YouTube video (uploaded by Jaya Pataka Swami) documenting a Vāstu Pūjā and ground-breaking ceremony for a new ISKCON Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa temple complex in northern Malaysia. Speakers (notably Bhakti Vigna Vinodshanar Singh and Bhakti Vrinanananda Swami Maharaj) explain the ritual purpose (pacifying Vastu Purusha, following agamic procedures), celebrate cooperative donor and community support, and describe the temple’s intended role as a long-term regional training, worship, and preaching center. The event began auspiciously (Akshaya Tṛtīyā in May) and includes devotional chanting and references to traditional blessings for temple construction.
Sam It Sam.
Oblations to the Guru. We have also invoked all the Devas and after them respect, including Vignesha Ganapati and Morgan Amin Shiv Mahadev Ji and all others. Offering our respect to Jagannath Bala Deva. Our obeisances to Jagannath Baladev, Subhadra Gauranga Mahaprabhu and Radha Krishna. My respects to the Swamis who are on the diet. His Holiness Banu Swami Maharaj was a member of Islam governing body, was always a well wisher of Malaysia, comes here and gives us his association and blessings. He always taking something, some mercy with him of the ISKCON Malaysia. His Holiness Bhakti Bajananda Swami Maharaj who.
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ISKCON Guru and Narasimha Sami Maharaj who is another ISKCON guru and who is well wisher also of Malaysia, giving his time and energy for preaching here. Although he's not here, I offer my respects to His Holiness, to the CEO Chief Executive Officer. I think he's always so blissful. Chief Ecstasy Officer.
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The General Secretary, neighboring temple Chairman and managing officers of this project. All the Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis who are present. Hare Krishna.
Hare Krishna.
Bhakti Vigna Vinodshanar Singh, Swami Maharaj Manship this temple actually this is a great sign of cooperation amongst all the devotees. Basically in Mahesha we're more preaching oriented. We have more functional temples in most other places and we do different kinds of house programs, preaching programs, kirtans, bhajans, Bhakti vriksha groups and so on. So to have the cooperation to build a temple that's for the service of everyone, that's really something wonderful. As Banu Maharaj mentioned, it's a purpose built temple. Other places we have houses. Here we're having a temple which will be designed and it's going to Vastu according to the Vedic system. So from the very beginning everything is being done very traditionally. So here we can see also the priests setting up everything according to all the agamas. We began the project very auspiciously and Akshaya Tutiyak in May, that's the anniversary of the beginning of Satya Yuga. Anything that begins on that day is to remain forever. We did Bhubhraha Puja so in case we made any offense to Bhoomi Devi by worshipping Braha Deva who saved her from the burly place in the bottom of the universe. So that's a type of vice Chito, type of ceremony to beg the need for you all the forgiveness and advance we'll be bringing, we'll be cutting the earth. So in our culture we respect earth, we respect people, we respect all the living entities, respect the supreme Lord and all his representatives. So now we are starting the first phase, the most kind of psychology. You've been glorified a few times on your absentee. So now we're doing the Vastu. Vastu means that all the forces of the universe, the divine forces there, everything in this universe gets automatically destroyed. We know that Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer and Shiva is the destroyer. So things naturally go through the destruction in due course of time in order to sustain something and it lasts longer. A special worship is done to the Vasu Purusha who is representing this divine potency of the Lord, the natural energy. So that pacifies Vastu Purusha so that the temple can be sustained for a long time. So that's a very important ceremony which we're performing here today. Also in this phase we're having a place where devotees can stay, where we can begin the basic programs. There's a saying in Bengali, most of our Suta Chain Prabhupada used to quote that somebody riding in one crowded Indian train. There's different classes. So one class is unreserved class. You probably don't have this experience here in Malaysia, but if you ever visit India and you don't have any reservation and you know, unreserved class, you'll have the experience of your life. It's very crowded and everybody is just jamming into this car. There's one person, he very humbly requests everyone, please allow me. I can just sit down. So once he can sit down, the next thing he was lying down. Once you're lying down, he's asleep. Then you don't bother how crowded it is, what's the heat or cold, anything. So this funny example is that to do anything