20250702 Question and Answer Session in Kolkata, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

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Hare Krishna, my dear most eternal spiritual father, please accept my most respectful obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupda and you. When we get any invitation, we try to gift them greatest gift that is Srila Prabhupada's books. But Guru Maharaj, if someone associates with Mayavadis, then should we gift them Prabhupada's books? If not, then what should be the gift for them which will please Guru and Krishna?

So I didn't understand.

So I don't understand. Why not a book? Shila Guru Maharaj, my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet. I need to travel a lot with materialistic people. Due to demands of job, my mind gets contaminated by their association. How can I keep my consciousness pure? Guru Maharajami Jakhan, Brahman Kibabe Amar Chaitana Keshuddhar, Akte Pari.

So instead of taking their association.

So instead of taking their association, you give your association to them. Lord Chaitanya said in Kurmadesa, whomever you meet, you should tell them about the instructions of Krishna also. I want to quit my job to engage myself fully for Krishna service. But I am not able to take that call due to family. How will I do it? Guru Maharaj, I need your advice.

Question.

This question is more like a personal thing. You please write an email at Jayapataka at the Rate gmail.com. hare Krishna.

Hare Krishna.

Yes. Can I ask Question.

Can you hear?

Yes. Yes.

In this festival, Guru Maharaj, we see Jagannath is very satisfied and happy.

In this festival, Guru Maharaj, we see that Jagannath is very satisfied and happy.

And we hear that there's so much blessings one receives when one serves. We hear that one gets 10,000 times the the results.

We get 10,000 times the benefit. When we serve Jagannath during this time.

And we say Lord Jagannath darshan, we get 10,000 times the result.

And when we have darshan of Jagannath, we get 10,000 times the result.

Can you tell us something about the one who takes the honors the prasadam of Lord Jagannath whilst he's in the.

Gundicha Mundir, can you tell us some More information about somebody who accepts Prasharam while they are present in the Gondicha Mandir. What is the benefit?

No, not about somebody. About everybody who takes the Gundicha Mahaprashad in any place.

Guru Maharaj is asking that we have heard that when Lord Jagannath is present in the Gundicha temple in the Sundarachala during this time when one takes Darshan of Jagannath1 gets 10,000 times the benefit.

So every day you can take Darshan. Lord Jagannath.

So every day you can take Darshan of Lord Jagannath.

Today he is wearing Narashinga dress.

Today he is wearing Nara Shinga dress.

Yesterday he was wearing Sonar brace.

Yesterday he was wearing Sonar brace.

Every day he wears a different outfit.

Every day he wears a different outfit.

So you will now take advantage of the Lord's mercy.

So you can take the advantage of the Lord's mercy. Jagannath Prasad Rohan Karaki fall that gives special mercy. And so therefore if someone offers Prasad we should take it right away. Today we notice this. We witness this Atul Krishna Prabhu is saying that as soon as they had given you some prasad in front of Lord Jagannath you immediately honored it. Guru Maharaj Ki Jay Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj Hare Krishna Maharaj Dandavat Pranam how did you maintain your enthusiasm after Srila Prabhupada physically left from this world? Your servant Parthenon.

So I was very much affected.

For one year or so I was very much affected.

I remember that I had carry out the instructions of Prabhupada.

Then I remembered that I had to carry out the instructions of Prabhupada.

I travel around the world. Thanks. Fulfill all God's instructions.

And then I traveled around the world to fulfill Srila Prabhupada's instructions. Tarpar Amishta Bishop Rahman Kurte Lagalam Srila Prabhupada Upadesh.

Anyone would like to help me, I need help also.

But if anyone would like to help me, I need help also.

He told me one thing. I have.

He told me one thing and I can't fulfill it unless you help me.

You should stand the preaching unlevably.

And Jain he said that you should expand the preaching unlimitedly. He had told me that I need your help. If you help me to tell people the message of Lord Caitanya, the message of Lord Krishna and Bhagavad Gita Jyoti Apnara Makheshakaran Sri Chaitanna Mahaprabhu Bani Janakoner Kate Potted our Jono Sri Krishna Bhagavad Gitar Bani. I would be very grateful. Who would like to help me?

