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His Divine Grace Srila Vedavyasa Priya Swami Maharaja - Vyasa Puja Offering ‘09

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In the Bramha-Samhita it is said that the Lord is never to be found by becoming a great scholar of

the Vedic Literatures, but He is very easily approachable through His pure devotee. In Vrndavana

all the pure devotees pray for the mercy of Srimati Radharani, the pleasure potency of Lord

Krishna. Srimati Radharani is a tenderhearted feminine counterpart of the Supreme whole,

resembling the perfectional stage of the worldly feminine nature. Therefore, the mercy of

Radharani is available very readily to the sincere devotees, and once She recommends

such a devotee to Lord Krishna, the Lord at once accepts the devotees admittance

into His association. The conclusion is, therefore, that one should be more serious

about seeking the mercy of the devotee than that of the Lord directly, and by

one’s doing so (by the goodwill of the devotee) the natural attraction for the

service of the Lord will be derived.

…….. Srila Prabhupada


Sri Vyasa Puja – Meaning

In his purport Srila Prabhupada writes, “Nityananda Prabhu arranged for the Vyasa Puja of the

Lord… Since Vyasadev is the original guru (spiritual master) of all who follow the Vedic

principles, worship of the spiritual master through the agency of Vyasadev is called “Vyasa Puja”.

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada Maharaja introduced the ceremony of Vyasa

Puja in our line on his 50th

birthday. From that day, every year it has been going on. On his 52nd

birth anniversary, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada Maharaja gave a lecture

on Srimad Bhagavatam describing the meaning of Vyasa Puja. He said, Vyasa Puja means the Puja

of all Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas. From this statement we can understand the purport of Vyasa

Puja. It is not only the Puja of Vyasadev, or of Krishna, or of Gaurasundar, or of guru. That is not

real Vyasa Puja. Vyasa Puja means the Puja of all pure Gaudiya Vaishnava Acarya. That is real

Vyasa Puja.

In this bhaktivinoda-dhara we find a mantra for Vyasa-Puja:

sri damodara svarupa, sri rupa, sri sanatana, sri raghunatha, sri jiva,

bhatta yuga, sri krsnadasa kavirajadi, srimad bhaktivinoda, srimad

gaurakisora dasa, srimad bhaktisiddhanta saraswati, srimad

bhaktivedanta swami padanka sarvebhyo gurave namah

“I offer my obeisances to the footprints of all the gurus, Srila Swarup Damodar Goswami, Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila

Sanatan Goswami, Srila Raghunath das Goswami, Srila Jiva Goswami, Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Srila Raghunath

Bhatta Goswami, the devotees beginning with Srila Krishna das Kaviraj, Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, Srila

Gaurakishore das Babaji, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.”

Vyasa Puja means the worship of all these Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

Bhaktivinode Thakur has said, “Gaudiya Vaishnava Siddhanta is the opinion of all Gaudiya

Vaishnava Acaryas Mahajanas. Whatever Gaudiya Vaishnava Siddhanta we have received, that is

guru varga dhana – the merciful gift of all the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas. That is their lila

vaisistya, the wonderful characteristics of the lila of that Guru Vaishnava Acarya.”

Gaudiya Vaishnava Siddhanta is the krpa vaisistya, the special characteristics of their

merciful lila. If we do not observe this festival, if we do not remember and glorify the

Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas, it will be a great disservice towards them. If we do not

discuss their vaisistya, their wonderful characteristics, if we remain inactive, not

observing the appearance day and disappearance day of such Acaryas,

Mahajanas, then it will be an anyaya, a great injustice. Without their mercy

we cannot understand this Gaudiya Vaishnava Siddhanta. Though Sriman

Maha Prabhu is wonderfully merciful, indiscriminately giving

Krsna-Prema, still, we cannot have it without their mercy.

Extracted from the book “The Worship of Sri Guru” by Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja


Contents Page

Sri Vyasa Puja - Meaning 4

Offerings

Australia 7

Fiji 24

Germany 31

India 33

New Zealand 48

Papua New Guinea 59

USA 63


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Ranganath das & Niyati Devi Dasi

mukam karoti vachalam

pangum langhayate girim

yat-kripa tam aham vande

shri-gurum dina-taranam

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His

mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate vedavyasapriya-svamin iti namine

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Holiness Vedavyasa Priya Swami, who is very dear to

Lord Krsna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.”

Our dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisances again and again at Your divine lotus feet. All glories to You

and His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

It is by Lord Krishna’s causeless mercy that we have an opportunity to have You as our spiritual

master. Guru Maharaj, we do not have the words to appropriately describe Your affectionate and

loving attitude towards our whole family. As the above prayers testify, it is indeed by Your

blessings and guidance that we have any hope of crossing this miserable ocean and mountain of

birth and death.

Thanks for accepting us at Your lotus feet as Your disciples and being available for us

anytime and from anywhere in the world as a guru and father. Our words cannot

thank you enough for Your mercy upon Naveen by allowing him to travel and

learn devotional process under Your care despite Your hectic preaching

responsibility. We beg that You please keep us all under Your lotus feet as

without Your mercy we cannot make any progress in Krishna

Consciousness.


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We are also grateful for Your mercy upon all fallen souls in Canberra. All glories to You that

many devotees here in Canberra have embraced Krishna Consciousness in their life instantly

despite so many obstacles in their way.

On this auspicious day of Your Appearance, we pray to Lord Krishna for Your good health so

You can continue to fulfill the mission of Srila Prabhupada of spreading the love of Godhead, and

protecting and delivering all fallen souls like us.

May Lord Nrsimhadeva protect You all the time!!

Your insignificant servants,

Ranganath das & Niyati Devi Dasi

Vrindavan Chandra Das & Vrinda Priya Devi Dasi

Bhakta Naveen & Vikas

(Canberra, Australia)


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Stuti Priya Das

Nama om vishnu - paadaaya

Krsna - presthaaya bhu-tale

Srimate vedavyasa priya

Svamin iti namine

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace Vedavyasa Priya Swami, who is very dear

to Lord Krsna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Please accept our most humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your most auspicious

appearance day & all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This is indeed very auspicious day for all of us. In this very special day I will like to thank you

from core of our heart for accepting as your disciples.

Since, we have initiated we have been tried to follow your instruction to the best extend.

Srila Gurudev, as you mention preaching is the mood of spiritual master we try our best to preach

every chance we get. I love preaching too, and I have completely depended on your mercy on

this. By your mercy only we can perform devotional service without any difficulties and can be

success also.

In the beginning we feel always personal separation from you. When we asked you said because of

bodily conception. This is true Srila Gurudeva, since I have carried out your order with hole

hearted and started preaching I feels that I am more closer to you. I know you love all your

disciples to engage in preaching activities. I pray to your mercy so that we can do more service to

your lotus feet.

Please forgive us if we have done any offence while we carrying out your order.

Kindly shower mercies on us for engage in your service and guide us so that we can

progress in our sadhana.

We pray to Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar to keep Srila Gurudev in good health &

spirit. We see you in Myanmar (Burma).

Your unworthy servants,

Stuti Priya Das

Lalsamayi Devi Dasi

Mayuri Krsna


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Pinakin Das

Dhyana Moolam Guru Murti

Puja Moolam Gurur Padam,

Mantra Moolam Gurur Vakyam,

Moksha Moolam Guru Kripa

(Guru Gita - Skanda Purana

Dialogue between Shiva and Uma (Shakti)

Translation: The Guru's form is the best to meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best for

worship; the Guru's word is the mantra; the Guru's Grace is the root of liberation.

Dearest Srila Gurudev,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories

to Sri Sri Nitai Sachidanandan.

Fallen and foolish souls like us are at an absolute loss of words to glorify your Divine Grace. Us

glorifying you is like showing a lamp to the Sun.

We are very fortunate to be your disciples having received your merciful glance. Had it not been

for your mercy we would have been completely engrossed in the material world. You have very

kindly, always guided us and in our moments of weakness, put our feet back on the right path

…….the path of Krishna Consciousness.

Guru Maharaja, you are the knower of the essence of Karmayoga, Jnanayoga and

Bhaktiyoga. You are the knower of the truth and you have selflessly guided and

inspired us from the innermost core of your being. In your presence we experience

happiness and peacefulness. In your company, and by your words, the doubts in

our mind are automatically removed, even without inquiring.

All your endeavors are devoted to the good of the fallen souls like us. You

are thus the house of all the qualities of a bonafide Guru.


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On this most auspicious day of Your Vyasa Puja, we thank you again and again for accepting us

and allowing us to be as part of Krishna’s spiritual family.

We sincerely beg you for Your causeless blessings and mercy so that we may be able to serve the

mission of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Srila Prabhupada, the millions of Vaishnavas and last but not the

least your Lotus feet.

We offer our dandavats at your Lotus feet, and pray for your blessings to serve you eternally.

Please forgive us for the millions of offences committed by us both knowingly and unknowingly.

Your most fallen servants

Devesh, Devaki, Mohana Devi Dasi and Pinakin Das


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Asitaradhya Dasa

Nama Om Vishnu – Paadaaya, Krsna - Presthaaya Bhu-Tale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya, Svamin Iti Namine

Nama Om Vishnu – Paadaaya, Krsna - Presthaaya Bhu-Tale

Srimate Bhaktivedanta, Svamin Iti Namine

Namaste Saraswatidevi, Gaura Vani Pracarine

Nirvisesha Sunyawadi, Pascatya Desha Tarine

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet on your glorious appearance day. All

glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please accept our humble apologies for not being able to attend the appearance day festivities in

person. It is unusual for us as we were quite fortunate to attend the last three Vyasa Puja in Suva,

Brisbane & Auckland.

This year we are inspired to stay back in Melbourne to help organize first ever Vyasa Puja for our

growing God family. I am inspired & enthused by my unique God brothers & sisters here.

• Satish Prabhu & Sujata Mataji are on their way to become ideal grihasthas. They have

offered their house for conducting BV programs as you know. Both of them make untiring

efforts in getting new people to come to the program. Guru Maharaja please bless them

with the worship of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai deities. I look forward to their initiation on your

forthcoming visit.

• HG Sri Radha Vallabh Prabhu inspires me by his unique mood of

service & humility. Your actual appearance day on 2 August was

indeed celebrated by morning breakfast. This idea was the grace of

• Sri Radha Vallabh Prabhu. Sri Radha Vallabh Prabhu now attends Hampton Park

BV programme & is soon expected to take control of the reins there along

with Satish Prabhu.

• Jwalesh Babu Prabhu & Padmaja Mataji have become preachers under

the able guidance of HG Jagannath Ram Prabhu & HG Yamunalila

Mataji. Their BV programme is one of the most highly attended in

Melbourne. Their sincerity in acquiring spiritual knowledge is

amazing. Despite young children, they never missed single BV

session in the house of Jagannath Ram Prabhu. Guru Maharaja

please bless them.


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• Look at how benevolent is Bala Prabhu. He is hosting Saturday Bhagavatam class at his

home. With a preacher like Jagannath Ram Prabhu house of any size is not big enough. Just

on an invitation from you, Bala Prabhu & Vidya Mataji jumped on the plane to spend time

with you in Fiji. This really struck me with wonder. They are seriously sincere about

carrying out the orders of their Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja please bless them in their

efforts of searching a new sankirtan home.

• Pritesh Prabhu is always seen serving Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir.

• HG Jadabharat Prabhu regularly attends Bhakti Vaibhava classes, conducts weekly

program at home. His spontaneous attachment to you is indeed captivating. Guru Maharaja

please bless him with a wonderful devotee wife from Louisiana.

• Abha Mataji has stitched wonderful winter-wear for Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. I wish all well for

her & may be she can stitch a nice sweater for you one day.

So we are fortunate indeed to be surrounded by such pious souls.

By your mercy alone, preaching activities are growing. We are handling three groups at the

moment & we intend to teach Bhakti Sastri from home as soon our BV program at Wantirna

comes to an end.

Our God family here is like a tender plant & you are a seed giving father. I am sure it will

mushroom itself into a big tree over a period of time. Guru Maharaja please bless all of us so :

1. We can develop loving relationships among us &

2. We always remain situated at your lotus feet by preaching.

Last but not the least; your health is very important for our tender spiritual life. We beg the mercy

of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Vallabha to keep you in best health for preaching KC all over the

world – apratihata.

Srila Gurudeva ki Jaya!

Your Servants

Asitaradhya Dasa

Shyampriya Devi Dasi

Bhakta Sheel


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Satish, Sujata & Bhavani

Nama om Vishnu-padaya Krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale

Srimate Vedavyasapriya Swamin iti namine

Om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjan- salakaya

Caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept our most humble obeisances at your lotus feet,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you.

On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja, we offer our obeisances to the dust of your lotus feet.

We were in darkness and ignorance previously, trying to enjoy the material life thinking this is the

real life and enjoyment then, after that you appeared in our life by the mercy of your dear most

disciples in Melbourne and by putting your lotus feet in our house and everything were changed. It

gives us great satisfaction that we are one of the lucky ones in the world to accept us your disciples

and giving us the most valuable Krishna Bhakti.

On this most auspicious day of your divine appearance in this material world we fall thousands and

thousands of times at your lotus feet and beg for your mercy and blessings.

Guru Maharaja, we are hosting Bhakti Vriksha at our house and trying our best to attract as many

souls to the program as possible. Please bless all members of all Bhakti Vriksha groups in

Melbourne with Krsna Bhakti.

Guru Maharaja, please bless us so we can take serious shelter of Srila Prabhupada’s books

and become aggressive preachers of Krsna Consciousness.

We look forward to having your association & instructions in Vrindavan later

this year.

Your humble servants,

Satish, Sujata & Bhavani


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Sri Radha Vallabha Dasa

Please accept my humble obeisances,

All glories to Guru & Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Dear Gurudeva,

I feel very honored to submit my offerings on this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja.

First off all I really want to thank you for accepting me as your servant even though I do not

qualify for this.

In year 2007 I was praying to Maha Prabhu to help me find a guru and in March same year I

attended your morning Bhagavatam class in Melbourne temple and I was very much touched and

inspired by your lecture, that day I came and personally had your darshan and saw a nice and

genuine person who being a pure devotee of Krishna is so caring a humble and really got touched

by transcendental qualities you posses.

For me it was like Maha Prabhu answered all my questions by finding me a guru who can cure my

material disease, you agreed to give me shelter of your lotus feet, and for me its was the greatest

day of my life and I was very happy.

I am wondering in this universe for millions of life times by repeated birth and death and here you

come in my life to train me and guide me out of this material entanglement and reconnect my lost

relationship with Lord Krishna.

I am also very fortunate as you have chosen me to serve your lotus feet by giving me an

opportunity to use my skills in Sri Sri Radha Damodar temple in Fiji.

Srila Gurudeva, I beg for forgiveness as I am not able to keep up to your expatiation

as from last 8 years I am out of touch from my interior designing profession and

I am putting my sincere effort to do my best. I am amused by the architectural

skills you posses, you are a good architect.

When I visited holy Dham Vrindavan you personally took us to 7

important temples there and also to Govardhana parikrama, I can never

forget the pakoras you cooked, those ware the best I had, it shows


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how humble you are and you are like a spiritual father who is guiding me in my life.

As Srila Prabhupada says a devotee for Lord Krishna should be expert in all the fields I saw you a

live example of that statement.

I consider my self to be very fortunate person as even though I do not qualify you gave me shelter

at your lotus feet on 17th May this year you accepted me as your disciple, and given me the

opportunity to serve you eternally.

I pray to lord Krishna for you health and long life so that you can deliver thousands of people like

me and show us the path of devotional life.

I sincerely beg for forgiveness for any offences committed knowingly or unknowingly as I am still

learning how to serve you.

Your useless servant

Sri Radha Vallabha Dasa


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Bhaktin Shubaangi

Nama Om Vishnu -Padaya Krsna Presthaya Bhu-Tale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya Swami Iti Namine

My dear Spiritual Master, Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my repeated humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. I pray for your

causeless mercy so that I may be able to glorify you. I do not have any devotion nor much

knowledge to glorify your unlimited pastimes. I understand that mere sweet words cannot please

you. The true Vyasa Puja offering will be when I will be able to follow your instructions steadily

and sincerely, and be a humble instrument in your service to Srila Prabhupada. Please excuse my

vain attempt in trying to glorify you.

Srila Gurudeva Mahimaamrita

Jaya Vyas Puja Jaya, Jaya Parivrajakacarya, Jaya Jaya Vaishnava Thakur, Srila Gurudeva

Jaya Radha Damodara, Travelling Sankirtan, Jaya Sankirtana Pradhan, Jaya Jaya Mahajan

Khasasdesa Loka Kalyana, Jaya Mlecchas Udhar, Bhaktilata Bijo Diyo, Jaya Maha Pracar

Prabhupad Antya Lila, Jagannath Priya Natakam, Jaya Jaya Dasa Anu Dasa, Jaya Yoga Vijnana

Jaya Giri-Govardhana, Nilamadhava Radhe, Vedavyasa Priya Swami, Prana Dhane He

Jaya Sannyasa Jublee, Jaya Maha Tyagi, Jaya Prabhupadanuga, ISCKON Swami

Jaya Jaya Nipun Sisya, Pandit Vismita, Jaya Vedic Sampradaya, Sthapita Vaisanava Siddhanta

Jaya Patita Pavan Jaya, Jaya Guru Vani, Jaya Jaya Sadhu Sanga, Jay Vedavyasa Swami

All glories to Srila Gurudeva! Vyasa Puja mahotsava ki jaya!!

Begging to be your servant,

Bhaktin Shubhaangi


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Parashakti Devi Dasi

Nama Om Visnu-Paday Krsna Presthaya Bhu-Tale

Srimate Veda Vyas Priya Swami Iti Namine

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.

Srila Gurudeva you have appeared in this world to enlighten people like me who are engrossed in

the materialistic way of life. May Krishna give you a long life so that you can always visit us on

this Land.

I beg to remain your humble servant,

Parashakti devi dasi

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Bhaktin Krishna Sunita

Nama Om Visnu-Padaya Krsna-Presthaya Bhu-Tale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya Swami Iti Namine


Please accept my humble obeisances unto you lotus feet on this most glorious day of your Vyasa

Puja.

Mere simple words cannot express indebtedness that I feel, for you have bestowed causeless

mercy on this sinful soul. Although I have no good qualities and I am not fully

surrendered, I beg you to give me a chance to serve as your disciple.

Please bless this fallen soul, so that I can be protected from the clutches of

Maya and remain at the shelter at your lotus feet.

Srila Gurudeva ki jay! Sri Vyasa Puja Mahautsava ki jai!

Your servant, Bhaktin Krishna Sunita


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Jwalesh Babu, Melbourne

All Glories to Srila Gurudeva!!!

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Our family is blessed to have your guidance in the journey of our spiritual life.

When we started to practice the process of Bhakti, without having proper understanding, you have

guided our family in every step. In recent time when you were here with us, you have given us

great opportunity to serve you personally and by accepting our menial service you have bestowed

your causeless mercy upon us.

Your most valuable guidance has given us great courage and enthusiasm to manage our spiritual

life. Your blessing and encouragement has given us great strength to render devotional service and

to serve the mission of Sri Caitanya Maha Prabhu by spreading the holy name and message of the

supreme lord. Please accept our heartily gratitude by accepting and guiding us by taking us

through the path of divine knowledge (Krishna Consciousness).

Please accept a small poem we would like to offer you on the occasion of your Vyasa Puja day.

“O our dear spiritual master

You are our great care taker

Few moments of your association

Brings us very great transformation

You are our spiritual life saver

You are our ever well wisher

We beg mercy with your hands of safe

To bless us to serve you life after life”

Your humble servants,

Jwalesh Babu, Padmaja Jwalesh, Keerthan Jwalesh, Devesh Jwalesh


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Shruta Dev Das


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Raj Vidya

Respected Srila Gurudeva,

Om Ajnana Timirandhasya

Janananjana Salakaya

Caksur Militam Yena

Tasmai Sri Guruve Namah

We meditate on the instructions of Lord Kapildeva to his mother.

titiksavah karunikah

Suhrdah sarva-dehinam

ajata-satravah santah

sadhavah sadhu-bhusanah

The symptoms of a sadhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has

no enemies. He is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.

(SB CANTO 3 CHAP 25 TEXT 21)

Srila Prabhupada further clarifies in the purport that, a sadhu is a devotee of the Lord, his concern

is to enlighten people in devotional service to the Lord, and without devotional service human life

is spoiled. Such a Sadhu travels every where, door to door, preaching ‘BE KRISHNA

CONCIOUS, BE A DEVOTEE of the Lord Krishna, Don’t spoil your life in simply fulfilling

animal propensities. A sadhu is not worried for his own liberation but he always thinks of

others, he is the most compassionate-(KARUNIKAH) towards Fallen souls (like us).

The above qualities are the best befitting to our Most Merciful Gurudev; you

have been so merciful to all of us. We do realize that you are slowly cutting

the rope of our material entanglement.

Your recent lectures in Brisbane, Brahmas ego being smashed by the Lord,

and other lectures on chapter 2 and 15 of Bhagavad Gita.


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Your quotes “Brahma Created 8.4 Million of Pots, Human Being is a Big Pot filled with False

Ego.”

“Real Humility can only show, when False Ego is smashed” on explaining BG 15.3 you stressed to

smash our False Ego first. These instructions will always remain behind our head and we will do

our best to follow these instructions.

Your other instruction to us to go out and preach we are taking it very serious and we have already

started the Bhakti Vriksha group and by your mercy we have 18 members.

On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja we take this opportunity to reaffirm to follow your

instruction and we will do our best to smash our false ego to serve our God Family to achieve your

Prema. We beg for your mercy on us fallen souls to be our SAT CHAKSUH always. We thank

you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

We ask for forgiveness from our God Family and you Srila Gurudev for all our offences.

Your servants,

Nalini Devi Dasi

Radharani Devi Dasi

Rajvidya Das

Brisbane

Australia


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Kirtida devi dasi

Dear Guru Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila

Gurudev.

I wish to seek forgiveness for not being able to serve you while you came to Nadi this year

however I’m trying my best to be able to serve you in your next trip to Fiji. You are such an

exalted personality and your position in Krishna Consciousness is so fixed and I’m so fortunate to

receive your mercy through so many associations.

I still remember your words Maharaj the day you came to my place and gave me some instructions

to follow. I will be very mindful of all those things you raised to me and I will be very vigilant in

my Bhakti.

Once again I thank you for everything you are doing for people like me so that we can progress in

Krishna Consciousness. You are such a merciful person that I have met and I will always be

indebted to you. Have a nice Vyasa Puja celebration.

Kirtida devi dasi - Nadi

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Neelmani devi dasi

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudev.

Happy Vyasa Puja.

Thank you very much for coming to Fiji and thank you very much for allowing me to serve

you.

You are always kind, patient and happy and seeing that I’m getting so enthused

in my devotional life. You have really taken care of how I do my Bhakti and

your advice and guidance is so much appreciated. Thank you very much

Gurudev.

Your servant, Neel Mani Dasi


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Yasoda devi dasi

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila

Gurudev.

Happy Vyasa Puja Guru Maharaj and may Krishna always bless you with good health so that we

are continuously under your guidance and protection directly.

Thank you so much for coming to Fiji and engaging us into so many seminars and programs and

we are so enlightened with what you have taught us. I’m very thankful to you for coming to Fiji

every time when you travel to preach and see the progress of your disciples. You are very kind and

considerate and I thank you for such divine qualities you have.

Your servant, Yasoda Devi Dasi

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Viraat Purusa das

Dear Guru Maharaj


I’m writing this first Vyasa Puja offering to you and I don’t even know how to glorify you in

limited words. When I first met you I immediately knew you are a true saintly person, a sadhu as

the scriptures describe. I heard so much of descriptions about saintly persons and I found all

qualities of them in you.

However my own feeling is that you are like Narada Muni who travels extensively just like

you do, and you sing nice beautiful glories of Krishna where ever you go playing Mrdanga,

kartalas yourself as does Srila Narada with his bina. Then you instruct your disciples

like he does and you ask them to worship Krishna in deity form according to

sastras. You chant and emphasis so much on the holy names and like a lion you

would speak to Maya Vadis and atheists to prove Krishna as the supreme

personality of Godhead.


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Your glories will always be sung, heard and recited but it will never end. Thank you very much for

taking special care of me through guidance and advice for my personal life.

Your insignificant servant,

Viraat Purusa Das

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Yasodadulal Das

Dear Guru Maharaj


I thank you very much for coming to Rakiraki every time you come to Fiji despite only few people

choose to travel in this corner of Fiji because of its location and setting.

I’m still schooling and I in you my role model, my icon and there is absolutely no doubt that after

you have accepted me as your disciple I have made steady progress in Krishna Consciousness. It is

through your teachings, through your guidance and through your mercy that I have begging to

understand what Bhakti is like and how important it is for people like me to cultivate this culture

of learning everything that is available through ISKCON.

Last year when I wrote this Vyasa Puja offering I wasn’t initiated then but today I feel that even

after my initiation I don’t feel that our relationship has changed in any way. You were always the

same caring, responsible, patient, considerate, kind and I find you always happy. That’s establishes

my eternal relationship with you Srila Gurudeva.

I do so many mistakes, I commit offenses and I ask you to forgiveness every time I do that

however nothing surpass the biggest mistake I did which was leaving you behind and

breaking from Krishna Consciousness. It is your purity and your Shakti that you

have brought me back to service of Krishna – my eternal father.

I will never forget you this time. That’s a promise for this last life of mine.

Your youngest son in Fiji,

Yasodadulal Das


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Kishore and Mala Shandil

Dearest Guru Maharaji,

Please accept our dandavat pranams. All glories to Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada.

Guru Maharaj we would like to humbly thank you for everything which you have done for us.

Every time you come to Fiji, you make an especial endeavor to visit us. We are so blessed that

your coming to our home has purified our lives and our home.

We have firm faith in Krishna and your Kripa that all the obstacles in our lives will soon pass like

the night passes away with sunrise. Maharaj ji we thank you for taking special care of our son,

Neela Madhava, and guiding him so nicely in bhakti. We are rest assured that he is protected in

your hands and will certainly attain Bhakti.

Maharaj ji on your Vyaspuja, birthday, we would like to wish you a very long life so that you can

keep guiding us and spread the preaching of the Hare Krishna Mantra.

Please always keep us in your shelter, so that we don’t leave Krishna.

Yours aspiring servants,

Kishore and Mala Shandil and Shivneil and Rayneil Shandil

(Neel Madhava’s parents)


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Neela Madhava das

Dearest Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to this most

auspicious day, the blessed Sri Vyasa Puja.

This time every year I sit down to try and somehow put to words what you mean to me, what

having your mercy in our lives has done for me and how I wish and pray that I will be able to

serve you pleasingly. And this time every year my emotions cloud my mind and I lose the ability

to articulate what it is I want and need to say to you. Gurudeva, I do not know how to glorify you

as I do not have enough words to do so, so I am following the footsteps to Great Acaryas and

offering the following prayer at your lotus feet,

radha-sammukha-samsaktim

sakhi-sanga-nivasinim

tvam aham satatam vande

madhavashraya-vigraham

"O spiritual master, I continually offer my obeisances unto you, who are always in the presence of

Srimati Radharani and very much devoted to Her. You always reside in the association of Her

confidantes, the gopis, and you are the abode of loving devotion to Krishna."

For now I pray at your divine lotus feet to always have your shelter despite my entire shortfall.

Thank you for being there when I need you. Thank you for always answering questions and

clearing my doubts. Thank you for the nice seminars you gave this year in Suva on the Nectar of

Instruction and Devotion. I am looking forward to more of these seminars. I look forward to serve

you more and more. Please bless me so that I can follow your instructions and become a worthy

servant of yours.

I pray to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Golokabihari ji to bless you with a long life so that

you can continue spreading the mission of Srila Prabhupada and flooding the world with

Krishna Prema.

May Lord Sri Nrsimhadeva protect you and grant you good health.

Praying to be your eternal servant,

Neela Madhava das


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Mr. & Mrs. Prem Chand

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to Srila

Gurudev

We were proud Hindus until you opened our eyes from ignorance. When our son Radhakant joined

ISKCON we were not very much aware of his initiation or even what this ISKCON was all about.

We just felt it was a Hindu Temple he was going but today we are extremely happy that by your

mercy we have come to understand the Sanatan Dharma in reality.

It is only when you have became our family “Guru” or when Radhakant took initiation our family

started receiving your mercy and a lot of changes both material and spiritual started taking place.

The more I was offensive in the beginning to ISKCON the more your mercy flowed and today I’m

certain that pure devotees do exist through Prabhupada’s world of ISKCON.

I consider you to be a real sadhu, a saintly man because there is nothing that I can complain you

about…You are perfect in everything, singing, instructing and educating and then of course you

follow Guru sadhu and sastra. We thank you and we will always be indebted to you for saving us

and our family.

Through your numerous audio CDs we listen to Adharsha Grihasta life seminars and other similar

discourses and we will try not to fail as parents. By your mercy and you infusing us with

enthusiasm we want all our sons to become devotees of Lord Krishna. Not only that but we

ourselves would like to become devotees although with a slow process. At least you have being

able to invoke that desire and we are so much in debt of your mercy.

I reaffirm what I said to you when you came to Rakiraki- everything here is always yours.

Mr. & Mrs. Prem Chand

Rakiraki


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Radhakanta Das

Dear Guru Maharaj


Every year when I write this Vyasa Puja offering I deeply think what is the best way to glorify

you’re your exalted position, your divine qualities and character but I fail to get the best way to do

that. That is because I have no knowledge of any method which can describe unlimited glories in a

matter of few paragraphs.

