Two speakers discuss Srila Prabhupada's September 13, 1965 diary entry, where he prays for Radharani's mercy and envisions worldwide chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra. They explore the guru's blessings, Radha's role, and why constant chanting matters in Kali-yuga, citing Srimad-Bhagavatam verses on the holy name's power.
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Okay, today we'll continue reading from Srila Prabhupada's Jaladuta Diary.
Yes, going, going.
You want to do the bhajans again, Guru Mahārāja?
No, we, we did all, we did all the bhajans.
Now we have to go. Go to the pamphlet.
Let me explain.
What do you want to read? I told you, right?
Wanted to do it again. Just a few seconds. Sorry, I'm a bit late.
Forgive me for that.
Yeah, yes, this is the one. 18th September, this is. Shall I go more up?
Okay, okay, I'm waiting. Oh, okay. So then it is now prayer to the lotus feet of Krishna by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda on the board, on board the ship Jaladūta, September 13th, 1965. I emphatically say to you, O brothers, you will obtain your good fortune from the Supreme Lord Krishna Only when Śrīmatī Rādhārā��ī becomes pleased with you. Śrīla Prabhupāda is indicating if you want to please Lord K������a, then you have to get the mercy of Śrīmatī Rādhārā��ī. Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī ���hākur, who is very dear to Lord Gauranga, the son of Mother Sachi, is unparalleled in his service to the Supreme Lord Śrī K������a. He is that great saintly spiritual master who bestows intense devotion to K������a at different places throughout the world. Prabhupāda is saying how bhaktisiddhānta-sarva-titākura. He gives his blessings to his grand disciples. And those blessings, people get K������a-bhakti. This is very interesting, how the Param Guru gives his special blessings to his devotees. Whatever blessings he gives, his spiritual master gives more. I think you're very fortunate because you all have the blessings of Srila Prabhupada. Hi. By his strong desire, the holy name of Lord Gauranga will spread throughout all the countries of the Western world. In all the cities, towns, and villages of the earth, from all the oceans, seas, rivers, and streams, everyone will chant the holy name of Krishna. This prediction was also made by Lord Caitanya. So His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda had this vision. He could see all the people chanting the Holy Name of Lord Krishna. So we know that in Kali Yuga, how there's no other way but chanting the Holy Name. So Prabhupada is saying that the people will chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. As the vast mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conquers all directions, a flood of transcendental ecstasy will certainly cover the land. When all the sinful, miserable living entities become happy, the Vai����avas' desires desires is then fulfilled. They want to see all the people be happy. This is only possible by Lord Caitanya's mercy. So by His mercy, all the directions can be conquered. The flood of transcendental ecstasy will cover the land. Like these people are trying to enjoy the material life, but they get kicked by lion. May Lord Jayapataka Swami's mercy, they can start to feel transcendental ecstasy. Like this, the Vaishnava's desire is fulfilled when they see people are happy in Krishna consciousness. Although my Guru Maharaj ordered me to accomplish this mission, I'm not worthy or fit to do it. I'm very fallen and insignificant. Therefore, O Lord, now I'm begging for your mercy so that I may become worthy, for you are the wisest and the most experienced of all. Krishna, being the cause of all causes, being the origin of everything, Naturally, he is the most experienced. So Śrīla Prabhupāda is begging from him, from him, and praying to him for his mercy. To fulfill the mission that was given to him by his spiritual master, he feels he's not fit to do it. So he is very fallen and insignificant, therefore he is begging for the Lord's mercy so he may execute this preaching, his mission, this mission. If you bestow your power by serving the spiritual master, one attains the absolute truth. One's life becomes successful. If that service is obtained, then one becomes happy and gains their sensation due to good fortune. So we have read a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam which says that even if a dog-eater chants the Holy Name, he becomes very fortunate. So he must have gone through all these things, bathing in the holy places, going to different pilgrimage sites. So I was remembering how in the Ardha-kumbha mela, Śrīla Prabhupāda gave a class on this. And one devotee asked Śrīla Prabhupāda, Now if I look back at my life, I didn't do anything, any of these things. Bathing in holy places, visiting holy places. I just had sexual life. So how is that I got the mercy? So Sri Yukteswar Gauranga Mahasaya replied, I have made the mercy for you. My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires one after another, I was gradually falling into the blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But Your servant Narada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve Him. How could I leave His service? Quoted from Prayers by Prahlada Maharaja to Lord Nrsimhadeva, Bhagavatam 7th Canto, 9th Chapter, text number 28. So when the spiritual master gives one transcendental service, the disciple starts to chant the Holy Name. He surpasses all the challenges of Kali-yuga. Here we see how, we see how Pralad Maharaj is very grateful to Narad Muni. So we should also be very grateful to our spiritual master.— for helping us to reveal the absolute truth to us. Sometimes we get letters that people are not able to chant, and they have reduced, they they're chanting. But actually, somehow or another, you should always chant. In Kali Yuga, there is no other way. So one may chant on the beads also, all the time, but also somehow or another, other, we should chant all the time. How long? How do you go? It's 8:30 now. You want to finish now? Almost, almost. How much longer?
