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The e-magazine of Sri Gopinath Issue No.27 November 2020 President & Acharaya His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Goswami Maharaja

In this issue:

Attaining the Ultimate Goal by HDG Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Goswami 2 ConversationMaharaja with a Disciple by HDG Bhakti Promode Puri Goswami Thakur 4

Vaishnava Festivals November - December 18

Lord Chaitanya gave us such a marvelous opportunity to chant wholeheartedly, but due to the influence of -, we are engaging ourselves in hypocrisy and staying far from the benefit of easily delivering ourselves from the miserable mundane world through chanting the Hare maha-. Please try to develop sound faith in Lord Chaitanya’s instructions, and chant maha-mantra without offenses, so that we may attain the ultimate goal of this human life, which is to eternally serve the Divine Couple, Sri Sri Krishna, in .

In the Service of Sri Krishna 's Mission, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Goswami Maharaja President, Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math

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ATTAINING THE ULTIMATE GOAL Radharani’s mercy, no one can obtain His mercy; this is the truth. by On another occassion, Srila Gurudeva HDG His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Bibudha Srila Puri Goswami Thakur explained that Bodhayan Goswami Maharaja Radharani expanded from the left side of Krishna and all the sakhis expanded from Once, the founder of Sri Gopinath Radharani. All the manjaris expanded from Gaudiya Math, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti the sakhis. Originally, the source of all is Sri Pramode Puri Goswami Thakur, was Krishna. Even all the souls in this world are explaining the Absolute Truth of Sri Sri tiny fire sparks that have emanated from . He explained how Radha Krishna. According to the Caitanya and Krishna are in reality one Absolute Truth Caritamrta, ekale içvara Kåñëa ara saba that expanded for the purpose of performing bhrtya, jare yaiche nacaya se taiche kare pastimes. When one hears about the - nrtya – Krishna is the one and only enjoyer; lila, one may not understand at first, how everybody dances according to the way in Krishna can enjoy pastimes with all the which He makes them dance. The purport is . Usually, the mundane people think that in reality, everyone is a servant of that this is all material. Srila Gurudeva then Krishna. explained the aphorism from the - , which elucidate that there is no The actual theme is that the Supreme Lord difference between the energy and the wants to make a drama. For the drama, He possessor of the energy (çakti-çaktimator- needs a stage. The stage is the material abhedah). Srimati Radharani is the pleasure world. In order to prepare the stage, Krishna potency of Sri Krishna. The possessor of the first expands into four forms as , energy cannot function without the energy. Sankarsana, and . Thus, Krishna is enjoying with His own self Karanodakasayi expands from (svarupa-çakti) in the rasa-lila. Sankarshana. Karanodakasayi Vishnu glances at the mahat-, which causes the material world to go into action. Karanodakasayi Vishnu expands into Garbhodakasayi Vishnu who enters each of the universes of the material world. Lord appears from the lotus coming from Garbhodakasayi Vishnu’s navel. Lord Brahma is the first created living entity. Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the presence of the Lord within all atoms and is the confirmatory intuitive consciousness present alongside the souls in all the material bodies. The stem of the lotus contains the 14 planetary systems including the middle planetary system, bhu (where we are currently situated), the upper From the , we planetary systems including bhuva, sva, know that without the mercy of Srimati maha, jana, tapa, and the lower Radharani, nobody can attain the mercy of planetary systems including tala, atala, vitala, Krishna (satyam satyam punah satyam talatala, sutala, rasatala, . The lower we satyam eva punah puna: binä radhä- are situated in the planetary hierarchy, the prasädena mat-prasado na vidyate). more selfish we are. Lord Brahma is situated Krishna explains repeatedly that without

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on the top planet, satya-, but even there, gopis. Krishna is dancing with Himself. he has a tinge of selfishness. Krishna is the object of and Radharani is the shelter of love, the embodiment of love, People may think that Brahma is the creator; and the internal potency of the object of love how can Brahma be considered a living (svarupa-çakti, prema-rupa, äçraya-tattva). entity (jéva)? Actually, Brahma is the most Ultimately, They both are one. elevated living entity. We know from the sastra that Brahma is the incarnation of the When one is completely free from material mode of passion (rajo-guna). In this material attachments, then one can enter Vrindavan, planet, we all, more or less, make mistakes. the place of the rasa dance. Srila Narottama We know from the Srimad Bhagavatam that Thakur says, visaya chadiya kabe suddha once Lord Brahma made a mistake, thinking häbe mana, kabe häma heraba sri Krishna to be just an ordinary cowherd boy. vrindavan – when will my mind be free from Lord Brahma kidnapped all the other the objects of material sense enjoyment and cowherd boys and calves and kept them in thereby, become purified to see Sri Sumeru cave of Vrindavan to test if Krishna Vrindavan? All living beings are eligible to is really supreme or not. Finally, after one enter Vrindavan when they get intense greed year, when Lord Brahma saw that Krishna (laulya - lalasa), which will come only by expanded Himself into all the kidnapped the mercy of the Spiritual Master and cowherd boys and calves and that they were Krishna. This greed cannot be achieved even going about their daily lives as normal in from the pious merits gained over tens of Vrindavan, he was surprised because the millions of births. Srila boys and calves whom he had kidnapped writes: were still in the cave. Thus Lord Brahma understood that Krishna is supreme. The Kåñëa-bhakti-rasa-bhavita-matih kriyatam Supreme Lord never makes mistakes but yadi kuto’pi labhyate Brahma being a living entity, he made a tatra laulyam api mulyam ekalam janma- mistake. koti-sukrtir na labhyate

