A recorded Sadhu Saṅga address (Feb 2, 2024, Juhu) led by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami with substantive remarks by Giriraja Swami and other devotees. The conversation centers on the spiritual importance of holy association (Sadhu Saṅga)—Rupa Goswami’s teaching of 64 devotional items (especially five potent practices) is cited—and personal testimony about how association with senior devotees awakens devotional love. Giriraja Swami emphasizes Bombay/Mumbai’s strategic importance in Srila Prabhupada’s mission to counter Westernization in India and preserve Krishna consciousness; brief audience questions and a closing follow.
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 Advantage. The following is a Sadhu Sangha address given by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on February 2, 2024 at Juhu.
A day refreshed by the association of His Holiness. Like the true soul, he would.
Not.
Only make light members, but he would preach to the people.
Like in Prachar.
So I'm.
Yes.
I'm giving you my heart.
I'm giving you my heart.
The most valuable gift.
The most valuable gift. Thank you, Maharaj Bhagawan Krishna Mahavishnu.
He.
So. So that's where Krishna is supplicated with.
That.
You don't know he was surprised or what does anyone how much your devotees allow you and how much and what way I love you. That is the prediction. Allah.
Satan.
So he was in the mood.
And.
That'S given out without considering who is all right, who is not all right. Savari Sa they would dance. Why did you remember? As a dancing he told brother.
I.
Want a just look in the back of the garden. And in case you find anything. He gave the Lord.
And.
We can be part of our eternal Leela.
Or Bhagawan Ki Seva Karak Bhakti Karak.
After he took Sadhyas, he was tricked by Lord Nityananda. To yourself, but to the house of Satchimata I owe everything to you. I can never feel that my death. Of course. Sats.
So.
What should she say? Whispered something in her ear. He whispered something in her ear. And then she said of some time so I can get some. Because people ignore from Vrindav to Jagan Korea every year. So this large state of the House of Adriatic. Some others are chanting, some are dancing, some are cooking, some are serving. When we think of something else. You say we take bread after bird after bird when we desire to serve.
Ka.
When we're heading. And this way you can taste unlimited bliss. Now I'd like to request.
Tasmai Sri Guru Vena Mah Nama Vishnu Padaya Krishna Prastaya Bhutali Shrimate Bhaktivedanta Swamini Di Namini Devi. First I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to Sripajataka Swami Maharaj for that sublime flow of nectar inspired us to want to give more and more service to Srila Prabhupada Sri Caitamu Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Radhar Sabihari. In the Bhakti Samrita symbh, Srila Rupak of Swami enumerates 64 items of devotional service. And he says that out of rose 64, five are most potent. And even a slight association with any one of those five can awaken dormant love for Krishna. So what are the five chanting the holy names?
Bhagavad Sravan, Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavatam Ka Shramankarna.
To serve the deity with faith and veneration gives a very specific definition of Sadhu Sangha. Sadhu Sangha Swatovare, which means swajatiya in a literal sense, means belonging to the same community. And in our case, swajatiya would mean followers of Srila Prabhupada means that the sadhu should be affectionate to you. And Swath Valley means the sadhu should be more advanced than you are. So this was one of the five most potent forms of the regional service. And I feel, not just feel, but I believe that I am getting that from Siva Jai Pataka. Swami Maharaj.
Maharaj was explaining about the association and he's saying, I fully believe that I'm getting this association of Japan of Sadhu Sangha.
So.
So Gurumaj.
Maharaj sort of changed the subject. But yes, this definition of Sadhu Sangha given by Rupa Goswami is fulfilled for me by my association with Sripajapa TV Swami Maharaj.
This definition of Sadhusunga is complete for me by the association of that.
Swajyati. He is a father of Srila Prabhupada.
Means.
So by his association, not only in theory, according to Rupa Goswami, but also in practical experience. And I feel that my dormant love for Krishna is awakening. And that would apply to any of us who get Maharaj's association. It is our good fortune that he is spending these days with us here at Hare Krishna land. I have one very vivid memory. And I began by giving a clock.
Or many Pravachan Shurukia.
And then Maharaj came. And just by his presence I could feel the whole consciousness of everyone in the temple became elevated. There is a saying that when the tide rises, all the boats are uplifted. And I could feel that by Maharaj's.
Presence.
Afterwards he gave. I mean, we went to a different room and he gave people. I wrote a book called I build you a temple, the Jew story.
