Offerings of Love

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine.

*My Dear Srila Prabhupad*,

Please accept my humble obesiances at your lotus feet,

Association of devotees is the most valuable thing in the entire creation,srila prabhupad iam very very very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity to stay in the association of devotees even though iam not at all qualified in any way.

*Compassion of srila prabhupad :*

1)Srila prabhupad even though you very strongly emphasise in your books how sannyasi has to strictly follow his vows, and how obnoxious it is when sannyasi leaves his ashram, but when a sannyasi disciple of yours has left his vows and he got married, with a small kid when he has approached you, how gracefully u accepted him with lot of love and care towards him, gave so many gifts to his wife and children and encouraged them to practice krishna consciousness from wherever they are, such is the nature of your compassion.

2) Generally, when the spiritual master is on the planet, his murti is not installed in the temple, and when the South Indian brahmin, Sampat Kumar Bhattacharya, heard that your murtis were going to be installed in Bombay, in Vrindavan, and in different temples around the world, he traveled from Hyderabad to Bombay at his personal expense to give you shastric evidence that this practice was not encouraged. Because when the people see your murti, people will feel that they’re meeting you. They will think that you are sitting on the vyasasana, they will talk to your murti, say prayers, bow down to you, worship your murti, and touch your lotus feet. And as a result, you will suffer from taking on their karma. Out of affection for you srila prabhupad, the learned Bhattacharya gave many shastric references. He wanted to serve in this way so he gave his best presentation. he wanted to tell you that its not good to have your murti when you are alive,you listened to him patiently, and finally said, “Don’t you understand that’s why I’ve come?”that means you were ready to take the suffering of people and we could see how you felt very ill just because of this many many times, When Bhattacharya heard this, he immediately stopped speaking, folded his hands, circumambulated you srila prabhupad for three times, and then left. He finally understood who u are srila prabhupad ready to take any kind of suffering on yourself to protect the fallen conditioned souls.

Srila prabhupad you are the embodiment of lord nityananda prabhus mercy and extremely compassionate on the fallen souls.

*Book distribution:*

Prabhupad, you said very clearly that any way that people could come into contact with your books even they just touch it , even if they look at the picture, if they touch the book, you said they begin their devotional life. That is the power of your books srila prabhupad.

You told once you do not want money, or buildings or anything else,U simply want to see that your books are being distributed and because your disciples were doing that you are quiet happy.

You told once that Book distribution is your heart, that means if we are giving anyone your book ,that means we are giving your heart to them.

We also heard how you felt very happy by hearing book distribution report of srila bhakti tirtha swami maharaj ,who was distributing your books with all conviction.

Thank you so much srila prabhupad for sprouting a small desire in my heart to distribute your books this year.

I was very very happy being an instrument in distributing your books during last December marathon, where I could meet many many souls who are very interested to take your books, especially on marathahalli bridge and different temples and on the roads, many many souls have got your mercy in the form of your books.

And iam very happy to be instrumental in distributing your srimad bhagavatam sets where it was complete wonder for me to see how many souls have accepted your Srimadbhagavtam sets.

After marathon this year from narasimha Chaturdashi onwards I started distributing your books on regular basis, for few minutes in a day, and many many souls have received your books ,I feel great joy when some one heartfully receive your books srila prabhupad.

I have not got great attraction for different angas in bhakti, so I beg you srila prabhupad let the desire to distribute your books become deeper and deeper in my heart and I beg you to please use me as your humble instrument to distribute your mercy in the form of your books.

*Janmashtami preaching:*

And this year I was a humble instrument in your hands to preach about the philosophy of Krishna consciousness to the souls who have attended janmashtami in aecs layout, and few contacts of youth have been assigned to me to take care of them, I beg you srila prabhupad to please give me right intelligence to connect them to your lotus feet.

And I have been given the service of raising funds in our center , this year our youth forum was able to raise 6.5 lacs for the pleasure of lordships,I beg you srila prabhupad please give me strength and intelligence not to commit any Vaishnava aparadh while doing this service of fund raising.

*Prayers* :

I want to offer my heartfelt prayers at your lotus feet srila prabhupad,and also want to seek your blessings:

Please bless me srila prabhupad to hear holynames of the lord attentively,

To develop some taste in reading your books consistently,

My heart is contaminated with various anarthas , please purify my heart srila prabhupad so that I can serve you in more and more pleasing way.

My mentor kartikeya pr always speaks about urgency of becoming Krishna consciousness and hankering about Krishna, but I don’t feel any urgency to take your shelter srila prabhupad ,I beg you to please create some situations in my life where urgency factor manifests in my life to attain Krishna.

My guru maharaj always speaks about we have to be in the mood of servant of servant of servant, but iam an arrogant rascal, please help me srila prabhupad to give me this realisation so that I can be always in the mood of service to vaishnavas.

Your grand son,
Nikhil.

nama om vishnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-swamin iti namine
namaste saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine

All glories to your divine grace. Please accept our respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of your Vyasa-puja celebration.

To carry out an order received in your youth from your spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur to spread “Krishna consciousness” in English, in your old age, at 69, you travelled from Kolkata to New York City on a cargo ship. I get goosebumps thinking about what I would have done at that age. Maybe sitting in a comfortable position at home.

