7th June Class Framing : Theme :Jagganth's  Jagganth Mahaprasad :  

1. Appreciate  Children's and parents efforts and their dedication for the celebration of Snan Yatra. Jagganath is definitely pleased by Gopal's garden children's efforts.

2.Chanting. 

3. how's jagganath Form is different from other Krishna's forms. 

        How Jagganath is special?? 

        1. Big eyes, No eyelids

        2. No legs, incomplete hand

        3. Temple remain open for longer time

        4. Rath yatra

        5. Jagganath Prasad is called mama Prasad
        6. Jagganath mercy is in his mahaprasad
        7.Jagganath is God of Kaliyuga
        8. Wood

        

4. Jagganth's mercy is in his prasadam. Krishna says take my shelter, Mahaprabhu says that chant Hare Krishna, Jagganath says just eat my Mahaprasad. Jagganath Prasad is always referred as Mahaprasad. Jagganath Prasad is not ordinary . Jagganath likes to be fed nicely. 

When we think of Jagganth temple, we think of Jagganath puri however there are few more JBS temples are there which are famous as well equally potent like Jagganthpuri. 

5. Temple in Rajapur : & Mahesh village


Rajapur temple given to Iskcon in 1978 : that time the temple was not in good condition. 
proper Bhoga was not offered so

This past times of Jagganth in Rajapur are recent past times .  Around 1978

Past time of JBS running from Rajapur to Mayapur for eating Prasad. 

JAGANNATHA RESOLVES A DILEMMA : Tulsa leaf Past time. 

Jagganath likes to eat and likes his devotee also to eat nicely. 

He Is So Greedy! past times of Govardhan Hill eating all Prasad. 

--2002
"Jaga Jaga Jaga Jaga..."

5. How we should honor JBS mahaprasad???!!!

         01.  Chant prayers before honor the Prasad. 
         02.  Use the right hand to eat and drink.
        03.  Do not talk while honoring prasadam

        04.  Do not throw prasadam. Never touch prasadam with your feet or step over it.

        05.  Wash hands, feet and mouth before and after eating.

        06.   Fill 1/4 of your stomach with water, 1/2 with food and the other 1/4 with air. DO NOT OVEREAT!

JAGANNATHA RESOLVES A DILEMMA

These pastimes have occurred since ISKCON accepted the responsibility of caring for the Temple

When ISKCON first acquired the temple there was no facility for cooking, so we would cook extra at Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir and the pujarl would take it in a tiffin carrier by bicycle to the Jagannatha Mandir. One day after making the raja-bhoga plate, he realized that he had forgotten to bring tulasl leaves. At that time the old temple was in a very dilapidated condition. The doors could not be shut properly. So he thought to himself, "If I go and pick tulasl then maybe some children would come inside or worse still may be a dog would come in. He was in a dilemma: what to do? But seeing how it was time for the Lord to eat, he told Lord Jagannatha, "Dear Lord, I know that You say that You don't accept any food offerings without tulasl, but please understand the situation and accept this offering anyway." He then made the offering to Lord Jagannatha and went outside to chant the Gayatri mantra. When it came time for the arati, he opened the doors and was about to remove the plate of prasadam, when to his great surprise he saw a ten inch branch of tulasl leaves sticking out of the mound of rice! Jagannatha Swami kijaya! Tulasl maharani ki jaya!

"They have nice prasadam down there..."

Where are Our blankets?"

The nights had been increasingly cold, and we hadn't started offering chadars to the Deities. Odana-sasthi is the day when we offer the Deities starched cloth, and this day marks the beginning of winter. This story happened before Odana-sasthi, but still it was cold. The pujarl had a dream that someone was banging on the door while he was sleeping. So he got up and opened the door and he saw the small Deities of Jagannatha, Subhadra, and Balarama lying on their backs on the ground. They were shivering and They asked him, "Why are you not offering us blankets? You have one, what about us? You are sleeping very nicely under your quilt. Don't you think we feel cold?"

He Is So Greedy!

The same pujari told us that shortly after we put a Govardhana slla on the altar, Lord Jagannatha appeared to him in a dream and started complaining in his dream: "That Govardhana slla, He is so greedy you know—He eats everything and He is very quick. He doesn't even wait until it is offered. As soon as the pujarl comes in, He starts eating and He especially likes the sweets. Please do something!"

So now the pujarls have arranged a separate plate for Giri Govardhana.

Offense to Maha-prasadam

Lord Jagannatha is very popular here. He is known as a very powerful Deity amongst all the different villages in this area. About 25 years ago, on sndna-yatra day, a riksha driver took some kichari prasadam while at the temple, and also took some for his friend, who was a Muslim. But his friend threw it on the ground and said, "I don't eat food that has been offered to idols!"

