AN ARTICLE ABOUT PRATHAM DIIKŚÁ DIVAS ON THE PROPITIOUS MISSION TO FETE SHRÁVAŃII PÚRŃIMÁ
by Acarya Gatimayananda Avadhuta (CTS, SWEDEN)
Shrávańii Púrńimá -The full-moon day of Shrávań which is celebrated on 09th August, 2025. It rejoices the day of the imparting Pratham Diikśá Divas(First Initiation Day) by Parama Shraddheya Sadguru Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti in the year 1939;
So, let us together start our re-evaluation for rejuvenation to re-collect the commitment to our “Guru”, when we each one of us—devotees had first Diikśa (Initiation) experience that how we were brought, guided and imparted by Ácárya/ás’, which is known as “Guru Karana” in Tantra, that is without Guru’s desire, it was impossible to get Diikśa.
On the occasion of Shrávańii Púrńimá, Bábá said that how happy this day was, because it heralded a new era, where prejudice and dogma would no longer divide society.
Very few of the numerous criminals executed today are as murderous as Kalikananda (alias Kalicharan) was. Bábá thus in all His books strongly condemns capital punishment. Bábá even said that, He initiated microvita Sádhaná to a judge in South India, because the judge, in twelve cases, gave life imprisonment instead of the death penalty to convicted murderers.
Bábá also points out two cases like this in the past.
Firstly, the teen-age psychotic murderer, Angulimala, was made into a saint by Lord Buddha. Secondly, the robber, Ratnakar, was transformed into the saintly poet, Valmiki, who later in his life composed that great epic, Ramayana.
By Bábá’s grace, Kalicharan was not merely made into a saint/sadhu, but into a divine siddha Avadhuta (perfected/realized soul). This is because, from the very start, Kalicharan surrendered completely to Bábá.
A Mahapurusa must exert all power to save someone.
For Taraka Brahma (i.e., Parama Puruśa, i.e., Bábá), even a fraction of His grace (in Bábá’s own words), makes goats run rockets.
Shrávańii Púrńimá is also the day, when Lord Shiva gave Diikśa to his first disciple.
Bábá’s excerpts from a discourse on 16th November, 1978, Delhi: –
As per Tantra, the word “Diikśá” means, “Diipajiṋánam yato dadyát kuryát pápakśayam tatah; Tasmátdiikśeti sá proktá sarvatantrasya sammatá”.
“Diipajiṋánam” – “Diipajiṋánam” means “the Torch light”, that is, he is to move from the darkness of Animality towards the “Effulgence of Divinity”.
Now the past, in the primordial phase is dark, he requires a Torch, he requires a Guiding light and this is called “Diipajiṋánam”.
And now, what’s the first letter of “Diipajiṋánam”, “Dii”, “Diipajiṋánam”, the first letter is “Dii”. “Yato dadyát kuryát pápakśayam tatah”.
And when he moves from the starting rather from the negative point of Human existence and moves to the final Positivity then, what does happen?
His Pápás also starts waning, this waning of Pápá.
Pápakśayam starts, and what’s the first letter of kśayam, is “Kśa”, Dii+ kśa = Diikśa.
In feminine it becomes Diikśá.
“Kuryát Pápa kśayam tatah, Tasmát Diikśeti sá proktá sarva Tantrasya Sammatá”. Lord Shiva, HE is the Supreme Father of all Tántrikii Scriptures.
HE says that, it is the proper Interpretation of Diikśá, and for Spiritual progress, not only for Spiritual progress but also in, but also for Progress in Psychic stratum, one must undergo this process of Diikśá, there is no other alternative.
In the same discourse from 16th November, 1978, at Delhi this below excerpt from Bábá’s Discourse: –
Now I shall try to say something regarding Diikśá and its significance in Microcosmic Existence. You know for each and every speed, there must be a guiding factor or some goading element. In case of Human Progress also, you know, I have already said that, human existence is an Ideological flow. And in case of human progress, we require a strong Guiding force.
