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 fainted. Caitanyadeva manifested in front of him and instructed him to go to Gadadhara Prabhu. This way, it is a long story. He went to Gadadhara prabhu, then Gadadhara said that the script of the Bhagavatam had been washed away by the tears from his eyes. So Srinivasa Acarya took it to Navadvipa and got a fresh copy written down and brought it back. But when he returned to Nilacala, the day before Gadadhara Prabhu had disappeared. And when he returned to Navadvipa to take association of the devotees, they had also disappeared. Then he went to Vrndavana and there he wanted to associate with Rupa and Sanatana Goswami and hoped to get diksa from them. But when he reached Vrndavana, he heard that Rupa and Sanatana had disappeared too. He was amazed and shocked, how did they leave? So they told him to go to the Radha Govinda temple. He ran to that temple and there he heard that Rupa and Sanatana had disappeared. And he fainted and fell there. Jiva Goswami picked him up and asked are you Srinivasa? He said, yes. Jiva Goswami said that you will take initiation from Gopal Bhatta Goswami and I will give you initiation. That way, those who had wished to take initiation from Bhakti Caru maharaj, he will continue to be their siksa guru. But whoever they take initiation from, will be their diksa guru. There can be many siksa gurus but only one diksa guru. So those who have already taken initiation from Bhakti Caru Swami, he is their diksa guru. But those who were aspiring and sheltered, they will have maharaj as their siksa guru. Now who will be their diksa guru is a sensitive issue, since they were attached to Bhakti Caru maharaj, and they have to think. They will have to realize this. This is possible as there are examples in history. So this way we have to stay united in the service of Krsna. Certainly, Bhakti Caru maharaj will send his blessings. We should pray to him and whoever he loved and thought to represent him, they could take initiation from them. Hare Krsna!
11-JUL- 2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA