Question: Mahārāja, why in our sampradāya the most exalted devotees are honored with samādhi. In purport of Śrīla Prabhupāda, in second chapter, of the seventh canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, he mentioned that not only materialistic people but some yogīs are also attached in the bodily concept of life, which won’t allow them to burn their guru’s body until it starts to smell. And here, we are also keeping the body of our gurus in samādhi. How is this different from the yogīs’ conception? How keeping the body of the ācāryais not a material concept?

Guru Maharaj:I don’t see the connection. The ācārya or sannyāsī is kept in samādhi and his body is covered with salt and then dirt. Normally, we would put the body immediately in samādhi, not keep it until it smells, or something like that. And normally, if the body...

Question: There were many devotees all over the world who were aspiring and waiting to take diksa from His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami maharaj. Now how should they go ahead in their life and how should they see this event in their life?

Jayapataka Swami: Now Srinivasa Acarya, he went to Nilacala and he wanted to take initiation from and also study the Bhagavatam under Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But when he reached Nilacala, just before that, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had disappeared from this world. He...

Question: Please advise us how to serve Guru Maharaj and be fixed in our service and cooperate with other disciples and grihastas. When Guru Maharaj had been here, he had said that there could be problems when the guru leaves the world. We were afraid of that and we are not sure if that will happen. So please guide us.

Jayapataka Swami: Today like the way we have been given time on Zoom, may be Mahavaraha prabhu can allocate a day every week or ten days to meet with you and discuss. And you all have the facility because a lot of you disciples are staying together, and there could be...

Question: Bhakti Caru maharaj had promised us that he would come and stay a week with us in Panihati, but that will not be possible now. We would want to request you if you could please come and give us your blessings after the lockdown ends.

Jayapataka Swami: When this pandemic will end and there is a vaccine, then I will come. With Lord Krsna’s mercy. I was there when Srila Prabhupada had instructed us to develop Panihati. So I will definitely try to do something for Panihati. I am very indebted to...