Damodara Gaura Saptami

These verses are the essence of all the Vedas and Upanisads. But these eight verses of Sri Siksastakam are the essence of the Gita and the Bhagavatam. Sambandha, abhideya and prayojana have been delineated in these eight verses. During His final pastimes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was overcome by moods of separation. He would sink and float on the waves of the ocean because the ocean would remind Him of the river Yamuna...

The program began with traditional and ancient songs sung by the Nandagaon and Varsana panditas. After that the various representatives of each village performed the puspa abhiseka ("bathing" with a shower of flowers) of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. All the heads of the various communities representatives threw flowers on Srila Maharaja's divine body and honored him by placing garlands on him. Svami Shamaji, the head of the World Religions Parliament, gave Srila Maharaja an upper cloth, a special cloth for the Yuga Acarya. A certificate was then presented to Srila Maharaja by Deepak Raja Bhatta, who is the head of Vrajacarya Pith.