I have had so many associations with you in Fiji since whenever you come to Fiji I travel with you

in greed of getting more and more from your association. I sometimes think I’m so selfish to others

by not allowing them to serve you but then sometimes even Krishna puts me into situation of

serving you. Is that a arrangement you have made with Krishna? If yes then its addition to your

limit less mercy on this rascal….a fool who is full of false ego.

Guru Maharaj your glories are so many however I would state one here…

I received an email from one of our god family members stating about your concerns of what is

being placed as “thought of today” in the website. Guru Maharaj you were bold in making us very

clear that any such thoughts should be explained where it is taken from ( if possible provide

reference from sastra or Srila Prabhupada) otherwise get your verification from yourself before

being posted on website. It is so important because you are not just setting standards and abiding

by the principles of disciplic succession but you teach us how important Guru sadhu and sastra is

in verifying each other. As such we find you a true sadhu, a learned man and of course an

exemplary Guru. If I open my email today I’m being flooded with emails posting many such

messages and there is no verification of such information from sastra or Jagat Guru Srila

Prabhupada and as such there is differences of opinion amongst devotees who don’t have

association with sadhus like your good self.

Thank You very much for always allowing me to serve you despite myself being so

unqualified to serve you.

Your most insignificant servant

Radhakanta Das


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Janaki

Dear Gurudeva,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances

My dear Gurudeva I am not fortunate to be at your Vyasa Puja today 2nd

August 2009 but I will observe my fast and worship you on this auspicious

day in Germany.

I wish to thank you very much for inviting me to your Vrndavana apartment in

March 2009 and also for presenting me this Japa box. It was a nice

arrangement by Lord Krishna that I finally came to India for Gaura Purnima

and was fortunate to hear your lecture and also to have darshan from you.

I have been thinking about you since I left Vrndavana in April 2009 and I

hope I will get closer and closer to you with the passage of time.

I did not realize that you presented me a Japa box until I saw a mataji

playing an electric Japa box and I enquired about this box only to realize

that the present you gave to me was not an alarm clock but a Japa box.

I had a great experience with this Japa box which I would like to share with

you on this auspicious day. My mother 78 years was in dying and I finally

went to see her. She lives in Trinidad 8 thousand miles from Germany. When

I was in Vrndavana I prayed for her and requested the Lord to extend her

life if He wanted me to see her as I did not see her in 12 years because of

many reasons.

I left Germany on 24th May 2009 and arrived in Trinidad after 10 hours

flying at 12 midnight. I started the following day to the hospital to visit

my mother and she could not speak and was waiting to leave the world. I

started singing the Holy Name for her but she did not speak. Later I placed

this Japa Box to her ear for 45 minutes and she heard Srila Prabhupada

chanting the Holy Name. She still did not speak. I gave her Maha

Prasadam she could not chew but the Prasadam went down her throat.


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The following day I arrived at 4pm to visit her. She was more critical.

Srila Prabhupada Bhagavad Gita was next to her. She received Ganges water

and a Tulsi leave on her tongue and immediately after she took a deep breath

and never breath again. All this time I was holding her hand and chanting

the Holy Name and I did not realize that she left the world.

Within 15 minutes of my arrival she departed.

I narrated this story to you because without your kind mercy I would have

never received this Japa Box from you. I recall when I left your flat and

was walking to my guestroom I heard you call out my name and when I look

around you threw that transcendental box to me. I was happy to receive this

gift from you but when I opened it I thought Oh! Gurudeva have given me an

alarm clock - well that’s good - maybe I will use it to rise on time for

Mangala Aarti. But now I listen to this Japa Box daily and I have great

memories. Without our meeting I would never have obtained this Japa Box

and my mother would never have had the chance in her lifetime to hear the

Holy Name directly from Srila Prabhupada a pure devotee. I wish to thank you

eternally for this Japa Box.

I also remember your instruction at Krishna Balaram Mandir in Vrndavana that

I should listen to the box and I innocently said yes because I thought how

can I listen to an alarm clock. But I am too ignorant to understand the Lord

and His devotees and His inconceivable mercy. Therefore, I beg to take

shelter at your feet and hope one day you will bestow your divine mercy on

such a sinful fallen soul like me.

I would be thinking about you all day on your Vyasa Puja day and I pray that

the Lord continue to give you more strength and more realization to save the

fallen souls in this age.

Your aspiring disciple to be,

Janaki


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Varshneya

Hare Krishna,

Jai Srila Prabhupada!

Jai Gurudev!

It’s not a matter to enjoy the life. Its the matter how we live our life. I was totally not aware about

these things but when I was went to ISKCON Rath Yatra I was impressed by the deities of Srila

Prabhupada and the people how enjoying the Kirtana of Mahamantra. When I was complete my

senior secondary studies I was start doing job in medical association in Ludhiana Here I was met a

person who is initiated from ISKCON I know about ISKCON Rath Yatra but I was totally unaware

about this association when I was seen this person any time he is chanting the name of Lord

Krishna. One day I was told him bhaiya you are from ISKCON who the celebrate Rath Yatra in

Ludhiana in every year and he told me are you aware about ISKCON? He invited me in ISKCON

temple on Sunday festival. I went on Sunday I was very impressed to see Lord Jagannath Baldev

and Subhadra Ji and the Kirtan I heard its absolute the taste of amrit. After two weeks Sanjeev

Prabhu who invited me in ISKCON temple told me Guru Maharaj Ji is coming next week I don’t

know why my heart is crazy to meet Guru Maharaj then I told to them I want to meet Guru

Maharaj.

After a week I met Guru Maharaj when I was see its look like a kind-hearted before this my

association was not good we went to temple every day but not in the manner of the services of god.

but when I met Guru Maharaj he put me two three question related to God services he given me

the chanting Mala for chanting the Mahamantra and his disciples was told me how to chant this

and Guru Maharaj was told me about the four restrictions after meet Guru Maharaj my whole life

was changed. I automatically cut the bad association, I started chanting from three four rounds

after two three weeks I would like to chant 16 rounds every day.

Because of my Guru Maharaja’s Kindness and I joined the ISKCON Youth Form of

Ludhiana. In August 2005 there was a one festival was held by our youth the name of

the festival is Hare Krishna night in Western Style. All the young youth was invited

in the festival there is huge crowd in this festival and Guru Maharaj was also

there. We enjoyed this festival with Guru Maharaj. With the help of the

disciples I grow up in the spiritual life and after a year I was initiated by

Guru Maharaj His Holiness Veda Vyasa Priya Swami Maharaj.

After few months my mom was expired and I feel this is the end of my life

but at that time my Guru Maharaj was called me and told me how to


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handle this situation. After Guru Maharaja’s call I feel any thing was happened and any thing will

be happened in my life I will accept as a mercy of Lord Krishna He will care my self. My Guru

Maharaj was clearly told me if you want to do any thing in your life do but in the favor of Lord

Krishna services when I was went Vrindavan at that time I feel why the people are saying I lost my

heart in Vrindavan. When my Guru Maharaj given the Bhagavatam class to us I feel Guru Maharaj

is directly associate me with the Lord Radha Shyam Sunder. I love my Guru Maharaj and I pray to

my Lord Jagannath give me his mercy so that I will live always near the feet of my Guru Maharaj

and I pray to my Guru Maharaj give me the services of Lord Radha Krishna.

Sri Guru Charane Rati

Ai se uttama Gati

Please Chant

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare & Be Happy

The servant of the servant of Lord Krishna

Varshneya


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Anil & Shalu

namah om visnupadaya krsnapresthaya bhutale

sri-mate vedavyasapriya swamin-iti namine


sri-mate bhaktivedanta swamin-iti namine

namaste saraswate-deve gaura-vani pracarine

nirvisesa sunyavadi pascatya-desa tarine

Our Dear Spiritual Father,

On this auspicious day of your divine appearance day in this material world, please let us bow

down to your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to your grace.

Guru Maharaj because of your causeless mercy we the most fallen soul are also learning the

science of Krishna consciousness. It is the great pleasure for us as your disciple to glorify you on

your Vyasa Puja day. You are truly a bonafide spiritual master.

Your glories are inconceivable and we are not able to describe them. Guru Maharaj we beg you for

your mercy, so that we never stop making efforts in devotional service to your lotus feet, despite

all our material problems and impurities.

Please excuse us for such an unworthy obeisances of your most insignificant servants. Always

desiring to stay in the dust of your lotus feet and aspiring to become your disciples.

Anil & Shalu

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Namrata

Hare Krishna Maharaji,

This is Namrata from Agra. I have been writing this letter on behalf of all my family members. We

all wanted to wish you many, many happy returns of the day. You’ve always been so special to all

of us as a spiritual teacher. And on your birthday wishing you all the joys and happiness to

surround your world and may all your desires and dreams turn into reality.

Have a wonderful birthday Maharaji. It’s been a long time since we met you, so we are all missing

your presence and waiting for you eagerly.

We are all chanting daily in accordance with as you told to all of us. Please come soon and thank

you for loving us the way you do.

HARE KRISHNA

Your loving disciple

Namrata

(Agra)


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Jayananda Dasa

Om Gurudevaya Namah, Om Gurudevaya Namah, Om Gurudevaya Namah

My dear H. H. Guru Maharaji,

Please accept my most respectful obeisances and warm congratulations from the core of my heart

on the auspicious occasion of your 65th Vyasa Puja day.

All glories to H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. All glories to my beloved spiritual

master, His Holiness Vedavyasa Priya Swami.

I consider myself the most fortunate that you accepted me – the bewildered soul in the pitch of

darkness of illusive material world – as your disciple and showered on me the nectar of “Nama

Diksha” at Varanasi – the most favored abode of the topmost Vaishnava Lord Siva (Kasi

Viswanatha) in 2004, and the divinely “Brahmana Diksha” in Vrindavan – the eternal abode of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself – in 2006. I wish to stay at your lotus feet as a tiny dust

particle always and in all lives to come.

