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Sr i Vyasa Pu ja December , 2002

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

A Compilation of Written Offerings

for our Srila Gurudev, Om Visnupad

Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

On His Divine Grace's 73rd Anniversary

Sri Vyasa Puja Celebration

December 21, 2002

Group 4

Edited and compiled by: Vrndavanesvari dasiAssitant editors: Bharat Chandra das, Damayanti dasi Photographers: Sarvabhavana das, Damayanti dasi, Shyama Malini dasiCover design: Omkaranath dasGraphic contributors: Premanidhi das, Ishabandhu das Contributions: Brajeshwar das, Ananta Rupa das, Sarvabhavana dasTranslations: Dvija Mani das, Sundari dasi, Jayadev das, Ananga Krsna dasOverseen by: Mahananda das B.R

A special mention to Krishna Kanta dasi of Italy for the cover portrait.


Al l Glor ies to Sr i Guru and Sr i Gauranga

On th i s occas ion o f your seven ty - th i rd ausp ic ious ann ive rsa ry

appea rance day we wan t t o o f f e r you ou r mos t a f f ec t i ona te dandava ts

a t your lo tus fee t . S r i l a Guru Mahara j i s sh in ing in your sank i r tan and

har inama p rograms a l l over the wor ld . You g ive so much a f fec t ion to

every sou l . Oh mas te r be merc i fu l un to us ; g i ve us the shade o f your

lo tus fee t . A l l imped iments we can overcome wi th your mercy . A l l g lo-

r ies to the Sr i Vyasa Pu ja o f our d iv ine master .

Your se rvan ts ,

A m a l a h a r i n a m a d a s a d h i k a r i

Mahadev i das i

N i t a y c a n d d a s

Gangadev i das i

U.K.

Al l g lor ies to Sr i Sr i Guru and Gauranga

D e a r G u r u d e v a ,

P lease accept my o f fer ing for Your Holy

Appearance Day . I bow down w i th my fu l l obe isances

to Your lo tus feet . I am on ly the most fa l len sou l , fu l l

o f bad qua l i t ies , but when I see Your Div ine smi le a l l

sadness d isappears . When I con temp la te Your D iv ine f i gu re my hear t

fee ls fu l l o f happiness. A l though I have no qual i t ies to serve You, You

gave me the g rea tes t g i f t one can des i re .

Humb ly hop ing to be Your se rvan t ,

Shan t imoy i dev i das i

I ta l y


Al l g lor ies to Sr i Guru and Sr i Gauranga

Dearest Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j ,

Gurudeva , k r i pa b indu d i ya . On th i s mos t p rec ious and ausp ic ious

day o f you r ho l y appea rance , we humb ly and happ i l y j o i n a l l t he

devo tees wor ldw ide i n ce leb ra t i ng ou r ex t rao rd ina ry good fo r tune to

have you among us . You r g race and she l te r , you r mercy and k indness ,

you r a f fec t i on and to le rance , you r w isdom and swee tness , you r

charming and beaut i fu l smi le , your words , your s to r ies , your l i fe -g iv-

ing Kr i shna ka tha , your nec ta rean examp le o f Mas te r and d isc ip le ,

you r c loseness and separa t i on , you r uncond i t i ona l l ove .

We a re i n the Soque l Seva Ashram where you r su r rendered se rv i t o r

Rsabdev Prabhu taugh t us abou t your c loseness . He sa id , “Gurudev i s

no t an o ld man in Ind ia . Gurudev i s he re , d id i , Gurudev i s i n your

hea r t . Gu rudev knows eve ry th ing . ”

We a re remember ing th i s , rea l i z ing th i s , and c ross ing th i s wonder fu l

b r idge tha t a lways connec ts us and a lways takes us the re w i th you ,

fee l ing c lose and separa te a t the same t ime . Happy and sweet l y sad ,

we a re imag ing ou rse lves the re ce leb ra t ing w i th you and a l l you r dear

se rv i to rs . Meanwh i le we rema in he re in the Soque l Seva Ashram under

the a f fec t i ona te ca re o f S r ipad Janardan Mahara j , t r y ing to do some

serv ice .

Your ins ign i f i can t and asp i r ing servan ts ,

Kal indi D.D. a n d Vaidehi D.D.



My mos t humble obe isances a t your lo tus fee t . I am no t qua l i f i ed ,

bu t I can c la im tha t the va ishnavas who ga the r toge the r a t th i s i ns t i t u-

t ion a re very nob le . They g ree t the v is i to rs wonder fu l l y .

The manager o f the R io congrega t ion i s wor thy o f h is pos i t ion

because he i s an au then t i c , b rave and lovab le man, and h is w i fe i s a

ve ry ded i ca ted devo tee .

Bhak ta Anton io Cesar de Souza Rodr igues

Brazi l

I put myse l f a t the lo tus fee t o f every devotee o f H is D iv ine Grace

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j . S ince my in i t i-

a t ion in to Kr ishna Consc iousness I have been t ry ing to serve a t the R io

Math . I have been s tudy ing the Sr imad Bhagava t G i ta a long w i th my

God-bro thers . I w ish you peace, hea l th , love , l i fe , f reedom and t r i-

umph. A l l g lor ies to His Div ine Grace Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-

Goswami Mahara j .

Your se rvan t ,

G o u r a p r i y a

Brazi l

Dear Sr i la Gurudev ,

You are l i ke an is land o f joy wi th in th is ocean o f sor row. The l igh t o f

Your devo t ion cu ts th rough the fog o f i l l us ion . I 'm sor ry I have no th-

ing to o f fe r fo r the mercy o f Your Grace. I have no rea l devot ion or

knowledge. A l l I can do is o f fe r myse l f to You to use me however you

see f i t . P lease engage me in Your serv ice . I ask fo r no th ing o ther than

poss ib ly a drop o f Your assoc ia t ion .

Your se rvan t ,

Jef f Paczkowski

San Jose/Santa Cruz , Ca l i fo rn ia


Al l g lor ies to Sr i Sr i Guru Gauranga!

T h a n k Y o u F o r G i v i n g

Thank you , Kr i shna , fo r th is t ime on Ear th ,

A t las t I came to You th rough many b i r ths .

Thank You fo r exper iences o f good t imes and bad ,

Because now by Your mercy I w i l l never be sad.

Thank You fo r my assoc ia t ion w i th Your servants ,

That love You as I do.

We al l have a fu l ler l i fe ,

And i t ’s a l l because of You.

Thank you fo r g i v ing .

We can ' t s top l i v ing ,

To serve at Your Lotus Feet ,

And speak about You to a l l we meet .

Ha re K r i shna

U d d h a v a n a n d a D a s

Soquel , Cal i forn ia


t a n d e r a c a r a n a s e b i b h a k t a s a n e b a s a

j a n a m e j a n a m e m o r a e i a b h i l a s a


P lease accep t my dandava t p ranams a t you r l o tus fee t . I t ake the

occas ion o f your Vyasa Pu ja to express my deepes t g ra t i tude to you .

You have rescued th i s cond i t i oned sou l f rom the da rkness o f ma te r i-

a l ex is tence, engaged on ly in sense gra t i f i ca t ion . A l though I have no

qua l i f i ca t i on , you gave me the oppor tun i t y to p rac t i ce Kr i shna

Consc iousness by tak ing me in to your warm and g lo r ious sp i r i t ua l

fami ly . So I con t inue my engagement in the serv ice o f your lo tus fee t .

