Ananda Sambada 33

Issue 33, July 2017

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Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

Become a Worthy Disciple Latest News from the Temples Book Publishing Guidance on Raganuga Bhakti Sripad Sacinandana prabhu Remembers

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In this issue Become a worthy sadhaka Bhubaneswar Temple Gadei giri Berhampur & smaller ashrams

Guidance from the letters Books and other media Guidance on Raganuga bhakti

Srila Gurudeva lilas, as recalled by Sacinandana prabhu An old recipe for making dalma Guru Maharaja reading the newsletter

Serve Srila Prabhupada

Acknowledgements

Become a Worthy Sadhaka From a darshan in Bhubaneswar on the 14th January 1991

Srila Gurudeva: Krishna is like the effulgent sun. The sun is burning. If you are not really deserving, if you keep

self and keep Krishna? My Guru Maharaja

am great paramahaĂ sa

Disciple:

Srila Gurudeva:

myself qualified, and become wor-

One story is there, do you know this story? One crow saw a karela tree; do you know karela?

Though the fruit tastes bitter it is a very nice tree. So, the very ripened karela is red. This

seed. Then it germinates, then with regular watering the creeper develops. Then it flowers, the fruits come, and finally it ripens. How can you expect to get all of this at once?

very nice and root out the weeds so that the ground is nicely prepared, and then you can plant the seed. Seed will germinate, and the plant will develop, but regular watering must be there. A fence must also be there. Like this it will develop, then there will be flowers, then

makes it with his bellows and puts it in the red hot fire, and with a big hammer, he ham-

The blacksmith has put the iron into the fire. It is red hot. If you touch it, it will burn you. He

The blacksmith gave him the plow, and the crow was immediately burnt to ashes. Finished.

you take this thing? First qualify yourself, make yourself worthy, then you can keep it up, you can carry it. So, all right, I am giving you Hari or Krishna, but you should take care of Him. Keep it up, otherwise the reverse effect will be there.

aparädhas. Also, these regulative principles are there, sädhu-saìga is there, this is how you chant, Bhägavata-çravaëa hours a day in the loving service of the Lord, under the guidance of a bona-fide sadhuvaiñëava guru.

It is a razors path, very sharp. The slightest negligence will cut you, will make you topple down from the path. Guru has said all these things. Then you should follow it, accept it as it is and make yourself worthy and fit for it. But you are not doing anything, not following the ever you have got you lose it now.

Disciple: One class in France, Guru Maharaja, you said to one of your godbrothers that they guru can appear in different forms to help you. Can you explain that if somebody is sincere and praying to the Lord, guru can come in different forms?

Srila Gurudeva: Yes. You can see him also. If you have developed the right vision, you can see your guru. As Prahlad Maharaja saw Nrsimhadeva in a stone pillar, although apparently it was a stone pillar. His father sees only a stone pillar. But Prahlad Maharaja saw the Supreme Lord there. Similarly, you can see your guru if you are really eager to get his help. important. But if you are not eager, if you have no thirst, how can you get water? You are not running to the water. You never feel yourself thirsty. Shall water come to you or you will go to the water? Tell me, will water come to you or will you have to go to the water?

Disciple: You have to go to the water.

Srila Gurudeva: your guru, how guru is there, and he will give you instruction, impart you knowledge unto you, definitely.

Disciple: In the form of sädhu-çästra?

Srila Gurudeva: çästra is always there, sädhu is always there, so guru is always there. Yes, this is eternal. He is eternal. Yes, definitely. But you are not eager at all. You are never thirsty, so how can you get water? You are not crying for water, you are not running for wa-

very great and you are very puffed up. You are not humble at all: tåëäd api sunécena taror api sahiñëunä amäninä mänadena kértanéyaù sadä hariù [Cc. Ädi 17.31]

This is a very important thing. Kaviraj Goswami says that you should make a garland of this verse and put it around your neck and do hari-bhajana. Otherwise you are not doing haribhajana at all. If you are not tåëäd api sunécena, if you are not taror iva sahiñëunä, you are not amäni, you are not mänada, so how can you do hari-bhajana haribhajana bhajana, Baba, no bhajana, no bhajana Baba, no, no, no. Thank you.

News from the Temples Iskcon Bhubaneswar

Devotees can watch Chandan yatra at https://youtu.be/7dqSBpDM7Js and you may like to subscribe to the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCxEVM4LJdiBj43PyWfcuRdg

Snana yatra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUwHWUWkD4

in Bhubaneswar. You will feel your anxieties diminish here in the atmosphere of Bhubaneswar, as the whole area here is surcharged with

Photographs thanks to Satwatpati prabhu

The On-Going Construction Problems Here are some pictures taken by Navadvipa candra prabhuji of the current state of the brahmacari ashram stalled construction site.

