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Srila Vrindavandas Thakur’s Journey of Pure Bhakti

Srila Vrindavandas Thakur’s Journey of Pure Bhakti

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Spirituality, Vaishnav Acharya

Man often tries during his lifetime to attain the blessings of Supreme lord but do you know anyone who has received the blessings of Supreme lord even before birth? No,we are not talking about Parikshit Maharaj, he had received the blessings of supreme lord in his mother’s womb. We are talking about such an Acharya who was blessed with the grace of Supreme Lord even before coming into the mother’s womb. We will tell you about such a great Vaishnavacharya who, with the flood of his love for Krishna, organized such a river in which even today if a person drowns, he swims across this worldly ocean.

But who is this great teacher? And which stream did he create? To know this you will have to stay with us in this blog till the end. This is the story of the time when Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was manifesting His divine pastimes in Srivas aangan and at that time a supernatural incident happened as you all know that the most munificient incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna i.e. Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who was about 500 years ago Krishna had appeared on this earth to provide love to the conditioned souls.

So one day Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu suddenly came to Srivasangan and it was me! They started chanting ‘I am the one’. He called out all the people present in Srivasa’s house to bestow His special blessings and started manifesting Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. At that time there was also a small four year old girl there, her name was Narayani. She was the daughter of Shrivas Thakur’s brother. Seeing Narayani, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu called her Narayani! Take the name of Krishna and cry in divine joy.

As soon as he heard the words of the Lord, Narayani started losing consciousness and said, O Krishna! Hey Krishna! Saying this, tears started flowing from her eyes and she fell on the ground showing all the signs of pure love and thus Narayani received the special mercy of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at the age of only four years. Gaur Hari Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu whenever Narayani,

He was seen showing special affection towards her and giving him his Mahaprasad. After some time, Mahaprabhu took Sannyasa and left Navadweep. Here Narayani was also growing up and got married and moved to another village. But the river of love for Krishna given by Mahaprabhu always kept flowing in his heart and in the womb of this Narayani, a divine child and a great Acharya was born who had received the special mercy of Lord Shri Krishna even before the time of his pregnancy.

It was around 1507, This great Vaishnav Acharya was born in Mamgachhi village situated in Navdvip on the Krishna Dwadashi day of Vaishakh month. Whom the world knows today as Srila Vrindavandas Thakur.

Srila Vrindavandas Thakur had devotion to Supreme lord Krishna since childhood. His father died when he was in the womb. He lived in Mamgachhi village till the age of ten. There he was brought up with great care in the house of Shrivas Thakur’s wife Malini Devi. He also completed his practice there. At the age of 16, he took initiation from Shri Nityananda Prabhu, the incarnation of Balram Ji.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu wanted Srila Vrindavandas Thakur to help him in the propagation of Krishna Bhakti. Thus, it was the special grace of Nityananda Prabhu and by his grace, Sri Vrindavan Thakur, while staying in Denur, composed Chaitanya Mangal which was later known as Sri Chaitanya Bhagvat. Chaitanya Bhagavat describing the pastimes of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the stream in which a person who once drowns swims to this ocean of existence. Sri Krishnadas Kaviraj ji, who composed the great book Sri Chaitanya-Charitamrit, says that by listening to Chaitanya Bhagvat Katha, all the inauspicious things are destroyed and its reading.

By doing this the person will be able to understand the divine pastimes of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu and ultimately he will attain pure love of Krishna. When Srila Vrindavan das Thakur reached his youth, there was a desolation in the Gaudiya Vaishnava sect because Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his associates had left this earth and at that time the empire of Smartha Brahmins was spread.

Smart Brahmins are those who are only interested in material benefits through rituals, for them the path of devotional service has no importance. Such Brahmins had spread very bad rumors all around at that time about Vaishnav sect and Sri Nityananda Prabhu. And at many places, they kept the idol of Maa Kali along with Lord and worshiped her. But even at such a time, due to the blessings of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Srila Vrindavandas Thakur continued to preach pure devotion with the same enthusiasm and he offered the summary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings and devotion to the world in the form of Chaitanya Bhagvat Granth.

The thing to think about is whether an ordinary human being can have this much capability. No! Only those who do the preaching work of lord and receive His special blessings can be His councilors and that is why in the eighth Chaitanya-Charitamrit 1.8.34, Krishnadas Kaviraj says Krishna Leela Bhagwat Kahe Vedavyas Chaitanya Leelar Vyas Vrindavandas That is, just as Vyasdev has described the divine pastimes of Lord Shri Krishna in Srimad Bhagvat, in the same way Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur has described the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in this book.

