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Sr i Vyasa Pu ja December , 2002

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga

A Compilation of Written Offerings

for our Srila Gurudev, Om Visnupad

Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

On His Divine Grace's 73rd Anniversary

Sri Vyasa Puja Celebration

December 21, 2002

Group 2

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

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

I o f fe r my respec t fu l obe isances un to Guru Mahaha ja on the 73r d .

ann i ve rsa ry o f h i s appea rance day .

na da t t e kasyac i t papam

n a c a i v a s u k r t a m v i b h u h

a j ñ a n e n a v r t a m j ñ a n a m

t e n a m a h y a n t i j a n t a v a h

j ñ a n e n a t u t a d a j ñ a n a m

y e s a m n a s i t a m a t m a n a h

tesam ad i t yava j j ñanam

prakasaya t i t a t pa ram

(BG. 2. 15-16.)

esa hy eva sadhu ka rma ka raya t i t am yamebhyo l okebhya unn i sas-

a te esa u evasadhu ka rma ka raya t i t am yamadho n inasa te a jño j an tu r

anaso ’yam a tmanah sukha-dukhayoh asva ra -p re r i t o gacche t sva rgam

va vabh ram eva ca

(Kusatak i -Brahmana Upan isad 3 .8 . )

Jayak ishor i Dev i Das i

H u n g a r y


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

Happy ann iversary o f Your D iv ine Appearance Day! I

o f fer my respect fu l obe isances unto Your Lotus Feet ! I

s ta r ted to wr i te to You fo r the occas ion o f Your B i r thday

and I became embar rassed , no t know ing wha t to w ish You .

I deep ly w ish to meet You and th rown myse l f down in f ron t o f You

wi th s incere humbleness , o f fe r ing my l i fe s incere ly . However in my

everyday l i fe , I fee l myse l f very far f rom th is rea l iza t ion.

Th i s occas ion he lped me to unders tand wha t my S iksa Guru , An inda

Sundar Kr i shna Prabhu p reached us severa l t imes : The d is tance i s b ig

be tween Ind ia and Hungary bu t on ly i n a geograph ica l aspec t . So do

not fee l ve ry fa r f rom you !

I p ray fo r fa i th in You and Kr ishna , and a lso fo r mak ing connec t ion

w i th You . Many thanks fo r Your gu idance and the oppor tun i t y to

serve and assoc ia te w i th Your devotees. I p ray tha t You wi l l show us

the r i gh t way i n good hea l th fo reve rmore .

I o f fe r my respec t fu l obe isances un to You,

Tar i t -Varna d .d .

H u n g a r y

Dear Gov inda Mahara j !

I t ’ s a great pr iv i lege wr i te to You, such a person o f whom I have

heard a l o t , bu t no t ye t seen .

I am s i t t i ng he re w i th a pen in my hand , w i th l ove in my hear t , and

w i th many though ts i n my head , wh i l e I am unab le to compose wha t I

fee l .

So I canno t do any th ing bu t send my l ove , w i sh ing many happy and

joyfu l years to You.

Wi th s incere obe isances ,

Kata l in Lang

H u n g a r y


Dear Gov inda Mahara ja !

For your b i r thday , I shou ld l i ke to send you a l l my bes t w ishes and

love . I hope my le t te r f inds you in good hea l th . I shou ld l i ke to thank

you fo r your he lp . I fee l your b less ings every day .

A n o t h e r y e a r h a s p a s s e d , a n d m a n y t h i n g s h a v e h a p p e n d d u r i n g

th i s year . I t h ink one o f the mos t impor tan t deve lopements i s th i s : the

devo tees love each o ther w i th t rue a f fec t ion , and the re a re a lo t o f

s t rong f r i endsh ips among them. In add i t i on to ou r busy da i l y rou t i nes ,

we used to meet severe l t imes a week , and o rgan ize sp i r i tua l meet ings

to deve lop our love fo r Lord Kr ishna. I t i s a very good fee l ing to read

abou t H im and s ing and dance fo r H is g lo ry .

Here , in Szeged, Rav indra Kr ishna Prabhu leads our meet ings . We

thank h im fo r ou r sp i r i t ua l deve lopmen t . An inda Sunda r K r i shna and

Madhava Da i ta Dev i a lso v is i t and they do so much fo r us .

We a re t oge the r i n t he summer and the w in te r f o r sp i r i t ua l camps

and on the ho l idays , o f course . There was a rea l feas t fo r Radha-

Kr i shna mur t i , and I am espec ia l l y happy to worsh ip Gaura -N i ta i a t

my home da i l y . Nowadays I work a t home, so I am in peace . I shou ld

l i ke to deve lop by chant ing japa, bu t I have some d i f f i cu l t ies w i th i t .

Tha t makes me sad because I know i t i s t he mos t impor tan t th ing fo r

m e .

Dear Gov inda Mahara ja ! P lease , he lp me ove rcome my m ind and

reach t rue devot ion ! I shou ld l i ke to escape f rom Maya 's c laws! My

hear t i s f i l l ed w i th thank fu lness fo r your he lp , and I w ish you a long ,

peacefu l l i fe w i th good hea l th !

Gop isvar i d .d .

H u n g a r y


Dear Be loved Gurudeva ,

I o f fe r my respec t fu l devo t ion to you , my be loved

Gurudeva. In March 2OO2, I ga ined Lord Kr ishna ’s grace

because I became your d isc ip le , so I was reborn as

Golokapat i . S ince then my who le l i fe has changed. I ge t

up a t f i ve o ’ c lock i n the morn ing and chan t the Maha

Mant ra . A long w i th my mother I se rve Gaura-N i ta i i n our home.

The devo tees a re my bes t f r i ends . Un fo r tuna te l y I do no t have any

f r iends my age to share my sp i r i tua l exper iences w i th , so I dec ided to

s ta r t a newspaper a t my schoo l . I am wr i t ing the th i rd ed i t ion o f i t . I t

cons is ts o f Ved ic ta les , a co lumn on Ah imsa, and I th ink i t ’ s impor tan t

to ta l k abou t the hea l thy way o f l i v ing to my schoo lmates who o f ten

go to Mc Donald ’s .

I fee l i t is the greatest g i f t o f my l i fe to be your d isc ip le . At the age

of e leven and I know I w i l l no t be ab le to re tu rn your g race , bu t I

wou ld l i ke to o f fe r my respec t fu l g ra t i tude to you , dear Gurudeva .

E te rna l G lo ry , Respec t and Gra t i tude to you , our be loved Gurudeva .

