Offerings of Love

Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances.

I am a fresher here. I feel very fortunate to be in association with your army. I get inspired everyday looking at the dedication of each of the devotee in Krishna Consciousness. Though i repent for having spent nearly half of my lifetime without knowing anything about KC, i am sure that God had his own plans as to when and where to show the path.

If not for you i would have spent the rest of my life without knowing the main goal of a human being. The sufferings and the sacrifice that you have done to spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world is unparalleled. We are ever indebted to you.

I seek your blessings to make progress in this path of devotion. Please guide me so that i can rectify the mistakes that i make. Though it has been a few months, i feel that you are already guiding us whenever we are stuck with any roadblocks. Thank you so much for giving this opportunity to express myself. Hare Krishna

Indhu R

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah.

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

You are an inspiration for me. You have given meaning to my life else I was meandering in this material world aimlessly. When I am trying to write, I do not know from where to start.

You have given us everything. How beautifully you have created Krishna consciousness setup for Grihasthas like us.

You have made it so simple for materially conditioned soul like me. Only thing I have to do is just glide in & follow your instructions (Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra, Hearing, do service , associate with devotees & read Srila Prabhupad’s book) but that itself is so challenging for me. I pray to you Srila Prabhupad to shower your mercy on me so that I can follow your instructions whole heartedly else I am nowhere qualified.

Srila Prabhupada, You are the messiah for me. I always get moved when I hear how on the instruction of Guru Maharaj His Divine Grace Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, you went to USA to spread Krishna consciousness at the age of 70 when most of us retire. Within span of 10 years, you have converted so many conditioned souls into wonderful devotees in & around the world. Never ever it has happened before. In the old age, to do something like that is miracle. You are pure devotee of Krishna who had come to this world to inspire us to take Krishna consciousness & take us back to Godhead.

Srila Prabhupada, when I read your books, I feel, you are instructing me through your books. Now, I understand why you slept only for 2 hours & constantly endeavor to write books & record on Dictaphone. It was for us. Your books have saved so many souls in this world. These books are my savior too. Wonder how my life would have been, if you would not have come in my life.

“yadi prabhupada na hoite tabe ki hoite jivana bahite kise” written by HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj always ring in my head.

Even though I am nowhere qualified but you have given me hope. I beg you to bless me even with tinge of your mercy so that I can progress in Krishna consciousness.

Thank you so much Srila Prabhupad. I will be forever indebted

Your servant

Nishant

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my respectful obeisance to you.

All glories to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to you. All glories to all the devotees!

I am very grateful to you for your teachings as well as giving me the opportunity to be part of wonderful Hare Krishna movement which changed my course of life completely.

Before I came in touch with Krishna Consciousness, I was indulging in all abominable acts which are royal gate to hellish conditions of life, but I was foolishly thinking them to be source of enjoyment and suffering continuously. Gradually the suffering in ignorance became so much more that I was completely hopeless in life. Even after searching for a solution for many years at various so-called religious and spiritual organizations, meeting and listening to self-styled Guru, Gods as well as by reading various books in these topics, I was clueless about the purpose of life and started thinking that there is no real purpose of life.

I was in complete darkness, in the mode of ignorance throughout my life but now it had become intolerable but by your mercy I met a devotee called Sri Sanjay Jain Prabhu at my work place. This was the lifesaver event for me because after listening to so many renowned so-called spiritual persons and completely dejected with life due to immense suffering, there was no hope for me but here I was listening to my college who was full of hope, who could answer all my queries with amazing clarity on the purpose of life and practical implementation of them. Sanjay Prabhu took personal interest in me, very patiently spent countless hours with me, taking me to temple, feeding me Prasadam, talking about Krishna, Bhagavad Gita philosophy, fascinating pass times from Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Six Goswamis, pass times from Chaitanya Charitamritam, introducing me to devotees, talking about life of a devotee and many more things which are endless.

I have so many things to tell but I can’t express all of them here. However, I would like to tell you that I have not been able to estimate the greatness and sacrifice done by Sanjay Prabhu for me so how can I ever understand what kind of sacrifices you have done throughout your life for saving the whole world.

