Harikatha in Vishwa Vaishnava Rajsabha

Gurumaharaj narrating the importance of human birth, emphasises on urgency of starting haribhajan, immediately. He says, “You have got this human birth. God has given you this scope to worship and you are misusing this time, spoiling the whole time for nothing? Always engaged in non-eternal and unholy things, why? Is there any guarantee that you shall get human birth again after you die? So immediately, you should start haribhajan.” He then advises to take shelter of a pure devotee who comes in bonafide preceptorial succession and emphasises on the importance of taking mantra from such succession.

People Without Diksha Will Be Born as Animals?

In the devotional and other Vedic scriptures we sometimes find statements that seem very fundamentalist and hard. For instance in Hari Bhakti Vilas, it is mentioned that people who have not taken diksha will be born as animals in their next life. How are we supposed to interpret this kind of statement as I cannot take it literally?

Take Absolute Shelter to the Preceptorial Channel

Nobody on earth has got this power through an inductive process, the process of ascension we shall know the right path by our capacity by reading books, by going through, by our intelligence, etc. Only you are missing your time. You have to speak what you have heard from a bonafide devotee, try to recapitulate, recite that, and repeat that. That will purify your mind. You are speaking for your own purification and that knowledge is coming from the preceptorial channel. It is descending through the right preceptorial channel.

Why is There a Disciplic Succession?

In this world, many people are contaminated by the impersonalist doctrine and thus fall into a life of sin. If there were no disciplic succession, or institution of devotees free of this contamination, then it would be very difficult for ordinary people to find saintly association. This is why the Padma Purana tells us, 'Any mantra that does not come in disciplic succession is considered to be fruitless. Therefore, four divine individuals will appear in the age of Kali to establish disciplic schools.'

Brahma-Madhva Parampara

The Paramparā (preceptorial channel) consists of Brahmā, the disciple of the Lord of the transcendental realm, followed in gradual succession by – Nārada – Vyāsadeva – Madhvāchārya – Padmanābhāchārya – Narahari – Mādhava – Akṣobhya – Jayatīrtha – Jñānasindhu – Mahānidhi – Vidyānidhi – Rājendra – Jayadharma – Puruṣottama – Vyāsatīrtha – Lakṣmipati – Mādhavendrapūri – Iśwarapūri – Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu.

Have I Made a Mistake?

Nityalila-pravista Sri Srimad Bhaktidayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, the founder president of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, wrote these articles for the ultimate welfare of sincere devotees and was published in Sree Chaitanya Vani monthly magazine in 1966. It thoroughly gives clear understanding about the actual teachings of the Gaudiya school of thoughts. This is a must-read for sincere votaries who want to understand the real benefaction of Gaudiya Math establishment to his own life.

Authority to Make a Statement on the Disciplic Succession

On the first two nights, Baladeva विद्याभूषण received only minimal directions from the Lord and was not satisfied with what he had heard. On the third night, however, the Supreme Lord gave him his full mercy and reassured him that he would be able to achieve his goal. In a very short time, Baladeva completed writing his commentaries on the Upanisads, Vedanta-sutra, Bhagavad-gita, and the Bhagavatam.