Our dear Founder-Ācārya,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Please accept our humble and prostrated obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet on the
auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā. We fallen souls in this part of the universe will try to glorify
you, O ambassador of the spiritual realm of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu predicted: pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe mora
nāma. You are the gratifier of Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s desires. Your Divine Grace, by your grace
and your vigorous harināma-saṅkīrtana movement here in Dhenkanal, Odisha State, we have
recently opened an ISKCON center. By doing nāgara-saṅkīrtana we want to satisfy you. Your
Divine Grace, your words in your lectures are potent and important for us as we grow rapidly in
this movement.
To fulfill your desire for Food-for-Life, we are distributing food to the needy in rural areas each
month, and also distributing your divine books in a grand number. Śrīla Prabhupāda, by your
mercy we were recently gifted land to construct Kṛṣṇa’s temple in the town of Dhenkanal. We
wish to fulfill the construction task by your mercy, Your Divine Grace.
We are continuing our efforts toward perfection in our regular preaching activities of the
center. These activities include book distribution at a melā in a grand way, one of which we did
last November and December. Every week we have programs for the children and youths, as well
as bhakti-vriksha programs. The Sunday feast is held in the town hall (in the central part of Dhenk-
anal city). There is also regular harināma-saṅkīrtana accompanied by a preaching vehicle through-
out the city.
Your struggles to plant this ISKCON movement worldwide, although you were one person,
was ideal. That’s why we will soon make a public drama of your life history in the local language
of Odisha.
In this material world, the maze of māyā is very strong, so at last we beg to remain faithful
servants of ISKCON. All glories to you on your appearance day, our dear founder-ācārya Śrīla
Prabhupāda.
Your insignificant servants at ISKCON Dhenkanal