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Vyāsa-pūjā 2024

Nīlāmaṇi dāsa (Bergamo - Italy)

My dearest Guru Mahārāja, Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Please accept my most respectful obeisances at Your divine lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to Śrī Gaura Nitāi and to Your precious transcendental and wonderful service to Them.

Today, as I express gratitude for Your exemplary service and sacrifices, I also wish to recall the wonderful moments we shared during Your recent visit to Italy. Your presence held immense significance, and the days spent together, along with the service to welcome You, have left an indelible mark on our lives. Just as our initial encounters with You, this recent experience has profoundly impacted us.

At the age of 19, I vividly recall Your visit to the Pānihāṭi festival of Prabhupāda Deśa, an event You graced as a guest each year. Your gentle demeanor, attentive care, heartfelt sympathy, and unwavering dedication to serving and caring for the devotees are unforgettable. Your selflessness knows no bounds, and I have yet to encounter anyone who gives as generously of themselves as You do.

Going back to the preparations for Your Holy Journey to Italy, we spent hours chatting searches for the right hotel and Śrī Kṛṣṇa graciously guided us through His Grace Matsyāvatāra Prabhu to find the perfect accommodation. And again hours arranging and organizing the various services, everything was so incredible, transcendental, intense, beautiful.

And then the great day arrived, and You came out of the airport gate to warmly greet us all. Who can ever understand our great joy, who can ever understand Your immense compassion for us. Throughout our journey, there were moments when You were unfortunately unwell, but there were also precious times when we could be in Your presence, exchanging transcendental affection such as Your lecture on the pastimes of Lord Caitanya and the distribution of mahā-prasāda and lunch all together with Your beloved godbrothers. These experiences remain etched in our hearts forever. I can only say, that although I am fallen and not devoid of desires there is nothing more precious than serving a soul as pure and as exalted as You. I do not think I shall ever know anyone more like Thee. I carry You in my Heart.

In spite of being afraid of Māyā, I surrender myself to the Lotus Feet of Lord Narasiṁha Deity which is special to me because on Narasiṁha Mahotsava day, I took the Sacred Vows of Initiation from You (and I have never fully thanked You for the beautiful blessings through the beautiful name You have given me, I take the opportunity with joy and gratitude, I am moved while doing it here, it is a name that is so dear to me). I surrender to Your Holy lotus feet, to the reading of the scriptures, to helping others by serving them spiritually to the extent I can, to understand more deeply the true spiritual life and True Transcendental loving service in order to come home with joy, compassion and true spiritual understanding.

All glories to You, my beloved Master, I pray and hope You are always present in every activity of my life to make it sacred, purified and an offering of Love and service.

With joy, Love and spiritual gratitude for all what You have given me and always give me,

Your spiritual Daughter and aspiring servant always,

Ekarādhā Devī Dāsī.

And best wishes also from Nīlamaṇī dāsa, your always aspiring servant, to whom You are very Dear.