Audio Record
Glory of Hari Nama
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Glory of Sri Srimad Bhakti Vigyan Bharati Gosvami Maharaj – 100th Avirbhav Tithi Mahotsav;
– Glory of Hari Nama – by Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj;
– Answer devotees questions;
– About Jiva tattva, jiva free will;
25-07-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
English / Russian
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Glory of Ratha Yatra.
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– Continue reading Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 3, Part 2;
– jayati jayati devo devakī-nandano – explanation;
– nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir – explanation;
– Jagannath Ashtakam – glory
– Answer devotees questions;
18-07-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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CC Madhya 13.80
নাহং বিপ্রো ন চ নরপতির্নাপি বৈশ্যো ন শূদ্রো
নাহং বর্ণী ন চ গৃহপতির্নো বনস্থো যতির্বা ।
কিন্তু প্রোদ্যন্নিখিলপরমানন্দপূর্ণামৃতাব্ধে-
র্গোপীভর্তুঃ পদকমলয়োর্দাসদাসানুদাসঃ ॥ ৮০ ॥
nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro
nāhaṁ varṇī na ca gṛha-patir no vanastho yatir vā
kintu prodyan-nikhila-paramānanda-pūrnāmṛtābdher
gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ
Synonyms
na — not; aham — I; vipraḥ — a brāhmaṇa; na — not; ca — also; nara-patiḥ — a king or kṣatriya; na — not; api — also; vaiśyaḥ — belonging to the mercantile class; na — not; śūdraḥ — belonging to the worker class; na — not; aham — I; varṇī — belonging to any caste, or brahmacārī (A brahmacārī may belong to any caste. Anyone can become a brahmacārī, or lead a life of celibacy.); na — not; ca — also; gṛha-patiḥ — householder; no — not; vana-sthaḥ — vānaprastha, one who, after retirement from family life, goes to the forest to learn how to be detached from family life; yatiḥ — mendicant or renunciant; vā — either; kintu — but; prodyan — brilliant; nikhila — universal; parama-ānanda — with transcendental bliss; pūrṇa — complete; amṛta-abdheḥ — who is the ocean of nectar; gopī-bhartuḥ — of the Supreme Person, who is the maintainer of the gopīs; pada-kamalayoḥ — of the two lotus feet; dāsa — of the servant; dāsa-anudāsaḥ — the servant of the servant.
Translation
“ ‘I am not a brāhmaṇa, I am not a kṣatriya, I am not a vaiśya or a śūdra. Nor am I a brahmacārī, a householder, a vānaprastha or a sannyāsī. I identify Myself only as the servant of the servant of the servant of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the maintainer of the gopīs. He is like an ocean of nectar, and He is the cause of universal transcendental bliss. He is always existing with brilliance.’ ”
Purport
This is verse 74 from the Padyāvalī, an anthology of verses compiled by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Audio Record
Sri Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 3, Part 2
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– Continue reading Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 3, Part 2;
– saṅga-tyāgāt – giving up the company of materialists;
– “tat te ‘nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇo” Lord Brahmā shlok
– Answer devotees questions;
VERSE 3
उत्साहान्निश्छयाद्धैर्यात्तत्तत्कर्माप्रवर्त्तनात् ।
सङ्गत्यागात्सतोवृत्तेः षड्भिर्भक्तिः प्रसिध्यति ॥३॥
utsāhān-niścayād dhairyāt
tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt
saṅga-tyāgāt sato-vṛtteḥ
ṣaḍbhir bhaktiḥ prasidhyati
Word for Word
utsāhāt – eagerness; niścayāt – confidence; dhairyāt – forbearance; tat-tat – favourable; karma – activities; pravartanāt – following; saṅga – (bad) company; tyāgāt – abandoning; sataḥ – pure devotees; vṛtteḥ – following; ṣaḍbhiḥ – these six; bhaktiḥ – devotion; prasidhyati – enhance.
