What is a MahaPrabhuji Baithak?
Throughout
in India, the places where Shri Mahaprabhuji during aapshri’s visits
recited and conducted seminars on Srimad Bhagwat is called a Baithak or
The seat.The details on these places is available to us entirely due to
the efforts of Shri Gokulnathji (The fourth son of Shri Gusaiji).
The Significance of a Baithak:
Till
date also innumerable vaishnavs travel by rail and road to visit these
Baithaks, at times travelling on hazardous roads leading to remotely
situated Baithaks in forests and on mountains and take immense divine
pleasure in paying respects to Shri Mahaprabhuji and performing any
given tasks (Seva). In today’s times while traveling many a miles to
visit a Baithak, performing various duties (sevas) and understanding
the importance of them in gathering top priority it is essential that
we understand the significance of the same.
Shri
Mahaprabhuji graced this earth for 52 years and 2 months during which
thrice aapshri toured India barefoot only to spread the principles of
Pushtimarg. Conducting Shrimad Bhagwat seminars, debating with scholars
and heads of other religions and establishing the ethics of
“Shudhadvaita Brahmavada” was a great task that aapshri undertook.
If
we have some prior knowledge regarding the Baithak that we are
scheduled to visit, its brief history and its significance etc. it is
certain that when we are performing our various tasks there will be a
sense of belonging to that place, a sense of the heavenly environment
existing at Shri Mahaprabhuji’s time and a divine aroma of Shri
Mahaprabhuji’s presence will be felt.
Our
eagerness to be at the service of The Lotus Feet of Shri Mahaprabhuji
and our concentration towards aapshri, i.e. teachings, morals is
absolutely essential, let it be at the Baithakji or within our homes.
Shri
Mahaprabhuji resides as our Acharyaji within a Baithakji. Therefore the
environment within should be of a complimentary one to his nature.
Simple, quiet and serene……..easygoing and cool. Evenly handspread
cowdung flooring and the seat where Shri Acharyaji used to be seated
while conducting Srimad Bhagwat Sermons; exhales a sence of pure
sanctity and purity. Of course due to maintenance problems, the cowdung
floorings and seat have been replaced by white marble at few places
enabling the devotees to keep the place clean.
Jai Shree Krishna
