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Morning Class on Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita Antya 6: Raghunath Das Goswami

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, July 26th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

110626 Antya 6 Mahaprabhu Meets Raghunath Das Goswami.mp3 (43 minutes, 19.9 MB)

Raghunath Das Goswami had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord. When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had gone to Shantipur on His way to Vrindavan, Raghunath Das Goswami had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet. In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiranya Das, Raghunath Das Goswami’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested. Thus Hiranya Das left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunath Das the misunderstanding was mitigated. Then Raghunath Das went to Panihati, and following the order of Nityananda Prabhu, he observed a festival (chida-dadhi-mahotsava) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityananda Prabhu gave Raghunath Das the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

(Excerpt from the summary of Chapter 6 from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita by Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami, translation and commentary by Srila Prabhupad)

Lecture from the Festival Honoring the Disappearance Day of Srila Sridhar Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, July 21st, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120719 pm Srila Sridhar Maharaj Disappearance Day.mp3 (56 minutes, 32.3 MB)

An excerpt from Srila Janardan Maharaj’s lecture:

…Guru Maharaj [Srila Sridhar Maharaj] was doing guard duty early in the morning. He had done his guard duty and then retired but Srila Saraswati Thakur asked that the devotees would get him and bring him. Srila Sridhar Maharaj was called before Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and asked to sing sri rupa manjari pada.

We heard how Guru Maharaj at first was hesitant because in the words of Srila Govinda Maharaj, “Guru Maharaj, he wasn’t known so much as a singer. He was known more as a dancer.” That was the way that Srila Govinda Maharaj phrased it. So Guru Maharaj began to sing but hesitatingly, and seeing that hesitation Kunja Babu, who was Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj–at that time Kunja Babu–he saw that hesitation and he asked another exalted vaishnava to sing. But, when he sang Srila Saraswati Thakur stopped him and said “No, I am not just interested in hearing the melody of the song. I want Srila Sridhar Maharaj to sing.” Then Srila Sridhar Maharaj began singing sri rupa manjari pada.

It is described how all those present could see there was occurring what was termed a “power transmission,” a transfer of the responsibility for the Sri Rupanuga Sampradaya from Srila Saraswati Thakur to Srila Guru Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Maharaj. Srila Sridhar Maharaj acknowledged and said, “I considered that I was being posted as a gatekeeper.”

After that time so many of the exalted vaishnavas in the line of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur came to get Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s association at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. A multitude of many exalted vaishanvas. For instance Srila Govinda Maharaj said that Bhakti Sharanga Goswami Maharaj, who was senior to [Srila Sridhar Maharaj], he took sannyas from Srila Sridhar Maharaj and he would come and offer his dandavat pranams to Srila Sridhar Maharaj. Srila Govinda Maharaj jokingly once said to him, “Why are you offering dandavats to Srila Guru Maharaj when you are senior to him?” Bhakti Sharanga Goswami Maharaj said in return, “You do not know what is in the sannyas mantra that he has given. It is the entrance into Radha dasyam. Actually Srila Sharanga Goswami Maharaj, he always looked to Srila Sridhar Maharaj…

Srila Janardan Maharaj’s Morning Talk on the Disappearance Day of Srila Sridhar Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120719 am Srila Sridhar Maharaj Disappearance Day.mp3 (13 minutes, 7.6 MB)

Today is the Divine Disappearance Day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. After leading mangal arotik, the morning kirtan, and the daily class on Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Srila Janardan Maharaj spoke briefly to honor the pastimes and qualities of Srila Sridhar Maharaj.

Jivana Didi Honors Srila Janardan Maharaj on his Appearance Day

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120127-1-JivanaDidi.mp3 (4 minuntes, 2.1 MB)

This is of course a super auspicious and happy occasion for us, to be able to celebrate the divine appearance of Srila Janardan Maharaj in our otherwise miserable wretched lives. I am sorry that I am so disqualified due to so many insincerities. There is a huge long list of disqualifications and we don’t want to go there. I am not the best person to properly glorify Srila Janardan Maharaj but even a someone like me can always say something about such a glorious personality.

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. I may be telling this story really wrong and Srila Janardan Maharaj has such a great memory; he’s given us so much nectar. Krishna gives him such good memory, so if I am saying it wrong just feel free to correct me and I will just try to go over the high details.

