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18 June 2020
Padayatra - On the road with Lord Caitanya
Hare Krishna!
We have devotees chanting from 790 destinations - from everywhere like Juhu Mumbai, Mayapur, Solapur, Amravati.
jaya jaya śri-caitanya jaya nityānanda jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
Translation: O Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all glories to You. O Prabhu Nityananda, all glories to You. O Lord Advaitacandra, all glories to You. O devotees of Lord Gauranga, all glories to you all. (Jaya Jaya Sri Krsna Caitanya Nityananda, Lalasa Song 9, Narottama Dasa Thakura)
All of you are Gaura Bhakta Vrindas. Ananta-koti Gaura Bhakta Vrinda ki jai! Here it is said ananta-koti. We keep on saying ananta-koti Gaura Bhakta Vrinda. Gradually this will take place. If we talk about Mayapur, then there are 1000 - 2000 ISKCON devotees, but in Mayapur dhama, there are ananta-koti bhaktas. Mayapur is Vrndavana or Svetadvīpa.
pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe mora nāma
Translation: In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard. (CC, Madhya 264)
As propagation of Harinama increases and the prediction will come true completely, then every town and village will have devotees. The number of devotees is going to increase everywhere. What a great time it would be when there are devotees everywhere!
Namahata preaching has spread to such an extent that when padayatra goes to Bengal they are welcomed with a kirtana, hospitality, garlanded and provided with accommodation and prāsada.
Good days are about to come. Śrila Prabhupāda once said, "There will be millions of carts all over the world." He used the plural form of million. Whatever Śrila Prabhupāda says comes true. Whenever petrol in the Middle East is exhausted then bullock carts will be there. There will be real horses pulling the carts, not the horse power.
Śrila Prabhupāda started this bullock cart sankirtana with an aim to spread the holy names all over the world. This was inaugurated around 10 September 1976. Śrila Prabhupāda gave many instructions to all the padayatra devotees at that time. He said in the final instruction addressing us:
yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa
Translation: Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as they are given in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land. (CC Madhya 7.128)
He said Hare Krishna upadeśa instead of Krsna upadeśa. Make people chant Hare Krishna along with spreading the message of Bhagavad-gītā.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
ISKCON GBC also approved the mission statement of padayatra worldwide ministry: 'To propagate the holy name of the Lord in every town and every village all over the world.'
pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe mora nāma
Translation: In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard. (CC Madhya 2.25.264)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu has used the word prithvi. Same is the mission statement of padayatra.
yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘hare kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa
One day will come and it has come indeed. In many towns and villages padayatra has reached and they have chanted the holy names there. Padayatra devotees have walked 2.5 lakh kms around the world. Now lockdown is there, but they are preparing. They will spread the holy names everywhere.
Padayatra World Wide Volume 1 - On the Road wit Lord Caitanya has been published. You can read it. Volume 2 and 3 will also be published. There are very inspiring pastimes and realisations of padayatra devotees. You can also join padayatra. All who are chanting in this zoom conference are also requested to join padayatra.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes are being continued as padayatra. The main pastime of Caitanya Mahāprabhu is kirtana lila.
Hare Krishna nāma gaura korila prachār ei radhara bhava ebe gaura avatāra
Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in Radha bhava and propagated the holy name of the Lord. Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to every home for six years and he begged,
('rādhā) kṛṣṇa' bolo, sańge calo, ei-mātra bhikhā cāi (jāy) sakal' bipod bhaktivinod bole, jakhon o-nām gāi
Translation: Simply chant "Radha-Krsna" and join us. Those are the only alms we beg. Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! "All dangers will be gone when that Name is chanted," says Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! (Radha Krsna Bol Bol, Nagara Kirtana Song 4, Bhaktivinoda Thakura)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu wants us to join Him in Goloka, back home, back to Godhead.
namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya- nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
Translation: O most munificent incarnation! You are Kṛṣṇa Himself appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and You are widely distributing pure love of Kṛṣṇa. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You. (CC Madhya 19.53)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu also distributed love of Krsna to the animals in Jharkhand Forest.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Meanwhile we have received the news that HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj has tested positive for COVID 19 and is currently in a critical condition. He has been hospitalised and is in America right now. This is not good news. Please pray.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Keep Maharaja in your prayers.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Please continue your prayers for the earliest recovery of His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj. Keep chanting and praying. Keep on offering this prayer along with japa and kirtana.
Hare Krishna