Our most dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, founder-ācārya of ISKCON!
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
On this most auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā, the devotees of ISKCON Mississauga offer our heartfelt gratitude and reverence unto you.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you are our eternal guide, our ever well-wisher, and the compassionate savior of this age. By your causeless mercy you crossed the ocean at an advanced age with nothing but the order of your spiritual master and full faith in the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Because of you, we have the priceless gift of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because of you, the holy name is being chanted in homes, temples, and hearts across the world – including here in Mississauga. Because of you, our lives have found meaning, direction, and shelter.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you gave us everything – your books, your teachings, your temples, your devotees, and most importantly, your example. Your life is a living commentary on surrender, determination, humility, and unwavering devotion to guru and Kṛṣṇa.
In our small community here, we are trying to follow your instructions to chant sincerely, serve cooperatively, and share Kṛṣṇa consciousness with others. Though we are imperfect and often struggling, we take hope in your words that even a little endeavor on this path is never lost.
Here are some highlights from our activities, which we offer at your lotus feet:
- August 10, 2025 – celebrated our first anniversary on Balarāma Pūrṇimā.
- Fifteen festivals celebrated in 2025 – Nityānanda-trayodaśī, Gaura-Pūrṇimā, Rāma-navamī, Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the chida-dahi festival, Ratha-yātrā, Balaram Pūrṇimā, Janmāṣṭamī, Vyāsa-pūjā, Rādhāṣṭamī, the Mississauga Festival of Joy, Govardhan-pūjā, Gītā-jayantī, a Gītā Contest for Children, and a New Year’s Day celebration.
- We have a Sunday School for children ages 5–17, a Krishna and Balaram Group for Ślokas, Stories from the Vedic Purāṇas, two classes conducted by screened and safety-trained teachers from ISKCON.
- Increase in congregational members – we have 50–90+ devotees regularly attending our Sunday feast. Every week we have one or two families as newcomers. Trying our best to retain them to become regular members.
- Department heads and departmental meetings on Tuesdays to address challenges and how to improve.
- Deities – scheduling pūjārīs for ārati, planning and executing festivals.
- Decoration – every Sunday, setting up the table for the Deities and a grand setup for festivals.
- Garland making – purchasing flowers, maintaining and making garlands each week
- Prasādam – a group of volunteers preparing one or two items at ISKCON Mississauga, and the rest at home.
- Setup and Windup – setting up chairs, tables, the mike, the projector, etc. on a weekly basis.
- Purchases – buying disposable items and other items as and when required.
- IT – ISKCON Mississauga’s security, website, and updating our social media; recording āratis and classes, preparing flyers for the regular Sunday programs and festivals, etc.
- Communications – letters to invite VIPs, recommendation letters to His Holiness Bhaktimārga Swami Mahārāja for initiations, communicating with various city officials as per requirements.
- Sunday School – philosophy presented in simplified stories.
- Vedic discourse – scheduling weekly speakers.
- Kirtans – drawing up a schedule for who will sing the āratis and closing kirtans or lead bhajanas once for the next two months.
- Saṅkīrtana – book distribution at temples, grocery stores, festivals and kirtans, etc.
- Mississauga Festival of Joy (MFOJ) – preparing for this big event through weekly meetings, budgeting, finalizing location, etc.
- Vaiṣṇava Care (started in September 2025) – caring for devotees in need by providing them with prasādam and other help.
- Accounting – developing Sunday Feast and festival sponsors; encouraging monthly donors – at the moment, we have fifteen families.
Saṅkīrtana score for 2025:
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sets: 36
Mahā-big books: 1,001
Large books: 160
Medium books: 71
Small books: 446
Other: 10
Total books distributed: 1,724
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we pray for the strength to serve your mission with sincerity. We pray for the intelligence to remain united in your service. And we pray for the humility to always remember that we are simply instruments in your divine plan.
Please continue to guide us from within our hearts. Please help us to become worthy representatives of your movement. Let ISKCON Mississauga be a place where your teachings are lived, your books are honored, and your mission continues to flourish. On this sacred day, we place our lives, our service, and our hearts at your lotus feet. All glories to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Your insignificant servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Mississauga