We recently came to Krishna consciousness and got the interest in Krishna Conscious only because of your teachings. I am such a fallen soul and at the same time so fortunate to get your association through your books and vani. I am realizing how much empowered you are to deliver all the fallen souls. Your vani and your books are assets to me and to society. As said “Krsna se tomar, Krsna dite paro”. I have strong faith that I will be saved from this bhava sagara only by holding your hands.Yadi prabhupada na hoito tobe ke hoito ye Jeevan bahita kishe. The biggest gift you have given us is making us realize our true goal of life. I am trying to follow the instructions given by you but still struggling so much.
I am making an effort to chant attentively daily , read your books and hear your vani.

I am part of Panathur IBC center and it is expanding with all your blessings. Currently I’m serving as Bhakti Vriksha servant leader and would be able to preach only with the help of your teachings and books. Please empower me and bless me so that I do my sadhana seriously and attain Krishna prema in this lifetime. We also beg your mercy and blessings for our BV family, so that they can advance in Bhakti.

We humbly request on your lotus feet to bless us, so that we can do serious and sincere sadhana. We hanker only for one drop of shraddha bindu.

Yours insignificant servant.
Binod, Jyotsna, Siddhiksha and Saatvik

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

All glories to you, Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet. On this most auspicious occasion of your appearance day, I offer my heartfelt gratitude for the countless blessings you have bestowed upon me. By your divine mercy, I have been drawn to the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and my life has been forever transformed.

Before encountering your divine teachings, my spiritual journey was like a ship adrift in a vast ocean, without a compass or direction. But through your boundless compassion, you have illuminated the path of Bhakti Yoga, guiding me toward the eternal truth and the loving service of Krishna. Your words, saturated with the essence of devotion and the wisdom of the Vedic scriptures, have kindled a fire of devotion within my heart that I never knew was possible.

Though I am but a neophyte on this sacred path, I can already perceive the profound impact of your guidance. Your teachings have awakened in me a genuine desire to surrender my life to Krishna, understanding that He is my eternal shelter, my only refuge. Through your instructions, I have come to appreciate the true nature of my relationship with the Divine, not through intellectual speculation but through the heart’s realisation, cultivated by chanting the holy names of the Lord and engaging in loving devotional service.

I humbly acknowledge my numerous shortcomings and the impurities that still cloud my heart. Yet, I am encouraged by your assurance that by following the process of Bhakti sincerely, by chanting the holy names, and by rendering service to the Vaishnavas, all obstacles will be removed, and my dormant love for Krishna will be awakened. Your example of pure devotion and unwavering dedication to the mission of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu inspires me to persevere in this journey, despite the challenges that lie ahead.

Srila Prabhupada, I am forever indebted to you for bringing the light of Krishna consciousness into my life. I pray for the strength to follow your instructions with utmost sincerity, to embody the principles of Bhakti in my thoughts, words, and deeds, and to dedicate my life to spreading the holy name. Please bless me that I may always remain steadfast in my devotion, that my heart may become a fit vessel for the mercy of Sri Krishna, and that I may one day be able to serve you and your mission more effectively.

With deep reverence, love, and gratitude, I bow before you, Srila Prabhupada, and pray for your continued blessings and guidance.

Your aspiring servant,
Shubham Madane.

Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale, srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine.
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine, nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine.

Srila Prabhupada, I am very grateful to you for giving me a chance to stay in the association of devotees in your home, called ISKCON although I am not at all eligible for it. It is only by your causeless.mercy and nothing else.

Being a pure devotee of the Lord, you have an ocean of devotional qualities, but, I would like to take this opportunity to glorify some of your qualities on this auspicious occasion for my own purification.

Unimaginable amount of sacrifice and tolerance for the pleasure of Guru and Krishna:
Sleeping for only 2 hours every single day just to translate SB and BG, going to a terrible place ( ugra-sthāne ), with just 40 Rupees in the pocket, with no idea of who will support you and hear this transcendental message, that too at an age when a person retires and just passes his life until death ( 70 years ), with 2 heart attacks on the Jaladūta, tolerating so many disturbances by the hippies, risking the very life, leaving a blissful life of Vrindavan. Why did you do all this?….Just to give Vrindavan to all the living entities and to selflessly fulfil the instruction your Guru Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarvati Thakur Goswami Maharaj Prabhupada.

Complete dependence on Krishna:
Your pastime of brooming the floor in front Srila Rupa Goswami's samadhi at Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple at midnight and crying for his mercy to fulfil the instructions of
your Guru Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Goswami Maharaj

Prabhupada always gives me goosebumps and inspiration to cultivate a helpless dependence on the Lord in all situations.

Perfect humility:
Although you are the senapati bhakta of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who has been sent by him to pick the fallen souls from the rotten condition of material existence, upto the
level of pure devotees. And, there is no doubt that you have made so many pure devotees and will continue to make. But, still, when you write in the preface to Bhagwad
Gita as it is:

“If even one man becomes a pure devotee of the Lord, we shall consider our attempt a success.”

Your Jaladūta prayers are a perfect expression of your perfect humility and dependence upon the Lord, where you write:

“bhakti nāi beda nāi nāme khub daro
bhaktivedānta" nām ebe sārthak kor

I have no devotion, nor do I have any knowledge, but I have strong faith in the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. I have been designated as Bhaktivedānta, and now, if You like, You can fulfill the real purport of Bhaktivedānta.

All glories to your divine grace!

On this auspicious occasion, I would like to present our preaching report for your pleasure, Srila Prabhupada. We have been a assigned a binafide service to kickstart youth preaching at IBC Panathur. All the devotees were very enthusiastic and selfless in their endeavours to register more and more youth boys during outreach before and on the day of Janmashtami. Everybody was highly fired up for this seva. We could successfully register 200+ boys for your and our superior’s pleasure. On the day of Janmashtami, 65 boys turned up, with 61 registered contacts out of 80+ confirmed participants and 4 unregistered boys. The first session, named “The Missing Link” also happened with full enthusiasm and selfless endeavours of all the devotees and by your divine mercy. The Panathur Centre was full of energy of the youth boys.

We were also assigned service of FOE sessions for the Nitai Batch 2024 out of which 2 boys shifted to BACE and 2 boys became prasadam members till now. And, 20+ boys have shifted to Level 3.

We have our future plan to setup at least 2 BACEs in Panathur and some full time devotees every year for your and our superiors' pleasure.
We are completely dependent on your mercy, Srila Prabhupada, for these all these boys to become fixed up devotees, full time devotees, mature spiritual leaders and pure devotees of the Lord and may they go back home back to godhead this very life. I always feel fearful for how the boys will be held in Krishna Consciousness, but, I have full faith on your and our superior’s mercy as it will do this magic. We will sincerely play our part.

I am a dwarf in Krishna Consciousness and I have not even entered the actual realm of bhakti. I am struggling with false ego, sexual lust, offenses towards devotees, not being able to hear the holy names clearly, which you are completely aware about. If you are a little bit pleased with any of my services, please bless me, Srila Prabhupada, so that I can actually enter into the realm of bhakti, get connected to Guru Parampara officially, be able hear the holy names clearly, rise up from naam Aparādh to naam ābhās currently and finally to shuddha naam, be able to please the Vaishnavas never offend them, develop pleasing attitude and behaviour, develop and always act in the mood of servitorship, never leave ISKCON and the association of selfless devotees, completely dedicate my life and burn my whole existence for this glorious movement as soon as possible, die serving in this mission and go back home back to godhead this very life, so that, I can serve you eternally, without any material hindrance.

I also pray for all the devotees who are selflessly serving in this mission that everybody goes back home back to godhead this very lifetime and serve you eternally.

Your grandson,
Pranjay

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisance. I am an unworthy follower, and I feel undeserving to offer your glorifications. However, through the mercy of our Bhakti Vriksha Leaders and fellow devotees, I have been granted the opportunity to offer my prayers. I am striving to learn about your countless and invaluable contributions to humanity and your guidance on the path back to Godhead.

Your efforts in translating sacred texts, establishing ISKCON, constructing temples, spreading Krishna Consciousness, and championing the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, as well as your tireless work against Sunyavadis (Mayavadis), are extraordinary and beyond the capacity of an ordinary person. I recognize you as the Bhakta Senapathi and Shakti avatar of Lord Sri Krishna and Gauranga. Your determination, unwavering commitment to executing your Guru’s instructions, and boundless love and affection for your followers are unparalleled and indescribable.

Your profound purports in the Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavatam are clear, concise, and deeply focused. Your letters, lectures, addresses, and discussions are true treasures for all of humanity. You have built a sanctuary for the entire world, where everyone can seek refuge in Krishna and Gauranga. I place my complete trust in your words and your promise of leading us back to Godhead.

I am currently studying the Bhagavad Gita As It Is and the Bhagavatam. I attend weekly classes, visit ISKCON temples, and offer whatever humble seva I can. I have actively participated in book distribution and donation collection during Janmastami. I seek your mercy in my devotional journey and request your blessing to contribute as much as possible to the preaching efforts.

Your Servant,
Ramakumar

All glories to Sila Prabhupad,
My humble obeisances,

I am attempting humbly to glorify you Prabhupad, forgive me for any shortcomings in this attempt.

In my childhood I was very much attracted towards Kabir ke Dohe. I often pondered on this one “Guru Govind dohu khade kakae lagoo pay. Balihari Guru aapne Govind diyo batay”. Which translates to if Guru and Krishna are infront of you then one should bow down to Guru first as he is the one who takes you or show the way to Krishna. I never understood what is really meant by taking oneself towards Govinda. However, after coming to Krishna consciousness through ISCKON and being in association of devotees, which is the platform solely created by your endeveours I started understanding what Guru does for the fallen souls like me.

Being born in Madwa parampa I knew only few stories about Udupi Krishna temple and the deity installed there. In my native place every Madhwa Navami Nagarsankeerthan takes place with a chariot carrying Madwacharya’s photo. In the picture he sits with right hand raised with two erect fingers. It appears as victory symbol to me until I came to Krishna consciousness. Its only through your books and the movement you have started I came to know the fingers represent Dvaita philosophy… that is we are eternal servants of the Supreme Lord.