Premananda prabhuji, the Temple President at Iskcon Bhubaneswar, has informed us that Farm were sold, and that money was used to partially pay back money borrowed from both Iskcon Mumbai (a loan of rs 1 crore had been taken out by our Bhubaneswar temple, 54 lakhs were paid back) and also to the building contractor. There is hope that with the sale of the last two plots of land at Atala the rest of the loans can be paid back (15 20 lakh still owed to there may be funds left to spend on a little more of the actual building work. To at least improve the conditions for our brahmacaris there.

HH Haladhara Swami recently informed us that, due to various problems in the current management system, every month not enough funds are raised to cover the running costs of the Temple, so each month it is going several lakhs further into debt (it is currently nearly 40 lakh rupees in debt because of this). This situation is very obviously unsustainable, so Maharaja is currently taking steps that will hopefully improve the situation.

lem, but it can-not be guaranteed that in the future some decision may again be made to wid-

(photo Navadvipa candra prabhu)

Gundicha Temple, Bhubaneswar Premananda prabhu informed us that the Gundicha Mandir is nearing completion. The top floor is completed, and this is where Lord Jagannath spends His time during the Ratha yatra festival period, before returning to the Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Mandir. Programs are held here. At some point, perhaps later this year, Lord Narasimhadeva will be installed here, and the Temple will become a fullyOn the middle floor some interior work still needs to be completed. This hall may be let out for various cultural events and may raise some funds this way for the Temple.

Sri Sri Radha Gopaljiu Temple, Gadei giri Gopaljiu Temple website - http://www.radhagopaljiutempel.com/)

Photos by Navadvipa candra prabhu

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Sri Sri Radha Gopaljiu

Photos by Navadvipa candra prabhuji

Berhampur You can follow/subscribe to Iskcon Brahmapura on Facebook, YouTube, and the temple website.

Jantaribol Orissan towns of Angul (where Srila Gurudeva spent time as a teacher) and Jajpur. There are 5 or 6 devotees living at the temple.

Dandabhanga Devotees at the Dandabhanga Ashram are suffering separation from their Gurudeva, our dear gurubhai, Sripad Sacinandana prabhu. See later in the newsletter for more information.

Sripad Caitanya candra prabhu is continuing his overseas preaching as every year, to Switzerland, Bali as usual, and also maybe to UK later this year, possibly October.

As we write, Sripad Haladhara Swami is on a preaching tour of the UK. He was very well received by devotees at Bhaktivedanta Manor and will also give classes at Soho Street, Leicester and the other English temples. He is being hosted by Gunacuda mataji & Goloka Vrndavana prabhu, Priti laksana mataji, Nalini Mataji & Navadvipa candra prabhu. Nandana Acarya prabhu, Titksu prabhu and Jayanti Sri dd are also travelling with him for some of his time here.

On Ramnavami this year, Adwaita acharya prabhu became His Holiness Gopinath Prana Swami after taking sannyasa from Sri Gaura Narayana Swami at the Ksirachora Gopinath Temple.

Adi Purush prabhu should be taking sannyasa this coming Gaura Purnima, and we have just learned that Atmarama prabhu is also at the beginning stage of the track to taking sannyasa.

Srila Gurudeva 1991 Bhubaneswar Temple

My Dear dasa Hare Krishna. May you have the blessings of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga all of the time.

Thank you for your letter. I have read it and noted the contents with care.

In the Gita, Krishna says:

ananya-cetah satatam yo mam smarati nityasah tasyaham sulabhah partha nutya-yuktasya yogunah this process you can be constantly with Guru and Gauranga. And now, in this scientific age, there are so many scientific inventions like tapes, video tapes, books, correspondence, phones, faxes and other ways by which you can have contact at any moment. Modern science provides us with such facilities and we can utilize them for our Krishna consciousness.

Karmis utilize them for their material works and we utilize them for the service of Guru and Gauranga.

If you want to hear from me then books and tapes are available, thereby you can hear and remember. In this way, you can keep your mind with Guru and Gauranga. What is the difficulty?

If you are crying in the heart to keep up the instructions of Guru, then Krishna will help you.

Nothing is impossible for Krishna.

I hope, this letter meets you in good health and a blissful mood of Krishna consciousness.

