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.)
The Indian scriptures mention two paths - pravṛttir eṣā bhūtānāṁ nivṛttis tu mahāphalā - the path of worldly-mindedness and the path of renunciation. Conditioned souls are generally eligible for the path of worldly-mindedness. Persons eligible for the path of renunciation are very rare.
Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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Hari Vasare Hari Kirtan Vidhan
On Ekādaśī day, the instructions are to stay near the Supreme Lord always. But the difficulty is this. The Supreme Lord is in the transcendental realm and we are on the mundane plane, with this physical body. How, then, are we to remain near the Supreme Lord? This article gives the answer to this question.
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Śrī Vṛndāvana Dāsa Ṭhākura
Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kaviraja Gosvāmī says, “If even an atheist or a Muslim whould listen to Caitanya Maṅgala, composed by Śrī Vṛndāvana Dāsa Ṭhākura, he immediately becomes a great Vaiṣṇava. An ordinary human being could not have composed such a sublime work; Lord Caitanya Himself has spoken through the mouth of Vṛndāvana Dāsa. I offer millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vṛndāvana Dāsa Ṭhākura who has delivered the entire universe through his book.”
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The Boundless Mercy of Vrindavan Das Thakur
Vrindavan Das Thakur exemplified boundless mercy towards the fallen souls. As a devoted servant of Nityananda Prabhu, an incarnation of Vyasa and a revered teacher of the Vaishnava tradition, Vrindavan Das Thakur's mere touch had transformative power. It was believed that if even a speck of dust from his foot would fall upon a sinner's head, that individual would be blessed, with all sinful inclinations inevitably eradicated. The compassion exhibited by Visnu and the Vaishnavas transcends the understanding of those who fail to recognize their true welfare. Anyone who follows in the footsteps of Vrindavana Das Thakur and both practices and preaches pure devotion to Gaurakrishna will always be engaged in an effort to bring about everyone’s ultimate well-being. While he outwardly appeared stern towards the adversaries of the Lord, his heart overflowed with boundless compassion towards them.
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Glories of Vrindavandas Thakur
In this harikatha, Srila Gurudev narrates the life of an exalted devotee and the personal associate of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Vrindavan Das Thakur, who is considered non-different from the revered sage Vedavyasa. Vrindavan Das Thakur authored Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, wherein he delicately portrays the divine pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, aiming for the spiritual upliftment of all the conditioned souls.
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Glories of Apara Ekadashi (Hindi)
Observing Ekadashi is one important limb of the 64 limbs of devotion. There is a scriptural prescript to do Upavasa on Ekadashi Tithi. Upavasa means to stay near Supreme Lord. For a conditioned soul it is possible by performing Hari Kirtana alone, which is the Yuga dharma for Kali-yuga and is the only way.
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May 17, 2026
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Purushottam Maas
Purushottam Maas - I
Srila Gurudev in his discourse says that observing Purushottam month is many more times beneficial than observing any other vrata. The Supreme Lord Himself is the presiding deity of this month. It is the most congenial month for the bhakti-sadhan. Even the aparadhas can be pardoned if we do devotional practice in this month. The presiding deity of this holiest month is Bhagwan Sri Purushottam (Sri Krishna) Himself. So, of all the months, this month is the most favourite of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. The sadhana performed in this month will have manifold result.
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Who is Purushottama?
Srila Gurudev explains who Purushottam is. Krishna Himself instructed us in Srimad Bhagavad Gita, "I am beyond the comprehension of the mind, intelligence and senses of the conditioned souls of this world. I am the Supremely superior to the formless impersonal brahman and also Paramatma, the object of worship of gyānis and yogis, so I am called Purushottam." So Purushottama is the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Himself. Also, the fountainhead of all incarnations, the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna appeared in this special Kaliyuga, taking the mood and complexion of His internal potency Srimati Radharani, as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, He is also Purushottam. He is identical with Krishna. Lord Jagannath, who resides in Puri Dham is also Purushottam, He is Krishna Himself. So we have to serve Sri Krishna, Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Jagannathdev in this holiest month.
