10/MAY/2020 - Sri Mayapur, India

(10/MAY/2020 - Sri Mayapur, India) Today morning Guru Maharaja had a TOVP-E meeting from 8 am to 10 am. Then there was a Zoom session with Malaysia devotees from 11 am to 1:30 pm. Before Guru Maharaja's class, I told Guru Maharaja that, "Today is Mother's Day!" And we all other servants started to list transcendental mother personalities - like Saci devi, Yasoda, Devaki, Sumitra, Kausalya, Rohini, Aditi, Putana, etc... And Guru Maharaja said, "Jaya! Jaya!"

Then before Zoom meeting we made Deva Gauranga Prabhu to speak about Guru Maharaja, and he shared few pastimes of Guru Maharaja in Bengali and I translated it into English. Then Guru Maharaja came and joined the meeting.

Last two weeks, I and my sister Rasa Priya Gopika read Srimad-Bhagavatam for 30 mins over phone. So, when we were reading today from 4.20.21, purport Srila Prabhupada saying the following:

[...] Just today we have seen in the newspapers of Bombay that the government is going to repeal its prohibition laws. Ever since Gandhi’s noncooperation movement, Bombay has been kept dry and has not allowed its citizens to drink. But unfortunately the citizens are so clever that they have increased illicit distillation of liquor, and although not being sold publicly in shops, liquor is being sold in public lavatories and similar abnormal places. Unable to check such illicit smuggling, the government has decided to manufacture the liquor at cheaper prices so that people can have their supply of intoxication directly from the government instead of purchasing it in public lavatories. The government failed to change the hearts of the citizens from indulging in sinful life, so instead of losing the taxes they collect to inflate the treasury, they have decided to manufacture liquor to supply to the citizens who hanker after it.

This kind of government cannot check the resultant actions of sinful life, namely war, pestilence, famine, earthquakes and similar other disturbances. Nature’s law is that as soon as there are discrepancies in regard to the law of God (which are described in Bhagavad-gītā as dharmasya glāniḥ, or disobedience to the laws of nature or God), at once there will be heavy punishment in the form of sudden outbreaks of war. We have recently experienced a war between India and Pakistan. Within fourteen days there have been immense losses of men and money, and there have been disturbances to the entire world. These are the reactions of sinful life. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to make people pure and perfect. If we become even partially pure, as described in the Bhāgavatam (naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu), by development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then lust and greed, the material diseases of the citizens, will be reduced. This can be made possible simply by broadcasting the pure message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Big commercial and industrial firms have contributed many thousands of rupees to a defense fund that burns the money in the form of gunpowder, but unfortunately, if they are asked to contribute liberally to advance the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, they are reluctant. Under the circumstances, the world will periodically suffer from such upsurges and outbreaks of war, which are the consequences of not being Kṛṣṇa conscious.

So, she said, we have to read this out to Guru Maharaja as it is what currently going on in our world. Then, today the Covid-19 meeting started little late 5:50 pm. And I went and said to Guru Maharaja it is late, then Guru Maharaja said, "The afternoon shift servants didn't wake me up. I asked them to wake me up at 4:30 pm, but they let me sleep till 5:10 pm. So everything got delayed." Guru Maharaja was upset, and I asked the afternoon shift they said, Guru Maharaja was too tired after morning meetings, and Zoom session - so we let him sleep. Naturally we all want him take enough rest.

And there was a discussion about 1000 Kg rice donation, and Guru Maharaja was thinking about other temples in Navadvipa and Gaudiya Mathas - how to reach them some grains to support their Deity worship and devotees prasadam. So, he asked to look into it. And Guru Maharaja was very much stressing on the social distancing while doing Food Relief. And in the meeting Aloy Govinda Prabhu said, "From Kerala one train is coming in few days with all the labors to Krishna Nagar, they are coming back to their villages. So there may be possibility of Covid-19 patients. So, in order to be safe, we will avoid the villages, we will follow the Government's advice." So, Guru Maharaja even was worried about the people who are coming back to their villages, if they are leaving their jobs and coming back means - they won't be having money - so how will they eat with out money? And who will provide them food? During their Home lockdown? Like this, the topic was discussed until 6:30pm.

Then before Guru Maharaja coming for the Caitanya-lila class, I read him the purport and Guru Maharaja laughed and said, "Send this Jagatguru Jayadeva Pr to read it during the Mangala arati announcement." Then Guru Maharaja started his Caitanya lila class. Today's class was filled with so much ecstatic scenes. He was vibrating while speaking. And being next to him, whenever he get into that ecstatic mood, he will see me and his eyes were filled with tears of ecstatic love... He was super ecstatic when he read that Lord Gauranga and vaisnavas was in ecstasy for two days continuously... and there was a storm and the translators were sitting in the rain and translating and Guru Maharaja said, "I will stop my class here!" and he said, "I can't continue anymore!" Because he was not able to control his feelings and love for Lord Gauranga.

Translators Ahladini Radha Mataji (Bengali), Narayani Radha Mataji and Yamuna Livavati Mataji (Russian) Jalangi Mataji (Chinese) Nandapriya Nivetida Mataji (Telugu)

After the class I came to down to our room. And tonight Zoom session will be for Sri Rangam, Trichy and Turaiyur devotees. We decided that Vrajesvara Gaura Prabhu will translate the class into Tamil. Usually he will be there for all the classes. So, I didn't go to the class. Then suddenly Srivatsa Syama Sundara Prabhu came to our room and said, "Guru Maharaja is waiting, you have to come for translation. As Vrajesvara Gaura Prabhu is not there." Then I went, it was very nice class, and more than 90 families Guru Maharaja blessed and visited. Devotees welcomed Guru Maharaja with Purna Kumbha, Arati, Garlands, Prasadam, Deity darsana. It was extremely blissful. In most of the houses they offered Murukku, Mangoes... And Guru Maharaja said, "I am eating so much but no calories. It is all love calories!" Janaki Ramacandra Prabhu and Srivatsa Syama Sundara Prabhu said, "Guru Maharaja doing this Zoom sessions are really an austerity. We are seeing many offering, prasadam, but we are not getting any prasadam!" And Guru Maharaja laughted.

Then after the zoom session, Guru Maharaja was very tired. He was completely wiped off. And he went to his room, and while going Guru Maharaja said, "Today's Caitanya Book session is wonderful! And ecstatic!" I said, "We never heard these pastimes Guru Maharaja!"

"Guru Maharaja! You are looking too tired" I said. Guru Maharaja was in ecstasy he repeated the same, "Lord Caitanya was in ecstasy for two days... and the Vaisnavas came to give him more ecstasy!" and he was in ecstasy not feeling his bodily tiredness. And I said, "During lock down many are taking rest. But you are working more!" Isvara Puri Maharaja Prabhu said, "Guru Maharaja doing so much preaching! And travelling in this lock down - than in the normal days!" That is true... Guru Maharaja continuously every single day - meeting devotees, and giving class, attending meetings, answering emails... My God! His dedication to Srila Prabhupada with the mood of Lord Nityananda, flooding the world now. (Personal Diary - Syama Rasika dasa)