2 NOVEMBER 2019

RAJDHANI TURNS DHARMADHANI

I thank you all for chanting with me and with all the devotees from 450 other places. I congratulate all for chanting together. Devotees are chanting from al the way from Torrento. I extend my deep heartfelt gratitude for this.

prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama
sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard.”(CC Madhya 25.264) Devotees from all over the planet and from Delhi I can see Madhavi Gauri Mataji also chanting with us. I can see in Toronto that Radhika Raman Prabhu ji is offering arati to his Deities. So all those who are chanting, the Lord is seeing them all. It's not that only I am seeing you while chanting and feeling happy but even the Lord is looking at you. He is having his krpa-dristi vristya dinam batanu. In Damodara maas Lord Damodara is showering his merciful glance on us. Yasoda Damodara are
seeing with Their merciful glances to all those who are chanting. There is vristi. There is a lot of krpa.

Sankirtan Gaur Prabhu from Bangladesh runs a VOICE program for the youth in Bangladesh named 'Giri Govardhan'. He will be gathering 2000 youths from various places and they will be celebrating Annakut festival for Giriraja Govardhan. We thank him and congratulate him for that. Do you understand what Annakut is?

'Anna' is food and 'Kuta' means mountain. 2000 youths from Bangladesh will celebrate this Annakut festival. You can also call it Guru puja Mahotsav. In Gurugram which was previously known as Gurgaon, Bhagavat Katha is going on. Haridas Thakur Prabhuji is doing Bhagavat Katha over there in the presence of more than 300 devotees and they are also conducting the Deep daan everyday over there.

I am still in Noida temple here which is known as Govind-dham and I want to report one good news about yesterday's happening in Delhi. In Delhi there is one place known as Chippiwada. Chippiwada became ISKCON Chippiwada as there was an ISKCON temple inaugurated in Chippiwada yesterday. This is a temple where Prabhupada used to stay before going to foreign lands. In Vrndavana Prabhupada stayed in Radha Damodara Temple and whenever he came to Delhi he would stay in Radha Krishna temple in Chippiwada. He translated the Srimad-Bhagavatam over here and also published Back to Godhead magazines. Before going to US, Srila Prabhupada had made lots of preparations. Some of the preparations were also done from Chippiwada. So Chippiwada is a significant place in Prabhupada's pastimes.

This can be understood that even in Prabhupada's passport the address mentioned was that of Chippiwada temple address. So this place was very important for Prabhupada. Whenever he came and preached in Delhi, he would stay in Chippiwada temple and do book distribution from there. He used to distribute Back to Godhead magazines from there. It was from Chippiwada temple that Srila Prabhupada had gone to meet ex prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The place from where Prabhupada kept in contact with many politicians is Chippiwada. This place is near Jama masjid, near the Red Fort and is almost in Chandani Chowk. This place was taken over by ISKCON with a lot of effort by His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja. Then a lot of renovations were done here and yesterday in the presence of many disciples of Srila Prabhupada this temple was inaugurated.

Earlier this place did not belong to ISKCON, but now it does. If you come to Rajadhani Delhi anytime you will notice that this capital city of India is turning into a Dhaamdhani. ISKCON is converting it into Dharmadhani. There are many temples of ISKCON over here.

Don't think that Delhi is just one of the cities or one of the capitals. There may be one or two temples. Delhi and its surrounding area is called Delhi NCR(National Capital Region). Many surrounding cities like Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, Bahadurgarh are all collectively called NCR. In this NCR there are about 15 ISKCON temples. Some have been completed and some are under construction and still for some temples land is getting acquired. So there will be around 15 to 20 temples. And devotees are making successful efforts to turn this Rajdhani into Dharmadhani. This chain of temples is like a chain of restaurants or hotels. We are planning to start Padayatra in NCR which will keep going from one temple in NCR to other. In this capital last month only when a youth Festival was celebrated there were around 10000 youths who attended it and are getting interested in the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy. That time the whole of the NCR was vibrating to the rocking kirtana done by the devotees. Harinama is the sound of the Lord and this roaring of Harinama was spreading all over. There was a large amount of distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books, especially the Bhagavad-gita.

Delhi Temple, Punjabi bagh temple all distribute lacs of Bhagavad-gitas during the book distribution Marathon in December. Everyone is getting ready from now for the book distribution Marathon this year. Yesterday I discovered that Noida Temple had given an order of 23000 Bhagavad-gitas which were delivered by BBT. Noida Temple has kept the target of distributing 50,000 Bhagavad-gitas and some other temple have their target as 1 lakh Bhagavad-gita distribution. So in the whole NCR around 4 – 5 lakh Bhagavad-gitas are distributed every year.

In Delhi NCR Gita Jayanti is celebrated, in Radha- Parthasarathi Temple. SrilaPrabhupada also worshiped Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi, and he laid the foundation for the temple of Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi in Delhi. In the beginning
there was no place for the temple and so the Lord used to stay at different places taken on a rental basis. Lord used to stay in the rental temples from Anand-Niketan to the Bengali market and from there to Babar Lane and then Lord reached 21A Phiroz Shah Gandhi Nagar. When ISKCON reached Lajpat Nagar I was given the Seva of being temple president over there. On 8 July 1978 I came to Delhi and since then Delhi Noida has been my base. Since we discussing book marathon I had the recollection of those memories of how Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi would travel from one place to another.

But now Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi have their own big palace. I am trying to explain how ISKCON is turning Rajdhani of India into Dharmadhani. There is a construction of so many temples where kirtana goes on and there is book distribution and prasada distribution, midday meal schemes where meals are served to the school children.

Recently in the Indira Gandhi National Stadium a Youth Festival was conducted by ISKCON in which almost 12000 youths had participated. There was a special program for them. Youth preaching is very actively done in the NCR region. There
are many projects of ISKCON going on in the NCR region and I said earlier, there are many temples in this region. When you chat with other devotees, many devotees from Delhi also are chanting with you.

We are also praying for the residents of this capital region. Pollution has increased to such a bad level in Delhi that yesterday there was a declaration of emergency. The Delhi region was converted into a poisonous gas chamber. The hole of the atmosphere is filled with polluted air due to which the government has declared an emergency for next 5 days where in all the schools will be closed and the construction sites will also be closed. All the devotees here are praying for the wellbeing of all the residents in the NCR region.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Remembering the residents of NCR region you all also please pray for them. Our prayers are also with them.

om sarve bhavantu sukhinah
sarve santu niramayah
sarve bhadrani pasyantu ma kasciddus khabhsgbhaveta

This is a prayer and also a high thinking. It is expected that Hare Krishna devotees will always have high thinking. Your thoughts are not selfish, but for welfare of everyone. Devotees thoughts are for the welfare of all living beings. Devotees are recognised as sarva-bhuta-hite. Those who keep thinking and acting on the objective of welfare of others. So you all such devotees with the high thinking please pray. Hare Krishna maha-mantra is also a prayer. The kirtana of Hare Krishna maha-mantra is a prayer and there are many other players also, but this is a foundational prayer. So please pray for peace around the world, for peace in India and for the fellow residents in the NCR region.

Hare Krishna!

1 NOVEMBER 2019

416 participants are present right now. Some of the regular participants are also present. Some devotees are visiting Mayapur or Vrindavan dhama or maybe about to reach the dhamas. Some are doing Parikrama. Someone has brought devotees for yatra from different places. These are the possibilities due to which participants are less in number. There may be other reasons. When we started this Japa conference in the month of Kartik there were more than 600 participants present. We had even reached 650. But now use your intelligence and think what is happening and make some arrangements to increase the number of participants.

Also reports regarding offering lamps to the Lord(deep daan) have also dropped in number. Deep daan which is done in the Kartik month is not to be done only by yourself. We have to do it ourselves , but we also have to promote deep daan. That is important. You were doing this job for so many years, but arranging Deep daan for a number of students or ordinary people or prisoners is also important. I was getting such reports, but as of now we are not getting reports. We were getting reports from Amravati and Solapur, but it has stopped now. Where are the reports from Solapur? Are you listening? From the other places also. What has happened? Last night I reached Noida. The temple was houseful. So many devotees were present. We have to consider everyone who does Deep daan a devotee. I was about to say that there were so many devotees, guests or visitors who did Deep daan. Ultimately Deep daan must be in progress but it is not getting reported. Look into this matter if anything can be done.

