Lets Chant Together

Japa Talk by Guru Maharaj
Date- 14^th March 2025
Theme- Gaur Purnima

Gaur Purnima Mahotsava ki Jay!Today is so auspicious day. When I said this, I remembered that in Caitanya Bhagavat it is written that ‘on this day, all auspiciousness, mangalya,not only from one brahmanda, but from all brahmandas reached and spread all over in Navadvipa.’

patita-pāvana-hetutavaavatāra
mosamapatita prabhu nāpāibeāra

Translation-

Your incarnation is just to reclaim the conditioned, fallen souls, but I assure You that You will not find a greater fallen soul than me. Therefore, my claim is first. (From śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu doyā koro more)

Patitanampavanebhyo, we are fallen souls and that Gauranga who delivers us or only Gauranga can delivers the fallen souls of Kaliyuga. We are very fallen and that’s why Lord has to be more magnanimous. So being very magnanimous, Lord appeared on today’s day.

Till that day this Purnima was called as ‘Falgun Purnima’. But from that day, 539 years ago, this Purnima became Gaur Purnima. Just like that ashtami became ‘Krishna Janmashtami’ and that Navami became ‘Ram Navami’, like that. That chaturdashi became ‘Narasimha Chaturdashi’, similarly this Purnima became ‘Gaur Purnima’.

This is all history, or whatever events happened that day, this is history, Itihas. Iti ha āsa, so it happened. Such events have happened or this is a historical event. This is factual, not imaginary and not even mythology. Intellectuals keep saying ‘Hindu mythology’. From ‘myth’ came the word ‘mythology’. Anyways, no need to tell you all this, because all of you accept that, really,actually Lord appeared on this day. Gauranga!

Demigods do know that the Lord is going to appear. So, the Demigods arrived in the sky of Navadvipa. They reached there in their vehicles. There was a traffic jam. Everybody wanted to go as close as possible, so that they could have a darshan.

śrī-bhagavānuvāca
su-durdarśamidaṁrūpaṁ
dṛṣṭavānasiyan mama
devāapyasyarūpasya
nityaṁdarśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ

Translation-

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, this form of Mine you are now seeing is very difficult to behold. Even the demigods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form, which is so dear. (BG 11.52)

In Bhagavad Gita, when Lord was talking with Arjuna, it was the time of Virat Rupa, at that time Lord Himself described His beauty. So there, Krishna said, such a form is going to appear. Which form? su-durdarśamidaṁrūpaṁ, which is very difficult to see. It is difficult even to Brahma to have its darshan. devāapyasyarūpasyanityaṁdarśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ, demigods were very eager to have darshan; so those demigods have reached and they are doing Garbha stuti. Very similar, if not same, similar. Just like in Mathura mandal, when Krishna was going to appear, demigods reached there, and their Garbha stuti prayers are famous in the second chapter, tenth canto of Srimad Bhagavat. So just like that, Garbha stuti prayers were spoken here in Navadvipa. Gauranga is in the womb and is about to take birth.

sūtauvāca
yaṁbrahmāvaruṇendra-rudra-marutaḥstunvantidivyaiḥstavair
vedaiḥsāṅga-pada-kramopaniṣadairgāyantiyaṁsāma-gāḥ
dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatenamanasāpaśyantiyaṁyogino
yasyāntaṁnaviduḥsurāsura-gaṇādevāyatasmainamaḥ

Translation-

SūtaGosvāmī said: Unto that personality whom Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas with all their corollaries, pada-kramas and Upaniṣads, to whom the chanters of the Sāma Veda always sing, whom the perfected yogīs see within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within Him, and whose limit can never be found by any demigod or demon — unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead I offer my humble obeisances. (SB 12.13.1)

By saying this, we want to tell you that the child who is going to appear is not any ordinary child. He is not ordinary soul like you and me. Supersoul, Paramatma or Lord Himself is going to appear here. So, demigods have arrived to receive Him, to welcome Him, to greet Him. They are also going to perform arati of the Lord. āratikorenbrahmā-ādi deva-gaṇe.That is the position of Gauranga. Gauranga!

There was lunar eclipse on that day. Acharyas say, moon made excuse. ‘Oh, what is today?’ ‘Today is eclipse. So, I will not show myself to the world.’ But the internal reason was something else. Moon was thinking, ‘today is the appearance day of Caitanyacandra.’ Krsnacandra, Caitanyacandra, Ramacandra, how are they?

bahu-koticandrajini’ vadanaujjvala
gala-deśebana-mālā kore jhalamala

Translation-

The brilliance of Lord Caitanya’s face conquers millions upon millions of moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines. (Text 6, Gaura-arati by ŚrīlaBhaktivinodaṬhākura)

His whole vapu and face is just like bahu-koticandrajini’ vadanaujjvala, so much effulgence, so much radianceemanates from His entire body; He is all beautiful, radiant, effulgent.So today in front of Him how can I show my face which have so many stains and faults. Thinking like that, ‘okay, okay, today will be lunar eclipse.’ So, making such excuse, that day moon hid his face.

