20231225 - Caitanya-Śikṣāmṛta

Hare Krishna Dear devotees, today we will begin with Sri Chaitanya Shiksham by Sachidananda Bhaktivanod Thakur. It is translated as the nectar of teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Niti Dharma Kian Bhairaga Mukti Bhakti o Priti Shamandi Mahaprabhu Pradesh.

Mahaprabhu's instruction related to morality, religion, knowledge, renunciation, liberation, devotional service and love Bhakti Vinod Thakur's preface to his first edition of Sri Chaitanya Shiksham, the English translation of Srila Bhaktived Thakur's Bengali preface. I can't say why, but many have developed the desire to learn about the teachings of Satchinandan Shri Chaitanya Dev. All of his teachings can be found in Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita but that text is not understandable to all. Therefore, we have summarized all the teachings of Mahaprabhu in simple prose in the Bengali language. Moreover, some clarity has been exhibited in writing about everything he had indicated in his teachings regarding the confidential relationship between Bhakti and moral religious principles. Whatever is meant to be learned by general mass of devotees regarding the technicalities pertaining technicalities pertaining to Rasa as revealed by him have been written down. Sorry. Regarding these subjects, whatever is meant to be learned from the feet of a revered spiritual master will not be found in this book. So.

You cannot find in this book what is meant we learned when you're.

A guru so you cannot find in this book what is meant from what is meant to learn. Guru.

They say that ah, there are many things they want to learn.

Many disciples say that ah, many things that they want to learn.

They don't read all Prabhupada books They.

Don'T read all of Srila Prabhupada's books.

And when I ask for questions, they never ask questions. When they ask for questions.

When they ask for questions they don't necessarily ask. They don't necessarily ask.

So then? But they still give different excuses and read other books.

They still give different excuses and read.

Other books although they have read all of Srila Prabhupada books.

Although they haven't read all of Srila Prabhupada's books.

Prabhupada translated the teachings of the Chaitanya Charity very simple language.

Srila Prabhupada translated the Chaitanya Charitamrita in a very simple language.

Hare Krishna previously no one had done that.

Previously no one had done that.

And the Bengali Caitanya Chaita is what they call as Sadharasa.

The Bengali in Chaitanya Charitam is Chaitana Charitamrita is what they call as Sadhu.

Bashya which is different from the normal prose which is different from the normal prosecution.

He translated the Chaitanya Charitamrita in vernacular.

Language and His Holiness Bhati Choswari translated the Chaitanya Chaitanrita from Bengali Rao Raj English to.

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami. He translated the Chaitanya Amrita from Srila Prabhupada's English to vernacular Bengali.

Jiva Sharuk Damodar Rai Ramananda Kobi Karanapur Balade Biddha Pranan Koreachan.

Mahaprabhu did not compose any books by himself. One should assemble all of Mahaprabhu's teachings from all those books composed by Acharyas such as the objects of his great mercy. Rupa Sanatana, Gopala Bhatta Raghunatha Dasa Raghunatha Bhatta, Jiva Swaroop Damodara Rai, Ramananda Kavi Karnapura, Baladeva Vidya Bhushan and Vishwanatha Chakravarti among them. A number of them composed books in line with Mahaprabhu's instruction and had him hear those books. Therefore, all the teaching set out in writing by those who Mahatmas are authorized by Mahprabhu. And there is no doubt about it. All the deliberations in these books have been gathered from the following books.

Ratnavali Sri Vishwana Chakraboti Rachita Sri Bhagavad Tika Sri Vishwanath Chakraboti Rachita Srimad Bhagwat Gitar Tika Sri Kobi Karanapur Rachita Choitanna Chandra in Atok Sri Kobi Karanapur Rachita Olonkar Kostav Sri Krishnadas Kaviraj Rachita Chaitan Nacharidamrita Pabriti Gwantashum oh.

Okay.

The same book.

Okay, read the list.

