Dear devotees.
Dandavat pranams.
I am submitting a short report on the activities of HH Jayapataka Swami on
23-02-09 while he is attending the festival in Sri Mayapur Dham. As many say
it is a miracle that our beloved gurudeva is here been the chief host of all
these activities to welcome and associate with thousands of devotees from
the world over.
Gurumaharaja as usual all days has the same routine as a patient where he
has to undergo some therapies and treatments, but al are amazed to see him
participating in most of the main activities held here during festival time.
So today GM woke up early and went to the temple. For the first time there
was a short Gurupuja in the big kitchen, after that His holiness gave
Bhagavatam lecture in the main temple of Sri Sri Radha Madhava that many
commented it was great. I have sent the transcription in a separate email
with attached pics on this lecture.
GM then went back to his room for breakfast and treatments. HH Guru Prasada
Swami along with HH Devamrita Swami visited him.
Today was a special day also as a very special Brahmin from Tirumala Balaji
temple in Tirupati came to see GM as per Revathi Raman pr´s request and
offer some special treatments as he uses a very special system for diagnosis
and treatment called Nari Drushyam. He is knows as Balaji Swami. He did
special yajnas for GM as well gave special therapies and showed a lot of
affection and respects for our beloved GM. Even manifested his will to take
Harinam Diksha from our GM.
Today also there was a session of questions and answers during the Caitanya
Lila night class. GM spoke about the story of is sannyas order and about
avoiding offences. After the lectures I told the assembled devotees about GM
been the senior most sannyas in ISKCON and that had given sannyas order in
total to 17 devotees so far, out of which 3 are his direct disciples and
others are Srila Prabhupada disciples and 2 are Bhakti Tirtha Swami´s
disciples. HH JPS took sannyas during Radhastami in 1970 in Calcutta when he
was 21 years old.
During this time i saw HH BB Govinda Swami taking few pictures with his new
camera as he has this new hobby as he told me recently, so i invited him to
the stage and after taking few photos, Maharaj spoke few words about the
preaching activities of HH JPS and said how Srila Prabhupada wanted him to
stay with us more time preacing.
During the night class on Caitanya Lila I had the service to announce the
releasing of a new book authored by HG Vijaya Venugopal Prabhu and Her Grace
Prema Padmini dd who are the leaders of Bhakti vrksha in Mathuradesh, they
were present and invited to offer this book to our beloved GM authored ¨ A
Vaishnava in every neighborhood¨. Then we read the dedication written in the
book to GM.
Our GM while he was praising the work of these exemplary devotees, mentioned
that we don’t need to become sannyas to preach and make many thousands
devotees, but form our position as householders we can preach in the same
way with success.
A part from that we announced a special seminar for families or grhastas who
want to have happy life based on their previous book entitled ¨ The 3rd
partner¨. The third partner in fact is Krsna as it is elaborated in this
book.
GM today walked 71 steps with the help of the walker.
After the night class, Gm went to his room to give darsan and then Balaji
Swami offered special therapy then GM had dinner and rest as the day after
is scheduled to give Bhagavatam class in Bengali.