Actually, this was the desire of the Supreme Translation: If one desires to purchase the Lord Krishna in order to destroy the false ego ecstatic mood of devotion to Krishna, then of Brahma and to fulfill the wishes of the there is only one price for that, which is gopis and cows. The gopis had the desire to intense greed. This devotion cannot be feed Krishna by their hands and the cows attained even through the results of pious wanted to feed milk to Krishna from their activities () performed over tens of udders. Therefore, we see how Krishna millions of births. made Brahma act in such a way to achieve the two-fold purpose. Also, Krishna bound My spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Brahma to come down in the Kali-yuga for Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami Thakur, was assisting Him while Lord Krishna would be physically in the material world but was in the form of Lord Chaitanya. Lord Krishna constantly residing in Vrindavan in spirit due in the form of Lord Chaitanya was spreading to his intense greed. Therefore, he left his the sankirtan movement. At that time, physical form on the day before the Maha Brahma appeared in the form of Haridas Rasa known as Gaura Chaturdasi at 2:10 AM Thakur and glorified the Holy Name in every (the 14th day of the waxing moon cycle in the step of his life. month of ). It is at this time that Maha Rasa is manifested in the divine Goloka In reality, all living entities are energetic Vrindavan. He left on that day so that he expansions of Krishna. In the rasa lila dance, would enter into the Maha Rasa-lila. Srila Krishna is dancing with Radharani and the Gurudeva was an exemplary personality

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showing us how to get the qualification of laulya, which is obtainable only through the mercy of Guru and Krishna.

Written by HDG Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Goswami Maharaja, on the occasion of the Disappearance day of HDG Srila Bhakti Promode Puri Goswami Thakur, on 29 November 2020

Who is a genuine sädhu?

“Only he who has gotten the association of another sädhu out of some good fortune and has been able to awaken his own spiritual identity can be called a sädhu.”

⎯HDG Srila Bhakti Vinode Thakur Gurudeva: They were saying that there are many Babajis in Vrindavan who criticize us in various ways. They do not accept our SRI GURU PRANALI — disciplic line. I wanted to say something SIDDHA PRANALI about that.

A conversation between Srila Bhakti Devotee: Please go on, Guru Maharaja. Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja and a disciple Gurudeva: My position is the following:

Gurudeva: Gopinatha (Gopinatha Dasa sampradya-vihina ye te nisphala Brahmacari)! Please give me my Sabda- matah atah kalau bhavisyanti catvarah sara. And my copy of Gaudiya-kantha- sampradayinah hara, and Mahaprabhura Siksa. sri-brahma--sanaka vaisnavah ksiti- Look at me, I am completely bedridden. pavanah catvaras te kalau bhavya hy utkale Well at least I can sit up; so I am only half- purusottamat bedridden. Well, half-bedridden or completely bedridden, I can stretch my legs “The mantra that is not received in disciplic a little, that's all. That's how my time goes succession does not produce results. by. Therefore, in the age of Kali there are four such disciplic successions. They are the Sri, Devotee: Your posture may be unusual, but Brahma, Rudra and Sanaka . In it is still very beautiful, in a different sort of the age of Kali, these four disciplic lines will way. appear out of Purusottama in Orissa.” (Padma Purana quoted in Prameya- Gurudeva: (laughs) Sit down, baba. Let's ratnavali) talk. Vishnu, Om Vishnu, Om Vishnu... (pause). I am looking into the meaning of All of the disciplic successions had their the word sampradäyika. Someone was beginnings here in Purusottama-dham, or saying that Guru-pranali... Puri. That is why it is said, hy-utkale purusottamat. Is it not so? So, there are four Devotee: Siddha-pranali... lines of disciplic succession. Ramanujam

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srih svicakre—the goddess chose bigger than the earth, but when we look at Ramanujacarya as Her representative. That the rising sun, our eyes tell us that it is about is the Sri . Madhvacaryam the size of a saucer. In fact, it is 1,400,000 caturmukhah—Brahma selected times bigger than the earth. The word Madhvacarya as the founder of his line. Sri- pramada means 'in-attention.' Even when visnu-svaminam rudro—Rudra, who is the senses do their job, the mind is not considered the foremost of Vaisnavas entirely attentive and so makes further (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh), accepted errors. karanapatava means the in-capacity Visnuswami as the founder of his line, while of the senses, to properly perceive anything. nimbadityam catuhsanah—the four And the last fault is quite devastating; it is Kumaras chose Nimbarka as their vipralipsa, 'the desire to deceive.' Even representative. Nimbarka's commentary on though we don't really know what the truth the Vedanta is called -bhasya. is, we say, 'I have seen.' Generally, I give the ofcourse wrote the Sri-bhasya. example of Columbus. When Columbus 's exegesis is called the was on his voyage of discovery to America, Anubhasya, or sometimes the -bhasya. the sailors were about to start a mutiny. Visnusvami wrote the Sarvajna-sukti. 'Where is Columbus taking us? He is leading us to certain death!' When Columbus heard Now what is the meaning of the word all these mutinous utterings, he suddenly sampradaya? A sampradaya is the cried out, 'Eureka! Eureka!' Eureka is a Greek instruction received through a disciplic word that means, 'I have found it.' He succession of legitimate teachers. Find the discovered a great continent like America. definition in the Sabda-sara, will you? This Then the sailors all stopped the mutiny. So copy of Sabda-sara is very old; it used to vipralipsa means the cheating propensity. belong to my father. Even though I don't see anything, I shout, 'Eureka!' I am using this just as an example. Devotee: I have found it, Guru Maharaja. The idea, is that it doesn't do me any good, The definition is given as 'the instruction to shout out 'Eureka!' as though I have specific to a particular line of teachers.' actually found something out when I Synonyms given are samaja (a community), haven't. dala (a sect) and sajatiya (brotherhood). Gurudeva: 'The instruction received in a So, these are the conditioned souls' four particular line of teachers.' So, what do we defects. The words of those who are free of do? Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and such faults, are considered authoritative or said the same thing. We accept . The word prama means the authorities or —mahajano 'knowledge.' So, it is said, 'authoritative yena gatah sa pantha. Something that just evidence is that which leads to real springs up out of nowhere cannot be knowledge' (pramano prama-- accepted as authoritative. The conditioned janakam). Thus, the word prama means soul has four defects: (1) (the ‘knowledge’ and pramana means, ‘that tendency to err), (2) pramada (in-attention), which leads to knowledge’. Why are the (3) karanapatava (the inadequacy of the statements of the Mahajanas accepted as senses) and (4) vipralipsa (the desire to authoritative? It is because they have truly deceive). Any conditioned soul has these attained direct perception into the truth. defects. bhrama means, the tendency to think something that is true, to be false and There are also many sampradayas or vice versa. Whatever I perceive directly schools of thought, that are based on (pratyaksa) or whatever deductions I make misconceptions of the truth. These cannot on the basis of those perceptions, will be full be considered as genuine sampradayas, or of error. The sun is more than a million times credible schools of thought. Those who

