International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A. C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Sri Vyasa Puja The most blessed event The appearance day of our spiritual master Nama Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Ashtottara Shata His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Sankarshan Das Adhikari 9th November 2012 Initiating Spiritual Master
Vyasa Puja Celebration in Kaunas, Lithuania on 3rd November 2012 Vyasa Puja Celebration in Vrindavan, India on 9th November 2012 Other Vyasa Puja Celebrations elsewhere organized as per disciples arrangements in different parts of the world.

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(Srila Gurudeva gives class at the Baltic Summer Festival 2012)

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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................... 9 THE MEANING OF VYASA PUJA ................................................................................................................ 11 SRILA PRABHUPADA THE QUINTESSENCE OF SWEETNESS ............................................................ 14 OFFERINGS IN ENGLISH FROM INITIATED DEVOTEES ....................................................................................... 15 ABHAY CHARAN DAS, AUSTIN, TX, USA IMPORTANCE OF C

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MADHAVA PRASADA DEVI DASI AND GAURANGA DHIRA DAS, ARGENTINA YOU ARE EMBODIMENT OF PLEASURE ..........................77 MATHURESHA DASA, LONDON, ENGLAND HAPPY VYASA-PUJA...........................................................................................78 MADHAVAPRIYA DEVI DASI & MADHAVASRAYA DASA, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK YOU SHOWERS UNLIMITED MERCY UPON US .......79 MADHAVI-LATA DEVI DASI, RIGA, LATVIA - TRANSFORMING MOROSE MATERIALISTS INTO ALIVE SPIRITUAL ENTITIES ........................81 MADHAVANANDA DAS, YASODAPRIYA DEVI DASI AND BHAKTA KRISHNEET, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, KINDNESS & COMPASSION .....83 MADHAVI DEVI DASI FROM BURGAS BULGARIA: I WISH YOU A LOT OF HEALTH AND A LONG LIFE. .............................................85 MADHUSUDHANA DAS, WARSZAW, POLAND THANK YOU FOR GUIDANCE ............................................................................85 MADIREKSANA DEVI DASI, MAURITIUS - SPREADING KRSNA CONCIOUSNESS AROUND MAURITIUS.................................................86 MAHABHAGAVAT DAS, TORONTO, CANADA LET ME BE A TRUE DISCIPLE ...............................................................................88 MINAKETANA RAMADASA DAS, ARAD, ROMANIA SERVING YOU AND KRISHNA IN SPIRITUAL WORLD ..........................................91 NANDADULAL DASA, MELBOURNE - BLESSED TO GET YOUR DIVINE ASSOCIATION ......................................................................92 NARADA MUNI DAS - LOOK WITH THE EYES OF MAHATMA ...................................................................................................94 NARADI DEVI DASI, SOFIA - ONLY DESIRE TO SERVE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER ..............................................................................95 NITAICANDRA DAS - TO HAVE YOUR ASSOCIATION MEANS TO NOT TAKE BIRTH AGAIN ................................................................96 NITYA KISORI DEVI DASI, DETROIT, MI - MEDITATING ON YOUR LOTUS FEET............................................................................97 NITYA KISHORI DEVI DASI (HPS), PERU YOUR ULTIMATE SELF REALIZATION ARE WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL MEDITATIONS ...............98 PARVATI DEVI DASI, KLANG, MALAYSIA - SRILA GURUDEV KI JAI ...........................................................................................99 PRAHLADA DASA, MAURITIUS - GREAT SOUL AS YOUR GRACE IS SUDHURLABAH ...................................................................99 RADHAMOHAN DAS, TORONTO, CANADA ADDICTED TO YOUR TEACHINGS ...........................................................................100 RADHA RAMAN DAS WISH YOU SPIRITUAL STRENGTH ......................................................................................................102 RADHAPRIYA DEVI DASI, AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA - YOUR MERCY IS UNFATHOMABLE MY DEAR SRILA GURUDEVA,......................102 RAMANANDA DASA (ACBSP), ISKCON, BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII DEDICATED TO SRILA PRABHUPADA MISSION .........................104 RANTIDEVA DAS, SOUTHAVEN, MS USA LOOKING TO YOU FOR GUIDANCE .........................................................................104 RASRAJ DAS, NEW DELHI THANKS FOR BEING MY SAVIOR ................................................................................................106 RISHIKUMAR DAS, PUNE, INDIA THE PERFECT FOLLOWER OF SRILA PRABHUPADA .................................................................106 RUKMINI RANGA KRISHNA DAS, BANGALORE, INDIA PLEASE BLESS ME WITH KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS ....................................107 RUPA MANJARI DEVI DASI, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - DIVINE COMPASSION & MANIFESTATION OF KRSNAS POTENCY .........108 SACI MATA DEVI DASI, NAJAFGARH, NEW DELHI, INDIA EPITOME OF OCEAN OF MERCY..........................................................110 SACISUTA DAS SAHADEVAN, MALAYSIA YOU TAUGHT US HOW TO LIVE AND ACT IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS ..............................110 SANAT KUMARA DAS, MALAYSIA - MAY YOUR DIVINE GRACE GUIDE US FOR THE NEXT TEN THOUSAND YEARS ..............................112 SANKIRTAN DAS, LITHUANIA - HUMBLE VYASA PUJA HOMAGE ............................................................................................114 SEVANANDA DAS, KATHMANDU, NEPAL - SRI VYASA-PUJA OFFERING AT THE LOTUS FEET OF SRILA GURUDEVA...........................114 SHYAMA PRIYA DEVI DASI, NOIDA, INDIA TAKING SHELTER OF YOUR LOTUS FEET .................................................................117 SRI GAURA HARI DAS, DETROIT, USA MY PROGRESS IS YOUR CAUSELESS MERCY ..................................................................118 SRINIVASA DAS AND SARADIYA DEVI DASI, HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND YEARNING FOR YOUR BLISSFUL ASSOCIATION ..................119 SUDAMA DAS, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY GRATEFUL TO YOU FROM THE CORE OF MY HEART ....................................................120 SUDEVI DEVI DASI - YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE IS PRICELESS ...........................................................................................121 SUMADURA CAITANYA DAS & RUKMINI PRITI DEVI DASI FROM BAHRAIN, MIDDLE EAST: TO OUR SIKSHA GURU. .....................122 SUNDAR ANANDA DAS THANK YOU FOR THE GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................122 SYAMANANDA DAS - ONE CANNOT REACH GOD BUT THROUGH GOD'S FRIEND .......................................................................123 TAPASVINI DEVI DASI FOLLOWING YOUR INSTRUCTIONS IS MY REAL IDENTITY ......................................................................125 TUNGA VIDYA DEVI DASI, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ALL ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE US KRISHNA CONSCIOUS 24 HOURS A DAY ........126 VENUDHARI KRISHNA DAS, PUNE, INDIA YOU ARE THE RIGHT SPIRITUAL MASTER FOR THIS AGE ............................................128 VISVAPATI KRSNA DASA, BANGALORE, INDIA - ALL GLORIES UNTO YOU .................................................................................128 VRAJAKISHOR DAS, KAUNAS, LITHUANIA YOU ARE LIFE TO ME ..........................................................................................130 YAMUNA DEVI A/P KATHIRESAN, MALAYSIA - MOST NEEDFUL OF YOUR SPECIAL MERCY ...........................................................130
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OFFERINGS IN ENGLISH FROM DEVOTEES ASPIRING FOR INITIATION, STUDENTS, AND WELL-WISHERS ........... 132 ABASAHEB SALUNKE, PUNE, INDIA YOUR TEACHINGS BRING SOLACE AND SOOTHING ALL THE TIME...........................................133 ABHAY KULKARNI FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS: YOUR DEVOTION TO SRILA PRABHUPADA IS UNLIMITED. ..........................................134 ABHIJIT SULE FROM PUNE, INDIA: SRILA GURUDEV, I BEG YOUR MERCY. ...........................................................................135 ADAM GRATEFUL TO KRISHNA FOR BEING LED TO YOUR LOTUS FEET...................................................................................136 ALBERT FROM MILFORD, DELAWARE: I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. ...............................................................................136 ALOK PANJA, KOLKATA, INDIA SURRENDERING UNTO YOUR LOTUS FEET..............................................................................137 ALEXIS MING-YAN WONG FROM HONG KONG, CHINA: SOMEDAY I WILL BECOME YOUR INSTRUMENT. ..................................138 ANDREEA, TIMISOARA, ROMANIA PLEASE ACCEPT MY GRATITUDE .....................................................................................140 ANIL ANANT BHAGWAN, SRI BALARAMDESH (KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN) - YOUR APPEARANCE IS DIVINE ...................................140 ANIL KUMAR DAMODARAN, THANK YOU FOR LIGHTING MY LIFE ..........................................................................................141 ANKIT AND BHUMIJA, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - YOU ARE BESTOWER OF CAUSELESS MERCY....................................................142 ANKUR SHARMA, DELHI, INDIA THANK YOU DEAR LORD .................................................................................................144 ANNA , KEILA-JOA , ESTONIA THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNLIMITED MERCY AND KINDNESS ........................................................144 ANURAG KULKAMI FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS: YOU SHOW US MERCY LIKE AN UTTAMA ADHIKARI. ............................................... 145 ARUNA RAO-BEG, FAIR LAWN, NJ, USA YOU ARE CAPTAIN OF MY BOAT ............................................................................146 ASKE, DENMARK - THE NECTAR OF NEGLECT ...................................................................................................................147 AUGUSTINE OKPU SO WE CAN FEED FROM YOUR ETERNAL SPRING OF LOVE OF GODHEAD......................................................148 BALZS FORGCS FROM HUNGARY, BUDAPEST YATRA: KRISHNA TURNS HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE TOWARDS YOU. ..........................148 BEV MAURER, MANCHESTER, CT, USA YOU REVEAL THE DEEPER MEANING OF THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST .........................149 BHUVANA SUBRAMONIAM, MANAMA BAHRAIN INDEBTED FOREVER .................................................................................150 BISWANATH SAHOO, JAJPUR KEONJHAR ROAD, ODISHA, INDIA - MAY THE ALMIGHTY SAVE THE WORLD ...................................150 CHRIS SOOKOO MY HOMAGES UNTO YOU ....................................................................................................................151 CRAIG SPROATS NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE YOUR BOUNDLESS MERCY.................................................................................152 CRENGUTA MANEA, TIMISOARA, ROMANIA YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE.................................................................................152 DAVID HOURIE FROM FREEPORT, NEW YORK: HE MAKES HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE! ................................................ 153 DIVYAPRIYA MUTHUKUMARAN, BANGALORE, INDIA BLESS ME WITH FIRM UNFLINCHING FAITH IN YOUR WORDS ........................155 DJUMA YOUR APPERANCE IS TRANSCENDENTAL..............................................................................................................157 ELENA, TALLINN, ESTONIA THANK YOU VERY MUCH GURUDEVA ........................................................................................157 FRANCO - INDEBTED TO YOU FOR YOUR TOLERANCE...........................................................................................................158 GARIMA NABH, UXBRIDGE, LONDON - VYASA PUJA OFFERINGS ..........................................................................................159 GAURAV SHARMA, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB YOU ARE A "DO-AS-I-DO" SPIRITUAL PRECEPTOR .......................................................160 GLINIS LYONS, DUBBO, AUSTRALIA MAY KRISHNA SHINE HIS WAY TO YOU ..........................................................................161 GOKUL P. NAIR, BANGALORE, INDIA I LOVE YOU SRILA GURUDEVA ...................................................................................162 GOMATHI SATHYANARAYANAN, CHENNAI, INDIA THANK YOU GURUDEVA...........................................................................163 GOPAL, MUMBAI, INDIA TO BE YOUR DISCIPLE ............................................................................................................163 GUSTI NYOMAN AMBARA & ISTIQOMAWATININGSIH, BANJARMASIN, SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE INSIGNIFICANT SOULS COMING IN YOUR CONTACT .............................................................................................................165 HARI RAMAN, HYDERABAD, INDIA INDEBTED TO YOUR TEACHINGS ....................................................................................168 HARISH RANA, ZIRAKPUR, INDIA YOU ARE RESERVOIR OF UNLIMITED MERCY & GUIDANCE ......................................................168 HECTOR BARZOLA FROM MIRAFLORES, LIMA, PERU: HOPING TO FIRMLY FOLLOW THE PATH THAT YOU INSPIRE. .......................170 HEMANTH NIMMALA, CANADA - TAKING SHELTER AT YOUR LOTUS FEET ...............................................................................172 HUNER GULAY GOD BLESS YOU .................................................................................................................................173 IDA JUSIC, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA SPEAKING WORDS THAT ARE TRUTHFUL, PLEASING, BENEFICIAL TO ALL HUMANITY ......................173 J.K SAH, CHANDIGARH, INDIA - THANK YOU FOR GIVING KRISHNA .......................................................................................174 JACKY WILLAERT, OOSTENDE, BELGIUM - THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ......................................................................................174
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ZACKARY CARSTENSON FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS: I WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE.......................................175 ASHMITY FROM MAURITIUS: GIVE ME A DROP OF YOUR MERCY. ......................................................................................176 BILLY DAVIS FROM NEW GOVARDHANA, AUSTRAILIA: THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SHELTER. .................................................177 BOGDAN DIACONESCU FROM TIMISOARA, ROMANIA: YOU ARE AS GOOD AS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD! ............177 BTN VPP FROM FINLAND: I WILL READ, HEAR AND CHANT MORE.....................................................................................178 CHANDRIKA MISHRA: YOU ARE LIKE DYNAMITE!............................................................................................................179 CHRIS SOOKOO: YOU GUIDE ME EVERYDAY. .................................................................................................................180 CIGDEM ONGEN FROM ANKARA, TURKEY: ALL GLORIES TO YOUR DIVINE APPEARANCE. ........................................................180 DANIEL GIUNTA FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: I HOPE TO RECEIVE YOUR BLESSINGS PERSONALLY. ...................................181 DEEPAK SHARMA: A VERY PROSPEROUS KRISHNA CONSCIOUS BIRTHDAY TO YOU. ...............................................................181 DEODAT: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. ......................................................................................................................182 DR. DEVESH SHARMA FROM DEHLI, INDIA: YOUR COMPASSION IS CLEARLY VISIBLE. .............................................................182 DR. GOPAL B. SHINDE FROM NANDED, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA: THANKS A MILLION TIMES FOR STARTING THIS EMAIL PREACHING. 183 INETA RUBULE FROM RIGA: THANK YOU FOR BECOMING A LINK TO KRISHNA! ........................................................................184 JANARDAN V MALI FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: I PRESENT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .........................................185 JAYA HARI SHRESTHA FROM KATHMANDU, NEPAL: HELP ME IN THIS MISSION OF LORD CAITANYA AND SRILA PRABHUPADA........195 JAYASIMHA: I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. .............................................................................197 JESSE TREW: KINDLY BESTOW YOUR MERCY ON ME. ......................................................................................................198 JUNHUI DU FROM BEIJING CITY, CHINA: MAY ALL YOUR GLORIES BE SPREAD OVER THE 3 WORLDS! ........................................198 K. MANJULA FROM BANGALORE, INDIA: YOUR WORDS HAVE GUIDED ME DURING MANY DIFFICULT TIMES................................199 KARTHIKEYAN DEVALLA WE PRAY FOR YOUR ASSOCIATION ...............................................................................................200 KAVITHA OMKUMAR: WE ARE LONGING FOR HIS BLESSINGS. ...........................................................................................200 KETAN K. BHATT: I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO SRILA GURUDEVA........................................................................................201 KESAVEN PANDAMANIKUM, VACOAS, MAURITIUS - YOU HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED BY SRILA PRABHUPADA AND KRISHNA TO CARRY OUT THE LORDS MISSION ...................................................................................................................................................202 KHUSH SHARMA FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: THERE IS NO HOPE FOR ME EXCEPT YOU! ..............................................................203 KHUSHI SINGHAL FROM DEHLI, INDIA: I AM TRYING TO FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. .........................................................203 KIRTAN FROM AUSTIN: YOU GIVE US KRISHNA, AND TAKE OUR KARMA. ................................................................................204 KIRTI PATEL FROM WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: YOUR Q&A SECTION IS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE. .........................................205 KOWSTHUB SRIHARI FROM MYSORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA: I AM BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT SPIRITUAL MASTER. .................206 KRISHNA KUMAR FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: YOU HAVE BEEN THE TORCH LIGHT OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE. .................................206 KUMAR VIMAL & KAVYA VIMAL FROM BANGALORE, INDIA: IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE YOU STRUGGLE SO MUCH. ..................207 LOKESH JOSHI FROM PUNE, INDIA: I HOPE THAT YOUR MERCY WILL ALWAYS BE ON US..........................................................211 LORRAINE GROOM, MALAGA, SPAIN HOMAGE TO SRILA GURUDEVA.................................................................................212 MANJULA BAI AND VINODSINGH MALKAPURI: WE NEED YOUR BLESSINGS GURU MAHARAJ. ................................................ 212 MARIO MENDEZ BAUTISTA FROM BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPEARANCE DAY. ..............................213 MAYURDHWAJ RAOL, TORONTO, CANADA YOU ARE MY WAY BACK HOME ..........................................................................213 MICH WHITE FROM NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND: THANK YOU FOR MAKING PRABHUPADAS TEACHINGS AVAILABLE. .......................217 MUKUL MAHESHWARI HAPPY VYASA PUJA ..................................................................................................................219 NALIN SHARMA YOUR ULTIMATE SELF REALIZATION COURSE TEACHES THE MEANING OF LIFE ................................................. 219 NAMRATA NAGPURKAR FROM BARODA, INDIA: BLESS ME WITH INNER STRENGTH. ..............................................................220 NANDINI V, BANGALORE, INDIA GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE .............................................................................221 NASHVIN GANGARAM FROM DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA: YOU HAVE MADE ME APPRECIATE THE BOOKS MORE. ...........................222 NEERAJ & RASHMI GUPTA - MAY YOUR KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS MISSION KEEPS SPREADING ...................................................226 NEHA, AUSTIN YOUR QUALITIES ...............................................................................................................................227 NEHA MANOHAR FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: THANK YOU FOR BEING MY GURUDEVA. .............................................................228
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NICHOLAS PYATT FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION YOU GIVE. .........................229 NIKHIL MISHRA: YOUR EMAILS KEEP ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK..........................................................................................229 NISHIKANT EDKIE, BHOPAL, INDIA, MAY I ALWAYS BE ASSOCIATED WITH GURUDEV ................................................................230 PASUPULETI RAMESH FROM BHILAI, INDIA: IT IS OUR GOOD FORTUNE THAT WE HAVE YOU. ..................................................230 PRADEEP MANOHAR, FARIDABAD, INDIA ALL YOUR STUDENTS ARE SO VERY FORTUNATE ........................................................231 PRADNYA AKARTE FROM PUNE, INDIA: I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR DAILY THOUGHTS FOR 2 YEARS. .......................................232 PRAJAN MAHARAJ FROM DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA: ALL GLORIES TO SRIPAD SANKARSHAN DAS ADHIKARI. ..............................233 PRASAD: MY FAMILY AND I WERE AMAZED TO MEET YOU. ..............................................................................................233 PRASHANT JOSHI, DUBAI, UAE WITHOUT YOUR SHELTER WE ARE LIKE A FISH WITHOUT WATER ...............................................234 PREM PRAKASH PATHAK FROM PUNE, INDIA: YOUR DAILY MAIL KEEPS US CLOSE TO YOU. .....................................................234 PREMAL SHAH: YOUR SIGNATURE IS A MILESTONE IN MY LIFE...........................................................................................235 PRIYA HARINATH FROM NEW JERSEY: YOU GUIDE ME ALONG MY PATH TO MY DESTINATION. .................................................236 PRIYA M. NAIR: MANY OF MY QUERIES HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY GURUDEVAS TEACHINGS. .....................................................237 THARUVARA RADHAKRISHNAN MAY THIS BOUNTY OF SPIRITUAL WEALTH REMAIN ETERNALLY ................................................. 240 RADHIKA MEHTA, MUMBAI, INDIA YOU BRING US NEARER TO KRSNA ................................................................................241 RADHIKA SRIDHAR PRANAM ......................................................................................................................................241 RAKESH ROSHAN, BANGALORE, INDIA YOUR TEACHINGS ARE LIKE WATER FOR A THIRSTY PERSON ............................................242 RAJENDRA KUMAR TIWARI, BRAMPTON, ON REGULAR FOLLOWER OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS .................................................. 243 RASHI RAWAT: THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION. ..........................................................................................243 RATHIN MANDAL YOU MADE ME UNDERSTAND THE REALITY ............................................................................................244 RAVI KOLLURU FROM HYBERABAD, INDIA: IT WAS WONDERFUL TO MEET YOU AND MATAJI. .................................................245 REN WAISVISZ: GREETINGS ON YOUR APPEARANCE DAY................................................................................................246 ROHINI KULKARNI FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS: YOU ALWAYS LEAD BY EXAMPLE..........................................................................246 ROBIN LAING - STUDENT AT YOUR LOTUS FEET .................................................................................................................247 S. KUMAR, HYDERABAD, INDIA YOUR TRANSCENDENTAL WORDS PURIFY ME........................................................................250 SABU P. KRISHNAN FROM KERALA, INDIA: LET THE WORLD BE AWAKENED! ........................................................................250 SAM KOOSESH, TORONTO, CANADA - THANK YOU FOR BEING A SARA-GRAHI VAISNAVA ..........................................................252 SANDHYA BHATIA, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA INDEBTED TO YOU FOR GIVING THE BEST PROCESS OF KRISNA CONSCIOUSNESS............253 SALVINJA STANIONIENE FROM KAUNAS, LITHUANIA: GIVING US SUPREME KNOWLEDGE BY FOLLOWING THE SCRIPTURES! ...........254 SANDEEP DOSIEAH, ROSE-HILL, MAURITIUS - YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WILL TAKE ME BACK TO GODHEAD ....................................255 SANIL KUMAR: THIS IS THE SMARTEST DECISION I EVER MADE. .........................................................................................255 SANJAY DREEPAUL FROM MAURITIUS: MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT. .....................................256 SANTOSH RAMAN FROM BANGALORE, INDIA: LORD KRISHNAS MERCY COMES TO DEVOTEES IN MANY FORMS. .........................257 SATISH KUMAR G.Y: KRISHNA BLESSED ME IN THE FORM OF YOU! ....................................................................................258 SHAILESH MAHENDRAKAR FROM BELGAUM, KARNATAKA, INDIA: I AM TRULY BLESSED BY YOUR VANI. ....................................260 SHANMUGAM BALAJI: WITHOUT HIS GRACE, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN. .................................................260 SHARAD SETH - MESSAGES THAT ARE LIKE AN OASIS AMIDST THE DESERT ...............................................................................261 SHEELA UDAY FROM NEW DEHLI, INDIA: BLESS OUR GURUJI. ..........................................................................................261 SHINE SUDERSANAN, MATHURADESH (OMAN), MUSCAT HARE KRISHNA ...........................................................................262 SHIVANDAND NEHETE, PUNE, INDIA YOU SAVED ME FROM CALAMITY TWICE .....................................................................262 SHIVANI AND SHIVANGI FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: WE HAVE RECEIVED HIS CAUSELESS MERCY...............................................263 SHOBA PAREKH: I AM CLOSER TO PRABHUPADA SINCE YOU GAVE ME BHAKTI. .....................................................................264 SILVYIA MILKOVA YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE ...................................................................................................................265 SIVA SHANKAR MANI, KUWAIT - AMAZED TO SEE YOUR TIRELESS DEDICATION ........................................................................266 SUDARSHAN RAJAN FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: YOU ARE AN OCEAN OF MERCY. ......................................................................267 SUJATA: THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. .................................................................................................................268
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SUNDARAM RAMACHANDRAN (RAM) -YOUR ONLINE SELF-REALISATION COURSE WILL ALWAYS REMIND US OF YOU AS SOMEONE VERY GENEROUS, MERCIFUL AND OF COURSE VERY VERY INTELLIGENT. ..........................................................................................269 SUNEET & MAHASUNDARI MADHAVI DEVI DASI, AUSTIN, TX - NEVER TOO BUSY OR TIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS .......................269 SUNIL RAMKISSOON, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - BEGGING TO BE THE SERVANT OF THE SERVANT ...............................................271 SUNIL VASWANI FROM MUMBAI, INDIA: I INQUIRED FROM ADVANCED DEVOTEES IN THE GROUP. ..........................................272 SUPARNA UKEY, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, USA YOUR WORDS ARE ENLIGHTENING AND INSPIRING ..........................................273 SUPARTHA RUDRA FROM KOLKATA, INDIA: IVE ACCEPTED YOU AS MY REVERED SHIKSHA GURU. ...........................................273 SUSHANT PUNDARIK FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA: POEM FOR GURUDEVA. ......................................................................275 SUWINDREN FROM KLANG, MALAYSIA: ALL GLORIES TO SRILA GURUDEVA AND GURUMATAJI. ..............................................276 TEEKACHAND SINGH, ISKCON CRANE OLD ROAD, GUYANA THANK YOU GURUDEVA ...........................................................277 DR. VARADY GABOR FROM HUNGARY: I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU AND MATAJI.......................................................277 VASUDEVAN FROM CHENNAI, INDIA: I LOVE THE ARTICLE ULTIMATE SELF-REALIZATION. .....................................................278 VISHNU PRIYA NUDURUPATI, DETROIT, USA, YOU SHOW HOW TO MAKE MY LIFE SUCCESSFUL .................................................. 282 VIRENDRA TRIVEDI, DELHI, INDIA YOUR GLORIES ARE COUNTLESS......................................................................................283 YATHISH MISRA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - YOUR BLISSFUL NATURE AND ATTACHMENT FOR KRSNAS HOLY NAME IS INFECTIOUS .285 YOGESH PRAKASH POL, GUIDING ME IN ADVANCEMENT IN BHAKTI .......................................................................................286 OFFERINGS IN SPANISH FROM INITIATED DEVOTEES ..................................................................................... 287 JAGANNATHA DEVA DAS (JPS), CHILLAN-CHILE ...............................................................................................................288 MADHUMATI DEVI DASI, PERU STRIVING TO SERVE AS YOU DESERVE TO BE SERVED ...............................................................288 PARESHA DAS, (HDG), MARCOS PAZ, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA YOU ARE A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE OF VYASADEVA ...............290 TULASI DEVI DASI, CARACAS, VENEZUELA IMPORTANCE OF YOUR VALUABLE ASSOCIATION .....................................................292 OFFERINGS IN SPANISH FROM DEVOTEES ASPIRING FOR INITIATION, STUDENTS AND WELL-WISHERS............ 293 ANDRES JAVIER BONILLA, POPAYAN, COLUMBIA MAY WE HAVE YOUR ASSOCIATION ETERNALLY ..............................................294 ANTONIO, LIMA, PERU HUMBLY AT YOUR FEET..............................................................................................................295 BHALARAN FERNANDO, AREQUIPA, PERU MY HEART EXPLODES IN FEAR, IN HAPPINESS, IN JOY WHEN I WILL SEE YOU ..................296 GOPESHWARA MAHADEVA DAS, VRINDA, CUBA - CONGRATULATIONS .................................................................................297 LUIS SANCHEZ YOU DISSEMINATE WISDOM HOW TO SURRENDER TO KRISHNA ......................................................................299 OFFERINGS IN RUSSIAN FROM DEVOTEES ASPIRING FOR INITIATION, STUDENTS, AND WELL-WISHERS .......... 300 LENA, RIGA, LATVIA THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...............................................................................................301

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Introduction
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. vande 'ham r-guroh r-yuta-pada-kamalam r-gurn vaisnavm ca r-rpam sgrajtam saha-gana-raghunthnvitam tam sa-jvam sdvaitam svadhtam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam r-rdh-krsna-pdn saha-gana-lalit-r-vikhnvitm ca I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vaisnavas. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of rla Rpa Gosvm along with his elder brother Santana Gosvm, as well as Raghuntha Dsa and Raghuntha Bhatta, Gopla Bhatta, and rla Jva Gosvm. I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nitynanda along with Advaita crya, Gaddhara, rvsa, and other associates. I offer my respectful obeisances to rmat Rdhrn and r Krsna along with Their associates r Lalit and Vikh. It is rare to find a soul who is 100% surrendered to the instructions of the spiritual master. Not just when the powerful spiritual master is amongst us and directly interacting and instructing, leading by example, but years, decades after the spiritual master has disappeared from material view. Sri Srimad Sankarshan Das Adhikari (affectionately called Srila Gurudeva by his own disciples) is one such sincere disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. From material calculations, Srila Prabhupada disappeared in November 1977, but observing the words and actions of his disciples, one is hard-pressed not to see his instructions resonating within the hearts of his sincere disciples, convincing us that it is indeed true that he lives on in his instructions. Over the years, His Divine Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari has faithfully carried out the orders of his spiritual master down to the smallest details. One letter asked him to always remain enthusiastic; he does so, even if the external circumstances may very well justify the waning of enthusiasm. Srila Prabhupada asked his followers not to change anything in the process of devotional service, and that is his spirit also. Srila Prabhupada instructed his disciples to spread the Krishna consciousness movement far and wide, so that every soul on this planet may benefit from its sublime instructions. And that is what the world-wide Ultimate Self Realization course does, having attracted more than 14,000 sincere students in over 100 countries worldwide, even those who live far from a temple or a center, and has expanded to other languages. Srila Prabhupada asked his followers to work together, and that is the spirit of Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikaris service, always to work in cooperation with other dear disciples and grand-disciples of Srila Prabhupada. What you will read in these pages are sincere and loving outpourings of the hearts of those souls he touched, and continues to inspire and encourage on a daily basis. Join these great souls, who have reached the platform of expressing appreciation for Krishnas dear servitors. These individuals are from many different walks of life, speaking many different languages, being brought up in many
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different backgrounds, cultures, and practices. But this is the proof of the Universality of the process of Krishna consciousness, that they unite in a common purpose of glorifying the pure devotee of Krishna. This is an ancient timeless tradition, not something new, though the language and the manner of expressing appreciation and realization may have changed somewhat, the essence of the process remains unchanged here. We invite you to dive deep into the nectar of the students gratitude for their spiritual teacher. Even just the reading of such deep feelings of affection and gratitude surely will uplift one and encourage one to be more determined in spiritual life. There are also sections with offerings in other languages, duly translated where possible, and machine translated where we could not arrange for suitable translations. We have been very much inspired reading and preparing these offerings for inclusion into these books. We beg you to please dive in and relish the devotional expressions here. Editors (Abhay Charan Das, Prema Bhakti Das, Mahabhagavat Das, Harish Rana, and David Howrie)

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The meaning of Vyasa Puja

There is no energy, material or spiritual, that does not originally emanate from the Supremely Energetic. The Supremely Energetic is referred to by different names, Govinda, Narayana, Allah, Buddha, Rama, Jehovah, Yahweh Specifically Krishna refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the root source of all energies, all emanations, all phenomena, concepts, and all manifestations conceivable or otherwise.

varah paramah krsnah sac-cid-nanda-vigrahah andir dir govindah sarva-krana-kranam

Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes. Brahma Samhita 5.1

ete cma-kalh pumsah krsnas tu bhagavn svayam

All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord r Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead. (from SB 1.3.28)

mattah parataram nnyat kicid asti dhanajaya mayi sarvam idam protam stre mani-gan iva
O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread. BG 7.7

aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate iti matv bhajante mm budh bhva-samanvith
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.

mamaivmo jva-loke jva-bhtah santanah manah-sasthnndriyni prakrti-sthni karsati

The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind. BG 10.8 Most of Krishnas emanations are in complete harmony with him. However, a very tiny infinitesimal fraction of those innumerable emanations decide to exercise their minute independence to try and act as the Supreme Source, wanting to be the center of attraction, desiring to enjoy separately from Krishna. Being qualitatively equal, they do have this privilege, often termed Free Will by theologians. The misuse of this free will lands the wayward entity into all kinds of trouble, from the
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realm of the eternal, blissful and full of knowledge, down to association with the temporary, miserable and the state of ignorance. These living entities then go up and down the figurative Ferris wheel of the material world, enjoying and suffering according to their desires and past actions. This complex interplay of action and reaction cannot be overcome by any amount of struggle by the living entity in the realm of karma just like no amount of struggle by a drowning man in an ocean can save him, no amount of thrashing around in quicksand can rescue a person stuck in it. Krishna confirms this.

daiv hy es guna-may mama my duratyay mm eva ye prapadyante mym etm taranti te

This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it. BG 7.14. But how can a diseased living entity, entrapped in the whirlpool of Maya (that which is not), be freed? Just as a drowning man can easily be picked up from the ocean by a person situated on a strong ship or aircraft, and a person on firm land can easily rescue a person struggling in quicksand. Such a rescuer is spiritually perfect, and is not in the consciousness of trying to be Lord and Master. Such a spiritually perfect person is deputed by Krishna to go into the material quagmire and retrieve the lost souls. In fact, Krishna Himself descends to the material world. He leaves behind knowledge in the form of scripture, and He sends His dear servitors out to act as the transcendental paramedics, to wake up the dreaming wayward souls, to remind them of their eternal personal relationship with Krishna, to remind them of their eternal spiritual identity. Such an exalted soul is the bona fide spiritual master. How grateful is a drowning man towards his savior? In the very least, for having saved ones life, a gracious person tries to express gratitude and lovingly tries to serve the savior. How much more grateful should one be to a person who permanently saves a person from all kinds of suffering? Sometimes, a person so rescued, out of gratitude, realizing the magnitude of the problem, might even join the savior in the transcendental mission of extricating the lost souls from the material world back to the spiritual world.

brahmnda bhramite kona bhgyavn jva guru-krsna-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja

According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krsna. By the mercy of both Krsna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service. Cc Madhya 19.151. Such a missionary is very dear to Krishna, having taken on so much personal responsibility on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna, adopting wayward souls to guide them back to their original home in the spiritual planets.

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na ca tasmn manusyesu kacin me priya-krttamah

bhavit na ca me tasmd anyah priyataro bhuvi

There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear. BG 18.69 The Vyasa Puja ceremony and all the activities connected with it, are then a very substantial and essential way to express our gratitude, inspire ourselves to continue the recuperation from material contamination, pledge service, or even simply appreciate the efforts of the bona fide spiritual master. Of course, while the bona fide spiritual master does not crave any respect or recognition, and serves in the mood of great humility, such a deep natural humility should not be misunderstood. The student or disciple should never become so familiar with the spiritual master that familiarity breeds contempt, and risk their own spiritual progress. This Vyasa Puja therefore, also serves to remind us that the spiritual master is no ordinary person, even though he may walk among us, talk with us in an accessible way, act as one of us, even appear to go through some of the same travails as an ordinary person. Please join us in this Vyasa Puja celebration, which, in the heart of the surrendered disciple, is a never-ending celebration of the direct mercy of Krishna, manifested externally in the form of the bona fide spiritual master in disciplic succession from Krishna. Sincerely, Mahabhagavat Das

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Srila Prabhupada the quintessence of sweetness

Dear rla Prabhupda, Please accept our most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. Searching our souls, trying to find the appropriate words to glorify you on your 2012 Vysa-pj day, verse 92 Bilvamagala hkuras Krishna Karnamrita came to mind:

madhura madhura vapur asya vibhor madhura madhura vadana madhuram madhu-gandhi mdu-smitam etad aho madhura madhura madhura madhuram The transcendental body of Ka is very sweet, and His face is even sweeter than His body. But His soft smile, which has the fragrance of honey, is sweeter still. We tried to think of what it is about you that is sweet, sweeter, and sweetest, but we were completely unable to make such distinctions. rla Prabhupda, everything about you is the finest quintessence of sweetness, the absolutely sweetest nectar. We could not think of any aspect of yours that could be downgraded to sweeter or sweet. Absolutely everything about you is of the sweetest caliber. Therefore we are completely defeated by your sweetness, and we beg for the mercy of being totally drowned in your unlimted sweetness for all eternity. rla Prabhupda, you have engaged us here in Austin with the order Make our Austin center a grand success. Serving you here in Austin is the sweetest nectar. We still remember how your dear servant His Holiness Viujana Swami came to Austin in the spring of 1971 to inaugurate Lord Caitanyas sankirtana movement in this strategic city. And we pray, rla Prabhupda, that we may be successful in carrying out your order. written by Sakaraa Dsa Adhikr and Viupriy-dev Ds

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Offerings in English from Initiated Devotees

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Abhay Charan Das, Austin, TX, USA Importance of Spiritual Master

o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Parents, whether animal or human, try to give their best to their child. I do not know how many parents I had in the countless lifetimes in my journey of cycle of birth and death. Today the very fact that I am in this material world going through this cycle of birth shows that unless I take complete shelter of Guru and Krishna this cycle will continue. As Srila Prabhupada quotes from Prema-vivarta janame janame sabe pita mata paya krishna guru nahi mile baja hari ei In the transmigration of the soul through different bodies, everyone, in every form of life be it human, animal, tree or demigod gets a father and mother. This is not very difficult. The difficulty is to obtain a bona fide spiritual master and Krishna. Therefore the duty of a human being is to capture the opportunity to come in touch with Krishna's representative, the bonafide spiritual master. Under the guidance of the spiritual master, the spiritual father, one can return home, back to Godhead. Reviving devotional Service of Lord Krishna is only possible when taking shelter of Spiritual Master. CC Madhya 19.151 brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva guru-krishna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija
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TRANSLATION "According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service. I have been very fortunate that you have given me the shelter at your Lotus feet. Lord Sri Krishna though sitting in Everyone's heart as Paramatma does not force anyone to become Krishna Conscious. But you Srila Gurudeva somehow or the other is forcibly dragging me out of this well of Dark ignorance. So it is no wonder that Guru is more kind than Krishna himself. Just as darkness cannot stand in front of Light, anyone who takes shelter of your lotus feet will not remain in darkness. Just by worshiping your lotus feet one can achieve the perfection of human life. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura sings: tandera carana sevi bhakta sane vasa janame janame haya, ei abhilasha One must worship the lotus feet of the acarya and live within the society of devotees. Then one's endeavor to cross over nescience will surely be successful. In Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 20.123 sastra-guru-atma-rupe apanare janana Krishna mora prabhu, trata -- jivera haya jnana TRANSLATION "The forgetful conditioned soul is educated by Krishna through the Vedic literatures, the realized spiritual master and the Supersoul. Through these, he can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is, and he can understand that Lord Krishna is his eternal master and deliverer from the clutches of maya. In this way one can acquire real knowledge of his conditioned life and can come to understand how to attain liberation. Srila Gurudeva you always say "You've got nothing to lose, except for your anxiety, and an eternal existence full of love, bliss, and knowledge to gain." As this is confirmed in Srimad Bhagavatam SB 7.15.45 yavan nri-kaya-ratham atma-vasopakalpam dhatte garishtha-caranarcanaya nisatam jnanasim acyuta-balo dadhad asta-satruh svananda-tushta upasanta idam vijahyat TRANSLATION As long as one has to accept a material body, with its different parts and paraphernalia, which are not fully under one's control, one must have the lotus feet of his superiors, namely his spiritual master
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and the spiritual master's predecessors. By their mercy, one can sharpen the sword of knowledge, and with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's mercy one must then conquer the enemies mentioned above. In this way, the devotee should be able to merge into his own transcendental bliss, and then he may give up his body and resume his spiritual identity. There is difference between Jnana (knowledge) and Vijgna (realized knowledge), which you always emphasize. Srila Gurudeva I humbly pray at your Lotus feet that on this most auspicious occasion of your appearance day to bless me that someday the Vijana of The Importance of completely surrendering at your Lotus feet may dawn on me and I can be but an useful instrument in your Lotus hands. Your Servant Abhay Charan das

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Abhay Charan Das (LOK), Hamilton, New Zealand you set the example
Dear Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhu, nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to your service to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to his Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In all respects you exemplify the qualities that Srila Prabhupada sought and encouraged in his disciples to preach courageously and boldly all over the planet. Through your personal efforts and example, our ISKCON movement is continuing to expand in every place that you visit. And those locations that you are unable yet to give your vapu association you nevertheless reach through your transcendental Thought for the Day website. Without fail in good health and difficult health; the vagaries of travel and being in isolated places you send out transcendental nectar for the sustenance of all your followers. I pray that Krishna continues to give you every facility to enable you to continue serving Srila Prabhupada in your exemplary manner. Your servant Abhay Charan Das (disciple of HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj) Hamilton, New Zealand

Abhaya Nama Das, phoenix, Mauritius praying for your purifying association
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.
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Respected Sankarshan prabhu Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! On this most wonderful occasion of your blessed Vyasa Puja, I wish to present my heartfelt best wishes and prayers at the dust of your lotus feet. We celebrate Vyasa Puja for the bona fide representative of Srila Vyasa Deva, and it is no doubt that you are such a genuine representative of Srila Vyasa Deva and of his pure followers. You are untiringly preaching the teachings of Srila Prabhupada all around the world and thus helping him to fulfill the instructions given to him by his spiritual master. Taking his orders as your life and soul, you are constantly spreading the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and of Sri Krsna in every town and village. I feel so indebted to your disciples here in Mauritius who once gave me the rare opportunity to serve your lotus feet back in 2011. The few days I served you offered me spiritually rich experiences which I shall cherish at every step of my spiritual endeavor. You are so kind and understanding and you never fail to dispel the doubts we may have in our materially conditioned adamant mind. Your wonderful and holy association is so purifying that we hanker for it again and again and it inspires us to serve you more and more every time you are around and even when you are not around by following your instructions which are the guidelines in our everyday life dealings. Prabhuji, I pray earnestly that Lord Krsna always give us your purifying association because I know that I may get enamored by the material attractions of this world at any time and you, as my siksha guru, can definitely prevent me from drowning in this whirlpool of material desires. Please bless me so that I may follow your instructions and teachings and so that I may get more chances to serve you in every birth I may take. I wish to thank you so much for everything and I pray to the Lord that you always remain healthy so that you can continue to preach His glories everywhere. Happy Vyasa Puja prabhuji. Your insignificant servant, Abhaya Nama Das (Phoenix, Mauritius)

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Acharya Das, Mumbai, India your instructions are our saviours from this miserable world
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my Humble Obeiances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this special day of your appearance, would like to take the opportunity to thank you for showering your blessings on us. Because of your mercy, we are able to appreciate Srila Prabhupada's contribution to this world and take the nectar of chanting the Holy names of the Lord without having any qualification. By your example, you are teaching all of us to be focused in Krishna consciousness and how to execute it in our daily lives in an expert way. You have been a source of inspiration for me all the times as you have been for so many Souls around the world. Your determination towards fulfilling your mission for Srila Prabhupada is exemplarily visible by travelling to all the corners of the world. Thank you Gurudeva for everything you have done for us. Your instructions are our saviours from this material world. Yours Eternal Servant, Acharya Das

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Adham Vaisnava Das - Let The Material World Become Enlightened By The Touch Of Your Transcendental Feet
Guru Gourangou Jayata & obeisances to all Vaishnavas. Saints says -"vaisnava dekhiya charane poriba praner bandhu jani, TULASI dekhiya parana juray MADHAVA toshani jani". I do not know how to honour a Vaisnava guru & praise HIS activities. Still as a etiquette few words are sent from this most fallen & foolish person:"Let The Material World Become Enlightened By The Touch Of Your Transcendental Feet Wherever It Moves. ADHAM VAISNAVA DAS

Adi Purusha Das, Sydney, Australia expert physician

Hare Krsna Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to You and Guru Mata. On this auspicious day of Your appearance, I am making an attempt to write an offering to You. guru krsna-rupa hana sastrera pramane guru-rupe krsna krpa karena bhakta-gane According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is non different from Krishna. Lord Krishna in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees. [ Cc Adi Lila 1.45] sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma, bandon mui savadhana mate

