Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācārya-pādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale
svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam
By Your Causeless Mercy
By Your causeless mercy, You have engaged me in the Tourism Division service to facilitate visitors and donors in experiencing the bliss of visiting Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.
This year, by Your divine inspiration, I have enrolled myself in the Bhakti-vaibhava course (at my own pace). I seek Your blessings so that I may pursue my studies without interruption.
Presently, we are assisting visitors who either book packages or visit the Tourism Office during their stay in Māyāpur. However, from our records, I have observed that we facilitated only 30,000 guests during the financial year 2024–2025, whereas, as per the maṅgala-ārati announcements, roughly 20,000 people visit every weekend. This means we are reaching only 1–2% of the total number of visitors.
Expanding Outreach
Guru Mahārāja, as per Your desire, this year we aim to expand our outreach, ensuring more visitors and guests hear about the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, engage in chanting the holy name, and understand the contribution of Śrīla Prabhupāda. Kindly guide us on how we may effectively reach out to many more visitors within the campus.
Guest House Project
I have discontinued the idea of constructing a 108-room guesthouse. Since 2015, I have been trying at various management levels—writing numerous emails, presentations, project reports, and layout drawings to different co-directors. However, for some reason, the project is not materializing. Despite saving ₹3 crores for this project, it remains stagnant.
After years of effort, I have lost enthusiasm to keep pleading with the management. The time and energy I invested in this could have been used for more essential services.
New Developments
Guru Mahārāja, by Your blessings, we have successfully launched the new version of www.mayapur.com. The developer has created this website using Laravel, allowing a wide range of backend reports for easy access and management.
Along with Śyāmagopikā Devī Dāsī, I have shifted my energy to developing the social media presence of ISKCON Māyāpur on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, and our website. Besides daily deity darśana posts, we also cover all events happening in Māyāpur.
We are also interviewing many unsung heroes who have worked behind the scenes since the early days of Śrī Māyāpur, along with senior devotees, to document and share the history of Māyāpur's development.
I would like to seek Your vision for promoting Śrī Māyāpur digitally. What should be our priority focus?
Gaura Maṇḍala Tours
Antaraṅga Tulasī Devī Dāsī is working hard to promote Gaura Maṇḍala tours. She has planned to add three full-day tours during Janmāṣṭamī, Rādhāṣṭamī, and Kārtika, as well as more tours during the winter season and Gaura Pūrṇimā.
This year, we are launching our first three-day tour as an offering to You during Your Vyāsa-pūjā from April 9th to 11th. However, bookings are coming in very last-minute.
Struggles in Chanting
Every morning, when I sincerely pray before You and begin chanting the holy name, I am able to chant the first few rounds attentively. However, after that, my mind starts to wander, making it difficult to maintain focus.
I humbly seek Your advice and blessings on how to keep my mind fixed on the holy name and chant without offense.
Final Prayer
Gurudeva, please bless us so that we may serve You with our heart and body for Your pleasure, ensuring that we never do anything that causes displeasure to You.
I pray to Lord Narasiṁhadeva to bless You with good health, a long life, and the strength to fulfill all of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions.
Your Insignificant Spiritual Children,
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Gopījana-vallabha Dāsa
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Śyāmagopikā Devī Dāsī
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Antaraṅga Tulasī Devī Dāsī
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Līlāmohana Lakṣmaṇa Dāsa
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Puṇyaśloka Saci Devī Dāsī