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Sun, 29 January 2023
Bhakta-Vatsala Krishna
"If the Lord catches somebody, He does not leave them. But it is necessary to
become fit for being caught. Gurudev has given us the Holy Name, but can we
keep this Holy Name? Our hearts are full of ego, lust, anger, greed,
illusion, madness, envy, jealousy. What Gurudev gives can never stay in such
a place."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Ashtami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day. 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."
Sat, 28 January 2023 (Appearance of Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu)
Inane Interests
"The problem is that we live in this world, but we cannot understand
anything. People are always busy with prajalpa (idle talks, gossips)
and gramya-katha (village talks), all the time talking about this,
about that. We must instead think, 'How can I find the Lord?'"
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day. 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 glorification of Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu:
Sri Advaita Acharya Bhavan
[From Sri Nabadwip Dham Mahatmya-Mukta-Mala, page 120; 75 Mb]
An extensive article in glorification of Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu:
"Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu is the main trunk of the wish-fulfilling tree
of devotion. He has two other names, Mangal and Kamalaksa. After his parents
departed, he went to Sri Vrindavan, becoming immersed in the worship of Lord
Krishna. Later, he returned to Santipur, and his manifestation (his glory)
became known in Nabadwip."
Mad Nimai Pandita
[From the Golden Volcano of Divine Love]
"Advaita Acarya was a great scholar and the most senior among Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu's followers. He appeared in Navagrama in Sri Hatta, in the eastern
province of Bengal, and resided in Santipura..."
Love for Guru,
Not Yourself
"To test Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Advaita Prabhu one time started
preaching mayavadi conception, and Mahaprabhu came to his house and beat him.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu explained the glory of Sri Advaita Prabhu...."
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Download / listen to the audio (3 Mb, 7 min | 14 June 2020)
The Eyes to See,
the Heart to Feel
"In Mahaprabhu's time, Advaita Prabhu had a son called Achyutananda. One day,
when Mahaprabhu came to Advaita Prabhu's house, Achyutananda asked his
father..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2 Mb, 6 min | 18 June 2010)
Fri, 27 January 2023
Connection with the Transcendental
"If you can submit everything at the holy feet of Lord Govinda, you can
attain everything. There is no other way. Otherwise, you can chant the Holy
Name of the Lord so much, but does it produce any difference? Does anyone
become transformed by chanting these Names?"
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Thu, 26 January 2023 (Sri Vasanta Panchami)
Always
Think about Hari-Katha
"Time is passing so fast. Time and tide wait for none. Today is passing, and
when you go to sleep, you wake up to the next day. There cannot be
forty-eight hours in a day. So, always think about Hari-katha."
Today in the calendar:
Gaura Panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami.
• Appearance day of Srimati
Vishnupriya Devi.
• Appearance of Srila Pundarik
Vidyanidhi Prabhu, Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Raghunandan
Thakur.
• Disappearance of Srila Visvanath
Chakravarti Thakur.
• Disappearance of Tridandi Swami
Srimad Bhakti Vivek Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup
Parvat Maharaj (both are diksa and sannyas disciples of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakur). In Affectionate Guidance, Srila Govinda Dev-Goswami
Maharaj notes: "I heard from Srila Guru Maharaj that when his Godbrother,
Srimad Parvat Maharaj, was a young boy, he used to live in the house next door
to Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur. He told us, 'In my young age, I heard every
night from about 2 a.m. until the morning, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur would
chant the Mahamantra on his rooftop, but you could hear that his chanting was
more like calling, a heartfelt call to his Lord.' So we must be serious about
our chanting, and we must make obeisance to Guru and Vaishnava."
• Sri Saraswati Puja.
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Wed, 25 January 2023
Create a Relationship
"We have so many friends, relatives, and we are busy trying to satisfy and
please them—we keep connection with them, but we do not keep any connection
with our Guru and Vaishnavs. You think you have taken initiation or make a
programme once a year, and that is sufficient, but it is not so."
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Today in the calendar:
Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan
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."
Tue, 24 January 2023
Internal and External Transformation
"Only taking initiation is not everything. It is necessary to please the
Lord. What makes the Lord happy? 'I only took initiation, but I do not
practise anything, I do not listen to what Gurudev says; I live as I please.'
This is not right."
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Mon, 23 January 2023
Listen with Your Heart
"Now please listen attentively, do not speak. Do not let your mind wander to
other places and switch off your phones. Listen to Hari-katha for one hour.
You have been chanting kirtans, and now you must listen attentively, with
your mind and heart."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Dvitiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj (an acharya of Sri Gaudiya Math).
