5/APR/2021 - Sri Mayapur dhama, India

(5/APR/2021 - Sri Mayapur dhama, India) I was busy with the publications services. So, I couldn't be with Guru Maharaja much. I joined Guru Maharaja during Caitanya Lila class. Today there 23 verses from Caitanya-caritamrta and it was about Gundica Marjana. Guru Maharaja was in ecstasy by reading the verse, how Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was ready for the cleaning of Gundica temple.

After the class, we made home visits. There were three Birthdays, as I just unmuted  Prema Padmini Mataji but I didn't unmute other two devotees, as I thought, better to rush as in 15 min we have to cover as many disciples we can. But unmuted Prema Padmini  Mataji as she a great preacher and senior godsister. But, Guru Maharaja said, no unmute the other two devotees also. Then we did. But, Guru Maharaja being merciful  he extended his time for darsana. For Russian devotees Krishna Krpa Murti Prabhu was helping, and there was one mataji she offered a big bread and different items then Guru Maharaja asked how do you say bread in Russian? And he learned that ward and said to her. She became so happy. Like this his few seconds of darsana and interactions makes lot of difference in their day-to-day life. After the home visits, Guru Maharaja had a small aspiring and shelter ceremony ceremony the devotees in USA. 7 devotees took aspiring and 2 devotees took shelter, it was organized by Krishna Namananda Prabhu. 

Then we opened GBC software and Guru Maharaja made his votes and made some comments, Haridasa Caitanya Prabhu was reading proposals and I was typing Guru Maharaja's comments. Then after that, we started the survey form, and it was 10:15pm. And Maha Varaha Pr entered the room, and he said, "No! Guru Maharaja you have to go to bed now!" And finally he agreed for two questions, then Maha Varaha Pr said, okay. And we did two questions, then Guru Maharaja went to his room. 

And then, he started to read a reply from a wife of his disciple, a grhastha issue, and Guru Maharaja wrote a letter five days back. And she replied, even though she is not Guru Maharaja's disciple, still she accepted Guru Maharaja as her father. And she wrote a very long letter. When Guru Maharaja was taking his night milk. Haridasa Caitanya Prabhu read out the whole letter. I was there when Guru Maharaja sent a first mail to that Mataji. After that, when Guru Maharaja went to take bath, I was there to assist him, then I said to Guru Maharaja, grhastha asrama is extremely complicated, for sure. Then Guru Maharaja said, "Prabhupada said, there is jnana and vijnana - one is knowledge, another one is realized knowledge, if one get marry then he will get vijnana, realized knowledge," and we all started to laugh with Guru Maharaja. Like this some memorable interactions, instructions.

And before I leave from Guru Maharaja room, Isvara Puri Maharaja Prabhu was talking to me, and he shared his realization that, how when Guru Maharaja write a message in app, he says "I read Bhagavatam!" But actually it was read out by Jaya Radha Krishna dasa for Guru Maharaja... and when we do something for Guru Maharaja, it is for him only - we are doing his physical activities. So we are like his extended body at that time, he does his actions through using our body. And our bodies are in the service of our spiritual master, and his body in the service of his spiritual master, so in this way we are serving the parampara. Hearing his realization, it was very nice, and deep. I am falling asleep while typing, there are so many activities happening everyday, I have to requested Maha Varaha Prabhu to keep one Devotee, whose only job is to record everyday interactions with Guru Maharaja and his activities and record it and compose it as a diary for present and future. But, in Jayapataka Swami App Guru Maharaja recording an outline of his activities every single day. All glories to Guru Maharaja (Syama Rasika dasa - Personal Diary)