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[The Sublime Life and Qualities of nitya-濒墨濒腻-pravi峁ａ弓a o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补]

[Adapted from the introduction to 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 Mah膩r膩jer Prabandh膩val墨, 2006]

Early life

Nitya-濒墨濒腻-pravi峁ａ弓a o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 补峁ａ弓辞迟迟补谤补-艣补迟补-艣谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补鈥檚 sacred life and character reveals that he was a 尘补丑腻辫耻谤耻峁�a sent forth by 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍.

Some of his godbrothers are often heard saying to others,

鈥淎ll this time, we ourselves have not been able to truly know him, so how will you understand him?鈥� 

As 艢谤墨 Caitanya-肠补谤颈迟腻尘峁泃补 (Madhya-濒墨濒腻 9.194) says, 

啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶距�曕�冟い 啶ㄠす啷� 啶曕き啷� 啶�啷嵿ぐ啶距�曕�冟�� 啶椸�嬥�氞ぐ

apr膩k峁泃a nahe kabhu pr膩k峁泃a gocara

鈥淭hat which is supramundane is never accessible to the mundane.鈥� 

Obtaining the mercy of that embodiment of divine compassion is our only recourse.

艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 appeared in this world on 23 December, 1921, which was a Friday and 办峁涐梗峁嘺 苍补惫补尘墨-tithi, the ninth lunar day of the dark fortnight, in the month of 笔补耻峁�a. He took birth in India鈥檚 East Bengal in the district of Khulna (the modern day Bagerhat district of Bangladesh), in the village of Piljang, to parents 艢谤墨 Sat墨艣acandra 骋丑辞峁�a Mah膩艣aya and 艢谤墨mat墨 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨 叠腻濒腻-诲别惫墨. He was named 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a, which means 鈥渟atisfied鈥�, and his audience (诲补谤艣补苍补), nature, and behaviour were truly very satisfying to everyone.

The spiritual atmosphere in which 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a was raised brimmed with the influences of pure Gau岣嵞珁a 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫颈蝉尘. His mother, 艢谤墨mat墨 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨-诲别惫墨, was a disciple of jagad-guru 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktisiddh膩nta 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 Prabhup膩da. His maternal aunt, 艢谤墨yukt膩 Nirmal膩 叠腻濒腻 Bose, was widowed in her youth and lived at her father鈥檚 home. She too was a disciple of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da. As a boy, 厂补苍迟辞峁�a was very dear to his aunt. His only paternal uncle, 艢谤墨 V墨rendra, was also initiated by 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da. 艢谤墨 V墨rendra came to reside in 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补峁环补 in 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补, where he was known as 艢谤墨 V墨racandra 诲腻蝉补 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨. Later, he was known by the name 迟谤颈诲补峁囜笉颈-蝉惫腻尘墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti 碍耻艣补濒补 狈补谤补蝉颈峁僪补 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补. 厂补苍迟辞峁�a鈥檚 father took 艣谤墨 丑补谤颈苍腻尘补 and 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-尘补苍迟谤补蝉 from jagad-guru 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 in the year 1948, and 厂补苍迟辞峁�a鈥檚 brothers also became disciples of 艢谤墨la Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, receiving the names 艢谤墨 Nim膩i-肠补谤补峁嘺 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 and 艢谤墨 Subala-蝉补办丑腻 顿腻蝉腻诲丑颈办腻谤墨.

Coming to 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补

From childhood, 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a was very calm, humble, loyal, and extremely bright. He had just graduated from the fifth grade when he came to know that some devotees from his village were going to participate in 艢谤墨 狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补-诲丑腻尘补 辫补谤颈办谤补尘腻 and 艢谤墨 Gaura-箩补测补苍迟墨. Feeling his eternal attraction to the holy 诲丑腻尘补, he expressed his desire to go with them to 艢谤墨 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补. Since there already was a very spiritual atmosphere in the home and, on top of that, since they all adored 厂补苍迟辞峁�a, no one was going to forbid him from going. Moreover, the pilgrimage only lasted a few days. 厂补苍迟辞峁�a was therefore permitted to go to 艢谤墨 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补 with his aunt, under the guidance of 艢谤墨 Vi峁ａ箛up膩da D膩s膩dhik膩r墨 鈥淏hakti-sindhu鈥� Prabhu, who served as an organizer for the pilgrims from their village. It was the year 1931 and the boy 厂补苍迟辞峁�a was all of nine years old.

