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Sri Govinda Mela is just around the corner

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 in Events

With the Bhakti Yoga Retreat this weekend and Sri Govinda Mela just around the corner the Seva Ashram is buzzing with activity.

Sripad Madhusudhan Maharaj, Sripad Nyasi Maharaj and Sri Vishakha Devi Dasi have arrived and are giving classes.

Something magnificent is manifesting on the hilltop after months of hard work on the part of Sripad Hasyapriya Prabhu and a hardworking crew.

Check Facebook for more frequent updates. Click here…

Add our Google Calendar with a comprehensive schedule for the next two weeks. Click here…

Evening Classes this week: 7:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, July 10th: Rajaram Prabhu
Thursday, July 11th: Vishakha didi
Friday, July 12th: Vishakha didi

Honoring Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, June 15th, 2019 in Friends of the Ashram

Our dear Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj, who was beloved by all the devotees left the world at 3:40 on the morning of Friday, June 14th.

Cremation services, along with kirtan and an opportunity to wish our dear Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj well on his journey, will be held at Santa Cruz Memorial (1927 Ocean St. Ext. Santa Cruz, CA 95060) at 3pm on Monday, June 17, 2019.

There will be a Sunday program and feast to remember and celebrate Sripad Parvat Maharaj’s life of devotional service on Sunday the 23rd of June at 12:30 pm.

Please click here to see a very nice webpage dedicated to Sripad Parvat Maharaj on SCS Math International.

 

Sri Govinda Mela and Bhakti Yoga Retreat Registration

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 in Events

Bhakti Yoga Retreat July 12-14

Sri Govinda Mela July 17-21

Click on the links above to register or learn more about our upcoming retreats at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram.

 

Festival for Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi Saturday, May 18th

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, May 16th, 2019 in Events

Festival for Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi
Appearance of Sri Nrisimhadev

Saturday, May 18th
6 pm in Santa Cruz and San Jose
The program in Soquel will be led by
Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj in Santa Cruz
Full fast until sunrise, then no grains

     Dear *|MERGE3|*,

Please accept my humble obeisances. On behalf of Srila Janardan Maharaj I affectionately invite you to join in the celebration of Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi this Saturday. The program in Santa Cruz will start at 6 pm.

The program will begin with kirtan at 6 pm and will include arotik, a lecture, and a sumptuous vegetarian feast. Please bring your whole family and all your friends.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Relevant links:
Articles on SevaAshram.net Click here…
Audio and video on SCSMath.com Click here…
Articles and reports on GaudiyaDarshan.com Click here…
Sripad Tyagi Mahraj’s site Premadharma.org Click here…
Jamuna Priya DD’s site dedicated to Srila Govinda Maharaj AbsoluteSweetness.org Click here…

Calendar:

Registration is now open for
Sri Govinda Mela July 17-21

Download and print a wall calendar
for May and June

Click here to view the 2019-2020
Vaishnava calendar (corrected version)

About Srila Janardan Maharaj:Have you ever listened to Janardan Maharaj’s daily reading of Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita by Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami? Here’s the first chapter of this incredible scripture:

120724 Adi 1a The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (64 minutes, 44.6 MB)*
120725 Adi 1b The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (48 minutes, 33.3 MB)

The first chapter begins with fourteen Sanskrit verses giving ontology so that we can understand the pastimes and what is going to be presented in the Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. The first six verses describe Mahaprabhu, then the next five describe Nityananda Prabhu. The next two verses describe the truth of Adwaita Prabhu and the following verse describes the Pancha-tattva.

Listen to hundreds of lectures on our website. Click here…

Corrected Vaishnava Calendar for 2019-2020

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, April 29th, 2019 in Uncategorized

If you happened to download the new calendar, please delete the file and replace it with the one below. Some dates were miscalculated. The ekadasi dates were correct.

To view the current Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Vaishnava Calendar for 2019-2020 with ekadasi dates and paran times calculated for California click below:

2019-2020 Vaishnava Calendar

Festival in honor of the disappearance of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, April 15th, 2019 in Events, Guardians

 


Festival in honor of the disappearance of
Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya
Ashtottara-shata-sri
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Tuesday, April 16th
6 pm in Santa Cruz and San Jose

The program will be led by
Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj in Santa Cruz
 

Dear Friend of the Ashram,

Please accept my humble obeisance at your feet. On behalf of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, we wish to extend an invitation to join our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in the devotional program in honor of the disappearance of our most worshippable and beloved Gurudev, Om Vishnupad  Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj which manifests on Tuesday, April 16th this year.

