Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, our dearest ever well-wisher,
śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
vandoṅ mui sāvadhāna mate
yāhāra prasāde bhāi, e bhava toriyā yāi,
kṛṣṇa-prāpti haya yāhā haite
The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure
devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace
one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
The Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 7.83) states:
kṛṣṇa-nāma-mahā-mantrera ei ta’ svabhāva
yei jape, tāra kṛṣṇe upajaye bhāva
It is the nature of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra that anyone who chants it immediately
develops his loving ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa.
In your purport you write, “A neophyte disciple begins by hearing and chanting, associating with
devotees and practicing the regulative principles, and thus he vanquishes all of his unwanted bad
habits. In this way he develops attachment for Kṛṣṇa and cannot forget Kṛṣṇa even for a moment.
Bhāva is the almost successful stage of spiritual life.”
Its only by your boundless kindness, Śrīla Prabhupāda, that our small, diverse group here in
Brunei, a tiny, almost invisible speck on the world, finds the inspiration to take up the process of
chanting and hearing.
With your divine blessings and grace we started a second weekly Bhagavad-gītā study session on
Tuesdays for another group of expat colleagues from the oil industry and their families. We come
together to read the profound verses, translations, and nectarean purports by Your Divine Grace,
and to hear one another’s reflections. Now, we have two such Bhagavad-gītā study sessions each
week – on Saturdays and now Tuesdays – where new members, friends from the expat community,
join with eagerness and devotion.
And it’s only through your causeless mercy that we’ve also started small congregational Hare
Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra sixteen-round japa sessions on Ekādaśīs. It’s a humble attempt to encourage
our new members from the expat community to deepen their spiritual connection
Through your boundless grace a new endeavor has blossomed: interactive, fun, storytelling
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam classes designed for children ages 6–12. Every Friday evening, with the enthu-
siastic support of mothers from among the new members of the expat community, we gather to
share the wondrous tales of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in a fun and engaging way. These Friday evenings
are a delight, with both children and their mothers utterly captivated by hearing and discussing
the enchanting līlās of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed by the honoring of much-
awaited snack prasādam.
The auspicious month of Dāmodara continues to be the most joyful and busiest time of the
year. Last Kārttika, more than 200 ghee lamps were offered to Lord Dāmodara in various home
gatherings. These personal gatherings have stirred enthusiasm to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-
mantra, bringing a quiet but deep sense of connection among the new members in the expat
community.
Just as in years past, our Govardhana-pūjā celebration was filled with devotion, where we
offered our deepest respects to Lord Giridhārī, who, in the form of the Annakūṭa, cast His loving
gaze and mercy upon each member of our diverse expat family. This indoor gathering is some-
thing our new members look forward to each year.
Our Sunday evening gatherings continue to grow, especially among our Bangladeshi expat
community, who enthusiastically offer tulasī-ārati, Gaura-ārati, and Nṛsiṁha-ārati and hold soulful
kīrtana. Together, we chant a round of the mahā-mantra, share a brief reflection on the Bhagavad-
gītā, and partake in a delicious prasādam meal. It warms one’s heart to see some new attendees
feeling inspired to turn away from meat-eating, and others eagerly asking for japa beads, ready to
embark on their own personal journey of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in their homes.
And truly inspiring is the heartfelt devotion of some members among the Bangladeshi trades-
men community. Despite their long and arduous workdays, sometimes ending as late as 11 p.m.,
they gather in small groups of up to ten persons and sing harināma kīrtanas. Their sincerity, their
simple but deep faith, is truly humbling and inspiring.
With a deep-seated commitment, vibrant eagerness, and sincere enthusiasm, we dedicate our-
selves to the task of fulfilling your instructions, recognizing that even within the stringent rules
and regulations of the conservative Islamic country in which we live, our ability to partake in the
aforementioned, entirely indoor initiatives is solely by your grace. We sincerely offer our heartfelt
prayers for your benevolence to guide our steps in the way you have shown, as it is only through
your compassion that any progress is made in these unique circumstances.
On this sacred and auspicious day of your appearance, we humbly seek sanctuary at your feet,
which is the only true shelter and our sole source of strength and ability.
Your insignificant servants of the servants of your servants,
Cakradhārī Kānāi Dāsa and devotees of the Brunei yātrā
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
It is always difficult not only to find words but also to keep the mind calm and focused in sincere
remembrance of you. It is often appropriate, when remembering you, to reflect on what would
have happened to this world if you had not graciously appeared and traveled from India to
America.
In the light of the ideas of your teachings, the daily efforts of those who want to enjoy this
world with the dogma of a concept of human happiness focused only on the duration of one
human life are a sad demonstration of their perverted values.
