When we go out and preach to people about Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, ISKCON and Śrīla Prabhupāda, they are amazed. Especially when they hear about Śrīla Prabhupāda, they are left breathless. Śrīla Prabhupāda’s contribution to this world is glorious — he gave us the philosophy, the books, the devotees, the temples.... But as far as I can see, Śrīla Prabhupāda’s singular most glorious contribution is his own dear spiritual son, Jayapatākā Swami Śrīla Ācāryapāda.
Śrīla Ācāryapāda, you have clearly grasped the essence of the philosophy of the Gauḍīya Sampradāya. You are so strongly and deeply fixed in the understanding of the philosophy, that a discerning person will certainly not fail to perceive the touch of transcendence permeating all your activities. Śrīla Acaryapada, you have so perfectly imbibed the vision of Śrīla Prabhupāda for the propagation of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness all over the world. As you have knowledge, personal realization and vision, you are certainly the most qualified person to guide the conditioned souls to Kṛṣṇa.
This you are doing so wonderfully, that we are forced to see so much in common with the activities of Nārada Muni in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Nārada Muni is travelling from place to place and preaching the message of the Lord. As Śrīla Prabhupāda specially instructed you, you are following in the footsteps of Nārada Muni. The unfavourable weather in the Society can neither deter nor diminish your preaching programmes, just as the strongest of tempests does not affect Nārada Muni’s mission. So you are the most qualified person to lead the preaching of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness anywhere in the world.
Even if it is for one or two days, your visit or even information of your visit to our temple, transforms the consciousness of all the devotees. It produces a very significant and tangible effect on me — an increment to my spiritual perception. This is no sentiment, but a verifiable and repeatable phenomena. Such is the potency of Your Divine Grace. So you are certainly the empowered person to transform the conditioned souls.
With all humility, I stand before you, a most thickly conditioned soul — please make me a devotee.
Your humble servant,
Cañcalapati Dāsa