from Raghupati das – South Africa, Durban

Namo pabhupadaya priya dasaya
Jagannatha yatraananda murtaya
Bhakta sukhaya Krishnot
Kirtanena Nrshimaya rakshitaya namah

I offer my respectful obeisances to Srila Gurudeva Indradyumna Swami who is very dear to Lord Krishna. He is the very dear disciple of H.D.G.A.C.B.S. Srila Prabhupada. He is the embodiment of Lord Jaggannatha’s Ratha Yatra Festival, always performing Krishna kirtan for the satisfaction of the devotees, and always protected by Lord Nrsimhadeva.

All glories to you on this most auspicious occasion of your appearance in this material world
This offering is to thank you for your mercy that is flowing all over the world as you habitually reach out to the fallen conditioned souls. You never desist to serve your Guru Maharaj, H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada, and in so doing, you have become an inspiration to all of us.
I am a struggling disciple who is attempting to glorify a prominent and influential ambassador of Lord Caitanya and even though this is a delicate attempt it is nevertheless a genuine effort and
Because you have been lenient and warm hearted to me it is my duty to make this presentation…
My dearest Guru Maharaja, pleasing the devotees and one’s spiritual master is the sure modus operandi of approaching the supreme personality of Godhead
Therefore, we should have no other inclination but to accomplish actions agreeable to our spiritual master.

In Ramayan , Lakshmana said to Rama – “Those who always adhere to truth do not make false promises. Keeping one’s promises is, surely, the mark of one’s greatness.” –

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Therefore, our sanctioned duty is to serve spiritual master and improve or perfect our existence.
This honest truth is also distinctly explained in the Bhagavad-Gita, which is the uppermost lesson of the Vedas, even some of the most powerful scholars do not understand it and it is herein
That we can truly treasure the secret of vyasa puja…where the Lord sends His commissioned servants to whisk up within us the love and magnificent glories of the Lord and it is only by the
Mercy of the spiritual master that we can come to acknowledge that we are eternal servants of a most celebrated Master and with this knowledge we become joyful and dance with contentment.
B.G. 18.78 – Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion
Lets us bow down at the lotus feet of the spiritual master…had he not appeared before us to deliver us, surely, we would have remained for many lifetimes in blackness.
And held in confinement in this depressed material existence, because of him we have begun to understand the eternal honesty and the awe inspiring teachings of Lord Caitanya.
It is important not to misplace this marvelous connection with guru as this is our authorization back home.
Dearest Guru Maharaja please exonerate me my millions of disrespects and place me among your attendants for being solitary, I have despondency for any direct service and I pray for your mercy
To continue serving your lotus feet perpetually, let me endure suffering for my past misdeeds and I pray that I may have recollections of it and in this way
I am nothing but an unimportant servant of a distinguished guru who benevolently accepted me as His disciple.
SRILA GURUDEVA INDRADYUMNA SWAMI MAHARAJ KI JAI!!!

YOUR most insignificant servant
Raghupati das
Durban
South Africa