Jaya Pataka Swami answers devotees' questions about deepening chanting practice, loving the guru and deities, and receiving grace on pilgrimage. A woman who has chanted for nine years asks how to develop taste; Swami suggests visiting Prema Sarova in Vrindavan and shares stories of Yasoda, Ajamil, and Radha-Krishna to illustrate devotional surrender.
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Any questions you have.
I only know Kadila. I only know Pasibo Kadila.
A question we have. There is a question.
Thank you very much for the opportunity for letting us to asking your question.
And the question is. I've been chanting the name for Tantra for nine years so far and I still haven't developed a taste.
She is saying her question is. She has been chanting for nine years so far. Still she haven't developed taste yet. And now she's worried as she's 40 right now. She don't have that much time left. She really want to go back home. Back to Godhead in this very lifetime. She wants to. She want to.
She really wants. Prabhupada was saying that if we don't have a taste for chanting.
Prabhupada was saying if we don't have taste for chanting then you should try.
If you can't cry, if you can't.
Cry, you should cry. You should cry.
And you should cry.
If you can't cry then you should cry. That you can't cry.
You can't cry or they're not crying and you should cry. Are you not crying or you're not crying?
If you can't cry then you should be crying. That you are not crying. That you are not crying. That you are not crying. You should go like that.
Went on and on like that.
Prabhupada went on and on.
Top of.
Lord Chaitanya taught in this Kali Yuga also in other Yugas. But in this Kali Yuga he thought that we should feel separation. That's why the drama was so special. Because.
Everybody started to cry.
Because everybody started to cry. So Lord Chaitanya, he gave us the pure love of Lord Krishna. The nature of love.
Okay, I forgot. From the house's house I was staying after I left the hospital.
We have a grandster's house in which I was staying in after I left the hospital.
They have a picture on the wall.
And they have a picture on the wall. Lord Krishna was embracing his friend. So Krishna reciprocated with his friends.
Although he was. He is with the supreme.
Although he was the supreme personality of Godhead.
Having let he reciprocated lovingly with his friends.
But he reciprocated lovingly with his friends.
In the story we read this morning, Krishna went for Arjuna as a messenger.
Just like the story we read this morning, Krishna went for his friend Arjuna as a messenger.
Krishna.
Yasoda was able to tie up.
Lord Krishna How Yasuda was able to tie up Lord Krishna?
Because of her love. Her attempt.
Because of what attempt? Because of her attempt.
Love.
Love. Love.
Love. Nobody can tie up supreme person.
Nobody can tie up the supreme personality of God.
He let his mother do it but.
He led his mother to do it.
This is the amazing quality of Krishna.
This is the amazing quality of Krishna.
That you read about Krishna I think you all develop taste Recharmic more you.
Read about Krishna I think you will develop taste for chanting.
If the person doesn't feel love to the deities but he feels love for Srila Prabhupada does he have a chance to go back to God this life?
Your love for the deities.
I read one passage.
I read one passage.
I've said for anyone even if they enter the temple for a short time.
Where it says that even if anyone enters the temple for a short time.
Well smart Kili is done in Navadiv I work a thousand times more.
One any activities done in Navadip worth a thousand times more.
He will just call his son Narayan. Come here Narayan, come here.
Just like Ajamil he called his son hey Narayan, come here Narayan, come here.
And he called his son.
So he called his son Narayana.
When the Namadutas came, then he called Narayana.
When the Yamadutas came then he called Narayana.
Came and save him.
And Vishnu Dutas came and saved him. It doesn't necessarily take a lot.
So he was not a pious man.
He was a pious man.
He not, not, not, not.
He was not a pious man.
He left his wife, he was living in the house and so on.
He left his wife, he was living with a prostitute.
My mommy like stealing.
He made money by stealing from people.
That's why the Yamaduktas came to take him away to the hell.
That's why the Yamaduktas came to take him away to the hell.
He just called his son Rama and remembered the original.
He just called his son Narayana and and he remembered the original Narayan. So like that there are many examples.
Krishna.
Krishna is very kind.
Under the guidance of Vlaniki Prabhu is going to Vrindavan on 13th November. How can we deserve the grace the mercy of vrindavan.
On the 13th they are going to Vrindavan. How can they get the grace mercy of Sri Vrindavan? Dhamma.
Exercise.
So it says that you should go to Mayapur first. And you are doing that. You get the mercy of Lord Chaitanya and then you give the mercy of Krishna. In Balaram.
There'S a holy place, a lake called the Prema Sarova.
There is a holy place, a lake called the Prema Sarova.
Praying Radha and Krishna they were swinging.
On the Jul.
Started bother Rani.
One fly started to bother Radharani. And Krishna asked his friend Madhumanga to get rid of it. Then he said Madhusudan Chalegaji Madhu Sudan has left. Mother, Sudan is a name for honeybee and as well for Lord Krishna.
Krishna. Krishna had killed the demon Madhu.
Krishna had killed the demon Madhu. So he got the name.
But on the Mongol you are driving away the bumblebee.
But Madhumangal, he was driving away the bumblebee.
The drinker of money. Honey.
The drinker of honey, he ran away. But Radharani thought that it meant that Krishna lacked.
And then she started crying.
And then she started crying in separation.
I'm here.
Krishna was saying I'm here.
Radharani kept crying. She thought Krishna left.
Radharani kept on crying. She thought Krishna left.
Then when Krishna saw how much she loved him, he started crying.
And then Krishna saw. Then Krishna saw how much she loves him. Then Krishna started crying.
I filled up the whole lake with tears.
So they filled up a whole lake with tears.
And the other renown. You want to take some of that water on your head.
So when you go to Vrindavan, we want you to take some water. Put it on your head. It's called as Prema Sarova. Hare Krishna Sri Sri Radhama Devasakibranda Mayapur Chandraki.
Enjoy your stay.
So I hope you will enjoy your stay in Mayapur. About 3 km from here is the temple of Jagannath Balade Subhadra. We were there today for lunch. See the.
Parvati taking the dust from what Shaitan is about to see.
Did you see Parvati taking dust from the lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya? You all went to see the Shankar Samadhi? Yes. Saw the Shiva Sangan? Yes.
Saw the world vice of Lord Gauranga.
And did you see the Lord birthplace of Lord Gauranga? Yes.
While you're here you saw Prabhupada Somadi.
While you're here you saw Prabhupada Samadhi. Tomorrow they are going to the Samadhi of Shiv.
They get special permission to see how.
They get a special permission to see the TOVP tomorrow. So Gurmaj has to go for his evening exercise. So he's blessing all of you. Gurma is blessing you all.
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