Radhadesch News Mars & Avril 2017

02-03-2017

Radhadesh Newsletter, March-April 2017


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Gaurpurnima 2017. Sunday, March 12th, 2017 is the auspicious appearance day of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also known as Gauranga. Gaura means golden and anga means limb or limbs. Incidentally purnima means full moon, as Lord Caitanya appeared during the full moon. Please check Radhadesh.com for more info regarding the program. Devotees are encouraged to fast until moonrise which will be until18:40 in Brussels.

We already celebrated the appearance day of Sri Advaita, and ofcourse Lord Nityananda, and end of April the full Panca Tattva will be complete as we are celebrating Srivas Pandita’s appearance day and Sri Gadadhara Pandita’s appearance day as well. Read More...

SRIVAS PANDITA

Monday, March 20th, 2017 it is Srivasa Pandita’s appearance day. This a special day full of jkirtan and bhajan. The home of Srivasa, Srivasangam, was a place where Sri Caitanya perform sankirtana-yajna, congregational chanting of Krsna's Holy Names. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (90), Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita (Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura) is described as an incarnation of Nārada Muni, and Śrī Rāma Paṇḍita, his younger brother, is said to be an incarnation of Parvata Muni, a great friend of Nārada’s.

GADADHARA PANDITA

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 is Sri Gadadhara Pandita’s appearance day. Sri Gadadhara is non-different from Radharani, and thus we could make a case that He is the most merciful incarnation period.Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the fourth branch of the panda tattva, is described as an incarnation of the pleasure potency of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. No one, therefore, can equal him. Read More...

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GAURA PURNIMA

Gaurpurnima 2017, Sunday March 12th, in Radhadesh. Please check the website: www.Radhadesh.com for the full program of the day. We will offer Lord Caitanya and all Their Lordships new outfits, and will have a special morning program, culminating in a special darshan and special morning lecture. We will also have a special Harinam during the day.

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RAMA NAVAMI

Woensdag 5 april, 2017 is Rama Navami: de Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 is Rama Navami: the Appearance day of Lord Sri Ramacandra. On this day it is recommend to fast till sunset (20:20 (Brussel time)). Sunday, April 9th, 2017 we will have a festival in honour of Lord Ramacandra. The festival will be free, but we do depend on sponsors. Please check the website if you like to give a donation for the festival and Lord Ramacandra’s celebrations as well as more info and the festival program.

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	Membership We already asked you to support the Rama Navami festival, but the best way to support Radhadesh, is to simply become a member. In this way you can support Radhadesh more intimately. Ofcourse devotional service is ever-increasing, eternal and ecstatic, so becoming a member does not exclude you from supporting one festival or another. But to become a member is more intimate, as it makes you a member of Radhadesh, you are more closely connected. Please check the following link to see the different membership programs: http://www.radhadesh.com/en/members/


	Prabhupada Says If one wants to be successful on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he must be thoroughly conscious of the personality of Gaurasundara as well as the personality of Kṛṣṇa. Knowing the personality of Gaurasundara means knowing the personalities of śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda. The author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, pursuant to the authorities, stresses this principle for perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. CC Adi 8.9, Translation and Purport


	Maha-mantra One of them stated that "Hare Rāma" refers to Śrī Balarāma, and the other protested that "Hare Rāma" means Lord Rāma. Ultimately the controversy came to me, and I gave the decision that if someone says that the "Rāma" in "Hare Rāma" is Lord Rāmacandra and someone else says that the "Rāma" in "Hare Rāma" is Śrī Balarāma, both are correct because there is no difference between Śrī Balarāma and Lord Rāma. CC Adi 5,132, Translation and Purport


	March 8 Fasting for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi 9 Break fast 07:09 - 10:58 (LT), Sri Madhavendra Puri [D] 12 Gaura Purnima: Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (fasting till moonrise - 18:40 (LT)) 13 Festival of Jagannatha Misra 20 Sri Srivasa Pandita [A] 24 Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi 25 Break fast 06:33 - 09:06 (LT), Sri Govinda Ghosh [D] 26 First day of Daylight Saving Time		April 1 Sri Ramanujacarya [A] 5 Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Sri Ramacandra (fasting till sunset - 20:20 (DST)) 7 Paksa vardhini Mahadvadasi, Fasting for Kamada Ekadasi, Damanakaropana Dvadasi 8 Break fast 07:02 - 11:30 (DST) 10 Sri Balarama Rasayatra, Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa, Sri Vamsivadana Thakura [A], Sri Syamananda Prabhu [A] 14 Tulasi Jala Dan begins. 18 Sri Abhirama Thakura [D] 21 Vrndavana Dasa Thakura [D] 22 Fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi 23 Break fast 06:31 - 11:18 (DST) 26 Sri Gadadhara Pandita [A] 29 Aksaya Trtiya. Candana Yatra starts. (Continues for 21 days)