Dear Spiritual Father
Please accept our humble obeisance
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada our eternal Grand father
All Glories to your wonderful mission in fulfilling the mission of Srila Prabhupada
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga
The past year was an a year of mercy for me through CORONA’s Karuna.
I was transferred to Mysore from Hosur in 2019 and I was missing my family, but suddenly the CORONA came and when lock down was declared we had sifted our family to Mysore. Hence I was able to spend the entire lock down with family. The lock down thought us many good things like
- Living simple
- Living with basic necessities
- Importance of hearing
- Importance of practice
My daughter & son had practiced all pranam mantras and now is well versed.
I had completed my Bhakti Sastri in VIHE and began Bhakti Vaibav in MIHE.
My wife started Bhakti Sastri in Bhaktivedanta Academy Coimbatore.
In this corona I realized that distance and lockdown never stop spirituality. Indeed in lock down by mercy of Vaishnavas we had many good sessions which increased our enthusiasm.
We would like to thank your disciples as below who had motivated us thorough wonderful session
- HG Jivana Hari Prabhu
- HG Sumadur Shyam prabhu
- HG Renga Krishna Prabhu
- HG Srinarayan Prabhu
Also this CORONA, we received your Karuna through your home visits, which was emotionally touching our hearts.
The amount of time you spend in inspiring individuals is depicting that purity is the force.
We are eternally indebted to You and Your wonderful servants like HG Shyam Rasika prabhu and HG Janaki Ram prabhu in engaging us in some services in your mission.
We pray that we develop at least a drop of your commitment in fulfilling the mission of Srila Prabhupada.
I always remember Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 1. 19.14, where Mahārāja Parīkṣit simply accepted the curse of the bramana as a blessing of the Lord, which has resulted in the Birth of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. You had accepted the present situation as a Lords Mercy and continue your services inspiring many. This will result in something inconvincible, in the future which will Glorify you as like Mahārāja Parīkṣit along with something inconvincible like the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
ŚB 1.19.14
tasyaiva me ’ghasya parāvareśo
vyāsakta-cittasya gṛheṣv abhīkṣṇam
nirveda-mūlo dvija-śāpa-rūpo
yatra prasakto bhayam āśu dhatte
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of both the transcendental and mundane worlds, has graciously overtaken me in the form of a brāhmaṇa’s curse. Due to my being too much attached to family life, the Lord, in order to save me, has appeared before me in such a way that only out of fear I will detach myself from the world.
We pray that we delelop taste and love for Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam the literature that has emanated right after the departure of Lord Krsna and the one which came out of the sweet lips of Sukadev Goswami.
One more realization of my transfer is that one of my God Brothers HG Narasima Gaura Hari was residing in Mysore not having sufficient association. After my transfer some how we had identified a program conducted by ISKCON and started going. Now he had regained to his original service as he was before. I realized that I am being used by you to save your disciples. I am not that worthy, but realizing why all this happened I am really happy that somehow or other I am being used in your wonderful service. Though I am unqualified in all angles, I feel honored in serving in whatever little capabilities I have. I am honored by being your disciple and I am honored by being your instrument in some way !
I realized the correlations between the two prayers
mukam karoti vachalam
pangum langhayate girim
yat-kripa tam aham vande
shri-gurum dina-taranam
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."
asadhu-sadhuta-dayinn atinicocca-takara
ha na munca kadacin mam premna hrt-kanthayoh sphura
O Srimad Bhagavatam, O bestower of saintliness to the unsaintly! O uplifter of the most fallen! Please never leave me! Accompanied by pure love of Krishna,
please manifest yourself in my heart and throat!
Only by your mercy we can be a devotee and only by the mercy of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam can I develop saintly qualities.
By your mercy Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhav are deepening my realizations and request your blessings to take it up in the right spirits of our acharyas.
We pray that my wife is qualified to be Bramana this year so that we can serve our new deities in the upcoming temple at Hosur.
Always aspiring to be your servant
Sriram Nitai dasa
Sumadhuri Subathra devi dasi
Tunga Vidya
Vamsidhari
Associated with ISKCON Hosur.
7 April 2021