Yesterday morning I was with the devotees doing Parikrama. Approximately 2000 devotees were gathered on the occasion of Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day celebration. Many Srila Prabhupada disciples like Dina-bandhu Prabhu, Basu Ghosh Prabhu originally from Chicago America were present. They narrated events in Hindi. Even Dina-bandhu narrated Prabhupada's remembrance in Hindi.

Sarva Bhauma Prabhu had also come with some other disciples. Some Matajis were also there. Remembrance of Srila Prabhupada was done by narrating memories about him. He also spoke during the early morning hours, during the japa talk how we were singing with choked voices and tears the day when Srila Prabhupada departed from among us. What else could we do? Others were also crying. I prayed at the Lotus Feet of the Lord, “Please keep us in close association of Srila
Prabhupada". Others must have prayed the same. I do not remember now what I was thinking and what were the thoughts arising in my mind. We were just crying and crying. Crying like babies. We were praying that everyone should get Srila Prabhupada's association as much as possible.

During the day I said how Prabhupada remained the chief commander devotee, senapati bhakta, of the great Krishna consciousness movement. How Prabhupada traveled around the globe 14 times. That is why he was called jet age parivrajakacarya. He sat in jumbo jets and was traveling around the globe. How he made the predictions declared by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu long ago come true.

He had to visit many countries and places so he traveled in jumbo jets so that he could travel to as many places as possible in as little time as possible. He was the representative of the Gaudiya Vaisnava parampara, but also a representative of Sri Caitanya. Mahaprabhu – namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine.

He preached according to Gaura vani. He propagated the teachings of Gauranga. He preached Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna and Harinama which is also Gaura vani. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that, "My names will be broadcasted all over in every town and village.” These were the words of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He was preaching as the representative of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Also that the preaching of Gaura Vani means preaching of dharma(religion) and Kaliyuga's dharma is Harinama kirtana.

paritranaya sadhunam
vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium. (BG 4.8)

So The Lord appears to establish religion. He appeared, but religion was not established everywhere. Wherever it was not established for that he appointed Srila Prabhupada to do the remaining.
 
kaleh prathama sandhyayam
laksmi- kanto bhavisyati
daru-brahma-samipa-sthah
sannyasi gaura-vigrahah
 
In the first part of Kali-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will come in a gold-like form. First He will become the husband of Laksmi [Srimati Laksmi Devi, Lord Caitanya’s first wife]. Then He will become a sannyasi, near Lord Jagannath who will appear in a divine wooden form. (Garuda Purana)

Whenever there is preaching about religion and all the people utilize it then they are protected. Dharmo rakshiti rakshitah. Whoever tries to establish religion or establishes religion is always protected. So Kaliyuga's dharma is nama sankirtana. Srila Prabhupada was establishing it on behalf of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

In Gita the Lord says
yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanaa srjamy aham

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself. (BG 4.7)

dharmasya glanir bhavati that is the guilt of dharma. abhyutthanam adharmasya-When adharma increases and spreads then there is loss or degradation of dharma. Adharma was spreading in Kaliyuga. What is adharma? This Kali itself is adharma. If one follows the symptoms of Kali or becomes a servant of Kali then that person becomes adharmi ( sinful ). According to the Bhagavatam eating meat is adharma. Abhakshan bhakshan This is adharma. Wherever there is adharma, there resides Kali. Srila Prabhupada went with Harinama and Bhagavatam as he wanted to establish Bhagavat dharma. So he took Bhagavatam granth and the legacy of Harinama. Srila Prabhupada as the chief commander devotee headed towards the western countries so he started Harinama sankirtana in the streets and avenues of New York. The first sankirtana program was done in Tompkins Square Park. In this way Srila Prabhupada was establishing dharma. Eventually adharma started getting defeated. Defeat of adharma started due to the strength of the Lord in His names. When strength of Harinama collides with that of Kaliyuga then there is battle between dharma and adharma. As the battle begins and there is the roaring of Harinama…

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

… and blowing of conch shells. When Srila Prabhupada started the roaring Sankirtana of Hare Krishna maha mantra on behalf was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, then listening to this roar the ‘American boys and girls’ as Srila Prabhupada called them went ahead and listen to the roar and taught them the roar. Then the battle with many adharmis or Kali began. Kali was challenging in front of the Lord and Kali had to surrender. He made Kali surrender. We cannot say Prabhupada did it. Instead the Lord and His names did it. Prabhupada was the medium(nimita matra). On behalf of the Lord Prabhupada was sent with Harinama. As the prophecy of harinama was started then the people of the western contries -New Yorkers, Americans received the strength of devotion (bhakti)and experienced the highest taste. This was possible to resist Kali in the form of temptation – eat me, hug me. These were the invitations by Kali or effect. This is that we call gram katha. Whoever drinks liquor or eats meat or does gambling are the representatives of Kali. So there was victory for harinama.

Harinama won and Srila Prabhupada experienced it and others experienced as well. I will speak in brief about the special programme which I will be attending. Srila prabhupada had some disciples in New York. One day Srila Prabhupada called some of them who were serious and were requested to help him in the prophecy of harinama or gaura vani prophecy. I am going to establish The International Society for Krishna Consciousness. So would you like to become a member of it? If it is yes then to be part of the Hare Krishna movement you need to follow regular principles. For the first time Srila prabhupada narrated the regular principles.

They asked about these 4 principles and Prabhupada instructed them on the 4 principles:

1 NO MEAT EATING
2 NO INTOXICATION
3 NO ILLICIT SEX
4 NO GAMBLING

He asked if they were ready to follow these principles. On hearing this those present raised their hands and exclaimed, “Yes, I am ready. Yes, I am ready.” Yesterday in Nandagram as we were celebrating the Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada we were remembering that these people of the western countries were ready to follow these 4 regulative principles. This was the epic history of the world. So there was the beginning of the end of Kali. This was the biggest win of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement, Srila Prabhupada's movement. Lord sent Srila Prabhupada in front and was backing him up.This whole world is frustrated with Kali, so Srila Prabhupada relieved then with Sri Caitanya’s Krishna Consciousness Movement, by the prophecy of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra with gifts and bhagavata preaching and promoting Krsna prasada.

ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha–davagni-nirvapanam
shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritaswadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krishna-sankirtanam

Glory to the Sri Krishna Sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious. (Sri Siksastakam Verse 1)

This was the vision and promise of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If sankirtana was not there then is no question of win or loss. Srila Prabhupada was spreading the sankirtana movement and made them realize that there is a victory.

Sankirtana movement was winning.

27 October 2019
Hare Krishna!

For those who don't know Hindi , they can read the transcription on the screen. The transcriber is doing his best to give you everything that I say, but still everything cannot be typed so fast. He is catching 70 – 80% of the talk. Sorry about that. For sure we are transcribing the whole Japa talk in English during the day. Sorry for the shortfalls but a more complete transcription and translation will be available during the day. Please bear with us.

Diwali is today or tomorrow? Many are posting their Diwali good wishes. So I am also extending my good wishes and blessings to you all on the occasion of Diwali. Diwali is today and tomorrow also. There are around 500 participants chanting with us on the occasion of Diwali. There should have been more, but today being Sunday many like to take some rest which is a sad state of affairs. You all who are listening to me don't do that. There is no holiday for the Hare Krishna devotees. Convey this message to all those who are not chanting with us. A holiday should be made into a holy day by chanting. By chanting early in the morning we make a so called holiday or resting day into an auspicious day. Many of you are offering your obeisances when you join the Japa conference, I read that. So I extend my blessings to all those on behalf of Prabhupad and Guru parampara and ultimately Krsna. Getting the mercy of the Lord is the ultimate fruit of offering obeisances.

There is a shower of mercy. There occurs kripa drishti-vristi. You also keep offering obeisances to all those Vaisnavas attending the conference, which is a good thing. Keep offering your obeisances.