Further in the chapter, in the 82nd Pyaar of the twentieth chapter of Antya Leela, it is again said that Vrindavan Das Thakur is a dear devotee of Lord Nityananda and hence he is basically Vyasadeva who described the divine pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Not only this, poet Karnapur also tells in the 109th verse of his Gauranganodesh Deepika that Srila Vedvyas is now Vrindavandas Thakur and is the son of Vraja, Kusuma Peer Sakha also entered them for some reason.

Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura has also praised Srila Vrindavandasa Thakura highly in the purport of Chaitanya Bhagavata. He said that Srila Vrindavandas Thakur’s devotion towards his Guru Sri Nityananda Prabhu was incomparable and he followed the principles of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

ISKCON’s founder Acharya Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada also glorified Srila Vrindavandas Thakur at many places in his books. So today, on the day of disappearance of Srila Vrindavandas Thakura, let us pray to him to lead us towards the pure devotion of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the only shelter of pure Krishna love.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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Significance of Varuthini Ekadashi

Significance of Varuthini Ekadashi

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Ekadashi

There are many practices and activities in the path of devotional service which assist and strengthen bhakti. Bhakti means the way to achieve Krishna’s Prema. Whatever helps one to develop the love for Krishna, one should accept. The basic principle is that whatever is favourable for bhakti, one should accept that and reject the unfavourable. The most profitable activity for bhakti is to observe fasts. Observing fast on special occasions like Ram Navami, Janmashthami, Gaur Purnima, and Ekadashi is of more importance.  

Glories of Varuthini Ekadashi

As per Vedic calculation, there are a couple of pakshas, Krishna Paksha and Shukla paksha, every month. So there would be an Ekadashi in every paksha, which means there are a couple of Ekadashi every month. So the Ekadashi, which occurs on the Krishna paksha of Vaishakha month, is known as Varuthini Ekadashi. Usually, Varuthini Ekadashi occurs in the month of Chaitra or Vaishakha. This is the most auspicious Ekadashi. One who observes fast on Varuthini Ekadashi is delivered from all sins, one who remains happy always and gets good fortunes. By giving charity to needy people on Varuthini Ekadashi, one gets the result equivalent to doing austerities for years.  

By observing fast on Varuthini Ekadashi, one gets relief from all distress. One gets the result equivalent to donating gold during the Solar eclipse. As per scriptures, by observing fast on Varuthini Ekadashi, one gets more fortune than donating land or an elephant. The donation of mustard seeds is said to be the best of all the offerings, but the donation of gold is even better than the donation of mustard seeds. Food donation is of more importance than the donation of gold, but the most promising of all donations is the Varuthini Ekadashi fast.

What Krishna says about Varuthini Ekadashi

Lord Shri Krishna also said, “Those who fix up their mind on the lotus feet of Shri Hari and faithfully observe fast on Varuthini Ekadashi will get the equivalent of performing austerities for 10,000 years. Chitragupta, who keeps an account of the deeds of human beings, is also unable to write down the merit of fasting on this Ekadashi. Even if the most sinful person observes fast on Varuthini Ekadashi, his sinful thoughts will gradually fade away, and he will attain a higher planetary system.” 

Liberation of King Mandhata and King Dhundhumara

varunthini ekadashi

Emperor Mandhata observed fast on Varuthini Ekadashi, and as a result, he was liberated. King Dhundhumara, who appeared in the lineage of Ikshvaku in treta yuga, was cursed by Lord Shiva. Dhundhumara observed fast on Varuthini Ekadashi and was liberated from the curse, thus attaining a higher planet.

It is not possible to write and tell the glories of Varuthini Ekadashi. Lord Shri Krishna said, “One who reads and hears the glories of Varuthini Ekadashi gets the result equivalent to donating 1000 cows. After leaving his body on the material world will certainly attain the Vaikuntha planet.”

Let’s take advantage of this great occasion and observe fast on Varuthini Ekadashi, which gives liberation from all distress, fears, and problems. Thus, in the end, he attains the love of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which is the goal of everyone’s life.

Hare Krishna!

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Story of Auspicious Mohini Ekadashi

Story of Auspicious Mohini Ekadashi

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Ekadashi

We all had heard a lot about Ekadashi, but very few people know its real significance. People do not know the benefits of Ekadashi fasting.