I kindly invite you to participate in the special program of glorification, worship, kirtan, prasad distribution, and other devotional activities to be held on this auspicious day. We shall feel blessed to have your association and presence at either our Santa Cruz or San Jose Seva Ashrams.

The program will begin with arotik at 6:30 pm, but there are opportunities to engage in seva all day long. Just come early if you’d like to be engaged in devotional service.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Relevant links:
Articles on SevaAshram.net Click here…
Audio and video on SCSMath.com Click here…
Articles and reports on GaudiyaDarshan.com Click here…

gurvvabhista-supurakam
guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam
sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam
vara-tanum bhakty anvitam-sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha
divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam

     I offer my obeisance unto he who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev’s most cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev’s associates; who is expert in all aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable and inconceivable; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu’s line; who is known as ‘Govinda’—Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj; whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is infused with pure devotion; who is the Guru of the entire universe; and who is the giver of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord.

Composed by Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj

Calendar:

Click here to view and download the 2019-2020
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Vaishnava calendar with local Ekadasi dates and paran times

Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj arrives April 23rd.

Srila Bhakti Kusum Ashram Maharaj will be here from April 24th to May 1st.

There will be a community meeting about Sri Govinda Mela on April 29th with Janardan Maharaj, Ashram Maharaj and Tyagi Maharaj. Sri Govinda Mela will be July 17-21st. Click here for details.
 

News about next year’s
Sri Govinda Mela July 17-21, 2019
Photos from Sri Govinda Mela 2018 on Flickr 

Have you ever listened to Janardan Maharaj’s daily reading of Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita by Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami? Here’s the first chapter of this incredible scripture:
120724 Adi 1a The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (64 minutes, 44.6 MB)*
120725 Adi 1b The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (48 minutes, 33.3 MB)

The first chapter begins with fourteen Sanskrit verses giving ontology so that we can understand the pastimes and what is going to be presented in the Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. The first six verses describe Mahaprabhu, then the next five describe Nityananda Prabhu. The next two verses describe the truth of Adwaita Prabhu and the following verse describes the Pancha-tattva.

Listen to hundreds of lectures on our website. Click here…

March-April, 2019 Vaishnava Calendar

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 in Events

March 2019

VISHNU

22.   (Fri) Krishna Dvitiya. Sri Gaura Purnima paran between 05:46 and 09:45 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival (today because the Pratipad tithi of previous day was short (kshaya)).Start of year 534 Gaurabda.

25.   (Mon) Krishna Panchami. Festival at the appearance place of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Hapaniya: grand appearance of the Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinath Jiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Pancham Dol.

28.   (Thu) Krishna Ashtami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

29.   (Fri) Krishna Navami. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vigraha Bhiksu Goswami Maharaj.

31.   (Sun) Krishna Ekadashi. Papa Vimochani Ekadashi. Fast.

April 2019

1.   (Mon) Krishna Dvadashi. Paran between 07:01 and 11:09 a.m. Festival in honour of  Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varaha Nagar.Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahoday.

2.   (Tue) Krishna Trayodashi (Krishna Dvadashi in Navadvip). Festival in honour of  Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varaha Nagar.Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendrachandra Bhattacharya Mahoday.

10.   (Wed) Gaura Shashthi (Gaura Panchami in Navadvip). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Sharan Shanta Maharaj. Appearance of Sripad Ramanuja Acharya. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hriday Bon Maharaj.

12.   (Fri) Gaura Ashtami (Gaura Saptami in Navadvip). Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

14.   (Sun) Gaura Dashami (Gaura Navami in Navadvip). Sri Rama Navami. Fast until noon . Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra.

15.   (Mon) Gaura Ekadashi. Kamada Ekadashi. Fast.

16.   (Tue) Gaura Dvadashi. Paran between 06:39 and 10:33 a.m. Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Ashtottara-shata-sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 in Events, Guardians, Videos
BPJ at inaguration of Srila Govinda Maharaj's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Divine Appearance of
Srila Bhakti Pavan
Janardan Maharaj

Sevaite-Acharya of the
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram

11 am at the Soquel Seva Ashram
Saturday, February 9th

Watch the video on Facebook. Click here…
 

Dear Friend of the Ashram,

This Saturday please come out to celebrate our dear spiritual guide Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, acharya of this Ashram and long time leader and inspiration to so many practitioners of bhakti yoga in the mission of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Vaidehi Normand is collecting short written offerings, so please send one her way if you’re inspired to. Reply to this email if you need her contact info.

This event is a joyful opportunity to give due honor to Srila Janardan Maharaj and cherish our good fortune to have his spiritual guidance and leadership in our lives. There will of course, be a delicious feast afterwards.

I pray for your good association and that everyone will join together affectionately on this very happy and important day for our community.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Jivana Devi Dasi said on this occasion a few years ago:

“We have had the supreme good fortune of knowing Janardan Maharaj for so many years in ISKCON and even beyond. Not to embarrass Janardan Maharaj, but his depth of humility is so astonishing and so deep and so inspiring. Even when he was in ISKCON he was very well known and he had temples and money and all kinds of devotees at his disposal, but when Srila Prabhupad departed and he heard about Srila Guru Maharaj, he wanted to come to Srila Guru Maharaj. He felt something in his heart so strong for Srila Guru Maharaj and he very easily just left everything behind him to come to Srila Guru Maharaj….

He has so much affection for Srila Gurudev and Srila Gurduev loved Janardan Maharaj so much. He would always say so many beautiful things about him and just considered him one of his dear-most friends as well as a very qualified person for our mission. We are very fortunate for that. Srila Gurudev would sometimes comment how Janardan Maharaj at one point  turned everybody over to Srila Gurudev with no hesitation, with great happiness, and Srila Gurudev was always very astonished at his beautiful humble mood and his genuine affection for him. I can’t say enough wonderful things about  Janardan Maharaj, how much love and affection he’s given us, how much guidance he’s given us. He’s stuck through so many things,  through thick and thin–never caring that we give him the proper respect or not. So many times we are always joking with him in so many ways, but deep in our hearts we are very grateful for Janardan Maharaj….”

About Srila Janardan Maharaj:

Have you ever listened to Janardan Maharaj’s daily reading of Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita by Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami? Here’s the first chapter of this incredible scripture:

120724 Adi 1a The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (64 minutes, 44.6 MB)*
120725 Adi 1b The Spiritual Masters.mp3 (48 minutes, 33.3 MB)

The first chapter begins with fourteen Sanskrit verses giving ontology so that we can understand the pastimes and what is going to be presented in the Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. The first six verses describe Mahaprabhu, then the next five describe Nityananda Prabhu. The next two verses describe the truth of Adwaita Prabhu and the following verse describes the Pancha-tattva.

Listen to hundreds of lectures on our website. Click here…

Biography of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj Click here…

An excerpt: “Srila Janardan Maharaj continued to travel and preach on behalf of Srila Govinda Maharaj and his relationship with him developed more and more and became deeper and deeper as the years went by. Srila Janardan Maharaj would visit India regularly and personally collected donations on behalf of the central Math. He would also participate in the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Nabadwip Dham Parikrama in a glorious way bringing so much inspiration to the devotees and much joy to Srila Govinda Maharaj’s heart.

Finally, before leaving this world, Srila Govinda Maharaj declared in his Last Will and Testament “And in America Sripad Janardan Maharaj is a perfect personality. He is a perfect gentlemen. He will be Acharya. He is Acharya already but has given all the respect to me; I am giving in return to him. Sripad Janardan Maharaj will become the Acharya and Sevaite of the Soquel Math.” So, under Srila Govinda Maharaj’s instruction, Srila Janardan Maharaj has continued to care for and serve his divine mission.”

Mangal arotik on Sripad Ramai Prabhu’s birthday

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 in Events
Ramai Prabhu Archan Niketan

 

Mangal arotik to celebrate the birthday of
Sripad Ramai Prabhu Archa Niketan

5:30 am at the Soquel Seva Ashram
Friday, February 1st
 

Dear Friend of the Ashram,

Please help us carry on the tradition of honoring Ramai Prabhu’s birthday by attending mangal arotik this Friday. It begins at 5:30 in the morning. After arotik the regular daily program involves singing the morning kirtans together, Srila Janardan Maharaj’s class on Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita at 8 am, and prasadam after that. Stay for as little or as long a time as you’re able and inspired to.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
 

