Lava-Mātra: A Moment with Jayapatākā Swami by Dr. Padmini #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Hare Krishna Dandrat Ramad pronounced guru Maharaj. I'm Dr. Padmini. I'm basically in the educational service for government of Tamil Nadu for 33 long years. And I retired as principal Presidency College, the top four college in India privileged by the divine grace. So basically I'm doing educational service to government of Tamil Nadu. And it was in 2019 when that was the beginning of the COVID situations where we had a lot of time in colleges we don't go one on one with people. Things were changing so I had little time and one of my student gave me a link telling madam, you see this link you will like because basically we were spiritual. I was very spiritual. I am very spiritual. Then there I saw this Tamil Gita. There was a Tamil Gita channel online in the morning every day. They were talking about Krishna and about Bhagavad Gita. Incidentally I was with Chinmayanda When I was 17 years old I went through. He used to come to Ananagara to give classes for young adolescent people. So I used to go to those classes. That was when I just completed my schooling. And then I was about to go and join a professional college. That is the time I went through the course with Chinmayanda. And I was so impressed with Bhagavad Gita. I like it very much. So instantly I saw this is Bhagavad Gita in Tamil. I was very impressed. I started listening to this ISKCON program and it was very impressive. And immediately I joined for the Bhagavad Gita class and went through the class, 18 days class. And then I also joined for the advanced class. So impressed. One impressed because ISKCON is the name. I was in US for three years. I was doing my postdoc there. So I was in Virginia and I had been to the temple in US So without knowing all this, everybody used to say it's a beautiful ISKCON temple so we all should visit. So we. I visited ISKCON temple. I stayed there for three days. You know it was. It will be like heaven really very beautiful place. We went and stayed there for three years along with my friends and we enjoyed the Bhajans. Some Prabhu's took me to the Tulasi Puja. The typical what will happen in Tamil Nadu? This I'm talking way back in 1990s. Okay, so with that picture in mind I thought I will become life patron of iskcon. So immediately I contacted the temple. I talked to Darapati Prabhu. He said madam you send online, we will give you life patron. Then just I prayed to God Krishna and then I sent my money for life patronship so that after my retirement I will have time to go and do service. So basically whenever I went to his classes they were talking about Service. After all 33 years I was doing educational service. So I thought then I can do spiritual service through ISKCON because it looks more structured and guided by people. And I was very attracted to the Gauria Sampradaya because I went through all this. Then that is how I went to iskcon. And then suddenly after six months regularly I was going through online classes. I didn't have any association of other devotees but online devotees. We used to at least thousand people used to attend that program. So we all used to attend. We used to ask questions. We used to get wonderful answers. In the morning also we will have class 6 o' clock to everyday morning they'll start chanting. Even today we go for the chanting. 5 o' clock they'll start the chanting. It was very interesting program. Then suddenly one day they called me from the ISKCON temple that please come and collect your books. I said what books I should collect? I don't know anything about it. No, you come to the temple. Then when I went to the temple, the minute we entered into the temple I was really, you know, like the vibration was I'm a pranic healer so I know the vibrations. So the minute I went to the temple it was so the very pleasant vibration. I was really awestech. And then we were stuck there for five, 10 minutes. I was praying and then suddenly Prabhu came and said come, come to my room. And then he said see, I have this bunch of books for you. That is Bhagavadam books. This bunch of books for you. You have to take all this. And then you know, it's a huge box. I then and other sort of other books. Actually I didn't know what to do. Then I said okay, I will take all the books. Then we came home along with Bhagavad Gita and we started reading that Bhagavad Gita. I think that is the turning point in my life. Because as. Because already I know Bhagavad Gita a little bit from Chinmayanda. But what Prabhupada told it is there in true form in the books. And we started reading it and then we started chanting only from then. So I believe whenever I read Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavadam I can feel Prabhupada's vibrations there in the book. For me that book is itself God. So that is how. And then why I should go to temple. Then whenever I go to temple I like to serve people. Like I go to temple I go to cut vegetables. Then I'll go to the juice stall and then say I'll put the bill. Then I'll go to serving. And those Prabhu's like me because I'm tall and I can serve everybody well. They'll call me madam. Come, come, come and give me service. So I'll do service. And I just enjoyed that. And there are some people who told what madam, what is your position? What are you