Dear devotees
PAMHO. AGTSP. AGTSG&SG.
OFFERING THE RESULT TO ONE’S GURU
IT is an excellent idea to get as many disciples and wellwishers of Srila
Jayapataka Swami to observe Janmastami fast strictly and offer the result to
our beloved Srila Jayapataka Swami Gurudeva.
No one should doubt that this is authentic or factual, since Sri Hari Bhakti
Vilasa enjoins that a disciple can offer the result of a fasting vrata to
one’s guru, as verified in the following quotes from HBV sastra:
All that is required is at the beginning of the fast announce it to Lord
Krishna in your heart that today I will observe the Janmastami vow and offer
the results to my beloved guru maharaja. Upon completion of the fast, just
before taking non-grain prasada or water AFTER midnight, after the festival,
the disciple should again announce to Lord Krishna within the heart that, My
Lord, I will now break fast. Please forgive me for any offences in my
observance and please give the full result to my beloved guru maharaja,
Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.
Text 87 kdtydyana smrtau (In the Kdtyayana-smrti it is stated)
pitr matr pati bhrdtr
gun’tarthe tu visesatah upavdsam prakurwdnah
punyam satagunam labhet
daksindtra na ddtavyd susrusd vihitd ca yd
By fasting on behalf of one’s father, mother, husband, brother, or spiritual
master, one obtains one hundred times more benefit than fasting for himself.
However, it should be carefully understood that one should not award payment
in exchange for this service.
Text 83 athava vipra mukhyebhyo
ddnarh dadyat svasaktitah upavasantu kurvvanah
punyarh satagunarh labhet
Or, one can give charity to an elevated brahmana, according to his capacity.
One obtains one hundred times more benefit by fasting on behalf of someone
than fasting for personal advancement.
HBV also states that one should not forget to remember and worship on
Janmastami day Lord Sri Krishna’s Mother Yasoda, otherwise the observance of
Janmastami vrata will be far from complete.
Seeing and hearing about Krishna’s appearance and pastimes with Morther
Yasoda is the perfect observance of Janmastami along with fasting.
On Janmastami the sastras enjoin that one should fast from Sunrise
Janmastami morning to Sunrise the next day. This is the highest standard.
Srila Prabhupada enjoined that we could take Ekadasi prasada AFTER the
festival and this rule is also given in the Sri Hari Bhakti Vilasa.
Thank you all for doing this wonderful service and special thanks to HG
Ajamila Prabhu who gave the original idea and also to HG Amoga prabhu both
disciples of Srila Prabhupada who will be fasting on Janmastami day and
offering the results to our beloved Srila Jayapataka Swami Gurudeva.
Yhs
Marici das