Your ever well-wisher,

Gour Govinda Swami 26/10/95

Hear From the Lips of a Pure Devotee the lips of a pure devotee, or listening to a recorded voice? If there is no difference then what is the necessity of going to a sadhu? You should just listen to the recorded voice. So, we should remove from sastra has his merciful glance, how can you get it from a gramophone record? Hear directly from the lips of sadhu. Sabdha brahmana descends through the words coming out from the lips of a pure devotee, a sadhu-mahajana. It will not come out from a gramophone record. How do you say so?

Hearing the tapes of a sadhu speaking Krishna katha will give you great

Swami, who cited that Srila Prabhpada gave gayatri mantra on tape to devotees. Srila Gurudeva responded that such a powerful vaisnava as Srila Prabhupada, he has such poten-not do

Always meditate on instruction from Guru tion immediately, due to circumstance or reasons beyond your control, then you should always meditate on how to fulfil that instruction. Pray to the Lord that you can follow the order of your Gurudeva, with sincerity. The example is that Srila Bhaktissidanta Saraswati Thakur gave the instruction to Srila Prabhupada to preach in the western world. However, it da told us, he was always meditating on how to carry out that or-

The Best Prayer na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi wife or fruitive activities described in flowery language. All I want, life after life, is unmotiple 6.7.94)

Sadhana -krpa ! Your endeavour is your sadhana.

Guru has said do this ! Do this ! Follow the instructions and then you will get mercy, by your own endeavour you can-not do. It is by the mercy and instructions of the spiritual mas. (to devotee 8.9.93)

Love for The Spiritual Master have love for the spiritual master, and if one has love for the spiritual master that person will do what the spiritual master requires and orders. If you love someone then you will do the most difficult thing for them out of love. The example is husband and wife. Out of affection and love they will serve each other very nicely, and they will serve their children very nicely.

Similarly the disciple who has real love for the spiritual master will serve the spiritual mas(to disciple 25.6.93)

The Initiated Devotee Is No Longer in Kali yuga fide spiritual master are no longer in the Kali yuga, therefore they do receive a reaction for offences committed in the mind. This quote is in the Hari-nama cintamani, by Srila Bhaktivi)

(Srila Gurudeva hand wrote this mantra to be chanted during the installation of Gaura-Nitai deities for Krsnananda prabhu & Manjubhasini dd, and for Akincana prabhu and Jahnava dd)

Book Publishing, Media etc.

Books, sites & media So much is happening on social media nowadays, of which most of us are well aware. Not www.tvpbooks.com and www.gopaljiu.org, but there are the general websites, such as www.gourgovindaswami.org and www.srilagourgovindaswami.org

Daily Quotes Anybody who is interested to receive the Quote of the Day service in your mailbox can fill in the form here: http://goo.gl/Oj1xMq It is also available through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quoteofthedaysggm/ Archives http://www.srilagourgovindaswamiarchives.org/

Gopaljiu Publications Gopal Jiu Publications books are now available in e-book format. So far, Guru Maharaja's popular biography, "When Good Fortune Arises", as well as "Mathura Meets Vrindavan" are listed on Amazon.com. Other titles, including back issues of Sri Krishna Kathamrita magazine are coming soon.

They will also be available within a few days on Itunes.

"When Good Fortune Arises" is going for its second printing and will soon be available again.

The email magazine, Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu is still going strong after more than 16 years of circulation. Issue number 401 recently came out, with over 8,000 official subscribers and three or four times that many readers.

With few exceptions, every release contains first time translations from little known Gaudiya literatures. Every other edition exposes the readers to nectar extracts from Guru Maharaja's lectures and discussions.

The long awaited printed issue of Sri Krishna Kathamrita on the topic of Govardhan is getting closer to completion. This extra size volume will be an unprecedented collection of topics on Giriraj that have never been addressed before including: * The origin of gunja-mala. * Why did Mahaprabhu not walk on Govardhan in Vraja, but when he saw Catak Parvat in Puri as Govardhan he walked on it? * A thorough presentation on the ontological identity of Giriraj as a devotee, following Guru Maharaja's teachings.

* The caves of Govardhan, including never before seen photos, as well as stories about some of the still existing caves.