It was during this time that his uncle, 艢谤墨 V墨rendra left his job as a surveyor at the Government Survey Office and took up residence at the 尘补峁环补 in 艢谤墨 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补. 厂补苍迟辞峁�a performed 辫补谤颈办谤补尘腻 of all the nine islands of 狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补 with his aunt and uncle and continually heard 丑补谤颈-办补迟丑腻 from 艢谤墨la 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 Prabhup膩da and his disciples. He also came into the proximity of 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补峁环补鈥檚 magnanimous temple president, 艢谤墨la Narahari 厂别惫腻-vigraha Prabhu, popularly known as M膩 (mother), and the 尘补峁环补鈥檚 estate manager, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 K峁泃iratna Prabhu, and became the object of their profuse loving blessings.

That year, on 艢谤墨 Gaura 笔奴谤峁噄尘腻 day, 艢谤墨la 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 Prabhup膩da inaugurated 艢谤墨 Bhaktivinoda Institute, which had been founded on the initiative of 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 Prabhu. Seeing all this, the boy 厂补苍迟辞峁�a quietly made a vow to not return to his home. Feeling he had found his own true place and his real guardians, there was no question in his mind of returning to an ordinary worldly life. Pursuit of the ultimate goal of life was his eternal inclination. To follow the associates of 艢谤墨 Gaura was his dharma.

At the end of the 辫补谤颈办谤补尘腻, when everyone was returning to their homes, the boy 厂补苍迟辞峁�a would not go. His aunt was thunderstruck. What to do? No matter how much she pleaded, how much she tried to reason with him, it was all in vain. He would not budge. Finally, his uncle 艢谤墨 V墨rendra Prabhu took the boy鈥檚 side and persuaded his sister to return home.

Distressed at the news, his parents rushed to get him. However, the boy鈥檚 resolve was as immovable as a mountain. Despite all their tears and anguish, nothing could sway him. 

艢谤墨 V墨rendra Prabhu consoled them. 

鈥湷Р共猿俅轻梗a can stay here and go to school. A new secondary school has been started here and he will be able to receive both spiritual and material education. You can come to visit from time to time and see him. He will not have any inconvenience here. Once he finishes his studies, I will convince him to go home.鈥� 

With these assurances and those of 艢谤墨 Narahari Prabhu and 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu, 厂补苍迟辞峁�a鈥檚 parents were persuaded to let him stay there.

Going to school in 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补 and serving the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉

Thus, the boy 厂补苍迟辞峁�a began to reside at 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补峁环补 with great delight and no desire to return to his hometown. Nothing could make him falter in his resolve for even a moment, not even missing his parents or his doting aunt. He did not seem to miss his friends or his toys or the pony he used to love to ride. He felt that 艢谤墨 Gaurasundara鈥檚 birthplace, 艢谤墨 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补, was his true home and that 艢谤墨 Bhaktisiddh膩nta 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 Prabhup膩da and his associates were his real family members.

艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu arranged for him to be enrolled in the 艢谤墨 Bhaktivinoda Institute. There, his teachers quickly became very fond of him because his intellect was so sharp. He could memorize a textbook just by listening to it being read out loud. Everyone was amazed. He could listen to 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da鈥檚 hari-办补迟丑腻 and repeat it word for word. 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da himself would become delighted to hear this charming boy repeat his lectures verbatim. 厂补苍迟辞峁�a thus quickly endeared himself to 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da and his learned disciples.

