My dear Srila Gurudeva, Hare Krishna!Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.All glory to Srila Prabhupada! All glory to you, my dear spiritual master!In this changing time for the world, challenging time for the Brisbane Yatra, and in facing my life I am taking shelter of the vows I gave you, and of the instructions you gave me.I pray that your mercy awakens me and I grow in virtue. Srila Prabhupada said that we must become human being first before becoming a devotee. And what is a human being without a virtue? No better than animal which follows instincts of self-preservation.I am praying for you mercy, dear Gurudeva,…

Dear Srilla Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeiscences at your lotus feet. All glories to Srilla Parabhupada. All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. All glories to worldwide spreading of Lord Chaitanya’s movement.Born in the darkness of ignorance, you opened my eyes and filled my heart with the torchlight of transcendental knowledge. I am eternally grateful to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sakhi rai and Vrajlakshmi mataji for guiding me to your shelter. In this modern day and age which is filled with so many difficulties you are fulfilling the mission of Lord Chaitanya of spreading the Holy names to every town and village. Your every step, word and action follow…

Dear Maharaj,Please accept my humble obeisance’s on your auspicious day of your Vyasapuja.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I am 17 years of age and I live in Melbourne Australia I have been going to the temple since the age of 3. My parents are disciples of HH Vedavyasa Priya Swami Maharaj. I have been actively involved in the temple by serving in various capacities for the past few years.Last Karthik, I I remember listening to your amazing lecturers on various Krishna lilas, and how sweetly you would narrate each pastime. I am chanting 5 rounds daily and wish to chant 16 rounds daily verry soon. Your kirtans are verry melodious and…

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate indradyumna-svamin iti namineom ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakayacakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah Happy Vyasa Puja dear GurudevI have been chanting 16 Rounds some days.I pray Krishna will give me mercy to chant always at 4:00 so I can get initiated at an early age so that I can start doing seva for Krishna at an early age. I have been doing bharatNatyam for many years And this year I was very lucky because my dance teacher taught me a Krishna dance and I leant another Krishna dance from YouTube.There is a school fete at my school and my mum is…

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate Indradymna Swami iti naminenamo Prabhupada priya dasayaJagganath yatra anandena murtayeDear Srila Gurudev,All glories to you on your appearance day and always!!Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.I feel this year Vyaspuja offering is special because we had an opportunity to meet you, to be with you in Parikrama for the first time after my initiation. I remember on our initiation day you said that come to Vrindavan and we will visit 60 million holy places. I tried last year; I pray that I can come every year.I remember the day of parikrama when we were in forest of Varsana, you spoke about ‘Mahabhav…

Dearest Srila GurudevaHare Krishna!Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Happy Vyasa Puja day.A few weeks ago, while performing my morning Japa, a message from you, announcing the Polish Festival. I observed that it was after midnight in Sri Mayapur Dham, and you were working as hard as ever on the sankirtan mission. You rise before dawn to chant your own japa, and yet you are often up at night working for the mission, planning, recording classes etc. My mind raced to all the times I had seen you engaged 24/7 cent per cent with full vigour in Lord Caitanya’s mission. One day late at night, in…

Nama om Vishnu padaya krsna prestaya bhutale Srimate Indradyumna swamin iti namineNama Om Visnupadaya Krsna presthaya bhutale,Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin iti namineNamas te Sarasvate deve Gaura vani pracarine, nirvisesa sunyavadi Paschatya desa tarine.Dear Srila Gurudeva,This is my good fortune to offer homage on for your vyasapuja amongst wonderful and enthusiastic god brothers and sisters. This is the great occasion for a disciple when she receives an opportunity to glorify her Guru.Dear Guru Maharaj, firstly thank you very much for bringing us to lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna and blessing me to be the part of this great KC movement. Kindly keep me always at your lotus feet and engage me…

nama om visnu- padaya krsna pesthaya bhutalesrimate srila indradyumna swamin iti namineDearest Srila GurudevaPlease accept my most humble obeisance’s at your lotus feet.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to write to you on the auspicious day of your appearance. Also, I want to express my gratitude to you today for your very determined and steady effort to preach Srila Prabhupada’s mission.I am very fortunate that you entered my life. Often, I think of where I would be without you in ISKCON and Krishna consciousness. Nevertheless, I still remember our first video call on auspicious day of Nirjala Ekadashi last year when you humbly accepted…

Respected and Dearest Srila Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisance on to your lotus feet.All glories to Srila Prabhupada….All glories to you on this auspicious day of Vyaspuja…This my first Vyaspuja offering to you Gurudev, waiting since long time. Whenever I attend any Vyaspuja, I always thinks when I will get an opportunity to glorify my spiritual Master and with mercy of all spiritual energy the day come. I don’t have enough time and worlds to glorify a pure Vaishnava like you but just grabbing an opportunity to glorify you on this auspicious day. I don’t have enough words to say thank you for accepting me as your disciple who…