On that Gaur Purnima day, 539 years ago, two appearances took place. One was Sacidananda Vigraha, Nimai; this child’s name will be Vishvambhar. In the future he will be known as Mahaprabhu. ‘And your name is’, when He was given sannyasa, ‘Sri Krishna Caitanya.’ Like that there are many names of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. There is ‘Gauranga Sahasranam’ also and not only ‘Vishnu Sahasranamam’. So, such Nami, whose name is like this, was going to appear. So Nami was going to appear and Nama was also going to appear. Nami, personality, that personality to whom Sachimata was going to give birth. Nama and Nami are two, but at the same time one and the same. Abhinnatva! So, in the evening Sacidananda Vigraha, Nami was going to appear and in the day, Lord appears in the form of His name.

kali-kālenāma-rūpekṛṣṇa-avatāra
nāmahaitehayasarva-jagat-nistāra

Translation-

In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇamahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered. (CC Adi 17.22)

This is all arranged, designed, programmed. There is no accident or last moment arrangements. No. This is all pre-planned.

mayādhyakṣeṇaprakṛtiḥ
sūyatesa-carācaram
hetunānenakaunteya
jagadviparivartate

Translation-

This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again. (BG 9.10)

Who am I? I am the superintendent. I control all activities, creation maintenance and everything of living and nonliving beings. So,He had arranged everything. So according to that, various events were happening on that day. So, in the day, as there was lunar eclipse, many people were reaching to Navadvipa as it was holy place and there was Ganga Maiya ki Jai! They were gathering there to bathe in Ganges. They were performing kirtan. Magnanimous Lord started to manifest His magnanimity. He has not yet appeared, but His mercy was visible in the day itself. The fallen souls who had no connection with dharma and pious activities, such fallen souls were running towards Ganges and Navadvipa. Not by their own desire, but by the will of the Lord. And Lord was making them chant ‘Hari Bol! Hari Bol!’ Everyone was chanting ‘Hari Bol’ or they might be chanting ‘Har Har Gange’ as well, or Hare Krishna Hare Krishna KrishnaKrishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare!

So, the time came and Nimai appeared. The name was not yet decided at that time. After birth there will be Name giving. In Shantipur, Advait Acharya and Haridas Thakur came to know about His appearance; so, in Shantipur they started to dance, ‘Hari Bol! Hari Bol!’ ‘Thank you, thank you!’ Because Advait Acharya called Him, requested Himand He came. So,Advait Acharya was very thankful. He sent his wife, Sita Thakurani. Mothers and gents from all over the brahmandaand demigods also reached there in Yogapith to greet the child.

This name ‘Nimai’ was the idea of Sita Thakurani. So, the child was named as ‘Nimai’. He was appeared under Neem tree, that’s why the name ‘Nimai’. And Sachimata had given birth to nine daughters and soon after the birth they died. Tenth child was Visvarupa and He was alive, yet there was fear, ‘what will happen to this child?’ So, for the protection of the child, Neem tree is considered as a protector. It is bitter in taste but it gives sweet results. So, the child was named as Nimai. And after that there were many more names. Another name which He got naturally was Sachinandana.

brajendra-nandanajei, śacī-sutahoilo sei,
balarāmahoilonitāi
dīna-hīnajatachilo, hari-nāmeuddhārilo,
tāraśākṣījagāimādhāi

Translation-

Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of the King of Vraja, became the son of Śacī, and Balarāma became Nitāi. The holy name delivered all those souls who were lowly and wretched. The two sinners Jagāi and Mādhāi are evidence of this. (From Hari hari! Bifale by Narottam Das Thakur)

Nandanandan has become Sachinandana. Jaya SachinandanajayaSachinandana, Jaya Sachinandana Jaya Sachinandana, Jaya Sachinandana Gaura Hari! Sachimatapranadhana Gaura Hari! And in the future, Nadia Bihari Gaura Hari! Yuga Avatari Gaura Hari! Gaura GauraGaura Hari! Nitai Gaura Premanande Hari Hari Bol!