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The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service. I bow down to His lotus feet with great awe and reverence. [Sri Guru Vandana by Srila Narottam Das Thakura] The feet of the Sri Guru are compared to a lotus flower. The lotus flower looks very nice and beautiful and it also provides very special type of sweet honey known as padma-madhu. The lotus looks beautiful to the eye and is very attractive to the heart. Similarly the shining lotus feet of Sri Guru are very beautiful in the eyes of the disciple and very attractive to his heart. Upon seeing those lotus feet he feels a soothing effect in his afflicted heart. At the same time he also smells the nice scent coming from the lotus feet of Sri Guru, like the scent that comes from the lotus. The padma-madhu honey from lotus flower can cure eye disease. Similarly the Guru-pada-padma-madhu will cleanse the material conception from the eyes of the disciple. [ The Worship of Sri Guru book by Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj] Spiritual life is like a razors edge and as a practicing neophyte, I get hurt quite often. When the miseries caused by the mind became too unbearable, I wrote to You for help. Despite Your busy schedule, You gave me a call. I was not fortunate enough to pick Your call. Later You counselled me through skype call. Just as an expert physician diagnosing and curing the disease of a patient, You prescribed the medicine of serving You in Sri Sri Vrindavan Dham. As a loving father and mother, You and Guru Mata took care of me both spiritually by making me listen to Srimad Bhagwatam and Bhagawad Gita, as well as physically by feeding me with Sri Sri Radha Damodhar Maha Prasadham and Your remnants. You expertly engaged me in Your service, breaking my mental limitations, pride and false ego. You instructed me to dedicate my life fully in the service of His Divine Grace A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada and Lord Sri Krsna. Without such a great push from Your side, I would have still lingered on my mental platform not making any progress. Even though totally unqualified, You gave me second initiation. As a Spiritual Father, You gave me the holy Gayatri mantras and instructed me to develop the qualities of a Brahmana. yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto api dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam vande guroh sri-caranaravindam By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master. [ Sri Guru Ashtakam by Srila Visvanath Chakravathi Thakur] By following Your instructions I have now landed, in the safe hands of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath. Because You allowed me, I am able to render some insignificant service to Them. From the position of a mere curious visitor of the Temple to that of direct servant and resident of the Temple, I strongly feel that You have cut many many life times I would have gone through if I had not met You. ekaki amara, nahi paya bala, hari-nama-sankirtane tumi krpa kori, sraddha-bindu diya,
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deho krsna-nama-dhane I do not find the strength to carry on alone the sankirtana of the holy name of Hari. Please bless me by giving me just one drop of faith with which to obtain the great treasure of the holy name of Krsna. krsna se tomara, krsna dite paro, tomara sakati ache ami to kangala, krsna krsna boli, dhai tava pache pache Krsna is yours. You have the power to give Him to me. I am simply your servant running behind you shouting, "Krsna! Krsna!" [ Bhajana Lalasa Song 7 by Srila BhaktiVinod Thakura] I cannot carry out devotional service on my own strength. I intensely beg You to give be faith so that I can become solidly fixed. You have Krishna with You and You are giving Krishna to others. You are definitely from Gauradesa. On this day, I beg You to bless me with Guru Bhakti. Please bless me so that I can also develop intense Guru Bhakti which You have towards His Divine Grace A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Because attachment to Your lotus feet is the perfection that fulfils all desires. I dedicate whatever progress I am making to Your lotus feet. Your insignificant servant Adi Purusha das

Akrura Das, ISKCON Sweden BBT best servitor of Srila Prabhupada mission
Dear Gurudev I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. All glories to His divine grace Srila Prabhupada All glories to you! Dear Gurudev You carry mission of Srila Prabhupada around the whole world and every place where ever you go you spread pure love for Krishna. Who can, in this world, better serve mission of Srila Prabhupada, many
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devotees serve Srila Prabhupada mission very nicely, but you perform most essence from Srila Prabhupada instructions and this really what desired Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you! All glories to you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Your insignificant servant Akrura das ISKCON Sweden BBT

Amala Bhakta Das, City of Klang, Malaysia grateful to be part of your divine mission
Hare Krsna Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances Gurudev,
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All glories to Srila Prabhupada, My dearly beloved Srila Gurudev, Firstly I would like to thank to Krsna and Prabupada for giving me another blessed opportunity this year to offer my humble homage to you Srila Gurudev. I sincerely would like to wish you a Happy Vyasa Puja to Srila Gurudev. I would always pray to Giriraj Govardana for your well being and and hoping that you will go far beyond in your mission to spread Krsna Consciousness around the world and I am grateful to be part of your mission Gurudev. Please Gurudev help this real fallen soul in becoming a better Krsna Conscious person. You are so kind as an ocean of mercy in giving your association to everyone of us in Malaysia in guiding us to Krsna's Spiritual path. And for that I always thank to Srila Prabupad for giving such a wonderful spiritual master such as yourself Gurudev. Again I would like to show my gratitude, my thankfulness to you Gurudev and I really hope to be always be a loyal servant of yours Gurudev. Lastly I just want to say that I love you so much Srila Gurudev and a warm wishes to you Gurudev, Happy Vysa Puja. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Srila Gurudev Ki Jai From Your Humble Servant, Amala Bhakta das Klang, Malaysia

Ananda Lila Das, Pune, India (RS) - fortunate to be eassociated

Nama Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Preshthaya Bhutale, Srimate Radhanath Swamin Iti Namine Nama Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Preshthaya Bhutale, Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin Iti Namine Namaste Sarasvate Deve Gauravani Pracharine, Nirvishesha Shunyavadi Pashchatya Desha Tarine
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I am so fortunate to be e-associated with HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhuji through his Ultimate Realization Course. I am trying to take advantage of the inputs on varied subjects, clarifications furnished by you in the online course to innumerable masses all over the world. In my opinion, you are the true messenger of Srila Prabhupada who believed in the words of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that The Glories Of The Holy Names Will Be There In Every Nook And Corner Of The World.Sarvatra Prachara Hoibe Mora Naam. This does not happen on its own. There are several stalwarts like you who are accomplishing this mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The whole humanity will always be indebted to such devoted souls like you. I am trying to cope up with your speed to deliver the lessons in the Ultimate Realisation Course. Currently some Lesson Number 167 is going on and I have answered only till Lesson Number 150. I feel ashamed to mention the reason of being materially busy in job, family and my foreign tours on business. As I know that you are always travelling and still carrying out the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu perfectly. I am sorry for that and expect to accommodate me for my offenses. I am so impressed and grateful to your perfect disciples who carry us through the lessons and correcting the same with valuable inputs and comments. All glories to HG Jagannath Prabhuji, HG Prema Bhakti Das Adhikari and HG Bhakti Vinode Prabhu. I really salute the efforts and pains taken by you, HG SDA, to preach and propagate the message of Lord Chaitanya, all over the world in a unique manner. I, in my limited capacity, pray to Krishna, that He gives you all strengths and a very good health to spread His message all over the universe and deliver the poor fallen souls like me. In service of Guru and Krishna Ananda Lila Das Pune, India

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Anasini dd, Draupadi and Aruni, Arad, Romania Serving Krsna all the time
My dear Gurudev, All Glories to Srila Prahupada .All glories to all devotees. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Please accept my humble obeisances and I want to thank you very much for all your support, for all your kindness for your unconditioned mercy, for all I thank you.
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I dont know what can I offer to you in this special day? You are so special in our hearts (my family) and I am ashamed because I cant follow your advises exactly. You dont wish nothing for you self but you offer all to us with pleasure, the message from Krishna. I am dirty, poor and stupid and I cannot understand your simple message, to serve Krishna all time. Please accept our humble obeisances and all the best health. Hare Krsna to you! All Glories to Srila Gurudeva. Your humble servants, Anasini dd, Draupadi and Aruni (the daughters) Arad, Romania

Anuradha Devi Dasi, Chennai, India receiving Dham mercy through Srila Gurudev
My earnest obeisances at the lotus feet of my dear spiritual master H.G. Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari. With the blessings of Guru and Krishna, I am attempting the glorification of my spiritual master to the best of my ability. In Vrindavan Dham March 2012. The first thing I should acknowledge, if it was not for Srila Gurudevs visit to Vrindavan, I doubt stepping in the dham and receiving its mercy through Srila Gurudev. Just like how Srila Gurudev would always say in his lectures it requires thousand mouths to chant the holy name since there is so much nectar in that, I humbly say it requires million times gratefulness to Srila Gurudev for this blessing for us to be in the holy land of Vraj. As neophyte in experiencing the dham, I really learnt a lot from my personal association with Gurudev and Gurumataji, their loving care always overflows for all, specially for his disciples. Few instances I would greatly like to share, Everyday in Vrindavan we had both Vani and vapu of Srila Gurudev. After his nectarean classes Gurudev, would ask if there are any questions and all my godbrothers and godsisters had nice intellectual questions which among them, I, was always lacking except a few very normal compared to them. But anytime, be it Thought For the Day or direct classes, Srila Gurudev has never ever treated any question lightly or below his standards to answer them. He has showered his mercy, compassion and kindness by answering every silly question of mine with grave interest and in a way this dull head would understand it. But I really wish to say by that by doing this, Srila Gurudev has taught us never to discriminate any soul on any basis of their body. An acharya teaches by example is what I have read, but this, I actually felt it. All Glories, Glories to Srila Gurudev!!!
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During lunch seva, whatever tremendous mistakes I did either adding too much spice or less, Gurudev and Gurumataji would kindly accept the offering and appreciate immediately if they liked it. The opportunity to serve them though done with tons and tons of errors, Srila Gurudev, would make me very humble and crash my false ego by thanking for whatever tiny service I did with mountain faults. I dont know for all this, how much I should sincerely endeavour to be a good eternal disciple of Srila Gurudev. All glories, all glories unto his lotus feet. Gurudev says that a tree is identified by its fruit, so I beg and pray at his lotus feet so that I will be his worthy servant. Anuradha Devi Dasi

Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi, Mauritius - wish you a very happy Vyasa-puja
nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet.
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namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My Dear Srila Gurudev We offer our most respectful and humble dandavat pranams at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to your Loving Divine Grace and all glories to Guru Mata. We wish you a very happy Vyasa-puja and pray to Sri Sri Radhagolokananda and Sri Sri Radha Damodar for many happy returns of this auspicious day. Srila Guru, this past year has been full of realizations and new spiritual experiences by your blessings. Keeping you at the centre of my life, each day I can feel how your causeless mercy flows unconditionally in the upkeep of my devotional service. O my beloved Srila Gurudev, on this auspicious day, I pray to remain the dust at your lotus feet and also to attain perfection in serving you and Gurumata. Wishing you the most wonderful Vyasa-puja celebration again and again and hope that some day we will be in your personal association to celebrate this most auspicious day and directly get the nectar of your association. Your lowly servants (and disciple) Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi, Manoj, Madhava and little Abhay Mauritius

Bhaktarupa Das, Chennai, India All glories, all glories, all glories unto you
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories unto your lotus feet and Srimati Gurumataji. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine
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I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Srila Gurudeva - Without your kind mercy, I would be just wandering around in this material world going after sense gratification and mental concoction. I kindly pray at your lotus feet that I should always smear the dust of your lotus feet so that I should hold on to them tightly so that I can be saved from this miserable nightmare of material existence. Srila Gurudeva - You are an external manifestation of the Supreme Lord. You are so kind enough to teach us how to become a perfect devotee of the Supreme Lord. That is to become a perfect devotee of His devotee. I kindly pray to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna so that I may try to perfectly please my spiritual master by thoughts, words and actions, in all times, places and circumstances. Srila Gurudeva - Your mercy is boundless, because you desire that all living entities to be delivered back home, back to Godhead while you are present in this planet. As the duty of a disciple is to fulfill the desire of his spiritual master, therefore I pray unto your lotus feet to accept me as an insignificant instrument in fulfilling that transcendental desire. Srila Gurudeva - You are a Mahabhagavata, because you have taught us how to respect each and every living entity throught out the whole universe as Vaishnava and even worship them, because in essence each and every one's eternal identity is a servant of the Supremely Wonderful Sri Krishna. Although I am incapable of glorifying your transcendental qualities, I humbly submit this offering unto your lotus feet. All glories, All glories, All glories unto you Srila Gurudeva, All glories unto your transcendetal mission, to take home each and every one in the entire universe back to Godhead. All glories unto your innovative internet preaching, that spreads a transcendental net across the entire world to catch the lost souls in the material world. All glories unto your melodious kirtan, that enlivens anyone completely who hears it. All glories unto your astounding vani, that wakes and shakes up the soul from its deepest slumber, although accustomed to sleeping for millions of years. All glories unto your wonderful vapu, whose one eleventh of a second of your association brings all auspiciousness. All glories unto your lotus feet, the safest means of transporting oneself away from the ocean of material existence to the transcendental spiritual world.
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All glories unto your merciful glance, that makes even the toughest of the dirt in our heart fly far apart. All glories unto your beautiful smile, that makes our mind dance in jubiliation. All glories unto your causeless mercy, that makes a even a dumb person like me to speak and write about the Lord and His devotees. All glories unto your unflinching devotion to your eternal spiritual master Om Vishnupada paramahamsa parivrajagachraya astotra sata sri His Diving Grace Abhaya Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. It is that devotion to your spiritual master, that makes us to humbly beg for a drop of that priceless possession. Your glories are unlimited. Let me continue to medidate upon your kind instructions in all times, places and circumstances, which alone is my true wealth to possess. All glories, All glories unto you to Srila Gurudeva. your menial servant, Bhaktarupa das

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Bhavani Devi Dasi - reconnected, through you, with my Eternal Father, Lord Krsna
Dear Srila Gurudeva Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga Another year has passed and I now have another opportunity to share my thoughts on the glorious occasion of your Vyas Puja. During the breathtaking, transcendental moments of my initiation ceremony, I was uplifted into emotions that were so strong as to surpass anything I had ever experienced before. I can only express this as the greatest Love of all time. At the moment of learning that birth and death would no longer be repeated, the connection I felt with you was unbreakable, eternal and totally transcendental. I remember thinking that this was the most wonderful gift I had ever received. I felt in that moment and ever since, unlimited bliss and immense gratitude for the most supreme gift of all; the gift of knowing I was reconnected, through you, with my Eternal Father, Lord Krsna. Words cannot truly express how I felt in that moment and for all time since. Thank you, dear Srila Gurudeva, for accepting me as your disciple and allowing me to enter into the most profound and glorious life of devotional service. I am fortunate to have tasted the nectar and want nothing more but to serve you well, in a way that pleases you, and Lord Krsna. Thank you for giving me my life back and for showing me what I need to do to go back home, Back to Godhead. My eternal, transcendental life has been assured by your concern for me, this most unfortunate soul, who is now doing her very best to repay you. Although I can never repay even the tiniest bit of your mercy, I will spend the rest of my time trying. Please bless me that I may always be involved in devotional service to you, Lord Krsna and His devotees. Thank you. I send my very best wishes for a wonderful Vyas Puja. Hare Krsna. Your humble servant and devoted disciple, Bhavani Devi dasi

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Brindavan Das, Pournamasi Devi Dasi, Mumbai India desiring to be in your service
Dear Srila Gurudeva, nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Please accept our Humble obeisances at Your Lotus Feet. All Glories to You All Glories to Srila Prabhupada On the auspicious occasion of Vyasapuja we offer our obeisances. Last week when Mataji phoned our daughter Lalitha Devi to be present at Ghatkopar for Gurudev's Darshan, we too wanted to accompany her. But our bodies are unable to cope with our wishes. We pray Lord Krishna to enable us to have your Darshan soon and we be always engaged in your service. Your Servants Brindavan Das Pournamasi Devi Dasi

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Chitralekha Devi Dasi(BCS), South Africa - absolute echo of your spiritual master
Dear Maharaja, Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! This, my second Vyasa puja offering to you is an embodiment of thankfulness. Daily, since November 3rd 2009, upon posting my instructive lesson of our founder acharya, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, I subsequently, take your typically unfailingly edifying directives in the day to day mailing of Todays Thought and Answers According to the Vedic Version. At this point in time, I have conclusively approached the understanding that you are an absolute echo of your spiritual master. Why? Simply because Srila Prabhupada is everything that is sastric! And the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a Divine illuminating creation of sastra. The consequence of which ones life is positively governed by Lord Sri Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who resides in each and every informative word in sastra. As I enter my seventy fifth week as a participant in the Ultimate Course of Self Realization, I extend my gratitude to you for the weekly study of a sloka in Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Your questions which permit the careful allowance of the Lords enlightening words in this scripture of jewels, is an encouraging impetus, never to fail in providing the weekly answer, which invariably affords solutions within my material life. Your disciples, who by your crystallized example, diligently advance the Students Of Sankarshan Das Adhikari group, together with the Srila Prabhupada Book Club, is a further representation of dignity and respect so characteristic of Srila Prabhupada and yourself. I am indeed blessed to be inclusive of this where the sole agenda is bringing the family of Srila Prabhupadas ISKCON together in detailed reverence of all that he strived to create. Your meticulously comprehensive answers (Answers According to the Vedic Version) are yet an additional testimony to your effort to preserve the scriptural legacy bequeathed by our dearest most Srila Prabhupada. Within ISKCON evolving, and that it has evolved, and will continue to do so, it becomes so evidently apparent, of your intent to have adherents within ISKCON who thereby respectively, with a continuous understanding, appreciate this Divine heritage. My ardent prayer to Their Lordships of ISKCON globally, is for your continuous well-being, and to be granted the strength to maintain your constant circle of the globe, preaching the educating glories of your spiritual master, Lord Krsna, and His Holy Name: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Haribol! Your servant, Chitralekha Devi Dasi South Africa
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Dasaratha Das & Mandakini Devi Dasi, Septon (Radhadesh) Belgium Your example inspires so many people
nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Gurudeva, All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, All Glories to You and Mataji, Please accept our humble obeisances, Dear Gurudeva, again a year which passed and every next year seems to go more fast. Year after year we just begin to realize more & more what You really mean to us and so many students all over the world. It is so wonderful to have the opportunity to serve a great Vaishnava like You. Of course we know that we never can pay back what You are doing for us. We only can try do the best of our ability to please You in the mission of Srila Prabhupada. The photos of Srila Prabhupadha & You are next to each other on the altar in our apartment. Somehow Your images are like flowing together, so it is not easy to recite the right name to the right person. It is simply not possible to explain our feelings in words for You and Gurumataji. Almost any reader of Your "Thought of the day" is happy to know how You are doing during Your travel around the world. Your ecstatic, inspiring, enthusiastic descriptions in words easy to understand make us feel as we are there really with You (f.i. feeling the Yamuna water). By Your example You teach how to stand steady in this world. Your qualities of a pure devotee teach how and it is possible (even in today's world) to attain fraction of this qualities. By reaching out to touch Your lotus feet we may be can improve and gradually (perhaps after many lifetimes or more soon (Krishna and You willing).
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The beautiful pictures make us understanding still even more correct, and making our attraction to Krishna and You bigger & bigger. Your answering is always strictly following Srila Prabhupada (without ignoring the problems in this world of today), practical and repeating or correcting our misunderstanding if necessary. You answer every question with so much love in clear words to improve our Krishna-consciousness. You are so compassionate. Your example inspires so much people. Your wish is that every-one of this earth can surrender to You or other Gods-brothers and so can easily, more fast & totally surrender to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. Please accept our apologies because again we can not be present at Your Vyas Puja, but in our hearts and thoughts we are there (Krishna and You willing) the whole day with You. We wish (or better we are sure, Lord Krishna & You willing) You will have a very nice Vyas Puja. Our gods-brothers & -sisters, students & other well-wishers will do the best they are able to. Thank you all. We hope we can soon (Lord Krishna and You willing) meet You (and some of them) where-ever. We always try to please You. Thank You for all the blessings and instructions we already got and please gives us more. Begging to stay Your eternal servants Dasaratha Dasa Mandakini Devi Dasi

Dayal Nitai das, Sutha & Lalita Nandini devi dasi you are pouring unlimited percy on everyone
Hare Krsna All glories Guru and Gauranga, All glories Srila Prabhupad,
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All glories to Srila Gurudev My dear Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. On this auspicious day of your vyasa puja, the most happy day for all your disciples, let us express our gratitude to you for your unlimited mercy, pouring on everybody by quoting from "guru kavacha." yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasya prasadan na gatih kuto pi dhyayan stuvas tasya yasya's tri-sanyam vande guroh sri-caranaravindam "By the grace of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of krsna, without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master." Dear Gurudev, We pray for your blessings and mercy so that we can be of little service in your mission. Hare Krsna. Your humble servants, Dayal Nitai das, Sutha & Lalita Nandini dd

Devadeva Das Adhikari, Mendoza, Argentina - Your eternal son

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nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva patita pavana, It is very difficult to express the feeling of gratitude that my heart reflects today. You have changed my life in a way that I never thought of. It is very wonderful and I become more and more amazed when I see what I was before I met you. Guru Maharaja, you are so merciful and it makes me very very happy that you want to see me advance, helping me to be strong, have confidence and faith in Sri Krishna, without letting me get knocked down by lifes adversities. You have always inspired me to try to perform pure devotional service and I would like to be able to do it, but I realize that I dont have any qualification to do it. I am not a qualified servant; I am disqualified by my many faults full of false ego.
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I realize how far I am from my goal to please you as your devotee. Srila Gurudeva, I humbly place my incapacity at your lotus feet and the only thing I can do is to pray, begging you to always help me so that I might be your obedient disciple and become your first class servant, in spite of all my imperfections. I pray to Lord Krishna to always give me the opportunity to remain in the shade of the lotus feet of my Guru Maharaja and to receive in my heart his instructions and example of how to serve and dedicate ones life to fulfill the orders of my spiritual Master, serving Lord Krishna with pure love and devotion. My dear Guru Maharaja, please, kindly, I am imploring your blessings so that I can become your totally dedicated servant and that I may have the strength to do the needful in whatever condition I may find on the road to helping as many people as possible to know Sri Krishna. Srila Gurudeva, when you wrote to me: Now you are my eternal son. Absorb yourself fully in the service to your spiritual father and you will reach the Kingdom of God, I feel that by trying to serve you, I am already in the Kingdom of Sri Krishna because I havent known anything that gives me more happiness. Lastly, they say that a father becomes very happy when his children are happy. I can tell you: My beloved father, I am very happy in Krishna Consciousness! Happy Vyasa Puja From Mendoza, Argentina, fallen of your servitors, Devadeva Das Adhikari

Devadeva Das: Thank You for giving us this knowledge.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to the Vaisnava devotees Hari bol! We feel happy at heart to share in the celebration of Your Vyasa puja because the darkness of our mind is cleared up by Your mercy by spreading the wisdom of how to surrender to Krishna and become a pure-hearted servant.

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Thank You for giving us this knowledge and for being our guide to get out of illusion and the deception of maya. May we always count on the blessings of your teachings, spreading Krishna consciousness as Srila Prabhupada desires. Congratulations on your day. May the Supreme Lord enlighten you always and bless you. Your Servant, Devadeva Das

Dinavatsala Dasa, Melbourne, Australia your purity lights the spark of pure Bhakti in our hearts
My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine
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I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace Sankarshan Das Adhikari, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Kindly accept my offering on this auspicious day of your appearance. Your continuous guidance has been invaluable to our spiritual progress. As I look back to the day of first meeting your grace in 2005, after regularly reading your thought for the day, when you came to bhaktha bhavan for one of the Saturday evening lecture, at that time I came to know of the Ultimate Self Realization course through internet and I immediately registered for it, from then onward I have not even missed reading even for one day. Srila Gurudev, I always like to think that because of your purity, you seeded the spark of pure bhakthi in someone so conditional as us. No other person or process would have been able to achieve the same result. You are perfect representative of Srila Prabhupada and Supreme Lord Sri Krishna! Through listening to your instructions, your kirtan and by serving you we are pleasing Krishna directly. Thank you very much for accepting this neophyte as your disciple and formally initiating myself and my wife in the beginning of this year. Your tireless efforts and bringing a revolution in the hearts of neophytes like me. By your blessing, we have progressed from hearing one lecture a month to once lecture a week to one lecture a day to regularly listening to at least 2 lectures a day. There are so much nectar and lots of instructions you are providing on each of the lectures. On this day, I sincerely pray that I should really progress well in Krishna Consciousness as well as help others to provide some basic understanding of your teachings. Your Humble Servant Dinavatsala Das Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

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Draupadi Devi Dasi, Monterrey N.L., Mxico I am here because of You

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you so much for all your advice. I really keep your words in my heart. You have taught me that all my suffering is Krishnas mercy. I know that he has sent me a lot of mercy, not in the way that I would like it, but he sends me what I need. I know that I have told you this so many times, but because of you I keep myself in this process of Krishna consciousness, you know that this process has not been easy for me and I have so many obstacles and on many occasions I expressed to you my desire to leave this process, but you always know how to say to me for keeping me in this process of Krishna consciousness. Because of you I am still here. I have no other reason. Also because of you, Krishna has been sending me services, even that I am not qualified to do those kinds of services. I have a lot to thank you, but I have nothing to give you, I am not even have the fortune to visit you more frequently, the only thing that I have are emails from you, that you so kindly answer me. Thank you so much for everything and for your patience. I would like to have your patience and your tolerance someday. May you have a Happy Vyasa puja. Your eternal servant. Draupadi Devi Dasi From: Monterrey N.L., Mexico

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Dwijamani Gaura Das, Kansas City, MO, USA (Rupanuga Vedic College) the light of your words
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my full prostrated obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Grace, to Sri Guru Mata and to His Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Paramahansa Parivrajakacarya Ashtottara Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. It is our privilege as your disciples to have this time of the year to focus our hearts on comprehending the great fortune weve received to have come under the shelter of the feet of the bona fide spiritual master, who is our greatest well-wisher. It is known that with every privilege comes grave responsibility. As Srila Prabhupada spells out in a purport to the 5th text of Chapter 9, Canto 9 of the Srimad Bhagavatam, wherein Mother Ganga is expressing anxiety over coming to the earth realm, Sometimes the spiritual master, after accepting a disciple, must take charge of that disciples past sinful activities and, being overloaded, must sometimes suffer if not fully, then partially for the sinful acts of the disciple. Every disciple, therefore, must be very careful not to commit sinful activities after initiation. You always emphasize that each and every devotee in ISKCON take personal care to gain an in-depth understanding of His Divine Graces books. You train all of your students to become preachers of the pure message of Bhagavatam. You request all of us to encourage our peers and persons under our care to become freed from the various offenses in order to ultimately become empowered acaryas. Although the goal appears far, far distant for me, by your conviction I have gained faith that anyone sincerely endeavoring to apply everything in the books will develop proper Vaishnava character. And if we dont thoroughly study Srila Prabhupadas books, how will our hearts ever become a conduit for the unlimited flow of nectar that has the potential to fill up the entire universe through purely chanting Hare Krishna? Srila Prabhupada goes on to explain that although the spiritual master accepts suffering for the sinful activity of the disciple, Krishna is so kind and merciful that he neutralizes the sinful reactions for the servant who engages in preaching His glories. So let us fulfill your desire that we purify our hearts by adhering to our vows, admitting our dependence on your mercy and by taking up the spirit of preaching, following in your footsteps.

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The expressions of love you offer for Srila Prabhupada shows me that I am a far cry from having developed true feelings. When will I unreservedly express gratitude for your mercy? When will I fearlessly declare dependence on the satisfaction of the spiritual master? At present I humbly offer my attempt at a poem of appreciation. Your insignificant servant, Dvijamani Gaura Das The Light from Your Words From somewhere deep In a hidden place Comes an ardent longing To serve Your Grace. Let all other desires be washed away So the pearl of bhakti may be reclaimed. Fraught with misgivings And feelings of shame, This burdened heart Is licked by flames. Fearless you illuminate The path through the fray; The messages you speak, An ambrosial waterway, A current of thoughts Flowing unrestrictedly Filling the mighty ocean Of Ajitas glorious victory Over the souls serving maya, Surrendered to the fallacy: Fatally entangling employment Whose only reward is fantasy. By your mercy and kindness You never let us forget That any pleasure plundered In the playgrounds of maya Is but a ploy producing Some placebo effect; It will never quench the swelling thirst Of the desperate desert dweller. Narrations of the golden-limbed One, however, Can sanctify all earthly endeavors And drown us in pure loving mellows: A bottomless ocean of nectar. Your resolve remains unbroken As you traverse the globe yearly; The solution is a revolution
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That can emerge through hearing. You give us guidance, The finest of all arts; The light from your words Envelops the bruised heart. With grave and telling mood The guru gracefully imparts The goal Plus the tools we use to tune into The whole Of which we are a part. Continually he worships the Lord Shree Shree Radha Damodara; Offering arati, singing and playing instruments, For him to love is not hard. He only gives, gives, gives; So that in our hearts Bhakti seeds are sown. He prays that we taste the bliss And not desist Until the creeper is fully grown. He is eternally sustained, Enjoying unseen company. His heart Vaikunthapatis domain, He sings in tunes simply lovely. We gather to hear the Holy Names From one who knows our only home And give service to he who claims The Earths burden as his own. So let the altar of the heart Be cleansed In every corner, wall to wall, The arati tray complete with incense And his instructions to install. There comes a feeling of safety In bold, daring action; Beckoning soul after soul To let go of worldly attachments. How, then, is it made possible For the disciple to advance? It is on the strength of his order That one can control the minds demands. As the bicycle man of Indias past Would cling to the bus to get home fast, The eager disciple fastens his mind To the instructions of the master, An austerity divine. Sankarshans smile and increasing strength invites
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All living entities Direct connections, All-inclusive flights. His pure fearless servant Attracts thousands to His movement, Advising his students To remain humble Theres always room for improvement. The vibrations from his lips, A soundscape in which to enter And explore the multi-faceted energies Of limitless Lord Upendra. In carrying out his will, We discover unending adventure; His presence now among us Gives sweet impetus to remember The enchanting form of beauty Behind Govindas dazzling splendor. And we will never be bereft of The exchange of love thats been tendered: From somewhere deep In a forgotten place Has come the determination To serve Your Grace. Let all other desires be swiftly erased And with the mood of surrender may every thought be laced.

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Dwarkadish Das, Cape Town, South Africa Your lotus feet are the proprietors of devotional service
By your grace my dear spiritual master. Please Maharaja, accept my respectful obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaja. By this occasion I like to sincerely thank you for your kindness. Maharaja I am so happy by being your disciple. After my initiation some were trying to deny that, and after they understood that it was Krisna's wish for me to get initiation very soon. Then almost all of them said I get initiated by a Mayavadi guru. No one knew you, now they want, now they want to see you, all come and ask me about you Maharaja, and in full respect they want you to come to Cape Town. They are all proud of me, they don't know that is all you, my dear Guru maharaja, why not be proud of you my master? May Sri Krishna be merciful on you Maharaja, I don't know how I am going to pay this credit, thank you again and again for your mercy upon me and others. tvam gopika vrisharaves tanayantike 'si sevadhikarini guro nija-pada-padme
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dasyam pradaya kuru mam vraja-kanane shriradhanghri-sevana-rase sukhinim sukhabdhau Meaning : O beloved spiritual master, you are always in the presence of the cowherd girl Radha, the daughter of King Vrishabhanu. Please award me service at your lotus feet, which are the proprietors of devotional service. Please place me in the ocean of joy by bestowing upon me happiness in the mellows of service at the lotus feet of Sri radha in the groves of vraja-dhama. Please accept my respectful obeisances unto you Maharaja Your servant Dwarkadish Das Cape Town, South Africa

Gaura Candra Das Aheloy, Bulgaria - Thank You Gurudev

Dear Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada Thank You for all what You have done for me I wish You good health and many years to make us happy with Your classes and Your association Thank You for doing so many thinks to bring me back to home back to Krishna Your eternal servant Gaura Candra Das Aheloy Bulgaria

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Guru Vandana Devi Dasi, Delhi, India - no words can describe Your exalted personality
Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My Dear Srila Gurudev, How do I describe your causeless mercy? I am such an unworthy person and I know no words to describe your exalted personality. brahmande bhramite kona bhagyavan jive guru-krsna-prasadepaya bhakti latabija According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krsna. By the mercy of both Krsna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service Cc. Madhya 19.151 (Madhya: 7, p.332) Still I am wondering why Krishna bestowed His causeless mercy on unworthy person like me such that I could associate with my spiritual master I was leading a miserable life still I was thinking that I was enjoying. I was in total ignorance that I was not able to understand the kicks of maya. During my childhood days somehow I picked up one line from somewhere- Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But I did not seriously think about it. Later when I was surrounded by many types of philosophers, scholars, mental speculators, I started following their philosophy without understanding what I was doing. I was somehow unhappy and not satisfied. All merciful Krishna did not leave me. He gave me the memory that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I was directed to go to many demigod temples. I was preached that the demigods are the Supreme. I went to the demigods. The more I went, the more I started going to Lord Vishnu. I started directly questioning Krishna that when He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead why I should go to the demigods. Then one day, it is causeless mercy once again that I was connected to Ultimate Self-realization course. To
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my surprise I got all answers from the mails of His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari Gurudeva. This was the most glorious period of my life for I met my spiritual master. Oh Srila Gurudeva, you were my vartma pradarsaka guru giving me information about spiritual life. You were very kind to me and patiently answered all my questions. You taught me what is worth inquiring for many of my questions were useless. Slowly you taught me what my goal of life is and started giving instructions. Every word of yours were so potent that I started taking up Krishna Consciousness.Thus you became my siksa guru . Everything happened through internet. I had not even seen your vapu till then. You instructed me to go to the nearest ISKCON center and associate with devotees. This way I went to Sri Sri Radha Parthasarthy temple, New Delhi. Another glorious day is that when I got your darshan for the first time in ISKCON Vrindavan. Your preaching made to understand I was totally engrossed in ignorance. I recognized that I was running behind illusory happiness without understanding the reality. I found you to be a genuine guru speaking only about Krishna firmly fixed in service of the Lord (brahma nistham) and acting according to scripture. You gave me very strict instructions and trained me to follow the regulative principles. You encouraged me to be serious and became my diksha guru initiating me according to the regulations of sastras. You have done your business of bringing me from darkness to light om ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana salakya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah "I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my guru, my spiritual master, opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him But I am a fool number one still trying to close my eyes. Still you are kind to me tolerating all my mistakes. A spiritual master is like a rose petal on one side and like thunderbolt on other side to give corrections. But you are rose petal on both sides. Many many times I make big blunders, but you are never harsh to me. You gently give the corrections but in a strict way. This special quality of yours gives me a lot inspiration. Though I am unworthy, unqualified insignificant servant you keep encouraging me and keep me always engaged in transcendental loving service of the Lord. On this auspicious Vyas Puja day, I offer special prayers to You and Krishna to keep you and Guru Mataji always healthy to save the wretched souls from the miserable life cycle of birth and death. I also offer prayers of Bhakti Vinod Thakur - Gurudeva from Saranagati Gurudev! krpa-bindudiya, koroei dase trnapekha ati hina sakala sahane,bala diya koro nija-mane sprha-hina Gurudeva! By a drop of your mercy make this servant of yours more humble than a blade of grass. Give me strength to bear all trials and troubles, and free from all desires for personal honor. sakale sammana korite sakati dehonatha! Jatajatha tabe to gaibo, hari-nama-sukhe
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aparadha habe hata O lord and master! Invest me with the power to properly honor all living beings. Only then I sing the holy name in great ecstasy and will all my offenses cease. Jai Srila Gurudeva! Jai Srila Prabhupada! Thanking you Your insignificant servant Guru Vandana Devi Dasi

Guruvani Devi Dasi, Austin USA - Perfection in this imperfect World

Dear Srila Gurudeva, o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya.

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You are a perfect example of a pure Devotee. In this imperfect world you provide us with a perfect example of how to serve Krishna so our foolish minds can understand the meaning of perfection. There seems to be no other reason for you to be in this material world except to save fallen conditional souls like us. Wishing to serve you eternally Your Servant Guruvani Devi Dasi Austin USA

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Hare Krishna Das, Thiruvananthapuram, India - perfect embodiment of genuine sincerity

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale

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Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My Dear Gurumaharaj, Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances! All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Gurumaharaj and Srimati Gurumata ji! All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! Srila Gurumaharaj, kindly bless me, so this insignificant soul can make an attempt to meditate upon one of Your unlimited glories in this most auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja. Your mercy always teaches us about sincerity in devotional service. In one of Your amazing lectures, I heard, Only thing you want is sincerity. If you are sincere everything will follow. We can see how our Guru maharaj is a perfect embodiment of genuine sincerity; how Guru maharaj is sincerely following Srila Prabhupada. This is a source of great inspiration for all of us. Your mercy, in one of Your beautiful lecture You told us, when Srila Prabhupada left this planet, some devotees went to one of Srila Prabhupada's godbrother Sanyasi for further instructions and guidance. Your mercy considered this to be improper. Your mercy said at the time of fully accepting Srila Prabhupada as Your Spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada sits in Your heart for all of eternity. Your Mercy gave us the example of an Indian chaste wife, when her husband is out of the town she never goes to another person. Her husband is always residing in her heart. So Your mercy points out that for a sincere disciple, his spiritual master is eternally residing in his heart for all of eternity. He must be fully chaste and sincere towards his spiritual master. Srila Gurumaharaj, I can see how my godbrothers and godsisters are sincerely serving Your mercy. I found myself completely unqualified to be in their company. I humbly pray to Srila Gurumaharaj, Srimati Gurumataji, my dear godbrothers and godsisters kindly bless me to have full sincerity in serving my dear Gurumaharaj for all the eternity. Thanking You. Always holding unto Your Lotus feet, Yours Lovingly, Your eternal servant, Hare Krishna Das
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Haribuddhi Dasa bless me with more service

Dearmost Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances at Your divine lotus feets. All glories to You, the greatest preacher. All glories to our senapati, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! Year after year, speaking only the glories of the Lord, You offer the greatest gift for the human race: salvation, happiness, hope. What the politicians, the scientifics can`t do, You can. You can resolve the eternal problem of the dead, the illness, and recipe is easy: only follow Your words, Your steps, as Srila Prabhupada teached You. I am not a great student. But I know that for only try to remember every word, every second with Your Divine Grace, Sri Krishna will bless me more and more with knowledge and service. Srila Gurudeva, I am always learning, and You are always teaching. In this relationship, You will offer the most fallen soul to the Lord, and I will offer, always, service under Your guidance. Your servant ever, Haribuddhi dasa

Hari Namamrta Dasa, Napean, Ontario, Canada you led me to my spiritual master Niranjana Swami
HARE KRISHNA HARI HARI BHOL Dear Guru Maharaj, Kindly accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet of our shiksha guru. brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva guru-krishna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower
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planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service. By the Grace of Lord Krishna, five years ago, for the first time, we met you in New Vrindavan. We got the opportunity to listen to your lecture and question and answers. The first and foremost arrow came to our mind when we heard your lecture in New Vrindavan. It pierced our heart and waken us up from all doubts. By providence and Krishna's mercy we got good chance to discuss various points at he Garden bench out side your lecture Hall. You advised me that "all problems are no problems." Think and act. You strongly suggested that only course of correction for the soul is to CHANT, CHANT AND CHANT urely 16 rounds. No need to take any breakfast or anything except complete chanting. You recommended that get up early and chant 16 rounds unselfishly bearing in mind Krishna sees and listens to our prayers wholeheartedly. If it is not pure then Krishna will not come near to us. Maharaj your advise always helped me to improve in life since then. Since then diligent efforts are carried out to accomplish pure chanting. Diligent efforts are put in to pure chanting. Because we are landed in material jungle and all the darkness around us do not show us the right path. But Krishna's mercy and direction, he showed us the right path and showed us a Guru or Leader to shed all our anarthas accumulated for 70 years. Again by Providence and mercy of Guru and Gauranga the boat of life anchored at a dock where the life turned. By Your grace and direction the ultimate self realisation awakened us especially me and landed me in the hands of initiating spiritual master, Diksha Guru HH Niranjana Swami Maharaj. Your visit to our house Krishnadham in Ottawa revealed to us the genuine and real necessity to have a Diksha Guru. During the meeting you jokingly remarked that the Lord has earmarked a Spiritual Master, Diksha Guru in my life. Since our meeting, I never ever miss any of your lectures in Ultimate Self Realisation sent to me. Kindly accept this fallen soul which is trying to hold on the last rung of the ladder to get into the spiritual life. It is earnestly looking for purity in life. Kindly accept our sincere namaskarams and obeisances at your Lotus Feet Yours humble servant in the service of Lord Krishna and Shrila Prabhupad Hari Namamrta dasa Napean, Ontario, Canada

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Hayagriva Das, Sofia, Bulgaria - you are a perfect example of dedication to Guru and Krsna
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad-gita:

ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhsyati bhaktim mayi parm krtv mm evaisyaty asamayah na ca tasmn manusyesu kacin me priya-krttamah bhavit na ca me tasmd anyah priyataro bhuvi

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For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear. (B.G. 18.68, 69) You have dedicated your life to distributing Krishna consciousness all over the world. And you do this without personal motivation. You simply follow the instruction of Srila Prabhupada. You act as his representative taking no credit for yourself. You give inspiration to 13 000 students enrolled in your Ultimate Self-Realization Course. Based on your own experience and realizations, you clearly explain Srila Prabhupad's teachings. With all your activities you are a perfect example for a Krishna conscious person fully dedicated to his guru and Krishna. The path of a traveling preacher is most difficult. In comparison with his job every other job is easy. He has to convince people to give up their most precious material sense gratification and to become unconditional servants of Krishna. In this material world nobody wants to be a servant. Everyone wants to be a master. But you are bound to be successful in this most difficult job because you have two most powerful weapons - your faith in your beloved guru Srila Prabhupada and Krishna and your blissful Krishna consciousness. All glories to you, dear Srila Gurudeva! All glories to you! Your humble servant, Hayagriva das Sofia, Bulgaria

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Ikshvaku Das, Sofia, Bulgaria - You are a Vaikuntha man

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to your Divine Grace. What can I say I am just a stupid person and You are a Vaikuntha man. But also I have no right to be desperate, because I hear from you that to attain the supreme perfection is possible- to desire nothing more than to remember and serve Sri Guru and Sri Krishna for the whole of eternity. I can see that you are Pure Devotee and that a family of devotees you connect me with is supremely happy eternal family. For now I am not really a part of this family because I am still wrapped in my mistakes. Whether some day I will become a worthy member of this family is not clear because it depends on my overcoming my mistakes but at least I can see that this is a cause worth living and working for and this is enough. This is what is missing in material world the most, something worth striving for. Thank You for your love and the spiritual loving atmosphere you create among the devotees inspiring them to save all our brothers suffering in material world. All my love is with you. your hopefully eternal servant Ikshvaku Das

Indriyesa Das Indebted to You

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Please accept my most humble obeisances All Glories to Sri Sri Guru & Gouranga All Glories to Srila Prabhupada nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. First of all I want to offer my humble obeisances to all my spiritual brothers and be thankful for the opportunity to write in this 2012 Vyasa Puja book. This year was very special for me due to that early this year, after two years being sheltered, I received diksa initiation from our beloved Srila Gurudeva. Although, not deserving and feeling always back in the responsibility that it entails, it has helped me to remain practicing this beautiful path of bhakti yoga, despite as I said I dont meet the qualification that to be an actual disciple means. Even being a doubtful person about the true position of Krsna and not yet convinced in full of the knowledge of Krishna Consciousness and its grant of the supreme possible position and destination one may ever aspire to, still I pray that I may give submissive aural reception to the messages of the Lord so I may gradually progress in my conviction in order to gradually leave aside my misunderstandings about the real position of the Lord as the source of everything. Besides, this process is done through the channel of disciple succession, so I beg to Srila Gurudeva for his mercy so I may be able to please him and then be fit to receive knowledge. Hear the words of wisdom from his lotus mouth with a purified consciousness. In that way I may start reforming me and becoming self realized. As we have learnt from one poetry you wrote to Krishna, I also feel in that way at one degree You have kindly relieved me from the suffering of this material world, how can I repay you when all my attempts are insufficient, I have no other option that renew my commitment to serve you from now to ever. Because never one may be able to repay the debt one has acquired with the spiritual master. Thought for the day In these days of political correctness we are not supposed to offend anybody, and we are meant to give honor and respect to everyone. These are certainly laudable, noble goals. However, since some people are offended by talk of God, out of politeness we are not supposed to mention God. God is considered to be politically incorrect. But if everyone is to be honored and respected, why God should not be honored and respected? To not honor and respect Him is politically incorrect. Someone who discriminates against a person because of their race is called a racist. Someone who discriminates against a person because of their gender is called a sexist. What then should we call someone who discriminates against a person because He happens to be God? A Godist? Krishna does not care what is this so-called political correctness. He is known as Bhaktavatsala, the one who simply
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wants to please His devotees whether it's politically correct or not. Therefore pleasing Him is the real standard of political correctness. This thought for the day emphasize one of the qualities I find in our beloved Srila Gurudeva and that is his sharp intelligence, amazingly accurate and fine. Specially manifested in his writings where the words are utilized in the right place bringing an always well shaped message. I remain at your feet, searching out for your mercy and hoping to serve you and Guru Mataji, Your selfish disciple, Indriyesa Das

