69th Vyāsa-pūjā Homage, 2018
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Guru Mahārāja, my spiritual father,
Please accept my most humble obeisance to the dust of your lotus feet. In the year 2017, I and my family were so fortunate to have your personal darśana in June, 2017 during your visit to Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa Yātrā. During that visit, you travelled from US, though time travel to Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa is very long and also due to the political instability of the country prevented many to visit Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa, but you still decided to visit Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa Yātrā. This mere act of taking risk, shows how compassionate to your disciples and eagerness to uplift all from worldly attachments. We will never forget this Guru Mahārāja and during your visit, you made sure that all the devotees are satisfied.
Your commitment to Śrīla Prabhupāda is extraordinary and exemplary. You have declared war against the Māyā following your spiritual master’s instructions and you kept always very successful (Jayapatākā) by defeating māyā in all respects. During your health crisis, Māyā thought she defeated you by keeping you in the wheel chair. But, you again bounced with more and more successes, even in wheel chair with increased enthusiasm, without showing any tinge of your bodily suffering. Finally, māyā succumbed by seeing your devotion to Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga.
Your mission by congregation preaching through Bhakti-vṛkṣa program is a serious expression of your commitment to your Śrīla Prabhupāda. You visited, visiting, all these days to give the message of Lord Gaurāṅga to increase/spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world.
As mentioned in Śrī Gurvaṣṭaka, it is said that
yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo
yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ‘pi
dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaṁ
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam
“By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Kṛṣṇa. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus”.
Though I am not remembering and glorifying you, unqualified, not loyal and no honesty in dealings, but we are given an opportunity through our śikṣa-guru His Grace Vaikuṇṭhapati Prabhujī, to have you as our spiritual master. We seek your mercy and blessings to advance in spiritual life and to serve the mission you promised to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
We moved our accommodation to new place, and many of our group devotees lost their jobs, left Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa due to oil and gas industry crisis. But by your mercy, blessings, could consolidate to make our group this year and multiplied again into 3 groups with Kola-Cakra- Mathurā, Vṛndāvana and Dvārakā. All of us are always, surviving by your mercy only Guru Mahārāja.
Guru Mahārāja on this special day of yours, I humbly beg you for the following benedictions that:
1. To give humble state of mind to follow your instructions to my heart and soul without any deviation and to help you in Śrīla Prabhupāda mission.
2. To fulfill the desire of Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa Yātrā 222 -2022 Bhakti-vṛkṣa in Kṛṣṇa-kathā deśa. I also seek your blessings and empowerment for the fulfillment of challenge in taking up 10 Bhakti-vṛkṣa groups in our cakra in the 2018.
3. To give us success in our effort in new Bhakti-vṛkṣa in a new place (Dukhan) Bhakti-vṛkṣa. These tasks are only possible by your causeless mercy. I seek permanent shelter at your lotus feet, again and again. Guru Mahārāja,
Guru Mahārāja, My entire family (wife, Ujjvala Kālindī Devī Dāsī, your aspirant children, Amṛta and Aniruddha and my mother Varādhātri Paurṇamāsī Devī Dāsī) joins me on the auspicious day of your 69th vyāsa-pūjā, in praying to Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Śrī Gaura Nitāi, Narasiṁhadeva and Pañca-tattva for your complete recovery of your health so that you will be in your best of spirits and also complete the “Lord Caitanya” book which would be a greatest treasure for entire Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava community in future.
Your insignificant disciples,
Rādhāpati Śyāma Dāsa