100 Years
in Celebration
Birth Centennial Annual of Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, Acharya of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math (Regd.)
There is no doubt that nivritti marg is most effective and is definitely better than pravriti marg, if one can afford to take this path. One can perform uninterrupted bhajan in nivritti marg.
Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Today
Magha, January 25, 2025
Ekadashi
Fasting for Shattila Ekadashi
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Harikatha Delivered on Shat-tila Ekadashi (Hindi)
Srila Gurudev first narrates the benefit of observing Ekadashi-vrat mentioned in karma-kand scriptures and also the reasons for mentioning of such temporary benefits which is to attract conditioned souls to observe Ekadashi-vrat somehow or the other. Further explains that the real purpose of observing such vows is to attain pure devotion to the Lord. Also, he elaborates on the instructions of Sukadev Goswami to Parikshit Maharaj on how to eradicate the propensity of performing sinful activities from the heart.
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Harikatha Delivered on Shat-tila Ekadashi (Bangla)
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Śrī Locana Dāsa Ṭhākura
When Locana Dāsa arrived in Amedpur, he was unable to remember where his in-laws' house was, since it had been so long since he had visited. He asked a young girl in the street for directions, addressing her as ‘mā' or ‘mother’. When he arrived at his in-laws’ house, he found out that the girl whom he had addressed as
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Glories of Lochan Dāsa Ṭhākura Spoken on His Disappearance Day
In this harikatha, Srila Gurudev imparts to us the very essential teaching he received from his Gurudeva and Guruvarga that we should remember and pray for the grace of Guru, Vaishnava and Bhagavan always, especially on their appearance and disappearance days. He says, in fact remembering them is the sole objective of performing all our devotional practices. Later he narrates how Lochan Das Thakur dedicated his life fully for the service of his Gurudev and how his Gurudev made arrangements to fulfill his desires. He emphasized on the need of full surrender to get the grace of the Supreme Lord citing the pastime of Draupadi’s gradual surrender while calling out Krishna for help.
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Nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār
While writing Chaitanya Mangal, Lochan Das Thakur got fully absorbed in singing the glories of his Gurudev, Srila Narahari Sarakar Thakur. He did not describe Sri Nityananda Prabhu's glories as extensively. Fearful that he may have committed an offence by neglecting Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he later wrote a few songs in his praise. These songs are particularly well appreciated by the devotees. This is one of his songs sung by Sri Madhusudan Maharaj. Srila Gurudev’s transcendental voice is also being heard singing this Kirtan.
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Śrī Jayadeva Gosvāmī
Jayadeva Gosvāmī found his Rādhā-Mādhava deities in this river’s waters. It is also stated there that he used to rest and worship at the temple of Shiva known as Lord Kuśeśvara, which is also on the banks of the Ajay River. His father was Bhojadeva and mother, Vama Devi.
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Glories of Sri Jayadev Goswami
In the initial part of harikatha, Srila Gurudev emphasises on the importance of surrendering and praying for the grace of bonafide preceptorial channel. He then sings the glories of Jayadev Goswami narrating different incidences from his life. He instructs us that even if we get a slightest of Jayadev Goswami's grace then we will get the highest Divine love.
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Pratipad
Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Gaurav Vaikhanas Maharaj.
Sravana Kirtana
This collection features three articles and three audios of harikathas emphasizing the importance of sravan-kirtan—listening and singing the glories of Supreme Lord and His associates. Vedavyas Muni instructs us through Srimad Bhagavatam that we should never pay negligence towards sravan-kirtan. We should listen to the transcendental topics regularly(nityaṁ) with the utmost faith that by serving Krishna we serve all(śraddhayā).
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Sravan-kirtan is Our Life
This harikatha was spoken by Srila Gurudev during Vraja-mandal Parikrama in the month of Kartik. One day, the devotees returned very late from Parikrama and there were only four persons in the sankirtan-hall to listen to the harikatha. Srila Gurudev that time strongly advised on the importance of sravan-kirtan in the life of a devotee. He narrated Sri Vyasdev Muni’s pastime of getting peace only after writing Srimad Bhagavatam. In this regard, he also narrated the instance of Tansen and Akabar witnessing the transcendental feeling of Sri Haridas Gosvami while performing kirtan at Vrindavan, at the appearance place of Sri Bankebihari.
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Imbibing Higher Thoughts
Transcendental thoughts of Krishna heard from a śuddha-bhakta will enter into the heart and will remove all the rubbish ideas. If you speak about worldly things, worldly things will enter into your heart. You have to make short, you should not speak unnecessarily, worldly things, 'grāmya-kathā nā śunibe, grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe.' All these rustic words you should avoid.
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Glories of Supreme Lord to be Heard Regularly with Firm Faith
Without serving Sri Krishna I cannot serve anybody. I cannot do benefit to anybody. I cannot pay my debts to anybody. To any living being or any demigod. As you pour water to the root of the tree, the whole tree is nourished. You give food in the stomach the whole body is nourished. Like that, if you serve Achyuta, Sri Hari who is all unifying principle, you serve all.
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You Must Repeat the Same Thing Again and Again
We are uttering the sixty-four qualities, and we are still experiencing these miseries. This means that these transcendental qualities are not descending into us. We have not touched them, even though we may think that we have.
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The Words of the Scriptures are the Final Proof
The Vedic statements are perfect and self-evident. There is no need for interpreting an indirect meaning. The meaning is understood by hearing the words with their direct meaning.
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How is Hearing or Speaking about Mundane Topics Harmful to one’s Bhakti?
Hearing worldly mundane talk causes oneself more harm than eating delicious food, and by speaking about mundane topics, one causes more harm to others than by wearing stylish clothes. Ordinary, or mundane, talks are just like a prostitute in that they cause immense obstacles to one’s hari-bhajana by polluting and distracting one’s mind.
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Guru Tattva
महाभारत उद्योग-पर्व [४.१४४]
अवैष्णवोपादिष्टेन मंत्रेण निरायम् व्रजेत्पु
नस च विधिना सम्यग् गृहयेद् वैष्णवद गुरोह
4.144
punaś cha vidhinā samyag grāhayed vaiṣṇavād guroḥ
One goes to hell if he accepts mantra from avaiṣṇava guru, that is, one who is attached to women for sense gratification and is a non-devotee. Therefore, accept mantra again from a Vaiṣṇava guru following the scriptural injunctions.
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Daśāvatāra
Out of countless manifestations of the Supreme, the Daśāvatāra occupy a special position, and the glories of Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Nṛsiṁha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma, Baladeva, Buddha and Kalki are well known. In order to remember the appearance and pastimes of these ten avatāras, a short biography of Them has been given in this book.
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Bondage and Afflictions
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His Deep Appreciation for Devotional Service in Any Form It Comes, For Whoever Carries It
The physical presence (vapu) of such a great soul is to live in this world to spread the Holy Name around, to preserve and to inspire people to follow the teachings of the great Ācāryas in our Paraṃpara. With no ego, the great Vaiṣṇavas are simply carrying this supreme treasure of the teachings, the blessings, and the grace of the Paraṃpara.
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