Lava-Mātra: A Moment with Jayapatākā Swami: HG Devakī Sundarī Devī Dāsī #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

My name is Devaki Sundari Devi Dasi. I am from Chennai. I came to ISKCON through IIT students. They came and came for book distribution. When I was staying in Velacheri they called me for the Sunday program. Banu Maharaj used to come and take the classes for the IIT students. For that they invited me. I went for the class first time at Banu Maharaj. Banaswamy Maharaj. This is the way how I came to ISKCON after that Sundays. Every Sunday Banu Maharaj used to come and give class. That class I used to attend. Then sometimes I used to go to T Nagar where Iskaan was there. Suddenly one Mataji told Guru Maharaj is coming to the airport. And she was making cake with the cake plate taking. We all rushed to the airport to see Guru Maharaj. Actually that is a transit I think. So we met, we saw Guru Maharaj. I was feeling very happy. After that I went to Mayapur. There I saw Guru Maharaj. Guru Maharaj was walking with many of devotees. I was going there. The big park was there previously there he was walking along the road. So he was looking at me. Some new person is there like that. He was like. I went around near Guru Maharaj and said by senses. He asked me what is my name. I told another time I was staying chakra building along with my parents. That day in evening I met Guru Maharaj along with many devotees in Prabhupada Samadhi. Again you are from. I am from Chennai. What is her name? Devaki. Oh, you are Devaki. Okay then Guru Maharaj went near the ice cream shop along with the devotees. I was going the opposite side. Guru Maharaj after few steps he turned back and looking to call me like that. He was looking at and he was calling Devaki. Like that he was calling. Then I went and then he asked how do you feel? I'm feeling happy. Mayapur. What is your realization? I'm very happy Guru Maharaj. What makes you happy? Your Darshan. Guru Maharaj he was laughing and many other around the devotees who were there they were also laughing. The next day morning Guru Maharaj was coming down from the lotus building. He was walking into the park along with the devotees. I was chanting there. He called me Devaki. Then I don't know what to speak. Then I was going and then I said pranaans to him and then he went. Actually I told one of my friend Radhika called Guru Maharaj called like that. You don't understand. He is calling you along with him for a walk. You don't understand. I must knew. I don't know actually like that it has happened two, three days after that I was coming back to Chennai. I was sitting in the. What is that? Panchatatwa hall backside Mataji morning we chanted along with the Guru Maharaj. He was sitting at the back. Guru Maharaj came and he was wearing a big garland. He gave me one yellow note. Hello. Rose. Rose. Devaki. Yes, Guru Maharaj. I went near asked me to smell. I smelled it. Okay, go show to them. Everybody has to smell it today. That day I am leaving. But I didn't tell Guru Maharaj that I am leaving. He knows that I am leaving. So he gave me that blessings. That has happened one time in Radhayatra in Chennai after the Radhyatra time. Next day we invited Guru Maharaj to IIT student to take class for the IIT students. He came. My house is also there in IIT. The day is my brother's daughter's birthday. So we were all busy with Radhyatra festival and Pongal time Also that time we were making simple prasadam in the house and we are joining with the Radheyatra festival. So we went there. We invited him for the IIT students class. There class started. We don't know cake and all we didn't make. We gave an apple, one small apple to Guru Maharaj. We showed the child. Her name is Mitravinda. Banu Maharaj's given the name Mitravinda. My brother's daughter. So we were busy for the Radhyatra. So we didn't make anything. We straight away went to the program place where the class is going to be. There we took one small apple and showed the child. So we have invited Guru Maharaj for the IIT students class. So he came there. That day was my brother's daughter's birthday. Her name is Mitravinda. Banu Maharaj named her. So since we were busy with the festival we didn't make anything in the house. We just directly came to the program. We took only small her pill and gave to Guru Maharaj. Guru Maharaj her birthday. Guru Maharaj cut the appeal and distributed everybody. After the class he went. He