Vyasa Puja Celebration - 3rd April 2012
Today is a very auspicious day and a couple of thousand disciples/devotees came together to celebrate the Vyasa-Puja festival of Srila Gurudev. The stage in the Sri Pancha tattva hall where the arrangements for the Vyasa-puja celebrations were made was decorated with boughs of fresh green with red and orange chrysanthemum flowers. The stag...
HH Bhakti Charu Swami
AN OFFERING TO HIS HOLINESS JAYAPATAKA MAHARAJA: I was very fortunate to have a long and intimate association with His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja since I joined ISKCON. Undoubtedly he is one of the most exemplary leaders of ISKCON today. With the sincerity he is serving Srila Prabhupada is extreemely praisworthy. As a matter of fact ever s...
Adhivas Ceremony
The Pandal set up in Srila Prabhupada’s park, the venue of the Adivas Puja was beautifully decorated. The long Building and Lotus building were decorated with strings of lights. The trees in the park including the two tall palm trees were illuminated as well. If one were to look up, one would see not only the clear sky and the stars but also a...
How to Report?
Dear God-brothers / God-sisters, Hare Krishna ! Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada ! All glories to Guru Maharaj and All glories to the Vaishnava Samuha ! First, let me thank all those who took time out to write their Vyasa Puja homages and especially to those who sent it in time (before 15th March 2012). This...
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Vyasa Puja Celebration - 3rd April 2012
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Written on 12 April 2012, 05.17
My Dear Spiritual Father Gurumaharaj,Please accept my most Respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet !All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Jayapataka Swami Gurumaharaj ! All Glories to the transcendental 63rd Vyasa Puja celebration ! All Glories to Panchatatva ! All Glories to RadhaMadhava ! All Glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada ! Gauranga ! Gauranga !! Gauranga !!!!! Dear Gurudev by your mercy your children at Sri Sri RadhaKalachandji Dham in Dallas Tx celebrated the most auspicious 63rd Vyasa puja program ....Written on 11 April 2012, 14.21
SRI: Sri sri LakshmiNrsingadev Bhagavan ki Jai!With our prayers at the lotus feet of Sri Sri LakshmiNrsingadev, the blessed Vyasa Pooja-2012 of our dear Guru maharaj HH Jayapataaka Swami Maharaj was glorified by us on the the auspicious Kamada Ekadasi day , at Sri Nrsingadev Namahatta, Simhadesh (Singapore) and dedicated as a prayer satsang for the continued recovery and all round protection of Gurudev.This year Vyasa pooja, venue was in the Arasakesari Temple, where we carry the Pancatattva deities, during the annual Panihatti palanquin utsav, for...Written on 11 April 2012, 05.52
On Ekadasi (April, 3) we have celebrated your 63-th Vyasa-puja in Moscow in the Jagannatha temple. It was very inspiring. There was warm home atmosphere. Devotees lovingly decorated altar with flowers. Beautiful garlands of Deities were offered to You and Srila Prabhupada and both Vyasa-asanas were buried in flowers. The celebration began with a festive kirtana. There was Guru-puja with petals offering to your lotus feet and puspanjali. Devotees strewed Your Holiness of multicolored flower petals.H.H. Bhakti Ananta Krishna Maharaja gave a lecture...Written on 11 April 2012, 04.53
The program took place on 3rd.April 2012 ,Tuesday at Mayapur Baru, Teluk Intan,Perak,Malaysia.The whole Temple was decorated for this event. Guru Maharaj Srila Jayapataka Swami's Picture was placed in a specially decorated vyasasan next to HDG Srila Prabhupada.Tulasi Pooja started at 6.30pm, followed by kirtan & bhajans till 7.15pm.Special quotes from previous years Vyasa Pooja Books of Srila Jayapataka Swami was read out.Special Spiritual Discourse on the Life and Teachings of Guru Maharaj was presented by HG Munistuta dasa till 8.15pm....Written on 10 April 2012, 04.53
This is a picture report of the Vyasa Puja Celebrations at Washington, DC by HG Nandakumar Prabhu.
Written on 09 April 2012, 15.22
The temple Decorated with Banana trees,mango leafs,Kuntal and clourful lights. Program started with Mangala Arthi,Narashinga Prayers, Tulasi puja,Japa.