The boy 厂补苍迟辞峁�a had another special quality, however, which was his sincere inclination to serve. It was because of this quality in particular that he won all their hearts. Every day, early in the morning during 产谤补丑尘补-尘耻丑奴谤迟补, before anyone was awake, he would wake up with 艢谤墨la Narahari Prabhu and perform a variety of services incognito and in a very beautiful manner. These services ranged from cleaning the toilets, picking flowers from the garden, cutting and preparing vegetables, cleaning the 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉墨蝉鈥� and 产谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨蝉鈥� rooms, washing their clothes, hanging the clothes to dry and later, folding and delivering them to their owners, refilling the pots of drinking water in all the rooms, polishing the 腻肠补尘补苍补 cups, and so on. There was not a 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉墨 or 产谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 who lived in 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补峁环补 during that time that he did not serve.

It was this wholehearted and remarkable propensity for service that 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da and the bearers of his divine message, his disciples, recognized as an indication of 厂补苍迟辞峁�a鈥檚 eternal nature. It was this that made them count him as one of their own. 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da was very pleased to see the sincere service tendency of this little boy and the fact that he had memorized 骋墨迟腻 and 痴别诲腻苍迟补-蝉奴迟谤补 in their entirety. When 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da was in 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补, 厂补苍迟辞峁�a would always be around him. He would wash 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da鈥檚 clothes, massage his feet, pick fresh green chickpeas from the garden, shell them, and offer them to 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da. In August of 1936, 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da, being pleased with 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a, granted him 丑补谤颈苍腻尘补 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补. 

艢谤墨la 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 would sometimes say, 

鈥淚 was possibly the last person to receive 丑补谤颈苍腻尘补 from 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da.鈥�

Dedicated service and receiving initiation

Then, on the 1st of January, 1937, 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da, the driving force of the Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 mission, entered the 苍颈艣腻苍迟补-濒墨濒腻 of 艢谤墨 G膩ndharvik膩-Giridh膩r墨. In order to carry on the services in all the 尘补峁环补s, the board of trustees created by 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da appointed various individuals to various positions to manage the mission. 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 K峁泃iratna Prabhu was engaged as the General Superintendent at that time.

That year, 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a took the government-administered high school exams in Krishnanagar and passed, coming top in the class. He had no desire to go to college or university to continue cultivating material knowledge. How could an eternal servant of 艢谤墨 Caitanya鈥檚 message separate himself from the guidance of his guardians and become enamoured with the pale shimmer of 尘腻测腻 that is the cultivation of mundane education? Those whose all-in-all is 艢谤墨mad-Bh膩gavatam, which is the pinnacle of knowledge perpetually cultivated by 叠谤补丑尘腻, 艢颈惫补, and the demigods, do not find taste in any other topic. When he told his main guardian, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu, that he had decided not to pursue further material education, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu was very pleased.

Of the many boys in his age group who were at 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补峁环补 at the time, he was, somehow, by the mercy of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, the only one who stayed. His god-brothers and childhood friends from that time later held him in the highest regard and sought his guidance in their spiritual practices. Only those very rare personalities who are free from mundane ambition and intensely attached to the service of 艢谤墨 Caitanya鈥檚 message can follow the guidance of 艣谤墨 guru and the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 in such a one-pointed manner.

When 艢谤墨 V墨rendra 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 sent news home that 厂补苍迟辞峁�a had passed his secondary school exams and came first in his class, his mother, 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨-诲别惫墨, came to 惭腻测腻辫耻谤补 to take her son home. Just before her arrival, however, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 took 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a elsewhere. Unable to find her son at the 尘补峁环补, 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨-诲别惫墨 began looking for him everywhere. Finally, she came to know from Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 Prabhu that her son would not be returning home, that he had donned saffron cloth, and had been engaged in service at another 尘补峁环补. People tried to console her, telling her that a mother who has borne in her womb such a gem of a son is supremely fortunate. However, despite hearing such praise and consolation, 叠丑补驳补惫补迟墨-诲别惫墨 was heartbroken. She did not return home, but instead went to 痴峁沶诲腻惫补苍补 for some time.

