20250816 Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī Morning Class in Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Be sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. Don't forget, grab your smartphone and download the Lava Mantra app. And stay in touch. Guru Maharaj's message is your advice. The following is a Sri Krishna Janmastami morning class given by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on August 16, 2025 in Sridhar Mayapur.

Today I'm giving my best wishes on the occasion of the Janmastri festival. Today Krishna appeared in this world. That's a wonderful thing for all of us. Krishna appears in this world on one day of Brahma. Every day of Brahma. Life of Brahma is 1000 Chaturi yoga. One day of Brahma is. So we are very fortunate that just in previous Dwapar Yoga Krishna came.

Okay?

Of course.

He wanted to give opportunity to everyone to taste the Krishna Bhakti. That's why he came again as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 500 years ago. Appears he is merciful. But when Lord Chaitanya appears, he is even more merciful.

Krishna.

He wants your love, Krishna.

He wants your love Bhagawan Krishna. Krishna. He doesn't enjoy his material world.

Yeah.

He wants the place from the spiritual transcendental world grace which is Satchitananda. Krishna tastes the.

Better late than never.

Sorry.

In the nature of devotion Bhakti Rasamuda Sindhu. It tells of the different Rasas that exist in the spiritual world.

If somebody is thinking that I am suffering a lot and I don't want to suffer anymore, then you can get this liberation of Sayuja.

Merging into the Brahma Jyoti.

But the devotee never wants this.

He never appreciates this.

He wants to serve Krishna.

He wants to serve Krishna. So there are five Rastas in serving Krishna.

It.

The first Rasa is neutral.

The yogis, the trees and the animals because they are all part of the neutral Rasa or Shantrasa.

The next is the servitude.

The next Rasa is servitude.

Now that also exists in Hari Dham.

That also exists in Haridham.

Kendra and hello. Their colleague the vigil or serve Krishna is anugh.

In the spiritual world they are referred to as people who serve Krishna as Anugas.

Just like in Golak, Vrindavana and Vaikunthas.

There is Daruka who is referred to as Anuga.

And he is the foremost of all the Anugas.

How they serve Ka, all that.

So the Anugas, they serve Krishna all the time. Then we have friends of Krishna.

Krishna has different stages of his life.

Krishna is.

Showing his friendship.

Krishna is showing his friendship more in the Pavganda stage.

And Krishna has these three stages of his life that is Kumar Pavganda and Kaishara.

Pawganda is like five.

There are four kinds of friends and.

Then there are four kinds of friends. Well wisher one well wisher Shurheed.

They are some a little bit older.

Than Lord Krishna Some of them are little bit older than Lord Krishna.

Borrow and they always want to protect Krishna.

I will start thinking how to protect Krishna.

They just thinking how to protect Krishna. Then there are the ordinary friends.

A little more into the trance.

And then there is a little Then there is little more intimate friends.

And the different stages of friendship. And who are the foremost in these categories they are all very nicely described in the nectar of devotion of Srila Prabhupada. And there are the types of friends of Krishna who go for herding the cows along with Krishna and the sit with Krishna and have a picnic.

Each friend thinks Krishna is looking at him.

Each friend thinks that Krishna is looking at him.

And when they are held salvation from Krishna even for a short time they feel the tears color their eyes. They feel very affected.

So when they have interaction with Krishna even for a little time tears fill their eyes and they feel overwhelmed by the affection.

And.

Krishna Bhave Leela Koran when the when the different demons they attack Ka at that time Ka performs different pastimes.

There was a cloud over Kodak one of the protecting devotees when they saw the cloud he thought it was Agha.

Soar San Diego calling the Ka.

So there was a cloud over Govardhan. And one of the devotees who was protecting Krishna thought that it was the Agasura demon or something.

He readied himself to fight with an Asura.

He readied himself to fight with the Asura. But some other friend said it is not an Asura, it is just a cloud.

The fourth type of or fourth category of friends are the most intimate devotees.

Kashari.

Interaction. So this type of friends when Krishna is in his Kishore age or the last stage of his Poganda age during that time, this kind of friend they actually interact with the Gopis with the messages of Krishna.

And so the Holis were talking these friends of Ka so and so particular number that they call them whisper in your ear sound message Ka divine disturbs us.

So the Gopis were saying that this and this number there is some number of the friends of Krishna who comes and gives us a message that disturbs us.

