Saptami
The disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
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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.
Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya
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