20050130 || Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.11.30 (with Russian Translation) || Russia #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Sat they were illuminated by jewels and decorated by curtains and carpets of velvet and silk. The personality Godhead means one who is full of all power, all energy, all opulence, all beauty, all knowledge. Therefore, in the palaces of the Lord there was nothing wanting for fulfilling all desires of the Lord. The Lord is unlimited and therefore his desires are also unlimited. And the supply is also unlimited. Everything being unlimited. It is concisely described here as Sarva Kamam or full with all desirable equipment Believe. Thank you all very much for your keeping with culture. So here it describes some of the opulences of Ka in what's interesting is that in spite of having all the opulent palaces, the queens were not happy when Krishna was not there. They were in separation. As soon as Krishna came, they got up, they rejoiced, all their limbs became activated again. Master Krishna has been gone for a long time, missing him so much. So all these facilities were there. But they're there for the service of the Lord. If they couldn't be used for the service of the Lord, then they weren't making the devotees happen. Just as these things were used for Krishna service. If we use everything for Christian service, then we can also. What's the ideal way of using? Prabhupada was saying how he has palatial temples all over the world, but he's not able to stand. He was cursed by the parents of the devotees. They cursed him that he should not stay anywhere. So that's why he had to always travel. But these curses don't work in the holy Bao. So you go and stay in Vrindavan in the month of Kartik for a month. Not silly Mrs. You come and stay with us in my airport for a month and a half. Relax a little bit, rest up and translate his book. So he was regulated. Every day he would answer his mail. Every day God's day will show the Bismuth. He would tell the secretaries what he wanted to do. 7 he would take off the draft in this way. It was remarkable how Prabhupada he traveled and he managed a worldwide society while, you know, ever changing situation. But for his translation of the books he needed a little more peace. So that's he would do when he was in one place for a longer time. So now the queen Krishna comes. He comes one Krishna from his chariot. And then when he steps off the chariot, he walks off 16,108 Krishnas, one into each palace. So we need to also make our hearts ready to receive Krishna. When Krishna comes, we'll be eagerly Waiting to receive him in our hearts. Now I have to do so many things. Once we had a festival at Sukhareva and we put on this drama that somebody had a blessing from Narada Muni to go back to Krishna. But every time Narada Muni came, delaying a little later and later, not now. I'm not ready yet. And then there was never any time when he was ready to go. But then he was very old. So it seems like that we're not ready to receive Krishna. So we need to develop that kind of feeling of need for Krishna. Like the dreams in Dwarka, you know, they have all the opulence surrounding all the facilities. But without Krishna they are just thinking why is Krishna coming? Why is Krishna? When Krishna came, it's like they all got their life back. All the queens in darkness. They had really intense love for Krishna. It's like any loving wife that missed their husband. But here because her husband was Krishna. So it's all transcendental. The same affection that we feel in the material world. If we could transfer that to Ka it becomes spiritual. Prabhupada even gave a very unusual example. He says the alcoholics they are very attached to the alcohol which is a liquid. So in the Bhagavad Gita Krishna says I am the sweet taste of liquids. They can realize what they are attached to in alcohol. That essence what is that thing? They want to drink it again and again. That's Krishna. Then they'll become Krishna like that. Krishna. Krishna. Very unusual example. They would all think that okay, whatever we like in this, this is actually Krishna. There will be on one basic level of. But it's hard to dovetail the attachment of somehow I was so much attached to. We are not feeling complete. The only exception of Christ is r all the queens. They are very happy that Krishna came. But when Krishna came to Ratmini's palace, she was crying. Sri Krishna was amazed. Why I'm here? Everyone's happy. Why you're crying? Why are you crying? I'm here. I'm here to satisfy you. She was a blessed. She has a But she's just looking at him and crying and crying. So what's wrong? Have you had a fight in the house today? Fight with the