coming and doing here like this? I said what? I have come here only to serve. I don't want anybody to see me. As I am only a servant of Krishna and I'm here. This is how I enjoyed mama. Then one day one Prabhu came and told I was serving. And then we went to that Perambur. Madam was saying one Radhayatra. Then one Prabhu told I am doing Puja service in the temple. My name is Puri because I am very fond of Jagannath. Because every year we travel to various places for conference. Then sir Puri. Puri is name of Lord Jagannath. Then I will introduce to one Sugopi Mataji. She is in Ananagar. She will guide you. You be in one group so that you will be more organized. That is how I came to know Sugopi Mataji. She is now in Singapore. I am very thankful to her because really she has guided me through. Then she said she was very nice. She talked to me and everything. And as we kept on talking she mentioned Maharaj's name. Then immediately I went and saw all the information. I was so impressed. I said so much Maharaj. Then Mataji. I just told her one day Mataji, it is very nice. When will Magaraj come to Chennai? I like to see him. Oh. You cannot see Maharaj and all like that. You have many procedures to see Mahgaraj. I don't think it is possible. There are some people who are very close to him. If possible I will tell them. Then you can see Maharaj. I don't think it is possible. Alternatively I will tell you when you go. I often go to Delhi also for educational service. There is one Maharaj there in Delhi. He is my guru. He is very good. You can easily meet him and you can take his guidance. Then I said okay. I didn't tell yes or no, I just let go. And then the next day Sugopri Madhurji calls me and tells Guru Maharaj is going to come tomorrow morning early morning for a program here in Chennai. Because he asked yesterday. I have told one to Radhika Mataji. She is only preparing prasadams to Guru Mahagaraj. If she wishes, you can go. Then she calls me after two hours and says, you send me your biodata. I will send. Only VIPs can go and see. Maharaj said, I don't know either. I am a very ordinary person. Anyway I will send my biodata. Then I don't know whatever happened. Mataji, that Radhika Mataji called me and she told Padmini, you remember me? I said, I don't know Mataji who you are. No, no. We both met in Pranic healing class. Then I thought, oh, maybe I must have met her in Pranic healing class. Oh yes, Mataji, I go to Pranic healing classes regularly. So yes Mataji, maybe you would have met. I'm sorry, I cannot recollect. Tomorrow morning you come at nine o'clock to the hotel. I will see that you get darshan of Guru Maharaj said okay. Then we went at 9 o' clock the next day to Radhavar. When she saw me, she got a shock. She said, you are not the Padmini I know. I said, my name is Padmini only Mataji. But I came to take the Darshan. Okay, I will arrange for darshan. You please wait in the lobby. Then Guru Maharaj is in the third floor in the swimming pool. You are not allowed to come there. You sit here. When he comes down you can see. She told me. I said, okay, that is fine. And I saw so many devotees sitting there. Then many Maharajs they came. Everybody took pranaams and dandavai pranams and all that. And that time the lobby person came and we had lot of fruits. And by then we know about TOP. I saw in the. Then we took donation to TOP because we can give it to Maharaj in person. When we are taking blessing, we are supposed to give to Maharaj. Then that lobby person, he knows me because I had gone there for a thing. What madam, you are sitting here. I said, I have come to take. Come, come, I will take you. Because in that hotel you cannot go to the third floor without the assistance of people who are in the lobby. So he said, come, I will take you there. You can go and wait there. There are some people waiting there. Why are you sitting Here. Then myself and Mataji, we went there upstairs. And then there were a group of people sitting. And suddenly from nowhere Maharaj appeared. And that was a very vibrating moment I've ever had in my life. And I couldn't talk. Mataji, we didn't know what to do. We were just stuck like that. Just. And then Maharaj came very close. And then Radhika and stood there. And Radhika, Mataji had to tell that she is a principal. And somebody else also told that she is in the educational board. Then Maharaj looked at me and said are you preaching Bhagavad Gita? I said, I am only going through the classes. I couldn't talk. And more than that, I am only going through the classes. I told you, you please bring some flower. You take aspiration. Now I went to take blessings. He asked somebody to give call Samdhi and told. And then I really don't know what his aspiration means. So again I was standing there and someone came and told me, you please repeat these mantras. Then gave me some flowers. I repeated the mantras, put it in his lotus feet and then gave the donations. He said, you chant. And then whenever possible you try to introduce Bhagavad Gita in the syllabus. Yes Mahagaraj, I take this as a command. I don't know to the first time you met if Magaraj can give me a command. I pray to him that I really get that opportunity to do. And that's how it happened. And from that day we started chanting constantly. Rounds from minimum 10 to 16. Minimum 10. Because we had other duties to do. That