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Sri Vyasa-puja
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Sri Vyasa-Puja
April 17th, 2016
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The Most Blessed Event
Kamada Ekadasi, Gaurabda 530 (April 17th, 2016)
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Sri Vyasa-Puja
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The Most Auspicious Appearance Day of
Our Beloved Spiritual Master
His Divine Grace
Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya astorrara sata-srimad
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja
Initiating Spritual Master
The International Society for Krishna Consciousess
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An offering unto the Lotus Feet of
Our Beloved Spiritual Master,
His Divine Grace
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja
on His 67th Appearance Day Anniversary
on Kamada Ekadasi, Gaurabda 530 (April 17th, 2016)
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CONTENTS
Meaning of Vyasa Puja........................................................................ 12
Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaj’s
Vyasa Puja homage to Srila Prabhupada.............................................. 15
Vyasa-puja Homages from God-Brothers........................................... 19
Vyasa-puja Homages from Sannyasa Disciples................................... 27
Homages from Disciples and Well-wishers:
AFRICA....................................................................................32
ASIA..................................................................................................... 33
AUSTRALASIA......................................................................................219
EUROPE............................................................................................. 264
MIDDLE EAST................................................................................... 306
NORTH AMERICA............................................................................ 403
RUSSIA............................................................................................... 446
SOUTH AMERICA............................................................................448
MORE OFFERINGS..........................................................................453
AKNOWLEDGEMENT.....................................................................456
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ISKCON
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Founder-Acarya:
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Meaning
of
Sri Vyasa Puja
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Himself in the incarnation of Vyasadeva has
SRILA VYASADEVA:
tvam atmanatmanam avehy amogha-drk
delineated the transcendental pastimes of the
parasya pumsah paramatmanah kalam
Lord.
SPIRITUAL MASTER:
ajam prajatam jagatah sivaya tan
rsaya ucuh
mahanubhavabhyudayo ‘dhiganyatam
“Your Goodness has perfect vision. You yourself
tvaya khalu puranani
can know the Supreme Personality of Godhead
setihasani cana gha
because you are present as the plenary portion
akhyatanya apy adhitani
of the Lord. Although you are birthless, you have
dharma-sastrani yanyuta
appeared on this earth for the well-being of all
“The sages said: Respected Suta Goswami,
you are completely free from all vice. You
people. Please, therefore
describe the transcendental pastimes of the
are well versed in all the scriptures famous for
Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna
religious life, and in the Puranas and the
more vividly.”
histories as well, you have gone through
- Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.21
them under proper guidance and have also
explained them.”
Srila Vyasadeva is the empowered plenary
portion incarnation of the Supreme Personality
- Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.6
of Godhead Sri Krishna. The purpose of His
The spiritual master is one who is acquainted
advent in the material world is only for the deliv-
with the knowledge of Srila Vyasadeva, the
erance of the fallen souls who have detached
incarnation of Godhead. He is blessed by
themselves from the service of the Supreme Lord
his spiritual master, who must be a bonafide
Sri Krishna.
representative of Srila
Srila Vyasadeva has put the Vedic literatures
Vyasadeva, because of his being a per-
into systematic order so that those who are
fect and submissive disciple. Thus he also be-
forgetful of their real positions as eternal
come a pure representative of Srila Vyasade-
servants of Krishna can take advantage of such
va. In this way only, one who is completely free
literatures to become freed from the bondage
from all vice and is spotless in character can
of material existence. Although formally, Srila
dare sit on the Vyasasana. Along with this the
Narada Rsi is his spiritual master, Srila Vyasadeva
spiritual master must also be acquainted with the
is not at all dependent on a spiritual master
Vedas. He must have assimilated the knowledge
because in essence he is the spiritual master
and have properly grasped the essence to ex-
of everyone else. But because he is doing the
plain it for the good of all living beings who are
work of an acarya, he has taught us by his own
suffering the pangs of material existence.
conduct that one must have a spiritual master
This material existence is like a blazing fire
even though. He be God Himself Lord Sri
in the forest, which can be extinguished only
Krishna, Lord Rama and Lord Caitanya Maha
by the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna. The spiritual
prabhu, all incarnations of Godhead, accepted
master is the mercy representative of the Lord.
formal
their
Therefore, a person burning in the flames of
transcendental nature. They were cognizant of
material existence may receive the rains of
all knowledge. In order to direct people in gen-
mercy of the Lord through the transparent
eral to the Lotus Feet of Lord Sri Krishna, the Lord
medium of the self-realized spiritual master. The
spiritual
masters
although
by
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spiritual master, by his works, can penetrate
SRI VYASA PUJA:
into the heart of the suffering person and
The devotees take advantage of the day
inject knowledge transcendental, which alone
when
can extinguish the fire of material existence.
appeared on this planet, to express their deep
DISCIPLE:
the
spiritual
master
has
Mercifully
gratitude and intimate love for the guru.
karpanya-dosapahatp-svabhavah
During the Vyasa Puja celebration, many
preccami tvam dharma-sammudha-cetah
beautiful arrangements of fragrant flowers and
yac chreyah syan niscitam bruhi tan me
gifts are offered to the Guru along with many
sisyas te ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam
varieties of tasty transcendental foodstuffs.
“Now I am confused about my duty and have
Authorized verses of glorification are chanted
lost all composure because of weakness. In this
on this auspicious occasion and the devotees
condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what
recite their own personal prayers of apprecia-
is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a sould
tion for the pure representative of God. Thus the
surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.”
devotee worship and respects the guru as good
(Bhagavad-Gita 2.7)
The
most
confidential
representative
as God, because he is delivering God.
of
While so many wonderful offerings are being
God mercifully appears on this planet for the
made, the disciple humbly thinks, “Actually,
purpose of relieving all the suffering living
what do I have offer to the one who has giv-
entities who take advantage of His Divine pres-
en me everything?” In this sincere mood of self-
ence.
surrender the disciple is inspired on this most glo-
The disciple is aware that due to his many
rious Vyasa Puja day to strengthen his vows and
sinful activities and offences in the past,
dedication to assist his Guru in this mission.
he deserves to undergo mush severe pain.
The Vyasa-puja celebration is transcendental-
But the spiritual master is so kind, like a fa-
ly purifying for everyone. All devotees relish to
ther who cannot bear to see his own children
hear the pure devotee being properly glorified,
suffering he takes responsibility for the disciple’s
because by this, everyone increases their at-
activities, relieving them from the reactions.
tachment for him and thus the Supreme Lord is
The disciple must take the orders of the
pleased.
spiritual master as his life and soul.
Appreciation for each other’s god-broth-
Keeping aloof from bodily activities, he only
endeavours to execute his Guru’s instructions.
ers and other devotees who are offering their
All necessities of life are automatically provid-
sincere expressions of love for the pure dev-
ed by the Grace of Krishna. When the spiritu-
otee are also increase. Thus Sri Vyasa-Puja
al master is pleased, he bestows his blessings
day when properly celebrated in a respectful
on the disciple and thus the disciple becomes
mood, brings all devotees nearer to each other,
perfect
nearer to the confidential servant of God and
and
develops
ecstatic devional
nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
service to Lord Krishna.
In making such tangible progress in spiritual life,
In presenting the transcendental glories of His
the disciple feels so much appreciation that he
Divine Grace Srila Jayapataka Swami Acarya-
spends every moment trying to repay this debt
pada on His Divine Appearance Day, we hope
to his spiritual master, although he knows it is not
that the readers heart’s will become infused with
possible.
the deep significance of Sri Vyasa-puja.
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Vyasa-Puja Homage
to
Srila Prabhupada
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Senäpati-Bhakta Jaya Çréla Prabhupäda
Author: His Holiness Jayapatäkä Swami Mahäräja
nitäi gauräìga nitäi gauräìga |
patéta pävana nitäi gauräìga |
jaya prabhupäda jaya jaya prabhupäda |
jaya prabhupäda jaya çréla prabhupäda ||1||
Nitäi Gauräìga, Nitäi Gauräìga, Nitäi Gauräìga are the saviors of the fallen. All glories to
Prabhupäda! All glories, all glories to Prabhupäda! All glories to Prabhupäda! All glories to
Çréla Prabhupäda!
prati yuge ajïäna bäåe kali andhakära |
ei kalite nitäi gaura kare patita uddhära ||2||
Yuga after yuga, ignorance of reality increases and in the Age of Kali, there is total darkness. In this
Kali-yuga, Nitäi Gaura deliver the conditioned souls.
satya-treta-dväpare kåñëa kare asura vinäça |
ei kaliyuge gaura äse baddha-jévera äça ||3||
In Satya, Tretä and Dväpara yugas, Kåñëa destroys the asuras. Gaura comes in this Kali-yuga to deliver the conditioned souls. Thus, He is their hope.
gaura-astra prema-bhakti harinäma vaiñëava äcära |
kevala mätra bhärata-deçe karila kåñëa-pracära ||4||
Gaura doesn’t use weapons of violence. His weapons are love of Godhead, the holy name of Hari and
advanced Vaiñëava behavior. He preached about Kåñëa Consciousness only in the land of Bhärata
(Subcontinent of India).
düra-deçera bhakti-héna-jévake uddhärite |
gaura tära senäpati-bhakta päöhiyäche päçcätye ||5||
In order to deliver the human beings and other conditioned souls devoid of devotional service to
Kåñëa in remote parts of the world, Gaura sent His commander-in-chief devotee to the West.
bhaktivedänta svämé çréla prabhupäda |
senäpati-bhakta jaya çréla prabhupäda ||6||
That commander-in-chief devotee is A.C. Bhaktivedänta Swami Çréla Prabhupäda. All glories to Çréla Prabhupäda!
bhaviñyat-väëé guru-sädhu-çästra kahila |
prabhupädera käryera dvärä se pramäëa haila ||7||
7. The Sädhus, Çästras and Gurus predicted, in various ways, that a devotee would bring Gauranga’s
väëé or Kåñëa Consciousness all over the world, outside of India. Çréla Prabhupäda, by his activities,
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has proven these predictions to be true.
gurura ajïäya prabhupäda grantha prakäçila |
koöi-koöi grantha-vitaraëa bhakata karila ||8||
8. On the order of his spiritual master, Prabhupäda published books and the devotees distributed
millions of copies of these transcendental literatures (Bhagavad Gétä, Srémad Bhägavatam, Caitanya
Caritämrta, etc.).
khola karatäla nåtya harinäma pracära |
kåñëa mahäprasäda çakti apürva-vyapära ||9||
9. He showed the unprecedented potency of propagating the chanting and singing of the holy name of
Hari along with mådaìga, karatälas, dancing in kértana and the distribution of sanctified foodstuffs
(prasädam).
deçe-deçe kåpä çikñä-dékñä çraddhä dila |
divya-jïäna pracära-çakté bhakata bäåila ||10||
10. In every place that he spread his movement to, by his mercy, he gave spiritual teachings (çikñä), initiation into the Vaiñëava process (dékñä), and faith in the process of Kåñëa consciousness (çraddhä).
He gave spiritual realized knowledge (divya-jïäna) and increased the potency for propagating Kåñëa
Consciousness. As a result, the number of devotees increased.
mandire kértana-utsava-püjä dekhe pariträëa |
gåhe kåñëa-sevä nämahaööa-ädi çikñä däna ||11||
11. The temples established on his order were filled with kértana, worship, and festivals. Anyone who
would witness or participate could be delivered. He instructed the householder devotees to perform
the service to Kåñëa, and participate in Näma-haööa, etc. programs, sharing the message of Lord
Kåñëa with everyone.
viçva-vaiñëava navadvépa-parikramä karila |
jaya gaura bale ärya-bhrätä äliìgana karila ||12||
12. He established the Navadvépa-maëòala-parikramä for the Vaiñëavas of the whole world to participate in. The Indian and Western devotees embraced each other as brothers chanting “Jaya Gaura!”
viçva paricälana-maëòalé karila sthäpana |
mile-miçe sevä kara ei nirdeça arpaëa ||13||
13. He established the Governing Body Commission (GBC) for ISKCON and instructed them to cooperatively manage the affairs of the society, and for the devotees of ISKCON, to accept the GBC as
the ultimate managing authority.
påthvéte prabhupäda dila kåñëa-cetana |
svarëa yugera jayapatäkä haibe uttolana ||14||
14. Prabhupäda gave Kåñëa consciousness to the entire world. Certainly, the victory flag of the golden
age will be raised very soon, as long as we continue to follow the instructions of Çréla Prabhupäda.
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HOMAGES
FROM
GOD-BROTHERS
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Bhakti Caru Swami
Dear Jayapataka Maharaj!
the way, we all walked to the main gate. And
when we got there, we could see a crowd of
people in the distance with burning torches, coming our way. As they approached,
however, we heard shouts of “Bolo Hari, Hari
Bol!” the customary invocation of the Lord’s
mercy while carrying a dead body. It was a funeral procession — judging from its size, for
someone important. Jayapatäka Mahäräja did
not say a thing. He just turned and strode back
to his room, the rest of us following behind. *
*Mahäräja was a natural leader — full of
energy and working from morning till night.
But we had a lot of fun together, too. At one
point he received bows and arrows from America, and we used to practice archery in the
garden in front of the Lotus Building. He
was an excellent marksman and hit the bull’s
eye practically every time. He was an expert
swimmer too, and he not only crossed the
Gaìgä effortlessly but on more than one
occasion saved devotees who were drowning.
And when there actually was a threat of attack from dacoits, Mahäräja would be standing right in front to face them. We always felt
well protected under his leadership.*
*Many of us would go to the nearby bank
of the Gaìgä together, and sometimes there
would be wrestling matches between the
Näma-haööa and Mäyäpur devotees. One day
I had to wrestle one of the Näma-haööas, and
when he defeated me (quite easily), his group
cheered in jubilation. Jayapatäka Mahäräja was watching, however, and he would not
accept the humiliation. He sprang up like a
lion and roared a challenge to anyone who
would dare face him. For a moment there
was total silence. Then Guru-kåpa Swami
gestured to one of his men — a tall, powerful-looking devotee, an appropriate match for
Mahäräja — to take up the challenge. It was
quite a sight: Jayapatäka Mahäräja looked like
he had been empowered by some special potency, and after a bit of grappling, he simply
picked up the devotee and smashed himto the
ground. *
*We were all sitting in Jayapatäka
Mahäräja’s room one night, reading Çré Caitanya-caritämåta, the transcendental biography of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, when
Abhimanyu Däsa, an English devotee who
had been appointed head of security due to
his military training as a commando in the
British army, came running in with an alert
that dacoits (bandits) were coming to attack
the temple. But Mahäräja did not believe him.
A little annoyed at being interrupted in the
middle of our reading, he said, “Abhimanyu,
that’s just your paranoia.” But Abhimanyu
was upset and argued his case, and finally,
just to pacify him, Mahäräja got up and said,
“Okay — let’s go and meet the ‘dacoits.’ ”*
- Bhakti Caru Swami
*Sticks in hand, with Mahäräja leading
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BVV Narasimha Swami
Hare Krishna!
To Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Many thanks for your example of surrender and service to Srila Prabhupaa and
Lord Caitanya’s mission. I feel very fortunate
to know such a great personality. Actually
I can never fully know you because you are so
great and special devotee but still what ever
I know about you is a great fortune for me. You
never allow your mind to be disturbed despite
so many difficult situations. Although it would
appear that you are in a miserable condition
due to bodily condition and sometimes nasty
opponents but you always remain blissful and
happy. Your classes are full of life and action.
You are simply amazing. Please never leave
this world. We all need your presence to guide
us.
Best wishes,
B V V Narasimha Swami
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Dear Jayapataka Maharaja and dear devotees
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble
obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
It is my great honor to address you on the
67th Sri Vyasa Puja Day of His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaja.
The appearance of such a devotee is very
auspicious to the world. What would the
world be without His Holiness Jayapataka
Maharaja? How many souls has he inspired?
How many souls are maintained on their
spiritual path by him? How many projects
has Maharaja founded? How many countries
has he guided? Where would Mayapur be
without HH Jayapataka Maharaja? Where
the Temple of Vedic Planetarium?
Many, many projects, devotees and lives
are carried by this wonderful Vaisnava.
I have no doubt that His Holiness
Jayapataka Maharaja is one of these great
devotees empowered by Krishna and
I request all his disciples and followers to take his
example very seriously and whole heartedly
engage in the merciful missions of Maharaja,
which he does in the service of Srila
Prabhupada.
My dear Jayapataka Maharaja, please know
that I am greatly appreciating your service
and personal example and I wish you a lot
of health and strength so that it will be easy
for you to live your glorious life in Krishna
consciouness.
Wishing you all the best,
Sacinandana Swami
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oà ajïäna-timirändhasya
jïänäïjana-çaläkayä
cakñur unmélitaà yena
tasmai çré-gurave namaù
çré-caitanya-mano-’bhéñöaà
sthäpitaà yena bhü-tale
svayaà rüpaù kadä mahyaà
dadäti sva-padäntikam
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nama oà viñëu-pädäya
kåñëa-preñöhäya bhü-tale
çrémate jayapatäkasvämin iti nämine
nama äcaryapädäya
nitäi-kåpa-pradäyine
gaura-kathä-dhäma-däya
nagara-gräma-täriëe
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HOMAGES
FROM
SANNYASI
DISCIPLES
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Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Dear Guru Maharaj,
On this most auspicious appearance day of
your Divine Grace, I offer my humble obeisances
at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your
divine grace.
You have given your heart to Mayapur. Actually you are the heart of ISKCON Mayapur. You
are existing for ISKCON Mayapur and ISKCON
Mayapur is existing for your divine grace. This
is my realisation and the realisation of thousands
of devotees. To harm ISKCON Mayapur means
to harm you and to harm you means to harm
ISKCON Mayapur.
No one feels so much concern as you feel for
ISKCON Mayapur. Srila Prabhupada has selected the right person for his most dear project in
Sri Mayapur. What would happen to this project without your divine grace? You will never let
Mayapur go down even until the last breath of
your life. You have proved this many times, even
in the most precarious condition of being in ICU,
you had attended crucial meeting through Skype
and gave amazing lifesaving proposals.
Although your love for the devotees is universal, still you have given a very special place in
your heart for devotees of Bengal.By your unconditional love for them, you have incredibly
purchased the hearts of these devotees. There is
a very unique relationship of deep love, gratitude
and appreciation between you and Mayapur devotees, for whom you are their life & soul.
Your Divine Grace has been under great
pressure to push forward this movement. Infact,
you had to take intense pressure dealing with
burning issues. As the gold dazzles and shines
in brilliance when more heat pressure is applied,
similarly, your glories are revealed more & more
in such intense situations. Your determination,
steadiness, dedication, loving nature, caring
mood, tolerance, mood of offering respects to
others and many more great qualities are manifesting in due course of time. The Whole world
is understanding your greatness. You are one of
the rarest pure devotees still remaining on this
earthly planet. But yet there are still some people left to understand this fact.
On this auspicious day, I simply pray and hope
for your long life on this planet, which will bring
all auspiciousness to the whole humanity.
Your humble servant,
Bhakti Purusottama Swami,
ISKCON
Sridham Mayapur, India
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Bhaktisiddhanta Swami
Dear Guru Mahäräj,
Daëòavat Präëäàs in the dust of your lotus feet.
All glories to Çréla Prabhupäda!
In a sense it appears so surreal, time goes by, you
have travelled so much encouraging/introducing
Kåñëa Consciousness to unlimited numbers and
in to teach, train and inspire. How many have the
material facilities but do not display such a level
of unalloyed devotion and unwavering dedication
to guru?
Despite the raging waters of the times, your focus on Çréla Prabhupäda based on the personal ex-
you have had a handicap sent your way; actually
in your offerings there is no handicap at all, however for those of us who are observers, there is only
the test whether we can perceive your glory in the
right light. Kåñëa consciousness has it internal and
external features, here the garden variety may fall
short in a balanced immersion between the two.
The position of guru and services related to guru
sometimes may not be fully understood. How you
have endured so many obstacles in service to Çréla Prabhupäda, illustrates an example of a topmost internal focus amidst external impediments.
What an offering! Beyond the sphere of normal
travel, preaching programs, deity installations,
initiations, meetings and safaris, is your present
example of service amidst external obstacles. Actions speak far better than words. Certainly this is
the medium by which Lord is presently using you
change is the elixir of Kåñëa consciousness; yad
yad äcarati çreñöhas tat tad evetaro janaù
For the society you are a perfection balance of
East and West, western externals with eastern spirituality and heart. Wasn’t this what Çréla Prabhupäda wanted? Where two fields come together for
a mighty presentation of Kåñëa Consciousness? A
unity in diversity? Of course the mortar to this relation is ‘honesty’ and ‘integrity’ in relation. Your
example is a medicine to cure the present differences. And better yet in the future, for those who
follow/respect you, if they could do the same, then
Çréla Prabhupäda’s mission will have an unstoppable momentum to truly change the world. Please
allow us all to assist you in some small way.
Best Wishes
Your servant,
Bhaktisiddhänta Swami
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HOMAGES
FROM
DISCIPLES
&
WELL-WISHERS
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Africa
Durban
My Beloved Spiritual Father,
unlimited mercy, and guiding me. I took your
Please accept my most respectful and humble
mercy for granted when I was in Malaysia and
obeisances unto your divine lotus feet.
Mayapur. Now I'm living in South Africa and
On this most auspicious and glorious day of
I never get a chance to meet you. Gurudev, when your Vyasa puja, I pray to their Lordships Sri Sri
I'm sad and lonely due to separation from your
Radha Madhava Astasakhi, Sri Sri Pancatattva
lotus feet, I cry. My husband reminds me that lam-
and Sri Sri Prahalad Nrsimhadeva to give you very
entation is for sudra-like people, and that you have
good health and remove all the obstacles from the
given me Brahman initiation having faith in me.
path of your constant preaching for saving the
He says that I can remain strongly connected to
fallen condition souls like me.
you by serving your instructions. That's why I'm
Gurudeva, as Rukmini heard Krishna's glories
looking after my baby, serving my dharm-pati and
and wanted to marry Him, I heard your glories and
distributing books so seriously, training group of
wanted to become your disciple. On May 2001
young girls to distribute books, giving class now
when I met you for the 1st time, I saw you sitting
and then and also starting children's class here in
on Vyasasan at SJMKL and giving class, I didn't New Jagannath Puri Phoenix Durban. This is my
understand anything you spoke expect the word
love for you and offering all this service at your
Krishna. But I knew that you are my Gurudev.
lotus feet.
Since then you have given and are giving me
Gurudeva recently one devotee asked me ”who
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Bangladesh
Asia
is your Guru Maharaj?" I said H.H. Jayapataka
Dear Guru Maharaj, take my humble pranam.
Swami and Immediately she said she must touch
You are very dear to Krishna.
my feet because I’m such a great personality' s
I am feeling so lucky that I found a pure
disciple. Since that day I'm meditating, "Yes you
Gurudeva as like you. I always try to preying to
are great personality but am I worth it to be your
Krishna for your good health. Please Gurudeva
disciple.
engage me at your service always. Your servant,
What can I do to make myself to be worthy,
Brihat Gaur Das, Diksha
Gurudev? I will never let you down, Gurudeva.
Comilla, Bangladesh.
I will make myself worthy by your grace, love
and trust you have on me.
Kindly forgive me for all the offences that
Dear Guru Maharaj, take my humble pranam.
I have committed and I am committing everyday
You are a great soul. You are pure devotee of
knowingly or unknowingly. Also please bless me
lord Krishna. Please bless me that I always follow
that I serve Your Divine Grace and your servants
your instruction. You show me the right path way
with unflinching faith, love and devotion without
in this life. May Krishna always protect you and
committing offences.
keep you body in good. My one request to you that
I always engage Krishna service under your guidYour insignificant daughter,
ance.
Sumalini Lalita Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Your servant,
Durban, South Africa
Chinmoyi Sakhi Devi Dasi, Diksha
Comilla, Bangladesh
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Gauranga!
My Dear Gurudeva, Please take my humble
Please accept my humble prostrated obeisances
obeisances at your lotus feet. Wish you very happy
at your lotus feet.
vyasa puja day.
You are my daily inspiration every smallest ac-
Oh! Dear disciple of Srila Prabhupada, you are
tion u take every word u utter is an instruction to
very dear to lord Nittyananda. You always save
me. This instruction is my life line connecting me
fallen soul as like me. Dear Guru Maharaj I am
to your divine lotus feet, Sirla Prabhupada and Sri
your most sinner disciple, I have no quality after
Krishna.
that you till now showering your mercy unto me.
I wish my spiritual father my deepest love
Gurudeva, I am nothing without you. Please save
and best wishes on the auspicious occasion of his
me and protect me from maya and engage me in
vyasa puja and humbly request that your divine
your mission of distributing Krishna nama all over
grace make me worthy of being in His constant
the world
Your servant,
association life time after life time.
Pranesvara Nitai Rama Das (Diksha)
Your Servant,
Radhika Ballavi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Suvilas Sakhi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Mridul Dey (Shelter disciple)
Durban, South Africa
Comilla, Bangladesh
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Hare Krishna! Happy birthday to you,
vrnda! Today is our spiritual master HH Jayapa-
my dearest Gurudeva!
taka Swami GuruMaharaja’s birthday, Gurudeva,
Please accept the most humble obeisances of
Happy birthday to you and wish you a long life...!
your disciples, Jivananimai das and his wife Hari
On this auspicious day, we eagerly hope to follow
premi! Obeisances the lotus feets of all vaisnava!
your instructions,and have the strong desires to
The most beloved spiritual master! We are so
do service...... ! We pray for the causeless mercy of
fallen, but you lighten us with the knowledge of
the Lord Gauranga, offer the most sincere bless-
the torch.. For a long time. I don’t understand
ings and good wishes to you! At the same time,
the preaching mission of disciplic succesion, you
we also hope we can do our devotional service by
had given a good example for us to know the
music, drama and movie, we hope this service can
meanings of good virtues of bhakti succesion.
please Gurudeva and please Srila Prabhupada, we
We are was disqualified to share your every little
hope we can do our best in preaching the Krishna
bit, but your little bit is our desire to maintain the
consciousness movement!
nectar of life!
Jivana nimai das, Hari premi Devi Dasi, We
During the 2012 and 2015, you made
me
would like to being at your disposal and
be-
and my wife, these two humble fallen souls to
ing at the Lord’s disposal this life, firmly fol-
catch your train of devotional, we are so ig-
low you to walk on the way of bhakti, engage in
norant, mistakenly thought that we can take
devotion service to the Lord with all our have!
your devotional train without qualification, we
Dear Gurudeva, grateful for your kindness! We
was shameful and proudly cheating ourselves
offer our obeisances to your lotus feets tens of
that we can sit on your devotional train with-
millions of times! We wish your eternal, transcen-
out any devotional service, but you are so kind,
dentaland blissful birthday would perform every
you didn’t leave us time after time... We, yours
day! Hare Krsna!
Yours the most fallen disciples,
the most foolish disciples, would like to worship
Jivana Nimai Das and
your lotus feets a million times! Hare Krishna!
Gurudeva: your love just like the mighty sun and
Hari premi Devi Dasi
the moon, you continually giving your love to millions
China
of conditioned souls, your glory is incomparable...... !
Day by day passed, now its the time of your most
My dear Jayapataka Swami! Guru Maharaja,
auspicious birthday, we are the most useless disci-
Please accept my most humble obeisances
ples of you,we cannot repay anything to you, we
unto your lotus feet.
have no gift to you, we cannot personally presence
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
and give our sincerely blessings, we only can pray
All glories to You!
for is... Please give us the power of humble quality
I am your Chinese disciples of Dalian city.
and service! Dear Gurudeva, we are willing to ac-
I took the first initiate and the second initiate in
cept any kinds of situation which you put us into,
Dec 12, 2015.My spiritual name is Jyotirdhama
we are begging for being at your disposal!
Caitanya das. During this auspicious day which
Jaya sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu nityananda,
sri-advaita
gadadhara
your Vyasa puja approaching, I was full of emo-
srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-
tional thoughts. Even thousands of words can not
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express my gratitude to you. As a fallen soul con-
Everybody is eager to set up a Hare Krishna band
fused by maya, I am hopeless except take shelter
when conditions become ripe. For this reason, we
ask the professional music teacher teaching us.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
Dear Guru Maharaja, in a few core members ef-
I cannot able to honor your lotus feet properly.
forts and by your mercy, I had made progress, my
But I felt strongly more and more that your lo-
enthusiasm and confidence were increasing.
tus feet are so amazing. Just watching your photo
Dear Guru Maharaja,
which on my home altar and chanting HareKrish-
I offensived ISKCON vaishnavas many times
na, I can feel your presence. Your mercy made me
in different degrees. It is your mercy that make me
no doubt and realized that we should make obei-
still continuely to learn to do devotional service.
sance to all the devotees and all living entities at
You repeatedly stressed the importance of devo-
any time, and continuely to pray to you. When I
tees association and told us do not leave in any
do so, I desire to chant the holy names constant-
case. You set a good example how to unite the dev-
ly. This desire make me never stop chanting. The
otees and service devotees. You never carp. Every
more I focused on chanting the holy names, the
morning at the guru puja, I thought uncontrolla-
more stable in take shelter of your lotus feet, the
bly for your overcomeing all the difficulties to do
more desire to spread the holy names and service
the transcendental service, all these touched me.
your mission of preach.
Your mercy made me realized the importance of
Dear Guru Maharaja, after took initiate,
worshiping and servicing Krishna and all vaish-
I strive hard to regularize my services, chant
navas time after time. In fact, I was a hypocrite,
focusly as far as possible, also chant in the preach-
but I eager your never-ending mercy. Every time
ing wechat group. Try hard to arrange my own life
when I obeisance to you with my heart, I could
in the centre of bhakti. By your mercy, a few days
feel the charm of bhakti.
ago, in my wechat preaching group,there is a new
Dear Guru Maharaja,
Prabhu who bought the Bhagavad Gita and chant-
It is the greatest fortunate to be your disciple.
ing beads. Now, my wechat group in Dalian had
I pray to the Lord that I may always remember
more than 90 peoples. A new Prabhu who works
your teachings. I pray to the Lord that I will be
in Dalian University had built two Hare Krsna
able to follow you and dedicate all my life to you.
chanting group, he urged each member chanting
I pray to the Lord, that I may be useful to you.
Hare Krishna daily. At present, the members of
I pray to the Lord, that let you live in my heart
these two groups had started to create the Hare
forever, and give me the true love unto your lotus
Krishna mantra group. A few people show a high
feet!
enthusiasm. Now the local people in the We Chat
Your most humble servant,
group have nearly 100 peoples. Dear Guru Maha-
Jyotirdhama Caitanya Das
raja, The mercy of your lotus feet encouraged me
China
and attracted me more and more.
Dear guru maharaja, Now I organize devotee association twice every week,
Dear Gurudeva: How do you do! I am your
studying to
Chinese disciple Marhura Devi Dasi, Your birth-
play harmuni midamga and kata in samkirtana.
day is coming soon, Now my family send our miss
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and wishes to you, we wish you a speedy recov-
from u, I just hope by ur desire & blessings, I can
ery of your physical body, get rid of the disease
continue do nicely my BV service!!! Always keep
as soon as possible. Hare Krishna.!Now I reported
strong KC in my life, Never foget RadhaKrishna !!!
my daily activities, I get up at 5: 45 every day, after
Always always always keep Sincerely and warmly
take a bath I chant, I chant 18 rounds every day,-
in my devotion service !!!! Thanks you soooooo
follow the four regulative principles, I try my best
much, my dearest GM! Hope Nriximhadeva
to share the holy name with friends and prasadam
Give u blessing have good health!
distribution, I did not dare to give a yearly plan,
I just try to do the daily service what I can do well,
Your humble spiritual daughter,
Gurudeva: you have given us too much mercy,
Lilagopi Devi Dasi,
I do not dare to beg for your blessing and anything
Foshan, China
else, we will remember your teachings and follow
your steps to spread the holy name. Obeisance
Dear Guru Maharaja,
your lotus feets. All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
No glorification of yours will be sufficient from
all glories to the Lord!
an insignificant soul like me whom you have very
lovingly and caringly uplifted from the nescience
Your humble servants of servants,
of this material world. Yet I make a humble at-
Marhura Devi Dasi
tempt in doing so and pray that you will bear with
China
me.
Every single day we wait to hear from your
Dearest Guru Maharaj: Please accept my hum-
personal associates on how you touch hearts and
ble obeisances. All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.
reach out to people in ways that are so unique and
All Glories To Guru Maharaj. By once year one
innovative. We in the material & professional life
time ‘s Vyasa Puja ‘s rare opportunity, I can here
strive to be innovative but you show hundreds of
express my love & gratitude to u! Thank u for save
ways of how we can serve Krishna and please our
me from this suffering world, Thank you so much
spiritual master.
for give my one special horizon can understand
All your acts are directed towards pleasing
spriture knowledge ! Thank you so much give me
Prabhupada and saving the souls in this yuga of
the opportunity start devotion service...Thousands
godlessness, sense gratification and hatred. When-
of thanks can’t express your Unselfish love to me!!!
ever someone asks me about my spiritual master,
Can’t easy find any word to express my gratitude to
I swell with happiness and bliss taking Your Divine
u ! My dearest spiritual father ur unuseless daugh-
name and then the series of glorification from the
ter without ur mercy even can’t normal breathe
other person humbles me, I realize that you have
any minute! Please mercy to me, allow me offer my
touched thousands of hearts and that I am just
life and all to please u, To assist you To complete
one miniscule individual amongst them.
the SP’s mission! In China pratice KC such diffi-
Another time I would pray/ chant for your
cult, by your special mercy, I can lead the devotees
well-being, foolishly thinking that I’m doing a
together start BV in China ! I know this is by your
great job praying for my master and I forget that
blessing! What even happen all good things that
these acts are driven by your causeless mercy to
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help us get more serious and dedicated in our de-
My beloved Spiritual father,
votional service.
All glories to Srila Prabhuapada.
Even your god brothers do not get tired of
glorifying you, such is your charisma. It is indeed
All glories to your divine grace.
most appropriate to say that you are an Icon and
Srila Gurudeva, on this most auspicious
Inspiration to our generation and the future to
occasion of your Vyasapuja I sincerely pray to
come. You are so compassionate that you reach
Sri Sri Prahalad Nrsimhadeva, Sri Sri Pancatat-
out to all of us at regular intervals to update your
tva and Sri Sri RadhaMadhav Astasakhi for your
status, knowing that we would remain in anxiety
good health.
Guru maharaja, last year your divine grace
when you are physically unwell.
At your lotus feet, I offer my humble obeisance
made our greatest fortune by giving your personal
and prayers on this most auspicious day that I am
association to all the devotees in Baroda and gave
able to serve you through preaching, book distri-
us all opportunity to do vapu seva, which could be
bution and being sincere in my japa. I also pray
so rare and first such experience for all the Bhakti
that you please keep me under your protection
vriksha devotees and for myself and prabhu also
always.
to serve you with a responsibility. All the days
Your Spiritual Daughter,
when your divine grace was here in Baroda, it was
Indulekha Sevini Devi Dasi,
like spiritual world serving you all the time with
Ahmedabad, India
only one thought.. which service next! Now I am
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realizing that only because we were in such con-
empower me and engage me in your service the
sciousness of your service, in your presence... it
way you like.
was so different. And It gave me another realiza-
Guru maharaja, please bless all the Bhakti
tion that only when I have such consciousness of
vriksha devotees of Baroda yatra, so that we can
serving your divine grace, I will be able to become
together put extra efforts to give Krishna Con-
little Krishna conscious.
sciousness to more and more people and expand
I know though I plan to serve you better ev-
this mission of Srila Prabhupada. Please engage us
ery time, I fail to actually do It. I really want to
all in this service which is most pleasing to all the
serve you to the best of my ability. And I sincerely
previous acaryas and your divine grace.
desire to engage whatever Krishna has given me
Dear father, I also beg for your forgiveness for
to serve you. But I am understanding that I lake
all the offences I’ve committed and committing
determination! Please help me become more fix
everyday knowingly/unknowingly.
and determine in serving your divine grace. Only
Please keep me at the dust of your lotus feet eter-
by your mercy it is possible that with all the odds
nally. Also please bless me, my prabhu and all our
of material life, maya’s tests and with all the con-
Bhakti Vriksha members that we serve Your Divine
tamination that I possess so dearly, I serve and
Grace and your servants with unflinching faith,
surrender unto your lotus feet!!! Gurudeva, please
love and devotion without committing offences.
engage me in your service. Whenever I remem-
Your insignificant daughter,
ber your words that a disciple should also grow
Nitya yogini Devi Dasi (Diksha)
and take some responsibility for spiritual father, I
Baroda, India
feel ashamed that even after almost 13 years of my
Respected Guru Maharaj, All glories to Cait-
initiation I am not taking any responsibility to
anya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Sril Prabhupada!
serve your divine grace. My consciousness is like
All Glories to Acaryapada!
garbge, how will I ever serve you properly Guru
Please accept my most respectful obeisance at
maharaj? Please help me.
your lotus feet. We are unable to glorify your di-
Guru maharaja, your exemplary life of unal-
vine even though you are beyond all these. All the
loyed devotion and love for Srila Prabhuapada is
time you are spreading holy name throughout the
exceptional. You divine grace’s life is like an open
world and giving your mercy to most fallen soul
book all the time with devotees, no time of your
like me which never thought for this. I’m so ad-
own! only and only service to Srila Prabhupada to
dicted to this material world and always affected
fulfill his desires. Your lilas of falling sick is also
by maya. By your causeless mercy you have given
to make us more serious in Krishna consciousness.
me shelter at your lotus feet. I beg for your bless-
To make us understand the importance of seem-
ing forever.
ingly smallest and easiest services that we can do
Also I want to request your divine for visiting
to please the Lord and thereby purify ourselves.
Ajmer on behalf of all devotees because all are
Guru Maharaja, I am your child just trying to
eager for that auspicious moment.
learn to become sincere and steady on the path of
Your children,
Krishna Consciouness. Please help me and inten-
Bhavita Ahuja and all Ajmer devotees,
sify my desire to serve your divine grace. Please
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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My Dear Spiritual Master, Please accept my
Parampara.
most humble obeisances unto Your Lotus Feet
Please accept this as an offering on the aus-
I am always thankful to You for having accept-
picious occasion of your Vyas Puja. Please bless
ed me as a disciple of Yours, through my Siksha
us so that we can progress in our spiritual life &
Guru. Even after I being a most fallen soul, You
render little service to Srila Prabhupada's mission.
have taken the trouble of accepting me as a disYour humble servants,
ciple, and given me a chance to chant the holy
Praneshwar Nitai Gaura Das &
names of The Lord.
Neither am I educated enough, nor I have the
Prema Dayini Tulsi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
vocabulary to glorify You, the way I m required to
Ambala City, India
do. But I have a great ambition to glorify You.
My Dear Gurudeva, even after undergoing so
To our beloved Guru Maharaja,
difficult situations with respect to Your health,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories
You are so merciful to dedicate all Your time to
to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.! Please accept our
look after all of us.
most humble and respectful obeisances unto Your
I pray to Lord Narasimhadeva, to remove all
Divine Lotus Feet.
the obstacles from the path of Devotional Ser-
On this very auspicious and glorious day of
vice, and keep me engaged in Yours and Krishna’s
your Vyasapuja, though unqualified, we sincerely
Service.
pray to their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhav Asta
I also pray to Lord Jagannatha, to keep You
Sakhi Vrinda, Sri Narsimhadeva and Sri Panca-
physically fit, so that you can guide us all, in Krish-
tattva for your complete physical health recov-
na Consciousness.
ery and to always protect your divine grace from
Rupanuga Jivana Das,
whatever obstacle that may come in the path of
Aluva, Kerala, India
your incessant preaching and in achieving the ob-
Respected Guru Maharaj
jectives to fulfill the desires of Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept our humble obeisance's Guru
We (my family) took shelter of your lotus feet
Maharaj. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
on 16th of September 2015, at Baroda, where you
Guru Maharaj, on this most auspicious occa-
blessed all the devotees by distributing causeless
sion of your Vyasa Puja celebrations, we take this
mercy. We were fortunate to have your limitless
opportunity to pray Lord Narsimha Dev & Sri Sri
mercy. We were very blissful to have your lotus
Radha Madhav to bless you with good health, long
feet here in baroda inspiring all the fallen soul to
life and to remove all the obstacles, if at all any,
serve Krishna. I remember, our sikha guru His
from your path of selfless preaching activities,
Grace Mantresh Gauranga Das said that we all are
in order to relieve as much conditioned souls as
now hooked in Krishna consciousness by limitless
possible from their life of ignorance. We discuss
and causeless mercy of Guru Maharaja and we will
about your preaching activities, travelling around
definitely progress in our spiritual life. Really that’s
the world and your sound & unflinching faith in
true, we felt that without your mercy we would never
Srila Prabhupada despite of your health which are
be able to join Krishna conscious.
I and my family do attend Bhakti vriksha
really motivational factors for all the people in our
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program, Srimad Bhagavad-gita study class and
follow devotional practice. You are the source of
Bhagvatam class which are conducted by His
inspiration. Even with such a health condition,
Grace Mantresh Gauranga Das and Nitya Yogini
your desire to serve Srila Prabhupada is most won-
Devi Dasi. Now we are thinking to go to outskirts
derful and looking up to your wonderful activities;
of Baroda and preach Krishna conscious moment.
it motivates me to perform devotional service.
We will be conducting special lectures in tuition
I always want to serve your lotus feet so that
classes so that the youth gets inspire. So we beg for
I can just taste the nectar of transcendental love.
your divine and limitless mercy for us so we may
I wish to serve you lotus feet life after life. I request
contribute our best in the mission of His Divine
you to please engage me in your service to Srila
Grace Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada.
Srila Gurudeva, we don’t have any qualifica-
Praying to their lordships, Sri Sri Radha
tion or eligibility to progress on the path of devo-
Madhava, Sri Sri Panca-tattva and Sri Sri Nara-
tional service. Ignoring all our bad qualities, your
simha deva to keep your health in good condition.
causeless mercy has made us walk on the path of
devotional service and saved us from the most
Your eternal servant,
dangerous material nescience. We beg for your
Adi Krishna Das, (Diksha)
blessings to remain Krishna Conscious forever as
Bangalore, India
it is not possible otherwise. We pray to Your DiWishing you a very Happy 67th Vyasa puja!
vine Grace to always keep us in your service. Srila
Gurudeva, we beg for your forgiveness for what-
Dear Father, I, Aprameya Govinda Das and
ever offences we have committed and committing
Vraja Lila Devi Dasi, offer our obeisances unto
everyday unto your divine lotus feet. Please for-
your Divine lotus feet
give us and kindly shower your blessings so that
Dear Father, it gives us great happiness and en-
we can serve your divine grace with unflinching
thusiasm when we see you preaching to fallen souls
faith and devotion, without committing offences.
like us and help us to take us back home Back to
Godhead thus giving us the mercy of Krishna and
Your insignificant servants,
all the acharyas in the parampara. By your cause-
Shreyas Zaveri (aspiring),
less mercy, you are teaching us how to take to this
Kamal Zaveri (sheltered),
sublime process of Krishna consciousness and how
Sushma Zaveri (sheltered),
to come out of this cycle of birth and death and
Shraddha Zaveri (sheltered),
to attain a permanent life where we can eternally
Shreyas Zaveri (aspiring),
serve the Lord.
Baroda, India.
We offer our humble obeisances at your
lotus feet and thank you for accepting us as your
Dear Guru Maharaja,
spiritual children. Please forgive us father for the
Please accept my respectful obeisance’s,
innumerable vaishnava apradha we are commit-
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
ting knowingly and unknowingly.
Praying to Lord Narasimhadev to protect you
All glories to Your Divine Grace,
from all dangers and pray that he gives you good
Its only because of you Gurudeva, I am able to
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health by which so many souls suffering in this
messages of your updates which helps me to
samsara get your mercy and take to this wonderful
connect to you. I would really thank all the
process of Krishna consciousness, and serve Guru
personal servants and Doctors who are so nicely
and Gauranga.
taking care of you at the sacrifice of so many things
Yours,
which I am not aware. The dust of their feet on
Aprameya Govinda Das and
my head is much needed even before I can dream
Vraja Lila Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
of taking shelter at the dust of your lotus feet.
Bangalore, India
I pray to be connected to you and understand even
a fraction of your glories life after life.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Your insignificant servant and son,
Asoka Gaura Das, (Diksha)
Bangalore, India
Guru Maharaj, year on year since 2008, I have
seen more and more of your glories are being
revealed to the whole world. Your enthusiasm to
Please accept my respectable obeisances unto
serve Srila Prabhupada and your determination
your lotus feet on this very auspicious appearance
to go on and on is simply amazing. I have no reali-
day of yours.
zations of all these and I just follow the whatsapp
I also offer my obeisances to the footprint of all
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the gurus, Srila Swarup Damodar Goswami, Srila
many souls into this movement.
Rupa Goswami, Srila Sanatana Goswami, Srila
Raghunath Das Goswami, Srila Jiva Goswami,
Your useless servant,
Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghnath
Bala Murari Das, (Diksha)
Bhatta Goswami, the devotees beginning with
(ISKCON-New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham)
Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Bangalore, India
Saraswati,
Srila
A.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami
Prabhupada
Dear Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj
“According to the deliberate opinion of all
Please accept our respectful obeisances.
revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is non
On your 67th Vyasapuja, we are feeling proud to
different from Krishna. Lord Krishna in the form
be connected to this glorious parampara through
of the spiritual master delivers His devotees. By
you. We are feeling greatly blessed to be your
the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted
disciples and a follower of the greatest acharya of
to the mercy of Krishna. Without the grace of the
modern age His Divine Grace AC Bhativedanta
spiritual master one cannot make any advance-
Swami Srila Prabhupada. By some causeless mercy
ment. Sri Guru is the bestower of prema-bhakti
that we happened to get a human form of body just
and the destroyer of ignorance. The Vedic scrip-
after Lord Caitanya Mahaparabhu had appeared
tures sing of his character.”
in this kali yuga. By some causeless mercy we
Guru Maharaj, you have always been an in-
happened to be directly connected with glori-
spiration to us. In spite of all your bodily discom-
ous acharyas like Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Bhakti
fort you travel all over the world to give Krishna
siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, etc. By some
consciousness to others. Your only reason to
causeless mercy we happened to be part of this
continue to live in this material world is to full
magnanimous movement of Srila Prabhupada. By
fill the mission of Srila Prabhupada. Just by a
some causeless mercy of your dear disciples we got
momentary association of your so many Jivas have
this opportunity to be connected with you. This
got attracted towards Krishna consciousness and
make us be feel proud and along with it comes
are ready to live a regulated life. Kindly bestow
a greater responsibility of carefully carrying the
your mercy on me that I always remain in Krishna
mood of our parampara - to distribute the mercy
consciousness and be an instrument in bringing
of Mahaprabhu to as many people as possible.
Over these years, we have observed that you
many others into this process.
Guru Maharaj, soon I will be entering into
are very keen to follow the instruction of Srila
Grihasta Ashram this year. She is your disciple
Prabhupada. Your life's goal is to simply carry
named Gandharvi Gopika Devi Dasi. She takes
out the orders of His Divine Grace. And Srila
care of kids and girls youth program. And
Prabhupada has ordered you to preach Krishna
I conduct Bhakti Vriksha program and Boys youth
Consciousness unlimitedly. You have many times
program. We both are under the guidance of His
said that Prabhupada gave you such unbounded
Grace Caitanya Avatari Prabu and Her Grace
task and no measure to quantify it. You have many
Rasamayi mataji. Please bless us that we live an
times sought the support of all your disciples for
exemplary Krishna conscious life and connect
this task. We would like to support you. Please
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accept us. We wish to be good soldier in Srila
ing an unworthy life, always marooned in sense
Prabhupada's army under your command. Please
enjoyment thereby increasing my stock of sin
accept our service.
without realizing that I’m passing it all to you! In
On your vyasapuja, we would like recommit
this drunken state, I have caused great anxiety to
ourselves to help you in this missionary activity
others and have offended many vaishnavas.
What a lowly life I’m leading!
of preaching Krishna Consciousness and making
many devotees. To remain focused on this mission
Envy and ego are my two best friends and in
strongly, we will chant minimum 16 rounds of
their association I’m always busy planning for
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra everyday; Read Srila
my sense gratification. They help me fuel my un-
Prabhupada's books and hear his lectures regularly.
limited material desires which work without any
Guru Maharaj, please take care of your health
rest. And I feel proud and happy being in this state!
and continue to inspire us always. Please bless us
My laziness and sleep have taken me to great
that our words and behavior set a good example
heights of illusion.
to all those to whom we preach to. Please bless us
My lust has reached a new level without me
that we get some of the auspicious good vaishnava
realizing and I feel there is no chance that I can
qualities you have.
come down from this in this life time.
When I’m not lazy and sleepy, my other two
Your loving son & daughter at your service,
brothers ‘name and fame’ make me comfortable by
Bandhu Madhava Das (Diksha)
pushing me to a pedestal from which I don’t feel
Sumathi Jahnava Devi Dasi (Diksha)
like stepping down. These two brothers make me
Bangalore, India
fly sky high by saying I am the best in the three
worlds.
Dear Gurudeva!
After many, many millions of lifetimes I have
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto
got a guru but all these "friends" make me forget
your lotus feet! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
this and are leading me to the door of hell!
the savior of the whole world!
Vaishnavas and the general populace of the
Wish you a happy Vyasa Puja 2016!
world glorify Srila Prabhupada for bringing this
On this most auspicious occasion of your
human race back on track in this dark age of
divine graces Vyasa Puja, please accept this hum-
kali. And of the many followers of Srila Prabhu-
ble offering unto your lotus feet!
pada, you stand tall like a mountain, a crest jew-
Gurudev doyamoy!
el in serving Srila Prabhupada irrespective of all
I have read in the scriptures given by Srila
material situations.
Prabhupada that Krishna if He has decided to
Gurudeva, you revealed me the treasure of kali-
give anyone His mercy, He does so through His
yuga “Chanting Hare Krishna” and taught me
confidential servitor. Srila Prabhupada says this
to serve and please the Acaryas. Yet I didn’t take
special soul, the Guru is called Karuna Avatar and
these seriously in following in your footsteps.
Srila Prabhupada has said you are Sri Caitanya
I don’t realize the power and potency of your
Mahaprabhu’s associate.
lotus feet! I hope by your causeless mercy within
Gurudeva! In spite of knowing this, I’m lead-
this life time I’ll get out of my miserable condition
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with my so called attachments and be fixed up in
along with my wife Rasamayi Devi Dasi and son
serving your instructions.
Cidananda Nimai Das in serving the vaishnavas
I’m completely incapable and insincere, still
and Srila Prabhupada whatever be the material
your mercy is unstoppable and your empowerment
condition.
mind boggling! I’m a fool who is incapable of un-
Please bless me to be always at the dust of your
derstanding this causeless mercy!
lotus feet!
Gurudeva! Please bless me that I’ll get out
Your useless son,
my illusion to realize the urgency to be Krishna
Caitanya Avatari Das, (Diksha)
Conscious and to spread the glories of Srila
Bangalore, India
Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
Please bless me that I become capable of ful-
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,
filling my responsibilities in serving Srila Pra-
bhupada. With your blessings impossible become
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!
possible and without your blessings possible becomes
All Glories to you Srila Gurudeva!!!
impossible!
In my last year vyasa puja offering letter,
Please allow me to follow in your footsteps
I requested for your blessings to preach and attract
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new people to Krishna consciousness through yoga
Roses are red, violets are blue
classes. In fact, during your last visit to Bangalore,
Lust anger greed, overflow me true
when we showed the pamphlet, you hold on to it
World of sadness, mind of grief
and read "Transcendental Yoga... The Topmost
Running by natures, royal fief
Yoga System" and prayed for almost a minute.
Heart full of bitterness, separation by lust
Trust me, before this, I don't have any clue on how
Mind in madness, and forever strussed
to teach the yoga even though I can do myself al-
But,
most all the difficult asanas.
Overflowing with holy, compassion thou
With your blessings and constant encourage-
Relieved me wholly, of material love
ment and guidance from senior vaishnavas now,
I pay obeisances, unto your shoelace
I have created a website called "www.transcen-
Teacher father mother, oh! divine grace
dental-yoga.jigsy.com" and also started teaching
Oh! Flag of victory, you accepted me surely
yoga from Feb' 2016 and the response is good from
Placing me under, your lotus feet truly
the local crowd. Here I noticed that we need not
Cidananda Nimai Dasa deeply prays
have to go to public personally; instead they only
To spread your glories and never go astray…
Bangalore, India
call and ask for the details and later they join our
Bhakti Vriksha classes/Sunday Program. This class
is for an hour, where I teach yogasanas, pranayama
Dearest Gurudeva,
and followed by one round of Hare Krishna
Please accept my respectful obeisances at the
Mantra Meditation and Krishna Prasadam. I would
dust of your divine lotus feet. On the most auspi-
like to extend this to the worldwide as one of the
cious day of your appearance I beg that you please
outreach way to attract the new people and slowly
accept this offering as a humble attempt to glorify
bring it onto the Bhakti yoga level which is the
your infinite qualities.
topmost yoga system. So, kindly continue show-
“By the mercy of the spiritual master, one
ering your mercy so that this endeavor may bring
receives the benediction of Krishna. Without the
more souls to Krishna consciousness.
grace of the spiritual master one cannot make any
advancement.” Gurudeva, I beg for your mercy as
Your insignificant servant,
I attempt to glorify you.
Chaitya Guru Gaura Das
Your unlimited qualities mesmerize everyone.
Bangalore, India
Your very glance can plant the seed of bhakti in
one’s heart. Your compassion has no bounds and
Dear Gurudeva!
can soften even a stone hearted person. Your
causeless mercy is the only asset to get out of this
your divine lotus feet!
ocean of material nescience.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Srila Prabhupada’s instructions are your life
Wish you a very happy Vyasa Puja 2016!
and soul. Serving him is your only goal. You have
On this auspicious day of your appearance
always been leading us by example. Every ac-
please accept my humble offering at your lotus
tion of yours has a learning Gurudeva. The tran-
feet!
scendental diary of your Holiness instills faith
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more and more. Whatever be the condition you
instructions. Both of us have been taking guid-
preach. It amazes me how you can connect every-
ance from H.G Caitanya Avatari Prabhu and
thing to Krishna and explain in the way that the
H.G Rasamayi Mathaji. Right now he is handling
other person can understand. You want to dis-
Bhakti Vrikshas and program for the youth boys
tribute love of Godhead in every nook and corner
and I have been handling programs for the kids
of the world. Praying for your mercy to be deter-
and the youth girls. We are also trying to help
mined in following your instructions. Even an iota
in value education for school children. All this
of the devotion you have for Srila Prabhupada’s
has been possible only by your causeless mercy
instructions, would bring a tremendous change in
Gurudeva. Preaching is very dear to you Gurudeva.
my life.
Please bless us that we can please you by preach-
Gurudeva, just like a gardener who nurtures the
ing more and more and to get lot of souls serve
barren land and sows seeds and flourishes a lovely
Srila Prabhupada through you.
garden, you are nurturing our hearts and planting
Gurudeva, I pray to Lord Narasimha deva to
seeds of bhakti. You give us all your love and care.
give you a healthy long life. You are our only hope.
You have given us our life’s aim – mission of Srila
Kindly forgive me for the offenses that I have
Prabhupada. Many many souls await to get a won-
committed knowingly or unknowingly. Please give
derful spiritual master like you Gurudeva.
me the strength to continue serving your lotus feet
Gurudeva, just like the captain of the ship is
with devotion life after life.
very important to cross over the ocean safely, you
are our captain guiding us to cross over this ocean
Your useless daughter,
of material nescience. Faith is all we need to have
Gandharvi Gopika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
in your instructions and words. Begging at your
New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham,
divine lotus feet that I develop this faith in your
Bangalore, India
instructions and be determined to serve you.
Any soul who comes in touch with you, gets
Dear Guru Maharaj,
the taste for the holy name. Just like a sculptor
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your
who takes a piece of rock, rubs it and carves it
divine lotus feet.
and makes a beautiful statue, you dear Gurude-
va are molding our lives and making our hearts
All glories to you.
beautiful. In the diary of your Holiness’s transcen-
This is the first time I am writing vyasa puja
dental activities I read how you were giving the
offering to you. I am not qualified to glorify you
tally counters to people to chant and how much
and speak about your transcendental qualities.
care you showed to them. And how amazingly
Guru Maharaj only by your causeless mercy
they started chanting the holy names of the Lord
a fallen soul like me can come out of ignorance.
instantly. You are so amazing Gurudeva.
You care for us so much. Your love is beyond
Gurudeva, by your causeless mercy I have
comparison. I might have done a lot of offences at
been betrothed to your disciple Bala Murari Das.
your lotus feet knowingly or unknowingly. Please
Please bless us that both of us together serve Srila
forgive me.
Prabhupada for your pleasure through your
Please bless me that I can chant my rounds
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nicely and serve you nicely.
elder daughter Sulakshana Gopi Devi Dasi are
preaching in School and college. And only by your
kind mercy they are responding. This is especially
Bhakta Giriraja
true in the school where they are in the fourth
New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham
year of preaching as the realisation the children
Bangalore, India
come up with can only happen by your kind
Mercy.
Dearest Guru Maharaj,
3. My younger daughter, Palika Vraja Gopi
Please accept my most humble obeisances at
Devi Dasi is performing abhishek for our Gaura
the dust of your lotus feet!
Nitai deities and dresses them with great care and
performs arati for Gaura Nitai and Gopal on your
All Glories to your divine grace!
behalf daily.
Since our last visit to Mayapur for the Vyasa
As a prayer to Your Good Health we are all
Puja our whole family has increased the preaching
continuing our Sadhana, preaching and chanting
activity by Your Kind Mercy.
extra rounds. We beg for your continued Mercy
1. During the last year of Adhika Purusha
and pray that we shall be under your shelter in the
month with your kind blessings and Mercy I
service of Srila Prabhupada.
started preaching in the central pri at Bangalore.
I just wished to distribute books in the prison
during this month and this turned out to an
Hari Purushottham Das (Diksha),
opportunity to preach. This has over 4000
Bangalore, India
inmates and I am preaching to about 80 under
trials and some group of senior prisoners who
Jai Gurudeva!
are teachers.
Kindly accept my respectful obeisance unto
By your kind mercy some have started chanting.
your lotus feet.
And two senor prisoners took parole and visited
I derive a lot of inspiration from reading and
Vrindavan. In my wildest imagination I could
hearing about Prahalad Maharaj, how he was
never think I could preach in a prison, there were
practicing and preaching Krishna consciousness
many hurdles of permission etc, but this was all
in odds. He also prayed that let me stay till the
cleared by your mercy Guru Maharaj. Every week
last living entity is there in this world and I will go
the prisoners eagerly look forward to the Kirtan
at the end after liberating everyone. Krishna and
and prasad taken to them. And they participate in
Lord Caitanya is very merciful to me that I have
the discussion. I could only preach in English and
got Your association by which I can practically
here I am able to preach in Kannada and Hindi
see mood of Prahalad Maharaj. You are the best
from the very first day without any conscious
example for practicing and preaching Krishna
effort... Guru Maharaj, I am realised and fully
Consciousness in odds, your preaching in hospitals
convinced that the mercy of the Guru can make
and even in ICU is simply a display of your deep
even the dumb speak.
love for Krishna and deep compassion for all
2. My wife Devaki Madhavi Devi Dasi and
living entities. Your unending flow of mercy to
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save more and more conditioned souls is simply
them, by forgetting Krishna is the ultimate doer
amazing.
and he is kala (time) every minutes is important,
On the auspicious occasion of this Vyasa Puja
any time any second we may leave this body.
I re-confirm my initiation vows and will assist You
Oh most merciful Maharaj, please bless me and
in full-filling Srila Prabhupada 's instructions.
my family to do more seva and help you to achieve
On this occasion I also beg You to bless me
your goal to full fill Prabhupada's order.
so that I can become sincere, non-envious, nonpolitical devotee, giving pleasure to all vaish-
navas and taking pleasure seeing other vaishnavas
Jagadisvara Madhava Das (Diksha),
Bangalore, India
advance.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Your unworthy servant,
Please accept my humble prostrated obeisances
Hariksetra Das, (Diksha Disciple)
Sri Narasimha Giridhari Mandir,
We
Bangalore, India
are
maintaining
the
standards
of
devotional service due to chanting 16 rounds in
the morning, short morning program, evening
Our beloved Guru Maharaj,
program and reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is every
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your
day.
lotus feet.
Family members’ wife and son (4 years old
My name is Jagadeeshwara Madhava Das, your
now) are also a source of inspiration to practice
insignificant disciple.
devotional service. To the extent possible, I am
I'm writing this letter while traveling from
assisting in Back to Godhead magazine sub-
Kazakhstan to India, so that I could write without
scription and distribution seva at ISKCON Sri
any disturbances.
Narasimha Giridhari Mandir. We also try to take as-
This is the day, all your disciple eagerly wait
sociation of visiting senior devotees to Bangalore.
whole year to show their love towards most
compassionate Guru Maharaj. This is our be-
health. Kindly forgive us for all the offences what
loved Guru Maharaj's day, may Lord and all our
we had committed. We request you to bless us
parampara bless you with full of health and
so that we will progress nicely in our spiritual
strength, so that you can uplift more and more
lives and serve eternally Yourself and the Guru-
fallen souls like me.
Parampara.
We pray to Sri Sri Gour-Nitai for your good
Guru Maharaj, please bless me, just I'm
doing my daily sadhana and no other services.
Your Servant,
I'm completely lost in material affairs, too much
Jagadguru Balarama Das (Diksha),
involved in so called job by foolishly thinking that
Bangalore,India.
get enough money, so that I can do devotional
My dear Guru Maharaj,
service at later stage without any financial
Please accept my most respectful obeisances.
problems! By thinking that I'm the doer, I'm the
All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Guru Parampara.
only earner in my family and I'm taking care of
First of all, we are grateful to you that you have
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accepted us as your disciple and taken such a big
risk of delivering us. Guru Maharaj, of course if
All glories to Your Divine Grace!
you do not take such big risks, where is the hope of
I draw inspiration towards devotional service
getting Krishna’s mercy for the fallen souls like us.
from you Gurudeva. Your desire to serve Srila
We are amazed to see your compassion to provide
Prabhupada is so immense that even with such a
shelter to so fallen souls.
critical health situation you are always concerned
By Srila Prabhupada ’s mercy, we got you and
how to implement Srila Prabhupada’s instruction
again by your mercy, we are getting to know more
in each and every activity. Gurudeva, even you
about Srila Prabhupada, Lord Caitanya and Lord
had so critical health, you were inspiring so many
Krishna. Your senior disciples are distributing
devotees by giving your association in parikrama.
your divine mercy by running a spiritual hospital
Gaura Katha becomes more and more nectarian
(Sri Jagannath Mandir, Sheshadripuram) where
by hearing from you, dear Gurudeva. Hearing
no. of materially diseased souls are taking regular
from you, my faith on Navadvip and Gaura Nitai
treatment and some take occasional treatment.
increased to a greater extent.
We are taking the regular treatment and also
Praying to their lordships, Sri Sri Radha
trying to serve the senior disciples to run the
Madhav, Sri Sri Panca-tattva and Sri Sri Nrsimha
hospital. We get your divine mercy through your
deva to keep your health in good condition.
senior disciples only. We are thankful to your senior
disciples for providing such nice facilities for our
purification. We wonder at their compassion in
Karunya Radhika Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Bangalore, India
accommodating all types of fallen souls.
Guru Maharaj, by your mercy, we were able to
bring down our Anarthas and sense gratification
Dear Guru Maharaj
attitude and hope that one day we can become
Please accept our humble obeisance at your
completely free.
lotus feet. Guru Maharaj, please shower your mercy
All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Gauranga. on us so that we can exhibit our love to you by
We are very fortunate, we got the human form
co-operating with all your servants.
at this time to aspire you as Guru Maharaj. But
Glorification attempted
we are very insignificant souls, because of your
by your servant of your servants,
ocean of mercy flowing through your representa-
Jyotishvara Madhava Das, (Diksha)
tives we could able to practice Krishna conscious-
Rasesvari Padma Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
ness Guru Maharaj with your blessings. You are
R. J. Kanishkar, (Son) &
precious jewel from Srila Prabhupada Gauranga
R. J. Sanghamitra, (Daughter)
Army, your service to Srila Prabhupada always
ISKCON, SJM, Sheshadripuram,
innumerable and inconceivable, you are the
Bangalore, India
greatest inspiration for us. When we taken your
darshan first time at Sridham Mayapur you gave
Dear Guru Maharaja,
your blessings to us you spoke very kindly to
every one of us. We are stuck in front of your care,
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unlimited love and affection. You asked us did you
and I feel very happy to be one of its member un-
liked Mayapur, we said yes Guru Maharaj but we
der your care. My life would have been useless
don’t know how to talk to you, we have complete-
without your mercy.
ly lost in front of your kind heart Guru Maharaj.
With your blessings and guidance of senior
We got purified by hearing from you, even though
devotees, have started doing deity worship at
we are not qualified souls. You are empowered by
home. Offering Bhoga for deities, changing dresses
Srila Prabhupada and Krishna, through you only
and ornaments, buying new dresses and jewelry
we can able to cross the ocean of this material
for them, doing Abhisek at home in the associ-
world at this lifetime. You are serving to Srila
ation of devotees is very blissful. Every year we
Prabhupada nicely, please let us know how can
are learning a number of shlokas and hearing a
we serve you better. As a Servant we don't have
number of pastimes of Lord Krishna and Gauranga
any qualifications, we just want to serve you by
Mahaprabhu, from senior devotees which inspires
meditating with understanding your instructions
me a lot.
through you and your representatives.
Gurudev, you are a living example of an acarya
Your aspiring servants,
practicing what you preach. Though you are
Krishnamurthy, (Aspiring)
having a number of physical constraints and
Jamuna,
undergoing treatment, still you are constantly doing
Bangalore, India
Krishna conscious services throughout your life
Dear Guru Maharaj,
and encouraging the devotees by travelling
Please accept my respectful obesiances,
throughout the world and inspiring the devotees
to take preaching Krishna consciousness. Many
All glories to you, Gurudev.
families have taken up Krishna consciousness due
Gurudev, you are the most compassionate per-
to Bhakti vriksa happening in their areas. Many
son I have seen. Your compassion has no limits.
devotees in Bangalore are chanting, Ugram viram
You are an ocean of mercy. The lotus feet of the
mantra many rounds daily and have also learned
spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional
to chant the Rina Mocana Narsimha stotram and
service. I bow down to your lotus feet with
are reciting the Sloka in the evening daily. The
great care and attention. It is only through your
spiritual master is representative of Lord Krishna.
mercy and guidance can this material existence
The lord Krishna is most pleased when we glorify
be crossed and love of Krishna can be developed.
his devotees.
Attachment to the lotus feet of spiritual master
I have no qualification to glorify you. Please
is the best way of spiritual advancement. By your
be merciful to me and give me the shade of your
mercy all desires for spiritual perfection are ful-
lotus feet. Please guide me to be more compas-
filled. To be under your care and your guidance
sionate and tolerant, so that I can do the Krishna
is my good fortune. With the guidance of your
conscious services and advance nicely in Krishna
guru, Srila Prabhupada and senior acharyas in the
conscious activities.
parampara and your compassion, you have guided
Your servant,
many fallen souls like me into Krishna conscious-
Lakshita Lalita Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
ness. Now there is a very big family of devotees
New Rajapur dham, Bangalore, India
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All glories to Gaura Nitai!
All Glories to you Srila Gurudeva!
Srila Gurudeva, on the occasion of your
lotus feet dear Gurudev!
Vyasa puja this year, it is my sincere prayers to
Many more HAPPY KRISHNA CONSCIOUS
Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Gaura Nitai and Nara-
VYASA PUJA DAY GURUDEV...
simha Deva to protect you and bless you with good
Maybe due to some good karma in my past
health and renewed energy to guide all of us, your
life or present and by the mercy of the Lord
disciples and other vaisnavas.
and blessings of the Guru parampara, I'm very
I am so insignificant as to recount your glories,
fortunate that YOU have given me shelter.
yet for my own purification I would like to
Kindly bless me and my family to always be in
mention some instances by which you have
association with the devotees and serve Krishna.
inspired so many people like me.
Gurudev, since 2013 September, I have been
In spite of your ill health and physical diffi-
diagnosed with panic attacks and in 2015 it got
culties that you were facing recently it was really
worst where I was scared to even go out of the house
amazing how due to your sheer desire and determi-
or stay inside the house. I always used to hold my
nation to be in Mayapur before Gaur Purnim you
mother's hand. I'm now 34 years old, married and
were back in Mayapur, inspiring and encouraging
have 2 kids. But the medical report clearly says my
all the devotees, in the service of Srila Prabhupada
marterial body is fit but fearness kept eating me
and Their Lordships.
from inside and my Radha seva in Jagannath tem-
Recently I also heard from senior devotees as
ple ISKCON Bangalore, got stagnant.
to how you are always encouraging every devotee,
Gurudev, in my previous birth I was a man
overlooking any faults you are always engaging
who at the age of 24, was paralysed and was bed-
your devotees in the service of Lord Krishna.
ridden, at the age of 44, I left that body. Maharaj,
I was also inspired by your talk during the
since 2013 I have this strange feeling that my face,
celebration for the Book Marathon. You also
head,hands and legs are getting numb. When I go
continue to be among the top book distributors.
to the emergency room, all my reports are normal.
Your dedication to be enthusiastically engaged in
Sometimes I can sense that suffering my
the service of Prabhupada for his pleasure is really
previous body had. Sometimes I'm scared of my
amazing.
own self.
Guru Maharaja, please keep me engaged in
Please please please... advice me Gurudev.
serving you and Gauranga, inspite of the fact that
I need to get back to track, attend bhakti-vriksha,
I do not have any qualification or ability to do any-
do my Radha seva to the Lord.
thing. Please help me and guide me to overcome
my anarthas and become a nice devotee, in the
service of The Lordships.
Lavanga Radha Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Bangalore, India
Your insignificant disciple,
Lilamayi Rukmini Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Dear Gurudeva,
Bangalore, India
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Wishing a very Happy 67th Vyasa Puja Gurudev!!!
me with your touchstone like quality that one day
Gurudev, kindly accept my humble obeisances
this Jagai & Madhai like me also becomes a devotee
unto the dust of Your Divine Lotus Feet.
in a true sense and spread your glories. Gurudev,
kindly forgive me for the countless offences I keep
All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhakti-
committing at the feet of so many Vaishanavas.
vedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Your Divine Grace Thank you so
Praying to Radha-Madhava, Asta-sakhi vrind,
much Gurudev for accepting this unworthy soul
Nrsingadev, Pancha-tattava, and Srila Prabhupa-
as your disciple. Gurudev, you are like a touch-
da to give you good health and to always protect
stone, that whoever comes into contact with you
you, so that we eternally reside under the shade of
is guaranteed of Nitai-Gaur's mercy. Krishna is
your Lotus Feet.
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I learnt
this only after coming into this ISKCON move-
Your unworthy son,
ment; more merciful and benevolent is Lord in
Maheshwar Advaita Das, (Diksha)
the form of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, delivering
Bangalore, India
the souls, in this Kali yuga; and more merciful is
the Lord in the form of Nityananda prabhu who
Dear Gurudev,
delivered the greatest of the sinners, Jagai and
Wish You a very Happy Krishna Conscious
Vyasa Puja.
Madhai. Therefore, Gurudev please always touch
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I am glad that you have turned 16+(51)... I am
life after life. You have kindly accepted me as your
reminded of the sweet pastime where there were
spiritual daughter even though I am not fit for it,
some young devotees and you asked them their
your cousless mercy lifted me from the material
age and one of them said - “I am 16+”. Immedi-
pain and now I am happy in Krishna consciousness.
ately you said, “I am also 16+16 +something...” Just
Gurudev you always carry and meditate Prabh-
love your sense of humour. Even when you were
upada's words and instruction and your constant-
in ICU you made everyone laugh just by abbrevi-
ly serving Srila Prabhupada, it shows how much
ating ICU as Intensive Cold Unit. MY KRSNA!!
your devoted and commited it is always inspires
I just cannot find anyone so caring like you my
me to do more services.
dear Gurudev.
Even though you’re not near to me you'll hear
I just love to hear your wonderful pastimes
my prayers give solutions to my spiritual and ma-
from your senior disciples and other devotees. It is
terial problems.
simply nectar and I always cherish them. This has
Oh! Ocean of mercy please be merciful unto
increased my conviction that guru-disciple rela-
this fallen and wrecked soul, please keep me
tionship is a heart-to-heart relationship, distance
always under your lotus feet shelter. Recently I had
never matters and my Gurudev understands my
big spiritual problem I lost all the hopes in bhakti,
desires and mood. Thank you so much. It is only
I was in a hopeless condition, I don't know your
by your causeless mercy, am able to understand
mercy just made miracle in my life and I regained
some of your transcendental qualities.
lost enthusiasm in my Krishna consciousness.
Every time I meditate on your transcendental
In this auspicious day I thank Srila Prabhupada
quality of SELFLESSNESS, I feel the word ‘SELF-
and supreme Lord Madhava for giving me a such a
LESS’ in the dictionary must be defined as ‘JAY-
wonderful spiritual father.
APATAKA SWAMI’. Gurudev please bless our
Guru Maharaj please forgive me if I have com-
family that selflessly we serve you eternally. Thank
mitted any offenses at your lotus feet.
you for all the wonderful prayers and blessings.
I am chanting extra rounds and vrata for your
quick health recovery.
Maheshwari Vishnupriya Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Thank you my dear spiritual father.
ISKCON New Rajapur Jagannath Dham,
Your's spiritual daughter,
Bangalore, India
Manoharini Gandharvika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Bangalore, India
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, Please accept my
humble obeisences to your lotus feet.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Guru Maharaj in your auspicious appearance
Please accept my respectful obeisances,
day I pray at your lotus feet please always fix my
All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to
mind to your lotus feet service and druda bhakti,
unto your lotus feet!
please remove all bad qwalitees which dis pleas-
I’m so insignificant soul but still Im trying to
ing to u and make me humble and respected to all
glorify you. You are very merciful. All the time you
the devotees in any situation,please be my master
are thinking about how to give mercy to devotees.
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You are so merciful that you even accepted me
by your spark of mercy. You are an ocean of love
though I have lot of anarthas. Whereever you go
and mercy. You have been very merciful to all
you the change the whole environment and you
conditioned soul and tirelessly working on fulfill-
make it like a dham. Inspite of your health condi-
ing Srila Prabhupada's mission. In this occasion,
tion you are serving Srila Prabhupada all the time,
I seek your blessings and mercy so that I can follow
but I'm healthy but still I do not get the thought of
Krishna consciousness, read and distribute Sri-
serving you all the time I feel very guilty. Kindly
la Prabhupada's book and serve his divine grace
bless me so that I serve you all the time.
Guru Maharaj and Gauranga and fullfill Guru
Whenever someone asks me Whose disciple
Maharaj mission.
you are and I say Jayapataka swami. They
Your Servant,
immediately say, "wow! you are Jayapataka swami
Pradeep Moondra, (Aspiring)
disciple" But Im not understanding its value. Kindly
Bangalore, India
bless me that I understand the value of being your
Hare Krishna!
disciple and share the same to Marwadi commu-
Please accept my humble obeisences!
nity where I am preaching. I feel I am not so qual-
All glories to SriGuru and Gauranga!
ified to take bhakti vriksha classes for Whatever
Dear Gurudev!
I read I also forget, but I have the desire to preach.
You are an ocean of mercy. There is no words
Please bless me that I share Krishna consciousness
to explain how much mercy you have shown to
efficiently and bring as many souls as possible unto
me.You have taken me from the dark material ex-
your lotus feet.
istence to spiritual bliss.
Sometimes knowingly or unknowingly I am
Pranasakhi Lasika Devi Dasi (Diksha),
doing vaishnava aparadh, kindly forgive me and
Bangalore, India
bless me so that I do not repeat it again.
Please bless me that I improve my sadhana
Respected Guru Maharaja,
and always be in the association of His Grace
Please accept my humble obeisances on this
Caitanya Avatari Prabhu and Her Grace Rasamayi
auspicious day of your appearance. All Glories to
mataji and all the devotees here through out my
Guru Prabhupada. All Glories to Guru Maharaj.
life time.
I am a conditioned soul who has been touched
by your spark of mercy. I don't feel equipped to
Om Krishna Das,
glorify his divine grace Guru Maharaj, however
ISKCON New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham,
don't want to miss this 1st opportunity. You are an
Bangalore. India
ocean of love and mercy. In this occasion, I seek
your blessings so that I can serve my Guru Ma-
Respected Guru Maharaja,
haraj and Gauranga.
Your Servant,
Priti Maheshwari, (Shelter)
auspicious day of your appearance.
Bangalore, India
All Glories to Guru Prabhupada!
All Glories to Guru Maharaja!
My Dearest Gurudev,
I am a conditioned soul who has been touched
Please accept my respectful obeisance’s unto
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your Lotus Feet. On your most auspicious Vyasa
Maha-Mantra, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Puja Day. All I can say is thank you so much Gu-
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/Hare Rama Hare
rudev for your causeless mercy on us.
Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, the only savior
You are really Causeless Mercy Personified,
grace for this age of Kali.
you are truly a well-wisher of every soul bring-
Queen Kunti prayed, “I wish that all those
ing everyone closer to Krishna. You take such
calamities would happen again and again so that
personal interest in each of us and are amazing tran-
we could see You again and again, for seeing You
scendental spiritual father and mother. Proof of
means that we will no longer see repeated births and
Krishna mercy is you accepting us as your disciples.
deaths.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.25)
You teach us by your own example and have
I am not exalted enough to be seeking calami-
given your 100% and more to Srila Prabhupada,
ties in the course of my service, but when miseries
Your Divine Grace is an example of how we are
do befall me I think of the intense struggles you
not the body but consciousness. How can every
faced as you preached and of how you overcame
cell of you just give out mercy and preach and
them, and in this way I receive the strength to
be totally Krishna Conscious? Gurudev in local
push on.
language Wow! Wow!! Wow!!!
I was simply wandering in this material world,
You are transcendentally amazing.
I am most grateful by your arrangement, I am very
Dear Gurudev you have been so kind to me
fortunate to have your association and very kind
and always been concerned asking me about my
and you gave me mercy. The only way that I can
back pain and also about our daughter.
express my gratitude is by following your instruc-
Please forgive me for being so useless and to-
tions, trying to preach, chanting sixteen rounds,
tally unlike you. Please forgive my offences Dear
associating only with devotees, distributing your
Gurudev.
books, eating only prasadam, becoming very
humble and non-offensive towards all Vaiṣṇavas,
Seeking your Causeless Mercy,
visiting
Your unworthy daughter,
the
Deities,
remembering
Krishna
constantly, and never forgetting Krishna! When
Radha Shakti Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
we practice this remembrance, we feel safe and
ISKCON Seshadripuram,
Balanced; and when we don’t, we are frustrat-
Bangalore, India
ed and unhappy. We can actually feel this love,
and as you have said this process is easy for the
My Dearmost Gurudev,
simple-heated.
Please accept our humble obeisances at your
Thank you again and again for your cause-
lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glo-
less mercy and love. Although I do not have any
ries to Guru Maharaja!
material or spiritual qualification, by the mercy of
My dear spiritual father His Holiness Jayapa-
your sincere servants and real followers I can still
taka Swami Maharaja.
continue to be connected to Your service.
On this most auspicious day of your Vyasa-
My wife Savita is aspiring from you, please
Puja, First of all, I Thank You for accepting me
bless her in spiritual growth.
as your disciple Thank you for giving me the
We both have great concern about your
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health, since you take so much of allopathic med-
that Srila Prabhupada and Sri Krishna be pleased
icine, its good to turn towards holistic treatment
by your untiring and relentless service on preach-
like Ayurveda and panchagavya. We both pray
ing the glories of holy names across towns and
to Lord Narashima Dev for your quick recovery
villages across the globe. You are so dedicated in
so that may Lord give you strength to fulfill Srila
serving you spiritual master in all circumstances,
Prabhupada mission.
disregarding your bodily discomforts that you in-
I serve in Sri Jaganatha Mandri, Seshadri
spire so many souls to take up chanting the holy
puram, Bangalore. I am sector servant overseeing
names of Sri Krishna. As sastras proclaim, our
4 Bhakti Vriksha programs. I used to preach in
debt to our spiritual master can never be repaid.
office during lunch time. Recently I am very much
We pray that the supreme Lord always give you the
disturbed, since I have lost my IT job. Unable
ability to serve him always and that you always re-
to perform my seva perfectly. I am looking for-
main dear to him and Srila Prabhupada. We pray
ward to change my profession to organic farming,
for your mercy (although, we are unqualified) so
seeking your blessings for the same. Please forgive
that we can continue whatever little that we can
me for all of the offenses that I may have committed.
do to help you in your mission
I pray that I may always somehow serve you in the
mission of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu eternal-
ly! Please forgive me for my innumerable offenses!
Ranachora Govinda Das
I would like to say “Thank You” for your thank-
Bangalore, India
less service which you have been doing to the
whole world!
My dear Gurudeva!
Please shower your blessings on us so that we
can serve you and Sirla Prabhupada mission.
your divine lotus feet! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Your insignificant servant of your servant,
Wish you a very happy Vyasa Puja!
Radhapathi Madhava Das & Family, (Diksha)
I pray to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha
Savita - My Wife,
Madhava, Sri Sri Panchatattva, Sri Prahalad
Archit - elder Son, 22 years
Narasimha deva and Srila Prabhupada to bless you
Nitaichandra - younger Son, 14 years,
with 108% good health!
Bangalore, India
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was lonely and
bored, but I tried meditating on your divine lotus
Please accept my humble obeiscesnces,
feet.
All Glories to Guru and Gauranga!
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was fearful, but
I tried meditating on your divine lotus feet.
I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was depressed,
saving me from this ocean of material existence.
but I tried meditating on your divine lotus feet.
If not for your mercy we would have been in the
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was angry, but
darkness and be wandering across different uni-
verses life after life in different bodies. We pray
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was in-consid60
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erate and unable to avoid offending vaishnavas,
anarthas which are stumbling blocks in my service to
Srila Prabhupada through your instructions.
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was puffed up
Ami to kangala… I’m just a beggar, a beggar at
with pride, but I tried meditating on your divine
your lotus feet! I beg you to please keep me under the
lotus feet.
shelter of your divine lotus feet. But for your lotus
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was lusty, but
feet, I have no other hope!
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was imperson-
Your useless daughter,
alistic and empty, but I tried meditating on your
Rasamayi Devi Dasi, (Ms. Caitanya avatari Das)
(Diksha)
divine lotus feet.
Bangalore, India
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was confused,
Dearest Guru Maharaj!
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I felt so helpless,
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.
All glories unto you
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was ashamed of
Wish you a very Happy Vyasa Puja 2016.
my mind and thoughts, but I tried meditating on
On this most auspicious day, would like to take
your divine lotus feet.
this opportunity to thank you for your unlimited
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was sad and
mercy, love and care you have been showering on
complaining, but I tried meditating on your
all of us.
divine lotus feet.
Only with your mercy so many new people
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I doubted your
have been able to progress in devotional life by
love and compassion, but I tried meditating on
attending Bhakti Vriksha. So many kids are also
taking to Krishna consciousness due to the kids
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was filled with
program through showers of your mercy on them.
self-pity and agonized, but I tried meditating on
The mercy, love and care you show on new
members leaves an everlasting impression on
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was embar-
their minds inspiring them to progress nicely in
rassed, but I tried meditating on your divine lotus
devotional life.
feet.
We were able to witness your unlimited cause-
My dear Gurudeva, yesterday I was bitten by
less mercy on a recent incident when you were
the snake of maya, but I tried meditating on your
waiting outside the airport for a new member who
divine lotus feet.
was on his way to meet you for the first time but
Today, my dear Gurudeva, on your divine Vya-
was stuck in traffic. He had just started chanting
sa Puja, I want to do whatever is necessary to earn
since 2 weeks but your showers of kindness on him
your friendship and love. With your personal counsel
surely touched not only his heart so deeply but
there is no place for any kind of confusion. Please!
all of us who were there witnessing the incident.
Please, bless me and allow me to serve your devotees.
Please accept our humble thanks with sincere
You are Karunanidhi, an ocean of mercy! Without
gratitude for your showers of mercy on all the new
your mercy I can NEVER! NEVER! Get over my
members and inspiring them to progress nicely in
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their devotional services.
You are the shining light and inspiration for
It is wonderful to see the progress of new
thousands of us fallen souls, and have been relent-
members with their kids. Many of them are
lessly preaching and taking forward the message
actively participating in preaching and bringing
of Lord Caitanya in spite of all the obstacles and
in other new members as well.
challenges.
With your mercy my brother who was an
This made me realise that there is really no
atheist had started to chant 16 rounds and is study-
room for excuses when it comes to following the
ing Srila Prabhupadas books very intensely with
instructions of the spiritual master. You're a living
so much interest and started preaching Krishna
example of what an ideal disciple should be like!
consciounesss to friends and family.
Your determination to serve Srila Prabhupa-
With your mercy, there is a Bhakti Vriksha
da is beyond explanation, and it’s because of the
being conducted in my parents house as well since
deep love and connection that you have with
2 months hosted by mother.
Srila Prabhupada - your spiritual father, that
On this most auspicious day we thank you for
you’re unshakable in any circumstances. A great
your unlimited mercy, support, guidance, love and
lesson that we all need to learn from you Gurudev.
care on all of us.
I pray that I may get even a small spec of that
We seek your blessings for all of us to make
determination and love towards your holiness, so
very nice progress in our devotional life and al-
that I can live my life more centred around pleasing
ways remain under your guidance bring several
you and fulfilling your mission & commitments to
new people to Krishna consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada.
Please forgive me for any offenses &
I remember one time during the 2006 Mayapur
inabilities.
parikrama, I had a great fortune to be able to serve
Your servant always,
you personally. It was late in the evening and
Reena
while washing your divine lotus feet with warm
Bangalore, India
water, you were conversing with one of your per-
Dear Guru Maharaj
sonal servants and as you were speaking to them,
Please accept my respectful obeisance at the
you suddenly looked into my eyes and said “I want
dust of your divine lotus feet.
a clean heart!… I want a clean heart…!!”. I was
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
completely in shock for a few minutes.
All Glories to your Holiness.
I will never forget this moment, as it had a deep
On the most auspicious occasion of your 67th
impact in my life. I later realised that it’s ONLY
Vyasa Puja day, I submit myself to you once again
by having a clean heart, that anyone will be able
as a helpless child who’s struggling in this material
to understand your true position and glories - and
world, at your lotus feet.
the true essence of our glorious parampara and
I beg for your mercy that I may purify myself
sublime philosophy.
thru this heartfelt offering, so that I can serve you
The dangerous vices such as lust, greed, anger
with even more determination and faith in the
and excessive desire for materialism and prestige
months and years to come, for your pleasure and
quick cover the heart like a “black blanket”, which
the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada.
makes it hard for us to realise & relish the real
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taste of Krishna Consciousness and the position
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad!
of the Guru.
All Glories to Guru Maharaj!
Guru Maharaj, today I just want to express my
My Dearmost Spiritual Father,
heart to you, and submit myself completely to you,
Please accept my respectful obeisances!
as your spiritual son whose sole purpose and goal
It’s your Vyasa Puja day, this is the most auspi-
of life is to please you.
cious day in my life and in the history of the world. I’ve been tossed around by the three modes of
Srila Prabhupada has saved this world, by
material nature in the various situations of life
giving devotional service in its purity and perfec-
over the past few years, and really feel that I need
tion. His Divine Grace gave us the most valuable
to get more focused and do more.
Transcendental gems... The Holy Name, The De-
Please give us (our family) the boon of positive
ities, The Books, The Temples, The Festivals and
association with devotees who can inspire us to
The unparalleled personality of your Holy Self...
surcharge our devotional practices - to help purify
"Srila Jayapataka Swami - The profound disciple of
our hearts more and more.
Srila Prabhupada..". You are one of the greatest
Please forgive me for any offences that I might
gift Srila Prabhupada left for us in this world...
have committed unto your lotus feet knowingly or
Your life in entirety, I see, dedicated solely
unknowingly. I yearn to be able to serve you with
to your Spiritual Master His Divine Grace, His
more focus and determination.
Teachings and Mission. In you I see the perfection
My wife Vanita and my son Rishabh also share
as a disciple. His instructions are the very life-line
their heartfelt wishes to your holiness on this most
of your existence.
auspicious day, and we need your blessings that we
People feel transcendental purity, quality in
may be able to be the best examples as a Krishna
all the temples of our society and you, my dear
Conscious family, and perfect our lives by always
Father has given the world of devotees opportuni-
keeping Krishna in the centre.
ty to dwell in Krishna Consciousness unlimitedly
On this most auspicious day we pray to Lord
Nrsingadeva to protect you at all times, so that
you can continue traveling and preaching in every town and village.
Please give us the taste in chanting the holy
names, and executing positive devotional service.
Guru Maharaj Ki Jaya!
Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!!
Your eternal spiritual son,
Shabda Hari Das,
Vanita Siddharth,
Rishabh,
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in Mayapur Dham. It is an unlimited treasure
may miss the greatest of opportunity for such an
of devotional service, well perceived from Srila
association, due to some complications. But with
Prabhupada and well Implemented to the core of
a simple change of attitude one can see you.
perfection. Insignificant souls like me get to live
My Dear Gurudeva!
inside the campus, the facility automated so every
Today on this most auspicious day, I beg for
devotional service is performed with great bliss
your mercy to bless me with a tinge of dedication
"Thushyanti Ca Ramanthi Ca"... The experience
to serve your holy self, for your mission is non-dif-
of living as a dust particle in the Lotus Feet of
ferent from Srila Prabhupad's mission practically
Lord Caitanya "Aslisya va patha Rathaam"!!!
implemented. "Srila Prabhupada mano bishtam
You revealed the Holy Dham to the world and
sthapitham ena bhuthale"
the innermost confidential secret treasure houses
of devotional services in Navadweep, unknown to
the world before. We are all blissfully enjoying the
such dedication and clarity beyond all odds. facilities... created by you with great effort and
Kindly bless me so that I remain your servant
dedication. We are yielding unlimited amount of
even life after life... I cannot imagine a life with-
Spiritual benefits and still you stay humble...
out you, you are the life-line of my very existence!
Kindly bless me so that I will serve you with
In the world where we see hypocrisy,
With love,
command, control and great proudness for tiny
Your humble servant and spiritual daughter,
contribution... Even after distributing all the
Santha Gopi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
greatest wealth, you stay simple and approach-
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-able... Many times I wonder is it a dream, does
a personality like this can ever exist?!! Krishna
Dear Guru Maharaja,
comes to attract the conditioned souls back to
His abode... and you are one of His magic for this
purpose! Guru Maharaja, it is indeed a great fortune for
You are a perfect "Model" of the spiritual world.
me to write this mail to you, on the occasion of
This magic has simply worked wonders on me and
your Vyasa Puja celebrations.
so many others and have transformed "coal to
It has been over three years now since I have
soul"!!!
been introduced to the Krishna Consciousness
You are visible to a simple and uncomplicated
process. Ever since I took my first step in this
heart. My heart cry for those who are missing to
spiritual journey, my whole life has changed and
know a personality like Yourself being present on
my perception about everything around me has
this earth.
changed.
Alas!
First of all, Guru Maharaja, I would like to
What a loss for them! What a loss for them!
express my sincere gratitude to you for accepting
Its really bewildering how conditioning
a worthless soul like me as your initiated disciple.
works... As mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam.1.1.1
The Lord showered His blessings on me last year
Despite you are just there... and they don't see
during Narasimha Chaturdasi when He consid-
you. Krishna's Maya is really powerful and one
ered me worthy enough to meet you for the first
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time and to be initiated under your lotus feet.
fallen soul like me and giving me an opportunity
Although my first meeting with you was very
to serve you in my limited capabilities. I look
short, I felt as though I had known you for ages!
forward to more such opportunities in future.
I recollected some of my seniors mentioning the
Guru Maharaj, I know that there is a lot more
same when they met you for the first time.
that I can do to serve you and the Lord. I seek
After initiation, life took a big turn in a
your blessings and pray for your mercy so that I am
positive way. While I felt more secure than before,
constantly in the association of devotees who guide
I realised the need and desire to do more ser-
me in my spiritual journey. I pray to Sri Sri Radha
vice at your lotus feet. In addition to continuing
Madhav and Lord Jagannath for your good health
my humble services like chanting, reading Srila
so that you may continue to spread the message of
Prabhupada’s books, listening to your lectures,
Srila Prabhupada and uplift more fallen souls.
doing small transcriptions, helping in projects
on value education, I have also been helping
Shobhamayi Kesavi Devi Dasi,
my husband (Rangamaya RamaKrishna Das) in
New Rajapur Jagannath Dham,
his preaching endeavors. I seek your blessings,
Bangalore, India
Guru Maharaj, to increase the intensity of my
Dear Jayapataka Swami Maharaj,
devotional service with the guidance of my
Please accept my respectful obeisance.
seniors.
I have joined ISKON couple of years back
I was truly blessed when I got the golden
through Caitanya Avatari prabhu – New Rajapur
opportunity to be in your association when you
Jagannath Dham- Bangalore. I like preaching
were in transit via Singapore in January 2016.
methodology which clarifies the doubt if any
From the moment I saw you at the airport till the
and guidance given to individual enhancing in
time I left your hotel room, I would like to cherish
spiritual life. I have realized power of maha mantra
every moment spent in your association. It was a
and I have been always active in kirtan/chanting
completely blissful evening!! I was truly amazed
I am thankful to Guru Maharaj for his
at your humility and the compassion that you
devotional support and always inspired us.
showed on all your devotees was overwhelming!!
Due to my ignorance, I did commit many mistakes
Your ever servant,
that evening. I would like to mention a few here.
Smita Lambe,
I cut an apple into many small pieces when you
Bangalore, India
had asked only six pieces. I called you Maharaj a
couple of times instead of Guru Maharaj. Just the
My Dear Guru Maharaj
way a parent would correct a small child, you were
On this event please accept my humble
very merciful to correct my mistakes. I considered
offerings. I pray to lord Nrisingh dev to give
myself the most fortunate child at that time.
strength to take care of surrendered and sheltered
Finally when you mentioned that the apples
souls and guide with your teachings and blessings
were very tasty because they were filled with BQ
to go back to God head Sri Krishna.
(Bhakti Quotient), I was completely speechless!!
I was not sure how can I make my parents
Thank you Guru Maharaj, for understanding a
Krishna's devotees. But with your causeless
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mercy both are sheltered at lotus feet and waiting
All glories to you on this auspicious day of
for initiation. Also Myself and Vishnu priya are
your vyasapuja.”
chanting 16 rounds aspiring initiation from you.
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjan- salakaya
Please shower your mercy upon us guide these
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
surrendered souls.
"I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto my
We always feel You are living force in us and
spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls.
you always guide us in our preaching Krishna
dhyana mulam guru murti
Consciousness.
puja mulam gurur padam,
mantra mulam gurur vakyam,
We all need your Guidance to attain Krishna
moksha mulam guru kripa
prema.
Please accept my humble obeisances, I pray
Translation: The Guru's form is the best
Lord Nrisimha deva to shower his mercy in you to
to meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best
take care of these fallen souls.
for worship; the Guru's word is the mantra; the
Guru's Grace is the root of liberation. (Guru Gita
Srinivasa Varada & Vishnu priya,
- Skanda Purana Dialogue between Siva and Uma
Bangalore, India
(Shakti)).
By your mercy upon me I am indebted to you,
Dear Srila Guru Maharaja
as a disciple I am trying to serve you in the ar-
Please accept my humble obeisance.
eas of Bhakti Vriksha, youth preaching and cor-
porate preaching as well. Not much advanced in
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my own bhakti because of lots of confusion in me.
aspiring devotees.
I want to dedicate my life for Krishna, that way
Wishing you a glorious and most wonderful and
I can serve more and more to spread this Gaura
transcendental vyasa puja. Wishing you the best
Katha. In daily life having so many challenges to
and best of physical health and may you inspire
lead life both in spiritual and material as well if
us and shower us with your compassion and love.
I don’t have this Love of Chanting the maha
On this auspicious day, I, the most insignificant
mantra that would have been worst to me, at least
and fallen soul, pray that you may accept me and
I saved by your unlimited mercy. Whenever
forgive me for all my faults and uplift me. Kindly
I am not able to manage I used to remember
also bless and forgive all my family members and
your holiness and Krishna nama that is the only
all the conditioned living entities with the best
hope to this poor soul. Gurudev I am not able to
and purest of Krishna Prema.
carry your orders as I committed please forgive me,
Thanking you again and again for accepting
I don’t know since how long I have been taking this
me and showering your causeless mercy and com-
material bodies without purpose, as I realized this
passion.
Will always remember to pray for your health.
is the right and meaningful life as Krishna’s plan
I met you, in this process I can achieve to reach
Your most insignificant servant,
the supreme abode by performing bhakti yoga
Subhadra Mayi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
with potency of all great vaishnava’s, acharyas and
Bangalore, India
sadhus. I beg you to your lotus feet please allow
me to serve you life after life after life that is my
dream. Please show your mercy on me to survive.
All Glories to Gurudeva!
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Lord Krishna is an ocean of mercy, but
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Gauranga gives flood of devotion in which we
Hare Rama Hare Rama
can drown and achieve Krishna prema very easily.
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Nityananda mahaprabhu is even more compas-
Your Insignificant Disciple
sionate that he delivers Jagai and Madhai. And
Srivatsa Syamasundara Das (Diksha),
Gurudeva you are His parshad. You are here to
Bangalore, India.
give us Nitai Krpa. How much more lucky can this
soul get! Your encouragement and enthusiasm is
My dear Guru Maharaj.
what is my driving force for my sadhana. Without
you this fallen soul is nothing but just immersed
in the material world. But Gurudev, your presence
All glories to Guru and Gauranga!
makes everything possible. Your mercy can make a
All glories to Sri Radha Madhava.
blind man see n a lame man walk. Your mercy and
All glories to Sri Narasimhadev.
compassion opens my eyes from the darkness of
All glories to Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva,
ignorance. Please let me be in your service always
Subhadramayi.
even though I am too wretched to deserve that.
Your eternal daughter,
All glories to Srimati Tulasi Maharani.
Shruti sheth (Subhashini Gopi)
All glories to all the glorious Vaisnavas and all
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(Daughter of H.G.Sahishnu Krishna Das and
become a proper disciple. I feel, in the last one
H.G. Ishani Radhika Devi Dasi- ex Balaramdesh)
year, Krishna has kindly blessed my family of your
disciples (Hari Purushotham Das, Devai Madhavi
Devi Dasi and Palika Vraja Gopi Devi Dasi) and
Please accept my humble obeisances at the
me with some more attachment to your lotus feet.
I've had several questions on vaishnava dealings
dust of your lotus feet!
and by your mercy, I have somewhat become more
All Glories to your Holiness & this auspicious
peaceful and understood how to go about spiritual life in trying situations. I have a very long way
appearance day!
Gurudev, as always I do not know where to be-
to go to become even an apparent vaishnava. Gu-
gin to thank you or glorify you or find the right
rudev, I beg you for your mercy to always keep me
words to say the right things. I'm dumbfounded
at the service of your lotus feet and never keep me
by the extreme causeless mercy you continuously
away from this only real treasure. I'm hard hearted
shower on me! Whether it is my day to day deal-
and desperately in need of your mercy, Gurudev.
ings or some service I am trying for your pleasure,
You are an Acarya in every sense of the term and
I feel your mercy more and more, blessing me. I
I beg Krishna to keep me forever engaged in your
know my crippled mind and empty heart would
service and increase my engagement in the
not be able to do much or handle situations or do
service of your lotus feet. Please kindly bless me
any service; if anything works out for the better, it
with understanding that I stop being arrogant
is only by your causeless mercy. I sincerely pray to
and am blessed with remembrance of Krishna and
Lord Gauranga that I may understand this better.
Gauranga.
Dear Gurudev, you give us disciples instruc-
I sincerely pray to Srimati Tulsi Maharani and
tions to carry out services, but it is actually your
Sri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Ananta Dev for your
mercy that even makes the service happen and we
well being Gurudev. We pray at all temples during
end up getting the spiritual credit - this is your
our pilgrimages for your health and well being.
amazing causeless mercy! Your astounding preaching spirit, commitment to Srila Prabhupada,
Your eternal servant and disciple,
vaishnava dealings and love for all living
Sulakshana Gopi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
beings is a constant flow of inspiration for the en-
Bangalore, India
tire vaishnava community. Every step of the way,
Dear Guru Maharaj,
you guide us so lovingly, even in your apparent
bodily unwell state.
All glories to unto your lotus feet,
By the mercy of our godbrothers and god
sisters who serve you personally, we are able to
When I first met you I prayed that you be my
hear about your glories on a regular basis and
spiritual master and after 3 years I took initiation
this infuses an ever fresh inspiration in my heart.
from you.Inspite of that I’m so insignificant, you
By Krishna's mercy I have come to understand a
still accepted me as your disciple. Thank you so
little more deeply that your Holiness is our real
much Guru Maharaj.
You are very merciful, I had a little desire to
ultimate savior. I still have a very long way to even
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serve you when I came to mayapur dham and you
lotus feet.
immediately fulfilled it by giving some kitchen
Guru Maharaj, we have no qualification to
service.
speak about you. But on this auspicious occasion
Whatever I read or hear I do not remember;
of your appearance day it is a great opportunity
please bless me so that I remember them. Kindly
for us to speak about you and get purified. Two
bless me to be in the association of devotees and
years back we went door to door for damodara
always serve Jagannath, Baladeva and Subadra.I
arati in Kartik month for your pleasure. Although
would love to preach to matajis in Marwadi com-
you were undergoing treatment for your liver that
munity. Kindly bless me.Please bless that soon my
time, you were also constantly thinking about
husband Om Krishna Das's sister and my sister
suffering souls in this material world and helping
take up Krishna consciousness.
them. That gave us a lot of inspiration to serve
you. You are an ocean of mercy. From Prabhupada
you are receiving lord Chaitanya's mercy and giv-
Sumukhi Nandini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
ing it to every one unlimitedly and uncondition-
ISKCON New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham,
ally gaura-prema. We don’t know any one more
Bangalore, India
merciful than you, Guru Maharaj. We are more
fortunate to take your darshan on Radhastami
I offer my respectful unto your lotus feet.
time at Mayapur. Even though it was late you
Dear Guru Maharaj,
spoke to each one of us and bestowed your mercy
Happy Krishna conscious birthday! I must be
and blessings on us like a rain. Your personal
blessed that I'm even writing this letter to you.
attention to every devotee has deeply impressed
And have this opportunity to glorify you.
us. Whenever we get chance to take your dar-
I have been in Krishna conscious for 8 years
shan or hear Lord Caitanya's pastimes or Prabhu-
now. And it is all because of your mercy that our
pada's katha it turned out to be always transcen-
family has got Krishna consciousness today. My
dental. Dear Guru Maharaj recently Mayapur
mom and dad are initiated and looking at them
parikrama Gaura! Gaura! Gaura! pastime at
help you to reach your goal, I'm inspired by them.
Gaura-dhaha was nectarian. Your smile, your
And have a strong desire to join you in this jour-
laugh, every action is sweet and nectarian. There
ney to spread Krishna consciousness. I hope that
is no hope for us without your mercy to cross this
by yours and gaurangas mercy I can join all the
material world. We pray to you to bestow your
wonderful devotees to spread Krishna conscious-
blessings, so that we can always remember and
ness and be of some help.
meditate on your's and Srila Prabhupada's instructions.
Your servant,
Sunaina, (Shelter)
Bangalore, India
Sureshbabu A, Viniya, (Shelter)
Bangalore, India
Dear Guru Maharaj
Please accept our respectful obeisance to your
My Dear Guru Maharaj,
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Please accept our respectful obeisance’s unto
your lotus feet.
Tirth Caitanya Das, (Diksha),
Saranagathi Gopika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
All Glories to your Holiness!!!
Bh Puja,Bh Abhishek,
This day the Vyasa Puja of my Guru Maharaj
ISKCON Jagannath mandir, Seshadripuram,
is a very glorious moment, for only on this day we
Bangalore, India
have the rare opportunity of glorifying you even
though we are not qualified to do so. You also men-
Dear Guru Maharaja,
tioned in one of your Vyasa Puja address that by
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
glorifying ones Spiritual master on his Vyasa Puja
day the disciple becomes free from all offenses
I came into Krishna Consciousness about four
committed knowingly or unknowingly. You have
years back and I have been practising it by attend-
accepted foolish conditioned souls like us as your
ing Bhakti Vriksha classes under the guidance of
disciples even though we don’t have any qualities
His Grace Caitanya Avatari Das, His Grace Rasa-
to be so. But still out of your causeless mercy you
mayi Devi Dasi and His Grace Vaisnavananda
have kept us under your shelter suffering, because
Nitai Das. After coming to Krishna Conscious-
of our Karmas. In spite of your age and health
ness, I have been able to attain peace of mind.
limitations, you are travelling untiringly spread-
I have been chanting 16 rounds of Hare
ing the message of Lord Caitanya, in every nook
Krishna Mahamantra and 10 rounds of Ugram
and corner of this world trying to deliver fallen
Viram mantra daily, which makes me happy for
souls like us from this material world. You are a
the whole day.
true representative of Srila Prabhupada always
Last year, I was fortunate to get initiated by
engaged in serving him. You have taken up the
you during Narasimha Caturdasi. I feel extremely
mission of Srila Prabhupada as your life and soul.
grateful to you for having initiated me. I also feel
But we feel that we have done nothing for the
thankful for receiving the opportunity of visiting
shelter that you given us. Please shower your mer-
the holy place of Mayapur.
cy so that we may serve you in every possible way
At the latter half of 2015, I got the wonderful
to the best of our capacities.
opportunity of meeting you in close proximity in
On this glorious Vyasa puja day, I would like
Bangalore and receiving your blessings.
to inform you that we have crossed the 50 plus
I have had the good fortune of learning
mark of Bhakthi Vrkshas including some manjaris
some of the important slokas like Narayaniyam,
in Seshadripuram temple. This has been possible
Bhagavad Gita, Visnu Sahasranamam, etc. (all
by your causeless mercy.
being glorification of the Supreme Lord) at a very
We pray that you shower your mercy, so that
young age. Over the past two decades, I have, in
we may achieve the target discussed between us
my limited capacity, been passing this knowledge
during your last visit to Bangalore.
on the various shlokas among devotees across
On this day our sincere prayers to Lord
multiple geographies through online sessions.
Nrsimhadev to keep you always under his
While the focus of these sessions has been more
protection.
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ciation and tune, I have strived to also incul-
Guru Maharaja. Never have I seen you speak
cate the meaning behind some of the important
independent of Srila Prabhupada. You always
slokas as a part of these sessions.
recollect and relate what Srila Prabhupada said
Further, I have also taken the opportunity of
or did when you speak on any subject. I have
sharing my experiences of being with the Krishna
always listened to your speech with Awe and
Consciousness movement among these devotees
Reverence and amazed at however after so many
so that they can also benefit and consider being a
years, all of Srila Prabhupada 's memories are
part of this great journey.
deeply imbedded in your memory. I realize
Lastly, through my culinary skills, I have made
that without complete surrender, Deep Love,
the most of any opportunity wherein I can prepare
Attachment and Respect such recollection cannot
nice bhoga / prasadam for the Lord.
happen.
Guru Maharaj, the above are some of my in-
I also had a personal realization of this
significant attempts to help you in your untir-
aspect of you Srila Gurudeva, which I would like
ing efforts to abide by your commitments to Srila
to share here. In August 2014, while I was your
Prabhupada, in spreading the word of Guru and
sheltered disciple, I wrote my Vyasa Puja
Gauranga.