Srila Gour Govinda Swami Archives production site for the historical preservation of the extensive devotional contributions of His Divine Grace Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja. The primary purpose is to preserve, protect and facilitate His Divine Grace's contributions in pursuance of

http://www.srilagourgovindaswamiarchives.org/

European Media Ministry contact her using srigaura@aol.com

It may interest devotees to learn that the Radha-Gopal Publishing House is printing books of

The two books currently available are Premākarṣita Kṛṣṇa and Prema-pradātā Śrī Guru. The website is www.rgpbooks.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCRzQZjB9hxnhILSTtLTOVUw

HDG with HH Partha Sarathi Goswami 1994, Durban

From a private darshan, recorded in Bhubaneswar on 16-03-91 (we have done minimal edit-caritämåta how one cannot achieve Krishna in Vraja by vaidhi-bhakti, only by räganügä-bhakti.

Srila Gurudeva: Yes. Disciple: It seems that in Iskcon there seems to be fear even to mention räganügä-bhakti. If you mention, then everyone says you are a sahajiya. Not everyone is interested in this räganügä-bhakti. It seems that many devotees have been practicing Krishna consciousness for räganügä-bhakti.

Srila Gurudeva: Because they have no inquiry about it. They have no hankering. They are remaining satisfied with the little thing they have got, which is not at all congenial, or not the process at all on the spiritual path. This spiritual path means that you should address your inquiry on how to attain the goal; and you have not attained the goal. You are only halfway,

take place also. We should always feel dissatisfied in our spiritual sadhana. cal, I am the lowest of the low. I have no qualification at all, karma nähi, jïäna nähi, bhakti

nähi

there.

Disciple; Vaidhi-bhakti we know about, but räganügä-sadhana-bhakti I know practically nothing about. How does it work? What is the process?

Srila Gurudeva: You see, vaidhi is the fundamental basic thing, and that is for one and all, so we stress on it because our public teaching, when we are teaching publicaly it is for public, one and all, so we always speak on vaidhi. And this process of räganügä-bhakti is only to be taught to some advanced devotees, not to one and all. So, it is for specific cases. This devotee, or this devotee, needs it now, so guru teaches. A preacher means public preaching. He speaks on vaid vaidhi because he is a public preacher, and especially he was preaching in the Western world where people are very, very degraded.

Why he will say all these things? But, when some devotee, some disciple will be advanced and he needs, Guru will give it. As I say, he is taking care and he will give that teaching. If there.

Disciple: Guru Maharaja, I was wondering, in Jaiva Dharma and Harinäma-cintämaëi Bhaktivinode Thakur says how the disciple approaches the spiritual master, and then the spiritual master gives him this definite information about his svärupa, this siddha-praëäli how does siddha-praëäli take place in our line? Do we have the system where the guru tells the disciple his svarüpa, his service, his body colour, dress, age, and so on?

ment, when you make progress, when you attain that stage, it will be revealed to you. Then you can understand it. And at that time also, it will all be confirmed through sädhu-guru. abhimana that, déna

HDG during installation of Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, for Krsnananda pr. & Manjubhasini dd, and Akincana pr. & Jahnava dd.

Our dear Gurubhai Sripad Sacinandana prabhuji leaves this world.

In a post from Dandabhanga Dham on May 27, disciples of Sacinandana prabhu posted the following.

To inform one and all that our beloved Srila Gurudev Sripad Sachinandan Das had manifested his disappearance today (27/05/2017) at 3:30 am. He was rested in Samadhi at Lord Sriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Supremely inconceivable Dandabhanga Leelabhumi in the presence of huge gathering of Sadhus, Vaishnavas. His prime worshipable most beloved spiritual master Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj had predicted that a Supremely inconceivable pastime site of Lord Sriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu will come his way to render services and that had happened. Today (Sacinandana prabhu had been ill for many years, and prior to his disappearance he had spent some time in a serious condition in the intensive care unit of Ameri Hospital, Bhubaneswar.)

Devotees may like to read a biography/hagiography of Sacinandana prabhu, written by his disciples, which can be found at http://www.mediafire.com/file/1pt2xzpisakfhgu/ A_brief_life_story_of_Sripad_Sachinandan_Das.pdf You may also be interested to listen to Sacinandana prabhu speaking Krishna katha. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVLZEYKe7xlppuBZoaeKpQ

Srila Gurudeva Lilamrta Sacinandana Prabhu remembers day he was thinking of Krishna and Prabhupada. He had no personal desire... once he was

for the simple reason - and this is the only truth, nothing else - because Prabhupada desired him to do so. Even when Gurudeva was given the sacred land at Sri Jagannath Puri, first Srila Gurudeva said that Sacinandana should have the power of attorney, so in my name it was issued. Then I requested Gurudeva to take it to his name, but Gurudeva wanted me to dhama, so the opportunity has come and you have rendered so much service there at Bhuba-

Bhubaneswar, he told me to accept disciples... I was not prepared to accept, it is highly dangerous and risky. Prabhupada wanted me to be the head, I wanted to be the tail. Tail is the der. So he wanted me to be responsible for Bhubaneswar. So Puri somebody else may go. I

There was no second reason. He was so simple.

name was Anusuya devi dasi, he had taken the responsibility to build that mud hut for Gurudeva. At that time it was not approachable, one had to make a way to approach the site.

