Mayapur Today E-Newsletter - June 06 Edition

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> Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi Celebration

> Mayapur's Mercy Awaits you

> Back To Godhead

> Uttisthata Jagrata Students Conference 2006

> Spring Festivals

 

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Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi Celebration

 

What a day to be in Mayapur! The ferocious half-man half-lion form of the Lord

celebrated His appearance day [on such and such date] and the festival this

year was the grandest I have ever seen. The festivities began the night before,

with a drama performed by the local children.

 

Then the day's celebrations began with mangalaratika; there were so many

devotees it was nearly impossible to see Lord Nrisimhadeva during His puja.

However, close circuit cameras were projecting the image of the puja onto a

huge screen in Panca-tattva's temple room.

 

After mangalaratika and japa, there was deity greeting and guru-puja. This was

the last time to see the Lord covered in sandalwood pulp this year. At noon,

just before the doors closed, the chandan was removed and Nrisimhadeva received

a bath with fragrant oils. Prior to this there was the Maha-Sudarshan-Homa.

This is a long and extremely complicated fire sacrifice for the pleasure of the

Lord. There are 10 pujaris offering 10 different items at once! This lasts for

over three hours.

 

After a bit of rest we all assembled for the main abhishek. It was a wonderful

experience, with so many activities going on at once - Kirtans, conch blowing,

mantra chanting, bathing, and bell ringing. Then the Lord was dressed in new

clothing and offered huge amounts of wonderfully prepared sweets, subjis, and

all manner of offerings.

 

Visit the Mayapur.com photo gallery for more photos

 

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Mayapur's Mercy Awaits you

 

Perhaps you are meditating on how to optimize your spiritual development and

your contribution to the Krishna Consciousness movement, or perhaps you feel

the need to revitalize your spiritual life. If you are in either of these

situations, then please consider the opportunities to study Srila

Prabhupada’s books in the association of advanced devotees in Sridham Mayapur

at the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education and Training (MIHET)* .

 

A team of very senior devotees will facilitate the 2006 – 7 MIHET VTE

Bhakti-sastri Course sharing their realizations in an interactive format

designed to empower devotees as preachers, leaders, and lifetime servants of

ISKCON. The course will begin on Bhisma Pancaka (November 2, 2006), enabling

devotees, during the last five days of Kartika, to get credit for their

austerities as if they had performed them for the entire caturmasya.

 

For those that have already taken Bhakti-sastri, the MIHET will pilot (also on

November 2) a unique approach to studying the Bhagavatam with its Canto 4

Bhaktivaibhava Module. Students will hear from fully trained VTE facilitators

in the morning Structured Learning Classes and from senior ISKCON sannyasis and

leaders in the evening Thematic Discussions.

 

After the Canto 4 Module, Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu will facilitate a 3-week

course entitled Vedic Cosmology in the 5th Canto. He is leading a team of

scholars studying this section of the Bhagavatam and he will share their

realizations with his students.

 

Most Saturdays, while these courses are in session, the MIHET sannyasi teachers

will lead out parikramas throughout Navadvipa Dhama.

 

Due to the unprecedented stature of our teachers this year, the MIHET expects

many devotees will enroll in these courses and thus encourages devotees to

register online as soon as possible to secure their seats.

 

Please visit http://www.mihet.info for details or write to us at ihet (AT) pamho (DOT) net

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*With a desire to emphasize the Devotional and Life Skills Training Program

within our ethos, we implemented a name change from the Mayapur Institute for

Higher Education (MIHE) to the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education &

Training (MIHET)

 

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Back to Godhead

 

On April 28 at 7.28pm, here in Sridham Mayapur, surrounded by devotees and the

chanting of the Holy Names, and under the merciful glance of her beloved Sri

Sri Radha Madhava, Srimate Radharani Devi Dasi -- known affectionately to all

as Didi Ma -- left her suffering body to return to the spiritual world. She

passed on quietly.