Every intelligent person who understands the value of your message, which you brought like
a gem to a market of ordinary stones, must immediately consider, if not glow with joy, that there
is a much better world and way of thinking, thanks to which we are not forced to suffer under
the pressure of the threefold miseries of ādhidaivika, ādhyātmikā, and ādhibhautika (Bhāgavatam
5.14.25). No one escapes this suffering, and each of us has to bear it day by day, without knowing
how much we will suffer. The temples you established and the disciples you initiated are like oases
of peace, tranquility, and transcendental happiness.
The more I identify, after years of devotional service, with the teachings you left us, the more
I realize how important the change is that must take place in each of us so that we can at least,
to some extent, teach others who are still searching and do not have the answers to their life’s
problems.
This change is important also so that we can fulfill among ourselves the vision you carefully
instilled in ISKCON. The vision is clear only when we fully understand it, and this can only be
achieved by sincerely following your teachings.
The power of taking refuge at your lotus feet also allows sufferers to see their suffering in a dif-
ferent context and sequence of events. You have always been there for all who have questions and
are searching in this lost world, and you have had the incredible understanding and patience of a
loving father who endlessly explains to his children so that they understand and mature.
We want to be happy, but if we do not surrender to what you have taught us, what hope is
there? Surrender means constantly realizing that our desires and actions are not independent.
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in one of his songs in Śaraṇāgati:
mānasa, deha, geha, yo kichu mora
arpiluṅ tuyā pade nanda-kiśora!
If we are serious about Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then we must surrender, as you taught us by your
own example. We must surrender with everything we have – mind, body, home, and everything
else.
Now, as I conclude this description of celebrating your grace, I realize how easy it is to lose the
right direction by the right example when we are not fully determined and prepared. If we forget
you, we are lost.
An insignificant servant of your servants,
Īśvara Candra Dāsa, on behalf of ISKCON Goloka
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I am very grateful to you for everything. Getting the human form of life is a great fortune, and
getting an opportunity to practice spirituality is a bigger fortune. But practicing spirituality under
your guidance by reading your books, hearing your lectures, and following your disciples is the
greatest fortune.
You came to this material world only on Kṛṣṇa’s request, as you yourself said. Delivering
modern conditioned souls is very difficult. But when we see your techniques – how you preached
to people – we get a lot of inspiration and encouragement.
Presently, we are serving at ISKCON Brahmapur under the guidance of His Grace Pañcaratna
Prabhu (the disciple of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Mahārāja). This year we will try to
finish our work on the bookstall, the panel room, security room, office room, and small snacks
room. We will also try to do more book distribution and try to finish whatever pending construc-
tion work there is.
Please forgive us our offenses. Please be merciful to us by showering your blessings. We prom-
ise to try to work harder to fulfill your mission.
Your servant,
Manikishore Dāsa
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
All glories to you. All glories to the most auspicious celebration of your Vyāsa-pūjā.
129 years ago, in the year 1896, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, to fulfill the prediction He made as Śrī Caitanya
Mahāprabhu that His holy name would be chanted in every town and village, sent you, one of His
close associates, to this material world.
You met your spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, when you were a
gṛhastha, age 26, and during your very first meeting with him, he gave you the instruction to
spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness to the English-speaking people in the Western countries. This instruc-
tion you took to heart and made it the mission of your life.
Despite the many challenges, you always had this instruction kept with all seriousness within
your heart, and you spent a lifetime preparing to fulfill your spiritual master’s instruction. And
among those instructions, the instruction to print spiritual books was the mission of your life. You
started printing BTG magazine in 1944. Singlehandedly, you conceived, wrote, edited, and typed
the articles for the magazine. Not only this, but you alone distributed this magazine to the people
of Delhi. Now by the grace of your disciples, BTG magazine is printed and distributed in millions
of copies around the world and in several languages.
In 1965, at the age of 70, you took the bold decision to fulfill your Guru Mahārāja’s instruction
and went to America to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. At that time, you were residing at the Śrī Śrī
Rādhā-Dāmodara Mandir, one of the most desirable places one can imagine to live. You had every
reason to remain there for the rest of your life, especially at your advanced age, when one nor-
mally thinks of a peaceful retirement. However, you chose to sacrifice your comfort and take all
risks and trouble to travel to America aboard a cargo ship – it wasn’t even a passenger ship. You
had two heart attacks along the way, but these did not prevent you from pursuing your mission.
While in America you encountered countless obstacles in your mission, but because you had
full faith in Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His holy name, you were able to surpass all difficulties and suc-
cessfully establish Kṛṣṇa consciousness in America and around the world. You are indeed the
greatest personality of the modern era.
By your grace, we were also touched by this most contagious Kṛṣṇa consciousness through
your devotees and have thus been saved from going down into the dark pit of ignorance.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we also are trying to share Kṛṣṇa conscious philosophy with the people
around us through harināma and other means here in Mauritius, and we feel ourselves blessed
to be part of this most important mission, which was inaugurated by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself in the
form of Lord Caitanya.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, please bless us that we can pursue this most noble mission and share
the fortune of Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the people of Mauritius. Śrīla Prabhupāda kī jaya! Śrīla
Prabhupāda Vyāsa-pūjā mahā-mahotsava kī jaya!