This type of strong Guiding force, connecting the Physico-psychic existence of human beings with the Spiritual life must come from a Subtler Source and here in case of human Diikśa, it comes from the Subtler Source, the Parama Puruśa.
And that’s why in Ánanda Sútram it has been clearly said that, “Brahma eva Gurur Eka Ná Parah” – that is, “Parama Puruśa is the GURU” and all Guidances and Goading elements come from that very Source.
Earlier to have a glimpse about Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár (Bábá), who had studied at Keshavpur Primary School from the year 1927 to 1930 and after completing His primary education, Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár (Bábá) was admitted to the Eastern Indian Railway High School in 1931.
At this time Shrii Laksmii Narayan Sarkár (Bábá’s father) died at the early age of 45 from black fever when Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár (Bábá) was only 14 years old.
Finances became a problem, but in spite of this Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár (Bábá) graduated from high school in 1939 and went on to Calcutta where he enrolled in the science department of Vidyasagar College.
The very same year that Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár came to Calcutta, in August of 1939, as he had blue printed that He had planned well before as per His above discourses what He states: that very Subtler Source, a strong Guiding force is giving assurance, same like Shrii Krśńa had foretold.
The below source is from Wiki:
World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). Thanks to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.
During this tenacity of world scenario, whether did Taraka Brahma Bábá choose to take advent on Buddha Purnima of May, 1921 to eradicate the terror-stricken world to apply balm for all those war victims and other suffering humanity which includes animate and in-animate beings to re-establish Dharma over Adharma.
Outbreak of World War II (1939), in late August 1939, Hitler and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, which incited a frenzy of worry in London and Paris. Hitler had long planned an invasion of Poland, a nation to which Great Britain and France had guaranteed military support if it were attacked by Germany.
The pact with Stalin meant that Hitler would not face a war on two fronts once he invaded Poland, and would have Soviet assistance in conquering and dividing the nation itself.
On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II.
It was right opportune moment Bábá says in some of His discourses, so that day, it was 1939, August 29th and full moon time was 22:09, it was Tuesday (the full moon day of the lunar month Shrávań, that is, mid-July to mid-August) that Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár (Bábá) who was staying with His maternal uncle at Bagbazar, Calcutta (Kalikata). That day of Shrávańii Purnima of 1939 at full moon time 22:09, when Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan’s true descent as Guru of Mahavishva resonated imparting first Diikśa to Kalicharan, since then it has set open, the path of righteousness to all Bábá’s Dharmika gana(team), who were thriving to search the real purpose and aim of human life was setting the path from this day.
After two days of Shrávańii Púrńimá which was started on 29th August, 1939, when the idea of introducing Diikśa, Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár imparted for establishing MAHÁVISHVA, a new world order; for what He was staging a ground for His gana(team) who were already waiting for His Guidance representing Dharma or Divine forces in helping to fight Adharmika(static) forces began.
On the other part of the world; the World War II was initiated after two days of imparting Diikśá, that on September 1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland from the west; then two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning of World War II.
Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan composed his Prabhát Samgiita #4954 about the day of Shrávańii Púrńimá – which the purport renders that the staticity of Adharmika forces wanted to take over the regime to wipe away all Dharmika(divinity) forces that’s why, Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan way of setting His plans to crave out the history as per His thought projection, how to create Mahavishva was finally taking shape; for what purpose Bábá took His advent birth for; so the meaning of the PS #4954 – Oh’ Parama Puruśa, today the divine incident of Shrávańii Púrńimá is coming in my mind. Oh’ Bandhu, the memory of Shrávańii Púrńimá is floating in my mind. The glorious advent of that historical day is still fresh in my mind when the divine play/drama between the staticity and divinity started happening; when Kalicharan was blessed by receiving Diikśá, then he started repeating his Ista mantra & with the incantative power of the mantra his sleeping divinity was aroused.
That time the sweet, fragrant air was saturated with the aroma of the night jasmine; it was permeating the entire atmosphere.
This yuthika’ flower was full of sweetness & love.
A sweet, mild breeze was blowing and various creatures including frogs were singing the chorus with great joy.