You want him to read the list in English? Okay. Satsandarba composed by Shlajiva Goswami Sarva Samvadini composed by Shlajiva Goswami Bhakti Rasamruta Sindhu composed by Slarupa Goswami Ujwala Neelamani composed by Srila Rupa Goswami Brihat Bhagavatam Rita composed by Srila Sanatana Goswami Lagu Bhagavatam Rita composed by Srila Rupa Goswami Haribakti Vilasa composed by Srila Sanatana Goswami Shivedanta Sutra Basya written by Vedantaka composed by Shila Baladeva Vidya Bhushan Prameya Ratnavali composed by Srila Baladeva Vidya Bhushan commentary on Sri Bhagavat composed by Srila Vishwanath Chakravarti Commentary on Sri Bhagavad Gita composed by Sri Viswanath Chakravarti Chaitanya Chandrodhayanataka composed by Sri Lakavi Karnapur Alankara Kaushtubha Kaustubha composed by Shri Kavi Karnapura Chaitanya Charitamrita composed by Sri Krishna Das Kaviraj and all the commentaries on these books and several booklets following them. Varnashma Dharma has been explained in the second shower of this book. Regarding this some might think that Mahprabhu did not instruct about the very ordinary Varnashma Dharma at any point in time. In this regard, my opinion is that the Lord's life completely teaches the world about Varnasrama Dharma. Mahprabhu has fully satisfied the suffering Jivas with the nectar of his pastimes, the nectar of his teachings. In the beginning when he was situated in Grihastha Ashrama, he recited the following verse from Dharma Shastra merely a house is not a home, for it's a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill all the interests of human life.

So a house, not a home, house needs to have a wife.

So a house is not a home. A house needs to have a wife and then it's a home.

That was the worst.

So that was the worst.

So see that? He led the first hell of his life as a so Gauranga Mahaprabhu.

He led his his first he led first first half of his life as a Grahasta. In the second half he took Sannyas.

Because this was also predicted in the.

Vedas because this was also predicted in.

The Vedas avatar it's done 24 years. 24 years as a sannyasi.

This avatar would spend 24 years as a grihasta and spend 24 years as a Sannyasi.

Brahman Shaman Pidda Bhaskar Dhanupar Shattupalan Prathadiri Bhavastra Pobriti Gauno Bidi Palanpuram Graham Nishta Bishakshanokatashuya Now Utpada Jodi Ratim Shrama Srimad Bhagwatam Egg Dui art.

On the basis of this instruction from the Dharma Shastra, he got himself married and he thought that instruction to the world. He thought mankind the secondary injunctions of Shastra by following the secondary injunction such as service to one's father, mother and mother, service to uninvited guests, performance of Shraddha Shraddha and other such rituals in Gaya upon the death of one's father, honoring Brahmana's study, righteously earning money, compassion, truthfulness and accepting the scriptural arrangements concerning vows and so on. After accepting the Sanyasa Ashrama, he nicely instructed the world about being fixed in his Ashrama Dharma. His instructions pertaining to Varnasrama Dharma have especially been taught in the following two verses of Rmad Bhagavatam quoted by him. Sva Nustishtaya Dharmasya Samsiddhir Haritoshanam the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed prescribed by one's occupation is to please the personality of godhead. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13 by excellently carrying out the Dharma of Varanasrama, one pleases Lord Hari that is its highest perfection. Dharma Swanu Sthita Pum Sam the occupational activities of a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of personality of godhead. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8.

Many people taught an ashram but here taught two things of the real proverbs.

So normally people thought the Varnasham but here Lord Caitanya thought the real teachings.

That Arashana is meant to satisfy a supreme personality.

Varanashrama is meant to satisfy the supreme personality of Godhead.

And then the second instruction he gave.

And then the second instruction he gave.

Is that if practicing Varnashram one doesn't have his natural attraction to Ka awakened.

If by practicing Varnashram if one doesn't have his natural attraction to Krishna awakened is so much a useless labor. If Varnasrama does not generate faith in Horikatha despite being excellently carried out, it is simply useless labor on the part of its performer.

Sarda Brahmanas they perform Varnajma rules.

So some of the Smarta Brahmins they perform the Varnashrama rules very meticulously, very.

Meticulously, but they don't have any attraction for the message of Ka pursuing Ka.

But they don't have any attraction for the Message of Ka for serving Krishna.

So people don't have any protection.

So these people, they don't have any protection of Krishna.

And so much useless labor.

So much useless labor.

The whole point of our national develop a text and put a ranch.

So the whole point of Varnashrama is to develop attachment to attraction to the message of Krishna. So.

This is part of the introduction.

So this is a part of the introduction.