Your asp i r ing servan t ,

M a d h u r a n a n d a d a s

I ta ly

Dandava ts Sr i la Gov inda Mahara ja ,

You a re t he embod imen t o f sup reme mercy and to l e rance o f us , t he

fa l len souls o f Ka l i Yuga. K ind wisdom of such a h igh type is on ly to

be found in such a g rand pe rsona l i t y as you rse l f . W i th you r t ranscen-

den ta l humor you cha rm the wo r l d w i t h you r compass ion . You c rad le

us sp i r i t ua l bab ies , and w i th your dep th o f devo t iona l v i s ion you lead

and teach i n such a way as on l y you can .

A lways engaged in your Guru 's serv ice , t rave l ing wor ldw ide , hun t ing

fo r the Lord 's los t se rvan t , and mak ing ava i lab le so much to b r ing us

c loser to ou r a lm igh ty Mas te r w i th books , and so many bu i ld ings to

use fo r so much seva . Our g ra t i t ude knows no bounds .

Whi le your sp i r i tua l l i fe i s supremely dynamic . I ’m a f ra id mine is

on ly ex te rna l , mere ly go ing th rough the mot ions . Bu t i f I ever become

sincere Gurudeva, i t w i l l be by your mercy . By your grace on ly w i l l I

make some advancemen t . On t h i s ausp i c i ous 74 th appea rance o f you r

D iv ine Grace may we g lo r i f y you now and fo rever .

Begg ing fo r fo rg iveness fo r my ominous fau l ts ,

You r puny se rvan t ,

D w a r a k e s h d a s a

L o n d o n M a t h


Dear Glor ious Master ,

I o f fe r my obe isances today and a lways . Forever my des i re i s to fo l-

low Your Ho ly Footpr in ts upon the go lden s ta i rcase , the de f in i te

Path back home, back to Godhead, Kr ishna Rea l i ty The Beaut i fu l . I

w ish to a lways t reasure the Cause less Mercy bes towed upon me by

You. Thank You fo r every th ing .

b r a h m a t e b r a h m a n a n d a b h a g y a v a n k o n a j i v

g u r u k r s n a p r a s a d i b h a i b h a k t i l a t a b i j

From Your d isc ip le ,

R a m a n a n d a d a s

Chr is tchurch , New Zea land .

M y d e a r G u r u d e v a ,

P lease accep t my humble obe isances a t your lo tus fee t . I con t inue to

pass my days w i thou t any use to you , and no th ing use fu l has ye t come

out o f what I am t ry ing to do . I have no doubt the fau l t i s m ine . I am

no t t r y i ng ha rd enough , and my o f fenses a re too many . Bu t you p lease

k ind ly accep t wha t I do . I beg you to k ind ly g ran t me the oppor tun i t y

to do a t leas t one th ing use fu l fo r you in my l i fe .

You r humb le se rvan t ,

A n a n d

Dear Gov inda Mahara j ,

P lease accep t our ko t i dandava ts a t your lo tus fee t ,wh ich i s the on ly

way to se rve s r i l a Gurumahara j .To see h im in you Mahara j .

Once aga in ko t i dandava ts .

Your ever w i l l ing servant

V i jaykrsnadas,Ra jeswary ,Va ishav i ,Ara t i ,Shubhat ra and a l l your

d isc ip les in s ingapore .

Ha r i bo l



P lease accep t my obe isances . I hope you have a wonder fu l Vyasa

Pu ja . You a re my Gurudeva , and my sp i r i tua l mas te r . You a re so won-

der fu l to me, fo r g iv ing me bo th f i r s t and second in i t i a t ion . I t h i nk

you ' re the n ices t mos t humb le pe rson in the wor ld . I m iss you a lo t ,

and w ish I cou ld see you soon . I hope you have a wonder fu l Vyasa

Puja wi th sweets , food, and g i f ts .

Wi th a l l my a f fec t ion ,

Your se rvan t ,

S a r v a n a n d a D a s a

(son o f S ru tas rava das )

Al l Glor ies to Sr i Sr i Guru and Gauranga

Pl e a s e a c c e p t m y d a n d a v a t p r a n a m s t o

your lo tus fee t . I t i s by the mercy o f

Kr i shna tha t I am ab le to rece ive some she l te r

f rom your d i v ine g race . Wi thou t you I wou ld

be los t ; my l i fe wou ld have no d i rec t ion , no reason . How can one have

sp i r i tua l l i fe w i thout a Guru as merc i fu l as you, w i th someone to g ive

l igh t and d i rec t ion? You a re my sp i r i tua l mas te r , and I am a t your d is-

posa l . I am e te rna l l y g ra te fu l fo r a l l the a f fec t ion you have showered

upon us . We a re so lucky to have a sp i r i t ua l mas te r as wonder fu l as

you . May your Vyasa Pu ja be as amaz ing and exqu is i te as you a re .

Your se rvan t ,

Ka lachand j i

San Jose, Cal i forn ia


O ocean o f mercy and compass ion ,

Sr i l a Gurudev Gov inda Mahara j ,

S r i l a Naro t tama dasa Thaku r i ns t ruc ts us how to p ray

to a pu re se rv i to r o f Lo rd Sr i Cha i tanya Mahaprabhu :

e i -baro koruna va isnava-gosan i

pa t i t a -pavana toma v ine keho na i

O Vaisnava Goswami , p lease be merc i fu l to me th is one t ime.

You are the sav io r o f the fa l len ; w i thou t you there i s no one.

yahara n i ka te ge le papo du re yaya

e m o n a d o y a l a p r a b h u k e b a k o t h a p a y a

Jus t by be ing in your p resence , s ins go fa r away .

Where can anyone f i nd such k i ndness?

t omara h rdoye sada gov inda -v i s rama

gov inda kohena -mama va i snava pa rana

In your hear t Gov inda i s a lways res t ing .

Sr i Govinda Himsel f says, “ I am the l iv ing force of My devotees. ”

O Va isnava Thakur , Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j ,

I am a lways indeb ted to your D iv ine Grace fo r your sp i r i tua l p ro tec-

t i on and gu idance . May the dus t f rom your l o tus fee t and the fee t o f

your s incere d isc ip les be the c rown upon my fa l l en head .B i r th a f te r

b i r th , I p ray fo r th is b less ing .

W i t h b o w e d h e a d ,

I o f fe r my obe isance and a f fec t ion ,

Jagamoh in i d i d i

U.S.A


H u m b l e s u p p l i c a t i o n a t t h e L o t u s F e e t o f H i s D i v i n e G r a c e

S r i l a B h a k t i S u n d a r G o v i n d a D e v - G o s w a m i M a h a r a j

Because o f H is ever g rac ious and merc i fu l na tu re the

Supreme Godhead des i res to revea l H imse l f to the

wor ld th rough the med ium o f re l i g ion . Acco rd ing to

the age and the capac i t y o f t he peop le many re l i g ions

have appea red i n t h i s p l ane each show ing some th ing

o f Godís in f in i te g race and concern fo r the sa lva t ion

and e terna l we l l be ing o f H is c rea t ion .

