~Mayapur Gaura Purnima Nectar~

As we all know, Gaura Purnima festival is not a one-day celebration in Sri Dham Mayapur but a long, one-month celebration; hence, we are very grateful to all those that have participated in sponsoring several sevas during this period. From festival inauguration prasadam to all prasadam sponsorship, Jagannath Misra feast, Sravan Utsav, Kirtan Mela, event sponsorships, Navadwip Parikram, Shantipur Festival, Kirtan Purnima, Maha Abhisheka, and lots more…This Gaura

By Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Swami 

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Devotees from across the UK descended on Liverpool, the city of George’s birthplace for a series of special events aptly titled ‘The Spiritual Beatle’, celebrating his spiritual journey.

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The most auspicious Gaura Purnima, appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu.

Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita 4.9

janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ
tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

So Krishna is saying that if we know Krishna, or His actions, in tattva then we will not take birth

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

If you go with the word “Really" than “No”, Śrī Ram is NOT an Avatār of Śrī Hāri Vīshnu, their are many proofs of that itself from Vedās and from Śrīmad Rāmāyan (Śrī Mānas & Vālmīki) which clearly says that Sri Rām is Avatāri not Avatār. And another thing to curious one please use the word Śrī before taking my lord's name like Śrī Rām, Śrī Vishnu.

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ततस्त्वमसि दुर्धर्षात्तस्माद् भावात् सनातनात् ।

रक्षार्थं

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Mahā Upaniṣad exists in two versions, one attached to the Atharvaveda in some anthologies and another attached to the Sāmveda. The Atharvaveda version is shorter, and in prose. The Sāmveda version is partly in poetic verses.

The very first Shlokā of this Upaniṣad itself says to whome this text is dedicated;

यन्महोपनिषद्वेद्यं चिदाकाशतया स्थितम् ।
परमाद्वैतसाम्राज्यं तद्रामब्रह्म मे गतिः ॥

( Mahā-Upaniṣad 1.1 )

य

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Although everything of Ānand Bhāshyakār Śrīmad Jagadguru Rāmānandāchārya is unique but one of the most unique thing that I personally like is, “He was Damm!! strict on the word like Brahma". Non of his disciple dares to speak the word “BRAHM". When Śrīmad Jagadguru Rāmānandāchārya has written commentry on Brahma Sūtra know as Śrī Ānand Bhāshya than one of his disciple said, “O Gurudev! I have never seen suc

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

First understand their are two Shiv Samhitā, one is dedicated to Yōgic Kriyās and all and second one is dedicated to Rasopāsna of Śrī SītāRām.

The Shiv Samhitā which is available on Internet is actually Shiv Yog Samhitā but the second one is highly secretive, can only be found to the Rasik devotees of Lord Rāma (especially to Rāmānandīs).

In fact no one should have any doubt on its authenticity as it has been

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

People generally think of Lord Shiva = Adwait, but that's not correct as in Śrī Saṁpradāya whose lineage starts from Śrī SītāRām ( Ramanandis ) has a very next level love for Jagadguru Śrī Shiva;

Because of Lord Shiva only today peoples are able to listen and recite Śrīmad Rāmcharit Mānas as he is the author of that. Infact lord Shiva has also created one of the largest Rāmāyaṇa known as Śrīmad Maha-Rāmāyana

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

The first chapter of Valmiki Ramayana is called moola-Ramayana - which was narrated by Devarshi Narada to Brahmarshi Valmiki muni. Moola Ramayana has so many references - to arrive to this conclusion that Shri Ram is the most superior personality, in fact it is an eulogy to the supreme personality by Sage Narada. This is the reason it is chanted daily by many devotees.

Once divine sage Narada visited Sage Va

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Very great question you have asked !!

See, their is a very common saying, “As Father As Son".

What ever be the appearance of a father around same will be the appearance of a son (avoid genetic variations). Means, if father have 1 face, 2 hands and 2 feet than son will also have same phenotypic appearance. If a father have just double of above mentioned than his son will also follow the same.

