ISKCON Mayapur Book Distribution Marathon 2011-12
By Lakshman das
On 3rd March 2012, during Gaura Purnima Festivals HH Jayapataka Swami, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami, HH Bhakti Purosottama Swami and HH Bhakti Narisimha Swami was distributing gift, garland and Mahaprasadam for Mayapur sankirtan Devotees, those who were distributing Srila Prabhupada Books in the year 2011-12.
Mayapur temple was second in the whole world in terms of books distributed in year 2011-2012 and Delhi was in the first position. HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj glorified Mayapur Sankirtan devotees and marked them the real number one. Mayapur book distribution goes on throughout the year, some time door to door, where as Delhi devotees do it mostly in Book Marathon times.
At present there are 10 travelling sankirtan parties in 10 buses each having Gaur Nitai deities and 91 brahmacharis are serving there. The Sankirtan department is nicely maintained and all the devotees are taken care of nicely and they all are very happily doing their seva.
Following is the books score of Mayapur Sankirtan devotees for the year 2011-2012.
Bus – 1
Leader:- Subarna Gour Das
1)Bharadwaj Das (second in the world position-2011-12) 22,197 (Points),
2)Jagatguru Jaydev Das 3,539,
3) Bh. Sujit 1,704
8)Krishna K. Das 1,047
9)RadhyaShyam Das 1,144
10) Bh. Sumit 589
11) Bh. Abhay Charan 504
Total 30,224
Cook :- Mahabir Madhusudhan Das
Bus – 2
Leader :- Gourdham Das
1) Bipin B. Das 8,877 (Points)
2) Natabar.N. Das 3,584
3) Sukhi Shyam Das 3,562
4) Bal Gopal Das 1,648
5) Bh. Brajendra 1,330
Total 19,001
Cook :- Mantra Govinda das
Bus – 3
Leader:- Mahaprabhu Charan Das
1) Purnananda Das 5,968 (Points)
2) Achutananda Das 4,804
3) Bh. Biplab 3,658
4) Padapadma Das 1,822
5) Uttam Sloka Das 948
Total = 17,200
Cook :- Bhagavatdham Das
Bus – 4
Leader:- Bhadra Gopinath Das
1) Tustaram Das 7,269 ( Points)
2) Kamalnayan Das 3,129
3) Kamalapati Das 3,001
4) Nateswer Nitai Das 2,564
5) Gournataraj Das 2,063
6) Bh. Hiranmay 1,033
Total 19,059
Cook :- Bh. Krishna Kanta
Bus – 5
Leader :- Rajeswar Gopal Das
1) Udar Gour S. Das 10,123( Points)
2) Yogo Nrishimha. Das 7,728
3) S.Krishna. Das 2,860
4)Jita Kandarpa Das 2,742
5)Sanatan Radhapati Das 976
TOTAL= 24,429
Cook – Subhasish Das
Bus – 6
Leader:- Basudev Putra Das
1) Maha Puran Das 5,153 ( Points)
2) Ujjal Nilmani Das 3,595
3) Mahanitai Das 3,433
4) Hari Kirtan Das 2,413
5) Kishor Gopinath Das 1,686
Total = 16,290
Cook:- Bh. Tapas Das
Bus – 7
Leader:- Nitya Sidhya Gopal Das
1) Patit U. Gour Das 5633 ( Points)
2) Dinadayal G. Das 3290
3) Bh. Vinod 2204
4)Arun Gobinda Das 2165
Total = 13,393
Cook :- YAMUNAPATI DAS
Bus – 8
Leader :- Premabhakti Prakash Das
1) Bhupati Gopal Das 7528 (Points)
2) Puspa Gopal Das 5993
3) Nanda Dulal G. Das 2441
4)Shyam Gour H. Das 1704
6) Bh. Lipan 1080
Total = 18,746
Cook :- Dibya Gobinda Das
Bus – 9
Leader :- Ananta Acharya Das
1) Ramchaitanya Das 9,194( Points)
2) Bh. Barun 4,771
3) Sridhar Das 2,132
4) Srinidhan Das 1,668
5)Trinbhanga Shyam Das 1,014
Total = 18,779
Cook :- Lohitaksha H. Das
Bus – 10
Leader :- Paramatma Krishna Das
1) Tirtha Gobinda Das 4,347( Points)
2)Brajeswar Das 3,367
3)Bh. Manas 1,237
4)Bh. Ramapada 960
Total – 9,911
Cook :- Ambarish Das
The department also operate bookstalls in the Temple hall and campus. A group of senior devotees in the department cultivate people who buy books. The book distribution marathon during December is an important annual feature of this department. It was first started in 1992 by the combined efforts of HG Naresvara Prabhu from BBT, HH Jayapataka Swami, HH Bhakti Caru Swami and HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami.
Srila Prabhupada presents Krishna consciousness in a very simple and practical way in his books. His spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saravati Thakur referred to distribution of Krishna conscious books as Brihad Mridanga, the greater drum and instructed Srila Prabhupada to print books whenever he got money. In accordance with that instruction Srila Prabhupada wanted books to be distributed in every town and village.
I don’t want money, or anything else, I simply want to see that my books are being distributed – Srila Prabhupada.
Param vijayate Sri Krishna Sankirtan Ki jay!
Srila Prabhupada Ki Jay!