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follow the teachings of such disciplic ''A discussion of authoritative statements successions, will not engage in genuine (apta-vakya).” Something special needs to sadhana or bhajana. True bhajana or be said about the concept of apta-vakya. worship of the Lord, and sadhana, or Everything spoken by someone who has exercising the means of attaining the Lord, attained spiritual authority (apta) is begins when one follows in the footsteps of considered reliable. There is no need to look the previous . for hidden meanings in their words. The meaning that arises immediately upon Srila Prabhupada called our disciplic hearing a series of words, is the direct succession the Bhagavata-parampara. Why meaning or abhidha vrtti. Take for example, did he give it this name? Normally, people ayam saci-nandanah saksan - give a list of Gosvamis' names—all those nandanah — “This son of Sachi is the same who belonged to that particular family of person as the son of Nanda.” . Sometimes these include women. Was every one of these people a perfected Gurudeva: Bhaktivinoda Thakura is here soul or siddha? What do we mean by siddha? making the distinction between direct There are sadhakas or aspirants for (abhidha vrtti) and inferred (laksana) perfection and siddhas, or those who have meaning. Every word, functions in both attained perfection. The name is there, these ways. , abhidheya and siddha-pranali, but it is not enough just to prayojana. With whom do we have an have a name. Have they all attained eternal relationship (sambandha)? Our perfection on the path of devotion? existence comes from Krishna, so we have Devotion begins with practices that we call an eternal relationship with Him. And as we sadhana. But when one becomes perfected advance in spiritual life, this relationship will in these practices, he is called siddha. The develop into something substantial, like that characteristics of someone who is on the between a father and son, or whatever. platform of perfection are described in the These transcendental relationships are Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. Amongst other revealed to us, in proportion to the intensity things, the siddha is omniscient. of our spiritual practice. avijnatakhila-klesah sada kåñëa srita- Devotee: Here it is said, that the words that kriyah come down through authoritative channels, siddhah syuh santata-prema- are reliable sources of knowledge. Then, saukhyasvada-parayanah Bhaktivinoda Thakura goes on to explain the concept of guru-parampara. “The siddhas have no awareness of any material suffering. All their actions are Gurudeva: Very good. Read on. consecrated to Krishna and they are only engaged in constantly relishing the joys of Devotee: [reading] love for Krishna.” (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu “What is an 'authoritative channel' 2.1.280). (amnaya)?”

So, our spiritual master has given directions Gurudeva: according to the way that he worshiped. So did Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Now take out my amnayah srutayah saksad brahma-vidyeti copy of Mahaprabhura siksa. Tell me what visrutah guru-parampara-praptah visva- is written here. kartur hi brahmanah

Devotee: It says, [reads] Devotee: That is exactly what is given here.

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Gurudeva: visva-kartur hi brahmanah, prakasam sakalam api hareh sadhanam 'beginning with Brahma, the creator.' suddha-bhaktim Devotee: [goes on reading, starting with the sadhyam tat pritim evety upadisati janan translation:] gauracandrah svayam sah

“Ämnaya or the authorized and sacred “Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed tradition, is defined as the transcendental everyone in these ten basic teachings. The knowledge that is embodied in the sruti and first is that the source of knowledge is the received through the system of parampara amnaya or sacred tradition, arising from the beginning with Brahma, the creator.” . This tradition teaches that the (Mahajana-karika, quoted in Gaudiya- Supreme Truth is , who possesses all kanthahara, 1.62). potencies and is the ocean of divine relationship. The living beings are His This statement is further supported by the separated parts and parcels, which have Mundaka Upanisad (1.1.1): been swallowed up by the material energy, but can be liberated through spiritual brahma devanam prathamah sambabhuva feeling. Everything that exists is visvasya karta bhuvanasya gopta simultaneously both one and different from sa brahma-vidyam sarva--pratistham the Lord. The means of attaining Him, is atharvaya jyestha-putraya praha pure devotion and the goal of devotional practice, is to develop love for Him.” (Dasa- “Lord Brahma is the foremost of the mula-siksa, 1) demigods. He is the creator of the universe and its guardian. He instructed his eldest Now read on. What does it say about the son, Atharva, in the science of disciplic succession? transcendental knowledge (brahma-vidya) and thus became the first teacher within the Devotee: About the parampara, universe. All other knowledge is based on Bhaktivinode Thakura writes: this transcendental knowledge.” “From this statement [in the Mundaka yenaksaram purusam veda satyam provaca Upanisad], it is clear, that a process of tam tattvato brahma-vidyam transmission of transcendental knowledge, exists from the time of creation. This chain “He spoke the transcendental knowledge by of transmission has preserved the purity of which one can truly know the imperishable the teachings of the Bhagavata-dharma. Supreme Person Mundaka Upanisad 1.1.13) This message is called amnaya. The Brahma Gurudeva: [repeats the verses] Bhaktivinoda sampradaya has been established in the Thakura is discussing the ten basic teachings scriptures, by such passages as: of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the dasa- paravyomesvarasyasic chisyo brahma jagat- mula. These ten basic teachings include the patih sources of knowledge or pramana; the nine others are the prameya or elements “Brahma, the lord of the world, was the demonstrated by these sources. So disciple of the Lord of Himself.” Bhaktivinoda Thakura is here explaining the (Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika) first of the ten basic teachings or pramana. Anyone who refuses to accept such amnayah praha tattvam harim iha statements, is a promoter of heresy. Those paramam sarva-saktim rasabdhim tad- who accept the authority of Sri Krishna bhinnamsams ca jivan prakrti-kavalitan Caitanya, but secretly do not accept this tad-vimuktams ca bhavat - disciplic succession of spiritual masters, are

