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Q: What insights do personal reflections in Vyasa Puja offerings offer about the cultural and spiritual dynamics within ISKCON?

Personal reflections in Vyasa Puja offerings offer profound insights into the cultural and spiritual dynamics within ISKCON as they reveal individual experiences and commitments to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. They frequently express gratitude for transformation through Krishna Consciousness, exhibit reliance on Prabhupada's guidance in overcoming personal and spiritual challenges, and demonstrate the communal encouragement found within the movement. Such offerings highlight the ongoing emotional and spiritual bonds members feel with Prabhupada, reflecting a strong culture of reverence and reliance on his teachings as the foundation for personal and collective spiritual growth .

Q: How is the internal conflict regarding the role of spiritual leadership in ISKCON indicative of larger issues in religious movements?

The internal conflict over spiritual leadership roles in ISKCON is indicative of larger issues in religious movements where authority, succession, and doctrinal interpretation become contentious post the founder's passing. This reflects common challenges in balancing tradition with contemporary practices, determining legitimate authority, and maintaining doctrinal purity while adapting to new circumstances. In ISKCON, this manifests as debates over the interpretation of Srila Prabhupada's directives and the GBC's role, highlighting the perennial struggle between institutional authority and personal spiritual experience .

Q: In what ways do Srila Prabhupada's teachings suggest a permanent role as the spiritual master for devotees within ISKCON?

Srila Prabhupada's teachings suggest his permanent role as the spiritual master within ISKCON by advocating that his teachings and instructions remain the ultimate guiding authority for devotees. His emphasis on taking initiation from a bona fide spiritual master within the disciplic succession aligns with the idea that Srila Prabhupada himself serves as this ongoing spiritual authority, especially when he emphasized that initiations should continue via 'Officiating Acharyas', acting under his direction. This framework intends to prevent the fragmentation of his teachings and to maintain his central spiritual influence in ISKCON .

Q: How did the expectations for the role of gurus in ISKCON evolve post-Prabhupada, and what were the consequences of these evolving interpretations?

Initially, the role of gurus in ISKCON post-Prabhupada was envisaged in terms of continuing the initiation procedures as laid out by Prabhupada, with Officiating Acharyas performing a specific institutional function. This evolved as interpretations varied, with some treating these roles as equivalent to traditional diksha gurus with broader spiritual authority, leading to challenges such as fallouts when some self-appointed gurus faltered. This shift led to debates about the nature of such appointments and difficulties in maintaining a cohesive organizational structure while adhering strictly to Prabhupada’s original instructions .

Q: How do the challenges faced by ISKCON in maintaining its doctrinal coherence reflect broader issues in spiritual movements concerning authority and adaptation?

ISCKON's challenges in maintaining doctrinal coherence illustrate broader issues that spiritual movements encounter concerning authority and adaptation. The departure of a charismatic leader like Srila Prabhupada leaves a void in clear leadership and authoritative interpretation, necessitating institutional adaptations without explicit doctrinal guidance. This complexity is reflected in tensions between centralized governance like the GBC and spiritual autonomy within the organization, as well as the balancing of tradition with the need for organizational flexibility. Such issues underscore the difficulties faced by spiritual groups in evolving organically while maintaining fidelity to their foundational teachings and hierarchical structures .

Q: In what ways do the challenges faced by devotees (as cited in their offerings) reflect broader organizational or doctrinal issues within ISKCON?

The challenges cited by devotees, such as maintaining strict adherence to practices and overcoming material distractions, reflect broader organizational and doctrinal issues related to the clarity and accessibility of spiritual teachings within ISKCON. The confusion and inconclusiveness around the guru system and initiation processes exacerbate these individual struggles, as devotees seek stronger, more coherent guidance to aid their spiritual progress. These challenges indicate the need for clear doctrinal foundations and supportive organizational structures to prevent disillusionment and ensure steady spiritual advancement .

Q: Synthesize how the idea of 'no living guru is needed' connects with ISKCON's understanding of spiritual realization.

The notion that 'no living guru is needed' aligns with ISKCON’s emphasis on Srila Prabhupada's perpetual spiritual presence through his literature and teachings. This concept connects with the understanding that genuine spiritual realization occurs through adherence to Srila Prabhupada’s guidance, rather than relying on a physically present guru. In this framework, spiritual advancement is achieved through personal study, the association with Prabhupada’s teachings, and the community of devotees, reinforcing the idea that the ultimate spiritual master is ever-present and accessible through his works .

Q: What roles did Srila Prabhupada envision for Officiating Acharyas within ISKCON, and how did this relate to his views on initiation?

Srila Prabhupada envisioned Officiating Acharyas as an institutional position meant to continue the process of initiation when he was no longer physically present. The role was intended to be fiduciary rather than requiring the individual qualities of a bonafide spiritual master as understood traditionally. This setup was to ensure that initiations could continue smoothly within the organization without elevating the Officiating Acharyas to the position of diksha gurus with full spiritual authority. Prabhupada’s concept meant that initiations were still to be conducted in the name of the predecessor Acharya, with Officiating Acharyas acting as representatives .

Q: What were some of the controversies or confusions regarding the role of new gurus in ISKCON after the departure of Srila Prabhupada?

There were significant controversies regarding how the role of new gurus should be implemented post-Prabhupada's departure. Issues included how many gurus could initiate in each temple, how they should be worshipped, and whether they could override temple presidents' decisions. Such unresolved questions led to confusion within ISKCON, as the Global Body Commission (GBC) had not reached a clear consensus on these matters. Some of the confusion arose from differing interpretations of Prabhupada’s instructions about guru appointments, leading some to question why clear guidelines were not laid out by Prabhupada, whereas others believed his instructions were clear but not correctly applied .

Q: Discuss the role of Srila Prabhupada's writings in shaping the understanding and resolution of leadership conflicts in ISKCON.

Srila Prabhupada's writings play a crucial role in shaping the understanding and resolution of leadership conflicts within ISKCON by providing doctrinal clarity and spiritual guidance. His extensive texts, including Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam commentaries, are frequently referred to for resolving ambiguities in leadership roles and responsibilities, as they emphasize foundational principles and the character of spiritual leadership. His teachings serve as a binding reference point that can help navigate disputes by aligning leadership practices with his documented vision and interpretation of scriptural doctrines .

Kalatraa yacac-caru citraa dhanaa meru-tulyaa manaccenna lagnaa guror-anghri-padme tatau kia tatau. Kia. Tata. Kim Even if you have a wife, wealth, children, grand children. House, relations and are born in a great family, if your mind does not bow at the Teacher's feet, what is the use

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The Glorious Appearance Day of

Our Beloved Spiritual Master

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya Astottara-sata
Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Sri Vyasa Puja
2012
arra surpa tath v kalatra
yaa-cru citra dhana meru-tulya
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you have a beautiful form, a pretty wife,
Great fame and a mountain of money,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
kalatra dhana putra-pautrdi sarva
gha bndhav sarvam-etaddhi-jtam
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you have a wife, wealth, children, grand children.
House, relations and are born in a great family,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
a-agdi-vedo mukhe stra-vidy
kavitvdi gadya supadya karoti
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you are an expert in six angas and the four Vedas,
And an expert in writing good prose and poetry,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?
videeu mnya sva-deeu dhanya
sadcra-vtteu matto na cnya
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you are considered great abroad, rich in your own place,
And greatly regarded in virtues and life,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?
kam-maale bhpla-vndai
sad-sevita yasya pdravindam
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you are a king of a great region,
And is served by kings and great kings,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
bhpa
yao me gata diku dna-pratp
jagaddhastu sarva kare yat-prasdt
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if your fame has spread all over,
And the entire world is with you because of charity and fame,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
na bhoge na yoge na v vjirjau
na knt-mukhe naiva vitteu cittam
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you do not concentrate your mind,
On passion, yoga, fire sacrifice,
Or in pleasure from the wife,
Or in the affairs of wealth,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?
araye na v svasya gehe na krye
na dehe mano vartate me tv-anarghye
manacenna lagna guror-anghri-padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if your mind stays in the forest,
Or in the house, on in great duties
Or in great thoughts
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
anargyni ratnni muktni sayak,
samligita kmin yminu,
manacenna lagnam guroranghri padme
tata ki tata ki tata ki tata kim
Even if you have priceless jewel collection,
Even if you are in the company of desirable women,
If your mind does not bow at the Teachers feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use?
guror-aaka ya pahet-puy-deh
yatir-bhpatir-brahmacr ca gehe
labheddh-vchitrtha pada brahma-saja
guror-ukta-vkye mano yasya lagnam
That blessed one who reads this octet to the teacher,
Be he a saint, king, bachelor or householder
He would get the great gift of attainment of the Supreme
personality Krishna
If his mind gets attached to the words of the teacher.
Adi Sankaracharyas Guru Ashtakam
Sri
Vyasa Puja
2012
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INDEX
Governing Council Members
1 Amitasana Dasa .......................................................................................................................... 1
2 Chanchalapathi Dasa .................................................................................................................. 1
3 Madhu Pandit Dasa .................................................................................................................... 7
4 Rajiv Lochan Dasa ..................................................................................................................... 17
5 Ratnangada Govind Dasa ........................................................................................................... 17
6 Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa ......................................................................................................... 18
7 Stoka Krishna Dasa .................................................................................................................... 21
8 Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa .......................................................................................................... 22
9 Vasudev Keshav Dasa................................................................................................................. 22
Temple Presidents
1 Achyutha Krishna Dasa .............................................................................................................. 24
2 Jaganmohan Krishna Dasa ......................................................................................................... 25
3 Janardhana Dasa ......................................................................................................................... 27
4 Karunya Sagar Dasa ................................................................................................................... 28
5 Niskinchana Bhakta Dasa ........................................................................................................... 32
6 Radhapran Dasa .......................................................................................................................... 33
Other Devotees
Ahmedabad Temple
1 AbhiRama Caitanya Dasa ................... 34
2 Adi Keshava Dasa .............................. 35
3 Dheer Damodara Dasa ........................ 36
4 Ghan Shyam Dasa .............................. 36
5 Kirti Chandra Dasa ............................. 37
6 Madhumangal Dasa ............................ 38
7 Pratap Rudra Dasa .............................. 39
8 Rasa Parayana Dasa ............................ 39
9 Raya Rama Dasa ................................. 40
10 Srivilasini Devi Dasi .......................... 41
11 Vidya Sagar Nimai Dasa..................... 42
12 Virupaksha Dasa ................................. 42
13 Vishwambar Dasa ............................... 43
14 Bhakta Akshay Shetty ......................... 44
15 Bhakta Amit Kumar ............................ 45
16 Bhakta Anil Rawat .............................. 45
17 Bhakta Anuj Dimri ............................. 46
18 Bhakta Arjun Rajarshi Trivedi ............ 46
19 Bhakta Bal Mukund Singhal .............. 47
20 Bhakta Bhagyavan Shetty ................... 48
21 Bhakta Bharat Shah ............................ 48
22 Bhakta Chandra Singh ........................ 49
23 Bhakta Devraj Yadav .......................... 49
24 Bhakta Dhawal Shah .......................... 50
25 Bhakta Dhruv ..................................... 50
26 Bhakta Dilip Soni ............................... 51
27 Bhakta Dinesh Gopalani ..................... 51
28 Bhakta Dinesh Rawal ......................... 51
29 Bhakta Divyesh Patel .......................... 52
30 Bhakta Gaurav Ohri ............................ 52
31 Bhakta Gyanesh Kumar ...................... 53
32 Bhakta Jayesh Bariya .......................... 53
33 Bhakta Jignesh Kumar Daraji ............. 53
34 Bhakta Kishan Makwana .................... 54
35 Bhakta Kunal Bhanawat ..................... 54
36 Bhakta Mahesh Vyas........................... 54
37 Bhakta Manoj Gehlot ......................... 55
38 Bhakta Manoj ..................................... 55
39 Bhakta Mayur ..................................... 56
40 Bhakta Nainesh Varma ....................... 56
41 Bhakta Naman Mehta ......................... 56
42 Bhakta Narendra Vyasa....................... 57
43 Bhakta Natarajan S Iyer ...................... 58
44 Bhakta Nayan ..................................... 58
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45 Bhakta Niranjan Upadhyaya ............... 59
46 Bhakta Pandya Kalpesh ...................... 59
47 Bhakta Pavan Rathod ......................... 59
48 Bhakta Prashant Kumar ...................... 60
49 Bhaktin Purvi Patel ............................. 60
50 Bhakta Rakesh Patel ........................... 61
51 Bhakta Rasik....................................... 62
52 Bhakta Ravi Anand............................. 63
53 Bhakta Ritesh ..................................... 63
54 Bhakta Rohit ....................................... 63
55 Bhakta Rudresh .................................. 64
56 Bhakta Samarth Patel ......................... 65
57 Bhakta Sanjay and Uday..................... 65
Bangalore Temple
1 Adideva Dasa...................................... 73
2 Agrani Krishna Dasa .......................... 74
3 Ajithashray Dasa................................. 74
4 Akinchana Chaitanya Dasa ................. 75
5 Amalabhakta Dasa .............................. 76
6 Amalanandhi Devi Dasi ..................... 77
7 Anagha Krishna Dasa. ........................ 77
8 Anantha Kirthi Dasa ........................... 77
9 Anjana Sutha Dasa ............................. 79
10 Annapoorna Devi Dasi ....................... 80
11 Bhaktavatara Dasa .............................. 80
12 Chitra Devi Dasi ................................. 81
13 Deenanatha Krishna Dasa................... 81
14 Divya Rupa Devi Dasi ........................ 82
15 Eswara Puri Dasa................................ 83
16 Gangamayi Devi Dasi ......................... 83
17 Gaurangi Devi Dasi ............................ 84
18 Gopinatha Dasa .................................. 84
19 Goura Mohana Dasa ........................... 85
20 Govinda Datta Dasa............................ 87
21 Govinda Kirthana Dasa ...................... 89
22 Gunakara Rama Dasa ......................... 90
23 Gunarnava Dasa.................................. 90
24 Halayudha Dasa .................................. 91
25 Hari Bhakta Dasa ................................ 92
26 Hayagriva Dasa................................... 93
27 Hema Sundari Devi Dasi .................... 95
28 Hemanaga Gaura Dasa ....................... 96
29 Hemanga Chaitanya Dasa ................... 96
30 Janaka Dasa ........................................ 97
31 Jayashree Devi Dasi ............................ 97
32 Kalakantha Dasa ................................. 98
33 Kalanidhi Dasa ................................... 98
34 Kulasekhara Chaitanya Dasa .............. 99
58 Bhakta Shashidhar .............................. 65
59 Bhakta Shobhraj Prajapati .................. 66
60 Bhakta Sneh Patel ............................... 67
61 Bhakta Sumanth Reddy ...................... 67
62 Bhakta Tejas ....................................... 68
63 Bhakta Tejas Trivedi ........................... 68
64 Bhakta Vanaraj .................................... 68
65 Bhakta Vijal prajapat .......................... 69
66 Bhakta Vishal Kathiriya...................... 69
67 Bhaktin Avanti Bhagia ........................ 69
68 Bhaktin Kruthika ................................ 70
69 Bhaktin Seema .................................... 71
70 Bhaktin Sushila Sharma ..................... 72
35 Kumudini Devi Dasi ........................... 99
36 Lakshmana Dasa ............................... 100
37 Lakshmisha Dasa .............................. 101
38 Madhana Mohana Dasa .................... 102
39 Maha Bhadra Dasa ........................... 102
40 Maha Nidhi Dasa .............................. 105
41 Maha Sunder Dasa............................ 105
42 Mahotsaha Chaitanya Dasa............... 106
43 Mohana Chaitanya Dasa ................... 108
44 Nanda Kishora Dasa ......................... 109
45 Nanda Suta Dasa............................... 110
46 Narahari Thakur Dasa ....................... 110
47 Narottama Dasa ................................. 111
48 Navaneet Krishna Dasa ..................... 111
49 Nayanabhiram Dasa .......................... 112
50 Nitai Charan Dasa............................. 112
51 Padmahastha Devi Dasi .................... 113
52 Pankaja Nabha Dasa ......................... 113
53 Prabhupada Vani Devi Dasi .............. 114
54 Prarthana Devi Dasi .......................... 115
55 Prithu Dasa ....................................... 115
56 Priyavrata Dasa ................................. 116
57 Purandara Vitthala Dasa ................... 116
58 Radha Kanta Dasa ............................ 117
59 Radhe Shyam Dasa ........................... 117
60 Raghava Pandita Dasa ...................... 118
61 Ramanisha Dasa ............................... 119
62 Ramya Rupa Devi Dasi .................... 119
63 Rasajna Dasa .................................... 120
64 Raseshwara Dasa .............................. 121
65 Sachi Devi Dasi ................................ 121
66 Saci Tanaya Dasa .............................. 122
67 Sampati Dasa .................................... 123
68 Sanatana Dasa................................... 124
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69 Saddharma Dasa ............................... 126
70 Satyabhama Devi Dasi ...................... 127
71 Shabari Priya Devi Dasi ................... 127
72 ShantNarasimha Dasa ....................... 128
73 Shatrugna Dasa ................................. 129
74 Shauri Krishna Dasa ......................... 130
75 Shree Hari Dasa ................................ 131
76 Shreshta Rupa Dasa .......................... 131
77 Shurasena Dasa................................. 131
78 Shyama Vallabha Dasa ..................... 132
79 Shyamala Devi Dasi ......................... 134
80 Shukadeva Dasa................................ 135
81 Sitakanta Dasa .................................. 136
82 Srikanta Govinda Dasa ..................... 137
83 Srikara Govinda Dasa ....................... 138
84 Sriniketan Dasa................................. 139
85 Srivigraha Dasa ................................ 139
86 Sugopi Devi Dasi .............................. 139
87 Suguna Krishna Dasa ....................... 141
88 Sulochana Devi Dasi ........................ 142
89 Surabhi Devi Dasi ............................ 143
90 Urjita Krishna Dasa .......................... 145
91 Vainateya Dasa ................................. 145
92 Vamshidhara Dasa ............................ 146
93 VedaVyasa Dasa ................................ 147
94 Venuvadana Gopala dasa .................. 148
95 Vibheeshana Dasa ............................. 148
96 Vilasa Vigraha Dasa.......................... 149
97 Vishwamohan Dasa .......................... 150
98 Vrindavan Dham Dasa ...................... 150
99 Bhakta Abhishek............................... 150
100 Bhakta Abhishek Singh .................... 151
101 Bhakta Adarsh .................................. 151
102 Bhakta Alok B .................................. 151
103 Bhakta Ameet Gondali ..................... 152
104 Bhakta Anantha Muniseerappa ......... 153
105 Bhakta Anil Kumar ........................... 153
106 Bhakta Anil Kumar T B.................... 154
107 Bhakta Aniruddha ............................. 155
108 Bhakta Anjan kumar G ..................... 155
109 Bhakta Anjani kumar ........................ 156
110 Bhakta Arun RamaKrishnan ............. 156
111 Bhakta Arun S S ............................... 158
112 Bhakta Arun V.................................. 158
113 Bhakta Arun...................................... 159
114 Bhakta Bhadrinath K ........................ 159
115 Bhakta Balaji Natarajan .................... 160
116 Bhakta Balaji R................................. 161
117 Bhakta Balvir .................................... 161
118 Bhakta Basavaraju K S ..................... 162
119 Bhakta Bharatesh kumar G............... 162
120 Bhakta Bharath Singh ....................... 162
121 Bhakta Bhargav T ............................. 163
122 Bhakta Bibhas Roy ........................... 163
123 Bhakta Chethan ................................ 164
124 Bhakta Devanand D.......................... 164
125 Bhakta Dileep kumar ........................ 165
126 Bhakta Dipak Patil ............................ 165
127 Bhakta Dipri Ranjan Mohoapamu .... 166
128 Bhakta Durga Chavan Padhi ............. 166
129 Bhakta Ganesh.................................. 167
130 Bhakta Gangadhar ............................ 168
131 Bhakta Gaurav R .............................. 168
132 Bhakta Gobinda Krushna ................. 169
133 Bhakta Goutham Sharma.................. 169
134 Bhakta Guptaa M.............................. 170
135 Bhakta Harish B N............................ 170
136 Bhakta Harsha B Raj ........................ 171
137 Bhakta Ishan Thodge ........................ 171
138 Bhakta Ishwar N Kaushik ................. 172
139 Bhakta Jaya Ganesh G...................... 173
140 Bhakta Jayanna ................................. 173
141 Bhakta Jeetendra Ramkishan Verma 173
142 Bhakta Kamlesh Kharpuse ............... 174
143 Bhakta Kannan Aditya ...................... 174
144 Bhakta Karthik ................................. 175
145 Bhakta Kiran Bhandari ..................... 176
146 Bhakta Kiran K K............................. 176
147 Bhakta Kiran Kumar B..................... 177
148 Bhakta Kiran Kumar M .................... 178
149 Bhakta Kishon Deori ........................ 179
150 Bhakta Kishore Krishna ................... 179
151 Bhakta Krishna Chaitanya ................ 180
152 Bhakta Krishna Sagar N L................ 180
153 Bhakta Krishnanand ......................... 181
154 Bhakta Krishnan Ranganathan ......... 181
155 Bhakta Kumar M .............................. 182
156 Bhakta Kumaresh M......................... 182
157 Bhakta Loknath D............................. 183
158 Bhakta Mahesh P .............................. 183
159 Bhakta Mahesh Patil ......................... 183
160 Bhakta Manjunatha R Gangappa ...... 184
161 Bhakta Mallikarjun ........................... 184
162 Bhakta Manas Kumar Sandha .......... 185
163 Bhakta Manish Kumar ...................... 185
164 Bhakta Manoj Payra ......................... 186
165 Bhakta Manu Bachu ......................... 186
166 Bhakta Manu .................................... 186
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167 Bhakta Markandey Singh ................. 187
168 Bhakta Mayank Agarwal .................. 187
169 Bhakta Mohan Krishna G B ............. 188
170 Bhakta Mohit Kasera ........................ 189
171 Bhakta Mohith Yadav ....................... 190
172 Bhakta Mrityunjay ............................ 190
173 Bhakta Muralidhara H ...................... 191
174 Bhakta Nagaraja H............................ 192
175 Bhakta Nagaraja ............................... 192
176 Bhakta Narasaraja T M..................... 192
177 Bhakta Narinder Singh ..................... 193
178 Bhakta Naveen Kumar S .................. 194
179 Bhakta Neelesh Malviya ................... 194
180 Bhakta Nekraj T ............................... 195
181 Bhakta Niladri Bihari Nayak ............ 195
182 Bhakta Parthiban N........................... 196
183 Bhakta Pavan Kumar N V ................ 197
184 Bhakta Pavan Kumar R .................... 197
185 Bhakta Prabhakar G.......................... 198
186 Bhakta Prabhakar Reddy .................. 198
187 Bhakta Pradeep ................................. 198
188 Bhakta Pradyumna Rao .................... 199
189 Bhakta Prafulla Kamble ................... 200
190 Bhakta Prakash Mallavolu N V ........ 200
191 Bhakta Pramod B K.......................... 201
192 Bhakta Pramod G M......................... 202
193 Bhakta Pramukh ............................... 203
194 Bhakta Pranay Sharma...................... 203
195 Bhakta Prasad B C R ........................ 204
196 Bhakta Prasad Gowda T S ................ 204
197 Bhaktha Prashanth Kumar ................ 205
198 Bhakta Prayag Dutt ........................... 205
199 Bhakta Priti Kumar ........................... 206
200 Bhakta Purna Kumar P ..................... 206
201 Bhakta Raajagopal V ........................ 207
202 Bhakta Raghavendra Rao S .............. 207
203 Bhakta Rajasekhar ............................ 208
204 Bhakta Rajendra Ray ........................ 208
205 Bhakta Rajendra ............................... 209
206 Bhakta Rajipth BalaKrishnan ........... 209
207 Bhakta Rajbhupal Nadgouda ............ 209
208 Bhakta Rajiv Khandoori ................... 210
209 Bhakta Raj Kumar Khunujmr ........... 210
210 Bhakta Raju Reddy M ...................... 210
211 Bhakta Ram Prasad R....................... 211
212 Bhakta Ramaswamy L N .................. 212
213 Bhakta Rameshbabu ......................... 212
214 Bhakta Ramesh J .............................. 213
215 Bhakta Ramesh Kasthuri .................. 213
216 Bhakta Ramakanta Mehard .............. 214
217 Bhakta Ranjith K .............................. 214
218 Bhakta Raveendra Kumar Tripathi ... 214
219 Bhakta Ravi K R............................... 215
220 Bhakta Ravikumar C G .................... 215
221 Bhakta Ravi T................................... 216
222 Bhakta Ravi Yadav ........................... 216
223 Bhakta Ravichandra S B................... 217
224 Bhakta Ravi Shankar B T ................. 217
225 Bhakta Sachidanada Padhi ............... 218
226 Bhakta Sachin ................................... 218
227 Bhakta Saibaba Gowd E ................... 219
228 Bhakta Sandeep Kumar Eddla .......... 219
229 Bhakta Sandeep Kumar .................... 220
230 Bhakta Sanjay S S ............................ 221
231 Bhakta Santosh ................................. 222
232 Bhakta Santosh K ............................. 222
233 Bhakta Santosh K ............................. 223
234 Bhakta Santosh B R.......................... 223
235 Bhakta Santosh Kumar ..................... 224
236 Bhakta Santosh Kumar N ................. 224
237 Bhakta Sathya Narayana ................... 224
238 Bhakta Satin Bajpai .......................... 225
239 Bhakta Satyabrata ............................. 226
240 Bhakta Senthil Murugan P................ 227
241 Bhakta Sarath Sasidharan ................. 227
242 Bhakta Shekar Patil .......................... 228
243 Bhakta Shyam Sundar Katti ............. 228
244 Bhakta Siddesh ................................. 229
245 Bhakta Som Mishra .......................... 229
246 Bhakta Sreedhar V............................ 229
247 Bhakta Srikanth G H ........................ 230
248 Bhakta Srinivas K V S...................... 230
249 Bhakta Shreenivasa YG.................... 230
250 Bhakta Sriraman Devarajan .............. 231
251 Bhakta Subburaman R...................... 232
252 Bhakta Subhasish Jana ..................... 232
253 Bhakta Sudesh Dosaj ........................ 232
254 Bhakta Sudhakar Reddy ................... 233
255 Bhakta Sudheer Reddy ..................... 233
256 Bhakta Sumit Debnath...................... 234
257 Bhakta Sunil Kumar T...................... 234
258 Bhakta Suresh K N ........................... 235
259 Bhakta Suresh Kumar ....................... 236
260 Bhakta Surjeet Yadav........................ 237
261 Bhakta Suvesh Kumar ...................... 237
262 Bhakta Tarkeshwar P R Yadav.......... 238
263 Bhakta Tarun Vinay Krishna M ........ 238
264 Bhakta Tushar Nayak........................ 239
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265 Bhakta Umesh Pattar ........................ 239
266 Bhakta Umesha A ............................. 240
267 Bhakta Upendra Chausana................ 240
268 Bhakta Upendar R ............................ 241
269 Bhakta Utsav Hedge ......................... 241
270 Bhakta Vasanth T.............................. 241
271 Bhakta Veeranna ............................... 242
272 Bhakta Velladurai T .......................... 242
273 Bhakta VenkateshBabu S.................. 243
274 Bhakta Vignesh D............................. 244
275 Bhakta Vijay Kumar M..................... 245
276 Bhakta Vijay Prabhakaran ................ 245
277 Bhakta Vinay Jangid ......................... 246
278 Bhakta Vinayaka M Sakre ................ 246
279 Bhakta Vinod Meharwade ................ 247
280 Bhakta Vinod Moger ........................ 247
281 Bhakta Vishal Krishna ...................... 248
282 Bhakta Vishal Patil ........................... 249
283 Bhakta Vishnu .................................. 249
284 Bhakta Vishwanath ........................... 250
285 Bhakta Vivek Jayaraman .................. 250
286 Bhakta Vivek Viswam ...................... 251
287 Bhakta Yathish Surineni ................... 251
288 Bhakta Yuvaraj A.............................. 252
289 Bhaktin Ashwini B ........................... 252
290 Bhaktin Bharthi S ............................. 253
291 Bhaktin Bimala Devi P ..................... 254
292 Bhaktin Gayathri Sri Ram ................ 254
293 Bhaktin Girija Ramanan ................... 255
294 Bhaktin Haripriya ............................. 256
295 Bhaktin Hemamalini P ..................... 257
296 Bhaktin Kalavathy D ........................ 257
297 Bhaktin Nagaratna ............................ 258
298 Bhaktin Namitha Ananda Bhakthan . 258
299 Bhaktin Navya .................................. 259
300 Bhaktin Nidhi Sharma ...................... 259
301 Bhaktin Nikita M.............................. 260
302 Bhaktin Pallavi K ............................. 260
303 Bhaktin Poornima Devi .................... 261
304 Bhaktin Prathibha ............................. 261
305 Bhaktin Priya Rajshekhar ................. 262
306 Bhaktin Priyadarshini N ................... 262
307 Bhaktin Priyanka Sanjeevi ................ 263
308 Bhaktin Ramya A.............................. 263
309 Bhaktin Ramya N ............................. 264
310 Bhaktin Ranjitha ............................... 264
311 Bhaktin Rashmi Angadi .................... 265
312 Bhaktin Ruchira G............................ 265
313 Bhaktin Sangeetha ............................ 267
314 Bhaktin Shashiprabha ....................... 267
315 Bhaktin Sharvani K .......................... 267
316 Bhaktin Sowmya R........................... 268
317 Bhaktin Srilaxmi Gandikota ............. 268
318 Bhaktin Sunitha R ............................ 269
319 Bhaktin Vaidehi A............................. 270
320 Bhaktin Vasanthi ............................... 270
321 Bhaktin Tanushree Veryani ............... 271
322 Bhaktin Thapasvee Appanna ............ 271
323 Bhaktin Tejaswini Prasad ................. 272
324 Bhaktin Ujjvala Bharath ................... 272
325 ISKCON Truth.................................. 273
Bhilai Temple
1 Prema Vilas Krishna Dasa ................ 274
Chennai Temple
1 Adi Purusha Dasa ............................. 275
2 Lalita Dasi ........................................ 275
3 Mukunda Madhava Dasa .................. 276
4 Sadachara Dasa ................................. 277
5 Sarvajna Chaitanya Dasa .................. 278
6 Shravana Mangala Dasa ................... 278
Delhi Preaching Centre
1 Bilvamangala Dasa ........................... 284
2 Bhakta Abhinav ................................ 284
3 Bhakta Ajay Madan .......................... 285
4 Bhakta Alok Kaushik........................ 286
5 Bhakta Amarnath Sharma ................. 287
7 Sureshwar Dasa ................................ 279
8 Bhakta Chandni Nathani ................... 280
9 Bhakta Vinay .................................... 281
10 Bhaktin Chetna Nathani ................... 281
11 Bhaktin Diya Venkatesh ................... 282
6 Bhakta Amit ...................................... 287
7 Bhakta Amit Shiv ............................. 288
8 Bhakta Ankit ..................................... 288
9 Bhakta Chandra Bhushan ................. 289
10 Bhakta Charu Gupta ......................... 289
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11 Bhakta Devendra Gurjar ................... 290
12 Bhakta Gaurav Saxena ..................... 291
13 Bhakta Govind Basaiwala ................ 291
14 Bhakta Jagdish.................................. 292
15 Bhakta Keshav Bajaj ........................ 292
16 Bhakta Krishna Kumar Bansal ......... 293
17 Bhakta Madhav Gupta ...................... 293
18 Bhakta Mani ..................................... 294
19 Bhakta Manish Nagpal ..................... 294
20 Bhakta Nakul .................................... 295
21 Bhakta Savmit Grover ...................... 296
22 Bhakta Siddharth Kapoor & Family . 296
23 Bhakta Sudarshan Hegde .................. 297
24 Bhakta Sudipto Chatterjee ................ 298
Guwahati Temple
1 Balaram Dasa.................................... 307
2 Chakradhar Dasa .............................. 307
3 Radhika Devi Dasi ............................ 308
4 Ramakanta Dasa ............................... 308
5 Satya Sandha Dasa............................ 309
6 Surashreshta Dasa............................. 310
7 Vaikunta Narayana Dasa ................... 311
8 Vijay Pandit Dasa ............................. 311
9 Bhakta Anant Kumar Sharma ........... 312
10 Bhakta Gautam Sarma ...................... 312
11 Bhakta Nawal Kishor Sharma .......... 313
12 Bhakta Omprakash Agarwalla .......... 313
13 Bhakta Parag Jyoti Saikia ................. 314
25 Bhakta Sundeep Talwar .................... 298
26 Bhakta Surendra Khanna .................. 299
27 Bhakta Surinder Madan .................... 300
28 Bhaktin Ananya Talwar .................... 301
29 Bhaktin Anita kaushik ...................... 301
30 Bhaktin Bindu Dey ........................... 301
31 Bhaktin Isha Kaushik ....................... 302
32 Bhaktin Isha Madan.......................... 302
33 Bhaktin Ishitha Madan ..................... 303
34 Bhaktin Kuheli Mukherjee ............... 303
35 Bhaktin Manisha Kaushik ................ 304
36 Bhaktin Padmini Singh..................... 304
37 Bhaktin Ritula Talwar ....................... 305
38 Bhaktin Shalima Madan ................... 305
Hubli Temple
1 Akshobhya Dasa ............................... 323
2 Anantha Rupa Dasa .......................... 323
3 Dhira Krishna Dasa .......................... 324
4 Muralidhara Dasa ............................. 324
5 Nityananda Anuja Dasa .................... 326
6 Prasanatma Dasa............................... 327
7 Raghottama Dasa .............................. 327
8 Rama Gopala Dasa ........................... 328
9 Shailendra Govardhan Dasa ............. 329
10 UjjwalRupa Devi Dasi ...................... 329
11 Vyasa Maharishi Dasa....................... 330
12 Yagneshwara Dasa ............................ 331
13 Bhakta Arun H D.............................. 332
14 Bhakta Phani Bhushan Dasa ............. 314
15 Bhakta Rubul Kr Gogoi .................... 315
16 Bhakta Sajjan More .......................... 315
17 Bhakta Sanskar Agarwalla ................ 315
18 Bhakta Subhajit Saha........................ 316
19 Bhakta Sunil Bhansal ....................... 316
20 Bhakta UpenSaikia ........................... 317
21 Bhakta Vijay Gupta........................... 317
22 Bhakta Vivek Jaiswal Vyas ............... 318
23 Bhaktin Preety Agarwalla ................. 319
24 Bhaktin Rashmi Sharma ................... 319
25 Bhaktin Rupa Sharma ....................... 320
26 Bhaktin Vibha Gupta ........................ 322
Hyderabad Temple
1 Kaunteya Dasa .................................. 339
2 Krishna Nama Dasa Adhikari ........... 339
3 Krishna Prema Dasa ......................... 340
14 Bhakta Girish K................................ 332
15 Bhakta Govinda ................................ 332
16 Bhakta Jagadish ................................ 333
17 Bhakta Manjunath ............................ 334
18 Bhakta ManjunathG Patil ................. 334
19 Bhakta Parsuram B N ....................... 335
20 Bhakta Rajesh kumar D.................... 335
21 Bhakta Santosh ................................. 336
22 Bhakta Sharanu H............................. 336
23 Bhakta Venkatappa ........................... 337
24 Bhakta Vinaya K............................... 337
25 Bhakta Vinod T................................. 338
4 Mohini Devi Dasi ............................. 340
5 Namamruta Dasa .............................. 341
6 Prema Bhakti Dasa ........................... 342
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7 Raja Hamsa Dasa .............................. 342
8 Raja Rama Dasa ............................... 343
9 Ravi Lochana Dasa ........................... 344
10 Shruthidhara Dasa ............................ 345
11 Srinidhi Govind Dasa ....................... 346
12 Srivasa Pandit Dasa .......................... 346
13 Syamakunda Dasa............................. 348
14 Venkatesh Dasa Adhikari .................. 348
15 Bhakta Ajit L .................................... 349
16 Bhaktha Aniruddh............................. 350
17 Bhakta Gopal .................................... 351
18 Bhakta Kalaiselvan ........................... 351
19 Bhakta Krishna Pirangi ..................... 352
20 Bhakta Manik Prabhu K ................... 352
21 Bhaktha Muthuraj ............................. 352
22 Bhakta Naveen P .............................. 354
23 Bhakta Nikesh KumarP .................... 354
Jaipur Temple
1 Adinarayana Dasa ............................. 364
2 Ajit Krishna Dasa ............................. 365
3 Ananta Virya Dasa ............................ 366
4 Anantha Sesha Dasa ......................... 367
5 Arjunnath Dasa ................................. 367
6 Brajendra Nandan Dasa .................... 368
7 Dhanurdhara Dasa ............................ 369
8 Keshi Hanta Dasa ............................. 369
9 Krishna Charan Dasa ........................ 370
10 Lakshman Dasa ................................ 370
11 Madan Gopal Dasa ........................... 370
12 Madan Murari Dasa .......................... 371
13 Madhav Charan Dasa ....................... 371
14 Mahakurma Dasa .............................. 372
15 Nikhileswara Krishna Dasa .............. 373
16 Padma Malini Devi Dasi .................. 373
17 Pradeepta Narasimha Dasa ............... 374
18 Prana Vallabha Dasa ......................... 374
19 Premanjana Dasa .............................. 375
20 Radha Priya Dasa.............................. 376
21 Raghupathi Dasa............................... 377
22 Rasaraja Krishna Dasa ...................... 377
23 Rasollasa Krishna Dasa .................... 378
24 Sandipani Krishna Dasa ................... 379
25 Sarvalakshna Dasa ............................ 380
26 Shukamrita Dasa............................... 381
27 Subhadra Devi Dasi .......................... 382
28 Vaishnav Charan Dasa ...................... 382
29 Vishnu Murti Dasa............................ 383
30 Vraj Raja Dasa .................................. 383
24 Bhakta Prashanth A .......................... 355
25 Bhakta Rajesh B ............................... 355
26 Bhakta Ramesh P.............................. 356
27 Bhakta Ravi Kiran ............................ 356
28 Bhakta Ravi Kumar Shinde .............. 356
29 Bhakta Ritesh Shaw.......................... 357
30 Bhakta Santosh K ............................. 357
31 Bhakta Santosh V ............................. 358
32 Bhakta Shravan N............................. 358
33 Bhakta Srikanth P ............................. 359
34 Bhakta Srinivas A............................. 359
35 Bhakta Syam Kumar ......................... 360
36 Bhakta Veeresh B.............................. 361
37 Bhakta Venkateshwarlu .................... 362
38 Bhaktin Gaurangi .............................. 362
39 Bhaktin Jaya Ravindran.................... 362
40 Bhaktin Malati .................................. 363
31 Bhakta Abhishek Agrawal ................ 384
32 Bhakta Ajay Choudhary.................... 384
33 Bhakta Akhilesh Kumar Gupta ......... 385
34 Bhakta Amarendra Saxena................ 385
35 Bhakta Anand Ameta ........................ 386
36 Bhakta Anmol ................................... 386
37 Bhakta Anurag Dwivedi ................... 387
38 Bhakta Amish Kumar Nahak ............ 387
39 Bhakta Basukinandan ....................... 388
40 Bhakta Bhupendra Singh .................. 388
41 Bhakta Bimal Prasad Aggarwal ........ 388
42 Bhakta Brajesh Goyal ....................... 389
43 Bhakta Chandrasekhar Sharma......... 389
44 Bhakta Chirangi Lal Jangid .............. 389
45 Bhakta Deepak Sharma .................... 390
46 Bhakta Deepak Tiwary ..................... 390
47 Bhakta Devarishi Sharma ................. 390
48 Bhakta Dhabhai ................................ 391
49 Bhakta Dheeraj Kumar ..................... 391
50 Bhakta Govind Kumar Maurya ........ 391
51 Bhakta Govind Sharma..................... 392
52 Bhakta Hari Mehra ........................... 392
53 Bhakta Harsh .................................... 392
54 Bhakta Himanshu ............................. 393
55 Bhakta Himanshupandya .................. 393
56 Bhakta Hitesh Gupta......................... 393
57 Bhakta Janmejaya ............................. 394
58 Bhakta Kamal Kumar Sharma .......... 394
59 Bhakta Lokesh Yadav ....................... 394
60 Bhakta Manaraj ................................ 395
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Kozhikode Preaching Centre
1 Bhakta Arpit Roy .............................. 423
2 Bhakta Komal ................................... 423
3 Bhakta Rajesh V R ........................... 424
4 Bhakta Ravindra ............................... 424
61 Bhakta Manas Kumar Sandha .......... 395
62 Bhakta Manish Agarwal ................... 396
63 Bhakta Manoj ................................... 396
64 Bhakta Manoj Khathri ...................... 397
65 Bhakta Manoj Kumar Jain................ 397
66 Bhakta Mukesh Kumar Sharma........ 397
67 Bhakta Mukesh Sharma.................... 397
68 Bhakta Naam Narayan Rao .............. 398
69 Bhakta Navneeth Jain ....................... 398
70 Bhakta Nishant Verma ...................... 399
71 Bhakta Nitai das ............................... 399
72 Bhakta Nithish Bahuguna ................. 399
73 Bhakta Pankaj Jethwani .................... 400
74 Bhakta Pankaj Sharma...................... 400
75 Bhakta Pankaj Sharma...................... 400
76 Bhakta Paranesh Sharma .................. 400
77 Bhakta Pawan Kumar Sharma .......... 401
78 Bhakta Pradeep Kumar Kakkad ....... 401
79 Bhakta Pradeep Kumar Sharma........ 401
80 Bhakta Prakash Vijay........................ 402
81 Bhakta Praveena Narayan ................. 403
82 Bhakta Prerana Parikh ...................... 403
83 Bhakta Rajesh Kaushik..................... 403
84 Bhakta Rajesh Rohra ........................ 404
85 Bhakta Rakesh Sanduja .................... 404
86 Bhakta Ranjeet Pandey ..................... 404
87 Bhakta Rishapal Kumavat ................ 405
88 Bhakta Rojer Dinesh Patel ................ 405
89 Bhakta Sachin Gaud ......................... 406
90 Bhakta Sameer Naagar ..................... 406
91 Bhakta Saurabh Kumar Bhuban ....... 406
92 Bhakta Shailendra Parikh ................. 407
93 Bhakta Shakul Sharma ..................... 407
94 Bhakta Sharma S K .......................... 407
95 Bhakta Shyam Prakash Gupta .......... 408
96 Bhakta Shyamal Mallik .................... 408
97 Bhakta Srinadh ................................. 408
98 Bhakta Subhash Gaud....................... 409
99 Bhakta Surendra Singh ..................... 409
100 Bhakta Uthkrish................................ 409
101 Bhakta Vipin Jaiman......................... 409
102 Bhakta Vishwanath Kumar ............... 410
103 Bhakta Vivek Mehta ......................... 411
104 Bhakta Yash Pal Sharma ................... 411
105 Bhakta Yatin Pushkarna .................... 412
106 Bhaktin Anita Sharma....................... 412
107 Bhaktin Annupriya............................ 413
108 Bhaktin Aparajita Kaushik ............... 413
109 Bhaktin Archana Chaturvedi ............ 414
110 Bhaktin Chandra Kanta Verma ......... 414
111 Bhaktin Deepa .................................. 415
112 Bhaktin Divya Khatnar ..................... 415
113 Bhaktin Garima Agarwal .................. 416
114 Bhaktin Geeta Rohra ........................ 416
115 Bhaktin Heena Shikawar .................. 416
116 Bhaktin Jyoti Joshi ........................... 417
117 Bhaktin Kavitha Agrawal Dasi ......... 417
118 Bhaktin Lakshmi .............................. 418
119 Bhaktin Madhuri Parasar .................. 418
120 Bhaktin Manasi Maheshwari ............ 418
121 Bhaktin Maya Jaugith ....................... 419
122 Bhaktin Meenakshi Sharma.............. 419
123 Bhaktin Priyanka Sanjeevi ................ 419
124 Bhaktin Sakshi Sharma .................... 420
125 Bhaktin Sangeetha Sharma ............... 420
126 Bhaktin Shipra Agarwal ................... 420
127 Bhaktin Surbhi Verma ...................... 421
128 Bhaktin Vidhi Kakkar ....................... 421
129 Jaipur Devotees ................................ 421
Malaysia Temple
1 Caru Radhika Devi Dasi ................... 428
2 Gandhari Devi Dasi .......................... 428
3 Govardhan Dhari Dasa ..................... 428
4 Ishvari Devi Dasi .............................. 429
5 Jaya Sri Devi Dasi ............................ 429
6 Jiva Krishna Dasa ............................. 429
5 Bhakta Shashank M.......................... 425
6 Bhakta Sridharan .............................. 426
7 Bhakta Venkat Swaroop.................... 426
7 Kamala Kantha Dasa ........................ 430
8 Keshari Suta Dasa............................. 431
9 Madhava Mohan Dasa ...................... 431
10 Padma Gopi Devi Dasi ..................... 432
11 Padmini Devi Dasi ............................ 432
12 Prema Bhakt Devi Dasi .................... 432
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13 Radha Ramana Dasa ......................... 433
14 Rama Ragava Dasa ........................... 434
15 Ranga Devi Dasi ............................... 434
16 Rasheshwari Devi Dasi ..................... 434
17 Sankarshan Nityananda Dasa ........... 435
18 Sethu Mathava Dasa ......................... 435
19 Shaila Vashini Devi Dasi .................. 435
20 Shanta Gopi Devi Dasi ..................... 436
21 Soora Krishna Dasa .......................... 436
22 Subha Devi Dasi ............................... 436
23 Tapana Krishna Dasa ........................ 437
24 Tapodhana Rama Das ....................... 438
25 Trilokya Sundari Devi Dasi .............. 438
26 Tusta Gauranga Dasa ........................ 439
Mangalore Temple
1 Nandana Acharya Dasa ..................... 445
2 Nandasuta Dasa ................................ 445
3 Prananatha Dasa ............................... 446
4 Radha Vallabha Dasa ........................ 447
5 Raghava Chaitanya Dasa .................. 447
6 Sanandana Dasa ................................ 448
7 Sharad Vihari Dasa ........................... 448
8 Vishnu Pada Dasa ............................. 449
9 Vrajalila Dasa ................................... 450
10 Bhakta Avinash ................................. 450
11 Bhakta Deexit ................................... 451
12 Bhakta Gangadhar K ........................ 452
13 Bhakta Hardik Koria......................... 453
14 Bhakta Harshavardhan...................... 453
15 Bhakta Karan .................................... 454
16 Bhakta Kaustubh .............................. 455
17 Bhakta Manoj Kumar Soothwal ....... 455
18 Bhakta Melantha............................... 456
19 Bhakta Naveen Guntur ..................... 456
27 Vaidehi Devi Dasi ............................. 439
28 Vishuda Devi Dasi ............................ 440
29 Vraja Kishora Dasa ........................... 440
30 Yogeshwar Dasa ............................... 441
31 Bhakta BalaKrishnan ........................ 441
32 Bhakta Klang .................................... 442
33 Bhaktha Maniveloo .......................... 442
34 Bhaktha Nedunselian ........................ 442
35 Bhaktha Rakesh ................................ 443
36 Bhakta Rishikesan ............................ 443
37 Bhaktin Alankar ................................ 443
38 Bhaktin Rajesware Maniveloo ......... 444
39 Bhaktin Uma Mageswary ................. 444
Mysore Temple
1 Alarnath Dasa ................................... 467
2 Harinam Dasa ................................... 467
3 Jagat Jivan Das ................................. 468
4 Madhu Nimai Dasa ........................... 469
5 Mahabhagavata Dasa ........................ 470
6 Mahaprabhu Gauranga Dasa ............ 470
7 Mahapurana Dasa ............................. 471
8 Narakesari Dasa ................................ 472
9 Pragosh Krishna Dasa....................... 473
10 Radhika Devi Dasi ............................ 474
11 Rasaraja Dasa ................................... 475
12 Rasika Shekara Dasa ........................ 475
20 Bhakta Phani Krishna K ................... 457
21 Bhakta Prabeeth................................ 457
22 Bhakta Ravi Kumar .......................... 457
23 Bhakta Roshan.................................. 458
24 Bhakta Rukhamaiah K...................... 459
25 Bhakta Sai Mitra............................... 460
26 Bhakta Shailesh Shetty ..................... 461
27 Bhakta Shivaprasad Rai .................... 461
28 Bhakta Somashekhar ........................ 461
29 Bhakta Sudhakar Srinivasa ............... 462
30 Bhakta Sujan S Shetty ...................... 462
31 Bhakta Sunil ..................................... 462
32 Bhakta Suraj ..................................... 463
33 Bhakta Venkata Ranganath ............... 463
34 Bhaktin Padmavathi Gangadhar ....... 464
35 Bhaktin Samitha ............................... 464
36 Bhaktin Saritha ................................. 465
37 Bhaktin Sujatha Rao ......................... 465
38 Bhaktin Swati Varma ........................ 465
13 Soumya Rupa Krishna Dasa ............. 477
14 Srivatsa Dasa .................................... 478
15 Uttama Achyuta Dasa ....................... 478
16 Vishnu Charan Dasa ......................... 479
17 Vishva Bhavana Dasa ....................... 480
18 Bhakta Abhilash B R ........................ 481
19 Bhakta Alok ...................................... 481
20 Bhakta Anjan B K............................. 482
21 Bhakta Arun Chandra ....................... 483
22 Bhakta Basavaraju M.N. ................... 483
23 Bhakta Bhargav H ............................ 484
24 Bhakta Bhaskar Pathak ..................... 484
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Puri Temple
1 Chandra Lochan Krishna Dasa ......... 528
2 Chinmaya Krishna Dasa ................... 529
3 Jagannath Prasada Dasa .................... 529
4 Niranjana Bhakta Dasa ..................... 530
5 Pancha Ratna Dasa ........................... 531
6 Vasudeva Datta Dasa ........................ 531
7 Bhakta Aditya Kumar Pradhan ......... 532
8 Bhakta Aditya Prasad Satpathy......... 532
9 Bhakta Biren ..................................... 532
10 Bhakta Chittaranjan Mohapatra ........ 533
11 Bhakta Dinesh Kumar Patel ............. 533
25 Bhakta Chandrakanta........................ 485
26 Bhakta Chaitanya N G...................... 486
27 Bhakta Dattatreya ............................. 486
28 Bhakta Deepak Kamath .................... 487
29 Bhakta Deepak Kini ......................... 488
30 Bhakta Girish M ............................... 488
31 Bhakta Hariraju ................................ 489
32 Bhakta Jaisimha................................ 489
33 Bhakta Kailash Kumar Roy .............. 490
34 Bhakta Kiran Pathak ......................... 492
35 Bhakta Kushal Aradhya .................... 492
36 Bhakta Lakshmipathi ........................ 493
37 Bhakta Manjunath ............................ 493
38 Bhakta Manjunath S L...................... 494
39 Bhakta Naveen.................................. 495
40 Bhakta Pavan Kishore ...................... 495
41 Bhakta Prakash T S........................... 496
42 Bhakta Prashanth N .......................... 497
43 Bhakta Praveen ................................. 498
44 Bhakta Praveen Kumar ..................... 498
45 Bhakta Preetham Bharadwaj ............ 499
46 Bhakta Purushotham......................... 499
47 Bhakta Purushotham......................... 500
48 Bhakta Raj Gopal Rao ...................... 501
49 Bhakta Rajan .................................... 501
50 Bhakta Rakesh .................................. 502
51 Bhakta Ravi ...................................... 502
52 Bhakta Ravishankar B G .................. 503
53 Bhakta Sawan Kumar ....................... 504
54 Bhakta Shashank .............................. 504
55 Bhakta Shekar A............................... 505
56 Bhakta Shiva..................................... 505
57 Bhakta Shivakumar .......................... 506
58 Bhakta Shiva Prasad ......................... 507
59 Bhakta Shravanth Vasisht ................. 507
60 Bhakta Srikanth M E ........................ 508
61 Bhakta Srinidhi ................................. 508
62 Bhakta Srinidhi B.V. ......................... 509
63 Bhakta Srivatsa ................................. 509
64 Bhakta Sunny.................................... 509
65 Bhakta Ujwal Raj ............................. 510
66 Bhakta Ujwal Kumar ........................ 510
67 Bhakta Vinay .................................... 511
68 Bhakta Vinay Kumar N .................... 511
69 Bhakta Vinay Raj M U ..................... 512
70 Bhakta Vinesh................................... 512
71 Bhaktin Anushka Pathak .................. 513
72 Bhaktin Devika ................................. 513
73 Bhaktin Girija ................................... 514
74 Bhaktin Jyothi Hosakere................... 514
75 Bhaktin Lakshmi S ........................... 515
76 Bhaktin Lalitha ................................. 515
77 Bhaktin Meera B............................... 516
78 Bhaktin Mohaneshwari ..................... 517
79 Bhaktin Padmashree ......................... 517
80 Bhaktin Radha .................................. 518
81 Bhaktin Sanjeevani ........................... 518
82 Bhaktin Shamantha........................... 518
83 Bhaktin Shanthi Rajan ...................... 519
84 Bhaktin Syamala Kumari .................. 520
85 Bhaktin Spoorthy Sujay .................... 520
86 Bhaktin Srinidhi K. ........................... 521
87 Bhaktin Srividya B V ....................... 522
88 Bhaktin Suchetana ............................ 522
89 Bhaktin Sudha P ............................... 523
90 Bhaktin Vidula Mane ........................ 523
91 Bhaktin Vidya Shankar ..................... 523
92 Bhaktin Vrinda Devi ......................... 524
93 Bhaktin Vrinda Vijay Mane .............. 524
94 Bhaktin Vyshnavi .............................. 525
95 Bhaktin Yashaswini .......................... 526
96 Mysore Devotees .............................. 526
12 Bhakta Dinesh Patel ......................... 534
13 Bhakta Jagannath Pradhan................ 534
14 Bhakta Murali Chandra Nayak ......... 535
15 Bhaktin Nalini Devi .......................... 535
16 Bhakta Rabi Narayan Sahoo ............. 535
17 Bhakta Satyanarayana Patra.............. 536
18 Bhakta Srinath Pathi ......................... 536
19 Bhakta Tarun Sahoo.......................... 536
20 Bhakta Venkateswara Rao ................ 537
21 Bhakta Vivekanand Yadav ................ 537
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Sunnyvale Temple, USA
1 Sri Krishna BalaRama Mandir
Devotees ........................................... 539
2 Aravinda Lochana Dasa.................... 540
3 Bhakta Vrinda Dasa .......................... 541
4 Jahnavi Devi Dasi ............................. 541
5 Nanda Kishore Dasa ......................... 542
6 Premadhatri Devi Dasi ..................... 543
7 Priyasakhi Devi Dasi ........................ 543
8 Sukhada Govinda Dasa..................... 544
Tirupati Temple
1 Bindu Madhava Dasa ....................... 549
2 Mahadhyuthi Dasa ............................ 550
3 Murari Hari Dasa .............................. 550
4 Pratapa Rudra Dasa .......................... 551
5 Sadhvi Radha Devi Dasi ................... 551
6 Sharangi Krishna Dasa ..................... 552
7 Sahadeva Sakha Dasa ....................... 553
8 Ayodhyapati Dasa ............................. 554
9 Bhakta Achyutha............................... 555
10 Bhakta Gadadhara Dasa.................... 555
11 Bhakta Harigopal D J ....................... 556
12 Bhakta Kalyan Prasad....................... 556
13 Bhakta Kamishetty Srinivasalu ........ 557
14 Bhakta Kiran K Guditi ...................... 558
15 Bhakta Lakshminarayana.................. 559
16 Bhakta Mahesh ................................. 560
17 Bhakta MuraliKrishna A................... 560
18 Bhakta Nagesh Kumar G B .............. 561
19 Bhakta Shivananda Reddy ................ 561
9 Bhakta Kiran..................................... 545
10 Bhakta Prashanth .............................. 545
11 Bhakta Rajesh Sundaram, ................. 545
12 Bhakta Rajesh ................................... 546
13 Bhakta Vamshi .................................. 546
14 Bhaktin Keerthi Cheekoty ................ 547
15 Bhaktin Rajini Cindula ..................... 548
Udaipur Preaching Centre
1 Bhakta Amar ..................................... 573
2 Bhakta Ashuthosh ............................. 573
3 Bhakta Bhupendra Kumar Sanhathay 574
4 Bhakta Chandra Prabha Singh .......... 574
5 Bhakta Chirag ................................... 574
6 Bhakta Deepak Kumar Shini ............ 575
7 Bhakta Prahalad................................ 575
8 Bhaktha Pranjil Dadheeh .................. 575
9 Bhaktha Mahendra Singh ................. 576
20 Bhakta Srinivasa Dasu...................... 561
21 Bhakta Sumanth C............................ 562
22 Bhakta Thyagaraju M ....................... 563
23 Bhakta Tilak ..................................... 563
24 Bhakta Vijay G ................................ 563
25 Bhakta Vinay Kumar ....................... 564
26 Bhakta Viswanth Reddy A................ 564
27 Bhakta Umapathi .............................. 565
28 Bhaktin Chenchumunemma A.......... 565
29 Bhaktin Jansee .................................. 566
30 Bhaktin Keerthi ................................ 566
31 Bhaktin Mandha Venkataramanamma567
32 Bhaktin Munineshwari S .................. 568
33 Bhaktin Ramalakshmi M.................. 568
34 Bhaktin Rupa K ................................ 570
35 Bhaktin ShylajaVishwantha Reddy .. 571
36 Bhaktin Siddeswari A....................... 572
37 Bhaktin VasudhaJaladi. ..................... 572
Visakhapatnam Temple
1 Ambarisha Dasa................................ 580
2 Dhira Govinda Dasa ......................... 580
3 Narottam Dasa .................................. 581
4 Navadeep Narasimha Dasa ............... 582
10 Bhakta Nihal Aamera ....................... 576
11 Bhakta Rajkumar .............................. 576
12 Bhakta Sagar Kalavani ..................... 577
13 Bhaktin Seema Sanadhay ................. 577
14 Bhakta Shanthi Swaroop Sharma ..... 578
15 Bhakta Suresh ................................... 578
16 Bhakta Vishnu Shankar Sharma ....... 579
17 Bhakta Yash Garg ............................. 579
5 Paramananda Dasa............................ 582
6 Srivishnu Dasa.................................. 583
7 Sruti Sagara Dasa ............................. 583
8 Vaikunteshwara Dasa........................ 584
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9 Yaduraja Dasa ................................... 585
10 Bhakta Anirudh................................. 586
11 Bhakta Anudeep................................ 586
12 Bhakta Arunkumar Voona ................ 586
13 Bhakta Bala Krishna Prasad ............. 587
14 Bhakta Charan Kumar ...................... 587
15 Bhakta Chowdhavarapu
Nagamaneshwara Rao ...................... 588
16 Bhakta Jagannadh ............................. 589
17 Bhakta Janaki Rao ............................ 589
18 Bhakta Jeethesh Reddy B ................. 590
19 Bhakta Jitendra V ............................. 590
20 Bhakta Karthik S .............................. 591
21 Bhakta Kaushal ................................. 591
22 Bhakta Kiran kumar ......................... 591
23 Bhakta Krishna Kishore TN ............. 592
24 Bhakta Lakshmikanta G ................... 592
25 Bhakta Mahesh K ............................. 593
26 Bhakta Murali Krishna ..................... 593
27 Bhakta Murthy SRKSN.................... 594
28 Bhakta Naidu BV ............................. 594
29 Bhakta Naresh .................................. 595
30 Bhakta Naveen Kumar...................... 595
31 Bhakta Prasad PVR .......................... 596
32 Bhakta Praveen Kumar ..................... 596
33 Bhakta Rama Rao ............................. 597
34 Bhakta Ramesh Kumar K................. 598
35 Bhakta Ramesh Reddy...................... 598
36 Bhakta Renganathan R K ................. 599
37 Bhakta Roopesh Kumar .................... 600
38 Bhakta Sagar V................................. 600
39 Bhakta Sairam .................................. 601
40 Bhakta Sandeep D ............................ 601
41 Bhakta Santhan C ............................. 602
42 Bhakta Siva Kumar........................... 602
43 Bhakta Srinivas M ............................ 603
44 Bhakta Subrahmanyam P.................. 604
45 Bhakat Surya Teja ............................. 604
46 Bhakta Surneddy Venkateshwar Rao 605
47 Bhakta Venkata Ramana M .............. 605
48 Bhakta Yashwant .............................. 606
49 Bhaktin Amruthavallli ...................... 606
50 Bhaktin Anusha ................................ 607
51 Bhaktin Jyothi Ramesh ..................... 607
52 Bhaktin Jyothi Lakshmi Shivaji Rao 608
53 Bhaktin Krishnaveni B ..................... 609
54 Bhaktin Lakshmi YR ........................ 609
55 Bhaktin Madhavi .............................. 610
56 Bhaktin Nagamani ............................ 610
57 Bhaktin Puspha Saroja R.................. 611
58 Bhaktin Roja ..................................... 612
59 Bhaktin Shalini Reddy B .................. 612
60 Bhaktin Surekha S ............................ 613
61 Bhaktin Vasantha Shobha ................. 614
Vrindavan Temple
1 Akrura Krishna Das .......................... 615
2 Angada Dasa..................................... 615
3 Dinadayal Chaitanya Dasa ................ 616
4 Madhuvrata Dasa .............................. 616
5 Para Brahma Dasa ............................ 617
6 Pitavarna Chaitanya Dasa ................. 618
7 Rama Tirtha Dasa ............................. 618
8 Ramachandra Kaviraj Dasa .............. 619
9 Ranchor Krishna Dasa ...................... 620
Other Centres
1 AdbhuGauranga Dasa, Indore .......... 626
2 Anada Devi Dasi, Hampshire, UK ... 626
3 GopinathaDasa, Mayapur ................. 627
4 Krishnapriya Devi Dasi, Amsterdam 628
5 Labangalatika Devi Dasi
Roha, Maharastra.............................. 630
6 Mandapa Dasa, Australia .................. 630
7 Murali Vihari Dasa, Dubai ................ 631
10 Sangini Indulekha Devi Dasi ............ 620
11 Satya Vrata Das................................. 621
12 Shuklambhara Dasa .......................... 622
13 Sudheera Sampad Dasa .................... 623
14 Vishnu Bhakta Dasa ......................... 623
15 Bhakta Deepak.................................. 624
16 Bhakta Rahul .................................... 624
17 Bhaktin Hema V ............................... 625
18 Bhaktin Jeesha .................................. 625
8 Premanjana Dasa, Mumbai ............... 631
9 Bhakta Gopal Narasimhan, Kuwait .. 633
10 Bhakta Lakshmiranjan, Canada ........ 634
11 Bhakta Pradeep ................................. 634
12 Bhakta Ramesh Kasthuri .................. 635
13 Bhakta Santosh Baratam, Vellore ..... 635
14 Bhaktin Monalisa, Darjeeling........... 636
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Amitasana Dasa
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, last year has been very eventful for us. We have been systematically streamlining
your organization with disciplined and focused meetings. Please empower all of us to build a strong
and powerful organization to effectively and efficiently spread the mission of Lord Chaitanya.
Although we may be empowered by you to achieve big preaching goals, and instrumental in building
big projects, let us always remain humble and remember the true source of all our abilities and power.
Arjuna mentions to Yudhisthira Maharaja:
I have the very same Gandiva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and
I use them as the same Arjuna to whom all the kings offered their due respects. But in the absence of
Lord Krishna, all of them, at a moments notice, have become null and void.
- REF. SB 1.15.21
You have so mercifully given us, what we should pray and aspire for:
Simply our prayer should be, my dear Krishna, please remind me to always chant Your holy name,
please do not put me into forgetfulness. You are sitting within me as Supersoul, so You can put me into
forgetfulness or into remembering You. So please do not put me into forgetfulness. Please always
remind me to chant Hare Krishna.
While we are enthusiastically building the organization, let us not forget our first duty, which you
have mentioned in the following quote:
If one remembers his first duty - keeping in constant contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- everything will be successful.
- REF. SB 4.24.72
Please bless all of us to serve this great mission of yours, enthusiastically. Empower us to take this
Movement to unparalleled heights, for your pleasure.
Please allow me to remain your servant eternally.
Amitasana Dasa, Vice President, ISKCON Bangalore
Chanchalapathi Dasa
Becoming Sensitive to the Spiritual Masters Instructions
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my prostrated obeisance. All glories to your divine grace. I wish to present this homage
in the form of remembrance of your instructions in the context of what is happening in ISKCON
today.
Fact 1: Secret of success in spiritual life is to serve the instructions of the spiritual master as ones life
and soul and never deviate:
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Srila Prabhupada has mercifully revealed the secret of success in spiritual life:
The secret of success in spiritual life is in satisfying the spiritual master and thereby getting his sincere
blessings... It is essential, therefore, that a disciple be very much obedient and submissive to the bona
fide spiritual master. (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.8 Purport)
In various lectures, correspondences, the daily practices that Srila Prabhupada instituted in ISKCON,
his own lifes example he has emphasized this principle. For instance, once in Philadelphia after the
Bhagavatam class, he mentioned:
Guru-mukha-padma-vkya, cittete koriy aikya. Now citta means consciousness or heart. "I shall do
this only, bas. My Guru Mahrja told me; I shall do this." Cittete koriy aikya, r n koriho mane .
So it is not my pride, but I can say, for your instruction, I did it. Therefore whatever little success you
see than all my Godbrothers, it is due to this. I have no capacity, but I took it, the words of my guru, as
life and soul. So this is fact. Guru-mukha-padma-vkya, cittete koriy aikya. Everyone should do that.
But if he makes addition, alteration, then he is finished. No addition, alteration. You have to approach
guruguru means the faithful servant of God, Kaand take his word how to serve Him. Then you
are successful. If you concoct, "I am very intelligent than my guru, and I can make addition or
alteration," then you are finished. (Srila Prabhupada lecture, July 12
th
, 1975, Philadelphia)
Fact 2: Authorization is essential to become Spiritual Master:
You have stated in the purport of the Srimad Bhagavatam:
One should take initiation from a bona fide spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession, who is
authorized by his predecessor spiritual master. This is called dk-vidhna. (rmad-Bhgavatam
4.8.54)
Not only did Srila Prabhupada state this in the purport, you mentioned this during a conversation
with an Indian gentleman in Nairobi:
Indian man: When did you become the spiritual leader of Ka consciousness?
Prabhupda: When my Guru Mahrja ordered me. This is the guru-parampar.
Indian: Did it...
Prabhupda: Try to understand. Dont go very speedily. A guru can become guru when hes ordered by
his guru. Thats all. Otherwise nobody can become guru. (Bg class Oct 28
th
, 1975 Nairobi)
During the Bhagavatam lecture in Mayapur in 1977, Srila Prabhupada stated this principle even more
forcefully:
Guru cannot be self-made. No. There is no such single instance throughout the whole Vedic literature.
And nowadays, so many rascals, they are becoming guru without any authority. That is not guru. You
must be authorized. Eva parampar-prptam ima r... [Bg. 4.2]. As soon as the parampar is lost,
sa klena yoga nao parantapa, immediately finished. The spiritual potency finished. You can dress
like a guru, you can talk big, big words, but it will never be effective. (Srimad Bhagavatam class,
Mayapur, Feb 27
th
, 1977)
Fact 3: Srila Prabhupada did not authorize or appoint any of his disciples to become Spiritual Master
or Diksha Guru after his disappearance:
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It is a well established historical fact that Srila Prabhupada did not appoint any one to become an
Acharya or Spiritual Master after his disappearance from the material world. Srila Prabhupadas
personal secretary, HH Tamal Krishna Goswami has stated:
Actually Prabhupada never appointed any gurus. He appointed eleven ritviks. He never appointed
them gurus. Myself and the other GBC have done the greatest disservice to this movement the last three
years because we interpreted the appointment of ritviks as the appointment of gurus.
HH Tamala Krishna Goswami, (Personal Secretary to Srila Prabhupada during the last days in
Vrindavan; excerpts from Pyramid House Confessions, Dec 3
rd
, 1980)
The GBCs have admitted in various forums that Srila Prabhupada did not appoint Gurus to succeed
him. Like in this excerpt from a debate on this issue, HG Ravindra Svarupa Dasa says:
And its a fact that Srila Prabhupada never said, Alright here is the next Acharya, or here is the next
Acharya and they are authorized gurus for the Movement, for the world. He did not do that.
(Ravindra Svarupa Das, San Deigo debate, 1990)
HH Bhakticharu Swami, a personal servant of Srila Prabhupada during his last days in Vrindavana,
further testifies and elaborates the circumstances during that period:
During the last days of Srila Prabhupadas physical presence in 1977 in Vrindavana, there was a lot of
pressure on Srila Prabhupada to appoint the successor gurus. Once after the devotees had left Srila
Prabhupadas room, he turned to me and said in Bengali, My Guru Maharaja did not appoint an
Acharya. They expect me to appoint one!
It is well established that there was pressure on Srila Prabhupada to appoint the next Acharya from the
disciples and Srila Prabhupada did not want to appoint one.
How can someone be insensitive to these facts? How can someone not be sensitive to these wishes of
Srila Prabhupada?
Fact 4: Srila Prabhupada describes the history of Gaudiya Mutt and analyzes the causes of its decline
to be deviating from the spiritual masters instruction on successor acharya.
Srila Prabhupada recounted the history of the Gaudiya Mutt and the last days before the disappearance
of Srila Bhakti Siddantha Saraswathi Thakura. In one of the letters Srila Prabhupada wrote:
Still he requested his disciples to form a strong Governing body for preaching the cult of Caitanya
Mahprabhu. He never recommended anyone to be crya of the Gaudiya Math. But Sridhara
Mahrja is responsible for disobeying this order of Guru Mahrja, and he and others who are
already dead unnecessarily thought that there must be one crya. If Guru Mahrja could have seen
someone who was qualified at that time to be crya he would have mentioned. Because on the night
before he passed away he talked of so many things, but never mentioned an crya. His idea was crya
was not to be nominated amongst the governing body. He said openly you make a GBC and conduct the
mission. So his idea was amongst the members of GBC who would come out successful and self effulgent
crya would be automatically selected. So Sridhara Mahrja and his two associate gentlemen
unauthorizedly selected one crya and later it proved a failure. The result is now everyone is claiming
to be crya even though they may be kanistha adhikr with no ability to preach. In some of the camps
the crya is being changed three times a year. Therefore we may not commit the same mistake in our
ISKCON camp. (Srila Prabhupada letter to Rupanuga, April 28, 1974)
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Srila Prabhupada explains that Srila Bhakti Siddantha Saraswathi Thakura also did not appoint any of
his disciples as a Spiritual Master. Srila Prabhupada also says that this was not an inadvertent slip
but a consciously meditated plan on the part of Srila Bhakti Siddantha Saraswathi Thakura to not to
appoint any of his disciples as the next Spiritual Master or Acharya. Srila Prabhupada describes the
happenings in Gaudiya Mutt once in the purport of Chaitanya Charitamrita:
Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a
governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particular man to
become the next crya. But just after his passing away, his leading secretaries made plans, without
authority, to occupy the post of crya, and they split into two factions over who the next crya would
be. Consequently, both factions were asra, or useless, because they had no authority, having disobeyed
the order of the spiritual master. (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi 12.8 purport)
In yet another room conversation in 1976, Srila Prabhupada analyzes why the Gaudiya Mutt failed and
links to disobedience to the order of the spiritual master with regard to successor Acharya:
Why this Gauya Maha failed? Because they tried to become more than guru. He, before passing
away, he gave all direction and never said that This man should be the next crya. But these people,
just after his passing away they began to fight, who shall be crya. That is the failure. They never
thought, Why Guru Mahrja gave us instruction so many things, why he did not say that this man
should be crya? They wanted to create artificially somebody crya and everything failed. They did
not consider even with common sense that if Guru Mahrja wanted to appoint somebody as crya,
why did he not say? He said so many things, and this point he missed? The real point? And they insist
upon it. (Room conversation Aug 16, 1976, Bombay)
Particularly important in this context is Srila Prabhupadas statement: They did not consider even
with common sense that if Guru Mahrja wanted to appoint somebody as crya, why did he not say?
He said so many things, and this point he missed? The real point? And they insist upon it.
In yet another purport to Chaitanya Charitamrita verse, Srila Prabhupada writes:
One must judge every action by its result. The members of the self-appointed cryas party who
occupied the property of the Gauya Maha are satisfied, but they could make no progress in
preaching. (Chaitanya Charitamrita, di 12.8 purport)
It is to be noted here that Srila Prabhupada is describing the Gaudiya Mutt situation with the words:
self-appointed acharyas.
Fact 5: The disciples of Srila Prabhupada were very ambitious to become Gurus and Srila Prabhupada
was conscious of this:
As early as 1967, Srila Prabhupada wrote this about his first sannyasi disciple:
Kirtanananda was awarded the position of a Sannyasi because he wanted it although I could
understand it that he wanted to be a spiritual master himself. (Srila Prabhupada letter October 27
th
,
1967)
During the brief eleven year period of founding and growing of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada
encountered again and again his disciples trying to become Spiritual Master, the most honored
position in the society. HG Bhurijana Dasa writes in his book, My Glorious Master:
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Prabhupada began criticizing his disciple, Gaurasundara, and his anger was as intense as the monsoon
rains." He wants to be guru, but he is not qualified. All of them, they want to be guru without
qualification and they will fall victim to sex life."
Even a few months before Srila Prabhupadas disappearance, one of his senior GBC man and sannyasi
was trying to become a spiritual master:
Prabhupda:.... People complained against Hasadta. Did you know that?
Tamla Ka: Im not sure of the particular incidences, but Ive heard general...
Prabhupda: In Germany. In Germany.
Tamla Ka: The devotees there.
Prabhupda: So many complaints.
Tamla Ka: Therefore change is good.
Prabhupda: No, you become guru, but you must be qualified first of all. Then you become.
Tamla Ka: Oh, that kind of complaint was there.
Prabhupda: Did you know that?
Tamla Ka: Yeah, I heard that, yeah.
Prabhupda: What is the use of producing some rascal guru?
Tamla Ka: Well, I have studied myself and all of your disciples, and its clear fact that we are all
conditioned souls, so we cannot be guru. Maybe one day it may be possible...
Prabhupda: Hm.
Tamla Ka:...but not now.
Prabhupda: Yes. I shall choose some guru. I shall say, Now you become crya. You become
authorized. I am waiting for that. You become all crya. I retire completely. But the training must be
complete. (Room conversation, April 22, 1977, Bombay)
Fact 6: Srila Prabhupada was very meticulous in his working and had deep concern for his institution,
ISKCON:
There is abundant testimonies from disciples who witnessed the meticulous working of Srila
Prabhupada.
Prabhupda was meticulous. He put on his Vaiava tilaka that way, artistically and methodically
performing each function. He used his pen that way also. He took it out of his pen box, used it, and
then returned it to the box on his desk. Prabhupda warned his servants never to touch anything or
move anything on his desk.
His book writing was also like that. His standard was that each and every word out of tens of
thousands of words from thousands of verses must have its own synonym. Prabhupda had a limited
time for writing the Bhgavatam every day, yet he never diminished his standard that each word gets
its own synonym. Then he always gave the English translation, and then a purport. Whenever he saw
the editors or publishers failing in this meticulous standard, he became very upset. (Recollections by
HH Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Secretary to Srila Prabhupada)
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Another devotee who served as his secretary also recalls:
Working in the capacity of rla Prabhupdas secretary during his visit to South Africa, I would read
the letters addressed to him and type out his reply for signing. rla Prabhupda was very meticulous
about his correspondence. He read all his mail and gave a reply to almost every letter he received. He
was always giving guidance and encouragement. He read each and every one of his letters prior to
signing them, making corrections or additions. (Recollections by Pusta Krishna Das, Secretary of Srila
Prabhupada)
Srila Prabhupada exhibited such concern for the institution ISKCON that he founded. Srila
Prabhupada had witnessed the decline and failure of the Gaudiya Mutt institution. Would he leave the
matter concerning the succession of Acharya in ISKCON without clarity?
Let us take a look at all these facts read together:
Fact 1: Secret of success in spiritual life is to serve the instructions of the spiritual master as ones life
and soul and never deviate.
Fact 2: Authorization is essential to become Spiritual Master.
Fact 3: Srila Prabhupada did not authorize or appoint any of his disciples to become Spiritual Master
or Diksha Guru after his disappearance.
Fact 4: Srila Prabhupada describes the history of Gaudiya Mutt and analyzes the cause of its decline to
be deviating from the spiritual masters instruction on successor acharya.
Fact 5: The disciples of Srila Prabhupada were very ambitious to become Gurus and Srila Prabhupada
was conscious of this:
Fact 6: Srila Prabhupada was very meticulous in his working and had deep concern for his institution,
ISKCON.
It is important to see what the position of the GBC is as expressed by one of its leading voices, HG
Ravindra Svarupa Dasa, in this article officially published:
There is a failure to appreciate the problem Srila Prabhupada faced in his last days. We can be sure
that he knew his own disciples better than they knew themselves; he had no illusions about their
spiritual qualification. Yet they were pressing for a selection of successor gurus, the ultimate position
for the ambitious. Hamsadutta and Kirtanananda had already been rebuked by Srila Prabhupada for
receiving guru-puja in the presence of the spiritual master, a serious transgression. Without any
indication from Srila Prabhupada in this manner, there would have been chaos. Yet Srila Prabhupada
clearly did not want to give his sanction to unfit people, a spiritual error. He therefore selected them
without endorsement. In response to the question of initiation after departure, Srila Prabhupada gave a
list of 'officiating gurus', designating them in an indirect or oblique manner. He expected them to
become 'regular gurus' in the future, but there was no 'hand-picking of successors', no laying of hands
and anointing with oil, no transfer of power to some special and exclusive group. Srila Prabhupada also
knew that some, like Kirtanananda, would initiate with or without his sanction, so he named them. If he
had not, there would likely have been a schism in 1978 instead of 1987. I feel that Srila Prabhupada's
solution was brilliant, the best that could have been done under the circumstances. The result would
depend on Krsna. (Cleaning House Cleaning Hearts by HG Ravindra Svarupa Dasa)
It is to be noted in this article is the reasoning: He therefore selected them without endorsement. In
response to the question of initiation after departure, Srila Prabhupada gave a list of 'officiating gurus',
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designating them in an indirect or oblique manner. He expected them to become 'regular gurus' in the
future,
On such an important matter as initiation in the future in ISKCON, which had caused the failure of
Gaudiya Mutt, which Srila Prabhupada had witnessed over decades, would Srila Prabhupada leave the
matter nebulous as mentioned here?
It is surprising that on such an important matter of the Spiritual Master or Guru in ISKCON, the most
important principle of following the orders of the spiritual master and not deviating is not being
honoured.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless us that we dont become insensitive to your instructions on this matter
or any other matter.
Your humble servant,
Chanchalapathi Dasa, Senior Vice President, ISKCON Bangalore
Madhu Pandit Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances on this most auspicious Vyasa Puja celebration of 2012.
All glories to Your Divine Grace.
Srila Prabhupada, you are a very dear and most confidential servant of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Krishna, empowered to distribute the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to the
population of the modern world. Your mission is not limited to your life time. Your manifest lila in
the physical body that you exhibited in this world is only the first chapter of your mission. Many more
chapters are yet to unfold in the decades and centuries to come. The world is yet to recognize the full
glory of your mission founded and spiritually powered by you always as its Acharya. You instructed
that wherever the name of your mission is mentioned, to always add Founder-Acharya meaning you
are The Founder and The Acharya. Not Purva-Acharya of the disciplic succession.
During your physical presence and after your physical departure, your transcendental power of
touching the conditioned souls through your vani- written and spoken words- has been the greatest
factor in transforming millions of hearts. Your vani has been spiritually frozen in time by modern
technology of printed books and electronic media. It is available for any sincere person to simply
apply the spiritual fire in the form of sincere enquiry and service of Absolute Truth, and the vani will
melt and start vibrating once again, ever fresh, with exactly the same spirit and energy that you spoke
those words during your pastimes in your physical body.
In one sense your followers today are more fortunate due to easy access to your transcendental words.
This is especially made possible by modern technology. We can see that the real purpose of these
advances in technology has been masterminded by Lord Chaitanya, for propagating the Krishna
Consciousness Movement. Your pastimes with countless conditioned souls of this world through your
vani is your continued service in this world to Lord Chaitanya, to deliver the conditioned souls by
distributing the Holy Name and transcendental knowledge, through the vessel of the organization that
Your Divine Grace founded. Thus you are active even now and will continue to be active in the midst
of humanity for centuries to come, beyond the limits of time and space, touching millions of lives of
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those who accept Your Divine Grace as their spiritual master. Those who are in touch with your vani
are in touch with you every day, and you are personally guiding all such souls. Only the ignorant can
think that there is any change in the intensity of your service to the Lord on this earth after November
1977. Your Divine Grace is present with us in no lesser way than you were present for the people of
this earth before November 1977.
Testimonials of these direct reciprocations are countless, my own life being one such, and we keep
hearing more and more testimonials all the time.
Unfortunately Maya has doubtlessly intervened to retard the growth of this transcendental movement
by entering the minds of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) in the year 1978. There was no need
to change anything in ISKCON after Your Divine Grace left your physical body. Yet the GBC thought
that the reins of the organization had to be taken over by them as anointed spiritual successors rather
than continuing as executors of your directions.
In 1975 GBC passed a resolution defining GBC as Srila Prabhupadas executors : Resolved: The
GBC (Governing Body Commission) has been established by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada to represent Him in carrying out the responsibility of managing the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness of which He is the Founder-Acarya and supreme authority. The GBC
accepts as its life and soul His divine instructions and recognises that it is completely dependent on His
mercy in all respects. The GBC has no other function or purpose other than to execute the instructions
so kindly given by His Divine Grace and preserve and spread His Teachings to the world in their pure
form.
(Definition of GBC, Resolution 1, GBC minutes 1975)
The mandate to the GBC, as is seen clearly from the above, was only to be the executors of the
instructions/ directions of Your Divine Grace, who was to remain the Supreme Authority in ISKCON
for all times, and not for them to become successors of Your Divine Grace.
Unfortunately GBC decided that there had to be change in the system/management of initiation in
ISKCON, though the Supreme Authority of ISKCON, Your Divine Grace, had not even hinted at
anything to that effect. Of all the changes that the GBC made post-1977, the most damaging one was
with regard to this- initiations in ISKCON. Why did it have to change when the system set up by Your
Divine Grace was running well without involvement of your physical role in any way well before your
departure? Your Divine Graces delegation of the formal aspects of initiation did not happen all of a
sudden. You planned it right from the beginning. First you delegated conducting the initiation fire
sacrifice to the Temple Presidents. Then, even as early as 1970 you began reducing further your
physical role in initiation by directing some senior devotees to chant on the mala on your behalf.
Bombay 4 January, 1973 73-01-04
My Dear Revatinandana,
Please accept my blessings. Just now I have received some more requests for giving first initiation from
Dhananjaya, and now I am receiving weekly not less than ten to fifteen such requests from new
students. So it is becoming very expensive to send so many sets of beads such long distance, and it has
become little bothersome for me also, so I think now you may be appointed by me to give first initiations
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to new disciples by chanting on their beads on my behalf. In America Kirtanananda Swami is doing
that. So now if there are two of you that will give me great relief. Kirtanananda will chant on the beads
for new devotees in America, Canada, like that, you can chant on the beads for the European continent
new disciples. They shall, of course, still be considered as my disciples, not that they shall become your
disciples, but you will be empowered by me to chant their beads and that is the same effect of binding
master and disciple as if I were personally chanting.
Thus, only name giving was retained by Your Divine Grace as on May 1977. On May 1977 even that
role of giving the spiritual name was delegated to some disciples and whom you asked to act as
Officiating Acharyas. It is now an undisputed fact on record that when the GBC came to you in May
1977 and asked how first and second initiation would go on, especially when you are no longer
present with us, your immediate reply was, I will soon recommend some of you to act as Officiating
Acharyas. You did not even say you would appoint Officiating Acharyas. Rather you said the persons
whom you would appoint would act as Officiating Acharyas. Officiating Acharya is not the title you
gave to those whom you named for giving initiation, it was just a description of their institutional
function. The title of these officiators of the Acharya for initiation, if any, was Representative of
Acharya. The direct English meaning of these words act as Officiating Acharya, is that these persons
will officiate for the Acharya in the matter of delivering the initiation of Your Divine Grace.
Due to over stressing the physicality of the spiritual master over his vani or words, and due to so many
other reasons of their own, the GBC took a wrong step in the matter of initiation of future devotees by
introducing new speculations instead of continuing what was going on without your physical role. All
this, in the name of following tradition. ISKCON has surely followed the wrong tradition of
infighting after the Acharyas physical departure on who should take his place!
Again in your last Will you said: The system of management will continue as it is now and there is no
need of any change. (Srila Prabhupadas Declaration of Will, 4th June, 1977)
Yet the GBC dared to change- and this change has taken a huge toll in the growth of the movement.
One mistake after another, over the years, has resulted in institutionally eclipsing Your Divine Grace's
influence in the life of each and every new devotee who joins ISKCON. The following institutional
changes, which are all speculative, eclipse your sole status as Acharya in the heart of a new devotee
who joins ISKCON.
Speculation 1: The newly initiated persons are asked to surrender their lives to these initiators and
assurance was implicit that they would take him back to Godhead.
Speculation 2: An understanding was perpetrated that these initiators were spiritual successors of Srila
Prabhupada, having taken the next position in the disciplic succession with Srila Prabhupada
becoming one of the Purva- Acharyas to anyone after November 1977. These initiators who were
representative of the Acharya slid into the role as Present Acharyas.
Speculation 3: The principle of maryada vyatikrama was invoked, making it an offense to consider
relating with Srila Prabhupada directly without going through the Present Acharya. This was
stretched to such an extent, that they even demanded that their own godbrothers had no access to
Srila Prabhupada other than through these Present Acharyas.
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Speculation 4: It was perpetrated that these initiators were Mahabahagavatas, and would not fall down
from spiritual life. Srila Prabhupada never said that one of the qualifications of the persons whom he
named to act as Officiating Acharyas had to be Mahabhagavatas.
Speculation 5: Therefore worship of the initiators in the form of daily guru pujas were instituted,
perpetrating the belief that they are the ones infusing divya gyan in the hearts of those whom they
initiated.
Speculation 6: Annual Vyaja Pujas were instituted where they are worshipped as direct representatives
of Srila Vyasadeva.
Speculation 7: Pranama mantras were scripted for these initiators and they had to be chanted first by
the disciples before chanting the pranama mantra of Srila Prabhupada.
Speculation 8: They took on honorific titles similar to Prabhupada.
All these new roles of these initiators were based on the assumption that these persons were next to
Your Divine Grace in the parampara; just as Your Divine Grace was next to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakura. This was a big, big change in ISKCON that was never directed by Your Divine
Grace. If you, Srila Prabhupada, wanted such a big change in your institution, you would have spoken
hours on end, giving all practical details on: who could become the next gurus; who would authorize
them and the role of GBC in appointing them; how the new gurus should be worshipped; where their
Vyasasana should be placed; how gurus should relate with each other; to what extent the gurus can
decide the service of the disciples by over-ruling the decision of the Temple President; how many
gurus would initiate in each temple; how the prospective devotee would choose a guru among so
many; what the guru would do with the guru dakshina etc. The obvious conclusion is that since you
did not speak about any of these changes, it must be understood that you did not want any of these
speculations introduced in ISKCON. The result of the speculative changes made by the GBC is that,
these questions are spinning everyones mind and intelligence for 35 years without finality till date,
keeping the whole of ISKCON in confusion. Especially so when one of the self made gurus fall down.
Till date there is no clear conclusion by the GBC on the exact role of the initiator except that they
have to be next gurus. We refuse to believe that Your Divine Grace, who was so meticulous in
designing details of his movement, would depart without giving us instructions on every one of those
questions above.
The latest comment on guru issue frequently heard is, Why did Srila Prabhupada not clearly say
something on this subject? What an irony to say so, when Your Divine Grace made it so clear as to
how you wanted initiations in ISKCON to go on, particularly when you are no longer there. When the
question was asked by the GBC, you immediately answered, I will recommend some of you to act as
Officiating Acharyas. Regarding these words used by Your Divine Grace there is no dispute. While
naming those persons, Your Divine Grace said more can be added (obviously by the GBC). With
respect to these Officiating Acharyas Your Divine Grace also stated that whoever is nearest can initiate.
Since there was no option to choose an Officiating Acharya by the candidate to be initiated and he had
to be initiated by whoever is nearest, it is clear that the initiator was only officiator of the divine
initiation Your Divine Grace.
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When Your Divine Grace wanted to essentially continue what was going on regarding initiation, with
the only change being new appointment of Officiating Acharya with clear role, the logic that you had
to speak hours on end on this or write so many letters is faulty. Just one letter to all the leaders was
ample enough order.
You taught that authorization by the predecessor Acharya is a condition precedent for one to become a
successor to take as position in the disciplic succession after Your Divine Grace.
Purport to SB-4.8.54 One should take initiation from a bona fide spiritual master coming in the
disciplic succession, who is authorized by his predecessor spiritual master. This is called dk-
vidhna.
We see that Your Divine Grace did not authorize anyone in the manner above. There is only
authorization to acting as Officiating Acharyas.
On the other hand throughout your teachings Your Divine Grace wanted every one of your disciples
to preach and become more and more qualified siksha gurus, without the stamp of transcendental
ownership of the souls whom they are guiding. In 1975 Your Divine Grace wrote
The GBC should all be the instructor gurus. I am in the initiator guru, and you should be the instructor
guru by teaching what I am teaching and doing what I am doing. This is not a title, but you must
actually come to this platform. Letter to Madhudvisa 4/8/75
In 1998, after coming to know that Your Divine Grace did not authorize the eleven persons as
successor Acharyas, but wanted everyone to be initiated as your disciples wherein the initiator acts as
an officiating Acharya, we in ISKCON Bangalore questioned about the authorization.
A few of us approached the GBC in February 1999, respecting its authority as executors of Your
Divine Graces directions, and made a presentation No Change in ISKCON. In response, the very
next day the GBC passed a resolution expelling us from the ISKCON Movement. It shocked me and
also all the devotees in Bangalore. But, Srila Prabhupada, by your protection, even after more than a
decade after passing that resolution, not a single day have we felt expelled. This is nothing but your
care and kindness to us. Srila Prabhupada, by your mercy we are still in ISKCON preaching as usual in
spite of the GBC resolution expelling us. We continued to serve Your Divine Graces mission with
more fervour and energy than ever before. This only shows that GBCs resolution to throw out of
ISKCON anyone who wants to become your disciple has not been sanctioned by Your Divine Grace. If
GBC can expel a group in ISKCON, and that group still continues to grow and expand the preaching
in ISKCON for 14 years, the GBC should reconsider their hard position taken against us.
Akshaya Patra programme, inspired and founded by Your Divine Grace once as International Food
Relief, where the mercy of the Lord is delivered to millions of conditioned souls day after day, has
enhanced the name of the ISKCON institution. It has enhanced the image of ISKCON not only in this
country but even internationally, with even the President of America presenting accolades in writing
for the programme. The World Economic Forum of the United Nations has taken note of this
programme. The material recognition by powerful persons of this world does boost the image of the
institution in the eyes of neophyte conditioned souls, as we are a preaching movement. It helps in
getting across the rest of the deeper spiritual message of the institution with to be taken seriously by
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them. Even to solve the ISKCON problem in Russia, the good work of Akshaya Patra was cited by the
then Prime Minister of India Sri Atal Behari Vajpee to his counter-part in Russia.
ISKCON Bangalore meant one temple when the dispute began in 1998. Today it means 20 temples
with material assets perhaps worth close to the rest of ISKCON in India. Your Divine Grace took pride
in such achievements saying that the growth of any organization is indicated by growth in capital and
manpower.
In our latest offer of settlement for peace, notwithstanding our strong legal position before the
Supreme Court where a perverse judgment against us of the High Court is being challenged, we have
offered to accede ownership of all properties along with the management of those properties of
Bangalore group of temples to the ISKCON Society registered in Mumbai. In return we want ISKCON
Mumbai to legally secure through a settlement, a decree before the Supreme Court that : that we can
practice and preach what we firmly believe to be the position and role of Your Divine Grace, and the
limited role of initiator who formally plays a role to perform first and second initiation, for new
devotees in our group temples; and assure that our services will be protected and we will not be
victimized once again by misusing such new powers over us arising out of such acceding of
ownership.
Surprisingly the decision makers of ISKCON in India, who were making a hue and cry all these years
that we have stolen ISKCON property from ISKCON Mumbai, have spurned this offer. In 1999 I
sought protection from the court, only due to the act of legal expulsion by GBC of few of us from the
movement, leaving us no other way than the legal route to keep our devotional service to Your Divine
Grace intact. Such a legal expulsion could not be effectively countered unless the legal ownership of
the Radha Krishna Temple was asserted as belonging to the locally registered ISKCON Society (Society
formed in 1978 much before I joined in 1981) to whom the Government allotted the temple land in
1987. That is the background which was misrepresented by ISKCON Mumbai as purely a property
dispute rather than the real guru issue.
Although what is before the court today, is only the Radha Krishnachandra temple property at
Bangalore, we have offered in the interest of peaceful settlement, every other property of our group in
India that was newly acquired after the dispute began. All this is offered in the spirit of working
cooperatively together. Fighting for material ownership of the local ISKCON Society has relevance to
us only to the extent it makes a difference to the potential threat to the devotional services of 350 odd
full time devotees. Otherwise, as devotees having surrendered our lives to you lotus feet, why would
we be interested in haggling for petty material ownership? Everything in ISKCON belongs to Your
Divine Grace. By asserting the local society ownership of the Radha Krishnachandra temple, all we are
concerned about is to safe gaurd our devotional service to your lotus feet.
Inspite of this offer to settle, ISKCON India leaders say, Madhu Pandit Dasa is a dangerous person as
he can go to court again. Also dont allow him into ISKCON as it would set precedent to others.
What no one is questioning on our behalf is why, in the first place, did the GBC resort to extreme
intolerant step of expulsion of the some members of the movement, leaving us no other way but to
defend ourselves. The GBC had no moral right to do it, when they themselves were, and still are,
experimenting to this day, with changing roles of the initiators right from 1978. Can the GBC be
trusted again not to expel those dedicating their lives to Srila Prabhupadas mission when it is the GBC
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who broke the trust first? From 1981 to 1998 Madhu Pandit Dasa was in good standing, but over
night he became a villain fighting for property.
The most valuable property in ISKCON, more bricks and marble, are the souls, sent by Krishna,
seeking Your Divine Graces shelter after reading your books. By distancing them away from Your
Divine Grace, by claiming these souls as their own disciples, seeking surrender of their lives to them
just for the act of giving a mala and a spiritual name, large scale falsehood is being perpetrated
probably inadvertently. Claiming ownership of souls transcendentally belonging to Your Divine Grace
is happening to different degrees in ISKCON. Creating a situation in ISKCON whereby the system
wrongly gives ownership of souls to anyone other than Your Divine Grace is perpetration of falsehood.
The situation can be compared to selling three types of metal items as pure gold. Iron sold as gold to
the ignorant for the price of pure gold; plated gold sold for the price of pure gold; 14 carat gold sold as
pure gold- all for the price of 24 carat gold. Unlike gold, gross tests cannot decide the quality of these
self-made gurus whether they are not gold at all, are plated gold or 14 carat gold.
It is very clear that these different kinds of counterfeits were never introduced or conceived by Your
Divine Grace for ISKCON. You only talked of a bona fide guru who is a pure devotee -24 carat gold.
And the GBC believed rightly in this when the first eleven ononionted themselves as present Acaryas
though the philosophy itself was changes to accommodate falling of gurus. Everybody obviously
comes to ISKCON to surrender to Krishna through a bona fide spiritual master, a pure devotee as
taught by Your Divine Grace. A sincere follower of your teachings would apply his mind and heart and
repose implicit faith in the bona fide guru as the disciple ought to, as per your teachings. But today
time has proved many thousands of sincere souls ending up with a fallen guru, whose lack of
authentic spiritual position was revealed only over time. What kind of progress have we made if we
can only provide a gamble for a new comer? How can we provide such a fragile foundation for a soul
to build his guru bhakti? It only leads to confusion and calamity for thousands of souls as history has
proved- when, Your Divine Grace is actually available, for everyone to repose his guru bhakti.
Srila Prabhupada, on this auspicious day of Your Divine appearance, I am also placing before Your
Divine Grace the proposal of settlement seeking your blessings which can lead to closing of all the
court battles so that the GBC may also take a look at this offer made to ISKCON Mumbai. Srila
Prabhupada, in the last thirty five years, you have mercifully tolerated all the offenses resulting from
these changes in ISKCON. Through hard lessons delivered by Maya many of the changes introduced
for initiations in ISKCON after you physically departed, are being dropped one by one over the years
and the GBCs understanding is slowly and eventually moving closer to a no-change paradigm for
initiations in ISKCON. So there is still hope.
We realize that fighting over terminology is less important than working cooperatively. We put
forward this same proposal to the GBC. We are also putting on record below our understanding of
guru issue as lot of different things are being propogated.
Diksha is defined as a process and not merely an isolated one-time event of first or second initiation:
Cc Madhya 15.108. The process by which one can awaken his transcendental knowledge and vanquish
all reactions caused by sinful activities. A person expert in the study of the revealed scriptures knows this
process as diksha.
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Srila Prabhupada you state in in CC Adi 1.35: Generally a spiritual master who constantly instructs a
disciple in spiritual science becomes his initiating spiritual master later on.
Srila Prabhupada you confirm again in CC
It is the duty of the ik-guru or dk-guru to instruct the disciple in the right way, and it depends on
the disciple to execute the process. According to stric injunctions, there is no difference between ik-
guru and dk-guru, and generally the ik-guru later on becomes the dk-guru.
Considering the undisputed fact that Srila Prabhupada, you wished to remain active in the lives of
ISKCON devotees through his Transcendental vani, and continue in the same manner at all times as
the Acharya of ISKCON movement, it is the prime duty and proper etiquette of every follower of
ISKCON to first promote that specific role of Your Divine Grace in ISKCON- as the Founder and
Acarya of ISKCON.. In other words it is our duty to facilitate Your Divine Graces siksha to pervade
the lives of the devotee who joins the movement. But what does this mean in the context of the above
principle of siksha guru becoming the diksha guru eventually. Srila Prabhupada alone becomes the
transcendental diksha guru of everyone. Of course, if someone says all this amounts to
institutionalizing faith of people in particular person, that is in Srila Prabhupada, the answer is yes or
no. What is being said here is that if somebody wants to serve Srila Prabhupadas mission through his
organization, this is a precondition.
When we use the word diksha, there are two connotations. The broader and complete transcendental
idea of diksha as defined above by Your Divine Grace is a process and not merely two ceremonies. The
other idea connotes events, first and second initiations happening as intermediate steps at two specific
stages in the process of transcendental diksha. Since Srila Prabhupada is the primary siksha guru, and
if we guide the neophyte with practices in ISKCON whereby we promote the direct association of the
Vani of Your Divine Grace, the primary function, of awakening the transcendental knowledge and
vanquishing of reactions caused by sinful activities, is being done by Your Divine Grace from the day
one upon one who comes in touch with your transcendental words. It is the continuous siksha from
the Your Divine Grace which naturally leads to formal diskha (first and second initiations) which
happens at specific points of time in the on going process of transcendental diksha. After the formal
diksha event, the transcendental process of diksha continues assisted by so many secondary siksha
gurus, assistants of Srila Prabhupada. The trap has been in seeing only one slice of total diksha
process.
When looked at from this perspective, Srila Prabhupada, you delegated the giving of formal aspects of
first and second initiation to his senior disciples asking them to act as Officiating Acarya when
specifically asked about situation when he is no longer with us physically. On these words of Srila
Prabhupada, there cannot be dispute. As the word itself suggests, these institutional appointees,
foremost leaders in the movement, were meant to officiate the formal diksha on behalf of Srila
Prabhupada, starting with accepting the candidate. The spiritual impact of the officiating Acarya at the
time of initiation on the new initiate arising out of the level of spiritual advancement of the officiating
Acaraya parallel to Srila Prabhupadas impact is not to be mixed up with the specific role being played
by them as officiating the Acharya for two specific events on behalf of Srila Prabhupada. That is an
independent line of relationship that the devotee has with so many persons who continuously assist
Your Divine Grace. One may have such a relationship with the Officiating Acarya based on substance
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of such relationship in terms of actual contribution made to the newly initiated through his
association. Merely by virtue of the role played as officiators, they cannot be equated to total role
played by the diksha guru who delivers an entire process called diksha. Officiating Acaryas, being
institutionally appointed for different zones. Your Divine Grace, by adding the point that whoever is
the nearest can initiate, and using the word officiating, Srila Prabhupada, you indicate that such
officiators are not the personalities to replace Your Divine Grace in regard to the personality whom the
newly initiated should eternally surrender their lives to and accept as ones bona fide spiritual master,
life after life. If an officiating Acharya strictly follows his duty as a representative of Your Divine Grace
as prescribed by you for giving first and second initiation, a slice of total diksha process which is the
formal diksha, is well delivered. However Srila Prabhupada, Your Divine Grace will deliver all the
other transcendental stuff that happens during diksha process. And the devotee fully surrenders to
Your Divine Grace.
You have stated that even before the first and second initiation, the transcendental connection
between a sincere aspirant and Your divine Grace exists. The eternal bond between disciple and
Spiritual Master begins from the day he hears.(SP Letter to Jadurani, 4/9/72). All that others should
contemplate to do is to strengthen this connection.
Again our key contention is that Your Divine Grace appointed Offciating Acaryas for particularly a
time he is longer present with us physically. The moment you, Srila Prabhupada, used the word
officiating, it is to be understood to be an institutional appointment and an institutional position and
does not represent a situation, where the disciples have to go through the pariksha (testing) of the
Officiating Acarya and paste on his personality all the mind boggling high level qualifications of a
bonafide spiritual master which one can list easily with a little research on SP Vedabase. This is
happening in the current system. There is no protection to the neophyte. Rather there is promotion of
such a material idea based on a tradition which is inappropriate to the specific characteristics of Srila
Prabhupadas movement. When a new devotee has embraced your ISKCON movement, he has already
selected a bonafide spiritual master, Your Divine Grace. Why should a neophyte start searching for a
bonafide spiritual master in ISKCON? It is a ridiculous situation. As far as Officiating Acaryas are
concerned, the GBC would have done the pariksha limited for the specific role and accordingly
appointed. And that pariksha and certification is not whether he is qualified to take them Back to
Godhead or whether he is elevated to the level of being a bonafide liberated spiritual master which no
one anyway certify except the predecessor Acharya. And ISKCONs Your Divine Grace did not
authorize anyone. With the current system, the GBC can never get over the dilemma arising out of
institutionalizing a diksha guru or sponsoring a Diksha guru or the system issuing no object to Diksha
guru without violating the basic principles of sastra. Whatever we do we will continue to serve only
confusion and artificial comparisons to the new devotees.
As Hari is not subject to the criticism of mundane rules and regulations, the spiritual master
empowered by Him is also not subjected.(C.c. Madhya, 10.136, text and purport)
Another point is that, it is not accurate representation of our position, that we have reduced the rtvik
to a mere priest. From names of eleven persons that Srila Prabhupada first appointed, it can be seen
that they were, at that time, successful leaders in the preaching movement. Hence they deserve due
respect as institutional leaders accepting disciples for Srila Prabhupada. Such respect can be
institutionalized. If the GBC is willing to separate the two-time formal aspect of diksa, which is
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delivered by institutionally appointed nearest Officiating Acarya, and accept that the transcendental
diksha is delivered by Your Divine Grace to one and all in ISKCON, which naturally result from
continuous siksha given by His Divine Grace, then the essence of the understanding the Bangalore
Group is striving for is achieved, notwithstanding differences in terminology of the formal initiator.
All of the officiating Acaryas could be insitutionalised siksa gurus authorized to travel everywhere
without barriers of zones and give association to one and all without limiting and identifying their
concern for only those whom they acted as Officiating Acarya. They really become global gurus by
actually functioning as one, recognizing transcendental ownership of all souls in ISKCON to Your
Divine Grace and empower the Temple Presidents and GBC system to take care of their daily guidance
and services. Let an era be recreated in ISKCON where a neophyte is not given the impossible task of
choosing bonafide spiritual master after having embraced Srila Prabhupada and his movement.
Providing a bonafide guru for a spiritual aspirant to cultivate implicit faith and guru bhakti is the
primary requirement of the Supreme Lord to reveal the imports of the Vedic literatures. We have this
question to ask the GBC. Why are we depriving post-1978 aspirants of that opportunity? Can we play
with the lives of hundreds of thousands of followers of Srila Prabhupada and continue to be silent
spectators to the calamity and trauma of aspirants post-1978. When such abuse of faith has been
witnessed in ISKCON post-1978, undisputedly having hurt thousands of spiritual children leaving
them traumatized in the last 35 years, why not give specific instructions to those taking initiation in
ISKCON, that the personality that the institution recommends to surrender their lives, take shelter
and worship as their eternal spiritual master is only His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada. Any way after a guru falls down, this instruction is given by the GBC to the disciples of
the fallen guru. If it is correct in principle then, why should it not be correct before they fall down?
How can the GBC not promote this after so much failure? Merely saying that Srila Prabhupada is only
the primary siksha, guru and your parama guru, in a way, simply emphasizes that it is somebody else
to whom you have to surrender your lives and take shelter and worship first as your guru ? Let the
GBC not block, by its experimentation on guru issue, the spiritual life-line of making everyone feel
that Srila Prabhupada is their bona fide active spiritual master in their life as it was for many pre-1978.
Every senior person should consciously follow the transcendental etiquette of not even inadvertently
allowing devotees to place him in a position more primary than Srila Prabhupada and facilitate you,
Your Divine Grace in administering the transcendental diksa process as Your Divine Grace was doing
in and though your institution and before he physically departed.
Thus Your Divine grace, Srila Prabhupada, will continue to be the guru of everyone delivering
continuously siksha which eventually matures to transcendental diksa as you have taught including
formal diksha at one point through the officiating Acharyas.
According to Your Divine Grace, Srila Viswanatha Chakrvarthi Thakura who departed in the year
1708 accepted Srila Jaganath Babaji as his disciple though he was born only in the year 1776. Cc Adi
Chapter 1:
The direct disciple of rla Kadsa Kavirja Gosvm was rla Narottama dsa hkura, who
accepted rla Vivantha Cakravart as his servitor. rla Vivantha Cakravart hkura accepted
rla Jaganntha dsa Bbj, the spiritual master of rla Bhaktivinoda hkura, who in turn
accepted rla Gaurakiora dsa Bbj, the spiritual master of O Viupda rla
Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat Gosvm Mahrja, the divine master of our humble self.
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So it could not be out of tradition to accept all devotees as direct disciples of Your Divine Grace even
after you have physically departed.
Despite all the pains and agonies and maligning and injustice meted out to us by our aggressors, we
make this offer for the glory of your transcendental mission.
Praying for and anticipating always your causeless mercy upon us,
Your eternal servant,
Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman, Governing Body Commission
Rajiv Lochan Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
Srila Prabhupada, kindly bestow your causeless mercy on this wretched soul, so that I can become a
worthy disciple. What can this most unworthy soul write about your unfathomable glories? So let me
first learn to become a true disciple by following your instructions. That will be the real Vyasa-puja
offering at your lotus feet. It is when I learn to serve you as ncavat that I will be able to really
understand Krishna Consciousness.
A brahmacr living at the care of spiritual master, he is advised that "You shall carry out the orders
of your spiritual master ncavat, just like the dra class." Because a person coming to spiritual master,
they are coming from brhmaa family or katriya family or high caste family. But he may say, "Oh, I
am coming from a brhmaa family, and my spiritual master is ordering to brush his shoes? Oh, how
can I do?" Therefore it is advised, ncavat. When you are serving spiritual master, you should always
think that "I am lowest of the animals." Ncavat. In that condition you can simply inquire. Otherwise,
you have no capacity. There is no need of wasting time, because he will not understand.
You have brought about a revolution in the life of sinful people like me. There is no way that I can
repay this eternal debt to my spiritual master. The disciple is eternally indebted to the guru. Millions
of births are not enough to serve you sufficiently. Thus, let me remain eternally indebted and work
hard, only to be fixed in pleasing you.
If you feel at all indebted to me then you should preach vigorously like me. That is the proper way to
repay me. Of course, no one can repay the debt to the spiritual master, but the spiritual master is very
much pleased by such an attitude by the disciple. In the Bhagavad-gita it is said, vyavasayatmika
buddhir ekeha kuru nandana [Bg. 2.41], "Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their
aim is one." Our only business is to be fixed up in devotional service by pleasing the spiritual
master. Those who are not fixed up they have various lines of action (eka means 'one' and bahu means
'many').
Trying to be your lowly servant,
Rajiv Lochan Dasa, President, ISKCON - Hubli

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Ratnangada Govind Dasa
My dear most spiritual master,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you very much for giving this fallen soul opportunity to serve your Movement. I really wonder
how much compassion you have for fallen souls like me who very often break your orders and
instructions but still continue to be under your shelter. Forever I am indebted to you, Srila
Prabhupada.
This year has been a turning point in Jaipur Yatra, with the inauguration of Sri Krishna Balarama
Temple. We could see sudden change in the entire devotee community on the arrival of Their
Lordships. Devotees now look more charged up and enthusiastic in rendering devotional service.
More people have started coming to temple regularly. Now, what is required is to make devotees out
of visitors. This is possible only with your causeless mercy.
Unlike our FOLK programme, congregation preaching has not picked up much. Though we have
started many programmes to that end, it still requires your special kripa to take off further. Initially
our plans were to make our donors into devotees. Please Prabhupada, bless us to flood Krishna bhakti
everywhere.
By your mercy we have just completed the first phase of temple project in Jaipur and planning for next
phase from mid of this month. Please bestow your mercy and bless us in this mammoth task. I humbly
submit before you that we lack the ability and skill required to accomplish this project, yet we are
more confident in you than in ourselves. We know that you will send all required men, material and
money whenever required. It is you alone, Srila Prabhupada, who is making all of us work for Krishna.
This year we are planning to start Akshaya Patra programme in Jodhpur as the land is already allotted
by Government. Alongside we are also planning in Jhunjhnu. By your mercy, our preaching centres in
Udaipur, Kota and Bhilwara are also doing well. Kindly bless us to have nice temples soon in all these
places. Please bless us to become instruments in your hands to carry the message of Lord Chaitanya to
every nook and corner.
Srila Prabhupada, you wanted us to distribute books. We understand that it is very dear to you. But we
lack the required synergy in book distribution. Please Prabhupada; bless us to increase distribution of
your transcendental literature with more vigour and passion.
You are our inspiration and solution to all our problems. It is simply a firm faith in you and in your
words which is required to cross this material world. I am such a fool that I lack that simple faith and
conviction in following your instructions. I beg you to kindly forgive my offenses and engage me the
service of your mission.
Your insignificant servant,
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Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace!
Srila Prabhupada, you have taught us the real meaning of disciplic succession as:
disciplic succession does not always mean that one has to be initiated officially. Disciplic succession
means to accept the disciplic conclusion. (Letter to: Dinesh, Tittenhurst, 31 October, 1969, 69-10-31)
This shows the tremendous importance given to retaining the conclusions (or spirit) of shastras as
they are. The spirit of the knowledge is given paramount importance as you confirmed in the
following quote:
Lord Ka affirmed that the system of knowledge as explained in the Bhagavad-gita was explained to
the sun-god, and the knowledge descended by disciplic succession from the sun-god to his son Manu, and
from Manu to King Ikvaku (the forefather of Lord Ramachandra), and thus the system of knowledge
was explained down the line of great sages, one after another. But in due course of time the authorized
succession was broken, and therefore, just to reestablish the true spirit of the knowledge, the Lord again
explained the same knowledge to Arjuna, who was a bona fide candidate for understanding due to his
being a pure devotee of the Lord." (SB 2.2.27)
If the spirit of the knowledge is deviated, then it is understood that the disciplic succession is broken
as mentioned by you below:
Suppose I, if I hand over some knowledge unto you and you hand over to some other, in succession,
there is possibility that the exact knowledge which I delivered at the beginning, there may be some
deviation. That is called breakage of the parampara system. (SB 7.6.1 lecture on 9-4-69)
You further explained about this breakage below:
Therefore if we understand Bhagavad-gita as it was understood by Arjuna, then we get the real
knowledge. That is the way of understanding parampara. Although we are not present before Krishna,
but if the message of Krishna is received through the parampara system as it was understood by
Arjuna, then we get directly the message from Krishna. This is the system. But if I interpret in my own
way, then the parampara system is broken. (SB 7.6.1 lecture on 9-4-69)
It is important to notice that the parampara is not broken by the disappearance of an acharya
(physically) but gets broken by I interpret in my own way. The key factor which breaks the
parampara is interpretations to the system of knowledge thus disturbing the spirit of the knowledge.
If the spirit of the knowledge is most important in a disciplic succession, the question is whether that
requires the physical presence of an acharya to keep the spirit intact?
Traditionally the spirit of the knowledge is kept intact and the succession was continued by a series of
liberated personalities called acharyas who are beyond human mistakes.
By their exalted position and commitment to Lord, they have ensured that the knowledge of Godhead
is passed onto next generations without any change in spirit.
In the days of bygone ages, when the populace was not exploitative and depended on god and his
creation, there was hardly any "advancement" of technology and organization tools available in the
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society. This means that the way the knowledge is received, propagated and handed down is limited to
certain options offered by the time, place and circumstances of those days.
What if the technology, tools of organization like society, trust, etc, are available which propagates the
knowledge beyond physical presence of an acharya? What if the tools and technology, allow the true
spirit of knowledge to be passed on to next generations?
What if an acharya takes advantage of all the latest tools to leave a system behind which will ensure
true spirit of knowledge to percolate in the society?
Is it permissible for an acharya to leave a system as per time, place and circumstances? Of course, yes!
Currently we have two systems of knowledge within ISKCON. One is the system of knowledge as
promoted by the Officiating Acharya group andthe other is the one promoted by the Physical Guru
Group.
If you look at the system of knowledge promoted by Physical Guru Group, you will find bizarre
pieces of knowledge like:
Reinitiation, guru can fall down, modifications to Gita and other books, changing initiation systems
from Zonal Acharya to diminished guru system, fallen gurus giving diksha, disciple should not forgo
faith on guru even if guru is fallen and unable to guide properly etc.
The other system is the one practised by Officiating Acharya group where we have everything of
Srila Prabhupada in its true spirit. We read his books as they were during his physical manifest time,
we worship the deities, we distribute prasadam, we emphasize on Harinam, and we distribute books
the way it was done during his physical manifest time.
Which system is considered to keep the spirit of knowledge that Srila Prabhupada gave to this world?
People criticize ISKCON-BLR as stopping parampara or promoting no parampara. But actually
who is continuing the parampara?
We can know the result. If you get the spirit of Srila Prabhupadas teachings, then you are in the real
parampara.
Some mistaken people think that Srila Prabhupada did not give any proper system for continuing
parampara or he made a mistake in giving the current guru system or he hasnt made any pure devotee
to continue parampara. All these are mistaken concepts.
Actually Srila Prabhupada gave a fool proof system to continue the spirit of his teachings. He is the
acharya of this age and he can make no mistakes.
One can see two systems easily:
System (1): A fool-proof system of continuing the spirit of knowledge given by Prabhupada as part of
perfect parampara with Srila Prabhupada as the acharya
Or
System (2): A mistaken, chaotic, traditional guru system that interprets, manipulates, adds or
subtracts from the spirit of knowledge given by Srila Prabhupada.
Somebody who has strong faith in you, Srila Prabhupada, that you can do no mistake can easily see
that you have given a wonderful system (1). But somebody who does not believe in Srila Prabhupada
thinks that he made a mistake and lives with system (2).
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We at ISKCON-BLR group are fortunate to believe in system (1), which is your special causeless
mercy on us. No reason will be able to explain this mercy. You have decided it, this is the only reason!
Please bless us with your auspicious mercy once again to fulfil your further desires and make each one
us strong and faithful by your grace.
On this auspicious day, I beg Your Divine Grace to forgive me of all the offenses that I have committed
at your lotus feet and to keep me always in your service. I also beg all my god brothers to forgive me
for any offenses that I have committed to them so that I can improve my services to you.
Your fallen servant,
Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa, Presiddent, Hare Krishna Movement, Hyderabad.
Stoka Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet on this most auspicious appearance
day of Your Divine Grace. By your appearance you have rescued millions of souls who were lost in this
material world, and by having established your divine mission, you are continuing to rescue many
more millions of souls. I am one such fallen soul who was rescued by your divine mission many years
back. If I consider my condition before you rescued me, then I can understand that you have shown
your mercy on me even I am though I am undeserving in so many ways.
Every morning we sing that we should glorify the guru three times daily and spread his glories all over
the three worlds. But I am ashamed to say that I have not glorified Your Divine Grace everyday nor
really worked to spread your glories. Even writing a glorification on the Vyasa-puja day has become a
rare event for me. Please pardon me for my being so negligent in doing this most important duty of a
disciple to the spiritual master. Because your shelter is my only hope to get out the clutches of maya, I
attempt to write something.
In the following paragraphs let me highlight some your unlimited glorious qualities which even a
foolish person like me am able to recognise and appreciate.
You have unlimited compassion for the fallen souls. You share Krishnas anxiety for rescuing fallen
souls because of which you tirelessly work for Krishnas mission, even amidst the most discouraging
and difficult and dangerous conditions. You travel aboard a cargo ship, half-way round the world,
simply to carry out the order of your spiritual master. You carry with you just forty rupees and some
books on such an arduous journey, teaching us that your real wealth is your faith in holy name of
Lord Sri Krishna. You stay in Bowery in New York, teaching us that a pure devotee is even prepared to
go to hell to carry out the mission of his spiritual master.
After a full days engagement, you rise in the middle of the night to write books in order to explain the
most important truths hidden in the precious Vedic literature in an easily understandable way so that
even the most dull-headed person like me can understand and appreciate and attempt to practice
devotional service. Your books are the evidence that you are a fully realised pure devotee of Lord Sri
Krishna. Considering the statement of Srila Shukadeva Gosvami in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that pure
devotees of Krishna are rarely found even among millions of liberated and perfected beings in this
universe, we can hardly imagine our good fortune that we have come in contact with Your Divine
Grace.
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According to the statement of Srila Lochan Dasa Thakura, Lord Nityananda is distributing Krishna
Consciousness even to the most unqualified persons, even though such Krishna Consciousness is very
difficult to be obtained by Lord Brahma. As a pure representative of Lord Nityananda, you are
distributing the same Krishna Consciousness in the same way.
Once again I pray to you that you continue to shower your blessings on me even though I falter on the
path of Krishna Consciousness.
Your fallen servant,
Stoka Krishna Dasa, President, ISKCON Mysore.
Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa
nama o viu-pdya ka-prehya bh-tale
rmate bhaktivednta-svmin iti nmine
namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-pracrie
nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble, prostrated obeisances at your lotus feet. You are an eternal associate and
most confidential servant of Lord Krishna. Indeed, true to your position, it is difficult to gauge your
pastimes and the purpose behind them. As it is so aptly said, vaiavera kriy, mudr vijeha n
bujhaya.
As we await your transcendental directions to unfold in the ongoing tussle to reinstate your true
position as the actual initiating spiritual master in ISKCON, I see a parallel between our attempts at a
peace understanding with the self appointed guru camp and the way the Pandavas offered a peace
proposal to the Kauravas. In fact, Lord Krishna Himself became the messenger for the peace message,
sending a strong message that he is always in favor of peace, even going to the extent of offering to
settle for only five villages in place of the Emperorship of the world, which righteously belonged to the
Pandavas. So also, we too have made attempts at charting a truce with the self appointed guru camp,
although all the disciples rightfully belong to you. We have done our duty.
Now Srila Prabhupada, we await your desires to manifest. Peace or battle? The decision is in your
hands. And we will gladly become true instruments in your hands in either situation. These are all
your pastimes unfolding. I truly do not comprehend in the least your purpose behind all these. Yet, it
is my earnest and humble hope that your divine grace is pleased by our attempts to remain true to
your teachings, in letter and in spirit, in words and in actions.
Your humble, eternal disciple and servant,
Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa, Vice President, Hare Krishna Movement, Vrindhavan.

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Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
This entire planet has been blessed with the divine appearance of your kind self. It is impossible to
explain the immense fortune and real wealth that you have bestowed upon the suffering humanity.
You gave us the purest, undiluted, and the best of all knowledge, which can release the living entity
from the clutches of this material world. The uniqueness in what you gave us is that you made us
realize, in an easily understandable way, how important this knowledge of Krishna Consciousness is
for all of us and how simple it is for us to practice this in our day-to-day life. You very aptly said:
" this Krishna consciousness is a very urgent necessity for the human society. They should learn how
to love Krishna. Then everything will be adjusted, very easily. It is not utopian theory; it is practical..."
Ref - Lecture by Srila Prabhupada, San Francisco, September 13, 1968
Today, even though you are not physically present, your instructions run deep in the minds of all the
devotees and we can see your complete presence with us always. We can practically feel your direction
at every step of our journey in Krishna Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, although there is so much of opportunity available for us to advance in Krishna
consciousness, the dense network of maya that this conditioned soul is presently entrapped is so
formidable, that I see no hope of overcoming it by my endeavour. My condition is like as Narottama
Dasa Thakur says Janiya suniya visa khainu knowingly I have drunk poison. Your causeless
mercy is my only hope. I feel ashamed to even express the weaknesses of my mind. I sometimes
wonder how I could have fallen to such an extent in spite of practising Krishna Consciousness for so
many years. Srila Prabhupada, I am very weak in my determination in many aspects of Krishna
Consciousness. Today I specifically pray to you to help me overcome these weaknesses and make me
stronger in my spiritual life.
Srila Prabhupada, you are the hallmark of mercy and compassion personified. You were extremely
kind-hearted and generous in giving us Krishna Consciousness and this quote says it all.
We are giving you prasadam. By eating, eating, eating, eating, you one day will become Krishna
conscious, simply by eating. Because you are so dull, you cannot understand the philosophy. You know
the belly like the animals. So therefore we are giving facility, All right, fill up your belly, and youll be
infected. As you take foodstuff from an infected area, you become infected with some disease, so this is
Krishna-infected, prasadam. You take it, and one day youll be diseased with Krishna consciousness.
And that is a fact.
Ref - Srila Prabhupada in a Room Conversation, Fiji, April 30, 1976.
Thank you for all your mercy Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant,
Vasudev Keshav Dasa, Vice President, ISKCON Bangalore.

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Achyutha Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet,
All glories unto you!
One of our devotees narrated an incident about a young boy who was saved from becoming a victim of
modern materialistic civilization. I feel his story should be taken as an inspiration by all devotees.
This incident happened several years ago in Hare Krishna Hill, Bangalore. It was late evening, a little
after sandhya arati. One of our devotees was preaching in the Gita Counter and explaining about your
books to the visitors, particularly about the teachings of the Gita. One young boy among them seemed
to listen with a lot of interest and great attention and was completely absorbed in the speakers words.
Observing this, the elderly father of the boy requested the devotee to speak more to his son. He
explained with great sorrow that his son was a brilliant boy and he had tried to get admission into IIT.
Unfortunately, he failed to secure admission which frustrated him to such an extent that he had gone
into a deep depression. He completely stopped speaking to everyone and was lost in himself.
The parents were heartbroken. They started taking him to several hospitals all over India with the
hope that their son would become normal again. It was during one such visit to NIMHANS in
Bangalore that they visited our temple. They had tried several medical treatments and offered several
pujas in various temples but nothing was helping them. They had almost given up hope.
In this situation, it was a pleasant surprise for the parents when they saw that their son was keenly
interested in hearing about your books. It was very surprising for them because this boy had never
responded to any doctors but was hearing to devotees in this temple. The father became very hopeful
and purchased lots of books before leaving for treatment.
We came to know later that the young boy had started reading your books seriously and was chanting
the Hare Krishna mahamantra daily. In due course of time, he became normal and went back to his
hometown.
Meanwhile, the devotee preacher was transferred for additional services to a new preaching centre
outside Bangalore. One day he was surprised when he got a call from the same family whom he had
met several years ago in the Hare Krishna Hill, Bangalore. They were very thankful to him for
connecting them to the process of Krishna Consciousness given by Your Divine Grace.
They were also extremely happy that their depressed and frustrated son had totally recovered from his
psychological sickness. He had also performed materially very well in his studies and he could
complete his post graduation from the reputed institutes of IIM. Amidst all this, he had continued to
chant his committed rounds and read your books every day.
His father requested the devotee to set up many counselling centres based on
Krishna Consciousness all over the world which could benefit every young and old person.
You were so confident in all forums that this Movement is the only process to make people happy
and deliver the souls from this insane world.
You asserted that materially white cannot become black and black cannot become white, but one can
become a first class devotee of Krishna in any circumstance.
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Srila Prabhupada, this incident proves that your Movement alone can bring any soul out of insanity.
Although several so-called medical and spiritual men claim to cure diseases, they are not even able to
save themselves.
Please bless all of us in this world to be associated with you in full devotion unto the lotus feet of Lord
Krishna and be freed from illusion.
Trying to be your worthy disciple and servant,
Achyutha Krishna Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Movement, Puri
Jaganmohan Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Thank you for giving me shelter and further continuously guiding me in spite of my repeated failures
to follow your instructions.
Recently, Your Divine Grace has blessed us - Hare Krishna Movement Ahmedabad - with a piece of
land at Ahmedabad. Like this, you have been showering your causeless mercy on us with many means
to practice and spread Krishna Consciousness, especially whenever we are on the verge of
despondency, like Arjuna in Kurukshetra. The Sri Radha-Madhav temple construction plan is
progressing nicely by your blessings. As for your teachings, this temple of the Lord will become a
place of worship, a place for dissipating the transcendental knowledge, a place for distribution of
prasadam and a place for recalling the lost relationship of the conditioned souls with the Lord. By this
way you are providing us an opportunity to purify our materially polluted hearts by engaging us in the
service of the Lord. Your instructions have to become oxygen for our lives, and then only will we be
able to work hard in the service of the Lord. Otherwise there is no hope in this world. Your Divine
Grace has already pulled us out from the devouring material existence, but there is no guarantee that
we will not fall down to the same level, as still our hearts are filled with the subjects of sense
gratification. So the only remedy, as Srimad-Bhagavatam says, is to practice bhakthi under the
guidance of a bona fide spiritual master. Only pure devotees can perform bhakthi, but you have shown
us the taste of bhakthi, and in the process, you also taught us to wage war against maya. Who else can
be more unfortunate than the one who does not follow your footsteps, in spite of receiving the
causeless mercy and shelter from Your Divine Grace!
I was so fortunate enough that I was introduced to chanting the maha-mantra Hare Krishna, Hare
Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare - by my parents
from my very childhood. For many years there was no knowledge of spiritual life, but that chanting of
the holy name blessed me to come in contact with your centre in Bangalore and finally with your vani.
Again your faithful disciples in Bangalore delivered that mahamantra to me. Further, your words
revealed the potency of the holy name of Krishna. You have given me a precious gift that is Krishna,
and the access to begin understanding Krishna Consciousness. Even though I was born in a Hindu
family where the name Krishna is very commonly used, it was only by your mercy that I began to
understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna, who had appeared in His original
transcendental form, is the source of all energies, infinite universes and incarnations. He appeared in
this material world just to reclaim the conditioned souls, who are His eternal part and parcels. You
have revealed through your Bhakthi Vedanta purports, who God is and who I am. Srila Prabhupada,
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you showed me clearly that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and I am His eternal
servant. I recognized you as Krishnas representative. I wanted to become your disciple. Therefore I
joined the temple in Bangalore, where many humble souls recognize you in your legitimate position as
the sole diksha guru in ISKCON and serve you by dedicating their lives to your mission.
You have tirelessly preached Krishna Consciousness around the world even to the most unqualified.
You are very liberal and compassionate. And you have guided all of your disciples till your last
moment of your lila in this world, and further instructed them that you will continue to guide
everybody through your books (vani). You repeatedly warned your disciples not to deviate from your
instructions by explaining about the happenings in Gaudiya Math as an example. You were concerned
that if they may say even one thing different from what you said, they may create havoc.
Unfortunately, many of your senior disciples have said things different from what you said and have
created a mess.
You left a very vibrant, simple and pure spiritual mission. It was so sublime that if the same spirit had
continued then by this time whole world would have been inundated with the holy name of the Lord.
But today, without proper authorisation, some claiming themselves as gurus by replacing you from
your rightful position, have complicated it so much that the missions very existence is shaken up. In
the midst of this, you have inspired few of your sincere disciples from ISKCON Bangalore and they are
working hard to bring back the lost sheen to the Movement by bringing back Your Divine Grace as the
centre of the organization and as the sole diksha guru. But there are too many hurdles and the struggle
for existence still continues! Yet, all of us are ready to lie down our lives for this great cause. We pray
to you on this auspicious day to strengthen our sincere efforts in this humble service.
You are the great commander-in-chief devotee predicted by Lochana Dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-
mangala. You have chosen me, even though I am unqualified, to be a part of the army force to wage
war on the ignorance that hover over the conditioned souls in this world. As you preached others to
dedicate this one life to your mission to purify oneself, I have decided to dedicate my life for you,
because you gave me life! You gave me the gift of my own lost life. So what is there to lose in your
service? You are giving new lives to the dead and condemned souls of this age of Kali. Srila
Prabhupada, your mission is glorious! I knew my limitations in preaching Krishna Consciousness, but
I am still with you, at least partially, only by your mercy. I am still your struggling, humble servant.
Please accept my gratitude on this day of your divine appearance.
In the Chaitanya-charitamrita you described your own sweet relationship to your spiritual master:
I think that His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura is always seeing my activities and
guiding me within my heart by his words. As it is said in rmad-Bhgavatam, tene brahma hdyadi-
kavaye. Spiritual inspiration comes from within the heart, wherein the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, in His Paramtm feature, is always sitting with all His devotees and associates.
(Concluding words, Chaitanya-charitamrita)
My desire is to develop a similar relationship with you, a relationship where you will be always
present in my heart.
By the potency of your divine shelter, you lifted thousands of souls beyond the three modes. Krishna
is in the heart of His pure devotee, and everyone who came in contact with you (vapu/vani) could feel
that special energy emanating from you. You are Sri Sri Nitai-Gaurangas agent, empowered to give
love of Krishna to everyone. By your mercy, the flood of Krishna Consciousness inexorably spreads,
through the loyal service of your surrendered servants, who always adore your lotus feet.
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It is my desire to remain your servant life after life. Thank you very much for giving me the shade of
your lotus feet.
Your humble servant,
Jaganmohan Krishna Dasa, Ahmedabad
Janardhana Dasa
o ajna-timirndhasya
jnjana-alkay
cakur unmlita yena
tasmai r-gurave nama
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet.
On this very auspicious day of your appearance, I want to reiterate my allegiance to the service of Lord
Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We, the fallen souls of this Kali- yuga, would have
never recognized or appreciated Lord Chaitanya, if your divine intervention had not happened in our
life. Therefore my allegiance is to you, Srila Prabhupada, who is a true acharya and my beloved
spiritual master who has bestowed his causeless mercy.
You always said that following you means following your instructions. However, there was a need for
an association of devotees to take regular guidance, so that we dont misrepresent you. So you
mercifully gave us an institution (ISKCON Bangalore in particular) to perpetuate the mission of Lord
Chaitanya, the institution which follows your principles of Books are the basis, Purity is the force,
Preaching is the essence and Utility is the principle. My allegiance is to that institution by which I
will surely go back to Godhead, because ISKCON Bangalore and its group of temples are steadily
ahead in all the above four areas.
I would like to dedicate to you some of the initiatives which we have taken in your Guwahati Branch
of Hare Krishna Movement to propagate teachings of Your Grace. We have a very exuberant team of
young dedicated disciples of Your Divine Grace who are constantly putting on efforts to preach and
bring more souls to your shelter. They dont want to miss any given opportunity and as a result we can
see manifestation of positive vibration. In just one years time, by your mercy, the Guwahati chapter
has been able to take in 100 members, some of whom are chanting sixteen rounds. Folk preaching
efforts have begun in colleges and nearly 2000 plates of prasadam is being distributed every day. And
the secret is just presenting Your Divine Graces lucid teachings of Srimad-Bhagavatam and Srimad
Bhagavad-gita to people as it is. Many of our members who are chanting sixteen rounds have written
their Vyasa-puja offerings to you and I am sure one day they will become dedicated disciples of yours.
Please continue to bestow your causeless mercy on all of us and make us effective instruments in your
hand for expanding your mission.
nama o viu-pdya ka-prehya bh-tale
rmate bhaktivednta-svmin iti nmine
namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-pracrine
nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie
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All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Your servant,
Janardhana Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Movement - Guwahati
Karunya Sagar Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your divine feet. All glories unto your divine feet.
Srila Prabhupada, I am very happy that I am able to understand you and your glories a bit more and
more as every day passes. I dont know how you are revealing this to me, but I see that whenever I
speak I inadvertently come up with describing a divine quality of yours. You have shown and are
showing this conditioned soul so much mercy. I do not know the reasons for such special mercy on
me but I can only say that I am fortunate to be the recipient.
I have also observed, from the day I started appreciating your glories and began talking about them to
others, every time you reveal to me more of your glories. I have recognized this secret and have started
applying this technique only for the reason to venture into the warehouse of your glories. This I
cannot describe as a technique or a methodology, for I surely know that any moment the supplies of
the rarest and priceless products of the storehouse of your glories may be terminated if I become even
a bit puffed up or take pride. I pray to your divine feet to kindly give me the humility to not be misled,
and preach purely to glorify you and attract the conditioned souls to your glories and thereby save
them from being slaughtered and devoured by the mundane fake glories of mundane persons.
I have observed that the only thing that is keeping anyone pleased and happy in Krishna
Consciousness is when we talk about you or Lord Krishna. You both are completely transcendental
and therefore the subject matter is very soothing and having a very cooling effect to the materially
afflicted souls. The pastimes of your divine self is even more heartrending because you have delivered
all non devotees and are continuing to deliver which even the Supreme Lord sometimes condemns.
Today, we read in your purports, that the devotee of the Lord is more merciful and more powerful
than the Lord. This is because the Lord, being very much pleased with His pure devotees, makes them
more powerful than Himself in order to show the world the importance and position of His pure
devotees.
Lord Chaitanya had only one Jagai and Madhais most unbecoming misgivings to be pardoned and
delivered, but Your Divine Grace have tolerated and pardoned the misgivings of millions of such
people with the nature of Jagai and Madhai all over the world today. This is very evident from your
having accepted many disciples from all kinds of backgrounds. You have taken so much risk on our
behalf, and are recommending our services to Lord Krishna, that we have no words to say about the
extent of the mercy Your Divine Grace is showing upon us.
It is the nature of a very great soul (mahatma or one who is broad-minded) to accept something good,
even if it is very insignificant amongst many bad things and appreciate the good in the person, just
like the hamsa, which takes the milk alone from a mixture of milk and water. But Your Divine Grace is
so unique that you have accepted people who do not have even a bit of good associated with them, but
have given them the highest gift of pure devotional service including Krishna prema ! I remember one
instance where one of your disciples asked you whether they have come to Krishna Consciousness
because of their past pious acts and you replied, No, I have created the piety for you to come to
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Krishna Consciousness! We just have to gaze in wonder about the magnanimity of your mercy which
is like the free flow of the Ganga to the sea.
It is said that Lord Krishna is so great that he delivered even demons who had been inimical to Him
and awarded them liberation, and for the devotees, He accepts them into His personal association. But
you are distributing even Krishna prema, the only sought after opulence and asset of the pure
devotees, to devotees and non-devotees equally!
You dont discriminate between the wretched and the fortunate.
You have appeared to make the unfortunate become fortunate.
You have tried to give the best to the worst.
Srila Prabhupada, we are so fortunate that we are able to receive the mercy of the entire guru
parampara from Lord Krishna to your goodself. As you represent the entire guru parampara, you
bestow on us the mercy of every personality in the guru parampara. So we are fortunate to get the
mercy of all the acharyas because of our association and link with you, unlike someone who would
have taken birth even during the time of Lord Krishna or Lord Chaitanya or the gosvamis, etc. We
have the maximum mercy of all the acharyas in the world today as all have appeared already. What a
fortune indeed!
A pure devotee like you gives assurance to everyone that there is nothing to fear in this world,
although the scriptures are full of descriptions that this material world is a dangerous place to live.
Even Lord Krishna has conferred the title duhkhalayam asasvatam - miserable and temporary about
this material world and the existence here thereof. But you have made this world sukhalayam and
shasvatam meaning that you have given us the happy process of Krishna Consciousness and we have
no problem living here eternally.
Srila Prabhupada, you once said that during the time of Lord Krishna not everyone knew about Him
perfectly, except a few devotees like Pandavas, gopis, Bhishma and a few more devotees, utmost a
hundred of them. But today by your revelation, rigorous and vigorous preaching and mercy, millions
of people in every nook and corner of the world have come to know about Lord Krishna perfectly
through your Bhaktivedanta purports. What a marvelous glory indeed!
These are the pearls that I am wearing, these are the dinars that I am treasuring, and these are the
sanjeevini medicines that are sustaining my wounded life in Krishna Consciousness in this material
world. Kindly let me have the right to possess them without being snatched away by death or kala for
if I am bereft of these assets then my life will be doomed and I will become a wretched and
condemned soul.
I have been attempting to preach your divine glories and trying to engage others in the service of Your
Divine Graces mission for close to two decades through many forums. But let not maya jeopardize my
own services and appreciation of you and your mission in the course of my journey.
Srila Prabhupada, you said in your vaisistyastakam:
Third Vaisistya
21. If everyone sat down together and carefully considered,
Then what nice preaching there could be.
22. After all, that is Prabhupada's commandfor all to join together
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To do this preaching work, merged in your instructions
23. If you simply imitate, there will be the opposite result,
For as long as you try like that, there will be failure.
24. Now all of you are returning here on his order to worship him on his Vyasa-puja day
All together you are engaged in His worship.
25. But a festival of flowers and fruits is not the real worship:
One who serves the guru's message really worships him.
26. The service of the message is the real transcendental vibration.
Don't be falsely proud, brother; come back to that.
27. Kalidasa Nag, that Master Masay,
One day said in the public assembly,
28. That Kali-yuga's mission was killing the whole world
And Lord Chaitanya's message is locked in a cage.
29. Oh shame! Brother, aren't you at all embarrassed
Behaving like businessmen to increase your followers?
30. Our master has said to preach;
Let the neophytes go in the temples to do nothing but ring bells.
Fourth Vaisistya
31. All these are not our master's preaching methods;
These are the things done by the caste goswamis.
32. But just take a look at the miserable condition that's arisen:
Everyone has become a sense enjoyer and has abandoned preaching.
33. Now the temple doors also are starting to be locked.
Go and preach this Bhagavata-dharma; don't delay any longer.
34. Within this Earth there is another Earth
Whose sound is the unequalled penetrating force.
35. (There is a Bengali proverb) "The mullah runs just as far as the mosque" (and no further),
But an end to this false preaching today!
36. Up to the borders of the seas, all over the earth. Pierce the walls of the universe;
All assembled together preach the transcendental vibration.
37. Then our master's worship will be in proper order.
Today make your firm promise; give up your political play.
38. On this very day, coming together, make your comment;
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The ninety or hundred of you together, and decide what must be done.
39. You have become renouncers, my brothers, so renounce everything.
But if you renounce the instruction of the spiritual master, what kind of renunciation is that?
40. One who renounces the bona-fide spiritual master, or one who tries to enjoy at the expense of his
spiritual master, are both useless.
First become the servant of your spiritual master, then you will be able to understand these
conclusions.
Fifth Vaisistya
41. Because there is only one God, if his wealth increases,
A saintly person renounces all such material desires for profit, adoration and prestige.
42. Your gold, my brother, is the source of sense enjoyment.
Prabhupada has made this meaningful statement.
43. Give up your riches for preaching:
Sit down together and make some special consideration.
44. The Supreme Lord says Himself that,
"Everything is Mine along".
45. Prabhupada gave this final instruction.
Take care: do this in all respects, completely.
46. Otherwise all your efforts will simply go to waste.
Oh saintly ones, beware: afterwards you will repent.
47. Is it really such a difficult task to come together like this?
And why does so much have to be said to you?
48. Give up your stubbornness, act for the welfare of others:
There is no time to waste!
All my brothers, come: this is the most auspicious time to unite.
I and our group of devotees are earnestly praying for your causeless mercy upon the blinded guruvadis
to give up usurping your glorious position and to come together for preaching work and not break
apart in the name of preaching work and cause malady to one and all. Let them remember these words
of concern of yours and come together with us for preaching your glories.
I beg pardon for the offences committed time and again by me unto you, your divine movement
because of my immaturity and ignorance nature. I also beg pardon unto the feet of all the vaishnavas
whom I may have offended in the course of my services although I may not have intended anything
negative towards them at heart. This is again your mercy, that I am able to keep my heart light, and
quickly change my attitude and perceptions towards devotees, the people in general and have a
positive attitude towards all. Please give me your blessings for being engaged in your divine service
and divine Movement - ISKCON - and in the service of all the vaishnavas.
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Thank you, Srila Prabhupada. I thank you and again and again
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your insignificant servant,
Karunya Sagar Dasa, President, ISKCON Mangalore.
Niskinchana Bhakta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to you! Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet.
When I was a school student, I remember that whenever I encountered a new situation or challenge I
used to pray to Paramatma to provide me proper guidance through some person who is very merciful
and who can understand my real needs. When I grew and started attending college, the need for this
guidance intensified. In my younger days, I was totally confused as to what was the real goal of my
life, where I could get real happiness that is bound with no fear of cessation, whether whatever I was
doing was correct, whether life was just to run to earn money some way or the other and live with
family members, what is real success and failure, and so on.
It was at this intensified situation that I contacted your book Bhagavad Gita As it is and started
reading it. Your divine instruction quenched my thirst for knowledge and thus all my confusion was
cleared. I came to understand the real goal of life, i.e., to go back to Godhead. I came to know the
means of real happiness, i.e. by serving Lord Krishna and engaging in sankirtan. I came to know what
I should do in this life to make my life perfect. I came to know that life is not just about earning
money and maintaining family but to struggle to achieve that which I could not in any of my previous
lives.
Whenever I used to read your books, I felt that someone was sitting beside me, instructing me and
driving me to serve Lord Krishna. I truly feel that my prayer to Paramatma has been sanctioned, and
thus I am blessed with your divine association through your books. Whenever I have gone wrong or
deviated, I have been guided by you in some form or other. I do not know how miraculously you
could understand my heart and intentions and thus guide me. In Chaitanya-charitamrita it is said that
there are two forms of the Paramatma. One is within, i.e, the Supreme Self-effulgent Lord in our heart,
and the other is outside, in the form of a guru. Shastras also mention that the Paramatma who is
within guides a living entity to Paramatma who is outside (guru). In my life this has practically
happened.
By your divine touch, my life, which was so stale and incomplete, has turned into a basket of fortunes.
The fortune is of associating with a person who is very dear to Lord Krishna. The fortune is of
associating with a person who is the representation of Paramatma. The fortune is of associating with a
person who is the authorized, bona fide messenger of the Lord. The fortune is of associating with a
person who guides and showers his mercy causelessly. Though I do not posses any qualification to
have such a fortune, I have been blessed by your divine touch. I am sure that if I have been blessed, it
is only because you have causelessly blessed me with your association and it is not because of my own
qualification. A living entity who is filled with unlimited desires for material happiness cannot expect
transcendental blessings, until and unless, there is a shower of causeless mercy upon him by Lord
Krishna and guru.
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Thank you, Srila Prabhupada, for accepting me as your disciple and guiding me. I would like to be an
instrument in the growth of your Hare Krishna Movement and preach the message of Lord Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to everyone. Please bless me, Srila Prabhupada, to carry on this mission for my
own purification and for the benefit of all.
Trying to be one of your sincere servants,
Niskinchana Bhakta Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Movement, Visakhapatnam
Radhapran Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
During these years, we have been realizing more and more, the necessity of associating
constantly with you. Of course, because you have left the planet, that association must be
with your vani or instructions. Mercifully, you have left us with an ocean of instructions in
your books, letters and tapes. We can now understand why you were working so intently to
publish as much as possible in as little time as possible. There is no gap or missing section in
your vani that leads us to search elsewhere.
We are rich. Let us take the treasure which you have bequeathed to us and become situated
properly in Krishna Consciousness (which also you have bequeathed to us). Let us flood the
whole world with this treasure, which increases in depth and quantity the more we distribute
it.
Therefore, my dear Srila Prabhupada, just as a dog or servant is very satisfied to get a
competent and perfect master, or as a child is completely satisfied to get a competent father,
we are satisfied simply by engaging in your transcendental service. We thereby know that we
have a competent master - competent enough to save us from all kinds of danger in this
material existence - and therefore we have come to the guaranteed protection of you, Srila
Prabhupada, and are being freed from material anxiety. This life of anxiety is called material
existence. To be completely satisfied and devoid of anxiety, we must come to the position of
eternally rendering service at your lotus feet in your mission.
Your servant,
Radhapran Dasa, President, Hare Krishna Ashram, Malaysia.

