The ceremony of the Nama Sankirtan Yagya together with Harinam Japa Yagya was observed at the Bhaktivinod –Gaura- Sarasvati Vani Seva Center on the auspicious occasion of Aksaya Tritiya tithi with full enthusiasm (It was éclat success). A lecture on the subject—“Sankirtan yagya in Kali Yuga” was delivered there by His Holiness Srila Shyam Das Babaji Maharaja. Srila Maharaj started with the sloka–
samsara-sindhu-tarane hrdayam yadi syat
samkirttanamrta-rase ramate manas cet
premambudhau viharane yadi citta-vrttir
Caitanya Chandra carane kurute anuragam
[“If you cherish the desire in your heart to cross the ocean of material existence, if you have the desire to taste the sweet nectar of Harinam Sankirtan, if you have an intense eagerness to swim in the ocean of prema, then you have to grow your tremendous love (anuraga) unto the Lotus Feet of Caitanya Chandra.” (Sri Navadvipa-satakam, Verse 9, by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura]
Gaudiya Gosti Pati Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada told that—“ The whole world gradually going away from that Absolute truth, they are deviated so much from that Absolute truth that if somebody going to speak about that absolute truth in front of them , then they feel disgusted”. Immediately they start speaking like that—“Why this kind of discussion taking place.” They don’t like to hear about that absolute truth because they feel afraid of that absolute discussion.
Srila Prabhupada also told that he did not expect his disciples who were for the first time send to the West, like Srila Bhakti Hridoya Van Gosvami Maharaj , Srila Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Gosvami Maharaj, Srila Saranga Gosvami Maharaja to immediately make spectacular progress, they were making the groundwork (foundation) of that Krsna prema tree, which might bear fruit centuries later. Only after a few hundred years they will be able to somewhat comprehend the true nature of bhakti. Western savants may to some extent appreciate Laksmi and Sitadevi, but it will take them much time to even begin to understand Sri Radha. Taking the shoes of Rupa and Sanatana on our heads, we are sending men to the West in hope of finding one genuine person through whom the Western world might someday or other be able to realize Mahaprabhu’s teachings and the elevated nature of worship of Sri Radha-Govinda.
Srila Baba Maharaj also spoke about the Verse–
kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann
asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ
kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya
mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet (ŚB 12.3.51)
My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.
Srila Maharaj told that when Srila Bhakti Saranga Gosvami was send to continue his preaching seva on behalf of Gaudiya Mission (or Srila Prabhupada) in the West, Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Gosvami gave some special silas (Gandaki sila, Gomati sila and Goverdhan-sila) to Srila Saranga Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Prabhupada instructed him to worship those shilas every day, especially by Sankirtan. Srila Prabhupada also said that this Gomati –sila with a circular impressions is called a chakra tirtha and is mlecchadese pi pujita (suitable for worship even in countries of sinful persons), and added that it would bestow mukti on the inhabitants of such places.
Srila Baba Maharaj also going to install Sadashiva NilakantaChandra Moule very shortly, the same way Srila Prabhupada also instructed Srila Saranga Gosvami Maharaja. He said that we also will offer everyday some Ganga water and Bell patra to Sadashiva ji Maharaja, but our main puja mode is through Nama Sankirtan Yagya. Srila Maharaj also said that Bhagavan (Sankirtan Pita Sriman Mahaprabhu) is not interested with Sweet rice, Sweetball etc., he is only interested in Nama Sankirtan. If we can do whole day Nama Sankirtan, then Bhagavan will be completely satisfied. He told that now we have invited Nama Sankkirtan Yagya Agni (fire) from Svananda Sukada Kunja (Bhaktivinod Asan) to our new place to preserve it forever, so that the fire can never go estiguished –we all have to promise for daily Nama Sankirtan Yagya (nonstop)—that fire never go extinguished.
Next Slokas Srila Maharaj was reciting—
nama-sankirtanam yasya
sarva-papa pranasanam
pranamo dukha samanas
tam namami harim param (ŚB 12.13.23)
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Hari, the congregational chanting of whose Holy Names destroys all sinful reactions, and the offering of obeisances unto whom relieves all material suffering.
kalau na rajan jagatam param gurum
tri-loka-nathanata-pada-pankajam
prayena martya bhagavantam acyutam
yaksyanti pasanda-vibhinna-cetasah (SB 12.3.43)
O King, in the Age of Kali people’s intelligence will be diverted by atheism, and they will almost never offer sacrifice to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme spiritual master of the universe. Although the great personalities who control the three worlds all bow down to the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, the petty and miserable human beings of this age will not do so.
The conclusion was that we all should not waste our time. Rather we should do Nonstop Nama Sankirtan up to our last breath with a very enthusiastic mode. He said that the sole object of Sri Gaudiya Matha is – “ Param vijayate Sri Krsna Sankirtanam”—supreme victory to the congregational chanting of Krsna´s Name.
Gaura Hari Hari Bol!