Sringara Arthi.Guru Puja. Srimad Bhagavatam Class given by Kisora krishnan das.Around 11.45hrs Srila guru maharaja disciples and other devotees started the kirtan lead by H.G. Narashinga das pr. The total of 25 Gurumaharaj disciples participated the Vyasa Puja though it falls on working day.Besides that, Iskcon Botanical Garden also organized evening program for those who couldn't make it on...Written on 09 April 2012, 15.16
We offer our respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj. All glories to Srila Guru Maharaj and Srila Prabhupada. We, devotees from Sungai Siput yatra observed Vyasa Puja on 3rd and 4th April this year. About 50 to 60 devotees (initiated, sheltered, aspiring and well wishers) attended the festival.On the 1st day, devotees came as early as 8.00am to prepare for the festival which took place in the evening at 7.30pm. The devotees made ekadasi preparations which consist 108 items. Different pastimes...Written on 09 April 2012, 05.06
It was a wonderful day with Kamada ekadasi when Singapore devotees celebrated the auspicious appearance day of a great Vaisnava. It was HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj's Vyasa pooja.The way the devotees had decorated the the hall was for each one to see. Beautiful lotuses made up of colorful rice decorated the steps of the Hall. Beautiful flowers around Prabhupad made the decoration even more radiant and the mogra strands that decorated the picture of Maharaja spread the fragnance of the love of devotees throughout the gathering .A gathering of around...Written on 07 April 2012, 15.07
Dear Guru Maharaja,Please accept our humble obeisance. Around 16 devotees with 5 Guru Maharaja’s disciples & ISKCON Mysore congregations gathered to take part in Your 63rd Vyasa Puja celebrations. We assembled at Srivasa Narada Das’s house in the evening. The program started with kirtans at 8pm. We had glorification's by Guru Maharaja’s disciples up to 9.30pm. After which everyone enthusiastically took part in puspanjali to receive your blessings.Almost everyone in their glorification highlighted about how Guru Maharaja had dedicated his life...Written on 07 April 2012, 15.04
Dear Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru-Maharaja,nama om vishnu-padaya krishna preshtaya bhu-tale srimate jayapataka swamin iti naminenama acaryapadaya nitai-kripa pradayine gaura-katha dhama-daya nagara-grama tarinenama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenamas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarineFor your pleasure on behalf of the New Dvaraka Temple in Los Angeles, CA, we have submitted 101 photos of the most auspicious occasion of your Vyasa-Puja...Written on 07 April 2012, 14.57
It was a euphoric evening for all the devotees in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath North Sydney temple- as we celebrated 63rd Vyasa Puja of our beloved Spiritual Master- His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj. Yutheshvari Radha DD took charge this year for the overall co-ordination of the celebrations under the guidance of HG Vijay Gopikesh Das. We had dedicated teams looking after key areas like Decoration, Cooking, Kirtan, Prasadam Distribution, Gift Distribution and Cleaning.Devotees started preparing weeks prior to the day and on 3rd April,...Written on 06 April 2012, 12.07
Most Respected & Worshiped Your Divine Grace,Mercifully please accept my humble prostrate obeisances at your Lotus Feet,As usual, with Your divine grace's immense mercy, this year too we could celebrate the Vyaas Puja Mahotsava in a grand manner. The details are as follows (photos are herewith attached):On 3rd April Vyaas Puja day, all the God brothers-sisters gathered at a common hall at 10.30 am. Including other devotees there were around 150 in total. The program started with Kirtan and was followed by glorification speeches for Your divine...Written on 06 April 2012, 12.01
The programa began 5:00pm in the temple of New Raman Reti. We are 29 GM disciples in Alachua and 26 we were in the program.A delicious Lotus ekadasi cake, was offered to Srila Gurudev, made by Amarada devi dasi. 29 Ekadasi offerings were prepared for GM
The prasadam of the party was an exquisite subji of broccoli with sweet potato, quinoa with dried fruits and vegetables, Gauranga potatoes, artichoke salad, bread, tapioca and lemon juice and the cake.You can see the complete report at the following link.Written on 06 April 2012, 11.54
The videos listed below are the Vyasa puja offerings and celebration from the Atlanta, USA temple.63rd Vyasa Puja ceremony - Atlanta Your humble servantPandava das.Written on 06 April 2012, 11.51
Our Guru Maharaja is so dear to all the devotees at New Talavan. He has been coming here since 1981, and has a long standing relationship with our New Talavan family. We were happy to celebrate his 63rd Vyasa Puja with heartfelt appreciation. Because Vyasa Puja is always in our spring,we had sweet-smelling honery-suckle and chinaberry blossoms decorating Guru Maharaja's chair. His picture was garlanded with a rose garland from our Deities' rose garden. At nine thirty, we started glorifying Guru Maharaja with homages from some of his godbrothers...Written on 05 April 2012, 14.40
We have celebrated Vyasapooja in Guruvayur centre in a grand way with the mercy of Gurumaharaj!Around 100 devotees attended the programme and most of them are disciples of Gurumaharaj from Guruvayur and near by areas. All initiated devotees did Glorification of Guru Maharaj for two minutes each.