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Ahmedabad Temple
AbhiRama Caitanya Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. A father is always merciful to his son and
Krishna being Supreme Father is all merciful. It is because of His mercy only He sends His pure
devotee like you, Srila Prabhupada, to reclaim the fallen souls from this material world. Caitanya
Mahaprabhu is considered to be the most munificent incarnation as He was freely distributing love of
Godhead and you were ordained to fulfill his mission by spreading the glories of His Holy name every
town and village.
Accepting you as spiritual master is my greatest fortune as to get a bonafide spiritual in disciplic
succession is very rare. Generally it happens that a disciple chooses his guru but in my case, your
causeless mercy has given this unfortunate soul an opportunity to become your disciple. It is because
of your compassion only that this soul could play a tiny insignificant part in the mission of Lord.
Some less intelligent people claim that a guru should be living. I totally disagree with that, because a
spiritual master gives knowledge about spirit cannot be identified with body which is made of dead
matter. Even you yourself claimed that spiritual master never dies. I believe it because I got my answer
from you whenever I had any doubt even though you were not physically present. One such instance
is as follows: In the past few weeks we had undergone lot of reversals and tensed moments in our
organization. So a feeling of doubt naturally come in my mind. But I came across a purport in
Bhagvatam which answered my question. In the purport your Holiness writes(SB3.16.36 &3.15.37)
Although Hirayakaipu and Hirayka, formerly Jaya and Vijaya, became asuras, the demigods of
this material world could not control them, and therefore Lord Brahm said that neither he nor all the
demigods could counteract the disturbance they created. They came within the material world by the
order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He alone could counteract such disturbances. In
other words, although Jaya and Vijaya assumed the bodies of asuras, they remained more powerful
than anyone, thus proving that the Supreme Personality of Godhead desired to fight because the
fighting spirit is also within Him. He is the original in everything, but when He desires to fight He
must fight with a devotee. Therefore by His desire only were Jaya and Vijaya cursed by the Kumras.
The Lord ordered the gatekeepers to go down to the material world to become His enemies so that He
could fight with them and His fighting desires would be satisfied by the service of His personal
devotees.
Brahm showed the demigods that the situation created by the darkness, for which they were
disturbed, was the desire of the Supreme Lord. He wanted to show that even though these two
attendants were coming in the forms of demons, they were very powerful, greater than the demigods,
who could not control them. No one can surpass the acts of the Supreme Lord. The demigods were
also advised not to try to counteract this incident, because it was ordered by the Lord. Similarly,
anyone who is ordered by the Lord to perform some action in this material world, especially preaching
His glories, cannot be counteracted by anyone; the will of the Lord is executed under all
circumstances.
When something is arranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one should not be disturbed by
it, even if it appears to be a reverse according to one's calculations. For example, sometimes we see
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that a powerful preacher is killed, or sometimes he is put into difficulty, just as Haridsa hkura was.
He was a great devotee who came into this material world to execute the will of the Lord by preaching
the Lord's glories. But Haridsa was punished at the hands of the Kazi by being beaten in twenty-two
marketplaces. Similarly, Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, and Prahlda Mahrja was put through so
many tribulations. The Pavas, who were direct friends of Ka, lost their kingdom, their wife was
insulted, and they had to undergo many severe tribulations. Seeing all these reverses affect devotees,
one should not be disturbed; one should simply understand that in these matters there must be some
plan of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Bhgavatam's conclusion is that a devotee is never
disturbed by such reverses. He accepts even reverse conditions as the grace of the Lord. One who
continues to serve the Lord even in reverse conditions is assured that he will go back to Godhead,
back to the Vaikuha planets. Lord Brahm assured the demigods that there was no use in talking
about how the disturbing situation of darkness was taking place, since the actual fact was that it was
ordered by the Supreme Lord. Brahm knew this because he was a great devotee; it was possible for
him to understand the plan of the Lord.
So presently we may be undergoing so many tribulations but Prabhupadas preaching His glories,
cannot be counteracted by anyone as the will of the Lord will be executed under all circumstances.
Prabhupada it is my humble request to you that please bless me so that I may keep all of your
instructions in my mind and execute my services with full faith and endeavor.
Your insignificant servant,
AbhiRama Chaitanya Dasa
Adi Keshava Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this Most Auspicious Day of Your Appearance I first of all offer my humble obeisances and I beg
for all the offenses which I have done by not following your command or orders. Also I am very
thankful to you that you have still kept me under your shelter. This reflects the Unlimited Causeless
Mercy which you are showering unto me.
You have saved me from just slipping off from the crag of your Lotus feet. There are so many times
you having saved me but, most of them I have unnoticed or unrecognized it. Just like the story of a
person who was walking with God, saw just a pair of footsteps and he never saw the other pair. He
doubted the Lord and questioned Him that The Lord was not all there when there was lot of
difficulties in his life. Then God Himself replied that during the difficult phases in his life, he could
not even walk that the Lord had to carry him along. Similarly Srila Prabhupada you are saving me each
and every time. Sometimes carrying and sometimes dragging and sometimes pulling but I am so
unfortunate that I am not at all seeing your hand in each and every step of life. I am not all seeing the
causeless compassion you have on me. Causeless again because there is no reason that you are
showing mercy and compassion to me. And I am most unqualified person to get this compassion. Yet,
grossly I could see that I was somehow saved this time also from having the greatest fall. But again, it
is so unfortunate that, I forget the good fortune I am getting which is the association of devotees,
wonderful movement, your transcendental literature, very sublime and peaceful life. Yet I forget all
these and hanker for temporary material pleasures.
In the SB it is mentioned the qualities of the people of Kali Yuga ie.,
mand sumanda-matayo
manda-bhgy hy upadrut
In this verse it is mentioned about manda bhagya as most unfortunate. This quality is very much
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similar to me. The fortune you have given me is not being properly utilized therefore I am in the
category of mandabhagya.
Srila Prabhupada, on this auspicious day, I am very sincerely praying that please help me come out of
the anarthas I am having. In the past I have done many mistakes and offenses, please forgive me. I am
also putting lot of efforts not to commit any mistake and offenses but sometimes done by force
because of past nature and sometimes unknowingly. Please forgive me for all these.
Your most fallen Servant,
Adi Keshava Dasa,
All Glories to His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Dheer Damodara Dasa
My humble dandvats at your lotus feet! You have helped us in various ways to broadcast this
message of Bhagavad-gita to all the people of world. The important point here is broadcasting
the message through real acharya - that is none other than His Divine Grace
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada, we are battling with our own
family for proving that you are preaching.
We can very clearly see, just by following simple principles, thousands of people are
transforming their lives. This is the proof that you are preaching.
My only request to you is please keep me engaged in your service.
We are making a humble attempt of disseminating your teachings and we have seen positive
signs in our endeavor.
Please keep guiding me, otherwise I will be lost.
I beg for forgiveness for all offences that I might have committed at your lotus feet.
Your eternal servant,
Dheer Damodara Dasa
Ghan Shyam Dasa
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Kirti Chandra Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you, the founder-acharya of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, on this day of your Vyasa-puja!
It is only by your causeless mercy that a useless soul like me was picked and engaged in your
preaching mission and given the chance to serve the Lord personally like cooking for the
Lord, bathing the Lord, dressing Him and also feeding Him.
mka karoti vcla pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande r-guru dna-traam
By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame
man can cross mountains.
A dumb man like me is begging for that mercy so that I take your instructions as life and soul,
and try to become a good orator for preaching Krishna Consciousness knowledge to
everyone.
I have tried to follow your instructions.
Whenever I felt weak or low to go out for preaching service, I remembered how you struggled
to established the movement initially and also your saying Dont try to see God but do such
activities so that God comes and sees you. Also I keep remembering, A lion, although being
the king of the forest, never sits quiet but works hard to achieve the prey. Such above
instructions always inspires and helps me to try my best to give Krishna Consciousness to the
people.
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Also while executing the Krishna Consciousness life, due to my limitations and karma, I
couldnt give hundred percent in the services but continued to execute keeping faith in you
and Lord Krishna, and also by taking guidelines from authorities.
I request you to give sufficient intelligence so that I avoid offenses unto Vaishnavas, deities
and also follow the four regulative principles strictly.
Kindly bless us so that we have a beautiful temple for Sri Radha Madhava. This temple
should be the preaching hub to entire Gujarat so that innocent people receive Hare Krishna
mantra, prasadam etc., and go back to Krishnas abode.
Praying at your lotus feet for your causeless mercy,
Kirti Chandra Dasa
Madhumangal Dasa
Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances on this day of your auspicious appearance day.
I thank you once again for engaging me in your service for all these years, and beg you to keep me
engaged in the service of the Lordship more time as you will and wish.
I want to just sHare in this offering how Guru and Krishna fulfill all the desires of Their devotees in
executing the mission of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. As you know very well how our Iskcon Bangalore
group is geared up for expansion of your mission and spreading out its wings all over the sub-
continent as well as trying to open temples all over the world. One such chapter is of Hare Krishna
Movement, Ahmedabad. The center was established in 2006 at the outskirts of city. From then on, for
5 years devotees were struggling to set up a temple but no result was found even though the prasadam
distribution program was going on very nicely. All kinds of attempts were made to set up a place to
build a temple. As the land prices in the city ran into crores, there was no hope of even purchasing the
land. But later, devotees decided to buy a small piece of land and started to search for it. They found
out that even a small piece of land, say a biga, would cost a whooping 2 to 4 crores. At one point it
looked as if getting a land means touching the moon in the sky. But as a matter of duty the devotees
did not give up their efforts.
It all happened of a sudden that a good hearted gentleman called and offered a land to build the
temple, which is not far from the city but also coming under the town plan shortly. My Lords mercy
we received a highly valued piece of land, spreading over an area of 11acres (18 bigas), which we
could not have even dreamt of purchasing. The construction of the temple has also started and is
going on at a very quick pace. We are expecting to inaugurate the Phase-1 Temple by next March.
By this pastime of the Lord we can easily learn that for fulfilling the mission of the Lord there is no
shortage of resources, but only the patience and faith of the devotees is required. If we devotees
continue to execute our services with faith, patience and determination, I am sure we as a group will
be completing all the big project from Krishna Lila Theme Park in Bangalore to Vrindavan Lila Park at
Mathura followed by all temple projects in all cities and towns all over the world.
Begging for your mercy, I once again beg you to please keep me engaged in your wonderful service in
any capacity you want me to do. I also beg you to keep me always reading Shrimad Bhagavatam,
Chaitanya Caritamrta, Bhagavat Gita and relish these literature to the greatest extent. I also beg you to
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bless me chant my 16 rounds of japa everyday without fail and sustain my body with Krishna
Prasadam.
Your servants' servant
Madhumangal Dasa
Pratap Rudra Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.
As my association with Your Glorious Movement has passed the Half-a-decade line, I increasingly feel
your causeless mercy harnessing a non-worthy person like me. It has been your divine grace in the
form of your meticulously organized movement which has kept me away from thinking about this
obnoxious rat race of material existence and cushioned my consciousness in making attempts to
serve the most munificent incarnations of Sri Sri Nitai-Gauranga with my conditioned body, mind &
words.
In the past year, Ive orally witnessed how You & Their Lordships have been preaching in this town of
Ahmedabad in a miraculous way and it gets even better as the time moves on. And as the divine
project will unfold, an immense opportunity for purification and strengthening of our relationship and
dependence on you & the Lord will become a reality.
To conclude, I beg you to continue to bestow your causeless mercy so that I can engage myself in your
divine service through constantly associating with your divine instructions.
Longing to be servant of your servant,
Pratap Rudra Dasa
Rasa Parayana Dasa
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories unto you the savior of my life.
It has been more than two years in your movement now. Almost one-fourth of the time was
spent in maintaining my health. I forgot that this body belongs to you master, and was
neglecting to give due importance to it. As a result I am not able to render rightful service
unto you, O master.
It has been a year and more since being here in Ahmadabad. Unfortunately I am not able to
do justice to my allocated service. Prabhupada, please engage me cent percent in your
mission. Please give me sufficient intelligence so that I can surrender unto you and begin
actually serving your mission.
It has been a wonderful year at Ahmadabad, although not involved directly in the struggle but
getting to know from authorities how you are making your disciples an instrument to spread
the glories of Lord Krishna. Prabhupada, please make me also an instrument in your mission
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Regarding your position as sole diksha guru of ISKCON, it is just like clouds covering the sun
from the imperfect senses, but actually sun always exists and the temporary clouds will
eventually vanquish.
Always begging your mercy which is liberally bestowed upon the fallen souls causelessly, I
deserve such mercy of yours because actually among all your disciples, I am the lowest.
Regardless of which stage one is in, when I see that one is engaged seriously and sincerely in
discharging the duties ordered by the spiritual master and is thus dedicating his life to the
service to the spiritual master, that person becomes very dear to Me. (Ref. Krishna Book). So
please engage me seriously and sincerely in discharging the duties ordered by you.
Your actual fallen servant,
Rasa Parayana Dasa
Raya Rama Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on the joyous occasion of the
appearance of your divine grace.
First of all, I would like to beg forgiveness for all the offences committed at your lotus feet
and the Vaishnavas out of my ignorance.
Your divine appearances is for protecting the fallen conditioned souls of this universe against
further gliding down to the hellish life and reinstate them to their original constitutional
position which is to engage in ungrudging devotional service of the Supreme Lord. And one
would be able to get the direct experience of associating with the Supreme Lord by strictly
following your instructions under all circumstances. I would sincerely thank Your Divine
Grace for choosing me causelessly to be a part of your bona fide mission and there by
establishing the real value and meaning of my life.
Persons who are not in Krishna Consciousness are living a very precarious life due to
forgetfulness of their eternal position in relation with the Supreme Lord Krishna. Your
movement is meant to give relief to all such distressed and bewildered souls of this world.
Therefore, your contribution is the greatest welfare activity especially for the entire human
society and you are the greatest well-wisher following in the footsteps of Lord Chaitanya.
Kindly accept my humble prayers unto you to keep my words, actions and thoughts always
engaged for your pleasure and guide me to practice your instructions.
Your insignificant servant,
Raya Rama Dasa

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Srivilasini Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble respectful obeisances. All glories to you!
Today is the most auspicious day of your appearance It is such a special day for us Srila Prabhupada
because we know for sure that we are what we are now, just and only by your causeless mercy. And
what is more joyful than glorifying you on this special day!
Having spent more than twenty long years without knowing that I was suffering, your causeless mercy
spotted me on my first visit to Iskcon. I was so arrogant thinking here is another man who must be
saying he is equal to God or God Himself and bothered not much to stand in front of you also. But
that causeless mercy still brought me to settle in the same city and from then began this journey and
now I seeall my arrogance and ego crushed..weeping at your lotus feet seeking eternal shelter...
The shelter of your lotus feet grants the Supreme Bliss and removes all anxieties Just like the cloud
pours water and brings happiness to the residents of the earth, the shelter at your lotus feet pours
unlimited mercy and saves us from this blazing material business and brings forth Supreme Bliss.. A
child held by his father has nothing to worry about.. and when we are at the shelter of your lotus feet
we literally have nothing to feel anxious about at all.. Unfortunate though I am that I am unable to
experience that Supreme Bliss and hence suffering still in anxiety
The shelter of your lotus feet grants the Supreme knowledge and removes all ignoranceJust as all
darkness vanishes in a moments notice when there is light, all ignorance vanishes when one hears the
Supreme Knowledge about Krishna from you. How easy you have made it for us to receive the
Supreme Knowledge Srila Prabhupada, with those splendid Bhaktivedanta Purports. Unfortunate
though I am, that hardly do I bother to receive that Supreme Knowledge and hence suffering still in
ignorance
But, on this unfortunate soul, how much causeless mercy you are showering day and night, non-stop!
On the auspicious appearance day of Sri Advaita Acharya you have initiated me with the Holy Name
and accepted to give me shelter at your lotus feet. Every time I recollect that moment, I feel
unlimitedly indebted to you for giving me this rarest opportunity, Srila Prabhupada It is certainly
your CAUSELESS MERCY due to which I have got a chance to serve the Supreme Lord, for, otherwise
what qualification do I have to even dream of it
Now, by your order, we are in a new place in an upcoming center and if at all we can do something to
please you, it is again only by your causeless mercy Srila Prabhupada... Please do not reject this
arrogant, egoistic, insincere soul. Somehow or the other, please do not deprive me of shelter at your
lotus feet Prabhupada for you are my only refuge
I pray that I do not think too much about my comfort or satisfaction and just work for your pleasure,
Srila Prabhupada. My only anxiety should be how to please you always. Let me always follow your
instructions and be humble and obedient to my authorities
As we are praying to our Lordships every day, we hope the ongoing tussle will come to an end soon
and we victoriously establish your position as the sole Diksha guru of Iskcon and continue to work
united for expanding your mission.
Sustained by your causeless mercy, your unworthy servant,
Srivilasini Devi Dasi
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Vidya Sagar Nimai Dasa
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Virupaksha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
One more year has passed under the shelter of your lotus feet. As the saying goes, dont count your
years, but make your years count. If I go by it then there is nothing countable I have added to my
years. The incessant showers of your mercy are the only assets I have collected.
Sometimes in our devotional life we come across some apparently unfavorable situations. But
devotional service is so wonderful that there is nothing inauspicious in it. Whether it is in a so called
favorable or unfavorable situation, if one has full faith in Your Divine Grace, then he can see that you
are mercifully purifying him and bringing closer to Krishna. Just like an expert physician knows,
which ailment can be treated by surgery and which by sugar candy, in the same way you know our
ailments well, and expertly treat them by various means. Only thing is that one should have full faith
in you. Now when I look back at the so called ups and downs in life, I realize how concern fully you
have tried to cure me and bring to a healthy state of being connected with Krishna. Through all these
experiences my faith in you has become stronger. Still so many anarthas are there in me due to my
own slackening. The first offering I wish to make at your lotus feet is to keep myself spiritually fit,
which is easily achievable by strictly following your instructions.
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This year I got transferred to our Ahmedabad center, with a hope from all the devotees that I will be
able to contribute tangibly to your preaching mission here. Its a blissful experience to be a part of this
yatra especially when a new temple project is coming up. There is a feeling of devotional anxiety in
becoming a responsible servant. By your mercy some light and direction is coming to us. This city is
full of preaching opportunities and it has become more conducive by the hard work of the devotees
engaged in LLP Program, who have directly or indirectly connected so many people to you. Now we
have to take it further and bring them and many others to your shelter. Srila Prabhupada as a pure
devotee and all powerful vaishnava, you know everything and are capable of accomplishing
everything, but still you mercifully give us an opportunity engage in your service and purify ourselves,
which is not an ordinary thing at all. Scriptures profusely glorify even a moment of association of a
pure devotee like you. Then what to talk of those who regularly associate with you with faith and
humility. And above them, are those who are under your constant shelter. Then what to talk of those
whom you have engaged in spreading your mission. You have given this glorious opportunity to an
unworthy person like me. Please bless me that I do my sadhana and reading nicely and become strong
enough to be utilized by you for spreading the glories of Lord Krishna. I pray to Sri Gaura Nitai that I
serve sincerely and convert this merciful opportunity given by you into a humble offering at your
lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, I also pray for your mercy that I always serve the vaishnavas very sincerely and
without duplicity and remain faithful to the authorities. Maya is very strong and there is a great
enthusiasm in heart to dive into maya, but all these years you have compassionately saved me and
kept me protected through association of devotees and guidance from authorities. Srila Prabhupada
kindly maintain this mercy and bestow good intelligence to always recognize and respect this blessing.
You have not only brought me to this Vaikuntha, but are also tolerating my non-senses, for which I
can never pay you back. But still I yearn to serve you to the best of my capacity and offer whatever
little I can. Please keep me eternally under your shelter and engage me nicely in your service so that I
become worthy of being called as your disciple. Thanking you Srila Prabhupada.
Your unworthy servant
Virupaksha Dasa
Vishwambar Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to you on
this 115th anniversary of your divine appearance within this world. On this occasion of your
Vyasa-puja, I want to once again thank you very much for your kind mercy in continuing to
engage me in your service.
Dear Srila Prabhupada Vyasa-puja, book is not simply a year book of the Krishna
consciousness movement. It is an offering of love and devotion made to the most important
person in our lives who changed many condition souls in the world and brought them back
to perfect human civilization, our eternal spiritual master His Divine Grace
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. It is also an opportunity for me to reaffirm my
devotion to you, and the commitment that we made at the time of our first initiation, under
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your most expert guidance, inspiration, and devotion to the Supreme Lord, I am able to serve
you and Sri Nitai Gauranga.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, you are the mercy incarnation of the Lord. I am a fallen soul who is
always looking after sense gratification in this material world, just like the pig is always
looking after stool for his sense gratification, but you are so merciful upon me that you are
still keeping me in ISKCON {Hare Krishna Movement} and giving opportunity to me to serve
Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga and you. You are the mercy incarnation of the Supreme Lord Sri
Krishna, you are very compassionate on fallen souls. Please give me your mercy so that I can
do service to your mission till my last breath, sincerely and seriously.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, this is my humble prayer at your lotus feet because you are most dear
to Krishna. Please give strength to all my authorities. They all are already blessed souls but
this is my humble prayer to you, so that their efforts in re-establishing your glorious position
as the sole diksha guru of ISKCON and bringing entire ISKCON under one tree, become
successful.
Your Servant,
Vishwambar Dasa
Bhakta Akshay Shetty
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my obeisances millions of times at your lotus feet.
When I first time saw your photo I thought you are as same as a fake guru or the people who make
others fools for earning lakhs of rupees and you established ISKCON for converting your black money
into white but I was a biggest fool to think this rubbish about you.
After coming in association with devotees I understood about the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Krishna and we are part and parcel of His as soul and not this body. After association of devotees I
came to know that you are not an ordinary man.
You are a great Spiritual Master empowered by Lord Krishna Himself. You established ISKCON for
benefit of the conditioned souls in this material world, to preach us about the importance of human
life and showed the way to go back to Godhead, without your grace and causeless mercy going back to
Lord Krishna is not at all possible.
Those who continuously associate with you, by hearing your tapes and reading your books
throughout the day are most fortunate beings in the universe. The transcendental sound vibration
from your lectures and kirtan tapes has the power to liberate even a casual bystander who hears only
one word.
I love to hear your mock debates with your disciples as they play the devils advocate and how you
smash their atheistic arguments, please Prabhupada always keep on showering your causeless mercy
on me and help me to cross this material world and attain Lord Krishna.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Akshay Shetty
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Bhakta Amit Kumar
Dear Prabhupada,
I do not know from where I should start. Before coming to this Krishna consciousness, my only aim
was to get some higher education, fame and money. I thought that there is nothing more than this,
and this is the only key to make my life successful.
But after my father's death, when I analyzed the life of my father and also some other people, I came to
realize that all this fame and money cannot make the man happy. Then, I thought what would make
the human life successful and happy. For the next one year, I thought continuously about it but I did
not have any satisfactory answer.
But in May 2010, I came in touch with Akshaya Patra devotees through my friend and by the grace of
the Lord Krishna. I was in touch with Akshaya Patra for next two months; I got the satisfactory
answers about what human life is and its aim. I started to read Srila Prabhupadas books, following the
regulative principles and chanting.
All these activities made my life to completely change. When I compare my life two years back with
the present, I found that my perspective to look at the situations has changed. Now, I realize (up to
some extent) that there is higher authority(Lord Krishna) who is the original father of all living
entities and I have to keep engaged myself in his service as much as possible to make my life
successful. So, I pray to Srila Prabhupada to make me engaged in his service and do not allow me to
leave him.
Thanks and Regards,
Amit Kumar
Bhakta Anil Rawat
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Bhakta Anuj Dimri
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am very fortunate that your effort of preaching Krishna Consciousness have reached me.
I have been trying my best to follow what you said but due to this busy schedule (maya) I am not able
to follow few things. On your birthday I want your blessing to attain Lord Krishna by my action, by
my music, by everything I have.
It would be my privilege to follow what you said, but I think I am the one who has to control, I am the
one who has to accept, and I am the one who has to deal with this material world so please give me
energy to follow it. I say my thanks to Lord Krishna for giving me what I want, for always helping me
in very drastic situation and for always being with me. I am eager to attain Lord Krishna and I am also
eager to attain you. I am also eager to know that how some can be so kind as you are.
Yours truly,
Anuj Dimri
Bhakta Arjun Rajarshi Trivedi
Hare Krishna.
I am paying obeisance to the lotus feet of His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
from my heart, mind, body and soul. Srila Prabhupada, your name itself is divine enough to attract me
quenches my thirst for Krishna consciousness. By blessings of Lord Krishna I started reading
Bhagavad-gita in 2009 and in Jan 2012 by the blessings of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna I came
in contact with Hare Krishna Movement - Ahmedabad. I was interested in Krishna consciousness but
not in a perfect or ideal way. By meeting the devotees of HKM and knowing about Srila Prabhupada, I
was greatly influenced and got that eternal quenching of my thirst in search of the Absolute Truth in a
very simple, scientific and authorized way. By the grace of Lord Krishna and Prabhupada I started
reading the authorized books and chanting the ever great Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. The man who
has a solid backup of Lord Krishna and Prabhupada can easily find the ever eternal and original place
in Goloka-Vrindavana. When I heard lectures and read books; Prabhupadas way of approach to any
question, statement is the satisfying logical and scientific explanation from Lord Krishna Himself is
what I believe. When he is chanting, the voice entering the ears arouses a discrete divine feeling which
couldnt be expressed by words. I am 19 yrs old engineering student currently and so very thankful to
God to allow me to be in association with an authorized Guru at a very important stage of my life. I
am not at all qualified to glorify him even a 0.01% but still the I am thankful to HKM-Ahmedabad to
give me a chance to meet a great personality like you. Only thing I just want to say is that if you are
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truly and sincerely looking for Lord Krishna or Absolute Permanent Truth, Srila Prabhupada is very
rapidly coming to you. One who teaches is called a teacher and one who changes a person is called
Guru. The change has a major role in Krishna Consciousness and so do I too had a drastic change
which made me more peaceful, happy, calm, humble and philanthropic. Regular chanting, honoring
Krishna prasadam and reading books are best way to control your senses and you can gradually make
them your servants serving the Lord. My words dont have that very caliber to glorify HDG Srila
Prabhupada but still he accepts a sinner too as his disciple and thus I am thankful to Lord Krishna
who sent Prabhupada to deliver all of us.
Vande Guru Shri Charanarvindam.
Yours loving servant forever,
Arjun Rajarshi Trivedi
Bhakta Bal Mukund Singhal
Dear beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
HARE KRISHNA
Please accept my humble obeisances again and again. All glories to your lotus feet.
There are so many ways in which I can glorify you. But at the same time its very difficult endeavor.
I have no shame to admit that I try everyday to overcome my laziness and chant my rounds constantly
and do some reading but havent managed to fully succeed. But I consider that Im successful in the
fact that I have at least the courage to try.
On this day of your appearance, Vyasa Puja, I am thankful to you for the great gift you have given to
the world. I will always try help others become Krishna conscious.
Srila Prabhupada, by your grace so many people once attached to the grossly sinful activities such as
meat-eating, intoxication, gambling and illicit sex life has left everything now and are very blissful.
By your grace devotees are able to travel to holy places such as Mayapur, Jagannatha Puri, Vrindavan
and Mathura whose glories are unlimited.
You have given us your association, your instructions and your example. I love hearing them.
E.g. A story of a brahmana and the cobbler. How, the cobblers simple devotion and faith that yes my
Lord can make an elephant pass through eye of a needle, as he packs millions of trees within the seeds
of a tamarind tree, made the cobbler free from karmic circle thus leading him to Godhead home,
while brahmanas false ego and fake devotion were obstacles to his spiritual success.
Srila Prabhupada, your conversation with a devotee on Pascals Wager, in which you replied him that
there is fifty fifty chance of believing in God, then take the other fifty percent in favor. Since you
have nothing to lose and everything to gain, why not chant? the only reaction comes after reading
this is so True just believe and have faith in your love to Lord Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada, you have taught the easiest way to get into Krishna consciousness
-Chanting the holy name and dancing (Lord Krishna loves it)
- Doing devotional service
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-Having Prasadam
There is no loss; a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of
fear, i.e. death. This will free our soul from the karmic cycle and will lead directly to the spiritual sky
(Vaikuntha loka)
Please direct me with your kind mercy so that I may achieve the goal of this human life.
I beg you to remember whatever small service I have tried to offer to you.
I beg you to forgive for all my offenses
Thank you would be a very small word for helping us bringing closer to Lord Krishna
I bow myself at your lotus feet, making me fortunate to write an offering to you.
Your servant,
Bal Mukund Singhal
Bhakta Bhagyavan Shetty
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Respected Srila Prabhupada,
For last one year myself & my family members are chanting Hare Krishna mantra regularly, we feel
that your appearance in this material world is a great boon for entire humanity.
Your organization Hare Krishna Movement, The Akshaya Patra Foundation &
its dedicated missionaries are doing great service to the society for last the few years. We are also
associated with you whole heartedly.
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Of course, our services are nothing, but we seek blessings from Your Divine Grace to make Spiritual
Progress in our lives.
Today on this special occasion we are highly obligated to you for allowing us to become the part of
Hare Krishna Movement, Ahmedabad chapter.
Your's Sincerely,
Bharat Shah & Family.
Bhakta Chandra Singh
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My humble obeisance unto the lotus feet of Prabhupada. Only because of him, I have started believing
in God. He has given me guidance for all problems in my life. He always inspired me and gave a path
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of achieving higher taste by chanting, dancing and eating prasadam. He has given a simple way of
moksha. Only because of him I came to know who the Supreme Personality of Godhead is and he has
also given guidance about difference between human life and animal life.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada
Dhawal Shah
Bhakta Dhruv
By the mercy of a Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, even a dumb man can become a greatest orator
and even a lame man can cross mountains. I seek mercy of such a Spiritual Master His Divine Grace A.
C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Oh! My Spiritual Master, kindly accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. I bow down at your
lotus feet seeking the shade of your lotus feet. Kindly be merciful towards me. Kindly bestow upon me
the shade of your causeless mercy. Kindly forgive me for the offences I have committed at your lotus
feet and kindly bestow upon me the genuine and sincere attitude to obediently follow your
instructions.
My Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada, I thank you to bring me in touch with your movement and the
full time devotees. It is by your grace I have somehow come in association with Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhus movement. You have made me fortunate enough to bless me with the holy names of the
Lord. I thank you to make me capable to chant the holy name of the Lord and receive guidance
through the full time devotees at the Hare Krishna Movement. I thank you to bless me with the
opportunity to distribute your books and render service at your lotus feet. I thank you to guide me
through your books. I thank you to guide me towards the right path, thus letting me know the real
purpose of life. It is by your causeless mercy I have been blessed with some understanding about how
to be fully involved and engaged by dovetailing my desires in the service of Lord Krishna. Thus,
making me capable enough to utilize my skills and knowledge acquired by my studies at your service.
May I make the best utilization of the knowledge acquired by studying my subjects by utilizing it
somehow at your service for a better cause. May I utilize my skills and talents of playing music at your
service. I thank you to bestow upon me this opportunity. Oh! My master, you have always inspired
me, strengthening my courage and confidence to distribute your books and make others aware of your
message. I thank you to bestow upon me a purpose in my life, a reason to exist. By coming in touch
with your movement I have become more positive in handling the ups and downs of my life. You have
constantly guided me in my tough times and made me capable and courageous enough to handle the
tough times patiently. It is by your mercy I have experienced a change in my perceptions of the world
around me and the right channel to analyze the things around me. Thus analyzing through the
scriptural vision and thus understanding and perceiving the things around leading to a difference in
my behavior and conduct. When encountered with a problem I recall and refer your words and
instructions in your books and accordingly look for appropriate explanation and the best solution.
Thus you have made me capable to analyze and perceive the world around me through a higher
dimension. Kindly bestow upon me the remembrance to always be in touch with you through your
books and through your devotees.
Thanking you
Dhruv
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Bhakta Dilip Soni
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Hare Krishna
My life was very odd and you taught me who is god,
You taught us four principles through your disciples,
You taught us what is soul and the absolute supreme whole,
You gave us motivation, a direct way to liberation,
You showed us spiritual way, to engage all day,
The only way is chanting for the one who is lamenting,
The only one maha-mantra that is:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare hare.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada thank you for always being with us..
Your servant
Dinesh gopalani
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Bhakta Gaurav Ohri
Respected Prabhupada,
Before coming to FOLK I always wondered what life was, who I am and what my main motive is!
And here I got all the answers of my questions. Here I feel the real happiness. When I was in college
hostel I used to sleep for 12 hours a day because of which I always felt lazy but here I wake up at 4
am.
It is really amazing to see myself waking up at 4 am every day. One day, in hostel, one of my friends
gave me a book written by you which is curing the cancer of my mind. After reading that book, I
thought over it, then I called my friend to give me another book of yours and after reading IQ EQ SQ
book I got totally changed. I started chanting, I stopped eating chicken and now I am a pure
vegetarian person who is eating only prasadam.
Now I am in folk. Here I get nice prasadam, nice living environment which is very important for my
studies and health also.
Thank you very much Prabhupada for your blessings.
Gaurav Ohri
Bhakta Gyanesh Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Before coming to Akshayapatra, I was lost somewhere in this materialistic world. I was not at all aware
of whether I am doing right or wrong. Incidentally I came here after listening to one of the devotees
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when he came to our college PDPU for delivering a session on Curing the cancer of mind. I was
pretty much inspired by him and decided to join the 3 days program on Path Of Perfection. These 3
days experience totally changed my way of thinking.
Srila Prabhupada, you explained in a very understandable way about life and how we can relate
ourselves with the Supreme God, Lord Krishna. You made me aware of the mistakes which Ive been
doing in my daily life like gambling, illicit sex. Now I realized how the regulative principles of
freedom can actually bring happiness in my life.
I am really thankful to you, Srila Prabhupada who gave me a new taste of life which is tastier than the
earlier one Ive been experiencing.
Your servant,
Gyanesh Kumar
Bhakta Jayesh Bariya
Dear Srila Prabhupada
For the last one year I have been in anxiety but chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra has helped me a
lot. It changed my life and my life is Krishna conscious now.
I was searching for this kind of life enriched with spirituality. I am chanting from past two months. It
has improved my concentration also. And now, I know spirituality as science and wish to know more
about this science.
By following the four regulative principles namely - no meat eating, no intoxication, no gambling, no
illicit sex and chanting Hare Krishna I will become Krishna conscious.
I want to meet Lord Krishna.
Your servant
Jayesh Bariya
Bhakta Jignesh Kumar Daraji
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
I am very lucky for getting the chance of offering for the Vyasa Puja. Last 19 years I am in contact with
Krishna consciousness and my family is also in touch with it. With help of Krishna consciousness they
are deriving greatest benefit of kaliuga. It helps in my personal life and other persons life. It gives me
lot of success in my study, behavior, communication, positive thinking etc. Krishna consciousness has
also given me good friends, parents and Guruji. Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant,
Jignesh kumar Daraji
Bhakta Kishan Makwana
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After joining Hare Krishna Movement, I experienced drastic change in life. I was suffering from
negative thoughts, but after starting chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, I got very good result. Now
I am always thinking positively and life is going very smoothly.
I am very thankful to Srila Prabhupadji that I got good support of Hare Krishna Movement. I wish to
continue more chanting.
Thank you
Kishan Makwana
Bhakta Kunal Bhanawat
Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeciences unto your lotus feet.
I have no words to show my gratitude towards you.
Before coming under your shelter, I was highly frustrated with the life that I was living. I was a
polished western culture follower. I always used to give some mundane interpretations about the
principles of life. I was under the clutches of Mayadevi's best weapon.
It was by your mercy that I came in touch with a devotee as my preacher. I got satisfied with your
teachings. But I was so fallen that for a long time, I never cared for it. After reading some basic books
of yours, I started chanting and very soon, some wonderful changes started coming in my life. But at
that time also I was searching for gold in the garbage of so called western relationship. I never cared
for the regulative principles.
The turning point came in my life when you gave me intelligence and I suddenly did something which
could ruin my life. I kicked out the so called relationship out of my life which had brought me a lot of
distress and miseries for a long time. I was highly confused at that time as to what's going on in my
life. But I soon realized your potency and started taking Krishna Consciousness a bit seriously.
Now that you have made so nice arrangement for me, I hope that you will guide me and sanction me
as a very good servant of Lord Krishna. I very humbly request you to please engage me in service of
the Lord throughout my life and birth after birth.
The only thing I can do is to serve your mission to the fullest.
Your fallen servant,
Kunal Bhanawat
Bhakta Mahesh Vyas
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
After coming in contact with His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada I feel that Lord
Krishna is always with me. Whenever I remembered Lord Krishna and asked for help at the same time
I got the solution for my problem.
So, I thank you for making me Krishna Conscious. Hare Krishna.
Your servant
Manoj Gehlot
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Bhakta Mayur
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my obeisances.
I was very irregular before joining folk hostel, after joining folk hostel I became regular, so thank you
for folk hostel.
I am following four regulative principles, thank you for giving these four principles.
I am chanting HARE KRISHNA MAHA MANTRA, having nice prasadam, doing
Kirtana, hearing lectures of yours and I am enjoying all this.
Once again thank you Prabhupada for providing us knowledge of BHAGAVAD-GITA As It Is, and
providing right information about material world.
JAY SRILA PRABHUPADA,
Your Servant,
Mayur
Bhakta Nainesh Varma
Hare Krishna,
Srila Prabhupadji,
I pay my obeisances at your feet.
By your mercy and blessings I am chanting 8 malas regularly, please give me the courage and blessings
to chant 16 malas now, also please bless me so that I can advance spiritually and understand the
purpose of my life more better. Also bless me more and more to be detached by the fruits of my
actions.
By your blessings and mercy I seem to be a more better human internally, I do not get angry,greedy etc
like before. By your mercy I feel contended with whatever I get from my life may it be good or bad,
now I feel like it is Gods prasadam.
Also by your mercy and blessings all my surrounding people seem to be more happy and contended
with me and my actions. I am so happy and contended by joining your Hare Krishna Movement. May
you please bless me and my family to always be a part of your Hare Krishna Movement, advance more
spiritually and also bring many more people along with us to this very enchanting experience of
getting Krishna Consciousness.
Always desiring your mercy,
Nainesh Varma
Bhakta Naman Mehta
I do not have much to say, but just to feel. I have been lucky to know about this movement and I am
happy to be part of it. There had been so many good things happening to me in the past few months
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since I started attending the movement. Thanks to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Sri Krishna. I am
obliged to Them and I am happy forever.
The bottom line is that I am at peace. I find happiness and I am living a great life. I did well in
academics.
I am happy. May Lord Krishna be as kind as He is....
Hare Krishna.
Your's faithfully,
Naman Mehta
Bhakta Narendra Vyasa
AT THE FEET OF GURUDEV
I bow down before you today and express my deep gratitude for your grace that you have been
pouring in for many years. I could not notice your grace when two members of our great institutions
ISKON approached me 9 years back with your nectar of devotion in the form of your commentaries
on Shreemad Bhagwat Geeta and Shreemad Bhagwatam, The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya and
Chaitanya Charitramrita. The touch of these great teachings has not only totally transformed me but
also transformed my all family members and made them sincere devotees of Lord Krishna Chaitanya. I
always feel and experience the grace of Lord Krishna Chaitanya, Lord Jagnnath and Lord Radha
Shyam Sunder.
The teachings have opened up all doors and windows through which I can see and experience that
road-map towards Lord is reachable. There are many like me who have no good knowledge of Sanskrit
and hence deprived of the understanding of the great teachings of Lord which are recorded in
Sanskrit. Your commentaries in English and their availability in respective local language have offered
big platform to address this need and brought us very close to the journey Back to God.
Your spiritual journey from your birth to your childhood, to date of initiation from your guru to
leaving grahastha life at the age of 53, spending years at Vrindavan at the feet of Shri Rupa Goswami
and Shri Sanatana Goswami, taking sannyas at the age of 59, embarking upon journey to USA at age of
65, establishing ISKON in 1966, making world tour for 14 times, inaugurating more than 100 temples
and guiding more than 10,000 disciples across the world have brought Krishna consciousness
throughout the world both in east and west. Such a gigantic contribution on the earth can be never
made by any human unless he is blessed by Lord and empowered as a messenger of God. You are,
therefore, great messenger of Lord Radha-Shyam Sunder, Lord Krishna Chaitanya and Lord Jagannath.
I understand you better through prayer Shriguru charne rati eise uttamgati. This prayer has greatly
helped me to understand and experience your grace. You are our path finder. I pray to you to bless
and guide us continuously till we reach to our destination Krishna Chaitanya Consciousness. I also
assure you to honestly follow your teachings in letter and spirit.
We ever remain sincere devotees of Lord Krishna Chaitanya, Lord Radha Shyam Sunder and Lord
Jagannath.
Hare Krishna!
Narendra, Nachiketa, Sahdev, Mauli, Ananya, Snehal and Samvida
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Bhakta Natarajan S Iyer
Hare Krishna
Before making this humble attempt to write/speak a few words about the unlimited and inexhaustible
nectarean knowledge of the all merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme scientist, Lord
Sri Krishna, I offer my most humble obeisance unto the lotus feet of my spiritual guru, A C
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who dedicated his entire life for the upliftment of the mankind
across various continents of the world, across all religions. I pray to His Divine Grace and his kind
mercy.
I dont even know if I am eligible to offer my humble prayers at the lotus feet of the Lord when there
are several devotees who are more devoted than me and who practice devotional service in a more
focused manner and who have all the support to practice devotional service. In fact I am a very
confused person and find myself to be at cross roads in many instances of life. There are pressures and
pulls and I dont know what is right and what is wrong. There are several viewpoints. No one knows
ones position better than you. Perhaps, even Arjuna was in a similar state like me and the Lord came
to his rescue. I wish Lord could also come to my rescue the way he did for Arjuna in a personalized
and human form. By your mercy I have come in touch with the same transcendental teachings of Lord
Krishna as they were imparted to Arjuna.
You have kindly presented all these teachings in a simple way in book Bhagavad-gita As It Is.
However the only saving grace is that I have been following the path of bhakthi even at a very young
age and feel protected at the lotus feet of the Lord all the time.
It is completely beyond the power of this most unqualified student to describe fully, the
transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.
I am highly indebted to the entire team of Akshaya patra, Ahmedabad branch, for feeding with this
knowledge about Bhagavad-gita. My special thanks to devotees of Ahmedabad temple, whose lectures
were delivered with a great sense of enthusiasm and involvement. I have gained immensely by
attending the Sunday lectures quite regularly. Although I have been chanting it is only since taking
oath as Shraddhavan, during the Vyasa Puja last year that I am chanting without a break. I have a long
term dream of delivering a lecture (making other think and convince them to take to the path of
bhakthi) on Bhagavad-gita based on the book of Swami Srila Prabhupada and I am preparing myself
towards that goal slowly.
Hare Krishna.
Humble servant of the Lord
Natarajan S Iyer
Bhakta Nayan
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Bhakta Niranjan Upadhyaya
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my repeated respectful obeisance unto your lotus feet. I dont have any proper words to
write this offering. All words I repeat are given by you, the Spiritual English words.
By your causeless mercy our dushkarmas are removed just like an antivirus cleans a virus infected
system, and installing a new operating system of Krishna Consciousness. Countless thanks for
giving us an opportunity for practicing this great spiritual life.
Spiritual master means one who teaches by examples, and in Krishna conscious life with different
examples you are teaching us how to depend completely on Krishna in all our actions and by doing so
we will be absolutely free form all anxieties. I still remember when we prayed to you and many things
happened as miracles. And it will continue to happen in our Krishna conscious life. There is no doubt
that just by Your Grace all things will turn positive because you are empowered by Krishna. I beg
Krishna not to bring forgetfulness on us for glorifying you in all our lives.
Please bless this conditioned soul not to be careless in following your words.
Trying to be Your Servant
Niranjan Upadhyaya
Bhakta Pandya Kalpesh
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
I deeply thank you for giving us beautiful FOLK life.
Thank you for nice prasadam, knowledge about the Supreme God, your books, chanting and all this,
and thank you very much.
Also obeisance to you for nice trips, POP, JSD and mercy on us.
Yours faithfully
Pandya Kalpesh
Bhakta Pavan Rathod
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Bhakta Prashant Kumar
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you for your books, thank you for your lectures, and thank you for giving me such a great
knowledge.
Prabhupada, I have no words to express gratitude towards you. Before coming to Krishna
Consciousness, I was a sinful person. Just for the sake of happiness I did so many bad things. I always
wanted to be a happy person but I could never be. It is you who gave me the real way of happiness,
you changed my life totally. Every one is saying you left this planet in 1977 but they are wrong, you
are always with me and I can feel your presence all the time, when I am reading your books, when I
am listening to your recorded lecture. One such incident is there which happened in my life... I was
passing through some problem but I was hesitant to sHare with temple devotees, that day I was totally
disturbed. Next morning I was reading one card, I was shocked!!! Prabhupada's picture on left hand
side and on right hand side of that card was the perfect solution of my problem.
You have given me Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and without your help I cannot
even imagine to walk a single step in Krishna consciousness. Prabhupada, I am in darkness and you
are the only hope for me.
Prashant Kumar
Bhaktin Purvi Patel
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Bhakta Rakesh Patel
Hare Krishna,
I offer my respectful obeisance unto His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
One more time I want to explain that it is not possible for me to describe your kripa on me by any
words and this letter is to be construed as little effort in that way only.
Srila Prabhupada,
In my last letter to you I have explained about how my perception about God got changed by just
coming in touch with your disciple.
In this letter I would like to disclose that constant touch of your disciples has enabled me to change
myself in two aspects: one aspect is the way to see the things happening around me and second is to
react on it. This doesnt mean that I have stopped to perform my social or official responsibility, but
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the way of performance is somewhat purified. For instance if result of my extreme effort is not
favorable to me, I take it as Lord Krishnas lila, so it helps me to control my anxiety and anger which
is must for advancement in Bhakti-yoga
Chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is not just best meditation process but it is also best
medication in Kali-yuga to reduce the adverse effects of rajoguna and tamoguna on mind like stress,
anxiety, depression, etc., which after a long period of time results in collapse of social structure. By
reading your books it has become very easy to improve my intelligence to understand the Supreme
Personality Lord Krishna and His constant lila. If anybody is fortunate enough to come in touch
with your books or your disciples, Im sure for his spiritual advancement.
It is only your blessing that Shri Radha Krishna Temple project is taking shape in Ahmedabad and
we are so fortunate that Lord Krishna has given us such a big opportunity to become nimitta by
working for this temple project.
At last I want to make a humble request to all your disciples to add one line Jai Srila Prabhupada
after Panchatattava mantra in the beginning of each round of japa.
Hare Krishna
Rakesh Patel
Bhakta Rasik
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
First of all, before coming in contact with Lord Krishna and Iskcon, I was frustrated in my life, there
were many problems.
Now, Prabhupada, you have given me guidance about how to go back to home, back to Godhead.
You gave me chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. You gave me right knowledge of
Bhagavad-gita.
You taught me to follow the four regulative principles like
1. No gambling 2. No meat eating
3. No illicit sex 4. No intoxication.
You gave me opportunity to serve Lord Krishna by attending mangala arati. You gave me tips, how to
get permanent enjoyment. Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
My dear Prabhupada, you gave me FOLK Hostel, by this we can do spiritual practice and eat nice
prasadam, attend mangala arati, chanting, etc.
Thank you again and again.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna.
Your servant,
Rasik
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Bhakta Ravi Anand
Srila Prabhupada,
I spent three days in Akshaya Patra and attended the sessions of the devotees who were preaching
your messages.
Now, I am very influenced by the teaching and I think I got the mission of my life. Ill try my best to
devote my life in service to you and Lord Krishna. Ill follow all the regulative principles given by you
and chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.
Your servant,
Ravi Anand
Bhakta Ritesh
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances,
I came in touch with Krishna Consciousness six months ago. I am enjoying Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra chanting and kirtana, it is a wonderful experience.
Thank you Prabhupada, for giving me spiritual knowledge, Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, practical
knowledge of Bhagavad-gita and prasadam also.
Thank you Akshaya Patra for giving food to children.
Thank you very much.
Your servant,
Ritesh
Bhakta Rohit
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my Humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, blinded by the
darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
I would like to thank you for the great opportunity that you have given to me to serve your mission
full time. You are following Lord Chaitanya's mission to preach Krishna consciousness all over and
spread the Sankirtana movement. As per the instructions of your Guru Maharaj, you have preached
Krishna consciousness all over the world and brought people out of the darkest ignorance of Maya
(illusion) which they were not aware of and made them happy from Hippy life.
Book Distribution is your main preaching mission, and you have always inspired us to distribute more
and more books, so that this knowledge of Krishna consciousness can be spread worldwide and each
and every person can get benefited out of it. Ignorant people may criticize us but you have said:
"Our success is in the spiritual master's pleasure and not the public's pleasure."(5th May 1976 Honolulu,
Hawaii)
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Taking the above words spoken by you, I have been following the process step by step and daily I have
been getting some realization in Krishna consciousness which is helping me to understand this
philosophy better. I am amazed to know about how Supreme Lord has created the world
systematically and only you have helped us to understand Krishna, because it is not possible for any
individual to understand the Supreme by his own means. He needs the help of a bonafide Spiritual
Master to guide us as told by you:
Our ambition should be how to serve Krishna through the disciplic succession, guru, and live in the
association of devotees. This is the process. (May 16th, 1976, Honolulu)
You have warned us that Maya is very strong and we need to catch the lotus feet of Krishna by
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra; and to have devotee association which will help us for developing
the Krishna consciousness within us. You have very systematically given the knowledge in many
aspects, may it be philosophy, politics, literature, social aspects, dealing in the god brothers,
humanity, responsibility of the human being, many of the: how to, what to, whom to and many others
questions have been answered by you in your books. The anarthas within will not go so easily, but
unless we have Gurus mercy and Krishna's mercy, we cannot get out of the clutches Maya. Therefore
I humble pray to kindly guide me so that I may not fall down because of the greater strength of Maya.
I am so fallen that in spite of such a nice opportunity in your mission that I have got to serve you, I am
unable to accumulate that required cesta. Yes, the things may not change in one day, but we have to go
on with the cesta by strictly following the rules and regulations given by you. Whenever I had some
questions popping in my mind & disturbing me, I have got the answer in your books and sometimes
while discussing the same with the devotees, I have got the solution for the same.
This fallen servant of yours is so fallen that there are no proper words with me to glorify Your Divine
Grace, but still you have shown the causeless mercy and gave the opportunity to server your mission.
Your fallen servant,
Bhakta Rohit
Bhakta Rudresh
It is around 10 to 12 years back when l came in touch with ISKCON and the books of jagad guru
Swami Shrila Prabhupada. Until I came in touch with ISKCON, I was thinking just like most of the
people of our society thinks about the social life; just eat, drink, be merry and enjoy who knows what
is going to be in the next life and had very blurred understanding about God and his relationship
with us. But when I came in touch with ISKCON and associated with Shrila Prabhupadas words
through his books and also through the devotees, I came to know the real purpose of life and more
than knowing, I realized the real purpose of life and it is there with me till the date. I am sure it would
not be possible without the causeless mercy of Guru. I think this is what the difference between the
real Guru and other cheater Gurus. I bow down to Shrila Prabhupadas lotus feet for this matchless
gift given to me. I am his eternal servant and indebted to him for all the knowledge received from him.
Please accept my offering for you.
Thank you Prabhupada
Your insignificant and menial Servant
Rudresh
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Bhakta Samarth Patel
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Bhakta Sanjay and Uday
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
When I joined POP (Path of Perfection), I came to know who God is, and what's my real goal of life,
because of you.
Oh! My Guru, it is only your mercy on me that I am able to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.
You have given me a chance to get away from ignorance and come to light of knowledge. Before, I
didn't know who I am, who is God, why I am suffering, but because of you and only you I got all these
answers.
I might have not done any pious activities in my previous life, but still I am able to chant Harinam just
because of your causeless mercy.
You gave us Bhagavad-gita As It Is. So we know about Lord Krishna.
So, please engage me in your service and Lord Krishnas service.
Sanjay and Uday
Bhakta Shashidhar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet.
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I am deeply grateful for everything that I had received by Your causeless mercy since my existence in
the world. This is at a very crucial stage of my spiritual life, since Your grace has very mercifully
chosen a fallen soul like me to be a part of this glorious mission of Lord Chaitanya. I must admit that
Your efforts for delivering the fallen conditioned souls has profoundly enhanced my conviction to
surrender more and more at the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
The amount of purity your grace exhibited and continue to shower the same on us is incomparable to
purest visible act in the three worlds. Only such purity of devotion unto the Lotus feet of Krishna can
save one from this dungeon of material existence. Your unimaginable achievements only characterize
the symptoms of a pure devotee of Lord Krishna and give us a precious learning attitude while we
notice these through Your instructions.
I sense great responsibility accompanying Your blessings which means I must put my sincere efforts to
understand and execute Your orders from now on. As a member of this Krishna Consciousness
society, I strongly believe that Your divine instructions and constant guidance will surely keep my
spiritual enthusiasm alive and remember always the real purpose of my life. During the last one year I
had amassed unlimited spiritual wealth through the association of Your devotees.
On this auspicious day of Vyasa Puja 2012, I humbly beg for continuous unalloyed devotion to You,
the spiritual master of the universe. Let my only desire be to constantly endeavor to serve and please
your lotus feet and be freed of all material desires which impede on the path of self-realization. I
humbly seek Your forgiveness for the offenses that I may have committed during my service to You
and Lord Krishna. I feel greatly blessed amongst the entire mankind to become a servant of this
wonderful movement and could not have asked for anything better to make my existence a success.
Your Servant,
Bhakta Shashidhar
Bhakta Shobhraj Prajapati
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+t tri r + ii sisi+i + s++ + i++ii ti sr+i r + ii++ ii+i +i ii viv +t+i r. vr i
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Bhakta Sneh Patel
I want to start with special thanks to Lord Krishna who made me meet this person named Srila
Prabhupada.
When I first time saw Srila Prabhupada, I thought he is only a sadhu or mahatma who gives
knowledge of all Vedas and puranas but his devotees told me to only chant Hare Krishna Mah-
mantra and I was shocked! Oh! I chanted Hare Krishna Maha-mantra for the first time and I really felt
good after even only one round of japa and then I heard some lectures given by devotees. After
listening to it I felt I have to go further and hence I decided to go for Baroda workshop.
Here was my lifes turning point which started with this workshop event. I solved some questions of
my life which I had always been asking myself and many other people. Now I felt I have something
new to know about life, God.
After that, I started following rules and regulations of life, I felt life is not to be lived like an animal but
life is to be utilized to know God, do something for God and try to serve him properly and give this
knowledge to others also.
I was a sinful person who was very harsh, unkind and used insulting words while speaking to others
in my daily life, but thanks to Srila Prabhupada on whose instructions I have now left this bad habit.
After that I joined the workshop at Nathadwara and attended an event at Ahmadabad. Now I feel that I
have become much purified than before and all these changes have come upon me because of Srila
Prabhupada and all his devotees. These are the people who really changed my life.
I heartily thank His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Thanks to all devotees also whom I met and who give me knowledge after joining Hare Krishna
Movement.
Hare Krishna.
Sneh Patel
Bhakta Sumanth Reddy
My Dear spiritual master Srila Prabhupada,
Oh master! Ive no idea how Ive come to this genuine organization, maybe it was by destiny or
something else. I, who has no idea of who I am?, what am I doing and what dirty fuss I am stuck
in, has been all cleared in just a span of few days of listening to your teachings.
Master, I am so blessed to get an opportunity to listen a few of your words which have shown me the
true freedom of my life which even my parents did not educate me about.
Love to Krishna, it really feels so pleasant and good which I cant express any more for I am out of
adjectives.
I know I am in a hell, I do a few activities which shouldnt be done. But I promise to you master, Ill do
all the required struggle to get closer to the Feet of the Lord and thats possible with your blessings
only.
Your servant, Sumanth Reddy
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Bhakta Tejas
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
You are not only the savior of mine but also of people all over the world. Your mercy has changed my
life completely.
Only through you, I came to know who is the Supreme and who actually the Lord is, what is the
purpose of life and who I am.
Many times maya has attacked me but I know that your mercy and Lord Krishna is stronger than
maya.
Somehow I am not able to chant 16 rounds as earlier so please Gurudeva, show your mercy on such
condemned conditioned soul so that I can chant 16 rounds.
Always engage me in your and Lord Krishnas devotional service. If ever knowingly or unknowingly if
I have I hurt you or any other devotees or any Vaishnavas, please forgive me.
Your fallen servant,
Tejas
Bhakta Tejas Trivedi
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet Prabhupada. You are not only my savior but
also of the people all over the world. Your mercy has changed my life completely. Only because you, I
came to know who is the Supreme and who the Lord actually is, what is the purpose of life and who
am I. Many times maya attacks me but I know that the mercy of you and Lord Krishna is stronger than
maya. Somehow I am not able to chant 16 rounds as I was doing earlier. So please Gurudeva show
your mercy on this condemned conditioned soul so that I can chant 16 rounds. Always engage me in
yours and Lord Krishna's devotional service. If I have ever knowingly or unknowingly hurt you or any
devotees or any Vaishnavas then please forgive me.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Tejas Trivedi
Bhakta Vanaraj
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Bhakta Vijal prajapat
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
The Hare Krishna Movement is very enlightening one. It provides me far great knowledge than any
other source. The words, the lectures given here make my path brighten. It gives me knowledge about
Vedic science; it has also provided me a great concentration and is changing my attitude.
The prasadam provided here are very pure and delicious. The kirtana and dance provided by
Prabhupada are very good and appreciative. It makes me feel positively. I am chanting 10 to 14 rounds
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra daily.
I am very thankful to Prabhupada for providing true and scientific Vedic knowledge.
Vijal Prajapat
Bhakta Vishal Kathiriya
Hare Krishna
Thank you Prabhupada for giving me the knowledge of Bhagavad-gita. I get proper approach to
understood Bhagavad-gita because Prabhupada give easy understanding of complex words of
Bhagavad-gita. Prabhupada give me attitude towards spiritual thinking. If I had not gotten Prabhupada
as guru then I would have never understood LORD KRISHNA in real meaning. Prabhupada gave me
"sanjivani" to come out from this material world's disease. I am very thankful to my guru for giving
me "Real Knowledge" of the universe.
Hare Krishna
Thank you Srila Prabhupada
Vishal Kathiriya
Bhaktin Avanti Bhagia
With the blessings f Lord Sri Krishna and A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I am a shraddhavan level follower of Lord Sri Krishna through Hare Krishna Movement, Ahmedabad.
With full support of Hare Krishna Movement and devotees, I chant one mala of Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra every day.
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With the divine blessings and mercy of A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada my way to live life has
changed to devotion of Lord Sri Krishna. This mantra has given me power, purity and peace of mind. I
devote my life to Lord Krishna and Swami A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna
Shraddhavan
Avanti Bhagia
Bhaktin Kruthika
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept this fallen souls humble and respectful obeisances unto Your Divine Graces
Lotus Feet -which is the only solace for us in this material world. Srila Prabhupada, this day
on which you appeared in this material world is the most auspicious day for your disciples,
Your Divine Graces causeless mercy - appearance sanctified this world.
Our dear savior, I have no words nor do I have any knowledge to glorify Your Divine Grace, I
am an insignificant creature, it is only by your causeless mercy that you are making this fallen
soul perform a duty of a disciple. I whole-heartedly, by Lords mercy who is the source of
knowledge, able to express and feel that you are everything to me, you are my life and soul, I
cannot live without Your Divine Grace, the purpose of my existence is to serve Your Divine
Grace, without you nothing can happen. You are in control of everything.
Jogyata vicHare kichu nahi pay, tumara karuna sara.
It is one and only by your causeless mercy that You have lifted this creature from the gutter
and kept under your personal shelter and direct service. I am very grateful to you Srila
Prabhupada for what you have bestowed me with, but these words are not enough to glorify
Your Divine Grace.
Dear master, please help me in purifying myself, my existence This contaminated mind and
consciousness are not letting me practice and understand your divine instructions As It Is, it
is running away here and there, not letting me practice your instructions strictly, seriously,
sincerely. It is ruining this precious life given by you, suppressing me, implementing its
nonsensical thoughts on me. Please save me from this great danger maya. I am completely
fallen because of this contaminated mind and consciousness. My dear eternal Father, you are
my life and soul, I do not want anything other than you. Please save me, purify me, protect
me from this state of illusion. Only by your will, your causeless mercy will I be saved from
this illusion and will be able to practice your instructions, completely engage in your
transcendental devotional service. My constant prayer unto your lotus feet is to please make
me completely yours accept me as a tiny little child of yours for whom you are completely
everything, who is completely surrendered unto your lotus feet, always dependent on you,
always in your care, control, shelter, protection, not even a fraction of a second I should be
forgetful of Your Divine Grace. I sincerely beg Your Divine Grace to please bestow staunch
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attachment to your divine lotus feet and please make me stick to your lotus feet at any cost,
any extent, any circumstance. Please hold me tightly at your shelter.
My dear Prabhupada, only purpose of my existence is to serve you! You are ocean of mercy,
beg you to please bestow a drop of your causeless mercy on this fallen soul and not sanction
your forgetfulness even for a fraction of second, let me always, constantly pray to you and be
completely as you completely want me to be as your eternal disciple.
Srila Prabhupada, you have bestowed me with a beautiful life, this life is given by you, and
this life is completely yours and only meant for your service and not for sense gratification.
Please help me in giving up the hope of independent existence without you and hope for
sense gratification, please make me completely be dependent on Your Divine Grace. Please
help us become an instrument in your hand to spread this mission of yours, please accept
each and every soul under shelter. Please bless us spread this mission of yours to each and
every corner. Please bestow us with the knowledge of where we are lacking in your service
and make us improve in that area and help us in serving your lotus feet, your instructions and
please you to the fullest possible extent. Please punish and correct us wherever we are wrong,
please make us perceive things as you want us to perceive.
Beg Your Divine Grace to please accept me as your eternal disciple, make me perceive as you
want me to perceive, make me be as you want me to be as your eternal disciple. Please keep
me always with you, engaged in your devotional service forever.
An insignificant fallen soul aspiring to be your eternal disciple,
Bhaktin Kruthika
Bhaktin Seema
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i= r-i -i tii+ +, -i -iii i+iv it ii+i+ +i +i -i r-i ri tir i+iv +ri i= - ri+ r. it +
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Bhaktin Sushila Sharma
Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances onto thy lotus feet.
Your beliefs and teachings are a boon to the mankind. I feel blessed to be your follower. After coming
in touch with your movement, I feel myself very close to Lord Krishna. Your glories cannot be written
in words, but felt deep within as complete selflessness.
Sincerely,
Sushila Sharma

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Bangalore Temple
Adideva Dasa
My Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
On this auspicious occasion of your appearance, please be kind as ever and continue to bestow your
divine grace upon me. Your unbounded mercy is what has kept me going in Krishna consciousness.
Despite being totally worthless, you have been most merciful and guided and instructed me in varying
circumstances over these many years. Because you are our father and guide, all of usmy god
brothers, god sisters and Iare more fortunate than anyone has ever been or ever will be.
Im currently under the iron grip and influence of the base modes of rajo-guna and tamo-guna. It is
only by your causeless mercy that I can transcend these two lower modes and be situated in sattva-
guna or shuddha-sattva. Youve taught us to dovetail our proclivities in devotional action for the Lord,
thereby overcoming the lower mode of passion. The mode of ignorance can be overcome by
cultivation of knowledge of oneself and the Supreme Self.
You have pronounced devotional action to be bhakti, in line with the definition of the great sage
Narada. Bhakti is not a mere sentiment, so do you say. Knowledge is Veda, or more precisely Vedanta,
especially when it is as precise as the knowledge that you have enunciated. As a wonderful personality
transcendental to the two lower modes, and constantly engaged in devotional action (bhakti) in
complete knowledge (Vedanta), your title as Bhaktivedanta, perfectly symbolizes your exalted divine
position.
I have very little realization about myself, the material energy or the Supreme Lord. But I know for
sure that only by your unparalleled mercy, will I be able to achieve the goal of life. Youve come here
to this planet to provide eternal life in bliss and knowledge to all those who take shelter of your lotus
feet. You carry the compassion of Lord Chaitanya and the devotional intent of the Gosvamis.
Lord Chaitanya had assigned different responsibilities for each of the six Gosvamis. Of them, two can
be considered their greatest contributions: the authoring of the vast Gaudiya literatures and the
uncovering of the pastime places in Vrindavana. Your contributions are innumerable, but it can be
safely considered that of all of them, two are most importantglobal expositions of the two most
significant contributions of the Gosvamis.
You took the Gaudiya literatures (Chaitanya-charitamrita, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction,
etc.) to people all over the world in many different languages. You brought people of the whole world
to Vrindavana and exposed the pastime places of the wonderful Lord and His devotees. The Seventh
Gosvami Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur had predicted your appearance in his first global publication in
1896the very year that your Divine Grace chose to descend to this planet. Truly, you should be
proclaimed with the title The Eighth Gosvami for further expanding the greatly beneficial
contributions of the previous seven Gosvamis.
My sincere desire is to lead an uncomplicated life in your blissful service in a manner as youve
repeatedly mentionedchant, hear and be happy. Help me to unconditionally surrender to your
divine will. Accept me as a mere instrument and use me in any manner that you deem fit. In return, all
I ask of you is that you bestow me with the benediction that you shall never forsake me. For without
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your shelter, I shall wilt in the unbearable heat of material energy, much akin to a fragile sapling in the
blazing sun. Please be my torch, my umbrella and my crutch. Be my master, my friend and guide.
Bless me Oh! Master Bless me. I repeatedly offer my lowly self-unto the cool shade of your radiant
lotus feet.
All glories to Your Divine Grace! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Yearning for your constant association,
Your foolish servant,
Adideva Dasa
Agrani Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. I wish to take hundreds of births, and go on paying obeisances
unlimitedly to your divine self.
This year has been a year of excitement with lot and lot of devotional service. I feel blessed so much.
Thank you for everything you have given me.
Only by taking shelter and bowing to your lotus feet, one can be freed from all material reactions
accumulated through innumerable births. It is only by the mercy of Lord Krishna that one meets a
pure devotee and gets the seed of devotional service. I feel myself so fortunate that I have come under
your shelter. Now it is only by your unlimited blessing and mercy that I can prosper in devotional
service. Please bless me.
You are the epitome of preaching devotional service. Your mood is that of preaching and expanding
the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Please bless me so that I can also preach this wonderful
message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, singing your glories all along. My only aim is to worship you
always and keep your instructions in my heart. Please bless me so that I can be successful in achieving
my goal. I am nothing in front of devotees who struggle, take hardships to serve your mission.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless me with strength so that I can practice sadhana sincerely and attain
your mercy. You have mentioned that by sincerely and seriously rendering devotional service, we can
make progress in devotional service. Please bless me with this sincere and serious attitude.
Please bless me with humility and service attitude which are jewels of a Vaishnava. Only by your
mercy I can achieve that. Even if I perform pious activities for millions of lives, I will not be able to
achieve this service attitude Srila Prabhupada. But by your glance it is possible for me to attain so.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please bless me to preach your glories as this life is of no use if it cannot be
used for your service.
Your servant,
Agrani Krishna Dasa
Ajithashray Dasa
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
My beloved Spiritual Master Dandvat pranam,
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Dear Prabhupada,
I was fully in ignorance and never knew as to why I came to this world and what the purpose of my
life is. You are the one who showed the light and way to reach Lord Krishna.
Dear Prabhupada, I was running after some demigods for some material benefits and never knew
much about Lord Krishna, after coming in touch with you I got to understand all above facts of life
and started understanding about Lord Krishna.
Since beginning of my life I was searching something and after I came to Bangalore one day I met
some Iskcon people who were doing Kirtana in a temple and they invited me to come to Iskcon
temple.
The day I came to Iskcon temple I had darshana of you and also Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra
immediately I realized that my search in completed and I got my Spiritual Master and my Lord also.
Since then I started following your order, coming to temple, chanting Harinam and sankirtana.
I was slowly following your order and once I got initiated by you. I feel your real presence with me all
the time. Prabhupada I know that I am not eligible for any thing in life but you are so merciful and
kind that you have been giving me whatever I require and you have also accepted me as your disciple
without any of my qualification.
Dear Prabhupada you know that I was and I am less than a shudra and less than a stool worm but you
have still accepted me and taking me out of this miserable life as well as the process of birth and
death. I would humbly request you to please fix me in your lotus feet forever and engage me in
following your orders of preaching Krishna consciousness and free me from all the lusty and material
desire. Prabhupada please forgive me for any offense done by me at your lotus feet.
Oh! My Spiritual Master kindly keep me in your service always and give me strength to follow your
orders so that I can try to fulfil your desires of spreading Lord Krishnas name as much as possible.
Your servant of the servant
Ajithashray Dasa
Akinchana Chaitanya Dasa
I offer my respectful and humble obeisances to my beloved spiritual master His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
As every time every year I write my Vyasa Puja Offering, I have no words to show my gratitude
towards you. Srila Prabhupada, you are saving me from the greatest dangers of this material existence
and from the attacks of MAYA. I always struggle to be a good follower of your instructions and keep
falling down. But even after that I am saved by you. For this life time, Prabhupada You are the only
shelter and hope for me. I want to take your instructions as my life and soul but somehow I am unable
to do that due to my own weakness. I lose control over myself and get attracted to lust and greed every
now and then. Just like when a child commits some mistake, father corrects it; similarly, you being my
Spiritual father always are trying to correct me. Please keep me as a speck of dust at your lotus feet
and continue to bestow your causeless mercy upon this jiva for this life time and take me back to your
abode. So, just shed a pinch of your mercy so that I can become a good disciple and continue to serve
your mission till the last breath of my life. I dont even know whether I am contributing a bit for your
mission Prabhuapada, I beg at your lotus feet to continue bestow your mercy on this most un-qualified
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disciple of yours, so that I can purify my consciousness and be fit to follow your instructions and to
become a very insignificant instrument to preach the mission Krishna Consciousness. Ultimately you
know the condition of mine and you know what I said above are all true and that I really cant give
anything but only can take!!
Thus it is highly impossible for me to write anything beyond this Prabhupada! As still I am a beggar
and fit for nothing and I continue to beg for Your Mercy for my spiritual progress, and I request you to
shed a pinch of your mercy on me just like small pieces food are thrown towards a dog. Kindly do not
leave me, tighten me with a rope of your instructions and guidance and use me for your mission.
Thank You.
Yours most unqualified servant
Akinchana Chaitanya Dasa
Amalabhakta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories unto Your Divine Grace.
It has been over a decade since I started chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, and a year since I
received formal initiation as your disciple.
It is certainly by the will of providence that I have got a chance to come in touch with Your Divine
Grace, the great captain of the ship of the great journey back to Godhead. It is only by Your causeless
mercy that You have admitted me into the boat even without any qualifications. The chance to serve
the temple was bestowed upon me by Your blessings and the grace of the Deities in this temple, at a
time when I was not even properly aware of spiritual life.
It is definite that I can go back home if I simply follow your instructions irrespective of the
turbulences that I may face during the rest of the journey, as You have taken charge of my life, there
should be no reason for any reversal.
However, I often become concerned & apprehensive that I may lose this great opportunity due to
adverse situations and apparently imminent obstacles to continuance in service. Unfortunately, I am
not able to constantly remember the Lords promise of protection. I forget that the infallible Lord who
has directed my life for so long will surely continue to do so in future as well.
I am unable to offer prayers with appropriate words and devotion such as those offered by great
devotees. Therefore, kindly excuse me for all the deficiencies and grant me the state of mind to be
always conscious of my great fortune.
Please endow me with steadfastness and unflinching faith on the merciful protection of the Lord.
Please favor me with the eagerness to practice sadhana under all conditions and render service to Sri
Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra.
Your aspiring disciple,
Amalabhakta Dasa

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Amalanandhi Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
My humble obeisances, a hundred times unto the lotus feet of Guru Maharaja.
Srila Prabhupada by your causeless mercy you have permitted me to touch your lotus feet and
accepted me as your disciple. According to Bhagavad-gita the top most knowledge (raja vidya raja
guhyam) is Krishna consciousness because in Bhagavad-gita we find that the symptom of one who is
actually in knowledge is that he has surrendered unto Lord Krishna. This Krishna consciousness
process is truly (susukam) very happy. We can easily see that activities in Krishna consciousness are
joyfully done. There is chanting, dancing, eating prasadam and discussing Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-
Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya Caritamritha, these are the main processes.
So Srila Prabhupada, please give me mercy and blessings so that I can experience this spiritual
knowledge and I can sHare with others with whatever little ability I have.
Yours most insignificant, unworthy, fallen servant, always starving for you and your devotees mercy
Amalanandhi Devi Dasi
Anagha Krishna Dasa
My Dear most Srila Prabhupada,
I would like to glorify you by reciting some of your words that you have allowed me to always
remember, and hope that others may be comforted and inspired by them also.
"Whenever a devotee is in distress or has fallen into difficulty, he thinks that it is the Lord's mercy
upon him. He thinks, 'Thanks to my past misdeeds, I should suffer far, far greater than what I am
suffering now. So it is by the mercy of the Supreme Lord that I am not getting all the punishment I am
due. I am just getting a little, by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.' Therefore he is
always calm, quiet and patient, despite many distressful conditions." Bhagavad-gita As It Is 12.13-14
"A devotee is naturally so humble and meek that he accepts any condition of life as a blessing from the
Lord. A devotee always accepts punishment from anyone as the mercy of the Lord. If one lives in this
conception of life, he sees whatever reverses occur to be due to his past misdeeds, and therefore he
never accuses anyone. On the contrary, he becomes increasingly attached to the Supreme Personality
of Godhead because of his being purified by his suffering. Suffering, therefore, is also a process of
purification." Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.17.17
Please allow me to continue serving you despite my numerous faults. You remain my only hope,
inspiration and shelter. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Anagha Krishna Dasa.
Bangalore
Anantha Kirthi Dasa
Hare Krishna Dear eternal Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you and Gauranga.
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tva na sandarito dhtr dustara nistitratm
kali sattva-hara pus kara-dhra ivravam
We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may
accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali,
which deteriorates all the good qualities of a human being.
(rmad-Bhgavatam 1.1.22)
Srila Prabhupada, by your causeless mercy once again this year, I am able to write the
offerings to your lotus feet and thank you for showing me the ultimate goal of human life. It
is once again with regret I am telling that still I am struggling to follow all of your orders and
instructions strictly to meet the standards of an ideal Vaishnava. Please continue showering
your causeless mercy upon us so that we can all strictly follow your nectarean instructions
(which in-turn are Lord Sri Krishnas instructions) so that it may please you. Because without
your blessing no one can make spiritual advancement.
To see your body (in your deity form, photos and videos) is the perfection of the eyes.
Speaking your praises (a nitya-siddha, pure devotee) is the perfection of the voice. Touching
your body brings a state of ecstasy. Hearing your voice (in your lectures, bhajans and kirtans)
is the constitution of the ears. We bow to your lotus feet again and again. Please guide us so
that we can provide this opportunity of having your association to one and everyone.
Srila Prabhupada, please give us the necessary strength and blessings so that we can uproot
the disease that has sprawled within your own home as the bogus guru system and provide a
permanent medicine for this dangerous disease; also even personally as individuals.
Finally, I beg Your Divine Grace to please forgive all the mistakes and offences that have
happened knowingly or unknowingly unto your lotus feet, Vaishnavas, deities, etc. just like
the mother is not offended by her mad son. (C.C Madhya 15.50)
Prabhupada, please continue to accept me as one of your disciples eternally and provide
service opportunities in your mission thereby saving this fallen jiva.
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Trying to be your eternal servant,
Anantha Kirthi Dasa

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you on this most auspicious
appearance day of your divine grace.
It is my great Sukruthi that I have come across a great ideal acharya like you who teach us everything
about spiritual life by personal example. Everyday I am thanking Lord Jagannatha for sending me to
you for learning spiritual knowledge. The whole perspective of my life is changed because of your
preaching. I am very little anxious about my material achievements. I am able to realize any of my
mistakes immediately. All this is because of your immense mercy upon me. It is a mission of my life to
make more and more people understand about your preaching and glories of Supreme Personality of
Godhead Lord Sri Krishna.
On this most auspicious day I humbly beg you to continue to shower your blessing upon me
continuously.
Yours sincere disciple
Annapoorna Devi Dasi
Bhaktavatara Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet!
I do not know how to repay for your causeless mercy which you have bestowed upon me. I do not
have sincere devotion and obedience unto you. Many times I feel that I do not appreciate your
causeless mercy properly due to my activities of sense-gratification.
You have instructed in many places about a disciple's duties like: following sadhana sincerely;
spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world; etc. But I am not able to follow any of your
orders. Still you are bestowing your mercy upon me. Many times I work for my sense enjoyment, not
for yours and Krishna's satisfaction; even then you are bestowing your mercy upon me. I still use my
free will for my enjoyment at many places. So, please make me a puppet in your hand and handle my
free will in service of Krishna. I am ignorant person who do not know how to engage in devotional
service of Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna, but it is by your mercy only that Krishna is still
allowing this useless fellow in Krishna Consciousness.
But my life has changed so much after coming into Krishna Consciousness. At least grossly I am
gradually accepting your commandments. I expect, with your mercy, a one day will come when I'll
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accept all your instructions like: Krishna & you as real master and follow Bhagavad Gita, Srimad
Bhagvatam & other your instructions.
Please impart faith in me so that I can recognize your causeless mercy. Give me enough strength so
that I can follow sadhana nicely.
Your fallen servant
Bhaktavatara Dasa
Chitra Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to you and please accept my humble obeisance.
I am grateful to you for blessing me with the website service. This I feel is book distribution of modern
age. ISKCON, Bangalore website has viewership of 2000 per day. By the mercy of Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, today communication and technology has advanced so much that we are able to send
Krishna conscious messages to thousands of people in a second. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati
Thakur wished if there could be a spiritual newspaper published every minute. His vision has come
true in the recent days where we are sending God conscious messages to the masses in no time
through website.
Prabhupada, my humble request at your lotus feet, year after year is only one thing. Please bless me so
that I can chant 16 rounds or more without any offence. If a conditioned soul like me can do
something, it is only aparadha. So please save me from all kinds of aparadha and bless me that I go
back to Godhead in this very life.
Your child and servant
Chitra Devi Dasi
Deenanatha Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All Glories to your Divine Grace.
First of all I am very thankful to you for giving me one more chance, one more opportunity to glorify
you, although I am not capable of and also not qualified to do so. This shows how compassionate and
merciful you are towards the fallen and degraded souls like me. Without your mercy we cannot do
anything, its your causeless mercy that we are in Krishna Consciousness. My dear Master I am not
able to stand with the commitments I have taken, although I am trying my best. Please give me the
strength so that somehow I will stick to your mission and the commitments. Give me the strength so
that I can follow you sincerely. Give me strength so that I can please you more. Give me strength so
that I may not get carried away by sensual things. Give me strength so that I can chant the holy names
of the Lord without Offense. Give me strength my Spiritual Master, give me strength.
On this auspicious occasion I pray to you that I may become sincere and follow your instructions
properly. Please give me intelligence and strength so that I can serve you and your mission properly.
A child may do many mischievous acts and trouble his/her mother in many ways, but as a mother
forgives all the misdeeds of her child, in the same way, as a child, I beg to your Divine Grace, kindly
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forgive me for all the offenses I have committed knowingly or unknowingly to you and please always
keep me at your lotus feet and in your service too.
Your menial servant,
Deenanatha Krishna Dasa
Divya Rupa Devi Dasi
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Theres no bound for your kindness and mercy - that is a fact. But you have been extra merciful to me
this last year, Prabhupada, I am indebted to you. Last year was a turning point in my life for which I
was waiting my whole life without even knowing it. Firstly, I got an opportunity to be a part of your
mission and your organization. I had the rare opportunity to be associated with your followers and
even work with them on the grand projects which will help take your words and Lord Chaitanyas
mission forward. I am ever grateful for that! Infact, I do not know how I can express my gratitude to
you and to the senior Vaishnavas who engaged me in your service.
The icing on the cake was that due to the favor and mercy of the senior devotees in the temple, you
kindly agreed to take me under your wings and give me a chance to be your formally initiated disciple.
I have never felt so safe and protected ever in my life! I deeply value this kindness you have showed
me, Prabhupada, a person parched for ages in a scorching desert, knows the value of the oasis. Its no
more like the meaningless chase for the mirage. What you have given me is real the direction, the
association, the safe framework to live in, and the inexplicable peace amidst the chaosits like I am
docked with the truth finally! No more looking for happiness elsewhere but under the shelter and
service of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
I keep thinking of ways in which I can express my gratitude to you. But it seems that I am nowhere
close to showing my love and care for you as much as you have showed me. I continue to search for
ways to please you. And from listening to lectures of devotees in the temple, I have begun to
understand the importance of chanting offenselessly. It sounds so simple yet its a struggle to chant
each round, every mantra, with attention. Its really a battle; the mind is indeed a mischievous
monkey! But I am not giving up, Prabhupada, by your mercy I never will. You have inspired the
warrior in me and if I did not use that spirit now, for this purpose, then it's of no use - it's only a
contamination. Every single day, every round, I battle to chant with complete care and attention. I
falter, I get carried away by unrelated thoughts, but I fight back. Please be kind to me please forgive
me my offenses and bless me that I may chant the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra sincerely and
offenselessly every single day of my life. Nothing is more important to me than this.
I pray to Sri Radha-Krishna every single day and night - that they help me become your perfect
disciple...just like your mercy can help one become their pure devotee. Actually I am wonder-struck
the way you and Lord Krishna work together! Your association allows us to reveal in the beauty and
freedom of loving Lord Krishna. Its like a fragrance you can never describe or capture. You just have
to bow down to its influence. And He continuously redirects us back to you to perfect our approach to
Him.
Please allow me to hold on to your hand always, Prabhupada, so that I do not recklessly try to cross
the bridge to Lord Krishna that you so lovingly have built through your instructions and books. It
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requires steadfastness, patience (like Lord Krishna is someone you can be patient for! what a
dilemma!) and commitment. I am completely committed to you and willingly so. Please engage me in
your service more and more. I have no one - no hope - but you. Anyatha sharanam naasti tvameva
sharanam mama!
Thank you Srila Prabhupad,
Your Eternal Servant
Divya Rupa Devi Dasi
Eswara Puri Dasa
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Hare Krishna
My dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you.
I thank you Prabhupada for giving me shelter of your lotus feet though I am unfit to get your causeless
mercy. All these years you have been very kind to me. You have protected me and my son during our
most difficult times. I am very grateful as well as in debt to you Prabhupada. Please give me much
needed spiritual strength to continue my journey on the path of going back to god Head.
You are the only anchor for me to reach the Goloka Vrindavana, the adobe of Lord Sri Krishna. Please
guide me to achieve my goal of life. Please forgive me for all my offences at your lotus feet
Yours most unworthy servant
Gaurangi Devi Dasi
Gopinatha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
A devotee cannot become too proud about anything. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had His closed-door
kirtanas in Srivasa Pandit's house, and only qualified devotees were allowed to enter. One time
Mahaprabhu's usual ecstasy didn't manifest because Srivasa Pandit's Mother-in-law, who was
considered to be unqualified, was hiding in the house. When Mahaprabhu was asking whether an
unqualified person was present, everyone was individually thinking himself to be that unqualified one.
Similarly, different Vaishnava Acaryas lament in their songs of being miserable for not being eager for
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pure love of God, but for being absorbed in material sense enjoyment. Thus my offering to you, Srila
Prabhupada, is a song in which I try to follow the same spirit of lamenting about my foolish attitude to
be eager for worldly enjoyment instead of pure devotion to Lord Krishna. I feel it's healthy to do some
self-examination time to time in order to make progress in spiritual life. My song goes like this:
I'm a hypocrite, I noticed today.
I'm wearing a Vaisnava dress, but I'm playing a game.
Always absorbed enjoying the objects of my sight,
Drinking maya's poison, accepting her lies.
I'm a hypocrite, I have to admit.
I hardly feel compassion to a fellowman's grief.
Seeing others in deepest sorrow, I never shed a tear.
When I see my own fate coming, I flee out of fear.
I wish I could only turn my lust into love
And change my steel-framed heart into molten gold.
(I) shall try to please the Lord by my service unto Him and I pray That one day He allows my bhakti
begin.
I'm a hypocrite, what did go wrong?
I must have offended my superior one.
Like a furious elephant did I destroy my bhakti plant?
I have no choice but to make it better if I can.
I'm a hypocrite, what can I do?
In my poor condition I have nothing to lose.
A straw between my teeth I shall bow down to the saintly ones.
If they'll forgive all my troubles are gone.
I wish I could only turn my lust into love
and change my steel-framed heart into molten gold.
(I) shall try to please the Lord by my service unto Him and I pray that one day He allows my bhakti
begin.
Desiring to remain your humble servant,
Gopinatha dasa
Goura Mohana Dasa
Prabhupada "You have descended in this auspicious day of nandotsav just to save us. Other than
yourself, who else is can save us?" I offer my respectful obeisances unto you Prabhupada, who has
delivering the most fallen conditional souls;
You are like the sun and moon. You have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gaua to dissipate
the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestowing benediction upon all conditioned souls.
Therefore the poetical comparison on you to the sun and moon is very significant, Because As the sun
drive away darkness by revealing light and enthuses living entity to engage there activity.
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By your appearance as sun you eradicates all kinds of ignorance dispel the darkness of the soul and
enlighten us with knowledge of the Absolute Truth. By your appearance as sun you revealed the
nature of the living entities to render devotional service to the lord Krishna and you engaging us in the
service of Supreme Lord in full Kiha consciousness by showing path of devotional service to reach
back to home back to godhead.
moon like your lotus feet so nice and cooling that all materialists, who are always in the blazing fire of
material activities, may come under the shade of your lotus feet and be fully relieved and satiated. You
are distributing rays of waxing moon by spreading the white lotus of good fortune to all living entities.
You are the life and soul of all people. You are giving relief from the pangs of blazing fire of this
material existence, soothing our wound which is beaten by Maya, Do to forgetfulness of Krishna
Turning his face away from Kiha by trying to enjoy this material world. Because of this conditioned
stage we are suffering in this material world life after life in different species of life.
ka-bahirmukha jva bhoga-vch kare nikaa-stha my tre jpaiy dhare
As r Caitanya Mahprabhu Instructs to rla Rpa Gosvm
brahma 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 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 Kiha. By the mercy of
both Kiha and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional
service.
Prabhupada now you are distributing seed of the creeper of devotional service, by awaking us.
jv jgo, jv jgo, gauracnda bole kota nidr jo my-picra kole
"Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! You have slept so long in the lap of the witch
My from time immemorial, now you have brought the medicine for destroying the illusion of
My. You are distributing love of godhead through Krishna consciousness, now we have to take this
Krishna consciousness. By chanting Hare Krishna maha mantra, Reading your books, Following
regulative principle, worshiping deity,Attaining all the morning and evening programs, attaining
srimad bhagavatam class and engaging in devotional service throughout day under your guidance,
books and prasadam distribution, preaching Krishna consciousness, opening Krishna consciousness
preaching centers to make more and more devotees.
Prabhupada we are like a blind man, do to blindness we cannot see and experience sun and sunlight
in day time, although sun is present in front of us. In this same way I am unable to recognize your
causeless mercy because of being completely conditioned by three modes material nature, Prabhupada
Although I am born in the darkest ignorance; by your mercy we have saved. You are opened my eyes
with the torchlight of Knowledge, through Krishna consciousness, therefore I again and again offer my
respectful obeisances unto you Prabhupada. By your causeless mercy now we are able to receive this
love of godhead to go back to home to godhead. without your mercy how we can understand your
activity nor can I praise your glories, your activitys completely on the transcendental platform Still
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you gave chance to offer our respectful obeisances to you on this very auspicious day called
vyasapooja.
Prabhupada your mercy is like, Mukha karoti vcla pangu laghayate girim: A dumb man can
become orator, and a lame man can cross over the mountain. Therefore yat kp tam aha vande r-
guru dna-traam I offer my respectful obeisances unto you rla Prabhupda, who has delivering
the most fallen conditional souls.
The instruction of Bhagavad-gt is eva parampar-prptam ima rjarayo vidu. One has to learn
from the disciplic succession.tad viddhi praiptena paripranena sevay. We have to learn by you
with full surrender. But this is the process. Surrender means rendering service by approaching you,
unless we are prepared to surrender, where our intelligence is nothing. There is no progress in
spiritual life therefore we have to surrender.
Prabhupada I am so fallen so that I am unable to completely follow your instruction, still By your
causeless mercy you are bestowing your everlasting endless mercy upon me by keeping in your shelter
and engaging me in the service of sri sri radha Krishna, sri sri Krishna balaram, sri sri nitai gauranga,
sri sri srinivasa govinda, sri sri prahalada narsimha and all other vaisnavas. Please engage me always in
your service with full surrender unto your lotus feet, without any deviation life after life with full
Krishna consciousness. Prabhupada please forgive all my offenses I have committed knowingly or
unknowingly, while engaging in devotional service. Please make me free from all kinds of offences so
that I will able to relish devotional service.
"O Lord, O Prabhupda. May you always be the object of my vision. Only the name of Krishna can
destroy my pride and illusion. Although my mind and intelligence are contaminated by wicked
inclinations, I meditate upon your lotus feet in causeless devotion." O all-merciful spiritual master,
representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when my mind will be completely surrendered
unto your lotus feet, at that time, only by your mercy, I shall be able to get relief from all obstacles to
spiritual life, and I shall be able to situated in blissful Krishna consciousness life.
All glories unto you Srila Prabhupada
Your eternal servent
Gouramohana dasa
Govinda Datta Dasa
r Guru Gaurga Jayata
My worship able Srila Prabhupada,
Kindly accept my unworthy obeisances at your lotus feet, the dust of which can purify the entire
world.
It has been 6 years that Your Divine Grace had taken charge of this fallen soul. Ascriptions which time
penned in my consciousness throughout these years, talk to me that Srila Prabhupada is my only
savior.
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Still the rebelling false me in me always claim that I can take care myself, I am capable enough &
whatever good I am enjoying now in life is due to my past pious activities.
This cataclysmic polluted consciousness is my real enemy who sabotages Your Divine Graces spiritual
mission for saving my life. This mission of saving my soul was conceived, inaugurated & getting
implemented by Your Divine Grace, only out of your causeless compassion upon me. I or my karma
has not got any credit on this greatest fortune bestowed upon me. Rather I am saved from horrifying
karmic reactions by your intervention in my life.
I just remember the lines sang by the Rishis of Naimisharanya in glorification of Sri Suta Gosvami -
tva na sandarito dhtr
dustara nistitratm
kali sattva-hara pus
karadhram ivravam
We think that weve met Your Goodness by the will of Providence, and thus we accept you as captain
of the ship for those who desire to cross the ocean of Kali, which destroys the good qualities of the
human being.
Truly you Srila Prabhupada are my only savior. During this Vyasapuja, I thank for the following
special mercies you bestowed upon me
For keeping me under the shade of your Lotus feet, despite of my disqualifications & offences.
For awarding me the greatest gift a Jiva can get in this Golden age Your Divine Graces discipleship.
For giving me a living space on Hare Krishna Hill, Bangalore on which You are worshiped as the Sole
Diksha Guru of ISKCON.
For helping my authorities in safeguarding your Vyasasana on Hare Krishna Hill.
For bestowing enormous service responsibilities on me even though I am completely un qualified.
For personally protecting my spiritual life, despite of my innumerable mistakes, laziness, material
ambitions & endless other anarthas.
I cant express my gratitude towards Your Divine grace, even if Krishna provides me with thousands of
mouths & millions of years lifespan.
I have the following prayers at your lotus feet
Kindly continue to Reside as the sole Diksha Guru of ISKCON on Hare Krishna Hill & all its
affiliated centers. The future of ISKCON & millions of soles who will join it depends on that.
Please give Madhu Pandit Prabhu & other sincere servants of yours, sufficient strength in defeating
the attempts of bogus self-made gurus in usurping your position in ISKCON.
Please forgive our offences & mercifully empower us in spreading the mission of Sriman Mahaprabhu,
which is your own mission, for the benefit of innumerable suffering Jivas.
Please protect us from the six enemies & the Mahamaya.
Please give us utter faith in you & the Lord.
Make us committed, focused, sincere, strong & industrious in serving your mission.
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Kindly impart intense desire in me to hear your vaani, for that vaani is the only panacea for my bhava
roga.
Let my mind be always fixed at your lotus feet, I take shelter of your Lotus feet.
Your fallen servant
Govinda Datta Dasa
Govinda Kirthana Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on this auspicious 116
th
Vyasa Puja day.
Prabhupada, it is my good fortune that somehow or other I came in touch with your Hare Krishna
Movement. Srila Prabhupada, you have taken so much pain to give us abundant spiritual wealth [ i.e.,
books like Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Charitamritam etc. ] so that entire world can
share. There is no dearth for spiritual wealth but, unfortunately I am not able to get spiritual benefit
out of that, because I am not pure and hence I am suffering the kicks of Maya and spending my life
without anything valuable and without spiritual profit.
I am at my fag end of my life still I am addicted to worldly desires and hence I have undergone various
kinds of miseries No time I was comfortable and not hopes in future also. I have forgotten the eternal
relationship with the Lord by a false concept of bodily self, wife, children, friends, society, country etc.
Wife, children, friends, relatives cannot save me but, still I am depending on them.
My spiritual activities are stagnated, not able to progress further. Theoretically I may be aware what
the goal of life is but practically I am not able to progress towards that. I have served so many people
and controlled by so many people. Nothing has given me satisfaction.
In spite of all these I am fortunate to take initiation (Hari Nama Deeksha) under your guidance, but
still I am somewhat entangled in domestic responsibilities.
You are the only bonafide representative of Lord Sri Krishna, very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken
shelter at His lotus feet. (Nama Om Vishnu Padaya Krishna Prestaya Bhutala) Srila Prabhupada, please
take me under your control and pass it on to Gods control.
You are my only hope and therefore I have taken shelter at your lotus feet. I am now your eternal
servant.
Please show your causeless mercy upon me and destroy the attractions of Maya. My life may end up at
any moment in the spell of Maya. Please dont allow me in this condition. Because I dont have any
desire to take birth again and again and waste my life. If at all I have to be born again due to my
karma, please put me in the home of your devotee.
Srila Prabhupada, you are everything to me. You are my life and soul and you have the power to
deliver me from all sinful activities.
Unless I accept the shelter of your lotus feet, I cannot enter into the kingdom of Godhead so that I can
put an end to the threefold miseries.
I want to serve your mission by preaching. But I am not pure and dont have strength and knowledge.
Please purify me so that I can preach your message as per your divine instructions As It Is.
Otherwise my mind will be absorbed in furtive work only, not freed from the control of material
nature. Only by your causeless mercy I can take up this task, i.e. preaching is the essence. I am waiting
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here for your finishing touch to my activities for achievement of spiritual perfection. So that I can be
able to preach and remember progressively the holy name of Lord Sri Krishna in every step of my life.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Your eternal servant,
Govinda Kirthana Dasa
Gunakara Rama Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisance.
All glories to you!
After I came in touch with you I developed the desire of spiritual progress. I was striving for progress
with all my endeavors and I was praying to Lord Krishna. I started researching in my family
background for some guidance and for some definite process for progress. But I was baffled when I
came across the reality that they have no much idea of spiritual life. Then I went some other so called
spiritual and social organizations and tried to get something from there, but again got defeated. Later,
one day in ISKCON Bangalore I came in front of you and told you that, I accept you as my spiritual
master. I remember, from that day, till today you have held my hand and took me far above from the
place where I was loitering.
Prabhupada, I do not know when I came into this miserable existence and I do not know how many
lives I have taken in different forms of life. But I am sure this time you have showered unlimited
mercy on me and you are tolerating all my nonsense just for my spiritual progress. It is by your Divine
Grace I can surrender unto you without any material desires. I beg you for that mercy.
You were like a roaring loin when you were preaching in the western world. Whole world was
mesmerized with your transcendental activities and you chased out all bogus scientists and cheating
spiritual leaders. Even now wherever devotees take you as spiritual master you are showering ocean of
mercy on them. Dear Prabhupada, kindly show mercy on those deviant bogus Gurus of ISKCON to
understand your glorious position.
It will be great ecstatic moment for me if your glories spread all over the three worlds. Let your mercy
flow to all the conditioned souls and let them also enjoy the spiritual bliss.
Your servant,
Gunakara Rama Dasa
Gunarnava Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I offer my humble respectful obeisances to your glorious lotus feet.
I am very happy to write this homage for the day of Vyasa Puja because this gives me the opportunity
to remember your unbelievable great glorious pastimes.
This Yuga is full of ignorance, quarrel and hypocrisy. In this kind of situation people are trying to be
happy and peace for that they are working day and night like animal in ignorance. But in this kind of
situation you have appeared like a blossoming lotus in a pond. Naturally lotus flower grows in a filthy
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place; still it attracts and gives pleasure to everyone. Similarly You appeared in the iron age of kali to
attract people of this material world who are suffering from three modes of material nature, You
showed them the real path of happiness, peacefulness and also knowledge to identify their real
constitutional position i.e., servant of Krishna. I am also one of the fallen souls in this material world,
but because of your causeless mercy now I am trying to come out from this material entanglement and
trying to leap in spiritual life.
Srila Prabhupada, I did not have any credit to enter spiritual life because I know myself what kind of
materialistic sinful person before coming to Krishna Consciousness. You have showed your causeless
mercy and gave me the spiritual life. I am always obliged for your mercy which never can be repaid.
Srila Prabhupada I remember you always used to give the example many times about machine and
screw. In a big machine there is a small screw and the perfection of that screw is to be fitted in its
proper place and then it is valued and recognized. But if it is unscrewed and falls down from the
machine it does not have any value. Similarly we are perfect as long as we are attached to Your Lotus
Feet and Your Mission.
Therefore always please keep us in Your Movement as Your servant of servant even though I have
committed unaccountable offenses at Your Lotus Feet, still you are giving me the opportunity to serve
instead of rejecting. O my Lord please give the intelligence to understand Your kindness and to
advance in spiritual life to please You and Krishna and also all my God brothers who are helping me to
progress in spiritual life.
Yours servant of servant
Gunarnava Dasa
Halayudha Dasa
Mukam Karoti Vacalam
Pangum langhayate girim
Yat-krpa tam aham vande
Sri gurum dina taranam.
By the mercy of the Guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man
can cross mountains. I seek mercy of such a Spiritual Master.
In all the scriptures the guru is described to be as good as God- Saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastraih
scriptures also specify that genuine guru is Gods representative, most confidential servant of the Lord.
Lord Krishna Himself asserts in Srimad-Bhagavatam that one should understand the Spiritual Master
to be as good as I am. Nobody should be jealous of the Spiritual Master or think him as an ordinary
man, because the Spiritual Master is the sum total of all demigods. [11.17.27]. It is my fortune that I
came in touch with such a great soul, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada, you are the Acharya who has taken up the arduous task of guiding a fallen soul like
me back to Godhead. You have come here to mitigate all my miseries. You took such pains to give us
purest messages of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Lacking money to buy even proper clothes, you went through
the chilly Delhi winter without a jacket; you endured the scorching heat of summer in Delhi. Once
you also suffered heat stroke and reeled in the streets, until a friend picked you up and took you to a
doctor. Another time you were gored by a cow and lay for some time unattended by the roadside.
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Material obstacles could never hinder your unstoppable zeal to save us all by spreading message of
Lord Krishna. You took all these difficulties as assets, as Lord Krishnas mercy.
You did not ask me to perform any difficult penance. You gave me simple methods or austerity
measures to be followed to develop love for Lord Krishna. Yet I am so fallen that I am reluctant to
practice it whole heartedly. I still accept this bodily bag of three elements [bile, mucus, and air] as
myself. I have an affinity for an intimate relationship with my wife and kid. I often read mundane
literature. I fall prey to lusty desires. Even then Srila Prabhupada you have been so merciful to me that
you have given an opportunity to associate with devotees who are like the desire trees.
On the auspicious occasion of your appearance day, Srila Prabhupada, please bestow upon me the
conviction to follow your instructions with heart and soul. Bless me to chant the holy names of Lord
Krishna just as helplessly as an infant cries for his mother. Bless me to utilize my time in reading
Srimad-Bhagavatam which you so painstaking re-produced with revealing purports. Bless me to
associate with the devotees. Bless me with situations favorable to discharge devotional service. Bless
me with a favorable atmosphere to always think about Lord Krishna and more than anything else,
always make me contemplate on the kind of miracles you performed and the kind of personal
sacrifices you made to save many fallen souls like me. Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Your eternal servant
Halayudha Dasa
Hari Bhakta Dasa
All Glories to My Beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada
mukham karoti vclam
pagum laghayate girim
ya krpas tamaham vande
sri gurum dinataranam
''I am offering my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master- Srila Prabhupada- by whose mercy a
dumb man can become a great speaker and a lame man can cross over a mountain, and whose thus
delivers all fallen souls."
My beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, Out of compassion You came to this material world to
rescue us from a degraded life. I didnt know I am part and parcel of Lord Krishna and therefore His
eternal servant. I was in illusion, Maya, thinking many ways of enjoying in this material world by
indulging in sinful activities which leads me to Hell. But in 2007, Because of your causeless mercy
upon me, I came in contact with You through Your organization ISKCON, Bangalore. From that time
onwards my destiny had changed from Hell to towards Back to Home Back to Godhead. Thus Srila
Prabhupada, I am eternally indebted and grateful to you for bestowing your causeless mercy and
rescuing me from hellish suffering.
My beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, One and Half year passed in serving your Mission at
ISKCON Bangalore. I am very grateful to You Prabhupada because even though I am unqualified and
incapable to render devotional service at your lotus feet still you have accepted me as your disciple
and awarded me spiritual name as "Hari Bhakta Dasa" means servant of Servants of Lord Hari. But
Srila Prabhupada many times I seen that I am acting contradictory to meaning of my name. That
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means that I am committing Vaishnava aparadha either physically or verbally or more often mentally.
Thus Srila Prabhupada I beg your mercy, by which I can come out from my offensive behavior
towards Vaishnava and guide me to serve them humbly always.
My beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, You have given me opportunity to render unalloyed
devotional service to Lord Krishna. Moreover you have taught me that Humility means that one
should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others. But I am such a fool that
who always anxious for praise, appreciation, sweets, etc. while rendering devotional service or
sometimes trying to escape from the service. Further I am committing many offenses and mistakes
while rendering devotional service. Moreover when my Authority chastised for my mistakes I becomes
morose or sometimes rebel against them. Thus Srila Prabhupada I beg your forgiveness for my
mistakes and offenses committed while rendering devotional service at your lotus feet. As well as I
request You Prabhupada, please give me guidance and intelligence so that I can render pure unalloyed
devotional service at your lotus feet.
My beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, I realized that Maya is very powerful and I don't have
any strength to face her. She is always trying to take me away from the service and shelter of yours
lotus feet by alluring me from her different weapons. Moreover I am such a fool that many times who
knowingly embrace her sharp weapons and getting injured severely and thus I take many days to get
recover. But if you protect me then all the alluring weapons of Maya cannot divert my attention from
the loving service of your lotus feet. Thus Srila Prabhupada I beg your mercy and protection so that I
will not carried away by allurement of Maya. Moreover I pray at your lotus feet please don't kick me
away into the mire of nescience from which you dragged me.
I pray to you to give me the strength to carry out your order.
Your fallen and offensive servant,
Hari Bhakta Dasa
Hayagriva Dasa
Srila Prabhupada, this time for your Vyasa Puja I want to glorify you by extracting your transcendental
words on the real meaning of Guru and how invaluable He is to a disciple. There are many texts where
you have mentioned how invaluable a Guru is. But recently when I was reading your books
Teachings of Lord Kapila, the son of Devahuti and Teachings of Queen Kunti, it just struck me
how clearly you have shown Gurus position and our position. But as you said
However, we are so foolish that we do not take advantage of them. We do not take advantage of His
devotee, who hankers to give this knowledge, sacrificing everything. (Purport of SB 3.25.8 from the
book Teachings of Lord Kapila, the son of Devahuti)
You are hankering to give this transcendental knowledge sacrificing everything but we are so foolish
and are not even able to understand this simple truth that (in your own words)
It is not possible for us to go to that paravyoma by material means. It is impossible to penetrate the
material universe unless one understands Lord Krishna. One can be enlightened by the mercy of God
because Krishna Himself comes to give us information. If He does not come personally, He sends His
devotee, or He leaves behind Him Bhagavad-gt. (Purport of SB 3.25.8 from the book Teachings of
Lord Kapila, the son of Devahuti)
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So a Guru is one who is sent by Lord Krishna Himself and who is this person sent by Lord Krishna? it
is His devotee. But we have diluted your position in ISKCON so much that Gurus are being
voted/elected/selected without understanding that it is Lord Krishna who sends his devotee and we
cannot decide ourselves who can be a Guru. It is rubbish. This is because we are envious and jealous
of you. (in your own words you have clearly explained our position)
For sense gratification we have fallen into this material condition and are suffering in different
varieties of life. Because this is the material world, even Krishna's mother was put into suffering.
Devak was so advanced that she became the mother of Krishna, but still she was put into difficulties
by her own brother, Kasa. That is the nature of this material world. The living entities in this world
are so jealous that if one's personal interest is hampered, one will immediately be ready to give trouble
to others, even to one's nearest relatives.
The word khala means "jealous." This material world is a world of jealousy and envy. I am envious of
you, and you are envious of me. The Krishna consciousness movement, however, is meant for one
who is no longer jealous or envious. By becoming free from jealousy and envy, one becomes a perfect
person. Dharma projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsar satm (SB 1.1.2). Those who are
jealous and envious are within this material world, and those who are not are in the spiritual world.
Therefore, we can test ourselves. If we are jealous or envious of our friends or other associates, we are
in the material world, and if we are not jealous we are in the spiritual world. There need be no doubt
of whether we are spiritually advanced or not. We can test ourselves. Bhakti parenubhavo viraktir
anyatra ca (SB 11.2.42). When we eat, we can understand for ourselves whether our hunger is
satisfied; we don't have to take a certificate from others. Similarly, we can test for ourselves whether
we are in the material world or the spiritual world. If we are jealous or envious, we are in the material
world, and if we are not we are in the spiritual world. (Purport SB 1.8.23 from the book, Teachings of
Queen Kunti)
Srila Prabuhpada these transcendental words show our real position. Today in ISKCON the leaders of
ISKCON are envious and jealous of your Bangalore temple and they are trying beyond their means to
destroy your position at Bangalore temple. They have taken the fight to the public without caring for
the reputation and dignity. So we can clearly know how much envious they are and on the contrary
they are claiming to be gurus. What an irony?
Personally I would like to be free from envy and jealousy; this is because you have said that
If one is not jealous, one can serve Krishna very well, because jealousy and envy begin with being
jealous of Krishna. For example, some philosophers think, "Why should Krishna be God? I am also
God." This is the beginning of material lifeto be envious of Krishna. "Why should Krishna be the
enjoyer?" they think. "I shall also be the enjoyer. Why should Krishna enjoy the gops? I shall become
Krishna and make a society of gops and enjoy." This is my. No one but Krishna can be the enjoyer.
Krishna therefore says in Bhagavad-gt, bhoktra yaja: [Bg. 5.29] "I am the only enjoyer." If we
supply ingredients for Krishna's enjoyment, we attain the perfection of life. But if we want to imitate
Krishna, thinking, "I shall become God and enjoy like Him," then we are in my. Our natural
position is to provide enjoyment for Krishna. In the spiritual world, for example, Krishna enjoys, and
the gops, the transcendental cowherd girls, supply the ingredients for Krishna's enjoyment. This is
bhakti. (Purport of SB 1.8.23 from the book, Teachings of Queen Kunti)
So to get bhakti is to become a lower grade servant and serve master without questioning him. To
quote your own words
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Bhakti is a relationship between master and servant. The servant's duty is to serve the master, and the
master supplies whatever the servant needs. (Purport of SB 1.8.23 from the book, Teachings of
Queen Kunti)
A devotee should always remain humble and meek especially to the authorities and devotees.
Lord Chaitanya's philosophy is not to become God, but to become servant, servant, servant of God.
The more one becomes the lower grade servant of the Lord, the more he is devoted nearer to the Lord.
This is our philosophy.
- Letter to: Jayagovinda, Los Angeles, February 8, 1968
Therefore r Chaitanya Mahprabhu said:
brahma bhramite kona bhgyavn jva
guru-Krishna-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja
"The fallen, conditioned living entity, trapped by the external energy, loiters in the material world, but
if by good fortune he meets a bona fide representative of the Lord, and if he takes advantage of such a
guru, he receives the seed of devotional service." (Cc. Madhya 19.151)
The seed of devotional service is received by a most fortunate person. Those who are cultivating
bhakti in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are the most fortunate people in the
world. By Krishna's mercy one can receive the bhakti-lat-bja, the seed of devotional service. Unless
one is free from the reactions of sin, one cannot understand bhakti or Bhagavn. Therefore we must
act piously by giving up illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling. If we lead a pious life, we
can understand God. This Krishna consciousness movement is engaged in training people to this end
so that their lives will be successful.(Purport of SB 3.25.8 from the book Teachings of Lord Kapila,
the son of Devahuti)
Hence my humble prayer to the most municifant Acharya who has been sent by Lord Krishna Himself
to deliver fallen, conditioned soul like me is to bless me with devotional service of serving your
sincere servants eternally and unconditionally.
Your aspiring servant of your servant
Hayagrivadasa
Hema Sundari Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am fortunate to have you as my Spiritual Master. I consider it as a reward for good deeds done in my
past life. It is by your mercy that I have got opportunity to serve Lord Krishna. My endeavor would be
to read your books and follow your instructions. I would also try to tell people about your message
and bring them into Krishna Consciousness.
To engage in your service is my ambition. I pray you to bestow your mercy upon me so that I can be
in the service of the Lord at all times.
Please accept me as your servant, Hema Sundari Devi Dasi
Hemanaga Gaura Dasa
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet. With your blessings and causeless mercy you
have formally accepted and initiated a fallen soul like me unto your lotus feet. It's been 7 years since I
have come to this movement and still feel like I have just began my Krishna Conscious journey. Your
teachings are so vast that it feels like a lifetime is not enough to understand what you have written in
your books. Just like the sun dispels the darkness of night you have just come in our life and are
dispelling the darkness of ignorance through your books and lectures. I pray to you that please help
me always from this darkness of ignorance and always guide me through your instructions via your
books and lectures.
Srila Prabhupada kindly help me in following your teachings and spread this movement to the fullest
of my ability.
Please help me to always be in your service,
Your Servant,
Hemanaga Gaura Dasa
Hemanga Chaitanya Dasa
My Dear Eternal Well Wisher Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto you and all your disciples. You are my eternal spiritual
master, the eternal companion, and my only refuge in this chaos of material existence.
I feel very proud to be your disciple. Since you are very perfect in every aspect, it would be useless for
me to try to glorify your magnanimous character. Why I should have been allowed to get your mercy.
There is no valid reason. Therefore your mercy is termed CAUSELESS. Thats why you can purify even
the places of pilgrimage.
Even me (the neophyte) can recognize that you do not belong to this material world because you are
giving us the pleasure which we cannot get anywhere in this material world. By your grace, we are
leading Vaikuntha life because you have brought the entire spiritual world with you.
You faced many difficulties to establish this movement. Since you have acted for Krishna's pleasure,
the threefold miseries could not affect you.
By your association, I have got unflinching faith in existence of Krishna as the Supreme Personality.
By your association, I have got strong desire to associate with Krishna in Goloka Vrindavana.
You are the only person who can take us to Krishnaloka and make us eternally happy.
Please empower me in following your instruction very strictly especially this instruction (No Illicit
Sex).
Please engage me (my full life time) in your movement in whatever way you want and I wish to
remove all my anarthas which disturbs the spiritual growth.
May I avoid offenses committing at you and your disciples and the holy name.
May I always remember the real goal of life: KRISHNA PREMA. I am feeling very difficult to achieve
this highest goal.
But you are the only HOPE !!! to lift me and take me to Radha Krishna Chandra.
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Your Eternal Insignificant Servant of the Servant,
Hemanga Chaitanya Dasa
Janaka Dasa
Whos a Guru? Gu refers to darkness assuming the form of ignorance in our inability to realize
Lord Krishnas presence and in thinking that we are separate from Him. Ru refers to radiance in the
form of spiritual knowledge that can dispel the darkness of ignorance. With your radiance, Srila
Prabhupada, you can dispel the darkness and ignorance in the disciple. Thank you for accepting me as
your formally initiated bonafide disciple although I am not at all qualified and bestowing Your
causeless mercy upon me and my family.
Srila Prabhupada, All glories to you my Spiritual Master, my Diskha Guru. May your mercy be upon
me and my family for eternity and beyond that.
May your glories now be spread throughout the three worlds. Allow me, along with my family, to
continue to take shelter of your lotus feet and kindly bless us, so that we will perfect our existence
under your Divine guidance.
Thank you Oh! Master thank you for tolerating me and allowing me to continue serving you in my
limited capacity and severe shortcomings. It is only by your grace that this lost soul has been able to
find shelter under your lotus feet. It is only by your causeless mercy that I can continue to serve you.
Please let your glances of mercy fall upon me and my family constantly for without it we have no
hope.
Your ever grateful so-called & undeserving disciple
Janaka Dasa
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Kalakantha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I am eternally indebted to you for guiding me on the path back home. I was leading a very sinful life,
without any direction but today by your causeless mercy I am treading a glorious path full of meaning,
joy and purpose.
I consider myself most fortunate to associate with your true disciples who are sincerely engaged in
serving your mission.
However I am afraid that I may not become too familiar with devotees and commit offenses.
Few of your instructions have really struck me, and I pray that you bless me to follow them to your
satisfaction, as personally I have no strength to follow them.
These instructions are:
1. Carrying out the instructions of ones immediate superiors in spiritual life gives one 100% guarantee
to become successful in ones spiritual life.
2. One must chant attentively the Holy names of the Lord and this process alone frees one from all
obstacles in ones spiritual life.
3. Never envy or offend Vaisnavas - else one will stop making spiritual progress and all material
desires will surface in the devotees consciousness.
4. One must be humbler than a blade of grass and tolerant than a tree. One must offer due respect to
every living entity- this will help one to chant always the holy name of the lord.
Dear Prabhupada, you have engaged me in preaching your message to the youth, I personally feel I am
very incapable in rendering this service. Kindly bestow your mercy Prabhupada, so that I can sincerely
execute the instructions of my superiors and please them.
Dear Prabhupada, in the history of a Jiva, its a great fortune that one comes in touch with a bonafide
Spiritual master. I consider myself very fortunate to have received your causeless mercy even though I
am fallen and unqualified. Kindly bestow your mercy Gurudev, so that I may always be engaged in the
service of the servant of the servant of your servant with all sincerity and humility.
Your insignificant disciple,
Kalakantha Dasa
Kalanidhi Dasa
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to your divine grace.
Today is the most auspicious celebration of the appearance of your divine grace in this world to
reclaim the fallen souls. There is no hope for conditioned souls to know about Krishna except the
causeless mercy of a pure devotee like your divine grace who dissipates darkness and lights the torch
of transcendental knowledge. Three years back I had no clue that I will be rendering devotional
service in the association of devotees wearing saffron clothes with clean shaved head and shikha. This
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is possible only because of your causeless mercy. Now I am happy to be part of your mission but
because of my anarthas sometimes I commit offenses to vaishnavas which is a stumbling block in
devotional service, so I beg you to make me properly behave with vaishnavas without any offenses.
Please bestow your blessings upon me to be sincere, determined, patient, and regular in following
your instructions. Please make me work only for the pleasure of your divine grace and the Supreme
Lord Krishna.
Your glorious mission is now having so many distractions because of the self-proclaimed gurus and lot
of time have been spent in fighting, so I pray you to bestow your blessings up on us to end this war
quickly and empower us in preaching the glories of Lord Krishna.
Your humble servant,
Kalanidhi Dasa
Kulasekhara Chaitanya Dasa
All Glories to Sri Krishna Chaitanya deva
All glories to your Divine Grace
My Beloved Acharya Saarvabhouma Jaya Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata
Sri Srimad Srila Abhaya Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swamy Srila Prabhupada, please accept our
prostrated and humblest obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet on this blessed event of your
divineappearance.
Srila Prabhupada when we were told to offer our homages onto your divine grace on this auspicious
day, I was wondering that how years are just passing like few moments. Its really true that if we are
constantly engaged in Devotional service we would transcend beyond time and space and the very
material world would be spiritual. You bring the message of the lord to the souls and carry message of
the soul to the lord, acts as a connection via media between lord and the soul. So kindly bless us to
have intense desire to serve devotees being in their association and be one with lords desires and
nothing separate from it.
Engrossed in constant fear and anxiety we couldnt offer a proper homage on to your divine grace,
please forgive us.
Let there could be no perception of any gap between my head and your divine lotus feet
May your glorious Srila Prabhupada, the greatest among the teachers of the Gaudiyas, and the tiger
among the gurus, reside forever in my heart.
This insignificant wretch begs a tiny corner of shelter under your fearless lotus feet.
Yours unworthy servant
Kulasekhara Chaitanya Dasa
Kumudini Devi Dasi
He has built a Spiritual Home for the whole world to live in
Sometimes an ever liberated personal associate of the Supreme personality of God head descends into
this universe just as the Lord descends
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P- Perfect preacher and a genuine disciple of the lord
R- Rare Acharya who is coming in the Prampara
A -Abaya charanaravindaBhaktivendenta Swami prabhupada
B- Pleased devotee of Lord Sri Krishna, who went round and round the world to propagate Hare
Krishna Movement.
H- He is a scholar, a Philosopher, a cultural ambassador, a prolific teacher, a social critic and a holy.
That is why he is known as Asthottarashathaparivarajakacarya.
U- In philosophical debate and logical Srila Prabhupada was undefeatable and indefatigable.
P- Prolific author.
A-Ambassador of Bhakti Yoga
D- His dialogues with foreign Professor and Philosopher were convincing.
People from all walks of life appreciate Srila Prabhupada s work.
I Offer my humble obeisances to my reversed and prolific Spiritual Master who implanted the culture
in the west. He completely sacrificed his own comfort to work for the good of others.
I joined ISKCON, Bangalore in the temple was under construction. According to my experience our
Spiritual Master has built not just the temple, but it is a Spiritual asylum for the depressed, mentally
sick people. Because the moment we enter Sri RahdaKrishna Mandir in Bangalore, we can have
darshan of the lords Maha Vishnu in the entrance with His Abhaya Hastha, denoting that I will take
care of your welfare, you surrender unto me like Prahalada Maharaj.
After that other divine Deities of the Lord Srinivasa Govinda, Lord Nithai Gauranga, Lord Sri Krishna
and Srimathi Rahda Rani, Lord Krishna Balaram are looking at it they are welcoming us with a smiling
face. In the main temple hall our Acharya is sitting with a pointed finger shows the He wants to tell
something to us.
We, the people in Kali-yuga are in darkness (Ignorance), we need a genuine acharya like Srila
Prabhupada who is comparable to other prominent Acharaya of ancient India like Shankara, Madhava,
Vadiraja, Ramanuja, Sripadathirtha, Raghavendra swami, etc.
It is through His Vapu and Vani we will get the guidance as to how to see Krishna and with the mercy
of Lord Krishna Chandra we have got a genuine master.
Srila Prabhupada is the polar star, who is residing in the spiritual sky for ever and ever. All glories to
Hare Krishna movement, all Glories to Prabhupada all glories to ISKCON Bangalore.
Yours Insignificant Beggar
Kumudini Devi Dasi
Lakshmana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Kindly accept my respectful obeisance at your lotus feet.
I am so fortunate to come and meet your Divine grace. Through your mercy I got the opportunity to
take shelter at this Bangalore temple which is like a boat sailing towards the destiny of all living
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entities (Goloka vrindavan) with a handful your sincere disciples whom can guide the baddha jivas
like me even without your physical presence.
There are lots of conflicts happening with in your institution about the successor after your physical
disappearance which is a deplorable thing for your institution.Any common man can understand just
by reading your instruction and purports how you designed your institution for the future. Your so
called senior disciples misguiding the common man and most of them are frustrated in due course of
time. These people killed the life of the movement as they done against you and it declined to look
like another kind of religion for some material happiness rather than a nonsectarian movement meant
for all humanity to achieve love of Godhead.
On the other hand your true disciple at Bangalore struggling for the truth to hold your institution by
strictly following your instruction and showing to the world how to conduct and proceed your
organization.
I am very thankful to you for guiding me to the right institution to practice Krishna consciousness and
render service to Radha Krishna Chandra even though I am not qualified to do so.
Now it is our turn to utilize this opportunity at max and give this sublime method to all living entities
by your blessings to please Radha Krishna Chandra.
So please bless me.....
1. To follow more and more your instruction
2. To become more sincere and serious
3. To understand and realize your purports
4. To present Krishna conscious in a palatable way to the people.
Your servant
Lakshmana Dasa
Lakshmisha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet, all glories to your Divine Grace.
On this auspicious divine appearance of your Divine Grace, I wish to remember those important
moments that you guided me (through your true disciples my senior Vaishnavas) even though I am
lacking in many aspects of sadhana.
Under your Divine care, this patient is surviving in this divine hospital (which is meant for curing the
disease of material consciousness of the living entities) even though I am not following the
prescriptions that you have given.
But one thing, nowadays, I am able to associate with your Divine Grace through your books at least
30minutes per day. While reading, you give me the experience that gives the rejuvenation and
enthusiasm which vanquishes all problems that I face during the whole day.
Prabhupada, please shower you causeless mercy on this fallen soul, so that I can take the words
emanating from your lotus mouth as my life and soul.
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Prabhupada, on this auspicious day, I beg your Divine Grace to shower you causeless mercy upon this
fallen soul to chant the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra without any offense, follow the 4 regulative
principles, not to offend any Vaishnavas who are serving your lotus feet and always engage in your
service without any personal desire.
Thank you Prabhupada,
Your insignificant servant,
Lakshmisha Dasa
Madhana Mohana Dasa
I offer my most humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of his Divine grace Srila Prabhupada.
Our spiritual master is the representative of the supreme Lord Sri Krishna. When I was drowning in
the ocean of death, you alone saved me from this material existence.
You are like the rain cloud deriving mercy from the ocean of mercy Lord Krishna & graciously raining
that mercy down upon this miserable world suffering in the fire of material existence.
You are fit for being benedicted by ocean of mercy because of your full surrender unto the lotus feet of
the Supreme Absolute Truth Sri Krishna. Krishna is the ocean of mercy & you are the factual recipient
of that ocean of mercy because you are not envious. You are kind to all the living entities, you do not
think yourself as a proprietor and are free from false ego. Krishna says, such kind of person is very
dear to me. Now, one may be very dear to some person in this material world but that kind of
endearment is not meant here. To be dear to Krishna is extraordinary because He is the Supreme
person in the entire creation.
Before you bestowed your mercy upon us, we were simply frustrated, unable to fulfill our heart's
desire for happiness, eternity and knowledge. Now you have saved us, who were full of miseries,
ignorance and afraid of death and have given as eternal life of bliss and knowledge.
For such a gift what can we say? It is mercy upon me. I beg you that I may be allowed to serve you
eternally and by so doing help other living entities know of you.
Although I am the most fallen and I am not able to see you physically still for the first time in my life I
feel there is somebody whom I can love without ulterior motive. It is you O Srila Prabhupada! You are
our spiritual father, whom I can trust and take shelter and love.
Your aspiring servant,
Madhanamohana Dasa
Maha Bhadra Dasa
Our loving Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my most respectful and humble prostrated obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet
on this glorious day of your 116
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appearance.
Although we are not qualified to glorify you, because of you, your disciples, Iskcon and its devotees
causeless mercy, even fallen souls like us can attempt to glorify you.
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In the age of Kali yuga Iron age of quarrel and hypocrisy where men have short lives, they are
quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and above all always disturbed. Hence one who seriously wants
to overcome the ignorance of material life must surrender to the process of chanting and hearing the
holy names of the Lord -
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
As well as reciting and rendering submissive aural (perceived through the ears) reception to the
transcendental literatures presented by the Lord and your Divine Grace such as Bhagavadgita,
Srimad-Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya Caritamrta. It is the essence, the teaching of Sri Krishna
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and also your Divine Grace who personally demonstrates the religious
practice, most effective desired for Kali Yuga.
A great initiative taken by Srila Prabhupadas ISKCON Bangalore started the Krishna Ashraya
preaching of Bhagavata Dharma. A sacred mission of Divine Grace for the people who are starving for
Krishna Consciousness, for each and every one, near their homes for the deliverance of all souls who
are surrendered unto you.
1) Srila Prabhupada, you and your devotees mercy in Sri Radha Krishna Temple are so kind upon
useless souls like us who have put us as cell coordinators for preaching in Krishna Ashraya Program
with a lot of expectation. We as cell coordinators completely surrender to you and your devotees for
the progress of this initiative given to us.
2) Srila Prabhupada, at present most of the population here is covered by material modes of ignorance
and passion. Most people are trying to follow the west, absorbed in material life thinking falsely, that
they are very happy, satisfied and therefore they have no taste for your transcendental message. We do
not know how they will be able to understand it.
3) Srila Prabhupada, How will they understand the mellows of devotional service? We simply pray for
your and Lords mercy. So that we will be able to convince them about your message.
4) Srila Prabhupada, all living entities have come under the control of the illusory energy by Lord
Krishnas will. And therefore if u like, by your and Lords mercy, the living entities will also be
released from the clutches of illusion.
5) Srila Prabhupada, we wish you and your devotees mercy may deliver the living entities, if you so
desire their deliverance, only then the living entities will be able to understand Lord Krishnas message
and your vision.
6) Srila Prabhupada, you have said, that the words of SrimadBhagavatam are Lord Krishnas
incarnation, that if a sober person repeatedly receives it with submissive aural reception then we will
be able to understand your message.
7) Srila Prabhupada, by following you sincerely all of us can be liberated from the influence of the
modes of ignorance and passion and thus all inauspicious things accumulated in the core of the heart
will disappear.
8) Srila Prabhupada, how will the Krishna Ashraya coordinators make others understand this message
of Krishna Consciousness as we are very unfortunate, unqualified and most fallen. Therefore we seek
the benediction of your Divine Grace and your devotees. So that we can convince them, for we are
powerless to do on our own.
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9) Srila Prabhupada, your devotees have brought us here for conducting Krishna Ashraya Program and
speak about Lord Krishna. Dear Spiritual Master it is up to you and your devotees to make us a
success or failure.
10) Srila Prabhupada, we will simply repeat your message, if you like you can make our power of
speaking suitable for their understanding.
11) Srila Prabhupada, only by your Divine Graces causeless mercy our words will become pure. We
are sure that when this transcendental message penetrates our hearts and we will certainly feel
gladdened and thus become liberated from unhappy conditions of life.
12) Srila Prabhupada, we are like a puppet in your hands. So if you have brought us here to dance
then make us dance as you like.
13) Srila Prabhupada, you have said My Guru maharaja used to say that these Krishna consciousness
books are Brhatmrdanga that is to say big mridanga because mridanga can be heard from long
distance, simply a few words can have tremendous effects on millions of people if they are propagated
widely.
14) Srila Prabhupada, we have no devotion nor we have any knowledge but we are trying to have
strong faith in you and Lord Krishna. We have been designated as coordinators for Krishna Ashraya
Program and now if you like you can fulfill the real purpose of your vision by blessing us.
15) Srila Prabhupada, Sri Chaithanya Mahaprabhu supported it by His personal behavior believing in
the words of his Spiritual Master, He introduced the Sankirtana Movement. Just as the present Krishna
Consciousness Movement was started with the belief in the words of your Spiritual Master. You
preached and we believed in your words and we are trying to fulfill them and now this movement is
all over the world.
16) Therefore faith in the words of Spiritual Master and in The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the
secret of success.
When will that day come, where we will witness the holy transcendental ecstasy of Vaishnava dharma
as only Srila Prabhupada in the center. There shall be only one dharma and all the sects, religion and
philosophy will flow like rivers into the ocean of Vaishnava dharma, which is Srila Prabhupada
dharma. Let the entire universe be flooded with the nectar of Krishna prema under the merciful
guidance of Srila Prabhupada and always be present within the hearts of every soul as the only
Spiritual Master of the Krishna Consciousness Movement. But we know that by your Divine Grace and
your devotees causeless mercy can make everything possible. Because you are the most expert, mystic,
invincible and the only superstar Acharya for all of us in the whole world.
We again and again offer our respectful obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet and pray to be an
eternal servant of yourself and your devotees always life after life.
Yours most insignificant unworthy fallen servant, always starving for your, Iskcon and its devotees
mercy,
Maha Bhadra Dasa