children? Krishna, you know everything going on in the universe. You know what Brahma is doing in Satya Loka. You know what Shiva is doing in Kailash. You know everything going on. But you don't know what's going on in my heart. For him nothing is nice. I know Rani knows what I'M feeling. But it seems you don't know. Nobody ever told Pishtan that he didn't know. You see. So look for me. Very special queen. Why wasn't she happy? Even Krishna was there. Why was she still crying? She had so much intense love. She was thinking that Christians come here but soon he'll leave apprehending his future departure. She was in separation even in the presence of Ka. That is intense. That's why Rukhivini is considered at the top no longer. She has so much intense love for Krishna. She feels separation even when Krishna is present. Thinking that Krishna will lead me on because of this past time. Then Krishna he agreed okay. That I'll come as my devotee to understand what is it that a devotee feels for me. Which form? Which form? Yeah. What form of the Lord will come in? That is super special. The Lord come as his devotee. Then we get to associate with him as a devotee. Then you can really get close. You can serve him. You can do all kinds of very close, very intimate. Because he's your fellow devotee. And because just like Prabhupada said here Krishna is unlimited. He has unlimited desire as his own devotee. He has unlimited desire to serve the Lord. As he becomes the devotee, becomes super devotee. And then as the Lord is very merciful one Shaka upon Tiruval, just like all of you are so merciful. Most of all the pure devotee like Srila Prabhupada, so merciful, he took so much difficulty to give us. Krishna, just like Christopher Columbus went on a very adventurous journey. And he found the Americas. Of course he was looking for India. But instead he found Americans. Then like that Srila Prabhupada, he was looking to give Ka to the West. Everybody told him it's impossible. How they can be Krishna conscious his own father stay in India. He'll make the whole world wish the countries whole world will be Christian. Every town and village but his God, brothers, other Vaishnavas. The whole world means civilized world India. Not the uncivilized west. That's out of the world. No, no. Like Chaitanya said the whole world, he meant the whole. So Srila Prabhupada, he took that risk out of his mercy. So Prabhupada's mercy practically is already unlimited. Then what does speak of? What Chaitanya's mercy? His mercy is unlimited. Unlimited. Everything with the Supreme Lord is unlimited. That's why some Prabhupada's grandfather also said that Prabhupada was empowered by Lord Chaitanya as a Shaktavish of Lord Chaitanya. He always just presented himself as a humble devotee. We can see the unlimited mercy of Lord Chaitanya flowing through him. Shabrabat ki now we're in shalapa1 08 prabhupada winter namha festival Keith All God's mercy slowing down, melting the ice. Like hearts of the materialistic people. You have ratio in the winter. I saw the mother. I was at home and there was the mother pulling the child in the small slit. Like Santa Claus. People are going sledding and skiing, trying to enjoy. So why not give the Lord a sanctuary? I was born in a cold place in the extreme northern state of the United States. Many people from Russia, Scandinavia have settled in Wisconsin and Minnesota at some point. And my parents are from Europe. As children we will also go always smiling. We go sweating and all these things. Part of the life. Has it snowed for so many months? That's why I just got this idea once that why not follow a journey? You can also have one heater blowing. You can have a heater blowing, get too cold, like in India. When it gets too hot and you put the fan. And even the rodents are doing hurry now. Even in the winter. I heard it was a little bit of time, but very difficult. Otherwise you can do indoor rapier like they have in Middle East. They make a small. They make a chariot about five meters high. And in the center of the hall they make a square. The ladies sit in the center. Then they have people on the outside. So that makes one boundary. Then they have people holding sticks on the outside of the hall. Some from the wall, maybe three meters. So they make a roadway in the hall. Hold a stick like this to make a. In between the two sticks that from the outside and inside. That's the roadway that goes around in the. So they let. One time all the ladies pulled her up. Then all the children like that. They keep going around and around. Everyone gets a turn. It's interesting festival. Then afterwards they have the dramas and cultural programs that might be interesting. You have two alternatives. Outdoor, indoor, for