Goloka Retreats Grand Opening. Lecture by Jayapathaka Swami

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja in his discourse indicated that Goloka Retreats is planned as the first phase of ISKCON's Guruvayur project. Later phases would include a devotional museum complex equipped with Multimedia shows and displays, all for the purpose of educating the numerous pilgrims who visit Guruvayur about the glories of Lord Krishna -- especially the importance of chanting the Lord's holy names while visiting the holy land of Guruvayur. He mentioned that Lord Krishna has appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Kaliyuga to distribute these holy names "Hare Krishna" to everyone. Just as persons staying near a train station are sometimes more likely to miss their trains, he quipped that the people residing in Guruvayur might take the grace of Lord Guruvayurappan for granted. He requested the local people to be watchful of this tendency and take to devotional service of Lord Guruvayurappan in all seriousness by chanting His Holy Names.