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am offering my humble obeisances unto your Lotus feet. Srila Prabhupada, my Spiritual Father,
being your son I am having a complete shelter under which I can practice this transcendental Krishna
Consciousness. It is impossible to practice without your causeless mercy. Srila Prabhupada by your
causeless mercy only I am in your ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON.
Srila Prabhupada, in this offering also I am not glorifying you because I don't know how to glorify a
Maha Bhagavata. Srila Prabhupada, I am not expert in writing and that too in English language. But
my only effort is to follow your instructions. If I can follow your instructions and orders,that will be
the success of this conditioned Jiva's life.
Srila Prabhupada, this servant of yours is praying unto your Lotus Feet that you please put me in such
conditions that even a single moment of my life will not pass without serving your transcendental
mission wholly & solely.
Srila Prabhupada, my only request unto your Lotus Feet is that I want to be surrendered fully unto
your lotus feet in all circumstances and conditions. Srila Prabhupada, I want to execute your orders
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according to your desire and by following your instructions strictly; As It Is; being your brahmachari
disciple in YOUR MOVEMENT; if you so desire.
O my spiritual father, please give me the required spiritual strength.
Your conditioned servant
Maha Sunder Dasa
Mahotsaha Chaitanya Dasa
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories unto You!
mka karoti vcla pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande r-guru dna-traam
"By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can
cross mountains."
Please empower this ignorant fool to attempt to sufficiently glorify you, although it is an impossible
task for your glories are unlimited.
This year I reached a decade of completion in the path of Krishna Consciousness, from 2002 when I
had begun chanting 16rounds of Hare Krishna Mantra every day and begun following four regulative
principles. There have been many pitfalls, many ups and downs and turmoil and triumphs during this
decade, yet it is only your causeless mercy that this insignificant wretched fellow could still remain in
Krishna Consciousness and furthermore in full-time association of your pure devotees. Yes I repeat
pure devotees This has been a wonderful revelation that has come during the course of last year.
In one of the ashram ishtagoshthi I heard from one of your senior disciples that you mentioned every
devotee who has joined your attempt to fulfill the mission of Your Guru Maharaja is a pure devotee.
I later also found the same mentioned in one of the Biographies and Glorifications of Your Divine
Grace where the following incident was narrated:
San Francisco, Mar 24, 1978: Prabhupda resumes his daily routine of walking around Stowe Lake in
Golden Gate Park. This morning Tamal Krishna has a question on his mind.
Are there any other pure devotees in the world besides you?
Turning towards Uddhava, Prabhupda has a big smile that lights up his whole face. How many
devotees are now in our movement?
Well, counting all the temples together, there might be seventy-five devotees.
Turning back to Tamal, Prabhupda says, Then there are at least that many pure devotees. [Ref:
Radha Damodara Vilasa, by Vaiyasakhi Dasa & Servant of Servant, by Tamal Krishna Goswami]
This is your glorious vision Oh Divine Grace! You are truly an uttama-adhikari devotee of the
Supreme Lord, for you can see that all the devotees are trying their best to serve Lord Krishna
sincerely. Despite our shortcomings, you have counted us as pure devotees. After all, you so
mercifully consider to have come forward to assist you (although you actually require no assistance)
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in fulfilling your Guru Maharajas order, and for this alone we are sure to receive Lord Krishnas
unlimited blessings.
As I analyzed this statement of yours in different angles of vision, I could not only appreciate your
unbounded compassion in considering every devotee who has dedicated his life for your mission to
claim that he/she is already a pure devotee, but I also found that your statement although filled with
unlimited mercy which is inconceivable to insignificant souls like me, nevertheless is always perfect
and logically correct, for you Srila Prabhupada have never made a single statement which is illogical,
imperfect or inconsistent when referred to the previous Acharyas, sadhu and shastra. This is why only
you can be accepted as the only Guru in ISKCON. The logic of you calling us pure devotees has been
explained elsewhere as follows:
Makhanll: So a neophyte devotee who's following the principles of sdhana-bhakti is still considered
pure devotee?
Prabhupda: Yes. Yes.
Makhanll: So at different levels of advancement of pure devotional service.
Satsvarpa: Prabhupda once gave the example of a mango, that when the mango is raw, it's still a
mango. Then it becomes ripealso a mango. So pure devotional service is different when we begin.
Prabhupda: So raw condition and ripe condition is not the same. The mango is the same. [Ref:
Morning Walk Conversation, Jun e 14, 1976, Detroit]
Oh! what a glory, what unbounded compassion and causeless mercy that you have considered this
wretched fool to be of worthy of being called a pure devotee by keeping me in association of such
advanced pure devotees in the only remnant of glorious Hare Krishna Movement where you alone
are the sole Acharya- be it Diksha or Siksha, Srila Prabhupadas ISKCON Bangalore Furthermore, you
have bestowed your mercy upon me to be an instrument in your hands to bring more and more
soldiers into the mission of your Guru Maharaja and thereby make them eligible for the title of pure
devotees. The services in FOLK Department under the guidance of all your sincere disciples has been
most satisfying and making me even more grateful and humble for providing me such opportunity.
As I have spent now three years as a full time missionary in your mission, I am currently serving in
FOLK Department under the able guidance of your sincere devotees. You have many times mentioned
the importance of discipline and submission and how by following the instructions of our immediate
authority, we can please you. You mention:
Now you must agree to very rigidly follow the rules and regulations working under the instruction of
my representatives, such as your GBC representative and Temple President. If you follow this
procedure very strictly then your life will be glorious and you will go back to Home, back to Godhead,
this I can guarantee. (Correspondence, Sydney, 16/2/73)
I have been trying to diligently implement this instruction to the extent possible and was ecstatic
when I did receive your reciprocation when you expressed your pleasure through my immediate
authority. It really meant a lot to me for by such reciprocation you have shown that you reciprocate to
your devotees by your causeless mercy and pure love. I cannot begin to express my gratitude for all
that you have given me although I am undeserving for this mercy.
In one of your letters to one of the preachers Bali-mardana who was preaching Krishna Consciousness
alone in Japan you wrote: So kindly execute the missionary activities very carefully with enthusiasm,
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patience, conviction, follow the regulative principles, chanting regularly sixteen rounds, dealing
without any duplicity, and above all keeping oneself in the society of pure devotees.
Our different centers are meant for organizing a group of pure devotees so that neophyte visitors may
take examples from them and thus become attached to Krishna consciousness. This formula is active
everywhere and I see practically here in Japan where they do not understand the language but still
they are taking part like other centers. (Letter to Bali-mardana, Tokyo, Aug 16, 1970)
When I read this instruction of yours I feel greatly inspired to fulfill this desire of yours and take it as
my life and soul. However, I am completely incapable of being qualified to do the same. My personal
Sadhana and progress is in itself a practical demonstration of where I stand. It is only the mercy of
your pure devotees that in spite of all my shortcomings, due to bad health and otherwise, I have been
able to live in association of pure devotees and furthermore render service to increase the number of
pure devotees in your movement as well.
As I write this years homage offering unto Your Lotus Feet, I am having a glimmer of hope to find
some improvement in my physical health so I could practice and preach your message better. I have
come to the point of realization by your mercy that whatever position you place me in, is for my
ultimate good. Hence, if you feel that improvement in my health condition is better for my spiritual
progress, please bestow the same. I have already handed over myself to you and you may use me as
you wish.
Aspiring to understand your desires and serve you,
Your insignificant disciple,
Mahotsaha Chaitanya Dasa
Mohana Chaitanya Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. You know these are only words, as I don't have the quality of
humility in me.
Prabhupada if I turn back and see at my life and the way I was guided by you, I feel eternally indebted
to you because I can never repay even a small speck of what you have given to me. Prabhupada on this
occasion of Vyasapuja I beg you to give me strength to follow your instructions as my heart and soul
although time and again I have pained you by violating them.
My face burns with anger whenever I listen to the stories of guru abuse by a certain group of people in
ISKCON, but alas I feel, my attitude itself to be very demoniac in following your instructions. My only
prayer to you Prabhupada is: Please do not throw this fallen soul away from your shelter, as I have
already suffered a lot millions of life in this mire of Maya. You are my only hope now Prabhupada, and
therefore I have taken shelter at your lotus feet. Kick me, crush me, crumple me but please keep me at
your lotus feet Prabhupada.
The life you have given me is not ordinary one. Its a world of Vaikuntha. A life centered around the
Deities. A life centered around service to Krishna. A life centered around service to Vaishnavas. There
is nothing less for a jiva sincerely seeking the path of revival of its constitutional position. A life free
from anxieties. A life filled with bliss and joy. A life immersed in the real ananda. Where else is it
possible Prabhupada other than the divine shelter of your lotus feet?
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What a joy it is to read your Bhaktivedanta purports. It's ambrosia for the intelligence and the mind
which was engaged in the rubbish of the material literature. Prabhupada, please bless me to keep
myself immersed in your divine literature thereby meditating always on the divine pastimes, qualities
and glories of Lord Krishna. By doing which I can forget that I am in this material world which is
filled with miseries and is dangerous at every step.
On this auspicious day of your appearance, Srila Prabhupada the only thing I pray to you is: Please
bestow me with the strength to make the teachings emanating from your lotus mouth to make one
with my heart and not to desire anything else. Again and again I offer my respectful obeisances unto
the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities.
Aspiring to be your true servant,
Mohana Chaitanya Dasa
Nanda Kishora Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet.
Ye me bhakta-jan prtha
Na me bhakt ca te jan
Mad-bhaktn ca ye bhakts
Te me bhakta-tam mat
Lord Krishna told Arjuna: Those who are my direct devotees are actually not my devotees, but those
who are the devotees of my servant are factually my devotees.
This year I realized a big mistake in my thinking. Earlier I used to think I am a devotee of Lord
Krishna & Krishna had sent you to guide me back to godhead. I was so wrong. I am not a devotee. I
am a sentimentalist. You are the devotee. And your causeless mercy has fallen on me.
I am in ashram for past two years. I am following the rules and regulations as you have laid down. I
am therefore able to associate with you (in vani) for 24 hours a day. And I see that I actually have no
qualification to serve Krishna or go back to godhead. Still, because I do what I am told to do I end up
serving Krishna. I take a step to Godhead.
What qualification do I have? I cannot perform austerities. I cannot put effort in understanding the
World or learning Vedas. Even scrutinizing studying Bhagavatam from different angles is out of scope.
It is too difficult for my tiny brain. Yet you have made it so easy. First I read your books. Then I do my
allotted service like book distribution, get practical experience and Bang! Realization. It is due to
you that knowledge and renunciation are developing in me. I also see so many anarthas that exist in
me. Get rid of one anartha and another one pops its head. Now I understand why it is called material
Ocean.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I am not sure whether I'll become completely purified and cross this material
ocean in this very life. But I do hope that in my every life I remain your servant.
Your servant,
Nanda Kishora Dasa
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Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. Since last 31 years you have gracefully
given me an opportunity to serve you for which I am very grateful to your divine grace. Before coming
to your shelter I came across many so-called spiritual organisations where in the name of giving
Krishna Consciousness or bhakti they were merely busy in making money.
It is your causeless mercy and divine blessings of Lord Sri Krishna that I have been protected from the
so-called cheaters of religion and awarded shelter at your lotus feet.
I am unhappy because even though you have given me ample opportunity to serve Krishna and
advance in Krishna Consciousness, because of my ill health I am unable to take the advantage of the
facility given; so much so that I am unable to come to the temple for attending morning sadhana
program.
By the grace of temple authorities I am somehow or other engaged in the service which I will do
faithfully. Prabhupada, I have heard that you had a desire to develop Hyderabad farm like Tirupati
temple. But because of mishap in ISKCON till date nothing has happened. But I became very happy
when I heard that in ISKCON Bangalore they are coming with a temple of Vedic Planetarium which
you had desired. Somehow or other I am also playing an insignificant role in creating an awareness of
the project and am collecting donations for it.
Prabhupada, please bless me with sufficient intelligence and good health so that I can work sincerely
and try to contribute as much as I can for your divine mission. My only request to your divine grace is
that you please forgive me for all my known and unknown offenses and bless me and my family to
advance in Krishna Consciousness.
Your sincere servant, Narahari Thakur Dasa
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Narottama Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on this most auspicious day.
On the most auspicious day of your Divine Grace appearance, I would like to take the opportunity to
say few things. Somehow I passed more than 12 years in ISKCON. Somehow I am sticking to
ISKCON, it is because of your mercy. Please bless me to stick to my sadhana schedule and do it very
nicely.
Dear Prabhupada, I am eternally indebted and grateful to you for showing me the path to serve
Krishna and guiding me always. My humble request is to you that kindly bless me to be always
engaged in your service birth after birth. Kindly be merciful unto me that I may never deviate from
Krishna Consciousness at any point of time and I may never leave ISKCON and never give up the
association of Vaishnavas.
Dear Prabhupada, I beg your forgiveness upon this fallen soul for having committed offenses at your
lotus feet knowingly or unknowingly. Be gracious on me that I may never commit any offenses at the
lotus feet of any vaishnava and I should be always ready and eager to serve them whole heartedly.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Your insignificant servant,
Narottama Dasa
Navaneet Krishna Dasa
Dear Yugaacharya of this world, most beloved person to all the fallen souls, oh! Savior of my life, oh!
Representative of Nithyananda, oh! Personnel associates of Srimati. Radharani, oh! Gurudev, please
accept my humble obeisance.
You are so merciful that you have given Krishna consciousness to this soul. You are always protecting
me in all sorts of dangers that I have come across this year. Srila Prabhupada you have given such a
nice thing that we dont know what is the value of Krishna consciousness and we dont know the
position of Lord Krishna.
By your mercy today we are able to chant his name i.e., when we chant he will come before us. Even
Lord Krishna's position is so exalted that we cannot imagine or understand with our imperfect senses.
Srila Prabhupada, I am in debt to you even if I take millions of birth to serve you it is not also possible
to repay. Srila Prabhupada, everything what had happen i.e., failure of interviews etc..... had made me
to realize many things. But why you have made all these for my benefit. But I cant understand, Srila
Prabhupada you are so merciful that even I have fall in the darkest well or ocean of ignorance.
You have provided rope for me to escape but still I am not completely stick on to your rope. Many
times Maya is covering that I am always drowning. Prabhupada, in this year I am feeling that I am not
able to serve their lordships during Janmastami, because of several reasons but my prayer is please
clear my impediment so that I could come and do service.
Prabhupada I am always in ignorance and my conscious is always disturbed. I have lot of pain but
always engage me in your service. Even if I am not qualified to do your service please give me
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opportunity to serve your disciplesi.e,anypadukaseva.Prabhupada please give me your shelter that my
mind is so ignorantthat even bad thing has entered to my mind and IAm not able to take actions.
Srila Prabhupada, Please shower me your mercy that in the forthcoming year,I will be visiting our
Guru parampara and Panchatattva birth places and which is greatest of all holy dhams. Prabhupada
you are coming from centre of the heart of vrindavan, to review our Krishna Consciousness. Now in
my life I have passed 3 years, during last year on September 8
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you have given name to this low born
fallen soul than the worm (i.e., Indragopa) initiated as Navaneet Krishna Dasa.
Prabhupada coming year please convey to Nityananda prabhu to increase my determination action
(i.e. sankalpashakti). Prabhupada, by your mercy last year I have able to visit the holy
dhamVrindavan.
My only last and final desire is that as early as possible I should become most lovable servant of your
disciple. Please give me remembrance that I should not involve in any such activities that will pain
you Prabhupada, please instruct me always and help me to hear words and willfully I should execute
your order. Prabhupada I have some desire i.e., not good but because I have taken birth in this family,
So I am feeling I should give service(by doing job or clearing debts).I know this family affection, even
though I am not qualified to do this but if you show your mercy then I will be able to do it.
Prabhupada finally if my consciousness is like that "if I am gone to work out side then I will be
attacked by Maya permanently then please save me from all sort of this dangers. I wish to serve you till
my last breath. Jai! Jagadguru, Srila Prabhupadaki Jai!
Yours humble servant
Navaneet Krishna Dasa
Nayanabhiram Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All Glories unto You.
My only prayer on this auspicious day of your Divine Appearance is that, Please pardon me for all of
my offences committed against the Deities and Devotees and bless me, so that I can overcome on my
weakness and serve you at my best.
May your name, fame and glories be spread all over the three worlds; I take shelter of your lotus feet.
Your servant,
Nayanabhiram Dasa
Nitai Charan Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada
I offer my humble obeisance at your lotus feet on this auspicious occasion of your divine appearance.
Srila Prabhupada, your divine presence has brought a complete change in my life. Because the life
which I was leading was based on the philosophy that 'life is meant for sense enjoyment until your last
breath'. And I was going on wasting my valuable human life just to fulfill it. Actually this is the
situation with most of the people in the world today. They are all geared up for sense enjoyment not
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realizing the fact that it would lead them to the bottom most part of the creation. Rather from the very
beginning, a child is deceived by the society to consider sense enjoyment as the ultimate goal in life.
But its only because of your causeless mercy on a unqualified soul like me, I am able to perceive what
this human life is meant for. Otherwise it is not at all possible for me or I would say for any person in
this world to come out of this illusion. The way you presented this Krishna conscious philosophy is
very much striking. It can change anybody's heart provided he follows your instructions.
On this auspicious day, please bless me so that I can follow each and every instruction of yours
strictly. And forgive me for any offenses committed at your lotus feet and Vaishnavas.
Always aspiring to be your servant
Nitai Charan Dasa
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Jai srila prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisance at your lotus feet on this most auspicious day of your
appearance.
Somehow by Krishnas blessings I got your transcendental books and association of your devotees.
After reading your books my mind totally changed. I understood what is the aim of human life. My
only aim is to serve for your mission and remember the lotus feet of Krishna or Vishnu. tad vishnoho
paramam padam . I read many spiritual books, when I read srila prabhupadas books I came to know
about guru, Krishna, what is the aim of human life, what is birth, death, old age, disease etc. through
devotional service only one can understand how the supreme personality of godhead, by his
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inconceivable potencies, simultaneously acts impersonally and as a person. The power of devotional
service is so great that a pure devotee can electrify another person by his transcendental instruction on
crossing over the ocean of nesieience. Only by devotional service a person is able to purify his mind,
senses and intelligence. When we engaged in devotional service our mind is very happy and it gives
more energy and satisfaction.
Srila prabhupada please give me good remembrance to worship you and sriKrishna. Please give me
good concentration to chant hareKrishna maha mantra. Please give good strength to do more service
for your mission. Please bless me to follow your instruction. Please hold me forever for your iskcon.
Your dasa,
Pankaja Nabha dasa
Prabhupada Vani Devi Dasi
My dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to you and your mission of taking everyone back home back to Godhead.
Srila Prabhupada, Your Divine Grace very well know how much ignorant and less intelligent I am.
Please forgive me if I make any mistake in my small attempt to glorify Your Divine Grace. Please
forgive me that I am presenting this at the end of last date. Even though I know that spiritual life is of
at most priority, my bad quality of doing things at last minute will be put to end only by Your mercy.
The memories described by your disciples glorifying your activities and their relationship with your
Divine Grace is so nectarean to hear and hearing them gives a glimpse that Your Divine Grace were
certainly not a man of this world !!(Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's commander-in-chief).
Your Divine Grace spent so much of time writing these wonderful books and I just cannot imagine
how much potency these books have. The books make the amazing work of cutting the knots of
attachment that is so very strong. Your books brought and continue to bring revolution in this dark
world.
When I read how your Divine Grace even now reciprocate with sincere devotees and direct them
through dreams, through books, through devotees, it makes me very much confident as to how the
spiritual master is the external manifestation of the super soul within the heart.
Srila Prabhupada, I am so much attracted to Maya and greed and many other things and I am so scared
that I may go back to material life, please help me attain attachment to Your lotus feet as that is the
only way to progress. Please keep me under the shade of your lotus feet in all phases of life. Please
please please please.
Trying to become your sincere servant
Prabhupada Vani Devi Dasi

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Hare Krishna Swami Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance on to your lotus feet. It was 8 years ago; where I knew nothing
about Lord Krishna as Supreme personality of Godhead. I heard Lord Krishna as god but not much
about his past time and his purpose of taking birth on this earth planet. I have to remember and thank
to one my friend who invited me to attend weekend yoga retreat program at ISCKON temple. I still
remember that day where I got know the real purpose of human form of life.
The interest of knowing spiritual subjects developed in me in due course of time. The first book I read
was Science of self-realization where I got to know the difference between spirit and matter. Its only
because of you Prabhupada, through your books, temples and devotees, I changed the vision of seeing
and discriminating about the spirit and matter. Surrender to Lord Krishna means surrendering to pure
devotee of Lord Krishna, surrendering to pure devotee means following pure devotee instructions. As
you instructed to all your disciples to chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna maha mantra and to follow
four regulative principles which is the key success of human life and leads one to go back to godhead.
Through your books you made very clear understandings of Lord Krishna and his relation with us,
especially Bhagavadgita and Bhagavatam books you translated in English helped all the people in the
world, even I read Bhagvadgita as it is, which explains the purpose of life. I thank you whole heartedly
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for your blessings on to me. Please continue to show mercy and blessings on me and help me to chant
Hare Krishna Maha- mantra and to follow four regulative principles.
One can progress in spiritual life only with the blessings of GURU, thus on this auspicious occasion
I beg your mercy and blessings on to me. JAI PRABHUPADA.!
Thanks and Regards,
Prithu Dasa
Priyavrata Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. You have given me invaluable gift of Krishna
Consciousness and taught me how to follow it also. I was a servant of Maya but you made me servant
of my real father Lord Krishna. I was searching material happiness; you have given me unlimited
spiritual happiness. I have understood the meaning of divya jnan hrde prakasito. How you are
injecting this knowledge of Krishna in us! Just by your activities I understood the real meaning of
Spiritual Master GURU. By your mercy millions of people are able to render service to the Supreme
Lord. You have changed the heart of millions of people who were in the darkness. You have the real
path of Back to home, back to Godhead to whole world. Just by your activities any sincere soul can
surrender to Lord Krishna. You have demonstrated to whole world How to depend on the Supreme
Lord in each and every situation.
You have given your mercy to each and every disciple equally but some of them disobeyed you and
your instructions. You are seeing the entire play of Guru businesses but still you are showing your
mercy equally upon every one of them, that is your greatness. Please guide us and save us on this path
of Krishna consciousness. I am thankful to you that each and every day you are helping me to chant
16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and following the 4 regulative principles.
Yours servant
Priyavrata Dasa
Purandara Vitthala Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
In recent days I have felt how my Lord has personally taken through tough times, filled mental
strength through your instructions. Im always your instrument. Your words from the nectarean
Srimad Bhagavatam have been leading my yatra. What better can a glorification be, than seeing oneself
transformed from a naradhama to be one amidst servants of Supreme Lord Krishna? Kindly use me to
fulfill your purpose and mission. I beg to give me strength and character to understand and follow
your instructions, Srila Prabhupada.
Yours, trying to be servant,
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Radha Kanta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Your Divine Grace!
May your unlimited glories be sung all over the three worlds!
You have been very merciful to me in spite of my conscious wrongdoings. Please punish me
for all my wrongdoings. My only wish is to one day become your qualified disciple. Please
give me good intelligence to follow your instructions strictly.
The words "donkey years" perfectly fit in my context. All these years I have wasted and
misused all the good facilities and resources that you mercifully gave me in your institution. I
have spent all these years in gross ignorance of sleep and sinful activities.
I have only lorded over all the resources you provided and continued to maintain a critical
attitude towards your very rare and most serious senior disciples. I beg from you to give me
an attitude of surrender, servitude, submissiveness, sincerity and simplicity which I am
lacking.
By your unconditional mercy you are guiding all of us, but due to my insincerity I have not
been able to surpass the designative disqualification of having taken birth in Kali-yuga.
I beg you to bless me with some menial services at your temple that you engaged me when
you mercifully took me into your temple, so that I can revive the serious intent of
surrendering to Your Divine Grace and heading back home, back to Godhead.
My wife feels your presence and reciprocation everyday when she writes to you. You have
given her so much of spiritual wisdom and realization.
You are the only hope for us.
Your aspiring servant,
Radha Kanta Dasa
Radhe Shyam Dasa
Our Dear Beloved Spiritual Master,
r rmad 108 His Divine Grace Abhaya Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami rla Prabhupda
rla Prabhupda, on this very auspicious day of your Divine Appearance, I beg to submit homage at
the dust of your Lotus feet.
Single most significant occurrence in ones life is association of a pure devotee, which is extremely
rare, uniquely wonderful, greatly glories, exceedingly potent & absolute, which brings complete
fearlessness & bestows ultimate perfection i.e., loving devotional service unto the Lotus Feet of Their
Lordship r r Radha Krishna Chandra.
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By your causeless mercy & will of the Supreme Lord, you have made yourself access able to everyone
especially through the transcendental literatures, Bhaktivedanta Books & by your ISKCON Hare
Krishna Movement.
Your Transcendental Voice can be heard whenever one desires & the form in which you manifested
your presence & walked on the surface of the globe is presented as Bhaktivedanta Audio & Video
footage collection & is also available at all time. (MP3, MP4, E-Reader, & I-Pad etc.)
How unfortunate it is on my part that in spite of all these, I have sincerely not endeavored nor
seriously made any attempts to systematically understand transcendental literatures & develope taste
for hearing or chanting.
I am in a precarious condition like that of a Jaundices patient who although has joined hospital for
treatment but is averse, disinclined & reluctant for medicine.
O Master! O My Lord! On this very auspicious day, I beg you, please empower me so that I can
remain strong & be fixed in Krishna Consciousness. Kindly have a merciful glance on this
insignificant creature, by the powerful glance of yours. Kindly bestow on me the desire & inclination
to relish the authentic transcendental literatures. I cannot on my own strength fight this treacherous
situation.
Let me take full shelter of your divine instructions. Please empower me so that I can follow your
instructions taking or making them as life & soul. Please guide me & protect me so that I may not
deviate from your instructions & orders even an inch. Please make me a worthy disciple.
All I pray from the bottom & core my heart is, please give me shelter at the lotus feet of the servant of
the servant of your servant & engage me in unalloyed devotional service unto the supreme Lord r r
Radha Krishna unconditionally.
Oh! My Lord rla Prabhupda
While wondering in the dangerously dense, fearful forest of material world, haunted by the
intoxicated demon Kama & bitten by deadly poisonous serpent called senses, I have fallen into the
ocean of samsara & dreadful crocodile has caught me in its powerful jaws of worldly existence.
Tormented by the passion for sense gratification, I have been thrown up & down by the controlling
waves of Kala. Sharp fangs filled with terrible venom has burnt my body & has completely destroyed
it. In this condition, Oh Master, I seek the shelter of cool lake that is your Lotus feet.
Reference from r Adi Shankaracharyas Karavalamba Stotram
Your unqualified conditioned servant,
Radhe Shyam Dasa
Raghava Pandita Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you on this most auspicious
appearance day of your divine grace.
You appeared in this earth to lift the fallen souls from dark region of ignorance towards knowledge of
absolute truth by your wonderful gift Krishna Consciousness movement. Your ambition of the life is
to preach Lord Chaitanyas instruction, yaare dekho taare khaho Krishna Upadesha Radha Krishna
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Chandra of Hare Krishna hill has given me this opportunity of preaching by introducing Krishna
Ashraya program. The ultimate aim of this program is to make people understand your preaching and
become devotee of Lord Krishna. Your books make the most difficult philosophy very easy to
understand for common man like me. With the help of which I am able to do little justice to my
Krishna Ashraya cells members. It is my ardent desire to make minimum 1000 Krishna ashraya
devotees by 2013 all over Bangalore and make them understand about your preaching and glories of
Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna.
On this most auspicious day I humbly beg you to continue to shower your blessing on me to make my
desire come true.
Yours sincere disciple
Raghava Pandita Dasa
Ramanisha Dasa
Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Dear Prabhupada with your causeless mercy and grace we have come in touch with this movement
and by causeless grace, I have been initiated in Sept 2011. So kindly protect us and give us the
strength and blessing to us to be always at your lotus feet and render more service to you and your
associated devotees/ disciples and give us your special grace to strictly follow your instructions and
humble approach the higher authorities.
The most significant spiritual knowledge you have given for us to execute and propagate your vision
to preach this greatest knowledge of science of godhead to everybody in this world.
Srila Prabhupada give us your mercy and blessing to control the urges of our bodily demands which is
obstructing to perform the prescribed duties for realization of our spiritual life and I am not able to
perform properly the standard principles given by your to follow. Kindly forgive me, and give the
confidence and strong faith that I can succeed by your guidance.
Kindly give a chance to humbly render services in the temple and all the festivals and pardon me of
my past activities knowingly or unknowingly performed.
Kindly accept me as your servant and give me the intelligence to execute your orders and mission for
preaching Krishna consciousness.
Thanking You
Yours Humble servant of servants
Ramanisha Dasa
Ramya Rupa Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna!
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
Dear Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
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Please accept this small offering on the 116th Vyasa puja 2012.
Prabhupada, thank you for accepting us as your initiated disciples, we got our initiated names as
Ramya Rupa DD and Srikantha Govinda Dasa. We got the real seriousness in Krishna Consciousness
after the initiation, by your mercy we are able to continue and follow the Krishna Consciousness
regularly.
Regarding the Krishna Ashraya Cell at Koramangala, Chamundeswari temple, initially the response of
the crowd was good, but later it remained stagnant, and for some reasons the Krishna Ashraya
Program is on hold. Please inspire all the souls to get back to Krishna Consciousness as you are the
only one great person who can make the impossible possible. Please bless and rejuvenate all of us.
After our 1
st
son, now we are blessed with our second son, his birth was itself a mystery. Thank you
for saving the baby, a chance for him to serve your mission.
We would have committed a big blunder, if you hadnt have guided us through your sincere disciples.
Thanks to you Prabhupada and thanks to your sincere disciples.
My prabhu, Srikantha Govinda Dasa is able to contribute and continue in your service through
preaching activity Yuva Program where he is going to engineering colleges and preaching, he also
got opportunities to preach at Iskcon folk, SOS, and many other programs.
Thank you for providing such a wonderful opportunity. Please keep us engaged always in your
service.
Though I am not involved in preaching service, now I feel I have got from you a long assignment of
taking care of my two sons and bringing them up in Krishna Consciousness. Thank you again for all
your mercy.
Please help us to please Lord Krishna and to please you always by our deeds. Please also bless my
family members to progress more in Krishna Consciousness.
Please forgive us if we have knowingly or unknowingly committed offenses at your lotus feet.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Jai Prabhupada!
Your servant,
Ramya Rupa Devi Dasi (Rashmi K)
Rasajna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance's.
All Glories to you and your wonderful mission.
Ten years ago, by the will of Paramatma and your causeless mercy, I came across your book Life comes from
Life, which transformed my whole life. You mention the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra in all of your books and I
unknowingly started chanting it everywhere. I didnt know what the holy names meant, but the process of
purification had begun. Few months later, by your divine arrangement, I visited ISKCON Bangalore for the first
time. The very first sight of Radha Krishna Chandra was very mystical and I just said to myself Here are my
real parents. I experienced the joy of coming close to our true proprietor Lord Krishna, after a long separation
is beyond the experience of this material world. My perception of life changed and I was a different person after
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this first visit to ISKCON Bangalore. I was lazy and misdirected, but your books pulled me out from the deep
well of ignorance. Due to lack of spiritual strength, I have committed lots of mistakes and got deviated from your
instructions. Srila Prabhupada, You are very merciful and have always protected me from all sorts of dangers,
which could lead me back into Maya.
I beg to you to provide me enough strength to strictly follow your instructions and follow my authorities.
I have taken shelter of your lotus feet without any love towards you, but deep within my heart I know, only You
can take me back to home, back to Godhead.
Yours worthless servant,
Rasajna Dasa
Raseshwara Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet
I thank you Prabhupada for the causeless mercy that you have showered on me by which I am still
being able to serve your Divine mission day after day and now one year after another and by your
grace I hope to do that eternally.Out of ignorance I keep committing mistakes and you out of your
causeless mercy keep showing me my mistakes and you give me a chance to rectify it but out of false
pride and ego I dont care to rectify them. The ego in my heart keeps growing more and more with the
growing mistakes that I commit but yet by your causeless mercy you still have a place for me in your
Divine mission. Being just a kid in the movement, you have still given me a responsible service beyond
my imagination and ability, I sincerely beg you to give me the strength and the ability to do my service
and please my authority and in an insignificant way do something to please you. Sometimes the
service gets to my head and I behave like an abnormal person with my god brothers and others, and
have a tough time getting along with them because of the big burden of a big ego that sticks very deep
in my heart which is very difficult for me to give up, yet out of your causeless mercy somehow you
settle most of the problems at the right time. Sometimes the burning anarthas that arises are too strong
for me to take, I feel I have no strength to hold on to you, and at that times you give me the strength
to go on. But in spite of all that you have given me, I keep forgetting you. My humble request is to
help me always remember you and follow your instructions and keep them as my life and soul and
keep me as your eternal servant serving you in any way possible by your causeless mercy. Srila
Prabhupada please forgive me for all the mistakes that I have done knowingly and unknowingly and
kindly give me the strength to serve you with love and gratitude in my heart.
Your servant,
Raseshwara Dasa
Sachi Devi Dasi
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
India is the vast treasure-house of spiritual knowledge. One Chinese gentleman, He has written in one
book about religion, he explained about religion and said that If you want to know something of
religion then you have to go to India.
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Even though we have got the privilege to take advantage of vast literature, Unfortunately we don't
have much interest in it. We are suffering from all the sides. Why are we forced to suffer when we all
want happiness? We have no idea of our real identity, ignorance of our spiritual nature is the root
cause of all suffering. Who am I? What am I? Where did I come from? Before my birth where was I?
After my death where I will go? We don't care for real fact in life. Bewilder by influence of Maya,
blindly we are running after material glitters, because we are not aware of the existence of REAL
LIGHT, mandasumanda, mathayo, mandabhagya.....We are not ready to work hard to achieve the
life goal, but working continuously for enjoying bodily comforts, material profit, material reputation
and material adoration. We are wasting our human form of life.
In this age, people are AlpaAyuh short life span. Even from the material point of view Chanakya
Pandit has given us instruction- yuakaaeko 'pi nalabhyasvara-koibhi Suppose You lose one
moment in your life, You pay millions of dollar also You will not get back that moment. Simply once
we take birth and again die. We have to understand the value of life. One should be very intelligent to
understand the eternity of life.
So in this dark age of Kali, who is there to guide us? What is the process to take? Answer to these
questions:
As Krishna comes yadyad hi dharmasyaglnir similarly vaishnava also comes. Vaishnava means
confidential servants of Lord Krishna, he also comes for some purpose. Our spiritual Master Srila
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada comes to this world to execute some mission of life, mission of
Chaitana Mahaprabhu.
Vaishnava means para-dukha- dukhi. He knows what the real suffering of humanity is and he tries to
establish sad dharma- nn-stra-vicraaika-nipuau sad-dharma-sasthpakau. We have to take
advantage of this Krishna conscious movement which is so simple. Anybody may be an illiterate or
ignorant being able to take advantage of this.
When an illiterate person accepts Lord Krishna as the Supreme personality of godhead, immediately
he is a scholar.
When an ignorant person sees Lord Krishna as Supreme absolute truth, then he is in Knowledge.
We are blessed with this Krishna conscious movement and Prabhupada is guiding us with his
instructions.
Dear Srila Prabhupada I don't have any other desire or qualification other than unflinching FAITH
in your divine words. Let me surrender unto the service of your service to Mahaprabhu's movement.
This is your institution allow me to continue as an insignificant menial worker.
Aspiring to become Your eternal servant,
Sachi devi dasi
Saci Tanaya Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Your Divine Grace.
When Lord Krishna and BalaRama entered the wrestling arena, residents of Mathura said How
fortunate are those residents of Vrindavana, they get to see the Lord when He is going to forest and
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evening when he is returning from forest. How fortunate I am, not only to have Their Darshan and
but I am also blessed to serve them whole day and every day of my life. Even though I am not
qualified and rotting in a gutter, YOU showed your causeless mercy upon me and picked me up and
provided an opportunity to render service to Him who is the creator and controller of this cosmic
manifestation.
In the past, sages used undergo severe austerities to please the Supreme Lord. When the Lord would
be pleased and appeared before them, then only they got an opportunity to hear the Supreme Lord.
How can we glorify your causeless mercy? I was seeking enjoyment in the literature meant for crows.
And again, YOU have shown your causeless mercy upon me and given me an opportunity to hear,
discuss and relish the words of the Lord and His pure devotees from you.
When Lord Vishnu appears to Prajapati Daksha after his Hamsa Guhya prayers, the Lord compared
Daksha with Lord Brahma and Lord Siva although he is not on the same level, because he was engaged
in the service of the Lord to provide an opportunity to all the living entities to go back to Godhead. In
the purport you have mentioned that from Lord Brahm down, all the living entities engaged in the
service of the Lord are extraordinary. YOU have provided me an opportunity to serve those
extraordinary devotees who are serving you in spreading Krishna Consciousness. What else one can
seek in this human life. Even though I am not qualified, as a father you have provided me everything
without even asking. How can I glorify you? You mentioned that with mundane words we cannot
glorify the Supreme Lord. So is your Lordship cannot be glorified with any amount of mundane
words.
Even though you have provided everything to me, still I have one desire. My only desire is Please
bless me with the strength to remember every moment that I am serving extraordinary devotees
engaged in your Lordships service and also strength to follow instructions of my superiors.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada, you have given me an opportunity to render service unto you. And also
thank you for keeping me among your sincere disciples.
Desiring to become an expert servant of your servants,
Saci Tanaya Dasa
Sampati Dasa
''I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who, with the torch light of knowledge has
opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance."
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who
is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto
you, Oh! Spiritual Master, servant of Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat Gosvm. You are kindly preaching the
message of Lord Chaitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with
impersonalism and voidism."
My dear Srila Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisance.
Today is your divine appearance day. Sometimes I wonder how I really surrendering unto you because
I am such a stubborn and uncivilized person that I do not care for anyone. When initially I came in
touch with ISKCON Bangalore I was observing how all devotees were glorifying and worshiping you
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here continuously. I thought they must be crazy to worship someone like this because my opinion
was: no one in this world is worthy of worship, as I thought all were bogus.
When I saw you in the deity form, it did not impress me much, but when I started reading your books
then I could see how I started admiring you. I still remember how I enjoyed reading your Life comes
from Life book and laughing loudly whenever you smashed atheistic arguments in such powerful
manner. I felt like I was directly talking to you and establishing relationship with you.
Then I started appreciating you more when I saw how you have transformed ordinary people into
such powerful devotees in terms of their determination to achieve the goal of life that is: serving
Krishna and going back to Godhead, I was speechless.
I think by the time I consciously developed the desire to surrender unto you, I was already
surrendering to your lotus feet unconsciously. It did not take much time to accept you as my beloved
spiritual master because you dissipated all the darkness of my ignorance in no time like Sun dispelling
the darkness without much any efforts and no time.
I remember reading about causeless mercy from your books. Like how cloud showers the rain without
consideration of fertile land, rocks or gutter, you are showering mercy of your divine grace upon
person like me who is totally unqualified and not knowing the value of your mercy. If at all today I am
seen as a devotee that is only because of your mercy, so actual credit goes to you.
Dear Srila Prabhupada you are like an expert sculptor who carves beautiful deities out of formless
stone or who gives life to lifeless stone. You mercifully give (spiritual) life to lifeless (spiritual) people.
Presently people in the world are bereft of any goal in the life or meaning to their lives. Sometimes
they even wonder and argue that there is nothing more than sense gratification in this world and in
their lives. But it is great magic that the same people when they come under your divine influence they
see meaning in their lives, get goal in their lives and give up sense gratification and start spreading the
glories of the Lord in the same world. This is your one of small glory that we can grossly see with our
eyes.
There are many people who did and are doing some mundane magic and attracting innocent people to
exploit them but you have done divine magic and attracting them to deliver them. This is your true
position compared to so many so called famous spiritual leaders of the mislead society.
Dear Srila Prabhupada at this auspicious day of your divine appearance I beg for an opportunity to
serve you throughout my life selflessly to your satisfaction. I have no qualification and by nature I am
very offensive but somehow or the other you have given me shelter at your lotus feet and I request you
to give me enough strength to hold on to it life after life.
Your servant,
Sampati Dasa
Sanatana Dasa
skd-dharitvena samasta-strair
uktas tath bhvyata eva sadbhi
kintu prabhor ya priya eva tasya
vande guro r-cararavindam
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The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most
confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all
authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master,
who is a bona fide representative of r Hari [Krishna].
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my most humble obeisances unto your Divine lotus feet.
This year is very special for me that I m celebrating Vyasa Puja Day as your initiated Disciple, you
have mercifully blessed me by giving me eternal shelter at your lotus feet by giving me my Spritual
name Sanatana Dasa.
When I look Back in my life, I realize that I was on a platform from where I was destined to sink in the
modes of material nature because I was employed in the service of lust, but due to Lord Chaitanya's
special mercy you came to rescue the fallen souls from this miserable & suffering world & take them
back home back to godhead & I am one of the beneficiary of this great movement of Lord Chaitanya
that you picked me up from such a filthy place where I was doing all kinds of nonsense unrestrictedly
as per the dictation of my senses. I was Mayas dog loitering in the streets to fulfill my lusty desires.
But its my great fortune that you have placed this useless stone in the midst of your collection of
valuable diamonds (Vaishanavas).
In the NOD it is stated that devotional service is a continual process from one's previous life or if only
by chance a person takes interest in a pure devotees instruction he can be accepted & can advance in
devotional service. Probably I must be in second category and by your causeless mercy my spiritual
account has opened by giving me the treasure of the holy name & gradually I am trying to make a
small but permanent deposit because of my shortcomings that I am confessing here
1. I am not following all your instructions very strictly.
2. No taste for chanting.
3. No interest for Devotional service.
4. Lording over tendency.
5. Tendency to commit offense to vaishanava.
& many more, I am full of "Anarthas". As Bhgavatam (1.1.10): says mand sumanda-matayo
manda-bhgy hy upadrut, I am the perfect example for this verse. But in spite of these entire
discrepancies still I have hope because you have given me shelter at your lotus feet & by the mercy of
the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can cross
mountains.
mka karoti vcla
pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande
r-guru dna-traam
Now being in the association of devotees I have developed the sense that I should always aspire for
desire to make the teachings emanating from the lotus feet of my spritual master one with my heart &
do not desire anything else.
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guru-mukha-padma-vkya, cittete koriy aikya,
r n koriho mane
I am confident enough that if I do this much only, then I can make rapid progress in my spiritual life
and over & above that it is the only way to please you my loving spiritual master. I just want to please
you Prabhupada as devotees of ISKCON Bangalore are struggling to establish your position as the
"SOUL DIKSHA GURU OF ISKCON" in order to please you. It is unfortunate that after your physical
departure from this world some of your disciple usurped your position resulting havoc in ISKCON but
I want to see the ISKCON as it was during your physical presence and in fact more than that if you
bless us. Its only possible by your special mercy.
Its your causeless mercy that I am here in ISKCON Bangalore where all the devotees want to serve
your mission sincerely by following your instruction, not in bogus guru camp. But again I am always
conscious that I am no longer confident to my own strength and endeavor, I seek your special
blessings please let me never ever go away from the shelter of your lotus feet because without the
grace of spiritual master one cant make any advancement in spiritual life.
yasya prasdd bhagavat-prasdo
yasyprasdn na gati kuto 'pi
As I am valueless and demanding beggar I again and again beg your divine blessings to improve me in
various aspects.
1. To chant 16 rounds very sincerely & offenselessely and follow regulative principles strictly.
2. To overcome lording over tendency.
3. To become meek and humble.
4. To get rid from all the anarthas like material desires, lusty desires, attraction towards opposite sex
etc.
5. To read your books every day.
6. To render practical devotional service unto your lotus feet.
7. Forgive me of the offences committed at the lotus feet of vaishnavas.
Again I beg unto your lotus feet that always keep me at the shelter and personal service of your lotus
feet, may I not become the victim of Maya again so please always keep me at divine protection of your
lotus feet, may I draw my last breath in the association of devotees in the loving devotional service to
you, may your glories now be proclaimed throughout the three worlds. Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Aspiring to be your faithful servant
Sanatana Dasa
Saddharma Dasa
I Saddharma Dasa (Sreenivasmurthy) pay my obeisances to Srila Prabhupada the founder Acharya of
ISKCON
Prabhu thank you very much for bringing out this Iskcon movement as per the wish of Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, this is the only movement you can see where the living entity can understand
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his original position with the supreme Lord. It is a great feeling and thought to know that you have
been like a lamp giving us light in this darkened world if I would have not got your ashraya (by
Bangalore Iskcon) it is very hard to imagine where I would have been lost in this material anxieties.
You have given us a reason to go on, a reason to smile, a way to be happy and to lead a blissful life in
the midst of this material suffering
You have awakened my prema of lord which was dormant and you have proved yourself and given me
answers to questions like who is the Guru? What is Guru? What are the qualities of a Guru & the real
name of Guru. By seeing you, your words (each word of your mouth is pravachan), your sadhana&
your life style has been an example for the fallen souls like me. Srila Prabhupada You have shown me
how to tackle mans greatest fears like death, old age etc. I realize that you are the only person,
oh!great Master who will be with me not just for this life but life after life.
One more good news is that our Iskcon is successfully operating Krishna ashraya cells in which the
people staying far away from Iskcon are getting oppourtunity to be associated with this Hare Krishna
movement.With this I conclude my offering thank you oh!greatMaster for coming into my life
SaddharmaDasa
Satyabhama Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada
PAMHO
AGTYDG
this is the first time I am writing an offering to you. On this occasion I pray to you that I should chant
properly without offenses. I should think of you and Lord Krishna sincerely. Please make me free from
lust anger envy greed hankering and lamentation. I am chanting, cooking and offering. From the past
few months I am not chanting during Brahma muhurta as I am not keeping well. Please help me chant
early in the morning. Prabhupada, though I am most unfortunate, due to your causeless mercy I am
chanting, cooking, offering and eating your mercy-prasadam. With all misfortune still I am living
better life only out of your causeless mercy. Once you came in my dream and told me to chant
properly. On this auspicious day of Vyasa-Puja I pray to you that I should chant nicely without any
offenses in my mind. I want to go back to Godhead. Please make my gross body and subtle body pure.
Make my soul to think of the Supreme Soul Lord Krishna. Please help me go back home, back to
Godhead.
Thank you
Your servant
Satyabhama Devi Dasi. (Sangita)
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The Most Blessed Event
The Appearance Day of Our Beloved Spiritual Master
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this Most Auspicious Day of Your Appearance I first of all offer my humble obeisances and I beg
for all the offenses which I have done by not following your command or orders. Also I am very
thankful to you that you have still kept me under your shelter. This reflects the Unlimited Causeless
Mercy which you are showering unto me.
Srila Prabhupada I beg unto your lotus feet again and again to serve your mission till my last breath.
Servant of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvat Gosvm Prabhupada, I offer all obeisances unto you and
pray that I want become an instrument in your mission. You may do whatever you want with me as
you like.
And I beg unto you please protect me from the external (MAHA MAYA) energy of Lord Krishna.
Your most fallen Servant,
ShantNarasimhaDasa

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Shatrugna Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Jaya om visnu pada paramahamsa parivraghacarya astotra sada sri srimad His divine grace
A.C.Bhakthivedantha Swami Srila Prabhupada ki jai.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
tva na sandarito dhtr
dustara nistitratm
kali sattva-hara pus
kara-dhra ivravam
We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you
as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all
the good qualities of a human being.
The age of Kali is very dangerous for the human being. Human life is simply meant for self-realization,
but due to this dangerous age, men have completely forgotten the aim of life. In this age, the life span
will gradually decrease. People will gradually lose their memory, finer sentiments, strength, and better
qualities. And so this age is very difficult for those who want to utilize this life for self-realization. The
people are so busy with sense gratification that they completely forget about self-realization. Out of
madness they frankly say that there is no need for self-realization because they do not realize that this
brief life is but a moment on our great journey towards self-realization. The whole system of education
is geared to sense gratification, and if a learned man thinks it over, he sees that the children of this age
are being intentionally sent to the slaughterhouses of so-called education. Learned men, therefore,
must be cautious of this age, and if they at all want to cross over the dangerous ocean of Kali, they
must follow the footsteps of the bona fide representative as the captain of the ship. The ship is the
message of Lord r Krishna in the shape of Bhagavad-gt or the rmad-Bhgavatam. You are the true
spiritual master coming from the bona fide disciplic succession. By your teachings we are trying to
understand the message of Lord Krishna.
By your grace one can attain the lotus feet of the Lord Krishna the Supreme personality of God head
undoubtedly. Many years have passed since I joined your institution as a full-time devotee. Looking
back, I am able to perceive how you have protected me from falling into bad association leading to
hellish conditions. It is only by your unlimited mercy that I am able to spiritually survive in your
institution. You have started this movement specifically to preach Krishna consciousness and bring all
conditioned souls under the shelter of Lord Krishna. I, being very limited, do not have any capacity on
my own to preach to others. Still, if you desire I will be able to do anything for Your pleasure as it is
stated in the scriptures:
mka karoti vcla, pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande, r-guru dna-traam
By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can
cross mountains.
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Always trying to surrender
Your dasa dasanudasa,
Shatrugna Dasa
Shauri Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I hereby offer my humble obeisances to you once again. I am still trying to become your disciple all
these years, and still am affected by Maya in every passing second. I think there is no soul so much
fallen than myself.
My anarthas are countless and still continuing to accumulate further and further. I am still searching
for the self but my mind has taken full control of me. I am becoming more and more helpless every
moment under the clutches of ego, passion and ignorance. My plans of enriching myself spiritually fail
every day. My efforts of overcoming material desires and temptations in everyday life are defeated. I
am still kicked, slapped and toppled up and down by my mind and senses. I am feeling helpless, and
helpless, until I read or hear one sentence spoken / written by you and feel the energy rejuvenated
inside me to hope to win the war that I have taken up against my mind and senses.
The one instruction or sentence spoken by you carries an indescribable strength, which my mind is
unable to comprehend and follows it at that moment. When I listen to a lecture or go through one of
your purports treasure, that particular time, my intelligence and mind gets captivated and I am even
able to plan as to how to involve in spiritual activities in my routine. But when the hearing connection
is unplugged within few hours, the mind takes control and you know the rest. By your grace Srila
Prabhupada, I am able to now experience the constant fight between the Self and the mind with its
forcing senses, although I am being defeated in choosing the right many a time.
The mind is programmed by the conditioning of material life from time immemorial through
countless births in this ocean of nescience. Although this is the case, the intentions of mind get
defeated at times. How is this possible? The Bhaktivedanta purports are the only way and means by
which one can understand the mind to be a tool and use it as the servant of the self and dovetail it to
attain the goal of the soul. However for a fallen soul like me fighting with the mind has not been
effective as I am still very much deeply rooted in this ocean of nescience. But by your overflowing
mercy I am somehow or other determined to continue this battle. This is only because of your
causeless mercy towards millions of souls like me.
I thank you Srila Prabhupada, for one more eventful year where you helped me to gain many spiritual
and material realizations in the never-ending journey of birth and death. We have started the
Krishnashraya program as guided by the temple in our house trying to reach the message of Krishna
through your words and work. We had a slow start with some frequent visitors. This engagement has
been a blessing from your good self in helping me stay engaged to read your books & lectures and to
discuss the same in the program. In the coming weeks and months, we want to put our endeavor to
encourage more people to participate in the program. Your advice to listen and preach Lord Krishna
katha is found to be most satisfactory to my mind and soul, however it also revealed to me as to how
much more I have to read and understand your purports. These purports are not ordinary as I found
myself getting more acquainted and felt a lot of revelations from time to time as I sHare them during
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these programs. I thank you Srila Prabhupada for engaging me and not giving hope on this
insignificant soul.
Thankful and blessed to aspire to be your eternal servant Shauri Krishna Dasa
Shree Hari Dasa
My respectful obeisances to Srila Prabhupada
I was in touch with ISKCON from birth as My parents were in touch of ISKCON. I was born on
29/6/01.Now I am 11 years old but I am still not very serious.I want to beacome serious.I am lazy,I get
angry but Iwill take this chance and become serious.Thankyou for your advice,instruction and
thankyou for giving me Lord Krishna and service to You.
Your asprising servant of the servant
Shree Hari Dasa
Shreshta Rupa Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to your divine grace.
I am your servant, who has been blessed by you to join the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I do
not have any qualification my eternal master, but I am engaged in the mission of the Supreme.
It is you who are dear most friend of everybody, but it is now up to us to make sincere people
understand this. By my personal example, I say, your blessing can make an animal a demigod.
Prabhupada, I am often thrilled when I see the amount of love of godhead brought by you down to
this earth. You are the Vaikuntha-man.
You are more kind to all than what one can be for himself. Srila Prabhupada, I pray to you to kindly
bless me to be a humble & simple servant.
I find there is no match to the nectarean taste of Devotees Association that you have created. Please
bless me to properly respect, value, and serve these rarest and transcendental disciples.
I wonder how I would serve, follow and come back to you this very life.
Seeking your blessings
Your Servant
Shreshta Rupa Dasa
Shurasena Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
I always wonder how magnanimous you are, Even though I know your movement is the only perfect
thing in this world, there were many instances where I got frustrated because of both personal and
professional issues and thought of leaving the movement, and you caught my hand tightly and guided
to handle the situations. I dont have words to thank you for your special mercy Srila Prabhupada.
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I am really ashamed to see that I am not able to practice the simple rules laid by you. As you are
aware, with my own endeavor I wont be able to practice any spiritual activities. I know you are
personally taking care of me, not just guiding. For different spiritual activities I do even though I dont
have any qualification or sincerity you have showered mercy upon me. I am sure I wont able to
payback even if I acquire millions of universes.
Many of your lectures mentions about the seriousness and sincerity for continuing in this movement.
As you know, I dont have any of these qualities but only because of your special mercy I am able to
do a little. Once you said, "Do not be surprised who leaves this movement, be surprised who stays." I
have only one prayer Prabhupada please tie me in this movement even if my so called intelligence
giving different thoughts and allurements.
I am fortunate to become one your disciples, Srila Prabhupada. I know you have chosen me because I
am the most fallen and no one else will be able to save me. But its so unfortunate that I am not able to
do billionth of percentage of what your other disciples do. Every day I apologies but at the next
movement, start committing mistakes again. Srila Prabhupada, only you can be this much merciful.
Please remove all my material desires and bless me to think of you always. Please lead me the way you
want me to act. Please Srila Prabhupada, you are the only savior.
Your unworthy child,
Shurasena Dasa
Shyama Vallabha Dasa
Jai Om Vishnu Pada Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Acharya Ashtotra Sata Sriman Abhaya Charanarvinda
Bhkativedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai
My humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada who is the external manifestation of
Paramatma.
Dear Prabhupada,
As the wonderful and enlivening chants of Shri Guru Parampara and the glories of exalted Vaishnava
Acharyas are being chanted, on 18
th
Sep 2011, your kind self-had accepted me as your disciple. Its
indeed a great fortune that I had received the Bhakti lata bija from your goodself.
Srila Prabhupada, I had been wandering throughout the universe without any proper direction in
search of so called happiness, sense gratification, prestige, pride etc. I had been lashed billions of times
by maya, but even then me, a grossly foolish shudra, thinking myself as intelligent, never cared for
directions that are so obvious to take up. As I see it took me 8.5 years to understand that there is no
point in wasting time in being a doubting thompson. You had said that for the doubting soul there is
happiness neither in this world nor in the next. I may say officially to outsiders some hundred reasons
as to why I hadnt joined your movement so long, but fact remains that I always doubted. Somehow by
your causeless mercy I had been saved by you and now I am where I am supposed to me.
It is really a thrilling thing to be in midst of more than hundred devotees who are serving the mission
of a pure devotee. Serving the mission of a pure devotee of lord is no ordinary thing. My only prayer is
that, having accepted you as my spiritual master, I eternally remain as a disciple, a fool at your lotus
feet.
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Srila Prabhupada around a month back I came across a statement that indeed describes how advanced
is your position. You said in SB 7.15.76
Krishna does not become the direct spiritual master unless one is fully trained by His representative
spiritual master. Therefore, as we have already discussed, the Lord's representative spiritual master
should not be considered an ordinary human being. ....... Krishna helps as the guru, or spiritual
master, from within and from without. From without He helps the devotee as His representative, and
from within He talks personally with the pure devotee and gives him instructions by which he may
return home, back to Godhead this also was further coraborated by various other references
throughout the Bhagavatam (like how queen puranjini was saved by an old brahmana, who is external
representation of Spiritual master). So the message is clear to receive help from Krishna, first and
foremost I must get fully trained under you. I need to follow the instructions that you already had
given in your books and I should serve your mission through the institution & other senior
vaishnavas which you had given for me.
One more important and striking reference I came across almost couple of months back is that rajas
tama ca sattvena sattva copaamena ca etat sarva gurau bhakty puruo hy ajas jayet [SB
7.15.25], this was translated by you as follows One must conquer the modes of passion and
ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode
of goodness by promoting oneself to the platform of uddha-sattva. All this can be automatically done
if one engages in the service of the spiritual master with faith and devotion. In this way one can
conquer the influence of the modes of nature.
Just by Guru Bhakti, I can easily (anjasa) overcome the influence of gunas and come to suddha sattva
platform. That means all that attachment, lust and avarice that is in the core of my heart can be easily
vacated just by Guru Bhakti. You had said in SB 8.3.28 that Attachment, greed and lust are three
formidable forces that prevent one from concentrating upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. and these forces which are nothing but influences of three gunas are easily (anjasa)
overcome just by Guru Bhakti.
There is definitely a huge treasurer in Srimad Bhagavatam that only if I become more faithful and
devoted to you I would be able to receive it (praptasya). In the past few months owing to rigorous
push by your senior disciples, I am reading your books much better than what I was doing previously.
Following exciting statements in srimad bhagavatam reveal your exalted position.
Bhagavat Gita which constitutes the instructions of the Supreme Personally of Godhead is presented
by the spiritual master as it is, without deviation. Therefore the absolute truth is present in the
spiritual master. SB 7.15.27p
A devotee's business is to offer obeisances to the lord and the spiritual master constantly. This
principle is the recognized way to come to the platform of bhakti [SB 8.1.15p]
Srila Prabhupada, the source of a disciples knowledge and detachment is Guru, since that is the case,
whatever I write out of whatever little intellect I possess is definitely a manifestation of what you had
given. It is like taking the water out of Ganga and pouring it back. You had been pouring the soothing
rain, mercy rain of detachment and knowledge, and from that I am just holding a palmful and trying
to offer it back to you, by glorifying you.
This small service of reviving the old folk boys (FOLK Circle), who have lost touch with temple, is yet
another service, perhaps to engage my crazy mind, to try out all of its attachments in the game of
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dualities and then realize its precarious position. However the real need is there wherein there are
number of people who had tasted the nectar of your mercy and somehow they have again taken the
path of spiritual drain/cycle of birth and death. We request you to kindly empower us to do this
assigned service, we thoroughly feel that this gigantic task is not possible for me to do. By your mercy
a dumb man can become the greatest orator, kindly empower us, and kindly remove the impeding
anarthas that are deep in our hearts. We are currently struggling to understand what makes them go
away and how we can bring them back, kindly help us in realizing the best and easy way to get them
back.
I would like to conclude this years offering at your lotus feet, by quoting one small excerpt from one
of your letters A Vaisnava always feels himself incapable to repay his debt to his spiritual master
therefore he works very hard in order to try and repay that debt. He knows that without the mercy of
the spiritual master one cannot preach this Krishna consciousness and therefore he always tries to act
in such a way that he may please his guru. SPL 090876.
Your eternally trying to be servant
Shyama Vallabha Dasa
Shyamala Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Thank you for coming to this world to save us. You are freely bestowing your causeless mercy upon
the unqualified and ungrateful souls of Kali-yuga. I am one amongst the most fallen living entities and
yet, you have bestowed your unlimited compassion on me.
Thank you for giving me the realization that you are my eternal father. You have taken care of me
more than any material father would do. I am eternally thankful to you for all the benedictions that
you have given me. You have guided me through tough situations of my life. I wish to continue to be
in your home under your eternal shelter.
You have given path of spiritual advancement in a most practical way. You have given me the
realization the importance of devotees association, japa, Sunday feast program, sadhana, reading
books, listening to lectures. Negligence of even a single element of this package would bring down
spiritual enthusiasm.
I am greatly fortunate to get your divine grace as my Spiritual Master. I see that many sincere souls are
taking shelter of bogus gurus in ISKCON. I feel very sorry for their misfortune. Prabhupada, please
give all the souls the opportunity to accept your divine grace as their Spiritual Master.
Please keep me under your shelter and give your constant association. May I always hear your
lectures, read your books, listen to your kirtanas and follow your instructions rigidly.
Aspiring to be your servant,
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Sitakanta Dasa
I was born in the darkest of ignorance and my Spiritual Master opened my eyes with the torch of
knowledge.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.
I offer my respectful humble obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada who is very dear to Lord Krishna having taken shelter at his Lotus Feet. Our respectful
obeisances are unto you o spiritual master servant of Saraswathi Goswami you are kindly preaching
the message of chaityananda and delivering all the western countries which are completely filled with
an impersonalism and voidism.
My dear Srila Prabhupada you are like a rain-pour of mercy. The rain is merciful because it alone can
extinguish the blazing forest fire. That forest fire is compared to the burning heart of the man in
material existence.
I am trying to enjoy, but my heart is burning with anxieties: the pleasure of the senses is incomplete
and temporary, the course of the mind is uncontrollable and sometimes beset with misery; and to take
refuge in movies and sports is finally too dry and tedious to be completely satisfying by itself. The
atmosphere in which we livethe very conditions of existence on any planet in the universemakes
it impossible to relax, be peaceful or attain happiness. Because, birth is very much painful process like
a third degree punishment given to the criminals in the jail. Although no one desires it, old age
devours youth, diseases stop one and all from the pleasures of continual good health and everyones
duration is at last cut off by the axe of death. Rebirth, old age, disease and death break out suddenly
like fires, and no one is needed to start them. Just as in the city no one wants so many fires or
accidents, and yet the ambulance or fire engine is always wandering in the street. Everywhere there
are miseries! My dear Prabhupada by your mercy I came to know that the real person, the actual self
who is eternal spirit-soul, is not subject to old age or death or any other disadvantage of the material
world and he is entitled to enjoy unlimited happiness in the spiritual world.
my dear Srila Prabhupada my only mistake is to fall into illusion and forget my original position as
eternal servitor of
the Supreme Lord. It is only by the mercy of a bonafide spiritual master like you, who is coming in
disciplic succession from Krishna that one can receive the realized knowledge by which we can cut the
knot of ignorance which binds us to continue in this repeated sufferings. My dear Srila Prabhupada
you descend like a stout rope down into the dark and filthy well where I am loitering; by Krishnas
Grace I can catch hold of that rope and be easily lifted into the bright atmosphere of Krishna
Consciousness.
My dear Srila Prabhupada you are teachings are really inspiring that one should fully surrender to
Krishna. It is only by your mercy that I can attain the goal of Krishna-consciousness, you kindled me
the desire to serve the supreme personality of Godhead in the Hare Krishna movement of Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Srila Prabhupada, you
are my real father.
I offer my respectful obeisances to you Prabhupada because you given us wonderful translations and
purports to Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, you have given us ecstatic kirtans, nice chanting
process, delicious Krishna prasadam and unforgettable deity worship.
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I offer my obeisances unto you thousand times because of you giving us to do wonderful deity
worship.
I cannot repay you or serve you to the extent to the gift you have given to us: fixing us onto the goal of
service to Krishna. I can, however, make continual prayer to Krishna that our service to you expand in
enthusiasm and respect and that my mind remains at your lotus feet forever.
I beg you to bestow your mercy upon me so that I may be steady in chanting my 16 Rounds
offenselessly, consistently attending whole sadhana program including minimum one hour of reading
your books and following the four regulating principles very strictly.
Finally I beg forgiveness for the offenses that I committed consciously or unconsciously at my god
brothers.
Your servant
Sitakanta Dasa
Srikanta Govinda Dasa
Hare Krishna!
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
Dear Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Please accept this small offering for the 116th Vyasa puja 2012.
Prabhupada, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for accepting us as your initiated
disciples, we got our initiated names as Ramya Rupa DD and Srikanta Govinda Dasa on 18 Sep 2011,
though we are not at all eligible to become the disciple of your divine grace. This is purely on you
grace now we have joined your parampara officially.
Although we are following the basic sadhana, still we have a long way to go, to fulfill your
expectation. We want to become your first class disciple, but unfortunately I am not able to do so due
to many personal reasons.
My humble request to you is to kindly bless us to improve our sadhana and create conducive
atmosphere to do the same as we are most degraded disciple of yours (I really mean it). We request
your special attention on us as we are unable to understand your causeless mercy.
Though I am happy and thankful to you for recent service which you have provided me, but I am
begging at your feet for more service. I beg for your blessing and empowerment for carrying out the
allocated preaching service in an effective way. Without your sanction, I will not be able to carry out
any service properly. I request you to use me as an instrument to convince all people in this world to
take up Krishna Consciousness seriously and become your disciple.
Though I am trying my level best to carry out my service, I feel off late my performance is not up to
the mark. Please empower me so that I can excel in all allocated services and bring more and more
souls to your lotus feet.
Please help us to please Lord Krishna and you always by our deeds. Please also bless my family
members to progress more in Krishna Consciousness especially my two sons.
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I seek your special blessing on my sons so that they always are servant of you, and Lord Krishna.
Please forgive us if we have knowingly or unknowingly committed offenses at your lotus feet and
other devotees.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Jai Prabhupada!
Your servant,
Srikanta Govinda Dasa
Srikara Govinda Dasa
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, I am ever indebted to you for giving me a life goal within the Krishna Conscious
framework. You have inspired me to take a goal of getting 1008 Rajarishis to your lotus feet in the
next 25 years time. I dont know whether I will succeed or fail in this mission but what I know for
sure is that you have given a clear direction for the rest of my life. I have got tremendous clarity in life
because of this inspiration. Initially I thought I will keep this confidential but later realized that if I
openly talk about it then there will be a positive pressure to perform on this lazy disciple of yours. So,
I have been openly talking about this whenever I get an opportunity.
Srila Prabhupada, apart from the above, for the past 18 months there has been an internal calling to
systematically work on building your persona amongst the most intelligent class of men. The men
who matter, the men who can influence.
Srila Prabhupada, I started thinking that there are 7 million souls in Bangalore. Probably everyone
knows about your great institution but hardly a very very small fraction may know who Srila
Prabhupada is. I realized that I should dedicate this life and every life to make people know about you
and your valuable contributions to mankind. Interestingly you have made the first goal and second
one deeply interlinked. You have given the key to influence people in your teachings. You have clearly
given the strategy we need to get classto preach and mass to support.
Srila Prabhupada, I am very indebted to you for answering my prayers for sending men of high
standing to your movement so that they can relieve senior Vaishnavas from managerial responsibilities
thereby enabling them to focus on building your movement. Please increase their faith in your
organization. You have sent them, please ensure that they dedicate their life to your mission.
Srila Prabhupada, I am dreaming to see the day when 1000 top class men will run a preaching only
institution under the banner of Srila Prabhupadas Iskcon.
Srila Prabhupada, You have given me 2 life time goals. Please ensure that I am progressing in the right
direction and if I stray away please kick me so that I am back on track.
Your humble servant,
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Sriniketan Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Yours most fallen and insignificant disciple of this universe offer the respectable obeisances at your
lotus feet.
Please guide me in all means to get out of tamas.
Let your arrow-like sharp words hit my hrdaya-granti dispel my darkness. I am hankering to take up
your mission but I don't know whether I may succeed or not. I don't find any suitable Krishna devotee
than you to present my feelings. I am not fit to do all the services perfectly due to lack of proper
knowledge.
Now you are with Krishna in his own abode. So kindly ask one benediction from Krishna to bestow all
good to this insignificant disciple.
Your disciplined disciple,
Sriniketan Dasa
Srivigraha Dasa
My Dear Srila Prabhupada!!
Please accept my repeated humble obeisances at your lotus feet. I consider myself the most fortunate
person for having come in touch with Your Divine Grace. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for all that you
have bestowed upon this unworthy servant of yours. I have no words to express my gratitude to you. I
have been blessed by Your Divine Grace to render service in your temple. I consider this as my
greatest fortune. You have thus saved me from falling into the dark pit of material existence. Thank
you for saving me Prabhupada. With my present material circumstances, you have accepted me as I
am and have also given me an opportunity to attend daily morning Sadhana and to associate with
devotees and hence have given me all favorable situations to execute devotional service for my
purification. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving me this rare opportunity. You have benevolently
accepted me as one of your initiated disciples and have thus taken charge of my life. Now, you are my
shelter, my Master. Please engage me in your service so that I can always be protected from maya and
hence purify my existence. I dont wish anything to save, except your service. I just wish to remain a
dog in your kingdom and serve you eternally. Actually it is not possible to pay back for all that you
have bestowed upon me. I am eternally indebted to you Prabhupada. So please make me to
surrendered unto you and give me spiritual strength to serve your mission better year after year.
Your insignificant & unworthy servant,
Srivigraha Dasa
Sugopi Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
I heard in one of the SB classes that there will be a visible, tangible change in the life of anyone who
takes to the process of Krishna Consciousness. That statement set me thinking about how my life has
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changed over the years. It is about ten years since I came in touch with your movement and I admit
with gratitude that my life has changed in a big way.
Recently, I came to know of the present situations of many of my old colleagues and relatives. It
appears that they have prospered very well materially. Most of them have moved on to bigger
companies for bigger positions and lucrative careers. While some of them boasted about their tours
abroad, some have settled down in richer countries. All of them seemed happy and proud of their
achievements. They are constantly working hard to achieve their next goal and enjoy being
workaholics. But one common factor was that none of them were aware of the futility of their
ugrakarma.
I began to reflect on my own life. I realized that just a few years ago, I was also in the same race as
them. I used to take pride in being a workaholic and an achiever. I believed that I was happy although
sub-consciously I was always insecure that I may lose in the race. This insecurity would prod me to
work harder and I was well into the vicious cycle of work and fear of failure. I was ignorant of the fact
that material happiness is temporary and flickering. I was also not aware that I was engaging in futile
ugrakarma. I did not have the slightest interest in thinking about the real purpose of life or whether I
was utilizing my life properly.
All of this changed when I came in touch with your Divine Grace through your disciples. Suddenly,
my life started taking a drastically different direction. I started getting inclined towards chanting Hare
Krishna and reading your books. Life began to change further and rapidly. You extricated me out of
that vicious cycle of hard work and insecurity. While others are continuing to chase their insatiable
material goals, I am endeavoring to achieve the ultimate goal of life shown by you. You gave me the
knowledge that we can be eternally happy and that there is a higher purpose to human life. I began to
enjoy real happiness due to your causeless mercy. I no longer work in a big company. I live with my
family in a simple house where we chant Hare Krishna, worship Jagannath Deities, read your
transcendental books and honor prasadam. We have darshana of Their Lordships Sri Sri
RadhaKrishna-chandra every day. I am happier, secure and contented now than in the past.
Srila Prabhupada, You have given us the standard of devotional life in the following purport (SB
6.11.24) from the chapter The Transcendental Qualities of Vrtrasura.
Purport: This verse gives the sum and substance of devotional life. One must first become a servant of
the servant of the servant of the Lord (dasanudasa). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu advised, and He also
showed by His own example, that a living entity should always desire to be a servant of the servant of
the servant of Lord Krishna, the maintainer of the gopis (gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-
dasanudasa [Cc. Madhya 13.80]). This means that one must accept a Spiritual Master who comes in
the disciplic succession and is a servant of the servant of the Lord. Under his direction, one must then
engage one's three properties, namely his body, mind and words. The body should be engaged in
physical activity under the order of the master, the mind should think of Lord Krishna incessantly,
and one's words should be engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord. If one is thus engaged in the
loving service of the Lord, one's life is successful.
I also noted in SB 7.7.16 Ch: what Prahlada learned in the womb, Sri Prahlada Maharaja says that his
mother forgot all the instructions given by Narada Muni because of the long duration of time passed
and because of her being a woman and therefore less intelligent.
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In the purport to the same verse, you have explained that women are generally attached to material
enjoyment and because of this tendency they sometimes forget devotional instructions. You have also
assured that for those who are strong enough, there is no question of forgetting.
Srila Prabhupada, I too have the tendency for material enjoyment and to forget devotional
instructions. I am always apprehensive that I may become complacent and take my fortunate situation
for granted. I fear that I may once again try to become materially successful by compromising with my
spiritual life.
Therefore, please make me spiritually strong so that I may never forget your instructions and I shall be
able to lead a devotional life according to the standards that will please you.
Depending on your mercy,
Sugopi Devi Dasi
Suguna Krishna Dasa
My dear loving Master,
Please accept my obeisances.
All glories unto you.
Srila Prabhupada!!!
Oh!! Your name itself is bringing EVERLASTING and UNLIMITED relief to a conditioned, hopeless,
fear-filled me, upon whom you have kindly glanced. I was at once thrilled when I read in one of your
purports that simply by the glance of a pure devotee, conditioned souls are delivered. Although you
have not seen me physically, neither I, I am dead sure that you have glanced upon me, blessed me and
lifted me from the web of material illusory world.
Srila Prabhupada!!!
Your name brings in the treasure of Love of Krishna, which I am most missing, but foolishly not
looking for.
Srila Prabhupada !!!
Your name at once tells us- there is nothing in life to be done /achieved or in the next life, BUT to
accept you as MASTER and serve you.
Srila Prabhupada !!!
Your name at once tells us, you are the ever well-wisher now. If not you, there is nothing but misery
ahead, suffering of different varieties, and a fate to be doomed & condemned FOREVER.
Srila Prabhupada !!!
Your name at once tells us many such wonderful things.
May I always think of you
May I always serve you
May I glorify you throughout the three worlds
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Please ALWAYS CONSIDER ME, so that by your association, your will, your recommendation, I may
achieve pure devotional service to Krishna.
Not yet fully realized what I got, after getting you,
Your stubborn, third class, abominable, trying to be disciple,
Suguna Krishna Dasa
Sulochana Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna,
My Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obesiances unto the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to my dearest Acharya
Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada !
This year has been the most wonderful year as there were a whole lot of realizations that happened
through various incidences and senior devotees. Thank you very much Srila Prabhupada for making
me understand those fantastic realizations.
Srila Prabhupada, you have been very kind enough to again and again show your causeless mercy
upon this fallen, unqualified, dumb, stupid and foolish person who is still struggling very hard to
practice Krishna Consciousness.
At times I would wonder how will I make the women of this age Kali Yuga who are so materially
absorbed, materially ambitious, career oriented, wasting their valuable time, energy on temporary
things, temporary relationships, understand the basic concepts of Krishna Consciousness.
I simply beg for your causeless mercy to kindly bless me with the necessary jnana bala and kriyato
make my power of speech suitable for their understanding.
Though I am unqualified to do women preaching, I have been blessed to have got this wonderful
opportunity to do this amazing service unto your lotus feet. Its really a miracle and simply your
causeless mercy that, how some girls who were so much materially attached have taken up to chanting
and reading your books.
It is your simply wonderful books and the dust of your lotus feet which has so much power to
transform any jiva though immersed in the ocean of material existence to take up devotional service.
There have been times when I would think, being born as a woman, trapped in a womans body,
working in the corporate world, working in night shifts, unmarried, unintelligent, unskilled,
unqualified, staying far away from the temple, etc., has got so many inconveniences in practicing
devotional service. Then my only solace came, when I read this particular beautiful verse from
SrimadBhagavatam1.2.6:
Savaipumsamparodharmo
Yatobhaktiradhokshaje
Ahaitukyapratihata
Yayatmasuprasidati
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The supreme occupation or dharma for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving
devotional service unto the transcendental Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and
uninterrupted to completely satisfy the Self.
In the purport you have very nicely explained that a living beings sustenance of existence is to
coordinate his activities with his eternal relation with the Supreme Lord Krishna. The relation is one
of the servant and the served. It is transcendental and is completely distinct from our experience in
this material existence. This relation of servant and the served is the most congenial form of intimacy.
Therefore devotional service to the Lord must be pure in quality, i.e., without the least desire for
material enjoyment. One should therefore accept the superior quality of occupation in the form of the
devotional service of the Lord without any tinge of unnecessary desire, fruitive action and
philosophical speculation. This alone can lead one to perpetual solace in his service.
Later when the same verse was being spoken, discussed and nicely explained by one of your sincere
disciples in the temple during Srimad-Bhagavatam class, reiterated the fact that, devotional service to
the Lord must be unmotivated, uninterrupted and unchecked, which means no material condition or
material circumstance should cause any hurdle or hindrance in pursuing and practicing devotional
service.
Your transcendental books and transcendental lectures are like an oasis in the desert of material
existence. I consider myself very fortunate and blessed to have been associated with ISKCON
Bangalore which is filled with your sincere disciples who are trying very hard, day in and day out to
execute your mission by their sincere endeavors.
There have been times when I wanted to just quit my current job and simply engage in doing
volunteer service in the temple. Every time such thoughts came to my mind, Srila Prabhupada, you
have very wonderfully made me understand through various devotees, that I am already a part of your
mission by being a Krishna Ashraya Cell Coordinator where I have got a great responsibility to spread
the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
My dear Srila Prabhupada, I again and again pay my humble obesiances unto the dust of your lotus
feet and beg for your causeless mercy upon this most fallen soul, to please make me an instrument in
your hands to spread the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!
Your most fallen insignificant, dumb, stupid, foolish, unqualified, unskilled servant of your servant of
your servant,
Sulochana Devi Dasi
Surabhi Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances at your ever merciful lotus feet.
I still remember Srila Prabhupada, when I was eight years old when I passed by my neighbors window
accompanied by my sisters, through which I heard a grave and gentle voice singing the Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra with gripped attention. That was a tape played by my neighbor. He had been to the
Iskcon temple at Rajajinagar the preceding evening. As soon as I heard the voice, some strange gravity
entered my mind. I was keen to hear more when my elder sister interrupted me saying Hey look,
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what this man is listening toHare Krishna Hare Krishna and started to giggle and behave scornfully
sarcastic at the singing. I was a little taken aback, but I feared I would remain out of the group if I
didnt join them. So even I started to sing Hare Krishna in a mocking way.
Srila Prabhupada I can never forget that voice (although I didnt meditate upon it all the time there
after), when I heard it for the first time in my life time. I didnt even have a clue that this very voice is
going to change my life completely wrong side down. I did not, at any time and any ways predict that I
am going to hear this voice over and over again in my life. I didnt know that I am going to accept the
owner of this momentous voice as my heart and soul. The owner was you, My Spiritual Master Abhaya
Caranaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. The price you paid for my ridicule on you was
pure devotional service to the Supreme Person of this universe. Doesnt this suffice me to call you as
the ocean of mercy.
It has been nine years I have come in touch with your divine grace and started to accept your
instructions seriously. I have indeed been influence by your aura, how much? That I dont know.
When I look back into this short span of my spiritual journey, I just remember the ride on a giant
wheel I used to go on, during the fair. Throughout the ride I would be filled with so many kinds of
mixed thoughts like that of a cocktail juice - excitement, amusement, joy, fear, carelessness, ecstasy,
obedience, anger, sluggishness, reluctance, interest, and many more. Never can I remember any
instance of time when I was unwavering in practice of Krishna Consciousness. Even now Srila
Prabhupada, I continue to be the same. I just anticipate for that day when I can see myself completely
wrapped up in thoughts of following your instructions and nothing else.
During this short span of my spiritual life, if at all anybody has seen anything good in me, I can with
great confidence proclaim that it is all because of the wonderful glory of my dear Spiritual Master Srila
Prabhupada. After I stepped into this Krishna Consciousness life, just like Paramatma, you have been
guiding me in all the good and bad situations of mine, of this there is no doubt. Whenever I am
perplexed, I just look into the pages of any of your book and surprisingly the solution is right there. I
guess every devotee must have experienced the same. It is so wonderful and amazing how you could
do this, not only with me, but simultaneously with many. I can say that only you can do that and
nobody else.
Although I am not practicing and internalizing your instructions very seriously, only one thing I can
honestly tell you is that you are always in my mind Srila Prabhupada. I dont admire and respect
anybody as I value you Srila Prabhupada. As I circumambulate in front of any Deity, at any place, at
any time, only one prayer runs on my lips, make me a sincere servant of Srila Prabhupada, thats my
only prayer and nothing else. I dont pray anything else based on my immediate or future situations.
Because I know that if I am very strongly convinced only with this one line, my human form of life
will succeed. I am at times disturbed by so many so called temporary situations, even within this
spiritual life. But I dont want anything else other than the shelter of your cool lotus feet Srila
Prabhupada. I am very happy that you have many times reciprocated to me by appearing in my dreams
and instructing me to do things. Our senior Vaisnavas tell that appearance of Spiritual Master and
Deities in the dream is not an imagination but reality, but I hope I am not in my speculative world in
this regard. Srila Prabhupada, you have also reciprocated by passing me instructions through senior
Vaisnavas.
I just want to convey my deep and intense gratitude to you and the Lord for being over benevolent
and merciful on this rotting soul who is not even following the basic principles of Krishna
Consciousness seriously. I can boldly say that all the offenses that I have committed unto you and
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many other Vaisnavas are with my sound knowledge and not unknowingly. I am ashamed of myself of
not being sorry for it. Please give me some humility and take me out of the pool of fault-finding in
which I am finding great pleasure. Please Srila Prabhupada, save me, take me away from here very
quickly and give me intelligence to serve your grace and Vaisnavas, and thereby the Lord very
seriously.
And finally I have one prayer to your lotus feet, the very same prayer. Make me a sincere servant of
Srila Prabhupada, my dear most Spiritual Master
I cannot repay you by a thanks.
Wanting to be yours always,
Surabhi Devi Dasi
Urjita Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance,
One more year has gone in trying to be in Krishna Consciousness. Though outwardly things look the
same I experience a lot of difference in my daily activities. Close association with Krishna Ashraya
Programme as made me read your books and listen to your lectures with renewed interest. I consider
this as your special mercy to be part of Krishna Ashraya programme
The change / progress that is observed in the new members of Krishna Ashraya cell, by chanting the
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, has reinforced my faith in your words.
My only request is to provide me all the strength to continue my humble effort to remain in Krishna
consciousness and make progress in following your words.
Aspiring to become your servant forever
Urjita Krishna Dasa
Vainateya Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you.
In 2004, when I had first come in touch with Krishna consciousness through the Ratha-yatra festival, I
was completely thrilled. The excitement for Prasadam, devotees association, kirtanas, service was so
much that the desire to follow your instructions became so strong that I was ready to accept any
hardship while doing service. But as my life in Krishna consciousness is increasing, my tastes for
spiritual activities are decreasing. Those experiences seem to be very difficult to achieve.
Presently, your Divine Grace has put me in Lakshmi liberation preaching service and given me a task
of liberating Lakshmi from people and preaching them about Krishna Consciousness. Please help me
so that I can have the power to convince and influence the people about the importance of engaging
their Lakshmi in Krishnas service. In my current service let me overcome all my laziness and lethargy
and let me act with determination to push on your divine preaching mission. Srila Prabhupada please
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give me your mercy to understand your philosophy thoroughly and improve my preaching skills and
protect me from falling down.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please guide me on the way of purification. Forgive me for being lazy, foolish
and offensive to devotees. Without you I remain the victim of lust, anger, and greed. Please pardon me
for whatever mistakes I have done and make me a passenger in your ship for going back to Godhead.
Please make me a puppet in your hands and serve your instructions till the last breath of this body.
On this auspicious day, I beg you to bless me with the enthusiasm, patience and determination
required to execute your instruction to
a) To chant Hare Krishna offenselessly and read your books nicely to purify myself and also preach to
others.
b) Follow the 4 regulative principles.
c) Follow the sadhana programme
d) Do practical devotional service just to please your Divine Grace and Lord Krishna (not for name
and fame).
e) Serve all the Vaishnavas and co-operate with the temple authorities. Constantly be engaged in
devotional service with mind, body and words and to be within the four walls of ISKCON under any
circumstance.
Please help me always remain humble and never claim doer ship. Keep bestowing your causeless
mercy upon me so that I could contribute something tangible to your great movement.
Trying to be your servant,
Vainateya Dasa
Vamshidhara Dasa
My Dear Spiritual Master His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances
Srila Prabhupada this year passed like a lightning, as time is passing very fast and I am unable to serve
you as efficiently as possible due to my laziness. Theoretically I tried doing so many things but could
not implement practically which is great mis-fortune in my life.
My Dear Spiritual master thanks for giving me opportunity to associate in your movement and interest
to study your literature and I could visibly see your mercy on understanding the very confidential
information which proved the statement of divyajnan hridaya prakasito.Only due to your guidance
through authorities I could focus my attention towards understanding the most difficult knowledge
revealed in Bhagavad Gita As It Is, by ignoring the mental concoctions.
In the beginning I could not understand the reason behind Krishna explaining Sankhya philosophy?
To Arjuna, Why anyone should understand this Sankhya Phylosophy? Which is clearly explained in
2
nd
chapter that, all lamentation of Arjuna is due to bodily platform so, every one of us working to
satisfy our senses thinking that we are this body by satisfying our senses, represents body, we can be
happy but by Sankhya Philosophy Krishna explains about our true position as soul not body so,
satisfying body is not at all solution for happiness. Arjuna is thinking he can be happy by satisfying
the senses in bodily platform so, Krishna explained about Sankhya to make Arjuna to understand our
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true existence as soul not body. Krishna confirms that by satisfying body you cannot be happy because
you are a soul which is individual, eternal, unborn so, you have to satisfy soul,just like by nicely
eating and watching a beautiful form your tongue and eyes gets satisfied respectively so, what is the
process to satisfy soul is given as Hrsikesa Hrisikena Sevanam bhaktir uttamam. By serving the
controller of the sense Lord Krishna, you can satisfy soul, the process recommended is to serve
Krishna with love which is Devotional Service by that you can get transcendental Bliss and come out
of the lamentation.
Srila Prabhupada I am really worried how to get engaged in your service due to my own speculations
but you gave me the path of scrutinizing reading your books which is the only solution to get always
engaged in your thoughts,Srila Prabhupada due to your mercy I can little bit understand how to study
your books so, my prayer is to make me always follow your principles and never get familiar and
puffed up by the intelligence given to me, let me always be humble and meek and an instrument
rather thinking for name and fame.
Srila Prabhupada I really liked your definition of, Krishna consciousness movement, the "Hallowed by
Thy name. My Lord Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, let your holy name be glorified." Melbourne
1974, Townhall. Just by glorifying Lords name we will be purified and go back to Lord which is
Scientific and then How to Understand Lord,Qualification to understand Lord as given in Srimad
Bhagavatam in Lord Brahma prayers to Lord Krishna, As you told many times athpi te deva
padmbuja-dvaya-prasda-lenughta eva hi;jnti tattva bhagavan-mahimno;na cnya eko 'pi
cira vicinvan. My Lord, if one is favoured by even a slight trace of the mercy of your lotus feet, he
can understand the greatness of your personality. But those who speculate to understand the Supreme
Personality of Godhead are unable to know you, even though they continue to study the Vedas for
many years."
Srila Prabhupada I am so fallen that after hearing so, many instructions also my mind always wants to
enjoy material things so, let me be sincere,humble and intelligent enough to always seek your lotus
feet by submissively hearing, understanding and carrying out your divine instructions.
Yours most contaminated servant,
Vamshidhara Dasa
VedaVyasa Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Your Lotus Feet. How fortunate this earthly planet to receive
your auspicious appearance? The words causeless mercy conforms this. You have delivered this world
filled with dense darkness of ignorance. Your appearance is as rare as that of the Supreme Lord.
However materialistic people ignore this truth. Bewildered by the power they possess they ignore your
instructions. Even you are merciful to such people and says distribute Holy name to everyone.
I failed often to understand the requirements of your devotees and act accordingly. Often mind is
slaughtered by the multiple conflicting thoughts, which is a long time disease. Intelligence then
becomes helpless to take decision and to act even in simple circumstances. People, friends, relatives
used to say I am duplicitous, don't communicate enough and I doubt it may be true. I tried to justify
myself however I found change is required. By Your causeless mercy I am trying to rectify myself. Dear
Srila Prabhupada, make me a malleable devotee in your mission.
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yasya prasdd bhagavat-prasdo
yasyprasdn na gati kuto 'pi
By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krishna. Without the grace of the
spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement.
I offer my respectful obeisance unto Your Lotus Feet.
Your Servant,
VedaVyasa Dasa
Venuvadana Gopala dasa
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
I being a conditioned soul, influenced by tamo guna, am envious of others, including
Supreme Lord Krishna, hankering 24 hours for sense gratification (both subtle and gross),
and engaging in all kinds of sinful activities without understanding the law of karma,
whimsically wandering in the material world changing one body to another.
Even though Sri Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared every day of Brahma to
deliver fallen souls like me, I never surrendered to them in so many lives, ignoring Their
mercy, and attached to lording tendency, wandered in the material universe, sometimes as a
royal king and in another life as a beggar on the street.
In this life, Srila Prabhupada, you gave me your association through your books and
inspired a desire for Krishna in my heart. You took me in your home and are maintaining and
tolerating me in spite of my offences to the deities, you and your devotees, just like a father
tolerates a naughty child and tries to correct the child through sweet words, and sometimes
with stick.
Kindly bless and show your mercy on me, that one day I will try whole-heartedly to
please you by serving you according to your expectations.
Your fallen soul seeking your transcendental mercy,
Venuvadana Gopala dasa
Vibheeshana Dasa
I offer respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master Srila Prabhupada who is well-
wisher of all living entities external manifestation of Paramatma.
In this material world everybody is struggling but they do not know that they are struggling. Because
they are blinded by sense gratification. To extinguish this struggling, to cure their blindness and to
show the right path Paramatma who is seated in every ones heart mercifully incarnated externally as a
spiritual master. Only by His grace one can understand how one is serving useless things in the
material world, only by his mercy one can understand the uselessness of this material world which is
temporary. One tries to serve the Lord who is eternal father of all living entities and to reach Him.
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I am begging unto my spiritual master who is ocean of mercy to shower drop of his mercy upon me so
that I can serve all his instructions without any personal reservation.
Yours most fallen servant,
Vibheeshana Dasa
Vilasa Vigraha Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
In one sense it should be my pleasure to give an offering to you on this day, But in reality it is more
over less It is pressure to give offering to you. How shameful I am, by this you can understand my
most fallen position as working for fulfillment of own deeds. But out of all offerings till now I gave, to
you this year really special compared to rest because of huge change of prospective towards reality
Earlier days of ISKCON association I used to think I am devotee of Krishna and Krishna is
reciprocating with me. But after started reading your purports in 2
nd
and 3
rd
Canto of Srimad -
Bhagavatam, I could understand that I am an insignificant person compared to that Supreme Person. It
is by your mercy only we could able to know there is such inconceivable and Supreme Person
existence is real but not one's sentiment. And also I could develop great faith that by only through
mercy of Krishna one can understand Him. Of course you also gave how to obtain that mercy by
fallowing or serving your instructions without deviation.
This is the 3
rd
time I am writing same statement your presenting Bhagavad Gita As it is really
marvelous job, no one could see match for it. Many times I used to feel what would have been my
situation if I would have not in contact with your organization, without which I am completely lost.
Srila Prabhupada my feelings for you is more than what I could present here, Of course that I don't
want to put them in words here but want to show in actions.
Recently I have taken up the preaching service, I could understand that it is very difficult to rise about
Krishna in them, it shows me how much & many difficulties you would have undergone while
carrying your spiritual master's order. That makes me to glorify you again on this special occasion.
Srila Prabhupada please bless me to come over
Doer-ship, enviousness on other vaisnavas, fruitive mentality.
This enjoying 5 minutes in the morning is really difficult task for me, by only through your grace I
think I could come out of it.
I could not able to discriminate material and spiritual compassion.
Unfortunately you have selected a most fallen jiva could not able to serve as per your expectations,
but I definitely tell you I never stop my endeavor to serve you till my last breath even though I may
succeed or failure.
Please allow me to serve unto your lotus feet and never make me puffed up while executing my duties.
Your Servant,
Vilasa Vigraha Dasa

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Vishwamohan Dasa
Dear Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances.
On this auspicious occasion of Vyasa puja, I would like to express my gratefulness for choosing me as
one of your disciples along with few other such glorious 100 devotees in ISKCON from about 7 billion
people around the world. Because we are in maya, we always forget that we are the most fortunate
people in the world to receive your causeless mercy by coming in touch with Krishna consciousness
and receive the sublime process of Krishna consciousness. Prabhupada please bless me so that I can
overcome all difficulties in spiritual life, practice Krishna consciousness with determination and serve
your mission sincerely and whole heartedly.
Your faithful servant
Vishwamohan Dasa
Vrindavan Dham Dasa
Dearest Spiritual Master rla Prabhupda,
At a time, when its very difficult to even develop qualities better than animals- how difficult would it
be to be more than a jnani or a yogi and be a bhakta. Bhagavad gita 7.19 mentions,
Bahn janmanm ante jnavn m prapadyate
Vsudeva sarvam iti sa mahtm su-durlabha
You have bestowed a great position as a devotee of the Lord by your causeless mercy upon me. If you
had not been to this planet, if you had not delivered this message, I would shudder when I even just
think of such a position!! Any amount of gratitude towards you is insufficient for you have brought
me to this position. Please accept me as an atom at your Lotus Feet and bestow your causeless mercy.
Your servant,
Vrindavan Dham Dasa
Bhakta Abhishek
All glories to Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada.
It was May 2010, while desperately searching for peace of mind, I came in touch with an exalted
personality. I find myself short of words to describe about the qualities of this person for even though
I have not met him personally, just by following his instructions; my entire life has transformed for
better. Yes, he is none other than His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, a
pure devotee of Lord Sri Krishna.
My life had changed its direction. Physical, mental as well as psychological health had deteriorated I
was unable to cure by myself none whom I approached for solutions to meet these challenges of life
could provide me satisfactory answers. Being desperate for search of happiness and tranquility of
mind, in May 2010, I visited this beautiful temple- ISKCON Bangalore. On being requested by a
devotee, I attended Yoga Retreat classes and that was it, my new life began!
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My humble obeisances to all the disciples of Srila Prabhupada who are enriching young minds with
the instructions of pure devotee.
I am not qualified enough to glorify such an exalted personality. I pay my humble obeisances to the
savior of this whole world- Srila Prabhupada on His auspicious 116
th
appearance day.
All glories to Guru and Lord Krishna.
Your servant, Abhishek
Bhakta Abhishek Singh
Hare Krishna
Its my pleasure to have knowledge of Lord Krishna from ISKCON its all due to Srila Prabhupada.
Before coming to ISKCON, I was totally indulging in all material activities, although I knew the
existence of God, I was unaware of real God i.e. Lord Krishna. Srila Prabhupada has made possible for
us to know the correct meaning of Lord Krishna. Due to him, there is lot of changes in my life. You
only made us to think that Lord Krishna is the mirror of soul & mind. By chanting Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra, I came to know that Lord Krishna is the only ultimate truth before life and after the life.
Before knowing the real meaning of Lord Krishna, I was unaware of real enjoyment and my thinking
was limited up to the material world.
But, because of Srila Prabhupada, I am able to follow the spiritual activities.
Jaya Srila Prabhupada, Abhishek Singh
Bhakta Adarsh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisences at your lotus feet.
I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to write to you on this auspicious day of your appearance.
I am one of the fortunate souls to receive your cause less mercy. I am completely indebted to you life
after life for the knowledge you gave to me through your books, lectures and through your institution.
Please guide me life after life to get the ultimate thing which is Krishna prema which is the rarest of
rare thing to achieve. Please give me that spiritual strength to sustain myself in the spiritual path that
is set by you.
Yours most fallen servant,
Adarsh
Bhakta Alok B
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at Your Lotus feet.
When I turn back and look at the year that passed by, I wonder how Your Divine Grace has made a
relevant and an impactful intervention in redirecting my focus, goals and aspirations. Srila
Prabhupada, from the past two years, you had given me the opportunity to stay in the association of
devotees and practice Krishna consciousness in a conducive environment. However, I should admit
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that I had become slack and began taking spiritual luxuries for granted, maybe because of an inferior
quality of shravana and kirtana. Visiting the temple in the weekends and doing services had become
very mechanical and shallow. Just utilizing the facilities of the temple- without making much
spiritual progress, there was hardly any productivity towards your movement.
It was sometime in the month of October last year, when the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore
conceived a model of a preaching program for the college youth. When I was given a chance to be a
part of this, initially I was hesitant and unsure as to whether I would be able to put in the amount of
commitment and effort that I was expected to- in this service. Finally, I became a part of this program.
Since then, Srila Prabhupada, I got a very nice engagement in terms of the involvement and the
dynamics of this service. We were responsible for the group chanting of the boys in the college
hostels, popularly known as Mantra Meditation Circle (MMC) and were supposed to report the
participation count to the devotees on a daily basis. When the count was low or when there was no
response from the boys, the devotees who were following up with the figures would question us,
prompting us to jump into action. Every night, a competition would build up amongst us-the FOLK
Hostel inmates as to whose college had the highest number of boys in MMC, so much so that this
MMC count would poke me even in my dreams! Since we had to inspire the boys to take up Krishna
consciousness seriously, this alerted us to be more serious in our own conduct and philosophical
understanding. Srila Prabhupada, I am ever grateful to you for giving me this service and helping me
to put my endeavors in this regard, which otherwise, would be directed in frivolous engagements.
Srila Prabhupada, Please help me improve my quality of Japa- the backbone of spiritual life and follow
the four regulative principles sincerely and strictly. Now I am at a critical juncture in my life. I have
been instructed by the temple authorities to pursue my higher studies for a purpose. Please give me
the strength to stick to this purpose and never lose sight of my goal. I have a great desire to contribute
whatever little I can- to your movement. Please make my body, mind and system fit to achieve this
and give me the guidance to do what you want me to do in this context. I am now in a complete non-
devotional atmosphere devoid of spiritual association. Let your Vani help me sail through all the
obstacles and trying circumstances in devotional service.
Your aspiring servant,
Alok,
Bhakta Ameet Gondali
HARE KRISHNA!
My dear spiritual master, please accept my humble obliges.
I have not met you physically, but I felt your presence through your books.
I have read your two books called The Path of Perfection and Science of Self-realization and I got
impressed by your knowledge.
Srila Prabhupada from your books I got to know that Bhakti yoga is the ultimate and easiest yoga
among all yogas. Prabhupada because of you I got to know who am I, what is my lifes goal. When I
came to know what is my lifes goal I am trying to attain my lifes goal.
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Prabhupada I am trying to follow all of your principles. Prabhupada please recommend me to Lord
Krishna to help in my spiritual growth and to give me the knowledge to understand myself and Lord
Krishna.
Your Servant,
Ameet Gondali
Bhakta Anantha Muniseerappa
Hare Krishna
I am Anantha from Bangalore. I want to thank Prabhupada for his mercy on me to understand
Supreme Lord Krishna.
I came in contact with Krishna consciousness when I was abroad (Muscat).
I started attending home based Krishna consciousness sessions in Muscat, to get some girl friend and
others friends, even I had ate non vegetarian food and attended the satsang classes. I told them lie that
I was visiting the ISKCON temple, as I was born and brought up in Bangalore so that I will get good
respect in there. But not even once I have visited ISKCON temple in my life. I used to tell that
ISKCON people will brain wash the people to follow their rules. For me life means enjoyment (eating
and mating and having good bank balance) for that I need to earn money, if I have sufficient money I
can lead peaceful life.
But because of Prabhupada and Lord Krishna mercy on me, Prabhupada has turned my vision towards
life and now I am trying to practice Krishna Consciousness with guidance of Bangalore Iskcon
devotees after coming back to India.
Now totally I have surrendered to Prabhupada and Lord Krishna. Whatever he guides, I will do that
and I know and am confident that Prabhupada and Lord Krishna will take care of devotees.
Now I stopped eating non-vegetarian and trying to chant minimum 16 round Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra every day without fail.
I am requesting Prabhupada to give me strength to continue on Krishna consciousness journey.
All glories Prabhupada.
Bhakta Anil Kumar
Dear Prabhupada,
Please engage us nicely in your project, make us completely dependent on Lord Krishna, increase our
Krishna bhakti, and protect us. Thank you very much Prabhupada. You have been helping in the best
of best ways. I Love You Lord Krishna and Prabhupada!! Dear Prabhupada, please help me to be
disciplined, I have made mistakes, please forgive me and help me to be sincere and follow your
instructions, to do daily sadhana very nicely.
Yours fallen student, Anil

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Bhakta Anil Kumar T B
Mind You
Bewildered, illusioned, imprisoned!!!
This is the state of people in this world
Sadly, but true, this none of us have realized
Day in, day out, we strive for happiness, so falsified

Having disobeyed the Lord, we are pushed to this material world
So forgetful of the Lord we are even now, though being imprisoned
Fame, wealth, property, lust all these have made us bewildered
These are so temporary, dies with our body this, have we ever wondered?

To satisfy the tongues taste buds, innocent animals are being killed
Pushing us to the mode of ignorance, making us illusioned
Why not eat the food that is God prescribed
And surrender to the Lord, as Prabhupada has described

Attached to the body, looking for sense gratification
Bossing over the material world, expecting work fructification
Selfish desires and Oh! family life beautification
Assuming this as goal of life, we heave a sigh of satisfaction

The ONLY goal of human life, did you know
Our relationship with Lord Krishna, enquire about this now
Understand Krishna, engage your mind thinking about Him, ALWAYS
Offer obeisances, surrender, worship and get absorbed in His devotion, ALWAYS

Krishna consciousness, the gift from Prabhupada, is the ONLY way out,
To return home, back to Godhead, without any doubt
Realize, understand and embrace it now, Prabhupada will guide you
You will not get another chance in this life, mind you!
Offered to Srila Prabhupada by:
Kddddasa(kavyanama of Anil Kumar T.B.)
(Krishna na dasanu dasana dasana dasa)

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Bhakta Aniruddha
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
You are deliverer of fallen souls like me. You are showering your causeless mercy to anyone and
everyone regardless of a person's color or creed. We find it too difficult to preach your gospel, even
though you have delivered it very swiftly. There is no preacher like you. You
make preaching so easy and distribute love so easily. In these times of ISKCON, we rarely find a
person who can overtake your position. Many have imitated to usurp your unique position, only
to play around with the sentiments of innocent souls. You have delivered the timeless message,
forgetting which we were suffering since time immemorial. Even after taking the prasadam of your
preaching, we went astray, and as you have rightly said, "No one can be happy once who has tasted
the nectar of staying in temple with devotees and then later due to worldly mindedness left the
association of devotees."
I only pray to you to give me strength to let me chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and
follow the four regulative principles. Let me be attached to Your Lotus Feet and those of Sri Prahlada
Narasimha, Sri Srinivasa Govinda, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, Sri Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra and Sri Sri
Nitai Gauranga.
Your fallen servant,
Bhakta Aniruddha
Bhakta Anjan kumar G
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. Prabhupada because of your causeless mercy I
have come to Krishna consciousness, and now I am under care and direction of Sri Radha Krishna
Chandra and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Prabhupada you came in my life and lighted in the lamp of
loving devotional service to Lord Krishna. By your mercy I have got opportunity of serving Lord
Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada because of your causeless mercy this fallen soul is under your protection. Srila
Prabhupada please show mercy upon me to know more and more about Lord Krishna, please always
keep me under Krishnas protection, and please help me to progress in Krishna consciousness. Please
always help me to associate with devotees, Prabhupada I am very much lacking in remembering Lord
Krishna, and dont have much of intelligence in serving Lord Krishna, please help me to increase my
remembrance unto Lord Krishna always.
I thank you very much Srila Prabhupada for giving me Krishna consciousness at this earlier stage. By
your mercy let me complete my education successfully, and serve your mission.
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Bhakta Anjani kumar
Beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances and heartfelt thanks for everything I have received from you:
Thank you for opening my eyes with Bhagavad-Gita as It Is, and your Bhaktivedanta purports.
Before coming to ISKCON, although I had eyes, I was not able to see the reality of this world. You
literally opened my eyes. Before reading the Bhagavad-gita which is translated and commented upon
by you, I felt it may be a great source of knowledge, but not something I was capable of implementing
in my daily life. But you showed me how to follow Bhagavad-gita in my daily life by the simple process
of chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, following the four regulative principles, taking only Krishna
prasadam, blissfully relishing the Lords pastimes in Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Sri Chaitanya-
Charitamrita, and serving your mission with whatever little contribution I can make from the fruits of
my work. So simple and simultaneously so practical.
Thank you for giving me the darshana of your Deities, pilgrim places in your temples, the association
of your devotees, and Krishna Prasadam (especially Khichdi mixed with Krishna bhakti and
Gulabjamuns). Thank you in particular for giving ISKCON Bangalore. This is a place where I first time
came in contact with an ISKCON temple, and your surrendered disciples. My life has never been the
same ever since. You showed mercy in places one could never imagine earlier. By quirk of fate, and my
bad luck, I was forced to leave the punya bhoomi of India, and stay outside for a long time. There also
you continued to shower your compassion. Due to your mercy alone, I was able to have darshana of
Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana (Atlanta), Sri Sri Kishore Kishori (Chicago), Sri Sri Rukmini
Dwarakadhish (Los Angeles), Sri SriPancha-Tattwa (Laguna Beach), Sri Sri Radha-Govinda (New
York), Sri Sri Radha Syamasundara (New Raman Reti), and Sri-Sri Radha-Vrindaban Chandra (New
Vrindavana). In these dhamas, along with the Deities, all the associated paraphernalia of Krishna
Prasadam, sankirtana, and devotee association were available due to the pain, and trouble undertaken
by you for our benefits.
Thank you for giving me the FOLK Hostel of ISKCON Bangalore. This helps us tremendously in our
spiritual progress. I wish I could do a fraction of the service rendered by your dedicated disciples.
For all these precious things given by you, I have nothing to give you except surrendering my useless
self. Please accept my prayer to initiate me as your disciple by giving me shelter and unflinching
attachment to your lotus feet.
Your servant, Anjani Kumar
Bhakta Arun RamaKrishnan
On your 116
th
most auspicious appearance day, I would like to decorate and glorify Your Divine Grace
for continuing to shower your mercy upon us worthless souls. Every year, I and my mother have seen
wonders happening in our fledgling Krishna Consciousness, which in our humble opinion has
allowed us to face the challenges, which seems to always keep increasing, just like the bar being raised
at any competitive event. As conditioned souls, we dont have an ounce of devotion and neither do we
have any good qualities, but yet if we are able to survive and thrive in Krishna Consciousness, then it
is only by your mercy.
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Every year brings in a new realization and consequently an inspiration to practice something as a
special pledge and it is indeed wonderful that as we stick to the pledge of increasing our devotional
practices, that increase of practice actually allows us to operate on a higher plane. So, again it is a
special mercy of you, Srila Prabhupada and we dont need to feel proud that we are advancing in
devotional service. This year, I was contemplating on your instructions of Kirtaniya sada Hari and
was thinking how would it be possible to always keep chanting the holy name of the Lord, in the
midst of doing our work.
Many devotees, in fact, think that this is not possible and we should probably not be chanting, when
we are doing something important as a service and yet, I was wondering how is it that we can chant
and still focus on our work better and that is what we are actually preaching to the world outside of
devotional service. So, chanting 24 hours a day, is it really possible? It should be possible, as Lord
Krishna tells Arjuna that mam anusmara yuddhya ca. As I was mulling over this, I realized that
whenever I was riding to the temple and back home, the terrible traffic, which is becoming worse in a
compounded way, only drew curses and insults from my lips and I used to feel very guilty at this
behavior.
I then decided that I would try to resolutely chant, while driving and with my beads. That would be
considered risky and I felt maybe I can somehow keep Krishna most of the times in my mind. Even
though it was initially difficult, I found to my delight that this process was actually workable and
secondly the curses were replaced by a calm and composed mind. This also allowed me to chant extra
rounds and that driving time, where the mind was let loose to do its devilish thinking was in turn
changed to keep Krishna always in our consciousness.
This year, being the 3
rd
year of Values Plus in our schools, was a challenge, as there is always a chance
of familiarity breeds contempt and as we were scratching our heads, thinking about how to deliver
better content, we also had a severe resource shortage of getting devotees in our midst to be in the
forefront of delivering the values. To add to this, we also have a huge event called Values Quest,
which will provide a wonderful platform for the children to exhibit their skills and again by your
blessings, we have begun this mammoth exercise and pray for your blessings that the event goes
ahead as planned.
This event has also given us some amazing inputs from the parents of the children, attending Values
Plus. There were many naysayers, who were giving us brickbats for not bringing any change in the
children and this event has silenced many critics, even in our own devotee community, as parents
have been gushing in appreciation for the changes seen in the children. Also, the enormous,
spontaneous and effervescent participation of the children, wherein close to 1000 students have
enrolled as teams to showcase their skills, has been a mind blowing experience.
All these have given us the much needed encouragement to keep doing our best, it is only your mercy
and blessings, Srila Prabhupada that we have been able to travel thus far. Our Sadhana continues, as
you desired, although we had days, when we could not read your books or hear lectures, but, as we
were having to work for the project and we have not whimsically given up the process, this gives us
the fervent hope that we will soon be back to our life saver process of following your instructions to
stay strong in spiritual life.
Mother and I have also been experiencing an opportunity to make life simpler and thereby spend
more of our time in Krishna Consciousness and we beg you to continue giving us such opportunities
to render more service to your satisfaction. You are our only beacon of hope in this horrible material
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world, where there is complete lack of understanding, co-operative spirit and non-enviousness, even
amongst the devotees, what to speak of those, who are not exposed to KC. But, then that is the price
we have to pay for leaving the Supreme Lord and desiring to lord it over others. The only solace for us
is that we know that you are personally guiding us in this phase of our lives and as long as we stick to
your instructions and do not commit the foolish act of thinking that we can do whatever we want and
that is sanctioned by you.
Kindly give us the intelligence just so much that we can stick like blind fools to your words and
thoughts. Praying to be always engaged as your servants eternally.
Haribol,
In the service of Srila Prabhupada.
Arun RamaKrishnan & Sethulakshmi RamaKrishnan.
Bhakta Arun S S
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada my eternal spiritual master, please accept the sastanga namaskara of this most fallen
soul. I want to take this opportunity of Vyasa puja 2012 to thank you for your MERCY on this most
fallen soul. Srila Prabhupada I was in the darkest region of ignorance, it is only by your
mercy that I am trying to understand KRISHNA and come out of this ignorance. Even though I am in
your association from many years, I am unable to come out this MAYA I am unable to serve you with
full capacity due to my material attachment. Be merciful unto me and give me more strength and
knowledge to dedicate my life to you and serve you and Lord Krishna with pure love. It is not possible
to pay the debts which I have received from you, as I'm the most fallen soul. My prayer at your lotus
feet is accept this fallen soul and give me chance to serve you. And a million thanks for being my
Spiritual Master.
Jai Prabhupada.
Your most fallen servant, Arun S S
Bhakta Arun V
HARE KRISHNA
This is an offering for my great Guru. I have been a person of simple thoughts and simple needs but,
even then I was not a 100% believer of God, although I was thinking about God. I had several doubts,
but at times when people used to say there is no God I was almost supporting them silently.
With your blessing you showed me that path which showed me what is God, or how His blessing is
needed to survive on this earth. That compassion is now there, which early was not that much.
Before coming to Iskcon, whenever a chicken was killed, I was always there. At times, I dont know
some kind of thrill I used to get by killing those innocent lives. Even when I went to the chicken shop,
I myself killed the chicken 2 or 3 times, but now my Guru himself has built that something in me,
whenever I see a chicken shop, I feel those chicken should be left free. And now, Im 100% sure that I
wouldnt raise my hand for killing any life.
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Coming here to Iskcon I now have at least some improvement and I have an aim in my life and that is
to be a good human being and that is my primary thing in life with blessing of my Guru.
Im sure now I can also do much more improvement in my spiritual life with your blessings.
I thank you for all these changes in me my Guru
Bhakta Arun
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
You have been the savior of me at many difficult situations. Many people have helped me in many
different ways and all of them expected the same in return, failing to do so have resulted in wrong
opinions or ill relations. But you have never expected anything for yourself but only ordered to offer
everything to Supreme Lord Krishna, for you are one of pure devotees of Supreme Lord.
The vast literature and instructions of yours had become life and soul of the devotees at the ISKCON
Bangalore which I could clearly see in the form of the successful YUVA program. With the help of this
YUVA program, hundreds of youth are given this pure knowledge. Taking aspiration from the temple
devotees, hundreds of YUVA program participants are being benefited by daily chanting Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra. I should be thankful to you Srila Prabhupada for giving me an opportunity to be a part
of the YUVA program.
For my survival I have been rendering service to many material people in this world. You have showed
mercy upon me and given me many opportunities to serve the Supreme Personality Lord Krishna.
Only after reading your literature I understood that only transcendental service to Lord Krishna can
save me from these material pangs, otherwise I would have for ever been serving a wrong cause.
The association of devotees has always been cherishing experience. Many times we heard of heavens
and angels but never knew how they appear like or how the place looks like. On our stay at
Vrindavana I could see how much the residents of Vrindavana loved their Lordships Srimati Radha
and Lord Krishna and how much our Acharyas have dedicated their energy to glorify Lords pastimes.
By your grace I understood that the heavens and angels are no match with Vrindavana and devotees of
Lord Krishna.
Your Servant,
Arun
Bhakta Bhadrinath K
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Oh! Gurudeva, you are the savior of the fallen, the illuminator of the path for the distressed devotees.
Your ways of preaching Krishna Consciousness are innovative, result oriented and effective. Your
contribution to the spiritual upliftment of struggling jivas in the material world is unparalleled in the
modern history. Only a true representative of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu could have achieved all this.
You have given us literature that can fit ones lifetime of reading. You have constructed personally
many grand temples and inspired the construction of many other all over the globe that one lifetime
seems not enough for having darshana of them all. Year-round festivals you introduced keep our
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enthusiasms high and spirits soaring. And if one is fortunate enough, there is your mission to serve for
a lifetime. Simply to put it in simple words, youve given all fortunate souls of this planet a lifetime of
engagement in activities of pure bliss.
What our father, mother, kith and kin, friends and well-wishers couldnt give in 20 years of my life,
Oh! Master, You gave me in 20 days via the FOLK program of ISKCON Bangalore. A new way of
looking at life was opened after I stepped into the ISKCON temple, for which I am so ever grateful.
Even after years of cultivation, I am steeped in ignorance and fully in the bodily consciousness
because of which so many sins - many of which are very grievous - are committed regularly. You are
the only hope for me to overcome these troubles. The daily struggle with maya is raging on with
mixed results to show from my side. Oh! My eternal Father, I need your helping hand at every step of
my life.
Hare Krishna,
Aspiring to be in the service of your servants
Badrinath K
Bhakta Balaji Natarajan
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. My hands tremble as I write this note, for I
never imagined it would be possible to correspond with you, and address you as Dear Srila
Prabhupada. I dont really have words to describe how you have transformed my life.
My parents gave me early exposure to pious activities. My grandmother would tell me bed time stories
of Mahabharata and Ramayana when she came to stay with us when I was a small child. I was given
the sacred thread initiation in due course, and my father taught me prayers glorifying the Lord, as well
as prayers glorifying various demigods. When I was a 13-14 year old boy, we used to often go with
family to Juhu beach (Mumbai) for an evening of fun. Often while returning from the beach, my father
would stop by at the Juhu Iskcon temple for tasty prasadam treats such as Samosa and Gulab Jamun. I
got to see temple devotees singing and dancing in ecstasy.
In spite of thus being given a good start to my life by Lord Krishna, I fell into bad company in my
college life while I stayed in a hostel, and go into the obnoxious habits of drinking & smoking. Even
though temple devotees sometimes came to my hostel to preach, I would eat the prasadam, but not
take their preaching seriously. I stopped smoking when I got married to a pious girl chosen by my
parents, but social drinking continued. And it would have continued well into my old age, had it not
been for your causeless mercy.
From a person without direction and purpose leading a life with an animalistic consciousness, you
have transformed me into a purposeful householder leading a life as a human being should live. I am
eternally grateful to you for this.
In 2005 (33 years old), when my father-in-law died after a brief battle with Cancer, it was a jolt to me,
and I started looking for answers, and found contact with Iskcon Bangalore temple devotee. I started
reading your books (starting with Krishna), and visiting the temple, and chanting 1 round every
day. A devotee very expertly introduced me gradually to Krishna Consciousness step by step.
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I am deeply grateful to Lord Krishna as Paramatma in my heart and you (who, as my eternal spiritual
master are non-different from Krishna sakshad haritvena samastha shastrair) for steering me towards
NDVD. And I would like to especially thank you for writing the Krishna book, which revived my
dormant love for Krishna.
Thereafter, there were multiple points of distress in my life. In each of these, my devotion for Lord
Krishna grew stronger, and my chanting increased. I am deeply grateful to you for showing me how to
pray!
With blessings of your disciples, I am now able to follow do regular chanting 16 rounds, regular
association with devotees, regularly reading your books, participating in some of the temple festivals
(not yet all of them), Ekadasi fasting, avoiding onion and garlic, doing morning sadhana, eating only
Krishna Prasadam. My 5 year old son and my wife are also chanting Hare Krishna maha mantra. Just
see how you have transformed me and my family!
I have been asked by temple devotees to do more active preaching, as this pleases you the most. I
sincerely pray to you that I be given the knowledge and determination so that I am both qualified as
well as driven to preach the message of Lord Chaitanya, in execution of your instructions.
Attempting to be your eternal servant ,
Balaji Natarajan
Bhakta Balaji R
Dear Srila Prabhupad,
Searching happiness in the material world is always frustrating. We are seeking it through you. Our
advancement in spiritual life is due to your blessing. You gave me the strength to progress the
chanting from 1 round to 16 rounds and thereby think about of Lord Krishna.
In was able to understand about the soul, what the soul is and about its transmigration via your books
and teachings.
By your mercy we are able to understand the eternal understanding of Vaikunta and Lord Krishna.
Also, the values, determination, enthusiasms, knowledge of the scriptures due to the association of
devotees.
I am rendering some services in temple to serve the mission. With your mercy I was able to think,
compare and understand the difference between the material and spiritual nature. Kindly give me the
strength for chanting 16 rounds daily.
Your servant,
Balaji R
Bhakta Balvir
Our beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada
Dear spiritual master,
I was always in darkness before coming in touch with you. I was indulging in unnecessary activities
like over anxiety, telling number of lies knowingly and unknowingly. After I came in touch with my
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Spiritual Master my life changed by knowing who is the Supreme Godhead, a clear picture of the
Supreme Godhead.
O Spiritual Master please keep us in the loving service of your lotus feet.
Balvir
Bhakta Basavaraju K S
Dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada, you are full of compassion to the fallen souls like me. I was
born in ignorance, you opened my eyes. By the mercy of you I have got right perception of this
material world. All the Vedic literatures sing of good qualities of spiritual master like you.
Before coming in to Krishna Consciousness I was in deep ignorance, I was hankering for material
things, thinking that they will give me happiness. By your grace now I am able to understand only the
holy names of Lord Krishna can give us happiness.
You are the friend of fallen soul, you have given us so many things, you are giving, giving and also
forgiving for our mistakes but I am taking, taking and forgetting your mercy.
I wish and pray to your lotus feet that at least in future I can contribute to your movement. Please
bestow a mercy upon me to do some service to your movement, so that I may please you and Lord
Krishna.
Basavaraju K S
Bhakta Bharatesh Kumar G
Dear Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
PAMHO AGSTP
I thank you Srila Prabhupada, for giving me good knowledge of Lord Krishna. In the past three years I
have learnt a lot from you. Please give me the shelter of your lotus feet, because of your mercy I have
got an opportunity to visit lot of holy places like Ahobilam, Pandhrapura, Tirupati and many places
and I got nice darshana, to read pastimes of Lord and eat nice prasadam, and now I am enjoying my
life peacefully.
Please give me the strength to improve my devotional service and make me to serve you and not
to maya, please give me the association of devotees, and please accept me as your servant.
Yours servant
Bharatesh kumar G
Bhakta Bharath Singh
Dear Master,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you and your magnificent preaching and
distribution of Krishna Consciousness all over the world. Kindly forgive my feeble attempt to glorify
you; there are no measures of words or deeds that can properly illustrate the profound mercy that you
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have bestowed upon me. I will never in this lifetime, nor eternally be able to repay you for accepting
me as your disciple and receiving the benediction of your exalted association.
You have showered your causeless mercy and revealed many wonderful things over this last year. You
have made my faith stronger that even you are always looking at me and guiding through your
beloved disciples here in ISKCON Bangalore. I apologize that I am not able to attend mangala arati
and other temple services very regularly, kindly bestow your mercy upon me so that I become more
serious about my sadhana. You have given me a great opportunity of handling Bhagavad-gita sessions
at school. Its only by your causeless mercy I am able to do this. I beg you to please guide me and
always keep me at the dust of your lotus feet.
Thank you for the many opportunities granted to perform some small services for you this last year.
Always, I pray at your beautiful lotus feet that they will never kick me away. There is no life outside of
your service and your service is forever at the feet of sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Again and again I
pray for your continued mercy on this fallen soul for on my own I have little strength or ability to
improve. I am well aware that even my desire to do so is sadly lacking. Without your mercy, there is
no hope of advancing.
I thank you eternally for your mercy and guidance, and pray that your blessings will guide me further,
in attempting to purely serve your lotus feet.
Aspiring to be your servant,
Bharath Singh
Bhakta Bhargav T
My dear Spiritual Master, (Srila Prabhupada)
Because of you I am on the way to Lord Krishna. By chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra I felt His
presence & I started elevating myself in Krishna consciousness. Because of this consciousness I am
able to take right decision at the right time. I think the Lord is guiding me.
I know that you will be living with my Lord Krishna in Goloka Vrindavana. So, I request you to
show me a path to reach my Lord Krishna. Because Lord will listen your words for sure and will
sanction. I am really thankful to you Srila Prabhupada.
Because of Krishna Consciousness my total way of thinking has changed and I am trying to see my
Lord Krishna in each and every part of this world and in each and every activity.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Bhargav T
Bhakta Bibhas Roy
MY SPIRITUAL MASTER, SRILA PRABHUPADA
Oh, my dear Spiritual Master, please guide me and save me throughout my life as you are guiding me
now through your disciples.
After joining your society, I understand that Krishna consciousness life is the only way to save
ourselves and our society.
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So, Oh dear Spiritual Master please, please guide and save me and the whole society.
By BIBHAS ROY
Bhakta Chethan
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on auspicious appearance day
of your Divine Grace.
I am very grateful to you for giving me the shelter under your lotus feet to serve the great mission of
Lord Chaitanya in association of devotees.
Before joining Ashram I use to read your books and do services and appreciate but now I am able to
put those words and instructions into practice in each and every moment and realize the same as per
my maturity. This is all due to your causeless mercy on fallen souls like me to show the constitutional
position and achieve the same through the authority system set by Your Divine Grace.
Prabhupada I don't have any confidence on my own strength and endeavor. By your causeless mercy
upon me, I have come till here in my spiritual life to serve your mission directly. Please guide me, lead
me and direct me each and every moment so that I will not commit any offenses and make progress in
my spiritual life.
Please provide me the ability, strength, intelligence, maturity, conviction, determination and
confidence to follow your instructions strictly, seriously and sincerely so that I can become an
effective instrument in your hand to serve and spread your great mission.
Please bless me to be always in touch you, follow your Divine instructions and serve you.
Your servant of servants,
Bhakta Chethan
Bhakta Devanand D
Please accept my sincere obeisances my Guru,
From my childhood I used to pray to God every day at my home to accomplish my wishes and desires.
Some could get results and some not. At that time I didnt know what actual spirituality is. Why we
pray God. But I am very fond of spirituality, philosophy.
Then last year, 2011 at Sri Krishna Janmashtami I came to Iskcon, and it was my first visit to Iskcon in
my life and that day was turning day in my life. Then I attended SOS sessions and have been attending
FOLK classes. Now I am getting knowledge on spirituality by meeting Spiritual Master at ISKCON.
Devotees are explaining philosophy from the spiritual books like Srimad Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-
Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. The most important thing, I am getting good benefits like
concentration, peace of mind by chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. By following the four regulative
principles and chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra one can get Gods blessings and that, I can believe.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Devanand D
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Bhakta Dileep kumar
Hare Krishna
I offer my respectful obeisances to my Spiritual Master his Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada.
Nama om vishnupadaya Krishna presthaya bhutale. Srimate Bhaktivedanta swami iti namine.namasthe
saraswate deve gaura vani pracharine nirvishesha shunyavadi paschyata desha tarine.
I was ignorant throughout my life. I realize that I was fallen into the ocean of nescience. I indulged in
the act of meat eating, illicit-sex, gambling and intoxication. Even though I was indulging in all these
activities, my consciousness never made me realize that I am doing something wrong. Even though
people say drinking alcohol gives enjoyment, I found that even after drinking daily, it didnt make me
happy. Although I had some guilty feeling within me, the image I had developed in the due course
made it difficult to even control these activities. I even started gambling (stock market) where again I
realized that I was not happy rather it is just making me more anxious. I was involved with few love
affairs in my life but again I realized that its all temporary. I was trying for something which could
give me a higher taste. It was in my masters in IISC where I met one of my friends whom I could see
was always calm and composed and studious too. Usually I dont prefer to study with others, but I was
very comfortable with this friend. May be because he was very truthful and genuine in his approach.
After a long day of interaction with him he told me that I was a good person, but then why was I
indulging in drinking alcohol. I had all reason in the world to have an argument with him. But one
day he ailed me to come to his room he introduced me to Iskcon books and concepts. But I was so
conditioned that I could not accept it as I wanted to indulge in those activities. But he requested me to
at least buy one book named Science of self-realization. I used to read this book occasionally. The
experience in my life later on in indulging all sorts of activities which breaks the four regulative
principles and still not becoming happy and peaceful made me to realize the fact that what
Prabhupada has said in the book is reality. We were in an illusion, I am fortunate to experience this
higher taste due to his mercy. There after I have read most of his books, I have stopped indulging in
any of these activities. I hope he guides me like this throughout my life.
Your humble servant
Dileep kumar
Bhakta Dipak Patil
Hare Krishna
This is an offering unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and my Spiritual Master A C
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Actually I always feel lucky about myself because I am born in India. Its because our Vedic culture,
our sastras which I always feel proud about.But I also felt proud just like most of the Indians only feel
proud, without any knowledge and actual reasoning. But it is not like that when I first time
encountered spiritual knowledge or platform in Iskcon by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada. I found the actual reasoning or extract of Vedic knowledge which is the foundation of
Indian culture.
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In Kali yuga nowadays human beings suffer from lot of difficulties, due to lot of reasons. But in Iskcon
I found the basic medicine which has potency to minimize all these diseased situations which we are
suffering in Kali yuga. It is very difficult to get authentic or authorized knowledge of Vedas which has
really come from the Vedas. I think due to Iskcon and due to the mercy of Lord Krishna and His
Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada I got a chance to have real authentic knowledge of
Vedas and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
In this Kali yuga its very difficult to be away from bad habits, intoxication but Iskcon really gives me
courage, purity of mind to be away from such diseased conditions.
I am really thankful to Lord Krishna and Iskcon for providing such good platform to serve God.
Dipak Patil
Bhakta Dipri Ranjan Mohoapamu
My Dear Prabhu,
I offer my gratitude at your lotus feet, because of your mercy today I have got an opportunity to write
my experience about the impact of the mission of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on me. Before
coming to ISKCON, I was so much confused in my life, and was involved in lots of animalistic
behavior. Once, I started chanting your holy names only because of your mercy. Today I am able to
concentrate more on my duty and have understood the purpose of my life to some extent, although I
have not got perfection in following the four regulative principles. It is because of you I am trying my
best to introduce all the four principles in my life. Now my life has a direction and I will try my best to
keep this. Before coming to Krishna Consciousness, I used to stand in front of mirror and ask myself
whether I doing things right or wrong. Every time I was getting answer as wrong. But I was unable to
come out of the wrong activities. Because of your mercy now I am able to work on myself in the path
of truthfulness and live a meaningful life.
Bhakta Durga Chavan Padhi
Hare Krishna,
Dear Master,
I humbly pray to you for giving me a chance to transform my life and myself.
I was in search of a real peace mantra for some years. I got the association of Art of Living last year but
there I learned the asana and prayanama but I was not able to practice it for long. Now with the help
of my friend I got into your association. I got inspiration to read Bhagvad-gita. I read it once which
helped to quit meat eating and intoxication.
Now I am practicing chanting four rounds of Maha-mantra japa. After practicing the four regulative
principles got some success in life.
I am married; my wife is still having the urge to eat meat. Please help her to overcome the meat eating.
Now my wife is pregnant. She always gets irritated by my practices, off late it has reduced because of
your mercy. Prabhupada bless my wife and the new life in her to come to Krishna Consciousness.
Dear Prabhupada, please help me to reduce my anger and illicit sex habit like thinking about women.
Prabhupada take me under shelter and help me to proceed in my spiritual journey. Prabhupada help
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me to keep calm and more self-controlled and less reactive to others remarks. Prabhupada help me to
become more submissive to other Prabhus (devotees). I disrespected my in-laws many time. I regret
for this. Prabhupada help me to be controlled, because my in-law always provokes me by insulting me
and my family which leads to anger and speech outburst. I regret every time I outburst on my wife and
in-laws. Prabhupada give me strength and will power to serve Lord Krishna and practice the regulative
principles. Prabhupada take me to your shelter and give me knowledge to pray Lord Krishna and
make Lord Krishna happy on me. Prabhupada always keep me and my family under your shelter and
take us back to God to Vaikuntha loka.
Hare Krishna
Jaya Gurudev
Your Dasa
Durga Chavan Padhi
Bhakta Ganesh
"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."
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Thank you very much for your causeless mercy bestowing upon me regardless of my qualification. I
really dont know where to begin glorifying you but would make an attempt, please forgive me for
these broken words.
Without your mercy I cannot make a pinch of advancement in my spiritual journey. Please remove all
contamination in my heart and provide me clear consciousness to get out of the misconception of
materialistic life.
O Master, O ocean of mercy! Please give me spiritual intelligence to discriminate between matter and
spirit in every stage of my life.
Though provided with more opportunities to serve your mission, am unable to devote myself to the
fullest extent. Please give me spiritual strength to serve your mission without deviation.
Please make me better instrument in serving your mission dovetailing the skills I may have and
remove my karmic mentality and anarthas with the sword of your divine instructions.
Kindly ignore all my offenses unto your lotus feet and your loving devotees. Please help me to chant
Hare Krishna Maha Mantra without offenses.
I sincerely beg you to provide me more opportunities to read your transcendental books, association
of devotees and ultimately engaging in devotional service.
All Glories to my Dear Spiritual Master!
Yours most fallen servant
Bhakta Ganesh
Bhakta Gangadhar
Humble obeisances to Srila Prabhupada,
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You have shown to me the actual purpose of life and ultimate destination of life, before I have wasted
so much of time without knowing actual purpose of life. You have given to this world simple and
effective process of devotional service to the Supreme Lord, everyone can practice in this age without
much difficulty. You have shown me how a Spiritual Master is very important to reach Krishna.
Before my mind was bewildered by religious complexities, after reading Bhagavad-gita As it is, it has
removed all my confusions, and able to fix my mind on Krishna.
Because of your mercy I have understood the drop of knowledge in the vast ocean of Lord Krishnas
philosophy.
Because of your mercy I have left all my bad habits and daily Im becoming a better human being.
There are countless changes in my life, you have helped me through your books and lectures. Give me
strength to follow your teachings firmly and please instruct me not to slip into maya and make me to
situate myself in Krishna Consciousness.
Thank you so much for making my life beautiful.
Your servant,
Gangadhar
Bhakta Gaurav R
Hare Krishna
Jai Srila Prabhupada!!
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.
This particular verse is very much related to what my life was, before I met and came across you Srila
Prabhupada. I am a fallen and insignificant soul who came in contact with your books and your
message five years back. I had everything in life and was under the impression that I was the center of
everything, until Lord Krishna showed what the world is all about. Four years before coming in touch
with you Prabhupada, was the most horrible part of my life and I would really wonder why and for
what reason am I put in this condition all of a sudden. What wrong have I done? I have not hurt or
done anything wrong to anyone.Then why is that God wants me to suffer?
It was in that stage of my life I started questioning about the purpose of all this, the meaning of life.
Who am I? Why am I here? I would read many so called spiritual books by many authors but would
never find the answers or solace in them.
But I guess Lord Krishna had a plan and wanted me to come in contact with you Srila Prabhupada,
who really showered your mercy onto this most degraded and fallen soul.
I see it a part of Lord Krishnas schemes to get me in touch with you by a devotee who first gave me
the book The Laws Of Nature,which really blew my mind and at that moment I realized,how
ignorant I was.
By your mercy Prabhupada, by the years I have realized how insignificant I am and how fortunate I am
to come in vision and umbrella of your movement which you have established for delivering the fallen
degraded souls like me. If I analyze some times, its mind boggling to imagine how fortunate I am to be
able to chant the holy name of Lord Krishna which is not so easy. There are countless living entities
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everywhere and from among those if you have showered your mercy on me, that itself is a debt which
I can never pay you back.
I beg for your forgiveness Prabhupada, even though you have given me some knowledge, still I
commit blunders and it is only you who can remove all those unwanted contaminations within me
which will make me more serious in following your instructions.
By your grace Prabhupada, this lowest of being has been given a chance to preach to students about
Krishna Consciousness in colleges and bring them under your shelter. When I see these students, it
reminds me of the time when I was studying and was puffed up and misguided by the so called
modern education we have. Please your Grace, please help me speak about your glories to these
students and help them chant the holy names of Lord Krishna. I may blabber and speak big words to
these students Prabhupada, but its only by your mercy can the words touch the students and
transform them. I beg for your guidance.
To conclude, I would like to plead to you Prabhupada to always keep this servant under your lotus
feet and maneuver me like your puppet so that I could always serve you and your devotees and
somehow or other hold on to your lotus feet under all conditions. This would be the only wish and
hope Prabhupada.
Jai Prabhupada !!!
Hare Krishna.
Gaurav R
Bhakta Gobinda Krushna
Srila Prabhupada,
My Spiritual Master, you are a great personality, as I am a fallen soul, you gave a new ray of hope to
live in this material world, showed me an ideal way to live by your simple beautiful perfect codes of
conduct to follow. I am thankful to you for your four golden regulative principles. Still I am trying to
follow that, although sometimes diverted. I again and again practice these principles, thank you for
your gift of Bhagavad-gita to me. Thanks a lot. Oh! My master. Please give confidence and courage to
me to be a good servant of Lord Krishna.
Yours obediently
Gobinda Krushna
Bhakta Goutham Sharma
JAI SRILA PRABHUPADA,
Srila Prabhupada you have opened my eyes and showed us the right way. So please accept my sincere
obeisance at you lotus feet.
After coming in touch with ISKCON Bangalore my life changed in many parameters. I came to know
who we are and why we here in this material world and can differentiate many things and also lost
interest in the material world. It changes our vision to see the world. I got an opportunity to associate
with devotees and regularly visit temple. It is because of you so we all got this opportunity. Kindly
bless me so that I can always have this opportunity to have association of devotees and chant Hare
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Krishna and serve your mission further. I will try to please you so that I can never be misled by the
material world and diverted from it and spend all my life time in your service.
I am very thankful to you for giving me an opportunity to serve the devotees and the temple.
Bhakta Guptaa M
Hare Krishna
I offer my humble obeisances to my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
It is said that it is very rare to take birth in human form, even rare is one who is born in land of
Bharatha, the land of God, even rare is to be born in a religious family and to come in contact of a
pure devotee.
Though I had good education, good family, good job, and all other material things, I was still
unhappy. I always prayed to Lord Krishna, please make me happy. I have sometimes cried although I
had no reasons to be unhappy.
And one fine day you brought me to this Bangalore city where Iskcon is present. All my friends
warned me before I shifted, that I should be careful, less I may be spoilt, as it has a worst culture. Even
I was scared but I didnt know even after coming to Bangalore, I never cared to visit the temple. But
you we were so merciful, that you made me come to the temple due to family tour. I realized that Lord
Krishna gives miseries to His loved ones, if he doesnt remember Him. A misery makes one to
surrender to Lord Krishna. From there, began a new journey of my life. A real life to say. I found the
true meaning of life. In fact, I should say, you already had your plans for me the day I was born. By
your mercy, I was not spoilt, despite the bad environment in school, college, society etc.,
It made me less difficult to follow the principles set by you. Oh! Prabhupada, thanks for giving me
your mercy. I pray to you that please help me in following your principles and if by the power of maya
and Kali Yuga somehow if I am misled, and then please bring me back to your lotus feet. Of course, it
should not be possible for anyone to leave your lotus feet.
Oh! Prabhupada, I once again offer my respects to your lotus feet and pray to you for my spiritual life
and go back to Godhead.
Your servant
Guptaa M
Bhakta Harish B N
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
I take privilege in offering this homage to you. You are a pure devotee of Lord Krishna, who spread
the Krishna Consciousness movement all over the world.
I am very much grateful to you for giving me this Krishna Consciousness, without your mercy I will
not be eligible to be in Krishna Consciousness.
I am very thankful to you, for having mercy upon me and blessing me. Please guide me throughout
my life to actively participate in your services.
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Srila Prabhupada, please help me to remember Lord Krishna always and serve Him. Please give me
right perception. Please use me as your instrument. Please help me to be more serious in practicing
Krishna Consciousness and serve you and Lord Krishna always. Please always give me shelter under
your lotus feet. Please bless me to get the association of devotees always. I am like an ignorant child,
please help me always.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Your humble servant,
Harish B N
Bhakta Harsha B Raj
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet
I am an insignificant soul who has no qualifications to even thank you for your wonderful gifts. By
your causeless mercy I have been able to come in touch with your glorious mission and have been able
to serve at your lotus feet. You have been helping me when I was dithering about my life. I used to be
dubious about your purpose and thought this movement of yours is just an iconoclastic one as the
ones spreading in this world like mushrooms. Even though I was flouting about all these you
mercifully lead me on to right direction and have been guiding me all through.Thank you Prabhupada
for helping me secure a right rung in the elevation of oneself
Thank you very much
Bhakta Harsha
Bhakta Ishan Thodge
AGTSP
What glories shall I sing of my Spiritual Master,
Who purchased Lord Jagannath by his devotion.
Just by following words of whom
Absolute knowledge reveals him soon.