One thought is that some of you are doing manasik Vraja-mandala Parikrama, which is a good thing, but offering obeisances should not be done at a mental level only. There should be sashtang pranam by male devotees and Mataji should offer panchang pranam. I will not define it, but in a strong pranam it is kayen manasa vachan. In sashtang pranam there is the use of the body, speech as we see the pranam mantra for some glorification through our speech. The mind is of course the essential factor. Mindless pranam in which obeisances are offered, not with emotions, feeling and bhav is not truly pranam. It's a small thing about pranam which I am explaining. Everything has its own way and method of doing and so it is for pranam also. There are not only the do’s but also the dont’s which we call viddhi
and nishedh. When we explain both of these then the process becomes complete. I will not say more on this. I did not want to speak on this, but some thoughts are generated and then I felt like speaking on it. We should be talking important things. Of course this is also important.

I am also more or less doing manasik Vraja-mandala Parikrama like you. Today the Parikrama is in Kamavan. Today is the day of the Exterior Parikrama of Kamavan. Every year on this day at seven o'clock in the morning I used to reach Surabhi- kunda. Every year I would do Katha over there. Ten, twenty, twenty-five times I have done Katha over there, but this year unfortunately the state of my body specially of the throat is not good. So I am not there. The state of mind is very good and the body is also improving, but some problem with the throat is still persistent so I could not go over there. During the day I may go to Kamavan, but at least right now I am not there. I can imagine where all the Parikrama devotees will be right now. I should have been there to address them, but I am not there. I am missing all that and so I am expressing my grief. I will share some of those things which I used to talk about while addressing them over here. Although I can't share it all, but I will try to share some of it.

On the bank of Surabhi-kunda there is a bhajan kutir of Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakur. I use to remind them of some of the things written by him in his book called Sri Caitanya Candramrta. One of the things in his book is:

vanchito ’smi vanchito ’smi vanchito ’smi na samsayah
visvam gaura-rase magnam sparso ’pi mama nabhavat [19]

Translation
Seeing the Lord’s most munificent descent as Sri Gauranga who is the bestower of the paramount gift of love divine, the devotee, feeling insatiable desire for the mercy of this Lord, considers himself to be drastically deceived — Deceived, deceived, no doubt, deceived am I! The whole universe became flooded with the love of Sri Gauranga, but alas, my fate was not to get even the slightest touch of it. (Sri-Prabodhanandapadanam) He has written in his book Sri Caitanya Candramrta, vañchito ’smi ‘I have been cheated.’ He was from a religious family, but not from the background of Gaudiya
Vaisnavism. When he came in contact with Caitanya Mahaprabhu and came across Gaudiya Vaisnavism and studied some nectarean principles of Krishna consciousness, he realized that whatever he was following before this was a cheat.

He was being cheated in what he was following. Why? visvam gaura-rase magnam “What are Gaudiya Vaisnavas doing? They are immersed and engrossed in Gaur rasa or Madhurya rasa, but I have not been touched by it at all. When all other
Gaudiya Vaisnavas were completely drenched in this nectar, not even a drop of that nectar of devotion ( Bhakti-rasamrta Sindhu) has reached me. sparso ’pi mama nabhavat When he was doing a comparative analysis of both the methods he
wrote,

vanchito ’smi vanchito ’smi vanchito ’smi na samsayah

“I have no doubt that I was being cheated. Yes, I was being cheated very badly”. If we also try to analyse our lives in a comparative sense and whatever religious practices we were following previously and what we are doing now in this
sankirtana movement, then you will also agree with Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakur. You will have to agree.

I used to remind the Parikrama devotees at Surabhi-kunda of one more saying of Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakur. This is also from Caitanya Candramrta.. That is

avatirne gaura-candre vistirne prema-sagare, yena majyanti majyanti te maha anartha sagare

It says Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared and what did He do? “avatirne gaura-candre vistirne prema-sagare”. He expanded the prema sagare. And it is “here”

now, there is sagara all around us, ocean all around us. But, then on the Island, there is the ocean, the sankirtana.

namo maha vadanyaya krsna prema pradayate

He distributed love of God to everyone. We should understand that this

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

This itself is love of Godhead. vistirne prema-sagare … He expanded the ocean of love. That means what had Caitanya Mahaprabhu done? Hare Krishna maha-mantra

Gaur karila prachar
anandam buddhi vardhanam

He expanded the ocean of love. You should all understand and realise that this ocean went on expanding and further expanding and now it has even reached you and me. It has even reached Manupriya Devi Dasi. It has reached to all of us doing Parikrama or even to those who are sitting at various places for away in Bangladesh or in Russia or Sweden, North India or South India. It has reached you and me.We will also have to agree that anandam buddhi vardhanam. avatirne gaur
candre visthirne prem sagare. So as the ocean of love went on expanding we have also been immersed into it. Sarvatma svapanam is also happening to us. We are all also tasting the nectar of Harinama. Even if we may have received only a drop of this nectar, but that becomes an ocean for us and we start swimming in it. We are so infinitesimally tiny even a drop will be like an ocean. Whatever serial Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakur had written is proved this way. avatirne gaur candre visthirne prem sagare. He expanded the ocean of love. Harinama is spreading all over the world. I always keep saying from nama to dhama. As devotees keep writing we are reaching Vrindavan. Also Radhanath Maharaja's
Katha is starting from today. Almost five to ten thousands devotees have already reached Vrindavan. Parikrama devotees have already reached Vrindavan-from nama to dhama. As we get Harinama and we start chanting it then we start remembering Krsna. Then we remember dhama. Dhama is non different from the Lord. While doing kirtana we reach Vrindavan. Lord has brought us to Vrindavan.

Going back home, back to Godhead happens after receiving the name. The fruit of chanting is to go back to Godhead, to enter into the eternal pastimes of the Lord and stay there eternally with Lord.

So Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakur had said ten majjanti majjanti maha anarth sagare.Those who will not dive into this ocean of love, into this Krishna consciousness, into this Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu, and into Vraja-mandala Parikrama, because braja mandal Parikrama is like immersing oneself for one month into Krishna consciousness will be cheated.

Dhama is an ocean of happiness.

itidrik sva-lilabhir ananda-kunde sva-ghosham nimajjantam akhyapayantam
tadiyeshita-jneshu bhaktair jitatvam punah prematas tam satavritti vande

We keep singing like that everyday. Iti – this kind of pastimes, as we sing in Damodarastakam. Lord performing such pastimes, like Damodara pastime, and also other pastimes, and then what happens? Anand kunde – The emotions and
happiness which is aroused out of such pastimes are so vast that it feels like big lakes. Dhama also becomes one big lake or Kunda. Vrndavan is also a big kunda, lake or ocean. Vrndavan is the ocean of the various pastimes of the Lord.
We come to Vrndavan and also take part in Vraja-mandala Parikrama and then we keep going from one to another and to another. This pastime was performed here so let's take a bath in this kunda. Now we have reached Kamavan and we are
doing the Exterior Parikrama. We are at Surabhi-kunda. Lord used to bring His cows here and they used to drink water here and then the Lord also used to drink water along with them. He used to watch them how they were drinking water. He
used to think, “She is not using any cup or glass. She is directly drinking from the lake.” Then looking at the cows the Lord used to bend down and drink the water of Surabhi-kunda like them. He never used any glass or cup. So this is also one kind of Lila. When we hear that it gives us happiness.

itidrik sva-lilabhir ananda-kunde sva-ghosham nimajjantam akhyapayantam

From one forest to another forest of Vraja is like going from one of happiness to another because everywhere so many pastimes have taken place. So listen to that and keep doing kirtana and then everywhere you will perceive full happiness. But those who don't take part in this, ten majjanti majjanti maha anarth sagare…..

Those who lose such an opportunity, where there is nama and dhama and also one has a rare human body, but still they don't try to reach dhama, or try to immerse themselves in this ocean of happiness, for them ten majjanti majjanti maha anarth sagare…. For them one more ocean is waiting. Maha-anarth sagare. You can say that there are two types of ocean or two types of universes. One is the spiritual world and the other is the material world. There are two potencies. One is the internal potency and another is the external potency. In between we are the marginal potency. For the soul there are two choices. On one side there is Vrndavan where there is Vraja-mandala Parikrama. There is the dhama of the Lord, pastimes of the Lord. Kirtana is there and also Krsna prasada. Everything is there.

But those who don't like to turn towards this, then they have the option of only the material world which is filled with all the anarthas. There are songs. There are kathas which are gram-kathas. There is also darsana of actors and actresses and their pastimes full of lust and anger, greed etc. Whole media is full of this. Unfortunately the whole world is engrossed in it. Those who will not turn to Krsna for them this world is filled with anartha sagar. There is also darsana of actors and actresses gossip. Whole world is taking a dip in that anartha sagar. Those who have joined ISKCON have reached Vrindavana and are doing Parikrama. Prabhodannada Saraswati must be surely happy seeing you here at his Bhajan Kutir. He would bless us, inspire us to progress in Parikrama as well as in our devotional life. Are all Parikrama devotees listening? Here you can see a lot of hills and valleys in Kamavan. The Lord used to come here and perform Gocaran lila. We have to remember that Nanda Bhavan is not far from here.

There are different pastimes of the Lord at different times. There is:

• Purwanha ( before noon. It starts at 8.00 am to 10.30 am) . At 8.30 am Lord starts his gocharan lila. Krsna's 9 lakh cows, his friends also and with all those cows He used to enter Kamavan. It is his nitya-lila. He used to play when the cows grazed. Actually with the pretext of grazing the cows his main objective was to play with His friends. Krsna never works He only plays. Whatever He does is just His play. All His lilas are his play. Lord has no work. He has no occupation. Whole world is busy working, but Lord only plays.

• Madhyanh which is around noon and the Lord reaches Radhakund at this time.

• Apparanha As you will move further you will take darsana of Phisalini Sila. The Lord used to slide on Phisalini Sila. You will also reach there. It's quite possible that among you some must be cowherd boys so play with the Lord on Phisalini Sila. Some may be His servants or His friends or parents or some may be His lovers.

nirodho 'syanusayanam
atmanah saha saktibhih
muktir hitvanyatha rupam
sva-rupena vyavasthitih

TRANSLATION
The merging of the living entity, along with his conditional living tendency, with the mystic lying down of the Maha-Visnu is called the winding up of the cosmic manifestation. Liberation is the permanent situation of the form of the
living entity after he gives up the changeable gross and subtle material bodies. (SB 2.10.6)

So you all must surely play on Phisalini Sila with the Lord. If I was there I also would slide on it. But I am not there, but you all are fortunate to be there so play with the Lord.

This way we enter the pastime of the Lord. We will remember Lord’s Lila and then sravan, smaran, mananam and then darsana of the Lila. I should feel can I take part in the Lord’s Lila. We become witness of that pastime and it arouses the desire in the mind, 'When will I play with the Lord? When will I be part of this Lila?’ It should arouse such thoughts in mind. It's very natural.

Then there is Vyomasura Gufa, on other side of the hill. Don't enter Vyomasura Gufa. Just see it from the outside. This is the experience of Parikrama that we touch the Lila place of the Lord, smell it, feel the presence of the Lord there. Manasik Parikrama is different. Your soul reaches there. There are lot of marks there in the stone of the Lord’s ornaments. There also you will take darsana of the lotus feet of Balarama. Vyom means sky . Vyomasura means a demon who flies in the sky. You can read from Vraja-mandala darsana. Also Radhanath Maharaja will be explaining this katha in the evening. It is also explained in Krishna book. You can read. The Lord was playing on Govardhan and Vyomasura came and started stealing the Lord's friends and taking them to Kamavana in his Gufa. Since then that cave is called Vyomasura Cave, thus he was doing a shuttle service taking boys from Govardhan to his cave. He was doing up-down. Then Krsna realised.

When we started playing there were lakhs of friends and now only few 10 – 20 are remaining. Where are the others? Then he located Vyomasur and his mischief of stealing his friends. The Lord started chasing him in sky and started fighting with him. Imagine Krsna is fighting with Vyomasura and His ornaments fell down and so the marks are on the stone. While fighting in sky at times due to some tiredness He would come down on Earth and swing back again in sky. This caused vibrations on Earth. The Earth would lose its balance so Balaram who was also playing around there and He would put His feet firmly on ground to fix the earth in it's position. That place there are footprints of Balaram. Yesterday you took darsana of Krsna's footprints in Charan pahadi. Today you will have darsana of Balaram’s footprints.

Krsna killed Vyomasura. All the demigods were happy. They showered flowers and played musical instruments. Apasaras danced to express their happiness for the victory of the Lord. Imagine all these Lilas are happening now also.

In Exterior Parikrama you will go to Bhojan sthali , the place where the Lord had Bhojan. It is also called Bhojan Thali. He ate with His friends. The dishes were kept on the stone as He did not bring any plates. They used leaves or petals of large flowers as their plates . This nitya lila happens daily. It will happen today also.

Today you are going to enter that lila as Lord did bhojan there. You will also have bhojan there. As the Lord was taking his meals there, that stone melted and the Lord made that His plate. There are marks of plates and katori there. You will have the opportunity to take prasada there. When you are hearing the pastimes, remembering it that means we are not far from the lila. You are physically, mentally, spiritually there which means almost you all have entered the lila of Lord. When you are having darsana of this Lila it's very fortunate being here by hearing about the pastimes. We become enriched. Parikrama is mostly about hearing Hari katha. If you are not hearing, if we don't do Sravan, Kirtana and smaran of pastimes of the Lord then what's the use of going to Parikrama? We do Parikrama for sravan . That's the main objective. In this forest this pastime happened. In that forest that lila thus talking and thinking about these pastimes, if we are remembering the Lord that means we are with the Lord and not away from Him. Remembrance is the fruit of sravana and kirtana. When you reach Bhajan sthali , also share such pastimes with each other. so "bhunkte bhojane chaiva” – have prasada there and display your priti laksanam. When the cowherd boys used to have lunch there they used to give it to Krsna and also their other friends. Gopas did not offer food to Lord in the temple.They never wandered searching for a temple to offer bhoga. There was no need of it as their Lord used to be right in front of them. Whatever food they brought from home they gave it directly to Krsna first. They fed Him and then they ate.

Understand what kind of friendship they had with Krsna. They were not only His friends but also of the other gopas. Take note of this. So those who are going on Parikrama with you they are all your friends. Lord is also there in the form of his Lila and kirtana. Nitai Gaur Sundar is also with you. Dhama is also the form of the Lord. But where are the friends? You are walking with friends. This is the group of friends walking together. If you try to develop friendship with only the Lord it will be incomplete. Try to become friend of His friends. This is very important. Cowherd boys were not only friends of Krsna but also of the other gopas. On Parikrama you should contemplate on how you can maintain friendship with all other devotees on Parikrama.

sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam
tat-paratvena nirmalam
hrsikena hrsikesa-
sevanam bhaktir ucyate

Translation
Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all the senses. When the spirit soul renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side
effects. One is freed from all material designations, and one’s senses are purified simply by being employed in the service of the Lord.(CC Madhya lila 19.170)

Cast off the envy and jealousy among each other. sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam Forget all designations and love devotees.

dadati pratigrhnati
guhyam akhyati prcchati
bhunkte bhojayate caiva
sad-vidham priti-laksanam

Translation:
Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one's mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasada and offering prasada are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another. (NOI. Verse 4)

As Prabhupad has explained in Nectar of Instruction, display signs of your affection ( Priti laksanam ) with other devotees. It's easy to love the Lord but to love devotees is more important and that should not be just lip service, but practically. Do service to devotees. Young devotees can help old devotees. The management is serving very nicely, but still you also serve, your behaviour should be friendly. Friend in need is friend indeed. When we are in need that time we should see who helps us. When we're in trouble one who helps us is our real friend. In this area
where the Lord played with His friends, try to see how you also can be a friend with others. Become a friend of the Lord. Then only you can play with the Lord. Again I am stressing don't become a friend only of the Lord but also of his friends. Then only you can enter His Lila. We have to have some exchanges with the friends of the Lord so on Parikrama also we should have friendly relations with each other, with the devotees of the Lord.

