Dear Srila Gurudeva, Hare Krsna! Please, accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I am writing to you today on your Vyasa Puja day, and struggling, because I simply cannot bring my mind to focus on just one of the many amazing qualities that you have. But if I am to choose from them, I am going to have to glorify the one that inspires me the most. They say that a son can inherit qualities from his father, and so, I also believe, that one can inherit many wonderful qualities from their spiritual father. His Divine Grace was an amazing leader, and I…

Oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayācakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ Hare Krishna, Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to you! This year, as the world is turned upside-down, I feel the separation from you more than ever. However, you have extended your mercy to the whole world by continuing your preaching online so that we can all benefit. It has helped me and many others, stay level-headed and engaged during this time of crisis. During a lecture at Uppsala University, Srila Prabhupada stated, “You must accept a guru who can extinguish the blazing fire of anxiety within your heart. That is the first test of…

Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I like you so much because you are always in an ecstatic mood and you are so amazing! In Vrindavan, in the forest, I want to go everywhere with you. Last time you said — how we can go around the mountains in Sadhu Sanga. And you said my mom would make pizza, ice cream when we go. I am waiting to be with you and missing you. I am missing having cereals with you and I am missing hugging you. I will not see you this year, at Sadhu Sanga retreat, but…

Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord. All glories to your service, Gurudev. I wish you a very very Happy Birthday!! I am so fortunate, to have you, as my spiritual master. I express my Eternal Gratitude for accepting me, as your disciple. I still, remember the day when you were here, in Michigan for Viva cultural show. All glories to Saci Suta Prabhuji, he allowed me to render service to you by assisting him. That day, I saw you for the first time in person and I overwhelmed with joy, I was so fortunate that…

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept our most humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja, we are meditating on your glorious life and character. We are meditating on the numerous gifts you have bestowed upon us. We are meditating on the meaning of your pranam-mantra. All these meditations have been so purifying and fulfilling to our hearts. A recent conversation with a god-sibling inspired us to look deep into our own faith in you. When asked “what is the most important qualification of a disciple?”, you always reply, quoting His…

Dear Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Wishing you a very wonderful, happy and joyous birthday. On thismost auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja celebration, I wanted to share five qualities about you, that have personally touched and inspired me in every aspect of my life. The first is your appreciation for others. Srila Gurudeva, time and time again I have witnessed how you make it a point to appreciate other devotees, especially your god sisters and god brothers. Whether it is by publicly praising them, or giving up your own kirtan or lecture slots to honor them, I am constantly touched by your ability to…

Samsara-davanala-lidha-lokatranaya-karunya-ghanaghanatvam praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasyavande guroh sri-caranaravindam nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate indradyumna-swamin iti naminenamah prabhupada-priya dasaya jagannatha-yatrananda murtaye bhakta-sukhaya krishnot-kirtanena narasimhena rakshitaya namah om ajnana-timirandhasya-jananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namaha jaya sri krsna caitanya, prabhu nityananda, sri advaita, gadadhara, sri vasadi, gaura bhakta vrinda vancha-kalpataru bhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namaha Dear Srila Gurudeva, I am honored and humbled to make this offering on such an auspicious occasion. To whoever made this possible, I thank you. Srila Gurudeva, there is no greater love, than the love a spiritual master has for the disciple. Why do I say that? I know most mothers would disagree with…

Our Dearmost Srila Gurudeva, Please accept our most humble and heartfelt obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet on this most auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja. All glories to you and to the devotional service you renderat the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Srila Gurudeva, today we are filled with gratitude. How can we express what we feel on this day? Your appearance in this world was our salvation. It is a debt we can never repay, but we can spend the rest of our lives trying to help you in your mission, which is the same as Srila Prabhupada’s.…

Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate indradyumna-swamin iti naminenamah 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…

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to Srila Gurudeva, on this most auspicious day of Your Vyasa Puja.Thank You, Srila Gurudeva, for All that You do, for us, and the whole world. Thank You, for always giving us Your association, and guidance in spiritual lifethrough Your videos, lectures, kirtans and shared photography. Thank You, for travelling continuously, through the world, even though it isn’t always easy, and giving Krsna to everyone. Thank You for the Poland tour and Woodstock festival, tours in Russia, Australia, Gujarat and various other places. Thank you for the Kartik Parikrama, so many Ratha Yatra festivals. Thank…