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-guruve namah


sri-mate vedavyasapriya swamin-iti namine

HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

Wishing Your Holiness a Very Happy and fully KRSNA Conscious

Appearance Day...

Your humble servant,

Jayananda Dasa (Vrindavan)


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Shantanu Das

For our Guru Maharaj H.H. Vedavyasa Priya Swami on his 65th appearance day

Having him in our life as our spiritual master is one of the fortunate happenings of our life having

his darshan, listening to his lectures and fabulous Kirtan, following his guidelines and above all

seeking his merciful blessings all these are the most precious happenings which are due to only

and only his mercy on us .We are very lucky that he accepted us as his disciples neglecting the fact

that we are full of flaws. Not only he has accepted us but also as our spiritual father he

supports us, scolds us and guides us at each and every spiritual step his innocence, enthusiasm,

love, kindness and above all his blessings have changed our lives in a wonderful way we are not

eligible to express or gratitude towards his mercy but still trying our best unto his lotus feet.

May we, all disciples, remain as one family and as the branches of the same tree and progress and

spread the holy message of Krishna consciousness.

Guru Maharaj ji bless us so that we can always follow your guidance trustfully from bottom of our

hearts........and celebrate hundreds of Vyasa Puja ahead.

Seeking your blessings.........unto your lotus feet

"Namo Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Preshtthaya Bhutale

Shrimate Vedavyasa Priya Swamin Iti Namine"

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In your humble service

Shantanu Das, Swardhunya Devi Dasi,

Satchit Anand Das, Sanchari Devi Dasi


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Krishna Kripa Nidhi Das

Nama om Vishnu –padaya Krishna-presthaya bhu-tale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya Swami iti namine

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.

On this special auspicious day, I have no qualification to glorify you. If you shower mercy upon

this fallen soul, I may do so.

Some time, when I got your mercy shower beyond my understanding capability, I fear that it may

not be taken as granted. Your Instructions /lectures always full of high intellectual, analyzing every

concept, and it makes my mind to take time to analyze and understand them broadly. I always

check my self that you and your instruction are not different whether you are present before me or

on the preaching tour across the world.

I always try to practice The “Lord Krishna” and his “name” are same, similarly you and “your

Instructions” are same. Your instructions mostly applied on me when I try to control the

restlessness or fickleness of the mind. Although it’s not possible to control over senses without

follow your direction / instructions and same be used only towards the Lord Krishna’s

devotional services.

Gurudev you are so much merciful for augment me on the path of “SADHANA BHAKTI” by

teaching right mix of Bhakti process and instructions as Vaidhi –Bhakti.

The process as per your instructions to me is very valuable and I try to attain the firm faith and

taste in Lord Krishna more and more As given in Bhakti Rasamirtsindhu by Srila Roop Goswami

adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sngo’tha bhajana kirya

tato ‘nartha nivrttih syat tato nistha rucis tatah


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Gurudev, I pray to Lord Krishna to keep you healthy so that I will get more

association to learn and Lord Krishna’s mercy through you.

Saksad dharitvena samasta–sastrair

Uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih

Kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya

Vande guroh sri caranaravindam

Your fallen servant

Krishna Kripa Nidhi Das, Chandigarh (India)

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Alankrita

Hare Krishna Maharaji


Srimate Vedavyasa Priya Swami iti namine

Maharaji, when u played with me by throwing flowers on me I feel it now very sweet memories.

You looked so good when you did kirtan in our home here in Chandigarh.

You are so kind because you talk of Lord Krishna. When you do service of God you talk

with them. I am waiting of yours arrival here in our home to do Abhishek of

Lord Gaura-Nitai.

Your spiritual daughter

Alankrita (Age 7 years) Chandigarh


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Dharni Devi Dasi


Srimate vedavyasa Priya Swami iti namine

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.

On this special auspicious day, I have no qualification to glorify you. If you shower mercy upon

this fallen soul, I may do so.

You are so much merciful unto us we are always grateful to you. I pray all the time to Lord

Krishna to make you always healthy so that we may prepare the Prasad for you always different

and new dishes.

All our family remembers our Jaipur journey to bring “Sri Sri Radha-Shyamsundar” deity, and

especially the lecture (for three hours) on topic how we can see God, the presence of the God in

our heart. You told us the following sloka from Sri Brahma Samhita:-

Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti –vilocanena

Santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokyanti

Yam syamasundram acintya-guna svarupam

Govindam adi –purusam tam aham bhajami

“I worship Govinda, the primeval lord, Who is Shyamsundar, Krishna Himself with

inconceivable innumerable attributes, Whom the pure devotee see in their heart of hearts

with the eye of devotion tinged with salve of love.”

Your servant,

Dharni Devi Dasi

Chandigarh (India)


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Shyam Sakhi Devi Dasi

Namo om visnupadaya krsna prishtaya bhutale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya swami iti namine

Please accept my humble obesiences Dear Guru Maharaj,

We held the notion that Bhagwan wanted us to become rich, beautiful, celebrated and take pleasure

in life. But because of your compassion we understood the truth which was not possible to learn

even after millions of years and with any sum of austerity. The power of Krishna Nama and

knowledge and love of Vrindavan and the Brijvasis.

You made known to us the spiritual dham and how to enter, behave in the dham. You provided an

anchor and rudder to our drowning boat. How can we forget you, how can we repay you, how can

we reimburse your eternal debt. It not possible for fallen souls like us to measure you and repay

your mercy.

We can just pray to Krishna that you be our eternal Guru life after life, as Krishna has shown us

through you and you are the apparent medium through which we have tasted the Krishna Prema.

We can just say Jai Gurudeva, as we are not able to serve you to the best of our capability although

we try still even then you are merciful on the fallen souls like us.

This is the mystery and power of untainted, pure devotee like you.

In you service

Shyam Sakhi Devi Dasi

Chandigarh, India.


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Dhananjay Das & Nand Rani Devi Dasi

Namah Om Visnupadaya Krsnapresthaya Bhutale

Sri-Mate Vedavyasapriya Swamin-Iti Namine

Namah Om Visnupadaya Krsnapresthaya Bhutale

Sri-Mate Bhaktivedanta Swamin-Iti Namine

Namaste Saraswate-Deve Gaura-Vani Pracarine

Nirvisesa Sunyavadi Pascatya-Desa Tarine

My Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On this holy occasion of your Vyasa Puja, I offer my humble prayers and sincere gratitude to my

spiritual father. In this hell Kali Yuga only you are the one who made me to able to pass away

from this materialistic life like ocean of pain, desperateness by lust of chanting the name of lord

Krsna through sankirtan movement. You are the real disciple of Srila Prabhupada. You are given

your whole life to preaching. You are perfect example how we can serve our spiritual master and

Shri Shri Radha Krishna.

Guru Maharaj, I am not able to glorify your quality. I want to serve your lotus feet but I am still

attached with this materialistic world, so I will beg you kindly lifted me from this Kali Yuga or

material world and show me the spiritual path.

Guru Maharaj please forgive my imperfect offering on your Vyasa Puja, my prayer to Shri Lord

Krishna, Shri Shri Gaura Nitai, Srila Prabhupada is that you stay long life in this planet with

good health, so that you continue to guide your fallen children.

Your dasanudas

Dhananjay Das & Nand Rani Devi Dasi

New Delhi


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Rajiv Sharma

Namah Om Visnu Padaya Krsna Presthaya Bhu-Tle

Srimate Veda Vyasa Priya Swami Iti Namine

Namah Om Visnu Padaya Krsna Presthaya Bhu-Tle

Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swami Iti Namine

Namaste Sarasvati Deve Gauravani Prachrine

Nirvisesa Sunyavadi Pascatya Desa Tarine

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Dandavat Pranams,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We pray to Krishna for your long life, good health for given the direction how we live in this

material world. We beg to you please give your mercy to us.

Your servants,

Rajiv Sharma

Neeru Sharma

Janak Puri

New Delhi


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Lavangalata Devi dasi

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Radha

Shyamasundar.

aparadha-sahasrani, kriyante 'har-nisam maya

daso 'ham iti mam matva, ksamasva Srila gurudeva

"Thousands of offenses are performed by me day and night, but thinking me as your servant please

forgive me Srila Gurudeva".

Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar so very kindly arranged for you to come to Hamilton and rescue me

from the muck of Maya, in which I was drowning and totally unable to understand the whole point

of existence. Somehow I can now understand in some way how The Divine Couple have been

guiding me for many years to come to the point of being introduced to the Absolute Truth.

And of course the last thing I expected to find in my search for the purpose of life was God,

because I had been so disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the religious practices and beliefs that I

learnt through my life. And yet now learning about the Absolute Truth under your guidance I now

see that many of the beliefs and practices were based on true religious principles but simply

distorted by the false ego's desire to retain sense gratification as its prime focus.

I very much like listening to Srila Ragunath Das Goswami's 'Sri Manah Siksa', which was included

with the audio books that you purchased and now exist on my computer, because he so clearly

warns about the false ego's deceit that remains and continues to delude me. I hope you will forgive

my offenses and continue to do so as I am powerless to overcome them without your mercy, and

your recommendation to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, and of course, Sri Sri

Radha Shyamasundar for Their mercy in my life. Please give your blessings so that I may

fulfill my desire to attain some attraction for the chanting of the Holy Name and so make

my life successful. Please also give your blessings that I may be able to serve you and

Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar for your, and Their, pleasure throughout my eternal

existence.

Sincerely, your humble and willing servant,

Lavangalata Devi dasi (Vrindavan)


NEW ZEALAND

Rasprayan das

Namo Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Presthaya Bhutale

Srimate Vedavyasapriya Swamin Iti Namine.

Dear Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

A very Happy Vyasa Puja and appearance day Maharaj.

We would like to thank you for your very kind association, instructions and guidance in Krishna

Consciousness.

We sincerely pray to Sri Sri Radha Giridhari to bless you with good health and many many more

happy Vyasa Puja so that you are around to help and guide us back home to Krishna.

Yours insignificant servants,

Rasprayan das, Chandranana devi dasi, Roneel, Sandhya & Bhaskar

Auckland, New Zealand

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Kamalkant das

Nama Om Vishnu -Padaya Krsna-Presthaya Bhu-Tale,

Srimate Veda Vyasa Priya Swami Iti Namine

Nama Om Vishnu-Padaya Krsna-Presthaya Bhu-Tale,

Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin Iti Namine

All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on the most

glorious day of your Vyasa Puja.


NEW ZEALAND (con’t)

We are very fortunate to have you as our spiritual master and on this

auspicious day we will meet all your disciples in an attempt to offer you

special workshop, praise, increased devotion and resolutions to follow

your instructions especially chant 25 rounds of Maha mantra on ekadasi day.

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE

HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

Your servants,

Kamalkant das

Sarvang Sundari Sangeet devi dasi

Krish dasa

Radhika dasi

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Janardan Das - Hamilton

Namo Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Presthaya Bhutale

Srimate Vedavyasapriya Swamin Iti Namine

Please accept our Dandavat Pranam at your lotus feet again and again on this auspicious day of

your Vyasa Puja.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you Srila Gurudev.

Thank you Guru Maharaja for staying at our place in Hamilton in June this year. Your

presence is very valuable to us and for children and we miss you a lot when you leave

after a very short visit. Our humble request to you to allow little more time when

you come next time please please!

We still cannot forget our last visit to Hari Dham Vrindavan when you,

Guru Maharaja, provided us fatherly love, support and advice. Especially

when Prayaag was very ill and was admitted to the hospital you treated all

of us like your own family members. Now we beg for an opportunity to



serve you not only as our respected Guru but as our father and humbly thank you for accepting us

ignorant fallen souls as your family.

Your humble servants, desperately looking for your blessings and mercy.

Janardan Das, Radhapriya Dasi

Kishan, Prayaag and Shyama.

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Lalita Sundari devi dasi

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah


srimate veda vyasa priya svamin iti namine


srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine

nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj!

Please accept my most humble obeisances unto You on this auspicious occasion of Your

Vyasa Puja 2009. All glories to his Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri

Sri Gauranga!

I thank you for giving us the blessing of Your association in Auckland this

year Gurudev, and to be able to serve You, and attend Your evening seminars

on Vaishnava Etiquette and Nectar of Instruction, I have definitely learnt

so much from You, and will always continue to do so. It is from your

association that I have realized that all the miseries of this world should be



accepted as a blessing from Krsna, if not by our own desire then by force we are put in a situation

where we have to depend on Krsna. Although I am taking baby steps right now by

developing nishta (faith), niscaya (determination) and dhairya (patience), I hope to one day be

able to preach to others the words of my spiritual master.

It is our spiritual master who inspires us, and gives us knowledge of how to perform our services

properly for the Lords satisfaction. You have opened up my heart and my mind to knowing about

the Absolute Truth. Gurudev, I pray that I may have the privilege and delight of serving Your

lotus feet for many years to come.

Gurudev you also saw me qualified enough to give me Brahman diksha this year for which I am

really grateful, to be able to worship Radha Krishna (on Your behalf) in their deity form, I am truly

blessed.

Tvam gopika vrsaraves tanayantike ‘si sevadhikarini guro nija-pada-padme

Dasyam pradaya kuru mam vraja-kanane sri-radhanghri-sevana-rase sukhinim sukhabdhau

O beloved spiritual master, you are always in the presence of the cowherd girl Radha, the

daughter of King Vrsabhanu. Please award me service at your lotus feet, which are the

proprietors of devotional service. Please place me in the ocean of joy by bestowing upon me

happiness in the mellows of service at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha in the groves of Vraja-

dhama.

Gurudev please forgive me for my offenses and continue to bestow Your blessings on this most

fallen and undeserving servant of Yours.

Lalita Sundari devi dasi – Auckland, New Zealand



Ramachandran, Indra and Jaya

Hare Krishna Maharaj

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and yourself!

We have been very fortunate to have the opportunity of serving you on your recent visit to

Wellington, New Zealand. Your darshan and lectures were very inspiring for us. By your kind

advice, we are now chanting regularly.

We look forward to your visiting Wellington again and spending more time with us.

On this glorious occasion of your Vyasa Puja, we pray to Lord Krishna to give you a long and

healthy life so that you can continue to travel all over the world and fulfill the wishes of your Guru

Maharaj, Srila Prabhupada, by propagating Bhakti Yoga and Krishna Consciousness.

Hare Krishna! Hari Hari bol!

Your humble servants

Ramachandran, Indra and Jaya

Wellington – New Zealand

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Janardan Das

Nama om visnu-padaya krsna-Presthaya bhu-tale

Srimate Vedavyasapriya- Swamin iti namine

Please accept our Dandavat Pranam at your lotus feet again and again on this auspicious

day of your Vyasa Puja.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you Srila Gurudev.

Thank you Guru Maharaja for staying at our place in Hamilton in June this

year. Your presence is very valuable to us and for children and we miss

you a lot when you leave after a very short visit. Our humble request to

you to allow little more time when you come next time please please! ! !



We still cannot forget our last visit to Hari Dham Vrindavan when you, Guru Maharaja, provided

us fatherly love, support and advice. Especially when Prayaag was very ill and was admitted to the

hospital you treated all of us like your own family members.

Now we beg for an opportunity to serve you not only as our respected Guru but as our father and

humbly thank you for accepting us ignorant fallen souls as your family.

Your humble servants, desperately looking for your blessings and mercy.

Janardan Das, Radhapriya Dasi

Kishan, Prayaag and Shyama.

Hamilton – New Zealand

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Vaikunteswara Dasa

Hare Krishna,

SREE GURUBHYO NAMHA

On the auspicious day of Guru Maharaja's Vyasa Puja celebrations, we would like to submit our

small write-up on to his lotus feet

One of the highest blessings that we could receive from God while living on this earth is

meeting a true spiritual master. Those who have not taken shelter in the spiritual master

neither now, nor meditate are not devotees. The spiritual master is God in human form.

He dispels all the grief of his devotees and also ignorance, in the same way as

sunshine dispels darkness of night. The darkness of desires is removed only

when a disciple follows the instructions of the master.

The fastest way to grow spiritually is to take the bull by horns and open

your heart to the master. Walk one step forward the master with pure heart,

and the master will walk two steps towards you.



Oh master, your kindness is immeasurable. Thank you for nurturing our spiritual progress, without

you our progress will be slow and uncertain.

By your Devotees

Vaikunteswara Dasa & Jagat Ambika Devi Dasi

Auckland – New Zealand

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Padmanabha das

Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna presthaya bhutale

Srimate vedavyasapriya swamin iti namine

Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna presthaya bhutale

Srimate bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine

Namaste saraswati deve gaura vani pracarine

Nirvisesa sunyavadi pascatya desa tarine

My dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Srila Gurudev

and Srila Prabhupada.

We had attended your Seminar on Nectar of Instruction on your recent visit to

Auckland, where you explained who we are? Our real identity according to

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu`s is dasa-nu-das. You explained very nicely

with your example that in building the Sigatoka temple you are only trying

to serve your God brother’s last request. You further emphasized that one

should always have an attitude to serve his senior and every Vaishnavas as

their servants, which is most pleasing to Krishna.



Guru Maharaj we thank you for enlighten us and please bless us so that we too can develop such

quality.

We simply pray to Lord Sri Sri Radha Damodharji to keep our Guru Maharaj in good health, so

that we can have his association and guidance for a long long time.

Yours most unqualified servants,

Padmanabha das

Madhvi Shyam Vallabh devi dasi

Yogeshwer Goyal

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Rasika dd

Dear Gurudeva, all glories to you.

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

Gurudeva, I am at a loss for words, I don’t know what to say. But I would like to thank you for

giving this greatest sinner shelter under your lotus feet.

I always want to be attached to your lotus feet and have your mercy always.

Your most lowly humble servant,

Rasika dd

Auckland - New Zealand



Neela Sundar das

Dearest Guru Maharaj,

Hare Krishna. Please accept my most humble obeisances on this most auspicious day of your holy

appearance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & All glories to Srila Guru Maharaj.

Wishing you a very Happy Vyasa Puja. May the Lordships always bless you and protect you. I

pray to the Lordships that you celebrate many Vyasa Puja’s amongst us and fallen souls like me

get a chance to serve you.

Thank you for continually blessing me in my material progress. Please bestow that mercy on me

that I can serve you better. Once more, wishing you a blessed Vyasa Puja Guru Maharaj.

Jai Jai Sri Radhe.

your menial servant,

neela sundar das



Jyotirmayi Devi Dasi

Namo Om Visnupadaya Krsna presthaya bhutale

Srimate Vedavyasapriya swamin iti namine

I am writing this offering for the first time for our Guru Maharaj because I am new disciple. I

decided to make Maharaj as my Guru Maharaj for 2 reasons

1) One of the god sister she is very humble and she is dedicated her life for Krishna by mercy of

our Guru Maharaj. She was born in Muslim family but changed now to Vaishnava. When Guru

Maharaj can change her life then why not mine. So I decided him to be my Guru.

2) At last Vyasa Puja we were fortunate to have Guru Maharaj here in Auckland. I was there in

the temple Puja with my daughter & son. My son after looking at him asked me, “Mummy is he

Srila Prabhupada?” I told my son no he is not but he is disciple of Srila Prabhupada. When my son

got so attracted by his speech & bhajan, which he keeps singing (which I am sure he did not

understand very well). That was the time I decided to make him my Guru.

I offer humble obeisance to my Guru Maharaj. I pray to Sri Sri Radha Giridhari and Sri Sri Gaura

Nitai to bless him with good health so that he can preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teaching all

over the world as per Caitanya Maha Prabhu. Yare Dekha Tare Kaha Krishna Updesha. Make

whole world happy peaceful.

Your servant

Jyotirmayi Devi Dasi

Auckland – New Zealand



CidVaibhav Das

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaji,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila

Gurudev.

In the month of June 2009, when you visited our residence for while in the afternoon, we were told

that your sugar level was at 13. Last year we recall as informed by you that it was at 5. The insulin

shots appear not to be working as expected.

For you Guru Maharaj, having Prasadam is an austerity as you have to put the needle in first and

then accept the offerings from host.

On this day of your Vyasa Puja, we would like to say that at least this day, once in a year; we will

try and follow your strict Prasadam menu rather than eat all the nice sweets and rich Prasadam. We

pray to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Giridhari, to please give you a long and healthy life so that

we may benefit and learn from your continued association.

You have always encouraged us to preach and with your blessings, we keep making some

insignificant efforts to follow your instructions.

We would also like to serve by:

1. Not complaining about anything.

2. Being as non-judgmental as you are.

3. Not asking you to take Prasadam at odd times or giving you Prasadam that increases your

blood sugar.

And

1. Keep looking at newer preaching opportunities.

2. Continuing to chant with as much faith and attention as possible.

Your not very humble servants,

CidVaibhav Das and Lajjavati Devi Dasi.

Auckland, New Zealand


PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Keshava Kalimalahari Das

Dear Guru Maharaj,

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

global preaching efforts.

It was on the 5th October 2008 that you opened the doors for us to the spiritual kingdom of God –

Lord Sri Krsna, by mercifully accepting this fallen soul as one of your disciples. I realize that our

actual entry into the spiritual kingdom naturally depends upon our sincerity and purity in following

your nectarine instructions.

Your wonderful preaching has made sure that the unlimited expansion and distribution of the

sweetest nectar of the holy name and pure devotional service in the line if bonafide disciplic

succession continues to this day.

Thank you my spiritual father for taking so much trouble, in spite of the great bodily

inconvenience in the company of your spiritual masters instructions – and doing the greatest favor

that mankind has ever known and will ever know – that of attracting the fallen souls of this age

into the path of devotional service of the Supreme Lord, strengthening and sustaining such a big

spiritual family that provides eternal shelter for all the souls of this world.

For my part Guru Maharaj, I must admit that I am struggling to maintain the internal purity in your

physical absence. An army of material desires overtake me and scorch me as soon as I am outside

your physical presence. I can actually feel and experience that I am a totally transformed person

whilst in your divine presence. I have read and theoretically understood that in the physical

absence of the spiritual master one serves the Vani or the spiritual instructions of the Guru, but I

am unable to put this into full practice for I am the most degraded of living beings.

I beg to receive your mercy, love and compassion – not because I am a deserving disciple but

rather because you are so kind and merciful even to degraded living entities such as myself.

This remains my only hope for my real spiritual advancement.

Father, make my Bhakti towards Krsna strong, unshakeable and deep rooted. Let

my thirst for chanting Hare Krsna Mahamantra, reading Krsna related literature,

meditating on His name, form and beauty, contemplating on Him and

participating in Krsna Satsangh increase.


PAPUA NEW GUINEA (con’t)

Let me see, feel touch, sense, only Krsna in whatever I do. Let your mercy and spiritual potency

completely eradicate Laziness and Lust - 2 primary obstacles to Bhakti. Let me reach a stage

wherein Krsna and Guru alone fill my subconscious mind and thought. Let my consciousness

gradually but surely and steadily be elevated from material physical body conception to Krsna

consciousness.

Please accept my humble dandavats to your lotus feet and grant me increased association with

Maha-Bhagavatas such as yourself.

Your Humble Fallen Disciple

Keshava Kalimalahari Das



Medhavi das

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your Vyasa Puja celebrations.

When I am starting to write this offering on the glorious occasion of your Vyasa Puja, words fail

me. I am the most unqualified to write about you but still by your causeless mercy you allow it to

happen. We are a bit sad that we would not be able to make it to Baltimore to be in person for

your Vyasa Puja celebrations. After being able to attend the last two Vyasa Puja celebrations and

be in a joyous transcendental atmosphere in your presence, this time we will for the first time be

celebrating it in Port Moresby. But we see this again as an opportunity to let the devotees in PNG

know of the importance of the Vyasa Puja celebrations.

Maharaj, you have been most magnanimous in initiating Jayshri devi and myself, here in Port

Moresby in October 2008. You have been most supportive of us in spite of our shortcomings and

have bestowed on us the ultimate benefit of being your initiated disciples. We are still struggling

to keep up our Sadhana and carry out your instructions. We beg for your mercy to be steady in our

spiritual practices.

During the visit in October 2008 and again in May 2009, I was really appreciative of the way in

which you preached to the devotees, the importance of taking up Krishna Consciousness. You

were able to preach at different levels to the various devotees during the programs. Whilst at one

program you expertly conveyed the necessity of taking up Krishna Consciousness immediately, on

another occasion you clearly challenged the people to rise above their comfort levels of being

situated in doing only pious activities and not taking up disciplined chanting. In your class to the

students at the University you beautifully conveyed that, we are talking about the science of God

and Krishna Consciousness is not something alien to anybody in this world. Your class at

Auckland last year (just before the Vyasa Puja) on the Supersoul was so deep. It can never enter

the head of this unqualified unintelligent soul. Yet I always want to listen to it again and again. It

was only by your class that I came to know that Supersoul exists even in atoms.

Guru Maharaj, you always lead by example. In whatever you do, there is the mood of

service which we can vividly see. While preparing Lasagna you personally showed

us the care with which we should prepare bhogha for the deities without wasting

even a small amount of ingredients.



Please bless us so that we are able to follow in your footsteps carry out all your instructions which

would bring much joy to you. Your instructions have been always to chant the Holy Name and

nothing more and we are still trying to get to graduate out of the stage of chanting with offense and

without attention.

Finally I am clinging on to your lotus feet that one day we too should have a grand temple here in

Port Moresby and be able to host the Vyasa Puja of our beloved Guru Maharaj.

Aspiring to be your servant

The most unfortunate beggars

Medhavi das,

Jayashri devi dasi

Bhakta Nilesh


USA

Mother Sadhvi – New Goloka

Dear Vedavyasa Priya Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to your service to his most merciful mission of reclaiming forgetful souls back to

Krsna's lotus feet!

Maharaja, I'm writing this offering in front of Sri Sri Radha Golokananda...after praying to them...

They love you sooooo much! May They bless you and protect you and guide you always!

This year, a lot of responsibilities came to me and I was praying to be able to go to your Vyasa

Puja ...Sri Sri Radha Golokananda are so grateful for your service since so many years ....They are

urging me to go.... Last time, when you came to New Goloka, I really needed help and you sooo

mercifully extended yourself to give me all facilities for my service to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri

Radha Golokananda. I was praying for a big brother and Krsna could not have sent one better than

you...

Now, when I meet Gujerati’s on Sankirtan, I can appreciate them a lot better...Your heritage is rich

in devotion to Krsna and in natural good manners which maintains the devotees...that is so rare in

this age , but it is so important in helping ISKCON to be stronger and healthier and more

enlivened...

I can never thank you enough but I'm praying for your wonderful association again and again in

this life and the next... and I hope to be able to assist you in some way in your service to Srila

Prabhupada.

Your very grateful little servant,

Sadhvi dasi


USA (con’t)

Vitthalbhai and Padmaben - Austin, Texas

Hare Krishna dear Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Namo Om Vishnu padaya, Krishna presthaya bhutale

Srimate Vedavyasa Priya Swami iti namine.

Namo Om Vishnu padaya, Krishna presthaya bhutale

Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swami iti namine.

It has been four years since we had our first darshan of your Grace and it has been very

enlightening as well as enlivening in our pursuit to Krishna Consciousness. We have associated

with your Grace over the years when you had visited Austin, Texas and then we had very close

association of your Divine Grace when we came to Vrndavana, India.

At that time you took us around the holy land of Krishna carving out time from your busy

schedule. We have not had a chance to thank you enough for exposing us to the spiritual realm

of Lord Krishna. Just as a child cannot pay his indebtedness to his parents we are also in a similar

position of indebtedness to you, Maharaja.

Lord willing we hope to have more association and your sweet mercy once we take the shelter of

your lotus feet in the near future when you visit Dallas, Texas. We pray to the Lord that He may

Grace you with a healthy and long life to help conditioned souls like us to go back to Krishna's

abode.

Hare Krishna Maharaja!

Yours very lowly fallen servants

Vitthalbhai and Padmaben

Austin, Texas.


USA (con’t)

Caitanya Chandra Das

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

All Glories to You!

Gurudeva! You taught me how to chant, dance and worship the Lord, which I'm

doing without understanding and with a lot of offenses, yet you are tolerant.

Gurudeva! You taught me by your example that how one has to be humble and

compassionate, which I never comprehended and pretended that I have understood

and thought that I'm humble. I realize that only by your causeless mercy I can

understand the same, giving up my false pride.

Dear Gurudev my only wish is to have my consciousness purified by emanating from

your lotus mouth. Please bless me with your causeless mercy so that I follow

your transcendental words. Please give me strength to follow and help you to

complete Srila Prabhupada’s mission successfully. The true fact is that I

can remember Krishna only due to you and your blessings.

My humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.

Your humble disciple/servant,

Caitanya Chandra Das

Baltimore, MD


USA (con’t)

Siddha Swarup Das

My dear, beloved Guru-Maharaja,

Please accept my most respectful obeisance’s at your lotus-feet. All glories to you.

It is clear from your activities of ceaselessly traveling and preaching all

over the world that you set the topmost example of pure devotional service.

It may appear that you are dependent on us now, but actually we are forever

dependent on the love and kindness you shower upon us. Personally I feel

very honored to be allowed to assist you in your necessary bodily functions

like eating .It is simply your kindness towards me that you allow me to assist

you in this way.

Thank you for always being so patient with me and so kind to me, Guru Maharaja.

Thank you for ever drawing me closer to you and binding me with your endless

love and affection. I thank you again and again .for keeping me in devotional

service of Lord Jagannath, Baladev, Subadramayi and Sri Sri Nitai-Gaurasundar.

Please bless me that one day I may become a pure devotee like you.

