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Vyāsa-pūjā 2025

Caitanya Avatārī Dāsa (Bangalore - New Rajapur Dham - India)

Dear Gurudeva!

Please accept our respectful Obeisance!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to your divine lotus feet!

We feel it is our great fortune to be present on this most auspicious occasion in this universe on your divine appearance day; the most sacred 76th Vyasa Puja.

Many occasions you have mentioned that when Mahaprabhu wanted to distribute His mercy , He was wondering to whom He should give His mercy first being a lone gardener. Quoting Srila Prabhupada, you would always emphasize the important point that in Kali-yuga the most fallen would get His mercy first.

Despite being the most unqualified disciples of your divine grace, you taught us how Mahaprabhu’s mercy is rare, and it is easy to obtain if one has obtained the grace of the Spiritual Master.

You have taught us that if we must receive Mahaprabhu’s mercy, we must be the most fallen. But unfortunately, we are not the “most” of anything and are therefore unqualified to receive Mahaprabhu’s mercy. When we reflect on this point, we can see that it is only by your causeless mercy and deep compassion that we have received a drop of mercy from Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada.

mūka kavitva kare yāṅ-sabāra smaraṇe

paṅgu giri laṅghe, andha dekhe tārā-gaṇe (CC Ādi 8.5)

By remembering the lotus feet of the Pañca-tattva, a dumb man can become a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky. And thus, by meditating on your Lotus feet, we are blessed as you are the divine representative of the Pancatattva and Srila Prabhupada.

Over forty years back, you revolutionized the whole of Bengal by giving Namahatta preaching. Now the whole world is witnessing the flooding of the holy names!

Similarly, over thirty years back, you gave the whole world Bhakti-Vriksha programs for all the home-based devotees throughout the world. Now, it’s has become a household name for Krishna Consciousness practitioners. Your vision is extremely far reaching and ensures that the whole world will be Krishna conscious despite any situation or ashram one may be in. You are a true Acarya, who develops preaching ideas based on time place and circumstance to ensure that Mahaprabhus name is spread to all and sundry.

You have announced to the whole world based on Srila Prabhupada’s instructions and vision that every disciple must be a guru by being a great example and by being a good disciple. We are sure this would be realized soon and that the whole world will be flooded by Mahaprabhu’s mercy in the form of millions of Acaryas and Gurus.

You have ordered me to be your representative and render the service of being a diksa guru. Despite me being unqualified to do so, you have instructed me to be one. This order you have given to me in accordance with the instructions of Srila Prabhupada; that there must be millions of Gurus to spread Krsna Consciousness all over the world. I have accepted this order not because I am qualified, but because I want to fulfill the vision of Srila Prabhupada as a burden of love and responsibility. This is how I accepted to be a Bhakti-Vriksha servant-leader over thirty years ago. Now, I can realise the power, potency and vision of your instructions. I have full faith, this new responsibility which you have entrusted to me, will similarly be fulfilled and realized by your causeless divine blessings.

I am also trying to serve you, my god-brothers and sisters as a humble servant in the JPS Seva Committee despite me having many faults and shortcomings. Kindly be merciful on me so that I can somehow be an insignificant servant in helping you fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s instructions.

Please bless and empower myself Caitanya Avatari Das, my wife Rasamayi Devi Dasi, son Chidananda Nimai Dasa to carry out this order nicely as a family with our extended New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham family, in addition to all our other existing and future Krishna conscious responsibilities all over the world for Srila Prabhupada’s and your divine grace’s pleasure. We would like to serve in any capacity you deem fit for your pleasure.

Please bless all the devotees who are affiliated with New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham, to be serious, loyal and focused devotees who will broadcast the message of Lord Caitanya all over the world. Please bless them to overcome their challenges and various anarthas which is stopping them from achieving this goal. Let this temple be true to your prediction and become a ‘Centre for excellence’ for posterity. We want to live by your words when you visited us: ‘Nice Temple! Nice Devotees!’ and move from Sadhana Bhakti to pure and unmotivated Raganuga Bhakti as is your desire and blessings. Please bless us to fulfil your instruction of compiling a book on our Grihastha Ashram experiences and preach unlimitedly all over the world.

We pray to Sri Sri Sri Jagannatha Baladev Subadra and Sudarshana and Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra to bestow upon you Dheergaayu-long lasting life and Dhridapurna Aarogya- complete permanent good health, so that you can fulfil all of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions to you and inspire millions of fallen condition souls all over the world to take up the process of Krishna Consciousness.

Your Useless Children,

Caitanya Avatari das

Rasamayi Devi Dasi

Chidananda Nimai Dasa

Diksa Disciples

ISKCON Magadi Main Road - Bangalore

(New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham)

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