Hare Kṛṣṇa Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obesiences onto you. All glories to you and all glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
From my childhood days, I am very much attracted to Yogāsanas. So, I was practicing from age of 10 on my own along with school education. In the yoga book, It’s written that we need to live in satsaṅga and I don’t know where I will get this. Also, I want to increase the bliss which I used to get after performing 3hours of Yogāsanas early in the morning. That bliss used to stay for a maximum 30 minutes only and I don’t know how to increase this bliss.
After completion of my C.A. education, one of my office colleagues introduced to Bhagavad-gītā class which was taken by your disciple and also my sīkṣā-guru “Caitanya Avatārī Prabhuji”. Astonishingly, I got same bliss, which I used to get after doing 3hours of asanas, in the first day Itself just by hearing gītā class from him. I know that my sīkṣā-guru was not practicing any Yogāsana or prāṇāyāma. I was thinking from whom he was getting this bliss. Later on, I came to know that It’s all by your mercy, Guru Mahārāja.
In 8th October 2009, I got initiated in Anukul Prabhus house along with many other devotees. Seeing my interest, my sīkṣā-guru told me teach Yogāsana to kids. But I have failed in teaching yoga to them even though I could perform so many asanas. I realized that because I didn’t pray to you, So, I was not successful. Then I intensely prayed to you, Guru Mahārāja, then I have joined one of the yoga classes and learned some teaching techniques in just 1 month. I firmly believe that I could achieve this only by your mercy. Then later on (5 years back) I opened my own Yoga center named “Divyamaya Yoga” and my sīkṣā-guru instructed me to make 1 lakh students. I don’t have faith on myself about how can I achieve this target. I started teaching yoga and initially went well but later on members reduced. When you are there in Bangalore, you have looked at the yoga pamphlet (picture attached) and blessed many times. I was not having firm faith on your mercy. But others was telling me I have Guru’s mercy.
As Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that “Don’t try to see God. Do in such a way that God will see you. “So, I decided I have to do some service that will be recognized by you, Guru Mahārāja. Śrīla Prabhupāda said in one of the class quoting Caitanya-caritāmṛta, “yāre dekha tāre kaha kṛṣṇa-upadeśa”. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu induced all the animals to chant hare Kṛṣṇa in Jhārikhaṇḍa forest. At least we should try to induce human being to chant hare Kṛṣṇa māha-mantra. When I was hearing this in the morning, I desired that this I will do with firm conviction. From that day onwards, whoever comes to ISKCON temple, I am enticing MOST of the visitors to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. If I look at myself, I don’t have any capacity on my own; It’s all your mercy flowing on me, Guru Mahārāja.
I have strong desire to preach, distribute books and prasāda to the public and also teach māhā-mantra meditation in all the yoga centers around the world. I would require your special mercy on me on your appearance day. All glories to Guru Mahārāja and All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Your insignificant servant,
Caitya-Guru Gaura Dāsa, (dīkṣa)
ISKCON - New Rājāpur Jagannātha Dham,
Bangalore, India.
