Gurudev's Loving Affection[Part 7 | 24 April 2021]
"Sri Sivananda Sen understood it, Sri Jagadananda Pandit understood it, and
Srila Sanatan Goswami also realised what is called Guru and Vaishnav's
blessing in the world of devotion. I myself realised and understood it
gradually too."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji 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."
"I am offering my obeisance to Sri Krishna Das Prabhu, whose form is very
beautiful and auspicious, who always smiles and has a very melodious voice;
who day and night chants the Holy Name in a very beautiful way, bringing
about the nectar of Lord Krishna; who resides in Vraja during the pastimes of
Lord Krishna and in Mayapur during the pastimes of Gaura; and who sports in
devotion with proper renunciation."
The
Root of Our Fortune
"Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj was a good kirtaniya and a good
singer, and that Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj would walk from Nabadwip to
Hapaniya and chant Srila Sridhar Maharaj's song..."
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"'Time has passed as I have been busy in my material life, and I have got
nothing—only became burdened. What sort of world is this?' In this world
there is no want of food, no want of money, no want of anything except only
one thing..."
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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?"
Sun, 2 May 2021
Nurturing Gurudev's Mission[Part 8 | 24 April 2021]
"You cannot become a disciple just by taking a mantra from a guru. It is
necessary to have and show your love, affection for your Guru, to take him as
your own. If you care for and think about your Guru and Vaishnavs, then your
Guru and Vaishnavs will care for and think about you..."
Mon, 3 May 2021
Vaishnavs'
Signature Qualities
"Every time you pay an obeisance to a Vaishnav or Deities, you must always
ask, 'Please forgive my offence.' Whether you are conscious of your offence
or not, you must always ask for forgiveness of your offences. It is necessary
to express this from your heart."
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Hari-katha: • Latest news (West Bengal election, covid
spread) • Overcoming struggles in practising life • Detachment from
anarthas • Receiving blessing means following Gurudev's instruction
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Today in the calendar:
Krishna Saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram 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."
From a purport found in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita:
"Sri Ramadas, later known as Abhiram Thakur, was one of the twelve
gopals, or cowherd boyfriends, of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The
Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (126) states that Sri Ramadasa was formerly Sridam.
By the order of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Abhiram Thakur became a great
acharya and preacher of the Chaitanya cult of devotional service. He was a
very influential personality, and nondevotees were very much afraid of him.
Empowered by Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he was always in ecstasy and was
extremely kind to all fallen souls. It is said that if he offered obeisances
to any stone other than a salagrama-sila, it would immediately fracture. It
is also said that Abhiram Thakur had a whip and that whoever he touched with
it would immediately become an elevated devotee of Krishna. Among his many
disciples, Sriman Srinivas Acharya was the most famous and the most dear,
but it is doubtful that he was his initiated disciple."
Tue, 4 May 2021
Preaching
Opportunity[Part 1 | 25 April 2021]
"The devotees in Siliguri feel some gap, many feel disheartened because I do
not come, that is why I thought that I would come here now otherwise when the
election results are announced, another lockdown can start and I will not be
able to come then. It was a good opportunity to preach here."
Wed, 5 May 2021
Mercy and Service[Part 2 | 25 April 2021]
"You chant the Holy Name, but what for do you chant the Holy Name? If you get
service, that is the result of your chanting. A chatak bird always waits for
a drop of rainwater, and in the same way we must always always wait when
Gurudev gives us some service."
Thu, 6 May 2021 (Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das
Thakur)
Perfect Rules[Part 3 | 25 April 2021]
"If there is a temple in your city or country, you must go to the temple.
What did Gurudev make the temple for? Follow the rules and regulations that
Gurudev has established, that will be perfect. We cannot make our own rules,
it is not good."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan 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."
