Hare Kṛṣṇa Guru Mahārāja
Please accept our respectful obeisances
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
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
Thank you for another blissful year under your shelter Guru Mahārāja.
This year we had the opportunity to meet you personally when you came to Bangalore for the new temple opening and also for the Bhumi pooja event of ISKCON Whitefield. We are very inspired looking at your preaching spirit though you have so many difficulties.
We are trying our best to serve you by following your instruction of preaching at Panathur Center in Bangalore. In this endeavor, we are able to realize your mercy flowing through us without which we would never be able to do any service. You instruct us and also empower us to follow your instructions. I (Balavān Bālājī dāsa) am currently undergoing Bhakti-śāstrī study and my wife (Indumukhi Lakṣmī Devī Dāsī) is preparing for Bhakti Vaibhav study under the Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha under the guidance of His Grace Gaurāṅga Darshan prabhuji. We are able to preach better after we started this in-depth study of the scriptures. We are able to practically realize the knowledge of the scriptures while trying to execute your instruction of Śāstrīc study.
Recently we heard how Guru’s mercy has no limit. A real incident where a death-sentenced person, could come out of jail by your mercy O Guru Mahārāja. That too, he visited holy Dhāma, Śrīdhāma Māyāpur by your mercy. When I read, that article it made me realize that, how much merciful you are, Guru Mahārāja. You are ready to initiate a person even if he is sentenced to death. Unimaginable mercy. This incident showed us, just follow the process to please the Guru, Gaurāṅga, and Kṛṣṇa. Then, even the impossible becomes possible by your mercy. Thank you, Guru Mahārāja, for the living example to understand, how mercy flows through Guru.
We have been engaged as Gītā course instructors under ISKCON Whitefield in Panathur Centre for the past 2 years. We have been empowered to lead the Bhakti-vṛkṣa Servant Leader also for the past 4 years. Recently we have been given additional responsibility as Sector Servants (3 Bhakti-vṛkṣa under us). Again, without your mercy, we cannot do any sevā. During these endeavors, we are sincerely endeavoring our little part to assist you in making Bengaluru as first Kṛṣṇa Conscious City. Also, we had a small sevā opportunity in the Dhāma to contribute to the harmonium for the Surabhi Kunj.
When it comes to your glories, it is unlimited. You are the epitome of compassion, mercy, and an Exalted Vaiṣṇava (Mahā Bhagavat). All 26 Vaiṣṇava qualities are manifested in you very nicely. There are a lot of incidences, where our senior Godbrothers had explained us, how glorious you are. When we hear all of them, we become more and more, attracted to your qualities. Somehow, we are aspiring to serve you more and please you more.
Guru Mahārāja, on our initiation day, you gave 3 instructions.
1. Complete, Bhakti-śāstrī, Bhakti-vaibhav, Bhakti-vedānta, Bhakti-sarvabhauma
2. Read all Śrīla Prabhupāda books
3. Assist you in making Bengaluru the first Kṛṣṇa Conscious City.
We are in the process of implementing your instructions one by one.
Thank you, Guru Mahārāja, for accepting us (the most fallen souls) as your disciples.
We are humbly seeking your blessings to serve you more and more.
Kindly beg you to forgive us for any offenses we committed. Please bless us for more intense, focused sādhana, develop more and more taste, and spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness like wildfire.
Your insignificant servants (Initiated),
Balavān Bālājī dāsa
Indumukhi Lakṣmī Devī Dāsī
Our son – G. B. Jayanth