Prabhupad you gave me clear idea of the position of Jivas, devatsa and Supreme Lord Krishna. Earlier when my kids asked about who is God? What is he like? My answer was more on impersonal ideology… God as energy, no permanent form like that. Now by reading your books, attending BVs and through discourses on Sundays I am able to correct those mistakes.

You gave clarity on the purpose of human life and why are we superior in the animal kingdom. I am greatly indebted to you Prabhupad.

Begging for you mercy to advance in Krishna Consciousness and spread the same to other Jivas.

Jagadguru Srila Prabhupad ki jay.

Your servant,
Anitha S

Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept humble and respectful obesiances at the dust of your lotus feet from your grand children Kesava Radharamana Das and Alankrta Sudevi DD. Though we are not qualified to glorify His Divine Grace, I take this as an opportunity for my purification.

Srila Prabhupada, When we read your lilamrita many years back, we got inspired very much. Its your lilamrita which attracted us to know about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna. You practiced what you preached. We cant imagine how you were been able to be so much compassion and humble in nature. We admire those qualities and wish to imbibe atleast a drop of it. Even though you are not physically not available now, still we can feel you when reading Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavat Gita. Many times, we feel low spiritually and materially and have multiple questions and confusion in our mind. But during those moments, when we start reading your books, many times we felt you are next to us, for us, answering all our questions and clearing away the confusions/frustrations. No wonder that your purports are your personal ecstasies. we wish to complete reading such purports like SB and CC atleast once completely in our life time. Not sure how far we can practice those purports since we are a very hard hearted person who is not flexible enough to change. Recently we read the book “Miracles in 2 nd Avenue” by Mukunda Goswami Maharaj and just started with the book “Unalloyed devotion” by Yamuna DD Mathaji. These books shows how fortunate devotees were during the early days of ISKCON to get His Divine Grace personal association, personal guidance, training and mentorship. Your boldness in preaching KC, strong conviction and faith on your Guru Maharaja’s words inspires a lot.

Whenever devotees speak of your qualities, we admire. What a person you are Srila Prabhupada? The achievements you accomplished to establish ISKCON is inconceivable. Truly we could see Krishna’s Hands and entire Guru Parampara’s hands behind all your activities. If you weren’t underwent such struggles and showed the right direction for humanity, then were will we be now? for sure rotten in the hands of Maya. During your days in Vrindavan, you used to cry at Srila Rupa Goswami’s Samadhi during midnight sweeping his Samadhi and crying on how to spread KC. When will we get such spiritually crying moments in our life? At the sametime, we can also understand I shouldn’t try to imitate you, and by just following your footsteps, success in our spiritual path is guaranteed.

Srila Prabhupada, once you said to your disciples “I have the back door key for Goluka Vrindavan”. Now I request you to please help this grand daughter to catch hold your dhoti key to reach Goluka Vrindavan. People say grandfather is more affectionate than father. As a grand father, we seek your blessings and shelter so that we get a little drop of mercy to serve the Vaishnavas and to practice atleast a little of Bhakthi.

Yours Destitute Spiritual grand children
Kesava Radharamana Das & Alankrta Sudevi Devi Dasi

Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you on this auspicious day of vyas puja.
On Janmashtami , I have done many activities for Lord Krishna. I chanted shlokas , I did kirtan , I danced and even did a skit about when Krishna had went to Sudama’s house.
I learnt many more shlokas and even finished reading the Bhagavad Gita in the past year. I have also helped in distributing poster for people telling them to come to Shri Krishna Janmashtami. It was really fun on Janmashtami and two of my relatives had also come for the program. I stayed till midnight and took darshan of Lord Krishna at 12 in the night.
Srila Prabhupada please bless me so that I can chant nicely and be a good devotee of Lord Shri Krishna.
Your Servant
Angel Thakur

Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisance. All glories to you.

you accomplished an extraordinary task by establishing Krishna Consciousness worldwide, even against many difficulties. Despite health challenges during your first journey abroad, limited finances, and the difficult nature of the hippie culture, you remained determined. Your immense work in translating scriptures and writing books made it easy for everyone to understand themselves and connect with Krishna in a simple yet profound way. You provided a clear and strong path for us to follow in Krishna Consciousness.

Since joining Krishna Consciousness last year, I have tried to increase my participation in various services. I was fortunate to be part of the Rath Yatra and Janmashtami celebrations. As a daily sadhana, by Krishna’s mercy, I am chanting 4 rounds and listening to the Bhagavatam from various devotees, including your lectures. At home, we also listen to Krishna glorifying bhajans and kirtans and eat krishna prasadam most of the time. Moving forward, I am determined to focus even more on reading, serving, and immersing myself in Krishna Consciousness.

Dear Srila Prabhupada, I pray for your mercy as I continue on this spiritual path. I often find myself distracted and struggling in my sadhana & studies. Please bless me with the strength to stay focused on my spiritual journey and to always remember your teachings. My deepest wish is to completely surrender at the lotus feet of Krishna.

nama oḿ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe

Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All glories unto your Lotus feet

Hare Krishna, Dandwat Pranam on your appearance day!!! Please accept my respectful obeisance. All glories to you. You are so merciful that you give me an opportunity to glorify you. You took life risks by going to the West in your old age with no clear plan or resources to fulfil your spiritual master’s mission. Yet Krishna protected you from the dangers and empowered you to spread His mission. Your life is a demonstration that Krishna never lets down His devotees when they take risks for spreading His mission. Your self-Realization and daily Quotes always inspiring and help to understand the human life goal, differentiation between human and animal’s life.