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nothing but Kali's spies. Can there be any Vedanta Sutras, also confirms the same doubt of this? disciplic succession. Is there any doubt that those who reject this connection are the Whatever the case may be, those who are greatest enemies of Sri Krishna Chaitanya's fortunate accept the authoritative testimony followers?” of the disciplic succession and consider the knowledge received in this way, to be Gurudeva: This is the principal thing. It is superior to that from all other sources. This written here. is Mahaprabhu's first teaching. Devotee: [goes on reading] In the Tattva-sandarbha, Srila Gosvami “Sri Kavi Karnapura accepted Baladeva has written: Vidyabhusana's disciplic succession.” Gurudeva: Now read this. Kavi Karnapura athaiva sucitanam sri-kåñëa-vacya- has listed everyone in the disciplic vacakatalaksana-sambandha-tad- succession and now Baladeva Vidyabhusana bhajana-laksana-vidheya-tat-prema- gives the same one. And Bhaktivinoda laksana-prayojanakhyanam arthanam Thakura goes so far as to say that those who nirnayaya pramanam tavad vinirniyate | don't accept this disciplic succession are tatra purusasya bhramadi Mahaprabhu's enemies.

Gurudeva: Bhaktivinode Thakura is saying Devotee: Quite so. And he goes on to write the following about the guru-parampara, here: “The same Chaitanya who revealed the that all these people have accepted the eternal message of the in the heart of disciplic succession. Brahma, the original philosopher (adi-kavi), appeared again in the age of Kali in order to Devotee: Bhaktivinode Thakura goes on: purify the auspicious Vedic doctrine and free “Jiva Gosvami establishes the validity of the it from the contaminations, that had entered testimony of authorized persons (apta), the into it over the course of time. The four authority of the and that of the flaws, i.e., the desire to deceive, Srimad Bhagavatam in particular, as the inattentiveness, the inadequacy of the most authoritative source of knowledge. So, senses, and the tendency to error, affect the in the same way that he establishes the judgment of every human being. Even the Srimad Bhagavatam's glorious position as greatest scholars cannot free themselves of an authority, he also underlines the same for these defects, when it comes to assessing the scriptures composed by Brahma, , transcendence. In these matters, the words , Sukadeva, and then Vijayadhvaja, of the Veda, which are not the product of Brahma , Vyasa Tirtha and the other human beings, are the only source of sure tattva-vadis following Madhvacarya. From knowledge. The other sources of such statements, it is clear that the spiritual knowledge, such as direct perception line of the servants of Lord Chaitanya is the (pratyaksa), deduction (anumana), analogy one that has come through Brahma. Kavi (upamana), tradition (aitihya), etc., are all Karnapura confirmed this in his Gaura- incapable of providing sure knowledge, ganoddesadipika where he wrote out the independent of sabda, or the divine sound entire guru-pranali.” vibration of the Veda.” Then Bhaktivinoda Thakura goes on to write about Krishna as Gurudeva: This is what I was about to say. the supreme truth in the next chapter.

Devotee: Yes. [continues reading] Gurudeva: No, read further about the “Baladeva Vidyabhusana, the author of the disciplic succession. Read this... -bhasya commentary on the

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Devotee: “A discussion of authoritative This is the real meaning of this statement statements (apta-vakya). Something special from the Vedic literature. Therefore, the needs to be said about the concept of apta- Caitanya-caritamrita (1.7.132) says, vakya. Everything spoken by someone who laksana haite svatah pramanata-hani has attained spiritual authority, (apta) is considered reliable. There is no need to look “If one takes the indirect meaning of the for hidden meanings in their words. The Vedic texts, then the self-evident nature of meaning that arises immediately upon the scriptures is lost.' There are many hearing a series of words, is the direct different categories of indirect meaning.” meaning or abhidha vrtti. For example, Gurudeva: Alright, you can stop here. We ayam sacinandanah saksan needn't go any further into the indirect nandanandanah—'This son of Sachi is the meanings. Now look in the Gaura- same person as the son of Nanda.'” From ganoddesa-dipika; there is something there. this statement, it is quite clear that what is I cannot read it myself. being said, is that Gaurachandra is one and the same as Krishnachandra. In the Devotee: All right, Guru Maharaja. Let's stop expression, 'The village on the Ganges,' here. however, the direct meaning cannot be accepted, (because no one builds a village Gurudeva: Now what is being said, here on the water)’ too... whatever Srila Prabhupada has taught us about the disciplic succession, is based on Gurudeva: In this case we have to go to the what is found here. Prabhupada has given a implied meaning or laksana vrtti. disciplic succession, that is based on this Mahajana-parampara. Look here, Devotee: [continues reading] Prabhupada has given: “We understand the implied meaning that the village is on the banks of the Ganges. In sri-kåñëa-devarsi--samjnakan the words of the Vedas, however, sri-madhva-sri-padmanabha-sri-narahari- interpretation on the basis of such indirect madhavan aksobhya--sri-jnana- meanings is not necessary.” Chandogya sindhu-dayanidhin Upanisad (8.13.1) sri-vidyanidhi-rajendra-jayadharman kramad vayam Gurudeva: That is syamac chabalam purusottama-brahmanya-vyasatirthams ca prapadye sabalac chyamam prapadye samstumah tato laksmipatim sriman- madhavendram ca bhaktitah tac-chisyan Devotee: [continues reading] srisvaradvaita-nityanandan jagad-gurun “syamac chabalam prapadye sabalac devam isvara-sisyam sri-caitanyam ca chyamam prapadye. Krishna's personal bhajamahe sri-kåñëa-prema-danena yena energy or svarupa-sakti is called sabala. So, nistaritam jagat the meaning of this line is, 'I take shelter of kali-kalusa-santaptam karuna-sindhuna Krishna through the essence of His personal svayam energy and I take shelter of Krishna's mahaprabhoh svarupa-sri-damodarah personal energy through Him.' When the priyaìkarah direct meaning of the Vedic scriptures is rupa-sanatanau dvau ca gosvami- logical and easily understood.' (This part is pravarau sri-jivo raghunathas ca underlined), then why should we follow rupa-priyo mahamatih Sankara's interpretation and say that syama tat-priyah kaviraja-sri-kåñëa-dasa-prabhur means ' within the heart'? Liberated matah tasya priyatamah srilah -paro souls have a natural tendency to worship the narottamah Divine Couple—Radha and Syamasundara.