Japa Talk By H.H Lokanath Swami Maharaj
Date: 11-03-2025
Main Theme: Pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ( From  Chaitanya Bhagavat)

Hare Krishna

It was a Saturday, the 18th of February 1486. The day of Full moon of the Lunar month of Phalgun. This year it is the 539th Appearance Day of Mahaprabhu

dekho ore bhai, tri-bhuvane nai,
emona doyala data
pasu pakhi jhure, pashana vidare,
suni’ janra guna-gatha

Translation

My dear brother, just try and examine this. Within the three worlds there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityananda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt. [The Mercy of Sri Gaura and Nityananda (from Dhamali) by Locana Dasa Thakura  Text 3]

parama koruna, pahu dui jana
nitai gauracandra
saba avatara-sara siromani
kevala ananda-kanda

Translation

The two Lords, Nitai-Gauracandra, are very merciful. They are the essence of all incarnations. The specific significance of these incarnations is that They introduced a process of chanting and dancing that is simply joyful. [The Mercy of Sri Gaura and Nityananda (from Dhamali) by Locana Dasa Thakura  Text 1]

Caitanya or Lord Nityananda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt. Listen everyone Nitai-Gauracandra, are very merciful.

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam
hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ

Translation

May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love. [CC Adi  1.4]

Srila Kaviraj Goswami says,

Mahaprabhu descends once in a Kalpa not every Yuga. The devotees of Krishna are called kārṣṇa, What is kalpa, it is one day of Bharhma. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord itself, after long time He descends. After descend He offered causeless mercy.

He Distributes Parikya Bhava in Vraja, i.e Radha Bhava or Gopi Bhava. Sri Chaitanya maha prabhu relished and shared this bliss or nectar to all.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant was known for his siddhants – principles “ Apa Siddhanta Dhari neya” . He introduced some philosophy i.e The devotees of Krshna are called karnas, Devotees of Vishnu are called Vaishnavas,  while devotees of Srimati Radharani are called Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Such glorious is Vaishnavism. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave Gopi Bhava or Radha Bhava to the whole world.

mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha
daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ
bhajanty ananya-manaso
jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam

Translation

O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible. [BG 9.13]

The great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu performed devotional service as a devotee. One who worships is aradhak and one who is being worshipped is aaradhya.

ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛṇdāvanaṁ
ramya kaścid upāsanā vraja-vadhu-varga-vīrya kalpita
śrīmad-bhāgavatam amalaṁ purāṇaṁ premā pum-artho mahān
śrī-caitanya mahāprabhor matam idaṁ tatradaraḥ na paraḥ

Translation

“‘The object of worship is Bhagavān, the Son of Vraja’s king. His abode is Vṛndāvana. The lovely worship [that is to be performed] is that which is performed by the ladies of Vraja. The flawless pramāṇa [i.e., means of knowing these conclusions] is the śāstra [Śrīmad] Bhāgavatam, and the [rightful ultimate] aim of a human being is prema.’ This is the view of Gaura Mahāprabhu, and thus we have the highest regard for it.” [Caitanya-matta-manjusa 1.1 commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam by Srinath Chakravarti.)

The way we worship is aradhana. So aradhak(we) do aradhana( process) to please aradhya( His deity or Istadev). Aradhana includes mood and feelings, our devotion as shown by Srimati Radharani and this is the mood of Sri Chaitanya.  Gaudiya Vaishnavas is glorious

I have Chaitanya Bhagavatam in my hand. I am sitting in ISKCON Ulta Danga. This is the very place where Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada met Abhay babu preach to the western world in English.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada has written a commentary on Caitanya Bhagwat. Hence whole world came to know about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Earlier there were very few people who knew about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In few days from now Gaur Purnima will be celebrated in about 150 countries. Now millions of people who have become Gaudiya Vaishnav will celebrate this festival.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada has written a commentary on Caitanya Bhagwat. His commentary is called Gaudiya Bhashya. We should read this.

Caitanya Bhagwat is written by Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur ( Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) He is none other than Srila Vyasadev himself. Srila yasadev is not some ordinary person, he is the Shaktyavesa incarnation. So the Actual Author of Srimad Bhagwatam is Lord Krsna himaelf

kṛṣṇa-līlā bhāgavate kahe
veda-vyāsa caitanya-līlāra vyāsa

Translation

As Vyāsadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Ṭhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. [ CC Ādi 8.34]

And the author of Sri Chaitanya Bhagwat is Sriman Mahaprabhu himself. It is Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu only who is speaking here

manuṣye racite nāre aiche grantha dhanya
vṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhe vaktā śrī-caitanya

 Translation

The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.[ CC Ādi 8.39]

kon hetu krishnacandra kare avatara ka’ra
shakti ache tattva janite tahara-

Translation

Who has the ability to know why krishnachandra incarnates [CB Adi Khanda 2.15]

tathapi shri bhagavate, gitaya ye kaya
taha likhi, ye-nimitte ‘avatara hai

Translation

Still, I am giving whatever reasons are described in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.16]

