from Deva Darsana Das – United States, Plano

Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate indradyumna-swamin iti namine
namah prabhupada-priya dasaya jagannatha-yatrananda murtaye bhakta-sukhaya krishnot-kirtanena narasimhena rakshitaya namah

“I offer my repeated obeisances to His Divine Grace Indradyumna Swami, who is a very dear servant of Srila Prabhupada, for he is the ecstasy of the Ratha- yatra festival, he makes the devotees blissful by his rousing Krsna-kirtan, and he is always protected by Lord Nrsimhadeva.”

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet and all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to your Divine Grace.

As we start to write this Vyasa Puja offering, I reminisce what a year this has been for you.

After the Sadhu Sanga Retreat last year, you went to Russia and then started your annual Polish tour and Pol-n-Rock, which, as it happens every year, were a grand success. Then the Vrindavan Yatra, and a few health scares, then the rocking kirtans on the banks of the Ganga, and now this lockdown.

Throughout everything you kept us updated in the WhatsApp chat, and for many of us it is the very first thing we look at before we even roll out of bed. Your excitement and enthusiasm are very contagious, and we all are looking forward to the daily updates. You are our compass, Srila Gurudeva. A compass, who we rely on everyday to help us navigate through this world.

The coronavirus lockdown has been a blessing in disguise for many of the devotees. You are getting a well-deserved rest, and for us, we are getting the nectar of your katha. This time though, I feel the depth of the bhava has increased, and it feels that you are really missing being in the ksetra that you are talking on that day.

As we grow in our spiritual lives, we realize how little we are, and how insignificant our services are. But to get shelter of great devotees like you is the panacea for this age. We sincerely pray that we always stay where we rightly belong, at your lotus feet.

We pray to Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji and to Sri Nrsimhadev, to protect you in all your travels and to give you many, many more healthy years so you can give us your mercy and take care of the most fallen souls in all corners of the world.

sri-guru karuna-sindhu, adhama janara bandhu lokanath lokera jivana
ha ha prabhu kora doya, deho more pada chaya ebe jasa ghusuk tribhuvana

“Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor, and the lord and master of the devotees. O master! Be merciful unto me. Give me the shade of your lotus feet. Your fame is spread all over the three worlds.” [Sri Guru Vandana, verse 4].

We take shelter of your lotus feet. Srila Gurudeva ki — jai!

Your servant, Deva Darsana Das