A ca re fu l and unb iased s tudy o f re l i g ious and ph i l osoph ica l t hough t

w i l l i nev i tab ly b r ing the t rue seeker to the sp i r i tua l sub jec ts o f the

sages o f anc ien t Ind ia . Amongs t the vas t ocean o f gods and goddesses ,

sa in t s and see rs , mys t i cs and cha r la tans a r rayed be fo re the seeke r ' s

eyes , i f one i s ex t reme ly fo r tuna te , he may come to the l i ne o f though t

o r ig ina t ing f rom the very foun ta inhead o f D iv in i t y , S r i Cha i tanya

M a h a p r a b h u .

The fo l lowers o f S r i Cha i tanya have dubbed themse lves as

'Rupanuga ' , o r the d isc ip les o f S r i l a Rupa Goswami Prabhupad the

leader o f the apos t les o f Sr i Cha i tanyadev . In th is p re-eminent l ine o f

Sp i r i tua l thought we f ind the teach ings o f Sr i J iva Goswami (acc la imed

as the g rea tes t ph i l osopher eve r known to humank ind ) , S r i Na ro t tam,

Sr i V ishvanath , Sr i Ba ladev and in more recent t imes Sr i Thakur

Bhak t i v inode and h is successor and he i r S r i Bhak t i s iddhan ta Saraswat i

Thaku r , t he f ounde r o f t he wo r l d renowned 'Gaud i ya Ma th ' . Unde r t he

d i rec t ion o f Sr i Saraswat i Thakur the p recepts o f Sr i Cha i tanya began

to t rave l ou ts ide o f the boundar ies o f Ind ia to f ind conver ts in a l l

count r ies o f the wor ld fu l f i l l i ng the prophecy o f Sr i Cha i tanya H imse l f

and the v is ion o f Sr i Thakur Bhak t i v inode.

Amongst the venerab le fo l lowers o f Sr i Saraswat i Thakur , Sr i Sr i la

Bhakt i Rakshak Sr idhar Dev-Goswami Mahara j sh ines fo remost l i ke the

fu l l moon su r rounded by t he i nnumerab le b r i l l i an t s ta rs . I nhe r i t i ng

the man t le o f S r i Rupanuga Acharyya by the d i rec t acknow ledgemen t

and wi l l o f h is D iv ine Master , Sr i la Sr idhar Mahara j es tab l ished the

p r i s t i ne l i ne o f unadu l t e ra ted Devo t i on , p ro tec t i ng and nu r tu r i ng t he


cur ren t o f D iv in i t y , non-d i f fe ren t f rom tha t revea led by Sr i Cha i tanya

Himse l f . P resen ted in i t s mos t na tu ra l and charming fo rm, pe r fec t l y

su i tab le fo r the modern age , the revea led Grace o f God s tands

enshr ined in the Un ive rsa l Temp le o f Unders tand ing wh ich goes by

the name o f Sr i Cha i tanya Saraswat Math .

God sh ines H is L igh t upon the wor ld and we on ly need to s tep ou t

f rom the darkness to fee l i t s warmth and l i fe -g iv ing rays . Bu t where

the sun sh ines b r igh tes t t he shadow i s a lways da rkes t and so a long

wi th the h ighes t reve la t ion the re i s a lways the danger o f the wors t

t ype o f adu l te ra t i on . Now in the 21s t cen tu ry we f i nd tha t the message

o f Godhead becomes covered by im i ta ion ism, sen t imen ta l i sm, fana t i-

c i sm and impersona l i sm. Ar rogance rep laces humi l i t y , hos t i l i t y

rep laces to le rance and dup l i c i t y and v i ce rep lace honour . The h ighes t

Sp i r i t ua l T ru ths a re no l onge r r eve red and wo rsh ipped bu t a re t aken

as ob jec ts to be en joyed in a d read fu l pa rody o f D iv in i t y wh ich leads

the human sou l down to the wors t t ype o f he l l .

Wi th u tmos t fo res igh t and care the g rea t Guard ian o f Devo t ion , Sr i l a

Sr idhar Mahara j ca l led upon h is e te rna l assoc ia te -se rv i to r i n the fo rm

of an e f fu lgen t and beau t i fu l b rahmin boy f rom the Ho ly Land o f S r i

Cha i tanya and made h im in to h is own l i keness . Bes tow ing h im w i th a l l

necessa ry a t t r i bu tes t o make h im the i dea l champ ion and p ro tec to r o f

t he S r i Rupanuga Sampradaya , t ha t d i v i ne boy has become the wor ld

renowned Acharyya o f the Sr i Cha i tanya Saraswat Math , H is D iv ine

Grace Sr i Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Mahara j . He is the

t rue successor and genu ine d isc ip le o f Sr i Sr i la Sr idhar Mahara j , the

fu l l i nher i to r o f a l l h i s Sp i r i tua l wea l th . Ornamented w i th the deepes t

ph i losoph ica l ins igh t , g rav i t y and un fa thomab le Grace , Sr i la Gov inda

Mahara j i s the ve ry person i f i ca t ion o f the famous verse wh ich has

issued f rom the Lo tus Mouth o f Lord Sr i Cha i tanya ; t r inad ap i

s u n i c h e n a , t a r o r a p i s a h i s n u n a , a m a n i n a m a n a d e n a , k i r t t a n i y a s a d a

h a r i h .

A l l those who pro fess to be seekers o f D iv in i ty and devotees o f

T ru th , whe ther p ro fessor o r nov ice mus t f i na l l y come to fa l l a t the fee t

o f Jagat Guru Sr i Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j . In the dust o f h is feet a l l per-

fec t ion l ies and in h is serv ice the l i v ing be ings wi l l f ind the i r e terna l


prospec t and f ina l res t ing p lace . On ly God can g ive H imse l f to the

wor ld and He chooses to do th i s th rough the agency o f the D iv ine

Guide or Sr i Guru. Only the se l f dece ivers wi l l th ink that Sr i Guru is a

mor ta l man o f fa l l i b le na tu re , and those who s incere ly w ish to connec t

wi th a l l that is Godly wi l l see Sr i Guru fu l ly mani fes t in the form of

Om Vishnupad Jagat Guru Sr i Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-

Goswami Mahara j . May he merc i fu l l y g ive h is L ight and h is Grace to

a l l those who are des i rous o f i t and may the Ear th fee l the b less ing o f

h is foo ts teps and in tu rn b less her ch i ld ren w i th a l l t he g i f t s tha t the

Lord of Love, Sr i Kr ishna — Real i ty the Beaut i fu l , has g iven for them.

May the Church o f Sank i r t t an o f S r i K r i shna Cha i tanya Mahaprabhu

be a l l -v ic tor ious in the Universe.

Ja i Om V i shnupad Pa ramahamsa Pa r i v ra j akacha ryya va rya as to ta r ra

sata Sr i Sr imad Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j k i Ja i .

Ja i N i t ya L i l a Om V ishnupad Paramahamsa Par i v ra jakacharyya va rya

as to tar ra sa ta Sr i Sr imad Bhakt i Rakshak Sr idhar Dev-Goswami

Mahara j k i Ja i .

W i th u tmos t hum i l i t y

A lowly servant

Devash is das

(Secre ta ry , London Sr i Cha i tanya Saraswat Math)


Al l Glor ies to my Gurudeva, His Div ine Grace

Sr i Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Mahara j

“To the pe rson who gave me the eyes to see , hear t to fee l and t rue

consc iousness to rea l ize the rea l necess i ty o f devot iona l serv ice . ”

J a y a G u r u d e v a .