In honour of Sri Chaitanya-Vyas
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur:
~ Pranam-mantra ~
dasa-vrndavanam vande krsna-dasa-prabhum tatha
chhannavatara-chaitanya-lila-vistara-karinau
dvau nityananda-padabja-karuna-renu-bhusitau
vyakta-chchhannau budhachintyau vavande vyasa-rupinau
sri-guru-gaura-gandharva-govindas cha ganaih saha
jayanti pathakas chatra sarvesam karunarthinah
"I offer my obeisances to Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur and Srila
Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami, who made public the pastimes of the hidden
avatar, Sri Chaitanya. They were both adorned with the mercy-dust of
the lotus feet of Nityananda. I offer my obeisances to these two
inconceivable sages who assumed the form of Vyasadeva, one—explicitly
(Vrindavan Das Thakur), another—hiddenly (Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami).
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govinda and Their associates
are ever victorious and we, the students, pray for Their
mercy."
(Composed by Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Srila Vrindavan
Das Thakur
His holy birthplace (Mamgachhi), his holy Deities (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai), his
holy pastimes place (haritaki tree), and his holy samadhi
(Denur)...
Under a Haritaki Tree
"Vrindavan Das Thakur's mother's name is Narayani, and she was a niece of
Srivas Pandit. Mahaprabhu always held kirtans in the house of Srivas Pandit,
and Narayani lived in that same house. When she was very little, she got
Mahaprabhu's mercy..."
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Clasping Nityananda
Prabhu's Feet
"Nityananda is nondifferent from Guru-tattva: without mercy of the Guru you
cannot get the mercy of Krishna. When will Nityananda Prabhu give me some
mercy? When will He be compassionate to me and relieve me from the mundane
illusion?"
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•SONG:
Nitai amara dayara avadhi |
নিতাই আমার দয়ার অবধি "O brothers! My Lord Nitai's mercy is limitless! Bestowing His mercy upon
the souls of this world He wanders from place to place perpetually offering
the great treasure of ecstatic spiritual love to all."
•SONG:
Bimala hema-jini |
বিমল হেমজিনি "His spotless figure defeats pure gold! Various flowers garlands adorn Him highlighting His beauty, and, in His ecstatic thrill, the hairs on His body standing erect defeat the stamens of kadamba flowers! His body is covered with drops of perspiration..."
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."
Fri, 7 May 2021 (Sri Varuthini Ekadasi, tomorrow paran is
at 5:04-9:24 a.m.)
Amidst Blazing
Fire[Part 4 | 25 April 2021]
"Conditioned souls' nature is to ask for something material, but the more
they ask, the more pain they feel. If there is a fire and you blow air onto
it, the fire will blaze more, but when you chant the Holy Name without
offences, it is like water coming to put out that blazing fire of material
life. Please be careful in the present situation and chant the Holy Name.
This is the main thing in our life."
Today in the calendar:
Krishna Ekadashi. Fast on Varuthini Ekadashi. Disappearance of Sriyukta
Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu (a prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and a close associate and supporter 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. 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."
Sripad
Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Mahodaya
"By attaining one drop of the firm constancy for endeavouring to serve Sri
Gaura Krishna under the guidance of Srila Prabhupad and His associate—the
Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math—that was observed in his life and up
until his last moment, even a fallen soul like myself could become qualified
for eternal good fortune and be supremely blessed."
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..."
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."
Sun, 9 May 2021
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."
Mon, 10 May 2021
Sri Gurupadpadma
Enters His Eternal Samadhi in Sri Ekachakra Dham (10 May 2021 | 24 photographs)
His Divine Grace Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj arrives in his beloved Sri Ekachakra Dham to perform his last
inconceivable manifest pastime in this world...
All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
With deep pain and sorrow we are bound to give the news that our beloved Sri
Gurupadpadma, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj, has chosen to withdraw from this world today, adorning with his
painful pastime the holy day of Sri Krishna Chaturdasi of Sri Madhusudan
Month (10 May 2021). His Divine Grace entered his eternal pastimes peacefully
in hospital at 4.00 a.m. suffering a heart attack while undergoing
treatment.
The holy body of His Divine Grace has been taken to his beloved Sri Ekachakra
Dham and placed to reside there eternally in his holy and worshippable
samadhi form.
We beg all devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math to please take care of
yourself and each other and to try to find strength to overcome this painful
situation and to help each other carry on in a united way.
