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20260205 Mayapur Academy Zoom Class at Śrī Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Name: 20260205 Mayapur Academy Zoom Class at Śrī Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives
Uploaded: 2026-04-13T13:15:04+00:00
Duration: 6 min 18 s
Channel: Jayapataka Swami
Description: In this recorded Mayapur Academy Zoom class, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami addresses graduating students and attendees, explaining the principles of…

13 Apr 2026 · 6 min

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In this recorded Mayapur Academy Zoom class, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami addresses graduating students and attendees, explaining the principles of deity worship within the ISKCON tradition. He clarifies that deities in temples are archavatas—manifest forms of the divine that appear to human perception—and emphasizes the rare opportunity to worship Krishna directly. Swami outlines the essential elements of proper worship, stressing the need for concentration, avoidance of prajalpa (mental chatter), and strict cleanliness, especially in temple settings, while noting that house worship allows some flexibility. He references Srila Prabhupada’s guidance to study scriptures and follow the guru, mentioning specific scriptural citations (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.5) and the importance of making worship instructions available online for devotees. The lecture concludes with gratitude to teachers and graduates, reinforcing the communal spirit of the ceremony.

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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 Advantage. The following is a Mayapur Academy Zoom class given by His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaj on February 5th, 2026, in Śrīdhām, Mayapur, India.
So I'm very honored to be present here at the Mayapur Academy's graduation ceremony. The deities in all of the temples, they are archavatas. They are actually people. They are there.
We don't have the vision to see the deities in their original form.
We don't have the vision to see the deities in their original form. So they have appeared to us in this archa-vigraha form. But actually, they're non-different. So we have a rare opportunity to worship Krishna. So I'm very honored, very glad that you have taken this effort To learn the process of deity worship.
Or having talked to you. So normally we have to address them, give a nice suggestion.
We have given a nice suggestion, but most of it should be kept online.
Blue slides.
So people can prescribe, download them, and read them. Actually, Śrīla Prabhupāda said we should be like lawyers. Srimad Bhāgavatam, 10th Canto, 5th Chapter, this verse says this. Arjuna Pradhati says this. So we should know our shastra, guru, and shastra. So Narasimhaka Vatsudas, he's making a step in this direction.
Hence, the devotion.
So, to teach the deity worship principle.
Um, I hope you got your chance to see how Hindu deities in Mayapur are worshiped.
So I'm happy that you have gotten a chance to see how we worship the deities in Mayapur. How we dress them in Mayapur? I hope there is no prajalpa. Because we shouldn't do prajalpa while worshiping the Deity. So we should concentrate on the Deity. So this is essential in temple worship. Cleanliness is essential in temple worship. Cleanliness and— cleanliness is essential in this worship in the temple.
In house worship, all parts are—
I mean, in the house worship it's a little flexible, but not in the temple.
It's hard. And I learned all these things holding a wire further down the ground.
So since you have learned all these things, I hope you can apply it from where you're coming from.
No, we're not Thank you very much.
I would like to thank all the teachers in the Rishikavach Prabhu. I would like to thank all of you for successfully graduating. Hare Krishna.
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