{"id":8840,"date":"2010-09-06T10:13:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T09:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2010-09-06T17:55:48","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T16:55:48","slug":"nandotsava-and-srila-prabhupadas-avirbhava-tithi-celebration-in-iskcon-kanpur-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8840","title":{"rendered":"Nandotsava And Srila Prabhupada’S Avirbhava Tithi Celebration In Iskcon Kanpur 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Madhavendu das<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janmastami Photo link: http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/53737015@N08\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Today is most auspicious day. Last night Nanda Baba and Yasoda had a very beautiful son. Everyone in Braja was overwhelmed with joy. Therefore the King of Vraja, Maharaja Nanda very gorgeously performed the birth ceremony for his newborn child. He donated hundreds of thousands of cows, jewels, ornaments etc.<\/p>\n

When Nanda Baba was celebrating the birth of his son, Srila Prabhupada appeared in this world. This was not an ordinary thing. Exalted devotees come on these special days. Srila Prabhupada grew up as a pure devotee of the Lord and distributed Krishna Consciousness everywhere. Srila Prabhupada made a perfect appearance, led a perfect life and had a perfect departure. Srila Prabhupada lives forever through his books. This legacy will always provide the devotees with Lord Caitanya katha and teach everyone to chant the Maha mantra. ‘gaura-vani-pracarine.’ Srila Prabhupada himself gave this verse to his disciples, so it is very significant. He came to give the same message that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu implanted from His own heart into the heart of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada; the same message taught by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and all of our Guru-varga. Srila Prabhupada came in this world to give this. <\/p>\n

While he was in Sri Radha-Damodara, Srila Rupa Gosvamipada appeared to Srila Prabhupada in a dream and told him, “Now is the time for you to go.” Historically, it was a very perfect time, a great opportunity. It was 1965; 1966 was about to come – a very big revolution was going on in the consciousness, hearts and minds of all the young people of the world. Many of the educated young people were leaving their homes and trying to find spiritual life. So at that time, Srila Rupa Gosvamipada directly ordered Srila Swami Maharaja, “Now is the time to go.<\/p>\n

Srila Prabhupada:I began to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and you know, worms never leave stool. If they fall out by accident, they will quickly crawl back. But I began to chant the maha-mantra, and so many people, addicted to drugs, addicted to sex, all types of intoxication and meat-eating, began to emerge. These worms – first one, then two, then five, then twenty, and now hundreds and hundreds of worms are crawling out of the stool and putting on tilaka and kanti mala. <\/p>\n

On Nandotsava, on behalf of Krsna, Nanda Maharaja exhausted his entire treasury. He gave everything. Similarly, on this day Nandotsava, Krsna wanted to give to the world His best donation; He wanted to give everything. What was that? <\/p>\n

anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau
\nsamarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam<\/p>\n

So on this day Krsna gave His best donation. He gave A.C Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, to distribute service to the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika to the whole world.<\/p>\n

Here in ISKCON KANPUR three days (1st 2nd and 3rd Sept. 2010) Janmastami festival is celebrated very gorgeously. A huge Pandal was fully crowded and various Krishna Lila, bhajan, Kirtan performed by different performers.<\/p>\n

Today Nandotsava day (in the morning session) Srila Prabhupada\u2019s glorification started from 10:00am, HG Lilapurusottam Prabhu from IIT Kanpur was the MC for the program, many guest, congregations and senior devotees glorified Srila Prabhupada then Abhisek, Aratik Gurupuja and Puspanjali for Srila Prabhupada. Temple hall was fully packed up. IIT student Bipul Prabhu led the ecstatic Kirtan everyone was chanting and dancing and was overwhelmed with jay and happiness.<\/p>\n

In the eve Bhajan Kirtan, various Krishna Lila performed like peacock dance, Dasavatar, Holi, Nandoke Ananda bhaiya Jay Kannaiya lalki etc.<\/p>\n

HG Devakinandan Prabhu delivered enlightening discourses Krsna-Tattva, glorifying Srila Prabhupada and also he appreciated the devotees who worked hard for the grant success of Janmastami Festivals then he distributed Gifts to performers, VIP\u2019s, IYF Students and others.<\/p>\n

Finally S.K Paliwal (Chairman of ISKCON, Sri Sri Radha-Madhav Committee) addresses the audience.<\/p>\n

By the mercy of Nanda Baba and Yasoda Maiya, and Srila Prabhupada at least the semblance of agreed to actually participate in that very festival in the not too distant future was awakened in the hearts of those who had tried their level best to make the festival a success for the pleasure of Krsna.<\/p>\n

Hare Krishna!<\/p>\n

Jay Srila Prabhupada!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Madhavendu das<\/strong><\/p>\n

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