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So today, because we are following the footsteps of Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, so this is, today is his appearance day. So we should honor this tithi very respectfully and pray to Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī that "We are engaged in your service. So give us strength, give us intelligence. And we are being guided by your servant." So in this way we have to pray.
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Prabhupāda: So except the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, everyone is simply giving Kṛṣṇa trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Therefore, they are called ''duṣkṛtina''. ''Duṣkṛtina'', most miscreant, the miscreants. Don't make any plan. Accept Kṛṣṇa's plan. That will be simply giving trouble to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, a devotee does not pray even for his maintenance. That is pure devotee. He doesn't give trouble to Kṛṣṇa even for his bare maintenance. If he has no maintenance, he'll suffer, fasting—still, he'll not ask Kṛṣṇa, "Kṛṣṇa, I am very hungry. Give me some food." Of course, Kṛṣṇa is alert for His devotee, but a devotee's principle is not to place any plan to Kṛṣṇa. Let Kṛṣṇa do. Simply we have to do according to the plan of Kṛṣṇa.

So what is our plan? Our plan is, Kṛṣṇa's says, ''sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ'' ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]). ''Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī''. So our plan is the same thing. We are simply canvassing for Kṛṣṇa that, "You become Kṛṣṇa conscious." We have to show our example, how we are becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, how we are worshiping Kṛṣṇa, how we are going on the street for vibrating Kṛṣṇa's name, transcendental name.

Now we are distributing Kṛṣṇa's ''prasādam''. As far as possible, our business is to induce persons how he becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious. That's all. For that reason, you can make your plan, because that is Kṛṣṇa's plan. But that should also be sanctioned by Kṛṣṇa. Don't make your own manufactured, concocted plan. Therefore, to guide you, a Kṛṣṇa's representative required. That is spiritual master.

So there is a huge plan and huge scheme. Therefore we have to follow the footsteps of the ''mahājanas''. As it is stated here, that ''dvādaśaite vijānīmo dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ''. He said that "We, the selected ''mahājanas'', representatives of Kṛṣṇa, we know what is ''bhāgavata-dharma'', what is Kṛṣṇa ''dharma''." ''Dvādaśa''. ''Dvādaśa''. The ''dvādaśa'' means twelve names, already mentioned, ''svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ'' . . . ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.20-21|SB 6.3.20]]). I have explained. So Yamarāja said: "Only we, these twelve men, representatives of Kṛṣṇa, we know what is ''bhāgavata-dharma''."

''Dvādaśaite vijānīmaḥ''. ''Vijānīmaḥ'' means "we know." ''Dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ'', ''guhyaṁ viśuddhaṁ durbodhaṁ yaṁ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute''. "We know." Therefore it is advised, ''mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ'' ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.186|CC Madhya 17.186]]). These ''mahājanas'', as they have prescribed, that is the real way for understanding Kṛṣṇa, or spiritual service. So we are following the Brahma-sampradāya, the first, Svayambhū. Brahmā. Brahmā, then Nārada; from Nārada, Vyāsadeva. In this way, Madhvācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in this way.

So today, because we are following the footsteps of Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, so this is, today is his appearance day. So we should honor this ''tithi'' very respectfully and pray to Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī that, "We are engaged in your service. So give us strength, give us intelligence. And we are being guided by your servant." So in this way we have to pray. And I think in the evening we shall distribute ''prasādam''. Not at noon. In the evening there will be some . . . so many audience come. So they can be distributed ''prasādam'', and some of the members who can come from Bhatikara, they can be also invited. So arrange for this.

And at twelve o'clock, we offer ''puṣpāñjali''. That ''puṣpāñjali mantra'', it should be beginning . . . it should begin from the beginning. Not . . . you were singing, ''śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī''. There are two other lines. Why do you forget that?

Haṁsadūta: ''Śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī'' . . .

Prabhupāda: No. Before that, there are two other lines. What is that?

Haṁsadūta: ''Namo oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhūtale śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine''.

Prabhupāda: Why do you forget them? Yes. So you can chant this ''mantra'' and offer ''puṣpāñjali'' flower. And we shall together offer flowers. Actually, the worship is . . . that is my duty. But ''sagoṣṭhī''. Now I'll have to offer my respect with my spiritual family members, ''sagoṣṭhī''. That is called ''sagoṣṭhī''. Just like Vyāsadeva says, ''dhīmahi''. He's offering prayer ''sagoṣṭhī'', with all his followers and disciples. That is the process.

So this flower offering will be done at twelve, and I think feasting will be in the evening. And after offering this ''puṣpāñjali'', we can take our usual food. But the feasting may be done in the evening. Make like that. Because some audience, some members, visitors come, they should be given.