21/01/23 – Glorification of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English translation) – Zoom

-As like worshipping Ganga with water of Ganga, similarly glorifying Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja life history, coming from his own lips.
-No other fortune in this world than hearing his glories from his disciples.
-When we hear his glories, power manifests in our hearts, and enthusiasm manifests automatically.
-History of his parents, his divine birth in high-class brahmana family, on mauni-amavasya, the day Lord Sivaji fasts by keeping quiet.
-According to the culture of Bihar, on this day, people study Ramayana, chant Rama-nama and take bath in Ganga, as like Mahaprabhu’s divine birth, holy names were chanted on Purnima.
-His father would read him Ramayana and Srimad Bhagavatam, and he would chant sixty four rounds every day before eating, such was his faith in chanting holy names.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja visited Sita Devi’s appearance place in 2008/9.
-He would chant all of his rounds before going to work as a policeman.
-After one mystical incident with finding a lost file, his faith in holy names grew so much.
-Then Vaisnavas came to preach from Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math, especially Paramananda Brahmacari and Narottamananda Brahmacari.
-Pastime of train station pastimes with Sajana-sevaka Brahmacari.
-As soon as he had Darshan of his Gurudeva, his heart melted and he surrendered all love and affection he had for family and friends, at his Gurudeva’s lotus feet.
-Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, would all serve Srila Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja with such love and affection.
-Srila Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja would chastise the two former but not Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, because he knew he was a former policeman, a ksatriya mood, so if he chastised him, he may go away.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja would translate for Srila Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja, and he said he built Mathura Math for him for preaching.
-He wanted to always travel with his Gurudeva, especially during Parikrama times, but then his Gurudeva would send him back to Mathura.
-Touching story of personal servant of Srila Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja who caught Tuberculosis.
-Tale of discussion of Srila Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja giving sannyasa to his disciples.
-Story of preaching to devotees in Midnapura, many questions asked.
-Without learning Bengali, difficult to truly understand deep meanings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu teachings. All teachings of Six Gosvami’s in Bengali.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja learnt Bengali and studied all granthas, and he also learned Sanskrit.
-Story of a huge festival in Mayapura. Most saints and scholars spoke in Sanskrit. But Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja spoke in Bengali and Hindi, and then melodiously recited one special shloka: ‘anarpita-carim cirat…’ and all were so surprised.
-Explanation of shloka that offers obeisances to the direction where Srimati Radhika was facing.
-Pastime of Srimati Radharani putting cotton in Her ears to not hear Krishna’s flute.
-Importance of grantha, ‘Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi’. Without studying this grantha one cannot understand the depth of love of Srimati Radharani.
-All the scholars became absorbed in this beautiful harikatha.
-Vrajavasis, especially in Ucchagoan, gave the title of Yuga-Acharya, Acharya of this age of Kali, to Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja translated many granthas.
-Prema-kola, sweet arguments between Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
-The three pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja morning practices.
-Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja tied everyone together in a rope of love.
-How all of his Bramhacari’s carried on so much seva after he left, especially grantha sevas.
-How we are to satisfy the wishes of our Guru and should all work together.