Translation
Eagerness, confidence, forbearance, following the spiritual practices ordained by the scriptures, giving up the company of materialists and following in the footsteps of the pure sādhus – these six practices enhance devotion.
tat te ‘nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇo
Previous parts:
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 3, Part 1
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 4
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 3
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 2
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 1
13-06-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Audio Record
About Glory of Purushottam Maas and Sharanagati
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Glory of Purushottama Maas from Hari Katha of Srila BR Shridhar Maharaj;
– About Sharanagati from Srila BR Shridhar Maharaj;
– Cats (Marjara-Nyaya) and monkeys (Markata-Nyaya) paths for Sharanagati;
– Definition: What is Sharanagati;
– Who is full Sharanagata;
– Example of Vibhishan (the younger brother of the demon Ravana);
– Answer devotees questions;
ŚB 1.3.7
dvitīyaṁ tu bhavāyāsya
rasātala-gatāṁ mahīm
uddhariṣyann upādatta
yajñeśaḥ saukaraṁ vapuḥ
Translation
The supreme enjoyer of all sacrifices accepted the incarnation of a boar [the second incarnation], and for the welfare of the earth He lifted the earth from the nether regions of the universe.
“It is My eternal vow that if anyone surrenders unto Me even once, saying ‘I am Yours,’ I shall immediately grant them safety from all living beings.”
— Ramayana (Yuddha-kanda 18.33)
harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā
In this Age of Kali,
there is no other means, no other means, no other means for self-realization
than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name of Lord Hari.
30-05-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Sri Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 3, Part 1
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– Continue reading Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 3, Part 1;
– utsāhāt – eagerness. The source of eagerness is only from a real sādhu;
– niścayāt – confidence. rakṣiṣyati-viśvāso expecting the Lord’s protection;
– dhairyāt – forbearance.
– Answer devotees questions;
– How to pronounce Maha Mantra;
VERSE 3
उत्साहान्निश्छयाद्धैर्यात्तत्तत्कर्माप्रवर्त्तनात् ।
सङ्गत्यागात्सतोवृत्तेः षड्भिर्भक्तिः प्रसिध्यति ॥३॥
utsāhān-niścayād dhairyāt
tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt
saṅga-tyāgāt sato-vṛtteḥ
ṣaḍbhir bhaktiḥ prasidhyati
Word for Word
utsāhāt – eagerness; niścayāt – confidence; dhairyāt – forbearance; tat-tat – favourable; karma – activities; pravartanāt – following; saṅga – (bad) company; tyāgāt – abandoning; sataḥ – pure devotees; vṛtteḥ – following; ṣaḍbhiḥ – these six; bhaktiḥ – devotion; prasidhyati – enhance.
Translation
Eagerness, confidence, forbearance, following the spiritual practices ordained by the scriptures, giving up the company of materialists and following in the footsteps of the pure sādhus – these six practices enhance devotion.
Previous parts:
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 4
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 3
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 2
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 1
02-05-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.70
tatra laulyam api mūlyam ekalaṁ
janma-koṭi-sukṛtair na labhyate
The only price to pay is intense eagerness that is not obtained even after millions of births.
Audio Record
Sri Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 2, Part 4
Hari Khatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About visit to Marshals and South Africa;
– Continue reading Sri Upadeśāmrta by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī – Verse 2, Part 4;
– laulyaṁ – mental restlessness, weakness of the heart, weakness of our promise;
– Answer devotees questions;
– How to pronounce Maha Mantra;
Previous parts:
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 3
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 2
– Upadeśāmrta – Verse 2, Part 1
02-05-2026
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.2
śrotavyādīni rājendra nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ
apaṣyatām ātma-tattvaṁ gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām
O emperor, those materialistic householders who are bound to their mundane possessions are blind to the knowledge of the self. They are busily engaged in hearing hundreds of thousands of topics within human society.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.3
nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ
divā cārthehayā rājan kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā
Such people spend their nights engaged in sleep or in sex, while their days are spent collecting money or maintaining their families.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.4
dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv ātma-sainyeṣu asatsv api
teṣāṁ pramatto nidhanaṁ paśyann api na paśyati
The material body, wife, children and everything in relation to them are like fallible soldiers and those that are overly attached to them, despite their experience, do not see their own imminent destruction.