gave garland to everybody and Allah finally called me and put a garland. Actually I don't know whether he had this garland with him or where he got the garland. I don't know. Something like a miracle it has. I was seeing Guru Ma Rai was not wearing this garland. How he came. It has come this color is not wearing like that. It was like a miracle. How it has come like that? I was thinking so after we went we couldn't do anything. I was just flat my sister also flat my brother also. We don't know what's happening around us. The next day morning I have to come to the temple. I used to cook for Banma Raj sometimes. So sometimes my friends will come. I give them some prasadam bag to them in the bus. They will wave their hands. I will give them something to them. So I came with cycle up to the gate and leave the cycle on the road. I'll cross opposite and give the bag to them. I just dropped the cycle there. Bus has gone. I missed her. So I took another bus and then came here. After Banu Maharaj's class I went. I have to go to office also. I went. I totally forgot whether where is my cycle. Until up to my 10, 11 o' clock the cycle is there. So I was wondering how come my cycle is there. So I was wondering is my cycle there? Where is my cycle? Where I dropped it. Oh. I am thinking oh. I left it on the road. It is open also. Because just I have to cross and give them. So I didn't clock the cycle. It is open, the cycle is there. It's like a miracle. Otherwise somebody might have taken it. It's all Guru Mahoney's mercy that its blessings make me forget everything. I was totally immersed in his love and affection. What the mercy was showing in me. So that has happened. And in Trichi Srirangam Guru Maharaj with a lot of some yatra came South Indian yatra. So that time the temple devotees called me. Please come Guru Maharaj. When Mataji was staying here, she called me. Guru Mahaji is coming. You come and assist us for cooking. Guru Maharaj. So I was helping them. So the time I made one item they stored little salt. You have to put. I made it. Guru Maharaj was eating in the hotel. One Prabhu came and called. Guru Maharaj is calling you. I went inside. He asked me how you made it. I said I made dao and then I made some masalas. What are all you put Salt. Salt should be off of the salt. Salt in dove also. Yes, Guru Maharaj. Oh. Eat this from his mouth. He asked me to eat this. So there was a little normal salt. It's not less. We should not put salt in both. Only little little like that. Some associations. One time I was going in Mayapur. I didn't get Gurmaraj seeing seeing I didn't get the darshan of seeing. But frequently Guru Maharaj walk here and there. I couldn't get it. I was thinking if Guru Maharaj come here, I can take a darshan. Suddenly I am seeing one van is coming. Guru Maharaj is sitting there. So like that if we feel him that we want to see him. Whether in a dream or whether physically he presents. And he is saving me in many situations like that many things. What else? Initiation. You have interview with Guru Maharaj. Yeah, in session. Let a test and all go. Maharaj was sitting here in maybe the next room are here. I don't know. Sitting next room. Sitting here. I was sitting there. Went through all the things and everything. Already your name is Devaki. Spiritual name. You want to change your name Maharaj. It's your wish. Okay. When he was looking like this then that's the thing. He didn't question me anything. Only the paper. Even though that's it. Mayapur. Yes. Yes. Actually I went along with my mother to Mayapur. What happened? I don't know. It's Parikram time. Just like that Some devotees went. Okay. Since I was working, I couldn't get to leave and all. Somehow I managed. Okay, I'll go. Many of them went. After that I went. When I went there, one of my devotees from Chennai they were there. They said tomorrow Parikrama starts. Why don't you join? Actually I didn't take that much. Four, five days only I went. So can I join? Yes, you can join. My mother is old. How do I take her like that. I was thinking I joined with them. First day I went and two o' clock I came back to room. Then I saw Guru Maharaj walking on the big kartal. He was having saying Gauranga Gaurang like that. So okay. We should not miss this four, five days Whatever leave is there. Let me go for Forikrama. Another day I took my mother. When boat is coming. Not much of work. I took my mother. Sorry. I took and I went all 45 days. This