A recorded spiritual class by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on August 13, 2024 in Sri Ramayapur (Mayapur), India, presenting commentary on Sri Chaitanya Shiksha Amrita. The speaker reviews devotional practice (Bhakti) items—specifically continuing through the numbered angas/practices (hearing, chanting, remembering, worship, serving, circumambulation, prayers, deity service, festival attendance, meditation, visiting holy places, offering dear items to the deity, etc.)—with intermittent short exchanges from other speakers and announcements about upcoming festival (Jhulan Yatra). The tone is instructional and devotional.
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Hare Krishna dear devotees. Hare Krishna dear devotees. Today we will continue with Sri Chaitanya Shiksha Amrita. So Guru Mahj, we have completed 20 of the 64 angas of Bhakti. So now we'll start from 20. We'll do few today. Okay. 10, 20. After one is established in devotional service, the positive actions are hearing. Would like to comment about hearing. Hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, praying, serving, accepting servitorship, becoming a friend and surrendering fully.
One should also three nine practices of Bhakti Yoga.
These nine practices of Bhakti Yoga are.
Radharani. What each of the nine islands.
So Radharani put each of these nine islands responsible for is hearing Godrum Dweep is chanting.
Remembering like that is the island.
So like that each island. So.
It'S very important to put these.
Practices it's very important to put these practices.
So.
Active use to active use. One should also dance before the deep deity.
Dancing, chanting or something I used to.
Do dancing and chanting before the deity was something that I used to do.
Presently I'm not able to do but.
Presently I'm not able to do so.
And chant with all deities.
So the devotees should take advantage and chant before the deity and dance and dance before the deity. 11 Sing before the deity. 12th Open one's mind to the deity. Normally.
We don't see Krishna.
See, normally we don't see Krishna.
But he's so kind that he has appeared for us as a deity form.
But he is so kind that he has appeared before us as the deity form.
We should open our mind to Krishna.
We should open our mind to Krishna.
To the deities, to the deities.
13Th offer obeisances to the deities. To the deities. Sorry.
So we offer with our left side.
So before the deity of Krishna, we should offer with our left side. 14th stand before the deity and the spiritual master to show them respect. Stand before the deity and the spiritual master to show them respect. If the spiritual master walks into the.
Room says stand.
We should stand in respect, pay obeisances and then stand in respect. Okay, 16th visit different places of pilgrimage or go see the deity in the temple.
So in India there are many places.
Of pilgrimage so in India there are many places of pilgrimage and you can.
Go from one place to another.
So we can go from one place to another.
If one is in the west then one.
If one is in the west, he can go to the temple and see the deity.
They are holy place.
They are all holy place. Okay. One should circumambulate the temple.
Allah does not rule. Yes, circumambulate three or four times.
So there are different rules. In Vishnu temple you circumambulate three or four times.
All the temples describe way to do circumambulation.
In other temples there's a prescribed way to do circumambulation. Okay. Number 18. 18. Sorry. Recite various prayers.
All one can recite Given cares all our previous Acharyas.
So one can recite different prayers of our previous cryant and.
Sing a song from those Acharya. Acharya.
The devotees sometime sing the songs composed by the previous Acharyas. Number 19. Chant. Sorry. Chant softly. When one chants Japa. They should chant softly to respect the deity. Number 20. Chant congregationally.
Everybody is trying to take the song. Then chant mantra with them.
If everybody is singing a particular song, then chant the mantra with them.
Heart light. I was like one chance on my house.
It's not that they sing one thing and you chant something else. Incense and flower garlands offered to the deity.
That was also to the curious, sir.
So usually the flower Kalan that was offered to the deity. You smell that you offer respect to it. Eating Krishna prasadam. Eat the. Oh, sorry. One should attend Arati and festivals.
There are different Aratis and Tamil observances of festivals.
So there are different Aratis temple observances of the of festivals.
So one should attend.
So one should attend.
Commence Julan yatra.
Starting this Friday commences the Jhulan Yatra.
Everyone should try to attend as much as possible.
So everyone should try to attend as much as possible. Okay. 24. See the deity. See the deity looking at her.
I want to be Krishna conscious.
You want to be Krishna conscious.
We want to see the.
What's the Lumaj? When the deities are opened, the curtains are open. One should see them. Okay. Number 20. 25. Present what is very dear to oneself, to the dead.
So Krishna will observe that all into hell.
So Krishna be happy if you offer the dear thing to him. If you keep it with yourself.
Krishna will also notice that.
Krishna would also notice that. Okay. Number 26. Meditate on the deity.
Not only see the deity or meditate on the deity.
Not only see the deity but also meditate on the deity.
Sometimes people chant their rounds meditating on the deity.
Sometimes people chant their rounds meditating on the deity. Okay. Number 27 to 30 serve those related to the Lord Tadiya means the Tulsi leaves the devotees of Krishna. The birthplace of Krishna, Mathura, Vrindavan, Mayapur, the Vedic literature Srimad Bhagavatam Krishna is very eager to see his devotee serve Tulsi, Vaishnava, Mathura, Mayapur and Bhagavatam.
So this thing you have mentioned about Gita Janakarma Surah.
So these things are mentioned in the Bhagavad, Gita, Janma, Karma Chame Divyam.
Run haste on the Lord Our strong holy place that's oh pleasing to the Lord.
So if we can go to the birthplace of the Lord or some holy place that is very pleasing to the Lord.
So all the birthplaces and residences how the devotees of the Lord and Koronda glory will intend to.
What was the last part?
Dedicate.
Dedicate vows. So those devotees the attend the residents of Navadip Gormandalabhoomi Can Gurmaj. I lost it. Please forgive me.
I want to my service to Srila Prabhupada.
One of my services to Srila Prabhupada is to attend those Goda Mandalap Bhoomivasis. Is it correct?
Devotees are clear in the Bhumi. We want to.
The devotees who have appeared in Godamandala Bhoomi we want to.
How so? Shrine.
We'll have some shrine offered to them.
They are known as Sri Pats.
They are known as Sri Paths. Sorry, Guru Maharaj, there's a note by R. Bhaktived Thakur. The paraphernalia in the past times are Tadiya namely all the stimulants, Udipana and companions in Vrindavan. And the paraphernalia such as Mridanga and Karata etc Navadviped are to be respected and shown affection.
Are used by Lord Caitanya.
So Mridanga, Kartal, etc.
Were used by Lord Caitanya in his Sankirtan parties.
In his Sankirtan parties.
All those things are respected.
So those things are respected.
Vrindavan, Parano, Krishna, Sarasakta.
Similarly in Vrindavan the paraphernalias used in Krishna's service are respected. All right. Thank youk Srila Guru Maharaj for the wonderful explanation. So we'll stop here. We'll continue tomorrow. Blessings to everybody. Krishnir Matirastu Haribo.
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