the winter. Anyway, our Lord is unlimited. So we have unlimited kinds of festivals. I'm just thinking that in this winter season there are not so many festivals like in India. We have so many festivals because it's not so in January. There's many in Chennai, in Coimbatore, in Bombay, in Guwahati. There'll be also 22nd, 23rd of February right here. But here in this, in Russia. No. I heard that someone just before I came here on the 26th, the Bangalore congregation they organized Rathyatra five swamis they have made us. They have a small rat and they do small rats in the different neighborhoods of Bangalore. They have thousand. And then once a year they have a Maharat in the main street with a big chariot. So they're going to do five rats a year in. And Moscow is much bigger than Bangor. You can have. But you can have rats in all different areas. My disciple in Bombay, he's a mechanical engineer and he has many designs for rafts. He can send you a very good rath. The small wrap is only $3,000. Maybe it's cheaper here. I don't know. This built out of steel. With the telescope, the dome goes up and down. If you wanted to go higher, it can go up to 45ft. Depend how many. How many telescopings you put. 10 meters, very easy. 4 sections, 5 sections. We'll be having a special festival. Cross Maidan festival in Balmay from 12th February to 20th of February. They'll have a big ride there. Also in the downtown of anybody will be there for that festival. In India there's a saying 12 months, 13 festivals. Vaishnavisa means filled with festival. More festivals than months. So like that for the Namhata. We can think of how to have festival throughout the year. At least one per month. But sometimes you'll have two. Like you have Rashastami and Janvastami. Only 15 days of her. So Krishna consciousness is the festival Yoga how to do festivals. And in they organize also so many festivals. But in Vrindavan it describes that Krishna's Leela was a daily festival. Nitya means daily, always constant festival. So that's why we're reading about Krishna coming back to Dwarka. It's a big festival. When Krishna came back, everybody ran out of the city. They greet him. The elders came and embraced him. The youngest came and they gave a relations to him. Maybe elders gave blessings. Or maybe they embraced the equals. They came and embraced him. According to their relationship with Krishna. Everyone was reacting. They said, even the society girls. They came out dressed up. So many purports. I remember. And Krishna according to everyone's position. He would smile. He would also embrace Krishna. Respect, respected. Everybody reacted with everybody in a very appropriate. All devotees want to please Krishna. So Krishna says, I reciprocate with you. If you want to please Krishna, then Krishna will want to please you. And who's better? Who's more expert. So if he tries to please us, then we're going to get more. But the pure devotees, that's not their concern. They really want to please Krishna. But even if you're got some interest, best way is to please Krishna. If you have all desire, desire for liberation. The best way, the best to achieve your desire is pure devotion to the Lord. Just offering, leave it up to the Lord. He'll give you whatever you want. So the pure devotees, they don't want anything but to serve the Lord more. The highest blessing is pure service to the Lord. And those who may have material desire, they got all kinds of desire. So when Krishna will fulfill those like Jehovah. He had some desire. But he tried to please the Lord under the guidance of Gospel. So he got more than what he expected from Krishna. But later he regretted why did I want all his material things. I should have just wanted to serve Krishna. So he took the blessing that he'll never fall away, that he'll always remain. And Krishna told him to stay in my service. You never following how many went to always stay in Krishna service. We want to prepare our hearts that we can receive Krishna in the heart. Just like all these queens of Dwarka's remnant. Their palace is ready clean for Krishna to come and stay there. You can be sure that Krishna didn't come home to a dirty palace. He didn't come home to a house that was just like, you know, not kept properly. Every house neat and clean. All the children rose dressed and taken care of everything to please Krishna. The queens were pure devotees and they were perfect wives. Sometime in our Ka conscious movement, all the husbands want their wives to be like the queens of Dwarka for serving them. But the wives want the husband should be like, you know, Cardinal Mamuni or give thy palace in the sky. But neither are able to come up to that level. Either the husband or wife will