Your fool and sincere servant

Siddha Swarup Das,

Baltimore, MD


USA (con’t)

Mahojvala devi dasi

Dear & Respected Maharaja,

All Glories to Lord Krishna & Srila Prabhupada!!!

All Glories to You!!

Please accept my most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet.

I know that I am not qualified to offer this to you, I am extremely sorry, I pray that with Lord

Krishna's mercy, and the mercy of the Vaishnavas, You will accept my offering, even though it is

totally unworthy of Your Divine Grace, still I am forced to offer this to you from the bottom of my

heart on this auspicious day of your appearance, this most wonderful opportunity to glorify you! I

am forever bowed at your lotus feet.

Your words are the truth of sweet penance that strengthens my mind. Thank you so much for being

so selfless, to your ever loving and devoted servants. Last year the seminar you have conducted

here was worthy. I realized that the holy name, chanting of holy name, if we act it properly,

without any offense, then we are directly in connection with Krishna.

As Srimad Bhagavatam says, pure devotees of the Lord are more powerful than the waters of the

sacred river Ganges. One can be sanctified at once by the mercy of a pure devotee of the Lord.

I wish you many many many more appearance day. Because of your dedication and pure-

heartedness, thousands of devotees and conditioned souls have the opportunity to take up

devotional service. Of course, you give all of the credit to Srila Prabhupada. It is impossible to

thank you enough, but I would like to someday be qualified to have your mercy in order to follow

in the footsteps of your disciples and to serve as they do.

Thank you, sincerely your humble servant

Mahojvala devi dasi

Baltimore,MD


USA (con’t)

Dharma Priya Das & Haripriya Dasi & family

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!

All Glories to You!

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Even though we are not qualified to glorify

your wonderful qualities & activities, we would like to glorify you with our little intelligence on

this auspicious day. Gurudev, please accept our offering. You are worshiping Sri Sri Radha

Shyamsundar always in your heart with great devotion and responsibility, so we are requesting you

to give us that kind of devotion to worship Lord Krishna. Please keep us under your protection and

service, the same way you are protected by your spiritual master Srila Prabhupada.

We fallen souls doesn't have any strength to reach Krishna with out your guidance. We will be able

to get out from the fear of death and birth with your blessing, and we are able to serve Krishna by

your mercy. We are entangled with Maya and thinking this material world is created for us to

enjoy. This way we are struggling to keep ourselves happy, but we are not really happy. To get rid

of this fear & unhappiness we came to take shelter of you. With your guidance we will be able to

realize the real purpose of life and able to reach in Krishna Consciousness.

Gurudev, you are very merciful to accept these unqualified souls under your shelter. We want to

serve you birth after birth to purify ourselves and then only we are qualified to serve Krishna.

After many lifetimes of pious activities one can get bonafide Guru, no other way to achieve

Krishna's mercy. With out Guru's mercy no doubts can be clarified in our life, one cannot get

knowledge even though we study all the Vedas.

Dear Guru Maharaja, please correct us if we made any mistake while offering this to you and

forgive us. We are not intelligent or devoted enough to do this service. On this auspicious

appearance day we have a desire that you must live long in this world to guide us to be

serious in Krishna Consciousness.

Your dedicated servant disciples,

Chaturatma Das & Jahnavi Devi Dasi.

Dharma Priya Das, Haripriya Dasi & Bhakta Aditya.


USA (con’t)

Mukundanghri das

Dear Vedavyasa Priya Swami Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisance’s countless of times at your lotus feet. This decaying age of

Kali is endowed with an antidote of Krsna consciousness because of your brilliant appearance. The

whole of the earth is made magnificent because of your birth at this time.

It is by your mercy that when others had kicked me aside and refused to provide me a means to

serve Him that you had so kindly offered me a place under the umbrella of Srila Prabhupada’s

sublime message. I desire to be your servant and lay my life in the dust of your lotus feet. I pray to

walk in your footsteps and hold on fast to your living example of service to Srila Prabhupada, Sri

Caitanya, and Sri Nityananda.

I don’t know why you were so kind to give me the gift of shelter in Krsna consciousness, as there

is no greater fool then myself, and no greater gift of love. I don’t know why you were so kind to

gift me the most superb name of Mukundanghri das but I do know that am deeply grateful to you

for offering me a seat at your divine table of devotional service.

We think we have met your goodness

by the will of providence just so that

we may accept you as captain of the

ship for those who desire to cross the

difficult ocean of Kali. (SB 1.1.23)

Begging to remain your servant,

Mukundanghri das


USA (con’t)

Vamana Hari Das

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my most humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All

glories to Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar.

On this most auspicious occasion it is the duty of the disciple to recall how Guru Maharaj has

influenced one's spiritual life and helping to grow spiritually. In spite of long association I am only

progressing very slowly, may be my commitment is not very firm. I feel very happy though, to see

scores of my god brothers and god sisters are progressing nicely and rapidly all over the

world. They are doing lot of service to You Maharaj in Your mission of preaching

Krishna Consciousness philosophy all over the world.

On this auspicious day instead of offering Maharaj some nice service, I am begging for Your

mercy, so I can get up from my fallen position and try to crawl and eventually stand and take

steps.

I recall an old saying in the glorification of Guru.---

"Dhyana moolam Guror Moorthi, Pooja moolam Guru padam,

Mantra moolam Guror vakyam, Moksha moolam Guru Kripa"

With out following the first three steps I am looking for the fourth one which is Guru's mercy.

May be I need Guru's mercy, even to practice the first three steps, as I am so much fallen.

I pray to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar to bless You Maharaj with good health,

so Your mission of service to Your Guru Maharaj, will go on increasing day by day and many

fallen souls like me will be saved around the Globe.

I pray to You Maharaj and beg to forgive me for the many offences I have committed

on account of long association and fallen nature of mine.

Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Your fallen Servant,

Vamana Hari Das


USA (con’t)

Hrishikesh das

Dear Vedavyasa Priya Maharaj,

Please accept my respectful obeisance at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada and you!

My best wishes to you for a very happy birthday!

I feel fortunate and want to express my sincere gratitude for your sweet and loving association

when you stayed with us last year. I experienced your profound knowledge of Srila Prabhupada's

books and your sharp intellect in presenting this knowledge as realized by you.

You are a role model in your determination as traveling preacher in spite of challenging health

situation.

On this auspicious day of your appearance on this planet, please bless me that like yourself, I

too have eagerness and enthusiasm in serving Srila Prabhupada's mission.

I beg to remain as your humble servant. Please allow me to serve you in whichever way you see

fit.

Your fallen servant son,

Hrishikesh das

(North Carolina)

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Sugita devi dasi

May Lord Sri Nrsinghadeva protect Maharaja and he always has his shadow on us

every time.

Your servant,

Sugita devi dasi

(Sujita Deo)


USA (con’t)

Kardamamuni Dasa

Our Dear Srila Vedavyasa Priya Swami,

Please accept our humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada. All glories to Nitai -Gauranga.

On this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja, we are very lucky to be able to wish you a very

very Happy Birthday with many many more to come.

Without your association we do not want to even imagine where we’d be or what we’d be doing

with our life. In fact you saved our life. We are so blessed that we’ve been put in Krishna

Consciousness with your guidance.

Right now we are still neophyte devotees and have much to learn. Please forgive us for whatever

offences we have committed against you. Our greatest regret is that we can not serve as we

wish. Please forgive us for that.

You have given us plenty of guidance that we may not be following correctly or understanding

thoroughly. Please forgive us for that. Even under these conditions we beg you for your blessings,

so that we can be in Krishna Consciousness mood for the rest of our lives.

I sincerely pray to Nitai-Gauranga to please keep us eternally as your servant.

We are forever well wishers for your health and happiness.

Remaining to be your servants,

Kardamamuni dasa

Madhumalti devi dasi


USA (con’t)

Hrdaychaitanya das


srimate vedavyasapriya-svamin iti namine

Our dear most beloved Gurudeva, we offer our most respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

About 25 years ago we had an opportunity to meet your divine grace in New Vrindavan. Next year

your divine grace came to our house at Scranton, Pennsylvania and gave us association. By the

mercy of Sri Hari we met several times but we did not know that after years of association, these

insignificant souls will get the shelter at your lotus feet.

After our Harinama diksha, we feel our spiritual life has been moving forward. We are feeling

blissful performing Bhakti yoga. This jiva is not feeling lazy in chanting Japa.

We are eternally indebted to your divine grace for giving us shelter at your lotus feet.

Please keep giving us required spiritual strength to reach Lord Krsna’s lotus feet that is humble

request on this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja.

Your eternal servants,

Hrdaychaitanya das

Tarangini Radha dasi


USA (con’t)

Dvaipayana das

Dearest Guru Maharaja,

Please accept our humble prostrates unto the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada! All glories to you on your divine appearance day!!

My first question to you was how do we know what Guru is saying is true and can be relied upon.

You introduced to me the scientific method of the triangle of truth. Till today you are stressing that

very point, to always get authorized reference from Guru, Sadhu and Sastra, in any spiritual

discussions. “Everything is there in Srila Prabhupada’s books”, is your actual response at many

times.

When it comes to preaching, you sacrifice hours of sleep to enlighten inquisitive souls around you.

We think we should stop you due to your health, but all you are concerned is to mend the spiritual

health of all the living entities. Okay Gurudeva, we quit, but please just make us your instruments

in preaching and use us whatever way you like. The joy that arises from your association only goes

up to infinity? And it can’t get any better than that.

You are our only treasure and we know without you we are nothing but a lump of decaying stool.

If we are given any chance of seva, it is only because of your merciful glance upon us.

Dear Guru Maharaja, please grant us the boon to serve and be attached only to the lotus feet of our

beloved and dearest spiritual master. We fall at your lotus feet and make this humble request on

your appearance day.

Happy Vyasa Puja!

Your servants,

Dvaipayana das

Shraddhanjali devi dasi

Gopeesha devi dasi


Thank you Srila Gurudeva! for giving us this opportunity to glorify you

Happy 65th

Vyasa Puja☺

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