Vyasapuja offering from your spiritual son Varadagopaladasa on behalf of ISKCON Balaramdesh 2020
Harekrishna Gurumaharaj,
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances unto your Lotus Feet
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Al Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
First of all, we devotees of ISKCON Balaramdesh would like to beg blessings on this auspicious 71st appearance day of your Holiness. Also, we all wish and pray for your long long long stay in this planet to guide and love us. Our congregation is always indebted to your Holiness for the special mercy you are showering on our congregation.
By your Mercy, Devotees in Balaramdesh are trying their best to execute devotional service individually in their houses as there is challenging situation of Lockdown due to COVID 19.
Our devotees are chanting, serving deities at home, Reading Srila Prabhupada Books, ZOOM on line classes in different languages to have devotee association through Vani as the Temple is closed temporarily.
Sri Sri Radha Bahraineesvara and other deities are moved to Devotees house so that the services will continue without interruption.
Some of our devotees were interested to attend your HH Vyasapuja personally in Mayapur, but could not due to prevailing situation. Please forgive us.
Devotees are very enthusiastically participating and hearing in online classes conducted by senior devotees of this Yatra. Also are trying to arrange online classes from the senior devotees of Balaramdesh, who are settled back in India.Devotees are conducting Bhakti Vriksha in different languages on line and temple has scheduled each day for each language and facilitating devotees to take full benefit of lock down.
Gurumaharaj, Online classes are also conducted by our Madhav Garden team to the children.Our matajis are engaging children to learn Srimad Bhagavadgita slokas at home.
Devotees are doing Bhakti Sastri in different languages from this year, we have started in Tamil,Malayalam and Bengali. Also planning to start in Hindi language this year.
By your Mercy, ISKCON Balaramdesh Board and Committee members are all enthusiastically serving and engaging the congregation in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Gurudev, we see your immense love and abundant affection towards your spiritual sons, daughters and grandchildren irrespective of their position and qualities.
Once while you were carrying so many small children in Balaramdesh mentioned “Being Sanyasi, I have so many grandchildren”. It reminded me of KRISHNA protecting His devotees under Govardhana hill.
At personal level, on this day I would like to recollect my first interaction with your HH in April, 2002.your HH asked me how do I feel being attending the temple programs. Since I was not fully involved, I could not express myself properly at that time. Now, with full conviction express that I am fully protected under your shelter and tasting Krishna Conscious bliss. Lord has sent you here on this earthly planet as His close representative to lift fallen souls like me.
Your continuous engagement in spreading KC all over the World irrespective of material challenges, is the greatest inspiration for us to do more and more service to this mission.
On this auspicious day, we beg at your Lotus feet, that please empower us to develop taste the same way, you are serving HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada tirelessly.
Please forgive us for our offences, shortcomings and mistakes that we have committed at your feet.
We as ISKCON Balaramdesh request you to visit us this year 2020 once things are settled, we are planning for a grand celebration of your 50th Sannyasa anniversary. Please Bless us.
On Behalf of Balaramdesh Congregation,
Your Eternal Servant,
Varada Gopala Dasa