I offer my respectful obeisances to my merciful spiritual father, His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Guru Mahārāja.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine gaura-kathā dhāma dāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
On this sacred day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, I am offering you my respectful homage Guru Mahārāja.
From your various addresses and classes Gurudeva, I am gradually trying to understand your mood and desire. You always desire to create thousands and millions of ācāryas. As mentioned by Śrīla Prabhupāda in one of his lecture in 1975 Apr, Māyāpur
“So, one who is spreading kṛṣṇa-upadeśa, simply repeat what is said by Kṛṣṇa, then you become ācārya. (…) Suppose you have got now ten thousand. We shall expand to hundred thousand. That is required. Then hundred thousand to million, and million to ten million. So, there will be no scarcity of ācārya, and people will understand Kṛṣṇa consciousness very easily.” (Lecture on Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 1.13 – April 6, 1975, Māyāpur)
This is a great desire and the responsibility which your holiness have taken for Śrīla Prabhupāda is incredible. A real disciple is one who shoulders the burden of the Spiritual master. I always consider myself useless as I am not even trying to become a good disciple. Still by your mercy Gurudeva I aspire to contribute more and more.
For the pleasure of Your Holiness I am involved in some services like preaching in IIT Gandhinagar and NIT Bhopal. I am about to finish Bhakti-śāstri and have started Bhakti-vaibhava recently. Also My father have started his Bhakti-śāstri course. Your holiness always stresses on reading Śrīla Prabhupāda books scrutinizingly and complete the degree courses Bhakti-śāstri, Bhakti-vaibhava, Bhakti Vedana and Bhakti-sarvabhauma. I desire to please your holiness by reading the books deeply, personally and through these degree courses and can transmit the message as it is.
Your holiness mentioned in a Vyāsa-pūjā lecture at Māyāpur: “The Guru is respected as much as God, Why? Only for this qualification: that he does not speak any nonsense. He speaks only what he has heard from the ācāryas”
This instruction and quality of yours I beg to imbibe Gurudeva.
Also your holiness mentioned, Do not commit violence but preach. “If a preacher has the knowledge and is able to assist someone to go beyond birth and death, but does nothing to help, he is committing violence to that person”. I desire to assist and expand preaching sincerely to fulfill your this instruction Gurudeva.
I read in your book, Towards Kṛṣṇa’s abode, “If one is determined he is taken to a bonafide spiritual master and is blessed the association of advanced devotees”. I am eternally grateful that your holiness accepted me as your disciple and I sincerely beg empowerment to meet your expectations and can please the paramparā.
I am just concluding with some of the vows Gurudeva which I mentioned in one of my mail to your holiness in the beginning of 2023. I have also mentioned some deadlines so that I can push myself to complete them.
1) Scrutinizing complete all Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhagavad-gītā lecture transcripts (Around 450 in Nos.) by 31 dec ‘23.
2) Read 50 Guru Mahārāja lecture transcripts from JPS Archives thoroughly by 31 dec ‘23
3) Preaching : At least 8 boys to min 4 rounds chanting by 31 dec ‘23
4) Book distribution: 50 Bhagavad-gītās/SB by 31 dec ‘23
5) Learn drive car and cook 5 unique sweets by 31 dec’23
I sincerely seek forgiveness for all my offences unto your holiness and Vaiṣṇavas. I always seek prayers to become humble transparent servant of your holiness and the paramparā.
Thank you so much Gurudeva
Eternally indebted
Your fallen and unworthy disciple praying for your mercy eternally
Harṣavardhana Gaurāṅga Dāsa
Connected to ISKCON Ujjain, India (Writing from Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
