rupa-manjari-pada')
- Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
•
Class and/or reading from scriptures; •
If any other senior Vaishnavs are
present, they are given turn to speak; •
Concluding kirtan('Hari haraye Nama Krsna', Hare
Krishna maha-mantra); •
Devotees chant kirtan and offer
puspanjali (flower petals) to the picture of Sri Gurupadapadma; •
Offering bhoga followed by arati worship (usually, such
programmes take place at noon, so first bhoga arati is chanted,
then the arati songs); •
Distributing prasadam with care and affection; •
Presenting daksin and/or auspicious items to senior Vaishnavs or
devotees in general; •
Affectionate farewell; •
Completing cleaning, tidying, and other services.
From the holy lotus mouth of Sri Gurupadapdma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj:
•"What did Gurudev leave us for? So that we join the festival, give some
glorification, take prasadam, and leave? Our service does not finish there.
We must distribute to others what Gurudev told all over the world, what
Gurudev kept for us—his books, his audio and video recordings. What we
invent or discover is not necessary to distribute; distribute what he told,
what he invented and discovered, that is sufficient—people will be
benefitted through that. That is necessary for us. We should understand what
he wanted and what he did not want..."
•"Gurudev, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj always wanted to give some
prasadam to the devotees, and I saw in Chaitanya-charitamrita,
Prapanna-jivanamritam, and even Jagadananda Pandit's Prema-vivarta
that if you have something, you must give it to others—if you have no wealth,
you can give others some prasadam, and if you have no prasadam,
nothing, you can give others sweet words. That is the main thing. You can
make others happy with sweet words."
•"All the devotees know how to cook, what is there to it? When Nityananda
Prabhu is in Ekachakra, He likes roasted and mashed eggplant (begun
pora), and when Nityananda Prabhu comes to Venezuela or Colombia, He
takes arepa there. What is the problem? Nityananda Prabhu's taste is
different—He can take different things from everybody and from everywhere as
long as you cook it with heart. The main thing is to serve with
heart—not to do anything artificially. When you do any service or
cook anything, you must do it with heart, then it will be good for everybody,
and then Mahaprabhu, or Krishna, or Nityananda Prabhu will be happy—They will
enjoy, and Gurudev will also enjoy. This is the main advice how to do
everything. It is necessary for us to understand this."
An extensive guidance on the proper service mood during the Vaishnav seva
festivals is kept in the Daily Practice section of the website:
Observing Festivals A page of the Daily Practice section dedicated to Vaishnav-seva and
observing festivals. "Why are you making a festival? Making a festival
means you are inviting many people and you are giving them some
prasadam, engaging them in Krishna consciousness—it means practising
Krishna consciousness."
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
Your servants,
on behalf of scsmathinternational.com
For enquiry:
"Guru is the divine messenger of immortal hope and joy in this
mortal and miserable world. His advent is the most auspicious and happy event
to the suffering animation and can be compared to the rising of the morning
star that can guide the traveller lost in the desert. A gentle touch of Sri
Guru's merciful hand can wipe away the incessant tears from all weeping eyes.
Oh the day when this poor soul realises the causeless grace of Sri
Gurudev."
"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."
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to your holy self to join the grand celebration of the divine
appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srimad Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj that manifests this year on 7 October 2021
(Thursday).
Considering the calamitous circumstances we are placed in following the
disappearance of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma, we pray that every sincere
devotee of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math may find a possibility to observe this
day immersed in Sri Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan, and Hari-seva, which are
so extremely dear to our Sri Gurupadpadma, who continues to guide, protect
and watch over us, albeit unseen to our mundane eyes.
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace,
"Surrender to the Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give
everything—your shyness, shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the
lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your
everything, cent per cent."
Taking your feet dust on our heads, we humbly pray that this supremely
worshippable divine appearance day of Sri Gurupadpadma, celebrated with much
joy and grandeur by the fortunate souls throughout the entire manifest
creation, may pass auspiciously in every house and heart.
Your aspiring servants,
on behalf of SCSMathInternational.com
Email address for enquiries:
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
•
Download / listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 7 min | 30 August 2020)
Favourite Preparations
When asked, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj replies, "When devotees give me something with affection, I take
that." Presented on this page, however, is a list of preparations favourite
to His Divine Grace that was provided by the servitors of His Divine
Grace.
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
Sun, 3 October 2021
Importance
of Vaishnav-Seva
"Gurudev always warned me when I made festivals, 'Be careful. You have
invited many people, you have invited sannyasis and
brahmacharis—you must give them good prasadam, you must give
good respect to them. If you can please and make devotees happy, then you can
succeed in your spiritual life.'"
•
Download / listen to the audio (3.9 Mb, 10 min | 17 October 2020)
His Divine Grace's Sri Vyasa Puja Speech 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)
"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)
Mon, 4 October 2021
Good Heart
Is the Soul of the Temple
"You get millions of people joining and chanting, 'Gaura Hari bol! Gaura Hari
bol!' but if you sieve through this crowd, you will not find even one pure
devotee there. Yet there can be just two-five people, but they worship and
practise Krishna consciousness properly—they are my happiness."
•
Download / listen to the audio (1.6 Mb, 4 min | 17 October 2020)
His Divine Grace's Sri Vyasa Puja Festival in 2011:
Sri Vyasa Puja Day: A Happy
Day
"Today is a very happy day for me: everybody is giving their mercy to me.
Also, I can see all the devotees today, they are happily enjoying the
programme and glorifying Gurudev. That is my thing—I do not want my
glorification, I always want to glorify my Guru."
• Download
(1.3 Mb, 4 min)
Fending Maya Off: Nourish
Others, Protect Yourself
"Call devotees and bring them to the temple, help them keep connection.
Maya is very powerful, but when devotees are with devotees,
maya always runs away. We must worry about our quality. We can be
small, but our line should be perfect."
•
Download / listen to the audio (1.2 Mb, 4 min)
Kirtans: Vandana • Gurudev krpa bindu diya • Oh vaisnava thakura
dayara sagara • Akrodha paramananda Nityananda Ray • Avatara sara
Gora avatara • Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
•
Download / listen to the audio (6.6 Mb, 20 min)
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)
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)
Tue, 5 October 2021
Avoiding
Pratistha
"Without service to Vaishnavs, what can rescue us from this kind of illusory
environment? Gurudev always said that it is very difficult in this age of
Kali to conquer illusory environment, to conquer kanak, kamini,
and pratistha. You can overcome kanak (attachment to money) and
kamini (attachment to women), but it is very hard to give up
pratistha (attachment to name and fame)."