Your servants,
on behalf of scsmathinternational.com
"I can say to those of you who are helping and supporting my Guru, who are
serving Gurudev's temples, that I will always be with you, and I am always
with all of you too—wherever I go, wherever I am, I will take you all with
me. Even if I die, I will take you all with me. I do not know how long I will
be alive in this world, neither do you know how long you will stay in this
world, but I will always be with you, I will always look after you."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
For the consolation of the distressed and shattered:
"Wherever Gurudev keeps one, everyone must accept and follow it. This
applies to every single practitioner. 'Guru krpa hi kevalam'—the mercy of
Gurudev is all in all; but those who are clever at their practising life and
service life, want to bring satisfaction and happiness to Gurudev. It is
necessary to always be conscious, 'What is favourite to Gurudev?' For
example, puspanna, khichudi and paramanna—these three offerings are given to
the Lord. But what does my Lord love? What does He really like? If you know
it and can arrange for such things, it is good. Those who are very observant
in their service life, must always be alert towards such things."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
"Having been taught Sril Bhaktivinod Thakur's exalted teachings and ideal,
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad has made a great
arrangement for the preaching of pure devotion—he established temples and
centres in many countries and places all over the world and sent Vaisnav
sannyasis to preach. He was an embodiment of bhagavat-vani (message of Srimad
Bhagavatam). In his instructions he told, 'We have not come to become
carpenters and builders. We are merely messengers of divine message. You will
be abused and humiliated a hundred times, but you must never leave
Hari-kirtan. As soon as we leave Hari-kirtan, the surrounding environment
will come to attack you.' His ultimate advice for the surrendered souls was
chaste adherence to the guru: 'Stay all together in strict adherence to the
main shelter-giver (Sri Gurupadpadma), your only duty is to continue
practising and preaching Sri Rupa-Raghunath's message.'"
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
"The disciples did many activities enthusiastically but they actually did
not know what devotional service is. When Gurudev disappeared, his influence
of covering the shortcoming in the disciples also withdrew with him. At that
time some of the devotees got back their previous subtle position, and they
became confused. Ultimately it depends upon their own karma, their good
fortune, and also the quality of their practising life—these three will
contribute towards a good result. It is necessary for the devotees to know
very clearly what they want to practise, then they will not go off the
track—and in that also their own good fortune and good activities are
necessary, otherwise they will not reach their goal. We must be able to
recognise what is what."
(Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
Question: It seems that we have one type of fear that having
got some connection with your self we may lose that at death. I do not want
to have connection with anyone else, I want to stay with you. So, I feel some
type of fear...
Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: Fear? But why have fear? I
cannot understand it.
Devotee: Because if we do not finish our sadhana nicely, then next
life we do not know where we will go—we may not find Govinda Maharaj
there.
Srila Govinda Maharaj: What do you think about Govinda Maharaj?
Devotee: We think that we want to serve you.
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
No, it is okay that you want to serve Govinda Maharaj, but what do you think
about Govinda Maharaj? He is your guru, but in which form do you think about
him? Do you think that Govinda Maharaj is a mundane man or an incarnation of
the Lord coming in front of you to give you connection with Him? If you think
he is an incarnation of the Lord, then he cannot leave your heart and you
cannot leave your Lord. Even if you die, you will get that connection in
another form, perhaps, but you will not be able to leave your Lord. When you
have faith that the Lord always lives with you, then there will be no
fear.
That is the main thing. By the mercy of Vaishnavs I also always feel that my
Srila Guru Maharaj (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj) is present with
us. By the mercy of Vaishnavs and the supremacy of Srila Guru Maharaj, such
feeling always comes to us that Srila Guru Maharaj has not left us, that he
is with us.
I have service of Srila Guru Maharaj, and I must do that. Service to Srila
Guru Maharaj is my only goal of life, and whichever way that service comes to
me, I will try to serve.
Devotee: In my next life, I want to forever be a blade of grass
wherever you walk...
Srila Govinda Maharaj:
I do not want to wait for the next life. Actually, we must finish all our job
here this life, then we shall all go to Goloka!
