{"id":12401,"date":"2014-03-03T17:32:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T17:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=12401"},"modified":"2015-10-21T15:38:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:38:04","slug":"the-advent-of-pancha-tattva-in-sri-mayapur-dham-feb-21st-23rd-2004-living-again-the-bliss-of-their-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=12401","title":{"rendered":"The Advent of Pancha-tattva in Sri Mayapur Dham Feb 21st-23rd, 2004 – living again the bliss of Their appearance!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Advent of Pancha-tattva in Sri Mayapur Dham<\/font><\/strong><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Sri Mayapur Dham in Bengal, 70km north of Calcutta on the eastern bank of the holy river Ganges, is the birth-place of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus it is the head-quarters and spiritual home of the Hare Krishna movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON ). <\/font><\/p>\n

ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, visualized, over thirty years ago, life-size metal deities of the Pancha-tattva for installing in the large main temple at Mayapur, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, in the center of a grand spiritual city that he wanted his followers to build.<\/font><\/p>\n

In accordance with the desire of Srila Prabhupada, the Sri Mayapur Development Committee decided a number of years ago that ISKCON should install the Pancha-tattva Deities, just as had been previously installed, Radha Madhava and the eight gopis, even before the Vedic Planetarium Temple was completed. Therefore, an extension temple was made for accommodating the Pancha-tattva. <\/font><\/p>\n

Models of the Pancha-tattva were made after researching the scriptures on the exact dimensions, proportions and qualities of each member, who were made in accordance to the descriptions found. It was decided that each deity should have an individual pose. Thus each is holding His hands differently. Lord Chaitanya with His hands wide open worships Lord Krishna to teach all the conditioned souls how to take shelter of Him. Nityananda and Gadadhara are dancing, and at the same time encouraging the conditioned souls to take shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Advaitacharya is dancing in ecstasy for Lord Chaitanya, who appeared because of his ardent calls. Srivasa, in his humble mood as a pure devotee, is worshipping the Lord with his folded hands. Everyone is dancing in ecstasy in the sankirtana movement. The models were then approved by the various senior devotees and the members of the Sri Mayapur Development Committee.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Starting in 1997, research was done to find out who would be best qualified to cast the deities, as they were to be of over seven feet in height, and required experienced craftsmen. After searching throughout India, artisans (sthapatis<\/em>), from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, South India were found to be the most suitable. These capable craftsmen were convinced that Lord Chaitanya was a form of the Supreme Lord after hearing quotations from the Srimad-Bhagavatam and other authorized scriptures, and took up the work with devotion. In due course of time, the fiberglass models were made by Bharat Maharaja Dasa and after GBC inspection and approval, the order for making Pancha-tattva was fixed by Mayapur Head Pujari Jananivasa Prabhu on July 19, 2002.
The models were sent to South India and the work commenced under Bharat Maharaja Dasa’s supervision. <\/font><\/p>\n


Bharat Maharaja<\/em> and the Sthapati.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n


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The process of making metal deities is very ancient and is still done today by hand according to the ancient Shilpa Shastra. First, from the fiberglass model one reverse model is made in plaster of Paris in two halves. Each half is filled with wax and then joined together. Thus a complete deity model in wax is produced, which is very easy to carve or modify. After the wax models were worked to as much perfection as possible, they were enclosed in mud cocoons reinforced by steel rods and set to dry for two months. The wax was then drained out from allocated holes. The cocoons were then baked to become as hard as brick. By this process, inside the cocoons were imprints of the deities made of wax, which were then ready for casting. The first casting, that of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, commenced on April 15, 2003. The deities are made of eight metals called ashta dhatu<\/em>: copper, brass, tin, lead, iron, gold, silver, and steel. However, Lord Chaitanya is described as reddish golden color; Gadadhara has a similar complexion as Lord Chaitanya; and Advaita Acharya is said to be light in color. In this way each deity needed a unique mixture of metals, according to the complexion of each personality. The metals in proper proportions were put into fifty special containers, which are fire resistant up to 2000 degrees, and melted down. This process is usually done in the night, since the daytime temperature in South India is sometimes 45 degrees. Dealing with five pits with blowers and coals was not an easy task. Each pit held ten containers.
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Special laborers had to continuously bring portions of the 3000 kilograms of molten metal and pour them into the cocoons, which were buried underground. After all the metals were poured, the deities were left to cool for seven days. The cocoons were broken open and the unfinished deities emerged into the light. After this the final carving and polishing work began.
The Sthapatis explained that making a deity is like having a baby. It is true, for only with much anxiety and love these deities have become manifest. The amazing beauty of these Deities became more and more manifest as the work progressed to the finish. It appeared as if the Deities apparently sculptured themselves.<\/font><\/p>\n

