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RULES  The world-wide circulation of the philosophical thoughts of Sudarshana Avatara (the human incarnation of the divine Sudarshan Chakra) Sri Nimbarkacharya. His school of Dualism-Non-dualism (Dwaitadwita Sidhanta). the austere ascetic practices of the Nimbarka cult and immortal messages from Acharyas and elevation of auspicious banner of Nimbarka Movement is the principal goal of the magazine. To reveal the imperceptible harmony of various philosophical schools according to Adyacharya Sri Nimbarka and to attach everyone with the Nimbarka Movement and thus to uplift the human life to a divine one is the motivation of this pious effort. In spite of being the bulletin of Nimbarka Cult any article, without regarding the cults based on the discussion of self-realization, salvation, scriptures and spiritual awakening is published in this magazine. The articles should be non-controversial.  The life time membership subscription is Rs. 1500 (Rupees One Thousand five Hundred only) for India and US $125 for abroad. No option is available for any yearly or monthly subscription. The subscription can be made from any month of the year.  The articles should be brief, unbiased, clearly written on one side of the page and should be submitted within Feb. 2015 for the no xerox copy will be entertained next issue.  The editing, complete or partial removal of any portion of the article is completely up to the decision of the Editor. The non-nominated article should not be returned.  Any information regarding the periodical please contact The Editor, Sri Nimbarka Jyoti, Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Karyalaya, Sri Gopal Dham, 46/39, S.N. Banerjee Road, Kolkata-14, Pin : 700014, Phone : 9331941655 or 9831338884, e-mail : [email protected] Date of Publication : 21-04-2015 (Akshaytritiya) INDEX

 Sri Sri Guru Parampara ...... 78

 Editorial ...... 79

 Ashrams of Sri Kathiababa Charitable Trust ...... 81

 Life Sketch of Sri 108 Swami Santa Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj ...... 82

 Life Sketch of Sri 108 Swami Dhananjay Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj ...... 84

 Does GOD exist? ...... Dr. Santosh Dev 86

 Yogeshwar Sri Sri Babaji Maharaj and Gurvagyanuvritti ...... Smt. Nandarani Choudhury 89

 SRI GARIBDASJI V/s SRI PUSKARDASJI ...... Sri Prabhu Das 93

 Reflections on Devotion ...... Shri Manashdeep Dey 95

 Nimbarka Vedanta Beacons a New Light of Hope for all Mankind ...... Dr. Geeta Dutta 98

 Salutations ...... Smt. Parbati Nandy (Dutta) 101

 Ashram Sambad ...... 102 User_1:\I\Pushpita\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015_English.p65 # 78

SRI SRI GURU PARAMPARA

1. His Holiness Sri Hansa Bhagwan 31. ,, Sri Keshab Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 2. ,, Sri Sanakadi Bhagwan 32. ,, Sri Gangal Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 3. ,, Sri Narad Bhagwan 33. ,, Sri Keshav Kashmiri Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 4. ,, Sri Nimbarka Bhagwan 34. ,, Sri Shri Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 5. ,, Sri Srinibasacharya Maharaj 35. ,, Sri Harivyas Devacharyaji Maharaj 6. ,, Sri Biswacharyaji Maharaj 36. ,, Sri Swabhuram Devacharyaji Maharaj 7. ,, Sri Purusottamacharyaji Maharaj 37. ,, Sri Karnahar Devacharyaji Maharaj 8. ,, Sri Bilasacharyaji Maharaj 38. ,, Sri Paramananda Devacharyaji Maharaj 9. ,, Sri Swarupacharyaji Maharaj 39. ,, Sri Chatur Chintamani Devacharyaji (Nagaji) Maharaj 10. ,, Sri Madhavacharyaji Maharaj 40. ,, Sri Mohan Devacharyaji Maharaj 11. ,, Sri Balabhadracharyaji Maharaj 41. ,, Sri Jagannath Devacharyaji Maharaj 12. ,, Sri Padmacharyaji Maharaj 42. ,, Sri Makhan Devacharyaji Maharaj 13. ,, Sri Shyamacharyaji Maharaj 43. ,, Sri Hari Devacharyaji Maharaj 14. ,, Sri Gopalacharyaji Maharaj 44. ,, Sri Mathura Devacharyaji Maharaj 15. ,, Sri Kripacharyaji Maharaj 45. ,, Sri Shyamal Dasji Maharaj 16. ,, Sri Devacharyaji Maharaj 46. ,, Sri Hansa Dasji Maharaj 17. ,, Sri Sundar Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 47. ,, Sri Hira Dasji Maharaj 18. ,, Sri Padmanava Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 48. ,, Sri Mohan Dasji Maharaj 19. ,, Sri Upendra Bhattancharyaji Maharaj 49. ,, Sri Nena Dasji Majaraj 20. ,, Sri Ramchandra Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 50. ,, Sri Indra Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj 21. ,, Sri Baman Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 51. ,, Sri Bajrang Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj 22. ,, Sri Krishna Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 52. ,, Sri Gopal Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj 23. ,, Sri Padmakar Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 53. ,, Sri Dev Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj 24. ,, Sri Sravan Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 54. ,, Sri Ram Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj Vrajavidehi 25. ,, Sri Bhuri Bhattacharyaji Maharaj (Vaishnav Chatuh Sampradaya Sri Mahanta) 26. ,, Sri Madhav Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 55. ,, Sri Santa Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj Vrajavidehi (Vaishnav Chatuh Sampradaya Sri Mahanta) 27. ,, Sri Shyam Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 56. ,, Sri Dhananjoy Dasji Kathia Baba Maharaj Vrajavidehi 28. ,, Sri Gopal Bhattacharyaji Maharaj (Vaishnav Chatuh Sampradaya Sri Mahanta) 29. ,, Sri Balabhadra Bhattacharyaji Maharaj 57. ,, Sri Rash Behari Dasji Kathia Babaji Maharaj Vrajavidehi 30. ,, Sri Gopinath Bhattacharyaji Maharaj (Vaishnav Chatuh Sampradaya Sri Mahanta) 78  Srinimbarkajyoti  9th Year  Nimbarkabda 5110  April, 2015 User_1:\I\Pushpita\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015_English.p65 # 79

From the Editor’s Desk......

Karma Yoga…. attainment of moksha (liberation) through worldly toil

For ordinary mortals karma yoga or diligent performance of worldly duties is outlined as a path leading towards deliverance of the soul. However, there are defined protocols governing Karma Yoga, for instance the performance of worldly duties without any sense of attachment and expectation of the fruits it may bear is imperative in this mode of sadhana. In Shrimad Bhagawa Gita, Lord Krishna thus explains the importance of karma yoga to Arjuna loke smin dvi-vidha nisòtòha pura prokta mayanagha jnana-yogena sankhyanamm karma-yogena yoginam The Lord expounds how one may attempt to realize the self. Some may adopt the path of philosophical speculation whereas some others may feel inclined towards adopting the path of devotional service. However, the Lord is unequivocal about the fact that none can abstain from work or karma. Through renunciation alone one cannot attain moksha. No human could possibly refrain from action or karma, rather is bound in an ongoing process of action and reaction. Further the Lord throws light on how a sincere and detached perfor- mance of karma, is a superior form of sadhana. yajnarthat karmanòo nyatra loko yamm karma-bandhanahò tad-arthamm karma kaunteya mukta-sangahò samachara The Lord explains how karma ought to be performed as a selfless service rendered towards Him, else the same may result in bondage or attachment to the material world. Therefore, the Lord advices Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra to perform his pre- scribed duties with no other intent but to appease Him. Such a mode of action would result in detachment from all concerns of failure and success and therefore rid the mind of all worldly engagements. The karma-yogi is different from the common men, who are also engaged in some or the other form of activity, in that the former’s attitude ( bhavana) towards work is charac- terized by a sense of detachment which enables him to maintain equanimity under all circumstances. The essence of the matter is that the karma-yogi, by surrendering the desire of fruit, attunes himself to a better performance of action or karma. The work in itself is more meaningful to him rather than the impending benefits that the same may or may not deliver. For a karma-yogi every action, big or small, becomes a noble, spiritual, consecrated act. In this form of sadhana one is able to raise above all desires and expectations and thus the soul is conditioned towards attainment of moksha. Like Arjuna in the battle field of Kurukshetra, ordinary mortals are often faced with dilemmas … often ambiguity about the path to be pursued overwhelms human beings, particularly when one is faced with paradoxical situations. When the mind is incapable of