Your se rvan t ,

Go lokapa t i das

H u n g a r y

Our deares t S r i l a Gurudev ,

P lease accep t my dandava t p ranams to you r ho l y l o tus f ee t on the

auspicious day of your appearance! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I t i s on ly by your sweet g race tha t there is any hope in my l i fe . Your

sympa the t i c na tu re i s unbe l i evab ly accommoda t ing and k ind . I can ’ t

be l i eve my fo r tune to have come in con tac t w i th such a devo tee as

you! My mind is fu l l o f m isconcept ion . I p ray to be a b lank page to be

rewr i t ten by you . I p ray tha t in th is l i fe I m igh t never s top t ry ing to

be t te r myse l f , so I m igh t one day p lease you . I hope tha t you have a

wonder fu l b i r thday ! I w ish I were there w i th you!

Your asp i r ing servan t ,

Jaya Shree dev i das i

L o n d o n


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

gu rvabh i s ta - supu ra lam gu ru -gana i r as i sa - sambhus i t am

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

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

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

Dear Be loved Gurudeva ,

I o f fe r my respec t fu l devo t ion to you , my be loved Gurudeva , H is

Div ine Grace Sr i la Bhakt i Sundara Gov inda Mahara ja .

By your g race my son took in i t i a t ion in March and our who le l i f e has

changed . We s t r eng then each o the r ; we chan t t he Maha man t ra

toge ther , and we do yoga and serve our Gaura-N i ta i de i t i es everyday . I

f ee l ashamed tha t my son i s more en thus ias t i c i n se rv ing than I am.

The devo tees a re ou r ma in she l te r . We o f ten mee t on Tuesdays and

Thursdays a t my house . We s ing bha jans , l i s ten to l ec tu res and en joy

ta lk ing abou t the Supreme Lord . We shou ld be los t w i thou t th is assoc i-

a t i on .

I know we have undeserv ing l y ga ined the g rea tes t g race and mercy

f rom you , dear Gurudeva . Gra te fu l t hanks to you , be loved Gurudeva !

E te rna l G lo ry , Respec t and Gra t i tude to you , our be loved Gurudeva !

Your se rvan t ,

Kanu Pr i ya das i

H u n g a r y


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

P lease accep t my humb le obe isance . I became your d isc ip le a lmos t

two years ago . S ince then , my l i fe has acce le ra ted , and every th ing has

been chang ing . My sp i r i t ua l se rv i ce has become more impor tan t t han

ph i losophy . I have to ma in ta in my secu la r du t ies a long w i th my sp i r i-

tua l e f fo r t s . I am hav ing many hardsh ips a t ta in ing these ob jec t i ves ,

and I on ly hope my d i f f i cu l t ies w i l l pur i fy me.

The devo tees ' company i s my rea l she l te r . Regu la r p rog rams in

Szeged p rov ide an oas i s , and p rog rams a t t he Manda la -Véda Ashram

f i l l my l i fe w i th more sp i r i tua l happ iness. Somet imes I can fee l a tas te

o f devo t ion when I o rgan ize An inda Sundar and Rav ind ra K r i shna 's

lec tu res , when I l ead bha jans , and when I se rve the devo tees .

Un fo r tuna te ly because I am so fa r away , I have to be w i thou t your

d i rec t adv ice , bu t An inda Sundar Prabhu i s a lways i s w i th us when we

need p rac t i ca l and sp i r i t ua l adv ice .

Dear Gurudev ! I can ' t comprehend the g race tha t was g i ven to me by

you, p lease a l low me to fa l l a t your fee t w i th the most humi l i t y .

The 73rd Appearance Day Fes t iva l o f H is D iv ine Grace Om V isnupad

Sr i Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Mahara j k i jaya!

Your fa l len servant ,

A n a n d a V a r d h a n d a s

H u n g a r y


I o f fe r my humble respec ts to my sp i r i t ua l mas te r S r i

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Gosvami Mahara ja w i th

love on the occas ion o f the day o f h i s appearance .

“ I have no hope i f the t ru th i s va l id . Accord ing to my mer i t s I cannot

expec t much good. I sha l l d isappear f rom th is leve l , because I can on ly

re l y on the i ns t i t u te o f mercy , where they do no t cons ide r good o r

bad , s in o r v i r tue . I came here my lo rd , because I do no t know what

res ides in me. I f I ana lyse and s tudy my hear t , I rea l i se tha t I am a

s t ranger to myse l f . I am so hope less and miserab le , tha t I do no t even

know my own se l f . How cou ld I dare to appea l to a fo rum, where I

cou ld on l y hope fo r someth ing a f te r t he cons ide ra t i on o f my v i r t ues

and s ins . I do no t wan t tha t . I do no t wan t any dec is ion based on

t ru th . I y ie ld be fo re you ! You can do what you want w i th me! I am the

wors t o f the s inners . My des t iny i s in your hands . I have come to you !

I f i t is a t a l l poss ib le, save me! This is my sel f ish, but t rue desi re. ”

Honour to Sr i Guru and to h is g race !

S u s a m a d . d .

H u n g a r y

My Dear Gurudeva !

P lease accept my humble obes iances a t Your lo tus fee t ! Sr i Guru is a

face o f the Sweet Abso lu te , showing the sp i r i t sou ls the proper way to

God. Sr i Guru i s the l i gh t in the darkness o f the mundane wor ld . Sr i

Guru i s a pure Va isnava , who serves the Lord w i th a sweet mood o f

love . Gurudeva is the Abso lu te and He is a Va isnava, whose serv ing

mood a t t rac ts the sp i r i t sou ls .

Dear Gurudeva! You are a temple o f the Lord .

You a re a servan t o f the Lord and Your devo t iona l

mood shows me the way to the Lo rd .

Your Servant ,

Suka Kr i shna das

Pecs , Hungary


“ I o f fe r my respec t fu l obe isance un to my sp i r i tua l mas te r . He has

opened my eyes , wh ich were b l i nded by the da rkness o f i gno rance ,

w i th the to rch l igh t o knowledge . ”

A l though I cannot come to your lo tus fee t d i rec t l y , I o f fe r my most

s incere reverences on th is ausp ic ious day . By your merc i fu l des i re I

have rece ived Har inam in i t i a t ion th rough Sr imat i Roh in i Shak t i d id i .