The finished deities of the Pancha-tattva, each weighing about 3 tons, left Kumbakonam in South India on January 31, 2004. The huge truck carrying the deities left the compound of the Stapathis at 6 PM, the calculated auspicious time. It first carried the Deities to the Sri Swaminathar Swami temple, the main temple in town, where it circumambulated the temple then went on to the main highway leading to Chennai. It was a rough road and required experienced and professional drivers. The ISKCON Mayapur sankirtan van containing 8 devotees and broadcasting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra over loudspeakers, followed in tow. The next morning they reached the outskirts of Chennai, and met by devotees from the local ISKCON temple who gave a quick but nice reception, with prasadam.<\/font><\/p>\n

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The next day, Feb 1st, they reached the first interstate crossing, the Tamil Nadu border. Generally, it is extremely time consuming going through all the bureaucratic paperwork and monetary demands at such a border crossings, especially considering the size and value of the cargo. The devotees technique was to directly go to the top man and unload some prasadam. The effect was immediate\u2026they would allow the Pancha-tattva to go through in record time\u2026 and all the government officers at the check posts were very pleased to render this service to the Lord.
Andhra Pradesh was the longest stretch crossed. Many ISKCON devotees from Vijaywada, Rajamundry, Nellur and Vishakapatnam came to receive Pancha-tattva and brought sumptuous prasadam which kept the party going and saved time since the drivers did not have to stop to cook for themselves – and who had started to prefer prasadam anyway. By February 3rd, they had crossed into Orissa without incident, the remembrance of Lord Jagannath there giving them spiritual strength. The party halted in Orissa for the late night hours, as there were tales of dacoits and robbery during the dead of night.
On the night of the 4th, they approached the Bengal border and rested waiting for the morning. When the time came to cross this final border, the devotees could understand why the drivers were so afraid of it. There was a pandemonium with trucks trying to get through in both directions, each pouring over into the opposite lanes and causing an unmovable jam. The devotees had never seen so many trucks in one place at one time, and after being stuck in this situation for over an hour they themselves physically stopped the entangling flow of traffic and moved the main obstacle-causing trucks to the side of the road, all the while quickly explaining that these were Deities, “Thakur<\/em>“, who could not wait as they had to be installed in the Mayapur Temple at the auspicious time! Thus, after just barely managing to squeeze through; they entered Bengal on the 5th – with the blaring of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra from the loud speakers stimulating everyone on the road to chant along! The Karagpur-Calcutta road was under construction and the traffic, even at midnight, was unbelievable. By 1 am, 6th February, they were in the Calcutta by-pass road, which leads to highway 34, the main road to Mayapur. At Mayapur, devotees came to decorate the vehicles and formed a procession to bring the Pancha-tattva home. It was the ride of a lifetime!<\/font><\/p>\n


Unloading the Deities from the truck.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


<\/font><\/em>The newly constructed Sri Pancha-tattva temple behind the crane.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n