In time, when the 产谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 who had been appointed as the 腻肠腻谤测补 of the Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 began to deviate from certain aspects of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da鈥檚 teachings, those who were staunch followers of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da could not abide by the changes. As a result, different groups formed, and an intense conflict ensued. Eventually a plot was hatched to frame those in active positions of management, like 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, 艢谤墨 Mah膩nanda 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, 艢谤墨la Narahari 厂别惫腻-vigraha Prabhu, and other devout servants of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da. They were arrested on false charges of murder and imprisoned for a period of time. Seeing the state of the mission, many people lost their faith and returned to their homes. Those whose faith was very tender even left the path of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补 and entered fully into worldly life.

厂补苍迟辞峁�a, however, persevered. Nothing could make him waver. Seeing his beloved guardians the victims of this plot, he jumped into action. On the direction of 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, he sought the assistance of a well-known lawyer in Medinipur, 艢谤墨 Manmatha Mukhopadhy膩ya. Living in a house in Krishnanagar, 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a busied himself with the case under Manmatha 叠腻产奴鈥檚 guidance, rushing files back and forth, conveying messages to and from 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu. When people from the opposing party saw him helping 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu, they tried to discourage him from doing so and even tried to bribe him. 

His response was:

鈥淚 will always give up asat-蝉补峁単补 and I will take the association of 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 and serve them, wherever they are. Gold does not lose its value even if it gets tossed in a sack of husks.鈥�

Another devotee, 艢谤墨 D墨naday膩la 痴谤补箩补惫腻蝉墨 was living in that house with 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a and cooking for all the devotees who were in prison. 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a would bring the 辫谤补蝉腻诲补 to the prison every day and consult with 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 about the case. As he was 艣谤耻迟颈诲丑补谤补 (able to remember everything he heard) and very intelligent and devoted, he was able to follow all of 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨鈥檚 instructions.

At one point, 艢谤墨 D墨naday膩la 痴谤补箩补惫腻蝉墨 Prabhu fell gravely ill and could not cook anymore. This was a serious concern, as the devotees could not eat food cooked by someone who did not have 诲墨办峁Ｄ� initiation. On the suggestion of 艢谤墨 Narahari 厂别惫腻-vigraha Prabhu, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 imparted the 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-mantras to 艢谤墨 厂补苍迟辞峁�a. 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu had never given 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-尘补苍迟谤补蝉 to anyone before and he was not a 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉墨 yet. 厂补苍迟辞峁�a鈥檚 name then became 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, as per his eternal inclination to serve saintly persons (sajjana). From that day forth, he started doing all the cooking himself and providing 辫谤补蝉腻诲补 to his beloved guardians. Later, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Prabhu had 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨鈥檚 upanayana-蝉补峁僺办腻谤补 (donning of the sacred thread) and upanayana-测补箩帽补 performed by 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da鈥檚 last 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉补 disciple, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti 痴颈肠腻谤补 Y膩y膩vara 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, at the 艢谤墨 艢测腻尘腻苍补苍诲补 Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 in Medinipur city.

In the end, the court released all the devotees on bail and eventually they were proven innocent. Then, in 1940, along with 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, 艢谤墨la Narahari 厂别惫腻-vigraha Prabhu, 艢谤墨 Mah膩nanda 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, 艢谤墨 V墨rendra 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, 艢谤墨 Narottam膩nanda 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, and others, 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka took up residence in 碍辞濒补诲惫墨辫补 (狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补 town) in a rented house in Tegharipara. Later, he went to 艢谤墨 艢测腻尘腻苍补苍诲补 Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 in Medinipur and lived there for some time. On the orders of his guardians, he also went preaching in various districts of Bengal with 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Bh奴deva 艢rauti 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 and 艢谤墨 贬补测补驳谤墨惫补 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 (艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Dayita 惭腻诲丑补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补), always busying himself in serving all the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 by cooking and tending to them in various ways.

Founding of 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti

That year (1940), on 础办峁�a测补-trit墨y膩, in order to protect and re-establish the current of conceptions (惫颈肠腻谤补-诲丑腻谤腻) of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 founded 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti with his god-brothers 艢谤墨 Abhaya-肠补谤补峁嘺 Bhaktived膩nta Prabhu (艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta Sv膩m墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补) and 艢谤墨 Narottam膩nanda 叠谤补丑尘腻c膩r墨 at a rented house at 32/2 Bosepara Lane in Baghbazar, Kolkata. 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka was also present there at that time.

