Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at the divine dust of your lotus feet. All glories to
Your Divine Grace!
We are going through hard times. So much fighting, disagreement, and aggression in this
material world. Cynicism sneaks in, and people begin to doubt whether devotional ideals are
realistic and reachable. We cannot sit idly and accept that the vision of a pure devotee like you
will not fructify. Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, insignificant as we are, please empower us with the intel-
ligence to be part of the solution. Let us together make your movement what it can and should be.
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda, your presence, influence, and inspiration has been the one constant
thread throughout our saṅkīrtana journey. We went from transition to transition. Yet almost every
day we try very hard to refer to your teachings and remember your personality, and then to render
some small service to your mission. We try really hard to chant, sing, and even dance for the
Lord’s pleasure. In spite of our efforts, it is during these saṅkīrtana journeys that we witness the
tiniest bit of our efforts manifesting. Still, we know it’s not enough. We need to fulfill your vision
for this movement! We need to do it as soon as possible. We need to do it before it is too late.
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda, you envisioned a school – a place to learn the sacred art of recon-
necting with our deepest aspirations. We cannot take the world to a higher place than the place
we are trying to reach internally ourselves. But, you, our dearest, envisioned a mission with an
inspired team of spiritual change-makers who were out to trigger a revolution of consciousness –
the saṅkīrtana-yajña. Nothing less will do, of course. We try and try and try. We try our best to
participate fully in saṅkīrtana – with body, mind, and soul. Almost every week, or at least every
fortnight, we try to organize this great yajña, which has been empowered by the paramparā, in dif-
ferent villages and subvillages, and even in remote places. It is only through your ceaseless mercy
that we are capable of doing so.
One of our recent harināma-saṅkīrtana events inundated and then drowned many souls. While
chanting the glories of the Supreme at the sacred place called Ganga Talao, on the auspicious
occasion of Mahā Śiva-rātri, we witnessed your mercy flowing. Devotees from all over our small
island of Mauritius participated, somehow or other. What was mesmerizing was that Bangladeshi
and Nepalese workers from abroad joined the saṅkīrtana, dancing and singing with us. We did not
have to encourage them to do so. Thrilled, they danced, radiating pleasure and bliss, even if they
claimed it was for the very first time they were witnessing such a thing in their lives! You envi-
sioned a family – not just an official meeting of colleagues, but a community of love. You wanted
us to demonstrate relationships of love and trust. During these saṅkīrtana parties, that is exactly
what we try to show. You envisioned a house for the whole world – a place where everyone, from
every conceivable background, would be welcome and integrated. You called it the United
Nations of the spiritual world.
O ocean of mercy, we beg you to manifest your mercy so that we may produce artists of devo-
tion, individuals who are flying high in the skies of bhakti and becoming living embodiments of
everything we seek to share with the world during saṅkīrtana. May we become vessels that show
how this process changes hearts, turning crows into swans. Śrīla Prabhupāda, may we again
exude that urgency and reignite the spirit of sacrifice required to jolt this world out of its spiritual
amnesia. May we fully embrace that burden of love – going to bed at night in spiritual anxiety,
and waking the next morning enthused to take things to another level.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, may we bring more heart into our homes, seek to deeply understand one
another, care for one another, and resolve differences with maturity and kindness. Let us throw all
harshness by the wayside, fanning the spark in one another, staying united and harmonious.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, may we manifest inclusivity, openness, and a welcoming spirit, empowering
one and all to untap and unleash their spiritual potential. Let us ensure that divisive trends and
polarizing narratives never enter our communities.
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda, insignificant as we are, please empower us with the intelligence to
be part of the solution. Let us make your mercy accessible to all.
Your most fallen grandchildren,
The New Māyāpura Dhāma Saṅkīrtana Team, Mauritius