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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Devānanda Rāma Dāsa (New Jersey - United States of America)

Dear Guru Mahārāja,

Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of Your lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to Your Divine Grace.

On this auspicious day of Your appearance, I would like to express a few words of appreciation for all the mercy You have bestowed upon fallen, conditioned souls like me.

First of all, I am deeply thankful to You for accepting me as Your disciple. This alone shows how truly merciful You are. I am completely dependent upon Your mercy. I need Your help to improve my sādhana and come closer to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Thank You for giving me the path to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His eternal abode of Goloka Vṛndāvana.

With Your blessings, I am able to chant my sixteen rounds of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra:

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

Please continue to shower Your mercy upon this fallen soul. By sincerely following Your instructions, I pray that I may be able to sustain and grow in my spiritual life.

I am fool number one, and without Your causeless mercy, I have no hope. I humbly beg for that causeless mercy. Through Your mercy, I can then beg the mercy of Śrīla Prabhupāda, the previous ācāryas, and Śrī Śrī Gaura-Nitāi and Pañca-tattva.

As Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says in his prayers, in essence I should:

  1. Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.

  2. Serve Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas.

  3. Study the teachings of Kṛṣṇa, like the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Guru Mahārāja, by Your mercy, my Kṛṣṇa consciousness is getting better every day. With Your continued blessings, I am improving in my sādhana. But I still need Your mercy—always.


Your servant,
Devānanda Rāma dāsa
Nidhi Sohni (Aspiring)

My Parents: Bhojraj Sohni & Suśīlā Devī (Aspiring)
My Children: Darsh, Kṛṣṇa & Mādhava
Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA