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8 May 2012
Invitation to our annual pilgrimage for Sri Jagannath Rathayatra
in Puri from 18th to 23rd June inclusive. If you wish to
participate in this year's Puri Pilgrimage, please let us know soon. .
In order to help cover costs, the requested donation is Rs2,500 which
is inclusive of shared accommodation at our Sevak Bhavan Guesthouse in
Puri, Prasadam, and local bus excursions from Puri. The donation does
not include travel to/from Puri. Trains can be booked via the Web or from the tourist
booking office on arrival in India.
If you would like to stay and
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be much appreciated.
'Tips for Pilgrims' extensively updated with useful information for devotees visiting our Temples in India. Includes information on how to find your way to our Temples, how to book trains and flights (including train timetables), and tips to help make your pilgrimage as smooth as possible.
5 May 2012

Sri
Nrsimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadev. Full fast
until after sunset, then no
grains (anukalpa).
Audio: Nrsimha Chaturdasi, 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj gives an informal discourse at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on this day in 1982. "When Prahlad Maharaj was tortured to the extreme by his own guardian, none could come to his relief. But Nrsimhadev came in the most trying moment. So, He is there. He is everywhere. He is all-conscious about our different stages. When our demand is very acute, very intense, He appears: 'I am your guardian, I am here, I am here!'"
 37 minutes, 8.6 MB mp3 audio

References to Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi from previous postings on the Math's websites:

Audio: Sri Nrsimha Chaturdasi, 1983. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's informal discourse at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on this day in 1983. Srila Sridhar Maharaj expresses the exemplary mood of prayer to Lord Nrsimhadev and how to honour this occasion. His Divine Grace mentions that Nrsimha Temples are more common in South India and touches on his own service there in earlier years.
 Tape side one (4 mins 1 MB mp3 audio).
 Tape side two (13+ mins 3.2 MB mp3 audio).
Video. Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi Festival 2008 held at our Dum Dum Park Temple, and presided over by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Video taken and prepared by Vaidehi Devi Dasi:
16+ minutes, 21+ MB 'mov' QuickTime video
'Bound by Affection' - Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj gives an historic account of the events that surrounded his first days at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and of his coming to the Math on this day in 1947.
Audio: Sri Nrsimha Chaturdasi. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj chants the glories of Prahlad Maharaj, and relates the lila of Sri Nrsimhhadev's appearance, May 2007.
(45+ minutes, 5.3 MB mp3 audio also in higher quality: 10.5 MB.)
Audio: Leading kirttan on Sri Nrsimha Chaturdasi at the conclusion of the first part of the early evening programme in the nat-mandir, May 2007.
(3+ minutes, 600 K mp3 audio)
Audio: Sri Nrsimha Chaturdasi informal morning talk by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his verandah in Kolkata, May 2006. Discussing his earlier days in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and the power of Srila Guru Maharaj.
 Download, or listen online (37+ minutes, 6.5 MB mp3 audio).
Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi. Hear Srila Govinda Maharaj's lecture on this day in 1999, also read a transcript by Sadhu Priya Prabhu of this talk.
 Part one (15 mins 3.6 MB mp3 audio).
 Part two (13+ mins 3.1 MB mp3 audio).
The Holy Appearance Day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Two page illustrated extract from the discourse given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi day 1999, at Sri Govinda Dham, Murwillumbah, Australia.
Audio: Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi Bengali class by Sripad B.N. Acharyya Maharaj, and the final part of Kirttan leading up to the class here at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. This audio is posted by request, for our growing number of Bengali visitors to the Math's website.
 Kirttan leading up to the class. Download or listen online(6+ minutes, 790 K mp3 audio)
 Sri Nrsimha-chaturdasi Bengali class. Download or listen online(57+ minutes, 6.9 MB mp3 audio).
1 May 2012
Audio (English and Portuguese). Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj on his last visit to Brazil gives a class at the weekly programme started by Sripad Tapasvi Maharaj and continued by the local devotees. Govinda Mohini Devi Dasi arranges these programmes at her Prema Restaurant, São Paulo.
English talk
by Spd. Vaishnav Maharaj with translation into Portuguese by Deva Bandhu Prabhu. "Gurudev also had a different vision of us than we have of ourselves. His broad, merciful, Vaishnav vision was that we are already liberated. And he explained that once we get Krishna Prema - and he said quickly we will get it, but that's relative - you will never think of how long it took to get it."
 44 minutes, 10.2 MB mp3 audio
30 April 2012

Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti,
Sri Jahnava Devi, and Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.
Excerpt about Jahnava-devi from 'The Nectarean Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu' by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Also available in pdf format.

