Srila Prabhupad Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Nama om vishnu padaya ….
Srila Prabhupad I would like to take this opportunity to contemplate & express my gratitude for everything that you have done for me & the entire world.
Sometimes I have heard some outsiders saying whatever you have done was not so great, any person can do it but Prabhupad, as an active preacher in ISKCON I can say this with full conviction that whatever you did, no one in this entire world can do it. You have penetrated the hearts of people and made their hearts favourable ground to receive Lord Sri Krishna.Even today you continue to penetrate the hearts of people personally through your transcendental books. Recently in Delhi I met one senior Brahmacārī- HG Gopi Bhav Pr. I asked him how did he come to Krishna consciousness? He said said “I was going to my home town & on the way one devotee came & gave Bhagavad-Gita to me. Just by reading Bhagavad-Gita in one month I decided that I want to dedicate my life completely in the service of the Lord. I was amazed to hear this wonderful case study & my conviction faith in your books.
Prabhupad there are books by other devotees & many preachers now in ISKCON but the miracles that your books & lectures are doing is really commendable. One senior disciple of yours who is preaching in west was sharing that “SP single handedly transformed so many foreigners into devotees. Now we have everything, so many preachers but we are not able to preach to many foreigners and make them devotees.” This is your glory SP.
Your selfless mood of pleasing Guru & Krishna is always very inspiring. Whatever you did is just to please Guru & Krishna.
You are personification of Trnadapi verse. Humbler than the blade of grass & tolerant than a tree-There are so many documented pastimes where You remained humble & tolerant in most provoking & insulting situations. Once when you were speaking about 4 classes of men in the society in an university, one arrogant boy stood & asked you if you were 1st class…with tears in the eyes you said I am 5th class.
You always respected each & everyone without any expectation of respect for your own self. Once in South Africa your clothes which were kept for drying were missing & during the SB class you saw that some of your disciples were wearing your clothes, with all respect & humility you just said that “its not good for a disciple to wear Guru’s clothes.”
You continuously chant the holy names irrespective of any disturbing situation. In one of the fire sacrifices which you personally were conducting, many devotees did a lot of blunder & you were very heavy on them & very angry for their immature acts. But after the Yajna when devotees who were very fearful approached you to beg forgiveness, you were found peaceful chanting HKM with lot of bliss.
All glories to your divine grace!!!
On this auspicious occasion here I present our preaching report for your pleasure. Last year we started a new youth centre in Marathahalli, new satang programs in one community. As a team we have installed more than 55 altars in different devotees homes as per standards set by you. This year we have shifted Sarjapur centre to a new place which is well designed for our preaching programs. Also we have revived our college preaching programs. Two new youth Baces in AECS Layout & Two new Janmashtami venues-Attibele & Bellandur have got added to the previous years list.
I have been asked to assist in taking care of 4 centres- Panathur, Sarjapur, Kagadaspura, Attibele & 2 youth centres- AECS & Marathahalli. This year one more service has got added on national level preaching- I have been asked to take the role of chairman of social media team of the national youth body- IIYC.
For your pleasure this year we are starting new youth centre at Panathur, 8 Gita courses in different location, Vaishnavi forum in Kaggadasapura. Soon inaugurating a new BACE at Marathahalli. Next year by your blessings & empowerment, our team would like to start 2 youth centres in our existing preaching areas & also kick start preaching in one new area.
SP sometimes all these services become overwhelming but we would like to continue & manage as much as possible for your pleasure.
Prabhupad time is passing is very quickly, I’m very fearful of this passing time. Goal of Krishna prema is very high & our qualification is very low. Without your mercy this dwarf cannot jump & catch the mood of Krsna prema.
If you are pleased with any of our insignificant services, please bless us with deep attachment, attraction & taste for chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra offenselessly with love & devotion & to serve Sri Sri Radha & Krishna & your Divine grace in Vrindavan consciousness every moment. Not even for a moment we want to indulge in any form of sense gratification even in our thoughts & dreams.
I am aspiring to become your loyal dog in this mission & keep serving you till my last breath & latter.
Your Grandson,
Kartikeya Das