AGTSP who is so generous
Has no comparison with sea or universe
It will annihilate at end without delay
Dried will be sea on which we rely.
But His Graces mercy has no measure
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AGTSP whose purity is
Incomparable with sunshine and water
Dull it becomes clouds when cover
Little mud makes water impure.
But His Grace is so pure
To attain Krishna, we just have to hear.

AGTSP by glorifying whom
Glorification can become devotee of Supreme
To thank him by life, intelligence, wealth, words
Every devotee has a dream
Your servant, Ishan Thodge
Bhakta Ishwar N Kaushik
Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories unto you. It has been a very
eventful year for me. Please accept my humble apologies as I wasnt able to write to you last year. By
your divine grace I have survived a "life threatening" disease. All during the while I was being treated,
I was able to continue chanting the holy names of the Lord. This is your mercy only! I would take it as
a warning that death can come at any time and I have to be prepared. It is also the Lords mercy that
showed me the real nature of this world.
Actually Srila Prabhupada, I have learnt from your divine grace that this body itself is a disease and the
process you have given will help us in curing this disease. By your grace I am able to chant 16 rounds,
read your transcendental books and honor Krishna prasadam day after day. This is such a miracle that
anugra-karmi like me is also able to execute devotional service. The devotional creeper in my heart
can be strengthened only by your transcendental instructions. Please forgive me for all the offenses I
have committed. Please give me shelter at your lotus feet and engage me in your service and in
association of your devotees without which my life has no meaning.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Your aspiring servant,
Ishwar N Kaushik

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Bhakta Jaya Ganesh G
My Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
All Glories to your divine grace.
Its been 6 years of service with a mission of mass prasadam distribution. A rare opportunity to get in
this Kali Yuga. Thanks a lot for your mercy Prabhupada. As a conditional soul, even though have
fallen down a lot of times, with your mercy and guidance was able to hang on to the service and use
my senses at yours and Lord Krishnas service. Please allow me to stick on to it.
Our temple is in great danger and request you to show your mercy to end this struggle, so that we can
serve peacefully.
Forgive me for any offenses done and kindly make the circumstances favorable to advance in Krishna
Consciousness.
Love you Prabhupada!!!
Your servants servant,
Jaya Ganesh G
Bhakta Jayanna
Gurudeva,
By your mercy I have learned so many good things in my life. I am trying my best to follow all your
rules and regulations, but still I sometimes fail, so please uplift this sinner to follow your rules strictly
without fail and also make me your student of Krishna Consciousness, you are the Chief Secretary in
the planet of Lord Krishna, I always seek a glimpse of your mercy.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Jai Gurudeva
Jai Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada
Jayanna
Bhakta Jeetendra Ramkishan Verma
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to all the bonafide Spiritual Masters.
All glories to LORD CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU who is the original cause of all mercy manifesting
in the "principle of guru tattva".
I am writing this Vyasa Puja offering on the day of Guru Purnima as it is a day showering blessings of
causeless mercy on everyone.
Guru is the merciful boatman who takes us across the vast ocean of maya. It is therefore needful for
me and my family and everyone in this existence to get accepted at the lotus feet of such a guru.
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I have been taught that a small miniscule net achieves its perfection while it is connected to the
machine and while it does what it is intended to do in the working of the huge machine Please bless
me to be utilized need fully based on what Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu feels is my bhumika-role in
manifesting the mission for which you trusted the protection of the SUPREME LORDSHIPS
RADHAKRISHNA and dared to go with just 40 Indian rupees to the West inspite of heart attacks in
the ship Jaladuta. I am very grateful to you for your spiritually potent lectures and books.
You are well aware that I have my set of weaknesses and I have done things which are classifiable as
sinful.
I am a sinner who hopes to be saved by surrendering to the SUPREME LORDSHIPS RADHAKRISHNA
utilizing transcendental teachings given by a SHOTRIYA BRAHMANISTHA GURU. Surrender to the
LORD begins with surrender to such a bonafide guru. Please be merciful on me and forgive me for all
my offenses. Please help me surrender. Please save my parents and my family. I am fallen and not
qualified. Please wash my heart of all the dirty vices making it qualified to hold DIVYA
TRANSCENDENTAL KRISHNA PREMA.
Thanking you in anticipation
RADHE! RADHE! HARE KRISHNA!
An aspiring servant of guru and LORDSHIPS RADHAKRISHNA,
Jeetendra Ramkishan Verma
Bhakta Kamlesh Kharpuse
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
I started to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra from February 2012. But due to some mistakes of mine I
could not chant on a daily basis. In these days I have got lots of benefits in my life. Off late I have
started to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra on daily basis and I will chant continue in future.
Due to my training in office I have not attended all folk classes and todays class is my first class, but I
will cope up with all the classes that I missed by study of my material given by FOLK.
I have got lot of improvement in my life after starting to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Today I
have learnt very important lessons to avoid some wrong habits in life.
Hare Krishna
Kamlesh Kharpuse
Bhakta Kannan Aditya
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All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
My Dear Spiritual Master,
The following words are continuation of my previous offerings. But I consider this humble offering on
your 116
th
appearance day as a special one. This one year 2011 2012 gave me amazing experience.
My conviction in Krishna Consciousness increased a lot. The knowledge which you had presented
through your books transformed me as a human being. Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada has told in
his Nectar of Devotion that we must be prepared to give up something which we may not like to give
up when it comes to devotional service because it is for the satisfaction of Lord Krishna. You are the
one who opened thousands of peoples eyes and showed who God is. Often you quote that everyone
says God is great but how is He great? No one knows. This particular statement will remain always
in my mind.
This past year, as I had opined that it was an amazing one. How? I had largely been engaged in
devotional service compared to the previous years. The experience which I got during devotional
services amidst tight schedule in office sometimes, was too good and I wondered how it had
happened. It seemed like I didnt do anything. But everything happened which I could not conceive
now. I got to know that I was simply an instrument. When an instrument is being played by the player
and if that instrument produces sweet sound, then the spectators who are hearing the music will be
captivated. Similarly, you repaired this instrument and played nicely during college programs. In one
of your conversations I remember you saying that one should take this movement very seriously
preach this in schools/colleges. This happened exactly as you said, Prabhupada! This motivated me
and instructed me to read more and more of your books.
Not only this service, but any service which I take now, am I able to use my skills in an appropriate
way. Your Bhagavad-gita AS IT IS went through a lot of problems in Russia and that kindled this
whole world. I was so much worried at that time that these people completely misunderstood a pure
devotees words. But now I am relieved because during that time so many purchased your book to
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know what you had written. Reading one line of your book will transform one person into a devotee.
When I read Bhagavad-gita AS IT IS, it rejuvenated me a lot spiritually so that I was able to take more
services. During that period, your words made me think that Lord Krishna will give bhukti and even
mukti, but without the mercy of the Spiritual Master, He will not award devotional service.
Scientists have now discovered something called as Gods Particle. When I sat and thought of this
news a while, to be frank, your books gave me the answer. This world is coming from a complete
person so this world should also be complete. So discovering new things is not a big deal. One has to
understand the human form of life. This is one of the examples which I can quote now whether my
answer is right or wrong for the transformation of my perception.
With this, I would like to develop more good qualities and go in depth in the subject matter of how to
serve the Vaishnavas. I should get involved in more devotional services and do my level best for the
satisfaction of Lord Krishna. Hoping my parents also will come your way and receive your blessings.
Your servant,
Karthik
Bhakta Kiran Bhandari
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet, all glories to you.
Today is very auspicious day of your appearance, let me thank you to show mercy upon me.
Before coming to Krishna consciousness my life was fully hankering for sense gratification and I do
not know how many lives I have been wasting like this, and did not know the goal of my life {That
our constitutional position is to serve Sri Sri Radha Krishna},
I thank you for showing me the right path towards Sri Sri Radha Krishna,
Srila Prabhupada please help me to overcome from the family bondage and give me proper intelligence
to come out of the material entanglement.
And make me develop more and more faith and attachment to your lotus feet, so that I can join your
great mission and be an instrument in your hand in this mission.
I feelingly pray to you that please keep me always in the association of your devotees.
Begging your causeless mercy
Your most fallen servant,
Kiran Bhandari
Bhakta Kiran K K
Nama Om visnu padaya Krishna preshtaya bhutale
srimate Bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine
namaste sarasvate deve goura vani pracharine
nirvisesa sunyavadi paschyatya desha tarine
I offer my respectful obeisances to my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
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Prabhupada helped me a lot in my life, without his blessings I could not know about God. I dont have
words to express my gratitude to Prabhupada. I pray Prabhupada to help me and give strength to
follow his instructions and serve him and Lord Krishna.
Your servant
Kiran
Bhakta Kiran Kumar B
HARE KRISHNA
Dear most Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my dandavat pranams unto your holy feet which are the only shelter for a
diseased disciple like me and request you to place your Abhaya Charan onto my head.
Every year I am writing a letter to thank you on the occasion of your divine appearance day
celebration, but I feel ashamed to not have willfully put efforts to improve my sadhana. Till
now I have not been successful in fully curbing my lusty desires and also strictly practice
eating Krishna prasadam and food without onion and garlic. Yet by your causeless mercy you
are sheltering me in your devotional boat and keeping me safe from the dangerous currents of
the ocean of nescience. Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Day by day I am sensing a stronger reciprocation from Lord Sri Krishna through you, which
in itself is a truly thrilling experience in this illusory world of hypocrisy and hatred.
Thank you, Srila Prabhupada (an eternal servant of Smt. Radharani) for granting me a
spiritual partner of my choice to facilitate my journey towards the real home. Though, family
life is a burden, just because of your divine instructions and support provided by your
dedicated disciples, I am able to sustain the collective blows of maya and Kali purusha.
Srila Prabhupada, please make me more fixed in my sadhana and strictly follow the regulative
principles throughout my existence. Make me serve only your missionary activities and its
dedicated servants. There are so many pious souls in the society including my family
members who are still in darkness, please use me as your tool to illuminate their life with
your torchlight of divine knowledge so that my engagement in your mission is strongly
perceived by my dumb spiritual senses.
Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has very compassionately enunciated the power of the holy
names of Lord Krishna in the form of sankirtana and japa, yet this patita is still chanting with
so many offenses, so please consider my plea for my progress towards the next level of
chanting, which in itself is so nectarian. Dear Prabhupada, please make me fit enough to
properly reciprocate your love and maintain continuous loyalty towards you and your
mission.
Thanks a millions for making me to put on paper, these desires of mine which are actually
YOUR blessed desires for this unworthy disciple of your Divine Grace.
Kiran Kumar B
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Bhakta Kiran Kumar M
His Divine Grace Abhaya Charan Swami Srila Prabhupada
I pay my respectful obeisances on to the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
If a drop of water falls into the ocean, then it loses its identity. In the same way I have fallen down to
this Bhava Sagara material existence which is like an ocean and I was forced to believe my
identification as my body. I was living a miserable life in forget fullness, like an animal. I was not at all
inquisitive about the purpose of human life. Prabhupada you came with the boat of eternal knowledge
to save me, even then I am so weak that I cant get into the boat without your mercy so I beg you
Prabhupada please give me strength so that I can get into the boat. Please guide me till the end of my
material existence, please let me feel this I have no hope than you and lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
When a watch is left unused for a long time, all its gears will get jammed due to rusting, when we try
to wind the key it is very difficult to make it run. We have to put more force, or we have to use
lubricants to make the gear drive smooth, after a lot of struggle there is a little hope that it may run.
Similarly, my dear Spiritual Master I was unaware of the real problem, that I have stuck in the same
way like that watch. It is only you Prabhupada who showed me the way to remove the gears of lust,
anger and greed by the love of Godhead, It is only you my savior who showed me how to make use of
this human form of life which I have got. You have showed me the ultimate goal of life and purpose of
my existence. You have showed me the path by giving us regulative principles, lots of instructions
through your vaani (books) and also you are guiding within the heart. I beg you Prabhupada please
help me to follow your instruction so that I do not get deviated from the spiritual path.
Every day in the morning when I come to temple for prasadam, I see lots of pigeons on the ground
come for eating the grains. I noticed one pigeon, a leg of which got entangled by a thread. It was a bad
situation for that pigeon it tried again and again to come out of that entanglement, but it failed. This
struggle went on for several days, now I could see that the pigeon has stopped struggling, not that it
got rid of that thread but actually the trouble of the thread has become part of its life and now it is not
at all bothering about that thread it have become habituated. This incident of pigeon took place before
a couple of weeks. Similarly, I have been habituated with the entanglement of material struggle and I
have forgotten the pain which I underwent when I was in the womb of my mother. I request to you
Prabhupada please help me to come out of this entanglement, except you nobody can save me.
When sun rises in the morning, the darkness automatically goes away, similarly like a sun you
removed all the darkness from my life making my vision more clear, as clouds obstructs the sunshine
by reaching the earth, likewise there are many varieties of clouds of material desires within my heart
please help me to clear those clouds, so that I can differentiate things properly. As clouds shower rain
without any discrimination, you have showered your mercy on me even though I am not eligible.
Please guide me so that I can practice Krishna Consciousness seriously. My shraddha is like an unripe
mango it may sometimes taste bitter, so I pray you my master please help me to develop the taste for
the holy name and please help me to reach the stage of relishing the ripen mango i.e., bhakti.
Finally I thank you Prabhupada for being my Spiritual Master, thank you Prabhupada for bringing
light into my life, thank you Prabhupada for teaching me how to live, thank you Prabhupada for
making my goal clear, thank you Prabhupada for giving me success mantra (Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra), thank you Prabhupada for giving me the process of bhakti, thank you Prabhupada for giving
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never ending happiness, thank you for giving FOLK preachers, thank you for all the wonderful gifts
you have given, Ill be thankful to you eternally.
Most fallen, but most fortunate soul
Kiran Kumar M
Bhakta Kishon Deori
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. My lord I'm always very much thankful to you
for changing my life for good. The darkness and the ignorant life that I lived were impossible to come
out of, without you. Not that am free from them now but I recognize the pitfall lay ahead of me as per
your instructions. I'm still bullied and tortured my senses but I recognize them as danger and I know
how to deal with them as per your instructions though I miserably keep failing. Oh! Prabhupada as
you know I'm not at all fit to be your disciple but I pray to you that please have your cause less mercy
on me and give me the shade of your lotus feet even though am not following your instructions
properly. I definitely strive to follow your instructions, but as you can see I keep failing to execute
them, so please give me strength to perform at least some instructions of yours which will make you
little happy and you continue to give me your cause less mercy, otherwise I'll have no hope to come
out of this material world, such a dangerous world. Oh my lord! Prabhupada please help me and
engage me in your mission, your service and take me to Lord Krishna. You are my only hope. All
glories to Prabhupada. You have given the most valuable treasure to the world and to such a Spiritual
Master I pay my humble obeisances. Please forgive me again for not following your instructions and
give me strength. Jai Prabhupada!
Yours unworthy
Kishon
Bhakta Kishore Krishna
Hare Krishna.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I was in the darkest condition of life before coming to Lord Krishna consciousness with all material
desire, working hard to get it fulfilled but when I came to Krishna consciousness I got the perfect
meaning of life. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for saving me from the darkest condition of life.
My knowledge was modern atheistic science which I thought would give the answer for all questions
but it gave me only half knowledge, by coming to Krishna consciousness I was able to understand it in
a best way by connecting to spirituality and I got the answer to many of the question which was not
answered for many years. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving the perfect knowledge.
I was worshiping demigods just for the fulfillment of desire; I didnt even know the purpose of
worshiping. I was in search of Absolute truth and used to think why I am following our great tradition
in blind way, I didnt get perfect answers. Krishna consciousness gave me the consciousness of God,
consciousness of Lord Krishna, the love for God. It is spiritual bliss that I am experiencing now with
Krishna consciousness. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving consciousness of love of god.
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I used to think how we live is all in all, by coming to Krishna consciousness I was able to understand
there is a life beyond this. Through controlling our senses we can lead a life of simplicity. Thank you
Srila Prabhupada for teaching to the whole world the concept of simple living high thinking.
Serving everyone was the main motto of my life but I couldnt put in practice. Through Krishna
consciousness I was able to understand the service attitude and the service to godhead. Thank you
Srila Prabhupada for the pain that you have put in to bring up Krishna consciousness. Thank you Srila
Prabhupada for making it so clear and to understand the sacred knowledge Chaitanya Caritamrita
Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavat-gita.Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving us the opportunity for
honouring the prasadam of lord.Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving the service opportunity for all
the soul and to me to serve Lord Krishna.Thank you Srila Prabhupada for extending your hand to
come out of this ocean of misery and to reach Godhead.
Your humble servant.
Kishore Krishna
Bhakta Krishna Chaitanya
My humble pranam to you Srila Prabhupada!!
Thank you for your mercy which makes me interested in enjoying the higher taste of Bhagavad-gita
and Srimad-Bhagvatam and reinforcing the importance of chanting the holy name.
Please give me the strength and follow your regulative principles and chant 16 rounds so as to
accomplish the journey of BACK TO GODHEAD.
Please enable and empower me to spread the message of Krishna Consciousness to all my friends,
relatives, colleagues that they too can embrace this movement and more importantly go back to
Godhead.
Please always protect me from maya, the illusion of the material world and give me the intuition to fix
my eyes always on Gods lotus feet.
Yours truly, Krishna Chaitanya
Bhakta Krishna Sagar N L
Hare Krishna Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
On this auspicious day of your appearance in this material world on the mission for delivering the
fallen souls from this world, I would like to thank your Divine Grace for choosing this fallen soul also.
It's been a mystery of my life that how you selected me along with other souls for the deliverance as I
could practically see my deviations.
For all your eye-opening Vedic knowledge through your books, lectures and most importantly your
disciples association, I'm definitely indebted.
Once again thanking you.....
Your servant
Krishna Sagar N L
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
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Bhakta Krishnanand
Hare Krishna
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Oh my dear Spiritual Master, my only savior, my eternal well-wisher, please accept my respectful
obeisances.
As I am writing this write up, on the eve of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur's disappearance day, I feel
ashamed of myself for not doing anything for your movement. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Your
Divine Grace are perfect examples of ideal grihastha who inspite of being householders have set
standards in devotional service to Lord Krishna.
I am foolish grihamedhi engrossed in trying to improve my material condition, trying to stabilize my
material possessions inspite of knowing that there is no stability in this material world. It is
temporary, miserable and always creating problems. Please help me to take shelter of your lotus feet
and improve my chanting. Please bless me so that I can completely focus on improving my spiritual
condition rather than material.
I realize that you have given me ample opportunities to serve you and your mission but hardly have I
taken them. Please let me take this time with full heart and soul and take active participation in
Krishna Ashraya Program. My dear master, please let this non-devotee always stay close to your feet
and let me take any service opportunity which comes by. No one can be more magnanimous, generous
and merciful than you in this world.
ISKCON sansthapak savior of the whole world, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ki Jai.
Your servant,
Krishnanand
Bhakta Krishnan Ranganathan
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisance.
Last year has been a year of studies and continuing our daily routine chanting. We had the wonderful
experience of visiting the 13 Divyadesams of Kerala and many more powerful temples of Kerala.
Kerala is a state still maintaining a very high standard of deity worship and purity and sanctity of
temples. We were impressed by the temples and the devotees. By your grace the lord has been
extremely considerate on us. He has bestowed all the happiness and goodness on us so that we dont
deviate from the path of devotion.
However we are a little pained to see that the devotional atmosphere in the Bangalore temple is
deteriorating day by day. There seems to be more emphasis on crowd and collections. Despite these
shortcomings, the temple is doing a marvelous service in the spiritual domain and is a place of peace
of mind in this overcrowded and bustling city of Bangalore. We try not to miss any festivals and the
routine weekly darshans.
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By your grace we have also been fortunate to read the complete Srimad Bagavatham and regularly
listen to discourses by eminent present day Acharyas on TV and in person. It is illuminating to read
and understand the teachings of great Acharyas like Sri Ramanuja and Sri RamaKrishna Paramahamsa.
Your humble servants,
Krishnan Ranganathan & Sathi Ranganathan
Bhakta Kumar M
Hare Krishna,
Jai Srila Prabhupada, all glories to you.
I offer my respectful obeisance unto the lotus feet of our beloved Spiritual Master His Divine Grace A
C BhakthiVedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada you are very merciful to the fallen conditioned souls. You are like ocean, your mercy
is unlimited. You saved us from this dark world of nescience. You showed us the very easy
path/method by which we can easily reach Supreme Personality of God Head. The different yoga
systems are compared to different steps in a staircase to reach the ultimate Supreme destination.
Among the different types of yoga system, Bhakti yoga is the Top Most as described in the
Bhagavatgita. You have given us the Lift Bhakti Yoga by which we can easily reach the Supreme
destination. The science which you have given is Perfect, Authorized, Submissive &easy to practice.
Srila Prabhupada please forgive me for my offences &bless me to progress in Krishna Consciousness,
bless me to read your sublime literatures attentively and understand it & preach the same to others.
Please bless me to chant the Holy Names of Lord Hare Krishna Mantra attentively & submissively.
No one in this age of darkness is able to take the fallen souls back to Lord Krishna but, You alone His
Grace Prabhupada. Gurudev your glories are unlimited but, we are limited to describe it. Prabhupada
please continue to instruct &guide us.
Your Servant
Kumar M
Bhakta Kumaresh M
Hare Krishna
Krishna consciousness has honestly changed my way of life. The attitude which we acquire from
ISKCON is so powerful and it gives us more self-confidence. The reasons behind this is very clear, the
Spiritual Master, who is leading us in the right path. The devotees in ISKCON are very dedicated and
very spiritual. They make us feel divine and they re-connect our lives to the actual forms that should
be. According to me ISKCON is very pure and very divine in all aspects. The devotees make us realize
that we are in the modern world and the ways for changing ourselves. With Krishna Consciousness
one can get the message from God
Thank You
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Bhakta Loknath D
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
My dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Although I could not repay the debt which I have taken from you, even then as a mark of gratitude I
am writing these prayers unto you. After hearing your lectures and reading your books I am at least
able to reconnect my last relationship with Lord Krishna. It is by your mercy that I am able to take
part in Lord Chaitanyas sankritan movement. Now you have given me a part time service to Lord
Krishna but what I intensely desire is to take up full time service to Lord Krishna, which is possible
only by your mercy. It is all because of your mercy that even in the midst of these material miseries, I
am able to serve Lord Krishna by chanting his holy names and by taking part in sankirtana. You have
given me your mercy, Sri Krishna prasadam, the holy names of Lord Krishna, taking part in sankirtana
movement of Lord Gauranga and Lord Nityananda, visiting holy dhamas like Vrindavan -
jagannathPuriMayapur. Everything what you have given me is more than what I have desired. You
have destroyed the darkness of illusion in me by bestowing the love for Godhead. I have taken many
many births and derived many things from Lord Krishna but in this life at least I want to surrender
and give up my body in the service of Lord Krishna, all these could be happened only if you show me
your causeless mercy and take me back to home, back to godhead with you.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Loknath D
Bhakta Mahesh P
Hare Krishna,
I offer my humble obeisances unto your feet. It is due to your causeless mercy that I had known the
highest perfection of human life and able to practice the same with the environment that you had
created in each of the Iskcon temple. Even in the age of kali where most of the people are irreligious
and completely unaware if practice of Krishna Consciousness, we have got the some facility and
knowledge to follow the Vedic civilization, which were prevailing in the other yugas. You had made
the process of going back to godhead very easy to the people that at the present age anybody can
practice Krishna Consciousness without changing their present circumstances of personal life and
career.
Im very grateful to you and cannot repay to you for the benefits that you have given to me.
Your Servant,
Mahesh P
Bhakta Mahesh Patil
Hare Krishna,
My name is Mahesh. Since the last six months I have been associating with Iskcon Bangalore. Since
my childhood I was interested in spirituality and yoga. ISKCON fulfilled my dream and helped me a
lot to practice spirituality. ISKCON Bangalore is providing highly interactive sessions handled by
experienced faculty and Prasadam delicious food offered to Lord Krishna.
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Day by day I am achieving spirituality by chanting holy names of Lord Krishna and practicing the
regulative principles.
Before joining I use to eat eggs and also drink wine. Now I have stopped all these things and moving
towards Krishna Consciousness and one more time I am praying to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Bhakta Manjunatha R Gangappa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my Humble Obeisances unto Your Divine Lotus Feet on this accession of you Divine
Appearance in the material world of this earth planet by the order of Lord Krishna to deliver the
conditional souls like us from the material entanglements and to show the path of attaining the eternal
happiness under the shelter of the Lotus feet of Sri Sri RadhaKrishna Chandra in Their eternal abode
of Goloka Vrindavana.
Srila Prabhupada, so Please accept my humble prayer at your Lotus feet on this Auspicious day of
Your Appearance and bless me to serve Lord Chaitanya and Nithyananda Prabhu by accepting your
Divine Instructions as my heart and life in all my repeated births under the shelter of your Lotus Feet.
Yours aspiring to be a humble servant of your Servants, Manjunatha R Gangappa
Bhakta Mallikarjun
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance's at your lotus feet!
I am eternally grateful to you for You have given me blissful life, Lord Krishna and many more. You
are so compassionate unto this fallen soul that you have given me shelter even after coming from
ashRama life and protecting me in all aspects. I still have a desire to engage in your service as a full
time. Please help me surrender unto your instructions completely and develop faith in your words. I
have a thirst to develop Vaisnava qualities and serve you throughout my life and maintain Vaisnava
culture in the association of devotees.
In one of Your lecture - "This human form of life is an opportunity to awaken that divya-jnana hrde
prakasito. And if he is kept in darkness about that divya-jnana, simply if he is trained up how to eat,
how to sleep, how to have sex and how to defend then life is lost. That is great loss. Very risky life if
we do not awaken our divya-jnana. We should always remember this. Very risky life once again
thrown into the waves of birth and death, we do not know where I am going. So we should be very
serious. This Krishna consciousness is divya-jnana. It is not an ordinary knowledge."
Let me develop fearfulness of not going away from the association of devotees and utilize this human
life for Krishna Conscious. I shall never leave you. You are my disciple and I am your Spiritual
Master, so there is no question, as long as you follow my instructions, than I shall never leave you
This statement has inspired me to always stick on to Your instructions, but I have no strength and I
am always defeated by Maya. I have been committing offenses at the lotus feet of Vaisnavas by the
words, body and mind. I may not ask to pardon me as I will keep on doing the same like a mad
elephant, but instead I want to get trained to treat God brothers properly. We have been doing college
preaching with lot of endeavor, but there is no result. I am unable to give you anything in return for
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you have given me eternal blissful life. I am so fallen. Please bestow your causeless mercy and give me
sufficient strength and intelligence to engage in college preaching and also to be determined,
enthusiastic and patient to stick your instructions and practice them seriously, sincerely and strictly.
Let me become instrument in your hand and give You better service.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Thank you, Most fallen servant, Mallikarjun
Bhakta Manas Kumar Sandha
This is the 1
st
time I am writing something for the beloved Guru. I dont know how to write to
Gurudev but simply I can say please help me always complete My 16 rounds of chanting Hare
Krishna Maha-mantra, frankly speaking I am a vegetarian but the people around me are
mostly non vegetarians, so kindly give me enough strength so that I will make them Krishna
consciousness and they will also become vegetarian.
Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
Tasmai SreeGurave Namaha
If Guru and Prabhu come before me, first I will pay my obeisance to Guru because Guru is
the person who told me who is God, he is the person who opened my spiritual eye.
Please Gurudev give me enough strength so that I will be remain in your lotus feet for ever
and continue to propagate your mission way forward.
Your servant,
Manas Kumar Sandha
Bhakta Manish Kumar
-: HARE KRISHNA:-
Please accept my obeisances. Thanks to Swami Prabhupada for giving me HARE KRISHNA Maha-
mantra.
Because of Prabhupada I got a chance to feel the mercy of Lord Krishna in my life.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
Your servant
Manish Kumar

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Bhakta Manoj Payra
My Dear Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet in the occasion of your 116
th
. Appearance day.
O spiritual master you are the only one who opened my eye and showed the right. Because of you the
level of understanding of life is changed. Only by your causeless mercy I am chanting the HARE
KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA. Thank you for guiding me & giving me the opportunity for chanting of
the holy name.
O spiritual master thank you for showing me the path of devotion. I have no qualification to
understand the knowledge of Vedic Scripture but only by your voice I can understand the topmost
Scripture like BHAGAVAD GITA.
My humble request please gives me your blessings so that I can chant the MAHAMANTRA & perform
devotional service and follow Krishna consciousness throughout my life.
Your fallen servant
Manoj Payra
Bhakta Manu Bachu
Hare Krishna Dear Srila Prabhupada,
116 years ago you appeared to save this world. Srila BhaktiVinod Thakur also had predicted in the
same year when you appeared. Srila Prabhupada you are giving me all the opportunities to elevate
myself. I am extremely grateful to you. If you are not there in my life Prabhupada, my future
destination would have been certainly hellish.
By your mercy I have been blessed with some wonderful service opportunities. I along with a devotee
are the coordinators for MMC in one of the 22 best colleges. By your Grace on an average about 20 to
25 were chanting Hare Krishna Mantra in that college during the previous academic Year. I hope you
would bestow your Grace to make this number double to 50.Please help me and my friend in properly
orienting these students, who are going to be the flowers of our KC movement.
Also Prabhupada please bless me to be engaged in your service life after life.
Your unworthy disciple,
Manu
Bhakta Manu
My dear Master,
I am very thankful to Lord for his mercy on me to be in association with your disciples. You have
taught them how to love Lord Krishna and serve His faithful servants, there was never a day without
any service to you on HK hill by them. I always feel its my home when I walk in to the temple. You
have taught us the mystery of Bhagavad-gita, in which a person devoted to you and the Lord, takes
pleasure in reading it and pass it on to others with love. You and some devotees have come in my
dream some times. I have developed a strong desire to serve you and the Lord only because of being in
touch with HK hill where I get the darsana of the Lord, prasadam and also the wonderful preachers.
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But there are some difficulties I am facing right now, and I am praying to Lord. Being in touch with
the Hare Krishnas has brought some changes in me which I had never thought about. Again and again
I always need your guidance in this life to serve more and more. I had been receiving mails many
times to write offering, I had ignored it few times but on this day I really wanted to speak to you this
way which I had never done before to anyone. Good things happens when I do good, this is what I feel
Srila Prabhupada. Please, please, please, forgive me for the wrong doings. I am really trying hard to
control it, but you have also made me to understand it can be controlled only through devotional
service to the Supreme Person. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for everything.
Manu
Bhakta Markandey Singh
Jai Prabhupada,
Prabhupada because of your mercy I am able to now understand what the goal of life is. Before I came
in touch with you and ISKCON, I was totally disturbed; I was so much passionate about meat eating. I
used cook these nonsensical things by myself. I had a little bit of realization that I am doing something
bad, but I never understood and realized completely. I was very short tempered. I used to become
angry very easily without any strong reason.
But Prabhupada, once I came to ISKCON and touched your lotus feet, I couldnt understand how I left
meat eating, and also started to control anger. Prabhupada because of you only I felt that I am so close
to Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani. Sometimes when I enter temple or sometimes outside the
temple I see that Krishna is just before me. Prabhupada because of your mercy only I got many
opportunities in the temple to do service still I am struggling for book distribution service. But apart
from that other service I am able to do.
Prabhupada because of you only I am able to observe Ekadashi, able to do small puja in my room
every day. You have given most confidential knowledge Bhagavad-gita (AS IT IS). Since childhood I
was so much attracted with this book, but because of your mercy I got this book and now I can
understand a little bit. Prabhupada I am still struggling with chanting and only with your mercy I can
reach the goal of 16 rounds. I always doubt or fear that at one point of time I will enter into grihastha
life.
Prabhupada, Thank you so much for this mercy.
Jai Prabhupada.
Your Servant,
Markandey Singh
Bhakta Mayank Agarwal
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet. All glories to you and your
body: ISKCON BANGALORE.
You are the most magnanimous and most merciful representative of our sweet Lord Sri Krishna.
Nobody except you could have saved us from this mire of dark nescience. But we are so fallen that
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even with this we want to remain in our own world like hogs and dogs. Who can be more fallen than
me? If you are not merciful on me then who else can show any mercy on me.
Your Divine Grace gave me a place to stay, taught me to rise early, to glorify Sri Pancha-Tattva with
Aratika, Japa, Tulasi worship, Guru-puja, hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam, honoring Prasadam, Sankirtana,
study of Shastra, preparing offerings, making ghee wicks, but that must have been too pure and simple
for this contaminated soul.
I was living like a dead stone, you gave me life. Now with this life which is your causeless mercy on
me, I want to serve you to my utmost capacity. Kindly bless me. Though I am not qualified, I want to
do something to spread the glories of your movement worldwide. So many times I tend to become
confused in my path of devotional service. Kindly dissipate all kinds of ignorance in my path by the
torch of knowledge.
Please help me to someday become your real disciple and serve you without reservation according to
your desire. May this be my only aspiration, life after life.
Now, by your grace, I'm begging you to always use me in your service in any way you desire - in
success or failure, honor or dishonor, happiness or distress; please, Oh! most merciful Srila
Prabhupada, let me never leave your lotus feet, because you are my only shelter and refuge.
Please forgive me for any offense knowingly and unknowingly committed during the service.
On this day of your appearance, I offer my respectful obeisances to him a thousand times.
Trying to become your servant
Mayank
Bhakta Mohan Krishna G B
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
I really need your help and mercy to enter into and progress in spiritual life.
Please help me improve in getting attachment and obedience with regard to following your
instructions faithfully and sincerely.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I have tried to serve and please you by trying to perform some service through some ways however
please let me try to please you more directly by becoming fixed up and committed to a strong and
good sadhana a sadhana that I would be unable to live without a sadhana that wouldnt just be
sadhana for the sake of it but would be sadhana bhakti.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
You have certainly showered your mercy despite all the offenses, please help to change that.
I would endeavor to please you by following your instructions, most importantly with consistency.
Kindly help me to please you Srila Prabhupada and fully surrender to your wish and will.
Its the greatest good fortune and a great rarity to come in touch with a pure devotee of Lord Sri
Krishna a fact that I learnt from one of the instructions of Srila Narada muni.
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Having come in touch because of causeless mercy please do not allow me to dishonor this causeless
mercy.
It is wonderful indeed the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya parampara that you are the strong
and current link of.
Help me to do justice to this parampara by following your instructions and becoming a worthy
disciple of Your Divine Grace.
All of us are certainly proud of and attached to Your Divine Grace please help so that you can be
proud of us as well.
Kindly help so that I have attraction to the most precious Holy Name of Lord Sri Krishna the Hare
Krishna Mah Mantra sixteen rounds which do not stop there but are followed by many more
rounds on a daily basis.
Kindly help so that I may eagerly associate with you through your books and lectures and purify my
consciousness thereby. Let me constantly remember them and abide by them to your fullest
satisfaction.
Why so many entreaties for help. Ive given you everything. you may ask.
Ive tried but it didnt work Srila Prabhupada. So please oblige further by rescuing this sinking soul.
Let every day and every moment be dedicated to you and provide you satisfaction.
Trying to be of service and aspiring to be one of your beloved disciples,
Thank you for everything,
Mohan Krishna
Bhakta Mohit Kasera
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Oh! Jagadguru, please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet. Today, on your auspicious
appearance day I am most grateful to you for dragging me out of my deep slumber, who am a busy,
lazy, fool coming from a hardcore materialistic family interested simply in increasing bank balance,
mundane knowledge and belly, by keeping me engaged in the service of your lotus feet. Actually, I am
very dull headed Gurudeva, but I wonder how great you are that you have given me this matchless gift
of Krishna consciousness.
Oh! Master of Masters, please help me to advance further in spiritual culture so that I can serve you
eternally, life after life. Let me not get enamored by the bewildering potency of maya or any kind of
mundane desires and hence reject the association of your Divine Grace.
You are the only shelter and hope for the quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and above all, always
disturbed population of Kali Yuga. You are the chosen one, empowered to take us across the ocean of
nescience, back to home, back to Godhead. Please be merciful unto me and give me the sublime name
of Sri Hari.
Making you as my life and soul, I seek refuge at your lotus feet.
Your eternal servant, Bhakta Mohit Kasera
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Bhakta Mohith Yadav
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble respectful obeisances to you.
All glories to you.
I thank you Srila Prabhupada. This statement is not enough to thank you Srila Prabhupada. By
following in your footsteps, I became successful in every respect. And now I am always thinking when
will my mind get fixed on your lotus feet and when will I be fully following your instructions without
deviating from the path. Every day I start my day with your lectures. If I have committed any offenses
knowingly or unknowingly, please forgive me and have mercy upon me Prabhupada. I am trying to
follow your instructions, but without your mercy I will be not able to do so. You have given me
everything. I am eternally indebted to you Prabhupada you are my eternal Spiritual Master. Bestow
upon me your mercy to return you some service which pleases you the most.
Your instructions are same as the instructions of the Supreme Lord. You made it very easy for us. You
instructed us to chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, and to follow the four regulative
principles. You wrote more than 70 books and translated books like Srimad Bhagavad-Gita 700 verses,
Srimad-Bhagavatam 18,000 verses and Sri Chaitanya-Charitamritha 15,000 verses with commentaries.
You said if you have any question, read my books again and again all your question will be answered
now what I speak is there in my books so please read it and next If you want to please me, than
distribute my books and you said it is very important to be in the association of devotees. These are
the requirements or qualifications set by the Commander-in-chief Srila Prabhupada.
I thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving us Krishna consciousness in order to get our original spiritual
life and attain the perfection in this human form life. All these are only possible by your mercy Srila
Prabhupada. Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet. Let me become
dasanudasa - servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord.
Your eternal servant
Mohith Yadav
Bhakta Mrityunjay
I remember my last Vyasa Puja offering to you Prabhupada, I find many changes has come in me by
your mercy. Restraining onion and garlic is no more a struggle for me. Even I have stopped eating
bhoga. I am trying my best to follow the four regulative principles.
Before I got your shelter I was wandering here and there. You have awakened my dormant love for
Lord Krishna. You have shown your blessings in many ways to me prasadam, kirtanas, chanting,
devotee association, books, trips to holy dhams, etc., In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna says that Your
mind should be fixed on me. Someone might think it is very difficult. But you have blessed us with
unlimited gifts that serve as practical solution to this problem. By performing different forms of
devotional service, we can easily keep our mind fixed on Lord Krishna. You have made Bhakti so easy,
simple, and plain that anybody can practice it.
Please come in my dreams so that I can speak to you. Please give us strength so that we can revive
your position as sole diksha guru in ISKCON family. Some of our brothers have deviated from the
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understanding the concept of diksha guru and ritviks, please give knowledge and intelligence to our
misdirected god-brothers in Iskcon family.
I am a very weak devotee. I dont know how to play musical instruments.I dont have a good voice to
sing. I am a very slow in everything. I am too attached to my family and relatives but I have a small
wish and a stubborn desire, by your mercy may I continue to serve your mission throughout my life. I
dont want to serve illusion I want to serve reality. I have already wasted substantial amount of time of
my life. I dont want to waste anymore time of my life in serving maya.
In this life, I have got good sense and intelligence by the grace of Lord Krishna and yourself. Please
engage me in your devotional service. May I finish the cycle of birth and death in this life itself.
I thank you for giving me association of many devotees in the temple.
LOVE YOU PRABHUPADA THANK YOU PRABHUPADA.
Your servant
Mrityunjay
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Respected Spiritual Master of the entire world, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, I bow down at your
lotus feet which are the only shelter for the aspirants of pure devotional service towards the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Lord Shri Krishna. My dear master, please accept my humble and sincere
obeisances.
O Master, it is your causeless mercy and benevolence that you have revealed the most confidential
path of perfection meant for human life to the most degraded and sinful person like me. Before
receiving your Divine Grace, I was living a life which is abominable and disgraceful even for the wild
animals of the forest. I was suffering in the blazing fire of horrible material desires. I was living in the
great agony of stress, anxiety, depression, and moroseness. For a long time, I was searching for
someone who could bring me some relief from this great adversity.
My dear Master, out of your sheer compassion and natural sympathy for all the conditioned and fallen
souls of this world, you bestowed your love generously on me and this has brought immediate relief to
me. I was burning in the fierce fire of abominable material desires and I was in deep pain. But, just by
the glance of your lotus feet, I have found great relief and peace, which I had never experienced in my
entire life. All these years, I was living like a wild animal, completely forgetful of the fact that I have
got the most fortunate gift of human form of life. I was indulging in all kinds of abominable and sinful
activities all these years of my life. I wasted all these precious years of this human form of life by
fulfilling my mundane and lusty material desires. I had no idea as to what is the ultimate objective of
this human form of life is and why have I got this human form of life.
Out of your compassion for all the conditioned souls of this world, you have revealed the most
confidential secret of this human form of life. Out of love and affection, you have disclosed the
ultimate objective of this human form of life to the most fallen person of this entire creation like me.
With great kindness, you have revealed the most confidential secrets of human form of life unto me,
which even great mystics and yogis are unaware of.All these years, I was falsely identifying myself as
this body. I was so proud of this body made up of bones, blood, skin, urine and stool. But out of great
mercy and kindness you have disclosed to me that I not this body but I am an eternal spirit soul. I am
part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Shri Krishna. My relationship with the
supreme being of this entire cosmos is eternal and that I am eternally and constitutionally a menial
servitor of that Supreme Father.
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Oh Spiritual Master of the entire world, I do not know how to express my deep and sincere gratitude
towards you for your generosity and kind heartedness. I lay down at your lotus feet, which are the
abode for attaining perfection of human life, and I humbly beg to you to please engage me in the
service of your sincere servants. Please provide me an opportunity to render some menial service to
your sincere servants servant. It would be my greatest fortune if you shower your magnanimous
benediction unto the most degraded and sinful soul like me and provide me with an opportunity to
serve you and your mission.
Your most fallen servant,
Narinder Singh
Bhakta Naveen Kumar S
Dear Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
PAMHO, AGSTP
I am very glad that I got an opportunity to offer my prayers to you.
I know I dont have any qualification to become your disciple, but your causeless mercy has given
me the opportunity to work in your mission, and you have given such a responsible position, I fear to
handle this, because some days I struggle to finish my regular rounds. I am simply wasting my time in
chit-chat with my friends.
Please give me the strength to improve my spiritual knowledge and render service to your lotus feet.
Regards,
Naveen Kumar S
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Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my obeisances.
It has been 6 months since I have been a part of ISKCON. This way of life, though it is difficult it is
recommended, as we have been granted higher form of life. Once we achieve a certain degree of
perfection in the prescribed way of life it makes us happy. You made us realize that the life is very
short and temporary and one should not be attached to material things of this world.
This understanding has made me feel very light and tension free. Now I leave everything on Lord
Krishna and accept His decision.
Though my following of principles is not up to the mark, still I am making an effort to achieve a
higher purpose. Thanks for being a part of my life.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
T Nekraj
Bhakta Niladri Bihari Nayak
Precious Guru Maharaja,
Please kindly accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your
appearance in this world.
In my lonely life at Bangalore, I have no true friends except Lord Krishna!! For years together I am
staying away from my parents. Your words, lectures, books are very precious and by this I can realize
God even when I am away from the association of the devotees, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I
became morally stronger and was able to take decisions better than before after coming in touch with
ISKCON and its devotees. Hope this will continue and I expect more youth of this country will get
inclined to this mission for a better country.
This is to say that your words are full of power because of your full realization and faith in Lord
Krishna and your ISKCON. Your projects also are very attractive and really Lord Krishna conscious
and give us a broader idea of what Krishna Consciousness can be.
In future, if in any case I will have to relocate myself to any place in India or abroad I must find an
ISKCON there!!! Otherwise I'll not go there.
Regards, Niladri
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Bhakta Parthiban N
Hare Krishna!
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please Accept My Most Humble Obeisances at your Divine Lotus Feet!
On this most auspicious day of your appearance, I humbly request you to accept this piece of writing
as Vyasa Puja offering from my side and shower your blessings upon this most fallen soul.
I am a big day dreamer, where most times my heart is filled with unlimited material desires. Always I
am destroyed by my own pride and am always lustful. Even though I have constant anxiety about my
material position still I have great desires to earn money.
Because of your Divine Grace causeless mercy, I got influenced somehow or other and I decided to
stay in the association of devotees in your house (FH).
Srila Prabhupada, I have no words to describe your Divine Graces kindness and mercy to give us the
morning sadhana program. Srila Prabhupada, your formula is workable for all to have joy and bliss in
their daily lives. Whenever Krishna Consciousness reaches a jiva, I feel his life will see a change soon
or later. If I had not taken the association of your devotees (FH), then I would have continued with
my aimless journey. Now even though I see a ray of spiritual hope, still I am in a constant perplexity.
This is due to my inability to understand how things work under the will of Supreme Lord Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada we all are grateful and very thankful for giving us the most precious jewel Krishna
Consciousness which has inconceivable power. You remain with us in your books, letters and in your
recorded classes, lectures and conversations. We can even still listen to you chanting japa, singing
bhajanas and leading kirtanas.
I try my best of capability to think of you and meditate more and more on your words and instructions
regarding each and every matter. I beg and pray at the lotus feet of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, to give me
the ability to understand your teachings from which I can handle my fickle mind. In that way, I will
go in the direction shown by you, on the path back to home, back to Godhead.
It is my desire that somehow I may be engaged in your service, either serving you directly, or serving
your true servants, in whatever state of life I be in. On your appearance day I pray from you that I may
be steady in my vows at your lotus feet, especially the chanting of Harinam and reading your books.
Thank you very much Srila Prabhupada! Please forgive this insignificant soul for all my offenses
knowingly or unknowingly committed unto Your Divine Grace's lotus feet.
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra! All glories to Sri Sri Krishna Balarama! All glories to Sri
Sri Nitai Gauranga!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to all the devotees of the Lord! Hari Hari Bol!
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!
Your most fallen servant,
Parthiban N

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Bhakta Pavan Kumar N V
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisance.
Its already been a year after I got a job. Life has changed, so are the perceptions. My path surges more
towards Lord Krishna. All along, I got in touch with so many people who are interested in Lord
Krishna. It is by your mercy that, I am bestowed with whatever I have today. Just by following your
instructions, my life has found a complete paradigm shift. Your books have been a leading lamp
during this entire journey. You have been very mercifully forgiven all my mistakes and given me a
chance to chant the Holy names of the Lord. Its very kind of you, Oh! Ocean of Mercy.
Oh! Prabhupada, Please bestow me with the knowledge and maturity, with which, service unto your
Lotus feet remains my only motive, life after life. This less intelligent existence of mine would have
ended in dense darkness if you would not come to ignite the lamp of knowledge and teach me, The
Supreme Absolute Truth, Lord Sri Krishna.
Oh! Merciful Master, what is the point in living without knowing the absolute truth, who reveals
himself to only a very few great pure devotees like you. Please give me the strength to tame my mind,
accept your instructions as the life and soul and help in broadcasting your message to as many people
as possible. Oh! Destroyer of ignorance, my speculations has led me millions and millions of births in
this ocean of nescience, rescue from this ignorance is only by executing your orders to always serve
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Going ahead, many hardships are to come and challenge to be faced. Please do not kick me off your
Service. Oh Compassionate one, Please keep me at your lotus feet.
Please accept this offering, as your servant has made his witless endeavor to show his gratitude
through this.
A servant of you and willing to be so life after life,
Pavan Kumar
Bhakta Pavan Kumar R
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you Srila Prabhupada.
By your mercy Im chanting the prescribed number of rounds. Its only because of your grace I got to
know the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna and other demi-gods.
You have given us the magnificent knowledge of Lord Sri Krishna through Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-
Bhagavatam and clearly explained about Lord Krishnas Pastimes. Srila Prabhupada even a lay man can
easily understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna by your teachings and wonderful
books. My humble request is to bless me to serve the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra with
pure devotion.
Thank you Prabhupada for the instructions and knowledge that you have given us to understand Lord
Krishna and his wonderful activities.
Your servant,
R Pavan Kumar
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Bhakta Prabhakar G
Jai Srila Prabhupada
My beloved Gurudeva,
Thank you for giving me the holy name of the Lord to chant even person like me because I have been
immensely benefited by this. I am undergoing a lot of ups and downs in my life, but the holy name of
Lord is protecting me from dying.
The realization of devotional service and chanting can be felt a little by your causeless mercy. Please, I
have a lot of defects which are hindering my spiritual life.
Gurudeva, please remove these things and always engage me in Lords service.
I am ever indebted to your causeless mercy.
Aspiring disciple of your lotus feet.
Prabhakar G
Bhakta Prabhakar Reddy
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
First of all I offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of HDG AC Bakthivendata Swami
Prabhupada. Because of Srila Prabhupadas mercy I came in touch with the Krishna Consciousness
and came to know about Hare Krishna Maha-mantra chanting. Krishna Consciousness has brought a
tremendous change in my life in terms of my ways of thinking and understanding things in a correct
way. All this was possible because of chanting and reading Srila Prabhupada books. The teachings of
Srila Prabhupada explained to me about the real purpose of life that is being in Krishna
Consciousness. Srila Prabhupada, give me the strength and knowledge to handle the reversals in my
life in Krishna Consciousness way. Thank you very much Srila Prabhupada for because of your mercy
I came in touch with the Krishna Consciousness.
Thank You
Prabhakar Reddy
Bhakta Pradeep
Jai Srila Prabhupada
All glories to your lotus feet, where ever you went you made Lord Krishna devotees, where ever your
presence You sung only kirtans of Lord Krishna. Your always full of Krishna consciousness, those
who associates you get only Krishna consciousness. I beg your mercy bless me to be Krishna
conscious. Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet which are only my shelter.
Srila Prabhupada By your mercy & compassion through your disciple this fallen soul has come to
Krishna consciousness. By your mercy unfortunate soul became fortunate. By your mercy I got the
association of devotees. Oh! My Spiritual Master please bless me, give me the strength to chant nicely
and follow your instructions. If one is sincerely serving Spiritual Master he can get the mercy of lord,
he can cross over all the difficulties. Please show me way how I can render service to you. I have got
cheated by serving these selfish peoples, I am confused, do I have quality to serve Lord Krishna.
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Always it is difficult for me to take decision, I am not a right person to serve Lord Krishna and you,
please give me intelligence and put me under your shelter. Give the strength to distribute your books
more and more and preach Krishna consciousness.
By reading your books one can clearly understand Lord Krishna is supreme personality of godhead.
And you always said about importance of chanting Hare Krishna mantra.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
You said chant Hare Krishna mantra and be happy, and it would pleases You more when I read these.
Please bless me so that I will always associate with your devotees and follow the regulative principles
Thanks
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Pradeep
Bhakta Pradyumna Rao
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Offering my respectful obeisance onto your lotus feet, my dear spiritual master.
I still remember when I first paid obeisance on to your lotus feet without knowing about you, thinking
you as one among like any other great person in this world. But when I started reading your books,
hearing your lectures, slowly realizations dawn upon me about you. Though I was knowing about
Krishna as God, it is you who taught how to establish relation with him, how to love him, how to
remember him. Though born in Brahman family I did not at all know about the concept of love of
Godhead. This is the essence of all scriptures. I feel very much indebted to you, and I also know that it
is impossible to repay this debt neither in this life nor in the infinite births. This is just my sincere
attempt to show my gratitude towards you my dear Spiritual Master, Sometimes I feel that where I
would be if you were not in my life. I can surely tell that I would be one among that madly ambitious
karmi person in this material world hankering for sense pleasure. I cannot boldly tell that I have
totally refrained from material desires, but I can surely that it can be totally diminished
only by constant devotee association, and reading. Please bless me to practice Krishna consciousness
more seriously and sincerely. Please bless me with the spiritual strength to follow your instruction
even in the worst condition of life.
Trying to be your servant, Pradyumna Rao
Bhakta Prafulla Kamble
Oh! Ocean of mercy, my beloved and the most benevolent Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances on to your lotus feet.
Oh! You are the most confidential associate of the gopis, the most merciful onto all the fallen souls,
master of everyone, and the only and magnanimous shelter for all the unfortunate. There are not
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words enough to describe your unlimited glories and none at all to express in any way my deep
gratitude for your most benevolent mercy onto someone as me.
I have no ability to understand all the depth of the dark well of ignorance and painful entanglement I
have dug for myself, to even begin to appreciate the benevolence of the light you have so mercifully
shown.
In my inability and my unfortunate position I am rendered helpless in realizing the grandeur of the
mercy you have so kindly bestowed upon me. But this I can claim for certain that the light of your
causeless mercy has been as powerful as the sun, penetrating the dense forest of my mind through and
through it has melted away the thick layers of ignorance covering my heart and has planted the
utmost benediction of the seed of Krishna prema.
Since then you have so gently guided me in light through the dark valleys though I so foolishly and
feverishly resisted. So kindly you have turned an animal in ignorance towards the path of perfection
giving me chance to be blessed with your pure qualities. In great awe and reverence of your lotus feet I
beg for your mercy as I try to water the sapling of Krishna prema in my heart. For I am so sinful and
lack any strength, it is like trying to keep a candle from blowing out in a hurricane. But this I promise
you my lord birth after birth that I shall never tire of begging your divine mercy.
Thus, I pray to beloved of Lord Krishna, A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada my beloved
Spiritual Master, whose loving merciful grace I am sustaining on. May my deeply contaminated and
impure heart and existence never leave the most benevolent spiritual direction of your lotus feet in
order to pass over this meaningless, disturbing ocean of material existence and attain the ultimate
goal; Lord Krishna.
Even though I keep deeply abusing this magnanimous opportunity in the most disgusting fashion
repeatedly to devotedly serve my senses and it's illicit desires towards no end, I earnestly pray that
please have mercy on this most fallen soul and keep me under the able shade of your lotus feet.
I pray to you Oh! Goswami, to keep showing me the light in this pit of darkness and guide me to tread
the difficult path towards the same. Give me strength to keep crawling towards the light and know
clearly my enemy and my enemy's strength.
Bhakta Prakash Mallavolu N V
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Beloved Spiritual Master, Oh Ocean of mercy, please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet on
this auspicious day of your appearance on this universe. All glories and glories to Guru and Gauranga,
all glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Your Divine Grace, you appeared on this universe to distribute the most confidential knowledge of
Supreme Lord Sri Krishna to an unqualified person like me who dont even have ability to chant the
holy name. Your Grace, you taught me how to please Lord Krishna by rendering service to the lotus
feet of Spiritual Master. Oh! Ocean of mercy, you showed us by an example that how one should
render service to Guru and Lord Krishna. Your Divine Grace you have rendered unalloyed devotional
service to your Spiritual Master and you have showed to us how one should simply follow the
instructions of Spiritual Master.
Oh Gurudeva, only by your mercy I will be able to visit the most glorious holy dhama Vrindavana,
Radha Kunda, Shyama Kunda, Sri Krishna BalaRama Temple where you have installed the
Deities, the temple where you are there, the temple is Srila Prabhupadas Hare Krishna Movement
Vrindavana Sri Sri Radha Vrindavana Chandra Mandir.
Oh! Savior of the whole world, only by your mercy we can serve Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra, chant
holy name and take prasadam. Your Grace, you are the only savior from all these disputes happening
in your organization, you are the protector, who is always protecting us. Without your protection it is
not possible for us to be in your organization, even though these self-appointed gurus won the legal
case in the High Court against ISKCON Bangalore, but because of your mercy (a bonafide Spiritual
Master) they (self-appointed gurus in ISKCON Mumbai) couldnt come and take over this ISKCON
Bangalore temple, where only you are the soul diksha Guru. The Guru parampara system is still active
and it will remain active in ISKCON Bangalore and all over the ISKCON Bangalore units, only by your
causeless mercy.
Oh! Life of all people, please engage us in some or the other service of the Supreme Lord Sri Sri Radha
Krishna Chandra. Your Grace, you teach us by your example, how we should be always associated
with the Spiritual Master through his books and instructions. Only by your mercy I am able to chant
16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and read your books. You have taken such a great effort at
the age of 70s for us to read your books and understand the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness.
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Your Grace, I was not even knowing about Supreme Lord and I didnt even know any philosophy. But
Guru Maharaja by your glance upon me, a worst fellow, I am able to know Lord Sri Krishna is the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, His glories and His pastimes.
Oh! Guru Maharaja, please dont be upset with me, I have hurt you, and I have done such great
offenses to Spiritual Master. I beg to you Oh! Ocean of mercy please forgive me. Oh! Spiritual Master,
you know me very well that I am a useless fellow, but still you engaged me in your service knowingly
that I dont have any knowledge of anything.
Oh! Spiritual Master you have given me an opportunity to serve your lotus feet, I am a worst person
than a beggar, I always beg to you. Once again I am begging to you, your Grace please give me shelter
of your lotus feet, give me a chance to render a fulltime devotional service to your lotus feet, even
though I am not capable to render service to your purest lotus feet. Let me detach from these so called
material relations and attach to your lotus feet, always follow your divine instructions and always
remember Lord Krishna and I should not forget lord Krishna even for a moment, it is possible only by
your causeless mercy, without your mercy nothing is possible and be merciful to us.
Oh! Deliverer of all fallen conditioned souls, O Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada, please accept my
humble obeisances and poor prayers at your lotus feet if you so desire, let only you be the Spiritual
Master and the soul Diksha Guru in ISKCON Bangalore and all over the ISKCON temples. We are
your monkey army we dont have any qualification to wage this war, please provide what we lack and
preserve what we have. Please give us your kind protection.
Please excuse my typing and grammatical mistakes in this offering.
Your Servant,
Pramod B K
Bhakta Pramod G M
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Thank you very much for accepting me as your devotee and giving the opportunity to serve your lotus
feet and Lord Sri Krishna. I realized the goal of life only by your knowledge. If I would not have met
Your Divine Grace, I would have been lost in hell. I have benefitted so much from you. We didnt have
any precious relationship, nor have I any previous pious credit; yet you displayed your mercy upon
me and showed me the path to serve Lord Krishna. I have heard that Guru is more merciful than God,
I also heard that a Guru will even come to hell to deliver his dependent. I experienced the same in my
life, a number of times you brought me back when I deviated from this divine path. I would like to
present a line from a prayer of Sri Jagannatha Dasa, to his Guru Sri Vijaya Dasa: patita pamara manda
mathiya naa balu, stutisalaapene ivara atishayangala which means I dont find words to glorify My
Guru.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada
Your servant
Pramod G M

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Bhakta Pramukh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories unto you!
Thank you for all the causeless mercy you have showed on this fallen soul. You the driving force to
enforce faith and determination to serve your mission, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhus
movement.
You have shown your mercy without any cause to not to leave the movement though I was adamant to
quit due to my gross foolishness. Kindly forgive my arrogance and the audacity to even think of
quitting your mission. Youve helped me in the toughest times and always personally shown the way
out of intense suffering.
I thank you for keeping me in your glorious movement amidst powerful association of saintly devotees
and sincere disciples of your Divine Grace, Harinama, devotional service, prasadam, and your personal
association which is very invaluable.
Please help me always be in your personal association through your instruction. Kindly employ me in
your service forever. I know I am contemptible to beg to you this service; however, you are my only
rescue.
I beg you to bless me to continue my service given by you to me more sincerely, faithfully,
enthusiastically and with determination. Show your compassion on this insignificant student of your
Divine Grace.
Your humble servant,
Pramukh
Bhakta Pranay Sharma
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my Spiritual Master, who has opened my eyes, blinded by the
darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
Srila Prabhupada, millions of years, birth after birth I was in ignorance,because of your causeless
mercy, today I am able to chant the holy name of Lord Krishna. Because of you, I am able know who I
am, and what is the real purpose of life
Srila Prabhupada, you only taught us, how to fully surrender to Lord Krishna and Guru. But, I dont
have any attraction towards Lord Krishna and you. Still, inside my heart, lust, anger, greed, envy,
illusion and ego are there. You are the only hope in front of me. So, maybe I will get some real
knowledge and maybe, my mind somehow will get attached to your lotus feet.
On this auspicious day bestow your mercy upon me.
Srila Prabhupada, please accept my obeisances again and again.
Your Servant,
Pranay Sharma

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Bhakta Prasad B C R
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
PAMHO at your lotus feet.
This is a wonderful opportunity for me to update you on my spiritual advancement.
With your blessings I am still able to continue chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra 16 rounds every
day and my faith in Lord Krishna's protection has increased many folds. Unfortunately could not
continue with Book Distribution service due to severe pain in my right knee so had to quit on 2-Feb-
2012. But now I am trying again to get back to work/devotional service and I strongly believe, I can
get another chance only by your mercy. I request you to provide me another chance to continue by
devotional service and become eligible to please Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sincere thanks for all the guidance you have provided me and beg for your guidance in the future.
Srila Prabhupada ki Jai !!!
Your humble servant and aspiring disciple,
Prasad B C R
Bhakta Prasad Gowda T S
My dear Srila Prabhupada, savior of all the fallen souls, please accept my obeisances on the day of
your appearance. You may not be present physically but you are always present in eternal vani, in
your matchless gift (books) you gave gifted us. So I always feel your presence. Since two years I am
enjoying your wonderful association at every moment in the journey of my spiritual life.
If I look back at my past life I really wonder what a fool I was. There was no much difference between
me and animals. I was just leading a life of cats and dogs. I was drowned in the ocean of materialistic
affection and love which is nothing but illusion. I was simply lamenting over my beloved persons
without understanding that this materialistic love and affections are temporary and maya. It was
meaningless life. I had got some mundane goal in my life. But only after I took up Krishna
Consciousness I realized the real goal of human life. Because of the mercy of you and Lord Krishna I
found the true spiritual path.
When I mentally little grew up I met with adi bouthika kleshas (problems regarding mind. I got
bewildered in identity crisis: Who am I? Where I came from? And some more questions like who is
God? Where is He? Does god really exist? As I was a student of literature I became more serious about
my questions. I was struggling a lot with my mind. As it is said in the Vedas that one who is truly
serious and inquisitive about spiritual knowledge, the Supreme Lord Narayana who is situated in the
heart of every living entity, guides one to the bonafide Spiritual Master, I too was led towards you.
Fortunately one of my academic lecturers was your disciple. I was influenced by his words. He gave
me one of your books called Beyond Birth and Death. Many of my doubts got cleared when I read
that book. Then I borrowed more books from him. Then I read Science of Self Realization, I
completely surrendered myself to you. Then I came in to touch with ISKCON Bangalore. I took up
Krishna consciousness and started chanting. My heart started getting cleansed. All my miseries
disappeared. I realized the real purpose of human life which one can get only after many lives. I
became more optimistic.
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It is said that one is really born only when the Spiritual Master initiates one to the light of knowledge.
So I have considered the day I began my spiritual journey as my real birthday. I have realized that
ones eternal constitutional position is to be the servant of Lord. So I am trying to serve Lord Krishna
under your instructions. I kindly beg you to be merciful unto this most ignorant and fallen soul and
give more opportunities to serve Lord Krishna.
Your eternal servant
Prasad gowda T S
Bhaktha Prashanth Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this auspicious appearance day.
Your divine glories are unlimited and I know that it is very difficult to limit to just this
offering. I am very fortunate for having associated with your mission for the past ten years.
Even though I am a part of your mission for so many years yet my spiritual commitments are
very low because of my previous anarthas. Your grace has been very patient and giving
enough opportunities and guidance to keep me in your service in spite of repeated fall downs
just like a father holds on to his child until he walks independently.
Your deepest desire to distribute free food to the hungry children is running successfully by
your mercy and more beneficiaries are getting added. I am happy for having associated with
the program and would want to dedicate all my material knowledge and look forward to see
billions & trillions of children relishing the remnants of the prasadam offered to Jagannath.
Lastly I would beg your mercy to keep me engaged at your lotus feet and use me as an
instrument in fulfilling your mission until my last breath.
Your most fallen Servant
Prashanth Kumar M B
Bhakta Prayag Dutt
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept humble obeisance of this aspiring eternal servant of yours and an aspiring devotee of
Lord Krishna. When I contemplate over your intention to descend on to this planet, I believe that I do
not deserve to be one of your servants. But since you are so munificent, I always have a ray of hope in
my mind. Knowingly or unknowing I might have done one pious deed in my life due to which You
may bestow your benediction upon me.
It is almost five years now, since I came in touch with one of your magnificent disciple. I even did not
know who The God is and who the Demigods are. All the demigods were God for me, not even the
demigods many ordinary people were also equivalent to God to me. Thank you so much for your
books, lectures and classes conducted by ISKCON Bangalore, due to which the real knowledge is now
available to me. But as I have already confessed that I am still not able to recover from my fallen state.
But Srila Prabhupada one thing I want to assure you that if I am successful by your grace in maintain
the association of your disciples and Devotees in the temple the darkness will soon dissipate from my
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life and then I can contribute for your mission more actively and enthusiastically. Srila Prabhupada, he
is you who has provided the real knowledge to the world at large that is only required for this Human
form of life. I very often recall the example given by you in which a person who want to save a
drowning Man brings back happily only his Coat and Pant and claims to save the drowning person
without being thoughtful for the real person.
Srila Prabhupada I repeatedly and strongly urge you to please maintain a situation for me in which I
am in constant touch with you through the temples and devotees where ever I go. Also while
performing my routine job I remember the Lord without fail and render service unto you and Him.
Once again thanking you Srila Prabhupada for your causeless mercy you have already bestowed upon
me.
Acknowledging your mercy one of the most fallen souls,
Yours and only yours
Prayag Dutt
Bhakta Priti Kumar
PRABHUPADA
This chanting brings closeness between immediate surrounding world and spiritual world.
It creates vibes which uplifts a common person towards ecstatic feelings and automatically the pull,
from ecstasy starts.
His Divine presence makes the supreme prayer reachable.
It brings Lord Krishna's blessing to reach everyone
So that, we all can imbibe, correlate and understand it, to become a true devotee to Lord Krishna
Hare Krishna
Bhakta Purna Kumar P
I thank you my dear beloved srila prabhupada for helping me to understand about the SUPREME
LORD SRI KRISHNA, as i wished in my 2011 vyasa puja offering, it is you my dear spiritual master
granted me my desire to come true. Starting from January 1, 2012, am able to attend mangala arti
everyday, however due to certain unavoidable circumstances i am failing to do so 20 days or one
month. It is because of your causeless mercy I am able to continue my sadhana. I was jobless for 9
months during 2011 however I got a job because of your blessings my dear spiritual master who has
conveyed my request to LORD KRISHNA. By this I have added more faith in YOU and THE SUPREME
LORD.
OH my dear spiritual master you are so merciful that you have permitted me to do more and more
devotional at your lotus feet. However my dear spiritual master from the last two years one thought is
bewildering me a lot, and I am getting confused whether to get married or surrender myself unto the
LOTUS FEET OF THE SUPREME LORD. I tried a lot for suggestion and solution for my problem.
Everyone told me to pray to you and LORD KRISHNA for the solutions. Now I thought as to lead a
grihasta life. Still I beg for your causeless mercy my dear master for a correct decision.
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Also I beg for your mercy my dear spiritual master so that I can keep my physically fit to advance in
KRISHNA consciousness by continuing my little devotional activities.
Last but not least I beg and pray to you for your causeless mercy and help me to balance material and
spiritual activities properly. Help me my dear master to do my sadhana properly everyday without fail.
Please be merciful unto my dear master so that I will get prasadam everday and stop taking bhoga
from hotels etc. Bless me to spread the Hare krsna maha mantra to as many as possible.
Jai Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada
Your the most downtrodden servant
Purna Kumar P
Bhakta Raajagopal V
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obediences unto your lotus feet. And thank you for making me eligible to
make this offering. I dont know who I am,I dont know for what I am,I dont know from where I am,I
dont know whether I would come to know about all the above queries. I dont even bothered to know
about these which is the Quest for Enlightment, because I am one of the Rascals you quoted in your
books. I was useless, But Srila Prabhupada by your mercy you made me useful in the service of lord
through the Krishna Consciousness movement. I was in lack of knowledge, But Srila Prabhupada by
your mercy I came to know about Raja vidya the king of Knowledge. I had a limited vision, But Srila
Prabhupada by your mercy I can see Beyond Birth and Death. I didnt have anything, But Srila
Prabhupada by your mercy I got the Matchless Gift. After born in to this material world and being
misguided, you gave me a Second Chance. In the Journey of Self-Discovery you guided me on the way
to Krishna and made me to realize that it is the Path of Perfection. I didnt know the Sanskrit or how
to read, Srila Prabhupada you translated thousands and thousands of verses of lords instruction in
English with purports in hundreds and hundreds of days and nights for this rascal. And in turn you
asked me to chant and serve Lord, No one can do this for me than you.
You built the ship ISKCON which is sailing in the ocean of birth and death will take the disciples of
yours from the Port Hare Krishna hill Bangalore to the land of my real father. I bow down to your feet
because you showed me how to get the boarding pass to get into the ship.
In the service of you and your mission
Raajagopal V
Bhakta Raghavendra Rao S
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All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Oh! Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada I am happy now because of you. Before, I was in the mode of
ignorance. I didnt know the value of modes and regulative principles to control the senses to be really
happy and not for temporarily happy.
Oh! Prabhupada I am thankful to you because of your mission. Devotees gave this knowledge to think
about, who I am, why I came, why I suffer. When I am chanting 16 rounds I feel happy. Srila
Prabhupada you gave nice example to understand the Supreme God, nice class and prasadam.
Hare Krishna Prabhupada; I dont have much intelligence to understand Bhagavad-gita, give some
mercy to understand.
Thanks to Srila Prabhupada, Rajasekhar
Bhakta Rajendra Ray
My Dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada, I am very much pleased by coming under your lotus feet.
You are the one who brought Krishna Consciousness to me, without you I was abnormal, degraded
and in a path of ignorance. Today I feel that this material body of mine is temporary and actual
purpose and goal of life is to serve the Supreme Personality then go back to Godhead.
My knowledge, my spiritual intelligence and my realization has helped me chanting the holy names of
Lord Krishna.
The day I started following your rules and regulation I got higher taste which is never ending. Now I
feel that along with all the materialistic achievement I get my spiritual achievement by coming under
your guidance. You showed me the path of perfection, you gave me self-realization. If I really want to
see my Lord then you became my divya-drishti the unique observance to see God.
And I feel so happy and blissful nowadays by chanting the holy names of God. Every problem is
solved in no time and thats only because of your blessings. Now I am free from Jaundice disease
where the taste was bitter, after coming to Krishna Consciousness, the taste becomes sweeter.
So please Srila Prabhupada always keep me under your lotus feet and help me progress in spirituality
making me more and more knowledgeable.
At last, my all obeisance to guru Srila Prabhupada.
JAGAD GURU SRILA PRABHUPADA KI JAI
HARE KRISHNA.
Rajendra Ray
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Bhakta Rajendra
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Thank you very much for the transformation
that you brought in my life and bringing me to Lord Krishna in my life. May your glories be
proclaimed throughout the three worlds.
Most fallen soul Rajendra
Bhakta Rajipth BalaKrishnan
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances
Thanks a lot for keeping me alive in Krishna Consciousness, Its only by your mercy that I am able to
Practice little bit of KC, otherwise Maya would have totally swept me of,
As the Scriptures mention that there is no way by which one can repay his debts to his Spiritual
Master & Lord Krishna, so I always remain indebted to you eternally
I humbly request you to make me also an instrument in preaching this Krishna Consciousness like
you have done for thousands of Souls throughout the World.
Your Servant Rajipth B
Bhakta Rajbhupal Nadgouda
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet, on this auspicious day of your Divine
appearance
I again thank you for your mercy & blessings by which I continue chanting the 16 rounds of Hare
Krishna maha mantra daily. I have also realized the importance of hearing the holy name while
chanting. I require your mercy & blessings to increase the quality of the chanting.
I beg your mercy to continue following the four regulative principles; inspite of numerous obstacles in
the path.
Inspite of all our anarthas it is by your causeless mercy that one chants the Hare Krishna Mahamantra
& gets the strength to follow the four regulative principles inspite of the onslaught attack by Maya.
Please forgive me for my shortcomings and bless me so that I can continue to devote myself to serve
you, inspite of the obstacles. Kindly help me to focus my mind on Krishna and I pray to give me your
service.
I also beg of you to bestow your mercy upon my family members to chant Hare Krishna maha mantra.
Please bless me and make me your eternal servant.
Your servant,
Rajbhupal Nadgouda

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Bhakta Rajiv Khandoori
Hare Krishna
Namah Om Vishnu Padaya Krishna PreshtayaBhutale SrimateBhaktivedanta Svaminiti namine
All Glories onto you Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisances.
I thank you again and again for giving me the opportunity to take Prasadam at the Folk Hostel as a
Non-Resident. Taking Prasadam has elevated my consciousness. I thank you for giving the realization
that The Lord actually tastes the food we offer to him. I did not have a firm conviction before that The
Lord actually tastes the food offered to him, but now I do. I thank you for encouraging me from
within to contemplate on joining the Folk Hostel. I thank you for giving me the wonderful
opportunity of reading your books more often now, Reading your books elevates my consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada Oh! Jagad Guru, I firmly believe that without your causeless mercy
all these things would have not been possible for this most fallen soul.
All Glories onto you Srila Prabhupada.
Bhakta Raj Kumar Khunujmr
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
First of all the prasadam offered in ISKCON is so good, I mean, our mind becomes more peaceful and
starts thinking positive in terms of possibilities, we get away from negative thoughts. All the four
regulative principle is really good. If one follows these he can attain salvation in this life. Classes of
FOLK are really very helpful for modern youth which will make this country a developed country.
Bhakta Raju Reddy M
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your Lotus feet
All glories to your magnanimous pastime happened on this planet, your activities are as unlimited as
Lord Krishnas. From the scripture we know that the Spiritual Master is preaching many planets one
after the other to deliver the fallen souls, as the sun rises in different places on different times to
spread the sunshine, you are the Sun for all the dark places of this universe, who shining the lives of
all sinful souls by spiritual light, Srimad Bhagavad gita.
It is my fortune that I came in touch with you, as said by your true disciples, only by the causeless
mercy of Srila Prabhupada that we are in touch with Hare Krishna movement in Kaliyuga
Srila Prabhupada you are the Vysadev for this this age, you have translated many Sanskrit books into
simple English language so that the most fallen souls of this age can understand and go back to home
back to god head.
Srila Prabhupada you gave us the simplest way of doing the sadhana, chanting, dancing, and feasting
by doing this you assured we will go to the highest planet Krishnaloka. You gave me everything but
what am I giving to you, Srila Prabhupada I am the most fallen soul, please forgive me for not
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following your orders to the standard still I am trying my best to return you something which can help
your mission to propagate Holy Name of Lord Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada your glories are unending by your vani we are learning how to become a civilized
human being and how to surrender to Lord Krishna and Spiritual Master we are worse than the
animals in the form of human body, thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving me an opportunity to
progress in spiritual life once again and reviving my lost consciousness that I am the part and parcel of
Lord Krishna and only by serving Lord Krishna I can be happy eternally.
Srila Prabhupada you are more merciful than anyone else, youre the savior, you are only respectable
for me because you have given me the shelter at your lotus feet, who was committing the mistakes
knowingly and unknowingly, Srila Prabhupada I am like child learning to walk in spite of some efforts
am falling down you are like a mother who is encouraging me by lifting and asking me to try further
so that one day I can walk and run towards Lord Krishna be there eternally. Srila Prabhupada it is only
by your mercy that I am in association with your disciples of ISKCON Bangalore.
Srila Prabhupada I am indebted you eternally, I have a faith that I will serve you and surrender my life
at your lotus feet.
Thanking you
Srila Prabhupada
Yours most fallen student
Rajureddy M (Hari)
Bhakta Ram Prasad R
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance, all glories to your Divine Grace.
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.
As said in the above verse dear Srila Prabhupada, you truly opened my eyes with the torch of
knowledge. I was very atheistic and ignorant person before, I was most unfortunate soul.
But by your grace I brought a Bhagavad -gita As it is fortunately. This changed my life. You sowed the
seed of devotional service in my heart. Without your grace I am nothing. I also succeeded in my
academics also due to chanting. Due to my past bad activities and attack of maya, I fell down every
time, and you are also guiding me whenever I fall down due to my ignorance. And please guide me so
that I can preach your message of Krishna consciousness to more people and my family, friends and
bring them to Krishna consciousness. And make me to chant 16 rounds and follow the regulative
principles seriously. So I beg you for your mercy and please engage me in your service always.
Your servant
Ram Prasad R

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PAMHO AGSTP,
Thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving knowledge about Lord Krishna for the past three years. I am
learning how to distribute your books and to render devotional service. In tough time you helped and
guided me how to handle it. Because of your mercy I got a promotion and visit holy place like
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Ahobilam, Turipathi, soligra, where I had nice dharsha of the dieties.By your mercy Prabhupada I got
to know the past times of Lord and even honored Lord prasadam.
Please give me the strength for improve my devotional service, chanting quality of more rounds and
give the shelter of your louts feet to us.
Your servant,
Rameshbabu
Bhakta Ramesh J
Please accept my obeisances
HARE KRISHNA
I agree to follow Krishna Consciousness of Iskcon. Basically, I am from Lingayata caste. In our caste
there are neither any principles to follow nor a guidance to perform any spiritual activity. When I
came in association with temple I learnt more about life. Gradually my good character increased.
Before I came here I was never happy, but after I came here I never was sad anytime. I really would
like to give my obeisances to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to say a lot of thanks to Lord Krishna and
the Spiritual Master.
I purchased so many books of Srila Prabhupada and am reading it every day and I am practicing
chanting of 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Its very useful to concentrate in my studies.
Moreover I like to be in touch with Krishna consciousness.
One more thing I want to share, I did some service in the temple for some special days like
Brahmotsava, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Rathothsava. I really had a good spiritual experience of Lord
Krishna.
In the beginning my family was not allowing me to come here, but I didnt listen to them and was
coming regularly to temple.
Your Servant,
Ramesh J
Bhakta Ramesh Kasthuri
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
By your mercy I am able to get in touch with Srila Prabupada's ISKCON Bangalore devotees and I am
able to serve the mission for a couple of years from outside and as an ashRama devotee I was able to
serve for 10 months, I cant even dare to even just think how was my previous life was and what is the
current life style. Its only and only by your grace that at least I am able to lead a responsible grihastha
life.
So far in this life I was not able to join this movement again, I came to know the value of ashRama life
only after I left the temple, I request your grace to give me one more chance at least in the next life to
be a part of Srila Prabupada's ISKCON Bangalore and will serve your mission again.
Many times I was even able to appreciate your mercy even in my business, you were guiding me
internally. There are no words how I can express my gratitude and praise your divine grace Srila
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Prabhupada. But I request you to give me ample amount of strength to chant as many number of
rounds as possible and be in touch with your disciples in the coming years.
Bhakta Ramakanta Mehard
Hare Krishna
When I started my Krishna Conscious life I felt Krishna Consciousness is good as bachelor life.
I got to know more about Lord Krishna. I like Krishna Consciousness very much.
I read Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad-gita As it is. I understood what a human beings life is meant for. I
feel my life as Lord Krishna Himself.
Ramakanta Mehard
Bhakta Ranjith K
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada,
By your mercy we got Krishna Bhakti. Before, I was chanting one round daily but now I have started
chanting 16 rounds. Sometimes while chanting my mind is after material things but during Guru Puja
my mind is fully focused in your thoughts. Please engage me in loving devotional service of Lord
Krishna. I want to cling always to your lotus feet. I am unable to read your books and I have less
knowledge. Oh! Srila Prabhupada, please reveals Krishna Consciousness to me.
I am doing offenses while chanting and arati; I also commit Vaishnava aparadha sometimes. Please
bestow your mercy upon me and engage me in loving devotional service of Lord Krishna.
Thank You,
Bhakta Raveendra Kumar Tripathi
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisances.
It gives me immense pleasure to sHare my feelings and thoughts towards the Spiritual Master Srila
Prabupada because of whom we have a beautiful temple Iskcon where we have got a chance to revive
spirituality and live life in accordance we were supposed to.
Also got a sense of self-realization and ways to be away from things that are barrier in leading spiritual
life. I feel relaxed and calm after chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and this also indirectly. I have
learnt through the Spiritual Master because I was unaware of this mantra until I came to Iskcon. I am
really grateful to Srila Prabhupada because of which I am here.
Your Servant
Raveendra Kumar Tripathi

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Bhakta Ravi K R
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama RamaHare Hare
Oh! My Spiritual Master. Please accept my humble obeisances unto you. I am a conditioned soul who
was given an opportunity to come to Krishna consciousness through your instrument, as my friend is
devotee. That seed of Krishna consciousness planted in me got the roots when I finished attending
Yoga Retreat program. Thereafter I started chanting slowly and steadily and finally reached 16 rounds.
During this journey, I have felt your presence, Blessings, guidance and with your causeless mercy have
been able to overcome all hurdles, and tough situations in my life. Today any activity for me should
always be dovetailed to Krishna consciousness and dedicated to their Lordships Sri RadhaKrishna
Chandra. This is what gives me satisfaction and happiness.
I now believe that you are always holding my little finger and enabling me to tide over any situation in
my life. The roots of Krishna consciousness slowly developed ever since my association with Iskcon
temple for last 8-10 years. Finally with your causeless mercy, you planted the desire in me to serve
their Lordships here in the temple, And enabled it to happen on the auspicious day of Vicuna ekadashi
day 5
th
Jan 2012.And you came to me in the form of a devotee and blessed me. You have given this
rascal an opportunity to serve your mission.
OH! My Spiritual Master, please protect me from maya and keep showering your causeless mercy on
me and guide me to discharge my duties in the way you want and so that I can make you feel happier.
This is the only agenda in my life. I being a conditioned soul have my family responsibilities.With
your causeless mercy; please help me tide over this. I humbly request you to shower your causeless
mercy on my family and make them Krishna consciousness. My goal of distributing 100 BGs in 2011
got fulfilled only through your blessings. Please bless me in such a way that I will be able to keep up
the goal permanently till my last breath. And please guide me to balance between my daily sadhana
and my service to their Lordships in the temple.
I know that I have committed several offenses knowingly and unknowingly. Please pardon me oh!
Spiritual Master and give me the intelligence and mind not to commit offenses and guide me in the
path of Krishna consciousness insulating me from maya.
Lastly please shower your causeless mercy on me so that I chant 16 rounds daily.
Yours humble servant of servants,
Ravi K R
Bhakta Ravikumar C G
My dear Spiritual Master
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I thank you very much from deep within my heart for giving Krishna prema, Bhakti etc.,
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If this Krishna prema and Bhakti would not have been there in my life I would be somewhere roaming
in this material world without proper understanding of purpose of life. Thank you very much for
transforming my life.
With the instructions and support of preachers we are conducting Folk cell meetings on every
Wednesday at Lakshmi Narayana temple, Basaveswar Nagar. My humble request is to send more and
more fallen souls to your cell meet, so that we get a chance to give some spiritual knowledge to them
and connect them to your mission.
Please forgive me if I commit any mistakes during my progress. Help me to improve in my spiritual
knowledge.
Thanking You Very Much
Yours servant
Ravi Kumar CG
Bhakta Ravi T
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you on this most
auspicious appearance day of your Divine Grace. As the representative of Srila Vyasadeva you have
lucidly explained the original teachings of Srila Vyasadeva in your Bhaktivedanta purports for the
benefit of all conditioned souls. Your purports make the most difficult philosophy easy to understand
even for the common man. Prabhupada, by your merciful glance this insignificant soul has got a
chance to begin its spiritual life and everyday experiencing new realization in spirituality. During
these two years of my Krishna Consciousness life, I have learnt a lot. All the auspicious moment what
has come to my life is because of your causeless mercy.
The most important one is my decision of joining Brahmachari ashrama, and being full time in service
of Lordships Sri Radha Krishna Chandra, which has come true by your blessing. Probably, I could
never understand how Spiritual Master favors his sincere disciple, but I could see the strong impact
how my and everyones life has been transformed into better life and have started their real journey
towards ultimate goal. Now, my only desire is that no forces in this world should shake my
determination and take me away from serving you.
Ravi.T
Bhakta Ravi Yadav
Spiritual Master Prabhupada,
Kindly accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. I was in the darkest ignorance and you
have opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge.
Oh! Master, I was so fallen, I was not able to make right and wrong decisions. But by your mercy and
following the footsteps, I have come to this platform where you have given me the gift of
transcendental knowledge.
Therefore I am requesting you again and again kindly be merciful on me and give me such lifestyle or
suitable family and friend so that I always keep your instruction alive at any circumstances.
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Oh! My teacher of transcendental knowledge, please guide me at every step of my life and decision
that I am going to make further. Oh! My Master you are such a personality who know everything so
bless me with your transcendental knowledge for my further progress.
Therefore I humbly pray to your lotus feet for successful performance in my life.
In your lotus feet, Ravi Yadav
Bhakta Ravichandra S B
Hare Krishna Srila Prabhupada Please accept my humble obeisances. AGTSP.
This is a simple Vyasa Puja offering from me Srila Prabhupada.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada...
Dear Srila Prabhupada, by your causeless mercy, by this Janmastami, I completed three wonderful
years in Krishna consciousness and stepped into fourth year. By your mercy these three years have
been very gracious and full of Krishna conscious realizations. All these three years I have been making
remarkable advancement and I find that my life is transformed to a great extent. It is said that unless
one is pure at heart, has undergone lot of austerity and has accumulated enough pious credit, he
cannot approach Lord Krishna. But I see myself placed in none of the above mentioned things. But I
know, it is only by your causeless mercy I have come in contact with this divine movement. By your
mercy,year after year I could improve my sadhana, and got nice opportunity to associate with devotees
and stay with devotees in folk hostel and to some extent have started relishing these wonderful
activities. Actually I feel I have no qualification at all to be in this state of serving Lord Krishna, but it
is only you, who by your causeless mercy has made it possible.
Srila Prabhupada, you have said that I will be very much pleased when I see my disciples advance in
Krishna consciousness", but without your mercy this is not at all possible. So I sincerely beg for your
mercy, which only can help me advance more and more and become an expert and a perfect disciple
of your Divine Grace.
Your Servant, Ravichandra S B
Bhakta Ravi Shankar B T
Hare Krishna
I offer my respectful and humble obeisances to the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
I first visited Iskcon on 25
th
Dec 2009. By your grace Srila Prabhupada, I enrolled my name for SOS.
From there journey with you began.
By your mercy I was able to leave meat eating and intake of tea and coffee. As each and every day
passed, my faith in Lord Krishna and His hand in my life has increased. Although its been long time I
came in touch with you, I was not chanting regularly. From the past 2 months,by your mercy, a nice
devotee was assigned as my folk preacher, from then onwards, my progress is very steady. First month
I chanted 4 rounds regularly. Second month I chanted 6 rounds daily. And I have decided to chant 8
rounds this month. And more importantly, I am reading your books daily.
Before coming in touch with you, I didnt have any direction in my life. I was very unclean (meat
eating, bad language etc.,) and I had no one, with whom I can sHare my problems. But, by your
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special mercy, I got Lord Krishna, with whom now I can sHare all my problems. And I am feeling a
higher happiness, inner peace, and sense of security that nothing will happen to me as Lord Krishna
will save me from all the dangers of this life.
And coming to spiritual understanding and progress, I have learnt a lot by your mercy, Srila
Prabhupada. And the important gift which I got from you was the holy names of the Lord i.e. Hare
Krishna Maha-mantra.
I thank you very much for providing me with the sublime knowledge and the highest philosophy of
Krishna consciousness, which I feel is a greatest treasure of my life. And thank you very much for
saving me from the danger of the Kali. And I thank you for making me to chant the Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra and reading your books regularly.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Your sincere servant,
Ravi Shankar B T
Bhakta Sachidanada Padhi
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
My Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada who is so compassionate to the conditioned souls like me, who
is degraded then hippies. Out of your causeless mercy I have come to know what Krishna
Consciousness is.
By following the 4 regulative principles given by you, chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and
reading your books l am able to lead a happy life. My Dear Spiritual Master Prabhupada, please help
this fallen soul to serve your lotus feet with his body and soul.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Bhakta Sachin
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Srila Prabhupada
I like to thank you for giving me this rare gift of Krishna Consciousness which can save any
materialistic person from blazing fire of material existence. Before this, I was simply engaged in
materialistic activities of sense gratification. You are continuously giving me direction to save me from
hellish godless material conception of life.
You have made the meaning of Vedic knowledge so simplified by your purports that even a fool like
me can easily understand and appreciate the difficult and most confidential subject matter so easily!!!
You are especially merciful on me by allowing me to join ISKCON. It is only by your causeless mercy
that you have accepted this ignorant dull headed fool and accepted him to serve your mission,
although I have no qualification to do so.
Srila Prabhupada, I am still getting attracted to the allurements presented by material energy of
Krishna. As Krishna says that this energy of his is duratyaya-very difficult to overcome. But He also
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says that those who have surrendered unto Him can easily cross over this great Maya. And no one can
directly surrender to Krishna. We have to surrender to a servant of Supreme Lord. As Prahlada
Maharaja says - tava bhrtya sevam. So I am trying to surrender unto your lotus feet as you are the
purest devotee and most dearest and confidential servant of Lord Krishna. I have complete faith in
process of chanting Hare Krishna Mantra. I beg at your lotus feet to give me strength to follow the four
regulative principles given by you and chant at least 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mantra every day.
Only by my endeavors and without your mercy it is not possible.
Please forgive the offenses that I have committed at your lotus feet and also to your disciples. Please
bless me to remain as an eternal servant of your lotus feet. I am eternally indebted to you.
O Spiritual Master, O ocean of mercy and friend of the fallen;
O Universal teacher and life of all people, please be merciful unto me O master and give me the shade
of your lotus feet.
Your glories may now be proclaimed throughout the three worlds. I take shelter of your lotus feet.
Jai Om Vishnupada Paramhamsa Parivajrakacharya Ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami
Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!
Aspiring to be your true servant
Bhakta Sachin
Bhakta Saibaba Gowd E
Hare Krishna,
This is Saibaba Gowd E. Before I came in touch with Iskcon I did not know what is meant by senses
and how it works and what is a sense object. Whatever mind says without discrimination I became a
servant of the mind and I acted according to the instructions of the mind and got frustrated. It
happened to me again and again, now after coming to Iskcon I came to know what are senses and
sense objects and what soul is and what is the Super soul. I am completely ignorant of the relationship
with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna, by the grace of Srila Prabhupada I got a
very nice association with the devotees of Iskcon Bangalore and they are very merciful, they guided me
in such a way that to see things as they are, by the benediction of the Srila Prabhupada to some extent
I read his literatures. It helps me to escape from so many great dangers in life. A thousand papers
might not be enough to write about you. There are so many things that I have to say, but it is
unexplainable how much transcendental knowledge I have gained from you Srila Prabhupada, which
helped me a lot. Finally I am very; very thankful to Srila Prabhupada who has given me everything.
Jay Prabhupada
Bhakta Sandeep Kumar Eddla
Hare Krishna
Today I take this opportunity to write about the benefits I received from our spiritual master A C
Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Before I joined FOLK, I didnt have any knowledge of what is life, from where have we come, what is
our duty on this material world, what are yugas.
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I have gained knowledge, what is bhakti. History of our spirits. In life, how to become disciplined.
The ways to reach Ananda lokam i.e. Lord Krishnas place. What are the main regulatory principles to
be followed to reach God - 1) No Gambling 2) No meat eating 3) No Illicit Sex 4) No intoxication
Prabhupadas books gives us immense knowledge and inspiration to follow the spiritual activities
Our Master gave us the positive directions by which we can reach the Supreme Lord Krishna
Sandeep Kumar Eddla
Bhakta Sandeep Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Today on your 116
th
appearance day, I offer the flowers of my faith to your
lotus feet. Whatever you find of value in me are gifts given by you.
Dear Prabhupada, I require more than a million mouths to glorify you. You are most dear devotee to
Mahaprabhu. You are most dear to Lord Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra at HK Hill, Bangalore.
Srila Prabhupada, your fame is unlimited & your compassion towards the fallen soul like me is
unmatched. Your strength gave me strength. In your personal presence at HK Hill, there is no fear, no
question, and no hesitation.
"Srila Prabhupada, you took such a great struggle at the progressive age to deliver the entire world.
I struggle too, Srila Prabhupada. I know you are well aware of that. I struggle to control my senses. I
struggle to chant attentively and without offense. I struggle to follow the principles and your
instructions. I struggle to find the enthusiasm to give Krishna consciousness to others. I struggle to get
along with each other. I struggle just to keep struggling to become Krishna conscious. Sometimes it
seems like a hopeless task. How can I succeed when I am often my own worst enemies.
I know that my success lies in simply remaining faithful to you and never giving up the fight. You
have given me so many blessings to make the struggle easier that it hardly seems proper to beg for
more. Yet I shamelessly beg your mercy so that I can find the strength to continue on this path and
not be deviated, not become disheartened or discouraged by my own weaknesses and anarthas. It may
take me many lifetimes (although you urged us to finish up our business in this life), yet there is no
more worthwhile struggle than the one to attain ones real self.
Dear Prabhupada, with your mercy as you know my Parents also accepted you as their sole Spiritual
Master & from December, 2011 they are Chanting 16 rounds daily. In our home at Jharkhand, daily
we are having opportunity to have Maha Prasadam all the times. With your utmost mercy, I have tried
to preach 15 people from my PG in last four months, among whom 3 had attended SOS Program, 4
has purchased your Books,3 are chanting regularly, 1 is chanting but not regularly & 1 is in Folk-2.
In terms of the sincere struggle & service that Devotees at HK Hill are taking under the strong
leadership of Madhu Pandit Prabhu & Chanchalapathi Prabhu, I land up here. As you know Srila
Prabhupada, that I try to be bold in Public while chanting & taking the pleasure of doing Japa as well
as Sankirtana.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I am offensive & ignorant that if I am punished for millions of lifetimes even
will not justify my level of sinfulness.
Dear Prabhupada, let me be in Hell & suffer, but it is my sincere request to you is to never leave your
personal presence & grace to devotees at Hare Krishna Hill, Bangalore and its associated temples.
Sandeep Kumar
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Bhakta Sanjay S S
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your appearance. It
has been said in the scripture:
Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva,
Guru Krishna prasade paya bhakti lata bija
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 Lord Krishna. By the mercy of both Lord
Krishna and the Spiritual Master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.
It would not be an exaggeration if I say that I am one of the fortunate souls to have come in contact
with your Divine Grace, your teachings and consequent engagement in devotional service to Lord Sri
Krishna. When I see around I find that there is a plethora of persons who proclaim themselves as
Spiritual Masters. It is found that such persons have neither a tinge of devotion and faith in the
Supreme Lord Krishna nor any amount of transcendental knowledge. The very word Guru means
heavy. That means one who is heavy with knowledge. Here knowledge does not mean knowledge
pertaining to having a healthy body, mind or relationships, which such so-called spiritual masters
disseminate but rather would mean spiritual knowledge knowledge pertaining to the very self. What
to speak of being heavy with knowledge, the so-called gurus are even ignorant of what is the highest
welfare and the ultimate goal of human life. When they themselves are ignorant of such an essential
aspect of human evolution how can they do any good to others?
In this connection, I am reminded of a sloka in Srimad Bhagavatham which says that one should not
become a Guru, parent, husband and so on unless he can liberate his dependents from the repeated
cycle of birth and death. But, alas, what we find is that even ignorant persons and cheaters don the
title of Guru and ruin the precious human life of their gullible followers. The situation is so pitiable
that such so-called Gurus draw disciples and followers in hundreds of thousands. It is when we
compare ourselves with these misled followers that we are made to realize the fact of our good
fortune, which has befallen us due to your causeless mercy.
When I contrast ourselves with the followers of other Gurus I find that we are so very blessed and
fortunate. We are being given the activity of highest welfare namely chanting the holy names of the
Lord which is beneficial to our very self, that is, the soul and so will give us eternal benefit unlike
the material benefits of health, relationships, wealth etc. which will come to naught with the end of
this perishable material body. The knowledge and devotion bestowed upon us by your Divine Grace
will be with us for eternity and will, moreover, accelerate our liberation from this miserable material
world in proportion to our sincerity, seriousness and strictness.
May I be blessed with a firm and unbreakable conviction such that I never leave your association and
shelter and thus be deprived of such a great fortune which has befallen me by your grace, which I shall
never be able to repay fully to the best of my ability.
Eternally in your service
Sanjay S S

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Bhakta Santosh
My dear Prabupada,
Please give me spiritual strength to surrender to You and lord Krishna fully. I took too many years to
understand you analytically (weather you really Guru or Not). I realized that you the real Guru, that is
also by your mercy only. I dont know why. I need your mercy to come out from these kinds of evil
feelings. I strongly believe that you can only take me up from this kind of miserable feelings. You only
know, that how many times I said thanks to you for giving me the valuable Vedic knowledge. (It is
fact that, by saying Thanks I cant repay the debts) I dont know the reason. I acquired knowledge
from you, but to get wisdom I need your help and Lord Krishnas help. Please allow me to do full time
service to lotus feet of Lord Krishna and mother Radha Rani. Give me strength and courage to follow
your footprints.
Thank you,
Your servant,
Santhosh
Bhakta Santosh K
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace! On this most
auspicious appearance day of Your Divine Grace, I simply bow down at your lotus feet, hoping with
great humility for your causeless mercy.
I dont have any qualification to express the best things you have given to me.Devotees, prasadam,
association, temples everything exists in finger-tips but due to my ignorance always I took a chance. I
beg your mercy to make my mind clear in thoughts of understanding your glorious position and in
preaching this cult of Krishna Consciousness to others.
Please shower your mercy on this insignificant creature who is puppet in hands of maya so that I will
make my life purified and understand your glories.
Without any hard struggle I came in touch with your movement and taking benefit of this to fullest
extent and becoming selfish day-by-day. As you said this material world is place of misery. Padam
padam yad vipadam
But I am not facing any dangers as such in practicing Krishna Consciousness and day by day I am
becoming lazy in doing without knowing the importance of it.
I request you give me more dangers and at the same time give me enough remembrance that I will
remember you always and your teachings so that I will stand erect always in the movement.
As Kaliyuga is progressing more rapidly, as you told people are becoming manda sumanada matayo.
So please bestow your blessings on the devotees who are struggling very hard to place you as sole-
diksha guru of ISKCON.
Trying to be servant of you
Santhosh K
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Bhakta Santosh K
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
I am glad, that I got the opportunity to connect to you (My Beloved Spiritual master) through one
more way, through this letter. I always remember one of my god brothers saying that our spiritual
master has picked us from gutter to the place of real happiness. Srila Prabhupada by your mercy I am
here. I had not even a quality of the neophyte devotee. One of the acharya said he is so fallen, that he
compares himself to the worm in the stool; I cannot imagine how fallen I am. Srila Prabhupada you
gave us all thing, sadhana, chanting, your books, you taught us how to love Krishna, the supreme
personality of god head, but I am also fallen I fail to do this. Only by your grace I am here, am not fit
to be in the lowest of lower planets. Srila Prabupada you showed the way to glories, beautiful, lotus
feet of Krishna, I am so fallen still I am covered by maya. Srila Prabhupada neither do I have
intelligence nor the ability to understand, love serve the supreme personality of god head Krishna but
only by our grace Srila Prabhupada I am able to do so. Srila Prabhupada you gave us the nectar of the
love to Krishna but still I am poisoning myself with maya. Srila Prabhupada please always keep me in
your lotus feet. Without your grace become just a bag of chemical you filled life to this body showing
the real purpose. Srila Prabhupada when you were travelling in Jaladhuta you asked Krishna to make
me dance as you want similarly, Srila Prabhupada make me dance as you want because you know the
even one else.
All glories to guru and gauranga
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Yours Humble servant
Santhosh K
Bhakta Santosh B R
Hare Krishna
I am very much grateful to you Master because I was trying to take chanting Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra diksha of Lord Krishna. By your grace I got this and I am practicing very sincerely every day.
I need your blessings to move to the highest platform in the spiritual life to know about Krishna
Consciousness.
I once again am thankful to you that there are folk classes which are helping me and the devotees of
ISKCON and are teaching me Srimad Bhagavad-gita which is great and I am thankful to you.
The best way for a normal person in this world to grow to the spiritual life is your way.
Also I am happy about the Akshaya Patra which is serving prasadam to children from past so many
years and by your grace I will become one of the donators for that.
Santhosh B R

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Bhakta Santosh Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances.
If I look into myself now, compared to before Krishna Consciousness, I am surprised to see the
changes in my heart by your merciful glance.
Before coming in touch with KC my life was been confused & dissatisfied as to how to fight Maya.
Because todays world is controlled by money, money controls consciousness. Now I am able to
discharge my duties unattached.
Srila Prabhupada your Hare Krishna Movement is an oasis in a desert. Without your movement this
world is a hell. Thank you for your timeless instructions.
I am fortunate to be in the association of devotees. Still I am carried away by false ego & not taking
Krishna Consciousness seriously.
Please give me the spiritual strength.
Your Servant,
Santosh
Bhakta Santosh Kumar N
Dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
Even though I have no qualification to serve your lotus feet, because of your causeless mercy I got
opportunity to serve you and your mission. But still I am misusing your mercy, by not following your
instructions fully and offending other Vaisnavas. I am very thankful to you for guiding me at every
step in my life to know importance of human form of life and Lords service. Prabhupada, even though
I have lot of anger, lust and lording over tendency, you have given me the opportunity stay with
devotees. I am very thankful to you for your causeless mercy. Please forgive me, if I have committed
any offenses against the devotees knowingly or unknowingly. Please give me the right perception to
understand your instructions and please give me enough strength to follow your instructions.
Your servant,
Santosh Kumar N
Bhakta Sathya Narayana
My Dear Spiritual master, His divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta swami Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept this fallen condition souls obeisances to your lotus feet,
All glories to GURU & GAURANGA.

brahma bhramite kona bhgyavn jva guru-Krishna-prasde pya bhakti-lat-b
tva na sandarito dhtr dustara nistitratm
kali sattva-hara pus kara-dhra ivravam
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We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you
as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all
the good qualities of a human being.
rmad-Bhgavatam 1.1.22
Thanks for giving me this chance to glorify you my master, first when I offered obeisances to your
deity in your office in ISKCON Bangalore, thinking that you are sitting personally and writing. I had
no information that you have gave up material body, still I got benefit by doing so to your deity form,
you are so mercy full that no word can glorify you in the entire world, still you have accepted me as
your disciple, even I did not chant any mantra at that time, so with your mercy I am in Krishna's path,
in Vedic scriptures lot of songs to glorify you my spiritual master, when Vedas describe about you
what can I tell or describe or glorify you, what knowledge do I have to tell about you, no words can be
told from my side, when you are empowered by supreme lord Krishna, one think I can do is that
chant Krishna & your name to purify my consciousness.
When I chant your name and Krishna name reminds me that I am eternal servant of you both, I beg
you to show mercy that I will remember you & Krishna always. I am the most fallen, I beg for your
mercy so that I will remember Krishna forever.
You yourself told that your present through your books means its not just words its your voice so
please give me intelligence to understand you.
If I want to know Krishna 1st I need to serve you, so I request you to guide me in each steps of my life.
Only my hope & faith that you will guide and protect me in my path to executive your orders in my
life, please give that strength to me,
For ever your servant
Bhakta Sathya Narayana
Bhakta Satin Bajpai
My beloved and respected Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. I bow down to your lotus feet with great
care and respect. Srila Prabhupada you have given the real purpose of life to me is to obtain the
transcendental love of Lord Sri Krishna. By your causeless mercy the transcendental gift ( bhakti lata
beeja) is installed in my heart which is very very rare to get in this material world. It is impossible to
repay to you for this transcendental gift (in fact no one can repay to you ), however I have a desire to
serve you and your mission, life after life.
I was in darkness (not knowing the real purpose of life) you have brought me to light of knowledge
and still I am feeling your personal presence within my heart, you are guiding me at every step. Thank
you so much for such great help and care upon me.
Jai Srila Prabhupada, I am insignificant, in-able and very fallen. Please keep helping me and guiding
me.
From your instructions, I am able to know and understand there is a life at the Lords abode and
we can relish the continuous Krishna Prema with Lord Sri Krishna.
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Thank you so much Srila Prabhupada for giving me holy name of Lord Sri Krishna By chanting
the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.
Thank you so much for your books which are like nectar and show us the path to go Back to
godhead.
Thank you so much for wonderful and greatest contribution ISKCON temple which is the only
Vedic institute which is vigorously distributing the Vedic knowledge and culture in the form of
PREACHING the science of Lord Krishna.
Thank you so much for ISKCON Folk hostel and Sri Krishna Maha Prasadam.
Srila Prabhuapada you are my well-wisher and you are my parent. Please forgive me for my
mistakes.
Your disciple,
Satin Bajpai
Bhakta Satyabrata
My Dear Spiritual Master rla Prabhupda,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. I'm eternally indebted to you for having given
shelter in your institution ISKCON where I feel completely protected from the onslaught of Maya.
This fortress is complete with fences, walls, barricades, and sentinels in the form of your
transcendental books, instructions, lecture tapes, and bhajanas; Krishnas deities, holy
names, prasadam, devotees; and full engagement in the service of the Supreme Lord, Krishna.
I am very much limited in my attempt to glorify your unlimited and ever-expanding glories. Please,
therefore, kindly accept few words of glorification I'm able to offer on this most auspicious day of your
divine appearance.
I was deep in ignorance busy in gratifying senses and rotting in forest of material enjoyment. It's only
because of your causeless mercy this good fortune is bestowed on me.
There is such a power in your books, and one really can experience your complete presence by
reading them. Your books are non-different from you. One immediately becomes inspired to live
according to your books and to speak about them. The empty heart becomes filled up with bliss, and
the stone-and-steel frame melts away. Then life gets meaning. Thank you, rla Prabhupda, for
allowing me to be in this movement, which is destined to spread all over the world, to every town and
village
Recently, I came across this wonderful purport which aptly describes and glorifies your activities:
One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krishna is not completely cleansed in the heart.
But a perfectly cleansed person never quits the devotional service of the Lord. In discharging such
devotional service, as ordered by Brahmj to Nrada in the preaching of rmad-
Bhgavatam, sometimes a representative of the Lord engaged in preaching work meets various so-
called difficulties. This was exhibited by Lord Nitynanda when He delivered the two fallen
souls Jagi and Mdhi, and similarly Lord Jesus Christ was crucified by the nonbelievers. But such
difficulties are very gladly suffered by the devotees in preaching because in such activities, although
apparently very severe, the devotees of the Lord feel transcendental pleasure because the Lord is
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satisfied. Prahlda Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is
because a pure devotee of the Lord is so purified in his heart that he cannot leave the shelter of
Lord Krishna in any circumstances. There is no self-interest in such service. The progress of culturing
knowledge by the jns or the bodily gymnastics by the yogs are ultimately given up by the
respective performers, but a devotee of the Lord cannot give up the service of the Lord, for he is
ordered by his spiritual master. Pure devotees like Nrada and Nitynanda Prabhu take up the order of
the spiritual master as the sustenance of life. They do not mind what becomes of the future of their
lives. They take the matter very seriously as the order comes from the higher authority, from the
representative of the Lord, or from the Lord Himself. (SB 2.8.6 purport)
These highlighted sentences from the purport are aptly demonstrated, successfully exhibited when
you performed your pastimes in this world
I beg you for the spiritual strength and mercy on me forever. You have shown me what it means to be
a civilized human being; you have taught me the language of transcendence. Please make me fit to
receive and use your gifts.
Your insignificant servant, Bhakta Satyabrata
Bhakta Senthil Murugan P
Savior & Beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Gurudeva, only because of your mercy my perception about life has been enhanced.
Kindly bless me to engage in your service, favorably.
All Glories to YOU!
With Gratitude, Senthil
Bhakta Sarath Sasidharan
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
You have been showering your mercy on me for the last 3 years, ever since you accepted me as a
servant of your servants by giving me a place to stay in one of your Folk Hostels in Bangalore, despite
the fact that I have no qualification for the same. You have also kindly accepted my service all these
years, be it attempting to distribute your transcendental books, participating in temple festivals, or
extending your preaching activities, although as you know, none of these I was able to do properly,
owing to my inabilities. Still, you have been guiding me through your books and your sincere disciples
who have dedicated their lives for this glorious mission. I was initially moved by your conviction,
motivated by your simplicity and enchanted by your achievements. But now I know, being
empowered by none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have only exhibited your
prowess so far. Im sure well be able to see more of your miracles happening in these golden ten
thousand years ahead.
This year however was important for me, as I had to enter the next AshRama from Brahmacharya, and
as a result I had to move outside the protection of your umbrella in the hostel. Im not even aware yet
of what all challenges are waiting for me outside as a householder. I beg for your mercy and pray that
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you continue to guide me like before. Kindly inspire me to read your books daily and chant the
prescribed number of rounds with quality. May I be able to get continuous association of sincere
devotees always. May I be able to follow the regulative principles and purify my existence so that I can
be a good instrument in your lotus hands to spread this mission of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. May
you inspire my family also to follow your instructions and always keep Lord Krishna at the center of
our lives. May you kindly engage me in serving their Lordships Sri Sri Radha and Krishna till my
breath last in this body. Please do not leave me dear Prabhupada, even in any further lives I have to
take in this material world. Please hold my hand in every life and guide me all the way back to home,
back to Godhead.
Most insignificant servant of your servants, Sarath
Bhakta Shekar Patil
:Hare Krishna:
Prabhu what I am today is just because of you. I heartily pray to Srila Prabhupada, Divine Grace A.C
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. What is my spiritual life, how I have changed today its all about
you. I am very very happy to have the four regulative principles. I am following all these principles in
my spiritual life. Because of these I am able to make progress in this Kali yuga, even in a short span of
time. I like this path which you have shown to us. The path of Godhead.
My Spiritual Master, Oh! My guru, I miss you, but I can feel your presence in Iskcon Bangalore
always. I can feel your presence in my heart. I have seen many changes in my life just because of you
Srila Prabhupada. So I am very glad to follow all the principles you have given to us. So I shall also
follow chanting throughout my life, until I am alive. Hare Krishna.
Shekar Patil
Bhakta Shyam Sundar Katti
My beloved Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances.
I cant believe myself how you have been transforming my life. Its only by your grace that I have been
able to make any progress in my life. You have given this fallen soul (me), the second chance for
which Iamineligible. Its my deep and intense desire that I may be able to serve you with my heart and
soul single mindedly. At the present moment I am facing difficulty in executing the instructions of my
authorities. Srila Prabhupada, I beg you to kindly bless me to follow the instructions of my authorities.
Srila Prabhupada, I beg you to kindly accept me as your humble servant, I beg you to kindly bless me
with one opportunity to render service to your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, I beg you to bless me to carry out the instructions of my authorities.
Srila Prabhupada, I only want to be your humble servant, I cant conceive of a life without serving
your. I incessantly pray to you to accept me as your humble disciple.
Srila Prabhupada, I beg you to bless me to cross the current obstacle in my path of surrendering to
your lotus feet. I am always begging and dependent only on your mercy, please save me Srila
Prabhupada.
Insignificant beggar of your mercy, Shyamsundar
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Bhakta Siddesh
All Glories to Prabhupada
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance at Your lotus feet
I was foolishly thinking that guru tattava is exist only in Ramayana Mahabharata and other Puranasa,
after I have touch with your divine scriptures my misconception all clear, oh guru means like this,
Prabhupada your divine instructions are so Merciful unto the fallen soul, my humble request is that
please keep my senses & attitude should not divert for any materials objects always be engage me in
Your service, by the sweet thoughts of your instructions will deserve not only understanding Krishna
how to serve Him how to love Him everything will be revealed, my desire is it would so nice of this
movement spread village to village, which is one part of Your mission also, in rural areas where there
is scarcity of producing food grains because they do not know how to get sufficient food grain and
what is the cause of it happening, I remember that it is there in the Bhagavad gita :
Annadbhavantibhutaniprajanyadannasambhavaha if they come to understand the process of
Devotional service then everything will be solved but your causeless mercy is required, you are only
our worshipful guru you have the strength of delivering the fallen soul. So call gurus cannot change
even single person mind please forgive me if my intension is difference from your mission.
Yours fallen Soul
Siddesh
Bhakta Som Mishra
After I came to Krishna Consciousness my life changed day by day. All these changes are due to
Iskcon and mainly because of the creator of Iskcon and that is you Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you
Srila Prabhupada. I shall try to obey all your rules.
Thank you.
Bhakta Sreedhar V
Beloved Prabhupada, billions of thanks for your grace for establishing ISKCON and creating an
environment for the modern age to cross the ocean of delusion of maya in Kaliyuga, with the help of
the holy name and to chant the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, which is the permanent solution to all the
suffering.
ISKCON brings the ancient Vedic wisdom and teaches us the relationship with the Lord and the
purpose of human life. I was aimless for past 6 months. I could come out of depression and mental
disturbances only because of your grace and chanting Maha-mantra. Once again, my life has started to
blossom because of the association of devotees in Iskcon Bangalore.
I can say that ISKCON is not only just necessary for the modern youth, but it shows us the root of our
spiritual identity, that is the sat-cit-ananda nature.
Love you Prabhupada for your Grace.

