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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Mithilā Kumārī Sītā Devī Dāsī (Kṛṣṇa Kathā Deśa - Middle East)

oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ

Hare Kṛṣṇa Guru Mahārāja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

On this auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā, I offer my heartfelt gratitude for the shelter and opportunity you have provided me to serve in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission and live in the association of devotees within the ISKCON community. Only through your guidance have I come to understand that true bhakti and the path to Bhagavān can only be attained by serving and taking shelter of the guru. Your unwavering dedication to your Guru Mahārāja inspires me daily to deepen my own commitment to spiritual life.

Though I have only had limited opportunities to serve you—such as helping prepare prasādam once—I sincerely hope that in the future, I will be blessed with more opportunities to offer my humble service to you. Even though I have had few direct darśanas with you, I find great joy and solace in the Connect program that I attend every Ekādaśī in my yātrā, where I receive your guidance, instructions, and solutions to my doubts and problems in life.

I pray to you for shelter—that my chanting and sādhana may always remain steady, despite my lack of knowledge and language barriers that sometimes hinder my ability to attend your classes or read books. I pray that I may remain consistent and never give up on my practice.

I also seek your blessings to faithfully perform the Narasiṁha Āratī daily, specifically for you, without missing a day. Above all, I pray for your long life, health, and continued guidance so that I may serve you and Śrīla Prabhupāda to the best of my ability.

Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Your insignificant servant,
Mithilā-kumārī Sītā-devī Dāsī
Kṛṣṇa-kathā Deśa