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."
Srila Gurudev's
Pastimes (6)
"I remember Sripad Shanta Goswami Maharaj told a very nice story about a Guru
and disciples. The situation is actually like that everywhere these days. All
the disciples that there are now have enjoyment mood..."
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Download / listen to the audio (1.8 Mb, 5 min | Bengali)
Sun, 22 January 2023
Life Suffused with Kirtan
"If you chant kirtans all the time, eternally, then some feeling will
awaken within your heart. What is the use chanting only once a year? If you
think it is all right to do so, then you can also eat once a year only. Can
you live if you eat only once a year? So, just as you eat every day, you must
chant kirtan every day, eternally."
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Today in the calendar: Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada Chaudhuri Das Adhikari.
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj: "Even if you do not know anything about the Vaishnav mentioned in the calendar, you must still give them 'jay' on this day. 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."
Sat, 21 January 2023
Ultimate Remedy
"I am asking you again and again: please come to this genuine path. Come
truly, not to show anything to others. Mahaprabhu says, 'I have brought
medicine to destroy illusion!' What is this medicine?"
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Fri, 20 January 2023
Gift of Willpower
"If you have no desire, then nobody can force you and you can never
accomplish anything. It is necessary to want to change. Attachment to meat
and fish is not this kind of addiction that cannot be given up—if we want, we
can leave it."
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Thu, 19 January 2023
Move Forward
"If you go to primary school, it does not mean that you must stay there
forever—you must progress to high school, then go to college and university.
Similarly, you must move on in the line of devotion. You must progress to
college and university. The problem is that you are not ready to give up
small things to attain something big..."
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Download / listen to the audio (12.3 Mb, 26 min | 15 February 2020)
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Wed, 18 January 2023 (Mahaprabhu roams Rarhdesh for the third day before arriving in Shantipur; Sat-tila Ekadasi)
"Theirs Not to Reason Why"
"Why must we serve the Lord? What should be our motive? What will I get by
serving Him? We always think of what we gain or lose by doing something. But
Vaishnavs never think about themselves—they always think about the Lord,
their Guru and other Vaishnavs..."
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Download / listen to the audio (12.3 Mb, 26 min | 15 February 2020)
Part One of the recording (posted earlier):
My Question to
You
"Once again, we have gathered here as each year. You have all assembled
here—so many people listen to Hari-katha, listen to the message of the Lord.
We have been practising hearing and chanting in the line of pure devotion for
so many years, but...."
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Download / listen to the audio (12.3 Mb, 26 min | 15 February 2020)
In memory of today's events related to Sriman Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila:
Mahaprabhu's
Stay in Shantipur
"Nityananda Prabhu understood devotees' feeling and somehow managed to take
Mahaprabhu to Shantipur instead of taking Him straight to Vrindavan. In
Shantipur, Mahaprabhu gave lecture, He sang and danced the whole day and
night without stop..."
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Download / listen to the audio (2.7 Mb, 8 min | 26 January 2018)
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.
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"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..."
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SONG:
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
"I carefully observe the holy days related to Madhava, they are the mother
of devotion."
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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..."
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| 'Everybody is different, and ego can come easily through some aparadh: service aparadh, Vaishnav aparadh, etc. Actually, when we go too close, it is very difficult, that is why we sing every day, 'Vando muni savadhana mate, I carefully offer my obeisance.'' |
CALENDAR FOR 01/2023
MADHAVA
26 January (Thu). Gaura Panchami. Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Appearance of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi. Appearance of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami. Appearance of Srila Raghunandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup Parvat Maharaj. Sri Saraswati Puja.
28 January (Sat). Gaura Saptami. Appearance of Sri Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.
29 January (Sun). Gaura Astami. Disappearance of Sripad Virendra Krishna Prabhu.
30 January (Mon). Gaura Navami. Disappearance of Srila Madhva Acharya.
31 February (Tue). Gaura Dasami. Disappearance of Srila Ramanuja Acharya.
FEBRUARY 2023
1 February (Wed). Gaura Ekadasi. Bhaimi Ekadasi.
2 February (Thu). Gaura Dvadasi. Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Sri Varahadev. Paran is at 6:22–10:01 after the worship of Lord Varahadev.
3 February (Fri). Gaura Trayodasi. Sri Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Fast until noon. Temple Anniversary: Sri Ekachakra Dham (installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gaura Nityananda Prabhu).
5 February (Sun). Purnima. Sri Krishna's Madhurotsav. Appearance of Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
GOVINDA
8 February (Wed). Krishna Tritiya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Sripad Bhakti Premik Siddhanti Maharaj.
