Jayapataka Swami: I don’t know if I have in perfect order. There are many things we can learn from Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He wrote a prayer based on the lila of how Srivasa Thakura’s son died. And how Lord Caitanya brought the son back to life. And how the son was speaking from the Absolute platform. So there Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was saying that I feel very fearful, that somehow if I forget Krsna, then I will be caste in this illusion of maya. One thing we can learn that, even as a grihasta, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura is totally surrendered to Lord Caitanya and His associates! And the other thing was that he knew the sastra completely well, and he wrote books in Bengali and English and he sent them around the world. Actually, in Canada I was in Montreal and in McGill University, his book was there! So he had sent his books around the world. We also know that how he engaged in the namahatta himself. He took a position of service in namahatta. So he was also expert in time management. And he did all the things a grihasta had to do. Took care of his family, his work, he saw people, he wrote books and songs, he performed his devotional service.
21-June-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA