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
All Glories to Śrīla Pradhupada,All Glories to Śrīla Gurudeva
Śrīla Ācāryapāda Jayapatāka Swami Guru Mahārāja Vyāsa Pūjā Mahāmahotsava Kī Jaya!
Guru Mahārāja please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. Śrīla Gurudeva I have no qualification to glorify you, but still trying to do so for my purification, if I offend at your lotus feet.
Kindly pardon me.
Guru Mahārāja, Few days back ,someone asked me, what it means to be Soul. I tried to explain, that there are three levels to it.At first level ,it is just information (as most of the people india know that they are soul ,but they don't do anything) & at second level you try to understand it through Scriptures & Devotees. You also do activities which soul likes like practicing Devotional services. 3rd level is of Realization, which is very difficult to achieve unless & until Kṛṣṇa & Spiritual Master mercy is there. But I was not satisfied with my answer.
When I was contemplating to offer you homages for Vyāsa Pūjā, I got answer. Guru Mahārāj ,you are a perfect example who has realized not only a soul but also a eternal servant of Lord Kṛṣṇa (jīvera svarūpa haya nitya kṛṣṇa-dāsa [Cc Madhya 20.108-109]). At the time of initiation, you told us that you are not body but Soul. At that time we didn't give much importance to that. But in 2008 you got brain stroke. Your activities after that proves that you are on spiritual platform. It is not possible for an ordinary person to carry out daily activities but you are carrying out all the instruction which Śrīla Prabhupāda gave you. You have expanded your Preaching activities (online daily classes, online meetings, online book distribution etc.) .Guru Mahārāja you are more accessible than before .You are always thinking about expanding Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. It is not possible for me to write about all your activities
Guru Mahārāja, Nobody can stop you.
After two years, we visited Vṛndāvana dhāma.
By your mercy we are trying to Preach, doing temple service, book distribution and some contributions towards TOVP. From the time we are serving TOVP we often remember Māyāpur dhāma which gives us the feel of being connected to holy dhāma. This year we have started two new online Bhakti Vṛkṣa programs and connected with few new members.
Gurudeva please give us few drops of your mercy so that we could become an instrument in your hand to serve you in the mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Your insignificant servant
Padmanābha Gopāla Dāsa & Nikuñja Līlā Devī Dāsī