•
Download / listen to the audio (2.2 Mb, 5 min | 17 October 2020)
His Divine Grace's Sri Vyasa Puja Festival 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)
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)
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)
Chaste and Selfless
"If you have attachment to service for your own happiness, not for the
happiness of your Guru—if your own happiness means more to you than
the happiness of your Guru—then it is a problem."
•
Download / listen to the audio (4.2 Mb, 13 min; English and Bengali)
Wed, 6 October 2021 (Sri Vyasa Puja Festival Adhivas)
Preach and Proceed
In Your Spiritual Life
"You may have a small temple, you are just a few devotees there, but you can
gather together and worship your Guru with heart and soul. Make festivals,
give good prasadam, glorify our Guru-varga, sing some bhajans.
This is what a temple is meant for. This is our life."
•
Download / listen to the audio (3.4 Mb, 8 min | 17 October 2020)
Make a Temple in Your
Heart
"You must give shelter to Radha-Krishna, Gurudev within your heart, and you
can understand how wide you must open your heart to do that... You must throw
your own happiness, your own life into the Ganges for the benefit of
others."
•
Download / listen to the audio (4.6 Mb, 10 min | 16 November 2014)
His Divine Grace's Sri Vyasa Puja Festival in 2014 & 2015:
Part 1:
How to See the Guru: 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)
Part 2:
How to See the Guru: 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)
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.
•
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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?..."
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."
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.'"
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."
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."
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?"
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."
Thu, 7 October 2021 (Holy Appearance Day of Om Vishnupad
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
Take Care of Yourself[Part 1 | 2 May 2021]
"...This is the situation now—we must all be careful. We must chant more and
more, we must preach more and more, and we must practise more and more.
Always continue following all the rules and regulations—we must distribute
the teachings that we have got from our Gurudev to others."
Sadhus' Fight[Part 2 | 2 May 2021]
"This is a battlefield. We will not run away from the battlefield—we will
always stand and fight against Maya. You can see everywhere that finally
demons are always defeated by the sadhu. Om is always at the side of a
sadhu. Please you all take care yourself. In this situation, everybody
should practise on their own, do not be disheartened."
Be Exclusive,
One-Pointed[Part 3 | 2 May 2021]
"If you think about good things, then all bad things will automatically be
removed from you. Do not worry so much about this. When you think some
anartha is coming, you must give more and more attention to
practising—concentrate your mind on practising."
শ্রীগুরুপাদপদ্মের শেষ-কথা
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
[২ মে ২০২১] "এটা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র । আমরা যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র
থেকে কখনও পালিয়ে যাব না—আমরা দাঁড়িয়ে থাকব আর মায়ার বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করব ।
সর্বত্রই দেখতে পাবেন যে, অসুররা সব সময় সাধুর দ্বারা পরাজিত হন । যেদিকে সাধু,
সেইদিকে সব সময় ওঁ থাকে । দয়া করে নিজেদের দেখাশোনা করুন । এই অবস্থায় সকলের
নিজেই সাধন করতে হয়, নিরুৎসাহিত হন না ।"
In honour of the Grand Festival of the Divine Appearance
of Sri Gurupadpadma Ananta-sri-vibhusita Om Visnupad
Paramahamsa-kula-chudamani Visva-varenya Sri Srimad Srila Bhakti Nirmal
Acharya Maharaj:
"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.
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)
PHOTO ALBUM The photographs presented in this dedicated photo album are only a few
glimpses into a particle of the service and contribution that His Divine
Grace has made. May they however become a source of inspiration for the
service and dedication to the lotus feet of Sri Gurudev that His Divine Grace
embodies.
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."
His Divine Grace's Sri Vyasa Puja Festival in 2017 & 2018:
My Service Day
"I am always with the devotees, I am always thinking about the devotees and I
am always thinking about Gurudev. Actually, this day is my service day. I
must serve my Gurudev more, I want to serve the devotees—this is how I want
to celebrate this day. This is my happiness."
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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."
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Key to Guru Puja
"Gurudev had explained and taught me that when you make a festival not much
is necessary—a festival means Vaishnav seva, bhakta-seva.
Guru-seva is not engaging your Guru in service—it means serving your
Guru, serving his devotees."
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Service Consciousness
"If we always practise and if we always serve Vaishnavs, then we can become
worthy of a particle of dust from the lotus feet of Vaishnavs—that is
sufficient for us. If you fast and offer some flower to your Guru but do not
take part in service—it means you think about yourself, not about
others."
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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."
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"I Want to Be a Good Follower of
My Gurudev"
"I have never wanted to be a Guru, and to this day I still do not think that
I am a Guru. I always think that I want to be a good disciple of my Gurudev—I
want to be a servitor of Gurudev's devotees, I want to be a good follower of
my Gurudev."
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Guru-Disciple Bond
"You must understand purely what Gurudev needs, what is his connection, what
Gurudev wants, what his heart wants and you must always fulfil his desire.
That is what the relationship between the Guru and a disciple is."
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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."
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Sri Guru: More than Lord
"Guru is called a holy embodiment of the Lord's mercy. You all worship or
serve the Lord, but you will not get direct love and affection from the Lord.
Because the Lord cannot give you direct mercy, He sends His close associate
in the form of a Guru to this world."
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Intimate Service Mood
"Many are scared to speak to Gurudev, but what is there to be scared about?
Are you afraid of the one whose shelter you have taken? Gurudev is called the
centre, the very heart of the disciple. This is our line."
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On Lord's Order
"Whatever austerity comes, throw your happiness away, forget your own
happiness or sadness and serve the Lord. The Lord has kept me alive, and you
have all come here, you are giving me your blessing, then I am getting one
more year of life."
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Unswerving Devotion
"I will tell you some examples of Guru-seva. There cannot be anything more
important in your life than this. You must always remember this, then you
will get supreme benefit. I always pray to the Lord that you may get relief
from the illusory environment and come to serve the Lord."