So just like Jamun Pogondo so the different stages are called as the preliminary, the intermediate and the ultimate. And for example the Bhagandha is known as the preliminary stage.

In each stage there's beginning, middle and end.

In each stage there is beginning, middle and end.

It says that the dealings between Krishna and his friends.

Is so wonderful that our great planets are completely unable to describe like this.

The dealings between Krishna and his friends are so wonderful that even great pundits are unable to describe.

Come.

And so the next stage is parental Rasa.

The next stage is parental Rasa.

They like particularly the Kora.

They like particularly the Kamara age of the boy mostly.

Hearing on Kumar hearing just crawling.

On the ground like Krishna in the beginning of Kumara he was crawling on the ground and so on.

Sometimes he has clothes over, sometimes Ruggles.

Sometimes he had clothes little bit and sometimes he had no clothes.

So the the devotees of parental Rasa or Krishna's parents they always think that I must take care of Krishna and I must look after him otherwise he will not grow up to be a good person.

They are always thinking that Krishna has depended on that.

They are always thinking that Krishna is dependent on them.

One time Sola was talking and she thought we that.

Krishna lifted the go downhill.

But how does possible.

Once Mother Yashoda was talking that Krishna lifted the Govardhan.

Hill How is that possible for a small bol?

I think that Nanda Maharaj he must have lifted it.

Like this and describes.

What.

Of all the Prandtl rush soda is number one.

So it describes in the nectar of devotion that of all devotees in the parental rush Mother Yashoda is number one and the second is Nanda Maharaj. Sorry.

I forget all the ones and Vrindavan there are many.

I forget all the ones in Vrindavan, but there are many.

Devaki, Tinihochen, Darakar, Madhya Bamuthar, Mudhe Pradhan Mother Devaki she is the foremost in Dwarka or in Mathura and so.

The.

Other wives of those day also are Herndel Ross. Oh, I remember. And endowment all the boys of Rama stole their mothers are in that rash.

Okay, I remember that in Vrindavan all the mothers from whom Krishna would steal.

Herself as boys all mothers.

So all the boys who were stolen by Lord Brahma so Krishna the mothers they accepted Krishna as their boy.

Why?

They're all in that Rasa.

They're all in that Rasa.

Krishna, Matarupe, Krishna, Krishna Shaibatsal, Rasher, Ontargata.

All the wives of Vasudeva they were also in parental Rasa and of course.

Vasudev among Avasti Vasudev Sayang.

So when Krishna went to Mathura and he.

Killed Kamsa so when Krishna went to Mathura and he killed Kamsa.

So.

Krishna went to see daily and Raj.

Krishna went to see Devaki and Vasudev.

But they were not.

They were not in a parental mood. Then.

Person who could kill Kamsa so they were in awe and reverence and they were praying to Krishna that how powerful you are, you are the supreme personality of Godhead.

Krishna did not want that.

But Krishna did not want that.

He wanted Lorenzo.

He wanted parental affection.

Kichu, Leela, Dhuli, Chedadiya Chan Orthat.

He.

Spread some sprinkled some dust of his pastimes.

Then Devaki and Vasudev they felt oh parents.

Like this Krishna, he wants to taste Rasas.

So like this Krishna, he wants to taste Rasas.

Krishna Avhavatini, Vivian In Haridham these opulences of the Lord are manifest. Krishna, Loka, Ghonishta, Bhavya, Krishna Sanghe, Lilakaran but in the Ka Loka devotees they interact with Ka in a very, very intimate way.

That's also known as.

That is also known as Goloka Vrindavan.

In Vrindavan, Krishna acts as a cowherd boy or a Vaishya.

Is in the.

Mood of Chatriya but in Dwaraka he is in the mood of a Kshatriya. They are prominent in Dwarka so Devaki and Vasudev they are prominent in Dwaraka.

And Yashoda, Nanda, Maharaj, Simati, Radharani they are all in Vrindavana, they reside in Vrindavan.

So Brindol, Mila, Sedra.

Therefore the Brindavan pastimes are more special.

The.

Vrindava Leela has said it Sweet, sweet, sweet.

So Vrindavan Leela is sweet, sweeter, sweetest.

Vrindavan, Lila, Madhur, Madhura Tamadhura, Tara, Madhura, Tama.

And Madura is sweet, sweet.

Madura.

Is sweet, sweet Among.

I'm not in.

A position to destroy the intimate pastimes.

