Vyāsa-pūjā 2021

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 most respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

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

This day offers us yet another special opportunity for us, as your disciples, to reflect on your wonderful qualities and to celebrate the gift of your presence in our lives.

You perfectly embody the definition of a Sadhu, as stated in Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.21:

 titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ
suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām
ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ
sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ

The symptoms of a sādhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.

Indeed, it is by your tolerance and merciful nature that you have accepted us as your disciples. Your sublime characteristics never fail to attract even the most fallen and most indifferent of people, what to speak of your loving disciples all across the world.

You have relentlessly traversed the globe giving the benefit of your association and your blessings, redeeming fallen souls and encouraging devotees for more than 50 years!! And not a moment of those 50 years was spent on anything else except meditating on your beloved Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and carrying out the orders of your spiritual master. You did it walking miles, riding a cycle, going from town to town and then flying tirelessly across continents. You did it while physically active, you did it while stuck to a wheelchair and you are doing it now while stationed in one place, your beloved home in Sridham Mayapur.

All of this would seem miraculous, but it is to be understood that this is the empowerment of Lord Krishna to his pure devotee.

We had recently shifted to Damodardesh last year on account of office requirements, but are still supporting and being a part of  Avataridesh congregation. By your mercy, we are conducting children’s classes and ladies’ bhakti vrikshas. We are seeing with wonder how one of our friends has taken to Krishna consciousness so rapidly and it has brought about such a wonderful change to their lives. With your blessings, we hope to reach out to more and more newcomers during this pandemic.

We are associated with Mayapur Institute for our Bhakti Sastri & Bhakti Vaibhav courses, and apart from this, we have been regularly supporting Mayapur and other smaller temples financially as well. We like to humbly submit that we have completed our sponsorship of one pillar in ToVP for 15 Lakhs rupees. We hope that with your blessings, we should be able to do more for the development of Mayapur in the future too.

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.

PS: Attaching a photo from 2017 when we were fortunate to have your blessings in person in Mayapur.