At that time he left everything behind and came to Srila Guru Maharaj and even I believe that one time he told the story that someone asked him, “Wow how can you leave? If you have Srila Prabhupad in your heart, what percentage is Srila Prabhupad and what percentage is Srila Guru Maharaj?” Janardan Maharaj said “Prabhupad is a hundred percent and Srila Guru Maharaj is a hundred percent.” That is always how Janardan Maharaj has been cent percent devoted to the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Mission and Srila Prabhupad, and given us so much inspiration. He said, “When someone is in your heart you really can’t take them out.” So he had a hundred percent for both of them. Thorughout all the years, his stalwart dedication to the mission, his inspiration, always staying so close to the devotees, and always staying so close to his Gurudev, has given us much inspiration.

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 and I know that Yudhamanyu Prabhu would really wish to be here on this day. He could speak so eloquently about Janardan Maharaj. I am not such a good representative for him but on behalf of Yudhamanyu Prabhu I will say Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj ki jaya!

Sunday Feast Lecture–120603 Even Liberated Souls are Attracted to Krishna

Posted by Jatindra Mohan Das on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120603 Even liberated souls are attracted to Krishna.mp3 (46 minutes, 10.7 MB)

In this wonderful Sunday Feast lecture, Srila Janardan Maharaj tells many stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam to explain the famous atmarama verse. The verse is generally understood to mean that even liberated souls are attracted to Sri Krishna but in Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Lord Chaitanya explains the verse in myriad ways to show that everyone is attracted to Sri Krishna, even bees and birds. Janardan Maharaj tells the stories of Sukadev Goswami, the four Kumaras, Mrigrari the hunter, and a story from his experience with Srila Prabhupad involving a bee. In the last part of this lecture Maharaj compares the Krishna conception of Godhead to other conceptions of God.

Srila Gurudev singing Krishna Vandana

Posted by Vrinda Devi Dasi on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

A beautiful recording of Srila Gurudev singing Krishna Vandana in Russia in 2006.

What is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math?

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

What is Sri Chaitanya Sarawat Math.mp3 (19 minutes, 4.5 MB)

Posted on SCSMath.com in honor of the Platinum Jubilee of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami explains the meaning of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on the basis of the conceptual architecture encrypted within the pranam mantram of the Math, composed by the Founder-Acharya, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

Lecture by Devashis Prabhu–The Appearance of Lord Jagannath

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

110703 Appearance of Sri Jagannath.mp3 (44 minutes, 35 MB)

Sripad Devashis Prabhu gave this lecture last year in London on the occasion of Sri Rathayatra. He explains, among other things, the origin of Lord Jagganath’s divine Form.

Sunday Feast Lecture – 120527 Exploitation, renunciation, and dedication

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120527 Exploitation, renunciation, and dedication.mp3 (44 minutes, 25.2 MB)

In this Sunday Feast lecture Srila Janardan Maharaj explains that there are three planes of reality: karma or exploitation, vairagya or renunciation, and then bhakti or devotion. Bhakti is independent of exploitation and renunciation as stated in Srila Rupa Goswami’s verse:

anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttama
(Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu: 1.1.11)

Srila Janardan Maharaj tells the story of the appearance of Lord Vamanadev to illustrate the meaning of saranagati or full surrender to the Lord. He also discusses at length the nature of vairagya, or renunciation, and what yukta vairagya means for vaishnavas. This is a very nice lecture for long-time practitioners as well as a great introduction for beginners.

Morning Lecture–120423 Ashram Maharaj’s Chaitanya Charitamrita Class

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, April 30th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120423 Madhya 17.mp3 (78 minutes, 54.2 MB)

In this recording of the morning class Srila Ashram Maharaj reads from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, elaborates extensively on various points, and answers questions from Dinabandhu Prabhu and Swarnangii Didi about sincerity and artificiality.

This informal discussion in full of beautiful points. The following point about Srimad Bhagavatam is just one of many:

“Every religious mentality, every religious personality, every religious attempt can find full satisfaction in the description of the Lord as a person full of qualities such as compassion, love, beauty, absolute character and so on and so forth… It is not a sectarian thing.”

Namahatta Lecture–120423 History of the California Branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

120423 Braja’s Namahatta with Ashram Maharaj.mp3 (56 minutes, 38.6 MB)

This lecture was recorded at a namhatta and pizza party for Srila Janardan Maharaj and Srila Ashram Maharaj. Both of them speak in the audio recording.

