Jagat

In this chapter of Gadadhar Pran's presentation of his own unique bhajan path as it was inspired by his relation with Bhaktivinoda Thakur and the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition to which he belonged. This follows on the three chapters describing Vishnupriya's tattva and pastimes with Mahaprabhu. Gadadhar participates in his prana Gora's pastimes in various different svarupas and prakoshthas. His approach may seem different to many people, but as he has argued in earlier chapters of this essay, these are moods that have deep roots in the sampradaya. Srimati Vishnupriya's glories (1) Srimati Vishnupriya's glories (2) Srimati Vishnupriya's glories (3) N.B. When saying a svārasikī adventure, we mean a līlā meditation that follows the path of our yearning.  See Chapter 3 of this series . As we have been discussing Vishnupriya and Gauranga's madhura pastimes in the last three chapters, a desire is awakening to personally serve Priyaji. And an i...

As has already been stated, Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Jīvanī was addressed to Lalita Prasad Thakur. Naturally Bhaktivinoda gave some priority to matters related to the person to whom he wrote the book. He says that there were special circumstances surrounding this child’s birth: a sadhu whom he recognized as Narada Muni, came and glorified the baby and said he would become a great mahā-puruṣa . "You were born in Ranaghat on the 15th of Ashwin 1880. I saw auspicious signs on your body that indicated that you would grow up to be particularly religious. ... You were born on the day of Sri Ekadasi. In a dream I saw an ugly monkey which came to me and said, 'This child is very wicked and will not live.' Immediately afterward, Sri Narada appeared in the dream and said, 'That monkey was Kali. Do not heed his words. This boy is born on Harivasara [ekadasi]. He will be initiated into the pure Vaishnava religion and will preach that dharma. No one will be able to kill him...

Siddhi Lālasā, Part I (songs 1-3) Siddhi Lālasā, Part II (songs 4-6) [7] --- The Glories of Sri Radha Kund শ্রী রূপ মঞ্জরী কবে মধুর বচনে রাধাকুণ্ড মহিমা বর্ণিবে সংগোপনে (১) śrī rūpa mañjarī kabe madhura bacane rādhākuṇḍa mahimā barṇibe saṁgopane (1) When will Sri Rupa Manjari speak with such sweet words explaining to me in private the glories of Radha Kund? এ চৌদ্দ ভুবনোপরি বৈকুণ্ঠ নিলয় তদপেক্ষা মথুরা পরম শ্রেষ্ঠ হয় (২) e caudda bhubanopari baikuṇṭha nilaẏa tad-apekṣā mathurā parama śreṣṭha haẏa (2) "Beyond these fourteen worlds is the spiritual abode of Vaikuntha. But greater than is Mathura, is the topmost and supreme abode. মথুরমণ্ডলে রাসলীলা স্থান যথা বৃন্দাবন শ্রেষ্ঠ অতি শুন মম কথা (৩) mathura-maṇḍale rāsa-līlā sthāna yathā bṛndābana śreṣṭha ati śuna mama kathā (3) "Within the region of Mathura is the place where the rāsa-līlā took place, That is Vrindavan, which is the best of all, listen as I tell you. কৃষ্ণলীলাস্থল গোবর্ধন শ্রেষ্ঠ...

I am dividing the Siddhi Lālasā, though consisting of only ten songs, into three parts: Siddhi Lālasā, Part I (songs 1-3) Siddhi Lālasā, Part III (songs 7-10) [4] Trained up by the Sakhis পাল্যদাসী করি, ললিতা সুন্দরী, আমারে লইয়া কবে শ্রী-রাধিকা-পদে, কালে মিলাইবে, আজ্ঞাসেবা সমর্পিবে (১) pālya-dāsī kari', lalitā sundarī, āmāre la-iẏā kabe śrī-rādhikā-pade, kāle milāibe, ājñā-sebā samarpibe (1) Fostering me as her own maidservant, when will Lalita Sundari take me and bring me to Radhika, introduce me and offer me up to serve at her command? শ্রী রূপ মঞ্জরী, সঙ্গে যাব কবে, রসসেবা-শিক্ষা তরে তদনুগা হয়ে, রাধাকুণ্ড তটে, রহিব হর্ষিতান্তরে (২) śrī rūpa mañjarī, saṅge yāba kabe, rasa-sebā-śikṣā tare tad-anugā haẏe, rādhā-kuṇḍa taṭe, rahiba harṣitāntare (2) When will I go into Sri Rupa Manjari's company to learn how to serve the Divine Couple tastefully. Following behind her to the banks of Radha Kund I will overflow with inner delig...

