Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Prabhupāda.
I feel fortunate to be here in Māyāpur at this auspicious time of the vyāsa-pūjā festival of His Holiness Śrīla Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja.
Mahārāja has been serving here in this holy place for more than fifty years and he has remained fixed in this most important service to Iskcon and to Śrīla Prabhupāda. As Prabhupāda was always thinking about the development of Māyāpur in the same way Jayapatākā Mahārāja is always concerned to see the Māyāpur project develop. He has inspired many devotees to come and reside in Māyāpur and throughout the years he has put his life and heart into Māyāpur.
The most amazing thing is that even despite life threatening health conditions he does not waver from his duties. `Relentlessly he continues to give discourses every day guiding and inspiring all of the members of Prabhupāda's family to do the same. He continues to attend the management meetings and takes interest in all the matters of the community.
His tireless efforts in propagating the glories of ISKCON and Prabhupāda was greatly appreciated by Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Goswami. He saw how Jauypataka Mahārāja was respected not just in his Māyāpur but by the Hindu community all over the world. He is truely a great ācārya and I feel very fortunate just to be able to take the dust from his lotus feet and take it on my head. All glories to Śrīla Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja.
Once before in Māyāpur during this occasion I told how in China there is a blessing given to the Emperor that he should live for ten thousand years. Mahārāja on hearing this he said that if he can live that long then he can take full advantage of the Golden Age in Kali-yuga to push on Lord Caitanya's movement. Therefore let us all pray that he can continue to lead and inspire the members of this movement. We are very much in need of his presence not just for ten thousand years but eternally.
With best wishes,
Bhakti Vigna Vināśa Narasiṁha Swami