A 2004 multi-speaker lecture (Jaya Pataka Swami and Vanutat Swami) given during a Ratha Yatra festival in Coimbatore explaining the significance of the Jagannath/Ratha-yatra festival, the role of deity worship (Arca-avatara) as mercy to devotees, and practical devotional practices (chanting, kirtan, pulling the chariot rope) used by ISKCON to spread Krishna consciousness internationally. Speakers emphasize public festival outreach, communal chanting (sankirtana) as a means to remove suffering, and encourage participation in a scheduled procession and follow-up programs.
Sam so we engage ourselves fully in.
Things related to the Supreme Lord Ka. That means engaging the mind, engaging the intelligence, engaging the words, engaging your senses and your body in KA's. So we do that for ourselves and people also. Therefore we call international society for Krishna consciousness. We want all the people in the world to think of Krishna and do activities favorably for the Supreme Lord. So Prabhupada was trouble like this and they could understand that the people even in the western world became attracted to Ka and became engaged in Krishna consciousness by this festival. So it became very popular in our movement to have this festival. So now we have Rathi Yatras all around the world. When I was recently in Malay the last month we had eight Rathiyatras there in different towns and and even though it's a Muslim country, there's freedom of religion. And also other people like Chinese are very enthusiastic and they like Prajadam, they like the deity, they like Kirstan etc. They participate in festivals. So this woman is the main Ka.
Consciousness spread among all the people.
So this festival is a very opportunity for doing that. And we see her in Kwamendur regularly. We can help the people's consciousness.
Hare, I offer my obeisances to the Supreme Lord. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in this world as the devotee and expansion of devotee. Now for my oblation sister. The lotus sleep of the Lord of the Universe. Thank all of you for being present today for this Rath Yatra festival. Krishna Bhagavad Gita explains that he descends especially for giving mercy to his devotees. Especially he is coming to give pleasure to the devotees. And one Lord Krishna was here 5,000 years ago and he gave great happiness to the devotees in Vrindavan, in Mathura, in Varna and all Arabia. Now we are not so fortunate to see the Lord. But he also has descendant as his Archa Avatara. Another form of incarnation of the Lord is a deity. A deity, Our Lord Jagannath is especially for giving out mercy. As you heard from His Holiness Vanuat Swami, you can get fully absorbed in the service of the Lord in this Shaltuchter festival. How much penalty one gets by pulling the rope on the Raka? I think here the Tamil Nadu not everyone goes because you can still easily get to the rope. But in Orissa and in Calguta, everyone wants the secret. If you touch that rope somehow you can touch it and give it a pull. Your last fight in order to get to that rope. Sometimes there's almost five people are holding on to their section, don't want to let go and they pull so hard. Pull on the rugs rope and do that. Special service for the rattles. Everyone can do which especially is recommended in this age is to chant the holy name of the Lord. Sabanam Kirtanam smaranam Dhusro thine practice of devotional service. The first three are chanting, hearing, healing, chanting and delivering. We hope that everyone will chant the last verse of the Hagwa Pura. It exclaims Namasakirtanam yatsya sagwa bhagwa pradasha. Engage and chanting together. Sankira means when everyone chants together, raising their hands and chanting, all our sins are washed away and our love for Krishna is awakened. And all the suffering from our world do cut from our life. How many of you would like to have all your suffering taken away? So all you have to do is chant together this holy name. We hope that while the procession is going on, you'll all follow along. Pull the rope, have a chant also for holy names. We'll be having a two day program at the Rajasthani Hall. You can also have more chanting and you can do some hearing more long. Now we have to hurry up because we have a time scheduled defeat with the police. So I cannot speak any longer. But if you want to hear longer lectures then please come to Rajasthani Hall. You can hear, you can chant, you can remember like this. Even in the Islamic Quran there's a quote that says if you chant the two syllables ha ha and re, the Lord steals away from you. Oh any problem if you steals that away from you, all you have to do is check.
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