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Wed Feb 3 - Srila Gour Govinda Swami ~ Disappearance
Shri Chaitanya's Teachings Shrimad Bhagavatam and Vaisnava Cult by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur (Wed Feb 3 - Appearance Day) These are answers to the questions put to the author by Pandit Shyamasundar Chakravarty, a famous leader of the Independence movement in India and also the then Chief Editor of Servant and Vasumati (eng). Shyamasundar Chakravarty's Interview Q: -- Which is the genuine commentary of the Brahma-Sutra? A: -- It is the Shrimad Bhagavatam, which was explained by Shri Suta Goswami before sixty-thousand sages at Naimisharanya, the famous holy place in Uttara Pradesha. There is a good deal of difference between the Vedantic Schools of Kashi and Naimisharanya. The followers of the Naimisharanya School are genuine Vedantins since they accept only the genuine commentary of the Brahma-Sutra, and not the other spurious ones....read more
Mon Jan 25 - Sri Ramanujacarya - Disappearance
More Nectar in the Life of Sri Ramanujacarya

More Nectar in the Life of Sri Ramanujacarya (The following section is from the book "The Life and Legacy of Sripad Ananda Tirtha - Madhwacarya" from the third chapter regarding the evolution and movement of intent to prepare the way for the arrival of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, by Jaya Tirtha Charan dasa). Sripad Ramanujacarya. In the year 1017 A.D. Sripad Ramanujacarya, a partial incarnation of Lord Ananta Shesha and Laxman appeared on the 'sasthi', sixth lunar mansion of the light fortnight in the month of Chaitra, (April-May). He made his appearance in South India, Tundiradesha, at Sriperumbudur, about half way between Kancipuram and Madras. His fathers' name was Asuri Keshava Somayaji, also known as Sarvakratu Diksitar, who it is believed was either an advaitin, or a smarta. His mother was ...read more
Jan 24 - Sun - Sri Madhvacarya - Disappearance

Sri Madhvacarya
Mathura, India: October 13, 2005
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Today is the appearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, who is the sampradaya-acarya of our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya.*[See Endnote 1] He appeared in a place called Pajaka-ksetra. His father’s name was Madhvagaya, his mother’s name was Vedavidya, and his childhood name was Vasudeva. He took sannyasa at a very young age, and his sannyasa-name was Purna-prajna. His sannyasa-guru, who totally followed the mayavada philosophy of impersonalism, was called Sri Acyuta-preksa. Srila Madhvacarya’s life was quite astonishing. There was once a businessman who was trading in gopi-candana (tilaka). His boat became stuck, and by the grace of Srila Madhvacarya it was saved. To show his appreciation, the businessman gave Madhavacarya a gift of a huge piece of gopi-candana, and from that gopi-candana manifested an extremely large Deity of Bala-gopala - Dadhi-manthana Gopala. This Gopala Deity carries a stick for churning ...read more...
Wed Jan 20 - Srimati Visnupriya Devi - Appearance Srimati Visnupriya Devi was the wife of Lord Caitanya before He took sannyasa. After His sannyasa, she lived a life of severe austerity. Every day, she would set aside one grain of rice for every round of the Hare Krsna mantra she chanted. At the end of the day she would cook and offer these few grains to Lord Caitanya, and that would be her meal. She is a manifestation of the internal energy of the Lord. Srimad Bhagavatam - 4.23.20 Purport by Srila Prabhupada ativa bhartur vrata-dharma-nisthaya susrusaya carsa-deha-yatraya navindatartim parikarsitapi sa preyaskara-sparsana-mana-nirvrtih...read more...

Wed Jan 20 - Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi - Appearance Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi was a disciple of Madhavendra Puri and was the guru of Sri Gadadhara Pandita. Pundarika Vidyanidhi was sometimes misunderstood to be too much attached to material pleasures, but just by hearing the recitation of one verse of the Bhagavatam he would enter into a trance. In Krsna's pastimes he was Vrsabhanu, the father of Srimati Radharani. (See Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.14 and Madhya-lila 16.76-81.)...read more...

Sri Manah-siksa "Instructions to the Mind" by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami (Appearance Day - Wed Jan 20)

TEXT 1 gurau gosthe gosthalayisu sujane bhusura-gane sva-mantre sri-namni vraja-nava-yuva-dvandva-sarane sada dambham hitva kuru ratim apurvam atitaram aye svantardhatas catubhir abhiyace dhrta-padah ...read more...

Wed Jan 20 - Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura - Disappearance (From the preface to Sri Bhakti-rasmarta-sindhu-bindu)

A painting by Syamarani dd Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura appeared in a family of brahmanas from the community of Radhadesa in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. He was celebrated by the name Harivallabha. He had two older brothers named Ramabhadra and Raghunatha. In childhood, he studied grammar in a village named Devagrama. After this he went to a village named Saiyadabad in the ...read more...