Still, out of countless sacrifices done by you, what made me cry was that you were alone in a foreign country and struggling for so many things but at bare minimum even food was not available to a great saintly and renowned person in India, who could meet the then Prime Minister but you continued your sacrifices to spread this movement so that an insignificant person like me, who is fit for severe punishment, but still by your mercy, persons like me also can be saved from this dangerous condition of life.

I must admit Prabhupad that even after going through so much of trials and tribulations in my life, I am so fool that I have not learned much, I haven’t been sincere, consistent in my devotional practices and still trying very hard to follow the basics rules and regulations. I am begging for your mercy and forgiveness for all of my mistakes so that somehow or other I a fallen soul like me can remain in the association of devotees.

Trying to be Your servant
Ashutosh Kumar

Dear Srila Prabhupad,

Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet on 123 rd anniversary of your divine appearance. Although, it’s beyond my capacity to glorify you with my limited knowledge and words, still am doing this as my duty to serve the master on this Vyas puja day.

His divine grace – Nothing is hidden from you, you know that how fallen soul I am and how much bewildered I was in search of the true knowledge, till you came in to our life with your causeless mercy.

I still wonder why this mercy on me? Initially, you was like some other guru for me till I got a small glimpse of your journey to west during my participation in an ISKCON Gita course in 2013. But thereafter with your mercy only, I kept getting the association of pure devotees and always amazed to see the wonderful family environment you have created for all of us to progress in Krishna Consciousness. Later When I read your biography, it was a deep insight to your personality and mood – First time I got to know that how extraordinarily determined you are for the fulfillment of your Guru’s words, How much deep you are in terms of transcendental knowledge but still calm and composed, Your Every breath and Every word had a sole objective to serve Sri Guru and Sri Krishna only even after so many difficulties initially. Unlike others, you never kept yourself as center of your mission and thus it takes time for anyone including me to realize that you are not an ordinary guru of this material world but Lords representative.

Your whole life is a practical example of :-

vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ
jihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ
sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt

It is truly said that – “Even if the whole earth is transformed into paper with all the big trees made into pens and if the entire water in the seven oceans are transformed into writing ink, even then the glories of the Guru cannot be written. So much is the greatness of the Guru”

So, In last just want to pray once again at your lotus feet that – please keep all of us in your shelter and use us as your instrument in the service of Lord.

Yours Servants Servants Servant
Abhishek

My humble obeisances at the lotus feet of srilla prabhupada the saviour of the whole world.

Dear Srilla prabhupada, you are our real father,who understood our suffering in this material world and sacrifice your life to save us.

When ever I try to write anything in your glories and appreciation words fail me; this is because how much ever I want to express my love towards you it’s always less,and can never repay the debt what you have done for me.

In this world there are still many many many other people who has failed to take your mercy, I feel pity for them and also at the same time I feel even I was one of them but out of compassionate towards me you gave me your mercy by picking me from that suffering world to your ISKCON world through your loving devotees.

I am greatfull to you and your followers (devotees) all over the world for spreading Krishna consciousness through which souls like me can benefit and uplift our consciousness.

On this auspicious occasion of your appearance day just wanted to say Thank You!!!!

Jai Srilla prabhupada !!!

Your servant of the servant,
Roopeshwari Radha Devi dasi.

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my obeisance’s. All glories to your Divine Grace!!!

I always remember your words “Krishna says, svakarmana: ‘Whatever talent you have got, you can serve Me and be perfect.’ That is the program.”

Thank you, Srila Prabhupada, for your sacrifice and giving Krishna consciousness to this world.

You are very much Alive! in your instructions, in your books, in your disciples and Followers! It is your spirit that is driving this movement further despite all challenges put forth by the influence of Kali Yuga.

With your Divine Association, thousands of ordinary men and women became extra ordinary Vaishnavas and Vaishnavi’s.

Please keep us always engaged in the service of His Lotus Feet.

Your servant,
Sriram

Hare Krishna
My dear spiritual grandfather Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you.
I am not at all qualified to offer homage to your exalted self. But for my purification I am doing.