You have said on 29th Aug 1972,

“Do not be depressed. All along my god-brothers gave me only depression, repression, compression – But I continued strong in my duty. So never mind there is some discouragement, continue with your work in full enthusiastic Krishna Consciousness attitude of service.”

You are truly a divine spirit and mercifully comes for purify the millions of millions of fallen souls like me.

I am fortunate to have in association with you and your disciples. Currently I am struggling with Bhakti, but I am confident and sure that you will shower your mercy to take me back on Bhakti path. Please bless me and continue to have mercy on me to continue with Krishna Consciousness.

Hare Krishna, Dandwat Pranam!!!

Your Disciple,

Anjani Kumar

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisance.

You are a great inspiration for me who at the age of 70 with many challenges you put so much selfless effort to help many souls to get into Krishna consciousness.

Please accept my gratitude because you are the reason, I am getting close to Krishna. You have given all the knowledge and regulative principles (chanting 16 rounds, reading your books, doing Ekadashi vrat, devotee association and many services) to advance in Krishna consciousness and to reach the lotus feet of Krishna and serve our lord.

I am very grateful to you because it is all your mercy that I am into Krishna conscious and have great mentors and senior devotees’ association. Please guide, bless and give me the ability to advance in Krishna consciousness and spread Krishna consciousness and help many other souls. Please correct me and forgive me if I am doing any offense.

Your servant
Sparsha

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept our respectable obeisance at your divine lotus feet on the occasion of your 128th Vyasa puja celebrations.

We are able to understand Bhagavatgita easily only because of your detailed purports in “Bhagavad Gita As It Is”. The yuga dharma Sankirthana yajna is spread across the whole world because of your preaching mission.

You always inspire us with your humble faith in Lord Krish and your sincerity & braveness with your Jaladuta journey to USA with no money, no friends, no followers, in old age, not in good health or even a no clear idea of how to accomplish your spiritual master’s special instruction to spread the Krishna consciousness throughout the English-speaking world.

You gave us a wonderful path to live by, knowledge of our true spiritual identities, the all-auspicious holy name of Krishna and delicious krishna-prasadam.

But we are still unable to develop taste in chanting and seriousness in our daily sadhana, We are begging you to shower your mercy to improve our sadhana.

Please kindly give your blessings onto these most fallen souls and please empower us to act as your instrument in your preaching mission.

YS
Surya RamaKrishna & VijayaLakshmi

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you on this auspicious day of your Vyas Puja 🙇‍♀️💐

Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
Srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
Namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
Nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

I am very fortunate to have this opportunity to offer my heartfelt thanks to you on your appearance day for showing us the path of Krishna Consciousness and giving us ISKCON 🙏

This past year has been both enriching and little difficult for me due to various aspects of life and during those times, yours and Guru Maharaj’s guidance and blessings are the only thing that kept me going 🙏

We just celebrated Janmashtami with great joy and devotion, I was involved in Donor services along with few other devotees. Please bless them Srila Prabhupad so that they can become great devotees of the Lord 🙏

We are starting a new Gita-course and I’m currently involved in doing the calling services for the new souls who registered for this during Janmashtami. Please bless us Srila Prabhupad that we can bring them nicely into the Krishna Conscious life and may they continue and become great devotees of the Lord and bring many more souls 🙏

Srila Prabhupada, I sometimes feel very down and that I am not a very good devotee. Its been 5 years when I came into Krishna consciousness but I still feel that I’m still at the start. On this sacred day of your Vyas Puja, I beg unto you for your mercy so I can have taste in chanting, follow 4 regulative principles, read your books regularly and always remain in the association of devotees as this is the only way by which my devotional life can improve 🙏

Please always keep me under your shelter and guide me to become a faithful Dasa-dasa-dasanudas of Lord Sri Krishna🙏

Thank you, Srila Prabhupada and I once again beg and humbly pray for your continued blessings and guidance 🙏

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण ।
कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ।।
हरे राम हरे राम ।
राम राम हरे हरे ।।

Your eternal granddaughter,
Amrtamayi Vishnupriya Devi Dasi 🙇‍♀️

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to you! On this auspicious occasion of your 128th Vyasa Puja, I shall attempt to glorify your Divine Grace, although I have absolutely no qualification.

Each year, as I sit down to write a humble offering, I always get amazed as I delve deep into the ocean of your transcendental qualities. The more I read, the more your transcendental qualities and position are progressively evinced.