By your in f luence, I t ry to chant the Ho ly Name cor rec t ly . I know

tha t even f rom a la rge d i s tance , you r mos t ausp ic ious i nsp i ra t i on

reaches me and t rans fo rms tha t p rac t i ce wh ich s t i l l i s an aus te r i t y fo r

my m ind in to a mos t j oy fu l engagement by wh ich , a f te r c leans ing my

mater ia l l y con tamina ted sou l , I sha l l deve lop the s incere des i re to

serve Our Supreme Lord w i th a l l my e f fo r t .

Now somebody cou ld say th i s fa l l en sou l has no t even met h i s

Gurudev ye t . Bu t how can somebody no t be i nsp i red by a fa the r

w h o s e i n n u m e r o u s s o n s a n d d a u g h t e r s h a v e n o t h i n g t o t a l k a b o u t b u t

the t rue and end less l ove tha t he demons t ra tes fo r a l l o f t hem.

H u m b l y ,

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

São Paulo, Brazi l

A l l g lor ies to Sr i la Gurudeva!

You a re a d iv ine s ta r tha t Heaven sen t fo r us to know and worsh ip .

That i s what You are fo r me.

Sumoh in i d . d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico


My Dear Gurudeva !

In i t i a t i on es tab l i shes our connec t ion w i th the

Abso lu te T ru th . An inner awaken ing beg ins ,

wh ich leads us to Kr ishna Consc iousness . A l l tha t

i s poss ib le by the g race o f the sp i r i tua l mas te r .

Dear Gurudeva , You can p lan t the seed o f devo-

t iona l love fo r God. By Your un l imi ted love and

by Your t ranscenden ta l power You p i ck up the

fa l len sou ls . Your mercy is in f in i te . You g ive generous ly the most va lu-

ab le t reasure , wh ich i s the joy o f t ranscendenta l se rv ice .

Even though You are so fa r away f rom me I fee l a sp i r i tua l connec-

t ion w i th You because I have Your b less ings in my hear t . Le t me o f fer

my humble obe isances to Your lo tus fee t .

Your se rvan t ,

Vra ja-k isor i das i

Pecs , Hungary

Oh Guru Mahara ja !

You are so beaut i fu l

And we a re so wre tched .

Yet Your mercy is so l imi t less

I t i nunda tes even us .

We pray on th is b lessed day o f Your

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

s incer i t y needed to t ru ly se rve . Your

mercy i s e te rna l and in f in i te ; p lease he lp

us become f i t to rece ive i t .

" k e s h n k i s h "

Kesavananda dasa and K isho r i dev i das i

U.S.A


To my be loved Gurudev, H is D iv ine Grace Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar

Gov inda Dev Goswami Mahara j , on the 73rd Ann iversary o f H is D iv ine

Appea rance Day .

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



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

Dear Sr i la Gurudev ,

P lease accep t my mos t humb le ko t i dandava t p ranams .

I am low ly and wre tched , and my hear t i s l i ke s tone , bu t I am p ray-

ing fo r your mercy . I am hop ing you w i l l b less me. P lac ing a s t raw

between my tee th and fa l l i ng a t your fee t . L i ke a s t i ck on the g round ,

hav ing fa l len a t your fee t , I g rasp your fee t . My request to you: “ I am

cer ta in l y the lowes t o f men , bu t p lease make me the bes t o f men by

teach ing me the ways o f sa ranaga t i . ”

p a d e d a n t e t r i n a k o r i

p o r e d u h u n p a d a d h o r i

b a l e a m i t o a d h a m a

s i khaye sa ranaga t i ko ro he u t t ama

Your lowly, ins igni f icant d isc ip le,

K r i shna As raya das

U.S.A

A l l g l o r i e s t o S r i l a G o v i n d a M a h a r a j !

I 'm w i sh ing You a ve ry happy b i r t hday and many

more b i r t hdays to come in good hea l th . I hope to see

y o u a g a i n .

Al l my love,

Gour i d .d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico


O f f e r i n g o f P r a y e r

Om V isnupad Paramahamsa Par i v ra jakacharya As to t ta ra Sa ta S r i

Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Mahara j , k i jay !

Dear Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j ,

On t h i s mos t ausp i c i ous day we commemora te you r appea rance i n

our l i ves . I p lace myse l f in the dust o f your lo tus fee t .

When I look ins ide my t iny se l f , I see on ly one good qua l i f i ca t ion :

tha t des t i ny has b rough t me to t he shade o f you r sac red fee t , wh i ch

have never touched the su r face o f th i s mate r ia l ex i s tence .

I humb ly p ray tha t you may a l l ow me to cons tan t l y se rve you r

Sacred D iv ine Miss ion and in te res ts in th is wor ld and tha t , jus t as Lord

Brahma fo rced Lord Ind ra to leave h is p ig ' s body , tha t you may take

me fo rce fu l l y f rom th is p ig i sh Consc iousness o f m ine and res ta te me

in my o r ig ina l cons t i tu t iona l pos i t i on o f be ing the servan t o f the ser-

van t o f your se rvan t in your una l loyed serv ice to Sr i l a Guru Mahara j .

You know every th ing tha t i s go ing on in the hear ts o f your se rvan ts

and fo l lowers , so you know what i s s incere and what i s fa lse in us .

P lease , d i sm iss my p re ten t ious s ide and see on ly my s ince re and

earnest des i re to serve Your D iv ine Grace exc lus ive ly fo r your sa t is fac-

t i o n .

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

B h u v a n a M o h a n d a s

Brazi l

A l l g lor ies to Sr i la Gurudeva

Dea res t Gu rudeva ,

Congra tu la t ions on Your b i r thday . I w ish you a n ice day w i th a l l

Your devo tees .

I g ive a l l my love to You, w ish ing you many b i r thdays more, so You

can g ive us Your mercy .

Wi th love

Devi Duty d .d .Vera Cruz, Mexico


o m a j n a n a - t i m i r a n d h a s y a j n a n a n j a n a - s a l a k a y a

c a k s u r u n m i l i t a m y e n a t a s m a i s r i - g u r a v e n a m a h a

Vi r tuous sou ls , ta len ted and s incere devo tees can s ing your g lo r ies

in a br i l l ian t way. In my a t tempt to g lor i fy you I fee l l i ke an e l f w ish-

ing to reach the moon . Even though I don ' t have any capac i t y , f o r my

own bene f i t and pur i f i ca t ion I w i l l t ake advan tage o f th i s oppor tun i t y

on your ho ly Vyasa Pu ja .