I'll build you a temple, a Juhu story.
And towards the end of the book, I quote A very significant passage from Sripajaipataka Swami Maharaj in which he explains the strategic importance of Mambili in Srila Prabhupada's fight against Maya Maya and Srila Prabhupada also said that Bombay is the most important city in India. So if we want to turn the title, we should begin in Mumbai. So.
Yes.
I feel that we are all blessed by the visit of Sripa Jaipur Thaka Swami Maharaj to Juhu. We are at his service. To make his stay as comfortable and productive as possible is superhuman. In spite of so many physical challenges, he just keeps going and going and going. He keeps giving and giving, giving his mercy by preaching and preaching and preaching. So we were, of course, we're blessed to hear him in June. Now I would like to read what His Holiness Chapataka Swami Maharaj said about the significance of Bombay.
K Mumbai K. Barema Mumbai Kam.
Yes.
Bombay had been a strategic location in Chronicles War against For us, Bombay is a very important place. What is the most important? Which Prabhupada was collected? Prabhupada said that Vrindavan was his home, was his office and Mayapur was his place of worship. Bombay was the most modernized, greatest financial powerhouse in India, India's most westernized city. Hence Prabhupada wanted to establish a temple there with a mission to stop the Westernization and to preserve the Ka consciousness. Sometimes Prabhupda would tell us how his Guru Maharaj had ordered him to preach in the West. My Guru Maharaj didn't specifically order me to preach in India.
Prabhupada.
Bharat Meprachara, Karneka.
You said so whenever I preached in the West, I was very successful. His idea was to build temples in Gundaban and Maripur for his western devotees. But then he said, how can he stand by and see India going to him, forgetting their Ka consciousness? He said that it was his personal mission to preach in India. Brahmananda recounted what Prabhupada had told him, that the deity Dwarkodesh in Los Angeles had personally spoken to him and ordered him. You have to go back to India and preach there.
I was also told that Prabhat was ordered by the deities and Mubaraka to preach in India also. That's what all you have now. If there are any questions.
Hare Krishna, please accept my respectful obeisances. Srila Prabhupada said to go back home. 70% of one's consciousness should be Krishna conscious. Krishna consciousness. How to measure that 70%?
Prabhupada said that to go to Krishna to go back home, you need to be 70% Krishna conscious. You need to be. So how to measure 70%.
Krishna? Bhavana Bhavit Honichaye.
I was president in Montreal.
I.
Was like wow, mind is so pretty tough. And he was lying down the steps, walking off, dragging each other behind him. We should try as much as we can.
Well, I have one more little part to this story. How is it possible that we can go back to Godhead being only 70% ka conscious? And Baba replied, I have the key to the back door.
How to do Mahatseva, how to identify who is a pure devotee amongst the devotees whom we can serve.
That by serving Narats great self, the door to liberation is open. Srila Prabhupada had a disciple named Tushta Krishna Das who had been a follower of Sai who was initiated by Srila Prabhupada Siddhasvar. So Trusta Krishna was saying that Siddhasurup is a Pygavadi and he should be served.
So Tushta Krishna Prabhujoteva Kijani Chaya.
But we should not make factions. Anyone who is sincerely serving the spiritual master is a Pranavoti Jobi Guru Ki Imandari. So don't move faction. So we should. Yeah, we should take every opportunity to serve the devadis. As Srila Prabhupada said, anyone who is sincerely serving the spiritual master was a protagonist. And once somebody asked Srila Prabhupada how many pure devotees are there in the world?
Or Eggbar Shila Prabhupadse Kisina Prashnikiya Ki is Jagat Mekitna.
How many devotees are there in Iskan? Next question.
Hare Krishnaji can can I ask question? So please accept my humble obediences. So when we saw that all of you are so loving, all the God brothers like all the disciple of Srila Prabhupada like all of you are so loving and reciprocating with whole heart full of love natural it's attracting our hearts so much. So what is the secret of all love between other God brothers? Between all of you. So what all of your secret and what is all of your instruction for the next generation? Now we took initiation from so many gurus like all of you father and uncles. So how we can actually get that mood, that love and affection and very heartful reciprocation.
Naturally that love will extend everyone.
Foreign.
Who wants mercy.
To ye Kripa Prapt Karnaki Yogyatan.
All right, all right. Thank you.
Varshaki.
Maybe you can buy a copy of the book.
So we're ending now. Which we are. But I think we should conclude with Moshe.
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