I hope you heard the talk with patience. You have to move ahead. I held you back. That's the problem with me. If I speak it takes a long time.
Happy Diwali to all of you!
Move ahead in the Lilas of the Lord.

18th October 2019

Alabama, USA Hardik Patel: Alabama devotees has reestablished Vedic Society at University Of Alabama on Oct 15th. Prema Hara European kirtaniyas did kirtan on the first day. There were 60-70 people took prasada. 60-70 people also offered lamp to Lord Damodara. We all seek your blessings to continue this society.

Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: Maharajj right now I m in Delhi but my soul is in brijmandal. I did 4 day parikrama. I feel out of this world parikrama.

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: Hare krsna gurumaharaj. pls accept my humble obeisances. I am in
taxi on my way to vrindavan from delhi..

Vrajtarini Radha Devi Dasi (Jalgaon): Dandvaat colony me daily ek pariwar ko deepdan karun ghete

Param Brham Das: Dandavat Pranam Gurumaharaj, 4th deep daan carried out at Isanpur,
Ahmedabad on 16th october.

N. Delhi; Nityalila Smriti DD: Gurumaharaj will be going to govardhan parikrama on Sunday

Gr.noi.Mahadev Das: Hare Krishna Srila Gurumaharaj my humble request to you pls pray for Hg svaroop aanand prabhu faster recovery He have a road accident. Hare Krishna srila Gurumaharaj my humble request to you pls pray for Hg svaroop aanand prabhu faster recovery He have a road accident.after this accident he attended daily mangal aarti this morning inspiring for all. Rohini Jadhav pune: Gurumaharaja. 4 mataji ka group hai ham har roj har ek ghar me dipdan
kirtan prasad kar rahe hai Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja! Dandavat Pranam! By my good fortune, I got an official tour to visit Delhi. I am taking 2 days leave for Vrindavan & Govardhan prakrima thereafter. Please bless me.

Rohini Jadhav pune: janvha rani mataji ke ghar hum kirtan karte hai

Jaytirth das Raichur: We are walking in vraj & also hearing vraj mahima by Guru Maharaj This is
real Krsna Consiouness .Jaytirth das

Rohini Jadhav pune: janvha rani mataji,Kaveri katkar mataji,Prabha ashtge,our mai ham milke dipdan kar rahe hai,kirtan kar hai brajmandal parikrsma book padha Solapur Vrajvadhu DD: 30 matajis went for Radha pandarinath and vitthal Rukmini charan darshan deep dan kartik snan in pandarpur dham

Sangli Shantaram Das: Walking around Vraja on foot gives one more time to think and to find out one’s real identity. There’s no room for false prestige, and no time to envy others.

Pr Godase Ganesh pandharpur dham: gurumaharaj I have completed every day 51 round read b.g sloka and also krishna book depdan every day

Bangladesh- Sankirtan Gaur Das: Giri Govardhan VOICE Tribal Care will celebrate Dwip Daan
and Gita Daan festival with 300 tribal devotees.

Rohini Jadhav pune: ham 4 mataji milke jap kar rahe hai, kirtan karte hai,
prashad dipdan kar rahe hai janvha rani mataji ke ghar

Jaytirth das Raichur: just we are arrived Talvan, Dauji ki jai

16th October 2019

BLR Manju Lali: Maharaj it felt as if you are tapping my head and blessing
Paramhans Das: देव माझा विठू सावळा, माळ त्याची माझिया गळा
विठु राहे पंढरपुरी, वैकुंठच हे भूवरी
भीमेच्या काठी डुले, भक्तीचा मळा
साजिरे रूप सुंदर, कटी झळके पीतांबर
कंठात तुळशीचे हार, कस्तुरी-टिळा
भजनात विठू डोलतो, कीर्तनी विठू नाचतो
रंगुन जाई भक्तांचा पाहुनी लळा
जय गुरुदेव दंडवत प्रणाम! संकीर्तन यज्ञ की जय
रोमांच कांपा सृथारांगा भाजो बंधे गुरो श्री चरणारा विंधम…..

Rohini Jadhav pune: 32 round, bachhoko leke dipdan, kirtan,prasad, bhktirasamrit sindu,chota
brajmandal parikrsma book padh rahi hu. Aaj se Krishna book padhungi

Noida- Prem Padmini devi dasi:t I am reading BrajMandel Darshan daily and doing mansion
Parikrama
Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: we are in kishoriraman college and we started Mathura dham prikrma
Param Brham Das:Please bless me for doing deep daan at maximum area at ahmedabad, isanpur
in this Kartik month.

Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: Maharaj ji kal hum sanatan goswami ji ke kutir aur samadhi par
Gaye aur unse aashirwad prapt liya

MAUR L Ayodhyanath Dasa:Yesterday padayatra deep utsav was very ecstatic my journey started
with your darsan and mercy giving my patients opportunity to offer lamps and evening session on
the road reaching at every doorstep distibution sweets and gave the chance to every habitant to
offer Deep daan we have been doing this for years and it is very nectarian always inspire us with
your glance Gurudev

Rasasawar Krishna Das Raichur: Today is my NIMAI Birthday give blessing to ho. my son 6th
birthday

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi:So wonderfully said gurumaharaj..we are eternally thankful to u first
and foremost

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: Bless Nimai prabhu ji

Maur L Vamandevdas: Stay krsna consciousness

Maur L Sundarachal Das: Happy birthday Nimai

NashikRoad Shailaja Narsinghani: Happy birthday Nimai

Noi – Sri Advaitacharya das: Hare Krishna Nimai, wish you very happy krsna conscious B’day.

Rasasawar Krishna Das Raichur: Today we r celebration his birthday in his with Dhamodhar Arthi
with all the students in school

Nashikroad Sadhya bhakti devi dasi (Savita Katore):Happy birthday Nimai prabhu
Jayapanchali devi dasi pune: yes gurumaharaja मी सकाळी हीच प्रार्थना करत होते की भगवंताच्या कृपेने
मंगलाआरती करत आहे आज मला तुलसी आरती करण्याची सेवा मिळाली.

Rohini Jadhav pune: mai vrindavan nahi gai lekin man se mai vrindavan me hi isa anabhav kar rahi hu

Jaytirth das Raichur: Raichur 1 house programe dipdan 150 devoeets participate yesterday night

Balnandini gortyal solapur: मी रोज एकाची घरी दिप दान करत आहे guru maharajआपल्या कृपे मुळे

Sita kisore devi dasi noida: yesterday mena deep Dana did in my home and invited about 30 mataji.

Solapur Vrajvadhu Dd: I read daily feel blessed thanks guru Maharaj Thane – sulochana Laxmi Devi dasi: yes gurumaharaj ji I have read 3 chapter

Caran Tulsi dd, Mexico: Thank you for this beautiful darsana and association with you which keep
me motivated and strong in my spiritual life. And also Thank you so much for provide us this way to
perform Vraja mandala parikrama anywhere we are. This year I’m unable to visit Sri Vrndavan
dham personally but I’m praying and doing parikram from Mexico with my Family. Thank You so
much for all your Blessings

Bhakti Viharini DD:maharaj ji we are recommended few of my friends and relatives for brajamndal
parikrama book.

Aus Ratikeli Devi Dasi:An email was sent to Melbourne Congregation about Braj Mandal Darshan
book and few devotees expressed their interest for the book and we ordered few books from India
and now it has been distributed to the devotees here in Melbourn Srivas Delhi:

*Hare Krishna Devotees PAMHO,*
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Vrindavan Mentally….. * �� and seek Her mercy. Join us for *Manasik 84 Miles Vraja Mandala
Parikrama* by reading one chapter of *Vraja Mandal Darshan* book everyday. Join the Mansik
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Neelu Pandey: Yesterday by ur blessings….i hv also invited my students for
deepdaan….along with there parents….total were 40…participants..
Bangladesh- Sankirtan Gaur Das: Giri Govardhan VOICE celebrated another Dwip Daan Utshav
yesterday with 300 new devotees in Chattogram.