You are a walking Bhagavata and whatever I read in the book, Srimad Bhagavatam are all manifest by your pastimes. I remember reading how transcendental personalities do not place their feet on the earth and when I heard how your footsteps were not traceable while walking on the beach from Her Grace Yamuna Mataji, I could clearly connect the dots and realise your position.

ei candra sūrya dui parama sadaya
jagatera bhāgye gauḍe karilā udaya

These two, the sun and moon (Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda), are very kind to the people of the world. Thus for the good fortune of all, They have appeared on the horizon of Bengal (CC Adi 1.102). They appeared on the horizon of Gauḍadeśa to spread the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and as predicted that just as the sun and moon gradually move west, you brought the movement They began five hundred years ago to the Western civilizations. You truly are the jagad-guru; you are that senapati-bhakta of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Yet, out of humility, you attribute your contributions to your disciples.

It is only by Your Divine Grace’s tireless efforts and dedication that the world is able to see the light of the Bhagavatam and appreciate the knowledge hidden in our ancient scriptures through your English translations and propagation. You have made the good fortune by which I am given the opportunity to chant the Holy Names; to have Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Himself dance on my sinful serpent-like tongue.

It is all by your causeless mercy that I am able to associate with the teachings of the most exalted acaryas, who are all eternal associates of the Lord (nitya siddhas). I meditate on how eternal associates of the Lord (nitya siddhas) like you descended to this martya loka, dukhalayam, facing so much criticism and suffering just to deliver the foolish suffering fallen souls, who are oblivious of their constitutional position, which is eternal. Yet, I am such a rascal that I often get bewildered and do not fix my consciousness.

As I witnessed the installation of the lotus footprints of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Vrndavana, I am extremely grateful to you, for you have given us the various pastime places of Their Lordships. As I sat in your samadhi mandir, I could realise the potency of the place, where your transcendental body was present.

Srila Prabhupada, you embody each of the 64 qualities mentioned in CC Madhya 22.78-80. You are the uttama-adhikari devotee we have read of. You personify the qualities of a spiritual master that the Vedas sing of (vede gāy jāhāra carito). You embody humility; you considered yourself a servant of your disciples; you considered yourself to be fortunate to have the association of your disciples. Although there were instances when your disciples could not meet the standards, you did not say that they were fallen or they were not sincere enough or anything on similar lines but you were compassionate towards them.

Dear Srila Prabhupada, on your 128th appearance day, I pray to you, desiring to imbibe your mood in carrying out devotional service- not to maintain a rustic image of a lone Indian sage from an ancient village sparking a spiritual revolution; an image that might appeal to many on a superficial platform, but to fulfil the desires of your spiritual master and deliver the conditioned souls in the western world, whom Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura said needed saving more than anyone. I would like to include this excerpt from Śrīla Prabhupāda Uvaca by His Grace Śrutakīrti Prabhuji, which deeply inspired me: “No matter what was going on, Śrīla Prabhupāda always related it to his service to Kṛṣṇa. It was never about bodily inconvenience. He only complained about something if it interfered with his service. Of course, all I ever saw was Śrīla Prabhupāda serving his Guru Mahārāja and Śrīla Prabhupāda in the state of bliss. The two went on simultaneously.”

Srila Prabhupada, you can see the past, present and future. You understand the mood of your disciples and reciprocate with them accordingly. I recall and meditate on the incident when one of your disciples remarked that he was the most fallen, and you replied, “You are not the most anything, you are simply insignificant.” Please make this insignificant and fallen rascal humble and may it forever be etched in my mind that I am nothing more than one-ten thousandth of the tip of a hair.

ohe!
vaishnaba thakura, doyara sagara,
e dase koruna kori’
diya pada-chaya, sodho he amaya,
tomara carana dhori

“O venerable Vaishnava, O ocean of mercy, be merciful unto your servant. Give me the shade of your lotus feet and purify me. I hold on to your lotus feet.”

krishna se tomara, krishna dite paro,
tomara sakati ache
ami to’ kangala, ‘krishna’ ‘krishna’ boli’,
dhai tava pache pache

Krishna is yours; you have the power to give Him to me. I am simply running behind you shouting, “Krishna! Krishna!”

It is said that if one gets even one syllable from a guru, a person becomes eternally indebted to him for that spiritual gift. We are truly eternally indebted to you as we received thousands of purports, which comprise millions of syllables.

As HH Mahānidhi Swami mentioned in Prabhupada at Radha-Damodara, “Mother Yasoda tied Krishna to a stone mortar, which He dragged through the courtyard to liberate two fallen demigods cursed for their nudity to stand as trees. You, Srila Prabhupada, by your pure love for Radha-Damodara, have tied up Krishna in His Deity forms, to the mortars of Kali’s steel and cement cities like New York, London, Bombay, Paris, and Sydney. By the unlimited attracting strength of His transcendental beauty and sweetness, Lord Shyamasundar is dragging millions of cursed and fallen souls back home, back to Godhead. As Mother Yasoda bound Lord Damodara with the ropes of pure affection, I pray to you, Srila Prabhupada, to please affectionately bind me to your lotus feet.”

śakti-buddhi-hīna, āmi ati dīna,
koro’ more ātma-sātha

With a grateful heart, I beg at your lotus feet for your blessings so that I can serve you and your mission. The world has been blessed by your mercy. Please forgive me for my offences at your lotus feet and bless me with intelligence so that I do not commit offences further. Please give me the intelligence so that I can follow your teachings. I have no intelligence of my own. All that I have is your mercy.