H u m b l y ,

V i jayaksa Das Prabhu

Brazi l



My Dear Sr i la Gurudev ,

P lease accep t my dandava t p ranams a t you r nec ta rean l o tus f ee t .

P lease a lso fo rg ive my numerous o f fences and the p re ten t ious words I

am about to wr i te in a t tempt to g lo r i f y Your D iv ine Grace on th is your

Holy Vyasa Puja.

Aga in , I have to say tha t , desp i te hav ing the occas iona l rea l i za t ion

by the grace o f Sr i Guru-Gauranga, I ac tua l ly know noth ing . My fa lse

ego te l l s me, w i th a l l apparen t s incer i t y , tha t I have some knowledge.

However , when you a re be fo re us , Sr i la Gurudev , happ i l y I am see ing

tha t I am bu t a m ic robe , and tha t f a l se ego has to re t rea t , i n embar-

rassment , wh i le you a re p resen t . Then by the w i l l o f Kr i shna , we can

see someth ing o f your g rea tness . In my low ly op in ion , you a re g rea t

because o f you r humi l i t y and uncomp l i ca ted p ro jec t i on o f bhak t i .

When I read o f the g rea t va ishnavas , I am reminded o f you . In you

res ide the qua l i t ies o f Sr i la Bhakt iv inode

Thaku r : you r t o l e rance and hum i l i t y and you r compass iona te dea l-

ings w i th us fa l len sou ls . A lso Sr i la Bhakt is iddhanta 's mood o f p reach-

ing acco rd ing to t ime and c i r cums tance i s ev iden t i n you r makeup .

And many more compar i sons can be made . S low ly bu t su re l y , you a re

spread ing the m iss ion o f you r g rea t Guru Mahara j i n a huge way . May

i t con t inue e te rna l l y and in an in f i n i t e manner . I p ray to the Lo rd tha t

Your D iv ine Grace spends Saturday fee l ing much ecs tasy in the assoc i-

a t ion o f the good va ishnavas . Hare Kr i shna .

Your asp i r i ng se rvan t

P a r a m a n a n d a d a s


Al l Glor ies to my Gurudeva, His Div ine Grace

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j

“To the pe rson who took me ou t o f da rkness , who gu ided me to t he

d i rec t ion o f l i gh t and consc iousness . To the person who gu ides me

towards Kr i shna . ”

F r o m y o u r h u m b l e s e r v a n t ,

Karuna Moyee D.D. , Brazi l


Al l Glor ies to Sr i Guru and Gauranga

Al l Glor ies to Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Mahara j

Dear be loved Gurudeva ,

P lease accep t ou r humb le obe isances a t your lo tus fee t . On th i s mos t

ausp i c ious day o f you r appea rance , we humb ly exp ress tha t we have

been t ru l y b lessed to have such an exa l t ed and pu re Va i shnava as ou r

Gurudeva . You have g iven us hope in our wor ld ly ex is tence . We don ' t

f ee l qua l i f i ed to desc r ibe your beau t i f u l , i ncomparab le and un l im i ted

qua l i t i es bu t we p ray t ha t by you r end less mercy someday ou r i gno-

rance w i l l be d ispe l led and tha t we w i l l

have t he qua l i t i es t o hono r and se rve you

wi th fu l l respec t .

P lease Gurudeva keep us a lways engaged

in your d iv ine serv ice . May we a lways have

the she l te r o f your lo tus fee t .

Your asp i r ing servan ts ,

Saraswat i d .d . , V i rachandra das ,

C h a i t a n y a d a s


My Deares t Gov inda Mahara ja ,

P lease accep t my humb le dandava t p ranams . I wan t t o say tha t I am

so ve ry happy w i th you as my Gurudeva . I canno t exp ress myse l f

p roper l y , bu t I hope you know you a re ou r g rea tes t sou rce o f sp i r i t ua l

Kr ishna Consc ious energy and love . I am very thank fu l fo r tha t . I 'm so

fo r tuna te to t r y and be a d i sc ip le o f you rs . Have an ex t rao rd ina ry

Vyasa Pu ja day w i th a l l t he beau t i fu l devo tees and the g rea t

p rasadam. I w ish I cou ld have been ab le to come.

Wi th a l l my love , your daugh te r ,

Rasa Mayi Pandi ta D.D.

H o l l a n d


Dear Sr i la Gurudev ,

P lease accept my dandavat p ranams a t Your ho ly lo tus fee t . A l l g lo-

r ies to Sr i S r i Guru and Gauranga. You have appeared in th is wor ld to

p reserve the Rupanuga Sampradaya , to fu l f i l l t he des i res o f ou r Guru

Varga. The shade o f Your Lo tus Feet g ives she l te r f rom the burn ing

sun o f mater ia l ex is tence . You are the

personi f icat ion of Sr i Sr i S iksastaka. By your mercy, I have af fect ion

for You in my hear t . Th is i s the grea tes t mi rac le , tha t You have accept-

ed me as Your d isc ip le . I t i s your cause less mercy on me, to g ive th is

mos t s i n fu l and undese rv ing pe rson an oppo r tun i t y t o se rve You and

Your Devotees.

The fo r tune o f Your appearance in th i s wor ld i s so huge i t canno t be

ca lcu la ted . The g lo ry o f Your pe rsona l i t y canno t be fu l l y comprehend-

ed by someone as po l l u ted as me . Your appearance has g i ven th i s

wor ld a purpose . I sha l l fo rever be g ra te fu l fo r Your appearance , b i r th

a f te r b i r th . I p ray tha t by Your mercy , my goa l w i l l fo rever be to serve

You. By Your mercy, my des i re is to see You sat is f ied and happy.

A l l g lo r ies to Your a l l -ausp ic ious t ranscendenta l Appearance in th is

wor ld , a f l ood o f compass ion and mercy , i nunda t ing a f fec t i on even

in to the darkes t o f p laces , such as my hear t and consc iousness . You

b rough t ha rmony and beau ty t o t h i s wo r ld , and ou t o f You r i n f i n i t e

compass ion , even I am a l lowed to have the assoc ia t ion o f You and

Your Devotees. You have g iven a rea l home, a she l ter in a s torm. A l l

g lo r ies to Your Ho ly Appearance Day, Gurudeva. P lease fo rg ive any

mistakes in this offer ing.

A j i ta Kr ishna Das



Dear Sr i la Gurudeva ,

P lease accep t my mos t humb le dandava t s a t you r

lo tus fee t . I t was th ree years ago tha t Your Grace

k ind ly gave me she l te r a t Your lo tus fee t , and fo r

tha t g i f t I am fo rever g ra te fu l . I cons ider tha t day

to be the happ ies t day in my l i f e .

I t i s th rough Your g race and mercy a lone tha t I

am ab le to make these t iny l i t t l e s teps on my journey o f sp i r i tua l l i fe .

I t i s th rough Your g race and mercy a lone tha t I am ab le to render

some smal l serv ice to Your lo tus fee t and to the lo tus fee t o f The

Div ine Couple .

You r gu idance and mercy have g i ven me a deepe r i ns igh t and

unders tand ing wha t i t means to l ove and be a se rvan t o f The D iv ine

Coup le . I am ashamed no t to be ab le to take fu l l advan tage o f th i s

chance Your Grace has g iven me.

