HG Sadānanda Gopāla Dāsa describes his path into ISKCON, including a 2011 leg injury in Qatar that kept him bedridden and experiences he felt were spiritual protection. He received initiation on January 17, 2016, and now participates in local devotional programs and festivals.
Questions this video answers
January 17, 2016.
Qatar (2011).
Sandana Gopalakrishnan (also written Sandana Kobarakrishnan / Sandana Kobaldas variants).
Hare Krishna. My name is Sadhananda Kobaldas. My Karmi name is Sandana Kobarakrishnan. In 2011 I am in Qatar. At the time my daughter and Mataji sir joining iskcon. I am coming back after they have also trained the channeling process. I am immediately adopted to ISKCON and also first I meet in Guru Maharaj before Kumbha Vice Date:04-25-2012. I saw first time his eyes are hard surgery. Myself the eye power is very very very powerful eye. I feel at the time how to he travel. How to he maintain his personal regular personal activities. How to I don't. I am not understand easily. After two months I have facing both my legs are injuries. Eight months I am in bed rest. At the time I so much really realization is myself myself my Madaji take care. But at the time Maharaj how many how feel this personal protection is personal activities. How to eating how to all activities. And also I am so much suffering at the time One day I am sleeping in daytime also itself Somebody wake up me. I don't know who wake up. Nobody is near. Myself only Prabhupada book only myself available immediately what I say? I don't know. One day we will offer so many Bhogas to Guru Maharaj in Vyasa Puja day. At the time I am thinking how we offer Here Guru maharaj is around 3,000 km far away. How he took we don't know. I am thinking like the next day he giving lecture from Mayapur. I am in home around 3,000 kilometer distance. At the time he laughing. Sorry he is coughing. Cough. Cough. At the time I will offer to water to Guru Maharaj in our house. Immediately his cough is stopped my realization. How do I say I don't know. In front of my wife daughter everybody clapped so so many realizations in our life with Guru Maharaj. Also. Any other question?
How was your initiation?
Yeah. My initiation is 2016 January 17th. With the Mercy of our Shiksha Guru Siddha Samprabhu. His guidance will take the initiation from our Guru Maharaj. My Karmi name is Sandana Gopalakrishnan. I have initiated Name is Sadhananda Gopal Das. My name also very excited name. My name is Sandana Gopal Krishna Sadhananda Gopal Das. Not too much differences also that realization only feeling myself only knows very well. And also on the initiation ceremony day I am and my Madhyaji calling first Immediately calling I will Guru Maharaj give the bead. I will bring. Try to he scan. Not possible. He is Like a elephant. He is very strong. Not possible to bring the bead. After Guru Maharaj please give me initiation. I have loudly told Then immediately give the Jaba Mala Myself I am anyway traveling with Jaba Mala only My biggest gift in my life is Jaba Mala. My Madaji also same day both of them getting initiation. Guru Maharaj finished Aarati immediately giving initiation myself and my Mataji's self. In lifetime you will forget the don't forget this moment also.
Can you tell Prabhu any instructions from Guru Maharaj?
Simply Guru Maharaj means preaching he not directly. Not giving ourselves anything but senior devotees Siksha Gurus like this type of we will get the instruction. We will start the before initiation we will start the preaching program in our area and schools also children's program separately. Youth children separately and Mataji's classes separately. And the family classes separately. Everything is running around more than 10 years. With the guidance of Swarna Madha Prabhu and Sridhar Shyam Prabhu. Both of them will guiding ourselves we will run the program. And every year we will celebrate more than five festivals in Taking Hall Mini Hall. Around 752 thousand devotees get the prasadam also we will run the program and Bhakta Prakla school of the program Also guidance by our Tadini Mada Ji. Our lovable Tadni Madhaji guidance. He also she also come and lead the program also Hare Krishna.
Can you tell your experience how Guru Maharaj is following Srila Prabhupada's instructions?
I don't know exactly what Guru Maharaj get instruction from Prabhupada. But generally told they are told minimum 50,000 devotees get the followers. And also our Mandir in Mayapur world biggest planetarium Mandir. I think this already Guru Maharaj crossed more than 15,000 duos and our Prabhupadaj Mercy Guru Maharaj Mercy Planetarium also going very well. Maybe in future one or two years we will inaugurate the Vedic Planetarium. Guru Maharaj already everything do very well. We also pray to Guru Maharaj. Please use same power empower ourselves do our area also we follow your instruction strictly correctly and also please advise ourselves also.
