How Everything Changed (after the Ciḍā-dahī Mahotsava of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī at Pāṇihāṭī)

Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj (Srila Gurudev) takes us on a journey through the life of Srila Raghunath Das Gosvami. This video starts at the point where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu tells him to not be a madman and go back home, develop faith internally and externally behave as an ordinary person. The pastime of the chipped rice festival in Panihatti is then shown to us, culminating in a unforgettable Maha-prasad prayer by Srila Gurudev (and Sriman Krsnadas Prabhu), after which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appears and the essence of this festival is presented. This class was spoken in Holland June 2003 on the last day of the festival, which was Pandava Nirjal Ekadasi. Because it was the last day, Srila Gurudev decided to speak on Srila Raghunath Das Gosvami and the chipped rice festival, which was going to be one or two days after the festival. This arrangement caused the many devotees who were fasting fully, an interesting (to say the least) experience, while hearing the details of the yogurt and milk with fruit and rice preparation and singing the Maha-prasad prayers with Srila Gurudev. A magical day it was! Then we spend all night (while fasting still) making take-away sandwiches for all devotees to take with them the next morning as the festival ended after Mangala-arati.