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham

Translation

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.17]

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām
dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

Translation

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.18]

śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-
svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥ
saukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāt
tad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ

Translation

Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī, as the moon appeared from the ocean. [ CC Ādi 1.6]

 krsna varnam tvisa krsna sango vangastra parsadam
yajnaih sankirtana prayair yajanti sumedhasah

Translation

In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.[SB 11.5.32]

Bhagavata rupe janma haila sabara
Krsna se janena yanra amse janma yara

Translation

Only Gaura-Kṛṣṇa knew which associate took birth as which devotee [CB Adi-khanda 2.30]

Karo janma navadvipe karo catigrame keha
radhe odhra dese srihatte pascime

Translation

Some took birth in Navadvīpa, some in Caṭṭagrāma, some in Rāḍhadeśa, some in Orissa, some in Śrīhaṭṭa, and some in the West. [CB Adi-khanda 2 .31]

sarva vaisnavera janma navadvipa dhame
sona maha priya dasera janma anya sthane

Translation

Most of the Vaiṣṇavas took birth in Navadvīpa, and some beloved associates appeared elsewhere. [ CB Adi-khanda 2.33]

Lord Krsna says in the Bhagwad Gita

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanam srjamyaham

Translation

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself. [Bg. 4.7]

golokam ca parityajya
lokanam trana-karanat
kalau gauranga-rupena
lila-lavanya-vigrahah

Translation

In the Kali-Yuga, I will leave Goloka and, to save the people of the world, I will become the handsome and playful Lord Gauranga. (Markandeya-Purana)

But the purpose of The descendence of Mahaprabhu is different. Lord Krsna is thinking that Srimati Radharani always wins in love. And a desire rose in his heart to experience what Srimati Radharani feels for Lord Krsna.

How sweet the sugar is.? Sugar cannot answer this question

But the ants can. So this is a very special purpose and no other incarnation has appeared with such purpose. Mahaprabhu established the Harinam Sankirtan Dharma

He accepted Sannyasa, he travelled Across the country. He preached Harinam Sankirtan movement.

kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa-avatāra
nāma haite haya sarva-jagat-nistāra

Translation

“In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered. [CC Ādi 17.22]

But in the last 12 years, he resided in Jagannath Puri majorly in seclusion. So many of his eternal associates appeared during the same era to participate in pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Kavi Karnapura writes about them in his book. Gaura-Ganoddesh Despika. The name literally means the Purpose of the appearance of the associates of Mahaprabhu. Who were they in Krsna lila.

Sri Krsna becomes Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Balaram becomes Nityananda prabhu, Yasoda Maiya becomes mother Saci, Nanda Maharaj becomes Jagannath Misra, Kansa becomes Chand Kazi. Many of his associates appeared before him and set the scene. Everyone is appearing in nearby places of Navadwip.

How Nilambar Cakravarti relocated to Navadwip and Jagannath Misra also shifted to this place. Nimai appeared then. Advaita Acarya moved to Santipur. He had appeared 50 years before Mahaprabhu. Haridas Thakur, Advaita Acarya, Nilambar Cakravarti and others are older generations. Advaita Acarya invoked the Lord to appear by worshipping his Saligram shila.

“tulasi-manjari-sahita ganga-jale niravadhi seve krishne maha-kutuhale … ye dhvani brahmanda bhedi’ vaikunöhete baje”

Mahaprabhu appears to deliver everyone from the material engagements and entanglements. As a reciprocation to the call of Advaita Acarya. The Lord descends, Advaita Acarya’s voice reaches Goloka and Lord makes his mind. Mother Saci had delivered 9 girls who had died immediately after birth. The 10th child was Visvaroopa

Then Mahaprabhu appered. First he appeared in the mind of Sri Jagannath Misra. Then he moved to the heart of mother Saci. Then he was situated in the ocean like womb of mother Saci from where Nimai appeared like a full moon. The Normal Jiva is born out of sperm. And gradually develops a body in the womb of a mother

na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na
bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śāśvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate

Translation

For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain. [BG 2.20]

Just like the demigods offered Prayers to the Lord in the womb of Mother Devaki, They also came to offer prayers to Nimai in the womb of Saci devi. Then Mahaprabhu appears and so beautiful he is. All the women have come to bless him. Mother Saci named the child as Nimai as he was born under a neem tree.

