In this arrival address delivered on April 5, 2017 at Sri Dham, Mayapur, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaj recounts his travel from Chennai to Calcutta and finally to Mayapur, notes the coincidence of the holy day Ram Navami, explains the three manifestations of Lord Rāma in Vedic literature, and emphasizes the collective effort of ISKCON devotees—especially the disciples of over fifty gurus—to propagate Krishna consciousness and fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s vision in the age of Kali Yuga. The speech blends personal fatigue, devotional reverence, and a call for cooperation among the global ISKCON community.
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The following is an arrival address given by His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaj on April 5th, 2017, in Sri Dham, Mayapur, India. The address was given on the occasion of his 68th Vyasa Puja celebration.
So while I was there, I went there also, I went to the hospital to finish up some job.
So, so I am a little tired.
I left from Chennai this morning.
And then I flew from there to Calcutta. From Calcutta I drove here.
So it is a little later than than what I expected.
And today is the holy day of Ram Navami.
Lord Ram, he fought against many impediments.
He was very merciful to those who were helping him.
So we chant the name of Hare Krishna, Hare Rama.
Someone asked to the Prabhupāda, whom does the Ram refer to?
He said, Lord, there are 3 Rāms in the Vedas.
He said, there are 3 Rāms in the Vedas.
Rāma, Balarāma, Balarāma, Lord Rāmachandra, Bhagavan Rāmachandra, and Parashurāma.
So this Ramachandra is one of the people referred to.
So in Kali Yuga, we are helping Prabhupāda fight against the influence of Kali.
So we need everybody to cooperate and try to help Prabhupāda establish a K������a consciousness.
So we need everybody to cooperate and try, Prabhupāda, to establish K������a consciousness.
So this is our ISKCON World Headquarters.
And we have here over 50 gurus' disciples.
And we have here about 50 gurus' disciples.
We want to show that in this world we all cooperate together.
So we want to show that in this world we can all cooperate together.
To create the vision that Prabhupāda wanted.
So I want to thank all of you for working together.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.