Gita-jayanti

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> > Does anybody know from which source we have the exact date of

> > Gita-jayanti,

>

> Where is this conversation in the Transcendental Diary in which Prabhupada

> says that the term 'Gita Jayanti' is not authorized?

>

> Your servant,

> Nayana-rañjana d€sa

 

I don't recall offhand about the Gita Jayanti and I don't have my

books readily available to check them. But there was a conversation in

Bombay on August 15 1976 about Bhagavat Saptaha (TD Vol 4):

 

Various questions and comments arose as he walked. Gopäla Kåñëa

mentioned a famous actress and singer, Çré Lakñna-pandit, the sister-in-law

of one of our western devotees. He said she was scheduled to come tomorrow

to sing bhajanas at our pandala and wondered if it was alright.

"Yes," Prabhupäda told him. "Before Deity one can do. Before Deity

one can show devotional activities, but not otherwise. Otherwise it will be

sense enjoyment."

To make doubly sure Gopäla Kåñëa said, "In Våndävana once you told

me not to have the räsa-lélä by these professionals also."

"No, before Deity everything," Prabhupäda told him.

Acyutänanda Mahäräja also sounded him out about a program involving

outsiders. "We're invited to do kértana to inaugurate a Bhägavat-saptäha

and the Dvärakä Çaìkaräcärya will be present." Sumati Morarjé is the patron

so he assumed it would be a Vallabhäcärya sect function.

Prabhupäda was agreeable. "No, no, we have no objection with

Vallabha."

Then mentioned the letter he had recently sent from France to Sumati

Morarjé. "About that Vallabhäcärya, she wrote me letter, I've replied it."

Acyutänanda was aware of it. "Yes, Giriräja told me. I never mention

those..."

"No, don't mention it," Prabhupäda said.

Acyutänanda explained why. "Their history is that Vallabhäcärya had

the dream and discovered at Govardhana the Çré Näthajé, Gopäla Deity, and

there was no Mädhavendra Puré."

Prabhupäda gave a little look of surprise. "Äcchä? But in the court

it has been established. One lawyer in Delhi, he told me that this Deity

belongs to the Gauòéya-sampradäya."

"How did it come to them?" Acyutänanda asked.

"Somebody delivered to Vallabhäcärya. Mädhavendra Puré is not

possible, somebody else," Çréla Prabhupäda said. Then coming back to the

original subject of Acyutänanda Swami's inquiry he asked, "Dvärakä

Çaìkaräcärya, he's a Mäyävädé, and he'll give Bhägavata?"

"No," Acyutänanda told him. "He's just going to give blessings to

the... He's presiding, I guess. "

That apparently satisfied Çréla Prabhupäda and he walked for a few

minutes but then brought the matter up again. "Bhägavat-saptäha, it is not

authorized," he said.

"No," Acyutänanda acknowledged. "But in some editions of Bhägavatam

they have a Bhägavata-mähätmyam, and there's a story about bhakti and jïäna

and vairägya and Närada Muni."

Prabhupäda shook his head. "That no äcärya has mentioned."

Harikeça Swami also knew of it. "That's Gita Press again."

"They say how this is the instructions for how Bhägavata should be

read in seven days up to this canto," Acyutänanda added.

Çréla Prabhupäda dismissed it. "Gita Press was Mäyävädé."

 

I don't know if this is any help but I will try to check on the

Gita-jayanti as soon as I can.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa