THE GUARDIAN OF DEVOTION (2)

DECLARATION OF THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSION
of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
&
S. S. K. Sangha

By His Divine Grace Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
the Founder Acharya of the Math

“According to the desire of my Divine Master, I have been maintaining this disciplic succession but it is no longer possible for me, as I am now too old and invalid. You all know that from long ago I have chosen Sriman Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj and I have given him sannyasa. All my Vaishnava Godbrothers are very affectionate towards him and it is also their desire to give him this position. I have previously given to him the charge of the Math and now I am giving him the full responsibility of giving Harinama, diksa, sannyasa etc, as the acharya of this Math on behalf of myself.

“Those who have any regard for me should give this respect and position to Govinda Maharaj as my successor. As much as you have faith in my sincerity, then with all sincerity I believe that he has got the capacity of rendering service in this way. With this I transfer these beads and from now he will do so on my behalf as ritvik. The ritvik system is already involved both here and also in the foreign land. The ritvik is the representative. So if you want to take from me, and you take by his hand, then it will be as well and as good as taking from me.

“In the Mahamandal, Sagar Maharaj and many others are also ritvik of Swami Maharaj and myself. They may do so, but in this Math, Govinda Maharaj will be the representative. If anyone cannot accept this, he may leave the Math rather than stay here and disturb the peace of the Math. With all my sincerity and good feelings to Guru, Gauranga, to the Vaishnavas and acharyas, Mahaprabhu, Pancha Tattva, Radha Govinda and their parsadas, with all my sincere prayers to Them, henceforth he will represent me in this affair, beginning from today’s function.

“Now I shall go from here and he will do the necessary. On my behalf he will give Harinama, diksa, sannyasa and everything.”

CONTENTS

Editorial
Declaration of the Spiritual Succession
(1) Complete Dedication
(2) Pure Devotion
(3) The Only Enjoyer
(4) The Wave of Love
(5) The Krishna Conception of Divinity
(6) Personal Knowledge
(7) Service to Guru
(8) Marching on to Glory
(9) An Experience on the Way
(10) Advent of Golden Moon
(11) Holy Talks of the Supreme Lord

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