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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Akarshit (Jammu - India)

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ
paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande
śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam

oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ

śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaṁ
sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale
svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ
dadāti sva-padāntikam

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda
śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa,
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma,
Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare

After wandering millions of times in the wombs of different mothers, by the causeless mercy of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva, Śrī Guru-paramparā, Śrīla Prabhupāda and you, I got your shelter. I, being most fortunate, was accepted by you in the paramparā of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

By being connected to devotees, I developed a desire to know about the disguised incarnation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and His confidential gaura-līlā. That desire has been fulfilled by hearing from you. I feel a deep connection to you—mysteriously, you always answer my doubts, identify and correct my crookedness or sahajiyā-bhāva, and guide me on the right path of executing devotional service.

Your life is exemplary, full of surrender to the instructions of Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your mood of dedicatedly serving Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission is extraordinary.

Materially thinking, it appears difficult to see you serving Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission in your current health condition—it is completely inconceivable to see such service. Even young people can't serve like you. You came from the spiritual world just to bring fallen souls like me back to the service of Kṛṣṇa.

By your causeless mercy, I am trying to serve in ISKCON Jammu, currently engaged in the services of book distribution, Matchless Gift Shop, house programs, and IYF.

I live a little far from the temple, so I try to follow Śrīla Prabhupāda’s morning and evening program as it is, and I try to hear Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta class and weekly Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class on Saturdays.

I am chanting 16 rounds and following the four regulative principles for more than one year.

I beg for your mercy to give me kṛpā-bindu so that I may become bereft of material desires and serve Hari, Guru, and Vaiṣṇavas unconditionally and without offenses.

Your insignificant sheltered disciple,
Akarṣit Bargotra
Jammu, J&K
India