We did abishekam to Lord Nrsimha Dev for the Good health of GURUMAHARAJThen, we did abisekam to the lotus feet of Gurumaharaj.Then, we performed arati to Lord Nrsimhadev.Then we did offerings to Krishna and Guru Maharaj seperately.And we also performed...Written on 05 April 2012, 14.29
Vyasa Puja celebration report from ISKCON Skudai:
06.45pm: Tulasi arati07.00pm: Srila Prabupada Guru Arati07.15pm: Gaura Arati07.45pm: Narashima prayer08.00pm: All the devotees offered their homages to Guru Maharaj. Special class by HG Deva Deva pr on Guru Tatva & about Guru Maharaj glories08.30pm: Maha prasadam offering for Guru maharaj ( 80 varieties of ekadasi food)09.30pm: Flower offering by all devotees. Lead by HG Deva Deva Pr09.45pm: Special arati for Guru maharaj by HG Nanda pr. Kirtan by HG Deva Deva Pr10.10pm: Cake cutting by those...Written on 04 April 2012, 15.59
Dear Guru Maharaj,Please accept our respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru Maharaj on this auspicious Appearance Day. All glories to Your lotus feet which is the only we can attain pure devotional service. ISKCON Adelaide once again had the privilege of celebrating Guru Maharaja’s Vyasa Puja grandly. The program started at about 11.30am with bhajans. Satananda Krsna prabhu spoke on the appearance day of Guru Maharaj with some pastimes that took place with Srila Prabhupada. Bhakta Janardhan read the...Written on 04 April 2012, 12.23
Hare Krsna!Please accept our humble obeisances,All Glories to Guru Maharaja!All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!Dearest Guru Maharaja!!Happy VyasaPuja day !Here in Brisbane, Australia we celebrated Your 63rd Vyasa Puja. The program started around 5:30 pm with kirtan led by Sitapati dasSoon after Vrajadhama prabhu invited the attendees to pay their homages to Your Holiness. Not only the disciples read their homages but also senior devotees like Surabhi mataji (ACBSP) glorified your Holiness and many wellwishers too.The altar was very nicely decorated ...Written on 04 April 2012, 10.20
Disciples from all around Slovenia have met at New Yogapitha Dham Temple at Ljubljana,Slovenia to glorify Gurumaharaja. Present was a good number of devotees with only a few who couldnt attend due to various reasons. The mood was very enthusiastic and temple devotees inspite of busy schedule of 2 visiting SP disciple preachers had been able to cook and be present at the Vyasa Puja. This shows the high level of surrender from their side.We started with bhajans singing Guru ashtakam, Gurudev songs by Ranga Nitai Pr. and Bhadra Madhavi dd. Tapta...Written on 03 April 2012, 17.34
Dedicated to HH Jayapataka Swami on his Vyasa Puja Day 2012 Music by Bhakta Mauro (Shlt JPS)- Text by Madhavalata dd (JPS) Vocalist & Guitar: B.Mauro (Shlt JPS) Vocalist: Nikuncha Gopi dd (JPS) Nirupama dd (JPS) B.Meera Rajan (Asp) B.Kokila S.(Asp)
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Written on 03 April 2012, 17.11
In Iskcon Delhi, Sri Sri Radha Parthasarthi temple, 63rd Vyasa puja of HH Jayapataka Swami Guru maharaj was celebrated today. The program started with mangala aarti at 4.30 am followed by darshan aarti. At 8 am, Srimad Bhagvatam lecture (recorded class of 20th March 2012 at Mayapur given by Guru maharaj) was screened at the temple hall. At 9 am, devotees started assembling at the temple auditorium. All the sanyasis, senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada and other guests were received with sandalwood pulp, flower garlands and Narsingh oil. A...Written on 03 April 2012, 16.59
Dearest Guru Maharaj,Please accept our humble obeisances ! All glories to Srila Prabhupada !