Offering to Srila Prabhpada. In that offering I was
I seek your blessings to be able to continue on
sharing my realization that Srila Prabhupada 's
this path and help you in this journey.
appearance on Earth was just to give out his
causeless mercy. While doing so, I landed up
begging him to bless me so that his wonderful
Varadayini Yasoda Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
spiritual son, your Divine Grace may accept
New Rajapur Jagannath Dham,
me as your initiated disciple soon. Your health
Bangalore, India
condition at that timeGuru Maharaja, was very
poor and I was not even sure as to when I could
My dear Guru Maharaja,
evenget to meet you let alone get initiation from
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, All Glories to
you. To add to my distress, you were also taken ill
Guru & Gauranga!
seriously due to your liver condition, admitted
Please accept my humble Obeisancesat your
to a hospital in Delhi and remained in ICU for
Lotus feet.
few months. The entire ISKCON Community
On this auspicious occasionof Vyasa Puja of
and other well wishers were praying to Srila Pra-
your Holiness, please permit me to place my hum-
bhupada and Krishna for your recovery. To my
ble offering at your lotus feet. While I am fully
amazement, In January2015, in about 4 months
conscious of the fact that I have no qualification,
time of my request to Srila Prabhupada, you came
I certainly know that by your causeless mercy
directly from Delhi Hospital to Chennai and
I can speak a few words in your glorification. Guru
showered your mercy on myself, my wife and my
Maharaja, I have no words to describe your mood
ageing parents and initiated us. I can contribute
of Surrender and attachment to your Guru
this turn of events to nothing other than your
Maharaja Srila Prabhupada. This realization
direct
keeps coming to me every time I hear you speak
Prabhupada and your complete surrender to him,
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due to which you took great risk with your health
completely attached and surrendered to your
condition to fulfill a request made by an insignif-
lotus feet. Please forgive me for all the offenses
icant servant to your beloved Spiritual Master
that I have knowingly or unknowingly committed
Srila Prabhupada. How else should I understand
at your lotus feet, to all my God Brothers and God
this pastime Guru Maharaja? I would also like
Sisters and to all theVaishnavas & Vaishnavis at
to recollect your mood of how a disciple sees his
large and bless me so that I can remain your faith-
Service in comparison to his Guru Maharaja's
ful servant eternally.
Service. You had in Aug 2015, visited Bangalore
and also participated in the Ratha Yatra festival.
Vidhura Madhava Das (Diksha),
While everyone was really amazed and glorify-
Bangalore, India
ing you for your tireless service to ISKCON in
spite of your severe health condition for the past
Dear Gurudev,
several years, you simply talked about the difficul-
Please accept our respectful Obeisances!
ties that Srila Prabhupada underwent at such a
We are very insignificant souls to glorify you.
ripe age to establish ISKCON and give Krishna
We have heard from senior devotes instances that
Consciousness to everyone and that whatever
when you are present whole place get a dham
is being done now is nothing compared to Sri-
vibration and every individual soul from duki get
la Prabhupada 's Service under such difficult
transformed to suki. In the kirtan mela 2015 when
circumstances and age. I seek your blessings
the devotees asked you to participate you said that
so that I could follow in your footsteps and be
I am not great singer to participate but when you
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sang the kirtan the Pancha Tattva started shower-
to perform their devotional service properly.
ing their happiness which was visible by everyone.
Your advice and instruction are coming true
Even in a tireless condition you make sure you
once you travel to African countries you plan to
preach to the condition souls to awaken the dor-
go for preaching places you advice the care takers
mant Krishna consciousness like when you are hos-
that we take the darshan of deities and leave for
pitals you preach to the doctors, nurses and other
the program but it was too late they took you for
patients and you have given them shelter at your
the preaching place but on the way the car met
lotus feet. As we understand that when Narada
with an accident then you explained them that
Muni gave a minute association to the hunter he
why I told you to take the darshan of the deities
became a devotee same way any conditional soul
and when attend the preaching program you nev-
associates with you he becomes a great devotee.
er expressed that you have met with an accident
and your total consciousness about how to deliver
Your love for god brothers and Srila Prabhupa-
the condition soul.
da is very exuberant you try to serve them every
We can declare that we are very fortunate to
minute of your life. Every time you try to glorify
have spiritual father like you but you mercifully
Srila Prabhupada and gratitude shown by you to
accepted us as your disciples. We pray at your lo-
his divine grace is un explainable. Please bless us to
tus feet to bless us to get the love of godhead.
have the same gratitude to our senior vaishnavas.
Your song written on Srila Prabhupada “yadi Pra-
Vijaygaura Krishna Das, (Diksha)
bhupada na hoito” is eye weeping song which you
Daivi prakriti Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
love the Srila Prabhupada so much. We under-
Bangalore, India
stand from your care takers that whenever your
My dear spiritual father,
BP levels are high and when get an opportunity to
see devotees at that instant your BP level reduces
drastically that shows that you given every inch
of your life for devotees. You mercy on the condi-
This last year, we have seen challenge after
tion soul is very amazing like a honey bee it try to
challenge thrown at you, ranging from continuous
find the honey in the flowers same way you find
physical issues you face, whenever you strain your
un identifiable goodness in the condition soul
body beyond limits, to the most thorny manageri-
and encourage them serve the lordship and make
al conundrums which get created.
them great vaishnava’s by taking all there karma
Each such challenge only seems to make you
even the deva devatas will not do the same.
more determined to increase your service to Srila
You are so self less whenever you pray for
Prabhupada.
the lordship you are only concerned about the
We generally talk about devotees being beyond
ISKCON projects, Srila Prabhupada instructions
the modes of material nature, but talk is cheap.
and disciples all your prayers are surround this
When it comes to action, we quickly compromise
things not even a second you pray for yourself
with our strongest material and spiritual desires
even at the helpless condition. Even at helpless
or aversions.
condition you make others happy and make them
But we have a wonderful magic formula to save
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us at these times:
with the same vigor as you used to do before your
The moment we remember you and your
stroke!
pastimes, we realise what is the actual standard
Please shower your causeless mercy and bless
for devotees: to be in a happy mood whenever we
me, my family, and our services to you!
are with devotees and serving them, no matter
Your spiritual son,
WHAT unpleasantness we face from others, or
Vijay Venugopal Das, (Diksha)
Bangalore, India
from material nature, or from our own minds.
Even more difficult is to be steady in mind
My dear Srila Gurudeva,
even when we receive the best gratification for
our senses and mind.
lotus feet and please shower your causeless mercy
But nowadays we are so fortunate, thanks to
on this fallen disciple of yours. Today is such an
our dear godbrothers and -sisters worldwide, that
auspicious day. On this day I would like to remem-
every single day someone sends the latest news of
ber and glorify all the qualities of yours. They are
your pastimes. Or extracts from your pastimes. Or
unlimited.
your action photographs. So we are always with
Without your mercy we cannot cross over the
you. This is our biggest protection from Maya.
ocean of material nescience and obtain Krishna
A couple of days ago, in the last hour of sleep,
Prema (Devotional service) Today is the auspi-
I dreamt of you. You were fully cured, and you em-
cious appearance day of your Holiness and a very
braced me in a very special way! That joyous feel-
important day in our lives, your disciples.
Oh Gurudeva just by totally depending on
you all the difficulties can be solved. Oh Gurudeva again I beg for your mercy because I have
no other hope. Please help me to overcome my
anarthas and all I desire is to be in your divine
service always and to fulfill your mission to Srila
Prabhupada. I want to preach, please give me your
mercy so that they can all surrender unto your
lotus feet. I pray at your lotus feet to please bless
me so that I can accept your instructions as my
life and soul. Please allow me to serve you eternal-
ing is still with me. I believe dreams one gets at
ly without any deviation.
this time come true!!!!
On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja I
Please stay with us for decades more. You are
pray that Sri Sri Narasimha Deva protects you al-
more important to ISKCON than one million of
ways in your preaching mission. Please forgive me
us. There are many small children who already
for any mistakes committed while trying to glorify
love you deeply, and you must give them initiation
your divine qualities.
Your Unworthy Daughter,
when they grow up. And their children too!
We humbly pray to Lord Caitanya, that soon
Vijaya Bhakti Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
he should make you walk, talk, swim, and dance
New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham, Bangalore
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Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,
shelter to my niece when in Singapore. With this,
Please accept my humble Obeisance,
all members from our family feel safe under your
care..a la Vasudeva kutumbakam.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
In our own limited ways, we have been carry-
Another year has passed by since I last wrote to
ing our Bhakti Vriksha preaching – both online
you as part of my last Vyasa puja offering. During
and through face-to-face. These sessions include
this period, you have faced tougher challenges on
participation from people of all age groups spread
the health front.
across multiple geographies. We do see some of
Each time, you have exemplified your deter-
these participants changing into serious devotees.
mination and will power to fight against all odds
Further my experiments with my culinary skills
to continue with your single-minded mission of
continue to develop through my cooking and dis-
spreading the commitments to Srila Prabhupada.
tributing prasadam among devotees praying for
For anyone to thus go on spreading message of the
their spiritual progress. I also had an opportunity
Lord during the most difficult of times is really
of being part of the cooking team when you were
inspiring to ordinary souls like us. A case in point
in Bangalore last year. That I could be in your
is even when you were admitted to the ICU, your
proximity and be in the same room during this
effort to give Krishna to the doctors and nurses
time gave me great joy and satisfaction.
across all communities and religions, reiterating
Also, my passion for singing kirtans has also
to them the importance of chanting and while you
helped us to start a monthly session purely fo-
were in the ICU is so very humbling.
cused at singing Kirtans with a good participation
I am really humbled by your energy levels,
from devotees. I also had the chance to lead a kir-
positivity, devotion and determination exhibited
tan among devotees while awaiting your arrival in
at all times oblivious of all the challenges you
Bangalore last year.
encounter, Guru Maharaja. Your eagerness to meet
As the Lord says in the Bhagavad Gita, if we
new devotees, ability to converse with all and all
take one step towards the Lord, He takes many
on varied subjects, patience to listen and empa-
more steps towards us. So true in my own instance,
thize with concerns expressed by many, keenness
wherein my forays into unchartered pursuits like
to get into minute details, memory to recount from
cooking and singing have both found reasonable
incidents and meetings that happened decades
acceptance among the devotees who are always
back etc. have all enhanced my respect and love
encouraging.
for you more and more.
While pursuing these activities, I feel I am only
I wish to again express my gratitude and thank-
contribution a fraction of my abilities. My mind
fulness to you for accepting someone like me under
still meanders to activities that are more direct-
your spiritual care and guidance. I hope and pray
ed to pleasing the senses at the mundane material
that I am inspired further and able to imbibe even
platform.
a fraction of the above stated qualities of yours.
We continue to pray for your speedy recov-
During this year gone by, my brother and his
ery so that you can continue with your mission to
wife along with our mother were provided initi-
spread the word of the Lord to more people. Please
ation by you. Further, you were also kind to offer
feel free to order me to take up any service which
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can help your mission albeit even in a small way.
distribution as usual at different places.
I was meditating on your above instruction.
Vishweshwar Govinda Das, (Diksha)
So I tried to go out and assist other devotees who
Bangalore, India
were doing book distribution.
However stock of books collected by me were
Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaj,
as it is.
By your causeless mercy something miraculous
dust of your lotus feet.
was awaiting.
I'm not yet all qualified to glorify your great-
I gave one Bhagavad Gita as it is to one
ness.
visitor in a Hanuman temple. After few days this
Like a small child's broken words bring plea-
person kept calling for few days and placed order
sure to parent. Hope this offering bring pleasure
for his friends, relatives, office colleagues. Soon,
to you.
the stock of books I had got, distributed without
I would like to narrate an instance which took
any effort.
place some time back for your pleasure.
Thank you Guru Maharaja for your causeless
When you visited ISKCON Jagannath Mandir
mercy.
in 2008-9, in lecture your mentioned, help other
Also in your recent visit you mentioned the
devotees to excel in their devotional service.
example of Dhruva maharaj, how when he was
Then Krishna will be very much pleased and
going back home his mother was also going in
we can make good progress.
another plane.
This seems to be a simple statement. However
You mentioned similarly one who is involved
this turned out to be great miracle.
in the Bhakti Vriksha preaching will also have a
In that year, during book marathon, group
chance to go back home.
of bhakti vriksha devotees were doing book
This is such a great inspiration.
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You are practically demonstrating every mo-
and organ both collectively and individually
ment, preaching is the essence in spite of so much
starting from brain and made your body to be just
physical inconvenience.
a static deity and the pujaris are maintaining this
On this auspicious occasion of your vyasa puja
wonderful talking deity.
We as a family pray to their lordship Sri Sri Jagan-
Despite her such attempt and attempt of my
nath, Baladev Subadra, sudarshan, Sri Sri Laxmi
being sinful, you have accelerated the velocity of
Narasima, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Srila Prabh-
your loving devotional service mani a times than
upada to give you good health and protect you
ever before, to Guru and Gauranga! And on the
from all dangers. So that you continue to spread
other side, You gave maya a new temple along
the mission and inspire many thousands of souls
with association of Sri Caitanya Mahprabhu and
to take up devotional service to Krishna.
reminded her of her name Simantini devi and her
We beg forgiveness for any offence committed
chanting the holy name. Srila Haridas Thakur did
at your lotus feet and seek blessings to practice
a similar thing to maya.
high standard of sadhana bhakti which will please
Your magnanimity forgives my anarthas and
Hari, Guru, Vaisnavas
mistakes/aparadas each time and giving more and
more chances to me with a hope that someday
Your humble insignificant servants,
I shall turn into a devotee of Lord Caitanya!
Visvapti Krishna Das, (Diksha)
24 Hours both day and night you are con-
Suvarna Vihar Lila Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
stantly engaged in the service of our beloved
Gauranga and Rangarupa,
Srila Prabhupada blissfully. When Prabhupada says
Bangalore, India
don't waste time or how emergency is this Krishna
Consciousness for each and every soul or words
My dear eternal Spiritual Father Guru Ma-
with meaning to this effect, I appreciated and felt
haraj!
the seriousness to become Krishna Conscious.
But however, when I try to observe your thoughts,
Nobody is qualified to glorify you or con-
words, and activities irrespective of time place and
ceive your glories. But by your mercy even a very
circumstances, I was able to understand a little bit
very fallen and wretched person can glorify you.
as to how should I engage my time each moment
Taking advantage of this mercy my humble attempt
in the service of Guru Maharaj. It is amazing to
would express my mind in your glorification.
see you spending each moment of your time so
You are sakshad Hari and perfect repre-
expertly to be used every bit of it in unadulter-
sentative of Govinda! You are a non-stoppable
ated service to Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga!.
exalted personality in the service of Srila
You are one of the perfect live examples to exhibit
Prabhupada which is the mission of Sri Caitanya
the loving relationship of a true disciple to Srila
Mahprabhu. Am seeing in you the ahaituki and
Prabhupada!
apratihata attitude of service in separation from
Your love is unlimited, Your mercy flow in all
Guru and Gauranga!
directions to reach out to every one in every nook
Taking advantage of my anarthas and being
and corner of the world. Your munificientness
sinful nature, maya has crushed your every limb
in giving Nityananda Prabhus Krupa to one and
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all ensures no one is deprived of it including the
more than this!
tribes!
Oh my dear Guru Maharaj,
I can understand how merciful Lord Caitanya
Jagannatha Swami Nayanapatakami
and Nityananda Prabhu without reservations, by
Nayanapatakami Bhavatume.
observing how merciful you are to me.
I heard you sing this and repeated after you.
But My dear Lord! Am so fallen, so fallen, so
But in my heart following the above stanza auto-
fallen that even after you give me several chances
matically raised from inside
again and again and again and again, still I lose all
Jayapataka Swami Nayanapatakami
tastes, the moment am away from you. Am such
Nayanapatakami Bhavatume.
a rascal that despite getting special and personal
Now the alter of my heart seem complete!
mercy from your amazing lotus feet still I did not
At the end of my offering, on this most
develop any taste for the chanting of the Holy-
auspicious day of my life I beg from you dear Guru
name. I have no other shelter but you! Kindly
Maharaj, please energise me, engage me and make
forgive my offenses and mistakes on this most
me do what you desire me to do while blessing me
auspiscious day of my life, by giving an extra ounce
in such a way that the mood and consciousness
of your divine mercy and accept me as one of the
of me at this time of writing to you as fully ab-
dust particles under your lotus feet and kindly
sorbed in your thoughts never vanish from me and
don't cast me away.
increase love for you and gauranga and Radha
I am surprised to see in myself exactly what
Madhav unlimitedly within my heart.
I heard that Srila Bhakti Siddanta Saraswati
Goswami Takore, the life and soul of Srila
Your good for nothing disciple very very fallen,
Prabhupad, said that, "this is not soul, but coal.
Vrajesvara Gaura Das (Diksha),
How much ever you wash it remains black" Guru
Bangalore, India
Maharaj!. Am sure you have taken an uncalculated risk for me selflessly by showering Jai Srila Prabhupada please accept my humble
Your mercy causelessly on me, oh dear father!
obedience. Jai Guru Maharaj!
Oh Sri Caitanya Mahprabhu! Oh Nityananda
Please consider this fallen soul prayers and
Prabhu! Oh Advaita Acarya! Oh Srila Prabhu-
make my life purified by serving you & Gauranga
pada!! You all gave me such a wonderful merci-
Mahaprabhu all through my life and life after life...
ful exalted perfect Spiritual Master, where as I am
Jai Gurudev!
so wretched and conditioned and so fallen that
You are merciful to all conditional soul... I just
I don't have any qualification to even see His
love my Guru Maharaj for unconditional love and
shadow. So On this most auspiscious day of my life
mercy on all living creatures such a live example
I pray and beg this one benediction that please
as every devotees knows about this how merciful
make this good for nothing Vrajeshwar Gaura
and gloryfing nature and dedication towards the
Das to capture the mood and vibration of my be-
mission of Srila Prabhupada., you are simply won-
loved spiritual father and be a wonderful suitable
derful my Guru Maharaj.
disciple to Him as He took the risk for me and He
I am blessed to be your disciple. My life will
is very very dear to you all!!! I ask of you nothing
complete only when I fulfill certain orders give by
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you... Please kindly guide me and keep me at your
recovery.
service Guru Maharaj.
Your Holiness is a living testimony for one to
develop firm faith trust and belief at the lotus feet
Yeshaswini, (Diksha)
of the Lordship & His Holy words " My Devotee
Bangalore, India
Will Never Perish".
Guru Maharaj, Please accept as our homage at
All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga!
Your Feet; like every year, our family has offered
All Glories to His Divine Grace
on Your behalf at Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Temple,
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!
Sri Vrindavan Dham "One Day Seva in Vrindavan"
All Glories to Your Divine Grace His Holiness
On this Auspicious day at the Divine Lotus Feet
Jayapataka Swami Acaryapada, Guru Maharaj!
of Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, Sri Sri Radha Shyam-
Dear Beloved Spiritual Father, Guru Maharaj,
sunder, Sri Sri Gaur Nitai & Srila Prabhupada.
Your Humble Servants at the service of
Please accept our respectful humble obeisances
Vaishnavas & Vaishnavis,
at Your Lotus Feet, our hermitage.
On Your Holiness's most Auspicious, Glorious
Dr. Arvindaksha Govind Das (Ph.D)(Diksha)
& Gracious Sixty Seventh Vyasa Puja Mohotsava.
GBC Guest Deputy, Member of ICC,
We submissively offer our prayers at the Divine
Member of NIDC Member of ILS & SPN,
Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Radha Madhava Asta-sakhi
Patron & Ex-Chairman ISKCON, The Indian
to shower their choicest mercy, blessings and
Religious & Social Group, Balaramdesh,
anukampa on Your Holiness for Your full and fast
Bhopal, India
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My only prayer is that I develop undeterred unflinching strong faith, love, devotion and attach-
Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaj (my eternal
ment to the lotus feet of my wonderful spiritual
spiritual father),
master and this bhakthi should be never deterred in
Please accept my humble obeiscances at Your
whatever condition of life, in the phase of whichever
divine lotus feet again and again...
All glories to Srila Prabhupada my spiritual
form of agents of Kali who try to be great obstacle
grandfather. All glories to my dear Guru Maharaj...
in our progress of Bhakthi. If this unflinching
I somehow can feel that I have been a very nas-
sincere strong bhakthi to my Gurudev happens,
ty person in my previous lives and then somehow
then my life will be truly successful. Otherwise
You out of Your causeless mercy recognized this
my very existence is simply, a great waste and a
fallen piteous condition of this soul and showered
burden for the world. I pray to the merciful Gaura
mercy upon me by praying to Gaur Nitai to forgive
Nitai to fulfill this prayer for devotion to Sri
this soul and have mercy upon me (The same way
Guru Charana, and in fact actually speaking.
as Nitai prayed for Jagai to Gauranga) because of
my only true desire for my real wellbeing rest of
which this birth I finally took to be rescued by the
the desires are only floating clouds, silly, and use-
boat of Krishna consciousness and now working
less, coming & going.
as Your instrument through preaching activities.
I pray to them to kindly make me one of the
Though this preaching activity is insignificant...
most sincere disciples of my Gurudeva as soon as
Still it is a wonderful feat happening... that
possible, forever. Also Please pray for me Gurudeva
making this fallen jiva to act on behalf of Guru
to let my devotion to your lotus feet increase for-
Paramapara. This is a part of your glorious lila.
ever and to protect me from its obstacles. Krishna
Her Grace Siromani mataji and her Prabhu,
will listen to such a pure dear devotee only.
SEVA AT NIT CALICUT:
His Grace Acintya Caitanya Das have been very
very kind in connecting me with You and thus
Regarding the seva at NIT Calicut... there are
understand a pinch of Your unlimited glories.
totally around 60 devotees who are more or less
This connection took me miles forward in my
serious in developing their Krishna consciousness
Krishna consciousness by helping me increase the
and 30 more who come rarely. Of these, as of now,
most treasured wealth of Guru Bhakthi. My heart-
I felt 30 of them desire to pursue it in their life
felt gratitude to them, the foremost of my Siksa
very seriously. As of now, about
Gurus. It is difficult to understand the full
17 among final fourth year B.Tech students
glories of pure devotees of Krishna. In fact O
(everyday around 6 devotees gather... the individuals
my Gurudev, I feel Krishna is revealing Your un-
attending are floating though they actually wish to
-limited greatness and glories... More and more...
attend more regularly)
through Your physical ailments... melting the hard
* 13 PG students (M.Tech, M.Sc, M.B.A of all
rocky hearts of the people of this age of Kali and
semesters.),
taking to Krishna Consciousness simply by observ-
* 4 PHD students. (For PG and Phd students
ing You. Krishna is revealing you more and more.
class is kept together, everyday strength around 10
Gurudeva. I thank the Lord for this kindness, even
and they are very regular...)
* 18 from B.Tech 3rd years (Everyday strength
the most nasty people's eyes are opening...
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13... these 13 are highly regular)
understanding of the philosophy of Krishna con-
* 11 from B.Tech 2nd years (all are regular at-
sciousness... To take classes for other batches.
least 8 daily, last month the everyday strength was
I asked my father Udara Kirthi Chaitanya Das
quite low as they went for other college functions at
(currently serving as temple president in Balaram-
night)
desh) about it and he encouraged to proceed
The class schedule is daily class for B.Tech 2nd
with the same... Telling that this was one of the
years and alternate days class - one day for B.Tech
reasons of success in Balaramdesh... Developing
4th years and next day 2 classes... 1 for PG, Phd and
new preachers. Siromani mataji for some period
other for B.Tech 3rd years. We do daily Bhaga-
did careful nurturing of these new preachers so
vad Gita class for 15-30 minutes. On Sunday hear
that they get minimum qualification to preach
Siromani Mataji's class on phone. Friday and
As It Is... the message of Srila Prabhupada that is
Saturaday- Sankirtan for different batches.
chanting fixed rounds minimum 8 and read regu-
Siromani mataji once called a get together for
larly Srila Prabhupada's books and be a strict veg-
all girls at South Vrindavan. But only few could
etarian.
turn up from Calicut. However we were fortunate
Gayathri mataji, one of the most serious among
to get association from Mataji and the devotees of
the 3 new preachers followed all the principles
Manipal whom she had been carefully nurturing
that mataji set very carefully and in fact absorbed
from so long. Their association had an electrifying
herself completely into it. Now she is a wonderful
effect... I felt like I was with disciples of Srila
sincere devotee at Your lotus feet serving Prabhu-
Prabhupada... As they were so... Absorbed in
pada's mission. She took shelter at your Lotus Feet
Krishna Consciousness... They thus showed how
this Gaura Purnima. She passed out from NIT
in colleges people could definitely turn their
Calicut and is now a faculty at NIT Andhra
whole life to Krishna even without the support
Pradesh. She has started regular classes for
from their family members at all. I was convinced
students there daily... Around 12 attending and...
that this same could happen in Calicut as well.
A bigger program on weekends when many more
They told their secret was - service and devotion
join.
to Guru Maharaj & Guru Maharaj's unlimit-
The other 2 preachers not able to prepare for
ed mercy. I was very inspired from all of them
class this year. But a new set of 4 preachers have
and... Their association encouraged me as well...
come up who are taking classes turn by turn for
To preach more enthusiastically in NIT Calicut.
their juniors... (i.e,) 3rd years for 2nd years.
Siromani Mataji does that always... Care and
The students are getting solution for their
encouragement at every step... And connecting
material aspect of life as well from Bhagavad Gita
with you at every step. Thus keeping us enthused
by remembering that all these actually just affect
always... Thus remembering and understanding
the body and not the real self... And to depend
that we are indeed... pleasing the spiritual master
more on Krishna by chanting. Sometimes those
and the Guru Parampara.
interested sit to discuss for hours together on spir-
After coming back to college, using intelligence
itual topics... It is so... Nice experience, Gurudev.
that You blessed me with I thought to assign the
Our heartfelt gratitude to You Father and.
most sincere girls who had an overview/ broader
Srila Prabhupada... for gifting so many of us... such
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a beautiful life of color and fulfillment because...
fallen soul that I always remain as a faithful ser-
It is centered around the most attractive Lord
vant at your divine lotus feet. I sincerely seek your
Krishna.
blessings for my family(me, my wife & our child
All glories to You.
to be born) to always remain firm in our Krishna
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!
consciousness & help you in your service to Srila
I know Krishna and Lord Nityananda are very
Prabhupada.
carefully taking care of You. But I am also praying
Please bless that my child should become a nice
as. I love my Gurudev.
preacher, always preaching your glories to one &
With lots of love and gratitude,
all. Lastly, please bless that I should always remain
Your fallen wretched servant,
under the guidance of our mentors, His Grace
Srilalite, (Diksha)
Caitanya avatari prabhu & Her Grace Rasamayi
Calicut, India
mataji, who have been mercifully engaging me in
your services.
Your useless spiritual son,
Gauranga Prasada Das,
Chennai, India
All glories unto your lotus feet!
Gurudev, on this auspicious day of your Vyasa
Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaj,
Puja, I beg at your lotus feet to kindly bless this
Please accept my humble obeisances,
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The way you make everybody around you to be
All glories to your Divine grace!
happy.
It is not possible for me to write your glories
The way you encourage the people to do more
without your blessings Guru Maharaj because
preaching
your glories are endless. please bless me so that at
Your intelligence
least I will be able to write few things.
Very sharp memory power even after the stroke
Dear Guru Maharaj it is very difficult to see
(generally people who got stroke they will be having
any person in this world like you, because you
poor memory).
have so many wonderful qualities especially your
Being in a very high position still not having
love & care towards devotees. We have not seen
any ego.
Krishna but we hear that Krishna is very merci-
Always showing extraordinary mercy towards
ful, he likes us, he is waiting for us to come
devotees
back to him. still it is difficult to understand &
Following your spiritual father words strictly
develop love towards him, because of our forgetful
in all the situations
nature & also what we see in this material world
These are all the things which I have seen
is if anybody shows love & affection means they
personally that too I have seen you only after the
will be expecting something in return for them.
stroke,only once I have seen you before the stroke,
but the way you show love & care for the devotees
so I'm sure senior devotees will be knowing so much
to engage them some or other way in the service
about you & they will be knowing your wonderful
of Krishna without expecting anything in return
qualities than me.
is really amazing. Through your love & care we
In Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.19 verse says
are getting attachment towards Krishna. In this
yatra yatra ca mad-bhaktaḥ
way you are engaging all of us in the service of
praśantaḥ sama-darśinaḥ
Krishna.
sadhavaḥ samudacaras
As we know your glories are endless & 'it's
te pūyante ’pi kīkaṭaḥ
difficult to explain everything, still with my
Whenever and wherever there are peaceful,
limited ability I will try to list out few of your
equipoised devotees who are well-behaved and
wonderful qualities.
decorated with all good qualities, that place and
Complete faith on your spiritual master
the dynasties there, even if condemned, are puri-
Compassion towards the fallen souls
fied.
Extraordinary tireless preaching
Dear Guru Maharaj, since you have lot of
Engaging the fallen souls in some or other way
good qualities, because of your association we
in the service of Krishna.
all are getting purified.where ever you go, who-
The way you narrate Gauranga pastimes
ever you meet, we are really seeing how people
Even with so much bodily discomforts strictly
are taking up Krishna Consciousness, just as a
following your sadhana & fulfilling the services
example during your hospital visits, even if people
which Srila Prabhupada has given you.
are coming from different religions just by your
The way you attract the people around you
association they are taking up the process of chant-
through your purity.
ing hare Krishna maha mantra.
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and having as prasadam.
Thank you so much Guru Maharaj for showing mercy towards me always, need your blessings
I sincerely pray to Radharani and Krishna to
to advance in Krishna Consciousness & also for
give my Gurudeva long life and speedily recover
preaching.
from all physical ailments, so that I shall see my
Your insignificant spiritual daughter,
Gurudeva singing and dancing again in Harinaam
Geetha, (Shelter)
Sankirtan. Hope Radharani and Krishna will soon
Chennai, India
hear my prayers for you Gurudeva!!
I kindly submit this homage at your lotus feet
Please accept my humble obeisances at
and beg your forgiveness for any mistakes that
your lotus feet. All glories to your holy self. All
I have done out of my ignorance. Out of your
glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Gaura
causeless mercy, I request you to kindly accept this
Nitai. All glories to all the vaishnavas.
childish homage.
Thank you very much... Gurudeva!
Gurudev, you are the personification of
Krishna's mercy. Without your merciful glance
Hare Krishna!
upon this insignificant, conditioned, fallen soul
I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet
and taking the holy dust on my head,
I do not have any ability to do anything spiritually and materially. You being so merciful upon
this fallen soul, you accepted me as your disciple
by giving Harinaam diksha in Chennai on 17th
Kesidamana Krishna Das,
Jan 2016 and given me a new birth with name
Chennai, India
Kesidamana Krishna Das. Being your Das,
I humbly submit myself at your lotus feet and
Please Accept my Humble Obeisances,
humbly begging your blessings upon this igno-
rant to please provide me an insignificant place
All Glories to Guru Maharaj!
at the dust of your lotus feet and to always serve
I am very happy now in this movement
you unconditionally and unmotivated. Gurudev,
because of my guru mercy and Prabhupada mercy
without your empowerment, that is not possible at
and Krishna's mercy.
all. Therefore, I sincerely beg at your lotus feet to
First of all I owe maharaj because for him only
bless me to serve you following your instructions
I came to know who is Supreme Personality of God-
sincerely.
head and what is the goal of my life and then why
Gurudev, with your mercy, I'm currently
I taken this birth and who am I, why am suffering
doing 16 rounds chanting and I'm offering
here, where is my original home, what is bhakthi I
1 round chanting for your wellness also. I'm reading
got all the answer.
Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam of Srila
Thank you so much maharaj you gave me new
Prabhupada every day. In weekends, I'm trying to
life. Kindly bless me maharaj I want to steady in
hear a lecture of yours or Srila Prabhupada. Also
my bhakthi life and also I want to marry a devotee.
attending Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad Bhagavat-
Hari Bol!!!
am classes and getting devotees association in the
Krishna Priya, (Shelter)
weekends. We everyday are offering bhoga to Lord
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Divine Grace!
Please accept my humble obeisances from my
I hope this finds you all in the best of health
heart.
and cheerful spirit as usual! Please accept my re-
HAPPY APPEARANCE DAY to you, my dear
spectful obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
Guru Maharaj. When your birthday is coming,
I am blessed to write this offering to you on
please bless me with Krishna prema.
your 67th Vyasa Puja celebrations to be held at the
You have given me name, Mandakini. I am
Spiritual Capital of the World Sri Dham Mayapur
chanting one round in morning and one round
on 17-Apr-2016.
in evening. And I worship RadhaSyamsundar and
Meditation on your lotus feet is my only strength
Ladoo Gopal. I wake up Them All and do arati,
and hope in this miserable material world where
every day, morning and evening. I make Them to
there is danger and every step. Your instructions,
sleep and I also go to sleep. So..please my Guru
divine presence and your disciples’ constant care
Maharaj bless me with Krishna bhakti and Krish-
gives me protection all the time. Please keep this
na prema and purify me. My dear Guru Maharaj, I
soul always under your divine shelter.
offer flowers on your birthday and to Srila Prabh-
Though you are undergoing lots… of discom-
upada and to Krishna too. I put flowers to Krishna,
forts, you are always enthusiastic in delivering all
everyday. I put flowers to you and Srila Prabhua-
the conditioned souls irrespective of whether they
pada, everyday. When I am sleeping, please bless
are fit or unfit for your mercy. You are converting
me. My prayers for you. When I grow.. Please get
the material hospitals into spiritual hospitals by
back me to Krishna, when I die.
preaching to nurses and doctors by distributing
clickers to make them chant.
Thank you very much.
Your technological initiative of “JPS Archives”
With my humble obeisances at your lotus feet,
and “Nithyam Bhagavata Sevaya” gives me a sense
Mandakini, (6years)
of constant association with you and gives me more
Chennai, India
spiritual strength on a daily basis. I am completely
and absolutely indebted to you for your divine
care.
As a disciple I am not doing anything for you.
Thank
you
soo
much,
Guru
Maharaj
By your causeless mercy I am able to assist your se-
and wishing you a happy appearance day.
nior disciples in Bhakta Prahalad School kids program and other school preaching activities. Please
At your service,
bless me to be an instrument in bringing your
R,Poonguzhali, (Aspiring)
dream of making 1000 bhakti vrksas in Chennai.
Chennai, India
Please give me the spiritual strength and humility without pride to practice and preach Krish-
Dear Guru Maharaj,
na Consciousness.
I am begging for your causeless mercy to en-
Hare Krishna!
gage me and my family constantly in your eternal
All Glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga! All
service of pushing Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to Your
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Please forgive me for all my offences. Begging
mistakes. I try to be sincere in my sadhana and I
for your causeless mercy.
know there is a lot to be improved.
Praying to Lord Narasimha Deva for your
Please bless me Guru Maharaj that one day
health.
I become a worthy disciple you can be proud of
Please keep this faithful dog always under your
and can recommend me to Radharani without any
divine shelter.
hesitation.
My husband (HG Srinivas Nitai Das, 2nd Your unworthy servant,
initiated by you) preaches in IIT Madras and
Premabhaktilata Devi Dasi,
so far I have assisted him by trying to connect
Chennai, India
personally with each of the students. I am starting
girls preaching in IIT Madras this weekend (on
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Saturday evening) and take a Krishna Club class
for devotee children in the Chennai temple on
Sunday morning. Apart from this, I am answer-
Firstly, I wish you a very happy birthday. This
ing the questions raised online on www.iskcon
is the first time I am writing to you as Vyasa Puja
desiretree.com for aspiring sadhakas. I help in
offering, so please forgive any offences I commit
preparing breakfast prasadam for His Holiness
at your lotus feet unknowingly.
Bhanu Swami Maharaj once a week.
Guru Maharaj, I got initiated by you at Sri-
Please tell me which other way to serve you
dham Mayapur on Radhastami in September
and ISKCON. I would like to offer my services for
2015. During my initiation interview, the Chen-
your pleasure. Please shower your mercy on me
nai temple authorities had mentioned to me that
and my family.
one of the ways to serve you is to distribute books.
I had done other services but never distributed
Your servant,
any book earlier nor was I inclined to because of
Radha Rasamayi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
my own mental block of asking people for moey.
Chennai, India
This time, I got your mercy and am trying to
distribute books. By your mercy, I have so far been
able to distribute Rs. 12,000 worth of books –
All glories to Sri Sri Guru & Nitai Gauranga
mainly Gita, Ramayan, Krishna, small books set,
calendar. It is addictive and now wherever I see
I am not qualified to glorify you on this most
auspicious day of your 67th vyasa puja.
5 -10 people, I think they must buy a book!!!
I will continue my endeavor to distribute as
You are most merciful because you have
many books as possible. Please continue to shower
accepted this most wretched soul as your disciple.
your mercy so that this drive to distribute books is
You are most magnanimous that even in such a
there in me.
serious health condition you are more tolerant
& sincere in executing Sri Srila Prabhupada’s in-
After initiation, I feel a sense of responsibility
structions.
to conduct myself in a manner so that I am worthy
I humbly beg at your lotus feet that you please
to be called your disciple; still I make a lot of
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forgive me for all my offences that I knowingly or
you are taking treatment in the hospital. You are
unknowingly committed at your lotus feet.Please
patita pavana. While you are coming to Chennai
bless my son,husband & me with spiritual strength
last trip my brother, sub inspector of police, at the
so that we can preach nicely and offer more souls
air port got a golden opportunity to serve you,
at your service.
before that I informed him about your arrival and
All glories to your divine appearance day!!!!
he utilized this opportunity, and he surprised and
All glories to Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga’s
asked me that how Guru Maharaja, at this health
Sankirtan movement.
condition he is doing preaching, really great.
Vanakkam (like you saying vanakkam every-
And I told him that is the mercy of Krshna and
time when you come to Chennai).
I requested him please chant Hare Krshna for our
Guru Maharaj. Gurudeva please bless me and my
The most wretched soul
family to serve you and the devotee of the Lord in
In your service,
my whole life.
Ramani Tungavidya Devi Dasi.
Your Humble servant,
Raseswar Gopal Das,
Hare Krshna Guru Maharaj,
Chennai, India
Kindly accept my humble pranams unto your
lotus feet. I wish you Happy Appearance Day
Gurudeva. In this very auspicious occasion, I want
Dear Guru Maharaj,
to say about my spiritual father. Mainly at this
Please accept my sincere glorification and my
health condition you are travelling all over the
prostrated obeisances at the dust of Your Lotus
world and giving Krshna Conscious to all people,
Feet.
Doctor, nurse, workers,etc... Particularly while
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By your mercy I was Harinam Initiated in the
multiple forms, each a distinct individual with
year 2003 and Brahmin Initiated in the year 2011.
a specific and unique contribution. All acaryas
I have not personally served you or associated
deliver the same message but with differing style
with you, but I am not sad about that because you
and emphasis. Guru is to be understood in terms
stay in the heart of your disciple, I just have to
of the parampara he represents.
follow your instructions and do my duties. Hence,
Without understanding the subtle points of
I am engaged in the process of devotional service
Guru Tattva no one can be a genuine disciple
even in the most difficult situations, which I could
hence for spiritual progress it is essential to learn
overcome only by your mercy.
in depth your activities, achievements, teachings,
One should serve the Spiritual master. ‘One
philosophical explanations, essays, and discourses.
should not bypass the spiritual master and desire
Without bhakti siddhanta it is impossible to
to serve the Supreme Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam
appreciate the qualities and activities of Your
7.9.28).” In Bhakti Sandarbha.2.37 “without sur-
Holiness. Actual benefit will accrue to those who
render to guru one cannot become the servant
pursue the entire contents thoughtfully and pray
of the Lord.” Srila Prabhupada is your heart and
fully with faith that imbibing your message will
soul, serving His mission is your goal. You are
lead to the summit of spiritual perfection.
always expertly engaged in Srila Prabhupada’s
Your existence is quite distinct from that
service in any physical condition. All your lectures
of a conditioned soul. Even sickness and other
are firmly pointing at the conclusion that Krishna
apparent
is the only way if we want to get out of the
Bhagavata it must be accepted as Leela and not
clutches of Maya by reading Srila Prabhupa-
misconstrued as equivalent to karma, suffering of
da’s books, distributing them, preaching to the
the conditioned soul.
ignorant to awaken them, chant, dance and honor
adversities
undergone
by
Maha
When I was participating in Navadvipa
Prasadam.
Mandal Parikrama I saw how wonderfully dedicat-
You are the touchstone which makes one a
ed are the devotees from all over the world. I am
devotee when one contacts you. Wherever
happy to be in this family. I always remember my
you go you are inspiring everyone to chant and
fallen condition before I met Srila Prabhupada’s
become a devotee. You are always concerned about
books and Your Holiness.
everyone. From all this I understand that this
I am 74 years old now and I spend the whole
is the perfect movement, which cares for other
day reading various commentaries of Our acaryas.
living entities. By glorifying You on this day we
I have completed reading Srila Prabhupada’s
simultaneously glorify the whole Disciplic succes-
books (Srimad Bhagavatam three times) and have
sion, the Sankirtana Movement, and eventually
read Jaiva Dharma, Laghu Bhagavatamrita, Brihad
the Supreme Lord.
Bhagavatamrita, Gopala Champu, Sandarbas, etc.
I often reflect upon your unflinching devo-
(most of them translated by His Holiness Bhanu
tion to the Lotus Feet of Sri Radha Madhava,
Swami Maharaj). I have read these books in the
Sri Panca-tattva, Lord Narasimha Dev. You are
association of my godsisters and have encouraged
always
them to read on their own also.
glorifying
the
erudition
of
Srila
Prabhupada. Guru is one but manifests in
Please bless me with your mercy so that I may
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continue this sadhana as an offering to your lotus
very fortunate in the midst of my Godbrothers &
feet without obstruction.
Godsisters association here in Chennai for the
past 3 years. We had multiple opportunities to
have Your darshan during Chennai Rath Yatra &
Sesa Rupini Radha Devi Dasi
other occasions. Yesterday (31-Mar-2016), we had
Chennai, India
the opportunity to hear about Your glories from
His Grace MahaVaraha Prabhu & His Grace
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Ganga Prabhu during their visit to Chennai.
Please accept my Dandavat pranams at your
Indeed we were very much impressed by hearing
lotus feet, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Your glorious pastimes of Your early years of
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!
preaching & also especially the recent pastimes
Guru Maharaj, I consider myself as most fortu-
of Your preaching activities despite Your criti-
nate to have you as my Guru and accepted condi-
cal health. On the occasion of Your Vyasa Puja,
tioned soul like me as your disciple.
We pray at Your lotus feet to bless us to stay
I am writing an offering for your Vyasa Puja
connected with You in the form of Your teachings
for the first time so unable to find suitable words
& grow in our devotional service.
to describe your causeless mercy and compassion
Your servant,
towards the fallen and conditioned souls.
I beg your mercy so that I can improve my
Srivasa Narada Das(Diksha)
chanting and devote myself to the service of the
Hema Ramani Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Lord and His devotees sincerely. Please help me to
Bhakta NandaKishore,
engage my mind and senses in serving you and the
Chennai, India
mission of Srila Prabhupada.
Recently I heard your pastimes from Gan-
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj
ga Prabhu and Maha Varaha Prabhu in JSSS at
First time when I had chance to meet you at
Chennai. I then got inspiration like how you are
Mayapur I did not get Aspiring but from that time
thinking always about serving Srila Prabhupada
I had urge to get Aspiring fortunately it got ful-
and Sri Gauranga. Please bestow your causeless
filled this January. Thank you so much Maharaj.
mercy on me to continue sincerely on spreading
I need your blessings always.
Krishna Consciousness through Namahatta,
Thank you.
Subashree, (Aspiring)
Bhakti Vriksha programs and then serve ISKCON
Chennai, India
Congregational Development Ministry.
Sri Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi (Diksha)
A million humble prostrations to the dust of
Chennai, India
your lotus feet.
Please accept them, out of your causeless
Dear Guru Maharaja,
mercy. All glories to Sri Gauranga. All glories to
Please accept our humble obeisance. We feel
Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your Holiness. All
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glories to all the Vaishnavas.
got this beautiful Krishna’s samsaara. You are
Guru Maharaj, Wish you a very Happy and
one of the few rarest and greatest blessings of my
Joyous Appearance day!!
life, other blessings being my entry into Krishna
I am Susila Kamala Devi Dasi – the insignif-
Consciousness and the causeless mercy of Krishna
icant and unworthy disciple of your holy self.
and all the Guru Parampara.
With your kind permission, I am under the loving
It’s your causeless mercy upon us that, on
care of His Grace Adbhuta Gauranga prabhuji of
17th Jan 2016, you have very mercifully given my
Hyderabad. I am a congregational member,
prabhuji (Krishna prabhuji) and me, Harinaam
attached to ISKCON Chennai.
diksha at Chennai temple. It is completely out
Guru Maharaj, I have started writing this
of your causeless mercy that you accepted us as
Vyasa puja offering letter to your holy self, but
your disciples, though I do not have any qualifica-
not able to understand how to express myself
tion to receive this causeless mercy from you. The
about your glorious personality. Being a very in-
moment I stood in the queue to get the holy
significant and fallen soul, I do not at all have any
chanting beads from your lotus hands, our dear
qualification whatsoever to approach as exalted
Krishna revealed me that how much fallen
a personality as your holy self, with my this tiny
I am even to stand in front of you. I really do not
Vyas puja offering. Your magnanimous person-
deserve to even beg for giving me diksha since
ality is just cannot be comprehend with in my
I hardly can understand the glories of getting
insignificant human capacity. From morning
diksha from an exalted Acharya, as your holy
I keep praying to you and Krishna, to bless me
self. I am really very much fallen, I am so much
to write this homage as my loving offering of my
fallen that, I cannot even do a full fasting while
love, respect and gratitude to you, my dear Guru
receiving the rare blessings of yours as Harinama
Maharaj! I am like a small lamp trying to see
diksha. I am actually not fit even for getting
and describe the glories of luminous sun. Your
shelter at the dust of your lotus feet. It’s absolutely
magnanimous personality is just cannot be
the love and compassion of your loving heart,
comprehend with in my insignificant human
because of whom I and Krishna prabhu got your
capacity. Its only and only with your and
protection as diskha and Mandakini got your
Krishna’s causeless mercy that, I am trying to
blessings, on that auspicious and very important
attempt to offer my heart’s feelings to you, on your
day of our lives.
mukam karoti vachalam
auspicious Vyasa puja celebration.
panghum langhayate girim
Guru Maharaj, as you are kindly aware, it is
out of the causeless mercy of Krishna alone we
yat kripatamaham vande
get the right Guru, and it is out of the causeless
sri gurum dina tarinam
mercy of Guru alone we get Krishna. And a bona
Every day, I feel this verse being true in my life.
fide Guru is none other than the mercy-incarna-
I am an apanga and moodha too. What is the hope
tion of Krishna Himself. You are that mercy-incar-
for me to sustain in this vast material ocean!! Your
nation of Krishna for me. Every day, in my prayer
causeless mercy alone is my only hope, my dear
I remember that, you are my only saviour and
Guru Maharaj. With your blessings and mercy,
because of your causeless mercy alone we have
this insignificant jiva is trying to continue in
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Krishna Consciousness by trying to serve your holy
Bhagavatam class in our home, every Sunday.
self, Gauranga and His dear devotees, with in my
With your blessings, Mandakini (6 years old)
insignificant capacity, for His pleasure. It’s because
chants two rounds per day and sometimes chants
of your selfless love and sincere prayers alone, we
extra rounds and prays for your speedy recovery.
are continuing in Krishna consciousness - the
With your mercy, we three as a family are engaged
biggest and rarest blessing one can get in this Kali-
in deity worship too at home. With Krishna’s
yuga. All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada.
mercy, regularly I listen to lectures. My heart
All glories to your holy self, for rescuing all
fills with so much of joy and enthusiasm towards
fallen souls like me from the clutches of maya,
Krishna Consciousness, while listening to your
by generously and widely distributing Krishna’s
very
unconditional and unlimited love to all of us, by
amaze me with your rock like Guru-nistha and
sacrificing all your comforts, even in your current
dedication to our Srila Prabhupada’s this glori-
physical condition. Not any material condi-
ous movement. Your humility and love for all liv-
tion and situation dare to stop you from giving
ing entities is heart-melting.Your absolutely non-
Krishna to all fallen souls, since you are com-
envious nature has touched my heart very deeply.
pletely in soul platform and ever protected and
Your soul-elevating prayers and kirtans, your tire-
nourished by our dear Nitai-Gaura-Candra. You
less visits all around the world to preach Krishna
are truly giver of Nitai’s causeless mercy, my dear
Consciousness, your deep love for Krishna and fire
Guru Maharaj. I offer my koti koti humble obei-
like enthusiasm to engage everybody in Krishna’s
sances at your lotus feet.
loving devotional service is extra-ordinary and
Guru Maharaj, with Krishna's inspiration and
much
inspiringdiscourses.
You
always
very inspiring, my dear Guru Maharaj.
with your causeless mercy, I pray every day for
Guru Maharaj, I earnestly desire to dedicate
your speedy recovery to fulfil your heart's desire
myself to you and serve you and your mission with
to serve Srila Prabhupada' s mission by rendering
so much of enthusiasm and dedication. However,
more and more loving services to Krishna. Now,
I do not at all have any strength whatsoeverof my
on the auspicious occasion of your appearance
own. Your mercy alone is the one and only hope
day, from the very depth of my heart, I sincerely
for me. I exclusively depend upon your descend-
pray to our beloved Radha and Krishna, Srila
ing mercy alone to fulfil my this earnest desire.
Prabhuapada and all the Guru parampara to please
Your mercy alone can do this miracle.
give you Their merciful blessings in your mission
My dear Guru Maharaj, I sincerely beg you
to please Srila Prabhupada and Krishna.
from the core of my heart, for your blessings in
Guru Maharaj, with your mercy, I try to chant
my begging bowl to bless me that, my love for you
my 16 rounds attentively, while following four
becomes really pure, unconditional, uninterrupted
regulative principles. With Krishna’s inspiration,
and limitless, and itkeeps on ever-increasing,
I chant one round for you, daily, as a loving offer-
and my Guru-nistha and my commitment to your
ing of my love and gratitude to your lotus feet. We
mission keeps on deepening. I sincerely beg you,
attend Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam
Guru Maharaj, to bless this conditioned soul to
class in weekends. And recently, with your
develop deep attachement for Hari naam and a
blessings, we got the service of hosting Srimad
pure consciousness towards all devotees and all
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living entities without having any discrimination,
Dear His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaj,
enviousness and judging mentality... And I render
pure, loving, unconditional, uninterrupted and
I have come far away from my home (Krishna
limitless devotional services to your holy self,
Katha Desh) for educational purposes.
Srila Prabhupada, all the Guru parampara, all
I thought I might loose the connection with
the vaishnavas and to our dear most Radha and
Radha-Krishna because of the lack of association
Krishna, in the way it pleases our Krishna. Your
with devotees.
merciful blessings alone can make this possible.
But, by praying to You and chanting the Holy
With a million humble prostrations unto the dust
Name, I realised that the saying "Mata Pita Guru
of your lotus feet.
Daivam" is a true saying as You bring me closer to
Thank you very much, my dear Guru Maharaj.
Radha-Krishna.
When Krishna katha desh visited Mayapur,
With a million humble prostrations unto the
You gave us special attention and showered us
dust of your lotus feet,
with Your love.
Aspiring to be the servant of the servant of
Thank You Guru Maharaj, for being very
the servant of your holy self,
kind to this weak souls.
Susila Kamala Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
On this auspicious day of your appearance,
Chennai, India
I would like to…
Thank You for blessing me at the time of dif-
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ficulties and making me realize all my mistakes.
commitment to serving Srila Prabhupada's follow-
Thank You for blessing me with more strength,
ers, regardless of Your external health condition,
so I can serve Sri Sri Radha Madhav more than
Your regular listening to Srila Prabhupada's books
before.
(I once got the service of reading Srimad Bhagava-
Thank You for spreading Krishna concious-
tam aloud for You), Your example of preaching to
ness around the globe even after suffering a health
and caring for EVERYONE - be they ISKCON
problem. You have shown us the freedom from the
devotee or a nurse in a new hospital - are per-
bodily concept of life.
formed with such a pure attitude that even my ice
Thank You for blessing all the devotees through
cold heart desires to get a glimpse of that attitude
your prayers.
- selfless surrender! Guru Maharaj, I have noted
I pray that Sri Sri Radha Madhav bless you
that the more selfless devotees are, the more they
with more good health and strength.
are surrendered to serving Guru, that much they
are happy.
Your aspiring servant,
I pray that my attitude also shift, inch by inch,
Swathi, (Aspiring)
from selfish to selfless, from self-righteous to sur-
Chennai, India
rendered. I have to admit that this shift is very
painful to my false ego. But, as Srila Prabhupada
My dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept my re-
writes in Krishna book, it is possible when one is
spectful obeisances unto Your lotus feet. All glo-
favored by the spiritual strength of Lord Balaram
ries to Srila Prabhupada! Guru Maharaj, this year
(Lord Nityananda), which comes through the
me and my parents were fortunate to come home
grace of the spiritual master. But although Your
to Sridham Mayapur for the ILS. But unfortu-
mercy is available, I understand that individual
nately we missed Your Divine Grace's darshan as
endeavor is also required. Therefore on a personal
we departed two days prior to Your arrival. During
front, I take a sankalpa to chant my daily 16 rounds
the various ILS seminars, the powerful words, ex-
with greater effort to be attentive, sincerely fol-
ample and association of so many pure, advanced,
low 4 regulative principles, sing Guru Puja prayers
happy devotees forced me to reflect on my own at-
regularly, read Srila Prabhupada's books cover to
titude towards Guru, Vaishnavas, Srila Prabhupa-
cover attentively all over again (Bhagavad-gita,
da's books, the Holy Name and towards preaching.
Srimad Bhagavatam, CC and other books), take
In the introduction to Nectar of Instruction,
care of my health in the consciousness that my
Srila Prabhupada gives the strong statement that
body belongs to You, serve the devotees in my
advancement in Krishna Consciousness depends
local area and most importantly, unconditionally
on the attitude of the follower. Guru Maharaj,
beg forgiveness for the innumerable offenses that
Your Divine Grace's attitude of complete - as
I have caused to devotees in Coimbatore last year.
complete as complete can be - surrender to Your
I pray for their kindness and mercy.
beloved spiritual father Srila Prabhupada is such a
Last year since moving to Cochin, His Holi-
wonderful example! Your spoken Enlightenment
ness Bhakti Vinoda Swami Maharaj has engaged
lectures full with love for Sri Navadvip Dham
me in assisting the local congregation in conduct-
and the holy name of Lord Gauranga, Your 100%
ing various festivals and preaching programs. In
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October 2015 we organized under Maharaj's
pada. We beg for the opportunity to continue as
guidance a major event to commemorate the 50th
Your insignificant servants and steadily increase
anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's visit to Cochin
our service both in quality and quantity.
during the Jaladuta voyage. Devotees from all
On this Most Auspicious VyasaPuja occasion
over Kerala attended the two-day festival which
we offer our most respectful obeisances at Your
was blessed by the presence of Their Holinesses
lotus feet. We also beg for the mercy of all the
Lokanath
Swami
previous acaryas in order to offer ourselves - grad-
Maharaj, Bhakti Dhira Damodara Maharaj, His
ually, steadily and surely - in selfless surrender to
Grace Anuttama Prabhu, Braja Bihari Prabhu
Your Divine Grace's service to Srila Prabhupada,
(VIHE) and Govardhan Prabhu (BBT Trustee
helping Lord Chaitanya's holy name and informa-
South Africa). The Malayalam version of Sri-
tion about His holy dham spread to every part of
mad Bhagavatam was globally released during the
Cochin city and around Kerala. Seeking shelter at
occasion. On the second day there was also a
the shade of Your lotus feet,
Swami
Maharaj,
Bhanu
boat kirtan and harbour cruise with His Holiness
Your unworthy son,
Lokanath Swami Maharaj and Bhanu Swami
Gopal Gaura Guru Das, (Diksha)
Maharaj. A granite plaque has been installed at
Cochin, Kerala, India
the Mattancherry Wharf to mark the area where
Srila Prabhupada arrived. Since installation, the
Dear Guru Maharaj,
plaque is now becoming famous in the area because
Hare Krishna! Dandavat Pranam!
it is located close to the new international cruise
All Glories To Guru & Gauranga!
terminal and many international travelers who
I am very lucky to see you in Chennai
are familiar with ISKCON are preaching about
Ratha-yatra.But I am sad that you didnt come to
its importance to the local people! We pray to be
ISKCON Coimbatore.Every year, You came to
able to continue the Srila Prabhupada Memorial
ISKCON Coimbatore but you didnt come for this
festival every year around October, and of course
year Rathayatra.We all devotees want you to visit
the devotees are very much eager to have Your
ISKCON Coimbatore & stay here for one year.
divine presence for this year's festival!!! Apart
We all chanted 64 rounds of japa for your health
from the regular festivals and Sunday programs,
problem. I CHANTED for you 72 rounds.
devotees in Cochin are planning to sincerely
I also couldn't have your association at Sri-
take up Bhakti Vriksha preaching supported by
dham Mayapur in my recent visit for ILS with my
School, Corporate outreach, meeting people door
parents.
to door, as well as book distribution. The devo-
I want to seek your blessings in your Vyasa
tees have formed an Advisory Committee which
Puja celebration.Wishing you a very very Happy
is planning arrangements for devotee care, siksa/
Krishna Conscious Appearance day!! in advance.
training, moving our center to a bigger and more
Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj ki! Jai!
accessible location, Sastra study, devotional yatras
Your Servant,
and other things.
We wish to submit these efforts as a small
Ambarish, (Aspiring)
offering in Your divine service to Srila Prabhu-
Coimbatore, India
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Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja!!!
sciousness and the soul in my womb. By your bless-
ings and mercy, I wish both kids will serve Vaish-
navas and Krishna nicely.\
Bhuvaneswari (Aspiring),
lotus feet.
Coimbatore, India
I'm very low birth to write the glorification but
still I would like to mention that because of your
extreme mercy I m still in KrishnaConsciousness
My dear Guru Deva His Divine Grace,
even after lot of falling. By your mercy I m able to
Srila JayapatakaSwami Maharaj,
do little service to Krishna (believing Prabhupada
Please accept my humble respectful obesiances
and Krishna accepting the service).
at your lotus feet.
I seek for your blessings to improve in Krishna
All glories to your divine grace. All glories to
Consciousness and do more service. Also please
my Parama guru Srila Prabhupada.
bless my kid Vamsi Venkat to follow Krishna Con-
I am not qualified enough to glorify you Guru
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Maharaj. But as insructed by Srila Prabhupada, It is
I pray for yours blessings and mercy to execute my
my duty as a disciple to glorify my spritual master
devotional service to you and Krishna in perfect
on his viyasa puja day and to perform puspanjali
ways, and forgiveme for my offencees, perfect me
to his lotus feet, Hence I am sending my humble
in my japa seriously and tastefully chanting.
offering to your lotus feet. please accept. It is not
Gurudeva I hear your health conditions, your
possible for me to glorify you with all your qual-
ARE very weak, I pray Lordships Sri Jagannath,
ities here. However I glorify you with few quali-
Baladev, Subhadradevi, Narasingadeva Gournitai
ties which makes me to admire you Guru Maharaj.
to protect your health so that you can save many
Infact you are a pure devotee of Krishna and be-
more fallen souls like me and help and guide us to
loved disciple of Srila Prabhupada who made all
go back home back to god head.
of us Krishna Conscious by his causeless mercy.
All glories to guru and gouranga, all glories to
Without you Guru Maharaj, I would not have be
Srila Prabhupada !
a devotee of Krishna, Guru Maharaj you made me
All glories to Gurudeva Guru Maharaj Vyasa-
twice born (Dvija bandu) so that I could to do de-
puja Ki Jaya!
votional service to Sri Sri Sri Jagannath,Baladeva
and,subadraDevi, at Coimbatore temple I am very
Your loving disciple,
fortunate to have you as my guru who guide me in
Gopathi Govinda Das, (Diksha)
many ways in the path of spiritual life. You gurude-
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
va guide me by appearing in my dreams. Here one
evidence I would like state as follows: My mother
Respected Srila Guru Maharaj,
passed away on 15/10/2015, Guru Maharaj you
Please accept Our Prostrated Humble Obei-
appeared in my dream about one or two weeks
sances unto Your Lotus feet! All Glories to Your
before the incident. In that dream you saw me
Divine Grace! All Glories to Gauranga!
with observing SILENCE for few minitues and
then disappeared. First I did not understand the
This year Marks the 50th anniversary of
dream. After my mother left the world I under-
ISKCON's inception and Your Divine Grace's
stood that it is Guru Maharja’s, LILAMIRTHA
Vyasapuja celebration is very special, Thousands
that in informing me the depature of my moth-
of mails, letters, replies, counselings, sessions,
er from this world in advance. This gives me the
seminars, discourses, travels, meetings, festi-
faith that guru and Krishna are always protecting
vals filled these 50 golden spreading Krishna
his disciples and His devotees when they are sin-
Consciousness in exponential phase.
cerely executing their devotional services to guru
We read in scriptures and hear pastimes on
and Krishna. Also one can understand that guru
the determination and compassion that great
knows present,past, future, which is one quality
personalities had for the fallen souls. Beloved
of pure devotee of Krishna. Like this Guru Ma-
Guru Maharaj is manifestation of these qualities
haraj you have so many qualities (for example,
expressing concern and care for others. Your
humorous, mercifull, very kind, forgiving, devoteec
divine grace is embodiment of trancedental
are, etc.)
qualities. In-spite of our personal shortcomings,
On this vyasapuja day of yours, Gurudeva
we consider our self very fortunate to have your
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divine grace association.
Your Servant,
Doctors, physicians come closer to treat and
Madhu Gopal Das,
diagnose but in-turn get treated for their illusion,
Manjari Gopi Devi Dasi, Ambarish,
get self-realized, purified by merciful prasadham
Coimbatore, India
by your holy association. Inreality your stay and
visits in hospitals are becoming enlightenment
Dear Guru Maharaja,
stupas for many.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lo-
Intensive care and regress treatments are of-
tus feet! I humbly beg to submit this unqualified
course extended by these expert medicos but
offering unto your lotus feet because I am totally
simultaneously we see they too are getting an
unqualified.
higher dimensional spiritual care and nourish-
You are the perfect example of a bonafide
ment under your personal association.Your divine
spiritual master. Your every action shows your
grace is always on lookout of preaching oppor-
affection and love for your Guru Maharaja, Srila
tunities and avenues to distribute Gauranga
Prabhupada.
Mahaprabhu’s mercy.
Although your health condition is not so good,
When many enter mental trauma inside the
you are still in full swing of spreading Krishna
four walls of hospitals, you reach all over the world
consciousness
and cross continents filling every body’s eyes,
programs. Guru Maharaja, I am really wonder
ears with the purpuorts and deep realizations
struck by your determination to serve Guru and
of devotional service through your online dis-
Krishna. You are one of the wonders of the world,
courses, Facebook comments,Whatsapp messages
for with the kind of health issues you are having,
and Inspiring speeches. you are still worrying for the upliftment of the
The health crisis as they often describe couldn’t
through
various
preaching
fallen souls.
stand your determination to serve Srila Prabhu-
mjprank mjprapf;Fk; FUnt*** c';fSf;F vd;
pada and your desire to spread Lord Caitanya’s
rpuk] jhH]e;j nfhlhdhnfho tzf;f';fs;***
Sankirtan movement.Your divine grace is the
Guru Maharaja, my son had asked my husband
distributor of Lord Nithyananda’s mervy (Nitai
also to share his appreciation for you and the fol-
Kripa Dayine) and the pastimes of Lord Gauranga
lowing is his offering.
becomes many fold times nectarean (Gaura Katha
Jai Guru Maharaja!
Daya) when you narrate. Your divine grace is the
Really, I am very much delighted to write about
representation of Sridham Mayapur.
the great Guru Maharaja. God is always merciful
In this auspicious occasion of your divine
to help the world through some great and holy
grace’s Vyasapuja,We beg unto You for mercy for
people like you.
I have no doubt that you are sent by Lord
spiritual progress and strength for assisting in your
Krishna to spread Krishna consciousness to all the
preaching mission.
places in this world.
We offer our sincere prayers to Sri Jgannatha
Baladev Shubhadra Devi! Sri Nitai Gaursundar!
Guru Maharaja, your mercy, love, kindness,
Sri Prahlad NirshingaDev! for your Health and
forgiving quality, etc, etc are unforgettable by me.
Protection!Jai Srila GuruDev!!!
Even though your health is not in good condition,
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your spiritual services go on very soundly.
is none other than the glorious close associate of
I am getting excellent spiritual knowledge
Lord Caitanya.
through the nice hearted devotees of ISKCON
As Srila Bhaktivinod Takur rightly puts it You
and by your continuous and non-stop activi-
are the majestic master and let me serve you like a
ties. You are guiding not only our family, but all.
humble kukur life after life.
We are happy and living peacefully because of
Kindly grace me to remove my anarthas and to
Krishna consciousness and you are the base for
develope Krishna Prem in this life time. You are
all this.
gloriously carryimg out the missiom of Srila Pra-
You are living for us; you are suffering for us;
bhupada by Your ceaseless preaching all over the
you are working for us. Even though I am not
world. I pray to Lord Narasinga Dev to bestow You
qualified to write about great people like you,
good health and long life to carry out Your mis-
I am heartfully thanking you and praying for your
sion. I request You to turn my stone like heart to
sound health and long life, to serve the society
a soft flower so that I may spread Your fragrance
and guide us. Hare Krishna!
through out my life.
Wishing to be Your humble servant for ever.
Always your well wisher and servant,
Radheswari bhakti Devi Dasi
& Balasubramanian,
SaciRadhika Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Coimbatore, India
Coimbatore, India
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances unto Your
Dear Guru Maharaja my spiritual father,
lotus feet.
Dandavat pranams.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to You.
You are the source of inspiration to me Guru
Happy 67th vyasapuja unto you.
Maharaj in all my activities in day to day life. But
You are the embodiment of ocean of mercy.
for you I would be drowning in the darkest region
Great commander in chief of Mahaprabhu’s army.
of ocean of material life. You are the sunlight
All glories unto you.
dissipating the darkness in my life. It gives
immense strength to me when I see You in person
Perfect disciple to your Guru Srila Prabhupada.
Saviour of the fallen conditioned souls.
and read Your books.
You are so glorious that your vani gives me
great peace of mind to my agitated state in differ-
By your holiness mercy I am blessed with a
baby girl last year during the last day of purush-
ent circumstances.
Kindly continue to shower Your mercy so that
ottama adhika masa at Sridham Mayapur. I seek
I may be fixed in Yours and Krishna's service
your blessings to raise her properly in Krishna
eternally.
consciousness.
I thank the Supreme Lord for connecting me
Only by your mercy I am sustaining In my spiri-
in Krishna Conscious activities through You who
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Though I fail to be a perfect disciple still your love
desirable. You travel around the world carrying
and caring towards me is boundless. The enthusi-
the message of LORD GAURANGA Mahapra-
asm to preach Krishna consciousness irrespective
bhu.You purify a place by your Divine presence
of your health issues is beyond imagination. By
and deliver the most fallen souls like us.Your glo-
this you exhibit the quality of sincerity,and also
rious Padma vakya’s are the only hope and shelter
teach everyone how a disciple should be.
for us.
I have so many memorable moments with you
namera ruchi, jivera daya
In parikrama (2016) You chant very enthu-
since 1996. In all those I admired your greatness.
I beg forgiveness unto your lotus feet if I have com-
siastically
LORD GAURANGA’S Holy name
mitted any offence knowingly or unknowingly.
GAURA GAURA GAURA GAURA GAURA
I also desire to stay under your lotus feet shelter
GAURA GAURA GAURA GAURA GAURA
ever and ever and help you in Srila Prabhupada’s
in this way you shower the mercy unconditionaly
mission to my best capability.
to the all living entities.
We thank LORD GAURANGA who has
given You to us.
Satarupa Vrnda Devi Dasi,
Coimbatore, India
And we thank You who has given LORD
GAURANGA to us. Your only interest and ambition is in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s desire to
Our beloved GURU MAHARAJ!
spread KRISHNA consciousness every where.
We pray to LORD NARASIMHA DEV, for your
lotus feet
All glorious to SRI SRI JAGANNATH,
speedy health recovery.We always remember your
Lotus feet.
BALADEV,& SUBADRA DEVI!
We once again offer our obeisances, begging
All glorious to SRI SRI RADHA MADAVA!
your blessings on this auspicious day of your vyada
All glorious to SRI SRI GAURA NITAI!
puja, so that we can advance on the path of pure
All glorious to SRILA PRABHUPADA!
bhakthi.
All glorious to YOU, as you are always spreading Their glorious and representing Them in
Your humble and unworthy servants,
delivering so many fallen conditioned souls like us.
Seva Parayana Dasa (Diksha)
We would like of offer you our words of appreci-
Sundareshwari Radha Devi Dasi (Diksha)
ation for so kindly giving us, unqualified souls,the
Tulasi, Padma Sri
great benediction, KRISHNA Consciousness. We
know we are very low and cannot properly glorify
Dear Guru Maharaja,
you, but please kindly accept this offering at your
Please accept my sincere & grateful obeisances!
lotus feet. Recently when your Divine Grace
All glories to you and your glorious disciples who
visited chennai RathaYatra,we got inspired by
carry your mood!
seeing Your Divine Grace. Somehow we got your
Guru Maharaja, I do not know what to tell...
causeless mercy.Your Grace is just like the desire
But would like to share a certain experience
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and the realizations which came out of that
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and the beautiful devotees!
Last year, suddenly my husband was diagnosed
Guru Maharaja, me and my husband sin-
with some serious problems in one of the nerves in
cerely thank you, and pray for your good health
the brains. It was a very serious situation. During
and a very long life, so that so many souls may
that time, where someone could feel so lonely and
benefit from your presence. Hare Krishna Guru
fearful, because of the presence of your wonderful
Maharaja!
Feeling very thankful to you and devotees,
disciples here in Coimbatore, I felt so secure and
happy. I would really like to thank you so much
for giving some very nice disciples of yours, who
Your servant,
carry your heart – which is to help when some-
Shyamanandi Gopi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
one is so badly in need. I would like to sincerely
& Neelakantan,
thank His Holiness Bhakti Vinoda Maharaja, HG
Coimbatore, India
Bhakta Das Prabhu, HG Srinivasa Hari Prabhu,
HG Madhu Gopal Prabhu, HG Shankarshan
Respected and dear Guru Maharaja,
Gaura Prabhu and other devotees, who gave me so
much help during one of the most difficult times
Please accept my most respectful, appreciative
of my life and when I needed their help the most.
and affectionate obeisances unto your glorious
I preserve the garland remnants and other auspi-
self! All glories to you, all glories to the most
cious items which they gave me during this time,
selfless class of vaisnavas - the acaryas!
because the gifts from devotees are too precious.
Guru Maharaja, writing a vyasa puja offering
The doctor who was treating my husband saw
to you, and through you, to the whole parampa-
a photo of Lord Narasimha deva which we had
ra is a serious business. Its basically an opportuni-
kept in the room. He inquired about Krishna con-
ty for me to have a direct conversation with the
sciousness and even visited ISKCON Delhi when
whole of Guru parampara as well as with Krish-
he went for a conference to Delhi. The compli-
na, through the transparent medium of yourself.
cated surgery for my husband was so easily done.
You speak the following in a lecture on Srimad
When I thanked the doctor, he said it was only
Bhagavatam 6.9.46 on May 1999. In that lecture you
because the God you worship, that the operation
explain the science of prayers.
'Prayers are a very important means of commu-
was so easily and successfully done.
Guru Maharaja, due to the presence of these
nication with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
kind-hearted disciples of yours, never ever did
Prayers tell something...When we make a prayer we
I feel alone or lost. I feel even my so-called rel-
first focus on the glories of the Lord. We say some-
atives would not have supported me as much as
thing which is factual. Its not just like some kind of
how devotees did. Guru Maharaja, I saw the very
flattery that does not mean anything. Its actually a
same qualities of yours in these devotees. Thank
declaration of the Lord's glories...which also reveals
you once again for giving them to me. I am feeling
we understand who the Lord is... we also include our
that devotees are my actual relatives. It is you who
own unfortunate hopeless situation we are in and
has given me the temple of ISKCON Coimbatore,
our limited and fallen nature. And also may request
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thing. Sometime prayers are just glorifying the Lord...
they talk to the Lord and the Lord talks to them'.
So, prayer is actually our talking to Krishna.
I am sure that you are one of those elevated
When we talk to Krishna, we call it a prayer. Some
persons who can speak to the Lord. Will you
devotees are so elevated that they talk to the Lord
please put forward my case to Krishna and Lord
and the Lord talks to them.
Gaurasundara... Guru Maharaja, I know I am
Prayer is one of the very most important activity
having some serious internal struggles going on.
we have. Prayer is a very important activity we have...
But the sad fact I am not even able to put to words
It also helps us establish our personal relationship
exactly what is the struggle that is going on with-
with Krishna. We also pray to the Guru. We offer
in myself. Its like a patient knows something is
our vyasa puja homage.'
terribly wrong with the system but is not able to
Though technically, the science or the concept
exactly tell what is wrong. Heart is craving to love
of disciplic succession is to offer an unadulterated
and serve the Lord, but something is blocking
transparent passage to and from the Supreme
in between in the glorification of His... I am not
Lord, at the present state of being I am in, I am
against submission, respect, servitude and love.
more inclined to just accept and glorify one end
But I am more and more concerned about the
of this chain - the most merciful compassionate
nature, quality and heart of the Person whom
selfless acaryas like yourself, Srila Bhakti Tirtha
I want to submit to, respect and serve. As I write,
Swami, Ramanuja acarya, Lord Nityananda,
my only shelter and solace are the beautiful
Jesus Christ and other such great souls, who,
hearted acaryas like yourself and some wonder-
despite being beaten, offended, and what not, still
ful vaisnavas whom Krishna has arranged me to
continue to give compassion to the ignorant souls
know in this life, to whom I would love to submit,
and taking suffering on themselves. It is this
surrender and serve. But seems like He has giv-
glorious quality of the acaryas which inspires
en you all to me and He Himself has taken a
me to surrender to you all as compared to the
back seat... Now, like the child Narada who was
Supreme Lord, Who punishes with sin on slight
craving and crying for the Lord, He has let me in a
disobedience or unsubmission to Him, or rewards
desolate mid-air-hanging Trishanku kind of state
people who submit to Him. So, I am endeavouring
where neither am I a full atheist nor a realized
to write this Vyasa puja offering just aimed at the
lover of His... I am in-between struggling to
acarya-class and begging you all to please protect
understand Him, coupled with the bad expe-
whatever devotion I might be having. And if you
riences life presents itself with of leaders and
so feel it is ok, please pass this further up so that it
controllers in this material world, which to my
may reach Krishna,Who I am desiring to love and
agony, bears a striking similarity with the gover-
serve as a servant of a servant of a servant, and
nance and system of God.
may He, Who created me, remove all the clouds
Your beloved spiritual master and my dear
of doubts and calamities which have come upon
Srila Prabhupada writes in the purport of
the simple hearted devotion I used to be having
Bhagavad-gita 4.10.
'...And because they are too materially absorbed,
towards Him.
In the above lecture which I have quoted, you
the conception of retaining the personality after lib-
tell this line - 'Some devotees are so elevated that
eration from matter frightens them. When they are
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informed that spiritual life is also individual and
of Godhead. This statement suggests that the com-
personal, they become afraid of becoming persons
plete unit of the Personality of Godhead includes
again, and so they naturally prefer a kind of merging
His parts and parcels also. He saw, therefore, His
into the impersonal void. Generally, they compare
different energies, namely the internal energy, the
the living entities to the bubbles of the ocean, which
marginal energy and the external energy. He also
merge into the ocean. That is the highest perfection
saw His different plenary portions and parts of the
of spiritual existence attainable without individual
plenary portions, namely His different incarnations
personality. This is a kind of fearful stage of life,
also, and he specifically observed the unwanted mis-
devoid of perfect knowledge of spiritual existence...'
eries of the conditioned souls, who are bewildered by
Though philosophically I am not an adher-
the external energy. And at last he saw the remedial
ent to this merging concept or anything like that,
measure for the conditioned souls, namely the pro-
the alternative spiritual reality seems to be fear-
cess of devotional service. '
ful, because apparently, the Personality of God-
I know you are representing Vyasa-deva and
head seems to be possessing of the same type of
this is Vyasa puja, and thus, am pleading to you as
virtues which the autocratic leaders of this world
well as Vyasa deva to bless me with the above real-
seem to be possessed with. Guru Maharaja, just
ization. Lord Caitanya came to give love of Krish-
because someone is a Supreme Lord or a Supremo
na to all. That is the greatest gift which he brought
like President or Prime Minister, does not mean
with Himself and that is one of the most import-
I have submit and love them. Though in Krishna
ant primary purposes of His appearance. And it is
consciousness movement or rather, as a matter
the same gift I want to receive from Him. I do not
of fact, in any true spiritual path, there are many
want anything else from Him at this point. Love
descriptions of this world, the spiritual world and
is a concomitant result of a relationship and re-
so on. At this juncture of my spiritual journey,
lationship is a concomitant effect of respect and
I have known lots of whats and hows. But right
appreciation of a person. As a representative of
now I am more and more craving to know the
Lord Gauranga, please bless me with that gift and
whys and deeper whys of the whats and hows. Are
also please convey my struggles and cravings to
the same principles we see in this planet earth
the most beautiful of all dancers. Am so sorry if I
also present in the spiritual and higher material
am questioning like a renegade or a rebel, please
systems, albeit in a different and a higher para-
bear with me, for all these questions are born with
digm. Primarily I want to realize, not just know,
a desire to realize the Truth and love with clarity
the dawn of my creation, my sambandha with Lord
when I am in this body, than to be awaken to an
and everyone around me, the heart of the Lord,
un-encountered reality after I quit this body.
the reason behind the apparently strict system of
This prayer and expression of the current pri-
His, the management style... basically am going to
mary burning desire in the heart out of the way,
the bare root fundamentals. Thus, I am submit-
let me continue...
ting this prayer unto you. I very very badly want
Guru Maharaja, though I am struggling to
this realization as written by Srila Prabhupada in
understand certain aspects of Krishna and His
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.7.6 purport...
system, many aspects of His are so so so endearing
'Śrīla Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality
which makes me so much want to love and serve
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Him. Just for the sake of having the continuity of
ation, they were able to continue on for years
the relationship between each of the souls and
and years... Though from one perspective, de-
Him, He continues to come here millennium after
spite your health, you are travelling around to try
millennium and sends some beautiful lovers of His
serve the orders given to you by Srila Prabhupada,
like your beautiful self and other great acaryas.
from another perspective, just as an iron rod be-
Unlike the previous couple of years, last year,
comes fire due to continuous contact with fire,
I was blessed to see your physical form couple
you have become like your own spiritual master to
of times. After all the health chaos of the 2013,
be able to infuse people with a loving experience
2014 and 2015, for the first time I travelled and
when they interact with you. We had a beautiful
it was for a beautiful purpose of having your
program in a school auditorium and you seem to
darshan and association in Bangalore. The
be liking the whole set up where so many devotees
beautiful setting of the Godrej apartments and
could gather together in an organized way. And as
the graciousness of the devotees hosting you,
you were leaving the hall, the chaos (in a positive
made the whole experience beautiful. Having
sense) surrounding your car was the same as I had
seen you walk majestically like a huge male lion,
experienced the first time I saw such a thing many
it was sad to see the sight which first greeted
many years ago. People of all categories throng-
me – you doing your exercises by pedalling the
ing around the car to get your blessings, have a
wheeling chair. I offered my obeisances and it
glimpse of you and you, as usual, trying to recipro-
was as if you were coming straight for me. Not
cate to them.
wanting to be obstructing your way, I moved aside
Though I could not get any sort of interaction
and you pedalled around purifying the whole
with you, a few minutes before I was to leave the
atmosphere with your presence. How bless-
apartments, got a glimpse of you. Krishna pre-
ed were the various living entities embodied as
sented me with a picture of yours with your feet
various plants, trees and grasses in this remote part
stretched... sitting and doing gayatri. I was able to
of Bangalore, away from any sort of holy dhamas,
see you only side on and from a distance, but you
to be able to get the blessings and vibrations of a
were looking so bright and effulgent.
pure devotee like you. There are few memories of
Guru Maharaja, but this serenity and happi-
this visit which shall remain ever etched in the
ness of seeing you thus, had a difficult 2-3 months
heart. We had 2 moons in the same place at the
preceding it. Over the months of May, June, July
same time. HG Pankajangrhi Prabhu also came
2015... It was very very intense Guru Maharaja.
to Bangalore at the same time you were there.
I had thought that after the time spent at ILBS
And in the evening, you came to a hall where
hospital in the early months of 2015 and after the
you gave darshan and encouraged the devotees
emphatic declaration by our dear and respected
of various Bangalore yatras. How much it would
Dr.Sarin in 2015 Vyasa puja, I had thought that
mean to those devotees who are struggling hard
the worst was over and breathed a sigh of relief.
preaching the message of the Lord and fighting
But seems like the months which followed were
Kali to get the loving blessings of you? Many Srila
the worst since 2008 October. It was quite stressful
Prabhupada disciples just saw him once or twice
and anxious. It was as if your breathing had almost
and with the power of that lava matra associ-
gone and we may never see you again... But these
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2-3 months were also the time when the practice
disciples, it is He who has created these systems,
of Krishna consciousness was also very intense. I
right?...and so cant He override it? And He has
was in Coimbatore... And as far as a I recall, it was
overridden so many of His own systems...and what
the first time since so many devotees of the con-
is big karma for Him... and what is karma – the re-
gregation came together in the temple to chant 64
sultant reactions to certain actions. And all these
rounds on an ekadasi in the Purushottama month,
action-reaction rules are laid down by Him and
exclusively for your recovery. One particular day,
administered by universal administrators appoint-
a message came from the jpsdisciples mailing list
ed by Him. Why should you be subject to all this,
which said of the intensity of the situation you
even if its due to disciples’ karma? As this struggle
were in. It read thus –
was going on inside, a revelation came, that it is
'Please can you all pray for Guru Maharaj very
hard just one more time from the bottom of your
actually very very befitting that you experience
all this. Why?
hearts!'
On that particular day, tried to chant and pray
As we look into the pastimes of the Lord, who
has borne the maximum injuries?
as intensely as I could... and as I was doing it, it
In Ramayana, despite the presence of Lord
was more and more puzzling as to why Krishna –
Rama just beside him, Lakshmana was serious-
under whose control the whole universal system
ly wounded and almost dead.It was not some or-
functions, is allowing such a devotee like you to
dinary injury in the battlefield but it was a life
go through such health calamities. Even if the
threatening injury caused by a powerful astra. And
argument is given, its because of karma of the
how much anxiety the vanara sena, Lord Rama,
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Vibhishana and other devotees would have gone
when Madhai came to beat him for the second time,
through that night when Lakshman’s survival was
and for this one reason, Lord Caitanya benedict-
hanging by the thread. Had it not been for Hanu-
ed him with love of Krishna. Of so many services,
man’s heroics, Lakshmana would have been gone
more than when Hanuman reported the news of
that night. Why is it that Lakshmana had to go
finding Mother Sita, Hanuman’s service of bring-
through such a catastrophe, for all his life He had
ing the special celestial leaves to cure Lakshmana
only one thing – that is to serve Lord Rama self-
was most appreciated and thanked by Lord Rama.
lessly day and night...but it happened.
So, just like that, out of extreme extreme extreme
Of course, as a result of Ramayana, Balaram ji
kindness and compassion, you go through such
did not agree to be a younger brother of Krishna
unthinkable pains, just so that so many many of
in Krishna lila and we do not hear of any instance
us could get a chance to selflessly pray for you, and
where Balarama was badly injured in Krishna lila.
thus endear ourselves to Lord Caitanya and Srila
But in Gaura lila, again, Lord Nityananda took
Prabhupada. My only redemption from the eyes of
a subservient mood to Lord Gaurasundara and
Lord Caitanya would be, like Jagai, – ‘Despite all
what happened? He was so badly beaten by Mad-
his wrong doings and disqualifications, this soul Sri
hai right on the head and almost bleeding to death.
Nrsimha Das chanted one extra round for my dear
What did Lord Nityananda do? All He did was to
Jayapataka when he was in hospital’. That may be
give the mercy of the Lord to Jagai and Madhai...
my only saving grace. So, irrespective of what you
and the result was the grievous injury on Himself.
might be going through, I just need to be doing
Here, instead of a person like Hanuman, Lord
what the various vanaras did – pray and do my
Gauranga took it directly upon himself to protect
part as if your well being depended on what I am
Lord Nityananda. But the fact remains that Lord
doing. But everything happening to you is special-
Nityananda Prabhu was so badly injured.
ly orchestrated by Lord Caitanya as part of His lila
And as you repeatedly cite that Srila Prabhupada had to go through a severe stroke which
incapacitated him head below, but how he continued to preach and help elevate the conditioned
souls and serve his Guru Maharaja, despite his
condition.
– for what higher purpose, I do not know.
Such selfless heart of compassion is the beauty
of the acaryas, whose class you belong to.
Jesus Christ was crucified, but yet he prayed
for others’ well being.
Khuresha was blinded, but he prayed for the
So, it dawned that, it is so befitting that a
dedicated servant of Lord Lakshamana, Lord
liberation of the guards who blinded him and the
envious disciple who betrayed him and his guru.
Nityananda Prabhu and Srila Prabhupada like
Ramanuja acarya was ready to goto Hell and
yourself, would voluntarily take some of the
suffer for all the sins for disobeying the order of
bodily pains which your master had to go through.
his guru, if only, by getting the Narayana mantra,
Its all part of your lila to heighten the glory of
millions of others would goto Vaikunta.
your spiritual master and also to give an oppor-
Vasudeva dutta was ready to take up the suf-
tunity for the jivatmas to get some benefit by
fering of all jivatmas of this world and suffer, and
doing some service for you. The greatest deed
they all go back to Godhead.
which Jagai did was to protect Lord Nityananda
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you more and more exhibit these wonderful qual-
A few days later I had to travel to Melkote along
ities, which I have only heard in the shastras. You
with my parents, and like how devotees took some
are right up there amongst these acaryas, who are
special paraphernalia of Lord Narasimha deva
known for their selfless compassion. You are such
when you were in ICU in 2015, this year also it
a hope for me Guru Maharaja, in this dull dark
was suggested that those be couriered to Delhi so
world of selfishness, competition, egotism and all
that it might reach you. There I was speaking to
negative virtues. Thank you so much for being
pujaris who knew you so well since the Hare Krish-
such an embodiment of Truth, Compassion and
na Hill installation days. One nice hearted pujari
Selflessness!!!!! I sincerely hope and desire that I
was very fondly recalling how during the instal-
may be a source of happiness to you.
lation ceremony some 30-40 Sri Vaisnavas from
Guru Maharaja, the second instance I got
Melkote had come there. And how you visited
to witness your person was in February 2016.
them personally inquiring about their well-being,
After Bangalore, you went to Malaysia and then
stay and also inquired quite elaborately about the
other places. You were actively taking part in
various procedures and agamas which they were
various programs, when the news reached that
doing. You are loved not only within ISKCON but
your health again went down in Australia. You
also by devotees from other bonafide sampradaya
were to come to Coimbatore for Rath yatra, but
like Sri and Madhva. And your very large heart
because of the change in schedule caused by ill-
has well-wishing feelings for all the devotees and
health you could not make it here. You came to
you are not sectarian about just ISKCON. And
Chennai and from there to Mayapur. Things seem
likewise, devotees of other parampara are also re-
to be going on well, when suddenly after opening
ciprocating with you for your kind disposition of
of Ekachakra temple, we heard that your health
heart towards them. The pujaris were very pained
again went down. And things developed so rapidly
to hear of your health condition and one was even
around that time, before something could sink in,
telling that the devotees who do not understand
you were in ILBS, and apparently back to square 1
such a glorious broad hearted personality like you,
as it was in May 2015!!... at times there is a limit to
do not deserve your association on this planet and
which the nerves can take. To be honest, my first
it would be better if you could have a trouble free
internal reaction deep inside, of which I was very
body and serve the Lord in Vaikunta. I interjected
ashamed of thereafter was – a feeling of Oh! No!
telling that you need to stay to complete all the
Not again...the plans which I had made, all had to
services which Srila Prabhupada has given you. To
be changed again. It was a sort of not a response
that he retorted back saying – that is why you dis-
of love but as if it was a burden to chant those ex-
ciples are there. To serve the mission of the guru
tra rounds, prayers and the extra tension we have
is the duty of the disciple he said.
to take... Because, when you fall sick, every other
Anyways, because I was to offer some puja for
priority changes till the time I hear you are back
you, though I was dressed in pant-shirt, I was let
to normal, just like how if someone falls sick at
into the inner chambers of the sanctum sancto-
home, all the travel plans, etc had to be dropped.
rum, very close to Lord Narasimha deva, where I
But that feeling was momentary, but I was and am
got to stand for an indefinite long period of time.
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simha deva. Just because of you, I got such close
of the day and to remove any trace of inauspicious-
darshan of the Lord. Sri Prahlada Maharaja’s
ness that might be there due to the planetary posi-
prayers in 7th canto Bhagavatam so fondly came
tions(though you are beyond all that). And finally
to heart...
by evening you were extubated and we got to hear
evaà janaà nipatitaà prabhavähi-küpe
you were doing good. A good news after few days
kämäbhikämam anu yaù prapatan prasaìgät of anxious waiting. I, along with other devotees
kåtvätmasät surarñiëä bhagavan gåhétaù
were in the ICU waiting room. It was then, sit-
so ’haà kathaà nu visåje tava bhåtya-seväm
ting there, it stuck to me the miserable nature of
And so did Srila Prabhupada’s purport and a
this material world and how much material nature
class in which you spoke the following same thing
can shock the most happiest of families by means
“How can I give up the service of my spiritual
of health catastrophes. There were tears, there
master, who has favored me in such a way that I am
were sorrowful faces...and amidst all this was you
now able to see You face to face?”
in the ICU – ever active, always joyful, high with
Guru Maharaja, I was seeing Lord Narasimha
energy and enthusiasm... what a contrast it was!!
deva face to face, very very closely. But because of
The ICU staff were pretty strict about whom to
who? You, even from an external perspective. You
allow and not allow inside the ICU. Before me,
were the only reason why I, someone in pant and
another senior devotee whom I respect, came to
shirt, without even tilak on my forehead, no visi-
see you and after him, somehow they allowed me
ble kanti mala nor anything worth identifying me
in. They were very strict and thus, I was the only
as a devotee (save my chanting bag), was allowed
person inside along with another senior devotee
inside a traditional strict Sri Vaisnava temple’s
with whom I do not share much relationship with...
inner chambers.
Hg Shyama Rasika Prabhu, my good friend since
And they did give some special paraphernalia
many years, wanted to come in, but he was not
of the Lord and asked me to ensure that it reach-
allowed. So, I was sort of alone and came inside
es you. Instead of couriering Lord’s paraphernalia,
the ICU. I was so shocked to see you in that state
I thought I could personally hand over them in Del-
of being. As a kid growing up seeing the gigantic
hi. Thanks to some nice friendly service-minded
and powerful Guru Maharaja, to see you in that
devotees in Delhi who helped me so much despite
condition was a hard pill to swallow. And I did
my last-minute notice to them, I was able to settle
not swallow and have not yet swallowed it. For me,
down and reach ILBS. I was pleasantly surprised
your image in my heart is still of the old Jayapataka
and happy to see couple of old devotees whom I
Swami, who can lift 10 persons simultaneous-
know and also of other devotees who were serving
ly, who reminded me of the past gigantic acaryas
you. It was a bit nervous day because I was told
like Madhvacarya and Ramanujacarya; and whom
they were going to be extubating you and the day’s
I got to interact with and appreciate. This change
progress would determine how the next course of
of physical form is just some maya being played
treatments would go. There was this parapherna-
out. You were very active, using the alphabet
lia which Lord Narsimha deva had sent for you,
chart to communicate and checking with doctors.
Krishna Balaram had sent some special blessings
I was just standing there and offering some prayers
of Theirs...it all was adding to the auspiciousness
to you. I had a flower from Vrindavan which was
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given to me just before I entered the ICU and
devotee told me of the interaction he had with you.
the senior devotee who was present, offered it to
Guru Maharaja, you being one of the oldest mem-
you. After some 3 minutes of me standing there...
bers of ISKCON, have seen 100s of very sincere
you seem to raise your left hand as if to bless
souls who wanted to dedicate their life for serving
me. I do not know if you wanted me to call some
this movement and who spend the best of their
doctor or what... but I took it was your kind bless-
youth and energies in serving this great mission,
ings upon me. At the same instant, the senior
but still, for whatsoever reasons change the ashra-
devotee asked me to take my leave. He said that
ma or services or leave active devotional service
had I stayed longer you might try to speak and your
in the movement. You know very well of all these
situation might relapse. Though I came out, there
stories and the struggles they all go through...this
was some feeling dissatisfaction which I could not
senior devotee was one such soul whom I know
explain. May be I should have introduced myself
for many years. He is still daily doing his strict
to you or you wanted speak something to me and
sadhana and somehow wading through all the
I came out...do not know what, at some corner of
struggles which life is offering to him, yet keep-
the heart something was not correct.
ing his faith intact in you and Krishna. He is one
A senior devotee, I and another friend were
of your very old servant and the grateful master
walking out of the ILBS hospital, when this senior
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servant and his services to you. He said that
stands out as one of the most incredible points of
when he had come to the ICU, you, despite the
2015-2016. It reinstated the conviction that what-
condition you were in -- there was a bed which
ever qualities which embellished your beautiful
had powder on it to ensure you do not get bed-
heart, has only increased and increased over the
sores, oxygen mask on your face, cant move, cant
gap of 2-3 years where I could not get to observe
speak, some clips on your hand, devices monitoring
you in person. Beautiful Guru Maharaja!!!...
you and you had just been extubated after many
One of the beautiful things which has hap-
days of painful treatments – you welcomed this
pened over the last few months is, after many many
devotee. You made him feel so much loved by your
years I am getting to render some seva to my dear
personal words. You exchanged some very personal
Lord Jagannatha directly. Though on one side the
loving words. You especially asked about his
aforementioned struggle about certain aspects of
family, his child, and even went to the extent of
God and His system is going on, the Causeless
taking a photograph with that devotee, something
unending
which may not happen in ICU. This devotee, when
Jagannatha (in Coimbatore), Shri Shri Radha
he was speaking all this was feeling so joyful, loved
Shyamasundara (in Vrindavan) have given me,
and cared for. I could feel how much, by these
gives rise to so much grateful feelings, that any
loving gestures of yours, you had made his heart so
human would not live without wanting to recip-
soothed and happy. The hard struggles he had to
rocate to Them. By mercy of one of your dear
go through, I am sure, would have vanished in the
devotees, Hg Bhaktadas Prabhu, he has given me
radiance of your fatherly affection and concern.
a weekly seva to prepare the evening fruit offering
When I heard this, whatever slight dissatisfaction
to Lord Jagannatha. Its really a beautiful seva and
I might have had in the heart vanished. THIS is
at times I think, if Lord Jagannath is having a good
the person whom I am desiring and endeavouring
laugh at seeing my struggles at one end and on the
to serve. Whatttaaa person he is!! Guru Maharaja,
other end, Him commissioning me to render some
you are amazing! How much these sweet gestures
seva to Him directly. Guru Maharaja, I try to serve
of yours affect people, you may never know. How
on your behalf, but I am sure I am making so many
sensitive... how loving... What a wonderful person
mistakes and careless handling of things as I am
you are to be able to be so sensitive and share your
doing this seva. I try to be as careful as possible
love and appreciation for this wonderful disciple
but please forgive me for any lapses in this service
of yours despite the precarious condition you were
to my dear Supreme Father, Mother, Friend and
in. At almost the same instant the fond memories
what not, and bless me so that I may be a source of
of couple of other personalities in whom I got
pleasure to Him for all the affection He has given
to witness similar qualities like yours flooded
to me over time immemorial!
affection
and
love
which
Lord
my heart making it more joyful. Overall, it was a
Guru Maharaja, compared to how I was 2-3
happy one-day interlude in Delhi. And of course
years ago, my health is lot better though there is
this health episode of yours had only nicer news
still some 5-10% which needs to improve. At times
to follow, for you recovered very quickly and went
I wonder, may be I should have died at that time
back to Mayapur in time for Gaura Purnima.
only, when heart was full of feelings for Krishna.
This singular experience of mine in Delhi
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riences in this world is sowing in some seeds of
so much power and control, they can twist and
hatred at certain qualities which I see in people,
turn as they want to and control and punish and
especially persons in leadership and management
reward. Guru Maharaja, the worst part is, when
positions. His Grace Pankajangrhi Prabhu made a
I extrapolate this Bhu-loka thing to the upper plan-
very striking statement when he spoke the pre-ini-
etary system, its the same thing seen even there.
tiation lecture in Bangalore. He said bhakti is all
Despite all the mis-doings of Indra and demi-
about having an experience. How true that is? It
gods, they get away with anything and everything,
is experience which acts as a filter in perceiving
because they are closer to the upper management
things. Isn’t it? Guru Maharaja, majority of my
and worse, they get praised and rewarded. Who is
life, I grew up with focus primarily on academics,
a demon and who is a demigod? So, it all appears
being a meritorious student, amongst gentlemen
to be boiling up to the Supreme Leadership to
devotees and academics and always have been
label someone as good and someone as bad. And
taught to put others before me and be straight
why should there be such a vertical hierarchical
forward. But it turns out all that I thought to be
system of management in Krishna’s system?
the right thing, does not sell in this world. It ap-
Guru Maharaja, to end, I would like to sing
pears that one has to be diplomatic, one has to
the same note with which I started this commu-
twist-tongues and speak words as per situations to
nication with the parampara. I know this is not
gain self-advantage. And the negative experience
just to Jayapataka Swami I am writing this but to
I have been having since the few years, all seems
the whole lot of acaryas and pure hearted souls
to be having some effect on the fine feeling of
spanning across other sampradayas also, because
bhakti which I had for Krishna and His system.
end of the day, each of the acaryas have a loving
World seems to be wicked place, and though I try
relationship with each other in the eternal realm
to not hate anything, some qualities – especial-
of selfless service. And I hope they would be kind
ly duplicity in motives, controllership, political/
enough to bless me the realizations which my heart
diplomatic behaviour, flattering speech, favou-
is craving for.
ritism (where merit is superseded by proximity to
State of heart right now is just like what
the leader), being a yes-man to the leader, speak
Maharaja Parikshit was asking in the beginning of
something having something else in mind, selfish-
the 7th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam 7.1.1 — King
ness, uninspiring leadership, not playing by the
Parékñit inquired: My dear brähmaëa, the Supreme
rules, subjectivity, having a hierarchical kind of
Personality of Godhead, Viñëu, being everyone’s
management structure where you can’t approach
well-wisher, is equal and extremely dear to every-
the top person, etc all seem spring hatred straight
one. How, then, did He become partial like a com-
away. Many successful business tycoons, political
mon man for the sake of Indra and thus kill Indra’s
leaders, statesmen, and who all the world deems
enemies? How can a person equal to everyone be
to be successful seem to have employed some of
partial to some and inimical toward others?
those qualities which I am beginning to despise, to
7.1.2 — Lord Viñëu Himself, the Supreme
get where they have gone and continue to be. I am
Personality of Godhead, is the reservoir of all plea-
beginning to hate management and persons in
sure. Therefore, what benefit would He derive from
management positions – because, they wield
siding with the demigods? What interest would He
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fulfill in this way? Since the Lord is transcendental,
the external energy. And at last he saw the remedial
why should He fear the asuras, and how could He be
measure for the conditioned souls, namely the pro-
envious of them?
cess of devotional service. '
7.1.3 — O greatly fortunate and learned bräh-
The presence of loving selfless no-non-sense
maëa, whether Näräyaëa is partial or impartial
acaryas like you and few other loving vaisnavas
has become a subject of great doubt. Kindly dispel
and inspirational leaders in my life, and the re-
my doubt with positive evidence that Näräyaëa is
lationship which you share with me and what I
always neutral and equal to everyone.
share with you, is the hope which I am holding
Guru Maharaja, this struggle has in way, had an
effect in reduction of intensity of chanting, hear-
onto over the last 2 years or so, as mind is going
through these struggles.
ing, reading and rendering of services. At times,
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja! Sorry for the
humility and earnest calling out of His names,
rant...its just an expression of a soul who genu-
seems to be not philosophically appealing. And
inely wants to love the Absolute Truth in full
at times, thinking too much about Krishna trying
knowledge and to negate out all the apparent un-
to reconcile so many contradictions of His per-
desirable virtues which I get to see and experience
sonality becomes so stressful to the mind. With-
in this world, from Supreme Personality of God-
out this philosophical foundation, the mood of
head. Just thought I could use this opportunity of
sikshastakam 5 seems to be not a consistent com-
Vyasa puja to communicate to Vyasa deva and
panion during the process of sravanam and kirta-
other acaryas expressing things.
nam. I have heard that Lord Gaura Hari is a very
Please take care of your health. So many many
straightforward person and does not like duplici-
souls like me are dependent on the presence of
tousness or any shortcuts. So, can you please bless
good hearted souls like you in this dark world of
me and also place my request for the realization
selfishness and duplicitousness!
of the following to Him and also to Vyasa deva,
so that I may be able to chant, hear, read, and do
With sincere respects,
services with true sincere feelings of respect, grat-
thanks and tears unto your lotus feet,
itude, love, hankering and separation with respect
Desiring to be a loving servant of
to that Heart which created me and is sustaining
yours and senior vaisnavas,
Sri Nrsimha Das,
me.
Coimbatore, India
'Śrīla Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality
of Godhead. This statement suggests that the complete unit of the Personality of Godhead includes
Respected Guru Maharaj,
His parts and parcels also. He saw, therefore, His
Hare Krishna. Please accept my most respect-
different energies, namely the internal energy, the
ful obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.
marginal energy and the external energy. He also
All glories to your Divine Grace.
saw His different plenary portions and parts of the
plenary portions, namely His different incarnations
On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja,
also, and he specifically observed the unwanted mis-
I am sincerely praying to Lord Nrsingadeva for the
eries of the conditioned souls, who are bewildered by
quick and full recovery from your illness and for
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the long duration of life so that many conditioned
in the form of transcendental realizations. Guru
souls like me will get your valuable association.
Maharaj, You are like a very big fish swimming al-
It is mentioned in Sri Siksastaka, “aslisya va
ways deep inside the Bhakti ocean and relishing
pada-ratam pinastu mam…”, that is, “I know no
transcendental ecstasies every moment. Only a
one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain
small fish like me is swimming on the surface of
so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace
the ocean and I know that I will be under attack
or makes me brokenhearted by not being present
at any time by the Eagle of Maya. Guru Maharaj,
before me. He is completely free to do anything and
I need your causeless mercy and blessings so that
everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord,
I can go deep inside the Bhakti ocean.
unconditionally”. Guru Maharaj, You are teaching
Guru Maharaj, I am so amazed to see Your self-
all of us by Your personal behavior that how one
less character. You are always in the mood of giving
should be completely surrendered to Krishna even
Yourself to others, irrespective of your dangerous
in the midst of extremely adverse situations. Your
health conditions. Even while lying down in ICU
Divine Grace is perfectly practicing the 8th sloka
in the hospital, Your Divine Grace is somehow
of Siksastaka.
finding a way to give Krishna Consciousness to
In Srimad Bhagavatam (3.29.8, 3.29.9 & 3.29.10)
others. Hamsa or Swan is expert in separating the
it is mentioned that Devotional Service can be
milk from the water and will take only the milk. In
done in a rajasic platform or in a tamasic platform
the same way, You are always absorbed in Krishna
also. It depends upon the living entity’s choice.
Consciousness and giving the same to others with-
I am learning from Your personal example that as
out any botheration to the external situations.
long as I have some ‘hetu’ or ‘material expectation’
Guru Maharaj, You are a true Paramahamsa. I am
apart from the desire of serving Guru & Krishna,
so fortunate to have such a glorious Spiritual Mas-
my devotional service will not be uninterrupt-
ter. Please bless me also with the same mood.
ed. Guru Maharaj, please bless me for doing unconditional Bhakti.
Generally, majority of devotees will think that
Yukta Vairagya means utilizing all the external
Srila Rupa Goswami is comparing Bhakti to a
material objects in Krishna’s service. But, Your
deep ocean. As long as a person is swimming on
Divine Grace is teaching all of us that utilizing
the surface of the ocean, he will be constantly dis-
our own body and mind in Krishna’s service is also
turbed by the waves and the scorching heat of the
Yukta Vairagya principle. Even though You are
Sun. But if he goes deep inside the ocean, he will
physically very weak, still You are enthusiastically
not at all be disturbed by the waves and the heat.
spreading Lord Gauranga’s glories with whatev-
Instead, water will be standstill inside the deep
er least bit energy left in Your body. In this way
ocean and he will be able to get the valuables from
you are utilizing Your body in Krishna’s service to
the ocean. In the same way, if anyone practices
the maximum extent. I am understanding that my
Bhakti on the superficial platform, then he will
material body is deteriorating every moment and
be constantly disturbed by the 3 modes. But if he
I will be surely getting some major health chal-
dives deep inside the ocean i.e., vigorously practic-
lenges, because that is the nature of this material
es Bhakti, then he will come out of the influence
body. But I am getting great inspiration and de-
of the 3 modes and he will be able to get valuables
termination from Your personal example to utilize
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each and every bit of energy in Guru & Krishna’s
one thereby connecting the living entities with
service. Guru Maharaj, You are the source of in-
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Your transcendental
spiration for all the devotees. While engaging all
activities are glorious.
the external material objects in Krishna’s service,
Krishna and Gauranga will always use His
if we don’t engage our mind in thinking about
dearest devotees to do some confidential /
Krishna, then 100% Yukta Vairagya principle
special devotional services. Krishna used Arjuna
is not followed. Your Divine Grace is always
to do special tasks in Mahabharata war. Krishna
engaging Your mind in thinking about Krishna and
also utilized Bhishmadev to give instructions to
Gauranga’s pastimes and You are fully absorbed
Yudhishtira Maharaja while lying down in the bed
in thinking about how to spread Lord Gauranga’s
of arrows. In the same way, Krishna and Gauranga
glories in a more refined way. Srila Prabhupada
is utilizing Your Divine Grace very much in Their
told that the devotee means Daksha – expert.
confidential devotional services and You are also
Guru Maharaj, You are also very expert in util-
simply surrendered to Them. Such a Spiritual
ising all the material objects to the fullest extent
Master is very dear to Krishna and He is the con-
in Krishna’s service. Guru Maharaj, You are the
fidential representative of Krishna, and glorifying
living example for the Yukta Vairagya principle.
& serving Him will please Krishna very much.
Recently I read in Sri Caitanya Caritamrita
that how Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya acted
as a Guru to King Prataparudra. Simply because
Srinivasa Hari Das, (Diksha)
of Bhattacarya’s association, King Prataparudra
ISKCON, Sri Jagannath Mandir,
developed so much hankering to have darshan of
Coimbatore, India
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He even went to the
extent of renouncing the Kingdom and becoming
Hare Krishna!
a mendicant if he doesn’t get the opportuni-
Dear Guru Maharaj, ty to have darshan of the Lord. Srila Sarva
bhauma Bhattacarya moulded the King very nice-
lotus feet, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
ly by giving proper spiritual instructions and fi-
I am not eligible even to glorify your grace
nally the King received the mercy of Sri Caitanya
but it is a duty of a disciple to glorify his spiritual
Mahaprabhu only by the mercy and recom-
master I am doing this. The capacity to post this
mendation of his Guru Srila Sarvabhauma Bhat-
glorification is even the mercy of Guru Maharaj.
tacarya. This incident touched my heart and
If I am missing the chance to glorify your grace
I strongly realized that nobody can go near to
then what will be the use of being a disciple.
Gauranga or Krishna without the Guru’s recommendation and mercy. I realized that how Guru
In his verses praising the spiritual master, Śrīla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura writes: is playing a very important role in bringing the
säkñäd-dharitvena samasta-çästrair uktas tathä
conditioned souls to the Lotus feet of Krishna
bhävyata eva sadbhiù "The spiritual master is
and Gauranga. Guru Maharaj, You are coming
honoured as much as the Supreme Lord because
in the same parampara carrying the mood of pre-
he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord."
vious acharyas and distributing widely to every-
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haraj last year in the April and May months. Some
Maharaj and insist him to tell them to start Chant-
of the things which moved me much and made me
ing Hare Krishna Japa. We were close to the lotus
very much absorbed in Guru Maharaj and made
building, Guru Maharaj was coming in the wheel
me to aspire to have his qualities. This was very
chair and was rushing to some festival near to
close to the day of second crisis. One day we start-
Samadhi. My mother went close to Guru Maharaj
ed the night shift, those days Guru Maharaj used
but she was unable to get the blessings. My moth-
to have Oxygen cylinder to help his breathing in
er went to close to the barigate of TOVP con-
better during the night sleep. It was transition
struction area and she was taking darsan of Guru
time of the afternoon shift and night shift. so lot
Maharaj from far away. I was close to Guru Maharaj's
of us were there together Ruchi Rangada Prabhu,
window after he got into the car to receive bless-
Golokeswar Govinda Prabhu, Subhal Sudama Pra-
ings. To my surprise Guru Maharaj called my
bhu, Sri Caitanya Srivas Prabhu, Nrsingha prasad
mother by action, My mother came close to the
Prabhu were together. Jaya Radha Krishna Prabhu
window of the car and received the blessings.
was reading "Life comes from life book" for Guru
"I understood there are no accidents, it is all the
Maharaj. We found very lately that the A/C unit
causeless mercy and compassion of Guru and
in Guru Maharaj room was not working. and as
Gauranga". after that I asked my mother, she told
well as the oxygen cylinder was not working. We
that she felt that Guru Maharaj might be busy and
were all running here and there making sounds
wont have time since he was in the car. but he is
with screw driver and other tools to rectify the
very merciful that I got blessings.
