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Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami and Month wise festivals – 2023

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Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayata
Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami and Month wise festivals
at Sri Caitanya Sridhar SevaAshram, Navadvip Dham

Most humble and respectful invitation— By the mercy of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the servants of Sri Caitanya Sridhar Seva Ashram Nabadwip will be celebrating the festivals of the auspicious appearance and disappearance days of Sri Vishnu-Vaishnavas, such as the appearance of Sri Valadev jiu, Sri Krishna Janma Ashtami, Sri Radha Ashtami, Sri Vamandev’s appearance, Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur, and Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur’s appearance in a humble manner from 27 August, 2023, Sunday, Jhulan Ekadashi of Sri Sri Radha Govind Jiu to 29 September, 2023, Friday, Purnima, the mahotsav of Sri Vishwarup.

During this whole month, there will be many devotional activities such as special worship, recitation of scriptures, Bhogarag, Kirtan-Parayan, glorification of the devotee and the Lord, Mahaprasad distribution, etc.

Some of the special dates:
– 31 August, 2023, Thursday, Purnima, Sri Sri Baldeva appearance.
– 7 September, 2023, Thursday, Sri Sri Krishna Janma astami.
– 8 September, 2023 Friday, Sri Sri Nandotsav
and paran of Janmastami Vrata between 9.32 am to 5.24 am. Appearance of Visvavarenya His Divine Grace Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vedanta Goswami Maharaj.
– 23 September 2023, Saturday, Sri Sri Radha ashtami.

Therefore, the respected devotees, you will be specially blessed to participate and contribute to this festival days. Please make favorable arrangements in all respects.

Sri Caitanya Sridhar Seva Ashram
Kalinagar (Near Kapali Pada),
Kuliagram, Navadwip Dham
Pin – 713519
Sri Caitanya Sridhar Seva Ashram
Gaurdham, Radhakund,
Govardhana, Mathura,
Pin – 281504, Phone: 9831287191

Respectfully the servants Sri Caitanya Sridhar Seva Ashram

2023-08-31 Hari Katha – Sri Balaram Purnima

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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

Topics:
– About glory of Sri Balaram;
– About Guru tattva;
– Congratulations from the devotees;

2023-08-31

India, Kulia Gramm Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.

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Glory of Sri Balarama

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2023-08-12 Hari Katha – Parama Ekadashi

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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

Topics:
– About glory of Purushottam maas;
– About 11 texts of Upadeshamrita, commentary of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur from Bhakti Loka;
– About the high importance of “Utsaha” in bhadjan – Enthusiasm;
– About Guru tattva;

2023-08-12

India, Kulia Gramm Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.

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Bow down before all my spiritual masters

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atha natvā mantra-gurūn gurūn bhāgavatārthadān
vyāsān jagad-gurūn natvā tato jayam udīrayet

Then, let me bow down before all my spiritual masters: the guru who gave me the divine mantra, as well as all those who have taught me the meaning of Srimad Bhagavatam. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Srila Vyasadeva, the spiritual master of the entire universe and the giver of the all-conquering conclusions of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Unhappy people

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One who is jealous, one who hates others, one who is never satisfied, one who is short-tempered, one who is always suspicious and one who depends upon others fortunes.          

Vidurji

2023-06-17 Hari Katha

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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

Topics:
– about Jagannath Ashtakam;
– about levels of Bhakti;
– about Disappearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami and Srila Sach-chid-ananda Bhaktivinod Thakur;
– about glory of Kuliya Gram Dham;

2023-06-17

India, Jagannath Kshetra Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.

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From Jagannath Ashtakam:

महाम्भोधेस्तीरे कनक रुचिरे नील शिखरे
वसन् प्रासादान्तः सहज बलभद्रेण बलिना ।
सुभद्रा मध्यस्थः सकलसुर सेवावसरदो
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन-पथ-गामी भवतु मे ॥३॥

mahāmbhodhestīre kanaka rucire nīla śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja balabhadreṇa balinā .
subhadrā madhyasthaḥ sakalasura sevāvasarado
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me (3)

Residing on the shore of the great ocean, within a large palace situated upon the crest of the brilliant, golden Nilacala Hill, along with his powerful brother Bala-bhadra, and in the middle of them his sister Subhadra, Lord Jagannatha bestows the opportunity for devotional service upon all godly souls. May that lord be the object of my vision.

