20210605 Question and Answer Session

The following is a Question & Answer Session given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on June 5th, 2021 in Śrī Dhāma Māyāpur, India.

Question: Point came about bathing in the Ganges and Ganges is considered to be emanating from the Lord’s lotus feet. But the same water we use for bathing the deities which touches the head of the Lord. How is that appropriate?

Jayapatākā Swami: The Lord’s lotus feet are also pure, and although the Ganges may be the water that washed the lotus feet of the Lord, it is also used in all the worship of the Lord.

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Question: We hear many results of hearing different pastimes. How to honor such results?

—Ānandamayī Kalāvatī devī dāsī 

Jayapatākā Swami: We can appreciate how this pastime gives such blessings. And so we have definitely used this opportunity well by hearing these pastimes.

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Question: What is the simplest way to attain the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa?

—Deepak Sachdeva

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya has given us the simplest way and just by following His instructions, we can achieve the mercy of the Lord.