A/C unit and as well as the Oxygen Cylinder. But
Third instance, back in 2011 when Guru
I was idle for sometime and standing in the room
Maharaj came for the treatment in AVP, Coim-
making sure that Guru Maharaj dont gets disturb
batore. I got opportunity to serve him in shifts.
due to this noice., to my surprise Guru Maharaj
It was the last day of that visit, so it was planned
was so much observed in hearing to Jaya Radha
that Guru Maharaj will go to temple for darsan
Krishna Prabhu. Suddenly Guru Maharaj told,
and leave from there for Airport. He took dar-
"repeat". I thought he was telling, "keep quiet" and
san and came back to his room. it was about 5
went close to His bed and asked Guru Maharaj
pm and the flight departing time was 7 pm. Guru
said again, "repeat"... Jaya Radha Krishna Prabhu
Maharaj was rushing everybody really because
was repeating the passage or conversation he read
checkin time was very close ahead. So before leav-
already. If we were in that situation, then proba-
ing the room, Janakiramachandra prabhu, Gopati
bly we don't be having the tolerance level of not
Govinda Prabhu and myself were there and dress-
minding what is happening environmentally and
ing Guru Maharaj. It was over and Guru Maharaj
concentrating to one person reading books.
was in the wheel chair and was to leave the room.
Second instance, Guru Maharaj shows unlim-
Gopati Govinda Prabhu was trying to offer a
ited compassion to everybody who is a new practi-
garland which was old, I stopped him saying that
tioner of Krishna Consciousness. This was in 2012
it is old garland we can offer Guru Maharaj a new
in during the Gaura Purnima Festival, I took my
garland from dieties. But Guru Maharaj got that
parents to Sri Mayapur Dham for the first time.
and garlanded me. Immediately I was thinking
I planned to introduced my parents to Guru
nothing I have done very effectively in my years in
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K.C. when I tried to remove from my neck again
your association Guru Maharaja but I always get
Guru Maharaj asked why you are removing? Then
so astonished to see so much of your love and com-
I removed after a while, While Guru Maharaj was
passion for all of us. You always make me speech-
moving out of the room he reminded me to collect
less by the way you reciprocate with all of us. It's
the garland. I accepted the order! This was an-
totally amazing to see. Like Krishna reciprocates
swer to a question which was in my foolish mind
with us in much much more ways than to what we
that Guru Maharaj has so many disciples... he will
offer Him and with so much of Love in exchange
be knowing or remembering me out of so many
of a ting of love in the same way I see you Guru
thousands of disciples. He is always equal to all his
Maharaja reciprocating to all of us in such differ-
disciples and god brothers and well wishers.
ent and huge ways with tons tons of love for all
I had an opportunity to work with Congrega-
us who don't even deserve it. It's always said that
tional Development Ministry on Bhakti marriag-
we have some connection with the spiritual mas-
es (A premarital online course project). If there is
ter. And I actually realize that it's so true in your
some credit out of it, I would like to dedicate it for
case. I always feel such a special connection with
your health recovery.
u and it's not only with me with all your disciples
you have that special connection and it's lovely to
Unqualified son and disciple,
hear such different realizations from the various
Vikrama Nityananda Das,
God brothers and sisters. Not only to your disciples
Satarupa Vrnda Devi Dasi & Harynee Priya,
I have seen Guru Maharaja you are so merciful to
Coimbatore, India
even those who just pay you obeisances unknowingly. I remember how you protected and blessed
Hare Krishna.
my friend also who just paid you obeisances seeing
your Lotus Feet in my WhatsApp profile picture.
Lotus Feet my beloved spiritual father.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupadaji and Sri
Gauranga. All Glories to you Guru Maharaja!
I was totally in tears Gurudeva to see you being so
compassionate for everyone. You are always a true
inspiration to us Guru Maharaja. The way you are
A very happy 67th vyasa puja Guru Maharaja.
so determined to follow the instructions of your
We all are so happy Guru Maharaja to have this
spiritual master His Divine Grace AC Bhakti
opportunity to celebrate your vyasa puja and to
vedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Ji is really
take this opportunity to give little bit of offerings
amazing. Pls bless me also Guru Maharaja so that
to you although you have everything by the mercy
I also can try my best to follow your instructions
of Sri Sri Radha Madhava Ji and we can't give you
and can always remain in your service wherever
anything Guru Maharaja. All we have is because
I may be. Guru Maharaja what this fallen soul can
of you only so that only we can offer you. On this
speak in your Glories. They are unlimited and
special day I would like to first of all thank you for
even the words are less to explain your Glories.
being so merciful and to accept this most fallen
Still I dared little bit to say what my heart always
soul unto your Lotus Feet. It's totally your cause
felt.
less mercy on this most fallen soul.
Although I never got that much chance to have
Guru Maharaja in lieu of your Vyasa Puja last
time by your mercy I was able to have a Harinama
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Sankirtan n little bit of Hari Katha here in
because you took the hardships to construct it on
Vikasnagar, Dehradun. You always emphasize on
the order of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
preaching thus by your mercy Guru Maharaja
When I read Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita I find how
I am trying to have some regular programs here
much endeavour you all put to develop this King-
as we don't have any temple or Centre or Nam-
dom of God. The result of that is now we come to
hatta here. Pls bless me Guru Maharaja that on
Mayapur, stay here with all facilities and take part
this Vyasa Puja also we can have some Harina-
in grand festivals with thousands of devotees.
ma Sankirtana and Hari Katha here as an offering
for your Vyasa Puja.
Your teachings in your discourses are giving
me more enthusiasm and determination to take
Thank you so much Guru Maharaja for all
up Krishna Consciousness. You are giving tireless-
your mercy and Blessings on this most fallen soul.
ly the most valuable and extremely rare thing in
I can never ever pay you back by any of my do-
whole creation, Krishna prema through Sankir-
ings. But at least I can try my best to do anything
tan started by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But how
you want me to do. Guru Maharaja Please give me
unfortunate it is that I still have so much mate-
some instructions on how can I constantly serve
rial attachment which is stopping me to take the
you. Its my sincere prayer from the core of my
maximum benefit and help others to take it.
heart to Srila Prabhupada Ji, all the Acaryas, Nir-
However, you told in one lecture that although
simha Deva Ji, Srila Panchtattva Ji, Jagannathaji
one has material attachment still don’t give up.
Subhadraji Baladevaji and Sri Sri Radha
So I am determined to continue practice under
Madhavaji to always keep you healthy and to give
the guidance of devotees at the same time seeking
us your prolonged association. We always need
your blessings the most.
you Guru Maharaja.
Please forgive me for all my offenses Guru
Maharaj considering my fallen condition.
Please! Please! Please! Pray for me because
Ratika Arora, (Shelter),
your prayers Sri Sri RadhaMadhava will certainly
Coimbatore, India
hear.
Our Most respected Guru Maharaj!!!
Deepak Kumar (shelter),
This Gaura Purnima I visited Mayapur. In spite
Under care of His Grace Srinivas Gopal Pra-
of thousands of devotees I got accommodation in
bhu, NIT DURGAPUR
Cakra Bhavan dormitory at ground floor. I was
considering myself so fortunate to be connected
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga,
to one of the most greenish branch (ISKCON)
of the tree which starts from Sri Caitanya Maha
O My Dear Spiritual Master please accept my
prabhu. I could get this opportunity because of
humble obeisances unto your devine lotus feet.
the causeless endeavour of the devotees which
Vyasapuja day is very auspicious day of your
you send to claim fallen souls like me. I was
Divine appearance and is much honorable to me
thinking I am sitting in this room is only possible
being your disciple. I am a great sinner, fallen soul
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just because of your causeless and unconditional
mercy please engage this fallen soul in the service
mercy even though I don’t have any qualification
of Krishna and his pure devotees.
you gave shelter at your lotus feet by giving initiation. I don’t deserve to glorify you on this auspi-
Your insignificant and humble servant,
cious day but just you are even more merciful than
Utkarshini Gopika Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Gaziabad, India Gaya, India
Lord Chaitanya I could think of expressing it.
I am ignorant of the troubles you are facing
just because to deliver this fallen soul,(as a
father undergoes to protect and maintain his
You are pure devotee of the lord. You are ocean
child) and take back to Godhead which is the real
of mercy. The very meaning of vaishnava means
home. Please forgive this fallen soul and i hum-
para dukha dukhi. Krishna doesnot have any bus-
bly beg you to please continue to shower your
siness in this material world. We are the ones who
mercy upon me to have Swift progress in Krishna
have to take care of all the people and give them
consciousness which can happen only by your
Krishna consciousness. You are always thinking of
blessings. Please help me to do offenseless
how to give Krishna consciousness to people.
sadhana and execute your instructions. I once
Like Mayura dwaja, After the accident 80% of
again humbly request you to protect me so that
your body is almost lost, still with the 20% of the
I will never get deviated from Spiritual path and
body you are thinking how to do paropakar. Krish-
stick to your and lotus feet of Krishna. With your
na blessed Mayura Dwaja, you will be standing as
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dwaja at the entrance of his temple and people af-
we can write something to glorify you. We do not
ter taking MayuraDwaja's darshan and offer obes-
know how to write or what to write. Our attempt
ciances only will come to take darshan of Krishna.
is just like showing a “Ghee-Lamp” to the all efful-
In the same way the whole of ISKCON The
gent Sun, but somehow, we wish to write sincerely
victory plan of Jayapataka Swami Maharaj, that
in order to just purify ourselves.
dwaja with his blessings we are getting Krishna's
We cannot express in words the blessing be-
blessings. The history will talk of you,Maharaj.
stowed by Your Holiness on us. Guru Maharaja, we
The history will sing songs of your glory. So we
simply had some good fortune of associating with
are glad that we have such a glorious spiritual
the blessed disciples of Your Holiness at Balara-
master and we understand your mood. we will al-
madesh and this is the sole reason for the begin-
ways try to please your mood and serve you life
ning of a spiritual journey which is sure to lead us
after life. Guru Mukha padma vakya. What ever
to achieve the ultimate goal of life through Your
comes to your mouth it will be 100% true.Because
causeless mercy, Guru Maharaja.
Rajamundray temple Inauguration you said this
Certainly, we did not deserve any of this and
temple is situated in the heart of the state so like
were not at all eligible for this. Guru Maharaja, out
heart pumps blood to the whole body Krishna con-
of your unlimited kripa and mercy for the fallen
sciousness will spread from this temple to all of
souls, You have blessed us immensely just to pull
the state. In 9 years we have opened 9 centers and
away from the deep well of ignorance and shown
four big full fledged temples we have inaugarated
the light of knowledge.
with your blessings What ever is coming through
During our stay at Balaramadesh, we enjoyed
your mouth is come true. We will have faith and
the wonderful association of Your Holiness’ dis-
will serve you. Sky is the limit to glorify you.
ciples which helped us to follow the regulative
As an offering to you, We are building Gold-
principles, do extra rounds and have regular
en Temple at Kondaveedu in Andhra Pradesh, In-
Bhakti-vriksha
dia under the guidance of Sriman Satya Gopinath
Vaisnavas, Deity Dressing, Radha seva and engage
Prabhu. We owed to complete it by December to
in other devotional services to whatever little
please you.
extent possible.
classes,
serve
the
visiting
At present, after having shifted to Gurgaon,
Krishna Nama Kirtana Das, (Diksha)
due to Your causeless mercy and association of
Guntur, India
Your Holiness’ disciples and other vaisnavas, a
humble beginning has been made by starting a
Dear Guru Maharaja and our beloved spiritual
father
new Bhakti-Vriksha class at our home and preaching at two existing Bhakti-Vriksha classes in
Dandavat Pranams!
Gurgaon. Also, felt unlimitedly blessed on getting
Please accept our humble obeisances unto your
the opportunity to serve “the personally serving
Lotus Feet! All glories to Guru Maharaja,
disciples of Your Holiness”.
We fondly cherish the special blessings and
Hare Krishna, O dear father and spiritual mas-
favour bestowed by Your Holiness, when you very
ter, kindly bless us and bestow your mercy so that
kindly agreed to visit and purify our home at
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Gurgaon during November 2015. Further, the
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!!
zeal and commitment exhibited by Your Holi-
ness, practically seen and experienced by all your
All glories to Srila prabupada!
disciples, has proved beyond that no amount of
All glories to you!
material difficulties and obstacles can hinder a
Happy vyasa Puja Guru Maharaj!!
pure devotee, like Your Holiness, in rendering
Thank you for showing your causless mercy
pure devotional service and progressing on the
upon me and accepting me as your Deciple.
spiritual path.
I remember, how much care and love you showed
Guru Maharaja, you have practically shown us
upon me through my mails to you. When I think
how a true Bhagavata should live! Whenever, we
about you my stone like heart becomes soft like
get the opportunity to meet Your disciples, we al-
sponge. You are such merciful Father. You are
ways come to know of some new experiences and
simply waiting to accept all fallen souls and
realizations about Your Holiness. The more we
deliver them. Knowing your value I want to be
come to know about your pastimes, the more we
sincere and serious in my Krishna Consciousness
realize that we cannot know your true glory. Sim-
life and services. I am sacred to preach to others,
ply, we feel extremely blessed by being just your
thinking what if they don't accept, what if they say
disciples, Guru Maharaja.
something, etc etc. In this auspicious day I shall
O father, you have bestowed your unlimited
pray to you to remove all these negative thoughts
mercy, but we do not know what we can do to
and preach about Krishna to others. Please em-
please you? kindly bless us with the instructions
power me for the same.
and mercy in order to be able to serve you better.
Thank you for the opportunity Guru Maharaj!
Finally, we just humbly and earnestly pray
to the Lord Shri Krishna, Shrimati Radharani,
Your eternal Servant,
Lord Sri Laxmi Prahlad Narsimha Dev, Lord Sri
Sriprada Gaurangi Devi Dasi,
Caitanya & Nityananda Mahaprabhu and Srila
Hosur, India
Prabhupada, for your well being and also to regain
full physical healthy state. Kindly bless us for this
Hare Krishna!
prayer to fructify at the earliest.
Please accept my respectful obeisances at
Submitted unto the lotus feet of Guru
your Lotus Feet!
Maharaja, Your Holiness Srila Jayapataka Swami
Guru Maharaja.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
All Glories to You, Guru Maharaj, on this ausYour Humble servants,
picious occasion of Your Vyasa Puja!
Mridula Govinda Das,
The first time I met Your Holiness after Gaura
Visakha sevini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Aarati, many years back, I had asked why we can-
Sweta Agrawal (daughter),
not sing the kirtans in our native language? You
Ashish Agrawal (son)
very patiently explained the meaning of Gaura
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Aarati and told me that the mood of the Acharyas
of the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya is
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very important. You further told me that Bengali
I would be eternally grateful for You have been
is a very easy language. I realized the true mean-
extremely Merciful by accepting me and my hus-
ing of the “mood of the Acharyas” when I started
band Madhu Prabhu unto the Shelter of Your
learning the kirtan “Yadi Gaur Na Hoito” from
Lotus Feet.
Your Disciple in Bangalore on Skype.
As a rainy cloud showers equally on a barren
I read daily from the Srimad Bhagavatam,
land and the fertile land, similarly Your Divine
Bhagavad Gita, and other books because you had
Grace is showing Your kindness on all the fallen
mentioned that Srila Prabhupada was very par-
souls indiscriminately. we are like a barren land
ticular about reading. I also listen to your lectures
Guru Maharaj who is unable to utilize the kind-
frequently, which help me a lot in preaching. I
ness you have been showing on us though we dont
usually use my mobile phone to show people pic-
deserve it.
tures of Deities in our ISKCON Temples and then
But I have complete faith as said in "...Pangum
give them some introduction to Srila Prabhupada
langhayate girim..." that we can one day develop
Books. During the Damodar Month I invite people
that essential pure love at Your Lotus Feet not by
to my home to offer lamps throughout the month
our efforts but only through Your Unlimited com-
and give them kits to continue in their homes.
passion upon us, the fallen souls.
(A Damodar Picture, a song book and a small lamp).
We are no good and feel highly unqualified to
Last year on the first day of Damodar month
glorify Your Divine Grace on this auspicious occa-
my aunt had passed away in Chennai so I told her
sion of Vyasa Puja. Hence all we can do is PRAY
family about Sri Mayapur Dham and showed them
and BEG You to kindly keep Blessing us including
on Mayapur.tv. So they visited Mayapur Dham in
the new born to be always in the humble mood of
December to do Ganga Puja, Sastra-Dhan and
serving Your Divine Grace Lotus Feet, Gauranga
Go-Dhan there and were very pleased.
and the Vaishnavas and forgive us for all the of-
Due to some constraints I am not able to take
fenses we committed knowingly or unknowingly
up full-fledged preaching program; so please bless
me that I can do so very soon by Your mercy.
at Your Lotus Feet.
Thank you, All Glories to Guru Maharaj!!
I am always indebted to Your Holiness for
Aspiring to be Your eternal servants,
having accepted me as Your Harinam Initiated
Prashanthi (Shelter) & Madhu (Aspiring),
disciple.
Hyderabad, India
Mangalamayi Malini Devi Dasi,
Hyderabad, India
Please accept our humble obeisances unto the
dust of Your lotus feet!
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Every moment You are giving instructions by
Please accept our humble obesiances unto your
Lotus Feet.
Your words and actions while dealing with day to day
different situations. Just one instruction is enough
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
to meditate upon and if we make it our life and
All Glories to Srila Guru Dev!!
soul, it is definitely going to make us accept the
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ultimate path to Krishna. You had told Guru
mercy we are able to preach Krishna consciousness
Maharaj that, "So many fishes are swimming
for a group of new people through the whatsapp
upstream inspite of the rapids. So when we see
media. Hope everyone takes it up more seriously.
that everything is Krishna's energy and when we
We beg Your forgiveness for any offences com-
become one of the fishes in Krishna's energy, we
mitted. As the years progress after taking initia-
can swim upstream". This instructs us that we
tion, more than the bhakthi lata, let us not water
have to become a fish in Krishna's energy, the rest
the weeds.
follows. Though You have bestowed us all con-
Please
bless
that
ducive environment to practice good Krishna
flowers of Your dreams.
consciousness, the conditioned mind keeps
happy Appearance day,
we
can
bloom
as
Wishing You a very
complaining about so many things Guru Maharaj.
Kindly make us become free from this endan-
Your servants,
gering enemy of complaining nature and finding
Premavinodhini Devi Dasi(Diksha),
faults, offending devotees. Let us develop more
Govinda Sundara Das, (RNS)
tolerance and patience in our lives. You are an
Lalitha Sakhi,
embodiment of these divine qualities. You are so
Hyderabad, India
determined to fight with any hard situation to continue giving Krishna consciousness to the fallen
Please accept my obeisances.
souls. May we follow Your divine instructions with
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories
proper attitude and right mood. By Your causeless
to Sri Sri Radha Madanmohan ji, All glories to
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Gaura Nitai. All glories to Jagannath, Baladeva
Gurudev, because I don't know much in English.
and Subhadra Devi.
Vinodini Kalindi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Gurudeva,
Jammu, India
Wish you a Happy appearance day in Advance.
May Jagannatha Swami always keep you in
good health.
Hare Krishna,
For the first time, I am writing a vyasa offering. I have no qualification to take your shelter.
But by the mercy of your dear disciples I got the
chance to take your shelter. Please accept my humble obeisance unto your
lotus feet.
Maharaji you have acted like sunshine in
my life, your energy and enthusiasm just has
Gurudeva, I once heard that Guru doesn't
accept anything for Himself just on behalf of
Krishna he takes that position. Gurudeva, please
give me the strength to follow your and Srila
always motivated me. I have left non veg and
I chant 16rounds n read Bhagavad Gita.
Please bless me so that I can progress in my life
keeping Krishna in center.
Prabhupada's instructions which are given by my
Aman sainky,
siksha guru.
Your servant,
Jamshedpur, India
Sunitha Rani, (Shelter)
Hyderabad, India
Dear Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obesiances.
Please accept my humble obeisances onto Your
All glories to Srila Gurudeva!
lotus feet.
Gurudev, You are very great in the world,
This past year I have struggled a lot in my chant-
because you are giving mercy to every fallen souls
ing as well as my Krishna consciousness in general
in this material world. Even though your health
but I only had to open my facebook account to see
is not cooperating, then also u are travelling all
you and read about your activities to inspire me
around the world &preaching Krishna conscious
to keep persevering. It is only your prayers for all
to everyone. Our family always felt that, we are
of us and never ending causeless mercy on us that
very proud to such compassionate Gurudev we
has protected me.
got. We are doing little bhakti seva with your
However much I thank you it will never be
mercy. We are always praying Lord Narasimha
enough but I want to take this opportunity to ex-
deva for your good health.
press my gratitude for all you have done and con-
Guru Maharaj, Please bless us that we always
tinuously keep doing for us. The recent Whatsapp
be in your service. I am very happy thankful about
audio excerpts of your lectures sent by JPS archives
JPS archives, so that we get this lovely opportuni-
helps me tremendously in feeling connected with
ty to glorify my Guru Maharaj in auspicious Vyasa
You. In a lecture you had given in Mayapur (1999)
Puja festival. So thank u so much. If any mistakes
you speak on how you care for each one of us. In
are there in my glorification, please forgive me
every interaction I have had with you I have al-
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ways felt deeply cared for by you. Even when you
me preserver and have faith in Krishna. Thank
were admitted last May in the ICU in Delhi and
you Guru Maharaj for this and the countless oth-
later on in Her Grace Siromani mataji's house you
er things you do for us.
always allowed us to take darshan of you, taking
Aspiring to be a servant of your servant,
time to always ask about us our Krishna conscious-
Parshika Panwar, (Shelter)
ness no matter how seriously ill you were.
Jamshedpur, India
I humbly pray to Lord Narsimhadev and Srila
Prabhupada to always protect you and keep you
in their loving care so that we may to continue to
receive your association for many more years to
My dear most, merciful worshipable Eternal
come. We desperately need you.
spiritual Master,
I hope that I may be able to develop for you an
We are taking this opportunity to wish and live
iota of the attitude of service that you have for
long boom from lord Krishna to serve our beloved
Srila Prabhupada so that I may be able to please
Guru Maharaj in this Vyasa Puja 2016.
you in any small way that I can.
After a long illness Guru Maharaj's power and
glory is unlimited.We pray with our full heart and
Aspiring to be a servant of your servant,
soul to Sri Pancatatva, Sri Sri Radha Madhava
Krishna, (Shelter)
and Ashta sakhi's and Sri Narsimhadev Bhagavan
Jamshedpur
to protect our Guru Maharaj from all illness, enemies and bless us for the coming years in Krishna
bhakthi and take back home back to godhead.
I am a small servant of Guru Maharaj and if
any mistakes from my words or actions... Please
forgive me and my family. We are praying to Lord
lotus feet.
Sri Krishna to protect my Guru Maharaj and live
Recently I have felt as if I have been going
more years do Vyasa Puja and bless us and every
through some really tough times in my life but as
touching souls in this earth. We are doing a small
soon as I see you my difficulties seem so inconse-
satsangam, Namahatta in Kannur, Talap, Kerala.
quential compared to what you go through on a
daily basis, and for whom? For all of us! When I
Guru Maharaj's humble, obedient servant,
look at you it really makes me realise that happi-
Raghava caitanya Das,
ness does not stem from material things rather one
Vikram Gauranga Das,
can only be happy when one comes to be situated
Jagannatha patitha pavana Das,
on the spiritual platform, performing devotional
Ajay Caitanya Chandra Das,
service. A small cold and I become miserable but
Vichitra Caitanya Das,
to see your cheerfulness and optimism in the face
All Guru Ashraya disciples and satsangam devo-
of so many impediments inspires me. I pray that
tees and well wishers.
Lord Krishna keep you strong and protects you
Kannur, Talap, Kerala, India
because you are the strength in my life, helping
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All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga
casion and opportunity to recollect our spiritual
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!
father's glories and hard work and seva towards
His Divine Grace Jayapataka Swami
this Krishna consciousness movement and hu-
Guru Maharaj ki jai!
manity.
Please accept our humble respectable pranam
to our eternal spiritual master's lotus feet.
On this Vyasa Puja 2016 we are all praying
for good health and live more and more years to
All glories on this auspicious day of Vyasa Puja
celebrations.
serve us bless us protect us from maya and send
all of us go back home back to godhead.
We have a small namahatta satsangam in
Kannur, Talap, Kerala state. Here we have some
Guru Maharaj's most humble servant of ser-
brahmanical, initiated and Guru Ashraya disci-
vant of servant,
ples and well wishers attending in this satsangam,
Hare Krishna Satsangam(Namahatta),
daily morning and evening programs going on.
Talap, Kannur, Kerala, India
Special events are also celebrating in this centre.
Every Sunday 70 to 100 peoples attending the pro-
grams. We have Srila Prabhupada book distribu-
tion team and books selling. BBT Coimbatore is
lotus feet and bless me for always remembering
helping us to promote in this and sending books
your lotus feet.
whenever we needed, KMC members visiting and
taking classes to our bhaktas.
Praying to Lord Caitanya, Jagannathji and
Lord Narasimhadev to always protect your health
All this is working under our Guru Maharaj's
for preaching and delivering again more and more
kind mercy and bless only. We are all take this oc-
fall down souls like me in all over the world from
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this material ocean. I humbly offer my crores of
youth preaching problem for Engineering boys to
pranams to your lotus feet again and again dear
convince them. Please bless me so that even there
Guru Maharaj, please bless me for advancing my
is so much difficulties I can continue to follow
spiritual consciousness and activities,
and serve superior authority. By your preaching
and doing activities you wash out maya from this
Ananthakodi Vaishnavas and
martial earth. Another side you are very merciful
Your ever humble servant,
towards your disciples. That’s why I am begging
Adinath Krishna Das, (Diksha)
your mercy specially on preaching the glories of
Kerala, India
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by which I can always
attached to devotees and able to conquer maya.
My Dear Guru Maharaja,
At last I humbly pray my respectful obeisences at
your lotus feet.
Your very fallen servant,
All glories to you on this auspicious day of your
Gunagrahi Gouranga Das, (Diksha)
Vyasa Puja!
Kolkatta, India
In the past few months during especially in the
time of Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama, by your
presence, I have observed several things, which
Dear Gurudev,
I would like to mention briefly. Your classes of-
Please accept my humble obeisances at your
tentimes reflect the genuine caring and love for
two beautiful and soft lotus feet. All glories to you
Srila Prabhupada. This is very exemplary and of
and your appearance day!
high standard, of not only being Prabhupada’s
I am not being able to understand how a con-
disciple, but as an acting Guru of ISKCON. By
ditioned soul like me can realize the greatness of
your causeless mercy only last year I have got ini-
the pure devotee of Lord Caitanya and glorify
tiation at the time of Kolkata Rath yatra. I am try-
Him. But today I am trying to do so just because
ing to please my superior authority sincerely by
once I read you saying that a disciple should glo-
youth preaching due the power of mercy which is
rify his Spiritual Master even if he is not a very
coming through You. Its great fortune for me that
good speaker because it is also a seva of the disci-
one day You have coming in my dream and said
ple towards his Spiritual Master.
to me to take initiation although I am not qual-
I joined ISKCON in 2014. That year during
ified to take that. So, it is my humble to request
Damodar month Your health deterioted and You
please bless me so that I can become instrument
were admitted in a hospital in Delhi. It was when
of Krishna's dedicated devotees by properly follow-
I intensely felt a strong connection with You and
ing the rules and regulation to please Srila Prabh-
without having Your darshan or hearing Your voice
upada. Please bless me so that I can carry out the
I decided to dedicate my life to You. I became very
order under the footsteps of superior authority
much eager to serve You but did not know how as
with proper attitude as you are showing us prac-
that time I would know nothing much about the
tical example. You are a perfect follower of Srila
rendering service to the Spiritual Master. I knew
Prabhupada. At the present moment I am facing
only about Vapu-seva but as I have got a female
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body, it was not possible to render vapu-seva to
Your Servant,
You. But a devotee friend solved my problem by
Isvari Lalita Devi Dasi,
suggesting that I can render the Vani-seva to my
Kolkatta, India
beloved Spiritual Master. I accepted his sugges-
My Dear Spiritual Master,
tion immediately and decided to do Book-distribu-
tion and by Your mercy I distributed many books
lotus feet. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
as per my capacity. Last year that is, in 2015 in
There is nobody more compassionate than you.
Kolkata during Rathayatra, out of Your causeless
It is only by your prayers, your merciful glance, by
mercy You accepted me as Your spiritual daughter,
your deep concern and your unlimited love for us
though I had no qualification. But as an eternal
that we are still on the path of devotional service.
associate of the most merciful Lord Caitanya and
Whenever I get disheartened or discouraged in
a representative of Lord Nityananda, You never
devotional service, I remember you. I remember
judge anyone by their qualification. Qualified or
how my spiritual father is putting such a tremen-
unqualified, every soul gets benefitted by hear-
dous effort to encourage us always and to spread
ing Gaura-katha from Your Lotus-mouth and get-
the movement far and wide. It helps me to dis-
ting Your divine association. I feel I am that one
solve all my negativity and again walk ahead. The
fortunate soul out of many thousands who by the
thought that I may be useless but my compassion-
mercy of Sri Guru and Krishna has finally got the
ate spiritual master still loves me and cares for me
seed of devotion and it was placed in my heart by
inspires me to go ahead. I am also so amazed that
You only with great care and affection. The beads
how you endeavour always to be personal to all of
which I got on my Initiation Day from You, is the
us, your disciples.
most valuable asset of my life as I feel Your soft
touch in it.
You never hesitate to give yourself away to anyone. Like Lord Nityananda would humbly request
On this most auspicious day of Your divine ap-
to the most fallen and wretched souls to take to
pearance, a worthless servant like me can do noth-
Krishna Consciousness, in the same mood you re-
ing except praying only to Lord Nrisimhadev for
quest and encourage everyone always to take to
Your good health so that You uplift many thou-
this movement.
sands of fallen and conditioned souls like me and
You always encourage and also show by your
distribute Gaura-prema among them. As well as,
own example how to behave in a non-envious and
I am always in need of more and more mercy and
friendly manner towards all Vaishnavas. If we meet
blessings of Yours so that I can rise above the ig-
juniors then in a tolerant and humble service spirit
norance and apply the transcendental knowledge
we should try to uplift them by good instructions,
in my own life and distribute the same among oth-
if we meet seniors we should offer all respect and
ers who are suffering in this material world like
learn from them, and if we meet equals we should
me. My life belongs to You only, so please bless me
be friendly and non-envious towards them. With
Guru Maharaja so that I may remain Your Dasi
a devotee community with all devotees behaving
FOREVER. There is no one whom I love the most
in the line of these principles, everyone will be
except YOU…
encouraged to make spiritual advancement.
Please bless me that I may always be engaged
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in your service.
the international party devotees reach the ghat
Your Servant,
& then before the devotees board the boat you
Kusum Badlani (Shelter), Kolkatta, India
started giving lecture on the pastimes of Lord
My dear Spiritual Father,
Caitanya in the ganges. When I saw you sitting in
Please accept my most humble obeisances
wheelchair in boat floating towards us I was thrilled
at your lotus feet on this day of your auspicious
to see your enthusiasm to give love for gauranga to
appearance. I am feeling myself very fortunate to
the conditioned soul like us. I was thinking to how
write this offerings for the pleasure of Krishna,
much extent you can extend yourself out of com-
your Holiness, Vaisnavas & for my purification.
passion for us to give us enthusiasm for parikrama.
For the last 3 years I am attending festival start-
3.
Guru Maharaj, I felt you are a walking
ing from Navadvip Parikrama to Gaura purnima.
talking Bhagvata whose every expression carries
Every year this festival gives me an opportunity to
the deep love, compassion & mercy for the living
have your divine association. Every year I carry
entities. This year before two days of gaur purni-
some newer & newer realizations regarding your
ma you gave a Bengali lecture in Namahatta hall.
greatness in the core of my heart. In this offering
When you were describing how Abhirama thakura
I would like to mention some of them.
is coming from the spiritual world & planning to
1.
So many times we are hearing that you
preach ISKCON could not understand whether
are getting admitted to ICU for severe health
you were laughing or crying. In parikrama when
crisis. I become panicked when such news come
you were describing how the suka bird was flying
to us by mail, whatsapps, jpsapps. But at the core
chanting the name of Gaura you were making
of heart I feel that you not going to leave us so
everybody to fly like the suka bird chanting the
soon as some of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions
name of Gaura & at the same time you were also
are yet to be fulfilled by you. Then when I see you
flying. I felt that you were in those pastimes &
again in the preaching field it seems that nothing
you were taking us also in those pastimes.
happened to you. Your determination to serve the
4. In the lecture you gave on 21st march
desires of your Gurudev is so high perhaps there
in the namahatta hall you were training us how
is no limit of that.
should we preach. You were telling that we should
This year as soon as you came out from ICU of
preach in such a way that we should not loose
delhi lever hospital you came to your Gurudutta-
the existing devotees in the fight against the on-
desh which is the land of Mayapur. When I saw
slaught of Maya. You were describing how one of
you in the adhivas ceremony of Parikrama by see-
your disciples suffering tremendously leaving the
ing your enthusiasm to make everybody drowned
chanting & breaking four regulative principles &
in Gaurlila I got the conviction that nothing has
how he now wants to come back. Throughout the
happed to you & there is no question of your early
lecture tears were flowing from my eyes constantly
departure from this material world.
by seeing your unfathomable compassion on the
2. Last year in Navadvip parikrama I got
suffering soul.
dumbstruck when I saw you in boat coming to-
These are few drops of my experiences you
wards pratapnagar ghat through which we were
made me taste. there are many more but scope
about to go to shankarpur of Rudradvip before
is limited to express. Guru Maharaj, I am simply
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trying to prepare myself to shoulder as many as
Festival held on 13th of March 2015 at Netaji
possible the responsibilities to fulfil the instruc-
Indoor Stadium Kolkata, devotees of Kolkata
tions handed down to you by your spiritual mas-
launched our book "The Hidden Treasures of
ter. I am simply begging your mercy to be able to
Kolkata"- which was the fruit of effort by His
do so. Guru Maharaj, we are missing very much
Grace Ananga Mohan Prabhu, my siksa guru, and
your association in Kolkata. Please give us your
many other devotees. I could fortunately also take
divine association through your vani & vapu to
part in the making of that book which serves as
the devotees of Kolkata when you are going out of
the guide book of the places connected to Srila
Bengal or Mayapur or coming back to Mayapur.
Prabhupada in and around Kolkata, so our team
could please Your Divine Grace and the GBCs a
bit by that service. Please bless me so that I can do
Premananda Caitanya Das (Diksa)
many of such services which will please You more
ISKCON, KOLKATA
and can bring real big smiles on Your Lotus Face!
I've got a transferable job, I was very worried
Dear most Guru Maharaja,
about taking prasad and associating with dev-
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga! otees wherever I'll be posted for my job, and I'd
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! prayed hard to have my first place of posting to be
near Sri Mayapur Dham. Thank You so much for
Please accept my most respectful obeisances
listening to my prayers and gifting me to start
unto Your lotus feet. Thank You so much for
my posting at Krishnanagar and my temporary
everything good that happened in my life. Thank
residence at Swarupgunj for around 6 months -
You so much for tolerating me in Srila Prabhupa-
I could attend nearly all the festivals in Sri
da's society for all these years, and for the time to
Mayapur during the period and attend Your
come. It is only by Your causeless mercy that I'm
ecstatic classes at Your rooftop the whole
able to continue to have taste in the process, and
Damodar month on Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
please continue to bestow that on this fallen soul.
Thank You for letting me in the most wonderful
Thank You Guru Maharaja for gifting us with
place in this universe. But I have to move on -
so many Godbrothers and Godsisters whom I can
I've again been posted near Berhampore (West
consult and take guidance from, in case of any
Bengal) for now and I'll be posted in many plac-
need. Last year when I needed to clear my one
es in future. Please bless me dear Guru Maharaja
very big doubt about the course of my life and I'd
so that wherever I go, I can spread the glories of
sent a mail to You - though with guilty feelings
Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada, can represent
to take away Your precious time for this good-for-
You properly, can maintain all the initiation vows
nothing- His Grace Madhava Kanta prabhu, Your
perfectly - and thus can always please You with my
very able representative, gave me the solution and
actions.
I got my answer. Thank You for this glorious asso-
At the beginning of this year when You fell
ciation with devotees - which is my driving force
ill during Nityananda Trayodashi and again made
for devotional service.
all of Your disciples and well wishers, I realized
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mercy I can do that, so please do not let Your grip
ships, but this was one way of making us more and
off my hands forever.
more serious into devotional service and prepar-
Praying to remain at Your lotus feet eternally, ing us to be fit to go back to Godhead. Your exe-
Your most fallen servant, cution and practice of devotional service amidst
Sasvata Nimai Das (Diksha),
the great physical hindrance is going on creating
Kolkata, India. new heights of examples of Acaryas- and no doubt
for devotees today and yugas to come this will be
set as an eternal example of how can devotional
Please except my humble obisenes unto your
service be performed even at times of great
lotus feet. Guru Maharaj I am the one of you use-
apparent physical trouble. Please bless me Guru
less disciple. I heard many of your lectures that
Maharaja so that I can always follow Your instruc-
when one get initiated by Guru in parampara that
tions and no matter what, I may always be fixed in
person gets extra benefit to execute his devotional
my bhakti.
service. When I have got initiated by you last year
Please tolerate a fool like me Guru Maharaj,
Kolkata Ratha yatra I fully realized. Guru Maharaj
I promise to make You extremely pleased with my
I have seen whenever was in duality on any mental
service someday. I've not been able to do anything
problem between my devotional live and outside
much, but I desire to do it someday. Only by Your
world, I simply meditate on your lotus feet then
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only I get many solutions from scriptures. Guru
Maharaj to serve you personally but it is depends
Your unqualified servant,
on you mercy. Guru Maharaj on this divine fes-
Sneha Majumder, Kolkatta, India
tival of your Vyasa Puja my deepest prayer unto
Dear Srila Acharayapada,
your lotus feet I can obey the orders of my author-
ity I can respect all devotees and protect me to not
lotus feet and to Srila Prabhupada.
involve in any gurus and I represent Srila Pabhupada properly in my family and friend circle.
On this special day I request your special blessings to all of our devotees. Though I am practicing
Your Servant,
Krishna consciousness very often I fall down to
Sevanidhi Balaram Das (Diksha),
the prey of maya. Please shower your blessings to
Kolkatta, India
me and my family and to come out of it, so that we
would become pure and serve your Lotus feet. My
Dear Guru Maharaj,
desire is to serve you and to preach, through that
Please accept my humble obeisance. Thanks
I can follow it and get good association & I should
for giving me the opportunity to glorify you on
come out of all dualities, name, fame, position and
your Vyasa Puja ceremony. Every year I wait for
thereby remove all obstacles on the path of spir-
this day to come. You are my inspiration. It's your
itual progress. I pray To Lord Radha Govindji &
mercy which made me to take active participation
Gaur Nitai for your good health.
in Srila Prabhupada's mission. Your smile inspires
me to give Krishna to others. Your dedication
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to
Gauranga! All glories to Gurudev!
towards your spiritual master is magnanimous.
Although you were in the hospital, your preach-
Yours humble servant,
ing never stopped. You have taught me in what-
Anuradha prema Devi Das (Diksha),
ever situation we may be in but our first priority
Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
should be Krishna. Your love for Srila Prabhupada
motivates us to serve you.
Dear Srila Acharayapada,
Once you told in your Vyasa Puja adhivas
ceremonies lecture that we are to keep Krishna
lotus feet and to Srila Prabhupad. I am so lucky
the centre of the family. Though I couldn't un-
to have you as Guru in this kali yuga.You are very
derstand that time, now I feel how important it
merciful to all, especially a fallen soul like me.
is to keep Krishna in centre. You gave me the sec-
Guru is one who takes us to bhagavan. I would like
ond chance to leave a life for Krishna and Srila
to serve you and to Krishna in a humble way.
Prabhupada. Your unlimited cause less mercy has helped me to serve Srila Prabhupada.
Gauranga! All glories to Gurudev!
Thank you so much for giving me a life to serve
you and Srila Prabhupada.
If you so desire then please shower a drop of
Sacidananda Kesava Das (Diksha),
your unlimited cause less mercy on me so that
Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
I can serve you as your faithful and sincere servant.
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All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!
Thank you so much Guru Maharaja for giving
dust of Your lotus feet.
initiation to this insignificant soul. Till now I have
tried to find shelter in everything namely parents,
All Glories to Your Divine Grace!
relatives, TV, friends, dreams, food, etc but have
Wishing You a very Happy Vyasa Puja :)
been baffled again and again. Now I have come
I am very thankful to The Lord to give us this
to your lotus feet begging for shelter and I have
wonderful chance once again to trying to unfold
never felt so safe as I feel now and I want to tell
the unlimited treasure of mercy Your Divine Grace
this to everyone in this world but I find myself
bestows upon us.
very insignificant to do this. But you do it Guru
There have been a lot of occasions when
Maharaja every day tirelessly, preaching the glo-
I wonder what is my goal and how am I actual-
ries of Krishna and the disciplic succession, kindly
ly supposed to surrender to Krishna. By Krishna's
engage me in your service because that would be
arrangement You have always been there to guide
the perfection of my life.
me - through Your personal association thorough
Insignificant servant,
Astasakhi Apurvaseva Devi Dasi (Diksha),
lectures, books and Your sincere followers.
Manipal, India
Recently during the Gaura Purnima festivals
in Mayapur in one of Srimad Bhagvatam classes it
was mentioned how the mercy of Spiritual Master
is inconceivable. We cannot even try to under-
All glories to Your Divine Grace.
stand it. You are an embodiment of the mercy of
Please accept my humble obeisances at
Lord Nityananda.
your lotus feet. I wish Your Divine Grace a very
Being grateful, obliged eternally indebted are
very small words to express our gratitude to You
for accepting me as Your spiritual daughter.
happy Krishna Conscious Appearance day.
Guru Maharaj, you are an ocean of mercy and
have been showering mercy on us in different
If you so desire may we be able to develop a
ways and forms and encouraging us to take to the
similar dedication to You as You have for Srila
path of Bhakti. You are distributing love of God-
Prabhupada.
head so freely and liberally to each and everyone
May we be able to serve and please You always
without considering who deserves it and who does
and develop Love of Godhead soon.
not. We see how enthusiastically you go beyond
Praying for Your good health.
the bodily platform, taking all tribulations just to
touch our heart so that we may take up to Krishna
Trying to be Your servant,
Consciousness strongly. You are so compassionate
Apara Gaurangi Devi Dasi (Diksha),
spiritual master, father, and person. How you take
Manipal, India
care of every disciple via sending them mails, personal meetings and sweet kind words and love is
very heart touching. You are always taking a very
Please accept my humble obeisances!
humble position and requesting us to perform some
service and make our lives successful. Like the way
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you were admitted in ICU and were preaching to
Dham. You deliver and pick up the most fallen.
all highly materially qualified doctors and nurses.
Guru Maharaj, I am unable to maintain so much
You are preaching in every way possible even in
of sincerity in the process. Many a times I get dis-
the most critical stage while you were admitted in
appointed also when I find devotional process is
ICU. Your irresistible great compassion and will
working so slow for me to achieve my spiritual
power to impart mercy on conditioned souls keeps
goals. So I pray to you that you continually show-
you stretching and extending your mercy despite
er your kindness on this great fool. I have no sense
so much of bodily inconveniences. But like a great
of humility and is always proud. So sometimes I
fool, I am unable to capture your mercy due to the
am hard and heavy on those who stay close to me,
numerous anarthas lodging in my heart. My hard
even to my husband. I pray and aspire that I can
heart fails to grasp your instructions and thus
be of some use in your service to Srila Prabhupada
keeps me morose. Your Divine Grace has shown
and Lord Krishna. I thank you again for being so
exclusive mercy on me by gracing our wedding oc-
kind and loving towards me. Every day we get the
casion in Jagannath temple in Rajapur. All my rel-
experience how this world is full of miseries and
atives and family members could get your mercy
dualities, still I fail to surrender completely to the
and blessings. Even you blessed my brother who
infallible words of my dear spiritual father.
Please help me.
would not bow down so easily. By this marriage
arrangement, they could also visit the Mayapur
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Your unworthy disciple,
any offence unto the dust of Your lotus feet or your
Priya Sakhi Madhavi Devi Dasi (Diksha),
dear devotees, knowingly or unknowingly! And
Manipal, India
give me the intelligence not to commit in future..
Thank you very very much Guru Maharaj for
all your love and care and everything!!
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj.!
Trying to be a humble servant of your servants,
Rasapriya Gandharvika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Manipal, India
All glories to Srila Prabhupada !
I have no words to express my Gratitude for
the kind of mercy you showered on this fallen
Please accept my humble obeisiances..it’s a
soul.. Although I deserved nothing but you gave
great honor to write a Vyasa Puja offering for such
me everything! A new life, to begin my devotional
a transcendental and an extraordinary figure like
service!! Since years I have been seeing your mer-
you.
cy on so many fallen souls, to help them develop
Guru Maharaj you are an extremely magnan-
the taste for Krishna consciousness. And now, the
imous soul I really want to thank you for all the
kind of mercy you gave me on Gaur Purnima is
mercy that you have bestowed unto me. You are
unimaginable for me!
the real driving force in our devotional service
You are the mercy representative of the
and your enthusiasm to serve Guru and Gauranga
Supreme Lord. Without you, how can we, the fallen
is so amazing that it breaks away all the impedanc-
souls, even think of serving the supreme!
es that come in the way...I am extremely inspired
om ajnana timirandhasya jnanan Jana salakya,
by your humility and by your attitude of service
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai Sri guruve namah.
to Srila Prabhupada. No matter what service I
It is You, Gurudev, who sew the bhakti lata bija
do -it may be book distribution or conducting
in our hearts. It is You, Gurudev, who is nurturing
bhakti vriksha in hostel or making prasadam etc
this seed. It is You, Gurudev, who is instructing
your mercy is always overflowing and helping us
us to lead a healthy kc life. It is You, Gurudev, who
so much.Otherwise how is it possible for a fallen
is inspiring us to serve Srila
Prabhupada's
soul like me to do anything? It’s my earnest desire
instructions. It is You, Gurudev, who is taking
to be always be in your association by serving your
us closer to Krishna!
instructions flawlessly. And I also humbly pray to
What can we think of our lives without your
you to bless me so that I may always be able to imbibe the mood of being the servant of the servant
mercy..!
I beg you Guru Maharaj, to please please bless
me that serving your instructions can be my life
of the servant of all vaishnavas, and can follow
your example in every walk of my spiritual life.
and soul..
Please keep inspiring us and bless us to always
stick to the principles which Srila Prabhupada
Somya (shelter)
gave, despite all kinds of hindrances in the world..
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Please forgive me if I would have committed
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Hare Krishna, Dearest Guru Maharaj.
Sumukhi Vasudha Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Please accept my most respectful humble obei-
Manipal, India
sances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to Your Divine Grace & Gauranga!
Guru Maharaj, even though there is danger at
I offer my humble obeisances to your lotus feet,
every step in this material world, but you being
to his divine grace Srila Prabhupada.
our spiritual father, protect us at every single step.
Your spirit to serve your guru's mission under
You are unlimited Guru Maharaj. You literally give
all circumstances always inspires me. You have
out your causeless mercy even to those who are
given me wonderful spiritual inspiration in Juhu
very much reluctant for Krishna Consciousness.
temple. I want to tell you that with your blessings
You acknowledge even for the slightest amount of
I have started chanting on beads and visiting the
the so called service. Even though you are having
temple more frequently than before.
thousands of disciples, still you are so unlimited
that you know every tiniest bit of whats going on
I pray that I can constantly serve you and your
disciples and have your darshan frequently.
in their lives and reciprocate in the sweetest way
possible. I was speechless after seeing (on Face-
May Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Srila Prabhupada always protect you.
book) a part of the list of your responsibilities
that's assigned to you! And I could somehow imag-
Aspiring to be your servant,
ine what's called as the 'burden of love'. Guru Ma-
Aditi Tripathi (Shelter),
haraj, I cannot imagine my life without you and
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your disciples, especially Bhaktipriya Di.
By Your extreme causeless mercy, under the
I offer my respectful obeisances to His Holiness
guidance of Siromani Mataji, Manipal congrega-
Jayapataka Swami maharaj on his Vyasa Puja day.
tion is growing as almost all the girls who have
May he continue the most important work of
been practicing Krishna Consciousness for quite
blessing especially me and[all of us with pure love
some time, like Ashtasakhi Apoorva Seva, Apa-
of Godhead exactly like Srila Prabhupada and we
ra Gaurangi, Somya Lakshmi Priya, Govinda Pri-
sincerely pray to our Radharasbihariji Prabhupa-
ya, Rasapriya, Malvika, Krishna n Nandini, take
da and Narsimhadev for his speedy recovery.
Bhakti Vriksha in the some of the hostels. So now
we have many new members who are chanting!
Chandrakant Pujari, (Siksha),
Your Glories can never end Guru Maharaj, my
Mumbai, India
most merciful spiritual father. Guru Maharaj, my
condition is so fallen that even dogs are more loy-
My Dear Spiritual Father,
al than me... Guru Maharaj please bless me so that
I can at least come to the platform of being a dog
at your most auspicious Lotus Feet, and engage my
Wish you a very happy Vyasapuja Guru Ma-
entire life in faithfully serving you.
haraj. On this most auspicious day, I take the opportunity to humble myself and express my heart-
Your worst servant,
felt gratitude unto You for giving shelter to this
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fallen soul and showering fatherly love and care,
blessings and so much mercy.
I shall consider my life successful, if someday
I can understand Your heart and mood and be-
Guru Maharaj I have no qualification to describe your divine glories which is unlimited in it-
come an instrument in your hands in this life and
also eternally.
self. But it is only for my own purification that I
am trying to do so, and it would be just like a tiny
sparrow trying to measure the length and breadth
of the vast sky.
Such is Your glories and qualities Guru Maharaj. It is Unlimited, inconceivable, indescribable, unfathomable, and wonderful.
Of all Your wonderful qualities Guru Maharaj,
what has captivated my heart the most is your concern for each and every soul and the fact that You
want everyone to be happy which is the basis of
'Pure Love'. And although pure love deesn't exist
in this material world, simply by coming in contact with Your divine self one can get a glimpse of
what the spiritual world is like.
You are an ocean of mercy and compassion
Gurudev. You have done so much for the future
generation to take to Krishna Consciousness and
become happy in this temporary world of miseries
and anxieties. And you continue to tirelessly travel all around the world, against all odds, fighting
bravely against the Kali, distributing your mercy.
We are eternally indebted to You Gurudev for all
that you are doing for Srila Prabhupada and for
Madhuri Mamatamayi Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Mumbai, India
uplifting the fallen souls like us.
How can I describe your greatness Guru
Maharaj with just one small mouth and a tiny
brain. All I wish to do is humbly offer my most
respectful obeisances at Your divine Lotus feet
Dear Maharaj,
and ask for one benediction from You," Please
give me just one drop of Love and Devotion that
lotus feet. Wish you a very happy vyasa puja.
You have for Lord Nityananda and Sri Caitanya
I am grateful to have you as an example in
Mahaprabhu, for Sri Sri Radha Madhava and for
my life. I have heard in lectures that one’s life
Srila Prabhupad. Please bless me that I may ren-
should be devoted to serving the Lord and
der Pure Loving Devotional Service.
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stand what it means to be truly devoted to serving
Bhagavad Gita which was very satisfying.
this mission of Lord Chaitanya. There are no im-
In this New Year, Srila Guru Maharaj, we are
pediments to pure devotional service - you exem-
praying that we could have more of your associa-
plify this. I had heard a clipping of your lecture in
tion and become instruments in assisting you to
which you say that you just can’t help it but reach
spread Krishna Consciousness. Thank you, Srila
out to everybody to give them Krishna conscious-
Guru Maharaj for all that you have given us and
ness, that you care for everybody,Despite any
praying that you are in the best of health and pray-
criticism that you might get for taking many
ing that we could get more of your association.
disciples you just can’t help it as you care for
Happy Vyasa Puja, Srila Guru Maharaj.
everybody. I was so touched to hear this. I pray
for your good Health and that you may go on
distributing your mercy worldwide. I beg forgive-
Medhavini Sakhi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Harinama Krishna Das, Dhanya, Dayita
ness for any offence I have committed.
Mumbai, India
Thank you for loving all of us.
Your servant
Manasi Radhika Devi Dasi.
Shiksha disciple
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru & Gauranga!!
Mumbai, India
Dear Guru Maharaj!!!
For me it’s that time of the year which is the
Please accept our humble obeisances
most auspicious, Your appearance Day! I have no
words or qualification to glorify or speak about
On this most auspicious occasion of Your
you but still with your mercy whatever, possible I
Vyasa Puja, Srila Guru Maharaj, we would like to
will try to put in words.
take this opportunity to thank You for accepting
As Krishna confirmed in Bhagavad Gita that
us as Your Disciples and guiding us. Your instruc-
without the mercy of spiritual master, one can’t
tion to us was "krsne matir astu" –
reach him, we can see this through your example,
"Always Remember Krishna, Never Forget
that without being tied by your mercy it is not pos-
Krishna"...we have taken this instruction as our
sible to be able to chant or even think of Krish-
life and soul.
na. Only can we chant and think or speak about
We had taken initiation from you Srila Guru
Krishna through your mercy.
Maharaj in Kuala Lumpur in December 2004 and
You are like a life guard saving people who are
it has been 11 years that you have been guiding us
drowning in the ocean of material existence. Oh
and helping us progress in Krishna Consciousness
Gurudev! What would have happened had you
and have Krishna in the centre of our lives.
not come to help us cross the material ocean of
Last year, during Gita Jayanti, by your mercy,
birth and death…?
Srila Guru Maharaj, we were able to distribute few
I really pray to Gour Nitai, that They bless you
Bhagavad Gitas in our office. Many senior offi-
with all good health, wealth and long life so that
cers in the organization were interested and took
you may preach more and more and more and bring
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all fallen souls back to Krishna. And being your
ing, and talking scriptures. You are living what
disciple, encourage me also that I may help you in
you are preaching and thus thereby encouraging
whatever way possible in your mission, though I
your disciples and people in general to follow your
am not qualified.
path. There is absolutely nothing which can stop
Let your name always be glorified throughout
you from preaching, and that’s what we as your
the world. You do so many pastimes which are not
disciples need to learn and understand that no
easy for a fallen soul like me to understand, but
situation is so worst that can stop us from execut-
gives me bliss when I hear it. Let me always be in
ing our Krishna conscious duty.
your service. Jai Gurudev!!!!
Guru is the one who is heavy with knowlYour servant,
edge and you yourself through your knowledge
Navadvipishwari Radhika Devi Dasi (Diksha),
guide people towards Krishna. You preach Srila
Juhu, Mumbai, India
Prabhupada vani, and a great Gauranga lover.
I pray that Gouranga gives you good health
and long life!!!!
Jai Gurudev!!
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru & Gauranga!!
Your servant,
Dear Guru Maharaj!!!
Nirmala Nandini Devi Dasi,
Juhu, Mumbai, India
On the most auspicious day of your Appearance, I am getting this opportunity to pour my
heart. By your mercy, I can put it into words. You
Dearest Guru Maharaja,
are a living example of a Bhagavata. Acharya is
one who is showing by example how to live, and
Lotus Feet! All glories to your Divine Grace on
that’s what you are doing, living scriptures, walk-
this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja!
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Words fall short and can never be enough to
highlight your transcendental attributes. How
ever, on this special day of your appearance, a very
All glories to You on this most joyous occasion
of Your Vyasa Puja day.
fallen soul is making a humble attempt at offering
prayers in an adequate way to glorify your great-
On this auspicious day we pray for Your well-
ness.
being. Every time I attempt to write to You I feel
I truly believe that it is Krishna’s special
unqualified to do so properly and am at loss of
mercy and your grace that enabled me to obtain
words. Yet I keep trying with a hope that with
your association from a young age. How else
Your mercy I will learn how to sincerely & suitably
could an insignificant and useless person such as
glorify Your Holiness, Srila Prabhupada & other
me even get an opportunity to understand the
exalted Vaisnavas.
Supreme Absolute better! Guru Maharaj, you have
I am wonderstruck at how You always have
continued to be a spiritual father for all us fallen
time to enlighten Your disciples and devotees in
souls and nurtured us back to health each time we
spite of the busy schedule fulfilling Srila Prabh-
become a prey to the illusions of Maya. You have
upada’s instructions and various roles & respon-
been ever so patient and tolerant with me and it
sibilities Your Holiness holds and executes. I am
is only because of your mercy that I am still able
always overwhelmed by the faith and love the dis-
to remain in this movement and get some Krishna
ciples & devotees have for You. I remember of so
Conscious nectar.
many instances where I was adamant that some-
You are an inspiration Guru Maharaj. The way
thing was difficult or not possible and how You
you relentlessly strive to fulfill Srila Prabhupa-
understanding my constraints & concerns helped
da mission despite any obstacle that might come
me with a solution suitable to devotional practice
your way leaves me awestruck every time. It only
based on time, place & circumstances.
goes to show how pure your love and devotion to-
You always demonstrate the extraordinary in-
wards Krishna and your spiritual master are and is
fluence of teaching by example. Where we would
a learning for me in terms of how I should strive
start giving excuses on encountering smallest of
to be towards my Guru and Sri Caitanya Maha
hurdles, setbacks, minor ailments etc. even in Your
prabhu.
present condition there is NOTHING STOP-
On this auspicious day, I sincerely pray with all
PING YOU!
my heart for your good health and well-being and
MERCIFUL is the word that comes to our
hope that I move towards being an iota worthy of
mind when we think of You or hear about You
your servant.
from devotees, god brother & sisters and senior
Vaisnavas. In spite of Your health condition You
Your most fallen servant,
keep travelling preaching & spreading the message
Sugopi Soumya Devi Dasi (Diksha),
of Srila Prabhupada. Even when in critical condi-
Mumbai, India
tion in hospital You endeavor to spread Krishna
Consciousness to doctors, nurses, hospital staff,
Dear Spiritual Father His Holiness Jayapataka
Swami Guru Maharaj,
patients and their relatives. You forgive those
who have wandered off the path giving them an
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opportunity to realize their mistake and correct
the same.
You are truly representative of Nityananda
Prabhu who is so merciful that he accepts every-
I owe my seriously taking up Krishna
body without any discrimination so I have seen
Consciousness to the care and constant encour-
the same reflection in You.. You have accepted
agement from You. I am eternally indebted for the
all the people whether good or bad without any
blessings & mercy You have always showered upon
discrimination You have bestowed Your mercy on
me & my wife. You kindly accepted us as Your
every soul for their upliftment.
disciples and are constantly guiding us on the right
You are truly an Inspiration and Great teacher
path. Despite of our limitations & imperfections
to all of us, where You showed us how to be tran-
You kindly tolerate, patiently correct and continue
scendental in any situation of Your life.
to engage us in service. Please forgive any offenses we have knowingly or unknowingly committed.
Your mere Darshan gives me transcendental
pleasure.
I pray to Your Holiness that with Your blessings
"yasya prasädäd bhagavat-prasäda yasyäprasädän
& mercy we remain in shelter of Your Lotus Feet
na gatiù kuto ‘pi..." Without Your mercy nobody
always remembering, thinking and acting on Your
can progress in their Spiritual advancement.
instructions.
With Your I could understand the ultimate goal of
human life. Otherwise I was just hankering after
gratifying my senses.
Vamsidhara Visala Das (Diksha),
I therefore thank You from bottom of my heart
Mumbai, India
for showing me the " true way of life". You are the
source of Happiness in my life. On this 67th Vyasa
Please Accept my humble obesiances unto Your
puja I pray to Sri Panca-tattva, Sri Narsimha Dev,
Sri Radha Madhava with Astasakhi and Srila Pra-
Lotus Feet!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
When I was not in to Krishna Consciousness
I dint know what ISKCON had to offer to the
bhupada to keep you always in Your best of Your
health!!
people at large. ISKCON gives you Spiritual
Your Servant,
Master which is none other than Krishna Him-
Veena Dubey (Siksha)
self... We say we have not seen God but having
Mumbai, India
our Spiritual Master in life that gap itself is filled
up. After coming to ISKCON Guru Maharaja,
I have received internal happiness for which
Hare Krishna, All glories to Sri Guru &
Gauranga!
every soul hanker on earth. Like a Father, you have
Dandavats! I am really very very... happy and
guided me to advance in Spiritual life through
thankful to Lord Sri Krishna for giving me His
Your various lectures, messages and most promi-
holiness Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj as my
nent Your mercy and blessings on this fallen soul...
Spiritual father (guru).
Guru is representative of Supreme Personal-
I lost my father in my small age itself from that
ity God, therefore You know what is running in
time onwards I was longing for the love from my
Your disciples mind and I have experienced many
dad but when I met Guru Maharaj in Ujjain in
times.
2013 May, he pointed me and said " Anushya, you
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are my loveable daughter" The moment he said
of your lotus feet, on this very auspicious occasion
I was overwhelmed and my tears started to roll
of your Sri Vyasa Puja.
down. From that second onwards I have been re-
All glories to your divine grace!!
ceiving the love of my dad each and every fraction
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
of second from him and I have been protected by
All glories to your divine appearance day!!
him from all enmities. Guru Maharaj has come
Actually, while writing this offering, I am
from Goloka Dham to deliver the fallen souls,
thinking of in what words to glorify you and how
I am grateful to be one among them.
to express my gratitude towards you. It is practical-
I pray to Lord Narashima dev to keep my Guru
ly impossible to describe in words your causeless
Maharaj healthy so that he can deliver more num-
mercy and compassion towards us despite our fall-
ber of fallen soul in this contaminated material
en and conditioned nature. Please empower me so
world.
that I can glorify you atleast to a slightest extent.
I practically see how you are constantly inspirYour eternal servant,
ing and trying to elevate us through various means.
Anupama Vraja Gopi Devi Dasi
Through your lectures, kirtans, quotes, messages,
Nagerkovil, India
instructions, your interactions with devotees, your
god-brothers and practically through your every
Dear Guru Maharaj,
action you are guiding, inspiring and elevating
us in our spiritual life. You are always holding us
lotus feet. All glories to you the dear most servant
and bringing us back from maya. It is inspiring to
of Srila Prabhupad.
see how your instructions and words act like the
On this auspicious day I beg you to forgive
mistakes and offenses committed.
perfect medicine in all the difficulties and situations. Your loving nature, simplicity and constant
I unknowingly took the responsibility to be
concern for our advancement in spiritual life and
Manager of ISKCON, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari
services to the Lordships and Srila Prabhupada is
Dist.
what is always motivating us to go on and improve
To some extent after knowing it's responsibility, I wish to continue and also improve in it.
Beg your blessings that I can perfect my educa-
our Krishna consciousness. It is practically impossible to advance in Krishna consciousness without
your constant guidance and mercy.
tion of Instrumentation and Control Engg as per
Guru Maharaj, I remember you emphasizing,
your instructions of Krishna as controller and I
“I am happy, all spiritual masters are happy, if
being an instrument.
you are happy in serving Krishna.”, “The greatest service you can do is, Be happy in Krishna
Your servant,
consciousness and make others happy I Krishna
Vikrama Govinda Das, (Diksha)
consciousness”. Your constant words are always
Nagercoil, Kanyakumari DT, India
encouraging me to go on serving despite all anarthas in my heart. Please bless me so that I can do
Dear Guru Maharaj,
this service best possible for you, in the way you
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust
wish.
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Guru Maharaj, your compassion for all the
lotus feet. All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!!!
suffering conditioned souls is simply unimaginable
for me. We practically see how you are always so
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Madhava Asta
much concerned about preaching, practically at
all levels. How despite your physical health, you
still travel to various places encouraging people to
Sakhi!!!
All glories to Sri Nitai Gaura Sundara
Bhagavan and Panca-tattva!!!
chant, read, take up Krishna consciousness, always
All glories to all Vaishnavas!!!
inspiring devotees to expand preaching, Bhakti
Guru Maharaj!
Vrikshas, Nama-hattas. We see how even when
We have no words to express on your contin-
you are in hospital, you still distribute your mer-
ued determination and mood to serve His Divine
cy to anyone you meet, doctors, nurses, patients
Grace A.C Bhakti Vedanta Swami Srila Prabhu-
encouraging them to chant, read Bhagavad Gita.
pada and Nitai Gaura Sundara Bhagavan's desire
Please please bless me so that I can be of some use
to propagate Krishna Consciousness for all fallen
for you in your service to Sri-Sri Nitai Gaur and
souls like me throughout the world. His Holiness
Srila Prabhupada.
served untiringly your Spiritual Master from the
Also Guru Maharaj, it is inconceivable as well
age of 18 years old and made so many Diksha disci-
as inspiring for me to see, how you take even every
ples, Sanyasi disciples, development of Congrega-
single word and instruction of Srila Prabhupada
tional programs and Bhakti Vriksha programs all
very seriously, even if it is small or big, easy or
over the world. Even after troublesome bad health
difficult and dedicate life and soul for that. You
His Holiness travelling all over the world to spread
are always trying to satisfy the desires of Srila
Krishna consciousness and love of Godhead for
Prabhupada and all the previous acaryas, despite
making the success of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's
all the circumstances.
mission.
Please bless me Guru Maharaj so that I can
I beg Guru Maharaj to shower mercy on us to
get at least a drop of devotion, faith and surren-
get mood and determination to serve Guru and
der to you compared to what you have for Srila
Gauranga in any situation for their pleasure.
Prabhupada.
There is lot to express glorification of Guru
Guru Maharaj, please please forgive me for the
offences which I have committed at your lotus feet
Maharaj, but is unlimited and never ending forever.
out of my ignorance and material attachments,
We Pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava Asta sakhi
knowingly or unknowingly. Please empower me
and Panchatatwa including Lord Narasimha for
that I can get rid of my anarthas and humbly en-
their causeless mercy to give good health and
gage in your service eternally, in the way you want.
Strength to His Holiness for spreading Krishna
Your aspiring insignificant servant,
consciousness everywhere as "Gaura katha dama-
Bhakta Pawan Palan, (Aspiring)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
daya nagara tarine."
Yours insignificant servants,
Vira Govinda Das & Anantha Manjari Devi
Dasi, (Diksha)
Dear Guru Maharaj`
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Dear most Guru Maharaj,
devotees. I remember, once, you got up in the mid-
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust
dle of the night. When I approached you, you saw
of you lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace.
me and started enquiring my name, and about my
parents and brother. I was so moved that despite
The past couple of months was very eye-open-
how tired you were, and despite the fact that you
ing. You had to come to Delhi numerous times for
had just got a break from the ventilator, you took
your health treatment. This gave me some very
time to know about me.
purifying moments to associate with you closely.
Before sleeping you ensure that a clicker is
All I can conclude is, only someone 100%
placed in your hand. Whenever you get up at
Krishna Conscious, can lead the lifestyle you
night, you start chanting. Even in the bathroom
are leading. With so many health complications
and while eating, you are busy discussing about
that would put even the most optimistic person
important ISKCON affairs or listening to/dictat-
into depression, you are being the embodiment of
ing correspondences. All these are some examples
‘bolo Krishna, bhajo Krishna, koro Krishna-siksha’.
of how your divine grace is engaged 24 hours ev-
Whether you are sleeping, eating, under medical
ery day in the service of Srila Prabhupada.
treatment, or doing any activity, you are constant-
“yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
ly thinking of spreading Srila Prabhupada’s move-
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto’pi
ment and ensuring well-being of devotees.
By satisfaction of the spiritual master, the
You have long back severed the connection
Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satis-
with the material and now are in the spiritual
fied. And by not satisfying the spiritual master,
plane. How else can you overcome the burden of
there is no chance to be promoted to the plane of
such a sick body and be so active, so powerfully
Krishna consciousness”
Gurudev, I beg you to continue guiding and
engaged in the battle against Kali?
You are so selfless and compassionate that even
showing your mercy on me. You are my only shel-
in this condition, you tend to sacrifice personal
ter and only hope to cross this ocean of nescience
comforts for the deliverance of fallen conditioned
and develop pure Krishna bhakti.
souls.
I was very fortunate to be engaged for night
shift seva on some nights. It was a sublime experi-
Caru Gauranga Das (Diksha),
New Delhi, India
ence.
Your sweet dealings with the doctors and
nurses and how you simply preached to them to
be Krishna-conscious was very uplifting. In fact,
Guru Maharaj, I offer my respectful dandavat
at your lotus feet.
once, I observed how you naturally caused every-
You are so merciful, that you are distributing
one around to chant Hare Krishna while a needle
Krishna Bhakti to everyone, without looking for
was being stuck in your veins to extract blood for
any qualification. I am one among those beneficia-
tests. I was reminded of how child Nimai similarly
ries. I am a most fallen conditioned soul, stuck in
prompted the ladies to chant the names of Hari.
the clutches of Maya, looking for sense gratifica-
You are also so personal in your dealings with
tion every where. I am so fallen that despite getting
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instructions from you, I am so attracted towards
conditional souls message of God is very inspiring
sense gratification, accumulation of wealth, posi-
and melting my stone like heart.
tion, name, fame etc. and having demoniac qualities. You are only my saviour, hope to retrieve me
from this rotten condition. You are great inspiration to everybody, living example of surrender to
Krishna, engaged in the mission of Srila Prabhupada, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu tirelessly, selflessly. You always look for opportunities to preach
glories of Krishna in whatever conditions you are
To follow your instructions is only aim of my
life.
Please accept this small composition as an
offering:In 1965 a saint travels through ship having
mission in his heart.
Krishna sent some blessed soul to help His
Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
placed. Amazing level of energy, enthusiasm you
So many beautiful and fragrant flowers grown
show for preaching, devotee care, I have no words
in this garden. O’ most worshipable Guru Maharaj,
to explain. you are also among one of them.
Please forgive all my offenses at your lotus
feet and give me atleast a drop of your mercy,
How to follow instructions of great souls,your
life is an example.
so that I can follow your instructions, follow in
Fortitude is courage in, you teach us how to
your foot steps, do a little to progress in Krishna
perform devotional service in so much adversities
consciousness.
and pains.
O’ most worshipable you are spiritual warrior
Kirtaneswara Gaura Das
Coimbatore, India (Presently at Delhi)
of this divine moment, who never takes rest, heals
up and start preaching again.
You never allow your mind in fret, grateful to
you ever for teaching to the mouth who always
HEART FELT OFFERINGS
complains.
Words are less, your glories are endless, com-
Please accept my humblest obeisance.
position of your’s‘ yadi Prabhupad nayihoite’ cap-
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories
tures millions of hearts.
to Guru and Gauranga! All Glories to your heart
and soul Lord Nityananda
How Prabhupada’s vision became your heart
and soul the temple of Vedic Planetarium is an
I am not at all qualified and possess nothing
example.
worthy to offer most worshipable you on the most
You never give up the service which is dear to
auspicious day of your appearance day, except
you, preaching the fallen souls who stuck in the
the deepest gratitude for accepting this most fall-
dark well of ignorance.
en then Jagai and Madhai soul like me as your
disciple and underneath your shelter.
I humbly bow down my head unto your lotus
feet with full awe and reverence.
I was spiritually orphan before you accept-
How to keep Krishna as top priority of life,
ed me as your child. You are epitome of mercy,
whether in distress or opulence, grateful to you for
despite struggling with severely bad health your
teaching us this important lesson.
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indestructible, It is pure love for sri Gaur Chan-
ress one step ahead in my spiritual life. I am in-
dra which is running in your vain.
debted to you for ample of things.
Your life is very precious to us we are helpless
and spiritually orphans.
Your mood is filled with genuine compassion
& love. You strongly desire & endeavor to facili-
Our heartfelt and deepest prayers to Sri Radhamadhav may he always keep you in good health
tate Lord Caitanya's mercy to reach every nook &
cranny, every town & village.
now and always.
Gurudeva, you always assorted in your service
to your spiritual master, setting such an exalted
Your fallen Servant of the servant,
example for all your disciple to follow. You are al-
Kritida Suta devi Dasi, (Diksha)
ways worried for preaching & not for other things.
New Delhi, India
doesn't matter for you that where you are, you are
just busy in preaching & making devotees. Where
Dear Guru Maharaj,
you go, people become devotee just by having dar-
Please accept my humble obesiances unto your
shan of your louts feet. You are strongly giving
louts feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glo-
full efforts to fulfill Srila Prabhupada instruction.
ries to you!
Gurudeva thanks a lot for everything.
I am very fortunate to have you as my Gurudev,
Gurudeva it’s my sincere desire that I may be
you are my source of inspiration, whenever I just
able to assist you in some small way, in your ser-
have your darshan, I forget my all miseries & prog-
vice to Srila Prabhupada. please allow me to stay
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close to your lotus feet.
ship with you based on hearing about you from
your loving disciple, Ramya Vrndavana Mataji.
Your insignificant servant
The first time I met you, i can still remember
Megha Rupa Radhe Devi Dasi,
your glance upon this fallen soul and in all the
New Delhi, India
crowd you could recognize this unknown face.
I have been a very rebellious person and before
Hare Krishna.
taking any decision, I let go three or more oppor-
Humble obeisances at the lotus feet of His
tunities before finally taking one. But when I had
Holiness Swami Prabhupada.
to take your shelter, your love crushed my rebel-
If it wasn't for you dear Prabhupada, I would
liousness and your love and mercy along with the
have never been to see a way out of the deep
love and compassion of Ramya Vrndavana Mataji
cluthes. Thank you for reaching me through your
who introduced me to you, I was bestowed with
books and beautiful disciples and guiding me
your shelter the very first time I saw you. I had to
everytime, everyday to increase my Krishna
believe my eyes that in actual I was having your
Consciousness.
darshan. And my life after that tremendously
Please accept my humble dandvat pranams at
your lotus feet.
changed.
I have seldom met you but your love is not
Always at your service,
bounded by any boundaries of physical associa-
Priya Singh, (Aspiring)
tion. You take care of each and every of your dis-
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ciple in myriad of ways. You live with them daily in
the form of your vani association, you give them
Dear Guru Maharaja,
immense spiritual protection in most gross as well
Please accept my most loving and humble obei-
as subtle way.
sances All glories to Srila Prabhupada and our
Guru Parampara.
I can also recall how once when I was blessed
with an opportunity to be in your association and
My every single word in your glory would be
directly after you had come out of the operation
like a blind person left from his home to find a
theater, we ran for your darshan. And YOU asked
piece of pea in an infinitely expanded green field.
US instantly “How are you?”
What are his chances of finding even a trace or a
That single statement was so much full of love
shadow of that pea. But still I will try not based
and concern like that of a loving father. It was
on my strength but based on the strength of your
us, who should have spontaneously as well as in-
words that in bhakti desire and our resultant en-
stantly asked you “How are you our beloved Guru
deavor is most important, rather than the external
Maharaja?” And then even after going through all
result. And I have not just heard but experienced
the inconvenience of an operation procedure, you
moment to moment in my own life too that there
inquired about smallest of details with fully con-
can no one be more magnanimous and merciful
scious of our presence around you and making all
than Lord’s pure devotees.
the arrangements so that you could see us and talk
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brothels, bars, to meat eaters. He approached the
awaken people from the slumber of ignorance and
most fallen people of that time one can think of
to teach us how physical impediments are not a
and gave them Mahaprabhu’s mercy. Even though
trouble in following instructions. Your unflinch-
they never desired their spiritual upliftment but
ing desire to serve your spiritual master and do-
Nityanand Prabhu delivered all of them out of His
ing everything to please him without thinking of
causeless mercy and deep love and compassion. In
anything else is glorious. Your focus is instructions
this age He has sent you to all of us. People are
and mission of Srila Prabhupada. You actually
now becoming more and more degraded so they
taught us the meaning of SURRENDER by your
cannot approach your lotus feet. So you are doing
own PERFECT EXAMPLE.
this pastime of giving your service to so many of
Guru Maharaja we are witnessing your tran-
us, who even in our strangest of dreams could ever
scendental pastimes in this material world par-
think of serving you personally. But you have con-
ticularly in last few years where you are showing
nected all of us to you through our prayers for you,
how physical ailments and restrictions can not
you have connected all the doctors and devotees
block the spiritual journey. Time and again you
to you even more intimately.
have defied the medical science and proved be-
Please always bestow us with your loving asso-
yond doubt that these material obstructions can
ciation, care and service our dear Guru Maharaja!
not stop you from your mission in the service of
Srila Prabhupada and Lord Chaitanya. This is a
Aspiring to be your loving
part of your pastime in this material world that
spiritual servant and daughter,
you are reaching to those who are not able to ap-
Priyanka (Sheltered Disciple),
proach you, they may be in ICU or far off hospi-
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tals,or wherever, may be of any caste or religion,
those who are just engaged in material activities
My Dearest and Respected Spiritual Father
alone, who would have never seen you before, you
Hare Krishna! Please accept my dandavats at the
are going to them, showering all the love, compas-
dust of your lotus feet on your divine and auspi-
sion and mercy on them by giving them Krishna
cious appearance day.
in some form or the other, See! how may have got
All glories to your undeterred transcendental
preaching mission.
purified by your glance alone and now chanting
Hare Krishna. Even those who are admitted in the
hospital are getting the mercy of Krishna by your
Guru Maharaja, it is my great fortune that
sheer presence there. This is true compassion.You
by you have given us this opportunity to write
are repeating the pastime of Lord Nityananda
to you on your magnificent appearance day. We
who begged everyone to chant the holy name, by
have no qualifications to write about you, it is
going places to places, door to door, this is REAL
like a small bird trying to measure the sky.You
GURU.
have been sent here by Mahaprabhu to deliv-
Guru Maharaja your concern about those who
er thousands of fallen souls like us, the purpose
are somehow connected to you is beyond descrip-
of your appearance in this material world is to
tion, you are always contemplating and praying for
assist in the mission of Srila Prabhupada and to
their spiritual welfare by suggesting and guiding
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them towards the right direction. You are ready to
transmitted through your disciples to to unquali-
take responsibility of anyone and everyone who-
fied souls like us, I am grateful to her bring me to
soever approaches you. Your merciful darsan is
your lotus feet.
good enough to purify them. You are always ready
Guru Maharaja please accept my humble obei-
to answer all the queries of the devotees at any
sances again and again at your lotus feet and ac-
time and anywhere, that may be in the hospital or
cept my insignificant prayers and wishes for your
while getting late in catching flight. You always
better physical health, so that you can assist your
give transcendental and practical solutions to all
spiritual master Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga
our queries.
Mahaprabhu and we can get more and more of
You are the REAL WELL-WISHER of everyone. Guru Maharaja I feel very fortunate to have
your personal association so many times along
your association and blessings.
I also request you to use me in your service in
whatever way you desire.
with my family, it is your love, compassion and
mercy on us which is allowing us to sustain. Your
Aspiring to be in the dust of your lotus feet
association is always very inspiring and purifying
while serving your servants.
for us. You are always concerned about our spiri-
Rajiv Mukha Govinda Das, (Diksha)
tual welfare, we are very grateful to you for your
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prayers. Sometimes we become concerned about
your health but the next moment we could ap-
preciate by your mercy that you are beyond all
these material miseries, it is just one of your pas-
All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada!
times thus giving us an opportunity to purify our-
On this most auspicious day, I want to thank
selves by meditating on you and offering our in-
you for saving me and helping me realize my true
significant prayers. This is another aspect of your
constitutional position i.e. to serve Lord Krishna.
MERCIFUL CHARACTER.
A Father saves his child from all kinds of danger
Guru Maharaja your disciples who are sincere-
and you have been a true Father for me because
ly following you are also very glorious, they get
you saved me from the blazing fire of this material
inspiration from you and pass on to their subor-
world. I have realised that you are very merciful
dinates. They sing your glories all the times thus
as you accepted me who is the most conditioned,
giving us inspiration and letting us to see you in
ignorant and fallen soul as your daughter.
a different light. Those aspects of you which are
Guru Maharaj I think that I have disappoint-
missed by our imperfect senses, they could appre-
ed you by not doing my Bhakti properly. Every-
ciate them and describe to us, and thus teach us
day I firmly decide not to commit offences but
your teachings and glories, giving us joy.Guru Ma-
somehow I end up committing many offences
haraja I feel very fortunate that I am being guided
but I will continue with the determination to
by one of your such loving disciple Ramya Vrn-
improve myself by overcoming my anarthas (bad
davana Mataji, who is always singing your glories
habits) so that in due course of time I come at
and thus inspiring me all the times. Thus your
the offenseless stage in Bhakti and thereby never
parampara of love, compassion and mercy is being
disappoint you.
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you accepted, that initiation ceremony was
Your Sheltered Disciple,
Ria, (Shelter),
so special & magnanimous you came back
fighting against most critical health conditions.
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Wherever you go, whether hospital or temple,
you always have special lilas to perform
Gauranga!!!!!!
To engage more & more people in harinaam
My humble obeisances onto the lotus feet of
sankirtan Specially in the month of Kartik &
beloved Guru Maharaj,
Purusottama.
Oh! Dear Guru Maharaj,
“If you fall down, Do not repent, do not fear
You have enlightened this fallen soul with the
To Protect you, I am always here” your these words
mercy of Nimai and Nitai.Only your grace can
while initiation filled everyone’s’ heart & eyes
shower your insignificant servant with the limit-
who can be more merciful than you, it made
less mercy of Nitai Gaur Sundar. You truly live at
me
the soul platform Guru Maharaj. You create situ-
ceremony specially for me, for giving me most
ations,that we can render devotional service onto
beautiful name ‘sadguru sevanandini’
realize
Felt
that
you
organized
this
the lotus feet of radha-shyamsundar.In a gaze you
O Father,I asked the name in guru lila from
changed my life, and you are my master. It is your
you, So that at all situations, my mind can
will to accept me or reject me, let me surrender my
always remember to serve you. I was so
life and soul onto your lotus feet.And serve you in
scared to travel overseas & praying to you all
spreading your beloved Guru Maharaj Srila Pra-
time But your blessings gave me strength
bhupada's mission.
to face all difficulties. A glance of your lotus feet
Please accept me as your maid servant for eternity and bless me to become humble as a blade of
make
me
forget
all
pains
your
hand
on my head make me feel complete.
grass. I am not able to declare war against "maya"
Whenever
I
feel
alone
and
distressed
and follow your instructions "as it is" due to my
Sharing heart with you, I always feel reciprocation
fallen position.
Like Krishna is everywhere, I can feel you everywhere
Please shower your grace onto this fallen soul
Always worrying & caring for every individual soul
Guru Maharaj,as I do not have any qualification
Serving selflessly, you never live for yourself
other than your mercy.
What would be my life-without you.
O dear father! I realize the importance of
Your Insignificant Servant
Vyasa Puja first time now, Counting every
Ruchi Nandrajog, (Shelter)
single day till 17th April. I just can’t live
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without you and your service O Gurudev,
Hare Krishna!
please always engage me under your lotus feet
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.
Always shower on me your special mercy.
This is your little daughter offering.
Yours Blessed Daughter
All Glories to Srila Gurudeva.
Asked for your acceptance at the first Vyasa
Sadguru Sevanandini Devi Dasi,
Puja I attended, And you are so merciful that
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My Dear spiritual father,
aged me in most gentle and loving way, appreciat-
ing whatever insignificant service I rendered and
lotus feet. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!!
ignoring my weaknesses and flaws. I cherish those
Vyaspuja maha-mahotsava ki jaya!!
precious memories always.
On the auspicious appearance day of your
In this regard, I pray and request you to bless
Divine grace, I pray for intelligence to glorify your
me so that I develop these qualities gradually and
unlimited glories in few words for your Divine
deal with my superiors, juniors and equals, irre-
grace pleasure.
spective of devotee or new to KC, in a same way
Dear spiritual father, I feel so fortunate to be
as you have taught me by your own behavior and
part of such huge god family that you created and
glorious example showing how a Vaishnava should
will always be grateful for accepting me as part of
be!
it.
Thank you very much Guru Maharaja for your
Out of your unlimited qualities, I am particu-
unconditional love for all of us..
larly so inspired by your quality of tolerance and
patience in dealing with new devotees, and your
Aspiring to be sincere in your service,
dependents. I remember when I was new devotee,
Your spiritual daughter,
didn't know any etiquette how to deal with spiri-
Sukishori Vishakha Devi Dasi.
tual personality like spiritual master, you were ex-
(Mira road) Noida, India
tremely tolerant and patient with me. Not only
you tolerated my foolishness, you always encour-
All Glories to Srila Guru Maharaj!
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Our beloved Guru Maharaj,
Puja ki jai!
Please accept our humble obeisances at Your
Lotus Feet. On the auspicious occasion of Your
Your ever obedient servant,
Vyasa Puja we sincerely pray to Narasimhadev
Manasi Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Bhagavan to give you better health and protect
Palakkad, Kerala, India
You. In these difficult circumstances also You are
taking utmost care about the devotees. You are
Dearest and most lovingly Srila Gurudeva!
really very merciful. By Your Mercy we are con-
Kindly accept my most humble and loving
ducting classes and doing devotional activities.
obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Gurumaharanj, kindly shower Your Blessings
on us, to become more serious and become perfect
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Madhava!
devotees. Please pardon us for the offences com-
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan
mitted at Your Feet knowingly or unknowingly.
Candra! All glories to Sri Jaganath, Baladeva &
We pray to Lord Krishna not to give You the effect
Subhdra ma! All glories to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai!!
of our sinful activities if any.
All glories to Sri Sri Narsimha Dev bhagavan!
Gurudev, first of all would like to wish you a
With humble pranams at Your Lotus Feet,
very happy, fulfilling and satisfying 67th Vyasa
Your spiritual children,
Puja.
Brhat Caitany Das,
It is the most auspicious, special and extraor-
Silatala Nivasini Devi Dasi,
dinary day for me, your all other disciples and
Priyamvada Madhavi Devi Dasi, Arun and
ISKCON. On this day I would like to say that we
the devotees of Nemmara Namahatta
are eternally indebtful to you and also to your
Palakkad, Kerala, India
loving father, mother, siblings, friends and society
in which you were brought in in the childhood.
My dear Guru Maharaj...
I would like to remember and be thankful to
Humble obeisances at your lotus feet!
their sacrifices and big heart to let you join and
Happy Vyasa Puja!
expand Srila Prabhupada's movement. I would like
Because of your magnanimousmercy I am
to remember and be thankful to their hardships
doing
some
small
seva
for
your
mission
Guru Maharaj!
So please kindly give me shelter, I am
begging you for your mercy...
and intensity of love for you as LOVE means to
be Happy in the happiness of your loved one. In
order to see you happy they let you leave comfortable and royal life.
Srila Gurudeva, you are a divine figure of awe,
Gurudev kripa Bindu Diya... Then only way
we can do more seva in future also.
Now I am doing three bakthi vrikshas in
natural inspiration, pure love, insurmountable
strength and 100% GIVING.
Palakkad. That is gift for this vyasa Puja and
Srila Gurudeva, I feel so fortunate that you ac-
namahatta also because of senior Devotees
cepted me as your disciple. You have a golden heart
mercy I am preaching in Sundays...
which spontaneously adjusts to SOFT & HARD
Guru Maharaj ki jai... Guru Maharaj Vyasa
circumstances. The same heart which is as soft as
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butter and tender like young coconut from inside
all over the world. You are always absorbed in your
towards your disciples is changed to heart of Steel
services to Sri Guru and Gauranga & are always
when dealing with decisions related to ISKCON's
on the transcendental platform of pure devotion-
progress and high standards.
al service.
Srila Gurudeva, on this most auspicious day I
But I am a rascal of this material world, ab-
can only think of LOVE & SACRIFICES in dif-
sorbed in all sorts of nonsense material desires.
ferent forms and situations which you have been
Somehow I have been sheltered at your lotus-feet
distributing to all of us.
by mercy of your devotees. Then also, I have been
On this day, I earnestly pray that may I can
an offender at your lotus-feet, being a victim of
understand a small percentage of your desires and
lust. I have been swayed away by maya in form of
become instrumental in fulfilling them along with
thoughts to enjoy opposite sex.
my good wife Aradhya Radhika Devi Dasi and
children.
I am very weak Guru Maharaja & thus I pray
unto you to please protect me. I don’t want to be
On this most auspicious day I along with Arad-
again cheated & robbed by these material desires.
hya Radhika, we would continue to pray to Srila
Even though I may want to leave your lotus-feet &
Prabhupada to bestow you with good health, more
your instructions, I pray that you please keep me
strength and energy to fulfill your spiritual desires.
forcibly under your shelter, in association of dev-
Kindly, kindly bless and help both of us to do
otees and destroy my independent enjoying men-
little service towards Srila Prabhupada's mission
tality for sense-gratification.
by establishing and expanding this movement in
Guru Maharaja, you are a pure devotee of Lord
the hearts of other people so they can taste the
and a very dear servitor of Srila Prabhupada, Sri-
happiness and peace of Krishna Consciousness.
man Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Radha Madhav.
I beg at your lotus feet to kindly forgive me for
I therefore request you to please bless me & en-
my any offences while writing Vyasa Puja offer-
gage me in Their Lordships’ service under your
ings to you, as I am not good at it.
lotus-feet.
Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakura says in
Thanking you again and again.
Guruvashtakam “yasya prasadat bhagavat prasa-
Your indebted and surrendered disciples
do, yasyaprasadat na gati kuto pi…” without the
Amulya Harinama Das, (Diksha)
mercy of spiritual master, a disciple can make
Aradhya Radhika Devi Dasi
no advancement. I therefore beg for your mercy
Panchkula, India
again and again, so that I can become free from
maya’s service and be eternally engaged in ser-
vice of Vaishnavas, Your Divine Grace and Srila
Prabhupada.
I don’t deserve your mercy but you have kindly
Your fallen insignificant servant,
accepted me as your disciple, being very merciful
Achyuta Nama Das, (Diksha)
to a fallen soul like me. You have been continu-
Orissa, Paradip, India
ously & tirelessly distributing the causeless mercy
of Srila Prabhupada & Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
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All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!!!!
All glories to Guru and Gauranga.
Jaya Sri Gurudev!!!!
Dear Gurudev,
Happy
Vyasa
Puja
celebrations
Guru
Please accept my humble obeisance unto you.
Maharaj.I don’t know whether my pattern of
You are the guide and only hope of all fallen
writing is correct.my love for my spiritual father
conditioned souls like myself. I am not at all
grows more and more as years go by. There are
qualified to speak about a great personality and
many materialistic defects in my day to day life.
a pure Vaishnava like you maharaj. Still it’s the
But the moment I chant,look at your picture,
mercy of the devotees who are very kind unto
listen to your recordings all my burdens just fly
me for letting me speak whatever limited knowl-
away. I feel very spiritually active and my faith
edge I have accumulated with your mercy. I am
increases to advance in Krishna consciousness.
nothing but less than a small drop in front of the
If I would not have been to manipal,If I would
oceanic divine qualities you posses Oh Gurudev.
not have met the devotees there,I just simply cant
His Holiness is one of the greatest forces in Srila
imagine how my life would have been all these
Prabhupada’s mission of spreading the teachings
years.Its all by guru and Krishna s mercy and
of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of the chanting of
arrangements, that I am able to rise up into the
the Hare Krishna MahaMantra around the whole
spiritual purity and I am also able to rejoice in this
world in every town and village. Guru Maharaj
transcedental bliss.
I am so fallen that I am unable to serve His
Any kind of hurdles, any kind of hurricanes,
Holiness in any manner. Generally it’s said that a
any kind of emotional conflicts I am able to sus-
disciple should be an instrument in the hands of
tain, withstand, overcome... Its all by your mercy
his spiritual master in spreading the teachings of
gurudeva.
Lord Sri Chaitanya and His Holiness is the prop-
Thank you Guru Maharaj, for giving an oppor-
er personification of this statement where it is
tunity for this most fallen soul to taste the nectar
clearly seen that you are serving His Divine Grace
of Krishna consciousness in this human form of
Srila Prabhupada in every possible manner. The
life.
Most shocking thing I see in His Holiness and
Guru Maharaj please bless me, my daughter
admire in him that even though after going through
nakshatra, my husband Arun kumar and all my
so much sickness in which doctors said only 2% of
family members to progress in Krishna conscious-
the cases have survived in such a severe condi-
ness and to do more and more services in our life
tion still His Holiness has emerged through such
to please Guru and Gauranga.
severe crisis and is able to serve Srila Prabhupada in the same way as previously. Generally fall-
Trying to be your servant,
en souls like me just leave everything and give up
Vinodhini Arunkumar,
everything for a small silly sickness. But His Holi-
Pollachi, Coimbatore Dist., India
ness is very determined in your activities and His
Holiness is still very much having the determina-
A Humble offering to the lotus feet of Srila
Gurudev!
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ed by all these diseases of this material world. This
tities out of which you just shower mercy upon.
is one of your pastimes to warn your disciples to
Even in your sick condition you have strong de-
be careful in following the proper principles set
sire and determination to preach and give mercy
by Srila Prabhupada and this also shows the power
to everyone. May I too be a part of your mercy and
of the Krishna consciousness movement. Gurudev
cooling shade giving shelter in scorching desert
not only in this condition but in so many other
of this material world where I am already being
situations like the incident of the airport where
tormented by the heat since many lifetimes, even
the person came to kill with a knife on your neck
though I am not at all qualified to even ask and
but still by the mercy of Lord you were saved and
get that mercy.
served back again in the full spirit. Your life was
Gurudev! I am so fallen and find no shelter
at a risk still His Holiness is able to continue your
other than His Holiness lotus feet which is the
services towards His Divine Grace Srila Prabhu-
only hope for conditioned souls like me. Please be
pada without any bodily considerations and other
kind upon this useless soul and engage me in the
factors. It’s said that for a pure Vaishnava there
loving service of His Holiness and Sri Sri Rad-
is nothing in the world that can stop them from
ha Krishna. Please steady my rocking boat in this
loving Krishna and from obeying and following
material ocean to cross over it and attain the ul-
their spiritual master’s instruction, and it’s clear
timate perfection of serving His Holiness and the
enough that nothing can stop His Holiness from
divine couple Sri Sri Radha Krishna,Sri Sri Gaur
preaching Krishna consciousness.
Nitai and Srila Prabhupada. Please be merciful
The whole Mayapur Project which has been
undertaken by you on the instruction and divine
mercy of Srila Prabhupada has already come to a
grand success in the path of preaching Krishna
consciousness. Thousands and Lakhs of people
have been preached to take to the path of Krishna
Bhakti and to become serious dedicated devotees.
His Holiness have given the major contribution
towards the service of Lord Nityananda that the
construction of the TOVP has been possible and is
going on in a fully fledged way. This clearly shows
that the prediction of Lord Nityanand and Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu about the spreading the
holy names in every town and village is now coming true by your active services in the TOVP. Your
services rendered to Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON
and to the Krishna consciousness movement are
unlimited and cannot be counted and estimated.
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ti and continue it my whole life with the proper
Krishna!’.
mood of a servant.
I am not as grateful as I should be.I request you
May my human form of life be properly utilized
to shower your mercy upon me so that I will be
in your service! I Thank you for giving me the
able to understand the importance of jewel what
valuble Krishna Consciousness gem for which
you had given me and stop searching for broken
I am not even qualified. I am very grateful that
pieces of glasses.
by your mercy I am able to practice some Krishna
Consciousness.
I promise you that I will not commit any actions
which displeases you but please give me strength
to overcome my anarthas and to perform my du-
Your Aspiring Servant,
ties or actions in the way it pleases you.
Chitturi Krishna Chaitanya, (Aspiring)
As Radha Madhava, Prahlad Narsimha Dev,
Pune, India
Panch-tattva and Srila Prabhupada are very dear
to you.I request you to please pray for me so that
they also can shower their causeless mercy upon
me and I will be able to practice Krishna Con-
sciousness with full faith and surrender, so that i
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
can please you.
I first of all, offer my respectful obeisances unto
to your lotus feet.
You are the source of all inspiration from me
Sucaru Nimai Das (Diksha),
to practise bhakti. Every activity you do only for
Pune, India
the pleasure of Gauranga which inpires me to
surrender more and more unto the lotus feet of
Dear Guru Maharaja
gauranga by surrendering unto you,but please give
me strength to surrender unto you.
My dear Master, please give this servant one
your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Srila Guru.
drop of mercy. Give me strength. Let me be as you
Because of you o my beloved guru, we could
are without desires or aspirations. If you examine
taste this happiness and nectar of devotion. Your
me, you will find no qualities.Your mercy is all that
causeless mercy is reaching all living beings, just
I am made of Please give me the shade of your lo-
as the rain refreshes the fields during drought.
tus feet and purify me.
Teach me to control my six passions,rectify my
six faults,bestow upon me the six qualities,and of-
Guru Maharaj please give me strength to follow your instruction and blessing to always to be
associated with the devotees.
fer unto me the six kinds of holy association.
Please bless me by giving me just one drop of
faith with which to obtain the greatest treasure of
O the most merciful, please forgive my offences and bless me with wisdom to advance in
spiritual path.
the holy name of Krishna. Krishna is yours. You
Your servant
have power to give him to me.I am simply your
Swapneel Deshpande, (Shiksha)
servant running behind you shouting,’Krishna!
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becomes purified,
Please accept our humble obeisance’s at your
As you are the most
lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glo-
mercy personified.
ries to Srila Gurudeva. By your inspiration and commitment towards
Without caring for your health,
the movement, we started students pogramme
you deliver fallen souls,
for Lovely professional university students at our
This is not possible for
home. The students are taken up the chanting
an ordinary living soul.
very seriously and visiting the local temple regularly. This is my offering to you on this auspi-
Had Srila Prabhupada not given you
cious day. And also we blessed with new girl baby
a precious jewel,
(named her as Nandini). We are struggling with
We just can't imagine
baby care and sadhanas, by your mercy we are bal-
we would have definitely been in hell.
ancing both. Regular follow-up your health, messages and schedules through whatsapp and also
You teach us by example
your lectures in JPS archives radio. We need your
O! Dear Gurupada,
kind blessings to expand the preaching and bring-
How to preach and be humble,
ing more conditional souls to the movement.
we learn by your ashirvad.
O benevolent Vaishnava,
Krishna Subhadra Das & Satkirti Radhika
deliver this lowest of men,
Devi Dasi
Begging at your lotus feet
Bk.Nandini
again and again.
Phagwara, Punjab, India, Asia Give others respect and
Hare Krishna Maharaj,
do not expect honour,
Please accept my most humble obeisances.
You teach us by your example
at every spiritual corner.
Thank you,
O thank you for your spiritual care,
Whatever we have learnt is
Oh! Nityananda's expansion
with your spiritual mercy,
wherever you are there.
Kindly fill our heart
with deepest mercy.
Navadvip, Bengal, Moscow,
Australia-wherever you go,
You give us supreme benefit
You spread Holy name
to get rid of birth and death,
far-far at a go.
May I serve you till
my greatest depth.
Anyone who comes in your contact
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Just like Krishna's associates
Still you have accepted
in Vrindavan are in ecstasy,
a fallen soul like me.
We feel the same
in your divine loving supremacy.
Your limitless compassion and
care have transformed my stone like heart,
Please give benediction to serve you
No one father would be ever able to done this all.
till the last breath of my life,
As your lotus feet
Still a lot of faults residing deep inside,
is mercy personified.
Please chastise me a lot to throw them aside.
Begging for your mercy
Plenty of mistakes I always do,
on this auspicious day,
Not been able to ever please You.
Kindly grant service to
this insignificant today.
O Guru Maharaj I really love you a lot,
But my mind always says,
Diksha Ahuja,
"you are doing a show off".
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India
O my father please help me
to love and serve You,
As this is the thing which can please You.
your divine lotus feet!
My only desire to follow
All glories to You!
Your mood and instructions,
Before You came O Gurudeva,
Please help me to fulfill
my life was really hollow and empty,
Your Divine mission.
But now Your love and prayers have filled
my heart completely.
Trying to pray daily for Your health,
As this is our only treasure and wealth.
Krishna being merciful on me,
He sent You to deliver me.
Beg at your divine lotus feet today,
Please help me to attentively chant everyday.
O my dear father and my guide,
You were there when no one beside.
Thank you Guru Maharaj for giving me
an opportunity to say some words for You in
You are an ocean of transcendental mercy,
You filled our hearts with great ecstasy.
Your glorification. Please accept them as an offering to You on this Vyas Puja day.
Your fallen spiritual daughter
Mahak(Shelter)
I really have no qualification
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India
and no knowledge with me,
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Hare Krishna Maharaj.
Once I was able totouch his wheel-chair,
Please accept my most humble obsiences.
And it told me the intensity of his love and care.
Once I paid my obeisances unto him,
All glories to you.
And it made me think of us
"Secret of a strong preacher is that he is rigid
trapped in a well so deep.
in his devotional services. “O our dear maharaj
Just by his merciful sight,
you are a perfect example of this, your strength
He vanishes the darkness of
gives us the strength.
illusion by spiritual light.
You are a perfect reflection of Srila Prabhupada,
Once I heard Maharaj's glories,
friend of the fallen souls.
they were so deep
Please kindly bestow your mercy upon us.
and touching like Krishna's stories.
When I met you at Delhi airport last month
By my endavour I cannot know
for the first time I thought how someone can be so
his transcendental pastimes ever,
merciful. It is said that a spiritual master is some-
Yet I know that he is praying for
one who brings mercy from Lord and gives it to
all of us forever.
fallen souls, then I realised that you are that ocean
Rohit Ahuja,
of mercy.
Your fallen servant,
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India.
Nitika kocher,
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India.
My dear Gurudev,
sakshad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair
It's time to enjoy this celebration,
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih
Of our Maharaj's vyasa puja occasion.
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
Happiness and joy is spread all around,
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam
As where he is, mercy is abound.
The spiritual master is to be honored as much
By just his merciful glance,
as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confi-
One can experience spiritual trance.
dential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged
Blessing and bestowing his mercy
in all revealed scriptures and followed by all au-
to as much people as he can,
thorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisance
It'll be him who'll take us back to godhead
unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who
on his spiritual van.
is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari [Krishna].
Once I was able to clean
Guru Maharaj, I met you first time in 2015 &
Maharaj's dust,
Jagannath Rath Yatra in Bengaluru. Your health
and this made me from lust.
was not good but, very mercifully you gave us
Once I got the opportunity to have his leftover food,
Darshana and, I felt very fortunate and blissful.
and this helped me to change my mood.
You were undergoing so much pain to speak but,
Once I could hang maharaj's bag on my back,
still you preached so much about Bhakti.
And this made me realize
After returning, I saw your videos, early photos
where in my spiritual activities do I lack.
and, read your biography. I am deeply influenced
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by your dedication to preaching and serving vaish-
navas. I realized the significance of Guru in one’s
sri-guru karuna-sindhu,
life. Guru is the representative of God and, only
adhama janara bandhu,
means to go back to Spiritual world. You are like
lokanath lokera jivana
the Captain of ship going to Goloka Vrndavan. I
ha ha prabhu koro doya,
understood that, though being in material world,
deho more pada-chaya,
ebe jasa ghushuk tribhuvana
we should be spiritually conscious.
I request at your lotus feet to bless me so that,
Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the
I dive deeper into this divine preaching activities
friend of the poor, and the lord and master of the
for your pleasure. I am conducting one Bhakti
devotees. O master! Be merciful unto me. Give me
vriksha in Raichur.
the shade of your lotus feet. Your fame is spread all
Gurudev, please accept me as your disciple and
over the three worlds.
bless so I can take initiation at the earliest.
Gurudev, serving Srila Prabhupada’s mission
I want to enter Grhasta ashram. Seeking your
of spreading Krishna consciousness in the associ-
divine mercy to get a devotee husband, so together
ation of your servants is a great source of joy and
we can serve you in spreading Srila Prabhupada's
inspiration for me.
mission.
I remember a very inspirational pastime of
Your aspiring disciple,
your’s during the initial days of stroke. One day,
Anuradha(Aspiring), Raichur, India
after intense day schedule, you were falling asleep
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while having prasadam in evening. Your servants
mercy beyond compare.
sent away the devotees waiting for your class. Lat-
In the first verse of his Prayers Glorifying the
er, you asked why no devotees have come for class;
Spiritual Master, Sri Viswanatha Chakravarti
your servant replied that he sent them away. So,
prays that the spiritual master is like a rain-pour
you replied that without preaching, you cannot
of mercy. The rain is merciful because it alone
lead life and, preaching is rest time.
can extinguish the blazing forest fire. That forest
This shows your complete dedication to spread
fire is compared to the burning heart of the man
Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Whenever I read your
in material existence. It is only by the mercy of a
pastimes, lot of inspiration arises inside me. I met
bonafide spiritual master who is coming in disci-
you for the first time during Rath Yatra in Ben-
plic succession from Krishna that one can receive
galuru. When you arrived, I was standing right in
the realized knowledge by which he can cut the
front of the car very excited. Then, you mercifully
knot of ignorance which binds him to continue in
blessed all the devotees from Raichur holding the
his repeated sufferings. By the realized knowledge
Jagannath tooth brush. My happiness was beyond
of the spiritual master, one can himself become
bounds.
self-realized and, at once end his illusory struggle
I was leading an animalistic life before coming
to be happy without God-consciousness.
in contact with ISKCON. After joining Bhakta
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered a dog
Prahlad School, I stopped eating non-veg and my
who had received the affection of Sivananda Sena.
mom also started to attend regular classes. Now,
Although I was born in a “well-to-do” family,
after receiving your blessings, we regularly at-
I simply wandered around looking for sense plea-
tend Sunday-feast, take part in Book-distribution,
sure and had no higher spiritual purpose to my
preaching during Damodar month and, I’m con-
life prior to meeting Your Holiness. I am eternal-
ducting a Bhakti-Vriksha since 4months.
ly indebted to Your Holiness and see no possible
Dear Gurudev, please forgive my sins done
way of ever repaying the unlimited debt I owe you.
knowingly or unknowingly. Please shower your
Still, I see no other way than trying with what
mercy upon this fallen soul, so that I get initiated
ever strength I can muster to serve you as much as
by you and, spread Krishna consciousness all over.
I possibly can to contribute something against this
I want to enter Grhasta ashram. Seeking your
incalculable debt I owe you.
divine mercy to get a devotee husband, so together
Srila Prabhupada wanted you to do big things—
“Make more disciples than him. Write more
mission.
books than him. Open more temples than him.”
Your aspiring disciple
He said people would come to us in the mil-
Pavani
lions. They will have to be trained, protected,
Raichur, Karnataka, India
guided, and nourished.
ekaki amara nahi paya bolo,
My dear spiritual father Jayapaka Swami
harinama-sankirtane
Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my respectful prostrated obeisance at your lotus feet on the occasion of your
Vyasa-puja celebration! You are an ocean of
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deha Krishna-nama dhane
“I do not find the strength to carry on alone the
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sankirtan of the holy name of Hari. Please bless
me by giving me just one drop of faith with which
Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecsta-
to obtain the great treasure of the holy name of
sy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the
Krishna "
spiritual master is always gladdened by the sankir-
Time is short and our strength is limited.
tana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Therefore, on this most auspicious occasion of
Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devo-
your Vyasa puja, I am falling at your lotus feet
tion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands
and begging for the mercy to dive deeply into
on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears
the ocean of preaching ecstasy. May my efforts to
flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful
serve you expand geometrically every year. Let me
obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual
do something significant in your great mission of
master.
spreading Krishna consciousness to every home
Gurudev, so many struggles in your life, so
and every heart. I reconfirm my eternal surrender
many health issues you are experiencing. But, for
at your lotus feet and pray for your protection and
the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada, you are tireless-
your mercy to enable to serve Srila Prabhupada’s
ly travelling and preaching this divine message of
mission.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu worldwide. I am deeply
I’m a Brahmacari and serving in ISKCON-
influenced by this. I also want to dedicate my life
Raichur. Activities are slowly growing in preach-
to serve your instructions under all conditions of
ing, fund-raising, new temple construction &
life.
book distribution. We have around 8 Bhakti-vrik-
I heard once that, “One devotee couple were
shas &, since 4 months, we started Jail preaching.
about to get initiation in the ceremony. A day
Many devotees are seeking initiation from you.
prior to initiation the couple went upto lotus roof
It’s very tough here, because of lack of man-power,
top to take your darshan. You said that you would
money and consciousness of people here. Kindly
give initiation to Prabhuji during 2015 narashima
bless all of us in Raichur with the ability to work
chaturdasi initiation and 3 years later for mataji.
together cooperatively in the spirit of submissive-
Couple expressed that they were following rules
ly serving Your Holiness lotus feet. We will pray
and regulations for 3 years, passed in written and
to Sri Sri Radha Shyamachandra, Gaur Nitai for
personal interviews. You told them that, mataji
your early health recovery. With blades of grass in
had eaten fish yesterday and thereby she broke the
the mouth, I’m looking forward for your visit to
rules and regulations. Mataji confesses she ate fish
ISKCON-Raichur. All glories to Your Holiness!
yesterday as she had gone to her sister's place; the
sister was compelling her to take fish as she would
Your insignificant eternal servant,
Sarathi Shyama Das, (Diksha)
get initiation couple of days later, so by force she
took.”
