Offering For Guru Maharaj Vayasa Puja
“Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine”
nama om vishnu Padaya krishna Presthaya Bhutale
srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine
namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine
nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine
Hare Krishna My Dear Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my respectful obescience unto your lotus feet
All Glories to Sri Guru And Gauranga
All Glories to Srila Prabhu Pada
All Glories to You and Your Divine Service
śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakti-sadma,
bando mui sāvadhāna mate
"The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the only way by which one can attain pure devotional service. I bow down to his lotus feet with great care and attention."
— Śrī Guru-vandana
I feel very grateful and joyous on this auspicious occasion of Your appearance day.
sakshad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam
The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari [Krishna].
Guru Maharaj, The very 1st time I saw you was on one of my devotee friends phone where you were attending one program filled with more than 1000 people by sitting on a wheel chair. And Guru Maharaj that was the 1st impression I had regarding ISKCON Guru. I was left with the question that after having so much of pain also why were you attending these programs, giving classes, conducting meetings by risking your life. But slowly and gradually after hearing about Krishna Consciousness Movement and your glories my question was answered Guru Maharaj. I was thinking on the bodily level, Guru Maharaj you are the living example : Who is above the bodily platform, one who’s mind is always engaged in serving Krishna 24/7 and due to this you have transcended the bodily miseries and hinderances.
In Your lecture on Guru Tattva Guru Maharaj You shared from the Krishna Bhajan Amrita by Narahari there are 2 tattvas which are very difficult to understand the Shiva Tattva and the Guru Tattva. Both are very dear to Lord and as the result they have some special powers. Of course Lord Shiva he is Maheshwara, he is the supreme power in the universe. And Guru, He have the power of giving mercy, but He is not God, He is not Maheshvara, but He gives mercy.
Prabhu Pada had mentioned about the divinity of our beloved Guru Maharaj as an eternal associate of Lord Chaitanya. Basically, GU means darkness and RU means to rescue, and to deliver us from the ignorance is the business of Guru. Guru Maharaj I feel myself too fortunately fortunate to have the association of your disciples who are always causelessly, eagerly helping the conditioned souls. And It’s by your mercy that I was just about to loose my hope in the pool of material existence, one of your disciple meet me as well wisher. Now whenever I remember you I fell protected as a lion protecting their kids. Guru Maharaj, I was just at the edge of blue hole of the materially glittering traps but by your causeless mercy I was rescued. Not only once but multiple times I felt protected by your mercy.
In present, I am practising Bhramacharya at Shri Shri Radha Gopinath Temple under the guidance of His Grace Ghanshyam Govinda Prabhu Ji and other senior Bhramacharis. I am engaged in temple services like: fund raising, temple cleaning, Book Distribution, and other services with respect to situation and my seniors. While doing fund raising for our new temple in Sydney for Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Ji, I realized that how challenging it is to collect funds for the new temple and simultaneously I also think how you used to collect funds and built numerous temples even in Bangladesh. Guru Maharaj , the way you have preached and followed the instruction of you spiritual master is an inspiration for me.
I got a bit inspiration when I first heard your class on never give up and more inspired when I heard a song by You as an offering to Srila Prabhupada : (yadi) prabhupāda nā haita tabe ki haita. I like listening to your lectures, especially when when I came across this one:
Question: Guru Maharaj we are reading Krishna book but when we hear Krishna katha and when we read from Krishna book or Srimad Bhagavatam, when we do that what mood should we have so that we can enjoy the nectar more?
Guru Maharaj: Someone asked me a similar question today, that we hear that the material happiness is insignificant compared to the spiritual bliss.But we are not realizing that therefore we are being attracted by the material enjoyment.What should we do? Your question is that how to enjoy reading about Krishna? This is a gradual process by chanting, by reading, gradually your heart becomes purified. Then you feel spiritual bliss or ecstasy when you hear about Krishna. If you don’t feel that, then you should think yourself very unfortunate. And should start to cry for Krishna. Krishna I am so fallen I am reading Your pastime and I am not overwhelmed in spiritual love, then you can cry for Krishna. Actually all the devotees when we hear about Krishna, we should feel so much of spontaneous love, but some of us are very neophyte, very fallen so we don’t feel that so we keep listening. Gradually our heart gets purified and also we can, like Srila Prabhupada said that if we are not feeling, then we should cry that we are not feeling, if you are not crying that you are not feeling then you should cry that you are not crying. If you are not crying that you are not crying, then you should cry that you are not crying that you are not crying. If you are not crying if you are not crying if you are crying, then you should cry that you are not crying,that you are not crying,that you are not crying! Otherwise you should have so much intense desire to appreciate Krishna’s transcendental qualities, and naturally you will feel unlimited spiritual bliss. Hare Krishna.
06-Aug-2020 Śrīdhām Māyāpur, India
I pray to Shri Shri Radha Gopinath, Narshima Dev, Jaagarnath Baladev and Suvdhara Mai, Gaur Nitai, Tulasi Maharani and Prabhupada for your good health. I am taking shelter at your lotus feet and looking forward to taking initiation from you Guru Maharaj.
Guru Maharaj, also please bless me, my seniors, and my family so that everyone of us may progress on our Krishna Consciousness Journey and keep serving Shri Shri Radha Gopinath Ji under your guidance.
Poem:
When I think of your service
To the Jagat Guru
I glimpse the prema
Of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
: "When I think of your devoted service to Lord Krishna (the Jagat Guru), I catch a glimpse of the deep, pure love (prem) of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu." This conveys that the person performing the service reflects the same deep devotional love and dedication that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited, inspiring others to feel that divine love as well.
Your Aspiring Servant
Sagar Chaurasia
Australia, Sydney, NSW
ISKCON SYDNEY
SRI SRI RADHA GOPINATH TEMPLE