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WORLD  Inauguration Of Birth-Centennial BY GOKUL  INDIA, Nov 16 (VNN) — All Glory To Sri Guru and Gauranga The Birth-Centennial Celebrations (2002-2005) of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Founder -Acharya of All India Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math (Regd.) Organisation Under the benign guidance of the Governing Body of the Math and the President-Acharya Tridandi Swami Srimat Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, the Birth-Centennial of the Founder-Acharya Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj (1904-2004) will be celebrated from his 98th advent day, Utthan-Ekadashi, 16th Nov. 2002, to his 101st advent day, Utthan-Ekadashi, 12th Nov. 2005, all over. The Birth-Centennial celebrations will be inaugurated with Sri Vyas-Puja Mahotsava of the Founder-Acharya at 8.30 a.m., on 16th Nov. 2002, at Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Vrindavan. You are cordially invited to participate as per the programme. Math-Incharge Secretary Achintya Govind Brahmachari B.V. Bharti Programme: 16th Nov. 2002, Dev-Utthan Ekadashi, from 8.30 a.m. onwards ö Sri Vyas-Puja Mahotsava & the inauguration of the 3 years long holy Birth-Centennial celebrations followed by Anu-kalpa. 17th Nov. 2002, a special sabha for paying tributes to the Founder-Acharya at 11a.m. followed by Mahaprasad mahotsava. Venue: Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Mathura Road, Vrindavan. Phone-2442199. Email:info@sreecgmath.org Websites: www.sreecgmath.org http://www.gokul.org/ His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj An Insight "All service to your Gurudeva is hundred percent yours. You are to be grateful to whosoever is helping you in that," this was Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur's instruction to one of his most favourite disciples, His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Ashtottrashat Sri Srimat Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj (Srila Gurudeva), who appeared in this world on November 18, 1904 A.D. (on Utthan-Ekadashi tithi) at Kanchanpara, now in Bangladesh. Srila Gurudeva's holy birthplace is situated at the bank of Padma river, which is near to Premtoli where Sri Narottam Thakur got Divine Love. His parents named him Shri Heramba Kumar Bandyopadhyaya but he was popularly known by his nickname Ganesh. He got by heart, the complete Gita, at the age of eleven years merely by hearing from his mother. Extraordinary saintly qualities were manifested in him from a very early age. He was adored by all and was a universally accepted leader in every sphere. He strictly observed ethical rules and under no circumstances would tell a lie. He showed little interest in worldly enjoyments. He always tried to alleviate the sufferings of others even at the cost of undergoing some difficulty himself. He possessed an ideal character even during his stay at his home. Tall and strong, Srila Gurudeva excelled ! in! sports and also participated in dramatic presentations. He even played a role in the independence movement of India. He was exemplary in his devotion to his parents. While pursuing higher education in Calcutta, Srila Gurudeva began to feel great separation from the Supreme Lord. At that time he was invoking Sri Krishna calling out His names and crying in the middle of the night. He led a very austere life. In this state of absorption in the Lord, one day he had a vision in which Sri Narada Goswami gave him a mantra. However, he could not recall the mantra later. The loss of the mantra bewildered him and he set off for the Himalayas. He fasted there for days, all the time calling out anxiously to the Lord. At last, he received a divine order to seek out his spiritual master who would appear to him in the very place that he had come from. He then came down from the Himalayas and later met his spiritual master, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur in Sri Mayapur, Nadia, West Bengal. Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur used to commend him saying, "His energy is volcanic energy." Srila Gurudeva's exemplary character, his warmth and affectionate behaviour, his tolerance and forgiveness were the qualities, which attracted everyone. Srila Gurudeva was regarded as one of the most favourite entourage of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. He was generally sent by Srila Prabhupad as the advance party man to do groundwork for the preaching events. He actively helped in organising preaching festivals as well as Parikramas of Vraja and Navadwip Dham, establishing preaching centres and the Maths, spreading the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the cities and villages. He also established shrines of Mahaprabhu's Lotus feet (Pada-pithas) in many of the places the Lord had visited, restored other holy sites, published transcendental books ! an! d magazines in order to spread the message of pure devotion. ÎHyutkale Purushottamat' ö Sri Krishna Bhakti will spread from Sri Purushottam Dham in Orissa ö predicted Sri Vyasdeva in Padma-Purana. This prophecy was fulfilled after the appearance of Srila Prabhupada in the house of Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode in Puri. Srila Gurudeva recovered this most munificent place of the appearance of Srila Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur after great effort for which he is justly renowned. A gigantic spiritual personality, Srila Gurudeva pierced the fortress of impersonalist philosophy in Punjab, where he was first to introduce the Divine Love of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Tenth in the preceptorial line from Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Gurudeva founded Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math organisation. As per direct direction of his spiritual master, Srila Gurudeva preached in the North-East India and established many preaching centres there. He wandered from village to village, travelling by foot and sometimes by oxcart, simply to bring the greatest good to every living being to turn them toward Krishna. He established Mathas at Sridham Mayapur, Gauhati, Tezpur, Gwalpara, Calcutta!, Puri, Chandigarh, Vrindaban, Hyderabad, etc. He also took over the service of the 500 years old temples of Lord Jagannath at Jasra, Chakdah and at Agartala, Tripura. He established Sri Chaitanya Vani Press in Calcutta. He preached extensively in different parts of India spreading the divine message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu irrespective of caste, colour or creed. Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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