Happy 63rd Appearance day
Guru Maharaj, once again by your mercy, we in Melbourne have just had the privilege of celebrating your auspicious Vyasa Puja. The celebrations have just ended and we are happy to report that about 300 devotees, disciples and well wishers participated in the celebrations eventhough it is a working day in Melbourne.The program began in the temple room at about 11:00am with Bhajans, slide show presentation of GuruMaharaj's photos...Vyasa Puja Celebrations at Sridham Mayapur
Written on 03 April 2012, 14.49
Today is a very auspicious day and a couple of thousand disciples/devotees came together to celebrate the Vyasa-Puja festival of Srila Gurudev.
The stage in the Sri Pancha tattva hall where the arrangements for the Vyasa-puja celebrations were made was decorated with boughs of fresh green with red and orange chrysanthemum flowers. The stage was of the hue of orange and red again, including the backdrop, the asans, the upholstery, the drapes, etc. Srila Prabhupada and Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Swami’s murtis were placed at a raised level...Written on 03 April 2012, 05.28
The Pandal set up in Srila Prabhupada’s park, the venue of the Adivas Puja was beautifully decorated. The long Building and Lotus building were decorated with strings of lights. The trees in the park including the two tall palm trees were illuminated as well. If one were to look up, one would see not only the clear sky and the stars but also a canopy of thousands of small shimmering lights which were tied to rows of colourful buntings and festive decorations. The Vedic Planetarium building under construction (now the fourth floor is being...Glorification by God Brothers
Written on 03 April 2012, 13.24
Dear Jayapataka Maharaj,Yatibhyonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!Maharaj, on this auspicious day of your 63rd appearance day, I pray that Sri Sri Radha Madhava bless you with many, many more years of transcendental service to Their lotus feet and to the "mission of Mahaprabhu"!That you continue to travel and preach, inspiring thousands with the message and pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu and Lord Krishna is remarkable!You have certainly taken to heart the words of our paramaguru, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur: "praan ache yaar, se hetu...Written on 03 April 2012, 12.37
Dear Jayapataka Swami, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you for staying with us in this world to give us inspiration, enthusiasm and knowledge. Thank you for showing by your example how to preach Krsna consciousness. Thank you for showing us how to be considerate of the feelings of others, and thus enliven them. Thank you for being so kind to me and my family. Your influence upon our lives cannot be measured. Thank you for your abosolute dedication to following Srila Prabhupada. When others sway from...
Written on 03 April 2012, 12.18
AN OFFERING TO HIS HOLINESS JAYAPATAKA MAHARAJA:
I was very fortunate to have a long and intimate association with His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja since I joined ISKCON. Undoubtedly he is one of the most exemplary leaders of ISKCON today. With the sincerity he is serving Srila Prabhupada is extreemely praisworthy. As a matter of fact ever since he met Srila Prabhupda he offered himself completely to his service and the way he is serving him till today is a wonderful example for all of us.
