Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; February 1, 2026: Can Prayer Change the Fate of the World?

Questions on today's Swami call:

Does Sri Krishna ever jokingly encourage his gopa friends to unite with gopis?

Hare Krishna! Dandavats, Guru Maharaja. If calamity is predicted in scripture, is there any point in praying for the world?

Why did Lord Krishna create the yugas?

Are the secondary rasas more prominent in the material world?

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that adept sadhakas can advance faster. What is the crucial difference between an adept and a non-adept sadhaka?

If one has rejected one's guru and entire devotional life and later wants to come back to the path, can one keep one's initiated name and continue to chant even though one is no longer following the guru who gave one the name and mantra?

How can we reconcile the statement of the Srimad Bhagavatam that "one living being is food for another" with Srila Sridhara Maharaja's statement that "the environment is friendly"?