You have mas te ry over the knowledge o f the Vedas , bo th conce iv-

ab le and inconce ivab le . You a re the t reasure r o f bona f ide conc lus ions ,

wh ich can des t roy a l l doub t .

In f ron t o f such persona l i t y who posseses un l im i ted qua l i t i es , my

pe rp lexed m ind becomes speech less , and my hea r t t ha t has been

b looming in d iv ine ecs tasy by h is sweetes t assoc ia t ion s ta r ts danc ing

be fo re such oppor tun i t y . S r i l a Gov inda Mahara j has a power fu l i n te l l i-

gence beyond the unde rs tand ing o f o rd ina ry man . He i s g rea t l y merc i-

fu l upon the fa l l en sou ls who a t ta in the u l t ima te fo r tune by accep t ing

h is lo tus fee t . H is D iv ine Grace has the power and has f i rm ly es tab-

l i shed the lo tus fee t o f Sr i Gauranga in the hear ts o f h is dear devo tees .

S r i Cha i t anya Mahap rabhu , t he mos t gene rous and compass iona te

inca rna t i on o f t he Lo rd , has i nca rna ted i n the fo rm o f t he Guru , and

when we comb ine h is k indness , a f fec t ion , and charm, he becomes Sr i l a

Bhak t i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara ja . We fee l very fo r tuna te

to have th is k ind o f Guru who i s the person i f i ca t ion o f "T r inad ap i

sun icena . " He i s humb le and to le ran t , and even a t ree i s shamed by

h is magnan im i t y and to le rance . He amaz ing ly honors h i s d i sc ip les and

a lways keeps the i r m inds ou t o f t roub le by occupy ing them in se rv i ce

accord ing to the i r capac i ty . He is cont inua l ly w i l l ing to sat is fy h is d is-

c ip les ' w ishes. He is l ike a wish- fu l f i l l ing t ree to h is sur rendered serv i-

to rs and fu l f i l l s the i r hear t ' s asp i ra t ion . Worsh ip ing the Lord can have

no mean ing i f one d is regards Sr i la Gov inda Mahara ja . May we p lease

th is g rea t sou l some day .


R a j a r a m a

d a s

Revat i das i

B imla Nand in i das i

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


I o f fe r my dandava t p ranams a t Your ho ly l o tus fee t on the mos t

d iv ine o f a l l days , Your appearance day . I don ' t know i f I w i l l ever

know wha t i t ac tua l l y means to have the connec t ion You have g iven

m e .

I t i s beyond my capac i t y o f unders tand ing o r know ledge . I can on ly

p ray tha t I w i l l be rem inded eve ry day o f t ha t impor tance and s t r i ve

for seva. I know that i t i s d i f f i cu l t to l i ve in th is mater ia l wor ld , but I

know in my hear t tha t You a re a lways w i th me, and I never wan t to

fo rge t tha t . I wan t so much to be ab le to se rve you in any way tha t I

can , and I beg fo r t ha t oppor tun i t y . My o f fenses a re many , and I p ray

fo r fo rg iveness and fo r the chance to do some good fo r You and Your

mos t ho l y m iss ion .

Your lowly asp i r ing servant ,

Tunga P rema dev i das i

U.S.A

On th i s ausp i c ious day o f t he adven t o f t he mos t mun i f i cen t p ropa-

gator o f t rue fee l ing o f love for Kr ishna, Sr i Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar

Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j , a l l sou ls o f the un iverse are in ecs tasy

wi th d iv ine love. May Lord Kr ishna occupy us in the serv ice o f Sr i la

Govinda Mahara j l i fe a f ter l i fe .

Doya Moy das and Fami l y

Y a d h u n a t h d a s

Ratna Va l i d id i and Fami ly

Brazi l


To my Gurudeva w i th love on the ausp ic ious day o f h is Vyasa Pu ja


c a k s u r u n m i l i t a m y e n a t a s m a i s r i g u r u v e n a m a h

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




Dear Gov inda Mahara j ,

Sr i la Guru Mahara j has le f t you wi th a very d i f f i cu l t charge: to de l iv-

e r t he en t i re maha manda la back to the sp i r i t ua l wor ld . As you a re

endowed w i th t he mercy o f Mahaprahu , we have seen sou l s come

f rom every town and v i l lage to sur render a t your lo tus fee t . I t i s as i f

t he hear t o f t he wor ld i s me l t i ng i n to the ocean o f mercy tha t you

have p rov ided f o r us .

However , I am such a rasca l tha t I have managed to evade fu l l su r-

r e n d e r . I a m a s h a m e d a n d f e e l u n w o r t h y t o s t a n d a m o n g s o m a n y

grea t va i snavas who a re fu l l y su r rendered to your l o tus fee t . On your

o rde r t hey a re sav ing the wor ld by sp read ing the rays o f t he bened ic-

t i on moon tha t i s the mercy o f your d iv ine se l f .

I p ray tha t my s tone- l i ke hear t w i l l me l t and tha t I w i l l a lso become

an ins t rumen t o f you r w i l l . Then the wor ld can a t tes t t ha t you r mercy

i s o f such a d i v ine na tu re tha t even the l owes t pe rson can be t rans-

fo rmed in to a va i snava devo tee o f t he l o rd by your g race .

Asp i r ing to serve,

A n a t h a B a n d h u d a s

U.S.A


Al l g lor ies to Sr i la Bhakt i Sundara Govinda Dev-

Goswami Mahara j , who is f ree ly d is t r ibu t ing connec-

t i on w i t h t he h i ghes t concep t i on o f Mahap rabhu and

h is serv ice as taught in the Sr i Ca i tanya Saraswat

M a t h .

M a h a p r a b h u p r e s e n t e d h i m s e l f a s a m e r e g r a m m a r

s tudent be fo re the D igv i jaya Pand i t , whose fa lse p r ide

he la te r d ismant led . S im i la r l y , S r i la Gov inda Mahara ja p resen ts h im-

se l f as a s imp le v i l l age boy be fore those who cons ider themse lves

scho la r l y and then demons t ra tes h i s supe r io r e rud i t i on and l i kew ise

d ismant les the i r fa l se p r ide and o f fe rs them the nec ta r o f h is se rv ice .

On h is Vyasa Pu ja day I p ray tha t he ' l l l e t me s tay and d raw me in to

the l ine o f Thakur Bhakt iv inoda, Gaura K isora Babj i , Sr i la Saraswat i

Thakura , Sr i la Sr idhara Mahara ja , Sr i la Bhak t ivedanta Swami

Prabhupada , and h is own d iv ine se l f and no t a l l ow me to s l i p back to

the pe le ton o f Merckx , Lemond , Indura in and Arms t rong .