That night in his dream, the friend saw that Lord Balarama was sitting on him, strangling him, beating him like anything, and saying, "Don't you know that My brother is worshipped by honoring his maha-prasadam, and you dared to throw it on the ground?! I will kill you!" The man was very fearful. Subhadra was there too. She was laughing and saying, "Kill him, kill him!" Lord Jagannatha was there and He was also laughing, but He said, "No, no, no, don't kill him." The next day this Muslim came very humbly before the Deity and offered worship to Lord Jagannatha. He narrated his story and also asked for some maha-prasadam. But there was nothing left. "There must be something," he pleaded. So the pujarl went and searched the pots and found a little, which the man happily accepted.

"Jaga Jaga Jaga Jaga..."

A couple of weeks ago when I was here, Bhadrasen Prabhu, Lord Jagannatha's pujdrl, told me that just before we arrived, there was another couple here with their child. They tried to conceive a child for a long time but were unsuccessful. About three years ago, when they heard about Jagannatha here, they came and did some puja with the expectation of having a son. This time they came back with their son; he was about two years old, just learning to speak.

They came to Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir and showed him to Radha-Madhava, and he was saying,"Jaga jaga jaga jaga." They asked him, "Are you happy?" He said, "No." They took him to Panca-tattva, and he kept saying, "Jaga jaga jaga jaga." They said, "Are you happy?" and he again said. "No." Then they brought him here to Jagannatha Mandir and he saw Jagannatha and said, "Jaga Jaga Jaga Jaga!" They asked him, "Are you happy?" "Yes," he said. "Happy now." Jai Jagannatha!

Class Schedule 24May2020

Online Gopal Garden's Class Schedule

1. Chanting Session - 27 beads.
                Introduction to Mantra (If any new children in class)
                Instructions : Focus each syllabus of Mantra properly and hear it.

2. Appreciate chanting

3.   Q & A : Questions about story discussed in previous class.

4.  Narration of JBS as Gajavesh ( One of the child asked in previous class so . Describe in few words only ) Relate with Gulab Jamun and Raso gulla, both looks different but the tatva (Milk and Sugar ) is same.  Jagganath is the source of all demigods.

5. Continue on Snan yatra narration on how JBS gets fever and confirmed by doctor ( Radhanath Maharaj experience who went with doctor to Puri)

6. Q&A : Can JBS gets fever?? how many say yes ?? how many say No?? --two important factor : Faith and Lord's mercy.  one more example which children can relate(thinking on this yet)

7.  Story of Jagganath stealing jackfruit with Raghu das.

       --> Q& A what will happen if we do the same thing???
       --> Can we say Jagganth is thief ?
       --> Prove that Jagganath is not thief by shloka recitation and translation from BG 10.8( Done by                 Haricharana)
      --> Can we as children steal anything? what would happen if we steal something.

8. Wind up with take home points

Later after class will share video on how to make JBS puppets at home.

A Great Jackfruit Thief

                             

Once Jagannath came to Raghu and told him to go with Him to steal jackfruit from the King's garden. Raghu said, "Why do You want to steal jackfruit? If You have a desire to eat jackfruit, then let me know and I will get a nice jackfruit for You." Lord Jagannath replied, "In this way I am getting everything from My devotee. In fact, I have everything. Mother Yasoda would feed Me so much butter and give Me pleasure. But still I go to the homes of others for the purpose of stealing butter. There is a special pleasure in eating stolen things. Today I want you to experience that pleasure of stealing. Please come with Mel"

Helpless, Raghu agreed to the Lord's proposal and accompanied Him. Both of them entered the King's garden. Jagannath told Raghu, "You should climb the tree. I will stand on the ground. You will pluck the best and biggest jackfruit and throw it down. I will stand here and catch it. Then both of us will run away." Raghu followed the order of the Lord exactly as He had instructed. He climbed the jackfruit tree and located the best and biggest jackfruit and plucked it. "Jagannath!" he called out. "Are You ready?" Jagannath replied, "Yes! I am ready, throw it!" Raghu threw the jackfruit down, expecting Jagannath to catch it. But where was Jagannath?

He had run away. No one was there to catch the jackfruit. It crashed to the ground, making a big sound and split open. When the King's gardener heard the sound, he understood that someone had entered the garden to steal jackfruit. He immediately ran to the spot and found the big jackfruit lying split open on the ground, yet he didn't see anyone around. When he looked up he saw Raghu Dasa sitting in the tree. The gardener immediately ran to the King and told him that Raghu Dasa was stealing jackfruit from his garden. "He is still there sitting on the top of the tree!" he told the King excitedly. The King could not believe that Raghu had entered his garden to steal jackfruit. So the King gathered his ministers and went to the spot where the gardener indicated. He was surprised to see Raghu Dasa sitting in the tree and the jackfruit lying on the ground. On the request of the King, Raghu came down from the tree. The King asked Raghu, "My dear . Prabhu, if you desired to eat jackfruit, why have you gone to the trouble of coming to my garden in the middle of the night and climbing a tree? You could have told me. I would have picked the jackfruit and sent it to your house." Raghu told the King the whole story about how he was cheated by Lord Jagannath. Everyone enjoyed hearing the pastime of the Lord, and they all laughed. They glorified Raghu for his greatness. In this way, Raghu would have pastimes with Lord Jagannath in the mood of friendship.