A report by Abhijit Toley from www.dandavats.com
Applause. The kind that bursts out from the hearts of the audience after a
moment of stunned silence. The kind that seems to last forever. The kind
that no one wants to ever end. The kind that follows a moment that everyone
wants to etch into their memories for all time to come. The kind that
typically follows an awesome performance that touches the hearts of the
audience very deeply. Today, I was part of one such applause.
I am writing this while watching His Holiness Jayapataka Swami who is
sitting in a wheelchair about twenty-five feet from me. It’s the 22nd annual
Pune Yatra, in the bungalow of H. G. Krishna Chandra Prabhu in Pune, India.
It’s as if the celestial giants have descended upon earth. What else would
you say if you are amidst HH Radhanath Swami, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH
Jayapataka Swami, HH Chandramouli Swami, and HH Bhakti Vishwambhar Madhava
Swami? A couple of days ago, on the first evening of this four-day Yatra, HH
Radhanath Swami Maharaja indicated at the possibility that perhaps HH
Bhakticharu Maharaja might join us all. This news was received very
enthusiastically. But when he also told us that perhaps HH Jayapataka Swami
Maharaja might also join us, the cheers were uproarious.