(1) Divine Fortune

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Deities' Manifestation Anniversary festival, Siliguri, 1 May 2019, morning, part 1
Translated from Bengali

Mahaprabhu said, 'If you love Me, then do not speak about anything else except Krishna.'

যদি আমা’-প্রতি স্নেহ থাকে সবাকার ।
তবে কৃষ্ণ-ব্যতিরিক্ত না গাইবে আর ॥

yadi ama’-prati sneha thake sabakara
tabe krsna-vyatirikta na gaibe ara

‘If you all have love and affection for Me, then do not chant anything else except “Krishna”.’

(Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata, 2.28.27)

So, always be attached to chanting the Holy Name. The more you chant the Holy Name of Lord Krishna, the more energy you will get. If you chant the Holy Name loudly, you will get more and more energy to serve the Lord. But if you cannot chant the Holy Name attentively, then you will not get any result. Always chant the Holy Name of Lord Krishna loudly, forcefully; chanting silently, in your mind will not do. Chant loudly.

So, you have come today, on this auspicious day, to observe the festival in honour of the Deities' installation – on this day, the Lord made His appearance here. Those of you who have come to assist this festival in various ways are very fortunate. Some of you brought flowers, some of you donated some money, some of you helped manually – the Lord will never be able to repay His debt to them. When one leaves all other thoughts and only thinks about the Lord, the Lord says that He becomes indebted to them. Such great souls always, incessantly live chanting the Holy Name and live by serving the Lord at every moment.

Always keep yourselves engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Lord Krishna. There is no other path except chanting the Holy Name.

প্রেমধন বিনা ব্যর্থ দরিদ্র জীবন ।
‘দাস’ করি’ বেতন মোরে দেহ’ প্রেমধন ॥

prema-dhana bina vyartha daridra jivana
‘dasa’ kari’ vetana more deha’ prema-dhana

‘Without love for God, this penniless life is nothing. Make me Your servant and give me the wealth of divine love as my salary!’

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, 3.20.37)

We must serve the Lord...

জীবন অনিত্য জানহ সার,
তাহে নানাবিধ বিপদ ভার
নামাশ্রয় করি’ যতনে তুমি,
থাকহ আপন কাজে ॥

jivana anitya janaha sara
tahe nana-vidha vipada-bhara
namasraya kari’ yatane tumi,
thakaha apana kaje

‘You must know the main truth that this life is not eternal and full of various dangers. Carry on your life but try your best to take shelter in the Holy Name.’

(Sri Gitavali, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)

Look at this – the Lord Himself has mercifully come here. These Deities you see here were made by Srila Gurudev himself. At first, he told me to send Them to Malaysia, but the temple there had not been made properly at that time, so by the Lord's mercy these Deities came here. They are not just some deities – They Lord Krishna, the Son of Nanda Maharaj, Himself (saksad Vrajendra-nandan). You have heard that Deities can speak, Deities can give witness, Deities can steal. If you can serve these Deities with heart and soul, the Lord will certainly keep you in a very nice place.

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