In the early days in Mayapur there were not so many...Written on 01 April 2012, 04.33
Dear Jayapataka Swami,Please accept my obesiances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.For the celebration of your most auspicious appearance day, let me offer an accurate record of a conversation among three of your Godbrothers, mid-March 2012, in Bali, as they discussed the glories of Srila Prabhupada's devotees."Can you fathom Jayapataka Maharaja's bhakti determination!""During the Navadvipa parikrama, he visited all seven parties, sometimes eating and sleeping in a car.""Devotees in the Russian parikrama parties would shed tears upon his arrival,...Written on 01 April 2012, 04.11
My dear Gurudeva HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj,Please accept my humble obeisances at your Divine Lotus feet.All glories to ISKCON Founder Acarya HDG Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.On this most auspicious day of your Divine apprearance,many wonderful devotees would offer you many wonderful presentations.A touch stone is known by its wonderful ability to transform iron into gold so similarly a pure devotee is known by his ability to transform conditioned souls into pure souls.We have seen you with this wonderful qualities as you have...Written on 30 March 2012, 13.15
Today is the appearance day of a great Vaishnava leader in our International Society for Krishna Consciousness.HH Jayapataka Swami is soldiering on in spite of great personal difficulty but his message to the devotees is the same as it always has been, "Be always very serious about devotional service and always try to please Srila Prabhupada through your service so that ISKCON can be effective in fulfilling the predictions of the acharyas for the spreading of Krishna Consciousness all around the world"HH Jayapataka Maharaja's leadership in ISKCON...Written on 30 March 2012, 13.15
Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have been asked to write a Vyasa-puja offering for you in the past, but since we had virtually no service or association together, I always declined, feeling I had little or nothing to say. But now that I am in Mayapur and your Vyasa-puja is being celebrated, I wanted to write something.I think the only time we had any interaction was in 1992 when you were giving a workshop on congregational preaching and you asked me to speak. Other than this, I think...Written on 30 March 2012, 13.04
Dear Sautela Pitasri Guru Maharaja,Please accept my most humble obeisances., all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga, all glories to you and your service to Them.So many great spiritual warriors we are seeing over the last decade have sacrificed their lives in the great battle against the forces of maya. Dear friends, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles, even grand uncles, great warriors have departed, but will never be forgotten.It gladdens my heart to remember a class you gave in Vrindavan Dham in 1984, where...Written on 30 March 2012, 13.04
vanca kalpatarubhyas ca krpa sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namahI first saw HH Jayapataka Swami in India in 1974, two years after I had joined ISKCON in Detroit ,USA . I was very impressed by the skinny American sanniyasi dressed up in very humble cotton dress. Because of his height and fair complexion he reminded one of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is no surprise that Srila Prabhupada entrusted him the management and development of Sri Dham Mayapur because he was the person who joined in 1967 and soon moved to India...Written on 30 March 2012, 13.04
To Your Holiness Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja,nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-prestaya bhu-talesrimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenamas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarinenirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarineI will leave it up to everyone else to glorify your miraculous spiritual attributes. You have already far surpassed any healthy preacher, even though you are impeded by your body, you keep on going, surely by the mercy of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. I would, however, take advantage of glorifying perhaps your most wonderful...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.51
Dear Jayapataka Swami, Hare Krishna!Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Congratulating you for your 63rd successful year of devotional service and contribution to the sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Deva, this year I would like to thank you particularly for your inspiration and support to the wonderful project of Mayapur.tv streaming online website.This facility that you and your good disciple brought about is proving to be, IMHO, the most successful ISKCON website that helps connect, update and keep the...
Written on 30 March 2012, 12.57
Dear Jayapataka Swami Maharaja!!Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada our most beloved spiritual master.Your holiness is an inspiration for determined preaching that has not been excelled by any of us.Srila Prabhupada said on one occasion that preaching means making disciples. By that criteria you are indeed the greatest preacher and are pleasing His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada tremendously without any shadow of a doubt.Your most challenged physical condition has not deterred your...