ISKCON Sri Radha Shyamachandra Mandir,
Gurudev you are anataryami!
My life has been miserable since beginning. Somehow in 2013, thru Kids summer camp
vaditra-madyan-manaso rasena
(I borrowed money to enroll my daughter),
romanca -kampasru-taranga-bhajo
organized by ISKCON devotees, I got introduced
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to “Hare-Krishna” mahamantra. I was also at-
Guru Maharaj, your faith in Krishna, your love
tracted by the love and care showered upon me,
for Srila Prabhupada, your ever increasing enthu-
which I was longing for long time. Slowly, I start-
siasm,your sincerity and spirit of service towards
ed chanting and attended weekly programs but, I
Srila Prabhupada (under all circumstances) in his
couldn’t understand the language. Then, by your
mission to spread the teachings of Lord Chaitanya
mercy, one of your kannada speaking disciple came
has been always inspirational.
here to preach. By happiness was beyond measure
Guru Maharaj, your unlimited compassion and
because I started to understand the Krishna con-
your unconditional love for every living being is
scious philosophy and, it gave my life a purpose to
wonderful.
live.
Everytime I feel dejected, hopeless just the very
I was always afraid in life. But, when I met you
thought of you, your words and having you in my
in 2013 @ Jagannath Rath Yatra in Bengaluru, my
life gives me hope, the hope that I can still get the
life changed. After chanting guru-mantra, most of
mercy and practice Krishna Consciousness.
my fear is gone and, I’m experiencing lot of happiness. I’m now going twice a week to temple for
Guru Maharaj, I am incapable to glorify Your
Divine Grace.
cooking, deity garland making and cleaning sevas.
But, I am ever grateful for tolerating me, for
I’m also conducting a Bhakti Vriksha in my house.
the unconditional love and guidance I have been
Dear Gurudev, I want to make my son Brah-
receiving from you.
macari, get my daughter married to a nice devo-
I request you to bless me that I have the
tee, my husband should become nice devotee and,
strength to face all obstacles and take proper decisions
I want to dedicate my life for preaching and con-
in life, so that I can follow four regulative principles
struction of new temple here.
and chant min. 16 rounds under all circumstances.
Please show mercy, so I can take initiation from
Also, guide me so that I can practice Krishna
you at the earliest and and, preach fearlessly Srila
Consciousness sincerely, and be an instrument in
Prabhupada's mission.
your service to Srila Prabhupada.
Sheetal G N, (Shelter)
Shashirekha(Aspiring)
ISKCON Raichur, Karnataka, India
My dear Gurudev,
In Sri Guru-vandana, we pray
sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bando mui savadhana mate
lotus feet.
jahara prasade bhai, e bhava toriya jai,
Krishna-prapti hoy jaha ha'te
I find myself most fortunate, to have got the
The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the
shelter of your divine lotus feet and the mercy of
only way by which we can attain pure devotional
Lord Chaitanya and the entire Guru parampara
service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and
through you. But,i also feel I am too insignificant
reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of
and fallen to receive this mercy.
material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krishna.
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your sincere, intense preaching since the day
By your mercy, I am conducting 2 Bhakti-Vrik-
I heard about you. Inspite of undergoing severe
shas, since 2 months. I need more blessings to
physical pains, you motivate all to continue the
strengthen my sadhana and, preach Sri Caitanya
eternal preaching activity with full enthusiasm.
Mahaprabhu’s mission, make more devotees in
Your dedication to your Srila Prabhupada and Sri
Raichur.
Krishna makes me happy and attracted towards
this movement.
Gurudev, please accept me as your disciple and
bless so I can take initiation at the earliest.
I heard that once you were travelling some-
According to Sastras, women shud be under
where and, somebody attacked you with a knife.
shelter of father, husdand or son. I want to enter
But, you are fearlessly preaching and spreading
Grhasta ashram. Seeking your divine mercy to get
Krishna-prema world-wide. I don’t have words to
a devotee husband, so together we can serve you
express your mood of service.
in spreading Srila Prabhupada's mission.
I stay in Raichur, Karnataka. Got connected
to ISKCON thru Bhakti-vriksha in 2013 & slow-
Your aspiring disciple
ly I started chanting. I attended classes & I was
Swetha Bandari (Aspiring)
regular for Sunday programs with my brother. My
non-devotee life earlier was ignorant, misguided
but, by your mercy we are getting the highest gyan
Dear Guru Maharaja,
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Guruastaka, sloka 8 states:
rounds, but I am chanting more". "but you should
Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado take rest" said Tamal Krishna Maharaja. Then you
Yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto pi turned to him and said " how can I do that when
Dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandyam so many disciples of mine are dependent on me
Vande guroh sri-caranaravindam
for spiritual guidance? I am chanting these extra
By the mercy of spiritual master one receives
benediction of Krishna. Without the grace of the
rounds for them, praying to Krishna to give them
spiritual strength"
Spiritual master one cannot make any advance-
You are compassion personified!!!
ment. Therefore one should always remember &
In spite of difficult health condition, your
praise the Spiritual master. At least three times a
dedicated service to Srila Prabupada has inspired
day. I should offer my respectful obeisance unto
me that, we should serve our Spiritual Master in
the Lotus feet of my Spiritual Master.
all conditions. I had read one story that Lord ful-
Gurudev, I also want to remember u always &
praise you. I want to offer my respectful obeisance
unto your Lotus feet.
filled all desires of his dear devotees and, I felt you
are so dear to Lord Nrsimhadev.
I stay in Raichur, Karnataka. Got connected to
Once in Kolkata, it was late night and, you
ISKCON since December 2011 through BPS class-
were still awake chanting on beads; then Tamal
es & slowly I started chanting. I attended class-
Krishna Maharaja asked why not finished rounds
es & I was regular for Sunday programs with my
until so late. Then you said " I have finished my
mom & brother. We felt this is a right path in our
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life, so we continued to come & I was taking part
ers and, requesting them to chant Hare-Krishna.
in cultural programs. Now, weekly twice we vis-
This is beyond materialistic people capability.
it temple and do seva's like cleaning temple hall,
I don’t have words to properly express your divine
cleaning arati plates.
nature but, I feel highly inspired by your mercy.
Dear Guru Maharaj, last year I met you at
I met ISKCON devotees after my daughter
Ratha Yatra in Bangalore. You mercifully blessed
joined Bhakta Prahlad School. I felt bliss and
us and, I have become serious in chanting & at-
satisfied, when I saw devotees singing and dancing
tending Mangal-arti & doing seva. By your mercy,
happily. I met you for the first time during Rath
I have started to take 2 Bhakti-Vriksha, since 4
Yatra in Bengaluru under guidance of His Grace
months. I need more blessings to preach more and
Varada Krishna Prabhu. Then, you mercifully
make more devotees in Raichur.
blessed all the devotees from Raichur holding the
Gurudev, please accept me as your disciple
Jagannath tooth brush. My happiness was beyond
and bless so I can take initiation at the earliest. bounds.
I want to enter Grhasta ashram. Seeking your di-
Now, after receiving your blessings, we regu-
vine mercy to get a devotee husband, so together
larly attend Sunday-feast, make garlands for Sri
Radha Shyamachandra, Cooking, temple clean-
mission.
ing, preaching during Damodar month and, I’m
conducting a Bhakti-Vriksha in telugu since
Your aspiring disciple 4months. Dear Gurudev, I donot know to read and
Swapna
write but, I’m listening to telugu lectures, remem-
bering and preaching.
Please forgive my sins done knowingly or un-
My Dear Gurudev,
knowingly. Please shower your mercy upon this
sri-vigraharadhana-nitya-nana-
fallen soul, I get initiated by you and lead Krishna
sringara-tan-mandira-marjanadau
conscious Grhasta life. Bless my daughter to get
yuktasya bhaktams ca niyunjato 'pi
married to devotee, so together can serve you in
spreading Srila Prabhupada's mission.
The spiritual master is always engaged in the
temple worship of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. He
Umadevi, Raichur, Karnataka, India
also engages his disciples in such worship. They
dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and orna-
I offer my respectful obeisances unto his
ments, clean Their temple, and perform other
divine grace His Holiness Jayapataka Swami
similar worship of the Lord. I offer my respectful
Maharaj who is very dear to Lord Krishna having
taken shelter at HIS lotus feet. I offer my respect-
master.
ful obeisances unto his divine grace His Holiness
During the initial days of stroke, you were
Jayapataka Swami Maharaj who worships the
admitted in hospital with severe health issues.
lotus feet and follows the instructions of his
However, you were showering your causeless
divine grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhu-
mercy upon all patients by distributing them click-
pada and the previous acaryas by bestowing the
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mercy of Lord Nityananda and spreading the
sacred approach of pracara-aacara and acara-
glories of Lord Caitanya's pastimes and instruc-
pracara have really impregnated my heart with the
tions. He delivers the inhabitants of towns and feelings and attitudes to always be on the path of
villages around the world. realization.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto his
divine grace A. C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabh-
My dear Guru Maharaj, I love you. I love you.
I love you so much.
upada who is very dear to Lord Krishna having
Your words have always guided me in choosing
taken shelter at HIS lotus feet. I offer my respect-
the right things and moving in right directions.
ful obeisances unto his divine grace A. C. Bhative-
The ways you treat all the devotees in ISKCON
danta Swami Prabhupada who worships the lotus
are imparting permanent impressions on us to be
feet and follows the instructions of his spiritual
practical in our lives and to care for devotees and
master His Holiness Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
all living beings in general.
Thakur Prabhupada and the previous acaryas by
My dear Guru Maharaj, You have bestowed un-
bestowing the mercy of Lord Caitanya by spread-
limited mercy on us. I always pray to Lord Jagan-
ing HIS pastimes and instructions. He delivers
natha, Lord Nrisinghadev to be merciful enough
the inhabitants of western countries.
to keep my Guru Maharaj in best health condition
vanchha kalpa tarubhyas ca
so that he can deliver many awaiting souls from
kripasindhubhya eva ca
many corners of the world. I pray to Lord Jaganna-
patitanam pabanebhyo
tha to give me strength to serve my Guru Maharaj
vaishnavebhyo namo namah
who is my father, mother and everything. I pray to
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the
Sri Sri Radha-Madhav, Asta Sakhsis, Panchatat-
vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like
va, Lord Nrisinghadev, Srila Prabhupada and all
desire trees and can fulfill the desires of everyone,
vaisnava devotees to serve my dear Guru Mahara-
and they are full compassion for the fallen condi-
ja with offenceless chanting and sincere sadhana.
tioned souls.
All glories to Guru Maharaj!
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the
lotus feet of Lord Krishna and HIS internal
potency Radharani who bestow their unlimited
All
glories
to
Lord
Nityananda
and
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
mercy on us by allowing us to perform unalloyed
All glories to Panchatatva!
devotional service at their lotus feet through the
Thank you my dear Guru Maharaj.
proper guidance of spiritual master, sastras and
With Love.
sadhu-sanga.
I express my immense gratitude to my spiri-
Your fallen servant lies prostrate at your lotus feet,
tual master His Holiness Srila Jayapataka Swami
Atmarama Jagannatha Das, (Diksha)
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Maharaj for giving me shelter at His lotus feet.
My dear Guru Maharaja, you have accepted
a fallen soul like me and showed me the path of
Dear Guru Maharaja,
self-realization. Your instructions to us to perform
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lo-
pure unalloyed devotional service through the
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Red is for the life All glories into your Divine Grace!!
Which you touched this year
Happy Vyasa Puja Celebration!!!
By giving the light of knowledge O Divine Soul,
When I took shelter in thy Lotus feet
It is not easy To sing thy praise
O most Respectful one,
No words to say
You're a very special one
How much you toil
Just like this crystal, that's clear!
Each and every day
You place knowledge in your disciples hands
To make our life complete
And melt into their hearts and lives forever
There aren't many like you
You're a Magnificent and Marvelous Guru
Who give so selflessly
To set free the fallen soul
O the Symbol of Sacrifice,
When the world bogged down
You are the real father
You never fail
The strength of our devotee family,
To put a smile on my face
To bond us and hold us together When all I want is to frown
Always there to mediate
It is because I have a Guru like you
A determined mentor we look to lead altogether
I didn't falter in life's treacherous path
You're the body guard that protect us,
My future, with your guidance
Gives us comfort from all harm
Is sure to be safe from
You constantly offer compassion
A terrible aftermath...
Always offering up your arm
You stand behind us endlessly,
O the Ocean of Love,
Though at times in darkness we tend to fall
You play a great part You're always their to guide us to the light
In making my life colourful
For us to follow your call
Green is for the inspiration
With years to come, day by day
You gave me each day
We pray for your health to stay. By bestowing the Love of Gouranga
In hopes to become something great,
Blue is for the purity
For I hope to someday
You bestowed on me
I grow from this nest of devotion & love you built
By showing the path of purification
And fly to spread the colour, Orange is for the warmth
Of unconditional love
You showered up on me
For that there is no end
By your endless compassion and caring style
To the most fallen soul like me
Yellow is for the sun shine
To obscure heart into flaw of happiness
You manifested unto my heart
By adding smile on to my face
O Merchant of Wisdom,
And happiness onto my life
When life has turned my world
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Completely inside out
to continue in the mission of spreading Krishna
Whenever things go wrong Consciousness.
And I don't understand
Your Mercy and compassion knows no bounds
I know you toil yourself
as is very evident from the news trickling in from
To help me stay straight
your hospital bed. Your only aim is to give out
On the path of life
the Lords mercy and name whosoever happens to
As you try to guide me round the turns
come in front of you, irrespective of class and caste.
And though sometimes I stumble
Your physical body is not supporting you but your
It helps to know you will always be there
spiritual body is prowling and on the look out to
deliver the fallen conditioned souls. We are impa-
O Nectar of Mercy,
tiently waiting to hear updates about you from the
I, the most insignificant, sinner, ignorant, egoistic, corrupted, ill feeling soul don't really know
hospital and pray that very soon you are out and
able to go to Mayapur for Gaur Purnima.
what is good or bad, what to accept or to reject,
Gurudev, whatever I am today is only because
when to be stubborn or when to be flexible. I bow
of your Blessings. I am so glad that you accepted
to your Lotus feet and honestly plead for your
me as your disciple otherwise I may have been pu-
causeless mercy. Please help your downtrodden
trefying in some garbage dump of maya. Not that
child to be pure, qualified disciple; so that I always
I am free of maya now and have succumbed to it
remember that I am the insignificant servant of
on so many occasions and I know for sure that it
the servant of the Supreme Lord and be able to
is only you who is constantly pulling me out of it
fix my mind on Gouranga's Lotus feet. Also please
and giving opportunities to do service to the Lord.
guide this fallen soul to come to light and engage
Guru Maharaj, please Bless all the mem-
in distributing your bliss Harinam Sankirtan. You
bers of our congregation and Bhakti Vrikshas in
are so merciful that anyone who is most sinner and
Secunderabad/Tandur so that we can all advance
offender can be faultless by your look. Please for-
in Krishna Consciousness and help you in your
give me for all the known and unknown offended
mission. I would also like to take this opportunity
I committed.
to thank His Grace Vijay Venugopal Prabhu and
His Grace Prema Padmini Mataji for giving us all
Vaisnavi, (Shelter) Ramnad, India
the necessary support and advice to help us advance in Krishna Consciousness.
His Divine Grace Jayapataka Swami Maharaj
Ki Jai.
Guru Maharaj, Wishing you a Very Happy
Krishna Conscious Birthday. On the most aus-
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad.
picious occasion of your Vyasa Puja my sincere
All Glories to Guru & Gauranga.
and insignificant prayers to Lord Narasimhadev
The devotees from our congregation in Se-
to protect you from all calamities. I am sure that
cunderabad have chanted the ‘UGRAM VIRAM
you will come out stronger and with added vigour
MAHA VISHNUM’ prayers 45,560 times and 720
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additional rounds of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
er a pure devotee like him goes the holy dham of
and will continue doing so for Guru Maharaj’s
Krishna also goes with him. It’s not just that he
speedy recovery.
changes the environment of that place only but
On behalf of all the members, we ardently pray
more importantly he changes the heart of each
to the Lotus feet of Narasimhadev Bhagavan and
and every entity there by which he can get a fast
plead with Him to protect Guru Maharaj from all
pickup in his spiritual life which out of nowhere
calamaties and dangers and eagerly wish to see
he could have received by his own endeavor.
Guru Maharaj back on his feet delivering all the
fallen conditioned souls.
By his instructions and mercy he has changed
the hearts and lives of many people all over the
We could do some insignificant spiritual ser-
world so on this wonderful opportunity I would like
vice solely due to the Mercy and Blessings of Srila
to personally seek the mercy of Guru Maharaj and
Prabhupad and the constant encouragement and
all his disciples to give me their causeless mercy by
enthusiasm bestowed by Guru Maharaj and the
which whenever I feel disheartened or feel lack of
inspiration from HG Venugopal Prabhu & HG
care in my life I could still have enough strength
Padmini Mataji.
to always practice and have firm determination to
All of us are eagerly waiting for news update
preach this wonderful message and somehow be
and wish Guru Maharaj is out of the hospital very
able to please my Guru Maharaj and other senior
soon.It is amazing to hear about his preaching
devotees through whatever little effort I can do
activities even in this condition.
to help myself as well as others in the devotional
All of us WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY
life Also in this occasion I would like to seek his
and Pray that very soon you come to Secunder-
mercy so that by his mercy I can somehow contin-
abad and give us your valuable association. Please
ue my efforts in my devotional life with a new and
Bless us so that we are able to do some service in
more sincere efforts. May through my little efforts
the way in which it pleases you, HG Venugopal
I might be able to please you Guru Maharaj
Eternally your servant,
Prabhu & Padmini Mataji.
Your fallen son,
Ankit Sati,
Neela Madhava Krishna Das (Diksha)
BACE NIT Silchar, India
Secunderabad Congregation, India
Hare Krishna Dandvats!
your lotus feet.
I personally have neither words nor suffi-
Guru Maharaj celebrating your Vyasa Puja
cient strength to share the glorification of Guru
is like an opportunity for me to understand your
Maharaj. As is well known that only by the mer-
mercy over me. it is very easy to understand the
cy of guru we get the mercy of Krishna, but that
leader through his followers so similarly it is quite
attentive mood to serve Guru Maharaj deceives
visible how grateful your disciples are in serving
away from my heart whenever I lose the associa-
the mission of Lord Caitanya and you are the one
tion of devotees even for a single day in my spiri-
leading everybody enthusiastically, chanting ev-
tual life.
ery time loudly ‘GAURANGA’,’NITYANANA-
Guru Maharaj is a live example to confirm that
through his presence only, whenever and wherev-
DA’, thus giving every soul a chance to become
enlivened to ones real position.
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The relation of guru and disciple is eternal and
very pleasing. He is guru who takes charge of his
disciple to bring back the lost child of Lord Sri
Please accept my Respectful obeisance’s unto
your lotus feet,
Krishna back to lord by teaching him all art of
As I am not at all qualified to write this offer-
serving Krishna, similarly I see Guru Maharaj you
ing but still I am trying to write something to glory
are so concerned about every disciples and keep
you by my little understanding about Devotional
on travelling to reach everybody, which is so diffi-
Life. Guru Maharaj it is because of your causeless
cult but you go on.
mercy I came to Devotional life and because of
How glorious you are and so simple by heart!
Every moment you are planning how to serve Srila
Prabhupada and previous acharyas, and thus making everybody involved in divine mission.
you only I am trying to do some service to you and
my authority.
I am stupid person who only know how to find
faults in other, when I came first time to Mayapur
I beg for you mercy Guru Maharaj, I see myself
it was April 2013 when I saw you for first time you
failing in attempts to serve you, because of my so
were addressing many devotees. Being less intelli-
many attachments which are born out of my false
gent person mentally committed offense unto your
ego.
lotus feet. I later stage when I came to know your
glories that being opulent in your material stuffs
Kamlendra Singh Rathore
but still you left every for Srila Prabhupada Vision
Silchar, Assam, India
and you have developed the Mayapur as Prabhu-
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pada desired without any personal consideration
be considered as good as the Supreme Personal-
and now also you encourage so many people in all
ity of Godhead Himself. That is the meaning of
over the world to take up the Krishna Conscious-
säkñäd-dharitvena.
All glories to Guru & Gauranga,
ness Movement very seriously even though your
physical body is not supportive.
All glories to My Guru Maharaj,
My Dear Guru Maharaj please bless me so that
I can become serious and now as I am your Initiated disciple want to fully dedicate my life for Srila
Your Humble Servant,
Prabhupada Vision and to repeat your word as it is.
Abhaycaran Govinda Das, (Brahmacari)
An instance from Caitanya Caritramrta;
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied that His
spiritual master, Éçvara Puré, was so empowered
My Dear Guru Maharaj, that he was as good as the Supreme Personality
Please accept my most humble and respectful
of Godhead. As such, Éçvara Puré was the spiritual
obeisances.
master of the whole world. He was not a servant
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories
of any mundane rule or regulation. An empow-
to you on this auspicious day. ered spiritual master like Éçvara Puré can bestow
Happy Vyasapuja Puja!
his mercy upon anyone, irrespective of caste or
Guru Maharaj, I wanted to thank you for all
creed. The conclusion is that an empowered spir-
that you do for Srila Prabhupada, your disciples
itual master is authorized by Kåñëa and his own
and for all of ISKCON. The commitment, dedica-
guru and should therefore be considered as good
tion and love that you have is beyond imaginable.
as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
Even though your health problems try to impede
That is the verdict of Viçvanätha Cakravarté:
you, Guru Maharaj, like they would do to a normal
säkñäd-dharitvena. An authorized spiritual mas-
person, you do not let them get in the way of your
ter is as good as Hari, the Supreme Personality of
mission.
Godhead. As Hari is free to act as He likes, the
I'm sure I speak not only for myself, but for
empowered spiritual master is also free. As Hari
all of my god brothers and sisters when I say that
is not subject to mundane rules and regulations,
it is the highest honor to be your disciple, Guru
the spiritual master empowered by Him is also not
Maharaj. Nothing is more inspiring to us than
subject. According to the Caitanya-caritämåta
your constant preaching of the Holy Name and
(Antya-lélä 7.11), kåñëa-çakti vinä nahe tära pra-
your love for Guru and Gauranga.
vartana. An authorized spiritual master empow-
Kneeling at your lotus feet with folded hands,
ered by Kåñëa can spread the glories of the holy
I humbly beg you to please forgive me for my on
name of the Lord, for he has power of attorney
going offenses. I am but a foolish child in the midst
from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the
of a greatly esteemed and caring father.
mundane world, anyone possessing his master’s
power of attorney can act on behalf of his master.
Your insignificant servant and daughter, Similarly, a spiritual master empowered by Kåñëa
Devesani Radhika Dasi, (Diksha)
through his own bona fide spiritual master should
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Dear Guru-maharaja,
Acintya Caitanya Prabhu has mercifully given
Please accept my respectful obeisances thrown in
me the service of reading for you just before you
the dust at your divine lotusfeet.
take rest in the night. So I was fortunate to read
All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada!
for you various books, viz., Båhad Bhägavatämå-
I have realized lately that it is only by your kind
tam, Kåñëa book, Nectar of Devotion and so on.
mercy and well-wishings that I am fortunate
I think that the all-merciful Lord Kåñëa has made
enough to be able to live in Sri Mayapur Dham.
this arrangement so that a stone-hearted person
You were one of Srila Prabhupada 's main pioneers
like myself could be melted by somehow or the
here, and when I read about how you would travel
other serving you.
tirelessly in and out of Mayapur to aquire land to
The day before you went to Ekacakra the birth-
fulfil Srila Prabhupada's dream, as well as the pre-
place of Lord Nityänanda, I was reading for you
dictions of the acharyas, of Mayapur becoming
from Caitanya Bhägavata, Ädi-khaëòa, chapter
the city from which Mahaprabhu's glories shall be
Nine: Nityänanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Trav-
spread all over the world, I am just amazed. It is no
els to Holy Places. While reading this section, we
exaggeration to say, that Mayapur is becoming a
came across the section wherein Lord Nityänanda
city to shelter countless devotees from all over the
met Çré Mädhavendra Puré by the will of provi-
world, due to your energy and early endeavors to
dence. By coincidence, this particular section
develop Mayapur.
happened to be the section that you are working
Your unfailing preaching spirit and the auster-
on for your book, “Çré Kåñëa Caitanya” and thus
ties you undergo to constantly travel the planet
Vidvän Gauräìga Prabhu had asked me to read
to care for all your disciples and followers is no
this section.
less than awe-inspiring. I get exhausted just by
All through this section of verses 152 to 175,
hearing about how active you are in Srila
you were crying and laughing in ecstasy. In the
Prabhupada’s service.
beginning, I thought that may be you are
Guru-maharaja,
you
are
just
such
an
coughing and stopped to read so that servants
inspiration to this fallen, useless soul. I can
like Golokeçvara Govinda Prabhu and Çubhäìga
never thank you enough for having accepted
Govinda Prabhu can do the needful service. But,
me under your shelter. I am ever so grateful.
Çyama Rasika Prabhu who was standing next to
I fall at your feet and with tears in my eyes I
thank you again and again.
me told me to continue reading and then while
reading, I realized that you were actually relishing the pastime of Mädhavendra Puré and Lord
Your Eternal Servant
Jahnudvip Das, (Diksha)
Nityänanda meeting together and thus were
laughing and crying.
The concluding verses of this pastime are as
follows:
Dear Gurumahäräja,
Please
accept
my
Verse 175: For some days Nityänanda Prabhu
respectful
prostrated
obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet.
travelled with Mädhavendra Puré and relished
discussing topics of Lord Kåñëa. The characteris-
All glories to Çréla Prabhupäda.
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fell unconscious just by seeing a dark cloud.
tual life”.
Je prasade pure sarva asa
When verse 176 came, you were also shouting
“hai hai” and “häya häya” as is seen in the verse.
ahar-niça kåñëa-preme madyapera präya
By the mercy of the spiritual master all desires
for spiritual perfection are fulfilled.
häse, kände, hai hai kare häya häya
guru-mukha-padma-vakya
cittete koriya aikya
Out of love for Kåñëa, he would day and night
laugh, cry, and exclaim “Haya! Haya!” almost like
ar na koriho mane asa
a drunkard.
Make the teachings from the lotus mouth of
Verse 177: Lord Nityänanda was intoxicated
with loving sentiments for Govinda. He would
the spiritual master one with your heart and do
not desire anything else.
laugh loudly and sway to and fro with love of God
Most of the times we take your instructions so
After reaching Ekacakra and installing the
lightly, so cheaply, so much so that at one point
deities, gurumahäräja was taken to Durgapur
we can even lose the means for our freedom. We
hospital and Çyäma Madhusüdana Prabhu has
are getting our lessons in this way. And as soon as
written briefly about it which is available in this
we grow sober over the matter, your divine grace
link:
http://www.jayapatakaswami.com/?p=3021.
manifests again upon us, and with it the hope that
An excerpt from the writing says “But one thing
maybe one day we will get our desires for spiritual
was clear – he was in conscious, composed and even
perfection fulfilled, by your mercy, again.
joking spirits, saying his characteristic “Aayaa ho”
marching chant while trudging through the bumpy,
There is an imminent need to convince our
mind
rocky roads.”
Jahare prasade bhai e bhava toriya jai
Krishna-prapti hoy jaha ha’te
Actually gurumahäräja is thinking about the
verse 176, “hai hai” and “häya häya”.
You have mercifully tolerated my impudence
and patiently tried to somehow or other engage
My dear mind! It is through the grace of the
spiritual master that we cross over this material
existence and obtain Krishna.
me in the harinäma-saìkértana movement. I take
But!
this opportunity to pray to be forgiven for my
Guru means heavy...the mind does not agree....
offenses while imperfectly serving you. Let me be
again, in this way remains our enemy.
not like Rämacandra Puré but be like Éçvara Puré.
Let me be engaged in your Lord and Master Çré
You are revealing all the secrets for our
success: “be absorbed in preaching”
Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s service eternally under
your expert guidance.
You yourself are showing this by your perfect
example.
Knowledge must be shared, otherwise we be-
come envious; and if we share it, as per our duty is,
Jaya Rädhäkåñëa däsa
others become envious! Not easy...but should we
Çrédhäma Mäyäpur, India
give up? Are you giving up despite huge obstacles?
Not really. Are our obstacles bigger than yours?
“If one carries, fulfils the order of the Guru
Not really....
carefully, one can cross over all obstacles in spiri-
So much to learn from you.... beloved spiritual
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father.
The name of the new page is Guru vakya and
Same mistakes, every single day...what is getting on our way to our main interest? Always the
same selfish desires.... Endless task...unless....
has around 200 likes so far. It is in Portuguese, including English version as well.
Also, a few days ago, I was offered to do
Ha ha prabhu koro doya, deho more pada-chaya
devotee care for Brazil and Portugal. Have
O master! Be merciful unto me, and give me
accepted the seva, however we did not start yet.
the shade of your lotus feet.
“This is a sincere and just prayer by the devo-
Mahapremada Devi Dasi
tee to the Lord to, “Kindly
Sridhama Mayapur, India
in spite of my unqualified nature, if You will
have mercy and be present in my heart so that
I can simply serve You without any impediments.”
vdjd;Gs;s FU k`uh[H mtHfSf;F>
This is only possible by the mercy of the spiritual
cq;fs; jhkiu ghjq;fspy; vd; jho;ikahd
master that the Lord will reside in one’s heart.”
khpahij fye;j NfhlhdNfhb tzf;fq;fis
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Srila Gurumaharaj 29th April 1980, Los Angeles, California,
USA.
jaT nra;J Vw;Wf; nfhs;Sq;fs;. vy;yhg;
GfOk; =y gpuGghjUf;Nf chpj;jhFf.
vd;Dila Kjy; Nrit cq;fis Nghw;Wt
Dear Spiritual Father,
jhFk;.
Please accept my most humble obeisances to
G+i[ jpUehspy; cq;fisg; Nghw;Wtjpy; ehd;
the dust of your lotus feet.
Mifahy;,e;j
(mtjhu)
tpahr
kpfTk; kfpo;r;rpailfpNwd;. ePq;fs; vq;fSf;F
fpilj;j kpfg; ngUk; nghf;fp\khtPH.
Here a report about my current seva. Eternally
cq;fSila nfsuhq;f yPiy> gf;jHfSf;F
grateful for engaging me in serving the Lord on
mutizg;G kw;Wk; gy epfo;Tfs; vd; kdjpy;
your behalf:
gjpe;Js;sJ.
Holding the helpline of the Care and
=jhk; khahg;G+H tphpthf;fk;> Gj;jf tpep-
Assistance Mayapur, as well as volunteering
Nahfk;> Gjpa Nfhtpy; (TOVP)> etj;tPg kz!ly
on other areas. Assisting Sahadeva Prabhu be-
ghpf;ukh> gf;jp rpj;jhe;j ru]!tjp rgh,izg;G>
ing part of his team of translations and media
Gjpa Gj;jf Nrit ( = fpU\;z irjd;a
production. Currently working on As Long As
kw;Wk; =y gpuGghjh yPiy) Mfpa midj;J
There Are Slaughter houses. There Will Be Wars
NritfisAk; nra;J Kbf;f ehd; =y gpuGg-
Coordinating a page in English on Facebook,
hjh> kw;Wk; gfthd; = eurpk;kH MfpNahhplk;
Beyond the thin curtain, where we are trying
ehd; gpuhHj;jpf;fpNwd;.
to show the importance of glorifying our previ-
ePq;fs; =y gpuGghjhtpd; vy;yh fl;lis-
ous acaryas, holy festivals, holy places, etc. It has
fisAk; epiwNtw;w cw;rhfj;Jld; 24 kzp
around 2100 likes.
NeuKk; nray;gLfpwPHfs;.
Regarding your Facebook page in Portuguese,
cq;fSila
fhuzkw;w
fUiz,e;j
finally decided to create a new one some weeks
cyfk;
ago. As you perhaps remember, the previous one,
[Pthj;khf;fSf;F ePq;fs; toq;f Ntz!Lk;.
(more than 5000 likes) was lost.
ehd;
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vy;yh
cq;fSf;Fk;>
cyfj;jpy;
=y
cs;s
gpuGghjUf;Fk;
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NkYk;,e;j Nrit vd; MAl;fhyk; kw;Wk;
mLj;jLj;j
Ntz!Lk;
alone reading scriptures, describing ananya bhakti,
vd;W,e;j ed;ehspy; ehd; cq;fsplKk; kw;Wk;
Whenever we are close to You, we can feel
=y
MAl;fhyk;
gpuGghjhplKk;
njhlu
Wondering what pure devotion is! when sitting
Ntz!bf;
Nfl;Lf;
nfhs;fpNwd;.
what pure devotion would be! Eager to know more
about pure devotional service we would like to
,g;gbf;F>
hang with you throughout our life.
jq;fspd; NrtfHfspd; NrtfHfspd;
Sastra defines Guru as fire,
Nrtfd;>
ee;jFkhH>
* Don’t be close you will burnt, taking Guru to
be one among us,
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* Don’t be far way you will be freeze of cold
* I would like to be always under warmth
affection of care of love to continue my journey
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, who has cre-
towards the kingdom of Krishna
ated a home where the whole world can stay,
O Gurudeva! You are so kind to remain just
All Glories to the 50th year Golden Jubilee
celebration of ISKCON, Because of Srila
by my side always! Thus my debt to you increases
beyond the hope of my repayment.
Prabhupada’s great accomplishment of churning,
The material world illusory representations
and many gems appeared from the ocean, One
allure us every moment but your presence alone
such gem is Your Divine Grace
can help me see beyond this foggy maya.
All Glories to You Divine Grace, you has
May our love and respect increase day by day
completely dedicated Your life in service of the
thus we can become stronger and stronger to
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna under
perform our sadhana with more vigor and be a
the able guidance of Srila Prabhupada and thus
part of Lord Caitanya’s movement
engaging us in the Lords service.
When shall I realize how much sacrifice you
I am begging Your Divine Grace blessings to
write few words in Your Glorification, which is
are doing every moment for us to remain in
Krishna Consciousness?
my only hope to please the previous acharyas and
Krishna.
Every word and every act of Your Divine Grace
is fully focused on taking more and more condi-
There are unlimited qualities Your Divine
Grace possess but being in conditioned state cov-
tioned souls back to Krishna’s abode and pleasing
Your Guru’s Instructions.
ered by bodily identification I could least see all
those.
Your
tioned
Every time you had a hand pricked and the
difficulties you endure to keep your body healthy
association
souls
an
urge
helps
to
us,
stay
condicloser
to
is performed simply to teach and help me to
become perfect?
Krishna,
Your words clears our dirty mind from ignorance
How will I ever understand and appreciate
your causeless mercy upon me?
and takes us to the light,
Your activity reveals us how a pure devotee acts
Wondering what would be my qualification to
receive this causeless mercy!!
in His eternal constitutional position,
Answer is my fallen nature to being en179
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grossed
India
in
sense
gratifica-
tion attracted the mercy of
vaisnavas who has brought me
under your lotus feet.
Begging
under
to
your
lotus
remain
feet
eternally even if I reach the
spiritual world and would like
to serve their Lordships under
your able guidance
You are my only hope Oh
dear Gurudeva! Please kindly
keep me under your warmth of
love and affection.
Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaj!
I could notice how dear are
your god brothers for you, I just wrote to you that I
could do some service for His Holiness Radhanath
Swami, you replied me “You are very fortunate to
Serve His Holiness, You indicated to me that “He is
very dear to me.”
I learn that Your Divine Grace will be happy
if I co-operate with my god brothers and god
sisters in serving the mission of pleasing Srila
Prabhupada, thus seeking Your Divine Grace
blessings in this regard,
Wondering when will I get closer to Dham and
Lord Caitanya!
Hearing Your Divine explanation of the
glories to Lord Caitanya and his abode I feel
unworthy of stepping here but by Your Mercy you
granted permission for me to stay in Sridham,
I never realized the importance of the dham
Please accpet my humble obeisances.
Happy Vyasa Puja!
dåñöaiù svabhäva-janitair vapuñaç ca doñair
na präkåtatvam iha bhakta janasya paçyet
gaìgämbhasäà na khalu budbuda-phena-paìkair
brahma-dravatvam apagacchati néra-dharmaiù
“Being situated in his original Kåñëa conscious
position, a pure devotee does not identify with
the body. Such a devotee should not be seen from
a materialistic point of view. Indeed, one should
overlook a devotee’s having a body born in a low
family, a body with a bad complexion, a deformed
body, or a diseased or infirm body. According to ordinary vision, such imperfections may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but despite
such seeming defects, the body of a pure devotee
cannot be polluted. It is exactly like the waters of
the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy sea-
Yours unworthy servant, Hope to be of some
worth in near future
Rasa Priya Gopika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
son are full of bubbles, foam and mud. The Ganges waters do not become polluted. Those who are
advanced in spiritual understanding will bathe in
the Ganges without considering the condition of
the water.”
You are a pure devotee of the Lord. And you
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are pure like Ganges, by taking your association
I pray to Krishna and Gauranga, that I should not
all our sins were washed away. And not only that,
become the victim of Maya or Kali; and thrown out
we get the taste to turn our face towards Krish-
of your association, due to many aparadhas that
na. You are always situated in the spiritual realm.
I commited in the past or in the present.
But, due to our material vision, ignorantly commit
please bless me that, I should understand your
millions of offenses at your lotus feet. But, as like
heart and mood and serve you. And I always
Ganga even wash away all the sins of deadly kali-
pray at the dust of your lotus feet to give me the
yuga conditioned, low born, animalistic entities’
taste for chanting the holy name. I am trying to
sins in a moment, you just wash all our offenses by
help devotees to stay in Mayapur as much as I can.
your merciful glance.
So by that credit Mahaprabhu may also give some
Somehow, the Lord put me near you, under
place to me to be here in this Spiritual World.
your shade. And I feel protection. Your close asso-
I hope and pray also that one day, I will realize
ciation, initimate association shows the meaning
the glories of Sri Navadvipa dham by your mercy -
of Causeless mercy. You heart projects to me that,
personally, I just doesn’t even have a qualification
“Krishna will be nice and caring Person.” As you are
to desire for these - you are a divine sculptor, who
caring us more and more, we feel the care of the
can only sculp us into a wonderful sculptures with
Lord through you.
the chisel of your divine care & affection.
In past years, you were undergoing unimag-
Your Ever Servant,
inable sufferings for us. I am witnessing all these
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things right next to you. ICUs, Air Lift, Ventilator,
etc. But, as I always tell you that, it is more painful
to see all these Guru Maharaj, please don’t do this
to us, we can’t see you undergoing these for us.
In Durgapur ICU, I didn’t come for two days,
Your tireless dedication of more than 40 years
and I doesn’t wanted to disturb you. But, I came
is an inspiration for whole ISKCON. You have all
and saw you on the third day, you said, “I was ask-
the reasons to take rest, but still despite ill health
ing you, where were you? Why you didn’t come and
you continue to preach and initiate disciples for
see me?” Those words made my eyes wet, and not
the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada.
able to speak. Your love for us, is extra-ordinary.
And we are too attached to you.
Thank you very much for trusting me that,
Please continue blessing this unfortunate soul
and empower him to assist you in serving Srila
Prabhupad’s preaching mission effectively.
I will be useful in your service. And you have given
me service in your Archives and the responsibil-
Shanta Lakshmi Narasimha Das, IYF Mayapur
ity to serve all my God-brothers and sisters. I am
trying my level best. I need heeps of blessings in
†Zvgv Qvov AvPvh©¨cv`
order to accomplish all your desires in this regard.
~ tomä chäòa äcäryapäda ~
The devotees around the world attracted by
†jLK: k¨vg gaym~`b `vm
your powerful TLC. Being very near to you, we
Lekhaka: Çyäma Madhusüdana däsa
feel we are really in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
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†Zvgv Qvov AvPvh©¨cv` †Kvb AvkÖq bq|
†gvi ¸iæ‡`e wcZv eÜz `qvgq \ 1 \
RMbœv_-AZzj¨-`qv w`‡j me©‡Îv|
Gnv-gv`K-†cÖg-im hv wKQz kv‡¯¿ \ 5 \
tomä chäòa äcäryapäda kona äçraya naya
jagannätha-atulya-dayä dile sarvatre
mora gurudeva pitä bandhu dayämaya
mahä-mädaka-prema-rasa yä kichu çästre
Other than you Jayapataka Swami Srila
You gave the unequaled compassion of Lord
Acaryapada, I have no other shelter. You are my
Jagannatha in all places and also the intoxicating
gurudeva, father and friend, the embodiment of
mellow of love and all that is in the scriptures.
all compassion.
Gg g›`-g‡b K…ò-¯§iY †jk bq|
†Zvgvi K…cv`„wó `vI Avi MwZ bq \ 6 \
wkLvB‡j Avgv‡i †h Avwg K…ò`vm|
nwibvg msKxZ©b †Mv‡jvK-cÖKvk \ 2 \
mama manda-mane kåñëa-smaraëa leça naya
çikhäile ämäre ye ämi kåñëa-däsa
tomära krpädåsti däo ära gati naya
harinäma saìkértana goloka-prakäsa
My foolish, low mind has not a tinge of re-
You taught me that I am the servant of Lord
Krsna and that Lord Krsna’s abode known as Golo-
membrance of Lord Krsna. Give me your merciful
glance as I have no other way.
ka is revealed through the congregational chanting of the holy names of Lord Hari.
Ze wbZ¨-wcÖq-†mev m¤ú` cÖvYab|
k¨vg gaym~`b guv‡M †mB †cÖgab \ 7 \
tava nitya-priya-sevä sampada präëadhana
`x‡bv×vi Kwiev‡i GB K…ò KxZ©b|
gnvcÖfzi wkÿv-Øviv w`‡j †cÖgiZb \ 3 \
çyäma madhusüdana mäìge sei premadhana
dinodhära karibäre ei kåñëa-kértana
Your eternal, loving service is the treasure and
mahäprabhura sikhä-dvära dile premaratana
wealth of the living force. Syama Madhusudana
This congregational chanting and singing of
Dasa begs for your eternal loving service, the trea-
Lord Krsna’s holy names is there just for the pur-
sure of divine love.
pose of delivering the fallen. By the teachings of
Your Servant,
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, you gave the jewel of
Shyama Madhusudana Dasa
love of Godhead.
Sridhama Mayapur, India
c~e©vPvh©¨-Abycg-K…cv wejvB‡Z we‡k¦|
AMY¨ cÖPvi-ågY nq Ani-wb‡k \ 4 \
Dear Lord and Master,
purväcärya-anupama-kåpä biläite viçve
Please accept my humbly obeisances at the dust
agaëya pracära-bhramaëa haya ahara-niçe
of Your divine lotus feet.
You distributed the unparalleled mercy of His
Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
O Lord and Master!
Prabhupada and our previous acaryas, such as Srila
At your lotus feet
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada,
Fall and pray I
all over the world through countless numbers of
Drop of nectar
preaching efforts and travels, both day and night.
Of Mercy Yours
Never fails
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Finds its mark always
7. Enthusiastic: are few out of many qualities.
In my heart of muck
Acaraya: Acaraya is He. Who teaches by His
Through thick and thin
own example. Guru Maharaj always teaches all
Valleys and glen
of us by His own example the He is not this
Of desires unslaked
body. He is inside the material body and not
Join me You did
any physical condition or circumstances can
Until lumps of sorrow
stop Him so as He is teaching, we can follow
Did impede mine breathing
His footsteps and can do preaching and devo-
Call upon You I wouldn’t
tional service in this material world through
But the moment I called
this material body in any condition of life.
Did realize I Your love
Missing You so much here in Mayapur. Please come
For You simply waited
back as soon as possible. I am waiting for you eagerly.
Looking at mine back of heart
Guru Maharaj Vyasa Puja Ki jai!
For it to turn, pour itself out
Your's spiritual daugther (good for nothing),
To give it vision of You
Sukartiki Radha Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
And have mine eyes adorned
Sri Mayapur Dham, India
With sweet tears of service in Love
As the heart waves of emotion hove
What have I? Oh, dear me, what?
Dear Guru Maharaja,
To Your Divine Self repay?
All glories to Your Holiness!
Yours Humbly,
O deliverer of fallen souls! I was born in the
Sravan Kirtan Das, (Diksha)
darkness of ignorance. About 36 years ago, you
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conferred your mercy upon my parents. Although
I was a child then, Your Holiness initiated me in
Gurudev!
a dream one night. Although it was just a dream,
To my most respected and precious last breathe
the senior devotees told me that I had that dream
of my life. Please accept my most humble obei-
because of your blessings.
Some time later, through the help of your pure
sances. Our Guru Maharaj has so many qualities
and time to time we are seeing that all. disciples, that most cherished day came… On the
1. He is very good poet: Recently GM wrote
auspicious occasion of Sri Narasimha Chaturdasi,
memorable song “yadi Prabhupad na hoite". So
Your Holiness kindly initiated me. I still remember
much love and deep thoughts He showed for His
Your Holiness saying, “From today, your name is
spiritual master. Tapa Advaita Das!” as you handed me the chant-
2. He is having heart like sea.
ing beads.
For any race to take root and flourish, two in-
3. He is full of love.
4. He is full of compassion.
gredients are needed:
5. He is having very nice sense of homour. 1) The advent of a great personality, and
6. Determined.
2) and an event of paramount importance.
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The race of the Sankirtan Movement has taken root and flourished because of these two sacri-
preach in my small way.
By the blessings of Lord Nrishimha Deva, I believe that you will remain healthy. All glories to
fices on your part:
1) the bold renouncing of your aristocratic lin-
you, O Guru Deva! All glories to your lotus feet!
eage and coming to India, and
2) the decision to preach in the Sankirtan
Your unqualified son,
Movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The day
Tapa Advaita Das, (Diksha)
you came to India, good fortune became mine. If
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you had not been there, then what horrible destiny a most fallen soul like me would have encoun-
Dear Guru Maharaj,
tered is unimaginable.
Please accept my most respectful obeisance
In spite of many bodily difficulties, you are try-
unto you’re lotus feet. You are inspiring the dev-
ing to serve your gurudeva. Om Vishnupada as-
otees of ISKCON and as well as new comers to
tottara sata His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedan-
get hold on to lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada. The
ta Swami Prabhupada. You are flying the flag of
foremost thing I feel after hearing you’re lectures
victory of the Holy Name of Lord Caitanya Ma-
always is to rededicate, revive, reconnect to Sri-
haprabhu all over the world. That is the greatest
la Prabhupada teachings. Your expertism in fol-
activity.
lowing and preaching Srila Prabhupada teachings
You are not the body, but the representative of
the Supersoul. By your wonderful friendly activ-
have made you’re tireless endeavors successful
worldwide.
ities, this has become clear. Although my body is
By your divine grace under guidance of Sri-
healthy, my consciousness is unhealthy. Still you
dham Mayapur authorities, His Grace Sankar-
have kindly given me the opportunity to perform
shan Nitai Prabhu, engineering students are get-
your Vani Seva. All the credit goes to you. I have
ting initiated to this process of Bhakti and also
zero qualification to serve you, but still you did
dedicating their life to serve You.
not exclude me from your personal service. This
On this auspicious occasion please bless me
is the strongest evidence that you are the deliver-
and forgive my innumerable offenses, kindly al-
er of fallen souls. Among Vaishnava communities
ways keep me as an atom of dust of your lotus feet.
worldwide, your glories are well-known. There is
Your servant,
none that does not know of your noble qualities.
On this auspicious occasion of your 67th
Tirthanga Nitai Das
Vyasa-Puja day, you appear infused and decorat-
Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
ed with Divinity. I have neither the knowledge
nor any realization to glorify Your Holiness. So, as
your worst servant, I pray to Your Holiness hum-
Dear Guru Maharaja, Hare Krishna.
bly that I may have the opportunity to continue
Please accept my respectful obeisances. All
to be your servant; that by giving me your mercy,
glories to Srila Prabhupada and his followers. All
Your Holiness engage me in the service of your
glories to Your Divine Grace. Lotus feet and give me the capability to help you
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Grace for having engaged me in the service of
you made all these distractions as a means to re-
Srila Prabhupada and his predecessor acaryas in
member Krishna. For example, the most distract-
the association of their followers. My services to
ing things in present days are facebook and whats
Your Divine Grace currently especially is literally
app. But I am amazed to see how you have engaged
Guru-Gauranga-seva! thousands of people in using these as a medium to
Please forgive any of my offenses and please en-
remember Krishna.
gage me in the offenseless service of Lord Krishna
and His devotees. Your glories are unlimited. You always serve
everyone and show example how to serve others.
Although you are such a great spiritual master
Your lowly servant,
with thousands of followers, you consider yourself
Vidvan Gauranga Das, (Diksha)
always a meek and humble servant of SrilaPrabh-
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upada and serve everyone. Hence you are always
unaffected by Maya.
titiksavahkarunikah
By you mercy, I am here in the spiritual world,
Suhrdahsarva-dehinam
Sri Mayapur dham. I don’t deserve it but I have it
ajata-satravahsantah
due to your blessings. I understand that we cannot
sadhavah sadhu-bhusanah
The symptoms of a sadhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities.
He has no enemies. He is peaceful, he abides by the
scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chap 25 Text 21)
dhyanamulam guru murti
puja mulamgururpadam,
mantra mulamgururvakyam,
[SkandaPurana Dialogue between Shiva and
Uma (Shakti)]
Translation: The Guru's form is the best to
meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best for
have spiritual benefits by our own endeavors. It is
worship; the Guru's word is the mantra; the Guru's
always the causeless mercy of pure devotees of the
Grace is the root of liberation.
Lord who always think for the benefit of others.
“Dear Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisance.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to
you on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja ” I am still immature in my spiritual practices but
grateful for what you have given. I am trying to
attend Morning programs and Bhagvatam classes
at Gurukul, sometimes missing one or both.
You are embodiment of mercy. You have the
I need your blessing to give me spiritual strength
potency to convert Inauspiciousness into auspi-
to overcome my laziness and procrastinating na-
ciousness. Material world is full of distractions but
ture in this regard.
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You always wanted to have devotee care. You
and we should follow sincerely.
yourself is embodiment of devotee care. You
Thanks for all the sacrifices and austerities
personally go out of your way to take care of
that every day you undergo for the mission of Lord
devotees and I witnessed it personally millions of
Caitanya.
times. We ourselves living in Mayapur are a result
For this and many more reasons and tirelessly
of your devotee care. We are trying to do this at
say Thanks to you and specially because you ac-
our insignificant level, what we have learned from
cept fallen souls as my for to take us to home.
you, being grateful to you.
May Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Sri Gaura
I know my Guru Maharaj His Holiness Radha
Nitai, Sri Prahlad Nrsimhadev keep you healthy
nath Swami Maharaj will be more pleased if
and give countless blessings to you and give all the
I serve you and please you.
success in your mission of preaching in Caitanya's
We cannot repay your mercy upon us, we can
only be grateful to you.
mission.
Thousands obeisances to your lotus feet,
Thank you,
Your humble servant
Your servant, (Diksha)
VrajaKrishna Das, (Shiksa)
Sita Prema Devi Dasi,
Surat, India
Hare Krishna
yad tyaga vaibhavo gaura rudha prapancham
Dear most Gurudev!
Please accept my humble obeisance
yad karuna phala karo samasta jiva
bhaktivedanta manoratham ankitani
All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitai!
yad saktir ekam vijayate hridim sri jayapatakam
Dear Guru Maharaj in the occasion of your
Translation: Whose divine sacrifices verily is the
Vyasa Puja I want to thank you from the core of
source of gauranga consciousness in the world
my heart for being the well wisher of mankind.
today,enabling the living beings to have placed on
I don't have words that can glorify you I just
their palms the fruit of the mercy of Gaura and
can say Thanks for to come to this world for to
who is decorating the flagpole of the chariot,the
help to all of us to go back with Krishna.
desire, of Sriman Bhaktivedanta Swami; Let that
Thanks for all your tireless effort in preaching,
in all circumstances you always preaching no mat-
Victory Flag eternally and forcefully flutter in my
heart!
ter how difficult look that.
Thanks for being very very merciful not only
Balaram Krishna Das, (Diksha)
with your disciples, but with all living entities,
Thrissur, Kerala, India
given the best of you to others, give your love for
Krishna and making feel bliss to all us
Thanks for to be example of first category in
Please accept my humble obeiscances.
all aspect, your care, your preaching, your obedi-
ence and love to Srila Prabhupada, your love for
All glories to Gurudeva!
Gauranga and devotees are very exalted example
On this most auspicious occasion we devotees
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of South Vrindavan pray to Sri Sri Nrsimhadev to
gy;yhz!L.,optile;Js;s
vd;idAk;,d;
protect our Guru Maharaj from all directions.
Kfk; nfhz!L Vw;wpUf;Fk; FUNt nghoptPH
We do not know what pious activities we have
ce;jd; fUizia,e;j Ngij neQ;rj;jpw;Nf.
done in our previous birth to get such a merciful
FUtpid Nghw;Wk; Fk;kpg;ghl;bid fhzpf;if
Guru Maharaj. You are showing us by example we
-ahf;Ffpd;Nwd;.
are not this body and our duty is to please Guru
and Krishna. So whatever the condition may be
Fk;kpab ngz!Nz Fk;kpab
you are preaching always and taking care of each
jpUkfid Nghw;wp Fk;kpab
and everyone. You are our eternal spiritual father,
Fk;kpabngz!Nz Fk;kpab
Gurudev. So on this auspicious occassion day we
FyFUit Nghw;wp Fk;kpab
all fall at Your lotus feet begging for Your mercy
Mz!lhz;L fhykha; Gtpnaq;Fk;
and spiritual strength to continue our devotional
kq;fskha; tyk; tUgtuhk;
service more sincerely and cooperatively.
We residents of South Vrindavan know that
juzpiaNa nropf;f nra;Ak;
without Your mercy South Vrindavan would not
exist. Whatever service we do is also because of
Your mercy only, Gurudev. South Vrindavan dev-
Nkiy ehl;L rPkhdhk;
otees come together to do daily Mangal Arati, daily
,d;Kf kyH nfhz!ltuhk;
Srimad Bhagavatam class, alternate days evening
jhkiu kyH jpUtbahk;
class, book distribution, weekly Nagara Sankirtan,
weekly children's class, youth class, yearly summer camp for children, celebrate all festivals on
nrhy;ypd; nry;td; ghhpdpNy
ISKCON calendar, Sunday class and feast which
je;jhH jd;idNa ghUf;Nf
local people also attend, Damodar yatra, Nrsimha
itafk; jdpy; cw;wtuhd
Kavacha, extra japa, all we dedicate for our be-
loved Guru Maharaj's health.
fUizkio ehafdhk;
Again and again we are all praying for our beloved Guru Maharaj's good health and waiting for
nfsuhq;fNu cUthdtuhk;
our spiritual father's arrival to South Vrindavan.
epj;jk; epj;jNk jpj;jpf;f itf;Fk;;
Servant of servant of servant of
Your servant
fz!zid je;j ts;syhk;
South Vrindavan devotees,
FUtpd; cj;jkGj;jpudhk;
GtpjidNa G+j;Jf; FYq;fitf;Fk;
Bindu Lakshmi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
South Vrindavan, Thrissur, Kerala, India
,jaj;jhkiuapd;
ed;dhspy;,g;Ngijahy;
67tJ
md;gpd; cUtk; nfhz!ltuhk;
tpahrG+i[
fhz!gtiu jpiff;f itg;gtuhk;
rkHg;gpf;fg;gLk;
rPlHfspd; eyd;tpUk;gpahk;
tpahrG+i[ rkHg;gzq;fs;. thopa FU thopa
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Dear Guru Maharaj,
gpur;rhuk; nra;Nj tho;gtuhk;
Please accept our obeisances at the dust of
midj;J cs;sq;fisAk; ftHgtuhk;
Your divine lotus feet.
jd;id <d;w jhapid Nghw;wp
Guru Maharaj, on this very auspicious Vyasa
ee;j ee;jdpd; nry;tdhk;
puja day, to glorify Your holiness is an unlimited
epj;ahde;jhpd; &gkhk;
blessing and festival, it is an opportunity for
nfsuhq;fhpd; Njhd;wyhk;
the conditioned souls like us who are always
deeply concerned with the aham-mameti concept.
At least on this day, We can fully deliver our-
khahg;GH thrpthdtuhk;
selves simply by dedicating to hear and remember
tpUe;jhtdj;jpd; fUizahk;
Your transcendental qualities, pastimes, etc.
G+hp jhkj;jpd; jpUTUthk;
Your appearance is of such an immense
treasure to the world. Srimad Bhagavatam stresses
again and again that a moment association
te;jhiu tho;tpf;Fk; nrk;kyhk;
of a pure devotee and attachment to His
,q;Fkq;Fk; vq;Fk; epuk;gpatuhk;
lotus feet is the rapid and easiest way to
nry;tf;Foe;ijfspd; md;Gj;je;ijahk;
quench the thirst of the unsatisfied wander-
ing conditioned soul in this universe from time
immemorial. We are greatly indebted to Sri
gy;yhz!L gy;yhz!L tho;e;jplNt
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada for
kq;fsq;fs; vq;Fk; nghq;fplNt
having blessed the debauchees like us to have the
ehkj;ij ghbahbNa
association of a pure devotee – Your holiness. You
are a Pure devotee in person shown by your practical demonstration. Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad-
Gita that "My devotee is he who is unlimitedly
determined to engage in Bhakti unfailing in all
circumstances whether favorable or unfavor-
able, healthy or unhealthy, loss or gain, honor or
dishonor."
epjha; nfsuhq;fh!
This is the theory part which we have heard
epjha; nfsuhq;fh!
from Bhagavad Gita. The practical applica-
epjha; nfsuhq;fh!
tion of this is found in Srimad Bhagavatam &
epjha; nfsuhq;fh!
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita with many examples of
many exalted devotees. We were not fortu-
Gandharvika Mohini Devi Dasi,
nate to see Prahlada Maharaj, Gopis, Narada
Thuraiyur, Tamilnadu, India
muni etc., But You are perfect example of
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clusive transcendental quality.
Lord Krishna is teaching us through Your Holi-
Guru Maharaj, We are simply no more better
ness example that Krishna consciousness cannot
than fools for we are not able to serve Your holiness
be checked under any material condition. Every
to the best of our capacities inspite of Your valuable
moment of Your life is a great example to learn
presence and guidance. Please bless us with
something. We don't know how to express our
the tinge of love and service attitude that You
gratitude fully in words to Srila Prabhupada for
have for Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada.
being connected to Your holiness as diksha
Please bless us so that we just don't become
disciples. This fortune is something which we
name-sake disciples but to become genuine
cannot even imagine. Our fortune which we
disciples
have now is something like a beggar in the
attitude to completely dedicate and surrender our
street becoming a billionaire in a moment. If
thoughts, words and actions to execute Your mis-
we deeply think, it's all simply Your causeless
sion and vision. Also, we need to set a living ex-
mercy for we have no qualification even to come
ample for the upcoming newer generations. Please
near Your Holiness. You are genuine, pure, kind,
empower our lives in such a way that we simply
transcendental, friendly, compassionate, trans-
live for Your satisfaction and execute missionary
parent, toleranti full in all godly qualities.
activities with all energy and enthusiasm.
in
action
and
develop
the
Once Srila Prabhupada was asked by George
Please bless us with the quality of tolerance and
Harrison how to find a genuine Guru. Prabhupa-
cooperation among the members for the smooth
da answered "See who is most addicted to Krish-
running of the Organization. Last but not least,
na, he is a genuine Guru". Whenever we hear You
You are our hope, shelter, father, everything to us.
Guru Maharaj, we see Your strong addiction and
Please always bless us by Your prayers and guid-
faith towards Srila Prabhupada & Sri Chaitanya
ance, without which we have no hope of crossing
Mahaprabhu's prediction. All the devotees were
this turbulent ocean of material existence. Our
worried when Your transcendental body was ema-
insignificant prayers are always there for the im-
ciated due to sickness. But the most puzzling and
provement of Your health and maximum life span.
miraculous thing is that Your preaching activities
and services to Srila Prabhupada has multiplied
Your eternal servants,
many more times after You fell sick. This is an ex-
Revati Raman Dasa & devotees of
ISKCON-Tirupati.
tra ordinary activity of a pure devotee.
One lecture which You have delivered in Juhu,
reveals Your heart and desire. The essence of the
class was "There is one exclusive service that we
I offer my respectful obeisance unto you.
can perform here for Krishna and that which we
This is my first offering donot know how to offer
cannot do once we go back to the spiritual world
homage. So please forgive me if I do not offer
i.e., PREACHING". Your mind always dwells in
homage properly. By your mercy and blessing
the sweet pastimes of Lord Chaitanya and han-
me & my mother came to Navadvip Mandal
kers to bring as many conditioned souls as possible
Parikrama this year it is our 1st time to Mayapur.
to the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu. This is Your ex-
By your prayers for us to Lord Shiva we were able
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to do parikrama nicely. Your loving enquires about
offering unto the mission. However, I am hardly
our health kept me in good health, your enquiry
able to practice the simplest of your instructions
about the tent made me stay in the tent, or else
without struggle. I have the least qualification to
I would have not stayed in the tent. Your ever day
be glorifying you, much less be your disciple Guru
visit to our group gave us more enthusiasm.
Maharaja.
Kindly please bless me that next, year after
year till my death let me join NavadvipaMandal
At the same time, I cannot think of letting
Parikrama. I really, really thank you for your un-
this Vyasa Puja pass without sending my hom-
limited kindness and prayers, everything.
age to you. It is as if these words are all I have to
You are really a very big store house of
offer unto you. Please accept them, and grant my
Lord Nityananda prabhu’s mercy- Nitai Kripa
abilities the potency to fulfil your transcendental
Pradayine. Jayapataka Swami ki! JAI.
desires. Please accept these words as my prayer,
Thank you maharaj.
and bless me to be a sincere disciple. You are giving us so much, and yet I shamelessly ask for more.
Please forgive me if I have offended you,
Please forgive me for taking that liberty Guru Ma-
Saradha Iswarya, (Aspiring),
haraj. It is because I know that you are unlimited
Tirupur, India
Dear Srila Guru Maharaj,
in all respects.
Thank you for holding on to me, and being my
Hare Krishna!
guiding light. The material world is like an ocean
Dandavat Pranam!
and the turbulent waves and frightening birds of
I pray for your health and protection to Lord
prey make it a hard struggle to survive. It is easy
Padmanabha Swamy and Yoga NarasimhaDev.
to be carried away and be tossed around forever.
I seek your blessings on this most auspicious
celebtation of your Vyasapuja.
Thank you for being the anchor that keeps me in
devotional service Guru Maharaj!
Leelanandhi Radha Devi Dasi,
Ratikeli Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Dearest spiritual father,
All glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga!
soothing lotus feet!
All glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga!
All glories unto you!
Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
I’m often at a loss around this time of year,
I am extremely happy to get a chance to
trying to put together words of glorification. My
express my heartfelt gratitude to you on this occa-
weak attempts are simply shadowy letters. I under-
sion of Vyasapuja offering 2016. I have no words
stand that my true homage to you would be to fol-
to express my happiness for being given a chance
low your divine instructions and live my life as an
to live a Krishna Conscious life. Though because
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of my Anarthas I falter every moment, your mercy
Guru Maharaj, you are just like the ocean of
gives me the courage to stand up and still fight.
mercy, always feeling for the sufferings of all liv-
I wish I will no longer commit any further offens-
ing entities. You are receiving benediction from
es and cause harm to your health. Though I know
Srila Prabhupada’s ocean of mercy, you are always
that you are above and beyond all these health
extending to the fallen souls like us. It is amazing
problems, it's quite obvious that it's because of me
that in spite of all the health challenges you have
that you are suffering. So, please forgive me and
been facing now, year after year you deliver many
bless me that I will always remain your servant
thousands of fallen souls like us at the lotus feet of
and stay in good association of devotees and ren-
our founder acarya Srila Prabhupada.
der services to all Vaishnavas.
When we asked a question under what cir-
My mother, your disciple (Her Grace Indira
cumstances a spiritual master rejects a disciple,
Gopi Devi Dasi) also wishes to club her offerings
you mercifully answered, normally a guru would
here as she doesn't have access to internet. She
never reject a disciple, and even if he deviates or
has expressed her gratitude and has thanked you
falls down, will come back life after life and deliv-
for accepting her. She is praying for your good
er the disciple. Only when the disciple is harm-
health. It's very obvious for all of us that after your
ful to other disciples or society then he may reject
accepting us, it's become very easy for all of us to
such a disciple. When further asked why you did
develop more faith in the philosophy of Krishna
not reject ritvik deviants, you said there was no
Consciousness. Mother is trying her best to ren-
need to reject as they distanced themselves from
der services to the Vaishnavas. Despite her age
you and our society. Also you said apart from the
and health problems, she is trying to preach and
core group the rest were sincere and just misguid-
learn shlokas to make you happy.
ed and if you gave time and space to reason out
Nityatarangini Devi Dasi (my wife) and
they would come back to ISKCON. Your strat-
Ananth Chaitanya (my son) also wish to express
egy worked out, and because of your patience,
their gratitude to you.
many of the deviants year after year came back to
I feel that hadn't it been for your causeless
ISKCON from Ritvik camp and rejoined
mercy, I would have been more an animal than a
ISKCON and serving in very responsible leader-
struggling soul, trying to fight Maya.
ship positions. If you had rejected them then they
Seeking your blessings to lead a better Krishna
Conscious life,
would never have any chance what so ever. So because of your kind heartedness you are still patiently waiting for more of those deviants to come
Your fortunate disciple and servant,
back to ISKCON fold. You are a great example
Savyasachi Krishna Das
for ‘trnad api sunicena, tarorapi sahisnuna’, and
tolerated all their insults and your kindness and
mercy paid off greatly for larger ISKCON. This
episode will be a part of our rich Gaudiya Vaish-
Please accept our most respectful obeisances
nava history, and your glories will be sung by many
at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
future generations to come.
We thank you for accepting our recommenda-
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tions for first initiations, 40 candidates from Sin-
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
gapore during ISKCON Penang temple opening,
and 24 candidates from ISKCON Vijayawada on
Gaura Purnima day at Mayapur.
You are an extra ordinary, exemplary example
Guru Maharaj, first time I saw you at Guntur
for everyone in distributing the mercy freely in
temple opening ceremony and I was astonished to
the mood of Lord Nityananda. No material obsta-
see many of your disciples. Guru Maharaj, during
cles can stop a sincere disciple like you in serving
the Navadvipa parikrama 2015, myself along with
Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
my husband and daughter got your blessings at
You always carry Lord Caitanya in your heart
Hari Hara Ksetra. During Last month, on Gaura
and narrate so many of His pastimes, during your
Purnima 2016, you have mercifully accepted my-
travels to every town and village around the globe.
self and my husband as your disciples and gave
It seems time expands for you to accommodate so
disksha to both of us. I am really grateful.
many preaching activities, devotee care activities
Guru Maharaj, you are one of the good souls
in your daily schedule. I hear from all god broth-
sent by Krishna to Srila Prabhupada. Guru
ers, god sisters and devotees in general, that you
Maharaj, you have been serving Prabhupada
always give them time when they approach you for
as “selfless worker” over the last four decades.
help and guidance.
Inspite of your bad health, still you are eager to
Recently when our father (in law) passed away
serve Srila Prabhupada. Your selfless service to
in November 2015, we came to your room on Lo-
Srila Prabhupada with utmost dedication is an in-
tus building at Mayapur, you gave time to us and
spiration for me.
prayed for the departed soul. You also guided us
I beg you, plead you and pray you to please
how to perform the final rites for the departed
bless me and shower your mercy upon me so that
soul. We are eternally indebted to you for all your
me and my family always remain in ISKCON and
love, care and blessings throughout our spiritual
serve you always. I will assist my husband in devo-
journey in ISKCON.
tional services. I beg for your mercy and blessing
On this most auspicious day of your Vyasapuja
in every stage of my life
2016, we pray to our Spiritual grand father, Srila
Prabhupada to bless you with good health, long
Yours disciple,
life and many victories for ISKCON, befitting the
Giteswari Harini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
name that Srila Prabhupada has given you.
Please bless us to help you in your service to
Srila Prabhupad’s mission. Please forgive all our
offences that we may have committed knowingly
or unknowingly.
divine lotus feet which are the supreme shelter for
all conditioned souls. All glories to your Holiness
Your humble servants,
and Srila Prabhupada.
Bhadra Govinda Das,
Your spotless character and example of utmost
Geeta Gamya Radhika Devi Dasi (Diksha),
kindness and gentleness cannot be measured. Your
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divine qualities are unfathomable and cannot be
Your devotion inspires me,
described by this insignificant servant and it may
Your determination strengthens me,
so happened that my words of praise will be insuf-
Your intelligence defeats me,
ficient to glorify your transcendental qualities.
Your sacrifice encourages me,
You are showing such exemplary behavior of a
Your steadiness comforts me,
pure devotee and that has been the source of in-
Your are example enlightens me,
spiration for the fallen souls like me.
Your dedication to Srila Prabhupada force
Divine Master, I pray to Narsimhadev for your
speed recovery and want you to get better. My
heart is full of gratitude for your causeless mercy
upon me.
me to dedicate to your divine lotus feet.
You know how to bring out the best qualities in
a person while tolerating the worst.
You’re my worshipable master life after life.
Your unqualified servant,
My only qualification to be your disciple
Purna Bhagavan Syama Das
is, I love you too much. I am always thinking of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
you. I never forget you in any situation. I am very
thankful to your Divine grace.
Even
in
the
early
days
of
ISKCON,
devotees began to realize that the vast majority of
the world's population would not fit in our Hare Krishna temples. You're my only association. I take shelter at
your precious lotus feet.
Every thing you do or say compels one to surrender to Krishna. You can make a dirty man In establishing the congregational preaching firmly, you have devised wonderful programs
like "BHAKTI VRIKSAS" and have engaged so
many devotees from all walks of life, they have
been given the chance to render devotional service. Today we see its results around the the
world, congregation is growing like a wild fire, all
the credit goes to you.
clean and you can transform a rice field into a
Kingdom of God (TOVP).
You’re just like a transcendental touch stone
and I beg to always have your association.
To please the spiritual master by service is the
highest possible goal of human life.
Your unflinching determination to carry out
the instruction of Srila Prabhupada perfectly By your exemplary behavior by gentle encour-
exemplifies this principle.
agement by any means you try to engage every-
On this auspicious occasion of your divine ap-
body in Krishna service and give them the taste of
pearance, I sincerely pray from the bottom of
real nectar for which they have always been han-
my heart to Your beloved worshipable deities
kering. I beg that you will find some way to engage
Sri Sri Radha Madhava astasakhis, Sri Sri
this most worthless servant.
Panca-tattva and Sri Prahlad Narsimha to I am travelling through this lifes journey
bless our tireless travelling preacher Srila Guru
all alone. Crying an ocean of hot, silent tears in
Dev with hundred years of longevity to guide
my search. In desperation for spiritual life. I know
us and continuing services in the service
nothing but Krishna is so kindly sent you to me
of Srila Prabhupada.
and I am forever a debtor because you alone are
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mit that this surrendered servant of yours is of Mayapur, and congregations preaching are
ready to take any challenge in the mission of your
glorious.
service to Srila Prabhupada. Seeking your divine
blessings, I beg to remain Guru Maharj, you traveled throughout world
for preaching and there is hardly any service that
you has not tried your hand at. I am devoid of
Your insignificant humble servant,
intelligence and strength. I complete depending
Ram Murari Das, (Diksha)
upon your mercy to progress further in spiritual
Temple President, ISKCON,
life. I pray to you please bless this fallen person,
so that I can always remain in the service of Sri
Guru and Gauranga life after life and able to do
some menial services at your lotus feet. Without
your mercy it is not possible for me to advance in
I bowed down at your lotus feet, to speak few
spiritual path. I beg for your mercy.
words of your glorification on this auspicious day
of your appearance.
On Gaura Pournima 2016, Guru Maharaj you
have shown mercy upon on me and my wife and
Guru Maharaj, you are dear most servants of
accepted us as your disciples. I pray to Lord Nar-
Srila Prabhupada and done enormous service to
simhadev, Panca-tattva and Sri Sri Radha Madha-
Srila Prabhupada. Your services in development
va Astasakhis for good health of Guru Maharaj,
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so that we can see him, hear him and serve him.
I heard that Bhakti Vriksha Programme is very
dear to you. I beg for your blessing so that in this
Syama Caitanya Das (Diksha)
year I may actively involved in spreading this pro-
gramme in vijayawada.
Dearest Guru Maharaja,
With pranamas,
Your disciple,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances in
Santana Parthsakha Das, (Diksha)
the dust of your divine lotus feet. All glories to
you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I’m such a lame excuse for a disciple that I can-
not always get it together to write an offering to
you each year. How much does it take, after all?
your lotus feet.
Some minutes of my day to contemplate your
All glories to your unflinching service to your
beloved spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada.
glories - I should be doing this all day every day instead of just once a year. My head hangs in shame.
On most auspicious day of Your Divine appear-
When I think about you, my eyes well with tears
ance in this world, I want to thank you for your
and my heart aches. I miss you so much, and wish
inconceivable mercy.
I were so much more able to do something to serve
Your mercy is infinite, I am so foolish and un-
you so that I would deserve to see you more, have
fit, still you are so compassionate that you have ac-
your association and direct instructions the way
cepted me as your disciple on this Gaura Purnima
I once did. At that time, I didn’t ever think things
and allowed me in your service. I am so fortunate
would change; I imagined that somehow I’d be
to have a pure, kind hearted, humble, which are
able to see you and serve you more and more, that
just a few of your many qualities, spiritual master
my life would be truly yours the way it should be.
I have.
I so want to serve you, to glorify you, to be a prop-
We all witness how you sacrifice your com-
er disciple. But then, my determination weakens,
forts and went through so many health problems
and I find myself pulled into the vortex of the ev-
and difficulties in order to execute your service to
eryday away from you.
Srila Prabhupada and Guru-Parampara. This is
Some years ago, I wrote about basking in the
the lesson by you to all of us that if we carry our
glow of your spiritual effulgence, and how anyone
services sincerely, then we will progress in our
who comes close to you becomes purified simply
devotional service.
by your association, that you were truly a tirtha.
I beg your causeless mercy, so that I can
Since the stroke, in your current body, I see that
advance in the path of devotional service and
this is so even more now than before. Everywhere
remain as your obedient servant. Please don’t ever
you go, everyone who meets you understands how
stop showering your loving glance on this fallen
you are truly not this body, and that the devo-
soul.
tion and dedication to preach and spread the holy
With full of love and devotion,
name is what flows in your veins; like blood in the
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ordinary body, your spiritualized body is pumping
very limited abilities for my own purification.
pure devotion to Srila Prabhupada and to Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s sankirtana mission. You
In one of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja offer-
inspire the devotees, you attract all kinds of peo-
ing to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur,
ple - your determination to preach in every cir-
he wrote that “honoring your spiritual master is
cumstance and your unstoppable compassion and
not done just through words of praise and offering
overflowing love for every single lost jiva in this
garlands but it is done by carrying out his orders.”
wide, wide material world dwarfs any feeble at-
Gurudeva, by following Prabhupada’s instruc-
tempt made by practically anyone to serve you.
tions, going thorough hardships for his pleasure,
How can I, miniscule speck of nonsense, even
enduring great difficulties and risk to carry out
attempt to serve you? I know I should help you
his mission & compassion, you have made your
for this is what I promised at initiation. Some
entire life an offering to Srila Prabhupada.
desire is there, but no real skill; like a child fum-
In your last vyasa puja talk you mentioned
bling with his zipper, trying to learn to dress him-
how you want your disciples to help you in fulfill-
self he pricks his finger and gives up in frustration.
ing Srila Prabhupada orders given to you. Services
So many times… but you are oceanic, limitless in
like Book distribution and preaching I consider
your compassion and care, firm in your instruc-
myself a fit to help you out. Currently we do about
tions, but ever so kind and patient when I fail.
three hours of Preaching service everyday above
Some years ago, your devoted disciple Lila
Srila Prabhupada Samadhi in Vrindavan. Last
Vilasini in Italy transcribed a class of yours from
month on average we made about 400 to 1200 new
Vyasa-puja 1991 called Glorification is Our Main
visitors to chant there first round of Hare Krish-
Business. I mean to understand this point, and to
na Mahamantra everyday and distributed 50 to
truly make glorification my main business so that
250 Srila Prabhupada books everyday to them. We
one day I will be able to properly glorify you, and
also try to preach to them and connect them to
thank your for all you have done for the world.
various temples and Bhakti vriksha leaders. Now
All glories to you, beloved father!
Vrindavan has become a famous tourist place and
people from all around the world come here espe-
Your eternally aspiring, insignificant servant,
cially because Taj mehal is just 60 KM away. All
Jaya Dayini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
those foreign tourist also come to our vrindavan
ISKCON Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India
temple. Recently we had a lot of interaction with
many foreign tourist and they chanted One round
My Dear most worshipable, most merciful,
of Mahamantra and took Srila Prabhupada books.
eternal Spiritual master,
Please accept my very humble obeisance's at
your lotus feet.
Every day before starting the service I pray for
your mercy and blessings to execute the service
with enthusiasm and right mood.
From this service we get to speak to many stu-
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
dents of nearby colleges and many of them showed
I lack sufficient eloquence to glorify you, still
interest in starting of a regular program in their
let me take this opportunity to glorify you with my
universities. GLA University which is very near
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to vrindavan has about 10000 students and we are
service to you and Sri Krishna with a desire for
going to start a new program there with the start
service only and not some exchange, and then we
of this first year batch. Same we will be starting in
may become eligible for your full mercy.
Sachdeva College which is near to Mathura.
I pray, dear Guru Maharaj, to help us to serve
With the association of Avinash Govinda Pr
you in the mood you have spoken in your lectures
this month We laucned our Vrindavan branch to
and writing, I pray that your mercy may always be
teach English via Srila Prabhupada Krishna Book
open to your lowly servants, such as myself. I pray
and Bhagavad Gita. Without advertisement we
to always receive the purification from your words
got many students for this program. Now we are
emanating from your lotus lips. Only by associa-
advertising for it and in the process of making
tion with you, your devotees and your transcen-
batches and schedules. I pray for your blessings for
dental talks, can we ever hope to advance in this
the success of this project. This year we are plan-
lifetime and come back home to your lotus feet.
ning to open one branch in Delhi in one of my
father’s property and one in Mathura.
Dear Srila Gurudev,
I also want to bring to your kind attention
My only desire is to remain as a fool,
that under your guidance and instructions I have
at your lotus feet
joined the Brahmchari Ashram in Vrindavan un-
to lay down my life and body in
der the Authority of Shub Krishna Pr. I might
the dust of your lotus feet, day after day,
have acted very foolishly in deciding my Ashram
to sign my life away,
and might have committed offences at your lotus
on the dotted line, minute after minute
feet. I am fool and beg forgiveness for any kind of
hanging on for dear life,
offence committed at your lotus feet. I have no
to your lotus feet, life after life
shelter other then your lotus feet.
help me to go the distance,
For my own Sadhna I try to read Srimad Bhag-
keep me on board for the long haul,
vatam everyday for 3o to 90 mins and try to chant
I pray, dear Srila Gurudev,
16 rounds before Darshan Aarati and hear lectures
please don’t kick me away,
for 2-4 hours. I beg at your lotus feet to empower
me with sufficient intelligence to understand Sri-
Your lowly servant
la Prabhupada books and give this understanding
Rohininandana Balaram Das, (Diksha)
to others.
Vrindavan dham, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dear Srila Gurudev, both in your transcendental writings and lectures, and the precepts of your
My most loving and respected father,
glorious life, you have continually demonstrated
Guru Maharaja,
the highest standard of pure devotional service to
Please
accept
my
grateful
obeisances.
Lord, showing us the perfect example of what a
All glories to your beautiful heart and the mood
pure devotee is, and how we can attempt to fol-
to distribute Lord Caitanya’s love to one and all!
low in your footsteps. By following your example
and teachings, we hope to come to the standard
How high can a bird fly in the sky? How is it
outlined in your lectures and writings, to render
possible for a dwarf to touch the moon? How can a
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blind person describe the beauty of a flower? How
tion for Srila Prabhupada. It is also the perfection
can anyone love Krsna enough? How can a disci-
of my tongue to taste the Caranamrta that has
ple ever reciprocate for the mercy and compassion
washed your lotus feet and your remnants of the
he receives from his Guru? Likewise how is it pos-
Mahaprasadam that you mercifully leave for us----
sible for me to glorify you as it is like diving into
It is the perfection of this dress (i.e. my body),
an ocean trying to gather all jewels from its depth?
when you bless me on my head and when I am able
Your glories are unlimited and they are most
to use that blessings and empowerment in your
purifying for us when we hear and discuss them. It
service-
not only nourishes our hearts but helps us evolve
It is the perfection of my mind to remember
in our consciousness to appreciate Krsna’s glories
your personal and general instructions and con-
better. It is an inconceivable mercy of Lord Cai-
template always on how to execute them in the
tanya upon us that He has sent you to this duh-
best possible way. It is also the perfection of my
khalayam to deliver so many Jagais and Madhais
mind to meditate upon your beautiful transcen-
of whom I am the most fallen truly. You are simply
dental pastimes-
here fulfilling His desire every moment being conscious of your purpose of visit to this planet.
Guru Maharaja, I was remembering the verse
sa vai manah Krsna padaravinda.. while trying to
It is the perfection of my heart to feel nourished by hearing from you, respecting you, loving
you and experiencing your love and compassion
in an apratihata way.
write this homage and a small expression was cre-
It is the perfection of my gratitude to feel grate-
ated. I wish to share with you that how many ways
ful for the kindness that you have expressed life
you can perfect my life in a sublime way by your
after life after life.
sheer presence!!! The followings are my aspirationsIt is the perfection of my eyes to have darsana of your lotus feet and stare unblinkingly at the
It is the perfection of my services to bring more
and more conditioned and suffering souls to your
lotus feet in order to please you and participate
insignificantly in your glorious mission---
most loving, kind and beautiful lotus face---It is the perfection of my ears to hear your
vani be it in your personal association or by oth-
It is the perfection of my very existence to
please you and find a small place in your large
heart.
er means. Also it is perfection of the ears to hear
It is the perfection of my consciousness to feel
about your glories without being satiated from
an insignificant servant of the servant of your di-
those who have served you with their heart and
vine grace with all humility---
soul-
It is the perfection of the purification of my
It is the perfection of my nose to smell the Ma-
heart when you mercifully glance upon this most
hamaha garlands or flowers those have decorated
undeserving hopeless fallen soul. I actually feel
your transcendental body or your lotus feet.
being cleansed---
It is the perfection of my tongue to glorify you
It is the perfection of my love to become nir-
spontaneously and with full enthusiasm speak
matsara and love every devotee and all jivas in
about your qualities, sacrifices, compassion, pas-
order to please you as they are all object of your
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There are so many other ways you are individ-
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!
ually turning us into instrument in your hands,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada !
out of your causeless mercy.
All Glories to Srila Gurudeva!
Finally I wish to say, yadi Prabhupada na hoito,
By Guru’s Grace, We Increase Our Pace.
tabe ki hoito... How could we have found you?
Everyone is running. Constantly, hastily,
What would have been our destiny? We would
erratically. Thematerialists are busy running after
have been lost in the whirlpool of the material
material existence, while the speculativephiloso-
existence perpetually! By the causeless mercy of
phers are busy running away from it. The athe-
Srila Prabhupada, I have found you to sanctify my
ists run after their own assumptions, in denial of
lowly existence.
a sentient Supreme Being, while the devotees are
I offer my insignificant prayers to Their Lord-
busily runningtowards service for the pleasure of
ships for your good health and a very smooth jour-
the Lord and the Vaishnavas. Everyone is running.
ney in your service to Srila Prabhupada. I wish to
My dear Gurudeva,
offer humble obeisances feelingly unto your lo-
Pleaseaccept my humble obeisances unto your
tus feet again and again and again...seeking your
divine lotus feet. Those lotus feet traverse the en-
blessings to feel connected to you always.
tire world, purifying each dust particle as well as
those who may reside there.
On this glorious occasion of your 67th Vyasa
Aspiring to love you someday, my dear father,
Puja, I wish to meditate on your movements
Ramya Vrndavana Devi Dasi (Diksa)
and instructions. During the recent GBC MTM
meeting here at Govardhan Eco Village, we per-
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sonally witnessed how unstoppable your divine-
While we want you to rest, you’re inspiring us to
grace is. Daily, gurudeva would enthusiastically
fight?
attend the meetings, althoughgetting to the meet-
tapyanteloka-tapena sadhavah prayaso janah
ing hall was a big journey (yatra) in itself. Nev-
paramaradhanamtad dhi purushasyakhilatmanah
ertheless, like all yatras, it wasunforgettable and
purifying.
As Lord Siva says, a great soul takes on voluntarily difficulties because of thesuffering people
Once, you had arrived just as the meetings
in general, and such is considered as the highest
had adjourned. Devotees began making their way
method of worship. Like this, your every act is a
downstairs and they stopped, seeingyou sitting in
glorification and service to Lord Caitanya, who
your vehicle. Many wondered, “Oh, Jayapataka
wanted Krishna Consciousness to spread all over
Maharaj arrived late” “but the meetings are already
the world.
over”, etc. However when most asked “did you
Therefore, as you lead us ahead; we try our hon-
come for the meetings? It’s already over”, you sin-
est best to also develop some tivrabhakti and keep
cerely from your heartsaid, “Oh, I came to see the
pace. Thus, we take shelter of your instructions
devotees!”Thus, as each one passed by, you waved
and meditateon your movements for our own spir-
to them, greeted them and took their darshan.
itual progress. I pray for your causeless mercy. For
Your love for the vaishnavas is so divine. We
by your grace, we increase our pace.
know of how even Lord Krishna personally considered the worship of his devotee to be more than
Your servant and son,
himself,nevertheless, due to the false ego, we (esp.
Hemarupa Caitanya Das (Diksha),
myself) don’t take enough shelterof devotees. De-
Govardhan Ecovillage,
spite an intense schedule, you always gave time-
Wada, Maharashtra, India
to speak/meet/bless various groups of devotees
– book distributors, brahmacaritrainees, gurukul
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada!
kids, congregation, etc. By this act, you remind us
All Glories To Srila Guru Maharaja!
of LordCaitanya’s instructions to sincerely chant
A Humble attempt to translate the Gurvas-
the holy names and not to offendothers, for with-
takam into Bengali poetry, for the pleasure of my
out service to the Vaishnavas, there is no deliver-
beloved Gurudeva and especially the Bengali dev-
ance, cadiyavaisnava seva nistara peyeche keba.
otees, to help them easily understand and med-
Oflate, you have been ‘bound’ in a ‘vehicle’
itate on the Gurvastakam which was originally
that most would assume to restrict mobility and to
written in Sanskrit by Śrīla Viśvanatha Cakravartī
an extent slower one’s pace. But Gurudeva, you’re
Öhäkura.
moving so fast – with your traveling, preaching,
attending programs, etc...
My inspiration behind this is Çréla Kåñëa
däsa Kaviräja Gosvämé, the great author of Çré Çré
While the entire Jayapataka Swami Sishya
Caitanya Caritämåta. In his book he quoted many
Samuhya family would wish for you to ‘slow
Sanskrit verses and translated them into simple
down’,you lead us all ahead, in fact, you even look
Bengali poetry for the help of Bengali readers.
back to wave, for us to catch up!
How do we understand such tivra bhakti?
Secondly, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhakti
vedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of
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Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecsta-
ness and the celebrated author of many books had
sy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the
also done in his “Gītar Gan”, where he translated
spiritual master is always gladdened by the saìkér-
the entire Bhagavad Gita into Bengali poetry.
tana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
Therefore in the occasion of 67th vyasa puja
Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devo-
of my beloved Guru Maharaja, His Holiness Jaya-
tion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands
pataka Swami Acaryapada, I make this small and
on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears
humble offering unto him.
flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful
Padmamukha Nimai Das. (Initiation)
master.
Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha (Student)
Text 3
Govardhan Eco Village. Wada, India.
divya äbhuñana ära divya alaëkära,
parama änande çrévigrahera çångära
GURVASTAKAM
éçvarera nija gåha, mandira märjana,
eimata nanärupe vigraha sevan.
Kavyanuvada (Poetry Translation) of Śrī Śrī
Gurv-añöaka -Eight Prayers to the Guru -by Çréla
äpane niyukta bhakte karena niyojana,
Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura
hena guru-päda-padma karinu vandana.
Text 1
The spiritual master is always engaged in the
saàsära dävänala jiva asahäya,
temple worship of Çré Çré Rädhä and Kåñëa. He
puòiche anale paòi nähika upäya.
also engages his disciples in such worship. They
kripäsindhu haite kari kripä äharaëa,
dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and orna-
megha rupe gurudeva karena varñaëa.
ments, clean Their temple, and perform other
gunanidhi, kripämaya, jagata täraëa,
similar worship of the Lord. I offer my respectful
The spiritual master is receiving benediction
master.
from the ocean of mercy. Just as a cloud pours
Text 4
water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the spiri-
carva, cüñya, lehya, peya cäri prakaraë,
tual master delivers the materially afflicted world
aiche svädu anna kåñëe kare nivedana.
by extinguishing the blazing fire of material exis-
sei mahäprasäda päyiä hari-bhakta-gaëa,
tence. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lo-
parama tåptite tähä karena bhojana.
tus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean
bhakta tåpti haya gurura tåptira käraëa,
of auspicious qualities.
Text 2
The spiritual master is always offering Kåñëa
mahäprabhura ändolana saìkértana raìge,
four kinds of delicious food [analyzed as that which
géta-nåtya-vädya ära kértana änande.
is licked, chewed, drunk, and sucked]. When the
Kakhanavä netre açru dhärä vahamäna,
spiritual master sees that the devotees are satis-
Kakhana romäïca ära deha kampamäna.
fied by eating bhagavat-prasäda, he is satisfied. I
bhaktirasa äsvädane magna gurura man,
offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet
of such a spiritual master.
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Text 5
ati dakña rupe guru kare sampädana.
rädhä-mädhava divya lélä adbhuta parama,
ataeva ati priya, ihära kärana,
tära madhye mädhurya rasa haya sarvottama.
The spiritual master is very dear, because he
aiche divya lélä, näma, rupa, guna yata,
ihära gaëanä nähi aséma ananta.
is expert in assisting the gopés, who at different
tära äsvädane guru lolupa pratikñaëa
times make different tasteful arrangements for
the perfection of Rädhä and Kåñëa’s conjugal lov-
The spiritual master is always eager to hear
ing affairs within the groves of Våndävana. I offer
and chant about the unlimited conjugal pastimes
my most humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of
of Radhika and Madhava, and Their qualities,
such a spiritual master.
names, and forms. The spiritual master aspires to
Text 7
relish these at every moment. I offer my respectful
akhila sästra ära sädhu munigaëa,
täìrä saba ei tattva kailä nirüpaëa.
guruke manuñya jïäna kabhu nä kariha,
master.
Text 6
guru säkñät hari rupe satata jäniha.
rädhäkåñëa rati keli, utkarña sädhana,
kintu harira priya bhåtye, gurura gaëana,
tära saìghaöana lägi yata prayojana.
gopire karite sahäya tära äyojana,
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as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confi-
to be a disciple of Srila Guru Maharaja. Thank
dential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged
you so much Guru Maharaja for accepting me as
in all revealed scriptures and followed by all au-
a disciple and taking so much care of me though
thorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obei-
I am not worthy of anything. Each time when I get
sances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual mas-
Guru Maharaja’s mercy it is inconceivable that
ter, who is a bona fide representative of Çré Hari
how Guru Maharaj is giving personal attention
[Kåñëa].
to everyone inspite of having thousands of disciText 8
ples all over the world. Last year was a very bless-
yära prasäda bale kåñëa prasäda labhya haya,
ed year indeed with so much of mercy from Guru
yära prasäda vinä anya gati nähi haya.
Maharaja and many opportunities to personally
tri-sandhyä karinu dhyäna täìhära carana,
serve Guru Maharaja, In June when I had Guru
tri-sandhyä karinu täìhära mahimä kértaëa,
Maharaja’s darshan I told Guru Maharaja that
sei prabhu guru mora, jévanera jévana,
though I am trying to do Vani seva I am still at-
tached to vapu seva and Guru Maharaja very
(8) By the mercy of the spiritual master one
mercifully replied that when Guru Mahara-
receives the benediction of Kåñëa. Without the
ja comes here I can serve Guru Maharaja. And
grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any
true enough when Guru Maharaja was here for
advancement. Therefore, I should always remem-
temple opening Guru Maharaja very mercifully
ber and praise the spiritual master. At least three
engaged me in your divine grace’s service. I was
times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances
really wondering how is it possible to serve during
unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master.
the big festivals and it is really amazing how Guru
Maharaja gave me the opportunities. It was really
Padmamukha Nimai Das, (Diksha)
wonderful to see how so many people’s life Guru
Wada, India.
Maharaja touches during each visit and just
Dearmost Srila Guru Maharaja,
with one darshan how they become so attracted
My Spiritual Father,
to Krishna consciousness. During Guru Maharaja’s
Hare Krishna. Please accept my most humble
stay one day Guru Maharaj asked me to check
obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet.
whether anyone is there waiting to see Guru
Maharaja in temple. And I ran to temple think-
ing who will be there waiting because there was
Please accept my humble offering of all
no darshan announced that day. But to my sur-
the services that I was able to do by Srila Guru
prise there were 5 of them wanting to have Guru
Maharaja’s mercy during last year at Srila Guru
Maharaja’s darshan and they had an audience with
Maharaja’s lotus feet. I do not think I have any-
Guru Maharaja and all of them took aspiring.
thing better to offer Srila Guru Maharaja. Thank
When Srila Guru Maharaj was apparently sick
you so much Guru Maharaja for always encourag-
and was in ICU last year I used to pray to Guru
ing my endeavors to serve Your Divine Grace.
Maharaja to show some sign that Guru Maharaja
Gurumharaja, when I sit to write vyasapuja of-
is ok and so mercifully Guru Maharaja gave me
fering it makes me think what good fortune I have
darshan in my dream and removed my fear. Thank
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you so much Guru Maharaja. It is just by Guru
Maharaja’s mercy that we were able to go through
Please accept my humble obeisancMy dearest
beloved Guru Maharaj,
those horrible times. Hope those pastimes do not
happen ever again.
Please accept my humble obeisance unto Your
lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All
I pray that I be always attached to serve Srila
glories to Sri Sri Panca Tattva! All glories to
Guru Maharaja and please Srila Guru Maharaja.
Sri Nrsimhadev! All glories to Sri Sri Radha
Please forgive me Guru Maharaja for any offences
Madhava! All glories to Your Divine Grace,
that I have committed knowingly or unknow-
Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaj!
ingly. This life time is not enough to understand
My beloved Guru Maharaj, Guru Maharaja’s real identity or I may not realize
You are Mercy personified and keep saving
that ever. Guru Maharaja says in one lecture that
me again and again from the clutches of Maya,
Virachandra prabhu’s pastimes are not unbeliev-
although I am the most undeserving of Your
able but they are inconceivable. When I heard
attention and mercy. Your lotus eyes are always
that I was thinking that exactly same goes with
gazing so lovingly towards Your children, and I am
Srila Guru Maharaja also.
so fortunate to be one of them, despite the fact
Thank you so much Srila Guru Maharaj for
that I am the most unworthy of Your love and
answering my doubts and worries through the lec-
affection. You always surprise me with Your
tures. Whenever I have some confusion the next
tender loving care. You always know what I want and
lecture I hear will have the answer for that. Srila
fulfill my silly little insignificant desires. When
Guru Maharaja reciprocates immediately.
You were with us in Kuala Lumpur last year, some
Please forgive me Guru Maharaja for my
inability to glorify your Divine Grace.
of the devotees mentioned to me that You were
telling them the meaning of their names…and
Every time after having Srila Guru Maharaja’s
I was just thinking of the meaning of my name
darshan I think how nice it would be to have that
that You gave me during my initiation, and
time once again…and those are the only times that
was wondering if I remembered the meaning
I would like to have in my life again and again.
correctly. When I saw You that afternoon, the
Thank you so much Guru Maharaja for guiding
first thing You asked was, “Hemakanti, what does
me with all major decisions in my life and always
your name mean?” When I told you the meaning
protecting me as my spiritual father. And thank
as I remembered it, You smiled and said “exactly”
you so much Guru Maharaja for always keeping me
with a thumbs-up sign! Guru Maharaj, I was so,
in the good association of godbrothers and sisters.
so excited! We all know that our spiritual master
Begging for Guru Maharaja’s mercy to serve
knows everything that we do and everything that
and bring more people to Srila Prabhupada’s
we think of, but incidents like this still make me
shelter,
feel so excited and overwhelmed. And many, many
such incidents comes flowing back to my memory,
Amrita Sakhi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
from the time I was 7 years old and you gave me
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extra sweet prasadam that I was eyeing for. And
when you garlanded me with your beautiful jas-
My dearest beloved Guru Maharaj,
mine garland, in front of all the bramacharis who
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keep chasing me away from You, when I was only
Just yesterday (29 February 2016) I saw your
11 years old. No one would be able to comprehend
video addressing disciples from Delhi. This is right
the excitement I used to go through during those
after you came out of the ICU. Guru Maharaj, all
moments. I used to feel like my little heart was
I could see is your steadfast enthusiasm in serv-
about to explode. You always gave me such huge
ing Srila Prabhupada. You sprung back to action,
smiles and loving glances that used to make me
and you looked happy to be back in the preach-
feel so elated. You still do, Guru Maharaj. Each
ing field. Guru Maharaj, no one of this world can
time You glance at me and smile, my heart feels
do what you are doing. I am 100% convinced. yes
like exploding out of happiness, and I am so sure
people do stay motivated and keep going with life
that each and every spiritual child of Yours feels
despite unimaginable challenging situations but
the exact same way. I don't know one person who stays motivated for
My beloved Guru Maharaj,
the benefit of others. You are completely selfless
I am so fortunate and blessed to have You as
Guru Maharaj, completely.
my savior and spiritual master! Please give me
Dearest Guru Maharaj, in the purport of
the intelligence to totally understand this and
CC Adi 4.181Srila Prabhupada explains that
remember this at each and every remaining breath
"the gopis dressed themselves as beautifully as pos-
of my life. Please remove me from this darkness of
sible just to make Krishna happy by seeing them.
ignorance. For without You, I will sink deeper and
They had no ulterior desires. They dedicated
deeper into the clutches of Maya.
their bodies, and everything they possessed, to the
service of Sri Krishna, taking it for granted that
Above all, please do take good care of Your-
their bodies were meant for His enjoyment".
self and Your health. I know that You can’t wait
When I read this verse, I think of your selfless
to travel and deliver more and more fallen souls
qualities Guru Maharaj. You too are keeping your
like myself; and fulfill the wishes and orders of
body healthy only for the sake of Srila Prabhu-
Srila Prabhupada. But at the same, please do take
pada and Krishna's pleasure. You have no ulterior
care of Your health as there are thousands and
motive. Every second of your time, every limb of
thousands of us who are all depending on You to
your body, every word of your speech, every step
deliver us from this fallen conditions. you take is selflessly utilised in Krishna's service.
On this auspicious day of Your appearance,
In the Narada Bhakti Sutra Text 19, Narada
I pray that Krishna will always keep You in good
Muni says naradas tu tad-arpitakhilacarata tad-vis-
health and comfort to continue with Your mission
marane parama-vyakulateti which means bhakti
and carry on being Srila Prabhupada’s Victory
consists of offering one's every act to the Supreme
Flag for many many many more years.
Lord and feeling extreme distress in forgetting
Him. Guru Maharaj, you are a living testimony of
Your most unworthy daughter
this verse. You are never happy to be away from
Hemakanti Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
devotees or from preaching activities. We have
ISKCON Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
read countless diary entries describing how you
continue to share Krishna Consciousness even
Dearest Guru Maharaj
at the hospitals to the doctors and nurses. This
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is simply amazing and beyond comprehension for
taking and hardly giving. I pray and promise to
any materialistic person. Every single act of yours
endeavour to give more of myself and selflessly
is an offering to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna.
serve.
Guru Maharaj, on this most auspicious day of
Guru Maharaj, I bow down unto your lotus
your Vyasa Puja celebration please bless me that
feet and beg for forgiveness for any offences that
I too can serve you, Srila Prabhupada and Krishna
I may have done knowingly or unknowingly. Please
selflessly. I want to do a service to please Krishna
always keep me close to you Guru Maharaj for a
and not to feel happy for myself. We sometimes
world without you is not a world I want to live in.
say, I had a great time doing the service, I was so
I love you Guru Maharaj and thank you for ac-
happy etc. I want to come out of that zone. I want
cepting me as your disciple.
to be able to serve even if it is not favourable or
enjoyable to me. I want to serve purely because
Mathura Lilesvari Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
I know Krishna will be pleased. Please bless me to
Sri Jagannatha Mandir, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
have that opportunity.
Guru Maharaj, I have so much love for you in
Hare Krsna!
my heart but I know you have more love for me in
Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances,
your heart. I want to thank you for lovingly caring
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
for me regardless of what a nuisance I am. I could
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga,
do so much for you, for Srila Prabhupada and
Dear Srila Guru Maharaja,
for ISKCON but all this while I have been only
As I sit down to pen my little homage to you,
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I cannot stop thinking how grateful I am to you
transcendental knowledge to the West which was
for accepting me as your disciple. It is my great
then spread by His Disciples to Malaysia and that
fortune to have you as my Spiritual Master. The
eventually it has reached me and my family. I am
love Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada have for
so grateful to all the devotees who had always been
you is simply unimaginable. And to imagine how
supportive in my spiritual life. I am ever so grateful
humble you are despite your most elevated posi-
for everything that I have in my life, be it good or
tion and how that you allow fallen souls like my-
bad as You and Krsna knows the best for me. I am
self to have your association, my heart moves and
so grateful for having the faith in the scriptures,
I feel so much gratitude and love towards you.
and Srila Prabhupada ’s words. Without this tran-
It is only through your kind mercy and com-
scendental knowledge and your blessings, I would
passion that I am able to remain in this Krsna
have been rotting in the material world out there.
Consciousness movement despite my own short
I am ever so thankful to you and Srila
comings and setbacks that I have faced
Prabhupada for always providing me with spiritu-
throughout my life.
al strength and understanding so that I am able to
I am so grateful for everything Srila Guru
follow them consistently. I take this opportunity
Maharaja, am so grateful that I have found
on this auspicious day to wish you a very happy
ISKCON and you, I am grateful to have known
and blessed Vyasa Puja celebrations and express
about Srila Prabhupada who has revealed the
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thing. I pray that I will be able to continue to re-
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj Ki Jai!!!
main in ISKCON no matter what as your servant
and follow your instructions and be able to serve
From your most insignificant and fallen servants,
Sudhir Sundar Das &
the devotees, and Srila Prabhupada.
Nama Nista Devi Dasi & family
Thank you Guru Maharaja.
Rati Gopika Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Sri Jagannath Mandir / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, Please accept my
humble obeisances. All glories all glories to Sri Sri
Firstly of all please accept our humble dandavas
Guru and Gauranga!
to you. My wife and I wish to take this opportunity
from the bottom of our heart to wish our humble
Everyday I'm praying to Lord Nrsimha
offering to GM on this auspicious Vyasa Puja Day
deva to give You the strength and protection to
2016.
preach Lord Krishna'a glories, Guru Maharaj.
Dear Guru Maharaj as we try to balance our
lives between the spiritual and material track it
seems to be so difficult at times in trying to manage so many expectation between family, office,
extended family and others.
Our only hope at times seems to be although
we were unqualified and fallen but yet Guru
Maharaj showered us your mercy by accepting us
as your disciples. Words of appreciation are the
only things that we are able to offer Gurudev.
You have shown the whole world that You are
We are indeed struggling with our sadhana and
not this body, that Your soul can transcend
vows undertaken but we are trying to remain in
all bodily discomfort to engage in devotional
Krishna Consciousness with association of
service. How I wish I had just one ounce of Your
devotees.
strength and determination, Guru Maharaj!
Guru Maharaj please help us to remain in
This year marks the 50th anniversary of
Krishna Consciousness always and may we have
ISKCON. However, unlike all your other stal-
the shade of your lotus feet’s always and to try
wart disciples, I do not have any amazing feats
to assist in any small way to spread the mission
to report to You on Your blessed Vyasa Puja day.
of Chaitanya Mahaprabu and all the previous
Diagnosed with cancer early this year, I've been
acaryas.
going for treatments that can do nothing but
We always pray to Lord Narashinga Dev and
devastate one's mental and physical condition.
the Lordships Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Sub-
And to add salt to the wound, I just turned 50
hathra and Radhe Shyamsundara that Gurudev
last month.
should be always protected by their lordships and
I really feel so useless that I cannot do anything
for Srila Prabhupada. I feel even more ashamed
be in the best of health always
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because my late mother, Your disciple, Rukmini
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj.
Priya Devi Dasi was one of Your staunch disciples.
Even when she was at an age when she couldn't
perform active service at our temple, my late
Guru Maharaj, you have saved me from this
mother would be looking for other ways to serve
material entanglement 2 years ago.
our temple. One of them was buying garbage
As an offering, I submit myself and all those
bags to be used for temple festivals. How
I am guiding directly and indirectly to your lotus
I wish I could be like her!
feet.
However, I'm still hopeful Guru Maharaj.
I want you to know that you mean a lot to me
Recently, my family threw me a surprise birthday
and I am trying as much to follow all of your in-
party which was attended by many of my relatives
structions.
who are senior to me by age. In an appreciation
Kindly forgive my shortcomings and any wrong-
speech by an older cousin (who also comes from
doing I have done so far, either knowingly or un-
an influential background) read out one of my
knowingly.
text messages I had sent her sometime ago. She
mentioned that the message had brought tears to
I am still crawling in this world - trying to be a
devotee.
her and husband's eyes. It was a simple 'thank you'
message to her for helping me in finding ways to
Only with your blessings and unconditional
mercy can I someday be a true devotee.
educate my Special Needs child. Although she
never mentioned it but she had been so touched
Kindly empower me to continuously use my
body, mind and soul in your service eternally.
because in the message I told her that Lord Krish-
Jai Gurudev!
na will always bless her and her family for helping
Happy 67th Vyasa Puja Day dearest father!
His devotee. I then realized I could touch people's
Your most fallen daughter,
lives just through my writing, Guru Maharaj!
On your blessed Vyasa Puja day, I would like
Taruni Radhe Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
to beg for just one ounce of Your faith, strength
Penang, Malaysia
and determination Guru Maharaj. Kindly bless
me to touch more people's lives and bring them to
Please Accept my Humble Obeisances.
Krishna consciousness. Though I wish I can
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
recover overnight I know this would be impossible
My dear Guru Maharaj. I bow down to Guru
for a mere human being like me who is so full of
Maharaj's lotus feet. Happy Appearance day
Guru
contamination. As I continue to pray for Your
health and well being, I can only cling on to Your
Maharaja!
Krishna've
sent
Guru
Maharaj to save all of us from material ocean.
lotus feet for deliverance. Please forgive me Guru
Please kindly bless me so that I get the mercy
Maharaj for any offenses I may have unintention-
to speech. Waiting eagerly to get Guru Maharaj
ally committed on You or Your disciples.
darshan. Hare Krishna Guŕumaharaj
Yours sincerely,
Your spiritual daughter
Vrnda Sakhi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Sakhi Champaka Latha Devi Dasi,
Sri Jagannath Mandir, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ISKCON Skudai Johor, Malaysia
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Gurudeva, give to this servant just one drop of
Most Venerable Guru Maharaj,
mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me
all he1p. Give me strength. Let me be as you are,
without desires or aspirations.
I wish to thank you for giving me first initia-
I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the
tion during Radhastami Festival 2015 and would
energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting
like to humbly submit that I am doing my sadhana
the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will
as per vows taken.
cease.
