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PUJYAPAD
B.V. SADHU MAHARAJA'S TOUR 2003 (UPDATED)
by our WVA correspondent in Vrindavan |
Bhaktivedanta
Sadhu Maharaja, who is also the Coordinator of the WVA
Vrindavan Dham Preservation Committee, will
start his world-tour on 4. May 2003. Maharaja is well
known for capturing the hearts of the devotees with his
sweet Krishna-katha. His simple but effective style of
preaching has not only impressed the devotees, but also
the media around the world. Whenever Maharaja arrives
to some place, Television and Radio-programs are eager
to meet Maharaja and make an interview with him. They
are amazed to hear that Maharaja, who was
living the life of a King, renounced all his kingly opulence
to become a sannyasi (renunciate) preaching the glories
of Sri Sri Radha
Krishna.
Pujyapad B.V. Sadhu Maharaja is maintaining one beautiful
temple in Vrindavan, (Munger Mandir, located on Mathura
Road near Bus-stand), and one in Bihar (where you can take
darshan of a Govardhan stone with marks of Radharanis
Lotus feet).
Mahavegavati d.d. has interviewed Sadhu Maharaja in Vrindavan
and has written a nice introduction about him which will
follow after the Tour-dates.
Tour-dates:
Europe:
4 May Delhi - Fankfurt (Sunday)
4 May Frankfurt - Köln (Sunday)
8 May Köln - Berlin (Thursday)
16 May Berlin - Belgium (Friday)
23 May Belgium - Freiburg (Friday)
30 May Freiburg - Thun (Friday)
4 June Thun - Vienna (Wednesday)
16 June Vienna - Budapest (Monday)
23 June Budapest - Nanda-falva (Monday)
30 June Nanda-falva - Sofia (Monday)
8 July Sofia - Frankfurt (Tuesday)
America:
8 July Frankfurt - Boston (Tuesday)
18 July Boston - New York (Friday)
27 July New York - Boston - Minneapolis (Monday)
1 August Minneapolis - San Francisco (Friday)
8 August San Francisco - Honolulu (Friday)
15 August Honolulu - Mexico (Friday)
22 August Mexico - Houston (Friday)
26 August Houston - Miami (Tuesday)
31 August Miami - Boston (Saturday)
3 September Boston - Frankfurt - Delhi (Wednesday)
Introduction
to a King
by Mahavegavati d.d.
Hare Krsna. Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah. My pranams to
you. I am submitting this for the pleasure and information
of the readers.
On Sept 20, 1945, at the exact time when the puja is being
offered to Sri Anantadev on Ananta Caturdasi, a son, Ananta
Prasad, was born to Raj Kumar Sacinandan Prasad Singh,
in the royal family of Munger, Bihar. The kings of Munger
descend from Kasyapa Muni through King Haya. Ananta Prasad
Singh was brought up in this aristocratic family who were
worshippers of Lord Caitanya and Radha-Krsna through Ananta
Prasad’s grandfather, Raj Raghunandan Singh, (who
was also given knighthood by the British at that time).
Studying in private Catholic schools, Ananta Prasad was
also taught to worship Jesus while his mother and grandmother
daily worshipped Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Radha-Krsna. Attending
the best possible schools throughout his life and living
a life of luxury where nothing was lacking, Ananta Prasad
received his BSC and eventually got married. In his student
days he was the owner of five cars (all at the same time,
and with chauffers to drive them) including a Rolls Royce
with pure gold embellishments. (Obviously this gentleman
was not lacking anything.)
At age 19 Ananta Prasad was married and after completing
his degree, he started a business only to keep busy because
he was not in need of earning any money. Despite his business,
he still continued to hold on to the teachings taught by
his mother and grandmother. At the same time, Ananta Prasad
was not able to have sound sleep at night. His mind was
agitated by figuring out how to make more money, how to
spend it, and how to increase his gratification of the
senses. Seeing the tranquility of his grandparents, Ananta
Prasad started thinking there must be more to life than
what he was doing, and from 1970 these feelings became
more and more intense.