MEANING OF EKADASHI

Ekadashi falls on every eleventh day after Krishna paksha and Shukla paksha. Ekadashi means observing fast without the intake of grains and vegetables. The literal meaning of Ekadashi is eleven, and the meaning of upwas is- up means close and was means staying. So the real meaning of Ekadashi fasting is to be engaged in the service of God with all eleven indriyas or senses. Out of eleven indriyas, five are karmendriya (hands, feet, mouth, anus, genitals), and the other five are gyanendriya (eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin) and the last one in mind. So in Ekadashi, fasting or upwas, a person should lessen the essential needs of the body such as food and sleep and engage all eleven senses and consciousness at the lotus feet of the lord.

Conversation between Yudhisthira and Lord

Once, Yudhisthira Maharaj asked Lord Krishna about the Ekadashi, which occurs on the Shukla paksha of the month of  Vaisakha. In reply, Lord Krishna informed Yudhisthira Maharaja about the sacred Mohini Ekadashi.  

Significance of Mohini Ekadashi

mohini ekadashi

Once, Lord Rama asked Vasishtha muni about a fast through which a person can get rid of all sins. Vasistha Muni replied, “Just by remembering your name, a person becomes pure and can get rid of all sins. But as you have asked me about a fast for the benefit of all humanity and to fulfil everyone’s desire, there is an Ekadashi fast which comes in the month of Vaisakha named Mohini Ekadashi. So fasting on Ekadashi has great importance. So if a person keeps fast on Mohini Ekadashi, they can get rid of all sufferings.”

Tale of Mohini Ekadashi

Once on the bank of river Saraswati, there was a beautiful city named Bhadrawati. There lived a king named Dyutiman. He was very noble and truthful. King was born in the Chandravansh dynasty. In his kingdom, there lived a wealthy merchant named Dhanapala. He was always engaged in righteous and charity works. He always stayed busy in the arrangement of digging well, drinking water, making houses, gardens, sacred places, etc., for the people of Bhadrawati. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. He had five sons: Sumana, Dyutiman, Medhavi, Sukriti, and Dhristabuddhi.

About Dhristabuddhi

Mohini ekadashi dhristabuddhi

Dhristabuddhi was the fifth son of the king. He was involved in sinful activities. He relished gambling, illicit sex, meeting prostitutes, and other disgraceful activities. He spent all of his father’s wealth indiscriminately. One day his father kicked him out of the house. After that, he started wandering here and there. Finally, being tired of hunger and thirst, he reached the ashram of Kaundinya muni. Suffering from the grief, he went near Kaundinya muni, joined his hand, and said, “O brahmana! Please have mercy on me. I had committed many sins in my life. Kindly tell me some way to get free from all the sins I had committed previously.”

KAUNDILYA MUNI REPLY

Sage replied, “O Son! In the fortnight of Vaisakha month, the sacred Ekadashi named Mohini Ekadashi occurs. By observing fast on this auspicious day, a person can get rid of all the sins of this birth and previous births. Therefore, Mohini Ekadashi has the power to obliterate sins as vast as mount Meru.”

After hearing Kaundilya muni’s advice, he observed fast on Mohini Ekadashi faithfully. He followed all the instructions and directions and kept the fast accordingly. By fasting on that day, he became sinless.

TRANSFORMATION IN DHRISHTHABUDDHI

After fasting on this sacred day, Dhrishthabuddhi became free from all previously committed sins. He attained a divine body and rode upon Garuda, the carrier of the lord, and went to the Supreme abode of the lord, which is free from all kinds of troubles.

In this way, on hearing or studying the glories of this auspicious Mohini Ekadashi, one acquires merits equal to the charity of a thousand cows. This tithi is very fortunate. By observing fast on this bright day, one can get rid of all material attractions and life obstacles.

So come, let’s observe a fast on this holy day of Mohini Ekadashi, get freedom from all sins, and try to reach our ultimate destination, the Supreme abode of Lord Vishnu.

Let’s chant:
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE,
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA HARE HARE.

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Akshaya Tritya – The Glorious Day

Akshaya Tritya – The Glorious Day

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Festivals

According to the Vedic calendar, Akshaya Tritiya falls on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the auspicious month of Vaishakha. In 2025, this sacred occasion begins on 29th April at 5:31 PM and continues until 30th April at 2:12 PM. As per Vedic tradition, the day is observed based on the sunrise tithi, and thus, this year Akshaya Tritiya will be celebrated on 30th April.