However, I sometimes face obstacles but during
O Lord and Master! When will such mercy fall
which I pray to you and Srila Prabhupada to give
to this one who is weak and devoid of intelligence?
me strength. I am facing challenges in the areas
Allow me to be with you.
of tolerance, humility and behavior towards other
If you examine me, you will find no qualities.
devotees.
Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not
Please remember me in your prayers so that
merciful unto me, I can only weep, and I will not
I can avoid offenses to the Holy Name and dis-
be able to maintain my life.
charge my duties as your disciple. I had the great
Yours poor servant,
Namita khadka, (Shelter)
Kathmandu, Nepal
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fortune to be present at Sri Dham Mayapur during
your 66th Vyasa Puja and will miss this one.
On the most auspicious occasion of your 67th
Singapore
Asia
Vyasa Puja, I pray to Krishna for your good health,
life and full recovery from bodily inconvenienc-
hope to do some service to Your Holiness, and get
es. You are associate of Lord Nityananda Prabhu
more of your association in the years to come.
and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu for deliverance
of fallen souls like me by your mercy and associa-
Shyam Visvambhara Das, (Diksha)
tion. Even the Hospital staffs and workers are delivered by your mercy.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Your humble Servant,
Kulasekhar Goura Das, (Diksha),
Please accept my humble obeisances! Bukit Batok, Singapore .
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Srila Guru Maharaj!
Dear Gurumharaj, Your mercy is flowing
everywhere. Since the time I was in detention
centre in London, I could stand strong and cross
the difficult situation and be back to Nepal.
All glories to you!
Then, as per the instructions of my siksha gurus,
It has been very heartwarming to see that you
I
managed
to
go
to
Mayapur
through
have recovered from your recent bout of illness
Kolkota temple. It was very difficult to under-
and are once again engaged in the mission of Srila
stand how your mercy was flowing all around
Prabhupada.
me and was guiding me. I could realise on the
As this is the 50th year of Srila Prabhupada’s
way back to Nepal. I could also find so much
arrival in the West, we have been hearing about
connection and ease with the devotees and
the 50-50 program of distributing books written
the family members here in Nepal. I really feel
by Srila Prabhupada. I have decided to make that
blessed. Only by your mercy I can understand your
a pledge for myself for this year, to distribute 1 or
glories and feel your presence and connected. more books every week. I seek your blessings for
Please bless me that I can understand your
the same.
glories and surrender fully unto your lotus feet,
As I told you during your visit last year I am
attached to the vows and be an instrument in
continuing the Bhagavad Gita classes for a few la-
serving Srila Prabhupada's mission. I desperate-
dies in my condominium. By your mercy it is com-
ly need your blessings now to stay strong in my
ing along nicely so far.
sadhana and execute the services being connect-
Besides this I am a part of Vanipedia’s efforts to
ed to you. I beg for forgiveness of offenses that
spread the message of Srila Prabhupada in various
I have committed knowingly and unknowingly.
languages all over the world through the internet.
This has been very enriching experience as we are
Yours Servant
Bijen Maharjan (Shelter)
constantly hearing from Srila Prabhupada and at
the same time be of service to Vanipedia.
Lalitpur, Nepal
All the insignificant endeavors I do are by your
mercy upon me.
Beloved Guru Maharaj,
May Lord Nrisinghadev bless us for your long
Aspiring to be of service, to you and all
Vaisanvas eternally.
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Srila gurudev ki jai!
Your servant,
Suvilasi Madhavi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Singapore
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!
Vyasapuja mahosav ki jai!
Anantha koti vaishnava bhaktha vrinda ki jai
My dear spiritual father Srila Jayapataka Swami
Sravanadi Gaurapriya Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Guru Maharaj,
Woodlands Crescent / Singapore
Please accept my respectful obeisances at
your lotus feet on the most auspicious day of your
divine appearance.
All glories to Jagad guru, Srila Prabhupada and
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Guru Maharaji, I wish you a very happy vyasa
puja and I humbly pray to lord Narasingh dev to
Hare Rama Hare Rama,
bestow good health and protect you from all ill-
Rama Rama Hare Hare.
nessess.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your Ho-
Guru Maharaj, this past year has been full of
liness’ lotus feet.
realizations and new spiritual experiences by your
blessings. Keeping you at the centre of my life,
A little over three years ago, Caitanya
each day I can feel how your causeless mercy flows
Mahaprabhu showered his causeless mercy on a
unconditionally in the up keep of my devotional
worthless soul like me by placing me in the asso-
service.
ciation of devotees of The Lord. I consider that to
Guru Maharaj, I must admit today that I am
be a turning point in my life. It was only later that
unable to perform my devotional duties properly
I realized the great fortune that was created by
due to ill health from few months but yes, I feel
Srila Prabhupada and bestowed on me through
energized and strong when writing this offering.
you, as a result of which I could take up the
Please Guru Maharaj, chastise me for my many
Krishna Consciousness process in this lifetime.
offences and guide me to become better servant.
Another testimony of your limitless mercy and
For an unqualified person like me, it would take
compassion was that despite all my anarthas and
many lifetimes to properly glorify you.
shortcomings, you were magnanimous to grant me
On this auspicious day, I pray to remain a speck
the shelter of your lotus feet initially, followed by
of dust at your lotus feet, O my beloved Guru
spiritual initiation and acceptance as your disci-
Maharaj wishing you the most wonderful vyasa-
ple during Nrisimha Caturdasi last year.
puja celebration again and again and iam desiring
There are times when I introspect on what
to be personally come and be in your necktar of
would have happened had I continued to lead the
association and care and please shower your mer-
mundane and degraded life of gratifying my sens-
cy on me so that I can overcome my weakness of
es, that I lead before I came into the association of
heart and daily try to glorify you and develop my
devotees and accepted this process. While there
gratitude towards you.
is an initial sense of fear that engulfs me at the
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very thought, I immediately draw comfort and re-
I was travelling on work), I felt blissful hearing my
lief from the fact that we now have the shelter of
wife Shobhamayi Kesavi and daughters Srishti &
your lotus feet at all times. It is this faith and con-
Smriti narrate their experiences of meeting you
fidence of your protection that keeps me going on
in person. I pray to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
a day-to-day basis and gives me the inner strength
and Nityananda Prabhu to bless me with an op-
and courage to face all kinds of challenges and sit-
portunity to serve you at the earliest.
uations in both my material and spiritual life.
Guru Maharaj, how can I ever repay you for all
Guru Maharaj, there is still a lot that I can and
must do in the path of devotional service.
the efforts and pain that you have taken and con-
I pray for your continued mercy, association
tinue to take, day after day, to deliver fallen souls
and your blessings on fallen souls like me so that
like me from this material existence and help us in
we are able to grow in our spiritual life, progress
taking small steps in our journey back home back
on the path of devotional service and spread Srila
to godhead. I don’t know. But one of the ways, as
Prabhupada’s and your message in our own limit-
you keep saying always, is to continue preaching
ed measure. I eagerly look forward to visiting Sri-
the message of Srila Prabhupada to as many peo-
dham Mayapur again in the near future and seek-
ple as possible and providing them the opportuni-
ing your blessings in person.
ty of taking up the Krishna Consciousness process.
Please do instruct me on any service that you
Towards this end, I have under the guidance of
may consider me worthy or capable of. I continue
His Grace Chaitanya Avatari prabhu, His Grace
to pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava for your good
Rasmayi mataji and His Grace Vaishnavanand
health and wellbeing so that you may continue to
Nitai prabhu, made a modest attempt at preach-
show us the way out of this material existence.
ing by commencing a few Bhakti Vriksha sessions
in Singapore. Having been part of the Bhakti
Vriksha process and experienced the change that
Rangamaya RamaKrishna Das, (Diksha)
it has brought in our lives, I am confident that
Singapore
this time-tested process will positively impact the
(New Rajapur Dham, Bangalore, India)
other members to whom we are trying to preach
the message of Srila Prabhupada. I pray for your
Dear Guru Maharaja,
continued blessings in this regard, so that I have
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
the right knowledge and the right understanding
to convey the teachings of Srila Prabhupada to
Hare Rama Hare Rama,
those who are interested in taking up this process.
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Guru Maharaj, I feel blessed and I am grateful
to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu for the wonderful
Lotus feet.
opportunity of your association during your visit
to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Srila Prabhupada’s
Ever since I came into Krishna Consciousness,
Vyasa Puja celebrations in August 2015. Although,
about two years ago, I have noticed major changes
I missed the opportunity of your association during
in my life. Chanting at least one round a day
your transit via Singapore in January this year (as
helps me obtain peace of mind. The efforts made
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by Srila Prabhupada and your Holiness to spread
attend Jagannath Patshala and practice devo-
Krishna Consciousness around the world, have
tional service under the guidance of His Grace
also brought about major changes in the lives of
Chaitanya Avatari prabhu, His Grace Rasmayi
people.
mataji and His Grace Susevini Guru Gauranga
Preaching about Krishna Consciousness to
mataji. In fact, a few months ago I also had the
people has made them realize that we have a pur-
good fortune of meeting you and having your as-
pose in our lives, other than eating or sleeping,
sociation when you transited via Singapore en
which even animals are capable of doing. Our
route to Chennai earlier this year. You, being ever
purpose in life is to remember Lord Krishna and
so merciful gave me shelter of your Lotus feet.
chant his holy name because in this age of quar-
I would like to thank you Guru Maharaja, for
rel and hypocrisy, the only means of liberation is
making so many efforts to spread Krishna Con-
by chanting the holy name of the Lord. In this
sciousness around the world. Once again, please
endeavor of devotional service, there is no loss
accept my humble obeisances.
or diminution and a little bit of advancement on
this path can protect one from the most danger-
Your servant,
Srishti RamaKrishnan, (Shelter)
ous type of fear.
Lord Krishna is so merciful, that he gave me the
(New Rajapur Jagannath Dham, Bangalore)
opportunity to join Krishna Consciousness and
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I am left feeling quite startled. This year, I am
Dear Guru Maharaja,
allowing this to convert to desire to serve the
Today is very auspicious day for us and we are
mission with renewed vigor and for this and every-
very glad for your appearance tithi Vyasa Puja
thing else, need your Blessings O Guru Maharaj!
Festival. We all Sankirtan devotees offer our hum-
I am just thankful, so thankful that I have this
ble obeisances at your lotus feet. We are so much
desire to serve and this desire too is a result of
fortunate because we are getting the most match-
your ardent prayers so that I progress in Bhakti.
less gift that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu brought
Guru Maharaj, since last almost a year we (my
from Goloka Vrindavana to this material world
husband Sattick, 3 year old son Shaunakjeet and
and which was distributed by Srila Prabhupada
myself, Anandamayi Radha Devi Dasi) moved
who is His dearest devotee. Although we never
from Mumbai to Adelaide, South Australia.
got Srila Prabhupada’s physical association but we
The temple here of Sri Sri Radha Shyama
are always getting the association of his dearest
sundar, Gaur Nitai, Lord Nrsimhadev is very nec-
and nearest disciples who are always glorifying the
tarian and personal. Srila Prabhupada here feels
transcendental qualities of Srila Prabhupada.
so protective and loving. Yes, the atmosphere is
You are one of those who are always glorify-
loving, informal and homely. All glories to devo-
ing Srila Prabhupada’s. You are one of the dear-
tees here in the temple, well-wishers and patrons.
est disciples of Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhu-
Please bless that in someway we are able to serve
pada is showering his mercy through his dearest
the nice devotees here in the Adelaide ISKCON
disciples. The magnanimous distribution of Sri
temple.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s causeless mercy is per-
Guru Maharaj, in our initial days we did not
formed through the book distribution of Srila Pra-
have a car and therefore, finding it difficult to
bhupada. Srila Prabhupada empowered you with
manage time especially with Janmashtami round
that great responsibility.
the corner. I told you this in Kolkata when we
May Sri Sri Radha Rajagopal,Jaganath Baladev
met during Jalduta celebration. You exclaimed so
Subhadra,Gaura Nitai and Srila Prabhupada al-
loudly - “You don’t have a car!”. All in the room
ways protect you.
got startled and looked at you and so did I. And
lo-behold, just before Janmashtami, Sattick’s (my
Yours Servant,
husband’s) boss called and asked him, where does
Kunjeshwara Krishna Das (Diksha),
he take the family out etc. etc. since he knew we
ISKCON Colombo, Srilanka
had a toddler. And my husband, said, by public
transport. The boss said, “well, that must be dif-
ficult.” And then he paused and said, “I have a
spare car and am giving that to you for person-
al use.” It was incredible how your exclama-
All glories to Gurudeva.
tion actualized and we were able to attend the
All glories to ISKCON.
Janmashtami celebrations in the evening that
Everytime your Vyasa puja comes, so many
went into midnight without a worry. Such is your
emotions, thoughts, words, feelings flood me and
mercy and love, Guru Maharaj.
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We also came across so many strangers in the
city in the mode of goodness, going out of the way
Anandamayi Radha Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
to help and do some service... Just waiting to be
Adelaide, Australia
asked. Focusing on the better things, sometimes
flashes of thought light up in my heart - how
Dear Guru Maharaja,
pleasing it would be for You to see a huge Nagar
Please accept our most humble obeisances on
Sankirtan here!
this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja.
Guru Maharaj, I am incapable and nothing
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to
without your loving protection and mercy. Please
Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON 50th anniversary
please please keep me somewhere close to you and
celebrations.
just hold on to me tight so that no matter what,
om anjnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
I can serve ISKCON and help spread the love and
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
care that is the essence of Krishna consciousness.
“I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my
Prayers to the Lordships for You, dearmost
guru, my spiritual master, opened my eyes with
Guru Maharaj, so that your physical ordeals get
the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obei-
minimized and You are able to dance infront of
sances unto him.”
the Chariots of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and
Subhadra ma soon.
From the time you first allowed us to seek your
shelter (35yrs, 20yrs, 19yrs and 18yrs ago) you have
No words and actions can thank you enough
forced us to surrender to service, to Srila Prabhu-
for accepting me as your spiritual daughter and
pada, to Krishna and to commit our whole beings
initiated disciple. Please forgive me for my errors.
to Bhakti yoga. You have done this through lead-
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ing by example, your instructions, your kindness
for your unparalleled compassion. Your entire be-
and care. These are unparalleled and you are a
ing is composed of Srila Prabhupada’s will and
true Prabhupada man.
therefore you incessantly propagate his mission
Words cannot describe the debt of gratitude
the world over. This you do in the face of so many
and love we have for you, a debt we know can
personal impediments and inconveniences. Actu-
never be truly paid. Our lives are dedicated to
ally, in your estimation there are no impediments.
assisting you in your service to Srila Prabhupada
Your compassion for your fellow living entities
and this is our only life.
means that your vision only captures their impedYour servants always,
iments, their suffering and their thirst for Krish-
Gour-Gopinath Das, (Diksha)
na consciousness - whether or not they are aware
Visnupriya Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
of them. That you are composed of Srila Prabh-
Radhe-Govinda Jivana Das, (Diksha)
upada’s will means that your life is lived for the
Radha Gopinath Priya Shaki Dasi, (Diksha)
benefit of all the jivatmas everywhere; this whole
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planet and beyond! (On many occasions you have
given blessings to departed relatives, thereby help-
Guru Maharaja, please allow me to thank you
ing them progress irrespective of what loka they
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even the best would fall silent in your presence.
Indeed, your sweet, divine compassion has
no match in this world. Remarkably though, it
No one could go toe to toe with HH Jayapataka
Maharaja and hope to win!!
is not your only stand-out quality. Guru Maha-
Srila Guru Maharaja, because of you our lives
raja, alongside your limitless mercy stands your
now have meaning. Your unmatched qualities at-
unfathomable intellect. You are, without doubt,
tract living entities the world over. Seeing your
the foremost genius in presenting Srila Prabhu-
love for Srila Prabhupada ’s mission makes us
pada’s philosophy and encouraging others to ap-
understand that Krishna Consciousness is the
ply it in their lives. The stories abound. So many
real juice of life. The rest is just a sideshow. Your
dyed in the wool materialists or mayavadis are now
sweet, nectarean compassion and towering in-
Vaisnavas, proudly sporting Urdhva Pundra
tellect together act like a cintamani gem, able to
and courageously assisting you in fulfilling Srila
convert even the most obdurate baddha jivas into
Prabhupada ’s mandate. And what a vast array
dedicated Gaura Bhaktas.
of disciples you have. They possess varying tal-
Guru Maharaja, please free me from the ranks
ents for the service of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. They
of the most obdurate. Please bless me with the
come from a range of cultural and linguistic back
intelligence and determination to follow in the
grounds that spans this globe. But you inspire
footsteps of your illustrious disciples.
them all. You inspire them with stories, you inspire
them with preaching techniques, you inspire them
All glories to you on this auspicious occasion
of your 67th Vyasa Puja!
with managerial strategies and you inspire them
Your servant,
with apposite words of encouragement. Because
Jaya Sada Gosai Das (Diksa),
you have fully surrendered your life unto the lotus
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feet of Srila Prabhupada, for you no challenge is
insurmountable. Your intellect is so far reaching
Dear Guru Maharaj,
and versatile that there is no problem it cannot
Please accept my respectful obeisances
solve.
All glories to Guru and Gauranga,
My dear friend and Godbrother His Grace
Saci Prana Prabhu would often speak of your sharp
Thank you very much for accepting me and
mind and rapier wit. He once told me that back
so many others as your disciples. Thank you very
in the day, some of the senior Mayapur devotees
much for allowing me to be a part of this great
would engage in friendly banter.
big family of Srila Prabhupada. Although in this
Occassionally, in their rare moments of free
Age of Kali it is not recommended to take Sanny-
time, they would take turns in ribbing one anoth-
as and to accept many disciples. Still, disregard-
er with clever wordplay. This was all in good taste
ing all personal motives, carrying the mood of Sri
and everyone had fun. Naturally, some were par-
Nityananda Prabhu you continue to preach and
ticularly proficient and could score points better
accept more lost souls into this amazing family.
than others. But of course, the undisputed cham-
In the famous pastime of Jagai and Madhai, Ni-
pion of this sport was none other than yourself
tyananda Prabhu was instructed to preach and
Guru Maharaja. Saci Prana Prabhu would say that
even though he was even physically hurt by Mad-
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hai still he asked them to chant Hare Krishna.
have done for Srila Prabhupada and what you are
Even though Jagai and Madhai were so inimical
doing for Srila Prabhupada but it gives so many
even to the point of physical abuse still Nityanan-
aspiring devotees, like myself, faith and conviction
da Prabhu was so compassionate that he wanted
in this process of Krsna Consciousness. I pray that
to deliver them. I cannot help but think of Nitry-
you will remain with us for a very long time so we
ananda Prabhus mood when I see your determi-
can remain enthused in our Krsna Consciousness.
nation to preach and give Krsna to anyone and
everyone. Simply following the instructions of
Your servant,
your Spiritual Master H.D.G A.C Bhaktivedanta
Pavana Nitai Candra Dasa (Diksha),
Swami Srila Prabhupada just like how Nityananda
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Prabhu was simply following the instructions of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Gargamuni prabhu was asked if it was very difficult in the early days with Srila Prabhupada and
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
he replied by saying “No, it was much easier when
Srila Prabhupada was around. Because he would
All glories to you on this auspicious occasion
of your appearance day!
tell us to do something and we would do it. And
Every year as the time to write a Vyasa Puja
whenever we did something Srila Prabhupada
offering draws closer there is an anxiety because
told us to do it always worked out no matter how
I know that words will fall short to glorify you.
far-fetched it was.” Srila Prabhupada is evidently
How can one contain the glories of a spiritual
a pure devotee and material nature, which is so
master within various combinations of some 26
binding for the conditioned soul, actually assists
letters of the English alphabets? So please excuse
the pure devotee. So whatever Srila Prabhupada
this feeble attempt.
said and did always worked out no matter how un-
By your mercy in 2015 I was able to attend
manageable it sounded. Similarly, Physically what
your Vyasa Puja in your very home, Sridham May-
you are doing is impossible! But the Spiritual Mas-
apur. To celebrate this special day in such a grand
ters activities are always transcendental, above the
manner was truly amazing. What was more
three modes of material nature. Everything you do
striking than anything else was your Vyasa Puja
is what Srila Prabhupada has asked you to do and
lecture, how you shifted the focus from you and
therefore your entire life is perfect! Following in
passed on all credits to your Spiritual master,
the footsteps of the previous Acaryas you always
His Divine Grace
set the example. You show how it does not matter
Prabhupada and the Guru parampara. Despite be-
who you are and in which condition you are in
ing treated like a King you very humbly reminded
and where you are, whether it be in a plane, in a
us that you are simply working on Srila Prabhu-
hospital, in a temple or anywhere within this ma-
pada ‘s instructions. You said that by the mercy of
terial world. Simply Krsna should be kept in the
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupa-
centre of all our activities and then ones life be-
da everything is possible. Guru Maharaj, you are
comes perfect.
truly a living example of this statement. You
Materially there is no explanation for what you
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami
engage every moment and every molecule of
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energy in serving Srila Prabhupada‘s mission.
and to beg for some intelligence to be able to help
Even when bodily illness rears its head and push-
you, specifically, by helping the youth preaching
es you to go to the hospital you simply turn hospi-
in Adelaide so more can attend this transcenden-
tals into preaching centers! You have truly shown
tal party of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that Srila
that anything is possible when it comes to serving
Prabhupada has invited us to!
Krishna.
Guru Maharaj, you are the sole channel for us
to access this mercy and because of your magna-
Premamayi Gaurangi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
nimity you allow everyone to subscribe! I am eter-
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nally indebted to you. Although undeserving, you
Dear Srila Guru Maharaj,
have given me a chance to access this invaluable
jewel of Krishna Consciousness. I cannot express
my gratitude, so for a lack of better words, Thank
you.
dust of your soft lotus feet.
On this most glorious and jubilant occasion
of your Vyasa Puja, I have made an insignificant
In your Vyasa puja lecture, 2015 you requested
attempt to glorify your humble self. Gurudev;
your disciple to think of a specific way that they
please forgive me for the many defects and imper-
can help you serve Srila Prabhupada‘s mission. I
fectness in my attempt to glorify and serve one of
want to take this chance to reconfirm my vows
the most pure and dear devotee of Sri Sri Gaur
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Nitai.
your soft lotus feet and make a sincere attempt at
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.17.27) it is said:
acaryam mam vijaniyan
serving you and Srila Prabhupada to the best of
our capacities”.
navamanyeta karhicit
Guru Maharaj, at the end of one of your lec-
na martya-buddhyasuyeta
tures in Mayapur, in your usual fatherly; caring
sarva-devamayo guruh
mood, you advised the devotees to be careful of the
“One should understand the spiritual mas-
strong currents when taking bath in the mother
ter to be as good as I am,” said the Blessed Lord.
Ganges. In your usual jovial way, you said, ‘Please
“Nobody should be jealous of the spiritual master
be careful when bathing in the Ganges as in my
or think of him as an ordinary man, because the
current condition, I no longer would be able to
spiritual master is the sum total of all demigods.”
save you if you drown.’ Guru Maharaj, you are sav-
That is, the acarya has been identified with God
ings hundreds and thousands every day, not from
Himself. He has nothing to do with the affairs of
the waters of the Ganges but from the ferocious
this mundane world. He does not descend here
clutches of Maya, whose clasp is much tighter,
to meddle with the affairs of temporary necessi-
very intense and a lot more entangling. You have
ties, but to deliver the fallen, conditioned souls–
tightly gripped many such entangled souls like
the souls, or entities, who have come here to the
me; who are deeply engrossed into this ocean of
material world with a motive of enjoyment by the
material world. You never let go even if we do and
mind and the five organs of sense perception. He
every time the situation seems hopeless and dark,
appears before us to reveal the light of the Vedas
you come forward as the guiding light.
and to bestow upon us the blessings of full-fledged
Guru Maharaj, thank you; for accepting me
freedom, after which we should hanker at every
under your loving wings, thank you for your un-
step of our life’s journey (By Srila Prabhupada ).
imaginable love and care, thank you for planting
Guru Maharaj, you have proved time and over
the precious bhakti lata bija within my heart, thank
again, your divine presence beyond this material
you for nurturing it, thank you for the encourage-
body. Your perseverance to preach despite all the
ment, thank you for your blessings, thank you for
bodily challenges is both mind boggling and very
allowing me to cling onto your soft lotus feet and
self-humbling. Gurudev, you are in every sense a
thank you for all the unaccountable number of
spiritual master who leads by example, who leads
favors that you have done upon me, which I do
from the front; the longest standing soldier
not even have knowledge of.
of Srila Prabhupada ’s army – a crest jewel in the
crown of ISKCON.
Gurudev, I would like to end by making one
plea, Please, please allow me, and bless me to re-
Gurudev, on your appearance day today,
main clinged to your lotus feet, so that one day
I would like to make an earnest, an intense prayer
I also may get drowned in the ocean of nitai kripa
at the lotus feet of Their Lordships, Sri Sri Radha
that you distribute so freely to every single person
Shyamsundar, “May we all be able to have your
that you come across.
association not just through vani but also through
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj. My many
vapu for many many more years; so that utterly
many wishes at the your lotus feet on this most
fallen and worthless souls like myself can cling to
auspicious day!!!
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regardless of external material discomforts.
Sonia, (Shelter)
I am daily chanting 16 rounds, following the
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prescribed four regulative principles and chanting
my gayatri mantra 3 times daily. With you cause-
less mercy I was engaged in the Sankirtan Service
Please accept my humble obeisances
for the pleasure of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.!
and pleasing Srila Prabhupada. I have tasted the
All glories to your lotus feet!
importance of this service and dedicated the re-
Guru Maharaj, I feel very fortunate to be your
sults to Krishna since He is the ultimate owner of
spiritual daughter, because you are showing us the
everything and He is the doer and I am an instru-
intense love you have for your Guru Maharaja
ment in His Hands. It’s with Your divine blessings
Srila Prabhupada, preaching in every country with
that I got the mercy and please continue to bestow
the beautiful pastime of Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
your mercy upon me eternally.
and sending your protection and blessings to all
yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
of us. Guru Maharaj thank you for your blessings,
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto ’pi
thank you for encouraging me to do my service,
dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam
thank you for everything you have done!.
All Glories to His Holiness Jayapataka Swami!!
By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krishna. Without the
With love from your spiritual daughter,
Bhakti Candrika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Vrajadhama Das, (Diksha) and Kavi
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unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master.
Guru Maharaja, it is with your sincerity that I
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances,
have been blessed to take up this process of devo-
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada,
tional service and please bless me more and more
All Glories To Gauranga Mahaprabhu,
so I progress in devotional service and come to
Your expectations and I remain fixed in Krishna
Wishing you 67th many many happy returns
Consciousness without any distractions. I want to
of the day. I am praying for you regularly to their
visit the Dhams and understand the mood of Shri
Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Lord Narasimha
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, please bless me to come
deva.
and visit those places so I can serve the devotees
You are very very dear to everyone and Lord
and serve You thereby developing Krishna Prema
Radha Madhava and Pancha Tattva protects you.
in my heart. I have realised that without chanting
You have shown through your actions that this
and devotional service, one’s life is useless and one
body must be used for Krishna’s service and ser-
needs to reconnect his life with Krishna through
vice to Krishna is the real eternal asset and You
the spiritual master if one wants to get out of the
are always situated on Transcendental Platform
entanglement of the material existence. Please
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bless this poor and ignorant servant so I can serve
next year Guru Maharaj?
You in the mission of Srila Prabhupada and put
Krishna in the centre of my life.
Thank you very much,
I offer my heartfelt prayers that my Guru Maharaj is always kept safe under the shelter of Nrsinhadev Bhagavan and Srila Prabhupada.
Your Lowest Servant,
Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja ki, JAI!!
Parama Purusha Nitai Das,(Diksha)
Your spiritual daughter,
Brisbane, Australia.
Sukesvari Rani Dasi, (Diksha) on behalf of
Dearest Guru Maharaja, please accept my
all the devotees from Brisbane
humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories, all glories unto your Lotus feet!
So fortunate have I been my entire life to be
Please accept my prostrated obeisances unto
the dust of Your Divine Lotus Feet.
guided by your example of what it takes to be true
devotee of the Lord. Not a day has passed when
Your Divine Grace.
you have not shown us how to put Krishna in the
I have no qualities to properly glorify your
centre of our very being. Defying all odds you per-
divine grace, therefore I beg for your mercy and
severe relentlessly in your spiritual pursuits and
blessings to glorify you from my heart.
just when it seems all is lost, like a phoenix bird
Guru Maharaja, as time is flying I am realising
you resurrect what is seemingly a hopeless situa-
how fallen, impersonal and selfish I am. I am filled
tion, bewildering some perhaps but confirming to
with unwanted things in my heart. Gauranga, I
all your direct relationship with Krishna.
have lots to purify and dovetail in Krishna Con-
These past months have been trying for us in
sciousness. I have no hope other than your mercy.
the family and you have given us so much inspi-
I am very fortunate because I have received your
ration to keep going, to consolidate the teachings
mercy in this life. Although, I have no qualifica-
of Srila Prabhupada, to be mindful of the tempo-
tion to become your servant, you still accepted
rary and fragile nature of our material existence,
me as you disciple and connected me to the grand
to continue to row the boat of devotional service,
Guru Parampara System.
to draw our strength from your lectures and the
Sometimes I wonder how I got the chance to
maha mantra, and above all to follow your foot-
be part of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada’s
steps, or rather to try to. I have complete trust in
Sankirtan Movement? Someone must be praying
your words Guru Maharaj and know all will be
for me! Without someone’s mercy and prayers how
well either way.
can I come in contact with Lord Nityananda’s
My husband Murari Hari Das I had planned to
devotees? Now all my questions and wonders are
be present there in Mayapur for your Vyasa Puja
answered. You are the true well-wisher of hu-
celebration, but circumstances seem to indicate
manity. Your mercy has no discrimination. Even
that that may not be so. I am sending a card made
in your present situation your health is not per-
by Bhakti Candrika Dasi signed by devotees from
mitting many things including traveling, however
Brisbane and New Govardhana during the Sacred
your love for your disciples and well-wishes is so
Chant festival held over the Easter break which
strong that you are taking so much trouble to give
will be an annual affair. Will you be able to come
us your blessings. So that we may become strong
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in our devotional service.
By your mercy only I am able to join Harinama
Sankirtan regularly and be able to perform devo-
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protect you from all kinds of danger and to bless
you with a long and healthy life. I beg you for blessings to never forget your lotus feet.
tional service thought out my life. I heard from
Srila Prabhupada’s disciple that once Srila Prabh-
Aspiring to be your servant of the servants,
upada said “I have given you everything. You just
Devanatha Giridhari Das
have to decorate it and present it to people ….”
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then Srila Prabhupada paused for a minute and
said again “Actually I have done that too, you just
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj.
need to hang it on the display, that’s all”. On this
auspicious day of your appearance I pray that I
All glories to you, Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri
may be able to serve your instructions as you have
Gaur Nitai.
asked me to help you with fulfilling Srila Prabhu-
Please forgive me for sending my late offering.
pada’s instructions to you.
Hope you are in good health now. By your
I know I would never be able to pay my debts to
mercy and blessings I am fine here in Melbourne.
you and Srila Prabhupada ever. However, please
I came here by your blessings from Chennai yatra
allow me to serve you life after life.
for my masters and it has been going great so far.
Dear Guru Maharaja, on this special day of
I have made many devotee friends at Melbourne
your appearance I pray to Lord Caitanya, Lord
temple and got quite a few services too. I visit ev-
Nityananda and to Lord Nrshimhadeva to always
ery weekend to the temple to do my services and
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stay in the brahmacharini ashram and weekdays I
Prabhupada had given
come back to my home near Uni. Devotees here
for becoming the Lord’s servant**
are same as elsewhere, loving, caring and very merciful especially my god family here from JSSS. Na-
**Surviving many attacks
vadwip Iswari mataji has been my mentor all the
you determined to preach
time and a really good friend too. She engaged me
wherever you go
in many services for your Vyasa puja, Melbourne
starting from mathuradesh
visit, Panihati celebration and so on.
all over till melbourne
I am happy that your health has improved in
you kindly spread your mercy (Gurudev)**
the past few days. I was worried when your trip
got cancelled to Melbourne last year Decem-
**You endeavour to fulfill
ber, though eventually you ended up coming by
the divine orders of
Jan 2016 this year. I was so happy that Yogeshwar
Srila Prabhupada
Prabhu suggested an idea to write a song for you.
by making upto
At first I thought I couldn’t do it. I felt unworthy
50,000 disciples
and unqualified. I do not deserve to glorify you
all over the globe**
as I do not have that much love as compared to
the senior devotees I met from my godfamily. But
**Besides your health problems
then I tried to the best of my ability to do this
you keep travelling
seva for your pleasure and for the pleasure of Lord
all around the world (gurudev)
Krishna. He would be so happy when his dear
we are indebted to
devotees are glorified. So I wrote whatever
serve you eternally
came to my mind and practiced the song. As it
life after life**
was a short notice I could not practice it with
the whole Melbourne yatra and present it to you.
** So much love and so
I had to sing most of the lines. I was pretty nervous
much compassion you have
when that moment came. But I was moved by the
to give everyone
way you inspired millions around the world and
caring for devotees
gave me and many others Krishna consciousness
without any rest and sleep
in their lives. The way you personally touch each
you keep gong on (gurudev)**
devotee’s heart is so beautiful.
That made me want to sing and glorify you.
**Inspiring devotees
The song later got posted in youtube ( https://
to spread the message of
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQJlEB2YWlM)
chanting the holy names
and the lyrics are:
increasing bhakti vrikshas
**If Guru Maharaj was not there
Namahattas and so on
what would have happened
spreading the lords mercy**
how would we have become Krishna conscious?
who would have taught us what
**Your love for the lord
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and Srila Prabhupad
at catching things but I caught it perfectly. And
inspires us all (gurudev)
guess what? that secret blessings you gave no one
if we could every repay
knew when they got up. HAHAHA. That was so
what you have given us
cheeky and sweet. Only pappas or fathers can do
its by following your footsteps**
that with their children. I love you dear Gurudev
or a better way to say it I love you pappa. You have
** Developed the kingdom of
unconditional love for me and do so much to pro-
Lord Gaura
tect me from maya. I am indebted to you with my
in Sri dham mayapur
whole life. I pray every day for you and do tulsi
We bow down unto your
parikramas when I visit temple on weekends for
divine lotus feet
you. Fast for ekadashi’s and offer all the benefits
and pay our obeiscances**
from that for your health and do extra rounds on
The paragraphs within ** is sung together.
that day. I know I am not a proper disciple to you.
Honestly, I don’t sometimes chant properly, I be-
I was able to have personal association with
come too stressed with studies, don’t push myself
you here. It reminded me of meeting you in Krish-
like you do to please Srila Prabupada. I want to be
na katha desh when I was 8 years old. How you
more dedicated to you, to follow your instructions.
used to be bold and cute and chubby. I remember
This Jan when you visited to Melbourne and
those blessings you gave with those big smiles and
before leaving from here in the airport you called
hits from your danda. You deeply touched me so
me and instructed me “ You see all these young-
much that I was convinced somehow without any
sters.. they are in maha maya..engage them in sing-
doubt that you are my spiritual father, my Guru
ing, dramas etc” I am not sure if I heard it right but
Maharaj. Somehow you manage to give me bless-
this is what I remember from my poor knowledge.
ings each time you came there until your last visit
So I am trying to fulfill this personal instruction
before the stroke. One of the pastime was when
of yours in the best way possible, by going on hari-
you visited Ravi gopal prabhu’s house and it was
nams and making the youngsters sing and dance,
your guru puja time and many people were around
singing kirtans in girls preaching program here
so I couldn’t get too close to you. I was standing
and engaging new girls for dramas (Yamuna sund-
atleast 20 feet or more away from you, in the very
ari matajis bhakti vriksha) and singing in kirtan
back. That was the year when my Grandfather
sometimes for Urban yoga preaching centre in
met you first time and you hugged him. After the
city. I am a bit scared to sing in front of the lord
guru puja everyone paid their obeisance and since
in temple though. But I do have so much desire
I couldn’t see you properly I took that opportunity
to sing for him. I want your blessings for improv-
to see you and sat on my knees while my grand-
ing my singing. I know I don’t have such a good
pa was standing as he had knee problem. And re-
voice but when you said I do I believe your words.
member what you did that time? You looked at me
I don’t know in what other ways I can fulfill this
and I felt this mind voice saying “catch” and you
instruction of yours. If you need me to do it in any
took a laddu from the bowl next to you and threw
particular way please let me know Gurudev.
it to me. I am very clumsy and normally not good
I miss your personal association Gurudev but
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I know you live through your instructions, so in
ti mataji introduced me to you along with other
that way I feel we are not separated. I hope to fin-
girls. I said I was studying Biomedical engineer-
ish my course this year and even hoping to find
ing and you immediately asked “Research?” and
a job in Melbourne in Biomedical field and then
I was smiling and saying “ No Guru Maharaj i’m
by your blessings get married after I settle with a
in my 2nd year”. That time my mom said me “Gu-
good job. I am doing a research project in Biomed-
rudev can see the future. Ohterwise he wouldn’t
ical currently while pursuing master of electron-
say anything just like that”. Now I can see why you
ic engineering. I hope this project becomes suc-
said that to me. Whatever you do Gurudev please
cessful by your blessings and I may be able to help
don’t leave me from your shelter. Please bear with
in lives of many sick devotees. It is about spinal
my stupidity and please bless me to carry out your
cord injured patients who cannot control their
instructions. I don’t want to be here for another
urination and I am brainstorming ideas to solve
lifetime and forget Krishna. I want to catch your
this problem like when a catheter is inserted to
hand and come back to godhead.
take out their urine, we put a manual or automat-
Also the whatsapp group and facebook group
ed clamp on it so patient releases urine once in
I created “Gurumukha padma vakya” for sharing
4 hours only when bladder gets full. My profes-
your lectures with many godfamily matajis and ev-
sor said if it a new idea then it can even go into
eryone sharing realizations from the lecture is go-
production as I am working in collaboration with
ing not so good lately. I am finding it hard to send
Austin Hospital, Melbourne. So it looks like a big
constant lectures or precise to say so called busy
deal. I remember in my 2nd year of bachelors when
with studies to follow up with the group. I need
I met you in Chennai with the IYF girls and sukir-
your blessings for that too Gurudev. So I can make
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it run nicely for your pleasure, so that each of us
When Guru Maharaj visited Melbourne this
get inspired and establish deep connection with
January, my prabu went to do some service for
you through your instructions.
the servants of Guru Maharaj. For many reasons,
I knowingly sometimes commit offenses in my
I wasn’t in the position to serve Guru Maharaj in
mind to you and unknowingly also committed
any ways physically which made me to feel very sad
many offenses too.
and guilty. While waiting for my prabu to return
My humble pranams onto you divine lotus feet.
Please please please forgive me for all of that.
home after his service for the day, I was meditating on Guru Maharaj thinking I wasn’t anywhere
All my prayers to Narsimhadev, Radha Vallabh,
near the eligibility to receive any maha prasadam
Gaur Nitai and Sri Jagganath baladev Shubadra
from our Guru Maharaj because I haven’t done
mai for your speedy recovery. My heartfelt love to
anything, thinking like this I had fallen asleep.
you pappa.
Then I had a dream where I was asking one of
his servants if I can get the mahaprasadam wa-
Your insignificant servant and spiritual daughter,
ter from Guru Maharaj’s glass. I was allowed to
Harita Madhavi Devi Dasi,(Diksha)
take the maha water (which was only a very few
Melbourne, Australia
drops). Also I saw our Guru Maharaj got up from
his wheelchair and became able to walk slowly.
I happily thanked Guru Maharaj and Krishna, and
Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaj Ki Jai!
drank the maha. Suddenly I heard my prabu open-
First of all, My prabu Vinothkumar and I would
ing the door, and I woke up. He excitingly told
like to thank the opportunity to share our thoughts
me that he brought me a bite of roti mahaprasad-
to glorify our Guru Maharaj on this auspicious day
am from Guru Maharaj today. I was speechless to
(18 April 2016 Vyasa puja).
my eternity, because I was thinking about having
I am such an insignificant, unworthy soul with
maha, then had the dream. I was excited to tell
full of tama guna. Only one thing I do is “desire”,
my prabu that I had maha in my dream, which was
but don’t act on it until the opportunity comes on
more than sufficient because obviously I haven’t
my way. The spiritual master is so special which
done anything at all to our Guru Maharaj. Dream
I didn’t know until I met our Guru Maharaj in
itself is a big maha for me but then in real also,
Melbourne ISKCON, for the first time, in 2013.
Krishna and Guru Maharaj knew my desire and
My prabu and I went so emotional for some rea-
not only they gave me what I needed in my dream,
son, after receiving his blessings to ourselves and
but also in real. I felt so connected to our Guru
our child Vallabha Saran who was in my womb (3
Maharaj spiritually and with Krishna. Thanked
months pregnant).I didn’t know how to choose a
Srila Prabupad for giving all these nice wonderful
spiritual master but after hearing from the senior
experiences as a glimpse of what to expect in the
vaisnavas, I kept praying to Krishna to give me
spiritual world if we please our Guru Maharaj at
the sign. I do not know what could have we done
all times.
to receive this inconceivable mercy to receive
Even to write this Vyasa puja glorification,
shelter acceptance from our Guru Maharaj last
I was so ignorant, and not knowing what to write
November.
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crastinating it despite of the deep desire I had
Guru Maharaj very nicely. I look forward to that
to write one for our Guru Maharaj. Krishna and
position. Hare Krishna! Srila Jayapataka Swami
Guru Maharaj kept reminding me in one way or
maharaj ki Jai! Srila Prabupad Ki Jai! All glories
another to write (not that I am a good writer
to Guru and Gauranga!
or a glorifier, it just to get myself purified when
I glorify the pure devotees of the lord). I am a
Iswariya Nataraja, (Shelter disciple)
useless fool who doesn’t appreciate the fact of
having the ability to see when the vision is still
present. What would be the use to offer obei-
Dandavat Pranams at your lotus feet.
sance’s to the sun god, after the vision is gone
Please Accept my humble obeisances,
(or when one becomes blind). Repeatedly, Krish-
na and Guru Maharaj kept reminding me that
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru & Gauranga!
they are with me and they satisfy my spiritual de-
Please accept my sincere thanks for giving
sires spotlessly. But when will my turn come to
Diksha/Initiation to me in Jan this year. It’s a
please my Guru Maharaj and Krishna? When will
dream come true for me. Your mercy is unmatched!
I actually offer my services to Guru Maharaj and
Please bless me to remain sincere in Krishna
Krishna without obstacles? I am such a spiritually
Consciousness. All glories to You, all glories to
blind and an illiterate soul, don’t even know how
Srila Prabhupada.
to please such a wonderful spiritual master who
Your servant
in fact has the spiritual eyes and senses to look
Jai Radha Vallabha Das, (Diksha)
after every single soul under his shelter and also
is constantly working on bringing others souls
to Krishna Conscious. What fortune or spiritu-
Dear Guru Maharaja,
al credit could have I earned to receive this mer-
cy from our Guru Maharaj and Krishna. Surely,
I haven’t done anything, it is all because of the
All glories to Guru Maharaja.
mercy of Krishna, Srila Prabupada, Guru and
On this auspicious occasion of your 67th
Gauranga, of course, our beloved devotees sang-
Vyasa Puja I would like to express my gratitude
ha. My prabu, our 2 years old son Vallabha
for accepting me as your disciple. It is only by
and I would like to thank our Guru Maharaj to
your mercy that we are building a team here in
eternity for giving us shelter. I am sure we will
Adelaide under the guidance of His Grace Adi
build up our ability to serve our Guru and Krishna
Purusa Krishna Prabhu and His Grace Satananda
at all possible ways we can, so they are pleased. We
Krishna Prabhu.
fall at the lotus feet of our Guru Maharaj and the
We are praying to our Lordships Sri Sri
devotees to kindly forgive us our position for not
Radha Shyamasundara for your quick recovery so
being able to be of any use to the god family or our
that you can come to Adelaide as soon as possi-
community. Every day, these thoughts are killing
ble. Just by your presence the whole atmosphere
me spiritually!
becomes so festive and Krishna conscious. Every-
I desire to serve the devotees of the lord and our
one is eager to do more devotional service just for
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your pleasure and mercy. It gives us an immense
tama adhikari who is giving kindness, kindness
spiritual boost.
and kindness. And this is not sentimental kind-
During your last trip to Melbourne in January
ness. It is real, spiritual kindness full of compas-
2016, we heard the glories of your compassion. We
sion, patience and tolerance. You know very well
were told how you are saving conditioned souls
how fallen we are and you never push us or put
everywhere you go. You transformed the hospi-
us even more down.You really know how to love
tal into a temple with everyone chanting on their
in spiritual way. You are a real real ocean of good
clickers irrespective of their religious backgrounds.
qualities.
We were also informed that on a Qantas flight
I pray that you remain with us for a long time
in Australia you gave shelter to a crew member.
with your health recovered. I believe in miracles.
Guru Maharaja you are saving conditioned souls
Srila Prabhupada gave you name Jayapataka Swmi,
not only on land but also in the air. At the end of
you are victorious flag in our hearts and I hope you
your trip you gave us some instructions. So on this
will be victorious in your health as well so you can
most auspicious occasion, I pray at your lotus feet
fulfil your mission without so much health con-
to give us strength and intelligence to fulfill them.
straint. Praying to stay at your lotus feet.
Your servant,
Your servant,
Krpalu Krishna Balaram Das, (Diksha)
Rasa Vilasini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Dear Jayapataka Swami,
Dear Guru Maharaja,
All Glories to Your Divine Grace!
Dear Guru Maharaj, your appearance day is
Divine Lotus Feet.
very fortunate occasion for all of us who had a
fortune to meet you and those who have taken
Dear Guru Maharaja please accept this poem
shelter of you.
in glorification of you.
You have written a poem to Srila Prabhupada
“As the days turn into months and the months into
where would you be if Srila Prabhupada did not
years, we became more aware of why Guru Mahara-
come, but for us apart from Srila Prabhupada’s
ja really Appeared.”
merciful coming, where we would have been if you
As Srila Prabhupada had once said “Jayapataka
also did not come?
You connect so many to parampara and you
maintain our connection to parampara with
Swami is an eternal associate of Lord Caitanya”!
This statement keeps ringing in my head.
your tireless preaching, constant traveling, your
patience, your kindness, your tolerance, your
Can you imagine the great fortune
forgiveness, your understanding. Many stay in
which is bestowed upon us?
An eternal associate of
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Calling us to come back to
His great ability to infuse Krishna Consciousness
where we all belong.
in whoever comes near.
But how much are we hearing the call?
Everyone becomes
At least for myself I am lacking, lacking sincerity,
inspired in his presence,
depth and gratitude.
It’s as if something is unfolding inside as
It’s time to wake up and
you realise Krishna Consciousness is the essence.
start developing the service attitude.
As we all know
Who knows when we will
His Physical situation is not ideal,
get this opportunity again.
but His attitude is either on foot or on wheels,
If we miss the boat,
To reclaim as many souls as He can,
We will surely repent.
and bring them back to that sacred land.
Continuing to be swept away by
The land of Vraja where
the waves of the mode of material nature,
there’s no Birth and Death
Our dear Guru Maharaja really
A place of pure love
is our only saviour!
In which no one ever returns
On this auspicious day
His qualities are like different kinds of Gem’s
I offer my respects and pray.
so beautiful and rare.
Guru Maharaja, thank you for tolerating me
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and waiting for me to grow,
With every application apparently wrong;
I pray to be your instrument,
Come with me to your Eternal Home,
Like Aruna’s bow and arrow.
Where for personal honour you will find no room
Where every step is a dance, every word a song…
To assist you in some little service
Endeavour to understand, with My guiding hand;
to Srila Prabhupada,
To Glorify Krishna, To Chant His Holy Name;
and to feel your presence in that service
And give up that longing for fame!
and never feel apart.
Still aspiring to be a proper disciple,
I recall for the first time in 19 years, I felt a
strange kind of upliftment and purpose in my life,
Your servant
Varadatri Radha Devi Dasi,(Diksha)
something that I could strive for…..the science of
self realisation.
I took shelter of Your Divine instructions,
Endeavouring to control my malicious mind;
“O My Lord, O Supreme Personality of God-
Yes, I did have the rare fortune of being accepted as
head, will I again be able to be Your servant of
Your spiritual child,
Your eternal servants who find shelter only at
In spite of my ‘mind in the making’ totally & abso-
Your Lotus Feet? O Lord of my life may I again
lutely wild;
become Their servant so that my mind may always
Day in & day out….
think of Your transcendental attributes, my words
My offenses did mount,
always glorify these attributes, and my body always
Foretold by the sages of yore…
engage in the loving service of Your Lordship?”
‘The mind could be one’s best friend or foe’,
The Lord in the form of
(Srimad Bhagavatam: 6:11:24)
Your Divine Grace so kind,
My dear Spiritual Father,
Always bestowed freewill…. for me to find…
Which of the two is true?
Lotus Feet countless times.
I am unqualified to avail this opportunity to
To succumb to the offenses of one’s mind,
Glorify Your Divine Grace, but if I do not take
Or to the Master of one’s senses,
it, my lowly mind that is always engrossed in
including my treacherous mind!!
prathishta, garbed in false pride and self prestige,
will continue to do so without deep self reflection.
Only You my Spiritual Father…
I sincerely thank you for this chance. I am sure it
Knows every step I trod…
will help me engage & cleanse my contaminated
Every action &
thought my uncontrolled mind prods…
mind.
When I met Your Divine Grace, for the first
The follies & the ‘so called triumphs’…
The ridicule & empty praise, I dwell on….
time, in the year 1982, at Bangalore, India...
I heard a clear message...
Honour & dishonour, my pride & false ‘humility’…
Jiv jago, jiv jago... O Jiva, open your eyes wide,
The demoniac nature I am so inclined to…
You’re wallowing in material energy so strong,
Like a miser…whose heart is never
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at peace with kith & kin,
Your precious instructions to always recall…
But only a resting place of sin…
Please grant me that from
Totally lost I would be….
Your umbrella of mercy…
without Your guidance for me…
May I never fall….
You…who gives out without discrimination to
For a dark & weary place for me would be
the demons & devout!
this earth…
If You had not appeared in it….
Praying at your merciful Lotus Feet…
Any sound of song of my life would’ve lost
Oh, when will that day be mine, through eternity….
its mirth….
When I give up my false ego,
If You weren’t there to begin it.
I know I’ve a long way to go!
No devotional thoughts like a creeper to grow,
The day I will be on my knees…
To melt my ‘rock like’ heart… surrender;
nectar of your Lotus Feet
Who would engage my crazy mind,
The ultimate shelter of all fallen souls
determined to be an enjoyer?
who seek retreat….
None but You, only You…
My mind often is dark from negative thoughts,
ever so gentle and tender….!
I am weak and weary from their clots;
My bewildered soul…..
At Maya’s enamouring market placements…
Would have to burn &
Countless times have I roamed,
cruel material nature grow more inhuman…
not being complacent…
Conditioned as I am, to whom would I then turn?
Most often readily succumbing to Her lure…
Forgetful of my purpose,
Expecting to find happiness falsely promised…
I would become less than human,
Discovering only too late about
My life would indeed lose its meaning without
Her deceitful ways…
YOU to begin it!
Never learning that Maya is Her name…
Surely a doleful place would be this earth
And bewildering Her choiced game!
if YOU had not appeared in it!
Your Divine Grace…
So today….hear….hear all ye….
On this auspicious day, I beg to humbly pray…
It is our most cherished day,
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for aeons of lifetimes to come;
vande guroh sri-charanaravindam
The day our most beloved
By the mercy of the spiritual master one re-
Spiritual Father did appear,
ceives thebenediction of Krsna. Without the grace
To erase our darkness away…and fear;
of the spiritual master, one cannot make any ad-
With the torch light of knowledge,
vancement. Therefore, I should always remember
flying the Victory Flag…
and praise thespiritual master. At least three times
‘Jayapataka’…rest assured,
a day I should offer my respectfulobeisance’s unto
none of us will ever fall behind or lag!
the lotus feet of my spiritual master.
Dear Father,
What is the point of my existence without you,
I beg you to please overlook countless blunders,
Gurumaharaj? How can I even get the blessings of
Of this pretender so meek,
the Lordships without Your causeless mercy?I hon-
and let my service and shelter,
estly can never ever thank you enough. Though I
Rest always at Your Divine Lotus Feet!
was never qualified, youhave accepted me as Your
disciple and gave me Your unlimited mercy and-
Your fallen spiritual daughter,
Radha Prema Devi Dasi,(Diksha)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
guidance. From my initiation day at Shridham
Mayapur up till date, every conversation and
every realization You have given this insignificant soul hashelped me to slow make small yet
My Dear Amazing Gurumaharaj,
meaningful changes to myself and strive to bea
Please accept my humble and respectful
better servant of the Lord, a better soldier to Sri-
obeisances unto yourdivine lotus feet.
la Prabhupada’s army and abetter disciple to Your
All Glories to Jagatguru Srila Prabhupada.
Holiness. Despite my imperfections, You guided
All Glories toSri Guru and Gauranga!!!
me trulyunderstanding my nature, You brought
Gurumaharaj!!! Happy Vyasa Puja!!!! I pray
amazing realization to me in acompletely unique
Your healthalways improves for the better. I am
manner.
standing here before you, as the mostinsignif-
Thank you Gurumaharaj for I am truly indebt-
icant spiritual daughter; not knowing what to
ed toYou life time after lifetime. Thank you my
say and where to start.This shows and explains
eternal spiritual father for guidingme through!
your abundance of mercy towards myself and the
Like how a father guides his child to walk and picks
other devotes. Gurumaharaj, you have been such
them up whenthey fall, you have been there always
a role model and exemplary not only tome, but also
as a helping hand for me Gurumaharaj.Though I
to other devotes as well. You are my living exam-
have had many personal associations with you, I
ple andSuperhero!!! Your dedication towards the
am always wanting moreand more (this is where
instructions and the teachings of LordChaitanya
I am so greedy for your mercy that I always want-
is indeed immeasurable!
more) BECAUSE I know that You bring out the
As stated in Sri Sri Guru-Astakam:
best in me, I can always feel yourcountless mercy
yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
onto me Gurumaharaj!
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto ‘pi
Oh my Eternal Rescuer,
dhyayan stuvams tasya yashas trisandhyam
It is described in the Srimad Bhagvatam that
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when the Supreme Personality of Godhead KRS-
canwe understand that matter when or previous
NA appeared in this world everyone felt happyand
acharyas like Srila Narottam Das Thakur also ex-
blissful. They wanted to serve Krsna by offering
pressed that same mood. And you gave a brilliant
the best thing they had intheir possession. The
answer whichreally touched my heart. You said “I
sages offered their controlled mind, Suman. The
did not compare myself with Narottam Das Thak-
demigods offered their heavenly flowers which is
ur.I just wanted to express that I am really a fallen
also suman. The Gandharvas started Singing with
soul. You did not tell me directly but you took it
their melodious voice, the Apsaras started danc-
on your own self. I then realized that this itself
ing. Then the clouds started thundering which
is very humbling”. You never cease to amaze me
was sounding like cattle drums. Like that it was a
with Your humility andGurubhakthi!!! I can only
very wonderful combination of cooperation and
pray to RADHA MADHAVA ASTHASAKHIS,
service attitude. As Krsna appeared to revive these
UGRA-NRSHIMHA and PANCHATATTVA
transcendental qualities of service attitude and
that one day I too would be as humble you are.
cooperation amongst the devotees and to make
Please give me alittle drop of that transcendental
them happy I can see that your appearance is also
taste which you get by being so humble.
for this same reason. You are always inspiring the
Oh Nitai Kripapradayine,
devoteesto serve more and more and to cooperate
Your mercy is like such a vast ocean that if
with each others.
someone givesme the power like Agasta Muni or
Unfortunately, despite being Your spiritual
Hanuman then also it is beyond myimagination.
daughter, I, GandharvikaRadha Rani Devi Dasi
You were coming down from lotus building after
do not have even a single drop of these qualities. I
your breakfastto meet Radha Madhava, Pancha
amalways busy with my selfish motives. Being pre-
Tattva, Ugra Nrshimha and Srila Prabhupada-
occupied with my studies, workand personal life,
to to offer Them your respects. You were coming
I am fearing that I will not be able to possess any
down to the elevator fromthe rooftop being aid-
of this beautifully amazing qualities. Please bless
ed by your two servants. Since my sisters and Iw-
me with a single drop of this tasteof Service Atti-
ere always stalking you no matter where You go
tude and Cooperation with devotees.
hoping to get a littlemore of the unlimited mer-
Oh Nagar Gram Tarine,
cy You have tirelessly poured on us, we patient-
You are delivering all the cities and villages
lyhid ourselves strategically from the eyes of the
with your powerful weapon Humility. About
public and waited for You atthe entrance of the
which Lord Caitanya said, Trinadapisunichena..
elevator!!! I still can remember the chuckle You
You are the embodiment of humility. That day
gave whenYou saw us. Knowing the thought that
in Mayapur (last year when we camedown for the
I was having when we saw the elevator dooropen
Mayapur festival and my initiation) I asked you a
and when I finally made eye contact with You as
question themorning after your class. It was about
You were wheeled out ofthe elevator, I wondered
you addressing yourself as the mostinsignificant
if only You would read my mind and realize how-
fallen soul in front of Srila Prabhupada. Then
funny it was and if You would also feel the same.
Srila Prabhupada said you are not the most of
Then You chuckled and Istarted to wonder if You
anything. Then about that I asked you that how
did read my mind. That thought made my whole
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body trembled. That beautiful soul who eradicates
Srila Prabhupada!!! And till that day arrives may
the fear of all and makes everyonelaugh. my hero.
I carry on.
I thought to myself now He’s making this pastime
Oh the greatest friend of all the fallen souls,
with the insignificant me by chuckling at my funny
I heard a lecture by HH Radhanath Swami
thought. How can that be possible?? Istill remem-
Maharaj in which He mentioned in his classon
ber thinking to myself, “Get a grip Amitha! Yourt-
devotee care that your life is simply pleasing the
houghts aren’t that important for Him to share a
devotees. You also alwaysstress on devotee care
laugh with!! He probablyhad something better in
and serving vaisnavas. Growing up watching You
His beautiful mind...” As always, I continued just-
treat all Your God-brothers and God-sisters with
being me and going about my day. What gave me
so much of respect, love and affection makes me
goosebumps later on that day is something I will
so inspired to be able to one day follow Your foot-
remember for the rest of my living and breathing
steps. It is not an easy task but I shall stay true to it
life!!!
as it is what You constantly emphasize on. Please
You came to inspect us doing our seva and
bless me so that Ican also please the devotees and
after speaking to everyone present in that room,
never be the cause of their disturbance and bur-
You looked straight at me and asked me point
den to any of them.
blank about my funny thought earlier!!! I died for
Oh mighty warrior,
a second thinking “Oh my Krsna!!!! He read my
Although externally it seems you are not so
mind???” Despite everything that you had on your
strongphysically but the world knows about your
mind and the heavy amount of responsibilities
prowess in fighting againstMaya. Please help me. I
You carry on Your shoulders, You still found time
am captured by my internal enemies Lust, Greed,-
forme!!!! At that time I realized how merciful You
False ego and so many material desires. Please give
are. Despite Your bodily condition You are travel-
strength to fight against them.
ing all over theworld and climbing up and coming
Oh my spiritual father,
down so many skyscrapers and buildings just to-
That day You told me that the general instruc-
shower Your mercy upon all the fallen souls. That
tions of thespiritual master seems very personal to
gives me the hope that onefine day I will also be
a sincere disciple. As I am such afallen soul please
able to get more drops of that ocean of mercy.
bless me so that I can accept all your general in-
Being born in the 90s, I have never seen Srila Prabhupada in person and always wondered
structionsas personal instructions and dedicate
my life in following them.
when I offered my my obeisance’s onto His lotus-
Guru Maharaj,
Feet, “How can I serve You, Prabhupad? How can
With your mercy, I have been continuing my
I be apart of Your amazingarmy??? What if I don’t
service and vowthat I have taken up to you. I beg
fit? What if I can’t help You? Whatif.. What if.??”.
you to continue blessing me, so that I amable to
Only a few months ago, I got all my “what ifs” an-
carry out more service that is possible. I am in-
sweredby You. Thank you Gurumaharaj. You bless-
deed fortunate that youhave accepted me as your
ed me and gave me some advice and instruction-
spiritual daughter. Please forgive me Guru
sand said “Gandharvika Radha Rani one day soon
Maharaj, ifI have offended any Vaishnavas or
enough you will succeedin your plans of serving
Vaishnavis, knowingly or unknowingly. I will-
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continue praying to Lord Ugra-Nrshimhadev to
Krishna regardless of any situation, it is evident
always bestow His blessings,protect You from all
that you are a Pure Devotee of The Lord. Due to
obstacles and give You the strength to continue
my weakness in my devotional practice, I always
servingthe instructions of Srila Prabhupada and
feel that I am not qualified to serve you direct-
Lord Caitanya.
ly, but due to your causeless Mercy occasionally I
Happy Vyasa Puja Day Gurumaharaj!!!! You
totally rock!!! I love You so so so so much!!!
get the opportunity to serve your servants. This
gives me a lot of pleasure and satisfaction. I can’t
Please come see us all soon!!! I miss You lots!!!
imagine the spiritual pleasure and satisfaction ex-
I love you to Pluto and back and the whole
perienced by the devotees who serve you directly.
universe and beyond!!!! You are and will always
Thinking and discussing about You gives so much
be my anchor!!!! I am so proud that I am Your
pleasure and enthusiasm for devotional service.
spiritual daughter!!!Keep smiling Your beautiful
What to say about being in Your presence? I pray
smile!!!!
that Krishna will continue to Bless us with the association of Your Divine Vani and Vapu for the
Sending lots of love and prayers Your way.
rest of our live.
Your only desire is to fulfill the mission of Sri-
Gandharvika Radha Rani Devi Dasi
la Prabhupada, just like Srila Prabhupada’s only
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desire was to fulfill the mission of His Spiritual
Master. Following on Your footsteps, I also aspire
mukam karoti vacalam
to be a dedicated servant of Guru, Krishna and
pangum langhayate girim
the Vaisnavas. So on this special day, Dear Srila
yad kripa tam aham vande
Gurudev, please Bless me to be a good devotee so
sri gurum dina taranam
that I can do some service to please You. Please
paramananda madhavam
forgive all my offences and always keep me under
sri caitanya iswaram
the shade of Your Lotus Feet.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spir-
Thank you so much for all your help.
itual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His
mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and
All Glories to Your Divine Grace! All Glories
to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!
enables the lame to cross mountains.
Your humble and insignificant servant,
Dearmost Guru Maharaj.
Please accept my humble and respectful obei-
Kesava Gopal Das, (Diksha)
sances unto Your Lotus Feet on this most auspi-
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cious day of your Divine Appearance.
I had the opportunity recently to hear some
Jai Narasinga Dev!
detailed explanations on the Prayers of Queen
Jai Guru Maharaji,
Kunti. During the lecture, I was thinking about
Pranam to your Lotus feet,
You as a perfect example of a living Devotee at the
I am Latha Salla suffering Ovarian cancer
present moment. By looking at your dedication
Since May, 2013.
and steadfast Devotion to Srila Prabhupada and
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cial darshan on 29th December, 2015. You were so
inga Dev to give pooja in your presence would be
merciful and gave me Aspiring and by that time
fulfilled by your grace.
O Guru Maharaj please be merciful on me and
I finished my 3 cycles of chemotherapy.
After taking your darshan and cake cutting
by you on 1st January, 2016 my cancer marker was
my family and give me the shelter at your lotus
feet.
shrunken from 1563 to 256. Doctor told me this
gurur brahma gurur vishnu
was very very good. The decrease of indicator of
gururdevo maheshwara
cancer marker was happened in the month of Jan-
guru sakshat parabramha
uary, 2016 with your blessings and mercy of Lord
tasmaya shri guruve namaha
Jai Guru Maharaj ki! Jai!
Narasinga Dev.
I am much much energetic and healthy now. I
Latha Salla, (Aspiring)
am going to complete my last cycle of chemother-
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apy 9th March, 2016 with your kind blessings and
mercy of Narasinga Dev.
Dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept my respect-
After you gave me Aspiring I am chanting
ful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, and
Narasinga Kavacham and also Lord Narasinga
Thank you so much for allowing me to render
Dev prayers.
some menial service to your divine vapu in the
Please bless me that I completely come out of
recent times. Your compassion has no boundar-
disease and become healthy so that my desire to
ies. Recently when I had the good fortune of be-
come to Mayapur to take Dharshan Lord Naras-
ing in your presence in Sridham Mayapur for the
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Sri Gaura Purnima festival the auspicious 530 th
ation became worse and oxygen levels went down
appearance of Sriman Gauranga Mahaprabhu on
in the early hours of one day and we had to call an
the adhivas ceremony you were explaining how
ambulance to take you to the hospital. We were all
the joy of serving Maha prabhu has no limits and
worried and in so much anxiety but You remained
by serving Maha Prabhu all the miseries will go
Cool and was joking with the ambulance staff by
far away. You exemplifies this fact so vividly that
saying” She will be right might” which surprised
you are always happy in serving Maha prabhu and
even the staff that they have not seen any patient
Srila Prabhupada and you never show any signs of
like you in their service.
unhappiness even in the midst of so much turbu-
Guru Maharaj, we can only say that you are not
lence in the society and even in your body.In the
on the bodily platform and are reminding us that
month of December when you took so much pains
we are not these bodies. You are not only teaching
to visit your spitual sons and daughters in down
this philosophy but constantly acting on this plat-
under you gave unlimited mercy to all those who
form thus you are an acharya who teaches by ex-
came to see you and serve you.
ample.Your apparent illness gave us the devotees
One mataji who is your Siksha disciple and dis-
in Perth to serve you for 13 days, the longest stay
ciple of His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj who
ever in Perth and during that stay you inspired
has not visited temple for many years and when
many more devotees which resulted 10 devotees to
she came to see you, you gave her so much mercy
take shelter and another 10 to aspire for Initiation
that her life has transformed again and she is very
and many more including the Doctor who is the
enthusiastic to engage in the direct service of their
Head of the department to render service to the
Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. So your compassion
devotees.
is beyond any boundaries!!When Your bodily situ-
Your mood is always to please the devotees and
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you put all your personal inconveniences aside
me as an instrument in your plans.
which was shown so vividly by willing to travel the day after you were discharged to the east-
Yours in the service of Lord Sri Krishna,
ern states to enthuse the devotees and help the
preaching programs over there. No wonder your
Sita Rama Lakshmana Das
dedicated secretaries have hard time in convinc-
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ing you to balance your health and your enthusiasm to preach. I can only offer my insignificant
prayer to Lord Nrsimha Dev to protect your body
In year 2013, you came to Perth retreat at that
and give you lots of strength to help the devotees
and fulfill many orders given to you personally by
time I took Siksa from you, Guru Maharaj.
I am doing Mechanical Engineering from
Curtin University and I am presently in 3rd year.
Srila Prabhupada.
You are always thinking how to expand the
family of Srila Prabhupada and thus inventing
newer and newer ways to engage the conditioned
Please bless me to complete my Engineering
studies successfully.
I am doing seva at Kalamunda Temple and
chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and I am in
souls and please the previous Acaryas.
Recently in the month of February my material father came to Sri Dham Mayapur to have
Krishna Bhakthi. This all happening in my life after your darshan only.
your darshan and he had to leave on 2 March not
O Guru Maharaj please be merciful on me
knowing that would be his last visit and you were
that I will come Mayapur for Lord Narasingadev
still recovering in Delhi. So he left the Sri Dham
darshan and give puja in your presence,
Mayapur after having darshan of Panchatatva, Sri
O Guru Maharaj please be merciful on me and
Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Prahlada Nrsimha Dev
my family and give me the shelter at your lotus
and Srila Prabhupada in physically weak condi-
feet.
tion and he left his consciousness in Sri Dham
Mayapur and thus left his body in Kolkata which
is another holy place being the birthplace of Sri-
la Prabhupada. Immediately after hearing this
news you prayed for him and advised me to do the
Jai Guru Maharaj ki jai ho
Vimar Kumar Salla, (Shiksa)
rituals in a vaisnava way.
Guru Maharaj what more can I ask you. I have
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no words in expressing my gratitude to you. On this
most auspicious day I beg you to please do not kick
me from your lotus feet and please please allow me
to always remember your lotus feet and allow me
to some menial service being an insignificant ser-
vant of the servant of the devotees. I need all the
mercy I can get to stay on the path so please allow
I took Aspiring on 29th December along with
me to stay in the association of devotees and use
my parents. I am chanting one round everyday be-
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that I am always eager to serve you and please you.
I would like to share this incident with you
I sincerely pray to you for your mercy so that
Guru deva. Once I was taking Hrishikesh and
my wife, my son and myself remain at your lotus
Bharat to Playschool and found that they were
feet at all times since there is no other shelter for
having cake cutting ceremony of one kid. I knew
us. I also sincerely pray to Lord Nrsimhadev to al-
the cake would be with egg and immediately I told
ways protect you so that more and more condi-
Hrishikesh, that we need to go home now. But
tioned souls can be delivered by your mercy.
Hrishikesh saw the cake and wanted to attend
the ceremony and then the cake. But I pulled him
Your most fallen and unworthy servant,
from that place and bought him in the car. Then
Anandamaya Gopinath Das
I felt guilty about this that I had to pull my kids
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out of cake cutting ceremony, and I immediately prayed you Gurudev, Please help me to make
Hare Krishna Dear Gurudev,
him understand. Then I told Hrishikesh “ ohh you
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances!
know Hrishikesh, Why we can’t eat that cake, be-
All Glories to Sri Sri RadhaGopinath,
cause Krishna doesn’t like and it’s not offered to
him” and Hrishikesh said “Oh yeah” and he didn’t
All Glories to you Gurudev,
even bother to go back for cake.
And All Glories to my God Sisters and God
Brothers.
Gurudev I know am not that good Mother for
my Kids and not giving 100 percent of it, but am
Dear Gurudeva, My Dandavat Pranam to you!,
now sure that my kids have best Grand Father like
I, Manibhushita Radha Devi Dasi, your fallen
you and he is there to help them.
and conditioned disciple, firstly wish you Many
Many Happy Returns of the Day!
I would like to thank you Gurudeva for accept-
Last year I had this in mind that I will prepare
or present something once you visit Sydney. Lot
of ideas were running through my mind.
ing me as your disciple, who is fallen and full of
One day I prayed to you that please help me,
Anarthas. Thank you for being with me all the
and then I found to do something out of the Poem
time whenever I needed, and showering your
you wrote about Srila Prabhupada “Yadi Prabhu-
blessings on me.
pada naa Hoita”, which could please you. I kept
This is your mercy that I am able to write this
listening to the poem and couldn’t understand the
offering on the auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja.
meaning of it, and then looking out for transla-
I have learned that, to know Supreme Person
tion. So one of the mataji one day started sharing
and connect with Him, I have to go through spir-
some videos which had this song with translation
itual master who have experienced the Supreme
and I was really thankful to her for sending me the
Person. As I am also aware that I can’t see Lord di-
meaning. I learned the poem, specially the mean-
rectly but I am able to see His representative who
ing of the poem, then started thinking what can
has experienced and connected to the Supreme
be done.
Person! In this case, for me it’s you Gurudeva who
Later stage there was inauguration of Temple
is a representative of the Lord, through disciplic
in Malaysia and some disciples played the same
succession.
poem with drama. I got some idea from the drama
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cause I am studying year 12 in senior high school
The year 12 studies are hard. At present for me
English is very hard and I am not doing well in
Please accept my humble respectful obeisances
at your lotus feet.
English subject.
Please shower your mercy and bless me to com-
All glories to you Guru Maharaj!!!
plete my year 12 studies successfully.
With your kind blessings soon as I complete
This is my first time writing an offering to you.
my year 12 studies and I want to come Mayapur
Every year I keep thinking that I am not quali-
Lord Narasingadev darshan and give puja in your
fied to glorify you and keep giving myself an ex-
presence.
cuse not to write an offering. I was thinking that
O Guru Maharaj! please be merciful unto me
I will develop the quality one day and then make
and my family members and give me the shelter at
an attempt. No matter how hard I try, it will be
your lotus feet.
in vain since I do not have any purity in my heart
to glorify a pure devotee. On the other hand, by
Jai Guru Maharaj ki jai!
trying to glorify you I hope that my mind will be
Vishal Kumar Salla, (Aspiring)
purified since it is filled with countless material
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desires and impure thoughts.
Although I am very degraded and engrossed
with material sense enjoyment, you have been
showering your mercy time and time again. It is by
your causeless mercy that you have accepted me at
your lotus feet and you stayed with us for the past
two times you visited Sydney. Although I could
You gave me special dharshan on 29th De-
witness in person so many of your transcendental
cember, 2015 with my wife Latha Salla and son
qualities such as humility, tolerance, patience etc.,
Vishal Kumar Salla.You showered your mercy on
my mind filled with ignorance and false ego that
this day and without my anticipation you gave me
I have no inclination to imbibe those qualities.
Aspiring.
Please help me Guru Maharaj to somehow get an
I am chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna
Maha Manthra and our lives are changed and we
have lot of peace in the house.
interest to develop these qualities.
Everytime I meet you, I am afraid to ask you
how I can please you since I feel that I will not
Please shower your mercy on me and my wife
be able to and I will be a failure. I am very foolish
Latha and children Vimal and Vishal to come to
and very obstinate. By your mercy, please drag me
Mayapur for Lord Narasinga Dev dharshan to give
forcibly on the path of devotional service. patita
puja in your presence after Latha comes out from
pavana hetu tava avatara - You have descended to
cancer disease completely.
this material world to deliver the fallen souls like
me. mo sama patita prabhu na paibe ara - I can
Vishwanthan Salla, (Aspiring)
assure you Guru Maharaj that there no one more
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fallen than me. So, please pick me up and ensure
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played by them, like the meaning and how it can
month without any difficulties. This was only pos-
be presented with kids.
sible because of your blessings and mercy.
And finally the skit and dance was presented
Finally Gurudeva, Myself and my Prabhu,with
to you when you visited to Sydney, without any
Kids Hrishikesh, Bharat,my parents would like
difficulties and with help of all my God Sisters
to wish you Many more years of devotional ser-
and God Brothers.
vice and always praying to Sri Sri Radha Gopi-
The reason I mentioned this to you Gurudev,
nath,Gaura Nitai, Jagganath, Baladev,Subhadra,
just to thank you for understanding my mind and
Narshimha Dev to constantly protect you and
being with me all the time, even to gift you and
shower their blessings.
please you, I need your prayers and blessings.
What I have realized from this, even If I want
to please you Gurudev with strong and pure de-
Please forgive me and correct me, If I have offended or used inappropriate words in writing this
offering.
sire, you are one who gives me the way and different options to full fill them.
Thank you Gurudeva again for reading this offering
I do remember one Incident which I would like
to share with you Gurudev and all disciples.
While I was cooking for Servants, Volunteers
Thank you God Brothers and God Sisters for
giving me the opportunity to give this offering to
Gurdeva!
and you Gurudev,I had finished my cooking with
other teams except for you. But I was so much wor-
Yours Aspiring and Fallen servant/daughter
ried that I can’t find any dish which I can make
Manibhushita Radha Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
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for you according to your diet restrictions.
I tried couple of them but didn’t work well. Fi-
Dearest Gurudev,
nally Sankirtan Prabhu told me, only cook halwa
All glories to Guru and Gauranga,
and rest he will take care. I asked prabhu what he
Please accept our humble obeisance at your
is cooking for Dinner, and Prabhu told me that
lotus feet.
Gurudev wants to eat quesadillas and he haven’t
Dearest Gurudeva,
cooked it before. Oh on hearing this, I was like
You are an exemplary example of how we ought
“I know how to cook it but we need to find the
to execute devotional service in every aspect of
ingredients suitable to Gurudeva’s Diet”, we re-
life despite all material discomforts. We fondly
searched and finally prepared quesadillas.
remember our association with you during your
Gurudeva you honored it without any complaints and ate more than enough.
Sydney yatra early this year. We were fortunate
and blessed to get your association. I vividly
From this incident I realized that Gurudeva
remember the night seva where I received a first-
you are so merciful that you gave me chance to
hand experience of the strife you face at every
cook for yourself, and you knew what I was able
moment. Despite all the bodily discomforts, you
to cook. I am such a thankful to you Gurudev for
are always in Krishna consciousness and bliss. You
saving me and being so merciful on me.
remain jovial and kept showering us with Krishna
Lastly, I and my Prabhu were able to perform
Prema. Your unconditional love and care for all
the fast and follow the principles of Purshottam
devotees with a tad care for your material self is
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truly a life changing learning experience.
to look into the future and make adjustments ac-
This year has been exceptional blissful for us
with the initiations for myself and my wife, at the
start of this year at Sydney. We are eternally indebted to you Gurudev.
cordingly amazes me. Your focus on preaching and
saving the lost souls is so amazing.
Spiritual master is called the incarnation of
the mercy of the Lord – Karuna avatar. I can clear-
Thank you Guru Maharaj, for engaging us in
ly see in my case that only strength I have both
the spiritual path and blessing us with satputra.
materially and spiritually is your mercy. I have
With your blessings, my wife Nandini Hari Priya
no idea why you chose me to bestow your mercy.
Devi Dasi is carrying and expected to deliver in
Only explanation is your mercy is causeless. You
Sept. We hope and pray at your lotus feet that all
are pouring unlimited mercy into our hearts. But
of us as a Vaishnava family always remain engaged
alas my heart has so many holes like envy, greed,
in devotional service.
lust etc. that I am loosing this mercy. Oh master
We had an intense desire to serve our Lordships Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha and with your unconditional mercy we have been engaged in bhoga
service.
when will the day come that I will be able to retain this mercy?
I desire to serve your lotus feet. But my desire
is weak and I have no determination. I can see
We express our heartfelt feelings of gratitude
this honey called service to spiritual master stored
for guiding us in every step of our life. We hum-
up in the bottle. But I am unable to reach it. Even
bly pray at your lotus feet to continue guiding us
though I see it and am very close to it I have not
in every path of life and help us in our sandhana
tasted it. So all I have is little book knowledge and
Gurudeva.
have no real experience of this honey called Bhak-
Your humble servant aspiring for your service,
Nandini HariPriya Devi Dasi
thi. Oh master please feed me this honey. Please
engage me in your service.
and Paramapriya Gopinath Das Adhikari
The dark age of kali is progressing. Kali purusha
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is pushing his agenda relentlessly. I am completely
disturbed by external and internal ( from my mind)
Dear Gurudev,
problems. I am completely lost in this terrible sit-
Please accept my humble obeisance at your
uation and suffering terribly. Please instruct me
lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!
on how to serve you which is the only medicine. I
All glories to Guru and Gauranaga!!!
feel the urgent need to establish the golden age of
One more year of your glorious service to Srila
Sri Chaitanya for my sake and for the other souls
Prabhupada has gone by. You are a priceless and
suffering here. Please use me as your instrument
tireless general in the army Srila Prabhupada cre-
in establishing the golden age. Enough of this Kali
ated to fight Kali. You embody the concept of ser-
and his agenda, please show me and this world the
vice to spiritual master. Srila Prabhupada is the
sweetness of Lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. Ad-
perfect master and you are his perfect disciple. Sri-
vaita Gosai did tapasya to save the people of this
la Prabhupada said ‘Purity is the force’ and even
world by bringing Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
a lowly person as myself can feel the force within
Oh master please make me drown in the ocean
you. Your clarity in thought and your capability
of Bhakthi which Gosai wanted everyone to taste.
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Let the spiritual revolution manifest more promi-
our complete happiness lies in keeping up that
nently and defeat this Kali.
promise given to you.But without your mercy we
You are our only hope in this dark age.
don’t have a clue how to do it
Yours fallen son,
Please help,
Sankirtan Narottam Das, (Diksha)
Your Insignificant Servants,
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Sarva Thirtha Gaura Das, (Diksha)
Manmohini Radha Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Hare Krishna Respected Gurudev
Vishnugupthan, Radha Gopinath,
Please accept our humble obeisances
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All glories to You and Srila Prabhupada
Gurudev,we consider ourself very fortunate
Dear Gurudev,
that we had your darshan in Sydney in January
this year. You gave us opportunity to serve you in
All glories to you!!!!!!
different ways.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!
We are so happy that you gave your blessings
to our newborn and did the naamkaran for him.
Every time you come to Sydney and home, it
is festival for eyes. When I look back in life the
Thank you Gurudeva.
moments that I cherished most is the moments I
In the last Vyasa Puja offering me and my wife
got your association. I feel most fortunate to re-
were reminding ourself about the promise we gave
ceive your merciful glances. Your shelter is the
you at time of initiation that we will be helping
only remedy for my madness. Three modes of ma-
you in spreading Srila Prabhupad’s mission. Now
terial nature is taking me here and there. It is be-
when we looked back, since the last Vyasa Puja till
yond my capability to control my mind. I sincere-
today we understand that we didn’t do anything
ly desire to desire that I should do every moment
significant to satisfy that promise.
work as your servant. I have heard from you that
However some baby steps which we did last
year were:
1. Helping Starthfield Bhakthi Sastri as a co
facilitator.
2. Volunteer Coordination for the temple festivals
we renew our commitments to our spiritual master daily. I sincerely beg you that I should chant
my 16 rounds sincerely seriously, humbly with full
concentration and follow 4 rules and regulation
eternally. I also beg that my prabhu Anandamaya Gopinath Das and son Achyuth should chant
3. Coordinating Shiksha programme for the
their 16 rounds and follow 4 rules and regulation
temple as an assistant to His Grace Vijay Gopikesh
eternally as well. We should never leave your lotus
prabhu.
feet. Let us listen from you and Prabhupada very
This year we will try expanding our services
attentively every day. Let us read your instructions
in doing book distribution. We already started to
and Prabhupada books very scrutinisingly. Let all
do in a very small way in the eastern suburbs of
of us have a single pointed focus on serving you as
Sydney.
you desire. Let us all put our mind in our services.
The above said services we could do only by
Let me be a good wife and good mother as you in-
your mercy and beg for more to do something sig-
structed. Let the house be filled with Bhakti vrik-
nificant to keep our promise to you.We consider
sha as you directed. I can totally understand that
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I cannot do any of these as everyday there is so
million to me dear spiritual master. However, I am
much shortcomings in all these services because
sure you will make me a diamond. I am also very
of my tendency to do these things very slowly.
sure you will make my prabhu, Achyuth, my fa-
I am sincerely praying to Lord Nityananda to help
ther, mother and sangirtan narotam Das and all
me, my prabhu and Achyuth to become an effi-
wishers around us into wonderful diamond.
cient servant of you.
We all are crying and begging for your mercy.
Please give your blessing to my mother, father,
Let us all be determined to make you happy. We
Sankirtan Narotam Das and all the bhakti vriksha
all are waiting for that miracle from you so that
members so that they continue doing the services.
we all do services very efficiently to please you.
Let us all be small instruments in your hand for
Please forgive all our offences. All glories to you
serving Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you!!!!!!!
dear spiritual master!!!
Though I am terribly foolish and very inefficient,
I would like to spread your glories, Prabhupada
glories and Caitanya Mahaprabhu glories. Good
Sri Guru Bhakti Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
disciples can write about spiritual master and the
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lord in a poetic way. I am struggling to write even
this small paragraph. My only hope is you. I have
Dear Gurudev!
heard from you that Srila Prabhupada has said if
Please accept my respectful obeisances in the
devotees put 70% of their effort he will take them
dust of your divine lotus feet.
back to the lord. I can understand that Prabhupa-
All glories to Your divine Grace.
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I am so insignificant to glorify you Guru
ing. Finally, when we heard your visit to Sydney
Maharaj, But so indebted to you for showing mercy
has been finalized we were so much excited, we
up on me and trying to pull me out of the clutches
started jumping up and down. All set, ready for
of maya. Therefore I would like to make an attempt
the big day.
to writing and sharing my offering, with your permission and blessings.
When you were at Sydney and went to the
hospital for albumin I came to know the difficul-
Your visit always leaves me with many realiza-
ties you have to undergo. It was a shock to me. It is
tions. This visit was no exception and was most
not that easy to plan your travel. My mind was re-
special. We originally heard a whisper that you
alizing the situation you would have undergone in
would be visiting Australia, but nothing was very
Perth and it has amazed me how you could make
clear and then after few days it was confirmed and
it. If I was in that situation I would not be leaving
we came to know you landed in Perth. Everything
the place.
happened so quickly. We all started preparation
You are so merciful Guru Maharaj, you have
for your Sydney visit. We were all discussing and
taken all that trouble on earth to make that visit to
sorting thing out. Then we received the message
give vapu service and your association to this in-
that you were unwell and also in ICU. We were
significant soul. Thank you so much for this visit
shocked and started to pray Narasimha dev by
Guru Maharaj. You have demonstrated how much
chanting Narasimha kavacha and extra rounds as
one has to tolerate any difficulties for preach. I am
requested. We were waiting for your recovery and
so fallen and always try to remain in my comfort
anxious to know if you would be able to visit us.
zone and need to learn from you Guru Maharaj.
We didn’t get any news of confirmation that you
The trouble we had taken is not even half of a
were coming, we didn’t know what to do. Wheth-
drop of the those you are taking.
er to visiting you in Perth or wait here in Sydney.
It is the responsibility of the deciple to take
We were eager to take your association, couldn’t
care of the Spiritual master’s health and I failed
wait. Then there was this message that you may
in that. Instead I am causing you lot of pain due to
visit Melbourne and not Sydney. We changed our
my sinful actions. Please guide me and don’t leave
plans to visit Melbourne instead, but nothing was
me even if I have done these mistakes. Please give
decided. The only thing for sure was that we real-
me one more chance. I will try my best next time.
ly missed you and wanted to come and take your
Not everybody can serve you Guru Maharaj:
darshan.
On that first day itself we realized the bed which
My wife and I were given the service of hir-
was provided for you was not at all adequate and
ing items for your visit and due to the Christmas
you couldn’t sleep well for the entire night,causing
holiday period, there was a lot of rush and crowd.
tiredness and uneasiness to you. Though meticu-
So we had reserved the things to hire as earlier as
lous planning we couldn’t fulfil the need at that
possible to secure them. Now with the schedule
hour. It was not adequate, we should have checked
changes, it was very hard to decide when to get
the requirements beforehand. We are so fallen we
the items in. There was a kind of anxiety as we
didn’t think of the bed before and caused you lot
don’t know for definite what should be our move.
of physical stress and we failed miserably in this,
We were not aware of the difficulty you are tak-
please forgive me for causing this.
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I remember in a couple of incidents you taught
me the lesson “one should not act foolishly but al-
Dear Guru Maharaja, I had the wonderful
ways keep in mind that I am the fool no.1 in knowl-
opportunity of spending some time in your
edge in front of the Spiritual master.” I acted so
personal association when you had come to
foolishly and you taught me how to do things with
Sydney in January this year. I was very fortunate
greater care and attention to details and use com-
to get the service of sitting by the side of your bed
mon sense, also how to turn the situation around
in the night (night shift service) during your stay
by admitting any and all of my mistakes.
in Sydney. My senior god brother Madhavendra
You are so humble, tolerating all the pain
Priya prabhu was also with me and he took care of
I gave you while serving you, you wouldn’t com-
most of your needs. Even though there were more
plain about anything. Yet allowing me to do the
qualified devotees to do this service, I was very
service in view of giving the opportunity to realise
fortunate to get this opportunity. I was unable to
and correct.
understand your needs most of the time and made
I am again requesting you for your mercy and
several mistakes. Though you could have asked
blessings, show me the ways to understand what
anytime for someone better, you tolerated me and
you are trying to teach me, light up the path to
continued to give me an opportunity to serve you
show the direction you are directing me, educate
in an insignificant way.
me to change. I Beg for at least a drop of your mercy
You are always keen to give your disciples an
and blessings. I am all yours, your eternal servant
opportunity to serve you and please Krishna in
Guru Maharaj please pull be back from my anar-
that way. In that same mood, you had merciful-
thas and provide me with your association and
ly given me this opportunity and tolerated all my
guidance, blessing to move in my spiritual path.
mistakes and inability. Also, I felt Krishna was
The New year has just started we are fully
very kind enough to arrange this opportunity for
charged with your blessings and mercy after your
me. I had just quit my old job the previous week
visit. Our progress in the path as you recommend
and awaiting to join my new job the following
in one of your lectures to try to concentrate to
week, hence I was free during the week you vis-
make one family a devotee in an year. My wife and
ited. Though I had not made special efforts to ar-
I are taking this instruction deep inside our heart
range things this way, it so happened and I was free
and tried to do this through Bhakthi Vrikshas.
during the week you visited and hence I was able
Last year there were 3 new families who took up
to come almost each night for the service. I am
the process of Krishna consciousness. Thank you
very grateful to Krishna to kindly arrange things
for using me as an instrument.
this way and give me this wonderful opportunity
to serve you that I did not deserve. You had menYour spiritual son,
tioned in one of your lectures that even thinking
Srivasa Nitai Gaura Das, (Diksha)
of a pure Vaishnava purifies one, what to speak of
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touching one. I had the glorious opportunity to
touch you as part of the night shift service and get
purified in that way, though I did not deserve to
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ful for such an opportunity.
Earlier, I had contacted you by e-mail about
unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master.”
my first Bhakti Vriksha batch that Vijay Gopikesh
Although for a person like me, it would take
prabhu helped me start. You personally replied to
many lifetimes to properly glorify you but I am
that mail saying that it was a defining moment
attempting to write this offering to purify myself.
in my life and gave me tips on how to succeed in
Your glories are as unlimited as Krishna’s and Sri-
that service. Though there are thousands of Bhak-
la Prabhupada’s glories.
ti Vrikshas around the world run successfully by
Srila Gurudev, every year whenever I write
thousands of more qualified disciples, you encour-
the Vyasa Puja offering I cannot but just keep
aged me by personally replying to my e-mail and
thanking you for the mercy you shower on me and
asking me to send regular updates about how the
my family. This year due to your unqualified disci-
service is going. In this way, you have kindly en-
ples like myself, you have had a tough ride in terms
couraged me in my attempt to render some service
of personal health but still you have travelled all
to you in an insignificant way.
around to give your precious association. You dis-
Looking forward to opportunities to serve you
play unlimited compassion and humility not only
in whatever insignificant way I can in the future.
forsuffering souls like me but also for people who
have hardly made any efforts to take Krishna con-
Your undeserving aspiring servant,
sciousness.Nothing can stop you to preach - not
Sumedha Gauranga Das, (Diksha)
even ill health. I remember when you were in Syd-
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ney in January 2016, you were admitted to a local
hospital for a day treatment for a serious health
My most dearest Gurudev,
issue but your mood still didn’t change. Even in
Hare Krishna!!!
that state, you were subtly preaching hospital doc-
tors and nurses.
obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to Srila
Prabhupada! All glories to you Srila Gurudev!
Guru-Maharaj, you have made all arrangements not only for your disciples but for aspirers
Wish you a very very very Happy Appearance
and well wishers through many innovative ways
day! I humbly pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri
of giving your association through JPS app, JPS
Sri Radha Gopinath, Pancha Tattva and Nrshim-
archives, your lectures, social media (Facebook)
ha Dev to bless you with good health.
etc. I always notice that you get immense plea-
yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado sure when someone strengthens their commit-
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto pi ment and conviction to Srila Prabhupada and his
dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam ISKCON. In a very exemplary way, you teach us
the mood of becoming an eternal disciple by dis-
“By the mercy of the spiritual master one
playing your unconditional pure love for Srila Pra-
receives the benediction of Krishna. Without the
bhupada. With your mercy and blessings, I am hop-
ing that one day I will instill in my heart a drop of
that mood of servitorship for Guru and Gauranga
similar to what you have for Srila Prabhupada and
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ISKCON. You have further placed a lot of impor-
God-brother and Brahmachari Leader Ghanashy-
tance on working together and spreading Krishna
am Govinda Das and Kamsarisena Das (disciple
Consciousness - we can create something so much
of His Holiness Devamrita Swami). We would like
more powerful than we could ever create on our
to offer unto your lotus feet the positive outcomes
own.
of what I would personally term as bit out of the
Last year on this auspicious day, I was with you
comfort zone- service. I am fully dependent on
at your Home base Sri Mayapur Dham but un-
your lotus feet my dearest Guru Maharaj and re-
fortunately this year I am feeling that separation.
quest you to kindly keep bestowing your continual
I am praying and hoping that every year from
shower of mercy and unlimited blessings so that
here on, we will be in your personal association to
we can add some value to this mission of spread-
celebrate this day with you.
ing the Sankirtan Movement.
Dear Guru Maharaj, I always ask you what can
Last but not least, I was listening to one of the
I do for you and your standard response is to help
lectures from His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
you in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s mission. To
and he quoted -“Don’t try to see God but act in
start on this journey, last year my wife Yutheshvari
such a way that God will call you”. If I delve on
Radha Devi Dasi and I took a small step of distrib-
it further, I believe the only way I will be able to
uting books on our daughter – Anaiya Radhika’s
even perceive it with my faulty senses is by ren-
second birthday in November 2014. Although, we
dering service unto you with all my heart which is
didn’t undertake book distribution actively this
nothing but a lump of anarthas. I genuinely thank
year but we have embarked on a new journey -
you from the deepest core of my heart for letting
Western Preaching - with the assistance of our
me render some service unto you - I am eternally
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indebted to you for allowing me to spend intimate
menial servant at your Lotus Feet,
moments with you. Every time you allow me to
Venkata Madhava Das,(Diksha)
feed you or let me drive you around it creates spe-
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cial memories, which I secure deeply in the most
hidden corner of my heart for this is what I need
Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja!
to unlock at the time of death. Guru Maharaj you
know me inside out and being an ocean of cause-
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
less mercy you fully understand and appreciate
Dear Guru Maharaja, wish you many more
my strengths and encourage me to get better and
Krishna Conscious Vyasapuja appearance day!
better. Guru Maharaj right from day 1 you under-
Please kindly accept my deep heartfelt thank
stood my passion to drive you around and allow
you for initiating me recently during your visit to
me to render this service which is the most exclu-
Sydney in January 2016. “Bhrahmanda bhrahmite
sive and treasured service for me. I pray to Sri Sri
kauna bhagyavan jiva, Guru Krishna prasade paye
Radha Gopinath that I always follow your exam-
bhakti lata bija”. I feel very fortunate and bless-
ple and never deviate from yours and Srila Pra-
ed to get your association and mercy. I always felt
bhupad’s values and instructions. I also pray that
sad that I never stood first in material education
gradually I will develop such qualities that at the
but to the second position in class which left me
culmination of my life, you will be proud to be my
frustrated in education. But your causeless mercy
spiritual father.
I took my first baby step in spiritual path, which
Thank you for being a special father…
made me to cloud 9.
Your Spiritual Son and
Till your travel to Sydney is confirmed, I was
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not thinking about initiation considering that
Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
I am not qualified and various so called obstacles.
But things so turned out that all the hurdles on
All glories to you dear Guru Maharaja!
the way were vanquished as your trip is finalized
and your health is recovered. Then I understood
On the night of Gaura Purnima, I had a dream,
how you are distributing Lord Gauranga’s mercy
in the dream I was giving you our statistics about
freely in every town and village.
our book distribution scores. Yes Gurudev!
Mahaprabhu predicted that “prithivite ache
We (Me and my husband - Nityananda Prana
yata nagaradi grama sarvatra pracara haibe mora
Das )have taken the initiative to engage grihast-
nama”. Srila Prabhupad’’s mercy, holy name is
has in book distribution using the idea that you
spread all over the world in to major towns, and
suggested in Perth Lecture. So far 85 congrega-
keeping Prabhupad’s legacy through nama hatta
tional members have signed up for 50:50 book dis-
and bhakti vriksha programs you spread the glo-
tribution Campaign. Taking inspiration from His
ries of Gauranga to every village in India and oth-
Grace Ghanashyam Prabhu, support of His Grace
er countries. In my recent visit to India (Mayapur,
Vijay Gopikesh pr and with the help of enthusi-
Puri, Tirupathi), I clearly understood the glories
astic congregational members we are trying our
of your services to Prabhupad. Wherever I went,
best. You instructed me to distribute books during
I could see the presence of Victory Flag in some
the first personal darshan,I would like to make it a
way or other. When His Holiness Bhakti Purshot-
life long service, thank you for guiding us through
tama swami was here, he mentioned that your
and we seek your blessing. I felt that this dream/
vision is always 10years in advance; some of your
sleep was complete after having spoken to you(in
activities are not comprehensible for common
dream) and Gaura purnima day ended very nicely.
man like me.
Taking inspiration from that moment I am
I understand with great qualification of being
writing this for you….
your disciple, great opportunity and responsibility
If it’s a dream, let it be about you,
of serving you in the mission of Prabhupada is up
If its birthday celebration, let me celebrate yours,
on me. I pray and beg at your lotus feet to bestow
If is a garland I have to string, let me string it for
your mercy and strength on to me in serving Rad-
you,
ha Gopinath and Sydney congregation.
If it’s the food that I cook, let it be for you,
This is my first offering to you Guru Maharaja;
If it’s a letter that I write, let me address it to you,
If it’s a gift I have to buy, let me shop for you,
kindly forgive me for my offenses.
vanca kalpa trubyas ca
If it’s a skill I have to learn, let me learn to use in
kripa sindhubya eva ca
your service,
patitanam pavanebyo
If it’s a puja, I have to do, let it be Guru puja,
vaishnavebyo namo namaha
If it’s a service I have to do, let me do it for your
pleasure,
Aspiring to be your menial servant,
Virabhadra Nityananda Das, (Diksha)
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If it’s a song I have to pen, let me compose it for you,
If it’s a stage performance, let me do it for you,
If it’s a discourse I have to give, let me speak about
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you,
edge, I was unable to understand. After hearing
If it’s a book to distribute, let me distribute it for you,
many lectures and reading Srila Prabhupada’s book
If it’s the bhakti creeper I have to grow, let me nour-
I gradually increased my faith on the Lord and his
ish it for you,
name, however still with 0.0000001% doubt. I al-
If it’s somebody’s dhoti I have to catch, let it be yours,
ways used to mention to myself “If you chant well,
If it’s somewhere I have to go to, let it be to Goloka
Krishna will reveal to you that secret.” Srila Gu-
with you!!!
rudev your recent visit to Sydney in January 2016
So far it has always been ‘I’ and ‘Me’, I am slow-
helped me to remove that 0.0000001% doubt as
ly learning to do it for you dear Gurudev, the pro-
well. I would like to share this pastime. I was very
cess which you taught, that would make life ‘Com-
excited to see you and have your vapu association
plete’!
as well. My husband and I took Laundry service
Your daughter,
for you, Srila Gurudev and your servants. I have
Vraja Vinoda Devi Dasi
a problem wherein my right shoulder dislocates,
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and whenever this happens it takes weeks to reduce the pain and for it to come back to normal.
Hare Krishna Dear Srila Gurudev,
Unluckily or luckily my shoulder got dislocated
suddenly, and you had just gone for rest and I was
in severe pain but could not do anything. The only
All Glories to you Srila Gurudev.
thing I was happy about was that if I died at that
Happy appearance day to our beloved Gurudev!
moment (as the pain will be so bad that I can’t
With your permission and mercy, I would like to
even express) at least I was close to Srila Gurudev
pray to their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Gopinath,
and continued struggling. Within 10 minutes my
Gaura, Nitai, Jagannath Baladeva and Subhadra
shoulder popped back into position, but I could
to bestow unlimited mercy on to you on this Vya-
not move my right hand at all. I was very disap-
sa Puja and for your fast recovery so that you can
pointed as I had ironing service to finish off for
fulfil the mission of Srila Prabhupada.
the day. I forced myself and said this is the gold-
Whenever I used to hear, “Krishna is not alone.
en opportunity to serve Srila Gurudev and started
Krishna means His name, His qualities, His fame,
to iron your clothes Gurudev. As I continued to
His friends, His paraphernalia, His entourage—
iron and the wrinkles in the garment started to
everything included” I never fully understood it.
disappear, in the same time the pain of my shoul-
Srila Gurudev only with your mercy I could un-
der, which usually takes a minimum of a week to
derstand that Krishna is non-different from his
heal, started to disappear as well. Then I started
name as mentioned in Bhagavad-gita 10.39 “I am
to realise why this happened to me while I was
the generating seed of all existences. There is no
doing your service, Srila Gurudev. You showed
being – moving or nonmoving – that can exist
me that you and your paraphernalia is non-dif-
without Me.”
ferent. Then it struck me Krishna and his name
But Srila Gurudev somehow I was drawn to
are non-different, you were so merciful to remove
this, sometimes I used to get confused about how
that 0.0000001% doubt. This instance helped me
this is possible. With my material eyes and knowl-
to increase my faith more and more and made me
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stronger in Krishna Consciousness. I beg to your
All Glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!!!!!
lotus feet please keep blessing me so I can take
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!!
larger steps in Krishna Consciousness.
All Glories to Gurudeva!!!!!
As mentioned in – Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.36
My dear eternal spiritual father, hope your
“O Lord,” the demigods say, “the imperson-
health is doing well. We are so much worried
alists, who are non-devotees, cannot understand
about your health Guru Maharaj. Checking often,
that Your name is identical with Your form.”
whatsapp messages and email to get an update of
Since the Lord is absolute, there is no difference
your health. We are doing extra rounds and Tulsi
between His name and His actual form. In the
parikrama as per your instruction.
material world there is a difference between form
Guru Maharaj, We were so upset when we
and name. The mango fruit is different from the
heard that your health is not good when you were
name of the mango. One cannot taste the mango
in Adelaide. When we told this to our daughter
fruit simply by chanting, “Mango, mango, mango.”
Varsha, she was so upset and she kept on tell-
But the devotee who knows that there is no differ-
ing “I want to see Guru Maharaj”. But ignoring
ence between the name and the form of the Lord
your health condition you came flying through to
chants
Sydney this year in the month of Jan 2016. You are
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna
a pathitha pavana Guru Maharaj.
Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama
We (My husband and me), though don’t have
Hare Hare and realizes that he is always in Krish-
any qualification to serve you, but we are long-
na’s company.
ing to serve you personally, but we couldn’t get
Please accept all my services to your lotus feet
much personal service to do for you this time. We
Srila Gurudev. Last year I was asked to do the dec-
pray to you Guru Maharaj that, next time when
oration for the Altar of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath
we meet you in person we get abundance oppor-
for the festival days, through the showering of
tunity to serve you personally. I (Krishnapriya
your never ending mercy, I was able to complete
Kavita Devi Dasi) was praying to you, Lord Ja-
the service and learn a lot in the service of their
gannath and Lord Krishna to have initiation to-
Lordship.
gether as husband and wife. We heard from senior
Please bless me and my family to be able to con-
devotees that you will be more happy when you
tinue our humble service to your lotus feet and to-
give initiation as a couple together. You gave us
ward fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s mission. (me and my husband) Harinam Initiation on Jan
Jai Srila Gurudeva.
7th 2016, which I (Krishnapriya Kavita Devi Dasi)
never imagined. If we think now also it is a kind of
Your Servant
dream for us. Thanks Guru Maharaj for pouring
Vrindavana Palini Devi Dasi
so much mercy on us to such a fallen unfortunate
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soul than anyone else and a beggar who are longing for Krishna Prema.
Our Dear Beloved Gurudeva,
What else we need Guru Maharaj. You have
Please accept our humble obeisances at dust of
your Lotus feet.
blessed us with what I (Krishnapriya Kavita Devi
Dasi) have prayed for. We have only one thing to
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ask you, please give us Good Health, strength and
blissful way. It’s always been blissful to read and
Intelligent to preach Krishna consciousness.
hear your lectures. Blissful to hear and read the
Along with Nityananda Prana Das (Disci-
wonderful nectar about your pastimes. Though
ple of His Holiness Janananda Maharaj) & Vraja
you are feeling so sick you are very focused on
Vinoda Devi Dasi (Disciple of His Holiness Jayap-
preaching Krishna consciousness where ever you
ataka Swami Guru Maharaj), we have joined the
go. How wonderfully you answer to each and ev-
50/50 Book distribution team, please bless us so
eryone’s prayers. How wonderfully you take care of
that we can distribute lots of books to other souls
the devotees. I was amazed to see how wonderfully
and get them to Krishna consciousness.
and with so much concern the personal servants
Guru Maharaj please bless us in abundance and
take care of you. We pray to Radha Gopinath for
only by your mercy we will be able to distribute
your good health and also personal servant’s good
books. Please bless us in abundance to get Krishna
health. We wanted to see you back in very good
Prema. We are fully surrendering to you. Please
health. We love you Guru Maharaj. You are show-
give us Intelligence and strength to get other souls
ering mercy to such a fallen soul like us. The way
also to Krishna Consciousness and also to help in
you recognize and appreciate the little services
Srila Prabhupada’s Mission.
that we do. Inspite of all your health crisis you are
Guru Maharaj, You are such a big inspiring to
our life. The life for us changed completely in a
giving so much love, affection and care to your
disciples.
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Please... Please... Please... Guru Maharaj, We
I would start with reiterating that everything
beg you at the dust of your lotus feet, please take
about you, everything associated with you is all
enough rest so that your health becomes very good.
transcendental and blissful. Every role you play is
We all want you Guru Maharaj forever…
First class- you are a First class disciple or a Spiri-
Guru Maharaj, Please bless us, in whatever
tual son of Srila Prabhupada, a First class Sannyasi
hardship we go through in our life we should never
(who was awarded Sannyas at a tender age of 21),
lose our enthusiasm in serving you Guru Maharaj.
a First class preacher follower of the Bhakti cult
And also we should be very helpful in serving Sri-
and most importantly, a First class Guru or Spir-
la Prabhupada’s mission.
itual Father to hundreds and thousands of your
My dear eternal Father, Please bless us that we
should become a very good Vaisnava and Vaisnavi.
Thanks Guru Maharaj for showing mercy to
this fallen souls.
spiritual children. You are quintessence of all the
26 Vaishnava qualities.
Your love for your spiritual master Srila
Prabhupada is unalloyed without any tinge of
Guru Maharaj we have attached the letter that
our daughter Rithika wrote for you.
contamination, Your valiant commitment to fulfill your spiritual master’s instructions in simply
Your Useless Son & Daughter,
inconceivable. Scriptures reveal on several occa-
Vrndavana Venkatesa Das &
sions, how the most merciful Lord empowers his
Krishnapriya Kavita Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
devotees in every respect. Similarly, in this mate-
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rial world, we can clearly witness how your spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, Guru parampara and
the Lord Himself has empowered you so much so
Please accept my humble obesiances at your
that with innumerable and inconceivable heath
lotus feet. All glories to you Srila Gurudev! All
devastations you emerge victorious parading
glories to Srila Prabhupad!
Victory Flag indeed- His Holiness Jayapataka
On this most auspicious occasion, I would like
to wish you a very Happy, healthy and healthier
Appearance day!
Swami.
Srila Prabhupada empowered you to develop
the kingdom of God and you continue to execute
I also humbly pray to your beloved Sri Sri Rad-
his orders with full potency and vitality. Your ex-
ha Madhava, most merciful Sri Sri Radha Gopi-
tensive service portfolio, over the years, ranging
nath, Pancha Tattva and Nrshimhadev to bless
from Namahatta preaching Bhakti tree format to
you with good health.
Mayapur and Navadwip mandal prarikrma and
Gurudev, as always, on this special day, I try
endless GBC responsibilities keeps growing year
hard to glorify you, but no matter how hard I try
on year. In light of your endless service in the
I am unable to do so. For, it is very difficult to ex-
Dham, it would be appropriate to say that one can-
pound perfection personified with my imperfect
not think of Sri Mayapur Dham without thinking
senses. Yet, I make an attempt every year for I know
of you and your contributions.
fore sure the eternal fact that you have accepted
Last year, on this most auspicious occasion,
me, as your spiritual daughter will overpower all
with your causeless mercy, my family and I had the
my incompetences.
