Dear devotees,
Dandavat pranams.
Today, 6th of April 2009, during the initiations ceremony that was held At
Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, which comes within the programs of the 60th
anniversary celebration of HH Jayapataka Swami, some devotees were given
their first initiations and others the brahmin second initiation. As i
announced earlier in previous reports that today a the sannyasa order would
be given given to HG Sarvaisvarya Prabhu. He is the temple president of
Coimbatore and Guruvayor mandirs, He is also zonal secretary for south
India and a senior disciple of HH Jayapataka Swami. He is also known as a
very austere devotee. During the opening ceremony of Coimbatore Temple he
also managed to bring The then 3 times Prime Minister of India Sri Atal
Bihar Vajpayee for this ceremony.
His new sannyasa name is HH Bhaktivinode Swami Maharaja.
As per todays activities of our beloved Gurumaharaja, His Holiness gave
bengali morning lecture, then went to the temple for the bhoga offerings for
the main feast that was held today as yesterday in the Panca Tattva temple.
Later on Gurumaharaja went to the main entrance where a special dhulabhar
ceremony to offer ones weight in grains, fruits, oils and many other
ingredients to the Deities. Later GM went to select the names for thei new
devotees assisted by HH Bhanu Swami. During the initiations ceremony was
assisted also by HH Bhakti Purushottama Swami.
After Gurumaharaja went for prasad in his room and after on gave the
brahmana initiated devotees the sacred mantra and the thread, then
Gurumaharaja gave few darsans and took rest.
In the afternoon also HG Srivallabha Prabhu on behave of Damodardesh Yatra
offered special gifts to all the devotees who were serving Gurumaharaja in
Bombay from the time of his health collapse.
Soon HH JPS is scheduled to go for the third stage of his treatments and be
back in Mayapur for the Narasimha Caturdasi festival.
Ys
Tustimohan krsna das