disappearance day of HH BSD swami.-holy vijaya dasami day.

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today is the unfortunate disappearance day of HH Bhakti swarupa Damodara

Swami of Bhaktivedanta institute fame. He just had a massive Heart attack in

the early hours of Kolkatta. this day is also Vijaya Dasami, the victory

over Ravana, and victory over anarthas. the tithi had started 3:00.30 am and

the massive heart attack occurred after the tithi had started.

 

his disciples will likely send us the full details shortly. we await this

news.

 

may His holiness bless all of us that we may rid ourselves of all of our

anarthas that obstruct the path of prema bhakti.

 

on a personal note, health is only important for prema bhakti (SB 1.1.10)

 

jivasya tattva-jijnasa

nartho yas ceha karmabhih

SYNONYMS

kamasya—of desires; na—not; indriya—senses; pritih—satisfaction;

labhah—gain; jiveta—self-preservation; yavata—so much so; jivasya—of the

living being; tattva—the Absolute Truth; jijnasa—inquiries; na—not;

arthah—end; yah ca iha—whatsoever else; karmabhih—by occupational

activities.

TRANSLATION

Life's desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One

should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being

is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the

goal of one's works.

 

TridaNDi BhikSu, Bhakti Visrambha MAdhava

 

Hbkl 31

 

sändränandam udärapévarabhujä saàsaktako dandakaà

maïjéräìgadahära kuëòala dharaà dürvädalaçyämalam

dhyäyel laknmaëa-sevitaà hanumatä saàsevya-mänaà sadä

sétä dérghadågaïcaläïcita mukhaà rämä-bhidhänaà mahaù

TRANSLATION

One should meditate upon that ecstatic personality known as Çré Räma, whose

bodily hue is greenish like the newly-grown durba grass, whose two strong

enchanting arms are decorated with a bow and arrow, whose lotus feet are

decorated with ankle bells, whose arms are decorated with armlets, whose

neck is decorated with necklaces, whose ears are decorated with earrings,

who is being served by Laknmaëa and Hanumän, and who is constantly being

gazed at by Sétädevé from the corner of Her half-closed eyes.