 

Didi Ma took shelter of Srila Prabhupada in the very early days of Mayapur and

was a favourite cook of the devotees and Their Lordships. She had been

bedridden for 3 months but was quite strong until a few days back when she was

no longer able to swallow even water.

 

Her desire was to simply be able to once again cook for Radha Madhava...

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami remembers Didi Ma's early days in Mayapur:

"Didi Ma was a very dear devotee. She was Srila Prabhupada's personal cook.

Once Srila Prabhupada said three Mayapur mataji's, of which Didi Ma was one,

were the best cooks in ISKCON. She did her devotional service with dedication

for all these years. When her health interfered with her service her desire to

remain in this world seemed to be reduced.

 

"She was always talking about devotees, her devotional service, and

transcendental topics. She was very kind to me and I will miss her very

much. She leaves behind her son, Haridas, who does the media TV shows in

Mumbai. I don't know how many other children she has. We are all like her

children. She would take care of us and feed Radha Madhava and we would get

the remnants."

 

All glories to Didi Ma, Srimate Radharani Devi Dasi!

 

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Uttisthata Jagrata Students Conference 2006

 

>From May 25th to 27th, 550 students from different schools and colleges in

West Bengal (i.e. from 100 Jagrata Chhatra Samaj, enlightend student group

especially from Nadia, Burdwan and Kolkata Districts) attended the 12th

students conference at ISKCON Sridham Mayapur

 

This program was inaugurated by HH Bhaktisiddhanta Swami, HG Jananivas

Prabhu, HG Bhadra Charu Prabhu and other dignitaries of ISKCON. The whole

Program was supervised by HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami.

 

The three day program included a variety of workshops, including "Practicing

Japa" and "Chanting Siksastakam, and other programs such as bhajan and sloka

recitation, lectures, quizzes, cultural programs, slide shows and dramas.

 

For Chhatra Samaj and the participating student leaders, special meetings

were held to discuss with HH BP Swami how to conduct both academic and

spiritual training in order to offer the students a more complete curriculum

based on Vedic tradition.

 

The students became vary enthusiastic and requested us to organize student

conference twice a year.

 

On the last day students received spiritual gifts, Bhaktivedanta

Scholarships, certificates. 66 students received scholarship, 36 students

received prizes and certifications, and another 60 received consolation

prizes.

 

The three day program was concluded with a large procession to Lord

Chaitanya's transcendental birth place, Yogapith. Everyone who participated,

including Mayapur devotees, were amazed at the enthusiasm and dedication

these young students revealed for Srila Prabhupada and Lord Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu.

 

"Please go on preaching Krishna Consciousness amongst the student because they

are our best clients.''-Srila Prabhupada (letter 20/4/1973)

 

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Spring Festivals Photos

 

Top: Chandan Yatra

Middle: Boat Festival Arati

Bottom: Sulal Vihar (water pastimes)

 

Vist the Festivals Album at www.mayapur.com for more

 

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"The Krishna consciousness movement has established its center in Mayapur, the

birthsite of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,

to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival

of sankirtan-yajna, and to distribute prasad to millions of hungry people

hankering for spiritual emancipation.  This is the mission of the Krishna

consciousness movement."

 

His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Prabhupada

 

Sri Nrisimha

Chaturdasi 2006 Donors

 

On behalf of the devotees of Sri Nrisimhadeva in Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir

we offer our heartfelt gratitude to the following donors who helped make this

program possible.

 

Sponsors

 

Radha Kesava das

Sakshi Gopal das

Shelly Sookraj

Sri Vrindavan dasa

 

 

Donors

 

Ananga Manjari dasi

Aveen Rampershad

Chaitanya Rupa dasi

Chandrasekhar Basu

Fernando Dias

Hemant Gandhi

Hrishikesh Shinde

Madhangopal Janardhanam

Nihal Sing

Rajaram dasa

 

 

 

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