Diary of Guru Maharaja - 29th August

 

After the breakfast Guru Maharaja took darshan of the Deities and then went to the Gym to do his physiotherapy. Around 1.30 he returned to his quarters. Had his lunch and then took rest until 4.30. He did his walking practice and he was about to start his excercise with a newly purchased machine from Bangalore when we both came to his quarters at 5.30pm. There was some problem in operating this machine and Krishnakumar prabhu from Italy who is a technical expert in electrical and electronic equipments was fixing it. It would take 15 minutes or so to get it fixed.

Guru Maharaja's day is generally packed with therapy, excercises, evening class so there is hardly anytime to do other activities like correspondence, or meeting with devotees. Since there was a gap we took this opportunity to discuss some matters concerning upcoming online initiation. He had earlier  asked us to download a 5minute youtube video interview of HH Radhanath Maharaja on fox news for him to see which we had it downloaded for him. Guru Maharaja watched this clip. Here is the url of this youtube if anyone is interested to see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhl_DEuUIzU&feature=player_embedded. The interview was about Maharaja's Autobiography book "Journey Home". Guru Maharaja commented Fox news is the second most watched news channel in USA. He said we could show this to Acyutananda prabhu (He is Radhanath Maharaja's disciple).

Just then a couple had arrived to have darshan and get blessings of Guru Maharaja. They are from Durgapur, West Bengal. Guru Maharaja inquired about their names for which they replied Syama Madhava das and Dayavati devi dasi. Both Guru Maharaja and ourselves we commented it couldn't be just Dayavati dd. Dayavati means merciful. It doesn't denote any personality. Guru Maharaja asked us to check her name in the database and clarify. Luckily we had our laptop with us at that time to check and her name was Dayavati Gopi dd. She had taken initiation in 2003. They became extremely happy to know her real name after so many years with the mercy of Guru Maharaja!

While this was happening the team of JPS care takers headed by Maha Varaha prabhu had their regular weekly Sunday meeting. They discuss on how to improve their services to Guru Maharaja and clarify any issues or misunderstanding so that the team can effectively serve Guru Maharaja.

Guru Maharaja did his excercise on the fixed machine for a while and then took his dinner prasad about 8pm while some devotees were singing kirtan outside his room. After the dinner, Guru Maharaja came out to give cookies to the devotees. Two Spanish speaking matajis, daughters of a Srila Prabhupada disciple were there. Guru Maharaja enquired about them. He commented that their father was Guru Maharaja's friend. He had also come to see Guru Maharaja but he had stomach upset due to some prasad that he had taken earlier so he had to leave. Guru Maharaja gave thoughtfully few cookies for him as well. Guru Maharaja went to take his rest after this.

by Vaikunthapati das and Ratnavali dd

Bangladesh and Haridaspur visit - 23rd to 28th August

Guru Maharaja returned from Bangaladesh yesterday night at 9pm to Sri Mayapur. Guru Maharaja went to Rupa Sanatan Mandir, Jessore. On the way he stopped at Haridaspur temple which is at the border of India and Bangladesh. A team of devotees including Acyutananda prabhu, Ganga prabhu, Mahavaraha prabhu, Madhava Kanta prabhu, Rucirangada prabhu along with other Mayapur devotees traveled with Guru Maharaja to Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh he gave a massive initiation ceremony and did other preaching programs. The initiation was very well organised. Sarvodoya Gaura prabhu from Mayapur Nama-Hatta had gone to Bangladesh one month ago to prepare this initiation program. HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaja and HH Gauranga Prema Swami Maharaja were also present assisting Guru Maharaja  in his initiation and preaching activities. Many hundreds of devotees took initiation everyday during this visit. They had built a new swimming pool for Guru Maharaja's water theraphy.

Upon his arrival to Mayapur, Guru Maharaja took dinner at his quarters and took rest.

Guru Maharaja Leaving From Mayapura To Bangladesh

Guru maharaja left Mayapura an hour before for Bangladesh. As he was leaving Mayapura many devotees gathered at his residence to see him. After his breakfast he gave darshan and maha to everyone. Before he got into his car took darshan of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Their asta sakhis, Sri Sri Prahlad Nrsimhadev and Sri Sri Panca Tattva deities. He will be coming back to Mayapura in four or five days. He is going to Bangladesh for the first time after the stroke, so thousands of devotees must be waiting there to see him. Guru maharaja will be celebrating Balaram Purnima (appearance day of Lord Balarama) tomorrow with Bangladesh devotees.


Wish you all a Happy Balaram Purnima!!!