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi:yes we have kits and we carry them and sheets

Dayalu Radha Devi Dasi: can people who eat méat offer lamp, it is very inspiring
Pr Godase Ganesh pandharpur dham In whole kartik mass i have take sankalp 1251 round
complete and reading every day reading b.g sloka and also reading krishna book and every day
deep dan all activities completed pls bless me gurumaharaj and all vaishnavas.

Maur L Sundarachal Das: Since the day one I am sending picture of Yashoda damodar , songs of
damodar on you tube sung by u gurumaharaj on whats up to my friends and colleagues

Rohini Jadhav pune: mai bhi bacho se dipdan karva rahi

Vrajtarini Radha Devi DasiJalgaon: Hum karte he

A’bad-Muralimohan Da3s: In Ahmedabad there are three places One Day Padayatra being
conducted every month. One day Padayatra ki jai.

Rohini Jadhav pune: mai bhi aaj se Krishna book padhungi
Nagpur Paramkaruna das & Bhaktinidhi devi dasi: we have the Damodarastak sung by u
Gurudev

Rohini Jadhav pune: mai bhi 1100 raund karungi

Naradi gopi (ahmednagar): hare krishna guru maharaj. my daughter Rachana is reading Brajmandal darshan book and chanted 5 rounds extra every day.

Bhakti Viharini DD: yes i am reading maharaj regularly.

Pr Godase Ganesh pandharpur dham: Pls bless me gurumaharaj
(ALIBAG)girirajgovardhandas: Today we celebrate deepdan in ALIBAG CITY.
Lalitamohan Das:720 round in karthik mas
G. Noida Panchali sakhi d d: guru Maharaj m Apne ghar baccho ko dipdan karate hu as pas ke
,15 baccho ko brajmandal book Daly reading karte hu
BLR Manju Lali:we perform deep daan morning 4:30 am and 7:00 pm with 30 people in our
appartment
madhavisita nj:ramacandra das from new jersey reading spirutual stories daily
G. Noida Panchali sakhi d d: Daly 32 japa karte hu
Thane – sulochana Laxmi Devi dasi: I am also reading brajmandal Darshan one chapter daily and
Chanting 25 rounds daily
Vrajtarini Radha Devi DasiJalgaon: regular book read
Antaratma devidasi (Ahmednagar): I read vrajmandal parikrama daily Gurunaharaj.Next day at
time of Chanting i remember parkrama
Ramvijay Das (Pune): We follow you instruction

GGN Arjun Sakha Das: Damodarastak explanation by Guru Maharaj – Nov 18 Vrindavan

(ALIBAG)girirajgovardhandas: Non devotee also appresiate about BRUJ MANDAL
DARSHAN.
Dayalu Radha Devi Dasi: i send mail with glories of Kartik month and links you tube
Sangli Shantaram Das: I will be always indebted to you for your causeless mercy!

Mys Sri Gopika Devi dasi:Please bless me Guru Maharaj, I am joining the Vraja Mandala Parikram . Seeking your blessing.
Paramhans Das: आपल्या चरणी कोटी कोटी दंडवत प्रमाण वास्तविक आपण भगवंताचे आहोतच, पण मी विषयाचा
आहे असे भ्रमाने वाटू लागले. संत 'तू विषयाचा नाहीस, भगवंताचा आहेस' असे सांगतात. हीच संतांची खरी कामगिरी, आणि
याकरिता ते नाम घ्यायला सांगतात.

Jayapanchali devi dasi pune: मी या वर्षी वृंदावन लाख येवू शकल्याने मी मानसिक परिक्रमा करण्याचा व रोज मंदीरातील मंगलाआरती लाख जाण्याचा संकल्प घेतला आहे. त्या साठी आपला व सर्व वैष्णवांचीकृपा हवी.

कल जळगावला आई च्या घरी दिप दान कार्यक्रम आयोजित करण्यात आला त्या वेळी 300 भक्त आले होते. सगळ्या साठी प्रसाद पण आयोजित केला होता.

Vrajtarini Radha Devi DasiJalgaon: Vrajmandal Darshan ka varnan etana sunder he ki parikrama me le jane ka anand deta he 2day Badrikashram.

Gr. noi mansi Garg:Yesterday completed first chapter of Brijmandal darshan… can't express my अनुभूति…जितना कृष्ण भावना में डूबते जा रहे हैं उतने आनंद के मोती पा रहे हैं।also did deepdaan and damodarshtkam with 50 new n old devotees in greater noida…

Gr. Noida Radhika (Radhavinod pr. daughter): Yesterday we invited our society members for the deep daan at our house

Mohanpriya dd(Ramlila's doughter in law)solapur: Blessing of Gurumaharaj 2 Satsang group of Ramlila Matajis started kirtan,Bhajan and Deepdan of going to every matajis house from yesterday

Paramatma Das: In Every House Jalgaon Everyday Deepdan program is going Srikanth Gangul,

Bhiwandie: Damodar Every day Satsang Kirtan pravachan Deep Dan hota hai
Aashirwad dijiye Guru Maharaj

Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: We are in brijmandal parikrama jai guru dev A- BLR..

Akinchan Bhakt Das:oday Braj mandal parikrama – Vrindavan to Mathura

Shyamalangi devi dasi: Today devotees will walk towards mathura.. I love the place akrur ghat and yajna patni sthan

Gr. Noi Purnanandi Radha DD: Parikrama going Vrindavan to Mathura

Pr Ganesh Godase pandharpur dham:In whole kartik mass i have take sankalp 1200 round complete and daily read b.g.sloka and krishna book reading daily and deep dan and every day go pandharpur dham parikarama complete every day.

Thane/ Madhavi Gopi Dasi:We have done the sankalpa of singing Gopigeet everyday.

BLR Manju Lali: We did 30 deep daans yesterday and pledged to do the same every day this month in different houses

Param Brham Das: We have done deep daan on First day of kartik month with 70 devotees at ahmedabad,, sarangpur.

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa:Dinanukampa Mata ji in the mail yesterday sent the excerpts of HH Radharaman Swami lecture on Kaliya past life.Submission at the Lotus Feet of true Sadhus is so well understood

GGN Arjun Sakha Das:I started reading Braj Mandal Darshan yesterday and was very happy to recall parikrama memories i participated few years back. It was blissful Rohini Jadhav pune: Bacho ko leke dipdan karvaya, Katha, sankirtan prshad, bhahut anand as raha hai

Thane – sulochana Laxmi Devi dasi: Maine bhi brajmandal Darshan ka 2 adhayay read and 26 rounds Chanting kiya

Maur L Vamandevdas: We are around 45 from Mauritius chanting today

Jagannath, Bhiwandi: Daily reading vraj mandal parikrama one chapter

Srikanth Gangul, Bhiwandie: Daily reading vraj mandal parikrama one chapter

BLR Manju Lali: We did 30 deep daan yesterday in one of the houses and pledged to do the same everyday in different houses for this month

ISKCON Noida: Noida Vrindavan Padyatra came back yesterday… distributed around 4000 books ….Daily around 250 to 300 devotees performed Deepdaan..
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Vrn Anandamayi_Radha Devi Dasi:We all are also missing you a lot everybody is enquiring when are you coming?

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa:I read 2nd chapter and did deepdaan + 24 rounds Nagpur Paramkaruna das &

Bhaktinidhi devi dasi: Gurudev two chapters of vrajamandal darshan done and feeling the ecstasy and bliss of being already in vraj also after being inspired by devotees we both bhakti Nidhi and myself will do 2100 japa rounds in this Kartik month

Mahalakshmidevidasi in: Shirdhon se kal hamne 75 logonse dipdan karvaya aur is month main ham prayas karne wale hai ki har ghar main dipdan ho . Isiliye hum har ghar main jakar dipdan jarne ka sanklp kiya hai. Aur vrindavan parikrma kitab padne ka sankalp kiya hai.

Neelu Pandey: I hv also invited some of the children…for doing deepdaan…along with there parents…and also i will be distributing…books…pls bless me for this… dandvat…

Bangladesh- Sankirtan Gaur Das: GIRI Govardhan VOICE managed 200 devotees to offer lamp to Lord. Today also a program of 300 devotees.

