Vyāsa-pūjā 2025
Pavana Gaura Gopāla Dāsa & Śrīmatī Yaśodā Gokularāṇī Devī Dāsī (Arizona, USA)
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
I regret that I had only one day’s notice to prepare this homage. Therefore, let me be honest, concise, and beneficial to others in glorifying your divine qualities.
Certainly, you are the eternal energy of Nitāi-Gaurāṅga, the shining lamp of Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Parivrājakācārya Aṣṭottara-śata Śrī Śrīmad His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda’s compassion.
There is no doubt that the goal of life is unalloyed loving service to the Supreme Lords. Such a rare opportunity is given by pure devotees whose only objective is to help us attain that goal. Out of deep compassion, they sacrifice everything to help fallen souls return to the kingdom of God.
You, my dear Guru Mahārāja, are the ideal and superlative example of such paramahaṁsas—great souls whose kindness knows no limits. You are a savior, risking life and limb to serve the spiritual master’s mission and deliver us from this terrible ocean of birth and death. You are our only escape from this hellish revolving prison.
The debt we owe you is immeasurable, yet we remain stubborn and ungrateful. I beg to thank you for this golden opportunity… although I do not always show it.
Personal Update
By your mercy, my progress in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is coming along nicely. I am:
✅ Chanting sixteen rounds daily
✅ Following the four regulative principles
✅ Serving by taking care of a homeless senior devotee here in Rio Rico, Arizona at our home (Yaśodā Gokularāṇī Devī Dāsī and Pavana Gaura Gopāla Dāsa’s residence).
Please bless us in this endeavor. More and more every day, we depend on your guidance. Lust, greed, and anger are still challenges, but I am determined to defeat them by following your instructions and impeccable example. The more I purify myself by chanting, the more I can serve you. Old habits die hard, but with your continued blessings, we will make it—by your care and our sincerity.
Health Update
I am also losing a lot of weight, and I believe the cancer from 2019 has returned (head and neck cancer that you saved me from by giving me your mahā-prasādam in Atlanta, November 2019).
However, I only pray that I do not forget you or Kṛṣṇa—at the time of death or even in my next life.
Just as you once said about His Divine Grace, “What would we do without Śrīla Prabhupāda?” I declare today:
"What would we do without you? How could we live? Where would we go? How could we find satisfaction? Who would truly love us? Where would we find another Jayapataka Swami, who serves without ulterior motives or expectations of remuneration?"
Certainly, we would be lost and devastated, like animals without answers. So let me remember you, until I can never forget you—naturally.
Invitation & Prayers for Your Health
I eagerly look forward to seeing you in America (Arizona area) in the near future and associating with you one last time. It would be our greatest honor to host you in our home, just as we did at the guesthouse in New Vṛndāvana, West Virginia (2015 or 2016, I’m not sure which year).
So you are hereby officially invited to our humble residence.
I also pray to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva for your speedy recovery. I truly believe that you will recover due to the sincere prayers and extra efforts/sacrifices of your loving disciples.
I only hope to remember these two important teachings:
1️⃣ “There is no service without love, and there is no love without service.”
2️⃣ “Always remember Kṛṣṇa and never forget Him.”
Final Words
Kindly be gracious upon this fool (and fools like me) and allow us to serve you with gratitude. We kindly request your guidance.
Once again, thank you again and again!
Jaya Gaura-dhāma!
Jaya Jayapatākā Swami Śrīla Guru Mahārāja Ācāryapāda!
Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Your unworthy son,
Pavana Gaura Gopāla Dāsa
(and wife, Śrīmatī Yaśodā Gokularāṇī Devī Dāsī)
Rio Rico, Arizona, USA
25th February 2025
Rādhe Rādhe! Hare Kṛṣṇa! Gaaaauuuurrrāṅga!!!