Śrī Murāri Gupta

Mahāprabhu taught the principle of devotion to one’s worshipable deity through Murāri Gupta. One cannot advance in devotional service without a particular devotion to a worshipable deity, or iṣṭa-devatā. Murāri is an avatāra of Hanuman, and he saw Chaitanya Mahāprabhu as Rāmachandra.

On the Occasion of Rasa-yatra

Srila Gurudev strongly emphasizes on who can remember and speak about the rasa-yatra pastimes of Radha-Krishna. He also warns about the danger involved in remembering them or speaking about them for a person who is not eligible for that.

On Sri Murari Gupta’s Disappearance

Srila Gurudeva emphasizes on Murari Gupta’s staunch and firm faith in his object of worship, Lord Sri Ramachandra.

Gajendra's Prayers - 5

It is advised by our Guruvargas to hear Srimad Bhagavatam daily in association of exalted Vaisnavas, if possible. Preference should be given in favour of hearing the scriptures from Sadhus. During Damodar month, it is most beneficial to recite and read Gajendra Moksha Lila-stava from 8th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, which teaches complete surrender to the Supreme Lord.

Day 5: First Yaam

3:22am to 5:46am. Chanting of the Holy Name Śrī Kṛṣṇa, completely, loudly in the company of devotees and without tenfold offences, which can bestow seven attainments—viz. cleansing of the mind-mirror, extinguishing of the forest fire of birth, death and threefold afflictions, bestowing eternal soothing benefit like moonlight, life of spiritual learning i.e. awakening of the real self, increasing of the ocean of bliss, bestowing at every step sweet taste of complete transcendental ambrosia, holy immersion of body-mind-real self—be supremely glorified.

Day 5: Second Yaam

5:46am to 8:10am. O Supreme Lord! Your Holy Name bestows all kinds of eternal welfare to the conditioned souls. For that reason, your Holy Names have no direct or indirect connection with the non-eternal material world. These Holy Names have descended in this world. Supreme Lord has bestowed all powers to His Names and no restriction is imposed to utter the Holy Names. No restriction of time, space— rules and regulations, for utterance and remembrance of the Holy Names. O Lord! You are so merciful, out of compassion you have made it easy for the conditioned souls to remember and chant Holy Names, but due to my tenfold offenses and my greatest misfortune I have got no liking for Holy Name which has been made so easily obtainable.

Day 5 : Fourth Yaam

10:34am to 3:22pm. O Supreme Lord! I have got no desire for wealth, manpower or erudition (desire for deceitful Trivarga— worldly piety, money and lust or even to merge myself with the Impersonal Formless Brahma, i.e. ‘Mukti’— salvation, which is more deceitful). My only prayer is to get causeless one-pointed devotion to You.