10 February (Fri). Krishna Panchami. The appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Temple anniversary: Sri Gupta Govardhan Mandir (Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur.
11 February (Sat). Krishna Sasthi. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.
16 February (Thu). Krishna Ekadasi. Vijaya Ekadasi. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna Govinda Das Adhikari.
17 February (Fri). Krishna Dvadasi. Paran is at 6:14–9:59.
19 February (Sun). Krishna Chaturdasi. Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.
20 February (Mon).
Amavasya. (Paran for those who fasted is at 6:12–9:58.)
Temple Anniversary: Sri Govinda Kunda in Sri Nabadwip Dham (installation
anniversary of Sri Sadasiva Gangadhar).
Temple Anniversary: Sri Tarakeshwar (installation anniversary of Sri Sri
Guru Gaura Radha Madan-Mohan jiu).
Temple Anniversary: Sri Kadigachha (installation anniversary of Lord Sri Sada
Siva).
21 February (Tue). Gaura Pratipad. Disappearance of Vaishnav Sarvabhauma Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj. Disappearance of Srila Rasikananda Dev Goswami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Maharaj.
22 February (Wed). Gaura Dvitiya. Appearance of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj.
23 February (Thu). Gaura Tritiya. Temple Anniversary: Kaikhali, Kolkata (installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha Ramanasundar).
24 February (Fri). Gaura Chaturthi. Appearance of Srila Purushottam Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Tulasidas Das Adhikari Prabhu.
25 February (Sat). Gaura Sasthi. Disappearance of Sriyukta Tarangini Devi (originally on Gaura Panchami, but the previous day is viddha).
MARCH 2022
1 March (Wed). Gaura Navami. Adhivas festival of Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama. Beginning of the annual seven day festival.
2 March (Thu). Gaura Dasami. Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama begins. Parikrama of Sri Antardwip (Sri Chaitanya Math, Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan, Puspa-samadhi mandir of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, Sri Yogapith, Srivas Angan, Sri Advaita Bhavan, Sri Gadadhar Pandit Bhavan, Akar Math Sri Chaitanya Math, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad's Samadhi Mandir, Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's Samadhi, Sri Chand Kazi's Samadhi, Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sridhar Angan).
3 March (Fri). Gaura Ekadasi. Amalaki Ekadasi. Parikrama of Sri Simantadwip and Sri Rudradwip.
4 March (Sat). Gaura Dvadasi. Paran is at 6:02–9:53. Parikrama of Koladwip (Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sri Buroraj Siva, Sri Prauddha Maya, Sri Vishnupriya Devi's house, and the samadhi-mandir of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj).
5 March (Sun). Gaura Trayodasi. Parikrama of Sri Godrumadwip and Madhyadwip (Sri Subarna Bihar Gaudiya Math, Sri Surabhi Kunja Math, Sri Svananda-sukhada-kunja (bhajan kutir of Srila Bhakivinod Thakur), Sri Harihar Ksetra).
6 March (Mon). Gaura Chaturdasi. Sri Gaura Purnima Adhivas: the eve of the appearance of Sri Gauranga. Parikrama of Sri Koladwip, Sri Ritudwip, Sri Jahnudwip, and Sri Modadrumadwip (Sri Samudra ghat, Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhar Mandir (Chapahati), Vidya Nagar Sarvabhauma Gaudiya Math, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya's house, the Deity served by Sri Saranga Murari, and Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's appearance place).
7 March (Tue). Purnima. Sri Gaura Purnima: Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains (anukalpa). Grand festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math (the main festival of the year). Vasantotsav and Dol Yatra of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. Special offering of worship and arati, reading Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita and engaging in maha-sankirtan. End of year 537 Gaurabda.
VISHNU
8 March (Wed). Krishna Pratipad. Paran is at 5:58–9:51. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Sri Visva Vaishnava Raja Sabha. Start of year 538 Gaurabda.
12 March (Sun). Krishna Panchami. Temple Anniversary: Sripat Hapaniya Dham (installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath jiu). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Pancham Dol.
THE HOLY NAME:
2) Consider Lord Siva and gods to be independent of Lord Krishna
3) Consider Guru to be an ordinary mortal man
4) Criticise scriptures
5) Interpret the Name with the help of a dictionary, etc.
6) Consider the Name imaginary.
7) Sin and chant to remove the sin.
8) Consider chanting equal to pious activities.
9) Instruct faithless people in chanting, inattentive chanting.
10) Remain attached to things, your body, etc.
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