Question: Bengali: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He was to go with lakhs and lakhs of people to Vṛndāvana, then He returned. And He expressed that it was not advisable to go with so many devotees to Vṛndāvana. Then Guru Mahārāja, should we not bring lots of devotees to Vṛndāvana or Navadvīpa? What is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu trying to tell us through this pastime, līlā?
Jayapatākā Swami: So many lakhs and lakhs of people were going along with Lord Caitanya. Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He went to Vṛndāvana He would experience intense feelings. In case if we went with so many devotees, He would not have been able to experience and meditate on the Vṛndāvana pastimes of the Lord. But we do this Navadvīpa parikramā and Vṛndāvana parikramā along with thousand or two thousand people. But as far as we are concerned, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and Śrīla Prabhupāda did this with the devotees. If we do the way they did, there is no problem. For us, to meditate on the pastimes of the Lord is easier when we do the parikramā in the association of devotees. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as far as His position was concerned, it was a different situation.
Śrīrūpa Mādhavī devī dāsī, Māyāpur: After both baby Kṛṣṇa and baby Yogamāyā got exchanged. Yogamāyā came to the prison, and flew from the hands of King Kaṁsa. When was she raised to Subhadrā Mayī?
Jayapatākā Swami: Subhadrā Devī is also a daughter of Vasudeva. And as sister of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma she grew up in Vṛndāvana. And that she is the same Yogamāyā that appeared to Kṛṣṇa is not clear.
Aravindākṣa Govinda dāsa, Bhopal: How the disciples should seek forgiveness from the guru?
Jayapatākā Swami: Sincerely one should seek forgiveness.
Lecture Suggetions
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20211009 Q&A Session
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20211008 Encounter with Pāṭhāna Soldiers
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20211007 Lord Caitanya is Forcibly Taken Out of Vṛndāvana
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20211006 Realization of the Residents of Vṛndāvana During the Stay of Lord Caitanya
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20211005 Kṛṣṇa Has Again Manifested at Vṛndāvana is Established
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20211004 Lord Caitanya Refutes the Misconception that Kṛṣṇa Has Again Manifested at Vṛndāvana
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20211003 Q&A Session
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20211003 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.28
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20211003 Question and Answers
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20211003 Lord Caitanya Hears the Misconception that Kṛṣṇa Has Again Manifested at Vṛndāvana
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20211002 Bhakti-vṛkṣa Sammelan Address
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20211002 Kaṁsa-vadha Part 2
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20211001 Question and Answers
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20211001 Kaṁsa-vadha, Part 1
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20210930 Visit of Akrūra to Take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā
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20210929 Nikuṇja, Yamunā, Nandīśvara, Kāmyavana and Khadiravana, Kumudavana, Ambikāvana etc…Part 3
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20210928 Nikuṇja, Yamunā, Nandīśvara, Kāmyavana and Khadiravana, Kumudavana, Ambikāvana etc…Part 2
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20210927 Nikunja, Yamunā, Nandīśvara, Kāmyavana and Khadiravana, Kumudavana, Ambikāvana etc… Part 1
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20210926 Mahā-rāsa-sthalī, Part 4
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20210925 Question and Answer Session
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20210925 Mahā-rāsa-sthalī, Part 3
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20210925 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.21
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20210924 Mahā-rāsa-sthalī, Part 2
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20210924 Question and Answers
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20210923 Mahā-rāsa-sthalī, Part 1
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20210922 Descending From Govardhana Gopāla Grants Interview to Lord Caitanya and Rūpa Gosvāmī
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20210921 Descending From Govardhana Gopāla Grants Interview to Lord Caitanya and Rūpa Gosvāmī, Part 1
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20210920 Govardhana, Part 3
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20210919 Govardhana, Part 2
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20210918 Govardhana, Part 1