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25 December 2021

Christmas Day.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Christmas discourse 2008 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his verandah in Nabadwip. He explains that he is very much attracted with the character of Lord Jesus "because humility, tolerance and giving honour to others - nobody can do that, but he has done. Mahaprabhu Chaitanyadev said that this is the best policy to attract our God, Lord Krishna. We are telling 'Krishna', and they are telling 'God'."
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or listen online (30+ minutes, 7.1 MB mp3 audio)

23 December 2021

Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
To Whom Shall I Convey My Joy? Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur expresses his joy and sorrow at completing his commentary on Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj specially requested that this poem be recited on the disappearance day of Srila Saraswati Thakur. Posted on the Math's GaudiyaDarshan.com website.

Audio: Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's disappearance day, 1983. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaks about the last moments of his Srila Guru Maharaj in this world.
"We were rendering duty in his sick bed, I was also among them, my duty was from 2 o'clock at night to 4 o'clock in the morning. Just before 24 hours of his departure he called for me and asked me to sing a song: Sri Rupa Manjari pada sei mora sampada, this famous song which is supposed to be the highest realisation of any Gaudiya Vaishnava devotee. Then after 24 hours, on the first of January early morning he left the world."
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's disappearance day, 4 January 1983:
11+ minutes, 2.7 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur's life was so exalted from his birth.
"Do what is in favour of service to the Lord Krishna, and all the illusion, bondage, disturbance, material mentality, everything will disappear." Srila Govinda Maharaj, 23 December 2006.
(26 minutes, 3.4 MB mp3 audio also in higher quality: 6.3 MB.)

Audio: Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's totalitarian war against maya as it began through his preaching in Kolkata. Srila Govinda Maharaj, 20 December 2006.
(22+ minutes, 2.9 MB mp3 audio also in higher quality: 5.6 MB.)

Audio: Disappearance Day of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur: "We are all connected spiritually and materially with Srila Saraswati Thakur, and so fortunate that still we are continuing and carrying his conception all over the world by the grace of Srila Guru Maharaj." Srila Govinda Maharaj, 8 December 2006.
(45 minutes, 5.7 MB mp3 audio also in higher quality: 11 MB.)

Sloka composed by Srila Gurudev, 30th December 2004. As the feast for Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad's tirobhava arrived, His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj spontaneously composed this sloka in his honour:
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22 December 2021

Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes place: Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Srila Gurudev visits Sripat Bamunpara, 2009, the village of his holy appearance, and Nadanghat from where he came to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1947. Much to the delight of the devotees His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj personally attended these festivities continuing the celebrations of Sri Vyasa-Puja. Five web-pages including pictures, synopsis of events and interviews with devotees about the significance of Bamunpara.

Video slides. Sripat Bamunpara 2009, selected pictures of our Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram with soundtrack sung by Bhudev Prabhu.
6 minutes, 8+ MB 'wmv' video slide-show
(Download, or stream if you have the speed. View with VLC, Windows Media Player, etc.)

Sripat
Bamunpara Festival 2004 in honour of Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Sri Vyasa-Puja. Thirty-six
pictures with captions sharing the event, which has again
broken records for the largest single event held by the Math.
Over fifteen thousand plates of Prasad were distributed.


The
Grand Inauguration Festival of the Temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha
Gopinathjiu, presided over by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj as part of His Divine Grace's 75th
Appearance Day (74th Anniversary) Sri Vyasa-Puja Celebrations, 2003. Five
pages of pictures of 11 December.