you need a place to sit him or saying this is starting a temple project. We need some facility to work from. So that's our first phase here. From here we'll be able to have some facility to start the activities. Bhakti Vrinanananda Swami Maharaj, he expressed how happy Srila Prabhupada is with this kind of project. That Srila Prabhupada wanted a temple in Malaysia which would fulfill certain important needs of the community. I think it's very auspicious for us that Bhakti Bhirananda Maharaj has come. He was in India getting his health improved. He couldn't travel for some time. Now he's back. So that's a very auspicious sign. Also Shiva Prabhupada told me that if the cows are grazing on the land of the temple, it's auspicious. Come Aman. So all auspiciousness is here on this occasion. And the whole purpose is to please Guru and Krishna. That's a very auspicious and sacred occasion. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he said that in Kali Yuga, you see there are no proclaimed avatars. The devotees are asking a covered avatar came as a devotee. But some recognize that you are actually Krishna. You came as a devotee. When will you come again? Will you come back? He said I'll come back in two ways. I'll come back in the form of the holy name and I'll come back in the form of the Arksha Vigraha, the worshipable Deili. Sometimes the worshipable Dili is known as Archa Avatar. So we looking forward to having the incarnation of Oy Cheti and this temple as a virtual deity along with Raha and Krishna. And that the bodies will be chanting the holy names in this temple. As Janana Prabhu mentioned making everything auspicious. In iskcon there's a different standards of worship going on. Although now there are many hives that were in the beginning especially established and ready high standard in Mayapur and Vrindavan to be an example. And from that now all over the world there are very high standards in many temples. So we're hoping that in this temple in the future there'll be an ideal standard of Hidi worship which will be an inspiration for everyone. It's not possible for all the centers to have the same standard of meaning worship. But at least in one place, maybe in the future there will be two more. But we want to have a very high standard which should be a very special inspiration for everyone. We heard how the donors are getting all kinds of blessings. Those are giving their money, they're giving their time, giving the energy. I was reading some quotations recently from Puranas. All the kinds of blessings you get by building a Vishnu temple or participating in building our Vishnu temple. And the blessings are unlimited. This temple, being situated in the northern half of Malaysia, was a national temple. But especially we hope that all the temples in the north will get the maximum benefit when this facility is developed. And that will be a boost not only for the north but for the whole country that devotees from all over can come here and get trained there'll be different kinds of training programs, seminars, education. Usually in that Indian community, if you have a very nice temple, that also establishes your credibility. People like to see a temple.
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That'S another factor here. At the same time, we hope that it will be a source of inspiration for the preaching, for all the organizers, for their vision, for their dedication, for all those who are supporting the cause. As we see things are coming up steadily, step by step. I'm really grateful to all your service and I pray the Prabhupada and all the previous chariots for showing their blessings and empowerment. And all of you in the Prabhu.
I feel privileged to be here today along with all of you at this most auspicious occasion of the Vastu Puja for our new ISKCON temple here in Northern Malaysia. It was a very strong desire of Srila Prabhupada that there should that ISKCON should construct a temple. Of course we have many centers throughout Malaysia, but they're generally all in not in purpose made buildings. So this is a very unique opportunity. Temples will remain for hundreds and hundreds of years. And every day so many people will come and get the mercy of their lordships.
The CEO, Chief Executive Officer. Chief Executive Officer has asked me to say a few words. So like all the other Swamijis have said that what we have come to today must be. One key reason is due to the cooperation that is going on. And we have come to this stage where the actual building is going to start.
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Maharaj is telling a roaring kirtan.
Hands up in the air. Come on, hands up.
Ram.
Samana Itam Omritam Omritam Omrit.
Prabhunity Ram Sam Sari Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishnam. It's not whistling. Sa Sam Ram Ra Sa Ra Krishnam Sa Sam Krishna Krishna Krishna.
Ram Ram.
Ram Sa Rama Ra Sam Sa it Namaste.
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