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Dear Devotees, please accept my dandavat pranams.
Gurudeva arrived with the devotees in Mayapur on 16th of March, 2005. We
found accomodation near the Chaitanya Math, in the house of Upendra Prabhu, an old friend of Gurudeva who is preaching in Puerto Rico. Chaitanya Math was established by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada, and here
below is a picture of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari.
Guru Maharaja spent his first days inviting sannyasis from all
Gaudiya missions for the WVA meeting.
(Below Srila Guru Maharaja with Madhusudan Maharaja from Chaitanya
Gaudiya Math inviting Hrishikesh Maharaj)
We also had the fortune to meet Srila Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Maharaja.
Srila Puri Maharaja mentioned how so many young
fellows are attracted by the Krishna consciousness movement, but how
many times it is difficult for them to follow sadhana.
On our way to Bagh Bazaar Gaudiya Math we visited Nrsimha pali, were
Lord Nrsimha washed his hands after he killed Hiranyakashipu.
There Lord Nrsimhadev is still worshipped in his old deity form and
right in-front of the temple there is still the lake. (The deity is
said to be from previous ages.)
(Below the picture of Bagh Bazaar Gaudiya Math)
A young devotee accompanied us on our way back to Mayapur.
Srila Guru Maharaja with Arjuna prabhu, Caitya guru prabhu and
Balabhadra prabhu on a morning walk towards Chaitanya Math.
Nearby is a lake originally called Prthu Kunda. It is an ancient holy
place were Prthu Maharaj chastised Mother Bhumi.
"Prthu Maharaj was an empowered incarnation of the Lord who appeared in
the Satya yuga to take care of the citizens who were
impoverished and starving after the tyrannical reign of the previous
king, Maharaja Vena. Prthu Maharaja was levelling the earth
to help Mother Bhumi produce the required crops to feed the citizens.
When the workers of Prthu Maharaja arrived here they were amazed to see a brilliant effulgence emanating from the ground.
Hearing of this, Maharaja Prthu came here. Perceiving this place
to be very special, he became absorbed in meditation and received the
darsana of Lord Krishna and His form of Lord Chaitanya.
Lord Chaitanya told Prthu Maharaja that this place was Navadvip, His
eternal abode. He requested him to excavate a beautiful
kunda here and to also keep His future pastimes secret. All of one's
sins are destroyed by drinking the water of this kunda and by bathing
here, one goes to the supreme abode.
Later when the Sena dynasty was
ruling Bengal, King Laksmana Sena had his palace in this area.
He had this kunda enlarged and renamed it after his father, Ballal
Sena. It is also said that Jayadeva Goswami wrote his Sri
Dasavatara-stotra, a beautiful poem glorifying the ten main incarnations of Krishna, on the banks of this kunda."
The Samadhi Mandir of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada
with Radha-kunda in-front of it.
The temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari. Guru
Maharaja mentioned that it was built in the same style
as a trulli.
Guru Maharaja giving harinam initiation.
Sri Yogapith Mandir, the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This
temple was built by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, the temple of Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri
Goswami Maharaja.
Prasadam feast at Sri Krishna Chaitanya mission with sannyasis of all
missions.
Ekachakra prabhu, our new Godbrother from Germany.
Srila Guru Maharaja with his Godbrother Vedavyas prabhu, who translated
Srila Prabhupadas books into German language.
The ancient Saraswati River, which flows into the Ganga at Mayapur dham.
The WVA Meeting at Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math.
The first deity of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, which was worshipped by
Vishnupriya d.d.
Holi festival in Mayapur dham.
For the pleasure of the Devotees,
Your servant
Gaura Keshava das
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