Vyāsa-pūjā 2019

Dearest Guru Maharaja,

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine

namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine gaura-kathā dhāma dāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe

Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet . All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Its our great fortune and blessing to be able to celebrate your 70th Vyasa puja. Its due to your causeless mercy that we saw you fighting through and practically come out from the cage of death.

So much untold pain, unlimited needle pricks and hospital stay, surgery, anaesthesia and visits and medicines - You silently tolerated all these and remained focussed on preaching, a service so dear to Lord Nityananda! You are always eager to connect to us, your disciples, genuinely caring for us, eager to take us back to Godhead with you! You are ready to practically help us in all ways possible.

Let me learn to value every minute of your invaluable association. I don’t and can’t ever be deserving to be your disciple. Requesting your blessings to let me remain indebted, clinging to the service of your lotus feet.

Thank you for fulfilling our desire to be with you every day by coming live in facebook. Answering so many questions and letting us see your love for Gauranga Mahaprabhu , you come on time every single day. This simply shows your selfless, unconditional, loving and caring heart. We are overwhelmed !

By your mercy we have  Damodar arati, Book distribution, bhakti vrksha and kids’ class programs going on in Charlotte. We had restructured after the Bhaktivrksha revisiting seminar and we hope to double the congregation as you have said in the new year message. Seeing your example, how you have set cooperation among devotees as the top priority, I beg you to bestow us with this virtue so that we can truly show our love to Your Grace by cooperating.

When reading the various purports, I am reminded of your abundant vaishnava qualities. For example,

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.18.48 states,

tiraskṛtā vipralabdhāḥ

śaptāḥ kṣiptā hatā api

nāsya tat pratikurvanti

tad-bhaktāḥ prabhavo ’pi hi

Translation:

The devotees of the Lord are so forbearing that even though they are defamed, cheated, cursed, disturbed, neglected or even killed, they are never inclined to avenge themselves. ‘

Dear Guru maharaja, Many incidents in your life stand testimony to the fact that how you are a pure devotee, practicing the above mentioned qualities.

Infact we have to write an offering every single day .

We pray for your good health and protection by Lord Nrsimhadeva. Praying that Lord Sri Sri RadhaMahava  bestow blessings to travel and preach uninterrupted.

Please pardon my unlimited offenses.

Please let me serve you and your disciples always.

Please let me chant and serve without offenses to get pure love for Lord Gauranga!

Thank you ,

Your insignificant servant,

Lalithangi Radha Devi Dasi.