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Great Advantage of
Guru-Seva
"There are sixty-four devotional practices, and Prahlad Maharaj said
among all those devotional practices Guru-seva has more importance. You must
listen to what I am saying carefully. Remember it."
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Laws of Spiritual
Kingdom
"When you aspire to enter Vrindavan's kingdom, you must apply for the visa at
Radharani's lotus feet. When you get Her stamp of approval, then you can get
the darshan of Vrindavan; and Radharani is Gurudev himself, so when
you get his seal, then you can enter that domain."
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Service to Guru: Abode of
Benediction
"Those who fail to practise various devotional practices very quickly attain
all perfection just by serving their Guru. Those who are fortunate can
embrace this in their hearts—if you are always busy trying to make your Guru
happy, you can attain perfection in this very life."
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Supreme Desire of Supreme
Lord
"You want to enjoy so much, but the Lord wants to enjoy with you all together
and His desire is millions times stronger. That is why the Lord sends His
associates to this world who come to engage you in the service of Lord and
send You back to the Lord. We sit here amidst illusion and think, 'I want
more,' But how much is your capacity to enjoy?"
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Entering
Gurudev's Family
"Gurudev stretches his hand to you, but why do you not accept his hand?
Gurudev calls out, 'Come, come! Come to my family!' Unless you enter this
family, your anarthas will never leave you even if you chant millions
of Holy Names with offences."
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Trade Secrets of
Krishna Consciousness
"If one is to come to Vraja Krishna, one must imbibe the mood of Vraja. What
does it mean to get the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu? If you can attract and
give joy to Nitaichand with your kirtan, then you will feel taste and
joy chanting kirtan—then you can get Radha-Krishna."
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Exposing Core of
Disciple's Heart
"You do not enter into a relationship with the Guru just by taking a mantra
from him. If you have love and affection for your Guru, then you have some
relationship with your Guru, then your journey up the ladder of devotion has
begun."
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Core of Mission's Heart
"If you take life away, is there any value in the body? The same is true for
our spiritual life—if you remove Guru from your spiritual life, you remove
life from your body. If you remove service to the Lord from a temple, this
temple loses its very life."
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Fri, 8 October 2021
At Sri Ekachakra Dham: Morning Kirtans (Part One) • Sri Dasavatara Stotram
• Gaya Gaura madhur svare
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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Clear Your Path
"It is necessary to always chant Krishna-kirtan. You are worrying about your
money, food, clothes, gossips at every moment passing your whole life like
that. It is necessary to control the six urges, it is necessary to correct
six defects in yourself, and it is necessary to keep good association. Keep
enthusiasm for Hari-katha, for the Lord's service. If you do not read about
it, if you do not follow it, you will not get any result."
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Sat, 9 October 2021
Nurture
Exclusive Desire
"Can you control all these senses? How is it possible to do it? If senses
become very strong and we feel too much lust, anger, greed, illusion, etc.,
we will be removed from Krishna consciousness. There is ananya-abhilas
(exclusive desire) and there is anya-abhilas (other desires)..."
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Sun, 10 October 2021 (Disappearance of Tridandi Swami
Sripad Bhakti Dayita Damodar Maharaj)
Sri Ekachakra
Dham: Our Fortune To Be Here
"We have come here by a great fortune. If you only think about the dust of
this holy dham, then you will think that you must circumambulate this holy
abode walking on your head. The Lord Himself wandered in this land.
Nityananda Prabhu is non-different from Mahaprabhu, the Lord Himself."
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Mon, 11 October 2021
Forging Your
Destiny
"Not everybody comes to practise Krishna consciousness. Some come to goggle,
some come for entertainment. There are different kinds of desires. Everybody
does not have the same desires. That is why, we cannot bring everyone to this
path. Those who have such fortune, who are destined to come, they come."
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Tue, 12 October 2021
Extreme Mercy
"Krishna is so merciful, but Gaura is even more merciful than Him.Gauranga
Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu distributed Krishna-prema without any
price! They gave Krishna-prema to the entire world. This is so
beautiful."
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Wed, 13 October 2021
About
Nityananda Prabhu
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami says that Nityananda Prabhu's glory is
unlimited; if you get a slightest touch of His mercy, you will understand His
glory. Nityananda Prabhu freely scattered His mercy to all fallen souls. The
Lord came to this world to deliver all fallen souls."
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Thu, 14 October 2021
Sri Ekachakra Temple
"It was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's desire to establish a temple
in Sri Ekachakra Dham, but he did not live a long life—he only stayed in this
world for sixty-four years—and he did not live to fulfil his desire. Yet by
his mercy, by the mercy of Param Gurudev and by Gurudev's desire, we managed
to acquire this land here in 2008."
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Fri, 15 October 2021 (Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra.
Appearance of Sri Madhva Acharya)
Parental Sacrifice
"Nityananda Prabhu's parents could not let the sannyasi go
empty-handed, so they agreed to give him whatever he would ask for. However,
the sannyasi asked for their only son, Nityananda Prabhu. They made
such a great sacrifice in their life!"
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dashami. Vijay Utsav of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance of Sri Madhva
Acharya.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day."
In honour of Srila Madhva
Acharya:
"Madhva Acharya also stayed here with his disciples for some time as a
resident of the Nabadwip Dham. Gauranga-sundar mercifully revealed His most
enchanting form to Madhva Acharya in a dream. Smiling, Gaurachandra said to
Madhva Acharya, 'Everyone knows that you are My eternal servant. When I
appear in Nabadwip, I will follow your lineage. Now, carefully eradicate
illusionism and false scriptures from all regions, and establish the glory of
the Lord's Deity form. Later, I will develop your pure conception.' Saying
this, Gaurachandra disappeared. Madhva Acharya awoke and then fainted. Madhva
Acharya then cried, wondering, 'Will I ever see that beautiful golden form
again?' Then a divine voice came from the clear sky, 'Serve Me secretly, and
you will come to Me.' Madhva Acharya became resolute and defeated the
mayavadis in all directions."
Foundation of
Surrender
"It is a very auspicious day today—the holy appearance day of Sri
Madhvacharya, also today is vijaya maha-mahotsav of Lord Ramachandra.
