A devotional talk (Vyāsa-pūjā offering) delivered by a senior ISKCON speaker praising Jayapataka Swami and Srila Prabhupada, recounting personal memories of early Mayapur and Vrindavan, and highlighting institutional growth (Mayapur development, ISKCON centers in Bangladesh and worldwide). The speaker emphasizes faith in the guru, Jayapataka Swami’s sacrifices and leadership, and the duty of disciples to continue his legacy. Specific claims include Mayapur’s growth from a few buildings to thousands of devotees and a numeric claim that Bangladesh now has more than 350 ISKCON centers.
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More than 350 centers.
Namom Pishta Pradaya Krishna. So today is the occasion to glorify Guru Vaishnava. And usually I speak in Bengali. But I prefer. I have been associated with Ishkon from very beginning. I used to come to Mayapur from the 7th. How is Khan go to Mayapur then in 76 one of my cousin brother joined. From that time good association with Guru Maharaj. 75 in some park I listened his lecture in Bengali. And then one of my colleagues joined finally. So what? Usually Srila Prabhupada says we should say what Guru has done, what we can do for Guru. So what you see in scorn world that Guru Maharaj when he became Guru, he was the youngest one. And he got the responsibility in Mayapur in Bangladesh and Nepal. Later he got the responsibility in South India. So in Mayapur there was only two building. What you see the long building and Prabhupada building. There was no park. It was a just land with some wheat growing field. But you can see now Mayapur what Srila Prabhupada left over. Mayapur you can see now. And there's a lot of continuation. And Bangladesh nothing was there. Bangladesh very good. Booming. I think more than 350 centers. Small or big. Excellent preaching going on. Then he got Malaysia, South America, America and Thailand, many other parts. Apart from that, Guru Maharaj started going all over the world inviting everybody to come to Mayapur today. We could see by his action, by his patience, cooperation, requesting everybody to join and come to Mayapur. And what Mayapur we saw 45 years back. There's a. You will agree with me. There's a huge change. More than 4, 5, 6,000 devotees from 71 countries staying there in Mayapur. So the not the what he says the accent talks than. Accent is louder than the voice. You can see what Srila Prabhupada left. And believe me, I'm talking about 81. I was there in Vrindavan during Prabhupada Bhakti. And we went doing Kirtan from the temple to Radha Dhamdar temple. And Tamar Krishna spoke for a few minutes. Then he said now Jaipatta Mahaj he'll speak only Mayapur and Mayapur development. So my Guru Maharaj started doing that. Prabhupada has told that we should. We should build the temple in Mayapur as Nitana Prabhupada Bhakti Muthakur says. So we should build this. Now those days I'm talking about, they used to think that how this is possible. It's not possible. Like 60 years back in Bengal they used to say that when Chaitan Mahaprabhu has said. But it is almost impossible. But Srila Prabhupada as a Sanapati Bhakta very dear to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who did it and Srila Prabhupada give this. Get this Mayapur. He told Jayapataka and give you the what you call Samraja or the kingdom of. And you expanded. Now with his whatever the humble ability, with his con cooperation, with his patience with his strategy. Things have developed beyond what we thought at the time. Not possible. Now it's possible, right? And believe in South India there was nothing. Everywhere it was rented place and Hyderabad. The temple was there with Tamadar Jivisha. Then they left it. And finally they gave to my Guru Maharaj. We cannot able to take care. Then there. There also nice preaching is going on many places though compared to North India, South India. The resources, donation, other things difficult to get. But still very good development is there and other places. And what we see Guru Maharaj's life that he left everything. He sacrificed his own life, own body for the service of the Lord. He never bothered about his health. He never bothered about timing or eating or taking rest. As a result, life has taken toll. But this is the sign of a devotee who had faith. A saintly person who had faith on his Guru's word. I can recall you the words of Mrs. Modi Modi Nagar. He told and Mr. Salvani Alxpan, Mr. Birla, Mr. Amarvali many they told that. Swamiji, you have got a very nice disciple who has a lot of faith on you. And that's only asset you have. So Srila Prabhupada disciple they had a lot of faith. They had only one qualification that faith on Guru. So we should have a faith on Guru. That's only in spiritual life. Bhagavatam Chaitanyam Chaitanya Bhagavata Repeatedly telling that one should have Saddha and Guru. If we have a faith, then only it is possible. The faith will fetch you. So let us keep faith the way Guru Mahars did it today. You all know the Guru Mahars situation. The how is fragile last 14, 15 years. And believe me, there is always somebody who is a critic. Even the critic. They call Jayapatga Maharaj as a miracle band. They call it Jayapataka Maharaj is a miracle person. The way he's living his life is like a miracle. It's impossible to live with a 2, 3 operation. And then he was in coma for a month. But you see, still he's living, still trying to inspire. This type of spirit should be there with us. It's our duty among our God brothers. We don't know how long Guru Mahaj will be with us, how long we'll be there. But our duty as a disciple to see that whatever his legacy should be continued. Somehow we should keep our folk together and inspire everybody towards spirituality. As Srila Prabhupada has said. Srila Prabhupada made a devotee who had so much faith. And Srila Prabhupada also told one time Jayapat also he told quite a few. They born in America, but they are Lord Chaitanya's associates. But they born to assist me to preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu message. He told quite apart from my Guru Mah. He told many devotees like that. Of course Srila Prabhupada used to inspire. But if he. If you just observe very keenly the way Guru Maha's life. Because what is his life? His life is totally dedicated for his Guru. Nothing doing. Whatever Prabhupada makes, whatever way Prabhupada will be happy. That's what he want. Apart from that, he had many projects. He did. That means all this place of Chaitanya Mahabharata's Pakistan. I'm visiting many places in Bengal and he I see wherever possible he has contributed. Trying to see that something should be what you call erected so that people know these are the Chaitanyan Mahaprabhu associates they have born in such and such places. And all these plaques. He's trying to help them out to see that our culture of Chaitanya Mahapanu's associates is preserved nicely. The line to see decade to come, 100 years to come. Many, many decades. They can see Chaitan Mahapuru's associates. So scripture says what he says that Gorang those who are having love for Go Nitai only they can see Radha Madhav correctly. So we can see the eyes of Jayapadakeha Swami. How he loves Gaunita, how you want to spread going all over the world. And what you call spoiling his own health to spread Go Nitari message. Thank you very much, Hare Krishna.
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