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apur Dham with you. Though, I miss each and
ing our energies in such a way that our strengths
every moment we all spent with you during our
strengthens further and our weaknesses become
visit but something that still resonates in my ears
an opportunity to learn something new. I genu-
and in my heart is the welcoming that hundreds
inely thank you for engaging me in the your ser-
and thousands of devotees gave you when you ar-
vice of email transcription. It is most certainly the
rived in a fully packed temple hall. Just by seeing a
treasured service of my life for it makes me feel
glimpse of your wheelchair was being wheeled in,
that I am sitting right next to your lotus feet and
devotees roared Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga
witnessing personally, how you deal with the most
followed by applaud. Not just any applaud but the
complex matters with such ease. It is simply be-
kind that seemed to be never-ending. It was the
yond my feeble mind to comprehend how at one
kind that would rip the hearts out and would be
instance you will be discussing with senior devo-
engraved as a precious memory for years to come.
tees about the most crucial strategic management
I am extremely privileged to experience such pub-
decisions and simultaneously sharing the tran-
lic display of love, regard and endless appreciation
scendental vision on ISKCON’s future and with
for you. Gurudev that applaud alone had such
a flick of finger transform into this loving person
spellbound effect that could never be achieved by
who would be encouraging a new bhakta by giving
words.
basic practical tips. I fail to understand how you
Gurudev, you are epitome of humility, love and
can travel so swiftly and with so much ease be-
affection. As I always say you are our powerhouses
tween various levels i.e. top to bottom. Whatever
our source of energy. Just by having a glimpse of
it may be Gurudev all I would say is this service is
you one can feel rejuvenated. Your aura is tran-
helping me understand your mood and I hope to
scendental and enthralling even in this far-from-
become a sponge to absorb as much as I can.
perfect medical condition.
Gurudev, I would like to conclude by seeking
I am eternally indebted to you for the causeless
permission to kindly allow me to express my deep
shower of mercy you sprinkle upon my family and
gratitude for demonstrating to us most vibrantly
me. You have held us and nurtured us with your
that no material circumstance can dissuade a true
unconditional love during the most testing times
devotee of the Lord. Guru Maharaj on this spe-
of our lives. Quoting the most recent one that ap-
cial day of yours, I pray to you that never for a
pears to be the most horrific experience any par-
moment, even in my dreams, I become ungrateful,
ent would ever go through being seeing your new-
unfaithful or forgetful of your causeless mercy. Just
born ‘children’ passing away in your arms in front
as a father takes pride in seeing his children grow,
of your eyes. How the most grief stricken situation
you take great pleasure in seeing us advance in
transformed into jubilations with your penetrat-
our spiritual lives. Gurudev, as you often say that
ing Vani (voice). How within minutes you man-
advancement implies becoming free from selfish
aged to make us forget our life long loss and turned
material desires and rendering service, but I some-
it into the eternal profit. Now I understand what
how cannot free myself from such selfish desires
it really means to be a devotee mother.
alone. I need your mercy to help me kick out these
Gurudev, you are so expert in not only gauging
unwanted weeds. Please bless me with strength,
our strengths and weaknesses but also channel-
intelligence and wisdom so I could serve you and
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assist you and become a valuable instrument in
wonderful opportunity to yet again experience the
your cherished service of fulfilling Srila Prabhu-
magic of your blessings and association. Your very
pada’s mission. Guru Maharaj in scriptures it is
presence dissipated all hostility and all the horri-
written that for a women, the most priced posses-
ble feelings lingering in the heart stemming from
sion is her chastity but to me it is my initiation
the lower modes of nature. What seemed like in-
vows. Please bless me Guru Maharaj so I remain
surmountable obstacles paled into insignificance
true and chaste to my initiation vows.
by your divine auspicious blessings and unlimited
Gurudev as it’s your birthday today and I am
mercy.
suppose to give you a gift so, I was thinking what
When Prabhu told me how you gave him a
else could be a better gift to give to my spiritual
very affectionate hug and cried tears of gratitude
father than sharing with him of our new preach-
for his service to your beloved Srila Prabhupada’s
ing adventure! But Venkat as always, has beaten
mission all my anxiety and frustration disappeared
me on this front. So, all I would say is yes, I am co-
and my heart was filled with a daughter’s love for
operating with him to best of my ability so he can
her only and kindest spiritual father.
give 100% to the service. I would also like to offer
Gurudev I don’t have words to describe my
to you Gurudev my prayers. Again, there is no pu-
gratitude for your love for an insignificant Kali-
rity in my prayers; yet, I make an attempt to pray
yuga rascal like me.
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead to bless
You never cease to amaze me with your loving
you with perfect health so you can preach for vast
relationships with one and all. I feel proud of you
preaching arena is waiting for Srila Prabhupada’s
when I remember how His Grace Jananivas pra-
ninja assassin- victory personified - victory flag
bhu cried tears of love for you as he feelingly said
to Fight against the cruel prangs of Mayadevi and
that you only live for others.
save hundreds and thousands of souls like me.
I am just the opposite, very selfish and narrow
Your unqualified Spiritual daughter,
minded. But I have full faith that your blessings
Yutheshvari Radha Devi Dasi
on my head will one day make me worthy of being
Sydney, Australia
Hare Krishna Dear beloved Gurudev!
your spiritual daughter.
I would like to narrate your most inspiring pas-
times, but just to keep it short I narrate only a few.
lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupad, your
When it was His Holiness.Bhakti Tirtha Ma-
most beloved Gurudev. All glories to your life-
haraj’s birthday in Mayapur, he came to the long
long dedicated service to your most beloved Srila
kitchen and lined up like any one of us for your
Prabhupada.
blessings and prasad. When u saw him, you came
Srila Gurudev I would like to thank you unlim-
down and gave him such an affectionate hug and
itedly for accepting me as your spiritual daughter
lifted him off the ground with your physical might
and continuing to inspire me in spite of my deep
as well as the power of your deep love for your god
ignorance and unshakable conditioning. You are
brothers. I have that scene etched in my heart for-
generosity and magnanimity personified for con-
ever.
necting a mleccha like me to the guru parampara.
One of your disciples had knitted a woolen
This year when you came to Sydney, I had the
scarf for you and gave it to you in the middle of
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summer. You wore it round your neck and gave the
get along with anyone. I know that it is because
class, all the time perspiring with sweat all over
of your non critical, all accepting, magnanimous,
your face, just to show her how much you appreci-
tolerant nature. I think I can now,slightly compre-
ate her gift.
hend the statement Srila Prabhupada made about
You had said regarding the crazy person who
you - He is an associate of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
attacked you in Madrid, “ He had offered 3 chop-
His Grace Mahatma Prabhu in his recent semi-
pers to Krishna and hid it in the bushes and was
nar in Sydney quoted you and said, “ His Holiness.
wanting to get the big sannyasis. It is better that
Jayapataka Maharaj says that he fights fire with
he got me (you meant you were big in physical
water.” When I am faced with a tough situation, I
size - those days) instead of any other ISKCON
try to remember this statement of yours and qui-
Sannyasi. (I am only paraphrasing - my language
etly beg for mercy to be able to follow it and please
like everything else, is not good like yours) You
you with my behavior.
are always protecting and caring for everyone -
Today, on your most auspicious appearance
whether they are your god brothers, your spiritual
day, I would like to thank you unlimitedly for all
children, spiritual children of your god brothers,
your love and blessings and re affirm my vow to
people outside of ISKCON.... anyone....
follow your instructions, to please you and that I
His Holiness. Bhakti Rasayana Sagar maharaj
would always tell us that you are a person who will
will be able to do it only with your blessing hand
permanently on my measly head.
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may not stray from the path of bhakti. I would also
Your foolish spiritual daughter,
who begs constantly for your mercy,
like to beg forgiveness for all the offences I have
committed knowingly or unknowingly.
Sharanmukhi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Your servant,
Wellington, New Zealand, Australia
Ananda Gaura Das (Diksha),
Brussels, Belgium
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Dear Srila Gurudev,
Please accept my most humble obeisances!
All glories to Your Lotus Feet.
your divine grace.
This year we are celebrating your divine grace’s
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
67th appearance day on this earthly planet. On this
and Sri Guru parampara!
auspicious occasion, I pray to Nitai and Gauranga
I would like to express my admiration and re-
to give you both physical and mental strength to
spect to the intimate service that Your Holiness
carry out all the instructions given to you by Sri-
has been rendering to Srila Prabhupada and the
la Prabhupada. I also pray to them that your en-
previous acaryas, as well as humanity at large.
deavours are met with success. Despite suffering
Everyday I pray to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai that my
from bodily ailments, your divine grace continues
devotion and desire to serve Guru Maharaja’s mis-
to travel extensively around the world spreading
sion increase day by day.
the glories of the holy name. The power of your
Since my last visit in Sri Mayapur Dham I have
determination to propagate the teachings of Sri
been meditating on the instructions that you have
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is unquestionable.
kindly given me. Next week we are starting our
Over the last few years, I have realised that
first Bhakti Vriksa group in Sofia, Bulgaria, and
you are the perfect living example of Sri Krish-
I would like to use this as an offering for your most
na’s teachings to Arjuna. The main principle of
auspicious Vyasa Puja.
the Gita, “you are not this body” is perfectly being
Although I feel myself not qualified for this
depicted by you. Your sole aim has always been
task I hope that Your Holiness and all the previ-
to please Krishna regardless of your condition.
ous acaryas will be pleased with our endeavors and
I remember an incident back in 2008, when you
shower upon us an ocean of blessings for the suc-
were recovering from a stroke. I visited you in
cessful execution of this great service in Bulgaria.
Malaysia and my mother broke down upon seeing
I bow down at Your Lotus Feet again and again!
you. She stated, “I have just come here to see you
Guru Maharaj.” You then responded, “Why me?
Your servant,
You should see Jagannath.” I was amazed by the
Bhakta George (Shelter)
way you responded. I do not think it would have
Sofia, Bulgaria
been possible for any other person to respond in
such a manner. Despite your poor health, you
Dear Guru Maharaj,
were constantly reminding us not to forget Krish-
Please
accept
my
humble
obeisances.
na. I, therefore, pray to you on this auspicious oc-
All glories to you. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
casion to bless this insignificant soul so that he
Thank you very much for everything Dear
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Guru Maharaj. Thank you very much for accepting
spiritual master. Please make me worthy to gain
even somebody like me as your disciple. Thanks a
similar absorption in meditating constantly on
million for being so causelessly merciful upon so
what will please you the most and with determi-
many conditioned souls.
nation pursue that path.
It is so wonderful to witness the completely
I am a very weak person Gurudev. On this most
pure Krishna consciousness of a pure devotee of
auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja I beg for the
Lord Gauranga, so blissful to get glimpses of one
strength to follow my vows of initiation. I don’t
who is firmly situated in pure, unalloyed devo-
want to let you down. Yet I have failed miserably
tional service. Only an unadulterated eternal as-
so many times. I pray for some very special bless-
sociate of Sri Sri Panca Tattva can maintain his
ings that I can somehow continue distributing
Krishna consciousness and simultaneously preach
Srila Prabhupada’s books until I breathe my last.
to one and all around him, while being repeatedly
Thank you very much Srila Gurudev for all your
unconscious and having his breathing supported
prayers, care and affection that you shower on all
by artificial means in the intensive care unit of a
of us.
hospital.
When we met you in ILBS, Delhi and asked
Thank you very much Srila Guru Maharaj for
you where we should stay, you said wherever we
wanting to stay with all of us for some more time.
can do maximum service. We are not many devo-
I very much need your continuous unlimited bless-
tees in Denmark. So there is practically unlimited
ings and association always. Yours is truly a glori-
service here. We need mountain-loads of mercy
ous life, deeply absorbed in the mission of your
and blessings Guru Maharaj to do some service
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and stay fixed on the path of devotional service.
or material pleasure. Nobody can serve Krishna so
You have Krishna and so you can give Krishna.
uninterrupted and be interested only in serving
I want to always run behind you calling, look-
Krishna as you do, if there is not freedom from
ing for Krishna. Please don’t give up on me Guru
attachment of material desires.
Maharaj.
Your single desire is to spread the holy name
Thank you very very much for everything
and the Lords transcendental qualities. You are
Gurudev. Please give me the strength to serve
fully absorbed in thinking about ways to spread
in separation. I am very afraid of committing
Krishna consciousness and to save Krishna’s fall-
offenses at the lotus feet of the devotees. You are
en children.
You are the ideal spiritual master.
the most beautiful shining example of sincerity, dedication, humility, tolerance, perseverance,
You have full faith in Krishnas mercy and you
gratitude and all other good qualities. Please bless
are the perfect medium through which to receive it.
us with the dust of your lotus feet.
I am very grateful to Krishna that He send us
such an extraordinary soul as you, to give us this
amazing example of pure devotional service.
Kurma Gaura Das, (Diksha)
I pray that Krishna allows us more of your as-
Copenhagen ISKCON temple, Denmark
sociation and for improvement of your health. It
is obvious, that nothing can stop your good spirit
Dear Guru Maharaja,
and bliss in devotional service, still I always pray
that you can remain like that despite bodily diffi-
please accept my respectful obeisances. All
glories to Srila Prabhupada ! All glories to you!
culties.
I thank Krishna, that I came in touch with you
On this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa
Puja, I take the opportunity to write something for
my purification and hopefully for your pleasure.
and I thank you for accepting me so mercifully as
your disciple.
Although following the basic rules and regula-
I am not qualified to estimate your glories, just
tions of Krishna consciousness since many years,
as a person that knows only little about mathemat-
still, I feel, I have not done anything significant.
ics can hardly appreciate the accomplishments of
Please forgive me and please pray for me to over-
a great mathematicion.
come my obstacles.
I have no grasp of your stage of devotional ser-
Please bless this fallen soul and the souls relat-
vice. But by examining your life and your quali-
ed to me in this life, to hold on to your and Srila
ties, and comparing them to the descriptions of a
Prabhupada s lotos feet and to be able to do any-
maha bhagavata as given in Nectar of Devotion
thing that could make us dear to you.
and Nectar of Instruction, everybody can under-
Begging to remain in your mercy,
stand your position.
How else can a person be so selfless over such
Your servant,
a long period of time? You must experience such
Amrita Daya Devi Dasi,(Diksha)
a fullfillment in devotional service, which you do
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not need to care about any material appreciation
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My dear Guru Maharaj, dandavats to your
lotus feets, Jay Srila Prabhupada,
requires a great faith – both in the spiritual master and the process –, honesty, sincerity, serious-
What can I offer to you, You gave me every-
ness, steadiness, and unlimited humbleness. I do
thing, everything what I have is gift from you.
not have any of the above mentioned qualities,
Thank you for everything. I wish you wonderful
but You possess them down-the-line. I know this.
Vyasa Puja day, and good health in next year and
I have seen this by examining Your life and Your
that all you wishes get manifested.
teachings.
Your unlimited faith in Your beloved spiritu-
Your Servant in love,
al master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Lilanath Krishna Das, (Diksha)
Swami Prabhupada and in His movement. Your
Munich, Germany
unstoppable enthusiasm to give Krishna-consciousness to the fallen souls and the infinite love
Dear Guru Maharaja,
for Your disciples and for the devotees in general
inspires me so much. I know I am not qualified for
All glories to Your beloved spiritual master,
this, but I want to serve such a person. I feel that
Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Your Lotus Feet!
without this my life would be meaningless.
On the path of spiritual life taking the initia-
Going to the battle against Maya under Srila
tion is a very important stage. Not because of the
Prabhupada’s Victory Flag is my only real desire.
ritual, but because of the personal connection.
There are so much material desires in my mind but
Being a disciple is a very serious responsibility. It
I know they are not real. I can handle them under
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Your guidance and shelter. The only real desire
I have is to serve You Dear Guru Maharaja in this
life and life after life, under any circumstances.
to strength day by day.
Dear Guru Maharaja, I don’t have any good
qualities, I’m the topmost rascal, my only hope is
These are big words I know. And tests will
Your mercy. You are full of compassion for the fallen
come I know. And I will not have the opportu-
conditioned souls and it is for this reason that
nity to spend too much time with You personally
You are always engaged in delivering them back
I know. But Your example Your teachings will be
home back to Godhead. I gave up my indepen-
with me forever. And they can inspire me, they
dence and took shelter at Your lotus feet. Please
can guide me, they can protect me! In this I have a
forgive my offenses and allow me to develop taste
great faith. I have a great faith in You Dear Guru
for Your service. Please maintain me by consider-
Maharaja! This is what I only have.
ing me to be Your servant. I surrender everything
I was looking for my spiritual master for a long
time and during this time I was praying to Srila
at Your lotus feet, please be my master and let me
be Your dog. Please kindly threat me this way.
Prabhupada: “Please kindly send me somebody
whom I can surrender and whom I can serve.”
The insignificant servant of Your servants,
Gaurasundara Krpamoya Dasa (Diksha)
And He kindly guided me to You.
I know I can hardly serve You personally but
Bhaktivedanta Library,
I can serve You in many other ways. Basically by
Budapest, Hungary
serving Srila Prabhupada’s mission I know I am
Shelina / Irish
serving You. I am in the temple community, fully depending on the temple. I am serving in an
Dear Guru Maharaja
ISKCON institute in the Bhaktivedanta Col-
lege, Hungary, for 6 years now. I love it. Teaching,
preaching is my life. I know I can make You happy
All glories to Your lotus feet so freely giving
with an other service too namely book distribu-
shelter to so many of us souls struggling here in
tion. I regularly go out and do sankirtan. In the
Kaliyuga.
last three years by Your kind mercy I won once
I took shelter last summer in Birmingham,
and I was second twice at the Prabhupada Mara-
finally after all these years but you have always
thon amongst the part time distributors. Although
been very kind to me. I do not know where I would
I can not see my life as a full time book distributor,
be without your care and attention. Praying your
but time to time I go out and try to convince peo-
mood of compassion and ability to reach out to
ple to accept the treasure of Srila Prabhupada’s
so many will continue for many years to come.
books. I have even found a way to serve You per-
It is hard to see your current body situation but
sonally. I contacted Satya Medha Gauranga Pra-
amazing/awe inspiring to see you defy the
bhu, and he is kindly using my Krishna given skills
limits of the body. Thank you million times over for
in computer graphic.
your care and prayers towards me/my advancement.
By engaging my mind body and words in the
I am still struggling to committ to follow four princi-
above mentioned services and by constantly hear-
ples, so unable to take initiation yet. However the step
ing from and about You my faith in You continues
towards shelter has helped me to step clos-
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er to Guru disciple relationship and so far I am
embarrassed by my inability to serve but sincere-
Praying for your mission to be fulfilled too by
us your disciples.
ly hopeful I will one day serve you and this great
movement which really is a door to the spiritual
Yours hopefully humbly servant
world. My family has expanded by the great mercy
Bhaktin Shelina,(Shelter)
of the Lord I am a mother of two now, Tukaram
Irish yatra
age six and Dana-Keli age 5months! My chanting
has reduced with birth of Danakeli.
With your blessings we are planning to move
My beloved spiritual father Srila Jayapataka
Swami Guru Maharaja,
to Sridham Mayapur in January 2017. Below are
two photos of my family and me. Thank you Guru
Please accept my most respectful obeisances at
the dust of Your Divine lotus Feet.
Maharaja for your dedication to Prabhupadas
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, the savior of
mission and for always being there for me and
this world! All glories, all glories, all glories, all
my sister Sudevi sundari Devi Dasi, and, father
glories unto You!
Syamasundar Bhagavan (currently in Belfast,
Your glories are beyond my comprehension.
northern Ireland, age 76 struggling w some health
You are a true hero! Fighting and chivalrously
issues but continues to chant daily) Praying for
winning all the hurdles and still so humble and
smooth building of the TOVP we are aware of
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fit of all!
dragging me home with sweetness, care and joy-
I am speechless and stunned when I see how
You behave with devotees, how You make them
feel loved, how You inspire them, how personal
You are with each and every single person, how
everyone is special and dear to You and how you
fulness.
Falling at Your Divine lotus feet I pray to remain there forever.
My mum says: Happy appearance day and she
is happy You recovered.
can enter in people’s heart within few seconds.
This is all wonderful and simultaneously uncon-
Your grateful daughter,
ceivable for my tiny brain, and though I under-
Akarsini Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
stand You are a living blessing, my heart longs for
Bari, Italy
those moments spent in Your association, cooking for You, being tricked by Your transcendental
My beloved and unique Spiritual Father Jay-
jokes and behold with my eyes how You behave
apataka Swami, please accept my most respectful
with others. Also when You are there, devotees
obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your
are naturally joyful, united and affected by the
Grace!! All glories to His Divine Grace AC Bhak-
Mayapur transcendental vibe manifested by Your
tivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!
presence: where problems seem irrelevant, the
Just as in April springtime brings along the en-
material world moves backwards and Srila Prabh-
ergy to awaken nature from a long dark and cold
upada and Lord Gauranga dance in the devotees
winter, and everything comes back to an impet-
hearts.
uous life … green, scented, colorful, melodious,
I will endeavor to put BQ in everything I do.
ready to overcome any obstruction, in the same
I humbly pray You to instill in this helpless soul
way, in April, you appeared like a Spring equipped
some tiny drop of Your mercy, so I can contribute
with spiritual energy to awaken the dormant souls,
in spreading Srila Prabhupada and Lord Gauran-
to take them out from their long winter sleep. Like
ga’s message and make Your instructions my life
the gentle but powerful touch of Spring is able to
and soul. I am committing in this Vyasa Puja day,
make even the most withered among plants bloom,
to see every soul as a gift that You are sending
so even a short association with you is able to cause
to me, so I can treat them properly and with the
the seed of Krishna consciousness to bloom in every soul; that person feels your warm touch, becomes happy, filled with hope and the Holy Name
manifests from his mouth. Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda gave us a special gift
sending Your Grace here and They are giving us
time...and time...and time again to take advantage
of this special mercy.
I don’t want to be the fool who misuses that
right frame of mind, serve and help them to come,
good fortune, please Srila Gurudeva keep me close
somehow, closer to Krishna.
to your lotus feet even though I am so fallen.
You are truly my savior and I know You are
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Your unqualified aspiring servant,
Mio amatissimo Guru Maharaja,
Devaki Rupa Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Per favore accetta gli umili omaggi di questa tua
Florence, Italy
sempre insignificante figlia alla polvere dei tuoi
Dear Guru Maharaji,
piedi di loto! Tutte le glorie a Srila Prabhupada!
Tutte le glorie a Sri Caitanya e Sri Nityananda!
O mio amato Guru Maharaja, anche quest’an-
All glories to the dust of your lotus feet. You
no sono qui a scriverti in occasione del tuo Vyasa
carried and are still carrying the compassion of
puja con il cuore in mano e con la sempre mag-
Gauranga Mahaprabhu for the suffering souls of
giore consapevolezza che se non fosse per la tua
this age all over the world! All Glories to Navad-
misericordia infinita non sarei qui in compagnia
wipa dhama, the transcendental abode of the Su-
dei devoti del Signore Krishna a Villa Vridnavana
preme Personality of Godhead!
a curarmi dall’intossicazione del mondo materiale.
By your mercy one more year in Krishna con-
Il falso ego cerca sempre di aver la meglio, ma gra-
sciousness has gone, but sincerely I feel too much
zie al prezioso aiuto di mio marito Murari-Cait-
still on the platform of “I and my.”
anya Das che Krishna mi ha messo accanto e di
Although the time is pushing me to do more,
and I feel the necessity and desires even to be more
tutti I devoti del tempio sto cercando di metterlo
a tacere.
consciousness...those anarthas are still troubling
Cerco sempre di avere davanti a me, nitida, la
me. If after 20 years of practice I’m still at this
tua immagine, perché senza la tua presenza costan-
stage, I have to admit I’m not doing well... Some-
te non sarei in grado di superare tante cose. Sei
times I feel disconnected from local authorities,
tu la mia ancora di salvezza, l’unico scoglio a cui
and seniors devotees; my fault, this is the problem!
mi aggrappo con tutta me stessa per non essere
You gave me so much mercy and affection Guru
sopraffatta dall’energia negativa che sta dilagan-
Maharaja, I would to like to somehow repay and to
do a macchia d’olio nel mondo. Solo tu, con il tuo
do even a little thing properly for you. I know how
costante esempio e con la tua costante presenza,
you cherish book distribution, so with your mercy
mi stai aiutando ad affrontare tutto quello che sta
Guru Maharaja, I would like to do it in a more reg-
avanzando in quest’era di Kali, perciò ti prego mio
ular way to satisfy you and Srila Prabhupada, along
amato Guru Maharaja, ti supplico, non lasciarci
with Pujari service in Villa Vrindavana where it is
proprio ora! E’ una grande egoismo da parte nos-
very much needed. Please consider this and pray
tra, da parte mia, pregare Krishna e Nrisimhadev
for the project here. Some improvements are hap-
che ti lascino ancora con noi. Stiamo tutti pre-
pening, but still is very difficult making new dev-
gando per questo, anche in questo momento che
otees. We wish also to see you soon in Villa Vrin-
sono appena arrivate le ultime notizie sul tuo stato
davana, where recently a group of your disciples
di salute da Delhi.
Ogni giorno prego Krishna affinché tu possa
have gathered and are serving nicely.
An aspiring, humble beggar of the dust of your
venire qui in Italia per poter stare dei giorni con
te: vederti, ascoltare la tua voce, prendere ogni
lotus feet!
Your servant,
giorno la tua misericordia, ascoltare la tua saggez-
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cepoli, per me.
Bhaktin Monica (Shelter)
Guru Maharaja, per favore accetta le mie umile
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scuse per tutte le offese involontarie che in qualche modo posso averti arrecato scrivendo queste
Mio caro Guru Maharaja,Ti prego di accettare
poche parole, perché, come mi corregge spesso mio
I miei umili omaggi ai tuoi piedi di loto, tutte le
marito, ho la tendenza a fare offese anche se non
glorie a Srila Prabhupada, tutte le glorie a Tua div-
c’è intenzione. Il mio percorso è ancora molto lun-
ina Grazia.
go, ma con il tuo aiuto e con l’aiuto di Krishna
In questo auspicioso giorno del tuo meraviglio-
confido un giorno di riuscire a diventare un po’
so Vyasa-Puja, io mi sforzo di trovare le parole de-
più seria nella vita devozionale.
gne di glorificazione per Tua Grazia!
L’unica cosa preziosa che posseggo e che posso
Tua Grazia inonda tutti I suoi discepoli con un
offrirti in questo sacro giorno del tuo Vyasa Puja
oceano infinito di misericordia, alleviando così
è la mia infinta ed eterna gratitudine per avermi
tutti dalla sofferenza dell’esistenza materiale che è
accolta e la mia devozione; il mio cuore non posso
simile ad un fuoco ardente.
dartelo, perché è sempre stato tuo fin dall’inizio e
quindi è già lì con te.
Non tu solo predichi costantemente le glorie
del Santo Nome di Sri Krishna e I divertimenti
L’essere più insignificante che tu abbia mai accolto,
meravigliosi e di infinita dolcezza di Sri Caitanya
e Sri Nityananda, ma la Tua misericordia senza
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causa è così grande che cerchi ad ogni istante di
I came to the shelter of your lotus feet and became
coinvolgere tutti coloro che incontri sul tuo cam-
an object of your causeless mercy. You delivered
mino. Chiunque incontri lo vedi in modo assolu-
me from an extremely miserable condition and
tamente come un anima da liberare, indipenden-
blessed me with a life full of indescribable joy.
temente che egli sia hindu, musulmano, cristiano o
On this auspicious day of your Vyasa-puja
ateo, colto, ignorante, uomo o donna. Tu vedi solo
celebration, I would like to express my deepest
l’anima spirituale, la sua connessione con Krishna
gratitude for your saving me in the darkest hour
da ristabilire e soddisfare così la missione di Srila
of my life. I feel blessed by Your Divine Grace that
Prabhupada e Sri Sri Gaura Nitay!
this feeling of gratitude accompanies me constant-
La tua ansia nel desiderare di ascoltare le glo-
ly in my activities of Kåñëa consciousness
rie del Signore e nel desiderare di annunciarle al
So on the most auspicious day of Your appear-
mondo intero è senza fine. La tua tenacia di ser-
ance I beg that You please accept this offering as a
vire Guru e Krishna ad ogni singolo istante della
humble attempt to somehow or other reciprocate
tua giornata è davvero sorprendente e di grande
with Your causeless mercy. I beg that You kindly
ispirazione per me e per noi tutti. Così allo st-
remove the ignorance that is presently covering
esso modo è esemplare anche la tua noncuranza
me so that I can properly receive and follow Your
dei problemi relativi al corpo e alla vita in questo
instruction and try and serve Your lotus feet with
mondo. Per noi tutti tu sei un esempio di totale
devotion.
trascendenza.
It is impossible to guarantee the authenticity of
Per la tua misericordia il discepolo può ricev-
the emotions of myself, but I think that I can hon-
ere le benedizioni di Krishna. Io ti prego sempre
estly say, that in this lifetime, I have never loved
affinché possa ottenere l’intelligenza per servirti,
anyone more than I love you.
soddisfarti e non deviare mai dalle tue istruzioni
This love is simply the realization that in this
che sono l’essenza e lo scopo stesso della mia vita.
life you are my dear most friend, my ever well
Glorie infinite al mio amato Maestro Spiri-
wisher, my teacher and spiritual master, People,
tuale! Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja ki
friends, family, loved ones have come and gone
Jaya!
throughout the course of my life, but you have reTuo insignificante (Diksha),
mained the one constant in my entire life.
Murari-Caitanya Das
Please accept my most humble obeisances, and
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kindly forgive my offences. On this most blessed
event; Sri Vyasa-Puja, the appearance day of my
I was born in the darkness of ignorance, but my
beloved spiritual master, I cannot even imagine
spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of
where my life would be today, if you had not ap-
knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto
peared and blessed us all with your divine bene-
him.
diction.
your lotus feet and allow me to remain there for-
Your unqualified disciple,
ever as an insignificant speck of dust.
Phanindra Das, (Diksha)
Florence, Italy
It is my inconceivable good fortune that
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My Most Beloved Guru Maharaja Srila Jay-
much I could be unfortunate to follow completely
apataka Swami,please accept my respectful obei-
my material desire? You changed my heart and I
sances at Your Lotus Feet!All GLories to His Di-
bow to Your feet again and again with the hope to
vine Grace Srila Prabhupada!,
always have the shelter at Your Secret Lotus Feet.
Happy Vyasa Puja
All Glories to Divine Sri Panca Tattva!!!
On this very auspicious Day of the year we cele-
my most beloved Spiritual Father!
brate Your Sacred and merciful appearance in this
With Spiritual affection
word, to show Your unconditional mercy to the
Your spiritual Daugther,
fallen souls of this dark Kali Yuga,which became a
Eka Radha Devi Dasi,
golden opportunity to be in, all for the mercy of a
Miano, Italy
Great soul like You, one can take the opportunity
to be in Your association, physical or by instruc-
Dear Beloved Guru Maharaja,
tion or by books etc..and take the most precious
Srila Acaryapada!
Gift which Your full of ecstasy and Love distrib-
Please accept our most respecful obiesances
ute: The Holy Name of the Lord!!,no matter what
unto Your lotus feet today, the most auspicious day
circumstance or obstacle, You are always ready to
for us, the day of Your Vyasa Puja.
give without any prejudication full of Spiritual
In this most auspicious day for all our God-
Desire to make Srila Prabhupada Happy. You put
brothers, we really want thank Gurudeva, all our
always Your mission ahead of everything even be-
Godbrothers, all ISKCON devotees and leaders to
fore Yourself, How Great is Your Love??Your de-
give us (our family and all ROME ISKCON dev-
termination and Desire to Serve? and who I am
otees) inspirations and instructions to serve and
to find the proper word to describe It?? But one
fulfill the sublime Srila Prabhupada mission.
things I can say that if my heart will be steadi-
Even if we (our family) are so full of attach-
ly touch by a drop of Your mercy, and because I
ment and unqualified, always all of You give the
am one of this saved fortunate soul my life can
opportunity to do service, even if we do small,
be fortunate and safe. Just for You, for Your care
anyway service.
and love, for the opportunity that You Gave me,
This is the most great mercy of Srila Prabhu-
for what You show me every day with Your exam-
pada mission: give to anybody the possibility to do
ple,for the desire that You have that we go back
devotional service.
to Krishna in this lifetime I really start to believe
We hope to improve and expand our small ser-
it!! How can I say Thank You to you? I will never
vice, and we hope to satisfy You, Srila Prabhupada,
fulfill my debt, but as long as I feel a drop of Your
ISKCON, all Gruru Parampara and Sri Sri Nitai
Pure mercy in my heart I can With Your blessings
Gauranga.
carry on Your preaching mission and in a thou-
Dear Guru Maharaja, please give us your bless-
sandth part understand the deeply desire to my
ing so we can improve always our Krishna Con-
Spiritual Master to save the fallen Kaly Yuga souls
sciousness and help Your divine person to fulfill
and to serve with so much dedication and love His
the Srila Prabhupada projects!
Divine Grace. If I have some desire some enthusi-
May you be always kept in good health!
asm is because you gave it to me!!!Otherwise how
We should always pray Lord Nrsinhadeva to
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protect You in any condition, any place you are.
Jaya Sri Sri Radha Madhava!
itual life then to plea and beg to my most merciful
and dear Spiritual Master, and Father.
Jaya Sri Sri Panca Tattva!
Only You dear Guru Maharaja are actually able
Jaya Sri Sri Gaura Nitai!
to save someone as lowborn as myself, knowing of
Jaya Sri Sri Laksmi Nrsimhadeva!
my previous sinful activity, and the long years here
Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
trying and trying to continue with many difficult
Jaya Srila Acaryapada!
situations and with no real results.
Guru Maharaja Only You can save any of us,
Your insignificant,
I am certainly not worthy to even put into words
unqualified and humble servants,
on how Glorious You Are, Guru Maharaja I can
AsokaNitai Das (Diksha disciple)
only pray for Your mercy even in this darkness you
Gopanandini Devi Dasi (Diksha disciple)
are my only beacon of light, and I am so brazenly
Baby DulalGaura Das
asking for your mercy even if I don’t deserve it at
(son of above devotees, Well-wisher)
all.
ISKCON Rome, ITALY
I have missed being in your presence, or to serve
you in some way, I feel like my life became useless
Most beloved Guru Maharaja,
and empty, and my only last push is the Fact that
Please accept my most respectful and humble
You are still present and I can actually plead to
obeisances,
All Glories to Your Divine Grace and to His
Your Divine Grace for a much needed kick in the
right direction.. right back at your lotus feet.
Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
Guru Maharaja, I know things eventually will
Guru Maharaja You are the most Merciful in
finish in this material world,I dont want to waste
the 3 worlds, and yet I am ashamed to say that
this special chance. so please place this foolish
this year has been hard for me so many influcenc-
soul and place back at your lotus feet, ready and
es of the material world just gushing in my mind
enthused to again serve.
constantly, not leaving much time for that which
I miss you Guru Maharaja so much, I am so
is really important spiritually, even if I have gone
sorry that Guru Maharaja Your health keeps going
about my Krishna Consciousness much the same
from one extreme to another and passing so many
as for many years even increasing projects, I am
phyical crisis I am ashamed that I dont have any
finding it so hard to mentally continue and feel-
thing that will give Your Divine Grace pleasure
ing weaker by day losing enthusiasm like I had be-
to read on this extra special day. But I am writing
fore. I feel I am just following actions as a robot
this from My heart and even if sounds helpless
without any real affection.
its not hopeless just like you once told me... ITS
I know this is not good, and I am praying for
OK TO BE HELPLESS- BUT NOT HOPELESS.
Your blessings Guru Maharaja that these conflicts
Your Divine Grace told me this in Mayapur one
and negative feelings will disappear as quickly as
time.
they came. I know one should praise the Spiritual
Our Most wonderful Gurudeva, I bow to
Master on the day of Vyasa Puja, but I know no
Your lotus feet again and again year after year,
other way of mitigating this negativity in my spir-
Eternally. No matter what ever happens to me.
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With heartfelt obeisance and a much hurting
We are also very happy, that we can raise our
heart to see you in the physical condition You
daughter in Krishna Consciousness. And that we
daily have to tolerate, I can only offer to you my
can help with our talents -Krishna generously gave
eternal self.
us, as much as we can in our temple in Ljubljana.
We hope that one day with Your Mercy, our
Your eternal servant of the servant
sadhana increases and we will become fishes that
Lilavilasini Devi Dasi
goes deep and deeper, (as You said in one of your
Terni, Italy,
quotes) far below the nets of Maya and become
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very humble and taste the transcendental nectar.
Thank you again and we pray that we can see
Dear Respected Guru Maharaja and beloved
you in Gauranga camp in Serbia this summer.
Spiritual Master
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glo-
Your grateful servants always
Paramagati Gaura Das (Diksha),
ries to You - dear Guru Maharaja.
Navadvipa Ganga Devi Dasi(Diksa)
and Raya Lila Dasi, Ljubljana, Slovenia
All glories to Sri Sri Panca Tattva.
We are glad to gather enough courage to write
you a letter. We think that our contribution to
Dear Guru Maharaja!
Srila Prabhupada ‘s and your mission is so insig-
Hare Krishna! Please accept my respectful
nificant, that is not worth to mention it.
obeisances. All glories to your Divine Grace and
We are from Slovenia and more than ten years
all glories to Srila Prabhupada !
ago, we got in touch with devotees and Krishna
Thank you Gurudeva, for your prayers to Krish-
Consciousness. We were very lucky to meet one
na for all your disciples, they certainly do help
of your disciples - Damana Krishna Das and he
despite my terribly conditioned nature. By your
preach us and inspire us with Your Grace. And
strong desire to bring all of your disciples back to
we are very, very thankful to Nitai Gaura, that in
Godhead in one lifetime, and because you told me
all this years, we got so special gifts from you. You
so many times that you want to make sure that me
gave us shelter, accepted us as your disciples, ini-
and my family will go back in one lifetime, then
tiated us and last August gave us second initiation
I also have that strong desire as the main goal of
trough Skype. It was happening meanwhile you
my life. Despite all distractions which come and
were driving from Callcutta to Mayapur.
go in this world, one goal is clear and that is to go
We were at Damana Krishna’s home in Mari-
back to Lord Krishna before I die.
bor. It was unforgettable and extraordinary expe-
Many tests are remaining to be passed but I
rience. That gift was more that we ever can imag-
have faith in your blessings Gurudeva and thus I
ine.
never feel discouraged despite all troubles in the
We have to express you a deep thankfulness to
struggle for existence which I had to face this year
gave us opportunity and also more responsibility
and I was painfully reminded of all my life’s mis-
to serve You, Srila Prabhupada and Gaura Nitai
takes. I keep telling myself: “Just focus on your ser-
more.
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need will be provided.” I wish to be more conscious
press that it is only thanks to your unlimited grace,
of your presence in my life, and to chant better
and your tireless service that I am hanging on to
rounds and to control my mind in order to serve
Srila Prabhupada’s dhoti trying to get blessings
better. I pray to deepen my relationship with you
to become able to one day be called a vaishnava
and Bhaktivinode Thakur in his eternal abode in
devotee of the Lord and have pure and unadulter-
Godrumadwip. By your grace my glorious master
ated love for Krishna.
everything is possible. Your glorious example of a
Suffering in the lap of maya, being tortured
topmost pure devotee makes me feel tremendously
over and over again, every time my bad habits
blessed for having received such a glorious master.
turn my mind to sense gratification for lacking
I pray to be able to please you one day with my ser-
transcendental taste, inspired but not educated,
vice and to be worthy of the title ‘disciple’.
lamenting for not having any taste for the holy
name I pray to you.
When will my heart hanker for Krishna’s holy
Mangalavati Citra Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
name the way yours do? When will my mind stop
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tolerating interruptions to my meditation on
Krishna’s pastimes like you do? When will I only
Dear Guru Maharaja,
want to be engaged on thinking of Krishna like
Please accept my most humble obeisance.
you do? When will my whole self will only want to
serve the Lord and think of how I could serve Him
All glories to your service.
better like you do? All glories to your service to
In this glorious occasion of your vyasa puja
your spiritual master His Divine Grace Srila Pra-
2016 I would like to take the opportunity to ex-
bhupada.
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Please dear Guru Maharaja, in this special and
Sridham Mayapur but never youchose such easy
glorious day of your transcendental appearance,
life. I found myself guilty somewhere for the trou-
please bless this fallen disciple of yours to learn to
bleyou faced because of my bad karma, by not fol-
depend only in guru and Krishna.
lowing your orders regularly. I feel shameful and
I am always confused about my duty because
regretful for being so irresponsible for my respon-
of miserly weakness. I am your disciple, and a soul
sibility towards my spiritual master. You are such
surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
a exalted personality that you never threw me out
from your prayers. You suffered alone, always but
Your servant
never blamed anyone. You took our pain and suf-
Lalitanath Das, (Diksha)
fering and gave us new hope in life. I know that
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bodily pain can never stop you even nothing can
stop you because you are the soldier of the soldier
of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I mean you are
in the front of the army of Srila Prabhupada to
All glories to you.
fight against Kali and give Gauranga prem to ev-
Beloved Guru Maharaj,
ery soul. As today is your appearance day I want to
First of all I would love to thank you to give
beg you for a small blessing.
me this wonderful chance you glorify a dear most
Please bless me so that I can please you and
devotee of Lord Gauranga. I might not be the
follow your instruction as you are doing it for Sri-
right person to express appropriate words inyour
laPrabhupada.
glorification but still count myself in the Kripa
As you from the deep of your heart wrote Yadi
Siddhas because due tomy laziness and dull head-
Prabhupada Na hoite today on your auspicious
edness I am not able to do my sadhana perfect-
Vyasa Puja Celebration I want to dedicate few
ly. If all down daily but stand up again and keep
words to glorify you.
going just because of your merciful lotus hands
on my head. Therefore, whatever I got and wher-
Song offering for Guru Maharaj
ever I am standing all of this is just because of
Sri Acharyapadhave come down just to save us
your causeless, unconditional, unalloyed love and
from the blazing flame of material world.
mercy. Dearest Guru Maharaj again my heartfelt
thanks to you with great love and gratitude for
Who would have shown us
always being with us in every circumstances. Last
the way to please Srila Prabhupada.
year and even this year was so painful and disturb-
How we would have known the deep love of
ing for you due to the diseases occurred by infec-
Srila Prabhupada for Lord Krishna.
tion or physical exertion when you were trying to
you have taught us to live in co-operation.
reach out far to all your disciples and bless them,
you gave us such treasure stories of
as usual. You caught up severe health difficulties
Mahaprabhu in the Book “Gauranga”.
still you never left us alone through emails, face-
The real meaning of Vaishnava was explained
book, text messages, skype calls you were always
by you in “Vaishnava Ke”.
guiding and blessing us. You can easily rest at your
Who would be such great inspiration to
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his Spiritual Master’s instructions?
jan’ya n.m..s.chi.
You showed how to chant in all circumstances.
Yini amad.rak. patha srila Prabhupada khusi
Who can be like you to spend
karara jan’ya d.khan. hab..
almost all of your life travelling to reach out
Amara srikr.sn.ra jan’ya srila prabhupad.ra
each and every fallen soul.
gabhira pr.ma kibhab. paricita hab..
Like Prabhupada made us understand
Apani sahay.gitara basa karat.
who Krishna is by his vision,
amad.ra s.khan. ha..ch..
you made us know who is Srila Prabhupada
Apani amad.ra ba’i”gauranga”
through your heart.
madhy. mahaprabhura y.mana
If you were not there
dhana galpa di..chilama.
who would have developed Mayapur dham
Baisnaba.ra prakr.ta artha”baisnaba k.”
to this state that millions of devotees from
apani dbara byakhya kara ha..chila.
all over the world are visiting every year.
K. tara adhyatmika mastarsa
You live thedream of Srila Prabhupada
nird.sabali y.mana mahana anupr.rana hab..
and Prabhupada lives within you forever.
Apani saba paristhitit. bhajana kibhab. d.khi..ch.na.
Translation in Bengali
Apani pratiti nipatita atma paum.chat. bhramana
Sri acarya pyada sudhu amad.ra bahyajagara
apanara jiban.ra pra.a bya.a
jbalanta sikha th.k. raksa karara
mata k. hat. par..
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Bhal. l.g.ch. Prabhupada amad.ra bujhat.
Guru Maharaj who, in every condition never for-
kr.sna tara darsan.ra dbara ha.a
gets his disciples, Srila Prabhupada and Krishna.
tairi, apani amad.ra janana apanara
And my physical pain is just a drop in the oceanic
hr.da.a madhyam. srila Prabhupada ha.a tairi.
physical challenges you face on daily basis. Not an
Apani s.khan..’i abastha.a Mayapur dhama
ordinary soul can do this and that’s why I remem-
bikasita hab. na ha.a tahal. sara
ber the words of Srila Prabhupada saying about
pr.thibi th.k. upasakamandali mili.ana
you that you are the personal associate of Lord
prati bachara paridarsana kara ha.a y..
Chaitanya.
Apani srila prabhupad.ra sbapna basa.
Also, I would like to mention how you never
Prabhupada ciradina t.mara madhy. basa kar..
forget Srila Prabhupada and always talk about
him. This is a teaching for us to love our Spiritual
Your Servant
Master same like you do to your Spiritual Master.
Acharya Premi Devi Dasi,
You have set the standard so high that we can nev-
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er understand it but can just follow your footsteps
through my little steps keeping the dust of your
Dear Guru Maharaj
lotus feet on my forehead. I can never understand
your love to Srila Prabhupada because I have in-
significant material eyes but blind spiritual heart.
All glories to you.
I beg you to please bless me to open the eyes of my
heart to understand the relation of a Guru and
The other day I was watching movie on Lord
Disciple.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I am not fortunate to see
Your Servant,
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu but I am fortunate
Gourav Dhabhai, (Shelter)
enough to see his past times through you. He must
be similar to you, so much compassionate. You are
always there to teach us how a devotee can prac-
Please accept my most respectable and humble
tice Krishna Consciousness going through under
obeiscances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada All
so much physical hardship. Just like Lord Chait-
glories to Srila Gurudev.
anya who wore Radharani’s mood you are there
Dear Srila Acharyapada,
for us to show Lord Chaitanya’s mood. Lord Chai-
All glories to your divine appearance day and
tanya never forgets his devotees so do you never
divine appearance day celebrations.
You are an eternal associate of Srila
forget your disciples.
On this auspicious day of your appearance day
Prabhupada..So you have come to execute his
I pray to Krishna to keep you in good health so
and his Guru Maharaja’s mission. We are
that you can tell the whole world the purpose of
fortunate to be connected to Srila Prabhupa-
our human birth. But we are so unfortunate that
da through you.Your hunger for accomplishing
we always need your association to remember this.
Srila Prabhupada’s
I remember when I have health issues I forget ev-
unequaled. Unfortunately I am very fallen and
erything and focus on my health and here is our
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our families and all our Bhakti Vriskha members.
Ever since you taking me under your shelter
Thank you very much for keeping us in the
I have developed more confidence in the teachings
association of such wonderful senior vaishnavas
of Srila Prabhupada.This has resulted in greater
siksha Gurus who are constantly guiding us and
enthusiasm in my spiritual life. I can see how your
showering their love and care for bringing us clos-
causeless mercy is the only means we can achieve
er to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
Love of Godhead. Please continue to use me as
Th Golden Age is coming and it is so over-
a instrument in the service of Srila Prabhupada
whelming to see the holyname spreading in every
and previous acharyas.
town in London here and we are very grateful to
I pray for the intelligence to realize that how
your Divine and our Siksha Guru’s for allowing us
fortunate I am to be given the chance to serve
to be part of this divine mission of BhaktiVriksha
your Lotus Feet. Despite of my most fallen con-
and serve the Guru Parampara.
dition you have accepted me as your very own. If
If it was not for your Divine’s vision and
one day if I have developed a fraction of the devo-
strong determination to make people fortunate,
tion for you as you have for Srila Prabhupada I will
we wouldn’t have got Bhakti Vriskha - which is
consider myself most fortunate.
the very existence of spiritual lives of many souls
Please forgive my countless offenses and in-
here. Bhakti Vriskha is making people fortunate
still in me the ability to stay fixed in the service of
and connecting us to Srila Prabhupada and giving
Guru and Gauranga.
people an opportunity to experience their forgot-
I pray to Sri Sri Radhamadhava and Lord Nara-
ten eternal life. So many new people are seeing
simhadev to keep you healthy and to protect from
hope through these BV classes and this makes us
all dangers.
more responsible towards the movement.
Please allow me to remain your loving servant,
Gurudev, you have given us all your love and
Mallik Bheemanaathini,
care, but still my stone like heart is attached to
many material desires which is keeping me away
from my eternal service. My only wish is to have
Hare Krishna Dear GuruMaharaj
my consciousness purified by hearing the pastimes
Please accept my respectful obeisances!!
of Gauranga and his associates from your Divine’s
lotus mouth.
Srila Guru and Sri Gauranga!!
Your Divine’s Chaitanya book is a treasure that
All glories to your service!
can unlock the storehouse to flood Gaura Prem to
We are very fortunate and thankful to your
all of us.
Divine for accepting us and providing shelter at
your lotus feet.
Our existence is only because of your cause-
Sridham Mayapur is our home, the dust of your
lotus feet can bestow us the mercy to glorify and
serve Sridham Mayapur.
less mercy.Your Divine is guiding us at every step
We have no one but you dear Gurudev to teach
of our lives and very compassionate to us. Thank
us to perform this sankirtan movement and to
you very much for providing initiation to my
spread the glories of Sri dham Mayapur, the glo-
prabhu this Gaura Purnima. Not only us but also
ries of the Parama Karuna Sri Sri Nitai Gaur in
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every street of london.
this offering may please you, dear Guru Maharaja.
Your Divine has provided all facilities to us, but
Nowadays I hear from you in my home tem-
we are very weak and we do not find the strength
ple. The variagatedness of your talks on Krishna
to carry on alone the sankirtana of the holy name
consciousness and the enthusiasm in which you
of Hari.
speak inspires me greatly. I very often find myself
We are completely dependent on your mercy
and the mercy of vaishnavas.
joyfully joining in with the devotees to shout out
“Gauranga!” at your prompting. Who else speaks
Ohe Vaishnava Thakura, Gauranga is yours,
with such passion on the topics of Lord Caitan-
pls bless us with the great faith in the holy name
ya Mahaprabhu and His associates? Your beautiful
of Krsna and to chant the holyname without any
name and fame are well known in this regard. Your
offences. The holyname alone can give us the
wonderful command of the Bengali and the sweet-
strength to perform this sankirtana yagna.
ness with which you present your unfathomable
May this coming year be a opportunity to glo-
realisations bring me to ever deeper convictions
rify your Divine and be conscious of Sri Guru and
of the necessity of participating in the sankirta-
Sri Gauranga in all our activities.Pls bless us so
na mission. You are a true sena-pati bhakta, Guru
that we can co-operate with our senior devotees
Maharaja, one who expertly rallies his troops into
and expand the Bhakti Vriksha groups in London
action.
and become an instrument in the loving hands of
It’s been eight very long years since I’ve been in
your dear disciples to spread the holyname in ev-
Sri Dham Mayapur physically, but because of your
ery street of London.
great compassion and attachment to the Dham
Many more happy Vyasa Puja celebrations Gu-
I go there very frequently in my mind. Many im-
ruMaharaj.Thank you very much for your unlim-
pressions are solidly there in my black heart, so
ited love and care.
when I recall being in Mayapur I see you there.
I cannot ever thank you enough for giving me a
Supriya Jahnava Devi Dasi
drop of the attachment you have for your etneral
East London
home. I am returning home in just a few weeks. I
Dear Guru Maharaja:
will participate in Navadwip Mandal parikrama. It
Please accept my obeisances eternally.
is my ardent heart’s desire that you will be there.
I can’t imagine you not being there, Guru Maha-
Because I am a useless jerk, this is the first writ-
raja. You, who love the Dham with heart and soul,
ten offering I’ve ever made to you. It will not be
you are the best person to blissfully follow around
the last. As the years go on I find more and more
the nine islands.
qualities in you to glorify. When a disciple matures
Wiring this to you simply makes me hanker to
it is natural to come to a place of ever-growing
be with you in that most glorious of holy places. I
appreciation and spontaneous devotion. You are
miss you terribly, dear spiritual father. Please let
the perfect person on which to meditate, for your
me always remain your spiritual daughter. Your
character, pastimes and services are so outstand-
shelter is so magnanimous, friendly and safe.
ing. This year I relish the opportunity to remember
Always aspiring to serve you as you serve our
you on your all-auspicious Vyasa-puja and I pray
most auspicious parampara,
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Amrta Gopal Dasi,
Akita, Doha, humble. You leading, and teaching
East Sussex, United Kingdom
us to go from door to door requesting the conditional souls to chant the Mahamantra.
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is
Most beloved Spiritual Master,
Srila Guru Maharaj!
Satyasara-truthful, as you repeat only what His
Divine Grace Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada said.
Srila Guru Maharaj. Your Divine Grace is
Lotus feet on this day of your appearance. All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabupada.
Guru Maharaj you are decorated with Ornaments of highest qualities. In Caitanya Carita-
Sama-equal to everyone. Your Divine Grace is always enthusing the conditioned Souls to serve the
Supreme Lord.
mrta, Lord Caitanya, while teaching Sanatana
Goswami described twenty six qualities of Vaish-
Nirdosa, faultless, being cent percent surrendered.
nava. Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace pos-
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is mag-
sesses all these twenty six qualities.
nanimous vadanaya.
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is for-
Krpalu, Akita Doha, Satyamedha Sara, Saman Nidosa, Vedanta, medusa, suci, akincana,
giving, he sees good in everyone.
Sarvaopakaraka, Santa, Krishnaika sarana, Aka-
Lord Chaityana emphasises five methods of de-
ma, Aniha, Sthira, uijita-sad-guna, Mira-bhuk,
votional service, tho Chant Hare Krishna, to live
apramatta, manada, Amani gambhira, karuna,
in a holy place,to read Bhagavad Gita and Srimad
maitra, ka I, Daksa, Mauni.
Bhagavatam, to worship deity of Krishna and to
Devotees are always merciful, humble, truth-
associate with devotees.
ful, equal to all, faultless, magnanimous, mild and
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is fully
clean. They are without material possessions and
engaged in this process and advising and guiding
they perform welfare work for everyone. They are
whoever he meets to take up this process, thus re-
peaceful, surrendered to Krishna and are desirless.
flecting a Magnanimous quality.
They are fixed in devotional service. They com-
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is mild,
pletely control the six bad qualities, lust, anger,
Mrdu, simply by seeing you one’s heart is trans-
greed, and so forth. They eat only as much as re-
formed.
quired, and they are not inebriated. They are re-
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is Suci-
spectful, grave, compassionate, and without false
clean, always asking the conditioned Soul to chant
prestige. They are friendly, poetic, expert and si-
Hare Krishna, where by his heart and mind is also
lent. (CC Madhya 22.78-80)
cleansed.
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is Kra-
palu, the most merciful Spiritual Master. Let me
without material possessions, akincanaSarvaopa-
serve Your Lotus feet eternally. Your Divine Grace
karaka,utilising all things in service of Krishna.
is merciful Mahatma, by serving you Guru Ma-
Srila Guru Maharaj your Divine Grace is am-
haraj, we can share in distribution of Lord’s mer-
rtadhuni, flowing. River of Nectar of Devotional
cy, and become preachers.
service.
I beg on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja
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to let this useless disciple have drop of mercy so
Maharaj will like the role you performed, I was so
that I can serve you eternally in this nectarine
happy was able to do something worth to you. And
flow of devotional service.
also on Lord Nityananda ‘s Appreance day me and
Srila Guru Maharaj Your Divine Grace
my son acted in the play called “Delivering Jagai
I beg for drop of your causeless mercy to kindly
and Madhai”. I was the house holder and my son
engage me in the Sankirtan Movement of Lord
was my son.
Caitanya, and continue preaching via Mayapur.
Last year in the month of March (2015) I at-
TV. Please bless us so that we can reach our next
tended, Deity worship course conducted at Krish-
goal of Twenty four hours of Cable TV Chanel to
na Avanti Primary School by ISKCON Leices-
reach Millions of Conditional Souls to access this
ter, the class was given by Head Pujari His Grace
Divine process.
Vishnu Murti Das prabhu, who had been qualified
in Mayapur under the teachings of His Holiness
Your most insignificant Spiritual Daughter
Pankachagiri Das Prabhu (Head Priest of May-
begging to remain your eternal servant,
apur), it was a 8 week course, every Saturday from
Chudamani Dasi, (Diksha)
9.00 am to 11.00 am. In the Deity Worship Course,
Kingswood, Surrey, United Kingdom
there were teachings how to perform Achaman,
how to offer bhoga to the Lord, how to dress the
Dear Gurudev,
Lord, how to cook, how to sleep the Lord and how
“Please accept my humble Obeisance’s unto
to wake them up. Gurudev, every class I prayed to
your Lotus feet” All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
you asking I should not sleep and learn. By your
All glories to you Srila Guru Maharaj.
divine grace and your kind mercy I was able to
Thank you so much, for accepting and giving
perform and practice them all. Normally I used to
shelter, to this fool & fallen soul. I never felt lone-
sleep in all my collage days and sometimes, even
ly, every time and everywhere, I feel and felt your
in the Bhagavad-gGita class given in the temple,
unconditional love and mercy. Without your mer-
but here I performed well. I was really shocked to
cy it wouldn’t be possible for me to survive in this
see in the class all the senior devotees, who are
material world.
been serving the Lord so many years, do not know
Gurudev, I have not acted, in any drama only
the simple achaman, how come Gurudev, as it
once when I was in 1st Std. But now last Govardha-
says in sasthras that Achaman is very important
na Pooja (2015), when Janaki Mataji, asked me for
aspect before performing the deity service. Still
to play as “Samvarthaka”, in the play called “Lift-
they are learning, sorry to say this Gurudev, I am
ing of Govardhana” I straight away refused as I am
really happy that I have learnt them very quickly
not an expert in acting, but my god sister Sevap-
by your blessings, sometimes I tried to teach them,
riya Mataji and her family said our Guru Maharaj
even though they are senior devotees, they are
likes plays he very much appreciates his disciples,
struggling to do correctly, they silently neglect-
so without uttering a word, I immediately took the
ed me, as I am not initiated, I am not bothered.
role in doing it. And by your grace I was able to
Gurudev thank you so much for teaching me this
perform my role successfully. Everyone appreciat-
Achaman, offering bhoga, sleeping & Waking
ed, saying you have done very well and your Guru
the deities. His Grace Vishnu Murti Prabhu said
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position, without you recommendation to His Di-
dian Brahmin. I was so happy when he said and
vine Grace Srila Prabhupada, no it is not possi-
the temple management team have decided and
ble, you have made my dreams to come true, I was
wasn’t me to be trained as Poojari. This post, what
just talking to you, how fortunate are this souls to
the ISKCON Leicester has decided is your mercy
serve Prabhupada, I was immediately offered this
upon me, I didn’t think I deserve this, still I am a
service the very next day, thank you Gurudev for
fool, selfish, useless.
your mercy.
Gurudev this is where you have started my re-
Gurudev, when you were in the hospital, the
ally Journey into the spiritual world. After this I
entire disciples of yours Lotus feet, through out
was able to serve the Lord Jagannatha swami, the
the world began to intensify there prayers to Srila
Lord was awakened and brought down only for big
Prabhupada and Narasimha dev. I am really proud
occasions, as the building is not ready to serve the
I was able to be part of the massive prayers for you.
Lordship on daily basics, by your divine grace, you
I am not thinking of, I have done a big deed, I
made me to become a part of the team who brings
am just like the Squirrel in Ramayana. Gurudev
the Lord ship down to the alter and takes back to
I have not send you, about my daily prayers, but
his room, Gurudev very honestly I am telling you,
my prayers where collectively joined in your UK
it was not so easy to carry the Lordships down the
disciple list. From the day I realised from Didi
stairs and back again, every time before lifting
and Prabhu, I am reading Narashima Kavacham
them, I bow to them with Your full Pranam Man-
for you, once daily and was lighting Tulasi Stick
tra, to make me easy. The Lordship last year was
warped in cotton dipped in Ghee for your health,
brought out for, Gaurapurnima, Rathayathra, Jan-
every Ekadshi. I am so grateful to you for giving
mashtami, and we had a very special occasion of
me the opportunity to pray for your divine health
Sanyasi, 2nd and 1st initiation, all in one day given
improving.
by his His Holiness BHAKTHI CHARU Maharaj.
Gurudev, by during the month of October, in
After Janmashtami, the Lordship decided to take
Leicester they started to take fresh classes, called
rest downstairs itself. During all this occasions I
“Explore the Gita” the first step into Bhagavat-
performed my Achaman and was able to serve the
Gita. It was 4 week course, the temple president
poojari team with what ever Seva I was able to do
His Grace Pradyumna Das Prabhu and the Fi-
the Vaishnavas. Gurudev, I am really proud to be
nance Manager His Grace Saci Tanya Das Pra-
in your divine shelter. Thank you so much.
bhu, told me to take part in the coming courses,
Gurudev, by your mercy, I got to climb a step
which will be very useful for me, in taking initia-
forward, during the Janmashtami, the Lady Poo-
tion and as well as in deepening my spiritual dive,
jari’s offered me the service of His Divine Grace
I was thinking, would this be possible by me, and
Srila Prabhupada service, I am to change the dress
also had a feeling, as I was praying to you, like this
for Srila Pabhupada every 4 weeks once. I am giv-
is your message and took as your command and
en a set of his cloths (shirt, dothi, chadar, socks,
started the course, and then the second course,
sweater, woolly hat, and big shawl) I have to wash
GITA LIFE, which was about 8 weeks and now
them clean and take them on my turn. Gurudev,
BHAKTHI LIFE, course is going on which is of
would it have been possible for me to receive this
7 weeks, this courses are conducted in our temple
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itself and course is taught by His Grace Sundar
to save her and bring her alive, I was totally think-
Madhava Das, disciple of His Holiness Radhanath
ing she is going to die, and was chanting Maha-
swami Maharaj. His teaching is so clear and very
mantra and was praying vigorously to Narashin-
interesting. Here I should say only by your divine
ga dev and to your lotus feet to show mercy upon
blessings, I am able to concentrate in class with-
us. Oh Gurudev, what would I have done if your
out sleeping. Thank you Gurudev.
not with us. I always feel your presence with me.
During the end of the year when His Holiness
Again on 8th of August, she went down on a Major
Bhakthi PURSHOTHAM Maharaj came, every
Operation removal of Uterus and Ovaries, during
body in the temple, who are bit close began to
the course of operation I was just Chanting the
say that Maharaj can give me initiation like con-
Mahamantra, Narashima Kavacham and your
nection from you, even the President His Grace
Pranam Mantra. I sent to you an email before and
Pradyumna Prabhu, said he will talk to Maharaj,
after the operation requesting you to be with her.
and he spoke to Maharaj also. oh my Gurudev, be-
Gurudev, in above 2 occasions I known throughly
lieve me I was in cloud nine, but at the same time,
that, if I wanted to receive the protection of the
every one is saying so, but I was asking myself am
Narashinga dev, it is only possible by your divine
I really qualified for that, I have not prepared for
grace, so the only choice is your Pranam Mantra.
that, even at this point I was feeling it is you who
Thank you, Gurudev for being with me through
have made this fire to ignite in me. Gurudev is
all my difficult times.
Last but not Least. As you know Gurudev, I
there any way I thank you.
And during the end of the year (Devember)
wanted to bring my daughter here to UK from
His Holiness Kriupamayia Das Prabhu, conducted
India and have been thinking and praying past
Guru and Disciple course, and have attended the
five years and was not able to do so, Luckily by
course susses-fully by your divine blessings.
your blessings, I was able to go to India, I reached
Oh Gurudev, I totally forgot to mention, during
Chennai on 13/03/2016, wanted to apply the very
the month of May 2015, Banu, my wife, was very
new day or soon as possible and visit your divine
ill, she was vomiting, everything that was going
grace and seek blessing in Mayapur, but I was not
in, she was coughing and coughing and she was
that fortunate in visiting you. Each and every
vomiting Blood, twice took her to A & E, only on
step I took in, for applying the visa for her was
second day she was checked properly, I.V., was giv-
so difficult, I was so confused, like what I have to
en and then shifted to LGHospital from LRI Hos-
do next, got stuck in the mid of no where. I have
pital, she was there for two days, as I had no one
been reciting your Pranam Mantra in each every
else with me, it was so difficult for me to leave my
step. On Monday I visited VFS UK, Chennai, Of-
son Nandhagopal to any one, 1st day poor kid was
fice and there the security said their is no enquiry
with me till late night 1.00 in the morning when
here everything is online only, I was thinking of
we went A&E and on 2nd day, luckily opposite
you to give the mercy and then the security said to
neighbours where kind enough to look after him,
go in as I came up I informed another security and
when we again visited A&E, later when she was
he was so kind and said will inform the officers
admitted in the hospital, I was able to send him to
inside. One by the name Mr. Fabian, came and he
school. All this time only thing came to my mind is
said some details and he took my passport inside
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to his Manager, and as he came back he said, they
this time my daughter was asking some silly ques-
can help me with choosing the application and
tions, oh I was so high tempered. Some or other by
other details, for a fee and asked me if I wanted
your divine grace I have submitted the form and
to do the same day or next day, I said will come
came out. Today my dad said that he received a
back the following day, oh Gurudev, all this time
text message saying “The Processed visa applica-
I was happy and was thinking this was possible by
tion for GWF039299091 will be delivered to the
my Gurudev’s mercy. Next day on Tuesday, as I
chosen address”. Gurudev, please show mercy, I
told my Dad to bring my daughter after her exams
don’t know what is happened, you know what has
gets over to VFS Office by 2.00 pm. When I went
happened, what is given, this is possible by your
there, the system was down and they were not able
divine grace only, even the Lord supreme will not
to do anything. Oh Gurudev, I was totally broken,
adhere if I don’t go through you. Gurudev, she has
there and was not able to think anything else oth-
to learn the Mahamantra, and the really service to
er than praying to you to show some mercy. I also
your lotus feet and to the Lordships.
came to know that, the fee Payment and some-
Guru Maharaj, apart from the course, I do my
thing new Immigration Health Surcharge has to
service in the temple regularly, this are not ser-
be done compulsory, this all has to be done only by
vice, I feel like it is my duty to Lordship and the
online payment. Then came home. made some ar-
Vaishnavas. I am part of the temple service, I do
rangements. Again On Wednesday prayed to you
all kinds of service, no particular service and then
very strongly to shower your mercy upon us. When
say my service is over, the more I do, the more I
I went there everything was fine, filled in the ap-
can contribute them towards your betterment,
plication, made IMS payment, thought by Guru
if you’re ok, we the devotees will be fine. I have
Maharaj’s divine grace everything done, but the
sponsored some Gita and have distributed them
very moment got stuck for the Visa fee payment,
to my family members.
the card’s which my BIL gave, was not accepted, I
Gurudev, please forgive me for scribbling, so
tried and tried, then came out to inform my Dad,
much. I don’t know what to write. Some of my se-
I was laminating - oh Gurudev, please show mer-
nior God brothers and sisters, say I have to write
cy- it took nearly 2 hours, Dad was calling all the
the Vyasa Puja offering, I feel like, why should
person who he knows having the cards and I in
we write to you saying this was done and this was
turn was asking my BIL, lastly collected 2 very li-
done, I am always thinking of you, I fell your with
able cards, was saying your Pranam Mantra and
me, in each and every step I take, I talk to you, I
went inside I tried my BIL ‘s friends card and then
have a strong feeling, that your listening, watch-
it went through, I was inside saying “Jai Gurudev”
ing me always, so I no need to say what I do, what
“Jai Jagannatha”, Later the officer said to give my
happened, Gurudev please forgive me for being
daughters photo, on seeing the photo he said this
foolish, stupid, I don’t know the right or wrong
is wrong photo size for UK Visa, oh my days, again
thing. I beg to your mercy, please prepare me for
got stuck in the Mid air, he said there is a pho-
the intitation, bless our family to serve your lotus
to studio in the same floor, where they take pic-
feet and all Vaishnavas.
ture and give immediately, oh again went outside
Gurudev, my son Nandhagopal is very fond
took photo came in, they gave a form to fill by
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PEARANCE DAY TO YOU Guru Maharaj.
most auspicious day. We have always been praying
LOVE - Nandhagopal”. Gurudev, please accept
at your lotus feet to keep us engaged in the service
his offering and bless him to become a pure dev-
of the Lord. We did feel some engagement during
otee of the Lordship and serve the Vaishnavas.
last year’s December 2015 Book Distribution Mar-
Gurudev, please be with my daughter and please
athon. We got involved in ‘The 100k effort’ at
bring her, here to UK. I have missed her past 10
Bhaktivedanta Manor, London, UK. It required
years, now she is big girl, where she has start her
us to mobilize and train the various sangha groups
spritual journey, your divine grace knows what to
which are connected to the temple. It was a new
do please shower your mercy upon us.
experiment as the plan was to demonstrate the
Guru Maharaj, my son Nandagopal, is also a
very active boy, who is only 5.5 years, he has acted
door to door book distribution and get the whole
congregation involved.
in many dramas, that they play in our Leicester
Me, my wife and my 7 year old son Madhav also
Temple, he does Achnman, he is also attending for
personally went door to door in our neighbouring
kids Bhakti life course In the Temple every week,
areas during the marathon month and distributed
He also been on basic Deity Worship course. Some-
Srila Prabhupada’s books. For the very first time,
time he sings in Kirtan and also sings Narashima
we enjoyed so much nectar whilst knocking on the
Pranam( With help). Mywife. Banu, she does very
doors, talking to people, handing over the books,
good service in the temple every week, follows 4
collecting lakshmi and preaching about Krishna
regulative principles, she sings in the house, no
consciousness.
other material world songs, but she does not chant,
Being unqualified and incapable for this ser-
she stopped chanting every day, saying no time,
vice, this was made possible only by your causeless
but she chants 25 rounds every Ekadshi, I don’t
mercy which made us an instrument to give out
understand anything, please bless her and make
more than 1000 books in about 3 weeks! Thank
her to chant the holy name regularly.
you so much Guru Maharaj.
Before I close, Gurudev, please shower your
We are starting to conduct Kirtan programs
special blessings on Didi and his family. I should
under the guidance of His Grace Prema Padmi-
be thankful to them for showing me this path. Gu-
ni Mataji along with His Grace Aravinda Krish-
rudev, please be with me always as your now and
na Prabhu and Her Grace Yamuneshwari Mataji
make to serve better. Gurudev I wanted to serve
which will help in bringing in new members for
you physically, with you for a day or two.
Bhaktivriksha programme.
Thank you, thank you so much.
Also, Guru Maharaj, we want to thank you for
Yours fallen and unworthy son,
blessing us for our Gaura Nitai deities and for such
Badhrinath,(Shelter)
a beautiful name – ‘Nitai Rai, Chaitanya Gosai’
Leicester, UK.
during our recent visit to Mayapur. Nice welcom-
Dear Guru Maharaj,
ing ceremony is being planned for them.
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glo-
We would sincerely like to thank His Grace
ries to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you on this
Nitai Charan Prabhu, Her Grace Chudamani
auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja.
Mataji, His Grace Madan Mohan Govinda Pra-
We feel so fortunate to make an offering on this
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Grace Amala Manjiri Mataji and all the other
life and be in the service of Srila Prabhupada with
devotees from the UK yatra for their guidance,
much sincerity and seriousness and reach unlim-
support, and association.
ited number of souls to Krishna consciousness!!
We humbly beg for your blessings and mercy to
I personally can’t even think of what my life
keep continuing these efforts to please Guru and
would have been without Bhakti Vriksha training
Gauranga.
and your Divine Grace’s causeless mercy through
your empowered Disciples who are constantly
Your servants,
guiding us and so many countless souls in the ser-
Acyuta Gauraprema Das,(Diksha)
vice of your Divine Grace and Srila Prabhupada!
Nrityapriya Radha Devi Dasi(Diksha)
For this very special year dedicated in glory-
and Madhav
ing Srila Prabhupada ‘s acheivements, I am just
London, United Kingdom
begging at your lotus feet to please bless me and
Yamunesvari with a drop of Guru Bhakti your Di-
Begging Causeless Mercy for the Hypocrites
vine Grace has for Srila Prabhupada, so that we
Dear Guru Maharaja,
can declare boldly following in your footsteps that
Hare Krishna,
“Aravinda Krishna Das & Yamunesvari Devi Dasi
Please Accept Our Respectful Obeisances
are YOUR DIVINE GRACE’S PROPERTY &
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada !!
not ours anymore”. This is the highest pure love
All Glories to your Divine Grace!!
one can ever acheive and we are hankering to re-
This being a very special year for your Divine
ceive that by begging at your lotus feet Guru Ma-
Grace - ISKCON 50th Anniversary Year where
haraja. The power of Guru Bhakti has been very
everyone is meditating on the glories of Srila
well exhibited in the pastimes of how Isvara Puri
Prabhupada & HIS achievements, I am just over-
pleased Madhavendra Puri due to his menial ser-
whelmed and awestruck to see what an amazingly
vice during his final days of manifested pastime in
dedicated disciple you are to your spiritual master
this mortal world and hence being blessed by Mad-
for so many years. Your divine grace has been the
havendra puri how Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
victory flag of Srila
himself descended as Isvara Puri’s disciple. Such
Prabhupada and pushed on last 50 years irre-
is the power of Guru’s blessings & Guru Bhakti!.
spective what challenges you faced, to get ISKCON
So without a doubt nothing can come in par to
to this much stablised & glorious stage, where in
this pure Guru Bhakti which your Divine Grace
pretty much all the leaders in the world appreci-
is soaked with for Srila Prabhupada.
ate Krishna Consciousness and major cities/towns
We humbly request to please consider both of
have temples or some form of ISKCON devotee
us who have been hypocrites our whole Krishna
gatherings like Namahatta & Bhakti Vriksha by
conscious life, showing to the outside world as dev-
your tireless efforts of educating ISKCON world
otee but inside we are hankering something differ-
on this new revolutionised preaching style as per
ent - Chanting holy name outside but meditating
the directions of Bhaktivinoda Thakura going up
on lusty desires inside Caring for devotees outside
to Lord Nityananda Prabhu himself. This is help-
but grudging on devotees inside Exhibiting Yukta
ing Grhastha devotees to be saved from Grhamedhi
vairagya outside but desiring for sense pleasures
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inside Serving like a blade of grass outside but
Grace’s touch in our life in all departments of our
hankering for name & fame inside Training dev-
life, we once again both humbly beg at your lotus
otees to be selfless outside but searching for self-
feet on this most transcendental day of your Vya-
ish bodily comforts inside Showcase like a fearless
sa puja for the priceless treasure of - “Unflinching
preacher to devotees outside but escape preach-
Pure Guru Nishta & Guru Bhakti - Incessant Pure
ing service due to fear inside Always preach to be
love for Spiritual Master (your Divine Grace &
Humble & Work as a Team for Srila Prabhupada
the guru parampara)” by which we can jump and
outside but always criticize & get angry due to zero
roam about mad boldly travelling & declaring to
tolerance & false ego inside I personally feel bad
everyone all over the three worlds the glories of
that this has been my Krishna Conscious practice
your divine grace and the guru parampara’s mercy
which I am battling against year after year, Guru
and enroll everyone to take shelter at the speck of
Maharaja.
the cintamani dust of this glorious Guru Parampa-
When we heard from your Divine Grace that
ra which is the ONLY way to get the mercy of the
Advaita Gosai asked for a boon to Caitanya Ma-
kali yuga magnanimous avatar Lord Caitanya and
haprabhu to not bless the hypocrites, it made me
Nitai. I see no other way for hypocrites like us who
think even more deep that when will that day
are so fallen that we dont even have hope to get
come I can be free from all these dual phase of
the mercy of most merciful avatar - Lord Caitanya
life and be simple & straightforward to receive
and Nitai, who delivered even Jagai and Madai!.
Mahaprabhu’s mercy. If even Mahaprabhu wont
Since your Divine Grace being the only bea-
bless us then what hope we got and what an gold-
con of hope for disciples like us, we are praying &
en opportunity we are missing in this life!!.. But
offering to Sri Sri RadhaMadhav, Narasimhadev,
seeing the power of your causeless mercy, we beg
Pancatattva and Srila Prabhupada whatever in-
at your lotus feet to please consider us hypocrites
significant spiritual credits we are blessed with by
and please recommend us to your Dear Lord Ni-
your mercy, for your FULL health recovery so that
tyananda prabhu who is an ocean of love and bliss,
your divine grace can travel incessantly all over
who delivered even Jagai & Madai!
the world saving many more souls by giving Krish-
We are surely convinced this equation of our
na consciousness for many more years to come. We
miserable life can only be solved by your cause-
humbly seek your blessings & pray to their lord-
less mercy who is more merciful to consider even
ships that we always be attached to your lotus feet
the hyprocrites like us & engage us in service.
life after life as your servant of the servant.
I have no words to explain what transformation
Please forgive us for all the negligence, of-
this speck of your causeless mercy has caused in
fenses we committed during all these years of our
our life till now. BUT I can boldly testimony our
Krishna Conscious practice Guru Maharaja. We
life as an example of the power of your causeless
humbly beg, being Brahmin initiated this year
mercy and I loudly declare to the whole world to
by your causeless mercy, we get all the spiritual
please try experimenting by taking shelter of your
strength and intelligence to practice Krishna con-
Divine Grace’s mercy and experience the change
sciousness seriously and sincerely for your plea-
for oneself for GOOD!
sure, so that we never be negligent and offensive
With all these experiences of your Divine
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to any other living entity in the creation!
most auspicious day of your appearance day.
Thanks for tolerating and engaging us in your
loving devotional service for all these years Guru
Thank you for all your blessings and inspira-
Maharaja.. We seek your blessings to flourish and
tion. Every year when I write an offering I can say
multiply more our Krishna Conscious family in
that I have made advancement in my spiritual life
UK, Europe & all over th world during this very
and that this is all due to you. This is completely
special year of ISKCON for your divine grace’s
true because I have no qualifications for spiritual
pleasure.
life( I don’t have much understanding -I read reg-
Happy Vyasa Puja Celebtation Guru Maharaja!!
ularly but I understand very little) However every
Your Servants,
year I am appreciating more and more associating
Aravinda Krishna Das(Diksha)
with devotees and I see this as evidence that I am
and Yamunesvari Devi Dasi (Diksha)
advancing and that is the fruit of your blessings
I have learnt from you this year how deter-
mined one must be to execute any spiritual activ-
ity in this material world. The material energy is
All glories to you.! Firstly I pray to Srinath-
unreliable and we cannot trust it to give us facili-
ji and Narshimhadev for speedy recovery of your
ties. I see from your example that despite the body
health. Guru Maharaj still I can remember because
you are still the same person whose will to serve
of your mercy I was able to do Bhakti Vriksha pro-
Srila Prabhupada is based on pure love for him
gram, And because of your mercy only I was able
and that there is nothing you will not do for him
to advanced spiritually, and because of your mer-
because that is the consequence of pure love. You
cy only I got spiritually wife and my family became
don’t see the obstacles like I do or allow them to
Krishna conscious. My wife started doing 16 round
affect you but you show us by your service that
and my parents are also chanting. We really thank
that this is the way to exchange love with guru
you for your mercy which you are showering on
and because of this always trying to do every thing
us. Even I am not sincere.
first class.
Guru Maharaj I really beg your mercy so We
I will ask for forgiveness at this point for of-
can do our sadhana properly and again I can start
fences. I will offer you a Vyasa puja gift of dis-
Bhakti Vriksha program in my city. Guru Maharaj
tributing one hundred hardbound books of Srila
please forgive my all offences and help me in my
Prabhupada in London UK to assist you in your
spiritual life. Please help us so we can serve Krish-
service to Srila Prabhupada. I will also pray to Sri
na nicely and became servant of servant of ser-
Sri Radha London Isvara to give you all facilities
vant of Krishna and his devotees. Thanks
to expand the preaching unlimitedly. The world
is a better place because you are preaching every-
Your servant,
where. This planet is dear to Lord Krishna because
Deepak Dangi,
you are here. May Lord Nrisimhadeva protect you
everywhere and always.
Dear Guru Maharaj
Your grateful disciple
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Jaitra Das,
Birmingham was to guide other couples who were
having marital problems – by your mercy they are
now going to be parents.
Ashok Prabhu wishes to thank you for being
All glories to Srila Gurudev!
This year we have been asked to write an offer-
a guiding light in this dark age of Kali yuga and
ing as a Bhakti Vriksha so I am writing on behalf
wishes your continued presence to guide and be
of the Byron Road BV which takes place at Arvind
an inspiration to thousands of devotees.
Krishna Das and Yamuneswari Devi Dasi’s home.
Tarlock Prabhu has work related problems and
We have 12 members however not every mem-
he is unable to attend BV on a regular basis. He
ber is able to attend every week so we ask as a
wishes your blessing to remove his obstacle so he
group that you bless us to maintain some stabil-
can come to BV regularly and as a consequence
ity and remove obstacles mainly to do with work
have regular association of devotees.
Sushmamataji has been attending for a few
schedule.
We would like to thank you for giving Alka-
years now and is having problems in being consis-
mataji and her family guidance at the recent loss
tent in her chanting, reading and devotional ser-
of her father. By your mercy she was able to get
vices – please bless her to come up in her spiritual
all items for the last rites, the most important was
life.
the garland of Radha Londonishwara and send it
Vinod Prabhu is now chanting 16 rounds, read-
to Africa. She was also able to organise kirtan for
ing Srila Prabhupad’s books, doing devotional ser-
every night for 12 days. She is now chanting 16
vices – we pray for your blessing your his contin-
rounds regularly, reading and doing regular devo-
ued spiritual progress.
These are regular members and we have some
tional service.
You also met Dhivyamataji and Suresh Prabhu
new members as well so I request that you help me
and your instruction to them when you met in
cultivate these new souls so they may progress in
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ing you, this year during Gita Jayanti book distri-
This year by your mercy I was able to visit May-
bution I could strongly feel your support with me,
apur, Jagarnath Puri and Vrndhavan. The Deities
although Iam not that much efficient in distribut-
at Mayapur are so beautiful and merciful. If it was
ing shrila Prabhupadas books but I could feel your
not for all of you senior disciples, Srila Prabhu-
mercy with me while I was out distributing books.
pad’s dream would not have come to fruition. The
Dear Guru Maharaja it has always been my de-
diaries written by your servants are truly inspira-
sire to bring my family into Krishna consciousness
tional and shows how you are bending backwards
and serve you and Aacharyas, and this year you
to help so many people to take up Krishna con-
have really showered your mercy on my mother
sciousness. I have by your mercy been able to re-
and sister- in - law family, they all are chanting 16
duce my working time – please guide me not to
rounds taken aspiring from you and are very soon
squander the extra time but to use it wisely in my
going to start Bhakti Vriksha.
reading and devotional service, especially devotee
Our Bhakti Vriksha members are also pro-
care. Recently you said in one of your lectures that
gressing nicely and they are all very sincere souls
we need to beg for your mercy but I am so fallen
and have taken up chanting and are also reading,
that I do not know how to beg. In the material life
please continue to shower your causeless mercy on
if one does not get what one wants in a certain
them and make them into strong leaders, Iam an
period of time one tends to give up and try some
insignificant instrument putting efforts to please
alternatives. But in spiritual life, we have to be
my siksha gurus and You dear Guru Maharaja
determined and focused and as long as we put our
but only by your mercy can they be moulded into
full effort Krishna will bless us. Help me to work
strong and efficient leaders like you always say
hard and use every opportunity to preach and
distribute Srila Prabhupad’s books unlimitedly.
yat-kripa tam aham vande
Begging for your mercy – Byron Road BV
sri-gurum dina-taranam
Kusumamodadharini Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
So with your mercy I have faith the even the
dumbest person like me can bring leaders to serve
you and our Aacharyas, please continue to shower
My Dear Spritual Father Guru Maharaja,
your blessings on me and keep me under the shel-
ter of your lotus feet.
Dear Guru Maharaja I don’t have an art of
Thank you very much Guru Maharaja for giv-
writing a Vyas Pooja offering so please forgive
ing me an opportunity to write a Vyas Pooja offer-
me for any offences that I must have done while
ing to you.
writing this homage to you or even in my spiritual
Dear Guru Maharaja you have always been
practice knowingly or unknowingly, but I will al-
guiding me in my spiritual life in many ways, not
ways try to put the best of my efforts to please my
only that you always remove all obstacles that
siksha gurus and you dear Guru Maharaja.
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render ordinary people defeated and withdrawn.
All glories to You!
‘Your mercy knows no bounds’ is a phrase
O my dear beloved Guru Maharaja, Please
I always write to You in my personal offerings and
Accept my Humble Obeisances unto your Divine
prayers. Although I utter these words, I am not
lotus feet, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
even close to understanding the depth to which
What qualification do I have to glorify you my
they hold true, golden, sweet, causeless mercy
dear Guru Maharaja but how can I miss the great
through which I have been saved time and time
opportunity to sing the glories of the Spiritual
again.
I long for the day when I offer everything I do
Master.
I am completely indebted to you life after life
to You. I wish to dive deep into fulfilling Your in-
for giving me shelter at your Divine lotus feet
structions and I wish to unhesitatingly take full
without your mercy I will rot in the material life.
advantage of Your shelter, which You have offered
I have heard the glories of your holiness before
to me unconditionally. I have not yet reached this
coming to Mayapur this year (50th anniversary of
stage, but I know You will never leave me. You al-
ISKCON) where I have practically seen the sweet
ways send reminders when I start to step off track,
mercy flowing freely from you and seen your com-
be it through a powerful quote address my very
passion towards every living entity.
need and questions at the time, or a dream where
I please beg for your mercy to enable me to
serve your holiness life after life and also beg you
You completely pacify my mind and desire to feel
Your presence in a unique way.
to please shower mercy upon my family, friends
I have a long way to go before I am steady in
and everyone, bring them to your Divine lotus
my practise in Krishna consciousness, Guru Ma-
feet. Please bless and enable them to serve Shri
haraja, but You make me want to be, and you keep
Shri RadhaKrishna eternally.
me going every single day.
Please shower your mercy upon me and give me
Thank You so very much. All glories to You!
strength to have the sincere desire to serve your
holiness to fulfill your desire to expand the Bhakti
Bhaktin Reshma
Vrikshas in UK which I have always failed to do.
Yours insignificant and humble servants,
Maalya and Rajendhar, (Shelter)
Dear Guru Maharaja,
All glories to Srila Gurudeva!
Please accept my respectful obeisances. All
Dear Guru Maharaj,
I would like to thank you for accepting me as
glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You!
Guru Maharaja, this past year has left me in
your disciple. First of all I would like to thank you
awe and wonder at Your unyielding determination
for introducing Bhakti Vrikshas. Through Bhakti
and energy to spread Lord Caitanya’s movement
Vriksha I strated my devotional life. Bhakti Vrik-
and Srila Prabhupada’s mission far and wide de-
sha has given me all happiness in my life. It has
spite facing physical health conditions that would
given me a great Krishna conscious family. After
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coming to Bhakti Vriksha I am so happy that I do
One this auspicious appearance day I am pay-
not care for any problems. You are the people who
ing millions and millions obeisance unto your
have motivated your disciples to do Bhakti Vrik-
Lotus feet.
sha. not only me but many people who just asso-
I do not have any qualification to serve you
ciate as our family friends etc are also happy to
but by your cause less mercy, you allow me to serve
see devotees. This is because Bhakti Vrikshas has
you and Srila Prabhupada mission.
taught us to be free of envy and greed. You are an
I was in Scotland in 2014 to do some preaching
inspiration for millions of ISKCON devotees all
program although my contribution was insignifi-
over the world. Despite your bodily condition you
cant you sent me whatsapp massage appreciating
are putting greatest efforts to give the ultimate
my insignificant afford to Preach Krishna con-
benefit of Krishna consciousness to everyone.
sciousness there. This show how big your heart
What you are doing is not an easy task even to
although you were so busy in different preaching
imagine. But because of your love for Srila Prabh-
program, meeting etc. You remember any service
upada you are able to achieve all success.
big or small.
You are a reservoir of all mercy and compas-
I am so fallen that I forgot your Love on me. My
sion to everyone. you always want all people to be
dear Guru Maharaj please keep me your prayer so
happy always. Thats why you relentlessly travel all
I never forget you.
round the world to give your association for everyone.
You are a personal associate of Lord Caitanya,
because of your tired less preaching many coun-
during nawadwip mandal parikrama despite
try in this would people able to know the glories
your bad health you visited all parties and gave
of Lord Caitanya. You have pure love for Lord
lectures. It’s a huge motivation to see you and get
Caitanya please shower some mercy on this fallen
your personal association in holy dham.
soul so I can success my human life by doing some
Please bless me Guru Maharaj so that I can
humbly carry out Bhakti Vriksha services.
service Lord Caitanya mission under Your divine
guidance.
Please bless me that I shall become free from
Wish you good health so that you can travel
envy and greed. I want to serve you whole heart-
many countries and give them your valuable asso-
edly but because of my own bad karma etc I would
ciation and preach Krishna consciousness unlim-
not put effort.
itedly.
I have done many offences at your lotus feet.
Sanjay Kumar Pal, (Shelter)
Please kindly forgive me and use me as an in-
strument in your hands.
Thanks a lot Guru Maharaj!
All glories to the most auspicious day of Your
Your servant,
Vyasa Puja, all glories to Your Lord Nityananda-
Sadhvi Gaurangi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
like compassionate and merciful nature. Your ad-
vent has become the greatest fortune in the lives
of many, who have taken shelter at Your lotus feet.
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your
Lotus feet. All glories to your divine Grace.
You have granted me unearned mercy, the scope of
which I do not fully understand yet, by accepting
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me into Your spiritual family. Your unflinching de-
faction that all our problems bothering us for long
votion to Srila Prabhupada, and determined ser-
time has come to an end. By Your causeless mercy
vice, Your love and compassion to us, Your spiritu-
which You chose to shower on us, we were able to
al children, fuel my faith in this process of bhakti
see the blessings in the year 2015. Just by meditat-
and feeds my admiration for Your devotion.
ing Your darshan we could able to see our prayers
On this very auspicious day I would like to send
are getting fulfilled and all our hindrances are
You my deepest thanks, dear Guru Maharaja, for
just getting vanished. From our mentor guidance
taking on this arduous task of helping struggling
we started assisting them in BhaktiVriksha from
jivas out of the material world and reawaken our
2016. We humbly beg at Your lotus feet to forgive
dormant love for Krishna. I also have a sense of
us for all the offenses we committed and provide
guilt for not being the kind of disciple I should be.
us with the intelligence and devotion to not com-
May I pray for your kind blessings on this occasion
mit more offenses and bless us so that we always
that I become a better, more dedicated disciple of
engage at your devotional service with pure love
Yours, and will ultimately be able to please You
and devotion as a servant of the servant.
Your Servants,
with my service.
Suresh Shanmugam, (Aspiring)
Thank You, thank You, thank You.
All glories, all glories, all glories to Guru Ma-
Dhivya Priya Rajappan, (Aspiring)
Lohit Suresh,
haraja.
Your eternally indebted servant,
Suddha Kanti Dasi,(Diksha)
All Glories to Srila Gurudeva!
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Please accept our humble and respectful obe-
siances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to You Divine Grace!
I don’t have enough words to thanking youGuru Maharaj for your causeless mercy upon me.
We are not feeling worthy and don’t have
This year, I could visit Sri Mayapur dham with
enough words to write about Your causeless mercy
my Son Maan and my Husband Vijay along with
and blessings which you have showered us. Through
our East London Bhakti Vriksha Congregation
our mentors Aravinda Krishna Das and Yamunes-
for Gaur Purnima Festival. It was like dream come
vari Devi Dasi from East London BhaktiVrik-
true by your blessing Guru Maharaj. I can say how
sha we got an opportunity to serve You through
merciful you are Guru Maharaj, that with your
cooking and personal service in Birmingham in
mercy only without no qualification I can serve
September 2014. By seeing you we learnt what is
as Bhakti Vriksha Sector Leader. I really want to
pure bhakti and how we can pass this ocean of life
beg at your lotus feet to make my chanting proper
using pure bhakti as boat.We were overwhelmed
in terms of that I desire to complete all my japa
with happiness, joy and unable to express the Di-
rounds in morning daily without carry forward a
vine feeling we got during those days. On return-
single round. Please please... Guru Maharaj bless
ing back to London we had a great feeling of satis-
me with this. Secondly, I would like to serve you
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in Srila Prabhupada’s Mission to spread the mercy
Your Servant,
of Gauranga. In this I would like to ask blessings
Usha Vijay Majithiya, (Shelter)
that I should properly follow the instructions of
my Siksha Gurus: His Grace Yogeshwar Gopinath
Prabhu, His Grace Arvind Krishna Prabhu and
My dear spiritual father Srila Guru Maharaja,
Her Grace Yamuneshwari Mataji by putting my
Please accept my respectful obeisances
false ego on side. Next I would like to reorganize
my daily schedules so I can do all my spiritual and
It has been a great fortune for me to write the
material duties in good stamina and and in good
offering to your glorious 67th Vyasa puja.
mood in more efficient way.
You have given me and my family a new and
I would like to have your blessings that I can
spiritually energized life which is full of bliss and
attend the Navadwipa Mandal Parikrma soon in
ecstasy. Your mercy has been working all over
future. Also so far I was considering that I will
in my life and miracles are happening. I am very
make myself eligible to get initiation from you
much indebted to your divine grace for giving this
Guru Maharaj on my own but not possible with-
wonderful Krishna Conscious family with love
out your mercy. Please shower your mercy for this,
and care.
so I can imbibe a tiny little mood of yours to serve
Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga.
Apart from my own spiritual growth my family members also started taking Krishna Conscious
At the end, I would like to beg forgiveness from
path very seriously. My wife has already been ini-
you Guru Maharaj for my so inefficient services
tiated by your Divine Grace and leading bhakti
and my all offences.
vrikshas in east London. Her level of dedication
has been increased multi fold this year and your
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mercy and blessings are really changing her a lot.
ment.
Thank you very much.
My daughter Shruti also loves to preach following your instructions. One of my uncles recently
came to Sridham Mayapur and met your Divine
Grace during a talk given by you on Caitanya lila,
Yogesvara Gopinatha Das, (Diksha)
hearing the pastime he got so mesmerised that he
wants to commit himself on this path of Krishna Consciousness and asked the requirements of
initiation from your divine grace. My sister and
All glories to Nitai Gauranga...All glories to
niece have taken aspiring from your divine grace
Srila Prabhupada.All glories, all glories to your lo-
in the Sridham Mayapur this year.
tus feet, the shelter of numerous fallen souls like
Your Divine grace, you are always guiding and
us....
caring for each and every disciple and well-wish-
Wishing you a very happy vyaasa puja... May
ers personally. This is really heart touching and
you always be ever so magnanimous and merci-
amazing. I recently seen this in Sridham Mayapur
ful spiritual fathar to all your disciples...This time
and the way you cared for devotees who came from
I really want to glorify the power of your prayers
different part of the world, you gave your personal
that you make for your disciples to Krishna every
time and care that they were really touched. My
moment...Even being miles away from you I feel
sister who came from Jaipur was sitting in the first
your auspicious presence and blessings for me...
row during your Caitanya lila talk, desiring to get
Last year somewhere in aug/sep I was chanting in
some special Prasad from your divine grace, to her
the evening and for the entire one hour I saw your
wonder, she got really huge garland (with all other
clear image infront of my eyes... The next morning
matajis) as a Prasad at the end of the session. She
I read your email replying to my get well soon mes-
now fully inspired to start her Bhakti Vriksha in
sage through your health team...then very soon
Jaipur. When someone meets you only once feel
I learned that you pray every day to Sri Sri Radha
greatly transformed in their life and feel a lot of
Madhava deities for empowering your disciples to
enthusiasm.
preach enthusiastically...Miraculously very soon
Guru Maharaja, I beg for forgiveness for my
I was motivated to start bhaktivriksha preaching
mistakes and offences and since you are real pati-
under the guidance of our senior god brother. By
tapavan and the only hope.
your mercy Krishna sent us many new souls who
Dear Guru Maharaja, Please bless me so that
took up to Krishna Consciousness very enthusi-
I can become an instrument in your mission to
astically. By your inspiration we are able to con-
please Srila Prabhupada by spreading the Krishna
nect many new souls to Krishna through Bhakti
Consciousness unlimitedly. Please bless our group
Vriksha preaching, book distribution and damo-
members that we can bring more and more souls
dar program....Every time I feel your divine inter-
to Krishna consciousness this year as an offering
vention in my life that makes me so hopeful about
to Srila Prabhupada on the auspicious occasion
my spiritual life...
of 50th anniversary celebration by following your
I pray to Lord Narsimhadev to shower his bless-
instructions and spreading the sankirtana move-
ings on you so that you always remain ecstatic in
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love of GaurNitai and fulfill the mission of Srila
up this spirit of preaching and are endeavouring
Prabhupada.
to follow this instruction of yours even though we
are very neophyte.
Once we settled in Northampton, the author-
Kancana Madhavi Devi Dasi
ities at Bhaktivedanta Manor gave us the respon-
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
sibility of overseeing Northampton Nama Hatta.
We have since formed a local ISKCON commit-
Dear Srila Guru Maharaja
tee to ensure programs run effectively. It is still in
the sprouting phase but we are hopeful of progress
and co-operation from the members here.
All glories to your Divine Grace on this most
auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja!
We organised a few street sankirtan festivals
with the help of Manor devotees and friends. Our
next step is to host a grand Hare Krishna Culture
festival for the public. We hope to collect many
contacts and invite people to our Nama Hatta,
which we call “Krishna Wisdom”.
shri-gurum dina-taranam
We struggle to maintain new devotees because
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spir-
of investing our energy in outreach and organi-
sation of regular programs. We want to establish
a balanced program newcomers are able to relish
enables the lame to cross mountains.”
and relate to. We have noted how kirtan is very
This year has been one of facing new and exciting challenges. My wife and I moved away from
popular here and we are planning to train ourselves better in performing kirtan.
our family home in London to Northampton in
Kindly bless us to find the ways and means by
East Midlands. We have taken new jobs and be-
which we can take personal care of new devotees
come part of a different community, whilst strug-
so they can become regular members and take up
gling with health issues.
sadhana bhakti. We believe the scope for preach-
Still it has been a smooth transition and we
ing in Northampton is very big and we are just at
are seeing the shining mercy of the Lord Caitan-
the tip of the iceberg. There is a large community
ya throughout. Devotees, family and friends have
of vegans, spiritual seekers and common people
kindly helped us at every step of the move for
are looking for answers to the big questions of life.
which we are grateful. My new job is also not too
ISKCON is the shelter of all such persons and
demanding which is giving some peace of mind
somehow we have found ourselves in this situa-
to focus on preaching. I hope this can continue
tion to try and help them. We therefore offer re-
because preaching is our real life and occupation.
peated obeisances at Your Lotus Feet for the spiri-
During your class at Bhaktivedanta Manor
tual strength to guide them towards their eternal,
in you asked us all “Are there any English people
infallible shelter.
present?” Then you requested us to preach beyond
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tee. We pray at Your Lotus Feet that we can work
thus we can relish the most when we are present
together as a community, unconditionally for the
with you here.
pleasure of Srila Prabhupada. We want this proj-
My great fortune this year is that you blessed
ect to be our humble offering of gratitude at His
my new harmonium with the touch of Your Lotus
Lotus Feet.
Hands personally. I am hoping to engage the in-
We have drawn so much spiritual strength and
mercy from your holy association and we beg to
strument in preaching service and get better at
playing.
always remain at your shelter, because Your Divine
Finally, I am trying to gain stronger faith in
Grace is always so close to the Lotus Feet of Srila
the unlimited potency of the Holy Names of Lord
Prabhupada. Besides this we have no other shelter
Krishna. I beg for Your blessings so that I am able
and so we are praying to you every single day for
to get a taste for chanting. So far I have been hear-
our own benefit and for the benefit of others.
ing japa seminars. Once in the past, you had asked
It was most uplifting to be with you in Sridham
me to recite the Sri Namastakam Prayers of Srila
Mayapur during the week Bhishma Panchak. We
Rupa Goswami which are so powerful they relieve
had the good fortune of bathing in Mother Ganga
one of all offences to Sri Harinama Prabhu, and
with Your Divine Grace and your senior disciples
now I want to make a serious effort to do this reg-
such as Bhaktivinod Maharaja. We heard daily
ularly, and attain the mercy of Lord Krishna.
classes on the Caitanya Book at Your Lotus Feet
Again and again we beg at Your Lotus Feet that
on the Rooftop of Lotus Building. We were also
Your Divine Grace empowers us with the mercy of
most fortunate to serve you prasadam lunch.
Sri Sri Nitai Gaura to fulfill our spiritual objec-
In February when you faced another health
crisis yet we had strong faith you would return
tives this year and have the strength to overcome
obstacles.
to good health. We were gifted with Tulasi plants
Your servant
which we were able to circumambulate daily and
Sacinandana Karuna Das,(Diksha)
pray for your good health if Krishna so desired.
Northampton, United Kingdom
It is also wonderful that Tulasi Maharani is staying with us as it had not been possible in previous
years for extended periods of time due to cold UK
weather.
This is my sincere offering to you on the occa-
We were overjoyed to hear the news that Your
sion of your Vyasa Puja.
Divine Grace reached Sridham Mayapur the same
Thank you for giving a useless fallen soul like
day we arrived there for the Gaura Purnima fes-
me the shelter of your lotus feet. You are compas-
tival. This increased our enthusiasm to be in the
sion personified.
Dhama as the real purpose of our visits are to hear
the nectar from Your Lotus Mouth directly. The
Although my association with you has been
more vapu than vani.
highlight of our pilgrimage was to hear Gaura
Please continue to guide me as I struggle to
katha from you during Navadvipa Parikrama. My
live up to what it really means to be a disciple of
realisation is that the influence of the Holy Dha-
an eternal associate of Lord Nityananda prabhu.
ma is most perceivable to Your Divine Grace and
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tisement you gave me just after my initiation cer-
seriously.
emony when my foolish arrogant ways manifested
Our Namahatta group has grown nicely. We
themselves. Being the all merciful loving father
have had wonderful Damodar house programs,
that you are you corrected me firmly but lovingly.
Diwali Festivals, Kirtan programs at Namahatta.
Please continue to shower your mercy upon me
We had wonderful Kids Gita Recitation and
so that I may become a more worthy instrument in
Kirtan performance at Leicester Rathayatra. We
delivering the holy name to every town and vil-
celebrated beautiful Panihati festival, Janmashta-
lage. Pleasing you Guru Maharaj is my life’s goal.
mi, and Govardhan Puja at our namahatta.
May it always be so.
We managed to do book distribution, Hari-
I offer my respectful obeisances to you again
nams, Group Japa, and Kirtan for your
and again.
health and recovery.
Your fallen daughter
We now have once in two weeks-KIDs Gita
Taruni Radhika Devi Dasi.
Class. We have started weekly Sunday morning
Norwich, United Kingdom
Bhagavatam discussions led by H.H. Mahavishnu
Goswami Maharaj’s disciple couples.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Hare Krishna. Please accept our Respectful
obeisances unto you Guru Maharaj.
We also pray we can take your wonderful darshan this 2016 at Birmingham. We have aspiring
devotee couples who are eagerly waiting to take
initiation from your kind self.
Our sincere prayers for your health, Guru
We request to shower your Mercy upon us, and
Maharaj. 2015 has been a wonderful year for us
also pray we get Srila Prabhupada’s Mercy and
spiritually.
Nitai Gaura’s Mercy too, on Nottingham Nama-
We had a wonderful “Hare Krishna Festival”
hatta.
in Nottingham. As a result-a good bunch of new
Please kindly pray for us Guru Maharaj- so
devotees have taken up Krishna Consciousness
we develop the faith and taste to chant the Holy
names and associate more and
more with vaishnavas.
Thank you kindly, Guru Maharaj. It’s been a spiritually wonderful 2015, by your grace and
mercy.
Please kindly take care of your
good health. Hope to see you soon
Guru Maharaj.
Your aspiring servant of the
servants,
Acyuta Rupa Das,(Diksha)
Ragavalli Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
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Dear Jayapataka Swami Maharaj. Please accept
my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhu-
Dearest Maharaja, please accept my humble,
pada. All glories to you on this auspicious day of
your VYASA PUJA.
heartfelt and loving obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, and to you,
One year ago the Festival team came to a com-
his pure devotee, on this day of your vyasa puja.
munity centre in my home town. The posters said
You are one of the most important people in my
“The hare Krishnas are coming to town”. My sis-
life, even though I have never had the good for-
ter and me went along to see what it was all about.
tune and great pleasure of your association, even
We heard the Maha Mantra, we saw the devotees,
as part of the crowd. The example you have given
we heard Parasurama Das we began chanting that
me in how to live, and to have grace in adversity
very evening, we began to live by the four regula-
has shown me what a person can do, and be, if
tive principles that very evening and now we are
they are as strong and fine as you.
growing in Krishna Consciousness daily and serv-
The work you have done with the Congrega-
ing with love at every opportunity.
tional Development Ministry has helped so many
I go to NamaHatta, travel by train to London
people to advance spiritually and to lead better
every week for Harinama and Darshan, distribute
lives. You have brought joy and hope where ever
books, offer food at my home altar, eat only Prasa-
you have been, and to many, who, like me, only
dam, study daily, chant japa and seek association
know your work and your writing. The way you
with other Devotees.
have continued and extended your work, in spite
Maharaj, you inspire us. We read your words
of your great bodily challenges, is an inspiration.
and try to follow your example... you are our Hero.
It is said that the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord
Thank you for all your hard work.
are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned
Thank you for being such a huge, vivacious
souls. This is certainly true of you. The new pro-
personality. I read your book about Sri Caitan-
grammes and books that you are offering help
ya Mahaprabhu and it is beautiful.. I love Him so
people. Through your mercy they can find their
much.
way back to the place they know they belong.
Have a great day on your Vyasa Puja.
When they realise their original relationship with
Sri Krishna, and take up their role as His eternal
Diane,
servitors, their lives can truly begin.
Thank you for your endless mercy and selfless
Nottingham, England.
service. You are a pure devotee and a magnificent
person. I love you, honour you and feel joy every
day, when I think of your being my well wisher
Dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept our humble
obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, All Glories
always.
Your loving servant always,
to you Gurudev Guru Maharaj on this auspicious
Deena Caunt - Well Wisher
occasion of your Vyasa Puja, even though we are
Nottingham, England.
not at all qualified to say something about you,
we would like to say few words. Guru Maharaj, we
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always hear about your glories through disciple
ried, yet!! Still have obligations to take care of
network and it is always wonderful to hear that,
family and husband, although mostly they are in-
in spite of your health issues, how eagerly you are
dependent. So I am going to cut down my mate-
serving your Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada
rial attachments and dedicate myself to spiritual
and we always feel that we are not doing any ser-
life by taking Bhagvatam classes regularly in War-
vice to our Guru Maharaj even though we have
rington. I will also check out how I can help with
been blessed with good health and opportunities.
listening to and translating your lectures.
By your mercy we are under your shelter, only by
Manchester ISKCON are working towards
your mercy we are still chanting, doing little ser-
building a temple and eco village. I will help with
vice to our Home Deities Sri Sri Nitai Gaura Hari.
that.
We have started doing home programmes 2 years
I am going to start Bhakti vriksh (I have been
back but that has been discontinued for some rea-
saying this now for few years!!!) with Chester
son- we know that is because we were not sincere
groupon my returnto uk after my trip to India in
and we want to restart this again this year by the
May and April..
help and encouragement of our god brother and
I am also visiting Doha to take association and
sister, Aravinda Krishna prabhu and Yamunesh-
blessings of all Krishna Katha Desh devotees for
wari Mataji, of East London. They are always en-
the next phase in my life.
couraging us. Guru Maharaj, we are very sure that
ISKCON Manchester are visiting Mayapur
by your causeless mercy only that we can overcome
this December and I hope to take your darshan
these problems. Please bless us so that we can get
then.
initiation from you this year.
You are a constant inspiration Guru Maharaj,
On this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa
you a warrior and a Victor. I hope to be able to
Puja, we pray to Sri Gauranga to give you good
serve you in better way. Despite all the health set
health, we want to see you Guru Maharaj, very
backs, your work goes on.
soon, hopefully in Birmingham Ratha Yatra!!
I am very fortunate to be surrounded by group
of devotees who are dedicated to devotional ser-
Your forever aspiring servants,
vices for Manchester ISKCON.
Ganesh and Gitanjali
My association with you is through your lec-
Nottingham, England
tures, your devotees and I hope, I can present you
a glowing report on Bhakti Vriksha soon.
My offerings to my guru, his holiness JayapataYour Humble Servant,
ka Maharaj 2016. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my humble obeisance’s. All
Meenakshi Madhavi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
glories to Guru Maharaj and Gauranga. You are
Preston,United Kingdom
ocean of mercy and I am very fortunate that I got
(previously Krishna Katha Desh)
your blessings and got initiated in January 2008 in
Krishna Katha Desh by you.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
This year I will be 65 and although I am not
formally taking sanyas as my daughter is not mar-
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On this most auspicious occasion of Sri Kama-
Praying that I may gain
da Ekadashi you appeared on this Bhumi Loka in
but a speck of the devotion
the new world now called USA. It behoves me to
That you have for the Lord
thank you for your most gracious blessings upon
and his pure devotees
myself and family and I fall at your feet in humble
supplication offering these few words in your well
deserved glorification.
