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R MAYAPURM ONTHLY NEWSLETTER FRO M THE Ç RÉ M ÄYÄPUR TIMES C ANDRODAYA M ANDIR I NTERNATIONAL S O C IETY FOR K ÅÑËA C ONS C IOUSNESS MAYAPUR F OUNDER - Ä C ÄRYA H IS D IVINE G RA C E A . C . B HA K TIVEDANTA S WA M I P RA B HUPÄDA Volume #2019, Issue #008/September,October Govardhana SRILA Story Puja PRABHUPADA DISAPPEARANCE Page Sweet Reminiscence of Janmastami and Radhastami “Today we are observing the Sri Krishna janmasahtami adhivas because lord Krishna Janmastami is one of the most holy days in the universe. Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita My birth and My work is transcendental. We will offer about 26 sacred items to the deities. We will offer that with various prayers. We have here the gurukula students who will chant the mantras and different pujaris, brahmanas and sanyasis will offer the sacred items. See the deities have come forward in their utsav murti and you can offer your prayers to the deities what seva you want to do. And tomorrow we will observe the janmastami the whole day till midnight.” –His Holiness Jayapataka Swami on Janmastami adhivas ceremony speech 2019 1 Devotees from the Gurukula pomegranates, oranges, then began preparations for watermelons, and papayas. auspicious the performance of Krishna’s Water scented with saffron, The samskaras. rose, aguru, musk and kusha grass were also used to bathe Janmastami Devotees played different roles Their Lordships, and fragrant like Krishna, Nanda, Yashoda, flower waters made with flowers day in Mayapur was and Garga muni. A large such as rose, bakul, lotus, stocked with spiritual events number of samskaras were jasmine, and gandharaj. Radha like samskaras, aratis and performed, beginning from Jata Madhava are also bathed in abhishek. Melodious kirtan Karma (Birth), Niskramanam coconut water and are given went on for the whole day. (first outing), Nama karana two kinds of showers: Sarva The day started with stunning (name giving), Paustika karma Aushadi and Maha Aushadi, mangal arati darshan. The (nourishment), Anna prasana which uses natural medicinal Bhagavatam class focused (first grains), Cuda karanam and herbal substances to bathe on the transcendental janma, (hair cutting), Upanayanam the Lord. tattva and karma of Krishna, (sacred thread), and finally the Supreme Personality of Samavartana (graduation from A maha-arati was performed Godhead. Gurukula). and Radha Madhava gave darshan in another new outfit. The festival events in Mayapur Little boy Krishna then went This was the grand Night consisted of day darshan, out to everyone present in darshan that devotees eagerly samskaras, abhisekh and night the temple room to collect waited for after the curtains darshan. Gurudakshina which was a closed. Mean time there was charanamrta distributed to all the devotees in the panchatatya courtyard. Sumptuous anukalpa maha prasadam was then served to everyone who attended and fasted on this auspicious day. Just 12 days after celebrating Janmastami there was a buzz all over Mayapur. The 4th of September was Lalita sasti and the devotees of Mayapur were getting set for yet another celebration, the wonderful sight to witness. Appearance The entire temple room was The abhisekh started two hours decorated amazingly for sringar before midnight. They were day of Mayapur’s most beloved arati. Sri sri Radha Madhav bathed with Panca-gavya – and Asta Sakhis were adorned the five sacred items from cow with a new colorful dress. They – and are then bathed with were marvelously dressed with milk, yogurt, ghee, honey and Srimati a variety of flowers, jewels sugar water, which are known and ornaments. The crowded as the five nectars. They were temple full of devotees stood also bathed with seasonal and Radharani. astounded taking darshan and colourful juices from fruits Pilgrims from local villages singing to their lordships. such as mangoes, grapes, and abroad gathered in huge 2 numbers to attend this grand Radhastami the next day. obeisances unto You. festival. The Radha Premdan Radharani is very dear to Kirtan Utsav commenced the We often pray to Radharani Krsna, and if we approach day before the festival, an because She is the pleasure Krsna through the mercy of ecstatic kirtan was performed potency of Krsna. The very word Radharani we can easily attain all day with devotees both Krsna means all-attractive, Him. If Radharani recommends residents of Mayapur and but Radharani is so great that a devotee, Krsna immediately visiting devotees, getting to She attracts Krsna. If Krsna is accepts him, however foolish chant the maha mantra singing always attractive to everyone, he may be– Srila Prabhupad on radhe! radhe! Preparations and Radharani is attractive to Elevation to Krishna carried on for the adhivas Krsna, how can we imagine the Consciousness. On the cermony and Radahastami. position of Srimati Radharani? Radhastami day srimati We should try humbly to In the evening, during adhivas understand and