Every day I fee l the k ind and lov ing g lance coming f rom our De i t ies

Sr i Sr i Guru Gauranga Radha-Gov inda . I know fo r cer ta in tha t w i thou t

Them and You in my l i f e , my hear t wou ld s top in a moment . I t i s

The i r and Your p resence in my l i fe tha t makes i t wor th l i v ing .

Wi thou t tha t mercy my sp i r i tua l l i fe , my ex is tence wou ld s top . P lease

fo rg ive me fo r no t be ing ab le to o f fe r any th ing in re tu rn fo r th i s p re-

c ious g i f t . Your Grace has opened a to ta l l y new wor ld fo r me, w i th new

asp i ra t ions and new idea ls . Wi th tha t i n m ind I o f fe r th i s humb le

prayer a t Your lo tus fee t .

t vam gop ika v r i savares tanayan t i ke ' s i

sevadh ika r in i gu ro n i j a -pada-padme

dasyam p radaya ku ru mam v ra ja - kanane s r i -

r adhang r i - sevana - rase sukh in im sukabdhau

“O be loved sp i r i tua l mas te r , you a re a lways in the p resence o f the

cowherd g i r l Radha , the daugh te r o f K ing Vr i sabhanu . P lease award

me serv ice a t your lo tus fee t , wh ich a re the p ropr ie to rs o f devo t iona l

serv ice . P lease p lace me in the ocean o f joy by bes tow ing upon me

happ iness in the mel lows o f serv ice a t the lo tus fee t o f Sr i Radha in

the g roves o f V ra ja -dhama. ”

You r humb le se rvan t ,

Anan ta -p r i ya dasa , S lovan ia


My dear Sr i l a Gurudev ,

I o f fe r my humb le p ranams un to you r l o tus fee t . When I t h ink o f

you and t ry to express my g ra t i tude fo r you , I f i nd myse l f a lways com-

ing to one po in t . I am bere f t o f a l l good qua l i t ies ; my sp i r i tua l p rac-

t i ces a re ins ign i f i can t , ye t in my hear t I cher ish a hope tha t i s my on ly

t reasure - a hope fo r tha t wh ich i s adored by Sr i Sana tana Goswami

and d i s t r i bu ted by the p recep to rs rea l i zed i n t r anscenden ta l me l l ows ,

headed by S r i Rupa Goswami , f o r t ha t wh ich i s t as ted and enhanced

by Sr i Raghuna tha Dasa Goswami and fo l lowers and care fu l l y p ro tec t-

ed by vo ta r ies headed by Sr i J i va Prabhu – a hope fo r tha t mos t swee t

and sub l ime goa l i s the on ly th ing I have .

I may no t be qua l i f i ed to have i t , bu t I haven ' t fo rce fu l l y taken pos-

sess ion o f i t . I t was g iven to me by you , s imp ly th rough my connec t ion

w i th you ; the re has been no endeavor f rom my s ide . Now ins tead o f

me t r y ing to se rve you and show some g ra t i t ude to you tha t g i f t o f

yours i s gen t ly bu t s tead i l y t ry ing to en thuse me fo r a l i fe o f “d ie to

l i ve” sacr i f i ce ; i t i s wh isper ing in my ear tha t I am ne i ther o f th is body

nor o f th is wor ld ; i t i s encourag ing me to deve lop deep love fo r the

sound d i v ine , and i t i s a lways the re when seeming ly un favo rab le

th ings happen , t r y ing ha rd to remove the ve i l o f i l l us ion and revea l

the smi l ing face o f the Lord beh ind i t . I do no t know a word tha t can

proper l y express g ra t i tude fo r such a g i f t .

Tha t hope somet imes merc i f u l l y revea l s t o me a d rop f rom the

bound less ocean o f my fau l t s and d isqua l i f i ca t ions . A t such moments I

a lmos t become despera te , bu t t hen I r emember tha t i f I am so fo r tu-

na te t o have a mas te r who bes towed such a h igh goa l upon me , and

every th ing needed to a t ta in tha t goa l – a per fec t example to fo l low, a l l

good qua l i t i es , sp i r i tua l po tenc ies and good w i l l requ i red . Thus I

rema in peace fu l . I s imp ly do no t dare to t ry and s ing your g lo r ies . I

am su re t ha t due t o my many d i squa l i f i ca t i ons , such an a t t emp t cou ld

never poss ib ly do jus t i ce to your g lo ry . But I p ray tha t I may a lways

have f i rm fa i th in se rv ice and submiss ion to your lo tus fee t , where

eve ry th ing needed o r des i red on one ' s sp i r i t ua l pa th i s su re l y f ound .

My hands a re empty , I ' ve go t no th ing o f va lue to o f fe r to you , and

thus w i th a mere “Thank you ! ” I bow down a t you r fee t and hope to

rema in i n the i r she l te r f o reve r .

H u m b l y y o u r s ,

Navana l in i dev i das i


Deares t Sr i la Gov inda Mahara ja ,

On th i s mos t wonde r fu l o f days p lease accep t ou r dandava t p ranams

at your lo tus fee t , wh ich g rac ious ly g ran t supreme success and i l l umi-

na te the pa th o f bhak t i . You a re the un l im i ted rese rvo i r and t rue

t reasure t rove o f the sweet sc ience o f seva .

You are devo t iona l ded ica t ion person i f ied . You de l igh t the who le

un iverse w i th your reve la t ion o f a l l the Dham’s beauty . You inconce iv-

ab ly cause tha t wh ich i s inconce ivab ly beaut i fu l to become in f in i te ly

more inconce ivab ly beau t i fu l . Upon see ing your beau t i fu l d i v ine fo rm,

you r t emp les , and amaz ing man i fes ta t i ons , o r hea r ing you r swee t

words , one becomes s tunned , ove rwhe lmed , and pe rp lexed , caus ing a

sweet con fus ion wh ich de fea ts the in te l lec t , me l ts the mood o f ca lcu la-

t i on and bes tows “devo t ion , ded ica t ion , and d iv in i t y . ”

The devo tees , demigods , and s iddhas a l l sweet l y s ing o f your suc-

cesses . Even the dhama bhas i s a re amazed , en t ranced , and en th ra l l ed

by your m i racu lous man i fes ta t ions , wh ich a re wonders o f wonders . A l l

o f your d i v ine emana t ions a re inc red ib le . To men t ion a f rac t ion o f

them wou ld requ i re m i l l i ons o f mou ths . One recen t i nconce ivab le fu l-

f i l lment o f Sr i la Guru Mahara ja ’s t ranscendenta l des i re i s

Mahaprabhu ’s D iv ine Water P lay and Sr i Gupta -Govardhan Sr i Mand i r .

You have done so much, for so long, w i th so l i t t le . You are l i ke the

person i f i ca t ion o f Draupad i ’ s d iv ine p rasadam po t . You a re showing

the Dham everywhere by g iv ing your sweet she l te r to the she l te r - less .

Your so ld ie rs and g rea t genera ls a re fo l low ing your lead as you a re

car ry ing h igh and wav ing t r i umphan t l y the v i c to ry f l ag o f S r i

Cha i tanya Saraswa ta Ma th , p lan t i ng tha t f l ag eve rywhere and sp read-

ing i t s g lo r ies th roughou t the un ive rse . Jaga t -Guru Paramahamsa Sr i l a

Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami K i Jaya!