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Jagannatha Dasa what valuable offering can a fallen soul make

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah sri-caitanya-mano-bhistam sthapitam yena bhu-tale svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam "I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?" My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! As a fallen soul in this material world, what valuable offering can I make? Holding up a mirror to reflect your own glories is complete, more beautiful than the most hard-labored efforts of the materially conditioned mind. In Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 6, sixty-four items of devotional service are listed, and of them, five are considered most important: Worshiping the Deity, hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam, associating among the devotees, sankirtana, and living in Mathura. By simply observing your thought for the day, hearing or seeing you in person, it is clear that these five items encompass your entire transcendental existence. For a conditioned soul, to live exclusively for these five seems like an impossible ideal. We are used to trusting our eyes, and seeing the world materially, full of mental handicaps like lust, etc. however, by seeing your example those anarthas clear away, and we can see how beyond them are these five realities which satisfy completely our wants and needs. The challenge is that we turn away. yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto 'pi It is your words which return us to the Lord. We may worship the deity, meet with devotees, visit the holy dhama, study sastra and even chant the holy names, but the truth is that without accepting the mercy of the spiritual master, its all fluff. Why? bahu janma kare yadi sravana, kirtana
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tabu ta na paya krsna-pade prema-dhana We are offensive at heart, but by following your guidance, your bhakti spiritualizes our otherwise selfish efforts. Thank you for your instructions and blessings. Your servant, Jagannatha dasa

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Jagdisananda das (GRS), Gaborone, Botswana - we take pride in glorifying you

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate HH Giriraj Svamin iti namine nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine namast te sarasvate deve gaura-vani- pracarine nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-dese-tarine Respected and most loving Guru Maharaj Please accept my very sincere and heartfelt greetings and best wishes on your happy Vyas Puja day and my humble obeisance unto the dust of your lotus feet. All glories unto you on this most wonderful auspicious day of your Vyas Puja. All glories to Your Divine Grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your Grace: You are one of the rare few most exalted disciple of Srila Prabhupada who has taken his instruction to you so deeply in your heart that you are travelling around the globe and preaching the most sublime message of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in disciplic succession. These just a few words of offering on your special day are not enough to describe your magnanimous personality of compassion towards all living beings that you are travelling and preaching globally your very high profile and deep understanding of the Vedic literature in almost all continents of this planet. This life journey of so much sacrifice of yours as I have observed and experienced a few times in the past wherever I had the opportunity to meet you at various places is not that easy but very faithful and a most highly enlightened person like you are able to do it, I am very much proud of you. I am sure that numerous persons whoever have come across with you in either listening to your preaching and even melodious singing will join me in applauding your extraordinary capabilities. Your daily THOUGHT FOR THE DAY provides a good nourishment to the body, mind and soul and truly very inspiring. All of us perhaps in several thousand who are in your mailing list are very fortunate and I am sure that they all take pretty good interest in knowing who is God, how and why we must love Him, and what is our duty in this life etc. are making us so clear in the divine message we receive in your grace daily message reaching on emails. Thank you very much for this wonderful service to Srila Prabhupada. Today we take pride in glorifying you on your Happy Sri Vyasa-Puja Day being celebrated at Kaunas, Lithuania again this year in next month. Sri Vyas-Puja ki jaya! Hare Krishna! Your humble servant Jagdisananda das (GRS), Gaborone, Botswana, November, 2012 (Professor J. Prakash, Department of Mathematics, University of Botswana)
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Karuna Sindhu Dasa, Antwerp, Belgium Wish you good health & a nice Vyas puja
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My dear spiritual Father, Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, All Glories to You and Guru Mataji, Please accept on this very auspicious day my insignificant offering to Your Lotus feet. Srila Gurudeva, You are very merciful by travelling all over the world and spreading Krishna consciousness, Your daily emails are a big support for me, and for many thousands of people and therefore I pray to Lord Narasimhadev that You may stay in good health, so that you can keep continuing the mission of spreading Krishna consciousness around the world. Wishing You a nice Vyas Puja and I hope that You still can stay for a long time amongst us Your eternal servant, Karuna Sindhu dasa

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Karuna Sindhu Dasa, Dunedin, New Zealand source of inspiration

Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the occasion of your approaching Vyasa Puja, I pen this dedication to you: I thank Gurudeva and His Dear Wife Guru Mataji for your tireless and selfless devotion to serving Srila Prabhupada's divine mission to spread Krishna Consciousness to every town and village in the world. Gurudeva's daily inspirational message has become a part of my life and I am ashamed to admit I sometimes claim to be unable to read Gurudeva's messages because of my worldly activities, even though I know Gurudeva spends so much time to provide His teachings. Gurudeva's messages have changed my life at certain critical junctures, the best way I can thank Gurudeva is to let Him know my personal realizations of Gurudeva's instructions, as my dear teacher Jahnava Mataji tells me, my own realizations are the best way for me to learn Krishna Consciousness. -in one of Gurudeva's messages, you said events will happen according to Lord Krisna's timing, not ours. This 'shocked' me into not embarking on a premature course of action, which may have resulted in serious personal consequences -Gurudeva answered my question immediately on whether our body is composed of trillions of individual souls and my realization enabled me to see how I was benefitting the different souls within my body by engaging in devotional service e.g. eating prasadam and what a major responsibility I had to all the other souls sharing my body, a profound realization. I also can see how I would benefit someone I did not personally like by serving him or her as I am not just serving the predominating soul within a body but the trillions of other individual souls within that body -Gurudeva strongly affirmed being depressed is a form of selfishness and I can see how I was prone to over self-absorption in the past and must watch to make sure I do not fall prey to this weakness again -Gurudeva advised to not try to find the ideal job but by donating to the Krishna Consciousness movement, a sublime and mystical transformation will take place in my situation Above all, seeing how Guru Mataji struggled through her recent life threatening illness to faithfully serve Hari, Guru and Vaisnava inspires me immeasurably. May Lord Krishna grant you and Guru Mataji long life to serve Him many more decades to come and grant my selfish prayer to be blessed to meet you and Guru Mataji personally one day. I am forever in gratitude and thank you and Guru Mataji over and over again from my heart. My personal wish is for you to please bless my dear teachers Jahnava Mataji, Trivikrama dasa Prabhuji and my Guru Maharaja for all their blood in trying to teach this soul and make me a human being. Haribol Your Servant, Karuna Sindhu Dasa, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Krishna Caitanya Das you are preaching by example

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. One of the most important things in preaching is good example. Many people speak intelligent words, analyze laws of nature, give instructions. But without good example it is not that effective. On the other hand, one may not speak at all, but inspire to a much higher degree by showing his pure spiritual qualities in practical life. That is how Srila Prabhupada inspired so many souls. In your personality also we can see many such qualities. I will mention only few. Generally when someone in this world has some serious disease, he becomes depressed, you, on the other hand, show no signs of depresion about your ears, despite the pain and trouble they cause. Rather, you are joyful about it, taking it as a loving mercy from God to help you in some way or other. Generally when someone in this world is offended by a hating and angry person, he wishes all bad luck or even death to an offender, but you, on the other hand, forgive within your heart, and wish all the best to such soul. And that is truly rare within this realm. Generally when someone is working long and hard, they become increasingly angry, tired, disturbed, but you, on the other hand, being engaged all day in preaching projects, remain fresh, kind-hearted, soft, attention giving person. That is also very rarely seen. In this way, you inspire me and many other souls to have a sober spiritual goal and gradually go for it. Thank you Your eternal servant, Krishna Caitanya Das

Krishnaprema Dasa, Melbourne - Your qualities are limitless

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga Mahaprabhu. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine
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I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. On this very auspicious day of your appearance when many devotees are celebrating your appearance day all over the world, I even though very insignificant was also inspired to glorify and write for His divine grace. Dear Srila Gurudeva, to say something about you is probably just a repetition of what has already been told by many great devotees before but in spiritual life I have heard that in mere ecstasy the words are spoken repeatedly and this I have read in Srila Prabhupadas purports of SrimadBhagavatam. So I am joyfully writing few things which Krishna is giving me intelligence for even though your glories are unlimited and can never be sung or spoken fully. Dear Srila Gurudeva, there is no one who understands or knows Krishna better than you and you are kindly engaging everyone else in understanding of Krishna and science of devotional service. Your instructions are always as good as Krishnas and fully bestows blessings upon us and if we follow your instructions we will become more happy and free from the obstacles in the path of bhakti. Dear Srila Gurudeva, just yesterday I was listening to one of your lectures and I had an amazing realization that every time when I hear your lecture I know something new and it becomes ever fresh. In one of your lectures during questions and answers part one man asked you if someone speaks Mayavada philosophy what should we do? And you said You must defeat him and by doing so you are doing a great service to him, and in modern time practically everyone is a Mayavadi but you very patiently deal with them and give your love and compassion. You know best how to use everything in the service of Krishna. I can tell that you are receiving straight instruction from Krishna in the heart. Everyone loves you Srila Gurudeva even your so called enemies also. Your anger towards your disciples is your greatest mercy upon them to correct them. I am very fortunate to be connected by you in the disciplic succession coming down from Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Because of your purity and back up by strong Vedic knowledge you are provoking urgent need of Krishna Consciousness in the individual, as a family, society, country and entire world to bring peace and harmony in the human society. Your qualities are limitless and some of them are extremely tolerant, always composed, dedicated to the mission of spreading Krishna Consciousness, expert, learned and yet very humble, always ready to help others, talented, grateful, bold, merciful and above all loving. You are very meticulous and as long as things are not done properly you cannot be pacified. I know Srila Gurudeva you cannot give us up despite the fact we are not qualified to receive your mercy.

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I, your lowly servant pray today to receive a glimpse of your mercy. Even a drop of your mercy can satisfy me Srila Gurudeva, so please be kind towards your son. Your eternal servant, Krishnaprema Dasa Melbourne

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Labangalatika Devi Dasi, USA / Radhadesh, Belgium the embodiment of the highest spirit of compassion
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Each year when the occasion of your Vyasa Puja comes around, it seems that get caught up in too many tasks. As it has usually turns out, I end up writing at a late date and focusing on some little thought that, for some reason, sparks my appreciation at the time, even if the essence of the thought may be much the same from year to year. This year that little thought is my deep gratitude for the simple fact that you are so merciful and so dedicated to the mission of the Lord that you are willing to give older persons the blessing of spiritual initiation. It might sound silly, and it might sound trivial; it might even sound designation-conscious something which I have always disliked - but this is a special mercy of yours from which I have benefited personally and am willing to speak on behalf of my Godbrothers and Godsisters who also took up the Krsna consciousness process through your grace at an elder age. I understand from my own experience the disadvantages of having many years of present-life conditioning behind one's aspiring to a new life in Krsna consciousness. I was once told by a young bhaktin - a very nice and sincere follower, in fact - that no one can take up Krsna consciousness after the age of thirty. Many might write an older person off as, so to speak, terminally disadvantaged - better to leave such a person to finish out this life as a 'friend of Krsna ' and hope for a better chance next time around. But you never took that stance. You followed the deeper principles taught by Lord Caitanya of the power and universality of bhakti-yoga. I can also cite Srila Prabhupada's view as he revealed it in this conversation: Guru-kripa: ...today is that because the people have never been given any information what Krsna's plan is, either they're too old or too... They're attached. They can't understand anything. That's the majority of the people. Once they get past thirty years old, it's very difficult for them to accept something. Prabhupada: No, that is not. Thirty, forty, fifty or one year, that doesn't matter. One can understand if he wants to understand. Ahaituky apratihata. It is not limited by any age. Otherwise how Prahlada Maharaja was great devotee, Dhruva Maharaja was great devotee? (Excerpt from Morning Walk, February 3, 1975, Hawaii) True to the spirit of Srila Prabhupada, you have dedicated yourself without discrimination to Lord Caitanya's special para-upakara mission. You are the embodiment of the highest spirit of compassion and care for the welfare of all in full, Krsna-conscious intelligence. Despite any consideration of your own risk, you have taken as your spiritual children so many souls, regardless of age or any other material consideration, on the basis of the one thing that really counts: their sincere desire for selfrealization. I will soon be coming upon my 51st birthday. I took up Krsna consciousness almost exactly nine years ago through the deep and thoroughly convincing impact that Srila Prabhupada had upon my
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mind and heart through his Bhagavad-gita As It Is. I approached you only shortly after reading Bhagavad-gita and found immediately a person in whom I could confidently place my trust as a guide and master. And I never felt the least apprehension on your part to teach me and support me in my spiritual quest. You have never sought to limit me on the basis of age, or gender, or prosperity, or anything else. Your words to me were, in essence, that I myself, my own mind, was my only limit. Today I pray that I may take your spirit, teaching and example of unlimited faith and determination to its ultimate conclusion before I leave my body. It is a tall order that I can hardly bring myself to believe 'realistically, but through the inspiration of my spiritual master, I have to understand that this is indeed the true 'reality'. This is the gift I wish to give to you more than anything else. Your grateful servant, Labangalatika Devi Dasi USA / Radhadesh, Belgium

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Madhvacharya Das a source of eternal inspiration and guidance

My Dear Srila Gurudeva, o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. I thank you very much for manifesting your mercy and appearing before this fallen soul in the year 2005. It is said: naivopayanty apaciti kavayas tavea brahmyupi ktam ddha-muda smaranta yo ntar bahis tanu-bhtm aubha vidhunvann crya-caittya-vapu sva-gati vyanakti (SB 11.29.6) [Sri Uddhava said:] O my Lord! Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You, even if they were endowed with the prolonged lifetime of Brahm, for You appear in two featuresexternally as the crya and internally as the Super soulto deliver the embodied living being by directing him how to come to You. As the years passed, from my younger days to adulthood, everything seemed to be going on well with my life. I had a good education, job, family life, etc. But something was found lacking and I was pondering over this again and again. I moved to Sydney, Australia in the year 2004 and I first met Your Divine Grace in the summer of 2005 in a Home Program in Sydney. I had a personal darshan and asked a few questions and I was from then attracted to Your Divine Grace. Your very first instruction to me was to chant the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and You cited an analogy of charging the mobile phone batteries before we leave home for the days work and this made a lot of sense to me. After a year or so, I met Your Grace again at the retreat and You instructed me to chant 16 rounds
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from the next day. Your power is so potent that I was able to do it to my amazement. This proves that You are the very manifestation of the super soul as quoted in the above sloka. You have always been guiding me as though I was Your initiated disciple even before initiation and this shows that Your Grace have a equal disposition to all and give Your Mercy regardless of who the person is. You are very merciful to accept me as Your disciple and initiate me in the summer of 2009. I will remain ever indebted to Your Divine Grace for this. I have been seeing through these years that Your Divine Grace has been tirelessly been preaching the message of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as ordained by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. In spite of Your ill health at times, You have never cancelled or postponed any of Your lectures and in spite of Your age, Your Grace and Her Grace Gurumata ji have been traveling, crossing time zones and living from Your suitcases and putting up with so many inconveniences. I have no more words to say and offer my dandvat pranams again and again at Your lotus feet. On this very auspicious occasion of Your appearance day, though I am unqualified, I sincerely pray to Sri Krishna and Srila Prabhupada to give Your eternal association always to me and to my other wonderful god brothers and god sisters so that we may become insignificant instruments in Your Divine hands to carry out the mission set by Srila Prabhupada. Srila Gurudeva, You are the disciple of the greatest acharya in the history of this planet and I am indeed very fortunate to be Your disciple and I cherish this again and again and I look forward to serving You and Gurumata in the times to come. I also sincerely request You to pardon any offense that I may have committed in serving Your Grace and Her Grace Gurumata. Your servant, Madhvacharya Das

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Madhava Prasada devi dasi and Gauranga Dhira das, Argentina you are embodiment of pleasure
My dear Spiritual Uncle HH Sankarshan Das Adhikari Please accept my most humble obeisances to your lotus feet All glories to You and to Srila Prabhupada Patita Pavana ISKCON Founder All glories to Sri Sri Guru, Gauranga and Srimati Radharani All glories to Vrindavan Dham and Vraja Dham All glories to Sri Yamuna Devi Hare Krsna You are very special to us, to our humble home, house.... You Master and Senior Friend, are guiding our steps as an Loving Uncle. Your Divine Presence is inspiring us every day with your magical "thinking of the day". Your Lotus eyes are looking ours with your pure Light that will not let us get out of the way marked by HDG Srila Prabhupada. You are the GRACE. You are the servant of the servant of the Servant of the Lord. You give pleasure to Sri Radhe and all the habitants in Vrindavan.
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Vrindavan Forest is pleased with your service. Each creature in Vrindavan is pleased when feels your lotus breath. We deeply love and respect you with all our heart, Your most humble servants, Madhava Devi Dasi Prasada and Gauranga Das Dhira

Mathuresha Dasa, London, England Happy Vyasapuja

Dear Sripad Sankarshan Dasa Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. My best wishes to you on your Vyasa-puja day. I follow your preaching program in Spanish, English and Russian, I love the way you convey the message of Srila Prabhupada, and I specially love the pictures. There is a verse of the Caitanya Caritamrita that I would like to quote: r Caitanya Mahaprabhu said: r Caitanya Caritmrta

yre dekha, tre kaha 'krsna'-upadea mra jya guru ha tra' ei dea
"Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord r Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavad-gt and rmad-Bhgavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land." (Cc. Madhya 7.128) You are helping my spiritual life a lot, reminding me how nothing is independent of Krishna.
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My obeisances to you again and again, Your servant and admirer Mathuresha dasa London, England

Madhavapriya Devi Dasi & Madhavasraya Dasa, Copenhagen, Denmark you showers unlimited mercy upon us
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept our humble obeisances. o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine
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I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Gurudeva. On this most auspicious day, your Vyasapujaday, we are very gratefull and deeply honored to be allowed to express our gratitude. Dear Gurudeva thank You very much for everything. We are just fools who don't really understand a lot. But this We understand and feel deep in our hearts. That by Gurudeva's mercy We can come to the level of understanding who We are and being who We are. We understand that if at this point We are not aware of who We are and that only by Gurudeva's mercy We can come to understand this. That We are spirit souls, Krishnas eternal servant and that pure devotional service is the only course for happiness. Then this means that Gurudeva is showering unlimited mercy upon Us and that without Gurudeva it is not possible for us to attain happiness. How will it ever possible for Us to thank enough for this? We don't even know how to thank for this. We thank You very much from the deep inner core of our hearts. Thank You Gurudeva! We are your eternal servants. So please engage Us in Your service and let more and more service come to Us. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Gurudeva Ki Jaya Your loving servants Madhavapriya Devi Dasi & Madhavasraya Dasa

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Madhavi-lata Devi Dasi, Riga, Latvia - transforming morose materialists into alive spiritual entities
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you, to your associates, followers and pastimes. I am praying to Krishna that in this small attempt to glorify you I am able to say something concise but at the same time meaningful, for the pleasure of Your Grace and all your followers. Srila Prabhupada has given you a unique name of the Lord, which means, as you have yourself explained on several occasions, "one who attracts everyone". So today I am meditating of your amazing ability to attract people to Krishna consciousness. I am made to remember my own beginning days of spiritual practice. I was attending a Vedic philosophy course at the local temple and at the same time was already involved in your e-course. I liked the philosophy, but I could never imagine "becoming a Hare Krishna" myself. I was busy in my university studies for a supposedly bright future.
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Then one day while sitting at the computer and typing some homework at the university's library, I decided to download one of your lectures available on your website and listen to it through earphones. That was a great turning point in my life. I found myself taken completely out of my surroundings and transported into a totally different reality. I was so excited about having found a guru in this way. I had also heard about the Mahamantra, but never thought I should be chanting it myself. But you were very much emphasizing it your lectures, so with my so-called scientific brain I figured out one day while walking to my university, that since it is so much emphasized, it must be something important. And then - bang! - I just started chanting right there on the street, simply on the strength of your words, and I never stopped since. In a few days I made it up to 16 rounds, then 20, then 25. That is my own experience of how your influence attracted me to Krishna consciousness, and so many times I have seen other people becoming attracted right on the spot by meeting you, hearing your lectures or simply reading your Thought for the Day. I have seen them suddenly transformed from ugly, morose materialists into alive, bright-faced spiritual entities. There are several devotees in our Riga, Latvia temple who were coming for years, but only recently got inspired to practice Krishna consciousness seriously - all by your mercy. So these are wonderful examples of how the effects of the Lord's spiritual energy manifested through His pure devotees are seen in our daily lives, and I wish only that you may be successful in your mission of attracting the whole world to Krishna consciousness and that I may also be eternally engaged in the service of this mission. Your eternal servant, Madhavi-lata Devi Dasi

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Madhavananda Das, Yasodapriya Devi Dasi and Bhakta Krishneet, Melbourne, Australia, kindness & compassion
Dear Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. We are writing this offering on the occasion of your Vyasa puja with a very deep feeling of gratitude for the boundless mercy that your grace have showered upon us. During your preaching trip to Melbourne in December 2011, you showered your mercy by initiating us as your disciples. It is indeed our great fortune to have you as our spiritual master, who so kindly and conscientiously guides us on the path of Krishna bhakti like a parent leading a child on the right path. You shower kindness and compassion on your disciples and every living entity.

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It is also your great compassion to allow us to visit your 2012 Vyasa puja in person. It has been our long cherished desire to attend your Vyasa puja to see it being celebrated in grand fashion. We were ecstatic when you allowed us to attend your Vyasa puja. Our hearts were filled with immense joy when the invitation came from you and further heartened when you took the time out of your extremely busy schedule to guide us through the logistics of the visit. Srila Gurudev, please continue to bless us with the genuine spiritual knowledge so that we can continue our journey in improving our Krishna consciousness and become fully dedicated in serving Krishna as instructed by you. Your servants Madhavananda Das Yasodapriya Devi Dasi Bhakta Krishneet Melbourne, Australia

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Madhavi Devi Dasi from Burgas Bulgaria: I wish You a lot of health and a long life.
Hare Krishna,Guru Maharaj and Gurumata. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisance. Dear Guru Maharaj, I wish You a lot of health and a long life. Before You return to the spiritual sky with Lord Krishna, I wish You to see this world free from material bondage of Maya, chanting the Holy names of Krishna. Your unworthy servant, Madhavi devi dasi.Burgas-Bulgaria

Madhusudhana Das, Warszaw, Poland Thank you for guidance

Dear Srila Gurudeva On Your Vjasa Puja Day, please accept my most humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to You, All Glories to Guru Mataji. I wanted to thank You Srila Gurudeva for guidance, and that You are always there. I am so happy for your association, because of You, Srila Prabhupada and Krsna, my life and all my daily struggles make sense. Waiting for the next time to see You. Your servant Madhusudhana Das

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Madireksana devi dasi, Mauritius - spreading krsna conciousness around Mauritius

o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. All glories to Srila Prabhupada Dear Srila Gurudev Hare Krsna Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this very auspicious occasion of your vysa puja celebration. Dear Gurudev, I am so fortunate to receive your guidance daily by reading your emails, I receive so much inspiration and happiness .So many devotees surely take the opportunity to associate with you Gurudev by the internet. My family and I had the greatest pleasure in meeting you and Gurumata in Delhi. It was our good fortune. I listened to your lectures and from that time I am still following you.How can I ever thank you for taking me out from so much ignorance. I feel very happy every time you and Gurumata come to Mauritius our small island .I have the good fortune to serve you Gurudev and Gurumata. So often I have learnt many things which have improved my devotional service. Please forgive me if I have made any mistakes. At times I get tired and frustrated in this material world which prevents me from realising my real potential. I beg for your blessings in order to get rid of these negative feelings. Please on this auspicious day give me your blessings to continue with my service.As one big family we must all co-operate to spread Krsna consciousness all around Mauritius. I pray for your shelter, guidance and blessings dear Gurudev With full respect and affection
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Mahabhagavat Das, Toronto, Canada let me be a true disciple

o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva, On this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja celebration, I fall in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories unto your Divine Grace. Srila Gurudeva, my only real wealth is devotional service, and you have made me a very, very wealthy person. I dont deserve this, all the service is a great, great privilege, and I am sure there are thousands of devotees around the world who can do all this much much better than me. But my dear Lord and Master, you are so merciful that you somehow showered this mercy upon me. I cannot say just how much I have learned on the road to being your disciple, and since then. It seems like I have lived so many different lifetimes in such a long time, you have brought me SUCH a long way! From all my reading, my hearing, and study, I have been learning more and more about the exalted status of the spiritual master. Here is one example Srila Gurudeva.

tasya tvam tamaso 'ndhasya dusprasydya pragam

sac-caksur janmanm ante labdham me tvad-anugrah t Your Lordship is my only means of getting out of this darkest region of ignorance because You are my transcendental eye, which, by Your mercy only, I have attained after many, many births. SB 3.25.8 In purport Srila Prabhupada has written:
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This verse is very instructive, since it indicates the relationship between the spiritual master and the disciple. The disciple or conditioned soul is put into this darkest region of ignorance and therefore is entangled in the material existence of sense gratification. It is very difficult to get out of this entanglement and attain freedom, but if one is fortunate enough to get the association of a spiritual master like Kapila Muni or His representative, then by his grace one can be delivered from the mire of ignorance. The spiritual master is therefore worshiped as one who delivers the disciple from the mire of ignorance with the light of the torch of knowledge. The word pragam is very significant. pragam refers to one who can take the disciple to the other side. This side is conditioned life; the other side is the life of freedom. The spiritual master takes the disciple to the other side by opening his eyes with knowledge. We are suffering simply because of ignorance. By the instruction of the spiritual master, the darkness of ignorance is removed, and thus the disciple is enabled to go to the side of freedom. It is stated in Bhagavad-gt that after many, many births one surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, if, after many, many births, one is able to find a bona fide spiritual master and surrender to such a bona fide representative of Krsna, one can be taken to the side of light. My Lord, I am simply a fool, but I simply am looking to somehow or the other please you by rendering some service. I have no ability, no skill, no talent, no achievement, nothing of my own. But somehow or the other, whatever little I seem to have, when applied in your service, seems to get so much more done than I could otherwise imagine possible! So I know that every step of the way you are personally arranging for me to be watched over, assisted, guided, and cared for. There are so many transcendental projects that are just taking off so nicely! The Russian Thought for the week is now publishing translated thoughts twice a week. The Lithuanian Thought for the week is also going strong and consistent, for more than 3 years now. Your sda_students online conference, with your guidance and your instructions, is blossoiming into a very active online community of devotees with so many exciting projects! Your students are reading Srila Prabhupadas books so very scrutinizingly and becoming SO expert in discussing topics of Krishna consciousness! There are so many projects going on, it is like the HUGE transcendental feast you speak of in your lectures while quoting one of your favorite verses from Srila Rupa Goswami that talks about the nectar generated by the two syllables krishn-na! I dont know how much I can do with two little hands, two little legs, one little brain, one fallible body. And I wouldnt trade all the hard work and the feeling of always being behind on my services for all the sense enjoyment and/or relaxation in the world. I pray to you that I may become even more efficient and use you r resources more judiciously. On this auspicious occasion, I once again rededicate myself to being your servitor, the sevitor of your servitors, praying to remain available to do the needful, whatever you need done. Any menial service that you feel I am capable of doing. My dear Lord and Master, my eternal savior from the travails of material consciousness, I beg you to please, please, please give me pure devotional service. If you dont bless me then what is my hope? Due to my intense ignorance, I am drowning in an ocean of offenses, to you, those dear to you, and to so many other devotees. I beg you my Lord, to please please cleanse my heart of all these nonsense tendencies, to please make me worthy of being your disciple. I do have one great fear, I humbly fall at your divine lotus feet and beg you to please free me from this great fear. Observing your intense travel schedule all over the world for so many years, I fear greatly for your health and also that of Guru Mataji. I worry so much dear Srila Gurudeva, that for the sake of persons like me, knowing fully well that I dont even appreciate the true value of one moment of your
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association, you are sacrificing your own health. My request is to see if you can slow down the rate of your travel and spend more time in each place. Please do not deny me this little request. It arises out of selfishness, to have the soothing umbrella of the shade of your lotus feet for as long as it is possible, but also I want millions and millions more of unfortunate living entities to benefit from meeting you in person, which will surely happen as we get hundreds and thousands of Godbrothers and Godsisters. I look at your intense travel schedule, all those changes in time zones, all those times you cross the equator of the earth, all the late nights, early mornings, inconvenient accommodations, changes in weather, different water, different types and styles of Prasadam, so many different types of toxins coming at you from all sides, and I worry and worry and worry that I will lose the nectar of your vapuh association too soon. I do know that you are under the personal protection of Krishna, and Krishna raakhe, maare ke, but my Lord, I am just a baby in spiritual life, and I feel great anxiety. Please, if you so see fit, kindly take more care of your personal health. I pray that I may at least not add any inconvenience or worries to you, that Krishna may give you good health, responsible disciples who can really free you from administrative and management headaches to focus on instructing us in Krishna consciousness, and unlimited resource s so you may have the transcendental pleasure of pleasing Srila Prabhupada by spreading his ISKCON all over the world. Your tiny insignificant little servant, Mahabhagavat Das

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Minaketana Ramadasa das, Arad, Romania serving you and Krishna in spiritual world
My Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to you and your wonderful service to Sri Krishna. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My dear Gurudeva, on this auspicious day I am praying to Lord Sri Krishna to keep you healthy and strong to push further the preaching mission of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Also I am praying to Sri Krishna to help me understand/realize that serving Him means first serving you. As the sastra state: sakshad-daritvena samasta shastrair uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam In the revealed scriptures it is declared that the Spiritual Master should be worshipped like the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and this injunction is obeyed by pure devotees of the Lord. The Spiritual Master is the most confidential servant of the Lord. Thus let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of our Spiritual Master. As a sane man knows that is not a good idea to build a house on a bridge, similarly blessed by your mercy I hope to understand one day that I am not this body and my place is not in this miserable material world, but serving you and Krishna in spiritual world. Your Humble Servant, Minaketana Ramadasa das (Arad, Romania)

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Nandadulal dasa, Melbourne - blessed to get Your divine association

o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. My Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet All glories to Jagad-Guru Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to you on this most auspicious divine appearance day of yours!

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Srila Gurudev, as being very fallen I have no credential/qualification to write this offering to you but by your causeless mercy I get this opportunity to write on your Vyasa puja. As by writing this offering it helps me in my purification Process. It is time to reflect to see where I have been, where I am and where I want to go in my spiritual life. And the most important thing is to see if my thoughts, deeds and actions which i have performed or performing are pleasing to You. On this auspicious occasion and transcendental day we wish and pray to Lord Shri Nrsimha Deva for your good health and well being. We beg and pray to Shri Shri Gaura Nitai for your presence and pastimes in this world to go on for a very very long time. Whatever auspiciousness is there in this material world is due to your presence and the presence of all the great sadhus in our sampradaya and its our great fortune to take full association of saintly souls whenever possible and you show your mercy and blessing both through vapuh and vani. We are so fortunate and blessed to get your divine association everyday through your Thought For The Day and your e-course which helps over 14,000 fortunate souls directly and thousands of others indirectly and then you bless us with your divine darshan not once but twice a year. You personally take all the pains and hassle which is involved to travel around the Globe. This is not common and cannot be understood and realised by common people. Its your pure love and compassion towards all living entity which is exemplary. You have dedicated your whole life to carry out the order of your spiritual master to become guru and deliver others and to spread Krishna consciousness as far and wide and you are carrying that order with utmost faith and determination. Srila Gurdev, this year has been really big for me and my family as on 31st Dec11 was the day you made me deathless and fearless as I got initiated, so Thank you Srila Gurudev for accepting this fool as your disciple and thank you for initiating me and being my spiritual master and giving me such a wonderful sweet name Nandadulal dasa. I just pray to lord Krishna to bless me with all strength, courage and determination to try to become your sincere disciple and to live up to the name which you have blessed me with. On March 22nd Krishna blessed us with a baby girl and this blessing comes with lot of responsibilities and it becomes top most duty for me and for my wife to be firm and fixed in Krishna consciousness ourselves and to bring this wonderful soul in Krishna consciousness environment so that she can become a pure devotee and servant of Krishna and dedicate her life doing BHAKTI devotional service and this can only be possible through the mercy of pure devotee like yourself. Thank You Srila Gurudev for giving her the name Chaya. Srila Gurudev, your mercy has no boundaries, you initiated me and took away all my sins but unknowingly I keep doing so many sins and offenses so please forgive me for all my sins and offenses and I beg you to please give me the intelligence, the knowledge, the guidance so that I can use all my energy and senses in your service and in the service of all Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis as that is my duty and I beg you to please show me the direction and guidance to do my duty rightfully. I beg you Srila Gurudev for your mercy and blessing on me and my family and pray to Srila Prabhupada that we can dedicate this life in serving You and Krishna and following your instructions sincerely, seriously and strictly and be an instrument of love and compassion in your hands to teach and preach Krishna Consciousness to other. Srila Gurudev, I pray to Srimati Radharani to remain a speck of dust at your lotus feet and also hoping She may bless us one day to celebrate this auspicious day in your personal divine association. Your insignificant and fallen children Nandadulal dasa/Jodie/Mannix/Isabella Chaya, Melbourne
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Narada Muni Das - look with the eyes of Mahatma

My Dear Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet! All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! August 27, 2012, Padmini Ekadasi, Purushottama masa Shridham Mayapur. What is the better time and place to write a letter to your Vyasapuja ... Dear Gurudeva, You often quote in your lectures this verse from Svetasvatara Upanishad: yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tata gurau
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tasyaite kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah "Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." [SU 6.23] Commenting on this verse in "Bhakti sandarbha", Jiva Goswami says: "Whatever you feel for a guru, you have such feelings for Krishna." Dear Gurudeva, you teach us to look with the eyes of Mahatma - he sees only the good in others qualities. You teach us resist temptation; temptation to look for faults in others. Kalia represents the search for flaws. Kaliya is the sick heart of Vrindavan and the disease can kill us. Srila Prabhupada said that society for Krishna consciousness should be free of envy and if we are to make our society in Goloka Vrndavana should banish it Kalia - Vice to criticize because this flaw can poison everything, as Kalia poisoned water of Yamuna. You teach us by example. Thank you for those lessons! (If during that month of Purushottama with my austerities I attain some sukrti, I offer them to you with the only desire - to spread the mission of Srila Prabhupada in Bulgaria and around the world!) Your eternal servant, Narada Muni Das

Naradi Devi Dasi, Sofia - only desire to serve the spiritual master
My Dear Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet! All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! I wanted to write my offering for your Vyasapuja after returning from Sri Vrindavana. I was hoping to get new realizations and inspiration past the meeting with the Holy Dhama and you. I thought then I would have no problem going to write a nice letter. But time is running out and I need to write a letter before I leave. I looked into my heart and ask myself what could I write you now. I saw only one desire - to serve you and in this way to try to see Vrindavana! I pray to Krishna that this desire to stay forever in my heart and to increases more and more... Once you give me instruction: "Now you have to qualify yourself to see Krishna face to face!" and said that it is the same instruction that Srila Prabhupada has given you. I took this instruction as a blessing
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that really happen in my life and I pray to Krishna to have the strength to really take advantage of this blessing as you took advantage of the Srila Prabhupadas blessings! Tomorrow I will leave Sri Mayapur Dham to go to Sri Vrindavan Dham. But there is no difference between Mayapur and Vrindavan its a fact... This is The Holy Dham! But there is another fact: The most sacred place in the world is where the spiritual master is! Moreover: the most, most sacred place in the world is where we can serve the spiritual master! (Even if it is Sofia) Your insignificant servant (who is still just trying to serve you), Naradi Devi Dasi

Nitaicandra Das - to have Your association means to not take birth again
Dear Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to You Srila Gurudev From the first day when I see You, things started to be different Then I started chanting 16 rounds, I followed the 4 principles but I was not fully satisfied My preaching was only problem for the people, I was confused what to do From the moment when I took Your instructions seriously, my life became very blissful. When I see Your example, when I hear Your class and think of You, I feel satisfied Because I have many responsibilities, I have many difficulties but by Your mercy I know what to do. Let these difficulties come again and again and we to have Your association, to have Your association means to not take birth again In Your last visit in Bulgaria, You spoke that You are always in the hearts of Your disciples I request Krishna always please help me to realize that You are always in my heart, and bless me Your eternal servant Nitaicandra das

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Nitya Kisori Devi Dasi, Detroit, MI - meditating on Your lotus feet

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. I thank you on this most auspicious occasion for the unlimited mercy you shower on your disciples and devotees of Krishna. Without your causeless mercy, I would have remained in fallen condition in this abominable material world. It is so difficult to be happy in this conditioned world but a Guru like You can easily make an unhappy person happier with your pure knowledge, love and dedication to Srila Prabhupada's mission. I wish I was able to personally serve You but due to family commitments I
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am unable to do so. In every difficult situation, I meditate on Your lotus feet. With Your mercy even the most difficult situation gets easy to tackle. I cannot express in words how grateful I am. I pray the Lord to continue to give you good health so You continue to be the torchbearer for all the conditioned souls in this world. Please forgive this menial servant of Yours and please bless me to continue serving Your Divine grace and supreme Lord Sri Krishna in whichever part of the world I live. Your most fallen servant, Nitya Kisori Devi Dasi Detroit, MI

Nitya Kishori Devi Dasi (HPS), Peru Your Ultimate Self Realization are wonderful beautiful meditations
Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krsna, I am Nitya Kishori devi dasi, Hanumat Presaka Swami's disciple, from Peru. My conection with Sripad Sankarsan Das Adhikari is his disciple Madhumati devi dasi. For me is very inspiring how Srila Sankarsan Das takes care of her spiritual life, how by his inspiration she is able to go beyong her limits, and remain very much attrackted to Krsna's service. Because Sripad Sankarsan Das is a bona fide Guru, he gives perfect guidance, not only to my friend, or his disciples, but to everybody trhough the Ultimate Self Realization Course. I like very much to read it, and I appreciate so much how Maharaja takes care of us everyday. I find in Maharaja association throught the Ultimate Self Realization Course something wonderful on what meditate during the day. I know Sripad Sankarsan Das is a representative on the pure teachings of Srila Prabhupada. I hope we could always remain in his association, because the pure service of the servants of the mission of Srila Prabhupada is helping us to follow this path of Krsna Conciousness as is it. Aspiring for your blessings, your servant, Nitya Kisori devi dasi

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Parvati Devi Dasi, Klang, Malaysia - Srila Gurudev Ki Jai

Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabupad, Dear Srila Gurudev, Happy Vysa Puja Gurudev, I always prayed to Gauranga Mahaprabu that there will more and more vyasa puja will be held in the future for you. I am so blessed to have you as my spiritual master because you are ocean of mercy. You have helped me so much in my spiritual life in enlightening me by all your wonderful Hari katha. Thank you so much Srila Gurudev for all your kindness upon me. I hope to learn more and more from you and gain as much realization from you Srila Gurudev and for that I would always pray to Srila Prabupada for that opportunity. Lastly I just want to end my humble homage by wishing once Happy Vysa Puja Sila Gurudev Srila Gurudev Ki Jai. Your Humble Servant, Parvati Devi Dasi Klang, Malaysia

Prahlada dasa, Mauritius - Great Soul as Your Grace is Sudhurlabah

My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your appearance in this world. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to your lotus feet! nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine
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I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma, vando mui savadhana mate jahara prasade bhai, e bhava toriya jai, Krsna-prapti hoy jaha haite On this very auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja I once again do my dandavats at your lotus feet again and again, Srila Gurudev. Kindly forgive me for all my offenses to Your Divine Grace, what to speak of my offenses towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna and His pure devotees? Great Soul as Your Grace is Sudhurlabah (very rarely found), as through your Thought of the Day You are not only keeping thousands of fallen souls as myself to remain daily connected with Krsna and Your Grace, but guiding them to make their life perfect and attain the spiritual Abode of Lord Krsna. You are so compassionate to the fallen and suffering soul, that you are giving them Krsna even at the cost of your own health. On this auspicious day let me bow down again and again and touch the dust from your lotus feet and pray to Krsna to bestow His mercy upon you and give you courage, good health and time to be able to show the path of liberation to millions of conditioned souls like me and be able to continue this mission of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Wishing you the most wonderful Vyasa-puja celebration Your most fallen servant Prahlada das From Mauritius

Radhamohan das, Toronto, Canada addicted to your teachings

Dear Sankarshan das Adhikari prabhu, Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
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On this most auspicious day of your appearance, I wanted to take this opportunity to express my sincere, heartfelt gratitude for your wonderful e-course and daily nectar that is helping thousands of people like me around the world. I started reading them a few months ago, and I will admit that I am quite addicted to them now and look forward to reading them every day. What you have done through this forum is unparalleled. You have used the medium of internet, which is known only for causing noise and damage globally, and used it for spreading Krishna Consciousness. Through your answers I have learnt so much more about Krishna Conscious topics. I particularly cherish reading your amazing answers to not-so-amazing questions that many of us face from time to time but not quite sure how to answer them concisely. Its not an easy task to manage questions on spiritual matters in a public forum, and I appreciate your commitment for this service. I also admire your tireless travelling schedule. Its very inspiring to see how you are constantly travelling all over the world repeatedly, and giving people of various backgrounds a chance to come in contact with Krishna Consciousness. On a personal level, I wanted to thank you for your seminar on Nectar of Devotion during your last visit to Toronto. I often use your words and analogies in my conversations on spiritual matters. We all look forward to serving you during your next Toronto trip. We all pray for your good health so that many more conditioned souls like myself can become Krishna Consciousness! On this day, I beg for your mercy that I may always remain Krishna Conscious, connected with the all glorious sankirtan movement of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and a humble servant of those who are sincerely following Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. Your aspiring servant, Radha-mohan das Toronto, Canada

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Radha Raman Das wish you spiritual strength

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances,. I wish you spiritual strength while preaching and spreading knowledge to everyone who forgot their eternal duty for God. I also wish strong health while traveling everywhere to bring the mercy of Lord Caitanya. I bow down one more time. Your humble disciple, Radha Raman das

Radhapriya Devi Dasi, Austin, Texas, USA - Your mercy is unfathomable

My dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Your Divine Grace! yasya prasdd bhagavat-prasdo yasyprasdn na gatih kuto 'pi dhyyan stuvams tasya yaas tri-sandhyam vande guroh r-caranravindam "I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master. Only by his satisfaction can one please the Personality of Godhead, and when he is dissatisfied there is only havoc on the path of spiritual realization." Each year your Vyasa Puja provides an opportunity for me to deeply meditate upon our relationship; what it means to be a disciple, what it means to be a guru & how this dynamic actually works. Having
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been around the movement for a few years I've seen many devotees make the transition from bhakta/bhaktin to das/ dasi. While all these devotees are great souls for even taking to this process, what to speak of taking the monumental commitment of formal initiation, still they are more or less diamonds in the rough. Recently I witnessed a devotee almost get in a physical altercation with another devotee the day prior to their initiation ceremony. That experience really struck me. The first thought that hit me was how merciful the spiritual master is! Here we are a bunch of uncultured ruffians who have barely crossed over into the human being category & the spiritual master is agreeing to take responsibility for our karma. Ultimately our Guru has taken personal responsibility for our return to the spiritual world even at the cost of him having to take birth after birth to save us. It's amazing to see just how much faith, compassion and transcendental vision the spiritual master must have to accept that this Jagai or that Madhai will eventually turn into a proper Vaishnava. I began thinking back to the days surrounding my initiation -- the endless disqualifications, anarthas, ignorance & uncultured behavior of mine that you & Guru Mataji mercifully tolerated. Not only have you tolerated my nonsense, but you have encouraged me & even been able to extract & fan the minute sparks of good qualities that I possess, so that one day I may become a proper devotee. How indebted am I to you for just accepting me as your disciple alone?! What to speak of everything else? Then I think of all the times I've failed at living up to You & Mataji's expectations & just outright disappointed you by my thoughts, words & actions. Yet, anytime I approach you with these difficulties you mercifully pluck me out of the maya I am in & attempt to steer me back on the path of Krishna consciousness by whatever means possible. The time & energy you have spent into cultivating me alone is a Herculean task & to think there are countless other devotees throughout the world that you are putting just as much time & energy into cultivating. It's simply wonderful to see the abundant service you are doing to please Srila Prabhupada. Although you have a growing number of disciples I am touched by how you still make yourself fully accessible to your students, always taking the time to answer whatever questions they have & advise them how to transcend whatever difficulties they may have in practicing Krishna consciousness. You & Mataji put yourselves into great difficulty to travel around the world with Sri Sri Radha Damodar, to guide & inspire everyone to sincerely practice pure devotional service. Your mercy is unfathomable to me. Despite all the offenses & disturbances I have caused for Your Divine Grace, all you have shown me in return was love, mercy & compassion. How fortunate am I to have you in my life? Despite my deficiencies in practice, You have encouraged me to practice pure devotional service as you know that this is the only way by which I will ever feel totally happy & satisfied. The firm faith you have in Srila Prabhupada & Krishna is unparalleled. Every year I write this homage I feel helpless... what can I offer you that is of any value? All I can do is simply beg for your continued mercy & blessings throughout my life that I will continue to practice Krishna consciousness despite all the "difficulties" I perceive due to my unlimited anarthas, & uncontrolled mind & senses. Please bless me that I may create a life that is worthy of offering to Your Divine Grace, as without your mercy I can understand I am nowhere. Your worthless servant, Radhapriya Devi Dasi Austin, TX USA
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Ramananda Dasa (ACBSP), ISKCON, Big Island of Hawaii Dedicated to Srila Prabhupada mission
Sankarshan prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances and all glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the most auspicious day of your appearance I want to offer my most humble respect and appreciation for all that you are doing to spread the Krishna Consciousness Movement of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world. Krishna has showered His blessings upon you because of your strict adherence to the orders of Srila Prabhupada and your dedication to his mission. My hope is that I may assist devotees such as yourself in your service to Srila Prabhupada. Perhaps by following in your footsteps and assisting you in some way I will be admitted into the service of the Lord and the devotees. Please give us your association if you ever can find a few moments. We are anxious to become purified by your instructions and guidance. Your humble servant, Ramananda Dasa (ACBSP), ISKCON, Big Island of Hawaii