Important dates:
Ekadasi dates are for California, USA
 
February 9th 
Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan MaharajVaidehi Normand is collecting short written offerings for Srila Janardan Maharaj. You can reply to this email and we’ll forward your message to her, or you can contact her directly.
February 12th: Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.February 15th: Bhaimi Ekadasi
February 16th: Appearance of Lord Varaha and Paran 7:06-10:39 after worship of Lord Varaha.February 17th: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

February 24th: The 146th divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

March 2nd: Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Paksha-vardhini
March 3rd: Paran 6:47-10:31

March 17th: Fasting for Amalaki Ekadasi on Dvadashi
March 18th: Paran 7:25-11:21

March 21st: Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Disappearance Day of Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 in Events

Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur with garlands
Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and
worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths,
Bhagavan Sri Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad

Wednesday, December 26th
6 pm in Soquel
6 pm in San Jose

Dear Friend of the Ashram,

Please join us for the divine disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. There will be programs in Santa Cruz and San Jose at 6 pm.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila devi dasi

Grand 90th appearance day celebration of our Founder-Acharya Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, December 24th, 2018 in Guardians
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Watch the video from the festival on Facebook. Click here…

Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya
Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj ki jay!

Find many articles about Srila Gurudev on 
Seva Ashram Post and on SCSMath.com

Jamuna Priya Devi Dasi’s new website
Absolute Sweetness is dedicated to Srila Gurudev’s lectures and photos

gurvabhishta-supurakam guru-ganair asisha-sambhushitam
chintyachintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam
govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam sundaram
vande visva-gurun cha divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam

“I offer my obeisance unto Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda DevGoswami Maharaj, who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev’s most cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev’s associates; who is expert in all aspects of Vedic knowledge, both conceivable and inconceivable; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu’s line; whose beautiful, exalted, effulgent form is filled with devotion; who is the Guru of the world; and who distributes the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord.”

Today is the grand 90th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

There will be programs in Santa Cruz beginning at 11 am and San Jose at 6 pm. Both will include a class led by Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, kirtan glorifying his divine qualities and pastimes, worship of His Divine Grace with flowers, association with His Divine Grace’s disciples and a sumptuous feast.

Sri Vyasapuja of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Gowami Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 in Events, Guardians

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

The grand 90th appearance day
celebration of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya,
Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya 

Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj 

Monday, December 24th
11 am in Soquel
6 pm in San Jose

Dear Friend of the Ashram,

Please join us for the grand celebration of the divine appearance of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on December 24th at 11 am in Santa Cruz or 6 pm in San Jose.

On Saturday the 22nd of December the temple will host its annual Christmas lunch with Santa at 133 Leibrandt Avenue in Santa Cruz. We will serve lunch at noon and Santa will offer presents to the children from 1 to 2:30.

On Wednesday the 26th of December there will be evening programs in both temples to honor the dissapearance festival of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila devi dasi

Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur with garlands

Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and
worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, 

Bhagavan Sri Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad

Wednesday, December 26th at
6 pm in Santa Cruz and San Jose

Important dates:
Ekadasi dates are for California, USA

December 22nd: Christmas dinner with Santa at the beach flats community center
12 pm lunch 1-2:30 presents from Santa

December 24th: The grand 90th appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj 

December 26th: Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

January 1st: Saphala Ekadasi
January 2nd: Paran 7:31-10:39

January 17th: Putrada Ekadasi
January 18th: Paran 7:30-10:44

January 21st: Disappearance of Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaisnav Maharaj

January 30th: Shat-tila Ekadasi
January 31st: Paran 12:21-17:27

February 9th: Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

February 12th: Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharya.

February 15th: Bhaimi Ekadasi
February 16th: Appearance of Lord Varaha and Paran 7:06-10:39 after worship of Lord Varaha.

February 17th: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

February 24th: The 146th divine appearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.

March 2nd: Mahadvadasi. Fasting for Paksha-vardhini
March 3rd: Paran 6:47-10:31

March 17th: Fasting for Amalaki Ekadasi on Dvadashi
March 18th: Paran 7:25-11:21

March 21st: Sri Gaura Purnima. Divine appearance of Sri Gauranga. Total fast until moonrise, then no grains. Grand festival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

​Important links:
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Homepage
Seva Ashram Homepage
Seva Ashram Post (articles to read)
SCS Math International

Wisdom of the Vedas at Santa Cruz MAH

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 in Events
Sushila devi dasi

For details please visit the
Wisdom of the Vedas event page here…

Dear devotees, friends and seekers,

We are very excited to host an event right in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz at the MAH in busy Abbot Square. This event will kick off our Sri Govinda Mela. We pray that everyone in Santa Cruz will come out for a wonderful evening.

