Dawn of the Mission Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
(24 of August, 2003, Lakhta, Saint Petersburg)
Jaya Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur ki jaya!
Prabhupad A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj ki jaya!
All assembled devotees ki jaya!
Today is last day [of] festival here. And I come to meet with you all.
Mission our growing in Russia very happily. So fast growing. Actually Krishna’s mercy he can feel through that. Krishna taking someone, His own servitor, and giving him power, empower, and through his association everyone get light for consciousness.
Before here Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj entered Russia but cannot preach, that time not was facility for preaching, but his missionary work not was stopped, going on some way, and increasing his mission.
Om Vishnupad Srila Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj’s mercy later come in this country, but taken very vital form in this country. Like rising sun our mission growing in Russia. Someone must be rudder holder of the mission. Here I am seeing which way mercy and glories of Lord Krishna going so happily. You know, everyone, all the functions, all the activities, all the preaching facility, that leadership Krishna given to Sripad Bhakti Bimal Avadhut Maharaj. Sripad Avadhut Maharaj hesitating to tell that, but what is truth it not will be suppressed.
All facility to get is not possible but you are also very much tolerant and here join in this festival and stayed with us, participate with these functions, discourses, practicing Krishna consciousness with us, and I am very happy with that.
I am an old day’s man, so many difficulty with my body, but who the devotee always helping Guru Maharaj’s mission, headed by Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj, Sripad Ashram Maharaj, Sripad Janardan Maharaj, Sripad Siddhanti Maharaj, and so many Vaishnavas they are participating with this function. That meeting in Nitai-Gauranga mandir, I have seen there are ten sannyasis actually we have twelve sannyasis here present to give association to you all.
But Sripad Avadhut Maharaj ...(?) man. One kind of tactic, defiacing tactics, to give some bait and catch the fish. That policy he taken and he is very successful here I am seeing, anyhow. Material artificial many things is giving to materialist, but catching from there some sincere seekers in this country I am seeing. Actually Avadhut Maharaj using us for Guru Maharaj’s mission, preaching mission.
And Sripad Goswami Maharaj he also not so physically well, but he is always giving his divine association to us and some anywhere us is any deficiency he is going and fulfilling that deficiency. And you are all must benefited with his association. Sripad Ashram Maharaj yesterday is four hours with you chanting and dancing in the road of the city. Like that. But I am seeing all arrangement for the preaching Krishna consciousness, and everyone is very much whole-heatedly trying to give their energy for this function, for this purpose.
Anyhow, it is my request to you all. Not necessary to see left and right, give your attention front, fighting battle-field. It is very clear to me and clear to everyone—his guidance if, Avadhut Maharaj’s guidance if will be beneficial for everyone, for mission, for sannyasis also, they are getting chance to distribute Krishna consciousness. All arrangement doing with you, no doubt—he alone cannot do anything. But with you all he is doing taking leadership, and it is my request to you all: you must follow him, not necessary to follow anyone. If you will follow him, you must be benefited. I am benefited, I feel it, then I am telling to you all.
I am a sick man, cannot capacity now for preaching, but I am preaching—that is my habit, from young age I am in this mission of Chaitanya Saraswat Math as a servitor of Srila Guru Maharaj, as possible I am trying to do that. But it is true I am also very much enlightened by his spirit of preaching to see this spirit. Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur was so much enthusiastic to preach western world, and Prabhupad Swami Maharaj taken that order from him, and after we are all trying to fulfill our Guru’s desire. And he is in Russia taken that rudder. Then you are all follow Avadhut Maharaj, you must be benefited. Persons have some times some difficulty to deal with everyone, but he is trying to harmonize with everyone and going on. Then unhesitatingly try to follow his direction in Russia, our mission will be very benefited, you will be benefited.
Few days I am seeing here, you have much energy, you have much capacity to preach and practice Krishna consciousness. Then after this function we are going to Moscow there are also varieties way attracting the general people and make a big meeting 29th. It is not so easy to do, but who is doing must follow him and give him your energy, your desire to preach Krishna consciousness, everything for our mission. Every, all facility for preaching we are getting, but we use properly; knowledge is power it should be used wisely. This is some English phrase. Then your knowledge you have some capacity, you have some spirit to preach Krishna consciousness. If all we will be guide someone person and that will be best, because general mass we want, not several. Problem will come in our life, but to remove the problems wisely and proceed in the line of Krishna consciousness—that is the main target.
So long time I am seeing, Russia always supporting India, even... political world, everywhere. And culture of Russia also very near to India. And when that two culture will merge in one position, that will be best for us, and that is spiritual culture. None country have identity as atheistic we can say externally theistic or atheistic. But when we will see country’s culture which way manifested before—so many mosques, so many churches, so many the theistic cultural materials everywhere seeing, then we cannot say we are not same with India. India is very famous for spiritual culture, but that culture was also within this country. And now door is open and we are entering for embracing this country.
All over the world is only one nationality that is transcendental world. And we are the member of transcendental world we not will forget it, then we can keep behind everything, and can proceed to connect with transcendental world and get there residence, permanent, certificate. This is my request. Who advance in Krishna consciousness forwarded, he will get more benefit and more enthusiasm if they will follow Avadhut Maharaj, because my whole power, well wishes and affection, everything, he attracted and I given already him, then you follow and you will be benefited. This my request, this is my desire or this is my good wills, everything.
And my Guru Maharaj will be more happy, no doubt, with this and respectable sannyasi, brahmachari, who is living here, who is participating with this function, everyone is highly qualified. I bow down to their lotus feet and they already bless me, already bless you, and already bless this country and time to time they are coming here and helping as possible by them and that is very much happy mood of their divine wills and heart.
In the battlefield like Kurukshetra for removing the obstacles and proceeding for joy, proceeding for victory Krishna Arjuna behind give all the power, engaged Arjuna, for removing the obstacles Krishna Himself taken the chariot rein. And our mission also happily will proceed, I am seeing that. I what wants to express cannot express properly through English language. But it is sufficient, not necessary to tell more and more. Victory in your hand, you will get that Krishna Arjuna like Guru Maharaj, Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur behind you, you proceed on, must get victory. This is my vision.
And now arati time come. We will join. […] Radha-Madhav.
Jaya Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj ki jaya!
Jaya Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur ki jaya!
Jaya Prabhupad A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj ki jaya!
All assembled devotees ki jaya!
Jaya Harinam-sankirtan ki jaya!
Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga Radha-Madhav-Sundarjiu ki jaya!