Chapter 11
The Glories
of
B h u b a n e s wa r
Śrīla Prabhupāda Established the Ratha-Yātrā Car Festival of Lord Jagannātha All over Planet Earth Çréla Prabhupäda had accepted many Western disciples and taught them the glories of Puruñottama-kñetra Jagannätha Purédhäma, where Mahäprabhu performed His pastimes. He had also established the Ratha-yäträ car festival of Lord Jagannätha all over planet earth. But when his Western disciples went to visit Jagannätha Puré they were refused entrance to the famous Lord Jagannätha temple. They were mistreated and even to the present day they are not allowed to enter the Jagannätha temple.1
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Dissatisfaction for Orissa When they reported this to Çréla Prabhupäda he became very sad. He had been preaching Mahäprabhu’s and Lord Jagannätha’s glories throughout the world, and now the people from Puré would not allow his disciples entrance into the temple. This gave Prabhupäda a very great shock and he was very much sorry for the situation. He thus developed a sense of sulkiness. After this incident Çréla Prabhupäda said that he would not travel to Orissa, especially to Jagannätha Puré. Jagannätha Puré is a favourite place of Çrémän Caitanya Mahäprabhu, so how could Çréla Prabhupäda, who is such a dear devotee of Mahäprabhu and who has cent percent received the mercy of Mahäprabhu, in this way spread the message of Mahäprabhu throughout the world and fulfill the prophesies that Mahäprabhu gave?2
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