Srila Prabhupada without your causeless mercy we would be no where. You have taken so much struggle to give this Krishna consciousness to us.

In this Kali Yuga which is an ocean of misery and hypocracy you have given us the easiest method to attain Godhead. CHANTING.

when I read your Lilamrita I was in tears reading the troubles you went through. And also when you were in the ship Jaladhutta you had severe heart attack . Still you prayed to Lord . You were a stranger in the western country. You knew no one there.when you landed there there was no one to welcome you and no one to take care of you. It was entirely a new place for you. You prayed to the Lord and also wrote prayers . You were very confident Even though you were 70.

Srila Prabhupada you have taken your spiritual master’s instruction as your life and soul.
Please bless this fallen soul to be an instrument in your movement. I want to give krishna to others and preach. But I am not confident on my self. Please bestow your causeless mercy on me so that I can boldly preach.

When ever I hear your lectures it is so simple and heart touching.

I once again beg at your lotus feet to bestow your mercy on this fallen soul and bless me and please save me from committing offences not only against Vaishnavas but also against others and be compassionate towards all.

Yours humble servant of the servant of the servant
Banumathi Yashoda Devi Dasi ???

Hare krishna?? Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my respectful obeisences unto your lotus feet??

I don’t have any qualification to glorify you dear Prabhupad, but for my purification I’m doing, please accept this conditional soul.

I, as much as possible try to think about you Prabhupad, without you we never get this krishna conciousness, in your old age selfless preaching all over the world you given for us precious gift, no one can give this.

Some time I used to get tears in my eyes when I read your book, or when I hear lecture I don’t know what for I’m crying. I’m very very lazy Prabhupad. Desire is there I want to learn like other mathajis. Somewhere I’m getting stopped.
Only you can help me my Dear Srila Prabhupada.

Please help me in this life itself I should perfect in Krishna consciousness and bless me so that I should preach to please you.

As a family we want to practice and spread Krishna consciousness to people, bless me Dear Srila Prabhupad. Shower your causeless mercy upon us. I should over come all my obstacles in devotional service and want to serve my Guru and Guru parampara??

Your insignificant servant
Kavirupa kesavi Devi Dasi??

Nama Om Visnu Paday Krsna Prasthay Bhutale Srimate Bhakti Vedanta Swamin Iti Namine, Namaste Sarswate Deve Gaur Vani Pracarine Nirvisesa Sunyavadi Pascatya Desa Tarine,

Dear HDG Srila Prabhupada,

I simply think that I am not at all qualified to write a Vyasa Puja offering to you but I thank to HG Hariksetra Prabhu that by his instruction I am writing it for you.

I thank you for all the mercy you have bestowed on me but I am so foolish that I don’t even know how much mercy you have given.

Chaksu daan dilo je, Janme Janme Karo se. You have given us the eyes to see this world, due to which we may not be subjected to ghastly mundane miseries like death and other and engage ourselves in the loving service of supreme Lord Krsna.

People like me don’t even understand how much great fortune it is to practice this process of Krsna Consciousness. We simply run for mundane pleasures of this material world.

I thank you that you have given me a beautiful place to stay in your movement. As it is said ‘Guru mukha Padma vakya, chittete koriya ekya, ara na kariho mane asha’. But I would like to humbly admit it to you that unfortunately I have very little or almost no attraction to read your books or hear your lectures. I simply beg for this attraction and I beg for your mood through which I can be an useless instrument in your movement.

Servant of Servant of Your Servant,
onkar.

Akhand-Mandalakaram vyaptam yena characharam
Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Hare Krsna.

Srila Prabhupada – I am eternally indebted to you for picking up this insignificant soul.

Your Leelaamrita is a testimonial for what Lord’s devotee is capable of. Tidbits like “Catch hold of my dhoti, I have a backdoor entry to Goloka” are some of my favourite quotes that make me thinking deeply of your eternal association with Lord Krsna, Smt Radharani, Gopis and all the Vaishanva parampara.

Please accept my offerings and it will be my privilege to have your lotus feet’s dust on my head all the time.

Eternally striving to be in the service of Vaishanva parampara.