Akshaya Tritya is considered the most auspicious day to start any new activity. It appears on the third day of Shukla paksha of Vaishakh month. The third day of Akshaya Tritya is utsava tithi, which means it falls on the same day every year. This utsava tithi in the Hindu calendar corresponds with the third day of Shukla paksha, which begins at sunset of each lunar day. The date will be determined based on various factors, such as which Vedic deity is worshipped that night and whether any auspicious event occurred on that particular moonless night.

In the Hindu religion, Akshaya means that which is unlimited, unbroken. Therefore, this day is celebrated for eternal and permanent happiness, peace, and prosperity. Many great things happened on this day. For instance, 1500 years ago, Buddha was born in India, and he would later teach people about mindfulness and meditation and become known as the “Gautama Buddha.”

1.) Lord Parshuram Ji appeared on the day of Akshaya Tritya which is also known as Parshuram Jayanti. He is also known as Lord Krishna, and he is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Keshav had a son named Sri Krishna, who became his 6th incarnation. Lord Parshuram was born to Queen Renuka and King Kushadhwaj, high-ranking devotees of Lord Vishnu.

kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam
snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam
kesava dhrita-bhrigupati-rupa jaya jagadisa hare (Sri Dasavatara Stotra)

appearance day of lord parashurama on akshaya tritya

“0 Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who has assumed the form of Bhrigupati [Parasurama]! All glories to You! At Kurukshetra, You bathe the earth in the rivers of blood from the bodies of the demoniac Kshatriyas that You have slain. The world’s sins are washed away by You, and because of You, people are relieved from the blazing fire of material existence.”

2.) On Akshaya Tritya, Demigod Sun presented Akshaya Patra to Draupadi and Pandavas. This vessel was a divine vessel where Draupadi could prepare unlimited foodstuffs till she took prasadam.

Draupadi got akshaya patra on akshaya tritya

However, it is essential to note that this vessel was not helpful on other days of the year, and on different days of the year, it would be filled with flowers and incense to cleanse it of its ill-gained impurities.

3- The Holy river Ganga appeared in this material world from the spiritual world on this day. First and foremost, the flow of the Ganga river was controlled by Lord Shiva on his matted hair, and then he released it on Gangotri.

Mother ganga appeared on Akshaya tritya

Thus, mother Ganga and Gangotri Dham appeared on Akshaya Tritya.

4.) Akshaya Tritya is the day on which Lord Shri Krishna was welcomed back to Dwarka. Sudama, a close friend of Lord Shri Krishna, came to meet the Lord to secure his and his family’s future.

sudama presented the rice to krishna on Akshaya tritya

He presented the Lord with puffed rice, which he had received from friends from afar. The Lord was pleased to accept and consume those puffed rice. Thus the Lord gave him benediction for all his opulence.

5- On Akshaya Tritya, Lord Ganesha started writing Mahabharata, a great epic, under the supervision of Vedvyas Ji. Mahabharata is one of the important scriptures and contains Bhagavad Gita.

demigod ganesha writes the mahabharta on Akshaya tritya

This tells the tale of a warrior prince named Arjuna who strives to win his throne from his wicked uncle. Vedavyas first wrote down this epic on this auspicious day.

6.) On the day of Akshaya Tritya, the day before the summer solstice and significant because it is the first day of Anant Chaturdashi, a new cart is built for Lord Jagannatha. This cart will be used in rath yatra.

lord jagannatha rath making started on Akshaya tritya

In this tradition, Lord Jagannatha and His brother Lord Baladeva Ji are taken on a procession from Jagannatha temple to Gundicha temple every year. The construction for this cart starts on that day.

7- Shri Madhvendra Puri Ji is an Indian spiritual master who was in his late 20s when he began exploring the path of spirituality. At 27, he renounced the world and became a wandering ascetic for five years before settling at Jagannath Puri. Shri Madhvendra Puri Ji is regarded as a perfect model of devotion to Lord Krishna. He has been celebrated in religious texts from various Gaudiya Vaishnavism traditions and has influenced other religious figures like Sri Radha Krsna devotees and Hare Krishnas.