Bringing Their Lordships into Their new temple.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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Amid the thunderous crowd of five thousand devotees chanting the maha-mantra led by ISKCONs most expert singers, who literally called Lord Chaitanya and His associates into the deity forms, the most important function of installation took place on Feb.21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2004, with opening the eyes of the deities, showing Them auspicious items, invoking Their sense organs and limbs, and performing abhisheka<\/em> (inaugural holy bathing) and prana pratishtha<\/em> (invoking Their living presence).
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His Holiness Jayapataka Swami<\/strong>:-
“The installation of the Pancha-tattva in Mayapur, was so overwhelmingly wonderful that no one can remember it without moistened eyes and melted hearts. Before the Pancha -tattva installation ceremony began thousands of devotees went to the Ganges to bring Ganges water for the Abhisheka<\/em> (bathing ceremony). At that time we performed a Ganga Puja. We took a Deity of Srila Prabhupada in the Ganges and bathed His Divine Grace. It was nectarean to see so many devotees pouring Ganges water of the Deity of Srila Prabhupada. At first the Srila Prabhupada disciples bathed him and then others also assisted.
For 72 hours there was non-stop Hare Krishna Kirtan led by devotees from all over the world with wonderful singers like Their Holiness’s Radhanath Swami, Shivaram Swami, Indradyumna Swami, Bhakti Bringa Govinda Swami, Lokanath Swami and Aindra Prabhu. This auspicious chanting gave a most wonderful environment for receiving Their Lordships, the Pancha-tattva.<\/font><\/p>\n

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When I opened the curtains, it was almost like an electric wave that swept back and forth across the audience. There were also all-day long readings from shastra and classes to further add to the auspiciousness. All the rituals authorized by our previous Acharyas<\/em> were carefully performed over a three day period. Each day there was some public program and the temple room was packed with eager devotees to witness and participate in the ceremony.
These may be seen on www.mayapur.info<\/a>, www.jpsoffice.com<\/a>, www.mayapurnews.com<\/a> or other ISKCON web-sites. An online live broadcasting was done for the first time through radiokrishna.com.
Actually there are so many things that happened that I don’t have the words to describe them all. Most important may be the way all the devotees felt that the Pancha Tattva had really manifested again and now the fearfulness of the Age of Kali was diminishing by Their presence! ISKCON has been lifted to a new dimension by Pancha-tattva’s causeless mercy!”<\/font><\/p>\n

His Holiness Bhaktisidhanta Swami<\/strong>:-
On Feb. the 22nd, in order to truly invite the Lords, a maha abhishek<\/em> of Srila Prabhupada was held in the Pushpa Samadhi on his 108th anniversary presence in this world. Worship of the devotee precedes the mercy of the Lord. Then in the evening, the Tattva Niyasa Homa<\/em> ceremony was performed where the all the Lord’s transcendental limbs are brought to life, with five devotees on the bamboo platform behind, and five servants in front at Their lotus feet, holding 4 foot kusha grass rods. They would stroke the different sides of the bodies of the Lords in accompaniment with the Pancharatrika<\/em> mantras chanted by our yajna<\/em> brahmanas, sitting around a sacrificial fire outside and just to the left of the altar. <\/font><\/p>\n


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Sometimes the grass rod-like staffs would be placed on the Lords heart and then brought over to the corresponding limb as the particular mantras were invoked. <\/font><\/p>\n

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Mayapur Head Pujari Jananivasa Prabhu’s explanation to this was this “When the installation of the Lord takes place, the devotee meditates on the Lord in the heart and then asks this Lord to enter the heart of the deity.” The Pancaratrika<\/em> mantras and the ritualistic awakening of the Lords different limbs perform a similar function. Their Lordships were also tied together by a long rope, (around the waist), signifying how the life force would enter into all five Personalities. Various items were then presented to the deities, such as towels, mirrors, fresh grains, ghee and other items from the cow and other auspicious things.
The chanting of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra was performed as the transcendental back drop to this scene by Sivarama Swami and BB Govinda Maharaja. Sometimes singing together, they would combine in unison, supported again by a flute, violin and saxophone.<\/font><\/p>\n