It is a very auspicious day, and we are getting some chance to speak some
Hari-katha, to practise sravanam, kirtanam."
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Sat, 16 October 2021 (Sri Papankusha Ekadasi; tomorrow paran
is at 5:38-9:28 a.m.)
Full Service Sway
"Balaram (Nitai) arranges to appear as the elder brother to be able to serve
the Lord. This is the glory of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda Prabhu is
hidden and extremely esoteric. We actually have no quality or qualification
to speak about His glory."
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Sri Ekadasi Guidance Guidelines on how to observe and honour this holy day: Ekadasi takes an
indispensible part in the life of a sincere practitioner. At Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Ekadasi and paran are observed with affection and without
fail according to the dates given in the Calendar.
•"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..."
• Vandana
• Krsna haite chaturmukha
• Gurudev! Bada krpa kari
• Sri Krsna Chaitanya daya kara
• Kabe Sri Chaitanya more karibena daya
• Nitai amara dayara avadhi [The following
five kirtans, rarely sung, are from 'Sri Nityananda Mahimamrta':]
• Nitai mora jivana dhana
• Daya kare more Nitai
• Jayore jayore jaya Nityananda Raya
• Rarhe majhe eka chaka name achhe grama
• Iha Kali-yuga dhanya
• Ei bara karuna kara Chaitanya Nitai
• Nitai Chaitanya donhe bara avatara
• Hari Hari viphale
• Jaya Radha Madhava
• Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
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A Separation Day [An extensive discourse of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, spoken on this day]
"Nobody can properly glorify the Vaishnav-mahima, then what can I say to you?
I am always waiting for mercy—for causeless mercy. I have no qualification,
causeless mercy is the only hope for me, and for others also. I am trying to
express my heart today at the lotus feet of Vaishnavs. I pray they bestow
their mercy, and that mercy cannot but be causeless. We are all unqualified,
we cannot properly respect Vaishnavas, but by their mercy we can get that
qualification, I have no doubt about it. Today is the disappearance day of
Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila
Raghunath Bhatta Goswami. It is very hard for a disciple for tolerate the
disappearance of their Guru..."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvadashi. Ekadasi paran between 5:38 and 9:28 a.m. Disappearance of
Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Srila
Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami.
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."
"Appearance and disappearance look different, but there is no difference
between the appearance and disappearance of a Vaishnav. In this external
world, we have birth and death, but Vaishnavs are neither born, nor do they
die."
In honour of Srila Raghunath Das
Goswami:
Raghunath Das
Goswami's Path
"We have no qualification to serve the Vaishnavs. If we do not got mercy from
Vaishnavs, we cannot get service from the Vaishnavs. That is why we always
make Vaishnavs' disappearance festivals and remember such days."
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Highest
Designation
"We do not want to be a master, we do not want to be a Guru—we want to be a
servant of the servant. This is the most important thing in our spiritual
life. If we can become a servant of a Vaishnav, that is the highest, that is
the best qualification..."
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Raghunath Das Goswami's
Pastimes: Nectar of Devotion
"In Mahaprabhu's time, and even after that, everybody wanted to be a servant.
Das Goswami Prabhu, Jiva Goswami Prabhu, and others, were all servants. If
you hear about Srila Raghunath Das Goswami's pastimes you will get
nectar."
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(1.8 Mb, 4 min | 8 October 2011)
Humble and Chaste
Service
"Wherever they are living now, we only want them to allow us to serve their
associates, associates of our Gurudev, and our Guru. We do not want to enter
their party, but we only want their service as a dog..."
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(2.4 Mb, 6 min | 8 October 2011)
Wholehearted
Engagement
"This day is a day of Vaishnav seva. Srila Raghunath Das Goswami
Prabhu taught us what must be the quality of a Vaishnav and what must be the
quality of your practising. What Das Goswami Prabhu showed, how he himself
practised, is an example for us."
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Two Oceans of
Pastimes
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking about
the glories and pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Krishna Das
Kaviraj Goswami on their disappearance day.
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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...."
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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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A Separation Day
"Srila Raghunath Bhatta Goswami was born in Benares. His father's name is
Tapan Mishra, he was a very good searcher and devotee of Krishna. Srila
Raghunath Bhatta Goswami got an opportunity to serve Mahaprabhu, and
Mahaprabhu was very affectionate to Raghunath..."
In honour of Srila Krishnadas
Kaviraj Goswami:
Bhukti,
Mukti, Bhakti
What is mukti and what is bhakti? His Divine Grace Srila B.N. Acharya
Maharaj is reading from Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila,
Chapters 8 and 10, noting the exceptional character of devotion of Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami and Srila Raghunath Das Goswami.
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Two Oceans of
Pastimes
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj is speaking about
the glories and pastimes of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Krishna Das
Kaviraj Goswami on their disappearance day.
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"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Goswamis, namely Sri
Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri
Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami, who
are always engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Krishna and dancing. They are
just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle
and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they
do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord
Chaitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver
all the conditioned souls in the material universe."
•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, 18 October 2021
Life in Kirtan
"You have your mouth, but one will not hear the Holy Name coming out of it,
only other talks come out of it. That is why, I always keep on telling you
about Mahaprabhu's advice to Srila Raghunath Das Goswami Prabhu..."
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Tue, 19 October 2021
Please Give These Alms
"Our consciousness is covered by illusory environment, but Gurudev and
Vaishnavs mercifully give us an opportunity to hear and speak about the Lord.
I am asking you to give your mind, body, heart, everything at the holy feet
of the Lord as alms for one-two hours. One day you will understand the
benefit..."
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Wed, 20 October 2021
Remembering Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
"This Sri Ekachakra Dham is a pure land. Sri Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra
are also here. There is also Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda here. Here is also
Sri Ekachakleswar Sivji Maharaj.Here is also Kadam Khandi..."
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Today in the calendar:
Purnima. Sharadiya Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance of Srila Murari
Gupta. Beginning of Urja Vrata, Damodar Vrata, Kartik Vrata and Niyam-seva
Vrata.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Sri Damodar
Month (20 October–19 November):
Damodar Month
"This Kartik month (Damodar month) is Krishna's dearmost month. There is
Radha-Damodar temple near our Vrindavan temple and every Kartik we go for
parikrama in Vrindavan. This year also we have a great wish to start
Vrindavan parikrama in Damodar month."
