Haridas Thakur | Jayapataka Swami

Question: How did Haridasa Thakura receive the Hare Krsna maha mantra at a very tender age? Who was his guru?

Jayapataka Swami: Good question! Ha! Ha! No one ever asked that question before. I have to research it! 24-MAY-2020 SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA

Question: Just like you have mentioned that devotees should be like Haridasa Thakura, that we should try to decrease the worry of Lord Caitanya, can you please elaborate this Guru Maharaj?

Jayapataka Swami: Lord Caitanya, He wanted all the people to go back home back to Godhead. He wanted that people become Krsna conscious. That was the desire of Srila Prabhupada. So, to alleviate that worry we should preach. Srila Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati Thakura said,...

Question: Whether Haridāsa Ṭhākura went back to Brahmaloka or to Goloka?

Guru Maharaj: Since his life as Brahmā was not over, he probably went back to Brahmāloka. But in this he had the great opportunity to associate with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the original guru in our Brahmā sampradāya. We can see that he will definitely go back to...

Question: Maharaj spoke about how Rukmi’s hair was cut and Balarama almost chastised Krishna that this not how you cut people’s hair. That brings us to the point of forgiveness – how can we build on this quality because it is so important right now to have this mood of forgiveness, because it actually impacts our service?

Guru Maharaj: It is interesting that two days ago was the Putrada Ekadasi. So some people want children, they observe Putrada Ekadasi. But in the glories of this Ekadasi, it is said that for the renounced people or people who don’t want children, they observe this...