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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 79 Srinimbarkajyoti 9th Year Nimbarkabda 5110 April, 2015 User_1:\I\Pushpita\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015\Nimbarka Jyoti_2015_English.p65 # 80 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