Question: Srila Sridhar Maharaj told Srila Govinda Maharaj that he
would live until eighty-two years old, and he did. How many years did your
Gurudev, Srila Govinda Maharaj, tell you that you would live?
Gurudev did not tell me that. Gurudev only said, "Krishna will save you." I
never asked Gurudev, "How many years will I live?" Srila Gurudev told Srila
Guru Maharaj, "You are giving me this position, but my horoscope says I will
not live more than fifty or fifty-five," and Srila Sridhar Maharaj said to
Gurudev, "Throw your horoscope away! I am giving you eighty-two years of
life!" Gurudev saw my hand, but I never asked him how many years I would
live. One day, he told me, "Bring your hands here." When I showed him my
hands, he said, "Oh! Brihaspati is tunge." I asked him, "What does Brihaspati
mean?" He said, "It means guru-kripa. Guru-kripa is very
powerful [tunge—at its peak] in your life." After that, he told me,
"Krishna will protect you, Guru Maharaj will protect you." He did not tell me
how many years I would live and I never asked it either. I always think that
it does not matter how many years I will live, it is not a question, the main
question for me is how much service I can do for my Guru. I do not want to
live two hundred years, all I want is to serve my Guru for as long as I am
alive, until my death. This is the main thing for me.
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, year 2020)
"Sri Gurudev is the only shelter for a disciple. Those who have become
disciples live in complete adherence to their guru. If one retains
independence, they cannot be called a 'disciple'—they can take the mantra,
they can take initiation, but if they do not accept guidance or disciplining
of Śrī Gurudev, they cannot be called a real disciple. Gurudev has a vast
wealth. Those who are born into his lineage, can get the right for his
wealth. Gurudev's wealth is not temples, buildings, houses, money; his wealth
is faith, devotion and love.
"What happens after initiation? It is necessary to practise hearing and
chanting, worship Deities and do service. You must serve with love,
affection, extracting loving devotion from your very life. You must always
think about what makes Him happy. You must be anxious to make Him happy and
always be alert and conscious of His happiness. Sacrifice your selfish
interests for His happiness, serve for His happiness.
"Sannyasis always sit amidst fire blazing on all four sides. This fire is
Hari-katha, kirtan, service to the Lord, and service to the guru. You must
progress in your practising life keeping the sacrificial fire of your service
ablaze."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Tue, 11 May 2021 (Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami)
News from Sri
Ekachakra Dham (11 May 2021 | 10 photographs, 1.4 Mb)
In the morning, devotees arrange a temporary shelter over the holy samadhi of
Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and start
the daily worship...
The last recorded Hari-katha and Guidance of Sri Gurupadpadma:
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."
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."
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."
Today in the calendar:
Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit 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."
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."
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:
Thakura vaisnava-gana |
ঠাকুর বৈষ্ণবগণ "O worshippable Vaisnavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and
misbehaved. Destiny has immersed me in the fearsome ocean of material
existence. Please grab me by the hair and pull me to the shore."
•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 "Nityananda is my wealth, Gaurachandra is my lord, my very life is the
Divine Couple. Advaita Acharya is my strength, Gadadhar is my family, and
Narahari is my play and pastimes."
Wed, 12 May 2021
Sri Guru Is All-in-All
"If we want to reach the Lord, we have to go through the medium of a Guru.
First, it is necessary to take shelter at the holy lotus feet of Sri Guru,
then you must take initiation. When you take initiation, it does not end
there. You have got admitted into this transcendental university, and if you
want to pass the exam, you must study your whole life. This studying is
sravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, pada-sevanam, archanam, vandanam, dasyam,
sakhyam, atma-nivedanam..."
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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 ।"
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
(Bhaktyaloka) Paramahamsa Maharaj (his brahmachari name is Sri Mahananda
Prabhu; a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhu
and a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, founder of
Sri Paramahamsa Gaudiya Math in Sri Dham Mayapur).
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."