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Month of
Service—Life of Service
"Today Kartik-vrata, or niyom-seva, starts. Our temple observes it from
purnima to purnima, and some other temples do it from
dvadasi to dvadasi. One day I asked Gurudev what
niyom-seva meant..."
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Damodarastakam
"We sing Damodarastakam about the pastimes of the Lord written by
Satyavrata Muni every Kartik month. That is a very important song in our
spiritual life."
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Attend to
Kirtan—Attain Kirtan
"Who can understand these songs? We cannot even understand 'trnad api
sunichena...' then can we proceed to the other songs? If we want to chant
the Name of Krishna, then we must become like this—trnad api
sunichena...—as we sing in this kirtan."
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Kartik Month Kirtans: Following the tradition established at Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, after the regular morning and evening kirtans, the following
kirtans are chanted every day:
Morning: •Damodarastakam "To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence,
knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro,
who is beautifully shining in the divine realm of Gokula, who is quickly
running from the wooden grinding mortar in fear of Mother Yasoda, but who has
been caught from behind by her who ran after Him with greater speed—to that
Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble obeisances."
• Download •Sri Sriman Mahaprabhur Sata-Nama (nadiya-nagare nitai) "In the towns and villages of Nadia, Lord Nityananda ecstatically dances
and sings these names of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: Lord Chaitanya is the
beloved son of Jagannath Misra; He is Mahaprabhu, the great master,
protector, and maintainer of the whole world...."
• Download •Sri Krsner Vimsottara-sata-Nama-Sankirtana (nagare nagare gora gay) "From village to village Lord Gaura sings these names of Sri Krishna:
Krishna is the baby who feeds on the breast of Mother Yasoda. He is the son
of Maharaj Nanda, dark blue like and indra-nila gem, and the life of the
residents of Vraja."
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Sri Sivananda Sen's Mercy
"Sivananda Sen's house is in Kulingram. Mahaprabhu said, 'I love Kulingram
devotees so much. I love even the dogs from Kulingram! I love even the
parrots from Kulingram for they chant the Holy Name of Krishna!' It is near
Jogram station. I have been to that place a few times when I was doing
collection..."
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Fri, 22 October 2021
Sri
Nityananda Prabhu's Eccentricity
"When Mahaprabhu took sannyas, He first came to Sri Advaita Acharya
Prabhu's house, and from there He was going to go to Vrindavan. However, He
changed His mind and finally went to Puri. On the way to Puri, Sri Nityananda
Prabhu contrived a plan...."
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—: INVITATION :— Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Appearance Festival
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavs, and Well-Wishers,
Bowing down at your holy feet, we would like to extend a humble and earnest
invitation to your holy self in eternal memory of our worshippable Sri
Gurupadpadma, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, to
join the grand celebration of the divine appearance day of the supremely
worshippable Founder Acharya and eternal Guardian of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, that manifests this year on 30 October 2021 (Saturday).
Although there is currently no bona fide centralised outlet for service
contributions in the Mission, we pray that devotees can render assistance to
the festivals observed in their communities and focus eternally in their
lives on contributing the core ingredient of every service endeavour—one's
entire being, mind, heart and soul. In the words of His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj, "Surrender to the
Lord. Have full faith. You must surrender and give everything—your shyness,
shame, fear, everything; keep everything at the lotus feet of Lord Sri
Krishna, Srimati Radharani, or Gurudev. Give your everything, cent per
cent."
Taking your feet dust on our heads, we humbly pray that this supremely
worshippable appearance day of Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, celebrated
with much joy and grandeur by the fortunate souls throughout the entire
manifest creation, may pass auspiciously in Hari-katha, Hari-kirtan, and
Hari-seva that are so dear to the hearts of Sri Guru, Vaishnavs, and the
Lord.
Your aspiring servants at
scsmathinternational.com
Email address for enquiry:
Satisfying the Lord
"Bali Maharaj asked Vamanadev, 'O brahman, what do you want? Tell me,
and I can give You anything you wish.' Vamanadev replied, 'I do not want
much. I know you have everything, but I want only something small.'"
•
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Make the
Festival, with Heart and Soul
"I am telling to everyone who is staying in the temple, to every centre: you
must make a festival for Srila Sridhar Maharaj. If you want to show that you
want to serve Srila Sridhar Maharaj, then make a good festival on this
day."
•
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Some preparations and items that are known to be favourite to His Divine
Grace Srila Sridhar Maharaj include: natural orange juice (with just a little
sugar), cholar dahl (split chickpea dal) or kolai dal (urad dal), alu bhaji
(deep-fried potato chips), sukta, muri, puri/luchi with alu bhaja, aloo dum,
samosa, pineapple chutney (anaraser chutney), puspanna, figs (dumur), chaunsa
mango.
Sat, 23 October 2021
Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami's Gratitude
"Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami writes, 'I have got Sri Vrindavan Dham by
the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. He ordered me to Vrindavan saying I would
get all possible benefit there. When I came there, I attained the mercy of
Mahaprabhu's dearmost devotees.'"
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Srirup Puri
Maharaj (a sannyas disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Prabhupad).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
Sun, 24 October 2021
Unblemished Nitai
"If Nityananda Prabhu had not come, we would not have known anything about
the transcendental pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu. Fire can remove all
impurities, but fire is not affected by that. In the same way, even if
Nityananda Prabhu transgresses the religion of a sannyasi, He has no
fault. He is higher than any rules and regulations."
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Mon, 25 October 2021
Sri
Nityananda's Supreme Mercy
"Sri Nityananda Prabhu is my only hope. He is supremely magnanimous, He is
merciful, and it is easy for us to receive His mercy. Sri Gaura Hari cannot
reject somebody who has been approved by Sri Nityananda Prabhu..."
•
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Srila Narottam Das
Thakur:
Whole-Hearted
Service
"Narottam Das Thakur was born in Sripat Keturi (Bangladesh) and in his life
he composed many Vaishnav songs. Actually, all our Guru-varga serve the Lord
and serve their Guru whole-heartedly, with body, mind, and speech."
