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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Gaurāṅga Kiśora Dāsa ( - India)

Hare Kṛṣṇa. Dandavat-praṇāma to Guru Mahārāja.
We offer our humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
We bow down to His Grace Amṛteśa Kṛṣṇa Prabhuji, His Grace Karuṇākara Acyuta Prabhuji, and all Vaiṣṇavas.

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe

Our dear spiritual father,

All scriptures proclaim that the position of guru is always greater than that of God Himself. As Kabīra has said:

"Guru Govind dou khade, kāke lāgo pāya?
Balihārī guru āpane, Govind diyō batāya."

"If both Guru and Govind appear before me, whose feet should I touch first? I bow to my Guru first, for he is the one who showed me Govind."

Without the mercy of the guru, we cannot advance in any field—then what to speak of spiritual advancement?

We know we do not possess any qualities to deserve a spiritual master like you, but still, you accepted us. That is your causeless, selfless mercy upon us.

You are accepting so many fallen souls and lifting them from darkness to light. You embody unlimited divine virtues—tolerance, kindness, surrender, and sincerity.

You are most dear to Śrīla Prabhupāda by your service and dedication. You have fulfilled the instructions given by Śrīla Prabhupāda with utmost sincerity and discipline.

In the JSSS class conducted by our śikṣā-guru, HG Amṛteśa Kṛṣṇa Prabhu, we heard about your divine quality of tolerance. Though you were appointed and removed from the position of temple president multiple times, you never complained. Your only focus remained: how to serve and please your spiritual master.

You were never attached to name or fame. No one else could perform such humble and selfless service as you have rendered—and are still rendering—to your Guru Mahārāja.

Thank you so much, Guru Mahārāja, for giving us the fortune to accept you as our spiritual master.
We promise to bind ourselves to your lotus footprints for life and follow your guidance sincerely.

You are so extraordinary—Kṛṣṇa’s divine mercy is upon you, and by your compassion, you are showering that mercy upon us.

Thank you, Guru Mahārāja, for making us your spiritual children and blessing us beyond what we deserve. We remain ever grateful.

Your humble servants,
Gaurāṅga Kiśora dāsa
Kāruṇyā Lakṣmī-priyā devī dāsī