On the order of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da imparted via a dream, 艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 accepted 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉补 in 1941 on 叠丑腻诲谤补 笔奴谤峁噄尘腻 (痴颈艣惫补谤奴辫补 笔奴谤峁噄尘腻) from 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Rak峁�aka 艢谤墨dhara 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 in Katwa, at the site where 艢谤墨 Gaurasundara Himself took 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉补, and became known as 迟谤颈诲补峁囜笉颈-蝉惫腻尘墨 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补. He then began preaching the message of 艢谤墨 艢谤墨 Guru-Gaur膩峁単a everywhere with abundant enthusiasm. His one and only disciple, 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨, was with him constantly, like a shadow, serving him.

艢谤墨la Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 established Gouranga Printing Works in Kolkata and started publishing the works of 艢谤墨la Bhaktivinoda 峁琱腻办耻谤补. 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 was his right-hand man then. He learned all the tasks of printing and gave himself fully to the work of publishing granthas.

In 1943, 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti accepted the responsibility of caring for the ancient 艢谤墨 Gaura-Nity膩nanda deities personally served by 艢谤墨v膩sa 笔补峁囜笉颈迟补 in Chunchura. The old home that housed the deities became known as 艢谤墨 Uddh膩ra峁嘺 Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 and began to be utilized as the main office of the Samiti. On the order of 艢谤墨la 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 shifted the printing press there from Kolkata and continued the Samiti鈥檚 publishing work.

In 1948, 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a Patrik膩 was registered as the main publication of 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti and 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤墨 was appointed as its first publisher and printer. In addition to publishing various Gau岣嵞珁a granthas, he published issues of 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a Patrik膩 every month in a beautiful manner and without errors, thereby earning everyone鈥檚 praise.

In 1952, on the sacred day of Ph膩lgu峁嚹� 笔奴谤峁噄尘腻, on the appearance day of 艢谤墨 Gaurahari, jagad-guru 艢谤墨la 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 granted 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉补 to his dear sevaka, 艢谤墨 Sajjana-sevaka, and adorned him with the name and title 迟谤颈诲补峁囜笉颈-蝉惫腻尘墨 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补. 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta Trivikrama 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 and 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 also took 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉补 on that same day.

Becoming 膧c膩rya of 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti

Just as 艢谤墨 厂惫补谤奴辫补 顿腻尘辞诲补谤补 Prabhu was renowned as 艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻鈥檚 most intimate servant or just as 艢谤墨 Kure艣a was devoted to 艢谤墨 R膩m膩nuj腻肠腻谤测补 and 艢谤墨 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 to 艢谤墨 搁腻尘补肠补苍诲谤补, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 was 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补鈥檚 right hand and a servant who knew his master鈥檚 heart.

啶曕�冟し啷嵿��-啶�啶曕�嵿い啷� 啶曕�冟し啷嵿ぃ啷囙ぐ啷� 啶椸�佮�� 啶膏�曕げ啶� 啶膏�炧�嵿�氞ぞ啶班��

K峁涐梗峁嘺-bhakte k峁涐梗峁噀r gu峁嘺 sakali sa帽c膩re^[1] 

鈥淎ll of K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 qualities are infused in His devotees.鈥� 

The virtues of the object of service are infused within the servant. 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 inherited all divine qualities of his eternal guardian, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补. This is why 艢谤墨la 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 himself, various distinguished 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉墨 and 驳峁沨补蝉迟丑补 disciples of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da, and all the prominent disciples of 艢谤墨la 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 accepted 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 as the next 腻肠腻谤测补 and president of the Samiti. 