Madhvendra Puri is an Indian spiritual leader born in Mumbai and lived there until he was eight years old. He proceeded to Jagannath Puri to get some sandalwood, but on the way, he stopped in a small village named Remuna. In Remuna, there was a magnificent and divine temple of Lord Gopinatha Ji, famous for His mahaprasad. It was said that His mahaprasad Kheer, sweet rice, was just like nectar. 

krishna steals kheer from madhavendra puri on Akshaya tritya

Once, a pure-hearted devotee named Madhavendra Puri visited a temple where a special sweet rice dish (ksira) was being offered to Lord Gopinatha. Seeing the offering, he thought, “If I could taste it, I would learn how to make it and offer the same to Lord Gopala in Vrindavan.” But right after that thought, he felt deep regret. He had wished to taste the offering before it was given to the Lord — something he knew was not right.

Feeling sorry for his thought, Madhavendra Puri quietly left the temple, without speaking to anyone. His heart was full of repentance. That night, Lord Gopinatha appeared in a dream and told the priest to take the sweet rice to Madhavendra Puri. The Lord was pleased with his honesty and devotion.

This beautiful story teaches us two important things: First, true devotion means putting God before ourselves. And second, we should never delay doing the right thing — because waiting too long can take us away from our purpose.

Lord Gopinatha, or Krishna, is a prominent deity of Hinduism. He is also known as Gopinath, Govinda, and Keshava. He is a God of love and devotion who is considered the greatest avatar of Vishnu. In a dream that the temple priest had on that night, Lord Gopinatha instructed him to go to Madhavendra Puri and give him the pot of sweet rice which he had hidden under his garments. So the priest went to Madhavendra Puri, where Lord Gopinatha was so overwhelmed by ecstasy to learn everything from him that he continued his journey and reached Puri, collecting sandalwood and camphor.

Madhavendra Puri had gone on a pilgrimage to Haridwar, but he returned to Remuna on his way back. There, he had a dream in which the Gopala Deity at Vrindavan told him to grind the sandalwood into pulp, mix with camphor and apply it to the body of the Gopinatha Deity. Lord Gopala said that He was non-different from the Deity of Gopinatha. So Madhavendra Puri made all arrangements to carry out the order of Lord Gopala.

A tradition popularly known as Chandan yatra starts from the day of Akshaya Tritya and lasts for 21 days. Chandana-yatra celebrations, Chandana (sandalwood pulp) is applied to the Lord. It is considered very auspicious to start anything, and most people purchase gold on Ashaya Tritya. In Spiritual life, God’s name and His devotional loving service are priceless. That is why today, we should chant the names of God more and more or start chanting the names of God.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rāma Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma Hare Hare 

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The Glorious Life and Divine Leelas of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

The Glorious Life and Divine Leelas of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

by | Feb 21, 2025 | Vaishnav Acharya

The Miraculous Intervention of Srimati Radha Rani and the Devotee’s Journey

Once there was a terrible famine in Barsana. People did not even have grains to eat. At this time a pure devotee of Lord started thinking how to do Madhukari in this situation. So he decided to leave Barsana but it is better to give up one’s life than leaving Barsana. This devotee was still thinking this when suddenly a little girl came to his hut. That girl asked this devotee the reason for leaving Barsana.

So he put his problem in front of that girl. That girl laughingly said, “Oh Baba, that’s it. I am the daughter of Bankhandi Seth. You come to my house right now. There are some rotis kept for you in the kitchen shelf. Now go and take them.” Saying this, the girl went from there. This devotee was now a little confused but as soon as that girl said so, he went to her house. He went there and started begging.

When Bankhandi Seth came out, this devotee said, “Seth ji, your daughter has told me that there are some rotis kept in the kitchen shelf. Can you give me that alms?” After listening to this devotee, Bankhandi Seth could not understand anything. He went to the kitchen and saw that he was shocked. There were really many rotis kept in a shelf.

Seth brought those rotis and gave them to this devotee and also told him that his daughter was not a small girl but was married and did not even live in Barsana. Hearing this, the devotee understood that the small girl was none other than Shrimati Radha Rani herself. Then this incident spread like fire in the whole of Barsana. All the saints living there started coming to Seth Bankhandi’s house to beg for alms and even today the family of his descendants is the most prosperous and affluent family of Barsana.

So who was this devotee for whom Shrimati Radha Rani herself had arranged for Prasad? He was none other than the great Gaudiya Vaishnav Acharya Shiromani Shrila Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj.