Greater Noida Radhika Dubey: गुरुमहाराज कोटि कोटि प्रणाम मैने भी कुछ संकल्प लिया है आशिर्वाद दीजिए मै इस संकल्प को पूरा कर पाऊ
Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi Give us blessings maharajji we are in brijmandal parikrama

Balnandini gortyal solapur: hare krishna guru msharaj मी रोज एकाचा घरी दिप दान करणार आहेआणि त्याचा सोबत जप करवणार आहे तर krishnaकथा सागणार आहे आपण. आपण मला आशिर्वाद दया मी हे संकल्प पुर्ण करण्यासाठी

Jagjivan Das Noida: मैने भी कुछ संकल्प लिया है आशिर्वाद दीजिए मै इस संकल्प को पूरा कर पाऊ

Navadwipdas VRN: all devotees are doing vrindavan parikrama

Jagannath, Bhiwandi: I started reading braj mandal parikrama daily one section

Rohini Jadhav pune: kal bacho se padosise dipdan karvaya ,Katha,sankirtan,prshad vitran Kiya bhahut anand aya maharajji bhagvan bhahut sundar Sikh rahe the

MAUR L Ayodhyanath Dasa: HK Guru Maharaj my obeisance at your lotus feet one month kartik deep daan outsaw padayatra start as from today your mercy upon us

Rohini Jadhav pune: 32 round bhktirasamrit sindu braj Mandal parikrsma chota book padha

Sita kisore devi dasi noida: üíêkal shaam ko ghar per society ko ladies ko bulkar deepdaan karvaya ha or kirtan bhi kiya ha sab .

A- BLR.. Akinchan Bhakt Das: Gurudev, iskcon sheshadripuram have targeted 5 lakh deep daan in Bangalore. All devotees started this service by reaching out to new people and engaging them in deep daan Pr Ganesh Godase pandharpur dham: gurumaharaj deep dan usav is done yesterday in jaganath temple pandharpur very nicely

Blr anadi keshav Das: we are in Vrindavan prarikrama

Gr Noi Svarup Anand Das: Hare Krishna, Happy Kartik Guru maharaj üôè

noi Sita Thakuranidd: Hk GM tmr in noida temple we conduct parenting seminar ",how to trained children in krsna conscious at home", by h.g. bal govind pr. sitathakurani ďd noida

Vrajtarini Radha Devi DasiJalgaon: Guru Maharaj ji Dandwat Pranam Parikrama Book adyan keya first day lag raha tha Dham me he

Gr. noi mansi Garg: HG Atul krishna prabhu in greater noida iskcon and attended mangla aarti also, keertan, Katha,and prasadam .. everything was like vrindawan dham waas.

Hari bol

A'bad-Muralimohan Da3s: Dear Guru Maharaja, Pamho. Yesterday we conducted our 39th One
day Padayatra at Surendra-nagar.

Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: Hare Krishna, Dandvat Pranam Gurudev! üôèI m in Vrindavan prikrma

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: My humble and respectful obeisnaces to u gurumaharaj and all .yesterday sharad purnima darshan was simply mesmerising in shrinathji haveli dubai lord dressed in silver white with all round gopis doing rasa lila,we are not allowed to click picts. This darshan is on my mind this mor as I chant

Gopigeet dd: hare Krishna dandwat pranam Guru Maharaja 15 devotees daily morning mangla aarti , Gopigeet, damodar astak,tulsi aarti or braj mandal parikrama ka ek adyaye daily kar rahe hai bless us (ALIBAG)girirajgovardhandas: Damodar maas Mahostav ki JAY.

Sundari Lila DeviDasi: dandvat pranam guru Maharaj beed iscon ten devotees in prikrama

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: Guru Maharaj I have already joined the Facebook page

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: all darshanarthis got kheer prasad as well

(ALIBAG)girirajgovardhandas: Braj Mandal Parikrama bhakthvrund ki JAY.

Ratnawali Madhavi Devi dasi: unbelievable and can't express in words the darshan of Radha Shyam sunder ji in Vrindavan yesterday while offering Deep daan

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: I have completed the first day Parikrama of Vraj Mandala Darshana and after the Ishtagoshati at Iskcon temple i went to make small purchases as advised during the meeting

Maur L Sakhi vrinda dd:We cooked sweet rice for the lord and place it on the roof garden last night Pr Ganesh Godase pandharpur dham Yesterday I have take sankalp in kartik mass every day chanting 40 round upto 30 day and completed 1200 round and every day reading b.g.krishna book reading so pls bless me all these activity completed.

Yugadharma harinam das iskcon Kaundinyapur: gurudev yesterday I completed chapter chapter 1 of vraj mandal parikrama

Srikanth Gangul, Bhiwandi: gurudev yesterday I completed chapter chapter 1 of vraj mandal parikrama

Jaytirth das Raichur: kal hamne Damodar lila me suna ki,pralay ke time sare brahmand nasht hote hai,magar Bhagawan par koi aarop nahi lagata, magar ek makhan ki mataki chori karne par vo khud ko aparadhi maan rahe hai aur Yashoda maiya ke bhaya se kap rahe hai, aaj ka chintan japa time.Jaytirth das Raichur virginia's iPhone: happy Kartika everyone
(ALIBAG)girirajgovardhandas We started MAANSIK parikrama in HARE KRISHNA NAAMHATT KENDRA.

Gr. noi mansi Garg: yesterday we were busy in temple activities of hearing damodar leela n deep daan but from today will start reading braj mandal darshan..

01:26:11 Maur L Jaya Shree Devi Dasi: Hare krsna dear gurudev. The great zeal, enthusiasm and motivation of the devotees on vraja Mandal Parikrama to be on the conference and read vraja mandala darshan is highly motivating to usüôè your grace and mercy is indeed flowing through your heart to the whole world. Thank you unlimited times for being so magnanimous to us and having worked so hard for the Vraja Mandal darshan book nectar. Indeed our fortune knows no bounds.

Maur L Sakhi vrinda dd: we have read the book I felt I am starting the vraj mandal with the devotees I feel the same experience thank u v much for ur masterpiece this vraj mandal book Sharanya krushna devi dasi .(solapur ) Yesterday l was completed chapter 1 varja mandal pari karam.

Maur L Kusum Sarovar Priya Dasi: Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj, bringing one of the 2 Braj Mandal book at work to read to my colleagues who are also offering lamps for Kartik Mass. Please bless us.

Dayalu Radha Devi Dasi: we had a program yesterday to start Damodara month Keshav Bharati Das,Dubai Damodardesh: Thanks a lot for inspiring us…

GGN,Radha citta Hari das: we went to Goverdhan Parikrama with 100 devotees yesterday

Keshav Bharati Das,Dubai Damodardesh: We also started Damodar Arati with Damodar Astakam yesterday at Damodardesh Dubai

A'bad – Shubhlaxmi Devi Dasi: Today we r going for padyatra at Surendranagar…it's our 39th padyatra

Divya Bhatia: hare Krishna guru maharaj dandvat pranam happy damodar month guru maharaj

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: Happy saradiya rasayatra purnima to gurudev and to all.Today is also disappearance day of murari gupta

00:56:14 UAE tulsi puja Devi dasi: happy damador month to dear Gurudev and to all the
Vaishnava

Maur L Vamandevdas: Gurudev we are around 42 devotees from Mauritius chanting today

Maur L-Srivalavi devi dasi: My Dandavaat Pranaam onto your lotus feet on this auspicious day

Maur L Sakhi vrinda dd: Gurudev wish you a Happy Kartik month with we pray to always be in your association. For your pleasure we will chant hear read more and eat non-grains for 1 month. And be with you in vrindavana through Vraj Mandal Darshan

Maur L Vamandevdas: HAPPY KARTIK PURNIMA GURUDEV TO YOU AND ALL

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: A very happy Karttika to dear Guru Maharaj and all devotees

Srimati Radhika Devi Dasi: hare Krishna Maharaj ji we are in Vrindavan right now A'bad- Digvijay Arjundas i.p.o: हरे कृष्ण कोटी कोटी दंडवत प्रणाम गुरूमहाराज

Sangli Shantaram Das: Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna

*LET’S CHANT TOGETHER*
_Let’s Chant Together with Lokanath Swami Maharaja_
A phrase that’s become part of many devotees’ vocabulary. A phrase that reminds us that
Lokanath Swami Maharaja is taking special care to teach us the meaning of *attentive and
powerful* chanting.