Written on 30 March 2012, 12.57
Dear Jayapataka Maharaja and dear disciples and followers,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.For me HH Jayapataka Maharaja is an example of firm determination in devotional service to Guru and Krsna. Not even a disease which would have immobilized every human being can stop him in his determination. This year during Gaura-purnima time, he visited four (!) parikrama parties. I was fortunate to catch up with him under the bridge at Pancaveni. He addressed the international devotees by loudly speaking to them: “Do not...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.57
My dear Jayapataka Maharaja,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada!Wish you a very happy 63rd Vyasa-puja day. Considering your size, your stature and most importantly, your achievements, I always thought that you were much older than me. Now I find that we are of the same age – I’ll also be 63 in a few months from now.You are the very epitome of “Jnana vriddha” – full of realised knowledge and experiences.mukam karoti vacalampungum langayate girimYou have the special kripa of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Sri Caitanya...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.57
I wonder how I, a very weak and conditioned soul, can glorify such an empowered vaisnava as HH Jayapataka Swami. I remember when I met HH Sacinandana Swami after he has visited Jayapataka Swami at the Hinduja Hospital. He was overwhelmed by the "spiritual power". I agreed.His inconceivable determination to preach is perhaps the most astounding feature of his personality. And his preaching is very personal, including caring for individuals at any cost to his own comfort. I have been especially awestruck recently by his visiting all four Navadvipa...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.51
Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.On the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of your appearance in this world and around 45 years of dedicated and uninterrupted service to our beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, I offer a few words of thanks and appreciation.My first memorable recollection of seeing you was quite late, in terms of years, since our paths did not cross often in the early days. In the 70's we were of course always enlivened by your imbibing and sharing the mood and culture...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.51
All glories to His Holiness Jayapataka Swami.I can honestly say that in all my life, I have never seen among the followers of Srila Prabhupada an example of determination comparable to the unique example of Jayapataka Swami. After suffering a health problem which surely would have ended the life of any normal person, His Holiness not only survived, but continues to selflessly serve Srila Prabhupada with the same dedication. I am amazed at his enthusiasm and freedom from personal pride as he dedicates every second of his time, and every ounce of his...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.48
All glories to HH Jayapataka Maharaja, The power of his determination and the quality of his devotion to spread the glories of Srila Prabhupada and the sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu are beyond our ability to understand and properly glorify. Following in the footsteps of His Divine Grace he is inspiring thousands of persons to take to Krsna consciousness.I can only humbly offer my obesiances to the dust of his lotus feet and pray that despite his fragile health he will remain with us for many more years to come. Thank you very much...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.43
A brief appreciation for His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:One recent endearing exchange with Maharaja was when he gave a class in Mumbai, the year 2010. I, frankly, have a hard time following Maharaja's words since his stroke, but I listened the best I could, and after the class, I made a complimentary comment about how he forges ahead and doesn't get discouraged. But then, he took that comment, flipped everything around and then just started to say nice things about my service and about the Toronto temple where I live, and his early involvement,...Written on 30 March 2012, 12.36
Dear Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.All glories to you and your glorious appearance festival.Thank you for your wonderful example of dedicated service to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement. I consider myself very fortunate to be allowed to assist you in some areas of your preaching, in particular in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and also in the annual Navadvipa Dhama parikrama. I always appreciated your dedicated service to your zone and to Mayapur Dham...Written on 29 March 2012, 11.06
My dear Diksa, Siksa, Sheltered, Aspiring disciples and well wishers,Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I am writing to you on the occasion of the Gaurabda New Year. We have just observed the Gaura Purnima Festival. It was an amazing event this year because of the many different programs preceding the festival and during the festival.The strategic planning committee had suggested to the GBC that they invite all the ISKCON leaders. So the GBC invited the temple presidents, regional secretaries, etc. from around the world to...Written on 24 March 2012, 12.19
Dear God-brothers / God-sisters,
Hare Krishna ! Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada ! All glories to Guru Maharaj and All glories to the Vaishnava Samuha !
First, let me thank all those who took time out to write their Vyasa Puja homages and especially to those who sent it in time (before 15th March 2012). This year we are publishing the homages in two different formats - a pdf version of the book that you could download and enjoy reading offline and the regular web-version.
Many of you may not be able to...Written on 24 March 2012, 12.19
Festival Schedule - 2012
Dear God Brothers / God Sisters,
Hare Krishna, Pranams. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudev.
The following is the schedule of the Vyasa Puja festival at Sridham Mayapur. If you are not at the holy dham, please tune into http://www.mayapur.tv for the live broadcast.
Wish you all a very happy and Krishna Conscious Vyasa Puja !
31st March, Saturday - Astami Arrival of Devotees01st April, Sunday - Rama Navami07.45 AM : Srimad Bhagavatam class on the Appearance of Lord...Victoryflag
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