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Vyāsa-pūjā 2020

Sudhīra Caitanya dāsa (Bangalore - India)

Respected Guru Maharaja!

Please accept my prostrated Obeisances unto Your Divine Grace. All glories to Your Divine Grace and to Srila Prabhupada.

This 71st Vyasa Puja is very unique as mentioned by HH BHakti Purushottam Swami Maharaja in today morning class. In trying to understand YDG divine qualities , I observe that  You have  so much love and want to reciprocate with devotees and especially when they are from Bangladesh. Many years before, early 2000, I got to be personally present with You in Vrindavan during Kartik month. U were sitting outside of Srila Prabhupada Samadhi during closing Darshan time around 8:30 pm. And then some Naam Hatta devts came and offered Obeisances unto You and enquired, where they r from and when they said from Bangladesh... immediately Your face brightened.. asked them...where do you all stay, how many have come. And then suddenly You  got up and siad... let's go... in few minutes we were in that noisy tuk tuk 3 wheeler and I barely managed to hang on outside of the vehicle. We reached the staying place of the devotees and then one of the devt got down and rushed inside the dharmashala loudly in Bengali....Guru Maharaj has come...Guru Maharaj has come...Since it was around 9pm...so the devotees had rolled out their mats and were resting... IMMEADIATELY they all got up rolled up their individual mats and put them against the wall, some one entered the bathroom and poured one bucket of water on his head and came back to wipe and wear dhoti to open the Altar with Sri Gaura Nitai Deitys. another set up the mats and asana for Guru Maharaja & HH Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja. with  60-70 devotees sitting in front. Then the Hulu dhwani started and continued for several minutes. then Guru Maharaja looked at me and  said..."you translate to English for Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja, I shall speak in Bengali."( I had not done this b4).

I remember Guru Maharaja opening statement. He said it's so nice and am fortunate to be here in Vrindavan during Kartik and being with you all nice devotees. Another round of Hulu dhwani started. Then one elderly devt got up and said - we are even more fortunate to have Your merciful Darshan in Vrindavan during Kartik month. Guru Maharaj was all smiles with beaming face and smiling eyes. And You went on to speak about Lord Chaitanya Lila in Vrindavan.

This reciprocation I still remember and I understand Guru Maharaja why You have so close relationship and are merciful to this Yatra.

Another Divine quality I observe and admire is that Your Divine Grace is prepared to sacrifice or shuffle Your daily sadhana schedule just to give Sanga and mercy to the devotees and to be with them wherever You are . I heard this instance  from a Bonafide source. You had come to Tirupati  temple for a festival for 3 days and on the 4th day You were to go to the next destination. Since You could not personally meet the local devts in the last 3 days programs...so on the day of departure, during Japa time You met the devts for personal Darshan,etc and after morning class and  breakfast  You left for Chennai. When You settled down  for the long drive....then a devt in the car tried to start a conversation with You. Then You said....I have sacrificed my morning japa time and met the devts...now no more discussion..I need to do my japa.. You then chanted Japa.

So I can understand How much You are  eager to give out mercy and Sanga to the devts by sacrificing Your regular  Sadhana schedule and in fact  had once said, If I don't meet devts waiting outside my door...where will they go..who  will take care of them. 

These are some of my observations of Your Transcendental qualities.

Today I on behalf of family members, Your Naam Hatta devotees & disciples  dedicated to Your mission here are depending upon Your mercy & guidance and pray at Your Lotus Feet that we be always  sheltered even life after life at Your Lotus Feet and  try to be an instrument in Your mission to fulfil Srila Prabhupada's desires.

Your insignificant servants,

Sudhīra Caitanya dāsa alongwith Your Anugas.