{"id":4176,"date":"2017-08-12T08:38:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T03:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/?p=4176"},"modified":"2017-08-12T08:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T03:08:11","slug":"india-padaytra-answering-call-every-soul-kozhikode-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/india-padaytra-answering-call-every-soul-kozhikode-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL INDIA PADAYTRA ANSWERING THE CALL OF EVERY SOUL | KOZHIKODE, KERALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Acarya Dasa<\/p>\n<p>We reached Kozhikode or Calicut (not to be confused with Kolkata) on July 17<sup>th<\/sup>. This metropolitan city in the state of Kerala is located on the Malabar coast and is the largest urban area in the state, it\u2019s also the 192<sup>nd<\/sup> largest urban area in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News of p\u0101da-y\u0101tr\u0101 spreads far and wide <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We went on sa\u1e45k\u012brtana in different parts of the city every day. The local newspapers got wind of our arrival and published articles about our \u2018All India Padayatra\u2019. This really helped us with attendance at the programs we organized. On one particular day we arranged sa\u1e45k\u012brtana, a small class and pras\u0101dam distribution. The news spread and people came from all around the city; entire families attended and people from nearby villages made their way to the program on four-wheelers. We were amazed by the crowd that gathered. The large number of people meant we had to arrange a different method of distributing books. Usually we just approach people with a book and they decide if they want to buy it. For this event we put together a large book distribution stall which was very successful. The whole program went on until 11pm that night. The large gathering of people made us p\u0101da-y\u0101tris think how easy Caitanya Mahaprabhu was making our preaching. The Lord is intervening in people\u2019s lives and inspiring them to attend the Hari-n\u0101ma. If this goes on, soon bhakti will be established in each and every home. Jai Caitanya Mahaprabhu!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invitation to Hindu Economic Forum <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next day we were invited to the \u2018Hindu Economic Forum\u2019 headquarters. When we arrived everyone welcomed Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar with garlands and \u0101rati.\u00a0 They were very happy to receive Their Lordships. We showcased our books, and the one they liked the most was Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 As It Is. They said to us that they felt very lucky to receive Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101, that it is very nice and at an affordable price. They studied the print, binding and the book cover remarking how costly the book looks. We told them about the glories of the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 and how it has brought about a revolution in consciousness. All the members of the forum bought Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101s and promised that they would distribute as many as they could.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayers answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we made our way through town a lady approached the p\u0101da-y\u0101tr\u0101 cart crying. After paying obeisances to Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar she stood crying and looking deeply at the Lord with folded hands. When the cart stopped she approached us and said, \u201cCan you please give me a Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101.\u201d I replied \u201cYes, sure Mataji\u201d. She happily took it and touched to it to her head. Then she explained, \u201cIn a temple of Lord Visnu, nearby, just a few minutes back, I was praying intensely: \u2018O Lord! Please give me pure bhakti. I have a strong desire to read an original Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101. Please help me.\u2019 Then when I came out of the temple I saw your cart and heard the announcements about Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101. Thank you very much, your Lord on the cart is very merciful.\u201d This lady who was also a widow was very pious. She is an example of how our mah\u0101-vad\u0101nya (great munificent personality) Lord Caitanya is able to read everyone\u2019s hearts and how, in no time He reaches the souls that call out to Him.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar ki! Jai<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4176 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hindu-Economic-Forum-welcoming-Padayatra-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hindu-Economic-Forum-welcoming-Padayatra-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4177\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4177'>\n\t\t\t\tHindu Economic Forum welcoming the All India Padayatra \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/In-any-case-distribution-of-books-goes-on-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/In-any-case-distribution-of-books-goes-on-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4178\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4178'>\n\t\t\t\tWhatever the situation book distribution goes on \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Our-Padayatra-bulls-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Our-Padayatra-bulls-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4179\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4179'>\n\t\t\t\tThe padayatra bulls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Padayatra-news-in-local-newspaper-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Padayatra-news-in-local-newspaper-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4180\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4180'>\n\t\t\t\tNewspaper article on padayatra \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Prasadam-distribution-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Prasadam-distribution-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4181\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4181'>\n\t\t\t\tPrasadam distribution \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sri-Nitai-ed.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sri-Nitai-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4182\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4182'>\n\t\t\t\tSri Nitai \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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This metropolitan city in the state of Kerala is located on the Malabar coast and is the largest urban area in the state, it\u2019s also the 192nd largest urban area in the world. News of p\u0101da-y\u0101tr\u0101 spreads far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.padayatra.com\/padayatra-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}