Please bring your family and friends to join the grand festival on Thursday at 10:30 am for the Divine Appearance of the Seva Ashram’s Founder-Acharya and affectionate Spritual Master Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at the Soquel Seva Ashram. There will be kirtan, discourse and prasadam. Come to remember and share Srila Gurudev’s glorious qualities or come to learn more about him from his many qualified disciples.
On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary day of the Divine appearance of Srila Govinda Maharaj, we would like to present these wonderful stories about the miraculous events that sometimes occurred around him.
On the occasion of the 85th anniversary day of the Divine appearance of Srila Govinda Maharaj, we would like to present these wonderful stories about the miraculous events that sometimes occurred around him. Read Story…
Srila Trivikram Maharaj tells the most wonderful story of the many miracles that happened during Srila Govinda Maharaj’s trip to the Krishna Shakti Ashram in Brazil in 1998 when a dead boy miraculously came back to life. Read Story…
Sripad Madhusudan Maharaj tells the miraculous story when the dead phone spoke, giving Srila Govinda Maharaj the news about acquiring the land in Vrindavan adjacent to the Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple. Read Story…
Srila Govinda Maharaj tells the miraculous story of when Lord Shiva gave him the medicine to cure Srila Sridhar Maharaj who, due to ill health, was on the verge of departing from this world. Read Story…
At the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Govardhan, when they started plowing the gardens with a big tractor suddenly a very large Giriraj Shila came out of the land! Read Story…
In 1967 the land of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math was being threatened by the communist government in West Bengal. Here is the story of how Srila Govinda Maharaj had to prove in court who were the real owners of the Math’s land to protect it from the threat of government seizure. Read Story…
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Tuesday, December 21st
Please join us for this most auspicious celebration of the Divine Vyasa-Puja Appearance Day of our dear most friend and guardian Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The program will be led by one Srila Gurudev’s most dedicated servitors, Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj.
You can watch from home on our Facebook page. You do not need a Facebook account to watch.
Pranam-mantra:
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.”
The following posts are from the archives of scsmath.com:
Audio: Glories of Srila Govinda Maharaj. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj tells several stories in praise of Srila Govinda Maharaj including his impressive lecture at the opening of the Chandradoya Mandir, Mayapur; the story of the miser from Rarhadesh who gave Srila Gurudev a cartload of rice saying that he had filled his heart with joy; the medicine he gave to Srila Sridhar Maharaj when he was very sick which, in the words of Srila Guru Maharaj, “gave me new life”; among others. Srila Sridhar Maharaj confirms “He has got something from his previous life… he has got some siddhi”.
A talk given on the occasion of Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s Vyasa Puja, a day after Srila Govinda Maharaj’s sannyas ceremony. Nabadwip, 7 November 1985:
16+ minutes, 3.8 MB mp3 audio
Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja, 1989. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is glorified by Sripad Janardan and Sripad Ashram Maharaj, then Srila Govinda Maharaj speaks to the devotees in English and in Bengali. “Now Guru Maharaj is not in form of human body in front of us, but I know that his divine direction is always guiding us… We shall try to maintain our devotional life with the service of Guru, Vaishnava, Bhagavan. This is my birthday and I am very happy that all the Vaishnavas are very merciful and blessful to me. I am giving my full dandavats to all the Vaishnavas, Gurudevas and well-wishers. They do not take my offences, I know. My prayer is that, until death, if i can serve the Deities, devotees and the Math I shall be very happy.”
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, introduced by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaj. Nabadwip, 14 December 1989:
33 minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking two days before his Sri Vyasa-Puja in 1999. “I am expecting so many devotees to come to my birthday festival and they will bring so many gifts to me, but what shall I give to them? … I think I can give some relief to them if they will follow me. … What is necessary to remove the obstacles in the path of devotion? Obstacle is asat-sanga, bad association. How much it can do wrong, we cannot conceive it.”