Wed Jan 20 - Raghunandana Thakura - Appearance Excerpted from "Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates" by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj vyuhas tritiyah pradyumnah priya-narma-sakho’bhavat cakre lila-sahayam yo radha-madhavayor vraje shri-caitanyadvaita-tanuh sa eva raghunandanah The third member of the catur-vyuha, Pradyumna, took part in Radha Madhava’s lila in Vraja as Krishna’s intimate friend or priya-narma-sakha. He has now appeared as Raghunandan, whose body is not different from that of...read more...

Thurs Jan 14 - Appearance of Pujyapada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja

Thurs Jan 14 - MAKHARA-SANKRANTI - Celebration of Sun entering Capricorn
Monday, 29 November 1999
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja

[Srila Narayana Maharaja gave his class about this holy day in Hindi. A summary of the translation, given by Sripad Madhava Maharaja, is as follows:]

There are many lines on the earth, like the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Sanskrit language these lines are called rekhas. In Vedic Astronomy these rekhas are called B humadhya-rekha, Karka-rekha, and Makhara-rekha. In its travels, the Sun is always somewhere between...read more...

Why Do We Not Like to Love Krsna?
by Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Maharaja - (Appearance - Mon Jan 11)
[Sri Kesavaji Gaudiya Matha, Mathura, India: October 1996]

We want to do what pleases us most. The liking for that activity is called ruci. Why do we not like to love Krsna? Why do we not like to serve Him? This is the point of our discussion today. We like that which gives us pleasure through our senses; but Krsna is such that He cannot be known by our senses. He is transcendental, and therefore He transcends our senses. Our senses cannot know Him nor can they reach Him. Through our senses, we cannot taste if He is sweet or not.

Because our senses can taste worldly things we either become attracted to those things or we reject them. We never try to attain something that is not pleasing to our senses. We do not like Krsna because we cannot perceive Him with our senses. Our eyes cannot see Him, our ears cannot hear His flute-playing, our nose cannot smell His flavor, and our tongues cannot speak His name or qualities. Because it is all beyond our senses and we are not tasting His attractiveness, we have no affection for Him. If we could taste Him, we could love Him. As long as we cannot taste His sweetness, we are not attracted to Him and we cannot know if He is good or bad...read more

Mon - 4 Jan - Sri Narahari Sevavigraha - Disappearance
Some excerpts from the book “Acarya Kesari Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami, His Life and Teachings” by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja will be presented.

“Ajatasatru Pujyapada Sri Narahari Brahmacari Sevavigraha Prabhu disappeared from this world in Sri Navadwipa Dhama during the brahma-muhurta hour on January 30, 1948.

Sri Sevavigraha Prabhu was one of the foremost disciples and intimate servants of Jagadguru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada Thakura had turned over the entire responsibility for...read more...


Enjoy three bhajans by Ananda Vardhan in the music section on the left side of the screen:
1. Heavenly Mantra
2. Truly Yours
3. Whats Life Without Love

Sat Jan 2 - Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja - Disappearance
Sunday, 18 May 2003
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja

Sri Nanda-nandana

[Just after the devotees sang Bhajahu Re Mana by Sri Govinda dasa Kaviraja, Srila Narayana Maharaja gave a short history of the author and his brother, Ramacandra Kaviraja:]

doya koro sri acarya prabhu srinivasa
ramacandra-sanga mage narottama dasa.
["Be merciful, O Prabhu Srinivasa Acarya! Narottama dasa begs for the ...read more...

Sat Jan 2 - Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami ~ Appearance
Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami was the son of Vyenkatta Bhatta, a brahmana resident of Sri Rangam, who was initiated in the Sri Sampradaya. The city of Sri Rangam is located on the Kaveri river in the district of Tanjor about ten miles west of Kumbhakonam...read more...

Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami and The Appearance of Sri Radha-Raman Devaji
The all merciful Lord Sri Gaur Hari, as He travelled from village to village throughout the south of India, continued to distribute love of Godhead...read more...

Thurs - Dec 31 - Partial Lunar Eclipse


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Tamil language (translations by Sripad Bhagavati Kanta Prabhuji)
1. Butter Thief
2. Essence of Bhagavd Gita
3. Siva Tattva
4. Secret Truths of Undiscovered Self
5. Updesamrata
6. Fearless Prince (Story of Bhakta Prahalada)
Marathi language
1. Harinama Mahamantra
2. Durvasa Muni and his ashram
Malyalam language (translations by Sripad Sukesh Prabhuji)
1. Essence of Bhagavd Gita
2. Harinama Mahamantra
3. Happiness in Fools Paradise
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1. Essence of Bhagavad Gita
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