Discovering what the timeless Vedas, Vedic literature, has to offer, from food, medicine, yoga to spiritual life, for the modern world. 

Bhakti Connect presents this event with sponsorship from the Seva Ashram. 

Guests speakers— Vedic literature expert, Srila Janardan Maharaj and Sanskrit scholar, Sripad Tyagi Maharaj

$10 General, $8 Student, FREE MAH members

Sri Govinda Mela – Summer Vaishnava Festival

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 in Events
Sushila devi dasi

For inspiration, details, and registration,
please visit the Sri Govinda Mela webpage…

Dear devotees, friends and seekers,

This July we are hosting a summer vaishnava festival at the Seva Ashram for everyone in the broad family of our divine master, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. It will include sankirtan, pure vaishnava discourse, temple gatherings, workshops and enrichment for children.

Our annual kid’s camp will be part of Sri Govinda Mela. We do ask everyone including locals to register, so that we have an accurate count for planning accommodations and prasadam.

 

Bhakti Yoga Retreat July 13-15

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 in Introduction to Krishna Consciousness
Sripad Bhakti Kamal Tyagi Maharaj

Bhakti Yoga Retreat

13–15 July 2018

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram
Soquel, California

Overview

The retreat is open to anyone regardless of age, ethnicity, or faith and is an ideal opportunity to:

  • Immerse yourself in the practice of bhakti-yoga
  • Reflect on your path in life and how you can go forward
  • Develop friendships with fellow spiritual seekers

Click for details and registration

Live Stream Janardan Maharaj’s Classes Daily

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 in Videos
Srila Janardan Maharaj

Dear devotees and friends of the Ashram,

I am very pleased to announce that Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj’s lectures, including his daily readings from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita by Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami are now being streamed live on the Seva Ashram’s Facebook page. You must have a Facebook account to login.

Click here for the Seva Ashram’s video page

Yours in the Lord’s service,

Sushila Devi Dasi

Watch Virtual Parikrama on Facebook

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 in Events

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari!


Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s energetic Parikrama party.

Watch Virtual Parikrama
on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/SevaAshram/

Monday-Thursday
February 26-March 1
6:30 to 8 pm

“If we want to rescue ourselves from this world and become members of the holiest place within Vaikuṇṭhaloka—Śrī Goloka Vṛndāvan Dhām, where infinite auspiciousness and happiness are always existing—then we must surrender in this place of Śrī Koladwīp Dhām within Śrī Nabadwīp Dhām.”
-Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

 

Dear *|MERGE3|*,

     You will be able to watch Srila Janardan Maharaj’s virtual parikrama on our Seva Ashram Facebook page. His multimedia presentation will describe the Divine Pastimes associated with each of the holy sites which pilgrims visit in the holy land of Sri Nabadwip Dham during the week long festival of Sri Gaura Purnima.

     Watch around 6:30 pm next Monday-Thursday.

     If you are local, Janardan Maharaj warmly invites you to attend in person.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

 


 

Sri Gaura Purnima
Friday, March 2 at 6 pm
(total fast until moonrise)
Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Mishra
Saturday, March 3rd at 11 am

 

nadiya udayagiri purna-chandra gaura-hari
krpa kari ha-ila udaya
papa-tamo haila nasa, tri-jagatera ullasa,
jagabhari hari-dhvani haya 

     “By His causeless mercy the full moon Gaurahari arose in the district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible—His rising in the sky destroyed the darkness of sin; all three worlds became joyful and chanted the Holy Name of the Lord.”

 

Sri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya and Sri Nabadwip-bhava-taranga. Two books of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur including verse by verse translations: free pdf download. Very helpful for following the Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikramas taking place now in Nabadwip.

