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Vyāsa-pūjā 2024

Rasasāgara Govinda dāsa (Mayapur - India)

Hare Kṛṣṇa Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and your loving eternal service for his pleasure. All glories to your Divine Grace! All glories to your appearance day!

My most dearest Guru Mahārāja,

With your immense love for the living entities, to immerse us in the bliss, you are extending the nectarian eternal pastimes of Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu; and making us, the insignificant souls, a part in the those pastimes.

Dear Gurudeva,

Śrīla Prabhupāda mentions in the section “Mahārāja Yayāti asks his sons’ youth”: “Putra means “son, “ and mūtra means “urine. ” Both a son and urine come from the same genitals. If a son is an obedient devotee of the Lord he is called putra, or a real son; otherwise, if he is not learned and is not a devotee, a son is nothing better than urine.”

And a son who refuses his father’s order is like his father’s stool. (a translation from the section)

So, Śrīla Gurudeva…

I’m not even worth to be stool or urine of Your Divine Grace as I’m completely useless with my false ego pampered disobedience.

Dear Gurudeva,

King Yayāti asks for his son’s youth to enjoy sexual relationships for many many years. And his son, Pūru happily gives it to him and accepts his old age and invalidity. Of course, the King attains the Lord at the end.

But Your Divine Grace, from the very early age, though with long-term physical limitations, you have been tirelessly serving the Lord and Śrīla Prabhupāda.

So, Śrīla Gurudeva…

My only prayer to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva, Śrī Śrī Prahlāda Narasiṁhadeva and Śrīla Prabhupāda is that they kindly transfer whatever the life I’m left with to Your Divine Grace to travel and spread their glories around the world eternally.

janame janame sabe pitā mātā pāya
kṛṣṇa guru nahi mile bhaja hari ei

Everyone gets a father and mother, but if one gets the benediction of Kṛṣṇa and guru, he can conquer material nature and return home, back to Godhead.

There are innumerable souls waiting for the benediction of Your Divine Grace.

So, please accept my life. Otherwise, what is the use of my life!

On this most auspicious day of the appearance of Your Divine Grace, I am begging for your mercy to be engaged in serving Your Lotus Feet each and every moment with uninterrupted inspiration in any insignificant way.

Jaya Gurudeva!!! Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda!!! Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Daṇḍavat Praṇāma.

Your insignificant-son,

Rasasāgara Govinda Dāsa (JPS Archives) (Dīkṣā)