is the first thing happened in February. And then from there we were temple. After then we went to places. Yeah, sorry, it is in Naktober. Then we went to service. Constant service. And suddenly I used to do service with Jeevana Gurudas there I go to a juice stall. Then I canteen service, whatever. And he said, Mataji, this time you are coming with me to Parikrama. I simply told yes. I don't know what is Parikrama seriously. Okay, okay Prabhu, I will come to Parikrama. Then he said, you send me the money, I'll put air ticket. I know you will come by air. Because so many days, so many days. When Prabhu, I said no, no, don't worry. You give me the thing, I will put your name. Then we sent money and he put the tickets. And he gives me a program after some time this is the program. Then I get to make changes everywhere. All the commitments I have to leave. And then we went to Parikrama. Very interestingly the parikrama is for eight days. We completed five days very very comfortably. I forgot everything. The day we entered the temple we saw Guru Makaraj across. He just came and stood in front of us. We took his blessings. We ran behind him. When he was in front of Krishna again we had the Darshan. Because one Mata Ji helped us to go near him. That Mataji also I don't know. I accidentally happened to see that Mataji. Because I met one person when I was traveling. She belongs to Coimbatore. That Mataji in Mayapur is a friend of that person. I saw as a co traveller in the train. She made all arrangements for me in Mayapur. That is Guru Magaraj's mercy. And again I got his blessings. On the first day when everybody was doing registration, I got blessings from him. Five days was grand. And then they told every day night Maharaj is giving lectures. If you want you can listen. Radhika Mataji was there. So if you want to come there at 8:30, I will take you. You can listen to the lecture every day. We were so tired after walking and running around. Not a day I thought about it. And the fifth day when we went to the Kami event all my things got lost. No specs, no money. Everything got lost because of something happened there. So then I had to. Fortunately Madhaji was there. We had enough to manage situations. So then we started. We didn't go for the last two days. We went to the temple. So I said okay, it is enough. Maybe I am not really because of my anxiety. Without even maturing enough. I have come here because everybody told me what everybody will not come for Parikrama. The first shot to the Mayapur. Why did you come to Parikrama? That kind of information I got when we traveled. Then I thought maybe I'm not matured enough. So this is one thing happened. So let go. It doesn't matter. But I was really depressed. Not because for money alone, my specs. Because when I come back the specs takes 10 days to be remade. It has to be made. I have to do computer work. I have to do other things. Oh my, what work I will do then what excuses will I give to the meetings? All postponed meetings. I was really literally I was crying. And then I was sitting in the temple and crying from suddenly nowhere. Again another Prabhu came and he said don't worry. What is your worry? Why are you so depressed? I said I don't know. How to tell that to somebody new? Nothing, Prabhu. I'm just saying. No, no, no. Mataji, you can come and meet Guru Maharaj. You. What is your problem? The minute he said Guru Mahagraj, yes, yes, I told, I lost everything. So I don't know what to do. I am just trying to pray to God to solve my issues. When I go back, most importantly, I have to tell my husband, my daughter that I am not having the specs. Then they will tell me. That is why I told you, you don't go here and there and lose your things which will be bad for the journey that I took. The very good spiritual journey I took. Then he said, come with me. I said, how I can come with you because. No, no, no. You come. This is Guru Mahagaraj's van. You believe it or not, this is Guru Maharaj's battery car. You please come. I will take you there. He took me to the Lotus building. A lot of people are waiting to go to listen to that. He took us behind and then took us to Haladini Mataji. There she is in charge of that whole program. And then told the message to her. And Mataji was very kind. She talked to me, said, come, I will inform Guru Mahagaraj. Up please. Sitting here. Then we were sitting there and Guru Maharaj Mataji, I have no words to explain the Tejas that he. I mean the brightness. That day he was having an eye infection. And this one eye was closed. And he was able to see all of us only with eye. But the power of one eye was. I don't know, it is more than 10,000 words. And he was telling there's pain. But still I didn't want to miss this class. So I am here. That is that kind of dedication I cannot even absorb or even digest. I was really crying. Oh, what it is for Maharaj to come and talk like this. And we were sitting and talking. Once the program was over, Khaladni Mataji called. I have told your information to Guru Mahagraj. He asked you to take shelter. The same spot Guru Maharaj gave us shelter, Matrij. Not only shelter, he asked us to wait. After everybody went again, he called us inside. And then personally he blessed. And that is the thing that I can never ever, ever forget in my life. I said, I can lose anything for this. So losing all that things