The Guru Krpa of Parama Purusa acted upon the crude mind with the divine force of Ista mantra shakti. On that very day of Shrávańii Púrńimá -a new physcio-psychic-spirituo vibrations were created on this earth as the radiant effulgence pierced through the fog & the darkness. The memory of that Shrávańii Púrńimá – is still fresh in my mind. On these divas(day) of Shrávańii Púrńimá — I want only one thing, to Grace you with parabhakti…
The below excerpts were from the Discourse rendered by Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar on 25th August, 1980 at Calcutta. But the dictation which was deliberated the previous day on 24th August, 1980 at Calcutta was the most unique presentation about life of Shrii Krśńa which Bábá had planned unfolds by dictating “Namámi Krśńa Sundaram”… (Go through the gist which will be attached below for reference #2) and for the first time after setting up Ananda Marga, did Bábá is referring about Himself when Ba’ba’ commenced His role of Guru imparting Diikśa from 1939 on 25th August, 1980, which He had never revealed prior in any of His discourses.
Now, Ba’ba’ started systematically describing His narration by dictating Namámi Krśńa sundaram, starting new chapter about Life of Shrii Krśńa and the next day about Himself that Ba’ba’ started His
ever First imparting Diikśa Divas (Day) to prove that Ba’ba’ was none other who has taken advent to fight like Shrii KRŚŃA.
From the words about Bábá’s Discourse on 25th August, 1980 “Shrávańii Púrnima”…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The
characteristic of good people is to fight against injustice, to firmly adhere to truth and righteousness, to protect the helpless and fight against all evil persons. Those who are merely simple and are of a meek and goody-goody nature are not good people.
Let us return to our original topic. That evening a certain wicked person came to me. What could he expect from me?
By the way, he encountered. As per accordance with natural human psychology, I asked him, “What do you want? Why do you adopt this evil path?”
In the course of our conversation, he realized that he should change the course of his life. That was the first Diikśá, I ever imparted to anyone. And that same day, Shrávańii Púrnima, has again returned.
A long time has elapsed since then. That was perhaps in 1939. This all took place 41 years ago. You must try to arouse the seed of benevolence that lies hidden in the inner recesses of the human mind. How can this seed be aroused?
Human beings will have to apply all sorts of measures – persuasion, scolding etc.; and at the same time, you will have to continue your efforts so that the dormant seeds of psychic potentialities express themselves. And with their expression, the whole society will be benefited.
Today human beings must be inspired and motivated, and thus discipline is essential. To impose discipline is not bad.
It has been said in the scriptures: Hitarthe shásanam ityarthe anushásanam.
“That discipline which leads to the welfare of all human beings is called anushásanam.” Society requires enforced discipline.
In the scriptures it is also said: Nigrahánugrahe shakto gururityabhidhiyate: “One who is capable of punishing or rewarding one’s followers is called a Guru, a true teacher”.
Only one who can discipline as well as love a person, can be called a Guru.
One who only punishes a person is not a Guru, and one who only loves is also not a Guru. Rather, he/she is an enemy, for excessive love and affection spoils a person. Only one who does both these things is a real Guru.
That is why people should be trained with both love and punishment. Where love fails, punishment helps.
Medicine is not necessarily always sweet; sometimes bitter medicines are necessary as well. Patients often refuse to swallow bitter medicines; they cry in protest.
But the ideal physician will force the patient to swallow the medicine. This is the proper way. Today the entire body of the human society is riddled with numerous ailments of dogmas – as if the whole social body were stricken with leprosy.
Under these circumstances humanity will have to undergo the necessary treatment and then move forward.
Once again, I repeat that no human being should be considered irrevocably wicked.
One should always try to find the good lying latent in all people, because as their good qualities develop, society will respect them more.
We should try to restore those sinful persons to an honourable position in society. Those who will not support your endeavour to establish those people in a respectable position, or those who openly harm society without restraint, will have to be dealt with firmly.
