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 Gaura Purnima 2005
Celebrating the Appearance Day of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
This year's Gaura Purnima actually falls on Saturday, 26th of March.
Programme details are as follows:
Saturday, 26th March
4.30pm Bhajans
5.00pm Yajna
5.30pm Discourse on the Apperance of Lord Chaitanya
6.00pm Abhisek
6.30pm Dance
6:40pm Temple Project Presentation
7.00pm Aratik
7.45pm Present Opening
8:00pm Feast
Why is this such an important event?
krishna-varnam tvishakrishnam
sangopangastra-parshadam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi su-medhasah
"In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Krishna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions."
This text is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32). Srila Jiva Gosvami has explained this verse in his commentary on the Bhagavatam, known as the Krama-sandarbha, wherein he says that Lord Krishna also appears with a golden complexion. That golden Lord Krishna is Lord Caitanya, who is worshiped by intelligent men in this age. That is confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam by Garga Muni, who said that although the child Krishna was blackish, He also appears in three other colors -- red, white and yellow. He exhibited His white and red complexions in the Satya and Treta ages respectively. He did not exhibit the remaining color, yellow-gold, until He appeared as Lord Caitanya, who is known as Gaura Hari.
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains that krishna-varnam means Sri Krishna Caitanya. Krishna-varna and Krishna Caitanya are equivalent. The name Krishna appears with both Lord Krishna and Lord Caitanya Krishna. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but He always engages in describing Krishna and thus enjoys transcendental bliss by chanting and remembering His name and form. Lord Krishna Himself appears as Lord Caitanya to preach the highest gospel.
Lord Caitanya always chants the holy name of Krishna and describes it also, and because He is Krishna Himself, whoever meets Him will automatically chant the holy name of Krishna and later describe it to others. He injects one with transcendental Krishna consciousness, which merges the chanter in transcendental bliss. In all respects, therefore, He appears before everyone as Krishna, either by personality or by sound. Simply by seeing Lord Caitanya one at once remembers Lord Krishna. One may therefore accept Him as vishnu-tattva. In other words, Lord Caitanya is Lord Krishna Himself.
Major Sponsorships Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities Donations Sponsored by
Guests Feast $501.00 - Gopal & Gokul
New Deity Set (Dress) $351.00 - available
Temple Decoration $351.00 - available
Altar Flower decorations $351.00 - available
108 Preparations for The Lord $351.00 - available
Yajna (Fire Sacrifice) $301.00 - Gopal & Gokul
Abhishek $301.00 Murari Hari Prabhu Sukeswari Mataji and family
Flowers $301.00 - available
Altar Vase flowers $201.00 - available
Temple Grounds setup $301.00 - available
Srila Prabhupada’s Dress $251.00 - available
Gifts for the Lord $101.00 - Dr Kamal Sharma& family
Aratik Trays can also be sponsored and offered to the Lord with the assistance of the pujari - $108-00
To register or find out more, please contact Sakhi Rai Das (3878 6730) or
shreeji@in.com.au
How to find us
The Hare Krishna Temple is at 95 Bank Road, Graceville.
Telephone (07) 3379 5455.
By train Take the Ipswich line to Graceville Station (west side). Bank Road is opposite the station by the shops. Follow the road to the end, bearing left. Continue to the end of the road to the Temple . |