Falling and rolling in the dust of
all your menial servants
Dear Gurudev you have passed your adult life
I Sakhyarasa Prema Das pray for
In service to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga,
their merciful blessings
At sixty six years of age you are a living example
Sakhyarasa Prema Das, (Diksha)
Of dedication, commitment and compassion
South Staffordshire, United Kingdom
It is very rare to find someone like you
Who sees and deals with all as equals
My dearmost spiritual father
Not caring for your personal prestige and honour
Srila Guru Maharaj,
Your vision is on parallel with high flying eagles
Please accept my most respectful obeisances,
all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Your
Encouraging everyone you meet
Divine Grace.
with a friendly gesture
Your Divine Grace is more merciful than
So careful to reassure those
mercy personified; always looking for situations
who are fallen and weak
to engage us in Lord Krishna’s service. Sri Vyasa
Who may have lost their faith
Puja too, is an opportunity for us to glorify Lord’s
or have failed in their mission
pure devotee and thus purify our existence. In one
With great compassion and
Vyasa Puja lecture, Your Divine Grace said that
understanding you speak
Vyasa Puja offering is a service that the disciple
renders to their Guru.
Though you may be physically
Please allow me to glorify you on this most aus-
incapacitated now
picious Vyasa Puja.
Your strong desire to serve
Personally for me, writing the Vyasa Puja of-
the mission of Mahaprabhu
fering is an act of worship. When I start writing,
Is so plainly evident for
I relive all the precious moments in Your Divine
one and all to see and
Grace’s association – all the mercy that I have re-
It is clear that you are one of
ceived through the years.
Srila Prabhupada’s dearest sons
I meditate on my unimaginable good fortune
to get the opportunity to glorify a pure devotee of
So on this most sacred day of days,
the Lord. How can I, with my tiny minuscule mate-
Sri Vyasa Puja
rial brain, glorify Your Divine Grace, who is com-
I can only weap and fall
pletely spiritual? Years back, during one parikra-
in the dust of your feet
ma, I told your Divine Grace “ I don’t know Lord
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Krishna, I don’t know Lord Caitanya, I don’t know
sider it one of the biggest boons in my life. There
Srila Prabhupada ; I know only my Guru Maharaj,
is nothing remaining to know for a person who
and I am happy” As every year passes by, I real-
listens to your lectures! Please bless me that I can
ise I can never fathom Your Divine Grace’s com-
listen to Your Divine Grace’s lectures every day,
passion and glories. His Grace Jananivas prabhu
till the end of my life. Please bless me that I can
mentioned in one class in Mayapur - “Even if you
also do some service in this area.
understand Krishna, you will not be able to understand your Guru.”!!
If I am able to do some service, either vapu or
vani, to Your Divine Grace, I feel very enlivened.
brahmanda brahmite kona bhagyavan jiva
If I am not doing any service, I feel like I am dead.
guru Krishna prasade paya bhakti latha bija
Please, please kindly engage me in Your Divine
Even though I have been told about this verse
Grace’s service, always.
again and again, each day I realise the depth of
this verse more and more.
Guru Maharaj, my existence in itself is a proof
Please use me as Your Divine Grace’s instrument in service to Srila Prabhupada and previous
acaryas.
of Your Divine Grace’s mercy and blessings. Even
Please keep me at the shelter of Your Divine
though life has seldom treated me fairly, I could
Grace’s lotus feet. Please grand me taste for chant-
overcome all the obstacles, both in material and de-
ing the Holy Name and for reading Srila Prabhu-
votional life, only by your blessings and guidance.
pada’s books.
Any problem that comes like a mountain vanishes
I have committed countless offenses; please for-
just like the morning fog which disappears as soon
give me for the offenses I have committed know-
as the sun rises, when we just meditate on your
ingly and unknowingly.
lotus feet and pray to Your Divine Grace.
This year, we are planning for a grand Vyasa
Guru Maharaj, Your Divine Grace lead us by
Puja celebrations in UK. Please bless us that we
your example. Any situation that we come across
can work together and please Your Divine Grace.
can be dealt with in the best way if we just medi-
tate on the way Your Divine Grace has reacted or
Amala manjari Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Reading, United Kingdom
would react.
I meet a lot of devotees who are attached to
Your Divine Grace, but have never met Your Di-
Hare Krishna!!! All glories to Srila Prabhupa-
vine Grace in person. I have personally witnessed
da! All Glories to Sri Gaura - Nitai!! All Glories
the transformation in people’s hearts just by Your
to Sri Radha - Madhav!!!
Divine Grace’s presence, even in photo.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
When I see the love, devotion and dedication
my god brothers and god sisters have for you, I pray
lotus feet. We are eternally grateful to you for
more intensely that one day I also develop a little
showing us the right way of bhakti; and always in-
devotion. I thank you from my heart for giving me
spiring us to perform bhakti fearlessly in any cir-
this wonderful spiritual family.
cumstances and never leaving the side of truth.
Guru Maharaj, by the sincere efforts of JPS ar-
On this most auspicious and blessed moment of
chives, we are able to connect to your vani. I con-
your 67th appearance day celebration, we all pray
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at your lotus feet – “please make us understand
your desires and empower us to execute appropriate devotional services”.
parikrama last day during Mahamilan.
I finish last day Parikrama early because my
flight was at 5pm from Kolkatta due to this I was
Let us accept you and your instructions as our
unable to attend the mahamilan Guru Maharaj
ultimate dharma. Let us be instruments in your
Lecture & one of my God brother told me you can
devotional services to Srila Prabhupada and to all
take darshan of Guru Maharaj but due to shortage
the previous Acaryas.
of time I went to the ground & from the last line
Please shower on us your causeless mercy and
I offer my obeisance & came back but my desire
let us be free from all kinds of anarthas so that we
was not satisfied & I was thinking I leaving may-
can render pure devotional services unto you hap-
apur but due to badluck I cant get the darshan of
pily and properly.
Guru Maharaj. Then I went to take last darshan
You are so merciful that you have made several
of Panca-tattva, Radha Madava & Lord Narshima
visits to Avatari Desh, just to rescue us from the
Dev & I was praying for Guru Maharaj Darsan &
clutches of maya.
after Narasimadev Darshan I saw Guru Maharaj
Whenever we have been with you; we have
experienced such an outpouring of love from the
core of your heart; not only towards your devotees
but towards every other individuals.
is coming from Radam adv Gate. finally offer my
obeisance to Guru Maharaj.
from this past times I self realize how merciful
is Guru Maharaj. & my prayer on the lotus feet of
Our sincere prayers to Nrsimhadeva to bestow
good health and long life unto you as to enable
Lord Narshima Dev for the Good Health of Guru
Maharaj.
you to keep-on incessant devotional service for
Your servant,
years and years.
Chandan, (Shelter)
For and on behalf of Avatari Desh Disciples &
Avatari Desh, Middle East, Middle East
Well Wishers,
Hare Krishna!
Yatra Leader,
Bahroopa Nrsimha Das (Diksha),
& Sumadhura Gopi Devi Devi Dasi (Diksha),
please accept my humble obeisances!
My Dear beloved Guru Maharaj,
I am so indebted to you for showering your
causeless mercy on a fallen soul like me. I imagine
how much I was rotting in to this material world
All glories to you on this auspicious day of your
running behind money, fame and sense gratifica-
67th vyasapuja.
tion, until I met your holiness and your senior dis-
Oh my Spiritual father I am very fortunate
ciples (HG Saccidananda prabhu and His Grace
because you accept this fallen soul as a shelter
Sevashakti Mataji, Nasik). I was completely wast-
disciple either I don’t have any qualification to
ing my life, but by your divine mercy I was saved.
get your causeless mercy & how merciful you are
I feel now I have purpose in life. The purpose is to
I self-realize this year during Nawardipmandal
serve you until the last breadth of my life.
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I am eager to serve you in your service to your
determine to complete. But as a materially con-
Guru Maharaj His Divine Grace Srila Prabhua-
ditioned soul, I wish to see you completely cured
pada, but due to my conditional state I am facing
of all illness and you health remains at the best
so many hurdles. My absent minded behavior, at-
levels. So that you can travel to many many many
tachment to worldly pleasures and uncontrollable
places across this world to deliver the many mil-
taste for palatable food is acting as impediments
lions of souls who are fallen like me.
in my path of serving you.
I sincerely pray and chant to please the Lord
I want to sincerely make efforts in completely
to give you the best of health and fulfill all your
removing these impediments and serve you most
desires in service to Srila Prabhupada. May this
honestly and sincerely. I like the preaching service
Vyasya Puja day be the most happiest day for you.
the most so I want to develop my self as per your
i am begging for your blessings and best wishes
instructions in this service.
so that I can sincerely follow in to your footsteps
My dear spiritual father I want to become your
and always remain loyal to Srila Prabhupada and
sincere son and along with my family want to re-
his entire ISKCON family.With best wishes and
main always loyal to this society of Srila Prabhu-
compliments, your spiritual son, daughter, and
pada and contribute positively in various service
grand son
opportunities, like Bhakti vrishas, congregation
Nitai Nateshvar Das, (Diksha)
development, etc. that your holiness has started
Divya Ananga Gopi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
and enabled for us.
Guru Maharaj please shower your blessings on
Bhakta Atharva,
me and my family so that we are able to overcome
all the hurdles that we face in advancing in our
spiritual life. Without your blessings we will not
be able to move even a inch ahead. I want to learn
to completely depend on Krishna and Guru. I see
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, who has cre-
how you have lead your life completely depending
ated a home where the whole world can stay, All
on Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. Your determi-
Glories to the 50th year Golden Jubliee celebera-
nation in serving this mission of Chaitnya ma-
tion of ISKCON, Because of Srila Prabhupada’s
haprabhu is simply amazing. I wish I could at least
great accomplishment of churning, many gems
have a fraction of that determination so my life
were appeared from the ocean, One such gem
can be perfected.
is Your Divine Grace; All Glories to You Divine
My dear Guru Maharaj I pray at the lotus feet
Grace, you has completely dedicated Your life in
to Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Asta Sakhis, Sri
service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Sri Panca-tattva, and Sri Narasimha deva that if
Krishna and also engaging us in the Lords service
it pleases them then they recover you complete-
My dear beloved Guru Maharaj,
ly from the difficult conditions you stay in phys-
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories
ically. I know confidently that the physical situ-
to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you on this aus-
ation doesn’t matter you much and nothing can
picious day of your Vyasapuja “.
Guru Maharaj, Krishna will bless you,be in
stop you from taking forward the services your so
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good health for propagating the mission of Srila
Prabhupada, this is the only prayer.
I’m praying at Your Holiness’s Lotus Feet to
give strength & qualificationto this unqualified sinner to write a few words to glorify Your
Your obedient servant,
Holiness onYour Vyasa Pooja. Even though I’m
Antaryami gaura das, (Diksha)
not qualified, Lord Krishna showered Hisbest
Gopala Krishna Temple,
mercy to me in this life time, by showing me path
Balaramdesh, Middle East
to approach aSpiritual master like Your Holiness.
And it’s none other than YourHoliness’s causeless
To my dear spiritual father,
mercy to accept me as a disciple and even giving
2nd Initiation during Your Holiness’s recent visit
ever merciful lotus feet, Today on this very aus-
to Balaramdesh.
picious day of your Vyasa puja I get a chance to
Your Holiness is the major source of inspiration
express my indebtedness for the unlimited mercy
for us that despite theexternal bodily sufferings,
you have showered upon me and my family. There
Your Holiness is preaching and purifyingevery-
is not one moment when I don’t meditate on you
body surrounding, even at Hospitals at Durgapur,
for giving this miserable soul eternal shelter who
Delhi and all.
is not at all eligible to serve you. You bestow me
Your Holiness is an ocean of mercy, one of
the strength to face the miserable calamities and
such instances I felt, wouldlike to recollect here.
always stand by me to fulfill my duties and respon-
During one of Your Holiness’s visit to Balaram-
sibilities.Please always lead me with your merci-
desh,I received Guru Asraya, and as per the seva
ful hand to follow the instructions given by you
allocation chart, got a smallseva at Your Holiness’s
and walk on the path of spiritual progress. I never
residence, to count the no: of chantings during
know whether I can ever repay for your showers of
Your Holiness’s prasadam intake. Meanwhile,
merciful glances on our family. Words are limited
I noticed that many seniordevotees of Balaram-
to write about your unlimited blessings on us. As
desh were massaging Your Holiness’s Lotus Feet.
always please give us strength to face any hurdles
Therewere lot of senior devotees in queue and
on the path in serving you and following your in-
I was sure that I may not get achance and even
structions in serving Srila Prabhupada selflessly.
not appropriate to ask them for this service, as
I am muchjunior. Next year when Your Holiness
Your ever indebted daughter,
visited Balaramdesh, I got initiated and the seva
Bhuvanapujita radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
in-charge informed me that I have got a seva
w/o Nandasuta govinda Das, (Diksha),
opportunity atYour Holiness’s residence. While
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driving to the location, my mind wasweeping a
lot, for being sure that this time also there will be
My beloved and ever-respected Guru Maharaj,
no chancefor me to massage Your Holiness’s lotus
Please accept my humble obeisances...
feet. Out of grief, I came out ofthe car, entered
All Glories to Sri Gaur Nitai....
into the lift, came to Your Holiness’s residence,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada...
washedmy feet and paid obeisances unto Your
All Glories unto Your Holiness....
Holiness. It was lunch time and Your Holiness
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was taking prasadam and one of the senior Tamil
having a nicecongregation of Malayalee devotees
devotee wasmassaging Your Holiness’s lotus feet.
here in Balaramdesh, which have increasedfrom
To my surprise, he moved aside andtold me - “Come
around 40 devotees in 2010 in a single Bhaktivrik-
fast and massage Guru Maharaj’s Lotus Feet”.
sha started by HG Sakha Gopinath Das prabhuji,
I immediately came under the table and upon
to around 200 nos: regular devotees includinga-
touching Your Holiness’s Lotus Feet, Iliterally
round 8 Bhaktivrksas, now. Also by the excellent
broke down and wept a lot, thinking of Your
support of Balaramdeshtemple management, we
Holiness’s causelessmercy. I wept a lot happily for
are carrying out some nice outreach programs
a long time and as I was under the table,nobody
&outreach follow ups. During the last Damoda-
could see my face. All glories unto Your Holiness...
ra Yatra, our Malayaleecongregation contributed
Guru Maharaj, Your Holiness is an ocean of
to Balaramdesh temple by conducting more than
causeless mercy. Otherwise, manyunqualified
450house visits. I am mentioning this here not
souls like me would never have got initiated and
for projecting our efforts, butout of the intention
startedpracticing spirituality. We would have been
that, if it may give Your Holiness a small amount
rotten in this repeated cyclesof birth & death,
ofhappiness, we will be ever-blessed. It’s only Your
suffering all the ill-effects of the future ferocious-
Holiness that engagingall of us in some service
Kali yuga. I am ever ever ever indebted and can-
for our own purification. If we were able to doany
not repay it with any wordsof thanks, any amount
menial seva, that is only due to Your Holiness’s
of services unto Your Holiness’s Lotus feet formil-
causeless mercy andempowerment. I would also
lions of births, but humbly and unashamedly beg-
like to thank profusely to Krishna & YourHoliness
ging to pardon thismenial dog of Your Holiness’s,
for me to get my wife & spiritual companion His
for deficiencies in my personal Sadhana andbeg-
Grace LavangaVrajasundari Devi Dasi, who use to
ging to keep continue showering mercy, so that I
cook tirelessly 80-odd people for Bhaktivrksasand
can do a little service in assisting Your Holiness in
use to do all sringars to our beloved Sri Sri Radha
spreading Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
Madhava and other deities at home and also sup-
By Your causeless mercy, we are having a weekly Hindi Bhaktivrksa at ourresidence in Balaram-
port me a lot to render some preaching /devotional service.
desh attended by around 80 devotees and also a
Praying to Sri Sri Prahlad Narasimhadev to
monthlySrimad Bhagavatham class at our home
bring back again Your Holiness immediately to
in Malayalam by our Siksha Guru HGKripasagar
full fitness to reach out physically to many many
Krishnadas prabhu. Also by Your Holiness’s bless-
many more unqualified souls like me...
ings, during mylast vacation to Kerala, we have
started a small Bhaktivrksa at our village temple
near Farook College (Calicut, Kerala), which is
Dayanidhi Syama Sundara Das, (Diksha),
attended by around15 - 20 devotees including my
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parents and now it’s being continued everyweek
by His Grace Syama Caitanya Das prabhu. Also
My Dear Gurumaharaj,
with the support of my Godbrother His Grace
Parthasarathi Parameswara Das prabhu, we are
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bhupada. All glories to your Holiness.
Your Holinessis a true Acharya – He who teaches
I am drowned in the ocean of nescience, not
by example.You value every services of unquali-
knowing the importance of a Spiritual Master like
fieddisciples like me. Your eagerness to preach
you-with the sincerity you are serving Srila Pra-
LordGauranga’smessage about theHoly name with
bhupada is extremely praiseworthy-and that’s a
this unbeatable travel schedule is abig lesson for
wonderful example for all of us to learn how to
us in thislife time. You have a heart, big enough
serve a spiritual master.
to accommodateanyone and everyone whohave
I wish you would stay with us for a very long
long time showering your Mercy upon us--
the great fortune of coming Your way; and even
afraction of a second spent with Your Holiness,
Please! Please! Help me and splash out all anarthas from my heart!
as a lifelongcherish-ablememory.It is a boon that
many fallensouls like us have had the opportunity to understand the very purpose of ourexistence
Your Insignificant Humble Servant,
through Your Holiness.We aregreatly inspired by
Dina Pavana Mukunda Das
the example Your Holiness is showing us every
day by Yourservice to SrilaPrabhupad.Many incidents have revealed howcompassionate YourHoli-
My dear-most spiritual father, Please accept
our humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
ness has always been to your disciples and others
evenif they havecommitted grave mistakes.Guru
All glories to SrilaPrabhupada!
Maharaj, my only desire is toserve you eternally.
Please bestow upon us a drop of the Gurub-
On this very auspicious andglorious day of
hakti You havefor Srila Prabhupada.
Your Vyasapuja, we pray forMahaprabhu’s, Sri
Please forgive me for any offences I have com-
Narasimhadeva’s mercy to give you ayurarogyasa-
mitted at Your lotus feet; I am afool who could
ukyam and tolive many many more years to come
not utilize the opportunity to serve youand please
to take the message of LORD SRI CAITANYA
bless us tounderstand what it is like, to be the
toevery town and village incessantly. You accept
Servant of theServant of the Servant.
everybody as itis, You can becompared only with
yourself. Namo mahavadanyaya krishna premapra-
Praying unto the lotus feet of Srimati Tulasi
devi toprotect our Guru Maharaja.
dayate. His Holiness Jayapataka swamin itinamine.
Ysya prasädäd bhagavat-prasädo
Time and again and again I have experienced
yasyäprasädän na gatiù kuto ‘pi
your causeless blessings upon us through your un-
dhyäyan stuvaàs tasya yaças tri-sandhyaà
imaginable lila. Your kindness, like the sun and
vande guroù çré-caraëäravindam
moon,is undiscriminating. Your compassion tothefallen souls, like the heavy rain, ndrenches
Your worthless spiritual children,
one completely. Your love is asdeepas the fathom-
Murthi Mohan Das,
less ocean. Your potency is such that by a mere
Divyangi Radha Devi Dasi,
chat,one’sstonelike heart is transformed. Your ev-
Premarupa Madhavi Devi Dasi,
ery action,especially in thisphysicalcondition is
Sreedhar (Aspirant)
a lesson for all your followers and well-wishers as
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Dear Guru Maharaja,
All glories to His Holiness Jayapataka swami
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! All glories to
Gurudev Maharaj. Please accept our humble obeisances.
Srila Prabhupada, our founder acharya and the
Goparaj Krishna Das, (Diksha)
saviour of the fallen souls! All glories to your Ho-
Nalini Gopika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
liness, the ideal disciple of the ideal Guru!
Dhanush & Keerthana
On the occasion of your vyasa puja, we submit
our prayers to Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Asta sakhis, Sri Sri Narasimhadeva and Prahlada and Sri
Sri Pancha Tatthva for your protection.
My most beloved spiritual father, at this very
auspicious occasion of your appearance day I of-
Guru Mahraja, I am neither an eloquent speak-
fer my respected obeisances unto your lotus feet. I
er, nor a writer. Even if I was, I would not have
Pray Always to Lord Narasimha Deva for the well
words to glorify you adequately. But, purely due to
being of my Guru Maharaj.
your unlimited blessings and your causeless mercy, I speak and I write.
Your insgnificant servent,
By your mercy and blessings, my service at
Madan Mohan Muraleedhara Das, (Diksha),
the Bhagavad Darshanam magazine is continuing
Venkatesan J,(Aspiring disciple),
and we are now on the sixth year of the magazine.
Please bless me to continue my service and make
it better in order to please your Holiness and Srila
Prabhupada and the purva-acaryas.
lotus feet,
On this glorious vyasa puja day, we as your spir-
Gurudev, you are true representative of Lord
itual children, once again beg your forgiveness for
Nityananda. You are very mercyfull on fallen souls
all our aparadhas, and we hope to serve you bet-
like us. Today is very auspicious day of yourdivine
ter through following your instructions more and
appearance. You have appeared here to deliver
more strictly.
conditioned souls likeus. Gurudev, you are gen-
Please bless our two sons, Bhakta Gaurahari
uine disciple of Srila Prabhupada and havededi-
and Bhakta MadhavKrishna, so that they will grow
cated your whole life in spreading the mission of
up to be nice devotees and dedicate themselves to
Chaitanya Maharaphu.
assisting you in spreading Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
Please shower your mercy on us to become
true disciples and help you inspreading Srila Pra-
Your spiritual children,
Govardhana Giri Das, (Diksha)
bhupada’s mission and to always remember Lord
Gauranga.
Gokula Gaurangi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Bhakta Gaurahari,
We always pray Lord Narasimha Dev for your
recovery.
Bhakta Madhav Krishna,
Always at your Lotus feet.
Raman,
Menial servants,
Mukunda Govinda Das (Diksha)
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near my parents taking care of them when I am
Makarand (Aspiring)
not there. My children are studying far away and
I always felt that you were with them protecting
them from any fatal calamities. Please help me, My
Please accept my most humble obeisances,
Guru Maharaj, to be able to execute your instruc-
On the auspicious occasion of Vyasa puja
tions like a loyal soldier. please give me strength,
patience and tolerance.
I would like to share my feelings as my offerings
What would I have done if you were not there
Your servant,
for me? When I took initiation I used to won-
Nandasuta Govinda Das (Diksha)
der that how will I ever maintain my continuous
thoughts and connections with you,as you are al-
Please accept my most humble obeisances,
ways travelling and busy. How will I ever meet you
and discuss with you my problems and issues and
I am so happy to being writing this love
queries? As time went by it was easy for me to re-
ladened Vyasa Puja offering, wishing Your
alize that your physical presence was not needed
Holiness A very Happy and prosperous Vyasa
to maintain connections. When I needed you sin-
Puja, for another century to come.
cerely from the deep of my heart you were there
As ISCKON (our home) has been celebrating
for me immediately to guide me,console me,to mo-
its 50th Anniversary with grand pomp and splen-
tivate me, to cajole me, to caress me, to bless me,
dor all over the globe, one cannot help but rem-
to advise me, be my friend and my father and my
inisce the success of His Divine Grace Srila Pra-
well wisher. As I write tears tickle down my cheeks
bhupada in spreading Krishna Consciousness all
thinking of you. My parents are getting old and I
over the world. Such an amazing feat could have
love them very much. I always felt your presence
only been carried out by a great personality who
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is directly empowered by the Lord Himself to ful-
Striving to be Your eternal servant’s servant,
fill this impossible mission of spreading the Naam
Premarupa Madhavi Devi Dasi(Diksha)
Sankirtan in this deploring age of Kali.
(d/o His Grace Murthimohan Das and His
His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, himself
Grace Divyangi Radha Devi Dasi)
gives credit of this solemn effort to the youth of
the western society, whom He went on to inspire,
during the noteworthy era in the 20th century
I offer my respectful obeisances to His Divine
which was infatuated with conflicts and transfor-
Grace Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja,
mation.
who is dedicated to serve the desires, instructions,
Amongst these young people who were in-
and lotus feet of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhak-
spired by Srila Prabhupada to carry on this mis-
tivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada and the previ-
sion, was one gem of a person … whom Srila Pra-
ous acaryas, who is distributing the mercy of Ni-
bhupada went on to declare as the Victory Flag…
tyananda Prabhu, and propagating the glories of
His beloved Spiritual Son- Your Holiness.
the pastimes, instructions and abode of Sri Cait-
Your steadfastness to serve and please Your beloved Guru is unmatched and a testimony that will
anya Mahaprabhu, preaching Krishna consciousness in every town and village.
stand the test of time… and an exemplary relation
for the rest of our society to earnestly follow.
Kindly accept my humble obeisances and
Guru Maharaj, just as each and every one of
dandavat pranams to the dust of your lotus feet.
has a unique and personal relationship with the
Supreme Personality of Godhead that another
All glories to your divine grace on this auspi-
third party might not be privy to and hence would
cious day of your Vyasa Puja.
not be able to comprehend. Similarly Guru Ma-
It is not very easy to glorify someone in this
haraj, You are antaryami and each and every one
material world where everyone has the fault find-
of us, in our God Family feel you are ours and that
ing mentality but one day one may meet an ex-
You care and nurture for us individually. This is in
traordinary person who is on the transcendental
spite the fact that we are ‘The Largest God Fami-
platform always preaching under all circumstanc-
ly’ in ISKCON, with numerous God brothers and
es, everywhere and to everyone, someone who is
sisters from various ethnic groups, castes, colour,
completely absorbed in preaching the mission of
race and language.
Srila Prabhupada, always full of spiritual enthu-
Guru Maharaj, thank you so very much for being such a prominent part in all our lives.
My take away this year, from scores of Your
instructions is, “Karmis are working so hard for
siasm and able to enlighten others. When one
meets such a great personality like this, one will
naturally want to glorify him. You are exactly such
a personality.
Maya… why don’t we work harder for Krishna”.
Keeping you at the center of my life, each day
With Your blessings and mercy, I look forward
I can feel how your causeless mercy flows uncon-
to imbibing this phrase as my motto, and mould
ditionally in the upkeep of my devotional service.
the days to come, around this.
That recent darshan of your divine grace in
Balaramdesh (Balaramdesh) is still afresh to my
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care of their Guru. And you, my dear Guru Maha-
I can never forget of the time when you were
raja, have such love for your disciples. You teach
here in Balaramdesh and I had the opportunity to
them well, with your wonderful classes, with your
meet and talk to you personally. The very first day
immense love for Lord Gauranga, for Srila Pra-
when you arrived in your hotel room after your day
bhupada, for ISKCON and for your Godbrothers
out shopping, everyone bowed down to you and
and Godsisters.
you glanced at me and asked me how I was and so
You have taught me so much by your associa-
many other questions regarding my spiritual life.
tion here in Balaramdesh. I pray for your recov-
I was so happy. Out of everyone there, you talked
ery and want you to get better. At the same time,
to me and then called me out to bless me by keep-
I hope you to return more often to Balaramdesh
ing your hands on my head. It was such a won-
since I know I will miss you so very much, although
derful moment. Tears slowly started rolling down
I know it’s quite difficult for you to travel to plac-
from my eyes like torrents of rain. Then, on that
es. You have been a mentor and guide for me by
day, I got a chance to do kirtan for you while you
your classes and instructions. I thank you so much
were having your lunch prasadam in your room.
for this Guru Maharaj. May Sri Sri Radha Madha-
I kept looking at you from the door that was par-
va, Sri Sri Narasingha Dev and Srila Prabhupada
tially open while you were having prasadam.
always protect you and keep you healthy.
How can I ever forget, the most important and
Please Guru-Maharaj, instruct me, chastise me
wonderful day of my life was when I took Guru
for my many offences and guide me to become a
Ashraya from you in your last visit. It was the best
better servant of all the living entity. Just as Lord
feeling ever. I felt like as if I was reborn with new
Krishna’s glories are unlimited, so are your divine
energy and positive vibes all around and being
glories. For a dull minded person I am, it would
blessed of having your shelter. Thank you so much
take many lifetimes for me to properly glorify you.
Guru Maharaj for being so merciful on me.
I pray to remain a speck of dust at your lotus
Throughout your stay in Balaramdesh, I got to
feet, O my beloved Guru-Maharaj, wishing you
be in your grace’s association while you gave lec-
the most wonderful vyasa-puja celebration again
tures.
and again and hope that some day, I will be in your
Your classes often reflect the genuine caring
and love for Srila Prabhupada. This is very exem-
personal association to celebrate this day and directly get the nectar of your association.
plary and of high standard, of not only being Srila
o conclude, on this most auspicious occasion
Prabhupada’s disciple, but as an acting Guru of
of your Vyasa Puja celebrations, I take this op-
ISKCON.
portunity to pray to Lord Narasimha Dev and Sri
I have also observed how truly dedicated your
Sri Radha Shyamsundar to bless you with good
disciples take care of you, with love and devo-
health, long life and to remove all the obstacles,
tion, assisting you in your wheelchair, helping you
if at all any, from your path of selfless preaching
drink water while you give class, assisting you to
activities, in order to relieve as much conditioned
offer flowers to Prabhupada’s lotus feet, taking you
souls as possible from their life of ignorance.
to see the lordships, taking you for your medical
treatments. This is the duty of the disciple, to take
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grace’s association again.
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Please accept this as an offering from this in-
divine appearance, I beg to the Lordship Sri
significant disciple of yours on the occasion of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and Sri Sri Radha
your Vyasa Puja celebrations.
Madhav & Sri Lord Narasingha to protect and
Please bless me so that I can progress in this
improve your health condition so you may
spiritual path and render little service to Srila
continue inspiring us by the way you serve
Prabhupada’s movement and go back to Godhead.
Srila Prabhupada and guide us and on the spiritual
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya! Srila Guru-Maharaj
path towards Krishna in this blinding darkness of
vyasa-puja Mahotsava ki jai!
material world.
Although I don’t posses any personal qualities
Shilpa Gusain
to glorify the slightest of you, still as a duty of a
disciple, I will do the same for your pleasure and
to follow your instructions. Kindly Guru Maharaj,
Guru Maharaj,
please forgive me for all the known and unknown
offences I have committed unto you, due to my
I am not really comfortable in putting the
weakness. I fall unto your Lotus feet and beg for-
homage. I feel all the anarthas staring at me but
giveness for the same and kindly bless me so I do
one confidence which helps me is your merciful
not commit any more offence unto your Lotus
glance & concern for the welfare of your disci-
Feet.
ples. Your lotus feet is the only hope I have to walk
Again, on this auspicious day of your Vyasa
through the bhava Sagar. I sincerely hope & pray
Puja celebration, I would want to rejuvenate my
that Lord Narasimha Deva gives you good health
spiritual life by rededicating myself to you and
in guiding people like me to constantly remind me
your instructions. After billions of lifetime in this
of the danger of sense gratification. Guru Maharaj
material world and after facing billions of slaps by
please forgive our faults & mistakes, bestow your
the waves of material ocean, due to some good for-
mercy for developing unflinching faith in your
tune I have had the opportunity to become your
words & instructions.
disciple and practice Krishna Consciousness under your shelter. Without the shelter of the mercy
Your humble Servants,
of your Lotus feet, I am like a wooden boat tossing
Sridhari Madhav Das (Diksha)
like a toy in the whirlpool of the dangerous mate-
Shobha Rohini Devi Dasi (Diksha)
rial ocean filled with ferocious sharks of desires.
Kindly always keep me under the shelter of your
Lotus feet.
I personally do not have any special qualities
My Dear Spiritual Master & My Spiritual
or qualification for that matter due to which I can
Father. Please accept my humble obeisance unto
say that I have performed anything or achieved
your Lotus feet.
any milestone in my devotional life, but as you
have once mentioned in your lecture at New
All Glories to you.
Orleans in 1982 that, “whatever advancement one
On this most auspicious occasion of your
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follow what you expect and instruct us.
when there was no desire, then you know it was special mercy.” And since I personally do not have
Hoping to qualify in being the minute dust
particle of the flowers offered at your lotus feet.
any taste in spiritual life, and also get no taste in
chanting the sweet holy names of the Lord, I un-
Your Insignificant Servant & Spiritual Son,
derstand that it is nothing but your unconditional
Akinchan Damodar Das, (Diksha)
mercy on this miserly, weak servant of yours due
Damodardesh / Middle East.
to which I am able to perform whatever menial
Hare Krishna... Guru Maharaj ji,
service I am performing currently.
Dandavat pranams..
Requested blessings to progress in Krishna con-
Guru Maharaj your personality is exactly like
a spotless pearl white color on which I find my-
sciousness life.
My deepest gratitude to my beloved Guru Ma-
self as a dark stain, whenever I call myself your
disciple, because the way you have served Srila
haraj..
Prabhupada with full conviction and deter-
Thanking you,
mination, I do not posses the slightest of it, not
Yours sincerely,
even a grain of it. Even now in this condition you
Balaji (Aspiring)
continue to do so, and even much more than ear-
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lier, and I am not able to follow your instructions
even after you continue to shower your mercy on
Dearest Srila Guru-Maharaj,
me. I am such a fool that I do not realize the value
We offer our most respectful and humble dan-
of your mercy, therefore I humbly request you to
davat pranams at the dust of your lotus feet. All
dissipate my ignorance so I can actually be a true
glories to Jagad-Guru, Srila Prabhupada and all
disciple to you by following your instruction ex-
glories to your loving grace. We wish you a very
actly how you want your disciples to follow.
happy vyasa-puja and pray to Srimati Radharani
You have always stressed and instructed us that
for many happy returns of this auspicious day. Gu-
•
you expect all your Grihasta and non
ru-Maharaj, this past year has been full of real-
temple living disciple to have the same standards
izations,as so much inspiration taken from your
as the temple living disciples.
exemplary way of continuous preaching of the
If our Guru is a Sanyasi Guru then we
message of Sri Krishna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
as a disciple have the duty to be a preacher and
and Srila Prabhupada, Guru Mahraja even as your
preach the message of Gauranga Mahaprabhu to
health conditions reached at levels where in tak-
everyone who has to heard it.
ing rest, no travel, and taking care of your per-
•
Please chant 16 rounds without any of-
sonal health should have being a topmost priori-
fence and follow the 4 regulative principles strict-
ty, but rather you simply were only worried about
ly and at the end of this life you will surely go Back
how should you and your operation and other
home Back to Godhead.
medical procedures to be done in such a way that
•
Before I end, I shamelessly seek your mercy
it shouldn’t at all compromise on your preaching
once again, hoping to realign my spiritual life as
activities which includes travelling the globe and
per your instructions so I can at least fulfill and
spreading the message to so many fallen souls.
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Guru Maharaj in a very exemplary way, you
Dear Guru Maharaj,
teach us the mood of becoming an eternal sisya by
I bow down to your Lotus feet for Your Ocean
displaying your unconditional pure love for Srila
of Mercy as it is the abode of pure devotional ser-
Prabhupada. Please Guru-Maharaj, we beg to in-
vice and from where the practice of devotional
still in our hearts a drop of that mood of servitor
service sprouts and devotional creeper begins to
ship too.
grow.
Guru-Maharaj as part of my service this unworthy servant of yours taking inspiration from
I have titled this glorification as “You are the
Ocean of Mercy”
you and other senior devotes of damodardesh have
Boat of devotional service is the route to Lord
being humbly involved in sevas such as Preaching
Gauranga’s Lotus feet, the one and only Yuga
to various Labor Camp, Projector seva ( display-
Dharma for deliverance which is possible by Your
ing sholkas, Various Presentation of Vaishnava’s
Ocean of Mercy.
visiting damodardesh on projector )
For the sake of His devotee Krishna broke his
As a part seva of my wife Prema Purna Guran-
own promise and took chariot wheel as a weap-
gi Devi Dasi your disciple service to the yatra she
on. Similarly you often break the promise you give
is the Local Zonal coordinator for the Bala utsa-
the doctors that you will take rest. But, when you
va Group which teaches various children of da-
come out of hospital for the sake of Devotees, the
modardesh sholkas, stories, and activities such as
next day you are in their association this is possi-
Natkhat Mela, Shyama Painting, Vachaspati
ble only by Your Ocean of Mercy.
Please Guru-Maharaj, instruct me, chastise me
As per Shastric injunctions, when Lord
for my many offences and guide me to become a
Caitanya was discussing with Ramananda Raya
better servant of all the living entity.
“what is most auspicious beneficial activity for
Just as Lord Krishna’s glories are unlimited, so
the Living Beings” came into discussion the an-
are your divine glories. For a dull minded person
swer given was “Association with the Devotees of
I am, it would take many lifetimes for me to prop-
Krishna”. This is your service since you join Srila
erly glorify you. On this auspicious day, I pray to
Prabupad’s glorious movement ISKCON. This is
remain a speck of dust at your lotus feet, O my be-
by your Ocean of Mercy.
loved Guru-Maharaj. Wishing you the most won-
Thousands throng to Mayapur from all over
derful vyasa-puja celebration again and again and
the World, this resembles how a magnet attract
hope that someday, we will be in your personal
iron filings. Your relentless effort in Mayapur
association to celebrate this day and directly get
Dham from day one, up-keeping Your Guru’s am-
the nectar of your association.
bition and for the benefit of fallen souls to gain
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya! Srila Guru-Maharaj
vyasa-puja Mahotsav ki jaya!
deliverance from this Kaliyuga is by Your Ocean
of Mercy.
Your Unworthy children,
Mayapur Dham is the reservoir of Lord Gauran-
Hemarupa Gaura Das (Diksha)
ga’s mercy, by your dedicated unflinching devotion
Prema Purna Guarangi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
and by resourcing services of devotees, now May-
Bhaktin Ganga (Aspiring)
apur is sprinkling her Mercy through it’s fountain
head, to devotees all over the World. We witness
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this year after year in every Gaura Purnima festival. This is by Your Ocean of Mercy.
Lord Jagannath with Balaram appeared in this
Kaliyuga as Taru Brahman to deliver the fallen
My humble obseiances to your lotus feet. All
glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you!
souls. By Gauranga’s mercy you happen to serve
Last year 2015 is the golden year for taking
(appeared in) Mayapur Dham to accumulate Lord
new birth (Diksha) from you.. You have given me
Gauranga’s mercy and to channel the necter to
a beautiful name (Kavirupa Radhika Devi Dasi)
who are in thirst, in this era. This is by Your Ocean
and I don’t have any words to convey my gratitude
of Mercy.
and heartfelt thanks to you and your associates
Lord Jagannath and Balaram stretch their
hands out of their body symbolizes that they are
for that. As you wish, I will definitely contribute
for the Srila Prabhupada’s book distribution.
reaching out the fallen souls by their special form
BTW, I am always inspired and motivated with
in this Kaliyuga. Similarly, in the recent past you
your unfathomable determination and tireless
are reaching out to neglected Tribal population of
dedication to awaken fallen souls like me in this
nearby 6 Indian states by conducting special pro-
material world.
grams. This is by Your Ocean of Mercy.
This is our humble tribute to remind us of our
debt to You, Dear Guru Maharaj.
May Lord Narasingha Dev protect your health
to continue Your service,
Whenever I see your glorified eyes and your
non-stop thinking of Guru and Gauranga. tears
flow in my eyes... Day by day, I am entangled in the
material life with my family and sometimes unable
to perform my devotional service due to my family
May Lord Gauranga give You the spiritual
strength,
commitments. Please give us the same determination and strength to get engaged in all devotional
We pray to the Lord on this auspicious occa-
activities and able to perform my duties materially
sion of Your Vyasa pooja, all glories, all glories, all
and spiritually by keeping you and Lord Krishna
glories unto You,
always at the center of my life.
Your eternal servants,
Kindly bless my family members (my prabhuji
Jagad Guru Krishna Das, (Diksha),
and my both sons) to progress in their spiritual
Thanya Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
path and understand the purpose of human life to
Damodardesh (Damodardesh) / Middle East
go back to Godhead. My elder son (Adhish ) is interested to do medical (Doctor), however I would
Hare Krishna,
like him to serve all the devotees once he com-
Guru Maharaj. Dandavat pranams.
plete his degree successfully. Please bless him to
I have been praying for your good health to
fulfil his desire and be in the lotus feet of exalted
narashimha Bhagwan. I hope we as a group fulfill
devotees.
the dream of Srila Prabhupada.
Also during the auspicious day of Vyasa Puja,
I would like to seek your blessings for all my be-
loved ones to advance in Krishna Consciousness
Kamni singh (Shelter)
and get more and more energy to perform the de-
votional service joyfully with all the devotees and
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surrender to the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord at
the end.
You are a source of inspiration for many, that
no matter what come may, you simply act as an
Kindly request your frequent visit to Damod-
wonderful instrument in Lords hands to save many
ardesh and awaken fallen souls like me from the
many souls. Your enthusiasm, dedication, sincer-
cycle of birth, death, old age and disease.
ity towards your spiritual master Srila Prabhu-
All glories to Guru Maharaja!
pada,your care for every jiva, your love for Lord
Gauranga, your Godbrothers, Godsisters, disci-
Yours humble servants,
ples and well wishers is exemplary Srila Gurudev.
Kavirupa Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
I only pray that I can have the much needed
family members
sincerity to follow your instructions, and be an
(Srinivasan, Adhish and Rohit),
instrument in fulfilling your desire to help Srila
Prabhupada in spreading this mission of Krishna
Consciousness.
Dear Gurudev,
I pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava Ashta Sakhis,
Lord Nrsimhadev, Panchatattva, Srila Prabhupa-
da, for your quick recovery and to always protect
All glories to you Gurudev!
you dear Gurudev.
Wish you a very happy & healthy Vyasa puja
Gurudev. I am so indebted to Their Lordships, to
your spiritual daughter
Lord Gauranga, to Srila Prabhupada for saving
Nila Radhe Devi Dasi(Diksha)
this fallen soul by connecting me to this wonder-
ful and precious movement - ISKCON.
By the mercy and blessings of Srila Prabhupa-
My Dear Father and Spiritual Master,
da, I have had gotten the opportunity to be your
disciple. You have mercifully accepted me & al-
the dust of Your Lotus Feet! All glories to you! All
ways guided me in my spiritual life, through your
glories to Srila Prabhupada!
instructions.
Guru Maharaj, it is a very great privilege and
You have so much of care and concern for your
honor to be able to write an offering unto the
disciples Gurudev. I realize this every time I see
most elevated person in this planet. I don’t have
how eager you are, to engage us,to encourage us
enough qualification even to address you, what to
always to help us continue our devotional services
talk about writing to you. Whatever, I may write
with enthusiasm.
is very insignificant compared to the seva that
You have dedicated your life to Srila Prabhu-
you are doing for Srila Prabhupada, despite your
pada, and despite your health conditions being a
health. Well, this might be an understatement
hindrance, you never let it come your way. even
compared to what you are doing in dedication.
the hospitals you have been admitted in, you con-
You have given us enough lessons to learn and
verted them into a spiritual center, so many doc-
have shown us by example what it means to be
tors, nurses hospital staff have started to chant
a devotee and a sincere disciple. Unfortunately, I
simply by your association and preaching.
am still learning my lessons the hard way, but I am
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surely trying to learn. Your other disciples, my god
Gaurangadesh. I am ever indebted to you for giv-
brothers and god sisters, are showering me with
ing me this opportunity to serve Gaurangadesh
their love and affection, by co-operating well for
and its devotees.
the growth of Gaurangadesh, the name you gave
us a few years ago.
Your determination towards fulfilling your
mission for Srila Prabhupada is exemplarily visible
Since your last visit to Gaurangadesh, to my
and this is the most important impetus in propel-
residence first and then to Gauranga kutir (our
ling me towards my goals in Krishna Conscious-
prayer hall) there has been a lot of changes in
ness. I am able to perceive that there is something
Gaurangadesh. I had mentioned to you that the
Krishna is planning for me, though I am not able
Gauranga Kutir was overflowing and we need a
to see clearly what it is all about and I am pre-
bigger venue. At that time, you mentioned this to
pared to act according to His plan. I request your
His Grace Srivallabh Prabhu and simply laughed.
blessings and mercy for me to able to co-operate
I did not understand that you were giving us mer-
with Krishna’s plan.
cy by laughing. Today, by that mercy we have been
able to secure a nice hall, part of a school premises,
that can accommodate more than 400 devotees,
I would like to dedicate the following to your
lotus feet and owe it to your mercy:
1.
Last year we were able to reach close to
for the conduct of our weekly Friday programs.
470 houses doing Damodar aarties. This number
The best thing about this venue is we have a sep-
is very much lower compared to the previous year.
arate area for lunch prasad in which we serve the
However, we were happy to spend quality time in
devotees. What can be more amazing than this?
those houses. This enabled some devotees to feel
The last couple of years have been a trying
time for me, as I lost my job and was bereft of suf-
attracted to our Friday programs.
2.
Continuation of Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti
ficient revenue to hold on above the water of ex-
Vaibhava programs in Damodardesh by His Grace
penditure. I had discussed this with His Grace Sri-
Srivallabha Prabhu has been useful as it acts as
vallabh Prabhu, to whom I report spiritually, who
a supplement to our siksha program, where read-
mentioned that I should stay here no matter what.
ing of Srimad Bhagavatam and Srimad Bhagavad
I had to secure loans from my relatives, which
Gita along with other books are important. Many
I was not happy about. Had it not been for my wife
members of Gaurangadesh got benefitted and this
and my daughter, who gave me a lot of support
helped them take initiation from you during your
mentally and spiritually, I would not have seen
last visit to Damodardesh.
this day, when I have secured a job and am slowly
3.
By your mercy, the opening of “Gauranga
coming out of my financial difficulties. It has been
Kutir” in 2011, which is very similar to 607 Al Ain
very difficult on this job – the long working hours,
center of Damodardesh has proven a good move.
the commuteetc., but at least it is helping me to
10 brahmacharis are now staying in this ashram
stay with devotees in Gaurangadesh. I have nei-
and this was our regular venue for our Friday pro-
ther been able to do much for Gaurangadesh nor
grams. We have now secured a new big hall in one
for myself spiritually, but my presence and that of
of the schools, after which, we have seen a steady
my wife His Grace Sachi Janani Devi Dasi, I feel,
increase in the devotees attending the congrega-
is making a lot of difference to other devotees in
tional program from a 120 to 180 currently.
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4. Goloka Patrika, the electronic maga-
3. We are planning to organize various
zine that we started under the instructions of His
training programs in various fields such as playing
Grace Shyama Hari Prabhu is now 8 years old, by
musical instruments, making presentations, pub-
your blessings.
lic speaking etc to empower more people to preach
5.
Shyama Painting and the Uttama Sloka
competitions for children are encouraging a lot of
and present Krishna Consciousness in a very
attractive way.
children into the children’s classes. The number
Guru Maharaja, by your mercy, I am trying my
of children in our children’s classes has increased
best to serve the devotees well in the yatra with
at least by 10%. We had also launched the Shy-
the help of my wife His Grace Sachi Janani Devi
amsundar Art Classes to channelize new talents,
Dasi.
which had to be discontinued due to operational /
security reasons.
6.
Reading classes were started during the
On this most auspicious day, I humbly pray to
Lord Sri Narasimha Deva to give you a long and
healthy life.
week-days in several locations and we were able
Your insignificant servant always,
to achieve quite a bit of reading of Sri Caitanya
Ramananda Gaura Das,(Diksha)
Caritamrta. However, we had to discontinue it
due to operational / security reasons.
7.
Dear Gurudeva,
With your blessings we have just complet-
edour annual program, the AICF (Ancient India
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and you!
Children’s festival) in a grand way. This festival
Happy Appearance Day Guru Maharaj!
consists of stage plays, dances and songs in Krish-
I pray to Lord Krishna and Caitanya Maha
na Consciousness. The number of participating
prabhu to keep you in good health.
children have increased substantially and also the
Thank you for appearing in this world, at the
audience. We have been doing this festival better
most needed time and place, to assist Srila Pra-
by the year as it engages everyone in devotional
bhupada your divine father in saving thehuman
service. This year marked the 13th Anniversary of
race...
AICF. The number of children who participated
last year was 320 while this year it was 349.
Thank you for your compassionate, saintly,
selflessly dedicated life.
Futuristic Plans:
1.
We are encouraging more devotees to
You practice, preach and live in Krishna, all
your days and nights...
take up MIHE online courses, Bhakti Sastri and
Thank you for your expert outreach, in
Bhakti Vaibhav courses to strengthen their un-
thoughtful and dynamic ways, you are reaching
derstanding and to develop more preachers.
Krishna’s lost servants, sharing eternal truth rele-
2. We have planned a reporting system
vantto today...
which gives us statistics for each month and its
Thank you for your personal vaisnava dealings,
comparison between the previous month. The re-
how you are loyal andalways there, for a devotee
port is also designed to include a plan for the next
who reaches out to come under your supercare...
month so that we could tract the direction of each
committee based on such reporting.
Thank you for being my spiritual master, a loving father for me too, any auspiciousness I may
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have in my life...it has come through you, Thank
to see myself grow and help to nurture so many
you,
souls. I feel fortunate to have you blessings always
Your humble servant
and am endeavouring to do my best thou I do al-
Rupa Gaura Das(Diksha)
ways fall short always but I have faith that you will
somehow pull me out of this material world and
give the shade of your lotus feet.
Gurudev your cause less compassion is a perfect
On this most auspicious occasion of your 67th
manifestation of the Nityananda Prabhus mercy.
Vyasa pooja please accept my repeated obeisances
Mercy and compassion that is abundant never
at your lotus feet. It’s a great privilege and honor
ending and flowing constantly towards all living
to be bestowed with this opportunity to celebrate
entities. In spite of personal discomfort, pain and
this most auspicious day thou I am yet to realise
struggle to even carry out basic functions you just
how invaluable this opportunity is. I don’t deserve
ignore them all and only think of all the fallen
your forgiveness or mercy but still On this day
souls and your promise to Srila Prabhupada.
when your mercy will reach great heights I beg
you to forgive me for all my offences.
You are travelling all over the world to transform the Jagai’s and madhai’s like me.
Gurudev I am aware. there is no one else who
Wherever we turn in this world we see our God
will tolerate my fallen condition and guide me and
brothers and God sisters..so many souls who have
shower the abundant mercy that can make my life
taken you shelter and transformed their life and
more meaningful and useful. Thank you for be-
are willing to give up their lives in your service. I
ing there always guiding and inspiring me by your
aspire to be like those who do not hesitate in car-
words and actions.
rying out your orders.
Gurudev slowly but steadily I am able to re-
In this year of the 50th anniversary I have set
alise how your compassion and mercy empowers
some personal goals and goals for Bhakthi vriksha
even the most fallen souls to achieve wonderful
members to offer to Srila Prabhupada. We need
things. We just concluded our 13th ancient India
your mercy and blessings so we may be able achieve
childrens festival. Gurudev this is an example of
our goals in this endeavour.
just how your mercy has empowered us to con-
Gurudev you presence in this world is so much
duct this programme year after year and inspire
required not only for us your disciples but even for
so many children and parents and now due to its
others who are somehow touched by your cause
popularity it has an appeal among many in the so-
less mercy. You have some magic vibration that
ciety. Starting as a humble home programme with
you emanate that makes people flock around you.
20 children today we have 350 children partici-
So we pray to Radha Madhav and narisimha Dev
pating and these children are our gateway to the
and panchatattva that they somehow protect you
adults who inspired by these children are slowly
and keep your health intact so you can continue
taking up to Krishna consciousness.
this invaluable service.
Gauranga desh is very blessed by you mercy
Your insignificant spiritual daughter
and I am fortunate to be able to serve here un-
Sachi Janani devi Dasi(Diksha)
der your guidance. It’s been a wonderful journey
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have been.
Your insignificant servant and spiritual daughter,
your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your di-
Shrutipriya Radhika Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
vine appearance.
Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
guru Krishna prasdade paya bhakti lata bija
I had been wandering for millions of life times
special occasion!
in different species in darkest regions of igno-
Although I feel totally fallen and unqualified
rance. I am very fortunate to been saved in this
to write this letter, I still want to try and make a
life by your causeless mercy. I am indebted to you
humble attempt to glorify you. By the mercy of
eternally for saving me from this bewildering con-
Gauranga and Srila Prabhupada, I feel so great-
dition of material existence. I owe you every good
ly fortunate to even be born in the same time as
thing in my life.
yours, and also get the opportunity to associate
Despite your ill health, you are tirelessly work-
with your and your wonderful devotees on mul-
ing day in and out to save fallen conditioned souls
tiple occasions. When almost everyone in this
from the clutches of Maya. I am amazed at the lev-
material world take pride in the glorification of
el of enthusiasm you have through all sorts of cir-
their body, I realise that it is very difficult to over-
cumstances, teaching us by the example you are
come the bodily concept of life, especially. But you
setting for us as to what it really means to be a
do it with such ease, I am inspired by it.
pure devotee. You have such compassion and love
Your physical health in no way deters your
for each and every one of us, no matter whatever
real true energy. And, by doing so you have not
circumstances you are in, you treat us like your
only glorified Lord Chaitanya’s teachings, but are
beloved children.
a great living example for it. By your mercy, I am
Yet I am so lowly resting the lap of Mayadevi,
now taking a Youth Class here in Damodardesh,
that I haven’t done anything to make you proud
and although I don’t deserve to be given a position
and happy. I can however make a humble attempt
like that, I feel privileged to be there, as it is good
to try to whole heartedly take this process of Krish-
motivation for me to read, study and understand
na Consciousness that you have blessed me with,
better all that Srila Prabhupada has left behind for
as seriously as possible, working towards trying to
us. With my parents constant support, guidance
make my every thought, word and deed, one that
and inspiration, I hope to be worthy of being your
is pleasing to you. I know that any progress I make
disciple someday. I am also blessed to be part of a
is solely the result of your causeless mercy and
beautiful family - Gaurangadesh, which by your
blessings.
causeless mercy and support is growing by the day.
The essence of all I am saying is “All glories
We concluded our 13th annual programme AICF,
to you,my dearest Srila Gurudeva”. I pray to Lord
and we, me and my mother Sachi Janani Devi
Narsimhadev to protect you always so that you
Dasi, brought our classes together to perform for
continue to inundate the entire world with Krish-
the beautiful song Yadi Prabhupada Na Hoito.
na prema through your ecstatic preaching as you
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erence, I was able to create a somewhat similar,
the glorious Guru Parampara,
but nowhere close to, background track, for which
We both are trying to sincerely serve your in-
the youth girls sang and danced. I will send you a
structions, that is to preach about Lord Krishna
copy of the song sung by the girls, soon. I pray to
to as many souls as we can. By your mercy and
Sri Sri Radha Madhav, Sri Panca Tattva, and Lord
encouragement we have been able to connect 2
Narasimhadev to give you a long and healthy life,
to 3 new souls to Krishna Conscious movement,
so you can continue to inspire the million people
and soon we are going to start Bhakti Vriksha at
who are touched just by your glance.
our place, with the help and guidance of local
Please continue to shower me with your mer-
devotees here.
cy so I can continue to try and climb my spiritual
ladder.
Gurudev, when we see ourselves, we could
have never imagined that we could also preach
about Lord Krishna to others, this is a miracle for
Sneha Krishna (Aspiring)
us and only possible by your encouragement. we
only wish to continue this preaching service and
connect as many jivas as possible to Mahaprabhu’s
HareKrishna Guru Maharaj ji..
mission for this preaching service is very very dear
dandavat pranams..
to you.
I am so fortunate to be your disciple..
My thoughts have changed more by your mercy in to KC. Nice realisations coming in. I feel
We pray to always remain as humble servants at
your lotus feet and serve you life after life, where
ever we are.
Krishnas protection always thru ur mercy...
I should chant prescribed 16 rounds.. By your
Praying to Lord Nrsimhadev to grant you good
health and to always protect you.
mercy I have given up coffee..
Thank you Gurudev for saving us from clutches
By your mercy only I m growing in kc and my
family...I need blessings to progress in kc for whole
of Maya and showing us the Lotus feet of Lord
Hari.
Your servants,
family and whoever I contact..
Taraka Govinda Gopala Das &
Thanking you
Gunavati Gita Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Yours sincerely,
Damodaradesh, Middle East
Shubashini balaji, (Aspiring)
My Dearest Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my humble obeisance to your
Dear Gurudev,
Lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept our humble obeisances,
Wish you a very happy Vyasa-puja and we
humbly pray to Sri Narasimha Dev and Radha
All glories to you!
Madhava for this auspicious day. This is the day
We wish your a very happy Vyasa puja cele-
you appeared to deliver fallen souls like me. It has
brations Gurudev. Thank you for accepting us as
been only 7 months since I met you with my fam-
your disciples, and helping us to be connected to
ily in Calcutta and you blessed us and time since
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me and my family have full of realizations and
my help to you not even a gravel.
new spiritual experiences due to your blessings.
Oh, my sweet, caring, loving, dear father,
My wife Smitha, took shelter from you and I have
Sadly, this worthless son has
started preaching in our satsanga. These are the
always been nothing but a bother!
two new things happened to me in 2016 by your
Vyasapuja, is an auspicious occasion
mercy. Keeping you and Krishna at the centre of
to glorify my savior,
my life, each day I can feel your causeless mercy. I
A chance to commit to new things that
am thankful to Lord Krishna, who has mercifully
I have not done prior.
sent you as my Guru. It is extremely inspiring to
I beg to get strength to fight
see that in spite of your physical condition; you are
the ever attractive maya,
tirelessly distributing the mercy of Lord Caitanya
Really, I want to serve you,
and Srila Prabhupada. Although you are far away
manasa, vaca, kaya!
we get your kind association through lectures and
You know my inner heart,
Mayapur.tv. Me and my family chant extra rounds,
if there is any truth in my claim,
do guru puja and circumambulate Tulasi Devi for
You know my deepest fears,
your Health. I also beg you today to please forgive
and what all makes me maim.
me for the offences that I commit unknowingly
Please guide me to my real nature, Gurudev,
while being engaged in my services. I hope, gradu-
Rightly, at last it is only you who are coming to Save!
ally, with your mercy, I will be able to make myself
Your Servant
a better devotee.
Your servant,
Vraja Vinoda Syama Das (Diksha)
Vinod(Shelter)
Damodardesh, Middle East.
Smitha(Shelter)
Siddharth (son)
Dear Gurudeva!
Vedika(daughter)
Dear Gurudeva!
Please accept my respectful obeisances at the
All Glories to you Guru Maharaj,
All Glories His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta
Swami Srila Prabhupada.
All Glories to Gauranga!
Dhyana Mulam Guru Murti
Puffed up with the little material things and vanity,
Puja Mulam Gurur Padam,
I assumed that a little to TOVP is a great charity.
Mantra Mulam Gurur Vakyam,
As I know, I lack even the little basics of purity,
Moksha Mulam Guru Kripa
Surely, your grace upon me is just causeless divinity!
Translation: The Guru’s form is the best to
Gurudeva, your mercy upon souls like me, a marvel,
meditate upon; the Guru’s feet are the best for
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ru’s Grace is the root of liberation.
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experience, I should utilize those moments more
in Krishna Consciousness as they are personally
given to me by the Lord to help me advance. It
You came to this world just to give everyone
is my responsibility as your follower to try to un-
an opportunity to become His pure devotee. Your
derstand how to utilize every situation, including
atmosphere allows everyone to associate with dev-
difficulties, to advance in Krishna consciousness.
otees and become Krishna Conscious. You made
Therefore, to advance I need more blessing
us understand that nothing can ever prevent us
from you as you are my Lord’s pure representative.
from becoming Krishna Conscious, if we sincerely
Last year when you came to Sri Vallabh Prabhus
want to become pure.
house during Damodar Month, I took off to serve
You adopted one slogan, “Utility is the prin-
you the whole day. But I had got the opportuni-
ciple,” that is the proper utilization of everything
ty to make Prasadam for your disciples who came
in the service of the Lord. Your life is the em-
along with you. I prepared the Prasadam and was
bodiment of surrender to Srila Prabhupada. You
about to leave to see you taking the Prasadam,
constantly give of yourself and selflessly travel
then I had a call to prepare the Prasadam for night
all over the world encouraging people to take up
also. I sent the Prasadam through my husband
Krishna consciousness and to progress in Krishna
and then stayed back to prepare the next one.
consciousness. Your skillful preaching methods,
After preparing, somehow, I managed to come to
following in the footsteps of Srila Prabhupada,
Damodardesh thinking that I will get someone
make practicing Krishna consciousness so much
from there to reach to Sri Vallabh prabhus house.
more accessible to people. It is the glaring need of
But till evening 6.30, I never got any one. So
human society.
I thought I had missed this opportunity. But by
And even amidst so many worldwide responsi-
your mercy, one devotee called and came to pick
bilities you are amazingly personal, taking the time
me up and I was there to see you so close and take
to give such an incredible level of care to your dis-
your blessing. I can never forget, how when we
ciples through your personal instructions.
really are eager to do something, Lord fulfills
Taking your example, I too want to utilize ev-
our desire somehow. These experiences always
erything in the Lord’s service—even in adverse
increase my faith towards the Lord and you
conditions. I often try to blame my own spiritual
continue to guide me as my loving father and
shortcomings with my personal problems. Due to
purify me.
these problems, illness etc… I sometimes do not
Gurudeva, please continue to give me the bless-
chant sixteen rounds of japa properly, read books,
ing by your instructions. I pray that I may be able
serve devotees etc. But, looking at you and hearing
to follow them and become a useful and menial
about you and your lectures again and again, with-
servant to you.
in my heart, I realized that my spiritual shortcom-
I pray to Lord Narasimha Dev to give you more
ings are due to my own causeless unwillingness to
strength, so that I can utilize myself in spreading
surrender to the Lord, and that I am not the victim
your message and love to Krishna to others.
of any external cause. One thing I learnt from you
Your eternal spiritual daughter,
is that whatever difficulties or disturbances I may
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Gopigana Gita Devi Dasi-(Diksha)
Dear Guru Maharaj,
All glories to Guru and Guranga!
Please give your mercy Guru Maharaj to do
Dandavat Pranams.
pure sadhana. Eventhough my laziness is not
All Glories To Srila Prabhupatha !
allowing me to do sadhana propery. I will need
All Glories To Guru and Gauranga !
your mercy to remove away my laziness. I can feel
By your mercy causeless trying to improve my
that I am improving in my sadhana but still I need
Sadhana and Service to engage the senses and pu-
your mercy to do more better and get the taste for
rify the same.
chanting. Devotee can achieve anything by mercy
Guru Maharaj, being in the service of
of guru. So I need your mercy. You showered your
Book distribution for yatra booktable section
mercy by by Increasing the my children class AICF
reaching as much as possible book distribution
partcipants.Guru Maharaj your health condition
andapproaching through the out reach program
is not able to do in that condition also do all devo-
also.
tional service These are all examples of perfection
Near my village two ongoing Namagata
center (Perambalur & Thuraiyur -Tamilnadu, In-
of guru and inspirition of me please bless us our
family and improve devotional service
I always pray to krishna please give strength to
dia) serving oppurtunity also is there.
At Thuraiyur land also registered in the
ISKCON name and basic facility forweekly
program, ashram for Bramachari, grahastras and
Guru Maharaj,
In future, i hope that your mercy only can do
better dovotional service so shower your mercy
gosala arrangementto be done.Planning to extend
some financial support for this project is in mind
Ambika Gopika Devi Dasi,
Gauranga Desh, Middle East
needyour blessings Guru Maharaj.
Similarly, Perambalur Center also has the oppurtunity to preach in theschool, college and land
for ISKCON temple chances are there as adona-
tion. Guru Maharaj for this project also need your
blessings and spreadour moment in this area. Many
villages in the surrounding also will be benefitted
by our moment.
In the Gaurangadesh Yatra service also i need
your blessings to continue mybook distribution
service more proper manner and reach maximum
numberpeople soon.
Your Eternal Servant,
Sathya Acyuta Krishna Das.
Damodardesh / Middle East, Middle East.
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Translation: The Guru’s form is the best to
Damodardesh
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meditate upon; the Guru’s feet are the best orwor-
It is very difficult for me to glorify your quali-
ship; the Guru’s word is the mantra; the Guru’s
ties and personality. Whenever I see you or hear
Grace is the root of liberation.
your Devine voice, I feel that I am standing in
front of the vast ocean of qualities, like - Intel-
ligence, Honesty, caring, magnanimous, compas-
The celebration of Vyasa-puja brings me spiri-
sionate, humble and many more…
tual bliss and realization when the disciples gather
But out of these, the most wonderful quality
together to glorify you deep from their heart. This
is that you are ever most merciful and compas-
brings the disciples closer to you on this special
sionate to all the fallen conditioned souls, even
occasion while sharing their love, sentiment and
in your present condition. I was so happy to see
gratitude for you.
you last year during the Damodar Arati in Sri
On your appearance day I would like to thank
you for the love and care you have given to me.
Vallabha Prabhus house. After so many years I had
got this opportunity to be close to you and serve
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you. I had not served you so close for a long time.
Every time, I would leave the chance for some
new devotees, as I had got many times opportuni-
Guru’s Grace is the root of liberation.
It is by Lord Krishna’s causeless mercy that we
have got you as our spiritual master.
ty to serve long back. But by Krishna’s and your
Guru Maharaj, we do not have the words to
mercy, I got a chance once again. This time I got an
appropriately describe Your affectionate and
opportunity to keep the eating bowl near you while
loving attitude towards our whole family.
you were eating. You are still the same, very play
As the above prayers testify, it is indeed by Your
full. In this health condition also, you want to keep
blessings and guidance that we have any hope of
your devotees very happy and make us more joy-
crossing this miserable ocean of birth and death.
ful. I beg Lord Narasimhadev for your good health
This is indeed very auspicious day for all of
and well being and for you to become as before.
us. In this very special day I would like to thank
I was so happy and enthralled to enjoy your kirtan,
you from the core of our heart for accepting many
and lecture. Even with so many physical health
kaniyyadesh devotees as your disciples. Since
problems, you are encouraging everybody. So,
initiation, we have tried our best to follow your
I feel I am really very fortunate to have you as my
instruction to the best extent.
Guru and serve you.
Srila Gurudev, as you mention preaching is the
Thank you, GuruDev for your Causeless
mercy on this Conditioned soul.
mood of spiritual master we try our best to preach
for every possible chance we get.
This year we got your special mercy, by your
Your eternal spiritual son,
visit to Kanaiyya Desh and gave your causeless
Sriranga Krishna Das (Diksha)
mercy to more Devotees and accepted them as
Gaurangadesh / Damodardesh, Middle East.
your Disciples.
On behalf of all of them I wish to use this
Dear Gurudev, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami
Guru Maharaj,
opportunity to Thank you Guru Maharaj.
On this auspicious day of Your Appearance,
Please Accept My most Humble Obeisances
we pray to Lord Krishna for Your good health so
at your divine lotus feet. All glories to your dear
that you can continue to fulfill the mission of
Gurudev His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada of spreading the love of
All glories to your heart and soul Sri Gouranga
Godhead, and protecting and delivering all fallen
Mahaprabhu.
souls like us. May Lord Nrsimhadeva protect You
all the time!!
Please forgive us if we have done any offence
while we carrying out your order. Kindly shower
your causeless mercy on us for engage in your
(Guru Gita - Skanda Purana Dialogue between
service.
Shiva and Uma (Shakti)
Translation: The Guru’s form is the best
Your insignificant spiritual son
to meditate upon; the Guru’s feet are the best
Mani Bhushan Krishna Das, (Diksha)
for worship; the Guru’s word is the mantra; the
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desh, and in the following months you made your
No words to express our gratitude
visit. We all felt very happy to see your causeless
Fulfilling Thy Guru’s words is Your attitude
mercy and the troubles taken by you inorder that
Bless us to be in the same mood of servitude
we can become uplifted.HG MahaVaraha Prabhu
Jai Gurudev! Jai Gurudev!
said that the plan was to to go to Krishan Katha
Abundance of spiritual strength Thy give
desh, but you said to them Lets go to Kaniyya-
Shelter did we take in You
desh. Our happiness and our feelings cannot be
You are truly our Guru
expressed by words. During your stay here inKa-
Please accept this humble homage and obei-
naiyyadesh we were able to get little opportunities
to serve you, It was our great fortune. When i took
sances.
Manju Arjun (Shelter)
you in my car for the program i was feeling very
Salmiya (Shelter)
happy at the same time very nervous to careful-
Kanaiyyadesh, Middle East
ly drive the vehicle. But i can never forget those
precious moments in my life. Bothof us have com-
pleted Srimad Bhagavatam first Canto and now
Dandvat Pranams,
continuing second canto.
We are always geting wonderful association
All Glories to Guru and Gauranga!
and inspiration from our God brothers and God
All Glories to His Holiness Jayapataka Swami
sisters here in Kanaiyyadesh.
Guru Maharaj,
Furthermore we are getting inspiration by see-
This is my humble offering at your lotus feet
on your Glorious Vyasa Puja!
ing your tireless dedication in spreading the holy
Guru Maharaj, I am not qualified in anyway
names inspite of so many challenges. We all are
to speak or write about you. But i am writing this
today enjoying the fruits of Krishna Conscious-
for our own purification. Currently we become
ness, is only due to your Holiness and your God-
disturbed on hearing your health condition, We
brothers tireless dedication and countless sacrific-
offer oursincere prayers to Sree Radha Madhava,
es made in spreading the Krishna Consciousness.
Sree Narashimadeva and Pancha Tattva for your
So we all are eternally indebted to Your Holiness
quick recovery and good health.
and ISKCON.
Thanks Guru Maharaj for giving initiation for
Once again our humble and sincere prayers tot
me and my wife under your lotus feet. We know
the Supreme Lord Sri Sri Radha Krishna for your
that giving only thanks is not a proper reciproca-
quick recovery, so that there are many more souls
tion for the great mercy you have showered on us.
that can get the opportunity to receive your mercy
We desire to become an Insignificant instrument
We all here in Kanaiyyadesh are eagerly await-
in your hands to spread the Krishna Conscious-
ing your next visit to receive your blessings and to
ness in whatever possible way to as many souls as
serve you.
possible. Please bless us to assist in your mission.
When we taken initiation in Balaramdesh last
Your humble insignificant servant
year, we requested your holiness to visit Kanaiyya-
Sivaguna Krishna Das (Diksha)
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Nirupama Rukmini Devi Dasi (Diksha)
received immense spiritual strength and bliss.
Revanth Krishna
I can also see some positive changes in my 2 young
Rakshana
children, whom you blessed, when you came to
Kanaiyyadesh, Middle East.
Kannaiya Desh.
The Narasimha oil prasadam that you gave for
my daughter, is have a positive effect.
Hare Krishna!
My dear spiritual father, please accept my
We thank you for all the care and blessings you
have given us. Hare Krishna.
humble obeisance at your feet.
Please bless me to understand your mercy, my
dear spiritual father I am inconsistent in follow-
Arjun Neelakantan (Shelter)
ing Krishna consciousness, Please bless me so that
I shall overcome this Anartha.
I am working Kuwait, by your mercy I am in
Dear our beloved Guru Maharaj,
association of devotees here, I am trying my best
Please accept my humble obedience, I am not
to serve. I like to get involved in preaching here.
qualify to much more glorify about you due to my
I am worried about material things, fallen and lazy,
less intelligence, Guru Maharaj you always in my
thus have very less desire to serve your lotus feet
heart and I am praying always our God Krishna to
my Guru Maharaja.
get well our Guru Maharaj.
I pray for your fast recover from Lord Nrishima
Maharaj ji without your guide my life is very
deva. By your blessing and Lords Gauranga and
difficult and I am now very happy to follow KKC
Nitananda blessings let me be engaged in devo-
You are always in my heart Guru Maharaj.
tional service so that I become strong enough not
to get dragged away by material things.
Hari Hari Bol,
With these words I close my offering,
Your’s,
Amisha Gupta,
Your unfit servant
Vrindavan Shyam Das
Hare Krishna!
I was born in the darkest ignorance & my Spiri-
Dear Guru Maharaj.
tual Master H.H.Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj,
Jai Gurudev. Jai Gurudev. Jai Gurudev.
opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I of-
My humble dandavat pranams to your lotus
fer my humble & respectful obeisances unto him.
feet. I pray to your lotus feet for more mercy and
Hare Krishna! Dear Guru Maharaj,
to be in the divine service of His Divine Grace
Please accept our humble obeisances.
Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
Guru Maharaj we pray for your good health
All glories to Guru Maharaj!
and long life. We are truly inspired by you and feel
Wish you a Happy Vyasapuja Mahotsava
so blessed to be in your service. Since the time we
celebration. In last one year your health has trou-
got sheltered in your lotus feet, my wife and I have
bled you so much. But it had no adverse effect
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on your interest & motivation to Preach Krish-
Rupesvari Revati Devi Dasi (Diksha)
na Consciousness. This in return has inspired so
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many of your Disciples to take up Preaching seriously.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
By giving Harinaam Diksha to so many of your
disciples you have not only showered your mercy
All glories to Guru Maharaj.
to accept them as your Spiritual children, but you
I’m very fortunate to be your disciple. With
have also empowered them with potency to spread
your sincerity and dedicationyou are serving Srila
Krishna Consciousness.
Prabhupada’s mission. Your life is completely
Recently we had the mercy of the Lord, to host
surrendered to your Guru. Due to our karmic
at our residence “Gokuldham”, your God Brother,
action you are suffering a lot.But still continuing
H.G. Sikhi Mahiti Prabhu (TP – ISKCON Phil-
to guide us back to god head.
adelphia). Prabhu told us lots of your pastimes
Guru Maharaj you are not an ordinary soul.
in Atlanta temple & about you. How you used to
With so much difficulties youare still rigorously
take charge of all the Sevas in Atlanta temple per-
serving Guru and Krishna so intensely.
sonally & show everyone how to serve the Lord,
One day you suddenly asked me “are you initi-
right from cleaning the utensils, cutting vegeta-
ated” I said no, expressing myfamily situation back
bles, cooking Bhoga for the Lord, decorating the
in India. Guru Maharaj you out of great compas-
Deities with your own hand with all your love, etc.
sion onthis soul, blessed me and said “that’s why
This was a great inspiration for mundane fools like
I’m here to protect you.” Andgave me shelter un-
us to focus more on serving the Lord.
der your lotus feet.. If that didn’t happen I don’t
My dear beloved Spiritual Father, please bless
knowwhat I would have been now.
us to thrash out all our false Ego to serve you as
Lord has instructed in Bhagavad Gita – 4.34,
Guru Maharaj in my life so many relatives
friends have come and gone butyour part in my
tad viddhi praëipätena
life is most precious. I’m not worth, fit to be your-
paripraçnena sevayä
disciple. I don’t have any qualification to get your
upadekñyanti te jïänaà
mercy. I’m lazy withno good behavior. But guru
jïäninas tattva-darçinaù
Maharaj you as partita pavana saved me. Please-
Wish you a Happy Appearance day, Guru
Maharaj. May you live long to guide us in spread-
bless me on this auspicious day so that I may be a
good disciple of yours.
ing the mission & vision of Srila Prabhupad.
Guru Maharaj you are my real father. I’m so
My mother, Parama Nandini Radhika Devi
bad and ungrateful that I don’teven care to know
Dasi, daughters, Parvathi Anantha & Savithri
about your health status, where about.... I see all
Anantha join us in paying this homage.
worlddevotees are praying for your good health.
But me not doing any thing foryou.
I can’t follow your instructions properly. I’m
Hare Krishna!
committing more and moremistakes. Also Vaish-
Your servant,
nava aparadh. So please shower your mercy upon
Aniruddha Gopala Das (Diksha)
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prove my vaishnava qualities.
his lovable and caring gesture towards everyone
yasya prasädäd bhagavat-prasädo
and so on.
yasyäprasädän na gatiù kuto ‘pi
His dedication and sincerity towards propagat-
A devotee gets the mercy of Krishna only
ing Krishna Consciousness as instructed by Srila
through his spiritual master. Without Spiritual
Prabhupada in spite of his ill health enthusiast me
masters mercy one cannot advance in spiritual
to do more and more services to please Krishna.
life.
Last time we went to the Holy Dham, Mayapur,
My wish is bless me to obey and serve your instructions.
it convinced me even more. Day and night even
when he is busy with his tight schedule,when he
sees his disciples, he pauses to associate with them,
Your servant,
bless them and to shower them with mercy.
Anukula Radhika Devi Dasi (Diksha)
We are very fortunate to get blessings from our
Krishna katha desh, Middle East.
dear Guru Maharaj on the 6th day of our wedding
(31 May 2015). We never expected to have his
Dear Gurudeva,
Please
accept
darsan as it was Vyasapuja, a very busy day but still
our
humble
obeisances.
by the mercy of Guru and Lord we got darshan and
All glories to guru and gauranga. All glories to
maha maha prasadam from our Gurudev. He also
Srila Prabhupad. All glories to your Divine Grace.
instructed us to respect each other as a Vaishnava
The first time I saw Gurudev was when I was
and Vaishnavi. An unforgettable day indeed!
around 3 or 4 years old ( I am surprised that I still
We feel extremely fortunate and blessed to have
remember). It was in Muscat, where I was part of
such a wonderful Vaisnava as our Spiritual mas-
the girls waiting to receive Guru Maharaj with
ter. We wish that he stays with us for a long, long
plate filled with flowers, lamp and fruits standing
time and continues to shower his mercy upon us.
on one side of the red carpet which was spread
out for Gurudev to come in. Then I saw him com-
ing, a father like person with a wide smile holding
Athira Prajosh,
an orange stick. As soon as he came everyone just
(D/o Sadbhuja Visvambara Das & Prajosh Prasad)
covered him like a honey covering a honeycomb.
Krishna Katha Desh, Middle East.
With my little self I was struggling in between the
prabhujis to have a slight darshan of Guru Maharaj
Dandavat pranam,
and finally when I saw him, he was looking at me
Please accept my humble obeisances and please
in a playful way with a wide smile and his eyebrows
give me the mercy to see youoften and to get the
raised, as though he just saw his grandchild…. My
mercy of your lotus feet.
first association with my spiritual master.
You are the messenger whom lord Krishna sent
When I was a child, even though I wasn’t that
to the world to free peoplefrom darkness or illu-
aware of being guided by a spiritual master, Guru
sion. Even in this condition you preach Krishna
Maharaj always inspired me with his funny un
consciousness throughout the world to liberate
expected jokes during lectures, his kirtans with
sinful people.
huge kartals, the way he easily read people’s mind,
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and spiritual masters like you and Srila Prabhupad.
lactivities like nagara sankirtana. We need your
My life is full of bliss. To go to Krishna conscious-
blessings to expand Krishnaconsciousness in my
ness we need a guru. For this Krishna himself sent
village. Here in Krishna Katha Desh, I am assist-
a solution – totake shelter under your lotus feet.
ing myhusband in conducting bhakti vriksha for
I am begging and praying Krishna to recover
your pleasure.
you from illness and to spreadKrishnaconscious-
I am praying to Lord Sri Krishna to give you
nessthroughout the world. Please give me chance
better health to enlighten somany fallen souls.
to servethe devotees of the lord.
I am so much indebted to you I cannot repay the
same butsurely will try my best to propagate your
Hare Krishna,
mission.
Bavithaa (Aspiring)
Your humble servent,
Krishnakathadesh, Middle East.
M. Bhagya Lakshmi (Shelter)
Hare Krishna,
Hare Krishna!
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga,
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj.
Dandavat Pranam.
Please accept my humble obeisances unto
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
your lotus feet. Oh Guru Maharaj!You are so
All glories to Srila Prabupada
merciful. You have sacrificed your whole life to en-
Please accept our humble obeisance.
lighten somany millions of fallen souls like me in
Would like to take this opportunity to wish you
the world. You have given us somuch blissful and
peaceful life of Krishna Consciousness by givingtranscendental knowledge and showing path how
Happy Spiritual Birthday.
In this opportunity I would also like to share
glorification.
1. Always having positive approach with every
to achieve transcendental abode of Krishna.
I had your darshan first time on Nov 5, 2015
in Damodar desh yatra. I feltvery much excited that I am seeing representative of Lord Sri
one of us.
2. Being compassionate to all the fallen soul even
during his illness.
Krishna. Youare showing so much compassion to
3. During Jaganath ratha yatra Maharaj was
all your disciples and you are caringeach individu-
staying till the last participants reaching to the final
al. I have witnessed that when we have celebrated
point and given them his blessings eventhough the
our sonJatin’s Birthday in your presence on that
ratha has reached.
day. That has given so muchhappiness to us. The
4. While he was airlifted during illness, Maharaj
next day on November 6th 2016, we took shelter
was blessing allthe devotees by giving them sweets to
ofyour lotus feet. We are very much thankful to
all of them without considering hisillness.
you for giving us shelter atyour lotus feet.
We as family would like to humbly seek for your
I am happy to tell you that by your mercy in
kind blessing on thisoccasion to progress in our
our village 25 people areoing chanting and read-
spiritual life and growth to ensure supportingin
ing Bhagavd-gita. They are happy to do spiritua-
your mission as you promised to Srila Prabupada.
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Radhapati Shyam Das Prabhu.
Your humble Servant,
Your Menial Servant,
Campakalata Premamayi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Chandra Shekar, (Aspiring),
Krishna Katha desh, Middle East.
All glories to Radha Govinda,
Hare Krishna
All Glories to Srila Prabupada!!!
All Glories to Guru Maharaja,
All Glories to Guru Maharaj!!!
All Glories to all Vaishnavas,
Please accept my humble obeisances. I take
great pleasure to write homage toHis Holiness
Jayapataka swami for Vyasa puja.It is my immense
lotus feet. On this auspiciousday we would like
responsibilityto express my deep feelings about
to thank Guru Maharaja for all the mercy that
Guru Maharaj because he has given me anew
has beenbestowed on us. For me this life is real-
life.I really owe alot. Before we were introduced
ly blessed by Krishna because inthis life at least
to our Siksha Guru,His Grace Radhapati Shy-
I came to know about Krishna and I can practice
am Dasprabu, We were complete in ignorance
and alsoteach others as much I can do and go back
filled with quarrels with in us,familyand relatives.
to Krishna. I need your blessingso that I can im-
Always filled with mundane material activities
prove in my academics and in my spiritual sadana.
but i neversatisfied any part of the responsibility
Please bless me for my proper 16 rounds chanting
neither family life or job life. Even after we started
and can please you and Krishna bymy service and
to going to BV classes,initially i took the classesas
whatever work I do should be useful in Krishna
some material fun and definitely not to the heart.
service. Iwant to learn flute but I am failing in it
When we started hearing the nectar of Srila Pra-
so I need your blessing so that.
bupada teachings and
I can play in kirtans. I will try to bring my
Guru Maharaj’s life and struggle from our Sik-
friends in iskcon as much as Ican. Iam very
sha Guru,our hearts slowly getting cleaned. We
happy to meet you in Damodardesh I never
started learning the way to live life and trying
saw you so close and firsttime I was for a long
tounderstand our ultimate destiny.But now life
time I can see you in front of my eyes and I am
has completely changed.Due to Mercy of Guru
really blessed. Please Guru Maharaj take care of
Maharaji, Today we are able to follow 4 regula-
your health and I sincerely pray lord Narasimha
tive principles and 16 rounds chanting andstrict-
dev for your good health so that you can savema-
ly attending all the festivals. With the blessings
ny fallen souls.
from Guru Maharaj, we actively participated in
bookdistribution and recently started conducting
Yours external servant,
BV classes.I am sure withoutmercy of Guru Ma-
Chinni Rishika, (Aspiring),
haraj, We would not be in this position. Please
give me more strength to actively involved in various projects of ISKCON. Siksha Guru: His Grace
Hare Krishna,
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My dear Guru Maharaj ji,
Thank you Guru Maharaj Ji. It is all yourblessings
& mercy. This abundant flow of mercy to uplift
conditioned fallensouls like me is an expression of
All glories to Sri Krishna,
your your absolute benevolence.
First of all I pray to Lord Krishna The Supreme
Personality of Godhead for aspeedy recovery from
Please permitme to bow my head at your lotus
feet. My humble obeisances.
the present crisis & for an early recuperation of
I also beg & it is pertinent to mention that
your Holiness. We all need you, the ISKCON
our yatra leader, siksha gurus & senior devotees
needs you. I feel its an honor & privilege for a con-
of Krishnakathadesh are putting in sincere ef-
ditioned soul like me to be given this opportunity
forts,relentless hard work & sacrifices to see that
to pay homage to your Holiness on this auspicious
your mission & Srila Prabhupada ‘s dreams are
occasion ofVyasa Puja.
fulfilled.
After Srila Prabhupada ‘s departure, the
institution of ISKCON, under your ableguidance
Thanking your Holiness for everything. I seek
your blessings & forgivenessfor all offences.
has grown remarkably. from strength to strength
& achieved a corporatestatus in spreading the
I remain humbly your servant always,
business of Krishna Consciousness all over the
PB Devidasan (shelter)
world.It is a reflection of your able leadership.
Always leading from the front. Youare an eternal
leader of the highest order. Your Holiness have
proved that bygiving one’s hands in the hands of
My Danvat pranams to Sri Jayapathaka Swami
Gurumaharj.
Lord Krishna & by His causeless mercy physical
I feel that I am very much fortunate and by the
impediments are never an hurdle on the path of
mercy of supreme Lord, I have got you as my Guru
Krishna consciousness &also in our efforts for
Maharaj. This was my first opportunity to express-
preaching. This extreme display of tolerance, the
my realization about yourself on the special oc-
grit& determination in your Holiness is always an
casion of “ Sri Vyasa pujamahotsava day”.I have
inspiration to all of us.
learned about yourself and your sacrifices from
I also beg for this opportunity to express my
profound & sincere gratitudeto Srila Prabhupada
theSiksha guru’s. I am practicing my daily sadhana’s with faith and devotion.
for giving us this wonderful & supreme institution
I need your blessings to progress higher in this
of ISKCON & also in choosing you & entrusting
Krishna consciousness. Ialso pray the supreme
your Holiness with the supremeresponsibility to
Lord for your health to get progress well soon to-
lead ISKCON into the future so that all of man-
continue your journey in this Krishna conscious
kind standsbenefitted. Guru Maharaj ji you will
movement.
be always in our hearts till eternity.
The extremely well thought out program of
Your humble servant
‘Bhakti Vrksha’ & its format isspreading every
Durgalakshmi (Aspiring)
where, it is giving us a strong foundation & im-
pelling us todevelop our Krishna consciousness.
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Dear Gurudeva,
Herewith I would like to glorify about Guru
Maharaj with small incidents. When we have
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to all the
gone to Damodar Desh on November 6th 2015 to
vaishnavas and vaishnavis.
get shelter. We all were assembled in DPS school
Gurudeva, we have no words to express your
in morning around 07:00hrs, There were about
determination to fulfill the mission of Srila Pra-
1,500 devotees including shelter and initiation
bhupada. In spite of your health conditions, you
devotees.Guru Maharaj arrived there around
travel all over the world and shower your mercy
11:00 hrs, after the shelter andinitiation program,
and blessings.
he was entertaining the devotees those who all
I remember the day when I started serving
areparticipated in dramas and other program un-
you….You instructed me the minute details of
til 16:00 hrs without taking anyrest even his body
how to serve you and the Vaishnavas. Even during
is unfavorable for him.By showing his mercy,he
your last visit you remembered my name and gave
made myheart to melt,and I am very fortunate to
instructions. How can I express my feelings Gu-
get such a wonderful spiritual master.
rudeva, you are an ocean of mercy.
With your mercy our daughter is serving
Jai Srila Jayapataka swami Guru Maharajki
jai!! Hare Krishna
ISKCON Melbourne temple on weekends and
Trying to be a humble servant,
whenever her time permits. It’s by your mercy that
C.Ganesan (Shelter)
my wife Padma Sundari was able to serve Mayapur
Institute and carry on many other services to the
Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis. Without your mercy
no accomplishment is possible.
Your love to your guru has no bounds. We re-
Please accept my deepest obeisance at your
quest you to shower a spec of that to serve you
Holy Feet. Hope this mail will reach your Holy
with all our heart and soul….We want to serve
Ears, Eyes in time.
you, that’s possible only by your blessings and
Last year, I wrote a homage but I could not glo-
mercy. We request you to shower your mercy and
rify you on day ofglorification in front of saadhu
blessings on us on this glorious day to serve the
sanghaa, appa, because of shyness, anger, confu-
Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis, follow your footsteps
sion, ego, I don’t know...
What a year, from working in one of the largest
and please the acaryas.
gas companies as agrahamedi to moving to a new
All our prayers for your good health.
country, sitting at home for 8 months toreturning
to my ex-employer as a aspiring married brahm-
Gambhir Madhav Das (Diksha),
achari...onlygood thing was I did little more ser-
Padma Sundari Devi Dasi (Diksha)
vice and was more consistent with my saadhanas
all of less work-load, fear of not having job and
littlefearing for your health and well-being...
You gave me permission to leave Krishna katha
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Dandavat Pranam,
desh in 2015 when I compelled my siksha guru to
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forward my request through his siksha guru, His
scious activities - contribute to TOVP and tribal
Grace Sankirtan Prabhu my siksha guru did not
community Krishna Consciousness
want me to leave, my senses and body said go, my
- help build Brisbane yatra temple
mind was confused.
- help Sri Lankan yatra to build temple and
But I hope he is little pleased of my return. Now
expand into Tamil areas innorth and east, build
I am trying my levelbest to follow his instructions
a community (hope Shantini’s family land get-
and guidance as it is. Please bless me as I know
stransferred to her, so we can convert it into a base
whatever my siksha guru does is coming from his
for Krishna Consciousness in northof Sri Lanka)
moodto serve only you perfectly.
2) distributing sweet Prasad whomever we meet
By some sukriti, I am regularly blessed by
devotees here to live 100years, please this is of
no use to me, I sincerely humbly request youtake
some years from me, without my sins and aparadhs,
so that yourdisciples grow to more than 100,000+...
and flood the humans living
in Krishnakathadesh.
3) learn kartal, mrdanga, harmonium, kirtan
songs to play for His Lordships
4) remove my shyness so I can sing in public,
and distribute Srila Prabhupada books
5) Support start up and continuity of at least
on mother earth will real love i.e. Gaura Nitai’s Krshna Prema.
one Bhakti Vriksa in Brisbane, Al Khor in Krishna
katha desh.
I have so many defects, but you accepted me...
inconsistent japa,poor seva, fear of preaching by
6) Convince my mother, siblings and friends to
take up Krishna Consciousness.
mouth, shy to do sankirtan...This year I again
7) Place SP books and ISKCON related educa-
did not do my duty as a husband as for desire to
tional material in alleducation, libraries, orphan-
earn laxmi, a new job, the spouse under my care,
ages, old folks, hospitals, prisonscentres in Malay-
Shantini lost herchance to take initiation from
sia, Sri Lanka and Australia.
you the 2nd time. Now I have left heralone to take
8) Ensure my siksa guru dream project, Tip of
care of the children blessed by the Lord to us and
India (TOI) materializesas a preaching centre in
I amconfused whether this is a good decision spir-
the south of India and all participants arefocused
itually for them.
on simple living, high thinking.
I can see your Holiness and Supreme Lord
9) Getting the spouse initiated and the chil-
Krishna invisible hand caringfor me, now, every
dren focused in Krishna Consciousness, so they
minute and second little more clearly and I pray
do not divert out.
tosurrender further to you and my siksha guru
to serve devotees andpreach to the world by my
thoughts, words and actions both in materially
and spiritually.
10) Do IDC and Bhakti Saastri course in line
with my spouse.
11) Practice and memorise key slokas and
meaning from BG (maybe SB), Brahma Samhita,
I still have so many desires in my life and I do
Siksatakam so I can use in preaching.
not know whether itwould make you happy, but
12) Let me understand the hearts and ability
I will list them out and if you do read thismessage,
of my family, friends,siblings newcomers, existing
please guide me:
devotees so I say and do activities thatwill help
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without hurting their feelings (satyam bhruyat,
glorify your holiness. You are so merciful.,that you
priyam bhruyat).
always think of your disciples and give priority to
13) Should I invest in a home now in Australia ?
devotee whowants to see you.
14) Attend at least one public Radha Yatra and
Street HariNama Kirtan.
Your achievement and enthusiasm is increasing day by day even with thiscondition. In bhag-
15) Help Arjun Pr, Manju Mtj, Mahesh Pr,
vatham 11.17.27 lord says to uddhava that one
Shantini Mtj, Abishini Mtj,Gananen Pr, Sumathi
shouldaccept a spiritual master like me and by
Mtj, Jiten Pr, Divya Mtj, Rajesh Pr, Preethi Mt-
serving him aone can serve all the demigods.
j,Bhavatarakan Pr, Siddhi Pr and all upcoming
devotees get drive to takeinitiation from you by
You attract everyone to come into this Krishna
consciousness.
practicing sadhanas and sevakas and melting
After initiation I didn’t get a chance to see
heart of my siksa guru /Krishnakathadesh so he
and serve you. I don’t have quality to ask your
recommends them.
mercy. Mercy should flow from heart by satisfac-
16) Help Australia Aborigine become Krishna Conscious In all these efforts both material
tion ofone’s service. I’ll pray to lord Nashimhadev
for your health improvement.
and spiritual, please keep my egofocused on the
Lord and your Holy feet so that I humbled, tol-
Then only you will be able to liberate fallen
souls out of this materiallife.
erant andrespectful to all...and avoid lust, anger,
greed, madness / illusion,pride, envy. Let me try
Gaura Premi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
to follow in the footsteps without fallingdown of
greatest Vaishnava, Lord Shambu / Shiva so that
the name yougave me Das of Gangesvara, who is
Das of Chaitanya materializes standstrue...and
Please accept our humble obeisance at the
my biological father’s name of Ganesh Sivaji also
dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Sri Guru
holdstrue...Shaivite name to attract them to Lord
& Gauranga. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Krishna’s chanting ofthe holy name...
Trying to serve you through yatra.
On this most auspicious day of your divine
appearance, we beg the words to glorify the
Gangesvara Caitanya Das (Diksha)
wonderful exalted personality who is a Vaikuntha
Man with unlimited divine qualities. As we are
young children of yours without any strength and
Hare Krishna
intelligence, we beg you to accept our offering at
All glories to Jayapathaka Swami Guru
your lotus feet.
Maharaj. All glories to A.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada.
We humbly beg you to forgive us for our unlimited offences and mistakes. We are very fortunate
Dandavat pranam, Happy appearance day!
to take shelter of Your Lotus Feet and remain in
My Dear Guru Maharaja.
Lord ChaitanyaMahaprabhu’sSankirtana move-
I am the most fallen soul in this universe but
ment.
accepted me as yourdisciple. I don’t have words to
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj
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is the spiritual master who spread the holy name
Lord Nrsimhadeva to give you healthy long life to
of Lord Krishna according to his spiritual mas-
deliver more and more fallen souls like us.
ter Srila Prabhupada’s instructions.Following the
footsteps of his spiritual master Srila Prabhupada,
our Guru Maharaja leads his life as ”Simple liv-
Gaura Priya Saci Devi Dasi (Diksha)
ing and High thinking” Following the footsteps of
Sadbhuja Viswambara Das. (Diksha)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu,
he spread the mission of Sankirtan movement and
their Lilas.
Hare Krishna...
It is very difficult to believe that even in your
present physical condition,you are extending your
All glories to your Lordship...
preaching all over the world. Gurudeva, You have
Dear Guru Maharaj,
proved that you are not this body.
Gurudeva, whenever I (Gaurapriya sachi Devi
Dasi) met you, I was touched by your kindness,
mercy and great spiritual power. I still remember
lotus feet...
First of all, let me wish you a very happy
appearance day...!
that I met you in Madhuradesh, I came to take
Words of an insignificant soul like me will not
Shelter from you with my husband and several
be enough to glorify...such a great personality like
other devotees, I could not help crying when you
you....!
gave me the mercy by touching my head. Before
You have always been like a father who is
that, I never thought that I would cry and have so
always there for his children at any hour of their
much strong and special feelings for you. In the
life....!
following days’ association with you, this kind of
I have made so many vows before you...! But
feeling became more and more strong and I could
I fall at your feet and apologize...for not fulfilling
not help myself.
them...!
During our last visit to Mayapur to attend
Maha abhishekam, we have felt the feeling, care
My chanting is so poor,that I do not have any
qualification to even stand before you..!
and affection of a father to his children and how
I catch hold on to your lotus feet... to give noth-
much our spiritual father loves his children even
ing but the interest for chanting... nothing else do
in this physical condition.
I ask for but a drop from your ocean of mercy...
Only because of your causeless mercy we got
the opportunity for few services in the Dham and
for maha abhishekam during this trip.
which will give some interest in chanting...!
Your compassion knows no bounds when it
comes to your disciples... especially when it comes
We beg from your holiness the causeless mercy
to Krishna Katha Desh..! And right now... I am so
to bless our family the taste in Holyname forgiv-
proud to be a part of Krishna Katha Desh... and so
ing all our offenses. Please kindly help us realize
so proud to rightfully tell that we are dear to His
the mood and personality of the holy DhamMay-
Holiness Jayapataka swami Guru Maharaj...!
apur. Please bless us with the spiritual strength
You are so eager to shower mercy upon your
and mercy from Sri SriPancatattva. We pray to
disciples every time you see them.! I feel so bless-
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ed to have received your blessing whenever I have
learning Bhagavad-Gita shlokas in the children’s
seen you and to have received the dust from your
club. I wish to serve Srila Prabhupada when I grow
lotus feet on my head....!
up. Please bless me to be always with Krishna and
Nothing more do I need to get myself back
His devotes.
home... back to godhead...!
Leaders of Krishna Katha Desh are encourag-
Your humble grand son,
ing youngsters to preach the message of Krishna
Gokul Babu (Aspiring)
Consciousness.Please bless me so that I can get
into the preaching of the Sankirtana movement
Om ajnana timirandhasya
and help your Holiness with your Seva.,which is
jnananjana salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena
nothing in front if your service..!
tasmai sri gurave namah
I fall at your feet n beg forgiveness...because
I am one of the sinners who made you in this con-
I was born in the darkest of ignorance and my
dition!...But on this very day...! I promise you...
spiritual master opened my eyeswith the torch of
that I will make my chanting perfect...! And I also
knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto
promise that this promise will never be like the
him.
ones I had given before...!
My beloved Spiritual Father,
Please bless me to serve you in the mission of
Srila Prabhupad....I pray to Lord Narasimhadev,
Sri Panca Tattva and Sri Sri Radha Madhava, for
All glories to Srila Gurudev,
your better health...so that you can deliver other
On this auspicious occasion of your 67th appearance day, even though I am notqualified,
fallen souls like me...!
So. I take this opportunity to just thank you...
I pray to LordshipsRadha Madhav, Panchatatvav
for all that you have done for us.! I hope I can
and Nrshimadev tobless you with good health to
show my gratitude towards you...!
fulfill Prabhupad’s mission and spread Krishnaconsciousness to every town and village.
And once again...
I wish you a very happy appearanceday..!
Through your life, you have set yourself as an
example and showed us how toserve Krishna and
Your Spiritual Grand-daughter,
Gayathri Babu (Aspiring)
His devotees. You taught us that we are not this
body but theeternal souls.
Through your causeless mercy, you have guided me step by step to the way ofdevotional service
DearGuru Maharaja,
and on this occasion I pray unto your lotus feet to
kindlybless mewith more and more opportunity to
All glories to your Divine Grace,
serve you and all the vaishnavas.
In this auspicious day of your appearance.
Please forgive me for any offenses done at your
I like you very much. I know that you struggled
lotus feet or towards any Vaishnavas as our lives
to Krishna consciousness. I am chanting 6 rounds
completely depends on your mercy.
Sri guru charana padma
daily. I will try to increase itby your mercy. I am
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kevala bhakti sadma
nate to get initiated byyou.
bando mui savadhana mate
I have been so fortunate that you gave me the
The lotus feet of spiritual master are the only
shelter at your lotus feet.And arranged the occa-
way by which we can attain puredevotional ser-
sions to regulate me and qualify me to get initiat-
vice, we bow to your lotus feet so that please help
ed.Yes Guru Maharaj.. what ever happens in my
us and guideus to render our services so as to ob-
life after getting shelter inyour lotus feet, are nev-
tain taste in chanting, Guru kripa andmercy of
er been co-incidence but all happenings are ac-
Radha Krishna
cording to your plan. You send me here to Krishna
Jayapataka Swami Maharaj ki Jai!!!
katha desh to know whatis really called Krishna
Consciousness.
Gokul Shaji (Aspiring)
Maharaj you had given me a name “Gopi
bhava Caitanya Das” and clearly youinstructed
me the bhava which I should practice seriously, to
My dear Srila Gurudeva,
make you happy. Maharaj, again I assure you that
I offer my most respectful and humble pranams
I will fight to the maya, whichtries to make me
a failure in my spiritual growth. Maharaj please
at the dust of your lotusfeet maharaj.
empowerme. Without your blessing I cannot do
Being a non worthy fallen soul again and again
anything.
I am making mistakes and Iafraid I may be a cause
Maharaj, with all the difficulties what you are
the troubles what you are going through.. Guru
going through you are doingthe activities which
Maharaj. I was not knowing I am this much fortu-
supports prabhupad’s mission. You are being the
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examplefor a devotee how he should serve his
spiritual master.
Srila Gurudeva, this past year has been full of
realizations and newspiritual experiences by your
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada
blessings. Keeping you at the centre of mylife,
each day I can feel how your causeless mercy flows
It is just because of your causeless mercy that
unconditionally inthe upkeep of my devotional
I’m in this wonderful KrishnaConsciousness
service.
Movement. If you were not there, I would have
O my beloved Srila Gurudev, on this auspi-
been engaged moreon materialistic activities.
cious day, I pray to remain thedust at your lotus
On your 67th Vyasapuja occasion I pray to
feet and also to attain perfection in serving you.
Lord Narsimha and the Lordships tobestow you
Being away from you I am unable to do any ser-
good health and continue your preaching activi-
vice to you, and I never had anychance before as
ties.
I am new. but if you feel that I am capable of doing someservices to vaishnavas please provide me
Your Insignificent Servant,
chance to come up.
Bhakta Goutham (Aspiring)
Krishna se tomara, Krishna dite paro, tomara
sakati ache ami to kangala,
Krishna Krishna boli, dhai tava pache pache
Krishna is yours. You have the power to give
Him to me. I am simply yourservant running be-
Hare Krishna. Please accept my most humble
obeisances. All glories to SrilaPrabhupada. All
glories to Srila Gurudeva.
hind you shouting, “Krishna! Krishna!” [ Bhajana
Lalasa Song7 by Srila BhaktiVinod Thakura]
I cannot carry out devotional service on my
I would like to offer my humble obeisance’s at
your lotus feet on this most auspicious day of your
Appearance.
own strength. I intensely begYou to give be faith
I pray to Srimati Radharani & Lord Narasing-
so that I can become solidly fixed. You have Krish-
ha Dev to recover you and give you a very very
nawith You and You are giving Krishna to others.
long life so that you can serve Srila Prabhupada’s
You are definitely from “Gauradesa”. On this
mission for long time.
day, I beg You to bless mewith Guru Bhakti.
On this special occasion when we all take
Please bless me so that I can also develop in-
time to remember and appreciate the importance
tense Guru Bhakti which Youhave towards His Di-
of your presence in our lives, I wish to thank you
vine Grace A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Srila Pra-
again for your kind blessings and association.
bhupada.Because attachment to Your lotus feet is
the perfection that fulfils alldesires.
I dedicate whatever progress I am making to
Your lotus feet as my offering.
Guru Maharaj, you are the Spirit, Strength,
Encouragement and a person who gives enthusiasm to all devotees, I was watching your video of
the Kirtan mela 2015 in Mayapur where you did
Your servant’s servant’s servant’s
ecstatic kirtans even with this bodily conditions,
servant’s servant’s servant
tears started flowing for me after seeing you in
Gopibhava Chaitanya Das (Diksha)
that video, Gurudev your love and faith for Srila
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Prabhupada & Gauranga is so pure that by look-
Sri Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj.
ing at you all the fear of material existence goes
By the mercy of Supreme lord, I am very much
away. Recently Syama sundar Das has shared his
blessed to have you as my Guru Maharaj. I am over
dairy about your health updates and in that we
whelmed since this was my first opportunity to tell-
could feel how you are compassionate and caring
my realization about yourself on this special day.
for your disciples, you are not worried about your
I am practicing mysadhana’s regularly. I have not
bodily conditions but always wishing good for
met you in person but I have come to knowabout
others.
you and your services from my Sikhsha guru. Fur-
I hope I can render some service to you, Srila
Prabhupada, Mayapur and all the devotees.
ther I need your blessings to get advancement in
my devotional service. I also pray the Lordfor your
health to progress soon.
Your servant
Gupta Gokul Das (Diksha)
Your humble servant
HariKrishnan (Aspiring)
I’m now in ILS 2016 maypur. Here we are miss-
Pleaseaccept my humble obeisance unto your
ing you.In one of the seminars they quoted from
divine lotu feet.
Srimad Bagavatham in purport Srilaprabhupad
All glories to Jagatguru Srila Prabhupada.
that a devotee gets his mercy through the orders
All glories to your Holiness.
of spiritual master.Then Srila phabhupad has ex-
Today is the auspiciousday for me. Today is the
tended it that though devotee is given an order or-
day when disciple opens hisheart and with the
Seva that doesn’t mean he is qualified, Srila Pra-
greatfeeling sings the glorification for the lord.
bhupada says he is subordinateto the order. That
This is the day when spiritualmaster was born.
was nice.
Please bless me and my family to followthe Krishna
I’m serving Krishna katha desh as a mandal
consciousness throughthe sadhanas and prayers.
Dasa. I came to the sense that I’mnot qualified yet
Please guide andbless me and my family to follow
out of your mercy I’m given this Seva.
the divinewithout any obstacle. With yourblessing
Please bless me on this very wonderful auspicious day to be always remainsubordinate to your
order and be humble.
Happy appearance day Guru Maharaj.
Your servant,
Harikirtan ranjan Das (Diksha)
Hare Krishna,
My Danvat pranams and Obeisances to
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we would like to become good preachersto spread
However, just by taking the discipleship of
Krishna consciousness to all over the world. We
your Holiness, everything changedin my life
are your servantand please show us the way tosur-
towards a full positive angle. In addition, my fam-
render unto you.
ily members andmany people in my village are
also got benefited of the blessings you have been
Your Humble Servants
showering on us.
Hemalatha (Aspiring)
I am indebted to you for taking me out of utter
darkness of this age of Kaliinto the beautiful path
of Krishna Consciousness.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
I pray often to Gopal and Gauranga to give
His Grace Jayapataka Swami Guru Mahara-
you long life so that you canfulfill the rest of your
ja is really a dedicated, devoted and a great soul.
mission assigned to you by your beloved Spiritual-
In this situation of his body he has been preach-
Master His Devine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
ing aboutKrishna and giving bhakti. He wants all
Thank you our beloved Guru Maharaj for
souls to get liberated from thishuman birth. His
everything that you are doing for thesuffering
only goal is to give bhakti to all and make Krishna
humanities of the Mother Earth.
andhis guru happy. May his mercy reach all the
Your most insignificant servant
souls.
Jay Gopal Krishna Das(Diksha)
It is very difficult tofind such a devoted soul in
this kaliyuga. I wish he recovers soon so that
the rest of the souls who still don’t have the
knowledge of Krishna may gethis mercy and reach
Godhead.
Hare Krishna,
All glories to Dear Guru Mahraja!
Dear Gurudeva,
G. Hemasri (Aspiring)
I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada’s mission is yourlife and soul and
you are the only shelter for the fallen souls like
Most respected your Holiness,
me. Because of your causeless mercy I am here in
ISKCON.
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
I beg to Srila Prabhupada for your good health.
I beg your mercy to serve your lotus feet.
I trust in Gauranga that you are doing well.
Although I do not possess any qualities to
glorify your Holiness, I would liketo take this
Jayanthi (Aspiring)
opportunity say a couple of words.
I have tried various methods to change myself
to a good human being for thepast several decades
All Glories to your holiness,
and all my efforts just ended up in vain.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Guru
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and Sri Gauranga!!
