Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 By Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja The Disappearance Of Most Worshipable Prapujyacharan Sri Srimad Nayanananda Babaji Maharaja In Sri Caitanya Caritamrta it has been said: 'duhkha-madhye kona duhkha haya gurutara?' 'krsna-bhakta-viraha vina duhkha nahi dekhi para' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, "Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?" Sri Ramananda Raya replied, "Apart from separation from the devotee of Krsna, I know of no unbearable unhappiness Feeling very unhappy in the absence of his physical presence, I want to express that we have lost the association of such a pure Vaisnava as Sri Srila Nayanananda Babaji Maharaja. I have known him personally from the day that I joined Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti in 1946. he was a disciple of Jagatguru nityalila pravista om visnupada Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada, who is the origin of the worldwide preaching mission of Sri Sacinandana Gaurahari and His followers like Sri Swarup Damodar and all Rupanuga Acaryas. He received initiation in Sridhama Mayapur and was given the name Satish Chandra Brahmachari. He was a very energetic, qualified and humble devotee. When I first met him in 1946 he was the math commander of Sri Champahatta Gaudiya Math in Champahati. He used to regularly come form there and visit Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math to pay respect to our Gurupadapadma, nityalila pravista om visnupada Sri Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Maharaja. They were intimate god brothers, but Sri Satish Chandra Brahmachari also visited and paid his respect to his god brothers prapujyacharan nityalila pravista om visnupada Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhara Maharaja, the acarya of Sri Caitanya Sarasvata Gaudiya Math and to prapujyacharan nityalila pravista om visnupada Sri Srila Bhakti Vilasa Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja, the acarya of Sri Caitanya Math in Sridhama Mayapur. He used to come time to time and pay his respect to these three exalted Vaisnavas. About three or four years ago he gave the responsibility of Sri Champahatta Gaudiya Math to other devotees and received babaji vesa from Nityalila pravista om visnupada Sri Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Gosvami Maharaja and was given the name Nayanananda Das Babaji Maharaja. Even up to very recently, he used to come with us in our Sri Vraja Mandala Parikrama, Sri Gaura Mandala Parikrama and the chariot festival in Sri Ksetra Dhama. He was always very kind and merciful to me and had so much appreciation for the world wide preaching activities that are going on at present. Now, on the day of his disappearance we are experiencing so much distress. With all humility we pray at his lotus feet that wherever he is engaged in the transcendental service of Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Sri Radha Krishna yugal, he will shower his blessings upon us. Feeling great lamentation in his absence, Dina hina Sri Bhaktivedanta Narayana Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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