艢谤墨la Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 wrote in his will: 

鈥淚t is my exclusive desire that after my departure, my dear 艢谤墨m膩n Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 will become the president-腻肠腻谤测补 of Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti and grant 艣谤墨 丑补谤颈苍腻尘补 and 诲墨办峁Ｄ� to the faithful devotees.鈥�

Though 艢谤墨la Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 carried on his duties in publishing books and the monthly 笔补迟谤颈办腻蝉, from time to time, he also had to go preaching in various places. 艢谤墨la 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, anticipating his own departure to the abode of Vraja and wanting to introduce people to the next chief of the Samiti, transferred 艢谤墨la 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补鈥檚 responsibilities in the press to others in 1966 and engaged him fully in preaching. From then onwards, he preached the message of 艢谤墨 Guru-Gaur膩峁単a tirelessly in various regions of Bengal, Bihar, and Assam.

In 1968, at the beginning of 诲腻尘辞诲补谤补-vrata, on the day of 艢腻谤补诲墨测补-谤腻蝉补 笔奴谤峁噄尘腻, jagad-guru o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 departed for the eternal service of 艢谤墨 艢谤墨 Gaura-搁腻诲丑腻-Vinoda-bih膩r墨-j墨u. Thereafter, as per his wishes, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti 艢谤墨r奴pa Siddh膩nti 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Dayita 惭腻诲丑补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Pramoda 笔耻谤墨 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti 笔谤补办腻艣补 贬峁涐梗墨办别艣补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Pr膩pa峁嘺 顿腻尘辞诲补谤补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, and other 蝉补苍苍测腻蝉墨 disciples of 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da appointed their trusted and much adored 厂补苍迟辞峁�a, 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, as the president and 腻肠腻谤测补 of 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti.

艢谤墨la 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 comments in this regard in one of his letters:

鈥淚 do not sit in the seat of 腻肠腻谤测补 because I was elected or selected by my god-brothers. Even though I do not desire this responsibility at all, weeping and weeping, I have been bound to accept this responsibility because of 艢谤墨la Guru-p膩dapadma鈥檚 wishes. I never had a desire to be 腻肠腻谤测补 and still do not.鈥�

On the day of his accepting the position of 腻肠腻谤测补, after paying his respects to his 驳耻谤耻-辫腻诲补辫补诲尘补 and all the assembled 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, he glorified his 驳耻谤耻-辫腻诲补辫补诲尘补 briefly and humbly, and made the following solemn comments:

鈥淭oday, on the disappearance day of 艢谤墨 艢谤墨la Guru-p膩dapadma, we have been hearing from the lotus mouths of my guru-varga present here, as they profusely sing his glories. I cannot think of anything to say that they have not already said. My sole duty is to chew what they have chewed, just like a servant who survives on his master鈥檚 remnants. I have neither the capability nor the words to narrate the glories of 艢谤墨 Guru-p膩dapadma, but I will endeavour to describe his glories in brief so as to execute the order of the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉.

鈥淪pecifically, we can contemplate a few aspects of his glories that we have been hearing from the lotus mouths of the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉. If we reflect upon the significance of his life, we find that his behaviour could be divided into two distinctly notable classifications. He exhibited them while he preached the innermost desire of his supremely worshipful master, 艢谤墨la Prabhup膩da. We can observe both types of behaviour in all 尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉.

啶掂�溹�嵿ぐ啶距う啷� 啶呧お啶� 啶曕�犩�嬥ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶�啷冟う啷傕え啶� 啶曕�佮じ啷佮ぎ啶距う啷� 啶呧お啶� 啶侧�嬥�曕�嬥い啷嵿い啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶氞�囙い啶距�傕じ啶� 啶曕�� 啶ㄠ�� 啶掂た啶溹�嵿�炧ぞ啶む�佮ぎ啷� 啶堗ざ啷嵿さ啶班��

vajr膩d api ka峁環or膩峁噄 m峁沝奴ni kusum膩d api lokottar膩峁嚹佱箖 cet膩峁僺i ko nu vij帽膩tum 墨艣vara岣�

[Who can comprehend the heart of exalted, supramundane personalities, whose natures are stronger than thunderbolts and more tender than flowers.鈥�艢谤墨 Caitanya-肠补谤颈迟腻尘峁泃补 (Madhya-濒墨濒腻 7.73)]

啶掂�溹�嵿ぐ啶距う啷� 啶呧お啶� 啶曕�犩�嬥ぐ啶距ぃ啷�

Vajr膩d api ka峁環or膩峁嚹� 

[Stronger than a thunderbolt].

