Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
This year, as we look at the global landscape of your ISKCON, we are deeply moved by how your movement connects different corners of the earth into one grand spiritual family. In Poland, we often feel like a unique section of a much larger, magnificent orchestra that you have put together. You are the supreme conductor, and the movement you started is nothing less than a divine symphony of saṅkīrtana.
Every devotee in our yātrā brings their own unique tone, their own realizations, and their own service. Yet without your expert guidance, our individual sounds would simply be noise. You showed us how to tune our hearts to the desire of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. You taught us that true harmony is found only when everyone plays together for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord.
We are reminded of the beautiful words from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.24): “A devotee whose voice is choked with ecstasy, whose heart melts, who cries untiringly and sometimes laughs, who loudly chants without shame and dances – such a person purifies the entire universe.”
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you created a sanctuary in Poland where this verse comes alive. Whether it is through the thundering mṛdaṅgas at our summer Festival of India tour, the quiet dedication of book distribution on rainy winter streets, or the sweet, steady congregational chanting in our temples – the music of your mercy is constantly playing in our lives.
Sometimes, as a yātrā, we face moments of dissonance or difficulty. In those moments, we look to your books and your instructions to find our rhythm again. We find strength in the eternal truth stated in Bhagavad-gītā 18.78: “Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.”
You are our Arjuna, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your words are the absolute standard that keeps our orchestra united and focused. Following in your footsteps, the Polish yātrā wants to remain a faithful, dependable instrument in your hands. We want to play our part in this global symphony with purity, enthusiasm, and dedication, ensuring that no note is missed and that your glorification reaches every town and village in our country.
On this auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we beg for your continued mercy. Please keep us united, please keep us fixed in your service, and please allow us to remain forever grateful to be a part of your divine arrangement.
Your humble servants in the saṅkīrtana orchestra,
The devotees of the Polish yātrā