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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Rāma Dīnanātha Dāsa ( - India)

I pay my respectful obeisances to Guru Mahārāja.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!

What I am today is all due to the efforts and mercy of His Grace Amṛteśa Kṛṣṇa Prabhu. By his mercy, I received initiation from His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Guru Mahārāja. I am so grateful to my śikṣā-guru, His Grace Amṛteśa Kṛṣṇa Prabhu.

I never imagined that I would have such a great guru in my life. But it is truly a miracle that I have been accepted by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja.

Our Guru Mahārāja has more than 60,000 initiated disciples all over the world. The TOVP exists today as a result of his tireless efforts. Despite his serious health challenges, he has traveled across the world to expand the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Guru Mahārāja is always there to help the needy. Though seated in a wheelchair, his achievements reveal that he is no ordinary person—he is empowered by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

Guru Mahārāja sets aside his ailing condition and is always ready to serve for the sake of Kṛṣṇa. He is so merciful that he continues to give initiation to sincere souls.

I am most fortunate to have received the shelter of such a guru. Guru Mahārāja, I bow before you and beg for your forgiveness for the sins I commit in my daily life. Please grant me shelter at your lotus feet. I am so fallen, but if you wish to bestow your mercy upon me, only then can I make advancement in bhakti.

Guru Mahārāja, I assure you that I will always follow in your footsteps. Your expectations are my goal, and I will leave no stone unturned to fulfill them, but I know that only by your mercy can I succeed. I pray to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva to bless you with good health so that we fallen souls may continue to benefit from your divine association. May Gauraṅga always shower His blessings upon you, Guru Mahārāja.

Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Your humble servant,
Rāma Dīnanātha Dāsa