Between God and holies.

I am not in a position to describe the intimate pastimes of Shrimati, Radha, the Gopis and Krishna.

They'Re not like material situation.

They are not like the material situation.

All the Vajravasis, they all want to please Krishna and they want Krishna's satisfaction to be the foremost. And.

So as I'm telling you many times, try to please Krishna.

That's why I have Been telling you many times that you please try to please Krishna.

Today is a special day.

Today is a special day to please Krishna.

Every day we should make this our all.

But every day we should make this our goal that we want to please Guru and Krishna.

And Lord Chaitanya was so merciful that he allowed people to be either Vastas or Vairawis.

Lord Chaitanya, he was so merciful that he allowed people to be either Grahastas or Vairagis.

And son lady was pregnant. So she said, you're going to have a son God understand?

So Lord Caitanya met one of his Grastad disciples and he said that you're going to have a son. And he called out his name.

He was showing so much attention to the Grihastas.

That means he was showing so much affection to the Grihastas.

But he told like Chata Hadidas a little mistake he made as a Huiragi and he was banned.

But he told Chota Haridas a little mistake he made as a Vairagi but he was banned. And.

So this is a special matter that whoever is in whichever ashrama they should follow the regulations of that particular ashram.

So how are Vrindavan for instance.

How.

The Rajivasis loved Krishna, how they are exchanging past times with Krishna is very relevant.

So in Vrindavan, how the Vrajavasis love Krishna and how they describe Krishna's pastime has no parallel.

We should like our worship and that take care of our deities are in that mood.

So we should worship and take care of our deities in that mood.

Shawai Dt report. Before I came to India, I had gone to Los Angeles and I noticed there that every week they would bring out the small deities and there would be a deity report wherein all the devotees would report their activities to the deities. In this way there was a personal relationship that I am serving this deity.

I love it. And that's why we should be thinking all the time how you please Guru and Krishna.

So like this. We should be thinking all the time how to please Guru and Krishna.

We should think that we have a responsibility to serve Ka.

We should think that we have a responsibility to serve Krishna.

Krishna Shivakarvar.

Today Krishna appeared on this Titi.

5000 years ago.

So Krishna appeared on this Titi 5000 years ago.

Aaj.

Requested me to.

Announce His Holiness Bhakti Vijay Bhagavata Swami has requested me.

To announce Bhakti Vijay Bhagavad Swami Amake.

Today on Krishna Janrashnami is giving A special discount of 1500 rupees.

Today on Sri Krishna Janmashtami he is giving a discount of 1500 rupees on Srimad Bhagavatam.

Normally the Bhagavadam sets are 9000 rupees. Today 7500.

Normally the Bhagavatam sets are 9000 rupees. Today they are 7500 rupees. Whichever side is the left side, there is a stall.

Left side, Left side.

Oh.

I don't know what the left side is. So there is a side. There is a stall to your left side and to Guru Maharaj's left side. Both places there are stalls. So the Vajravasis want to please Krishna.

So in this way to satisfy or the satisfaction of Sri Krishna is their only goal in life.

So at 8 o' clock we'll have deity Darshan. And now question and answer.

8:00 clock we'll have deity Darshan. So now we'll have some question and answer.

Darson, Habe, Tayakon, Prosnotar, Hobe.

Of course we are praying for Ambarish Prabhu to be healthy again. So devotees have bought five Bhagavatam sets. I have three names who have bought them. Gaura, Gadadar, Prabhu, Sudama, Prabhu and Debarishi Malini, Devidasi.

Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my humble obeisances. What qualities does a devotee develop that makes them eligible to go back to Godhead in one lifetime?

What qualities should one develop so that one can go back to Godhead in one lifetime?

If you want.

To serve Krishna then the only soul worth is for you to take. Or you can serve Krishna.

You see? Is that so that you can serve Krishna? You say if you want to serve Krishna then the only suitable birth is that so that you can serve Krishna in this human form.

I didn't say about human birth. That's all right.

I didn't say about human birth, but that's all right.

How we want to serve Krishna, but.

We want to serve Krishna.

And.

Like Prabhupada said, the Grihasta should be Paramahamsas.

And they should have Paramahamsas. They should have Acharyas as their children.

Because we need a lot of Acharyas.

Because we need a lot of Acharyas.

Now it's eight, so let's go for the Darshan.

Now it is eight. So let's go for the deity Darshan.

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