Begg ing to be engaged in your seva e te rna l l y ,

Jagadananda das , Madhu Mat i das i , Gaura Na ta ra ja das , Yamuna

das i , Varsana das i , Sa tyabhama das i , Ramananda das , Krsna Pr i ya

d a s i , a n d P r e m a n a n d a d a s .


Al l Glor ies to Sr i Sr i Guru Gauranga

T h e S w e e t H e a r t o f D e v o t i o n

Far , fa r away , beyond the gen t le ro l l i ng pas tu res g reen ,

S tood Govardhana H i l l , t he beacon o f e te rna l p leasure ,

To a pu re and p rec i ous t r easu re .

Her d is tan t sky was o f H is br igh tes t b lue ,

He r happy c l ouds l e f t sun -dapp led shadows

Upon Her fe r t i l e dome,

And even in the songs o f b i rds

He heard Her hope o f H is re tu rn .

Though fa r , fa r away , Our Lord cou ld see

The mos t sac red wa te rs o f Her spark l i ng pond ,

And He cou ld sme l l the rose b lossom

And honeysuck le upon He r banks .

Though fa r , f a r away , upon t hose pe r fumed banks ,

There s tood Her mos t pe r fec t We lcome Home.

His sweetes t love , h is deares t hear t ,

The rhapsody o f H is des i re ,

And He the fa i res t o f them a l l .

Your Servant ,

P r e m a s w a r u p d a s

U.K.



P lease accep t my humb le obe isances . Your ho l y appearance day he r-

a lds the un ique g i f t o f seva in the l ine o f Sr i Rupa Goswami . You are

exper ienc ing th is and teach ing devo t iona l p rac t i ce . You a re a lways

keep ing c lose the reminder o f how exc lus ive Sr i la Guru Mahara j ' s con-

cep t ion i s , and when you sha re d rops o f you r nec ta r t hey a re f i l l ed

w i th such happ iness , i t i s qu i te imposs ib le to measure the i r t rue dep t .

I f a t ta in ing the imposs ib le i s an inev i tab le conc lus ion fo r the asp i ran t I

mus t p ray fo r you r mercy . I know tha t you r k indness i s un l im i ted , so

desp i te my to ta l i nab i l i t y to coopera te you can s t i l l reach ou t and

make a d i f fe rence . The she l te r o f your lo tus fee t seems l i ke a pa la tab le

des t ina t ion to th is los t sou l .

Se rvan t o f you r se rvan t ,

Ad i t i Nandana Dasa

L o n d o n

Todas las g lor ias a Sr i Kr ishna Chai tanya y Prabhu Ni tyananda

Todas las g lor ias a Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami

Mahara j , m i quer ido maes t ro . En es te d ía tan espec ia l , so lo puedo

desear le sa lud y b ienes ta r , pa ra que su fue rza y su luz nos i l umine . M i

que r i do maes t ro , yo nos merecedo r de su compas ión n i de su aso-

c i ac ión , pe ro us ted que t i ene un co razón tan bondadoso . Compar te su

pu reza con noso t ros po r med io de sus pa lab ras tan du l ces . M i que r i do

maes t ro , espe ro que es té rodeado de sus devo tos más que r i dos y que a

tamb ién e l los es tén l l enos de sa lud . So lo me res ta desear le que todo

sea abso lu ta fe l i c idad en es te d ía y que le ag radecemos in f in i tamente

s u d u l z u r a .

H u m i l d e m e n t e ,

Mu ra r i Mohan Das

Or izaba /Verac ruz , Méx ico


Dear Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j ,

I bow to your l o tus fee t aga in and aga in , and p ray tha t th i s l e t te r

reaches you in g rea t hea l th .

So I ask you one ques t ion?

What can I g ive to you,

For a l l tha t you have g iven to me?

Not even i f I owned the who le un i-

ve rse ,and gave i t to you ,

Cou ld I repay your generos i t y .

You have g i ven me the pu res t o f

a i r t o b rea th ,

The sweetes t o f Nec tars to d r ink ,

The most va luab le o f a l l posses-

s ions ,

Your d iv ine mercy ,

A n d t r a n s c e n d e n t a l w o r d s .

I bow to your lo tus fee t aga in and

a g a i n ,

My dea r swee t Gurudev .

F rom you r asp i r i ng se rvan t ,

Va rsana dev i das i


A l l my l i fe you have been

The l igh t tha t I look fo rward to .

No ma t te r t he rag ing s to rms

a r o u n d m e ,

The pe l t ing ha i l , the f ie rce

shee ts o f ra in ,

T h e t o r r e n t s o f t h u n d e r a n d t h e

mater ia l wa i l ing w inds .

Jus t l i ke the sun you a re a lways

t h e r e

Whethe r o r no t I can see you ,

L i ke the sun you a re j us t beh ind

the c l ouds ,

O r o n y o u r w a y b a c k a r o u n d t h e

wor ld t o sh ine you r swee t nec ta r

o f t r anscenden ta l w i sdom.

The one th ing tha t has a lways

p r o t e c t e d m e ,

Kep t me sa fe and sane ,

I s you my dear swee t Gurudev .

Your words o f w isdom sh ie ld me,

Your k ind mercy l i f t s me up ,

And your l ov ing na tu re fo rg i ves

m e .

You g ive wi thout tak ing,

You p ro tec t w i thou t wan t ing ,

You nu r t u re w i t hou t end .


Al l Glor ies to His Div ine Grace Om Visnupada

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j

gu rvvabh i s t a - supu rakam gu ru -gana i r as i sa - sambhus i t am

c i n t y a c i n t y a - s a m a s t a - v e d a - n i p u n a m s r i - r u p a - p a n t h a n u g a m

g o v i n d a b h i d h a m u j j v a l a m v a r a - t a n u m b h a k t y a n v i t a m s u n d a r a m

vande v i sva -gu run ca d i vya -bhagava t -p remno h i b i j a -p radam

Most respec ted Gov inda Mahara j ,

Today, a l l s incere d isc ip les, fo l lowers, f r iends and wel l -w ishers o f

ou r mos t be loved Sr i l a Gurudeva assemb le toge the r to ce leb ra te the

very g lo r ious occas ion o f Your appearance in th is wor ld . Chosen by

His sweet wi l l You do nothing e lse then sel f lessly fu l f i l l His Div ine

des i re w i th fu l l de te rm ina t ion , and everyone can see the f ru i t s o f tha t

e f fo r t .

Every member o f tha t g lo r ious Va isnava fami l y i s as ton ished by your

s t rong and uncompromis ing se rv i ce , and a l l o f us a re fu l l y dependen t

on Your nec ta r ian mercy and g race , wh ich i s cons tan t l y d i s t r i bu ted by

You in a ve ry f r i end ly and h igh ly devo t iona l mood!

We humb ly worsh ip the ho ly dus t t ouched by Your l o tus fee t i n

h o p e s t h a t o n e d a y o u r h e a r t s b e c o m e p u r e e n o u g h t o u n d e r s t a n d

Your unend ing g rea tness and be ab le to somehow he lp You fu l f i l l t ha t

g lo r ious , abso lu te and sweet ins t ruc t ion g iven to You by Sr i la Guru

Mahara j H imse l f .