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Srila Narottam Das
Thakur: Bona Fide Benefactor
"Who will you call a Guru? A Guru is not someone whose profession is to make
disciples, who only takes your money. The Guru gives a conception, gives some
wealth, property, with which you can go to your real home..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur's Separation
"How did he leave his body? It was unbelievable. It happened on the
panchami (fifth) day of the Kartik month, that is today... One day, he
was chanting and the devotees could see that he was saying, 'I want to go, I
want to go.' He said this in front of everybody..."
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Srila Narottam
Das Thakur: His Mission in Bengal
"Three persons had promised to stay in Vrindavan, but they left their
promise and came to Bengal. When Narottam Das Thakur came to Bengal he found
so many great devotees who were not getting good association. He kept
Mahaprabhu's conception properly. We pray we can get some mercy and can serve
him, protect his line and preach about him."
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Beware of Maya
"After some days there will come Guru Maharaj's appearance festival. We must
honour his appearance day properly... Always, at all times, be alert, be
aware of Maya. Maya does not mean some girl or a woman..."
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Kirtans:• Ye anila prema-dhana • Hari haraye nama
krsna.
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(2.7 Mb, 8 min | 4 November 2012)
Beware Imitation
"If you follow Narottam Das Thakur's advice, this is good, but if you think
you want to do what Narottam Das Thakur did, if you want to become Narottam,
then it is a very big problem. Do not imitate Nityananda Prabhu."
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In Praise of Srila Narottam Das Thakur[From Affectionate Guidance]
"Today is the Disappearance Day of Srila Narottam Thakur, so I would like to
say a few words to glorify him. Before Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur most of the
Vaisnava songs came from Srila Narottam Thakur. But although he wrote many
beautiful songs of devotion, Narottam Das Thakur was not just a song writer,
he was a great pandit and more than that, he was a devotee of Sri
Chaitanyadev."
"We have no quality, no qualification to serve the Vaishnavs. If we do not
got mercy from Vaishnavs, we cannot acquire, or get, service from the
Vaishnavs. That is why we always make Vaishnavs' tirobhav
(disappearance) festivals and remember such days.
"We are praying to that Vaishnav Thakur [Srila Narottam Das Thakur],
'Wherever you are staying, Prabhu, wherever you are living now, we want to
serve your servant! We want to serve your servant's servant.' We pray we can
get some mercy and can serve him, can protect his line and preach about him."
•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, please deliver Narottam this time!"
•Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর "O worshippable Vaisnava, be merciful to me this time. In every birth I
aspire for the dust of your feet."
•Thakura vaisnava-gana |
ঠাকুর বৈষ্ণবগণ "Narottam Das says, 'Seeing and hearing about my situation, I am stricken
with fear. Please rescue me and keep me by your side.'"
•Dhana mora nityananda |
ধন মোর নিত্যানন্দ "The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath. My mind is
intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated hearing the
name of Vaishnavs."
•Nitai-pada kamala "Always aspire for Nitai's feet. Narottam is very sad: 'O Nitai! Make me
happy. Keep me beside your reddish feet.'"
•Gaurangera Duti Pada "Whether he lives in a house or in the forest, Narottam Das begs for the
association of one who calls, 'O Gauranga!'"
•Sri-rupa-manjari-pada |
শ্রীরূপমঞ্জরী-পদ "O Rupa! Please be merciful to me, give me shelter at your lotus feet.
Narottam is praying for your shelter."
•Ye
anila prema-dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন "Not finding the association of Sri Gauranga, who performed His Pastimes
with all these associates, Narottam Das weeps."
Our Only
Wealth and Shelter
"I am telling you that He is the greatest and most qualified personality on
this path of devotion, and if we throw ourselves at His holy feet, our life
will be successful. Our only wealth in spiritual life is to surrender
everything and take exclusive shelter at the holy lotus feet of Sri
Nityananda and Gurudev, who is non-different from Him."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Shashthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj (a
disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad and a dear
associate of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj).
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day."
"I offer my obeisance unto my great master, the worshippable Srimad Bhakti
Vichar Jajavar Maharaj. He is a beautiful follower of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur and has been a bee in the lotus feet of the Lord since his
youth. He has a divine form and a moonlike face. He is filled with the Name's
ecstasy and his heart is tranquil. He is gentle, he relieves the fallen of
their distress, and he delivers the world."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Sripad Bhakti Vichar
Jajavar Maharaj(by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj, spoken on Srila Jajavar Maharaj's disappearance day)
"Srila Jajavar Maharaj joined the Gaudiya Mission of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
Saraswati Thakur at a very young age. He could sing nicely, and he looked
very simple—there was not a shadow of inauspiciousness in his
body..."
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Wed, 27 October 2021
Mahaprabhu's Private Order
"One day, when They were in Sri Puri Dham, Mahaprabhu called Nityananda and
spoke to Him privately. In those days, it was not possible for a
sannyasi to mix with public closely, there were many rules and
regulations for renounced persons. However, Sriman Mahaprabhu wanted the Holy
Name to be preached in every corner of the world..."
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Thu, 28 October 2021
Nityananda Prabhu's Campaign
"Such was Sri Nityananda Prabhu's enthusiasm. From the beginning, He raised
the banner of rescuing the fallen souls of this world and cleared the path
for them to become attracted to the holy lotus feet of Sriman
Mahaprabhu."
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Fri, 29 October 2021
Humility and
Deep Faith
"We must always be humble. I have told you before: the higher a Vaishnav is,
the more humility they have. Those who understand what Nabadwip Dham is, who
have deep internal faith live in the land of Vraja."
•
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Rare Quality
"It is necessary to learn what the teachings of Mahaprabhu is and accept it.
A devotee of Krishna is very rare, but one devotee is capable of delivering
the entire universe."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Ashtami. Bahulashtami. Manifestation day of Sri Radha Kunda. Sannyas
day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do
not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must
still give them 'jay' on this day. We must always remember disappearance and
appearance days of all Vaishnavs. If we can remember such personalities, such
great souls, it will bring a great benefit to our spiritual life."
"We should always check the calendar, and when we see some dates mentioned
there, even if we do not know anything about the Vaishnav or events mentioned
there, we can at least give 'jay' to them—that also brings some good sukriti,
some purification to us. Seeing the calendar and taking devotees' names early
in the morning, from the beginning of the day, is very good for all
devotees."
