100 Years
in Celebration
Birth Centennial Annual of Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, Acharya of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math (Regd.)
Preaching without practical life has no value.
Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Today
Bhadrapada, September 18, 2026
Saptami
Sri Lalita-Saptami.
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On the Occasion of Lalita-saptami
Srila Gurudev speaks about Radharani—the complete spiritual potency of Sri Krishna and Her principal confidant Lalita. He emphasizes on not worshipping Lalita-sakhi for getting any material benefits. Explaining a few lines of Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s kirtan, ‘radha krishna pad kamale mana’, he states that Gaudiya Vaishnavas belong to Lalita-sakhi’s group.
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On the appearance Day of Advaita-shakti Sri Sitadevi
Srila Gurudev narrates the glories of Advaita Acharya and His potency Sri Sitadevi. Without the mercy of the potency nobody can get the grace of possessor of the potency. He explains the meaning of a kirtan composed by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, ‘āmār samān hina nāhi e saṁsāre’ in which Srila Thakur prays for the grace of Yogamaya, the internal potency of Supreme Lord. While narrating the glories of Sitadevi and Advaita Acharya, Srila Gurudev also emphasizes on the important teachings for a sadhaka to progress on the path of devotion.
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Observe Ekadashi-vrata to Please the Supreme Lord Only
Srila Gurudev narrates the benefits of observing Ekadashi and adds that observing Ekadashi-vrata in Dhama or in the association of devotees gives the highest benefit. He reasons that in scriptures materialistic benefits are mentioned for observing Ekadashi-vrata, is only to attract general class of people who are attached to worldly things to somehow or the other observe Ekadashi-vrata and attain real eternal benefit which is to get the loving service of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. Later, Srila Gurudev sings the Kirtan, ‘ātmā nivedana tuwā pade kari’, of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and explains its meaning.
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September 19, 2026
Ashtami
Sri Radhashtami. Srimati Radharani's appearance at noon. Fasting till noon.
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September 23, 2026
Dwadashi
Fasting for Vijaya Mahadwadashi. Sri Hari Parshwa-parivartan. Sri Vaman Dwadashi. The appearance of Lord Vamandev. The appearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu.
Hladini-shakti Srimati Radhika
Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Prabhupad says, "We worship Krishna because He is Radharani's favorite. Our interest is in Radharani, and Krishna is Her favorite. And only because She wants Krishna do we have any connection with Him. We are really saktas, worshipers of God's potency; not saktas like the worshipers of Durga, but suddha-saktas. The real, original potency, Krishna's dedicating Moiety, is in Vraja. Both direct and indirect connections with Krishna come through Her. This is Radha's position."
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Worship of Krishna Without Radha is Futile
Sri Gurudeva first narrates on why Sukadeva Goswami did not take the name of Radha directly in Srimad Bhagavatam. He then explains the meaning of a hymn written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, ‘rādha-bhajane yadi mati nāhi bhelā’. He also emphasizes on the fact that without understanding Krishna-tattva nobody can understand Radha-tattva. He narrates Brahma-vimohanlila to indicate how even Brahma failed to understand Krishna when He appeared as a cowherd boy.
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The Presiding Deity of the Hladini-shakti
Ananda-dayini-sakti giving ananda, giving happiness giving ecstatic feeling, exhilarating feeling to Krishna. Radharani is the presiding deity of the hladini-shakti. If you want ananda you have to get the grace of hladini-shakti.
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On the Occasion of Radha-astami
Srila Gurudev explains why Sukadev Goswami did not directly take the name of Srimati Radha in Srimad Bhagavatam. He also explains why the love of Srimati Radhika for Krishna is the highest amongst all His devotees. And then He narrates the pastime of Her advent in detail.
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Kothay Go Prem Mayi Radhe Radhe..
This sweet kirtan was sung by Most Revered Srila Gurudev on 19 August 2012 in His Bhajan Kutir. Gaur Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj used to sing this in the place of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur. He is calling where is our Radharani who is full of the divine love. All will be very pleased to hear his kirtan including Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and Bhakti Siddhanth Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
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Prabhupad’s Lecture on Radhastami
Today is Her appearance day. Having accrued all varieties of compassion from Bhagavan, she distributes that as gifts to all. May that personification of great mercy manifest within our hearts and make Her appearance there. May Her appearance day be the concern of our adoration.
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Devī Kṛṣṇa-mayī Proktā Rādhikā Para-devatā
This is the English translation of Srila Gurudev’s notes on Radha-tattva.
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The Glories of Srimati Radharani
The following excerpt is compiled from two lectures given by Srila Prabhupada in 1925 and 1926 respectively.
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Jay Dau Jay Dau
In one harikatha on the advent of Lord Baladeva, Srila Gurudev emphasized the importance of performing the ‘Jaya Dau Jaya Dau’ kirtan. He instructed that his Gurudev, HDG Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaja used to pray for the grace of Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagavan through this kirtan, and that we should do it without fail on every special tithi. By doing so, Guru, Vaiṣṇavas, and Bhagvan will be pleased.
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Radhe Radhe Govind Govind Radhe
Srila Gurudev has always emphasized on performing all the devotional practices with the sole purpose of satisfying the object of our worship Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. "Example is better than precept", is his way of teaching. He showed the pastimes of utmost absorption in each and every devotional forms he enacted to practice. So does His pastime of performing Kirtans. Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Goswami Maharaj, one prominent disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad, used to say that Nityanand Prabhu and Gauranga Mahaprabhu Himself get manifest and dance in Srila Gurudev’s Kirtan.
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chakṣur unmīlitam yena tasmai śri gurave namaḥ
My prostrated obeisances to Sree Gurudeva, who opens my blind eyes removing dark nescience with the help of the eye salve of divine knowledge.
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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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