Janardan Maharaj talks about how Jayanta Krishna Prabhu and Braja Mohini Didi’s house used to be the 17th St. temple and it is where Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj stayed on his first world tour. Years later, after Kumkum Didi had purchased the Saint James St. temple and the deity, Sriman Gaurangasundar Mahaprabhu had moved there, Srila Govinda Maharaj expressed that he wanted to keep the 17th St. property. Jayanta Krishna Prabhu and Braja Mohini Didi took on the responsibility for purchasing and maintaining the beautiful house.

Srila Janardan Maharaj tells the story of this house, giving honor to many of the ladies who lived here for years, and sharing happy memories. He then explains how the devotees came to purchase the current Seva Ashram property in Santa Cruz in order to fulfill the expressed desire of Srila Govinda Maharaj.

After a history of the California branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Janardan Maharaj tells funny stories from his personal relationships with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad. The whole room erupts with laughter from hearing the funny stories and later Ashram Maharaj tells more funny stories.

Sunday Feast Lecture–110508 Causeless And Irresistible

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

110508 Causeless And Irresistible.mp3 (50 minutes, 34.7 MB)

In this Sunday Feast lecture Srila Janardan Maharaj reveals his personal struggle to understand one aspect of Krishna Consciousness. He is very humble and honest in revealing that he never felt like his service could be “unmotivated and uninterrupted” even though he often spoke the following famous verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (1.2.6):

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhokshaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati

“The supreme occupation, dharma, for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.”

Srila Sridhar Maharaj solved his dilemma by explaining to him a wonderful new meaning of that verse. His answer is illuminating and deeply satisfying. In summary, he says that divine service itself is “causeless and irresistible”. Causeless in that it is independent and irresistible like a tsunami.

More Lectures by Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

His Grace Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj is the Sevaite-Acharya of our Santa Cruz Seva Ashram. An expert preacher, he embodies the principles of bhakti-yoga and self-surrender. The following recordings include lectures from Sunday feasts, festival days, preaching programs, and daily classes on the holy scripture Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. To read his biography click here.

If you are unable to listen to these files on your computer, please send an email to Info@SevaAshram.org. We may be able to send you an audio or mp3 CD in the mail.

Lectures delivered on Festival Days:

110910 Bhaktivinod Thakur Appearance.mp3 (38 minutes, 26.3 MB)

Daily Morning Reading from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita:

110826 Adi Ch 11 Branches of Lord Nityananda.mp3 (43 Minutes, 29.7 MB)

110829 Adi Ch13 Appearance Lila.mp3 (30 minutes, 20.3 MB)

110830 Adi Ch14 Childhood Lila.mp3 (40 minutes, 30.2 MB)

110901 Adi Ch16 Dig Vijai Pandit.mp3 (58 minutes, 40.4 MB)

Lectures by Sripad Bhakti Sharan Vaishnav Maharaj

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 in Audio | Comments (0)

Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj’s exciting lectures convey his deep and contagious appreciation for Srila Govinda Maharaj and his teachings. Vaishnav Maharaj’s tone was always very honest and his advice focused on the essential aspects of Bhakti-yoga. Our recordings include Sunday Feast lectures, Saturday Feast lectures at the San Jose Ashram, classes on Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam, and short (1-5 minute) clips from those lectures.

Lectures delivered at the Sunday Feast:

110710 Reciprocating with Gurudev.mp3 (46 minutes, 32.1 MB)

110918 Controlling Anger.mp3 (48 minutes, 33 MB)

110828 Finding Beauty in the Company of Devotees.mp3 (33 minutes, 30.3 MB)

: The beautiful cover of Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam by Srila Sridhar Maharaj

Evening Classes on Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam:

Throughout the winter and spring of 2010/2011 Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj gave class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from the holy scripture Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam by Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Vaishnav Maharaj insisted that everyone in the class would take turns reading the verses. Although various devotees read the particular Sanskrit and Bengali verses, Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj illuminates their meaning and mentions illuminating anecdotes from his early experiences in Krishna Consciousness as well as his long years of personal service to Srila Govinda Maharaj.

Scroll down to download or view a pdf of the text.

File names describe the chapters and verses covered during the class. For example, the first one is on chapter 1 verses 1-37.

110307_PJ_1.1-37.mp3 (71 minutes, 50 MB)

110321 PJ 1.38-2.4.mp3 (47 minutes, 32.3 MB)

110328 PJ 2.22-3.3.mp3 (59 minutes, 40 MB)

110330 PJ 3.4-3.12.mp3 (83 minutes, 56.9 MB) (This one is especially good.)

110406 PJ 3.13-23.mp3 (73 minutes, 50.4 MB)

110414 PJ 3.28-4.7.mp3 (72 minutes, 33.1 MB)

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