Daṇḍavat Praṇāma Guru Mahārāja
Please accept my respectful obeisances
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda
All glories to Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga
As I start to compile my Vyāsa pūja offering to your divine lotus feet, I feel short of words as witnessing your greatness over the years I have understood that my words will be insignificant and in fact will not even come close to what your stature as a devotee is.
Guru Mahārāja, you have been very kind to me in many many ways, giving me your precious association in so many ways. As the days pass by as it becomes difficult for you Guru Mahārāja to even breathe you are planning to unlimitedly expand Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu's movement. Your sincerity and your dedication to Śrīla Prabhupāda and his sincere followers is a worship able testimony for all of to understand what it means to be an ISKCON devotee.
In a recent lecture I was hearing on 4th canto I was hearing how Guru Mahārāja was feeling greatly pained by the incident where Lord Śiva is getting cursed by Dakṣa. I was awestruck by that, even today when I recall that opening statement of that lecture I still find myself amazed. I have heard this pastime many times, spoken about it to others a few times and heard it from others many times as well. But despite all this I never felt bad that Lord Śiva was getting cursed. I did everything - taking out lessons from the pastime, trying to see not to offend devotees etc…. but it still amazes me how you felt pain hearing about Lord Śiva getting cursed. This showed me personally how closely you study Śrila Prabhupāda books and how much heart you have for all the characters in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam!!!! This also showed that for you Guru Mahārāja these scriptures are not some story books but real incidents in history and more so particularly applicable to devotees.
As I see and try to learn how you Guru Mahārāja live only for fulfilling the instructions of Śrīla Prabhupāda, I can only try to and aspire for such values to be instilled in my heart by the Lord.
As I look back I understand I have got much much more than I deserve as a devotee, disciple etc….as I look ahead I can only pray to your divine lotus feet to reveal me what I need to do in service to your lotus feet. The fixity and strength you have in service to Śrīla Prabhupāda, I can only look upto it and be amazed by it and wait for your causeless mercy to have the same fixed in my heart.
I don’t know what to respond to your prompt mails to all reports that I send you Guru Mahārāja. Living with you for many months I understood no one can be like this on the material bodily concept of life. Though I send tiny insignificant reports you still take out your precious time to look at them respond to them and even ask questions about the same.
Guru Mahārāja you have done everything that a Guru needs to do for his disciples
Setting a high personal example of being a disciple to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Uplifting everyone with genuineness and making all efforts to take as many as possible closer to Kṛṣṇa.
Being available for all clarifications.
Going out of the way to give mercy despite all disqualifications one may have.
Stood by deep scriptural values in the gravest of your adversities.
The list goes on and on……
Guru Mahārāja you have repeated many times that you want your disciples to study Śrīla Prabhupāda books scrutinisingly and become gurus. I am trying my best to represent you and Śrīla Prabhupāda to the best of my capacity. I do fail many times to be a transparent media, but I have all faith one day by causeless mercy of many types - your instruction, your example, Śrīla Prabhupāda books, holyname, dhāma, devotees blessings, doing services sincerely etc……I’ll at least develop a desire to be a worthy offering.
On this most auspicious appearance of yours I ask more and more of your blessings and prayers which I personally have understood to be the major source of my continuing till now. Hopefully I ll become a little better devotee ,disciple by next Vyāsa pūjā.
Thank you so much for holding me to your divine instructions and giving me faith in their transcendental potency. Its your causeless mercy that’s holding me to your divine lotus feet, I can only ask for more and more.
Thanking you once again.
Your Spiritual Son
Keśava Kṛpāsindhu Dāsa