On Feb.23rd the abhishek<\/em> began at 7:30am. The doors opened and a tumultuous roar came up from the crowd. Gopal Krsna Goswami represented the GBC, and HH Jayapataka Swami, the Mayapur management, in the performance of the abhishek<\/em>. The gurukula academy, teachers and students, all dressed in matching tan dhotis, assisted with the complex procedures ahead. Ganga jal<\/em>, yogurt, ghee, honey, colored water, powders, and flowers were poured over the Lords glistening forms.<\/font><\/p>\n


Bathing Lord Nityananda with milk and Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu with water<\/font><\/em>.<\/p>\n


Bathing Advaita acharya and Srivasa Thakur with honey.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Every layer and intermittent water pourings seemed to nourish the Lords more and more. With hundreds a liters of liquids coating the altar, the little gurukula students pushed the rivers of charanamrita<\/em> to the left, using the long semi tubular plant stalks as squeegees to contain and guide the thick waters. They would sometimes leap and slide halfway across the altar on their knees, as they performed this service. When the cleansing was complete, the Lordships were ever so radiant.<\/font><\/p>\n



Bamboo pathways for crowd control had sectioned off areas in the temple. The section up front was for VIP’s, Donors, Life Members, Sannyasis and GBC. The middle catered to the dancing devotees and the rear, as an on going traffic queue where people would constantly walk, receive a momentary darshan and file out. Camera personnel were constantly buzzing about like bees capturing every angle and detail of this spiritual history. <\/font><\/p>\n

Madhavendra Puri dasa<\/strong>:-
“The new extended Sri Panca-tattva temple had already been packed for days by a few thousands devotees. Resourceful, experienced and sweet kirtana and bhajana leaders were taking turns on the make-shift stage in expectation of Their Lordships’ appearance. For hours the kirtana gained momentum, expertly led by HH Bhakti Bhringa Govinda Maharaja. Faces were set toward the curtained altar in anticipation. It’s amazing how devotees can be so patient for hours if you drown them in waves of kirtans, one after the other. We knew from motions that would ruffle the curtains from behind that activities were unfolding on the altar too. The pujaris tried their level best to ready Their Lordships for darshan in the finest details. The delay of the opening had the throngs of devotees, who could not take it any longer, piteously expressing their variegated inner feelings with loud cries, cheerful and exuberant dancing, clapping etc. Movements behind the curtains came to a crescendo and everyone out there could understand that it was going to be opened anytime. Yet, repetitive tiny openings keeping the curtains ajar and closed again would drive the devotees crazy.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Finally, in a majestic move, the curtains were flung right open and most of the devotees stood petrified. Many shed tears of love and admiration. The Sri Sri Pancha-tattva had finally advented Themselves in life-size Forms. I never experienced such emotions while gazing at Deities before. They are absolutely gorgeous and dazzling, ready to conquer the world! They seemed to be willing to step down and jump into the temple room to dance with the devotees.
Lord Chaitanya is extremely powerful, His upraised arms are so huge and extended apart it seems He can easily embrace the whole universe. His complexion is of molten gold. A feeling of intense protection exudes from Him, enticing us not to worry for our sake. <\/font><\/p>\n


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He is here! Lord Nityananda, on the right of Lord Gauranga, casts one of His immense arms down inviting us to the eternal dance with Mahaprabhu, the other arm is raised very high in glorification of Lord Krsna. His complexion is slightly reddish as in reality.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Advait Acharya Prabhu at the far left appears tranquil. His huge exquisitely drawn out eyes are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Lord Gadadhara on the left of Mahaprabhu is gorgeously delicate, more feminine than the other members of Sri Pancha-tattva. He shares with Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu the same degree of golden hue in His complexion whereas Lord Advaita and Srivasa Thakura are slightly whiter. Gadadhara Pandita shares the reversal order of the arms of Lord Nityananda so that it creates a marvelous arch from the upper raised left arm of Lord Nityananda all the way across to the raised right arm of Lord Gadadhara, with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu standing in the middle.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Srivasa Pandita on the far right clearly draws his strength from his deep humility. His body is very powerful by the shoulders with hands are folded firmly, his head slightly tilted on the right inviting us to leave this material tabernacle forever.<\/font><\/p>\n


