UK PREACHING TOUR OF HH JAYAPATAKA SWAMI

By Aravinda Krishna das.

Just like the waves of the Ganges River takes over Mayapur dham during the monsoon season, there was a flood of Krsna Consciousness drenching the UK Yatra devotees from June 15th to the 22nd this year, with one of the dear servants of H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada – H.H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja. In fact, devotees and non-devotees whether these were onlookers, neighbours, doctors and therapists alike, -whether at airports, parking lots, shopping malls, hotels, or elsewhere-, were attracted to get the mercy just by seeing Maharaja’s enthusiasm to preach, the warmth of his dealings and his effulgent appearance.

Irrespective of his physical challenges, as always Jayapataka Maharaja had a busy preaching schedule from the time he landed to his departure date from the UK.

In a span of 7 days, Maharaja took part in several festivals and gatherings; the Birmingham Snana Yatra and Panihati festivals, the Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Panihati festival, the Fundraising of Sri Krishna Haveli Project with HH Sivarama Swami Maharaja, the Maha Bhakti Vriksha convention in East London, amongst others. He also extended his kindness by performing various congregational devotees’ New born Nama Karana ceremonies & Deity Naming event in Birmingham & London; 3 home programs and many hours of Darshan and official meetings.

HH Jayapataka Maharaja spent tireless number of hours counselling, inspiring, cultivating and caring for devotees from the various ashrams and guests from different walks of life. These are some figures from this latest preaching tour of in the UK:

- 55 new people took up chanting

- 12 people committed to chant 16 rounds & follow 4 regulative principles.

- Approximately 24 hours of Darshan (which equates to 1 whole day!) About 500 devotees took Darshan (which involves counselling, cultivation, blessings etc)

- 12 hours of class & official meetings

- About 20 hours of Email correspondence – Answering many official GBC mails, addressing devotees’ issues, preaching/travelling updates etc.

- Raised around £5000 through Birmingham and Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Panihati festival

- Pledged his support & encouraged Bhakti Vriskha devotees to raise major funds for Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Sri Krishna Haveli Project. Sruti Dharma Prabhu (The Manor’s temple president) himself thanked Maharaja by saying “HH Jayapataka Swami is the first fund raiser for Sri Krishna Haveli project through the Panihati festival”.

All this was achieved despite Jayapataka Maharaja’s physical limitations to complete his basic daily needs and the considerable amount of hours he spends on his daily physical exercises, cycling, regular local doctor/therapist visits and his chanting, reading and hearing.

Currently Maharaja is also engaged in working on his new books on Srila Prabhupada, Sri Krishna Caitanya and Navadwip Mandal Parikrama.

These statistics prove how a sincere devotee applying “ahaituky apratihata”, unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service, as mentioned in SB 1.2.6, can have such an strong impact on many people’s lives. We can actually see in the lives of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples how this is possible in a practical way.

The beauty of this phenomenon is that this unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service is actually bestowing complete perfection (sarva siddhi) in people’s lives simply due to a moment’s association with a sadhu, “lava-matra sadhu sange sarva-siddhi haya” – (CC Madhya 22.54).

“As soon as one hears the glories of the Lord from the liberated devotees, he immediately becomes impregnated with Krsna consciousness.”
– SB 4.29.39-40 purport

It is very inspiring how pure devotional service attracts many sincere people and bhakti practitioners to take association from such a sincere and committed devotee and when they take that association just even for a split second then they become touched with that same spirit of devotion and start their journey towards uninterrupted and unmotivated devotional service through various means like chanting, service and association. This can be vividly observed when many devotees and non-devotees alike get inspired to take up chanting, increasing their commitment to serve Krishna and take the devotees’ association.

This spiritual inspiration can only be obtained by the presence of the brave sankirtan soldiers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu & Srila Prabhupada - who has the courage of a British soldier and the heart of a Bengali mother. H.H. Jayapataka Maharaja is one of such soldiers also exemplifying such characteristics. By constantly travelling all over the world and fearlessly waving the victory flag of the Param Vijayate Sri Krishna Sankirtanam Movement –he is inspiring all those who come into his contact to take up the chanting of the Holy Names of Krsna.

Source : https://www.facebook.com/cdmayapur/posts/1754509874824693

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  • He is Preaching without ceasing

    I am proud of His disciple  being

    How amazingly he keeps  rowing 

    the boat carrying thousands of people suffering

    across the ocean of material life  boiling

    to the shore of Krishna's lotus feet cooling 

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