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adjudging the correct path to be followed, escapism from the impending situation is often the call that one takes. Much like Arjuna, who wanted to abandon the war of Kurukshetra in order to escape the moral dilemma he found himself in at the prospect of having to massacre his kith and kin to win the war. However, as the Lord Himself emphasizes, there could be no escape from karma, and that it is absolutely necessary for one to plunge into action with the cognizance that it is one’s bounden duty to perform the same. Nonetheless, it is important that the action is performed without any overt intent of success or gain. A degree of self control needs to be exercised in the performance of actions so as not to allow the mind to drift towards material gains. Therefore, every action must be performed as an act of sacrament and thus be free of all attachment to the result of the same. In the present times most people have a distorted understanding of karma-yoga. The modern human understands action or karma in terms of goals and material achievements. The logic of consumerism, that is dominant in our world today, propels human beings towards material accumulation and sensory pleasures. This spirit of the modern world has brought about great unrest upon humanity. Everyone is engrossed in the rat-race to outper- form the other in terms of material accomplishment, and in this process the human spirit is progressively degenerating. In the face of this trend one needs to recall the ideal of karma- yoga, as enshrined in Srimad Bhagawad Gita. If one perceives work or action as a mode of worship, one may be able to raise above the sense of competition and accomplishment that otherwise may guide human action. When such a mode of action is imbibed by human beings in their lives, they would undoubtedly find peace and solace which otherwise has abandoned modern life. The concept of work as worship of the Lord is not followed by the modern man. Nonetheless, by integrating the spirit of worship into everyday work the modern man may find a way out of his dilemma. The Lord had guided Arjuna out of his dilemma by delineating the path of karma-yoga. Although the context today has changed, the battle field we find ourselves in is of a different kind, the principles of karma-yoga remain as relevant today as they were then. As we set out to complete the ninth edition of Sri Nimbarka Jyoti (the tri-lingual annual magazine of Sri Nimbarka Samprdaya), we pray for the relentless mercy of Sri Gurudeva to guide us out of the web of materialism that entangles our mind , body , thought and action. May He mentor us along the path of karma-yoga, so that we may be able to perform all activities of life without the desire for any material gain. May his watchful gaze steer us away from all unholy engagements… and towards celestial light. Sri Nimbarka Jyoti is a humble attempt to propagate among all readers the philosophy and the ideals that are cherished by the Sampradaya. It is hoped that the light of knowledge preserved herein, illumines the life of all mortals of the kali yuga with divine radiance. Jay Gurudev……………………

Sri Narahari Das Shastri Editor

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Ashrams of Sri Kathiababa Charitable Trust Sri Kathiababa ka Sthan, Sridham Vrindaban

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 Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram Devpura, Haridwar, Uttaranchal Ashwini Dutta Road Phone – 01334-226730 Tinsukia, Assam, Phone: - +91-9435037856  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram Baliapanda, Sipasurubali, Puri, Orissa  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram Phone – 06752-230244 Rukmini Nagar, PO - Dwarka, Opp. – Rukmini Mandir,  Sri Nimbarka Smriti Sangrahalaya Gujrat, Pin - 261335 Gopal Dham, 46/39 S.N. Banerjee Road Phone : 09401352121 Kolkata – 700014 Phone: -+91-9831338884, 9804237538  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram (Under Construction)  Sri Nimbarka Ashram Bipin Paul Road, P.O. + Dist. : Karimganj Badhar Ghat Agartala, Ph. – 09436124615 Assam  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram  Vill-Daulatpur, PO:-Sendanga, Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram (Under Construction) Ashok Nagar, North 24 Parganas, W.B. Sudukattam Patty, Olaikaddu Road, Phone -+91- 9733658641 P.O. - Rameswaram, Near Agni Tirtham,  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Milan Mandir Dist. - Ramnathpuram, Tamilnadu, Vill+PO: Manik Bazar, Pin - 263526, Phone : 09845959011 Bankura, Phone-:+91-9434185554  Sri Ramdas Kathiababa Smritimandir  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram (Under Construction) Ghoghomali Bazaar, Siliguri, P.O. : Chameri, Vill. : Lona Chameri, Phone: 9435037856 P.S. : (Tahasil) Aajnala, Dist. - Amritsar, Punjab, Pin - 143103,  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa sevashram Kailasahar, assam Phone – 09873243950   Sri nimbarka sadhanashram Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram Murabasti, lamding, Assam (Under Construction) 11, Upendranath Mukherjee Road,  Sri Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Sevashram P.O. : Dakshineswar, Temple Road, Pandu, Guwahati-12, Assam Kolkata-700076. Phone:-+91-9435042912 Phone – +91-9874452658

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Life Sketch of Sri 108 Swami Santa Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

From the last print...... About this time at the earnest request the different wings of the Vaishnava of the people of Sylhet, in March 1922, Sampradaya in a purely missionary zeal. In Babaji Maharaj went to his own native district all his speeches and writings, he sought to (Sylhet). There he attended and addressed a uphold the notion that instead of only self good number of public meetings. improvement and growth of spiritualism in Consequently a large number of the people individual life, the religious teachers, saints there then got themselves initiated by Babaji and monks should be more interested in Maharaj. looking after the moral spiritual development In this connection it is worthwhile to of the mass people who are mostly the mention here that immediately after helpless prisoners of passion, anger, vanity , assuming the position of Sri Mahanta, Babaji lust etc. He also endeavored heart and soul Maharaj became eager to sort out the reasons to make it clear to all that salvation is a very behind the fragmentation of the Vaishnava difficult thing to achieve, without total Sampradayas of the country. A candid surrender to the Guru none can get it. Guru analysis of the situation made it crystal clear is the only person on earth who knows the to him that it was mainly because of different Sat-Chit-Ananda. His blessings are, interpretations of the Bhagawad that there therefore, essential for obtaining salvation. is no unity of thought and ideal among the Thus in a very simple but convincing way, Vaishnavas. Once he had found out the he tried to expound the ideas of the Vedanta cause, he did not waste a single moment to Darshan as well as those of the Nimbarka address the task of solving the tangle. He School of thought. strongly urged upon all the Vaishnavites of In the year 1924, during Vraja the country that since the Supreme Being is Parikrama, Babaji Maharaj became seriously accessible through any of the existing forms ill due to dysentery and fever. Before it got of meditation and worship, sectarian out- too late, he was brought back to Vrindaban look should not be allowed to stand as a bar for proper treatment. His wife Ananda Devi against obtaining that particular aim of was then living in Kashi. Understanding the meditation. At the same time he also started gravity of the situation, his disciples then, writing books on Vedanta Philosophy and with due permission from him, brought her also on the views of the Nimbarkas in this back to Vrindaban along with another women regard in very simple language so that the devotee named Ganga Devi. But all their cream of the thing could be understood even efforts had very little impact upon the by any moderately educated person. Babaji patient. Then at the advice of the attending Maharaj took up this task of unification of physicians, Babaji Maharaj was taken to the

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house of Brajalal Sastri in Madhupur for a Actually in between 1922 and 1935, change. Much to the relief of all, there he Babaji Maharaj visited many places of Assam, responded very well to medicine and nursing. Bengal and Bihar. Everywhere he was given During this period of his recuperation, he, gala reception by the local people. In fact, however, used to meet visitors and hold wherever he had gone, he used to inspire religious talks with them. After a short stay and motivate the people for the revival of in Madhupur when his physical condition spiritualism and total annihilation of animality had improved, at the earnest desire of his in man. He also urged upon all his listeners disciples, he then went to Sibpur and from to become sincere in their endevours for there to Barishal (now in Bangladesh). In both leading a clean life. He further advised all to the places a good number of people were be aware of the snares of illusion (maya). In initiated to Vaishnavism by Babaji Maharaj. After a hurricane tour of the neighbouring this connection, he used to say, “Your belief areas with multidimensional programmes, that your wife, sons and daughters are your viz., consecration and addressing public own lies at the bottom of all your troubles. meetings etc, he came back to Vrindaban In fact you are only the servant of the Lord – via Sibpur. From various sources it is known wife and children are all His manifestations authoritatively that the tour of Babaji Maharaj through whom he receives a little service in the then East Bengal in 1924, created an from you. Under all circumstances, you unprecedental impact among all sections of should feel gratified for your service up to the people there including a good section of that extent for which the Lord has given the educated Muslims also. you provisions. If anything is left out, He Two years later, i.e. in 1926, ignoring himself would get it done; you need not the vulnerability of his health, Babaji Maharaj worry for that.’’ Such inspiring uttering in ,as the Sri Mahanta of the Nimbarka the language of heart was hitherto unknown Sampradaya and the four sects of the to the people. They, therefore, spontaneously Vainshnavas, very efficiently conducted the began to regard him as God – incarnated Kumbha Melas at Hardwar and Vrindaban, and as such a large number of people there But due to over exhaustion,very soon he got themselves initiated to Vaishnavism by again fell ill seriously. This time he was first him. Some members of the Muslim taken to Dehradun for early recovery. As ill luck would have it, there his main attendant community also began to come to him for Ananta Dasji also suddenly became ill. In religious discussion and advice. In his the circumstances, his disciples and other behaviour and action he did never make any admirers had no other alternative but to bring discrimination between men on the basis of Babaji Maharaj back to Vrindaban. During caste, creed and religion. his stay at Dehradun, despite his illness, he At the end of the tour (Bengal, Bihar used to hold prolonged, religious talks with and Assam including Sylhet), Babaji Maharaj his disciples and distinguished celebrities like came back to Vrindaban. Swami Bholananda Giri Maharaj and other. to be continued ......

