Glorification of HH Gopala Krishna Swami Maharaj

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Topic: Glorification of HH Gopala Krishna Swami Maharaj Date:  07^thMay 2024 HG Padmamali Prabhu: How can we fill this void?Mohanrupa Prabhu- For us life was very wasy till now. We could easily ask Mahraj but now it will be difficult. Everyone is taking shelter under Maharaj. So let’s hear from senior devotees from Maharaj HH Radhey Shyamanand Prabhu: Om aja.. Namo om lok Namo Gopala krishna Vancha Jai sri Krsna Chaitanya.. Hk mantra So yesterday HH GKGM was GBC of India and he comes to Vrn and I used to talk to him everytime. I am seen such good qualities in Maharaj. I will discuss 3-4 qualities. I saw his sadhna. Whereever he is he will attend Mangala aarti and perform aarati. Purity is the force. He used to serve personal deities. Sp had said deity worship is imp and this will engage our mind in Krishna. He used to today it personally. His sadhana and japa is perfect. His management tactics are great and he used to be called as Problem shooter. He used to be always engaged in Krishna’s service. Maharaj’s book distribution is splendid. He used to always emphasize on book distribution. He engaged everyone in Krishna’s service/ He opened 18 temples in Delhi more than he was asked to. Once I was in Barelliey and he used to call devotees and he used to personal dealings with  his disciples. He used to forgive all the devotees. He used to change the location but he used to never throw away anyone. He used to recognize the qualities in his devotees. Maharaj used to call or meet a devotee who left ISKCON. He used to never let anyone free. They are ready to give their life. HH Jayapatka Maharaj’s disciples are powerful because of which he is protected. His contribution is unmatchable and only 2-3 sannayasis could have matched his level. I met Maharaj and t asked me to go Agra for preaching and he knows and recognises everyday. He didn’t suffer from ailments and his face was very peaceful and the whole world came to Vrindvan around 10,000 people which is a record. He always wabted to please his master. So we should take alteast one or two qualities of him. HG Anant Sesha Prabhuji: Hk. DP. HH GKGM ki Jai. So HH Shyamanana Maharaj told everything. So whole India ccameyesterday and he was the first prominent leaders of ISKCON. When we heard HH GKGM he took personal care of bank account of SP. His 47 years of service is unmatchable. Till his last breath he served ISKCON. He served as chairman till his last breath. He preached in many countries like Russia, USA etc and in India in Vrn, Juhu and Delhi temples. NIDC, WIDC he was head of everything. His final will was narrated yesterday and his determination for BBT is unmatchable. He said that I will always be loyal to GBC and he used to speak on SP books. My disciples should follow GBC and I never deviated from ISKCON. So always wanted to cooperate with GBC. He alos mentioned that he wanted to build his samadhi in Vrindavan in case he leaves his body in North India and in Mayapur if he left somewhere else. His disciples has registered a place for his samadhi and this place should be utilised for ISKCON Vrindavan. One mtg gave a land to Vrindavan and gave this land to his Russian devotees and he said he has no wealth of his own. He just had a watch given by SP. All my belongings should be given to my disciples. And his laptops and all should utilised properly. He was unstoppable. I had my last darshans in Mayapur and in the beginning he misunderstood me as HG Vedanta Chaitanya Prabhu and in Kartik also this crowd was seen and this much of crowd was not seen in Srila Prabhupada’sDisappearnce day. Everyone came there even we had small space for the samadhi and I was in Maharashtra and I wanted to take part in this. In every center, this memorial should be held and gm told this when he came out of the altar today. HG Vedanta Chaitanya Prabhu: Hk . Thank for this opportunity. He was the first sannayasi I met in IIT Kanpur. His secretary was in our batch of Brahmachari and he never missed mangalaaarati . Once Maharaj and his servant reached at 1 pm in Mayapur and then Maharaj is tired and said I might be late. He saw that Maharaj went and attended Mangala aarti and he was very determined and unstoppable in his services. His servant once told me that once it was raining a lot in Delhi and Maharaj asked is that road empty or busy and if I am doing service of Lord why should I stop if these people are not stopping. His consciousness was at the topmost stage. Once a crow hit Maharaj’s car and then Maharaj did one mala foe that crow and then went to Vrindavan. His secretary told me that once Maharaj and then there where a lot of ants and his servant said that why did you kill those ants with wiper. His determination for SP. I I heard many lectures of him and he took SP’s name more than Krishna. His determination for SP was so much. He was once given a sweatshirt in which SP’s pic was on the back of that sweatshirt so he said that I cannot wear this SP cannot be behind me. Once he was gifted a shirt in which SP’s fave was printed on the front. So he always took off that shirt while going to toilet. So I was thinking that there was a tussle between Lord and the devotees but in the end Lord won. HG Brajbhumi Prabhuji: HH GKGM ki jai. I had the fortune of