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tad-anugata-bhaktah sri-visvanathah sad- ( of the babajis) from him. uttamah tad-asaktas ca gaudiya- Prabhupada took initiation from Gaura- vedantacarya-bhusanam vidya-bhusana- kisora Dasa Babaji. pada-sri-baladevah sad-asrayah vaisnava-sarvabhaumah sri-jagannatha- Gaura-kisora treated Bhaktivinoda Thakura tatha as a guru and would go to hear the sri-mayapura-dhamnas tu nirdesta Bhagavatam from him. It was there that sajjana-piryah Srila Prabhupada first saw Gaura-kisora and his extraordinary demeanor. Srila “I praise Krishna, Brahma, Devarsi Narada Prabhupada used to say that Gaura-kisora and Vyasa, one after the other. I praise Sri was just like Raghunatha Dasa, whose Madhva, Padmanabha, Narahari, , renunciation was as firm as a line engraved Aksobhya, Jayatirtha, Jnanasindhu, in stone. He saw him madly singing a song Dayanidhi, Vidyanidhi, Rajendra, in which he kept repeating, 'Where is my Jayadharma, Purusottama, Brahmanya, and Radha, so full of divine love? Where is my Vyasa Tirtha. We devotedly praise Radha, so full of divine love?' Prabhupada Laksmipati and , whose liked the song so much that he wrote it disciples were , Advaita Acarya down. Babaji Maharaja was singing, 'Where and Nityananda Prabhu, the spiritual masters is my Radha, so full of divine love?' and the of the universe. I worship the ocean of tears were flowing down his face and onto mercy, Lord Sri Caitanya who accepted his chest. Maharaja was so unaware of the Isvara Puri as his guru and then personally world around him, that he did not even see saved the world, suffering in the Kali-yuga.’ whether he was dressed or not. His cloth ' was Mahaprabhu's dear had come off and he was wandering around, servant as were the two best of the completely naked, singing this song to Gosvamis, Rupa and Sanatana. Dear to Rupa Radha. were Sri Jiva and the wise Raghunatha. When Prabhupada saw this level of Very dear to him was Sri Krishnadasa renunciation, he went to Bhaktivinoda Kaviraja, and most dear to him was Srila Thakura and asked his permission to take Thakura, so devoted in initiation from Gaura-kisora Dasa Babaji. So service. The great Visvanatha was Bhaktivinoda Thakura gave him permission. devoted to him, and the great acarya of the This is the way the disciplic succession Gaudiya Vaisnavas, Baladeva Vidyabhusana, comes down to us. First, was attached to Visvanatha. The emperor of Babaji. Then Bhaktivinoda Thakura took the Vaisnavas, Jagannatha Prabhu followed daur-kaupina from him. And he was Gaura- him; he pointed out the birthplace of the kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja's guru and Srila Lord in Mayapura and thus became dear to Prabhupada took initiation from him. So, all the saintly people.' our disciplic succession is coming down in this way. This is the disciplic succession up to . Then afterwards Now all these people in Vrindavan say that comes our Srila Prabhupada. Some people the Gaudiya has no parampara. But in Vrindavan said that Jagannatha Dasa lived we don't accept what they say. Out of their 150 years, others 130 years. No matter, ignorance, they say that we have no disciplic everyone accepts that he was a great saintly succession. They say, that what we have is Vaishnava. He is three generations back. something entirely new. They ask us Bhagavata Dasa Babaji took diksa from whether we have a guru-pranali. But we Jagannatha Dasa Babaji and Gaura Kishor ask them to study this matter carefully and Dasa was his disciple, that is, he took bhek

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then come back and tell us whether we have Gurudeva: Prabhupada was such a powerful a guru-pranali or not. Then I said to him, personality. He spoke with such force that they would just sit in silence. Let them say sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala whatever they want. Prabhupada's matah philosophical conclusions are the highest. atah kalau bhavisyanti catvarah We must engage in worship according to sampradayinah these conclusions. Then they will understand. Everyone is trying to deviate The point is that, if you worship without from the truth in different ways. They try to following the instructions that come in a deviate others and make them fall down disciplic succession of bona fide spiritual from the path of spiritual life. The people on masters, then it will not bear fruit. That's the other side of the river, in the current why we repeat this verse, Navadvip town, used to say, 'Where are you going? To ? That's so far away from sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala here.' They would try all kinds of things. matah Bhaktivinoda Thakura tried so hard to find atah kalau bhavisyanti catvarah the birthplace, but no one could tell him sampradayinah where it was. They only said maybe here, maybe there. So, what are the four sampradayas? They are the Sri, Brahma, Rudra and Sanaka Devotee: How much compassion he had for sampradayas. These four will appear in the the world that led him to search so Age of Kali out of the Purusottama in Orissa. vigorously! So, there are four lines of disciplic succession. Ramanujam srih svicakre—the Gurudeva: Bhaktivinoda Thakura saw it goddess Sri chose Ramanujacarya as her directly. He saw a building... representative. That is the Sri sampradaya. Madhvacaryam caturmukhah—Brahma Devotee: He saw a building in selected Madhvacarya as the founder of his Godrumadvipa. line. Srivisnu-svaminam rudro—Rudra, who is considered the foremost of Gurudeva: Prabhupada told us that about Vaishnavas (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh), Bhaktivinoda Thakura, and this is absolute accepted Visnusvami as the founder of his and no one should doubt it. Tell him that. I line, while nimbadityam catuhsanah—the am a great fool, but two or three days before chose Nimbarka as their Srila Prabhupada left this world, I had the representative. So, from each of these chance to hold his lotus feet on my chest, founders, preceptorial lines were begun. completely. Prabhupada was sitting on a We do not accept the disciplic successions of chair and I held his feet on my chest. I have anyone who is against these four Vaishnava no other qualification. Prabhupada gave me sampradayas. his blessings. And Sridhara Maharaja and many of Prabhupada's other dear disciples Devotee: They haven't been so influenced. were also very affectionate to me. Everyone But I have a question about this. knows these things.

