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It is not that whatever one speaks becomes bhakti. Only when the Lord accepts our speech does it become bhakti. If the Lord is not satisfied by our chanting or listening, then that chanting and listening is not bhakti.
Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Today
Shravana, August 06, 2026
Ashtami
The disappearance of Srila Lokanath Goswami.
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Śrī Lokanātha Gosvāmī & Śrī Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī
The Lord knows the desires of His devotees and feels Himself obliged to fulfill them. He came personally to give Lokanath Gosvāmī a deity, telling him before disappearing that its name is Radha-Vinoda. Lokanath Gosvāmī was astonished at seeing the appearance of deities and started to wonder who gave him those deities. Radha-vinoda cast His sweet glance on Lokanath Gosvāmī and said to him, “ I have been living in this village of Umarao on the banks of Kishorī Kund. I saw your eagerness to serve Me and so I came here on My own. Who else but Me could have brought Me to you? I am very hungry. Quickly prepare something for Me to eat.” When Lokanath Gosvāmī heard these words, tears began to flow from his eyes.
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Glories of Srila Lokanath Goswami
This Harikatha was delivered on 18th July 2006, on the disappearance day of Srila Lokanath Goswami. Srila Gurudev gave important teachings while narrating the glories of Srila Lokanath Goswami. He recalls two incidents of Srila Paramgurudev giving instructions to the devotees in the Math. He then recalls one incident from his childhood and narrates how his mother, out of great affection for them, would care for them even when her own health was poor. He teaches us that wherever there is love and affection, service naturally follows.
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Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī appeared in 1500 AD (though, according to some authorities, he was born in 1503) as the son of Venkata Bhatta in the town of Srirangam in South India. Their residence was in a village not far from Srirangam called Belagundi. According to Narahari in the Bhakti-ratnakara, Srila Gopal Bhatta Gosvāmī was given a vision in a dream by Mahaprabhu in which he was fortunate enough to witness all the Lord's Nabadwip pastimes. An eternal associate of Krishna, he appeared in a faraway place in order to participate in Lord Gauranga's pastimes.
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Glories of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami
This harikatha was spoken by Srila Gurudev on 15th July 2006 at Kolkata Math on the disappearance day of Gopal Bhatta Goswami. Srila Gurudeva, following the instructions of Guruvarga, gives utmost importance to remember Vaishnavas, pray for their mercy and sing their glories on their appearance and disappearance days. He says, “Vaishnava are all powerful and remembering them is the powerful devotional practice which can award us the highest good.”
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On the Disappearance of Pujyapada Srila Bhakti Saurabh Bhaktisar Maharaj
This is the English and Hindi translation of the article originally written in Bangla language by Srila Gurudev in 1996 on the disappearance of Pujyapada Srila Bhakti Saurabh Bhaktisar Maharaj.
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On the Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Hridaya Van Goswami Maharaj
This is the English and Hindi translation of the article originally written in Bangla language by Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Goswami Maharaj in 1982 on the disappearance of Pujyapada Srila Bhakti Hriday Van Goswami Maharaj. (Published in Sree Chaitanya Vani, 1982-83, page 161-164)
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Characteristics of Bona Fide Guru
Śrī Viśwanāth Chakravarty Ṭhākur, in his commentary, has given a clue to the bona fide neophyte aspirants to recognize guru by one external quality—a bona fide guru is not subdued by passions— anger, greed etc. Of course, a realized soul can use the passions for the service of the Supreme Lord and for the eternal benefit of conditioned souls, but he can never be subjugated by them.
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Guru Purnima
Sri Vedvyasa Muni, the shaktyavesh-avatar — an incarnation invested with special power—appeared on the full moon day of Ashadh, the Indian calendar month. He divided Vedas in four parts and wrote 18 Puranas and Mahabharat. He is respected and adorn as guru by all in India whatever group it may be karmi, jyani, yogi, bhakta, everyone. So his appearance day is named as guru-purnima. The whole India and even outside India, those who have belief in Sanatana Dharma, they perform worship of Vedvyasa Muni and their respective Guru on this day.
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Vedavyas Muni - Shaktyavesh Avatar
On this most auspicious Tithi of Guru-purnima, the appearance day of Srila Krishna-dvaipayan Vedavyasa Muni and disappearance day of Srila Sanatan Goswami, Srila Gurumaharaj narrates the life of both the exalted personalities in brief. Specifically, he emphasizes on the main teachings one needs to accept from their lives. Vedavyas Muni is Shaktyavesh avatar of the Lord, non-different from the Lord Himself. He was a very learned person who wrote so many scriptures. In spite of writing so many scriptures, he did not get inner peace in his heart. On the order of his Gurudev, Srila Narad Goswami, when he sang the glories of the Supreme Lord, he experienced the highest bliss in his heart.
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Guru Purnima
Srila Gurudev initially sings the glories of his most beloved Gurudev, remembering his extraordinary personality and how the impossible became possible just by the influence of his presence. He then sings the glories of Krishna Dvaipayan Vedvyas Muni and Sanatan Goswami and narrates important teachings from their lives.
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Manifestations of Guru
Disciples perform gurupūja by singing the glories of Gurudeva, I perform gurupūja by hearing. But by hearing the glories, if I have got the evil motive of misappropriating it, it will not be gurupūja. As chanting is bhakti, hearing is also bhakti. In whatever way devotees may express their hearts, they are all my objects of worship.
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Characteristics of Bona Fide Guru
Śrī Viśwanāth Chakravarty Ṭhākur, in his commentary, has given a clue to the bona fide neophyte aspirants to recognize guru by one external quality—a bona fide guru is not subdued by passions— anger, greed etc. Of course, a realized soul can use the passions for the service of the Supreme Lord and for the eternal benefit of conditioned souls, but he can never be subjugated by them.
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Follow the Mahajanas
Chanting the holy name of Krishna is the path of devotional service exhibited by the previous mahajanas. A path cannot be manufactured. Whatever path is there should be accepted by sadhus. Those who are proud and want fame try vigorously to discover new paths. Those who have good fortune from past lives give up pride and respect the established path. Those who are unfortunate promenade on a new path and thus cheat the world.
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Message of Srila Prabhupad
Message of His Divine Grace Nityalīla-praviṣṭa Oṁ 108 Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswati Goswāmi Ṭhākur on the holy day (Krishna pancami tithi) of his fiftieth advent anniversary at Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh, Ultaḍanga Road, Kolkata. (Sermons were delivered in Bengali). It is difficult to understand the inner deep significance of his esoteric instructive message.
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The Spiritual Master and the Disciple
Higher knowledge won’t come to serve the interests of the lower plane but I must pledge to serve that plane. With this attitude, I shall approach that plane and that knowledge. I shall serve Him and I won’t try to make Him serve me or my lower plane. Rather, I shall have the fullest tendency that if I get that knowledge I must serve. I must offer myself to be utilized by Him, and I shall not try to utilize it in my way, to satisfy my lower animal purposes.
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यो वक्ति न्याय-रहितम् अन्येन श्रृणोति यः
तव उभौ नरकम् घोरम् व्रजतः कालम् अक्षयम्
tāv ubhau narakaṁ ghoraṁ vrajataḥ kālam akṣayam
A person who acts as an āchārya but gives false instructions that are opposed to the Vedic literature (sātvata-śāstras) and a disciple who listens to such false instructions will both suffer terrible hell for an unlimited period of time.
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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.
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