I shall now go for Darshan

Today is Ekadashi

Japa Talk By H.H Lokanath Swami Maharaj
Date: 10-03-2025
Main Theme: Pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu the supreme Personality of Godhead as per Chaitanya Bhagavat

Hare Krishna

It was a Saturday, the 18th of February 1486.The day of Full moon of the Lunar month of Phalgun. This year it is the 539th Appearance Day of Mahaprabhu

dekho ore bhai, tri-bhuvanenai,
emonadoyala data
pasupakhijhure, pashanavidare,
suni’ janraguna-gatha

Translation

My dear brother, just try and examine this. Within the three worlds there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityananda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt. [The Mercy of Sri Gaura and Nityananda(from Dhamali) by Locana Dasa Thakura  Text 3]

parama koruna, pahu dui jana
nitaigauracandra
sabaavatara-sara siromani
kevalaananda-kanda

Translation

The two Lords, Nitai-Gauracandra, are very merciful. They are the essence of all incarnations. The specific significance of these incarnations is that They introduced a process of chanting and dancing that is simply joyful. [The Mercy of Sri Gaura and Nityananda(from Dhamali) by Locana Dasa Thakura  Text 1]

Caitanya or Lord Nityananda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt. Listen everyone Nitai-Gauracandra, are very merciful.

anarpita-carīṁcirātkaruṇayāvatīrṇaḥkalau
samarpayitumunnatojjvala-rasāṁsva-bhakti-śriyam
hariḥpuraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadāhṛdaya-kandaresphuratuvaḥśacī-nandanaḥ

Translation

May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of ŚrīmatīŚacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love. [CC Adi  1.4]

Srila Kaviraj Goswami says,

Mahaprabhu descends once in a Kalpa not every Yuga. The devotees of Krishna are called kārṣṇa, What is kalpa, it is one day of Bharhma. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord itself, after long time He descends. After descend He offered causeless mercy.

He Distributes Parikya Bhava in Vraja, i.e Radha Bhava or Gopi Bhava. Sri Chaitanya maha prabhu relished and shared this bliss or nectar to all.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant was known for his siddhants – principles “ Apa Siddhanta Dhari neya” . He introduced some philosophy i.e The devotees of Krshna are called karnas, Devotees of Vishnu are called Vaishnavas,  while devotees of Srimati Radharani are called Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Such glorious is Vaishnavism. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave Gopi Bhava or Radha Bhava to the whole world.

mahātmānastumāṁpārtha
daivīṁprakṛtimāśritāḥ
bhajantyananya-manaso
jñātvābhūtādimavyayam

Translation

O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible. [BG 9.13]

The great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu performed devotional service as a devotee. One who worships is aradhak and one who is being worshipped is aaradhya.

ārādhyobhagavānvrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāmavṛṇdāvanaṁ
ramyakaścidupāsanāvraja-vadhu-varga-vīryakalpita
śrīmad-bhāgavatamamalaṁpurāṇaṁpremāpum-arthomahān
śrī-caitanyamahāprabhormatamidaṁtatradaraḥnaparaḥ

Translation

“‘The object of worship is Bhagavān, the Son of Vraja’s king. His abode is Vṛndāvana. The lovely worship [that is to be performed] is that which is performed by the ladies of Vraja. The flawless pramāṇa [i.e., means of knowing these conclusions] is the śāstra [Śrīmad] Bhāgavatam, and the [rightful ultimate] aim of a human being is prema.’ This is the view of Gaura Mahāprabhu, and thus we have the highest regard for it.” [Caitanya-matta-manjusa1.1 commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam by Srinath Chakravarti.)

The way we worship is aradhana. So aradhak(we) do aradhana( process) to please aradhya( His deity or Istadev). Aradhana includes mood and feelings, our devotion as shown by Srimati Radharani and this is the mood of Sri Chaitanya. Gaudiya Vaishnavas is glorious

I have Chaitanya Bhagavatam in my hand. I am sitting in ISKCON Ulta Danga. This is the very place where Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada met Abhay babu preach to the western world in English.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada has written a commentary on Caitanya Bhagwat. Hence whole world came to know about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Earlier there were very few people who knew about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In few days from now Gaur Purnima will be celebrated in about 150 countries. Now millions of people who have become Gaudiya Vaishnav will celebrate this festival.

Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupada has written a commentary on Caitanya Bhagwat. His commentary is called Gaudiya Bhashya. We should read this.

Caitanya Bhagwat is written by Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur( Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)He is none other than Srila Vyasadev himself. Srila yasadev is not some ordinary person, he is the Shaktyavesa incarnation. So the Actual Author of SrimadBhagwatam is Lord Krsna himaelf

 kṛṣṇa-līlābhāgavatekahe
veda-vyāsacaitanya-līlāravyāsa

Translation

As Vyāsadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, ṬhākuraVṛndāvanadāsa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. [ CC Ādi 8.34]

And the author of Sri Chaitanya Bhagwat is Sriman Mahaprabhu himself. It is Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu only who is speaking here

manuṣyeracitenāreaichegranthadhanya
vṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhevaktāśrī-caitanya

 Translation

The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of ŚrīVṛndāvanadāsaṬhākura.[ CC Ādi 8.39]

konhetukrishnacandrakareavataraka’ra
shakti ache tattva janitetahara-

Translation

Who has the ability to know why krishnachandra incarnates [CB Adi Khanda 2.15]

tathapi shri bhagavate, gitaya ye kaya
taha likhi, ye-nimitte ‘avatarahai

Translation

Still, I am giving whatever reasons are described in the ŚrīmadBhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.16]

yadāyadā hi dharmasyaglānirbhavatibhārata
abhyutthānamadharmasyatadātmānaṁsṛjāmyaham

Translation

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.17]

paritrāṇāyasādhūnāṁvināśāya ca duṣkṛtām
dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāyasambhavāmiyugeyuge

Translation

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium. [CB Adi-Khanda 2.18]

śrī-rādhāyāḥpraṇaya-mahimākīdṛśovānayaivā-
svādyoyenādbhuta-madhurimākīdṛśovāmadīyaḥ
saukhyaṁcāsyā mad-anubhavataḥkīdṛśaṁvetilobhāt
tad-bhāvāḍhyaḥsamajaniśacī-garbha-sindhauharīnduḥ

Translation

Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of ŚrīmatīŚacī-devī, as the moon appeared from the ocean. [CC Ādi 1.6]

 krsnavarnamtvisakrsnasangovangastraparsadam
yajnaihsankirtanaprayairyajantisumedhasah

Translation

In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.[SB 11.5.32]

Bhagavata rupejanmahailasabara
Krsna se janenayanraamsejanmayara

Translation

Only Gaura-Kṛṣṇa knew which associate took birth as which devotee [CB Adi-khanda 2.30]

Karo janmanavadvipe karo catigramekeha
radheodhra dese srihattepascime

Translation

Some took birth in Navadvīpa, some in Caṭṭagrāma, some in Rāḍhadeśa, some in Orissa, some in Śrīhaṭṭa, and some in the West. [CB Adi-khanda 2 .31]

sarvavaisnaverajanmanavadvipadhame
sona maha priyadaserajanmaanyasthane

Translation

Most of the Vaiṣṇavas took birth in Navadvīpa, and some beloved associates appeared elsewhere. [ CB Adi-khanda 2.33]

Lord Krsna says in the Bhagwad Gita

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanirbhavatibharata
abhyutthanamadharmasya
tadatmanamsrjamyaham

Translation

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself. [Bg. 4.7]

golokam ca parityajya
lokanamtrana-karanat
kalaugauranga-rupena
lila-lavanya-vigrahah

Translation

In the Kali-Yuga, I will leave Goloka and, to save the people of the world, I will become the handsome and playful Lord Gauranga. (Markandeya-Purana)

But the purpose of Thedescendence of Mahaprabhu is different. Lord Krsna is thinking that Srimati Radharani always wins in love. And a desire rose in his heart to experience what Srimati Radharani feels for Lord Krsna.

How sweet the sugar is.?Sugar cannot answer this question

But the ants can.So this is a very special purpose and no other incarnation has appeared with such purpose. Mahaprabhu established the HarinamSankirtan Dharma

He accepted Sannyasa, he travelled Across the country. He preached HarinamSankirtan movement.

kali-kālenāma-rūpekṛṣṇa-avatāra
nāmahaitehayasarva-jagat-nistāra

Translation

“In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered. [CC Ādi 17.22]

But in the last 12 years, he resided in Jagannath Puri majorly in seclusion. So many of his eternal associates appeared during the same era to participate in pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Kavi Karnapura writes about them in his book. Gaura-GanoddeshDespika. The name literally means the Purpose of the appearance of the associates of Mahaprabhu. Who were they in Krsna lila.

Sri Krsna becomes Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Balaram becomes Nityananda prabhu, Yasoda Maiya becomes mother Saci, Nanda Maharaj becomes Jagannath Misra, Kansa becomes Chand Kazi. Many of his associates appeared before him and set the scene. Everyone is appearing in nearby places of Navadwip.

How Nilambar Cakravarti relocated to Navadwip and Jagannath Misra also shifted to this place. Nimai appeared then. Advaita Acarya moved to Santipur. He had appeared 50 years before Mahaprabhu. Haridas Thakur, Advaita Acarya, Nilambar Cakravarti and others are older generations. Advaita Acarya invoked the Lord to appear by worshipping his Saligram shila.

