Jayapataka Swami: You see, first we would like everyone to read Srila Prabhupada’s books, because his books are very simple and it gives us the basic foundation. Of course, I translated the Godruma Kalpatavi, that was authorized by Srila Prabhupada. It was mainly the practical aspects of namahatta. To study his philosophical books, we should first have the basic understanding as given by Srila Prabhupada. So he had to establish Krsna consciousness in a high, philosophical manner, to convince the different elite of Bengal. So, right now, people are not so philosophical astute. They are used to watching movies and TV and they don’t have so much concentration. They don’t have much philosophical basis. So, that way, reading the Bhagavad-gita is more important, then after that they can go on, read the Bhagavad-gita, read Srimad Bhagavatam, and Caitanya Caritamrta, they can appreciate the works of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
21-June-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA