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The Pancha-tattva are lightly dressed with just a thin dhoti with a chadar across Their powerful bodies, without ornaments or wigs…They just came right from the spiritual world. They seem to proclaim and propagate the supremacy of the Absolute Truth. An overall impression of boyhood emanates from all their bodies (nava-yauvana<\/em>).
It’s clear to many devotees here that these Deities are going to revolutionize the whole world. They obviously want us to accelerate our self-absorption in Krishna Consciousness and our active preaching involvement as well because Their mercy has become so much greater now. We ought to reciprocate accordingly. They also bring a sense of confidence and of close proximity with our practical process and its outcome: – the reunion of the lost jiva<\/em>, (individual soul), back in the midst of these 5 great Personalities. No one can remain insensitive in front of Them. I really believe These Deities are the full manifestation of mercy that ISKCON needs so that its devotees at large really become empowered to spread vigorously Their sankirtan movement.”<\/font><\/p>\n

Vidvan Gauranga das<\/strong>:-<\/p>\n

“This year, there was so much spontaneous enthusiasm among both the local and visiting devotees regarding the entire festival. I noticed this phenomenon right from the day Sri Sri Pancha-tattva Deities came from South India in the truck. <\/font><\/p>\n

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On that day, hundreds of devotees gathered near the Yoga-pitha<\/em>, (site of Lord Chaitanya’s birth), just to greet the Deities, even though They were still packed inside the truck! I noticed, devotees were greatly enjoying the kirtana with such exuberance that some devotees actually cried in happiness just to see the procession! Jananivasa Prabhu said that he had not seen the devotees so enthusiastic in devotional service since the time of Srila Prabhupada’s manifest presence! <\/font><\/p>\n

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Clearly, this year the festival wasn’t going to be like other Gaura-purnima festivals, nor was the installation of Sri Sri Panca-tattva going to be like any other Deity installation ceremony.
On the 21st at the temple, through the loud speakers I could hear the raging kirtana being led by HH BB Govinda Maharaja and HH Niranjana Maharaja. There was a small platform for the kirtana performers, while the entire Pancha-tattva Hall was packed with devotees. The kirtana was powerful. I suddenly realized that I was also singing and dancing! I then noticed that everybody that I saw was singing the maha-mantra! What was going on here? How did this sudden taste for Krsna’s holy names come to us?
Behind the Pancha-tattva Hall was an extension, the construction of which was still being finished. There are stairways leading to a balcony and you can have a nice view of whatever is happening at the Panca-tattva Hall. So, I thought, let me go there and see just how many are joyously singing Krishna’s holy names in the kirtana. I noticed that at the balcony too, to my amazement, the devotees were also singing!
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I saw that devotees were just overwhelmed by an overpowering spiritual potency to sing Hare Krishna continuously in a happy mood! Honestly, as far as my memory goes, this is the first time in the last 15 years or so that I had ever noticed such a phenomenon. From the balcony I saw that the devotees in the hall sometimes stood up to dance in kirtana. I then came downstairs, wonder struck at what was happening.
Just before I re-entered the Pancha-tattva Hall, I met a devotee friend. I asked him, ‘What’s happening here? How come everyone is actually happy and overwhelmed in kirtana?’ His realization was, ‘This Pancha-tattva Deity installation is causing the movement to enter a new phase. By Lord Caitanya’s arrangement, this movement will not be the same again.’<\/font><\/p>\n

