(29/OCT/2014) Today morning, we were waiting for Guru Maharaj's call for the Caitanya Book work. Finally, at 12:30pm, Guru Maharaj called us. Before that, I went inside and Guru Maharaj just heard that due to chat-puja (celebrated by Bihar people), many places in Delhi have closed their shops and many are celebrating this festival. So when I entered his room, Guru Maharaj asked me, "Do you know chat-puja"? I didn't know. Then Guru Maharaj kept his two hands on his table and said, "Now Shyama Rasika Ji will speak a few words on this festival!" And I understood that Guru Maharaj was playing with us. So, I talked in my mixed Hindi for his pleasure about that unknown chat-puja. I said, "I am happy that Param Pujya Jayapataka Swami Maharaj has come to attend this great festival of India. And for this festival, in Delhi, we have given a holiday. Due to this festival, people enjoy their happiness and get out from their sadness. And finally, with these few words, I want to hand over the microphone to swamiji!" Then Guru Maharaj grabbed the imaginary mic from my hand and started to speak: "So everyone please vote on Lotus... And he waved his hand as if we are in the stage." Guru Maharaj and myself were laughing and laughing... Those 10mins were something different...
Like this, Guru Maharaj was asking each person who came into his room, one by one, their comment on this puja. No one knows what it is! Then Vidvan Gauranga Pr entered. Guru Maharaj asked him, "Oh, Pandit! Do u know"? He said, "Guru Maharaj, it is all crazy! No where it is mentioned in sastra..." (Laughter)
Then we started the Caitanya Lila Book. It was quite long today. Guru Maharaj agreed to give one hour daily for this project. But due to it's natural sweetness, today, it reached up to two hours. Then during this discussion, Guru Maharaj mentioned that, as per the sastra, "... During the month of Vaishak unmarried girls go to the Ganges and offer uncooked foodstuffs like fruits, Koi, flowers and flower garland and offer it to Lord Shiva to get a good husband. That time Nimai came and took their offerings and after that He blessed them that they will get a handsome, clever husband and will have seven children. Etc..." So Guru Maharaj said, "We should have such a program in Mayapur, where all girls can come and worship Lord Caitanya on the banks of Ganges during Vaishak month and get blessings from the Lord and get a good husband." And Vidvan Gauranga pr said to Guru Maharaj, "Even we can carry Bhajan Kutir Small Gaura Nitai deities to Ganges and girls can worship Them. Guru Maharaj said, "Yes! That will be a grand festival." (I just want to keep this in record. As it will surely happen in nearby future. Guru Maharaj's vision.)
Then, like this, we blissfully completed today's session. Then it was 2:30pm. Our shift time started. Today Janakiram pr switched to afternoon shift. And he fed Lunch Prasadam to Guru Maharaj and I was trying to prepare for the evening broadcast, editing the audio recordings and uploading files on the web for transcription. Tomorrow afternoon, all four days of Srila Prabhupada Katha should be available on www.jpsarchives.net.
Guru Maharaj was taking lunch as he was listening to emails. In one email, some devotee mentioned the word Chat-Puja and Guru Maharaj was laughing. Then we gave rest to Guru Maharaj.
At 6:30pm, Guru Maharaj called me and he woke up. Janakiram pr and Gokulapati pr, and Maha Puran pr assisted Guru Maharaj to get ready for the evening program. Meanwhile, I did the setup for the Mayapur.TV broadcast. Today, Guru Maharaj gave such a detailed description of the pastimes that happened in 1968. Due to His Holiness Bhadrinarayana Goswami Maharaj's request, Guru Maharaj started to do this Srila Prabhupada Katha. We asked questions to Guru Maharaj during his lecture to get more information and details about the pastimes. Also, the questions may help him remember more deeply so that we may get more nectar. This is for the next 10,000 years, the glories of Srila Prabhupada, "The Acharya of the Golden age - "THE GOLDEN ACHARYA""! In this live class, 110 viewers were present. After the live class, Guru Maharaj did Damodar Arati and Subhanga Govinda pr sang Damodarastakam. Then Guru Maharaj blessed all of us with Jagannath's toothbrush stick, gave Prasadam and went to his room. I got the opportunity to feed him dinner prasadam. Then Guru Maharaj went to bed. He called for reading sastra. Madhava Kanta pr, Subhanga Govinda and Maha Puran pr read the sastra, as we are now reading Bengali books to Guru Maharaj. So Bengali devotees are reading at nightnd it is very sweet. At last he went to sleep at 12:30 am. (Personal Diary - Shyama Rasika Dasa)
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