The following is a zoom address on Bhādra Pūrṇimā Realization Night by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on October 11th, 2020 in Śrī Dhāma Māyāpur, India.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Jayapatākā Swami: Since of course this COVID-19 mahāmāri, I have been in a kind of self-imposed lockdown. But using Zoom, I tried to inspire different devotees to participate in this Bhadra Pūrṇimā. We know that it is a special opportunity to worship the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. And also, to give the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to someone. So, in my daily classes, I tried to spend a little time highlighting the Bhadra Pūrṇimā festival. And I would also have a book table, a virtual book table. And people were ordering books or Bhāgavatam sets, or donating Bhāgavatam sets. So on Bhadra Pūrṇimā, I delivered Bhāgavatam sets to different Gauḍīya Maṭhas. I thought let them read Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, and they will understand why we appreciate Śrīla Prabhupāda so much! But then also, I had books distributed to the libraries, to the colleges, and universities, and various institutions, who had libraries. So that people could have access to Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books. So, in my virtual table, just sitting here in one place, I was able to distribute like 495 sets of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. I think that if every guru, every sannyāsī has a virtual table, and promotes the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, they could also distribute many books. So in this way, we can try to increase the consciousness of the Bhāgavatam and make the Bhadra Pūrṇimā a big success. I am very grateful to the BBT, to Vijaya das, and to His Grace Vaiśeṣika dāsa, for their inspiration and we tried to do our special pūjā on Bhadra Pūrṇimā. Actually, in Assam, where Śaṅkaradeva preached, they would have the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in a special altar and worship the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. So because they are not brāhmaṇas, they did not feel themselves qualified to have deities. But everyone can worship the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Haribol!
Lord Caitanya specially advised that we should study the teachings of Lord Kṛṣṇa— Gītā is spoken by Kṛṣṇa and Bhāgavatam is spoken about Kṛṣṇa. So everyone who took the Bhāgavatam set, we gave them a free Bhagavad-gītā. So they had all Kṛṣṇa’s śikṣā.
Thank you very much! I want to thank all the devotees who participated in this Bhadra Pūrṇimā vrata. I hope that the ideas of the app and everything from the devotees in Juhu, the devotees in my zone also, will take advantage of this app idea. Hare Kṛṣṇa! Thank you very much!
Lecture Suggetions
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20201017 Lord Caitanya Bids Farewell (Part 1)
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20201017 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.16-20
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20201017 Zoom Address: Initiation Ceremony to London Yātrā
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20201017 Zoom session Remembering Śrīla Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvami
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20201016 Haridāsa and the Devotees Question Lord Caitanya's Departure (Part 2)
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20201016 Zoom Session with Balarāmadeśa Devotees
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20201015 Haridāsa and the Devotees Question Lord Caitanya's Departure
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20201015 Zoom Session with Dum Dum Devotees
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20201014 Lord Caitanya Proclaims His Own Truth
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20201013 Devotees Grant Śacīmātā's Request to Cook
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20201013 Zoom Session with Bankura Purulia Namahatta
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20201012 Lord Caitanya Proclaims His Own Truth
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20201012 Question and Answer session
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20201011 Saṅkīrtana in the House of Advaita Ācārya (Part 2)
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20201011 Zoom Session With Singapore Bengali Devotees
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20201010 Saṅkīrtana in the House of Advaita Ācārya (Part 1)
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20201010 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.10
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20201010 Zoom Address to Bangladesh Namahatta-Mela
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20201009 Amusing Loving Quarrel of Advaita Ācārya and Lord Nityānanda
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20201009 Zoom Address Bangladesh Nāmahaṭṭa-Melā
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20201008 Advaita Ācārya Feeds Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityānanda and all the Devotees
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20201007 Advaita Ācārya Feeds Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityānanda and All the Devotees (Part 1)
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20201007 Zoom Address to Bangladesh Book Distribution
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20201006 Overwhelming Meeting of the Lamenting Śacīmātā With Her Sannyāsī Son
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20201006 Zoom Session with Vijayawada Devotees
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20201005 The Residents of Navadvīpa Reach the House of Advaita Ācārya
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20201005 Zoom Session with Karnataka Nāmahaṭṭa
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20201003 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.3
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20201002 Lord Caitanya Reaches the House of Advaita Ācārya (Part 2)
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20201002 Zoom Session with Sanātana Dhāma Devotees