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Sakarma phala bhuk pumān—Human beings will reap the fruits of their own actions.

Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

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Jyestha, May 13, 2026

Ekadashi

Fasting for Apara Ekadashi.


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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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    Harikatha

    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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    Harikatha

    Glories of Apara Ekadashi (Bengali)

    Srila Gurudev emphasizes the real purpose of observing Ekadashi-vrata. He remembers one incident in which Srila Param Gurudev instructs one person on what Bhajan is and elaborates on his teachings. He then sings the glories of the Holy Names and narrates the important teachings from the life of Ajamila.

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      Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya

      There are two Arjuna in Kṛṣṇa-līlā: one is a priya-narma-sakhā in Vraja, the other is one of the Pāṇḍavas. These two combined to become Rāmānanda Rāya, the dear companion of Mahāprabhu. He was very knowledgeable in the teachings of loving devotion to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa,, which he described to Mahāprabhu daily. Some people say that Rāmānanda Rāya was Lalitā sakhī, while others do not. Mahāprabhu Himself told Bhavānanda Rāya that he was Pāṇḍu, the husband of Kuntī and father of the Pāṇḍavas. The Pāṇḍavas Arjuna also united with the gopī Arjunīyā.

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      Harikatha

      Harikatha on Sri Ramanand Raya, Holland 2002

      Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur writes, “The love that awakened in Ramananda and Mahaprabhu when they met was the same as the love that Vishakha had for Radha and Krishna in Vraja, and that which Radha and Krishna had for Vishakha.” Thus it is clear that Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur saw Ramananda Raya as Vishakha. Ramananda Raya was one of the Lord’s three and a half most intimate associates.

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      Harikatha

      Raya Ramanand Samvad

      Srila Guru Maharaj narrates the conversion between Supreme Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His dear most associate Sri Ramanand Raya. Here, the Supreme Lord empowered His devotee to speak and He Himself became the listener. Mahaprabhu inquires about the highest form of worship and worship-able object. In reply Ramanand Raya describes the gradual development of theism.

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      Harikatha

      Glories of Ramanand Raya

      The Lord said to Ramanand Raya, “You are a great devotee, indeed you are the best amongst them. All those who behold you are immediately affected so that their hearts melt. What to speak of others—I am a mayavadi sannyasi, yet I feel the onset of Krishna prema when I touch you.”

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      Śrī Buddha-avatāra

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      Bhakta Prahlad

      Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even after hearing the biographies of Prahlad Maharaj and Dhruva Maharaj a hundred times from Gadadhar Pandit asks him to read them again and again. Through such an inconceivable pastime, the Lord is emphasizing the importance of reading the biographies of pure devotees. Conditioned souls may commit mistakes in understanding the pastimes of the Lord and it will be supremely detrimental to their spiritual progress if they try to imitate those divine pastimes. Therefore, the most compassionate form of the Lord, Sri Gaurasundar teaches us by example to go through the biographies of pure devotees. The current magazine features the holy biography of Srila Prahlad Maharaj, the embodiment of the most ideal character and pure devotion.


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        Harikatha

        Teachings from the Ideal Character of Prahlad Maharaj

        Guru Maharaj sings the glories of Sri Prahlad Maharaj emphasizing on his dealings with his mother, father and family gurus Shanda and Amarka. Through Prahlad Maharaj’s ideal character, Guru Maharaj gives us teachings on how we should behave with our elders and teachers.

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        It is Not Difficult to Serve Supreme Lord Sri Krishna

        Guruji emphasizes on the fact that we do not want Krishna. He says that if we actually want Him then nothing is difficult. Quoting Mahaprabhu’s fourth verse of Sikshashtaka, he instructs us to follow the particular teaching from the core of the heart to receive the actual grace of the Supreme Lord.

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        Śrī Nṛsiṁha-avatāra

        Various transcendental topics like the pastime of appearance of Śrī Nṛsiṁha Deva, the extraordinary life and teachings of Lord’s exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, how he dealt with difficulties on his spiritual path, how he finally achieved the grace of the Lord and how Lord Himself appeared in a unique form for His dearest devotee are elaborately presented here.

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        My Connection is All-in-All

        Srila Jiva Goswami has traced out how Prahlad Maharaj began his life of devotion. I pray we may not commit any offense to Prahlad Maharaj in recounting this. In his previous life, before he became a devotee, Prahlad was born into a low family, and there was a Temple of Nrsimha Deva by the side of his house. The Temple was in a broken condition. Sometimes someone used to come at noon and offer something, but otherwise the Temple was almost deserted.

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        His All Powerful Narasimha Kirtan

        Srila Turyashrami Maharaj remembers, “ One special thing I have seen in Maharaj. When he does kirtan, he forgets everything about his surroundings and becomes indifferent to this world. One time, there was Nagarkirtan held in Kolkata. Maharaj was leading the kirtan and he lifted his hands and immediately got immersed in the kirtan. His body turned to red. He forgot whether the devotees were catching up with his speed of walking or not. He is not putting his hands down for a moment! He is incessantly dancing in transcendental ecstasy! And along with him, I and one more Prabhu came far ahead of the devotees. One was playing mridanga and the other was with kartal. It so happened, that only three of us were seen doing kirtan on the road near Rasbehari in Kolkata! Then I stopped playing kartal. Maharaj’s trance broke and he asked why have you stopped? I replied we have come very far ahead of our group and we will have to wait for them. Such an immersion he has for any activity he used to get involved in! He used to always be in such ecstatic mood.”

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        Kirtan

        Jay Dau Jay Dau

        In one harikatha on the advent of Lord Baladeva, Srila Gurudev emphasized the importance of performing the ‘Jaya Dau Jaya Dau’ kirtan. He instructed that his Gurudev, HDG Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaja used to pray for the grace of Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagavan through this kirtan, and that we should do it without fail on every special tithi. By doing so, Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagvan will be pleased.

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        श्रीमद्भगवदगीता [३.२१]

        यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
        स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥

        Sreemad Bhagavad Gītā
        3.21

        yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
        tat tad evetaro janaḥ
        sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
        lokas tad anuvartate

        Whatever actions a great man performs, common men imitate. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, the world pursues.

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          Srila Gurudev's Kirtan Album

          Kirtans sung by Srila Gurudev on various occasions

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          Letter

          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.

          Calendar

          May 13, 2026

          May 01, 2026

          Purnima

          Paran by 9:26 am. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Vihar. The disappearance of Srila Parameshwari Das Thakur. The appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya. Sri Buddha Purnima.

          May 02, 2026

          Pratipad

          The disappearance of Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

          May 07, 2026

          Panchami

          The disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya.

          May 13, 2026

          Ekadashi

          Fasting for Apara Ekadashi.

          May 14, 2026

          Dwadashi

          Paran by 7:45 am. The appearance of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur.

          May 17, 2026

          Amavasya

          Purushottam Month begins.

          May 18, 2026

          Pratipat

          Purushottam Maas

          May 27, 2026

          Ekadashi

          Fasting for Padmini Ekadashi.

          May 28, 2026

          Dwadashi

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