So how long is the introduction? Us extraction of the book of. We don't know what, we don't know what comes ahead.

It's only a section of book we have right now. We don't know what is going to come ahead.

So this is something very essential.

So this is something very essential that.

All of the teachings of our natural, etc.

All, all of the teachings of Varnashama and etc. Are.

To please the Lord.

It's meant to please the Lord.

And the real test should be that one has developed an attraction to hear the answers of Krishna.

The real test is that one has to develop attraction to hear the message of Ka. Yeah, it's here. Introduction. It seems that the introduction is only one page. So we'll do it tomorrow. So this book, this books. So this book.

Is to give you the essence.

Is to give you the essence.

But he has taken all the long.

List of books he had taken all the long list of books and took.

It down to a very simple cream.

Taken down the very simple cream and.

So all Varana Ashram which with all its solid duties and things he said of your own purpose, Hari.

So the whole Varnasham, it's. It's sub duties and everything. He said that it's meant to please Lord Hari.

By practicing it, he should be developing attraction to hear about Hari.

So by practicing it, practicing it, you should be able to develop desire to hear about attraction to hear about Lord Hari.

So I heard a lot about this.

Book so I heard a lot about this book.

And it has some instructions what to do in different situations.

So it has some instructions what to do in different situations.

I thought, oh let's, let's read this.

So I thought, well let read, let's read this.

You can see how it works. Is Bhakti. No Thakur has studied.

So we can see how many books is divine. Vishala, Bhakti, Vinod Thakur had studied take out the essence. To take out the essence and give it to him. Today. Today. Guru Maharaj, it's today.

Merry Christmas.

So Merry Christmas.

So dear devotees.

In the Christian church, you see Jesus with his arm like.

This I was thinking in Christian churches we see Jesus with the arms like this.

In the future we have Lord Chaitanya his arm like this.

In the future we'll have Lord Chaitanya with his arms like this.

Jesus like this.

Jesus like this and Lord Chaitanya like this. Very good.

Dear devotees, before you would like to give your service in physical book table and virtual book table, please accept blessings from Guru Maharaj. Thank you Guru Maharaj. Dear devotees, see there is a physical book table right behind you for those who are physically present here on the Sridharmapur Lotus rooftop. So kindly do visit before you leave and see what is there for you since you received the blessings to perform your service. And welcome to Guru Maharaj Virtual book table. So while thanking Guru Maharaj is thanking one and all for such a wonderful contribution in the virtual book table and physical book table during this Gita Jayanti and while thanking those who are helping Guru Maharaj in his book distribution, Guru Maharaj is telling of course Srila Prabhupada told all of us to be Ka conscious, to help others to be Ka conscious and chant Hare Krishna. But he told me that I should also see that every month 10,000 Mahabhik books are distributed and 100,000 small books also. So I have this big debt that I have to pay every month. It's a monthly contribution demanded by Prabhupada to Guru Maharaj. So I need a lot of help. Guru Maharaj says I don't know how much that is now with interest because that was told in 1970s. So with interest maybe there is much more now. So Mayapur Sangeetan Pati helps by distributing books. But anyone here who is hearing this in virtually and who is present physically wants to help me pay my debts. Small books can be sponsored at 30 rupees and big book. My big book can be at 250 to 270 books in the physical book table as well as in the virtual book table. We have our Nitya Savites today. Balachandra Channa, Vinita Gandharvika, Devidasi, Bala Vrunda, four small books, Kalindi Sundari, Devidasi and family from USA 1 Balavad Gita Srila Prabhupada Transcendental book distribution. Also these devotees getting a special Nasima Puja in a few hours from now in Sridham Mayapur and all of you devotees also please bless them by calling out Nitai Gauranga with me. Nitai Gauranga. And please pause on this wonderful opportunity of participating in Guru Maharaj's pastime of distributing Srila Prabhupada books through the Guru Maharaj Virtual book table. Even if it's a single Bhagavad Gita or just a few small book, please do WhatsApp anytime 2477 days week 365 days year at + 919-434-760402 thank you very much. Stay tuned for tomorrow's wonderful Essence of Lord Chaitanya class and let's pray for the speedy and full recovery of Guru Maharaj. And of course our prayers include for all those who are celebrating their anniversaries today for their well being and blissful Krishna consciousness. Please join me in the prayers. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Thank you very much. Thank you.