Transcript of a morning class delivered by His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaj on August 27, 2024 in Sridhar Mayapur, India (Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja day). The speaker offers reminiscences of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, describes early development of Mayapur (Bhajan Kutir, Lotus building), recounts anecdotes illustrating Prabhupada’s standards for cleanliness and devotional example, and urges preservation and expansion of Prabhupada’s vision for Mayapur as a model spiritual city (goal noted as a city for 50,000). The transcript is interspersed with brief comments from other participants and opening/closing channel promos.
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Sri Nam Paramanandama.
Tati should be the hobby. I will speak English. That will be easier.
I'm going down for this assembly. I saw that there was babies. It's already the ASO job.
While coming down to this assembly, I saw that there was a baby's celebration of Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja.
Many disturb this gathering. Therefore they have their own.
The babies may disturb this gathering. So they had their own Vyasa Puja.
It was nice to see the babies are also the children. Toddlers are observing your Suja.
So it was good to see the babies, the boys, the girls, the children. They were observing Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja.
On my way here I saw the Darshan of the Najinge and.
So after reaching here I had Darshan of Sri Sri Lord Nasringa Dev, Sri Sri Radha Madhav Ashtasakhi and Sri Sri Panchatatwa.
Clothes. I want to thank all the people who are part of donors acres.
I was very happy to see their clothes and I'm very thankful to all the donors and the makers. Very beautiful clothes.
Not realize how there is no dress honor today.
We want the deity, we want the devotees to realize that the deities were offered new dress today.
Notun.
I joined the temple in San Francisco.
I heard Prabhupada was in Montreal.
Then I heard that Srila Prabhupada was in Montreal. So I went via New York to Montreal.
I mean New York Hue. Montreal.
Has made a very special situation.
So for me it was a very special situation.
I visited all the temples of Iskcon.
Because I visited all the temples of Iskcon. There I met our founder Acharya his divine Grace Ac Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
So Prabhupada wanted to establish more temples.
So Prabhupada, he wanted to establish more temples.
And then after two years he sent me to India.
Then after some time, after two years he sent me to India.
And on Radhasni Day.
Then on Radhastami day he gave me sannyas in Calcutta. Then he sent me to Mayapur.
So he'd come every year twice to Mayapur.
So he would come every year twice to Mayapur.
We'd have some advanced seekers who would see project hunting or also fire gardens. They know that they just are on the corner.
So we would have some advanced secrets about Srila Prabhupada coming. So we would.
Blow the sirens.
So somebody would hold sign. And then we would know that Srila Prabhupada is coming round the corner.
In the beginning we only had the grass Bhajan Yujir.
In the beginning we had only the grass Bhajan Kutif Prath.
Who had dream of the husband who Jew the son of or son of whom? Whose son?
The son of Satyameda Gaurangadas from UK had a dream of the Bhajan Kutir.
Several dreams.
Several dreams of the Bhajan Kutir.
Satta Medha Das.
Prabhupada. He had a very special relationship with my boy.
So Srila Prabhupada. He had a very special relationship with Mayapo. Gradually Mayapur started developing.
And we had the Lotus building.
We had the Lotus building.
Tal was standing there, Prabhupada was staying there. And he was sending a city built in Mayapur.
And he was saying that he wanted a city to be built in Mayapur.
But he wanted it very clean, very exemplary.
When you walk around, you saw any dirt, any paper, barbers, what is that?
When Prabhupada would walk around if he saw any dirt or any piece of paper he would ask, what is that.
Warehouse?
We had a circular warehouse bath house.
Inside is for ladies.
Inside was for ladies.
Shea Baktrum, Dar Bitterer.
The outside was for the men. So Prabhupada, on his walk with his cane, he opened one of the doors.
So Prabhupada.
There'S dirt here.
So Prabhupada said, Brahmin means clean. Someone has not found flushed here. It is dirty.
What kind of Brahmins are you?
So he said, what kind of Brahmins are you?
We were all looking very sad.
We were all looking very sad.
Devotees from overseas had just driven up.
So one devotee from overseas had just driven up to Mayapur.
He stopped the car, ran over Sri Prabhu. He was silent.
He stopped his car and ran over to see Srila Prabhupada. He was sneezing, smiling.
What kind of Brahman are you?
Dirty Prabhupada Pointed to him and he said, what kind of Brahman are you? It is dirty here. He had just driven up. So he was shocked.
Instructing everyone but Prabhupada.
He was instructing for everyone. So one person stood out smiling, although we were all very sad.
So like this.
So like this. Srila Prabhupada wanted Mayapur to be very exemplary. In 1977 he had wanted to go to Mayapur.
For that reason he rented three Mercedes vans to take onto the airport.
So for that reason they rented three Mercedes Benz cars to take him to the airport. Somehow all those three cars didn't make it.
There's a sign, just stay here. So then I hope the ones enjoy life.
So then Prabhupada said, this is a sign that I should stay here. Krishna wants me to stay here. This was a couple of months before he left.
He said that if I leave Vrindavan, I go push Mahsavadi from Nirvur Raleigh in Rybar. He will start in there and push the samadhi Vrindavan.
He said if I leave in Vrindavan then make a pushpa samadhi in Mayapur. And if I live in Mayapur then make my samadhi there and a pushpa samadhi in Vrindavan.
Mayapuriyama or Samadhi Korbe.
So we should continue to call our heritage the next 10,000 years and make my world ideal city.
So we should continue Rla Prabhupda's heritage for the next 10,000 years and make Mayapur a spiritual city.
Drishtantamulaksthan Karauchit well, so is worried now.
Many disciples of Ravana. So it's important to keep these ideal Mayavara and the Vishnu.
So we have many devotees here and many different disciples of Srila Prabhupada. So it is important to keep Mayapur very spiritual.
O Lord, standing order our city.
Prabhupada said that he wanted a city of 50,000.
Now we have about 7,500.
Now we have about 7, 500.
That has to multiply how many times.
So that has to multiply how many times?
6.5 times. Janmastami proves Janmastermi Proval.
You can imagine how much cooperation Mah Rashid Rahu again.
So you can imagine how much cooperation has to be maintained.
So Prabhupada Lord was wondering why to show an example around the world.
So Srila Prabhupada was wanting to show Mayapur as an example around the world.
We pray to the devotees. I was very encouraged to hear Chagatguru Jaiji speaking.
So I was hearing the devotees and I was very encouraged to hear Jagat Guru Jaidev speaking.
Gave their homage.
How Ravindra Swaroop Prabhu and his good wife gave their homage among Kivaves Sri.
Padrabind.
We have to give up consciousness.
So we have to keep up Srila Prabhupada consciousness.
Since the other speakers all end here.
Since there are other speakers, I will end here.
His Holiness.
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