Rantideva das, Southaven, MS USA looking to You for guidance

Below, Please find my Vyasa Puja Offering. o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama
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I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My dear Srila Gurudeva, on this most auspicious day of Your Vaysa Puja, the disciple has the opportunity to glorify his Spiritual Master. But how is it possible for an ignorant fool, like myself, to glorify such an exalted personality as Your divine self? How can this fallen conditioned soul even begin to understand Your transcendental nature? How can the son glorify the father? How can the servant glorify the master? It appears to be an impossible task. The son and servant glorify the father and master by trying his best to follow the orders given by father and master. This I have tried to accomplish to the best of my ability despite my unlimited disqualifications. You are my Spiritual Father and I am Your ungrateful son. But just as the son looks to his father for love and guidance, I look to You for spiritual direction and scriptural guidance. Just as the son looks to his father for physical protection and security, I look to You for spiritual protection and security. Just as the son puts full faith in his father to keep him out of danger, I have full faith in You that You will lovingly guide me through the dangers and pitfalls of this material existence. And just as the son knows in his heart that the father will lead him in the right direction, I know in my heart that You will lead me out of this world of miseries and to an eternal world of joyful service to the Supreme. I pray each day that one day I may become a worthy son of my eternal father. I know this can only be accomplished by the mercy of Sri Guru. Therefore I pray for Your mercy that I may one day become a worthy son and servant of His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari, my beloved Srila Gurudeva. JAYA SRILA GURUDEVA! I look forward to the day when I may once again set at Your lotus feet. You are always my constant guide and well wisher and I remain Your worthless servant, Rantideva das Southaven, MS USA

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Rasraj Das, New Delhi thanks for being my savior

Hare Krishna prabhu ji. Pamho. All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga. Dear Prabhu ji, Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of our Vyasa Puja. I have been connected with you for the last 6 years. Gradually, I started reading your email courses and tons of my questions got answered. This is how I got deep faith in Krishna consciousness. Today, I am staying in the Brahmacari ashram and this is my 2nd year. This all happened just because of your teachings and local guidance from ISKCON temple. I am thankful to you because you have saved me from this struggling material world. Please bless me so that I can preach whatever I have learnt from you to please Srila Prabhupada. Your insignificant servant; Rasraj Das

Rishikumar das, Pune, India the perfect follower of Srila Prabhupada

Dear Maharaj, All glories to Srila Prabhupad, the saviour of the whole world. All glories to You, his perfect follower. Maharaj, Your mails (USR Course) is a daily spiritual breakfast for me and also a sweet medicine (for which, I wait every morning). You made Srila Prabhupad's statement true that nothing in this creation is waste, the perfect utilization of that thing is its use in Krishna Service.
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Maharaj, you have similarly used internet in the service of Krishna, spreading His glories and also clearing doubts of hundreds and thousands through your wondeful Q&A. Hare Krishna, Web Guru ki jai, Sankarshan Das Adhikari ki jai, Jai Srila Prabhupada. Truly, Rishikumar das, Pune, India

Rukmini Ranga Krishna Das, Bangalore, India please bless me with Krishna consciousness
Dear Prabhuji Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your words are always inspiring. You always share your personal experiences that helps to have more faith in the Krishna Consciousness. It also gives me hope, one day, by the mercy of Guru and Krishna and other Vaishnavas I may become a good Vaishnava. Please bless me to advance in Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krisna ! Your servant Rukmini Ranga Krishna Das

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Rupa Manjari Devi Dasi, Christchurch, New Zealand divine compassion & manifestation of Krsnas potency
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet.
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namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Without a bona-fide spiritual master, one continues to drown in the waves of the material ocean birth after birth. Unless one has the good fortune to come in contact with a bonafide spiritual master and follow the instructions he gives, one is doomed to remain in the darkest ignorance and thus suffer perpetually for eternity. One has no hope of ever reviving ones original consciousness in loving devotional service to the Lord. Thus it is my good fortune that you have accepted me as your disciple but it is my misfortune that I take it for granted and do not fully utilize your divine instructions to the fullest extent. Nor am I fully aware of your glories. To have a bonafide Spiritual master who connects one to Srila Prabhupada and the divine parampara (disciplic succession) back to Krsna is exceptionally rare mercy of the Lord. From the very beginning when I first started reading one of Srila Prabhupadas books and I visited the temple and started to take up the process of Krsna conscious, you were there, guiding me, allowing me to inquire personally, giving personal instructions, and clearing up all my confusions, all through the mercy of your compassion free internet course, and so for many other thousands of souls you are doing the same. Now almost seven years on since I came in contact with you, the volume of your students has steadily increased over the years yet miraculously your involvement hasnt decreased. You are still writing thought for the day, still replying to every question, still travelling around the world preaching and giving personal guidance continuously despite an aging body and many more thousands of students and others requesting guidance. The whole thing is really quite mystical! Certainly this must be a symptom of your divine compassion and the manifestation of Krishnas potency. Srila Prabhupada no doubt must hold you dear to his heart as you do him. You have taken his vision and instructions as your life and soul, and the fruit of that is clearly manifesting. I pray that I will take full advantage of your Divine Grace and so do not foolishly let the ultimate opportunity pass me by. I pray that I am able to fully embrace your instructions within my heart and mind and my every being so they become the significance of my existence. Srila Sridhara Svami prays, yada parananda-guro bhavat-pade padam mano me bhagaval labheta tada nirastakhila-sadhana-sramah srayeya saukhyam bhavatah kripatah O transcendentally blissful guru, when my mind finally achieves a place at your lotus feet, all the tiresome labor of my spiritual practices will be finished, and by your mercy I will experience the greatest happiness. Your foolish disciple Rupa Manjari Devi Dasi
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Saci mata devi dasi, Najafgarh, New Delhi, India epitome of ocean of mercy
Paramapujya Gurudev All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Srila Gurudev and Gurumathaji First of all I offer my most humble and heart-felt obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you, on the celebration of your appearance day. I also pay my humble obeisance to the senior vaisnavas, belowed God brothers & sisters. On this auspicious day disciples glorify their Spiritual Master. But I am too much unexperienced fallen conditioned soul. I have no qualification. How can I glorify a vaisnava, a pure devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. Only one who has got the mercy of Sri Guru & Vaisnava can glorify vaisnava. Oh, Gurudev, you are eternal associate of Lord Krishna, very dear to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, very dear to Srimati Radha Rani and have got unlimited mercy from Lord Balaram Nityananda Prabhu. Srila Gurudev, you appeared in this world to preach Krishna Consciousness & to distribute premabhakti to the conditioned souls. Because of your blessings only and through your teachings I came from darkness to Krishna conciousness. (Om Ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya) Oh Gurudev, you have all the divine vaisnava qualities. I have seen your simplicity, humbleness, tolerance, non-violence, truthfulness, forgiveness, tranquality in behaviour in your every activity. Oh Gurudev, O ocean of mercy, be merciful to me, your servant and purify me by the shade of your lotus feet. Your feet I humbly hold. Jai Gurudev, All glories to the most blessed event, the VYASAPUJA Yours insignificant Servant Saci mata Devi Dasi, Najafgarh, New Delhi, India

Sacisuta Das Sahadevan, Malaysia you taught us how to live and act in Krsna consciousness
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Hare Krsna dear Srila Gurudev, Please Accept my Humble Obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories to Your Divine Appearance Day. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudev, Let me express my humble obeisances for You being so many years a guide for me, for my many God brothers and sisters and many many others devotees. By your example You show how to live and act in Krishna Conscience, in way that your Great spiritual master Srila Prabhupada teaches. There is apologue about how to collect mango from mango-tree. The mango-trees are very high because of what the fruit do not trow directly on the ground, they will crash, but fruits very carefully are passed from hand to hand. Your carefulness and unceasing attention in passing transcendental knowledge save at every moment. Sometimes we want everything right now, by overestimating our level, sometimes conversely we trow out as not tasty, what can bring us real welfare. But You like the most attentive father, see from your highness and understand all our thoughts and acts and show us the real needed way. I ask Your Holiness the mercy to realize from deep heart, what means to be your disciple, live and act accordingly with this realization, in order that I can call my self your eternal servant... Dasanudasa, Sacisuta Das. Malaysia

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Sanat Kumara das, Malaysia - May Your Divine Grace guide us for the next ten thousand years
Dear Srila Gurudev, Hare Krishna o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories To Srila Gurudev, All Glories To Srila Prabhupada Humbly I would like to wish Happy Vyasa-Puja to Srila Gurudev and thank you so much for Your Divine Grace endless Blessings and guidance's. By Your Divine Grace mercy I am able to perform a little service to Lord Chaitanya's mission. All Glories to Srila Gurudev And May Your Divine Grace remain for the next ten thousand years to lead our Godbrothers & Godsisters and our Iskcon society and inspire others back to Godhead. My prostrated obeisances and prayers to the Lotus Feet of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Chaitanya to keep Srila Gurudev in good health and strength. I beg to the Lotus Feet of Srila Gurudev to maintain me always in the service of Guru and Gauranga. I fall to the Lotus Feet of Srila Gurudev to seek forgiveness for all my mistake's which may had coused disturbances to Srila Gurudev. I am very amassed to see Srila Gurudev's endless mercy upon me, even though I am a very fallen soul and unqualified. Finally I thank so much to Your Divine Grace for coming into my life and saving me from the ocean of birth and death.
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I have no other alternate way other than Your Divine Grace Lotus Feet to take shelter. I am so happy to be initiated under the Lotus Feet of Srila Gurudev, who is a beloved disciple of His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. I am very fortunate and always willing to remain beside the dust of Srila Gurudev's Lotus Feet. Please shelter this unworthy dog at Your Divine Grace Lotus Feet. I Love Your Divine Grace And Happy Vyasa Puja And All Glories to Srila Gurudev. Thank you your servant, Sanat Kumara das Malaysia

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Sankirtan das, Lithuania - Humble Vyasa puja Homage

My dear Spiritual Father, one of many Your divine qualities is special position given to You by Krisna. Simple man words and Judge words has different power. As government gave authorization to judge, the same Krishna gave You power to act as spiritual master. Because of this empowerment behind any Your action and words there is Krishna Himself... This is one of Your many divine qualities. More that forty years You strictly following Your Spiritual master A.C. Bhaktivedhanta Swami Prabhupada orders. This task is possible only if someone once and for all has told No to material energy and firm Yes to Krishna. This Yes is the biggest soul wealth. One can have influence, wonderful qualities, wealth, but it is only worthless thing compared to this Yes. Most powerful demigods is giving respect and bowing down before one who has this rarest wealth. This strong Yes is is one of Your many divine qualities. Krishna loves each of us. But very rarely who knows this love. If someone got seed of this love - this is not only by Krishnas mercy, but guru also.You are real knower of this most secret love, and attracted by it You traveling around the world and sharing it freely. To me this is most important Your quality, because this Your love is only one wealth I have, this is my origin of life. Your eternal servant Sankirtan das Lithuania

Sevananda Das, Kathmandu, Nepal - Sri Vyasa-puja Offering at The Lotus Feet of Srila Gurudeva
Hare Krishna o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.
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nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. My Dear Srila Gurudeva, as I am writing this offering, my heart is still oozing with the sweet nectar of your association in Vrindavan just a few weeks ago. You know Srila Gurudeva that now I am a householder, and my present condition can be perfectly described by the following prayer from the beautiful Bhagavatam: dastam janam sampatitam bile 'smin klhin ksudra-sukhoru-tarsam samuddharainam krpaypavargyair vacobhir sica mahnubhva O Great Personality, please be merciful upon me and save me for I have fallen into the dark hole of material existence where the serpent of time has bitten me. In spite of such abominable conditions, I still hanker to relish the most insignificant material pleasures. Therefore, please save me, my Lord, by pouring down the nectar of Your instructions, which awakens one to spiritual freedom. [SB 11.19.10] What a pitiful condition this is for me! But, this you already knew, hence, you actually poured down the nectar of your instructions upon me in the form of your lectures that you personally downloaded into my mobile. In spite of the busy schedule, you personally took the time and trouble to save those lectures into my mobile. O what kindness! O what mercy! Now while listening to your lectures, I am relishing and realizing the transcendental mercy and potency that lies in the words that emanate from the lotus mouth of the spiritual master. Thus, by your mercy, my heavy heart feels unburdened with great hope, which is filled with the truth that is bespoken by the Lord Himself in the following verse of the beautiful Bhagavatam: bdhyamno 'pi mad-bhakto visayair ajitendriyah pryah pragalbhay bhakty visayair nbhibhyate My dear Uddhava, My devotee who has not achieved full control over his senses may be troubled by desires for sense gratification, but due to staunch devotional service unto Me, he is not defeated by such material desires. [SB 11.14.18] My dear Srila Gurudeva, I find no words to adequately illustrate the extent of your kindness and mercy upon me. Instead, I find the only recourse in taking shelter of your unbounded mercy and praying to you in the mood of Bali Maharaja, which is so nicely expressed in the following verse of the beautiful Bhagavatam:
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tan nah prasda nirapeksa-vimrgya-yusmat pdravinda-dhisannya-grhndha-kpt niskramya viva-aranghry-upalabdha-vrttih nto yathaika uta sarva-sakhai carmi My dear Lord, please be merciful upon me, so that I may be able to get out of this dark well of material life called family life and take shelter of Your lotus feet, which are sought after by great saintly persons who are completely free of all material desires. Thereupon, as a peaceful surrendered soul, may all my bodily needs be fulfilled from the trees who give in charity to the whole world. Thus, may I roam freely all over the world either alone or with great souls who are the true friends of all living entities. [SB 10.85.45] Simply awaiting for your mercy while being thrashed by the modes of material nature is a servant of your servants, Sevananda Das Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Shyama Priya Devi Dasi, Noida, India taking shelter of Your lotus feet
Hare Krishna! My dearest & most respectable Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances unto Your Grace's lotus feet. All glories unto Your Grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva's Vyasa Puja offerings! Srila Gurudeva, I am so small and insignificant that my words carry no significance of their own. Despite that, I have gathered some courage to pay homage unto Your Grace's lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of Your Grace's vyasa puja. I humbly beg at Your Grace's lotus feet to kindly allow me do the same. I have been following Your Grace's instructions for the past two years and I have noticed that my Krishna Conscious life is not the same as it was before seeking your grace's shelter. I feel, it is only after having met Your Grace in person and to have received basic instructions from Your Grace, am I able to chant my daily minimum rounds of 16 consistently and am able to practise a devotional life, if I am permitted to call so. Without Your Grace's mercy and blessings I find myself completely lost in this world of chaos. I am not sure how much faith I have in myself but I surely have unflinching faith in Your Grace's (my Srila Gurudeva's) words, that one day I will be able to purify my consciousness under your grace's able guidance and go back home, back to Godhead. I humbly beg at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna and Srimati Radharani, to provide the best of health and facilities to my Srila Gurudeva and Srimati Gurumata (my spiritual mother) to help fulfill the Divine mission of rescuing so many fallen souls like me from the quagmire of chaos. Yours sincerely, insignificant & unworthy servant, Shyama Priya Devi Dasi ISKCON, Noida India

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Sri Gaura Hari das, Detroit, USA my progress is your causeless mercy
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Nama Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Preshtaya Bhutale Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamiin iti Namine Namaste Sarasvate Deve Gauravani Pracharine Nirvisesha Sunyavadi Paschatya Desa Tarine Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadhadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda I have procrastinated writing this Vyasa puja offering until the last moment as I was feeling that I have had no realizations in the past year and nothing to offer in devotion to my beloved Srila Gurudeva. However I read somewhere that by writing for Guru and Krishna one gets personal purification, so I sat down and started searching the Vedabase to get some inspiration and stumbled upon the following verse in Srimad Bhagavatam (11.17.27) which describes the position of a bona fide spiritual master. acaryam mam vijaniyan navanmanyeta karhicit na martya-buddhyasuyeta sarva-deva-mayo guruh In the purport it is mentioned that a bonafide spiritual master is also called an acharya who initiates a sincere disciple into the disciplic succession and imparts him the knowledge of the absolute truth with all its intricacies and engages him in the service of the Lord.

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After reading the purport and reflecting on my life after I took shelter of Srila Gurudeva, I realized that even though I have taken Krishna conscious for granted now, earlier I was a gross materialist making futile attempts to make my present life comfortable by running after the illusion of happiness. Tormented by the threefold material miseries every day and night, without any knowledge of what lies beyond this sensory realm, I was on a downward spiraling path to the lower species of life owing to my sinful activities. But today when I look at myself I am a different person, though I have not shed all my materialistic tendencies, and still tormented by material miseries, I have a sense of satisfaction somewhere deep within my heart, knowing whatever happens Lord Krishna is in control. I have been given the opportunity to serve Sri Baladeva, Sri Jagannath and mother Subhadra every evening by dressing them here in Detroit and if not for your causeless mercy Srila Gurudeva I have no such qualification. All the material prosperity and transcendental knowledge that I possess today, whatever spiritual progress I have made so far, I completely owe it to you and on this auspicious occasion of your appearance day I like to thank you for your causeless mercy upon a fallen soul like myself. I request you to kindly forgive all the offenses that I have committed in writing this offering and beg you to continue to provide me with your transcendental protection and give me the strength to completely surrender unto you and to engage in your service to a greater extent. Sri Gaura Hari das

Srinivasa Das and Saradiya Devi Dasi, Hamilton, New Zealand yearning for your blissful association
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada Please accept our humble obeisances Dear Guru Maharaji We pray that you and Guru Mataji are well. Thank you very much for the excellent emails from your wonderful Ultimate Realization Course, it is inspirational to start the day with a message from you. Thank you for inspiring us to chant 16 rounds, which was at the time the main obstacle to getting initiated. Due to your merciful association we were able to easily achieve by that very day. We missed
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your association in Hamilton New Zealand this year. I hope that you would bless us with your association in future. You are most welcome at our humble abode should you require accommodation at any stage. Your humble servants Srinivasa Das and Saradiya Devi Dasi

Sudama Das, Dusseldorf, Germany grateful to you from the core of my heart
Hare Krsna dear Sankarshana Das Adhikari Prabhu, Please accept my most humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

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I am living in Germany and following your valuable instructions and messages via web forum. I would like to deeply thank you, especially on the occasion of your Vyasa Puja day for enlightening me in the science of Krsna consciousness. May by the mercy of the supreme personality of Godhead, you live long and help most fallen, conditioned souls like me. Hare Krsna Hari Hari In service of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga Sudama Das

Sudevi Devi Dasi - Your guidance and advice is priceless

My Dear Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you and Gurumata! We have your association daily through Thought for the Day. What better way to communicate with so many people around the world than via the internet. You are always willing to answer questions. Your guidance and advice is priceless. I am grateful for everything you offer. Thank you for accepting me with all my faults and shortcomings. You see the good in us all; encouraging us with praise for our good actions and gently guiding us. Best wishes on this auspicious day. Srila Gurudev ki jai! Your servant Sudevi Devi Dasi

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Sumadura Caitanya Das & Rukmini Priti Devi Dasi from Bahrain, Middle East: To our Siksha Guru.
My Humble Obeisance unto the lotus feet of my Siksha Guru His Holiness Sankarshan Das Adhikari. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this occasion of Vyasa Puja of Guru Maharaj, we are expressing the immense benefit Guru Maharaja has given us by imparting spiritual knowledge in a simple and realistic way which helps us in effective preaching to most difficult people and improved our personal lives. We were fortunate to have the association of Guru Maharaja once in Balramdesh (Kingdom of Bahrain) and look forward to have the fortune of having Maharajas association again which can help many souls. With our prayers for the well being of Guru Maharaj, Insignificant souls, Sumadura Caitanya Das and Rukmini Priti Devi Dasi (Humble disciples of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj)

Sundar Ananda Das Thank you for the guidance

Offering for Sankarshan Adhikari Prabhu Please accept my humble obeisances. Thank you for providing us shelter and the necessary instructions in our spiritual life. It is very heartening to see you and Vishnu Priya Mataji travel all over the world tirelessly preaching this great message of Krishna consciousness. I pray for many more years of the same, and that your name too spreads. Your servant Sundar Ananda das
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Syamananda Das - One cannot reach God but through God's friend
Please accept my humble obesiences. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! They say that Jesus is the only way, "Correct assertion, please allow me to say, This maxim he states surely is a fact. It is God's mandate, completely intact. Let us analyze friend, what Jesus truly proposes, What he speaks is exact, scientific, and fully exposes The means of attaining life's ultimate goal, That is service, surrender, and love for the Supreme Lord. It is said in the 'smrti' without the mercy of God's pure devotee, Namely that rare personality who has fully surrendered unto He, Without his grace, one cannot progress spiritually, What to speak of going home, the spiritual world, to live eternally. You see dear friend, we are fully dependent on God's mercy, And his mercy ripens upon His sending the pure devotee.
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This devotee, not an average soul, Has taken the 'post' of God, to lead us back home. We are lost without our guide, the spiritual master, Who has taken numeous risks to get us home faster. He takes away our karma, innumerable reactions to sin, He speaks transcendent instruction, giving the heart a cleanse, He opens our eyes, having been shut for ages, With the torchlight of knowledge, the vital force of the sages. My dearest friend, please comprehend, One cannot reach God but through God's friend. Indeed this is the means that God presents, For attaining love for Him and perhaps His personal presence. May we surrender unto and offer everything, Unto such a pure devotee, only he can save we." Srila Gurudeva, I am still trying to fully appreciate the fact that I have taken initiation and consequent instruction from a bonafide spiritual master in a proper disciplic succession, namely Your Grace. The above poem is in a sense, what I might say to a sincere, open-minded Christian in response to their questioning whether we too believe Jesus to be the "only way". It is also intended to glorify you, all your innumerable qualities and all that you do. Thank you for accepting me as your disciple, I hope to please you in every way and thus become a candidate for taking me with you back Home, back to the Spiritual World. Hare Krishna. Your disciple, Syamananda Das

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Tapasvini Devi Dasi following Your instructions is my real identity

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. All glories to Your Divine Grace. Progress in spiritual life is not possible without a spiritual master. Thank You for giving that mercy for me and guiding me in all different situations of life and showing me the right way. Gradually, I have realized more and more how the material world is not my home. The material bodies and minds can never be real gentlemen or gentle ladies. But I don't need to worry because by following Your instructions it is possible to act in my real identity, as a spirit soul. Thank You for giving me the extremely valuable instructions which make the distinction between my true identity and what is not me more clear. For example, once You said to me: "Krishna has given you a human body - now use it for Him." Now my life is not full of bliss, eternity or knowledge but I'm trying to focus more on direct service and I pray for Your blessings to become qualified for meeting Lord Sri Krishna someday like You have done. Your grateful servant, Tapasvini Devi Dasi
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Tunga Vidya Devi Dasi, Melbourne, Australia all arrangements to make us Krishna conscious 24 hours a day
My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine

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O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Kindly accept my offering on this auspicious day of your appearance. Any advancement in spiritual life is solely dependent on gurus mercy. I am so fortunate to have such a wonderful guru like you. On this divine day, I really thank from my heart since you made me realize the ultimate goal of life. The sweet words emanating from your lotus mouth clears my illusion and I enjoy Krishna Consciousness because of you gurudev. I beg more and more for your mercy on your appearance day, so that I will be able to make more advancement in Krishna Consciousness. Gurudev you have made all arrangements so that we remember Krishna 24 hours a day, through your lectures, internet free e-course and your kiratns. Only by the causeless mercy of lord Krishna, I got you as my guru. In your lectures you have told, if we follow the map, we can reach the desired destination. So, I am following your instructions as my map, so that I can reach the Goloka Vrindavan, when I leave this body. Srila Gurudev, you display unlimited compassion towards fallen souls by your e-course and I am getting enlightened day by day, by reading the daily thought for the day. Only by your mercy, I can cross over the material miseries. Please Srila Gurudev, give me strength to cross over the tribulations of material energy. This year is an extra special year, as you have accepted me as your initiated disciple. I am sincerely trying to follow your instructions and use the bad bargain of this human body in achieving the supreme goal of life. Your Humble Servant Tunga Vidya Devi Dasi Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

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Venudhari Krishna das, Pune, India You are The Right Spiritual Master For This Age
Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to srila Prabhupada, All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga, Hare Krishna Sankarshan Prabhuji, You have all good qualities of dedication, enthusiasm, companion towards all fallen souls. Your dream towards make this entire world to be Krishna conscious. Tireless preaching to entire world. You are the Srila Prabhupadas dedicated disciple, in every thought for the day I am seeing your dedication towards your spiritual master and fullfilling His divine grace orders. Whenever I see you I am getting new fired up enthusiasm. In front of you I am a beggar, I am humbly requesting you shower your mercy on me so that I can serve all the vaishnavas all acharayas and Lord Krishna. My humble requests place me as a dust particle at your lotus feet. Your eternal servant Always ready to serve you. -Venudhari Krishna das Pune, India

Visvapati Krsna dasa, Bangalore, India - All glories unto you

Dear Maharaj, Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet All glories to Srila Prabhupada I want to convey my heartfelt gratitude for your daily thoughts service. They are very enlivening. Very useful to neophyte preacher like me for self improvement and to answer the queries of bhakta janas. They are very crystal clear and helped a lot in convincing many to take up chanting process. All glories unto you.

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We pray to their lordship Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladev and Subhadra mayi to protect your health. We hope and pray that you will shower blessings on Bangalore devotee congregation also in the coming year. Your humble servant, Visvapati Krsna dasa

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Vrajakishor Das, Kaunas, Lithuania you are life to me

My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and You Srila Gurudeva. When I was in prison with preaching program I saw criminals who were entrapped by the laws of country. Now I can see that I am also entrapped not less then they are. But difference between them and me are that I met bona fide spiritual master who is constantly putting endeavors to save all planet including me from this prison called material world. During your each visit to Lithuania, each contact you through hearing, seeing, remembering or serving you, brings me more and more faith to the Holy Name and Spiritual life. Contact with You for me is like getting fresh breath of pure water for dying fish which are out of water. Your eternal servant, Vraja Kishor das Kaunas Lithuania 2012

Yamuna Devi a/p Kathiresan, Malaysia - most needful of your special mercy
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to his grace Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to his grace Srila Gurudeva. Dear Gurudev, Please bless me with the dust from your holy lotus feet for without that dust I cannot make any significant spiritual advancement. It is said in the scriptures that great souls traverse the earth to offer
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redemption to those envious souls who have turned away from the face of the Supreme Lord. To give them a chance to re-establish their eternal relationship with the Lord. Gurudev - surely there is no one more envious and sinful than me. Therefore, I am in special need of your mercy. Please be kind to me and bless me with the desire for service to you. For without service to the bona fide guru no one can attain a taste for devotional service to Their divine Lordships Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. That dust from your lotus feet is the nectar for which these souls traveling in the material planets have been searching for life after life. You freely distribute the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Srila Prabupada without considering who is qualified or not. Surely, that is your special mercy for no one is more uniquely unqualified than I am. Without that dust from your lotus feet I have no reason to live but foolish as I am, I am constantly forgetting that eternal truth. It is said in the scriptures - "All Glory to Sri Guru and Gauranga!" but my eyes have no power to see any hint of your infinite glory. And yet I remain puffed up and proud of this bag of bones and blood. Without the dust from your lotus feet the need of the soul to express its love for Krishna will never be rekindled and so I must remain here constantly being kicked by the maya and trying to express that love in so many nonsense and perverse ways. There is no antidote to this poison that I have willingly taken than the dust from your lotus feet. I remain your most insignificant servant and the most needful of your special mercy. Your servant Yamunadevi Malaysia

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Offerings in English from devotees aspiring for initiation, students, and well-wishers

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Abasaheb Salunke, Pune, India your teachings bring solace and soothing all the time
Dear Maharaj Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet. I feel immensely privileged to write complements for your vyaspuja. Dear maharaj I have no proper words to sing in glory of you. I relish your godly messages regularly and the stuff has been proved of great help for my fledging spiritual being. I often think of you and your exhausting journey throughout the globe. But to fulfill the mission of Srila Prabhupada you have very humbly set aside your entire life never mind of what the risk might be. Your e-course espousing the teachings of srimad bhagvatam and bhagvat gita is a matchless gift to all of us. Your e-course lessons has become an infallible friend bringing solace and soothing all the time. I still feel a student attending your spiritual classes conducted via the e-course. Handling hundreds of e-mails daily and reciprocating them all is certainly a very complex task, but because of your causeless mercy , you always shower the convincing replies to all of us. We all love you just like we love krishna. I beg to request srimati radharani to confer
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upon your divine grace whatever you need to execute the mission enunciated by srila prabhupada. I pray to srimati radharani to keep you fit and healthy for many many years to come. A very very happy and prosperous birth day to you. Hari bol! Your very very insignificant servant Bh. Abasaheb Salunke Pune, India

Abhay Kulkarni from Austin, Texas: Your devotion to Srila Prabhupada is unlimited.
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Dear Gurudev, on this most auspicious day of your Vyasa puja I want to thank you for everything. It is not possible to find appropriate words to describe that mercy and benefit that you give to the conditioned souls like me. Every minute of your time you devote to the service of Srila Prabhupada. Your love, devotion and dedication to Srila Prabhupada are unlimited. Thank you for amazing lectures which opens my eyes and enlightens my spiritual understanding. Thank you so much for your kindness towards us. Please bless me to get rid of all material desires and to love forever our beloved Krishna with the pure devotion. Thank you for your mercy. Your disqualified servant, Abhay Kulkarni, Austin, TX
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Abhijit Sule from Pune, India: Srila Gurudev, I beg Your Mercy.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare! Srila Gurudev! Please Accept My Humble Obeisance! All Glories To Srila Prabhupada! All Glories To Sri Gurudev And Sri Gauranga! Srila Gurudeva! I do not have any words to describe my happiness when I am getting this opportunity to say my feelings at Your Vyasa Puja. Gurudev, I just want to say I have full faith in the Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna, His empowered true devotee (Srila Prabhupada) and His initiated disciples (You and all the ISKCON devotees). I do not have any words to describe how much I appreciate from the bottom of my heart Your work, Your efforts to go around to preach Krishna consciousness, Your daily emails and guidance to all aspirant devotees like me. I remember when you came to Pune last year. I purchased a new copy of Srimad Bhagavad Gita to get Your signature! In there You have written Abhijit & Prachiti please take Krishna Consciousness seriously and make your life successful. Gurudeva! I have kept this Bhagavad Gita very carefully and whenever I open it to read Your message I get inspiration and direction. I am sure this is going to guide me throughout this life to elevate in Krishna Consciousness. Srila Gurudeva my second interaction with You is when You visited HG Radhakrishna Chandra Prabhujis place to inspire all of us coming for Fridays Home program which is conducted by HG Khanai Thakur Prabhuji. Srila Gurudeva my happiness knows no bounds when I heard this news that You were coming to inspire all of us. Srila Gurudeva, I consider myself very lucky that Sri Krishna has decided to give directions to come out of pangs of material world by sending his pure devotees like Yourself . Otherwise, I could not have met You. Srila Gurudeva, You have filled up all gaps which were there in my personal relationship before I met You. Now I feel very satisfied in Krishna Consciousness. Your presence, words, expert answers to all questions and Your humility towards fallen souls like me are like boat which can sail all of us safely through oceans of misery in this material world. Srila Gurudeva, I beg Your mercy upon me and pray to Krishna that You will eternally guide me and stir me out of this material world safely to go to Krishna Loka/Goloka Vrindavan. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji ki Jay! All glories to you Srila Gurudeva! Your Servant, Abhijit Sule
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Adam grateful to Krishna for being led to Your lotus feet

Dear Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. There isn't a day that goes by when I dont thank Krishna for being led to your lotus feet. All though I am such a fallen soul, you have taken me under your shelter. Thank you for all your love and guidance. Bhakta Adam

Albert from Milford, Delaware: I thank you for all You do.
I thank You for all You do. I thank You for being there for me and for everyone. You truly make all the difference. Thank You for helping us all to remember God. We are so in need of this great love now more than ever before. With love and blessings Your Servant, Bhakta Albert

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Alok Panja, Kolkata, India surrendering unto your lotus feet

With all due regards and Respect, I, on this auspicious occasion take the opportunity to surrender myself unto your lotus feet. Guru Maharaj you have been guiding us with the daily nectar which gives immense happiness to fallen conditioned soul like me. Once again I submit humbly and render my Dandavat pranams to you, bless me with the specs of dust of your lotus feet.

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Alexis Ming-Yan Wong from Hong Kong, China: Someday I will become Your instrument.
My Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this most auspicious Vyasa Puja Day of Yours, I am fortunate to be given an opportunity to glorify You. But how can words ever describe Your causeless mercy to this useless soul? You never cease to inspire me by Your transcendental knowledge. With unlimited love and patience, You spend Your valuable time giving me personal guidance, even though I am simply a rascal who does not deserve any of Your attention. I am forever indebted to You. You taught us that there are two forms of spiritual master: His physical presence and His vibration presence. A disciple will never be separated from the spiritual master by following His instructions and feeling His vibration presence. Indeed, despite Your rare physical presence, You are never away from me. You have given me many sublime instructions that will elevate my consciousness and connect me with Krishna. You are always there in my heart with all these matchless gifts. The most fortunate thing for me
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from time immemorial is that Krishna has given You as my shelter in this human form of life. It is just me, the rebellious fool trapped in self-made miseries, attempting to run away from You for material enjoyment. When will I be able to cherish Your mercy and stop being foolish? When will I be able to please You by fixing myself in serving Krishna? Dear Srila Gurudeva, definitely my words cannot express how merciful You are and how glorious Your mission is. I am simply a beggar, begging for Your mercy at the dust of Your lotus feet. How will I even be able to continue practicing Krishna consciousness without Your mercy? I pray that I will be determined to cleanse my heart and free myself from ignorance, so that someday I will become Your tool in whatever ways You are pleased. Your worthless servant, Alexis Ming-Yan Wong

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Andreea, Timisoara, Romania please accept my gratitude

Dear Sankarshan Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the occasion of your Vyasa Puja celebration I would like to express my gratitude for the boundless mercy you show us by your traveling preaching mission to spread Krshna Consciousness all over the world and for your availability to help us conditioned souls go back home back to Godhead. I pray for the determination to take full advantage of your mercy and make my life perfect. I also want to offer my humble obeisances to Visnupriya Mataji who is such an inspiration to me for her dedication to you and Srila Prabupadas mission. Thank you both very much for everything you do for us. Please forgive all of my offenses. Aspiring to become your servant, Bhaktin Andreea (at the Timisoara temple, Romania)

Anil Anant Bhagwan, Sri Balaramdesh (Kingdom Of Bahrain) - Your appearance is Divine
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to Guru Maharaj, Srila Prabhupada, Sr Sri Gaur Nitai, Sri Sri Radha Krishna and Divine Devotees of Their Lordship. Kindly mercifully accept humble obeisances from this fallen soul at Your Lotus Feet on the auspicious Vyasapuja offering day of Nov 9, 2012.
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Guru Maharaj, Your contribution & selfless service to promote cause for which our beloved Acharya Srila Prabhupada stood for, is just commendable & invaluable. The material words, with Your grace, that I am trying to ponder and express with, are too weak to contain & convey that transcendental LOVE You are in magnificient, lofty, pure & serene efforts to help manifest in fallen souls of this planet. You have been kind & with full of Mercy to deliver the fallen. Your appearance is DIVINE and I consider myself fortunate to have received Your Love & Blessing. With lots of LOVE and Hare Krishna to You The Beloved Spiritual Master. Your das Anil Anant Bhagwan Sri Balaramdesh ( Kingdom Of Bahrain)

Anil Kumar Damodaran, Thank you for lighting my life

Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada All Glories to His Dvine Grace Srila Gurudeva. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. Thank You for showing light into my life. I've improved a lot in becoming Krishna Conscious now. My family is also improving a lot now. The "Thoughts For The Days" are such an inspiring e-mails to read every day and it reminds me about Krishna every day. Thank You Gurudev for guiding me to be Krishna Conscious, which is the highest perfection of life. Your Servant Anil

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Ankit and Bhumija, Melbourne, Australia - You are bestower of causeless mercy
Dear Maharaj and Mataji, Please accept our humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga It is exactly on this day last year- Your Vyasa Puja Day at Vasudev Prabhu's place Hoppers Crossing, Australia we came in association with you, with your Internet Preaching Website and on the very day we subscribed for it. Since then our lives have changed. Since then I am feeling like I am secure under you loving guidance. In the past with high intensity of eagerness we were waiting for a newspaper, now we are waiting for "Thought For The Day", such a drastic change in our lives, thoughts and deeds. Everyday your Thought For The Day brings us one step closer to reality, closer to understanding of ourselves and sole purpose of our existence. "To be a servant of a servant of a servant of a servant of a servant of Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krsna. Being merciful in December 2011 you allowed us to serve you personally. Even though we could not prepare delicious prasadam, being forgiver and merciful, you excused all our faults and encouraged us with your sweet words to do better next time. From that service, we started to realize the importance of Vaishnava Seva and how should we serve Vaishnavas. Thank you very much for this enlightenment. It was your great mercy that you gave me a chance to serve you personally as 'Door Keeper' while you were taking some rest in the afternoon. Thank you very much again. Your kind words and little instructions encouraged us to dive more into Sadhana Bhakti. Even though Mataji was having 'cut finger' which was bleeding so much, she did not ask for any special medicine instead put some tissue papers and cloths, that gave me little inside of her determination, humbleness and selflessness. This also gives me positive energy to move forward in my Sadhana Bhakti, especially her instructions on "How to Chant Japa'. In last June, you again bestowed your causeless mercy on us by accepting and coming to our home and doing wonderful kirtan and Bhagavat Gita Class. Every one of us was so blessed and enjoyed your wonderful association. You bestowed one more mercy by allowing us to serve you during RathYatra festival in Hoppers Crossing. Both of you personally remembered me and asked me to come for one to one association at Neeraj Prabhu's home, it was one of the best associations I had in my life so far. You instructed all of us including me to chant at least 16 rounds and encouraged us to take this one more step ahead in Krsna Bhakti. I am so blessed that you bestowed this causeless mercy on me-such a fallen soul, made me chant Krsna's Holy Name 16 rounds. I am so indebted to you forever for this very special mercy. We are very much indebted for your causeless mercy, association, Thought For The Day, your detailed and prompt reply to our queries, your disciples. Thank you very much for bestowing your causeless mercy on us-fallen souls.
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Please accept our only humble request- please keep us engaged in the service of your lotus feet. All glories to you and mataji. Thank you very much Yours students, Ankit and Bhumija Melbourne, Australia

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Ankur Sharma, Delhi, India Thank you Dear Lord

Hare Krishna to all devotees, Thank you very very much dear Lord for your causeless mercy all the time and please continue showering this mercy onto me for all eternity. Hare Krishna. Ankur Sharma Delhi, India

Anna , Keila-Joa , Estonia thank you for Your unlimited mercy and kindness
Your Divine Grace , Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your Lotus Feet . All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You and Gurumataji! On this auspicious day of Your vyasapuja, I want to sincerely thank You for Your unlimited mercy and kindness . Your Divine Grace, I can't describe with words how grateful am I. I know that I am making too many mistakes , and do not please You , as I humbly wish to do, but You always forgive me and give me strength to get up and go forward on my spiritual path. Without Your divine guidance i couldn't make anything . Everything is possible only because of Your causeless mercy. I humbly pray that someday i can become Your true servant. Your Divine Grace , thank You , thank You for everything . Bowing down at Your Lotus Feet . Your unworthy servant , Anna , Keila-Joa , Estonia

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Anurag Kulkami from Austin, Texas: You show us mercy like an Uttama Adhikari.
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine Srila Gurudev, As it is mentioned in the Bhagvatam, Guru is the captain of the ship which helps us cross the ocean of material existence. You guide us carefully through it. Like an Uttama Adhikari, you show your concern and mercy to all of us through your lectures and your examples. You take lot of pains to travel around the world to spread this glorious movement. You are so pure that by listening to Your lectures, even most sinful people get purified instantly. You have opened the door to the spiritual world for me. Thank you for your mercy although I am unworthy of it. Hare Krishna Your disqualified servant, Anurag Kulkarni

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Aruna Rao-Beg, Fair Lawn, NJ, USA you are captain of my boat
Dandavat Pranams Gurudeva Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada I am so fallen and tainted that I fear to approach you. Yet, you are the captain of my boat and my desperate desire is to follow your instructions. Have mercy on this downtrodden, fallen soul, Gurudeva. Please allow me to remain a speck of dust on your lotus feet. Hare Krsna Forever obliged to your causeless mercy, Aruna

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Aske, Denmark - The Nectar of Neglect

Dear Srila Gurudeva! Please accept my most humble and grateful obeisances at your lotus feet on this wonderful auspicious occasion of your appearance within this world. All glories unto you. I remember I was overjoyed that you and Gurumata would come and visit my home country of Denmark just a short while after my becoming your aspiring disciple a few months ago. I had it all planned out. I was going to use those days in your precious association to establish a nice relationship and strengthen our spiritual connection. I was going to enter into your heart just as you had entered into mine. I was going to become that very special darling disciple who would never be forgotten by his spiritual master. That at least was the plan. Instead something very different happened. From the moment you arrived you completely neglected and ignored me as if I was unwanted or simply did not exist at all. Only reluctantly did you offer instruction and answers to questions and never more than absolutely required. Due this seemingly cold attitude and ordinary nervousness in front of the Guru I committed quite a few mistakes during your stay and I was unable to serve you properly. I wanted to please you so bad to show that I was worthy. Yet you did not even comment on the mistakes I made but remained indifferent. I can somewhat handle being called a rascal. Rebukes are also mercy. But being a true nobody in your eyes was very hard for me. I practically cried myself to sleep at night as you spend most of your day with my elder Godbrother giving him your priceless association and advice and even showered him with maha-gifts. I could not understand why you treated me like this... I felt so frustrated and miserable. What had I done that so was very wrong which caused you to despise in such a way? Is the pure devotee not supposed to be merciful? Only as you left your real mercy dawned upon me. Your indifference was merely the medicine expertly prescribed by the guru in order to rid the incompetent disciple of the decease of false ego. The reason I was feeling so bad was because I wanted to special and favored but in actuality I am lower than a worm in stool. I cannot truly love Krishna before I understand this fact and that was what you tried to teach me. Real love is wholly unconditional and is independent of praise or attention. I think I understand now. Next step is to realize it. Just as said in the 8th verse of r ikaka: I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly in His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally. Thank you Srila Gurudeva for teaching me humility and patience. Thank you Lord Govinda for sending me such a pure and exalted teacher who is most instructive and merciful even when he appears to this fool as unkind and negligent.
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All glories to His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari! All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to the assembled devotees! Aspiring to be the servant of the servant Bhakta Aske from Denmark

Augustine Okpu So we can feed from your eternal spring of Love of Godhead
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad; All Glories to Srila Gurudev in His Most Auspicious Vyasa puja. I sincerely offer My Most humble obeisances at Your Unalloyed Lotus Feet.Let Lord Krishna keep You fit,hale and strong and in the Eternal knowledge of Krishna, so that mankind can continuously FEED from Your Eternal spring of Love of Godhead. Hare Krishna. Augustine Okpu

Balzs Forgcs from Hungary, Budapest Yatra: Krishna turns His beautiful face towards You.