R a m a i d a s

Soque l Seva Ashram


For me to know o f Bhakt i Yoga and Kr ishna Consc iousness, o r to

have met You persona l l y when You came to Vera Cruz , has been o f the

u tmos t impor tance . My l i f e has changed a g rea t dea l . I have been ab le

to unders tand and accep t w i th pa t i ence , and somet imes w i th j oy , a l l

t he p rob lems and t r i bu la t i ons o f my l i f e .

May Kr i shna b less You and p lease remember me in Your da i l y

p r a y e r s .

Your fu tu re d isc ip le ,

Yo landa

Vera Cruz, Mexico


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

Happy Vyasa Pu ja deares t Sr i la Gurudev ,

P lease accept my ins ign i f i cant obe isances a t your lo tus feet . Your ’s

and Kr ishna ’s mercy i s inconce ivab le . Some br igh t oppor tun i ty fo r l i v-

i ng came in to my hear t f rom the t ime You a l l owed me to have some

at ten t ion fo r Your abso lu te sweetness . I was so comple te ly as ton ished

the f i r s t t ime I heard Your K i r tan a t Sr i Gov inda Dham. Tha t sound

was coming f rom a p lace so much h igher than I cou ld eve r imag ine

ex is ted . No one e lse can de l i ve r Mahaprabhu ’s K i r tan and g ive such

per fec t adv ice fo r our benef i t as You.

I am t r y ing w i th my fami l y to use ou r s t reng th tha t comes f rom

Your a f fec t ion and example to do someth ing use fu l tha t w i l l be

p leas ing fo r You. By Your mercy we wi l l deve lop an ashram at the

Channon p roper ty where g rhas tas can l i ve , i n Your and Sr i l a S r idhar

Mahara j ’ s honour . Noth ing we do w i l l be f i t to represent the d ign i f ied

and exa l ted pos i t i on o f You and Your Guru Mahara j , bu t i n my own

very pathet ic way I p romise that in th is l i fe t ime I w i l l rea l ly t ry fo r

t h a t .

P lease pu l l me and the peop le who a re my ch i ld ren in th i s l i f e t ime

away f rom the i dea o f be ing se rvan ts to a p lane o f rea l su r render and

devo t ion . A l l ow me to go deeper i n my chan t ing o f the Maha Man t ra

and Gaya t r i . Every sp i r i tua l s tep fo rward is by Your grace.

Have a happy Vyasa Pu ja day ! On th is day so many peop le w i l l be

ce lebra t ing your ex is tence bu t we cannot g lo r i f y Your con t inu ing seva

enough. Jaya Gurudev ! Jaya Gurudev ! Jaya Gurudev !

Love,

Har i Ba l labha das i

Love a lso f rom Gi r i ra j Sharan and N i ta i Sharan.

Aus t ra l i a


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

Deares t Gu rudeva ,

P lease le t me o f fe r my mos t humb le dandava t p ranams to Your Lo tus

Feet on th is most ausp ic ious o f a l l ausp ic ious days . On th is day Your

D iv ine Grace descended to th is mater ia l wor ld to rescue a l l the fa l len

cond i t ioned sou ls , such as myse l f . Gurudeva, ou t o f Your D iv ine

Grace 's cause less mercy , You rescued me f rom the dense fog o f

nesc ience and bes towed on me the mos t ra re and p rec ious g i f t o f Your

Eterna l Grace. I p ray to Your D iv ine Grace that Your Lotus Feet remain

e te rna l l y s i tua ted in th i s low ly wre tch 's hear t and may I never lose

touch w i th Your D iv ine Mercy tha t You so g rac ious ly bes towed upon

me. Oh Gurudeva, on ly You in th is wor ld can bes tow Pure Love un to

Sr i Gaurangadev-Sr i Sr i Radha-Gov inda and take a l l the j i vas f rom the

lowest to the h ighest ex is tence. The whole wor ld is s ing ing Your

G lo r i es th rough Mahaprabhu S r i Ca i tanyadev ' s Mahasank i r t an .

Gurudeva, there i s no end to Your G lo r ies . Th is poor , t iny , wre tched

j iva prays for Your Mercy.

Your e te rna l se rvan t ,

Rama Pr iya Dasa

Dear Gue rdave ,

Happy ape r rens day gue rdave ! How a re you do ing? I he rd you had a

s t rok ! I fe l t ve r ry sory to heer tha t . I hop you a re be t te r . D id you heer

tha t I have two b ro the rs and one s i s te r . My dad go t mar r ied ! Shes no t

n ishea ted ye t bu t shee wan ts to . We l i ve in mau i now bu t i n June were

moov ing to the ma in land . I m iss you ve r ry much . We wach you r

v ideos ev ry morn ing on tv . I Hav a pome fo r you .

Love, Krsna Sukhi das i


k rsna i s l i ke a b ran new ra in c loud b lue

ba la ram i s wh i te as snow

sr ima t i radharan i i s l i ke go lden hue

r o s e s a r e r e d

vo i le ts a re b lue

suger i s sweet

bu t no t as swee t as you

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

We fo rge t marve lous Kr i shna fo r many years , p rac t i c ing and see ing

on ly m inor wonders in ou r seva , so we conc lude tha t K r i shna i s ve ry

h igh and fa r f rom us . Bu t recen t l y i t seems tha t the sea l i s beg inn ing

to b reak and wonder fu l th ings a re happen ing . Th is i s a l l by your i n f i-

n i te g race and your merc i fu l g lance upon us . We a re f i gh t ing to

ad jus t th ings here , and we fee l tha t he lp i s coming f rom above . We

know we have a lo t o f cha l lenges in f ron t o f us tha t we have to over-

come, and we a re work ing to su r rende r t o you r d i rec t i on .

We want to ce lebra te th i s coming Vyasa Pu ja o f your d iv ine appear-

ance day w i th t he mos t hea r t f e l t app rec ia t i on o f ou r sadhu-va i snava

assoc ia t i on . We o f fe r you the s t ronges t g ra t i t ude and con t inuous obe-

d ience. We pros t ra te our heads to ta l l y to your w i l l . Long l i fe and f ine

g lo r ies to our d iv ine mas te r , the incomparab le Sr i l a Bhak t i Sundara

Gov inda Dev Goswami Mahara j .