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Life Sketch of Sri 108 Swami Dhananjay Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

From the last print......

Returning from Dibrugarh on Feb. another disciple named Prafulla Ghose. The 25.1949, Babaji Maharaj and his followers function was attended by a large number of came to Shillong via Guwahati, Tura, people. Tinsukia, Lakshimpur and Pandu etc. In During his stay in Shillong, Babaji Maharaj Shillong he stayed for about 20 days in the often expressed his earnest desire for house of one Kshitish Chandra Dutta meditation in any lonely place. Accordingly, Chowdhury and performed a number of Dr. Hirendra Sarkar selected a house for religious functions there. On March 20, Babaji Maharaj in upper Shillong. 1949, he shifted to the house of his co- Meanwhile, another devotee named Kumud disciple Radha Shyam Banikya in Laban. Ranjan Kar had also found out another On the opposite side of that house, there house near the Elephant Waterfalls at the stood a big shop named Friends Co- rate of Rs. One hundred only as rent per operative Store. The Secretary and the month. This house had a better location Manager of that store were the disciples of and ambience than that of the previous one Sri Sri Santadasji. Now it so happended selected by Dr. Sarkar. It was agreed upon that on the very day of the arrival of Babaji by all that this house would offer excellent Maharaj to the house of Dutta Chowdhury, atmosphere to satisfy the desire of Babaji due to some unknown reasons, the barrels Maharaj. On April 20,1949, he moved to of pitch stocked on the road near the store, the new house with Dr. Amar Prasad suddenly caught fire. All around the place of Bhattacharjee, Gopal Chowdhury and few occurance, there was no water source to other monks. combat the fire and naturally every one In the new house Babaji Maharaj began to feared that within moments, the store observe more austerity and restrictions in house would be reduced to ashes. They also his daily life. It was from this time that he feared that the adjacent house of Radha took the vow of silence for indefinite Shyam Babu would also be burnt down period. Most of the time of the day, he now soon. But very strangely nothing of the sort began to pass in deep meditation and in did happen. Soon the fire died down on its doing other associated works. In the own. People whoever were present on the afternoon, he liked to go out for a walk on spot at that time opined in one voice that it the Shillong-Cherra road. At that time he all did happened because of the benign also gave answer to the questions put to blessings of Babaji Maharaj. The authorities him by his companions in a slate that he of the Friends store, in order to express always used to keep with him after taking their gratitude and honour to Babaji Maharaj the vow of silence. for this incident, later on organized Sri Sri On May 15, 1949, the citizens of Shillong, Gopalji Puja (April 3, 1949) in the house of mainly his disciples, devotees and admirers,

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organized a felicitation meeting in honour the Ashram agreed to take up the charge of of Babaji Maharaj at Laban Dharmasala Mahantai. By this time, the date for premises. The meeting was attended and Hardwar Purna Kumbha Mela had also been addressed by most of the elites and scholars coming very near. But neither the sub of the town. Within few minutes of the committee, nor Rasikdasji and his party meeting, the entire compound of the seemed to have any anxiety for this. In such Dharmasala was filled up by crowds of a smoky situation, all the sadhus and devotees, disciples and commoners who disciples of the Ashram, together with wanted to have a glimpse of their revered some leading local people, requested Babaji Guruji who had been scheduled to leave Maharaj to continue his functions as the Shillong on the very next day. In the Mahanta of Vrindaban Ashram. At length, beginning of the meeting, on behalf of the under stress of circumstances, he finally citizens of Shillong, an “Address of decided to stay in the Ashram without Honour” was handed over to him. After taking any part in its administration. At the this felicitation, many distinguished elites of end of the death anniversary of Kathia the town deliverd lectures about the life and Baba, by the last part of January1950, works of Babaji Maharaj. At the end of the Babaji Maharaj went to the Yamuna meeting, when he took leave of the Kumbha Mela campus and pitched his tent members of audience, none was there in the selected place on the bank of the without tears in his/her eyes. On the next river. Passing the whole month of February day, (16th May), Babaji Maharaj left there in the tent, on March 15,1950, he Shillong. went to Hardwar to attend the Purna After Assam tour, Babaji Maharaj went to Kumbha Mela there and set up his tent on Bhubaneshvar via Kolkata and stayed there the dry bank of the river Ganges near for about a month. From there he went to KanKhal. In the month of April he came Vrindhyachal together with Radha back to Vrindaban Ashram and began to Krishnadasji and Dr. Amar Prasad pass his days in complete silence and Bhattacharjee and stayed there in a house that had been arranged by Ganga Devi ( a rigorous penances. co-disciple of Babaji Maharaj and known The dispute between Babaji Maharaj and much to the people for her extra-ordinary Rasikdasji’s party, soon acquired a new devotion), very near the Ashram of Ma dimension with the filing of a civil suit in Anandamayee. It needs mention here that the court by Rasikdasji against Babaji in Vindhyachal also, Babaji Maharaj insisted Maharaj. Needless to say that the main aim on maintaining the same daily routine as he of Rasikdasji was to remove Babaji Maharaj had followed during his stay in Shillong. from the position of Mahanta of Vrindaban On Dec. 27, 1949, Babaji Maharaj came Ashram. But it had no impact upon the back to Vrindaban from Vindhyachal in targetted person. He took the whole issue order to appoint a new Mahanta for in a stoical spirit. His mental condition Vrindaban Ashram before the celebration of during this period found a good expression the death anniversary of Kathia Babaji in in his letter written to his friend Jan, 1950. But none of his co-disciples in Brajendranath Boseto beon continued27.8.1951......

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Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Does GOD exist? Dr. Santosh Dev

This million dollar question is still the lack in faith or belief this very question — most debated issue in this present day does God exist...? naturally props up in our world and it has been reverberating in the mind and we start doubting HIS existence. mind of mankind ever since the dawn of our Again in this present age when thereare so civilization and more precisely so in this many conflicting situations , this same land of divinity, India as we know or call it, question is bound to strike our mind time where rishis (sages) remained deeply and again and at times we might even loose absorbed in meditation in search of getting complete faith in HIM. At the same time the spark of HIS existence, HIS form and we cannot say that we deny His existence HIS qualities. It is their relentless search completely but with greater proportion of that gave the world the “SANATAN negation rather than an absolute NO.The DHARMA” or more commonly known as spark of divinity exists in everyone of us but “HINDUISM” and the “SHRUTI” the most the constant wave of odd situations makes ancient and authentic scripture of us pessimistic, we just cannot hold on to Hinduism which is thus a compilation of all the divine spark in us. But once the divine the revealed truths before those meditating spark in us is rekindled through some event rishis over a long period of time. Initially or in contact with some saintly person/ these revealed truths passed from one Sad-Guru , there will be a complete revival generation to other generation through their of faith and we will start feeling that the incredibly strong memory until recently as truth realized thousand years back by our early as five thousand years ago when it was rishis is still valid and would remain so for first recorded by the great Maharshi Veda the all the years to come . This is exactly Vyasa in its present form. The other two what we see in the life of Swami Santadas most revered and authentic scriptures are Kathia Baba Maharajji—the 55th Acharya SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM & SRIMAD and Mahanta of Sri Nimbarka Sampradaya. BHAGAWAD GITA. During his initial stages he was totally These three scriptures are the main against sastras and doubted the reliability pillar stone of Hinduism and describes and utility of the same but later through conclusively the very existence of God, HIS some specific events (like one of his form, qualities, and the path leading to seriously ailing friends getting cured only HIM, salvation and why there is a need for through sheer belief on God, tigers being realizing HIM. Now question is how much tamed in circus just by mere looks , chance faith or belief do we have on these meeting with a saintly person, divine SHASTRAS. If we can rely on these visualization of Hari -Parvati near the river Shatras and their ideals , there is no denying Ganges and finally getting initiated by the fact that we will also realize the same Kathia Baba appearing from sky on the truth as realized by our rishis and since we rooftop of his house at Kolkata) ignited the

