Singing the Glories of His Gurudev (Hindi)

Harikatha, Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

Guruji told me, "You serve all our maths and all vaishnavas. Then you will get actual welfare. When we think that I have become acharya. I can control others, then you will fall down. I have not given this responsibility to you for that purpose. Being president to Gaudiya Math or spiritual organization is not like president of the mundane world. Serve all these vaishnavas and all the Maths, it will bring auspiciousness."

  • Clip 1:
    Guruji told me, "You serve all our maths and all vaishnavas. Then you will get actual welfare. When we think that “I have become acharya. I can control others.” then you will fall down. I have not given this responsibility to you for that purpose. Being president to Gaudiya Math or spiritual organization is not like president of the mundane world. Serve all these vaishnavas and all the Maths, it will bring auspiciousness. If you don't serve you cannot get welfare." Therefore he ordered me to serve. It is not because I have qualities. Whatever qualities you see they belong to Guruji. Everything is happening by his will. Those who have seen his exemplary life they know. I have no eligibility of my own. Even after guruji's disappearance he only did everything. That is why I take the danda and mala given by guruji with me (wherever I go). If they are with me then I get strength. If they are not with me EMPTY.. Nothing..


    Clip 2
    Doctor advised me that I should not go to the assembly rather I should take rest but let me tell you the reason for my coming here in brief. My Gurudev first came to Sarbhog Gaudiya Math and my Paramgurudev founder of worldwide Chaitanya Math and Gaudiya Math nityalila pravista om visnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur has come to Sarbhog from Navadwip Dham for the deity installation ceremony of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridharijiyu. Gurudev went with the sankirtan party to the station to welcome Srila Prabhupad. Many sanyasis and devotees from various places have gathered there to witness the ceremony. Gurudev thought that all the arrangements have been done but the arrangement for the prasadam for devotees is not been done yet. He thought, “So many devotees are there. What will we serve them?” On the day of utsav, they saw that everything is there in very excess quantity like heaps of rice, dal, vegetables, oil etc. Prabhupad was been told that the people from nearby villages have brought everything and still they are coming with lot many things in their hands. They are not rich but when they heard that a saint has come from Nabadwip along with other devotees, they come walking 20, 30, 40, 50 miles for darshan. They know that one should not take darshan of a sadhu in empty hands. So they were all carrying various things like oil, rice, vegetables, and dal when they were coming to have darshan of the sadhus came from Nabadwip. Later it was like a mountain when they have kept their things together. Prabhupad was astonished to see their faith. Prabhupad then ordered to our Gurudev “They are the devotees of Krishna, they have the taste of serving so you have to stay here and start the preaching. They are Krishna devotees so then Gurudev struggled so much in going to so many villages and preaching them about Krishna consciousness and established three temples there and the presiding deities.


    Clip 3
    We have seen our Gurudev. He is completely established in the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Trinadapi sunichen, taroriva sahishnuta, amanina manden, kirtaniya sadahari.He always considered himself lower than the blade of grass, more tolerant than the tree. He did not expect any personal honor from others but he always prepared to give respect to others.


    Clip 4
    Our gurudev's conduct and character was such that nobody could find even a single defect in him even with great effort. Even though he has seen that we have so many defects and so many sinful mentalities still he had bound us with affection and love. So much affection that cannot be seen in an ordinary person.


    Clip 5
    Guru Maharaj's godbrothers told him, "If you don't procure this land (Prabhupad's birthplace) none of us can get." And guruji would do whatever task he takes in hand. Vaishnav seva, he said he would do and he did. In Punjab and other places also others tried to preach and establish Maths but none became successful. Guruji went there and became successful. The place that was impossible to get... how he got that.. Wonderful thing!!


    Clip 6
    One incidence happened here in kolkata math. There was a poor boy from a village of Assam. He took initiation from Gurudev and used to follow all rules and regulation, food restrictions etc. He learned how to play mridang also. He was following all the vaishnava etiquettes but he use to get angry very easily. Because of uncontrolled anger he would do things which nobody can even think of. He would fight with many people. During vrajmandal parikrama, all the devotees went to Srila Gurudev and requested him not to keep that boy in the Math as they were afraid of his anger. Gurudev responded, “He has come from a place where, after going back he will not be able to follow the rules and regulations. He has come here by the will of Supreme Lord. Now again how can I send him back in that hell. You please be tolerant, I will make him understand.” Gurudev asked the boy not to get angry and explained him many things. I was personally present there at that time. Again, in Sarbhog Math he did the same mistake. He could not control his anger and cut down a tree with an axe out of anger. The people present there were very afraid of what he has done. They thought, he may cut even a human being out of anger. They all came to Gurudev at Kolkata taking that boy along. Narrating what all had happened, they again requested Gurudev not to keep him in Math and to send him back to his home. Gurudev asked him, “You again have done a wrong action”. He replied, “No Gurudev!! I remembered, what you had ordered me. So I did not harm any human, I cut the tree.” Gurudev told, “You should not have done that either.” Again, Gurudev made him understand and pacified other devotees who came to request him. But then people started talking that Gurudev’s supporting the bad actions of that boy. So finally, Gurudev called that boy and with heavy heart he told him, “Vaishnava do not want you to stay in Math because of your angry nature. You please go home, follow all the rules and regulations and perform devotional activities, properly. While talking to him Gurudev was crying. Tears are continuously rolling down from his eyes. NO ONE IN THE WORLD IS THERE, WHO CAN WEEP LIKE HIM. Is our Gurudev an ordinary person?


    Clip 7
    Without the mercy of Guru, nothing can be obtained. If we do not have faith in Guru, we will be bereft of everything. If we do not have faith in vaishnava, we will not get anything. If we do not have faith in Bhagavan, we will not get anything. Remember them from the core of your heart. Any moment we may die, what will go with us?


    Clip 8
    Guru vaisnav bhagavan tiney smaran.. Sri Guru comes even before Supreme Lord. Our Gurudev is not an ordinary Guru. He is not an ordinary person. We commit himalayan blunder if think him to be ordinary.

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