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Bhakta Srikanth G H
Offering to Srila Prabhupada
Let me offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my dear most Spiritual Master and the savior
of the most fallen, His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Im very fortunate to
have you as my Spiritual Master and you possess unlimited compassion for the fallen condition souls
like me.
After getting in touch with your books and associating with your glorious movement, I realized the
goal of life. As you said that our constitutional position is to serve the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and since the Lord will be pleased by serving His pure devotees like you, I take this
opportunity to express my gratitude for saving the most fallen and useless soul.
Your contribution to this world is unlimited; you gave us the holy name, scriptures, association of
devotees and nice prasadam. I can never satisfy you by my intelligence, money and work unless it is
dedicated to the Supreme personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna.
Bhakta Srinivas K V S
All glories to the Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada,
My dear Spiritual master by your grace I came to Krishna consciousness. I am the happiest person in
this world, because you have shown your causeless mercy on me. But I am such a fallen person that I
am not able to render service to your lotus feet. Please don't leave my hand in showing the path
towards Lord Krishna. Please help me to be serious in my Daily sadhana as, I am not able to
concentrate on everyday sadhana. Seriousness about human form of life understood because of you, in
this situation I am lacking the seriousness of Krishna Consciousness.
Please guide me to understand your books while reading.
Your Servant,
Bhakta Srinivas
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HDG Bhakti Siddhantha Saraswathis disciple HDG Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Prabhupada,
You have been blessed by Lord Krishna to be the instrument in his service. You are such a fabulous
person, many times you sound like a strict father for the disciples. You have served devotees even
before they had become devotees. What a great take home from you. Thanks for giving me the
opportunity to read HDG Bhakti Siddhantha Saraswathis, book The Vedanta. I am now able to
understand your subtle inspiration to spread the message of Godhead. What an astounding gift you
have provided to the entire world irrespective of caste, creed & colour. Very interesting, Prabhupada
you are inspiring me and guiding me in the right direction. Thanks for the platform provided for
devotee association.
Thanking you,
Yours eternal sincere servant in service,
Sriraman Devarajan

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Bhakta Subburaman R
Hare Krishna!
ISKCON movement is great which is showing the path for liberation to all of us. That day will come
when all the souls will get liberated from the cycle of birth and death. And everybody will be with
Lord Krishna. All will get all that they need. Every soul will be contended and will rest in peace. All
will chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Everywhere everyone will be happy.
No birth, no death, all are happy, all are healthy. Everyone do their work with at most devotion. No
one is big or no one is small. Everyone is eligible to attain mukthi from wherever they are.
God bless all.
Hare Krishna!
R.Subburaman
Bhakta Subhasish Jana
My Dear Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
I am eternally thankful to all those vaisnavas who mercifully brought me into your lotus feet.
O spiritual master I am very thankful to you because you only opened my eye and showed the right
path and took me to the path of light from darkness.
Only because of you the life became very simple. My humble request please helps me always meditate
unto you and follow your Devine instructions.
Thank you my dear SRILA PRABHUPADA for everything that you have provided me.
Your fallen servant, Subhasish Jana
Bhakta Sudesh Dosaj
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
First of all I would like to thank you for the wonderful opportunity of developing Krishna
consciousness. It has helped me to clear thoughts regarding moksha. I used to think that moksha
means merging in the divine. Now I understand that it is spiritual suicide. We can maintain our
individuality and serve the Supreme Lord in the spiritual world Goloka Vrindavana. Your books have
helped me to get an insight in to the spiritual world. It has saved me from distractions present in a big
city of like Bangalore as I had migrated to this city two years ago as a software consultant. The great
chant of deliverance, the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra in its all glory is now only mantra, as earlier I
would recite various mantras in glorification of various demigods. Now I have one mantra solution to
all problems and situation of life. I feel greatly indebted to you as I can always be able to come to have
darshana of Deities at ISKCON also have the remnants of the food offered to Lord as prasadam. Now
you have helped me to have prasadam on a regular basis which is bringing a transformation in my
consciousness. Daily reading a few slokas from Bhagavad-gita, As it is, allows me to appreciate the
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views of a pure devotee of the Lord. My old cherished dream of being able to read the Bhagavad-gita
comes true as it is in this book from BBT which I read and feel enthusiastic to keep reading it on a
regular basis. By your mercy and the Supreme Lord, day by day I believe that I will be able to come to
the platform of transcendental service to the Lord.
Koti koti pranamas Srila Prabhupada.
Thanking you for everything that you have done to me and our world.
Hare Krishna!!!
Your humble servant
Sudes dosaj
Bhakta Sudhakar Reddy
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your holy lotus feet.
By your causeless mercy, I came in touch with you and your devotees who are very sincere and strict
in following your instructions and orders. I am very fortunate to come under the shelter of your real
followers. It is very difficult to imagine myself, if I hadnt been with your devotees association. It is all
your causeless mercy. I can proudly feel and say that I am under your real representatives, who are
struggling very much to spread Krishna Consciousness in this horrible age of Kali.
Srila Prabhupada! My progress in spiritual life is very slow. My wish is, help me to be sincere, humble
and intelligent enough to always seek the shelter of your lotus feet by submissively hearing,
understanding and carrying out your divine instructions. Prabhupada help me to be humble and
maintain patience at all the testing situations in my spiritual life.
Inspite of so many mistakes that I have committed in the service of yours to your devotees, even still
by your mercy I could stick to the temple and have association with them.
I am thankless for your mercy on this insignificant disciple of yours. What I can do is only try to
practically apply your divine instructions in my life.
Your insignificant disciple,
Sudhakar
Bhakta Sudheer Reddy
Hare Krishna
A humble offering unto the lotus feet of beloved Spiritual Master His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami Srila Prabhupada.
It gives me a great sense of confidence and protection when I cherish the flavors that you have
mercifully bestowed upon me to continue in Krishna consciousness inspite of my weaknesses.
I simply pray to your lotus feet to kindly make me instrumental in spreading the glories of your
movement.
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Please offer me the strength to follow your instructions in all conditions of life, at all times. Help me
serve you to the best of my limited abilities. Grant me the boon to serve your servants.
This fallen soul always seeks shelter at your lotus feet!
Aspiring to be your servant
Sudheer Reddy
Bhakta Sumit Debnath
I offer my respects to my Spiritual Master His divine grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada. When I was in darkness of life your books showed me the right path. Before I never used
to like to hear any spiritual lecture, thats because of my ignorance. But when I joined the SOS class,
my darkness vanished automatically. That was because of you and you showed us the perfect
knowledge of life. Now, from the last 5 months, I have been practicing Krishna Consciousness. Now I
understand what is KARMA, JANA and BHAKTI. That is life. That is all because of you, before, I was
not able to understand what reality is. But after I heard your lectures, I understand what reality in this
material world is. Before joining this movement, I do not know who God is. But after joining the Folk
classes, now I am able to understand the definition of God, because of you. Currently I am chanting
16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. After chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, all my
materialistic questions are gone. Thats all because of you. Thank you.
JAI SRILA PRABHUPADA
Sumit Debnath
Bhakta Sunil Kumar T
SRILA PRABHUPADA
OUR BELOVED SPIRITUAL MASTER
Dear Spiritual Master I have no means to thank you, but I am trying to make this foolish attempt.
You gave the knowledge which I never thought I can possess, the ultimate and one and only way to go
back to Godhead.
Earlier I had not convinced about this philosophy, now also I feel I am not convinced but, I am sure
that I have no other way other than to accept this philosophy of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabu.
If I think of repaying my debt to you I will fail even at my very first thought. I failed in selling even
one SOS ticket among my friends and I feel greatly ashamed about it.
I beg your mercy to energize me, so that I can do a little service to you, for nobody in this world can
repay the debt of you Srila Prabhupada.
Beggar begging your mercy at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada.
Sunil Kumar T

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Bhakta Suresh K N
Dearest Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my respectful obeisance at your lotus feet. Your lotus feet are
the only hope to get out of this material existence.
Srila Prabhupada, the whole perception of my life has changed after coming in contact with you
through ISKCON Bangalore. I have gained the real knowledge through your books and understood
what is really important in life than just following the path of so-called great people. I can literally see
how people are wasting time for temporary things. I would have also been among them without your
grace. Srila Prabhupada, my life is more dynamic, enthusiastic, goal oriented and satisfying, because of
you.
Srila Prabhupada, I would like to sHare recent incidents, where I experienced your presence in my life.
I reached a juncture where I had to decide to be away from my country. One of the main things I was
worried was, to be away from temple and devotees association. The only hope for me was your books.
Initial days in this country were very challenging, so much so that even a single meal was tough. No
options to cook or facility to even get at least vegetarian food. First thing I did was to find ISKCON in
Toronto. As soon as I entered ISKCON, I was very happy to see you in your altar. I felt like I met
someone whom I know since many years. Later a devotee came up to me & offered me sumptuous
prasadam of Sri Kshirachora Gopinatha. I realized, its only by your grace I got prasadam in a country
where it is difficult to even get vegetarian food.
While rendering abhisheka service in ISKCON Bangalore, I used to go to Rajbhog kitchen to collect
fruit juices for Lords abhisheka. Deep inside my heart, I always felt how fortunate are these souls who
cook for Lord. I also got a desire to serve in Rajbog kitchen. I knew it was almost impossible. But by
your grace Srila Prabhupada, I got an opportunity to render service in Sri Kshirachora Gopinaths
kitchen. Its by your mercy, that even this desire got fulfilled.
Srila Prabhupada, by your grace I came across devotees initiated by you prior to 1977 & even got the
opportunity to sHare accommodation with them. You safe guarded by keeping me in midst of your
sincere devotees.
Srila Prabhupada, as days passed by, winter started. This was first winter experience of such kind, in
my life. Temperature lowered to -25 C. First thing came to my mind was how much pain you had
taken at that age visiting all these cold countries, to spread Krishna Consciousness and to save this
mankind. Later one day, in devotees home, I came across a book called JALADUTA (Your personal
dairy). When I read that, it literally brought tears in my eyes, because of the pain you have undergone
during your voyage. You also showed how you depended on the Lord in such a situation. Srila
Prabhupada, that incident motivated me & I started practically depending on the Lord. Knowledge
started translating into realizations. Whichever situation, only one statement LORD WILL TAKE
CARE was fixed-upon my mind. I was taken care of so well as if a baby was cared by its mother. Once
Sriman Madhu Pandit Prabhu mentioned, greatest privilege for devotees is freedom. And I experienced
that freedom of happiness. Its only & only because of your kind mercy.
The most satisfying factor of my life - we group of devotees here conducted Ratha Yatra Festival. It
was pleasurable to spread holy name of the Lord in this country where people are so grossly involved
into material activities.
Srila Prabhupada, your books are ocean of happiness, which always remind me of Sri Vrindavana
Dham.
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Srila Prabhupada, you are the only source of real happiness & truth and you are my only guru. My
only &the only desire is to serve you & no one else. Please bestow your mercy & fulfill this desire of
service unto you.
Your servant,
Suresh K N
Bhakta Suresh Kumar
I offer my respectful obeisances on to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Who
is very dear to lord Krishna having taken shelter at his lotus feet.
First of all I would like to thank you very much my dear Srila Prabhupada to giving me Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra & your ever valuable instructions.
I realize my dear Srila Prabhupada you are guiding me in each & every step of my life. Your
instructions in the books and chanting Process made me realize, the value of life and the aim of life.
Prabhupada your divine lectures projected in the Hostel, I am attending 6
th
Canto 1
st
Chapter where
you are guiding me to understand how this life is. After leaving this body how will be the journey of
soul with the example of Ajamilas life story. I am so happy Prabhupada.
Prabhupada its being 5 years in Bangalore coming from Himachal never felt loneliness in Bangalore. I
have very big family in Bangalore (All my Hostel Prabhus & temple devotees) it is all because of your
mercy.
Prabhupada you have given me everything what I required. But I beg my dear Master please guide me,
instruct me to be always in the association of devotees &to chant of at least 16 rounds daily.
Prabhupada this mind goes here & there and office work make me crazy, make me Daksha
Prabhupada Guide me how can I utilize my time more in Krishna Consciousness activities.
Prabhupada I always want to be with you. That is possible through reading your books. Be merciful on
me Prabhupada to read daily the nectar you have given in your books.
Prabhupada sometime in office work and going out of Bangalore I realized without association of
devotees it is very difficult to practice Krishna Consciousness please guide me on this & how shall I
manage & spend more time with your mission.
Prabhupada I know you are everywhere I have plan to preach this Nectar of Krishna Consciousness in
Himachal, I beg your mercy to execute this plan. Let me start with my home at least. My Father has
already started chanting. My brother is listening to your divine lectures. I will write a letter to you,
about my plan.
Prabhupada I am very happy in Krishna Consciousness life, I want to discuss everything with you.
Prabhupada help me to surrender more & more onto the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, whatever little
intelligence I have, please guide me to use this little intelligence into your grand mission of Hare
Krishna Movement.
I know Prabhupada is happy Lord Krishna is very happy.
Your insignificant servant
Bhakta Suresh Kumar
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Bhakta Surjeet Yadav
HARE KRISHNA
Swami Prabhupada,
Founder Acharya of ISKCON
My dear Prabhupada, I found Krishna Consciousness only because of your mercy. And I am fully
enjoying Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and chanting 16 rounds of it daily. I want to spread this message
in my village, but its difficult, anyway no problem I will try
And I want start a Radha Krishna Temple in my village and also a spiritual college, but without your
mercy it is not possible. I am following the four rules; Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. And I want to know about grihastha ashrama.
I want stay in the Krishna Consciousness movement along with family throughout my life so that they
can also be benefitted by this Krishna Consciousness movement.
Sujeet Yadav
Bhakta Suvesh Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisances and wishes on this auspicious occasion of the 116th appearance
anniversary of your Divine Grace. The mercy of Your Divine Grace has been immense in my life and
for this I thank you for coming into my life and opening my eyes to the truth. Without your Divine
Grace I would have been living a life of illusions and mental concoctions.
I pray that Your Divine Grace eternally bless me to chant the 16 rounds prescribed by you without fail
every day as well as follow the 4 regulative principles no meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling and
no intoxication, strictly with full vigor and enthusiasm. I also pray that I may always read your books
on a regular basis without fail.
As the verse from the SrimadBhagavatam(6.7.23) says :
mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim
yat-krpa tam aham vande sri-gurum dina taranam
By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can
cross mountains. I seek mercy of such a spiritual master
This has been proved through the countless number of lives you have transformed including me. You
are indeed the Jagat-Guru of the whole world.
I also pray that Your Divine Grace remain the only Acharya in ISKCON eternally and that all
impersonation comes to an end at the earliest.
These have been the instructions and wishes of Your Divine Grace and am also eager to see it being
implemented along with your disciples and devotees.
Always seeking the blessings of Your Divine Grace,
Your servant, Suvesh
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Bhakta Tarkeshwar P R Yadav
Hare Krishna,
Srila Prabhupada, my Spiritual Master, thank you for everything. Thank you for the positive
transformation in my life. I was living a life full of ignorance, you have opened my eyes to get out of
this illusion, darkness and giving knowledge of how to lead life according to the Lord Krishna.
Thank you for giving the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-gita and providing the nice Deity of
the Lord and ashRama where I can associate with devotees. You have provided such nice opportunities
where I can follow rules and regulation and also do the service of Lord Krishna.
Yours obediently
Tarkeshwar P R Yadav
Bhakta Tarun Vinay Krishna M
I was born in the darkness of ignorance, and my Spiritual Master opened my eyes with the torchlight
of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.
Mkakarotivclam pagulaghayategirim
yat-kp tam ahavande rgurudina-traam
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen, by whose mercy
even a dumb man can become the greatest orator and even a lame man can cross mountains.
My dear Srila Prabhupda,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you, Srila Prabhupda, you are forever inspiring so
many hundreds and thousands of devotees around the world to take shelter of Lord Krishna holy
names and the process of His devotional service. Without your divine presence and constant
inspiration, we would be totally helpless and lost in this material world.
Every day you show me how to accelerate my progress towards the supreme destination, the lotus feet
of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna, by improving my chanting of the Holy Names:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
On September 13, 1965 on board the ship 'Jaladuta' you wrote: "I emphatically say to you, O brothers,
you will obtain your good fortune from the Supreme Lord Krishna only when Srimati Radharani
becomes pleased with you." In your 'Prayer to the Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna' you expressed your
readiness to serve the order of your Spiritual Master, Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur.
Therein lays the essence of your transcendental message. If we are somehow or other able to please the
Spiritual Master, to employ our sincerity and given qualifications in fulfilling your desires, by this
process alone we may attract the loving glance of our eternal Lord Sri Krishna, because the Spiritual
Master is the most confidential servant of Srimati Radharani.
Although I have no qualifications whatsoever, today I come before you with a humble prayer in my
heart. Please help us to heal the rifts between us and to come together as a family once again at your
lotus feet. There is so much service to be done in executing your blessed mission of delivering the
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conditioned souls in this world and therefore we need to work together in a spirit of love and co-
operation to be truly effective in the way that you desired. But without your blessings, it will never
come to pass. So I humbly pray at your lotus feet that you will so kindly enter our hearts and inspire
us to find the ways and means of fulfilling your beautiful transcendental vision of a happy and unified
world movement under your leadership and direction. Kindly help us to please you in this way.
Thank you very much, Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your divine lotus feet.
Your servant,
Tarun Vinay Krishna M
Bhakta Tushar Nayak
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
By your mercy I am able to attend the morning programs at temple and honoring prasadam
throughout the day, I am able to feel its potency, it carries better consciousness, and I can see things
in a comparative and better way. You have shown mercy by engaging me a bit in practical devotional
service for this movement through the authorities. I am able to see how purifying it is. You have
shown mercy by making my personal life not so cozy, so that I can practically feel the pain in
mundane relationships. You are encouraging me by providing more and more cultivation
opportunities where ever I am. You are bringing me into various problems in life where I am able to
clearly see how Krishna Consciousness is the only hope. You are only instilling faith in my heart with
the purifying process of Krishna Consciousness.
My Lord, please engage me in continuous devotional service so that sense gratificatory hankering in
me will come down.
YSos,
Tusar
Bhakta Umesh Pattar
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances on your appearance day. I whole
heartedly thank you for opening my eyes with knowledge and giving me shelter at the lotus feet of Sri
Sri Radha Krishna Chandra. Before coming to your mission, I was ignorant and didnt know what life
is. After coming in touch with you my whole life has changed. You have done wonders in my life.
Please bless me with good intelligence so that I am always attached to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
There are no more illusions, speculations and doubts after reading your books and hearing your
lectures in my life now. Currently I am trying to finish off my studies, as soon as possible. Its tough
time for me, too much to study. Please give me strength to complete my PhD degree successfully.
I beg forgiveness for all the offences I have committed. I am very thankful, that you are still keeping
me under your shelter. This fallen soul wants to render service to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhus
mission, whole heartedly. Please give me spiritual strength and guide me in right path to serve the
lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra. I am seriously trying to follow your instructions to get
liberated from this material world and go back to Godhead. Make me strong so that ill effects of
material world wouldnt affect me. Please bless me to come out of this bondage. Please give spiritual
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strength to my family when they are in need of it. I am completely dependent on you and your
instructions. Help me not to fall down in my future spiritual life. Always keep me in the association of
devotees. Always keep me in the shelter of your lotus feet. Thank you for giving me a new life with
spiritual meaning to it.
After coming to your shelter, many miracles have taken place in my life through your devotees. I am
very grateful for the changes you have brought into my life. Thank you very much for showing me
unlimited, causeless mercy, many times you have saved me and showed me the right direction,
although I am most unqualified person to get your compassion.
Let my mind, intelligence and body be used only for the pleasure of your Divine Grace and beg for
your guidance to strictly follow the regulative principles of devotional service, please bestow me
devotion at your lotus feet.
Please accept this fallen servant into your mission and permit me to enter your universal home.
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Your insignificant servant
Umesh Pattar
Bhakta Umesha A
Oh my dear Spiritual Master I was struggling to come out from this material world which is like an
ocean of poison.
You taught me how to swim and come out of this poison ocean - material world.
You taught me that only by surrendering unto the lotus feet of Lord Krishna we can come out.
Dear Prabhupada you did not ask to please you, you did not ask to glorify you, you did not ask to give
money or wealth to you, you asked to just follow your instructions and go back to Godhead.
My dear Prabhupada I do not expect money, I do not expect wealth, I do not expect any glorification
or followers, I only want your causeless mercy to attain our real goal KRISHNA PREMA
Bhakta Upendra Chausana
Hare Krishna
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
It is because of you that I came to know who God is and why He is God. Now Lord Krishna has
become part of my consciousness because now I understand that He is always there with us as
Paramatma.
During schooling even I used to deride our Vedas and our dharma because of bad education and
association. Now I understand there is nothing beyond Vedas and Lord Krishna.
I thank you that you brought Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead so easily in our life.
It is because of you that I am able to appreciate the prasadam. The Deity worship is now clearer to me
as to what it means. I still remember when I started chanting with listening one of your recordings and
it used to take 30 minutes and then I was taught to chant properly, because of your mercy I am able to
appreciate so many things and have a desire to tell to others also about Lord Krishna.
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Srila Prabhupada, it is your mercy that I have come to believe that we can go back to Godhead with
your Divine Graces mercy. I used to think my home was in some part of Bangalore, now I realize my
real home is not here and you are our eternal father.
I wish you will keep guiding us and help me progress in Krishna consciousness.
When I did first time service in the temple, I felt I was in Vaikuntha.
Please bless me that I can keep going in serving the mission you started.
Upendra chausana
Bhakta Upendar R
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto lotus feet.
All glories to your Divine Grace. By your Divine Grace I have an opportunity to get an association
with your disciples, the devotees of Lord Krishna. I realized your Divine graces greatness upon seeing
the temples you established. By your Divine graces mercy I am able to understand the philosophy of
Krishna Consciousness. I am able to understand the value of specifically the human form life and the
eternal relationship of every living entity with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna.
I sincerely beg for Lord Krishnas causeless mercy for proclaiming your Divine graces glories
throughout the three worlds.
I sincerely beg for your causeless mercy for giving me enough strength for practicing Krishna
consciousness consistently, to make constant progress and to get an association
Aspiring to be your eternal servant.
Upendar R
Bhakta Utsav Hedge
Dear Srila Prabupada, please accept my obeisances.
Its because of your teachings I became a theist. Unlike many, I know God is the cause of all causes so
I took knowledge from scriptures rather than spending thousands of cores of money on large hadrons
collider. I feel fortunate to have read Bhagvad-gita As it is, reading which I knew that I could become
an atheist or a theist. I chose to be a theist as I have someone to pray for help. I have fallen down from
my glory due to my bad karma. Please pick me up and place me as one of the atoms in your lotus feet.
Regards
Utsav Hegde
Bhakta Vasanth T
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Thank you very much Prabhupada. I was fully in ignorance, because of your mercy my life changed.
You gave me Krishna Consciousness, knowledge about the Supreme Lord, devotional service,
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association of devotees, prasadam. When I was in Folk-2, I heard Folk hostel is there but I never
thought I will be joining Hostel, because of your mercy, temple devotees helped me to join hostel,
with less salary. In hostel I have learnt doing arathi to the lord, offering food to lord, daily. I am
getting Spiritual energy to Practice Krishna Consciousness from your lectures.
Prabhupada I was unfortunate you made me fortunate, I got lot of things from you, I dont know what
I will give back Prabhupada, I decided to dedicate my whole life to your mission& Spreading Krishna
consciousness, Please give me Strength to convince my Parents & give them strength to accept my
decision.
Prabhupada Please help me chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra sincerely & follow the regulative
principles very strictly, Please give me, Sincerity & Seriousness to practice Krishna consciousness,
Please help me to surrender Krishna more & more.
Prabhupada please forgive me, sometimes I am not doing Quality chanting. As, Some days I work
during night shift that time I am unable to attend mangalarati in morning.
Your Sincere Servant
Vasanth T
Bhakta Veeranna
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance to your Lotus feet. Dear Srila Prabhupada I am very much
thankful to you. Dear Srila Prabhuapada kindly remove the darkness of my ignorance by staying in my
heart forever, I am so ignorant that I am not able to appreciate the great gift of transcendental vision
which is so mercifully given by you, and please guide me to chant Holy Names of Lord Krishna with
love and devotion,
Hare Krishna Jai Srila Prabhupada
Bhakta Velladurai T
Dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
I express my millions of thanks unto your lotus feet for your causeless mercy and for keeping me
under the shelter of your sincere servants, who are always following your instructions firmly and
spreading your divine message.
Oh my lord! I have committed tons of offenses under your lotus feet knowingly, and unknowingly. I
beg to your lotus feet, please forgive me for all. And give me the intelligence for not repeating the
same again.
Oh my lord! By nature my mind and senses are very much inclined to maya and always pulls me down
from devotional platform. I pray to your lotus feet, please save me from maya, and always push me to
execute devotional activities. Please put me on the circumstance where I would understand the
essence of your teachings deeply. Please give me the knowledge to understand your divine glories and
message.
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I am so fallen that having so much dirty things in my heart from root, I am getting beaten by maya
again and again. Even after getting defeated continuously, still my mind is not allowing me to
surrender unto the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. Please give me the vision and strength to surrender unto
your lotus feet and Lord Krishna,
Oh my lord! By your unlimited causeless mercy, millions of people have got Krishna prema and
perfected their life, I pray; let myself develop the taste of serving Lord Krishna and pleasing your
Divine Grace by following your instructions.
It is said that only those who are intelligent and have performed pious activates in the last birth would
get the bhakti seed. But in my case I am neither intelligent nor pious, I strongly believe that by a slight
glance of your Divine Grace, I came in contact with your glorious movement, although I am not
eligible. Let me not take this opportunity as granted and misuse it. Please guide me always to take up
Krishna consciousness seriously and spread your unlimited glories.
My dear lord! Please let me develop more faith in your message and build strong conviction on your
divine words. Let me hold your lotus feet firmly forever.
Most fallen soul!
Velladurai T
Bhakta Venkatesh Babu S
My offerings as below,
1. Fallen was the soul of mine,
Without knowing the lifes real aim,
Uncontrolled was thy my mind,
Always hankering for unwanted material senses desires.
2. Faith was not in my mind and heart,
Yet the super soul resided right inside my heart,
The path I went was full of miseries and sorrows,
Making me feel my life as depressed and distress.
3. There was once a visit to this holy place of Iskcon,
Beautiful I saw Srimathi Radha and Lord Krishnas blooming face,
Aarti was superb, bringing lords aroma and charm to the audience,
Kirtans made me dance to the glorious chanting of thy names.
4. Darshan of lord changed my whole aim of life,
I enrolled for the folk class, that gave perfect answers to my all questions,
Being taught by the devoted super souls,
Association and prasadam is elevating me to spiritual consciousness.
5. All this was possible because of the humble and compassionate mercy,
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Of the Spiritual master Srila Prabhupadas grace,
I offer my respectful obeisances at his lotus feet,
And beg his mercy for taking us back to Godhead and progress in Krishna Consciousness.
VenkateshBabu S
Bhakta Vignesh D
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this day of your appearance I am reminded of the truly great gift you have given to the world. I am
always in your debt, and will always try to, in turn help others become Krishna conscious.
When I was searching for meaning, for direction, and floundering on the brink of despair, you caught
hold of me and turned my life around, by ringing the message of transcendence, opening up the path
of bhakti. Today I'm feeling immense gratitude to you. I know you did this at tremendous personal
sacrifice; and when I see how hard it is for me to make similar sacrifices this makes me appreciate you
even more.
I want to thank you for setting such a high and consistent example of personal integrity for me, for
your consistent example of concentrated focus on your service and your steady example of a sober
mind and caring heart without being mushy and sentimental. I will be striving all of my days to follow
in your footsteps.
Also, thank you for freeing my mind. By this I have learned to accept responsibility for making my
own judgments and decisions, applying the guidelines of KC to my best ability, and not relying on the
various crutches that are strewn all over the path of devotional service, some of them seeming to be
authentic parts of the process.
Srila Prabhupada, I cannot deny that I'm not always successful in applying these guidelines, but I
consider that I'm successful in that I have the courage to try; and I have the courage to accept both my
failures and my successes. This I learned from your teachings and your example, and I'm grateful to
you for that. It is a very tough lesson. It is so much easier to find reasons not to accept responsibility,
sometimes even in the name of surrender, or love, or harmony, or cooperation, or humility. By your
kind grace I have learned to eschew all these rationalizations and do not depend on others to do for
me what I need to do for myself. Thank you for teaching me this toughest of all lessons.
Now, I strive to learn from both my failures and my successes, and bit by bit, I hope this development
will empower me to center all my thoughts, words and deeds in a life of full service in the experience
of the state you call Krishna consciousness. It is a gradual process, as you often said. Progress is slow,
but I have become less passionate about quick results, and that is a kind of progress in itself. Yes, it is
heartening, and I thank you for that.
We are waiting for the day when all the ISKCON centers worldwide accept you as the "ONLY" diksha
Guru. I know it will happen, days are not so far.
Jaya Prabhupada!!!
Your Servant
Vignesh
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Bhakta Vijay Kumar M
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Your Lotus feet.
Prabhupada Thank You for giving me an opportunity to express my Gratitude for the life and path
that you have chosen for me. On this auspicious occasion of Your Divine Grace 116
th
appearance day,
I would like to be grateful for your mercy and blessing that You have showered upon this fallen soul.
Kindly give me strength and Intelligence to remember you at all times. I would be forever in your
debt, life after life for your mercy. It is only because of You Prabhupada that I have better
understanding of Spirituality, Life and Relationship. I wish that youll be my Spiritual Master for every
life I take. Fulfill a desire of mine to serve you and your mission. I will be happy to accept life that you
have chosen for me. Prabhupada, bless me to follow your instruction rigidly, chant Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra attentively, remember you and Lord Krishna all the time.
It been 4 years now, since I am trying to follow your orders, however Prabhupada You know that there
was always up and downs in my Spiritual life. Prabhupada I want confess that I have fallen from the
standards you have set for us, I strongly feel that only you can, give me intelligence to stick on to the
movement and to be a faithful disciple of yours as you seated deep in my heart.
Prabhupada I am fortunate to have you as my Spiritual Master, as you are authorized by Your Guru
Maharaj and you come under Bonafide disciplic succession, whereas after your disappearance from
this planet Prabhupada, there are some many discrepancies. I can imagine that you have already made
arrangements to remain as the Sole Diksha Guru for ISCKON for next ten thousand years and abolish
so called Gurus.
Prabhupada though your glories are unlimited, I fall less of words to put them on paper. Kindly
continue to shower dust of your lotus feet, so that I can be in the shade of your movement, have
darashan of deities, honor Krishna Prasadam, chant Hare Krishna, follow your instruction and serve
you.
Aspiring to serve You eternally
Bhakta Vijay Kumar
Bhakta Vijay Prabhakaran
My dear eternal Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, on this very very auspicious day, first I beg your pardon for all the offenses
that which I committed at your lotus feet and the devotees. I am feeling guilty to come in front of you;
I have no qualification to stand in front of you my lord, because I am not following your instructions.
I am so much fallen that even I am not able to glorify you. Please forgive this most fallen conditioned
soul.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I married a girl (Viha Bharathy) on 19.06.2011, by your mercy she is co-
operating with me for practicing Krishna consciousness. Still I am not able to attend temple programs
like how I was doing before marriage. And by your causeless mercy you have given me a male child on
10.04.2012; I kept his name as Sree Chaithanya.
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Dear Srila Prabhupada, please give him Krishna bhakthi. And accept him as your eternal servant, my
only desire is he should render devotional service at your lotus feet eternally, kindly accept this
humble request.
Dear Srila Prabhupada you have rights to punish me, for the offenses that I have committed at your
lotus feet, but please dont kick me out from your devotional service, because I have no other shelter,
other than you. Now I am in a confused state about grihastha life. As you said when one is in
confusion he should approach a Spiritual Master, now I have come to you please guide me. Kindly let
us (with my wife and child) remain at your lotus feet eternally and render devotional service eternally.
By your unworthy servant
Vijay Prabhakaran
Bhakta Vinay Jangid
All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
Dear Prabhupada,
You are the real servitor of all the fallen souls.
You are spreading Lord Chaitanya's Sankirtana movement by the order of your Spiritual Master
throughout the whole universe.
I am offering infinite times my humble obeisances unto your Lotus feet because by your mercy, I the
most fallen soul got this matchless gift of Krishna consciousness, you have opened my darkened eyes
feels with material entanglement and showed me the absolute transcendental truth as RadhaKrishna .
Please be merciful to me and give me shelter of your lotus feet and engage me in loving devotional
service to the Lord.
In your lotus feet, your eternal servant.
Vinay
Bhakta Vinayaka M Sakre
Dear beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble and sincere obeisances at your lotus feet. It has been two years since I have
been in the association of devotees in the ISKCON Bangalore. There is a big difference which I can see
in my dealings with others, the way I see the world and in my consciousness, which is slowly being
dovetailed to Krishna consciousness. I thank you Srila Prabhupada for giving me the sublime fortune
to render services to your lotus feet by book distribution, SOS pass distribution, YUVA program,
Paduka seva, coconut breaking and many. Thank you for providing me with good facilities
wonderfully in folk hostel where we will be given a chance to do service from, the deity service to
toilet cleaning service without discrimination and in full Krishna consciousness.
I felt that I am the most fortunate soul, as you blessed me to visit Jaganath Puri, Vrindavan, Mayapur
and even Mysore form workshop with full monetary support. Thank You for taking me to the place of
lord Narsimhadev, Ahobilam.
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Srila Prabhupada, you being as good as God, knows my strengths and weaknesses. Please mold my life
in such a way that I can render service to you always.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada for everything that you have bestowed upon me.
Bhakta Vinod Meharwade
My Beloved Spiritual Master,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
I offer my respectful humble obeisance unto your lotus feet; Oh Srila Prabhupada, I am very much
great full to you that you have given me the absolute knowledge about what actually the spirituality is
and the purpose of human form of life; I am writing this to you to say that I am still not advancing in
Krishna Consciousness, I some days fail to complete my 16 rounds of chanting Hare Krishna Maha
Mantra. I rarely read your books these days. I am afraid but I somehow feel that I am completely
fallen, when I dont get devotes association. I feel that I have lost Krishna consciousness and it appears
that I am enjoying in Maya and I fail to complete my regular sadhana when I am out of folk hostel or
not in temple. I pray you to give me special mercy so that I can advance very fast in Krishna
consciousness.
Also you and Krishna know all my material problems that I have faced and also facing every day.
Kindly keep to attached to your lotus feet and bless me with special mercy so that I will not deviate
from my regular sadhana.
You and Krishna are situated in my heart as chaitya Guru; I need the Guidance from you. Please guide
me to the right path. I really fail to take decisions at times. I request you to guide me to the correct
path and make me strong in Krishna Consciousness.
I dont know what I have written in this letter to you. Kindly forgive me for all my offences committed
in this letter. But I would like to say that I am very fortunate that I have got you as my spiritual
master, who is coming in disciplic succession of Acharyas. I Thank you for all you have given me; I
need you all the time with me as a guide.
I have so many words to say you. However I would only pray for your association and take me back to
home back to godhead. This is my ultimate desire to be with you and Krishna in Krishnaloka.
Your low class servant, Vinod Meharwade
Bhakta Vinod Moger
My dear Spiritual Father,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, who is the dear most people to true souls, I offer my most worthless
obeisances unto my Spiritual Master who has forced me to open my eyes to the torchlight of
knowledge while I was lost in the darkness of ignorance.
I was thinking while swimming into the material drainage that is the ultimate goal of life, then you
sprinkled your causeless mercy on this most fallen soul by putting your lotus hands into the material
drainage and shown me the real happiness of life and ultimate goal of life.
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I repent here before the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master who has come to drown all souls in his ocean
of Grace, am unable to do anything to you and your mission though you have given me plenty
through which I can make myself perfect forever.
I dont know Srila Prabhupada what kind of connection I have with you, so many ànarthas` are
accumulated in my heart even though you are not ready to kick me off from your shelter I bow down
to your lotus feet for that causeless mercy.
I am only a beggar, begging for your mercy. Oh please lift me out of this wretched condition and let
me love you and Lord Krishna, and always beg to remain as your eternal servant.
Oh savior of the whole world! You have appeared here to deliver the fallen soul but I am such
conditioned soul that not even pinch of service cannot be done to fulfill your mission. Oh master you
have blessed me sufficiently please engage me in your service however you want, Srila Prabhupada
then that would be my great fortune.
Our dear father, Srila Prabhupada, you have given me all the devotional process through which we
escape from the clutches of Mayas influence and we can enter into the Vaikuntha planet at ease.
Prabhupada! Please take me with you to abode of the Lord. Your miraculous glance has trapped me
now, forever in the nectar of your love, so that I can be free from anger, greed and lust.
Oh! Great merciful Acharya, you have the transcendental quality of peacefulness, as did your own
Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, and with this sublime
peacefulness you are putting at ease the distressed minds of your disciples. All glories unto you, Srila
Prabhupada, most confidential servitor of Sri Hari (Lord Krishna).
By the mercy of the Spiritual Master one receives the benediction of Lord Krishna. 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.
I beg that you engage me in your service life after life, and never kick me away from your lotus feet.
May I always remember that you are still with me, and thus I become a surrendered servant in your
hands.
Your insignificant disciple, Vinod moger
Bhakta Vishal Krishna
Jai Srila Prabhupada!!
Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Thank you Prabhupada for showing your causeless mercy upon me. Thank you Prabhupada for
teaching me about real happiness & the way to achieve it.
I was misled, following some practices which were giving some benefit but not the one that would
lead me to the ultimate goal of my life. By your grace I have come to know that chanting the Holy
name of the Supreme Lord & always engaging in His loving devotional service are the only things
which I need to do in this human form of life.
Bless me Prabhupada, that I come to the stage of following your instructions up to the standard what
you have laid down. Since I am following your instructions to the maximum extent what I can, some
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amount of realization has come, Im able to understand my own anartas, my Ego, lording over
tendency, desire to enjoy etc.
I request you Prabhupada please always keep me as the servant of servant.100 times servant of your
servant and make me to serve your servants in humble way, no matter how they are.
Bhakta Vishal Patil
HARE KRISHNA
My Dear, Spiritual Master
I am very happy, because of you
I got so much knowledge about our culture from Bhagavad Gita
By chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, my whole day has been going very happy.
I have understood the basic necessity of human being from Bhagavad Gita
I have totally changed because of Bhagavad Gita, so I dont have any words to say about my changes.
Very Very Thanks to
A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Vishal Patil
Bhakta Vishnu
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Please accept obeisances from this most worthless jiva. I am grateful to you for keeping me at your
shelter even though I am the most wretched. Thank you for giving the shelter even though I am not
following your instructions whole heartedly. You have showered your causeless mercy upon me, for
that, I dont have anything to repay, even I dont have the ability to repay it.
Your Divine Grace has shown me the right path and given the instructions for achieving the greatest
perfection in human form and given me the strength to follow it, without your grace I dont have any
quality and ability to follow it.
You opened my eyes with the torch light of knowledge. You lifted me whenever I fall into the ditch of
maya, you brought me back to the right track whenever I go out of the track. Please keep me always at
your shelter and save me from falling into the allurements of maya, and release me from all the
anarthas that I am keeping with me as my favorites.
Please give me the strength to surrender unto you and serve you for the rest of my life. Please accept
the worthless service that I am doing and keep me always at you protection
Hankering to be your servant
Vishnu

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Bhakta Vishwanath
Dear Guru [Prabhupada],
Thank you for your gift of spiritual knowledge for saving me to going to hell, and my dear guru
Prabhupada please request to lord Krishna, to please give me the power to control my senses and
engage me in your services birth after birth. By knowing this I am making lot of offences, so please
forgive me if possible, I am extremely sorry for the same. So please forgive me my dear guru
Prabhupada. Please help me to develop higher consciences. By your grace and Lords grace kindly bless
me with higher Lord Krishna Bhakti and sorry for my mistake that I have done.
With lots of love
Bhakta Vivek Jayaraman
MY dear most Spiritual Master,
Oh! Spiritual Master, you have saved me from the greatest danger of this material world. You have
picked me up from the most miserable condition to the most blissful stage. I was sinking in the
material world thinking that temporary happiness is everything, then you showed me real happiness
and bliss. I was enjoying lower taste, and then you showed me higher taste.
I was a pig eating stool and you have made me taste Rasgulla. When I was finding happiness in the
broken pieces of glass, you gave me diamonds. Whenever I fell down from my devotional service and
went far away from the association of devotees, you pulled me back with a string and gave me back
the association of devotees. Whenever I take concession in following the 4 regulative principles, you
speak through the heart, or you send a message on the mobile, or you speak through devotees,
through your quotes, through your books. You are eternally guiding me on the path of devotional
service. You are showing the way to godhead and I am so fallen that I do not take your instruction. As
soon as I go far away from the association of devotees, you come running to save me. You have
mercifully saved me from the miserable condition of life.
I do not know how many life forms I have travelled I do not know how many births I have taken. I do
not know what lives I have enjoyed, not knowing this, and still enjoying like animals: eating, sleeping,
mating and defending in a much more comfortable way, you showed me the way of transcendence.
When I did not know, that I had gone through many many life forms like dog, pig horse, rat and many
lower animals. When I did not know about birth, death, old age and disease, you mercifully revealed
this transcendental knowledge to me.
You have lifted me from this repeated cycle of birth and death. You are the most glorious Spiritual
Master, you have introduced us to the chanting of the holy names, glorious sankirtana, reading
transcendental literature, association of devotees, Deity worship and Maha-prasadam.
In Satya Yuga, they were doing tapasya for millions of years, in Treta Yuga they were also doing
tapasya and fire sacrifice. In Dwapara-Yuga, they were doing deities worship. But in this Kali-yuga,
tapasya in forest is very very difficult, fire sacrifice is also difficult, and even deity worship not done
properly, which is an offence. But you have introduced us to the Brahma-Madhva-
GaudiyaSampradaya. You have introduced us to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the chanting of the holy
names which is very easy.
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Oh! Srila Prabhupada, you have brought me in touch with the ISKCON temple. You have brought me
in touch with folk hostel. By your grace, I could stay in the folk hostel for two and half years, I want to
continue staying in folk hostel.
By your grace, I have progressed so much in devotion by getting more association of devotees,
Glorious Sankirtana, chanting holy names.
By your grace, I could learn Mridanga and Kartal. Oh! Srila Prabhupada, please help me to preach this
glorious message of Srimad-Bhagavatam
Oh! Prabhupada, always keep giving me the association of devotees.
Oh! Prabhupada. Help me remove all the anarthas in my heart.
Oh! Srila Prabhupada, always keep me at the dust of your lotus feet.
Yours most unqualified and useless servant,
VivekJayaraman
Bhakta Vivek Viswam
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet,
I thank you from my bottom of the heart for bringing me to such a wonderful movement of yours.
It is your inspiration which keeps me energetic & enthusiastic. I have developed the passion & taste
for devotional service in various forms, because of you. Kindly keep me under your shelter & guide
me with proper intelligence in all walks of my life.
Please remind me to always chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
Please do not put me into forgetfulness.
Your servant, Vivek Viswam
Bhakta Yathish Surineni
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. I request you to allow me to write my Vyasa
Puja offerings to your lotus feet. Though I have been practicing Krishna consciousness for many years
now, I have made little progress towards following your instructions. I have been a victim of Maya
always. Every time I made an attempt to take up Krishna consciousness seriously, I get laid back with
laziness. I have wasted so much time on materials endeavors and forget my spiritual responsibilities.
This repeated failure of mine is making me frustrated.
I have heard from devotees that if I write Vyasa Puja offerings glorifying my spiritual master, then I
would get immense spiritual strength in practicing Krishna consciousness. Out of your cause less
mercy you are distributing Krishna Bhakti to everyone. I humbly request you to show your causeless
mercy on me as well. Please give me the seriousness to practice my sadhana strictly. Give me the
intelligence to associate with devotees. Please bless me to follow 4 regulative principles strictly and to
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chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mantra every day. Please give me all the necessary seriousness and
commitment to take up Krishna consciousness.
Thanking You,
Fallen Conditioned Soul,
Yathish
Bhakta Yuvaraj A
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
On this auspicious day of your divine appearance, I have no qualification, but I am trying to glorify
you. Please forgive me for my mistakes on this tiny attempt.
Srila Prabhupada, you are so merciful to my fallen condition that even though I had offended you
before, you still have chosen me to be a part of Your Divine mission. By your divine grace I was saved,
otherwise my condition would have degraded. For this I am eternally thankful to you.
Srila Prabhupada, please kindly make me more and more submissive and humble to give proper
respect to all the devotees of Lord Sri Krishna (Vaishnavas). Please kindly make me a proper candidate
to continue to receive your causeless mercy, by which I can come out of all my anarthas, develop love
and devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna, chant Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra with attention and give proper respect to Maha-prasadam.
Srila Prabhupada, please kindly make me more and more determined and enthusiastic to do my
sadhana and to render my devotional service.
Srila Prabhupada, Please kindly bless me more and more to surrender unto you and to associate with
you and your disciples.
Srila Prabhupada, All glorious to you!
Hare Krishna
Aspiring to be servant of your servant
Yuvaraj
Bhaktin Ashwini B
Hare Krishna! Jai Srila Prabhupada
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Firstly I offer my most respectful obeisances to your lotus feet for receiving your pure love and
affection millions and trillions of times on this day. Your mercy on me especially is the greatest gift in
my life for I dont really deserve to be your servant. It is only your WILL to save one soul like me that
is extending my life in Krishna consciousness, even if I am committing mistakes at every step, every
time I realize your compassion when you save me from the dangers, but still I fall prey for sinful
activities again and again. Your fight against maya save me gives me immense pleasure and gratitude,
but still my sincerity, intolerance and disobedience to keep up the standard of even your basic
principles is ruining me. I beg you to protect the seed of Krishna bhakti that you sowed in my heart by
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pulling me to your pure guidelines for theres no one more fallen than me in your entire movement.
You always shower torrents of rain of mercy to everybody, so please give me more opportunities to
serve your mission in making others Krishna conscious. My sincere desire to please you is not being
fulfilled due to my weakness, so therefore please help me to come out of past sinful reactionary life. O
master !today on this auspicious time of your Divine Appearance, I put myself at your word to make
me an instrument in whatever way you want and use me in your great army to save one and all. Please
help me advance in spiritual life more swiftly and please provide me more facilities to better my life in
serving your mission so that people follow your footsteps seeing my placement and behavior.
Jai Jagadgurudev! Jai Anjaneya!Samavaisnavavrandaki jai
Jai Nitai gaur, jai jai Radhshyam
Please forgive all my offences at your lotus feet and to all vaishnavas wanting to be your most sincere
and obedient child.
Ashwini B
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My Dear Prabhupada
All Glories to you!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
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I just can't explain in words the bliss I am experiencing in my life after receiving the greatest gift of
Krishna consciousness from you, and serving you and Sri Radha Krishna Chandra in your divine
campus.
It was just a miracle for me to get an opportunity to serve you in this divine campus. I know that its
just because of your causeless mercy on this fallen soul.
How will this most fallen conditioned soul express gratitude for this?! I just want to be tied with this
bliss, life after life without getting caught in mayas net. Please help me Prabhupada and make me
strong enough to serve you efficiently. Make me to hold your lotus feet tightly and never ever fall
down from any attacks of maya. Please shower me with good intelligence so that I can serve Sri Radha
Krishna Chandra more efficiently and do many successful projects for this mission. Help me to be in
the service of Sri Radha Krishna Chandra and purify myself.
Make me emotionally very strong that I can fight the battle of maya and remain a dear disciple of
yours life after life. Help me also to improve my sadhana in a more qualitative way Prabhupada. Help
me to be friendlier with all devotees. Make my heart a purified flower where I could rest you and my
Lord Krishna.
I just pray that every moment of my lifetime should be spent at your lotus feet, engaged in serving
your mission. Not a second should pass where I am forgetful of the Lord and service to you. Please
continue to shower your causeless mercy on me Prabhupada. Let me remain in your services life after
life. Let me not want anything other than this... Help me to keep up the chanting of Lords name
eternally wherever I am.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna!!
Your servant, Gayathri Sri Ram
Bhaktin Girija Ramanan
Gurudev
Jeeva in the midst of
The ocean of nescience
Trying to find peace
In conscience

Caught up in the game
Of name and fame
Gurudev, to my rescue
You came

Breaking my pride
You taught me to face
Every high and low tide
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Gurudev, you are the guide

Humbled and broken
Pleading and praying
For your blessing
Gurudev, you gave me the
Mantra spoken

Let me just be
At the bottom of your feet
Just roll and roll
In their dust and greet

Gurudev let this servant
Forever and ever
Serve you and chant
The Holy Name
Bhaktin Haripriya
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at you lotus feet.
My dear spiritual master you have enlightened my life by giving me the shade at your lotus feet. If you
would have not saved me from this, I would have drowned in the material world looking for
temporary happiness. But I am still shameless and not able to grow more spiritually to serve you
better.
Many a times I act according to my mind and get into negative thoughts but you have held my hands
and have pulled me back always. You have mentioned in one of your book that, Instead of taking to
prescribed ritualistic ceremonies, simply engage your mind in glorifying the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. This is the process of Krishna consciousness. This process is very simple yet I am not able
to do.
My dear spiritual master, please dont leave the hands of this fallen soul. I always want to serve your
movement. Please keep me at your service. Thank you.
Your servant of servant of servant,
Haripriya

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Bhaktin Hemamalini P
All Glories to Prabhupada!
Dear Prabhupada,
You have given us the taste of Lord Krishna through your books. Your lectures and your purport are
so realistic and they are so practical for us to follow in our day to day life. You have given us the great
Maha-mantra to chant which is indeed so magical. It practically removes the accumulated dirt from
our hearts and gets us close to realization of Lord Krishna. You have lived and showed us how to love
Lord Krishna and how to practice devotional service in this age of Kaliyuga.
I am grateful that I have come in touch with your books and with the association of pure devotees.
Praying to always remember your lotus feet since you are very dear to Lord Krishna.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada!
Your insignificant follower,
Hemamalini.P
Bhaktin Kalavathy D
All Glories to Guru and Gauranga.
Prabhupadaji my hearty humble obeisances to your lotus feet. Wish you many more happy returns of
the day Guruji.
I am very happy to offer my offerings to you. I did not know that I am going to take part in the Vyasa
Puja offerings; I am the luckiest one. From 3 years I am dedicating offerings to you, so as usual I am
dedicating my spiritual improvements to you.
This year I have chanted 32 rounds continuously for one month total is 1000 rounds which is one of
the biggest achievement in my life.
I have by hearted Narasimha Stuti, it has 43 stanzas.
I visited few holy places of Narasimha Deva.
I learnt Bhagavad-gita 1
st
and 8
th
chapter.
I have paid only 34,500 rupees for ISKCON Life Membership.
I have done few services in Iskcon like chandana seva and tulsi seva.
Lastly I have by hearted Sri Rama Raksha Stotram, daily before I sleep I chant Rama Raksha.
I am fasting from grains on all the Ekadashis. I successfully fasted on Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi
without taking water till the next day sunrise.
All these above things I could do only and only because of you, your mercy Prabhupadaji. My life,
soul, everything is dedicated to you. You are my valuable gem. I cant express my feelings towards you
through words. We all, this whole world is missing you, but still you are with all of us I know that
too. I came to know the concept of fasting on Ekadashi day and other fasting days for the Lord only
because of you. So all the credits goes to you Prabhupadaji.
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My humble request to you is to bless me to remember, chant the holy names of Lord. Please kindly be
merciful unto all of us, you are too kind to all. I dont want to get married to a material person very
seriously, I cant even imagine Prabhupadaji. So you kindly bless me to get a good Krishna conscious
devotee as my husband; I believe you and begging you to help me.
I am very much thankful to you for giving me two good devotees association in office, which everyone
would not usually get; bless all the three of us to be in association for ever to progress spiritually. I
want to see you guruji, I missed you, but still thats okay. You take all of us back to Godhead, there at
least give me your darshana, I will be waiting for that day till I am alive. I am very much scared to be
in this Kali Yuga, wherever we go there is cheating and many problems, I dont know how I will
survive here till my life time, please be with me always, forever and guide me the right path and take
me back to Godhead.
What all I have done till now is not at all enough to go back to Godhead, please bless us for more
spiritual progress, make me understand Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. I want to read all your
books please help me Guruji.
Women has less realization, but what to do due to my past karma even I have taken birth as woman
and suffered a lot, let all this bad karmas and janma get end at this birth only, you please take me back
Prabhupadaji. What I know basically is Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, without His
desire even a single blade of grass cannot move, you are my guru, thats all.
Yours Innocent Servant, Kalavathy D
Bhaktin Nagaratna
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to you Prabhupada.
I dont have words to express my gratitude to you Prabhupada. As a father you are holding my hand
and showing the way and guiding me for every step. Thank you very much for your mercy
Prabhupada. Because of your mercy and blessing I am trying to serve you.
Please show your mercy on this fallen soul to serve you.
Your servant
Nagaratna
Bhaktin Namitha Ananda Bhakthan
Happy Birthday to Srila Prabhupada
Thank you for organizing and conducting Values Plus classes at our school. I enjoy it very well. It is
very new, nice and interesting to attend these classes.
I look forward for these classes all the time. All the activities are very enthusiastic. It is also
an outstanding knowledge. Keep on guiding us.
Thanking you,
Namitha Ananda Bhakthan
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Bhaktin Navya
All glories to you Srila Prabhupada!!!
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
You have directly descended from the planet of Goloka Vrindavana to take the fallen souls back home,
back to Godhead. You are the ocean of mercy. You are more merciful than the Supreme Lord Himself.
By your mercy even a lame man can cross over mountains and even a dumb man can become the
greatest orator. O Spiritual Master your glories are unlimited. Out of great compassion for the fallen
conditioned souls you worked hard, day and night not caring for personal hardships. You taught by
example till the end of your physically manifest pastimes. You are really magnanimous. Let your
glories be spread all over the three worlds.
Although I am totally unqualified you have bestowed your causeless mercy upon me. My only request
to you is to please keep me in the association of devotees and engage me in your service.
bhavantam evnucaran nirantara
pranta-niea-mano-rathntara
kadham aikntika-nitya-kikara
praharayiymi santha-jvitam
"By serving you constantly, one is freed from all material desires and is completely pacified. When
shall I engage as your permanent eternal servant and always feel joyful to have such a fitting
aster?(Cc madhya1.206)
Aspiring to be your servant
Bhaktin Navya
Bhaktin Nidhi Sharma
My dear Spiritual Master
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet!!! All glories to Guru and Gauranga!!!
When I came to know that we have this opportunity to pay respects to our Spiritual Master on the
occasion of his 116
th
appearance day I was extremely excited as well as nervous. Excited because I
was getting such a great opportunity to thank my Spiritual Master and express my feelings towards
him and nervous because I know that I am so fallen that no words that I use will rightly or sufficiently
express my feelings towards him.
As a child I used to think that my school teachers are my Guru, as I grew up I started going to pillar
and post in search of my Guru, as I always felt that there is a lot that I do not know, I am in darkness
and I wanted a Guru who could show me that light of true knowledge. I went to a lot of places but
nowhere my heart would allow me to accept them as my Guru, something told me this is not the
right place for me. When I came to ISKCON Bangalore there was a strange feeling of satisfaction,
without even knowing much about this institution I just started attending Srimad Bhagavatam classes,
I did not know that Lord Krishna was going to give me the biggest gift, something my soul was
craving for and wondering without any direction. I finally found my Guru, my Spiritual Master.
Everything that Srila Prabhupada says is so reasonable, practical, logical, scientific and true. I know
that I can get all my answers correctly from Prabhupadas instructions.
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Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
Yasya prasadan na gatih kutopi
Translation
By the mercy of the Spiritual Master one receives the benediction of Lord Krishna. Without the grace
of the Spiritual Master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and
praise the Spiritual Master.
I thank you a lot Gurudeva Srila Prabhupada, though I know that any service I render unto your lotus
feet will be demean me, but if you put your merciful glance over a fallen soul like me I might be able
to progress a little spiritually and make some worth of this human life. All this while I lived a life no
better than animals using it only for sense gratification but with your mercy I at least realize what
being human is like, thank you for giving me the common sense to realize. There can be no better
example of a Guru in front of us than You as you lived your life as a perfect example of a pure
devotee and a true Spiritual Master.
Srila Rupa Gosvamis words befit you marvelously as in Sri Upadesamrita :-
vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam, jihva-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah, sarvam apimam prithivim so sisyat
Translation:- A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the minds demands the actions of
anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.
The most fallen soul,
Nidhi Sharma
Bhaktin Nikita M
Hare Krishna,
The most fallen soul of the world asks her Master to shower his grace on her. Please give me power,
blessings of yours to follow the regulative principles. Oh universal teacher, friend of the fallen, be
merciful unto me. I dont wish to lose the taste of Krishna Consciousness, once I have tasted it. Please,
please be merciful unto me for your mercy only can take me to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Bhaktin Pallavi K
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
My dear Prabhupada, showed his mercy upon me through his book in the year 1997 when I was in
7
th
std through ISKCON devotees who came to my school for a quiz competition but at that time I was
not interested but my cousin who was studying in the same school bought the book(The pastimes of
Krishna) and participated in the competition. This book was there in my house since 1997 and I did
not even see to it. Then one fine day in 2003 when I was in my holidays I was searching for some
books to kill my time and got the book The Pastimes of Krishna, I started reading it. When I started
reading it, gradually my senses were going through spiritual trance and gradually I started to chant in
my fingers and day by day my urge towards chanting and reading the book The Pastimes of Krishna
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increased, I read it once, twice and thrice and I was going on reading the same book for many times
but somewhere in my heart I had an desire to visit ISKCON and know about the way of chanting. One
day finally I got the chance to visit ISKCON, there in the temple when I was passing through the
books counter one of the devotee came to me and gave me a ticket saying that his relatives did not
come for the program and said that this ticket cost about 2000 or so but you can attend it free of cost.
But I was not ready to attend it but then too he compelled me to attend and finally I accepted it. To
my surprise the program was about how to chant on beads and so on. From that day I started to chant
on beads and have gradually increased my chanting to 16 rounds and fasting on festivals days and so
on. And finally I came to know about real purpose of human life.
All these happened because of Prabhupadas mercy upon me. He was all along with me until I started
to read his book and he made me to read his book and he seeded in me the Krishna consciousness and
still guiding me through his books and his disciples. Today my life is entirely different compared to
my life before. May his mercy be there upon me till my death.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
Jai Shree Radha Krishna Chandra ki jai
Jai Srila Prabhupada
HariHari Bol.
Bhaktin Poornima Devi
Srila Prabhupada s Lotus feet ki Jai
ShathaKotiPranam for choosing me among all. Prabhupadaji please use me (Dust) for your service and
bless me to spread Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Mahamantra only under your guidance. Make
me fell to be the servant or your servant. It is very difficult to overcome maya s net. It is only by your
mercy we can easily cross the material suffering and bondage Please Prabhupadaji forgive my
countless offenses (which I have done knowingly or unknowingly) and put me on your track. Help me
to spread, that you are the prefect path to go to God head.
Kindly give me the Spiritual strength for progressing more and more. I bow down at thy Lotus feet
and Plead, beg for thy causeless mercy
Thanking You
Yours most insignificant servant of servants
Poornima Devi
Bhaktin Prathibha
TO OUR BELOVED GURU SRILA PRABHUPADA
You are the Guru who opened our mind showing us the real goal of life and the miracle to achieve our
goal we thank you for your mercy showered on us and for everything you have done
We thank you for being our motivation to pursue the way you have shown us, hearing to our
admirations and prayer. We affirm you that we will not go out the way you have shown us
With Respect and Devotion, Prathibha
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Bhaktin Priya Rajshekhar
My humble obeisances unto Our Ever Merciful Spiritual Master
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
"Guru Gobinddonu mile, kaakelagupaay; Balihari Guru aapki, jinGobinddiyabataay" Translation: "On
whose Lotus Feet should I fall, now that I see both the Lord & the Teacher before me? All Obeisances
to the Teacher, who made me reach the Lord." said Mirabai and falls on the Lotus Feet of her Guru,
unable to quite understand her action n decision. 'Even success in the world without Guru isn't
possible; Much less would the Soul meet the Lord without the help of Guru'
That sums up well enough, the significance & the Potency of the presence in our Life, of the Single
Most Important Person or rather the Soul in fulfilling on the Purpose of our Life i.e., KC.
Having turned to the Lord for his Mercy, guidance & protection, I was introduced to Chanting. Then
came Vrindavan-Kartik&JagannathPuriYatra, Association of devotees, honoring and distribution
of Maha Prasadam, Reading, more chanting, Book Marathon-preaching and distribution of books.
Every day brings in new miracles and challenges and with them come along new inspiration,
enthusiasm, excitement, happiness & deeper fulfillment. The common factor throughout, has been
your abundant mercy.
We have been immensely fortunate in our journey of KC, to have experienced being blessed,
constantly guided & protected in a world that is getting increasingly materialistic and distressful. The
One & the Only Cause in our continued efforts in KC, has been your Causeless Mercy upon us.
Kindly bless us all so that we shall be able to continue to serve You and Sri Radha Krishna eternally, in
a way that pleases & honors you.
Ys
Priya Rajshekhar
Bhaktin Priyadarshini N
NITHYANANDA!!! GAURANGA!!! HARE KRISHNA!!!
JAI SRILA PRABHUPADA!!!
My respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
My dear Prabhupada, the entire world is grateful to you. We are in to Krishna Consciousness because
of your causeless mercy upon us. Through the movement you have started and the temples you have
established, we are now able to try to go back to the eternal world the abode of our Supreme
Personality Lord KRISHNA.
The books you have written for us are the valuable gems; we are getting re-born spiritually each day,
on reading those. The different answering style of yours to the questions depending on the audience
Krishna Conscious level is extraordinary. Actually, there are no equivalent adjectives available to
glorify the books you have given for us. You have taken the pain of writing the purport in a simplified
form, so that, we the fallen souls who are dull minded also can understand to a great extent. I rejoice
on reading each and every word, and am getting enlightened. It is because of your instructions
devotees engage in devotional service of Lord, I am blessed with daily darshana of RADHA KRISHNA
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CHANDRA (through iskconbangalore.org) and weekly Srimad Bhagavatam classes and delicious
prasadam.
Even though I know that the word thank you is not the sufficient word but would like to express my
gratitude for the benefits I have got from you. If, you would not have guided us, we would have been
simply involved only in the material engagements and would have continued the miseries of birth and
death.
Thank you very much my dearest Spiritual Master!!!
Please accept my repeated respectful obeisances. All glories to you!!!
Bhaktin Priyanka Sanjeevi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet.
Exactly 8 months ago when I had first come in touch with Krishna consciousness I was wondering
what does it really mean. One of my friends used to give me your books, and I could feel the changes
within me. My interest in materialistic life started reducing and I only wished that the lord helped me
offer him the devotional service. Today topmost activity of my sense gratification is only to serve
Krishna and nobody.
The excitement for kirtans, lectures, Prasadam and service increased within me and so much of
changes in me have taken place. The desire to follow your instructions grew stronger every day and I
was addicted to your teachings in books. Any hardship I could accept while doing service. But as my
life in Krishna consciousness is increasing all those experiences remain nostalgic. Your Divine Grace is
the true bonafide representative of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the predecessor acharyas; You
have single handedly instituted ISKCON, solely for the purpose of fulfilling
Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the Acharyas mission
Thank you so much,
Trying to be your humble servant,
Priyanka Sanjeevi
Bhaktin Ramya A
Dear Srila Prabhupda,
Please accept my humble obeisance. First of all, am really sorry for writing this at the last minute.
Your children at VidyaNiketan Public School are my inspiration to write to you. You came so
mercifully to deliver the fallen souls in this world. Your books and instructions should always remain
as my guiding light. I am so fallen, that I constantly make mistakes and fail in so many aspects when I
am trying to follow your instructions.
I am depending solely on your unconditional mercy, for I have no qualification of any kind. I beg at
your Lotus Feet, to sprinkle the dust of your mercy on me. Thank You so much for the world of
change that you created in my life. Nobody is kinder than You are Srila Prabhupda. Please make this
unworthy soul, your eternal servants servant.
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Give us your mercy in abundance at all times. Please help me to NEVER EVER LET GO of what you
have given. Please help me get better in managing life and kindly bestow your unconditional mercy on
my family members and friends.
Your Servant
Ramya A
Bhaktin Ramya N
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my respectful obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories unto you.
Last year was pretty tough. I remember how I used to pray to you every time I came to temple. I use to
hold your lotus feet and pray to give us strength to pass through the rough patch. It is only because of
your mercy that everything looks fine now.
I know I am not very sincere. I have committed many offenses knowingly and unknowingly. I beg you
to forgive me for all the offensive and sinful actions. I beg you to give me strength so that I don't
repeat them in the future. Please always keep me under your shelter and in the association of your
devotees.
Your aspiring servant,
Ramya N
Bhaktin Ranjitha
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. My dear Master, I am the most fallen of the
fallen souls and yet its your causeless mercy that is making me write this offering unto you. I have no
words to describe your mercy Oh lord! Despite of all the sins that I have knowingly committed, by
your mercy I have got another opportunity to read your books and understand bit by bit that I am not
this body and my constitutional position is to serve the Supreme Lord. Dear Prabhupada, I have no
qualification even to take your name, yet your mercy is so causeless that today I am all the time in
devotees association, honoring prasadam as my meals, reading your books like I am preparing for an
exam and preaching the same to children in schools. Your mercy has also spread to the children in
school where they have made small greeting cards wishing you happy birthday. Please accept those
offerings that the children have written for you and bless them my lord.
Dear Prabhupada, after 6 to 7 years I am again writing this offering unto your lotus feet, when I was
13-14 years old I had written offerings unto you and after that I had never thought I would get
another opportunity rather make use of any opportunity to write anything unto you my lord. Dear
Master! I have no consistency in my sadhana; chanting and reading; I am trying to be more disciplined
and strict in my chanting, reading and listening to your lectures. Oh Master! please help me put my
heart and soul unto your service please help me chant more, I beg your mercy my lord please keep me
in your shelter all the time, only your shelter can keep me away from all the distractions my lord. Oh
infallible lord! please help me make the wise decision in my life my lord, I have compromised on my
Krishna consciousness a lot many times knowing the values of it, and I feel so worthless that I wasted
so much time and so many opportunities that came my way to serve you and please you. Dear Srila
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Prabhupada you know what is good and what is bad for me more than what I know about myself.
Please give me one last opportunity to be always under lotus feet following your instructions strictly.
Dear Prabhupada, I am stuck in a situation where I have to make a choice of following Krishna
consciousness strictly for the rest of my life and slowly progress step by step or take Krishna
consciousness lightly and concentrate more on material matters. Dear Prabhupada, my heart lies here,
I really want to take Krishna consciousness seriously and follow it strictly for the rest of my life I want
Krishna consciousness to be my first priority, kindly show your mercy upon this fallen and sinful soul
and help me make this as my wise decision. The choice that I make will not just have a temporary
impact on me but on another soul too, I beg you to show mercy on that soul and give your shelter to
overcome all the odds. I am so worthless that I have taken independent decisions and complicated my
own life and now I have come to you, begging you to deliver me from all the mess that I am
responsible for. Srila Prabhupada, I am accepting all my sins for which I should never be forgiven, but
by your mercy I have understood that this human form of life comes once in millions of lifetimes, I am
begging you to give me one last opportunity to hold on to your instructions strongly and strictly and
follow the same till the last breath of my life.
Thank you my lord, your causeless mercy today has got me to this realization that I know I am not
this body, in the same way please help me practically implement it in my daily life and chant 16
rounds strictly for the rest of my life.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Trying to be your humble servant,
Ranjitha
Bhaktin Rashmi Angadi
My humble obeisances unto Our Ever Merciful Spiritual Master
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you for your mercy on me and have been blessed with baby boy. I had come with my husband,
mother in law and my parents last year to Vrindavan. Please grant your continued mercy on all of us
and to our new born baby with good health, happiness and fulfillment in life.
Your Servant, Rashmi Angadi
Bhaktin Ruchira G
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
My eternal Spiritual Master
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
For the past few years I have been chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.I express my gratitude to
the fullest unto you.It would not have been ever possible to do it without your mercy and blessing.But
it is impossible for me to be perfect. But I can always be better. There is no limit to improving. Dear
Srila Prabhupada, I beg for your mercy to help me chant better as it is the only way to go back to
Godhead in this dark age of Kali. Without your mercy, I am an insignificant creature. I want to thank
you for all the help and guidance you have given me. I want to thank you for all the mercy youve
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shown on me and I beg you to keep showering your unlimited, blissful mercy without which I will
never go back to Godhead, my true home from which I have strayed away. You are the only one who
can show me the path to my true home. You are the only one who can destroy the hurdles in my path
to my true home and you are the only one who can ignite my path to my true home. You are my only
savior from the traps of Maya which have been laid to pull me away from Lord Krishna. I want to be
his loving devotee as each day passes I want to love him more each day. This can never be possible
without you mercy. Your mercy is the most vital energy for my ascent in Krishna consciousness.
Please be merciful unto this fallen servant of yours.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please teach me to cross this wide ocean of this material world like a tiny fish
and pull me back with full force. if I ignorantly, foolishly try to battle the waves like a stubborn
elephant who will ultimately be pushed by the waves far, far away. I beg you to guide me in the right
path as I am a lost fish in the vast ocean with predators waiting from every corner to attack me. I beg
you to stop me from falling into and cut me off the nonsense temptations of Maya the only thing I
must be tempted is to serve you more and more every day, minute, second, milli second and so on
because I dont dare to go to Lord Krishna without serving you and because you are my only Spiritual
Master. Only you have built the ship which will take us back home. Dear Srila Prabhupada, please
show me enough mercy that my final thought in my last breath is about you and Lord Krishna as it is
stated in the Bhagavat gita that
yam yam vapi smaran bhavam
tyajatyante kalevaram
tam tam evaiti kaunteya
sada tad bhava bhavitaha
Translation- Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits this body, that state he will attain
without fail
I want to remember Lord Krishna and you because if I dont then what use is my life? How can I go
back home if I dont think of you and Lord Krishna. Dear Srila Prabhupada, please show me mercy to
never forget you and Lord Krishna at any moment of my life. Please give me BHAKTI, which is the
base of spiritual life. Let me always be devoted you and Krishna with a massively strong foundation of
faith. Next is JNANA, knowledge and the true knowledge of my position with respect to Lord Krishna.
Please correct me if I am ever wrong with what little knowledge I got from you about the unlimited
Supreme Lord. We tiny souls are ignorant and have tendency to speculate foolishly about
ADHOKSHAJA- ONE WHO CAN NEVER BE PERCIEVED BY OUR INTENSELY IMPERFECT
SENSES. Please shower mercy unto me to read the most perfect, and authoritative Vedic descriptions
about Lord Krishna your books, so that I may know the right things than speculate like a foolish
girl. The final one VAIRAGYA-renunciation from the fake, illusionary bondages of life like living in a
bungalow, gold, craze for money, material comforts, property and politics. Please give the strength at
the right time to give up these and serve you and Lord Krishna in a Tirthakshetra.
My last, humble wish is Please shower You mercy on this insignificant, fallen soul bruised by the
tough rocks and stones of this material world. Please help me in my endeavor to go back home
Your fallen servant
Ruchira G
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Bhaktin Sangeetha
Dear Prabhupada,
Presenting myself in front of you in a helpless state, I would like to express some delightful thoughts
glorifying your personality your presence in this movement is like the super soul present in the body.
Because only after I found you, did I understand the supreme lord in completeness. Your very past
times are examples to a common man to stay aloof from the worldly miseries. And it gives courage to
souls like mine, who gained confidence in loneliness. In spite of many failures in your in your life in
terms of your career you gave importance to the primary goal in your life which Is serving Krishna.
And keeping this determination of your in my mind I could overcome many challenges in my life both
mentally and spiritually.
Your guidance has always been my spiritual strength
Forever at your service
Sangeetha
Bhaktin Shashiprabha
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances. All Glories to your Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada
I really dont know whether you will accept me as your disciple, but whole heartedly I have accepted
you as my Spiritual Master. You have changed my life, you have shown me the path of realization, and
you have given me the real happiness. I was living like an animal Getting up late in the morning,
having all nonsense kinds of foodstuffs (without offering to Lord Krishna) and without any ambition
in life. You have showered mercy upon me. I was living in mode of ignorance and you were so kind
that you showed me the right path. Initially I started with inconsistent way of chanting and by your
mercy within a month I chanted 16 rounds. I started reading your books (A Second chance, IQ-EQ-
SQ, Science of self-realization and many more). Though I did not understand initially I continued to
read thinking that one fine day by your mercy I will understand it. Whenever I read your books I
always felt that you were beside me and explaining the real knowledge. I felt that you are still present
in this world, as you always said Vani is more important than vapu. Always tears comes from my
eyes thinking as how unfortunate I am, that I have done so many sinful activities because of that I
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have come here to this material world and living in a society where there is no Krishna consciousness.
I want to follow your instructions by always thinking of Lord Krishna by chanting. It is very difficult
to continue in KC until and unless one is associated with the devotees. From the day I started
chanting I have realized who Lord Krishna is, because my parents believe and pray to God but they
think that Lord Krishna is just one avthar as that of Lord Rama. 2yrs back I had no knowledge about
this but now, you have given me little intelligence and courage that I can speak about Lord Krishna
confidently. It is all because of your mercy and I want to serve you and Lord Krishna rest of my life.
You taught me how to devotional serve Lord Krishna by, attending Early morning arati, book reading,
listening to your lectures, eating only Krishna prasadam. You have come like a thunderstorm bringing
Krishna consciousness movement and showing lot of mercy unto us. My only humble request is please
show me a path so that I can serve you rest of my life without any material desires and attachments.
Please show mercy Prabhupada. I have only one life and I want to dedicate it to you and Lord Krishna.
Always at your divine lotus feet
Sharvani K
Bhaktin Sowmya R
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I have been practicing Krishna Consciousness for 7 years without any obstacles. This has been
possible because You have mercifully put me in a Krishna Conscious family where I am being
encouraged to practice devotional life. I enjoy cooking and feel very happy to offer my preparations to
Your Divine Grace and Jagannath. Thank You for blessing me with this great opportunity to be of
some service to You.
However, I am disappointed that I am not able to proceed beyond 8 rounds of chanting Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra due to lack of time. I desire to manage my time well and try to chant 16 rounds. I have
taught 2 of my friends to chant and it has been a week since they have started chanting 1 round.
Please help them to come into Krishna Consciousness and become your disciples. I wish to make
many more friends and chant, but I find it difficult to convince them. Please give me the spiritual
strength to do so.
Due to my laziness, I am not able to read your books with interest. Please help me to overcome my
laziness and read your books regularly.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless me to become serious in spiritual life and stronger in Krishna
Consciousness.
Your aspiring disciple,
Sowmya
Bhaktin Srilaxmi Gandikota
Jai Srila Prabhupada !!!
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This is one of the auspicious days for me to sHare and offer you something which is very small to you
but something very high for me.
I consider myself to be fortunate enough to be associated with your mission to propagate the holy
name of the Lord.
Please help me so that I can follow all the rules and regulations prescribed by you and Lord Sri
Krishna.
Before coming in contact with Prabhupada's ISKCON, I didnt know that Lord Sri Krishna is the
Supreme Personality of Godhead whom all living entities should worship. Before coming to this
mission, I used to worship demigods a lot, but after coming to this mission
I understood what is the difference between the demigod and supreme lord and in fact I came across
some situations in my life which made me to realize/believe strongly the how the things will become
very easier only with the mercy of Supreme Lord.
Also I understood what is real happiness, and I feel it when I chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, If I
dont chant for single day, I dont know how guilty/uncomfortable feeling inside will be there.
Please forgive me for all my offenses. On this most auspicious occasion I humbly beg you to continue
to shower your blessing on this insignificant soul and please keep me under the shelter
of your divine lotus feet.
Please help me to develop enthusiasm to serve you.
Yours servants servant
Srilaxmi
Bhaktin Sunitha R
Hare Krishna,
All glories to the Supreme Lord Govinda and obeisance to Acharya Prabhupada
Life was so called peaceful, happy and smooth until the day I came in touch with You, by the will of
providence. It was running like a wild horse without a sense of direction until you sat atop to tame,
control and directs it. You have dragged it towards a path that's eternal in my self-interest. Your
causeless mercy is the only torch for me, who am completely lost in ignorance. It is you dear master
who has given me my real identity and the credit for introducing my Eternal Father.
I am no way fit even to chant the Holy Names of Lord Krishna but out of your compassion you have
given me a chance to practice Krishna Bhakti. Your instructions are a thunderbolt that has a struck my
mountain of ignorance. It has shaken up the very false foundation of life that I had built with my frog
philosophy.
I consider coming in touch with Your Divine Grace as the epitome of all good fortune I could have
ever had and have too. Give me the strength and empower me to follow your instructions because it is
you who has put me to this path, your grace is the gravity without which I will not be able to continue
my journey back home back to Godhead.

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I must have been five when I first placed the gold dust from your lotus feet on my head, though I did
not realize that I had just come in touch with my eternal savior. Owing to my fallen condition, I
ignored this chance of your association for a long condition, but you affectionately brought me back.
Your association is my greatest wealth. Even though I repeatedly make so many mistakes in spiritual
life, you mercifully and patiently helped me. Your words always help me rise from my most fallen
condition. The process of Krishna consciousness, sadhana bhakti has given me all that I was
desperately seeking for-hope, happiness, freedom and love. My only desire is to be deeply attached to
your lotus feet and words eternally. It is only by your grace that I can become fixed up in your service.
Please glance over me so that I can serve you to the best of my ability.
Your most fallen servant
Tanushree
Bhaktin Thapasvee Appanna

Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
You are the most magnanimous and most merciful representative of our sweet Lord Sri Krishna.
Nobody except you could have saved us from this mire of dark nescience
Kindly bless me. Though I am not qualified, I want to become your servant.
Although most insignificant I take this as an opportunity to send this small piece of offering on this
Vyasa Puja celebration. Kindly accept it and oblige.
Your most insignificant servant,
Trying to serve you,
Thapasvee Appanna

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Bhaktin Tejaswini Prasad
Oh! Great Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, You are a transcendental business man who descended
to this Material world to sell to the people of this world the transcendental commodity called Love of
Godhead which is the highest perfection of human life. And the price you have asked for this
commodity is only to sincerely follow your divine instructions.
By the order your boss Srila Bhakti Siddhantha Saraswati Thakur, you established many glorious
transcendental business organizations and named it as ISKCON (International Society of Krishna
Consciousness) to distribute the transcendental commodity- Love of Godhead.
You established the deities of our Supreme boss, Lord Krishna in every ISKCON Centre and started
the production of the transcendental literatures which are highly authoritative, pure, perfect and most
powerful to vanquish the ignorance of all the people in this age of Kali and bring them to the light of
real knowledge, the absolute truth- Lord Krishna.
You started the Marketing of your transcendental business by attracting all the souls through delicious
Sri Krishna Prasadam which are full of higher taste and capable of satisfying all kinds of fallen souls.
You gave the advertisements to the people to come and join your glorious movement through the
transcendental sound vibrations in the form of Sankirtana which is powerful enough to penetrate the
hearts of all souls and uproot the strong attachment to the Material world.
Your sincere disciples are your most satisfied customers who have given up their material and sinful
life of meat eating, gambling, illicit sex and intoxication. Now, they have come in touch with your
glorious ISKCON and their life is most sublime, full of bliss and real happiness. Thank you for
everything that you have done for us Prabhupada.
Oh! Prabhupada who can limit your glories in mere words, we can only thank you by remaining your
servants life after life, eternally. Your mercy is our only hope to meet our supreme boss Lord Krishna
face to face some day.
Aspiring to be your eternal servant,
Thejaswini Prasad
Bhaktin Ujjvala Bharath
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance. I am an 8 year old child trying to write my first Vyasa puja
offering. I am indebted to you for helping me to take birth in ISKCON, Bangalore.
You have said in a place that ISKCON kids should first learn to appreciate their good fortune for
having taken birth in temple and understand that living like a devotee is good. I am trying my level
best to follow this instruction. I chant 4 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha- mantra, read Shikshashtak and
Bhagavad-gita -12th chapter shlokas every day. I also sing all prayers of Mangalaarati and Darshanarati
every day. I am also studying hard in school, so that I can read your books and follow your preaching.
A devotee should be daksha or expert to do any work. Hence I am also learning to cook and help my
mother in house hold work.
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I beg you Prabhupada on this auspicious occasion of your birthday to kindly grant me enough
strength and knowledge to always remember Lord Krishna and never forget Lord Krishna. I want to
make this teaching of yours as my life and soul.
Servant of your servants
Ujjvala Bharath
ISKCON Truth
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. This is one of the auspicious days for
me to sHare and offer you something which is very small yet very big. I'm in connection with you for
more than 11 years and I really feel that you are teaching me or giving me knowledge every second.
With the busy schedules like mine its actually impossible for me to come to temple every day and
serve your lotus feet by distributing your books but I am making my time to read your books and
chant the holy name of the Lord. I do get prasadam sometimes from devotees, which satisfies my
spiritual hunger. The only thing what I missed in my life was service and fortunately you gave me an
idea to serve you differently that is preach online. I started a small blog named ISKCON TRUTH on
December 21th, 2010 and today it is called as ISKCON TRUTH Website (www.iskcontruth.com)
connecting more than seventy thousand devotees across the world. The launch of Iskcon events and
Iskcon songs helping devotees to know more about festivals listen to music/ songs sung by devotees
across the world. I am planning to launch a separate subdomain named as Books which will carry
your books and devotees can read it online. Not only that, I am developing an android / I phone
application (something like kindle) which will provide readers to read your books via phone. I am
planning to launch both on this day after offering them to you. However I know you are helping me
but as a fallen soul I am requesting you to help me in this venture of truth to reach more and more
people, to pull them back to you.
Yours in the service of Guru and Gauranga,
Admin, ISKCON Truth

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Bhilai Temple
Prema Vilas Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Kindly accept our most worthless obeisances at your holy lotus feet. All glories to you.
Srila Prabhupada, we are still the same rascals, but we are still here, every year, we fear this would be
the last, and every year, we are back, having failed to make any advancement.
Thank you for all, your Divine Grace. Please forgive our all offenses and keep us in the shade of your
lotus feet forever. When we examine ourselves, we find nothing of value. Therefore your mercy is
essential to us. Please make us your beloved servant. Please teach us to control our six passions;
rectify our six faults, bestow the six qualities, and grant us the six kinds of holy association. Please
help us to surrender fully unto the lotus feet of the Lord, through the six ways. Please bless us to
remain aloof from 6 types of unwanted creepers. Please bless us to render service with love and
devotion with body, mind, deeds, and words throughout the life without any hindrances and
obstacles. Please bless us pure KRISHNA bhakti and prema.
Kindly be merciful to us so that we will stay forever in your ISKCON, being fully Krishna conscious
and following strictly in your footsteps.
On this auspicious day, we are praying for your causeless mercy so that we may become a tiny
instrument in spreading your teachings to the suffering humanity. May we always live by following
your divine instructions and never deviate from them, even for a moment.
Please kill the rat like anarthas hiding in the recesses of our heart and use us in any insignificant way.
Please dont neglect us. Please protect our devotional life as well as service.
Please bless us with the power to rely exclusively on the mercy of Guru and Lord Krishna and not on
anything mundane or independent of your desires. Please guide us in such a way that we will not
offend Vaisnavas, and kindly arrange that we will always remain in the intimate association of those
surrendered to your lotus feet and be able to do nice sadhana and service.
Srila Prabhupada, although we have no qualification, Please somehow continue to shower your
merciful glance upon us. You have many, many, wonderful, childlike disciples. Please help us to
become one of them, fully surrendered at your divine lotus feet.
Still you are giving lot of opportunities to serve you without any disturbance in the service and we
always request your blessing to remain tolerant and humble to render anything and everything in the
service of the Lord. In situations of success or failure, honour or dishonour, happiness or distress, you
may kick us or embrace us. You can do anything you like, so please guide us at every step. Just let us
be your slave birth after birth after birth. Let us take up the determination of taking up the only
business to be fixed up in devotional service by pleasing you. We beg for your benediction that we
shall never leave the service of Your lotus feet. Thanking you for giving the greatest opportunity of
serving your Divine Grace and Lord Krishna.
Your utterly insignificant and most useless servant,
Prema Vilas Krishna Dasa
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Chennai Temple
Adi Purusha Dasa
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to you!
Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet. What I want is the unalloyed devotional
service to your lotus feet. By your grace only, I can cross this ocean of material world and go to the
spiritual world, and in the spiritual world I will attain my eternal friend Lord Krishnas lotus feet.
I have only one desire that all my unwanted habits like lust, greed, anger, illusion about worldly
things should go away and I can see things as they are on the basis of spiritual platform. The
transcendental voice which has emanated from your lotus mouth should always be a part of my every
activity, whatever I do. Thats all I want, nothing else. What I want is attachment to your lotus feet and
I know that if I attain that, it will be the highest perfection of my life and by your mercy all my
spiritual desires will be fulfilled. Who can know what desire I have better than you? I know there is no
other way to get out from this material creation.
It is only by your mercy I can see things as they are clearly. You are the ocean of mercy and I think
that in the entire world you are my only eternal well-wisher. I did not know what was good or bad for
me, and you are so merciful that you have taken care of me, just like a small child. My only hope is
you. Keep me under the shelter of your lotus feet, thats all I want! Please bless me that in the coming
days I can spread your glories to the entire material creation to whatever extent a tiny spirit soul can
do with your mercy.
Trying to become a humble servant,
Adi Purusha Dasa
Lalita Dasi
Hare Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
This is my first fortunate opportunity to write an offering for the glorification of Your Divine Grace.
I was born and brought up in the divine spiritual environment of ISKCON Sri Sri Krishna Balaram
Temple, Vrindavan. I have been attending the temple program ever since. I am blessed with very
devoted parents who were doing their services in the Krishna Balaram Goshala. They always taught
and encouraged me to do physical service to the divine. As far as I can reach my childhood memories I
can see myself playing in the laps of sanyasis, making flower garlands and other decorating items for
Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, cleaning temple premises, serving prasadam to the devotees
and so on. I was also blessed with the service of ironing the dresses in the samadhimandir of Your
Divine Grace.
I have always felt your divine contribution to this world which is now known as ISKCON. It has made
places like Vrindavan a popular pilgrimage destination. Though there are many negatives still we see
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devotees coming from around the world and these negatives are easily forgotten. You made a home in
which everyone can live peacefully.
Now I have come to this land far away from Vrindavan and trying my best to serve Sri Sri Krishna
Balaram here in Chennai. Please inspire me, guide me and make me an instrument in your mission.
Give me knowledge and intelligence so that I can understand at least a particle of the ocean of your
transcendental qualities.
Aspiring for your causeless mercy and eternal servitude,
Lalita Dasi
Mukunda Madhava Dasa
To His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master,
eternal guide and well-wisher.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Kindly accept my humble obeisance unto you.
Another year has passed since I wrote the last Vyasa-puja offering and I am continuing my
devotional service by your grace.
Recently I was reading a book on the life of Ramanujacharya. I recall that how he had to go
eighteen times to his guru and undertake severe austerities before his guru bestowed him the
mantra by which one could attain the spiritual world. That incident brought out how much
eager the disciple must be in order to receive a spiritual instruction from the guru.
On the other hand even an undeserving candidate like me has got a chance to practice bhakti-
yoga in your wonderful institution of ISKCON. With gratitude, I sincerely thank you for this
chance.
Definitely there is mystic power in your instructions which has the potency to change the
consciousness and get closer and closer to Krishna. I pray that I may work very hard to
faithfully execute devotional service as outlined by you.
As time passes by, a sort of complacency can creep into the consciousness of a sadhaka which
slowly reduces the intensity of devotional service to Krishna. I pray that I may be protected
from this sort of attitude, since the threat of maya always looms in front of a sadhaka.
You always worked hard in order to preach the glories of Lord Krishna, a statement which
can be meditated upon eternally. Kindly bless me that I become an instrument in your hands
in order to preach as much as possible, as long as I am alive.
Your humble servant,
Mukunda Madhava Dasa

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Sadachara Dasa
I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torchlight of
knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful
obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism."
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
There is no way a disciple can fully repay his debt to the spiritual master. But on this day, the
appearance day of his spiritual master known as Vyasa-puja, the disciple can show his gratitude by
glorifying him. The original guru is Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and He is seated in
every living entities heart as the caitya guru. But in order to instruct a soul how to get out of this
material existence of life and be transferred to the eternal world, He manifests externally as the
Acharya or the spiritual master. The spiritual master is the external manifestation of Krishna. The
scriptures say that only by pleasing the spiritual master we can please the Supreme Lord. This is
revealed in all the Vedic literatures and by all the great acharyas in the line of disciplic succession. In
the absence of the spiritual masters physical presence the instructions of the spiritual master are the
life and soul of the disciple.
Srila Prabhupada, you taught us by your own example how you tried to follow your gurus
instructions very strictly without budging an inch. You gave up all personal consideration and
marched on across the seven seas to a foreign land to fulfill your gurus order. As it is said in the Vedic
literatures
yasyadeveparbhaktir
yathdevetathgurau
tasyaitekathithyarth
prakantemahtmana
"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the
imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed." (vetvatara Upaniad 6.23)
I am at your mercy, O Spiritual Master! Please keep me always engaged in serving your lotus feet. It is
only by your mercy that I can be able to counteract the strong forces of maya and engage in
transcendental loving service unto the Supreme Lord Krishna.
Your eternal servant,
Sadachara Dasa

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Sarvajna Chaitanya Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Thank you so much for you transcendental vision and life you have given and giving to me.
After joining and living in ISKCON the four miseries of life vanished! (Conquered)
Yes, I dont have the fear of death!
Yes, I dont have fear of old age!
Yes, I dont have fear of disease!
Actually I love to have the above because whenever I am diseased I have a lot of quality time to read
your books very seriously and relish it.
Whenever I think of old age in my mind, I start thinking of living in Vrindavan, where Vrajabhasi,
who are all absorbed in Krishna-bhakthi live in fully Krishna Consciousness in the holy dham and die
there thinking of Krishna. Thank you so much for removing the four major worries of material life.
Prabhupada, thank you so much for the knowledge you have given so that I can help everyone in the
world by making the people listen to it with great interest and understand its relevance.
Prabhupada, I submit a kind request to you in the following matter.
Regarding the material world whatever you have told in your books is 100% true! I am verifying it
with my past life experience and realizing how you have never missed any aspect of material life. But
realizing the spiritual world, which is timeless and spaceless, is very difficult! So please reveal that
knowledge, so that I can conquer maya which is sitting in my brain and creating doubts.
Prabhupada, please bless me with more humility, intelligence, strength and enthusiasm, so that I can
serve and satisfy Vaishnavas who are all engaged in Krishnas service and your mission.
Aspiring to become pure servant,
Yours,
Sarvajna Chaitanya Dasa
Shravana Mangala Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am glad to inform you that I have passed my four years experience in ashram life under your
guidance. There is a saying that everyone in this material world is trying to relish some taste. You have
mercifully thought us that taste really comes by means of performing loving devotional service unto
the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. One thing you made me to understand deep within my heart is that
the material world is the place where one can rectify their mistake that they committed in the spiritual
world. There are so many souls who misunderstood this fact, utilize their valuable energy in worthy of
none in respect to improving their spiritual consciousness.
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Srila Prabhupada, it is by your causeless mercy, I am receiving the Bhaktivedanta purports which helps
me to fight Maya whereas the intellect understanding of Srimad Bhagavatam cannot be helped. So, let
me completely focus my faith on your writings, so that my existence will get purified.
As Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu wanted the Holy Name to be spread all over the towns and villages,
Srila Prabhupad, please enthuse me so that, the best of my capacity be utilized in such a valuable
service to Lord Krishna. Kindly give me strength and humility so that I can perform service in
association with my God brothers in all time and in all circumstances.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your humble servant
Shravana Mangala Dasa
Sureshwar Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Ever since I joined ISKCON Bangalore, back in 1995, I have been blessed with unlimited downpour of
mercy. As days pass, I realize how fortunate I am to come to Bangalore for my studies. I still remember
how nonsensical my actions were back in my college days. And how I found the book called The
Science of Self Realization in my friends house among the waste news papers while selling them. I
dont know what inspired me not to sell the book; I hope nothing but your mercy. With that hook you
pulled me up from the deep well I was in and saved me from drowning in to this material nescience.
One name I must remember in this regard is my friend Subhadeep Chanda. He is the one who had
booked a seat for me, against my will, in one of the FOLK programs in ISKCON Bangalore and
brought me to the temple. That was the beginning. I am and will always be obliged to him as he was
the one who had shown me where to come.
I am not qualified enough to understand your unlimited glories with my tiny brain. I still think what
was my qualification to be able to come in touch with you? I never looked for a pure devotee or
qualified man to surrender. I never had any idea of who is a guru and how to select a guru like many
others who has some inclination for spiritual life but gets misled by bogus gurus. But I got Your Divine
Grace as my eternal master. The only explanation I can get for this is your causeless mercy. O, the
most Munificent One! The Deliverer of all the fallen souls, please accept me as a humble servant of
your servants and let me be engaged in your mission to preach Krishna Consciousness, life after life.
Last few months of my life in grihasta ashram has been a store house of experiences for me. My dear
spiritual master, O the most Merciful to the fallen souls, please gift me the sword of knowledge and
detachment so that I can always be vigilant to chant the prescribed number of rounds with all
attention and read your transcendental writings regularly. Bless me with strength and intelligence to
follow your instructions properly. And I know it for sure that you will take care of the rest of the
things for the rest of my life. Help me to make your instructions my life and soul.
Desiring to be a servant of your dear servants some day,
Most fallen of all,
Sureshwar Dasa
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Bhakta Chandni Nathani
SRILA PRABHUPADA MY SPIRITUAL MASTER!
Please accept my humble obeisance.
To get back to Godhead, you have given us good chance.
All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
You are our spiritual bard (a poet, reciting epics)
You were a holy man, spiritual teacher
Who gained fame as best and successful preacher! :)
You have always excelled in social critics,
May your blessings, always be upon all the ritviks. !
Your words were deep intellectual & had high spiritual sensitivity,
Your heart displayed compassion, care and purity. ! :)
You emphasized on PLAIN LIVING, HIGH THINKING !
Smart souls have already started applying. ! :)
You sacrificed your private life, :(
Just to make our KC as sharp as knife ! :)
You taught us spiritual science, common sense and Vedic way of life
And also taught us how to be a chaste wife. ! :)
You taught us hygiene, nutrition and farming,
Along with medicine, schooling and family living.
Throughout your life you were trying to be good servant of God !
Between Lord Krishna and we fallen souls, you are the ONLY connecting cord! :)
Your answers were logical, lucid and scientific.
You were an author so prolific. ! :)
Thanks to BOB COHEN for Perfect questions, Perfect answers !
True devotees are discovered due to your books that act as sensors
You are the worlds wealthiest person, I am amused!
Even now, your wealth is being wisely used. ! :)
Your wealth, among devotees has a crazy crave!
Your wealth is nothing but the spiritual knowledge you gave! :)
To me, you are a master, a father and the dear most friends. ! :)
You have put my fateful condition, on the mend! :)
Your love for Krishna, your hard work, your sacrifice make me cry! :(
You will live forever in your books and will never die! :)
- Chandni Nathani !

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Bhakta Vinay
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Prabhupada,
Its a great opportunity for me to have associated with your sincere disciples and the organization you
have created. We are very much thankful for your contribution for the enlightenment of this modern
society
I had lot of strength to follow your instruction and to progress in Krishna consciousness when I was
within your disciples circle, but after my marriage I feel very difficult to follow the regulative
principles and to advance in Krishna consciousness.
I have got entangled into this materialistic life planning to accumulate wealth for my son and even for
my daughter who is expected to be delivered by this October, Making myself busy to survive in this
competitive world.
Some point of time I feel the activities I do will not take to right destination but for some reasons
again getting busy in materialistic activities. To be honest even to write this letter personally to you,
was initiated by one of your sincere disciple. I am really ashamed of my present way of life I am living,
though I have access to get good guidance from your disciples.
From today I would like to start everyday with set of devotional activities, the first thing is to start the
day with Chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and close the day by reading at least one page from
Bahagavad -gita. Before changing anybody else in the family first I would like to change myself and
follow very basic principles you have taught us.
I understand by Gurus mercy one can get strength to lead Krishna conscious life. Kindly shower your
mercy on me and my family so that we shall advance in Krishna consciousness together as a family.
All glories to Guru and Gauranga.
Bhakta Vinay
Bhaktin Chetna Nathani
Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On this occasion of 116
th
appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, I would like to glorify Srila Prabhupada
affectionately. Firstly I would like to thank Srila Prabhupada for his personal guidance provided in all
his books to both devotees and non-devotees. Due to his mercy, I was able to understand basic and
fundamental concepts of life as to why we are here, what are our goals, how should we live, what rules
are to be followed and who is the source of everything.
Srila Prabhupadas journey through life.
1
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Sept 1896 Srila Prabhupadas appearance day.
In 1922, (age 26) met his spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. As instructed
by his master, Srila Prabhupada wrote commentary on the Bhagavad-gita in English.
In 1932 (age 36) Became formally initiated disciple of his Spiritual Master.
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In 1944 (age 48) Published biweekly English magazine Back To Godhead, and is still being
published across the world in many languages.
In 1947 (age 51) Srila Prabhupada was honored with the title Bhaktivedanta by the Gaudiya-
Vaishnava society.
In 1950 (age 54) Retired from married life and lived in Radha-Damodara temple at Vrindavan and
started writing many books.
In 1959 (age 63) accepted renounced order of life (sannyasa) and began work on his lifes master
piece English translation of 18,000 versed Srimad-Bhagavatam with commentary and also wrote the
book Easy Journey to Other Planets.
In 1965 (age 69) went to United States to fulfill the mission of his Spiritual Master. When he
landed in New York, he was practically penniless and after a year of great difficulty established
INTERNATIONAL SOCEITY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS.
In 1968 (age 72), Srila Prabhupada created New Vrindavana, an experimental Vedic community in
the hills of West Virginia and his students were inspired and founded similar communities throughout
the world.
In 1972 (age 76), He introduced the Vedic system of primary and secondary education in the west
by founding the Gurukula school in Dallas, Texas.
The current complex at Sridham Mayapur in West Bengal is the site for a planned spiritual city, a
project for which construction will extend over the next decade.
Srila Prabhupadas most significant contribution, however is, his books. The Bhaktivedanta Book
Trust, established in 1972 exclusively to publish the works of His Divine Grace, has thus become the
worlds largest publisher of books in the field of Indian religion and philosophy.
In just 12 years, In spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe 14 times, lectured on
6 continents and despite such a vigorous schedule; he continued to rise during the hours before dawn
every day to translate the Vedic texts into English.
JAI SHRI KRISHNA ! JAI SRILA PRABHUPADA !
Bhaktin Diya Venkatesh
Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On this occasion of 116
th
appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, I would like to glorify Srila Prabhupada.
Firstly I would like to thank Srila Prabhupada for having written many books which focus in helping
all fallen souls. I have gained a lot of knowledge reading his books and have finally landed on the right
path due to his mercy. The reason of why we are here on earth, the reason why we are suffering from
temporary feelings, the reason why we are kept separated from Lord Krishna etc., are all well
explained in his books. I have so far read these books Srimad Bhagavad-gita, The Laws of Karma,
Perfect Questions and Perfect Answers, (thanks to BOB COHEN for helping Srila Prabhupada to write
this book. I loved this book), The Hare Krishna Challenge, A Second Chance and right now reading
Science of Self Realization and the FOREWORD by Michael grant (Mukunda dasa) written for Srila
Prabhupada just brought tears in my eyes. Here are some important reasons of why one can prefer
reading Srila Prabhupadas books to story books or novels -
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Firstly, As Srila Prabhupada comes in the deciplic succession of Arjuna, to whom Srimad Bhagavad-
gita was said by Lord Krishna Himself in the battle field of Kurukshetra, his books can alone be
trusted in this age of Kali and only his books should be read.
Getting rid from four main problems birth, disease, old age and death is very well explained.
Just like how we follow traffic rules to avoid accident and reach the destination safely, we need to
follow rules of life in order to complete it successfully and these rules are beautifully explained.
Why we are facing problems in our life? The reason and solution is explained.
Well explained stories from past helps us in understanding true facts of life and its mission.
Practical knowledge for living a human life and getting rid from cycle of birth and death.
The phrase PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING is very well understood from his books.
The difference between an animal and a human and their activities is well explained.
The importance of human form which is obtained from after many lives is well explained.
It explains us how to remove the material contamination so that KRISHNA CONCIOUSNESS that is
already present with us glows again.
It explains how to attain a permanent happy as we have everything temporary right now.
Many books portray the past times of Lord Krishna and give us goose bumps.
It explains four different types of men classified according to their work and the four different stages
of human life that every human should follow in order get oneself off the cycle of birth and death.
Lesser the material attachment (towards materials, towards relations that are temporary), the more can
one elevate spiritually.
It teaches what kind of food we should eat and explains why we should eat plants and not meat (based
on each species consciousness).
As we are in Kali yuga, every human, good or bad is prone to commit sin in order to live, but to which
extent the sin is committed, it is up to us. It teaches us how to minimise sins
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Delhi Preaching Centre
Bilvamangala Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept My Fallen Obeisance's at your lotus feet.
All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
Offering respects to Spiritual Master means to remember some of His Pastimes. August 11, 2012 is the
divine 116
th
appearance day of Your Grace. You are the one who implanted and nurtured the seeds of
Krishna consciousness in every Hearts. You gradually transformed the hardcore hippies into devotees
of Lord Krishna. You did not bring in any designation of caste, creed, religion, sex or faith but said
that Krishna consciousness is universal. Thus you formed ISKCON during the July of 1966. You are
Unmoved, Unchangeable, undefeated Conqueror and Champion of saving souls. You are a Healer in
this Kali Yuga. You are the First and Last, the Beginning and the End, the Creator and Keeper of all
fallen soul. Armies can't defeat you, science can't explain your thoughts, and leaders can't ignore you.
New Age religion can't replace you, and no one can ever explain you. So, all honor to You Dear Father
Srila Prabhupada, I was born in the darkest ignorance & you opened my eyes with the torch of
Knowledge. By Your Presence the whole world is glorified & all conditioned Souls due to your
transcendental presence are also glorified. The entire world is purified simply by the appearance of
such a Great Devotee. You are very tolerant, tolerant, and tolerant to the utmost. You are Ocean of
Mercy.
Let me kneel before with folded Hands Thank You for allowing such an Offensive person as Myself to
Glorify God like you. Your most fallen servant
Bilvamangala Dasa
Bhakta Abhinav
Dear Srila Prabhpada,
Please accept my obeisance at your lotus feet. This is second year I have completed being under
shelter of your lotus feet and associated with your mission. I continue to learn more and more about
Krishna consciousness by reading your books and listening directly to your audio lectures. I am really
thankful to you for making it so easy for us to understand and gain spiritual quotient by all these
means. The year gone by has been very special for me. By your causeless mercy, I have realized:
1. That every jiva is the eternal servant of Lord Krishna. Now when I see another human being I am
able to recognize the fact that he/she is also part and parcel of Lord Krishna.
2. The importance of devotional service and how to direct all my desires and actions in the service of
Lord Krishna.
3. The importance of sankirtan, chanting Hare Krishna Maha- mantra and association of pure
devotees.
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On this auspicious occasion of Vyasa puja, Oh! My Spiritual Master please be merciful unto me so that
I will remain in Krishna consciousness throughout my life. Please forgive me for the offences I have
committed at your lotus feet knowingly or unknowingly
Your fallen servant,
Abhinav
Bhakta Ajay Madan
Hare Krishna Prabhupada.
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nitai Gauranga and to
you Prabhupada.
I am a fool of highest order and dont know how to serve my Spiritual Master and to the Lord. I dont
know why you have bestowed your mercy on me. I was all along living in material darkness thinking
that I am the king of my region, so called enjoying with things around me. I could never understand
who I am and that there exists God within me, within every living entity. I could never accept that
there exists relation between every living entity and the almighty Lord Krishna. I always thought there
are various gods, I never knew the word Demi-God and what it could have meant, what this creation
is all about. I could never imagine that only human being has the capability to understand God and
relationship with God.
It is because of only you Prabhupada that I have started understanding that Lord Krishna is the
Supreme enjoyer, Supreme proprietor and a Supreme friend. This most confidential knowledge is
revealed only through your guidance and knowledge. It is you Prabhupada who has taught us the
actual meaning of our existence, who is the creator of this creation, what our original position was,
why we have been thrown into this hellish materialistic world and what our actual goal is.
Prabhupada, by your mercy and personal love and care, this fool has got to understand what Krishna
consciousness means and why it is also important as our duty to make other people also realize this
truth, for that will please you the most. Only with your mercy Prabhupada, I also understood that our
only duty is to serve Lord Krishna by all means, through shravanam, smaranam and kirtanam.
Your guidance has revealed to us that we should every moment think of Lord Krishna, talk about Lord
Krishna, glorify His past times, keep Lord Krishna as center of all our daily activities, offer Lord
Krishna with delicious bhogas and take only Krishna Prasadam, read about Lord Krishna, preach
about Lord Krishna to all the people around us, dream about Lord Krishna, love Lord Krishna and
every second think only Krishna Krishna and Krishna. All this would not have been possible
Prabhupada without your guidance and blessings.
This fool continues to beg you to keep me at your lotus feet as I have no knowledge and
understanding of self and only you can help me to serve Lord Krishna with real devotion and love.
In this process Prabhupada, this fool may make mistakes, may get diverted to material world as maya
is very strong. It is my sincere request Prabhupada that please do not keep me away from your lotus
feet and give me any kind of services that will keep me to serve lord Krishna and to you Prabhupada
for that I will accept it with highest happiness.
Prabhupada, please give me strength and intelligence to spread your mission of Krishna consciousness
to the people around me so that you will be happy my Spiritual Master. Please give the strength and
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your blessings so that I continue to follow your instructions of 16 rounds chanting daily, follow the 4
regulative principles, hear Srimad-Bhagavatam daily, read your books and spread your mission.
Prabhupada, it is also my strong desire to serve Lord Krishna and you by doing kirtana everywhere all
the time to glorify Lord Krishna and his past times. Please bestow your blessings if you feel this fool
can be of any service to you, else this fool can continue to serve in the manner that you feel is
appropriate.
Prabhupada, you are my role model, you are my hero, and you are my only Spiritual Master. I always
admire you in my daily activity as you give me the strength to overcome, any obstacle and all
problems just vanish away in a moment by remembering you Prabhupada.
Prabhupada, I pray to you to please continue to keep us under you lotus feet and guide us to serve you
and Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra and contribute our bit to spread this mission of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu and you.
Hare Krishna Prabhupada. Hari Bol.
Your foolish servant,
Ajay Madan
Bhakta Alok Kaushik
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
On occasion of Vyas Puja, I pay my sincere obeisance to you. I consider myself as a fortunate soul who
got the shelter of your lotus feet. Throughout my journey till now I have been protected by you. I still
remember that how did you attracted me slowly and slowly and then one fine day my thinking and
perceptions about the world changed.
I have been helped by other devotees in continuing on path of Krishna consciousness and have
experienced the joy by getting opportunities of serving Krishna on many occasions. You have always
insisted on importance of Mahamantra in present time as well as about the taste one develops for it. I
remember when I started chanting I did it more of as a condition and always wanted to finish 1 or 2
rounds as early as possible and that too without any attachment. Slowly under the guidance of other
devotees I started enjoying it and started increasing the number of rounds. At present I relish it so
much that in case I miss it because of some unavoidable reason, I feel that something very important is
being missed.
I get new meanings of devotion, life and duties through your books and lectures. Every lecture or
book seems like a fresh listening or reading in repeated attempts too. Prabhupada, I truly appreciate
you for your wisdom and knowledge and no ordinary person has capability to write, explain and
speak in details of transcendental knowledge. This supports and firms our faith of you being the direct
representative of Krishna. We always feel your presence around us.
Prabhupada I pray for your mercy as I find myself still on lower grounds and know that there is lot to
improve upon. Please help me in coming out of such situations. Please guide and help me in making
this body as a temple, where everything is happening for Krishna only.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
ALOK KAUSHIK
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Bhakta Amarnath Sharma
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you on this most auspicious day
of your divine grace.
At the age of 70 when all common human beings get their retirement, you have followed the orders of
your Spiritual master and went to west to propagate Krishna Consciousness among the fallen souls.
The determination and the enthusiasm what is present in you is rarely seen now a days.
You are the ideal Acharya, as you have given opportunities to learn from your books, teachings, and
personal examples. You have taught us how to follow, whom to follow. the teachings of Bhagavad-Gita
was always present since Lord Krishna delivered it to Arjuna at the battle field of Kurukshetra, and
even before it, but you taught us how to implement it in our day to day life and how to follow the
instructions of Lord Krishna and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
According to Karma one gets this human form of life, and you from your teachings and personal
examples have made them first class men. You have given the opportunity for any one and every one
to chant the Holy Names of Lord irrespective of caste, creed, nationality, color, social positions.
On this auspicious day of your appearance, I humbly beg you to continue to shower your blessings on
me and guide me to serve you.
Please forgive my offenses and give me intelligence to serve your mission and carry out your orders.
Amar Nath Sharma
Bhakta Amit
AGTSP!
Dear Spiritual Master,
Just to address you as my spiritual master gives me strength. The strength to move on and going on in
life, not only spiritual but material too. I was fortunate to have served in your mission full-time for
some time and thats the only time I can count when my life counted. This is not only my offering to
you on the most glorious Vyasa Puja but also a chance that youve given me to speak with you. So
please consider these words as coming from my heart for want of a better Vyasa Puja offering to you.
As you know, my first encounter with you was by chance when I was in school and didnt even
know that I was reading your books. Copies of Bhagavad Gita were distributed in my school and so I
got one too. Though I was always curious to know whats written in Bhagavad-gita but I never really
sat down to really make the time to read it until one day when I was in college, almost broken in
spirits and at the brink of losing my faith in God. That day I took out the Bhagavad Gita, that I had got
by chance, out of the box and read the preface written by you. In the middle of the reading my eyes
got filled with tears. My heart was filled with faith again. I didnt continue with the reading, although I
had got started with the first chapter, but again I lost touch.
After a few years, I went to Bangalore and by chance got in touch with ISKCON devotees. I started
taking part in the FOLK classes and then things started falling in place. There, I saw Bahagavad-gita As
It Is and felt that I had seen this book somewhere else before. Next time when I went back home to
Delhi, I searched for the Bhagavad Gita I had got in my school by chance and found that it was your
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Bhagavad -gita As It Is. I couldnt believe it but they say there are no chances in life, only destiny.
If it was my destiny to become your disciple then I want to tell you that I am the most fortunate
without a doubt. But why do you keep me out of your protection? Why do I have to go through so
much of hardships and its only when Im at the brink of losing myself do you appear out of your
mercy to save me, to leave me alone again? I do not want to suffer Prabhupada and I beg you to save
me.
Yours sincerely,
Bhakta Amit
Who once tried to serve you with all his heart and humbleness, but could not do enough,
Bhakta Amit Shiv
JAI PRABHUPADA,
Congrats to all devotees on appearance day of SRILA PRABHUPADA. My name is Amit Shiv and by
the grace of our great spiritual master, I came into Krishna Consciousness just two years back. From
then my life has completely changed. I could so easily give up bad habits of drinking and meat eating,
that otherwise seem impossible. I have started chanting, listening to Bhagavatam classes and observing
fast on Ekadashi and lately even given up tea, onion and garlic. I enjoy listening to Hare Krishna
Tunes, attending kirtan and the company of devotees. I make it a point to visit Vrindavan monthly,
especially on festivals. My daily devotional service includes shringar of the deities with garlands and
offering Bhoga. O, our merciful master, this all has been possible only by the grace of your lotus feet.
Material benefits are very small things to mention, spiritual benefits are so much that now it seems
that I wasted my whole life in useless activities of eating, sleeping, mating and defending that even
animals do. With my experience I can firmly say that KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS is the only
authenticated path, recommended in scriptures, that can put an end to miseries of this life, during this
lifetime only and lead us BACK TO GODHEAD.I bow my head in all thanks to
A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA, for giving us this simple and lucid form of BHAKTI-
YOGA where we can attain the highest goal of life just by chanting HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA.
I pray to our GREAT SPIRITUAL MASTER to always keep my devotion fixed to HIS lotus feet so that I
can continuously progress in BHAKTI YOGA and attain KRISHNA-PREMA.
Bhakta Ankit
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet.
On this auspicious appearance day of your Divine grace, I offer my gratitude and would like to thank
you from bottom of my heart for showing your causeless mercy upon this fallen soul. I would like to
tell you that I have experienced a positive change in my life after I came in contact with Krishna
consciousness movement. Whatever little I know about Lord Krishna, it is only because of your
teachings and books. You have sown a seed of devotional service in my heart and shown a right way to
lead my life. I will always be thankful to you.
Please bless me and always keep me under the shade of your lotus feet.
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All glories to Jagad-Guru A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Your humble servant,
Ankit
Bhakta Chandra Bhushan
My obeisances to the lotus feet of his divine grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad. Dear Guru
Maharaj I am not fit to be your disciple but somehow mercifully you have given me the shade of your
lotus feet. I am convinced that what you speak is nothing but the words of Krishna and his divine
message, there is no altercation whatsoever. In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy it is difficult to find
pure spiritual knowledge unless one is attached to you.
Your life is exemplary for all devotees to understand how seriously one should follow the order of
ones spiritual master. How dedicatedly one has to spread the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
You kept no personal consideration in spreading the holy name of the lord across the globe tirelessly.
It is otherwise impossible for a common man even of a young age to think of completing the task you
accomplished in those given adverse conditions on the western world. It takes sheer courage and an
unflinching faith in God to deliver spiritual knowledge to the gross materialistic world.
I beg you to forgive me for any offenses I have done unintentionally. I thank you with my deepest
feelings for taking me out of the darkness of material nature. Please always keep me under the dust of
your lotus feet.
Regards, Chandra Bhushan.
Bhakta Charu Gupta
Hare Krishna Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my heartfelt respects at your lotus feet
The hero! The magician! The teacher! The scholar! The saint! The guide! Or a philosopher! Who
are you?
Are you a hero?
The energy and grace, the zeal and vigor
You had them all which is unmatched for!
Hero is a term not glorious enough
Are you a magician?
The magic of sankirtana in your voice
Spelled the whole world in a fraction of time!
Magician is a term not great enough
Are you a teacher?
Changed millions of lives in distances afar,
Language and culture and religion no bar!
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Teacher is a term not significant enough
Are you a scholar?
The healing potion found in your books
Has worked wonders upon the fallen souls!
Scholar is a term not splendorous enough
Are you a saint?
Dedicated, diligent, strong and simple,
Divine wisdom and love, yet polite and humble!
Saint is a term not elaborate enough
I wondered and pondered over that one word
Which sums up your qualities in this material world?
At last I found it in the core of my heart
That you are Krishnas Associate, His integral part.
Equipped with His unlimited potency, you were sent to execute His mission
And that is the term, which completes your great position
On this special day, may I request you with submission?
Please accept this sinful soul under your shelter and protection
Bhakta Devendra Gurjar
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
I would like to offer my obeisance unto the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
Only By the mercy of Prabhupada today we have been a part of Krishna Ashraya family, and due to his
divine grace we are able to understand the objective of the Hume life,
Why we have given the form of Hume life, this is only possible to understand by mercy of my Spiritual
Master, through his teachings we are practicing the Krishna consciousness through Hare Krishna
movement.
Srila Prabhupada has provided us an opportunity to go deeper & deeper to our Krishna consciousness
through his teachings.
By his Divine Grace we are able to understand the teachings of Lord Chaitanya & Bhagavad-gita, and
will continue our Krishna consciousness to achieve the goal of human life i.e. freed from repeated
cycle of birth & death and go back to godhead, the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
By this I once again pay my obeisance to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada & thank you Prabhupada
for giving us this opportunity which is rare of the rarest to get in this world.
Hare Krishna, Haribol.
Krishna Servant, Devendra Gurjar
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Bhakta Gaurav Saxena
All glories to HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada, I would like to offer my humble obeisance to
my Eternal Spiritual Master on his Appearance Day. Just seek HIS Blessings so that I could have full
faith in the Sruti process and I could follow HIS instructions.
The Lord said, `Regularly chant of this Maha-mantra. By this chanting you will attain all perfections.
Chant at any time and in any circumstance. There are no rules for chanting." [Cc. Madhya 23.78]
"Simply by chanting the holy name of Krishna, one is relieved from all of the reactions of a sinful life.
One can complete the nine processes of devotional service simply by chanting the holy name.
"One does not have to receive formal initiation (Diksha) nor undergo the various purificatory
activities required before initiation known as the purascarya-vidhi. One simply has to vibrate the holy
name with his lips. Thus even a man in the lowest caste [chandala] can be delivered."
[Cc.madhya 15.107-108]
SO just give me the strength to chant "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare
Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare" I would also seek the benediction of HDG AC
Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada so that I would work above my capacity to serve the mission and
spread the HARI NAMA.
I would like to offer my obeisances to all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord who are just like desire
trees. Devotees are always anxious to fulfill the real desire of a conditioned soul that is to be in their
original position of Loving Devotional service to the lotus feet of the Primeval Lord Govinda.
Yours most Humble Servant
Gaurav Saxena
Bhakta Govind Basaiwala
Dear Prabhu,
Hare Krishna, I bow before your lotus feet my Spiritual Master. All glories to you on this most
auspicious day of your divine grace.
I have thrown to this material world due to sinful karmas of my past lives. I have realized that I am
not the body but I am the soul and how the soul has got contaminated with this material world. Really
I was living an animal life and was involved in various sinful activities. Really Prabhu, after coming to
Krishna Consciousness, I have realized myself who am I and what I am supposed to do to get rid this
of my material body. I have started chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, but still I need a lot of
blessings of yours so that I can become absorbed in Krishna consciousness thoroughly and get back to
my original form and return to the abode, i.e. return back to godhead and will never be return back to
this material world.
You have shown so much kindness to this human world which is full of misery. You have shown us
the road to get rid of the vicious cycle of life and death, you have shown us that we are not more than
an animal or even worse than an animal, you have shown us how we can cleanse our soul by chanting
the holy name of Lord Krishna. You have delivered the teachings of Lord Chaitanya and made us
believe that how we can reach to the God. We can reach to the God dham only through you only.
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Please Prabhu, help us to reach to the God as I consider you as my Spiritual Master and I can only
reach to God only through you.
We are really animal, always involved in our own sense gratification, ignoring that this sense is not
ours, ignoring that we are not the enjoyer, ignoring that we are not the proprietor. We are so much
ignorant about the science of life and death which are so real but we believe in the material sciences
which are material or so much unreal. Your delivered about this science and made us believe that why
you are here, you are not supposed to here, you must go back, go back to golokadham.
Please Prabhu help us and bless us so that we can get our original form and go back to godhead.
Begging to remain under the shelter of your lotus feet.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNAKRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAM HARE RAM RAMRAM
HARE HARE.
Bhakta Jagdish
Dear Srila Prabhupada
You taught us about Lord Krishna. You ordained us to follow Lord Krishna The Supreme Personality
of God head's teachings. You spread the world Lord Chaitanya and other Vaishnava Acharya's
teachings. You clearly explained us about Bhagavad-gita in a very simplistic manner. You asked us to
Chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare
Hare minimum 16 round a day which is the best way to attain Lord Krishna in this Kali-Yuga. You
asked the world to treat Cow as Mother. You told us to always to eat Prasadam which is first offered to
Lord Krishna.
We like to attend Krishna class every Saturdays.
Hare Krishna
Your humble devotees
Jagdish, Vamshi, Vidya, and Viraaj
Bhakta Keshav Bajaj
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Though I dont think I deserve nor has any ability to offer anything to your Prabhupad, as I know, I
am one of the highest category of a material soul. Whatever little I know about Krishna and devotional
service to Krishna is due to your mercy and blessings. I believe, I cannot grow a millimeter in a
spiritual life without your blessings.
Pls. keep me under your guidance and bless me to achieve the utmost goal of human life. Please do
exercise all punishment or adversity in case you see me not progressing in the path of Krishna
Consciousness.
Hare Krishna.

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Bhakta Krishna Kumar Bansal
Jai Srila Prabhupad, my obeisance unto your lotus feet.
Gurudev due to your mercy, I am blessed having come into contact with your full time disciples who
are helping me and my family navigate through this difficult route of illusion and maya. It has been
more than three years now, since I am following Krishna consciousness. I enjoy the association of
your disciples and fellow devotees. You have given us an excellent translation and interpretation of
Bhagavad Gita. After reading the Bhagavad Gita written you, there is change in my perspective
towards life and by your grace I try to apply to the same in my daily life and dealings with people. I
feel there is no need to read any other book on management after reading the Bhagavad Gita.
Gurudev, you have shown us an easy path of spirituality through devotional service which we are able
to follow without abandoning our routine life. By your mercy, we are able to understand the purpose
and mission of life. By setting up Krishna temple across the major cities in the world, you have
brought great respect and awareness about Sanatan dharma and Krishna consciousness. While
travelling across globe, its easy to remain connected to our roots by visiting the temples setup by you.
Great tradition and practices started by you and now being followed and spread across the globe by
your disciples is changing the life of thousands of common people like me. Regular chanting, Bhoga
offering to lord, arati and pooja has really changed the environment of my house. Children are also
learning the Krishna consciousness easily through weekend sankirtan program and participation in
festivals celebrated in temples setup you and your disciples.
I once again pay my obeisance unto your lotus feet and pray for your mercy and blessing so that I can
progress fast on the path of Krishna consciousness.
Bhakta Madhav Gupta
OFFERING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA
I thank His divine grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who connected me to Lord Krishna,
the Supreme Lord and changed my life forever. Few years back I had my particular timetable to go to
school,come home,do homework and did not have a single minute to pray to lord. One day I saw a
book in the library. On the cover it was written in bold letters Bhagavad-gita. At that time I was
small and didnt know about it. But who in the world knew that it would become an important part of
my life. I told my mother about it and was surprised to see the same book in our house also. I wanted
my mother to read it for me, and then I started bit by bit and took part in several inter school
Bhagavad -gita competitions and somehow managed time to take care of our Laddu Gopal. I got the
opportunity to visit Vrindavan and attend all festivals at Radha Vrindavan Chandra Mandir. I also used
listen lot of lectures with my mother. I started chanting Hare Krishna Maha- mantra and currently I
am chanting 2 rounds daily. Within a short time, came a change in my life that whenever I felt alone,
an inner voice came, talking and telling me whats right and whats wrong.
Big, big, thanks to Srila Prabhupada to bring about a change in me in the right direction. On this
occasion of Vyasa puja I pray him to keep guiding me always.
Hare Krishna
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Bhakta Mani
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my sincere and humble pranamsand namaskarams at your divine lotus feet. All glories to
you on this most auspicious appearance day of your divine grace.
You are not an individual but an institution and more particularly the Global University always on
wheels and wings roving around the world, instilling scriptural knowledge in the people enmass and
thus unfolding the steps of spiritual path through Bhakti Yoga. By following the path of devotion and
by serving God through each thought, word and deed and by chanting of His Holy Names, Hare
Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
the devotee quickly develops Krishna Consciousness.
You are the ideal Acharya because you teach us everything about spiritual life by your personal
example. Even though you have been empowered by Lord Chaitanya to spread the holy name of
Krishna throughout the world, you perform your devotional service strictly following the instructions
of your spiritual master. By your personal example you teach us to accept all austerities to carry out
the order of the spiritual master. By your tapasya you have given the wonderful gift of this Krishna
consciousness movement to the whole world.
You were inspired, encouraged and reinforced to take up the great mission of explaining the Eternal
Truth scientifically and logically to a common man in the present day language. Your life represents a
model of one who pursued the goal with concentrated dedication demonstrating in your own life-time
the secret of success.
You, as a torch bearer of our generation, have demonstrated to us as to how one can get rid of the
sorrow-ridden ego-centric life to realize the Krishna Consciousness and attain the Abode of Bliss and
Peace.
On this most auspicious day I humbly beg you to continue showering your blessings on me and to
give me your guidance to continue my daily practice and progress in my spiritual journey. Please
forgive me for any offenses and give me the intelligence to carry out your orders under the protection
of your divine movement in the association of your sincere devotees.
Begging to remain under the shelter of your lotus feet at all times and aspiring to be your humble
servant, C.S. Mani
Bhakta Manish Nagpal
Dear Prabhupada,
Fallen in the material world, neither do we have capacity to see the Supreme Lord nor intelligence to
reach his lotus feet. But still He makes sure that he didn't abandon us, by sending great devotees like
you Prabhupada. You gave us transcendental knowledge through your words and activities and
enlighten us, but still, many a times, we fail to recognize it because of our insufficient mental capacity
and even that doesnt stop you from pouring your mercy. Thank you for everything. My humble
Obeisances to you!
All glories to you! All glories to Sri Radha Krishna!
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Bhakta Nakul
HARE KRISHNA,
Well I would like to take the opportunity to reveal my experiences ever since I accepted Srila
Prabhupada.
Since my childhood, I was very active in visiting Vrindavan with my parents as they were very much
into Krishna bhakti. With time our interest in Krishna also increased, but somewhere we were
thinking as there was nobody to guide us to peace. On the search of that path, we were misguided by
so many gurus, gosains and self-proclaimed jyotish pandits. Everybody charged fees yet no peace
guaranteed.
I passed my school and I choose Bangalore for my graduation. I came in June 2006 and I visited
ISKCON Bangalore. I had Darshan, had very nice Prasadam, heard nice kirtan& I came back. I came
back to hostel and started my college life. Gradually with time I became regular in ISKCON Bangalore.
I started understanding the teachings the philosophy of Srila Prabhupada ji. I was so fascinated from
massive Prasadam & book distribution, youngsters taking to Krishna Consciousness, expansion into
various centers, so many full time devotees, SPLENDOROUS FESTIVAL celebrations & much more. I
realised there is some power present who is backing up all these activities. I thought it to be KRSNA
but I believed it was Srila Prabhupada actually who was backing up the devotees.
I would like to talk on an instance which happened with me during my life in Bangalore. I was
studying hotel management in Bangalore. Every year, French Govt. selects 11 students on a
scholarship program for an internship in France. I was initially rejected after clearing 9 rounds out of
11. I became sad as I lost a life time opportunity. I came to temple, stood in front of the deities and
prayed for the selection, even though I was rejected. I literally begged in front of Srila Prabhupada ji
for the same. The very next day I received an email stating that I was selected for the internship
program. I was among the 11 Indian students who took part in that program. I had belief that
anything can happen in this world with strong belief in Guru and Krishna. For me Srila Prabhupada ji
is the only asset I have made. I was chanting regularly 16 rounds. I felt change in my personality and
my deeds. Everything around me was so positive. With his mercy my career started very well and now
at present I am running my own catering business which is again a blessing of Srila Prabhupada ji.
With his mercy I am also giving my services to AKSHAYA PATRA, Delhi serving around 32,000
students daily with nice Prasadam. I am so happy to have this as a service. I feel great that Prabhupada
ji has chosen me as one of his servants. I feel him everywhere and thank him for his mercy on me and
my family.
I am very proud to be associated with ISKCON Bangalore, RVC because they have shown me and my
family the right path and helped us to believe in Srila Prabhupada ji as Guru.
I wish all the devotees a very happy Krishna Janmashtami and Vyasa puja festival.
Jai Prabhupada jiki Jai,
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Bhakta Savmit Grover
Respected Srila Prabhupada Ji
Please accept my humble Obeisances and all glories to your lordship on this auspicious day of your
appearance on this planet.
The Hare Krishna Movement brought by your good-self, the discipline defined by you to be followed
by the devotees, the various books that your good-self has written for us to read specifically keeping in
view our standards and level of understanding is all admirable and appreciated from the core of our
heart. I have always felt your presence very strongly in your teachings and instructions.
Only an empowered personality like your Lordship can distribute the holy name of the Lord and
enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krishna.
I am so fortunate that I am writing these feelings of mine in your lotus feet. I must have done
something good in my past that with your kind mercy I came across a disciple of yours who
introduced me to your Lordship. I am a petty fallen soul who fortunately with little faith came in
association with the devotees and had a chance of hearing about the Supreme Lord from authoritative
scriptures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
By the mercy of the Lord, who is situated in everyone's heart, I gradually developed faith in Krishna.
The process of chanting brought major changes in my thoughts and activities. It not only opened my
eyes on identifying reason of our existence on this planet but also the right purpose of having human
form of body. Before I came in association of the devotees of the Hare Krishna Movement my whole
perceptions of Spiritual life and religions were vague and baseless. Today I have an understanding of
my position, that is we are the servants of the Supreme personality of Godhead and that we are the
fallen souls separated from our Supreme father and we have to go back to the Supreme personality of
God head. Thus today I have a meaning of life before me and the reason for my existence in this
human form.
Nothing is hidden from your good-self, I am at very niche stage of Krishna Consciousness, my pace of
progress is slow too and I dont want to give any excuses since I know it is me who is to be blamed.
But on this auspicious day I take this opportunity to place my request in your lotus feet to enlighten
me in balancing my material and spiritual activities so that my pace in the path shown by you is apt.
Oh! Spiritual Master please ignore all my mistakes past, present and future and keep me in your Lotus
Feet and keep guiding me as you have been mercifully doing and lead me further on the path of
Krishna Consciousness.
Krishna Servant
Savmit Grover
Bhakta Siddharth Kapoor & Family
I thank Prabhupadaji for being my Spiritual Master. I am so blessed to have him as my guru.
Prabhupadaji please bestow your mercy upon me and my family so that we all can progress in our
spiritual lives. HARI BOL.
Ekta Kapoor.

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I feel so happy when I chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Prabhupadaji I want to chant more and
more. Please guide me.
Angiras Kapoor.
I always want to remember you, Prabhupadaji.
Krishnika Kapoor
I love chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. It is very powerful and gives me a lot of strength. Please
give me energy so that I chant more and more.
Kapoor S K
HARE Krishna, by your mercy, Prabhupadaji we are chanting Hare Krishna mantra every day.
HariBol
Seemakapoor
Hare Krishna Prabhupadaji,
I want to sHare my heart with you. I thank Krishnaji that by His mercy I came in touch with Akshaya
Patra by chance, on my visit to Vrindavan. I met a devotee and he introduced me to Akshaya Patra. He
introduced me to you, HIS DIVINE GRACE PRABHUPADA JI, The Great Acharya. I thank Krishnaji
to have done such a wonderful thing in my life that I came in touch with Prabhupadaji, getting such
Top Class knowledge about the reality of life what we see around us. I am very lucky to have you
Prabhupadaji. Listening to you, your Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita commentary is the most fortunate
thing happening to me. I am so lucky and fortunate to read your beautiful books, like I am reading
Srimad Bhagavatam. I want to pay my full strength Obeisances to you, Prabhupadaji.
Iskcon Bangalore is great and best people in this world. I pray to Lord Krishna to give us a nice and a
very big and beautiful temple with best facilities in the heart of New Delhi to perform the best activity
in this world. Prabhupadaji, please help us in this.
Your Servant,
Siddharth Kapoor
Bhakta Sudarshan Hegde
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Spiritual Master is always required to lighten our Spiritual journey to Godhead. We feel Lord Krishnas
mercy on us, to have you as our Spiritual Master. You have set our Goals; you have made our path
simpler and easy to reach Lord Krishna, Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Oh! Master, I beg your mercy on us every moment, so that we may come out of the clutches of
powerful Maya. Bless us with all the strength to Serve Lord Krishna to reach HIM.
Please forgive me for all my mistakes that I do knowingly or unknowingly committed during offering,
chanting and during any devotional service that I do. Please give me strength to carry out your
mission and spread your auspicious message everywhere possible.
May yours and Lord Krishnas blessings be on every living entity.
Sudarshan Hegde Jai Srila Prabhupada
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Bhakta Sudipto Chatterjee
Jai Gurudev! By the mercy of Lord Krishna, I have spent my childhood days witnessing my
grandparents being engaged in devotional service of Lord Krishna. I saw them dancing in ecstasy for
the love of Lord Krishna during frequent Kirtans at our place, during Nagar Sankirtans which used to
happen in our locality, and during various festivals e.g. Janmashtami etc. But as I grew up, I got
diverted towards developing my so called career which as I understand now, taught me nothing
rather than directing my life towards sense gratification. Thinking my body to be myself, I flew with
the majority and I thought I can only be happy if I can give material enjoyment to myself and my
family. I was running after all the things in life, which now I realize was nothing but material.
Because of my ignorance, I really did not have any clue about the objective of my life. I was like a
wandering ship which does not know its destination but moves on as directed by the sea waves
resembling maya. But Gurudev, somewhere in my subconscious mind, I always had a doubt on the
real purpose of life. Seeing the lower category of species, I sometimes thought why am I born as a
human being with a brain out of million types of species. Are the activities in which I was involved is
the real purpose of life.
It is that after reading your books Gurudev that I got all the answers to my questions and you opened
my eyes with the torch of knowledge. It just turned my world upside down and candidly speaking
Gurudev, I feel no shame to confess that indeed I was leading my life not like a human being but that
like lower specie. I am grateful to you that by your mercy I could know that the only responsibility of
this human form of life is to know and love GOD i.e. to be Krishna Conscious. I thought the glittering
material world to be a wonderful place, until I knew from you that this is actually a prison and we all
are suffering.
I need your mercy so that I can always hold your lotus feet throughout my remaining life and do not
get swayed away by Maya. I humbly seek your blessings, my beloved Gurudev, so that I am able to
read the Vedic scriptures and strengthen my understanding of Lord Krishna and that I can chant the
Holy names of the Lord till my last breath. Oh! my Spiritual Master I also beg for your mercy to make
me as an instrument to sHare and distribute the absolute knowledge that you bestowed upon me and
get myself more engaged in devotional services there by relieving myself from the clutches of material
activities. Lastly, I beg upon you to give shelter of your lotus feet to my son, Soham so that he can
have is life directed towards the ultimate truth and gain transcendental knowledge at his early age.
Finally, thank you Gurudev, my saviour for bringing me back home and helping me reliving my
childhood days. I offer my respectful obeisances unto your Lotus feet.
Lord Krishna servant Sudipto Chatterjee
Bhakta Sundeep Talwar
jayaomvisnu-padaparamahamsaparivrajakacaryaasottara-satasrisrimadbhaktivedantagosvami maharaja
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!
Dear Beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances again and again. All glories to your lotus feet.
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On this most blessed event; Sri Vyasa-Puja, the appearance day of my beloved spiritual master, I am
filled with a sense of gratitude and wonder. I cannot even imagine where my life would be today, if
you had not appeared and blessed us all with your divine benediction.
The fact that you have always resided in my heart, and have been my most constant friend, mentor
and ever well-wisher, even without your physical presence, proves our eternal relationship with you.
So many friends and family members have come and gone, but you Srila Prabhupada, have remained
in my life as the one constant I could always turn to.
You are present in your vani; your books and instructions. You are present still in your pictures and
murtis. You live in the hearts of your sincere devotees. You have touched us all so deeply; we cannot
help but remember you. Srila Prabhupada, I am most unworthy to have received your mercy, and
because of knowing my insignificance, it has caused me to be even more grateful and appreciative of
your blessings.
There is one of your verses I would like to use to describe my mood and feelings. Indeed, Im just like
a dwarf who wants to capture the moon. Although I am completely unfit, a desire to receive Your
mercy is awakening within my mind.
This is my position, I am completely unworthy, and most fallen, therefore by showing me your mercy,
your mercy is most successful. I am a fallen soul, desiring only for your causeless mercy to be
bestowed upon me.
In writing this homage, I am reminded of a dream I had recently. In my dream you were reclining on
your right side, propped up on your elbow and I was kneeling down in front of you. I said Srila
Prabhupada, my Krishna Consciousness is still very child-like. Your face lit up and your Lotus eyes
became very large. Oh! You said. My favorite picture of you is still the very first one I ever saw, I
replied. And I then began to cry. You leaned forward and very gravely but kindly said Yes, it is alright
to have love and affection
For your Spiritual Master. I awoke from the dream and offered my obeisances thinking of your
extraordinary magnanimity and kindness and your ability to ease our suffering and allow us to love
you even more.
On this auspicious day I have come with this offering just to worship you, remembering your lotus
feet.
Thank you very much for everything, Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your lotus feet.
Begging to remain forever in Your Divine Service
Your aspiring servant,
Sundeep Talwar
Bhakta Surendra Khanna
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you on this most
auspicious appearance day of your Divine grace.
Its because of your Divine Grace mercy that I have got this matchless gift of Krishna Consciousness,
through which I really came to know that our human form of life is very important and so it should
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not be wasted by living a life of animals, rather it should be utilised for serving the Supreme
personality of God head 'Lord Krishna'.
Its because of HIS Grace mercy that I am able to perform my occupational duties nicely and I am able
to Chant the Maha-mantra regularly and follow the regulatory principles strictly
Its all your blessings and enlightenment that I see my same life which I was living earlier my same
duties but now the approach is totally changed now I do the same in total Krishna Consciousness.
You have very kindly appeared to deliver all such suffering souls as myself and make them Krishna
Conscious and make them chant, and the follow regulative principles by which we can go back to God
head our original home.
On this most auspicious day I humbly beg you to continue to shower your blessings and mercy on me.
I beg you to give me the inner strength to take all austerities in serving you. Please forgive my offences
and give me the intelligence and the knowledge to carry out your orders under the association of your
sincere devotees.
I beg u to kindly allow me to serve your lotus feet at all times.
Your Humble Servant
Surendra Khanna
Bhakta Surinder Madan
Hare Krishna
Jai Prabhupada.
It is mercy of you Prabhupada that I came in the association of Akshaya Patra and learnt so many
things of which I was unaware of. It is by your mercy that I came to know that I am not this body but
the soul, who has taken the form of a human body to come out of this materialistic world.
It is by Prabhupadas mercy that I am going near to God. I used to worship God before also but now
by the guidance of devotees I learnt how to worship properly. Prabhupada, you have given an easy
mantra to chant that anybody can chant anytime. I request Oh! Prabhupada that please show your
mercy on me like this so that soon I should leave all this materialistic relations and pay all my
attention on the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
I have heard that one has to take shelter of a bonafide Spiritual Master to come out of this material
world. But now after coming in your shelter and following your instructions my life has totally
changed. I request you to please take me out of this cycle of birth and death. Please shower your
blessing on me.
Jai Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna.
Krishna servant
Surinder Madan.

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Bhaktin Ananya Talwar
JAI SRILA PRABHUPAD!
By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada I have reached to a stage where I can chant the holy name of Lord
Krishna. I have learnt to chant, to do Kirtans, and serve you Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna ji.
And also have learnt many things about preachings, books, and lessons by Srila Prabhupada. Every
person in this world needs a guru and my guru is Swami A.C Bhakti Vedanta Srila Prabhupada. By
the blessings of Srila Prabhupada I have got a devotional mind and think about Lord Krishna and his
pastimes. I want to spread this movement in my school and friends so that the humans should aim for
the real eternal attachment with the Lord.
Learn more, Chant more!
HARI BOL!
Ananya Talwar
Bhaktin Anita kaushik
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Without your mercy and blessings none of us will be able to sail through this ocean of maya. You are
like a guide helping us pass through this ocean in the boat of Harinam sankirtan. This sail will become
a merry ride through the kirtan, Prasadam and the companionship of the devotees. It is due to your
causeless mercy that we in this age of misery can experience the Nama-rasa. Any amount of gratitude
expressed will never be enough. So I pay my Obeisances to my Spiritual Master.
Hare Krishna
Anita kaushik
Bhaktin Bindu Dey
I had Gita but knew not what is in it;
I loved Krishna but knew not what his pastimes were;
I had visited Vrindavan but did not smell HIS fragrance in the air:
I knew about Guru Parampara but knew not about its lineage;
I had heard about ISKON but knew not about Mangla Aarti;
I had read books by Srila Prabhupadaji but knew not the depth of his love for Krishna
Now that I am gradually sinking into the knowledge, I bestow on the Great Guru:
Nat Mastak
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Bhaktin Isha Kaushik
Hare Krishna,
Dedicated to the dust of the lotus feet of A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada as we would all agree upon is one of the greatest guru of all times.
His mercy and favors showered upon us are countless and are the key ingredient for us to sustain this
Kaliyuga.
Prabhupada is our foundation of the structure of our belief that we have constructed in our heart.
This foundation better mentioned with an example is like a building that stands strong against any
calamity due to its steady foundation.
Stronger the foundation, steadier is the building. So Prabhupada by bestowing upon his causeless
mercy onto the fallen souls like us and we have to rise and shine against the calamities of the Kali
Yuga by the most powerful weapon against it. i.e. The Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
This is the sole remedy from all the problems and it is only due to Prabhupada, we can experience this
by the most beautiful ways.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Isha Kaushik
Bhaktin Isha Madan
Hare Krishna,
Dedicated to the dust of the lotus feet of A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada as we would all agree upon is one of the greatest guru of all times.
His mercy and favors showered upon us are countless and are the key ingredient for us to sustain this
Kaliyuga.
Prabhupada is our foundation of the structure of our belief that we have constructed in our heart.
This foundation better mentioned with an example is like a building that stands strong against any
calamity due to its steady foundation.
Stronger the foundation, steadier is the building. So Prabhupada by bestowing upon his causeless
mercy onto the fallen souls like us and we have to rise and shine against the calamities of the Kali
Yuga by the most powerful weapon against it. i.e. The Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
This is the sole remedy from all the problems and it is only due to Prabhupada, we can experience this
by the most beautiful ways.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Isha Madan

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Bhaktin Ishitha Madan
Hare Krishna Prabhupada.
Jai Prabhupada.
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nitai Gauranga and to
you Prabhupada.
Prabhupada, you are the hero of my life. You struggled all your life without any personal interest to
help fallen souls like us.
Your teachings taught me that I am not this body but I am a soul. You also taught me to chant the
holy names of Lord Krishna. I also learnt to speak, listen and to spread the pastimes of Lord Krishna.
By doing all these activities, I hope and pray that with your mercy, you will take me back to Godhead.
Oh! Prabhupada, you are my Spiritual Master, my best friend, my father, my guide and my hero and I
will always pray for your lotus feet. Please always keep me under your shelter so that I do not fall in
this material world again. I will accept whatever service you will give me with great happiness.
I promise you Prabhupada that I will not disappoint you at any cost. I will chant 4 rounds every day
and encourage my friends also to start chanting. I will actively participate in Krishna Ashraya
programs, visit Vrindavana every month, and do sevas in the temple during all functions organized by
Akshaya Patra.
I pray to you Prabhupada to please give me the strength and energy to fulfill your mission of Krishna
consciousness to entire world.
Haribol. Jai Prabhupada.
Your obedient servant,
Ishita Madan
Bhaktin Kuheli Mukherjee
Srila Prabhupada Sri Charankamaleshu,
My humble hundreds of crores of obeisances to you my respected Sri Gurudev. Though you and I talk
every day in all hurdles and at every special moment, I take this rare opportunity to tell you how
mercifully you showed me the righteous path in those hard days of 2006. The more I heard about you
and learnt from you, my sorrows turned into flowery feeling of peace. Oh! my merciful trata, you
held my hand and brought me in front of Sri Hari. When you instructed me to chant His Holy names,
what else could I possibly choose to do to come out of those suffocating bonds? From that day
onwards, Sri Gurudev, you are my fresh air, friend of my soul. I am blessed to get your constant advice
and Lord Sri Krishnas loving presence in everything I do.
Gurudev, I continually try to carry out your instructions and follow Gods code of conduct but as I am
a miserable fallen soul, I beg before you. Gurudev, please bless me always so that I never get distracted
by the illusory forces. Please give me the inner strength so that I only seek to attain the Only Powerful
God Almighty and thus win over the small forces who think Maya to be the ultimate truth and try to
rule the world. Gurudev, you are such a huge tree that you have given the entire world a merciful
shelter under you. I am the tiniest to praise your greatness, Gurudev. But at the same time, I tell
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everyone the colossal miracle you are constantly doing to the world. It is heaven to come under YOUR
shelter Prabhupada. We need not mean any other business except being under your constant
guidance, now and hereafter.
I am trying to serve you in my limited capacity by distributing your invaluable literature and telling
about your teachings to the wandering souls. They appear to hear something new to their knowledge,
but immediately realize the magic that it is actually so dearest to their souls. Gurudev, please bless me
so that I can serve your purpose more than before. As I was talking of the year 2006, being the grand
turning point for a small person like me, no harm has touched me since then. And now my family,
relatives and friends are also bestowed with your blessings. You are my father and mother since I have
known you and repent for my mistakes that it took me so long to reach you. Lord Krishna and You
were always there for me, but it was me who wasted so many years chasing piece of earth!
My dear Master, bless me so that I remain devoted to your lotus feet always. That is my sole refuge.
Your lotus feet are the source of strength for me. Please bless me such that I can be able to please you
and stay under the shelter of your lotus feet. Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Kishna servant Kuheli Mukherjee
Bhaktin Manisha Kaushik
I offer my respectful obeisances unto his divine grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Oh ocean of mercy!
You are the most merciful saviour of the Kaliyuga. Whenever I'm stuck in the voidness of this fallen
materialistic world, you always appear in some way or the other and show me the right path. You bless
me in my toughest times and make me take one step forward on the path of Lord Krishna
consciousness with every passing day.
You have freely bestowed your causeless and selfless mercy upon us, trying to lead us to the journey
back to godhead, back to where we belong.
Oh Srila Prabhupada!
Please keep guiding us with your transcendental literature, nectarian kirtan and pleasing lectures.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Bhaktin Padmini Singh
Srila Prabhupada
I have been visiting Vrindavan from the last 6,7 years. I joined Akshaya Patra 4-5 years back. I took to
chanting HARE KRISHNA Mahamantra since then. Initially I was only chanting only one round and
that too with great difficulty. But in the year 2011 when I visited Akshaya Patra for Janmashtami
function something unusual or I may call it that miracle happened. When after Ratha Yatra all
devotees assembled before the diety. At that time ritual were being done by Chanchalapati Prabhu. At
that time I asked some question to the Krishna and said if your are hearing me than give me the
indication. Surprisingly, at that movement Chanchalapati Prabhu randomly took only one flower and
sends it towards all who were gathered there and that flower without my much effort directly came
into my hand. After, the festival I met Madhupandit Prabhu ji also and thereafter I dont know how it
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happened. But I started chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mantra regularly despite the hectic
schedule of my job. Other incidents that happened are; one litigation ended which was troubling me. I
purchased one house for which I was looking after since long. I got extra-ordinary fame. I think it was
all because of the grace of the spiritual master that I have witnessed so many things. I offer my sincere
regards to Sri Srila Prabhupada and pray to him that please keep me in the shelter and protection of
Krishna so that I can progress more towards the spiritual life.
Dr. Padmini Singh
Bhaktin Ritula Talwar
HARE KRISHNA.
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Being the part of Krishna consciousness movement I dedicate all the services and prayers in the lotus
feet of our Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada. Since the day I have been associated with Krishna
consciousness program I have got an aim and objective of life. That is to establish a relationship with
Supreme Personality of Godhead and Prabhupada ji being a bonafide Guru, he has enlightened human
society in this important matter. He is the one who has taught us about the Vedic civilization, the
perfection of life which is to realize ones relationship with Lord KRISHNA, THE GOD. We have come
to know that we living entities being part and parcel of God are duty bound to serve him. Although we
fulfill all our duties to serve our near and dear ones, but no one is happy and satisfied, in fact always
unhappy and annoyed. This is all on materialistic platform. But if we serve the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, automatically everyone would be satisfied. Prabhupada ji has taught us the importance of
Krishna consciousness program which deals with our eternal relationship, with the Lord and process
of our discharging of our relative duties to him and this is how we can reach the highest perfection of
life. By following the four regulative principles and chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra, we can
surrender ourselves unto his lotus feet completely.
I was born and brought up in the darkest ignorance but our Guru Srila Prabhupada ji has opened my
eyes with his teachings and literature. I offer my respectful Obeisances unto him.
One who engages in the spiritual activities of unalloyed devotional services at once, transcends the
modes of material nature and is elevated to the spiritual platform.
Those who desire to go back to God head need only adopt the principles of this Krishna consciousness
movement and simply aim at the lotus feet of Supreme Lord, The Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna.
HARI BOL.
Ritula Talwar
Bhaktin Shalima Madan
On occasion of Vyaaspuja my offering to Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga. Jai Prabhupada.
Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
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As soon as I utter the name Prabhupada, a father figure comes across my eyes. There is no place as
comfortable as and safer to be than in the caring heart of a father. Then a feeling comes that, yes, there
is someone to take care of me amongst all miseries of life. And as a child I want to hold your hand as
tightly as I can and you as my father teach me, make me learn how to walk through and become free
from the material bondage. Guide me Oh! Prabhupada, Oh! Ocean of mercy, to cross this never
ending dukhalaya.
It is by your grace and mercy that I came in the association of your this prestigious mission and all
your devotees who teach us the proper ways to do chanting, reading, listening Krishna Katha and
following the four regulative principles in our life. Otherwise we were so ignorant that we were trying
to find false happiness in this world. It is because of you that I came to know that we are part and
parcel of God and one day we have to go back by your mercy to Godhead. You are the one who told
me who we are and what our relationship with Lord Krishna is. I used to worship Lord Krishna before
also but now your teachings brought me near to God, taught me how to make my life Krishna centric.
Having you as my loving and caring father, is a treasure more valuable thing than any other riches in
this world. Having your love and your blessings on me and my family is one of the natures greatest
masterpieces bestowed on me by the Almighty. I feel so lucky and blessed that God gave me the
opportunity to come under your shelter and you by inspiring your devotees teach me the actual
meaning of this life, of this human form.
It is my humble request to you to please keep me and my family under the shelter of your lotus feet.
Kindly guide me and give me strength to move forward on this spiritual path. Please always motivate
me to do attentive chanting, telling others about you and your mission and please engage me into
doing more and more services for the pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra and to your lotus
feet.
Jai Prabhupada.
Krishnas servant
Shalima Madan.