Sitarama Prabhu

(Rama Vootla)

Hare Krishna

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.

Dear Srila Prabhupada

I am too unqualified to write something about your unmatchable and limitless glorifications and your efforts to bring the mankind from the clutches of repeated life cycle of birth and death.

Please forgive for the offenses I may commit in this endeavor.

Somehow or other you have determined to bestow mercy upon me for many many years but I was so stubborn and rigid that I never listened to you.

But you being savior of whole universe, you never left me behind even after my ignoring attempts. You know very well my loop holes and you plotted a plan which I easily fallen prey. Before my self realizing what is happening to me, you sent the devotees in my life, you showed me a place to practice my devotional service and finally you sent your disciple to personally chisel me from the hard material entanglements.

What else this poor fallen soul will offer you other than surrendering myself at your lotus feet and take part in your mission?

Please allow me to remember your lotus feet all the time. I know as long as I am reciting your Pranam mantra, I know you are with me eternally and guiding me.

Thank you Srila Prabhupada.

Your Servant
Tulasi Krishna Das

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

PAMHO

There are so many ways in which I can glorify you, so many ways that you have bathed me in the ecstasy of your mercy:

– Chanting the Holy Name and dancing…

– Performing devotional service for the pleasure of Lord Krishna and His devotees…

– Preparing nice foodstuff for the Lord … and then honoring them…

But most of all you are glorious for your books in which you have revealed the whole spiritual world.

You have written about Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami: “He lives forever by his divine instructions, and the follower lives with him.” This also applies to you since you are permanently fixed at the lotus feet of your spiritual master. By your shining example, you show us how to be fixed in the service of guru, the pure representative of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Everyday I approach you for instruction by reading your books.

Everyday you show me how to accelerate my progress toward the supreme destination, the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, by improving my chanting of the Holy Names:

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

By your pure teachings, I can understand that I am not this body made of material elements.

By your pure teachings, I can understand that the perfection of my life is to be cent percent engaged in the service of the Absolute Truth, Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

My simple prayer, dear Grandfather Srila Prabhupada, is that I always be engaged as an instrument of Lord Krishna’s mercy without desire for material benefit.

I beg to remain in your service, eternally,

Your servant ,

Jitendra Sabat

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

Dear Srila Prabhupäda,

Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet, which deliver utmost secure shelter
for devotees seeking pure bhakti.

It has been a wonderful time and memorable experiences since I got connected to this great institution,
came to know the deeper aspects of devotional service and practical applications in day to day life by
the lone mercy of the devotees.

Revisiting, the past one year many thanks from the core of my heart that under devotee’s guidance I
have been engaged nicely performing my sadhana and rendering various other services as well which in-
turn helped me a lot to be more fixed and stable. Additionally, desire is there to do more towards this
great mission, but because of some on-going challenges/limitations mine efforts are being restricted.

Begging your mercy so that I can overcome such hovering impediments which directly limit the abilities
to deliver more and more time towards this noble drive simultaneously imparting the vision to see all
your instructions and indications of how to conduct my activities, words, and thoughts in such a way
that they bear the fruit of bhakti.

I bow down at your divine lotus feet again and again praying that I may always remember you, whatever
my situation may be.

Aspiring to be the servant of your servants,

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my most humble obeisances on to your lotus feet.

While celebrating your 123rd appearance day at our IBC I heard your lecture where you mentioned about the meaning of Vyasa Puja, where you explained on importance of celebration of Vyasa Puja to devotees. I realised how you were eager to train your disciples to follow the great parampara we have.

You also mentioned about what a devotee do to progress in Krishna Consciousness and I felt extremely fortunate to have you my first class siksha guru.

On your birthday I’m not qualified to glorify you but for my purification I would like to do this. I’m happy today due to your hard work on writing books and preaching spirit. I can’t imagine where I would be if not in our ISKCON moment.

You have taken so much pain during initial years of this moment like travelling across the globe, writing books, cooking for devotees tirelessly at the age of seventy. I see you as a great mahatma having fabulous leadership qualities, love for your disciples and compassion towards jiva.