E te rna l g ra t i tude to the au thor o f th i s d iv ine song g lo r i f y ing your

marve lous qua l i t i es and e te rna l g lo r ies chan ted in Go loka by the mos t

exa l ted n i t ya s iddha va isnavas , your mos t dear servan ts . I fa l l i n obe-

d ience to the lo tus fee t o f a l l o f them, hop ing to one day become qua l-

i f ied.

W i th reve rence and love ,

Your low servants ,

M a d a n a G o p a l d a s

R a s a m r t a d i d i

Sr i vas das

B.R.Sr i la Sr idhar Swami Seva Asram, Qui to, Ecuador


We are servan ts o f the servan ts o f our Guru Mahara j . May He bes tow

us w i th H is mercy fo r worsh ip ing H is lo tus fee t , and may He o f fe r us

wi th a l l our energy to Kr ishna. A l l g lor ies to You, dear Guru Mahara j !

P lease , accep t ou r humb le dandava ts to your lo tus fee t . You a re a

br i l l ian t source o f pure devot ion and Div ine Love to Sr i -Sr i Radha-

Madhava and Sr i -Sr i Gaura-Ni ta i . Our s i tuat ion is so ins ign i f icant in

th i s wor ld tha t i t ’ s d i f f i cu l t t o unders tand and acknow ledge the bene-

f i t , happ iness , and fo r tune , wh ich You sp i l l upon us . Wi thou t your

a f fec t iona te p ro tec t ion we wou ld lose the fan tas t i c oppor tun i t y to

serve You, the D iv ine Coup le and the Va isnavas. The great sa t is fac t ion

o f ou r se rv i ce comes f rom the dep ths o f ou r hear ts , thanks to Your

mercy . You a re ou r e te rna l Mas te r . You a re rep resen t ing a un ique

example of serv ice to Gurudev, Sr i Guru-varga, Vaisnavas, Sr i -Sr i

Gaura-N i tay and Sr i -Sr i Radha-Kr ishna. Your p reach ing des t roys the

ice o f doubt and the s tone o f cond i t iona l i t y . Be ing possessed w i th

t ranscendenta l knowledge , You g ive to us the deepes t conc lus ions o f

Vedan ta w i th s imp le and unders tandab le l anguage . The swee tes t asso-

c ia t ion w i th You is nec tar fo r us in th is mor ta l wor ld . We be l ieve tha t

You a re non-d i f fe ren t f rom the Supreme Lord , bu t a t the same t ime ,

You are H is neares t assoc ia te . Your occur rence in th is wor ld insp i re

eve rybody who has me t You to chan t Hare K r i shna

Humble servan ts o f se rvan ts o f Your servan ts ,

Your Smolensk, Russia d isc ip les:

Vasudeva das, Ar indam Kr ishna das, L i lavat i das i , bhakta K l im,

Nand in i das i , bhak ta Ana to l i y , Va j ranavar das , Gandharv ika das i ,

La l i ta Pr iya das i , Sahadeva das, Madhava T i r tha das, Jaya Ba ladev das,

Govinda Val labha das i , Raya Kisor i das i , Jaya Rama das, S i ta Rani das i ,

bhak t in Radha , Yudhesvary das i , Madhumanga l das , Od jasv in i das i ,

Sunayana das i , bhakt in Saraswat i , Syam Gopal das , La t ika Poseka das i ,

bhak t in Kr i s t i na , Anu Radha das i , bhak ta S lava , Suchandra das , bhak-

t in Janna, B indu Madhava das , B indu Mat i das i , I sanuga das i , Ara t i

das i , Syama Mohin i das i , Bhakta Pave l , Pr i thu das.



c a k s u r u n m i l i t a m y e n a t a s m a i s r i g u r u v e n a m a h





I rece ived in i t ia t ion th is year in London. I 'm very happy to rece ive

your mercy and take pa r t i n you r g rea t f am i l y , t he S r i Cha i tanya

Saraswat Math . You a re k ind ly p reach ing the message o f Kr i shna

Consc iousness a l l over the wor ld . I 'm no t qua l i f ied to serve you, bu t I

wou ld l i ke to make a w ish . I w ish one day to be ab le to serve you w i th

humi l i t y and s ince r i t y , and deve lop good re la t i onsh ips w i th a l l t he

devotees o f Lord Sr i Kr ishna.

Your se rvan t ,

As i ta Kr ishna das

I ta ly

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

I o f fe r my respect fu l obe isance unto Your lo tus fee t . Every year

when Your Vyasa Pu ja comes my anx ie ty grows when I t ry to wr i te You

what my hear t i s fee l ing . I w ish I had the words .

I unders tand how sma l l I am and how in f in i te the mercy i s tha t I ge t

f rom You. I am in tensely gratefu l . A l l I can of fer to You is my love and

myse l f . I w ish You lo ts o f hea l th and happ iness today , su r rounded o f

a l l Your be loved devotees . Jaya Gurudeva!

Your se rvan t .

Kr ishna Pr iya d .d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico


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

d i vya s r i ha r i -mand i r adya t i l a kam kan tham suma lanv i t am ,

v a k s a h s r i h a r i n a m a v a r n a s u b h a b a m s r i k h a n d a l i p t a m p u n a h ,

p u t a m s u k s a m a n a v a m v a r a m v a m a l t a m ,

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


You are so merc i fu l and compass iona te to the su f fe r ing sou ls o f th is

mater ia l wor ld tha t You even gave the Greates t G i f t , the Ho ly Name, to

a person as low and unqua l i f i ed as me. May I never fo rge t the lov ing

k indness tha t You, the True Va isnava, possess . I owe my e terna l fo r-

tune to You, Sr i la Gurudeva. Your mercy is l i ke a s teady shower in the

ra iny season. May I a lways recogn ize the avenues i t i s tak ing in i t s

descen t to my ins ign i f i can t pos i t i on , and accep t i t i n wha tever fo rm i t

may take , be i t gen t le ra in , a thunders to rm, o r a to rnado . May I f i nd a

way to be the servant o f the servant o f every serv i to r o f Your Miss ion ,

and share Your mercy w i th everyone I meet , l i fe t ime a f te r l i fe t ime.

Jai Ni ta i ! Ja i Gurudeva!

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

B ra jeshwara das

Soquel , Cal i forn ia


Al l Glor ies to His Div ine Grace

Sr i la Bhakt i Raksaka Sr idhar Dev-Goswami Mahara ja !

A l l G lor ies to Our Be loved Acharyadeva

Paramahamsa Sr i la Bhakt i Sundar Gov inda Dev-Goswami Majara j !

