20260118 Address to Hrid-Karna Rasāyana Program

Jayapatākā Swami: Before this I had offered praṇāmas to Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva, Nṛsiṁhadeva, Rādhā Mādhava Aṣṭa-sakhi and Śrīla Prabhupāda. I am very happy that you are this way getting together. I did not know this! And that you want to collect funds for our Māyāpur Hospital - funds are required for many projects. Śrīla Prabhupāda told me that I should spend more time in Māyāpur and that I should work through my assistants. In 1975, I came to Māyāpur as Co-director, my assistant was in Māyāpur. In 2026, in the internet age, my assistants can be all over the world! Those who are in this online zoom session, can also be my assistants! Māyāpur Hospital and others, all have to develop. I will speak about that later. Śrīla Prabhupāda had given me some instructions like Gaura-maṇḍala-bhūmi to be developed, which are in India in West Bengal and in Bangladesh. And some other places.

Anyway, I recently had a realization after reading Bhagavad-gītā 21 times, so mercifully Kṛṣṇa is telling Arjuna the MOST confidential information in the 18^th chapter. Do you know what it is? I am saying that daiva-varṇāśrama, Śrīla Prabhupāda had said that he wanted that ISKCON follow it. But the paṇḍitas said that we want to create a Kṛṣṇa conscious caste system. I am saying that do whatever work you do, but do it for the service of Kṛṣṇa. Be they a taxi driver, worker, doctor, lawyer, politician, they should think about Kṛṣṇa and work for Kṛṣṇa. That means we can preach to everyone, whatever you do, think you are doing it for Kṛṣṇa. And whatever you earn from your work, give some for Kṛṣṇa’s service. Do Harināma japa, eat kṛṣṇa-prasada, etc. But everything, you do for Kṛṣṇa! This way, daiva-varṇāśrama will be established. Anyway, there is a lot to be spoken about. But Kṛṣṇa consciousness in ISKCON, throughout the world, we can bring about a revolution! We do not tell anyone to change their work. A wife works at home, does it in a Kṛṣṇa conscious way, work for Kṛṣṇa, offerss bhoga, ārati, read Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and does japa, and whatever you are doing do it, but the Vaiṣṇavī also goes out and can do Harināma kīrtana, nagara-kīrtana, and other work as well. But do it in consciousness of Kṛṣṇa - that should be done.

I need a lot of help from you. Śrīla Prabhupāda said that I should preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness unlimitedly. I am wheelchair bound, I am in Māyāpur undergoing a therapy. I want, but I don’t know whether Kṛṣṇa will allow or not, I want to go around the world one or two times. And will then see everyone.

But anyway, now I am speaking from Māyāpur, and Śrīla Prabhupāda gave me the instruction to develop Gaura-maṇḍala-bhūmi etc. you can assist me in that. There are about 100 or 200 śrīpāṭs in India and Bangladesh. You can take up one śrīpāṭ in your group and develop it. Now in Rāmakeli, in Bangladesh, Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura’ śrīpāṭ is there. You can adopt or sponsor any śrīpāṭ. There are many sevās. Anyway, you are having a nice get together and progressing spiritually, I am very happy. Haribol!

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare!

There are many devotees here. You can see all the devotees on the rooftop here. Blissful faces! You are world famous now!

In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, there is a lot spoken about the 6^th Gāyatrī mantra, which has 18 syllables. This mantra is very powerful it says. I want that my disciples should not be devoid of chanting this mantra. Bangladesh many devotees got the Gāyatrī, I can give online Gāyatrī to disciples. If my JPS Office approves your candidates.

My blessings to all! Kṛṣṇe matir astu!