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
remembers [mentioned in Centenary Anthology: "There was a very dear disciple of Srila
Saraswati Thakur who lived in the same room with Srila Saraswati Thakur and
received much affection from him—his name was Mahananda Brahmachari. We saw
that lastly he came to Srila Guru Maharaj and said, 'Maharaj, I want to take
sannyas from you. Please give me sannyas.' Srila Guru Maharaj
gave it very happily and his name became Srila Bhakti Alok Paramahamsa
Maharaj."
All Glory to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga
Dear Devotees, Friends, and Well-Wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisance at your holy feet.
We are writing to inform Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math family and well-wishers
of the arrangements that are being made following the footsteps and supreme
example of our beloved Sri Gurupadpadma Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti
Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. Following the guidance set by our beloved Divine
Master Sri Gurupadpadma Ananta-sri-vibhusita Om Visnupad
Paramahamsa-kula-chudamani Visva-varenya Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya
Maharaj, the Acharya and Sevaite of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, a grand
Vaishnav-seva Festival honouring the eternal glory of His Divine Grace is to
be observed on the eleventh day following the calamitous events of His
Divine Grace's disappearance, which falls on 20 May 2021 (Thursday), which is
in accordance with what His Divine Grace had arranged for his beloved Divine
Master Om Vishnupad Jagad Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj following the disappearance of His Divine Grace on 27 March 2010. We
pray to all devotees and well-wishers that they try to find the strength to
arrange the best possible festival with all proper decorum as taught by His
Divine Grace himself, for his eternal pleasure and joy, taking all necessary
precaution considering the pandemic situation.
Guidance on how such festivals are observed can be found in numerous
photographs posted on the website, as well as in the written Daily
Practice section of the website: Observing Festivals. Generally,
it should consist of Sri Hari-kirtan and Sri Hari-katha that are so very dear
to our Sri Gurupadpadma, followed by offering a special arati,
puspanjali, bhoga, and distributing maha-prasadam. The
most important service now is to remember the divine teachings of His Divine
Grace and to try to carry the ever-victorious flag of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math following the earnest desire, eternal wish, and pure precepts of our
beloved Sri Gurupadpadma His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila
Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.
Your servants,
on behalf of scsmathinternational.com
For enquiry:
"I can say to those of you who are helping and supporting my Guru, who are
serving Gurudev's temples, that I will always be with you, and I am always
with all of you too—wherever I go, wherever I am, I will take you all with
me. Even if I die, I will take you all with me. I do not know how long I will
be alive in this world, neither do you know how long you will stay in this
world, but I will always be with you, I will always look after you."
(Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Thu, 13 May 2021
Escaping
Ocean of Suffering
"If we do not want to suffer this birth, death, old age, and disease, then we
must take shelter at the lotus feet of Vaishnavs and Gauranga. We must always
practise Krishna consciousness in strict adherence to the lotus feet of Sri
Guru and Vaishnavs. There is no other way. This Kali-yuga is an ocean of
faults, but at the same there is one great good quality in this age—it is
easy to get the Lord in this age through sankirtan. If somebody can
take the Holy Name genuinely, without offences, then they can attain the gift
of prema."
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For the consolation of the distressed and shattered:
Student: After the disappearance of the Spiritual Master, how
should the disciples continue his Mission?
Srila Sridhar Maharaj: You must not neglect your conscience. You may
go to fight as a soldier, to save your country, or your people, or your
honour. Your environment does not depend on your whim. It may appear
extremely perplexing, but you will have to face that. However complex the
battlefield may be, as a soldier, you will have to fight. Otherwise you have
no faith in your own cause.
There may be disturbances. Rather we say there should be, there may even be
fighting amongst devotees, but we should not leave the preaching of
Mahaprabhu, despite all differences. Disturbance must come, because our most
beloved Guru has withdrawn from amongst us. Such a great curse has been
thrown on our heads; should we like to live peacefully? In its wake
disturbances must come, and we must undergo them. Still, we must remain
sincere; we must face the difficulty in a proper way. It has come to train us
to go in the right direction.