is not a big deal. I can lose anything for Maharaj's blessing. And he asked me only one. He just looked at me. That's what I told him. So close. He's behind the glass. We are here. Then he took the shelter. He looks with that fierce blessing, kind eyes. And you are chanting 16 rounds. Yes, Maharaj. That's the only word I can utter. Nothing. We can't talk because the tongue goes and strikes. And then you know, you. That's the only word I could utter. And he said, come inside. He took us inside. Again he blessed and then you continue your service. That is what he told. So I. I don't know. I don't know what it is. So I said thank you. There was big crowd. There was a couple people of. Couple of people coming and for marriage purpose. And they were waiting for the blessings. But Maharaj and somebody came for big donations. Maharaj spent at least two minutes to look and then re bless again and again. I don't know what was in his great mind or whatever. Then I was very thankful and we left. And that video was taken by a foreigner. And he told me, you are very, very blessed person. I have taken a video. I'll send this video to you. And he has also sent the video to me. It is there with me. That is the everybody takes photo with Maharaj. We don't have anything. So we're just standing. And the thing. The foreigner whom I don't know. He took a video and he has given that video to me. Then again the next day morning there is one person who's translating Guru Mahagaraj. His mother was there on the day we took shelter. The next day morning she also came and told that Guru Maharaj was very concerned about you. It seems my son told me so you have got a very good blessings. I am waiting in the temple to see you. We both came out of the temple in the morning. She was sitting out and then she said I wanted to see you. You are very blessed because Guru Maharaj gave you special blessings and all that. I was very. Guru Maharaj is very, very kind, mother. Immediately I wrote a letter to him. I still have it in my phone. Because I want to put all that in words. If you permit me, I will read it to him. Because if he happens to see, I'll be very happy immediately. That is my outpour. Okay. And also one more thing. Like we say. All of us will say we know Modi. Modi is our prime minister. But Modi will never say he knows Padmini. But Guru Maharaj told that when he gave aspiration in his app. In his app that today I met her and I gave her aspiration. It is there in the which is the best blessings. I can ever, ever have in this birth. And so I want to continue to serve to him. And service is only my motto. And that's how I'm continuing to do. And I told you today afternoon also when she told that you are doing this service I want, I cancelled all my programs. I came running to you to pick you up from there. Because when I pick you up it means I'm doing service to Guru Maharaj. When you're here, it means it is for Guru Maharaj and there's nothing more or nothing less. I have no words to tell anything more than that. My association is only few seconds. Not that we have seen I've been with them or more. But what the kind of impact. The kind of impact not only by seeing you know, my entire spiritual thought process has been changed. Because I do Bhagavadam every day I read Bhagavad Gita and I told you this book. This is from his book, front page. I have subscribed for this book. All his writings every day. The messages in his apps, I keep reading and they can really transform anybody. For that matter, if you are really interested, if you put your heart and soul into that reading, you don't have to do anything. It will automatically change. It will change. That is why you are here, Mataji. That is why I am here with Vrindavaneshwari Mataji also. Yesterday only we talked about this. Today you are here. She knows. I don't even know that you are going to come here. Seriously. Yesterday night at 8 o' clock only I know there is a program and Mataji has taken the privilege to write. This is in Parmani Mataji's house. This is a miracle. I don't know Mataji seriously and night and at 10 o' clock I wrote. So today morning I will not be attending anything. Tomorrow I'm having very busy work with my daughter. I always. My daughter and my husband are the people I just write. Please excuse me, I'm coming. I have some important work. Then immediately we started doing all these things and we are here and I'm so happy. So many wonderful souls were in this house. The kind of vibrations Guru Maharaj is spreading is extraordinary. So if you permit me, I will read it. I submit it as to Guru Maharaj. This I wrote. And also my wish is I want to take initiation from Guru Maharaj in Vrindavan. Yes Mataji. So to Guru Maharaj Dandat pranams to you. I'm honored to stand before you today and express my deepest gratitude for the profound impact you have had on my life by giving me shelter at Mayapur during my Parikrama. Your teachings have opened my eyes to a world of spiritual growth and enlightenment and I am forever grateful for the wisdom and guidance you have shared to us through daily online course and classes. Your selfless and compassion have inspired me to become a better person and your dedication to helping others and uninterrupted service to Krishna has touched the lives of countless individuals. Your unwavering commitment to your spiritual path is a