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Satya Sandha Dasa
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
"I offer my humble obeisances to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is the
dearest to Lord Krishna on this earth because he has taken complete shelter at the Lord's lotus feet."
"I offer my humble obeisances to you, Oh!Spiritual Master, and servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati.
You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya and delivering the Western countries, which
are filled with impersonalism and voidism. "
Every time I sit to write the Vyasa-puja offering, except for the pranama mantras my mind goes totally
blank and this has been the condition since my contact with you. I dont even know how to glorify a
great soul like you who has descended from the spiritual world just to deliver us from this ocean of
birth and death.
It is said in the Bhagavad-gita that Lord descends to this material world in order to save the devotees,
vanquish the demons and re-establish the religion. Similarly pure devotees like your humble self
descend to help the devoteesprogress further in their spiritual path and convert all demons to
devotees. This is the greatness of a devotee, sometimes it said that devotees are more merciful that the
Lord Himself. An example of this can be stated from the Chaitanya Charitamrita where Kala
Krishnadasa, an associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, was immediately rejected by Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu when it was discovered that Krishnadasa got attracted to women sent by gypsies. This
shows that how powerful maya is as even a direct associate of the Lord can fall down. This is because
of misuse of his independence. But the devotees of Lord Chaitanya like Nityananda Prabhu,
Damodara, Jagadananda and others were constantly thinking of various ways and means to help
Krishnadasa and keep him in Lords service.And hence he was given another chance. This is the
magnanimity of the devotees of the Lord and credit indirectly goes to the Lord Himself. Similarly you
have been showing your causeless mercy on me every single day though I have many times failed to
follow your simplest of instructions and disobeyed you on so many occasions. Please forgive me for all
kinds of offenses at your feet, Prabhupada, and bless me to strictly follow your instructions. You
always wanted us to preach, as you constantly said that whole world is suffering for want of this
knowledge and hence we should preach. Though the present age is so degraded because of the
unlimited sinful activities committed by the blind people but we have full faith that everyone can be
turned into a Vaishnava because of your presence with us. It is just like a child who in his mothers
presence is confident of doing something which is impossible to him.
Kindly bless us to have the spirit of preaching which you inherited from your spiritual master Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
Aspiring to be your eternal servant,
Satya Sandha Dasa
Surashreshta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your glorious lotus feet.
My dear spiritual master, still I havent learned how to glorify you, this is my lamentable position. You
have bestowed upon me the knowledge about Lord Sri Krishna which is understood extremely rarely.
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You have given me the Krishna centered life which is achieved extremely rare. You have allowed me to
stay in the palace of Their Lordships which is extremely rare. You give me, every single day, Sri
Krishna Prasadam and an opportunity to participate in sankirtan which is available extremely rarely.
You have made me a preacher, to spread the message of Krishna to everyone, which pleases Lord Sri
Krishna. Such kind of service opportunity is available very rarely. You have made me fortunate
enough to chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra, a kind of gift in life which is extremely rare. You have
shown me the reality of this material world which is seen extremely rarely. You gave me a goal - to
achieve the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna which is set by extremely rare. You have shown me the path to
get rid of miseries which are known extremely rarely and to become a disciple of Your Divine Grace is
a great solace, which again is awarded by you extremely rarely.
The unprecedented compassion and mercy you have showeredon this utterly unqualified servant
shows that I have no other well-wisher apart from you. You pulled me out of this material world
which is a miserable place and placed me under the cooling shade of your lotus feet. Sometimes I
think how I will be able to standup to the expectations to satisfy your desire for spreading this
mission. You gave all the facilities to spread your word, but will I able to do justice to it? And the
answer what I get from within is that just by sticking to your instructions emanating from your lotus
mouth I will able to serve you to the best possible extent. Please bless this most sinful person, my dear
master, to serve you sincerely and make advancement in Krishna Consciousness peacefully.
A song offering to you,
Param Guru gave books to cure me all diseases that come with this age
Goloka, full of spiritual pleasure,he reveals in every page
My dear grandfather spiritual master unto you I must humbly pray
That the serpent like non-devotee in the dust of your feet will stay.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your fallen servant,
Surashreshta Dasa
Vaikunta Narayana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Prabhupada, I do not know how to glorify you with chosen words for your causeless mercy upon me.
Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said that even by a moments association with a pure devotee, one can
achieve all perfection. In this regard I am very grateful to say that I have got permanent shelter of a
pure devotee like you through your institute, books, association with your sincere disciples and so
many such things. This one thing makes me fully and permanently obliged to serve your mission. But
I am so foolish that I am not making full use of it because of so many material desires in my mind and
lack of seriousness. But I have faith that just by following your instructions I can get rid of this
material contamination and become fixed in your service.
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Prabhupada, please bless me with more strength and determination to stick to your instructions and
become your sincere servant. Also, please forgive me for my offenses at your lotus feet for disregarding
your representatives (authorities) instructions.
Please continue giving your constant guidance and support to this fallen and insignificant soul.
Servant of your servants,
Vaikunta Narayana Dasa
Vijay Pandit Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
It gives immense pleasure to express myself how things are taking shape in me compared to last year.
We have started the prasadam distribution programme at IIT Campus and we have got 80G exemption
for our Hare Krishna Movement, Guwahati Trust. All these things are happening because of your
causeless mercy to engage a fallen soul in your divine pastimes which are manifesting in my life.
By the grace of senior vaishnavas, I am getting more and more various transcendental service
opportunities at your lotus feet. These opportunities help me to become a tool in your hand to spread
the cult of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. There are various occasions when I start an activity without any
clue, but just by sincerely following your instructions things will happen automatically. Today I can
feel my consciousness soothed about how various service opportunities kept me thinking of your lotus
feet to accomplish the activity for months together. I beg to you to please give me enough strength to
avoid the food for false ego. I knew very well through your teachings that this food to false ego will
lead the path to hell and I dont want to feed this ego.
I repeatedly beg at your lotus feet to keep me as your fallen servant, to strongly feel that no hope in
this world except the shelter of your lotus feet can relieve me from this birth and death life cycle.
In this age of Kali Yuga, Srila Prabhupada,you are the only way and just sticking to the lotus feet I feel
that we can accomplish any activity which looks like a big mountain. After reaching Guwahati I
understood how difficult it was to start any activity from the beginning. As we started preaching, it
was painful to see how much people are engrossed in materialistic activity! Even after repeated
reminding people dont show interest in hearing the Lords glories, but you made such mleechas and
yavanas to get attracted towards Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhus teachings. Kindly bestow me the
strength of convincing people to take up Krishna Consciousness as the way of life. I feel helpless many
a times on how to convince public to take up Krishna Consciousness as the way of life and engage
them in the transcendental service of Their Lordships Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar. But I am sure that
just by sincerely following your senior disciples guidance and having your association through books
and lectures, soon I will be able to overcome this.
All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Your eternal servant
Vijay Pandit Dasa
Bhakta Anant Kumar Sharma
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I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, When
I came to Hare Krishna Movement(Guwahati), I came to know about the value of chanting Hare
Krishna Maha-mantra Thank you for teaching us good values. I will try to follow the values
throughout my life. I am looking forward to learning more values. I am greatly impressed with your
establishment and teaching. You have also taught us many things which we wouldnt even have
dreamt to be true. Never have I got an opportunity to express my opinions to you. Now, I am able to
express them through a letter. You have done so much for us, but we have never felt satisfied that we
have thanked you. You will always stay in our hearts and never be forgotten.
Thank you very much for all your teachings. You are one of the people who never die.
We shall all chant:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare and be happy.
Anant Kumar Sharma
Bhakta Gautam Sarma
HARE KRISHNA
HIS DIVINE GRACE JAGAD GURU A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI SRILA PRAPHUPADA
Hare Krishna:
My association with ISKCON has drastically changed my life from a mode of, lamenting and
hankeringto a mode of contentment. Regular visit to Temple, Change of food habit, Spiritual
association with other Bhaktas, Sankirtan, Chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and listening
to discourses on the Bhagawad Gita by your Divine Grace has created an awareness of which
I was completely oblivious. The pursuit of true happiness in the service of Lord Krishna has
been a wonderful revelation bestowed by your Divinity on us lowly mortals and I cannot
thank you enough, for this benevolence. The meaning of our human life and the search for
bhakti has woken me from my ignorance comparable to animals to a stage where at least I am
trying to comprehend the only truth of Krishna consciousness. I cannot feel more blessed at
this stage of my life for my association with you. I bow to your Divine Grace with gratitude
and humility for bestowing upon me your kindness and love and for teaching us the true
meaning and purpose of our life. Please keep on your benevolence upon me and my likes and
lead us to the path of only truth in this Dukhalaya Asaaswatam and emancipate our impure
souls.
Your Humble Servant
Gautam Sarma
Bhakta Nawal Kishor Sharma
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you
on this most auspicious day of your divine grace.
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. Srila Prabhupada - 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 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 she-donkey of 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. There is nothing more than the feet of a pure devotee. I remain your most
insignificant servant and the most needful ofyour special mercy.
Your insignificant servant,
Nawal Kishor Sharma
Bhakta Omprakash Agarwalla
My obeisance to Prabhupadain his glory:
I have very recently come in touch with ISKCON and thereforewith SwamiBhaktivedantaPrabhupada.
After this I have realized so many things that there are 4 principles which emphasis to be followed for
making the Bhaktiyoga perfect. Due to follow up of Prabhupada principle, we started chanting 16
round, started to read Bhagvad-gita and allied books written by Prabhupada and started to
attendMangalAarti. DarshanAarti,SandhyaAartietc and I have tried to avoid eating onion, garlic, egg,
meat, and to drink etc and we also started to take Prasadam after offering to Ladugopal and thus I
am feeling more and more attached with Prabhupada and their lordships RADHA-KRISHNA. The
desire to visit RadhaKrishnadham like Vrindavan,Mayapur etc has grown immensely. We pray to
Prabhupada that our attachment should be increased in geometrical progression and desire of Krishna
bhakti should dominated all other desire.Thus within short time I have achieved many thing and
found that I have come very lately in touch with Prabhupada and Lord Krishna.
Omprakash Agarwalla
Bhakta Parag Jyoti Saikia
Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisance.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja.
You are the one who stand forever in the glory of pure devotional service to Lord Krishna.
Your empowered personality can distribute the holy name of the Lord and inspire all fallen souls to
worship Lord Krishna. It is true that since my childhood I loved Lord Krishna, but when I came in
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touch with the disciplined way you told us to follow to serve Lord Krishna, your radiance washes
away the darkness and illumines my path.
You are my example, I want to be like you, your follower, to spread the love and name of Lord
Krishna and I have already started 1
st
step of this activity, I am very much happy from inside doing
this as I know, you are my confidence.
You bridge the separation between Lord Krishna and myself. Thank you Gurudeva.
You told us, If you feel at all indebted to me then you should preach vigorously like me. That is the proper
way to repay me. .
I am not eligible to repay you, probably no one is eligible to repay you, but I will try by following you.
You are my answer and You are the proof that God exists. Now, I can understand How to change the
focus of my life from lower taste to higher taste of transcendental pleasure. Yes, Life is boring without
Lord Krishna. This feeling comes to me because of you.
Gurudeva, You are the treasure of my heart, I have many more things to learn from you throughout my
rest of this life and I will try to follow those all, so, I need your blessings always.
Dandavat Pranam
Bhakta Phani Bhushan Dasa
Hare Krishna
My dear Prabhupada,
A lowly soul as me is not to be the found anywhere in this world. Thus I have become most agitated
due to falling into this vast ocean of material existence. Your lotus feet are reservoirs of immortal
nectar, where one may live free from lamentation and fear. I have found peace there now and hence
given up the fear of worldly existence. I am the servant in your mission working diligently without
attachment for enjoying the fruits of my labour. Everything I do is only for your pleasure and thus I
am always enchanted by remembering your lotus feet. This is my only desire Oh! Prabhupada and
submitting it at your lotus feet, let unmotivated devotion to you may constantly awaken in my heart.
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Yours Servant, Phani Bhushan Dasa,
Bhakta Rubul Kr Gogoi
Dear Srilaprabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance all glories to your lotus feet. There are so many ways in which I
can glorify you, so many ways that you have bathed me in the ecstasy of your mercy.
Chanting the holy name and dancing, performing devotional service for the pleasure of Lord Krishna.
But most of all, you are glorified for your book in which you have revealed the whole spiritual world.
Everyday day I approach you for instruction by reading your book and your Hare Krishna movement
Guwahati. Every day you show me how to accelerate my progress toward the supreme destination, the
lotus feet of Sri KrishnaBalaram, by improving my chanting of the holy names - Hare Krishna. I can
understand that I am not this body made of material elements and the perfection of my life is to be
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cent percent engaged in the service of the absolute Truth, Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of
Godhead by your books and your movement.By the simple and sublime process of devotional service,
I will attain all perfection and with these two eyes will be able to see someday the beautiful eternal
pastimes of KrishnaBalaram in the company of their intimate associates. What could be better than
this?
My simple prayer, Dear Guru SrilaPrabhupada, is that always engaged me as an instrument of Lord
Krishnasservice without desire for material benefit.
I beg to remain in your service, eternally, and sincerely.
Rubul kr. Gogoi.
Bhakta Sajjan More
Hare Krishna.
My respect for SrilaPrapupada,
Please bless me so that I can become a sincere devotee,I am following your instructions and chanting
sixteen Malaseveryday and I feel dramatic changes in my life.
Please bless me.
Hare Krishna.
Sajjan More
Bhakta Sanskar Agarwalla
His Divine Grace A.C. BhaktivedantaSwami Prabhupada
Hare Krishna,
Today on the appearance day of Prabhupada, I would like to tell You what changes has taken in my
life after Ijoined ISKCON (InternationalSociety for KrishnaConsciousness). When I started chanting
16rounds, I felt peace the same day. Before every Sunday, we all used to go to see cinema, or inpark,
or in accoland or in marriage parties etc. But now everySunday we all go to ISKCON.I started doing
seva in temple and home. Earlier we never used to think of the Lord and we had to suffer for whatever
mistakes we made, but now that we are thinking of Lord Krishna,we need not have to suffer for our
mistake, because Lord Krishnaforgiving us. Before we used to think who is Lord Krishna andwhat
Lord Krishna will do, but when we started following our Spiritual Master, we knew who is Lord
Krishna, what he will do for us when we will surrender ourselves to the lotus feet ofLord Krishna, we
will be Back to Godhead. Reading Bhagvad-gita was boring before and we could not understand, but
later we started reading Srimad Bhagvad-gita written by Srila Prabhupad, we could understand them
throughISKCONand we could noe know about Lord Krishna,and also what he is telling to us.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad
Hare Krishna
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Bhakta Subhajit Saha
My Dearest Guru (SrilaPrabhupadaJi),
Firstly I want to say many many thanks. You may ask why? Yes! Actually I am very happy. I was really
a nonsense that I have never been in a sense to know about God. I was totally humble with this
material world where nobody has the Knowledge of Krishna Consciousness (The God). I was so lucky
a year ago that I came in touch with your AkshayaPatra Foundation,Iskcon Bangalore where I
acquired the knowledge of Bhautic Life &Aidhatmic Life. Here in your foundation it helped me to
know about the existence of my life. Now I have understood the use of my existing soul which The
God has gifted me. Your words helped me to convert myself into vegetarian & even I am so lucky with
your blessings that my whole family is trying to follow you & some of my friends too. Please Guruji
support me with your blessings & show me the path so that I could follow your words & can do some
good things for this material world which you really wished for.
With Warm Regards,
SubhajitSaha.
Bhakta Sunil Bhansal
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Bhakta UpenSaikia
Hare Krishna
It has been honor to write something about Srila Prabhupada on theoccasion of the Swami
Prabhupada's birthday.Swami Prabhupada spreadKrishna consciousness not only in India but also to
other Countries. Today westerncountries knows Srimad Bhagavad-gita because of his contribution.
Swamiji haven written commentary on the books of Krishna consciousness and translated to over 50
languages.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust,was established by him, is the world's largest publisher of books in the field
of Indian religion & philosophy.
I am grateful to HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT of Guwahati unit, which has given me anopportunity
to write something about Swami Prabhupada. His Divine speech helpsmy family in many ways
including spirituality.
Kouti Kouti Pranam on the occasion of the Spritual Master,Srila Prabhupada's birthday.
Devotees
Upen Saikia & Family
Bhakta Vijay Gupta
My respectful obeisance in the Holy Feet of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Praphupada,
On your appearance day, when we are given the opportunity to write a few lines on you, I find myself
consumed with the eagerness to write a great literary piece, with the desire to be appreciated by
anyone who happens to read this homage, but then immediately I see your teachings coming to my
rescue and making me realize that this is an opportunity coming to me, not for glorifying myself, but
for glorifying your teachings. So I take the opportunity to pray to the Supreme Personality of the
Godhead Lord Krishna and seek your blessings so that my false ego does not come into the play
while composing this and this is composed in a manner that the souls, who has not been blessed to
reap the benefit of your teachings and are grappling in the darkness of the ignorance, are inspired and
guided to the path of knowledge and light. This is my humble desire and I think, my homage is
accepted, even if a single soul is able to take up to the path shown by you.
I would like the reader to know that the God is very kind and is always eager to help all the souls and
it is only we who are not able to perceive the ever pervading kindness of the God and miss out on the
opportunities presented to all of us all the time. Srila Prabhupada is Gods one such expression of
kindness. He was God sent for all those who are ignorant and are struggling to find some meaning to
their lives. I would fervently request the reader to fight the feeling that I am writing this to flatter my
ego, because when I was not blessed enough to be under the guidance of Srila Prabhupada,and,of
course, I should admit here that I have just been touched by the great kindness of Srila Prabhupada
and may be it will take me many births to comprehend his teachings fully, I remember how complex
and difficult my life was and how his touch has changed everything for me. Here, I cannot refrain
myself from using the example Prabhupada often uses of the pineapple cake, taste of which cannot be
fully comprehended unless tasted by an individual. Similarly, one cannot comprehend the changes
possible in ones life until and unless one is chosen to be touched by his grace and kindness. Now,
how to be that chosen one, number one, to develop the desire and number two, taking up the
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chanting of the Maha-mantra, which, without any doubt, opens up the way to everything else. I would
like to pray to Prabhupada with folded hands to continue showering his love and kindness on the
whole humanity and would also like to seek his blessing that I continue to progress on the path
leading on to the Supreme Personality of The Godhead and is protected by his grace whenever faced
with a threat to my progress. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and what better way to end, than with a
prayer for a bigger and better beginning, always, blessed with the Holy Maha-mantra
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
Longing to be always in the holy feet of srila prabhupad serving krishna
Vijay gupta
Bhakta Vivek Jaiswal Vyas
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All Glorious To Srila Prabhupad
With due respect to the Spiritual Master I would like to convey my heartiest love and many- many
thanks to him for changing my life. Just in 6 to 8 months contact with Spiritual Master Knowledge,
my way of living changed in such a way that I can never imagine.
Firstly, I started chanting 16 rounds every day.
Secondly, waking up early in the morning and performing Mangal Arati
Thirdly, changes in food-habits as, avoiding tea, coffee, pan, supari, onion, and garlic.
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Really I am very very happy as all my anxieties gone away, now each and every moment I feel relaxed
and tension free, because now I need not require to go in search of peace, since I am in contact with
Spiritual Masterwho has shown path, where there is nothing to worry about, for this I have to do one
thing that is very simple that is I have to chant:
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
AND BE HAPPY
YoursServant
Preety Agarwalla
Bhaktin Rashmi Sharma
My Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having
taken shelter at His lotus feet.
Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto pi
dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam
vande Guroh sri-caranaravindam
" By the mercy of the Spiritual Master one receives the benediction of Krishna. 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."
Srila Prabhupada, As I write the Vyas Puja offering I cannot but just keep thanking you for the mercy
that you have showered on us, this year is the most auspicious, as on this year I was Initiated(Harinam
Inititaion).
brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
guru -Krishna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija
Quotation from Srila Prabhupada given in his purport to the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila,
Chapter 1, Text 35
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 Lord Krishna. By the mercy
of both Krishna and the Spiritual Master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional
service.
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Today when I look back I feel I have wasted so much time, my life is so better now, I am much
happier and peaceful. It took me so long to come here in HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT,
GUWAHATI. Prabhujis here patiently preached us & cared for us.
My fortune is boundless to have your grace.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless me that I will remain your menial servant forever.
Menial Servant at your Lotus Feet
Rashmi Sharma(Guwahati)
Krishna Ashraya Devotee HKM Guwahati
Bhaktin Rupa Sharma
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O virtuous one, you have only once seen My person, and this is just to increase your desire for me,
because the more you hanker for me, the more you will be freed from all material desires.
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Bhaktin Vibha Gupta
Reverend Prabhupadaji,
Thank you for the big support and guidance you have given us.I was never attracted to religion and it
never made sense to me the pandits, rituals etc.But ever since I came under guidance of you it has
made a lot of sense to me and slowly whatever I have understood I feel happy and satisfied though I
have a very long way to go.I really want to read whatever you have written but again I am not too fond
of reading so please give me strength and please bless me so that I start somewhere.I like the way I am
guided by your association and there is so much truth and understanding and no compulsion that
whatever I am told I dont have any reason that I dont accept it
Thank you for everything
Seeking your blessings always
Vibha Gupta

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HUBLI Temple
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Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble and respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you on this vaishnava
mahotsava of your transcendental appearance. I am finding myself inadequate to glorify your
transcendental qualities, just like Uddhava, who was unable to glorify Lord Krishna.
In the storm of this material world, your lotus feet are like a ship which boldly wends through the
waves of Kali, until at last its blessed passengers stay in perfect peace at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha
and Krishna.
I have heard that ka se tomra, ka dite pra, tomra akati ache. If you pray to Krishna about
my purification for dwelling at his lotus feet, Krishna wont refuse.
I beg you Srila Prabhupada to allow me to serve your disciples and all your disciples to come, with my
so called meaningless effort to repay all that mercy you have bestowed upon me, unconditionally.
Thank you for the wonderful life of Krishna Consciousness that you have given to me. I am now
eternally indebted to you.
Tvad-bhrtya-bhrtya-paricaraka-bhrtya-bhrtya-bhrtasya-bhrtya
(Servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of your servant)
Anantha Rupa Dasa

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Dhira Krishna Dasa
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble and most respectful dandavat pranamas at the dust of Your Divine
Lotus feet. Jai Srila Prabhupada, savior of the fallen conditioned souls!!
prathama hanuma nama
dvitiya bhima eva cha
poornaprajyna thrithiyas thu
bhagavad karya sadhakaha
This is a very famous verse wherein it describes the threeincarnations of VAYU.
In the first he appeared as Hanuman, second as Bhima and third asPoornaprajyna and in all
incarnations he served the Lord.As Hanuman he served Lord RamaChandra, as Bhima he served Lord
Krishna and as Madhvacharya he served Lord VedavVyas.
Hanuman crossed the ocean in search of Sita Devi, while crossing theocean he was attacked by some
demons. He set Sri Lanka on fire after finding Sita Devi and finally succeeded by his unflinching
devotion to Lord Rama and united Sita Devi to Her beloved Husband Lord Rama Chandra. Similarly
Srila Prabhupada you crossed the ocean to execute the orders of your Spiritual Master Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvathi Thakura and enroute you were also attacked by demons in the form of a heart attack.
Finally you also succeeded for your unflinching devotion to Guru and Gauranga and brought
thousands of souls to the shelter of Lord Gauranga. You set the whole world in the fire of Krishna
consciousness.
Bhima karma vrikodaraha.Bhima performed herculean tasks and he ate voraciously.Similarly
SrilaPrabhupada you worked tirelessly day and night andperformed herculean tasks by opening 108
ISKCON temples, initiating 10,000 disciples, travelling almost nonstop(14 world tours in 12 years)
and you were a voracious reader,writer,printer (BBT worldslargest publishers on Indianphilosophy),
preacher and a voraciousdistributor of the holy names, books and Prasadam etc. etc., the list goes
on.Sripad Madhvacharya smashed mayavadis, similarly you Srila Prabhupada smashed mayavadis and
shunyavadis all over the world. No one has ever done what you have done worldwide.In the
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Mahabharata tat paryanirnaya Sripad Madhwachaya writes;when the fight between Jarasandhaand
Bhima was going on, Lord KrishnaHimself saidthat whoever will win this fight he will spread the
teaching of the Vedasall over the world.Bhima won and he again appeared as Madhvacharya and you
Srila Prabhupada in his sampradaya have spread the teachings of the Vedas all over the world and add
the statement of Lord Krishnatrue. Jai SrilaPrabhupada!! For the pleasure of all Vaishnavas and
Prabhupadaanugas I wish tonarrate a very interesting story:Just recently an amazing
realizationoccurred to me that I wanted tosHare with devoteeseverywhere. I have been the pujari and
sevaite at the house of Advaita Acharya for many years.Iwas also there back in the 1940's and 50's.At
that time, I noticed that one Grhasta Bengalidevotee used to come to the temple quite regularly.He
was dressed inwhite khadi dhoti and kurta and he always came alone.He would sit in the back of the
mandirawithout speakingand he would chant Harinama on his mala very quietly and deeply. I
noticed that he came on the weekends, usually once every month or two in a regular way. After
chanting there for many hours, he would always thank me when he left. His presence was profound
and I becameattracted to him. Since his devotions were solitary, I never spoke to
disturb him. Sometimes I happened to notice that while he was chanting, his eyes would be full of
tears and his voice would be choked up.Then for a very long time he did not come. However, I
distinctlyrecall that in August of 1965.I saw a saffron clothed sannyasi sitting in the back of the
mandira.In a moment I recognized him to be my old friend from before.Again he sat for a long time
chanting Hare Krishna. I could see his beads moving, his eyes closed in concentrated devotion.He was
weepingunabashedly even more than he used to while he took the Holy name.Finally as evening came,
he paid his dandavat pranamas for a long time.When he arose he came up to me and again thanked
me for my seva here at Advaita Bhavan.I asked him, who are you?I remember you from so long agoHe
replied my name is Abhay Charanarvinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja. I am an unworthy disciple
of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura,SrilaPrabhupada, my divine master. I
have been coming here for such a long time because my Gurudeva has given me an impossible
mission. His desire for me was to go across the ocean to the western countries and spread the sublime
teachings of Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu.There are countless souls there who have never heard ofSri
SriRadha Krishna and so they are suffering greatly. I have notknown how this missionof his will be
successful, so I have been coming here to this special house of AdvaitaAcharya,where he,
NityanandaPrabhu and Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu would gather together to plan the
sankirtanamovement. It was here that they launched the inundationof love of God that swept India
and continues to this day. Thus I have been praying very earnestly here that they will all give me their
mercy that somehow they will empower me and guide me. I want to satisfy my gurudeva's desire, but I
am feeling unqualified to do this.As he was speaking to me, I saw tears falling down on his
cheeksagain.Then he continued "Tomorrow I am leaving for Calcutta to go upon a ship across the
ocean to America. I do notknow what will befall me there, but I am praying most earnestly herefor
help.' Then he very humbly asked me for my blessings. I was indeed moved by this Vaishnava's
sincerity and determination as I watched him depart upon his journey. It was a few years later that I
began noticing, for the first time,white Vaishnavas coming to AdvaitaBhavan. They were wearing
dothis and saris and chanting on Tulasi mala. I never spoke to any of them but then one of them gave
me this "Back to Godhead" magazine from America. As I was looking at the photographs,suddenly I
recognizeda painting of the Founder Acharya who had brought Krishna consciousness to the west. It
was a picture of my friend, Bhaktivedanta Swami, who had come and prayed here so many times
before.Then I realized that he had actually accomplished that impossible mission of his Gurudeva, I
saw that it was indeed he, starting alone without pretense, who had accomplished thisglorious miracle
against all odds. As soon as I saw this, I came here to his temple in Mayapur to tell you this
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information. I know that he has gone from this world now, but I thought you might want to know
thisstory about your and my beloved SRILA PRABHUPADA.Source "OUR SRILA PRABHUPADA "A
Friend to all.........Compiled by Mulaprakrati devi dasi.
SrilaPrabhupada on this most auspicious occasion of your 116
th
Vyaspooja I most sincerely beg that
you kindly Bless me:
1. To become sinless and a pure humble devotee.
2. To be always in the association and service of pure devotees.
3. To become fully realized and fully dedicated to your mission.
4. To become strong physically, mentally and spiritually and to dedicate my body mind and words to
your services.
5. To unite ISKCON and that your orders be executed fully.
6. To return back home, back to Godhead............all this in thisvery life time.
Srila Prabhupada ki jai !!!
Jagatguru Srila Prabhupada ki jai!!!
Patitapavana Srila Prabhupadaki jai!!!
Thank you so much for all the mercy you have so kindly showered on me and please continue to
shower your causeless mercy and allow me to stay eternallyunder the shade of your cool lotus
feet.dasa dasanu dasa dasanu dasa dasanu dasa......... a thousand time removed,Muralidhara dasa.
PLEASE BLESS US ALL TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN CONSTRUCTING A BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE FOR
YOUR PLEASURE IN HUBLI DHARWAD.
Thank you SrilaPrabhupada, we love you so much.
Nityananda Anuja Dasa
My dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to Your Divine Grace.
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
May the purpose of your appearance in this world be realized by more and more fortunate souls.
It is impossible to repay what you have given and still giving through your books. Whatever little I can
do to please you will be my benefit.
Srila Prabhupada taught us how to connect to Sri Krishna by calling out his name in japa and we
should reciprocate by being eager to connect to Krishna by our most sincere practice of japa. Srila
Prabhupada gave us absolute knowledge in his books and we should reciprocate by seriously studying
his books.
Srila Prabhupada is our main teacher and we should reciprocate by always remembering him as our
only spiritual master. Srila Prabhupada built a universal shelter called ISKCON and we should
reciprocate by our personal behaviour using all our faculties to strengthen Prabhupadas ISKCON.
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Prabhupada told us that we could relate to Krishna through his pure devotee. So let us reciprocate by
always offering our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of our dear Srila Prabhupada Lord
Krishnas pure devotee.
As a pure devotee, you dedicated all your life in serving Radha-Krishna sacrificing all your personal
desires and comforts to spread the love of Radha-Krishna to mankind to purify the conditioned souls
and make them liberated so as to return to Radha-Krishna and establish an eternal life of bliss in the
supreme abode of Goloka Vrindavana.
O master, you have given the shelter of your lotus feet to an insignificant soul and have engaged me in
the service of the supreme lord. It is no wonder that you hold the title Saviour of the whole world.
All glories to you, oh great servant of Srila Saraswati Thakura! May I fervently strive for a particle of
dust from your lotus feet!
Aspiring to be servant of your servants,
Nityananda Anuja Dasa
ISKCON Hubli-Dharwad
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Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Thank you for all the mercy you have shown upon me, a fallen soul. It is only your mercy which has
sustained me here in this Krishna Consciousness movement in spite of all my shortcomings. You are
supplying the necessary inspiration time and again for me to continue with my services, though I have
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proved not worthy of it. In spite of reading, hearing, understanding and preaching on the standards of
Krishna Consciousness, I am so low that I always fail to remain in that platform. More than that, even
after committing so many mistakes, and unable to follow your instructions properly, I am proud of my
position, arrogant in behavior and harsh in my speech.
Your mercy is the only ray of hope for me to survive here.
mka karoti vcla, pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande, r-gurum dna-tranam
I am offering my respectful obeisances to the spiritual master by whose mercy a dumb man can
become a great speaker and a lame man can cross mountains. He thus delivers all fallen souls.
As Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in his prayers to Gopinath,
hra je menechi mi, aneka jatana, hoilo bifala, ekhano bharas tumi.
O Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various endeavours were useless. Now you are the
only hope.
Prabhupada, you are the representative of Krishna who has come to this material world to deliver
conditioned souls like me. I am just looking forward for your mercy to overcome my unlimited
anarthas.
As stated in the Shikshastakam
td api su-ncena, taror iva sahiun, amnin mna- dena, krtanya sad hari,
One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not
expect personal honour, yet is always prepared to give all respects to others can very easily always
chant the holy name of the Lord. On this auspicious occasion of the appearance of your divine grace,
I just pray to you to bring me closer to following the above instructions, so that I can make my life
successful. In one place you have defined humility as not to be anxious to have the satisfaction of
being honoured by others. Please give me the necessary strength and determination for following
these instructions.
As we read in our daily prayers attachment to his lotus feet is the best way to make spiritual
advancement, his mercy fulfills all desires for spiritual perfection. Prabhupada, on this auspicious
occasion I beg for your mercy. Let my crazy mind become attached to your lotus feet.
Your fallen servant,
Raghottama Dasa
Rama Gopala Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
Because I am ungrateful and bereft of all good qualities, it is very difficult for me to write a heartfelt
offering for you. On this auspicious day, I beg you to bestow upon me these blessings. Prabhupada, I
am proud of my borrowed intelligence. Please shatter my ego and pride. Prabhupada, I am arrogant.
Please tolerate my presence, till my offence full chanting stops and the power of holy name cleanses
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Prabhupada, I never understood the power of the association of your disciples. Please keep me in their
company though I am unfit to be with them. Probably, I may also become sincere and mature like
them one day. Prabhupada, I am your most unfaithful son. Please make me your worthy and faithful
son. Prabhupada, I dont possess any knowledge. I dont know the difference between immediate cause
and ultimate cause. When calamities come upon me, give me the knowledge to understand that it is
Krishnas will and your will. Give me the knowledge about how sincerely you and Krishna are
working to take back this insignificant creature to its original abode.
Prabhupada, I am a sinner. Please forgive my sins and bless me with seva adhikar. Prabhupada, I have
not realized the value of maha-prasadam. Please bestow upon me the privilege of honoringmaha-
prasadam always. As I have learnt from you, I am fully confident that the power of maha-prasadam
can change me into a devotee one day. Prabhupada, I often doze off in Bhagavatam classes. Please
enliven within my heart, the taste to hear Bhagavad Katha. Prabhupada, I see all your disciples
engaged in your service. But I am not. Please engage eternally my body, words, mind and soul all
together in your service. Prabhupada, though I am so much fallen, you are keeping me along with you.
Indeed, you are the most merciful personality. I sincerely thank you from the core of my heart.
Your most insignificant, unworthy and lowly servant,
Rama Gopala Dasa
Shailendra Govardhan Dasa
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisance.
On this occasion of your appearance I am offering this letter to you, which is full of my feelings. As
you said many times, Familiarity breeds contempt, which means we lose value for the things which
we have obtained easily. I am afraid that I have lost value for this devotional life which I have got only
by your mercy. Even though in the beginning I was very enthusiastic in serving you but now this
enthusiasm has been contaminated by the influence of kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and matsarya.
It is stated by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad-gita that when our intelligence is covered by ignorance, one
acts like a mad man. Now this is my position.
As many times you have guided me to right path just like a father guiding his beloved son, I beg you
to please remove the ignorance which is covering my intelligence and acting as an obstacle in my path
of devotional service. Please give me the intelligence to hold your hand, completely depending upon
you! Just like a child holding his fathers hand on his little finger and walking fearlessly, let me walk in
this path of difficulties by holding your lotus hand.
Your ever-dependent son,
Shailendra Govardhan Dasa
UjjwalRupa Devi Dasi
All Stories to SrilaPrabhupad
I Thank you for carving the spiritual path and giving us all the tools required to practice Krishna
Consciousness, thinking of Krishna 24hrs and thank you for being there for each and every soul on
the path of devotional service.Youtaught us how to care for the body, mind and soul with Sadhana.
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You transformed material merriment of senses to spiritual awakenings. You made us understand that
we are a transmigrating soul. A child cannot thank enough for the parents sacrifice, and this is only
material bondage and what to talk about a spiritual father and Guru who will free us from birth old
age disease and death for ever.
Your greatest contributions for valuablebooks which reveals the spiritual world. In this material world
one gets puffed up very easily with position, power and glorification with this all the humbleness
vanishes you never displayed the quality of false pride.
You are the personification for external and internal cleanliness, you showed us that by pleasing
Krishna everyone else is pleased (YasminTushteJagatTushte). You saw every one as Krishnas children
and showed us how to respect each and every living entity. I am the most fallen disciple, so I beg you
to bless me, so that I become dear to youby my activities.Your flow of mercy which is medicine and
You are the only source, am able to preach, distribute books and also Prasadam.
My only business, desire and request is come whatever may come, I should stick to your movement
and understand your teachings to the best of my ability. We eternally indebted to you for offering the
opportunity of devotional service.
Bless me to be your grateful disciple ever indebted in humility and loving devotion.
Your Servant of servant
UjjwalRupa Devi Dasi
Vyasa Maharishi Dasa
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Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
Few years back, when I was searching for a meaning, for a direction, and floundering on the brink of
despair, you caught hold of me and turned my life around, by ringing the message of transcendence,
opening up the path of bhakti. Today I'm feeling immense gratitude to you. I know you did this at
tremendous personal sacrifice, and when I see how hard it is for me to make similar sacrifices this
makes me appreciate you even more.
I want to thank you for setting such a high and consistent example of personal integrity for me, for
your consistent example of concentrated focus on your service and your steady example of a sober
mind and caring heart without being mushy and sentimental. I will be striving all of my days to follow
in your footsteps.
Also, thank you for freeing my mind. By this I have learned to accept responsibility for making my
own judgments and decisions, applying the guidelines of Krishna Consciousness to the best of my
ability, and not relying on the various crutches that are strewn all over the path of devotional service,
some of them seeming to be authentic parts of the process.
SrilaPrabhupada, I cannot deny that I'm not always successful in applying these guidelines, but I
consider that I'm successful in that I have the courage to try; and I have the courage to accept both my
failures and my successes. This I learned from your teachings and your example, and I'm grateful to
you for that. It is a very tough lesson. It is so much easier to find reasons not to accept responsibility,
sometimes even in the name of surrender, or love, or harmony, or cooperation, or humility. By your
kind grace I have learned to overcome all these rationalizations and do not depend on others to do for
me what I need to do for myself. Thank you for teaching me this toughest of all lessons.
Now, I strive to learn from both my failures and my successes, and bit by bit, I hope this development
will empower me to center all my thoughts, words and deeds in a life of full service in the experience
of the state you call Krishna Consciousness. It is a gradual process, as you often said. Progress is slow,
but I have become less passionate about quick results, and that is a kind of progress in itself. Yes, it is
heartening, and I thank you for that.
Your ever grateful disciple,
Yagneshwara Dasa

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Im very glad to have this opportunity to glorify you a little. As far as my abilities is concerned. Im
very insignificant to glorify your pastimes.
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The day when I became little aware of a few unknown facts of this life, I thought its me who came to
know these facts on my own, but later I realized that it is Prabhupada who made me to know. It is
only the mercy of Prabhupada that today Im trying to live the life of a devotee.
It is the mercy of Your Divine Grace, that today Im a little Krishna Conscious.
I was like an atheist and by your mercy it was possible to know myself and to believe in the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
No one can repay you for the causeless mercy you have shown on all living entities by giving them the
sublime method of self-realization - that is Krishna Consciousness.
Haribol
Jai Prabhupada
Trying to become your servant,
Bhakta Govinda
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Bhakta Manjunath
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances on this auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja.
By your grace, I am able to do full time service in the temple, which was a dream one year ago.
I still sometimes wonder how I could break my attachments with my family and friends. It was only
through your sharp instructions that I could cut the strong knots which I had with my family.
I am feeling myself very fortunate to be in the service of your lotus feet since past one year. Every day
seems to be new. I am learning so much every day. I am getting association of such wonderful people.
I have the opportunity to be engaged in your service the whole day. I am honouring mahaprasadam,
chanting 16 rounds daily. It is all by your grace! It is great you are guiding me through your
wonderful books, wonderful lectures.
ei rpe brahma bhramite kona bhgyaavn jva
guru-ka-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja
[Cc. Madhya 19.151]
Among all the living entities wandering throughout the universe, one who is very fortunate receives
the seed of devotional service by the mercy of spiritual master and the mercy of Krishna.
I am very fortunate to take shelter of your lotus feet. Please allow me to be in the shelter of your lotus
feet eternally.
Your humble servant,
Bh Manjunath
Bhakta ManjunathG Patil
Jai Shri Krishna
Jai Prabhupada
I offer all respect to Srila Prabhupada. My Sincere thanks to my Spiritual Master SrilaPrabhupada.He
has given the most precious thing in the whole creation (material & Spiritual) i.e.Krishna
Consciousness.
I frankly say that I was not even worth of taking the name of Lord Krishna on my tongue;its only the
causeless mercy of my Spiritual Master that I got in touch with Krishna Consciousness in this life.
There are many things which I wanted to express about sense of thankfulness to my Spiritual master,
but I am not finding the proper words to express them. Then also I tried to express them in a concise
manner please forgive if I am wrong anywhere.
Hare Krishna
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am happy to attend ISKCON temple programs. The activities in the temple are very very good. It is
paving the real path of devotion & devotional service.
Chanting:- the folk classes did the right job of spreading the rules and regulations of chanting, the
sentence, Harer nama Harer nama Harer nama eva kevalam....Chanting Hare Krishna Hare
Krishna.there is No other way, No other way, No other way, was the powerful instruction which
made me to chant every day. The sentence was so powerful such that a spiritual person, i.e you were
roaring like a lion to make people chant and get rid of this material world.
Books:- Books written by you are powerful weapons to change the mind of learners. You used this
weapon so meticulously to crave our mind was so marvelous. As you said books of yours are enough
to become Krishna Conscious. This is proven in my case also.
Yours faithful servant,
Rajesh kumar Dudyal.
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Bhakta Santosh
Dear Prabhupada,
O my loving Spiritual Master
All glories to you
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. When I came in touch with Srila Prabhupada or
with Hare Krishna Movement, my life is fully changed, mainly by reading Srila Prabhupadas books.
Prabhupada explained about importance of human form of life. The human form of life is very rare
after 84,00,000 of species. We are getting this body but people dont know about the importance of
human form of life.
People are thinking I am this body but we are spirit soul and part and parcel of the lord. We are the
servant. Only those who come to Krishna Consciousness understand the real fact.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
This is not an ordinary mantra. This is Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Those who are chanting the Maha-
mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama
Hare Hare continuously definitely go back to Godhead.
By reading Srila Prabhupadas books and hearing lectures we understand about the human form of life
and spirituality. This is the only way to serve the lord and this is the only way back to home, back to
Godhead.
I am chanting the Maha-mantra from three years, I am getting the real happiness. The material
happiness is temporary but the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra will give the permanent happiness.
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you
Yours fallen servant,
Santosh
Bhakta Sharanu H
Hare Krishna
Dear Srila Prabhupada .
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. I am extremely fortunate to have come in
contact with ISKCON, this has brought about great changes in my life. For which I am very Thankful
to you.
Oh my universal teacher, very life of all your true disciples, you have protected innumerable fallen
souls from rotting in this material world by showering your causeless mercy on them. I had such a
wrong impression about the situation in this material world. Without the knowledge or understanding
about who I am. Your divine grace protected me from rotting in this illusory world. Please keep me
under the shelter of your lotus feet. Never reject me.
Your faithful servant, Sharanu H.
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Hyderbad Temple
Kaunteya Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is
very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
Our respectful obeisances unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Goswami. You are kindly
preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with
impersonalism and voidism.
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Krishnas pure devotee is more merciful than Krishna himself, and you undoubtedly are the most
merciful person in the entire creation. Any sane man can understand this just by the fact that I have
completed my four years at your house. I have committed innumerable blunders and still you have
tolerated me.
It is said that by the mercy of spiritual master a dumb man can become a great speaker and a lame
man can cross over a mountain. I am one hundred percent sure that I am the fortunate recipient of
this mercy. Because of my not following your instructions I am not able to fully make use of this
mercy, but for sure I am blessed with it.
Srila Prabhupada, you built a house in which the whole world could live. Please give me an eternal
place in this house. I know I am not eligible to remain here but please keep me. Bless me, so that I
develop at least some preaching zeal which will keep me absorbed in serving you. Bless me, so that I
can follow your instructions nicely. Bless me, so that I develop eagerness to practice Krishna
Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, you have kindly blessed me to be part of your mega project in Hyderabad. There are
innumerable opportunities of preaching in this place especially Lakshmi collection. Please bless me so
that I collect huge amount of Lakshmi for your various projects here. Recently by your mercy we can
see a small ray of hope in getting a piece of land at a very good place. As you have been doing for the
Hyderabad Yatra, please bless us with this piece of land also so that we can serve you more. This can
happen only and only by your very special mercy. There is no other way, absolutely not.
I again beg you Srila Prabhupada, anything may happen, let me just stick on to your movement till my
last breath as a devotee following at least your basic instructions.
Your fallen servant,
Kaunteya Dasa
Krishna Nama Dasa Adhikari
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
The year 2011 was very fortunate for me. This is because you kindly accepted me as your disciple. It is
a great fortune on me to have received the mercy of a pure devotee of Lord Krishna.
Over the last so many years, you saved me from being initiated by the false Gurus in ISKCON; and last
year you initiated me. Thank you so much, Srila Prabhupada.
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It is due to the great endeavor of ISKCON Bangalore devotees that today initiation by His Divine Grace
is still possible.
Personally, I have no qualification either to render service or to please you. Srila Prabhupada, please
make me understand the spiritual values. Please hold my hand; I cannot do anything on my own.
Please continue your mercy; please direct me in each and every activity.
Most insignificant soul,
Krishna Nama Dasa Adhikari
Krishna Prema Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Firstly let me offer my humble obeisances to your lotus feet. Prabhupada you have explained meaning
of above sloka through your books that guru is the one who brings his disciple from darkness to light.
When will that day come, when will a fallen soul like me rotting in this material world (where there is
only misery) understand the transcendental knowledge explained by you.
Prabhupada, when will that day come, when will I be able to surrender my mind to you. Because of
ignorance my mind is seeking independent enjoyment, when will that day come, when will I
surrender my mind.
Prabhupada, when will that day come when will I able control my tongue? My tongue is always
seeking a chance to offend Vaishnavas. When will that day come, when will I control my tongue.
Prabhupada, when will that day come, when will I able to glorify pastimes? Now I am taking pleasure
in prajalpa. When will that day come when will I glorify your pastimes?
Prabhupada, when will that day come when will I able to relish your transcendental writings like
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. When will that day come when I will relish your writing?
Prabhupada, when will I get taste to attend mangalarati? Currently my body always wants to take rest
during mangalarati. When will that day come when will I attend mangala arati without missing.
When will that day come, when will I become your honest disciple.
When it will come, when it will come, when it will come!
Fallen Soul
Krishna Prema Dasa
Mohini Devi Dasi
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your most beautiful lotus feet.
All glories to your Divine Grace!
Thank you so much for coming in my life and purifying my existence. Twelve years back, when I
attended yoga retreat, I never knew that you will become the most important person in my life, my
Guru, my guide, my savior, my grandfather, my reason to live. I have not been able to surrender 100%
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from my heart which is the whirl pool of lust, anger. Independent enjoyment mentality exists within
the core of my heart, but thanks to you that at least I know that I am not this body, mind, or ego.
These are the desires of my contaminated state of heart; not my real heart which longs for love that is
eternal, unlimited and pure for you and Krishna.
You have very tactfully taught us that loving Krishna can only satisfy us. After hearing this repeatedly,
I feel that really nothing is satisfying us. It is only the service that gives us happiness.
I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to teach Bhagavad Gita to children in schools. It
boosted my confidence and knowledge. This service made me read more and chant nicely so that I
could preach effectively. We saw so many changes in children: they started chanting, reading
Bhagavad Gita, watering Tulasi plant, offering their studies to Lord Krishna. All this touched my heart
and could see the magic of Chanting. My faith on chanting has strengthened.
Today, I want to beg to you to please grant me pure love for yourself and Krishna. I do not want to get
allured by matter for my independent enjoyment but want to use it for Krishnas service.
Though I have always felt your presence from the day I read your book, Perfect Questions Perfect
Answers, by your mercy and courage of devotees of ISKCON Bangalore, last year, on December,25
th

2011, I and my husband received formal initiation from you.
Please kindly give us strength and intelligence to chant 16 rounds and follow 4 regulative principles
and also not to offend any person, what to talk of Vaishnavas!
Yours most insignificant,
Mohini Devi Dasi
Namamruta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
By your grace, I am fortunate to engage in your service through different ways. The momentum to
come up with the Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple is inspiring and relishing. Preaching the donors
and the folk through your instructions and examples given by you is very special.
Srila Prabhupada, I beg for your mercy, so that I follow your instructions sincerely and engage in
devotional service to Lord Krishna.
You have made this world happy, simply by chanting, dancing and honoring of Krishna-Prasadam,
and obtain the highest benediction in human form of life. The transcendental knowledge through
your books and the pastimes of Lord Krishna are pleasing in the association of devotees.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada!
Your insignificant servant,
Namamruta Dasa

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Prema Bhakti Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances on the auspicious occasion of the 116
th
year of your divine
appearance in this world.
Prabhupada, because of your causeless mercy I could able to stay one more year in your soothing
shelter. On this divine day we are planning to start up our construction work of Narasimha temple in
Hyderabad. Srila Prabhupada, only with your mercy we can develop the spiritual strength to complete
this magnanimous project which will give glory to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu movement in Hyderabad.
So many people are eagerly waiting to get your mercy and trying to get out of this material world.
Your mercy upon me has bestowed me to preach the glories of lord to the people. Please give me the
strength to follow your instructions rigorously. I tried to translate the meaning of guru vandana in to
Telugu as my offering to you.
Yours unworthy servant sustaining on your mercy,
Prema Bhakti Dasa
Raja Hamsa Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to you Srila Prabhupada!
The traps of maya along the spiritual path are many.I know it is not all that easy to pass all the
varieties of tests by maya. Lord Krishna says in Bg 7.14
daiv hy e gua-may
mama my duratyay
mm eva ye prapadyante
mym et 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 mecan easily cross beyond it.
Srila Prabhupada, on this auspicious appearance day, I pray that you kindly continue to hold my hand
and lead me where you think I should be along with you always.I beg your grace to make me
remember always that maya is very very strong as Krishna Himself says personally in Bhagavad-gita
that mama maya -it is the divine energy of Mine. It is His energy. So whenever I read your books, you
always remind me to surrender to Krishna whole-heartedly. But still this foolish mind is not able to
grasp this secret. I know this is the only medicine that can cure our disease of material existence, but
foolishly, I still think of my confidence will help and protect me always. I kindly beg you please to
remove this foolish curtain in me and make me to completely dependent on your divine instruction,
and whole-heartedly follow them as my life and soul, just as you took up the words of your spiritual
master His Divine Grace Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura.
I know I cannot take such serious steps to completely depend on Krishna as you did but still I beg you
to bestow mercy on me to develop such eagerness and taste in chanting the holy names of the Lord.
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Every day, day in and day out, I hear your wonderful divine instructions through many sources like
your books, quotes, Srimad-Bhagavatam classes - personally by you and through your disciples (my
senior god brothers) etc. But still this foolish mind is not able to grasp this secret to develop taste for
chanting the holy names of the Lord.
I strongly beg you, in my helpless condition, to please bestow your causeless mercy on me for these
two things as mentioned below.
Always repeatedly remind me all your divine instructions strongly, without any compromise.
Always repeatedly remind me to chant the holy names of the Lord without any offence.
Only by this will I have some hope to follow your footsteps, which is the one and only medicine you
have given me to cure all the nonsense diseases which is rooted in my mind and heart.
I know I have to follow many more things to completely achieve in spiritual path. But still I beg you to
immediately bestow your causeless mercy on these two, on top priority, which I felt I should
immediately take it up without any delay on this special day of your divine appearance day for this
year.
This year I have taken up some change in my life style but still I surely promise you I will always try
to follow your divine instructions strongly. But only by your causeless mercy I know I can follow it.
Please help me to follow in your footsteps, to always do, in whatever possible way, things that please
you Prabhupada.
Thank you so much, Srila Prabhupada, for giving me this rare and priceless opportunity to engage in
your service. I pray that I should continue to serve our life after life in your mission in whatever way I
am able to please you Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant and loving son,
Raja Hamsa Dasa
Raja Rama Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisance at your lotus feet.
The greatness of your vision
perceived through the activities of your mission
which can bring soul and super soul in liaison
helped me realize to whom I am a true son.

Yet, the forces of illusion
always arising ideas and thoughts in confrontation
without giving any implementable resolution
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Your message strikes everyday
But being procrastination is my way
Unable to take this body a step away
With the opinions in mind always at sway.

Gone is gone so far
Wishthat I involve now more
for being this opportunity is rare
please deliver this mind afflicted with fear.
Srila Prabhupada, even though not done much, but every time the mind feels lot of joy in delivering
your message to others. If at all there is any good change that has to come in this world, be it material
or spiritual, it can only be possible by implementing the ideas which you have reinstated from the
practically lost Vedic message in the modern age. I thank you for showing us what are the paths of
avidya and vidya are. Please bless me so that I can deliver your message to as many people as I can, for
without your empowerment, this dumb fellow cannot do much.
All glories unto you Gurudeva.
Your Servant,
Raja Rama Dasa
Ravi Lochana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at the dust of your lotus feet on this most auspicious occasion of
Your Divine Grace Appearance.
Firstly, I would like to express my deepest heartfelt thanks for helping me in overcoming some of my
shortcomings mentioned in my last Vyasa Puja offering. But so sinful and fallen as I am, I still find
myself an ocean of faults and offenses.
I am still full of base qualities like kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and matsarya, I have also
offended you by neither strictly following the regulative principles nor the Sadhana schedule diligently
chalked out by you for your disciples.
As a result I currently find myself in an ocean of material existence constantly whipped by the modes
of material nature.
As explained by Sri Krishna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Chaitanya Caritanmrita the six kinds of weeds
that destroy the bhaktilata bija
'nisiddhacara', 'kutinati', 'jiva-himsana'
'labha', 'puja', pratisthadi yata upasakha-gana
viz., puja, prathistha, labha, kutinati, nishiddhachara, jiva himsa have all started to sprout in me.
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So on this most auspicious and merciful day, I take this opportunity and sincerely pray at your lotus
feet to please bestow upon me the true qualities of an ideal disciple of Your Divine Grace and save me
from the pitfalls of maya while trying to executive devotional service.
Srila Prabhupada, bless me to be of some insignificant help to your sincere and dedicated disciples
here at Hyderabad who have envisioned building a grand Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple as a gift to
your Divine Grace.
Lastly, Srila Prabhupada let me improve on my Sadhana, service, Kirtans and Vaishnava etiquette for I
am poor at all of them.
Aspiring to be at the dust of your lotus feet,
Yours most fallen servant,
Ravi Lochana Dasa
Shruthidhara Dasa
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.
Recently I come across the verse in SB 2.6.34 which gave me great remembrance of you.
na bhrat me 'ga mopalakyate
na vai kvacin me manaso m gati
na me hki patanty asat-pathe
yan me hdautkahyavat dhto hari
O Narada, because I have caught hold of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari,
with great zeal, whatever I say has never proved to have been false. Nor is the progress of my mind
ever deterred. Nor are my senses ever degraded by temporary attachment to matter.
Your divine grace proved this to be a fact while preaching across the globe to all kinds of people and
filled their hearts with KrishnaPrema. Your words and instruction are non-different from those of
Krishna for your thoughts, words and actions are always absorbed in Krishnas service.
In this life with your unlimited mercy you have given me and millions of people an opportunity to
take up Krishna Consciousness which is the only solution to the conditioned living entities suffering
in this material world.
I pray at your lotus feet to enable me remember you in all circumstances for you are my eternal guide,
well-wisher, loving father and everything.
Please aid me to advance in Krishna Consciousness by helping me follow strictly your instructions and
not to give you pain by my mistakes and offenses at your lotus feet and all Vaishnavas.
So kindly you have given me a chance to serve you all these years though I am not serving you to my
full extent. Please enable me to preach the glories of Krishna and your divine grace to many people
and take shelter at your lotus feet.
Please give more strength to all Vaishnavas who are struggling to establish you as the only diksha guru
in ISKCON.
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My only prayer unto your lotus feet is to remain a humble servant of your servant.
Your fallen servant,
Shruthidhara Dasa
Srinidhi Govind Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance onto your divine lotus feet. Prabhupada on 6
th
of April I got
initiation by you. Although you said that eternal bond between disciple and spiritual master begins
from the first day he hears.
You explained that disciple means discipline, by the order of spiritual master. In this sense I am not
worthy to become your disciple. Still your divine grace allowed me to live in your divine house (Srila
Prabhupadas ISKCON). I am so fallen that my mind even doesnt care for instruction of authority.
And I am greatest offender of Vaishnavas although I am still not conscious of that. But it is your
causeless mercy that I am still in your movement.
On this auspicious occasion what can I offer you but I can only beg you that I could be in this
movement life after life and could serve you forever.
I may try to leave your hand but Prabhupada please never let it happen.
Recently I started reading Srimad-Bhagavatam. Please bless me so that I can understand your words
and could follow your divine instructions. Your divine grace only can make mayadas to Govind Dasa.
Trying to be your humble servant,
Srinidhi Govind Dasa
Srivasa Pandit Dasa
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, blinded by the
darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
Prabhupada, years have passed - you have planted the seed of bhakti yoga in my heart. Its unfortunate
I am unable to reap the best. There is still not a pinch of bhakti towards Their Lordships Srimati
Radharani and Lord Krishna. Neither any respects to the great Vaishnava missionaries of this great
movement. I have completely forgotten about the greatest favor by Sri Krishna Chaitanya for selecting
me to serve Your Grace in His mission.
All this is owing to the great craving to satisfy my base desires of false ego, sense enjoyment, anger and
lust. Yes, these friends of mine are still there, strongly rooted deep in my heart. They have always been
successful in encouraging me to enjoy independently and pulling me away from the service of the
mission. They always gather the little strength left in this body and give the best of hopes persuading
me to enjoy in the most insane material way.
Yes, my hopes, plans and desires are getting devastated again and again by maya, pushing me to turn
to the shelter of Lord Sri Krishna. She is always trying to convey me to dovetail my hopes of
enjoyment, plans and desires into the service of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. I have no little taste of
that shelter or I am so blind that I cannot see any hope of happiness in this direction. Thus gone blind,
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lost completely, hopeless to succeed, I am almost doomed! At this stage when I see you my dear
master, I get the interest to hold onto the rope of your boat. Please, I beg you to please pull me up
again. Without any little shame I beg you to pull me up again. It is now or never! Please pull me into
the shelter of your boat. As you know this conditioned soul, completely covered by the material dust
and pulled by fangs of material desires, always have such false prayers at the time of devastation.
Yes, this is the worst condition of this soul, one side - unable to swim in the material ocean, bhava-
sgara, on the other side not willing to climb up on to your boat which is carrying the mission of the
most merciful incarnation Sri Krishna Chaitanya. You are capable of handling any type of
mischievous soul; you are the best of the spiritual doctors and can treat any hazardous disease of souls
such as myself. This is only possibleif you shower the merciful dust of your lotus feet on this soul. I
request you to completely drench me with the dust of your lotus feet. As you are the commander-in-
chief of Mahaprabhus army you have all access to the mercy of Gaura Nitai. Please place me before
themrecommending as the most fallen soul. Thus they will revive me first.
As the year grew, the big black spot inside me also grew without taking concern to clean the dust;
the services I handle also grew. Now is the most disgusting of situations, such an idiot among all
souls, trying to save the rest? But this is the only medicine I have now; to render the allotted service to
the best of my capacity. I pray at your lotus feet, on this most auspicious day of your appearance, let
me do the little possible, involving my mind, body and soul in the service of your mission.
Here in Hyderabad the temple project is going through all hurdles. The obstacles seem to be
numerous and unsolvable. In actuality the obstacles are within. your simple instructions of - chanting
16 rounds,waking up for mangalarati, reading and distributing your books, and following regulative
principles seem to be as insurmountable mountains. Thus every activity seems same. You have
personally showed us what amount of service can be rendered to the mission of Mahaprabhu when
gurusinstructions aretaken to ones heart and soul. You have performed the miracle named ISKCON
but the logic you explained is just simply surrender to the instructions of guru. I know, thus all other
things will fall in place and our endeavors to taste success in the mission of Mahaprabhu is just
waiting for this. My prayer to Mahaprabhu and Lord Krishna is to make these simple instructions of
yours as my heart and soul.
I vow before you today dear Srila Prabhupada:
To whatever depth my ill feelings are going to take me, I am not going to stop rendering service at
your feet.
I may not have the smallest taste towards chanting of the holy name, I might do chanting in the most
mechanical process, yet I am not going to stop rendering service at your lotus feet.
I may be away from the instructions of yours by not associating with you through your books owing
to any reason, yet I am not going to stop rendering service at your lotus feet.
I may have the worst of the material desires to satisfy my senses; still I am not going to stop rendering
service at your lotus feet.
I may possess all the bad qualities, against the principles of the Vaishnava etiquette, yet I am not going
to stop rendering service at your lotus feet.
Prabhupada, yes, the shelter at your lotus feet can save me from any condition. My only wish which
always remains the same, janme janme prabhu sei: life after life I just want to be rendering very
humble service to you at your lotus feet.
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Your most insignificant servant,
Srivasa Pandit Dasa
Syamakunda Dasa
Sri Vyasa-puja offering at the divine lotus feet of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace O Viupda
Paramahasa Parivrjakcrya Aottara-ata r rmad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Chaitanya Charitamrta says:
brahma bhramite kona bhgyavn jva
guru-ka-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja
Persons who are actually intelligent and philosophically inclined should endeavor only for that
purposeful end which is not obtainable even by wandering from the top most planet,Brahmaloka, to
lower most planet Patala. But by your causeless mercy we have received the seed of Krishna bhakti.
In this age of Kali-yuga, the present age of dissent, when everyone is born lower than a shudra, the
lowest class of men, are described as mand sumanda-matayo manda-bhgy hy upadrut - lazy,
misguided, unlucky and always disturbed. It is especially then the most wonderful benediction that by
some inconceivable good fortune we have met up with such a munificent, wonderfully glorious
personality as our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada. It is only due to your mercy that we have got an
opportunity to try to render some little service to the Supreme Lord Krishna and have the opportunity
to go back home, back to Godhead.
On this path of regulative devotional service I request you to give me sufficient strength to serve you,
your instructions and to follow in the footsteps of the previous Acharyas.
On this Vyasa-puja day, therefore, let us remember the lotus feet of our spiritual master with full
attention and absorption and be always gratefully engaged in helping each other to spread his
wonderful mission. In this way we can make our small attempt to give him pleasure, as he has so
kindly given us.
Your servant,
Syamakunda Dasa
Venkatesh Dasa Adhikari
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to your Divine Grace. Kindly accept my humble obeisances onto your Lotus feet.
I joined this movement when I was very much down and disturbed with my personal and family
issues. Im so disturbed because of uncontrolled mind and unwanted thoughts. But still I was chosen
by you as your disciple formally on 25
th
December 2011. This is all because of your Divine Grace and
mercy. In certain cases Im still committing offenses knowingly and unknowingly. Sometimes my
uncontrolled mind does not allow me to render any service. So I humbly request you to bestow your
divine grace and shower blessings on a few desires of mine, which are listed below:
Attending morning sadhana.
Chanting 16 rounds daily without fail.
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Eating Krishna Prasadam only.
Fasting on all Ekadasis and important Vaishnava festivals.
Read Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam on a daily basis without fail.
Help me to control and regulate my senses, which in turn strengthen my intelligence so that it keeps
me away from Lust and Anger and protect from all kinds of miseries in this material world.
Keep me always in your association and association of devotees. See that I always serve your
established mission humbly and to my capability.
In future, I may be in any position but keep me always down-to-earth and see that Im self-controlled
and away from unwanted thoughts and desires, lust and anger.
Last but not the least; I would like to render my service to you and Lord Krishna along with my family
(wife, kid and my parents) so that they can also enjoy your association and the association of devotees
in this movement.
I take this as an opportunity to send this offering for this Vyasa Puja celebration. Kindly accept it and
oblige.
Yours insignificant Servant
Thanks
Venkatesha Dasa
Bhakta Ajit L
Respectful obeisance from all sides to His Divine Grace
A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Oh Gurudev!
Wherever I see you, I feel blissful. Your vision of Krishna Consciousness itself empowers me. A deep
divine love starts flowing through my heart, and gets me connected to the love of Krishna.
I feel your presence all around me. You save me from all the hurdles of life and even when danger
arrives. I can feel your hand touching my head all the time. From the time you came into my life
things became clearer. And I realized that I am not an "I" but a divine spirit, who has to go back to
Godhead after the "I" gets dissolved totally.
So, Oh Gurudeva! Oh! Universal teacher thank you for making me realize what is life in true sense.
I pray that I may remember your instruction, At the time of quitting this bag of flesh, So that I can
come back to pursue your mission, Birth after birth and start afresh.
I bow to your Lotus Feet and also hope to be obediently following your instructions, and pray you to
make me eligible to understand your teachings to the best of my ability.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada for your unlimited Mercy and Understanding,
Yours most insignificant servant,
Ajit L Mandave
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Bhaktha Aniruddh
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
As you clearly say in one of your book - A Vaishnava always follows the order of guru and Krishna.
Anyone who attempts to write about Krishna must first take permission from the spiritual master and
Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada this is my fourthVyasa-puja offering dedicated to Your Divine Grace. On this
occasion of great jubilation I would also like to offer my humble respectful obeisances unto all the
spiritual masters, as you says in one of your book:-
I (Krishnadas Kaviraj) offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the
Lord, the Lords incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Sri
Krishna Chaitanya.
And you also say in the purport - one must give respect to all the spiritual masters, not that only my
spiritual master.
As you are the merciful incarnation of the personality of godhead, Krishnakrpa srimurti, you give
your devotees a chance to write about their experiences in this institution. Frankly speaking everyone
knows that Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, being so merciful upon us, wants to glorify you and so this
whole pastime is there, as unless one becomes fire he cant enter into the fire, similarly unless one
becomes pure in his heart one cant enter into the pure transcendental realm.
This year was very nice due to your mercy and blessings. I joined AP due to blessings of your sincere
devotees as it is clearly stated in S.B, due to the mercy of a pure devotee of lord a blind man can see, a
lame man can climb mountains, and it is true in my case. Since my mind is very crippled, sinful
thinking of all sorts of nonsensical things, you bestowed mercy upon me. As you says in one of your
books - one should attempt to write for self-purification.
This Vyasa-puja offering is an attempt to execute this special order of yours. In another text of yours it
is beautifully written, Things that are very difficult to do become easy to execute if one somehow or
other simply remembers Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, thus giving the inspiration to write Vyasa-puja
offering.
Srila Prabhupada, there are many many millions and billions of anarthas in me, but somehow or other
I have come in contact with your sincere disciples engaged in serving your lotus feet i.e. serving you
by following your instructions, Im so fallen that even coming in devotees association my mind has
some hopes left for enjoying this material world, even after so much punishments from mayas side.
But in midst of these punishments there is one satisfaction that by your grace I am somehow able to
attend mangalarati, follow regulative principles, etc. In the end I would like to offer my request to you
to keep me in your temples and in the association of devotees.
Your humble servant,
Bhakta Aniruddh

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Bhakta Gopal
Hare Krishna,
All Glories to Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada,
International Great Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
I hope you have come to this material world to protect the fallen souls by engaging them in service of
Krishna. I am grateful to you. You have given an opportunity to serve Supreme personality of god
head Lord Sri Krishna Paramatma. By your mercy; I am able to cross the ocean of material troubles,
obstacles & sufferings.
By Srila Prabhupada, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu &Krishna Bhagavan mercy I came in touch with Krishna
Consciousness, which has changed my previous life.I am Chanting "16" rounds, attending Mangala-
arati, hearing Prabhupada's lectures,eating Krishna Prasadam have changed my fickle mentality.I
acquired broad thinking by your mercy Prabhupada. By Your lectures I have learned the meaning of
my life &what is its ultimate goal.By your mercy I am utilizing my time, energy for Lord service
instead of wasting my time & energy to unnecessary thoughts & sense gratification.
If I have done any mistake in executing spiritual duty kindly excuse or forgive me. Prabhupada, you
are the most kind, considerate, dynamic, loving & selfless person. You are the real well-wisher of all
fallen souls. You are the friend of all poor, illiteracy &backward people in the society.
Prabhupada, please forgive me for the offences I have committed against you& other devotees of the
Paramatma. Please give me good health, sound mind & spiritual strength. I request you to please
constantly engage my mind in spiritual activities and go back to Godhead.
Yours loving son
Gopal
Bhakta Kalaiselvan
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your Lotus feet.
This is my 3
rd
year in Krishna Consciousness, the more I get in your association the more I come to
know how fortunate I am to get the transcendental knowledge through your books and your sincere
devotees.
It is purely your causeless mercy that I am able to come in contact with Hare Krishna Movement and
follow Krishna Consciousness.
You have given so many festivals throughout the year which gives me opportunity to render service
and helps to perform daily Sadhana.
Please have mercy on me to get out of this material existence and know myself as eternal servant of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Hare Krishna,
Kalai
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Bhakta Krishna Pirangi
Dear Our Spiritual Master Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I offer my respectful obeisances unto his Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.Oh!
Universal father thank you very much for saving me from material life (maya). I am servant of servants
of The Lord Sri Krishna. I would like to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.
"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
This maha mantra improves our concentration, confidence level. We must follow the four regulative
principles. We perform spiritual activities for the Pleasure of Lord Sri Krishna, under the guidance of
the scriptures and the Spiritual Master. Krishna is the universal protector. The Spiritual Master opens
my darkened eyes and fills my heart with transcendental knowledge.
kali-kala Namarupa avathar
In this kali Yuga the Lord is in the form of holy name. We should chant Hare Krishna Maha- mantra.
Oh Master! Be merciful unto me. Give me the shade of your lotus feet. Oh Lord Sri Krishna! Please
engage me in your loving devotional service.
Servants of Servant
Bhaktha Krishna Pirangi
Bhakta Manik Prabhu K
Hare Krishna,
Jai Srila Prabhupada!

Your servant of servant of servant,
Manik Prabhu K
Bhaktha Muthuraj
My Dear Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto the dust of your divine lotus feet,
Dear Prabhupada, I take this wonderful opportunity to thank you million times on this most
auspicious day of your 116
th
divine appearance in this planet.
Prabhupada, now I am realizing that how fortunate I am, to come in touch with the teachings of your
Divine Grace by your causeless mercy. Srila Prabhupada, by your arrangement and causeless mercy
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upon this fallen soul, now I am going through a new phase of life and I am trying to render full time
service unto your Lordships by joining your mission which is ultimately the mission of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu and Lord Sri Krishna.
I am trying to follow your instructions sincerely and seriously to the best possible extent that I can,
without neglecting them. However, I am so much fallen and conditioned that, I am unable to follow
your instructions consistently and hence I beg from your Lordships to give me the sufficient strength
and intelligence to adhere to your instructions eternally, so that I may advance in this path of
devotional service gradually only by your causeless mercy.
Prabhupada, best of the givers of benediction, if you at all want to bestow a desirable benediction
upon me, then I pray from Your Lordship that within the core of my heart there be no material
desires.
From your teachings, I understood that a person in Krishna Consciousness is already waged a war
against maya-Lord Krishnas illusory energy and even one moment of inattentiveness will create a
great havoc, like a moment of inattentiveness while using a razor will create bloodshed so I beg your
Lordship to purify my consciousness so that I will be attentive in all activities, so that I may not
become a victim of maya.
Srila Prabhupada! Please give me your special protection so that I may not fall down on account of
greater strength of Maya. Srila Prabhupada, I am very eager & anxious to serve your mission as your
fulltime servant and hence please give me the protection from all the obstacles which I may come
across in this crucial phase of joining your mission as your fulltime servant and please help me join
your mission successfully. Please help me practice principles of Krishna Consciousness with
determination, patience and enthusiasm. Please give me right perception. Please give me proper
intelligence to discriminate. Please guide me. Please lead me. Please give me your divine instructions
and please always keep me in your service.
As you explained in your purports elsewhere in the 3
rd
canto 25
th
chapter, Devotees should be very
eager to talk to Krishna. Once a devotee acquires qualification by following devotional service, he sees
and he can talk to Krishna and he also realizes that Deity is reciprocating. So I beg from your
Divine Grace to give me this eagerness and opportunity for rendering fulltime devotional service
eternally, so that I may talk to Krishna eternally.
Prabhupada, you also explained in SB 3.25.25 that, Non-Devotees cant understand Srimad
Bhagavatam and it will be like Licking the Honey Bottle from outside and they will never be able to
taste the sweetness of the honey unless they take to the process of devotional service and hence I beg
from your Lordships to bestow this benediction of associating with devotees constantly & eternally, so
that I may taste this nectar of devotional service one or the other day by your mercy.
Your most fallen & disobedient servant,
Bhaktha Muthuraj

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Dandavats, my dear Master!
I am eternally indebted to you for the knowledge that you have imparted to all of us about the
Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. I have many obstacles in the path of spiritual realization, which I am
confident of overcoming by strengthening my Sadhana. I resolve to start reading on a daily basis again
from this moment on my dear Master. I sincerely beg for forgiveness for all the offences I might have
committed in my path. Please give me the strength from time to time to follow your instruction
sincerely.
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Your eternal servant
Nikesh KumarP
Bhakta Prashanth A
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you thank you thank you for openings my eyes and mind to know the goal of human life when
I was in the darkest of ignorance.
Thanks for accepting this fallen soul and providing a wide variety of knowledge database through
ISKCON Bangalore and its associated temples to involve more in the service of Sri Sri Radha Krishna
Chandra.
All I can say is great thanks to you from my heart and ask you to involve me more in your service.
Bhakta Rajesh B
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
All glories to ALL Vaishnavas
Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada is Parat Para Madhurya Prema Bhava Nada Ghosha of
disseminating Amruthamaya Hari Nama Sankirtana to ALL irrespective of gender, age, caste, color,
creed, nationality, religion. His Divine Exaltedness Unparalleled Magnanimity & Foresight of
disseminating elixir of Hari Nama for generations to come is par exemplary given the dedication, zeal
with which He worked to spread Krishna Consciousness in any & every form of technology
available at that point of time at all given costs without caring for his very own self. To quote an
example, Srila Prabhupada given his penniless situation when in landed in America, spent over 50
USD to get best in class Dictaphone to record lectures for posterity whereas he spent only a few
pennies on his self for a humble meal that too offered as Prasadam to Lord Sri Krishna Bhagavan. Srila
Prabhupada dovetailed everything in Krishna Consciousness & never accepted even a farthing for
his own self. An Inspiration of Unparalleled Dedication to & Divine Love for Lord Sri Krishna
Bhagavan & Srimati Radha Rani & His Gurus words of unconditionally spreading Sri Krishna
Consciousness is Srila Prabhupada. What a fine disciple! What a fine instrument of Lord Sri Krishna
Bhagavan! And what fine disciples he made. They transcended from mere mortals to devotees of Sri
Krishna Bhagavan & Srimati Radha Rani. If it were not for the Divine Vision of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakur empowering an ignited Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada who in turn ignited the
whole world with Krishna Consciousness, today we next generations across the world would not
have had an opportunity to taste the elixir of Hari Nama.
Present & coming generations of mankind are forever eternally grateful to you Srila Prabhupada. The
only way we can express our gratitude is to chant the Maha -mantra & follow the four regulative
principles with love & devotion for Lord Sri Krishna Bhagavan & Srimati Radha Rani:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare
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All I can is humbly request Please bless all of us, our present generation & forthcoming generations
to come to take up lovingly to devotion of Lord Sri Krishna Bhagavan.
In the Service of Srimati Radha Rani, Varistha Gopikas &Lord Sri Krishna Bhagwan
Rajesh Batija, Gowri & Aditi GnyanaLakshmi
Bhakta Ramesh P
Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
Preachings and Teachings of Srila Prabhupada are like original medicine for human diseases i.e. death
and birth. There is no duplicate or alternate for this medicine and there is no other source for this
medicine which is the only one source for so called human diseases like hunger, anger, hankering and
lamenting.
Human society is fortunate to have Original Guru Like Srila Prabhupada who is guiding us to move
from dark to light.
In service of Lord Sri Radha Krishna and Srila Prabhupada,
Your servant,
Ramesh P
Bhakta Ravi Kiran
Dear Prabhupada,
All glories to A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, I am your disciple from past 2years.I use to send
lots of massage to all my friends and relatives daily but, it is difficult to write letter to you. I am very
insignificant, that I cant glorify you.
Prabhupada before coming to Krishna Consciousness, I was not having any spiritual guru. Now you
are my Spiritual Master life after life - forever.
Prabhupada you have saved me from most sinful activities, unknowing used to spoil my life. Now I
have a meaning to my life.
I thank you Srila Prabhupada for bringing me to Krishna Consciousness and saving me from this
material world.
Your servant,
Ravi Kiran
Bhakta Ravi Kumar Shinde
.Dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
It is because of your tireless efforts that many thousands and millions of people around the globe have
come to know about Lord Krishna and practicing seriously spiritual life. You have given us Lord
Krishna in the form of many books, many festivals, the holy names and pure devotees.
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You are the one who showed us the direct path to God, the sublime path, the easiest path for this age
of Kali. How else would we have known about bhakti-yoga?
As you wanted each one of us to preach somehow or the other,please give me some mercy too, so I
can also preach.
Srila Prabhupada please bestows mercy upon me. I am still plagued with materialistic vision and
material identification. But I have faith in your books, the Holy Name and Your instructions. Please
bless me that I will become a proper recipient of your abundant mercy, and engage me in Your service.
Yours servant,
Shinde Ravi.
Bhakta Ritesh Shaw
Dear Spiritual Master Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.
Mora ei mon ghuri ghuri pakhi.
Jibone sudhu tomar shoron loyia thaki..
Jagate jagate ghuribar aash
Tomar chorone diyo more bash.
Hariye chilam jagat chara.
Pelam Krishna Prasad tomari dara
Aar mone ekti aasha
Sikhte pari krishner bhasha
Ei anurodh janai ei nimna pakhi.
Krishna preme tomar sharane thaki.
Bhakta Santosh K
Hare Krishna
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
When my life was confused in dark, your books and disciples had showed me the right path towards
bright future. I wish, pray and do a bit from my side to pull people like me to the bright future which I
am trying to achieve by your teachings.
Please protect me and give me strength to follow your guidelines. I am an ignorant fool who is hardly
trying to follow your guidelines.
The best part in my life is having Prasadam, thanks for providing us remnants of the Lord and its just
because of you, we are able to be in touch with our supreme parents in our eternal home (ISKCON
centers) where-ever we go.
Beg you to continue the same blessing on me.
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Yours servant, Sada Mee Sevalo...
Sanny (Santosh)
Bhakta Santosh V

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Hare Krishna,
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
I did not get to know the meaning of life, and value of life, before coming in touch with you. I was
living life with just concerning about needs of the senses and being affected by bad association (so bad
habits have developed)...etc.
Srila Prabhupada, many times I think that am I the same person who used to be completely be
different just 10 years back than what Im today. After I came in touch with you, I have changed a lot
and came to know the difference between me, my body, this world, my duties and Lord Krishna.
I was a believer of God earlier, but did not know who is Krishna and who am I, still I have not yet got
the perfection in understanding myself and also my Lord Krishna completely but I am sure that one
day I will succeed in this, because of your mercy.
Dear Prabhupada, now I have some understanding to analyze about your great position as a real Guru
and other material people so called gurus who are without any spiritual knowledge. I will follow all
your regulative principles, by reading your books, by rendering service to Lord Krishna, and
participating bhajans and mostly honoring Prasadam.
I am very thankful to being part into ISKCON; the great way back to godhead. I thank you
Prabhupada for taking me into your ISKCON.
With regards and thanks,
In your humble service,
Shravan Neerati

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Bhakta Srikanth P
Srila Prabhupada please accepts my small offering.
Srila Prabhupadas message in my life:
Before reading Prabhupada books I saw a picture of Prabhupada and thought that he is some saintly
person. But when I read his books I understood that he is more than a saintly person, when I came to
temple and devotees association it is evident that he is the only person who is giving as it is Vedic
knowledge, the ultimate Knowledge of Krishna consciousness.
He gave the culture to the people who dont know the culture and he made all shudras to Vaishnavas
practically.
I am very much thankful to Srila Prabhupada who shown the pure and ecstatic love of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, who is the incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna himself in the mood of Srimati Radha Rani. I
am sure that any person who sees his picture or listen to his lecture he is free from all types of
miseries.
Only a pure devotee can make the human beings as pure devotees of Lord Sri Krishna, the supreme
personality of Godhead. The supreme personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna may not be satisfied if
we dont serve the pure devotee,Lord Krishna is pleased only when One serves the pure devotee Srila
Prabhupada.
Only by your mercy I understood the ecstatic love of supreme personality of godhead Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. He has shown me who Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is only by your mercy I got
good association of devotees, Prasadam, perfect and pure Krishna consciousness knowledge.
I cannot simply say Thank you very much. I cannot express, it is more than infinite thanks Srila
Prabhupada please let me continue in your association.
Your humble servant,
Srikanth Pathiwar
Bhakta Srinivas A
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your divine lotus feet on this most auspicious event
of your 116th Vyasa Puja.
I was wandering here and there daily with materialistic activities to satisfy my senses, and thinking
that this is the enjoyment. I did not even recognize that there is an end to it. But by your mercy in the
form of your instructions acted within my heart like a medicine for a patient and I could recognize
that this is a false enjoyment. By your grace I understood that these materialistic activities are so
perplexed that we could not even think that we are in a trouble. It was in January 2010, that I started
my Krishna consciousness activities by started chanting regularly one round. Slowly by your grace I
started chanting 16 rounds from November 5, 2010. Since January, 2010 I did not find even one day
that I was not chanting for any reason. This is all by your mercy on me. You have given this valuable
jewel called chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Material jewels only give some shining. But this
spiritual jewel called Hare Krishna Maha-mantra giving us Lord Krishna Kirtana, Dancing in front of
Lord Krishna, Worshipping Lord Krishna, eating Lord Krishna Prasadam, fasting for Lord Krishna,
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Reading about Lording Krishna, Discussing about Lord Krishna, thinking of Lord Krishna and overall
mad about Lord Krishna. Then why cant we believe that Lord Krishna has incarnated in his holy
name. This is all your compassion towards us.
You left all your convenience just to make this world a convenient place for practicing Krishna
consciousness by establishing International Society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON). You single
handedly published Back to God Head magazine, written so many books to read and understand about
Lord Krishna, and the relationship between us and Lord Krishna. You have written so many books
and you have also given us the chance to distribute it. You are transcendental to the bodily
designations to help everyones journey to going back to God Head. You are chosen by Chaitanya
Maha Prabhu as a senapati to distribute love of Lord Krishna to everyone. You have given us the
opportunity to serve you to please Lord Krishna and understand him. By your grace whole world can
understand about Krishna, importance of serving a Spiritual Master to understand about Lord Krishna.
Yet you are so simple and compassionate.
We thought this material world is for enjoyment, but you showed us this is a prison house, a place for
conditioned souls. But I am so ignorant that despite all your instructions and guidance still I am not
able to understand you as you are. Please give us your special favour so that we can serve you as you
want, to please Lord Krishna. Please make me as an instrument in your hands. Please give me the
proper intelligence and energy, enthusiasm to serve you more and more. If I know anything about
Lord Krishna it is only just because of your mercy.
Srila Prabhupada, you took your gurus instructions as heart and soul and made all these conditioned
souls recognized themselves as spirit souls, and bless these souls to ignite with your instructions to
make some more conditioned souls to recognize themselves as spirit souls. It is only possible by your
grace and mercy only; otherwise it is a mirage in the desert only for us. Make these igniting of
chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra should go on and go on till the place turns like Vaikuntha.
Whatever little advancement I had or I am going to have in this endeavor it is only by your mercy.
Please keep us always away from false prestige, honor, ignorance and ego. Bless us always to engage in
the service of the Lord. Though you can read my heart to understand my feelings, but as gratitude
towards yourself I have written these little feelings. I am sure that these words are not enough to
glorify you. But I am so unfortunate that I couldnt even express it.
Yours Servant,
Srinivas
Bhakta Syam Kumar
The Humble Spiritual Master,
His Divine Grace A C Bhakti Vedanta Srila Prabhupada,
Before I got in touch with ISKCON I did not know about Srila Prabhupada, after few days I thought
that he is small yogi, but I knew his potentiality after I heard some classes and some lectures and
reading some books of Srila Prabhupada and now seeking for more and more classes and books to
learn abundant knowledge about my deepest loving God Lord Sri Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada exhibited summit cleanliness, both internally and externally. His heart and mind
were constantly merged purifying of love to Godhead, in the same way even I am also trying for pure
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devotional towards Godhead and his shining body was always engaged in the Lord's pure devotional
i.e. his greatness.
I heard the quote somewhere like you do service to people then you expect something or not but you
do service to Lord (Supreme Personality) then you dont expect anything, I always remember these
words when I am doing any service to Lord Krishna.
Always my obeisance to my Spiritual Master,Srila Prabhupada and I seek his mercy on my spirit
soul.
Jai Srila Prabhupada Jai Jai Srila Prabhupada
Yours truly,
Aspiring spiritual soul,
Bhakta Syam Kumar
Bhakta Veeresh B
Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Dear Devotees
On the occasion of Vyasa-Puja, I was asked to offer my praise and gratitude unto the Pure Vaishnava
Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.But, I felt that I am not at all qualified to offer my gratitude, since
the mercy of Pure Devotees is unconditional but our gratitude is conditioned with our own selfish
motive.But still from the core of my heart, I feel that only the blessings of Srila Prabhupada and pure
Devotees can make me understand their causeless mercy on all of us, their Love, care and concern for
all of us is unconditional and I am very unlimitedly indebted to the Pure Devotees,who actually
showed me the Lotus feet of Lord and his Pure Devotees.During my PG course, I had the opportunity
to get the blessings from the dust of their lotus feet and from them I came to know about the Greatest
Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada and His love for all of us.I feel that I am unqualified to tell about his
blessings on all of us.In material life, if somebody helps us little bit, we feel very happy but here in
material world everyone helps others for some selfish motive but in spiritual way, they just help us
because of Love and affection towards Lord Radha Krishna and Guru, and that is the ultimate love and
care which anybody can get. Finally, I feel, action speaks louder than words and I feel that whatever
best I can do to please Srila Prabhupada and His Pure Devotees will be the mark of gratitude forever.
And that can be done by following his instructions. In all circumstances depending on the Lotus Feet
of Srila Prabhupada and his Pure Devotees will make us purified and successful to serve.
Yours insignificant servant
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Bhakta Venkateshwarlu
Dear Our Spiritual Master the Divine Grace A.C Bhakti Vedantha Swami Prabhupada,
I Offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of our Spiritual master His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus
feet.
Oh! Spiritual Master, Pure Devotee of Lord Krishna and you are the perfect follower of Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. You struggled so much throughout your life for the sake of saving the people
who are entangled in the material world by spreading the message of Lord Krishna.
As you are so kind, please sanction this deep desire of your servant of servant i.e. I have so much
desire to follow what you told, to Chant Hare Krishna, Follow four regulative principles and associate
with devotees, but this maya (material world) is powerful. So it is possible only by your mercy,
without your mercy I cant do anything, so do not put me into forget fullness of Lord Krishna. Please
always engage me service at your lotus feet.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada,
Your servant of servant,
Venkateshwarlu
Bhaktin Gaurangi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Prabhupada you are so merciful that you gave us many nice things to do like chanting, reading stories
of Lord Krishna in Vrindavana and Dwaraka.
I am your servant. Please make us Lord Krishnas devotees.
You are very merciful.
Yours little daughter,
Gaurangi
Bhaktin Jaya Ravindran
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
After reading some of your books in 2002, my first understanding was that nothing we (seem) to
possess in this world is actually ours. In your books you said all our possessions were the property of
the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. This made a very big impact on me and I turned to Krishna
Consciousness. Now its been 10 short years and with your help in every step, Srila Prabhupada, today
I am a small devotee of the Lord and a servant of a servant of yours.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, with your selfless efforts you have revealed who is the Supreme Lord to so
many sinful people on this earth. Without your mercy, I would still be wallowing in the realms of
darkness under the hand of Maya. Every morning, when I wake up, I thank you for saving me and for
making me look at this world in a different way from what millions see it as.
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I sometimes feel like shouting your name to groups of young people heading towards clubs or pubs, to
instead go and read your books and save themselves. I grieve that these people are missing out finding
the jewels, i.e. Srila Prabhupada; instead they are happy with temporary happiness.
Prabhupada, you have removed the darkness from my eyes, you have filled my mind with beautiful
eternal truth and happiness, what more would I want? In my small humble way, I try and help in book
distribution, by distributing Prasadam and always searching for answers to my problems from the
enormous books you have given us as your legacy.
My dear Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, glorification to you can never end and it can never be
enough. Therefore please accept this humble offering straight from my heart as a small token of the
immense mercy you have showered upon me.
Prabhupada, I simply pray that I continue to progress in Krishna Consciousness and that you are with
me and my family in every step we take. Please accept our apologies for any offences we may have
committed with or without our knowledge. We only depend upon you for giving us that steadfastness
not to move away from what you preached. Please give us the strength to achieve our spiritual goal.
Your servants,
Jaya Ravindran, Shruti and Ravindran
Bhaktin Malati
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. Hope this finds you in ecstasy in your devotional
service to Lord Krishna.
Homage is paid to the departed, but you continue to live with your work and are palpable to the soul
of devotee. It's my good fortune to be able to glorify you and reminisce your great deeds in devotion to
Lord Sri Krishna on this auspicious occasion of Vyasa puja. I consider getting in touch with you
through ISKCON is a sukruthi of my past life. You've given a new definition to practically applying
devotion to Lord and achieving love of Lord Krishna in this modern atheistic age of duplicity. You've
made it possible to aspire for love of Lord Sri Krishna, which is a rare aspiration in the material world
through institutionalizing ISKCON.
I feel very happy to read your lines which assert that a devotee is never alone and the Spiritual Master
always guides the devotee towards Lord Krishna. I do find a great change in myself to absorb the
shocks of life and go ahead with faith in Lord, which could not have be possible without you. I
humbly pray for your causeless mercy to help me reinstate and increase my devotion to Lord Sri
Krishna in-spite of the highs and lows in the ocean of life.
Your humble servant,
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Jaipur Temple
Adinarayana Dasa
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept humble obeisances of your most fallen servant.
As a father keeps loving his son even after knowing that he will keep getting spoilt, similarly,
Prabhupada, you keep reciprocating your love towards me. This is the way you reciprocate your love
for every disciple of yours. But, I am so fallen that I cannot do anything for you.
You are the apostle of love and that is why you are the dear most to Lord Chaitanya, Radharani and
Krishna.
Anyone who is fixed in the service of the lotus feet of Govinda is called trtha-pda; he does not need
to travel on various pilgrimages, for he can enjoy all the benefits of such travel simply by engaging in
the service of the lotus feet of the Lord. Such a pure devotee, who has implicit faith in the lotus feet of the
Lord, can create sacred places in any part of the world where he decides to remain. Trth-
kurvantitrthni (SB 1.13.10). The places are sanctified due to the presence of pure devotees; any place
automatically becomes a place of pilgrimage if either the Lord or His pure devotee remains or resides
there. In other words, such a pure devotee, who is engaged one hundred percent in the service of the Lord,
can remain anywhere in the universe, and that part of the universe immediately becomes a sacred
place where he can peacefully render service to the Lord as the Lord desires. Such pure devotees are
very rare and just the sight of such a devotee purifies one of all contaminations.
seibhaktadhanya, ye ncheprabhuracaraa,seiprabhudhanya, ye nchenija-jana
durdaivesevakayadiyyaanyasthne,seihkuradhanyatreculedhari ne (Cc., Antya 4.4647)
Glorious is that devotee who does not give up the shelter of his Lord, and glorious is that Lord who
does not abandon His servant. If by chance a servant falls down and goes somewhere else, glorious is
that master who captures him and brings him back by the hair.
I aspire to become a worthy and eternal servant of such a glorious master.
yasyadeveparbhaktiryathdevetathgurau
tasyaitekathithyarthprakantemahtmana
"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."
Prahlada Maharaja says to Lord Narsimhadeva:
naivodvijeparaduratyaya-vaitaraystvad-vrya-gyana-mahmta-magna-citta
ocetatovimukha-cetasaindriyrtha- my-sukhyabharamudvahatovimhn(SB 7.9.43)
O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am
fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals
who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and
countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.
r Caitanya Mahprabhu declared:
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prhivtecheyatanagardigrmasarvatrapracrahaibemoranma
IN AS MANY villages and towns as there are on the surface of the world, My name will be known.
To fulfill Lord Chaitanyas prediction, rla Prabhupda has established more than one hundred
centers of the sakrtana movementeach with affiliated traveling partiesto spread Krishna's glories
throughout the world.
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS in India, people have celebrated Lord Krishna as the Supreme
Godhead, the Lord of the universe. Now, by the mercy of rla Prabhupda, hundreds and thousands
of people celebrate the glories of Lord Jaganntha in cities all over the world. rla Prabhupda is
teaching the whole world how all living beings can live together as one in harmony and joyby
serving the Lord of the universe.
nacatasmnmanuyeukacin me priya-kttamabhavitnaca me tasmdanyapriyatarobhuvi
"There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear. (Bg.
18.69)
So what better can a person do than to serve such a pure devotee of the Lord?
But because of my past conditioning, I am not able to serve you to the best of my ability although I
have a great longing to do so. So, Today, on this MOST SPECIAL DAY, I just pray to the lotus feet of
all the Vaishnavas, the acaryas, Lord Nityananda Prabhu, Chaitanya Maha prabhu, Radharani and
Krishna that they bestow their mercy on this fallen soul so that I can engage in the service of their
dear most associate, Srila Prabhupada, with full vigor and dedication using my mind, body and words.
Your most fallen servant,
Adinarayana Dasa
Ajit Krishna Dasa
Respected & Dear most Srila Prabupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet. First of all thank you very much for giving us
an opportunity to serve Sri Sri Krishna Balaram in Jaipur. They have agreed to appear because of your
divine grace & have started doing miracles. A lot of sincere souls are getting attracted towards Krishna
Consciousness, which was never thought of. Please empower all of us so that big temple may also
come up very soon.
Srila Prabhupada, you made a tremendous sacrifice for spreading the message of Krishna. Your desire
was to make the entire world Krishna Conscious. On this auspicious day we pray for your mercy, so
that we may be able to fulfill your desire.
In one of the purports of Srimad Bhagvatam, you have told that after accumulation of pious activities
of millions of lives, the soul comes in contact with a pure devotee of the Lord. But I am an exception
to this. It is your causeless mercy only which has transformed my life. My friends, relatives and even I
get amazed to see myself in saffron robes & serving in temple.
It is again a miracle that in spite of doing offensive chanting, neglecting your instructions & breaking
regulative principles, you have kept me in your movement. Please forgive me & give me Sad Buddhi
so that I may advance in Bhakti.
Your Servant, Ajit Krishna Dasa
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Ananta Virya Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at Your Lotus Feet.
It is very auspicious day to glorify you. This opportunity is given to selected people who want to go to
spiritual abode by following your divine instructions in Kali- Yuga. About kali Yuga Srimad
Bhagvatam says in (S.B. 1.1. 10)
In this iron age of Kali men have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky
and, above all, always disturbed.
Though I dont deserve but I got this opportunity to glorify a pure devotee of supreme personality of
Godhead. Srila Prabhupada is transcendental personality who makes me aware about genuine
spirituality back home back to godhead. Gaudiya Vasnavism has eternal existence but the
transcendental way Prabhupada presented to the world is matchless gift for entire humanity. Even
today there is flood of pseudo spiritualist. Prabhupadas name and his Hare Krishna Movement are
very famous. He eternally lives with his sincere devotees, who want to propagate message of Lord
Chaitanya. Prabhupada your transcendental vision reflects many folds. Among them the bold message
of Srimad Bhagavatam is one,
Prabhupada, you possess all 26 qualities of a Vaishnava. Through your real life example, you proved
that if someone is sincere to carry out his spiritual masters order he will be free from bondage of
material existence. Spiritual master lives forever by his divine instructions, and the follower lives
with him.
mukamkarotivachalampangumlanghayategirim
yat-kripa tam ahamvandesrigurumdinatarinam
By the mercy of the Guru even a dumb man can become a great speaker, and even a lame man can
cross mountains.
All my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything. I, one,
may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It is not that I give an
order, Here is the next leader. Anyone who follows the previous leadership is the leader. All of my
disciples are leaders, as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, you can also lead. But you
dont want to follow. Leader means one who is a first class disciple. Evamparamparapraptam. One who
is following is perfect. (Srila Prabhupada, Back to Godhead magazine, Vol. 13, No. 1-2)
Dear Prabhupada, I am unable to become your first class devotees on my own strength. It will be
possible only by your causeless mercy.. For spiritual advancement three important factors are there. 1.
Instruction, 2.Intelligence, 3.Knowledge. You are very much aware about my incapability in all three
parameters. Since I have no attachment for the Vaishnavas and I am very sinful, how I will be able to
serve you with this diseased condition, Prabhupada please protect me from this conditioning.
Srila Prabhupada, this year you bestowed your mercy by giving opportunity to do full fledge deity
worship of our Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balaram. In very short time we have realized the effect of
transcendental presence of their Lordships. Their presence gives us strength for continuous devotional
service with more determination and hope for further improvement in consciousness.
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I think this policy of Sankirtana, Prasadam and Srimad-Bhagavatam has been successful in all the
centers. Please therefore follow this transcendental policy with heart and soul and make your center as
spiritually opulent as far as possible. (Letter dated 2 January, 1970 Los Angeles to Rupanuga)
So on this most auspicious day let me take up the determination of taking up the only business to be
fixed up in devotional service by pleasing you.
Your fallen servant,
Ananta Virya Dasa
Anantha Sesha Dasa
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
On this auspicious day I beg your causeless mercy, without your mercy and guidance it would not
have been possible to stick to path of devotional service. When I look into myself, I find no
qualification to carry on to devotional path in Krishna consciousness. My complete dependence is on
your causeless mercy. Each time I promise to you, but I fail to keep my promise because of my
weaknesses.
As Sri Sri Krishna-Balaram has come to bestow mercy on all of us and accept services us. Lots of
devotees are start coming to have a darshana of Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balaram especially on
weekends. This may help them to become more attached to transcendental ArchaVigraha form of their
Lordship.
Please give us enough audacity to preach Krishna consciousness with same high vigor as it
was mid 70s. As Chaitanya Mahprabhu says that yredekhotrekahoka-upadea
Whomever you meet, you simply talk about Lord Krishna.
Please help me to become more committed to your mission as MAYA is always there to allure
and distract us from real transcendental path. As you taught us that purity is the force, which
will help us to preach sublime Krishna consciousness with right spirit. As you are well aware
of my contaminated desire and thought, without your mercy it looks impossible to purify the
same.
Especially in regards to FOLK preaching this year we have not done well as we were not very
much focused in this particular service. Hope, this year by your grace and sincere efforts of all
the devotees here in Jaipur we will try to do better.
Your servant,
Anantha Sesha Dasa, Jaipur
Arjunnath Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I have been blessed by you for having chosen me to do a little service in your movement. What you
have done cant be described in words. It can only be felt and contemplated again and again. But due
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to completely submerged in modes of material nature we bring in some familiarity in our process of
advancing in Krishna consciousness. And this stops our smooth advancement towards perfection.
Prabhupada, you can see our hearts and also see the thick layers of material desires and
contaminations in it. Nothing is hidden from your transcendental vision. These material modes are
obstructing us to serve you whole heartedly. But you can bless any wretched soul and spiritually
electrify him to do vigorous devotional service like you. The most unfortunate people in the world are
those who havent yet come in touch with you and even more unfortunate are those who are not
following you properly or deviating after getting your causeless diving grace. People outside your
divine shade have no idea what treasure they are daring to reject and what will be the future
consequences of their stubbornness.
Krishna Balaram and Nitai- Gauranga are now here and they are showing more and more mercy on
us and on daily visitors. Thanks for giving us the most beautiful Lords. They are ready to give us
anything we desire, you are also ready to bring us more close to them but it is our unwillingness,
offences and false ego which is keeping us away from their benedictory glances.
I pray to you on this most important day to have your blessings on us so that we can be more strict in
following you in toto. Thanks again for giving us this treasure of Krishna consciousness.
Your most unfortunate servant.
Arjunnath Dasa
Brajendra Nandan Dasa
Muka karotivcla pagu laghayategirim
yat-kp tam ahavande r-gurudna-traam
By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can
cross mountains.
Dear rla Prabhupda,
You are the empowered representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who descended on this
auspicious day in this material world to preach Krishna Consciousness and deliver the fallen souls of
this age. I am also one of those fallen souls who received your causeless mercy and dedicated to
pursue the path of Lord Krishna Consciousness. When I think of my past journey on this path, I feel
your presence and guidance at every moment. I am finding both the protection of father and affection
of mother in You.
rla Prabhupda, as the external manifestation of Parramatta, You are cognizant of every moment of
your disciples life. As You know since past two years so many bodily and mental sufferings have
started unfolding due to my past karma but it is by your mercy only that I am trying to pursue this
path persistently. I want to become more serious in my Sdhan Bhakti and achieve that stage of
spontaneous love for Krishna.
The dogs of Kali Yuga in the form of lust, anger, pride, greed, enviousness, illusion, lamentation &
fear are constantly biting me. Kindly save me, Your Divine Grace.
Your Divine Grace, I have been entrusted with a very responsible service to guide the ignorant young
generation to Krishna Consciousness. My heartiest desire is to create thousands of youngsters who are
chanting 16 rounds infallibly, following 4 regulative principles strictly and having an intense burning
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desire to spread this Hare Krishna Movement to every nook and corner of the world. But when I see
my ground reality, many times I find myself in ignorance and feel lack of enthusiasm and confidence.
My condition is like a dwarf trying to catch the moon. But I have full faith in You just like an
ignorant obstinate child who just demands something very big from his father not knowing how it will
be fulfilled.
In conclusion, my humble request to you is that kindly keep me engaged in the transcendental loving
devotional service of your lotus feet constantly life after life. Kindly bestow me with your mercy so
that one day I can also come to the platform of offense less chanting of Holy Name.
Aspiring to become Your Servant
Brajendra Nandan Dasa
Dhanurdhara Dasa
| i i,
i ii - ; ^ i i -| i| i - i ; -ii i r, i l
ini - i iln i ii -in r| ; r -n ni iil-- nn i - ni ii
r| iiln nn i - | i i | iiln ; i^ in - ni i i ri ii| n
i r| -n ; i^ in ir li î ri i - ni i i i| i
-n i ii - iiinln l-|| - - rn r| iiln liiii r irn r ^ ~| r|
ri i i r- ;| nr ii - i i|
ii li ii i
Keshi Hanta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet on the most auspicious day of your divine
appearance in this material world. Your appearance, pastimes you had performed here are not on the
mundane platform even though externally it may appear so. Krishna tells in Bhagavad Gita Fools
deride me when I descend in the human form. This is very much true to the pure devotees who on
the order of Krishna come to the material world to spread the message of Krishna and deliver the
fallen souls.
It is the duty of the Acharya, the spiritual master, to find the ways and means for his disciple to fix his
mind on Krishna. Srila Prabhupada, you have been always guiding and caring your disciples at every
moment so that the disciple can quickly be freed from all anarthas and surrender to Krishna. I am so
fallen that I am not able to accept these instruction and carry out your orders. Even though I have no
qualification to ask, still considering me your most fallen disciple please inspire me to develop
attachment in serving out your orders. This Year was very special with the appearance of Sri Sri
Krishna Balaram and Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga in Jaipur center. As it is told by Visvanatha Cakravarti
Thakur spiritual master engages the disciple in worship of deity, you had very mercifully given the
opportunity of serving Krishna in his deity form which is indifferent from Krishna and which helps
the neophyte devotee fix his mind in your service.
Your insignificant servant, Keshi Hanta Dasa
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Krishna Charan Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
I offer my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet on this occasion of your appearance day.
Srila Prabhupada, you gifted us a nice temple so that we can render devotional service to Krishna and
Balaram. But I dont have any qualification to do any service to you. This is your causeless mercy that
you are still engaging me in your service. In April we had temple inauguration ceremony. We had
many events. One of them was installation of Sudarshan. This is the first installation in ISKCON
group. It was about six feet high. Many newspapers also carried this news. Then we had deity
installation ceremony. In that, first we had different aavasas like ghee, sugar, fruits, honey and flower.
Then we had Netramilan, PranPratistha and Maha Abhishkam. Finally we had grand kirtan in the
temple. Lot of people attended this ceremony, had darshan of Lord, chanted Hare Krishna Maha
Mantra. Many devotees from Bangalore and other centers had also come. Everyone enjoyed the
ceremony and commented on Jaipur as second Bangalore. This is all due to your causeless mercy.
Now many people are coming to the temple. Sunday is like festival. Our temple has become very
famous in Jaipur. We have also started Krishna Ashraya and Prabhupada Ashraya program and Folk is
also doing well.
Prabhupada, give me enough intelligence so that I can serve you according to your plan. I also want to
preach Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam to the outside people, so that I can bring them to your
shelter. Today on this important occasion I request you to make me strong so that I can render better
service to you.
Please forgive me for all my known and unknown offences. Bless me so that I can do my Sadhana
properly. Prabhupada I am an insignificant jiva so require your special favor.
Trying to be your servant
Krishna Charan Dasa
Lakshman Dasa
| ii |,
-n |i s -r| ri n r ii - i - n rn si nni r | -n iiln i i^ ri
ni r| i - iiln iii iil--ni | i ni i ri ni r | - il i
-iiri| ^ -|i i ^ ni ii| ri i i | ii - ri , ; ii i
- i--i ri ni r| - iiiri| ri ni r| -n | i i | |-i| i||
ii |ii | r| | s| i n| r , - r ni r| - r l^î ii- i
-l ini r | nii -l i| i-i - l-in rni r |
-i i
Madan Gopal Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obesencies at your lotus feet.
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I was living in dark ignorance of this material world. But by your mercy only you have brought me
under the shelter of Sri Krishnas lotus feet, it is like thunderbolt which can break great-great
Mountain of anarths.
When I joined this Krishna Conscious movement, I was feeling some problems like mountain. But
today by your grace these problems are very insignificant.
Today at this auspicious occasion, I am unqualified to write you. I dont feel myself qualified as your
disciple but you accepted me. When I think about myself I feel that you saved me from dangerous
material life. Very gracefully you have accepted me even though I am foolish than intelligent devotees.
I can realize that when I joined Ashram, I was full of anarthas. But by practicing this transcendental
gift of morning Sadhana, it can be realized that how you are removing anarthas.
Sometimes you tell in lectures and purports that vani-seva is most important. But I am so foolish that
at times in ignorance and by Mayas attack I forget to follow your vani. So please forgive me for this.
You discuss about nature of honeybees and house fly. My nature is like house fly, to see bad things in
other Vaishnavas. So please take me out from this tendency.
Fallen conditioned soul,
Madan Gopal Das
Madan Murari Dasa
i- | ii n ^ |,
- | ii i in in -, - rl i- |ii li s.z.za i nri |, |
l - |^ - l^li i i^ i| - i iiî iil^n i | ilii
ri r| - ln l - - s -ii i i ni r| - | ii ,ii ni i
l- i i ri r| i inî i l n li ni i nri | | | ilii
ri r| - lnl | - inî n|ni i i |- inîn- i ni r| -
î^ - rni r li l | ii | -ili -l - | | nî- i î nii
ni ni r| -ni in| - î nii ni ni r| | n| iinii n| î ni
r| i - ni in| i î nii ni ni r| lnl in^n- i i î ni r | -
ii - - ii^ i | ilii ri r| - ri r| ir ini r| i inî | i
| ilii ni r - l ii - liii i | r - -i i i in^ -l
^ i r n iin| ni i lii ni r| l -n i - i i inî -lin i ; i|
î, i r-ii n- rni r |
ii i
- -i| i
Madhav Charan Dasa
| i i|
lnn i^ nn n | ii| ii ; i i i-n li i il-il- ^n
ii-| i ln ; nini i -i^ |^ - n -rii (|n) ni- i
i li^ i l^^ i i - il- - linii|
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| ii| i ; ns i i- r |^ | |- i , ; r ii -^--
lî i - ii i ; i i n l--i li i FOLK i - - î lii
i i ^ i li| ii, ; î FOLK - rn si ini ni r| ri ln rn
s |i i l-i| i- lî - i| nin ra ii i ,ii ni n lii i
i n r iil-- |^ -r-^ i -n r r| i r- ii , l^li^ FOLK
-n ii i -ini |
il-lî -i ,ii ni n li i irin r i nii l li i n
,ii ni n lii i |^ i li n i i i l^ln ri i
ilr| n i l^- l^ r l i ; in-i ni nln^ ;lnln - | li
i i ni l-i i i | il- i , r-ii iin - r | ini i
|
ii l- i i liii|
-ii^ i i
Mahakurma Dasa
Dear most Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada today is a very auspicious day of your divine appearance and a very important day
for all the devotees who are following Krishna Consciousness because of your mercy on all of us and
specially on a fallen soul like me who repeatedly commits mistakes and you are tolerating me and kept
me in this movement and helping me to learn with every mistake of mine, thank you Srila
Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada this year is very very special in the life of all the devotees here because by your
mercy that we were able to inaugurate the temple and their lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balaram and Sri
Sri Nitai Gauranga have manifested in the deity form and giving us an opportunity to serve them, and
since then Prabhupada we have found great miracles happening here, earlier we use to invite people
and regularly use to call them to come to the temple but we use to find very less people turning up
and everyone use to say that our center is very far but today after the inauguration Sri Sri Krishna
Balaram and Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga are attracting so many sincere souls and hundreds of people come
to seek their blessings and in weekends we find no space in the temple to stand also, and so many
people have come in touch of Krishna Consciousness and started chanting and understand the
philosophy of Krishna Consciousness its all by your mercy Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada Folk in Rajasthan is going on good and our Krishna Ashraya program is also picking
up very nicely in Jaipur as well as in our different centers in Rajasthan and today we find so many
people interested to follow Krishna Consciousness by taking your shelter.
Srila Prabhupada I read one of your quote that we should keep ourselves engaged 24hours in the
service of lord and today I try to keep myself engaged the whole day thinking how we can decorate the
lord even more nicely, how we can get more and more people engaged in the service of the lord, how
we can serve Krishna Balaram very nicely without any offenses, I request you to forgive me for all the
offences and give me the intelligence and strength to serve their lordships even more nicely.
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Srila Prabhupada I once again request you to forgive me for all the offences I have committed at your
lotus feet and all the Vaishnavas.
Your most fallen servant
Mahakurma Das
Nikhileswara Krishna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept the most humble obeisance of your most unworthy and foolish disciple. I have not yet
realized your true glory. But I have realized that I am really unworthy to be your disciple.
Your sincere disciples are working really hard day and night to expand your glories all over the world.
But I am such a fool that in spite of being a part of this glorious mission, I am still struggling hard to
maintain my Krishna consciousness.
On this divine occasion, I beg your mercy to please engage me in your service day & night. As my
intelligence is taken away by Maya and I have no strength to control my unbridled mind and senses,
please be merciful unto me to help me in engaging them in your service. Keep me always in the
association of devotees, which I am lacking the most.
The glorious day when everyone is glorifying you, I am here counting my weaknesses before you
because I am in great need of your mercy and blessings, without which I see no hope to come out of
my sinful activities.
Please forgive me for all the offenses that I have committed at your lotus feet by not sincerely
following your instructions and bless me so that I can surrender my every breath in serving your
divine instructions.
Begging your mercy again and again.
Your unworthy fallen servant
Nikhileswara Krishna Dasa.
Padma Malini Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna
First of all I would like offer my humble respect to my Guru Maharaj "A.C Bhakti Vedanta Swami
Prabhupada"
I am From Kolkata recently initiated in Jaipur (Akshaya Patra)
When I was spinster I never knew about ISKCON After marriage I came closer to Iskcon, when I and
my husband was having hard and tough time, one day my sister told me to do single mala every day,
Then from that day till today I am happy with my family and having everything with all grace of Guru,
Lord Krishna, and His Devotees.
I saw how devotees are following the rules and regulation of Srila Prabupada. With the mercy of Lord
Krishna I got Guru Im following rules of Srila Prabhupada with my family and I have got great
satisfaction in Spiritual life.
Once again thanks to all members and devotees of ISKCON, (you all are doing great service of lord)
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Srila Prabhupada ki Jai
Haribol
Padma Malini Devi Dasi
Pradeepta Narasimha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept the humble obeisance of your fallen disciple. First of all I beg sincere forgiveness for
many offenses I committed in the last one year. Last six months have been most dark days of my
Krishna Conscious life. My devotional creeper is getting affected by many weeds and my offences are
increasing. In this condition you are the only hope to save me and resituate me in my previous
position of blissful Krishna Consciousness. I beg to kindly bless me so that I may make progress in
becoming more and more Krishna Conscious. Please give me strength to follow your instructions and
assist my senior god brothers who are so seriously and sincerely engaged in executing your desires. It
is your mercy only that you have kept me here instead of my offences and mistakes. Every day you are
purifying me with the touch of your lotus feet but I am so unfortunate that I am getting contaminated
again. I always wanted to be your sincere disciple who will always be a cause of pleasure for you but
by my misfortune I have displeased you and I am being punished by Maya. I want to repeat few quotes
from your teaching glorifying pure devotee like your divine grace hoping it will please you.
Pure devotees of the Lord are more powerful than the waters of the sacred river Ganges. One can
derive spiritual benefit out of prolonged use of the Ganges waters. But one can be sanctified at once by
the mercy of a pure devotee of the Lord. In Bhagavad-Gita it is said that any person, regardless of birth
as Sudra, woman, or merchant, can take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord and by so doing can
return to Godhead. To take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord means to take shelter of the pure
devotees. The pure devotees whose only business is serving are honored by the names Prabhupada
and Viupda, which indicate such devotees to be representatives of the lotus feet of the Lord.
Anyone, therefore, who takes shelter of the lotus feet of a pure devotee by accepting the pure devotee
as his spiritual master can be at once purified. Such devotees of the Lord are honored equally with the
Lord because they are engaged in the most confidential service of the Lord, for they deliver out of the
material world the fallen souls whom the Lord wants to return home, back to Godhead. Such pure
devotees are better known as vice lords according to revealed scriptures. The sincere disciple of the
pure devotee considers the spiritual master equal to the Lord, but always considers himself to be a
humble servant of the servant of the Lord
Your Fallen Servant,
Pradeepta Narasimha Dasa
Prana Vallabha Dasa
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Thanks for your mercy that I have been given opportunity to glorify a spiritual master like you.
Previously we were serving JAGGANATH BALDEV SUBHADRA but now you have given a
transcendental gift of KRISHNA & BALRAMA as well, manifested in the form of two beautiful deities
along with NITAI & GAURANGA. Now we have a great opportunity to serve Lordships by engaging
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personally in deity worship, by offering bhoga to Lord,by doing aartika, by decorating the deities &
moreover cooking for deities. I am very thankful for giving me wonderful opportunities which I am
doing for first time. Whenever I see KRISHNA & BALRAMA, I find them even more beautiful than
before. This is due to hard work of devotees who are decorating the deities. So, I again thank you for
giving me wonderful association of such devotees.
I have a keen desire to make huge number of congregation devotees in Jaipur. By your mercy we are
moving ahead slowly towards this &we hope that by your grace, we can make entire Jaipur Krishna
conscious.
So, in the end I would like to say, that by your grace only I have come to this point of Krishna
Consciousness & would request you to give me enough strength to always serve you.
Aspiring to be your servant,
Prana Vallabha Dasa
Premanjana Dasa
Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Ever since I came in touch with the movement of Your Divine Grace my life has changed completely.
The contribution of Your Divine Grace for the movement of Sri Chaitanya Maha prabhus is
unprecedented and matchless. There have been many Indians who have spread Indian music, yoga,
art, food in the western world but they mostly did it with some material intention. Your Divine Grace
is the only one who could successfully implement Krishna Consciousness very successfully in the
western world, "bharata bhumite manusya janma...janma sarthaka kari kara para-upakar". All your
efforts were selfless; self-less in the context that they were meant just for the pleasure of your Spiritual
Master-Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada and Lord Krishna anya abhilasita
sunyam. It is just by the mercy of Your Divine Grace that even after many years of your physical
departure, so many young Indians are taking shelter at your lotus feet. The words Hare Krishna are
familiar and popular all over the world just because of the efforts of Your Divine Grace to please your
spiritual master His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada.
People all over the world are crazy for good food; brands like pizza hut, Dominos, McDonalds are
attracting many millions of men, Your Divine Grace is so merciful that you gave us the concept of
Govindas (a cuisine with a philosophy) so that the fallen souls in Kali Yuga can also get Sri Krishna
Prasadam. This is the Higher Taste which many thousands of people are getting all over the world,
just because of the vision of Your Divine Grace.
In one letter Your Divine Grace was glorifying Srimad Bhagavatam, see how the world can be saved
just by reading and following the great literature written by Your Divine Grace. Your Divine Grace
established the BBT to publish the transcendental books written by you which have saved humanity
like no one else could. People all over the world are just reading mundane literatures and wasting
their precious human form of life but simply by reading your books they become Krishna conscious
and begin their journey back to God-head.
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The Back to Godhead magazine is still being published by your sincere followers in many Indian
languages too; the International edition is also being published. Prasadam is being distributed free to
all individuals who are coming to ISKCON temples.
In one of your letters, Your Divine Grace is being told by one of your disciples-- His Grace Chyavan
Rishi Prabhu that Your Divine Grace should be given the Noble Prize for literature, he even
recommended the name of Your Divine Grace to some committee. But a Pure Devotee like Your
Divine Grace who is very very rare, and whose association even the demi-gods will aspire for is above
the concepts of Noble Prize. The need to glorify a true saint, a pure devotee like Your Divine Grace
is unlimited while the mayavadis, self-styled gurus and self-proclaimed god-men have many
thousands of disciples and followers and they are cheating innocent people, just by the mercy of Your
Divine Grace through your instructions in the Vani form that we avoid them like the plague.
There is very much need to glorify a Vaishnava like Your Divine Grace by having parks, colonies and
cities on your name, just like politicians and leaders are glorified in every country though the leaders
are not worth it. Your videos should be shown on television, so that just by having the Darshan of
Your Divine Grace-- a divine messenger, many millions of individuals all over the world will get
purified. Postal stamps can be released in the loving memory of Your Divine Grace (one has been
released as well). The more Your Divine Grace is glorified the more people will get freed from the
clutches of Maya. The melodious sound of your Hare Krishna Maha Mantra tune is still being played
by many individuals all over the world and it sounds transcendentally sweet, even if one hears it
hundreds of times. By the distribution of your books, the light of knowledge and wisdom continues
to enlighten the world further and further.
Many films have also been made based on the teachings of Your Divine Grace or by getting inspired by
your movement. Such movies are also drawing attention of many millions all over the world. Your
Divine Grace has given an alternative transcendental way of living to the whole world and has shown
us that the only solution to all problems is Krishna consciousness. There is a better alternative to each
and everything in Krishna consciousness -- like music, food, association, knowledge etc. And
everything can be dovetailed in service of the Lord.
I am writing this offering to Your Divine Grace on the great day of Rath Yatra at Jagganath Puri; today
is also the disappearance day of His Divine Grace Srila Swaroop Damodar Goswami.
Please accept my humble obeisance and grant me service at your lotus feet.
Jai Jai Jai Sri Jagganath!
Your servant
Premanjana Dasa
Radha Priya Dasa
My savior dear Srila Prabhupada,
How can I glorify the person like you who is most elevated and dear most devote of Krishna?
Im unfit and most fallen to glorify you. Im in a confused state as I dont know whether Im
advancing or degrading in Krishna Consciousness. The only pious act which I have done is
coming back to your shelter once again after a great fall down, with your mercy. There is no
hope in my life except your causeless mercy. Please be merciful onto me and bless me with
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the most blissful Krishna Consciousness. Im the most fallen and cannot advance in Krishna
Consciousness without your causeless mercy. Im committing offences knowingly or
unknowingly at your lotus feet by not following your instructions. Please make me strong
enough to control my senses, so that I can serve Krishna whole heartedly. I know Im not
following your instructions fully and I feel guilty at times, but Im committing these offences
again and again as the elephant pours mud on its own body after taking bath in river. Please
help me to develop faith in Krishnas service and in your words. You have given a wonderful
opportunity of serving Krishna through various services and I pray to you to continue
engaging me in these services. Ill try my best to avoid committing offences, but it is highly
impossible without your and Krishnas mercy.
Please bless me to live in your home, where the whole world can live, throughout my life.
Your most fallen servant
Radha Priya Dasa
Raghupathi Dasa
ii | - ; - i î - i r-ii ; i ini ii | î -
ni | ii |, -n iil-- ni in | -i i nil - i i
s| nr i | iln - ni i i ,ii l n i| lii i i |
ir -n l| i| ll-iln ni i - ; ni i i n ri - i| r|
l l ^ in i| inî i in |
i ii i i
in| i
Rasaraja Krishna Dasa
- , | ii,
i i -i - il-il- -|
ii, - ii iii| r l i -n l ilîi^ l^ ii l s i i
^ i li|
i l i ilr-i^ î i i l-i l r n i ii i ii r, ri r n
ln, i-il il i - ri r r| ; i îniî - i n i
l-i -n i r|
i | liiii - nin r l r i ii^ ni - r, ii r| i r i| nin
r l r - |^(i|) lni i r, l i| r- , |î ~ii l ; ii
ii ^ni rn r| i|^ r| li l n i ilîi^ l^ rn
-r-î rini r il ; l -ri (i , i-) l--^ i ; --i - rini r
i r- , |î i -ni(--) i in^,i- i i iil-^ -in r |
ii - i| ii - i s i ri r ^r ni | | iiln r i | ii|
-i | ii| lii | ilii ni r| il i| -lr-i r-i| ii^ ~ii
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r| l - i| i ii ni r | n | -nln i ni -i- r l ,ii li
, i il,i rini r|
ii, r iiln nn i l -ii|^ -i ii r, inî ir il- î|in ri
-ii|, ii^ -i n|n rini r| l- |^ | nr - ini r, ; -i i
i ii ^ni lni -r-î r, ; in i ni ni r| ^ ni r l- r ini
r l r i iîn r, ri li i^ r| r| ln n l| i ii il
r| l- n n ^r ; î-nl^nii lin rni r i r| n| ii- |
ln| | | i lii - ; - n|n ni r|
ii, - ii iii - ni r i -n i- - î i r i
^ i li, - i r l^ - l^ ni r l i i - + | ;
|- rn| i i i i| il - ni , |^ r iiln( i) i;i - i|n ;
i i| r l i i ln -i in - ii i | nr si l~ -^s
ri+ni| l -i |^ ii-- i i r^ ni r|
- ; ir nn i r| | i;i i si+ ln i ni in r , l - -^
;li i î - - lni i- r, n -n -il il-^ iil-- i n
r, l - r - - i| î, -^n î ii^ ( l l| i i - ri),
-ir^ i ii ln ri ni r | -| i i lii ln| l-n| r, ln ii n
| ;si î|in r ns |^ i lii i ii ii r| -n ini r i -^
-^ | ;si | ln rn i ,ii i n iil-- l,ini | ^ri -ni r|
i l ii-i - ^lin r i i|i |^ ii n î si ...........|
ka bhuliya jva bhoga vacha kare
pate my tre jpaiy dhare
ini n-ini -n ; i ri^| r l - î-nl^ -îi i r| -n i ri r i
l- lnn ii nii;i -i ri r |
n r ii, i ni lnn i^ r | i -i iil-- n ri -| ii |
ii l- i i liii|
i i i
Rasollasa Krishna Dasa
My Dear Spiritual master and Father Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your appearance.
Again I got a chance to write an offering to you and sHare my feelings with you.
It is said in the shastras that a dint of association of a pure devotee can convert any conditioned soul
into a Vaishnava and this was practically demonstrated by you. The whole world witnessed the great
work done by you which any conditioned soul cannot accomplish. As I am passing days in Krishna
Consciousness I am realizing more and more the greatness of the most humanitarian pastimes
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Nothing is hidden from you Srila Prabhupada and you know very well that the last year was little
tough for me. I struggled to maintain proper Consciousness and in my opinion the service which I
could have rendered by your grace was reduced to a great extent. Lots of challenges and work are
there to be seriously fulfilled in your mission Prabhupada but I find that I am lacking Purity and
Spiritual strength.
Lord Chaitanya and yours Kota yatra is now almost two years old but the work done by your fallen
servant is not at all acceptable. Dear Srila Prabhupada I really want to please you as I really feel
indebted to you for the work which you have done for all of us but at the core of my heart I am not
loyal to you. Please give me strength to follow your orders and instructions as I am very weak in
Krishna Consciousness. Please give me strong desire, intelligence and skills to serve Lords mission.
As Lord Chaitanya predicted prithv te che yate nagar di grm sarvatre pracher haibe
more nma, please help us Srila Prabhupada to finish very soon the yatras which we have started so
that we can move on to new town and villages.
I desire that may lord give intelligence and guidance to all the followers of Krishna Consciousness
around the world so that they realize your actual position which will help propagate the Hare Krishna
movement the way it was when you were physically present on this planet.
In the end I beg you to forgive your son for the offences which he committed knowingly or
unknowingly at your lotus feet and at the feet of your disciples.
I pray unto Lord that I become loyal and faithful to you.
Your fallen servant,
Rasollasa Krishna Dasa
Sandipani Krishna Dasa
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
I offer my humble obesciences unto your divine lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupda you have come in this material world to purify all contaminated soul & to tell them,
what is the real aim of this human form of life, we are living in this perverted world & thinking it as
real.
Srila Prabhupda I have a desire to get out of this material world in this very life. Please make me
strong to get convinced that really this material is painful & we have to go to our original world. And
please offer my prayer to the Lord.
Srila Prabhupda you are so merciful that after having so many contaminations in our hearts you have
given us a chance to do devotional service to the Lord. Please make me serious in following your
instructions.
Your servant
Sandipani Krishna Das

