20170405 Vyāsa-pūjā Arrival Address

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānandaṁ mādhavaṁ śrī caitanya iśvaram
hariḥ oṁ tat sat

Jayapatākā Swami: So I wanted to thank everyone for the beautiful reception. I went to the hospital in Delhi for a checkup. They did some extra procedures, so I missed the first few days of the Safari. There was a retreat of the South Indian disciples that was held in Madurai. So I went there, and I saw a nice show of the Safari. Mana senior disciples spoke in the occasion. I also spoke on the occasion. But when I was there, I also went to the hospital to finish some job. So I am still a little tired. And I left from Chennai this morning. Then I flew from there to Kolkata. From Kolkata I drove here. So, it is a little late, later than what I expected. And today is the holy day of the Rāma-navamī. Lord Rāma, He fought against many impediments, and He was very merciful to those who were helping Him. So we chant the names of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma. Someone asked Śrīla Prabhupāda, who does the Rāma refer to? He said there are three Rāmas in the Vedas. Balarāma, Lord Rāmacandra and Paraśurāma. So this Rāmacandra is one of the people referred to.

In Kali-yuga we are helping Śrīla Prabhupāda fight against the influence of Kali. So we need that everybody cooperates all the time to help Śrīla Prabhupāda establish Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So this is our ISKCON World Headquarters. And we have here about 50 gurus’ disciples. So we want to show that in this world, we all cooperate together! To create the vision that Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted! So I want to thank all of you for working together! Hare Kṛṣṇa!