offer Her our Radharani gave her first the utsav murti Sri sri Radha obeisances, saying, Radharani, darshan during mangal arati. Madahv came forward You are so dear to Krsna. Srimati Radhika dazzled and were honored with 26 You are the daughter of King wearing a yellow saree, her auspicious items. The devotees Vrsabhanu, and You are Krsna hair braided on both sides, were encouraged to prepare beloved. glancing mercy to all devotees their consciousness for Sri We offer our respectful assembled, holding a bouquet 3 of flowers in her hands. The Maha arti followed. There was bhagavatam classes started a feast prasadam served in all from 6AM discussing her glories, the kitchens for everybody who activities and birth narrated by attended this glorious festival. various exalted vaishnavas. In the evening, devotees Srimati Radharani’s glorious chanted sri Radhikastakam birth occurred on the eighth day for the pleasure of Srimati of the bright moon in the month Radharani with every line of Bhadra. ending with one request - to always bestow upon me the service of Her lotus feet. Lamps Srimati were distributed for devotees to offer and sing at the same Vishakha Devi time. This day was all about Radharani! was also born on the same day. The entire temple altar was Thank you to all the sponcerers exquisitely decorated by various and selfless servitude mentality selfless hard working devotees. of devotees who made this During darshan arti Her Divine festival a grand success. All Grace took your breath away. glories to Radharani - always Srimati Radahrani was dressed bestow upon me the service of in new clothes, ornaments, Your lotus feet! flower garlands and anklets. She was wearing a garden of all varieties of blooming flowers which attract even the maddened bumblebee Sri Krishna. Her bodily complexion snatched away the pride of a golden lotus flower and her fragrance spread all over the temple room. During that time the devotees chanted govindam adi purusham and nothing else mattered only our beloved Queen Srimati Radharani. The devotees offered various gifs during the gift offering session and soon after the Radha Premdan Kirtan Utsav resumed from 10 Am which would go on till 10 Pm. The Maha Abhisekh started an hour before noon and this was the climax of the festival. The Radha Madhav utsav deities were bathed with various colors of auspicious items as the chanting mantras and the kirtan continued in the background. Bhoga offering, puspanjali and 4 Govardhana The King who could devour Mountains hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo yad rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ mānaṁ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat Pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kanda-mūlaiḥ Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O My friends, this hill supplies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, as well as Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities-water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respect to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant - CC Anta lila - 14.86 Mount Govardhana is best amongst the vaishnavas, facilitating Krishna and the cows to perform their wonderful pastimes. He is also called Giriraj because he is the best of the mountains. The residents of Vrindavan were simple, their duty was agriculture. They had numerous of cows and bulls who would graze upon the grass provided by the fertile soils of the hill, their agricultural farms spanning over many acres would depend on Giriraj as a source of nourishment, just like a devotee depends on Krishna for mercy. 5 In Chaitanya Charitamrita it is festival and celebrate Govardhana found that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu On this day, the cowherd men Hill instead, arguing that it was the referred to Govardhan as Haridev. were gearing up for a big yagna, hill that provide the grass upon So he never rose above Govardhana it was for Indra, the demigod which the cows and bulls grazed; and did not visit Gopal Deva, little responsible for providing the rains and the cows and bulls who Krishna. That Gopal Deva is still essential for a successful harvest. provide milk and plough the lands, living in the village of Annakut, So much was getting offered, should be worshiped. So installed by Madhavendra Puri on fruits,milk,varieties of food when Krishna spoke he had so the mountain of Govardhana. Srila preparations all in abundance to much potency that no devotee Rupa and Sanat Goswami following please Lord Indra. Little boy Krishna could refuse. He had a charming the footsteps of Mahaprabhu, also however, convinced the residents way of presenting ideas and he never went on top. of Vrindavan to transform their was so logical. In ISKCON Mayapur, on this occasion lots of food items are prepared. All the major kitchens such as Gada Kitchen, Sulab Kitchen and Gita Kitchen cook massive amounts of bhoga.

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