M A R C H 2 0 2 1 Mayappur Gaura Purnima March 28, 2021 MAYAPUR TIMES M o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r f r o m t h e M ä y ä p u r Ca n d r o d ay a M a n d i r Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita that He I n t e r n at i o n a l S o c i e t y f o r Krishna C o n s c i o u s n e s s F o u n d e r -Ä c ä r y a H i s D i v i n e G r a c e A. C . B h a k t i v e d a n ta S w a m i P r a b h u p ä d a descends in every yuga as an incarnation for three purposes: to protect the righteous, to Our Special Gaura Purnima Invitation punish the mischievous, and to establishes dharma. Lord Sri Krsna descended in the current age of Kali as Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahäprabhu or Sri Gauränga. In this incarnation, the Lord appears in the form of a devotee to teach how to perform loving devotional service (bhakti) unto Him. Srila Rüpa Gosvämi says that a follower of Caitanya Mahäprabhu is jivan-mukta, or a liberated soul. The devotee is always confident (niscaya) that the Lord will quickly take him across the ocean of material existence.
A devotee is firmly convinced about the potency of the process of devotional service. The devotee is not even aware when he has crossed the ocean of material life.
MAYAPUR TIMES- AN INVITE FOR GAURA PURNIMA 2021 Since the wave of the pandemic is Invitation For 2021 Gaura gradually slowing down, Mayapur Purnima In Mayapur has been fulling operating.
From January to February this year we had celebrated the Deities in Their most beautiful flora outfit, made for them with varieties of flower petals, down to Their elaborate jewelry made from fine delicate petals, the appearance, and Hare Krishna, disappearance day of our Vaishnava Please accept our humble obeisances. thakura, down to Vasanta Pancami All glories to Srila Prabhupada. to Lord Nityananda Trayodasi.
We are very pleased to inform and to In this month of March, Mayapur is formally send our special Gaura fully ready to Celebrate Gaura Purnima invitation to you and the family. Purnima accompanied by other With the past year hampering lots of wonderful events from Navadvip activities and our usual flow of festivities, Mandal Parikrama, Kirtan Mela, events and celebrations, Mayapur Yatha Yatra etc… There are lots to is set once again to celebrate Gaura mention, kindly visit our pages. Purnima in grand style. So, with cease this very auspicious Also, subcribe to our WhatsApp/ opportunity to invite you and your family Telegram groups to get your self- to join us for this year Gaura Purnima updated with all the festivities whether virtual or physically attending. Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu happening. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.22.35 It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words. Bhagavad Gita 2.40 In this endeavour of offering service to Krisna, You get eternal credit, and a little service offer to Krishna can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear. On this day, devotees fast till moonrise and break their fast by taking anukalpa Gaura Purnima Seva feast (made from non-grains). On the Opportunities 2021 following day, they offer a special feast to the Lord which is called Jagannath Mishra Feast named after Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s father, who arranged a grand feast to celebrate the birth of his son. Visit our Gaura Purnima Festival Schedule Abhishek Seva Prasadam Seva article and seva on our page. https://www.mayapur.com/2021/gaura- purnima-sponsorships/ Follow the link for more details. Best wishes from us to your family, we wish you and the family a very blissful Gaura Purnima and hope this meets you Personal Offering in sound health. Hare Krsna. All glories to Sri Navadvipa Dhama, Mayapur the birth place of Harinama sankirtan! Sri Caitaya Mahaprabhu Tourism said: "This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity Invites You! at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon." Kali Yuga A SPECIAL TOUR it is an hopeless age in all respects, TREAT PACKAGE chanting the Holy Name is the only JUST FOR YOU means to achieve even material DURING GAURA happiness! PURNIMA The Mayapur Tourism has been All glories to Lord Gaura's Gauda-desa known for quite a lot of services forest which, splendid with which we render to devotees, from tilakadecorations, clothed in white guest to visitors, down to pilgrims. It garments of the Ganges waters, has in no doubt being our uttermost splendid with theglory of blossoming pleasure to serve in this way. campaka flowers, glorious with many kinds of nectar, and charming with We are happy to announce our the sweet nectar of pure love for Lord special parikram tour package Krsna, is very dear to Sri Jaganntha- during this Covid times to suite your misra's son!-Navadvipa Sataka, Text 47 special needs.
