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Vyāsa-pūjā 2024

Viṣṇulokapati dāsa (Unsorted - India)

Dear Guru Mahārāja,

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

On this auspicious occasion of your 75th Vyāsa-pūjā, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. I am not qualified to write or glorify you but making a humble attempt to do so.

My husband, your disciple Viṣṇulokapati Dāsa, who is ailing with Parkinsons is not in a position to write his offering so kindly accept this offering on behalf of both of us.

We moved to Coimbatore in 2022 after residing in UAE for 35 years. We were attached to Gaurāṅgadeśa there. We have been unable to visit the local temple here or offer our services on account of my husband’s ill health. I am offering my services to Lord Viṣṇu in the form of Guruvāyūrappan at the temple here in our gated community. Fortunately, by your mercy the temple is just outside our villa. I have been collecting flowers, making garlands, stitching Deities clothes, making bhoga occasionally, washing deities clothes, cleaning temple premises, lighting lamps for the altar and preparing water in kalaśa for Deities abhiṣeka.

When we see messages of your travel and your zeal and enthusiasm to preach, it leaves us spellbound. You have been a true warrior in Śrīla Prabhupādas army. Gurudeva your health is a concern for all of us and I have been chanting extra round for your good health and praying to Lord Guruvāyūrappan to protect you and keep you safe in his care.

We can see that by the Lord’s arrangements, many of the instruction given by Śrīla Prabhupāda to you in developing Māyāpur is bearing fruit. We can see the progress in the Māyāpur Chandrodhaya Mandir and the Māyāpur hospital under your able guidance. We see that in spite of your busy schedule you make the time to lecture every day. We see your amazing preaching skills whether your in the hospital, travelling or in Māyāpur you engage everyone in the service of the Lord.

On this auspicious occasion of your 75th Vyāsa-pūjā, I pray to Rādhā Mādhava, Aṣṭa-sakhis, Pañca-tattva and Lord Narasiṁha Deities to bestow upon you good health. Please give us your mercy and keep us under the shelter of your lotus feet for time immemorial.

Your humble servants,

Viṣṇulokapati Dāsa

Citramālinī Devī Dāsī