Vyāsa-pūjā 2020

Namah Om Vishnu Padaya Krishna Preshtaya Bhutale

Srimate Jayapataka Swamin Iti Namine

Namah Acaryapadaya nitai kripa pradayine

Gaura Katha dhama dhaya nagara grama tarine.

Namah om Vishnu Padaya Krishna Preshtaya Bhutale,

Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin Iti Namine.

Namaste Saraswati Deve Gaura Vani Pracharine

Nirvisesha shunyavadi paschatya desa tarine.

Dearest Gurumaharaja,

Please accept our respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to you dear Gurudeva on this most auspicious day of your appearance!

It is indeed a very special day in our lives too, ever since you mercifully accepted us under your loving shelter as your disciples, despite our total lack of any qualification to deserve this mercy.

O Gurudeva, as our spiritual oasis and the shining beacon of light in this andha-koopa of material existence, we constantly seek inspiration from you in facing our trials and tribulations.  We have learnt so many life lessons from you, dear Gurumaharaj, such as:

• Saranagati - Complete surrender to Krsna and the spiritual master.
• Dhrda Vrtha – You are indeed the definition of Vyasayaathmika budhdhi.
• Susukam Kartum avyayam – devotional service that is joyfully performed.
• Anukampaam- Your limitless compassion to deliver as many souls as possible.

The whole world is watching in wonder at your tenacity in recovering from such a dangerous condition, something that we used to draw inspiration from when we had a major health crisis in our family, leading to a surgery and prolonged recovery. And despite this daunting challenge, you have maintained your inimitable personal touch, your cheerful spirit and warm approachable fatherly benevolence. Who can be like this?

A lifetime spent developing the Mayapur project and soaking in the mercy of Navadwip dham is evident in your constant meditation on Sri Sri Gaura Nitai’s mercy and in your astonishing grasp of even the intricate details of Gaura lila,  And who can forget or miss these wonderful Facebook live sessions every day, to the chants of Gauranga!! Gauranga!! Gauranga!!

bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās
tīrtha-bhūtāḥ svayaṁ vibho
tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni
svāntaḥ-sthena gadābhṛtā (SB 1.13.10)

My lord, devotees like your good self are verily holy places personified. Because you carry the Personality of Godhead within your heart, you turn all places into places of pilgrimage.

We have followed with sheer astonishment your recent worldwide preaching tours to such faraway places as Columbia (even for less than a day), mercifully carrying out the orders of your spiritual master and bringing so many lost souls to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement.

As part of Avataridesh yatra and by your mercy, we are conducting children’s classes and ladies’ bhakti vrikshas. After 4 years of discussing Krishna katha, many have taken up chanting regularly, follow vegetarianism, try to offer their preparations and a few follow ekadasi too. Last year they all had the good fortune of visiting Sri Vrindavan Dham for about 5 days with HG Jagat Sakshi prabhu. We seek your blessings to bring them to Sridham Mayapur Dham in the near future.

We, Caru Rupa Madhava Das, Anuradha Madhavi Devi Dasi and Bhaktin Priyamvadha are trying to follow a harmonious, Krishna conscious life with you as our saviour, leading us back home, back to Godhead. We pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panca Tattva, Nrsinmhadeva to bless you abundantly with good health and with continued zeal to carry out the orders of your spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!!

Your insignificant son, daughter and granddaughter

Caru Rupa Madhava Das, Anuradha Madhavi devi dasi and Bhaktin Priyamvadha