“Oh when, will divine attraction for hearing the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates awaken within my heart?” Navadipa Parikrama is set to commence on the 17th -23rd of March. We humble cease this opportunity to cordially invite you to our special parikrama tour packages which includes:
Special Parikrama Tour Package
Guide tout to:- A guided tour to:- Agradvipa- Sri Govinda Ghosh Sripat- Santipur, Birnagar and Pulia- Darshan of Sri Radha -Gopinath Birnagar - birthplace of Sri Bhakti Vinod Thakur,
A day visit to:- Katwa, Akaihata and Jamatpura- Phulia- Bhajan kutir of Haridas Place of Mahaprabhu Sanyas, Thakur, ISKCON Habibpur and Birthplace of Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Shantipur - Srila Advaita Acharya's Goswami Sripat.
One day tour to:- For more info regarding this, kindly Ekachakra, Jajigram & Sri Khanda- write us @mayapur.com we shall be Srinivasacharya Sripat, Sri Narahari providing more details on this Sarkar Thakur Sripat and through our pages and direct mail. Nityananda's birthplace.
Visit our mayapur.com page for more info The Shantipur festival has Meanwhile, there will also be a been a key part of ISKCON cultural stage program where Mayapur’s Gaura Purnima many senior devotees and festival for many sannyasis including Jayapataka years.Historically, it was put Swami, Kavicandra Swami, on by fifteenth century saint Lokanath Swami, Gopal Advaita Acharya in honor of Krishna Goswami and more the Disappearance Day of his will speak on glories of this guru, Madhavendra Puri. Since festival. then, it’s been held on that Every year we are feeding 40- sacred day every year. It is 45,000 Dhama Bhasis at this here in Shantipur festival, festival, so please help us with once when Lord Caitanya this festival. In the Caitanya participated declared that, Bhagavat it is mentioned that if “whoever honours prasadam somebody takes prasadam on Shantipur Festival Appeal here on the disappearance day this day, one will get Govinda of Madhavendra Puri will Prema. receive Govinda Prem”. We thank worldwide devotees Devotees will set up an and well-wishers for their outdoor kitchen in the large kind contributions in advance mango grove outside the house and we would be please to where Advaita Acharya himself share with you, albums of the once lived and is still festival soon on our page. worshipped. There, they’ll cook vast quantities of kichari Srila Advaita Acharya ki Jai and chutney in giant pots. Sri Santipur dham ki jai! Then nearly 2,000 international devotees will participate in serving the prasad out to “dhamvasis,” the residents of the holy town.
Visit our mayapur.com page for more info Vasanta Panchami
The festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated on fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh Mas. This is the first day of spring in India (Northern Hemisphere). On this day one should celebrate the coming of spring to Vrndavana by offering Krishna many types of leaves and flowers, and fresh shoots of sprouting grasses. Things that symbolize life and new growth.On this day Sri Mayapur community devotees decorates the altar of Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Pancha Tattva and Prahlad Narasimhadeva very beautifully with dozens sparkling yellow flowers of different variants ranging from Yellow Roses to Yellow Chandramalika flowers, and Yellow Orchids, to beautiful Yellow Marigold. Pushya AbhisheK
In preparation for the festival, the devotees of Mayapur sat around, very enthusiastically with so much love like the Gopis from Vraj full of devotion and very committed, only absorbed in the making of the flower outfits for their Lordships. Tons of Kilos of different flowers were collected and were expertly used in the making of the flower outfits which includes Gulchadi, Orchids, Orange roses, Asters, Chandramalika and marigold.According to Sri Brahman Samhta “When the pure spiritual experience is excited by means of cognition and service [bhakti], super excellent unalloyed devotion characterized by love for Godhead is awakened towards Kṛṣṇa, the beloved of all souls”. Copyright © 2018 by MAC MAYAPUR TIMES - Authorized by MAYAPUR ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL (MAC) The contents contained in this ‘MAYAPUR TIMES’ newsletter are copyright protected. Except with the prior written permission of the MAC, no person may duplicate, reproduce, edit, publish, make available or disseminate through whatever means this newsletter or any content contained in whole or in part. Reported from MAYAPUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT Layout & design - Tulasi Maharani DD, Edited & Compiled - Shyamagopika DD, Tulasi Maharani DD, Photos taken from - Mayapur.com Realeased in March 2021