On th is b lessed day we can ' t bu t g lo r i f y You in deep joy and a f fec-

t i ona te ly l e t everyone hear abou t Your beau t i fu l pas t imes , abou t Your

immense ded ica t ion , abou t Your k indness and a f fec t i on to o the r God-

b ro the rs and Va i snavas , abou t You r s t rong pa t i ence , abou t t r ue hum-

b leness and se l f lessness , abou t s incere he lp to o thers , abou t Your

adorab le swee t sm i le , abou t Your i ncomparab le compass ion , abou t

Your ab i l i t y to face and overcome obs tac les , abou t Your na tu ra l happ i-

ness and de l igh t cap tu r ing mag ica l l y eve ryone who comes to You , and

abou t many o ther wonder fu l t ranscenden ta l qua l i t i es You possess . Yes

indeed abou t a l l t hese b l i ss fu l and ex t rao rd ina ry qua l i t i es we ' l l spon-

taneous ly te l l to those who are th i rs ty and in search o f l i fe g iv ing nec-

t a r .

Dear Gov inda Mahara j , may th is spec ia l and wonder fu l day o f Your


Sr i Vyasa Pu ja ce lebra t ion be mos t happy , un fo rge t tab le and peace fu l ,

fu l l o f d iv ine b l i ss and ecs tasy fo r a l l p resent s incere Va isnava devo-

tees and f r iends . Forg ive me tha t I have been d is tu rb ing You. I beg to

be b lessed wi th Your D iv ine Insp i ra t ion . P lease k ind ly accept my s in-

ce re humb le obe i sances and a l l ow me to t ouch and rema in i n t he dus t

pur i f ied by Your Sweet Holy Lotus feet .

Your fa l len asp i r ing servan t o f your servan ts ,

B i l vamanga la das

g u r v a b h i s t a - s u p u r a k a m g u r u - g a n a i r a s i s a - s a m b h u s i t a m



vande v i sva -gu run cha d i vya -bhagava t -p remno h i b i j a -p radam

Deares t Gu rudeva ,

P lease accep t my dandava t p ranams a t you r Lo tus Fee t . I hope tha t

you are wel l . Dur ing th is ausp ic ious t ime o f your Vyasa Pu ja , I a lways

remember i n amazemen t , t he ways i n wh i ch you have showered me

wi th your b less ings , nu r tu r ing sp i r i t ua l awareness in to my bar ren l i f e .

I am so fo r tuna te to have you r pu re and d i v ine assoc ia t i on .

Gurudeva, see ing your wonder fu l smi le b r ings joy to my l i fe . Your

bound less mercy teaches me to embrace rea l l ove o f God and devo-

t iona l l i fe . Your beaut i fu l words o f gu idance are sweet mus ic tha t

awakens a l l sou ls to the incred ib le legacy o f Gaud iya Va isnav ism.

I p ray tha t I w i l l cu l t i va te the courage and s incer i t y to enab le me to

render ded ica ted serv ice un to your lo tus fee t . A l l G lo r ies to Gurudeva ,

the Lord and Mas te r o f My Hear t .

Your Daugh te r and Asp i r ing Servan t ,

Ratnaval i Devi Dasi

L o n d o n


Al l Glor ies to the Auspic ious Appearance Day of His Div ine Grace

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara ja !

j aya jaya s r i - ca i tanya jaya n i t yananda

j ayadva i t a - cand ra j aya gau ra -bhak ta - v rnda

(C.C. Adi-Li la, 1, 35.)

Ado rab le Guru Mahara ja ,

P lease accept my humble obe isances to Your D iv ine Lotus Feet . I

wou ld l i ke to g ive my congra tu la t ions fo r ano ther ce lebra t ion o f Your

Ausp ic ious Appearance . Dear Gurudeva , I hope w i th a l l my hear t tha t

Sr i Kr ishna preserves You wi th good hea l th . I a lso wish that You are

very happ i l y engaged w i th Your D iv ine assoc ia tes , f r iends and gues ts .

Your sweet Beau ty f l oods my hear t o f happ iness , my sou l pan t ing fo r

Your nectar sa i ls f rom th is va l ley o f i l lus ion, somet imes sad ly , some-

t imes happ i l y , and I remember Your dear persona l i t y . Oh how s i l l y I

am. Gurudeva is the sweetness ; You are the vo ice o f my sou l , You are

the rea l happ iness . Gurudeva p lease accep t these l i nes tha t I o f fe r

humbly and s incere ly . On ly Your In f in i te Mercy w i thou t reason sus-

ta ins my l i fe .

Happy B i r thday !

S incere ly ,

La l i ta Sundar i d id i

Cancun, Mex ico

Al l g lor ies to Sr i Guru and Sr i Gauranga!

Dear Sr i la Gurudeva ,

P lease accept my dandavat p ranams a t Your ho ly lo tus fee t . A l l g lo-

r ies , a l l g lo r ies to Your D iv ine Grace, my a f fec t ionate guard ian and

most be loved fa ther . A l l g lor ies to a l l Your devotees.

Tunga V idya dev i das i

I ta l y


Deares t Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j ,

P lease accep t my s i nce re dandava t p ranams a t

your swee t and ho ly l o tus fee t .

I a lways fee l inadequate to descr ibe your g lo-

r ies . They a re so wondrous , and I am so smal l .

You 've g iven she l ter to th is fa l len sou l wh i le I 'm

drown ing in a tu rbu len t wor ld fu l l o f m isconcep-

t i ons . Bo th bo ld l y and sub t l y t hey a re su r round-

ing me a t every moment , bu t I know i f I can s tay in the she l te r o f your

lo tus feet I w i l l be pro tec ted. I have noth ing e lse. You so generous ly ,

w i th in f in i te to le rance and a f fec t ion , ex tend your guard iansh ip . Your

capac i ty to g ive seems to be un l im i ted . Your to le rance o f the con fused

and fa l len is l i ke a fa ther , w ish ing fo r the bes t ou tcome o f the ch i ld . I

r e m e m b e r o n e t i m e i n y o u r r o o m i n N a b a d w i p y o u l o o k e d a r o u n d a t

the devo tees p resen t and sa id , " I t i s t he un fo r tuna te pe rson who can-

not accept my af fec t ion. I t i s not show, i t i s rea l ! " I fe l t that you threw

th is r i gh t to my hear t . I p ray tha t I never become one o f those un fo r-

t una te sou l s .

I p ray to se rve you and pe rhaps even g i ve you some p leasu re i n

some sma l l way . I have no capac i t y to repay the g rea t g i f t you have

g iven me , bu t w i th fo r tune pe rhaps I can t r y .

Begging to be of use,

Swarnang i i das i

Soquel Seva Ashram, Cal i fo rn ia


L ight , Love, Harmony and Comfor t come wi th You! Let a l l the wor ld

be good because o f you a re he re .

Wi th l ove and respec t on Your ho ly day o f appearance ,

Tr ip ta Kr ishna Dev i Das i

Vyborg, Russ ia (St . Petersburg)


Todas las Glor ias a Sr i Sr i Guru Y Gauranga

g u r v a b h i s t a - s u p u r a k a m g u r u - g a n a i r a s i s a - s a m b h u s i t a m



vande v i sva -gu run ca d i vya -bhagava t -p remno h i b i j a -p radam

Jay Gu rudev ,

Hoy en e l d ia t rascenden ta l de su d i v ina apar i c ion , me fa l tan pa l-

ab ras para expresar m i sen t i r . En es te y todos los d ias puedo dec i r

g rac ias Gurudev , g rac ias po r de r ramar su m ise r i co rd ia , g rac ias po r

da rnos i nsp i r ac i on y po r hace rnos me recedo res de f o rma r pa r t e de

es ta g ran fami l ia .