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Glories of Purushottam Month
Krishna Himself sings the glories of Purushottam month: "This additional month is like Me. I cannot be comprehended by the conditioned souls of this world and I am supremely superior to Brahman and Paramatma so I am designated as 'Purushottama.' It is the holiest month and identical with Me. If, by following the scriptural injunctions, one observes vrata (vow of austerity) during this month, it is even more auspicious than observing Kartika-vrata; he can get everything. So this month will be known by the name 'Purusottama'."
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Instructions for Purushottam Maas
This is a summary of a discourse on the significance of Purushottam-month, by Srila Gurudev.
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Glories of Purushottama Month
Valmiki said, "O Dridhadhanva! Puruṣottama Śrī Krishna is the presiding deity of the Puruṣottama month." Therefore, being filled with bhakti-śraddhā, you should worship Puruṣottama Śrī Krishna with sixteen types of paraphernalia every day of this month.
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Govardhana Dharam Vande
What is the meaning of the mantra that we should chant during Purushottam month Govardhana dharam vande. Will Gurudeva give his divine answer? Question sent by Triloknath Das of London through e-mail.
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Sri Jagannathastakam
The Lord of the Universe—Sri Jagannath Deva is also known as Purushottam. Puri is known as Purushottam Dhama. Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu used to sing Sri Jagannath-ashtakam, eight verses of the glory of Jagannatha in Puri. It is written by Sri Adi Sankaracharya, and is still being sung daily before the Deity of Lord Jagannatha for His pleasure. It is respected everywhere in India.
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Sri Cauragraganya Ashtakam
This prayer has been written by Vallabhacharya describing the sweet stealing pastimes of Sri Krishna in Vrindavana. This ashtakam is daily sung by the devotees during Purushottama-month praying at the lotus feet of the chief among the thieves, Sri Nandanandan, who can steal the myriad mountains of our sins.
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Srimad Bhagavatam: Brahma Stava
The fourty shlokas are the prayers offered by Brahma to Lord Krishna. Here Brahma praises the beauty of the Lord and accepts that the transcendental opulence of the lord is difficult to comprehend. He says that only by devotional process of hearing and chanting we can try to realize the Supreme. These shlokas are recited daily during the purushottama masa.
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Guru Tattva
श्रीमद्भगवदगीता [३.२७]
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥
3.27
guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ
ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā
kartāham iti manyate
The Lord said to Arjuna, ''Now hear Me and understand the difference between the wise and the unwise. Being enveloped by nescience, a conditioned soul wrongly thinks the actions done by the three guṇas—primal qualities of external potency—are actually done by him. He thinks that he is the doer. This indicates an unwise person.''
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Highest Munificent Form of Godhead
A votary, to satisfy Chaitanya Mahāprabhu and the Supreme Lord Śrī Krishna, should at least practice the first and third verses of Śikṣāṣṭaka sincerely from the core of the heart. Chaitanya Mahāprabhu has taught in the first verse, mainly seven principal attainments or more correctly all attainments while doing Śrī Rādhā-Krishna sankīrtan.
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His kīrtana is Only for Bhagavan’s Pleasure
Krishna is telling Narada Goswami ‘mad-bhaktā yatra gāyanti tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada’ (Padma Puran). 'Wherever My devotees assemble and sing the glories of My Name, Form, Attributes, Pastimes and Personal Associates is the place that I stay.' Also, Srila Gurudev would refer to Sri Vyasa Deva’s pastime of attaining eternal bliss after he wrote Srimad Bhagavatam exclusively for the pleasure of the Lord on the advice of his Guru Narada Goswami. Here Srila Bhakti Kushala Padmanabha Maharaj is affectionately remembering the same teaching of Gurudev through his kirtans and harikatha. that all the limbs of devotion should be performed with the sole purpose of propitiating the Supreme Lord and nothing else.
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