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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Manohara Śrī Gaura Dāsa (Bangalore - Sri Jagannath Mandir Seshadripuram - India)

My Dear Spiritual Father,

Koṭi-koṭi daṇḍavat-praṇāms at your lotus feet.
Please accept this heartfelt offering on the auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā.

  1. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “A first-class Vaiṣṇava is he whose very presence makes others chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.”
    Guru Mahārāja, your very presence makes everyone ecstatic, as their thoughts automatically dwell on Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pure devotee. And when you raise your hands, everyone spontaneously begins chanting the holy names of Lord Gaurāṅga loudly.

  2. Dear Guru Mahārāja, by your personal example, you are showing us how to lead a life of Kṛṣṇa consciousness twenty-four hours a day. Even during dialysis or therapy, you utilize every precious moment in serving the divine mission of your dear spiritual master, Śrīla Prabhupāda. You are practically demonstrating the verse:

“ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati”
—that devotional service cannot be checked by any material condition.

  1. Even amidst challenging health conditions, you remain determined to complete the śāstric certifications up to Bhakti-sārvabhauma. You are also showing us how to systematically study the scriptures in pursuit of that goal. I pray that I may receive even a small measure of your determination and enthusiasm in reading Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books.

On this blissful day of your divine appearance, I humbly request your blessings so that I may perform my sādhana with love and devotion—always hankering for the dust of your lotus feet, as Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has sung:

śuddha-bhakata-caraṇa-reṇu, bhajana-anukūla

Your insignificant servant,
Manohara Śrīgaura dāsa