Audio and Video. Appearance Day of Jahnava-devi. Sadhu Priya Prabhu of Australia describes Jahnava-devi's glories in an interview on this day in 2010 at our Dum Dum Park Temple, Kolkata.
 17+ minutes, 4+ MB mp3 audio
or: streaming 'Vimeo' video (39.7 MB)
29 April 2012
Devamayi Devi Dasi passed away suddenly yesterday morning in California, USA. A disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaj, her translations into Bengali were much appreciated by Srila Govinda Maharaj. He liked her choice of words, expression and literary style. She first translated the book 'Golden Staircase' ('Suvarna Sopan') and went on to translate 'Home Comfort', 'Loving Search for the Lost Servant', 'The Benedictine Tree of Divine Love', and selected chapters from other of the Math's publications into Bengali.
28 April 2012

Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).
Jagannath Puri visit by Srila Acharya Maharaj as part of his current travels to our various Indian centres. Accompanied by a small group of devotees he visited several of the local holy places of Puri and made various arrangements at our Temple in preparation for the Rathayatra Festivals and pilgrimage in June. Webpage of pictures with captions.

Srila Acharya Maharaj inspires Delhi preaching while staying as guest in the home of Jayakumar Prabhu and Charu Bala Devi Dasi on his way from Govardhan to Puri. Webpage of pictures with captions.
24 April 2012

Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri
Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya good day to start some works.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:

Video. Sriman Mahaprabhu's journey to
the centre of Sri Govinda Kunda beginning His Sri Chandan Yatra lila
on 4th May 2003.
 18
minutes, 36 MB QuickTime video. (Download and view with the freely
available VLC, QuickTime, iTunes, etc.)

Also, the Lord's return journey three days later:
 11
minutes, 21 MB QuickTime video.
23 April 2012

Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad
Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.
Audio.
In remembrance of Sripad Jajavar Maharaj. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj tells about Sripad Jajavar Maharaj's comment of Srila Sridhar Maharaj uprooting the Benares' Mayavadis' conception, throwing it away and establishing Krishna Consciousness. This took place at the time Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur wanted to establish a Math in Benares.
 19+ minutes, 4.5 MB mp3 audio

Pranam mantra of Sripad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj composed by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and referred to by His Divine Grace in the 1987 recording below. Posted with English translation on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website, this mantra was first published on 10 May 1956 in Sri Gaudiya Darshan (Volume One, Issue Ten) in an article commemorating Sripad Jajavar Maharaj's appearance day.
21 April 2012

Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit.
Audio: Srila Gadadhar Pandit's Appearance Day.
Informal talk by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj over
the phone with Madhusudhana Prabhu from Hawaii. Dum Dum Park Temple,
Kolkata, 2006.
 Download, or listen online (20+ minutes, 4.7 MB mp3 audio)

A Holy Day, Excerpt from Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion, Volume II, Chapter 7 by Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
"After returning from Gaya, when Sri Chaitanyadev expressed his
Devotional Aspect, He said one day, 'Gadadhar, from your very childhood
you are a devotee of Krsna, and My days have been wasted discussing
grammar and mundane literature. But you, Gadadhar, My friend — your
life is very successful. You have fulfilment of life. From the
beginning you are fond of Krsna-nama."
17 April 2012
Dr. Dolgobinda Shastri passed away yesterday
in Orissa. He is probably best known to most Western devotees by his
talk 'A Born Preceptor' on Srila Govinda Maharaj's Sri Vyasa Puja,
1990. Entrusted by Srila Guru Maharaj to teach Sanskrit to Srila
Govinda Maharaj in 1947, Dr. Shastri had extensive association with
them both throughout the whole 14 years of his stay in Kolkata.
'A Born Preceptor' (48K pdf file) is included in the book Divine Servitor.
16 April 2012

Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan das Thakur.
Audio. Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur's Disappearance, 2007.
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
explaining the mood of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur by saying that what
he has given us with his Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat book is pure suddha
bhakti. He reminds us the advice of Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur:
"If you repeatedly read this Chaitanya Bhagavat, you will get, by the
grace of Vrindavan Das Thakur, pure consciousness about Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu's Pastimes."
 39 minutes, 9+ MB mp3 audio

Bengali. Introduction by Srila Govinda Maharaj to Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat,
including the sloka in glorification of Sri Vrindavan Das Thakur and
Sri Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami composed by His Divine Grace Srila
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
In Bengali: The Introduction of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat published from our Math.

Smaller video. Disappearance Festival, part 1. Smaller link is now available of the large video posted yesterday of the Govardhan festival.
28 minutes, 37+ MB wmv video
('wmv' is 'Windows Media Video'. Mac users may need to install the free Flip4Mac WMV.)
15 April 2012
Video. Disappearance Festival of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Morning lectures in glorification and remembrance of Srila Gurudev. First of
two videos prepared by Subal Sakha Prabhu and Mahamantra Prabhu recording the earlier part of the morning's events at our
Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan.
 28 minutes streaming 'vimeo' video (120 MB)

Audio. Puspa Samadhi and Murti Installation Festival
of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Govardhan.
Morning lectures in glorification and remembrance of Srila Gurudev by
Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj, Mahananda
Prabhu B.R., Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj and Sripad B.N. Narayan Maharaj.
 62+ minutes, 14+ MB mp3 audio

Srila Gurudev's abhisek
at his newly inaugurated Puspa Samadhi Mandir, and other events from
mid-morning onwards at our Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan. Two webpages of pictures with captions.

Memories of Sri Govardhan Puja held last Kartik at our Govardhan Temple led by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj. Two webpages of pictures with captions.

Slide-show of the Ekachakra Festival in February honouring the Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Picture slide-show of events at our Ekachakra temple, posted by Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj on his bcparvat.scsmath.org website.
4 April 2012
Disappearance of
Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata
Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and inauguration of his Puspa Samadhi Mandir in Govardhan.
Govardhan: First pictures of today's Disappearance Festival
of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the inauguration of
the Puspa-Samadhi, and installation of His Divine Grace's Murti at
Srila Sridhar Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan. Two webpages of photos taken up to 10am today.

Talk by Pujyapada Satprasangananda Prabhu (later to become Sri Nayanananda Das Babaji Maharaj) in glorification of Srila Govinda Maharaj in Nabadwip in 1986.
"Our Govinda Maharaj is now the chief inspiration behind that [Srila
Sridhar Maharaj's] preaching ... He was an expert in kirtan and playing
the mrdanga; his kirtan was always ecstatic. From the time of his
coming here to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, the Transcendental Service
of the Deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundar became
manifest more and more beautifully and gloriously. This gave us much
joy. For this, Srila Sridhar Maharaj delegated all service
responsibility of his Math, preaching and devotees to Govinda
Maharaj..."

Awakening the True Self.
New post on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website in honour of the
disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. A
poem Srila Govinda Maharaj wrote in his youth wherein he prophesies his
glorious service to his Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar
Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Originally published in Sri Gaudiya Darshan:
Volume 1, Issue 4, 15 November 1955.

Vaishnava Thakur. Excerpt from Dignity of the Divine Servitor.
Glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj from a lecture
given by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila
Govinda Maharaj in San Mateo, California, 1990. (2.2 MB pdf file.)

'Acharyya-charana-vandana'
Composed and translated by Sripad B.A. Sagar Maharaj in glorification
of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (150 KB pdf
file.)

Excerpt from 'Lotus Eyes - Lotus Tears'
- an article written by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj and posted on his
website in February 2003. After Srila Govinda Maharaj had two strokes,
and contemplating the possibility of a third, Sripad Goswami Maharaj
recalls: "Srila Govinda Maharaj became grave. As Mahaprabhu sang
an inexplicable song before the chariot of Jagannath, Srila Govinda
Maharaj paraphrased a poem of Rabindranath, anticipating the chariot of
Yamaraja:
"'Preme esechilo chole gelo… Love came into my life but quietly
departed… Now I have nothing to do but wait for that guest (death) who
will come one day, blow out the sunset of my life like a lamp, and take
me away in his chariot...'"