“tulasi-manjari-sahita ganga-jaleniravadhisevekrishne maha-kutuhale … ye dhvanibrahmandabhedi’ vaikunöhetebaje”

 Mahaprabhu appears to deliver everyone from the material engagements and entanglements. As a reciprocation to the call of Advaita Acarya. The Lord descends, Advaita Acarya’s voice reaches Goloka and Lord makes his mind. Mother Saci had delivered 9 girls who had died immediately after birth. The 10th child was Visvaroopa

Then Mahaprabhu appered. First he appeared in the mind of Sri Jagannath Misra. Then he moved to the heart of mother Saci. Then he was situated in the ocean like womb of mother Saci from where Nimai appeared like a full moon. The Normal Jiva is born out of sperm. And gradually develops a body in the womb of a mother

najāyatemriyatevākadācinnāyaṁbhūtvābhavitāvāna
bhūyaḥajonityaḥśāśvato ’yaṁpurāṇonahanyate

Translation

For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain. [BG 2.20]

Just like the demigods offered Prayers to the Lord in the womb of Mother Devaki, They also came to offer prayers to Nimai in the womb of Saci devi. Then Mahaprabhu appears and so beautiful he is.All the women have come to bless him. Mother Saci named the child as Nimai as he was born under a neem tree.

I shall now go for Darshan

Today is Ekadashi

Japa Talk by H.H Lokanath Goswami Maharaj
Date: 07-03-2025
Srila Gurudev speaks

Main Theme: Summary of Navadwip Parikrama

Sub Theme : Glories to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

ajanu-lambita-bhujau kanakavadatau sankirtanaika-pitarau kamalayataksau visvambharau dvija-varau yuga-dharma-palau vande jagat priya-karau karunavatarau 

Translation

offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, whose arms extend down to Their knees, who have golden yellow complexions, and who inaugurated the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Their eyes resemble the petals of a lotus flower; They are the maintainers of the living entities, the best of the brāhmaṇas, the protectors of religious principles for this age, the benefactors of the universe, and the most merciful of all incarnations.[CB 1.1.1]

Chaitanya Bhagavd starts with this prayer that I just recited. Srila vrindavan das Thakur is the compiler of Chaitanya bhagavat. He was none other than Srila Vyas dev . He compiled the Mahabharat also. He appeared again 500 years ago. It’s written in our scriptures. In Vridnavan all the holy Dhamas exist. There is Naimisharanya also in Vridnavan where the srimad bhagvatam is recited.

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam
hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ

Translation

May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love. [CC Adi 1.4]

Once Lord Shiva himself attended one such discourse of srimad Bhagavatam. He was sitting on a Nandi bull. But it was very slow. So he thought he would miss hearing the discourse. So Shivji parked the bull in Brahma Lok and sat on a crane , the vehicle of lord Brahma. Gaura katha happened in Madhya dwipa. Where one can find lord Brahma and Shivji deities both. This is the most ancient. But that’s not right. This dhama exists from time immemorial.

We jivas are also eternal part and parcels of Krsna. The parikramas are going on in nawadwipa.  Nawadwipa means 9 islands. So devotees are performing parikrama of these 9 islands. They are performing non stop kirtan too. They only stop for distributing Prasadam

Then they also perform kirtan at every step.

cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambhdhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri-krishna-sankirtanam

Translation

Glory to the Shri Krishna sankirtana (congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names), which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. That sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious. [Shikshastakam 1]

They are truly fortunate to have realisations in the holy dhama. Just like Shivji comes running to madhya dwipa to hear Krsna katha. Thus in every Yuga and kalpa the past times of the Lord are recited. So Sri Krsna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appears once in a kalpa – 1 day of Brahma.

Nawadip is full of Shiva ji. He is the security personnel of this holy dhama. He once brought Parvati maiya too. He was singing Gauranga Gauranga !Oh who is your Gauranga ! Pls shower mercy on me too !So in simanta dwipa Gauranga Mahaprabhu gives darshan to shiv and Parvati maiya !Parvati maiya now puts the dust of the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu in the parting of her hair

That’s why it’s known as Simanta dwipa.

Sub-Theme: Glories of Simanta Dwip

We can have Darshan of Sri Simantini devi performing penance for Gauranga Mahaprabhu in our Jagannath temple in Rajapur.

Śrī-prahrāda uvāca
śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ
smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ
sakhyam ātma-nivedanam

iti puṁsārpitā viṣṇau
bhaktiś cen nava-lakṣaṇā
kriyeta bhagavaty addhā
tan manye ’dhītam uttamam

Translation

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṇu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one’s best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) — these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṇa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge. [SB 7.5.23-24]

The Nine islands represent nine type of Devotional service or  bhakti, these nine islands are
Simanta Dwip – Sravana bhakti
Godrum Dwip – Kirtan Bhakti
Antardvipa, Shri Mayapur (surrendering everything);
Simantadvipa, (hearing);
Godrumadvipa, (chanting);
Madhyadvipa, (remembering);
Koladvipa, Navadvipa city (serving the lotus feet);
Ritudvipa, (worshiping);
Jahnudvipa, (praying);
Modadruma-dvipa, (being a servant); and
Rudradvipa, (being a friend).