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Sarvalakshna Dasa
-i - | n -rii, i ii - i -|
- |^ - i| -r-^ni (-i ii) ; - - ls| r; r|
i -- n -n| ii -- n -
-i -- n î- -ii - - n i|
(n n|ni -i ii )
r ni -n --| r| i| l - ii- i | iii i- lnl-n rin i
ni| i n ii;i i nil^ | i r - -l ri i| i ii|î |l
l - -l liili | iiii -l i - rin | l| - rn îi
lnii ri ii| - ii , nn r| l ri - li ^r| i i | î ||
l î -ii |l l i ni | iln i r; r i i | il
(technology) ; n - l (technology) ,ii ii li i ni rn ii
rini i ini r- i ~| in si in| ri n iil-- nln l in r,
ii r i r| r-i| ii i- l-iln | - l-iln i i-i i i i;
nln i| ri r| ni -n ^ | - l-iln i in i i -i|
ii |, i lii i i n r rn ii i ri i--i i - n;
i - iilnni n ri ni| ln i ni in r -ii ln| ilnii| r i ;
ni -n -i li i - l lîln ri ni| ln i l i r| i |
li n i - ; l-iln - i|
ii r i rn ri rini| l i ii- ^ i- îli i
ilin r r| ln i | i n| i i ---n ri ri r i l^î
ii- in| r| ni -ii i - | nr | i i|i i ini r i r-ii
i i rn -l i| si-i ini r| ;| i in r r- i iiii -l ~
~ i | ii - i| lîi l^ni - li r| --| r ii r |
r| nn||
i i r-i| ln| -
i i r-i| ln| - |
ri ii i ii, i ii ni i ii||
i r- i, i i ilii i - i|
ri r- ni^ , li i î |
ii li i i - i nii||
inii î - i, -ini iî i i|
ri n r- n i i li ^ lii i||
ni rn in i ; |^ - |
i i i i n;||
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-l n; i n i-n i ii r-ii i -n i ii|
ln r| ii, ii i ri n i - | ni l ln in i li i
-ini ||
ri i ni ni i, l |^ i r, ni i r , i i r, n-i i r, -in i r, î
i r i iln i r|
s- n î in nn i, i , l-i li,| ilni i i--i r |
r rn ii , -| ni r-| - r|
ri ri i - - l, i| i| -| r| r|
i ri n r- i,, i n i
nni r| r| s - i i r i |
li r - r r| r- rn i|, |l, i| i ni r- ri i iiii|
i| r- i ni r| -inn r ii|î i, | i i i i i i iln||
iin î , i|iln, r ii l-i l i| r- r ni i| i
i| ^ i^ n i -inn r | r ^ i , --| r| r n i --i, i | rin| iln (;| -
-) r| ii --l r| r li i i||
n s- i r-i| iii ni, i l,| ri |l| (nii) r| ni i-n rn n n
r-, ; -ni -, r rn -ilrn ^ri r l r-||
l-n i i- i iiii|,lni; niin n | ni iini i i- li r| i ,
ii il-i ii -i ri||
ii l- ^
îi i
Shukamrita Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
I am deeply sorry for not being a part of your movement, now from past seven months. I am not even
worthy to offer you my obeisances, nor I am worthy of calling myself to be your disciple. A disciple is
the one who takes the order of Guru and Krishna to be life and soul but in spite of making
promises/commitments I have not followed your instructions and the result is that I am now living in
hell without the association of your true servants.
Prabhupada I could not continue to be a part of your and Lord Chaitanyas mission but I always, since
the day I join your mission, wanted to be in the mission for the rest of my life and today I dont even
have one good reason why I left your mission. It is all because of my Sadhana which I was not doing as
per your instructions. Prabhupada because I am not in association of your devotees I am not even
feeling pain for not being part of your mission. Even though every day I missed the days I spent under
your shelter in your ashram. Prabhupada although I am attached to you emotionally and have not
understood the philosophy which you have taught but I always would like to follow your instruction
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In my last year offering to you, on the most auspicious day, Vyasa Puja, I disclosed you my weakness
of not following the four regulative principles. That weakness of mine has taken a toll of me and the
result is I am sitting in the lap of sense enjoyment.
Prabhupada I would still like to offer you the most humble obeisances again and again. I wish to
spread the mission of yours in whatever way I can but for that I would like to beg some mercy of
yours that will give me some strength to be a part of your mission again. Your sincere devotees have
always tried to preach me of not staying outside ashram but I am not in the right spirit to be a part of
your mission again. I need some more mercy of yours and hopefully I will be able to catch the ship, of
which you are the captain.
I still beg you to accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Your so called, unworthy disciple,
Shukamrita Dasa
Subhadra Devi Dasi
- | ii n |,
- n ^ | i in in ii- ^ i -i - ;-i - - i| r n
inî i | iln -r-^ -n - ii r | i i -n |ii | r n - i
i i ii i i | i lii r| r - i - r i - | r;
i| -n s i| ni ri i i| i i i - - s i^ i i i -ln ri
| ilii r| r -n i ii|î nii i - -ni in| ii in| in^nn|ni
î nii i i| î i ii|î l-n| r ^r | i ilii n| r| n ^ |
-n | i| i ii|î |
i| ii | i| ^ -|
ii ^| i|
Vaishnav Charan Dasa
ii i , - ni i i|
- ii i n, ii - nr i||
ii li| i- ni ,ii ii n-|
ii i , - ni i i||
i r ii i, r ii nii n-|
-| i^ i ^ i, i ni i||
n- i in ri, li ri ri|
; n - -i ri, -n iii i ri||
i| r i -| r, - i i| r - n-rii r |
i i si - , |^ ii r ||
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i - r i i -, -n î - ni i|
- ^ i l^ r, n i i i r||
r| ii ii - n ..................................|
n ,i i liii| r, - ii ii i||
ii i , - ni i i||
ii li
î^ i i
Vishnu Murti Dasa
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
These days I was in the field to preach to more and more innocent jiva but came across with one
common point, which is - all are misguided by someone. Then I understood the value of your purport.
Prabhupada, you with all austerities wrote your realizations in your books and now they are
penetrating in the hearts of helpless conditioned souls. I feel greatly indebted to your causeless mercy
unto me. How you established this movement in a very short span of only 12 years, even by thinking
this I feel that somehow I should also put my all effort to glorify this eternal movement. Prabhupada I
seek all your mercy, please help me to come out from my anarthas. As Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Deity is
installed in Jaipur, so please guide my intelligence to serve my eternal father who with His causeless
mercy has come over here to take our service.
I understood and even learning about Sri Krishna through your books, you saved me Prabhupada,
otherwise I see condition of todays youngsters, how pathetic this life is without knowledge and
devotion towards Sri Krishna. I would have ruined my life in this so called enjoyment of material
world. Prabhupada please help me to save their lives which they are ruining due to ignorance. That
light of your Bhakti Vedanta purport is capable of removing their deep ignorance about the aim of this
rare human life. Please help this insignificant but puffed up jiva, who wants shelter at your lotus feet,
please Prabhupada consider my humble plea
All glories to Srila Prabhupada...
Your Aspiring Disciple
Vishnu Murti Das
Vraj Raja Dasa
|i ii,
i| i ii r| ; ii - i| ; iil-- ni i ii l-i | ; i ii
- -n ii | r iiln in r| i i -- - n r| i| i
ii r| -n ii r| | - |^ lni i i ; |^ i i r| i r-
ni li |l inî i r| ,i r-ii i -ii r| r ni |^ - -ni irn
l- r| l i ; ni i ;n| ni li r| | l| i| i, iln -i i
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- ; ni i -n ni r| i i| i^ ni-î-| | nr ^ - i iiî-n i
n i| i^ ni-î-| ni ~lii i iii ^ - n | i i iî | nr |^
lini î -i i| n i |
i| ;si i| | l ; lii - s il,-i in i ; lii i -n
~i i | -n ; lii - i î l-| r| i - irni r |; nr il,-i in
i iiln li | lii in r| i ; lii |i l ; nr
in -i i i n r| ni |i i i -n ; i - li i i ^
i i| lii r -i^ r| - ni - liii| r|i -n ii -in
n ri i -ini i | ii -ii i - rn r i| l-i i i i|
i ii r| ni r|
ii ^
^ i i
Bhakta Abhishek Agrawal
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
You have shown me the path of Krishna Consciousness and devotional performance with your
different examples and your teachings. This was complete change in my life and given a different view
to lead a life with real purpose of life as Human Being.
I pray to you accept my daily little puja as your disciple to become Krishna conscious with your
guidance. My progress in Krishna consciousness is laughable, every day I only try to follow your
instructions and find myself such a fool who start at the same place in front of you begging for your
mercy.
I am humbled and full of gratitude that you have accepted me as your disciple and pray that my
service may please you. Life has no meaning if it is not connected to you and Lord Chaitanya's
devotional service.
Once again I beg you for your mercy so that I never give up Krishna Consciousness.
Bhakta Abhishek Agrawal
Bhakta Ajay Choudhary
My obeisances to A.C Bhakti Vedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,
Guru devo bhavah: our scriptures reiterate this.
Reading about you and your writings fills me with great reverence for your bhakti and Dedication for
Krishna consciousness.
My bodily consciousness has transformed and transmuted into soul consciousness. I am Not the body,
I am the soul. I am that I am. so hum, whatever we can say. When one Starts thinking himself of
herself as a divine spark, the pain of being caged in this body is Soothed to an extent. Further,a
pathway of Krishna bhakti is laid ahead as a permanent Cure to this material disease. I feel relieved. A
ray of hope shows itself from the horizon. One solution of chanting the Maha-mantra was
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propounded by you surely is hundred Per cent meditation, easiest surefire method to achieve Krishna
consciousness.
It soothes the soul and the total impact is healing and far reaching. it relieves the Anxiety, melancholy
caused due to suffering and induces a great connection with the Divine lord Krishna-the only
bhagwan amongst demigods.
Thank you
With great reverence to your holiness
Bhakta Ajay Choudhary
Bhakta Akhilesh Kumar Gupta
i iiî, iiii i l-i
|n-i r, ii i l-i|
iln îr i, r- i|
-i -i -i
l^ ii^ -i|
- ii r iilin, n | i i
n| ir n, li r r- i
n| -ni i , |n n i
iln îr i, r- i|
-i -i -i
l^ ii^ -i|
i-n l^-, l- i|, ni n ni n-
in - ri l~n ii i n| ii
i-| ni r| i r, i r -
iln îr i, r- i|
-i -i -i
l^ ii^ -i|
lii nni
Bhakta Amarendra Saxena
| iln în -î-| | |ii |
l^nn i i ii - î ri r | î- r- | | ii i - nin ri
l î^-ii - i| ii l lî n nii i i li nii | ii | ,ii
in l i| lî inî r| îl r| - r i| i i ni ii l -l r|
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ni ii| i - ii ni r- i inî | iln - i i ni r| i i
l ; i ni i -ri - r ii r ii ii ii r r|r i- r i- i- i- r r
|| i l-i nii r-i ^ -inilni i l-n i | in i||
s l ^ - ri nii in l i nii | î ni r rn i
ini r| nii i nii ni iin r| i i - nri n r|
| ii i - i i| i i r- ni in ri r| l^nn a ii i r|
ri n iii ni l r-i r| iiî in rini r| iî
- i
Bhakta Anand Ameta
Dear Prabhupada, my obeisance and pranam to you, heartily.
I am Anand Ameta from Udaipur, who is a fallen bhakta of yours. I know that we all are contaminated.
We are fallen souls, we have no status, and no place. We are unable to pray to Holy Name but because
of your kindness we got the spiritual ability to connect, to see, and feel you and the Supreme, the apex
creator.
We are thankful for your spirituality.
We are heartily thankful to you for this mercy, by which we understand the Actual or Whole at this
state.
But as I was instructed by you and my God brother, I want to tell you something about myself and
thanks to you for giving me this chance.
You know I was an atheist. I think I have a huge hunger for knowing and understand about the
supreme truth spirituality and also about myself.
I was always searching for the Truth. I wanted to learn all of it which makes me satisfied but I
couldnt.
But Because of your mercy I came in contact with FOLK. Through my classmate who was coming to
Akshaya patra and I was introduced to it.
I joined FOLK hostel 4 months ago and now I feel better than ever.
Again thanks to you for this chance.
A fallen small entity, but your instruction follower.
Bhakta Anand Ameta
Bhakta Anmol
ii| ii |
-i --lni r- i ii - | s--|i lni i ni r- i i- | in| -
r- n r- ri lnl i -ri- i n r| r- ri lnl -l i - riilnni
r r| r- | i i -ii-n- inî i - -^|i li r| ; l^ -l i -
- --i ni r
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ri in rn r| s r| r- -ii i in| i i- iii iii si nini r|^
r-i i rn s| in lii; in| r| - | i i- | in| ^ i- | iln
-i |^ ri ni r| - inî | -n| i- ni r|
-i r-ii ~ - ini|
iî
ii li
-i
Bhakta Anurag Dwivedi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories, all glories to
your Divine Grace.
It is because of your tireless efforts that many thousands and millions of people around the globe have
come to know about Lord Krishna and practicing seriously spiritual life. You have given us Lord
Krishna in the form of many books, many festivals, the holy names and pure devotees, without whose
guidance we would not know you, in full glory.
The gopis when searching for Lord Krishna sang their hearts out in 'Gopigita' (Bhagavatam 10th canto
31
st
chapter) and they say the most munificent are those who spread the glories of Lord Krishna
everywhere (bhuvigrnanti ye bhuri da jana). It shows how dear you are to the gopis and the Lord of
their heart, Syamasundara.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless me with a particle of dust from your lotus feet so that I will never forget
to serve you and your devotees life after life.
Your servant
Anurag Dwivedi
Bhakta Amish Kumar Nahak
Obeisance to the lotus feet of our Spiritual Master our real spiritual fathers his Divine Grace Srimad
Bhakti Vedanata Swami Prabhupada. Jai Srila Prabhupada.
On this special occasion I am very happy to say about my feelings about our Spiritual Master.I am a
fourth year student of B-Tech Engg, from Bhubaneswar. Before I came in touch with you and your
disciples, Gurudev my life was totally different,though I am regulated with principles,I did not have
any idea about bhakti. I am such a foolish and sinful person that I considered as bhakti is not natural
it is a false emotion and by your mercy Gurudev I read some of Your philosophies so I am totally
attached about the rasas of bhakti and cleared many doubts.
Due to your causeless mercy Prabhupada one day, a devotee introduced me to Krishna consciousness.
Today everything has changed, My goal, my vision, my aim, and my prospective. I could never forget
the day Prabhupada when I saw the devotees dancing in front of Lord Krishna for very first time. That
was my very special practical spiritual experience in my life was that moment, it is difficult for me to
explain how I felt that day. I am very sinful person Gurudev, due to your supreme mercy a person like
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me, is able to feel spirituality. And I even wonder how my mind is changed. It is only because of you
Gurudev I am able to understand things as it is, and advance in devotional service.
Your books are such a powerful tool to cross over the ocean of illusion that, only those who have
practically experienced they can understand. It is only your mercy Prabupada in this life I am able to
know what is life, aim of life, perfection in life, supreme personality of Godhead and our duty for him.
You also prescribed us very nicely to discharge our duties comfortably. I am very fortunate
Prabhupada that I came in touch with you.
I am praying to your lotus feet Prabhupada guide me throughout my life and have some mercy on me
so that I never forget Lord Krishna for a fraction of second. This is only possible when you bless me
Prabhupada. You are our Spiritual Master, our spiritual father if I would have done some mistake
please forgive me and help me to do my duty. HARE KRISHNA
Yours obedient servant
Amish Kumar Nahak
Bhakta Basukinandan
|i ii ii - i r -| inî i i- i ni ii r i| ri r|
li|
~l |i ii -- lîi r- ;^ i -n i -ii l-i| |i ii i
il-i l- ii- lri r-i| ni i i - ri li ini li|
i|
Bhakta Bhupendra Singh
i | | ii |,
| ii | | i -n | ii | iln i -ii l-i| - ls î -ir -
-ii i ii| i -n i | ii i | ii | | i inî | î
i i ^ -n l-i r - i i rn iii| -nni r l -n ii | iln
i ^ in ri| - ri i lii - i - i - rn i^
-r ni r| - i | ii -ri- | -ii i ~ li ii i
l i - i -ii ni r l l - n l - ii i - li inî i
--i i -ii l-ni r| il ; iiln n l i -i ii r|
| | ii |
ii ^
i lr
Bhakta Bimal Prasad Aggarwal
I have lovingly read Swami Prabhupada's biography. He had three excellent qualities. 1. Infinite
confidence that whatever he is doing is good for Krishna's service; 2. Limitless determination that he
shall keep moving ahead in Krishna Consciousness; 3. Compassion- till his last breath- to embrace the
whole world as per directives of his Guruji and desires of the Supreme personality of God-Head Shri
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Krishna. I have gained confidence in myself and determination to do what is 'right' in Krishna-
consciousness. Now I am most of the times dependent on KRISHNA for every activity of mine. May
Swami Prabhupada bless in my venture I am pursuing for his service.
I am Swami Prabhupadas servant forever-
Bhakta Bimal Prasad Aggarwal
Bhakta Brajesh Goyal
- i i-ln |-. | ilnîn -î-| i i i - - r-ii liî - nii -| l-
|- ii | ,ii -iiln ni-| i iiî-n i ni ,ii iln r ii -^-- | iiii
ls i îi r r|
r ii -^-- ^ r- -i^ i| -r-^ i iii r| ii nil iln -in | n l rn| r|
- i| l r i -^-- i i nii ii | i| i i lii i -ini
r- iil-- |^ - rn r| ii l- ri r|
r- in i r i -ri- | s -ii i i in^nn|ni^ |- in^n i ^ ii | ,ii llin
-ni i l^î i| r r| ; r-i |^ - rn iiln l- n| r|
r- i iii n r l i r- i ii|î i n r nil r- li li iil-- |^ -
ln |
ii,
i ni
|-n| -i ni
Bhakta Chandrasekhar Sharma
-î-| ii |,
i i -i - inin ii-| -n î l i i| i r | l l - r ii -^-- - ii|
r - |^ i - ii| - i| lnii i ^ ,ii iil--ni i - -ni i |^ -
i l i l,ini i nii i ii li| i - i -ii -i |^ i ri ni -
|^ - ; i;i i| i i| i| ri r| r i| i ri r|
-| i l^n| r l -n r-ii i| i l- i ii |
ii i
ii i-i
Bhakta Chirangi Lal Jangid
r i ii |,
n ^ ii r-ii i --i ni r i - ; i ii - -^|i | - r i| ^nii
| i ni ii - rn i ii| - rn i| ii| - i-n -n i i i - nii i -n
| in-^ - li l r- -l i î i n nir i n i | l- i - i i| s r i
| | i r - r l in -in iii - i| ii li li ii | - i s i| i
ii | - i| -i ii si li - i i i -n ni| i - i s -ii ni r i
i ni r i - -| ln| - i i i r -l - ini r - - iiln l-n| r r-ii - r l r-
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inî | i | l- - ^ iln ii^ î inî ^ r i -n | i i i, i
i -i - r-ii r|
r ii ii li
l| i iln
Bhakta Deepak Sharma
His Divine Grace Prabhupadaji
I am Deepak Sharma. I had come to know about ISKCON and Akshaya Patra by the Seminar held on
Art of Mind Control. There I got the Maha-mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. After chanting this Maha-mantra on Beads
I felt such a vibration in my body that I never felt before. The day after I attended the seminar my life
has changed. Earlier I used to be very sad and depressed but now I am very happy and self-confident. I
used to forget things and work, due to weak memory but now I remember them at the very time when
I need them. Now I achieve my goal, success and the things which I wish with minimum hard work.
This all is possible due to your blessings. Its my fortune that with the help of your blessings I came to
know about the supreme controller Lord Krishna. I want to express my gentle regards towards you
as your blessing has shown me the way to get Lord Krishna and the goal or motive of a human life
for which it has been given to us.
Yours Faithfully
Deepak Sharma
Bhakta Deepak Tiwary
i i -ln. |. ilnî- -î-| ii |
- l | i inî i i s -ii r i ii | | ii - ii r n
ni i ii l^î -i inî | i - ni r| |^ | | i-i r r l i nin
-ir r -i|- ri ni ii n -i l^î | i inî n-ni ni ii| n n -n -| nn| i
rii ri i n zs l n n - -r l r| i lni ri l r ii - i i
i^ - i rini ii i - i i l r ii i i ni rni -| | | r| i ii
ri ni ii - - i r - l | i inî i i li| - ni n i li ii l -
i| i ii r| ri inii ii | i inî i | ii | i r| ii|î r l i
- i l i ii r l~ - l | i| ln| | ri r|
| lnî|
Bhakta Devarishi Sharma
!!| |ii |!!
^ ni - inî - i r| i-ii ini r i ll-n i inî i i nii i ni r l
- ii i r n -n iln -in i ni ii ri ni il ii | i i il- i -in
nii r| î rn r| nii |ii n|i r l- r- | i -i i ri n r | ii |
lnii -i- i i i n r i | î - i ri n r ri | lnii -i- |
i i - ;ni -- nii i l i - i ni i i-- iii-i ri ini r l i--i
i r -i--i i r | ii | iln in nii |n -i i | i | iln | i
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n li r r- ii i iî i rini l ri r- ; iiln ^li îniî iilnni
ii liii ri r ii -ri- i n r i i li r ;l r- l n ; -ri-
i ln n ri ilr il ; -ri- ,ii r| r- n | ii | nii inî | i
n r| i r ini lî^| r
!! r ii r ii ii ii r r !!
!! r i- r i- i- i- r r !!
^~i| i-i
Bhakta Dhabhai
Hare Krishna
Respected Srila Prabhupadaji,
We feel good about institutes mission to save humanity. Since we came to the temple, we are learning
and feel better than before. We are slowly getting attracted to Hare Krishna Movement for betterment
of our self by the mercy of GOD and understanding what is our real aim of life.
Self-less service by volunteers and their sacrifices are well known.
Your service to the school children is praiseworthy.
Your sincere disciple
Bhakta B. L. Dhabhai
Bhakta Dheeraj Kumar
r ii
|i ii
i i -i - ^n ii- - i| nini ii - | nr i ii ; -ii | ii
ii | ii | i i -n i li|
- r| i i ii i - -| lii r| i|| i -i l-in| rin ii i| , | -
- i - i in l-i,- i r ii -^-- i - ii i i in ii nn l-i
i i s -ii ri r i i i l-i i i ri r|
; l ii | i iî ni r i ii i iii| rni
-n ;| nr i i lini|
ii ^
i| -i
Bhakta Govind Kumar Maurya
| -î-| ii |,
- i i -i - i iini r i| i - i iiî-n - i, - lîi i
l - i ,ii l n iil-- lîi l- i i | i - |^ i i r
in | i| i ii r| ri ni r|
ii li, nil^ -i -i
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Bhakta Govind Sharma
si^| n| -| ii |
ri iî - ni n
- si| n | |n
li i i|
i - -
riii - -î
i| i ni i i
i - ir i |
ii | i r-i ii r i r- |^ r ii - ii i i, r| l^n| r| r ii
nil^ i-i
Bhakta Hari Mehra
| ii l
ii n r l ,ii iln i ii i ri r i ri ri r| ii -ii i i li r,
l ,ii iln i i i ii nii liii in r; r| i - i i| ii ri r| i r- i
inî | iln l i nii | in| r| i - nii r| i inî ,i in r| r
ii - ,ii r i| nii r|
ii in
rl -ri
Bhakta Harsh
My respectful and humble obeisance unto your lotus feet Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada it is just by your causeless mercy that I have now been able to know the meaning of this
life, the actual position of myself, Guru and Krishna It would not had been possible without your
causeless mercy upon this in sincere and unworthy soul.
Prabhupada please bless me by always keeping under the shade of your lotus feet so that I can be
protected from the strong waves of Maya & easily cross over this ocean of nescience and material
miseries and finally attain Love of Godhead.
O Guru dev! Please give me enough intelligence, strength, knowledge and faith so that I can pass this
stringent test of Maya, gets myself firmly fixed in bhakti and achieve Krishna Prema. Please help me
Prabhupada because it is impossible for me by my insincere feeble endeavor to come out of this cloudy
Consciousness. Prabhupada it is only by your Mercy and blessings that I can overcome this pitiable
wretched condition of life and make advancement towards Spiritual life.
Prabhupada bless me so that I can think of nothing else but be absorbed in Krishna Bhakti and attain
Krishna. Seeking your Blessings and Mercy forever.
Your Insincere Unqualified Servant, Bhakta Harsh
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Bhakta Himanshu
| ii,
i i -i - - i ii- -^|i | - ii r i li ri r| - i i| --i
r ,ii ii ni; - ir i i r i -n r -i- i, l l i i l-
in i i| i-ni liin r| ii i i i- li r i - lni i| nini î rn r| - r|
ii in î iîi i nn n| ;-n-i l | lrî n l-i i r| n- - n
r i| n inî , ^nln ri ii ,ii ini i i, ^ r| in l^ni i nn
n| ;-n-i l | ;lnln - n i| i n -rii ii ,ii ini i nii l
î-nl^ l^ni i r, î-nl^ ii| i r| nli -i i n|ni i ni lsls ri inî
| i r ni l i li| ^ r| n|ni ni i in n| -n r i|
n n| ini i r ni r i| i r ni l n ri ri ii, i l n|ni
i r| ni ini i li i nii l î-nl^ n i r, inî i r i r-ii î-nl^ i- i r|
ii i
in lr-ii
Bhakta Himanshupandya
All glories to Sirla Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna Prabhupada,
First of all I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity for writing an offering to you this
time.
Those days are very difficult for my Krishna consciousness life but you always guided me, whenever I
thought that I cant continue Krishna consciousness any more, you sent your sincere disciples in my
life which was like a miracle,unexpected which again filled my life with Krishna prema.
I have many times disobeys you, neglected you due to my little independent and my past deeds but
you tolerated everything for this very insignificant jiva. Please forgive me for all my bad deeds.
Im not in association of devotees which is very dangerous, dont know when Maya can attack
anytime. Please bless me so that I can become strong in KC so that I can serve you in my full capacity
for my entire life. Prabhupada please forgive me for the offences which I have committed to your
sincere disciples.
Still I am full of lust, anger, pride and lots of bad quality please helps me to overcome these so that I
can also become your humble servant and only you can give the mercy to serve you and mission of
Lord Chaitanya Maha prabhu.
Your servants servant,
Himanshupandya
Bhakta Hitesh Gupta
Dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabupada Ji,
My life has significantly changed since I have come under your shelter. I feel so fortunate to have
come in your shelter. Your scientific and logical explanations have helped me understand the message
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of Bhagavad Gita and purpose of life. I am slowly coming out of the bodily concept of the life and have
started controlling and regulating my sense gratification.
About 5 months back, I started chanting one round. With your and Lord Sri Krishna's mercy, I
understood the importance of chanting regularly and have started chanting 16 rounds since last 3
months. I feel very comfortable with myself with almost no anxiety and stress with continuous ups
and downs of life. Earlier I would regularly eat out, watch movies, follow sports, and watch TV etc.
that I have no longer any desire for.
Because of you, I have been able to put myself on the path of liberation. I am still a neophyte devotee
and need to learn so much about devotion and philosophy from you.
I pray to you that please keep me always under the shelter of your lotus feet and help me in
completely surrendering myself to Lord Krishna while performing my prescribed duties in this
material world.
Jai Srila Prabhupada !
Bhakta Hitesh Gupta
Bhakta Janmejaya
r ii-l | ril iii-i ii| ii |,
- ; i iiln ~ - - iin ri r ri i -i i^ iii, i-ii ri r| ri - -ii
i |n i i inî i - rn ii| ril | r| r- i i iiiln ri| n
r| i r-i l i s in| r i inî | -rini i -- n| r| - ; ii - n i i| iin
i ni r si ii r|
ii l
-
Bhakta Kamal Kumar Sharma
My Dear Spiritual Master-
A. C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,
I am very glad to get Prabhupadas instructions through the vaisnavas. I offer my respectful obeisances
to Srila Prabhupada and I pray him to give me sufficient blessings to follow his instructions.
I always want to associate with vaisnavas and also want to get Krishna bhakti, birth after birth. I have
some barrier to spread Krishna consciousness with my own so, I pray to you to overcome these types
of problems.
Your Servant-
Kamal Kumar Sharma
Bhakta Lokesh Yadav
ii| ii |,
i i -i - i ii-|
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- i ii nini l in i r| r| i -n l- -n ln rn | i
i--iii-i ^nn ii r| i| r| i - ii ri l r- i| ii| - ii-n- inî | i
l- i nii r| | î - i | iln rin| r| i| |- i -î r| - |^
-i lî - i ii r|
n i -i l^- l^ r l -n |îin i -i i i i î i ^ i |
niî - i| ii - rii ri ni l i-i |
| ii
ii li ii i^
Bhakta Manaraj
r ii
- r ii -^-- r| iii i lri| | i | nii ^ri r| - ii | ilr- ii
s -n l nii -ni i i - n ; r i ii i l iil-- ii r
ln l | i - ii r iiii- - i l -i - ni nil ^lr - l -ii
| i n| ii | -rii r i s -ii ni i ri r i| i| -i - l^ln ri ii
ni ii n - ii | | -ni i ni i - iin ri ini ii| - - - ; i ^ inî ln
lr î -n nii - iln rni n l iii | -rii | lni ii ni l - |
i| ;si iin ri in| il ii | -rii ri ii l i r lnl s -ii i ; i
i | i| ;si i i i n ii i l- i n i - s -ii ni| ;i
- l - i| i| si ni ii| l n-n za li iln s -ii nini ri r| i l^î
r| in l - s -ii nini ri r| n - - - ni l| i | lni rin| lr
i; il ; - - i -| |^ n| n| r| ni -n -r rini r l r- rî
i i r| n -n -r n r ^ lr - ; ln i i^ | i i -r li r l î l
- ii rn r
- i| i-ni l i lr i - n ini r ni -n nni - i - i nî ri r
;l -i - r-ii ii r ii ii ii r r| r i- r i- i- i- r r || - l ini r|
- i| ^| ^nii iii ni r l i| -n ii|î ^ iln l - r-ii r i -ri- i i ^
|n ni r| ri ii | -rii | lri ; r i ii i i-i li nii ini i i|
; -ri- r i | rini î^ i li| r ii|
ii ^
-i
Bhakta Manas Kumar Sandha
This is the 1st time I am writing something for the beloved Guru. I dont know how to write to
Gurudev but simply I can say please help me always complete My 16 rounds of chanting Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra, frankly speaking I am a vegetarian but the people around me are mostly non vegetarian
but give me enough strength so I will make them Krishna conscience and they will also become
vegetarian.
Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
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Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha
If Guru and God comes before me first I will pay my obeisance to Guru because Guru is the person
who told me who is God, he is the person who opened my spiritual eye.
Please Gurudev give me enough strength so that I will remain at your lotus feet for ever and continue
to propagate your mission way forward.
Your servant,
Manas Kumar Sandha
Bhakta Manish Agarwal
!! Hare Krishna !!
Dear Prabhupada
I offer my respectful obediences unto you. You are very kind and friend of the fallen. It is only by
your mercy, I got to know about Krishna consciousness and the ultimate aim of life. You are my savior
as you saved me from drowning in the material ocean. I am attached to the Hare Krishna movement
and struggling to carry it forward, to spread your message and the science of Krishna Consciousness
to everybody so that people get to know about the real happiness and live peacefully. Prabhupada,
please bless me so that I can become successful in my mission, so that every individual cango back to
Lord Krishna, back to Godhead.
Yours most fallen soul
Bhakta Manish Agarwal
Bhakta Manoj
ii -ln |-. |. iln în -î-| ii | i ilîi^ l^ ril ii i-i|
- -î-| ii | i r - ni r il i ,ii llin l^li -ni ^ îln | in^!n|ni
i i r| - -n ii l î-n^ - iln lîi nii i iln i rin| r| -n i^ ri l -i^
|^ i -r-^ i r, |^ i - i rii ilr |^ i--i -i--i ln ^ inî i - i
i r| - ni r| rni l - rn -ni n | l, ,ii lni -n i - |^
ln ii-- l- ii, l-ni, î|ni, i--ni i lî rin -n -r ri|
l i i iiî-n i | -iii | nii i ,ii ^ i - lii ,ii i i ri
^ ri ri r n ni r l ; i iiî i lî l iin - ^ -i l^^ i| ii - n| n|
- ni^ ni^ - ri - ii - r| nni l| -i -i^ iln i ; - n n r| ;i i
- | ii | i i irni r ii r| l^- l^ ni r l - ni ii|î l - iiî i | nr
-n ^ ;i lî - ^ lî l-i ili |^ i ii-- lî -
ri ri |
in in -! r ii
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Bhakta Manoj Khathri
ii| | ii |,
i ii - i ii-| - ii - / -ir in r - n ri i i i - lni nin ri
- i ,ii | n| ir i ;s r| i ,ii i | i - | iiî ini - in | n;
r| i ,ii i -l i i- i n r| i ini i |i liii r| ; i ini i r-i
r - rn|
-i i|
Bhakta Manoj Kumar Jain
r ii
| ii | r-i |^ | -ri -ri ii i ii | | ii i i | lii
-ini i | n ii ii - ii lii lii iii i i -ii i -l - ln
lnl inî i r| | ii | iil-- i i-- ii ln ri -i i inî
-ini l -ri- i ln li
r ii r ii ii ii r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r ||
-ri- i lnl s -ii i | il iln i -in i-n rini r| - | i--i i
ii l ni i inî i i-ni i ii | lii lii -^ ri r ri -
-- n inî | r il lii i lî i-i -i - i iiî-n | n iln ni;
r| i nii i l r- ii i i i ilr i |i inî i ri r|
r ii r ii ii ii r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r ||
-i -i
Bhakta Mukesh Kumar Sharma
| |-. |. ilnîn -î-| ii | | ii - i - inî | i i | i i -
| ii | | liii inî | iln i -nii nii |^ - i i -r-^ -nii | inî |
i r| - ii-n- inî r|^ - inî | - i i -n ni - i i iii| -nni r l
; iilnî - i| - -i i-| i ii | i ii|î l-i i - inî i -n ni^
n i ri i|
r ii
-i -i i-i
Bhakta Mukesh Sharma
I offer my respectful obeisances unto lotus feet of my beloved Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
On 116th appearance day of Srila Prabhupada this is my 3rd offering.
By your grace I got chance to serve "Krishna Balaram and Nitai Gauranga" during installation
ceremony at Jaipur, I am very thankful to you for this.
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Without your mercy I wouldnt do anything.You gave me opportunity to join the "Hare Krishna
Movement ". After joining this movement, I understood the value of human life. Spiritual life gives me
so much enthusiasm to serve you. It gave me real happiness.
But I lost it because of my weakness, When the time came to surrender my life to you I failed because
of my attachment to my family.
Now I am passing difficult part of my life. I am gradually declining spiritually, mentally and
physically.
I want your mercy my lord because, in the way of Krishna consciousness most of difficulties arise due
to my family.
My family members do not understand K.C., so they are trying to get me away from that path. I want
to request you to give spiritual knowledge to my family and forgive them. Over all I am completely
disturb I need your blessing. I want to rejoin the HKM give me strength and patience and show me the
way of KC.
Please give me another chance to serve Lord Sir Chaitanya Maha prabhu Mission.
Your servant
Mukesh Sharma
Bhakta Naam Narayan Rao
| | ii |
| | ii ,ii i iii iin^n|ni lli n; r rn r| i, lr| iiii ^ -n ii iiii
l- ii i i ni rn r| i ^ s| - i î| r|
,ii lli n; -n i| -il- r li r ~i r| li i ni r|
| | ii ,ii liii ni -
r ii r ii ii ii r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r ||
rn r| si ^ - i îi - r| ^ ; i - i iiln l-n| r ^ ; i
ii ii rn ni^ ri nni r nii ; i - nr-i ii r i| s ni rini r l i ^ -
- l ni ^r i r| ni ^ ; i - r| ii r ll r- r |^ l-i r ^ -ii | iln
; i li -i^ r| r| r i ni -n| -i r ;l - nî ;| -r-^ni ni
-nn r ;^ iln - r| s r| r i ni iî r|
i- iii i^
Bhakta Navneeth Jain
i | ii |
| ii | i -n i| i inî | iln i -ii l-i| - ls z/ za ; -ii
i r| -n ri î i -ii l-i rn si nni r^ - i iiln l-n| r|^ | i inî
i - ii| l-n| r i| ii ii r i- - r i r r-ii iii r - i|
| -ii ni r | ii | i i r-ii r-i r|| ;si r-ii rn| r| ; -ii
i r| l i| iiii i i- i ii l- ri r| ^ln r| ri r| i-i r|
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i | ii |
ii ^
^|n
Bhakta Nishant Verma
Dear Prabhupada Happy B' day. Its my urgent request to you kindly place me at your lotus feet, and
keep me physically so that I can keep worshiping you as much as I want and keep me away from ill
thought.
With Regards
Your devotee
Bhakta Nishant Verma
Bhakta Nitai das
Dear Srila Prabhupada my spiritual master
Please accept my respectful obeisances
Srila Prabhupada guide me to chant 16 rounds again so I can do progress in Krishna consciousness
and please fulfill my wish which I took in Krishna pond when I came back from Singapore, so my
entire family can go back to Godhead and I can become your true servant.
Hare Krishna
Your servant
Bhakta Nitai das
Bhakta Nithish Bahuguna
r ii
ii| ii
i ii - -i i ii- i -i i i ii - n|i i-^ i ii - l^ r| ;
n| îi - - i ,ii li ni ni -n | ilii | ii ii|î r i - ;ni s -n
ii| s - r - i l si li ii| n ls î - ln ri r ; s
îi - |^ - rn ni -i^ i | i| s --i rin| r, - ii-, iiinil^ i i -i
i rni r| i r i - i iiî-n - ;ni in i i ;n - n r| iii ni r l ;|
i ii ii|î i r i - ;| i i iiî-n - in ni r|
r ii
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Bhakta Pankaj Jethwani
| ii |
| | ii i liii^ l- l ^r r-i |^ rn ii^ in r| ; l ; | - l l
r- ; lii i-n l i^ni r|
;ri i ii in l i | r iin lî l -r-î - r il iin ni^ - ni
r| ; i- i i i - l-n| r| ^r inî l î - r| r|
-î|
Bhakta Pankaj Sharma
ii| ii |
ii -i i ii-| i -i ii ii i i-^ i ii - l^ r| ; i îi -
i ,ii li ni iil-- ni -n | ilii | i i ii|î r| r ii
ii in
i-i
Bhakta Pankaj Sharma
ii| ii |,
- i-i i i - i- r inî | i ni ni ii i| i, i -ii i i i
r| ni ii - i i i r n - l~ iil- ri ni r ri i i - ii r|
l i -ii i ni r i i inî i i nii ri ii - -i si n i
r| nii - i| inî l| i- - lr-i r| li i l si r| nini ii l ri i
ri i i i- | i -l i ni - - iin li ni ;ni si ni l i - i;
i- ri r- i -i li î l nii -n i - ;ni si ni l - n -i--| i ;ni r|
nii ri i -n- i| i^ i ni r| r - s i| l| i i ni ii - l r ii
ini r l| i nn r| ini r - ii | i s i| nii r nii liii r ;ni si r l
n ;i |^ - nii i ni i |^ ni r i - ; |^ lii i i i
ni r| - ii | i^î i lr i r|
| ii |
r i r i
i-i
Bhakta Paranesh Sharma
r ii
ii| |i ii |,
i i -i|
- i l,ini i i i r- ii iiî-n i ii| r- ;i i li ni r ii l
- |^ - ; i i^ i i ri n r| r -n si-| si-| in n-i i ini ii| n
n- i| r n li ri ni r| ri i i r- r ii l r-ii i l- ii r| r|
i- ^ ln- - i| i r| r| r- r i r r l iiln ilîii i in i i -
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n - i i i | ii - i i i|i| iiln lîi | n i iin r- ^
|n - i i nir|
Bhakta Pawan Kumar Sharma
My dear Spiritual Master,
A.C. Bhaktivedant Swami Prabhupada, please accept my humble obediences unto your lotus feet.
My dear Spiritual Master you have given me the aim of life and shown the path to achieve it but I am
so degraded that Im not following that path.
Even I am not able to follow your instructions so strictly. These days I am worried about my
consciousness I think it is degrading. Sometimes I have no control my senses and break regulative
principles.
So please give me the enough spiritual strength to follow Krishna consciousness properly which is
possible only by your mercy. Have some dreams for Krishna consciousness please bless me to
complete these dreams. Again accept my humble obediences unto your lotus feet.
Your fallen servant
Pawan Kumar Sharma
Bhakta Pradeep Kumar Kakkad
r ii
^ |^ ^| | ii |
i | ii - -i in in - - i| i i | ii i r -i |^ r| ni r -
- l^ i i^ i ,ii ni -in i i r i i i| i|^ i
r| lni i i i^ ii|î nlrn li r, -| i | ii - r| iii r l - ^
| i | î ni r i ni -in ^ - i lin lî i l -in ri i |
i i- -l - ^ î ni r^ ll-n i ii -n l-^ n - -ii- | i ii- - -n
r i iii ii r ^r| i | ii - iii r | ii | - i ii|î i - i
rni r^ li li -ri- i i i i r| -| i iii r|
ii i ^
| -i
Bhakta Pradeep Kumar Sharma
- l ii |,
i -i ii-in ^n ii- -^|i | - ii | iiiî-n ii i i ^|ii i -ii ii
| ni i| i - r i i| nni r| r ni i i i| -i | i i r| r| r-
l, l^^ i ,|î || i î - iil-- n |i i i | i - i i-i
il-il- ^n ii-in ii-
- + lîi i -i in|
|-n iln în -î-| ;ln il-||
--n i-^n ^ niîi| ili|
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llîii iî| ii- i nili||
| i ni i l-i
| ,n niii |îi| ni in î
ii r ii ii ii r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r ||
i - n ii nii i| i iiî-n ii lin i| -ni inî | i i -
i i ^ i -n ns ili | rn| i | r| i - l ^ | ri n ;
in - ii l- ^ r| n i -n | î i -ili ^ i -n ^ | i |
iiiî-n - i r - rn ii -iiî| nii il-n ri| lr| ln ii| ln ni i r
iin~ r| ii| -n | i li i - | ili^ | iln i - rn n r| ni ii i
i- ri ii - i| ni r| li nii l inî | i-ii | ln rn -in l
-l ini ii i| i| i-| | in ni r r l -n lni i - r| r| ni ii l i -
lni r| n i| - i ; ^ i s l- zaa i i- i iiiî-n ii
i -ii l-i nii ^ri i| i - inî | i i - iln i - ni in li l
-n rn inl ii| r; i - i| -r r| | l ni -n i i^ n ni| i - i| -ni r
i -ri- i -ii- ^r ii| ni nii | i - - i i ni|
i| i i - i i^ ini r nii i| -riii rn r ll |^ n|n r
nii lin- - iln r i -ri- i - nini r l ii^ i - r | ii l,-i
l^^î llî i--l^î| ri i r i i r i | i i - - in r ni r - li
in r i -n ;n| i | r l -n - | ^r nii n- -lni | i i ni
ii| i - rn r n ln | r| i - i- ri ri r nii r| li n r r| -i - r|
ln r|
- ii | -| i r| iii r l i r-ii -n | i i nii -n i i - îî- i
i rn iil-- l, l^^ - i nii - iiln lî nii iiln lî -ii
î|i i| | i r i| iiiî-n ii - iil- | ni -n l- ini i n l-ni r|
l - iiiî-n - in n r inî | i | liii^ î ll-n i ni r nii ;
iiln nn i i iil-- nn - i i | î |
r ii | -n | i i nii i ii|î r-ii - ii i ii| -n i i - r
--n ii^ nlni l -n i-i i - ii |
|i ii | | ^ ri
ii ^
i| -i i-i
Bhakta Prakash Vijay
ii| | ilnîn -î-| | ii ||
i| ii - i i r| - -n ii r l inî i r, nii r- | i i r| î-n- inî -i|
i| ii - i r r- nin r| ii l ii-n- inî | i r| îl r| i| ii - i
i - ll-n ni r nii -n l^î ri ni r l | i | iln i| i| i r| in| r| r
- si-| si-| ini i ii ini ii l i n ri r l r i| inî | i | -| ri
ri r| nii i ri ri r ^r si r| ri ri r nii i rini ^r i| si rini i ii | | ii - i
i i i i - ii - i| n| r| i| r|
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iî ii |, i| i i iln ^ inî i - i i -ii l-i ii i-| i-| ii-
ii ^
ii l^
Bhakta Praveena Narayan
Dear Prabhupada,
Thank you. Due to your great mercy I have come close to Lord Krishna. Now I pray to you to always
keep your kind mercy on me so that I can advance on this path of spirituality under your guidance as
Guru & become more near & dear to Krishna. My desire is to remain in the light of your instructions
to move forward on this path & finally reach back home, back to Godhead Goloka.
Hare Krishna!!!
Your servant
Bhakta Praveena Narayan
Bhakta Prerana Parikh
| ii |,
n^ -
r r i i i r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r||
- ii| n^ i ,ii -inlin ; - - |^ i iiln - | li,^ i|^ i |
i ii - ii i r| i -i -in i ,^ - ^ i iln - | r i| s
li r| - | i i- -l | r ln nni r l - ni ri - -in i r| r|
i| in
ii i|
Bhakta Rajesh Kaushik
^| | ii | r ii
i ,ii i li ni r i iiî-n i ^--i| r i ,ii ; i i l l-iln - i rn l n
i i nii llni r| ;i ii ri n| r| i ,ii iln r -ii - l ln| -in i
i ii -i n r| | ^r ii - i ii -i^ r| i ,ii ln lnn lni i -ii-ii rn
i i^ -in i iln ri r| r ; l ii r -|
i ,ii -in i|n ni i i n r i i^ - in li r ^r irl^ -| r nii
; l ii i-| i-| iî |
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Bhakta Rajesh Rohra
Respected Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ji,
Kindly accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet. Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ji I am
highly grateful to you for considering me worthy of being a part of Chaitanya Maha prabhus mission.
Srila Prabhupada though you have made me a part of mission but I am not able to fulfill my duties
towards you sincerely. Srila Prabhupada kindly bless me for becoming sincere in Krishna
Consciousness. Srila Prabhupada though I have been chanting sixteen rounds since last one year but I
am finding it all superficial. I am not able to hear Lords name at all, neither I am endeavoring for it. In
the beginning I was fond of reading your books but I now hardly get any time to read your books. I
hope Srila Prabhupada that you will bless me so that I can become more sincere by hearing Lords
name while chanting & get enough time to read your books without miss. Guru Maharaj Srila
Prabhupada kindly bless me so that I can develop attachment towards you. Kindly bless me in such a
way so that I can feel your presence in my life. Srila Prabhupada we also thank you for giving us a
wonderful gift in our life in the form of Sri Sri Krishna- Balaram temple in Jaipur. Guru Maharaj Srila
Prabhupada kindly makes me as enthusiastic towards Krishna Consciousness as I used to be in
beginning. Srila Prabhupada you are the savior of this whole world, kindly accept this fallen soul unto
your lotus feet.
Your servant
Bhakta Rajesh Rohra
Bhakta Rakesh Sanduja
r i ii |
i - ; i ii - -^|i |
r-i |^ - rn l^n ri r| - i - - ii r | - ii li i i ri r -
lî - ^r r-n r - i i nni ii, nr nr lî in i n-in r i -ri- i
i i i li l -ilin l^n ii r| i ri r|^ lî ii r r| - -
l s s i^ ini r| r i -ri- î-n^ - ln- i ni r i rl i ii l-i r| r-i
|^ i - r l inî | i i l- -^ iln ii^ î l r- ii ; i -
- r| i i - - i in ii | lî^ ni | i - ri n
l i ri ii ri ini r ;l - irni r l i -n | i i i
l - ns ^ i i -i - r-ii r i| i| l - i r
ii ns ^
|-n|^ | ii i
Bhakta Ranjeet Pandey
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I wish to present before you the hard core reality so that I can reflect the real image of mine. I
dont know why I am still connected to KC despite of so many faults but whatever be the
reason, I would like to be grateful to all the souls who are helping me to continue in the
movement. Well, its my wish to serve this mission fully but how and when I dont know.
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Prabhupada, please give me enough strength so that I can preach this diamond philosophy to
the maximum souls, but before that I pray to you please purify me. You say Purity is the
force, I realize this every time I preach. And just because of lack of purity I am unable to give
the effect of preaching. I know you are Karuna- Sindhu. For you, blessing me with purity is as
easy as millionaires giving a penny to a beggar. I dont know for what mission you have
chosen me and what you wish me to do. But it is for sure that primeval goal for me is to
purify myself first.
Prabhupada, I am not able to follow even a little bit of your instructions and not able to please
you but still its my request to please help me and save me from the illusion of Maya. I am still
struggling hard with Maya. Please help me Prabhupada!!
I wish to be the part of Chaitanya Mahaprabhus mission. If you are hearing me Prabhupada,
please help me to convert my wish into action. This fallen soul can simply wish and its you
only who can help me to convert this into action.
Prabhupada, just like we can see only the height of Himalaya but its difficult to see the depth
of Himalaya, similarly, its very easy to appreciate your glories but its difficult to understand
their meaning in depth. Please help me to understand you more in depth. Please help me!!
Please help me!! Please help me!!
Your most unskilled servant
Bhakta Ranjeet Pandey
Bhakta Rishapal Kumavat
. |. ilnîn | ii |
i l r- l^ln r ii | i - -i--| n l ri r| ii | iil-- n i| i
i |^ i iln i ii î - ^l-in ri| i i -i ,ii -ii|n ;-i -ii l
iin i| ri | i l i ii i ; ii - r| r| | ii | iil-- |^ - i|
i ini li r| l- -l -iii ii î i | l^li -ii i ini i iiln nn
iil-- nn | i -i i |^ s l- i i r ~| -i i | | i
iin nii iin -^ s -ii i il|
ii lii -i^n
Bhakta Rojer Dinesh Patel
Hare Krishna! Humble obeisance to our Guru Prabhupada, and Supreme Lord Krishna. Me Rojerpatel
from Sirohi, Rajasthan. When I was small from that time I had attraction to wards God, but that time,
I didn't know who is god. I used to worship all demigods as God, but best thing I got was
Prabhupadas book Bhagavad gita as it is, although it was '91's edition, Which my uncle bought. It was
there at my home, though I havent read it, but I used to see pictures from it. And it was my heartily
desire to find such guru who can solve my ultimate problem to understand the highest goal. Again
after 5-8 years I saw the picture form the book. When I came to Jaipur from Sirohifor graduation, I
come in contact with Prabhuji through my friend and by Lord Krishnas mercy I came to Hare Krishna
center, where he told me that do You have Bhagavad-Gita and also asked who is the author of the
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same. He was his Divine Grace Prabhupada, who inspired me from within by Lord's grace and now I
am chanting, reading and have seen lot of changes, it is because of His Divine Grace that I
have come to this Hare Krishna movement. And by lord's mercy am very happy. Gained much
knowledge from His books but I am still begging for his mercy on this fallen soul. Very much thankful
to Guru and Lord Krishna. May Lord increase my bhakti more and more.
Yours servant
Rojer Dinesh Patel
Bhakta Sachin Gaud
- -î-| iln în -î-| | ii i i iini r| r iii ln ni r| |
ii | li| n; -ni i i ni n lii i i - |^ - rn li
l^n ii l| - ~i i| r| ni ii| - iln i -r-^ i r| -ni - i - |^ -
li l^n ii| l - i - - i r i| i r| li ii| i | |ii |s s|
r- i ii i| -ni -ii- r| - ii | i--i i i| - rini r| nii r- l -i
i ; -i n inni ni r| l - n|ni l,ini i | ilii ni r nil
-n i; i i ri i - i -| -| i i n r ii -^-- - - i rn
r| |^ i r- i ni l,ini ^ ini i i n rn|
l ni
Bhakta Sameer Naagar
- | n^ | ii
r ii|
i ^| ii - -
ii li rn ri ri ri r| --i;-| i si r | s -r| r - i ,ii i n r
ii -^-- l i i r i i n| iii ii i ;ni lîi ii ii li r
l r- r iii| r| - i| liii i i rn in r| ilii ni ini i i|
; -^-- i |
ii li
-| in
Bhakta Saurabh Kumar Bhuban
-î-| ii |,
i ii-,
i i -i - in in -| î l -n i i| i r l l - r| i r ii -^--
- ii| r - |^ i - ii| - iil--ni i - -ni| |^ - i l i l,ini i nii,
i ii li| i - i -ii -i |^ i ri ni, |^ - ; i;i i| i i|i|
ri r| r i| i r| -n i| | i l- i r| -i ,i ri r| - ilii ni l -
l-i i i |
-n | i l- i i|
ii i ii -i |
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Bhakta Shailendra Parikh
- ii| n^ ii-ln | |- ii |
r i, i ii-
- | | n| -ir r i -^-- i r ; n| -ir ^ n nin s îi n - i|
ii ;ni -r r| li| lni l ; n| -ir - ri r| ;i -i ii ii ^
i - ,ii i | i | iln i -ini i r| ri r| i ,ii -inlin ; ln i ii r|
- iii ii ini i il-- ni | i | iln | i ri r| i - | i | iln -in
iin| i n ri r i ;- -n r i | iln ri r| r| - - l nin s -ii
ri r ^ ii -i^ i ,ii llin -n ^ -n i i ni r^ ; n- i| î
i irni r ii ii ii|î l - i| ^ iiln | î rn s |
lni-li i i~î iiî i liiin-|
-|r-in-i--i nil^-ili n-r iil-||
ii ^
i i|
Bhakta Shakul Sharma
i | ii
l | ii
i| |- -i ^ ii l i r| -n i iiî-n | in| r; r| i iiî-n i î-n-
iln li nii ni r| i ii-i r- i i l-ni r l r- ni | ii - - li r |
i r ii ^ ni| ri ni r| n nii | | r-i ii | n ii i
r i iiî-n | ni i r-i ii i li r| n|ni - | i nin r l r-i -i -
i; r| i inî | iln i in ni r| i | ii inî i | i r- i l-
i i r i iiî-n r-i l rn r| i |i i| i r- inî i l^nr
rli- |n i i- l-i l ii -n r| i r| ii i r- -i^ |^ în-
innnii- | in| i - nii i r- r- îi l r- i| r| i--i r| i ii i| i
-n î^ -ii, | ii-i - ii i i ^ri ini i ii l-i| ii i - n iln nil
- ii l-i iii i i lnl n- s -ii i i i ii ii r| ii -n l,
nil - i| -ni - l ni i -n | ii | ii | sii - -n ii i |
ii lnn i
in i i-i
Bhakta Sharma S K
Dear Srila Prabhupada Ji,
By your grace I got the opportunity to sense true pleasure at the door step of Lord Krishna. I pray for
your blessings which will definitely give me strength & love to move forward to achieve complete
bhakti for Lord Krishna.
Keep me always at your lotus feet & save me from materialistic inclination which generates a guilt
feeling in me. I always got strength and peace while chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and I request
you to kindly bless me to have 24 hour intense desire for Lord Krishna forever. I request you to kindly
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bridle my mind with RASA of Krishna bhakti. My daily engagement in this material world should not
winder me in chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, which I committed by your grace
With love
Bhakta S K Sharma
Bhakta Shyam Prakash Gupta
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. All glories to your divine grace. First of all I
thank you so much that you have kept me in your aureate mission, by training me under the able
guidance of Senior Devotees at Jaipur center. Kindly take me in your shelter and give me your
blessings so that I completely devote myself in lotus feet of Sri Krishna.
Thank you
Bhakta Shyam Prakash Gupta
Bhakta Shyamal Mallik
i | i
-i l n^ -î-| ii |
i i -i il-ilii-| ii i r - ni-l nii inî ln i; iln -
l - r| ii iiii - | nr - -i --n| - i- |^ lnii - lin i i; -i ,i
i | ii| ii i i i i - rn ii | r i - s -ii ni ri|
lîi l î ini r - -îl- |^ i ri r| i| i ;ni |- r l il i-
in r| i ii i î l- i- i ln i il- i ii |
ii i- i
i- -l~
Bhakta Srinadh
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances
Please forgive me if I make any mistakes
You are so kind for accepting this most degraded person in your mission. By your mercy I am
continuing my service unto your lotus feet from last one month. Because of your mercy only I can
continue my service at your lotus feet for rest of the years, till the end of my last breath. By coming in
touch with your associates and your books I am realizing, what is the real purpose of life and what is
the value of human life. I am very much thankful to you because you are showing us the ultimate
path. Due to your grace I am becoming a human being from an animal by accepting your words in
heart and soul. I cannot express my love for you with few words. Please accept me an instrument on
your hand for any purpose.Again I offer my humble obeisances thousand times on your lotus feet.
Jai PRABHUPADA
The servant for your servants, Bh.Srinadh
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Bhakta Subhash Gaud
l ii,
i l i - ln inî i |^ l i iiii - -i i ^nii | nr -ini
r l i i iinn ri r- r ni ni l ^ni i inî - i n r| n i - nr l
iii| r l -n r -n ri l inî i r| - ii-n- r| i| iiinn ri - | lnl |
li n| |
ii|
iii ni
Bhakta Surendra Singh
| | ii |
^ ni lr i- - ss i ^| ^nii l i i l in| r - i i -
i n - | | |- ii | i ri r| nii i - inî i -
l^-nn ii| ^ i - ii ^ l i ; n - ;^ l î iln l i
n| r| ^ ;^ i - i i - nii ni - ri | î i
^ in ri r | nii ; n - i r| i- - r|
lr
Bhakta Uthkrish
ii| i i |,
-i --lni,
r- i i - i ni rn ni r; i r- ii - --- r| i r-
ri rn s| in lin r| i ri rn si iii l-ni r| i ii rn s|
nr r| i - ri n i l ii irni |
ii iii|
-i
Bhakta Vipin Jaiman
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.
Prabhupada you came here in this material world to show the right path to the fallen souls and take
them to back to Godhead. But only by your mercy someone comes in your shelter and gets the
opportunity to fulfill the aim of human life. I am also that soul who got your mercy. I cannot pay your
debt for whatever I got from you.
Prabhupada I was running behind material achievements foolishly by considering them as last aim of
life but you came as savior and showed me the real meaning of this human life.
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Prabhupada I tried to follow rules and regulation given by you and I could not follow them cent
percent.
Prabhupada I have only one desire to serve you and give pleasure to your whole life and I am
confident that you will take me back to Godhead, and if It will not be possible then please engage me
in your service life after life.
Prabhupada I committed so many offences, so please give me strength to follow your instructions.
Your insignificant servant
Bhakta Vipin Jaiman
Bhakta Vishwanath Kumar
Hare Krishna,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories, all glories to
your divine grace!!!
By the mercy of the Spiritual Master we get god. As we all of us know that we live in the age of quarrel
and fire where at every step we come in the illusion and attracted towards the illusory energy of the
Krishna.In this world everyone is trying to be happy but no one will be happy in the real sense. It is
your Divine mercy that you are distributing the love of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Krishna.
Before coming in contact to this Hare Krishna Moment I was simply living in the darkness and where
everyone business is to eat, sleep, mating, and defending. It is only your Divine Grace that by your
different book you are distributing the message of the god. In this material world everyone is bib elder
they do not know where they have to go but you have opened so many temple that they can approach
the temple and can understand the real aim of the life. They simply engaged in the fulfilling the
demands of the senses. Today in this world in name of the religion many so-called Spiritual Master are
emerging. They simply misguided the people in general. There are so many bogus guru they have no
clear conception of the god. This world is full of miseries where You have lightened a lamp so that any
fortunate soul can take the love of the Sri Chaitanya Maha prabhu and Nityananda Prabhu and finally
the love of the lotus feet of the Lord Krishna. In this world some people say I believe in god but I do
not believe in the deity form of Lord Krishna but it is your Divine Grace that we are seeing so
beautiful form of the Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani also many people say this philosophy of
Lord Krishna is not good but it is your Divine Grace that we are reading your book and trying to
understand Lord Krishna.So we are most fortunate soul in this world that we got you as my beloved
spiritual master. It is due to your Divine grace many of the soul are trying to take the divine name of
the Lord Krishna. I know the four regulative principles, to chant divine name of the Lord Krishna but
unfortunately so many times not able to follow the rules, I am degraded. Many times I come in the
clutches of the Maya.By serving Your Lotus feet the divine knowledge revealed and mode of darkness
finished.
Oh! Srila Prabhupada be mercy full onto me so that somehow or other one day can come on the
platform to follow regulative principal strictly and relish the taste of the Divine holy name of the
lordships Radha Krishna.
Vandegurorcararavindam
Your Dasanu dasa, Vishwanath Kumar
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Bhakta Vivek Mehta
| i i,
- l^^ -rni ; -ii ri r| - i r| ri ii ii - i r - ;^
rn ii, - ri ii r -n ;^ i i ^ l- ni r| ii |
î - i - |^ - rn l^ i n r | n - ll-n i i | iln i il
ni r i ; -n -li i i i^ rini r|
in în -î-| | i i | | ||
l^^ -rni
Bhakta Yash Pal Sharma
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Kindly accept the utmost regards of this insignificant creature & make it convenient to hear me.
It is around two months ago that happened to visit Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama Temple in Akshaya Patra
campus in Jaipur and started worshipping Lord Krishnas deity. Prior to this say about 75 years back
as per our family tradition we used to perform occasionally Hawan, Yagya & chant Vedic Sandhya
together at dawn. There was restriction in our house to depict any pictures of Godhead on the walls
etc. In my young age though I visited a few temples, but none of these temples created any charm in
me for worshipping idols of so called Godheads.
Once I seriously fell ill due to severe liver problem in 2008 at the age of around 75 years (I used to
take a lot of liquor & non-veg. food etc. in my past days). None of the medicines gave me any relief &
I had taken it as confirmation that now any moment can be last moment for me. During those days,
once in my bed room at around 3 a.m. I was restlessly gazing the roof over me. Suddenly an image of
certain Godhead, looking like Lord Vishnu accompanied by a Devi on His right side ornamentally
decorated, appeared on the roof over me. They were so charming that I gazed at them for about 2 to 3
minutes forgetting my pain. Then they disappeared without uttering any word. Their appearance filled
me with energy. I got up from the bed & asked my better half to give me some water mixed milk &
anything to eat. Oh! No, you will vomit & spit in the room, she said. First take some medicines. I
insisted upon not taking any medicine but some milk & food etc. to eat. ok, do whatever you like,
she murmured. I relished the milk & fruit &at the moment I started recovering from the ailment. In
the morning, on my own I went to nearby temple of Sri Govind DevJi & paid my homage. But a few
days later I stopped going to temple again.
It was once again, that in a dream, Shri Govind Dev ji & the temple appeared before me, half covered
with a thin curtain asking me to visit them regularly for their blessings.
It was around year 2010 that I shifted to Lotus villa, a township near Akshaya Patra. A temple was
under construction at that time in Akshaya Patra campus. Again in a dream came Godhead &
addressed me, oh! Cheater, ok I am coming to you myself.
When around two months back, I came to Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama Temple in Akshaya Patra, Jaipur, I
was stunned to see the deities which resembled the images I saw on the roof of my bed room, except
the black color of Lord Krishna. When I met the disciples in the temple & learn about you & your
achievements and heading towards my goal of life, I am sure that by following your teachings &
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understanding the Bhagavad Gita in As it Is& entire literatures written by You, I shall achieve the
utmost goal of human life. Kindly continue showering your blessings on me so I personally meet you
peacefully. My tears in eyes that appear without fail every day, worshipping Lord Krishna & you may
not go in vain. There is much more to address you, but I take your permission to stop.
With folded hands, I am your own.
Bhakta Yash Pal Sharma (a big fool)
Bhakta Yatin Pushkarna
Dear Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
Firstly I would like to thank you for showing me a right path to lead life and making me understand
the real meaning of 'Bhakti'. Its all because of your mercy that I started chanting. I was always running
for happiness but that happiness stayed for time being. Srila Prabhupada its all because of your mercy
through which I came to know the difference between absolute happiness and real happiness. Kindly
give me the strength to move forward in spiritual life, so that I can devote my life to serve Lord
Krishna. Hare Krishna.
Your servant,
Yatin Pushkarna
Bhaktin Anita Sharma
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- | | | ii |
i i -i!
iii n| r l i ii | iln l-n| r! i i| i r; n i -n ^ ni i i
|^ r| ni| r i -n |^ i -n i ni r| - i i i ; i r|
-nn| i| l rl i- |n - i iil- ri l i| i -| -i ^| -ii r| ni
ri -n |^ - iiln i i^ ri ni r| inî -i ii| i; r| r|
- irn| r l -n | ni| i| i-i i- i| i n| r| -n r - i nni r| i
i n| r -i i -n ili| î n s- -| -ln r-ii iîi r| r | inî i
ii i i n| r, r| - |^ | | ;si r| i i| r|
r i - n lnri r l ii | lii i i |^ - | ni in r;| l |
i-- -ii ri n; ri| i| iiln i i -in i i| ii - r| i l r ii i
i |^ -i ; iîn i ri n r, r | i ii lii -n i| ;n| i l -
|^ - i ii n| r, r| -| i iii r|
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Bhaktin Annupriya
Dear Prabhupada,
I am most fallen & lowly soul & was living the life of animals before your mercy fell upon me & my
life changed completely. Although it is a very small word for your mercy but all I can say is thank you
Srila Prabhupada for rescuing me from the darkest region of ignorance & life of distress, for answering
all my questions, for ending my search for God, for giving me the privilege of devotional service to
Radha Krishna & giving me true happiness of getting closer to The Lord every moment by the torch of
your instructions. You are my only savior.
This soul is your servant & will always remain so. The mission of my life is to serve you through
preaching others about Krishna consciousness & book distribution which is most dear to you & thus
please you. Therefore Gurudev I beg you to kindly engage me in your service.
This fallen soul is now surrendered unto your Lotus Feet. Always keep your mercy & blessings on this
servant of yours & guide me to the Lotus Feet of Gaur Nitai & Radhe Govind.
Jai Gurudev Srila Prabhupada
Your servant
Bhaktin Annupriya
Bhaktin Aparajita Kaushik
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this most auspicious day, please accept my humble obeisance. All glories unto the dust of your
lotus feet.
Kindly accept my offering for your Vyasa Puja and please forgive me for any offence that I may
commit.
I am one of the most fallen-soul who is by your mercy very much fortunate that by your mercy in my
very initial stage I got to know that only you are our Savior.
I have no qualification to even appreciate but you are my best friend and ever well-wisher and my
master who has mercifully helped me rise from my ignorance.
Only by your mercy after a long time this year I got the opportunity to visit our own temple and
associate with devotees. Only by your mercy the day I came to Jaipur I am trying to come to temple
everyday please be merciful on me like this so that I can continue.
I have many experiences and as you know that I have gone through huge difficulties for my spiritual
life and by your mercy to strengthen myself I use to remember your song bado kripa koile KRISHNA
adhmer prati, ki lagiyanile hetha karo ebe gati which you wrote at night when you first time visit
U.S.A, actually we are having no difficulties in fact you have gone through huge difficulties and
sufferings just to show us the real path and to guide us by simple ways to Back to home Back to
Godhead.
This is my humble request to you to please engage me in your devotional services and bless me with
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By your mercy as this is the first time I am getting the opportunity to write an offering letter to you on
this auspicious day huge things to write and by your mercy I can easily write 20 to 30 pages but still I
can say that my words fall short to describe your glories that are unlimited.
Srila Prabhupada you are very kind to me I want to thank you and request you to allow me to always
remember your lotus feet and please never let me forget them in any case.

By your mercy, yours most fallen servant,
Bhaktin Aparajita Kaushik
Bhaktin Archana Chaturvedi
Since Birth I have seen my parents worshiping various Gods and performing various Pujas like going
to different temples, so I also cultivated the same culture of keeping fast for four days in a week for
different gods performing Puja & going to different temples according to their days. For eg Monday
for Shiva, Tuesday for Hanuman, Wednesday for Ganesha & so on and this was continuing till I came
in contact with The Akshaya Patra Foundation. When I joined this organization I was not aware that
what God is giving to me but later on when I started attending various festivals here and came in
contact with Prabhus I came to know the concept of Krishna Consciousness Movement spread by
you. I started following what you had taught. I started chanting 16 rounds & even more and reading
your books daily. I made practice to read daily Bhagavad Gita before going to bed. After this the
miracle happened in my life. I found myself to be free from all worries, more confident in all respect
and specially towards the purpose of this human life. By Your mercy my family also diverted,
practicing the same thing. We all came to know that Krishna is Param Parmeshwar. Now I keep only
Ekadashi. Now my lust for these material things also has reduced. It is now when I realize what
Krishna has given to me. I am very thankful to you that you have shown mercy on me and taken
myself in your shelter. Your contribution in the form of Krishna Consciousness Movement and the
books written by you for the mankind is unbelievable and cannot be expressed in words. I am once
again thankful to you and request you to always show mercy on all of us.
Hare Krishna!
Your Servant
Bhaktin Archana Chaturvedi
Bhaktin Chandra Kanta Verma
Respected Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. Prabhupada you came in my life as a
miracle and I got a goal in my life. My life has been changed after coming in contact with you but
sometimes I feel sorry because of falling into illusion and at that time I could not continue my
chanting and reading. Prabhupada have mercy on me by which I can be determined to do chanting
and reading without fail.
Yours Servant
Bhaktin Chandra KantaVerma
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Bhaktin Deepa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet and forgive me for whatever I did in my past
lives. Srila Prabhupada give me your guidance so I will improve myself fully and become your humble
servant. Srila Prabhupada I want to engage in serious devotional service and hear Srimad Bhagvatam
from you. I want to chant my 16 rounds attentively without offences and attend mangalaarti daily.
Srila Prabhupada now I am in Jaipur with Nitai and Nimai and want to dedicate whole life to serve
you and the holy name.
Please be merciful on me, so I can never ever think of anything else accept serving Guru and Gauranga
and Vaishnavas. Srila Prabhupada when I came to Jaipur I didnt even know what I am going to do
here. I was a bit disheartened because I was not having any association of devotees.Then by your
mercy I came to know about very wonderful temple of Sri Sri Krishna Balaram ji managed by Akshaya
Patra beautifully.
Srila Prabhupada, very first time when I went there I felt that yes you really have some plan for me.
As you know I never ever got connected with any temple, so I didnt have an opportunity to associate
with devotees and take darshan of deities regularly. Srila Prabhupada, kindly bless me that I may
always remain engaged in the service of your lotus feet.
Your aspiring servant & most fallen soul
Bhaktin Deepa
Hare Krishna.
Bhaktin Divya Khatnar
I offer my gratitude to Srila Prabhupada,
Founder Acharya of ISKCON,
Hare Krishna,
After coming in K.C., my life has changed, Prabhupada has changed my life so much that I cant thank
him because the word Thanks would be very small.
The reason for me being here is kritan, which got a place in my heart
I feel very happy to be a part this KC movement.
I dont how to express my gratitude to the lord, who has made me to serve him in one or the other
way.
I would like to sHare an incident, when I was chanting the Maha-mantra in morning, a squirrel also
started with me in its own way
And when I stopped i.e. after 1round the squirrel also stopped till then it was singing with me. It was
looking as if the squirrel was also chanting with me. I felt very happy by observing all this.
I am so glad that Prabhupada You have given me the opportunity to serve him.
I will follow him to the extent what I can reach.
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When was not KC, that time I glanced Srila Prabhupada photo for the first time, but due to the
vibrations coming from the photo, the mercy went straight into my heart and touched me and thats
the reason how I gradually become a part of it...
Thank You
Bhaktin Garima Agarwal
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i i -| i ln i-ii i|| -n ii i - ii | rili ii rn
i|| l -| ,i r-ii n| r| r|, -n -r ri l î - ii r| i -n l| lni
;-i i - ii| l-| ni i iî-n^ ; -ii | ilnîn ii | | ii|
l-|| ii | l| nr i iin | nii iiiî-n i | li - ii -ii - ;-i
r -l | -iii | nii i ni | li - ; -li | -iii r; i i n i| r| -
i -ri- i i i li l -n rn si -r ri| i - r n iiii| r i -n i; |
i r ii -^-- i iii l-i| -i ri l ii- | iiln-i -iir
i ri nii ri i i i- | ii l i rini r nii ii | | i ii iln nii
n|ni i il i i l-ni r|
nl-i nî
Bhaktin Geeta Rohra
Respected Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ji,
Kindly accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ji, before
getting in touch with Krishna consciousness my life was full of problems as normal human beings life
is. But now I feel an immense change in my life, though the problems are still there but I can handle
them much more easily than before. In the beginning of Krishna Consciousness I was serious in
devotion but slowly and gradually as I have progressed in Krishna Consciousness, my devotion has
gone low. I dont find myself very serious in devotion towards movement. Earlier I used to hear Lords
name while chanting, but thats not happening these days. Dear Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada ji,
kindly bless me so that I can become same as I used to be in the beginning of Krishna Consciousness.
I hope you will grant me my wish of becoming faithful devotee of the Lord. Guru Maharaj Srila
Prabhupada ji, I am not able to read your books, kindly bless me so that I can develop the habit of
reading your books.
Kindly accept the faithful obeisances of your most fallen soul,
Bhaktin Geeta Rohra
Bhaktin Heena Shikawar
Address to his divine grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
It was probably around August 2011, when I was introduced to the Acharya, and his founder
organization, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and till date I believe it to be
the best experience of my life.
Life was so distressed and full of disappointments during those months. But with the mercy of Krishna
and Srila Prabhupada, my life was given a goal. Beginning with Bhagavad Gita lectures, I gradually
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switched on to chanting the holy names of the Lord, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This deepened my faith in Krishna and
Prabhupada, because this mantra was showing magic. I started feeling the positive waves of energy in
me. The confidence which was missing in me, started to regain, and some experiences cannot be put
into words, they were very magical, the worries seemed to disappear. People commented there is a
change in your personality.
On this auspicious day I pay all obeisances to my spiritual master and desire for his endless mercy on
me and my family to progress on the spiritual path and return home, Back to Godhead.
Bhaktin Heena Shikawar
Bhaktin Jyoti Joshi
Respected Sri Srila Prabhupada ji,
With due respect I pay my heartiest obeisances at your lotus feet. It is a moment of great pleasure and
privilege that I have been given a chance to speak my mind to you.
Guruji, I am not being able to follow your Vani for which I know only I am responsible.
In spite of my sincere efforts all my endeavors are falling short of results.
Therefore Prabhu I request you to show mercy upon me so that I can devote my life in true sense in
the service of our dearest Lord Sri Krishna and Srimati Radharani.
Prabhupada ji, kindly accept my apologies for the same and show your blessings on me.
"Kuchh is tarah se mujh pe kripa kariye Prabhupada ji ki maya ki chhaya kam ho jaaye aur aadhyatm
ki chadar mujh par chha jaye." with love and respect.
Yours ignorant disciple,
Bhatin Jyoti Joshi
Bhaktin Kavitha Agrawal Dasi
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i | ii i li r, -n |^ i l-i r, |^ rn i ri ni, ln ;
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-n n| ri n|n rini r | i; iiln - ri n r| rl i- i r| l- -
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Bhaktin Lakshmi
My respectful Guru Srila Prabhupada,
I want to thank you for every blessing. You have always shown me right path and blessed at every
situation. I want to request you that please keep your blessings with me, my friends, family, teacher-
sulabh sir through whom you have helped me. Please Prabhupada ji let my family be also involved
in Krishna consciousness movement and give faith and protection so that I become more serious and
sincere towards Krishna Bhakti in any kind of environment.
Thank you,
Bless me always,
Bhaktin Lakshmi
Bhaktin Madhuri Parasar
r ii
- rn iiii| r i -n i n l-| i iil-- n ,ii - ; iiln nn i i |
ilii r| r - ^ -n ni r| r| rini inî i r i--i i r| - i| r iî i--i i
ii ,ii^ -ni ,ii ii | ,ii llin -n rn s iil-- ni ri ni r| -
iiiî-n - li l n| r| iiî-n - i i -n - |^ - i| rn l^n -r ri
ri r| r - i |^ in i - li r| i| n -n r i -ri- ^ |n
i n nl- -r rin| r| r - iiln in i î-nl^ i -i ii rin| i| n -
iil-- i ,ii r| ii ri in| r| r - i; i| li r| r| in| i| n inî | i
,ii^ ii | -ini ,ii - i li r r| ^ iiî n| r iiiî-n - i
i - ii i inî i iin ni i i - nri n| r| ii | i n -n l-n ni
- i| r i -ri- i -ri-- r| i in| i r| -n iii i|^ i l - rini i -
^|^nii | i il-n^ i r| | rn|^ ; iiln nn - | nr in|| r n | i|
i ^ ; iil-- nn - in | r l~ iiln nn - i| -n rn ni l-| r| -n iiln
nn | ni i; -n r| r i r r| -n ; inl ii| l-n| r| n i i lri
- r- ii si r| -r li r| r ii | - | i l^n| r l i| i ^ ii|î -n
i| - ri î - iiln nn | iii| | -| | r r| in|| i -n iiiî-n - in
ii| - i| i ,ii rl iiii | |ii i r| i -n i| r i -n ; iiln nn
;ni ii l -i - lii i î r| i ri| n i| i l nr -
iiiî-n - in | r | nr iî i| n nln in n r iiii | î i (n,
-, i ) ni nni i i in -i|
ii r ii ii ii r r|
r i- r i- i- i- r r ||
i| lî -ii| ii
Bhaktin Manasi Maheshwari
ii| ii -n i| rili rn s| n| i -n |n ni rn si ni -i - ii ri ni
- i| ri|i n| r i |n n| r ni -n rn si nni r - ri i| i rn s
nin r|
-i| -rî|
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Bhaktin Maya Jaugith
n | r-i| i n n| r| î -n sii i l nri r| in i^ i| | i^ -n sii n i |
- - î rn i i li r| -i rn i lî ri i^ i| -i ; - - -i i; r|
ii - rii -iii r| rn i| r -n r r l| rn n-i ini ii| - i i| r-
ii i nni rini ii| -| ln| rn i| i| - li i| r| irn| i|| i ii | -|
ln| | r- i | l- in -lr r r| i r-ii rn i in r| il - ni| -i ;i r
i i - i | | i rn ii| r - i ir -ii ln r i i | ,ii | r; -ni i
ln r - l| i i r| -in| -n l| i; in |n i ii r| ii l~
r| r i n ^ - r| irn| r l - i - l i i -i - isi^ il - i
- i; r |^ - rn i^ ii r n ^ i i i | ii ln| lnii rn
si nni r| ln| - î ii| l- r| î i| r| l-| - irn| r l -n r - - i i ii l- i
| i - l ii - ili r - i î i r| r| - ri i| r| i n| i -| ln| i
; ii| | r| i - i in ii | i- ;i nr nr ni | nr - ri n r|
l i ri ii ri ini r| n ^ i i li lii li| n ^ i
i -i - ns ^ i i-| i-| ii- -^|i |
r ii
i| lii
-ii iln
Bhaktin Meenakshi Sharma
ii| | ii |
- rn ii r l -n i l- rn ii| rin| il i i | rn i in r| - ri ~ -
- i| i| r -n i i - s ni r| ii| l -n ni r | i rn in ri| - i| i
| nr inî | in i irn| r - in| r - i| nr | in r| in| l i| - ilii
n| i| nr -n ri ii rn si ni ;l - ii l i iî rn| r|
i- l-ii| i-i
Bhaktin Priyanka Sanjeevi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet.
Exactly 8 months ago when I had first come in touch with Krishna consciousness I was wondering
what does it really mean.
One of my friends used to give me your books, and I could feel the changes within me. My interest in
materialistic life started reducing and I only wished from the lord to help me offer him the devotional
service. Today topmost activity of my sense gratification is only to serve Krishna and nobody.
The excitement for kirtans, lectures, Prasadam and service increased within me and so much of
changes in me had taken place. The desire to follow your instructions grew stronger every day and I
was addicted to your teachings in books. Any hardship I could accept while doing service. But as my
life in Krishna consciousness is increasing all those experiences remain nostalgic.
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Your divine grace is the true bonafide representative of Lord Sri Chaitanya Maha prabhu and
the predecessor acharyas You have single handedly instituted ISKCON, solely for the purpose of
fulfilling
Lord Sri Chaitanya Maha prabhu and the acharyas mission
Thank you so much, Trying to be your humble servant,
Priyanka Sanjeevi
Bhaktin Sakshi Sharma
Hare Krishna!!!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This is my first offering to you. It is wonderful that you have founded ISKCON (International society
for Krishna Consciousness). It became possible only because of you, that I came in contact with "Hare
Krishna Movement" and have learned a lot about Lord Krishna. Now, I can feel Lord Krishna always
with me, in adverse situations as well as in my happy moments. Also I chant two rounds or more
whenever possible. I feel chanting is the mode of connection with Lord Krishna.
Your biography (as much I know) motivates me to face all the problems coming in my way, as you
yourself have faced a lot of problems. Your values have encouraged me so much that now I do not eat
my favorite cakes. I wish to learn a lot about you and Lord Krishna. So always shower your blessings
on me and I wish, to find place at Krishna's Lotus feet.
Hare Krishna!!!
Jai Prabhupada
Bhaktin Sakshi Sharma
Bhaktin Sangeetha Sharma
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- r n ii r l -n i l- rn ii| rin| r il i i | rn in r| r- ri ~
- - i i r -n i i - s ni r| ii l -n ni r l i rn ;-ii i i
ii i - i - r nr i i nii | inî rin r| i r- rn ii r l r-
~ - - i i -ii l-i -n i| lli rili rn s| n| r- ~ - r- rn s
|i i -ii l-i r- i - rn si ni r- n| i i| in|
n|ni i-i
Bhaktin Shipra Agarwal
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|^ - - ini - - ini r| - i i rn iii| -nn| r i - ; -ii
- - i; i ri ii l i iln i rin| r|
r i| -i inî - l^î ii, ri ii l i iln i rin| r|
r i| -i inî - l^î ii, ri i - i i iln n r i -i i i l^
n r -ni| ii i - - lni -ni ni r -in i lni -ni i r -in i
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lni i| i li -n iiln i iii ri| i i i | l-i i î ii n|
r -rii i l - rn r -i i i-ii lri ;^ ln i-ii i ini - ii r|
lii nî
Bhaktin Surbhi Verma
Respected Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. Oh! Srila Prabhupada due to your cause less
mercy we are part of this Krishna consciousness movement. You gave me the aim in my life. Before
this I was spending my life without the Goal. Its not by my karma its only because of your cause less
mercy.
I am following your instructions but still there are many defects and I know that only by your mercy I
can overcome all these defects. It is very difficult for me without your mercy.
Oh! Prabhupada please be my path director and give me direction always. I beg your mercy to receive
your instruction and understand them and engage in the service of your lotus feet.
Yours Servant,
Bhaktin Surbhi Verma
Bhaktin Vidhi Kakkar
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Srila Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet, the unlimited reservoir of
pure devotional service. The shelter that you have given me under your lotus feet is more than life
itself. It is your mercy only to the fallen soul like me. I do commit many offences but you are so
merciful that you always bestow your grace over me. I am a conditioned soul bound in this material
world. Its you who brought me to knowledge from ignorance. You have given such a glorious thing as
Krishna consciousness to all of us.Im thousands and thousands of times indebted to you for what you
have given to me as well as many others. My words are too less to praise your glories. It is only by
your mercy that I can go back to Krishna. Please help me stay out of wretched side of life
predominated by lust and illusions. I deeply pray you to forcefully take me away from dangers of
material life, which are hurting me and keep me always at your lotus feet. My desire is to serve you
and Krishna life after life.
Aspiring to become your servant,
Bhaktin Vidhi Kakkar
Jaipur Devotees
Since birth I have seen my parents worshiping various Gods and performing various Pujas going to
different temples so I also cultivated the same culture of keeping fast for four days in a week for
different gods performing Puja & going to different temples according to their days. For e.g. Monday
for Shiva, Tuesday for Hanuman ji, Wednesday for Ganesha & so on and this was continuing till I
came in contact with The Akshaya Patra Foundation. When I joined this organization I was not aware
that what God is giving to me but later on when I started attending various festivals here and came in
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contact with Prabhus I came to know the concept of Krishna Consciousness Movement spread by
you. I started following what you had taught. I started chanting 16 rounds & even more daily, reading
your books. I made practice to read daily Bhagavad Gita before going to bed. After this the miracle
happened in my life. I found myself to be free from all worries more confident in all respect and as
well as my purpose of this human life. By Your mercy my family also diverted practicing the same
thing. We all came to know that Krishna is Param Parmeshwar. Now I keep only Ekadashi. Now my
lust for these material things also has reduced.It is now when I realizes that what Krishna has given to
me. I am very thankful to you that you have shown mercy on me and taken myself in your shelter.
Your contribution in the form of Krishna Consciousness Movement and the books wrote by you for
the mankind is unbelievable and cannot be expressed in words. I am once again thankful to you and
request you to always shower mercy on all of us.
Hare Krishna!
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- - -nni r -n i | i ;^ i iii-i ri| l - i i | ilii - ii i iln -
irni ii -n i | i^ ii - ii li ni - ri i i i i i ii li
- r-ii î ini ii|
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Kozhikode Preaching Center
Bhakta Arpit Roy
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
My expressed words and feelings can barely touch the full reality of your manifest existence, but at
least, by trying, I hope for a drop of your mercy and inspiration in reciprocation. Your shining
example, contrasted against our faults, is one of the greatest gifts you brought to us. Through it we are
humbled, and because of it, we can glimpse that standard of consciousness that is the aspiration of
every soul. Kali Yuga is not a favorable time or place for anyone to be taking birth. Yet due to your
divine presence, even demigods line up to incarnate, aspiring to serve the 'General' of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu's sankirtana mission. Anyone who favorably receives your teachings, experiences an
awakening of Krishna Consciousness and a sublime clarity. Relieved to hear of the Absolute Truth in
no uncertain terms, they let go of useless things, turning their minds and hearts towards Sri Krishna's
lotus feet, the reservoir of all pleasure, and the dwelling place of Your Divine Grace. Although I
haven't physically met Your Divine Grace, the tangible spiritual experiences wrought by following
your instructions and examples are flavored with your personal presence and your special mercy. And
even though, our quality of devotion and faith are hardly pure, we know that by clinging to your lotus
feet, present in the form of your instructions and knowledge, we will surely make spiritual progress.
Countless fortunate souls are eternally indebted to you. Bowing down at your lotus feet, kindly accept
me among such souls.
Your humble servant at Your Divine Graces lotus feet,
Arpit Roy
Bhakta Komal
Of all the yugas, the present yuga is the most degraded in every aspect. We almost reached the animal
civilization as we started killing the child in the womb itself and further we are killing the new born
child's. From time immemorial, various spiritual masters according to the time and place had come to
present the everlasting and eternal knowledge to the human society for the benefit of every living soul.
To witness those great people presence cannot be replaced by any means. Out of great spiritual
masters over time our spiritual master Srila Prabhupada had presented the eternal teachings of BG and
Bhagavatham as it is in the language that current world know. Otherwise it is impossible for the world
to understand those teachings.
I am eternally in debt to Srila Prabhupada for giving this valuable knowledge of the real world to us. I
always eager to thank the vaishanavas and ISKCON devotees for encouraging us to serve the spiritual
master and Lord Krishna. The spiritual tours organized by devotees are really motivating.
Any where if I have committed offence at the lotus feet of Krishna, Balaram and Ssiritual master is not
intentionally but out of ignorance. Please forgive me for all my offences and bless me with the love of
god head and engage me in the service of servants of the servants of Gopinath.
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It's all our duty to spend time for propagating this valuable message by distributing Srila Prabhupada
books and Krishna prasadam.
Your Servant,
Komal
Bhakta Rajesh V R
Hare Krishna...!!
All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - the name itself is enough to be beneficial for the conditioned
souls like us. He comes under the disciplic succession right from Sri Krishna. He only could revive the
whole world into Krishna Consciousness than ever before. Even hippies turned Krishna conscious by
his association. He once said that he would live through his books. It is quite true that we are just
fortunate enough to get his association through his voice and books. His words are so powerful, that
even if the most fallen soul listens once those words, he would immediately become purified.
It is only through your grace that I understood the benefits of getting into devotional service to the
Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. The chanting of the glories of Lord, the beautifully decorated deities, the
Ratha-yatra festival - all are exclusively enchanting and exciting, especially when seen at ISKCON
temple premises. All these give the ever-blissful atmosphere and an everlasting experience in life. It is
only after getting in touch with ISKCON that I got to know about rebirth and value of human form of
life. I strongly believe that it is nothing but Prabhupadas mercy, by which I could understand at least
this much.
I am eager to have more association with him through his books, voices and pure devotees who
recognized him as the spiritual master. I wish to be in his constant companionship throughout, life
after life. I pray to him to be kind upon me to have his blessings, to become more and more
enthusiastic in devotional life constantly.
Finally, I beg his pardon for the mistakes I committed, knowingly or unknowingly, in the devotional
service.
At the lotus feet of Sri Radha Krishna Chandra and Krishna Balarama,
Jai Srila Prabhupada...
Rajesh V R
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kerala
Bhakta Ravindra
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Prabhupada, before coming to Krishna consciousness, I was thinking how I can help this society.
Once I began listening to your classes, reading books and attending programs in ISKCON, I have
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realized that the one and only way to save this society from all this material miseries by making it
Krishna Consciousness.
Because of you, Srila Prabhupada, I know what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is
bad, and more importantly, what the process of self-realization is in this age. I may struggle with living
up to the high standard of truth you have given, but I know it is, in fact, the absolute truth, and that
the wanting is with me and not with what you have given.
Thank you for your books, Srila Prabhupada. They have given me life. They have given me hope. They
have given me a purpose. They are truly the gems of literature. Nothing else comes close.
On this day of your appearance, I am reminded of the truly great gift you have given to this fallen soul.
I am always in your debt, and will always try to help others become Krishna conscious.
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada ki jai..
You most fallen servant,
Bhakta Ravindra,
Software engineer, AMD
Bhakta Shashank M
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
You are the most magnificent and down-to-earth person I had ever met. I still couldn't understand
why you are so merciful on this useless soul. I am neither qualified nor have sukruthi even to chant
Lord Krishna's name! But you are so kind to me and have given a chance to test my sincerity.
Somehow till now I kept chanting and staying in the shade of your cool lotus feet, but this poisonous
material energy is so strong that I doubt whether I will cling to you lotus feet strongly or not! I
practically do not have any faith in my strength. My strength, my faith, my ultimate well-wisher is
you! And I am strongly convinced about this.
With this conviction I am still taking breath in this peak dangerous hours of this material world. You
are my only hope. So please excuse me for the unforgivable mistakes done on your lotus feet and unto
the lotus feet of other vaishnavas, knowingly or unknowingly. If you do not forgive me then even
Krishna cannot help me. Such is your potency! I realized it late, but still I realized it. So on this
auspicious day I am surrendering unto you completely without any question or controversy as I had
done before. So please accept me as your servant. I am not fit to become your disciple. So at least let
me serve you in some manner.
It is only by your blessings that Krishna will get pleased. It is only by your blessings that all my sinful
past burns. It is only by your blessings I can still preserve my spirit alive even after breaking the
moulds of my past. So please accept my humble prayer.
Your eternal servant,
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Bhakta Sridharan
Jai Sri Sri Prabhupada!
Jai Sri Sri Radha Krishna!
Bhagavad-gita is the essence of the Vedas. In the eighteenth chapter of Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna
says he who spreads Krishna bhakti is very dear to Him and is His greatest devotee. Thus, Srila
Prabhupada is the greatest devotee of Lord Krishna, since he has spread Krishna bhakti throughout
the world by establishing the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Srila
Prabhupada has written commentaries on Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatham and other Vedic
literature including Brahma Samhita and Isopanishad. Following the instructions of His spiritual
master, Srila Prabhupada spread Krishna bhakti through the medium of English.
Srila Prabhupada came across the following statement in a commentary of Bhagavad-gita written by Sri
Sri Bhakthi Vinoda Thakur: A true devotee cannot live by disobeying the instructions of His spiritual
master. This made an impact on Srila Prabhupada and he gradually dedicated his whole life in
spreading Krishna Consciousness.
Once Sri Sri Bhakti Siddantha Sarasvati (Srila Prabhupadas spiritual master) compared mrudanga with
printing machine as follows: The sound of mrudanga will be heard a little distance from its source,
whereas the sound of printing machine will be heard throughout the world. Hence, a printing press is
a great mrudanga. Thus, Srila Prabhupada established the Bhakthi Vedanta Book Trust for publishing
books on Krishna Consciousness.
A person has to follow sadhus, shastras and the instructions of his spiritual master. A bona fide
spiritual master teaches what are in shastras only. One can attain the lotus feet of the Supreme
Personality by the Vedic knowledge obtained through guru-shisya succession only. Thus, Srila
Prabhupada is the spiritual master of the world. He is the representative of the Supreme Personality,
Lord Krishna. He helps us to get over the evil effects of Kali-yuga by chanting the Hare Krishna
mahamantra:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare
Let me pay my obeisances to him on Vyasa-puja day.
Pranams to guru and Govinda!
Dr. R. Sridharan
Professor and Head
NIT Calicut, Kerala
Bhakta Venkat Swaroop
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
In my life, from a small age, I wished to learn Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Ithihasas thinking that
after learning them I would become the most knowledgeable person in the world. But I did not know
that Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita are the topmost scriptures and the essence of all the
above-mentioned scriptures. Also I have rebuked Krishna many times due to my ignorance thinking
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that he is a playboy, thief, cheater etc. But it is due to your grace that I came to know about Krishna
and Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita. If you would not have been there, I would not even think of
Krishna. I am very thankful to you for establishing ISKCON and letting us know our position and our
work in this rotting material world. Thank you, Srila Prabhupada. Thank you, Krishna, for sending
such a nice pure devotee for enlightening us and elevating us.
Jai Radha Krishna Chandra!
Jai Chaitanya Mahaprabhu!
Jai Jagannatha!
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Your servant,
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Malaysia Temple Devotees
Caru Radhika Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to your Divine Grace.
Your Vyasa puja is most auspicious day for a fallen soul like me.I am not even qualified to touch the
dust of your lotus feet.How can I thank you for being so merciful to me?!Your kindness is bigger than
an ocean that no one can measure it.By your mercy only I can be in spiritual path. I pray you to bless
me to fully surrender to your lotus feet,
Your lotus feet are the only shelter for me.I am praying you to keep me under the shade of your lotus
feet.Your shelter is the only way for me to get away from this material world.
Thanking you from the bottom of my heart dear Gurudeva!! All glories to you again and again!!!
Serving your mission,
Caru Radhika Devi Dasi
Gandhari Devi Dasi
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your divine lotus feet. I was born in the darkness of ignorance,
and you, Srila Prabhupada, with the torchlight of knowledge, have kindly come to deliver this fallen
conditioned soul from this deep, dark well of mayas illusory energy. May I remain ever grateful and
indebted unto you for having bestowed your causeless mercy upon me.
Srila Prabhupada, you are the perfect master, the perfect guide. Your books, your lectures, your letters,
your conversations, are all saturated with such sublime instructions. Simply I have to learn these very
nicely and endeavor to make them available to others. By coming in contact with you, so many
conditioned souls are being awakened to their real, constitutional position as eternal servants of the
Lord. Such is the power of the pure devotee.
Srila Prabhupada, I am but a fool, but if you kindly bestow but one drop of your mercy, I may engage
in your service relentlessly.
I beg to remain your humble servant,
Gandhari Devi Dasi
Govardhan Dhari Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
It is a great blessing for me to offer you my obeisances on your appearance day. All glories to your
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Srila Prabhupada, it is simply amazing how you overcome so many obstacles to establish the Krishna
movement throughout the world. We should all be eternally indebted to you for your selfless task in
teaching all the fallen souls how to reconnect with God and thus to experience eternal sublime bliss.
I have absorbed so much of nectar from your books. I am extremely grateful to you as your books
brought some meaning into my life. It will indeed be very shallow without them. I am begging to
always receive your merciful blessings.
Your most fallen servant,
Govardhan Dhari Dasa
Ishvari Devi Dasi
I have always thought of Srila Prabhupada as a great bonafide guru. There are many reasons for this.
One of the things, is that I am very inspired by the number of books he has written, and the fact that
his books were translated into numerous languages. Also, the fact that Srila Prabhupada went to the
Eastern and Western worlds with practically nothing and managed to spread the holy name of the
Lord to millions of people. It is because of Srila Prabhupada and his wonderful nature that Krishna
Consciousness is being practiced widely by countless people in the world even today. Without Srila
Prabhupada, the term Krishna Consciousness would have been much silent today. Besides that, I can
say that Srila Prabhupada is the greatest Guru who was ever in existence.
Your fallen servant,
Ishvari Devi Dasi
Jaya Sri Devi Dasi
When standing on a mountain, one does not realize the mass or height of the peak. One is too close
and sees only the trees, rocks, and other scenery. By traveling to the base of the mountain, one begins
to get a sense of the scale, but only from a distant vantage point out on the plains can one understand
the mountains true prominence.
As each year pass by, I have greater respect for you, Srila Prabhupada. Not only did you expertly
present the most profound and sublime philosophy, you personally lived it at every moment and in
your every action. You simultaneously crafted the ways and means via your Bhaktivedanta purports
and your movement for even us to realize it, if we would but follow you.
Your servant,
Jaya Sri Devi Dasi
Jiva Krishna Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who is
very dear to Lord Krsna on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
Namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracarine
Nirvisesa sunyavadi pascatya desa tarine
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Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your Lotus Feet.
Your perfect Vaisnava behavior was probably best demonstrable by your quality of attracting everyone
to you and thus to Krishna Consciousness.
Your unlimited mercy is always available in your books. There are no hidden secrets. You have given
us everything Srila Prabhupada.
I am praying you for blessings to remain always engaged in Krishna Consciousness constantly
endeavoring to preach your glories and remain at your lotus feet.
Your servant,
Jiva Krishna Dasa
Kamala Kantha Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who is
very dear to Lord Ka on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-pracrie
nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvat Gosvm. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to your Divine Grace on this auspicious Vyasa-
puja day!
vnch-kalpa-tarubhyas ca krp-sindhubhya eva ca
patitnm pvanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah
Just like a desire tree, a Vaisnava can fulfill all the desires of anyone who takes shelter of his lotus feet.
Prahlada Maharaja is a typical Vaisnava. He prays not for himself but for all living entitiesthe gentle,
the envious and the mischievous. He always thought of the welfare of mischievous persons like his
father, Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada Maharaja did not ask for anything for himself; rather, he prayed for
the Lord to excuse his demoniac father. This is the attitude of a Vaisnava, who always thinks of the
welfare of the entire universe.
I do not hesitate in declaring that you were, and are, a perfect loving servant of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. All your actions are perfect because they are all performed
in perfect Krishna consciousness. My humble prayer on this glorious day is that you give us the
knowledge and strength to serve you properly, to understand you well enough to represent you as you
would be represented.
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In the hope of one day transcending my glaring imperfections, I remain Your servant
Kamala Kantha Dasa
Keshari Suta Dasa
Please accept my respectful obeisances from the most fallen soul.
Although I am low, fallen and devoid of all intelligence, by your causeless mercy you have picked me
up from the depths of sinful life, opened my eyes with the light of knowledge, by making suitable
arrangements towards approaching spirituality and acting in so many ways. Srila Prabhupada, I
understand all this are not possible without your mercy. This Krishna Consciousness is not for people
who are lazy but is for people who are serious and sincere.
On your holy and auspicious appearance (Vyasa-Puja) day, I humbly pray to you to shower me your
causeless mercy so that I can attain love of Lord Krishna by sincerely following your instructions in
association with devotees.
Once again I offer gallons of thanks and obeisances to you.....
Your fallen servant
Keshari Suta Dasa
Madhava Mohan Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who is
very dear to Lord Ka on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-pracrie
nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvat Gosvm. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
By your own pure life, perfect activities and teaching you have made us lead a life of unlimited
spiritual happiness.
We are all completely dependent upon your mercy without which we have nothing at all. We
therefore beg you to please bestow upon us the intelligence to act in such a way as to always remain in
your service.
Your servant,
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Padma Gopi Devi Dasi
Gurudeva,
I am not qualified to glorify you on this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa-puja but I beg you to
kindly accept my offering. I am very thankful to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna and Srila Prabhupada for
allowing me to get your divine association. I also want to thank you for showering your causeless
mercy to a fallen soul like me. It is said that a real Guru is one who teaches by his own example. I am
very encouraged by your dedication and thus want to serve you as much as I can.
Guru Maharaja, I really hope that you will continuously engage this worthless soul in your service.
Padma Gopi Devi Dasi
Padmini Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble offerings unto your lotus feet. Prabhupada, I have joined this movement
with very less faith and without any service attitude. Even after passing so many months and years still
I am feeling something very valuable which is very necessary for developing in Krishna consciousness
is lacking. Prabhupada, I am trying my best to develop the qualities like humbleness, Vaishnava
etiquette etc. But still I am unable to achieve the same. I have heard from you, that by reading your
books one does not require to put any extra effort to accumulate all the qualities of Vaishnava but if
one is simply engaged in the service of Lord Krishna and Spiritual Master then all these qualities
automatically develops within him. Even though I am not having any desire to develop further in
Krishna consciousness but still as you have told many times that if we are in the midst of devotees
then we will all also become a devotee. So I am trying my best to be in the association of your
servitors, so that I can also get little taste in your service. As You have told in your purports that being
surrounded by blazing fire is better than being surrounded by non-devotees. The association of non
devotees is so dangerous. So please Prabhupada, bestow your mercy upon me and please let me carry
out your service in a more efficient manner and in this way in due course of time I can get pure loving
service of our Lordship Radha Krishna.
Trying to be your servant, Padmini Devi Dasi
Prema Bhakt Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this day of your appearance, I am praying to Lord Krishna to allow me to become your servant. I
am an insignificant person who was born in this material world among the lowest of mankind. But as
it is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam,
Kirata, Hunandra, Andhra, Pulinda, Pulkasa, Abhira, kumbha, Yauana, members of the Khasa races,
and even others addicted to sinful acts can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord,
due to His being the Supreme power. I beg to offer my respectful obeisance unto Him.
So I am hopeful that you will give me the shelter of your lotus feet, and in this way I will be able to
become your one-hundred-percent servant.
Your most insignificant servant, Prema Bhakt Devi Dasi
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Radha Ramana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble, prostrated obeisances at your lotus feet, which are the shelter for all fallen
souls of Kali yuga in this universe.
Srila Prabhupada, with each passing year, it becomes more and more difficult for me to glorify you.
For with each year, I realize more of just really how unimaginably great you are and how really,
indescribably fallen I am. To find the right encomium of you becomes tougher, given that words keep
falling shorter and shorter of your glories by increasing miles.
As years go by, I am beginning to realize that your glories are unlimited. If I can appreciate even a
small fragment of those glories then my life will be successful. The gopis who are the topmost
devotees of Krishna have glorified you in the following verse:
tava kathmta tapta-jvana
kavibhir ita kalmapaham
ravaa-magala rmad-tata
bhuvi ganti ye bhrid jan
"My Lord, the nectar of your words and the descriptions of your activities are the life and soul of those
who are always aggrieved in this material world. These narrations are transmitted by exalted
personalities, and they eradicate all sinful reactions. Whoever hears these narrations attains all good
fortune. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power.
Those who spread the message of Godhead are certainly the most munificent welfare workers."
You have appeared in this material world by the will of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. You have
performed wonderful pastimes, through which you have taught us how to execute devotional service
and how to surrender to the Supreme Lord. People of this material world are engaged themselves in
sense gratification working all time of a day. They do not have time for devotional service. You are so
merciful that you have appeared to deliver them by giving transcendental knowledge of Krishna
Consciousness. But I am so fallen that I am unable to follow your order. I am so much disturbed
because of my uncontrolled mind and senses. My mind makes me so disturbed that it does not allow
me to render devotional service. Whenever I am chanting or doing some service it disturbs me by
unwanted thoughts. Although I am putting my sincere endeavor to control it, because of my previous
sinful activity I unable to control it. It is only possible for me to control my mind and senses by your
causeless mercy. So please be merciful unto me.
I pray to you to bless me to give up my selfishness. May I become an instrument in your glorious
mission. Your mercy is very powerful for it can work in the depths of stonehearted people like me and
make me give up my lethargy to work hard to distribute your mercy. Your mercy is my only hope.
Being always dependent on your mercy, I remain,
Your insignificant servant,
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Rama Ragava Dasa
Hare Krsna!
"All glories to Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada ki " Jai !
Oh! Prabhupada, earlier we were in mayavadic world. Luckily with your mercy we get the chance to
be your disciple by follow your teaching and regulative principle. Now we are having peaceful and
wonderful life in Krishna Consciousness. Furthermore, our Lord Krishnas devotees from all over the
world accepted you as a Jagadguru and follow your great regulative principle.Sure with your mercy we
all can change the unconsciousness world to Krishna Consciousness. Humbly requesting for your
mercy Prabhupada.
Thank You
Your sincere devotees,Rama Ragava Dasa & Yamuna Devi Dasi
Ranga Devi Dasi
I prostrate myself before Your Divine Grace, begging your mercy this time and times forever more.
You are the savior of the fallenwithout you there is no one. No one to give us direction on the
progressive march back to home, back to Godhead. Filled with lust, anger and greed, we couldn't
understand the purpose of human life. But your kindness knows no bounds. Patiently and even with
inconvenience to your Divine self you have taught our fallen selves how to redirect these three gates to
hell in such a perfect way that now our lust is turning into love, our anger into joy, and our greed into
detachment. The darkness which was all-pervasive has been removed by your effulgent character, and
we now all stand in the sun of Lord Krishna. Merely by the touch of the waves of the sacred Ganges
one becomes liberated, even if he is the lowest of mankind; but by just seeing you, the same effect is
also achieved. We also understand that to see you is to recall your instructions and act accordingly.
Therefore we are all calling to you, "Give us the shade of your lotus feet and purify us!" Allow us to
always follow your perfect instructions so that we may always please Your Divine Grace. This is our
only wish, simply to do as you command.
Your servant, Ranga Devi Dasi
Rasheshwari Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I was drowning in the waves and whirlpools of the modes of material nature, rushing towards death
and repeated birth, not even realizing it. You have saved me from that hellish ocean, Srila Prabhupada,
I can only offer my prayers of gratitude. It is said that when a pure devotee narrates the unadulterated
narrations of the Lord's transcendental pastimes, that narration is compared to a raging river. Even a
casual bystander who happens to hear a pure devotee's speech is swept into that river until he
eventually reaches the ocean of devotional service. The Srimad-Bhagavatam states, "The value of one
moment's association with a pure devotee of the Lord cannot even be compared to the attainment of
heavenly planets, liberation from matter, or attainment of worldly prosperity which is meant for
death."I have somehow received this causeless grace by your mercy, Srila Prabhupda. Therefore, in
gratitude I wish to dedicate my life to fulfilling your desires.
Your fallen servant, Rasheshwari Devi Dasi
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Sankarshan Nityananda Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
There was a time I was in the darkest region of material existence. It gave me illusory happiness,
which was the cause of all my sufferings. My desire for sense gratification was burning like fire.
However, I was saved by your sincere disciples. Now, by the dust of your lotus feet, I am regaining my
original consciousness. A disciples duty is to obey your orders. By your mercy, I am becoming serious
in executing your orders, instructions, and principles. My sincere appeal is that, I shall be serving your
humble servants of servants of servants. Then only my anarthas will get destroyed.
Your most fallen servant,
Sankarshan Nityananda Dasa
Sethu Mathava Dasa
I have been given this commission to write about the glories of Srila Prabhupada and find myself
unable to adequately fulfill it. Srila Prabhupada stands supremely glorified by all that he is and all that
he radiates. So I feel like a man offering a candle to the sun in that it is not what I can offer that is
significant as much as the spirit in which it is done. Whatever I can say has no value that is not
derived from him.
I beg to offer our most humble and respectful obeisances at your Divine Graces lotus feet on this most
blessed event of your appearance day.
Your Divine Grace is rightly seated upon the most glorious throne (Vyasasana) because you are fully
conversant in all systems of philosophy and are presenting the powerful Srimad-Bhagavatam, in the
defiance of all other systems, exactly in the viewpoint of Srila Vyasadeva. Thus your divine
instructions are the firm ground upon which we stand.
I pray to remain in the service of your lotus feet, for the beloved devotee of the Lord can favor the
neophytes more liberally than the Lord. Your Divine Grace has favored us by your divine appearance
in this land of Malaysia. It is remote because it is so far away from the birthplace of our Lord
Chaitanya and the divine command, sankirtana. I always pray that we can practically follow all your
instructions and thus become your worthy slaves of you, Gurudeva.
Yours insignificant servant, Sethu Mathava Dasa
Shaila Vashini Devi Dasi
Srila Prabhupada, I can't conceive how I am connected to the greatest parampara which will connect
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna. This shows your magnanimity to the jivas of
this material world. How fortunate I am because in your movement you connected me to the right
place where a group of devotees are working hard to bring back your movement from your deviant
disciples and place you as the sole Diksha Guru of ISKCON. Bless me to become an instrument in
your hand to do the service to Lord Krishna.
Please bless me do more and more service and give strength to face the challenges and successfully
practice Krishna consciousness.
Your servant, Shaila Vashini Devi Dasi
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Shanta Gopi Devi Dasi
Dear Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble obeisances!!
All Glories to you!!
On this auspicious occasion of your 115
th
Vyasa Puja, I would like to present my offerings to you.
Guru Maharaaj, you are an ocean of transcendental qualities. My biggest desire is to do service again
and again at your divine lotus feet birth after birth. Please engage me in your service in every life. I
pray to you on this day of Vyasa Puja that I remain dedicated to you.
Your servant,
Shanta Gopi Devi Dasi
Soora Krishna Dasa
Jai Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada ki Jai...
Assimilation with your books, lectures, purports are the only guide for us to advance into spiritual
world.
Vapu absence is not a concern to us while your Vani is continuing to lead us to achieve our life
mission.
What is the purpose of this life, if it is not enlightened by your Vani. This world is infected by so
called "Spritual Leaders" which will lead our life to the darkest region of this material world; among
this filth one appeared as a jewel bedecked with genuine knowledge of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.
Knowledge As It Is - your instruction to accept the descending knowledge of the Supreme Lord
without any adulteration to ensure we're on the ultimate path of returning back home to Godhead
realm.
We're indebted to you eternally for reviving our dormant Krishna Consciousness.
Hare KRSNA...
Your humble servants,
Soora Krishna Dasa, Rohini Devi Dasi & Nairvaani
Subha Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
It is only by your mercy that I have been able to render service to Sri Sri Radha Krsna. On your Vyasa
Puja, please give me the shelter of your lotus feet. You have inspired me through your books and
lectures to face lifes challenges and fight against maya. I take this opportunity on this special day of
yours to seek your kind blessing. Please shower your mercy upon me and engage me in your
devotional service throughout my life.
Your servants,
Subha Devi Dasi and Shyamarani
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Tapana Krishna Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who is
very dear to Lord Krsna on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
Namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracarine
Nirvisesa sunyavadi pascatya desa tarine
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this most auspicious day of your
appearance.
All glories to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, sankirtana movement, of which you are the General.
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam(11.17.32) it is stated:
agnau gurv tmani ca
sarva-bhteu m param
apthag-dhr upasta
brahma-varcasvy akalmaa
Thus enlightened in Vedic knowledge by service to the spiritual master, freed from all sins and
duality, one should worship Me as the Supersoul, as I appear within fire, the spiritual master, one's
own self and all living entities.
The service to the Spiritual Master must be absolutely pure and bereft of all material desire. It is like
the service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna.
The basic principle is surrender to the bona fide Spiritual Master, and by this method we will bring a
stop to our sinful lives. Srila Prabhupada, you are the bearer of the light of Vedic knowledge, giving us
the transcendental teaching of the Srimad Bhagavatam the Bhagavad-Gita and in this way you awake
in us real human intelligence.
Your perfect behavior was always guided by Lord Sri Krishna Himself. Now you have left for your
GBC to continue your grandiose work. You are also an exemplary person and perform your order with
love and devotion, bereft of dualities and are free free sinful activities.
Srila Prabhupada, please let us continue with full faith, with strong determination, your great
Sankirtana Movement, and in this way aspire to get your holy association.
Your faithful servant,
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Tapodhana Rama Das
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I would have fallen into the deepest well of my false ego and would have remained blinded forever
from all the most wonderful ecstatic feelings that I have now learnt to experience. I've now learnt how
to free myself from all my embittered entanglements and immerse myself instead within the eternal
beauty which I've found pervades my very being. There are no words that can ever express my eternal
gratitude for you having saved me from this ocean of material existence. Please bless me that I should
never lose taste in chanting the holy names of the Lord. I should never give up the association of the
devotees by your mercy. I should improve myself in Krishna Consciousness process which you have
shown us as a bright light amidst a very dark cave. You are the only Guru for me throughout my
entire life. I cant express my thanks to you through words.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Your humble servants,
Tapodhana Rama Das,
Gokula Ranjan Das
Anuttara Devi Dasi
Lalitha Sakhi Devi Dasi
Trilokya Sundari Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Your kindness is a fathomless ocean, your compassion knows no bounds. Indeed your fame is spread
all over the three worlds. Thank you for allowing us to engage in your service. By developing
attachment to you, our attachment to Lord Krishna has increased. You are most dear to Lord Krishna,
therefore you are very much like Lord Krishna, completely pure and full of bliss. By approaching you
in the proper way, our mental boundaries are broken and our bodily limitations are reduced almost to
nil; thus our conditional life comes to an end. Just by remembering you, the most difficult thing
becomes very easy. And when we forget you the easiest thing becomes very difficult.
My prayer to you is to always be able to think of you in all my activities, otherwise they are simply a
waste of time. This human life is so short and the mind is so flickering; please accept this prayer so
that the valuable time will not pass in vain.
May we ever remain indebted to your service, as long as you will have us.
All glories to your lotus feet, Srila Prabhupada
Your most insignificant servant,
Trilokya Sundari Devi Dasi

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Tusta Gauranga Dasa
Mukam karoti vachalam
Pangum langhayate girim
Yat-kripa tam aham vande
Shri-gurum dina-tarinam
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my Spiritual Master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy
turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
The only way to approach Lord Krishna is to first render devotional service unto your lotus feet. I
would like to seek your mercy to always remain as a humble servant of yours. Every one of us has got
certain amount of good energy derived from Lord Krishna and when that energy is employed under
the expert direction of the Spiritual Master, ones life become successful. That is the secret of Krishna
Consciousness. The Spiritual Master must be a bona fide representative of Lord Krishna, by disciplic
succession, receiving orders from the superior, and the disciple must agree to abide by the orders of
the Spiritual Master. Please give us your causeless mercy towards the progress of our ongoing temple
building. This temple is the only temple in Malaysia which establishes HDG Srila Prabhupada as the
sole Diksa Guru. I herby take this opportunity on your Vyasa Puja to seek your blessings for the
accomplishment of our temple.
Your servant,
Tusta Gauranga Dasa
Vaidehi Devi Dasi
tad viddhi pranipatena
pariprasnena sevaya
upadeksyanti te jnanam
jnaninas tattva-darsinah

Dear Srila Prabhupada,
You have too kindly instructed these fallen souls to preach the message of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. We like this assignment very much, but it is very difficult for us because we are like
helpless and faithless bugs floating on their backs in a dark ocean. We beg for your causeless mercy
upon us so that we can overcome our terrible inability to render service to you. According to
Sukadeva Goswami, simply by hearing the transcendental glories of the Lord one achieves unflinching
faith. So we cannot hear enough of the nectar of Lord Sri Krishnas holy name and pastimes. We aspire
for the association of devotees who, like the six Gosvamis of Vrindavana, constantly discuss and chant
the glories of the Lord together. We beg that you be pleased by our insignificant attempts to serve you.
Your insignificant servant,
Vaidehi Devi Dasi

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Vishuda Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to your Divine Grace!
Remembrance of you and serving your order are the two means by which I associate with you. On the
auspicious event of your appearance I meditate upon your Divine Grace with the following words.
Please excuse my impudence if I appear presumptuous in any way.
Srila Prabhupada, you have given me so much. You mean so much to me. I need your love and
association always. Please save me from this material life. Please Give your mercy to me to do seva to
Lord Sri Sri Radha Krishna and you.
Your lowly servant,
Vishuda Devi Dasi
Vraja Kishora Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who is
very dear to Lord Ka on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
namas te srasvate deve gaura-v-pracrie
nirviea-nyavdi-pctya-dea-trie
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvat Gosvm. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my most humble dandavats. I beg to offer my most humble
and respectful obeisances at your Divine Graces lotus feet on this most blessed event of your
appearance day. I pray to remain in the service of your lotus feet, for the beloved devotee of the Lord
can favor the neophytes more liberally than the Lord. I beg for your causeless mercy upon me so that I
can overcome from the terrible inability to render service to you.
PRABHUPADA, it is the duty of the disciple to remember and glorify his Spiritual Master all the time.
I am thankful to you to remind me this, unqualified so called disciple, to glorify your unlimited
glories, at least on your glorious birthday (VYASA PUJA DAY)
sksd-dharitvena samasta-sstrair
uktas tath bhvyata eva sadbhih
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
vande guro sri-caranaravindam
The Spiritual Master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most
confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all
authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master,
who is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari I beg to remain your eternal servant and never become
separated from you. After Lord Krishna, you are the second person that I ever felt the desire to
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completely serve and love. Its my kind request that because days are passing like anything, please
teach us to control our six passions; rectify our six faults, bestow upon us the six qualities, and offer
unto us the six kinds of holy association. Please bless us by giving just one drop of faith with which
one can obtain the great treasure of the holy name of Lord Krishna. Please help us to surrender fully
through six ways unto the lotus feet of the Lord. Please bless us to remain aloof from six types of
unwanted creepers. Please bless us to render service with love and devotion with body, mind, work,
and words throughout the life without any hindrances and obstacles.
I pray to you to bless me to give up my selfishness. May I become an instrument in your glorious
mission. Your mercy is very powerful for it can work in the depths of the stonehearted people like me
and make me give up my lethargy to work hard to distribute your mercy. Your mercy is my only hope.
Being always dependent on your mercy, I remain. Please show your mercy on me to do devotional
service and in constructing of a beautiful temple for the pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in Malaysia.
Srila Prabhupada my only one request unto your lotus feet, please engage me in your service
enthusiastically and make me free from stream of desires,which hinders me in your service and
Krishna bhakti. Your mercy on me to do devotional service and in constructing of a beautiful temple
for the pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in Malaysia.
ALL GLORIES TO YOU
Your insignificant servant, Vraja kishora dasa
Yogeshwar Dasa
Dear Gurumaharaja
Please accept my humble obeisance again and again at the dust of your divine lotus feet. This is the
very first time I am writing an offering to you as a formal disciple of yours. Words cannot describe
how grateful I feel towards you. I thank you for all your kindness and mercy for giving Krishna
consciousness to the world. Please shower me your causeless mercy so that I remain attached to your
lotus feet and help to spread your mission.
Thanking you again and again my dear Spiritual Master.
Serving your mission,
Yogeshwar Dasa
Bhakta BalaKrishnan
Dearest Spiritual Master,
Please accept our obeisances
Guru Maharaja, we have no words to thank you enough for the causeless mercy you are showering on
these fallen souls. We are so thankful to you for this. You are our loving father who is constantly
guiding us. You are always very loving and kind to your children. Never caring for your comforts, you
are always on the preaching mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. We need your blessing forever.
All glories to you!!
Your servants, BalaKrishnan, Moganambal, BuvanaKrishna and Virshabanavi
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Bhakta Klang
Dear Srila Guru Maharaja,
We offer our humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet on this most auspicious day of your great
and holy appearance. Oh! Beloved Spiritual Master, we beg you to accept our worthless offering unto
your worship able divine lotus feet, which are the shelter of conditioned souls like us.
Maharaja, please be merciful and give us the strength and determination to follow your instructions.
Keep us in the shelter of your lotus feet forever, so that we can serve you eternally.
Your humble servant
Klang
Bhaktha Maniveloo
Hare Krishna!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Srila Gurudeva!
Dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my Spiritual Master who has opened my eyes, blinded by the
darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge."Thank you for your books Srila Prabhupada.
They have given me life; they have given me hope; they have given me a purpose; they are truly
meaningful. It is so wonderful that you have given everyone an understanding of God that you have
simply promoted love of God. Please let me be your eternal servant. Your glories are immeasurable, it
has no end. If not you had saved me Srila Prabhupada, I would have fallen into the deepest well of my
false ego and would have remained blinded forever, from all the most wonderful ecstatic feelings that I
have now learnt to experience.
Bhaktha Maniveloo.
Bhaktha Nedunselian
O eternal father, you reveal to us our Spiritual Mother, the Vedas, and I offer to your lotus feet 10,000
obeisances and also my worthless soul. You are the most merciful Spiritual Master giving the ignorant
the highest honor in this life, love of Lord Krishna, making them mad for Krishna Consciousness. The
profit of my heart resides in mundane fruits; please render my doggish heart to heel your lotus feet.
The hunger that my spiritual nature had been feeling so intensely was satisfied with the nectar of the
teachings which your Divine Grace has so kindly brought to the Western world. I understand what my
relationship to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is. I am surrendering to Lord Krishna and will
know what He wants me to do only through your guidance and Divine Grace. Srila Prabhupada, you
have come just to guide all the fallen conditioned souls back to home, back to the Supreme abode,
Godhead. You are the pure example following cent percent your Guru Maharaja. All Glories to Vyas
Puja, this most blessed event, on which you, as the mercy incarnation of the Supreme Lords will,
come to guide us in sublime devotional service everywhere. Please accept this humble appreciation at
your lotus feet.
Eternally yours, Bhaktha Nedunselian & Bhakthin Mari
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Bhaktha Rakesh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my obeisances.
We should always be absorbed in thinking of your glorious pastimes and qualities, but at this Vyasa
Puja time we should make a special effort of it.
You said that the Spiritual Master lives forever and the follower lives with him. I have been trying for
many days to be your follower, but I will probably require many lifetimes to achieve such an exalted
status. So far the only devotional activity that I am even a little bit proficient at is conch shell blowing.
Srila Prabhupada, please forgive me, ungrateful as I am, for asking something more from you than
what you have already given, but I have one more humble petition to place me at your lotus feet.
Please make me an eternal servant in the dust of your lotus feet.
Your servant,
Bhaktha Rakesh
Bhakta Rishikesan
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvate Gosvami. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Again and again I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. By your blessings, we gradually
advance in Krsna consciousness, and thus we gradually advance in our ability to appreciate your
perfection as an extraordinary pure devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. When we begin the process of
Krishna consciousness, we understand you imperfectly, indeed immaturely. Of course, even when we
were young practitioners, you blessed us, so we could grasp certain basic truths about Visnu-tattva,
Guru-tattva, etc.
But a young beginner tends to think and act with a zealous enthusiasm that protects his or her tender
young creeper. As ones faith grows stronger, one becomes more thoughtful and wise.
Your servant,
Bhakta Rishikesan
Bhaktin Alankar
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
Thank you for coming to this world to save us in spite of the great difficulties and obstacles which you
had to face alone. By your grace, Srila Prabhupada, thousands of low born mlechas have been
transformed into Vaisnava devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By your grace, Srila
Prabhupada, you have given us your association, your instructions and your example. Now, by your
grace, I humbly request that kindly bless me with the desire to always serve Sri sri Radha Krishna.
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Please help me to someday become your real disciple and serve you without hesitation according to
your desire. May this be my only aspiration, life after life.
Thank you very much for everything, Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your lotus feet.
Bhaktin Rajesware Maniveloo
"He reasons ill who tells that Vaisnavas die, when thou art living still in sound.
Dear beloved Spiritual Master,
Please accept my most humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although I am not qualified I am writing this offering. But kindly
let me say few words for my beloved master. As we know, no one will ever be able to imitate Srila
Prabhupada. No one can ever take his place as the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON and the one and
original initiator of the pure chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra around the world. No one had
ever before on such a grand scale delivered the mercy of Sri Chaitanya and Sri Krishna to the entire
world through books. His Harinam sankirtana movement, prasadam distribution, Deity worship and
the establishment of hundreds of beautiful temples worldwide! None can do this but only by a pure
devotee of the Lord. Thank you very much Srila Prabhupada for all your gifts of immeasurable
spiritual value. Please always guide me under the shade of your lotus feet. Your mercy is an
immeasurable ocean and we are so fortunate to obtain even a drop of that ocean. Thank you again and
again.
"O Vaisnavas, please give me the gift of devotion to my Spiritual Master's feet. By the power of his feet,
I will find the truth."
Your servant,
Rajesware maniveloo
Bhaktin Uma Mageswary
Dearest Spiritual Father Srila Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada you have been teaching Krishna consciousness to the world for many years to many
fortunate souls. I being the most sinful and fallen souls have been awarded by your mercy. I offer my
humble obeisance unto you. I had committed so many mistake and sins unknowingly, but you made
me aware of my sins and introduced me to the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. I thank you
from deep within my heart for saving me.
Your servant,
Uma Mageswary

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Mangalore Temple Devotees
Nandana Acharya Dasa
Jai Srila Prabbupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Again and again I declare very boldly that it is very difficult for a conditioned man to appreciate and
glorify the Supreme Person. It is inconceivable for us. So that is my position. How I can glorify Your
Divine Graces activities meant only for spreading Krishna consciousness and following the order of
your spiritual master. Even though I dont have any qualification, I became servant of your servant.
Today I am engaging in the service in your mission because of your causeless mercy only.
If I glorify or not glorify, your divine grace is eternally glorious. Just like many demons who never
accepted Krishna as the Supreme even though He was personally present before them. While
spreading Krishna consciousness you have not considered any miseries in your life, always prayed to
Krishna not for your sake but to save us who are rotting in this material world eternally. Only great
personalities like Your Divine Grace coming from the great lineage will do such kind of real welfare
activities, not only to humanity but for all living entities who are suffering in different ways in this
material world.
So on this auspicious day again and again I offer my respectful obeisances to you and please excuse all
my offences unto your lotus feet and all the Vaishnavas and please give me the strength, courage and
enthusiasm to continue my devotional service at your lotus feet and Sri Sri Krishna Balarama.
Please bless me so that I can always remember your divine instructions and lotus feet of Sri Sri
Krishna Balarama.
Your insignificant servant,
Nandana Acharya Dasa
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Jai Srila Prabhupada, All glories to you.
Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Your Divine Grace gave me
this wonderful opportunity to serve Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna and His mission. Just by
taking shelter of your lotus feet one can get the great gift of Krishna. Your Divine Grace saved me from
the pangs of material existence. Otherwise, I could have been rotting somewhere for some sense
gratification and clearing my path to hell.
Prabhupada, please accept this small Vyasa-puja offering at this very auspicious moment at your lotus
feet. But how I can glorify your lotus feet, which is like an oceans of nectar? Words and thoughts are
not enough. Somehow, by your causeless mercy, this useless soul today is under your shelter, and
trying to glorify your glories.
In this small duration of my life at your home (ISKCON) many spiritual experiences, realizations were
bestowed upon me and, there are many more lessons to know and experience. One thing I understood
is that if any one takes complete shelter of your lotus feet, for him nothing more is to be achieved in
this life. Therefore I beg you Srila Prabhupada, please give me an opportunity to surrender completely
and to serve your lotus feet with heart and soul, throughout my entire life, without any material
desires/contaminations or motives in the core of my heart. I do not want anything other than your
service and shelter at your lotus feet in this life.
Prabhupada, I understood that if one does not meditate and bow down at your lotus feet, that soul is
useless and waste, even though he may be possessing big money, beauty, name, fame, intelligence,
mystic powers, aristocratic life, etc. We are really lucky and fortunate that, we are in correct place
where there are many sincere devotees serving your lotus feet. I dont know what pious activities we
have done or possess qualification, that we have got such a wonderful opportunity to serve your
movement. It definitely is due to your causeless mercy.
Somehow I am feeling that we are not able to glorify your lotus feet properly. Somewhere we are
lacking in something because there are so many so-called spiritualists and bogus gurus who are
cheating innocent public in the name of spiritualism. Without proper understanding of god, and
people are accepting them as real without any Vedic scriptural evidences, and getting big name and
adorations by the common public. Now you have given us the big task and responsibility to preach
and expose them. Please guide us on right path to save them and bring to your lotus feet.
When that day will come, every one throughout the whole world glorifies your glories, and what can
we do for that? Please give us necessary intelligence and strength to follow all of your instructions
which is like bright light in our lives. Srila Prabhupada, please forgive me for all of my offenses and
sinful activities committed at your lotus feet. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to glorify your
lotus feet. Hare Krishna.
Your most insignificant beggar,
Prananatha Dasa

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Radha Vallabha Dasa
Jai Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Jagadguru!
My dear spiritual master, one more year I have passed in ISKCON. Years are passing like months and
months are passing like weeks and weeks are passing like days, but I dont see any spiritual
advancement in me. I am fearful because I was a failure candidate in my material life, it should not
repeat in my spiritual life. I have strong hope in my most merciful guru that he will not lead me to
failure in spiritual life. By going through your pastimes we know how merciful and tolerant you were
while preaching in U S. I feel one lifetime is not possible to understand you and your glories, then
how can I understand Krishna in this life time. I know by your mercy anything can be possible, that is
the only hope.
Due to my health problems I could not serve your instructions properly and I could not satisfy my
authorities and also. I am poor in sadhana, please help me. During the course I have offended the
Vaishnavas, so I beg all god-brothers to forgive all my offences and bless me to become successful in
my spiritual life. I also request my authorities to correct me immediately if I commit mistakes.
So, on the most auspicious day of Vyasa-puja of my dear guru, I beg to be forgiven of all my offences
towards him. Bless me with Krishna-bhakthi and detachment from the material world and give
strength to fight against mayawho is always troubling.
I also thank you for keeping this most fallen person in your esteemed organization and giving me the
opportunity to serve Krishna. I also thank all my authorities and god-brothers for tolerating me these
many years and giving opportunity to serve Krishna.
Your most fallen servant,
Radha Vallabha Dasa
Raghava Chaitanya Dasa
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Recently I realized the power of your glorification. Whenever it
becomes difficult to drag on with my Krishna Consciousness, marvelous solution came from your
book that the best way to remain aloof from maya is to just glorify you and Krishna.So, glorifying you
is not a to do activity when the August month approaches but a daily inspiration and it infuses an
immense enthusiasm and energy to easily transform to spiritual consciousness.
Presently, my service is to preach to leaders and to assist Mangalore centre to get a land. I thank you
for engaging me in such a service because it will help our movement grow radically in all aspects. But
there are lot of hurdles. The Mumbai camp people had done to Mangalore ISKCON what they did to
Bangalore centre. They have contaminated our land file,thus challenging your spreading of
Chaitanyas mission in here just as s you told that the hindrancefor movements growth will be due to
imposters within the organization.But it is an opportunity for me to struggle for your divine mission
to spread Krishna consciousness.Please give required bala and intelligence to work for you
Prabhupada, inorder to establish your mission.
Please empower me to chant Hare Krishna nicely, preach to leaders and students and make them your
disciples, get a good piece of land, assist in establishing ISKCON Empire in this part of the world,
have good health.
Please forgive me for all my offences and helpnot to commit one in future.
Your insignificant servant,
Sanandana Dasa
Sharad Vihari Dasa
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!
Time is fleeing and Your Divine Grace is showering me with immense blessings in the form of your
valuable instructions but still this ignorant fool has not taken things to heart, not taken Krishna
Consciousness seriously as it has to be. Your ever-vibrant Srimad-Bhagavatam purports are simply
stunning, startling and arresting to my mind. But still I regret I cannot get into that world of complete
appreciation for the kind of guidance, knowledge, philosophy understanding and goal you are
orienting me towards. Your magic prescription in the form of morning sadhana program is surely
beyond our material vision or perception. Time and again I regret that I am not at all deliberating on
the mercy shower that you drowned me in. This most useless rascal so-called disciple of Your Divine
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Grace proves to be so, as I only attempt to glorify you officially only during the occasion of your
divine appearance. I deeply regret and seek shelter at your lotus feet to give me sufficient strength to
praise you, dear Prabhupada, everyday sincerely from the inner-most chambers of my heart.
This year from the time of writing your last Vyasa-puja offering turned to be a very powerful, Krishna
Consciousness rich ride for me. This year was a lot of learning for me as preacher, certain dos and
donts. But in every lesson I learn, invariably I do not appreciate your divine hand, though I am
thoroughly convinced that it is you who is guiding every jiva, in every bit of our Krishna
Consciousness journey. For the first time this year I got the opportunity to visit Sridham Mayapur
which really changed my perceptions about Krishna Consciousness and bought in a lot of conviction
in your teachings. Sridham Mayapur and Jagannath Puri pilgrimages were really motivating and
enthusing.
I am very grateful to you to have given me second initiation and opening the ever expanding doors of
devotional service. These doors have allowed me to enter into the world of the deities. To be an
assistant in rendering seva to your arca-vigraha and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama, is
like a dream come true for me. Yet, I sincerely yearn for that understanding, that sincerity, that
knowledge, that devotional mood required while rendering seva to you and the Lordships. By your
divine intervention my life has taken such a nice turn that I cant ask for any more favourable external
circumstances. Still I am so slack in following your orders. I plead, implore beg that this should be my
only business, my only engagement, i.e. to seek shelter of your lotus feet and try to spread your glories
as much as possible, as Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura rightly teaches us in the Guru Vandana:
ha ha prabhu koro doya, deh. more pada-chaya, ebe jasa ghushuk tribhuvana
My sadhana, chanting and reading are all below mark, which reflect my insincerity, my anartha and
my gross foolishness. I again pray at your lotus feet to sufficiently enthuse and direct me so as to reach
the stage you want all your disciples to reach. I am still a special kind of rascal disciple that in spite of
guiding me, directing me through different sources, I still regret that I am not up to the mark. I submit
this lacuna unto you, helplessly seeking your direction, so that I can minimize my offenses while
chanting and take your instructions with utmost faith.
Lastly, I have been assigned to preach your glories as a preacher here. Let my anarthas, my
shortcomings, my weakness and my inabilities not deter or come in the way of spreading your
movement, mission and glory. Although, I am not at all qualified to ask you this, still I beg - Please
accept me as your insignificant servant.
Yours insignificant, trying to be servant,
Sharad Vihari Dasa
Vishnu Pada Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. I am such a fool that, I cannot even offer you proper
respects. Even though I feel myself very puffed up and proud you are continuously bestowing mercy
upon me.
By your causeless mercy I joined your movement and, all the obstacles are removed. By your grace I
have been able to stay in your home for one year. I want to stay with you eternally but it is not
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possible with my egoistic, proud and foolish nature. Please protect me from all the dangers which will
lead me away from you.
By your mercy I am able to see beauty of Their Lordships Krishna, Balarama, Chaitanya and
Nithyananda Prabhu. By your mercy I have learnt a little to play the mrdanga and singing. By your
mercy I understand Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatham and I am developing taste for reading. I
cannot list the advancements I made in spiritual life which is made possible by your unlimited mercy.
I beg you to keep me at your lotus feet which are the only shelter for me. By staying at your lotus feet,
I am advancing in spiritual life and developing love for Krishna. Please bless me to become humble
and bestow your mercy to execute the services which I receive by your mercy. Dont forget me
Prabhupada because I may forget you and by my neophyte behavior I may commit offense at your
lotus feet. So, please forgive this fallen soul of all offenses done at your lotus feet and Vaishnavas.
Please give me strength to follow your instructions.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Yours obediently,
Vishnu Pada Dasa
Vrajalila Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada!
The nature of a man is that he always expects the ideal situations and a perfect master, so that he can
prefect his life. But the nature of the material world is such that it gives a man what all he seeks and
keeps him in lack of something for which again he tries to aspire. Even if he is given what all he
concocts, he will never be satisfied in the conditioned state. Even though one is repeatedly baffled by
maya still he hopes to be happy in the material world.
The attachment to the material world is so strong that even after understanding the philosophy of
Krishna Consciousness I am still searching for material pleasure in every action of mine. Even the
sense of pleasure seeking, lording over, and the feeling of master of all that I survey, is very much
deep-rooted in my heart. The nature of passion is so strong in me that, it makes me work all the time.
But I feel happy that at least I could render some service to Krishna in this way. But if I stretch a little,
my body becomes tired and I feel full of ignorance and this pulls me down in sadana and in
consciousness. This also does not permit me to read your transcendental literatures every day one
hour.
I pray for your causeless mercy so that I can strongly be situated in your movement and get benefitted.
Your servant,
Vrajalila Dasa
Bhakta Avinash
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please accept obeisances of this insignificant devotee. I haven`t been very
faithful to you and Krishna, in this year especially, but no matter how fallen I am, you have always
showered mercy upon me. It is only because of you I still am leading a peaceful life in very indecent
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times. You have given me the highest form of treasure. I have been falling down so many times in
Krishna Consciousness but you always have been kind and merciful onto me to hold me in Krishna
Consciousness.
How can I ever repay you? No matter what I do, I can never ever even come closer to repaying even a
bit of it. You have also given me material comforts, which I feel is my biggest test right now. You have
granted me my wish, but it is only when I came here I realized that I am not going to get the
association of devotees, and nor will I get to visit temple regularly. But I am sure that every day
association with you would make my path much easier. You have been giving me all those things
which I wanted and I never deserved materially as well as spiritually. I will try to practice Krishna
Consciousness in the coming times very seriously, but again, I cannot do so without your divine
mercy on me. Yet again, I may have to ask you to hold my hand throughout these tough times.
This year especially, I had many ups and downs in Krishna Consciousness. There was a time when I
strongly desired to visit Puri Jagannath and situations never seemed likely, but yet again you were so
merciful onto me that you did not consider my unfaithfulness for Krishna and granted me to visit
Puri. I thank you whole-heartedly for this Purifying trip.
As you know that I am insignificant and I can never satisfy you, neither do I have the right to ask you
to show mercy on me, but I am left with no other option but to plead you for your mercy to carry my
Krishna Consciousness in my tough times. Please keep me focused in Krishna Consciousness,
Prabhupada. Only you can save me from this biggest illusory world I am in right now.
I am so blessed by your causeless mercy, Prabhupada. You have defined my life; you have given
direction for my life. I never would have been anything more than an animal without your mercy.
Please hold me strong in this path.
Thank you Prabhupada,
Your undeserving insignificant devotee
Avinash
MBA, IIT Bombay
Bhakta Deexit
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I have been coming to your ISKCON for four years. I have seen so many ups and down in my Krishna
Consciousness but by your divine grace I have not left chanting. Even during exams I am able to chant
and stay connected to temple and devotees.
I offer my respectful humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet of which when the jiva takes
shelter is freed from material bondage and attains Krishna prema. Your divine lotus feet are the only
abode of pure devotional service and I beg you to give me an iota of your service for that will make my
life perfect and put me to some use. Recently we had visited the holy dham of Puri and I felt very nice
there when I was waiting for the Jagannaths ratha to arrive in front of our Akshay Patra. I was
remembering that only because of you I was standing in the holy dham and witnessing the ratha yatra
in which even the devatas are eager to take part. If not for you, no one could have given this precious
gift of Krishna consciousness. As you know, we are fallen souls, and are bound to results of our
fruitive activities. We are also slow in our progress and are fools ignorant of the divine spiritual
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knowledge of our eternal relationship with Krishna. It is not possible for us to understand your divine
vision and your causeless mercy and also the purpose of your descend to this mortal material world.
You accepted the human form which is full of sufferings and all the obnoxious things filled in just to
deliver the sinful, ignorant people of this world.
We jivas keep roaming from one body to another, from one planet to another, from one universe to
another in search of enjoyment of eternity, knowledge and bliss. Seeing our hankering after enjoyment
and suffering due to the reaction of it you by your compassionate nature have decided to give us what
we are hankering for naturally. Ina desert, by seeing the mirage, a foolish person mistakes it for water
and runs behind it, but you are that wise person who has actually told us the way which could lead us
to water and satisfy our thirst of so many births. It is not possible for me to describe your even one
quality in full then how can I say about all the 24 qualities which you possess just as any pure devotee
of Krishna possesses.
If I would even think of paying back the price of what you have given to this whole human
civilization, then I would be the biggest fool in the creation. Krishna can even spare those who offend
them but he does not spare or bears a person who offends the lotus feet of his pure devotee like Your
Divine Grace. In my deep ignorance, I might have offended you a lot, knowingly or unknowingly, but
I beg your pardon for all my offenses, for only you can forgive me in this whole creation. I know I am
not capable of serving your divine cause and mission but if you could use me somehow or other it
would be for my great benefit and would bring me great fortune in this life or next. In any life, I want
you to be my spiritual master and no one else because I have faith on you so much that even if I do
wrong, you would be there to guide me as the paramatma and lead me to my ultimate goal.
Thanking you,
Your eternal servant,
Deexit
Bhakta Gangadhar K
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Here I got opportunity to say thank you for
your blessings on me. You have given me the greatest gift of my life - Krishna Consciousness. It is
because of your blessing only that my life has transformed to a great extent. I was totally in the
darkness without your blessing and absence of Krishna Consciousness. You lit the lamp in my life by
giving me the love of Krishna and showing me the right path. I am very grateful to you that you are
holding my hand and taking me out of this web of maya. I have nothing to give you in return for your
blessings and Krishna Consciousness, except my service to your lotus feet.
Thank you very much, Srila Prabhupada, for giving me Krishna Consciousness. Please save me and
bless me with your greatest love of Krishna.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Your servant,
Hardik Koria
Bhakta Harshavardhan
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto those lotus feet, whose causeless mercy showering on
conditioned souls like me, like clouds, with full of water pouring on blazing fire of material existence.
But actually I am offering obeisences in neophyte way. You showered causeless mercy upon me to join
this sankirtana moment. After coming in touch with you, through your vani and some of your timeless
vedic literatures have entirely changed the goals of my life from material to spiritual. I got feared that
what will happen to self if I am not going to take your instruction seriously. So, immediately I left the
company in which I was working up to 2011 janmasthami (on Aug 22
nd
). On August 25
th
day still I
remembered I had taken dynamic decision to leave the companyand proceeded forward to complete
the formalities of resignation with your blessings. But that evening only agreement bonds came on
which fresher have to sign, I was also fresher in that company. But they declared official day for
signing the agreement bonds on August 26
th
. In fact, company people were demanding Rs 2lakh
compensation otherwise, they told they will send court notice. I was not in a situation to pay and at
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last I have not paid. Miraculously by your mercy everything happened smoothly. Otherwise I would
have lost in this material world eternally. Certainly I am eternally indebted to your lotus feet which
saved me from the pangs of material clutches. I have got confidence by taking shelter of your lotus feet
that I have done the best thing in my life.
On Aug 26
th
2011 I came to Mangalore ISKCON center with anxiety of what will happen to me and
save myself. But, after a year, I can see myself advancing in the path of devotional service, but, it is
wholly because of your causeless mercy. I am trying to cooperate with senior devotees by keeping
your instructions in the mind. But sometimes my mind is reluctant to do some little services, then I
think any way it is the problem of mind, let me do it for your sake, because you have told to
cooperate among devotees. Whenever there is disturbance in my mind or I am not feeling
well/enthused you are guiding me through your books at the proper times. This proves that you are
showering causeless mercy upon me, in that way I am so lucky and fortunate.
Even though I am insignificant, dull headed, puffed-up, unfortunate and fully contaminated at the
core of heart you selected this insignificant to shower your special mercy (brahmanda bramite kono
bhagyavan jiva guru Krishna prasade pay bhakti latha bija) which made me enlightened and fortunate. I
am trying to follow all of your instructions but I am not able to follow. I require your continuous
blessings without which I may again fall into ocean of material nescience.Please give me strength to
follow your instructions. Please bless me so that I will be always in the association of devotees. My
neophyte behavior might have hurt/troubled the devotees. Knowingly or unknowingly certainly I have
committed offenses at the lotus feet of your divine grace and at the feet of vaisnavas because of my
previous life habits. Please pardon my offenses at your lotus feet and at the feet of vaisnavas.
Yours insignificant servant
Bhakta Harshavardhan
Bhakta Karan
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet. You have opened my darkened eyes with your
transcendental teachings. Through your movement, I have come to Krishna Consciousness and by
your glorious Movement many thousands of fallen souls are realizing their eternal constitutional
position with Krishna. For this glorious Movement of yours, I offer my millions and millions of
respectful obeisances.
By your mercy I have come to know the real goal of life. You have shown me the way to attain the
transcendental blissful world. Without your mercy no one can achieve Krishna prema or advancement
in spiritual life. I am somewhat practicing Krishna Consciousness from the last four years and still not
perfect in my practice and hence, ask for your causeless mercy to advance in Krishna Consciousness. I
need a shelter at your lotus feet so that I may not be disturbed by maya and continue practicing
Krishna Consciousness regularly. I am so ignorant that still I am not able to appreciate your glories.
You have given the jewel of spiritual life, for this I cannot give anything back to you. All I shall do is,
serve you submissively for the rest of my life without deviating.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your unworthy servant, Karan
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Bhakta Kaustubh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna!
On this auspicious occasion of Vyasa-puja, I take it as an opportunity to express my gratitude to
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. We are truly blessed to have the opportunity of learning
Prabhupada's teachings. He has done so much for us that no human being can ever do. He started
ISKCON Movement and spread it throughout the world in an incredibly small time span. He went to
countries like USA and Russia where people are least bothered about spiritualism. Prabhupada not
only convinced them about Krishna Consciousness but also made them devotees of Krishna. This was
a humanly impossible task unless one has divine powers. There is no room for any questions to accept
Prabhupada as the bonafide guru in Krishna Consciousness.
I am a college student. I used to enjoy movies, chatting and hanging out with friends, eating out,
songs, etc, until I came in contact with ISKCON Mangalore, where I got an opportunity to study
Krishna's message. I cannot thank Prabhupada enough, for he has shown me the right way of spiritual
advancement. Now I think of Krishna's beautiful deity and his pastimes instead of movies. I like to
associate with devotees rather than hanging out with friends. I have no desire for eating out and fast
food but Krishna prasadam. Sankirtana and japa pleases me more than any other songs. It is because
of Prabhupada that I have understood that we are all part and parcels of the Supreme. If we try to deny
Him, we will keep on suffering in this material world. But if we become Krishna conscious we can
taste the unlimited joy and happiness. Prabhupada's books are so effective that it constantly inspires
me to practice Krishna Consciousness. If I feel distracted for any reason, I find Prabhupada's books to
be a solid pillar, fixed firmly in the ground, so that one can hold on to it when the storm comes and
everything around seems to blow away with the wind.
I pay my sincere obeisances and gratitude to Prabhupada. Without him I never would have started on
the path to achieve Krishna prema.
Jagadguru His Divine Grace A. C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ki Jay!
Your servant,
Kaustubh
Bhakta Manoj Kumar Soothwal
My respected spiritual master,
Accept my obeisance at your lotus feet. Your constitutional position is in the feet of Lord Krishna
himself. So, you are a pure devotee of Krishna and you are worship able by every living entity in the
whole creations of Lord Krishna. I am also surrendering my spiritual life at your lotus feet. You are
worship able for me because you are very dear to Krishna as a pure devotee. With the mercy of
Krishna, you are distributing the message of Krishna to all the souls. Your message in all books will be
an inspiration for us, for the whole life.
When reading your books i was feeling that you are connecting me with Krishna personally. Your
books are no different from you. In future also your books will inspire. After reading your book, my
life is completely focused towards Krishna and his services.
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We will be faithful to you forever.
Your servant
Manoj Kumar Soothwal
Bhakta Melantha
Born on 1
st
September 1896 a day after Janmastami,
An astrologer had predicted that at the age of seventy he would leave India to west to establish temples
of Krishna all over the world. The same has happened. When he was young, his father had given him
small deities of Radha Krishna whom he worshipped with devotion daily from very early age six years
and he organized a blissful Ratha-yatra, Krishna festival in his local community lasting eight days.
He studied at Scottish Church College where he did his degree course. Prabhupadaji met his spiritual
guru Bhaktisiddhatha Saraswathi Maharaj. In the first meeting with his guru, his guru impressed upon
Prabhupada to take up spiritual work in the west. Prabhupadaji took it seriously and dedicated his life
in fulfilling this. He followed the advice of his spiritual master and also engaged in preaching mission.
He managed his spiritual activity along with his business.
He started the magazine Back to Godhead which he wrote and sold single-handedly. He also started
the League of Devotees at Jhansi. Society of Goudiya Math honored him with the title Bhakti
Vedantha. In 1959 he was awarded sannyasa and relieved from family life. He went to live in
Vrindavana where he lived a simple life. He worked for translation of Bhagavatham.
He wanted to fulfil his masters desire of spreading Krishna Consciousness in the Western countries..
So he set sail to America inspite of his bad health and heart problems. On 13
th
August 1965, he
reached New York for preaching Krishna Consciousness. During journey he had two heart attacks.
With the help of his followers he could spread the knowledge of Krishna Consciousness in every
village of West. He built ISKCON along with thousands of his followers.
He established a temple in New York with thirteen stories structure. He circled the globe fourteen
times. His Hare Krishna Movement became a household name. He delivered thousands of lectures,
wrote thousands of letters, he won the esteem of important scholars of the West. He was the greatest
exponent of Lord Krishnas teachings.
He established ISKCON in July 1966. He planned for a spiritual city in Mayapur. Vrindavan Krishna
Balaram temple and international hostels are his contributions.
Bhakta Naveen Guntur
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am very thankful to you for whatever you have done for us. The organization ISKCON set up by you
has brought many derailed humans to the right path. By preaching about Krishna Consciousness, you
and the organization you established have made people happier over the years, all over the world. The
innumerable books you have written are a treasure of knowledge. Anyone who reads them is bound to
gain something. The contributions you have made towards society are priceless and you are a person
who is truly required today.
Naveen, Guntur, IIT-B
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Bhakta Phani Krishna K
To my dear beloved Prabhupada,
Because of your unalloyed mercy only, the dormant Krishna consciousness which is hibernated in the
heart for generations of my life became awakened. There is no difference between you and Lord
Krishna, because without your mercy we cannot reach Him. We are just blind people who cannot see
Lord Krishna so you have to show a path where we can reach Him through the process of bhakti.
The best past time was when you sat behind Advaita Acharyas house in Mayapur and wept deeply to
give you strength to cross the ocean and preach this Krishna consciousness to the Western world and
smeared the dust. The best quote was whenever I think of Lord Krishna I think of Vrindavana, yours
is such elevated position of consciousness which is full of bliss and mercy.
Previously, whenever, I came across a problem I used to search for a solution to overcome it. But, after
you came into my life I started to say Krishna!!! Please give me strength to face it. Then within no
time the problem is solved without my notice. After that Krishna is not only a God for me but also
became a friend, guide and philosopher. There on, instead of He becoming part of my life, I became a
part of Him because without Him, there is no existence of my life. Because of You, I was able to
overcome the hurdles while practicing Krishna Consciousness and got the required strength to
continue in Krishna consciousness and proceed further. So, on this Vyasa Puja day I offer my
obeisance unto YOU and please bestow YOUR mercy such that I can continue in KC with courage &
determination.
Jai Prabhupada!!! Jai Krishna Balaram!!!!
Yours faithfully,
K Phani Krishna
Bhakta Prabeeth
Dear Prabhupada,
Your Krishna Consciousness is very beautiful to me because when I started to come here some
changes happened in my life. Earlier when I was coming here, I was scared of all the things, but
gradually, participating in kirtans, bhajans, etc, gave me relaxation to my mind. I cant chant properly
daily because some bad thoughts keep cropping in my mind. So I require your guidance on how to
chant and the benefits of chanting correctly. Before coming to temple I used to pray to other acharyas
and now I accord the same respect to you. In your lectures, your thoughts and your examples are very
beautiful and very easy to understand. I feel very good and happy hearing your kirtans.
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Prabeeth