While as a child, Ananta Prasad had regularly visited Vrindavan
to go to the Munger Mandir his grandfather had built. In
Vrindavan, he was regularly hearing from Sadhus. These
past practices started having their effect. The final push
came in 1974 when Ananta Prasad’s father died. Ananta
Prasad, along with his wife, went to his Guru Maharaj,
Radha-Govinda das Babaji Maharaj, who had given him Hari
Nam initiation in his childhood, and asked for diksha.
Radha-Govinda das Babaji Maharaj gave the initation saying,
No need to change your name since it is a name of Sankarsan.
Now the time has come for you to give more service to Radha-Mohan.
Radha-Mohan is your Isthadev.
Ananta Prasad and his wife, began to spend a lot of time
going to Vrindavan, their five children living in the schools
where they were attending. Ananta Prasad chanted 100,000
names of Krsna daily, listened to the Srimad Bhagavatam
from sadhus, and rendered service to Guru and Krsna.
In 1976 Srila Radha-Govinda das Babaji told Ananta Prasad
to go to see Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
explaining, "Srila Prabhupada is an expansion of Lord
Nityananda who has come to fulfull the work of Lord Caitanya." Following
the instruction of his Guru Maharaj, Ananta Prasad prabhu
went to the Krsna Balaram Mandir asking to see Srila Prabhupada.
The guard told him that Srila Prabhupada was in an important
meeting, could not be disturbed and he would have to come
back at another time. Ananta Prasad again asked to see
Srila Prabhupada, saying that he would not leave until
he got to see Srila Prabhupada, and again he was told no.
This time though, Srila Prabhupada called out in Hindi, "Who
is there?" When the guard answered, "Some man
from Munger Mandir has come to see you. I told him that
you are busy." Srila Prabhupada ordered that Ananta
Prasada be sent to him.
Walking into a room filled with sannyasis and GBCs, Ananta
Prasad heard Srila Prabhupada say to his men, "So,
we have spoken. Now all of you discuss and come back in
one hour." With that, the men left and Ananta Prasad
was there with Srila Prabhupada alone.
After some time Srila Prabhupada inquired, "Do you
know Raghunandan Prasad?" Ananta Prasad answered, "Yes,
he was my grandfather." Srila Prabhupada replied, "Then
you are my grandson," and he hugged Ananta Prasad.
Srila Prabhupada then explained their relationship and
asked if Ananta Prasad was directly involved in the seva
of Radha-Mohan. After answering that he was too much engaged
with other activities, Srila Prabhupada chastised, "Your
grandfather was doing so much and he made time to render
direct service to Radha Mohan. Are you so much more busy
than he?"
Not knowing what to say, Ananta Prasad began to feel very
guilty hearing Srila Prabhupada's words. Srila Prabhupada
continued in His chastisement explaining that Ananta Prasad
had a moral responsibility to serve his Ishtadev, Radha-Mohan
because he was brought up in a Vaisnava family and had
consciously taken diksha initiation from his Guru Maharaj.
Srila Prabhupada continued, "If you start doing service
for Radha Mohan, you will have to go and preach all over
the world. This will come in your life, but you will have
to wait for that." Ananta Prasad was shocked by all
of this.
In 1994, while sitting in the entrance of Munger Mandir,
a large-bodied sannyasi of Western origin rode up on a
small bicycle and said to Ananta Prasad, "I want to
see your temple." After being ushered in, B.A. Paramadvaiti
Maharaj started giving suggestions how to improve on the
construction of the temple. Ananta Prasad followed these
instructions, then went to see Paramadvaiti Maharaj, and
they developed a deep friendship. In 1995 Paramadvaiti
Maharaj suggested that Ananta Prasad take sannyas and preach.
By 1996, when visiting one of his sons who was living in
the USA, Ananta Prasad decided that he wanted to take sannyas.
He telephoned Paramadvaiti Maharaj in Miami telling him
of his decision, and added, "I want to take it from
you." Paramadvaiti Maharaj directed Ananta Prasad
to come to Columbia saying that he would receive his sannyas
initiation there.
The ticket was immediately arranged and Ananta Prasad was
given sannyas when he arrived. After Bhaktivedanta Sadhu
Maharaj got his sannyas, he spent the next nine months
in South America preaching there, and has continued regularly
going there, as well as to Europe since that time. |
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