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divine spark in him and he started believing concluded that there is no need for God for in sastras and embarked upon a sincere the sustenance of the universe. Again in search for Sad-Guru. He was fortunate particle Physics, it is accepted that anything enough to get Swami Ramdas Kathia Babaji can be created out of nothing and there is as his Sad-Guru and through his blessing no need for cause and effect relationship. he could unravel the difficult connotation of Against such notion, it is very difficult all the sastras and thereafter realize the to accept the existence or need for God. knowledge embedded in them in. Once But the only strong point in favour of His while he was in Guwahati, some devotees existence is consciousness which science is requested him to deliver speech on the yet to get a clue behind its existence. In greatness and contribution of our rishis. At simple terms , the consciousness is the that moment his voice got choked with awareness or the sense of being the self. A emotion , tears started rolling down the Boeing flight having thousands of eyes and he could not utter a single word gadgetries to sense weather, its location, because of his profound respect and flight status, aerodynamics, etc. etc. but it reverence to those ancient rishis and sages. cannot feel in totality that it is an entity as Such was the change of his faith who was a whole— the way we feel that we are an once a completely agnostic at one stage. human entity as different from other So how was this possible. This entities around. At the same time it cannot complete reversal of faith , belief clearly be said that consciousness has evolved says that God is there but it requires some merely out of matter and energy the way flashpoint to make one realize or even bulb glows when current passes through the visualize (the form of God). So if those filament. findings/teachings of sastras /Sad-Guru However, in unified quantized field are accepted and followed properly, then theory to explain all the natural macroscopic the presence of God can surely be felt and and microscopic phenomena, it is realized in one’s own individual life. God is postulated that all the seemingly divergent always responding to our inner urge and field forces originates from unified force that is why we see various revelations or field and this in spiritual parlance may be different religions but all preaching the correlated to consciousness of vedic same universal truth ... that there exist one science and thereby bridging the only supreme entity who is seemingly beyond missing link between science and God. but within all outward manifestations. Science cannot say with certainty that Now let us take a relook at the consciousness is an emergent property of prevailing concepts of science about God. complex biological process as the According to famous Nobel laureate, uncertainty principle states that position Stephen Hawking who was greatly (body) and momemtum (consciousness) do eulogized for his famous book titled “A not commute. Similarly the views of some Brief History of Time” where he indicated famous scientists that there is no need for that the creation of universe tends back to a God for the sustenance of Universe, can single point of time — Big Bang and well be accommodated within the initially hinted at the possible existence of parameters of realizations as enshrined in God but later through other studies the Shruti, that at the level of Jiva

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(individual) and Jagat (universe), God years back by our rishis and may have to remains detached from everything even change its subjective mode of investigation though He is seated in everything in the or will have to take recourse to developing form of a miniscule part of His Greater mental faculty to reach at the root of the Consciousness encompassing everything understanding of the subtle nature of the everywhere and the universe just got design.Taking into consideration of all such massed by energism of Consciousness. He aspects, it may be summarized that... at is beyond and above this Universe even first, it was all pervading, all encompassing though He is embedded in everything. It is consciousness getting massed by energism evident that a greater intelligence is at play through the first and original vibration either at macroscopic or microscopic level. manifesting as sound “OM” and then later However vedic science did not stop resulting various diverse entities/universe/ over existence of intelligence only, It went multiverse through assimilation of different further to characterize intelligence as ever proportions of 3(three) primordial gunas existent, blissful conscious entity i.e. sat, i.e. satwa, raja, tama as propounded by chit , ananda.Science will take another Sankya philosophy of Maharshi Kapila. few decades or centuries even to get a clue Hari Om Tat Sat of that which was unraveled thousands of

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Divya Vani

 Ask a blind about the value of an eye, solicit a deaf about the worth of an ear, and inquire a dumb about the merit of gullet. One can evaluate the worth of a thing when that is not in his hand. You have received everything from Almighty without being asked for; so you have to be grateful to Him. Spend a particular time at least five minutes out of twenty-four hours a day in thinking of Him and His grace.

 You have to reminisce the holy name of God at the bedtime. If you meditate and recite the holy mantra before sleep, the recitation automatically continues during slumber and you will have a divine sleep. Do not squander the time of snoozing without japa.

 The duty of a ascetic is to always examine one’s own self. He will have to see that there is no place for hatred, envy, jealousy, animosity, egotism, vanity, desire in him.

 Sacrificial rites, worship of deities are the peripheral parts of religion. The real asceticism is in the virtuous practice according to scriptures, truthfulness, avariciousness, continence, studying Vedas and other spiritual books, maintenance sanctity etc.

– Swami Rash Behari Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

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Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Yogeshwar Sri Sri Babaji Maharaj and Gurvagyanuvritti (Translation of an article written by Sri Sri 108 Swami Rash Beharidas Kathia Babaji Maharaj) Smt. Nandarani Choudhury

Sri Gurvagyanuvritti Yoga (resolute resolte determination in performing adherence to the Guru’s commandment), activities towards appeasement of the Lord. Prapatti Yoga and Sharanagati Yoga are in The sastras define a code of life, an essence the same as all these varied spiritual adherence to the same would grant one the paths lead towards the same destination that favour of the Lord. Therefore, one should is emancipation of the soul. This mode of resolve to abide by the same in order to sadhana (spiritual penence) is enshrined in gain the mercy of the Lord. Upanishads and can be performed by all, Pratikoolyasya Varjanam: A the yogi as well as a common seeker. This renunciation of all thoughts, acts and desires sadhana cannot be understood simply as a that may invoke the displeasure of the Lord. faith in the saving grace of the Lord, neither Once again the sastras guide one towards as a mere path that may lead upto moksha. activities that should be adopted and those Nor does it sugnify surrender of the self at that should be forsaken in order to please the lotus feet of God alone. It is a the Lord. compendium of all these and more. It Karpanyam: A complete encompasses the following attributes. acknowledgemnt of one’s inability to perform Akinchanyam: The seeker Bhakti Yoga and a humble acceptance of acknowledges his/her incapability in the fact that one cannot attain moksha by performing Karma Yoga and Gyana Yoga and one’s own effort. One ought to proclaim therefore Bhakti Yoga as well.Thus, having one’s complete dependence on the Lord for no other means of attaining moksha, he/ deliverance of his/her soul and plead for the she surrenders himself at His lotus feet, in Lord’s grace. an act of sharanagati Maha Visvasam: An intense faith Ananyagatitvam: The seeker that the Lord would grant forgiveness for wholeheartedly accepts the Supreme Lord all sins committed by one and eventually as the sole refuge. His mind remains fixated deliver moksha to the seeker who retains at just one goal of life , that is moksha thereby an unshaken faith in the directives of the dispensing with any other form of desire or sastras and the words of the Lord enshrined intent. therein. However, one needs to be aware The following accessories or angas of that an extensive study of the sastras does the Prapatti/ Sharanagati yoga lend an not alone develop this kind of a resolute faith. insight into the essence of Sri It is through the mercy of a sad-guru that Gurvagnyanuvritti Yoga. can one attain Maha Visvasam , the most Anukoolyasya Sankalpam: A important anga of Prapatti Yoga.

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Goptrtva Varanam: A conscious (Isvara), but at the same time they were not acceptance of the Lord as the sole different from God because they cannot not protector.The seeker has to adopt a mindful exist independently of Him. acceptance of the Lord, has to acknowledge The process of creation and liberation the fact that as mere mortals we need the is a divine scheme. Every human entity has protection of the Lord and that only He can to go through the cycle of death and protect us and deliver us. rebirth… a process which conditions the As opined by Sri Nimbarkacharya, soul… before it could relieve itself of the Gurvagyanuvritti is a sadhana (spiritual burden of karma and attain moksha. The penance) in itself which can lead one towards most merciful God has delineated the means Moksha or liberation from the cycle of life to liberate the fettered human being from and death. Sri Gurudev , as the scriptures the vicious cycle of life and death. One of inform us, is the only potent force in the life the easiest and indeed, one of the simplest of a disciple that can navigate him or her paths leading towards liberation as across the mire of worldly tangles. Human expounded by God Himself is the observance beings are trapped in a web of misery and of Gurvagyanuvritti, Prapatti Yoga or pain that issue out of everyday worldly Sharanagati Yoga. This is also the path most engagements. At this juncture an insight into desirable to the aspirants of moksha. the holy scriptures of Hinduism may lend God is ever merciful, ever benign. He an understanding of the cause of human showers upon us His infinite mercy in suffering. Srimad Ghagavad Gita enlightens different ways. The Guru is a veritable form us thus, of God, who has descended upon the mortal mamaivamso jiva-loke world with the intent to guide human beings jiva-bhutah sanatanah towards their coveted destination. The The above mentioned shloka explicates venerated scriptures of Hinduism have in clear terms that the human entity or the preserved in their alcoves the magnitude of jeevatma is a fragment of the Divine Entity the Guru. Sri Gurvagyanuvritti Yoga, as or the paramatma. The human form is a delineated by Sri Nimbarkacharya illumines creation of God… the spirit that pulsates our mind on how the merciful God appears within the same is an extension … a figment in the form of the Guru to deliver the mortals of the Infinite Spirit. This fact is a reflection from worldly morass. Human beings are of the Dwaitadwaita philosophy which components of the Divine – of the Lord explains how the human component is an Himself who, once they descend on the integral aspect of the Divine component and mortal world suffer separation from Him. therefore cannot exist independently in Human beings in their mortal state get absolute separation from the same. Sri entangled in worldly affairs which tarnish their Nimbarkacharya, a proponent of the soul and increases their karmic burden. Dwaitadwaita philosophy defined three Therefore, God selects a pristine and elevated categories of existence, God (Isvara), soul – the Guru- as his emissary to guide the souls (chit), and matter (achit). God (Isvara) straggling mortals along the path of exists independently and by Himself, but the righteousness and to steer them across the existence of souls and matter is dependent vast ocean of worldly desires unto the shores upon God. Souls and matter have attributes of immortality. and capacities which are different from God kam va dayalum saranam vrajema