What we received from our Spiritual Master we understood only in a rough
estimation. Now, things have come in such a way that we have to scrutinise
ourselves in every position. We have to analyse ourselves. Atma-niksepa,
self-analysis, has begun. We are under trial. What we received from our
Spiritual Master, in what way have we received it? Properly, or only
showingly? The time has come to purify us, to test whether we are real
students, real disciples, or his disciples only in face and confession. What
is the position of a real disciple? If we live in the society, what is the
depth of our creed? In what attitude have we accepted his teachings? How
deep-rooted is it within us? The fire has come to test whether we can stand.
Is our acceptance real? Or is it a sham, an imitation? This fire will prove
that.
So, we must not be afraid of any adverse circumstances. Krishna says in the
Bhagavad-gita, "A happy ksatriya hankers for the battle you are
facing (sukhinah ksatriyah Partha labhante yuddham idrsam)." Our karma
has come to face us, to surround us, and we can't avoid it. These
disturbances are a result of our own karma; they came from within us. So, we
must not quarrel. We must act properly in dealing with that.
We have to scrutinise more accurately what we thought we understood. Everyone
must ask himself, "Where am I? What is my real need? And how much am I
hankering for the real thing?" All these things will be expressed and made
public. So, this is the real field of sadhana, or practice. Our practice, our
advancement, needs all these difficulties. Otherwise we may not know what is
progress. We will become hypocrites and give the same adulterated thing to
others. So, to purify ourselves it is necessary that so many disturbances
come.
And God has no error. He commands the environment. It is not our
responsibility. The responsibility of the environment does not rest upon us.
Our responsibility is within ourselves alone. The environment is in the hands
of the Lord. He has not done any wrong to me. If I am sincere, then I have to
adjust myself with this environment and put my faith before Him. By our stand
in any circumstances in the battle, our patriotism will be put to the test.
We will be tested to see whether we are real soldiers or not.
Anything may come, but we will have to face that. I must not forget my Lord,
my Guru, my Gauranga, my Radha-Govinda, under any circumstances. Under all
unfavourable circumstances, I must stand with my head erect and say, "Yes! I
am a servant of that clan, that sampradaya. Everyone may leave me, but
I shall stand alone!" With this attitude we must march on, whatever the
circumstances may be. Then the recognition may come in my favour, that, "Yes,
under such trying circumstances he is still there." Our superiors will be
pleased with us.
We must analyse ourselves. How much are we selfish? To what percent are our
unwanted bad habits, anarthas, still present within our hearts? How much are
the impurities of karma, jnan, mental desires, and other filthy things mixed
with the real faith—that must come out, and that must be eliminated in
different ways. If we want real good, no one can hinder us. With this spirit
we must move, and then we will be able to understand what is what...
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad 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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Fri, 14 May 2021 (Aksaya Tritiya: a good day to start some
works)
Gurudev:
Surrounded by Affection
"Srila Gurudev loved Param Guru Maharaj so much—within just seven days after
he came to stay at the temple, Srila Sridhar Maharaj declared that in the
future this boy would be the next acharya after him..."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Tritiya. Beginning of 21 days Chandan Yatra of Sri Sri Jagannathdev.
Aksaya Tritiya: a good day to start some works.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Why do we
recite Vandana? You must call Gurudev, the Lord through that vandana.
Whenever you have to start some good work, what must you say? 'By remembering
Guru, Vaishnav, Bhagavan, all obstacles are destroyed' (tinera smarane haya
vighna-vinasana)."
'If you have this kind of strong desire, mercy will come. It is necessary
to have such permanent, unflinching desire for service, for chanting or
anything else.' What kind of desire is it?
Krishna Panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj.
Krishna Dashami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.
Sri Gurupadpadma
Enters His Eternal Samadhi in Sri Ekachakra Dham
News from Sri
Ekachakra Dham
Gaura Pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka
(Bhaktyaloka) Paramahamsa Maharaj (his brahmachari name is Sri Mahananda
Prabhu; a diksa disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhu
and a sannyas disciple of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, founder of
Sri Paramahamsa Gaudiya Math in Sri Dham Mayapur).
Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad 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).
