Hare Krsna Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Thank you so much for mercifully awarding me second initiation last Sunday. I hope that I can sincerely maintain the standard that Brahmin initiates should maintain.

I also had a few questions, Guru Maharaja:

- In the Gayatri Mantras, one praises Kamadeva. What is the significance of worshipping Kamadeva three times a day? My parents told me that Kama actually means Krsna in the Mantra. In that case, I was wondering why Krsna is specifically being worshipped as Kama.

HpS - I do not know. I remember reading things. I think Krsna is glorified as Kamadeva because He stimulates us to serve in such an attractive way that it can be compared in some sense to the intensity that we see in the relationship between the opposite sex in this world. Of course, our attraction may be in Santa Rasa in the beginning or even eternally, but if we can become the servants of the Gopis in our Santa Rasa service by the mercy of Lord Caitanya, that is great.

- Gurudeva, the sunset timing here is 4:30 PM nowadays, which means that the Sandhya time range is generally from 4:06-4:54. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have a 4:00-5:15 PM class. Would it be okay if I did the gayatri just 10 minutes before the Sandhya time begins? Sometimes I am facing the same problem when I have 11:00-12:00 classes and noon time is at 11:36. 

HpS - I think we can chant it as soon as some other unavoidable service in finished. Eg. after the Sunday Feast Kirtan, and lecture, Trivikrama Swami would sit and chant his Gayatri. So, it seems that it is better to chant it little bit too late than too early.

I would appreciate your advice Guru Maharaja.

Your servant,

Sugopi Radha devi dasi

HpS - Do you have the book by Saccinandana Swami? I think he gives some nice details on chanting.