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from Syamesvari Prema dasi – USA, New Jersey
Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glory to Srila Prabhupada! All glory to you! Last year to Poland I had traveled, to be among stars,When I realized, home is where my heroes are.An army of generals, warriors, and soldiers,Pioneering a mission on their surrendered shoulders. I came to support you, the commander in chief,And left reborn, after love lives of grief.You pushed us to succeed, unlike any other effort,Reforming us diamonds like carbon under pressure. The perfection of my life is dancing in your service,In poverty and wealth, I am sustained for this purpose.My only prayer is, “please keep me…
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From Govinda Priya Devi Dasi – Germany, Cologne
Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You! I have been only twice in Ukraine. There was the celebration of your Vyasa Puja ceremony. And being there I could not even imagine reading an offering to you. And now, thanks to the mercy of the Ukrainian devotees, I have the opportunity to glorify you. Dear Srila Gurudeva, I want to glorify you by glorifying your disciples. They came to us, and our yatras are blossoming! Experienced pujaris, wonderful kirtaniyas, harinam parties, amazing cooks, sastra kanasuyas, warm-hearted, open and sincere devotees – they have breathed life into the temples and communities of…
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from Vijayā Madhava Dāsa – USA, Virginia, Ashburn
Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you Gurudev. We wish you a very happy Vyāsa-pūjā and pray that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva always protects you. I cannot begin to explain how you have changed and shaped my life. Through your traveling diaries and videos not only have I gained so much insight into Kṛṣṇa consciousness while growing up, but it also deepened my faith in the holy name as well. You also have had a deep impact on my wife and kids who now look forward to hearing your lectures and watching your videos. I was very fortunate to get initiated…
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from Lila Madhuri devi dasi – Russia, Berdyansk
Hare Krishna! Please accept my obeisances, dear Srila Gurudeva! All glory to Srila Prabhupada and Guru ISKCON! All glory to you! Please accept my offering on the blessed day of Your Vyasa Puja. Dear Srila Gurudev, the gratitude of the disciples to you knows no bounds and each of us can list for a very long time what we are grateful to you for. I want to thank you for your love and care for us, your students. When I heard that you were praying for the devotees in Mariupol a year ago, my heart was filled with love and gratitude. We were all praying too, we were very close…
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from bh. Naman Kumar Bahri – India, Delhi
Namah om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutalesrimate srila indradyumna svamin-iti naminenamah prabhupada-priya-dasaya jagannatha yatrananda murtayebhakta sukhaya krsnottkirtanena nrsimhena raksitaye namah Hare Kṛṣṇa Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupāda! All glories unto your Holiness! Last year, I had the most incredible fortune to attend this most blessed event of your holiness’ Vyasa Puja Day. At that time, the primary reason to attend was to hear more of your holiness’ unlimited glories from your holiness’ dear disciples. However, this year, along with hearing these most inspiring glorifications and begging adhikāra (permission) and śaktī (strength) from all your holiness’ dear servants, disciples and wellwishers, I would also…
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from Vrindavan Priya devi dasi – USA, west Virginia, New Vrindavan
My dearest Srila GurudevPlease accept my humble obeisances.In Vrindavan you seem to reside, not just in your residence, but with your heart which you share so magnanimously with all of us. I can hardly imaging that there were times when you did not shower the nectar of Vrindavan upon us in such a regular abundance. Its so precious to get every week news from the spiritual world about our heroes and heroines of our rich and beautiful vaisnava tradition. History and transcendental pastimes, high philosophical truths, mesmerizing poetry, curiosities and peculiarities of previous ages as well as eternal ongoing sweet adventures of our dearmost Lord Krsna and His devotees, all…
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from Govinda Seva dasa – USA, Michigan, Grand Rapids
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord. All glories to your service. I want to wish you a happy appearance day! I am writing to express my deep appreciation and respect on the occasion of your Vyaspuja. Your unwavering dedication to spreading spiritual knowledge and divine love has touched the lives of countless individuals worldwide. We celebrate your birth and the wisdom, love, and compassion you have shared with the world during this time. Through the ups and downs of both material and spiritual life, your lectures have provided guidance on how to handle every situation and…
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from Nandisvara das – Croatia, Zagreb
Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisance at the dust of your lotus feet.All glories to the Srila Prabhupada. I’m so grateful to you and Srila Prabhupada, that we get opportunity to glorify such a exalted personality as you are. In some previous times we thought that in due course of time , it would be naturally that we follow your footsteps by traveling and preaching around, making festivals, making devotees and be blissful.But, we find out that even in small amount, small dose of it, that’s a task which requires tremendous energy and constant enthusiasm. For just a small dose of it.What to say about being fully engaged,…
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from Manjulali Dāsi – Australia, Murwillumbah
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to You! Today we are celebrating your Appearance day. I am very proud to have a Spiritual Master who gives such authoritative classes, who cares for children, youth and adults, who always finds innovative ways to preach such as in Hrishikesh and through your Sadhu Sanga retreat where everyone in US can meet you in the one place. You also deepen your Krishna Consciousness by making Vrindavan your home. You also have solid relationships in Krishna consciousness. We are currently scheming how we can somehow bring you to Australia so we can have your association…
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from Revatī Devī Dāsī – Hungary
Dear Indradyumna Mahārāja, Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. What you did for me, you do for everyone. You trusted me, took me seriously, and treated me with love. That is all it takes to win someone’s heart. Yet how hard it is, as if you alone can do it. As an expression of my endless gratitude, I would like to offer you a bouquet of wonderful flowers which I collected in Vṛndāvana forest while reading the most blooming fifth act of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Vidagdha-mādhava.In this act Kṛṣṇa is waiting for Rādhā under a punnāga tree which would bloom only by the embrace of Rādhā’s creeper…