21 December 2021

The grand 93rd appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Glories of Srila Govinda Maharaj. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj tells several stories in praise of Srila Govinda Maharaj including his impressive lecture at the opening of the Chandradoya Mandir, Mayapur; the story of the miser from Rarhadesh who gave Srila Gurudev a cartload of rice saying that he had filled his heart with joy; the medicine he gave to Srila Sridhar Maharaj when he was very sick which, in the words of Srila Guru Maharaj, "gave me new life"; among others. Srila Sridhar Maharaj confirms "He has got something from his previous life... he has got some siddhi".
A talk given on the occasion of Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Vyasa Puja, a day after Srila Govinda Maharaj's sannyas ceremony. Nabadwip, 7 November 1985:
 16+ minutes, 3.8 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja, 1989. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is glorified by Sripad Janardan and Sripad Ashram Maharaj, then Srila Govinda Maharaj speaks to the devotees in English and in Bengali. "Now Guru Maharaj is not in form of human body in front of us, but I know that his divine direction is always guiding us... We shall try to maintain our devotional life with the service of Guru, Vaishnava, Bhagavan. This is my birthday and I am very happy that all the Vaishnavas are very merciful and blessful to me. I am giving my full dandavats to all the Vaishnavas, Gurudevas and well-wishers. They do not take my offences, I know. My prayer is that, until death, if i can serve the Deities, devotees and the Math I shall be very happy."
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, introduced by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaj. Nabadwip, 14 December 1989:
 33 minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking two days before his Sri Vyasa-Puja in 1999. "I am expecting so many devotees to come to my birthday
festival and they will bring so many gifts to me, but what shall I give
to them? ... I think I can give some relief to them if they will follow
me. ... What is necessary to remove the obstacles in the path of
devotion? Obstacle is asat-sanga, bad association. How much it can do wrong, we cannot conceive it."
22 December 1999:
11+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio

Video slides. Sri Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj celebrated in
Nabadwip on 4th December 2009, with soundtrack of 'Sri Guru Arati'.
Srila Gurudev graced the devotees with his divine presence in the nat
mandir on this historic occasion.
8 minutes, 14 MB 'wmv' video slide-show
(Download, or stream if you have the speed. View with VLC, Windows
Media Player, etc. Mac users can also view with QuickTime Player after
installing the free Flip4Mac.)

Srila Gurudev visits Sripat Bamunpara, the village of his holy appearance, and Nadanghat from where he came to
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1947. Much to the delight of the
devotees His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj personally attended
these festivities continuing the celebrations of Sri Vyasa-Puja. Five web-pages including pictures, synopsis of events and interviews with devotees about the significance of Bamunpara.

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..."

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.)

Audio: Preparing for Sri Vyasa-Puja. Morning
class by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj two days before the grand 82nd
Appearance Festival of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Nabadwip, 21 December 2010:
30 minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja discourses by Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj and Sripad Mahananda Prabhu with translation to Bengali by Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj, on Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's 84th Appearance Festival. In addition Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Tyagi Maharaj all spoke extensively, mainly in Bengali, chanting Srila Gurudev's glories.
Nabadwip, 30 December 2012:
 31+ minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio

16 Dec 2021
 Audio: Three additional recordings of Srila Gurudev Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj posted on AbsoluteSweetness.org along with photos, notes and subscribe-able podcast link to the audio.
 Spoken 28 March 2007 in Nabadwip, 30 minutes.
 Spoken 30 March 2007 in Nabadwip, 39 minutes.
 Spoken 1 April 2007 in Nabadwip, 50 minutes.
9 December 2021

Grand festival for honouring the appearance of Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Jiu at Sri Puri Dham, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya-Arati translation and explanation by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. His Divine Grace gives the background and meaning of this arati kirttan he composed for the Deities in our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Puri.

dekho ore bhai, tri-bhuvane nai
emona doyala data
pasu pakhi jhure, pasana vidare,
suni jara guna-gatha
~Sri Lochan Das Thakur
"My dear brother, just try and examine this. Within the three worlds there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityananda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt."
7 Dec 2021
 Audio: "I am day by day watching my lifetime." Newly prepared recording of Srila Govinda Maharaj, posted on AbsoluteSweetness.org along with a photo, notes and a subscribe-able podcast link to the audio in various formats.
 Spoken 27 March 2007 in Nabadwip, 14+ minutes.
2 December 2021

Disappearance of Srila Saranga Thakur.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Srila Saranga Das Thakur in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita. Verse and purport about Srila Saranga Das Thakur in Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Pastimes.
1 December 2021

Disappearance of Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur and Srila Kaliya Krishnadas.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita. Selection of verses where Narahari Thakur is mentioned in Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Pastimes.

Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakur is mentioned in the kirtans: Sri Gaura Arati by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, and Sva-Nistha by Srila Narottam Das Thakur.
19 November 2021

Purnima. Rasa Yatra of Sri Krishna. Installation anniversary of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasa Bihari Jiu, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Sri Vrindavan. Disappearance of Srila Sundarananda Thakur. Appearance of Srila Nimbarka Acharya. End of Chaturmasya and Niyama-seva vratas when began from Purnima (as in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math).
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Sri Vrindavan Dham. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj reveals Vrindavan Dham and talks about the meaning of having our temple at Seva Kunja. "Where we are living now it is Sri Rupa Saraswati Sridhar Seva Ashram... We have got this place for our spiritual practising life. But here to practise is very difficult because Vraja Dham is not mundane, it is the transcendental abode of Lord Sri Krishna, and Radharani's Pastimes here are going on day and night... This place is a very hidden and auspicious place. We can say it is Rasa Sthali of Radharani... Our Guru Maharaj was so merciful to us and by his grace we are here, but (be careful) not to make offense here."
Excerpt from an informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Vrindavan, 24 November 1998:
 10+ minutes, 2+ MB mp3 audio

Vrindavan Deities' Installation programme led by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Two webpages of pictures taken on the day of Their installation, 23rd November 1999.

Audio: Opening of the Vrindavan Temple building of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Seva Kunja, Vrindavan. Informal discourse by Srila B.S. Govinda Maharaj given in Vrindavan in 1999. "All the Vrindavan-basis are coming here and when seeing the Deities they are surprised. I am surprised first, because I cannot conceive this type of manifestation is possible in my fortune."
26 November 1999, (first uploaded by Madhusudan Prabhu on his krsna.cc website):
11+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio
Word by word transcription of this lecture in English and translated to Spanish.
18 November 2021

Disappearance of Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Srila Kashishvar Pandit.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Srila Bhugarbha Goswami and Kashishvar Pandit's disappearance day, 1983. "Bhugarbha Goswami was a friend of Lokanath Goswami, the Gurudev of Narottam. They came from the same place and lived in Vrindavan together. Revered Vaishnavas of unassuming nature. Kashishvar Pandit was a god-brother of Mahaprabhu, a disciple of Iswar Puri. At the time of Iswar Puri's disappearance, he asked those two of his disciples, Govinda and Kashishvar: 'Go to Krishna Chaitanya and serve Him as long as you live.' So after the disappearance of Iswar Puripad, both of them went to Puri and surrendered themselves to the divine feet of Mahaprabhu."
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Nabadwip, 19 November 1983:
 20 minutes, 4+ MB mp3 audio

Sri Bhugarbha Goswami. Excerpts from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita.
"Bhugarbha Goswami, a disciple of Gadadhar Pandit, was always engaged in topics regarding Lord Chaitanya, knowing nothing else..." Read more.
15 November 2021

Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Sri Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj. Sri Bhishma Panchaka.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj's disappearance, 1983. "Gaura Kishor Babaji asked our Guru Maharaj (Srila Saraswati Thakur):
'Don't go to Kolkata, remain in the Dham and go on chanting Krishna
Nam. Why do you bother about that? ... Kolkata is full of filth, a
filthy place, a place of business, the place of exploitation, mutual
robbing, all these things - nastiest place. You avoid that.' But Guru
Maharaj answered: 'I've got so much charm in your foot dust that by
dint of your foot dust I can conquer thousands and thousands of Kali.
They won't be able to disturb my attention from your holy feet. By the
power of your foot dust I can conquer the whole world. Please bless me
in that line.'"
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Nabadwip, 19 November 1983:
 31 minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio

Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj's disappearance, 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaks about Srila
Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj's acceptance of Srila B.S. Saraswati
Thakur as his disciple and the fact that "he did not extend his grace
to many but to our Guru Maharaj". Srila Guru Maharaj explains that his
temperament was 'nirapeksa', without caring for anything but the Lord
and His grace.
Nabadwip, 27 November 1982:
 17 minutes, 4 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj's disappearance day, 2002. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaks shortly about
Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj living in Kusum Sarovara. He mentions
that Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj, Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj and
Bhagavat Das Babaji Maharaj were all siddha mahapurushas in Vraja Dham.
But when Srila Gaura Kisor Das Babaji Maharaj went to Mayapur, after
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj found the
appearance place of Mahaprabhu, he did not come back to Vrindavan
because he got inspiration from Mahaprabhu to stay in Nabadwip.
Govardhan, 18 November, 2002.
 6+ minutes, 1.6 MB mp3 audio

Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj was the embodiment of worldly detachment and devotional attachment. He
was the babaji disciple of Srila Bhagavat Das Babaji Maharaj, who was
the babaji disciple of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj. Full article.
12 November 2021

Disappearance of Sri Gadadhar Das Goswami, Srila Dhananjay Pandit, and Srila Srinivas Acharya Prabhu. Sri Gopashtami, Sri Goshthastami, Go Puja, and Go Gras-dan.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: "Today... Srinivas Acharya Prabhu, Dhananjaya Pandit and Gadadhar Das Prabhu - these three parsada Vaishnavas of Mahaprabhu, disappeared. Gadadhar Pandit is considered to be the bhava - the internal serving mood - of Srimati Radharani, and the lustre, the outer part is said to be represented by Gadadhar Das Prabhu... We pray for his grace, that his grace will help us in our attainment of highest life.
"Dhananjaya Pandit was one of the twelve assistants of Nityananda Prabhu...
"Srinivas Acharya's father was a class friend of Nimai Pandit... Srinivas Acharya extensively preached Krishna Consciousness together with Narottam Thakur and Shyamananda Pandit."
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, 24 November 1982:
 31+ minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio

Revelation is His Will. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj describes Srila Srinivas Acharya's blessed fate. Short text posted on the Math's gaudiyadarshan.com website.
8 November 2021

Disappearance festival of Vishva-varenya Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Historic recording from 1973 of Srila Sridhar Maharaj and Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad discussing together in Nabadwip, and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad describing to the devotees how he came in touch with the Gaudiya Math and Vaishnavas. He describes the background history of his long relationship with Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj and very affectionately glorifies Srila Guru Maharaj: "from the very beginning I knew he was a pure Vaishnava and devotee..."
March 1973:
 23+ minutes, 5.5 MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad - grand Guru of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's sampradaya.
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj recalls their intimate relationship and the lecture he gave when suddenly asked to speak at the opening of the Chandradoya Mandir in Mayapur. "There were many good and big servitors of Srila Saraswati Thakur present at that time, but Krishna chose Abhay Charan De (Srila Swami Maharaj), who was an unknown person. And now he is famous as a Devotee General of Srila Saraswati Thakur ... Everybody must pay obeisance to him."
Informal discourse. 20 July 1990:
 29 minutes, 6+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupad's disappearance day 1998. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in our Vrindavan Temple on this day.
"What Srila Swami Maharaj has done, Guru Maharaj always told: it is not a man's work. No one human can do this job that Srila Swami Maharaj has done. It is my experience, unbelievably happy experience, I have seen everywhere has spread Krishna Consciousness, everyone knows now the Name of Radha Krishna, the Name of Nitai Chaitanya, Pancha Tattva. Even in front of the Kremlin they are telling Hare Krishna! The whole world now knows Hare Krishna! But it is not a man's job. The embodiment of Nityananda Prabhu can do it. We consider as Srila Guru Maharaj said, that he (Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad) is 'shaktyavesa avatar', that is, Nityananda Prabhu only can do this, to distribute Gaura Mahaprabhu, to distribute Radha Krishna devotion; it is not possible by man."
Vrindavan, 24 October 1998:
 Part 1: 42 minutes, 10 MB mp3 audio
 Part 2: 11+ minutes, 2+ MB mp3 audio

Audio: Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupad, always in Vrindavan. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj tells about a letter he received from Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad asking instruction from Srila Sridhar Maharaj whether he should stay and continue his preaching in the West or go to Vrindavan to leave his body there.
Excerpt from an informal discourse by Srila Govinda Maharaj, 12 March 1992:
 8+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio

Old pictures of a visit of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad to Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip. Pictures kindly sent by Jagamohini Devi Dasi in remembrance of Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad on his Disappearance Day Festival today (17 November 2012).

