nama oṁ vishnu-padaya
Kṛṣṇa-presthaya bhu-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-
swaminn iti namine
nama ācāryapadaya
nitāi-kṛpa-pradayine
gaura-kathā-dhāma daya
nagara-grama tarine
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept our humble daṇḍavat praṇāmas! All glories to you!
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All glories to your 73rd Vyāsa-pūjā!
After long two years of COVID 19 panic-induced worldwide lockdowns, trauma, and discord, we are beginning to learn to live as normal as possible. If nothing else, the COVID 19 experience reinforced living in the material world is fraught with miseries (duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam).
However, we adopted and celebrated Gaura Pūrṇimā and Govardhana Pūjā as outdoor backyard events with enthusiastic participation from invited devotees and locals. We distributed 200 small books for 200 homes in our neighborhood on the occasion of Gītā Jayanthi. After 12 months of lockdowns, we have begun going to the local temple for deity darśan and to get a glimpse of the lotus feet of Gaura Nitāi and Rādhā Mādhava Hari.
We are doing our best to keep up our sadhana, home deity worship, Vaiṣṇava sevā, and śāstra studies. We continue to make avail of virtual saṅgas, and your nectarine Caitanya book narrations.
We continue to contribute to TOVP and Vishakapatnam Temple constructions. This year we have contributed 10,00,000 rupees as a gift matching challenge for Vishakapatnam to raise another 10,00,000 lac rupees for much-needed funds to cover construction projects expenses.
Raganuga Gaura continued with his service (mostly project management and secretarial service) to CDM under the direction of His Grace Sevā Svarūpa Prabhu.
Sobhini Rādhā Devī Dāsī's daily regular śātra study with our extended family in India via Zoom continued. At least 15 to 20 people join every day and read Kṛṣṇa, Bhagavad Gītā, and Gaura Līlā books. Now we started Śrīmad-bhāgavatam. She distributed 8 Telugu Śrīmad-bhāgavatam Sets, 16 Bhagavad - Gītā, 32 Other Books by Śrīla Prabhupāda. In our library in front of our home so far distributed 8 medium and small books.
We are having monthly JSSS AZ saṅga virtual gatherings, sharing our realizations of your mercy to stay inspired.
Guru Mahārāja, from the depths of our hearts, we are grateful to you for your mercy and inspiration. We are forever indebted to you and hope we can be of more service to you in your service to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Guru Mahārāja, we petition to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava Hari, Śrī Śrī Gaura Nitāi, Śrī Śrī Nimāi Nitāi, Sr Śrī Kṛṣṇa Balarāma, if they are willing, continue to empower you thru your exemplary acts to guide us in our devotional service and allow us to assist you in your service to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Śrīla Jayapatākā Swami Guru Mahārāja 73rd Vyāsa-pūjā ki Jaya!
Your undeserving spiritual children
Ragānuga Gaura dāsa
Sobhinī Rādhā Devī dāsī
Dīkṣā disciple of Śrīla Jayapatākā Swami Ācāryapād
USA