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This shloka reveals the boundless ( On my restless mind ... engage yourself compassion of the Lord towards all – event in incessant chanting of the holy name the vile and fallen have received His grace. of Guru... and meditate upon his vision. ye bhajanti tu maam bhakthya mayi te The Guru alone can bestow upon you teshu chapyaham knowledge of the self... Guru is your ( The one who offers his unconditional only cherished possession.) love and devotion to me.... he lives in Sri Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia me eternally... as i live in him) Babaji Maharajji’s earnest prayer was Though in the mortal state the jeevatma answered when Sri Sri 108 Swami Santadas is segregated from the paramatma, Kathia Babaji Maharaj accepted him as his nonetheless their inherent oneness is disciple. His turbulent mind found its refuge undeniable. It is through an unwavering in the beningn company of Sri Sri 108 devotion to the Lord that the mortal realizes Swami Santadas Kathia Babaji Maharaj . God within his own being. Here the role However, what merits attention of the reader palyed by the Guru in the life of his disciple here is the sharanagati or the spirit of becomes important. It is the bounden duty devotion that he possessed. Sharanagati of the Guru to awaken the Divine Spirit latent (derived from sharan meaning shelter and in the human soul ... to initiate the process agat meaning one who seeks shelter) is the of self- realization and guide the disciple ultimate form of worship. Sri Sri 108 towards ultimate communion with God. Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharaj However, to receive the grace of a Guru, posessed all qualities of a sharanagat. The the disciple has to exhibit unflinching six qualities of a sharanagat include humility; devotion to the same, has to abide by every dedication; acceptance of the Lord as the injunction of the Guru and surrender himself sustainer of all forms of life; deep to the lotus feet of the Guru. In other words, consciousness of the merciful God; abidance the disciple has to be a strict adherent of Sri of the principle of pure devotion and Gurvagyanuvritti Yoga. renunciation of all thoughts and actions that An exemplar in this regard is my tarnish pure devotion. Sri Sri 108 Swami venerated Gurudev Sri Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharajji was a Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharaj. From personification of all these refined qualities. early childhood Babaji Maharaj dispalyed his He was an embodiment of all qualities desire for renunciation of all material bonds. required for Sri Gurvagyanuvritti Yoga. He was repulsed by mundane activities and Through his philosophy, his devotion aspired for refuge in spirituality. His mind, towards God, his sense of sacrifice and his distraught by worldly affairs, pined for a renunciation of all worldly desires he reflected spiritual mentor, a Guru who could bestow the spirit that the sastra or the scriptural upon him divine knowledge. The following documents extoll. stanza may adequaltely sum up Sri Babaji His devotion towards his Guru remains Maharajji’s fervid plea for a Guru: unrivalled so does the spiritual height (sadhan Guru Guru bolo re man.... Guru chinta shakti) that he achieved in his life time. His anukshan knowledge of the scriptures was exceptional. Guru mantra hote tumi gyan pabe All ideals extolled by Srimad Bhagawad Gita bilakshan remained embodied on his ethereal persona. Guruttatva Guru i tomar paramdham. Yogeshwar Sri Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas

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Kathia Babaji Maharajji was directed by his Maharaj was a profound scholar of the Gurudev to propagate the ideals of Sri scriptures... he was an exceptional yogi who Nimbarka Sampradaya as also the teachings in his life time had acquired great yogic of Sri Ramdas Kathia Babaji Maharajji (the prowess. Though he possessed great spiritual 54th Acharya of Sri Nimbarka Sampradaya). powers, he concealed all signs of his greatness Following this directive , Sri Sri 108 Swami within the garb of a common man. I, on Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharajji several ocassions, have experienced this scripted several books on Sri Nimbarka aspect of my Gurudev. I recall my childhood Sampradaya and its Acharyas and donated days at our ahram in Kashi where I had been the same to colleges and national libraries. residing to pursue my study of the scriptures Under his able guidance several ashrams of of the Hindu religion ( Sanatan Hindu Sri Nimbarka Sampradaya were constructed Dharma). At one point in time I had across the country - thus owing to his developed a strong urge to go back home. initiative today the philosophy of Sri My restless heart longed for a glimpse of my Nimbarka sampradaya has spread across the family members. My Gurudev realized my length and breath of the country ...and restlessness and lovingly beckoned me to his beyond. room. He was seated on his bed. He gently Sri Sri 108 Swami Santadas Kathia Babaji took me on his lap. On one end of his bed Maharaj possessed great spiritual power-he some flowers lay scattered, he handed me had an insight into the future course of one of those and asked me to inhale its events. Early on in the spiritual career of Sri mellow fragrance. No sooner had I breathed Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji in the aroma of the flower, than all my worldly Maharaj, his Gurudev Sri Sri 108 Swami attachments and longingness vanished from Santadas Kathia Babaji Maharaj had foretold my mind. He, thus, by dint of his spiritual that the former would attain moksha in his power had diverted my mind from life- time and claim his place in the divine matereality towards divinity. This incident abode - vaikuntha. In the spiritual history is reflective of how a Sad-Guru can shower of India, such a divine persona as Sri Sri his grace on a disciple to lead him on towards 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji his destined goal. Maharaj is rare. After the demise of my May the grace of Sri Sri 108 Swami Gurudev, Sri Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharaj flow Kathia Babaji Maharaj, a saintly poet had unto our lives. With these prayer I wind up thus offered his homage to the former. my reflects on Sri Gurvaganuvritti Yoga with aayatah samohati dustarmahanastam a reference to the following shloka... gattah bhaskarah Gurosthu mounam vyakhyanam Through this profound expression , the shisyasthu chinnasamsaya poet laments that ominous days have dawned (TheGuru reposes in silence, and, by upon the country as the resplendent sun of His very silence, explains everything to his Bharatvarsh’s spiritual firmament , i.e. Sri disciples; thus all doubts and questions Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji ar removed from their hearts. By His Maharaj had set forever. His departure from eloquent silence, the Guru brings into the this world had created a spiritual void which hearts of his disciples the requisite Soul- could not be filled by anyone after him. Sri illumination for which they have sought Sri 108 Swami Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji refuge in Him)  92  Srinimbarkajyoti  9th Year  Nimbarkabda 5110  April, 2015 User_1:\I\Pushpita\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015_English.p65 # 93

Sri Nimbarka Jyoti SRI GARIBDASJI V/s SRI PUSKARDASJI Sri Prabhu Das

Today I undertake a very difficult task Baba started to beat Sri Garibdasji with stick of depicting or portraying the lifestyle and on his head pretending that the food prepared characteristics of two great saints who lived by the latter was substandard ,not on this earth some hundred years back that consumable at all. On being thus beaten, too under the same spiritual umbrella of their Sri Garibdasji was bleeding profusely from Gurudev Sri Ramdas Kathia Babaji Maharajji his head and momentarily fell unconscious commonly referred to as Kathia Baba. but the next moment he stood up on his references to the lives and characters of both feet and with folded hands prayed before the saints have been drawn from the book Kathia Babaji to forgive him for the (Bengali version) entitled “The Life Sketch mistake. Actually the food was prepared with of Sri Ramdas Kathiababa” written by His great care and sincerity. But such a humble successor Swami Santadasji Kathiababa. submission from Sri Garibdasji even after Sri Garibdasji was the first disciple of being beaten severely left Sri Kathiababaji Kathia Baba and he hailed from Bharatpur stunned and overwhelmed by the former’s in Rajasthan. Right from his childhood ,Sri reverence towards his Gurudev. Sri Kathia Garibdasji lived with Kathiababa and rendered Babaji experienced much pain in his heart sincere service to his Gurujee till His demise because of the injury he had inflicted upon ( departure from the mortal world unto the Sri Garibdasji, so much so that he also world of eternity). His character was so pure could not take food for the remaining two and sublime that any saintly person would to three days.He was so pleased with him get naturally attracted towards him and would that he immediately wanted to grant him a praise highly about his humble nature, boon - a form of spiritual reward. But later absolute patience and the highest level of changed his mind thinking that there are tolerance towards hardship in carrying out always some sorts of miseries associated with his Guruji’s work. His appearance was so worldly existence. So Kathia Baba had calm and pacifying that even Swami decided that Sri Garibdasji should be sent Santadasji Kathiababa at first sight thought to Vaikunth- the place of ultimate salvation, him to be an extraordinary person- his eternal peace and bliss. Thus oneday when dosposition resembled that of an ocean of Sri Garibdasji was bitten by a very poisonous peace. Even a cursory glance at his snake, he remained unperturbed and just told appearance used to have a profound effect that a small insect had bitten him. He then on the onlooker’s mind. Sri Kathia Babaji started meditating and in the process left often used to tell that Sri Garibdasji had the earthly body. His body was thrown in attained the highest form of purity, that is the waters of river Yamuna and it kept the pursuit of all ascetic. encircling around the famous Vishram Ghat Once in an attempt to test the level of ( in Mathura) .Thousands of devotees came purity of soul and absolute patience, Kathia and paid their last tribute to their beloved