So he came every day to oversee the progress and on his way back to his village he has to make his way though the bush. Once while he was coming back he came across a very poi-

cooled down and left.

So there many such things - if we remember there will be hundreds and hundreds !

Once I remember in the rainy season. I came by cycle from Bapuji nagar to the temple.

At that time a lot of caterpillars with hairs all over their bodies were there. If the hairs touch

you it itches very much. The area where Gurudeva was living was full of thousands, lahks of those caterpillars. So I was confused how will I go. Whichever way I will go, either I will

So these are the symptoms of an absolute devotee who is fully surrendered.

(His Divine Grace with Sacinandana prabhu in South London Temple summer 1992)

- Spain For the glorification of Srila Gurudeva, Sacinandana Prabhu relates a famous pastime that occurred at Nava Vraja Mandala farm near Madrid. temple president of the farm.

was explained that for electricity the area depended on a hydro-electricity project and that for the last one and a half years not even a drop of rain has fallen. Because there was no water, there was no power. Somehow the devotees were managing, using well water and candles.

Gurudeva explained that the brutality shown towards animals in this region were the cause, specifically bull fighting. Two devotees raised their hands and supported Gurudeva explaining that though cows are also killed in UK and Germany, due to the cruel nature of stop this activity.

vice casually, I could see from their facial expressions.

The next day was meant for Caitanya caritamrta recitation, and Srila Gurudeva asked

ple president, I think his name was Yadupati dasa.

The temple president explained that the devotees were very busy on marathon raising funds for Janmastami, but they would all attend.

So Srila Gurudeva from the core of his divine heart started singing the songs of glorifito sing, just causing disturbances by following, but the devotees they had the expertise to follow nicely. Then after a while the noise of a thunder bolt was heard. So I felt a little bit proud for my Gurudeva, and I looked at everybody with pride because of my Gurudeva. But

Mahaprabhu could not tolerate this. Soon after there was lightning whilst Gaura Kirtan was going on. They were all amazed. Then it started raining. Raining, raining, raining torrential rain. Torrential rain, you can not imagine.

Then amongst the devotees and others who came was a big emotion for Gurudeva.

They came in numbers to Gurudeva. [several of the devotees requested Srila Gurudeva to

days.

haprabhu upon them, but wrongly they are thinking me to be the cause, I am an insignificant jiva. So they are coming, mistakenly thinking me to be the cause. We should not give them and left. there were many examples!

Recipe for Preparing Dalma (This originally appeared in issue 1 of the Krishna Balarama Temple (Bhubaneswar) Construction Fund Newsletter Recipe by Para brahma das) In Bhubaneswar, Dalma is always there. Now, with this recipe from Sadhu das (of the ferred diet where-ever he goes.

Srila Gurudeva once commented how Srila Prabhupada had also praised dalma when he was there at Bhubaneswar in 1977, and that in general, he very much liked Orissan cooking Thakur Bhaktivinode, in his Bhoga arati song, has also mentioned dalma, or dalna as it is called in Bengal.

"Dali dalna dugdha-tumbhi dadhi moca-khanda" The following are a few short transcriptions of occasions in England where our Gurudeva spoke of dalma, the first of which was when I failed to make dalma for his meal when he arrived at Bhaktivedanta Manor from India on 28th September, 1991.

Gurudeva "Dali Dalma Moca-khanda...you see there moca-khanda...banana flower.. it is difficult to eat if there is no dalma" Para Brahma das "I'll have to send a recipe for dalma to America or else you'll be in difficulty. There they don't know how to make it."

Gurudeva "Bhaktivinode Thakur has written 'Dali dalna moca-khanda1 you see. When Srila Prabhupada was there (at Bhubaneswar) he said that thing. So every day we are making this moca-khanda, and katal, this green ..."

Gurudeva "Jackfruit. Every day we are making. Every day. He said Orissan cooking is very nice'.1 ..

(This conversation below was recorded in his room at the Manor on 29th September 1991)

Gurudeva not eat."