associated with HH Gopala Krishna Maharaj since my beginning. I know him from 27-28 years. I personally met Maharaj many times in Vrindavan. Many devotees had personal association of Maharaj and he used to serve his deities. He used to always solve problems with a smile and he was called a Problem Solver. Sp was able to expand his movement with his able disciples like Maharaj. His life was dedicated for the mission of Maharaj. So 18 temples were opened in Delhi. He used to always come to Vraj Mandal and used to like walking and he came last time as well. See his determination still came in his bad condition as well. He used to say that you should distribute his books in your area. We have lost a Prabhupada gem. Even I never saw such a crowd for any other sannayasi. I want to beg for any offenses if I committed on his lotus feet. HG Harikirtan Prabhuji: Namo om Gopala For the pleasure of GM we had a memorial in Nagpur for Maharaj. Everyone was listening and we gave an introduction about Maharaj and he was a great soul and I told about his educational background. Shloka He went to Mc Gill University. He surrendered his life to Prabhupada. From his life we can take this that he can see his determination to serve Srila Prabhupada. He followed Prabhupada’s instruction at any cost. It is exemplary and then we saw all the crowd which came to meet Maharaj. He never left ISKCON. He listen to other babas and this shows our determination. He was my first siksha guru in 1978 and Maharaj and he said how many spiritual engineers are being produced amongst lakhs of engineers. He came in Nagpur and Noida and he used to always meet everyone with equal eyes. He used to love GM everywhere and he was there in all the meetings with Srila prbahupada. The success of HH Gopala Krishna Maharaj and he was sold out to SP and he was such a dedicated soldier. 2 days before I didn’t go to Dehradun and I asked HG Raman Krishna Prabhuji and HG Rishi Kumar Prabhu said and GM went again and went to ICU. GM told that till 20 mins we tried to save him and he said HK in his last time just like SP. GM never left him till the time he was put in Samadhi. He said that I have lost a 50 year old friend. HG Keshav Prabhuji: Hk mantra Maharaj was very humble and compassionate. So on the way there were a lot of ants and he immediately asked to remove those ants and he said that it should be removed. He used to stay in temple even when the conditions were not suitable. He used to be engaged in his sadhna. In 1988, he came me  aNarismha photo and I made a locket and chain. He used to wear Prabhupada’s ring and I made this for him. I made  a lot of deity jewellery. He told me to get Mercedes car as per his instructions. So he also said that the Pandharpur and he used to say that where ever GM is plz offer my obeisances to him. I took 2 cr and acquired a land. And NVCC temple and radha Kunj Bihari temple was also built His personal attachment and always focused on proper chanting and take sankalpas for reading. He use to give the answers to all the questions. I had darshans of Maharaj and I took the blessings from his Charan paduka. We also had the Rohini temple inauguration and also for Noida, Khargar and in Delhi temple and he along with GM served with Maharaj. Shloka He always wanted to make book distribution in Pune and 4 times it came first. I prayed that plz our temple should be built in Pandharpur prabhu. HG Ishtadev Prabhuji: As the time is over, but still I will say. I get very less time to glorify and I joined in 1983 and he was the first sannayasi I saw Maharaj. He was very expert and he used to say HK first. I used to go to Russia and he used to ask me to say. I got his association in his initial days and whenever he used to hold my hand he used to misunderstood me as sakshi Gopal and used to ask about his wife also. I went with Maharaj and he held my hand and it was such a nice feeling. He was going from Mayapur and he had a wonderful smile. My wife used to make garlands and dress for deities and Maharaj said that you take care of the children and Maharaj used to say about book distribution even in Vraja. HH Jayapataka Maharaj was also there and he had so much of managmement capabilities. He had no energy to do aarti but still he used to perform that. He worked tirelessly for Prabhupada just like a soldier he left his body. In BBT, in 5 years for every Vyasapuja and Brajvasa. He loved TOVP. He gave a lot of initiations and when in Jodhpur and Maharaj gave all his initiation for the TOVP. He asked to give all the donations for TOVP. So when we went to Rohini temple. Making a temple is easy but the inspiration for us. I saw one interview where he was boldly contradicting the host who was telling that ISKCON brainwashed. You should all hear this lecture. Just like GM he tirelessly served. I don’y know what injection Prabhupada has given to these people. He has Prabhupada man and it is a great loss of us and specially for GM and they used to meet imp leaders with him. Janannic=va prabhu is very disturbed and I know it is very happy for you and we all are with you. His disciple said that you are our ashraya now. Om nityalilapravishta .. and he reached Delhi and we sat in the lotus feet of Maharaj and even though I am not his shishya but I deeply miss him.              

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