We have had close to about 350 sessions and in all that time Maharaja’s desire has been to not only chant with devotees, friends and well wishers, not only to nullify the geographical barriers, but also to interact with all.

To ‘ have a dialogue ‘ – ask questions, receive answers, share realizations, interact with each
other, support and guide each other.

These are the the thoughts that have given birth to the official
*Let’s Chant Together Facebook page*
LIKE IT RIGHT NOW &
stay connected.

https://www.facebook.com/LetsChantTogether/

Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: I have already joined yesterday

Maur L Sundarachal Das: very good news a new Facebook page for chanting

Srila Prabhupada: Today we are doing Govardhan parikrama Guru Maharaj

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: yes gurumaharaj I am visiting 1 friends home today where other ladies will get together to offer lamp and will narrate the pastime

GauraBhagavana Dasa: Damodarstakam ki jai

Dubai Shyamalangi devi dasi: even in conference call we can read and discuss together on vraj mandal.parikrama and even GM last year in Nityam bhagvat sevaya class .at end of class I would daily share in short the places where devotees are walking and visiting daily Noi Bimala Krishna Dasa: Gurudev I have started re reading the Vraja Mandala Darshana.I
have completed upto acknowledgment yesterday and today onwards I shall read one chapter a day

Jagannath, Bhiwandi: I also started reading
Nagpur Paramkaruna das & Bhaktinidhi devi dasi: we will also start reading vrajamandal darshan
from today Noi – Sri Advaitacharya das: Gurumaharaj, I will be reading Brajamandal Darshan 01 chapter per
day in kartik.

Maur L Sundarachal Das: every year i read the wonderful book vraj mandal book so nice and inspiring as if we are personally visiting the place while reading the book and v beautiful photos v good darsan of vraj bhumi
Vaishnav Pran das: Eager to read vrajmandal darshan book Hare Krishna

SKCON Solapur: in solapur 50k devotees will be doing deepdaan in different programs BLR Anupam Gaura Dasa,

Bhubaneswar:One devotee last year took the book of vrajamandal Darshan book from me and he was really deeply inspired and touched his heart. It is by your mercy.

Jaytirth das Raichur: Today we have started kartik vrat by Radha Shyamsunder mangla aarti & japa preaching,Guru Maharaj

8 OCTOBER 2019
KILL THE RAVANA WITHIN US

Today is the day of Ram-vijay. Many of you are writing or conveying your Dussera greetings. I also greet you
all on this happy auspicious day of Ram-vijay.

I was also thinking someone was killed this day and you are happy. You are expressing your joy on Ravana’s
death day. It has become a happy day for you all. How is that?

Whenever a demon is killed by the Lord the demigods appear on the scene and they have a celebration. They express joy as the demon is killed. I was thinking that we are also demons. We have also become demons. Ravan and Kumbhkaran were Jay and Vijay. They had assumed the role of demons. They fell from Vaikuntha and became demons. Likewise, we also are fallen souls. We also have fallen from who knows where – whether Goloka or Saket dham or Vaikuntha, and now we are acting like demons in this world.

When that demon and demonic nature in us will be killed then the demigods would be happy and that would be the happiest day for all of us. We would be really happy when the demoniac nature, asuri- bhav, within us would be finally and fully finished.

So Ram killed Ravana today. What has exactly transpired, is that Ram has liberated Ravana. That was his aim of killing Ravana. But Ram’s aim was not just killing Ravana or killing Kumbhkaran and any other demons of those days. They were not the only target. They were not the only ones on Ram’s hit list. We all are also on that hit list. Finally we are also getting killed as we have come to the stage of surrendering to Sri Ram, as we are finally surrendering to the holy names of Ram through the chanting of:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

This chanting is killing us, not the real us. We are ofcourse souls and souls cannot be killed, but the demon and demonic nature within us is. The lust, the kama-rog in us, the kama- bhav in us, the kama consciousness – those desires in us are the enemies within us. They are the six serpents, kama, krodha, lobha mada, moha and matsarya ( lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy). These are the demons. These are the enemies in us. The leading demon is lust and lust is what Ravana was being harassed by. That is why he was attempting to enjoy Sita alone. The very same kama, not similar, but the same lust is bothering us, grasping us, keeping us busy, and causing this bhav. Desires are aroused in us. We want to enjoy this world. So we pray,”As You kindly killed Ravana, that way Sri Ram, kill the same demon that is harassing and troubling us.” That would be a further victory of Lord Ram. Ram Vijay, Ram became victorious today, so this could be another victory of Ram when the demon in us would be killed. We pray to Him to kill the demon in us.

Ram Nama Guna, Rupa, Lila, Dhama are the weapons with which the demon in us could be killed. So we should always remember Ram. The devotees make comments like, “Look!, when Hanuman and company were throwing big, big rocks into the ocean to build the bridge, before the rocks were thrown into the waters of the Indian ocean, they were writing the name of Ram on each rock. This was Nal and Neel’s service. They had a big brush and they were stamping the rocks with the names of Ram. As soon as the rocks were stamped with the name of Lord Ram on their body, they were not drowning but floating because of their association with the name of Lord Ram. If this could happen to the rocks which are just dead matter, then why not with us, and we are living beings, if we chant Ram then certainly we will also be floating and not drowning in the ocean. We will remain above the water and will not be touched by the water if we keep chanting the names of Lord Ram. And we will not only float, but we could be in the boat, going back home.

That is also mahima of Ram Nama. So we should take this chanting seriously and be attached and attracted by the holy names, then we will not drown. We will float and go across this material existence and join Sri Krsna. So keep chanting Hare Krishna.

On this day Ram was in Sri Lanka and he killed Ravana there. This pastime of Ram and Ravana should be remembered . As we remember this pastime, we take part in this pastime. Many devotees of Ram in India especially in North India today gather in big numbers. They burn the statue of Ravana. While he is being burnt those who are assembled sometimes throw rocks at Ravana and sometimes they also come with a bow and arrow. They also keep shooting Ravana with arrows. So in this way as we remember this pastime of Ram killing Ravana, or take part in Ravana being burnt alive then, this will kill the demonic nature within us.

Those lusty desires in us will be eradicated as we remember the pastime of Ram killing Ravana. This is the special benefit of remembering this pastime. That is why this pastime of Ram Vijay Ram killing Ravana is very, very useful, for those who wish to become free from the demonic nature or enemies.

Jay Sri Ram! Ho Gaya kama. Some devotees say this that you say Jai Sri Ram and you will be victorious, as we chant Holy names of Shri Ram.

I am in Delhi temple now but I have to go to Punjabi bagh temple in Delhi to give Bhagavatam class.We will again remember in that Vijaya dasami Katha at 8 o’clock today. Then we also have a Kirtana-Mela, at Radha Parthasarathi Temple in New Delhi. It will be continuing all day long as the temple is celebrating Vijaya dasami. I also have a slot in the evening, sometime around 7 or 8 p.m.
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All glories to Ram-vijay. Jay Sri Ram!!

As we remember the pastime of Ram killing Ravana then this will kill the demonic nature within us. Those lusty desires in us will be eradicated. That is why this pastime of Ram Vijay Ram killing Ravana is very useful for those who wish to become free from the demonic nature.

Ram Nama Guna, Rupa, Lila, Dhama are the weapons with which the demon in us could be killed.

Nal and Neel were writing Ram’s name on the rocks being thrown into the ocean to build a bridge to get to Lanka. These rocks were not drowning, but floating because of their association with the name of Lord Ram. If this could happen to the rocks which are just dead matter, then why not with us. We are living beings. If we chant Ram then certainly we will not only be floating, but we could be in the boat, going back home. So we should take this chanting seriously and be attached to the holy names of the Lord. Keep chanting Hare Krishna.