P.B.d "Is it like in Orissa, or not so good?"(Para brahma is asking about the dalma he had made) Gurudeva "No, it's alright."

(and again in the Iskcon South London center) P.B.d- "In other parts of India they don't take dalma?"

Gurudeva "They don't, but Vaisnavas take. Dali dalma."

P.B.d "It's in that Bhoga arati song."

Gurudeva "Bhoga arati,yes."

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P.B.d- "In the translation to that song, Acyutananda says 'small cakes made with dahl'

Gurudeva "No, that is a defective translation. Not correct."

P.B.d "He also translates it dalna."

Gurudeva "Dalna, yes it's the same thing."

meal. However on his foreign tours, generally this item is not available. Patita Pavan prabhu recently wrote from America, where he was travelling as Sri Gurudeva's servant,"Special thanks to Parabrahma prabhu for 'dalma' which we do not find anywhere else in Western countries." To make sure that in the future no inconvenience is caused on his travels outside of Orissa, we have given below a recipe for a very tasty dalma.

The Recipe (Parabrahma das) I cooked the following recipe many times for Gurudeva on his recent European tour. Patita pavan das once commented that it was 'a master-piece amongst dalmas , Dalma should be cooked on a moderate heat and should be thick with sufficient vegetables, not too runny, rather like a sabji coated with a soft dahl sauce. The best dahl to use is split mung dahl.. particularly the yellow, skinless variety. Some good vegetables to use are potatoes, squash, green papaya, eggplant, carrots, green beans and green banana, to name a

few. This recipe followed as is will be sufficient for four people, and will take about 40 minutes to cook. ' the ingredients (adjust according to quantity of dalma needed!)

1 cup split yellow mung dahl 6 cups water

1 teaspoon turmeric 5 bay leaves 1 kg mixed chopped vegetables 2 teaspoons salt the chaunce 2-g- tablespoons ghee 2 teaspoons panch puren * 1-|- tablespoons minced fresh ginger 2-3 fine chopped green chillies 15 fresh curry leaves hing to taste additional items tomatoes

3 fine chopped freshly grated coconut

finishing items

mix **

3teaspoons dry roast powder 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaf

*panch puren-a Bengali mix of five spices in equal quantities-mustard seed, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, kalonji ** take red chilli + 3 teaspoons cumin seed, dry roast and reduce to a fine powder in a spice grinder

the method 1) after cleaning the dahl, place it, along with the water, turmeric and bay leaves in a suitable sauce pan, raise to the boil and simmer on a moderate heat until the dahl is half cooked.

2) add the vegetables and salt, stir and cover with lid, simmer until vegetables are tender.

3) prepare the chaunce by adding the panch puren, chillies, ginger, curry leaves and hing.

When the spices are fried add the hot chaunce to the cooking dalma & simmer on a low heat for 2-3 mins.

4) add the tomatoes, coconut and dry roast powder, stir and simmer gently for 5 mins., stir occasionally.

5) just before serving sprinkle on coriander leaves, stir and serve.

Try this recipe out, you ll find dalma very tasty, and then you can cook it for Srila Gurudeva on his next visit.

Serve Srila Prabhupada Those disciples who are coming to me, being sent by my beloved spiritual master should be true disciples! Serve Srila Prabhupada and get His mercy. My dear Guru Maharaja frequently said, repeatedly says, Be serious! Take it seriously! This is for serious students, yes seriousness is required. If there will be no seriousness one cannot serve Guru and Gouranga. Take it seriously! So just quoting the words of my Gurudeva, I request you all, my beloved, devotee disciples, to take it seriously and swear! Take a promise! At the cost of our life we must serve Srila Prabhupada, so the success of your life will be assured. Praying at the lotus feet of my Guru on this Vyasapuja, I tell you this thing. Let him shower his causeless mercy on you.

Vyasapuja Offering 24th Aug '89

Thanks to the following prabhus, matajis and others for their help and support.

Haladhara Swami, Premananda pr, Navadvipa Candra pr, Madhavananda pr, Nimai Pandit pr, Manjumedha dd, Nalini dd, Rasikananda pr, Upendra Misra pr, Satwatpati pr, Gokuldas pr, Jagannath Misra pr, Janardan pr, Purusottama Tirtha pr, Priti laksana d, Jasodevi d, Acayaban pr, Goloka Vrindavana pr, Lila Avatar pr, Jayanti Sri dd, Titksu pr, Raghava pandit pr, Sujata dd. And, a special thanks to Govinda Prashad.