barikrama day I was carrying Pulisi Maharani. So I get the opportunity to walk with the Guru Maharaj. I know I can't forget this achievement. Since I don't know it's Parikrama time and joined. It's really. It's Guru Maharaj. Mercy that for five days or six days up to that Sachimada's house. What is place called? Pratapnagar. Pratapnagar. Pratapnagar is that place. I think up to that. Then the Next days they are finishing Jagannath Dajapur up to that I was there. Then all that is wherever most of the Gurukul boys will go. Then after that Guru Maharaj will go Gaunita will go Then Tulsima Gharani. So Guru Maharaj wherever along with Guru Maharaj I was walking 4, 5 km sometimes full also I was carrying. Sometimes Madaji will come no, no, I'll carry I'll carry like that Because I am associating next to Guru Maharaj so it was very nice. Then that day evening Vidyanagar I think I don't know Vidyanagar I think I went and told Guru Maharaj to leave I'm going to Sachinandan Maharaj and Guru Maharaj they were talking one side devotees were taking Prasad and Aribai I took my prasad and went and I was standing in front of them because I have to leave take a bus to Mayapur that day morning I have to pack and go I went and told Mankur Maharaj I am leaving no Maharaj I have to go to office and to go back like that so everything whenever I go to Mayapur that day night I will go and tell Guru Maharaj I am going back to Chennai Because I have the feeling that then only my Yatra is fulfilled without telling Guru Maharaj Somehow I'll find out even late night also I'll go and tell him I am going back to Chennai that means everything is fulfilled like that I used to feel whenever we go to Mayapur we used to cook South Indian food for Guru Maharaj and washing Prasanna Prabhu's association We will clean kitchen washing all those things if Guru Maharaj is there I will forget everything When I come to Chennai I forget everything like we associate with Radhika Mataji now my shamans like that they are taking cooking previously we used to cook many items together it's like a festival When Guru Maharaj comes here it's like a festival and one time I didn't get any garland I just took only one flower from the tree and took it from the office I went straight to meet Guru Maharaj he had put transit that time also Guru Maharaj came out Everybody was giving on and I came this flower Guru Maharaj what is this Bhoga? Guru Maharaj was asking and everybody was laughing Even small minute things he did some joyness is there and it's like spiritual connected with the spiritual things. When we are in Yatra Radhyatra one building came big building that time Maharaj stood baby Kirtan be walking. So he said chaitanya the building. So he is always connected with Krishna. You see Krishna everywhere. So that thing. And whenever Maharaj come and give lecture, I used to say something will be there in my heart. Some highlights will be there regularly. I follow that also one point. It will be there in my heart always. So that I used to follow it always. So like that. How you see Guru Mahaya following Prabhupada instructions. Guru Maharaj in his lectures he quotes many things about Prabhupada. And I think Prabhupada wants the movement to be growing. Growing to all the villages everywhere. So that our Guru Maharaj is doing by Bhakti rickshaw and wherever. Like even it's a small village he is not missing. He visits that place and gives mercy. So that place you will grow up by Bhakti Vriksha. Even it's a small Bhakti Vriksha you will sit there. You never let the neglect. So that way Prabhupada's 100% is following it and growing it. Making it to grow in your memory. Any dream. When I was taking Prabhupada dash in T Nagar. I was thinking nobody has come from my family. I'm just walking away to Kashria and walking the road to take a bus to my home. Something came from some bird. I hear I am there like that. I heard Guru Maharaj voice. So it's that I can't forget. Sometimes daily morning mentally I do Guru Maharaj Pada Puja and offering lotus flowers to him in the bed. Also when I sleep in before getting up that I I do. Anything you want to tell Guru Maharaj thank you. Whatever you want to take you can say for my from my side. I want to advance more more in Krishna consciousness. And I want to get Suddhanama and Sudhanama platform. And I want to preach. Now I'm retired from my office life. So my life I want to use it for the preaching and serving Krishna the temple.