G u r u M a h a r a j a , p l e a s e a c c e p t m y m o s t h u m b l e d a n d a v a t p r a n a m s t o

Your Holy Lotus Feet . What is the in tent o f our Spi r i tua l L i fe wi thout

the Holy Shel ter o f The Merc i fu l Ocean of Your Lotus Feet? And what

is the va in in ten t o f Devot iona l Serv ice w i thout Your example o f

Lov ing Serv ice to Param Guru Mahara ja , wh ich is our example to fo l-

low?

How can we unders tand Your ins t ruc t ions w i thou t Your Grace? Our

journey in th is mater ia l l i fe i s fear fu l w i thout The St rength o f Your

Spi r i tua l Potency and Your example of Devot ional L i fe? By Your cause-

less mercy , You have came to save us , and You have g iven us hope by

showing us The Supreme Abso lu te Tru th , The Beaut i fu l Rea l i t y and

Our Rea l Transcendenta l Pos i t ion ! How in a few words can we express

our g ra t i t ude fo r a l l t he we l fa re tha t you have b rough t us? I t means so

much tha t You have accep ted us as your d i sc ip les . Guru Mahara ja ,

p lease accep t th is ve ry humble o f fe r ing o f g ra t i tude and love fo r You

on Your Ho ly Vyasa Pu ja Day , because You a re our T ru th and our

who le l i f e . You a re our sh inn ing sun , our se rene moon, the a i r tha t we

brea the , ou r suppor t and ou r she l te r . Wha t a re we w i thou t You? May

the who le un iverse g lo r i f y You today .

From Your fa l len d isc ip le ,

Anu K r i shna das

Vera Cruz, Mexico


Dear Gurudev !

I am the wors t o f Your d isc ip les . I am a s inner tha t

makes the same mis takes ove r and ove r aga in . I have

l i t t le con tac t w i th my bro thers and I don ’ t l i ve c lose to

t h e m .

My mind i s a lways t r i ck ing me, and I am the wors t

o f fender . My mind i s so po l lu ted w i th so many des i res fo r the mate r ia l

wor ld , bu t I want to say , You are a lways in my hear t wherever I go .

Whatever I do I am a lways lea rn ing more abou t l i f e and Kr i shna , and

I know i t i s on ly because o f Your grace that th is is happening. I fee l so

fo r tuna te tha t I had the chance to meet and serve You in th i s l i f e .

Even though i t was a t i ny momen t i n e te rn i t y , I had the oppor tun i t y

to serve a great va isnava l ike You, and I fee l my l i fe is wor th some-

th ing because o f th is . I am very gra te fu l to You for p lac ing Your eyes

on me, g iv ing me the consc iousness to see who I rea l l y I am.

Thank You Gurudev .

K a r u n a S i n d h u d a s

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Jay Gurudeva .

B h a n u n a n d i n i d . d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico



Thanks f o r appea r i ng on t h i s

wor ld and l e t t i ng us know you .

The l as t

s e r v a n t ,

Ha r i Sha ran das


Many thanks f o r bes tow ing you r

cause less mercy . Cong ra tu la t i ons

on your Ho ly Beaut i fu l B i r thday .

Al l g lor ies to Sr i la Gurudeva!

This is the f i rs t t ime I wr i te to You. I was in i t ia ted a

few days ago , and my sp i r i t ua l name i s K r i shna Prema

Gaurang in i . I canno t f i nd the words to thank You fo r

a l l the mercy You gave to me.

Unfor tuna te ly , I have been w i th You jus t one t ime,

and my mind was fu l l o f specu la t ion . Even now I f igh t

aga ins t i t . That 's why I d id no t fu l l ya p p r e c i a t e t h o s e

prec ious moments . I apo log ize .

Now I l i ve wai t ing for the t ime to o f fe r You my dandavats . I want to

le t You know tha t you a re the f i r s t and on ly though ts I have du r ing

t h e d a y .

Hop ing to be in your D iv ine Presence aga in ,

K r i shna Prema Gaurang in i d .d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico

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

Today i s when I can see You th rough the d is tance ,

and today i s when o f fe r myse l f aga in to you . Be ing

fo r away i s pa in fu l and sadness , bu t my i t i s my

growing des i re to be near to You, see You, hear You,

and serve You.

P lease accept my impure g lo r ies to You. By your mercy my w ish to

v is i t you w i l l come t rue . I w i l l do my par t to b r ing near to You my

ins ign i f i can t pe rson .

A l l the g lor ies to my Guru Mahara j ! Jay Guru Mahara j !

Your se rvan t ,

M a d h a n a M o h a n a d a s

Vera Cruz, Mexico


G u r u d e v a ,

Today you have descended to show us you r i n f i n i t e g lo r i es and to

g ive us your cause less mercy . Kara ta ls and Mr indangas resona te a l l

ove r the wor lds on th i s ho l i day ! Any ce leb ra t i on shou ld be compared

to th is . Today my hear t dances fo r You! I t i s a re jo ic ing day! What may

I of fer to You? I have nothing; a l l is Yours. Al l belongs to You. Today I

wi l l on ly dance and s ing for You! I t is a fest ive day! I wish a l l the days

be l i ke today ! We have to e te rna l l y ce lebra te Your d iv ine appar i t ion .

Jay Guru Mahara j ! I am Yours ,

M a d h u c h a n d a d . d .

Oh Gurudeva !

On th is ausp ic ious day o f Your b i r thday , a go lden shawl woven w i th

Your mercy descends upon these fa l len sou ls . May Your g lo r ies be

sung in a l l t he un ive rses , and le t us p ray tha t we may be ab le to

humbly serve Your lo tus fee t .

You r se rvan t

R a g h u n a n d a n a d a s

Dea r Gu ru Maha ra j

I am very happy because I am wi th You in Ind ia aga in . I f I cou ld , I

wou ld l i ke to s tay w i th You for the res t o f my l i fe , bu t today I am

sor ry . I am go ing to do tha t when I am 18 years o ld . Le t me su r render

to Your lo tus feet .

A r j una K r i shna das


Vera Cruz, Mexico


Your merc i fu l l abor as the represen ta t i ve o f K r i shna , makes our

hear ts g row wi th in f in i te love fo r God.

My love and bes t w ishes to you , deares t Mas te r , on your b i r thday .

Your se rvan t ,

Madhava Kan ta d .d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico

My be loved and dea res t Mas te r ,

My dandava p ranams . You a re my

source o f i nsp i ra t i on , l ove and mercy

in my sea rch fo r t he Sup reme Lo rd

Kr i shna .

