Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
On this most auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā in 2026, we offer our heartfelt gratitude and humble homage. This is our first Vyāsa-pūjā offering at your lotus feet, and we pray that you kindly accept this small expression of devotion. You are the empowered representative of Śrīla Vyāsadeva and the most compassionate emissary of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Out of your causeless mercy, you carried the message of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu across oceans and continents, illuminating the world with the sublime teachings of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Through your tireless efforts, you established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and presented your transcendental books, which continue to guide humanity toward spiritual awakening. Your instructions on book distribution and temple establishment remain our eternal inspiration and the very foundation of our service. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to participate in your divine mission.
By your mercy and blessings, and with the guidance and encouragement of our late GBC, His Holiness Badrinārāyaṇa Mahārāja, His Grace Vaiśeṣika Prabhu, Zonal Supervisor, Her Grace Nirakula Devī Dāsī, Her Grace Jagariṇī Devī Dāsī, His Grace Kulādri Prabhu, the Regional Governing Body administrator, the support of the Regional Governing Body of North America, including Sunitī Devī Dāsī and Jaya Krishna Prabhu, the ISV Board of Directors, and many well-wishers, we have been able to contribute to the expansion of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to His Grace Vaiśeṣika Prabhu for his constant inspiration in book distribution, and to His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Mahārāja for motivating us to expand the saṅkīrtana movement.
For nearly a decade, Hari Saṅkīrtana and his family cherished the desire to establish a center to address the growing needs of the community. Formal discussions began in 2019 at the ISV board level, where the initiative was carefully evaluated. With the blessings of senior devotees and the guidance of the GBC and RGB authorities, this center was successfully established in 2024 in Livermore, California, then moved to a leased place in Dublin, California.
We extend our sincere appreciation to Hari Saṅkīrtana and Rādhikā Prema, Veṇu Gītā, Siddha Kathā, and Ānanda Vrindavan for initiating the idea and facilitating its development. We also offer our heartfelt thanks to Prema Mādhurī, Sadashiv and Girija and family, Srita Kamala, Lalita-palika, Mahesh, Hema, Aashish, Barsha, Lucy, Pulakit, Yogeswari, Shyamlal, Sunita, Prana-gopika, Sachinandan, Priya-kisori, Sukhada Gauranga, Sriji Priya, Purva, Neha, Suman, Sutra-malika, Mayank, Atyandh, Arpit, Haladhar, Ridhan, Dhruv, Ambarish, and many other devoted members of our congregation, whose dedication has strengthened this mission. We are very much thankful to our donors for helping us maintain the preaching center for spiritual upliftment.
Currently, more than forty or fifty devotees gather each Saturday for congregational programs, where we study the Bhagavad-gītā, perform kirtan, chant one round on beads, and distribute prasādam to all visitors. Following the guidance of Vaiśeṣika Prabhu, book distribution remains our top priority, and we regularly engage in this sacred service every Saturday for your pleasure. Our center also conducts a variety of outreach and devotional initiatives, including:
- Children’s enrichment programs
- Summer and overnight camps
- A Hare Krishna Unity Run
- Wellness and community development programs
- Gopika meetups
- Cooking and cultural training sessions
- Weekday scriptural reading and daily morning chanting
We are also preparing to launch a Bhakti Śāstrī course to promote systematic spiritual education and academic excellence.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, whatever little service we are able to render is only by your causeless mercy. Despite our shortcomings and disqualifications, you have given us the invaluable opportunity to serve your divine mission. We humbly pray for your blessings so that we may remain steadfast in our spiritual practices, united in cooperation, and fully engaged in spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Kindly empower us to expand the saṅkīrtana movement throughout the Tri-Central Valley area of California. Please bless us with the strength, humility, and determination to follow your instructions and to remain faithful instruments in your service.
Thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, for your boundless compassion, transcendental wisdom, and eternal presence through your vāṇī. You will forever remain our guiding light and our eternal spiritual master.
Your insignificant servant,
Balimardana Dāsa, president
On behalf of the devotees and congregation of Yogapeeth