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saint and then disappeared as if it was for salt in his food. Actually it was great love them this great Mahatma was awaiting. for his erring disciple that he took all sorts Now coming back to Sri Puskardasji, it of physical pain to burn out the last traces appears from the biography that he hailed of praravddha and in the process cleansed from Agra and he was initiated by Sri Kathia Sri Puskardasji of his wrong illusions and Babaji at a much later stage than Sri rectified him in the truest sense and spirit Garibdasji .Occasionally he used to cook for of sad-guru.. Kathia Baba. Even though he served him These two characters are so contrasting for twenty long years or so, he had all sorts in style and form that we must learn lessons of doubts about his Gurudev and often he from them. Their characters/behaviours are would mix poison in his food and at one still, to be precise, more relevant in our time he even went to the extent of killing present day time as if they truly represent Kathia Baba by throwing big stone over him. the struggles, mental attitude and behavior But by the grace of God he was never towards Gurudev epitomizing the ideal successful. Sri Puskardasji considered his guidelines for anyone in his/her pursuit of Gurudev as an ordinary person with all sorts spiritual stride towards perfection and of material attraction, greed for money, hot salvation. Now if we analyze these two headed etc. and he was always after his characters, we see that even today these sort money. Even though Kathia Baba could of attitude/behavior still exist in us and at understand his attitude or motive but he times we even develop some sort of doubt never used to say a single word to him. about our Gurudev .We easily blame Sri Kathia Baba used to tell that in this world Puskardasji as a sadhu or person but not the no one can inflict sufferings on others, rather puskardasji in us. Simillarly we must learn one’s suffering is the result of one’s own from Sri Garibdasji that even if we are correct deed. Such was his conviction that Kathia and Gurudev says or asks us to do something Baba remained calm and cool even under all which outwardly might appear to be the these adverse conditions. But at a later stage other way around , we must accept it in a when Sri Puskardasji again applied poison most humble way. Only then Gurudev’s in his food, Sri Kathia Baba fell sick due to kreepa will flow spontaneously and his old age and at that all sandhus and even unhindered . We must wake up the garibdasji Sri Santadsaji Puskardasji to be driven out in us by driving out the puskardasji lurking of the ashram. At first Kathiababa was within each of us . These two characters are reluctant, he told others that all the illusions pillar stones in our strife towards salvation. of Sri Puskardasji had by then been There is a constant conflict between the completely dispelled but if they all still garibdasji and the puskardasji in us .If we persisted then he would himself drive can allow garibdasji inside us by driving out Pushardasji out of the ashram. Accordingly the puskardasji in us -our road to Sri Kathia Baba told him to go out of the vaikuntadham is guaranteed...sure and ashram on the pretext of adding too much certain.

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Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Reflections on Devotion, Love and Self Realization Shri Manashdeep Dey

It has been quiet a dilemma for the in this arena of spiritual sciences, it followers of the path of Bhakti as to why becomes a challenging task to even search after trying for such a long time, the for authentic resources. For there was one Universal Lord doesn’t even respond to the Mahabharat, now you have thousands of call? Furthermore, the mind starts analyzing versions and descriptions in India itself! the multifarious stories that one born in the Similar is the case of other scriptures. mystic land of India is usually exposed to Thus, the seeker turns to one indication of right from his/her childhood. The legend of truth-the Guru. Meera, the legend of Radha, the legend of We have been fortunate enough to have Sri Ramdas Kathia Babaji Maharaj and so with us Sri Gurudev Swami Rash Behari on… Were those legends just an Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj! And so, I imagination of an unripe mind that dwelled approached His divinity one day and on fantasy world of endless possibilities? Or expressed my dilemma. Sri Gurudev said, was there any truth hidden within? If there ‘Search within and thou shalt find all was any truth to be trusted, then it must answers!’ manifest itself again! For truth never fakes This one answer kept me bewildered itself. And truth is absolute. for quite a long time. Thereafter it dawned Having thus arrived into this upon me as to what His divinity wanted to conclusion, a rational mind seeks for logical hint upon. All human knowledge comes straight answers. The research begins. And from one entity that is the mind; brain all sort of research begins first with being the physical representation of the literature review. For it’s a waste of organ that houses our mind. Knowledge resource, time and effort to keep thus acquired through experience, reproducing facts and figures that are observation, rational conclusion and already known! Thus, the literature review inference remains unchallenged and thus is has to be wholesome and flawless. But, correct. So with this conclusion, I began my given the pressures of the modern world, silent observation. It was during this time and the duties that are to be performed, it that I hit upon the life of many saints who becomes difficult to conduct an extensive have had real life revelation of the divine. research on such an intricate subject. And I began to understand that to learn Furthermore, it is made difficult by its from real life experiences is far an easy task unavailability. Speak of any scientific topic then to search for the written word. And so and you have search tools like pubmed, I listened to and read almost any number of incy-wincy, google scholar etc that provide stories related to such visions of the us with a lot of authentic information. But divine…some were faked, some true, I

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began to decipher what and who! resolute in your decision and do not forsake Beginning with Sri Ramdas Kathia Baba, I me, I shall ever be yours for all eternity!’ went on to read Sri Meerabai, Sri Chaitanya Thus, the devoted is not at loss, but is Mahaprabhu, Swami Vivekananda, Sri the master gainer! By losing his ‘I’ Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Sri Anandamayi conscience, that amounts to a ‘loss of Maa and so on. Having read them, it vividly function’; he attains the highest of all that is appeared to me that their moment of to be known! Amounting to a major ‘gain realization was that moment of exalted state of function’! This is a relation where there is of devotion, where they lost themselves, no loss! There is always gain… their ‘I’ consciousness! But in love, it’s just based on ‘give and Now, it sounds very bizarre to proclaim take’ policy. This is manifest in most of the that loosing this ‘I’ consciousness is enough earthly relations. Amongst the earthly to attain realization. It sounds so easy! But relations, the mother-son relation is wait a minute! Is it really easy? supposed to be the highest of all. But we Let me try to explain. Losing the ‘I’ can see mothers being thrown away in their conscience in service of someone is old age by their own sons. There are other- devotion to that someone; maintaining the way-round examples as well! The son is a ‘I’ conscience and still serving someone meritorious student, and has a lot of wholeheartedly, is an act of love. Devotion achievements to his credit. Once he fails is the state where one is devoid of self- and the mother disowns him. The world is conscience. Love is a state where one is huge and wide. Thus, one must not make conscious of self and the needs of the self. any generalizations before scanning it all. If Love is manifest in all relations this is the case with the most exalted encompassing the rule of ‘give and take’. relation ever possible on the earthly plain, Devotion is manifest in relations that knows what to speak of other earthly relations? ‘only to give’. Here, devotion may sound Hence, we can safely conclude that most of like a looser-winner relation! Wherein, the them are based on ‘give and take’ policy. giver is the looser always and the receiver is There is nothing wrong or right about it. the winner! This sounds more like a relation Now, one may complain, ‘It is so easy of a parasite! But wait! The reader must to love someone who is not visible, is not intricately decipher the language. ‘Only to inaudible and is available only in pictures!’ give’, applies to both the partners in a To that awesome observer, there is relation. Both the partners offer themselves only one answer. Experiment! completely to the other half. Thus devotion! You have read in books that the lungs And thus the quote that Sri Gurudev often are like this and the stomach works like relates to: that. Have you seen for yourself? Most of ‘Those who desire me, I shalth take away them would answer in negative. Hence, to all from thee! see it with naked eyes and to experience it Still if thou not forsaketh me, I shalth be hands-on, you need to learn some thine forever…. ’ techniques and then do the dissection in the Sri Krishna the Universal Lord says, ‘If laboratory. Thus, similarly, instead of out you desire to attain me, I will take away all rightly denying the existence of the that is yours! Still if you stay firm and Supreme, let us learn about him. Master the