Hoy en e l d ia de su adven im ien to debemos todos da r g rac ias a l

Señor s i va por haber lo conceb ido . O f resco mis humi ldes reverenc ias a

aque l que con so lo ve r su ros t ro de l o to puede hace r que l a i r a de un

co razon sea de r ro tada y sepa rada de l m i smo .

A aque l que no es d i fe ren te de su Guru Mahara j y de l m ismo

Bhagavan Sr i K r i shna , a aque l que nos en t rega du lcemente las concep-

c iones de Sr i Rupa y de su Guru Varga, a su d iv ina grac ia Sr i la Bhakt i

Sundar Gov inda Mahara j , qu ien posee una m ise r i co rd ia i l im i tada ,

qu ien es quer ido por todos los Gaud iya Va isnavas y qu ien es e l max i-

mo rep resen tan te de l Seño r N i t yananda .

Una vez mas g rac ias Gurudev po r habe rnos resca tado de l as t u rbu-

l en tas embes t i das de es te mundo ma te r i a l y po r en t rega rnos e l d i v i no

serv ic io a Sr i Sr i Radha y Govinda.

Esperando a lgun d ia poder comp lacer e l deseo de los va isnavas ,

D h a n e s h w a r i d . d .

P e r u


Al l g lor ies to Sr i Sr i Guru and Gauranga


Dandava t p ranams on th i s mos t ausp ic ious occas ion o f you r Vyasa

Pu ja . Th is day i s the supreme oppor tun i t y fo r a fa l len sou l as myse l f

to asp i re to g lo r i fy the non-d i f fe rent fo rm o f Lord N i ta i . Th is great

p r iv i lege i s asp i red fo r by g rea t demigods and sages . There i s no l im i t

to your g lo r ies . We are l i v ing and asp i r ing fo r the serv ice p lane on ly

by your D iv ine Grace . You a re the Ocean o f mercy and the on ly hope

fo r the human race . Your mercy and pa t ience i s as ton ish ing , and th i s

t iny sou l i s p ray ing a lways fo r the sp i r i tua l in te l l igence to a lways

asp i re fo r the assoc ia t ion and se rv ice to your Van i and Vapu fo rms .

On ly by your Grace can one asp i re to serve you and g lo r i f y you . I

beg e te rna l l y to a lways have the oppor tun i t y to se rve your D iv ine

Grace and to fo l l ow in your foo ts teps toward comp le te and abso lu te

su r render to you r Lo tus Fee t . Fo rg i ve my audac ious and unqau l i f i ed

a t tempt to g lo r i f y one as Grea t as you . My smal l a t tempt i s on ly poss i-

b le by your D iv ine Grace . We a re a l l l i v ing on your p rasad remnants

and I hope one day by your D iv ine Grace I may fu l l y su r render to

you r des i re . a ra na ko r i ho mane asa .

Al l Glor ies to your Div ine Presence in th is wor ld . A l l g lor ies to your

Div ine miss ion on the ear th p lanet . A l l G lor ies to the assoc ia ted c lan ,

the Va isnavas the p rac t i t i oners and your many we l l -w ishers . Th is t i ny

sou l p rays a lways fo r the pr iv i lege o f serv ice in your assoc ia t ion in

every b i r th tha t I am to take . You a re the p rana o f a l l asp i r ing

Va isnavas you a re the hea r t o f Gaura and N i ta i and you a re the hope

for the fa l len sou ls . Ebe jasa ghusuk t r ibhu vana.

Dandava ta p ranams f r om you r asp i r i ng se rv i t o r ,

As raya v ig raha das

New Zea land, p resent ly l i v ing in London


A l l g l o r i e s t o Y o u G u r u d e v a

Th is year I have been b lessed aga in to a t tempt to chan t your g lo r ies ,

bu t I a l ready know tha t I w i l l be a fa i lu re . S t i l l , what o ther engagement

do I have in th is wor ld bes ides th is? You are mak ing th is wor ld tha t i s

fu l l o f su f fe r ing the most wonder fu l p lace to l i ve . Your a f fec t ion has

the power o f t he touchs tone , wh ich t rans fo rms th i s te r r i b le p lane o f

ex is tence in to the p lane o f pure love . The v ib ra t ion o f your sweet

vo ice a lone is ab le to f i l l up the hear t w i th joy . The s igh t o f your com-

pass iona te smi le i s g i v ing peace to the m ind , and the touch o f your

lo tus fee t i s pur i f y ing the who le wor ld .

Rea l l y there i s no one as merc i fu l as you in the who le un iverse .

No th ing in th i s wor ld can be compared to you . I fee l tha t you a re so

c lose to my hear t , and I know tha t th i s i s on ly due to your ocean ic

mercy . I p ray to the Lord tha t He a l low me to e te rna l l y se rve you , and

never a l low me to g ive any sad fee l ing to your hear t .

A l l g lo r ies to you, fo rever and ever . Wholehear ted ly I w ish you a

happy b i r thday ! I hope you l i ke the new house tha t we have go t w i th

a l l the I ta l ian devotees. P lease, accept th is house as a g i f t fo r your

b i r thday . I hope I w i l l see you aga in soon.

You r daugh te r ,

Kr i shna Kan ta dev i das i

I ta l y


Al l G lor ies to the Div ine Appearance Day o f Our Be loved Sr i Gurudev

Om V isnupada Paramahamsa Par i v ra jakacarya Varya As to t ta ra -Sa ta

Sr i Sr imad Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara ja .

Deares t Sr i la Gurudev ,

On ly by you r d i v ine mercy do we have some fo r tune to t r y t o come

to our rea l senses . By serv ing your lo tus fee t a l l good fo r tune in the

rea lm o f Sr i Seva w i l l come to he lp us recover our fo rgo t ten en thus i-

asm in Sr i Bhakt i .

You ' re per fec t , charming, lov ing , ded ica ted and so fu l l o f a f fec t ion

fo r us no mat te r ou r wre tched s ta te . We a l l p ray to rema in in se rv i ce

to your lo tus fee t and go to Ind ia to be w i th you very soon . We are

m iss ing you ve ry much and w i sh ing you a wonde r fu l appea rance day .

Your servants a t the Soque l Seva Ashram,

Krsna Pr iya das i Vyasadeva das D a m a y a n t i d a s i

D h r u v a d a s Janav i dev i das i


Omaster , i f we l i ve abroad a l l the t ime , then we cannot look a t

your a t t rac t i vce face , whose smi les vanqu ish a l l our su f fe r ings .

How can we ex is t w i thou t your p resence?

By remember ing you r f o rm , qua l i t y , name , f ame and pas t imes the

mundane wo r l d pa les and ex t i ngu i shes .

We o f f e r ou r un rese rved dandava t p ranams to you r l o tus f ee t .

Happ ies t B i r thday Ever .

Divyasar i Devi Dasi Damayan t i dev i das i

Asha Purna dev i das i Ishvar i dev i das i

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A Compilation of Written Offerings - scsmath.comscsmath.org/vyasapuja/vp021221E.pdf · Sri Vyasa Puja Celebration December 21, 2002 Group 4 Edited and compiled by: Vrndavanesvari