Sub-Theme: Glories of Godrum Dwip

So lord Shiva performs kirtan in Godruma dwipa. He is a famous kirtaniya, performing Grand Gaura arati. Even when “kiba jaya Jaya Gorachander is sung … Aarati Karena Brahma adi deva gane” Kiba Shiva Shuka narada preme gada gada

Lord shiva is also known as pinaki Dhar. He has his own style of performing dance and kirtan by playing the damru. He also performs tandav during annihilation. He is the topmost of the vaishnavas.

In all rivers – Ganga is the topmost. In all the puranas – srimad bhagvatam is the top most

Amongst all the 33 crore Devas – Krsna is the topmost

Sub-Theme: Glories of Ritu Dwip

You will  be awestricken in all the islands. In Ritu dwipa all seasons exist simultaneously !

Many flowers bloom. Usually it’s hot or cold in all places. But in Ritu dwipa the environment is very pleasing. This happens to please Krsna. All the holy rivers also flow here, in a criss cross pattern. Nawadwipa has rivers passing around all islands

The seven stars also reside here. Demigods also reside here. It’s a complete dhama. Indra also comes here. He showered torrential rain in Vrindavan. But Krsna forgives him. Nevertheless indra was still lamenting for his mistake. So he came along with Surabhi cow in Godrume dwipa. Godrume means Go- means cow, Drume means – trees. Hence the name

Many cows and cow herd boys reside here. Just like in Goloka , many cows and cow herd boys reside. So when Mahaprabhu performs kirtan , a cowherd boy named Bhima called out to Him and offered Mahaprabhu Goras and sweet meats

Sub-Theme: Glories of Godrume Dwip

Once Markandeya muni also reached this Godrume dwipa. He was blessed to live until 7 kalpas which is equivalent of 7 days and 7 nights of Brahma. Once when there was annihilation , markandeya muni was very distressed floating in the water. He was tossing in the waves of the ocean. He would breathe in distress. He was looking for some piece of land to rest. Then while he was thus floating , he passed by nawadwipa dhama and saw a tree somewhere. He caught hold of a stem of the tree. And saw that the dhama was untouched by annihilation!

Surabhi cow gave him milk. This was the first hand experience of Markandeya muni !

Same goes for Ayodhya dhama , Pandharpur and so on

All the dhamas exist eternally !And those who have taken shelter of the dhama also become eternal !539 years ago Gauranga Mahaprabhu appeared here. In every day of lord Brahma , He appears.

The Ganga reached Gomukh along with king Bhagirath. All the pits nawadwipa were being filled up by the Ganga river. This is Janu dwipa. The flow of the river interrupted the meditation of Janu muni. So he drank the entire Ganga river. When king bhagirath turned back to see where was Ganga , she had disappeared

But on the request of King bhagirath Ganga Maiya again started to flow. So Ganga Maiya performed Nirjala fasting !It was gaura poornima then

nimna-gānāṁ yathā gaṅgā
devānām acyuto yathā
vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ
purāṇānām idam tathā

Translation

Just as the Gaṅgā is the greatest of all rivers, Lord Acyuta the supreme among deities and Lord Śambhu [Śiva] the greatest of Vaiṣṇavas, so Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the greatest of all Purāṇas. [SB 12.13.16]

In that Yuga Krsna and Mahaprabhu appeared… it’s a continuous process. Just like the hands of a clock that keep rotating. The refugees take refuge in a place while travelling. Similarly one becomes eternal by taking shelter of the holy dhama.

The devotees always serve Krsna in the holy dhamas. He has a form , past time , fame and so on. Thus scriptures like Chaitanya Bhagavat , Chaitanya Mangal , Chaitanya charitamrita are compiled.

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante
jñānavān māṁ prapadyate
vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ

Translation

After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare. [BG 7.19]

To glorify the holy dhama , devotees, holy places. In this way by reading scriptures we get to know the glories of Krishna’s Holy abode rivers , his pastimes etc

And all this was due to the mercy of Srila Prabhupada.

All these glories were made accessible to us by Shrila Prabhupada

If he had not done translation of Chaitanya Charitramrita in English. Not many could have read in Bengali

If Shrila Prabhupada was not there then Chaitanya Charitamrita or Chaitanya Mangal would have remained in Bengal itself, in Bengali language

All glories to Shrila Prabhupada

Guru and Gauranga ki jai