Historic photo of Srila Guru Maharaj with Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad on Srila Guru Maharaj Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Maharaj's veranda, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip. This photo was received in response to the recent audio posting recording their informal discussion in Nabadwip.
Transcription: Srila Swami Maharaj's Unlimited Glories are being sung from World to World. Lecture by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, 21 August 2003, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Download here.
Excerpt from 'Our Fortunate Association' by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj about Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Illustrated article retyped and laid out by Parama Bhakti Dasi: 2.1MB PDF
Srila Swami Maharaj Prabhupad and Srila Sridhar Maharaj's relationship and an excerpt from the Guardian of Devotion magazine of San Jose, USA.
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad inundated the world with Krishna consciousness. In the excerpt The Universal Conception of Guru from one of his essays, he smashes the sectarian misconception that the Spiritual Master is limited to a particular person, form, or institution, and establishes the universal conception of Guru. This lecture was originally published in The Harmonist in 1936, on the Advent Day of His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. It was reprinted as the Preface to Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Sri Guru and His Grace in 1983.
5 November 2021

Sri Govardhan Puja. Grand Annakut Mahotsav ('Rice Mountain Festival') at Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram in Sri Govardhan and in the Temple in Sri Gupta Govardhan.
Related to this day from previous postings on the Math's websites:
Audio: Sri Govardhan Puja talk in 1982. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj discusses this lila and gives a phrase by phrase translation of slokas describing Lord Krishna's lifting of Govardhan Hill. Srila Guru Maharaj sheds new light on this Pastime of the Lord and chants the glories of the Govardhan-shila, referring to His worship by Mahaprabhu and Raghunath Das Goswami.
16 November 1982:
 33+ minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: About Sri Govardhan Puja (2005). Morning informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj the day before Sri Govardhan Puja. His Divine Grace explains that Srila Guru Maharaj, after coming out of the Gaudiya Mission, went to Vrindavan and brought to Nabadwip three small Govardhan Silas. Srila Guru Maharaj showed us the worship of Govardhan in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and presently the Deities of Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Gandharva Govindasundar came to the Math.
Dum Dum Park, Kolkata, 2 November 2005:
 14+ minutes, 3.5 MB mp3 audio
Video: Sri Govardhan Puja Lecture by Srila Govinda Maharaj.
His Divine Grace's lecture in Soquel California on the celebration of Sri Govardhan Puja. He shares a little about the exalted position of Sri Govardhan, as well as a description of the wealth of Krishna consciousness. (2008)
Audio of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Sri Govardhan Puja discourse and chanting 'Jaya Radha-Madhava....' (3 November 2005) in our Kaikhali Temple, Kolkata, in mp3 audio format.
Morning darshan reflections: Sri Govardhan Puja. Morning darshan on 2 November 2005 with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, reported by Kumkum Dasi staying at that time with His Divine Grace at our Dum Dum Park Temple, Kolkata
Illustrated article for children: Sri Krishna lifts up Sri Govardhan Hill. 330 K PDF document prepared for this festival in 2005 by Parama Bhakti Devi Dasi of Holland.
Beautiful Gopal. The story of the lifting of Sri Govardhan Hill told in pictures and words. Series of twenty-three web-pages, also intended primarily for the children. (First posted in 2002.)
Sri Sri Giriraj-Govardhan Arati composed in early 2002 by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in glorification of Sri Sri Anu Giriraj presiding over the Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Dasbisa, Govardhan. Composed in Bengali with transliteration and translation. (Posted 13 March 2002)

