H.H. Jayapataka Swami-Official health update

Sunday 17th Jan 2021 22.00 hrs (Indian Standard Time) Dear God-family, disciples and well wishers of H.H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja, Today Guru Maharaja came out for sun bathing and met the doctors team. Guru Maharaja said he is doing all right. He wanted to know...

H.H. Jayapataka Swami-Official Uealth Update

Friday 15th Jan 2021 22.00 hrs (Indian Standard Time) Dear God-family, disciples and well-wishers of H.H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja, Today, as everyday, Guru Maharaja met with the doctors’ team during sunbathing. Guru Maharaja slept well last night. This is very...

Question: We understand from your classes how Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu promoted Harinam sankirtan, Kali yuga dharma. During initiation, we promise to do japa, that stressed the importance of japa and we are doing daily. But we don’t do kirtan everyday. Is japa also a form of kirtan? Also a yuga dharma? How performing japa can connect to kirtan?

Jayapataka Swami: Connect to kirtan. Japa is also a type of kirtan. And to do sankirtan, you need a large group of people. But to chant japa, we just need ourselves! So, we say, is to chant 16 rounds of japa. 16 rounds of japa takes maximum 2 hours. And if you are...

Question: When we see our guru or other senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada, what should be our mood when we talk to them? Can we seek blessings from the senior devotees for our preaching, or should we earn that blessing from our guru and other devotees?

Jayapataka Swami: You can ask for blessings. Lord Caitanya would give His blessings by saying: Krsner Matir astu! May you be Krsna conscious. For those already in Krsna consciousness, to stay Krsna conscious, Krsne matir rahu! Krsne matir astu! Krsne matir rahu!...