22 December 1999:
11+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio
Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking two days before his Sri Vyasa-Puja in 1999. “I am expecting so many devotees to come to my birthday festival and they will bring so many gifts to me, but what shall I give to them? … I think I can give some relief to them if they will follow me. … What is necessary to remove the obstacles in the path of devotion? Obstacle is asat-sanga, bad association. How much it can do wrong, we cannot conceive it.”
22 December 1999:
11+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio
Video slides. Sri Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj celebrated in Nabadwip on 4th December 2009, with soundtrack of ‘Sri Guru Arati’. Srila Gurudev graced the devotees with his divine presence in the nat mandir on this historic occasion.
8 minutes, 14 MB ‘wmv’ video slide-show
(Download, or stream if you have the speed. View with VLC, Windows Media Player, etc. Mac users can also view with QuickTime Player after installing the free Flip4Mac.)
Srila Gurudev visits Sripat Bamunpara, the village of his holy appearance, and Nadanghat from where he came to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1947. Much to the delight of the devotees His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj personally attended these festivities continuing the celebrations of Sri Vyasa-Puja. Five web-pages including pictures, synopsis of events and interviews with devotees about the significance of Bamunpara.
Talk by Pujyapada Satprasangananda Prabhu (later to become Sri Nayanananda Das Babaji Maharaj) in glorification of Srila Govinda Maharaj in Nabadwip in 1986.
“Our Govinda Maharaj is now the chief inspiration behind that [Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s] preaching … He was an expert in kirtan and playing the mrdanga; his kirtan was always ecstatic. From the time of his coming here to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, the Transcendental Service of the Deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundar became manifest more and more beautifully and gloriously. This gave us much joy. For this, Srila Sridhar Maharaj delegated all service responsibility of his Math, preaching and devotees to Govinda Maharaj…”
Vaishnava Thakur. Excerpt from Dignity of the Divine Servitor. Glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj from a lecture given by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila Govinda Maharaj in San Mateo, California, 1990. (2.2 MB pdf file.)
Audio:Preparing for Sri Vyasa-Puja. Morning class by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj two days before the grand 82nd Appearance Festival of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Nabadwip, 21 December 2010:
30 minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja discourses by Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj and Sripad Mahananda Prabhu with translation to Bengali by Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj, on Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj’s 84th Appearance Festival. In addition Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Tyagi Maharaj all spoke extensively, mainly in Bengali, chanting Srila Gurudev’s glories.
Nabadwip, 30 December 2012:
31+ minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Three additional recordings of Srila Gurudev Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj posted on AbsoluteSweetness.org along with photos, notes and subscribe-able podcast link to the audio.
Spoken 28 March 2007 in Nabadwip, 30 minutes
Spoken 30 March 2007 in Nabadwip, 39 minutes
Spoken 1 April 2007 in Nabadwip, 50 minutes
Dear Friend of the Ashram,
Due to the current shelter-in-place order the Santa Cruz Seva Ashram is closed. Temple residents need to be protected as well as anyone else so please refrain from visiting.
The Divine Disappearance Day of our dear Divine Master and Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj will be April 5th. Please observe this important day at home and tune in to the program on Facebook. If you would like to write an offering emails can be sent to krsnapriyadd@sevaashram.net.
The new vaishnava calendar is linked below.
Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
Booklet format calendar for 2020-2021 version 2
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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 appearance of our most worshippable and beloved Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj which manifests on Saturday, December 14th 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. Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila devi dasi
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
Biography of Srila Govinda Maharaj
Biography of Srila Govinda Maharaj “I worship the holy lotus feet of he who perfectly fulfills the most cherished wish of his divine master–who is adorned resplendently with the blessings of his guru varga…”
The Disappearance of the Spiritual Master
Sripad Hasyapriya Prabhu quotes Srila Sridhar Maharaj, “The safest and most fearless position is vipralambha. If we can stand firm and retain the memory of Gurudev in his separation, then we will have passed the highest test.”