come up to the level. So we cannot be too much demanding of all these things. We can get some inspiration from the standard established by Krishna and by the queens of Dwarka. The lady of the house wants to receive her husband with a very nice environment in the house. Smiles. And just like Krishna, he just was kind to everybody. He was concerned about everybody. The husband should also be very kind to everybody in the house. Very concerned about everything. Krishna came back. How are you? How are the children? How's everybody? He didn't. And the wives are tell us, how are you? The wives of the queens are asking tell us how are you? Are they the cuckoo but in the maternal world, you always hear the criticism. We train the video, we just do something. Husband comes home from the office. What a horrible day in the office. My boss is giving me this and that problem. Never ask, you know, how are you doing to the wife like that. This is complaints you hear in the cartoons and stuff. But then we say like, Krishna is the perfect example for householder life. I want Krishna as my husband. So actually that can happen. But then to achieve such an exalted position, they have to do a lot of your devotionals. It's not a small gift as a friend or a son. All these things are possible by the cause of mercy. Word Chitanya much faster. But we follow the same process of devotional service. So we depend on the mercy of what goritized mercy. All these inconceivable things are possible because the Lord is unlimited. He has unlimited desires. He has unlimited mercy. So in his mercy, his desire. I want to see everybody in love of Krishna. Everyone. That's what Lord can do. That's what Chaitanya's mercy. He said, I want to see everybody laughing and dancing. So we're anxiously waiting to see that mercy of Lord Chaitanya flowing and reaching more and more people. So we hope that tonight that our Mahakirta and everything will be a lot of people dancing and the mercy of what Chitanya will flow. And Maharaj was sometimes even my heart hard mouth. The association of such wonderful. I have a special attention. But I don't think I only attended Rath Yatra in Russia because they would invite me. Others are not inviting too late because I was. Yeah, that's a new one. There are no people. So because I was, I shaved up. I surrendered to Krishna and Rakya. First a big Rathyatra of the sentences. Some always feel indebted to Jagannath. By his mercy I can become a devotee. So somehow I'm also the COGC for no taxpayers. We have a lot of connection. But Durban Rath Yatra is the largest Rath Yatra outside of India. Four day festival. It's on the Easter weekend. Friday, Good Friday till Easter Sunday Easter. You know, when Jesus went back to garden, came back to life. Easter to nephew. I don't know, maybe Archadox does a different thing. That's a holiday. Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. So they have a big Rafi uptrend which is. Goes alongside the beach. Oh, very good in this. And I have pictures I can show actually. But you already saw the video from our. No, it was a video There's a huge camp like it get taste to it. Maybe 30 something. I don't know. 30, 35 guys. Do you guys. They have all kinds of exhibitions. In terms of the wizard kid, they have farm exhibition with a cow and a cat. So the children can touch the cow and see what it's like. But they are huge, do so much. Save the whales, save the porcupines, save the different animals. But what about saving the cows? Anyway, producing milk, you don't need to kill them. But breeding this kind of kind of cows just for meat. The killing of these cows is very causing so many wars in the world. Now even in Russia, which is a cold place, you can get all kinds of vegetables and fruit because it's imported from salt. Big supermarkets, gipper market. All kinds of facilities to buy vegetarian food. So anyway, they have this cow and calf exhibition. They have propiling exhibition. People can offer ID to the dv. They have exhibition about bhakti at this aboit film. So many. I mean, I can't even remember all. So many. You have an Indian bazaar where they sell all kinds of Indian items. Earrings, all the things you need for devotional. And they have restaurants. They have one high class restaurant, air conditioned tent. Then they have snack shops with things like pakoras and chips. Even I saw yesterday. Although it's minus 12 outside when ladies is eating ice cream things more when it's hot. But here they take even in the winter. I'm no complaint, I'm just noticing. For me it's a new culture. I like frozen yogurt. Thank you for watching our videos. Be sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. And don't forget to like and share our channel.