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I went in front of the Panca-tattva altar from behind and then I saw all kinds of devotees joyously participating in the kirtana. Devotees from all kinds of different continents, old devotees, young devotees; first generation devotees, second generation gurukuli devotees; temple resident devotees, congregational devotees; sannyasis, grhasthas, brahmacaris, brahmacarinis, married women – everybody was just absorbed in happily singing the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra! Govinda Maharaja and Niranjana
Maharaja were singing Hare Krishna in two tunes, again and again. I saw some GBC members also singing Hare Krishna in great happiness. I also saw some gurukuli devotees, some small children too, sitting along with the Maharajas participating in the kirtana. One boy was blowing a horn every now and then. I could find no other explanation to this phenomenon – Mahaprabhu and His associates were manifesting Themselves!<\/font><\/p>\n

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After some time the curtains opened and we could see Them! Many devotees had climbed up the platform to show Sri Pancha-tattva Their favorite items with which the Krishna consciousness movement worships Them:- mrdangas, karatalas<\/em>, Srimad-Bhagavatams and other books of Srila Prabhupada, etc.
What joy! How sincerely the devotees were prayerfully singing Hare Krishna! How can I express the great happiness the assembled devotees were feeling then? I remembered that in Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Srila Prabhupada describes how Lord Caitanya had led kirtana at Varanasi with thousands of people and they were in great happiness. I could get a glimpse of what that must have been. Actually, I am simply unable to explain it, though by the blessings of Their Lordships and Their devotees, I was able to have a minute experience of kirtana-rasa<\/em> and darshana-rasa<\/em>, as were hundreds of devotees there.
The Deities are gorgeously beautiful. They were dressed in simple white dhotis and chadars. One by one, different senior devotees performed each aspect of the netra-unmilinam<\/em> (eye-opening) ceremony, showing auspicious items that are placed in front of the altar so they are the first things the Deities see such as rice, gold, silver, Ganga-jal<\/em>, and so on. Everybody was so continuously happy, the devotees in the hall were so ecstatic in the kirtana.
The kirtana was then taken over by HG Aindra Prabhu from Vrindavan. The devotees’ happiness in the kirtana hall continued unabated. The devotees present started to dance. I saw several devotees crying in happiness. I then went to join the devotees in the kirtanas, the dancing, and the great happiness of kirtana-rasa<\/em>. The kirtanas and dancing went on and on and on.
This movement is going to expand wildly after this.The Supreme ‘In-charge’ has come to take over the world. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is here!”<\/font><\/p>\n

Suresvara das<\/strong> :-
“The roar when the curtains opened was absolutely out of this world! Now this roar, as far as I’m concerned, was totally disproportionate even to the number of people in that room. It was my conviction that we weren’t alone in that room. I was feeling the presence of the disciplic succession, especially Srila Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. When the Panca-tattva appeared, the din of the kirtan was already deafening but when those curtains opened, the sound vibration appeared to lift up to the point where I felt we were all going to ascend right through the coverings of the universe back to Godhead. That was the power of that vibration. The roar when the curtains opened was absolutely out of this world. I felt as though we were all ascending with the transcendental thunder: ‘GAURANGA!<\/em>‘ You felt pulled up to where it was wild. It seemed to sweep us up high to where He was dancing; a momentous tidal wave in His ocean of love of God. The golden dancer has arrived as He is.”<\/font><\/p>\n

His Holiness Radhanath Swami<\/strong>:-
“The Pancha-tattva have come to deliver this world, and according to our level of purity we will become recipients of different degrees of Their Mercy”. <\/font><\/p>\n

His Holiness Bhatki Tirtha Swami<\/strong>:-
“ISKCON will never be the same. One could only imagine how pleased Srila Prabhupada is to have his desire of life size deities of the Lords now available to direct the society. In hindsight, all one can do is replay that ‘magic appearance moment’ within the mind again and again, They have come and now things will go forward. It was a darshan of unforgettable reassurance.”<\/font><\/p>\n

