Revered Guru Maharaja,
please except my humble obeisance’s unto your
lotus feet. I feel very proud and honoured to have the privilege of
paying homage on your auspicious Vyasa Puja day.
“NAMA OM VISHNU PADAYA KRNA PRESTHAYA BHUTALE
SRIMATE JAYAPATAKA SWAMIN ITI NAMINE,
NAMA ACHARYA PADAYA NITAI KRIPA PRADAYYINE
GAURA KATHA DHAMA DAYA NAGARA GRAMA TARINE”
His Holiness Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja, as per scriptures
“by the mercy of the Spiritual Master one receives the benediction of
Lord Krishna, without the grace and mercy of spiritual master one
cannot make any spiritual advancement.
Prabhupad emphatically states in Sri Chaitanya Caritamrta that a
helpless person like myself who is still to be initiated, is like a
ship without rudder, for such a ship can never reach its destination.
I cannot serve you directly, more because of the prevailing Pandemic
environment but in my humble way I prayed, and offered extra Harinam
Japa rounds for over a month plus till a medical news reached that you
are better and re-equipping. Your instructions of incorporating-
Sloka—" Govardhan dharma------Priyam” is being recited daily in the
Brahma Muhurta, in our Mangala Charan schedule.
Reading Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita (Biography), it was so pleasing
to learn that the Srila Prabhupada, the great Acharya during his
second visit to US in 1970, left You behind in India to manage India
affairs, what a confidence on a disciple that to an American.
Immediately after this it was announced in the class that you are so
gracious to award Aspire, to the devotees wanting to get further
initiation. I accepted that and now preparing to be qualified to
attain to your standards and to get a drop of your Charan Dhuli on
this fallen soul with no qualifications, a blade of grass on the
street.
Your foremost desire that there should be no split in the ISCKON
fraternity, which has been brought to this state with sheer hard work
and sweat by You, all the great disciples of Srila Prabhupada. Today
Government of India also has our representative in the planning.
In vast vision of yours you desire that there should be cohesiveness
and cooperatively work together to spread the message of Sri Chaitanya
Mahāprabhu, reading many times Srimad Bhagwatam, Srimad Bhagwat Gita,
Reading of other Srila Prabhupad books. Book distribution,
Congregation Preaching and foremost for us being, making Bangalore a
Krsna Conscious city, can assure you Guru Maharaja, will leave no
stone unturned to accomplish and comply in my humble way.
It is said that “Thakur Na dakile keho Na hoite pare ISKCON member”,
it seems my Mathura connection of year Seventies, that now we shifted
at this age, from Nagpur to Bangalore and are part of the esteem
ISKCON family.
I am indeed fortunate that I have found you, recognized you and have
taken shelter of your lotus feet.
Your Humble Servant,
Amal Bhaduri
Chitra Bhaduri
(Aspiring, IBC, White-Field, Bangalore, India.)