Initiation Ceremony

HH Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja gave initation today for devotees from Nama Hatta  Sri Mayapur, Krishnakatha Desh, Singapore, Bangalore, Guwahati and Orissa. Around 1pm he came from the pool therapy to Sri Sri Panca Tattva temple where the initiation took place. He was there for an hour personally giving malas for the devotees. HG Bhadra Caru prabhu did the yajna ceremony. When the yajna was started guru maharaja left to his residence to take prasad and rest. It was a wonderful program.

Video Message from HH Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja for his disciples

Guru Maharaja gave this message the day before yesterday for his disciples about the passing of HG Aindra prabhu, about his health and his plan to write books. Watch it for yourself.

Adhivas - Jhulan Yatra

Dear devotees,

Tomorrow is the beginning of the auspicious Jhulan Yatra and today is the Adhivas (invoking the auspiciousness for tomorrows' festival). The ceremony took place in the temple. Guru Maharaja arrived to the temple @ 7:40 pm and joined the head pujaris Jananivasa prabhu and Pankajangri prabhu were already been with the utsava (festival) deities on the altar for invoking the auspiousness. Guru maharaja offered lamp and few other items.

After Adhivas guru maharaja gave class in the temple. Starting from tomorrow which is Ekadasi day until Balaram Purnima, for five days the festival dieties of Radha Madhava will be taken to gurukula campus (near goshalla) where the Jhulan Yatra festival will be celebrated grandly. Every year the Mayapur youth and Gurukula students collcet the funds and organize this festival. It is one of the beautiful festivals in Mayapur. Almost everyone looks forward for it.

Jhulan yatra ki jai!!!

Wish you all a happy Jhulan Yatra!!!

Kirtan by devotees

Devotees sing kirtan while guru maharaja takes dinner prasadam yesterday.

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja leaves from Belle Vue clinic.

Photos of our beloved guru maharaja's new car which recently bought. He is at the entrance of the Belle Vue clinic to leave from the hospital after his discharge. He stayed one night in Kolkata and the following day he went to Sri Mayapur.

Dear Devotees,


Hare Krsna. Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva.

Guru Maharaja writes (a week before):

I had a fever due to urinary infection in Mayapur I moved to Kolkatta as was advised by the doctors because there are not many facilities available in Mayapur. In Kolkatta I was treated at the Belle Vue hospital which is owned by the Birla group of houses a big business house in india who are considered to be vegetarian and pious people. I went to visit the Birla's house long time ago with Srila Prabhupada. When I arrived at the hospital the CEO of the hospital and the head patron came in person to escort me to the room. The doctors there had given me VIP treatment as some of them know me from earlier. I took prasadam cooked in the temple even though it was a vegetarian hospital I would rather prefer to stay in the temple than in the hospital. I was discharged on the 5th of August and am now back in Mayapur. I am a little weak. It will take some weeks to catch up to where I was.

I am doing either pool or Gym therapy every day. At the present time we are having Mayapur GBC meetings which I am attending 3-4 hours a day.

I hope this finds you healthy & happy,
Your well-wisher always,


Jayapataka Swami

HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja visits HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja in the gym

HH Bhakti Caru Maharaja has come to Mayapur for the Mayapur GBCom Meetings. Right upon his arrival to Mayapur, Maharaja rushed to see Guru Maharaja while he was doing his therapy in the Gym. Maharaja very kindly inquired about Guru Maharaja's health progress. Guru Maharaja said he was now able to make few continuous 2 or 3 steps. Guru Maharaja explained to him what are the instruments present and how he is doing his therapy. Bhakti Caru Maharaja seemed to be impressed of the machines in the Gym and inquired if they were imported from abroad. Guru Maharaja said the machines where purchased from Kolkata but made in Korea. Guru Maharaja also said he was doing on alternate days swimming pool therapy. Maharaja said he wanted to join Guru Maharaja for his swimming pool therapy, the following day. Due to the meetings Guru Maharaja is doing his therapy earlier instead of 10-12 noon, 8-10 am.

As Maharaja left the Gym he gave an embrace to Maha Varaha prabhu saying he is a nice boy and he was serving him in Malaysia during his visit there. Maharaja gave his garland to Ganga Prabhu and Ganga prabhu shared his garland with Gauranga Simha prabhu. Both of them had bought these machines from Kolkata and training Guru Maharaja in his Gym therapy.

As Maharaja mentioned, he joined Guru Maharaja for the swimming pool session yesterday. Maha Varaha prabhu said that Bhakti Caru Maharaja was recollecting Guru Maharaja's earlier swimming lilas of how he was able to save peoples lives when they were drowning in the Ganges.

Your humble servants,

Vaikunthapati Das and Ratnavali dd