Hare Krishna Dear Sankarshan Das Prabhu!

The line of the devotees and disciples are before Your lotus feet, and in Vrindavan Sri Krishna turns His smiling deep blue beautiful face towards You to invite You Gurudev to be next to Him.

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Your devotees and disciplies are around Your lotus feet and do services for You. You help for the people to save their life, You are like the sun and the sunshine, Your bliss, Your mercy are flowing to us, to the world. Lord Krishna is smiling to You, and waiting for You, and is together with You forever. You care of the souls of the human beings, everlasting bliss belong to You! Your Servant, Balzs Forgcs from Hungary, Budapest Yatra

Bev Maurer, Manchester, CT, USA You reveal the deeper meaning of the message of Jesus Christ
Please accept my humble obeisances to Sankarshan Das Adhikari. All glories to Prabhupada. I would like to thank you for fulfilling the wish of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada by the grace of Lord Krsna. I would also like to thank you for imparting wonderful transcendental knowledge to the world and for your dedication to God with love and devotion. Your teachings and your answering the many questions that are put before you are incredibly helpful and have further validated and opened my Krsna consciousness. I was brought up a Christian and had a deep sense in the belief of Jesus but was never really certain of his existence, therefore I strayed from the directed path for many years. To come to know that this was his deeper message and you are assisting in spreading this truth is just astounding. It is so enlightening to know that this reality exists within the heart of all. What you and other disciples of Prabhupada are doing is a blessing to this world. Thank you for doing so. I pray for the mass consciousness often and chant the maha mantra daily. My hope is that this world will become godly as it should be and that the golden age will reappear in the next 10, 000 years. My prayer for you is that you will maintain your health and strength to continue teaching the world this wonderful and only truth in the wonderful way that you do. Thank you again. Sincerely, Beverly Maurer

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Bhuvana Subramoniam, Manama Bahrain Indebted forever

Harekrishna, Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Guru and Gauranga All glories to Srila Prabhupad Thank you very much for your association which is guiding us everyday and enlightening our life. Indebted forever your servant Bhuvana Subramoniam

Biswanath Sahoo, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Odisha, India - May The Almighty Save The World
May The Almighty Save The World Biswanath Sahoo, City: Jajpur Keonjhar Road Odisha, India

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Chris Sookoo my Homages unto You

Starting my day every day by reading the varied dissertations and life lessons cannot be measured. The opinions and thoughts espoused daily certainly comes from a plane beyond the minds of the normal human being. Guides me everyday. best regards Chris Sookoo

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Craig Sproats no words can describe Your boundless mercy

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dearest Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for your continued love, guidance and compassion. Without you I would be lost to Maya. Thank you for giving me shelter of your lotus feet and for guiding me through the material ocean. No words can describe how grateful I am. I pray that I can be all that you want of me. I pray for the strength to be an effective instrument in your mission. May Krishna continue to bless you in your travels. Yours in service, Craig

Crenguta Manea, Timisoara, Romania you are my only hope

Dear Sankarshan das Adhikari Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
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On this very special and auspicious day, I am thinking of all the wonderful lessons, examples and moments of association you gave me through Your immense mercy. You have dedicated your life to travelling throughout the world inspiring people to take up the process of Krishna Consciousness. What other mission could be more wonderful and noble than this? Krishna Consciousness still has many secrets for me and most of this process remains unknown for a non believer at heart like me. I am wandering in this material world, having 1000 plans and ideas of my own.But I actually have no other shelter and no other hope but You. Your association and your life example is the only chance I have to someday be able to understand what Krishna Consciousness is all about. Thank you so much for everything you go through to visit and inspire us every year in Timisoara, Romania. Hare Krishna. Aspiring to be your servant. Bhaktin Crenguta. Timisoara, Romania.

David Hourie from Freeport, New York: He makes Himself available to everyone!
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srimati Guru Mataji. All glories to Sri Sri Gauranga Nityananda. Hare Krishna I have only known our beloved Gurudeva Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari for about 5-6 months. During this time I have taken full advantage of His divine association. He has been so merciful to me in responding to my e-mails and considering me His servant. He has never shunned me, or criticized me (unless I need to be corrected which is His mercy potency).

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When I first heard about Srila Gurudeva I was thinking a lot of skeptical thoughts. They were something like what is the difference between Him and other ISKCON gurus? There are so many, so what makes Him so popular? Well I will tell you a small fragment of our Gurudevas glories. While asking devotees from sites like iskcondesiretree.net and Krishna.com, I have heard many great things about Him. He is one of Srila Prabhupadas direct disciples. He is a very advanced devotee in Krishna Consciousness and Sastric knowledge! I still was skeptical because I have met great devotees of the Lord. The likes of Radhanath Goswami, Bhakti Caru Goswami, Romapada Goswami, and many others! They are all great personalities, but Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari has a special place (the Vyasa seat) in my heart. He answers our questions in such a way that we can relate to them. For example, if you are a dishwasher he will answer the question in terms of dishwashing. If you are a mechanic, he will answer the question in terms of car parts. If you are a kindergarten student, he will use elementary terms to make it easy for you to understand the science of Krishna Consciousness! Not only that, but my/Our Gurudeva is so merciful that He makes Himself available to everyone! He answers us very promptly, even though He is extremely busy travelling the world preaching Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhus mission! I was not able to be a great devotee as I should be, but Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari and His great disciples have been able to keep me on track. I am now very confident of my growth and development in Krishna Consciousness, and pray that Srila Gurudeva continues to bless me with His mercy. My dandavat pranam to all of the devotees and other humble servants of Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaj. Your unqualified servant, Bhakta David

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Divyapriya Muthukumaran, Bangalore, India Bless me with firm unflinching faith in your words
Hare Krshna Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances at your Lotus Feet. All glories unto you and Sri Guru Mataji. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Looking back, I do not think I could have had a better day in my life than the day I joined the Ultimate Self Realization course. It has just turned my life around to the best ever thing possible, Krishna bhakti.

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Gurudeva, actually I do not know what to write. I am totally unqualified and unfit to do anything at all. But I know one thing - you are an ocean of compassion. Simply because of the causeless mercy of yourself and Guru Mataji, I was able to personally associate with you last month in Vrindavan. When you gave me your maha-prasdam garland this time, I just wore it and removed it off, feeling uncomfortable with the garland. You corrected me, and later when I apologized, you said, Its ok, in India everyone does that. We are just training you, thats all. When you said that you were training me, I felt that to be so personal. It made me feel so special as your spiritual daughter. Srila Gurudev, your greatness cannot be explained in mundane language like that of mine, but since I am aspiring to become your formally initiated disciple and you have also, again due to your causeless compassion, consented, it is my very duty to glorify my spiritual master to the extent it is possible by me. That is the only reason Im also writing this humble homage. Srila Gurudev, if at all there is anything I know in Krishna consciousness now, it is only because of you and your amazing disciples. I do not know - its magical that if I face a problem today, the solution for that comes directly in the Thought for the Day the next day. Somehow, your course and mails struck a perfect chord in me even at the time I simply knew zero about the Krishna consciousness movement. I just need one blessing Gurudev, that I always have firm unflinching faith in your words. If only I possess that faith, my life is perfected. Right now, whatever I am doing, somehow seems to be contaminated and faithless. I pray at your Lotus Feet that I always have that faith in your words and that Im always always always, in any condition, able to serve you the way you want me to serve you. Actually Gurudev, I did not know who a Guru is, until I came in contact with you. Even now, I do not know how to address you or how to write to you very respectfully. I am sure, even in this single homage, I have unknowingly committed many mistakes. Please please forgive me for the same and please correct me. Your mercy is my only hope. Your unqualified servant, Divyapriya

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Djuma your apperance is transcendental

Hare Krishna Maharaja, Please accept my obeisanses, All glories to srila prabhupada, Dear maharaja, first of all I would like time to appreciate you so much for enlightening me and also for your travel because all your student and disciples we all banefit from that. I know that your birthday is not oridinary. Krsna send you to delive fallen conditioned soul. Thanks so much for your service to us, Hare Krishna. Yor servant, Djuma

Elena, Tallinn, Estonia thank you very much Gurudeva

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to You! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Dear Gurudeva, on this the most auspicious day of Your Appearance I would like to express my gratitude to You! Thank You that You are so merciful to all fallen conditioned souls! Thank You that You are so pure representative of Srila Prabhupada! Thank You that You engage me and other desciples and followers in the service of Lord Sri Krishna Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada! Thank You that You gave me the shelter of Your Lotus Feet, so that I can be Your servant and never feel alone or scared! Thank You for the seed of bhakti that You put in my heart!

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Dear Gurudeva, also I would like to pray for You to bless me with unflinching devotion to You that I could always stay Your humble servant and so have Your assosiation eternally. I wish You to make the whole world Krishna conscious! Let Your glories spread through whole universe! I would like to express my gratitude to Srimati Gurumata and thank Her for helping us to sevre You. My eternal humble obeicances to Her! Also I would like to thank You for Your sencere disciples, who inspire me to serve You and Gurumata! Sincerely, Your servant Elena from Tallinn, Estonia

Franco - indebted to you for your tolerance

Hare Krishna Srila Gurudev Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada Please bestow my obeisance to beloved Mataji. On this your merciful appearance day I want to thank you for the guidance, mercy, light, instruction, and especially for your patience. I am not sure how or why I came across Srila gurudeva. Perhaps a blessed goof of the cosmos or just the wrong mosquito at the right time like the ones that get stuck on the windshield during hot summers in Austin. For I am most certainly not of the fabric type of student that a servant of Krishna like Srila gurudeva is deserving of. But nevertheless you are always there to instruct me and tolerate me.

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I thank you for your tolerance, I thank you for you patience. I pray that one day I will realize half of the instructions that you have bestowed upon me. Thank you for allowing us the honor of serving you, mataji, and the temple of Krishna. Your teachings opened my eyes so wide, that I am still trying to catch-up to try to understand and digest what I saw. A world inside a world or rather the world on the other side of the veil, behind the veil. The ultimate back-stage pass experience. It is my prayer that Krishna blesses me with access to Srila gurudeva in this life and in the one to come and that I may be a little more obedient each day to his instructions for the pleasure of Krishna. A few months of Srila gurudevas association were enough to equip me with tools and maps for an eternity. Still stuck on your windshield, Franco

Garima Nabh, Uxbridge, London - Vyasa Puja Offerings

Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada My name is Garima Nabh from Uxbridge, London. I have met Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari and his wife a few times at Radha Londonisvara Temple at Soho Street, London. I love the way Maharaj gives his lectures and he's always ready to answer questions even after the lectures. I have also been a subscriber to his course for some years now and i enjoy reading his messages of Krishna Consciousness everyday. May the Lord give him more strength and courage to continue helping others to be in Krishna Consciousness. Your servant, Garima

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Gaurav Sharma, Ludhiana, Punjab you are a "do-asI-do" spiritual preceptor

Most respected Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikaari, Please accept my useless dandavat pranaams. Sri Guru Gauranga Jayate! Srila Prabhupada Jayate! Dear Pujyapaad, Although I am not worthy of making an offering to your grace, it is an opportunity for my own purification and to express some humble gratitude towards your relentless service to the mission of Srila Prabhupada. Receiving your email messages in my inbox everyday ascertains that I am receiving transcendental blessings, divine wisdom and thought-provoking food-for-soul everyday. Thank you. Like your exemplary works, your exemplary character and exemplary life style are all benchmarks of what a Krsna Conscious person must rise up to. Through your living, your approach as a spiritual preceptor is clearly that of "do-as-I-do" unlike the "do-as-I-say" pseudo-spiritualists. You oblige any simple hearted sincere aspiring devotee to raise their spiritual practice, you do this simply by your living example. Although I have failed as a devotee countless times, I have received hope/mercy countless times in my email inbox as the Thought Of The Day by your grace. Sometimes, it is on the dot with the problems/anarthas I am traveling through, and then, through your most enthusiastic, spiritually enlivening guidance, I am able to see some light and receive some strength to carry on with the journey to become a sadhaka. On the auspicious day of your appearance day, I offer humble prayers to Sri Sri Radha Madhav for your good health. May your glorious, uncompromising, deeply devotional, loving service to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada continue for decades to come. Thank you to you and to mother Vishnupriya for your wonderful preaching works. Hare Krsna! your aspiring humble servant, Gaurav Sharma Ludhiana, Punjab
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Glinis Lyons, Dubbo, Australia May Krishna shine his way to you
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabupada. Appearance days are the very special time every year that friends and family (be it blood or spiritual in this case) where you honor a person. To write a vyasa puja to someone I have never met but who has influence my day, every day with a spiritual message that has been enlightening, thought provoking, guiding, and proves to be difficult. My aim today is to give a message that illustrates the amazing benefit I receive from you, when you take the time each day, to write a passage about your journey around the world, to help conditioned souls to regain their Krishna consciousness. That task in itself is mind blowing, but to keep going while you constantly keep your own spiritual advancement is admirable.

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To say thank you is simple not enough and I find the English language lacking in words that can describe the benefit and gratitude that I feel for you efforts. I am such a fallen soul that I have only your association through email and books and CD that I am sometimes struggling in my spiritual quests. However I find my email and then I am amazed by just your daily efforts to continue the Krishna Conscious in Srila Prabupada teachings that I am constantly inspired to know more and more. To have this knowledge and to know that in my life time I will never know it all, proves to me that Krishna is infinite and glorious. And to know that you are happily teaching this to anyone who sincerely accepts this knowledge and the only mercy in which I need to receive. Thank you, may you always continue such great work and Krishna shine his way to you. Hari bol Glinis Lyons Dubbo, Australia

Gokul P. Nair, Bangalore, India I love you Srila Gurudeva

Thank you very much Srila Gurudev for giving enlightening speech and preaching throughout the world. Without your mercy i can't proceed even one step towards Krishna consiousness. Event hough I'm in the troubled pool of material minded people, your mails are making me smile with spiritual joy. I love you Srila Gurudev even though I'm unable to dedicate all 24 hours for our sweet supreme SRI KRISHNA and RADHA. Gokul P. Nair, Bangalore, India

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Gomathi Sathyanarayanan, Chennai, India thank you Gurudeva

Dear Srila Gurudev, Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Whenever I am confused, You sort it out through Your Today's thought. When I have some questions in my mind, You answer it through Your email. You always inspire and motivate me to be in Krishna consciousness. Thank you so much with all my heart. Hare Krishna Your humble servant, Gomathi Sathyanarayanan, Chennai, India

Gopal, Mumbai, India to be your disciple

Please accept my most humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Gurudeva, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. My dearmost Sri Sankarshan Das Adhikariji Your e- course is so regular and wonderful, prabhuji They and they alone are responsible for making my each day so beautiful I am so indebted to you and grateful
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Your perseverance and utmost faith and sincerity To your dear spiritual master is indeed praiseworthy To be at your lotus feet is one of the biggest blessing Is what I, a highly fallen worthless soul, am missing. Your path of delivering the fallen souls back home makes you one of Krishnas dearest winsome My only prayers at your lotus feet temple Is to be eternally your disciple. I am blessed to be connected to you!! Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

A fallen worthless soul, Gopal

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Gusti Nyoman Ambara & Istiqomawatiningsih, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia we are very fortunate insignificant souls coming in your contact

Dear Gurudevaji, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Gurudevaji Srila Prabupadha. All glories to you. Gurudevaji, this is me, Gusti Nyoman Ambara and my wife, Isti. We were very fortunate insignificant souls because Lord Krishna mercifully gave us a chance to find your website at December 2010. At that time we were kind of confused souls, bewildered by our son's death. You mercifully gave us the divine knowledge which removed our confusions and doubts completely, using this powerful website of Self Realization Course. So far, there were 3 emails we have sent to you, and it was so incredible that you answered all of them personally in such a caring way. Gurudevaji, please forgive me for being so long not reporting or sending you email about our progress. Yes, we are still slow disciples up till now. We learn very slowly, but we try to make your instructions as our very life and soul. If you do not mind, please allow us to report our small progress. Please allow us also to name them as miracles. Yes, they are small progress, but they are really miracles for us
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Miracle 1 - Remembering you. In your email to me regarding my altar, you instructed me not to add your picture to my altar until we are have become more solidly fixed. So my wife and I decided to place your picture in our hearts. Please forgive us for doing so, Gurudevaji, but with you in our hearts, we can easily remember Lord Krishna all the time. Simply by remember you, we remember Lord Krishna. This is so extraordinary, and slowly we understand the meaning of the last verse of Sri Sri Gurvastakam - "yasya prasadat bhagavad prasado, yasya prasadan na gatih kutho pi". By remembering you with love and bhakti, you give us Krishna. And by remembering Krishna with love and bhakti, He give us you. So, we slowly understand now that to remember with love anf bhakti is to worship. Miracle 2 - We have association with devotees now. In my first email, I told you that we did not have any association with devotees. Our associations was only with your course and Srila Prabhupada's book. But you instructed us to always chant mahamantra on beads (at least 16 rounds a day) and to strictly avoid meat eating, illicit sex, intoxication and gambling. By your mercy, we are now fixed on doing that, and suddenly the miracle happened. We met devotee who sold Srila Prabhupada's book. Knowing that we do chanting and reading Srila Prabhupada's book, he invited us to come to do kirtan in the Center. So we went to The Center at that Sunday Feast. The Center, which name is Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Ashram, was founded by H.H Sripada Bhaktisvarupa Damodhara Swami. It was very small, simple and was a part of a devotee's house in Surabaya, East Java. Although it was small and simple, we felt very blissful there, not only because the devotees are so kind to us but also because Lord Krishna and His associates live there. That was our first darshan with Him in his arca form, and that was also our first kirtan. We felt so blissful. My wife is more fortunate than me. Ussualy now I can only go to the Center once every 5 weeks due to my work, but she has much more opportunities. She was fortunate to associate with H.H Subagh Swami when he visited the Center. She also blessed to participate on renovating the Center building. Miracle 3 - Your lotus feet touched Bali On August 2012 we were spending our vacation in Bali and on 22nd August 2012 we were blessed to have opportunity to associate with devotees and have darshan with The Lord in Sri Sri Radha Rasesvara Ashram in Gerih, Bali. Later on, we read on your newsletter about your visit to Bali at mid of September 2012. Gurudevaji, our heart was simultaneously filled up with joy and regret. Joy because you have come nearer to us but also regret because we were not there and could not do any services to you. Oh Gurudeva, we just move one step forward but you mercifully come to us one hundreds steps forward. These low and insignificant souls could only beg for your mercy, when will that day come, the day that we could serve you and surrender at your lotus feet eternally. Miracle 4 - We set altar for my mother in Bandung, West Java My parents live in Bandung, West Java. We ussually see them only one or twice a year. Last year we went to Bali (we are native Balinese) by car from our home in Sidoarjo, East Java. I used to play Mahamantra (chanted by Krishna das) along the way. At the end of the travel, my mother asked me a copy of the Mahamantra audio. She said that she likes to hear it again and again and asked many questions about Mahamantra and Krishna. So we gave her a copy of Bhagavad Gita As It is (Bahasa
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Indonesia edition). Since then, we always buy two copies of Srila Prabhupada's book. One copy is our's and another copy is for my mother. To our surprise, on May 2012, she told us that she has doing japa on beads. She also told us that my father was also start to read the Prabhupada's book. Then she asked us to set an altar for her in her home. This is really another big miracle for us. By your mercy, we have set her altar this month. Gurudevaji, those are some of our small progress which are miracles for us. And there are still many miracles that will happens to us again. I started to wear dhoti and my wife started to wear sari. Yes, maybe they are only small things for other people, but for us they are really extraordinary. Regarding this, I think I start to understand why Lord Krishna told Arjuna to announce to the world bravely that His devotee will never vanish. Lord Krishna can announce this Himself. He loves His pure devotee very much, so He would take orders from the pure devotee. If Arjuna, His pure devotee, announce that His devotee would never vanish, He would take this order and would fulfil it. Similar to this, you are also His pure devotee. You always instruct us to love Lord Krishna and by doing so you guarantee that we all will be blissfull and happy. I can see now that everything you say is true, because Lord Krishna is happily helping you fulfil that order. It happens on us. Gurudevaji, this is me and my wife. We are so low and insignificant. But you give us your love and your shelter freely and mercifully. How can we serve you? So please, Gurudevaji, please forgive this unworthy soul. Please accept our gratitude, although billions and millions thank you will not enough to reward your kindness. We are but your low and insignificant servants. We surrender to your lotus feet. Please guide us, may your blessings and mercies always be showered upon us.

Aspiring to always serve you at your lotus feet, Gusti Nyoman Ambara Istiqomawatiningsih Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Hari Raman, Hyderabad, India indebted to your teachings

My respectful obeisance to Gurudeva, This poor soul met you at Krishna Balarama Temp at Vrindavan on 25th or 26th September and sought blessings to fully absorb me in Krishna Consciousness. You had to leave immediately for delivering a lecture. I am very much indebted for your immense teachings of Krishna since Oct 2006 the year which I enrolled in the SSR. I pray to Krishna you have all the energies and strength to make the entire world Krishna Consciousness come what may. Warm Regards Hari Raman

Harish Rana, Zirakpur, India You are reservoir of unlimited mercy & guidance
o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. Dear Srila Gurudeva, On this holy day of Guru Vyas puja, please accept my greetings for your appearance day. An elevated soul like you comes in this material world to show the real path to fallen soul like me. I have no qualification to describe your unlimited transcendental qualities, with the way, with the energy, with the sincerity you have been serving the order of your spiritual master makes me feel proud to be
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disciple of you. Had I been even 0.1% following your orders, not only I would have been diving into the nectar of transcendental bliss but also would have been able to help many poor souls in bringing them on path to back to Godhead but Alas! I am so selfish that I can only see my comforts. When I get up in the morning, I thought by this time Gurudeva would have done the chanting as well as morning prayers but even after making promises to myself to improve I cannot give little discomfort to my body. Respected Srila Gurudev, I would remain eternally obliged to you for showing mercy on this fallen soul and accepting a sinful soul like me. Thanks Srila Gurudeva, thanks, thanks, thanks unlimitedly for being so compassionate. Wish I had been not so sinful then you might have caught hold of me a lot earlier. I know I do not deserve your mercy, I do not deserve to be part of Srila Prabhupada / Sri Krsna Caitanya movement, just had been somehow lucky, do not know why, I know I am quality less to make you proud but I promise at least I would never let you down. Srila Gurudev, you are reservoir of mercy, source of guidance, so supportive, you are so compassionate, you are the only one on whom I can look upon. After meeting you, I can understand how Srila Prabhupada would have been. Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been I was so cheap, I was so mean Unaware of results of sense gratification, in which I was very keen Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Unaware of eternal soul, was always yearning to be either fat or lean I have been so lucky, with your merciful eyes I have been seen Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Drinking, roaming, into illicit relationships always looking for queens But you made me feel that devotion is in my genes Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Had you not come Gurudeva, where had I been Thank you, thank you, thank you Srila Gurudev Your eternal insignificant servant, Harish Zirakpur, Iskcon Chandigarh, India

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Hector Barzola from Miraflores, Lima, Peru: Hoping to firmly follow the path that You inspire.
My respects, Master. Daily You illuminate my life with transcendental knowledge. I am always learning something new or You give a different focus to my habitual way of thinking and this convinces me more and more that I tread the right path in my spiritual life. I admire Your daily dedications to expand the Vedic knowledge throughout the world. I hope that Your work will be rewarded by Sri Krishna, giving You more time in this material world and thus being able to continue liberating souls and clearing up minds. Hoping to be able to firmly follow the path that You inspire, Regards, Bhakta Hector

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Hemanth Nimmala, Canada - Taking shelter at Your lotus feet

Hare Krishna Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet All glories to Srila Prabhupada I always wondered Your Grace travels across the Globe but hardly visit to Canada. This year is very special to me as I had an opportunity to have Your personal association. When I knew that You are visiting Toronto to give a 2 day seminar on Uttam Bhakti, I was super excited! I don't want to miss this rare opportunity to have your personal association. Right after my studies, I felt this is the time, so I moved to Toronto in March 2012. I don't know what to expect. I don't even know how to welcome and greet a Vaishnava. Here I'm standing at the airport to welcome the Spiritual Master. As I am good at messing up things, there was a fear going in my heart. I tried to keep myself calm while waiting for Your arrival. Your Grace and Mataji arrived. I chanted along with Mahabhagavat Das Prabhu and Jagannatha Das Prabhu and offered obeisances. We approached You and Guru Mataji chanting along. When asked by a devotee to help with the trolley I said Yes and quickly ran back to get my backpack. What kind of a fool will do this to his Guru? I attended the full day seminar on Uttama Bhakti. You elaborated the importance of Pure Devotional Service and how to achieve it. I asked something which is not the etiquette to ask a Guru. Gurumata ji took mercy upon me and corrected right away. I understood that I am no way close to spiritual life. I am just another living being in human form. On the last day of the seminar at Toronto temple, You took mercy upon me and allowed to meet You in person. When I confessed my mistake, without a second thought I was forgiven by Your Grace. Even though I am no way eligible, I begged if I could take shelter at Your lotus feet. You smiled and said Yes. I will accept you as my disciple and asked if I am following the four regulative principles and chanting 16 rounds. I felt the warmth in Your words that I will be protected. Taking shelter at Your lotus feet is the wise decision I made in this human birth. Please bless me that I keep continuing the service to Krishna and His dear Devotees. Your insignificant servant, Hemanth Nimmala

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Huner Gulay God Bless You

Happy Birthday, God Bless You with Health and Energy to enable you to continue with your Mission. With My Kindest Regards, Huner Gulay

Ida Jusic, Sydney, Australia Speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial to all humanity
Please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, All Glories to Srila Gurudeva. Dearest Sankarshan maharaja, anudvega-karam vakyam satyam priya-hitam ca yat svadhyayabhyasanam caiva van-mayam tapa ucyate Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial and not agitating to others, and also in regularly reciting Vedic literature. Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Chapter 17, text 15 The above you always do in a loving mood for krishna that anyone can clearly see. Your enthusiasm continues for Krsna despite any personal illness that you may have. I have been blessed to have met you and even luckier to have attended your lectures. Your small and very insignificant servant.

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Hari bol. Ida Jusic Sydney Australia

J.K Sah, Chandigarh, India - Thank you for giving Krishna

Dear Gurudev, My humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Thank you for giving Krishna to us. Thank you for making our lives blissful through Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krishna J.K Sah Chandigarh , Country: India

Jacky Willaert, Oostende, Belgium - Thanks for your help

Haribol, Hare Krishna, All glories to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, All glories to Sankarshan Das Adhikari I pray that you can always serve your spiritual master, that he is pleased by your serving in Krishna Consciousness.

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With your Krishna knowledge, guidance and practical lessons you inspire to go on and learn Bhakti Yoga, learn to chant and read. You are awakening us, saving us, and teaching us The Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna, this most beautiful cowherd boy Krishna, with His amazing friends and Gopi's, and His divine pastimes. Please forgive my offenses, have mercy. Maybe one day I will find my spiritual master and be able to serve and please him in eternity. Thanks for your help, Wishing You always Pure Love for Radha-Krishna. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Jack

Zackary Carstenson from Austin, Texas: I was deeply impressed by Your Divine presence.
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Your Divine Lotus Feet. Hare Krishna Gurudev, I just wanted to let you know what an inspiration You have been to me. From the first second I saw You and Gurumataji, I was deeply impressed by Your divine presence. You were so kind to me and instructed me about how to become a pure devotee when I first visited the temple, and when I actually met You, You let me assist in the Sankirtan movement with Your disciple Syamananda Das. Over the course of the next year and a half I have felt only spiritual growth by following your instructions. My heart has only been opened wider and wider to the joy of being connected with God. Despite me being such a fallen soul, you continue to guide and accept me as an aspiring disciple. Your determination to save the world is truly amazing. Just like Prabhupada and Chaitanya wanted you are inundating the entire world in Krishna Consciousness with so much compassion for spiritually weak souls like me. I can only
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hope that a small spark of your splendor will be inherited by me. You never fail to uplift my heart when I hear your powerfully enthusiastic lectures and read your daily emails online. Truly you are worship-able above all else for you divine service in this world. Please accept my humble obeisance millions and millions of times over. May you continue to guide me on the path of perfection, and may I always offer you service with my body, words and mind. May you always have an exalted lotus throne upon which to sit within my heart. Sincerely, Bhakta Zack (Zackary Carstenson) Hare Krishna

Ashmity from Mauritius: Give me a drop of Your mercy.

Hare Krishna Maharaj, Please accept my most humble obeisance unto Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your appearance in this world has blessed us all. Thank You so much for enlightening us with this most valuable knowledge. We are indeed very fortunate to have Your association every day. I pray that You always be in good health so that You can continue to propagate Lord Caitanyas mission and please our most dear Srila Prabhupada. Please give me a drop of Your mercy so that I can become steady in my sadhana and so that I can follow the instruction of Srila Prabhupada and please all devotees. An insignificant servant of Yours, Bhaktin Ashmity

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Billy Davis from New Govardhana, Austrailia: Thank You for giving me shelter.
Dearest His Grace Sankarshan Das Adhikari, I wish You both a happy Vyasa Puja in Lithuania this year, and also to all your attending disciples around the world. I again sincerely thank You for giving me shelter although I have become a little lost in life. I hope to be given initiation by Your Grace in the future. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada All Glories to Sankarshan Das Adhikari Billy Davis New Govardhana Australia

Bogdan Diaconescu from Timisoara, Romania: You are as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead!
Dear Sankarshan Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisance at Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. You are the representative of all the pure devotees of the Lord and You are as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By Your mercy You save the whole world from the most dangerous position: forgetfulness of one's real identity. I consider myself as being saved every day by your sublime instructions. You show me by Your personal example what means to be always in Krsna consciousness, what means to be a real servant of the Supreme and what means to be truly happy. You inspire in me the desire to be a better servant of all the Vaishnavas.
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I would like to thank You for giving me the chance to serve You, to hear Your instructions and this way giving me a real chance of going back Home. Your servant, Bhakta Bogdan

BTN VPP from Finland: I will read, hear and chant more.
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance at Your Lotus Flower Feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, You and Gurumataji. Dear Srila Gurudeva. Eternal Spiritual Father. One material year has again passed, and I have deepened little bit my eternal relationship with You. Past year was characterized by separation from You, but by Your causeless mercy I also learned to capture You/Krishna more in my heart. I learned that Krishna is always with me, guiding me and showering His mercy upon me. He is present in the form of His names, in the form of transcendental literature, in the form of Deities, Tulasis, devotees etc. I just need to purify my heart so as to see Him more clearly. It is stated in the Srimad Bhagavatam (1.2.20) that one needs to become free from material contamination, and come to the Vasudeva stage (pure unalloyed goodness) so as to understand the Personality of Godhead Krsna. It is also mentioned that this liberated stage is achieved only by constantly engaging in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. I need to admit that have not yet reached the level of transcendental loving service, neither have I fully surrendered to Krishna. But what comforts me is the knowledge that if we take even one step towards Krishna, He will take 1000 steps towards us. Dear Spiritual Master. During the past year I have understood more clearly how strongly Im entangled with the modes of nature. Sometimes those modes are controlling me unlimitedly, and sometimes I can get some apparent relief from them. Yet, Im still struggling day by day with my mind and senses. Luckily I have gradually learned to go deeper into my heart by listening Your lectures, by reading Srila Prabhupadas transcendental literature and by glorifying Lord Krishnas holy names. I have understood that I should build loving relationship with the Supersoul dwelling in my heart, and on that way also with Lord Krishna residing eternally in the Goloka Vrindavan. It is stated in Srimad Bhagavatam (1.2.16-18) that by serving the servants of
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the Lord, one can gradually become qualified to hear the glories of Lord. And this eagerness to hear is granted by the pure devotees like You, and it is the first qualification of a devotee eligible for entering the kingdom of God. Dear Spiritual Master. I do not have anything else to say or give to You as Your appearance day gift than my humble promise to hear, read and chant more about the glories of Lord in the coming year. Sincerely, Your servant, BTN VPP (Finland)

Chandrika Mishra: You are like dynamite!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Pranam Gurudeva, If I would have been there at Riga where You are, I would have only expressed my feelings. I am unable to tell therefore I will write anything that I feel for You! First of all please accept my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. You are like dynamite because You have exploded in 360 degrees and have the capacity to create that same explosion of enlightenment in each and every one. When somebody is around a living Spiritual master, his potential to experience pure, eternal bliss is attained. Gurudeva, I am a sinful girl therefore I am an alone devotee in a family where everybody is not a devotee. My chances to get attached to maya is 100 times higher than anybody else, but this is Your mercy that You are always with me to guide me. It is because of Your endless compassion to help all souls get Krishna devotion that I am surviving and progressing on the path of devotion. Thank You very much Srila Gurudeva for Your daily guidance and help. Happy Birthday Gurudeva! Your servant, Chandrika Mishra

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Chris Sookoo: You guide me everyday.

Starting my day every day by reading the varied dissertations and life lessons cannot be measured. The opinions and thoughts espoused daily certainly comes from a plane beyond the minds of the normal human being. It guides me every day. Best regards, Chris Sookoo

Cigdem Ongen from Ankara, Turkey: All glories to Your divine appearance.
I offer my respectful obeisance unto You our beloved Srila Gurudeva, His Divine Grace Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari. All Glories to Your divine appearance and Vyasa Puja. Thanks for Your guidance. Your Servant, Cigdem Ongen

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Daniel Giunta from Buenos Aires, Argentina: I hope to receive Your blessings personally.
Hare Krishna All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to Your Grace Srila Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisance at Your lotus feet. I do not have words to express to You my best wishes for happiness on Your Vyasa Puja, and to thank Sri Krishna eternally for having placed You on my path to reawaken my slumbering soul sunk in the material world. Thank You, thank You, thank You Guru Maharaja for guiding me day by day on the return flight home. I take advantage of this opportunity to be thankful for the association of all Your disciples and especially Devadeva Das Adhikari and Aditi Devi Dasi in the town of Mendoza and Ramananda Raya of Buenos Aires. I hope that I may have the bliss of receiving Your blessings personally on Your next visit to Argentina (as You have blessed me last year). Your eternal servant, Daniel Giunta

Deepak Sharma: A very prosperous Krishna Conscious Birthday to You.

Hare Krishna to you. Hare Rama to you. A very happy and prosperous Krishna conscious birthday to You Maharajji. Your servant, Deepak Sharma

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Deodat: Thank You for Your Love.

Dear Gurudeva, You are the master who spends his life serving. Thank You. Thank You for Your mercy, Your blessings and Your guidance. Thank You for Your love. On this most auspicious day, I pray that I never lose sight of Your lotus feet. Please accept my humble obeisance. Hare Krsna Haribol!

Dr. Devesh Sharma from Dehli, India: Your compassion is clearly visible.
Dear Maharaj ji, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to You! I have been reading your daily news letters since June 2009 and I feel really blessed by receiving the transcendental knowledge through them followed by a question and answer. It is like a mini Bhagavatam class daily which we attend daily without fail because of Krishnas mercy flowing through Your Divine Grace. Maharaj, Your compassion for the fallen soul is clearly visible by your lecture schedule all around the world. It inspires for me to break the shackles of laziness and go beyond the line to serve Sri Krishna and the Vaishnavas!

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I humbly prostrate at Your lotus feet and request Your divine grace to bless me so that I may go beyond the conditioning I have and feel the love of Krishna in my life as You do, one day. His Holiness Sankarshan Maharaj Vyasa Puja Maha Mahotsava ki Jai! Your servant, Dr. Devesh Sharma

Dr. Gopal B. Shinde from Nanded, Maharashtra, India: Thanks a million times for starting this email preaching.
Respected Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It is my great fortune and lord's unlimited mercy upon me to have come across your Thought for the Day. Today I am so much addicted to your 'thought for the day' and the question answer session that follows that I don't feel my day is complete without reading it. A lazy and dull fellow that I am, I prefer reading Thought for the Day rather than reading some difficult verse. I want to thank you a million times for starting this email preaching. In todays busy world, a person as exalted as Yourself is available for asking questions for anyone across the globe. This proves in itself how merciful You are. It is difficult to reach the standard you expect of me, but nevertheless I will try. Please give me your blessings and forgive my offences. Aspiring to be the servant of your servant, Dr. Gopal B. Shinde Nanded, Maharashtra,India

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Ineta Rubule from Riga: Thank you for becoming a link to Krishna!
Dear Gurudeva! Please accept my most humble obeisance at Your lotus feet! Happy birthday to You! May all happiness and bliss flood Your heart! Your birthday is already happy to me as it has become a greatest turning point in my life. Thank You for Your birth here at this exact time and in this exact place! Thank You for meeting Prabhupada! Thank You for becoming a link to Krishna! Thank You for spreading the urge to qualify as a material for maintaining this bridge! Thank You for meeting Gurumata! - You both are Radha and Krishnas messengers for me and my family. All glories to Krishna's mercy! If it takes to be born in material world to meet You, it has not been such a bad choice after all. Thank You my dear teacher for bringing me to understanding that all the greatest treasures can be sold for the smallest opportunity to become a dust in Your pocket while crossing the ocean of material world! Please accept my dust (service) in trying to give You more warmth in this adventurous trip! Loving and respecting You with all my small heart, Your servant in Riga Ineta Rubule