Your servant,
Rasika Chandra Dāsa,
Śrī Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Mandir, Bon Acceuil, Mauritius
Beloved Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most respectful obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Śrī Cai-
tanya Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana movement!
On this auspicious day of Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā, on behalf of our ISKCON Bogotá community we
want to give enormous thanks for your mercy and compassion toward us and all conditioned
souls in this material world. In this year 2025, we are celebrating eight years of having started
this humble preaching project which, thanks to your blessings, we have been able to carry out
throughout these years. We have managed to build a beautiful community, which has become
established as the main axis for the distribution of your transcendental books, the congregational
chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, and the transcendental distribution of kṛṣṇa-prasādam.
We are around one hundred people or more who make up this vibrant community, and for
three years we have been operating from a beautiful house located in an exclusive sector of our
city of Bogotá – a place we consider an attempt to worthily represent the caliber of your position
as founder-ācārya. We take this auspicious opportunity to humbly plead for your blessings to
overcome all the challenges that currently arise and that could jeopardize the continuity of this
preaching project. We know that any difficulties that arise are nothing more than the result of our
lack of experience and low level of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but since we also know that your heart
is unlimitedly merciful, we beg you to forgive our mistakes and allow us to continue to have the
great privilege of representing your glorious ISKCON mission in this city.
Always aspiring to remain your servants,
ISKCON Community in Bogotá
(written by Harināma Gaurāṅga Dāsa, temple president)
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace! All glories to your great
movement.
With great joy and gratitude, we present this annual report of ISKCON Bhopal BYC, sharing
the wonderful activities and progress we have made in the past year in service to you and Śrī Śrī
Rādhā-Govinda Dev.
One of the most historic milestones for ISKCON Bhopal BYC this year was the grand bhūmi-
pūjān ceremony held on March 2, 2025, for our new temple land. This auspicious event was
graced by the presence of His Holiness Guru Prasād Swami Mahārāja, the GBC Chairman, His
Grace Mahāmān Prabhu, and the Honorable Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Following this
divine ceremony, we successfully started all temple activities on this new land, where devotees are
enthusiastically engaging in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh named
an important major road Swami Prabhupada Marg.
In 2024, we were blessed to conduct Jagannātha Ratha-yātrās in two major locations in Bhopal.
Thousands of devotees participated, making these festivals grand successes. The streets of Bhopal
echoed with the holy names of the Lord as Lord Jagannātha, Lord Baladeva, and Subhadrā
Mahārāṇī mercifully showered their blessings upon all.
Our outreach efforts have expanded significantly. Weekly programs are being conducted in
seven different places across Bhopal, bringing more people closer to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We
humbly pray for your blessings so that this new project flourishes and becomes a beacon of Kṛṣṇa
consciousness in this region.
Furthermore, we have established four student hostels dedicated to college youth preaching –
something we are striving to expand further. Our Vaishnavi Forum classes and camps are pro-
gressing nicely, providing a nurturing environment for women devotees. Many devotees are grow-
ing in their spiritual lives, regularly participating in classes and book-reading sessions,
deepening their understanding of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Our goshala, with its ten cows, has now been relocated near the temple, ensuring the cows’
proper care and well-being in a spiritually enriched environment.
Our devotees have actively participated in various yātrās to holy places and other service initia-
tives. About forty of our devotees traveled to Prayagraj Kumbha Mela, rendering a week of dedi-
cated service in various capacities. Looking ahead, a group of 120 devotees is set to embark on a
Nepal tīrtha-yātrā in 2025. Additionally, a group of a hundred devotees successfully completed a
sacred pilgrimage to the four holy dhāmas in Badrinath. Such spiritual journeys continue to uplift
and inspire our congregation, strengthening their faith and devotion.
We regularly invite your disciples, ISKCON sannyāsīs, gurus, and other senior devotees to
regularly guide and enlighten us with their divine wisdom. Last year we had the great fortune to
associate with His Holiness Lokanath Swami Mahārāja, His Grace Mahāmān Prabhu, His Holi-
ness Guru Prasād Swami Mahārāja, His Holiness Bhakti Kevala Gopendra Mahārāja, His Grace
Rādheśyama Prabhu, and many other senior devotees. We humbly pray for your continued bless-
ings so that, united as a team, we can further expand your movement. Our aspirations include
establishing more centers in nearby areas, constructing a larger temple, and providing better
facilities for all the devotees who visit the temple. Your causeless mercy remains our beacon of
hope and inspiration. May we always walk the path illumined by Your Divine Grace.
With hearts filled with gratitude and determination, we pray for your continued guidance and
blessings. May ISKCON Bhopal BYC continue to serve your mission with unwavering enthusi-
asm, and may the new Kolar project grow into a thriving center of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, bringing
countless souls to the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda Dev.
Your humble servant,
Rasānanda Dāsa
On behalf of the devotees of ISKCON Bhopal BYC