Your useless and insignificant servant,
Rupamayi Sudevi Dasi

Respected Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my prostrated obeisance’s at the dust of your lotus feet.

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine!!!
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracharine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine!!!!

Jagat Guru Shrila Prabhupada, this year on the auspicious day of appearance day getting another chance to submit offerings, we have no qualification to do so, still will attempt to write to glorify your enormous contribution in particularly to ISKCON and self in general.

Revered Prabhupada, as your directions read BG, SB up to 9th canto, switched to C C, Bramha Samhita, and other books, as may run short of time to attain PhD level studies.

Every time I read, aside BG, which reading many 2222 times also will have yet some point to understand. Even Books like Necatar of Instructions, Nectar of devotion also reading second time have some new points to emulate. Your marvellous contribution.

Towards sadhana we are chanting 22 & 18 Harinam Japa Rounds daily. On special days 80 and 64 rounds. On the auspicious Janmashtami day recently chanted whole day did not keep the count.

Further as per your instructions on preaching, also towards Prem purusattam Chaitanya Maha Prabhu’s orders-

“Prthivite ache yata nagaradi-grama, sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama: (CB Antya-khanda 4.126)”

Spreading public, apartment people, friends, and family, by gifting your books Guiding and motivating to join main stream ISKCON and enjoy the fruits of BG teachings.

Please bless me Swamiji so that I can preach nicely and bring in more souls in the Krishna conscious movement, particularly in Bangalore and else were in general, as desired by my spiritual master too.

Your Insignificant Servant,
Amalatma Hari Das
Chinmayi Chitra Sakhi DD
Bangalore.

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you.

Please accept my deepest gratitude for your immense mercy in my life. Your mercy picked me up from the ocean of ignorance.

Only because of you I can realize my diseased conditioned state and also it’s remedy.
Even through my offenses done at your lotus feet you forgave me and blessed me with unlimited mercy. I receive this mercy through your many disciples and disciplinic succession.

Thank you Krishna for Prabupada for it’s only because of him that I know you in any capacity or the meaning to my existence.

Thank you Prabhupada for everything .

I wish and pray to contribute to your mission in whatever insignificant way possible. Please always keep me under your guidance as a servant.

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet .

Hare Krishna
In your service
Priyanka

Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet 🙇🏻‍♀️

On this special occasion of your Vyasa Puja, I offer this humble expression of gratitude to you, Srila Prabhupada.

I am just an insignificant disciple under your Divine Grace, constantly erring, yet ever hopeful for your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon me. I am deeply grateful that you have chosen me as your disciple, guiding me on this beautiful path you have laid out towards the ultimate destination.

It is solely by your mercy, Srila Prabhupada, that this life now holds meaning now. It is through your mercy that I have become involved in preaching and nurturing others in Krishna consciousness. The more I reflect, the more I realize how truly divine you are, my spiritual master. Your transcendental presence is so powerful that I feel your energy, as though you are constantly guiding me from straying away. There can never be a greater preacher than you, Srila Prabhupada. You succeeded in spreading this mission in circumstances far more challenging than we can even imagine, while we struggle to preach even in the most favorable conditions.

By your mercy, Srila Prabhupada, I received initiation this year and became part of this glorious parampara. It is through your mercy that I have been blessed with the seva of serving Gaura Nitai. It is by your mercy Prabhupada that our members are progressing nicely on this path. It is by your mercy, we now have a beautiful, large center where we can serve and carry out this mission. It is by your mercy that we could manage to celebrate such a grand Janmashtami successfully.

Just last week, I had a realization that I want to share with you again today, on this special occasion. As we began preparations for Janmashtami, I asked myself why we were doing it on such a grand scale. The obvious answer was that it is the Lord’s birthday, and it should be celebrated grandly. But I could do that on a smaller scale too, as Krishna is Bhavagrahi Janardhan, who accepts the sentiment, not the grandeur. So why the grand celebration?

Because we want more and more people to experience Krishna consciousness, even if just for one day. But why? So that they may be inspired to join this journey. But why? So that the Krishna consciousness mission spreads. And why do I want that? Because it is what my spiritual master desires, and fulfilling your instructions is my only hope in life and the only way I can express my gratitude and indebtedness to you, Srila Prabhupada.

At this stage of my spiritual journey, when I see people in the same position I was in a few years ago, I feel so blessed to be one of the few who received the faith and conviction to try to overcome the material contamination that was drowning me. It is only through your mercy that I am at least making an effort.

I am trying, Srila Prabhupada, to become worthy of all this mercy. You have provided every instruction on how to live this life, how to keep Krishna at the center, and how to perform my services. Yet, I struggle with it, battling my inner demons to become a good human being.

You listen to me, Srila Prabhupada, and the reciprocation I feel from you time and again is the most reassuring aspect of my life. You oversee my spiritual journey and my services; without your care, I would not be able to carry them out.

Please bless me so that I never lose my faith, my love for you, or the hope that I may one day become a worthy disciple. I pray that you continue to guide and motivate me and that I keep hearing your voice in my mind, urging me to follow your instructions. Without the light you shine on me in so many ways, I would not be able to navigate this path.