J.K. Sah from Chandigarh, India: Thank You for giving Krishna to us.
Dear Gurudeva, My humble obeisance at your lotus feet. Thank You for giving Krishna to us. Thank You for making our lives blissful through Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krishna Your Servant, J.K Sah
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Janardan V Mali from Mumbai, India: I present the following questions and answers
Namaste. Please accept my humble obeisance. About 4 years back while surfing Internet I came to know about the 'Thought for the Day -A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course.' The course mission was to help everyone for Awakening of original Krishna Consciousness. I joined the course immediately. Earlier I was studying Upnishads, Yoga Darshan and Shreemad Bhagavad Gita. The first thing in the morning before meditation, what I do is, to check inbox for Daily Inspirational Thought. Since then on my spiritual path I have asked the Guruji at least 100 questions and I am glad to state that replies given in the name of Srila Prabhupada were received promptly. I did not like some of the replies. Guruji is continuously applying the principles for the Spiritual uplifting of the disciples in removing the bondage from the world of objects, bringing the pure intuitive vision of the Supreme. As my humble offering to Guruji, I present the following questions and answers: Question No. 1 From: Mali [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 11:47 AM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Bona fied Spiritual Teacher. Mumbai, Saturday, 13 October, 2012 Time11:38:10 AM Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to sincerely ask the following question: It may be necessary for English speaking world to take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master for achieving success in spiritual life especially to awaken their original Krishna consciousness, Considering upbringing of Indians( they are continuously and constantly subjected to sankirtans; bhajans; idol worships; discourses and celebrations of religious festivals) it is felt for them ,the need of guru, is not must for spiritual progress .Any comment? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali Answer: Everyone Requires a Guru Sankarshan Das Adhikari Oct 13, 2012 From: Pune, India My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you very much for your sincere question. In many ways your question shows the need you have to take complete shelter and be trained by a bona fide spiritual master. So I will try my best to help you awaken your power of transcendental understanding.You mention that Indians are continuously subjected to sankirtan. This is
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completely untrue. The fact that is that Indians are not engaged in continuously in sankirtan, the congregational chanting of the holy names of God, even though that is every one's duty as stated by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita. I am in India right now, and I see all around me that Indians are engaged almost 24 hours a daily in the struggle to earn a living. And when they do have a little free time they are captured by television, cinema,sports, shopping malls, smoking, drinking, meat eating, pan chewing, etc. Hardly anywhere do we see Indians laying aside all material concerns and singing bhajans (devotional songs) and attending religious discourses. While we do see that many Indiansare keen to participate in religious festivals a few times a year,we also see that they are not eager to take training from bona fide spiritual masters at such festivals, even the though the Vedas prescribe that one only becomes a human being when he accepts a spiritual master.I also note that you have used the term "idol worship" to describe the deity worship in the temples. You appear to be unaware that "idol worship" is a derogatory label introduced by the British during their rule of India to demean the deity worship of Hindus as being the worship of false gods. This is another indication of your need for being trained by a bona fide spiritual master. The bottom line is that Vedic wisdom prescribes that everyone must accept a guru to become liberated from the cycle of birth of death. Indians are just as much caught up this karmic cycle as everyone else. The fact that you, an Indian, do not correctly understand the meaning of your own scriptures is another proof that Indians, like everyone else, require to accept a guru. That you are distinguishing between Indians and non-Indians is clear evidence that you have not yet correctly understood even the ABC principles of the Vedic wisdom. The starting point of Vedic wisdom is that we are not these bodies. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question No. 2 From: Mali [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:18 PM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Overriding factor of present day society Mumbai, Wednesday, 22 August, 20127:8:40:33 PM Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to ask the following question : Vedic society in its purest form was duty based society,which means that everyone had duties to perform and nothing else.The over riding factor was to get moksh-total freedom from sorrows and distress.But Present day societies we see most of the members are self-interested, inherently amoral, callous and deceitful; breach social and legal standards to get its way; it does not suffer from guilt. What is the overriding factor of present day society ? Is there any remedy? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari Sep 3 ,2012
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From: Timisoara, Romania My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Selfishness is overriding factor. Krishna consciousness is the cure. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question No.3 Subject: Delivering from devils Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to ask the following question. Most of the people in the world are suffering from their entanglement in the cycle of birth and death because they are acting against tenets of ISCON mission.Is it not futile to devote your time and energy and try to deliver them from devils? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali Answer From: Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin, Texas USA My Dear Janardan, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It is not correct to say that people are suffering because they do not follow the tenets of the ISKCON mission. It is correct to say that people are suffering because they do not follow the instructions of Krishna as revealed in the Bhagavad-gita. If a building is on fire, is it futile to try to save as many people as possible from being consumed in its flames? It may not be possible to save everyone, but still we must try to save as many as possible. This is our duty. This is compassion. This is love. Similarly, this material world is compared to a blazing fire with its entire population presently being devoured in the flames of lust, anger, greed, etc. So is it not duty, compassion, and love to try to save as many people as possible? Therefore Lord Caitanya has ordered every Indian: bharata-bhumite haila manusya janma yara janma sarthaka kari kara para-upakara One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India should make his life successful by becoming fully Krishna conscious and work for the benefit of all other people by giving them Krishna consciousness." --Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 9.41 So especially because you are from India, the land of Krishna, we are humbly requesting you to fully surrender to Krishna and assist us in spreading the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher,
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Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question No.4 From: Mali [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:39 AM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Mayavadis Dear Gurudev, Namaste. Thought for the day Saturday 11 August 2012, prompted me to ask the following questions. In what way Mayavadis affect your mission? Are they not human beings desiring to lead their own life the way they decide? What is the authority you have to oppose Mayavadis? Why not concentrate on your mission and solve all the problems of the world ? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali Answer From: Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin, Texas USA ,August 2012. My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We have nothing against anyone including the Mayavadis. We love everyone as our brothers and sisters. Because we love everyone we want everyone to be happy. This is why we naturally speak out against Mayavadi philosophy, the erroneous concept that the living being is Himself God. It is this false conception that brought us into the world of birth and death in the first place. And it is this false concept that will keep us suffering in the wheel of birth and death until we realize that we are God's eternal servants and fully surrender ourselves at His lotus feet. When people throughout the world realize that they are not after all the center of the universe, that they are instead the eternal servants of Krishna or God, all the world's problems will be solved. This is our mission. On the order of Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and for the benefit of all living beings it is our duty to oppose all philosophical conclusions which negate the teachings of the Lord. Therefore because we love everyone including the Mayavadis, we are against Mayavadi philosophy. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Being a devotee of Krishna is so ecstatic that even Krishna Himself becomes His own devotee to taste the sweetest nectar of being a devotee of God. The Mayavadis want to become God. But why should one want to become God when being a devotee of God is more ecstatic than being God Himself? In other words, why settle for a position of less enjoyment when you can get a position of greater enjoyment? Question No.5 Mumbai,Tuesday, 29 May, 2012 22:37:43
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Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to ask the following question. In chapter 6 of Bhagavad Gita , Lord Krishna speaks of the results one reaps meditating on the Supreme Lord by practising yoga or the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness.Yogi attains peace, Param Nirvan,spiritual effulgence of Krishna's impersonal aspects. Why not accept Lord Krishna's words and give guidance in Yoga Science? Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari June 1,2012 From: Solferino, Mauriitus My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.You have not properly understood the Bhagavad-gita.Param Nirvana is not merging into Krishna's mpersonal aspect.Param Niravana is becoming a devotee just as Arjuna did.I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question 6 To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Different methods prescribed in Bhagawat Geeta to realise self or original consciousness. Mumbai, Santacruz , Saturday, 17 December, 2011 4:19:31 AM Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to humbly ask the following questions. Why every chapter of Bhagawat Geeta is called a particular Yoga?Does it represent essential unity and idendenty with individual soul and the Supreme Soul?. There are several methods prescribed in Bhagawat Geeta to realise self or original consciousness, why do you prescribe every one 16 rounds of chanting of Mahamantra with japamala? Is there any harm to follow other methods? If yes, what is the point in prescribing those methods by the Lord Krishna? Yours in yoga Janardan Mali Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari 12/18/11, From: Pretoria, South Africa My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Krishna makes it very clear in chapter 18 that one should abandon all other duties and simply surrender to Him. If you want to learn this art of full surrender you must surrender to the instructions of the
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bona fide spiritual master. Otherwise you can go on peculating for millions of lifetimes and never become liberated. Srila Prabhupada is teaching the path of pure bhakti. Are you reading his books? I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question No. 6 Woodbridge, NJ, Wednesday, 23 November, 2011 02:33:07 PM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: What does the teacher do to reach transcendental field? Dear Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to humbly ask the following questions Why does spiritually conscious student recognize the spark of Supreme Being in his heart and yet is unable to reach that Supreme Being by the instruments of perception and action available to him? Why does he need help and seek the help of the qualified teacher in his endeavour to reach transcendental field? What does the teacher do? Yours in yoga Janardan Answer ankarshan Das Adhikari 11/28/11, From: Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin, Texas USA My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Because Krishna says that only the devotee of His devotee is accepted by Him as being a devotee, the spiritual master serves as a channel through which our love will be fully accepted by Him. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question 7 From: Mali [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:54 AM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Basic Teachings of Vedas Dear Gurudev. Namaste. I would like to ask humbly the following question. How can we always engage ourselves in actions which are totally in accordance with the basic teachings of the Vedas? Yours in yoga
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Janardan Mali Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari , 10/14/11 From: Kaunas, Lithuania My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. To become perfect in following the teachings of the Vedas one simply has to fully surrender himself unto Lord Sri Krishna. The ultimate goal of all Vedic wisdom is to know Krishna and surrender unto Him. Therefore one who surrenders unto Krishna has achieved the perfectional stage of following the Vedic teachings. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question 8 Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 12:00 PM To: Sankarshan Das Adhikari Subject: Original Krishna consciousness- Is it a imagination or reality? Dear Gurudev, Namaste. With due utmost respect I would like to humbly ask the following questions. How to convince a prospective devotee that the original Krishna consciousness is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss?Is it a imagination or reality? How many inspirational testimonials are received from devotees? Janardan Mali Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari 10/4/11 From: Riga, Latvia My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The key to convincing ourselves and others is sastric evidence and the words of Sri Guru.The more we are personally convinced, the more we have power to convince others.The Srimad Bhagavatam is full of devotees were are experiencing eternity, knowledge, and bliss. I suggest especially that you study the words of Sri Narada Muni in the 1st Canto of the Srima Bhagavatam. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question 9
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mali 9/2 1/11 Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to ask the following question. Lord Krishna, those people who desire eternal association with Him, preclude all else, meditate on Him, have exclusive devotion, insures and assures them their Yog Kshem. ( ). What is ( ) Yog-kshem? Janardan Mali I will not mind if my name is not published. My name is Janardan Mali. Please do not rename me as Janardan M. Yours in yoga, Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari 9/23/11 From: Copenhagen, Denmark My Dear Janaradana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. anany cintayanto mm ye janh paryupsate tesm nitybhiyuktnm yoga-ksemam vahmy aham SYNONYMS ananyhhaving no other object; cintayantahconcentrating; mmon Me; yethose who; janhpersons; paryupsateproperly worship; tesmof them; nityaalways; abhiyuktnmfixed in devotion; yogarequirements; ksemamprotection; vahmicarry; ahamI. TRANSLATION But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental formto them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have. Bg 9.22 I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question 10 Mali 8/23/11 Gurudev, Namaste My questions are Have you seen real life after this unreal life? and Who is a better Guru-internal or external who can safely perfect your life and lead you to Godhead in the present life? Yours in yoga Janardan V.Mali Sankarshan Das Adhikari 8/24/11 From: Bhaktivedanta Ashram, Austin, Texas USA
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Answers My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.We cannot say that one manifestation of Krishna is better than another manifestation of Krishna.According to the Srimad Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto,Text 6, Krishna Himself appears both as the Supersoul within the heart and externally as the acarya or spirtual master: naivopayanty apacitim kavayas tavea brahmyuspi krtam rddha-mudah smarantah yo 'ntar bahis tanu-bhrtm aubham vidhunvann crya-caittya-vapus sva-gatim vyanakti "O my Lord! Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You,even if they were endowed with the prolonged lifetime of Brahm, for You appear in two featuresexternally as the crya and internally as the Supersoulto deliver the embodied living being by directing him how to come to You." In this connection it is also important to understand the following point explained by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in his purport to Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi 1.44:"Every living entity is essentially a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the spiritual master is also His servant. Still, the spiritual master is a direct manifestationof the Lord. With this conviction, a disciple can advance in Krsna consciousness. The spiritual master is nondifferent from Krsna because he is a manifestation of Krsna." I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Question No.11 Mali 9/18/11 Gurudev, Namaste. I would like to ask following question. Lord Krishna says "The yogi by meditation . develops tranquil mind free from passions and devoid of sinful reactions , gets endowed with the spiritual substratum pervading all existence , certainly gets supreme bliss." What is the difference between meditation and mantra recitation? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali. Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari 9/18/11From: Timisoara, Romania My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
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Krishna describes the meditational process of the yogis in Chapter Six of the Bhagavadgita as follows: "To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kusa grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should be neither too high nor too low and should be situated in a sacred place. The yogi should then sit on it very firmly and practice yoga to purify the heart bycontrolling his mind, senses and activities and fixing the mind on one point. One should hold one's body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus,with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life." To realize the highest truth in this way takes a very long time.For example it took Valmiki Muni 60,000 years to become self-realized through this system. This system was practical during the Satya yuga when men lived to be 100,000. But in this age of Kali when our life span is only up to 100 years, this yoga system is not practical. Plus it requires that one leave his home and live in a secluded place such as the Himalayan mountains. One must sever all ties with his wife and family. He must live as mendicant without any money surviving on whatever nature provides.How many people nowadays can even dream of doing such austerities? When Arjuna become disturbed on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra he was thinking to give up his professional duty and retire to the forest for yogic meditation. But Krishna taught him as follows in the Bhagavad-gita: yoginm api sarvesm mad-gatenntar-tman raddhvn bhajate yo mm sa me yuktatamo matah "And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Mehe is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion." Bhagavad-gita 6.47 The devotees meditate on the Hare Krishna mantra. But it is not that the devotee simply practices mantra meditation. He engages his entire being in loving service the Supreme Personality of Godhead twenty-four hours daily. In this way he becomes qualified to attain the spiritual world in one lifetime. What will the take the yogi many lifetimes can be achieved by the devotee in one lifetime. Just as Arjuna, after surrendering to Krishna, remained in his profession and remained a married man, the devotee can also remain in his profession without having to give up his family and the comforts of home life. Simply he lovingly offers everything to Krishna and becomes the highest yogi.I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Question No. 12 Mali 9/11/11 to Sankarshan Gurudev, Namaste, I am proud to say that I am one of the exclusive devotees of Lord Krishna. I do not wish to hurt your feelings but would like to ask the following question
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Lord Krishna has described that qualities applicable to "yo mad-bhaktah" which means His exclusive devotee. The quality " advesta" means free from hatred for any being at all times, is one of them. If you claim His exclusive devotee then why do you hate yogis in your written thoughts? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali Answer Sankarshan Das Adhikari 9/14/11 From: Sofia, Bulgaria My Dear Janardana, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. How could we hate yogis? They are great transcendalists. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Hare Krishna and your life will be unlimitedly sublime! Thanks and regards, Janardan Mali

Jaya Hari Shrestha from Kathmandu, Nepal: Help me in this mission of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Vaisnava devotees. This is a very auspicious day of Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharajas Vyasa Puja. I offer my dandavat pranams at Your lotus feet. In these days I chant 16 rounds regularly but I committed that myself I will chant in heartily 16 rounds from today. I want to serve all Vaisnavas and engage in the Lords service which is spreading Harinama Sankirtan in my village. Please help me by Your blessing for success in this mission of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada.
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My village is Gokarneshwor Mahadeva Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. I stay 20 minutes South from this place. Currently ISKCON Nepal has supported for my Bhaktivrksha program in this area. Hare Krishna Your tiny servant, Jaya Hari Shrestha

Jayakrishna Alappuzha from Kerela, India: You represent Krishna.

Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my dandavat pranam! My humble prayers and wishes for this happy moment! You represent Krishna and we are lucky to have You as our spiritual master! Please live always to lead us! Your humble student. Jayakrishna Alappuzha

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Jayasimha: I want to thank You from the bottom of my heart.

Hare Krishna, Dear Srila Gurdeva, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I have subscribed to Your Ultimate Self Realization course almost 4 yrs back. I find it very much inspirational. It gives me so much energy and enthusiasm everyday which is very much essential for everyone and which has potency to bring even most materialistic people just like me closer to Sri Krishna. We see Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada through his sincere disciples just like You. I am very much introverted and dont really open up my mind many times thinking either it might be offensive to ask or not bold enough to ask. There have been many times I lost interest in devotional practice whatever little I follow and many times I find myself falling down. In most of these situations when I read Your everyday inspirational message surprisingly I find both exact questions and find finest answers too. You have been so much merciful even on most fallen and insincere souls like me. I want to thank You from bottom of my heart and ask Your blessing to become sincere and to get the strength to follow your instructions.

Your Servant, Jayasimha

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Jesse Trew: Kindly bestow Your mercy on me.

My Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I give You my most heartfelt appreciation for Your most wonderful preaching service. Surely, I am eternally indebted to You. Please dear Gurudeva, kindly bestow Your mercy on me so that I may become strong and steadfast in spiritual life and thusly serve You better. Hare Krishna. Your servant, Jesse Trew

Junhui Du from Beijing City, China: May all Your glories be spread over the 3 worlds!
Dear Guru Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeiscance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Your lotus feet! Dear Guru Maharaja, Happy Divine Appearance Day! Thanks unlimitedly for sowing the bhakti seed in my heart and guiding me to perform the devotional service. Youre merciful and patient with this unqualified fallen fool and always trying to give me the sweetest nectar and Your divine and safe shelter. Thus I owe Your divine grace eternally. On this auspicious day, I offer my full sincerity and deepest gratitude to Your lotus feet and beg Your mercy on me to help me advance in Krishna Consciousness steadily and eventually achieve pure bhakti in this life. Dear Guru Maharaja, Your wisdom, mercy and glories are beyond my imagination. When I try to write some words to glorify Your divine grace, I find that Im so poor to do this properly. Dear Guru Maharaja, please forgive my shortage of speldid words to describe Your wonderful activities.
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Dear Guru Maharaja, by Lord Sri Krishnas nice arrangement, I am now living in the ISKCON temple and my spiritual practice is becoming steady with the association of many nice devotees. There are many services for me to do like more chanting, reading, cooking food for deities, translation, the preparation for giving lectures and other various services. Recently I feel very happy, fresh and blissful every day. Also I beg Your blessings to perform them better and better. Dear Guru Maharaja, may Your divine grace and Guru Matarani have better vitality and health to spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world. May Your glories be spread all over the three worlds! Jaya Jaya Srila Gurumaharaja! Jaya Your Divine Vyasa Puja! The menial servant of Your servants, Junhui Du

K. Manjula from Bangalore, India: Your words have guided me during many difficult times.
Sri Gurubhyo Namah! Hare Krishna! Poojya Guruji, Please accept my Pranams at Your Lotus Feet. Guruji, Your words have guided me during many difficult times. You have answered many of my queries without any prejudice. I am spell bound at the ocean of knowledge you have and your unstinted Sri Krshna Bhakti. I beg for your mercy and guidance in my bhakti marga. Seeking your blessings, and pranams once again, Yours in the service of Sri Krishna, Mrs. K. Manjula Bangalore, India

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Karthikeyan Devalla We pray for your association

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. All Glories To Srila Prabhupada. All Glories To Srila Gurudeva And Gurumatha Dandavat Pranams Maharaj, Gurudeva, I am fortunate to get in touch with you through the ultimate self realization online course. It's your grace that made us krishna consciousness. Your lectures and kirtans made us joyful, dancing in ecstacy. You made us realise that krishna is the ultimate. We all pray for your good health and also to continue your journey to transform the world. We pray that we have your association throughout. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Your Servant, Karthikeyan Devalla

Kavitha Omkumar: We are longing for His blessings.

Mots of flowers may adorn the feet of our Gurudeva and we are longing for His blessings. Hare Krishna Your servant, Kavitha Omkumar

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Ketan K. Bhatt: I am really grateful to Srila Gurudeva.

Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Gaur-Nitai. I am really grateful to Srila Gurudeva for getting uninterrupted guidance not only by Daily Thoughts but also through various forums like sda_googlegroup and sda_bookclub. Guidance from these forums have helped me to bring a drastic change in my life, rather the approach towards the life. Real meaning of 'life' could be understood and now can also understand how real peace of mind can be achieved and what is the real purpose of human life. I offer my sincere obeisance to Srila Gurudeva and beg for the blessings to progess in Krishna consciousness every moment. May Lord Krishna give us the longer and healthy association of Srila Gurudeva for getting crystal clear guidance towards the difficulties put in front of Him. Hare Krishna. Your servant, Ketan K. Bhatt

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Kesaven Pandamanikum, Vacoas, Mauritius - you have been empowered by Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to carry out the Lords mission
Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! First of all, let me heartily wish you a very Happy Birthday filled with the bliss of Krishna consciousness always. Well, it is really a blessing to be given the opportunity to write a Vyasa Puja offering to you. I could never imagine it coming so soon in my life. I will thus seize this golden moment to say my heartfelt feelings. Srila Gurudeva, I would like to thank you again and again for enlightening the whole world with your transcendental teachings, which keep taking me out of ignorance. Also, they are full of knowledge and very beautifully, logically and clearly explained. Like somebody said in Thought of the Day How do you know so much? Well, this shows that you have been empowered by Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to carry out the Lords mission. You are indeed very generous to share freely all that you have received. Like you said, the course is FREE and it will also FREE us. So, cancelling my subscription to this site will be like refusing Maha Prasadam. It is thus another blessing for being in touch with you through your fascinating website. I have listened to your interesting audio lectures and I keep getting amazed as to how you are able to answer questions from the audience so easily! Finally, I sincerely pray to Krishna to give you all the strength and courage to keep going stronger and stronger so that you continue to drown me more and more in your nectarean daily thoughts, lectures, audios, videos and your much wanted association. Thanking you a million for being very merciful unto fallen souls like me. Your servant Kesaven Pandamanikum Vacoas, Mauritius

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Khush Sharma from Mumbai, India: There is no hope for me except You!
Hare Krishna Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances unto Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It is my great fortune to glorify You on this auspicious and glorious moment of Your Vyasa Puja day. Gurudeva I had a great opportunity to have Your darshan and hear Your class in Pune this year. I felt very nice and enthusiastic to hear Your kirtan and lecture. I thank You from the bottom of my heart for sending the Thought of the Day. Out of compassion for the suffering living entities, great devotees of Lord Caitanya travel and preach Krishna consciousness to help them. This example was shown very nicely by Srila Prabhupada and now by His devotee wh is preaching without considering his bodily discomforts. Gurudeva, please give Your blessings so that I can serve You through my thoughts, mind and words. Also, I would like to please my seniors who are tolerating and encouraginve me to practice Krishna Consciousness. I am eagerly waiting for Your mercy Gurudeva. There is no hope for me except You Srila Gurudeva. Your insignificant servant, Khush Sharma

Khushi Singhal from Dehli, India: I am trying to follow Your instructions.

Hare Krishna Maharaj, Please accept my humble prayers. All glories to Sri Sri Gurujans and Gauranga. I am very grateful to have your association in the form of your instructions. "The Ultimate Self Realization Course started by Your grace really helps me a lot in my spiritual life. I heard your lectures also and you sound so enthusiastic that it inspires me
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at every point. I am trying my best to follow your instructions and the only way in which I can give it to you in offerings is my sincere efforts in Krishna consciousness. Its my humble request that You please accept this offering and bless me so that I can develop taste in hari naam and make everyone Krishna conscious. Your servant, Khushi Singhal

Kirtan from Austin: You give us Krishna, and take our karma.
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Om ajnana timirandasya jnanajana salakaya Caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah I offer my respectful obeisance unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisance unto him. Nama om vishnu padaya Krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisance at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. Namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, Gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. You are so kind and truthful. Your devotion is immeasurable. Your lectures are so nice that even kids like me are interested in your lectures. You are so austere that you travel all around the world when you can
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stay in Austin and not travel. Srila Gurudeva you even go to places like China where you can get caught. This is a true example of a pure devotee. You give gift of Krishna and take our bad karma. Srila Gurudeva you always reveal your mind to others and let others reveal their mind to you. Thank you Srila Gurudeva Your fallen student Kirtan

Kirti Patel from Wellington, New Zealand: Your Q&A section is always informative.
Hare Krsna Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisance, All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories to You.

Your thought for the day are very inspirational and provide me with at least 1 Krishna Conscious activity each day. Your question and answer section is always informative and I thank You very much for Your service.

Hare Krsna Kirti

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Kowsthub Srihari from Mysore, Karnataka, India: I am blessed to have such a great spiritual master.
I heard that on November 9th is the Vyasa puja of our dear most spiritual master Sri Sankarshan Das Adhikari. I am very blessed to say few lines about Him. Our Spiritual master, Sankarshan das Adhikari, is the most noble soul that is rendering the Krishna Consciousness movement all over the globe and helping the fallen souls of this age. I cant describe his greatness in words. All I can say is that I am blessed to have such a great spiritual master, and may Lord Krishna and Srila Prabhupada bless him so that he can carry Srila Prabhupada's orders and make a Krishna conscious revolution on the planet earth. All the best for Sankarshan Das Adhikari our dear spiritual master!
Your servant, Kowsthub Srihari

Krishna Kumar from Mumbai, India: You have been the torch light of spiritual knowledge.
My most humble obeisance to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Dear Guruji, It was in March 2010, by the grace of Sri Krishna that I stumbled upon the 'Ultimate Self Realization Course' and that was the most glorious stumble that could ever have happened to me! Your Holiness, since then, has been the torch light of spiritual knowledge, systematically clearing my darkness of ignorance. Dear Gurudeva, on this most holy occasion of Your appearance day, I sincerely beg at Your lotus feet, for Your blessings, that I may eternally continue to be of some service to You. Your humble servant, Krishna Kumar
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Kumar Vimal & Kavya Vimal from Bangalore, India: It breaks my heart to see You struggle so much.
Dear Srila Gurudeva, I offer my humble respects at Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Namo Om Vishnu Padaya, Krishna Preshtaya Bhutale, Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari Iti Namine. Your purity and Your service to the world is so noble and exemplary. Being a faithful representative of Srila Prabhupada, You have been carrying on the legacy of speaking the truth as it is to the lost people like myself in this Kali Yuga. Your words and vani are like a guiding light for the conditioned soul of Kali Yuga. I have benefitted so much by Your tireless work. I sometimes feel so fallen that I have not done anything to serve You to Your satisfaction. I hope that I can one day do something that will please You. I pray to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada, and the Parampara and their Lordships that they continue to empower their dear servant as Yourself, who is fighting maya against all odds and often times alone without any external support. It breaks my heart to see You struggle so much but I know that Krishna is taking very special care of You and that is my solace. Thank You Guru Maharaja for everything You have given to the world and especially to me. I hope to one day follow a fraction of instructions that You give so abundantly every day. You are the guiding light to souls like me. Thank You very much. Your aspiring servants, Kumar Vimal and Kavya Vimal

Lennart Eistre from Tallinn, Estonia: Without a spiritual master, I cannot advance!
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate sankarsana-dasadhikarin iti namine
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I offer my respectful obeisances to His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari, who is very dear to Lord Krishna on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema-murti kripatmane gauradesa-vikasartha-uttama-bhakti-varsine O follower of Srila Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti in order to spread the teachings of Lord Caitanya. On this most sacred Vyasa puja day I would like to speak very honestly with You. In my spiritual journey throughout this year Krishna repeatedly brought me to face my conditioned nature and helped me to become honest to admit that I have reached that phase of my life from where I am not able to go further on this road of devotion without taking full shelter of a true spiritual master - You. You opened my eyes with the torchlight of true knowledge - Krishna consciousness. Looking back to the moment of my life where I made the conscious choice of wanting to surrender to Krishna and to serve Him, I see that it happened during those days when You were visiting Tartu city in Estonia. When we first met, I was hearing Your lectures in the University of Tartu and in the local Hare Krishna centre. I remember that I asked You questions and You gave all of them perfect answers, full of deep realization. You kindly, logically and intelligently helped me to understand the fact that Krishna consciousness, the Vedas and the Vedic culture has all the answers to all of my questions, that it has all the knowledge and if I want to apply this then pure love for Krishna and full realization of my actual spiritual nature can be achieved. After that meeting I understood that I do not need to search for anything else anymore. I have gotten the best opportunity of a lifetime. I also got the experience and taste for chanting the Holy Name. So I started to practice chanting Hare Krishna and living a devotional life of service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna according to the best of my ability. Many years of service has passed. I lived as a student going to university. After that I was working different full time jobs. But different challenges and battles with my own mind and senses left me all the time uncertain in deciding who is actually my eternal spiritual master. I was always grateful to You, but I was not sure to which guru I should surrender to. I see that my dirty mind stood in the way. I always served You when You were visiting Estonia, but I hesitated, I had doubts, I never went deep enough into my
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heart to solve this question. I was not fully honest with myself. I was still too much fighting on my own with my mind and senses, being distracted. Actually I was not admitting Krishna's perfect plan. Two years ago I was invited to join the brahmacari ashrama in Sri Harinam Mandir in Tallinn, Estonia. I took the opportunity, knowing it to be the mercy of Krishna. Having been serving for 1.5 years in the brahmacari ashrama, engaged in regular Harinam Sankirtan Yajna, book distribution, in different preaching programs, I finally started to feel, to sense, to understand that I really need the help of a spiritual master. And that true spiritual master is none other than You. It was a natural calling, a cry from the heart. The feeling of urgency, the need to receive help, the need to take shelter. Krishna's words and Srila Prabhupada's words that one must accept a guru were ringing in my consciousness day and night, constantly that Krishna wants me to accept a guru. That guru connects me to Him. That I have been missing this link for too long time. By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. I was able to become honest enough to admit that Krishna, having always taken care of me, had arranged everything perfectly. I just did not see it for a very long time. I understood that I actually have to accept His mercy as it is. Lord Caitanya comes only once in the day of Brahma, distributing the highest form of love of God - Vraja Bhakti. And I am a fallen creature of this age of quarrel and hypocrisy. And now I have been given this gift from You, this unconditional mercy, this opportunity to make my life perfect in serving and loving Krishna and to help others to do the same. I understood that Krishna sent You personally to help me in this life. And there I was thinking that who is my guru? Hesitating, doubting, procrastinating and time was running out. Such a fool I was. You were always present. But now, during the summer of this year 2012, I finally came to the realization that You are my eternal spiritual master. Thank You for kindly accepting me. Thank You from all of my heart for accepting me as Your aspiring disciple. I desire to follow Your instructions as my heart and soul. I very much appreciate, dear Srila Gurudeva, the way how You have practically dedicated Your whole life to preaching Krishna consciousness in all times, in all places and in all circumstances. Just as Srila Prabhupada brought to us the words of Krishna - Bhagavad-gita as it is - in a pure unadulterated way, You are passing on these words and the words of His Divine
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Grace in a pure unadulterated way also. For me it is very inspiring to see how You follow Srila Prabhupada's instructions very strictly. It shows me that You are very honest, very truthful. You know that the path to spiritual success, to Krishna prema is fully achieved by properly following the instructions of Your guru, Srila Prabhupada. Purity is the force. It is very encouraging to me to see how You day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, tirelessly travel from city to city, country to country and teach Krishna consciousness in temples, homes of devotees, in devotee communities, universities, schools and other places. You do not waste a moment. No gaps for maya. Preaching is the essence. And we can see that by Your preaching people are able to become conscious of Krishna - the well-wisher of all living beings. By Your teaching and by Your personal example devotees are making real advancement in devotional service. Thank You for helping all the living beings. Thank You for distributing Krishna consciousness all over the world. Thank You for taking care of devotees. Thank You for being always a true follower, a true servant of Srila Prabhupada. And thank You for making Sri Krishna reachable for me so that I am able to render service to Him, to Srila Prabhupada, to devotees and to You. Thank You for this service opportunity. May I have never ending service to You, to Krishna and to His devotees. I pray that I may I always be part of Krishna's spiritual family. Your insignificant servant, Bhakta Lennart Eistre

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Lipsa Tripathy: Thank you for being the bright, divine light
Hare Krishna Prabhuji All glories to Lord Sri Chaitanya , Srila Prabhupadaji.. I am lucky enough to have come in contact with your website. It is only a few days back but I feel blessed by the inspiring words of Prabhuji. I have read about some of the topics like omnipresence of KRISHNA etc. but it is easily accepted by my mind also when it is told by Prabhuji in Ultimate Self-realisation course. I am extremely grateful to Prabhuji for becoming a bright, divine light in the life of those who are entangled in the darkness of illusion. Sincerely, Lipsa Tripathy

Lokesh Joshi from Pune, India: I hope that Your mercy will always be on us.
My humble obeisance to Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna Prabhuji Dandavat Pranaam. We are very much grateful to HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhuji that because of His great and noble efforts we are able to see some light in this dark age of Kali yuga. All the blessings of Srila Prabhupada be unto him for taking His mission to every corner of this world. May Krishna's choice blessings be on Him. Guruji, I hope that Your mercy will always be on us and we continue to get benefitted by your guidance. Hare Krishna. Your servant, Lokesh Joshi

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Lorraine Groom, Malaga, Spain Homage to Srila Gurudeva

Hare Krishna!! Dear Sir: Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glory to Srila Prabhupada. So many thanks it is not possible to give, oh dear Teacher, by the life you live and share with us every day, little by little may we come to understand the little ways we may see Krishna in our everyday life. Oh Guruji, our eyes are happy to see Krishna's beautiful pictures, and our ears are smiling to hear these most valuable gems of learning the music which makes us dance and the happy chanting that keep us smiling and joyfull. Thank you so very much, dear Teacher. May your special day be especially fun and may your health and well being be in the ecstatic mood you so kindly send our way. Your servant, Lorraine from Malaga, Spain

Manjula Bai and Vinodsingh Malkapuri: We need Your blessings Guru Maharaj.
Hare Krishna Please accept our humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupadaji. All glories to Srila Guru Maharaj. We need Your blessings Guru Maharaj. Your Servants, Manjula Bai & Vinodsingh Malkapuri

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Mario Mendez Bautista from Bogota, Colombia: Congratulations on Your appearance day.
Congratulations for the celebration of the appearance day of Your Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari. Happy Vyasa Puja day. Hare Krishna. Your Servant, Mario Mendez Bautista Bogota, Colombia

Mayurdhwaj Raol, Toronto, Canada You are my way back home

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya.

Srila Gurudeva, I am feeling very unlucky that I am not present physically at your appearance day celebration in Lithuania but with your mercy I am able to write about the importance of your presence in my life. Before I accepted your mercy I was just like a fish out of water.

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I would like to compare myself to a fish. I was very happy when I was in the deep water of huge ocean, and suddenly, gradually, slowly, slowly in the waves of Mahamaya and the association of non Vaishnavas I made a mistake and in essence, due to mohamaya (attachment and illusion,), lobha (greed) ,ahankara (pride), I came out of the deep ocean. Initially I thought I could get back but when I tried to turn back and then I realized that I am very far from my home. Day by day I become weak and seeking for water but somehow in that condition I remember my beloved cowherd boy Krishna who always takes care of everyone in any condition. I was remembering how He is the creator of everything and everything is His energy. So with that hope I started waiting, but with the passage of time I forgot the route and the point from where I should begin, how I have to go. Day by day my condition become very weak and I felt separation from my real home and I also feel absence of the dear cowherd boy Krishna. Although I know I forgot Him, He never forgot me. With that hope I was waiting and waiting day and night, and finally the day came in my life full of joy when first time I came to ISKCON and I meet so many pure-hearted devotees of Krishna. And then another day with lots of joy, a day in my life when I heard first time Hare Krishna Maha Mantra chanting by pure-hearted devotees of Krishna, Vaishnavas. I heard Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare and than I became sure that even if I am not able to go back to the ocean immediately, but I am able to make these muddy waters around me pure and able to survive here until I get my guide for back to Godhead. After come to ISKCON and listening to chanting yet another day came, wonderful day, with the mercy of Gaura Nitai, and the mercy of pure-hearted Vaishnavas I met one Vaishnava, named Saurabh Bhattacharyaji, and he for the first time invited me to join them for book distribution. I remember that day was Sunday and we all went to distribute the books of Prabhupada about Krishna at Guelph multicultural festival. There first time I met pure-hearted sincere devotee Sriman Mahabhagavat Prabhu, and he immediately gave me the book Easy Journey to Other Planets to read. He also told me, you just read this book today, and than I will ask you about this book. After reading that book he gave me chanting beads to chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra. I felt like what's going with me here I came here to distribute books and here suddenly my training has started! And than when I finished my first round with Vrindavan Prabhu, introduced by Mahabhagavat Prabhu, I felt very happy that for the first time I was doing this chanting 108 times Mahamantra on beads...
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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare From day one, Mahabhagavat Prabhu left a very nice impression in my heart. Then another day came in my life which is not a common day in my life for that day I was waiting for millions of millions of days and nights. It felt like I saw the light of the sun for the first time! I was invited by Mahabhagavat prabhu to attend your class Srila Gurudeva, at ISKCON Scarborough Temple. That time Mahabhagavat Prabhu introduce me with you Srila Gurudeva. When i went closer to you Srila Gurudeva, and I slowely paid my obeisances at the lotus feet of Srila Gurudeva and then Srila Gurudeva you looked in my eyes with great innocence and lots of mercy. I felt very close to you Srila Gurudev. When I told my name to you Srila Gurudeva as my name is somewhat long and somewhat complicated you asked Mahabhagavat Prabhu what was my name, or something about me. Than I paid my obeisances again and take my seat in the back. Then when you Srila Gurudeva, when you start singing Jaya Radha Madhava Jaya Kunja Bihari Even today I remember that melody and your voice Srila Gurudeva, entering my ear clearly I felt like you are very innocent, with great love for Krishna, very humble, full of mercy. To be honest I don't have words how can I can express, but Srila Gurudeva you sang that song and I was singing whole day slowly softly Jaya Radha Madhava. Then and now even after few months even today, I still sing the same way Srila Gurudeva you sang, same melody. That day I wasn't sure that I will know in the future this is my dear Guru Maharaja. This is because I decided as a child that no one other than Krishna will be my spiritual master. A always thought I don't want to have a spiritual master. But just by Darshan of Srila Gurudeva I was thinking all day about him, how innocent his love for Krishna is, Prema Bhakti for Krishna. Also it was important that you had respect for every religion, respect for everyone, how you were was listening to everyone, answering slowly slowly everyone. That day for the first time my false ego broke. I was feeling like how do I thank Mahabhagavat Prabhu for giving me a chance to associate with Srila Gurudeva and then on the day of Ekadashi, without knowing that Srila Gurudeva was present in ISKCON Toronto, the temple of Sri Sri Radha Kshir Chor Gopinath, I was as usual, meeting everyone here and there in the temple. I went to the kitchen and I felt like no one is talking with me, no one was giving me any service, and suddenly I do not remember who, but someone told me "Hey, Mahabhagavat Prabhu's Guru Maharaj is here in the temple and he is upstairs". I was like "Oh Krishna!" and i just ran and just ran and slowly opened the
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door. I saw Mahabhagavat Prabhu standing near to Gurumai and Hemant Prabhu talk with Srila Gurudeva was going on. Then Saurabh Prabhu's turn came and then Srila Gurudeva looked at Saurabh-da, and soon Mahabhagavat Prabhu introduced me with Srila Gurudeva "This is Mayur". Full of confidence and with all respect I paid my ashtanga Dandavat Pranaam to you Srila Gurudeva. I felt I would get on my way with just a blessing of Srila Gurudeva, but he called me closer to him and I sat and I felt like I wanted to touch your lotus feet Srila Gurudeva, also I felt you are very pure and very lovable, and I am just a dirty person like a fish in muddy water, can I touch or not. Mahabhagavat Prabhu give me courage, "Mayur its OK, you touch", then I touch your lotus feet my Srila Gurudeva. I was very very happy to met Srila Gurudeva and Gurumai, I felt like my life was worth living by meeting both of you, that I had your darshan. I felt that today Sri Krishna has heard my voice, and today he has sent my Srila Gurudeva to bring me back to the spiritual world. In the form of Srila Gurudeva, Krishna will take me to meet with Sri Sri Radha Krishna. I was very happy, I felt very wealthy, very fortunate very peaceful and happy, wonderful experience. Oh Srila Gurudeva, you have taken great mercy upon me. that you took a proud fool like me and you permitted me to take Krishna's mercy and join Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mission. I feel most fortunate, and I pray that you please shower your blessings on me, this is my prayer. Hare Krishna! I am like a fish out of water, who is very far from the spiritual world. Now this little fish wants to go back. But now I have no worries. Now I have found you Srila Gurudeva. I am firmly and fully convinced (dridha vishwas). If I surrender myself to the lotus feet of my dear Srila Gurudeva with a desire to be reunited with Sri Sri Radha Krishna, andi if I stay surrendered, then life after life if I serve Srila Gurudeva, then I can go back to the spiritual world without problems. With this, Srila Guurudeva, on this auspicious day, please kindly accept me as a tiny one among all your disciples. I am offering you Sashtanga Dandavat Pranaam Srila Gurudeva. I have written to you from my heart, but I worry that I cannot write proper English (this letter translated from Hindi), and I cannot find time or words to write properly also, and if you think I have written anything wrong, you know I am a fool, please forgive me. But I want to remain your disciple always. Om Tat Sat.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Jaya Srila Prabhupada Jaya Srila Gurudeva Sri Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaja All glories to ISKCON and Srila Gurudeva your servant, Mayurdhwaj Raol, Toronto, Canada

Mich White from Napier, New Zealand: Thank You for making Prabhupadas teachings available.
Hare Krishna Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Your lotus feet. Thank You so very much Maharaja for creating the self realization e-courses online, following in the footsteps of Srila Prabhupada who did all he could to spread the mission of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu far and wide. The free e-courses are a wonderful way to get people interested in Krishna Conciousness and are also a fabulous way for devotees living away from temples to stay inspired. I have gained much benefit from Your daily newsletters and course and want to thank You so very much for making Prabhupadas teachings available to the people in this out of the box way. All glories to Your lotus feet for your amazing service to Srila Prabhupads lotus feet. Your aspiring servant, Mich White

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Mohish Mahadawoo from Flacq, Mauritius: Maharaj, You are so merciful.

Hare Krsna Maharaj Please accept my respectful obeisance. Sri Guru Gauranga jayatah. Maharaj you are so dear to Srimati Radharani for You have the power to bestow Krsna prema. Spreading the message of Lord Krsna, You engage everyone in devotional service. You are so compassionate to the fallen souls like us that You dedicated your life for the service of Sri Guru and Krsna. Oh patitapavana Gurudeva, I'm so foolish for I don't know what to write to You as an offering unto Your lotus feet. I'm so grateful to You, for You are always here to guide us and devote Your precious time to answer our queries. Maharaj, You are so merciful. How can I glorify You with my limited number of words? Oh Gurudeva, what good wishes can I present to You? You are under the personal guidance and care of Srila Prabhupada and Krsna. Gurudeva, You are so pure and Your only business is to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna. Maharaj, I'm really indebted to you and I beg your mercy for whatever I can do to assist Your Holiness in the Transcendental Mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Gurudeva, please forgive this servant of Yours for any offences I may have committed at Your lotus feet. Please bestow Your mercy upon me so that I'm engaged in devotional service for eternity, life after life and in whatever condition I may be. Without the mercy of Sri Guru I cannot know Krsna at all for I'm conditioned and always in maya. Thus expressing my gratitude to You, I end up here. Thank You very much. Your servant, Mohish Mahadawoo

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Mukul Maheshwari Happy Vyasa Puja

Dearest Srila Guru Maharaj, Please Accept My Holy Obeisances Wishing you the most wonderful Vyasa-puja celebration again and again and hope that some day, we will be in your personal association to celebrate this day and directly get the nectar of your association. Your servant, Mukul Maheshwari

Nalin Sharma your Ultimate Self Realization Course teaches the meaning of life
My dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! When I first got enrolled in "The Ultimate Self Realization Course"I knew nothing about spiritual life.But by reading your mails everyday I experienced the most deepest realizations in my heart.Earlier I was completely lost in the darkness of ignorance which I had no chance to come out of but you saved me and many more misled souls like me by your unlimited compassion. Your necterean words always overwhelmed me and made me meditate deeper and deeper .Life started making sense and I understood the real purpose of life. My heart is so deeply indebted to you that even millions of births would be insignificant to repay what you have so kindly bestowed upon me. So on this most auspicious day of your Divine Appearance ,I beg for a tiny drop of your mercy and pray to be an insignificant instrument of your mission for my entire life.With a grateful heart I bow

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down to you and pray that may Lord Krishna give you a long healthy life so that you can inundate the whole world with Krishna Consciousness and rescue all the fallen souls like me . With love and gratitude; Your servant Nalin

Namrata Nagpurkar from Baroda, India: Bless me with inner strength.

Namaskar Pujya Gurudev, Please accept my sincere obeisance to you. Please accept it. I have much gratitude to You for enlightening us with the knowledge through the daily message to understand and differentiate the righteous thing from unrighteous thing. My prayer to you is that You bless me with that inner strength to persevere in my efforts on this path of spirituality. Hare Krshna Gratitude Sri Krishna Your Servant, Namrata Nagpurkar

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Nandini V, Bangalore, India grateful for your selfless service

All Glories to Sri Guru and All Beloved Spiritual Masters, All Glories to Sri Gaura Nitai All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna All Glories to Humble Devotees I feel blessed to be able to humbly submit my Vyas Puja Offerings to His Grace Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari. We are truly blessed to be able to receive his spiritual guidance in times of confusion and inner turmoil of this Kaliyuga, to be guided in the path of spiritual bliss and understanding the sublime truth available in Bhagavad Gita, to be able to receive his priceless spiritual association through his daily thoughts and beautiful pictures of his tours and classes helping us to feel a closer association of being present there. I am truly grateful that HG Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Guruji is able to take time off from his most busy schedule and be able to type important lessons and daily thoughts for us and answer our queries. Thank you Guruji for All Your Selfless Seva to Srila Prabhupada and the humble blessed devotees for their spiritual upliftment. May God and Srila Prabhupada bless you with more Grace and Strength to carry on your Selfless Service eternally. Hari Bol, Nandini V Bangalore, India

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Nashvin Gangaram from Durban, South Africa: You have made me appreciate the books more.
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You (Srila Gurudeva) and Guru Mataji. This is the first Vyasa Puja offering that I have written, so please forgive me for any mistakes or offenses, and kindly correct me. Thank you so much for starting the "Ultimate Self-Realization Course" and "Thought for the day" from which I have learned so much. Your thoughts and answers are very inspiring, and are always supported by sastra and Srila Prabhupada. I like the way that you show that any philosophy that is not Krishna conscious is incorrect and incomplete, and the kind way in which you handle very envious and aggressive responses. Thank you for your disciples, especially Mahabhagavat Prabhu, Jagannatha Prabhu and Guru Vandana Mataji. Their service to your students (including me) is very inspiring, and their realizations and presentations of spiritual knowledge are very enlivening. Recently, I had the good fortune to begin rendering some service in the book club of your students, where we read Srila Prabhupada's books in a regulated way. I have been given the service of preparing the questions for the group to answer, which has made me appreciate the books even more than if I was just reading them. Here are some of my favorites of your communications with students: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://sda-archives.com/tftd/tftd/2011/may/tftd_050511.html#W Question: Can God Create a Rock He Cannot Lift? I have been asked two questions: 1. Can God create a rock that He can't lift? If God can't do this, then He isn't omnipotent, and if He can, then He still isn't omnipotent, because then there is something, that He can't do - i.e. lift the rock. 2. God is supposed to be omniscient (all-knowing), and humans supposedly have a free will. But how can humans have a free will, if God in advance knows what is going to happen? There can be no choice in any meaningful sense of the word, if there is only one possible outcome to each and every situation (that is the outcome that God has foreseen). When in the Srimad Bhagavatam He says that in the age of kali (Kali Yuga) lots of bad thing are bound to happen how do we possess free will?
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Answer: Yes, and Then He Can Lift It The first question you have raised is one of the questions that is often used to express a classical issue known in philosophy as the omnipotence paradox. This paradox has vexed philosophers for many centuries. Wikipedia has defined it as follows: "The omnipotence paradox is a family of related paradoxes addressing the question of whether the existence of an omnipotent entity is logically possible. The paradox states that if a being can perform any action, then it should be able to create a task it is unable to perform, and hence, it cannot perform all actions. Yet, on the other hand, if it cannot create a task it is unable to perform, then there exists something it cannot do." As long as one remains a mental speculator one will continue to be vexed by this paradox. But when one awakens to the transcendental self-realization plane the paradox evaporates. The answer is that there is an omnipotent entity that can do absolutely anything, even if it is logically impossible. What is the proof? Lord Sri Krishna has demonstrated such omnipotence in His transcendental pastimes. For example, being all-powerful there is no one that can bring Him under their control. But yet we see that Mother Yasoda was able to bring Him completely under her control when she bound Him with ropes. Your second question is also puzzling to the mental speculators. How can one truly have free will if God knows what he is going to do? In this connection one need only become aware that from the absolute perspective there is no such thing as past, present, or future. In other words, there is nothing you can do that you have not already done. Your free will is to decide whether you want to remain in the realm of relativity as a slave of birth, death, old age, and disease, or whether you want to be a liberated soul relishing an eternal life, full of bliss, and knowledge in the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Actually even though you are not aware of it, you are already in that transcendental existence. Now you simply must awaken from the dream of relativity and fully realize who you are and where you are by fully surrendering yourself to the Lord. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://sda-archives.com/tftd/tftd/2011/may/tftd_052511.html#W Objection: Blaming Dr. Hawking is Abusing Krishna In response to the question you were asked about the atheistic scientist, Dr. Stephen Hawking, you used the terms "idiots" and "rascals." According to the Bhagavad-Gita, Dr. Hawking or anybody is a form of Lord Krishna. So if we abuse him or anybody I think we are directly or indirectly abusing Krishna. There are so many good people who do not believe in God and who also knowingly or unknowingly mislead the people from actual realty. I think we should not blame or abuse anybody. Please correct me if am wrong.
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Your humble servant, C.N. Answer: If Blaming Is Wrong, Why Do You Blame? My Dear C.N., Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. You have asked me to correct you if you are wrong. So now, as per you request, I humbly beg to point out the discrepancies in what you have written. Kindly try to understand that I doing this in the mood of a humble servant who wants to help you become perfect in happiness by becoming perfect in your realization of the science of Krishna consciousness as taught by Lord Sri Krishna in the Srimad Bhagavad-gita. The first point is: If your philosophy is not to blame anyone, why are you blaming me? This is contradictory. The second point is: There is no verse in the Bhagavad-gita which upholds the principle that Dr. Hawking and everyone else is a form of God. Rather we are all the tiny servants of God. The third point is: Please note carefully that it is not I who am saying that Dr. Hawking is a rascal. It is Krishna who declares that such persons are rascals. avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam param bhavam ajananto mama bhuta-mahesvaram "Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be." --Bhagavad-Gita 9.11 I am simply broadcasting the words of Krishna because this is what my spiritual master and Lord Krishna have ordered me to do. So if you want to find fault, you will have to find fault with Lord Krishna. In conclusion, if we remain passive in the face of the atheistic onslaught, soon atheism will completely overwhelm and destroy whatever vestiges of theism remain on this planet. Therefore if we have any love for the people of this world and sincerely desire their ultimate welfare, we must oppose very strongly these rascals such as Dr. Hawking, who deny the existence of God and who criticize the Holy Scriptures as being nothing more than fairy tales for little children. I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood. Your ever well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 224 of 302

http://sda-archives.com/tftd/tftd/2011/dec/tftd_120811.html#W Question: How Can We Not Merge Back into God? How is it possible that when Lord mentions he is the Source of everything, that I can be part and parcel of him and still be separate from Him? If He is the source, we were all in Him at some point and thus at some point will merge back with Him. In this way, the vasisht-advaita philosophy of Ramanuja looks logically correct! Answer: We Were Never Merged & Will Never Merge Just as the center of a circle and all other points on the circle are inseparably one because they are all part of the same circle, but at the same time are distinctly different because of their varying locations on the circle, in a similar way the Lord and the living beings are inseparably one and at the same time distinctly different. The circle must have a central point. It cannot be without a central point. And all points on the circle besides the central point are distinctly different from the central point, even though they are all one because they are all part of the circle. They all have locations in the circle relative to the central point. Even though Krishna is the source of everything, this does mean that we were originally merged in Him and then became unmerged when He decided to emanate us from Himself. This is so because we are eternally being emanated from Him. There was never a time that we did not exist as His emanated separated expansions. Nor will there ever be a time in the future when we will not exist as Krishna-emanated individuals. This point is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita 2:12. You have misunderstood Sri Ramanujacharya's philosophy known as Visitadvaita. According to his teaching although the Lord and His energies are one, each keeps his individuality. The Sanskrit word vasistya means individuality. A nice example in this connection is the sun and sunshine. The sunshine is nothing but the sun. But at the same time it is different. When the sunshine enters our room, we may say the sun has come. But if the sun planet had entered, we would be burned to a crisp immediately. So the sun and the sunshine, although one, are different. Just as the sunshine, although also sun is the sun's separated energy, in a similar way the living beings are nondifferent from God because they are nothing but His energy. Not only that, but at the same time they are different because they cannot emanate everything from themselves as God is able to emanate everything from Himself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------A servant of your servants, Nashvin Gangaram

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Neeraj & Rashmi Gupta - May Your Krsna consciousness mission keeps spreading
All glories to maharaj ji All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Sri Radha Valabha Thankyou for providing us opportunity to serve your lotus feet in home programme this year. Kindly shower your transcendental bliss to us in future as well. May your mission to provide all mankind to swim in the transcendental bliss increase more & more. Dandvat pranam to you maharaj ji At your feet Neeraj & Rashmi Gupta

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Neha Manohar from Mumbai, India: Thank You for being my Gurudeva.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj. My father Pradeep Manohar met You in Vrindavan and Faridabad. I am Neha Manohar, married and now settled in Mumbai. I am a very very fallen soul, so fallen that I start crying all the time. Even while writing this mail I have tears in my eyes. I try to do little service, but with my job it is slightly tough. I chant everyday (16 rounds) also make bhog for the Lord, visit temple every week, read Gita in my free time but my mind accommodates like a hundred things all the time. Sometime after chanting I feel that I did not concentrate at all. I quickly offered bhog, and my mind keeps roaming all around the world. Also it is very difficult for me to control my anger. I am not very tolerant. So many negative qualities still exist and I am trying to purify every day at every moment. I like reading Your mails. Question and answers are always nice and sometimes very funny. Thank You for being my Gurudeva. Thank You so much. Regards, Neha Manohar

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Nicholas Pyatt from St. Louis, Missouri: I would like to thank You for the inspiration You give.
I would like to thank You for all the inspiration You give to me and the world. In a life where its hard to know what to feel intense about (because of the dualistic nature of things and because of my own ignorance), it is a great relief to have anything that keeps one focused on progression, especially in comparison to letting oneself constantly be absorbed in serving oneself (not intelligently) as if we are the center of importance. I am not the perfect or very perfected devotee but Your reaching out has helped me a lot, especially since its there beyond my imperfect reasoning and actions. I feel You are a very big part of why I have progressed as far as I have and I thank You for that. Thank You thank You thank You!!! Hare Krishna! And may Your endeavors be blessed and fulfilled. Your servant, Nicholas Pyatt

Nikhil Mishra: Your emails keep me on the right track.