And this will be for the welfare not only of those downtrodden human beings but also of the greater humanity, as well as for the satisfaction of Parama Puruśa Shrávańii Púrńimá 25 August 1980
Describing about Shrávańii Púrnima —
Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár who had enrolled as a first-year student of science in Vidyasagar College, Calcutta in the year 1939.
It was Shrávańii Púrńimá, evening was closing in. Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan (Bábá’s) regular evening strolls were already a habit from early days in Jamalpur. Small patches of clouds wandered across the sky playing hide and seek with the moon.
The gentle ripples of the Ganges River were dancing with the gentle breeze.
The calm waters of the river shone brilliantly with the reflection of the silvery moon.
Kashi Mitra Ghat (known in detail below #1), a cremation ground, on the bank of the Ganges, was desolate in those days. Rarely did anyone visit the area after sunset.
The residential area was a little way from there. After burning their dead, people left the place as early as possible. Nobody would dare to stay there after nightfall. It was not a safe place to be.
Many robbers and antisocial elements infested that place, the notorious Kalicharan Bandyopadhyay not the least of them. He was a terror.
After dark, the area was completely deserted. Such was the bleak atmosphere at Kashi Mitra Ghat where Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár, a seventeen-year-old boy, was sitting all alone deeply absorbed within Himself. He was wearing a white dhoti and a shirt. His figure stood out from the shadows, shimmering in the soft transparent whiteness of the night.
He attracted the attention of at least one observer. Kalicharan was standing in the shadows watching a young man sitting. Certainly, such a handsome young man must have money and other valuables in his possession. Sharp weapon (knife) in hand, Kalicharan silently advanced towards the youth. He planned to jump on him and snatch whatever he had. Kalicharan took every precaution not to make the slightest noise so that this young man might not get alarmed and flee. He growled, “young man give me whatever you have”? Without perturbed, the young man called him by his nick- name. Kalicharan was stunned. He could not believe his own ears. He was puzzled; his steel nerves trembled. Who could it be?
So distinctly, and so mild the voice, how could He know my nick name, my mother used to call. Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár said, “Now give me everything, you have”. Tell me, whether you are interested in changing your life.
That enchanting voice once again! Could the youth have seen me through when I was creeping stealthily? But He was facing the river, how could He have seen? Did He have eyes in the back of His head? Who is this youth? Kalicharan was very perturbed.
The mysterious but affectionate voice came again: “Kalicharan, don’t waste time. I have been waiting for you.”
That a human voice could be so sweet and affectionate was beyond his experience. His hard, unfeeling heart that could not be swayed by emotion, gave way to unknown, dormant feelings. As if hypnotized, he stepped forward towards the young man, the upraised knife automatically turned downwards. As he came near, the young Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár inviting him to sit by His side. Kalicharan obeyed like a sleep-walker. Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár then started talking to Kalicharan, and told the story of his life. Kalicharan began to realize that this young man was not an ordinary person. His saviour had come to lift him up from dark samskaras, accumulated through hundreds of previous lives. So no more wasting time. The dishonourable robber surrendered himself completely. He took a quick bath in the Ganges and seated himself as directed by his new found Guru.
Kalicharan got tantrika Diikśa (initiation). The dishonoured robber of Kashi Mitra Ghat was no more. His old self was thrown away, along with his old name lost forever.
After Diikśa was over, he was given the name Kalikananda Avadhuta, his eyes were opened to Supreme Truth. He prostrated before the unknown young man. He took a vow to devote himself to the service of humankind as Guru Dakśińá (sacerdotal offering for the Guru).
It was past midnight now. How swiftly time had passed! It was time Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan Sarkár had to return home. “Now let me go back, Kalikananda!” Bábá said. Kalikananda certainly knew of the dangers of walking alone in the area. How could he allow his Beloved Guru to take the risk! So, he said, he would accompany Bábá to His house. Bábá said, “I don’t think there is any need for you to. If, however, you want, you are welcome to come along.”
They talked along the way and finally arrived at His maternal uncle’s house at Bagbazar. Kalikananda was relieved of his anxiety and began to take leave of Bábá. He did not go far when Bábá had called him back. “Kalikananda, listen. One very important matter has not yet been settled.”