न वै याचे राज्यं न च कनक माणिक्य विभवं
न याचेऽहं रम्यां सकल जन काम्यां वरवधूम् ।
सदा काले काले प्रमथ पतिना गीतचरितो
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥७॥

na vai yāce rājyaṃ na ca kanaka māṇikya vibhavaṃ
na yāce’haṃ ramyāṃ sakala jana kāmyāṃ varavadhūm .
sadā kāle kāle pramatha patinā gītacarito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana patha gāmī bhavatu me (7)

I do not pray for a kingdom, nor for gold, rubies, and wealth. I do not ask for an excellent and beautiful wife as desired by all men. I simply pray that lord, whose glories are always sung by Lord Siva, be the constant object of my vision.

Jagannath Ashtakam

Do not be crazy

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Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita - Adi Lila Krishnadas Kabiraj bengali 1915

Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita – Adi Lila Krishnadas Kabiraj bengali 1915

Srila Raghunath’s Danda Mahotsav

Actually Srimon Sri Nityanand Prabhu’s mercy to Srila Raghunath Das Goswami and Srila Dās Goswāmī’s service to Śrimon Nityānanda Prabhu and His associates. This Pastime is described in Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta.

When Śrīman Mahāprahu returned to Gauḍa after taking sannyās, Raghunāth Dās met Him in Śāntipur with the desire of abandoning his family life and staying with the Lord permanently. Śrīman Mahāprabhu instructed him as follows (Cc: 2.16.237–42):

sthira hañā ghare yāo, nā hao vātula
krame krame pāya loka bhava-sindhu-kūla

Be patient and return home. Do not be crazy. Gradually a soul reaches the shore of the ocean of material existence.

markaṭa-vairāgya nā kara loka dekhāñā
yathā-yogya viṣaya bhuñja’ anāsakta hañā

Do not show yourself to the public like a ‘monkey renunciant’. Rather, be detached and befittingly continue your worldly life.

antare niṣṭhā kara, bāhye loka-vyavahāra
achirāt kṛṣṇa tomāya karibe uddhāra

Be firmly devoted to Kṛṣṇa internally, but externally perform your social duties. Kṛṣṇa will rescue you very soon.

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Vaishnavism is the absolute love

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Divine Words of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur

Vaishnava is ready to honor all men with out distinction of caste, because they are filled with the energy of God. See how universal is the religion of the Bhagavata. It is not intended for a certain class of Hindus alone, but it is a gift to man at large, in whatever country he is born, and in whatever society he is bred. In short, Vaishnavism is the absolute love binding all men together into the infinite unconditioned and absolute God.

Faith

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Divine Words of His Divine Grace
Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaj

Faith should be developed with the help of scriptures and saints. They will help us understand that the spiritual world is real and this world is unreal. At that time, this material world will be night to us, and that will be day.
Presently, the eternal world is darkness to us, and we are awake in this mortal world. What is night to one is day to another. A saint is awake in some matter, and a dacoit [thief] is working in another plane. They are living in two separate worlds. A scientist is living in one world; a rowdy is living in another. One’s day is night to another. The ordinary persons cannot see what Einstein and Newton have seen, and what the ordinary man sees is ignored by a great man. So, we have to awaken our interest in that plane, and ignore the interests of this plane.

–An excerpt from Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s The Search for Sri Krishna: Reality the Beautiful (50-51).

The Symptoms of Sadhu

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The symptoms of a sādhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.

Such a sādhu engages in staunch devotional service to the Lord without deviation. For the sake of the Lord he renounces all other connections, such as family relationships and friendly acquaintances within the world.

Engaged constantly in chanting and hearing about Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sādhus do not suffer from material miseries because they are always filled with thoughts of My pastimes and activities.

O My mother, O virtuous lady, these are the qualities of great devotees who are free from all attachment. You must seek attachment to such holy men, for this counteracts the pernicious effects of material attachment.

In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin.

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 3.25.21–25