According to Vedās

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Nothing in this entire eternal universe can match the glory of the Bow & Arrow of Parātpar Par-Brahma Śrī Rām. Although the glory of his Bow and Arrow is in every scripture but to be specific we will go with Srimad Brihd-Hanuman Nataka 14.7-13;

बहुचक्र समं विष्णोः बहुशूल समं हरः ।
बहु वज्र समश्वासोः रामबाण प्रतापवान् ।।
तणेनैकशरं करेण दशधा सन्धानकालेशतंचापेऽभूत् सहस्र लक्षगमने कोटिश्च कोटिर्वधे ।
अन्तेखर्वनिखर्

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Very great question !!

See, Brahma Sūtra & Vedās are in highly coded form as God himslef loves what is described in esoteric terms (परोक्ष=गुप्त रूप). Because according to Maha-Purusha-s these Scriptures are very illusionary as they contains everything and they themselves don't want that people come out from this illusion. जैसे गंगा में प्रत्येक प्रकार का पानी बहता है जैसे नगर का, घर का, किसी राज्य का, किसी

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

This chaupāai of Śrīmad Rāmāyaṇa has a very depth meaning in it, let's see how!!

बंदउँ कौसल्या दिसि प्राची। कीरति जासु सकल जग माची।।

प्रगटेउ जहँ रघुपति ससि चारू। बिस्व सुखद खल कमल तुसारू।।

I bow before mother Kaushalya who symbolizes the eastern horizon (पूर्व दिशा). Her fame and good name has spread over the whole world (as the mother of Lord Ram). For she gave birth to Lord Ram who is like the beautiful ful

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

According to Vedas relationship between Śrīmati Sītā Maharāni & Śrīmati Lakṣmī Ji is of Ansh & Anshi (original form and his manifestation). Śrimati Lakṣmī Ji is manifestation of Śrīmati Sītā Maharāni Ju.

सा देवी त्रिविधा भवति शक्त्यासना इच्छाशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिः साक्षाच्छक्तिरिति इच्छाशक्तिस्त्रिविधा भवति श्रीभूमिनीलात्मिका भद्ररूपिणी प्रभावरूपिणी सोमसूर्याग्निरूपा भवति

Śrī Sītā threefold manifests through Her

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Śrī Sampradaya is one of the four religious communities of the Vaishnavas that form the crux of the Hindu religion. It is a Vedic evidences that it was born with the consent of Śrī Rām and Śrimati Sītā Maharani.

In this community, the word Śrī has been used; which is normally prefixed for Sri Devi i.e. Śrī Sita Devi.

श्रीश्च ते लक्ष्मीश्च पत्नयावहोरात्रे

Shukla-Yajurveda 31/22 says:

"O' Paratpar Purusa (Rama),

This morning after my sadhana, spiritual exercise, I put some attention to my machinery. I’m speaking more particularly about the bridge of my upper teeth. Keshava, our dear friend from Malaysia and former ISKCON Toronto temple president, is also a dentist. It took some time to break the old bridge that was cracked. One main reason for the crack is my excess grinding which I apparently do during sleep. My night guard is something I used to be proactive at using for protection and dental care, b

After a long seven days of total assumption, it still feels like it wasn’t enough. The separation is avid as the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama comes to an end. Sri Navadvipa dhama’s mood is full of personalism and love exchange between the Lord and His beloved devotees. Hearing about it fulfills our inner desire to love and to be loved. In fact, performing Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama is the antidote for our disease of impersonalism.

This year 8 parties – 13000 registered participants – 15 Sanyasis

“Shut the door, the mosquitoes are getting in!” That’s a common remark coming from anyone of us who have a room in the Gada building and are trying to keep it bug-free when someone comes to visit. No one is trying to be mean here, just realistic. Have some courtesy and keep the pests out.

The pesky little ones known all over the world are making their mark in the holy dham. It happens every year at this time. It’s a given as soon as the western pilgrims show up. It seems like there is rich bloo