09 Nov 1993 - Srila Gurudeva leads Katyayani-puja at Cira-ghata

Śrīla Gurudeva, Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, leading a group of faithful devotees and pilgrims throughout the land of Vraja Maṇḍala arrives at the bank of the Yamunā, Cīra Ghāṭa, where the Vraja gopīs performed Kātyāyanī-vrata, worship of Yogamāyā Devī for the pleasure of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He explains many secret truths about this vrata and then in great happiness engages himself and all the devotees in worship of Kātyāyanī Devī. Srila Gurudeva: Therefore, this place is the place of perfection for the gopīs (siddhi ka sthāna). Now we will go over there to the bank of the Yamunā and whoever can take bath will take bath and then returning from there we will go to the temple of Kātyāyanī and there we will do Her ārati with incense, (dhūpa) and ghee lamp (dīpa) and we will chant this mantra (kātyāyanī mahā-māye…) and please her and Kṛṣṇa by offering flowers. We will pray, “Just like you fulfilled the inner-desires of the gopīs, in the same way fulfill our hearts’ desires as well.” Gaura Premānande Hari Hari Bol!