Kalikananda, a bit nervous, came running back. In a very sweet and touching tone, the young Guru said, “I leave no one’s desires unfulfilled. If anybody truly wants anything from me, I don’t disappoint him. This evening you were stealthily approaching me, with the thought of robbing me of what I had, isn’t it so? Why should that desire remain unfulfilled? Here is a coin. Take it. That is all that I have with me.”
With this word, Bábá took a coin from His pocket and gave it to Kalikananda. Even the most heart- rendering entreaties of the many innocent people he had robbed had not been able to arouse his feelings. How strange! These simple words from his Beloved Guru had melted his heart. Kalikananda’s eyes filled with tears. He dropped into sastaunga pranam at His Guru’s feet.
No, what can he possibly accept from whom he now owes an irredeemable debt?
The unsolicited gift of priceless value he had received upon Diikśa (Initiation) has rendered everything else insignificant. He cannot accept this!
“No, Kalikananda, no! It is my sacred obligation, my moral principle. You must accept it.” With these words, Bábá thrust the coin into his hand and closed the door.
Kalikananda Avadhuta, experiencing a torrent of feelings.
So sudden, so unexpected! What a miraculous change in his life in a few hours! The robber Kalicharan was now the sadhaka Kalikananda Avadhuta.
Ba’ba’ liked the entire world “The cemetery is very encouraging for spiritual aspirants, for sadhakas.”
One time in the sixties, Bábá mentioned that, He had given Diikśa to a number of yogis before the Ananda Marga was established. They were sent by Bábá to do Sádhaná for long periods of time. Their duty was to send spiritual vibrations to different parts of the world.
Bábá said that this is the most important work, as without this work, no other work can be done on this earth.
Then Bábá said that Kalikananda Avadhuta was the head of this unknown powerful mystic Mahavishva force which was initiated by Kalikananandaji & others, which Beloved Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan created (of yogis who do intensive long Sádhaná and send out powerful vibrations everywhere.) This Mahavishva force had task for liberating all those atrocities (carnages, mayhem, slaughters, killings, massacre etc.) done for innocent population during World War 2 all over the world.
At another time in the sixties, Bábá told the Purodha Board that these great souls want to be members of AMPS. The Dadas said, “all right.”
Then Bábá asked who would initiate them. The Dadas said that Bábá could give Diikśa to them. Beloved Bábá said, He wasn’t wished to, but anyhow arranged to get it done.
Dadas said that they could initiate them. However, at this, Bábá became very grave, and asked if anyone had the authority to impart Diikśa to such great souls. Bábá’s vibration was so powerful when thinking/talking of those great souls, that all the Dadas were overwhelmed.
#1 – ABOUT KASHI MITRA GHAT
Kashi Mitra Ghat was built in 1774 by Srii Kashiram Mitra, a resident of Bagh Bazar, making it the oldest crematorium in Calcutta.
There was once a famous yogi called Swami Nagmahashaya who, 100 years before Bábá’s time, every day at nightfall also used to to go to Kashi Mitra Ghat for a walk; “he would sit there alone, wrap in deep thought till late in the night.
At dead of night the dying fires in the pyres with burnt corpses glowed, while the Ganga flowed on nearby mingling her murmuring sound with the rustling music of a solitary peepul tree, humming a melodious but pathetic song of life and death! No language could express it, but it irresistibly touched the human soul”.
Bábá was in Calcutta during the same time that Netaji was under house arrest in the Elgin Road house (1940) and probably had a chance to speak with him more than once.
During this time, it seems that Shrii Prabhát Raiṋjan (Bábá) was also actively engaged in the Independence Movement (see “Strange Experiences” page 20).
#2 – NAMÁMI KRŚŃA SUNDARAM is a collection of twenty-seven Sunday discourses given in Calcutta between 24th August 1980 and until 12th April 1981, together with a brief appendix.
The discourses were given in Hindi/Bengali, and all of them were recorded on tape. Translation into English started before the series of discourses was completed…