Gurudeva: All these Babajis want to boycott Devotee: This is very true. You have no Srila Prabhupada. qualifications, that is, you are nirguna. You are free of all material qualities! Devotee: A most unfortunate matter. Gurudeva: No, no. Whenever I had any kind of doubt, I would go running over to see

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Sridhara Maharaja. Some people do not of associating with devotees, he takes up know what kind of relationship existed practical devotional service beginning with between us and so they say many things. So, hearing and chanting. Such spiritual practice explain to Dasa Baba, that the frees him from all unwanted material sampradaya Prabhupada has given us is contamination and that leads to constancy. called the Bhagavata-parampara. You have When one has nistha or firmness in one's to memorize it. practice, then a taste for hearing and chanting and other practices arises. The next Baba, explain one other thing to him. Who step is the awakening of a deep attachment is a siddha? If we engage in the practice, in and from that attachment, the first the way we should, then perfection is manifestations of love finally appear in the inevitable. What is the practice? Devotion. heart, like a tree's seedling. These first Bhakti is both the means and the end. But it ecstatic manifestations are called bhava, is said, which intensify to become love of Godhead or prema, the ultimate goal of life and the nitya-siddha kåñëa-prema sadhya kabhu reservoir of all pleasure.'(Caitanya-caritamrta naya sravanadi suddha-citte karaye udaya 2.23.9-13) “Ecstatic love for Krishna is eternally perfect and cannot be achieved through any effort; When loving feelings first start to manifest, however, it manifests in the heart that has the devotee starts to experience ecstasy. As been purified by the acts of devotion, such these loving feelings intensify, one attains as hearing and chanting.” (Caitanya- prema. Prema, or divine ecstatic love, is the caritamrta 2.22.104) ultimate goal of human life and 'the reservoir of all pleasure.' When one attains love, then, Hearing and chanting are activities that purify the consciousness. Of all the premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena devotional activities, chanting of the Holy santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti Names is the best. Love for appears to yam syamasundaram acintya-svarupam us when our consciousness has been govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami purified by chanting the Holy Name. Rupa Gosvami described the process of “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who devotional practice, that leads to the is Syamasundara, Krishna himself with development of prema. Mahaprabhu inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom explained this to Sanatana Gosvami: the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts, with the eye of devotion tinged with the kona bhagye kona jivera sraddha jadi haya salve of love.' (Brahma-samhita 5.38) tabe sei jiva -saìga je karaya sadhu-saìga haite haya sravana-kirtana This is what happens. So, anyone who sadhana-bhaktye haya sarvanartha- wants to experience , must start nivartana with chanting the Holy Name. And that anartha-nivrtti haile bhaktye nistha haya must be done properly. But we cannot nistha haite sravanadye ruci upajaya understand why our minds are still being ruci haite bhaktye haya asakti pracura distracted and wandering away from the asakti haite citte janme krsne prity-aìkura Name. This is our own fault. This is why the sei bhava gadha haile dhare prema-nama sign of firmness in practice is given as sei prema prayojana sarvananda-dhama aviksepena satatyam, or constancy without distraction. In this way, I may chant five “If by some great good fortune, a certain million Names, without experiencing even a living entity develops faith in Krishna, he drop of ecstatic love. begins to associate with devotees. As a result

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So, we have to chant the Holy Name, and we path, because of his absorption in untruth.” must do it properly. If we do so, then we (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.28.1-2) will make advancement and develop a little affection for the Lord. It is often seen that as Ramachandra Puri had this particular we chant, we may get feelings of extreme tendency. It is natural for ants to wander humility and perhaps tears will even come to everywhere, but when Ramachandra saw our eyes. But this should not make us think, ants near the Gambhira, he said: that we have become great Vaishnavas. Watch out for that kind of egoism. We are ratrav atra aiksavam asit, tena pipilikah presently only in the beginning stages of sancaranti aho! devotional life. There are three degrees of viraktanam sannyasinam iyam indriya- advancement—beginning, intermediate and lalaseti bruvann utthaya gatah. advanced. In the beginning stage, our principal objective is to become free of ''Last night there was sugar candy here and defects, or anarthas. When we can rid so today there are ants all about. How ourselves of all these anarthas, then we will dreadful to see a renounced sannyasi, become fixed in our devotion. That is the attached to sense gratification in this way!' stage known as nistha. After speaking in this way, he got up and left.' (Caitanya-caritamrta 3.8.48) Now what is going on, Baba, is that these When you give up this faultfinding people have not yet given up their sinful tendency, you actually become a human activities, their defects, and they are being. discussing all of these elevated aspects of spiritual life, thinking that they are quite Devotee: The Bhagavatam clearly says in advanced. Studying the lives of these the very beginning, that this scripture is for Babajis is just creating a disturbance. It is not the non-envious and the saintly— our concern, whether someone is good or nirmatsaranam satam. whatever. We don't want to make any enemies. Why do you think I keep repeating Gurudeva: That is so. In the very beginning. these Bhagavata verses about fault-finding? What is religion? dharmah projjhita- The Bhagavatam says that whether you go kaitavo'tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam. looking for the qualities or the faults, it all We cannot accept someone who is envious, comes down to the same fault-finding spirit. to be a true sadhu. The question is, who It has condemned the practice: pleases the Lord? Look at the end of the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita. para--karmani na prasamsen na Krishna says, garhayet visvam ekatmakam pasyan prakrtya purusena ca para-svabhava- yasman nodvijate loko lokan nodvijate ca karmani yah prasamsati nindati yah sa asu bhrasyate svarthad harsamarsa-bhayodvegair mukto yah sa ca asatyabhinivesatah me priyah

“Knowing that this entire universe is the “I love the devotee who is neither disturbed product of the one indwelling Super-soul by anyone nor causes disturbance to any and the combination of matter and spirit, one person, and who is free from the pulls of should not criticize or praise the activities of euphoria, anger and fear.” (Bhagavad-gita others, which are going on as a result of their 12.15) nature. Anyone who either praises or anapeksah sucir daksa udasino gata- criticizes the natural activities of others, will vyathah quickly lose his position on the spiritual

