Before leaving this place, I will give a _Bhagavatam_ class at the preaching center. I have picked some First Canto verses where Vyasadeva expresses his dissatisfaction after having compiled the _Vedas_. The author who compiled all the scriptures for the welfare of humankind was still not satisfied in his mind. “This may be because I did not specifically point out the devotional service of the Lord, which is dear both to perfect beings and to the infallible Lord” (_Bhag._ 1.4.31). Just as Vyasa thought this, his guru, Narada, arrived.
That is the story of my japa retreat.
(_Begging for the Nectar of the Holy Name_)
JAPA POEM
I wrote of preparing for a _Bhagavatam_ class.
I picked verses from the First Canto
where Vyasadeva expresses
his despondency after compiling
the _Vedas_. He thinks,
“This may be because
I did not specifically
point out the devotional service
of the Lord.”
In my diary I comment,
“This is the story
of my japa retreat” –
indicating I am
dissatisfied with my
japa because I
didn’t chant with love.”