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Tours page with information, dispatches and photos
from all recent tours made by Srila Govinda Maharaj. News of any
pending tours will also be posted here.
If you are looking for information,
books, publicity material, etc. these may be helpful:
- Books
— for purchases, downloads, descriptions and excerpts.
- Donations
— can now be made efficiently on-line too.
- Audio:
several lectures by our Acharyas as well as morning classes by our
sannyasi section, and kirttans. Spoken Books are also now available for
free download.
- Useful
downloads, for pictures of our Gurudevas,
pamphlets, diacritic fonts, mini-posters of quotations.
- Tips
for pilgrims — with practical information for
pilgrims planning to visit our Temples in India.
Plus more! Look around, use the 'SCSMath Search
Engine,' and please also let
us know what you would like to see here. Feedback,
suggestions, dispatches, material — all are welcome.
This website is a part of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat
Math's aspiring devotees' humble attempt to provide more information
about devotional service and to facilitate the connection of devotees
worldwide.
This website is © Sri Chaitanya
Saraswat Math, Nabadwip.
Founder-Acharya: Srila B. R. Sridhar Maharaj
President-Acharya: Srila B. S. Govinda Maharaj
www.scsmath.com - online since 1995. Updated
regularly.
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WORDS OF THE
GUARDIAN OF DEVOTION:

"Knowledge is above power, and above knowledge is beauty, charm, love. That is the supreme."
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Srila Sridhar Maharaj
Main Vaisnava Dates:
Nabadwip's Calendar to 2022).
Plus an extensive list
of local Ekadashi dates and paran times worldwide to 2022.)
| December 2021 |
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The
grand 93rd appearance day celebration of Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math's
Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad
Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti
Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. |
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Festivals at the appearance place of Srila B.S.
Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his youth Pastimes
place: Bamunpara and Nadan Ghat. |
| 23 |
Disappearance
festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math
and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami
Prabhupad. |
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Christmas
Day. |
| 30 |
Ekadashi. Fast (in Nabadwip). Disappearance of Srila
Devananda Pandit and Srimad Bhakti Prakash
Aranya Maharaj. |
| 31 |
Paran (in Nabadwip) between 6:23 and 7:24
a.m. Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Bhudev Shrauti
Maharaj. |
| January 2022 |
| 1 |
Disappearance of Srila Mahesh
Pandit and Srila Uddharan Das Thakur (because
the Trayodashi tithi on the previous day was viddha
at sunrise). New
Year's Day. |
| 3 |
Appearance of Srila
Lochan Das Thakur. |
| 5 |
Disappearance of Srila
Jiva Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of Srila
Jagadish Pandit. |
| 13 |
Appearance of Srila
Jagadish Pandit. Sriman
Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to
Katwa to take sannyas. |
| 14 |
Mahadvadashi (in Nabadwip). Fast. |
| 15 |
Paran (in Nabadwip) between 6:25 and 10:01 a.m. Remembrance
of Sriman
Mahaprabhu's sannyas-lila. |
| 17 |
Purnima.
Pushyabhisheka Yatra of Sri Krishna. Disappearance
of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaisnava Maharaj. |
| 21 |
Appearance
of Srila
Gopal Bhatta Goswami Prabhu. Disappearance of
Srila Ramachandra Kaviraj. |
| 22 |
Disappearance
of Sripad Yadavendu Bhakti Chandan. |
| 24 |
Disappearance
of Srila
Jayadev Goswami
(because the Shashti tithi on the previous day was
viddha at sunrise). |
| 25 |
Disappearance of Srila
Lochan Das Thakur. |
| 28 |
Ekadashi (in Nabadwip). Fast. |
| 29 |
Paran (in Nabadwip) between 6:24 and 10:01
a.m. |
| February 2022 |
| 2 |
Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurava
Vaikhanas Maharaj. Disappearance of Sri Haripada
Chaudhuri Das Adhikari. |
| 3 |
Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan
Shanta Maharaj. |
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Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj. |
| 6 |
Sri
Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Appearance day of
Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila
Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami, and Srila
Raghu Nandan Thakur. Disappearance of Srila
Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad
Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj, and Tridandi
Swami Srimad Bhakti Svarup Parvat Maharaj. Sri
Saraswati Puja. |
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Ekadashi, dvadashi and 'paran' dates and times given here are calculated for Nabadwip. For local Ekadashi dates and paran times, please consult your nearest Centre.) |
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'Fast'
on Ekadahsi or Maha-dvadashi, refers to fasting from grains. |
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'Paran'
the day after such fasting days, refers to breaking fast with
grains, after sunrise (unless otherwise stated) and before a specified
time. |
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Optional
morning fast is observed in honour of prominent Vaisnavas on
their appearance and disappearance days. |
Full Vaishnava Calendar
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