oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu pādāya Kṛṣṇa preṣṭāya bhu-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā swamin iti nāmine
nama ācārya padaya Nitāi kripa pradayine
Gaura kathā dhāma daya nagara grama tarine
My dear most merciful worshipable eternal Spiritual Master,
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and Guru Paramparā!
On this very auspicious occasion of 73rd Vyāsa-pūjā Celebrations, it is our greatest fortune to have this opportunity as an attempt to glorify your holiness. Your glory gets multifold further and further every year as you spread the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu far wide across the planet. The so-called health obstacles for your holiness are like the barricades on the material road, which is in turn displaying the avyabhicāriṇī bhakti. Although those health obstacles upon any ordinary man would be impossible to perform anything materially or spiritually. As mentioned in one of the messages through the online media that “an infection in the leg, paralysis on an entire side of the body and hence compromised movements leading to dependency on others, difficulty in speech, sleep issues due to underperforming lungs, a kidney and liver transplant into the body and much more”. Kali Yuga minds very easily make us forget the pains your holiness going through for the sake of purely distributing the mercy of Lord Nityānanda. Your magnanimous heart has propelled the seeds of devotion to sprout in unlimited fallen souls, who otherwise find no shelter for having tossed in the waves of material existence.
We are so grateful for your online Zoom darśana and always wondered how Your Holiness made virtual visits practically to every individual, who got in touch with you. Those few seconds are like golden moments in our lives and feel so blessed with utmost satisfaction. We are looking forward whenever Your Holiness’ health permits again.
The last one year has been with so many learnings in our lives, Śrīla Gurudeva. Ultimately, I feel that it is Supreme Lord’s test that we are able to introspect our own bhaktī and understand our shortcomings, false ego and mohā on material objects. Having said, we are very blessed to be under your divine āśraya and continue this transcendentally joyous journey in ISKCON. From a preaching perspective, myself along with few other devotees living around this precinct have faced some challenges in obtaining a suitable place for a preaching center under the umbrella of community or cultural center. Local council has declined to support the center, if hosted at a warehouse setup. So, we are now exploring further options as part of expanding in western suburbs Guru Mahārāja. On a personal level, I am hoping to focus on sādhanā and attention to children this year. Also, seeking your kind blessings to enter the Holy Dham very soon this year.
Our prayers to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Vallabhā, Gaura Niṭāī and Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā Devī for your health and looking forward of your personal association at Australia yātrā.
Your insignificant servant’s,
Guru Gaurāṅga Kṛṣṇa Dāsa (dīkṣā),
Kīrtimatī Padmā Devī Dāsī (dīkṣā),
Bhaktin Sādhya-Vilāsikā,
Bhaktin Jīvā Jananī and
Parents - Rāmasvāmi and Kamalām
ISKCON Melbourne Mahāprabhu Mandir - Australia