"Wake up, look into the calendar and give 'jay' to your Guru and
Vaishnavs. Always pay obeisance to your Guru and Vaishnavs when you wake up
in the morning, always give them 'jay'. Always keep faith and show
respect to them. Always see the calendar—whose appearance day it is, whose
disappearance day it is. Even if you cannot make a festival, at least you can
give them 'jay', it will bring you benefit. When you give 'jay'
to your Guru and Vaishnavs, it brings you sukriti. For example, today
is the disappearance day of a Vaishnav—give 'jay' to him, remember
him. We must always remember the words of Vaishnavs. If I remember the words
of Vaishnavs, I get some benefit, some deposit through that."
In honour of Sri Radha Kunda's manifestation day:
"Srila Prabhupad laid a special stress on this and expressed it in
very appropriate Gaudiya terms and conclusions. Unless we serve the
transcendental Govardhan, we will not be able to realise the supremacy of Sri
Radha Kunda that lies beside Govardhan and is inundated with the nectar of
divine love. 'Go' means senses or knowledge. If you serve the external,
physical Govardhan, i.e. cultivate knowledge merely to increase or indulge
your selfish material senses, then you are actually dunking yourself into the
waters of Niraya Kunda (Hell Pond) that is created by the maha-maya, the
external shadow potency of Sri Radha; only when you foster transcendental
senses and cultivate transcendental knowledge can you consider it service to
Govardhan for the pleasure of Krishna's senses."
(Guidance 3, 'Sri Radhastami')
Dear and
Dearmost
"Krishna said to Radharani, 'OK, so Your kunda is better, and My
kunda is all poison, but if we mix some of the water from Your
kunda into My kunda, then the kunda will be purified!'"
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•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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"Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur says, 'Sri Vrindavan and
its surroundings so intensely awaken my remembrance of Krishna; and if these
things are taken away from me, I shall lose my very life. They are sustaining
me, because they are encouraging me to take to Krishna consciousness.'
esaba chhodata kaha nahi yau
esaba chhodata parana harau
bhaktivinoda kahe, suna kana
taya uddipaka hamara parana
The grove-dwelling on the banks of Radha-kunda,
Govardhana mountain, the banks of river Yamuna;
Kusuma-sarovara lake, Manasa-ganga river,
The rolling waves of Yamuna, daughter of the sun;
Place of the Rasa dance, and Gokula, the gentle breezes,
The trees, vines, and Vetasa palms of Vraja;
The birds and animals, the sweet air of spring,
The peacocks, bumblebees, the flute's sweet song;
Flute, horn, His footsteps, range of clouds in the sky,
Season of spring, the moon, the conch, hand-cymbals;
I know all this nourishes the pastimes of the Divine Couple,
I can feel they arouse the holy pastimes of the Lord;
I can never leave all these things so dear to me,
Without them I know I'll surely die;
Hear me, O Kan, says Sri Bhaktivinoda:
You are the only light of my life.
This is Vrindavan. Vrindavan is so friendly, so sweet, so near to us, and
such a well-wisher of ours. We are quite at home there—sweet, sweet home.
Svarupe sabara haya, golokete sthiti: in our innate and innermost existence,
we are members of that plane. Now we have come out, and we have scattered our
consciousness all over the surface. Cover, cover, cover—there are so many
layers, and they are all dry things. And the substance, the spirit, is
within. Eliminating this bodily cover, the mental cover, the liberation
cover, the Vaikuntha cover—then I may enter into the land of Vraja. Vrindavan
resides within me, if I can find my friends everywhere. They are my friends
and relatives, and they will give me all-pleasing experience, ecstasy.
Mahaprabhu came with this news for us. 'Oh, you are a child of that soil; why
do you suffer here, my children, my boys? Why do you suffer? Amrtasya-putrah:
you are a child of that soil, and you are suffering so much, coming in the
desert? Your home is so resourceful, so sweet, and you are running in the
desert? What is this? Come! Leave this poisonous charm, this suicidal charm.
This charm, maya-charm, misunderstanding charm—this is suicidal. Leave this
apparent charm! This is poisonous, like a witch. The witch has charmed you
here and made you spellbound. Come along with Me! I shall take you to your
home which is so very sweet!'"
(Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion 1, chapter 11)
In honour of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's sannyas
day:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam-sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam
"I offer my obeisance unto he who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev's most
cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev's
associates; who is expert in all aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable
and inconceivable; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami
Prabhu's line; who is known as 'Govinda'—Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj; whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is infused
with pure devotion; who is the Guru of the entire universe; and who is the
giver of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord."
"The day after Srila Guru Maharaj gave Srila Govinda Maharaj sannyasa was
Guru Maharaj's own Appearance Day and he was very happy on that day. Early
that morning I went to see him and said, 'Srila Guru Maharaj, yesterday you
gave Srila Govinda Maharaj sannyasa; but I think he took sannyasa many, many
lifetimes ago.' He replied, 'Oh, you want to say that this is only being done
to show the people who he is, but actually he is much more than that?' Srila
Guru Maharaj was smiling and laughing, and on that morning, his own
Appearance Day, he sat on his chair and for maybe two or three hours he
talked about Srila Govinda Maharaj. This was the Appearance Day of the Guru
but the Guru was doing kirtan of the disciple!"
{ Book Shelf }
An extensive selection of books, articles and poetry by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj available for
online reading and download, as well as purchase from any of our temples
worldwide.
Biography of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
A glorification article that sprang forth from the interpretation of the
Pranam-mantra of His Divine Grace and was originally published as
an Appendix to the Revealed Truth.
Sannyas
Day(20 photographs, 2.3 Mb)
Archive photographs taken on 6 November 1985, on the day Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj accepted the sannyas order from His
Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami
Maharaj.
Jaya
jaya gurudever |
জয় জয় গুরুদেবের "All glory to the effulgent arati of Srila Gurudev taking place at the
foot of Govardhan for the beneft of the world! All glory to the mine of joy,
Sri Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami, who is the crown-jewel of
Gurus!"
Sat, 30 October 2021 (Grand Appearance Festival of Srila
B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Save Yourself
"When will Sri Nityananda Prabhu give His mercy to me? When will I be free
from material illusion? How can I save myself from this ocean of material
existence? You must practise Krishna consciousness giving up all bad
practices and embracing Krishna's family. You are uselessly wasting your
time..."