Jagamohini Devi Dasi writes, “Srila Govinda Maharaj’s qualifications and glories are immeasurable. We have heard how at the tender age of seventeen he left his family and sought the shelter and spiritual guidance of Srila Guru Maharaj…”
The Divine Manifestation of Sri Anu Giriraj
At the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Govardhan, when they started plowing the gardens with a big tractor suddenly a very large Giriraj Shila came out of the land!
Who are the Real Owners of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math?
In 1967 the land of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math was being threatened by the communist government in West Bengal. Here is the story of how Srila Govinda Maharaj had to prove in court who were the real owners of the Math’s land to protect it from the threat of government seizure.
Four Miracles of Saint Govinda!
On the occasion of the 85th anniversary day of the Divine appearance of Srila Govinda Maharaj, we would like to present these wonderful stories about the miraculous events that sometimes occurred around him.
The Miracle of Lord Shiva’s Medicine for Srila Sridhar Maharaj
Srila Govinda Maharaj tells the miraculous story of when Lord Shiva gave him the medicine to cure Srila Sridhar Maharaj who, due to ill health, was on the verge of departing from this world.
Srila Govinda Maharaj’s Miracles in Brazil
Srila Trivikram Maharaj tells the most wonderful story of the many miracles that happened during Srila Govinda Maharaj’s trip to the Krishna Shakti Ashram in Brazil in 1998 when a dead boy miraculously came back to life.
The Miracle of the Dead Phone Speaking!
Sripad Madhusudan Maharaj tells the miraculous story when the dead phone spoke, giving Srila Govinda Maharaj the news about acquiring the land in Vrindavan adjacent to the Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple.
The Miracle when Mother Ganges Gave Back the Ornament to Srila Govinda Maharaj
The amazing story of when Govinda Maharaj lost his ornament in the Ganges and after praying to Mother Ganges, the ornament was returned to him. “Still I cannot believe what happened and which way it happened.”
Srila Gurudev’s Pranam Mantra -Excerpt from Revealed Truth
The following is an excerpt from Revealed Truth, the latest book published by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on Srila Govinda Maharaj’s lectures.
Vrinda Devi Dasi: All those who came in contact with Srila Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev Goswami Maharaj, across the world or at home in India, could clearly see his magnanimity, beauty and kindness. To try and describe his charm and affection feels like…a dwarf trying to touch the moon…
Sripad Vaishnav Maharaj gave a wonderful talk on Srila Govinda Maharaj’s Divine Appearance day in 2007. Here are some excerpts from that inspiring talk: “Everything transcendental is coming to us through Gurudev. He is…the center of our spiritual life, so everything has to be judged according to that.”
Srila Govinda Maharaj says, “Karmma and seva, action and divine service, are identical from the external perspective. Bhakti-yoga and karmma-yoga are the same apart from one thing—and that is the inner mood of the practitioner. The inner intention is the all-important, differentiating factor.”
Srila Govinda Maharaj describes how Sri Gadadhar Pandit was like Mahaprabhu’s shadow. He was always with Him. During their childhood they were students together, when Mahaprabhu took sannyas Gadadhar Pandit also took sannyas, and when Mahaprabhu decided to stay in Puri Dham, he also stayed.
Link to: Seva Ashram wall calendar December 2019
December 7 – Ekadasi (fast from grains)
December 8 – Paran 7:14-10:24 (break fast)
December 14 – Appearance of Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
December 16 – Disappearance of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
December 21 – Ekadasi (fast from grains)
December 22 – Paran 7:37-10:32 (break fast)
Tuesday, April 16th
6 pm in Santa Cruz and San Jose
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…
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:
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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.
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…
Watch the video from the festival on Facebook. Click here…Find many articles about Srila Gurudev on
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Jamuna Priya Devi Dasi’s new website
Absolute Sweetness is dedicated to Srila Gurudev’s lectures and photos
“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.
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
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
Dear Friend of the Ashram,
Please accept my affectionate obeisances. I’m just sending a reminder that there are two beautiful holy days next week.
