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Vyāsa-pūjā 2018

Bhadra Govinda dāsa (Vijayawada - India)

Dearest Guru Maharaj,  

Please accept our most respectful obeisances in the dust of your divine lotus feet.   

All glories to Your Divine Grace.   

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. 

Mahārāja Kulaśekhara, a great devotee, prays, "My dear Lord, just now I am quite healthy, and it is better that I die immediately so that the swan of my mind can seek entrance at the stem of Your lotus feet.  Now my mind is undisturbed, and I am quite healthy. If I die immediately, thinking of Your lotus feet, then I am sure that my performance of Your devotional service will become perfect. But if I have to wait for my natural death, then I do not know what will happen, because at that time the bodily functions will be disrupted, my throat will be choked up, and I do not know whether I shall be able to chant Your name. Better let me die immediately." It is generally accepted as above,  when a person ages,  physical and mental health deteriorates,  and the bodily functions are disrupted.   And when that happens it may not be possible to do material or devotional activities. 

In the Nectar of instruction verse 3,  There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam (SB 7.5.23) — hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service. Dear Gurudev,  we realize your entire glorious life is a purport to this verse.    What is health?   Who is healthy?   We realize "enthusiasm to do missionary work and enthusiasm to show compassion to others,  by distributing Love of God"  is the correct definition.    By this definition,  in spite of your bodily functions being disrupted since 23 Oct 2008 due to stroke you are the most healthiest devotee,  that we have come across in our lives, by observed ingredients you closely. Phalena pariciyate.   We judge by results. 

Below are some statistics of your activities since 23 Oct 2008 to 13 Jul 2017
Flight Journey : 782906 Kms 
No of flights : 325
No of meetings attended : 1427
No of hours in meetings : 1953
Skype Conferences : 242
Road Journeys : 25942 Kms 
Train journeys : 1629 Kms 
Group Consultations : 2889
Individual Consultations : 6611
Ceremonies attended : 1061
Total lectures given : 1411
First initiations : 12069
Second initiations : 1652
Book Distribution,  writing books and many more activities you are performing for Loka Kalyan.  and still continue clocking all the above activities, with more and more enthusiasm.  Gurudev,  you are always busy working with body,  mind and intelligence,  to complete the tasks given  by Srila Prabhupada, to you.  Every minute of your life is a great miracle,  giving us amazing lessons,  realizations,  and inspiration to entire ISKCON world,  nay entire universe,  into thousands of years into future generations.   

Behind the above results and enthusiastic hard work actually lies your extraordinary compassion for all the conditioned souls.   You have proved there are no material obstacles,  while executing missionary activities in distributing the Love of God.  On this most Auspicious day of your Vyasapuja 2018, we are offering 160 malas of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and 160 Tulasi Maharani circumambulations each of us,  for your long life,  vigor,  strength and good health, to deliver millions more through the parampara system.  We take this opportunity,  to seek forgiveness for the offenses committed knowingly or unknowingly.   

Seeking your divine blessings to always remain in the shade of your divine lotus feet. 

Your humble servants, 
Bhadra Govinda Dasa, 
Geeta Gamya Radhika Devi Dasi,
Vijayawada Camp.