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Vyāsa-pūjā 2023

Marikkani (Kṛṣṇa Kathā Deśa - Middle East)

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my respectful obeisances at Your Divine lotus feet.

All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to Guru and Gaurāṅga!

It’s my great privilege to get an opportunity to glorify ‘Your Divine’ on your auspicious Vyāsa-pūjā.

All glories to ‘YOUR DIVINE’ on your appearance day. Although, I am not qualified to write anything but I have heard that when we concentrate on the divine qualities of guru, it purifies us. Even a drop of it can make us eligible to go back to Godhead. I am very thankful to ‘YOUR DIVINE’ for accepting me as your disciple.

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.25.21, qualities of a sādhu are described, whenever I read this śloka, I could relate it with ‘YOUR DIVINE’.

A live example in front of my eyes. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains in purport that “A sādhu means one who follows the principles of scripture and at the same time is a devotee of the Lord. His concern therefore is to enlighten people in devotional service to the Lord. That is his mercy.”

It’s Your causeless mercy that many-many fallen souls like me, are accepted by ‘YOUR DIVINE’, else we would also be moving in material world without any Goal of life. ‘YOUR DIVINE’, you are the most compassionate personality for all of us.

“A devotee travels all over the country, from door to door, preaching “Be Kṛṣṇa conscious. Despite of, various health issues, you are rendering uninterrupted services without any break for the pleasure of Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda further says, “He always thinks about others.”

We have seen you swimming across the ocean of tribulations undergoing physical challenges one after the other and giving us life lessons of endurance to remain fixed under all circumstances taking shelter of the holy names and submissive to the directives of one’s spiritual master. You silently tolerated all these and remained focused on preaching; a service so dear to Lord Nityānanda.

You are always eager to connect to us, your disciples, genuinely caring for us, eager to take us back to Godhead with you! You are ready to help us practically in all ways possible. Let me learn to value every minute of your invaluable association. I don’t have any qualification to be your disciple. I don’t deserve that Gurudeva. Requesting your blessings to let me remain indebted to you, and to always be dedicated to the service of your lotus feet.

Gurudeva, I am facing lot of hurdles in doing the proofreading services. Without your mercy I cannot continue to the service. Please always keep me in your shelter, so I always service you till my last breath.

He is very tolerant and is merciful to all fallen souls. He is the well-wisher of all living entities. I am always struggling with my anarthas and failing to do sādhana like reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Caitanya-caritāmṛta sincerely.

Dear Gurudeva, please bless me so that I would be able to offer services and preaching with required enthusiasm and assertiveness, by YOUR DIVINE GRACE’s mercy. I want to pray to Lord Narasiṁha for Your Divine Grace’s healthy life. Kindly engage me in Your service life after life.

Your indebted and fallen spiritual soul,

Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Marikkani