On Thursday, December 15th at 6 pm please join us in either Santa Cruz or San Jose for a beautiful celebration of the Divine Appearance Day of our beloved Srila Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Please come back again on Saturday, December 17th for the Disappearance festival of the founder of the Sri Chaitanya Math and worldwide Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad.
These festivals are wonderful opportunities to honor our perfect divine masters. I pray you will be able to attend and enhance the mood of joyful devotion in our celebrations.
Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
Srila Gurdev’s Vyasa Puja
Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata
Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Thursday, December 15th, 2016
Santa Cruz @ 6 pm
San Jose @ 6 pm
“Exclusive devotion must come from the disciple towards the guru. It is said in the Svetasvatara Upanisad
(6.23):
Read all of Sri Guru and His Grace in a PDF…
Bound by Affection An article by His Divine Grace, Srila Govinda Maharaj about his arrival at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1947.
Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja, 1989. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is glorified by Sripad Janardan and Sripad Ashram Maharaj, then Srila Govinda Maharaj speaks to the devotees in English and in Bengali. “Now Guru Maharaj is not in form of human body in front of us, but I know that his divine direction is always guiding us… We shall try to maintain our devotional life with the service of Guru, Vaishnava, Bhagavan. This is my birthday and I am very happy that all the Vaishnavas are very merciful and blessful to me. I am giving my full dandavats to all the Vaishnavas, Gurudevas and well-wishers. They do not take my offences, I know. My prayer is that, until death, if i can serve the Deities, devotees and the Math I shall be very happy.”
Informal discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, introduced by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaj. Nabadwip, 14 December 1989: 33 minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Sri Vyasa Puja discourses by Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj and Sripad Mahananda Prabhu with translation to Bengali by Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj, on Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj’s 84th Appearance Festival. In addition Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj, Sripad B.P. Tirtha Maharaj and Sripad B.K. Tyagi Maharaj all spoke extensively, mainly in Bengali, chanting Srila Gurudev’s glories. Nabadwip, 30 December 2012: 31+ minutes, 7+ MB mp3 audio
Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking two days before his Sri Vyasa-Puja in 1999. “I am expecting so many devotees to come to my birthday festival and they will bring so many gifts to me, but what shall I give to them? … I think I can give some relief to them if they will follow me. … What is necessary to remove the obstacles in the path of devotion? Obstacle is asat-sanga, bad association. How much it can do wrong, we cannot conceive it.”
22 December 1999: 11+ minutes, 2 MB mp3 audio
Audio: Sri Vyasa-Puja 2009. English discourses at Srila B.S. Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj’s Sri Vyasa-Puja Festival in the nat-mandir here at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Includes Srila Govinda Maharaj’s own short talk in English as well as discourses by Sripad Goswami Maharaj, Sripad Acharya Maharaj, Sripad Avadhut Maharaj, Sripad Ashram Maharaj, Sripad Giri Maharaj, Sripad Parvat Maharaj and Mahananda Das. Nabadwip, 4 December 2009: 69 minutes, 12 MB mp3 audio
Audio: Preparing for Sri Vyasa-Puja.Morning class by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj two days before the grand 82nd Appearance Festival of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
Nabadwip, 21 December 2010: 30 minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio
Video slides. Sri Vyasa Puja festival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj celebrated in Nabadwip on 4th December 2009, with soundtrack of ‘Sri Guru Arati’. Srila Gurudev graced the devotees with his divine presence in the nat mandir on this historic occasion. 8 minutes, 14 MB ‘wmv’ video slide-show
(Download, or stream if you have the speed. View with VLC, Windows Media Player, etc. Mac users can also view with QuickTime Player after installing the free Flip4Mac.)
Srila Gurudev visits Sripat Bamunpara, the village of his holy appearance, and Nadanghat from where he came to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1947. Much to the delight of the devotees His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj personally attended these festivities continuing the celebrations of Sri Vyasa-Puja. Five web-pages including pictures, synopsis of events and interviews with devotees about the significance of Bamunpara.