Appearance of Shrila Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj

He appeared on this earth between 1750 and 1770 in Tangail village located in Bangladesh. Vrishbhanu Kund of Barsana used to be his residence. He loved the Dham so much that he used to stay in Braj Mandal for six months and in Navadwip Mandal for six months. Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur decorated him with the title of “Sarvabhauma”.

It is said that he was one of the most rasik Vaishnavas of his time. His interest in Harinam is revealed by the fact that he used to continuously chant Hari Naam for three days and three nights without eating or drinking anything and without sleeping. Apart from this, he also used to do 1108 Dandavat Pranams every day.

Shrila Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj also followed the rules of Chaturmas with great vigor. In the first month, he used to eat only four bananas once a day. In the second month, he used to eat only a few guavas. In the third month, he used to take buttermilk only once and in the last month, he used to eat boiled banana flowers once a day and that too without salt.

The Miracle of Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

Srila Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj was known far and wide due to his devotion. Now what happened was that a big businessman named Srinath Roy came to his door and asked him about some supernatural thing. Baba Ji Maharaj started insisting to show a miracle. He said that there is no other miracle in this world except the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. But the businessman was still insisting.

Suddenly Baba Ji Maharaj picked up a stick lying nearby and started banging it on the ground. When Srinath Roy asked him the reason for doing so, he told that a goat was coming to the Samadhi of Shrila Loknath Goswami near Radha Kund in Vrindavan and was eating the Tulsi plants. He was using the stick to drive the goat away from there. Srinath Roy could not believe how Baba Ji Maharaj came to know about what was happening at the Samadhi of Shrila Loknath Goswami while living in Navadwip.

For assurance, he sent a telegram to one of his relatives who lived in Vrindavan and that person confirmed that a big wild goat had indeed come to the Samadhi of Shrila Loknath Goswami and was uprooting the Tulsi plants. But suddenly on hearing the sound of a stick, it ran away from there.

On hearing this, it was as if the ground slipped from under the feet of the businessman and he immediately ran away. Babaji went to Maharaj and surrendered to him. Due to the fame of Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj, many people used to donate money to him. Once he asked his personal servant Bihari to buy rasgullas from the collected money.

What would a disinterested devotee like him do with rasgullas? When Bihari bought rasgullas and brought them, Baba Ji Maharaj asked him to feed all these rasgullas to the cows of the Dham and thus his affection for the residents of the Dham was amazing. In another such leela, when Baba Ji Maharaj was taking prasad, some dogs also started eating from his plate, then his servant Bihari chased them away from there.

Now seeing all this Baba Ji Maharaj got angry and asked Bihari to bring those dogs back otherwise he would not take the prasad. Then Bihari with great difficulty found all those dogs and brought them and Baba Ji Maharaj took the prasad along with them.

The Final Years and the Divine Revelation

When Baba Ji Maharaj’s age exceeded 100 years, then his body bent like a semicircle. He was not able to move even his body parts. Even his body got bent like a semicircle. Even to open his eyelids, he needed servants. His chief servant Bihari used to carry him from one place to another in a basket.

When he was 142 years old, Shrila Bhakti Vinod Thakur went to him to know about the place where Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born. In fact, Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur had obtained many maps from the Bengal government and with their help he discovered a place where there were many Tulsi trees planted but to prove this place he needed the help of Shrila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj.

When Bihari brought Babaji Maharaj to the place, suddenly 142-year-old Babaji Maharaj jumped up from his basket and started dancing Hari Naam with full power and seeing this Shrila Bhakti Vinod Thakur understood that this is the birthplace of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Disappearance of Shrila Jagannath Das Baba Ji Maharaj

To lead the people towards Krishna Bhakti, Babaji Maharaj transferred all his divine knowledge to the heart of Shrila Bhakti Vinod Thakur and finally at the age of 144, Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj left this earth and returned to Golok Vrindavan Dham. Srila Jagannath das Babaji Maharaj is the Rasik Manjari in the eternal leela of Radha Krishna.

On the occasion of his disappearance day, we pray at his lotus feet that he should light the lamp of devotion in our hearts too, so that all the evils in our hearts get destroyed and pure love of Krishna gets awakened.

Conclusion: Prayers to Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

gauravirbhava-bhumes tvam nirdeshta saj-jana-priyah
 vaishnava-sarvabhaumah shri-jagannathaya te namah

 I offer my respectful obeisances to Jagannatha dasa Babaji, who is respected by the entire Vaishnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.

Shrila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaj ki Jai!

Your Smallest act of Charity can make a difference and bring smiles to Needy Faces.