Dear Srila Gurudeva and Guru Mata I would be wrong if I don't admit openly and humbly on this Vyasa Puja occasion that You have been my Shiksha Guru for a long time. Your self-realization emails keep me on right track, provide me food for thought, advise me and make me think of Lord Krishna. Kindly accept my dandavats unto Your Lotus feet. Please have a glance of causeless mercy on me and forgive me for my ignorance. Sincerely Nikhil -- Reason and Love: "Reason helps Love to maintain its proper bounds in the Spiritual world. Love often tends to degrade itself by exercising its function on objects other then God and converts itself into lust for women, wine, meat and gold. Here Reason advises her to rise higher till she reaches her proper sphere above." - Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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Nishikant Edkie, Bhopal, India, May I always be associated with Gurudev

Hare Krishna !! Obeisances to His Grace Shri Sankarshan Das Gurudev. I pray Radha-Krishna to keep Gurudev in the best of health & May I be always associated with him. Lowly Servant, Nishikant

Pasupuleti Ramesh from Bhilai, India: It is our good fortune that we have You.
Hare Krishna Respected Gurudev, Please accept my respectful obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. It is indeed our good fortune that we have You (a bona fide spiritual master) as our Shiksha guru. I am thankful to the Supreme Lord Krishna for this beautiful arrangement. Every day when I read Your daily thoughts, I feel energized and I am learning new things. The onus for implementing your instructions/teachings in real life is on us and it is not an easy task. Guru can only preach but the student has to practice what has been preached to him. Of course, with the blessings of the Guru, the student shall be able to successfully practice the teachings of his Guru. It is still a long way to go for this student to perfectly practice what has been preached. You are a perfect example of a truly pure devotee of the supreme Lord Shri Krishna and also a great disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. You are carrying out the mission of spreading Krishna Consciousness throughout the world. It is really peoples' good fortune that they are being guided by You to move in the right direction and avoid
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repeated birth and death. The kind of concern being shown by You for delivering people like us back to Godhead is unparalleled. Finally, I beg You for Your blessings so that I advance in Krishna Consciousness and become a true Krishna conscious person by following all the regulative principles which is the highest goal in my life. I thank you once again for teaching Krishna Consciousness to us. With respectful regards, Your Dasanu dasanu dasa, Pasupuleti Ramesh

Pradeep Manohar, Faridabad, India all your students are so very fortunate
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj Please accept my humble obesiances All glories to Guru and Gauranga and all glories to Srila Prabhupada I am one of your most fallen students due to which I have always been shy & have always stayed behind in even making my offerings to you as a Guru. Gurudev, I have been a daily follower of your Thought of the Day, and read with interest your Replies to questions from Vedic Wisdom. I have always found the answers so very simple & easy to understand that even a new student can follow the same. Even difficult questions are replied by you very very easily. All your students (>14000) are so very fortunate that they have you as a GURU and all of us follow your teachings daily. We are also fortunate to be connected to our Guru continuously.

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We are also fortunate that because of your Travel Worldwide, (photographs uploaded by you ) we get to have Darshan of the Archa Vigraha's of Radha Krishna in various Temples of ISKCON worldwide, which otherwise we could never have had. Your are so merciful, that recently when I was wishing in my heart wanting to have your Darshan you allowed me the same at Holy Dham Vrindavan on 3rd October12. Then you were further merciful to have allowed the Devotees of Faridabad your Darshan & blessings thru your ecstatic Kirtan & lecture on 8th October12. Your fallen student Pradeep Manohar, Faridabad, India

Pradnya Akarte from Pune, India: I have been reading Your daily thoughts for 2 years.
Hare Krishna, Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. It's been two years now I have been reading Your daily thoughts. It inspires me very much. Your servant, Pradnya Akarte

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Prajan Maharaj from Durban, South Africa: All glories to Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari.

Hare Krishna Being part if ISKCON has improved my life and my familys lifestyle. The thought of day emails are absolutely inspiring; and has really helped me with awakening my dormant God consciousness. All glories to Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari.

Hare Krishna Prajan Maharaj

Prasad: My family and I were amazed to meet You.

Dear Gurudeva, Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Your Grace, Mataji and Srila Prabhupada. My family and I were amazed to meet You in person in Hyderabad for the first time. You are so kind to spare some time with me and my little kids despite Your tight schedule. Devoted souls like You and Mataji only can do the greatest good to mankind by preaching Krishna consciousness to the world. I pray Lord Sri Krishna to give enough strength and health to take your mission forward. Your insignificant servant, Prasad

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Prashant Joshi, Dubai, UAE without your shelter we are like a fish without water
My dearest Gurudev, All glories to Srila Prabhupada. A short poem dedicated to you: A world full of myths and illusions, makes my mind stutter at every step. Its your thoughts everyday, that keeps myself controlled and intact. You are an ocean full of mercy, your speech is very gracy. You make me feel secure, for I know you are my saviour for sure. A fish cannot live without water, so is this soul, that cannot live without your shelter, Pls help me to swim across this ocean, help me my dear gurudev, to break all worldly notions... You are the one with unlimited bliss and affection, Keep me as your servant, to ensure an eternal connection. The only thing in this world, I have an akarshan (attraction in hindi) For my whole and soul master is Sripad Sankarshan. Kindly keep your unlimited bliss and mercy upon pity souls like me on this auspicious occassion of Vyaspuja. Your servant Prashant Joshi

Prem Prakash Pathak from Pune, India: Your daily mail keeps us close to You.
My Dear Gurudeva,
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Please accept my humble obeisance! All Glories to You, to Sri Gauranga and all Vaisnavas. Your words carry the true message of Lord and thus it crosses all boundaries of mind and intelligence. Your daily mail keeps us close to you and always reminds me of my original position as servant of Your servant. Your message inspires me to become servant of your servant. It boosts my Krishna consciousness everyday in the morning and teaches how I should become dedicated to the instruction of the Guru. Your Servant Prem Prakash Pathak

Premal Shah: Your signature is a milestone in my life.

Hare Krishna My Dear Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Swami Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna. On the 10th April 2012, I was blessed to get Your darshan and hear from You at Mumbai airport at 9 AM. This memory in my mind and heart is the best for my existence. I remember this even when I chant the holy names of Krishna. I am very happy to serve you in my limited capacity. Currently I am distributing leaflets personally or via email to attract people to join the Ultimate Self Realization Course. Another very important reason why I am still holding on is every morning before 10am India time the transcendental email I am receiving from You My Dear Srila Gurudeva and 1 email weekly keeps me going. The book club is another very important contribution which makes me remember you and your devotees and be focused to serve Krishna through My Dear Srila Gurudeva.

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The words Vyasa Puja are two words but without offering my service to you I can never understand Krishna. I am very elated to serve at your lotus feet. Please Srila Gurudeva I beg you to make me of any use in the service to Radha Krishna. The certificate which I received by your signature is a milestone in my life. This certificate of the 16 week challenge of Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra signed by you removes all anxieties and distress. Actually I learnt from you that complete surrender to Krishna is only way to go back to Godhead and no need to surrender to demigods but certainly respect them as they are in charge of the material world and are assigned by Krishna. My Dear Srila Gurudeva you have unlimited spiritual wealth if I get a drop of mercy I will certainly be blessed and happy to serve Krishna through you. Srila Gurudeva. In the book The Science of Self-Realization I like this and remember you Srila Gurudeva. The human body is an excellent vehicle by which (we) I can reach eternal life. It is a rare and very important boat for crossing over the ocean of nescience which is material existence. On this boat there is the service of an expert boatmen, the spiritual master (Srila Gurudeva).By divine grace (Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaj), my (the) boat piles the water in a favorable wind. With all these auspicious factors, who would not take the opportunity to cross over the ocean of nescience? If I neglect this good chance, it should be known that I am simply committing spiritual suicide.

Your eternal servant, Premal Shah

Priya Harinath from New Jersey: You guide me along my path to my destination.
Hare Krishna All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
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Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Yet again I am so grateful for being able to offer my Vyasa Puja homage on your appearance day. You have so graciously shown me your causeless mercy in removing my ignorance and guiding me along the path to my ultimate destination. I am still at the lowest rung but I would have still remained in illusion and entangled if I had not attained your association which seems to me the highest blessing from Krishna. Thank You for showing me and so many others like me the real purpose of existence which is attaining pure love for Krishna by devotional service by Your own example and enlightening people all over the world by your selfless dedication and mercy to awaken them from their ignorance and attain relief from the miseries of material existence. I also am grateful for attaining association with many devotees through the SDA book club which is again due to your mercy. Please bless us that we may attain eternal service at your feet and stay fixed in our devotion to Sri Radha Krishna. Your servant Priya

Priya M. Nair: Many of my queries have been solved by Gurudevas teachings.

Hare Krsna. Hari bol. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I being a neophyte would like to tell that many of my queries that I had in my mind have been solved by Srila Gurudeva's teachings. I offer my sincere wishes to Srila Gurudevaji. May Lord Krishna give You the best of health. Thank You for giving me an opportunity to express my thoughts. Once again:
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Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to Srila Gurudeva All Glories to Srila Prabhupada Hare Krsna! & Hari bol! Your Servant, Priya M. Nair

Radhakrishnan P. from New Delhi, India: I am a devotee of Krishnas devotee.

Dear Srila Gurudeva, I offer my respectful obeisance unto Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Your exalted self! The scriptures state that the spiritual master's mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains. But, even after associating with You for 4 long years, I am still a lame man that I was years ago. Also, I am so profoundly dumb that I had a difficult time writing these words in appreciation of Your glorious missionary activities. And, I have no one except myself to blame for this debacle! Your mercy has been ever flowing like a perennial river but due to my sinful disposition, I have become incapacitated to such an extent that I have not taken full advantage of Your infinite mercy. Gurudev, Your love for Your spiritual master, His Divine Grace, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and Your dedication to the movement founded by him is an established fact but, Your love and compassion for fallen souls is something that only a student like me can vouch for. In fact, it is one thing I have never experienced before. Whenever I had the opportunity to associate with You in Vrindavan or in Delhi over the past few years, I have been at the receiving end of this compassion, many times. In the last 3 years that I have been associating with You, not once have You ordered or
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instructed me to do something for You, though I was fully prepared to do so. You always saw deep into my heart and soul, and gave me only that much of instruction or training that I could take. Even Your daily thoughts are designed to contain a dose of transcendence that a neophyte like me can easily digest. Nevertheless, the amount of knowledge and confidence that I had gained from your Ultimate Self Realisation Course in a short span of time was so huge that it has prepared me to face any life situation with fearlessness. Gurudev, You are so expert in using everything material in the service of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, and it never fails to amaze me when I see You sitting and typing replies to your students and disciples on the computer, all day. Also, You are so adept at putting to proper use modern electronic gadgets like iPod, iPad and iPhone that their inventor, Steve Jobs, is sure to gain 'ajnaata sukriti', which could award him Krsna Bhakti in his next life. I often get exhausted travelling to and fro from Delhi to Vrindavan during the weekends that I invariably take a day off the following day. In contrast to this, You are always travelling non-stop round the globe twice a year, without a rest or break of any kind, making Your travel plans and bookings, all by Yourself. This surprises me beyond description and it left me wondering about the secrets of Your energy and the lack of it in me. Introspecting this point, recently I found the answer in the following 'Daily Thought' of yours, published on 20th Aug 2011. "The basic problem plaguing and torturing the modern human society is that we lack gratitude. We do not know how to live gratefully. We do not feel duty bound to reciprocate with the unlimited kindness that Krishna or God is giving us at every minute. We have no qualms about taking as much sense gratification as we want. But when it comes to giving back to that Supreme Person, who is supplying us everything, we either enviously deny His existence or pester Him with our material desires. Thus we live miserly lives of ingratitude. Note the connection between the word 'miser' and the word 'miserable. It's our free choice to either live gratefully or ungratefully. The miserable ingrates have no one to blame except themselves. Those who live gratefully taste the Lord's sweet loving affection at every moment." At another instance, talking about the importance of gratitude and how it affects our loving relationships, You mentioned, "One of the most important secrets of success on the wondrous path of ultimate self-realization, Krishna consciousness, is to always maintain an attitude of gratitude. Without this gratefulness one will not be able to manifest love in one's relationships. And without this love one will be a dead man, a walking graveyard. We should especially feel grateful for all those persons who have helped us to come to the path of spiritual light because they are the harbingers of that
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spiritually awakened state in which we will be completely free of all anxieties and reestablished in our eternal loving relationship with the source of all existence, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna." With these sweet words like nectar ringing in my ears, I prostrate myself at Your lotus feet, praying to always remain a servant devotee of the devotees of the Lord. And, may the following verse from the Adi Purana, which You often lovingly quote in Your lectures, come to my aid in always reminding me of Your superior position and of the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord.

ye me bhakta-janh prtha na me bhakts ca te janh mad-bhaktnm ca ye bhakts te me bhakta-tam math Translation: My dear Arjuna, those who are My direct devotees are actually not My devotees, but those who are the devotees of My devotee are factually My devotees. Your fallen servant, P. Radhakrishnan

Tharuvara Radhakrishnan May this bounty of spiritual wealth remain eternally

Pranam Pujyaneeya Guruji , May this bounty of spitritual wealth remain eternal as a medium to shower the divine grace and benovolence for the universal benefit Your Humble Servant Tharuvara Radhakrishnan

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Radhika Mehta, Mumbai, India you bring us nearer to Krsna

Jai Shree Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to his Srila Gurdeva All glories to his Srila Prabhupada All glories to our beloved spiritual master Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Words cannot express our thankfulness. We contribute our thanks to you, but never thought we could be on the receiving end. You have touched our hearts by sending us regularly a daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course awakening our original Krishna consciousness, which is full of knowledge and full of bliss. Our gratitude is by drawing us nearer and being totally devoted to Lord Shree Krishna by You being our spiritual master. Please accept me as your disciple. We ask for your blessings to shower on us. HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE Radhika Mehta, Mumbai, INDIA

Radhika Sridhar Pranam

The nishkamha seva you are doing to uplift the grief stricken mankind of the world is very great and commendable. My humble and heartfelt respect and regards to you. Please accept. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Radhika Sridhar
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Rakesh Roshan, Bangalore, India your teachings are like water for a thirsty person
Hare Krsna prabhuji please accept my humble obeisances following is my humble offering for HG Sankarsan Das Adhikari prabhuji. I am following maharaj's daily mails for almost 3 years now, since the time when I was in college. At the time when I had good association, I was so much helped by his daily quotes and explanations to such difficult questions. I was also very inspired by mahraj's lessons as they helped understand Krsna Consciousness right from basics. After I left college and got into job, I understood how important is association of devotees and then mahraj's daily mails and lessons were like water for a person who is thirsty all day long in a desert. I realised what happens when one stays with non-devotees for almost 12 hours in 24 hours and not having any good association, how difficult it becomes to maintain proper consciousness in midst of non devotees and mundane talks. But here mahraj's daily mails came so handy and protective, I cannot explain in words. Everyday, I get to learn something new and in turn , I can explain the same to others.. Any time I find some one asking me a question that I am unable to answer, I just give him mahraj's contact email and tell him to ask from mahraj and the person is satisfied, happily satisfied. His mails have helped so many of my friend in getting their doubts clarified. I express my sincere gratitude to mahraj for his wonderful talks and answers. Thank you so much mahraj. your insignificant servant Rakesh Roshan Bangalore, India

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Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, Brampton, ON regular follower of your instructions

Respected Gurudev Sat sat pranam I am regularly following your given instructions and feel more devoted to Lord Hari without any selfish gain. I chant at least twice 16 rounds daily and getting lessons from ultimate realization. I pray to all mighty Shri Krishna that my Guru Maharaj get all short of strength from lord Hari Shri Krishna and enlighten us forever to all devotees of the world. Once again my I am bowing down to the lotus feet of my Guru Maharaj and shower blessing on me and my family. Thank You, Sincerely Rajendra( An Ex service man from Army Kanpur (U. P.) India) Rajendra Kumar Tiwari Brampton Canada

Rashi Rawat: Thanks for this wonderful association.

Hare Krishna! Please Accept My Humble Obeisance. I have subscribed for your course for the last few months and I try to read daily. Its very inspiring and encouraging. I have also showed a friend of mine and she was also inspired that seeing so many people in the west attending your classes, especially the one where people are crowded and they are peeping through windows to catch up on your class. I also get answers to many of my questions too! Thanks a lot Maharaj for this wonderful association. Hare Krishna Your servant, Rashi Rawat
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Rathin Mandal You made me understand the reality

Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All glories to Gurudeva. I started into Krishna Consciousness by reading "Ultimate Self Realization" quotes nearly a year ago. Being Indian, topic of God and concept of Spirituality always fascinated me. I wanted to learn more about them but never understood the reason as why it should be necessary. I always had this question that why it is said in books that the time when God himself was there in Earth, it was the most sublime period. I got introduced to "Ultimate Self Realization" quotes by Mahabhagavat Prabhu. Since then I have been reading the quotes almost every day. In the beginning it looked to me like some exciting words. And then slowly reading the quotes and question-answer for everyday, my understanding and outlook towards the things started to change. I started to understand the difference between religion and spirituality.
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In several occasions Gurudeva stressed that we should read books from Srila Prabhupada. And since then I have started reading few of the books and it has changed my understanding very much. The desire for material objects has greatly reduced. Hankering nature to watch the television has almost finished. It has been really wonderful experience, that the day I have some distress or confusion. Amazingly I see the "Ultimate Self Realization" quote referring to the same subject. The last one year has been most sublime for me. For the first time I am able to understand Krishna and his message in Bhagavat Gita. And for the first time I myself has got opportunity to do some service through mercy of Gurudeva. Please keep showing your mercy on fallen soul like me. Your Servant Rathin

Ravi Kolluru from Hyberabad, India: It was wonderful to meet You and Mataji.
Dear Guru Maharaj & Guru Mataji, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It was wonderful to meet You and Mataji at ISKCON Hyderabad temple on 16Oct2012. It is hard to express my feelings in words here on how I felt meeting You in person for the first time after 7 long years of wait. It reminds me of how Lord Sri Krishna arranged things even though I am not qualified to meet such pure devotees as Yourself and Mataji. We relish these moments for our entire lives and work towards progressing further in this wonderful Krishna Consciousness. I request and hope You stop at Hyderabad each time You visit India. As You asked us we will definitely try to come to Vrindavan on Your next trip to serve You and get more of Your transcendental association.
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Hare Krishna Your servant and aspiring disciple, Ravi Kolluru Hyderabad India

Ren Waisvisz: Greetings on Your appearance day.

Dear Gurudeva, All the best wishes and greetings on Your appearance day from Your servant Ren Waisvisz. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Your Servant, Ren Waisvisz

Rohini Kulkarni from Austin, Texas: You always lead by example.

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisance. On this special occasion I would like to say thank
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you for all the mercy that you have shown on the fallen soul like me. I always tried to find happiness in material world and was always confused but, coming to temple and listening to your lectures made me realized that how fool I am, and slowly I am learning that I can find the happiness only by surrendering to Krishna and his pure devotees. I see how austere your life is and you always lead by example. You always find happiness in serving Krishna and delivering fallen souls like me. I pray to Krishna that may he always bless you with health and strength to serve him. Hare Krishna Your disqualified servant, Rohini Kulkarni

Robin Laing - student at your Lotus Feet

(Gangotri, one of Krsnas spirited cows at the Bhaktivedanta Manor) Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Gurudeva All glories to Srila Prabhupada Dear Gurudeva
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All glories to you All glories to Srila Prabhupada o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge, therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. brahm a bhramite kona bhgyavn jva guru-ka-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down to the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Ka. By the mercy of both Ka and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service (Cc. Madhya 19.151). O great and learned Brahmana, dear Gurudeva! At what moment did I attain the great benediction of being allowed to approach the highest of all Earthly platforms devotional service? In the midst of all my wretched dealings and sufferings and perceived happiness, I must have sent out a prayer from the depths of my soul. The Lord then guided me toward you and to his manifestation for this age; The International Society For Krishna Consciousness. Fortunately, I was able to surrender to that unseen guiding force that has brought me to today. Were it not for you, I would not have found the necessary strength and endeavor to achieve that surrender. Were it not for you, I would not have found the necessary humility. I will always remain eternally grateful. I am a student at your Lotus Feet. Gurudeva, when I listen to your masterful classes and lectures, I become more inspired than I have ever been and more determined to achieve that highest of all goals; Krishna Prema! When you speak on Sastra, not only do you do so perfectly in the mood of our lineage and especially with respect for your Spiritual Master and the Acarya of our age; His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
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Prabhupada, but you also perfectly negate, using logic, The mental speculations of Impersonalism which are so prevalent in this age. I am a student at your Lotus Feet. yasya deve par bhaktir yath deve tath gurau tasyaite kathit hy arth prakante mahtmana Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.(vetvatara Up. 6.23) It is said that the secret of success in spiritual life is to be faithful to both Krsna and the Spiritual Master. The wonderful opportunities that have come recently, where I have been able to try to serve you and Gurumata have brought great insights in their wake. Reflections on those insights have brought great faith in the process of the path of devotion so mercifully given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the great Acaryas. The faith I have in you will be like the rock, will be the boat that will carry me across the ocean of material bewilderment toward Sri Krsna. I am a student at your Lotus Feet. I would also like to mention your captivating and contagious sense of humour. I must admit that I did not notice this for some time, but ultimately, through listening more and more to your lectures and taking as many opportunities for Darshan and your association, It became clear. I realise that a part of your charisma is your humorous and compassionate overview or insight into the human condition. At first I listened somberly to your words, now I often laugh and shed tears. I am a student at your Lotus Feet. Long may you remain to shower your mercy upon all your disciples and to all the devotees. All glories to you on your auspicious appearance day His Holiness Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaj Ki jay! Your servant, Robin Laing

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S. Kumar, Hyderabad, India your transcendental words purify me

Salutations to Guru Sankarshan Das Adhikariji, the Bestower of Knowledge! I receive daily Guruji's love through his thoughts. The words calm down my mind, purify my thoughts and bring peace to my soul. His method of instruction and teaching develops deep faith in Lord Krishna, thus destroying one's sins and increasing one's virtues. On the auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja, I offer my heartfelt gratitude to Guruji and wish Him a long and healthy life so that through His angelic presence, selfless love and idealistic life, He would continue to give love and spiritual relief to suffering humanity. I also pray that Guruji succeeds in his lofty mission to spread vibrations of Krishna Consciousness all over the globe, enlighten mankind and transform human society. On this special day, I seek Guruji's blessings so that I am constantly attracted to the remembrance and recital of the Mahamantra. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare S. Kumar Hyderabad, India

Sabu P. Krishnan from Kerala, India: Let the world be awakened!

Dear and Beloved Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance. Let the world be awakened by Your love and teachings. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Your humble devotee, Sabu P. Krishnan
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Sai Siddharth: Please accept these words of awe and love.

Dear Sankarshan Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisance at the dust of Your Lotus Feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this auspicious occasion of your Appearance day, I would humbly like to present my offerings and glorify Your Grace, despite the fact that any amount of glorification would be but limited words vainly trying to describe the character of a pure devotee - a living Maha-Bhagavata. Trying to understand You and be cognizant of Your true glories is too difficult, since You are completely transcendental. Please forgive my shortcomings and offences at your Lotus Feet while I humbly try to present to You my offerings. You are so munificent and kind, it is so rare to have the fortune of coming across a pure devotee, yet You give yourself to everyone, taking deeply the instructions of our Your beloved Spiritual Master. How I wish people understand the unlimited nature of Your causeless mercy and try to utilize this most fortunate circumstance of associating with a pure devotee who is so dear to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. Their lives will change forever. Reading Your realizations, Your kind-hearted and yet powerful replies to so many questions simply fill me with awe. You are a very tolerant, merciful saint, whose only desire is to give Krishna to everyone. You are a Guru in the true sense of the term- You are heavy because You carry Krishna in Your heart. One of things I look forward to most every day is to look at Your mails daily. You always repeat what Srila Prabhupada has said. You never try to be someone other than a true disciple of His Divine Grace. I am really indebted to You showering Your causeless mercy upon me. I am the most fallen soul in this universe. And yet I get Your association on daily basis. I see Your photos that You add. They are so wonderful. You are a fierce warrior. I saw how You smashed a follower of Ramana Maharishi the other day with your cut-throat Sastric approach. You are a lion and yet as soft as a rose to devotees. Indeed Your compassion knows no limits. You are so great. I am indebted to You. Please accept these words of awe and love. Your servant, Siddharth
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Sam Koosesh, Toronto, Canada - thank you for being a Sara-Grahi Vaisnava
Dear Srila Sankarshan das Adhikari Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to your most auspicious appearance day, Maharaja, Although I am quite unqualified, it is a great honour to attempt to glorify you on the occasion of your appearance day. I recall when your disciple Mahabhagavat das prabhu first connected me with your Ultimate Self-Realization Course and I soon became attached to the nectar of your daily e-mail. I remember feeling amazed when you personally replied to my (very) small donation with a note of thanks. I grew to recognize this as being only one of your wonderful Vaishnava qualities. Thank you for your kindness, Maharaja. Long before I met you in person, your daily e-mails showed me your mood of loving service to Srila Prabhupada, your mastery of the conclusions of the sastra and your deep compassion for people in my position the confused living entities who are attempting to eke out a speculative existence in Kali-Yugas darkness. I also recognized your rare ability to identify the essence of all spiritual traditions and communicate this in a compelling, non-sectarian way. Maharaja, thank you for being a Sara-Grahi Vaisnava. In April of this year, you hosted a program on Pure Devotional Service in Toronto. I attended and was very impressed by your realizations, your intimate affinity with Srila Rupa Goswamis Bhakti-Rasamrita-Sindhu (rendered lovingly by Srila Prabhupada as The Nectar of Devotion) and the powerful kirtans which you led. I was also amazed by your tireless drive. Maharaja, your surrender to Lord Caitanyas instructions and firm commitment to preaching are such an inspiration for me. Thank you for showing me the meaning of yre dekha, tre kaha 'krsna'upadea "Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord r Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavadgt and rmad-Bhgavatam (r Caitanya Caritmrta, Madhya-ll, 7.128). I continue to hear your daily messages, which you share widely out of your enthusiasm for devotional service to Guru and Gauranga. By your merciful inspiration I strive to become more serious and committed in Krishna consciousness. I recently took shelter of His Grace Vaisesika das Adhikari Maharaja, having recognized my dependence on the Vaisnavas. You are certainly a most exalted Vaisnava and I am always eager for your potent messages to enter my consciousness and soften my stone-like heart. I therefore offer my heartfelt obeisances at your lotus feet on this special day and I pray that we continue to have your association in Toronto. All success in your glorious service to Srila Prabhupada, Your aspiring servant, Sam, Toronto, Canada

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Sandhya Bhatia, Canberra, Australia indebted to you for giving the best process of Krisna consciousness
Hare Krishna Gurudeva, Please accept my humble Obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudeva. I pray to Lord Krishna to give me strength and intelligence to glorify my Gurudeva on this auspicious occasion. I am indebted to you and Gurumata to give me the best process of Krishna Consciousness. Thanks for all your love and guidance in my effort to remain steady in my spiritual life. I feel highly privileged and joyous to serve you and Gurumata personally during your trip to Australia. I long for more and more chastisement and guidance from you and Gurumata as I know this is pure love for this conditioned and contaminated soul to improve upon the service to Guru and Lord Krishna. Thanks to you Gurudeva for your daily thoughts which are life savers to me who is entangled in this material world. My sincere thanks to you for awakening Krishna consciousness in many conditioned souls and dedicating your life to help people in this age of quarrel and hypocrisy to revive their original consciousness. I humbly pray and beg to Lord Krishna to give you and Gurumata good health so that you can spread the topmost knowledge of Krishna Bhakti to the entire World. I beg for your mercy for me to remain steady and progress in Krishna Consciousness. Gurudeva, please instruct me how can I serve and help you in your mission of preaching Krishna consciousness to the entire world. You are doing the most excellent service for Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna. Hare Krishna, Your humble servant, Sandhya Bhatia Canberra, Australia

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Salvinja Stanioniene from Kaunas, Lithuania: Giving us Supreme Knowledge by following the scriptures!
My Dear Gurudeva Sankarshan Das Adhikari, Please accept my humble and respectful obeisance. All glories to You. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this Vyasa Puja day, I want to say my heartfelt thanks to You, Dear Gurudeva. The invisible hand of the Lord has helped me to meet You on my life path. You are the dearest and most important Person in my life. Dear Gurudeva, You are giving us Supreme Knowledge by deeply and sincerely following the sacred scriptures. Your words are like precious jewels. With all my heart I feel You spiritual bliss. Great wisdom and saintliness are written in Your deep eyes. Even by external appearance I can recognize You as a holy person! I am very thankful to You, Dear Spiritual Master, for Your selfless care and devotion, for Your wisdom and unconditional love to the conditioned souls who are seeking the forgotten treasure of the heart. May You be in good health. With respect and gratitude, Salvinija Stanioniene

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Sandeep Dosieah, Rose-hill, Mauritius - You are the one who will take me back to Godhead
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories Sri Guru and Gauranga & all glories to you Sri Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari Dear Gurudev, It is certainly not my fortune which allowed me to come in contact with you. Fortune blossomed as from the very day I met you. Chanting Hare Krsna mahamantra was an everyday part of life but what it really signifies was only when you personally gave me this shuddha naam. Chanting 16 rounds became inscribed as an everyday process. It was then that I realized it was the famous U turn. You are the one who will take me back to godhead. Your everyday presence in my life through your instructions sends me in the realms of introspection. Staying with you and gurumata in Mauritius gave me so many pastimes & strangely enough the ones I glorify the most are the little chastisement I received. Now life has meaning, I keep yearning from June waiting impatiently December and from December longing to see June coming quickly as these are the periods I am blessed with your physical association. With these few words dear maharaj, I wish you many happy returns of the day. Hare Krsna. Your servant always, Sandeep Dosieah Rose-hill, Mauritius

Sanil Kumar: This is the smartest decision I ever made.

My dear Srila Gurudeva. Kindly accept my humble obeisances. All glories to You Srila Gurudeva.
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Om ajnana-timirandhasya jnanjana-salakaya Chakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

I'm sure you'll find our emails to be interesting and most helpful for your spiritual advancement. In fact, you may find after a few installments that enrolling in this course was the smartest decision you ever made in your life. All you have to do to get started within minutes is to enter your name and email address in the space provided below. So take a minute and register for what you may very well find to be the most valuable opportunity you've ever been offered! Thank you very much. All blessings to you on your pathway to perfection! You are absolutely right in all respects Srila Gurudeva, I totally agree with you that joining this course is the smartest decision I ever made in my life. I am highly thankful to you and Guru Mataji for providing me unlimited blessings and love. It changed my life totally for the best. My only prayer to the Supreme Lord is to enable me and engage me to serve you unlimitedly without any hindrance for eternity. Your servant Sanil Kumar

Sanjay Dreepaul from Mauritius: My sincere gratitude for all of Your encouragement.
Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisance. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories unto You. On the occasion of Your Vyasa Puja, please accept my most humble obeisance. I wish to express my sincere gratitude for all the inspirations and encouragement You have conveyed to fallen souls like me through Your Ultimate Self Realization e-course.
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Every day I look forward to reading your Thought of the Day to get new inspiration to carry on with my daily Krishna consciousness. Thanks to Your encouragement my chanting is more steady now. I am also attending Satsangs and reading Srila Prabhupadas books on a more regular basis. I regularly listen to Your recorded lectures which are so enlightening and I especially enjoy Your Question and Answers sessions after the lectures. Your answers are always so sharp and straight forward. During Your last visit to Mauritius You were very kind to me and patiently answered all my questions in details. You also gave me many practical advices on how to progress on the spiritual path. I will always remain indebted to you for that. Dear Gurudev, once again please accept my humble obeisance and thank You very much for the service You are rendering to humanity. By tirelessly touring the world You are reviving the hidden Krishna consciousness in everyones hearts and leading them back home, back to Godhead. Hare Krishna Your insignificant servant, Sanjay Dreepaul

Santosh Raman from Bangalore, India: Lord Krishnas mercy comes to devotees in many forms.
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva, His Grace Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari.

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Being a neophyte devotee for over a year and finishing my 16 rounds with difficulty, I find it very encouraging every morning seeing Gurudevas message. I usually start my day at office reading Gurudevas message followed by the Q&A session. Lord Sri Krishnas mercy comes to devotees in many forms. Even for an unqualified person like me, I get the mercy of the Supreme Lord and Srila Prabhupada in the form of these daily messages. I have fallen in love with these messages and hope by the mercy of Srila Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada, I can increase my sadhana and become more sincere. Praying at the lotus feet of His Grace Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari on this Vyasa puja day. Thanks, Santosh Raman

Satish Kumar G.Y: Krishna blessed me in the form of You!

Dear Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari Maharaj, Kindly accept my humble pranam to your lotus feet. This submission is my offering for your unlimited kindness towards the suffering souls like me. I took my life before 42 years, due to my past lifes good fortune; I was able to read the book Journey of SelfDiscovery written by Srila Prabhupada Maharaj in the year 2000. As the book title indicates, I was to search about my purpose of taking birth in present life and also to know the ultimate goal of life and searching for the supreme God among the many demigods. I strongly feel that that day was a remarkable day in my life. I seriously started to discover my journey uninterruptedly. I believe that it was my actual birthday, as I was wasting my life without getting my answers to my unresolved questions. During this process, Lord Krishna has blessed me by giving a support (in this journey of crossing the cycle of birth and death) in the form of a spiritual master like you Prabhuji! I cannot simply conclude by saying a few words for your unlimited blessings on me and I will try to follow the messages given
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by you as instructions for me. You never lost your balance when dealing with the questions from the persons that belong to other religions. You never tried to neglect their faith. This shows your matured love towards God (Krishna). When Lord Krishna appeared in this world, only the devotees, no other common people could be able to understand the Supreme Lord. After seeing the rasa lila of the Lord, some common people may see with their materialistic eyes. Like that I feel that Srila Prabhupada is born with power of the Supreme God (Krishna), otherwise it was not possible for a person who had traveled in a cargo ship and changed the western world singlehandedly. I can also believe that his disciples like You are the extension of Lord Krishnas blessing to uplift the fallen souls to his holy dham. I pray that Lord Krishna gives You success in Your mission of uplifting the society of fallen souls to the realm of Goloka Vrindavan, and to give me a chance to see your lotus feet. Once again its my privilege to say a few words towards offering to your glorious service to the mankind. Hare Krishna Gurudev! Your servant, G.Y. Satish Kumar

Seema Gupta: Keep guiding us.

Shri Gurudev, Charan Sparsh and Jai Sri Krishna. Thank You so much for your constant spiritual inspiration. I have learned so much about devotion and spirituality. We are humans and always make mistakes. Please forgive us and bless us to always be humbly inclined to the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Radha Krishna so that I may always love Krishna and do my duties which Krishna wants me to perform here. Please bless us with devotion and love. Thanks and Charan Sparsh from me, my husband and my kids. Keep guiding us. Your Servant, Seema Gupta
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Shailesh Mahendrakar from Belgaum, Karnataka, India: I am truly blessed by your Vani.
Hare Krsna Nitai Gaura Premanand, Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai! On this Auspicious Day of Your Vyasa Puja of Your Divine Grace, please accept my Dandavat Pranamas many countless times at Your Lotus feet. I am so much indebted to You and Srila Prabhupada for conveying Your Madhur Vani onto us, the lowest of low fallen souls. I am uplifted by Your Madhur Vani that I receive each day through your email correspondences Guru Maharaja. I am truly blessed by your Vani and thank You for lifting me out from the Ocean of Miseries. I shall remain Your very low humble servant at Your Lotus Feet always, Shailesh Mahendrakar

Shanmugam Balaji: Without His Grace, I do not know where I would have been.
Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my humble respects. All glories to Lord Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have no words to express for what our Gurudeva, Sankarshan das Adhikari has taught me. Without His grace I do not know where would I have been. I would have been simply materialistic without the knowledge of what religion means. It is our Gurudeva who has taught me everything and bestowed his kindness upon me to this fallen soul. I am slowly step by step, day by day advancing towards Krishna consciousness because of our Gurudeva. With best regards, S. Balaji
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Sharad Seth - messages that are like an oasis amidst the desert
Hare Krishna, I thank you for the daily lessons and messages that are like an oasis amidst the desert of our surroundings. Every time I keep getting pulled too deep in this world, I read your latest message and it helps to detach myself (at least temporarily), which gives me time to think and speculate and connect with God, even in the middle of an otherwise very hectic day. Thank you for taking the time out to send Lord Krishna's messages to your followers. With your blessings and Krishna's grace, someday the entire world will become truly Krishna Conscious. Regards Sharad Seth

Sheela Uday from New Dehli, India: Bless our Guruji.

My obeisances to our Guruji, Sri Sankarshan das Adhikariji. Let Lord Sri Krishna bless our Guruji with good health and long life, so He can continue His service to make people Krishna conscious and to lead one's life as mentioned in Bhagavad gita. Jai Sri Krishna. Your Servant, Mrs. Sheela Uday

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Shine Sudersanan, Mathuradesh (Oman), Muscat Hare Krishna

Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krishna Kindly include our contribution also in the Sankarshan Das Adhikari Vyasa Puja eBook, as detailed below : Shine Sudersanan (Myself) Chithra Shine (Wife) Vaishnav Chitha Shine (Son 9 year old boy) We are in Sulatanate of Oman (Madhuradesh), Muscat Thanks and regards, Shine Sudersanan

Shivandand Nehete, Pune, India you saved me from calamity TWICE

Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada I have twice interaction with Gurumaharaja through mails. Both the time I was in sever trouble, Both the time I got resolution more that I expected. I am very much surprised by looking maharaja's schedule. In spite of such a heavy schedule he replies to the queries received from entire world. There are so many services he may have that I may be not aware. Thank you very much for giving me chance for offerings Again Thank you very much Pr. Hare Krishna Your servant Shivanand Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Shivani and Shivangi from Chicago, Illinois: You resolved a perplexing issue for us
Respected Prabhu Please accept our most humble obeisances and affectionate respects at your lotus feet. Please accept our heartfelt gratitude on this very divine auspicious day of your appearance. We pray to Srimati Radharani and Sri Krishna to bless you with a long healthy life in service of Srila Prabhupada to continue transforming lives of thousands of fallen conditioned souls. We were deeply touched by your love and compassion for every living entity and especially towards undeserving fallen souls like both of us. We are eternally indebted to you for your kind efforts in personally guiding us and mercifully helping us by relieving our anxiety. We approached you for a perplexing situation in our lives in October 2011, after we discovered that we have to kill animals for our research work and we were apprehensive of karmic reactions we would incur while following Krishna consciousness. Though you did not know us personally, your kindness has no limits and in spite of your busy schedule of travelling and preaching, you kindly emailed us from Riga, Latvia within a week of our email query and you explained us by quoting an excerpt from a morning walk with Srila Prabhupada on June 27, 1976 as followsFrom: Riga, Latvia My Dear Shivani and Shivangi, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Vedic system allows killing animals for medicinal purposes when it absolutely necessary, but not for eating. This is confirmed by Srila Prabhupada in the following conversation at New Vrindavan: from a Morning Walk -- June 27, 1976, New Vrindaban Prabhupada: Yes. Yes. Ayur Veda. There is a book. Dravya-guna. All kinds of herbs, metals, even different kinds of flesh of different animals, they are mentioned. Hundreds of different kinds of animals flesh, how it can be utilized for certain disease, the descriptions are there. Hari-sauri: They use flesh for curing things? Prabhupada: Hmm? Hari-sauri: They use flesh for curing diseases? Prabhupada: Yes. Animal-killing is only allowed when it is absolutely necessary, for medicine. Suppose by killing one animal hundreds of lives are saved, so that is allowed. One preparation is chagalaka-ghrta. It is prepared... A live goat is put into the ghee with other ingredients, and that is a good medicine for tisis(?). Hari-sauri: For? Prabhupada: Tisis(?) Tuberculosis. Your final concluding statement in the email was So I authorize you both to continue your career and offer the results of your career to Krishna. It touched our hearts deeply. How fortunate we were to have received blessings from a pure devotee of the Lord. The blessings of Vaisnavas are the blessings of Krishna and only with these blessings one can cross all the obstacles of this world. We want to express our deepest gratitude and indebtedness at your lotus feet for bestowing the blessings on us. By
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your causeless mercy, your prayers and Krishnas arrangement, within a month and a half of seeking guidance and blessings from you, we had to change our job and the new job is such that we do not have to indulge in animal killing. It is only and only by your blessings and causeless mercy we have attained a better platform more favourable to our devotional service. Thank you so much for helping us in spite of our faulty endeavours and lack of spiritual credentials. We are highly grateful to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna for bestowing on us special mercy from such an exalted pure devotee. Also, we both are highly grateful to you for receiving the thought for the day and questions and answers every day. They are very helpful to us in understanding the basic doubts we all encounter in our daily lives and having confidence in the instructions and thoughts coming from your lotus mouth, we take great pleasure and delight in helping others in our most insignificant way. Your untiring efforts in teaching the online self-realization course to awaken millions of fallen conditioned souls and bringing about revolution across the globe are extremely glorious and we are deeply indebted to you for everything. All glories All glories All glories to you! All glories to your services! All glories to Srila Prabhupada...... Aspiring to be a servant of the servant of the servant of the servant...... fallen and unworthy soulsShivani and ShivangiChicago, IL.