That's 3.
3. Okay, finish. 3. One second. Yeah. Oh Lord Krishna, you are my eternal companion. Forgetting you, I've suffered the kicks of Maya birth after birth. If today the chance to meet you occurs again, then I will surely be able to rejoin you. So in this material world, forgetting Lord Krishna, we are suffering so much. And he prayed to Lord Nithyananda that, 'You are permanent, the suki. I am borrowed, duki. So please make me suki.' So the secret to be happy is to engage in pure devotional service. Oh dear friend, in your company I will experience great joy once again. In the early morning, I wander about the cowherd pastures and fields. Running and frolicking in the many forests of Vraja, I will roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. Oh, when will that day be mine? We should also desire like this. When will that day be mine? What's that? I'm making something. Oh, I need a new radio. We're thinking I need a new radio, new this and that. So, but actually we should desire to frolic in the fields with Lord Krishna and to roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. When will that day be mine? So that's the hankering of Śrīla Prabhupāda. It's said in the books of the previous ��cāryas That love, the intense desire to serve Lord Krishna, is the price to get pure Krishna-prema. Today that remembrance of You came to my mind, came to me in a very nice way, because I have a great longing. I called You. I'm an eternal servant, and therefore I desire Your association so much. Oh Lord Krishna, except for you, there is no other means of success. So Srila Prabhupada is remembering Krishna. And you have a longing to have His association. He is amidst Krishna's eternal servants. Therefore, he desires to associate with Krishna so much, so much. So anyway, this poem by Jayapataka Swami, this prayer, he wrote 3 days before he reached Boston. So you can see that he is very much desirous of associating with Lord Krishna. So by his mercy, I gave that inspiration to everybody. Blessings. Gurumahajana, one of your disciples' birthday today. Blessings. Blessings. Birthday blessings and everyone's blessings. Krishna Mati Rastu. Raghav Prabhu, where are you? Stand up. Newly married. Newly married. Oh, um.
Okay, tomorrow there will be a Srimad Bhagavatam class in the temple hall, 8 AM. Okay. Please don't miss. So there are some of our wonderful devotees have contributed, uh, the kind towards distributing Srila Prabhupada books. Let us all pray together for their well-being in Krishna consciousness. And one second, let me just sum up the sponsors' names. So bear with me. So So we have some devotees from Kasha Desh. Yugapriya Devi Dasi, 1 CC. Chintamani, small girl, 1 CC. Chen Jun K and Chintamani. And Mokshada Madhusudan Prabhu, 4 Bhagavad Gitas. Let us all chant together. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. And there is a physical book table is there and virtual book table is there. Virtual book table name, so like you can reach to this number, +91 94 3476-0402, plus 9194-3476-0402. Stay tuned for tomorrow's Bhagavatam class at 8 AM.
