20250216 Address on Mayapur Institute 25 Years Celebration

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-gurun dina tāriṇam
paramānanda-mādhavam śrī caitanya īśvaram
hariḥ oṁ tat sat

Jayapataka Swami: I offer my respectful obeisances to Śrīla Prabhupāda, and my parama-guru, His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda. I am very glad that Māyāpur Institute has been going on for more than 25 years. I took my Bhakti-śāstrī under Śrīla Prabhupāda. Then, under the Māyāpur Institute I took my Bhakti-vaibhava and Bhakti-vedānta. I am now continuing my Bhakti-Sārvabhauma. So I am a student of the Māyāpur Institute!

I would like to wish that the Māyāpur Institute would go on for many thousands of years! I hope everyone studies Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books. I feel very fortunate that Māyāpur Institute has honoured me so much, and therefore I played hooky from the GBC meeting as I had to come here! I am glad to see all the nice arrangements and my best wishes to Māyāpur Institute! My respects to His Holiness Bhakti Vigna-vināśana Narasiṁha Mahārāja and all the Mahārājas and devotees who are present.

Hare Kṛṣṇa!