A recorded address by Jaya Pataka Swami to ISKCON Chennai devotees emphasizing Bhakti Yoga in Kali Yuga. The speaker stresses the supreme potency of chanting the holy name of Krishna, outlines the nine processes of devotional service associated with Mayapur’s nine islands, and explains stages of devotional advancement (from removing anarthas through nistha and rati toward prema). He urges sincerity in practice, cites Lord Chaitanya’s mercy, and references Srirangam as a sacred site.
But there is one good quality in Kali Yuga. To chant the holy name of Krishna and go back to the word hello. There is no other way in. Since Krishna and his holy name are no different. Is very powerful. So it's very powerful and sublime. So now I call you from Mayapur. Mayapur is created by Radharani and there is nine islands.
This island signalize.
Each of the nine islands signify one of the process of one of the nine process of devotional service. Hearing, chanting, remembering, washing the lotus feet, offering prayer. And so as we practice these different forms of Bhakti Yoga we advance Strada Sadhri so other kind of particular. So usually in the state of Bhajana Kriya one state initiation that's called Anarta Libriti. So Lord Satan is saying that some of the weeds need to be pulled out. Sarah love.
We want to avoid these weeds.
I can't avoid these meats. We want to avoid these weeds. Someone may desire the mangal artist to weeks. So if someone dislike another person, that is if they do some politics against somebody and if they want position, that is so.
We have.
So we have asked Nanda Putra to bring this center forward. Especially Banuswami Maharaj and Sumitra Krishna. I want to see all of you advance in Krishna consciousness, achieve love for Krishna. These weeks maker may get merged in into. So in the. If we water our devotional creeper and if we have the other desires, the weeds may grow rather than the devotional creeper. So we have to see that this doesn't happen. So when you get most of the Anarthas out, then we achieve the service of Krishna. When we get rid of more or most of the and we get to the state of Nisha. Each state give different blessings in different stage stages. You can give different blessings.
Higher stages.
This is a not very high stages. These are not very high stages. You bless someone pray to Krishna. We may bless someone that pray to Krishna. So if you bless someone that has blessed, has faith for Krishna. If you bless someone, his faith for Krishna increases. You have taste for serving Krishna then. And then the next stage is called Rati or Bhava. That is ecstatic love for Krishna. Now.
You are starting to advance.
Now you are advanced, very advanced. Then if you see Krishna, you get great joy. Please. Now you are in this place, holy place of Spirangam Ningal in the Puriramana Srirangam and.
Millions, hundreds, millions of Brahms. Millions of.
They may be very rare. There may be millions of millions of Brahmans. But it's very rare to Normally it's very hard to achieve love for Krishna. The stage of Rati or Baba is the stage before Prema. We want everyone to reach Prema. No one can understand someone that is in Prema. But to reach this state you need to be very sincere. Lord Chaitanya was more merciful than Krishna. Lord Krishna would give Prema only if you are completely surrendered to him. Lord Krishna came as a devotee as a Lord Caitanya invited with the mood of brother Rani to give love to everyone much we want everyone to achieve the Krishna Prema. We want everyone to follow Chaitani Mahaprabhu. He stayed here in Sri Random for four months. In the other side of the temple there is the Ashram where Lord Chaitania stayed. By Krishna's mercy we may get that place. I want you to be very serious on your devotional service. When we do service, you need to watch out for the wind Albati and the calamity. Allow the dancing. The holy name is the way. In the material world there is happiness and distress in the spiritual practice when we do service, there is only peace. How many of you want to do devotional service? I'm very inspired by hearing you chanting on father. So when the body asked Prabhupada, why did you take it? Take him back Prophet say Lord mercy is unneed. Anyways it's to going very nice to be here and I hope that everyone practice devotional service. Sari Krishna. It.
