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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Yogeśvara Gopīnātha Dāsa (London - Bhaktivedanta Manor - United Kingdom)

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


My dear spiritual father, Śrīla Guru Mahārāja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!

It is my great fortune to write this offering on the auspicious occasion of your glorious 76th Vyāsa-pūjā.

Śrīla Gurudeva, by your mercy, last year ended on a very positive note, as our association of devotees grew beautifully. We engaged in various temple services and new preaching programs in different areas, including Western outreach. Your online classes continue to provide energy and encouragement in our devotional lives. Despite the challenges of health, you have been giving darśana on YouTube and Facebook, showering your unlimited mercy and blessings upon us all. Hearing from you about Lord Caitanya’s pastimes fills our hearts with ecstasy and strengthens our connection to the paramparā. I am deeply indebted to your divine grace for bestowing upon us this nectar of Kṛṣṇa consciousness with so much love and care.

I cannot imagine what I would do without your guidance, mercy, and blessings, Śrīla Gurudeva. I once had a dream in which you were blessing me for my services—even though I am so fallen and unqualified, still, you mercifully accept me as your child and accept my humble offerings. This deeply touched my heart, and I remain forever grateful to you, Śrīla Gurudeva. All I need in my life is your merciful glance, for that alone will dispel all anxieties and bring pure bliss into my life.

By your mercy, my family is also becoming favorable to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Last year, all of them visited Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma for the Pāda-pīṭham installation and took the association of senior Vaiṣṇavas. Although they could not personally meet you due to your health, they are eagerly looking forward to meeting you next year in Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma to receive your blessings. Please bless my entire family, Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, so that they may become connected to the Guru-paramparā and receive the mercy of Nitāi-Gaura!

My father is also eager to visit Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma for the TOVP inauguration. It fills my heart with ecstasy to hear him glorify Kṛṣṇa and Śrīla Prabhupāda! You are truly inviting the whole world to Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, ensuring that everyone receives the supreme mercy of Lord Caitanya. I vividly remember one of your room conversations, where you spoke about the unlimited mercy of Lord Caitanya—how fortunate we are to be connected to Him through your divine grace!

We have been actively engaging in maṅgala-ārati, japa marathons, kīrtana programs, festival celebrations, and Śrīla Prabhupāda nights, along with other regular spiritual activities. All of this is only possible by your mercy and blessings, Śrīla Gurudeva.

We are also attempting Western outreach preaching by your blessings, Śrīla Gurudeva. There are regular attendees for these programs who have started reading Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books and chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. These are sincere souls seeking spiritual shelter. Please bless them so they may become connected to the Guru-paramparā, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and Kṛṣṇa and perfect their lives. Please bless me as well, so that I may continue this service for your pleasure.

My daughter has also been enthusiastically participating in kīrtana programs and inspiring her classmates to embrace Kṛṣṇa consciousness through chanting and reading. She speaks about you, Śrīla Gurudeva, to all her classmates and encourages them never to give up, no matter the challenges of life. When she last met you, you instructed her to preach, and she is so happy and grateful to have received this instruction from you, Śrīla Gurudeva.

Your divine grace, you are always personally guiding and caring for each and every disciple and well-wisher. This is truly heart-touching and extraordinary.

Please bless me and our entire group so that we may bring more and more souls—including Western people—into Kṛṣṇa consciousness this year in London, as an offering to Śrīla Prabhupāda, by sincerely following your instructions.

Thank you very much, Śrīla Guru Mahārāja.

Your insignificant servant,
Yogeśvara Gopīnātha Dāsa (Dīkṣā disciple)
London, UK