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Mayapur: Quotations from Srila Prabhupada Submitted by Bhakti Purusottama Swami Posted January 20, 2004 The Krsna consciousness movement has established its center in Mayapur, the birth site of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival of sankirtana-yajna. [Srimad Bhagavatam 5.19.24 purport] I want that we shall hold a grand festival in Mayapur from middle of February to first March. [Letter to Jayapataka (now Swami), Bombay 22nd December, 1971] In February we shall go with full party to Mayapur for holding festival for Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day. [Letter to Amogha, Bombay 25th December, 1971] The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness should go to India during the birthday ceremony of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Mayapur and perform sankirtana congregationally. This will attract the attention of all the important personalities in India, just as the beauty, bodily luster and sankirtana performance by the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu attracted the attention of Maharaja Prataparudra. [Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 11.96] The International Society for Krishna Consciousness now has its world center in Navadvipa, Mayapur. The managers of this center should see that twenty-four hours a day there is chanting of the holy names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, with the addition of haraye namah, krsna yadavaya namah, for this song was a favorite of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But all such sankirtana must be preceded by the chanting of the holy names of the five tattvas— sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. We are already accustomed to chant these two mantras-sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda and Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Now, after these, the other two lines— namely, haraye namah, krsna yadavaya namah/ gopala govinda rama sri-madhusudana— should be added, especially in Mayapur. [Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 17.123]
I consider this Mayapur Project to be our most important work. [to Tamala Krsna, June 28, 1972] We do not have a center in Hardwar, but Vrndavana and Sridhama Mayapur are better for devotees than any other places. The Caitanya Candrodaya temple offers one a good opportunity to associate with devotees. Let us all take advantage of this opportunity. [Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.39 purport] Our Krsna consciousness movement has therefore established two very large centers, one in Vrndavana and another in Mayapur, Navadvipa. There one may bathe in the Ganges or Yamuna, chant the Hare Krsna mantra and thus become perfect and return home, back to Godhead. [Srimad Bhagavatam 6.5.27-28 purport] When the contents of the storehouse of love of Godhead is thus distributed, there is a powerful inundation that covers the entire land. In Sridhama Mayapur there is sometimes a great flood after the rainy season. This is an indication that from the birthplace of Lord Caitanya the inundation of love of Godhead should be spread all over the world, for this will help everyone, including old men, young men, women and children. [Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-7.25] The International Society for Krishna Consciousness has already constructed a big temple at Mayapur, Navadvipa, which is being visited by devotees from all parts of the world, as foretold by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and anticipated by Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura. [Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-10.123] dipika.org January 20, 2004 |
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