(27/JAN/2020 - Thakurgaon, Bangladesh) Last evening Krishna Kirtana Pr said he wants to meet Guru Maharaja for five mins and talk. So, I asked him to come at 9pm. Krishna Kirtana Pr is one of the suddha-vaisnava, who is living among us. He is Guru Maharaja's disciple from 1978. And the pioneer in Bangladesh preaching, helping Guru Maharaja from 1978. Whole Bangladesh is addicted to his Kirtan. And he is the person who can sing Narottama dasa Thakura, and such Gaudiya acaryas' songs in their mood. And his team perform Kirtan for ten to twelve hours non-stop and 10,000, 15,000 people will be sitting stunned. So, his preaching, his words, language, devotion everything is very high standard.
So, he came at 9 am to see Guru Maharaja at his residence. Guru Maharaja was in the TOVP meeting, so it finally ended at 10:30am. Then, I said to Guru Maharaja that, "Krishna Kirtan Pr is here to meet with you for five mins." Guru Maharaja said, "Okay bring him in." He came inside and offered his obeisances, he is 70 years old. With the help of a devotee he stood up, Guru Maharaja asked him in loud voice, "What is your blood sugar now?" We all laughed and Prabhu said, "I tested my sugar long back?" And Guru Maharaja laughed loudly. Then, Guru Maharaja asked him, "What do you want? Why you wanted to meet me?" Prabhu replied, "Prema Bhakti Chat! Prema Bhakti bins aar kichu chai naa!" "I want Prema Bhakti, apart from this I don't want anything." Guru Maharaja again laughed and said, "Prema Bhakti! I also... Prema Bhakti bina aar kichu chai naa! Aar kichu chai naa!" It WS very, very ecstatic moments to be in midst of the Vaisnavas and their conversations. Krishna Kirtan Pr asked, "Apnaar sarir lemon ache?" "How is your body?" Guru Maharaja replied, "Now a days I am not thinking about my body. To think and worry I got my secretaries and disciples." And Guru Maharaja laughed. Prabhu said, "I have one request, when you spoke other day on the stage about Koran, you said, Allah-o-akbar means Satyam Param Dimahi. But, whatever we say, some Muslim people take it in wrong meaning and make give some disturbance. So, please don't say anything about these people; they can't understand what you are talking!" Guru Maharaja said, "The leaders appreciated!" So the conversation went on that line... And exactly after five mins - Krishna Kirtan Pr stood up and said, "I asked for five mins - it is over. I don't want to waste your valuable time anymore." And Guru Maharaja and Prabhu took a photo and left.
It is late again today. Then we rushed to pandal. Guru Maharaja got into the car abd I went to give a camera to Radharaman Pr and Guru Maharaja touched my Sweatshirt and he said, "How are you feeling, is it good? It withstands the cold?" I said, "Yes Guru Maharaja!!!" And, Guru Maharaja said, "You can come in this car!" I said, "I will record video sitting in the police van. And Radharaman Pr will do from you car." His merciful glace was so powerful that day. Hr was just anointed with love in his eyes.
Guru Maharaja took darsan of Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha Jiu. And did three times Parikrama and when he was on the parikrama Marg, he just raised his hands and thousands goes in ecstasy crying "Haribol!" So, just to give mercy to the devotees who are waiting for Guru Maharaja, he went on Parikrama. Then went up on the stage, and started the class. In the beginning of the classg Guru Maharaja said, "Those who doesn't want to go back to Godhead they can get up and walk away from this Diksa ceremony!" And he made his point very clear that, I want all the initiated disciple to preach Lord Gauranga's Vani. After the lecture, we got drone camera from Dacca to record some shots. And I told Guru Maharaja that we will record a short clip inside the pandal. Guru Maharaja said, "Is is safe? It should harm any devotees!" I said, "we will be careful; please bless us." Then Guru Maharaja said, "Okay!" Then we did fly inside the pandal, and made it.
Guru Maharaja initiated 450 candidates first, then he went for lunch. And the Yajna was performed during hi absence. After his lunch Guru Maharaja had a small nap, and came out did an annaprasana, and blessed a couple and went to the stage to continue the Diksa ceremony. I, Haridas Caitanya Pr and Kirtan Priya Pr went to Krishna Kirtan Pr's stage to record a song that he wrote newly on Guru Maharaja. This is the first time they are going to sing on stage. So we went and was almost one and half hour went. Then, we got a message that Guru Maharaja completed the initiation, and he is calling Krishna Kirtan Pr and team to perform Kirtan on the other stage. Then we packed all the camera and recordings and ran to the other pandal, and saw that more than 20,000 people standing, and Guru Maharaja singing Mangalacarana. And, exactly before he started the class, I did the setup and started the recording. Guru Maharaja wanted to address the public. He spoke a mild philosophy and made them all chant. Then he said, now Krishna Kirtan Pr will sing for you.
And Krishna Kirtan Pr said to me, I and my team want to sing a song that I wrote on Guru Maharaja for five mins. I told Maha Varaha Pr, he said, "Five mins okay! But tell Guru Maharaja and see what he says!" I said to Guru Maharaja, "He said okay!" That was a boul song. They started and the crowd was slowly going crazy, and Kirtan Priya Pr started to dance on the stage. Then slowly one by one servants joined and danced, Ekanatha Gaura Pr, Maha Varaha Pr, Madhava Kanta Pr, Akarsaka Caitanya Pr, Maha Puran Pr everyone started to dance, breaking the ice... And they danced like mad person. Then again one more song started... Again everyone danced... Danced... And danced... The whole crowd was dancing... The glories of Guru Maharaja and, after the song, Guru Maharaja stood up and chanted Gauranga! And crowd went even more wild... Every single person couldn't control themselves... I was not able to manage my cameras, as every where devotees and public dancing... And power went off in between, and the whole crowd started to chant Gauranga! Gauranga! The vibration that makes your heart beat high!!!! And, Guru Maharaja's presence. And kindly allowed Krishna Kirtan Pr to sing these two songs.
Guru Maharaja was happy seeing his kids happy singing and dancing... Like this the most highlighted hours of this Bangladesh visit is this evening. Tomorrow we are leaving back to India. (Syama Rasika dasa - Personal diary)
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