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various techniques and then experiment! to have the liberty to experiment. In most Whatever be the conclusion of your of the other world faiths, the scriptural rationally designed experiments grounded word is the last word; unlike our Sanatana on logic will thus be naturally acceptable to dharma. So let’s take this opportunity, and you! guided by our Gurudev, let’s search for the Simple logic says, the PC cannot form by truth! Let’s experiment! And experiment itself! How intricate designs and much entails failures and frustrations. But if tread thought is required to process and form a with conviction and proper rational functional laptop. Doesn’t it sound ridicules discrimination between the myth and the to acknowledge the idea that the Universe truth, between illusion and reality, one is with its perfect design and complex nature sure to succeed…to gain the glorious goal came into existence without any intelligent of self-realization. May Sri Gurudev bless us input? So there must be some super with rational discrimination and an open intelligence that governs the functioning of mind to learn! the cosmos. Being born in this culture of May enlightenment dawn upon us all! Sanatana Dharma, we are indeed privileged -Manash Deep Dey

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SPECIAL BATHING DATES OF NASIK KUMBHA MELA 2015 1. Shravan Sudhi Purnima on 29th August (Saturday) 1st Sahi Snan 2. Bhadra Krishna Amabashya on 13th September (Sunday) 2nd Sahi Snan - Main Bathing date 3. Bhadra rishi panchami on 18th September (Friday) - 3rd Sahi Snan

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Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Nimbarka Vedanta Beacons a New Light of Hope for all Mankind Dr. Geeta Dutta

Nimbarka Acharya the pupil of Sri own self, it webs and then again withdraws Narada Bhagawan had appeared in this it within itself, so also one Brahman has world as an incarnation of power split-up itself into matter and the spirits yet (Sudarshana). Born in south India and remains in his fullness and purity. nurtured in Brajadham, He had introduced As regards the relation between the worship of Krishna with Radha in the early Jiva and the Ishwara, Nimbarka philosophy years of Kaliyuga. No doubt it is a believes in pure identical relation as the sun parampara (a traditional system) of and its rays, the ocean and its waves. As the Vaishnavism where paravidya flows from waves come and go but do not totally Hansa Bhagawan to Sanakadi rishi and disappear so also after liberation Jiva Narada Bhagawan to Nimbarka Bhagawan consciousness still remains. Ishwara and and still it is flowing. Nimbarka Jiva are identical in cit-swarupa, but as commentary on Brahmasutra, known as regards power Ishwara is superior. He is ‘Vedanta Parijata Sourav’, is unique, lucid, above Maya but Jiva is entangled in Maya, practical as well as substantial. as such Iswara is the ruler and Jiva is ruled. Based on the Upanishads, the Smriti This is known as dwaitva-adwaitva or and Shruti, Nimbarka Vedanta holds the bheda-abheda vada- theory of philosophy view that (1) The Ultimate reality is sat-cit- which is not only valuable but practical as ananda swarupa. It is only one without well for it lays more emphasis on karma and second (sodev soumang idamgra asit, bhakti which are action-oriented. On the ekam eba adwidityam).(2) That reality is other hand adwaitva vada is based on transformed into the world of matter and gyana-marga and as such too elevated to be the spirits (sarvam khalu idam Brahman). realized by the masses. The ultimate form (swarup) of Brahman is From ancient times the sages of the nirakara ( formless), but He manifests Upanishads have striven to realize the himself as the creator, sustainer and essential unity of their own being and help destroyer of the world. His manifestation is the others to realize it. Since realization of of four fold - Akshra, Ishwara, Jiva and Atmanam is the ultimate goal, the destiny Jagat. Again that reality is the material as of human soul, men are to be found in their well as the efficient cause of the world. totality. Men must grow and evolve and Brahman is both swaguna and nirguna. unfold the divinity hidden within. Such To quote from Vedanta Kamadhenu. “na realization is based on basic human values - sthantoopi parsy uvaya-lingam sarvatra moral and spiritual values. In fact the moral he”2. Just as the spider spins out of his values known as Dharma are the foundation

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of all human values. A student has his Bishnuswami all endorse the Nimbarka Dharma, so also a doctor, a teacher and a Veda-abheda vada or philosophy. businessman and so on. Here Dharma does Though their methods are different, all not mean the religion in the narrow sense of leads to the same goal, the realization of the term but signifies a system that holds Atmanam and the Brahmana. Here on truth. As our great leader Mahatma knowledge without faith, without personal Gandhi said “Truth is God, Truth is the sole conviction cannot lead us far. As Dr. religion of men”.3 Radhakrishnan said “Mere scientific The Nature of men is being and progress is pernicious and conditional”.5 becoming . It is the psychic faculty of the Man should not totally absorb in human nature that has to grow, that has to mechanistic world he must be saved from expand. Swamiji once said, “Expansion is mire of mechanistic outlook, only by life, contraction is death”. When men’s realizing his spiritual dimension. Suffering consciousness functions from the deeper comes due to the ignorance of this noble level of his being he will become a symbol truth. Men are the Atmanam, the of love, peace and happiness. Just as a Brahmana plus this ignorance. “When plant grows into tree so also an apparent ignorance is removed man manifests his man becomes a complete man and an Atmana is his life and becomes fearless and animal man becomes a God-man. This is it peace with himself and the world. With realized fact as developed in the Upanishads the realization of I am Brahmana, he which has been put to test over and over overcomes the cycles of birth and rebirth again by giant philosophers of India. It is and becomes Manav Brahman.6 Paravidya or science of spirituality that can The pertinent question is - Will alone develop total personality as the Nimbarka Vedanta be able to solve all the conscious principle of oneness. And here basic problems of life- social,moral and lies the role of a spiritual teacher as a spiritual? At present the whole world is mighty factor. As Chandogya said “Only by suffering from distraction of values. knowledge received directly from Guru does Everywhere there is corruption and moral one attain to the most beneficial’’4 Hence laxity, for human values cannot be achieved one must sit under the lotus feet of his Guru by intellectual enrichment alone. A man to reach his coveted goal. may sharpen his reason and intellect, he The uniqueness of Nimbarka Vadanta may have the best of his wealth and power lies in the fact that it lays down several yet his heart will continue to be a vacuum methods like karma, gyana and bhakti, by until he discovers his spiritual dimension. In following which one can reach his desired fact all the religious teachers of India force goal, according to his own choice. This us towards “Prapatti-marga’ on self doctrine also prescribed nama-yagya as the surrender to one higher reality to realize this easiest method to realize oneness with God. ultimate truth ‘tat-tuamasi’(I am the Nimbarka Vedanta is not only ancient but Brahmana).With integrated outlook also universal, for no other system of Nimbarka Vedanta believes in collective thought comes in conflict with it. Indian liberation- Sarvamukti. Men should develop main system of Vaishnavism like sympathy, fellow feeling and sharing Madhabcharya, Ramanandi and common problems between themselves.

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They should be good and do good to have to experience if they are to achieve others. For doing good to others is a fact of internal peace and crime-free social order. doing good to one’s own self. This Om Tat Sat incentive to action issues out of the sense of one divinity in all. Bibliography : In conclusion, it can be said that 1. Chandogya Upanishada - 6/4/3 Nimbarka philosophy beacons a new light 2. Vedanta Kamadhenu - 3/2/11 of hope for all, to free ourselves from the 3. The Collected Works of Mahatma web of greed, vanity pride etc. so that there Gandhi - Vol. 3 P85 will be a moral rebirth of the human soul. In 4. Chandogya Upanishada - 4/4/3 this present world crisis we need complete 5. Religion and Culture - Dr. men who have open heart and great feeling Radhakrishnan - P85 for the humanity at large. This is an 6. Religion of Man - Rabindranath Tagore awakening which the people of the world - P14

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Divya Vani

 If you dedicate yourself even your body at the sacred feet of Guru, you will achieve the full benignancy of God. You cannot realize the Omnipotent God without relinquishing your all possessions. Happiness does not come through addiction to property, it comes only through the realization of the great (Bhuma).

 Capitulation is the offering of everything you have. You have taken all those things from Him so you have to bestow everything to Him. When you surrender completely with all your belongings to Him, God will take the responsibility your bonafide welfare.

 Unfeigned love to God is very secret and intimate thing. It cannot be achieved by any endeav- our. Only by the blessings of Guru you can attain this heavenly devotion. There is nothing precious than this ardor. The Gopies are its brightest examples.

 As we have not the faith in the holy existence of God, we become apprehensive. If we have such a feeling that the Omnipotent God always keeps watch on us, we have nothing to worry about.