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His Holiness Niranjana Swami<\/strong>:-
“This Panca-tattva installation was probably the most amazing event I’ve ever participated in my whole life.” <\/font><\/p>\n

Padmalochana das<\/strong>:-
“After the 1977 festival, Hari Sauri was sent back to Australia as the GBC. He kept a connection with Mayapur by working there with the then co-Director of Mayapur Bhavananda Prabhu, inspiring the Australian devotees during the early 80s to send lots of donations for developing Mayapur.
Srila Prabhupada had previously remarked in a letter to an overseas devotee that ‘the more you help develop Mayapur, the more Lord Chaitanya will bless your area of the world and it will flourish.’ Many temples around the world had an enthusiastic spirit of participation in the future development of Mayapur by sending donations for the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s Pushpa Samadhi.
Here is a nice quote from Bhaktivinoda Thakur from his Sajjana-toshani 12\/1<\/em> :-
‘Those who are trying their best to keep intact the flow of service to Sri Mayapur will be considered the benefactors of the future world of Vaishnavas.’
Then from his Navadvipa-mahatmya, chapter 5<\/em> :- ‘A huge and wonderful temple will be constructed at the birthplace of Mahaprabhu, and the eternal service to Gauranga will manifest.’<\/font><\/p>\n


In the Navadvipa-mahatmya, Lord Nityananda predicts: adbhuta mandira eka haibe prakasha, gauranga nityaseva haibe vikasha<\/strong> – an astonishing temple will manifest and the eternal service to Lord Gauranga will blossom.<\/em> Left: A model of the future ISKCON Pancha-tattva temple in Mayapur<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Actually the perfection of life is to be meditating on Mayapur and desiring to visit Mayapur. <\/font><\/p>\n


Sri Mayapur Dham Sri Chandrodaya Mandir and guesthouses.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi Mandir in Mayapur.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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So dear readers, please always meditate on Mayapur and desire to come to Mayapur\u2026save up for your tickets and make plans – this being all devotional service.
Krishna will surely fulfill your desire to come to the topmost abode, Sri Dham Mayapur.
It is so beautiful here; the Ganga with its clear and beautiful water is purifying everyone, even if you glance on Her from a distance. <\/font><\/p>\n

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The land here in Mayapur is so wonderful and generous that even if one just walks over Her She gives the same benefit with each footstep taken as you would have got if you had visited each and every Holy place including Sri Vrindavana. <\/font><\/p>\n

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The breeze here in Mayapur is so purifying that it gently blows away material desires and ignites the flame of devotion. To smell the scent of Mayapur one gets the same benefit as smelling Tulasi from the Lotus feet of Sri Krishna.
Here in Mayapur we have Sri Sri Radha-Madhava along with Their ashta-sakhis<\/em>, who are always smiling beautifully upon Their devotees. Sri Nrisimha deva is here, destroying all fear born of material desires and infusing the heart with pure love for Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. <\/font><\/p>\n


Sri Sri Radha-Madhava along with Their ashta-sakhis<\/em><\/font>. We thank Padmalochana das’s good wife, Vrindavan Lila Dasi, for the use of all the beautiful photos on this web page.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

And Sri Sri Pancha-tattva are blisfully encouraging Their devotees to join in Their eternal Harinam Sankirtan party.
So, please keep on meditating on Mayapur, as we are waiting anxiously for you all to come and join us here.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By the Hare Krishna Today Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Models of the Pancha-tattva were made after researching the scriptures on the exact dimensions, proportions and qualities of each member, who were made in accordance to the descriptions found. It was decided that each deity should have an individual pose. Thus each is holding His hands differently. Lord Chaitanya with His hands wide open worships Lord Krishna to teach all the conditioned souls how to take shelter of Him. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12401"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20595,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12401\/revisions\/20595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}