श्रीश्रीनरोत्तम-प्रभोरष्टकम्
Śrī Śrī Narottama-Prabhor-Aṣṭakam (By Śrīla Viśvanāth Chakravartī Ṭhākur)
श्रीकृष्णनामामृतवर्षि-वक्त्र-
चन्द्रप्रभा-ध्वस्त-तमोभराय ।
गौराङ्गदेवानुचराय तस्मै
नमो नमः श्रील-नरोत्तमाय ॥१॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmāmṛta-varṣi-vaktra-
chandra-prabhā-dhvasta-tamo-bharāya
gaurāṅga-devānucharāya tasmai
namo namaḥ śrīla-narottamāya [1]
śrī-kṛṣṇa–Śrī Kṛṣṇa; nāma–Name; amṛta–nectar; varṣi–showering; vaktra–face; chandra–moon; prabhā–splendour; dhvasta–dispelled; tamaḥ–darkness; bharāya–unto the mass; gaurāṅga–Gaurāṅga; deva–Lord; anucharāya–unto the servant; tasmai–unto Him; namaḥ–I offer obeisance; namaḥ–I offer obeisance; śrīla-narottamāya–unto Śrīla Narottam. [1]
namaḥ–I offer obeisance, [and] namaḥ–I offer obeisance [again] tasmai–unto him, śrīla-narottamāya–unto Śrīla Narottam, anucharāya–unto the servant gaurāṅga-deva–of Lord Gaurāṅga, [unto He who has] dhvasta–dispelled bharāya–the mass tamaḥ–of the darkness (of ignorance) prabhā–with the splendour [of his] chandra–moon vaktra–face [which] varṣi–showers amṛta–the nectar [of] śrī-kṛṣṇa–Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s nāma–Name [1]
I offer obeisance and I offer obeisance again unto Śrīla Narottam Ṭhākur, the servant of Śrī Gaurāṅgadev who dispels the darkness (of everyone’s ignorance) with the splendour of his moon face which showers the nectar of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Name.
Audio Record
Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– Sri Balaram Appearance day, Jalan Purnima;
– glory of shlok: “tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ – ŚB 10.31.9”;
– About glory of Sri Baladeva;
– Glorification on avirbhav-tithi of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj;
09-08-2025
India, Vrindavan Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Srimad Bhagavatam is the oldest and finest book of Krishna consciousness. It is composed by Vedavyas who had composed all eighteen Puranas, who presented the Vedas in a divided way. Previously, the Veda used to be one scripture, but the jiva souls’ memory is not so good in Kali-yuga, that is why, for their benefit, Vedavyas divided the Veda into four Vedas — Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, Rig Veda, and Atharva Veda. Still, even though he divided the Vedas into four books, each of these Vedas is a very big book.
After that, Vedavyas thought,
“Oh, the jiva souls, especially the human form, do not get such a long life — even if they study the Vedas their whole life, they will not be able to understand the gist of these scriptures.”
So, he took the essence from all the Vedas and composed what is called Vedanta Darshan, or Vedanta Sutra. Vedanta Darshan is not very big.
Still, Vedavyas thought that it was very hard for the jiva souls to understand. Then, he composed the Astadasa Purana (Eighteen Puranas) and Mahabharata.
Mahabharata is commonly called the fifth Veda, this is the kind of position that Mahabharata takes.
Vedavyas had composed all these scriptures, but he still did not feel happiness in his heart. He had described everything in the scriptures, but he did not feel so happy. He started searching for what had happened. He thought,
“I have tried as much as possible to do something good for the jiva souls, the conditioned souls, but why am I not feeling satisfaction in my mind?”
He felt sad.
While he was thinking about this one day, suddenly, Narad Goswāmī (the guru of Vyasadev) came to his Badrikashram by his own will. Seeing his guru, Vyasadev fell at his feet and said,
“I am so fortunate that you have come, my dear Lord. I cannot understand what has happened to me. I do not feel very happy in my mind.”
Narad Goswāmī said,
“Yes, I understood it, that is why I have come to you.”
Vedavyas was very happy to hear that. Then, he explained,
“Prabhu, please tell me what has happened. How can I do something good for everybody? I thought I had done many things, but even after having written so many scriptures, I still do not feel any happiness in my mind. This makes me sorrowful.”