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sarvarambha-parityagi yo mad-bhaktah sa Mahaprabhu revealed the nature of the spirit me priyah soul, when he is free from these material coverings. “I love the devotee who has no expectation, is pure and skilled, indifferent, who has no naham vipro na ca narapatir napi vaisyo worries and gives up all sense of self- na sudro naham varni na ca grhapatir no centered activity.” (Bhagavad-gita 12.16) vanastho yatir va kintu prodyan-nikhila-paramananda- yo na hrsyati na dvesti na socati na kaìksati purnamrtabdher subhasubha-parityagi bhaktiman yah sa me -bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa- priyah dasanudasah

“I love the devoted person who is free from “I am not a brahmana, nor a ksatriya, nor a elation, anger, sorrow and craving, who vaisya, nor a sudra. Neither am I a neither seeks the pleasant nor shuns the brahmacari, a householder, a retired man or unpleasant.” (Bhagavad-gita 12.17) a renunciate. My real identity, is that I am the most insignificant servant of the servant, of samah satrau ca mitre ca tatha the servant of the lotus feet of Krishna, the manapamanayoh sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu lover of the gopis, and overflowing ocean of samah saìga-vivarjitah tulya-ninda-stutir supreme and immortal joy.” mauni santusto yena kenacit aniketah sthira-matir bhaktiman me priyo This is our identity, when we are in our pure narah state. This is true for every single jiva, whether coming from Europe or America. “I love the devotee who is the same to friend The soul is the same for everyone. There is and foe, unchanged by honor or insult, heat only one Supreme Lord, Krishna. He is the and cold, in pleasure as in pain, who is father of the universe. unmoved by praise or blame, silent, contented by whatever comes his way, aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam unattached to home, and is steady in mind.” pravartate (Bhagavad-gita 12.18-19) iti matva bhajante mam budha bhava- samanvitah Krishna Himself tells us what kind of devotee is dear to Him. So, we don't want to “I am the source of all things. Everything create a relation of undying enmity with any proceeds from Me. Believing this, the wise man. Maharaja prays for the worship Me with great feeling.” (Bhagavad- happiness of even the envious person— gita 10.7) svasty astu visvasya khalah prasidatam (Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.9). A devotee All the moving and non-moving creatures— like Prahlada, desires the welfare of all the universes have come forth from Him. everyone in the world. Europe, America, Africa—all these places have the same source. They are not Devotee: The Vaishnavas are so merciful! different. Even so, the spiritual or mystical Just look at their compassionate nature. tendency, is stronger in . Ever since They even seek the welfare and happiness of Vyasadeva, religious practices have always the evil and envious. been stronger here. That is why we call our land, 'spiritual India' (paramarthika Gurudeva: Why not? They are all spirit souls. ). This is why Mahaprabhu never They are covered over, because they have left India, even though He said, been in bondage since time immemorial. But

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prthivite ache jata nagaradi grama sarvatra So, Baba, memorize the disciplic succession pracara haibeka mora nama that was given by Srila Prabhupada. Repeat it each day when you are performing your 'My name will be heard in every single town daily (ahnika) rituals after bathing. You will and village in the world.' (Caitanya Bhagavat achieve everything by simply doing this. We 3.14.126) are not without a proper disciplic succession. We worship according to the And where were Bhaktivinode Thakura's standards of the disciplic succession. For it books found? In a library. Svami Maharaja is stated, found Bhaktivinoda Thakura's book in a library. Svami Maharaja went throughout the mahajano yena gatah sa panthah. world— Europe, America, everywhere. tarko'pratisthah srutayo vibhinna nasau Vivekananda also went, but he acted rsir yasya matam na bhinnam improperly, spreading incorrect doctrines. dharmasya tattvam nihitam guhayam Only the Gaudiya Matha teaches the truth as mahajano yena gatah sa panthah given by Mahaprabhu. “Argument alone has no solid foundation. Vivekananda taught the equality of The scriptures contradict each other. No one all religions, sarva-dharma-samanvaya. is considered a sage without having Somebody considers to be the best expressed an individual opinion. The truths path, someone else jnana, someone else about religious duty are concealed in the . But Mahaprabhu pointed out that heart. Thus, the only true path is the one that bhakti is the only way and that these others has been followed by great authorities.” were ultimately ineffective. All these () things—karma, jnana, yoga—have also been explained in the Bhagavad-gita. But in This verse was spoken by King Yudhisthira. the end, Krishna says, Arguments alone cannot bring one to any firm conclusion. Argument depends on the man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji use of deduction and so on, but these are mam namaskuru mam evaisyasi satyam te insufficient to give a firm basis. The pratijane priyo'si me scriptures give varying opinions. There is a Bengali saying, nana muni nana mata— “Always think of Me, worship Me by 'Many philosophers, many opinions.' No one engaging in devotional service of hearing can establish himself as a philosopher unless and chanting, serve Me in My Deity form, he presents an original opinion. So which offer your very being unto Me, and you will way should I go? He goes on, dharmasya surely reach Me. This is My sincere promise tattvam nihitam guhayam—'The truth of to you because you are My dear friend.” religions is concealed in the heart of a pure (Bhagavad-gita 18.65) devotee.' Therefore, in the story of Ajamila in the Bhagavatam, twelve great authorities And then He follows that by saying, sarva- are mentioned by name. The -dutas dharman parityajya—abandon all these went to Yamaraja to complain about the other paths. In particular, sarva-dharman Visnu-dutas. Yamaraja explained to them: means the practices related to varnasrama- dharma. This is stated in the commentary by tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam na Visvanatha Cakravarti. Varnasrama- vai vidur rsayo napi devah dharma implies the worshiping of various na siddha-mukhya manusyah kuto and goddesses. nu vidyadhara-caranadayah

