nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to you Guru Dev.
On this very auspicious day of your Viyasa Pooja, I offer my prayers to the lord to bestow you with good health and joy. You continue to serve as an inspiration to many. You are an extensible Vaishnava and your life itself is an example. You are pathitha pavan. You have taken one’s past karmas and have granted initiation; and I am amongst many to have been bestowed such a blessing.
I humbly accept that I am not as pure of a devotee but wish nothing more than to please you Guru Dev by assisting and supporting you to the best of my ability in spreading Lord Chaitany’s mission: maintaining the upkeep of the temple, preaching activities (i.e. damodar month house programs), radio station program (1hr on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.), TV program (hosted occasionally on the TET broadcasting station), various yajnas, funeral services, fund raising for Toronto & Scarborough Ratha Yatras, and by providing fallen souls an opportunity to listen to Srimad Bhagavatam katha once a month at Iskcon Scarborough. It’s my wish to become a worthy instrument for spreading the mercy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and to propagate Krishna consciousness onto others. Since the beginning of last year I’ve written articles that were published weekly in the Tamil newspaper, spreading the glory of the Lord as it is said:
acaryam mam vijaniyan
navamanyeta karhicit
na martya-buddhyasuyeta
sarva-deva-mayo guruh
One should know the acarya as Myself and never disrespect him in any way. One should not envy him, thinking him an ordinary man, for he is the representative of all the demigods. (Srimad Bhagavatam 11-17-27)
Please Guru Dev, shower your mercy on this very auspicious day of your Viyasa Pooja to my family and I, and members of the community. You are our father, mother, and our main key to our goal in going back to Godhead:
om saha nau-avatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha viiryam karavaavahai
tejasvi nau-adhiitam-astu maa vidvissaavahai
om shaantih shaantih shaantih
Your Humble Servant,
Dhira Nitai Das & Family