On this occasion I offer my heart and sole to you and our moment and will try to continue my services towards our cute IBC.

Thank you for all the love I and my family received by you and devotees of Krishna.

Your servant,
Vishwanath

Dear respected Srila Prabhupada,

I wanted to start with “How are you?”. But, how stupid I am to ask such a silly question to someone who is in our Supreme Lord’s abode?? I know you are watching me closely as the whole transformation in my life since last year…since I have started reading your books is because of you.

Please excuse all the known/unknown mistakes committed on our spiritual journey with your kindness and help us the same way how you are guiding us right now.
Kindly accept this servant’s obeisance.

Your servant,
Revathi Ramesh.

Respected,
Dear SRILA PRABHUPADA

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet
??
I am very insignificant to say something about you. I am very thankful to you for giving me this precious gift of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

You took so much pain and put endless efforts to let us know about the real goal of human life. All these years l was wasting my life before coming to iskcon. My parents provided me education but you gave the true knowledge of Krishna consciousness and taught us the Hare Krishna maha mantra. My mother taught me cooking but you taught me how to cook for Krishna. Through your books you are helping me to get rid of all the anarthas. Association of devotees helps me to learn to serve guru and Gauranga.
Please be my eternal teacher as i have understood that it is a long way to go. Please forgive the numberless offenses I have comitted. I have no qualification and I don’t deserve all this…but you are an ocean of cause less mercy who is showering your blessing day and night.
I seek your guidance at every step. Now I have understood the meaning of “Yasya prasadad bhagvat prasado,yasya prasadan na gati kuto pi….”
I humbly beg you to not leave my hands in all the upcoming births ??

Ys

Priyanka

Hare Krishna Acharya Prabhupada.
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
All glories to you!!

One day Karunapati Keshava das Prabhu told me that I should develop intimate relationship with Acharya Prabhupada. And from that time every morning first thing I Pay my respectful obeisances to you Prabhupada as my grandfather then to guru parampara and Lord Krishna.

Because I feel only grandfather can save his grandchildren from difficulties and save them.

I remember one instance during this Krishna Janmashtami I was not able to complete my commitment of fund collection. Then I started crying and praying to you for help and you directed me whom to call and with your mercy could able to collect more Lakshmi then commited. Thank you Prabhupada.

Please forgive me for all the offenses That I am commiting and begging you for your causeless mercy unto this fallen soul.

I beg you please help my family to come into this Krishna consciousness so that we can serve better.

Please bless me to continue in this Krishnan consciousness. Because you are only my hope and I feel you are always with me in my difficulties and happyness.

Your ever trying servent.
Manjula

I am very fortunate that I am part of mission of Srila Prabhupada. This could have not been possible without mercy of Krishna and Prabhupada. I seek blessings from Prabhupada to help me in my spiritual devotional service. Without that it is impossible to break the bondage of material life.

Please help me so that I can try to be a servant of Krishna and serve the Lord and his all devotees.
!!Jai Srila Prabhupada!!

Your servant,
Jitendra

On this auspicious day of Vyas puja I offer my Pranam to Srila PrabhuPad, the great soul who single handedly ushered divine ISKCON to this world in his endeavour to eliminate all bad things from human/ followers heart and clean up the generation of only good people who have only Bhakti in their humble way, for betterment of the devotee himself as also of the mankind/ entire society as such…

Oh lord what a Path you showed us that one in addition to himself create, nurtures next generation to the divine way of life for over all progression of one and all….
Long live the great master. Our heartfelt gratitude for showing seeds of spirituality in me in particular and society as a whole in general. ..

I am grateful to Srila Prabhupada for starting ISKCON and for giving us such wonderful teachers who r selflessly directing us on the path of Krishna Consciousness…I am grateful to Srila Prabhupada for the different books that he has written reading which my devotion for the Lord keeps increasing and i am able to reduce my inclination towards the attractions of the material world..

I am grateful to Srila Prabhupada for having given us an organisation where me and my family can be in the association of pure devotees and learn from them how to do krishna seva better and better….

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON

Hari bol!
Ashwini.