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Spoken by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj on this day in
2020:
Our Great Fortune
"Today is a very auspicious day because tomorrow is the appearance day of our
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Founder Acharya—our Param Gurudev, Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. I am giving my full humble
obeisance at the lotus feet of my beloved Gurudev, and our Param
Gurudev...."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Appearance and Early Days
"The name of Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's father is Upendra Chandra
Bhattacharya. His birthpalce is in Hapaniya. His mother's name was Sri Gauri
Devi. By the will of the Lord, when Srila Sridhar Maharaj appeared, he was
the eldest son. How did his parents get this kind of son? There is some
history behind it."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj: Powerful
Preaching
"When Srila Sridhar Maharaj left his house and joined Gaudiya Mission, Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur was very pleased. Even before taking
sannyas, Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj was a great preacher. He was
always very enthusiastic to preach."
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"Service Is My Vow"
"Many people ask me, many people criticise me, but I am a fallen soul, I only
know what Gurudev told me—he told me, 'Service is the vow, service is the
life force, and service is the duty.' This is what I am following."
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Forgetting Yourself
"Give respect to everybody. Basically, tridandi sannyas means to be
humble, tolerant, and give honour to others. However, I am bound to say that
sometimes they take sannyas or saffron, and their ego becomes very
big. They forget that they must serve more. It makes me very sad."
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Joy of Good Association
"I do not want to go preaching alone, when there are only two-three devotees.
I always want devotees' association. 'Ekaki amara nahi paya bala
hari-nama-sankirtane. When I am alone, I get no strength to chant.'
Devotees' enthusiasm gives me inspiration."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Expanding Gaudiya Math
"Even though I have heard about this a hundred times, it is still my bad
fortune—I am a fallen soul—I still have no quality, no qualification to
glorify Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Despite this, I will try, by the
mercy of Gurudev and devotees, to describe something that I did not mention
yesterday."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Scriptural Expertise
"Srila Sridhar Maharaj wrote many articles, many works in this life. Srila
Prabhupad told about his writing, 'If you can publish this kind of Hari-katha
in our monthly newspaper, it will increase the value of our publication.'
Srila Prabhupad also remarked that Srila Sridhar Maharaj was 'sastra-nipun'
[expert in scriptures]."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
Emporium of Greatness
"Even Srila Sridhar Maharaj's godbrothers wanted to hear his Hari-katha
because only he could explain Srila Prabhupad's teaching authentically. Srila
Sridhar Maharaj did not want to be a king, but he made so many kings in his
life. We hear of many symptoms of a Vaishnav, and we see that Srila Sridhar
Maharaj possesses all of them."
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Navami. The grand 126th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math's Founder-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Appearance of Srila Virachandra Prabhu. Disappearance of
Sripad Sakhi Charan Das Babaji Maharaj.
In honour of Om Vishnupad Srila
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
devam divya-tanum suchhanda-vadanam balarka-chelanchitam
sandrananda-puram sad-eka-varanam vairagya-vidyambudhim
sri-siddhanta-nidhim subhakti-lasitam sarasvatanam varam
vande tam subhadam mad-eka-saranam nyasisvaram sridharam
"I offer my obeisance unto my lord, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj, whose speech is most pleasing; whose divine form is
adorned with garments the colour of the newly-risen sun; who is an abode of
intense, ecstatic devotion; who is the sadhus' sole choice; who is an ocean
of renunciation and knowledge; who is a treasure-house of perfect
conclusions; who is resplendent with pure devotion; who is the best of Srila
Saraswati Thakur's followers; who is the giver of all good; who is the
leading general of the tridandi-sannyasis; and who is my sole
shelter."
Biography of Srila B.R.
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj Srila Guru Maharaj's extensive recollections of his childhood and youth,
as well as the coming to the lotus feet of his Gurudev and later on starting
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
What
Is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Its Distinctions An exquisite and profoundly fundamental chapter from Om Vishnupad Srila
B.N. Acharya Maharaj's book Guidance, Volume 3, dwelling on the
mission and distinctive characteristics of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math.
The Root of Our
Fortune
"Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj came in this world to rescue us, and he
created our Guru—by his grace we have got shelter of our bona fide
Guru. So, we must worship his lotus feet."
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Make the
Festival, with Heart and Soul
"I am telling to everyone who is staying in the temple, to every centre: you
must make a festival for Srila Sridhar Maharaj. If you want to show that you
want to serve Srila Sridhar Maharaj, then make a good festival on this
day."
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{ Book Shelf }
An extensive selection of books, articles and poetry by His Divine Grace Om
Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj available for
online reading and download, as well as purchase from any of our temples
worldwide.
Photo Album: (35 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
A collection of selected photographs of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj is now added to the archive of photographs. (Part
1)
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Jaya Guru
Maharaja |
জয় ‘গুরু-মহারাজ'
যতিরাজেশ্বর
"All glory to Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami, the leading general of
the tridandi-sannyasis! You revealed your Pastimes in this world as
the saviour of the fallen and delivered the sinful and unfortunate souls."
Sri-gaura-mandala majhe |
শ্রীগুর্ব্বাবির্ভাব প্রশস্তি "In Sri Gaura Mandal, there is a village called Hapaniya where my Lord, an
abode of all good qualities, appeared. It stands on the bank of the Ganga,
who is very merciful to the fallen souls; renowned in the whole world, this
abode is a holy repository of knowledge and jewels of logic."
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:
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."
Sun, 31 October 2021
Supremely
Worshippable Day
"Today is the holy appearance day of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu—He without
whose mercy this world is plunged into darkness, He without whose mercy we do
not see and will never see any light, He without whose mercy the door of
Goloka Vrindavan will never open for us, He without whose mercy we can never
save ourselves from this illusory environment."
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'Sometimes we lose our patience and think, 'Oh, I have been in Krishna
consciousness for so many years, but I am not getting the result.' Of course:
if you make so many offences, if you have so much deceitful devotion, how
will you get the result?'
“[Sensualists] eat fancy food, wear fancy clothes, and accumulate
immense wealth. Attached to the company of women, such fools roam about night
and day searching for a mansion with a fancy bed.”