Jivesvari Visnupriya Devi Dasi (Diksha),
Guru Maharaja as you know, I love you more
w/o Saci Prana Caitanya Dasa,
than anybody and anything and just thinking of
Son: Ruthwik.
you makes me cry and become emotional. You are
always in my heart and I feel very unqualified to
take initiation from you..I am not yet fully out of
material contamination and I deserve just one
All glories to Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
thing that is to get my son out of his misery. He is
Prabhupada! All glories to H.H.Jayapathaka
severe hyperactive and many times I hated my life
Swami Guru Maharaj!
and just want to give up my life seeing him strug-
gle and make us suffer. But seeing your struggle of
Dear Guru Maharaja,
material body, we regain our Krishna Conscious-
Please accept my humble obeisances to your
ness and pull our life through these difficulties.
divine lotus feet. I feelextremely happy by doing
My only desire to the lord Krishna is that
devotional
service
to
the
Supreme
Lord
I need nothing but give a calmer and peaceful
Krishna under your direction and order. I thank
life to my son who can live just on his own and
you very much for elevating myconsciousness
practice Krishna bhakti..
from material to spiritual. By your mercy I come to
I heard one of your pastimes at the hospital
know whois Supreme Lord and how to serve Him.
that you had just come out of critical condition
By your mercy I experienced what is love for God
from ICU and seeing a devotee you enquired how
and what is eternal bliss and by your mercy I am
is his daughter doing who was just suffering from a
saved frommaterial anxieties and always protected
much smaller issue. I weeped and weeped hearing
from dangers of material world. Iam very much
this incident and this shows your kindness even
indebted for your mercy always.
you being in such a painful condition you are
enquiring about others welfare. What a great
My loving prayers to Lord Krishna to get well
soon and to live long.
spiritual master you are... I sincerely pray the lord
that you become all energetic and come out of all
T. Karuppiah-(Shelter)
your bodily issues. I have been regularly chanting
Narsimha kavacam, Brahma samhita and doing
extra rounds of chanting for both my son yourself.
Guru Maharaja Please bless us so we can
Dandavat Pranams unto Your Holy Feet &
continue in the service of your lotus feet and
All Your Disciples. Happy & feeling enthusiastic
give me the energy to tolerate the material pains
to know your improved health conditions.
just as you are able to do...Also I am serving Lord
Your enthusiasm to Devotional activities in
Jagannath, Baladev and Subadramayi in the little
this health conditionencourages everyone of us
way possible with the help of other matajis.
to continue Devotional Service in allUnfavorable
I wish to remain in the service of JBS and your
holy feet!
circumstances also.
Guru Maharaja, Please bless me to Serve all
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Keerthana (Aspiring)
mind as instructed by Mahaprabhu.
Krishna Katha Desh, Middle East,
Pranams Guru Maharaj.
Your servant
Kavitha srinivasan (Wellwisher)
Krishna Katha Desh, Middle East
All glories to Guru Maharaja,
Today marks the most merciful appearance
Dandavat Pranam.
in this world; it is our greatgood fortune that we
I am from Krishna Katha Desh, got aspiration
have come in contact with you. You are the
on 2012. Every soul undergoes the three fold mis-
personification of Lord Nityananda’s Mercy;
eries of the material world. But the soul in Krishna
a moment of your association dissipates all
consciousness has the strength to face it. Inspite of
the darkness of ignorance and gives us the op-
my chanting, and services unto to the Vaishnavas
portunity toprogress towards the ultimate goal of
and the Supreme Lord, am not able to overcome
spiritual success.
my miseries.
samsara-dava nala-lidha-lokha
Am doing 2nd year, Bachelor of Architecture
tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam
in Chennai at Sathyabama university, parents
praptasya karunya-gunarna vasya
are initiated devotees, and brother also initiated
vande guru sri-caranaravindam
from you, Guru Maharaja. I feel in love for a
The spiritual master is receiving benediction
boy, parents were against, in name of caste, but
from the ocean of mercy. Justas a cloud pours
I wanted to give that boy bhakti. Now he is
water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the
chanting 16 rounds, following regulative principles,
spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted
and attends functions at temple, but I have so
world by extinguishing the blazingfire of material
much pressure from parents’ side.
existence.
In college my classmates say me that I am
I offer my respectful obeisance unto the Lotus
trying to convert their religion. Most of the boys
Feet of such a spiritualmaster, who is an ocean of
in my college say me that I am a call girl. My
auspicious qualities.
brother died not like me because I don’t do house-
There are innumerable waves in the ocean
hold works, I come home late from college and
and so are your qualities. Thishuman birth is very
I am really tired. I am completely in a world with
rare and what are the odds to get in touch with
no support. Always feeling lonely. I Am not able
you?You gave us direct access to Krishna’s Name.
to bare the pain and suffering these people giving
On this auspicious day, everyone would like
me. You are my inspiration Guru Maharaj, Inspite
to present you with some gifts,but I am such a
of your health issues, you are spreading the glories
fallen soul that I am begging mercy from you to
of the Lord all around. please I beg you to bless
fightagainst my internal enemies and external
me on this auspicious day, so that I flight these
enemies which are the obstaclesin propagate
struggles and come back to you.... I miss you appa.
Prabhupada mission. Please give me strength to
Hare Krishna... Nitai gaura premanande...!!
achieve thistarget. bless me to do better service
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in bhakti vriksha so that I can helpmany souls to
Maharaja, His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta
follow Chaitanya Prabhu’s mission
Swami Prabhupada you have dedicated your life
I pray to Lord Krishna, Lord Narasihma,
trying to makeeach and every effort to please your
Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra Maharani and
dear GuruDev.Although born in a veryrich fami-
Gauranitai to bless you with good health and
ly you gave up the material comforts immediately
service fromwonderful disciples. There are so many
at a very youngage,learned Bengali,stayed under
fortunate souls that will doeverything in their
difficult conditions in Mayapur during the initial
capacity to serve.
days, initiated new ways of farming techniques,
Yours, servant,
started bhaktivriksha and many others.
Krishna Chaitanya Rama Sadbhuja Das.
Yadi Prabhupada na hoito... a beautiful bhajan
(Diksha)
composed by your grace bringsout so expertly the
wonderful lilas performed by your gurudev.
According to the purport given by Srila
Dear our beloved Guru Maharaja,
Prabhupada in (SB.8.21.28 - Bali Maharaj arrested
Please accept my humble obedience,
by Lord) A pure devotee is never deviated from
I am not qualify to much more glorify about
the service of the Lord, despite alldifficulties and
you due to my less intelligence, Guru Maharaj you
allways in my heart and I am praying always our
God Krishna to get well our Guru Maharaja.
impediments offered by the illusory energy.
Your holiness is a perfect exemplary to the
above statement made by SrilaPrabupada. A small
Guru Maharaja without your guide my life is
headache brings me so much of pain that my body
very difficult and I am now very happy to follow
forcesme to neglect my regular activities. But on
Krishna Consciousness. Hari Hari Bol!
the other hand your holiness hasbeen facing so
many physical problems but still you continue your
Your are always in my heart Guru Maharaja.
effort todeliver fallen souls like me. I heard about
Your Servant
how merciful is Nityanada Prabhu who delivered
Krishna Gupta (Shelter)
Jagai and Madhai, I heard about Srila Prabhupada
efforts touplift fallen souls at very old age and
I am now practically seeing howdevotees of lord
Dear Guru Maharaj
like your holiness are so merciful that you neglect
yourown comforts and always take every second
to spread love of god head tomost fallen souls like
All Glories to Sri guru and Gauranga!
me.
he Krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate
Finally please forgive me for all the offenses
gopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo ’stu te
that I havecommitted knowingly or unknowingly.
Today I really thank the Supreme Lord Sri
I beg your Holiness to give me the intelligence
Krishna for haven given thisopportunity to glorify
and strength to followyour instructions under the
my dear Guru Maharaj on this very auspicious day
most horrible conditions that I might face inmy
ofhis divine appearance day.
future.
From the day you met your dear Guru
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fulfill my desire to protect yourholiness as always
so that your holiness is always there to guide me
Hare Krishna!
andbecome a symbol of inspiration to my life.
We are well aware of your causeless mercy
All Glories to Guru Maharaj.
is always flowing among us.Myonly desire to be
vibrant recipient of your mercy.
I am not eligible to speak about Guru Maharaj
who dedicated His life forthe well being of every-
Thank you so much Guru Maharaja.
one by spreading Krishna Consciousness. Guru
Maharaj has dedicated His life for propogating
Krishna Karunamayi Das,
Krishna ConsciousnessMovement and delivering
all Conditioned & fallen souls like me.
Inspite of his improper health condition Guru
Hare Krishna,
Maharaj is still preaching anddelivering everyone
Guru Maharaja given mercy of me. We want
and everywhere around the world. It is all because
important the parents also, Guru also so import-
of Guru Maharaj and all our Siksha guru’s Bless-
ant of our life. Guru is Aspiration, Guru is Inspi-
ings andefforts we have come to Krishna Consious-
ration.Guru is everything in our eternal life.
ness and conducting Bhakti Vriksha. I sincerely
Hare Krishna.
pray for Supreme Lord for the recovery of Guru
Lakshmi Priya (Shelter)
Maharaj so thatHis Mercy should always be on all
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the fallen souls. I sincerely request Guru Maharaj
guruwhen he is not present next to us. But Your
to show mercy upon us in removing theobstacles
Holiness has proved that youare able to see your
for further progressing in Krishna Consciousness.
GuruDev at each and every second.This depicts
Siksha Guru- His Grace Radhapathi Syamadas
yourunconditional love towards your Gurudev,
Prabhu.
Srila Prabhupada.
Latha Chandra (Shelter)
I kindly beg Your Holiness to forgive me for my
offences committedknowingly or unknowingly.
Also I Beg your grace to show your causeless
Dear Guru Maharaj
mercy upon this fallen soul sothat I may continue
my little efforts as a sparrow to follow your
instructions.
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
We are well aware of your causeless mercy is
he Krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate
always flowing amongst us.Myonly desire to be
gopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo ’stu te
vibrant recipient of your mercy.
From the bottom of my heart I beg the Supreme
Sincerely i pray to lord Narasimha Dev to
lord to give me many moreopportunities to glorify
fulfill my desire to protect yourholiness as always
my dear Guru Maharaj again and again.
so that your holiness is always there to guide me
Your Holiness has dedicated your entire life to
just uplift fallen soulslike me.But I am so unfortu-
and become a symbol of inspiration to my life.
Thank you so much Guru Maharaj,
nate that seeing your efforts I am not able totake
atleast 1% of your efforts.
Even though I have been in ISKCON from last
Leela karana lakshmi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
10 years I have not understoodthe philosophy nor
was I able to render proper devotional service to
thedevotees.But I could see a lot of change from
Dear Guru Maharaj,
the last two years in myselfbecoming a direct ser-
vant of your lotus feet.I feel some kind of power-
guiding me at each and every step telling me what
All glories to you Guru Maharaj,
is to be done and whatnot to be done.
On your appearance day we humbly pray to
hank you GuruDev.
Sri Narasimhadev to protect yourhealth and let
Your Holiness initiative thought of using the
us have your incomparable association for years
technology to spread Krishnaconsciousness across
to come.
the world is helping me alot by being in direct
Gurudev! Your instruction to conduct Bhakti
relationship with Gaura Nitai and all the vaish-
Vrikshas with 5 or 6 membersgroup in kkd is the
navas of world throughMayapur website.
main motivational force now in my life. We have
Gurudev!
around 28 Bhakti Vrikshas now, and we have fixed
It is comparatively very easy to follow the
a target of 50 BV’s as our humbleofferring to you
instructions of a guru when heis present physi-
and Srila Prabhupada in the 50th anniversary
cally around us, but it is very difficult to follow a
year of ISKCON.
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Further ahead we have a plan to achieve at
least 108 BV groups by the year2022 as our offer-
your blessings sothat we can advance in spiritual
life and to serve your lotus feet.
ring to you during the TOVP opening.
This Year April we are moving to Avatari Desh
When you last visited us, during discussions
so we are planningto conduct Bhakti vriksha
at the airport while leaving you were saying 3 to
there. Only because of your blessing we can do.So
4 times... take care of the devotees... take care of
we need your blessing very badly.
thedevotees.... take care of the devotees... as your
Guru Maharaja,we are praying to Lord
instructions have very far-reaching consequenc-
Narasimha Dev for your completespeedy recovery of
es...we are now meditating on how best to fullfil
your health so that you can deliver so many
yourdesire, by taking care of devotees emotionally,
fallen conditioned souls like us.
physically and spiritually.
Your Insignificant disciple,
You are giving care to hundreds and thousands
of disciples and devoteesaround the globe even in
Lila Padmini Devi Dasi (Diksha)
this condition.
Being incapable and ignorant we are totally
dependent on your divineblessings and guidance
to serve you and our predecessor acharyas nicely.
Thank you for all the care gurudev.
Your servants,
Sankirtan anand gaura Das, (Diksha)
Leela kirtaneswari Devi Dasi(Diksha)
gayatri and gauri
lotus feet. On this auspiciousday we would like to
thank Guru Maharaja for all the mercy that has
Dear Guru Maharaj,
beenbestowed on us. Thank you Guru Maharaja.
Please accept my humble obiensances.
Guru Maharaja, we are fallen soulsto the ground
All glories Sri Guru andGauranga.
level. Please accept our prayers and help us serv-
I am very fortunate to have a spiritual
ing you andLord Krishna. Please forgive us for
Master like you because youaccepted me as a
our faults. Please give me strength thorough your
disciple. You are always inspiring us, a person
blessing so that I can help my prabhu to conduct
how toserve his Guru and follow the instructions
bhaktivriksh and preaching activities.bless me for
of him. Although you have somuch of health
my chanting so that I can doperfect chanting and
troubles you are travelling through out world to
to bring some souls into sri chaitanya maha pra-
deliver fallen conditioned souls like us. After tak-
bhumission. I will pray lord narashmha dev to give
ing shelter (sheltered in Damodar Desh me and
you good health so that youcan raise so many fall-
my husband RamaKrishna 2015)of your lotus feet
en souls.
I havedeveloped little taste for chanting and
Our heartiest prayer is our Guru Maharajstays
enormous interest to serve you and Lord
in good health and live long to preach all the whole
Gauranga. We are sincerely requesting you to give
world.
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Dear Guru Maharaj, Seeing you spread Krishna
Yours insignificant servant,
prema through out every continent, country,
Lilavati Vishnu Priya SitaDevi Dasi (Diksha)
state, home and every person really bring tears to
my eyes and makes me want to love Krishna more
and more intensely. So please bless me so that
My dear Gurudev Jayapataka Swami Maharaja,
I will develop in my devotional life and cultivate
Please accept my humbleobeisances at your lotus
taste for chanting. I am doing 16 rounds, and read-
feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All gloriesto
ing Srila Prabhupada small books, however, please
you.
kindly shower your mercy upon me so that I can
I don’t have any qualification to become your
disciple but you are somerciful gave your causeless
do chanting with concentration, consistancy and
love for Krishna.
mercy and accepted me as your disciple.Through
Haribol!! Guru Maharaja!!
your life you are showing example to us how to
Your most fallen servant,
lead Krishnaconsciousness life even in such ex-
Maelathil Gowri (Aspiring),
treme difficult situations. I am prayingto Lord
Narsimhadev regarding your health.
I wish that you stay with us fora long and long
time and continue to shower your mercy upon
us. Gurudev I am begging at your lotus feet kind-
Hare Krishna!
My dear Guru Maharaj, please accept our
humble obeisances to your holy feet!
ly please give me strength to handleproblems in
Jaya sri Krishna caitanya prabhu nityananda
life and to continue my sadhana properly and
sri advaita gadha dara srivasadi gaura bhakta vrnda!
preaching.
It was purely because of your causeless mercy,
Your daughter,
I have got Diksha from you on 6th November in
Madhusmita Padma Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Damodaradesh along with many other devotees of
Krishnakathadesh inthe presence of our beloved
Shiksha Guru, His Grace Radhapathi Shyama das
Hare Krishna,
Pr and his wife mataji, Her Grace Ujvala Kalindi
I pay my humble obeisances onto you.
Devi Dasi mataji.
We have been nicely taken care in the same
Dear Guru Maharaja,
You have enormously helped Srila Prabhupada
mood of yours and kindness herein Krishna Katha
in preaching the teachings of Lord Caitanya Maha
desh and we are blessed to be connected to the
Prabhu, you have brought millions of people into
parampara through you.
our ecstatic Krishna conscious movement. Despite
With your mercy, on the next day of initiation
your bad health condition you are still travelling
I have got a chance to feedand offer you dry fruits
the globe distributing the wonderful holy name
prasadam in H.G. Sri Vallabha Prabhus dham and
and connecting peoples hearts with their one and
Iremember the way you were so lovingly accepting
only best friend, Krishna. Your glories are innu-
my offering...
merable and if I start, the list will go on and on,
It is my greatest fortune to become a disciple
and servant of your holyfeet and I truly wish to
never ending.
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become a Vaishnava with the similar qualities and
fallen souls, I am always pleased to see how you
kindness as yours.
are giving shelter and initiation to many souls just
I wish to surrender unto your lotus life after
to deliver them from this material nescience. But
life and serve you eternally. With your grace, I
again, I feel pained by seeing, for our mistakes, you
am conducting BV in Telugu and I finished 25
are being suffering bodily. Though you fall sick and
weeks so far. Kindly extend more mercy so I can
get hospitalized but the moment you are recovered
continue this seva and domore under your
and out of the hospital, the very next moment
merciful guidence.
itself you are again engaged in your preaching
Also as you have blessed my wife is in In-
mission. This reminds me a profound statement
dia yet she got the shiksha gurus approval for
by His Holiness Srila Prabhupada from purport
Diksha and her Diksha name was also an-
Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.6,
“Sometimes the spiritual master, after accepting
nounced as “ SarveshvariVisnupriya Devi Dasi” in
Damodaradesh while I was taking Diksha.
the disciple, must take charge of that disciples past
However, senior devotees informed that later
sinful activities and being overloaded, must some-
there would be a skype Darshan for my wife and
times suffer – if not fully, then partially- for the sin-
your would officially initiate her. We are yet to
ful acts of the disciple. Every disciple therefore, must
receivethis mercy from your end.
be very careful not to commit sinful activities after initiation. The poor spiritual master is kind and
merciful enough to accept a disciple and partially
Mahaprabhu Gauranga Das (Diksha)
suffer for that disciples sinful activities, but Krishna,
Sarveshvari Vishnupriya Devi Dasi(Diksha)
being merciful to His servant, neutralizes the reac-
Bhaktin Anuradha (Aspiring)
tions of sinful deeds for the servant who engages in
Bhaktin KrishnaKruti(Aspiring)
the preaching of His glories.”
Further, from 2015 Vyasa puja to this year in
2016, we have received your profused blessings
Hare Krishna!!!
that we could start our 1st bhakti Vriksha program.
My Dear Guru Maharaj
With the help of my wife, Raslila Radhika Devi
Dasi, and group of godbrothers and sisters, we are
All glories to Srila Prabupada and
trying to spread this message of Krishna conscious
Guru Maharaj!
to 10 new devotees, we are getting enough strength
On this auspicious occasion I sincerely wish
and knowledge from your holiness to deliver the
you a very happy Krishna conscious birthday.
right message of Bhakti Vriksha. Please bless us
I pray to His Lordship Sri Sri Radha Madhava,
for success in Bhakti Vriksha.
Jagannath Baladeva Subhadra Mai, Gaura Nitai
We
are
sincerely
following
regulative
and Lord Narsimha Deva to usher their
principles, prescribed Sadhana and contribut-
choicest mercy on your holiness for good strength
ing to Krishna Katha Desh Yatra for ISKCON
and health enough for you to keep your promise to
movement with best possible ways. Please bless us
His Holiness Srila Prabhupada.
success in our endeavors.
Your humble servant
Guru Maharaja, for your ever mercy on the
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Mahaprabhu Manohar Das, (Diksha)
I wish to serve you for my life time.
Your service,
Mokshitha lochana (Aspiring),
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja.
Recover fast Guru Maharaja! Haribol!
Marikkani (Aspiring)
please accept my humble obeisances,
I am Valli mathaji (aspired) from KKD.
Hare Krishna,
Please give us shelter to your lotus feet.
Dhandavath pranam,
Please accept my homeage and give your cause-
All glories to Srila Prabupada,
less mercy to improve my devotional service.
Srila Guru Maharaj as he is affectionately
All glories to Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru
called is our real “Guardian of Devotion,” who has
Maharaj!
I pay my respectful obeisances to Guru
appeared in this world to give us the most beauti-
Maharaj. I will pray for your healthto Lord
ful and elevated perception of what is Reality, and
Narasimha. Please bless me so that I can come up
at the same time to protect the devotion of innu-
in Krishna Consciousness
merable souls who have taken shelter at his lotus
feet.
Your Humble Servant
So, not to make an excuse for my own inabil-
Mithila Kumari Sita Devi Dasi (Dikhsa)
ity, but to express what is certain, I also have to
say that no presentation could really adequately
glorify what are the unlimited devotional
qualities of Srila Guru Maharaj.
Hare Krishna!
Guru Maharaj told us that the more we render
We are most fortunate that in Srila Guru Ma-
service unto the Lord under the direction of spir-
haraj,he has accepted us and given us a place in
itual master, the more we make advancement on
his heart.
It is a fact that Srila Guru Maharaj has given
the path of approaching the Lord.
us so many important precepts and mature
Mohan Das (Aspiring)
spiritual understandings that are essential to our
eternal development. Without those conclusions
it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to view
When we are bewildered we do not distinguish
one’s own development correctly or focus on what
what is religious and what isnot.at that time there
is essential for one’s own growth. For that reason,
is need of guru.That is vedic instruction Tad vi-
we are truly fortunate that we have had an
jïärthaà sa gurum eväbhigacchet (MU 1.2.12)
opportunity to take shelter at his lotus feet. It
Material world mean inevery step there is danger,
is our greatest fortune, and the most important
please guide us, if ones mind does not bow atthe
occurrence in our entire life.
We are all fortunate that Srila Bhaktivedana
feet of guru what is the use. You take all our karmas you are sufferingGuru Maharaj.
Swami Prabhupada has directed all humanity
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towards the shelter of Srila Guru Maharaj’s feet,
get the Mercy at your DivineLotus Feet.We Pray
and those that have sufficient sukriti have taken
to Lord Krishna for your fast recovery. Please re-
his divine directive as their true salvation.
coversoonand Bless us.
we can feel Srila Guru Maharaj presence and
Please let me be a Humble Devotee and in this
concern for our eternal well-being. We can under-
material Worldlet me concentrate on Bhakthi.
stand that Srila Guru Maharaj is eternally with
Once again Please recover soon and Bless Us.
us, and this will always be felt in the association
with devotees.
Please, Guru Maharaj remove our all material
Veeragandham Nagendra Kumar (Aspiring)
contamination and give your blessings to grow
more and more service for your lotus feet.
Hare Krishna,
Dear Guru Maharaja,
At your service,
Murugavalli Venkatesan (Aspiring)
This small insignificant soul offering Homage
to you please accept it.
By the grace of my siksha gurus I got you as a
Dikhsa guru, Dear Guru Maharaj i am so fortu-
nate by getting a shelter at your lotus feet. Dear
I Pay my Humble Obeisances unto your
Divine Lotus Feet.
Guru Maharaj your glories unlimited, And you are
the inspiration for all the who want to connect to
Today is the Vyasapuja yours appearance day.
PleaseBless me withKrishna Consciousness. I will
this parampara to reach Golaka and test Nectar of
Krishna consciousness.
be very Thankfulto get the Mercy of Yours. I am-
ISKCON 50th anniversary successfully com-
trying my best in Sadhana.Please help me to to
pleted, This such Big success you are the main
study well with your lovingmercy. Pleaserecover
pillar, ISKCON Buildedmany temples, Started
soon, I am praying to Lord Krishna that you shoul-
food for life, Gurukula schools, Colleges, and Cow
drecoversoon. Please recover soon.
protection....etc many many activities are doing
Please let me be your Humble Devotee of
to attract people and enlighten the all humanity
and Guide every one to know what is real position
youand serve Lord Krishna with Love.
of Jiva and why we are struggling in this materiYour Humble Sevant,
al world with so many disease (Greediness, envy,
Veeragandham Naga Vijayeswari,
LUST, anger and excessive possessiveness... etc).
VI Standard,(Aspiring)
whoever come contact with ISKCON devotees or
supreme lord devotee he will be free from maya
and this material diseases.
Dear Guru Maharaj, You have started Bhakti
Dear Guru Maharaj,
I Pay my Humble Obesiances unto your Divine
vriksha, Namahatta, and small congregational
Lotus Feet.Todayis Vyasapuja the Appearance
chanting... etc, this all are like small muster seeds,
Day, In this auspicious occassionplease Bless me-
but it now grows like a banyan tree and every tree
with Krishna Consciousness. I will be thankful to
become so huge and gives shelter to many many
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fallen souls to progress in devotional sevices.
Dear Guru Maharaj, Your health always
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so that I can get even adrop of Your Mercy through
which a guilty person like me can get liberation.
testing you about your desire of fulfilling Srila
Hare Krishna,
Prabhupada instructions, but continuously you
were over coming and proving by going around the
Trying to be Your servent,
world and enlightening many many fallen souls and
Nitya Prakash shukla (Aspiring)
practically showing to the world how a pure devo-
tee and how can pure devotee (Srila Prabhupada)
words can change the world. Dear Guru Maharaj,
Dandavt pranam,
I am standing by just holding your lotus feet in
devotional, please bless me to progress in devo-
All glories to Guru Maharaj,
tionally, Doing Bhakti vruksha and spreading
Dear Guru Maharaja,
Lord Chaitanya Message, and be a part in Srila
Please accept my humble obeisances.please
Prabhupada mission.
give your mercy to thisfallen soul.please take care
Dear gurumaharj, I have only one hope... Only
of yourself.our chantings are always with you..
one hope hope... Only one hope that your blessing
always with me, protect me from maya and suc-
Your faithful servant,
cessfully preach the glories SUPREME LORD
Niveditha.(Aspiring)
KRISHNA.
Your Diksha disciple,
Namananda asima Das. (Diksha)
Hare Krishna,
Dear Guru Maharaja,
I am S.Pappuraj from Krishna Katha Desh,
Antardvip, I am following 16rounds of Maha
Hare Krishna!
Mantra and 4 regulative principles. By the mercy
of you, Iam learning many things in Krishna con-
lotus feet.
sciousness and my consciousnessfurther progress
I don’t know how to glorify You and have no
towards Krishna. I am expecting the opportunity
quality to glorify You but Imay only be able to
which Iwant to have Darshan of you. Your mercy
express something if Your unconditional Mercy
is countless like Krishna’s mercy.
befalling continuousely upon me.
On that Vyasa puja, I pray to Krishna to give
O, Gurudev, what I will say? You know my
you a good health andstrength to take up this
condition much better than me. Always I absorbed
Krishna consciousness to all fallen souls like me.
in self enjoyment, never think about Krishna,
I wish you happy birthday to my Guru Maharaja.
Guru Maharaj Ki Jai.
Neverwilling to do any devotional service But in
spite of my many bad things youhave given me a
S.Pappuraj (Shelter)
chance to purify myself and You have showered
Mercy upon afallen soul like me.
Please give me chance to serve Your Lotus feet
Hare Krishna!
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Your humble disciple,
All glories to Guru Maharaja!
Parama Karuna Krishna Das (Diksha)
Please accept my humble obeisance’s Gurudev
Happy Krishna conscious appearance day
Gurudev!
All Glories to Srila Gurudev!
You are most Maha vadhanyaya of jivas.
Jai Srila Guru Dev!
Always very eager and energetic with devo-
Guru Maharaj I feel myself I am not an eligible
tion, continue to shower mercy onjivas, which
jiva to talk or to glorify about you. You’re a pure
encourages me and all over world,to serve Lord
vaishnava as you will be always compassionate to
Krishna in spiteof so much hurdles/disturbance
all the jivas as fallen soul like me.
by Maya. Guru Maharaj, you are like candlelight
In spite of your health condition your kirtan
in our dark lives. Like His Divine Grace Srila
was so transidental in Kirtan Mela during the
Prabhupada, you have taken personalcare of all
February month. It was all my Sukruthi to view
devotees with so much personal sufferings.
all your Kirtan and dance in the Mayapur TV. It
With your blessings and encouragement last
made me to remember you big and huge kartal.
week we could complete Bhakti-vriksa-2, 64 weeks
I was praying to Lord Caitnaya Maha Prabhu for
and supporting 6 bv as upa-cakravarti. Please en-
your health condition so that you can use the kar-
courage and bless me Guru Maharaj, I could con-
tal in next Kirtan Mela. Even you have melted the
tinue my devotion in same enthusiasm and zeal.
Panchathava by your pure devotion in the Kirtan.
During the Ratha yatra in Avatari desh and ini-
Nearly after 7 years Guru Maharaj this year we
tiation ceremony in Damodhar desh, where KKD
had your darshan twice in Krishna Katha Desh.
devotees came for the shelter and initiation cer-
And also It’s all you and your mercy and blessings
emony, your words and action for KKD devotees
where I have blessed with Siva Keshava.
gave me tears.
Oh Gurudev on account of your 66 Vyasa
The care you show for devotees and restless
Puja. I beg your blessings unto this fall Soul to
service, which encourages me alot & I need to
continue in this Sankirtan Mission by helping
learn them.
the Senior Devotees and accepting their guide-
Whenever I have disturbance, I sit before your
lines. Please need all your special mercy upon all
picture, take shelter ofyour darshan, I get lot of
my family members where they have to realize the
calmness and peace. I beg and take this oppor-
purpose of human life.
tunity on your birthday, please bless me to grow
in devotion and helpme from not doing any
Your disciple.
aparadha to vaisnavas. Also I humbly beg to the
Peddi Srinivas (Shelter)
lotus feet of all vaishnavas of KKD I beg my dear
Godrumadvip, Krishna Katha Desh
god brothers, god sisters anddevotees of Krishna
katha desh to please forgive me for the aparadha
Hare Krishna!
I did knowingly andunknowingly. Please help me
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj.
to progress in my devotion and preaching to assist
Dandavat Pranam.
Guru Maharaj and Srila Prabhupada.
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Premadata Gopinath Das (Diksha)
Please accept our humble obeisance.
Would like to take this opportunity to wish
you Happy Spiritual Birthday.In this opportunity
Mukam Karoti Vacalam
I would also like to share glorification about your
firm faith in following the mission of Srila
Prabhupada.
In few occasions while in hospital noticed your
eagerness in the followingareas: 1. Caring for the devotees: - Trying to have
meetings with thedevotees all over the world
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto my
spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls.
His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers
and enables the lame to cross mountains.”
through Skype etc. to find the progress oftheir op-
Guru Maharaja,
erations and other issues to solve. Moreover you
By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and by
are preaching inthe hospital itself to the nurses
your blessings, had a blissful Purushottam adhika
and making them to chant.
maas in Kannaiyadesh (Kuwait) with Sampoorna
2. Following Instruction: - You have been a
Bhagavatam pravachan seva (Mukam karoti vacha-
role model to follow yourguru’s instruction (Sri-
lam verse’s real purport, practically experienced
la Prabupada) even during your illness. Following
during Purushottam Adhika maas in 2015, all 12
upabout the TOVP project, Book distribution etc.
cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam pravachan ser-
You are always in the moodof following the mis-
vice was made possible for continuously 30 days,
sion of Srila Prabupada.
all happened by your blessings, very grateful to
3. Sadhana: - Even during your illness daily
sadhana and otherroutine activities are carried
God brother Manibhusan Krishna prabhu & all
kannaiya desh devotees).
out.
During February and March months in 2016,
Further we can realize the amount of sacrifice
preached for Matriculation and Higher secondary
Srila Prabupada would havedone for the sake of
& International school children in south India
fallen souls like us. Similarly you are also being
(TamilNadu). Around 900 students attended in
socompassionate by giving us harinama diksa and
3 different schools at different places and
happened to be proud beingyour disciple and try-
distributed more than 500 Bhagavad Gita As it
ing to cultivate having follow your instruction
is. Kindly empower us more and more, to do such
and support for your mission through our Krishna
services and to please you Guru Mahraja, Sri-
katha desh Yatra.
la Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
We as family would like to humbly seek for your
especially to distribute more and more Srila
kind blessing on thisoccasion to progress in our
Prabhupada’s Transcendental Books in near fu-
spiritual life and growth to ensure supportingin
ture in schools, Colleges, orphanages & old age
your mission as you promised to Srila Prabupada.
homes etc. (By your blessings engaged my cousins
Kindly engage thisfallen soul also in your service.
during Book marathon 2015, they distributed more
than 200 Bhagavad-gita as it is in English, Hindi,
Your humble Servant
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada languages, most of them
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are regularly chanting now and following ekadasi
Dear Guru Maharaj,
fasting).
Srila Prabhupada lives forever with us by his
Recently, a picture of your lotus feet has been
divine instructions, and the follower lives with
kept at Krishna Katha Desh Ritudwip’s Jaganath
him.” And Our Beloved Gurudeva, you shown us
puri dham. I am not sure how it happened but all
how to be fixed in the service of GURU, and live
of a sudden I am so attracted to worship your lotus
with Gurudev’s Divine Instructions. So please
feet. There is so much of sweetness in your lotus
bless and empower this insignificant soul to
feet. It gives great pleasure to look at your lotus
preach, atleast 50 schools/colleges/orphanages
feet and to pay obeisances to your lotus feet.
& old age homes in this 50th year anniversary of
ISKCON to spread the holy name.
I still recall the speech by Maha Varaha
Prabhu when he called you a true Kshatriya. This
Give us the strength to receive humbly your
is absolutely a true statement. Despite your severe
causeless mercy Gurudev, in order to Spread
physical inconveniences, you are still going on
Krishna Consciousness in every town and
defending the conditioned souls like myself from
village as Sri Caitanya MahaPrabhu’s Instruc-
the onslaught of maya.
tions & Prophecy. Kindly bless us on this most
I cannot forget the day, Guru Maharaj came to
auspicious day of your 67th vyasa puja on all of
my house to give initiation to so many devotees.
our God Brothers and God Sisters to perform
Your mercy is beyond our comprehension.
devotional service with comprehensive coopera-
Despite Guru Maharaj’s physical inconveniences,
tion to please you GuruDev and His Divine Grace
extremely tight flight schedule and so many devo-
“Srila Prabhupada” and the most munificent in-
tees hovering around you, you were still very con-
carnation Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
cerned about Suraksha and immediately stopped
Kindly dispel my ignorance to protect the Bhak-
the persons who were recording the video. Guru
ti Plant in my heart. Seeking your divine blessings
Maharaj also told the devotee to delete the video.
to become very humble, Please exculpate this conditioned soul’s mistakes, offenses which happened
Your servant,,
Radhapati Krishna Das (Diksha)
by the ignorance.
Gurudev, amara bharasa tumi
tomara carane, loinu sarana,
tomara kinkora ami
Guru Maharaj, my spiritual father,
Guru Maharaja, On this most auspicious occa-
Please accept my most humble obeisance to the
sion of your 67th Vyaysa Pooja celebration, Kindly
dust of your lotus feet. In the year 2015, me and
continue to shower your causeless mercy, always
my family were so fortunate to have your darshan
keep us at your lotus feet, Seeking your guidance,
on two occasions. Once in July, 2015 at Delhi and
blessings and causeless mercy.
another in November, 2015 at Damodardesh.
Guru Maharaj, in July, 2015, you personally
Your Insignificant Servant
enquired about the usage of JPS app. in the yatra.
Purushottam Prasada Das, (Diksha Disciple),
This shows how much you wanted to reach your
disciples directly. Even your condition is not sup-
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porting you, you made sure that all the devotees
inspiration and a motivation to all in our society.
came for darshan are satisfied and gave special
Your activities are a real time explanation of Spir-
electrifying evening classes all the days. This is an
itual master and disciple relations. These are clear
example of devotee care and the interest you have
examples how a disciple shall give his heart and
in upbringing all the fallen souls. Every activity of
soul for the pleasure of the spiritual master and
yours shows how much you care and strive to give
for his mission. Congregation preaching through
unlimited Krishna consciousness to the whole
Bhakti vriksha program is a serious expression of
world.
your commitment to your Srila Prabhupada.
Also, in November, 2015 during our visit to
Damodar desh, you also gave your valuable associ-
Guru Maharaj on this special day of yours,
I humbly beg you for two benedictions that:
ation to each and every one of our yatra members
1) To give strength to combat Maya/allure-
and answered all our personal questions. You also
ments and to follow your instructions to my heart
gave guidance on several personal issues. Your
and soul and to help you in Srila Prabhupada mis-
special mercy for Krishna katha desh devotees for
sion.
taking shelter and initiation, is very motivating
2) To fulfill the desire of ISKCON 50th anni-
aspect. Also by your mercy, this insignificant soul
versary with 50 Bhakti vriksha in Krishna katha
got some opportunity for personal seva. Always,
desh. I also seek your blessings and empowerment
you are eager to shower your mercy to Krishna
for the fulfillment of challenge in taking up 16 BV
katha desh devotees.
groups in our area.
säkñäd-dharitvena samasta-çästrair
These tasks are only possible by your causeless
uktas tathä bhävyata eva sadbhiù
mercy. I seek permanent shelter at your lotus feet,
kintu prabhor yaù priya eva tasya
again and again. Guru Maharaj, you mentioned
vande guroù çré-caraëäravindam
in Damodar desh yatra, as most of the people in
“In the revealed scriptures it is declared that
the middle east are in the midst of tensions of
the spiritual master should be worshiped like the
losing job services due to drop in oil prices, But
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and this injunc-
your emphatic statement filled everybody with Joy
tion is obeyed by pure devotees of the Lord. The
and took out of material miseries, “ Krishna is so
spiritual master is the most confidential servant
merciful, he will never take out the services”. This
of the Lord. Thus let us offer our respectful obei-
is a great comparison and an eye opener to all of
sances unto the lotus feet of our spiritual master.”
us.
As mentioned above, accomplishment of life
Guru Maharaja, My entire family (wife, Ujva-
mission will come only who serve and follow the
la Kalindi Devi Dasi, your aspirant children,
instructions of Guru as his life and soul. You are a
Amrutha and Anirudh and my mother Varadha-
true example and an epitome of such accomplish-
tri Paurnamasi Devi Dasi) joins me on the auspi-
ment to its full. You always have the enthusiasm to
cious day of your vyasa puja, in praying to Lord-
serve your spiritual master despite the challeng-
ships Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai,
ing physical condition. This proves that you are
Narsimha dev and Panch tatva for your fast and
beyond the bodily platform. Guru Maharaj, your
complete recovery of your health so that you will
commitment to Srila Prabhupada mission is an
be in your best of spirits.
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Prabhupada madeour faith firm on Krishna, The
Your insignificant disciple
Supereme Personality of God Head.
Radhapatishyam Das (Diksha)
Gurudev, please excuse all offences we could
Krishna katha desh, Middle East.
have committed unknowingly,anything that could
have cause you trouble. We sincerely wish to see
Dandavat Pranam Gurudev,
you healthy so that you can travel all around
I didnot see you straigt but the sevices you are
world and deliver many soulsfrom the ocean of
doing have no comparison.You proved to the dev-
repeated birth and death and fulfil the mission of
otees that You are not body.
Srila Prabhupada.
Jai Gurudev, Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
Ragesh (Siksha)
My dear father, please bestow your mercy upon
us so that we could do thedevotional service and
stay at the shadow of your divine lotus feet.
Your Humble Servants,
Please accept our humble obeisance in the dust
Raghurama Laksman Das, (Diksha)
Subhagya Citra Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
of your lotus feet.
Bhakta Rahul and BhaktaRohit
All Glories to His Holiness Srila Jayapataka
Swami Guru Maharaj!
On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Pooja, we
pray to Lord Narasimhadev,Sri Sri Gaura Nitai
Happy Appearance Day,
Hare Krishna!
and Lord Sri Krishna to improve your health and
Rajendran vairavanathan
spread Srila Prabhupad’s mission uninterrupted.
Jai Gurudev, it’s been a memorable experience
associating in your greatmission. We are grateful
to you for your inconceivable mercy.
Hare Krishna,
We feel so fortunate to have you as our
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Spiritual father. Your life istotally surrendered to
I am P.Rajeswari from Krishna Katha Desh, By
our spiritual grand father His Divine Grace Srila
your mercy, I am one milestone ahead in Krishna
Prabhupada. You are constantly following the
consciousness within my capacity. By the memory
instructions received from HGSrila Prabhupa-
Iwill take your Darshan on the vyasa puja day and
da even though your physical body is not at all
I pray to Krishna for your good health and wish
co-operating.
you the happy appearance day to my Guru Maha-
We are eternally indebted to you for giving us
raja. Guru Maharaj ki Jai!!!
the knowledge of KrishnaConsciousness. We feel
Rajeswari pappuraj (Aspiring)
without you we would have been lost in thedark-
est region of material existence forever. Before
coming into Krishnaconsciousness we were not at
My dear Guru Maharaj
all connected to any spirituality but your guidance
thru books and lectures and instructions of Srila
divine lotus feet. who hasopened our eyes and
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given as the spiritual enlightened and the
goldenopportunity to go back to Godhead
in this life time. All glories toJagatguru Srila
Prabhupada.
Dear Guru Maharaja, out of the compassion,
O Great soul Nectar of Mercy!
you have accepted thisinsignificant soul as your
You are the true representative of Lord
disciple. I am really wondering what would have-
Gouranga. Who has made million of people well
been my situation if you have not dragged to take
– known about our Greater our Almighty Lord
shelter at your lotusfeet. Now I have realised how
Gaurangas endlesscompassion. You have showed
true is what Lord Krishna has said in BG 2.44
the path of purification give away light of knowl-
bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam
edge bestowed the love of Gauranga. you are the
tayapahrta-cetasam
genuine, ingenuousdisciple of Srila Prabhupada
vyavasayatmika buddhih
that you are maintain his order, rule and regu-
samadhau na vidhiyate
lation. You have exposed the knowledge of Sri-
I was in the same situation of getting attached
mad Bhagavat Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam as
to sense gratification andonly by your mercy
it is to the darkened heart. You have taught how
today I have realised importance of spiritual life.
we will lead our life with Krishna Consciousness.
Itis very amazing to see how seriously you are
You obeyed the order of yourspiritual master very
taking instructions of SrilaPrabhupada to deliv-
cordially
be
er the fallen souls inspite of your health condi-
hindrancein front of you for your respectfulness
tions.You are the cause behind deliverance of
towards gurudev. You have sacrificed your whole
thousands of souls from thismaterial world. Just
life for the betterment of us. You are the real
by hearing your name, one will be delivered. We
father, well-wisher and sympathetic towards us.
wantto carry this Victory Flag throughout our
You are the owner of suchcapacity that anyone
life and spread the KrishnaConsciousness to
who is most sinner and offender can be faultless
every fallen soul by following your instruc-
byjust taking a look at you.
tions. Gurudev,we are very actively working on
even
in
illness.Nothing
can
I am the most ignorant, sinner, corrupted, ill
spreading Bhakti Vrksha movement in Krishna
affected and ill feelingsoul. I am your downfall
Katha desh under your merciful guidance. Only
child. I don’t know what is good or bad and what-
thing we need is yourcauseless mercy so that
should accept or reject. I a have no future and
we can be part of your efforts to spread Srila
virtue. So I the helplesssoul bow my head in your
Prabhupada’s mission.
lotus feet and earnestly beg your mercy. Please
gurudev help me that I can be your qualified pure
Ramananda Kanaidas (Diksha)
disciple. So that as adevotee always can be able to
keep my mind as gauranga lotus feet.
Trying to be your servant,
Hare Krishna!
Rama Avatar Nitai Das (Diksha)
Please
accept
our
Humble
obeisances,
All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada
and All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.
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Our Humble submission of Vyasa Puja Hom-
Dear Guru Maharaj, we have no enough words
age to the lotus feet of His Holiness Jayapataka
to glorify you & we have no capacity to understand
Swami Maharaj. Seeking your Mercy and bless-
your deep affection & love towards supreme lord
ings to progress and further advance in Krishna
& all jivas. But we are very fortunate & our life
Consciousness.
became blissed because you have given us shelter
Your humble servant(s),
at your lotus feet.
Ramasubramanian Gurusankar,
Even in this physical condition you are only
Pratheema Sankaragururaman,
concerned about other jivas & you are infinitely
Abhinav Gurusankar,
compassionate. By your personal example you
Ankita Harini Gurusankar,
are showing the entire world how a bhagavatha
preaches and cares.
Guru Maharaj, by your mercy & guidance
My dear Gurudev,
of our shiksha guru’s we have started BV group.
Please empower us to become a small atom in prop-
lotus feet.
agating your mission, please forgive all offences
You are the karuna Sindhu. Always you are
at your lotus feet.
thinking of Lord Krishna and Srila Prabhupada
and constantly engaged in the service of Lord.
We always pray to Lord Narasimadev for your
faster recovery.
Mercifully you are delivering the fallen souls like
With prayers,
me. Please bless me Guru Maharaj to do my sad-
Your ever humble servants,
Ramesvaragiridhari Das, (Diksha)
hana properly.
ShyamapriyaRadha Devi Dasi,(Diksha)
Vishal (Son)
Ramesh, (Aspiring),
Hare Krishna!
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Please, accept our humble obeisance’s again &
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to
Guru Maharaja!
again in the dust of your lotus feet!
Dear Guru Maharaj,
All Glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga!
You are the ocean of mercy as described by
Srila Vishwanatha cakravarthy thakura.Simply
by your presence you purify & empower in-
as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most con-
numerable jivas “darshane pavitra koro ei tomara
fidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowl-
guna” by Narottama Das Thakur. But am so un-
edged in all revealed scriptures and followed by
fortunate that am unable to perceive this truth.
all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful
Krishna is very merciful, that He gave me a spir-
obeisance’s unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual
itual master, and you are so magnanimous like
master, who is a bona fide representative of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, that you gave me Krishna.
Krishna.
Your shelter brings all auspiciousness and gives
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transcendental pleasure.
Rasananda RamaKrishna Das(Diksha)
By your disciples guidance, am trying to
preach this Krishna consciousness to the youth in
Krishna Katha Desh. I beg your blessings to
Dear Guru Maharaja,
continue the best for those jivas in future too,
Dandavt pranams,
so that they all could soon take your shelter and
I am so happy that even with this all illness
become the soldier in your army. You teach by
you are tiredless andworking for the mission of
your way of life, how to live in harmony with
your gurudev srila prabupada.This gives me alot
everyone.
of eneregy to follow your words. We are all worrid-
Thank you Guru Maharaj for encouraging
ed about yourpresent illness.hope by the mercy of
me (your daughter) in all ways and engaging me
Lord Krishna you will come out of the illness and
in Krishna’s service to constantly be in Krishna
continue to uplift conditioned souls like me.
consciousness, through your disciples.
Please bless me tocontinue in your seva as I am
All glories to all your disciples (my God brothers & God sisters).
not qualified.
Hare Krishna!!!
Your servant,
Your humble disciple
Rangini Lakshmi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
Rasa Sagara Rama Das (Diksha)
Dear His Holiness Japataka Maharaja,
Krishna Katha Desh
I am Vaishnavi Gururajarao Kulkarni Study-
I am not eligible for this. By your mecry &
ing in 6th standard - Aspired Deotees from Krishna
blessing’s only will proceed.
katha desh. Please accept my humble obeisance’s
Krishna Katha desh targeted to proceed 50
in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila
Bhakti Vriksha in this year mid. I have desire to
Prabhupada!
start atleast 1 Bhakti-Vriksa. Please bless me Guru
Thank you for being so very kind to us this past year.
Maharaja.
Thank you for guiding us.
Last year you have given me a chance to serve
Thank you for the service you allow us to do.
you with chamara service during Mayapur nama
Thank you for enthusing us.
hatta conference. Also we are blessed to have your
Thank you for your endeavors for Srila Prabhupada
darshan even you health is not supporting. This
Thank you being so caring to all the devotees.
shows your love and blessings for insignificent
Thank you for making us laugh.
soul.
Thank you for your integrity.
Please give me intelegence to spread Krishna
prema to my family and daughter.
Thank you for encouraging us
Thank you for being so compassionate.
Currently I am in South Indian holy tour.
Please bless for darshan.
We pray the Lord to give you Good health and
fulfill Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Will pray to Krishna for your good health to
spread love of Caitanya to every one Maharaja.
And Srila Prabhupada Mission... I like this
statement “Always Chant and Be Happy” and also
my mother always tells me that” Always Remem-
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Radha Krshna ki Jai.Guruparampara ki Jai.
consciousness.
Srila prabhupada and HH JPM ki Jai!
Guru Maharaj please bless us so that we can
Anantha Koti Vaishnava Vrinda ki Jai!
chant our rounds offencelessly and continue to
Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Bol!
relish the taste for chanting and help to bring
eagerness for chanting.
Your Servant,
I pray to you for special blessings on our
Vaishnavi Gururaj Kulkarni,
children to protect them from clutches of maya of
this material World.
You are and will always remain source of inspi-
Please accept our most humble obeisances to
ration for us.
Your Divine lotus feet.On your auspicious day of
Raslila Radhika Devi Dasi.(Diksha),
your appearance.
We have been facing challenges in our life
due to my fathers ill health.We humbly beg for
your mercy to render the services Required in a
Krishna conscious way and also enable us to
conduct the Bhakti vriksha, where ever we are.
Please bless us so that We can serve you, and Sri-
All Glories to you Divine Grace,
la Prabhupada more sincerely, from the bottom of
Kindly accept my humble obeisances to the
our hearts and help grow ISKCON house in which
lotus feet of my Guru Maharaj.
the whole world can live.
I saw a self realized soul through my Guru
Mahraja without any desire for material bene-
Raseswarchitanya Das, (Diksha)
fit, immersed in 24 hours bahgavat seva, without
Varsana vallibhi Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
considering his illness, I bow down to my Guru
Mahharaj who has dedicated his life at the lotus
feet of Radha Madhav and Sri Gaura-Nitai to
Hare Krishna!!! Dear Guru Maharaja,
spread Krishna consciousness all over the world.
Giving meaning to Nagara grama tharine, he
is spreading Krishna consciousness in each and
All glories to Guru Maharaja,
every nook and corner of the world.My Guru Ma-
Happy Krishna concious birthday to you. May
haraj has showed me the real meaning of Lawa
Lord always bless you with good health so that
mathra sadhu sangha,With one glance of his look,
many fallen souls like me can get your mercy and
he tries to elevate millions of devotees to the lotus
come to know about aim of life and achieve real
feet of Krishna.
happiness.
Always keep showering your blesssings on our
By his own life, he has taught the utmost secret
that we are not this body.
family to always remember Krishna and never
I offer my millions and millions of pranams to
forget Krishna, also we could be able to become
the lotus feet of sri hari for the opportunity giv-
instrument in helping you to spread Krishna
en to me to come across a spiritual master like
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Jayapataka swami and to be born as his child.
Fifteen years back, we came to know that you
The words of thy holiness
love all the living beings equally. During your visit
Inspired me to pursue
to Krishnakathadesh, we have given a Garland in
the path of Krishna consciousness.
which there were lots of insects. You literally took
The words of thy wisdom
all the insects one by one and left it in the table.
Filled with determination to fulfill
This was a lesson to me that we should love each
the mission of Srila Prabhupada
and every specious and allare part and parcel of
Inspires everyone to surrender
the supreme lordEighteen years back, I met with
at thy lotus feet.
my spiritual Father and I am so thankful that I got
Thy holiness’s congregational
an opportunity to serve my spiritual father. one
developmental ministries
senior devotees gave me a clicker to chant. later
The bhakti-vrikshas and Namahattas
I came to know that it was Guru Maharaj’s clicker.
Gave us solace from
From that day I started chanting 16 rounds and
the pangs of material miseries.
inspired us to sing
I got all the mercy.
I am so blessed to become a disciple of such a
the Lord Krishna’s holy names.
The bhakti Vriksha programmes
merciful spiritual master.
I should always remember the sloka yasya
prasädäd bhagavat-prasädo yasyäprasädän na gatiù
kuto ‘pi.
thy holiness invention
Not only gives the participants
spiritual edification
My spiritual master is the person who taught
me how a vaishnava should love the other living
But to the whole family
where it takes place.
We could experience thy
beings through his own life examples.
Even though he has thousands of disciples, by
causeless mercy floods in
following the footsteps of his guru srila bhakthi
And devotees chant
vedanta swami srila praphupad, he travels all over
the Holy name with their hearts in.
the world to spread the Krishna consciousness.
We have not heard anything else from his vani
Oh! the Saviour of the fallen soul
Bestow thy causeless mercy
except spiritual matters.
My Guru Maharaj is a person who adopted the
great philosophy”Small living and high thinking.”
Ravi Gauranga Das, (Diksha)
on this wretched soul
wandered aimlessly swallowed in self-pity.
Awaiting for your divine glance.
On this occasion of your appearance
Crying out relentlessly to get a tinge of bhakti
At thy lotus feet.
All glories to Srila A.C. Bhakti Vedanta
Swami Prabhupada! All glories to H.H.Jayapataka
Awaiting for my chance
Hoping for thou art to cast thy glance
As a clay in the potter’s hand
Swami Guru Maharaj!
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Mold me the way thy holiness wants.
inspired me in some way and you always will.
As an offering at thy lotus feet.
Every action that you do is to please Krishna
and Prabhupad. You could be considered as the
We pray to Lord Narashima Dev
strongest person, because you are the best preacher
and Srila Prabhupada
I have ever since. Just by looking at someone you
To get well soon to continue
can make them gain attraction for the Lord. You
to carry out the mission of Srila Prabhupada
are always so merciful towards everyone and I ad-
And to bless us with thy causeless mercy
mire everything that you are doing for Prabhupa-
to follow your instruction
da and Krishna.
To practice Krishna consciousness
Last October, I came to Mayapur and we man-
with determination.
aged to get darshan of you. I have been trying to
improve my sadhana, but to do that I need your
mercy. Please Guru Maharaj, give me some bless-
R. Revathi. (Shelter)
ings so that I can improve my chanting. Only you
can help me progress in my devotional service and
help me get closer to Krishna.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
You have a always showered mercy upon me,
who is such a fallen soul, and have guided me with
Roshni R Nambiar,(Siksha),
your torch of devotional service, which shines like
a beacon, to shown me the glimpse of Krishna consciousness. Guru Maharaj, you make everyone of
Hare Krishna,
your disciples feel special. In September 2015, my
Dear our beloved Guru Maharaj,
family and I came to Sridham Mayapur. You were
staying in Lotus building. After taking afternoon
qualify so much more glorify about you due to my
darshan we would got to the top floor in Lotus
less intelligence, Guru Maharaj whenever I am
building to get blessings from you. Sri Devi mataji
going to India my first plan to meet you in
used to tell your amazing pastimes and it was joy-
Mayapur and me and my family are so fortunate to
ful.
meet with you. Then me and my family went with
Your aspired disciple,
our relative to show you and they also got your
Rohit RV Nambiar.(Siksha),
Darshan after long waiting while you was Going
for Calcutta for treatment in 2014. After darshan
they totally change in spiritual and they are call-
Dear Guru Maharaja,
ing me and asking when we are going again to
I offer my obeisances to you and hope that you
meet our Maharaj ji. so I feel our Guru Maharaji
can grant me mercy so I can reach Krishna. I am
is power.
currently in Year 10 and I am aspiring to chant
When front of Guru Maharaj our tear auto-
16 rounds with full dedication, however to do
matically flowing and I can’t control, I am remem-
that I need to have your mercy. You have always
bering every movement Guru Maharaj. When
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I reading your yatra schedule and daily by daily
mercy of yours would make me a great Vaisnava.
treatment schedule GBC meeting etc. Which is
I am doing my sadhana regularly but at times
sending by our Krishna Katha Desh His Grace
I am doing it mechanically also I am missing on
Sankirtana Anand Gaura Das prabhuji every
Aratis most of the times. Due to my ill manage-
update by whatsapp, I am so interest to read our
ment of time and family concerns especially my
Guru Maharaj’s update.
child Ruthwik being Hyperactive, I am unable to
Guru Maharaj I have so many memories in my
justify the services I am accepting. Although my
mind and heart and I feel this paper is not enough
shiksha gurus are very understanding and always
for these to write up massage, my eye is fully
tell me to prioritize family over services, it is my
tearing and I am now stopping here.
greed to cater more time for spiritual activities and
Hari Hari Bol
at times I neglect my wife and kid...I am becom-
Your Servant,
ing a bit lazy and kind of losing the enthusiasm
Rup Raj Govind Das.(Diksha),
in many service activities. Also on top of it the
current job situation is also putting me in great
distress. I have been thinking of starting some
Hare Krishna my dear beloved Guru Maharaj,
business as a back up plan and had also promised
you on the initiation day that I would cater my
lotus feet!
profits and services, a greater extent to Krishna
It is 4 moths already I have been connected to
Consciousness activities.
our parampara through you because of your cause-
My dear Guru Maharaj please bless us so that
less mercy. We (Me and my wife) took initiation in
we remain at your lotus feet eternally, follow your
DamodaraDesh in the month of November. It was
instructions and develop your mood and service
a very nice experience having come in personal
attitude to Guru, Gauranga and the vaishnavas.
contact with you. You are truly an emblem of Love
I have to cross many mile stones and need
and Krishna prema. Never you have considered
to overcome hatred, envy, lust, anger, offenses
your material body and the pains have obstructed
against vaishnavas and all other anarthas and I
you to preach and practice Krishna consciousness.
am a lowest of your disciples in quality. Please
You are poojyaneeya bhakta of a highest degree
guide this fallen soul with the torch of knowledge
and you put Krishna Consciousness and services
and drive me away from ignorance. Please inflict
over material miseries and difficulties. Which is
Krishna prema and guide me how to develop taste
a greatest practical lesson to many who follow
of chanting and vaishnava association.
devotional path.
Gurudev!
It is a most fortunate event of coming in
Krishna Consciousness and taking initiation from
kåpä-bindu diyä, koro’ ei däse,
such a hevy Guru like your grace and I desire to
tåëäpekhä ati héna
serve Lord Gaurangas mission in the bestest way
sakala sahane, bala diyä koro’,
possible. Although I am not doing any commend-
nija-mäne spåhä-héna
able services yet, but I have a strong desire to do
I beg for your mercy to enrich me with your
so..Currently with your mercy and blessings, I am
mood, love and the seva bhav even a drop of
guiding 6 devotees through Bhakti vruksha system
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and I am happy to share that they have recently
votional service many times I falls down due to lack
filled the aspiration forms. It is a most cherishing
of misunderstandings with devotees and when I
movment of my life and I truly wish all of them to
approach siksha gurus reveals the subject matter
take Krishna Consciousness seriously and surren-
of ultimate purpose to achieve highest goal of life
der unto your lotus feet and become qualified for
servant of servant of RadhaKrishna. On this spe-
Diskha... Need your mercy on these souls namely
cial day of my divine father appearance day I seek
Nagraj pr, Paramesh pr, Shyam Pr, Gopi Krishna
your blessings not to fall on the lap of maya, and
pr, Suresh pr, Allan pr (Yet to aspire) & Ramam
dedicate myself with sincerity towards assigned
pr..
service by authorities and in your projects.
Guru Maharaj I am always thirsty and hungry
to get your darshan and desire to serve you by vapu
and vani. Please give me the opportunity and I beg
Sanjaya Gaura Das (Diksha)
you for the same...
Your humble servant life after life!
Saci Prana Caitanya Das (Diksha)
Dear Guru Maharaja,
Hare Krishna. Crores of prostrations unto
your holy feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All
glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
You are the cleaner of my heart with your holy
Guru Maharaja two years passing from day of
words. You endeavor very hard to save me from
my initiation on 20th May 2014 since that time
the cycle of birth and death. You pulled me to-
I am happy to receive your schedules like preach-
wards you and gave me Harinam although I don’t
ing, travelling, health updates through JPS ap-
deserve your mercy nor have any interest in chant-
plication very much delighted where I can see
ing the holy name. But because of the causeless
you always. I was thinking insignificantly about
mercy you showered and still showering on me,
your spiritual energy but slowly relishing your
I’m still in the association of pure devotees who
nectarine pass times, commitment towards
are none other than Your Holiness’ disciples. Your
Srila Prabhupada as ideal sanyasi. You are carrying
disciples are as munificent as you by accepting me
unlimited mercy, love and affection in your heart
considering that I’m one of your servants although
and distributing people in general. Your always
I don’t serve you wholeheartedly nor in full capac-
energetic to give association, blessings to disciples
ity due to my paltriness.
enlighten in the matter of Krishna consciousness.
Its greatest opportunity through you we are in
You are a living legend, a live example of
Mahaprabhu’s instructions.
part of TOVP project. I am able to practice Krishna
Whatever situation may come, you’re focused
consciousness under siksha gurus and trying to
in spreading the glories of Holy Name and bring-
follow rules and regulation committed to you,
ing out the jivatmas from the ocean of material
I am very much pleased to conduct bhakti vriksha
existence. You are an exemplary inspiration to the
where I am learning knowledge, tolerance, kind-
whole world in serving Prabhupada.
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I don’t have any inclination towards serving
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the devotees nor the Holy Name. But as the cat
You are giving care to hundreds and thousands
his holding the kitten in her mouth wherever she
of disciples and devotees around the globe even in
goes, you are keeping me in Krishna Conscious-
this condition.
ness by your compassion towards this fallen soul.
Being incapable and ignorant we are totally
I just rely on your mercy to be aloof in this
dependent on your divine blessings and guidance
material world and be in spiritual path. Please
to serve you and our predecessor acharyas nicely.
Thank you for all the care Gurudev.
bless me to serve you by following your instructions, even birth after birth.
Your Servants,
Your servant,
Sankirtan anand gaura Das (Diksha)
Sankapani Janardana Dasa (Diksha)
Leela kirtaneswari Devi Dasi(Diksha)
Krishna Katha Desh
Gayatri and Gauri
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Hare Krishna,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories to
Dear Guru Maharaj,
you Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my humble Obeisances,
On your appearance day we humbly pray to Sri
Narasimhadev to protect your health and let us
All Glories to Srila Guru Maharaj.
have your incomparable association for years to
We wish you many more happy returns of the
come.
day and pray to Krishna and Gauranga for your
Gurudev your instruction to conduct Bhakti
speedy recovery and good health. Dear Guru dev,
Vrikshas with 5 or 6 members group in kkd is the
thank you very much for your causeless mercy
main motivational force now in my life. We have
shown upon us and given your lotus shelter and
around 44 Bhakti Vrikshas now, and we have fixed
guidance of our siksha Gurus on NOV-2015 at
a target of 50 BV’s as our humble offerring to you
Damodar Desh.
and Srila Prabhupada in the 50th anniversary year
of ISKCON.
By your mercy we would like to serve more and
more to movement and Srila Prabhupada.
Further ahead we have a plan to achieve at
Your Sheltered Souls,
least 108 BV groups by the year 2022 as our offer-
Saravanan & Gauthami Saravanan
ring to you during the TOVP opening.
Krishna Katha Desh, Middle Easts.
When you last visited us, during discussions at
the airport while leaving you were saying 3 to 4
times... take care of the devotees... take care of the
Dear Guru Maharaj,
devotees.... take care of the devotees... as your in-
Hare Krishna,
structions have very far reaching consequences...
Happy Krishna Conscious appearance day.
we are now meditating on how best to fullfil your
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to
desire, by taking care of devotees emotionally,
know about Lord Krishna andto know about that
physically and spiritually.
I am not the body and I am Soul.
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Please give all the Souls who are stuck in this
material world yourblessings and take care of your
mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakersand
enables the lame to cross mountains.
dhyana mulam guru murti
health.
puja mulam gurur padam
Thank you. HareKrishna!
Saumika (Shelter)
mantra mulam gurur vakyam
Guru Gita Skanda purana Dialogue between
All glories to Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj,
shiva and Uma (Shakti).
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj being sick,
Translation: The Guru’s form is the best
He has given Krishna Consciousnessto many souls.
to meditate upon; the Guru’s feetare the best
He is really fortunate to get the mercy of Lord
for worship; the Guru’s word is the mantra; the
Sri Krishna. I came to Mayapur to get aspired, and
Guru’s Grace is the rootof liberation
by Guru Maharaj’s mercy I have evengot shelter
“Dear Guru Maharaja Please accept my hum-
recently in Damodardesh. I got shocked when
ble obeisance. All glories to SrilaPrabhupada. All
I saw him first becausehe was very sick and was
glories to you on this auspicious day of your vyasa-
able to spread Bhakti. After that I realized tha-
puja.”
the was really a great soul. I understood that he
BG 2.13
doesn’t care for his body.The devotees who get the
dehino ‘smin yatha dehe
mercy of him are sure to reach the Godhead. For-
kaumaram yauvanam jara
fulfilling his Guru’s desire he is building a temple
tatha dehantara-praptir
in Mayapur even inthis situation of his body and
dhiras tatra na muhyati
thus he is satisfying Krishna. May his mercyreach
all the souls. Jai Srila Guru Maharaja ki jai!
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in
this body, from boyhood to youthto old age, the
soul similarly passes into another body at death.
G, Selvamani (Aspiring)
A soberperson is not bewildered by such a change.
Dear Guru Maharaj after came under your
Krishna katha desh shelter and with devotees
om ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
association I realized srila Prabhupada’s each
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah.
word in BG 2.13 slogaand with your yasya prasädäd
I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my
I understood that I am also can get bhagavat-
spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of
prasäda. Really Guru Maharaj in my journey
knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto
I completely missed what to learn and what to
him.
practice in my boyhood to youth but yasyä
prasädän na gatiù kuto ‘pi but withyour grace
after
sprouted from the seed andnow with your
reference I am on the track of spiritual
initiation
my
spiritual
advancement
“I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto my spir-
advancement. Guru Maharaj, in your every step
itual master, thedeliverer of the fallen souls. His
there is a lesson for your disciples and we Krishna
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Katha desh, devotees are so fortunate to pick all
devoteecare now I am trying to practice your
the lessons and we trying to implement inour life.
instruction in devotee care.
Guru Maharaja in Krishnakatha desh I was
Guru Maharaj my greatest challenge is I am
blessed many times to perform room seva for you.
unable to balance deity seva in homeand my
Guru Maharaj due to that I learned all the live
life partner still not convinced in Krishna con-
lessons directly from yourguidance and I am try-
sciousness. Guru Maharaj Iam having the hope
ing to implement in my day to day life. here I am
that with your blessing one day her spiritual eye
willingto share some events which I lively
will open,and at present we both giving good de-
captured from your teaching, in 2013 after
votional atmosphere to my 11 years olddaughter
8 years KKD devotees blessed to get your darshan
and she is also practicing Krishna consciousness
at KKD itself,on that day Krishna katha desh
and following theregulative principles + chanting
management arranged a special villa in desert
6 rounds of mahamantra daily.
area to associate all Krishnakathadeshdevotees in
single shelter in safe mode and all devotees
Guru Maharaj kindly bless me to serve more to
your Krishna katha desh yatra.
assembled there andprogram time 6.30 pm to
9.00 pm.On that day your reception plan was
Thanking with you,
Airport toHotel after refreshment then Hotel
Shironmani gaura Das (Diksha),
to villa. As per strategic plan somedevotees in
airport and some in hotel and some in villa and
all are waiting foryour arrival to receive blessings
Dear Guru Maharaj,
from you,on that day unfortunately flightarrived
Dandavat pranam. Despite of attending class-
6.30 pm after completion of formalities Guru
es regularly, it took time for me tounderstand the
Maharaj reached car at 7:00.p.m, Krishna katha
importance of a guru. With the help of my BV
desh management went to peak of happiness that
leader I have nowunderstood and developed a
Guru Maharaj lotus feet landedafter 8 in KKD
respectful attitude towards guru. I seek your
but same management lost the track of prepared
blessings to be sincere in following Krishna
planning but noneof them opened from the
Consciousness.I ask for your mercyand grateful-
mouth.
ness to give me the strength to follow the regu-
Guru Maharaj enquired with mandala Das
lative principlesand be disciplined in following
what is the plan today? Mandala Das explained
the rules set for vaishnavas. Please bless me with
all the path then Guru Maharaj raised one
the intelligence and capability of learning and
question, how many KM fromAirport to hotel and
understanding
hotel to Villa, Mandala Das explained and Guru
Prabhupada and practicing them in my life to gain
Maharaj captured that route and its KM then
spiritual advancement.
the
booksprovided
by
Srila
Guru Maharaj asked how many devotees will
Aspiring Devotee,
bethere in villa? More than 500 devotees includ-
Shobana Konar, (Aspiring)
ing children’s.Guru Maharajinstructed move
the car directly tovilla. From the above activity
I observed you are always given priority 1 for
Hare Krishna,
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you lots of energy and health tofurther spread
All glories to Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj,
Krishna Consciousness movement all over the
Mother Earth.
lotus feet.
I pray Gopal to continue to bless me with your
My Dear beloved Guru Maharaj!
Holiness as my Spiritual Masterbirth after births.
Because of your causeless mercy I am trying to serve Srila Prabhupada & your mission as
Your humble servant
much as my capability & knowledge,please bless
Shyamilee Prema Devi Dasi(Diksha).
me to progress in Krishna consciousness,I beg
your lotus feet,give strength to spread Krishna
Consciousness more and more, I pray to the Su-
Hare Krishna,
preme Lord Sri Krishna to give physical strength
Dear our beloved Guru Maharaja,
to you to enlighten millions of entangled jeevas
from this clutches of maya and material entangle-
qualify to much more glorify about you due to
ment,You are my eternal father,You only saved me
my less intelligence, Guru Maharaj whenever I
from the ocean of miserable world,I pray to Lord
am going to India my first plan to meet our Guru
Narasimha and Sri Krishna for your good health.
Maharaj in Mayapur.
Hari Bol!
Guru Maharaj you changed my life style and I
Shyamasundara lilaraja Das (Diksha)
am very happy with Krishna Katha Desh devotee
just the mercy of Guru Maharaj ji.
Hari Hari Bol!
Your Servant,
Shyamli Shobha devi Dasi (Diksha)
My most beloved Guru Maharaj,
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
Dear Guru Maharaj,
I sincerely trust in Lord Krishna that your
Holiness is doing well.
I am always grateful to Gopal for blessing me
with you as my Spiritual Master.You have taken me,
my mother, sisters and various others associat-
All glories to Guru Maharaj,
I am indeed very fortunate to hear your glories
from my senior god-brothers & god-sisters.
ed with me,out of the sinful life, which I used to
I pray to the Lotus feet of the Lord to always
have before I joined the KrishnaConsciousness
keep you active in good health so that you can
movement five years back.
always preach and spread the glories of the Lord.
Thank you my dearest Guru Maharaj for
Please bless me to always increase my absorp-
everything that you are doing for myself, in
tion and the execution in Krishna Conscious
particular and the humanities in the world as a
activities and share them with others in order
whole.
to always remember your great personality in my
I pray every day to Lord Krishna to give
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Serve Lord Krishna with Love.
available. I’m happy to be part of this great family.
Veeragandham,
Sita Pisapati (Shelter)
Sri Anjali-Wife,(Aspiring),
Dandavat pranam,
My dearest spiritual Father,
Please accept my humble obeisences,
Dandavat pranam,
All glories to to srila prabhupada,
All glories to Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja.
All Glories to you, to Srila Prabhupada and to
Dear Guru Maharaja,
all our Parampara acharyas
Maharaja you have spread Krishna concious-
Hare Krishna,
ness throughout the world, if you have disease also
On the very auspices occasion of your 67th
you are preaching till now. You are the messenger
Vyasapuja day, my sincere pray to Lord Narasimha
of Lord Krishna. You have opened my eyes from
dev, Radhamadhav, Panchatattva and Srila Pra-
maya’s illusion.
bhupada to bestow you with good health and
By your mercy, only then I can do pure devotion service to the Lord and released from mate-
spirit and fulfil your all desires to fulfil Srila
Prabhupad’s vision and instructions.
rial worldand get liberation from all kinds of sin I
I beg you at your lotus feet, to please use me
have done. We need a guru to lead us back to the
also an instrument to fulfil your desire giving your
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
causeless mercy on me and give instructions to
I am a fallen soul. Please give me your mercy
support you to achieve yours goals, since our goals
to do more devotional serviceand accept me as
are nothing but your goals and visions.
your student. I will chant more rounds for you and
Taking shelter at your lotus feet,
will pray to Lord Krishna that you have to get well
Srinivasa Gauranga Das,
soon. Hare Krishna!
Smithaa (Aspiring)
Hare Krishna,
I Pay my Humble Obesiances unto your Divine
All glories to His Holiness Jayapataka Swami
Lotus Feet.
Today is Vyasapuja your Appearance Day. On
Guru Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
this Auspicious Day Please Bless me with Krsna
My Dear Beloved Guru Maharaj Dandavat
Consciousness. I will be very Thankfull to get the
pranams. By your causeless mercy I am trying to
Mercy of Yours. I Pray to Lord Krishna that you
progress and serve to your mission, I pray to Lord
should recover soon.We need Yours Blessings to
Sri Krishna to shower mercy upon you to get good
Survive in this Material World. Please recover
health and save millions of fallen souls from this
soon and let me be a Humble Devotee of youand
material world,you are my eternal Guru in my all
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janmas and in all my coming generations, Once
out you. Still, we don’t know how to glorify you,
again I pray to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna to
haveno quality to glorify you and don’t have any
give enough strength and good health to you.
emotions. We are like a fools neither has any word
Hari Bol!
nor possesses any feeling in the heart for what
Your Insignificant Diksha Disciple,
ever you have been doing for us. We are always
Subhanghi Padma Devi Dasi, (Diksha)
busy with our own self and don’teven try to realize
about what kind of troubles you have been going
throughto maintain and protect us.
Please accepet my humble obeisances,
You are distributing causeless mercy of Lord
Caitanya tirelessly. You feelso concerned for
All glories to your lotous feet.
the fallen souls of this material world and using
Dear Guru Maharaj,
each and every opportunity in your life for the
I wish you a very happy Krishna conscious
spiritual uplift of fallen soulsirrespective of your
appearance day.
bodily condition. Your compassionate behaviour
Thank you Guru Maharaj for your un-
towards all humanity around you and your ever
conditional love and causeless mercy, I am praying
joyful mood to make people to take up chanting
to your lotous feet, all our bhakti vriksha members
the Holy name of Krishna even in the midst of
will accept your instructions.and follow the path
your crucial healthconditions is astonished. It
of self realization.
is reminds us that you live on beyond thebodily
I sincerely praying to Lord Narsimhadev,
platform. You are always well wisher to all liv-
Panca-tattva and Radha Madhava for your better
ing beings. You haveno enemy. You are so much
health, so you can deliver more fallen-souls like
determined in distributing causeless mercy ofLord
me.
Gauranga to every one.
Insignificant Servant,
In Bhagavad Gita 12.13 & 14 Krishna tells that
Sucaru Jahnava Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
“One who is not envious but is kind friend to all
living entities, who doesnot think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in
All Glories to Srila Prabupada,
both happiness and distress, who is tolerant,
All Glories to Srila Gurudev.
always satisfied, selfcontrolled, and engaged in
Our Dear beloved Guru Maharaj!!!
devotional service with determination, his and
Please accept our humble obeisances. Today is
intelligence fixed on me—such a devotee of Mine
the very auspicious day ofyour divine appearance.
is very dear to Me”
Please accept our humble greetings at your lotusfeet.
Your acts and determination to spread
Krishna consciousness shows us that you are one
You have accepted this most unqualified souls
among the rare pure devotees who are very dear
as your disciples.We becameeligible to practice
to Krishna descended to this material world for
Krishna consciousness because of your cause less-
the benefit of human kind. We always feel
mercy. We know clearly that whatever spiritual
encouraged by your mood of spreading Krishna
life we have been enjoyinghas no existence with-
consciousness. We always feel safe and protected
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I am Sudhan from Krishna Kathadesh. I write
in your shelter.
Our Dear Guru Maharaj!! Please help us to
this homage with love to wish Happy Birthday.
take your orders as our life andsubstance. Please
I am eagerly waiting for your darshan. But I am
help us to serve your instructions whole heartedly
worried verymuch you weren’t in good health.
withbody, mind, and speech. Please forgive all our
But still you travel to places to visiting devotees.
offences and continue toshower your mercy upon
I am really inspired by your love and your mer-
us so that we will not deviate from spiritual path
cy for taken careof your devotees. On that viyasa
and continue to help you in spreading Krishna
puja, I will pray to Krishna to give you good health
consciousness.
and strength to distribute Krishna consciousness
May Lord bless us so that you will be with us
to all fallen souls.
physically present as manyyears as possible to
Guru Maharaja ki Jay,
guide us, to protect our future devotional life and
P.Sudhan, (Aspiring)
toprotect future of ISKCON.
Your Spiritual Children,
Sucaru Madhava Das,(Diksha),
Sumati Rukmini Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
All glories to Srila Prabhupad,
Dandavat Pranams to Divine lotus feet of Guru
Maharaj,
Dear Guru Maharaja,
I am not qualified to glorify you, even though
My beloved Spiritual father,
you are so mercifull,you given the chance to
On the very auspcious occasion of your 67th
glorify you. Guru Maharaj in last year homage
vyasa-puja, I humbly requestLordships Radha
Iasked you that” I want to take initiation. “with in
Madhava, Panca-tattva, Nrsimhadev and Tula-
one year you fulfilled my words with kripa. Now
si Maharani to bestowyou with all health and
this is my duty to help you in your mission, I will
energy to spread the mission of Caintanya
try best of my ability, Guru Maharaj you are so
Mahaprabhuthrough
merciful than Gauranga, even though I am a most
out
the
world
under
the shelter of Srila Prabhupada.
sinner and ignorant soul, you given me the place
Guru Maharaj please bless me so that carrying
as your disciple. Dear Guru Maharaj I bow down
out your instructions alone shoulde my life and
my head at your divine lotus feet, and begging
soul.Gurumahraj please make me an instrutment
your mercy, Guru Maharaj please helpme that
in your hands toassit you in fullfilling Prabhu
I can be your qualified disciple, and also help
pada’s instructions.Let your lotus feet alone
me to take your instructions as my life. Please
should be my solace and shelter.
help me to serve your instructions whole
Always in the service of Guru and Gauranga!
heartedly with body, mind, and speech. Guru
Sudhamayi Isvari Devi Dasi, (Diksha),
Maharaj please forgive me for aparadhas I made
up to now, and bless me to serve you, devotees and
Lord Sri Krishna.
Your Insignificant Initiated Soul,
Hare Krishna,
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glories to His Divine Grace, Srila Prabhupada.
I have been always contemplating that, how is
that you are able to care foreveryone who comes in
contact with you. Your divine grace is concerned
forevery single devotee around you. May he/she be
All glories to Dear Gurudeva!
your god brother/sister,disciple or even the new
My dear Gurudeva,
devotees. I used to wonder how it is possible toex-
Please accept my humble obeisances! You are
tend oneself so much!!!! I have witnessed this in
distributing causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya and
our recent visit toDelhi to have your darshan in
serving Srila Prabhupada constantly irrespec-
July 2015. Even before leaving to thehospital, you
tive of your health conditions. You are delivering
spent your valuable time with our family and you
unlimited fallen souls. You have showed the path
were askingthe welfare of each of us including our
of purification to achieve Sri Krishna’s mercy.
children. Even in the midst of yourhealth crisis
I am not qualified to glorify you. Please bless me to
everyday evening you were meeting the devotees
achieve your mercy.
and extending your mercy to all of us. It’s only
Your Insignificant Servant,
possible because your divine grace isunlimitedly
Suvedha Ramesh (Aspiring)
merciful and compassionate. It is natural for you
to be soloving and caring and it is natural for us
to get attracted to that magnet.This year we were
Hare Krishna,
so fortunate to have your darshan again in Da-
modardesh.Every time I met your divine grace my
All Glories to Sri guru and gauranga,
feeling became stronger that you are always there
for me, loving and caring.
To spread the mission of Srila Prabhupada,
My Dear Spiritual Father,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances at
we not only have to preach butalso develop the
your divine lotus feet onthis special and remark-
qualities to represent Srila Prabhuapada’s mood
able day of your divine appearance, the mostaus-
which yourdivine grace has so perfectly imbibe
picious day of your vyasa puja. I am so unqualified
and shown by your own example for usto follow.
and my words are solimited that I really do not
Your divine grace is completely for Srila Prabhupa-
know how to glorify your divine grace and your-
da ’s service.Every limb, word, mind, feelings and
glorious services.
qualities are for the service of Srila Prabhupada.
You are the most confidential servitor of the
As your divine grace truly wrote in one of the
Lord. The purpose behind yourappearance is to
Vyasa
spread Krishna Consciousness and awake the fall-
“JAYAPATAKA’S LIFE IS NOT HIS OWN.
en soulsfrom the lap of maya and ultimately take
IT’SSRILA PRABHUPADA TO DO WITH AS
everyone back home back toGodhead. Because of
HIS OWN”.
to
Srila
Prabhupada,
It taught me how a disciple shouldalways strive
your causeless mercy, thousands and thousands
of fallensouls are relishing the nectar of Krishna
pujaofferings
to be better to serve one’s spiritual master.
Although we have no qualification by your
prema. All Glories to your divine grace, and All
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causeless mercy we are trying tobecome instru-
ent offices and Centres to see whether things are
ments in conducting Bhakti Vrikshas, Children
going on as per Srila Prabhupada’s desires &
classes to thebest of our minute ability. Please em-
standards. Guru Maharaj, You are proving to
power us to understand your mood andto get the
everyone that irrespective of the physical condi-
strong determination to serve you.
tion one can fulfil the purpose of life. You are a
My daughter Amrutha & son Anirudh joins
great source of inspiration and energy for all.
me in paying their humble obeisanceunto you.
Your determination to spread Krishna Con-
Please bless them so that they be in the path of
sciousness all over the world and dedication to
KrishnaConsciousness all through their lives.
fulfil the orders of Your Spiritual Master are par
excellent and beyond description.
On this auspicious day, I am also begging you
ust like Rupa Goswami understood the de-
to forgive my many offenceswhich I have commit-
sire of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & worked on it
ted unto you, and to please bless me so that I can-
similarly You understood the desire of Srila Pra-
wholeheartedly realize and accept my fallen con-
bhupada and working so hard to make the whole
dition and change myself tobecome the perfect
world Krishna Conscious.
instrument in your hands.
We are so fortunate to be Your disciples but
On this auspicious occasion of your appear-
unfortunately we are not able to live upto Your
ance, we pray to Lordships togive you the strength
expectations. Although the desire is there to serve
and energy to carry on with your mission of
Your mission the required determination is not
spreadingKrishna consciousness ‘unlimitedly” as
there. Sometimes, we get the feeling that we are
srila Prabhupada wanted you, foryears and years
so useless and a waste, not deserving to be called
to come.
Your disciples. We are too weak to resist the onslaught of Maya.
Your Insignificant Daughter,
Guru Maharaj, we really fall at Your feet to beg
Ujjvala kalindi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
forgiveness for all our past sins, crimes, blunders,
Offences, misdeeds etc. Please show some mercy
on us Guru Maharaj, so that we improve our de-
Dear Guru Maharaja,
votional service and make You feel proud to call
Please accept our humble obeisance. All glo-
us Your Disciples. Please bless us to always remain
ries to Srila Prabhupada and to Your lotus Feet.
servants at Your lotus feet.
Once you commented - ‘If I live I must preach,
If I can’t preach then there is no purpose of my
Your Eternal humble Servants,
Vaikunthapati Das, (Diksha),
Living.’’
True to this statement whenever You could
Lokamata Lakshmi Devi Dasi,(Diksha),
talk a little bit in the hospital You were preaching
to Doctors, Nurses, Ward boys etc. Once out of
hospital, You are eager to visit different yatras
Hare Krishna! Guru Maharaj!
so that You can give devotees the message of Sri
Dear Gurudev, I am not at all eligible to glori-
Gauranga. In Mayapur You want to visit differ-
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devotees, I am expressing my bhava.
Please accept my humble prayer to you.
Many manythanks to you & your disciplesfor
I pay my Humble Obeisances unto your Divine
association and service towards on theway to
LotusFeet.Today is the appearance day of yours
Krishna loka. I am coming foryour darshan so
which we celebrate Vyasapuja, Iamyour devotee.
please blessed me and giveme the ashraya at your
Please Bless me in Krishna Consciousness. I am
lotus feet. Gurudev Maharaj Ki Jai!
Prayingto LordSri Krishna so that you could recov-
er soon Guru Maharaj. Please recoversoon. Iam
Vaishali Parate
Lord Krishnas and your Humble servant. Please
Bless me with fullKnowledgeand to study well.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja.
Veeragandham Durga, (Aspiring)
Happy Appearance day Guru Maharaj!
Because of you we can go to Krishna Class.
Sai Srinivas, Studying in 3rd Standard.
Guru Maharaj, You are my best friend in the whole
world.Wish you a happy birthday Guru Maharaj.
Dear Gurudev,
Thank you.
Please accept my most humble obeisance’s at
Vamsheedharan.(Aspiring)
Class II C-DPSMIS
your divine lotus feet, All glories to your dear gurudev His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to your heart and soul Sri Gauranga
Mahaprabhu,
I now realizer that my spiritual journey has al-
My Dear Beloved Spiritual Father,
obeisances at the dust of YourLotus Feet!
All glories to our Dear Srila Prabhupada and
our Dear Lord Gauranga! My Dear Guru Mahara-
ways been full of your grace in the form of your
disciples. Dear Guru Maharaj your constant emphasis on humility, tolerance and sincere service
inspires me the most.
My connection on with you is strongest through
ja, Happy Gaura Purnima!
I wish you all the best in continuing to spread
Lord Gauranga’s mission inthis age of Kali!
Dear Guru Maharaja, thank you so much for
doing this, and also forcontinuing to show all the
whatever little service I do to your disciples and
other devotees. Let me realize your transcendental position. I pray for your recovery and want you
to get better health.
world, what kind of attitude all souls in humanYour Servant,
form must have, towards one another and towards
Venkatesan (Aspiring)
souls in all other lowerforms of life.
Thank You! With all my love,
Your servant & spiritual daughter,
Varshana Lilavati Devi Dasi (Diksha)
Hare Krishna. Jai Sriram!
Most respectful Guru Maharaj,
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You made many sacrifices to lead ISKCON
and made many people to comeunder Krishna
legs & most sinful animal like me into devotee
of Lord Krishna.
conciousness.You, the disciple of Srila Praphupa-
Please excuse me of the many offences that
da, strictly maintain his order, ruleand regulations
I have always committed and thank youfor always
and spread Krishna conciousness throughout the
correcting me via your intimate disciples.
world. You have given most importance to the
devotees from gulf region andgiven big support
to achieve more in Krishna conciousness. With
Tri-dandi Bhikshu Srila Jaypataka Swami
Guru Maharaj Ki Jai!
Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai!
your greatsupport and blessings,Krishna con-
Yours,
ciousness increased all over the world.Start from
Vijay Paratedoha
beginning of your spiritual life in ISKCON, You
have played a major role in the printing and
spreading the knowledge of Bagavat Gita andSri-
Dear Guru Maharaj,
mad Bhagavatham.Because of you and by seeing
your spritual life, many western country people
Guru Maharaj, I have so many things to say
join ISKCON and enjoying their spiritual life.
but its all so difficult to describe. You are the
You obeyed the order of Your Spiritual Master
inspiration in my life. I feel that you are
very cordially even inillness.Nothing can be a
always there for me for all situation.As I always
hindrance in front of you for your respectfulness
mentioned previously, that your compassion
towards Gurudev.
towards the fallen soul is immeasurable. My life is
You have sacrificed your whole life for the betterment of us, your poordisciple and think about
us. With the blessings of Krishna.
secured always with your mercy.
You are always guiding me in every bit of my
life, Thank you so much Guru Maharaj.
M.S. Venkatramani,(Aspiring),
V. Jeyalakshmi.,(Aspiring),
Vrndavana Sundari Devi Dasi (Diksha)
I will leave it up to everyone else to glori-
Hare Krishna,
fy your miraculous spiritualattributes. You have
Srila Prabhupada vijaya dwaja pada kamalam
already far surpassed anyhealthy preacher, even
Gurudev!!!!
your bodyimpedes you and you keep on going,
Akinchanoham Das Dasoham
surely bythe mercy of Krishna and Srila Prabhu-
madhavasya dhanyoham
pada. I would, however, take advantage of glori-
Srila Prabhupada vijayadwaja
fying perhaps your mostwonderful achievement
pada kamala dhoolyath
and that is the quality ofservice rendered by
Sadha saranagathoham smarami
your intimate crew of servers. Because of you,
nityam acharyapaada padakamalam.
I am testing themellows of Bhakti. Ithink that
My dear Gurudev, I am a poor servant of
this is your greatest achievement to convert a two
servant of Lord Madhava.I am blessed by the
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association of the dust; from the lotus feet of
Srila Prabhupada’s victory flag. I am always a
beggar at the lotus feet of your holiness. And I
Hare Krishna.
am always trying to remember the lotus feet of
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!!
Acharyapada.
All glories to Guru and Gauranga!!
Gurudev!!!!
Oh Dear Gurudev! Kindly accept my hum-
Sadha Srila Prabhupada charana
ble obeisances to your to lotus feet. On this 67th
sevaya niratham
divine appearance day of yours, I whole heartedly
Bhakti vrksha paripalana niratham;
pray to lord jagannath, baladev and subhadra to
vande sadha
shower endless and magical mercy upon you. I am
Gaura kathaa gaana niratat desa
a school student studying in 11th std who is thirsty
videsa tharinam
for the mercy of my gurudev to keep me on track.
Trnavatyapi thava deha vyadhim anisam.
My dear Gurudev; you are constantly engaged
in the service of Srila Prabhupada’s lotus feet. You
Please bless me, my parents and my brother
and all maturadesh devotees so that we get a very
valuable opputunity to meet to very soon.
are very expert in establish and maintaining the
“BHAKTI VRKSHA”.And you are always travel-
With loves and regards,
ling inside and outside of India for preaching the
Indulekha and hari (Aspiring)
glories of the Lord Gaurasundara.;by neglecting
your bodily difficulties.
Gurudev!!!!
Hare Krishna,
Thava ahaituka karunaya
santharayan mama jeevanam
All glories to SriGuru and SriGauranga,
Thava krpaa drsti vrshtyath
mam hrdaya mala nasanam
Please accept my humble obeisance to the dust
Thava pada pankaja
of your lotus feet. I am veryfortunate to have you
anujnyaath vaanjithoham anisam
as my spiritual master. I and My husband areet-
Pankaja nabha paricharaka
ernally indebted to you for accepting us as your
Das Dasya sevah.
disciples on 31st January 2014 in Mathuradesh.
My dear Gurudev, I am passing each and ev-
Though we are not qualified to be your disciples,
ery moment of my life; simply because of your
you have showered your causeless mercy on us and
causeless mercy.And the dirt of my heart is being
adopted us asyour children.
cleaned by the shower of your merciful glance.
Guru Maharaj, its only you and you alone
I always wish to serve the servant of the servant
who is giving us the opportunityto get out of this
of the servant of Lord sree Padmanabha swami,
material conditional life and you have brought us
under the order of your lotus feet.
intothe service of sri Chaitanya mahaprabhu and
supreme lord Sri Krishna.
Your most fallen servant
Guru Maharaj, ever since I came to know
Akinchana Madhava Das (Diksha)
you, I always wondered how you aredoing selfless
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service and showering your causeless mercy to
your lotus feet for ever &fulfil my initiation vows
all the fallensouls like us. You do not care for
with sincerity and dignity.
your bodily comfort and have taken Srila
Prabhupada mission of preaching as your life
Kamalangi Chitra Devi Dasi (Diksha)
and soul. You have somuch unending un
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conditional love to bring all the fallen souls
like us tothe shelter of Lord Krishna.
Guru Maharaj, You are so merciful to all the
conditioned souls irrespectiveof which ever place
Please accept my humble obeisance to the dust
of your divine lotus feet.
you go and whatever health condition you are
in, youkeep showering your mercy on everyone.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to
your holiness.
Even if you are in hospital also,you are show-
First of allI am not qualified to glorify you. With
ering mercy to the nurses and doctors who are
all your blessings I will make anattempt to glorify
attending you andare preaching there too.
you on this auspicious occasion of your vyasa puja.
Guru Maharaj, Please keep showering your
Being your disciple, your birthday is the most aus-
unending causeless mercy on us tobe a part of
picious and unforgettableday in my life. Because
Srila Prabhupada’s mission of preaching and
you had given me second life and showed me the
spreading Hare Krishna Movement. We are doing
wayto identify the lost relation with Krishna.
Bhagavad-gita study classes at our house with lots
You are one of the few living saints who have
of Ups and downs. Please keep bestowing your
attained enlightenment. Youserved your Guru
mercy on us to bedetermined to be instrumental
Maharaj Srila Prabhupada with utmost dedica-
in spreading the preaching mission.
tion and selflessness.
Guru Maharaj, on this special day of yours,
The mission of your life is to guide the spiritu-
I pray to you that never for amoment, even in
al aspirants on the path ofdevotion and self reali-
my dreams, I become ungrateful, unfaithful or
zation. You spread the divine message by develop-
unforgetfulof your instructions. Please shower
ingand encouraging the bakthi vriksha classes all
your mercy on us to keep us always serving your
over the world.
lotus feet.
Your presence gives me a different feel. Trans-
Guru Maharaj, My entire family (my hus-
formation is inevitableafter coming in contact
band Karuna Samudra Krishna das and your as-
with you. The moments which I spent with you
pirant children Ishitha and Ishan) joins me on
aremuch more valuable and I always remember
the auspicious day of yourvyasa puja, in praying to
those moments and get my strengthin devotion-
the Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri SriGaura
al service. Inspite of your current health condi-
Nitai, Sri Narsimhadev and Sri Panchatattva for
tions still youwant to serve and follow the instruc-
your fast andcomplete recovery of your health so
tions of your Guru Maharaj. Your austerities are
that you will be in your best spirits for many more
unmatched. Your love and grace are boundless.
years to deliver more fallen conditioned souls all
You ask us tochant and take the name of the
over the world.
Krishna from the heart and assure us that
Guru Maharaj please bless me so I could serve
nothing else is necessary to achieve our ultimate
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goal.
Bhagavathas travelling around the world, only
Thank you very much for giving me the
opportunity to serve you, even in aninsignifi-
for the benefit of the suffering mankind, purify
that place they vist.
-cant way. Please bless me to increase my taste
Your enthusiasm, patience and determination
for chanting theholy name of lord. Please give
enhances your disciples even in the most difficult
me the taste for reading & listeningPrabhupada
situation. Gurudeva! Other than you, who can
books & Lectures. And lastly, please forgive me
give soo much care and love to others inspite of
for all my offences, committed knowingly or un-
your bodily inconvenience? Transcendental qual-
knowingly. Hare Krishna.
ities embedded in you inspires soo many people
including those fortunate doctors who takes cares
Respectfully trying to be your humble servant,
of your health. Your conviction, faith, dedication
Karuna Samudra Krishna Das.(Diksha)
to Srila Prabhupad’s words are just incredible. You
Mathuradesh, Middle East.
are very particular to uphold the instructions of
Srila Prabhupad. Srila Prabhupada told to per-
form various kinds of devotional services and to
expand Krishna consciousness unlimitedly, which
My beloved spiritual father! Please accept my
can be seen by your actions and achievements.
most humble and respectful obeisances unto your
Many devotees sincerely take shelter of you to de-
divine lotus feet. On this auspicious appearance
rive Krishna consciousness from you in the best
day of your divine grace, I sincerely pray to lord
way due to your radiating compassionate qualities.
nrisimhadev to protect you from all obstacles so
“One should fearlessly propagate the message
that gurudev can spread Krishna consciousness
of Lord Chaitanya and reassure that Krishna will
for long time and deliver more and more people
protect us, he comes as Nrisimhadev and He pro-
of this age. Your enthusiasm for preaching and
tects His devotees” – Jayapataka swami
spreading Krishna consciousness movement of
All glories to Srila Gurudev!
Srila Prabhupada is exemplary. On this occasion
Kindly bless me and my family to eternally keep
I remember those reports,during the times you
ourselves unto to the dust of your lotus feet.
were admitted in the hospitals, which highlighted your intensity to preach each and every soul
With love and regards,
and bring them in Krishna consciousness with
Your most insignificant spiritual daughter,
full care and love. You have high intelligence and
Malini kanthi Devi Dasi (Diksha)
resourceful thinking on how to bring Krishna
consciousness in everybody, wherever they are
situated. You uplift each and every soul without
any discrimination. Srimad bhagavtham says,
Kindly accept my respectful obeisances at your
Bhavad vita bhagavatha
lotus feet. I am lose of words to express my grati-
Thirtha bhutha swayam vibhoh
tude towards you, Guru Maharaja.
Thirthi kurvanthi thirthani
I do not know what good fortune I have accu-
Sandhasthena gatham vrtham
mulated to get you, a pure Krishna devotee as my
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eternal spiritual master.
na to protect you from so many bodily troubles
Guru Maharaja, during my recent Navadvip
youare undergoing to serve your Gurudev Srila
parikrama, I was very fortunate to get darshan &
Prabhupada and also to upliftyour devotees like
blessings from you for me & my family’s continu-
us.
ous spiritual advancement. Me & family’s engage-
Gurudev we are so fortunate that we are able
ment in Krishna conscious activities is only your
to listen to your nectareanlectures on the mobile
blessings or else how we fallen souls can face the
daily which is helping our devotional service and
onslaught of maya?
itis encouraging us to preach and serve you in ful-
Guru Maharaj, in one of your visit to Mathu-
filling Lord Caitanya’s mission.
radesh, you have expressed your desire to have
Gurudev by your mercy we are conducting two
different nationalities in our congregation other
programs for children, one forsmaller children
than Indians & Bangladeshi. Guru Maharaj, I am
and another for budding youth. Also Gurudev
trying to get & preach other national, but I am
the ladiesoutreach program is going on everyday
still unable to get one, I sèek your blessings that
where 4 ladies are regularly coming.By your mercy
we may fulfill your this desire.
we could help one old couple to chant regularly in
Guru Maharaj, my Shiksha guru Venugopal
prabhu & mataji have entrusted me with the ser-
Delhi. Itis so apparent that Gurudev by the Guru’s
blessing we can do what once seems impossible.
vice of looking after activities of Simantdvip. I
Gurudev this year we want to progress more in
am devoting my energy for expansion of youth
our devotional service.please bless us that we may
& children programmes. Apart from that our
progress in our services. Please bless ourdaugh-
Mathuradesh yatra is also performing well in terms
ters Vyjayanthi and Aishwarya and our son Gov-
Bhakti Vrksha & other programmes. It’s all your
inda. Dear Gurudev wewant to get our daughter
mercy.
Vyjayanthi married this year, please bless us
We, your spiritual children of Mathuradesh,
sothat we may find a good devotee for her.
are eagerly waiting for your early arrival in Mathuradesh.Kindly keep me & my family glued to your’s
Again requesting Lord Narasimha Dev to protect you for ever.
& Srila Prabhupada’s lotus feet service eternally.
Your most humble devotees,
Your Servants,
Vaikunth Govinda Das, (Diksha),
Mitra Govinda Das,(Diksha)
Radhaahrini Devi Dasi,(Diksha),
Shruti, Shashwat & Jaikishen.
Respected Guru Maharaja
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obei-
sances unto your lotus feet! All Glories to Srila
Prabhupada!
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Today is the most auspicious day of your ap-
Kindly allow me to write this letter on the
auspicious occasion of your appearance day!
pearance. We are extremelythankful to Lord Krish-
It is like Krishna taking the help of His
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devotees that sometimes your disciples get the
Dear Beloved Guru Maharaj,
opportunity to pray for you. It is only your mercy
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad,
to your disciples so that they are engaged in your
Please accept my humble obeisances unto you
service somehow or the other. A disciple should
lotus feet. Guru Maharaja, I am so fortunate to
be always ready to serve his Guru in whatever way
have you a my beloved Guru Maharaj. Beloware
possible. There is nothing greater a favour a hu-
the report I would like to offer you.
man being can get than someone agreeing to show
1. I am residing in Muthuradesh, Al Khuwair
the spiritual path and the path towards liberation
Area and conducting Bhakti Vriksha Class every
from the birth and death cycle. So, one has to be
Thursday evening from 8:00 to 9:45pm.
really fortunate to get a bonafide guru and there
2. Slowly slowly this year our bhakti vriskha
is no way that the disciple can redeem his debt to
member strength reach to 12members. This is all
the Guru. When we are asked to pray for you it is
because of your kind mercy and continuous guid-
actually a favour for us. In addition to our prayers
ance by HisHoliness disciples.
to you three times a day, we meditate upon you ad-
3. My wife Mital is Sheltered devotee and at-
ditionally while praying for you. Although you are
tended IDC this year, ready to getyour mercy as
physically away, with the help of information tech-
1st initiation. Please bless her.
nology we are almost every minute in touch with
4. One of my sister residing in Guelph, Can-
you by seeing your videos, hearing your speeches
ada and i was trying to give herinform her about
and reading your messages from our mobile phone.
our regular programs and was trying to get her as-
I take this opportunity to once again assure you
sociate withany of your Holiness disciples. They
of my full commitment to your mission. I am try-
were also trying to find our some nearabout Bhak-
ing my level best to preach Krishna consciousness,
ti Vriksha Program Details since 2-3 years. Final
especially by taking advantage of the information
they got contactyour Holiness disciple Prema
technology.
Gaurangi Devidasi (Originally from Mauratius
Kindly forgive my offences unto your lotus feet.
andsettled in Bramton Canada) and Airand Das.
I beg for your blessing to me, my family and the
Mataji is initiated by your Holiness and Prabhuji
members I am serving for our spiritual advance-
is initiated by HH Bhakti Maraga Swami. Guru
ment. Our prayers to Lord Krishna and Narsimha
Maharaj they arevery very very happy to associ-
Dev to give you good health and long life so that
ated with ISKCON Bhakta vrinda and regular-
you can fully carry out the instructions Srila Pra-
lyattending weekly Bhakti Vriskha Program. My
bupad had given to you.
nephew also attend Children Class.Their names
Please bless my daughter and her family so that
are Madhvi Raval (Sister), Kapil Thakar(Brother
they are also encouraged to serve you and Krishna.
in Law), AaravThakar (Nephew). Dear Gurudev
We hope to see you personally very soon.
please shower your mercy on them.
Your Insignificant Disciple,
Radha Ranjan Krishna Das (Diksha),
5. Dear Gurudev, please also bless all of our
cell member for their spiritual growth.
Anandeswari Radha Devi Dasi(Diksha),
6. Dear Gurudev, Please also bless my son
Kandarp Mohan ( Son -4years), Krishna Raval
(Daughter 12 years). Please also bless my all the
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sisters familyand my parents.
Dear Gurudev, a touchstone is known by its
All Glories to Srila Gurudev.
wonderful ability to transform iron into gold.
Your Humble Servant
Similarly a pure devotee is known by his ability to
seeking your mercy always.
transform the conditioned souls into pure souls.
Radheshyam Charan Das (Diksha),
You are a touchstone of this Samsara, who has got
Mital Raval-Wife
these wonderful qualities to transform many con-
Krishna Raval-Daughter
ditioned souls around the world.
Kandarp Mohan-Son
Gurudev, you are a great compassionate soul
Mathuradesh (Muscat) Middle East.
who is a guide, shadow and shelter for all the fallen
conditoned souls of this yuga. You are a eye-open-
On this auspicious occassion of your Vyasa
er to make each fallen soul understand the value
Puja, the day of your blessed appearance in this
and presiousness of taking this human birth and
world, Dear Gurudev please accept my humble
thus showing us the path of returning back to our
obeissances at your divine lotus feet.
eternal home, back to Godhead in this very life
time.
Dear Gurudev, on the special day of your
Dear Gurudev, please bless me with a single
appearance I pray to Sri RadhaMadhav and Lord
drop of mercy, so that I may find a way to please
Narasimhadev to bless you with many many more
both Guru and Guaranga and thus enter the realm
years of transcedental service to their lotus feet
were every thing is full of knowledge and bliss,
and the mission of Mahaprabhu.
where we will meet again in the service to Lord
Gurudev, Inspite of your delicate and physical uneasiness, you continue to travel and preach,
Krishna.Requesting you always to keep us in the
inspiring thousands of people with the message
and past times of Mahaprabhu and Lord Krish-
na. You follow this as your prime goal of life
Sevya Jhanavi Devi Dasi.(Diksha)
taking the instructions of your spiritual master,
Srila Prabhupada.
The dicipiles can approach the supreme Lord
Hare Krishna
only through the bonafide spiritual master and
All glories to Srila Prabhupad! All glories to
by the mercy of the spiritual master alone, one
Srila Gurudev! Please accept my humble obei-
receives the benediction of Krishna. The sucess
sance unto your lotus feet. On this 67th glorious
of one’s spiritual life lies only by serving one’s
birthday of your’s, Guru Maharaj, I would like to
spiritual master, and by pleasing him. Pleasing
pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhav and Lord Nara-
the spiritual master, therefore, directly pleases the
simhadev to protect you and keep you healthy al-
supreme Lord. Dear Gurudev, you have certain-
ways.
ly taken to heart the words of our paramaguru,
Guru Maharaj, the best quality I found in
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Takura, who
you is that wherever you go for preaching and to
says “Praan Ache Yaar, Se Hetu Prachaar”.
take lectures, you make sure that the lectures are
“If one has life, that is only meant for preaching.
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venient to all those who cannot understand the
Srila Prabhupada had told you to make 50,000
language you are explaining in and the lectures
disciples, which you are whole-heartedly trying
you are taking is conveyed to all irrespective of
to perform for his entire satisfaction. Although
cast,creed, educated,non-educated.
your physically not fit still with your extreme will
Even in this health conditions, wherever he
power you try to reach every nook and corner
went for treatments, he conveyed the message of
to spread the divine message of love of godhead
Gauranga and make them happy always by giving
to each and every conditioned soul by uplifting
them Krishna prema and make them chant the
them from material platform to spiritual platform.
Holy name. Through this we also get inspired to
Your preaching activities are unimaginable. Only
convey the message of Guru and Gauranga.
you can do such wonders. The recent example
We seek your blessings to always keep us en-
to justify this is, in this year’s mayapur parikra-
gaged in devotional service and never deviate our
ma, although a week before you were under treat-
faith in gurus instructions.
ment, you still rushed to mayapur and inspired all
the devotees and shared gaura prema by trying to
Shesha Narsimha das, (Diksha)
reach minimum two groups every day and all dev-
Jamuna Jeevani Radha Devi Dasi
otees enjoyed your divine association. So on this
Swathi
auspicious 67th divine appearance day of yours, on
Nandakishore
behalf of all the Maturadesh devotees, we unitedly
and unanimously pray for your good health,long
life,spiritual strength and your non stop marathon
Hare Krishna.
preaching, also beg lord nrisimhadev to protect
you from all sort of obstacles. In the mean time,
on this auspicious day, we also seek your blessings/
prayers to preach and support your mission as a
obeisances unto your divine lotus feet. It is our
great blessing that we got a opportunity to glorify
your divine 67th appearance day. Even though we
grand success over the globe.
Wishing you a very blissful Krishna consciousness appearance day dear Gurudev. Haribol!
are unable to glorify your sublime activities. Still,
Your Iinsignificant children,
as a part of our prime duty and responsibility we
Sukirti Krishna Das, (Diksha)
did a small attempt to do the same.
Dear Gurudev, the name “Jayapataka” as given by your spiritual master is extremely suitable
My Dear Gurudev, Please accept my most
for you in all aspects. As whatever activities you
humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet.
perform all come to your victory flag. Like Srila
I Pray at the lotus feet Panca-tattva, Radha
Prabhupada once told you “ I am giving you this
Madhava AshtaSakhi and Lord Narasimha dev to
land of mayapur, you develop it”. Exactly you
give you good health and continue their abundant
fulfilled his desire by developing this Mayapur
blessings on you Dear Gurudev.
dham as the greatest world vedic center. This is
As you have mentioned one time in your lec-
also a landmark in the spiritual history. And also
ture that Lord Krishna comes only once in the
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day of Brahma and sometimes Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu comes sometimes after Lord Krishna
Gurudeva, Please accept humble obesciences.
appear. I was wondering how rare would be Srila
Please give us your mercy so much so that the
Prabhupada and how rare would be Your Divine
oath we have taken during the time of initiation
appearance. This gives me a tiny understanding
is followed without any deviation and to be a part
of the rarest of the rarest of the mercy, which has
of your mission to preach Krishna consciousness
manifested for our deliverance. This fills my heart
to all the fallen souls in the material universe.
with the deepest gratitude and strengthen my
Please pray for us to Nitai for his blessings
hope that inspite of all my short comings, I would
so that we are determined follow the path of Sri
get a chance to serve you Gurudeva and please
Caitanya Mahabhara

2016 - English - Jayapataka Swami Vyasa Puja

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