Your humble servant
Dipadatri Madhavapriya Devi Dasi

Hare Krishna

Dear beloved beacon of hope Srila Prabhupada,

Thank you for showing us the way ahead. Especially for us Indians, who have been buried beneath so many concoctions of the truth. Amidst so many distortions, by your mercy we are able to learn and understand the scriptures as they are meant to be. Thank you for establishing the stepping stone for “bhakti” through your lectures and books. Thank you for the community of Bhaktas who are always ready to help us in any part of the world.

May I do justice to you, by simply adhering to your guidance. By this, I, a “patita”, may endeavour to take 1 step closer to Krishna in this lifetime.

Hare Krishna

My Param Pujya Gurudev

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

All glories to your divine grace.

It is by your boundless mercy that I have found my way to the path of bhakti, a journey that has transformed my life in ways I could never have imagined. You have not only shown us the way to Lord Krishna but have also infused our hearts with the love and devotion necessary to walk that path with determination and faith.

Before I encountered your teachings, life seemed like an endless cycle of temporary joys. But through your guidance, I have come to understand the true purpose of this human life—serving Krishna with love and devotion. Your books, lectures, and the movement you established have been the light that dispelled the darkness of ignorance from my heart.

Each day, I find myself reflecting on the immense sacrifice you made for us all. You traveled across the world, enduring hardships that no one can do at the age of 70 with two heart attacks ,Just To spread the message of Krishna consciousness. Your compassion for the fallen souls of Kali Yuga, including someone as insignificant as myself, is beyond measure. It is by your mercy alone that I have been able to experience the nectar of Krishna’s holy names and the joy of serving the Vaishnavas.

Thank you, Srila Prabhupada, for showing us the way to Krishna. Please bless me that I may always remain steadfast in my service to you and to the Supreme Lord.

Your insignificant servant,

Prajjwall Khare

Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to you and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai.

Just like a dwarf trying to catch the moon, I desire to receive your mercy by describing your glories on your auspicious 128th appearance day.

We are very much indebted to your Divine Grace disciples who very kindly disseminating your pastimes and your qualities in many forums like https://srilaprabhupadalila.org

Your Divine Grace is the most munificent (bhūri-dāḥ) Acarya in this Age of Kali spreading the message of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu everywhere in the world. I heard that Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu became ecstatic thinking about your Divine Grace when King Prataparudra recited the below verse from Gopi Gita.

tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ
kavibhir īḍitaṁ kalmaṣāpaham
śravaṇa-maṅgalaṁ śrīmad ātataṁ
bhuvi gṛṇanti ye bhūri-dā janāḥ

The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one’s sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent. – SB 10.31.9

Few of my realizations from your perfect preaching everywhere, convincing all classes –
1. Perfect truth – utilize everything for Kṛṣṇa’s service, always seeing Kṛṣṇa in everything
2. Perfect program – Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, take Kṛṣṇa Prasadam and be Happy
3. Perfect religion – simply by hearing and chanting of kṛṣṇa-kathā one is sure to go back to Godhead
4. Perfect philosophy – You rascal, you give up everything and surrender unto Kṛṣṇa.
5. Perfect analogies – watering the root of a tree; supply food to the stomach; Dr.Frog philosophy; take care of cage but not bird
6. Perfect challenges – life comes only from life; Kṛṣṇa has no controller, therefore, He is God; Bible first commandment is thou shall not kill; civilization of cats & dogs
7. Perfect solution – Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can solve all the problems of the world – social, political, economical, philosophical, religious etc.
8. Perfect books – Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is a cultural presentation for the respiritualization of the entire human society

Your Divine Grace built ISKCON in which the whole world can live peacefully – practice pure devotional service to Kṛṣṇa and become free from māyā’s victimization.

Srila Prabhupada! You wrote a letter to Ballavhi Dasi. She remarked this letter in her memories, “This is what I want and I am so pleased with you because you are preaching ‘As it is’ without compromising the philosophy.” You said to her, “Never mind that you don’t get many votes. That does not matter. When one tries to shoot the rhinoceros, if he does not shoot the rhinoceros, no one criticizes because they say, ‘Oh, who can shoot the rhinoceros anyway?’ But then if one does shoot the rhinoceros, then that is very nice also. So either way, it does not matter. Just that you are trying your best for Krishna. That’s what’s important, and that’s very pleasing to me.” We understood that distributing books & preaching ‘As it is’ pleases you the most.

Kindly give us shelter at your lotus feet and shower your causeless mercy unto us to give our best efforts in your preaching mission – May I develop unflinching faith in your final instructions:

Whether I am present or not present doesn’t matter. I will always be with you through my books and my orders. As soon as one forgets Krsna and wants to enjoy life independently, he falls down.

By the mercy of senior devotees, I have been given the responsibilities to serve as Assistant Bhakti Steps Coordinator and Sector-Servant Leader in ISKCON Whitefield. Our sector is engaged in multiple services in Sri Krishna Janmastami. I earnestly pray at your lotus feet to seek your blessings upon me, our sector & all leaders headed by HG Hariksetra Prabhuji & HG Kartikeya Prabhuji in ISKCON Whitefield so that we may have new center in Panathur & expand our service capacity in preaching mission.

Your Servants,
Krsna Gokulesa Das & Sirisha