Murti of Lata Manjari at Gadai Gauranga Kunj. সিদ্ধি লালসা Siddhi Lālasā This is a set of ten songs that comes at the end of Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Gīti-mālikā , published in 1893. The first one of the ten, Kabe gaura-bane , also appears in Śaraṇāgati , another collection. Part II, songs 4-6 Part III, songs 7-10 [১] কবে গৌরবনে :: Sadhana in Gauda Mandal কবে গৌর-বনে সুরধুনী তটে, হা রাধে হা কৃষ্ণ বলে কাঁদিয়া বেড়াব, দেহ সুখ ছাড়ি, নানা লতা তরু তলে (১) kabe gaura-bane suradhunī taṭe, hā rādhe hā kṛṣṇa bale kāɱdiẏā beḏāba, deha sukha chāḏi, nānā latā taru tale (1) In Gauranga's forest, on the banks of the Ganga calling out "Hā Rādhe! Hā Krishna!" when will I wander, weeping, abandoning worldly pleasure beneath the many trees and vines? (কবে) শ্বপচগৃহেতে, মাগিয়া খাইব পিব সরস্বতীজল (কবে) পুলিনে পুলিনে, গড়াগড়ি দিব, করি কৃষ্ণ-কোলাহল (২) (kabe) śvapaca-gṛhete, māgiẏā khaiba, piba sarasvatī-jala puline puline, gaḏāgaḏi diba, kari kṛṣṇa-kol...

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati started a NEW sampradaya. There are two Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradayas, with two different diksha paramparas. The Gaudiya Math diksha parampara STARTS with Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. Saraswati Thakur rejects the previous diksha parampara which was followed by Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Am I right or wrong? So if you choose to accept Siddhanta Saraswati's line, then fine. But you have to recognize that they are two different paths, similar in many respects, supposedly following the same shiksha tradition. But in the traditional paramparas, the shiksha includes a particular culture of raganuga bhakti that is NOT accepted by the Gaudiya Math. They have their reasons, their interpretations of shastra that are their own. They are not in agreement. But in view of the similar objective and similar antecedents there is a possibility of cooperation, but it is not very likely as long as each considers the other illegitimate. In fact, since everyone is chanting the Hol...

pustaka-pratyayādhītaṁ nādhītaṁ guru-sannidhau | sabhā-madhye na śobhante jāra-garbhā iva striyaḥ || Learning taken from books according to one's own impressions, but not learned with a guru, is unfit for the public space, like a woman who is pregnant with an illegitimate child. (Chanakya) I think that actually having the association of rāgānugā sādhakas , my own diksha guru, Lalita Prasad Thakur, Ananta Das Babaji in Radha Kund and many others over the years, has made a bit of difference in the way that I approach the issue of rāgānugā-bhakti and mañjarī-bhāva . Like my guru wrote on the back of the siddha-praṇāli sheet he handed out to his disciples: "You can't just get it from books." This offends people who are convinced that everything can be found in books, because why were the books written if not to inform of them? Of course, that Bhaktivinoda Thakur's books talk about taking siddha-praṇāli from or through the medium of a guru somehow seems irr...

শ্রীগোদ্রুমচন্দ্রায় নমঃ An abridged version of this document in Prabhu's handwriting. অকিঞ্চন ললিতাপ্রসাদঠাকুরের স্বীয় শ্রীসিদ্ধভজনপ্রণালী (রাগানুগা) স্ব বা স্বীয় সিদ্ধ পরিচয় ভকতিবিনোদ শিক্ষা ইহাই আমার দীক্ষা ইহাতেই নিজাভীষ্ট লই গুরু পদ হৃদে ধরি অনন্য শরণে বরি ভজন আনন্দে সদা হই ।1 জড় মায়া যাহা হয় চিদে নাহি মিশ খায় পঞ্চ ভূতে রক্তমাংসাতেই অতি হেয় তত্ত্ব হয় জন্ম মৃত্যু জানি তায় অবিনশী আত্মদেহ লই ।2 আত্মার সন্ধান লই জড়দেহ ভুলে যাই আত্ম দেহ মানসেই বরি আত্মভাব কৃষ্ণোন্মুখী তাহে হই চিরসুখী গোপীদেহ মনে বনে ধরি ।3 আমার স্বরূপ যাহা আত্মাবস্থা হয় তাহা জীবাত্মাই নিত্য কৃষ্ণদাস অনিত্য অসত্য ত্যজি নিত্য ও সত্যেতে মজি চিদ্ভাব করি সুপ্রকাশ ।4 আমার চেতন যাহা আচ্ছাদিত হয় তাহা চেতন উন্মুক্ত আমি করি চেতনেই চিদ্ পাই সত্য ধরি সদে রই তাহাতে আনন্দ লাভ ধরি ।5 সত্য সৎ চিৎ ধরি তাহাতে আশ্রয় করি আত্মার আনন্দ লাভ করা জীবাত্মার কার্য্...