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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Śubhaśrī Mādhuri Devī Dāsī (Mayapur - India)

Dear most respected and worshipable GuruMaharaj, 

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale

śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine

namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine

gaura-kathā dhāmadāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe

Please accept my respectful obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. And please accept this small homage offered on the eve of your 76th Vyas Puja Ceremony. All glories to you! All glories to the most auspicious Vyas Puja eve of yours! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am a very fallen conditioned soul living a materialistic life in this dark age of Kali. I have no qualification whatsoever to perform any spiritual activity, what to speak of the most auspicious one, i.e Bhakti Yoga or devotional service unto the supreme lord Krishna. I realize from the core of my heart that, I am purely unqualified in terms of scriptural knowledge, piety, internal and external cleanliness, humility, faith, determination, austerity and so on… whatever qualities and traits traditionally required and are looked for in candidates for initiation, by their spiritual master, to permit them to initiate devotional service. And yet, by your unmatched and unconditional mercy, you have accepted me as your disciple and initiated me into the most glorious Brahma Madhva Gaudiya parampara and allowed me to perform devotional service under your guidance and blessings. You, as the associate of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu have given me the opportunity to receive their supreme mercy. But as your spiritual daughter, I don’t want to remain so lowly, I want to put all my efforts, body, mind, and speech in following your instructions, making them my life and soul, and to become a tiny instrument in your hand in your mission to fulfil Srila Prabhupada’s dreams. Therefore, Oh dear GuruMaharaja, please bless me and empower me to become your qualified disciple. By your merciful arrangement, my husband, HG Ruparaja Rama Prabhu, who is also your disciple, is now engaged in several spiritual projects to fulfil your instructions in the best possible way. Please bless me, GuruMaharaj, so that I, as a humble and chaste wife can serve and assist him in these projects lifelong. May I never become proud, and may I never expect any name, fame, and followers in doing so. May I eternally serve your lotus feet by following your Vani with the purest intention of pleasing you and Srila Prabhupada. I have realized that all of these projects require me to come out from my comfort zone completely, leave all sense gratification aside, and efficiently manage and balance time between my spiritual duties and material tasks. Only and only with your blessings GuruMaharaj, I can hope to achieve this stage of complete dedication. On your most auspicious appearance day, this is my humble prayer at your lotus feet. As Srila Narottama Thhakura says: “Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, citte te koriya aikya, ara na koriho mane asa”…. may I also be able to do so. Please accept my respectful obeisances and prayers at your lotus feet. 

Your unworthy spiritual daughter,

Subhasri Madhuri devi dasi