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you. Millions and millions of thanks. Tens of millions of thanks. Just a translator's footnote. Guru Maharaj happens to be the best translator on the planet so far. I am still a little ant in front of him. Hare Krishna Shiloh. Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet. Thank you. Graham Karats and Guru Maharads Srila. Guru Maharaj, you know whatever is best for me. As I am aspiring for Brahmana Ashram, Brahmacharya Ashram and my family is not favourable in that decision. I am not able to join till now because of that I am working. Though I am planning to resign and join next year Nithyananda Trayodashi for the service of the Lord. I don't know it will be right decision or not. I want your acknowledgment. Dear Guru Maharaj, your eternal servant Shuvilasan Nithai Chandra Das. This is a personal question. Please you write email@jayapatakamail.com. okay? Okay. Thank you. Hare Krishna. Dear Guru Maharaj, please accept my humble obeisances. I heard in one of the class that Krishna doesn't interfere in the free will of the Jiva. But when we start chanting Hare Ka then does Ka interfere and how we become fully Ka conscious. Your servant Vivek. Guru Maharaj Kirtan Karasurukuri Takanki Krishna Hastak.

So I am telling you guys that you go and tell surrender to you. Please guide me. Take me to you. Right to you.

So I've been telling you people that you should go to Lord Jagannath and you should tell Jagannath that I surrender to you, my Lord and you please guide me. You please take me to your abode Astray Divin.

So.

If our free will is that we want to reject Krishna, we want to be independent of Krishna. He doesn't interfere.

So if our free will is that we want to reject Ka, we want to enjoy separately from Ka, then he doesn't interfere to Amra Jodi Amade.

Tell him I want to come to you. You guide me. But if you surrender to Krishna, that's your free will.

But if you surrender to Krishna and if you tell Krishna that I want to serve you, please guide me. Then why wouldn't you interfere? It's not that I want to surrender. I have already surrendered.

I am surrendering to you.

I am Surrendering to you. Please guide me. Hare Krishna. Amar Shasranam Grohan Karun Bhagavan. She is here. What we should pray for when we stand in front of the Lord or the Lord's deity form? I already said I surrender unto you. Please guide me. What we should pray? What should be the proper prayer to the Vaishnava? Same thing.

In what way I'll serve Krishna?

In what way I will serve Krishna? Kibhave Krishna Shivakurthari. Teach me. Okay. Sometimes due to some situations in our course of Bhakti my mind gets distracted and disturbed and disheartened. How to regain, how to again develop that faith and utsaha and get back on track. And also if we do some aparad, how to correct?

Then you have to beg forgiveness.

If there is an apparat, then you have to beg forgiveness for that. And if the apparat is with some Vaishnava then you have to get the Vaishnava to forgive you.

Sachin Mata had united Acharya one time.

Sachimata had committed an offense to Advaita Acharya.

And.

But when Sachimata was begging Advaita Acharya to forgive her.

He is Sajin Mata. She's so great. She carried about Chaitanya in her womb.

So Advaita Acharya said, how Sachi Mata can make an offense? She is so great, she has carried Lord Chaitanya in her womb. He fell unconscious while he was saying like.

He'S not going to forgive you.

So Lord Chaitanya told Sachimata, he's not going to forgive you.

Take some dust. Lotus feet.

So you take some dust from his lotus feet. And that way you will be forgiven.

I saw that someone was touching all the shoes, taking the dust.

I saw that someone was touching all the shoes and taking the dust. Jutovulon sports.

What is the secret behind that?

What is the secret behind that? Guru Maharaj? If some Vaishnava forgive someone in a dream, is that valid? If the person made the offense in the dream.

Why don't you ask forgiveness physically?

If you offended the person physically, why don't you ask physically? The person was asked and the person said no. The person was asked and the reply was no.

Somehow get the dust.

The other alternative is somehow get the dust from his feet. Thank youk Guru Mahj. Last question. Last question. My family is suffering from illness and death. They educated me in the hope that I will relieve their situation. I have tried hard to bring them to Ka consciousness. But I am failing. Guru Maharaj. Being in a woman's body, I am facing a conflict between their expectations and the behavior that is coming naturally to me. I like to stitch clothes and jewelries for my deities, prepare bhoga, clean the temple and make flower garlands. What is my duty, Guru Maharaj? How should I conduct myself? Your disciple name? Are you here? Are you here? Mataji, you can. This is a personal question. You can ask Guru Mahar personally. Write to jayapatakad gmail.com.

Yeah.

One last question. This one was not answered.

Okay.

950 for everyone. Hare Krishna. Thank youk. Guru Maharaj.

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