Al l the g lor ies to the devotees!

Al l the g lor ies to Sr i la Gurudev!

P rabhu Suvas is das and fam i l y

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

Dear Sr i la Gurudeva ,

P lease accep t ou r dandava t p ranams . We w i sh you a happy b i r t hday

and a wonder fu l ce lebra t ion . S ince we a re so fa l len we can on ly hope

fo r your mercy , so tha t we w i l l be ab le one day to do some p roper

serv ice fo r you .

Your los t servants ,

P r e m a n i d h i d a s a n d A n u p a m a d e v i d a s i



P lease accept gar lands o f smel l ing f lowers a t your fee t and to Your

d iv ine essence . Today the demigods a re th row ing pe ta ls o f lo tus f low-

ers , because o f the ausp ic ious ar r iva l o f the k ing o f love. Mi l l ions o f

f lowers for you!

D a n d a v a t s ,

C a n d r a M u k h i d . d

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Today i s the day when bu t te r f l i es f l y happ i l y ,

because i t i s Your b i r thday . Thanks fo r the sp i r i tua l

name you gave me a t my i n i t i a t i on .

Dandava t p ranams . Jay Guru Mahara j !

N a r a d a M u n i d a s

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Al l my devot ion to Sr i Guru, Sr i la Gov inda Mahara j ,

G lo r ious Mas te r , i t has been very impor tan t in my l i f e to have the

oppor tun i t y o f know ing your re l i g ious teach ings . Today I am su re tha t

I mus t se rve you as an admi re r , and i t has been ve ry p ro f i tab le to fee l

the p resence o f a t rue mas te r in my hear t . I wou ld l i ke to w ish you a

long l i f e , and I hope to be i n i t i a ted th rough Padmanabha Mahara j ,

who I th ink represents you t ru ly in Braz i l .

I send a pho to f o r you to obse rve me i n a momen t o f happ iness

chan t ing fo r K r i shna and a lso fo r you .

Bhak ta Pau lo Rober to

Rio Math, Brazi l


Al l g lor ies to Sr i la Govinda Maharaj !

I am jus t w ish ing You a happy b i r thday and p ray ing to Lo rd Kr i shna

to g ive You good hea l th so we can be w i th you onem o r e t i m e i n

Mexico. I o f fer my respect fu l obe isances unto Your lo tus feet .

L i la Mayi d.d.

Vera Cruz, Mexico

A l l g lo r ies to Gurudev ! A very happy b i r thday

to You. I want to see You again . I hope you get

we l l soon because your b i r thday i s a ve ry spe-

c ia l day, for You and for a l l o f us. I miss you a

lo t in Veracruz .

My respec t fu l obe isances to my Gurudev .

Your se rvan t ,

S u b h a d r a d . d .

Vera Cruz, Mexico

A l l g lo r ies to Gurudev ! I am w ish ing You a happy b i r thday and hop-

ing to see You soon.

At Your lo tus feet ,

N i la Madhava Dasa

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Jaya Gurudeva ! My e te rna l obe isances to you .

I t i s w i th so much tenderness tha t I wr i te these few

l ines to w ish you a l l happ iness . I ask fo r your b less-

ings to go on humb ly se rv ing you in th i s wor ld o f

Kali Yuga.

F rom you se rvan t t ende r l y ,

V ish inupr iya Dev i Das i

Rio Math, Brazi l


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





H a p p y B i r t h d a y , S r i G u r u d e v

The t h i ngs t ha t make you wha t you a re

Are wo r thy now o f men t i on

You move ahead w i t h you r p lans

Wi th amb i t i ous eage rness and ded i ca t i on

I t ru ly mean th is , Sr i la Gurudev

For your o r ig ina l i t y

Y o u a r e r e s p e c t e d a n d a d m i r e d

Your c rea t i ve imag ina t ion

Br ings fo r th wha t o the rs canno t see

F lowing f ree ly f rom you

You a re w i th me

I n m y t h o u g h t s t o d a y

Reca l l i ng sweet moments

And imag in ing fu tu re t imes toge the r

I th ink o f you and smi le !

Long Live Sr i la Gurudev! Har ibol !

D ip ta Kr ishna das , V inode Kr ishna das , Paurnamas i das i , Nee lan jana

dasi , Bhakta Bala i , Kr ishna das, Kr ipa l in i das i , Lakshmi das i , Narayani

das i o f Maur i t i us


Jay Sr i la Bhakt i Sundara Gov inda Dev-Goswami Mahara j !

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

Sr i Chai tanya Saraswat Math k i jay !

Dea r Gu rudev ,

P lease accep t my fu l l dandava ts a t your lo tus fee t , and fo rg ive my

of fenses ! My dandavats to a l l the devo tees . I 'm very happy to wr i te

You and be a member o f th is great fami ly . I went to Russ ia w i th You

th is year and some spec ia l b less ings came to me f rom Your ho ly asso-

c ia t ion ; now in I ta ly we have a b ig temple where we can prac t i ce

Kr ishna Consc iousness as you teach us . We can a lso inv i te more peo-

p le i n a b igger and more comfo r tab le p lace .

Wi th your b less ings every th ing i s poss ib le . I 'm th ink ing tha t the ho ly

assoc ia t ion o f a pure va isnava such as You, Gurudev , i s the ma in th ing

I asp i re to in th is l i fe . Serv ice to You is a lso impor tant , and th is is what

we are t ry ing to do here in I ta ly . I hope to serve You and the devo tees

proper ly . Ho ly appearance day o f Sr i la Bhak t i Sundara Gov inda Dev-

Goswami Mahara j k i jay !

A n u k u l c h a n d r a d a s

I ta l y

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

My mos t humb le obe isances a t you r l o tus fee t . Congra tu la t i ons on

your Vyasa Pu ja . I am g lad to serve you in your m iss ion , and I am

happy t ha t you have g ran ted us au tho r i za t i on and b l ess ings f o r

N ima isundara 's ins ta la t ion here a t the R io Math . You canno t guess

h o w h a p p y y o u h a v e m a d e P r a b h u G o v a r d h a n a ,

Jayadeva Dasa and V ishnupr i ya D .D. Thanks a lo t

G u r u d e v a .

Your f r i end and se rvan t ,

P h a n i n d r a B u s h a n D a s a

Sr i Chai tanya Saraswat Math, Rio, Braz i l


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