Shoba Parekh: I am closer to Prabhupada since you gave me bhakti.

Hare Krishna Gurudev! Please accept my humble obeisance! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Happy Birthday Gurdudeva! I became fortunate when I got a human body whereby I can inquire my relationship with God. But I became even more fortunate when I stumbled upon your website and could take your shelter to understand the path of spiritual perfection. By planting a bhakti seed in my heart you have brought me closer to Your spiritual master Srila Prabhupada.
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Now you have given me association of your initiated disciples such as Guru Vandana Mataji, Mahabhagavat Prabhu and several others through this internet. It is impossible for me to pay back even with my life for what you have given me your causeless mercy. I am a very fallen soul and I do not know if I deserve all the mercy that you have bestowed upon me directly or indirectly. I am eternally indebted to you Gurudeva and Gurumataji. Only with your blessing I will be able to become a pure devotee of Lord Krishna before I depart from this present body. It is a very tall desire but I have a strong desire to become your pure devotee in this life and finish this process of Krishna consciousness. This can happen only after I take initiation from you. I am sincerely begging Lord Sri Krishna so it will happen very soon. Sometimes I think I am that person who can't give up his pet rock in spite of living a miserable life.

Your humble servant, Shobha Parekh

Silvyia Milkova you are my only hope

Hare Krishna! All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! My dear Gurudeva , please accept my most humble obeissance! All glories to Your sacred personality! Nama om vishnupadaya krishna presthaya bhu tale srimate sankarshan das adhikari iti namine namo prabhupada nuga prema murti kripatmane gauradesha vikashartha utama bhakti varshine I offer my respectful obeisances in Your most dear lotus feet! Thank You with all my mind and soul for being so merciful with your vani and vapuh forme! Thank You for spreading the rays of Lord Chaitanya moon on this Earth! Dear Gurudeva the most happiest day of my life is the day I meet You.
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Thank You for giving me the real enthusiasm for following You! Because of Your mercy now I take seriously this process of chanting and serving as my last hope . The last hope to wipe the dust of the mirror... Thank You for Your appearance in this world ! Thank You for breaking the shackles of illusion in my life. Your special sacred and most sweet way of leading kirtans is the most attractive way to fix the soul absorbing in blissful sravanam! Without the sound of Your bhajans and lectures at homes is like an desert! I bow down in Your lotus feet for trying purify my mind and soul! Dear Gurudev I worship You in my mind and soul every day.... Silvyia Milkova

Siva Shankar Mani, Kuwait - amazed to see your tireless dedication

Dear Guru Maharaj Dandvat Pranams ! Please accept my humble obeisances All Glories to Guru and Gauranga All Glories to Srila Prabhupada All Glories to HH Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari Guru Maharaj This is my humble offering at your lotus feet on your Glorious Vyasa Puja ! I also express my inability to glorify your goodself ! I am writing this mail from Kuwait, I have enrolled in your Ultimate Self realization course and also I am receiving your daily thoughts. Through this I am getting lots of inspiration and also getting my

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lots of queries answered in a precise way. I am amazed to see your tireless dedication in spreading the Krishna consciousness movement all around the world by continous travelling and preaching. We have a Congregation group here in Kuwait and our group circulates your daily thoughts through the mail groups and like me many others here also get inspired and getting their doubts cleared. Even though I feel many things, Neither I feel qualified nor I am capable to express the same. I am just begining in my path of Bhakti, being inspired by Srila Prabhupada and trying to follow the instructions, As Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu says, " Unless one is favored by a pure devotee, one cannot attain the platform of devotional service, Krsna Bhakti, To say nothing of Krsna Bhakti, one cannot even be relieved from the bondage of material existence ", So I pray humbly at your lotus feet to shower your mercy, so that i may get strength to follow your instructions sincerely and seriously and also I pray to get your association in near future ! My humble and sincere prayers unto their Lordships Sree Sree Radha Krishna and the Guru Parampara that all your endeavors on spreading this glorious Krishna consciousness around the world, be successful by Lord Krishna and Gauranga Mercy ! Your humble servant Siva Shankar Mani Kuwait

Sudarshan Rajan from Mumbai, India: You are an ocean of mercy.

Hare Krishna Maharaj, Please Accept My Humble Obeisance, All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

You are an ocean of mercy and by Your grace and unlimited mercy we are able to navigate this brutal and ruthless world. The sublime knowledge of Krishna Consciousness that You have been unveiling over the last 20 months has helped me to sail through the most tough moments of my life and I am highly indebted to you. I offer my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
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Hare Krishna. Your Servant, Sudarshan Rajan

Sujata: Thank You for Your guidance.

Hare Krsna All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. Dear Spiritual Master, I beg to thank You very much from the bottom of my heart for Your guidance and priceless advice in this spiritual path. Hare Krsna Sujata

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Sundaram Ramachandran (Ram) -Your online SelfRealisation course will always remind us of you as someone very generous, merciful and of course very very intelligent.
Revered Gurudeva, I have been immensely benefited by Your teachings during the last two years through Your daily thoughts. Your expositions on Krishna have been helping me to connect with Sri Krishna on a daily basis. I am indeed grateful to You for this service, without which I would definitely have lagged behind in Krishna consciousness. On this Vyasa Puja Day, I once again fall at Your feet and seek your continued Blessings. Yours sincerely, Sundaram Ramachandran (Ram)

Suneet & Mahasundari Madhavi devi dasi, Austin, TX never too busy or tired to answer questions
Dear Gurudev, Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to your glorious appearance! Wish you a very happy appearance day. Vyasa Pujas are very special occasions as they not only give us a chance to glorify exalted devotees, but also provide an opportunity for us to realize how fortunate we are to have the association of such senior devotees. Being in Austin, we consider ourselves even more fortunate to have your regular association. In that association, we get to learn so much from you and Mataji. Today, on the most auspicious occasion of your Vyasa Puja, we'd like to glorify some of those great qualities of both of you.
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We often read about Srila Prabhupada's mercy and compassion but we get to see it personally through the actions of his disciples who, like a transparent medium just transfer that mercy of Srila Prabhupada to us. Your mercy and compassion is exhibited in how much effort you take to travel to every town and village to spread the holy name and teaching of Srila Prabhupada even at great personal risk. You are never too busy or tired to answer questions and are always available to make us feel special. Another special quality of Srila Prabhupada was his never ending enthusiasm. You perfectly manifest that quality. Whether it is dancing in Kirtan or sharing your realizations, you are so enthusiastic that it is totally infectious! Even if we have had a bad day, when we see you with your big smile or hear you laugh, it makes everything seem so bright and blissful. For us personally, the most endearing quality of yours is how much you believe in Krsna Consciousness and that this is the only way out of stress. When you share with us your realizations, they are so personal and deep and just dripping with this nectar of faith in Gauranga Mahaprabhu's sankirtan spirit. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all your glories but today, we just want to take this opportunity to thank you for constantly inspiring us. We have been so fortunate to have your association for so many years and yet we know that we haven't done enough to serve both of you. We hope that in the coming year we can dedicate more to serving both of you and serving the mood and mission of Srila Prabhupada here in Austin. Wishing you a glorious appearance day. Your servants, Suneet & Mahasundari Madhavi dd Austin, TX

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Sunil Ramkissoon, Durban, South Africa - Begging to be the servant of the servant
Dear Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you dear Gurumaharaj. Thank you unlimitedly for the wonderful service that you have undertaken to promote the glories of Sri Krsna all over this material world. His Divine grace AC Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada will be most please by your efforts in bringing conditioned souls like myself closer to Lord Krsna. May the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna continue to guide, bless and bestow His causeless mercy upon you so that you continue to spread His glories all over the world. I look forward to your mail everyday as it helps me in my devotional practice and I share this knowledge with others so that they can also benefit. I pray that one day I may be able to undertake this momentous task of preaching just as you are presently doing. I had the good fortune of listening to one of your classes here in South Arica at the Sri Sri Radharadhanath temple (Durban). May this find you in good health and spirits on this most auspicious day of your Vysa Puja. Begging to be the servant of the servant Your servant, Sunil Ramkissoon Durban, South Africa

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Sunil Vaswani from Mumbai, India: I inquired from advanced devotees in the Group.
Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to greet you with a Krishna Conscious Birthday wish! I read your emailed thoughts regularly along with the question-answer session and also the photos. I also recently attended Baltic Festival 2012 direct webcast. I have included as photo and .pdf file, the Certificate of the 16-round Hare Krishna Challenge. I have frequently participated in discussions and inquired from advanced devotees in the Group of Members of the Course at http://groups.google.com/group/sda_students I have also answered questions in your students' book club at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sda_students_bookclub I have also been editing and setting conversations for public view at http://sdastudents.wordpress.com/ Regards, Sunil Vaswani

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Suparna Ukey, Roswell, New Mexico, USA your words are enlightening and inspiring
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sripad Sankarshan Das Adhikari All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! I had a special privilege to visit Gurudev's ashram in Austin, Texas this Summer. I was fortunate to be able spend some time in the evening and attend the next day morning program. Since I live far away from ISKCON temples, associating with devotees is a rare opportunity. I was very thankful that Krishna gave me this incredible opportunity to associate with his pure devotee. Both Gurudev and Mataji's life is inspiring in so many ways. They are benefiting so many fallen souls by their very presence and by their preaching tours all over the world. I am so glad to have found a bonafide guru in the parampara system that Srila Prabhupad is coming from. I am very insignificant but I still beg to obtain Gurudev's mercy and hope that I qualify myself to become His disciple one day. I feel that the e-course is Gurudev's special mercy on devotees. Just as the Sun does not fail to rise in the sky everyday so does Gurudev's Ultimate Self Realization Course does not fail to come to our inboxes every day. The thoughts of the day and the sincere questions asked by the devotees and answered by His Grace are both enlightening and inspiring. Hari Bol! Suparna Ukey Roswell, New Mexico, USA

Supartha Rudra from Kolkata, India: Ive accepted You as my revered Shiksha Guru.
Beloved HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
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All glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga. o ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay cakur unmlita yena tasmai r-gurave nama r-caitanya-mano-bha sthpita yena bh-tale svaya rpa kad mahya dadti sva-padntikam vande ha r-guro r-yuta-pada-kamala rgurun vaiav ca r-rpa sgrajta saha-gaa-raghunthnvita ta sa jvam sdvaita svadhta parijana-sahita kacaitanya-deva r-rdh-ka-pdn saha-gaa-lalit- rvikhnvit ca nama o viu-pdya ka-prehya bh-tale rmate bhaktivednta-svmin iti nmine namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-racrie nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie vch-kalpatarubhya ca kp-sindhubhya eva ca patitn pvanebhyo vaiavebhyo namo nama he ka karu-sindho dna-bandho jagat-pate gopea gopik-kntardh-knta namo stu te tapta-kcana-gaurgi rdhe vndvanevari vabhnu-sute dev praammi hari-priye (jaya) r-ka-caitanya prabhu nitynanda r-advaita gaddhara rvsdi-gaura-bhakta-vnda On the auspicious occasion of your appearance day Id like to humbly put forward my heartfelt offering at your lotus feet. Getting introduced to Krishna consciousness through the devotees of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath, Temple,Chowpatty,Mumbai I came across to your ultimate self realization course while surfing internet after two years and found myself being mercifully caught for good by the transcendental net of your divine affection. As I started my journey with your e-course since January 2010, your regular Thought of the Day & Question & Answer series have been a great source of inspiration for me to take my spiritual life more seriously and sincerely. I am eternally grateful to you for clarifying what exactly it means by No illicit sex. It is only You who has inspired me to at least give a humble attempt to try to follow this regulative principle properly.
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Im also highly inspired by your lectures on CHANTING OF THE HOLY NAME. Whenever, I feel that Im not chanting properly I hear those lectures again and again and get lots of inspiration to improve my chanting. Im also grateful to you for mercifully answering my questions born from my ignorance. Im also grateful to be a member of the e-mail group where your exalted senior disciples are incredibly serving a vast variety of global community of devotees with so much care and affection. Among them to name a few are: HG Mahabhgavat Prabhuji, HG Jagannath Prabhuji, HG Guru Vandana Mataji and others are really doing incredible service. Unfortunately, due to my inability of not being connected regularly online I always cannot take the full advantage of the forum. In these many ways by your causeless mercy I have received so much spiritual nourishments. But then also in my heart which is always blazing with the heat of sinful propensities, the creeper of bhakti is unable to grow. Thats why I humbly pray at Your lotus feet to kindly bestow your divine grace so that I can sincerely try to become humble and grateful in all my personal dealings and serve Srila Prabhupadas transcendental mission under the guidance of bona fide authority harmoniously with all other devotees. From my heart Ive accepted You as one of my most gracious and revered Shiksha Gurus. I pray at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Govindaji, Sri Mahaprabhu, Sri Jagannathji, Sri Balaramji, and Subhadra Maharani that you keep on bestow your merciful divine grace to all the suffering souls of this planet Earth through your wonderful around-the-world lecture-tours, systematic online courses and inspiring regular e-mail postings. Please find some photos of Sri Sri Radha Govindaji, Sri Mahaprabhu, Sri Jagannathji, Sri Balaramji, and Subhadra Maharani of Indias 1st ISKCON Temple established by Srila Prabhupada himself in Kolkata in the year 1971. Fortunately, Im now connected to this temple. Also find some of Their Lordships pictures taken in 2011. With Dandavats, Your servant, Supartha Rudra Dated: September 21, 2012 Kolkata

Sushant Pundarik from Maharashtra, India: Poem for Gurudeva.

Dear Sankarshan Adhikari Prabhu,
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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your audio/video lectures always inspired me from the very start It was You who showed me the light when I was in the dark It was You who made me smile when I was feeling apart I bow down to You to show you the respect that I've for You in my heart The way You spread Krishna Consciousness to the world is such a beautiful & brilliant art Please give Your blessings to me and my family by making us Your communities part

You humble servant, Sushant Poundarik

Suwindren from Klang, Malaysia: All glories to Srila Gurudeva and Gurumataji.
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Gurudeva. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank You so much Srila Gurudeva for giving me this chance. Thank You so much for Your blessings, protection and teachings. I would like to wish You a Happy Vyasa Puja. As Your instruction, I am following the 4 regulative principles and chanting 16 rounds daily. Thank You so much for giving me shelter this year. By Your mercy, I hope I can get initiation next year. You came into my life and saved me from going to hell. I pray to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai to give You high power and good health for teaching Krishna Consciousness all over the world. All glories to Srila Gurudeva and Gurumataji.
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Thank You. Your servant, Bhakta Suwindren (Son of HG Sanat Kumar das)

Teekachand Singh, ISKCON Crane Old Road, Guyana thank you Gurudeva
Hare Krishna All glories to Srila Prabhupada All glories to Srila Gurudeva I want to take this opportunity to thank Gurudeva for his daily inspirational & his dedication in Spreading the teaching of the Vedic scripture. I find his question an answer section to be very moving & for those who is looking for serious spiritual help the right place. Gurudeva please keep up the good work to help we fallen soul to regain our real identity one with Krishna Hare Bol Teekachand Singh ISKCON Crane Old Road, Guyana

Dr. Varady Gabor from Hungary: I look forward to serving You and Mataji.
Dear Sankashan das Adhikari,
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Please accept my humble obeisance, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this most auspicious occasion of your appearance day, I express my sincere gratitude to you for providing all the spiritual guidance to me, and encouraging me at every step so that I can go back to Godhead, back to Krishna. Thanks for allowing me to do whatever service I can render. Please bless me so that I can receive initiation from you in the very near future. I look forward to continue to serving You and Mataji. Trying to be your loving servant eternally, Dr. Varady Gabor

Vasudevan from Chennai, India: I love the article Ultimate Self-Realization.

Respected sir, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I love the article Ultimate Self-Realization and please provide me the eBook so I may be uplifted also. Sorry If I have misspelled or misinterpreted any words. Your Servant, Vasudevan

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9/25/2012: Srila Gurudev e-Preaching.

9/25/2012: Srila Gurudev e-Preaching.

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9/26/2012: Srila Gurudev and Associates at Madan Mohan Temple for Bhagavatam Lecture.

9/26/2012: Srila Gurudev and Associates at Madan Mohan Temple for Bhagavatam Lecture.

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9/26/2012: Srila Gurudev and Associates at Madan Mohan Temple for Bhagavatam Lecture.

9/26/2012: Srila Gurudev and Associates at Madan Mohan Temple for Bhagavatam Lecture.

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Vishnu Priya Nudurupati, Detroit, USA, you show how to make my life successful
Hare Krishna, Please accept my Vysa puja offering. Nama Om Vishnupadaya Krishna Preshtaya Bhutale Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamiin iti Namine Namaste Sarasvate Deve Gauravani Pracharine Nirvisesha Sunyavadi Paschatya Desa Tarine Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadhadhara Gaura Bhakta Vrinda When I first met Srila Gurudev during Janmastami celebrations of this year for the first time, I was extremely nervous. Afterwards when he addressed me by my name I felt relieved and happy. When Gurudev was giving lectures and leading kirtan then I felt ecstatic because he explained in such an easy way that everybody could understand about Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He was very affectionate towards me. I never met in my life such an exalted yet very gentle personality. Srila Gurudev gave us an opportunity to serve Lord Krishna. He has given us many different ways to serve Lord Krishna. By doing japa, kirtan, listening to lectures and reading books. From these I am developing my knowledge. He also taught us how to lead a Krishna conscious life, by following given rules and regulations. He also gave us the knowledge to properly serve the deities. So finally I would very much like to thank Srila Gurudev who inspired me a lot and showed a good path to make my life successful. Your servant Vishnu Priya N

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Virendra Trivedi, Delhi, India Your glories are countless

My Dear Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet. All glories to you! All glories to your liberating association! All glories to your supreme compassion! And all glories to your transcendental preaching!

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By your mercy in last one year I have realized a very tiny fraction of your infinite glories. I shall take this opportunity to loudly recite them for my own purification. Guru Maharaja I can see how each verse of Gurvastakam prayers just perfectly describes only your qualities. You have a unique capacity to answer any question and your replies are always perfect. You are always eager to extend yourself to anybody remaining absolutely unconcerned about your own comforts and discomfort. You have exceptional fidelity to Srila Prabhupada and you are always teaching the same to your students. You are always tasting the supreme mellow of Bhakti Rasa and situated far far away from the material platform. Above all of these I have seen one great quality. Due to your unlimited compassion you never reject anybody from your service. You allow anyone to serve you, even the most sinful rascal, no matter how or what background he comes from. You are always training us by each of your action. Gurudeva, it is my greatest good fortune that in this lifetime I have met a most exalted devotee like you. I really cannot ask Brahma a greater good fortune than this. But alas, due to my own impurities I have not properly availed this good fortune. I have only associated with you very superficially. Even after hearing you so many times I have not taken your instruction seriously. My condition is very pitiable. Therefore on this most auspicious day I humbly submit a mercy petition at your lotus feet. Please take away whatever is preventing me from becoming 100% Krsna conscious and grant me whatever forces me to take complete shelter of your lotus feet. Moreover please keep me in your service and purify me in any way you want but please never ever reject from your association. O My Dear Guru Maharaja, let this life be an offering unto your lotus feet. Let it be devoted entirely for your pleasure. Begging your mercy Virendra Kumar Trivedi

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Yathish Misra, Pretoria, South Africa - Your blissful nature and attachment for Krsnas Holy Name is infectious
Dear Sankarshan Maharaj, Hare Krsna, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you Maharaj on this most auspicious day of your Vyasa-puja! Ever since I subscribed to the Ultimate Self Realisation Course, my work inbox has become a source of bliss instead of a cause for anxiety. For this am so very grateful. Besides this, I thoroughly appreciate the talks you offered us here in South Africa during your most recent visit. You taught us many important points about Bhakti yoga, not only by your expert presentation, but more importantly, by your exemplary character and behaviour. Your life is proof that this process of Krsna consciousness works. Your blissful nature and attachment for Krsnas Holy Name is infectious, and served to re-establish and reinforce my faith in the process of bhakti, at a time when I was just floating along comfortably in my spiritual practice. Verily, you have become one of my prominent siksa gurus, and I remain very much indebted to you for daily waking me up from my spiritual recess. yad yad acarati sresthas tat tad evetaro janah sa yat pramanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. (Bhagavad gita 3.21) Srila Prabhupada often quoted this verse, and emphasized the need for our leaders to be exemplary in their character you certainly are one of those great men that we look toward Maharaj; with spotless character and boundless enthusiasm for Krsnas sweet Names. Transforming the hearts of millions of bewildered seekers as your travel the world in the service of your eternal spiritual master, you are a rare jewel in the downtrodden age of Kali where everyone is absorbed in the modes of passion and ignorance. Thank you Maharaj for your selfless sacrifice to help save us from the distractions of this degraded time. Your dedication to Srila Prabhupada is incomparable, and this is evident in the manner in which you satisfy envious and submissive enquirers alike. I pray that we will be most fortunate here in South Africa to have your association more often, and it is my earnest prayer that you can bless me to always remain engaged in the missionary activities of Srila Prabhupadas ISKCON, life after life. I remain your servant, Yavat dasa Pretoria, South Africa

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Yogesh Prakash Pol, guiding me in advancement in bhakti

Hare Krishna Prabhu !! Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to his Srila Gurudeva I have subscribed to daily broadcast of ultimate self-realization course newsletter somewhere in April 2012 and then it became my daily practice to read it before start of daily office work. Since I am beginner in Krishna consciousness, It is really helping me for advancement in Bhakti. It was great pleasure to personally meet Srila Gurudeva when he was in Pune-India. Your servant Yogesh Hare Krishna,

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Offerings in Spanish from Initiated Devotees

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Jagannatha Deva Das (JPS), Chillan-Chile

nama om visnu padaya krsna prestaya bhutale srrimate Jayapataka swami iti namine All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay, All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Dear Maharaja, this day is very crucial for many devotees, because you are an inspiration, is a great soul, taught us by example, ends with the doubts of his disciples and Vaishnavas. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your great service of course thinking of the day and every day we come more to Sri Krsna, you are a bona fide representative of Parampara, are a light to our paths, clear our vision, show us the way with love and your heart is full of devotion. Congratulations! I hope to accept my most humble and respectful obeisances in the day of your Vyasa puja. Your eternal servant deva Jagannatha das. (Chilln-Chile). nama om visnu padaya krsna prestaya bhutale srrimate Jayapataka swami iti namine Todas las glorias Sri sri Goura Nitay, Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada!!! Estimado Maharaja, este da es muy trascendental para muchos devotos, por que ud es una inspiracion, es un gran alma, nos ensea con su ejemplo, acaba con las dudas de sus discipulos y vaisnavas. Queria aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecerle por su gran servicio del pensamiento del dia y cursos que nos acercan cada da mas a Sri Krsna, ud. es un representante fidedigno del Parampara, es luz para nuestros caminos, aclar la visin con lucidez, nos muestra el camino con mucho amor ya que su corazon esta lleno de devocin. Muchas felicidades! Espero acepte mis mas humildes y respetuosas reverencias en el dia de su vyasa puja. Su eterno sirviente Jagannatha deva das. (Chilln-Chile).

Madhumati devi dasi, Peru striving to serve as you deserve to be served

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please my dear Srila Gurudeva accept my humble and respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet. Actually there is more auspicious day Gurumaharaj this day, you just born to save fallen souls and confused, you sunk deeply dedicated to the mission of his beloved spiritual master His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivendata Swami Srila Prabhupada. Year after year that I can have the mercy of his personal association, day after day in which you write
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the thought of the day, one can savor the nectar of delivery of their love and dedication, you are the most merciful and compassionate, qualities that only people holy, pure may have toward all mankind so again and again I offer my obeisances respectfully. My dear Srila Gurudeva am not expert to glorify all his qualities but I humbly thank you for accepting me as his disciple, to be merciful to me, for caring as a true spiritual daughter, because you do not see my mistakes, you only see the soul within each of us and knows that we are all suffering and we are in Anxiety in this material world that you are a bona fide representative of the immense love and teachings of Srila Prabhupada. There is not a day where I do not stop thinking about you in your great love, in all the efforts you make to expand Krishna consciousness all over the world, and I'm always wondering how I can repay your love, your compassion, sometimes can not understand how there are souls so full of mercy and that is why I am also very blessed and fortunate in the service you kindly given me: sankirtan, because you know so expertly that occupy his disciples in service devotional. For You I can practice daily sadhana, why you always to stressed, get up early and sing rounds before sunrise and although I am very clumsy and useless attempt to meet every day what you are teaching and kindly but This material world is suffering, I can smile thinking that one day I please and so in this way can one day earn a drop of mercy. Srila Gurudeva Thanks for giving your life to sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I pray the Lord Krishna to bless him for his beautiful service forever and that one day I can for His mercy volverme expert serve with all my thoughts, words and actions as well as you deserve. Your aspiring servant the most fallen and useless Madhumati dd. (the above is a machine translation of the original offering received in Spanish) Todas las Glorias a Srila Prabhupada! Por favor mi querido Srila Gurudeva acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias a Sus pies de Loto. En realidad no hay dia mas auspicioso que este dia Gurumaharaj,usted a nacido solo para salvar a almas caidas y confundidas,usted profundamente sumido y dedicado a la mision de su amado maestro espiritual su Divina Gracia A.C Bhaktivendata Swami Srila Prabhupada. Ao tras ao en el que yo puedo tener la misericordia de Su asociacion personal ,dia tras dia en el que usted escribe el pensamiento del dia ,uno puede saborear el nectar de su entrega de su amor y de su dedicacion,usted es la persona mas misericordiosa y compasiva,cualidades que solo las personas santas,puras pueden tener hacia toda la humanidad por eso una y otra vez le ofresco mis resptuosas reverencias. Mi querido Srila Gurudeva no soy experta en poder glorificar todas sus cualidades pero humildemente le quiero agradecer por aceptarme como su discipula,por ser misericordioso conmigo,por cuidarme como a una verdadera hija espiritual,porque usted no ve mis errores , usted solo ve el alma dentro de cada uno de
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nosotros y sabe que todos estamos sufriendo y estamos en anciedad en este mundo material por que usted es un representante fidedigno del inmenso amor y de las enseanzas de Srila Prabhupada. No hay un dia en el que yo no deje de pensar en usted en su inmenso amor,en todos los esfuerzos que usted hace para expandir la Conciencia de Krishna por todo este mundo,y siempre estoy preguntandome como puedo retribuir su amor,su compasion ,a veces no logro entender como hay almas tan llenas de misericordia y es por eso que tambien me siento sumamente bendecida y afortunada en el servicio que usted amablemente me a dado :sankirtan,por que usted sabe expertamente de que manera ocupar a sus discipulos en servicio devocional. Por Usted cada dia puedo practicar sadhana,por que Usted siempre lo a recalcado ,levantarse temprano y cantar las rondas antes de la salida del sol y aunque yo sea muy torpe e inutil cada dia intento cumplir con lo que usted amablemente nos esta enseando y aunque este mundo material sea de sufrimiento, yo pueda sonreir pensando en que algun dia podre complacerlo y asi de esta manera poder algun dia ganarme una gotita de su misericordia. Gracias Srila Gurudeva por entregar su vida al movimiento de sankirtan del Seor Caitanya Mahaprabhu,le pido al Seor Krishna que lo bendiga eternamente por su hermoso servicio y que algun dia yo pueda por su misericordia volverme experta en servirlo con todos mis pensamientos ,palabras y acciones ,asi como usted se lo merece. Su aspirante a sirvienta la mas caida e inutil Madhumati dd.

Paresha Das, (HDG), Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina You are a true representative of Vyasadeva
Very dear Siksha Gurudeva Sankarshan Das Adikari! (If you allow me to so call you). I offer you my humble and respectful obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. On the occasion of your vyasa-puja, I want to express to you my most sincere thanks for bestowing upon us such beautiful spiritual illumination and inspiration every day of the year. Thank you one thousand times over for guiding us and showing us the real Vaishnava siddhanta in your marvelous answers which carry all the weight and authority of Srila Prabhupada, in these times of so many philosophical deviations within the movement.
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You are a true representative of Vyasadeva and a most dear disciple of Srila Prabhupada. Along with my diksha Gurudeva (HDG), you are my most cherished spiritual guide and instructor. I am very happy, feeling very fortunate to know you and daily receive your transcendental message which I share within my preaching circle. In this humble offering I want to include a special thankfulness to all your work team, all the devotees who, surely with great effort and dedication, make it possible that we receive daily, and in different languages, your extraordinary teachings and example. *Happy Birthday, Dear Siksha Gurudeva!* Eternally at your service, Paresha Das Queridisimo (permitame llamarle) Siksha Gurudeva! (Sankarshan Das Adikari) Le ofrezco mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias al polvo de sus pies de loto. Con motivo de Su vyasa-Puja, quiero expresarle mi mas sincero agradecimiento por brindarnos tan bella iluminacion e inspiracion espiritual "todos los dias del ao". Gracias mil veces por guiarnos y mostrarnos el verdadero siddhanta vaishnava en sus respuestas maravillosas que llevan todo el peso y autoridad de Srila prabhupada; en este tiempo de tantas desviaciones filosoficas dentro del movimiento. Usted es un verdadero representante de Vyasadeva y el discipulo mas querido de Srila Prabhupada. Junto a mi amado diksha Gurudeva(HDG), usted es mi mas querido guia e instructor espiritual. estoy muy feliz, sintiendome muy afortunado de conocerlo y recibir diariamente su mensaje trascendental que comparto en mi circulo de predica. Quiero incluir en esta humilde ofrenda, un especial agradecimiento a todo su equipo de trabajo, todos los devotos que seguramente con gran esfuerzo y dedicacion hacen posible que nos lleguen diariamente, y en los diferentes idiomas, su enseanza extraordinaria y ejemplar. *Feliz Cumpleaos Querido Siksha Gurudeva !* eternamente a su servicio, Paresha Das

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Tulasi Devi Dasi, Caracas, Venezuela importance of your valuable association

First of all, my deepest obeisance to my beloved spiritual master, Sri Sankarshan Das Adhikari!!!! All glories; my best and sweetest sentiment. On the days prior to your Vyasapuja 2012, I am profoundly surrendered and lined up with the daily thoughts of the day that are offered to me and that I am able to obtain via these media. It is for me a real pleasure and happiness to have your valuable association and that of all those of us who follow the grand and hopeful Krishna Consciousness. I would like to communicate to you the importance that your person is to me, your knowledge, your affectionate speech, and also the importance of the role played by the editors and translators that make it possible for the sublime message of the whole disciplic succession to reach us so well edited and enriched by your high spiritual level, in a world so profoundly demoralized and lacking in feeling and goodness. I hope that on this beautiful day, you may enjoy the company of your closest disciples with a very beautiful kirtan, with succulent Krishna prasadam and that you keep in mind, my dear Guru Maharaja, that those of us who are not present in the gross body at that grand celebration, will be present by subtle energy through all the love and devotion that we feel for you, my dear GURUDEVA. Happy Vyasapuja! One day we will have the sky in that great and beloved land called Goloka Vrindavan! May this day come soon.. This is my greatest desire. I love you intensely, my Guru Maharaja. Tulasi Devi Dasi Antes que nada mis ms profundas reverencias a mi amado maestro espiritual Sri Sankarshan Das Adhikari!!!! Todas las glorias; mi mejor y ms dulce sentimiento. En visperas de la llegada de su vyasapuja 2012, estoy profundamente entregada y alineada con los diarios pensamientos del da que se me ofrece y que puedo obtener a travz de estos medios. Es para mi un verdadero placer y felicidad tener su valiosa asociacin y la de todos los que seguimos la grandiosa y esperanzadora Conciencia de Krishna. Quisiera transmitirle la importancia que tiene para mi su persona, su conocimiento, su afectuosa diccin, y que tambin es importante decir el papel que hacen los redactores y traductores que hacen posible que el mensaje sblime de toda la sucesin dicipular llegue tan bin redactado y enriquecido con su alto nivel espiritual, en un mundo tan profundamente desmoralizado y ausente de sentimientos y bondad. Espero que ese bello da pueda disfrutar en compaia de sus dicipulos ms cercanos con un hermosisimo kirttan, con un suculento Krishna prasadam y tenga presente mi querido guru Maharaj que los que no estemes presentes en nuestros cuerpos burdos en esa gran celebracin estaremos presentes en energia sutil a travez de todo el amor y devocin que sentimos por usted mi querido GURUDEVA. Feliz Vyasapuja! Algn da tendremos el cielo en esa grande y amada tierra llamada Goloka Vrindaban! Que ese da venga pronto...............Es mi mayor deseo. Lo amo intesamente mi Guru Maharaj. Tulasi Devi Dasi
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Offerings in Spanish from Devotees aspiring for initiation, students and wellwishers

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Andres Javier Bonilla, Popayan, Columbia may we have your association eternally
nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine I offer my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari. He is the dearest servant of Krishna in this world having taken full shelter at His lotus feet. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine O follower of Prabhupada! O personification of prema! I offer my obeisances to you, the embodiment of mercy, who showers pure bhakti to spread the order of Lord Caitanya. Dear Srila Gurudeva is my desire to express and highlight the great work of preaching Krishna consciousness performing. gold to Sri Krishna to grant him many more years on this earth and allow it to continue leading the mission entrusted to Srila Prabhupada. Sri krishna gold to allow us to us students, aspirants and disciples to have the fortune of your continued partnership, his teachings and example of service and delivery. You dear Srila Gurudeva offer my respectful obeisances. (machine translation) The spiritual master is receiving benediction from the ocean of mercy. Just as a cloud pours water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted world by extinguishing the blazing fire of material existence. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities. Gurvashtakam, verse 1 Bhakta Andres, Popayan, Columbia nama om vishnu padaya krishna presthaya bhutale Srimate Sankarshan Das Adhikari iti namine Ofrezco mis reverencias respetuosas a Su Gracia Sriman Sankarshan Ds Adhikr, quien es muy querido por el Seor Krishna en esta Tierra por haber tomado refugio bajo Sus pies de loto. namo prabhupadanuga prema murti kripatmane, gauradesa vikasartha, uttama bhakti varsine

O seguidor de Prabhupada! O personificacin de prema! Le ofrezco mis reverencias a Usted quien es la encarnacin de la misericordia y que llueve el bhakti puro para difundir las enseanzas del Seor Caitanya.

Querido srila Gurudeva es mi deseo manifestar y resaltar la gran labor de predica de conciencia de Krishna que realiza. oro a Sri krishna para que le conceda muchos aos ms en esta tierra y le permita seguir llevando la misin que srila prabhupada le encomend. oro a Sri krishna para que nos permita a
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nosotros sus estudiantes, aspirantes y discpulos, poder tener la fortuna de seguir contando con su asociacin, sus enseanzas y con su ejemplo de servicio y entrega. A usted querido srila gurudeva ofrezco mis respetuosas reverencias. El maestro espiritual recibe bendiciones del ocano de misericordia. As como una nube derrama agua, extinguiendo el incendio del bosque, el maestro espiritual libera a este mundo materialmente afligido extinguiendo el fuego ardiente de la existencia material. Yo ofrezco mis respetuosas reverencias a los pies de loto de tal maestro espiritual, quien es un ocano de cualidades auspiciosas1. Andres Javier Bonilla. Ciudad: Popayn- Colombia

Antonio, Lima, Peru Humbly at your feet

Dear Guru, His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari, The best offering I can give you is to give you infinite thanks because you took me out of the dark ignorance, bringing me closer to God. Infinite thanks because our dear and beloved Srila Prabhupada remembers us all. Thank you for your daily messages in my mailbox that make me remember everyday that I am alive and that each time I am closer to God. Thank you for your blessings. Humbly at your feet, Bhakta Antonio Lima, Peru Querido Guru ,Su Gracia Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari: La mejor ofrenda que puedo hacerle es darle infinitas gracias por que me sac de la oscura ignorancia
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Sri Sri Guru- Astaka.

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acercandome ms a Dios Infinitas Gracias por que nuestro querido y bien amado Srila Prabhupada se acuerda de todos nosotros Gracias por Sus mensajes diarios en mi correo me hacen recordar todos los das que estoy vivo y que cada vez estoy ms cerca a Dios . Gracias por sus bendiciones a sus pies humildemente Bhakta Antonio Lima, Peru

Bhalaran Fernando, Arequipa, Peru my heart explodes in fear, in happiness, in joy when I will see you
All glories to Radha Krishna. All glories to Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. My obeisances to Srila Prabhupada. My obeisances to Gurudeva Sankarshan Das Adhikari Your Vyasapuja day is a very auspicious event for me, because on that day I remember that I surrendered completely to Krishna and I accepted you as my guide, my teacher, that saintly person that will take me back home. I feel very indebted to you because all that I may do in this life wont repay the great mercy that you shower when you travel from country to country and I feel so fortunate to receive that mercy. Although I dont know you in person, I feel in my heart explodes in fear, in happiness, in joy when I will see you. My only contact with you is through emails and I will always remember that day when you invited me to go to Chile to get your association. Since I didnt have the financial means, you understood and you told me that you accepted me as your disciple in your heart. This was a full moment for me; I had an eruption of emotions within my being and now I am happy because I will be able to see and associate with you in Chile. Now I feel very happy fulfilling your order, preaching through the medium of pictures, art. I hope that Lord Krishna and Radharani will pour many benedictions upon you, so that you may continue preaching and fulfilling the order given to you by Srila Prabhupada.
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All glories to Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari Ki Jaya! All glories to Gurudev! These are the deep desires of Bhalaran from Arequipa Peru todas las glorias a Radha Krishna todas las glorias a Chaintanya Mahaprabhu y sus Asociados mis reverencias a Srila Prabhupada mis reverencias a Gurudev Sankarshan Das Adhikari El dia de su vyasapuja es un evento muy auspicio para mi , por que ese dia recuerdo que me rendi completamente a krishna y acepte a usted como mi guia, mi maestro, aquella persona santa que me llevara de camino a casa. Me siento muy endeudado con usted por que todo lo que yo haga en esta vida no recompensara la gran misericordia que usted derrama cuando viaja de pais en pais y me siento tan afortunado por recibir esa misericordia. Aunque no lo conosco en persona siento que mi corazon explotara de miedo, de alegria, de felicidad cuando lo vea, mi unico contacto con usted es atravez de los correos electronicos y siempre recordare ese dia que usted me invito a chile para asociarme con usted, como no contaba con los medios economicos , usted supo entender y me dijo que me aceptaba como su discipulo desde su corazon, para mi fue todo en ese momento tenia un un choque de emociones dentro de mi ser y ahora estoy feliz por que lo podre ver y asociarme con usted en chile. ahora me siento muy feliz cumpliendosu orden que es predicar atravez de los cuadros, el arte espero siempre que el seor krishna y radharani derramen muchas bendiciones sobre usted, para que siga predicando y cumpliendo su orden que le dejo Srila Prabhupada todas glorias a Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari ki jaiii todas las glorias a gurudev son los deseos profundos de Bhalaran de Arequipa Peru

Gopeshwara Mahadeva Das, Vrinda, Cuba Congratulations

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Hari Bol, Hare Krishna, Dandavats, vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah My most humble obeisances at your lotus feet, dear Guru, my most sincere congratulations on your Vyasapuja. Although I do not belong to your institution, I want to congratulate you. My Gurudeva is Sri Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaja, to whom I am surrendered and serve, but I also follow your preaching daily. I hope that you will continue to allow me to relish your preaching. Trying to serve, Gopeshwara Mahadeva Das President of Vrinda Fuerteventura, Spain President of Vrinda, Cuba Hari bol , Hare Krishna , Dandavats , vacha-kalpatarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah mis mas humildes reverencias a sus pies de loto , querido Gur , mis mas sinceras felicitaciones en su Viasapuya , aunque no pertenezco a su institucin , deseaba felicitarle , mi Gurudeva es Sri Bhakti Aloka Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaj , a quin estoy rendido y sirvo , pero tambin sigo mucho su predica a diario . Espero que me permita seguir disfrutando de su predica . Tratando de servir : Gopeshwara Mahadeva Das . Presidente de Vrinda Fuerteventura (Espaa). Presidente de Vrinda Cuba .

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Luis Sanchez you disseminate wisdom how to surrender to Krishna

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to the Vaisnava devotees Hari bolo! We feel happy at heart to share in the celebration of your Vyasapuja because the darkness of our mind is cleared up by your mercy by spreading the wisdom of how to surrender to Krishna and become a pure-hearted servant. Thank you for giving us this knowledge and for being our guide to get out of illusion and the deception of maya. May we always count on the blessings of your teachings, spreading Krishna consciousness as Srila Prabhupada desires. Congratulations on your day. May the Supreme Lord enlighten you always and bless you. Luis Sanchez todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada todas las glorias a los devotos vaisnavas hari bolo! nos sentimos felices en nuestro corazon y el de compartir la celebracion de su vyasapuja, pues la obscuridad de nuestra mente se aclara por su misericordia al difundir sabiduria de como rendirnos a Krshsna y volvernos un sirviente con un corazon puro, gracias por darnos ese conocimiento y ser la guia para salir de la ilusion y el engao de maya, que siempre podamos contar con sus bendiciones de enzeanza difundiendo conciencia de Krshna como Srila Prabhupada quiere. Felicidades en su dia que El Seor Supremo le ilumine siempre y le bendiga

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Offerings in Russian from devotees aspiring for initiation, students, and well-wishers

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Lena, Riga, Latvia thank you, thank you, thank you

Hare Krishna, dear Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Shrila Prabhupada! My best wishes on upcoming year of travelling, lectures and preaching. Let it be as successful and full of bliss, as all the years before! I want to thank You for Your mercy, that we get 2 times per year, during your visit to Riga. It is a priceless gift! I may see how other devotees try to fly or go far abroad to reach theirs Gurumaharaja, but my dear Gurudeva is coming himself straight to us, twice a year, to see us and instruct us. I am so lucky! I am looking forward to thank you for your lectures, full of nectar! Your lectures inspire even the most fallen souls and flow straight into my heart too. I thank you for your patient preaching together with your wife Vishnu priya mataji. She is the ocean of compassion and mercy, it seems that she is quite strict and very deep in Krishna consciousness, but at the same time she is like mother, very close and reachable. All glories to Gurumata! Thank you for starting the Kartiks month in Riga! I finally had a chance for the first time to hear You singing Damodarashtakam in real, personally form You!! It was so sweet and attentive! And please, may I make only 1 wish on your Vyasa Puja day! Please come to Lithuania, to the Vayshnava summer festival 2013 again and for more days!! We are waiting for you very very much! Let Krishna and devotees will take a very good care of Your and Gurumatas health! Let the tail wind and open hearts always follow You in completing the mission of our dear Shrila Prabhupada! your servant, mataji Lena from Riga. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare! Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare! November, 2012

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