This virtue was prominently illuminated in his character. 鈥�M峁沝奴ni kusum膩d api 鈥搈ore tender than a flower.鈥� Yet this virtue was also consistently observed in him. Today we have heard examples fom the lips of our guru-varga that clearly reveal him as a fearless preacher of the Truth. You yourselves have sufficient evidence of his kindness and soft-heartedness. In this sphere, I want to convey that Guru-p膩dapadma is our eternal friend and well-wisher. Those who have given up all sorts of material comfort, mundane attachments, and affections, and have taken shelter at his lotus feet by acquiring spiritual knowledge (艣颈办峁Ｄ�) and by taking initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�), are trying wholeheartedly to advance on the path of bhajana 鈥揻or them the only destination is 艢谤墨 Guru-p膩dapadma.

鈥淭herefore, let Guru-p膩dapadma鈥檚 ideals, directions, and instructions be our life and soul. Today, on the occasion of his disappearance, our earnest prayer to his lotus feet is that, although we can no longer behold his form, may he bestow his unlimited blessings upon us. In this way we can abide by his words, orders, and instructions in every respect and establish his glories meticulously throughout the world. May we also propagate the glories of his worshipful Lords, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨 搁腻诲丑腻-Vinoda-bih膩r墨-j墨u, throughout the world.

鈥淩espectable speakers have yet to deliver their addresses, so I will keep my talk brief. I have already confessed my inability to contribute more than the previous speakers, so finally, my humble entreaty to the venerable 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 and affectionate guru-varga here today is that I am completely unqualified for the heavy responsibility that has now been conferred upon me. In fact, I cannot comprehend its weight. But since taking this responsibility is the order of my 艣谤墨 gurudeva, I must submissively comply. May he and other venerable 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 consider my worthiness.

鈥淚 can assure them that I will not waver in abiding by the orders of 艢谤墨 Guru-p膩dapadma. This I solemnly vow. Therefore, I pray for their kind cooperation, sympathy, benedictions, and all else. With their mercy and blessings, I may be able to acquire the strength and ability to carry out these responsibilities competently. Finally, I convey my humble submission unto the lotus feet of my god-brothers and pray for their sincere, wholehearted cooperation. Without their cooperation, sympathy, and help, I am unable to move forward a single step.

鈥淢y earnest appeal unto the lotus feet of Guru-p膩dapadma is that he shower his profuse blessings upon me, even though he is no longer visible to us. In this way, I will be able to follow his order and execute his final instructions, thus making my life successful. My humble prayer to the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is that they bestow profuse benedictions upon me so that I can act in accordance with the grave responsibility given to me by my gurudeva. I would like to conclude my talk here.鈥�

As president of the 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 痴别诲腻苍迟补 Samiti, 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 gave proper honour to all of his god-brothers and thereby guided the Samiti in such a beautiful manner that it proved to be truly exemplary in what is an age of constant quarrel. The sort of fearsome conflict that generally ensues once an institution鈥檚 founder departs could not even sprout once he was installed as the principal overseer of the Samiti. 

Many of his god-brothers have commented in this regard, saying,

鈥淩esiding in the shade of his umbrella, we have not really felt the absence of or separation from our 艣谤墨la 驳耻谤耻-辫腻诲补辫补诲尘补 (艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhakti Praj帽膩na 碍别艣补惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补). From him, our most senior god-brother, we have received all the nourishment we received in the presence of our 艣谤墨la 驳耻谤耻-辫腻诲补辫补诲尘补. He is truly non-different from 艢谤墨 碍别艣补惫补.鈥�

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艢谤墨 Caitanya-肠补谤颈迟腻尘峁泃补 (Madhya-濒墨濒腻22.75)