testament to your strength and resilience and I am in awe of your ability to lead by example. He is the wonderful example no one else can exam to be exam. He is the only person I am impressed with. I am blessed to be under you to service and receive the blessings of Prabhupada and Krishna. I am humbled by the depth of your knowledge and the clarity of your insights in Bhagavad Gita and all the literature in Gaudiya Sambardaya. Your words have resonated with me on profound level and I am constantly amazed by the depth of your understanding of Bhakti Path that you are inculcating in me. As I continue on my spiritual journey guided by you, I will carry your teachings with me always. Your guidance has given me the tools I need to navigate in Bhakti Path and face life's challenges with grace and compassion and I am forever grateful for the gift of your wisdom. Hence preparing to receive your blessings and initiation at Vrindavan. I wrote it then Dandavat Koti Pranams from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done for me in the past one year. I pray to serve you without fail through all my births. Through all my births. I am blessed immensely by Nitai Gauranga to be part of your spiritual committee with the deepest respect and admiration. Please accept my pronouns. That's what Mataji Every day we go through his app. In his app he says today morning I went to see Mangalarti. Then he preaches all that said by Prabhupada. He distributes Bhagavad Gita every day. He said that Bhagavad Gita has to be distributed. I read his book Melwaki to Mayapur. He has written all the instruction given by Prabhupada and he's doing it in daily basis. That is what we are seeing in app and that is my inspiration only by his quotes and the daily. We have not seen any gurus anywhere in the world who are reporting what they are doing in daily Basis daily basis from morning 5 o' clock Mangal Aarti to the meeting night at 11 o'. Clock. I have the same day I got aspiration. They gave me the app. In fact Guru Maharaj has asked me to send my biodata so that he want to take the service. I did send the biodata. I think it didn't reach him. It doesn't matter because I have to mature more in iskcon. But what they did for me internals gave the immediately they gave me the app. That is why I know Guru Maharaj said that today I've given aspiration to this person who's doing educational service in the government. So I go through his app dedicated to that app. I spend half an hour or more to read all that he has given in the app. And there I see how Maharaj is dedicated to this. Call it a distribution book, call it the initiation ceremonies, call it blessing people or attending the meetings for development top or even just. You know, we were just only sitting and you mean to say without Guru Maharaj's grace somebody can come and take me to him in Mayapati. It seems that he knows every individual sitting there. That is the power of Guru Maharaj. Otherwise how is it possible, Mataji, I don't know anyone in Mayapur. I was simply taken to Mayapur. That's all by Jeevan Ras. They all went for parikrama. Myself and my aunty, we were only sitting in the temple. How is it of all the people somebody can come and pick me up? It is only Guru Magaraj. So he is concerned about every devotee. He is concerned about the person who took aspiration. He is concerned about people who took shelter. Every day I pray to him give me some service today. And through Vrindavan Mataji he has given service today. I was with you and that's all. That is the best thing he can give for me. So he knows every second of what we are doing. And that is what he is also practicing. That's what is app. So he says was most impressing is he went to I think Dallas. He met a nurse called Jasmine. And he. He has written and he gave what to do. He introduced ISKCON to the nurse who came and took some blood samples. And he even in the bed, even when he's doing that he is telling about Krishna's glory to new new people wherever. Whether it is hospital or whether it is where he's taking radiation therapy everywhere. He's not wasting one minute. But to think of Krishna and to be talking Only about Krishna. Even whether it is a nurse, whether it is a ward boy, whether it's a doctor. Because I know he was in Biology hospital. Biology hospital. Chief doctor. I know. I asked him. I asked somebody, can I go and see him there in the hospital. They will allow me in the hospital. Because I'm a biochemist as well. No, no, no. Don't do that. It is not correct. Then I said okay. Then I asked then Guru Maharaj. You are talking about Guru Mahagaraj. There also he is telling about iskcon. That is what the chief doctor told me. I was telling how Maharaj with all this discomfort he can yet only talk about the mission that he wants to preach or transform people. It's not preaching. It's not really. See, somebody lives and then he transforms. It is not. You do this, you do that. No, it's not like that. He is that. And he is making all of us a part of that. That's how I feel. That love. That love and compassion. That's what I have written here. The compassion that he's sharing is. It's just like. You know, it is flowing from Krishna through him to us. And we are all enjoying that. And more and more we are enjoying that. I saw you also today. Equally. I feel the same way to express it here. Thank you, Mataj.