(4/APR/2021 - Sri Mayapur dhama, India) Today is an another busy day for Guru Maharaja - initiation day. From morning onwards Radharaman Sevaka Pr continued the name selection, as from last evening Haridasa Caitanya Pr was assisting Guru Maharaja in name section. As there were around 115+ Harinama candidates. Also mornings got the updates about the health status of BVV Narasimha Maharaja, Bhakti Vasudeva Maharaja, and other devotees, who are suffering due to Covid positive.
As today is Sunday, so Maha Varaha Pr and Dr. Acarya Ratna Pr went and did the weighing for Guru Maharaja. It is quite difficult nowadays to make Guru Maharaja stand, as due lack of exercises, his weight is increasing. And Guru Maharaja is not giving time for his physical exercises. So Maha Varaha Pr, Kirtan Priya Pr and team working on the swimming pool, but unfortunately the pool is in Gada Bhavan area. So, now it is a question, how Guru Maharaja will go everyday for his exercise, as the Corona virus cases are increasing rapidly here in Mayapur.
So, I went to check about morning Zoom programs. Guru Maharaja was lying down on his bed and Radharamana Sevaka Pr was reading out the names, and Guru Maharaja was selecting names. As 100 devotees are going to take initiation, so their names were in Tamil, so Guru Maharaja asked meaning for some names, like for example, there was a name Tamarai Selvi, so I explained to Guru Maharaja, Tamarai means lotus. Then we discussed like the name means, Radha Rani, or Laksmi who born from the lotus. And there was a name Tangavel (Tanga means gold; vel means spear) so this is the weapon of Lord Karthikeya, given by mother Parvati to kill a demon. So, Guru Maharaja and we were discussing on different names. And Guru Maharaja was meditating on each name for long time before finalizing; and getting the meaning, etc. So like this, Guru Maharaja selected almost all the names. And around 10:45am, he got ready and we started the Zoom program. There was one name, Ranjana, so Guru Maharaja was taking lot of time to select. He gave lot of suggestions, he very much liked Rtudvipa Ranjana, Radha-kunda Ranjana, Rudradvipa Ranjana, as he was very much meditating on Navadvipa Dhama. As Krishna in one song glories as Gokula Ranjana. So, Guru Maharaja was meditating on Mahaprabhu. Finally, Guru Maharaja gave I think, Revati Ranjana devi dasi.
As there was a first program for Kanji-kode (Palghat) a Sankirtan hall opening. There were more than 200 devotees were physically present and His Grace Jagad Saksi Pr was there personally, Murari Gauranga Prabhu constructed this Sankirtan hall for preaching. It was located in a very beautiful place. Guru Maharaja participated, and accepted the Purna Kumbha, then opened the hall, on behalf of Guru Maharaja Jagad Saksi Pr cut the ribbon. And Guru Maharaja took darsana of Srila Prabhupada and the altar. Then Guru Maharaja addressed about the importance of human form of life. It was a very nice program.
Then soon after Guru Maharaja had his fruits (pre-lunch) and gave shelter to Perth and Adelaide devotees, and few devotees from Mayapur, Durgapur, Andra Pradesh also joined and took shelter from Guru Maharaja. Then there was an initiation ceremony two or three Chinese devotees took initiation, then from Perth devotees and Adelaide also devotees took initiation. For one Mataji Guur Maharaja gave her a name, Mala Sevini Citra devi dasi - and Guru Maharaja explained the meaning of her name: Citra sakhi who is expert in making Garlands and you serve her in her service. And Guru Maharaja said, because I heard that you make garlands for Krishna, and you like that seva, so I am giving you this name Mala sevini Citra. She was in tears in happiness and bliss. In Adelaide Guru Maharaja gave one mataji name, Maha Sundari Radhika devi dasi, when Guru Maharaja said, and she was in so much emotion and started to shed tears in bliss, seeing that we also feel some vibrants of goosebumps for few seconds. Like this after completing Perth and Adelaide initiations, GM entered Coimbatore temple, Guru Maharaja gave a class, and somehow, I manage to translate it into Tamil. There they organized with the guidance of His Holiness Bhakti Vinoda Swami Maharaja, and from JPS office Mani Gopal Pr guided in initiation ceremony. Guru Maharaja gave a short class, it was already 12:30pm. Then the initiation ceremony started, and went until 2:15pm. Devotees were very much in bliss. Guru Maharaja was greatly tired after these programs. He took his lunch, went to bed. He had two hours of sleep.
Evening again I joined back to Guru Maharaja services after his dinner for Caitanya Book. Guru Maharaja was coughing a lot, so servants decided to give steam therapy before class, so that Guru Maharaja's cough might come down. But it was not. He just took for five mins and came to class. Today's class was about how Lord Caitanya is giving His mercy to Prataparudra's son. By the end of a class, Guru Maharaja saw me and said, how Lord Caitanya slowly giving His mercy to Prataparudra Maharaja, and He doesn't want him to become mendicant, so giving some mercy and again increasing the kings love towards Lord Caitanya. So, it was like when Guru Maharaja speak directly eye-to-eye, it gives so much of happiness. There is no qualification, but Guru Maharaja share with us his realizations, his ecstasies, his jokes, because in this lockdown, almost all the servants were here for one year, and another one year may be like this. So, it is all simply bliss; even though, we don't know exactly or complete glories of our beloved Guru Maharaja. It is like a sabara team, taking care of Jagannatha during his anavasara. But, the lord is tolerating out of his mercy. After the class, there was house visit. Then Guru Maharaja started with GBC proposals and reading proposals etc. It went until 10pm. Then there was some survey - Guru Maharaja wanted to give his comments, and it went until 10:30pm. Then Maha Varaha Pr came and saw, then he asked is to shutdown our laptops, and close these discussions. As Guru Maharaja suppose to be resting by 10:30pm. But, Guru Maharaja was not happy, he wanted to continue and complete some of the works. But it is not possible to complete in 10 mins. Then Maha Varaha Pr gave two mins time and then we did a shut down. Like this forcefully, Maha Varaha Pr pulled out Guru Maharaja to take rest. Because, if we say, Guru Maharaja will not listen... Anyhow, everyday goes like this. It is not new to us. Guru Maharaja would like to utilized the last drop of energy for that day, so he never give up. And night he listen to Srimad-Bhagavatam and go to sleep. I desire to write diary everyday - but it takes time, and due to many different services, not able to do it regularly. By the mercy of Guru and Gauranga and Vaisnavas, I hope that, I will write, so that these memories can be relished later and ever. Today is Srivasa Thakura's appearance day. So, Guru Maharaja took darsana of d
Deities in Syhlet - Srivasa Thakura's birthplace. (Personal Diary - Syama Rasika dasa)
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