– Swami Rash Bihari Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

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Sri Nimbarka Jyoti Salutations Smt. Parbati Nandy (Dutta)

Salutation to you, O Divine Soul, Welcome to our meagre household. Your brightness, Your benevolence, Your divinity, Your kindness. Your spiritual touch in our lives...... We are small, very small, scared, scattered, in a mess...... Your soul, Your touch shall...... remeed us, Our small selves we pour beore you, Lord Almighty, we pour out our smallness before you. Enlighten us, redeem us, lift us, show us O lord, The sight of Eternal love and spiritual bliss. 

Divya Vani

 One cannot get two things at a time-wealth and God. You will have to choose between the two.If you sincerely devote yourself for His blessings with all earnestness, He will come to you. – Swami Ram Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

 If bhagabat-bhajana (devotion to and worship of God) is not done by this body, if it is only used for eating and sleeping , then what is the good if it continues and what is the harm if it goes. – Swami Santa Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

 A devotee has to fight against various odds. If anyone wants to prosper, he will have to demonstrate absolute patience.  Be it known to you that your Guru is always on watch of you. Recite the mantra in full confidence and reverence, all your disturbances will pass off. – Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj

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ASHRAM SAMVAD

 In keeping with its venerated tradition, contributed towards the success of the Sri Kathia Baba Ka Sthan, Sri Dham event. Vrindavan as well as the other ashrams  The Abirbhav Mahamahotsav, 2014 of of Sri Nimbarka Sampradaya are our revered Gurudev, Brajavidehi religiously observing all occasions like Mahanta and Sri Mahanta of Akhil Sri Krishna Janmasthami, Annakut, Bharatiya Vaishnav Chatuh Sampradaya Akshaya Tritiya, birth and death Sri 108 Swami Rash Behari Das Kathia anniversaries of the Acharyas of Sri Babaji Maharaj was held at Karimganj ( Nimbarka Guru Parampara and all other in a vast field located adjacent to events that have traditionally been Karimganj College) under the initiative celebrated over centuries. Bhandara and of Sri Kathia Baba Charitable Trust, Sadhu Seva are being organized as an Karimganj from 6.12.2014 - 13. 12. integral part of these celebrations. 2014. Srimad Bhagawad Gyan Yagya,  The celebration of Dol Purnima was Sri Gopal Yagya, Akhanda Naam Kirtan auspicated on 16.3.2014 at Sri were performed as a part of the divine Nimbarka Ashram, ONGC, Badhar celebration. Devotees form all corners Ghat, Agartala. In the benign presence of the country had lent their gracious of Sri Sri Babaji Maharaj a statue of Sri presence to the ocassion. Kakaji Maharaj , Sri Purushottamdasji  The Tirobhav Utsav of Sri 108 Swami was consecrated. An array of cultural Dhananjoydas Kathia Babaji Maharaj was programmes were organized on the observed on 17 April, 2015 (Friday), ocassion. Throngs of devotees who had on the auspicious Chaturdashi Tithi gathered to partake of the grand at Sri Kathia Baba Ka Sthan , Sri Dham celebration had enhanced the magnitude Vrindavan. The commemoration of the of the celebration. life and contribution of this divine soul  Sri Guru Purnima Mahamahotsav, 2014 was attended by devotees from all over was held in the fortuitious presence of the country. Brajavidehi Mahanta and Sri Mahanta  The much awaited ocassion of Sri Guru of Akhil Bharatiya Vaishnav Chatuh Purnima Mahotsav, 2015 will be held Sampradaya Sri 108 Swami Rash on 31.7. 2015 ( Friday) at Sri 108 Behari das Kathia Babaji Maharaj at Swami Dhananjaydas Kathia Baba bhakta- nagari Silchar form 5. 7. 2014 Sadhana Ashram, Guwahati. It is hoped to 12. 7. 2014 under the initiative of that devotees would lend their presence Sri Babaji’s devoted disciple Sri Shankar to this auspicious celebration. Sen. Prominent spiritual events of the  The Maha Kumbha Mela will be held celebration included Srimad Bhagawad from 25. 8. 2015 - 20. 9. 2015 at Gyan Yagya, Sri Gopal Yagya, Akhanda Nasik, on the picturesque bank of the Naam Kirtan. Several cultural Godavari river at Maharashtra. During programmes were also staged during this sacred festival nitya sadhu seva ( the grand ocassion. The presence of offering food and other provisions to devotees from across the country had the wandering monks) would be

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organized. The holy bath will be held  Upon the request of a few devotees, on the following auspicious dates: Sri Sri Babaji Maharaj has kindly 1. August 29, 2015, Saturday ( Raksha consented to undertake a tour of Bandhan) European countries in the year 2017. 2. September 13, 2015, Sunday The tour will be undertaken by Babaji, (Aamavasya) along with his devotees, in Italy, France, 3. September 18, 2015, Friday ( Rishi Germany, Switzerland, U.K and other Panchami) P.S. It may be kindly noted countries of Europe. Devotees that Nasik experiences heavy rainfall, interested in participating in the tour therefore, all devotees interested in programme may kindly contact Sri Sri visiting the Maha Kumbha Mela are Babaji Maharaj in the following mobile advised to take necessary precautions. no. 09874452658.  On the ocassion of Dol Purnima, 23  An Ashram of Sri Nimbarka March, 2016 , Sri 108 Swami Sampradaya has been proposed at Dhananjaydas Kathia Baba Sadhana Karimganj. On the initiative of the Ashram, Siliguri will be inagurated along devotees of Karimganj a piece of land with the idol of Sri Radha Krishna has also been procured. By the grace of erected at the Ashram amidst a grand God, the construction of a magnificent celebration encompassing spiritual and Ashram at Karimganj will commence soon. cultural events. On the ocassion, a  In the ashram of Sri Nimbarka magazine of Sri Nimbarka Sampradaya Sampradaya at Lumding, Assam a week entitled Nimbarka Prasad will be long spiritual fest, encompassing Srimad published. Readers are urged to procure Bhagawad Gyan Yagya, Sri Gopal their copy after release of the same. Yagya, Akhanda Naam Kirtan was  Attention of all readers is drawn towards organized in the month of January, the Ashram of Sri Nimbarka 2015 under the able guidance of Sri Sampradaya to be costructed at 108 Swami Rash Behari Das Kathia Rameshwaram in Southern India. Land Babaji Maharaj for construcion of the same has been  Under the auspices of Sri Kathia Baba purchased and the construction plan has Charitable Trust, free of cost allopathy also been approved by the concerned and homeopathy treatment is being administrative department. It is hoped offered to the underprivileged members that the construction will commence of the society at Ashoknagar, Manik from June/July, 2016. Bazar, Puri and Siliguri  The Purna Kumbha Mela will be held  Your attention is drawn towards the at the holy site of Ujjain some time in Smriti Mandir that is being constructed the month of April/ May, 2016. Several in honour of Sri Sri 108 Swami Ramdas spiritual and charitable programmes will Kathia Babaji Maharaj at Lonachameri be organized during the mega event. It (the birth place of Sri Kathia Baba) is hoped that all devotees would attend located at a short distance from the event and experience its spiritual Amritsar, Punjab. fervour.  Under the initiative of Sri Kathia Baba

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Charitable Trust, Kolkata Manav Tirtha  Any grievance related to the non-receipt Primary School located at Kakdwip of letters and publications being receives aids in the form of school circulated by the Ashram may kindly be accessories for the benefit of the directed to- Sri Kathia Baba Ka students, most of whom hail from Sthan, Gurukul Road, PO: economically under-privileged class. Vrindavan, Dist. Mathura, UP-  Sri Rash Behari Das Madhyamik Siksha 281121. Kendra, Manik Bazar is receiving  Any donation towards ashram teaching aids and other support for the construction, Nitya Seva, charitable students of the school under the initiative activities and other services conducted of Sri Kathia Baba Charitable Trust, under the auspices of Sri Kathia Baba Kolkata Charitable Trust may kindly be sent in  The construction of an Ashram of Sri favour of Sri 108 Swami Rash Behari Nimbarka Sampradaya at Das Kathia Babaji Maharaj at the Dakshineshwar is underway and is following address: Sri Kathia Baba steadily progressing towards Ka Sthan, Gurukul Road, PO: completion. For the information of all Vrindavan,Dist. Mathura, UP- the proposed ashram is located at 281121. Alternatively, the amount Dakshineshwar Mouza, therefore the may be transferred through internet address of the same is as follows: banking to the following account: Sri Dhananjaydas Kathia Baba Sadhana Thakurjee Sri Sri Vrindaban Ashram Beharijee, A/C No. – 11, U.N. Mukerjee Road 10684298672, SBI, Vrindavan, Dakshineshwar Branch Code: 2502, IFSC – Kolkata 700 076 SBIN0002502.

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Divya Vani

 Being first in a state of changelessness and then thoroughly forgetting (even) that state owing to the cognition of the (true) nature of Brahman (infinite consciousness) – this is called Samadhi. Tejo-Bindu Upanishad

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