Picture series of the Samadhi Mandir development of
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Nabadwip.
Album-history of its construction from March 2010 until inauguration in
April 2011. Two webpages (compiled April 2012) of pictures.
 
Disappearance Festival of
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on the 10th day after
his disappearing from this world. Nabadwip, 6 April 2010. Newly compiled (April 2012) webpage of pictures.
1 April 2012
Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon.
Audio. Sri Rama-navami informal class
this morning, Lord Ramachandra's appearance day, by Sripad B.K. Tyagi
Maharaj. "Ramachandra's Pastimes come as this grand enlightening
example for the souls of the world to see the beauty of following the
dharma."
1st April 2012 in Nabadwip:
 73 minutes, 16+ MB mp3 audio
March 2012
Video/Audio. The Acharyas are fulfilling Srila Gurudev's desire.
Srila Acharya Maharaj gives a class in the museum of Srila Sridhar
Maharaj's Centenary Memorial Building. Addressing a gathering of
Western devotees, including many from Russia, Srila Acharya Maharaj
expresses his appreciation for everyone's participation in the recent
Nabadwip Dham Parikrama festivals and his wish that all will serve
together as one family.
"All the Acharyas are giving initiations and making disciples; it is
not their own idea, it is Srila Gurudev's will, Gurudev's desire. Now
they are fulfilling Gurudev's desire, they are not going their own way.
We are together. We are one to protect our whole worldwide Mission of
Gurudev as well as Srila Gurudev's wish, his desire... We are all the
same family of Gurudev's family."
This recording starts with Srila Acharya Maharaj referring to the Appearance Place of Sri Nityananda Prabhu in Ekachakra.
9 March 2012, Nabadwip. English, with Russian translation.
 10+ minutes, 2.3 MB mp3 audio
 14 MB wmv video

Audio. Breaking the spell of illusion.Morning
class by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj during the recent Gaura-Purnima
festivals. "Everyone in the world is under the influence of Madan,
Cupid. Everyone is bewildered. Madan puts everyone into moha, illusion
... If you are going to get a proper perspective on things then
necessarily the first Deity must be Madan Mohan, because that means He
"
11 March 2012, in Nabadwip:
 59+ minutes, 13.6 MB mp3 audio

Sannyasis' Group Photo taken during Gaura-Purnima in Nabadwip with almost all the leading sannyasis present at the Math for this year's grand festivals.
Grand festivals held in Nabadwip
for Sri Gaura-Purnima, Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and related
celebrations held in the association of over 200 Western devotees and
thousands from around Bengal and India. Five picture pages with captions, compiled from pictures by several devotees.
In addition, many pictures of the parikramas are posted by Nimai
Chandra Prabhu on his vaisnavadarshan.com website, and by Sripad Tyagi
Maharaj on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com site.
California, two websites launched
on Sri Gaura-Purnima to broadcast the message and news of our Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashrams in Soquel and San Jose. These are
prepared by by Hasyapriya Prabhu along with Sushila Devi Dasi and
several devotees:
SevaAshram.net with articles posted by the devotees at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram;
And:
SevaAshram.com with news from the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram.
Invitation to the Disappearance Festival and Puspa Samadhi inauguration of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at our Govardhan Temple.
The main event will take place on Srila Govinda Maharaj's 2nd
Disappearance Anniversary, 4th April 2012, with programmes in Vrindavan
and Govardhan from 1st to 6th April.
Vaishnav Calendar for 2012 to 2013 is available at our calendar link
along with the corresponding iCal format version for automatic
notification of special events worldwide as well as Ekadasi dates
followed in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
Censure of Sripad B.K. Giri Maharaj. The Acharya Board of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math express the need to
protect our devotional family from a disinformation campaign that has
being going on for a year and shows no signs of abating. "We advise all
faithful followers of Srila Govinda Maharaj to avoid his association,
personally, or through email and the internet." (Posted July 2011)
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