 

The Land of Sweetness. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj explains the essence of Sri Gauda Mandal.
“Gauda Mandal is Vraja Mandal. The word ‘Gauda’ comes from the word ‘gud’. ‘Gud’ means misti, sweet. When something is sweet, it may be described by the synonym ‘gud’. Gud represents sweetness. So Gauda Mandal: “the sweet land”. There is no sweetness anywhere like that found in Vrndavan and Nabadwip.” Read more… (Posted on the Math’s gaudiyadarshan.com website.) 

 

Celebrating Sri Gaura Purnima. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj describes the joy in the devotees’ hearts. (Posted on the Math’s gaudiyadarshan.com website.)

 

Disappearance of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, February 12th, 2018 in Events
Yudhamanyu Das Seva Vikram

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari

Disappearance of
Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram

Wednesday, February 14th
6 pm in Santa Cruz

Dear *|MERGE3|*,

     This Wednesday, February 14th, please join us at the Santa Cruz Seva Ashram for a program in honor of Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram, who dedicated his whole life to spreading Krishna Consciousness around the world.

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Video on Youtube:
 

 

With Srila Govinda Maharaj in Kolkata.

Offering arotik in China.

In San Jose.

Link to the calendar on our homepage
Upcoming festivals:

  • February 14– Sri Sri Shivaratri (optional fast). Disappearance of Sri Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram.
  • February 25 – Fasting on Amalaki Ekadashi
  • February 26– Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama Begins
  • March 2 – Sri Gaura Purnima

Important Links:

    •    Seva Ashram Homepage (news from California)
    •    Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Homepage
    •    Seva Ashram Post (spiritual reading material)
    •    SCS Math International (news from India)

Vyasapuja of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 in Events

Vyasapuja of Srila Bhakti Pavan
Janardan Maharaj
Sunday, January 21st
12 noon in Santa Cruz


 Srila Janardan Maharaj’s biography
Read his articles
Stream his lectures

 Dear Friend of the Ashram,

      Please join us Sunday at 12 noon to honor the appearance of our dear spiritual guide and acharya, Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj.

The following is an excerpt from Srila Janardan Maharaj’s biography:”With great endeavor, and under the instruction and guidance of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila Janardan Maharaj, together with Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram, were able to reestablish the San Jose Temple and a short while later, with the order and backing of Srila Govinda Maharaj, were able to purchase the magnificent Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, located in the hills of Santa Cruz, California.

During this period, Srila Janardan Maharaj continued to travel and preach on behalf of Srila Govinda Maharaj and his relationship with him developed more and more and became deeper and deeper as the years went by. Srila Janardan Maharaj would visit India regularly and personally collected donations on behalf of the central Math. He would also participate in the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Nabadwip Dham Parikrama in a glorious way bringing so much inspiration to the devotees and much joy to Srila Govinda Maharaj’s heart.

Finally, before leaving this world, Srila Govinda Maharaj declared in his Last Will and Testament “And in America Sripad Janardan Maharaj is a perfect personality. He is a perfect gentlemen. He will be Acharya. He is Acharya already but has given all the respect to me; I am giving in return to him. Sripad Janardan Maharaj will become the Acharya and Sevaite of the Soquel Math.” So, under Srila Govinda Maharaj’s instruction, Srila Janardan Maharaj has continued to care for and serve his divine mission.”

Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi

Important Links:

    •    Seva Ashram Homepage (news from California)
    •    Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Homepage
    •    Seva Ashram Post (spiritual reading material)
    •    SCS Math International (news from India)

Appearance of Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 in Events
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur with garlands

145th Divine Appearance Festival of Bhagavan
Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad
6 pm in Santa Cruz and San Jose
Get inspired with materials from SCSMath.com

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati ThakurMy Advice. Principles taught by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur published in the Bengali magazine Sri Gaudiya Darshan in 1956. Posted here in Bengali with English translation on the Math’s gaudiyadarshan.com website. Succinct, clear and very important. 

Audio: Glories of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in which he describes how Srila Saraswati Thakur changed the impression society had of the Vaishnavas – who used to be seen as low class. He established grand temples and utilised everything, including all the “fruits of technology”, to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world. Now everybody sees how great is Vaishnava dharma: greater than great.Informal discourse by Srila Govinda Maharaj on Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur’s avirbhav, 1990: 
 53 minutes, 15 MB mp3 audio

 

Important Links:
    •    Seva Ashram Homepage (news from California)
    •    Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Homepage
    •    Seva Ashram Post (spiritual reading material)
    •    SCS Math International (news from India)

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