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“Religious duties have been established by practice of devotional service. This is all God Himself. Thus no one really knows phony devotion, mere imitation. them in full—not the rsis, demigods, perfected beings, demons or humans, what Devotee: Guru Maharaja, what about Vipina to speak of the Vidyadharas or the Caranas.” Vihari Gosvami? The way that Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes about him, it seems that he svayambhur naradah sambhuh kumarah was very respectful toward him. kapilo manuh prahlado janako bhismo Gurudeva: Bhaktivinoda Thakura accepted balir vaiyasakir vayam him as his guru. For this reason, we should dvadasaite vijanimo dharmam never disrespect him. bhagavatam bhatah We must be silent about this matter. But we guhyam visuddham durbodham yam can say that Prabhupada did not agree to jnatvamrtam asnute follow in his footsteps. So, it is not necessary for us to do so either. “There are twelve of us who do know the religious duties prescribed by the Lord, the Devotee: Nowadays, all the Western Bhagavata-dharma. We are Brahma, devotees are coming along and trying to find Narada, Siva, the four Kumaras, , out everything they can about the past , Prahlada, Janaka, Bhisma, Bali, Suka history of the Matha. They want to know and myself. Anyone who understands this who had what kinds of relations with whom secret, pure and mysterious teaching will and so on. attain immortality.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.19-21) Gurudeva: Yes, I know about that. When I went to Vrindavan, the Babajis would say We are following the same path that was that the Gaudiya Matha has no guru- established by these great authorities. parampara. This or that is missing from the Prabhupada taught us all this. There are so Gaudiya Matha's tradition. But Srila many brahmanas' names in the guru- Prabhupada was an extremely spirited and parampara lists. Prabhupada knew all this, strong individual, you know. He never but what was his vision? Externally, people bothered with any of their criticisms. may say so many things, but what is going Devotee: He just blew them off like puffs of on internally? Therefore, he did not accept smoke. any of it. I mean Bhaktivinoda Thakura's spiritual master... Srila Prabhupada was an Gurudeva: Prabhupada used to say to me extremely spirited and vigorous preacher, when I was taking notes, 'Note this down you know. carefully. These are things that you won't hear again.' I could say more, but I have Devotee: He refused to accept any deception been sick for the past five years. But don't in the name of religion. allow doubts to trouble you. Everything that I am saying I heard from Srila Prabhupada. Gurudeva: Falsity, deception. He gave no Srila Prabhupada was jagat-guru. Whatever quarter to any of these things. All these so- the Vrindavan Babajis say about us is called siddhas! They are siddha (boiled) like completely unjust. Baba, just explain one boiled potatoes or boiled vegetables. Just thing to them: Firm devotion only comes saying someone is a perfected being does after sinful contamination is removed from not make it so. Perfect in devotion! How the heart. many people are actually engaged in cultivating devotional service? Simply adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sago'tha carrying a fat string of beads does not bhajana-kriyah mean that I am engaged in the proper

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tato'nartha-nivrttih syat tato nistha rucis basiya suiya tomara carana cintiba satata tatah ami nacite nacite nikate jaiba jakhana dakibe “First, one has faith. Then he can associate tumi with devotees. This leads to the practice of nijere posana kabhu na bhaviba rahiba devotional activities like hearing and bhavera bhare chanting. The result of such practices is firm bhakativinoda tomare palaka baliya commitment to devotion.” varana kare

That is also explained in the Bhagavatam: 'I have surrendered everything to your lotus tada rajas-tamo-bhavah -lobhadayas feet and have fallen at your door. I ask you ca ye ceta etair anaviddham sthitam sattve to recognize that I am your dog and you are prasidati “When this state of naisthiki bhakti my master. is reached, the effects of nature's modes of 'You will tie me up nearby and take care of passion and ignorance, such as lust, desire me. I will remain near your doorway and and hankering, disappear from the devotee's chase away thieves and other dangerous heart. people, keeping them on the other side of the moat. Thus, established in goodness, the devotee 'Every day, I will joyfully eat only the becomes completely happy.” (Srimad leftovers of the devotees who have eaten Bhagavatam 1.2.19) your prasada. 'Whether sitting or lying down, I will only No one is hoodwinking you here. First, rid think of your lotus feet. Whenever you call, yourself of your anarthas, then you will I will go dancing toward you. come to the stage of nistha. 'I will never think of my own needs or maintenance, but will remain blissfully in the Devotee: And we get rid of our anarthas by joy of my feelings for you. Bhaktivinode determined practice of bhajana. officially accepts you as his protector.' (, 19) Gurudeva: That's correct. We must engage in I go running to the Lord when He calls me, the practices of devotion, bhajana. There is 'Hey you!' nothing to worry about. Everything that I am saying I heard from Srila Prabhupada. Srila Devotee: Please be merciful to us that we Prabhupada was jagat-guru. No one can may also become pet dogs like that. May we add to what Prabhupada said. His word is become your dog! final. Prabhupada used to sing about being his spiritual master's dog. I am like that. You Gurudeva: Let me give you some advice. know, Bhaktivinode Thakura's song? Buy a copy of Mahaprabhura Siksa. Just see how Bhaktivinode Thakura has written sarvasva tomara carana sampiya parechi about the disciplic succession. I will not be tomara ghare tumi ta thakura tomara able to give you this copy. kukura baliya janaha more baìdhiya nikate amare palibe rahiba tomara dvare pratipa janere asite na diba rakhiba garera Adapted from a conversation between Srila Bhakti pare Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja and a sannyasa disciple, held on , 28 September 1998, tava nija-jana prasada seviya ucchista Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Cakra Tirtha, rakhibe jaha Jagannatha Puri amara bhojana parama anande prati dine habe taha

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VAISHNAVA FESTIVALS: NOVEMBER - DECEMBER, 2020

Date Festival

26 November Uttanna ; Kartik end (for those who start on Ekadashi); and Disappearance day of Srila Gaura Kishore Das Babaji Maharaj 29 November Disppearance day festival of Srila Bhakti Promode Puri Goswami Thakur 30 November Rasa-Purnima; Kartik vrata end (for those who start on Purnima); Appearance day of Srila Nimbarka Acharya; and Disappearance day of Srila Sundarananda Thakur 11 December Utpanna Ekadashi; Disappearance day of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas 20 December Oran shashti 25 December Mokshada Ekadashi *Kartik vrata is observed at Gopinath Gaudiuya math, from Ekadasi to Ekadasi, which is from 27 October to 26 November, 2020

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