Talk by Pujyapada Satprasangananda Prabhu (later to become Sri Nayanananda Das Babaji Maharaj) in glorification of Srila Govinda Maharaj in Nabadwip in 1986.
“Our Govinda Maharaj is now the chief inspiration behind that [Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s] preaching … He was an expert in kirtan and playing the mrdanga; his kirtan was always ecstatic. From the time of his coming here to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, the Transcendental Service of the Deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundar became manifest more and more beautifully and gloriously. This gave us much joy. For this, Srila Sridhar Maharaj delegated all service responsibility of his Math, preaching and devotees to Govinda Maharaj…”
Vaishnava Thakur. Excerpt from Dignity of the Divine Servitor. Glorification of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj from a lecture given by Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila Govinda Maharaj in San Mateo, California, 1990. (2.2 MB pdf file.)
All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!
Sevaite-President-Acharya of the
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
gurvabhista-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 worship the holy lotus feet of he who perfectly fulfills the most cherished wish of his divine master–who is adorned resplendently with the blessings of his guru varga; who is adept in all Vedic conceptions, both conceivable and inconceivable; who is the faithful follower in the line of Sri Rupa; who is known as Srila Govinda Maharaj; whose beautiful divine figure revels in the mellows of divine love; who is the guru of the entire universe and the bestower of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord.”
Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
• April 15, 2016 – Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance at noon of Sri Ramachandra.
• April 17, 2016 – Ekadasi
• April 18, 2016 – Paran 6:35-10:56 am
• April 18, 2016 – Festival in honour of the disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.
• April 22, 2016 – Vasanta Rasa of Sri Krishna. Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.
• April 27, 2016 – Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj
• May 2, 2016 – Fasting on Varuthini Ekadasi
• May 2, 2016 – Fasting on Varuthini Ekadasi. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavan das Thakur
• May 3, 2016 – Paran 06:16-10:48 am
• May 6, 2016 – Appearance of Srila Gadadhar Pandit Goswami
Dear Friend of the Ashram,
Please join us in Santa Cruz and San Jose on December 27th for the joyful celebration of our most worshipable acharya, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj’s Divine Appearance Day. The Santa Cruz program will start at 11 am and the San Jose program will start at 6 pm.
Srila Gurudev stayed here in Soquel many times and this is such a special occasion to remember him. It’s also also a singular opportunity for our members and friends who joined more recently to experience his mercy.
This year the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram are arranging a grand festival accompanied by kirtan, special worship, glorification, revered offerings to the temple deities Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari, and the distribution of mahaprasadam in San Jose and in Santa Cruz.
For articles about Srila Govinda Maharaj click here…
For SCS Math’s homepage click here…
Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
Dear Devotees and Friends of the Ashram,
Sushila devi dasi
P.S. For updates from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in India, please have a look at SCS Math International. Srila Janardan Maharaj has been there and is in many photos.
More about this day:
Many related posts including adio on SCSMath.com
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Photos of 2012 festival in Soquel Click here…
Disappearance of the Spiritual Master article by Sripad Hasyapriya Prabhu
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Here is a short video showing some of the sweet pastimes with Srila Govinda Maharaj here at the Seva Ashram in Soquel, especially his scooter rides up Via Govinda! Watch the Video…
On the occasion of the 93th anniversary day of the Divine appearance of Srila Govinda Maharaj, we would like to present these wonderful stories about the miraculous events that sometimes occurred around him. Read Story…
Srila Trivikram Maharaj tells the most wonderful story of the many miracles that happened during Srila Govinda Maharaj’s trip to the Krishna Shakti Ashram in Brazil in 1998 when a dead boy miraculously came back to life. Ready Story…
Sripad Madhusudan Maharaj tells the miraculous story when the dead phone spoke, giving Srila Govinda Maharaj the news about acquiring the land in Vrindavan adjacent to the Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple. Ready Story…
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