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 Prabhupāda! All glories to Guru and Gaurāṅga! Guru Mahārāja, all Glories to you.
We are blessed to get this auspicious opportunity to make the humble Vyāsa-pūjā offering unto your revered, divine, and transcendental lotus feet.
I think after many, many births we had the good fortune to come to know about ISKCON and Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and even more auspicious was coming across and finding the most difficult task for a devotee, a guru like You, Mahārāja. We want to thank you for bestowing Your mercy upon us and accepting us as your disciple, in guru-paramparā. You are 24/7 Kṛṣṇa conscious. Traveling, preaching, Hospitalized. Your unique way of finding newer ways, opportunities to preach and distribute love and message of Lord Gaurāṅga throughout the world to all jīvas. Trying to emulate. It is so heartening to hear your godbrothers nicely disseminating your pass times, one such being, Bengal floods, you not caring for your personal protection, distributed days after days prasāda to the flood devastated population of Navadvīpa and nearby areas. Just a few months back we heard your magnanimity towards devotees, “Any offence by my disciples, knowingly or unknowingly I will pardon.” As read from Caitanya-caritāmṛta, a spiritual master is not an enjoyer of facilities offered by his disciples, He is like a parent. As without the attentive service of his parents a child cannot grow to manhood, similarly, without the care of the spiritual master in you Mahārāja, one cannot rise to the plane of transcendental service. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 1.1.46, purport). Your vision as also learnt from senior devotee, in the year 1986 when the ISKCON was in thatched roof shelters, you predicated, Bangalore will become a Kṛṣṇa conscious city. Trying our best. I pray to your lotus feet to bless us and empower us so that we be able to serve you, and the Vaiṣṇava, to Your heart’s satisfaction, in your millions of disciples/followers I too be able to serve You in fulfilling “Your” commitment to Śrīla Prabhupāda to help “Him” fulfil “His” commitment to “His” Guru Mahārāja. On this auspicious occasion of your 75th Vyāsa-pūjā we wish you Happy appearance day. Praying for your good health.
Your Most Insignificant servant,
Amala Ātmā Hari dāsa,
Cinmayī Citrā Sakhi Devī Dāsī,
Bangalore, India.