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Bhakta Ravi Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Though I am not with heartful feelings to
express my gratitude to you, still I take it as my privilege to sHare these feelings with you on this
auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja.
Due to some reasons I was not fortunate enough to participate in serving Krishna Balaram last year
Janmastami and Vyasa puja celebrations as you know. It is said that for one who has accepted the
shelter of the bonafide spiritual master, it means that he is under direct shelter of Supreme Lord
Krishna. I cant estimate my good fortune, but what I know is the causeless mercy of you alone that
made me to occupy this position of Krishnas servant under your direction where yukta vairagya plays
its major role. Though there were many obstructions in the beginning of my spiritual life, I was
constantly saved directly and indirectly by you. Otherwise I dont know where my life would have
ended. Though I was not qualified enough to pass the tests given by Krishna to me, Your Divine Grace
made me to qualify by giving grace marks in all tests. By your mercy I am able to follow your basic
instructions with more faith than before. I am eternally indebted to you.
As far as we are concerned we are constantly getting guidance by your vani, purports, instructions and
much more. What more than this is required for we are feeling your presence in this Hare Krishna
Movement? I have taken enough service from you. Please help me completely surrender unto your
divine instructions and at the lotus feet of Lord Krishna so that I may be used by you for serving
Krishna.
Whenever I feel little disturbed in executing devotional service, the only hope for me is to sHare my
feelings with you for which you always reciprocated to me. I heard one of our senior devotees giving
lecture telling that unless a devotee has very thick relationship with the spiritual master, his fall down
is inevitable. Though knowingly or unknowingly, I have committed lot of offenses at the feet of
vaishnavas, you and Lord Krishna, I beg you to forgive my offenses and allow me to develop thick
relationship with you which is the only way by which I can advance. I request you to help me in
assimilating your divine instructions and purports and serve Lord Krishna accepting all possible risks
and responsibilities on the path without any reserved nature.
Since you are representing Lord BalaRama (spiritual strength personified), I request you to give me
sufficient spiritual strength so that I may not commit any more offences further and consider your
divine instructions as my heart and soul and continue my real life by serving humbly keeping full faith
in you.
Guru Srila Prabhupada, I am eternally indebted to you for helping me in passing tough entrance exam
and let me take complete shelter of your lotus feet to face ongoing exam and future exams, to come
out successful.
Your eternal servant,
Bhakta Ravi Kumar
Bhakta Roshan
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
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My worshipable Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet whose
dust can deliver the entire world.
This is my first Vyasa-puja offering to you as a full time missionary in this movement. So, thank you
for accepting me as a part of your spiritual family. Thank you for giving me the gift of engagement in
the devotional service fully by accepting me to stay in your spiritual house.
Earlier I was completely blind but the knowledge you are giving is purifyingmy mind. For millions of
life I was trying to become god By your mercy I understood I am but dog of the god. My life was a
complete drought. Before rains of holy name you broughtMy life was full of mental activity. Now you
have made it full of transcendental activity.
At the age of seventy, when people will go to rest, On the order of your guru maharaj, you went to
west, To preach the mission of the Lord, which is the best.
500 years back, when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came, He made surrender to Krishna more attainable
than what Lord Krishna himself has made 5000 years back. And in twentieth century, Srila
Prabhupada, you have come to make this Krishna consciousness attainable to all the people and all
over the world. Acharyas say those who have taken birth in Bharatbhumi are most fortunate, but
you are most compassionate who is making the people of entire world fortunate by converting the
whole world into Bharatbhumi by spreading the holy name all around the world. Lord is trying to
bring people back to Vaikuntha, but you are being more compassionate,are bringing Vaikuntha itself
to the people all around.
O Lord, you are always my eternal spiritual father, in whatsoever condition I am put into does not
matter. So by your grace, if you embrace, I get solace in this material place.
By your divine arrangement, you have created ISKCON movement. I beg to always remain in your
movement. I beg to always remain your menial servant and never fall down from the position of
serving your lotus feet. By your grace, I have appreciated the conclusion which you have taught me,
but I am so low that I cant even touch a drop of ocean of your instruction. Thus, if you want, give me
benediction by placing your feet on my head and forgive all my offences which I have made towards
you and all the other Vaishnava devotees of the lord.
Trying to become your humble servant,
Bhakta Roshan
Bhakta Rukhamaiah K
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All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Prabhupada,
Your mercy has filled our heart with love of Godhead.
Your astounding expertise effectively spread Krishna consciousness.
Your words are like a river of nectar flowing mercifully into the hearts of all living entities.
Your peacefulness provides immense pleasure and responsibility of a worldwide spiritual family.
Your compassion upon fallen souls conveyed the message of godhead all over the world.
Your wonderful philosophy refrained all from sinful activities.
Your faultlessness affords freedom from the faults found in the conditioned souls.
Your books bring back the spirituality in the dormant conditioned souls.
Your teachings emanate to understand the purpose of life.
Your respect to all living entities exhibits the sublime characteristic of a pure devotee.
I thank for your intense personal love.
I thank for your causeless mercy.
I thank for your unlimited grace.
I thank for your compassionate affection.
O` Ocean of mercy, please provide me shelter at your lotus feet.
O` Friend of the fallen, please firmly detach me from the clutches of maya.
O` my noble advocate, please agreee to represent me at the time of judgment.
O`my stern disciplinarian, please keep me on your mission.
O`my beneficient chastiser, please implore me to become a gentleman.
Finally, O` my benefactor, please bring me back to the land of song and dance.
O` my saving grace, without your kindness I would remain a damned creature.
You are my destination. I eagerly wait for your graceful invitation to arrive at the kingdom of God.
Your Servant,
Sai Mitra

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Bhakta Shailesh Shetty
Before I pen a few lines, I would like to thank Prabhupada who is an everlasting inspiration for a
devotee to relieve himself/herself from birth and death. I would also like to thank all prabhus (seniors
as well as juniors of ISKCON Mangalore with whom I spend a lot of time in the temple).
Earlier, I was a devotee of Krishna and used to offer my prayers as a habitual task. But the moment I
turned to the Holy Scripture Bhagavad-Gita, a set of verses revealed by the lord alone helped in
enhancing the true spiritual knowledge. I had always wondered why Hindus pray to so many gods
with different names and different ways. It is then I turned to Krishna as his devotee and succeeded in
getting answer to my own questions. If one believes in different forms of demigods, then he must carry
all those demigod forms as he keeps wondering. But if he comes in touch with Krishna and accepts
him as his own master, then just by chanting the holy name, reading Bhagavad-Gita As It Is and other
books of Prabhupada, he can offer his prayers to the Lord from any corner of the universe.
Last but not the least, it is better to turn to Krishna as soon as possible, since our life span is very
short. Since the true meaning of life is hidden in the devotional service to the Lord, let us not waste
our precious time wondering and searching for material stuff that always keeps growing. Thank you,
Prabhupada, for giving me this invaluable information of Krishna Consciousness.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Your servant
Shailesh Shetty
Bhakta Shivaprasad Rai
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
There was no meaning to my life after I fell ill, as I cannot walk as a normal person. But having come
in contact with your organization in Mangalore ISCKON, I was able to take shelter of your lotus feet. I
got a deep sense of enjoyment and satisfaction because I gained a lot of spiritual mileage by lending
simple services to Lord Sri Krishna which is laid down by you in a very simple way Smaranam,
Kirtanam and archanam.
I am sure that with the blessings of Lord Sri Krishna and your mercy, I will be able to render much
bigger services to the Lord in future.
Yours truly humble servant,
Shivaprasad Rai
Bhakta Somashekhar
Dear Prabhupada,
It is my pleasure to thank you for giving an opportunity to serve your mission. I am very much
thankful to you! There are no words to describe your position. As an ordinary person I cannot even
imagine your glory. You are the confidential servant of the Supreme Person Krishna. You are an ocean
of mercy. You have worked a wonderful miracle in my life andin the world. Thank you for giving your
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kind mercy upon me by giving the association of prabhus, bhakthas, congregational devotees and Hare
Krishna Movement family.
Thank you for sowing the bhakti seed in my barren heart. My only request to you is to please show
your mercy upon me. You are my eternal master. Give me the shade of your lotus feet life after life.
Please accept me as your servant.
Thank you for unlimited things you given me. I am sorry I have returned nothing to you. But my faith
is that one day I will stick to your feet with unflinching faith. Please bring about that day at the
earliest.
Your dasas dasa,
Somashekhar
Bhakta Sudhakar Srinivasa
Hare Krishna
All Glories to Srila Prabupada
I came in contact with Sri Prabhupada's books in Hampi may be in 2004 or 2005.By his books I came
to know that we are not this body we are eternal servants of Lord Sri Krishna.I have no words to
express my gratitude towards such an exalted personality But I can bow down before him infinite
times...I will endeavor to spread Srila Prabhupada's message as much as I can
Hare Krishna

Bhakta Sujan S Shetty
Dear srila prabhupada,
I consider myself extremely fortunate to get an opportunity to associate with your teachings through
ISKCON. It is something that i cherish the most. Please continue to guide me.
Your servant,
Sujan S Shetty
Bhakta Sunil
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
First of all I offer my respectful obeisance to my spiritual master Srila Prabhupada. I was born in
ignorance with poor fund of spiritual knowledge. By the mercy of Lord Krishna, I came in touch with
my Guru Maharaja Srila Prabhupada to enlighten spiritual knowledge from darkness to light. By your
effortless job there are so many ISKCON branches across the world to practice spiritual life. We are all
getting the benefit of your books, lectures and all the vaisnava devotes association and bhagavatam
classes.
Finally I understand that Lord Sri Krishna is Supreme and ultimate goal, to reach that destination with
the help of Guru. With this mercy of Lord Krishna and Prabhupada all this spiritual knowledge should
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reach all the places as much as possible, so that everyone will get this benefit. Finally I am wishing the
Wish you Happy Krishna Consciousness Belated Birthday wishes to Srila Prabhupada.
Servant of Srila Prabhupada
Sunil
Bhakta Suraj
Oh, my sweet Lord, all glories to you!Oh my spiritual master, you are so great that you incarnated in
the form of books and gave us the opportunity of associating with you and also with your magnificent
contribution - International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Oh my lord, I am so poor, unfortunate and ignorant that I even do not know how to glorify you and
thank you.
Oh my lord, you told that if we just follow your instructions we will go back to Godhead. So, I will
just follow your instructions and go back to Godhead. This is possible only by your causeless mercy.
Oh my lord, I just accept whatever you give.
Trying to become your humble servant,
Suraj
Bhakta Venkata Ranganath
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I use this opportunity to thank you for all your mercy and blessings that you have showered upon me.
My worshipable Srila Prabhupada, you are like a good friend, teacher, philosopher, guide, god,
saviour, and in one word you are everything to me.
You are the reason for the success in my life. Guide me all through my life to attain devotion towards
Krishna. With your blessing let me defy maya and keep away from all bad habits. Let me engage in
spiritual activities and attain peace of mind.
Prabhupada,you gave me what all I needed in life without asking. You helped me to constantly involve
in devotional service towards Krishna.
O Lord, you are always my eternal spiritual father! In whatever condition I am put in, it does not
matter. So by your grace, if you embrace me, I get solace in this material place.
Please bless me with your greatest love of KrishnaConsciousness.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Your servant,
Venkata Ranganath
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet.All glories to you Prabhupada on this auspicious
day of your appearance.
Through ISKCON Mangalore I have got an opportunity to associate with you and for this I thank
ISKCON Mangalore. By following the four regulative principles of life, and by chanting the Hare
Krishna mahamantra, and by reading Prabhupadas books I am able to lead a happy life.
On this auspicious day I beg you to continue to shower your blessings on me and help me be more
perfect in life and help me to serve the Supreme Lord Krishna.
Your humble servant,
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
My introduction to Krishna Consciousness was through my son. I was indeed lucky to be introduced
to the Krishna Consciousness. I was introduced to do seva, which helps me in forgetting our material
life. Doing seva like sorting flowers and the like gives me great pleasure. Being amongst the many
selected to get closer to Krishna is another major achievement in my life.
Another important gift is chanting Hare KrishnaHare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama
Hare Rama,Rama Rama Hare Hare. By chanting this mahamantra all our sins are forgiven and our soul
is purified. What a yajna or homa is able to give us is done by chanting this Hare Krishnamahamantra.
The words are simple and rhyming and easy to remember. The devotees give us an opportunity to
upgradeby asking us to increase the number of rounds of chanting.
Having prasadam at the end of the day gives us a happy feeling. Listening to Bhagavad-gita and singing
kirtans adds to the austerities of the temple. What more do we need in life? We do not need any sort
of other entertainments to remove our monotony in life.
Yours sincerely,
Sujatha Rao
Bhaktin Swati Varma
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
All obeisances to your Divine Grace!
Our beloved spiritual master
Glance upon us the fallen conditioned souls
With your compassionate and gentle smile
Keep us anchored at your lotus feet
Give us your premabhakti
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Let us be eternally engaged in your devotional service.
Your divine vani eradicates all the deep rooted
Material desires of mind, body and heart.
Your fragrance and equipoise illuminates
All the three worlds of all ignorance and darkness.
Your kind-hearted words rejuvenates the heart
And fills it with bliss.
You are the protector of surrendered souls
The well-wisher of devotees.
Your divine presence is pure, extremely pleasing, forbearing and forgiving
Let us be engaged in propagating the mission of Krishna Consciousness.
Kindly accept me as your humble disciple
For only you can help us cross this blazing fire of material existence.
Thank you SrilaPrabhupada for transforming our lives and filling
It with transcendental love.
We beg for your mercy, blessings, transcendental vision and service
At the lotus feet of Sri SriRadha and Krishna life after life.
Your faithful servant,
Swati Varma

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Mysore Temple
Alarnath Dasa
Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
Prabhupada, you have opened my eyes by the light of knowledge. Because of your mercy I am in the
service of Lord Krishna. You gave me the chance to serve Lord Krishna. You are the Spiritual Master of
the whole world. By your grace so many living entities are doing service to Lord Krishna. You are so
merciful that you have given a opportunity to perform devotional service to a person who is lower
than a sudra. There are so many so called gurus who are cheating people in the name of religion, but
only due to you I am saved from a so called guru. You saved millions of jivas from material disease. In
order to fulfill the order of your Guru, you travelled the whole world to preach Krishna consciousness
at the age of 70. This cannot be done by any normal human being, but you.
Many people want to stop your Movement by so many ways but nobody can check your Movement
because it is Lords movement. Some people who want to stop your movement are like foolish
children who want to play with fire. They do not know that by putting their hand in fire they will
suffer. The people, who are trying to stop Lord Krishnas Movement (Lord Chaitanya Movement), will
never be forgiven by the Lord. They will have to suffer for millions of lifetimes for this. The so called
gurus who declared themselves as gurus and tried to minimize your position, they will also suffer.
Prabhupada, you are the eternal servant of the Lord. You taught the aim of human life to the whole
world. You are my life and soul. Without your mercy my life is wasted. I am good for nothing, but due
to your mercy I am trying to serve Lord Krishna. You are the only way to attain Lord Krishna.
Prabhupada, it is my humble requests to you to please keep me always in your service and bless me so
that I can chant nicely and follow the four regulative principles. Prabhupada, I am just waiting, when
that day will come, when my heart will be pure?! Prabhupada, when that day will come, when I will
chant nicely?! Whatever I have spoken about you is very very little. Actually nobody can completely
glorify you.
Prabhupada, I will be always grateful to you.
Your most fallen servant
Alarnath Dasa
Harinam Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, this is my 4th Vyasa Puja offering to you. Prabhupada I got one more proof of your
presence. In my last years offering I requested you to make me your initiated disciple and you fulfilled
that. Prabhupada you are more powerful than Lord Himself in delivering the people of this material
world. Prabhupada, you gave us the transcendental gift in the form of ISKCON and this gift is used by
the whole world. Only after receiving this gift do I think all devotees understood who Lord Krishna is,
chanting Maha-mantra, devotional service, prasadam, kirtan, Deity worship, Vaishnava association,
transcendental books, lecture and many more.
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Prabhupada, one more year has passed but no improvement in consciousness, chanting, Vaishnava
aparadha, fault finding and not able to come out from the bodily concept of life. Still struggling with
hrid roga kama. I am not at all meek and humble and have no taste for service to you.
Prabhupada, please bestow your causeless mercy so that I can chant nicely. Also bless me so that I will
not misuse my freewill while progressing in spiritual life and I can come out from the biggest problem
of my life hrid roga kama and I can follow sincerely the vow of chanting sixteen rounds and following
the four regulative principles.
Srila Prabhupada, please solve the problem of bogus gurus in ISKCON. Please empower me with
spiritual potency so that I can spread your glories.
Prabhupada, always keep me in your transcendental gift ISKCON no matter whatever problem I may
face in my life. I know there is no problem at all in ISKCON and if at all I see any problem, it can only
be my fault finding mind. Srila Prabhupada, please keep me in ISKCON. I will not be able to repay
your debt in millions of lives also. Please forgive my offenses and mistakes at your lotus feet and the
lotus feet of the Vaishnavas.
Trying to be your servant, Harinam Das
Jagat Jivan Das
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto you.
I have been realizing that my relationship with you has been increasing in depth for the past few years.
This has been unilateral though. Although your mercy primarily is holding me, I am unable to
reciprocate as I had promised. I am a dissembler of the highest category and still so fortunate to
receive the highest benediction from you. A bailable soul would have been better suited for your
clemency.
We have a great mission ahead for all of us, a mission which is to fulfill your vision. Time passing by,
your movement needs more momentum and needs to survive the effects of time. You as the captain of
the ship are the one to steer us clear of the clouds of various natures personal, spiritual, mental,
philosophical and institutional.
You are the creator of the spiritual world, the body of yours named ISKCON. We all know that only a
primary creator has the competence to sustain and nurture his creation. The explicable deduction
follows.
Your lila being unrestricted and never ending in liberating the fallen souls, every day we witness jivas
coming under your umbrella of ISKCON and benefiting eternally. Your accomplishments documented
and recorded, are only a part of your eternal pastimes.
I pray to you to keep this guileful fellow under your shelter and guide me though I am unable to hold
on to your instructions. Always aspiring to serve you better, but failing because of lack of resoluteness.
Year after year as time passes by, it seems that I have not progressed an iota of measurement. I hope I
get sincere vyavasayatmika buddih to serve your mission and thus by your mercy do my modest
service unto the Vaishnavas in helping them achieve your vision.
Yours sincerely, Jagat Jivan Dasa
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I was born in darkest ignorance but you have opened my eyes with torch of knowledge. Its very
difficult to glorify your contribution to this world, but I would like to explain what all changes as
taken place in my life. Youre your words.
I was ignorant about my life. I was ignorant about this world. I was ignorant about everything. But you
came to this world like a thunder bolt to vanish the ignorance of the human life. You are the real
Spiritual Master. I accepted you as my Spiritual Master but I am unable to serve you properly. Please
give me the strength to serve this mission properly.
Prabhupada, I am a very fallen soul. Somehow you have given me this opportunity to serve Lord
Krishna. Please correct my mistakes and guide me to advance in my devotional service. You have
given me this golden opportunity which cannot be obtained even after millions of years Prabhupada. I
beg you not to leave me in the midst of this material ocean. Please pick me up from these miseries.
Your insignificant servant
Mahabhagavata Dasa
Mahaprabhu Gauranga Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. It is by your causeless mercy that I am in ISKCON
today. I do not know how I am going to repay you. I beg you to guide me to do some service to you.
Though I have been in ISKCON for a decade now, but I have not made any tangible progress in
devotional service. It might be due to my arrogance, harshness and pride etc. But, somehow it is by
your mercy that I am sticking to my sadhana to some extent. Please bless me that I may do my
sadhana regularly and attentively without fail till my last breathe in this material world. I am sure that
one day I will come out of all bad qualities.
Dear Prabhupada,
Due to my negative thinking, I am unable to preach Krishna Consciousness and it is because I
committed some mistakes in the past and sometimes I do commit mistakes. And also I have got lot of
material desires to get good name and fame even in devotional service. How can I preach when I have
all these in my mind? So I am unable to preach. Please bless me that I may give up this negative
thinking and understand the essence of Srimad Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam and preach the
glories of devotional service to Lord Krishna vigorously.
Dear Prabhupada,
By Their causeless mercy upon us, Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama have come to Mysore to receive our
services. Kindly bless us to do nice devotional service and to build a beautiful temple for Them. So
that Mysore people may take advantage of this to make progress in Krishna Consciousness. I am
always grateful to you for showering your causeless mercy upon me. I am eternally indebted to you.
Dear Prabhupada,
I wish one thing that Guru issue in ISKCON may be settled as early as possible. It gives so many
disturbances to the society. Neither we are able to do some good service for you nor are they. We
simply keep fighting and spending much money and energy for courts and lawyers etc. So I beg you to
bestow your mercy upon us to settle this issue so that we can concentrate on our services well and we
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can do very good service to the society. If we stand together nobody can shake us in this world. We
can preach to the world with combined strength.
Dear Prabhupada,
I beg your forgiveness upon this fallen soul for having committed offenses at your lotus feet knowing
or unknowingly. Be gracious on me that I may never commit any offenses at the lotus feet of any
Vaishnavas and I should be always ready and eager to serve them whole heartedly.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your insignificant servant,
Mahaprabhu Gauranga Dasa
Mahapurana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble respectful obeisances unto your dust of lotus feet on the occasion of your
divine appearance day.
Service in Krishna Consciousness is however best practiced under the able guidance of the Spiritual
Master, who is the bona fide representative of Lord Krishna (B.G 2.41 purport).
Srila Prabhuapada, you are my Spiritual Master, you have accepted me as your servant from the last 2
years. Shastras say that disciples duty is to glorify the Spiritual Master on the occasion of his
appearance day. But Im an unqualified disciple to glorify you. Please give me your mercy so that I can
write few words which Ive heard from your followers about you.
In one of the Srimad-Bhagavatham classes, Ive heard that the real meaning of taking shelter of the
lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna is taking Spiritual Masters instruction as ones life and soul. This is the
actual meaning of taking shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. The truth will be revealed to us only
when we come in touch with the Spiritual Masters instructions. So it is very very important to follow
Spiritual Masters instructions. Unless we come in touch with the Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada,
we cant understand the basic thing in spiritual life.
I have heard in another class that accumulation of ajnatha sukruthi, life after life. One who is
fortunate comes in contact with the spiritual master. Because of this contact, hell understand basic
thing in spiritual life. That is I am not this body but, Im the spirit soul. This fact is unknown to
millions of people in this world, because of not gone through the process of ajnatha sukruthi and
not fortunate to have contact with the spiritual master.
I have written some words which I have heard from your followers on this auspicious day of
appearance.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, as you know that Im dull headed, unintelligent, especially my intelligence full
of fault, my mind is crazy. Please instruct me, guide me, train me and please constantly engage me in
your service.
I have committed so many mistakes and offenses unto you and your followers knowingly or
unknowingly. Please forgive me and make me servant of your servant life after life.
Your insignificant servant,
Mahapurana Dasa
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Narakesari Dasa
Dear Beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet.
All glories to your Divine Grace.
Thank you for coming to this world to save us in spite of the tremendous difficulties and obstacles
which you had to face alone, depending solely on the mercy of the Supreme Lord Krishna and your
eternal Spiritual Master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
You are freely bestowing your causeless mercy upon the unqualified and ungrateful souls of Kali-yuga.
I am one amongst the most fallen of living entities and yet, by your unlimited compassion, you have
glanced in my direction and now my life has become successful. Who can properly describe the glories
of Your Divine Grace? Srila Prabhupada, even a glimpse of your lotus feet can vanquish all the sins of
several lifetimes. Just by remembering you and remaining in your service, maya cannot even approach
us. Lord Krishna gave us Krishna Consciousness in the form of Bhagavad-Gita. Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu being more magnanimous taught us how to practice Krishna Consciousness. But, Srila
Prabhupada, you being the most magnanimous, made us all to practice Krishna Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, just because of your mercy, today people of part of the many parts of the world are
blessed to have and worship Tulasi Maharani. Srila Prabhupada, just because of your mercy, today
people of the other parts of the world are blessed to have wonderful temples for their Lordships and
decorate nicely and worship wonderfully. Srila Prabhupada, just because of your mercy, today people
of all parts of the world are blessed to have Ratha Yatra festivals.
Only by your mercy Srila Prabhupada, today people of this world know who is God and how to love
him. Srila Prabhupada, just because of your mercy, today people of this world are blessed to hear,
read, understand and follow the transcendental literatures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-
Bhagavatham. This act of yours will be glorified even by the great great personalities like Brahma,
Narada, Vyasa, Shukadeva Gosvami including Lord Krishna Himself. All the Acharyas of Gaudiya
Vaishnava parampara will be constantly glorifying your wonderful acts headed by your own Spiritual
Master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
You are the greatest preacher of the mission of Krishna Conciousness unparallel in the history of this
world. By your mercy only, today the whole world is reverberating with the transcendental sound
vibration of
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
and has become more glorious than the spiritual world. I am very very grateful for kindly accepting
this fallen soul Narakesari dasa as one of your disciple. Just like the monkeys of vanara sena got
liberated just by joining the party of Lord Sri Ramacandra to fight against Ravana, we are also sure to
be successful in this lifetime itself just by joining the party of Srila Prabhupada in fulfilling the mission
of preaching Krishna Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, kindly bless us to be always part of your mission eternally life after life and enjoy
serving you and your mission.
Your most fortunate and insignificant soul
Narakesari Dasa
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Pragosh Krishna Dasa
Dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace.
Prabhupada, as your name signifies, you are the representative of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. By
taking shelter of your lotus feet and accepting you as Spiritual Master, one is purified. You are to be
honored as same as the Supreme Lord because you are engaged in the same mission as that of the
Supreme Lord, that of delivering the conditioned souls in this world to return back to Godhead.
Prabhupada, you are the mercy-carrying cloud originating from the all-merciful Lord, karunasagara.
You have very kindly arisen in this horizon just to shower your mercy rain and subdue the flames of
materialism, impersonalism, and voidism and to sow the seed of devotional service to Lord Krishna in
our hearts.
Scriptures reveal that the importance of holy places of pilgrimage is due to the presence of great sages
and saints who verily disinfect the accumulated sins left in those places by sinners and thus the
pilgrimage places continue to be sanctified. Prabhupada, by your presence, this organization ISKCON
has not only continued over years to be places of pilgrimage for sinners like me to wash away my sins,
but also by your presence and your association in the form of books, lectures, prasadam, chanting,
dancing, etc., ISKCON is a Vaikunta where one can experience anxiety-less bliss.
Prabhupada, as you have rightly mentioned in your words this material world to be like a desert, I too
had been running after illusions in the form of mirage to quench my thirst for enjoyment. I had been
chewing the thorns of the desert and finding pleasure in those thorns mixed with my own blood.
During my wanderings in this desert, I came across your Divine Grace like coming across an oasis in
desert, but was this another mirage? No, you made us aware through your teachings that there is real
pleasure outside of this desert and gave us a sample of the same in the oasis of the bliss in your
association. In the desert, every sand dune looks the same and every path looks the same, thus making
it very confusing and difficult for one to find the right path out of the desert. Prabhupada, as you are
always connected to Lord Krishna, you are the embodiment of all knowledge and thus you know and
have shown us the path that by holding onto you, you will lead us out of this desert. Even though you
assure me of this, sometimes still I get carried away by the illusions and the blood-mixed thorny
pleasures leading to remaining in the dry sands. Therefore, my only hope lies in you dragging me out
of this desert forcibly even sometimes against my foolish wishes, as you have been doing all these
years, and thus avoid for me the disgrace of being the cause for your remaining back in this world.
Prabhupada, you very successfully tamed the animal instincts in the two-legged animals like myself
and have given us the greatest upliftment first to human consciousness and later shown us by your
graces exemplary activities how to utilize fully the human intelligence to surrender to the will of the
Lord Krishna and to serve Him in devotional service. So again and again, I beg to remain determined
always to be tamed by your whip of instructions and not allow my animal instincts to overcome my
consciousness.
Begging to be determined always to remain a humble servant of your grace
Your servant
Praghosha Krishna Dasa
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Rasaraja Dasa
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is
very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at his lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto
you, Oh! Spiritual Master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord
Chaitanya and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Please forgive the offenses which I have
committed to you, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Tulasi devi and to all other
Vaishnavas.
This year I read your lilamrta written by a senior disciple of yours. It was very touching and inspiring.
I always heard that you struggled a lot to establish this movement but what kind of struggle I never
imagined. I read how you translated the books, got them printed and how you yourself distributed
them, how many letters you wrote to so many big people to get their help in propagating Krishna
Consciousness.
You even cooked and served your early disciples. But I still cant imagine how you overcame your
bodily weaknesses and continued such determined efforts.
Please bless me with such determination to take your words seriously and serve them with all
sincerity. I am ever indebted to you for saving from the material world; I now see how the world is
standing behind a bullet proof glass. Please help me Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to you.
Your unworthy servant
Rasaraja dasa
Rasika Shekara Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisances unto you on this very auspicious day of your divine appearance.
All glories unto you!
Vyas-puja is a literal offering of the disciple to glorify and to express gratitude to ones
spiritual master.
As the Supreme Lord cannot be glorified completely for His wonderful qualities, similarly you
being a pure devotee and also of the same quality like that of Supreme Lord, it is absolutely
impossible to glorify your superexcellent divine qualities in full. Just like the Supreme Lords
activities are inconceivable and bewildering to a conditioned soul, similarly your deeds are
unfathomable which makes everyone astounding on what you accomplished in just a short
span of time, and also are inconceivable due to them being beyond the material realm.
Thus, even among great Vaishnava acharyas, you are unique! You are sent to earth directly by
Lord Krishna to execute His mission. You came to earth to free the world of this darkness
which has spread everywhere. Just as Krishna appeared to remove the universal darkness
caused by the birth of the demons, Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu, so you had to appear by
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Krishnas will to free mankind from this great darkness caused by the birth of many asuras in
the guise of certain philosophers, scientists and politicians.
Your purity melted the thick heart of millions. You walked with your talk. Your words are the
only standard of truth.
Srila Prabhupada, words seem incomplete in describing what you really hold.
You gifted the humanity with your erudite, empowered learning in the wonderful form of
your books. These are the law books for the next ten thousand years. You have so nicely
explained the conclusions of Vedanta that even fools such as we can understand and apply
them in our everyday lives. Each of your books has the potency to save the entire human race
from the fire of repeated birth and death.
Your magnanimity is unlimited. You left the holy land of Vrindavan at an elderly age with no
amenities. But you have created many Vrindavans for the wretched souls like me in this Kali
Yuga to relish the Vrindavan atmosphere with all facilities.
Your call for Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Mulavar deities to manifest in Sri Nava
Brindavan Dham has made a divine setting in temple atmosphere. The dream project of
building a grand temple in Mysore is taking a real shape to manifest soon. The things which
never happened for the last nine years, for the project to begin with, is on the verge to get
cleared from all the encumbrances. Channels for conducting preaching programmes are
opening.
A ray of hope on the long-run conflict between the two groups of your same family is on the
threshold of getting resolved. Please provide necessary strength to your sincere followers who
are immersed in rebuilding ISKCON by placing you back on the true position, where you
really stand as the acharya.
Right resources being arranged for your preaching movement to go on can be vividly seen.
Though the goal in life is to achieve love of Godhead, development of true love for you would
be my lifes real achievement. Please bless me so that I can change my desires from this
material world into genuine attachment to your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada, once a disciple asked you that how one can please you? You answered by
saying through ones anxiety. Please bless me to take more anxiety to serve your mission
and keep my consciousness pure as the way you wanted.
On this day of your divine appearance, I fall at the dust of his lotus feet, weeping at my
shameless insincerity, bitterly lamenting for having not truly repaid you for so long. I beg you
to continue showering me with your boundless mercy and compassion, by keeping me on
your laps, though enveloped with all frailties, so that I can develop true love for you and
contribute sincerely like the way you wanted.
Aspiring to be a sincere disciple of yours.

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Soumya Rupa Krishna Dasa
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
The progress over the last year has been steady and eventful. My main service of a preacher seems to
be gaining some consistency compared to the shaky initial days in the last year. Srila Prabhupada
preaching is slowly giving me the realization, that it is yours and Krishnas will that matters in
producing results in the preaching field, neither my ability nor my effort. For I know, that Lord
Krishna makes things happen, because it is his work which has to be accomplished, and I just need to
become instrument in his hands. Srila Prabhupada, please help me develop proper interpersonal
relationships with the people I meet & help me engage more people in Lord Krishnas service.
Regular hearing of Srimad-Bhagavatam classes has made a profound impact on my attitude towards
spiritual life. Its giving me an idea how far away I am from the standards you wanted your disciple to
be. Srila Prabhupada, your whole idea of a disciple was one who behaves like an ideal Vaishnava and
preaches the message of Lord Chaitanya. Because, I have neglected this aspect of preaching message of
Lord Chaitanya, it seems to be affecting my all other activities of chanting, reading, developing proper
Vaishanava etiquettes. Srila Prabhupada, please help me to cultivate the habit of preaching at all times,
the prime purpose for which you mercifully descended from the spiritual world to save the fallen souls
like me.
Proper chanting is still a big concern for me. My chanting is inattentive and mechanical in nature. As
it is said chanting Hare Krishna is like taking medicine, it works whether done consciously or not. Of
late I am clearly able to see the anarthas in my behavior which was affecting my dealings with others. I
am trying my level best to improve upon these, but its hard to change as they have become my second
nature. There, seems to be a fundamental problem in my attitude towards spiritual life and not
appreciating the value of all the opportunities you have provided me. Srila Prabhupada, please help me
develop a right attitude towards spiritual life, and make the best use of the opportunity you have
causelessly provided me.
The arrival of Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama to Mysore from Bellary has brought a lot of joy to the devotees.
Seeing, the beautifully dressed Deities every day, is a long cherished dream.
Srila Prabhupada, there has been a considerable delay in the project of constructing the new temple
complex in Mysore. Please, remove all the impediments and make this project a reality as soon as
possible.
Srila Prabhupada, please forgive me for all the offenses committed knowingly or unknowingly to you
and your devotees and also the guidance not to repeat the same.
Your unworthy disciple,
Saumya Rupa Krishna Dasa

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Srivatsa Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances to your lotus feet.
Sudden arrival of new beautiful Deities of Krishna-BalaRama has confirmed that by serving a pure
devotee, we are really pleasing Lord Krishna.Indirectly or directly Lord Krishna is blessing us by
extending services. He is giving an indication that we are serving a pure devotee. Srila Prabhupada,
you are that pure devotee and I feel great joy in serving you.Sometimes I felt that I am more into
extrovert preaching, showing externally, maybe I am not progressing internally i.e,more into prachar
than achar. But, you have setup an organization to such a level that automatically one follows the
other. There cannot be prachar without achar. Unless one relishes Krishna consciousness it is very
difficult to distribute artificially. Srila Prabhupada, thanks for placing me in such a spiritual home
where whole world can come together and relish Krishna consciousness.
I have been following your chalked out instruction as highest extent as possible. It is very difficult to
measure the progression of devotional service, but whatever I am learning and following your
instruction is really corroborating to know more about Lord Krishna. By regularly attending mangala
arati and attending sadhana, constant hearing and reading of Srimad-Bhagavatam, trying to follow
your instructions has tuned my attitude towards devotees. Srila Prabhupada, thanks for such valuable
instructions. Please bless me to serve to the full extent.
Srila Prabhupada, through your books you have enlightened me about topics of Lord Krishna which
purifies the hearts of both listener and the speaker. Thanks for making my life bright.
There were many occasions where I have acted out of my false ego and neglected instructions of
authorities of your organization. If I have committed any offenses knowingly or unknowingly, please
forgive me. Srila Prabhupada, further you instruct me not to repeat the same.
Thanking you,
Your servant
Srivatsa Dasa
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Please accept my respectful humble obeisances. I first of all thank you for accepting me as one of your
disciple. I thank you for giving me such a wonderful opportunity to glorify you. Please forgive me if I
make mistakes in glorifying you.
Srila Prabhupada, you have saved me, shown me real path way, given real knowledge and real life. I
see myself with no qualifications to become one of your disciples. But you are so merciful that you
have accepted me as your disciple. Even though I do not follow your instructions seriously sometimes,
still you have accepted me as your disciple.
You have come from the spiritual world to release our suffering and take us back to our real home. In
such an old age, giving up family life, for sake of us, you went to America not thinking of ones
requirements, preached kind message, making devotees and even now the preaching is on through the
disciples. I cannot repay for the work you have done for human society and for me. Lord Brahma was
revealed the transcendental knowledge after doing severe austerities. But of your causeless mercy, you
have revealed knowledge to us openly.
I have no qualification to become your disciple. I was leading life like animals interested in myself and
still the animal mentality not changed. Because of your sheer mercy, I am accepted as a devotee and
continuing doing devotional service. Due to your strength, you have changed the life of so many
people. Your work is incomparable.
Please give me strength to always do devotional service and always be situated at the lotus feet of your
disciples. I get irrigated in my life sometimes that I have got such a wonderful opportunity, but doing
only little service to Lord Krishna and His devotees.
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Please make me situated always in the association of your disciples. Please give me strength to
improve myself in spiritual life, follow your instructions very seriously. I am not an intelligent person
to glorify you. But I once again thank you for giving the opportunity to glorify you.
Your humble servant, Vishnu Charan Dasa
Vishva Bhavana Dasa
My beloved Spiritual Master (A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
ISKCON Founder-Acharya.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. First of all I would like to convey my
thanks to you. You have given me so much mercy and full opportunity to serve the Supreme
Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna.
It is said in shastra that by the mercy of both Spiritual Master and Lord Sri Krishna one can get the
bhakti latha bija. So I am reminding myself of this opportunity of your kindness towards me on your
appearance day.
My beloved Spiritual Master, I dont know how I came in touch with you. I was born in a low grade
family like meat eaters, demoniac, uneducated people and also I was very foolish. By your causeless
mercy towards me, now I am at your shelter. By your mercy, I can cross the ocean of material
suffering, on your divine appearance day my Spiritual Master, I offer my humble obeisance at his lotus
feet.
I came in touch with you through your lectures. You used so sharp words and your straight
forwardness changed my heart. And also I sometimes got tears in my eyes. I was always trying to be
conscious of your words, while I was working in office, walking to hostel and many more times. Those
same words helped me to serve you more and more. On the Vyasa Puja day, I offer my obeisances to
my real master A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Now, at your lotus feet, I am happy, relishing nice prasadam, nice kirtana, festivals and much more.
On the auspicious day of my Guru Maharajs appearance, I bow down to his lotus feet again and again.
I boldly proclaim you are the real Spiritual Master of entire universe. I only beg you please engage me
in your service eternally.
Thanking you,
Yours aspiring servant of your servant, Vishva Bhavana Das
Bhakta Abhilash B R
Hare Krishna,
All glories to SrilaPrabhupada!
I offer my humble obeisance unto the dust of your lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of your divine
appearance.
I have been continuously in touch with your Krishna consciousness movement for the past 10 years.
Although I have seen great transformations in life after coming in contact with ISKCON, I am still not
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able to serve Lord Krishna on my own strength. Only you can make it possible with your divine
benedictions.
So, please give me the strength to prolong, in Krishna consciousness and to chant the Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra everyday and gradually increase my rounds.
Please forgive me if I have committed any mistakes, knowingly or unknowingly and always keep me
under the shade of your lotus feet.
Your insignificant servant
Abhilash B R
Bhakta Alok
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your Lotus feet.
When I turn back and look at the year that passed by, I wonder how your Divine Grace has made a
relevant and an impactful intervention in redirecting my focus, goals and aspirations. Srila
Prabhupada, from the past two years, you had given me the opportunity to stay in the association of
devotees and practice Krishna consciousness in a conducive environment. However, I should admit
that I became slackened and began taking spiritual luxuries for granted, maybe because of an inferior
quality of shravana and kirtana. Visiting the temple in the weekends and doing services had become
very mechanical and shallow. Just utilizing the facilities of the temple - without making much
spiritual progress, there was hardly any productivity towards your movement.
It was sometime in the month of October last year, when the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore
conceived a model of a preaching program for the college youth. When I was given a chance to be a
part of this, initially I was hesitant and unsure as to whether I would be able to put in the amount of
commitment and effort that I was expected to, in this service. Finally, I became a part of this program.
Since then, Srila Prabhupada, I got a very nice engagement in terms of the involvement and the
dynamics of this service. We were responsible for the group chanting of the boys in the college
hostels, popularly known as Mantra Meditation Circle (MMC) and were supposed to report the
participation count to the devotees on a daily basis. When the count was low or when there was no
response from the boys, the devotees who were following up with the figures would question us,
prompting us to jump into action. Every night, a competition would build up amongst us-the FOLK
Hostel inmates as to whose college had the highest number of boys in MMC, so much so that this
MMC count would poke me even in my dreams! Since we had to inspire the boys to take up Krishna
consciousness seriously, this alerted us to be more serious in our own conduct and philosophical
understanding. Srila Prabhupada, I am ever grateful to you for giving me this service and helping me
to put my endeavors in this regard, which otherwise, would be directed in frivolous engagements.
Srila Prabhupada, Please help me to improve my quality of japa- the backbone of spiritual life and
follow the four regulative principles sincerely and strictly. Now I am at a critical juncture in my life. I
have been instructed by the temple authorities to pursue my higher studies for a purpose. Please give
me the strength to stick to this purpose and never lose sight of my goal. I have a great desire to
contribute whatever little I can - to your movement. Please make my body, mind and system fit to
achieve this and give me the guidance to do what you want me to do in this context. I am now in a
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complete non-devotional atmosphere devoid of spiritual association. Let your vani help me sail
through all the obstacles and tiring circumstances in devotional service.
Your aspiring servant,
Alok
Bhakta Anjan B K
First of all I offer my obeisances to his Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who
established ISKCON at the age of 70.
Guru means a spiritual teacher; The Gurus business is to preach on behalf of the Supreme Lord.
One requires a spiritual teacher simply so that he can fully understand the teachings that are given in
the Bhagavad-gita. If we simply study the book without a teacher, we may not have full understanding.
Hence, Lord Krishna advises that one should approach a bonafide teacher to understand Him.
So, Im very much glad to obtain Swami Prabhupada as my Guru, who came as a 32
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line from Lord Krishna. Our beloved Guru has preached us how we can inquire about the Supreme
Absolute Truth, how we have to serve Him, how we can always be in the association of Lord. I offer
my obeisances onto his lotus feet.
In BG(18.66) Lord Krishna says,
sarva dharma parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja.
Give up all material engagements and just surrender unto me.
I offer my obeisances again and again to His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (our
savior) who introduced this doctrine to us and how to be in contact with the Jagad-guru who is
none other than Lord Krishna.
As said somewhere,
Haura ruste guruswath gurua ruste na kanchana.
If God becomes angry, the Guru will save us. But if Guru himself becomes angry, then nobody will
save us.
So, I pray to Swami Prabhupada that please... be pleased upon me, give me your mercy and give me
more opportunity to serve the Lord Sri Krishna more and more and also to concentrate more on while
chanting the Maha-mantra.
Hare Krishna, Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant, Anjan B K
Bhakta Arun Chandra
Dear Guru Prabhupada,
Prabhupada, you are Lord Krishnas energy and you are called Shaktyavesha Avatara.
Prabhupada, you are more precious than any other demigod. No other demigod is a pure devotee in
this universe. This shows your true relation with God. You are the sum total of all the 33 crores of
demigods.
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Many yugas have passed, Satya, Treta, Dwapara and now Kali-yuga. This yuga happens to be the most
important yuga as being you appearing in this age and showing the easiest process of developing ones
relation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead through Bhakti Yoga, which was unknown to
many.
It is only by your Divine Grace that we will be able to cross this ocean of samsara repeated birth and
death. It is mentioned that one can become a Vishnu bhakta simply by the mercy of a pure devotee of
Lord Krishna. Hence, I therefore, beg you to kindly bless me to become a true Vaishnava and get back
to my real spiritual kingdom, Goloka Vrindavana at the earliest.
Thanking you,
Aruna Chandra B.
Bhakta Basavaraju M.N.
The Dark Side
Darkness has more than one meaning to it. One meaning is the absence of light and the other being
the evil, wicked side of someone. That dark side exists in every one of us, in some, its dominant and
in others it is recessive. How does it become dominant and dormant or recessive and powerless,
depends on the person. In some peoples life, their loneliness and in others, certain negative things
make them feel weak, breaks their faith and belief, allowing that recessive weak dark side of a person
to take over.
This dark, negative side of us is called by names the dark passenger, paranoid, and master of puppet.
Its not a person, not even a living thing for that matter, not a devil, nor a beast. Its just a persons
thoughts led in the wrong direction. It makes a man a beast, takes control over him, makes him feel
its fun, pleasure, recreation and takes him to a point where no matter how much the person or the
victim realizes and tries to get himself away from the thoughts. Its not teachers, friends, family, or
even God that makes a person what he is. A persons thoughts can either make or break him.
This dark side that thirsts for evil things comes in different forms. It could be love, lust, alcohol,
money, hunger for power, or sometimes attempts to become immortal. They all start from one
thought let me try it once. Just once doesnt hurt anybody and once the person has committed
the sin, his thoughts will slowly capture him, make him feel its pleasure. They are all tricks of the
mind. It all begins with curiosity and ends with great tragedy, making the strongest of man feel like a
weak child.
In this 21
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want and no one to control or punish them for their evil deeds, it is difficult to train our minds to
choose the right and leave the wrong things to do, to stop our minds from falling in the traps of the
negative thoughts.
All we can do is to indulge with people who have devoted their lives in fulfilling the ultimate goals of
their lives, indulging ourselves in thoughts of The Absolute. Only then will there be true realization of
light and darkness, good and bad, right and wrong. It takes years and years of practice, devotion and
faith. But with the company of the right kind of people (devotees of ISKCON) and pivoting our
thoughts towards God by chanting his names, the original purpose of life shall be achieved and the
dark side in a person will eventually wash away and wear off.
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I am Grateful to you, Srila Prabhupada, for removing our darkness through your ISKCON and
showing the right way to lead.
Hare Krishna,
Basavaraju M N
Bhakta Bhargav H
Our beloved srila Prabhupada,
Is the key to self realization,
Is the master of the nectar of devotion,
Is the path for easy journey to Vaikuntha planets,
Is the bestower of the reservoir of pleasure,
Is the matchless gift to the sicere seekers,
Is the ocean of perfect answers for perfect questions,
Is the only bonafide Spiritual Master of ISKCON and
Is the way to Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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I am whole heartedly bowing my head to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada.
Oh! Srila Prabhupada, I am grateful to you for giving me such an opportunity to chant the Hare
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Srila Prabhupada, our family had faced many problems in the past. I was worried of the future. But
now, from when I started to follow Krishna consciousness and started to chant Hare Krishna Maha-
mantra, I am feeling that problems are like passing clouds which comes and goes. So I am not
bothered about them. Chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is making me very peaceful
even amidst this materialistic world.
Please Srila Prabhupada, give me some more strength to fully surrender to Lord Krishna and to spend
more time in the service of Lord Krishna.
Trying to become your disciple,
Chandrakantha.

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace.
Six years have passed since the day I walked into your Mysore temple and I have hardly rendered any
sincere services to you. Taking your mercy for granted, I did all kinds of nonsensical activities. Inspite
of all these, you continued to shower your mercy upon me.
You have transformed millions of fallen souls by just making The Supreme Lord Krishna dancing on
their tongue. By giving each and every instruction to us, you have cured our short sightedness. You
have clearly told that you are the Acharya for the next 10,000 years. But still some of them are not
following these instructions. I know that this has pained you a lot but just by having your
'PAADUKA', ISKCON Bangalore is executing exactly what you have said without even diverting
slightly.
You were never at a loss for words in any situation, with anyone, or baffled by the material energy, as
we are. In fact, you always had the most perfect things to say to each and every individual or group.
You lived in a different plane of reality and you were able to envelope us all in that spiritual energy
whenever we were with you. You knew best how to present Krishna Consciousness in palatable ways
for all. You yourself marveled at the words that flowed through you in your writings, as you always
enjoyed hearing Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and all the books that you translated. You would
tell us that this was Lord Krishna Himself speaking directly through you. Krishna was dictating every
word. You were just the pure vessel. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Goswami Maharaj recognized this
quality in you when he said, This boy likes to hear. He listens well. He does not leave.
Just like the sun, which spreads its light to every nook and corner of universe, you have spread your
movement to every nook and corner of the world. And every day, you arise in through Mangala arati,
Bhagavatam lectures, and thus removing the darkness in our heart. As the ice melts when kept in sun,
you have melted the bonds of this material nature for those who have taken your shelter. As the sun
extract the dirty water, you have accepted our negligible insincere services and you have given the
most pure water in the form of rain which has caused the flood of 'Krishna prema'.
Srila Prabhupada's personal presence on that high tide of Krishna consciousness laid the foundation of
Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya's movement that would begin the golden age of spirituality, which was
single-handedly given to the West by the causeless mercy of His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta
Swami Srila Prabhupada, and today I believe we are on the crest of a new wave that will reach the
homes of everyone on the planet. It's Lord Chaitanya's plan.
Srila Prabhupada, you are our saviour. I beg you to give me plethora of strength to follow the sadhana
everyday and make me a molecule of a drop in the ocean of your service.
Most anxiously waiting for your upcoming Lord Krishna's palace 'Sri Krishna Leela Theme Park' and
'Sri Nava Brindavan Dham'.
Always aspiring to become servant of your servant,
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Bhakta Deepak Kini
Srila Prabhupada ki jai.
Seven years back in a casual way I visited ISKCON temple at Mysore. After seeing the activities at the
temple I started visiting the temple regularly. Now visiting the temple and participating in the temple
activities has become a part of my life.
Srila Prabhupada the Sankirtana movement which you gave to us in this Kaliyuga is the most
powerful and enjoyable one. Whenever and whereever the sankirtana programme is arranged, I
participate in it with full enthusiasm. I always love to do sankirtana and dancing.
Whenever I find time after my day to day routine work I visit temple and try to do as much service as
possible to Lord Krishna. I always love to serve prasadam to devotees. Overall through your Krishna
consciousness Movement a person who is deeply involved in material life, to some extent started
chanting the holy names of the Lord and do some meaningful service to Lord Krishna. And one more
thing is, for the past 5 to 6 years, I was able to distribute your books to interested persons and also
made some people to visit temple.
By following your principles dear Prabhupad, I was able to devote my time towards reading books,
chanting Lords names and eating Lords delicious prasadam. I will participate in each and every
festival and do the allotted service with lot of devotion.
Overall a useless life has changed to some extent after following your principles. I still request you to
give me lot of strength to get myself fully involved in Lord Krishnas movement and chant the holy
names as much as possible. Finally I end this letter by writing the Maha-mantra.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Yours,
Deepak Kini
Bhakta Girish M
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Prabhupada, please accept my humble respects onto your lotus feet. Its my great fortune that you
have given me a chance to glorify you on this auspicious day of your appearance. Prabhupada, I was
thinking that how will I become master or controller, but by nature, I am a servant. When I came to
know this information, I was surprised. That my inner desire is to become master but by default I am
actually a servant.
When I was working for a company, although I tried to satisfy the head of the company, he was
unsatisfied, neither was I satisfied. Both of us are not satisfied. Then I decided instead of becoming
servant to these worldly masters, let me become servant of the real master Prabhupada. Generally
nobody likes to become a servant, but if somehow or other one becomes sincere servant of Guru then
his life is successful.
Today, most of the worldly men cant understand what the disease is, and how to get cured of it.
Nobody knows this path of perfection. Only by the mercy of Lord Krishna, one gets Guru.
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Prabhupada, by your causeless mercy I got a chance to serve Lord Krishna and BalaRama and Gaura
Nitai. Its a rare opportunity for me. So long, I am trying to follow all your instructions up to the best
of my ability. I promise you that in future also I will try to follow all your instructions carefully.
Prabhupada, your teachings and service to mankind are incomparable. Your Movement is a Soul
saving Movement. Your teachings should spread and reach every human being so that every soul can
get a chance to get out of birth and death. Its a great responsibility on all of us that we keep our self
spiritually fit and help others to understand the teachings of Lord Krishna.
Prabhupada once again, I am praying to you that keep me always in your service and give me the
strength so that I can carry out your wish for the satisfaction of Lord Krishna.
Hare Krishna,
Jai Srila Prabhupada.
Bless me to follow the great path
Your servant,
Girish M.
Bhakta Hariraju
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. You are the saviour of the whole world and
you are the saviour of fallen soul like me.
Prabhupada, you taught me who Lord Krishna is and what our relationship with Lord Krishna is,
through ISKCON and your disciples.
Prabhupada show your mercy unto me so that I can engage in devotional service.Please give me
strength to follow four the regulative principles, chanting 16 rounds, reading your books, practice
sadhana and control my mind from other material attractions.
I fall at your feet again and again begging you so that I may be able to serve you birth after birth.
Your fallen servant,
Hari raju
Bhakta Jaisimha
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
On this holy and auspicious appearance day of my Spiritual Master ie., (116th Vyasa Puja day), I
would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my beloved Spiritual Master, who literally saved my life
by his mercy.
As proof of how fallen I actually am, it has taken me years of many trials and errors to get to a place
where I am now able to practice Krishna Consciousness to some degree. And due to some reasons I
couldn't come for temple and I have committed mistakes but you forgot and made me to come back
and gave me your shelter and also gave a nice service.
Now I sincerely realize how much mercy you have shown towards me. Thank you so much Gurudeva.
I now realize that my only hope is to fully take shelter of those lotus feet of our most dearest and
sincere Srila Prabhupada. I must offer my obeisances to your lotus feet. Had you not been there in my
life, I would be lost waiting for death to arrive and then birth, death, old age and disease all over again,
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and again and again. Although undeserving, I feel most fortunate to have received your blessings and
to read your books.
All glories to patita pavana Srila Prabhupada. Please bless me with the dust from your holy lotus feet
for without that dust I cannot make any significant spiritual advancement.
I am very foolish and in darkness, but you gave me the holy name, which shines like the rising sun.
You gave me the light of mercy to see that I am a menial servant of a branch of Lord Gaurangas
golden tree. My only desire is to remain as a fool, at your lotus feet to lay down my life and body in
the dust of your lotus feet, day after day, life after life help me to go serve you and Lord Krishna like
this, I pray, dear Srila Prabhupada, please dont kick me away.
I bow to your lotus feet and hope to also be obedient and follow your instructions, and slowly pray to
begin to understand your teachings to the best of my ability.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada, for your unlimited mercy.
You are my eternal savior, protector, teacher, father and master. Please allow me to serve you life after
life after life. Please Gurudeva, help me I have nowhere else to go. By your mercy Lord Krishna, may I
never fall down again. Please give me strength to do Mahaprabhus service with proper attention
without any culmination and make me to focus on what I want to do as in your books and follow what
you said. Please save me.
Janmashtami mahotsav ki jai, Srila Gurudeva Prabhupada ki jai. Jai Radhe.
Begging to remain forever in your divine service,
Jaisimha
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Hare Krishna Prabhupada,
I am very glad that I came in contact with ISKCON which brought me a tremendous change in my life.
I am very thankful to you for giving me a chance to be a part of your movement. From your books a
lot of doubts are cleared and I have started to feel that I am approaching the truth Lord Krishna.
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I feel it everywhere which gives happiness and through chanting everyday many of my weaknesses
turned as my strength. I have found a lot of improvement in my academics, my behaviour, my
concentration has improved and many more.
Please have mercy on me and help me to be more Krishna conscious.
Hare Krishna
Your's aspiring servant
Kushal Aradhya R
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am the most fallen and unqualified soul to get your mercy. Still, you bestowed me your mercy and
love with compassion. It is said that only by the mercy of a Spiritual Master, one can attain the
benediction of the Supreme Lord Krishna. Pardon me for all the known and unknown mistakes which
I have done. Please give me a small place under the shade of your lotus feet and give me strength to
engage my uncontrollable mind in the service of your lotus feet. I feel safe, protected and blissful by
the love and compassion you have shown on your disciples. I came to this world as blind, stayed for
many years as blind. My life has become illuminated upon the touch of your lotus feet.
Please provide me the opportunity to serve your lotus feet always. You are my father, mother and
Gurudeva. I was the most unfortunate soul yet very fortunate to receive your blessings. My only wish
in this material world is to go back to my home, back to Godhead and to keep serving you personally.
Though I am not qualified, please be merciful unto me.
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You are the dearest devotee of the Lord, without whom fallen conditioned souls like us will not at all
be able to get the Krishna prema and eternal happiness. After starting chanting Hare Krishna, my life
has changed. I always feel the presence of Lord Krishna in every aspect. I would have got spoiled the
moment I came to this type of unknown dark place which is full of sense gratifications and sins. I
would have got derailed from the real purpose of human life. I will not be able to repay you back even
if I take thousands and thousands of births for the love you have showered on this most fallen soul. I
thank you from the bottom of my heart and pay obeisances to your lotus feet.
I was very fortunate to meet your personal devotees in a place like this to receive your blessings. You
have given me love always for which I am not capable of repaying you back. You have taken care of
me every second of my life. By following your teachings, I have transformed into a human from an
animal life. I have understood the real knowledge of what eternal happiness and complete satisfaction
is. Chanting of holy names of Lord has changed me and my life which there are no words to describe.
I dedicate my entire life for the service of your lotus feet. Please engage me in the service of your lotus
feet and protect me from maya.
Paying obeisance's onto your lotus feet,
Manjunath
Bhakta Manjunath S L
HARE KRISHNA,
As Lord Krishna said in Bhagavad-gita, "dharma sansthapanarthaya sambhavaami yuge yuge" that is, I
descend on this earth again and again to establish dharma or religion.
Sri Prabhupada is a true representative of Supreme Lord Krishna, who was born on this world, to
establish Dharma which is endangered. Through his preachings, he reestablished the ancient
knowledge of Bhakti which descended from our rishis and Gurus.
He established a kind of spiritual platform on which, he prescribed a set of spiritual activities like
rising early; doing mangala arathi, reading books etc., in such a way that, by doing this regularly
without fail we can achieve the bhakthi bhava automatically otherwise it is not so easy. By this, we get
a sense of purpose in our life, through this we develop a taste which is much higher in nature, that is
the Higher taste.
Sri Prabhupada thought us that there are many ways of spiritual activities to achieve God, but bhakthi
is an essential ingredient in all these sadhana, just like salt in a soup, without salt, soup is not
complete. To achieve this he gave us an ancient Hare Krishna Maha-mantra "Hare Krishna Hare
Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hari Hari" which was
reestablished by Lord Chaitanya who is also an incarnation of Lord Krishna.
So Sri Prabhupada has given us a spiritual place in the form of ISKCON, where we can get shelter, a
place where we can practice and involve in spiritual activities like sankirtana, taking prasadam, raising
early in the moring and doing arati, chanting 16 rounds of Maha-mantra, to abstain from illicit sex,
gambling, no meat eating and intoxication. He has taught us all these things and now I have got a
sense of purpose in my living and a touch of spirituality in my activities. Now, whatever I do, I try to
do it for Lord Krishna, not for me, this is what Krishna consciousness is all about,just a change of
thinking, whatever one does, he should do it for Lord Krishna and not for his own. Whatever belongs
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to us is not actually ours but His. This is what Sri Prabhupada taught to his followers, very easy
method of achieving Krishna consciousness.
Sri Prabhupada is a great Guru. When he started his mission he was very aged, his health was not
good, inspite of this and in such a short period, he established such a great organisation like ISKCON
and left us such a rich legacy, which in unimaginable. Nobody can produce such an amount of
literature simultaneously along with his missionary work. Truly he is empowered by Lord Krishna
Himself. Lakhs of devotees from East and West have taken refuge under his organisation and living
happily by serving God. We are all students under his university and studying his teachings, I believe
our salvation is sure if we follow the path shown by him. I pray to Guruji to give more bhakti and
knowledge to understand Lord Sri Krishna.
On this occasion of Vyasa Puja, I offer my pranams to the lotus feet of his holiness, His Divine grace A
C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna
consciousness.
Bhakta Naveen
My dear beloved Srila Prabhupada,
I'm a very lucky person to get into your mission of Krishna consciousness. Earlier I was in a very
depressed state, I think that is why I had to face bad situations.But, after associating with ISKCON and
the devotees of Lord Krishna, I slowly came understand the reasons behind my miseries. Now I have
also understood the actual goal of my life.
Prabhupada, from your divine blessings I'm now able to concentrate on my studies more than earlier
which I'll use it in service of Lord Krishna. Due to the association of temple devotees I have learnt
many things which are very valuable in my life and I came to know the goal of my life.
I am very happy to serve Lord Krishna. But due to many disturbances I'm not able to make it over. So
please lift me up and bless me to progress in Krishna consciousness
Yours truly,
Naveen
Bhakta Pavan Kishore
The most respectable Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Please consider this sincere attempt of mine to pay homage to your Divine Grace.
Your mercy and Lord Krishnas mercy always acts together. By such mercy, youve made me advance
in spiritual life with a great pace; and I had never thought it would happen so fast. You have made me
practice so many Krishna conscious activities, about which had thought I can never do it. In my first
offering on the day of your appearance, last year, I had confused that I am unable to understand and
appreciate the importance of the Spiritual Master. Now, to some extent, I have understood your
glories and importance of serving your mission.
Im very grateful and largely indebted to you for youve involved me in your great mission of
spreading holy name of the Lord. By your mercy I started going for book distribution with
devotees and started chanting 16 rounds daily. I never even dreamt that I would take part in
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the dRama conducted in temple and neither did I wish to. But you so inspired me and made
to willfully participate in the dRama describing pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, on the Gaura
Purnima day.
But Im unable to properly utilise the facilities given by Lord Krishna to actually serve your
mission. In the name of Krishna consciousness, I have used all facilities for selfish purposes
and for sense gratification, sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly. I am simply
becoming more and more egoistic, imagining that I am very advanced spiritually. As a result
of such dirtiness, I have neglected completing chanting 16 rounds many days and I had kept
as many as 26 rounds pending, unfinished for a month. I had become so neglectful and
careless.
But now I have taken a vow to complete 16 rounds of chanting everyday, without fail, let
come whatever. Please bestow me the conscience to rationally understand the purpose of your
mission and involve me to serve your mission.
All glories to your holiness,
Begging for your mercy on unqualified but aspiring servant of yours,
Pavan Kishore
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
My dear Guru Maharaj, by your blessings I got good association devotees in this ISKCON Temple
Mysore, which made me to improve in spiritual life.
Before taking to Krishna Consciousness I was totally lost in material world and I was failing in all my
academic studies. By your blessings I gave first preference for Krishna Conscious activities like
devotees association, services in temple, reading your books daily, chanting sixteen rounds daily and
daily hearing lectures on Srimad-Bhagavatam. After that I came to know from your teachings that
material things can also be used in Lord Krishnas service. So I started give attention towards my
academic studies at the same time doing sadhana. This helped me a lot. Eventually today by your
blessings, I am succeeding in my academics.
Also by your teachings, I came to know that Krishna conscious movement has got solutions for all
types of problems from which all living entities are suffering in this material world and if the entire
world takes to Krishna consciousness, all problems of this world will be solved, the world will become
peaceful land and every living entity can go back home, back to Godhead and stay with our lovely
Lord Krishna, playing with Him, dancing with Him and taking nice Prasadam with Him eternally. So
Prabhupada, I conclude that you are the real doctor for all living entities who are suffering in this
material world with disease of birth, death, disease and old age; you are the real teacher for one who is
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in search of ultimate truth; you are father, mother and you are best well wisher of all the living
entities. You are the perfect universal Spiritual Master.
Finally I request you to shower more blessings on this fallen soul so that I do more and more service
to your lotus feet eternally and follow your instructions to improve in Krishna Consciousness.
Trying to become your sincere disciple
Prashanth P
Bhakta Praveen
Respected Srila Prabhupadaji,
I offer my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
I am the most insignificant and most single human being in this universe. By chance I saw your book
in 1999 and when I saw your photo, I was immediately attracted and a divine thought come to my
mind that you are one of the most important person who has a great divine mission for the good of all
humans all over the world.
By your causeless mercy, I came in touch with ISKCON Mysore, 2001 and started practicing Krishna
Consciousness. I am extremely thankful and highly grateful to you and dearest Lord Krishna for
bringing me to your lotus feet. I wish that all humans all over the world take up Krishna
Consciousness seriously and sincerely.
I beg you, respected Srila Prabhupada, with tears in my eyes. Please bestow your infinite causeless
mercy, sympathy, divine grace and kind compassion to all fallen souls and please deliver them and
please take all of us to the lotus feet of Radha Krishna. Chanting Hare Krishna gives me lot of
transcendental happiness and real peace and joy to my real self soul. I express my deep gratitude to
all devotees of ISKCON Mysore for taking forward this movement for benefit of all people.
Your servant,
Praveen
Bhakta Praveen Kumar
Kindly accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet, my eternal Master!
Srila Prabhupada, I still recollect the day of Feb 2007, on which accidentally I visited ISKCON, by
which today I have gained a priceless and most valued mercy of you and Lord Krishna Balarama.
I am probably the most worthless soul on this planet. I try everyday to overcome my laziness and at
least constantly chant my rounds so that I may do some reading. I have been trying so hard to make it
a part of my life to at least do some reading of your books, but haven't managed to fully succeed.
Words fail to thank you, as "thank you" is a most insignificant word for all your kind efforts in
bringing us closer to Krishna Consciousness and Lord Krishna as well, for which without coming to
this Movement I would never have appreciated what it means to love and serve God.
Dear Master, by your eternal mercy of, I have understood the basics of Krishna Consciousness and
practicing constantly as well, which has brought a tremendous and successively progress in my life. I
can never imagine a life without Lord Krishna and His blessings.
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Srila Prabhupada, by your teachings, you taught us that the best way to serve you is by serving your
ISKCON. This wonderful institution is your divine arrangement for spreading Krishna consciousness
all over the globe and it is through ISKCON that the Krishna Consciousness will continue to spread in
every part of the world, fulfilling the prediction of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Therefore, it is clear with the passing of time that the most important responsibility is to serve
ISKCON with all our abilities and means.
Dear Prabhupada, kindly direct me with your kind mercy to follow and practice Krishna
Consciousness well so that, I may achieve the real goal of this human life!
All glories unto your lotus feet. Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Your aspiring servant,
Praveen Kumar M
Bhakta Preetham Bharadwaj
Our respected Guru Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisance unto our Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada. It is by his grace that I am
writing this letter.
I first came in contact with ISKCON through the Art of mind control programme. Formerly, I hated
the worship of any swamiji or person. I felt that only Lord has to be worshipped. But Srila
Prabhupadas teachings were not like other so called Swamijis. His teachings were very scientific and
meant for the modern world. He never asked that he should be worshipped; instead, he taught the
worship of the Supreme Lord. I liked this attitude of Srila Prabhupada very much.
His books are very interesting because they reveal many secrets of Bhagavat-gita and Srimad-
Bhagavatam which the whole world is ignorant of. I very much like the examples and stories he gives
in his books and in his lectures. I liked his teachings because they were not very complicated and
difficult to follow. He never asked anyone to learn big Sanskrit slokas and other things.
He said that anyone can become a brahmana and he transformed many fallen people into first class
brahmanas. I once again offer my obeisances at his feet who gave me the knowledge of Lord Krishna
through the Hare-Krishna Maha-mantra. I abide to his feet till the last moment of my life.
Yours humble disciple, Preetham Bharadwaj.
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Srila Prabhupada,
I am very happy to write to you on this auspicious day. Since six years, I am visiting ISKCON and
listening to Bhagavad-gita discourses and praying a lot to Lord Krishna through your teachings. But, I
find that there is no progress of mine till today.
Kindly accept me as a devotee to serve Lord Krishna till my last breath. You know all my problems.
Hence, kindly influence me so that I can be with you through ISKCON regularly.
Purushotham
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Bhakta Raj Gopal Rao
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on this Sri Vyasa Puja.
I am visiting ISKCON from the past twelve years. Before that I was totally unaware of Lord Krishna.
By Lord Krishnas mercy, I got Srila Prabhupada as my guru. Prabhupada because of your mercy my
life turned from material to spiritual. I did not know to read and write. By hearing Bhagavad-gita class
I learnt to read and I got inspired to read Bhagavadgita by myself. I got the chance to read Bhagvad
gita and SrimadBhagavatham and I finished also. Now I have started to read Chaitanya
Charitamritha. I am very happy because even though I was uneducated, I got the chance to read these
books. Prabhupada if I have made any mistakes knowingly or unknowingly, I request to you forgive
me and bless me and engage me always in the service of Lord Krishna.
Trying to be your faithful servant, Raj Gopal Rao
Bhakta Rajan
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
On this auspicious day of your 116th Birth Anniversary, I pay my humble obeisances unto your lotus
feet dear Srila Prabhupada. First of all, I thank you whole heartedly for giving me an opportunity to
glorify you dear Prabhupada.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, this most foolish and fallen person is still sustaining in the service of Lord just
by your causeless mercy. Still it is fresh in my memory it was during the Krishna Janmastami festival
in 2005 one temple devotee approached me for a minimum Seva wherein I cut a sorry face. But
because of the strong desire in us you have fulfilled them by providing us required material support to
become Dharmakarthas and doing sevas whenever we could.
Indeed I am not exaggerating, whenever I was subjected to difficulties just by praying to you, you have
given me enough support to overcome them. Few years before one of my family members were subject
to difficulty by some agencies. I was advised by my well wishers to meet influential persons. But I
prayed to you and it was a surprise blessing that everything ended peacefully by your mercy.
While my son was about to stay in a place for six years away from us, it was by your causeless mercy
that boy was provided with onion-garlic free prasadam by a Sabha.
I am not a clean person. Still by your causeless mercy I am in this society. In 2006 when we first
visited Vrindavana, we were totally new to that place. But like a loving father you conducted us safely
throughout the trip and brought us back. Wherever we go we are provided with prasadam because
you are taking care of your children. During last year book Marathon we had a wonderful experience
atop Chamundi Hills. By your mercy we could convince two Italian brothers and sold three of your
books.
Once again, I pay my pranams unto your lotus feet Srila Prabhupada. Please forgive me Srila
Prabhupada for any offenses committed.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Your servant, S. Rajan
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Bhakta Rakesh
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto you Srila Prabhupada. Through your ISKCON Movement
I came to know about Lord Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada, indeed you are a great scholar in the spiritual knowledge. Through you I came to
know about soul and who am I where have I come from.
I was born in ignorance. But, by the chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra Hare Krishna Hare
Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare my ignorance is
reducing through your grace.
And I realized one thing that is stated by Srila Prabhupada This material world is temporary and
spiritual world is eternal.
You have given perfect knowledge to the whole world. And we should utilise that. Through his Divine
Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupaad I am able to attain the classes of S.O.S. and FOLK.
Now a day, I am chanting 16 rounds and reading books i.e, Bhagavad-gita and the Science of self-
realisation.
Finally I am inspired with Prabhupadas voice and his books and lecturing and I realised so much. So
my humble thanks to Spiritual Master of Srila Prabhupada.
Yours faithfully, Rakesh. C
Bhakta Ravi
Dear Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada,
I am very grateful to you for you have shown me the way of how to be better a human being and what
is the ultimate aim and mission of this human life.
Before coming in contact with Prabhupada Movement, I was not aware of these. I was simply pursuing
some things without proper guidance and I was acting on false platform, like whatever mind says and
normal people advice. I didnt know where I was leading myself towards. I was not getting full
happiness or satisfaction in whatever I did. I was a victim of bad association.
After coming in contact with you Prabhupada, I got to know what is my life, why I am existing here,
why suffering is forced upon me and through your divine transcendential teachings, I am now aware
that I am not this body (spiritual), I am part and parcel of Lord Krishna and Lord Krishna is the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. And my constitutional position is to develop loving relationship
with Lord Krishna. The ultimate success of life is to regain this position and become completely happy
by situating in that relationship with Lord Krishna.
You are mercifully given the path and practically demonstrated how to revive and regain this blissful
position and go back to home, back to Godhead.
Thank you Prabhupada, all glories to Prabhupada.
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To the lotus feet of my spiritual master,
His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji,
I have been coming to ISKCON since 2007. After connecting to ISKCON, I learned the way to connect
to the Supreme Soul. In this journey, I felt the real connection between humans and the Supreme
Lord. I understood the meaning of birth, death, our duty, why we are put in this material world and
how to get back to the spiritual world. I understood correctly about the chain of birth and death. I
came to know how maya pulls us around the material existence and how to control ourselves from
these illusions.
I am trying to introduce my friends to ISKCON and I have also connected and brought their lives into
spiritual activity. Also I participate in various activities of temple say Ekadashi, Krishna Janmashtami,
almost every services and trips too.
I am surrendering myself to Lord Krishna in all the activities I do as much as I can. All these changes
in my life are only because of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada Ji. I thank you Prabhuji. And
thank you to all prabhus in ISKCON who are providing me the ultimate spiritual knowledge which I
could not find elsewhere.
Yours sincerely,
Sawan Kumar
Bhakta Shashank
HARE KRISHNA
It has been 3 years since I came in touch with ISKCON. Actually one of my friends brought me here
saying they will give nice food (prasadam) and hence I came in touch with ISKCON.
At the beginning I just came here to have nice prasadam. I didnt understand anything in the
beginning but later came to know something valuable. There has been many ups and downs in these 3
years. But by the Almightys grace I am still in touch with ISKCON. I dont have any such experiences
which can inspire other devotees or may be I dont know to express my experiences, so let these small
encounters remain with me. Sorry if I have done any mistakes. Thank you for giving me this
opportunity to write.
Thanks a lot.Hare Krishna.
Yours obediently
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Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I do not remember the exact day that I came in touch with your movement but the year was 2004.
From that time on to the early months of 2005, I had nreferred you as Sottai (Bald man). This is a
great offense unto a magnanimous and remarkable person such as your Divine Grace.
However, this offense is mostly definitely miniscule compared to the massive line up of discourtesies I
have accumulated since then. The period from 2004 to early 2005 was my first touch and initial
exposure to your activities and glories. Although inexcusable my Codeword for your Divine Grace
was born out of ignorance. By the end of 2005, I had become aware of the precarious situation you
had rescued me from. And yet I continued to disregard and make a mockery out of every single one of
your instructions.
I have lost track of the number of times I have apologized and asked for second chances. I have lost
track of the number of times that I have lied to myself and others about my sadhana. For years, I have
been unworthy of your mercy and yet you have proved time and again that you are indeed an Ocean
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of causeless mercy. In the very brief moments of lucidity, I realize how much I am indebted to you,
but ungrateful as I am, I slip back into my stupor and continue to perpetrate the sham that I consider
devotional life as.
The term repeat offender does no justice to the likes of me. Yet I stand before you invigorated by
your instructions through a devotee yesterday, with the same humble request. Please, one more
chance.
Yours sincerely
An indebted fraud
R. Shiva
Bhakta Shivakumar
On this auspicious appearance day I offer the following poem unto you.
Engaged is the mind
In the narrow lanes
Of unwanted weeds
Driving me in search of things
Which I thought
Will give me lasting peace
But to my awe
It proved me wrong (1)
At this juncture of ambiguity
I found little space
In the boat of ISKCON
Guided by his divine grace Srila Prabhupada (2)
Though I am learning ABC
And I am a long way
From the regulated principles
Yet he is so merciful
To give me strength anew
And thoughts with goodness bloom (3)
My humble and respectful
Obeisances to his Divine Grace
For putting me on a path
That is divine and clear (4)
Your aspiring servant, Shiva Kumar
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Bhakta Shiva Prasad
Dear Srila Prabupada,
Please accept obeisances from this fallen soul. I really thank you for showing me the Supreme Person
i.e. Lord Krishna. Without you I would have got lost in this ocean of illusion. Because of yours and
Krishnas causeless mercy I am able to chant holy name of Lord, hear about him, dance and eat Sri
Krishna prasadam. No one in my life had answered my questions about the Supreme Power or the
Supreme controller except you.
You have showed me and taught me the real purpose of this precious human life. Because of your
mercy Im getting association of devotees which has helped me a lot in improving my Krishna
Consciousness. No where in this planet we can find real peaceful place except your ISKCON. I thank
you for all your mercy on these fallen souls.
Please give me strength to continue in my Krishna Consciousness and also to improve in it. Please
bless me so that I can serve you and Lord Krishna, no matter where Im or in which condition Im.
Also please bless this insignificant fallen soul to be your eternal servant. Because of you I could able to
distinguish between wrong and rights in all aspects of life. No one except you and Lord Krishna could
take me and many other fallen souls like me back home back to Godhead.
Please give more and more strength to serve you eternally by following your transcendental
instructions.
Yours faithfully (trying)
Shiva Prasad.T.P
Bhakta Shravanth Vasisht
Dear Prabhupad,
What you have given to me and to this world is incomparable. I always pray to 'Forgive Me, Bless me,
Guide Me and Lift me up', and you have been doing that to me always and showing your mercy
towards me.
After I got associated to the mission you established, my life changed fully. Today, I have changed a
lot. I changed in a positive way. My vision has changed. Previously, my mind used to be very short-
tempered, very impatient and very impulsive. Negative Energy was overflowing in me which had
indirectly made my life miserable. Im very grateful to you because you have given me the opportunity
for self-realization, indirectly giving me the biggest gift in my life. I got involved among the devotees
of the mission started by you and unconsciously my mindset changed.
Many times, I wonder how and when I changed, but its all because of your blessings and mercy. I
never get a small spark in my mind about doing anything wrong to anyone in this world.
Thanking you Prabhupad for guiding me to the right path.
Guruji!! I pray again. Forgive Me, Bless Me, Guide Me and Lift Me up.
Let all be the winners. Let all be successful and Let all be Happy.
Thank You Prabhupad!!!
Yours Sincerely, Shravanth Vasisht
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Dear Prabhupada,
It's said that Guru is the one who dispels the darkness of our lives, by becoming a divine light by
himself. In my case, though you have not just been a lamp, but much more than the sun. From the
darkness of animalistic life, you have been helping me to cross over to the spiritual ethereal world,
holding my finger, step by step like a mother. Your love reminds me of how Mother Yashoda would
lead her Nandalala to admonish him for His leelas, but would actually be the cause for more leelas to
come. Due to your unbound grace, I have been able to see through every incident in my life and lives
surrounding me and realize that all of those are nothing but leelas of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya.
Your smile makes one forget all anguishes, miseries and sorrows of the materialistic life and makes
one realize how mundane one's life has been and what their real purpose in life is.
Your books are Akshayapatras of Krishnamrita, and the divine nectar spills all over my hand and soul
as I start savouring them. Regardless of the number of times I read them, I experience the very same
rasanubhava, entering the divine moods of the greatest transcendental being. Could it be more
wonderful?
Your chanting and songs take me back in time, where I feel like a humble gopa, listening to the
enchanting tunes emanating from the flowery flute of Vasudeva. While I hear them the next time, I
feel like being a Gaudiya Vaishnava on the streets of Navadwipa singing a kirtana led by
the mesmerizing minstrel Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Yet another time, I am right next you, a new
devotee, pulling the eternal chariot of the Lord along the lanes of New York. Can such chanting be
nothing but the divine himself singing the tune of aum?
Your lectures transcend the materialistic senses, the mind, even the intelligence and go awaken the
long sleeping soul. It induces the mood of bhakti, dispenses ignorance and awakens the divine in it.
Your child-like face, discussing the depths of ageless philosophy, is akin to Lord Krishna's eternal
lecture to Arjuna. I can feel how Arjuna felt being sung the song of the Lord by the Lord Himself! And
you are no less than the Lord as ordained by the parampara, that Guru is as good as God.
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It is for being that Guru, for being the Lord Himself,that I submit myself unto you, and offer my
sincere dandavats on this day of Vyasa Puja and thank you for taking me back to Godhead.
Srinidhi
Bhakta Srinidhi B.V.
Prabhupada is a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. His full name is A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada. He went to many countries and installed 108 temples around the world. He was having
only $ 40 when he went to America in goods ship. He made many people Lord Krishnas devotees and
he was always chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. He gave pravachan of Srimad-Bhagavatam and
Bhagavad-gita and read books about Lord Krishna everyday. He was doing sankirtana, puja every day.
He knew many stories about Lord Krishna. He celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami very grandly. If
you chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra you will be become intelligent and smart.
By your humble servant
B.V. Srinidhi, IV Standard
Bhakta Srivatsa
Prabhupada is a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. His full name is A C Baktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada. During his childhood days, he told his father to get him a Ratha to play the game of
Rathayatra of Jagannatha. Then his father went to market and asked for Ratha. But he did not get
Ratha. Then he told his son that he did not get the Ratha. At the same time one lady came and gave
Ratha to Prabhupada. So he became happy and did Jagannatha Ratha Yathra for eight days. He wrote
many books about Lord Krishna. But his wife sold all the books to a book seller. So he became
unhappy and left the home and his wife and became a completely dedicated of Lord Krishna.
When he was 70 years old he went to America in goods ship along with $40 only. During travelling he
got heart attack, but Lord Krishna saved him. Then he went to many places in the world and gave
pravachana about Lord Krishna and converted many people as Lord Krishnas devotees. He installed
108 temples of Lord Krishna all over the world. He explained Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita
in the simplest from. He was doing sankirtana, chanting every day. He used to read books of Lord
Krishna everyday. This much I know about you Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna
B.V. Srivathsa VIII Std.
Bhakta Sunny
Dear Gurudeva,
Hare Krishna,
Prabhupada please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you.
Its gives me immense pleasure to glorify you and to say I am your servant.
what can i say more when there is no such topic that you don't know about it,
what can i say more when everything is emerging out of you,
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what can i say more when you can understand everything without we expressing it,
what can i say more when you are providing us bread before we ask,
what can i say more when you are always there to shield me,
what can i say more when you are preaching the divine knowledge to all the ignorants like me,
what can i say more when you have given shelter under the strongest roof in Lord Krishnas home,
what can i ask for you more when there is bliss all around me because of your mercy.
Your humble servant,
Sunny Y.J.
Bhakta Ujwal Raj
Hare Krishna,
All glories to Srila Prabupada,
All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai,
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra,
All glories to Sri Sri Krishna Balarama.
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances to your lotus feet. By coming in touch with Hare
Krishna movement I am gaining spiritual wisdom. I am in continuous association with your grace by
coming in touch with temple, books, kirtana, prasadam etc. You have enabled me the spiritual
consciousness so that I really know my position in this world. I am trying to follow all the instructions
sincerely by chanting, worshiping, reading, participating in kirtanas etc.
Please continue to show your mercy on to me so that my consciousness gets purified and as a return
let me serve you and the Supreme Lord. I may have committed some mistakes or broken some rules.
Kindly bless me so that I may regain the consciousness and always remain in touch with you.
I thank you for all your contribution to the human society, especially to my family.
Yours beloved disciple,
Ujwal Raj S.
Bhakta Ujwal Kumar
Hare Krishna
My dear Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, my dear Jagadguru Sri Srila Prabhupada and my dear
ananta koti Vaishnava vrunda.
Please accept my respectful obeisances onto your lotus feet. Even though I am not qualified to glorify
you, please accept my humble Vyasa puja offerings unto your lotus feet.
My dear Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada, by your grace and mercy this is my 26
th
year Vyasa Puja offering
in my life. I beg your mercy and blessings throughout my life for doing more chanting, more service
unto Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama and for taking more prasadam.
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Dear Srila Prabhupada, you are the only Jagadguru who is telling us Pack-up, this place is not for
gentlemen, catch hold of my dhothi, catch my walking stick and I will take you back to Godhead.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, you are the only Jagadguru who told, Come to me, I will give you shelter.
You are the only Jagadguru who told I will live through my books and I will be your Guru for the
next ten thousand years.
Scriptures reveal to us that you are more than all the sum total of 33 crore devathas. This is your
greatness!
Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!
Yours in the service of Guru and Gauranga
Trying to be your most humble servant
B.V. Ujwal Kumar
Bhakta Vinay
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I know that you bestowed your kindness upon me by giving me the knowledge of Absolute Truth and
my constitutional position as a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna. I am
trying my best to follow your instructions. But, please give me your mercy to follow them strictly.
Without you, I would have wandered into darkness region of ignorance. I somehow feel fortunate to
have come in touch with you and your elevated disciples who by their kindness are still pushing me to
pursue Krishna consciousness. Presently I am feeling great difficulty in following all of your
instructions. I know I have committed lot of sins. Give me strength again to follow the regulative
principles.
Lastly, I would like to quote what you mentioned in Bhagavad-gita As it is that Let there be one
scripture, one religion and let there be one God Lord Krishna and only one mantra Hare Krishna Hare
Krishna,Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare Rama,Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Blessed is the land of Bharatha on which you are born. Blessed are we to have your physical presence.
Through your divine vani, our contaminated hearts are being purified and making us perfect due to
which we came to know that we are all part and parcel of the Lord and that the Supreme Lord is the
source of everything. To take us all back home, back to Godhead is your ardent desire Srila
Prabhupada.
Please help me to become the servant of your servant
Vinay (Gokulam)
Bhakta Vinay Kumar N
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept the humble obeisances of your servant and bless me to engage in the service of you more
and more. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was so merciful that he gave the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
to get liberation from this material bondage. You are also so merciful that you gave this ISKCON
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society as a gift for the millions of fallen souls like me to make their progress towards realising the
ultimate goal of life by following your instructions.
Srila Prabhupada, you are the real bonafide Spiritual Master. From you only we are able to get the
actual knowledge. I am so fortunate to come under the shelter of you to stop this birth, death, old age
and disease, which are the four basic problems of a conditioned soul because of which we are
suffering.
Until and unless your mercy was there on me, I could not have made spiritual progress. Prabhupada,
it has been said that a bonafide Spiritual Master is a summation of all demigods. You are situated in
the transcendental platform, only through you can I can go back to Godhead.
Prabhupada, you have shown me the right way and I know if I dont accept the path shown by you,
then definitely I will become a fool. Srila Prabhupada, my dear Spiritual Master, I am asking you to
bless for the improvement of my spiritual progress.
Because of your sincere efforts there are millions of people in the world who are chanting Hare
Krishna Maha-mantra and getting purified.
Because of you, there are lakhs of children in the country getting Krishna prasadam through mid day
meals programme, and they are also very much fortunate to get the mercy of you and the Lord.
Srila Prabupada, I always want to be engaged in your service in one or the other way as dictated by
you. Please accept this request and fulfill my desire to serve you in a better way.
Your sincere servant
Vinay Kumar N.
Bhakta Vinay Raj M U
Dear Prabhupada,
The very first attempt to learn about this Krishna consciousness was made possible by the my Spiritual
Masters books and the principles of Srila Prabhupada.
As a beginner I entered to the SOS programme. Then due to the influence of Srila Prabhupadas
teachings and his lectures, I was able to progress in spiritual consciousness. Due to the divine grace of
Srila Prabhupada I was able to gradually increase my chanting from one round to twelve rounds as I
am doing now.
So last but not the least I would like to thank you, Prabhupada, for moulding my spiritual
consciousness to very large extent.
Hare Krishna.
Bhakta Vinesh
About Srila Prabhupada - He taught us the rejuvenating Hare Krishna Maha-mantra which was
started by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the six goswami paramparas. He went to American
countries and explained the chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Sometime he has travelled even
for duration as long as three months despite suffering from illness. He travelled to UK, US, and other
parts of the world. He wrote many books like Science of Self Realization which innspired me to link
myself with ISKCON activities.
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My personal obeisances to Srila Prabhupada because, earlier I was having a very perturbed mind and
was very enthusiastic in material world. But when I started associating with the devotees here, I have
been able to explore the spiritual world, that is permanent and eternal, which we really wanted.
This time, I would like to convey my special thanks to your ISKCON which encouraged me a lot and
changed me into a better human being to serve the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna and become a
devotee Krishna Consciousness.
R.J. Vinesh
Deputy Director, Dept. of Agl. Marketing, Shimoga.
Bhaktin Anushka Pathak
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. It is my greatest fortune to be able to convey my respect and
gratitude towards you. It was five years ago, when I was in fifth standard that I came in contact with
ISKCON. At that time I was cultivating a habit of reading and it was a delightful surprise for me when
one evening my father brought me three books from your movement, ISKCON. An insignificant
action at that time, it was the turning point of my life what my life would be like and what I would be
like without ISKCON is a thing that I cant imagine today since then every year I have been conveying
my gratitude to you on Vyasa Puja day, gratitude that cant be expressed in words.
ISKCON is an oasis in todays mundane word. Today, by your grace and mercy we have Radha-
Madhava deities in our home, engaging us in pleasant devotional service everyday. It is unbelievable
that an old man single handedly worked miracles worldwide, converting hippies into devotees. The
waves of devotion that you took with you as you went around the world at a fragile age have watered
many saplings of devotion (Bhakti) in the hearts of thousands of devotees.
I am sure, with your grace all the problems being faced by devotees will be solved and everyone will
be able to practice Krishna consciousness in an undisturbed fashion. In one letter, gratitude and love
cannot be expressed. But I am sure that a benevolent Spiritual Master like you will forgive all my
mistakes and help me advance in my spiritual life.
Your humble devotee,
Anushka Pathak, 9
th
Std.
Bhaktin Devika
Hare Krishna,
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Srila Prabhupada told, you should do japa, you should get-up early morning and you should do puja
to Lord Krishna. One glass of milk and two tulasi leaves to be offered to the Lord and have nice
Krishna Prasadam.
This is the simple path given by Srila Prabhupada to Krishna loka.
Yours Servant
Devika (Dimple), III Std.
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Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on this auspicious occasion of Sri Vyasa Puja.
My nija Guru Srila Prabhupada, I am very happy to have you as my Guru. Because, I have got the
opportunity to read Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam and now I have got the chance to read Sri
Chaitanya Charitamrita. Its all because of your mercy unto me and I think because of your grace and
mercy I will be able to complete the book Chaitanya Charitamrita also.
I like to come to ISKCON to hear the preachings of Prabhupada, to do sankritana and to have
prasadam. But I am not able to attend the arati and sankirtana. So I request you Prabhupada to give me
a way so that I can come early to attend arati and sankirtana.
I feel very happy and satisfied when I come to ISKCON and if I miss I feel unsatisfied the whole week.
Prabhupada, if I have committed some mistakes unknowingly, please I request you to forgive me and
bless me to not commit mistakes knowingly or unknowingly in future again and also bless me that I
could follow the regulative principles without fail.
Thanking you,
Yours faithful servant,
Mohaneshwari
Bhaktin Padmashree
I offer my obeisances unto your lotus feet. Guru is the Supreme Lords representative. Truly you are
Lord Krishnas representative. I am very fortunate because a fallen soul like me is under your
guidance. You have shown me the solution to the puzzle of life. I know that my ultimate goal is to go
back to Lord Krishnas abode. I am firm, fully convinced and that you are the only Jagadguru who can
take me back to Godhead.
I want to read more of your books and chant more rounds of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. Please help
me and guide me. Please give me your blessings.
Yours loving servant, Padmashree B.V.
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Bhaktin Radha
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Prabhupada, is very dear to Lord Krishna for having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful
obeisances are unto you Oh! Spiritual Master, true servant of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati
Goswami.
On this auspicious day of your appearance, I would like to thank you for everything you have given
me. Thank you for your books, letters, lectures, conservations and various other things you left
specifically for us.
By your causeless mercy, I have got you as my Spiritual Master. And I came to know from your books
that Lord Krishna is the Supreme Lord and I am His eternal servant. Before I came in touch with your
books, I had no idea about the purpose of life and the aim of life. I was materialistic.
By your mercy you kept guiding me through your disciples. Please guide me to take their guidance in
a correct attitude. Let me mould my life by thinking high and simple living reminding me that I am
conditioned and at the same time to help me to cure the conditioning. Wonderful Mahaprasadam,
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, guidance, support and strength are available for engaging me in Lords
service. Srila Prabhupada your mercy is available always without realizing that I wasted all these days.
Srila Prabhupada, please keep me in the service of the servant of your servants for the rest of my life.
On this special occasion once again let me offer my humble respect at your lotus feet. I hope that I can
serve your lotus feet in best way I can. I thank all of your servants for keeping me in Krisna
consciousness.
Your tiny servant, Radha S
Bhaktin Sanjeevani
Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.On the auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja.
Prabhupada I request you to bless me with your mercy so that I could chant every day without fail and
bless me and forgive me for my mistakes that I have committed and bless me so that I wont commit
any mistakes further and bless me for my studies and always be with me in the service of Lord
Krishna.
Thanking you,
Yours servant, Sanjeevani N.P.
Bhaktin Shamantha
All glories to Guru and Gauranga,
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept the prayer and obeisances of this fallen conditioned soul. I am much pleased to say that
Lord Krishna has been very kind to me by directing me towards ISKCON organization. Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhhu showed us the way to love Lord Krishna and you are making us walk on that
path which leads one to perfection of his life engaging in devotional service.
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Srila Prabhupada, by your causeless mercy I came to know the real meaning and aim of human life
which is to go back to Godhead. O Spiritual Master, you are the captain of our life. You have promised
to us to take away from this miserable material life to the eternal spiritual world.
Without you we will be lost in this material life suffering under the influence of maya. We can repay
you by following your instructions and orders.
Please be our protector and guide us in serving Lord Krishna,
Seeking your shelter
Shamantha, Jai Srila Prabhupada
Bhaktin Shanthi Rajan
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
First of all I pay my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet Srila Prabhupada. You are the one and
only saviour of fallen souls like me. Without your causeless mercy I wouldnt have remain in this
platform even for a while. Srila Prabhupada many times in the recent past I stood before you as an
accused. Though I could not rightly follow your instructions, you have forgiven me and fulfilled my
desires which I could not express to anyone else.
I would like to relate you one incident Srila Prabhupada. Three years ago, I had been to ISKCON
Bellary for the Deity installation ceremony and the Ratha Yatra festival there. The darshan on that day
of Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama with blue and yellow dress with pleasing smiles of young boys is fresh in
my memory even now. I had a deep longing in my heart when I could have this beautiful darshan like
that of Shyamasundara of Vrindavana daily in Mysore. I could not imagine even in my dreams that
this would become a reality. Now due to your causeless mercy this has become possible.
On 16
th
of June this year, we were waiting the whole night for the arrival of Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama
from Bellary. Early in the morning of 17
th
June 2012 at 3:45 am Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama gave us
Their darshana. It was the most wonderful experience of my life. I felt like a Vrajavasi receiving
Krishna BalRama as described in your Krishna book. I felt like a poor man whose desire for a palace
had just been fulfilled. It is you who has made it possible in Nava Brindavan Dham Mysore because of
your pure bhakti. Now it is my humble prayer at your lotus feet that you may sanction the
commencement of the program of construction of a grand temple for Their Lordships (a Palace for the
Supreme Lord) before the next Vyasa Puja festival.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I am the dustbin in one corner of your movement, but, I beg you to please
protect and shower your causeless mercy on senior devotees who are being put to many difficulties in
establishing your position as the sole Guru of the ISKCON Movement. My humble prayer to you is to
give them strength to carry out your mission.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, for a loving father like you, we may be adamant children only in establishing
the fact of your position as the sole Diksha Guru in ISKCON, but our struggle can only succeed by
your causeless mercy. I beseech you to kindly make this possible as we cannot even imagine anyone
else in that position.
Your unworthy servant,
Shanthi Rajan
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Bhaktin Syamala Kumari
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
Most venerable Srila Prabhupada, my Pranams to you.
As you have correctly guessed this is my second formal letter to you on the occasion of Vyasa Puja. In
between I had penned three or four informal letters to you which have been received and read by you
although neither you nor I publicized about the same.
Most respected and admirable Guruji, I would again like to bring to your kind notice how I wish to
converse with you in person at least once before I leave this world when the destiny calls me. My
talking to you is possible only in a dream. I have been trying to dream such an occasion knowing fully
well that dreams are not made as one designs and desire. So I talk to you in my imagination. In fact
there is nothing in my life which I dont discuss with you and our Almighty Lord Krishna.
Complaints and confessions, desires and prayers which I have about my own lifestyle and life, I
submit to the Lord through the proper channel of your holy name and voice. Listening to your
recorded speeches, your recitations of mantras and kirtanas take me to a world where only peace and
justice exist. When I am going through tough times which quite often come into my life, remembering
you and through you Lord Almighty Krishna, I get tremendous peace and a sense of relief as the
exhausted batteries work with added vigour when recharged.
I enjoy your lectures not only because of the spiritual depth but also because of the use of flowery but
simple language and also due to your sharp sense of humour. Your baby like innocent smile and the
firm belief you have in what you say with respect to ones life on earth will attract anyone who likes to
have a peaceful life.
Every word you pronounce, you do it with strong conviction and undiluted sincerity. Even when you
disagree with some people and disapprove with their ideas, you dont degrade or condemn the person
concerned. When you come across the need to discuss about the scientific subjects or the scientists
attitudes, you have your own strong opinions and powerful viewpoints which you would love to
cherish and want your followers to imitate and imbibe the good ideas without any malice. If I go on
enumerating your qualities and say how I am impressed with each and every word of yours, you
would like to call me a flatterer and you will certainly scold me. But even then I sincerely feel that you
will not get angry with me because you know it fully well that I find tremendous peace in our
ISKCON family and temple premises.
With respectful regards,
B. Syamala Kumari
Bhaktin Spoorthy Sujay
My offering to Srila Prabhupada
Jaya Srila Prabhupada !!
I offer my humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of my Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada.
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After many many births and deaths, one achieves the rare human form of life, which
although temporary, affords one the opportunity to attain the highest perfection. Thus a sober human
being should quickly endeavor for the ultimate perfection of life as long as his body which is always
subjected to death has not fallen down and died. After all sense gratification is available even in the
most abominable species of life where as Krishna consciousness is possible only for a human being.
(SB 11.9.29, translation by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad)
I am very thankful to you my dear Srila Prabhupada that I have been blessed by you to be a part in
your Krishna Consciousness Movement. Please guide me to make my way easy towards the goal of
human life. Maya, the illusion is always behind me. I am very easily getting trapped by maya, which
results decline in my spritual activities like inattentive chanting and many more to list.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, I am very eager to be associated with the devotees whom I miss a lot. Please
show me your causeless mercy in the form of "association of devotees". I am very glad that you are my
Spiritual Master and you are aware of all my wishes in Krishna Consciousness. As my father you are
the only one who can fulfill all my wishes in Krishna Consciousness in order to take full shelter of
"the lotus feet of Mukunda".
One who has given up all material duties and has taken full shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, who
offers shelter to all, is not indebted to the demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives,
friends, mankind or even one's forefathers who have passed away. Since all such classes of living
entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, one who has surrendered to the Lord's service has no
need to serve such person separately. (SB 11.5.41, translation by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupad)
Gurudeva, bless me the knowledge of "Lord Krishna" or "Krishna Consciousness".
Jay Srila Prabhupada!! Jay Jagannatha!!
Yours unfortunate servant,
Spoorthy Sujay.
Bhaktin Srinidhi K
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
On this auspicious day of your appearance, I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus. On this
day, I would like to thank Prabhupada for everything he has given us.
Srila Prabhupada, you have taken shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord and you are guiding all of us to
the same shelter. Although we cannot reach up to the lotus feet of the Lord, we are just following you.
Srila Prabhupada, you are giving us direct instructions through your books for all the problems we are
facing. You are correcting our mistakes in a merciful way. Srila Prabhupada, you have described the
Lord in the most pleasing and attracting way in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. We can try to understand
Lord Krishna in the right way. Lord Krishna is so merciful on me that I got you as my Spiritual
Master. Please bestow your mercy on us to understand Lord Krishna and also get out of this material
world.
On this special occasion, once again let me offer my humble respects at your lotus feet. I hope that I
can serve your lotus feet in the best way I can do.
Yours sinful servant, Srinidhi K.
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace.
I thank you for coming to this world to save us inspite of the tremendous difficulties and obstacles
which you had to face alone. You are the Supreme Personality of Servitor Godhead, freely bestowing
your causeless mercy upon the unqualified souls like me. I am amongst the most fallen of living
entities, and yet by your unlimited compassion, you have glanced on me and allowed me to join your
happy family of loving devotees, and this changed my life forever.
Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad-gita, the person who preaches his message to others is the dearest of
all. So, you are the most dearest as you have done the excellent work of spreading his message all over
the world. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu started a market place in Navadwip
and their commodity of sales being love of Godhead in the form of the holy name, Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra. Prabhupada, you have taken the mood and spirit of Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda
and expanded this market not only beyond Bengal or India, but also throughout the whole world and
thus delivering love of Godhead to the whole world and thus saving the fallen souls of Kali-yuga.
One gets a chance to serve Lord Krishna only when he is free from all his sins. Yet, you are so merciful
that you have given us an opportunity to serve the Lord despite of our never-ending sins. Earlier, even
before I came in touch with you and your organization, I always used to worry about many things in
my life, especially about my success in this material world. Your teachings have made me feel more
confident and accept things as they come. Many incidents in my life have made me feel that if I am
destined to be so, I will be so. Everything is controlled by Lord Krishna and let me accept the path
given by Him through your good counsel. Your teachings have made me more blissful than I was
earlier.
Although I have no qualifications whatsoever, today I come before you with a humble prayer in my
heart. Currently I am engaged in spreading the mundane knowledge and increasing illusion.
Prabhupada, I beg for your kind mercy to enable me to study your books similarly and sincerely and
be an instrument of yours to spread Lord Krishnas message and decrease illusion. I am begging to be
forgiven for all the knowingly or unknowingly committed mistakes at your lotus feet and also begging
for your blessings always and thanking you for hearing to my plea.
Your servant, Suchetana Pawar.
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you.
Ever since I have been coming to ISKCON, there has been a drastic change in my life. Now I am
leading my life by applying the rules and regulations as recommended by you. In the beginning, I was
only attracted to the delicious prasadam, but now, it has become impossible for me to live without
sankirtan and discourses.
By reading your books that is Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead and other books, I
came to know how this universe came into existence and how will it wind up. I was also taught by
your followers that our action in the present determines our future. Therefore, give me, Oh! Master,
the intelligence to face the present in the right consciousness and bless me that I can reach my eternal
destiny of going back to home, back to Godhead as soon as possible.
I am really excited since Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama personally came here to accept our service rendered
to them. Oh! Master please bestow your mercy upon me so that I can serve Their Lordships with full
involvement. Lastly give me a chance to please you by distributing your books.
Jai Srila Prabhupada!! Jai Sri Sri Krishna Balarama!!
Bhaktin Vidya Shankar
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada on this auspicious day. Please give your blessing to me and my family.
Since 10 years, I am in touch with ISKCON Movement. I am reading many books of yours,
attending many festivals and done many services. These were possible because of your mercy and this
has changed my material life to Krishna Consciousness.
Because of you, my Krishna Consciousness is beyond faith and into the stage of good spiritual
experience and reality which put me into firm faith in Lord Krishna. Now I am very happy that I have
holy name, association of devotees, service that too under your shelter.
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Gurudeva. Please save me from all kinds of obstacles which I am facing right now in practicing
Krishna Consciousness.
Yours fallen soul,
Vidya Shankar
Bhaktin Vrinda Devi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my obeisances unto your lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja. I like to come to
ISKCON to sing kirtanas. I also like to dance and clap my hands during bhajans. I have learnt two
slokas from Bhagavad-gita and by your blessing I want to learn many more.
Please give me your blessings and guidance throughout my life.
Yours loving servant, B.V. Vrinda Devi
Bhaktin Vrinda Vijay Mane
Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to you.
On the occasion of your Vyasa Puja, the day of your blessed appearance in this mortal world, I make
the following humble offering.
Oh! Srila Prabhupada, our constant well-wisher, I thank you for your matchless gifts and pray that my
meager efforts to repay your infinite kindness may give you some pleasure and thus attract your loving
smile, which is my lifes greatest solace.
By reading your books, I am convinced that just as Lord Krishna saved the residents of Vraja from
Indras wrath by lifting Govardhana and inviting the Vrajavasis to take shelter under it, similarly you
have saved us, tormented denizens in Kali-yuga, from the storm of horrors by erecting the shelter of
your books and asking us to live within them.
I know it for a fact that I am totally unworthy to express anything in mere words how much I
appreciate Lord Krishna for sending us such a magnanimous personality as his Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada.
The statements that I relish the most and aspire to perfect my understanding in this journey are:
(1)"If you think of me, I'm there."
(2)"Attachment to your lotus feet fulfills all desires."
(3)"I will live forever in my books, and you will utilize it."
(4)"When you get back to the spiritual world, it will be like you just left."
I am just a fly in the presence of all your disciples and followers. With my head at your lotus feet,
begging your mercy, guidance, shelter and opportunity to service Their Lordships Sri Krishna and
Srimati Radharani at your ISKCON centre.
Aspiring to be an eternal servant of yours,
Smt. Vrinda Vijay Mane
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Bhaktin Vyshnavi
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
On this most auspicious appearance day, I pay my humble obeisance unto my Spiritual Master, Srila
Prabhupada.
When I was scared of this deep dark material world where everyone is selfish and mean, you have
come as sunshine of spiritual knowledge to deliver us. Only you being the true messenger, do I put my
trust on for liberating us from this world.
Your achievements are unfathomable filled with the mercy of the Supreme Lord. I always relish your
divine activities and hope that one day I can please you and make you happy by undeviatingly
following your instructions.
We can get good parentage, wealth etc., but to get a genuine Spiritual Master is incomparable to any
example of the creation. I am one of them. I feel like you are everything for me, guiding me as a
Spiritual Master, father, mother etc.
Only by your grace could I have darshan of their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, Nitai Gauranga
dressed gorgeously in the temple. Also I could install them in our home. Only you as the captain of
the ship of this human body could help me liberate from this ocean of nescience.
You are the only way to Lord Krishna. You are the only Master. You are present as Guru tattva in your
books, vani etc., By your mercy, divine knowledge is revealed and in turn, this has inspired me to
dedicate my life, mind, body and words at your lotus feet. There are many kinds of tests which I have
undergone as known by you. There are many obstacles created by many so called envious pseudo
devotees yet I am firm to serve you at the best of my capacity.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, my only desire is to lead my life according to your instructions and guidelines.
I feel so very fortunate to hear from your lotus mouth. This I say because, you have explained in the
purport of Bhagavad-gita As it is (18.75)
Actually there is no difference in hearing directly from Lord Krishna or hearing directly from Lord
Krishna via a bona fide Spiritual Master like Vyasa. The Spiritual Master is the representative of
Vyasadeva also. So that means Im directly hearing from the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna when I
associate with your vani.
With whatever little abilities bestowed on me like knowledge, strength etc., I would like to serve you
to the best of my ability. I want to live a life of plain living and high thinking as told by you.
I request you to bless me with your presence in the core of my heart life after life. Bless me that each
and every step of my life should be taken to please you. But I also recognize that many weaknesses in
the core of my heart are very deep-rooted. Please keep a check on my devotional attitude and let me
not get puffed up. I request you to kindly bestow unconditional mercy and keep me constantly under
your lotus feet.
I request your blessing and unlimited mercy on this day. Only by pleasing you is there any hope of
pleasing the Lord. I have unknowingly offended many Vaishnavas engaged in your divine service. I
beg your forgiveness and hope that henceforth I never do such offenses in my life.
Desiring to be the eternal servant of your mission and Vaishnavas
Your aspiring servant, Vyshnavi M.S.
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Bhaktin Yashaswini
Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet on the auspicious occasion of Vyasa Puja.
Dear Prabhupada, I request you to give me mercy and grace so that I could chant at least four rounds
every day and follow the regulative principle properly and forgive me for my mistakes what I have
done knowingly or unknowingly and bless me so that I could not do mistakes further and bless me for
my future studies.
Thanking you,
Yours servant
N.G. Yashaswini
Mysore Devotees
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Puri Temple Devotees
Chandra Lochan Krishna Dasa
r-guru-caraa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bandomuisvadhna mate
jhraprasdebhi,e bhavatoriyji,
ka-prpti hoy jhha'te
The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional
service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of
material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krishna.
Dear SrilaPrabhupada, I am very fortunate that out of your causeless mercy, you have given me
opportunity to be under your shelter and complete the mission of human life i.e. going back to
Godhead and associate with the Supreme Lord Krishna as his eternal servant, which is constitutional
to every living entity who has got human form of life. Although you have descended as a saviourfor
the whole humanity on this planet, very few have recognised you as a true messenger of the Supreme
Lord Sri Krishna.
SrilaPrabhupada, you have presented the message of Supreme Lord so well that that even a lay man,
who is pious, can understand very easily. Your revolutionary ideas and thought based on Bhagavad-
gita or Bhagvatam will guide the scholarly class of man to look into reality of subject matter from the
point of view creator.
Sometime back, I was hearing a lecture in Srimad-Bhagavatam class in which Prabhu was explaining
that to understand the message of God, one must have two things. One is he must have very good
discriminative power to understand the subject matter and the other is he must have good fortune to
meet pure devotee of the Lord. I think by Krishnas grace, I fall in second category.
SrilaPrabhupada, I beg your forgiveness for not giving my cent percent effort in following all your
instructions perfectly knowing well that I will be the loser if I donot do.
I beg your mercy and spiritual strength to move forward by executing all your instructions and order.
Day after Day, by your grace this ocean of ignorance is fading away and transcendental knowledge is
taking place in the heart. Compare to first day and now, faith and reverence unto your grace and the
Lord has increased manifold. As scriptures say - Sincerity and faithfulness unto guru and Krishna is
the key to success.
As a true acharya you lived and showed millions of soul the practical way of leading a meaningful life
directed towards ultimate end. The process which you gave for achieving that ultimate goal is simply
wonderful.
Here we do not have to struggle for our existence or do some kind of severe austerity.
Everything is taken care by your grace - nice prasadam, good shelter and being engaged in loving
devotional service unto The Supreme Lord. We are marching closer and closer to our destination.
SrilaPrabhupada, my dear Lord,please bless us not to leave your association even for a single moment.
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Our pleasure lies in pleasing you.
Your insignificant servant,
Chandra Lochan Krishna Dasa
Chinmaya Krishna Dasa
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
By your causeless mercy you are my eternal spiritual father. You are honoured as much as
sacchidanandavigra. You can only free my miserable material condition of life.
Kindly help this child to improve in spiritual and material health so thatI do whatever best is possible
for pushing the movement for the benefit of conditioned souls.
Trying to be your servant,
Chinmaya Krishna Dasa
JagannathPuri
Jagannath Prasada Dasa
Our dear most spiritual master SrilaPrabhupada,
All glories to you!
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. O master, there are unlimited qualities in
Your Divine Grace. You are so merciful that you kept me in the association of the devotees for my well
sake in this Kali-yuga, where people of this age are geared up by the materialistic desires. I always feel
that I am so fortunate because you have given me the shade of your lotus feet. I obliged unto your
lotus feet, O my master!
Prabhupada, you are so powerful, because you are constantly carrying Krishna with you in your lotus
heart. You are always blissful. Oh my Lord, please bestow your mercy on me so that I can also be
blissful forever. Prabhupada, you created this ISKCON for our spiritual growth. There is no
personality in the history who has given such a great benediction to the humanity. By your causeless
mercy I am also a part of this Hare Krishna Movement. Your Grace I am so glad for this opportunity.
You are so kind that you are spreading and distributing the Krishna prema to each and every fallen
soul for their eternal benefit.
Prabhupada, your purports are so amazing. Your teachings are so soothing. Your preaching is
incredible. By your grace we can establish Vaisnava philosophy as hallmark philosophy in this world.
In front of your strong and authentic philosophy, any other so called philosophies can be washed off.
Please use me as an instrument in spreading the glories of Krishna consciousness all over the world.
Please teach me the techniques, so that I can please Krishna. You know about Krishnas likings. Please
always give me intelligence, so that I can use my free will only for the satisfaction of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna.
Your Grace, I dont know how these last four years has passed? I understood that pure devotees
association is so soothing. You have given me such a nice opportunity to serve Supreme Personality of
Godhead, but I am so fallen. Only by your grace and Krishnas can I follow the instructions strictly
that are given by you. Prabhupada, wherever we go we are getting good appreciation. This is only
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because of your presence in your potent instructions that created a vibrant environment. People are
accepting your teachings to their heart and soul because you are the keen representative of Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I was somewhere loitering; you brought me to this wonderful place ISKCON.I
cannot clear your debt forever, so please constantly engage me in the service of your lotus feet and
guide me, so that I can engage myself in the service of Hrishikesha life after life. I am not maintaining
my sadhana as per your wish because of my conditioned nature. If you wish please bestow you mercy,
so that I can perform sadhana programme as per your norms. Please always use me as a good
instrument to distribute Krishnas holy names, prasadam, your wonderful books and many other
things plentifully which pleases you and Krishna.On Your appearance day which is famously called as
Vyasa-puja,I want to ask benediction. Please bestow your mercy on us so that we can be good
instruments in your lotus hands to fight against ISKCONs so called gurus and re-establish you as the
sole diksha guru of ISKCON.I have full faith that Krishna will help us in our endeavour.All glory to
you Oh my Lord.Please forgive me if I done any offences knowingly or unknowingly at the lotus feet
of you,Vaisnavas and Krishna.
Desiring to be always in the service of your lotus feet and trying to become servant of servant of
servant of servant of Your Grace.
Jagannath Prasada Dasa
Niranjana Bhakta Dasa
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.
As foretold in scriptures in Kali-yuga, for every street there is one bogus incarnation claiming as god
and they will have some followers. The cheaters and the cheated! It is impossible for one to go back to
Godhead without surrendering to a bona fide spiritual master. So one must accept Srila Prabhupada as
the spiritual master and serve his mission as life and soul.
So many souls have been misguided by bogus gurus and are devoid of spiritual knowledge and they
are engaging in material activities in the name of spirituality. So it is very difficult to get a bona fide
spiritual master since most of the present gurus are imposters cheating their disciples in the name of
spirituality. It is only by the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada, we have got him as our spiritual
master and it is a very rare opportunity since it will take millions and millions of years to get a bona
fide spiritual master, coming in the chain of disciplic succession, originating from Lord Krishna
himself.
In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy our knowledge is poor, our senses are imperfect, and our sources
are limited; so it is not possible for us to have even the slightest knowledge of the Absolute without
surrendering ourselves at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada. Every moment we are being deceived by
the knowledge of our direct perception. It is all the creation or concoction of the mind, which is
always deceiving, changing, and flickering. We cannot know anything of the transcendental region by
our limited, perverted method of observation and experiment. But all of us can lend our eager ears for
the aural reception of the transcendental sound transmitted from that region to this through the
unadulterated medium of bona fide spiritual master. Therefore, we should surrender ourselves today
at the feet of Srila Prabhupada for the elimination of all our differences bred by our domineering
attitude.
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Srila Prabhupada, I being deeply sunk in the mire of delusion have no hope except your divine grace.
Please bless me so that I can engage in your service forever keeping aside all my personal
considerations.
Your insignificant servant,
Niranjana Bhakta Dasa
Pancha Ratna Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I am very fortunate to be under your shelter with all my deficiencies. Please bless me to be more and
more loyal to you. May i be freed from the mental judgements and be instrumental like a canal for the
flowing water, so also for your guidance. Let the Hare Krishna Movement Trust of Odisha also grow
with its activities and fund raising by your causeless mercy. We pray to you to send more devotees to
spread this movement in Odisha. Our prayer is, let that day approach soon where your vision for this
Puri Dham will manifest. Please pardon me for all my offences committed, although i dont deserve
the right to beg the same due to my familiar mood.
Your Servant
Pancha Ratna Dasa
Vasudeva Datta Dasa
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at you lotus feet. All glories unto you.
As your initiated disciples, it becomes everyones duty to show gratitude towards the invaluable
Krishna Consciousness you have causelessly endowed on us. But being a conditioned soul, I feel lazy
or feel no interest towards this.
As every year goes on, I aspire to become spiritually strong and always engage in service of your
mission. But I become weak very often. My only desire is to be always in knowledge of my position as
a servant of Krishna and of service unto His Lotus Feet irrespective of the difficult situations posed by
three modes of material nature, maya.
I would always endeavor to follow your instructions, chanting the holy name with the help of the
powerful process of shravanam. I have never asked or prayed for this benediction of Krishna
Consciousness, but you have delivered me a gem of Krishna Consciousness. The value of this gem is
very difficult to understand in this age of Kali. I plead for your mercy to imbibe in me the importance
of this gem, which has been very often used by me as a normal stone as in the hands of a mad man. I
beg and pray to the Lord, who is the maintainer of all living beings, to reject my petty and thoughtless
desires and sanction the things as per His plan.
I beg pardon from all god-brothers for the offences committed intentionally or unknowingly. I pray to
Krishna to guide me in not repeating the offences in future.
Wanting to be your eternal servant,
Vasudeva Datta Dasa,
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Bhakta Aditya Kumar Pradhan
Dear Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I started coming to the satsang classes with the help of my friend and have been attending regularly
since five months. If someone says to give my 50 % of my piety to my friend suraj, then I have no
objection because he helped me to come in touch with this path by which I am able to know the real
aim of my life. Before coming to satsang classes, my life was a struggle among many people. But after
attending these classes and hearing to your lectures, I could know the real struggle which I have been
undergoing since many births and deaths. After studying the knowledge of Krishna Consciousness, I
am trying to avoid effect of Maya.
Now I understand that my lifes only aim to serve Lord Krishna. Therefore I request you by heart to
give that power by which I can serve Lord Krishna forever.
Your servant.
Aditya Kumar Pradhan
Bhakta Aditya Prasad Satpathy
Dear Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet. I dont have any qualification except your
mercy and grace on me. I am under your shelter.I have been coming to satsang classes since last four
years. Now I am chanting 16 rounds daily.I beg for your mercy to help me in following regulative
principles and help me in using everything in service of Krishna.
Only by your mercy can one be protected from the strong Maya.
Thanking you.
Your servant,
Aditya Prasad Satpathy & Arun Prasad Satpathy
Bhakta Biren
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
Srila Prabhupada, I was in deep darkness of ignorance, no idea where life was taking to me. My state
was just like people on a ship slowly drowning in the middle of the ocean with the sinking ship on a
dark night. I was fully disgusted with life, knew not what is good, what to do...busy with all kinds of
sinful acts...no regulation nothing. I tried my best to extract happiness from all sort of means, but I
failed.
One day I heard about Krishna and guru that Krishna is the supreme Personality of Godhead and is
very beautiful and very attractive, and by gurus mercy only one can get Krishna. So I left everything
and went out to search for guru but again I failed. I was just praying to Krishna to give me a guru to
whom I can surrender...who can give me your bhakti. Very fast everything started changing in my life
and one day by Krishnas mercy I reached here, where I decided to surrender to you. Neither did I ask
anything nor tried to know anything more because somewhere deep inside my heart I knew it is
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Krishna Himself who guided me to you and after a period of time I understood that it is Krishnas
causeless mercy.
Srila Prabhupada, but now I want to change. I want to love Krishna. I want to possess Krishna
bhakti...but as you say,Maya is very powerful!Prabhupada I need your help. I need your causeless
mercy without which there is every chance of my fall down. I am a fool. Please hold me Prabhupadaji,
just like a mother holds her new born baby. Prabhupadji,you are very very dear to Lord Krishna.
Please help me in remembering Krishna always. I pray to Radha Krishnachandra to engage me at the
service of your lotus feet.
Trying to surrender unto your lotus feet,
Bhaktha Biren
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humanity. So I regularly chant Hare Krishna mantra and also my mother started chanting. If you
would not have showered your mercy, I would have remained a non-sense person.
I thank you for giving me this great chance to be in Krishna Consciousness. This is a great science.
Initially I used to have so many doubts, but now most of them are solved. Please bestow your blessings
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Your servant,
Dinesh Kumar Patel
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Dear Gurudev,
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I started coming to satsang classes from Dec 2010. Since then I am regular to Sunday classes. I like
these classes because I can hear your charming words in your lectures. I chant two rounds daily.
Previously I used to waste my Sunday time in watching TV, but now I attend satsang classes to hear
valuable instructions from you. I read Bhagavad-Gita &Isopanisad books daily. You have changed my
life through these classes.
Please help me to practice your instructions sincerely.
Your servant,
Jagannath Pradhan

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Bhakta Murali Chandra Nayak
Dear Spiritual Master,
Please accept my respectable obeisances.
I am chanting 1 round of Hare Krishna Mantra every day. I am attending Sastang classes for more than
1 year. Please bless me to increase number in my chanting.
Your servant,
Murali Chandra Nayak
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Dear Gurudev,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I came in contact with your organization three months before with the help of one of my friend. Now I
have some understanding about God, belief, spiritual knowledge, etc. by reading your books. I feel
myself fortunate & happy to attend satsang classes every week. I am chanting 2 rounds of Hare
Krishna mantra every day.
My lifes ambition is become a good disciple of yours.
Please help me in following your instructions sincerely.
Your servant, Rabi Narayan Sahoo
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Bhakta Satyanarayana Patra
Dear Spiritual Master,
Please accept my humble submission.
I came in touch with this great mission 5 years ago, when I attended the programs conducted at Puri.
Since then I have been attending Sunday classes regularly.
The Krishna Consciousness knowledge which you have given us is scientific, which guides us towards
the real goal of everyone. This process is the most advanced than any other. Now I am chanting 5
rounds daily and will increase gradually.
I sHare even with my friends this knowledgeaboutcreation, universe, etc.
Please help me to practice your instructions sincerely without any selfish motive.
Your Servant,
G. Satyanarayana Patra
Bhakta Srinath Pathi
MY MASTER, MY BLESSING-Krishna
Life was full of confusion, as I didnt have a plan. Thought, will walk away without any ambition, as it
is of a short span. There was something that was troubling me, something that couldnt rest at all.
Tried to satisfy by blasphemy, but it ended up myself being a troll. Then thought of approaching a
master, who could help me find that something. This move turned out to be smarter, as he had answer
for everything. He said theres only one way to get out of this trauma, its-HARER NAMA, HARER
NAMA, HARER NAMA. He said I am not the only one who should follow this, but, everyone who seek
eternal bliss. Just following his instruction, confusion was simply gone. In that place a new character
was born, which was far better than my finest imagination. Now, life is full of joy, as I have a plan. It
shouldnt just coy, as life is of a short span.
Bhakta Tarun Sahoo
HARE KRISHNA
I was really interested in all these things before but i was lacking the true medium. When i joined an
engineering college named I.T.E.R I saw some 2/3 peoples standing under a shed I thought some sells
men will be selling and promoting their product. When I went their yes I saw 3 sells men. Yes u
couldnt believe selling gods goodness and promoting gods name for our betterment, and they are
saying that you dont have to pay anything except time and patience. I was astonished when I saw and
heard them. I was mostly astonished because it was a road from an engineering college and they have
faith that from engineering college also they can find spiritual minds. I told them about my thoughts
and at last they gave me a pass to attend the first class on Sunday. I thought I may be the only member
of this organization. I came to my room and showed the pass to my friends that Youcan also come
with me as told by prabhus but they all laughed at me and told me you become baba we dont need
this. Then that Sunday came I went there in a fresh mind but I was really shocked when I saw already
20-30 students are sitting there and watching an animated show of lord Krishna. I thought it is really a
good and right organization for me. Then our prabhu (teacher) came and started the first class about
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controlling our mind. And after the class got over we are provided with nice prasadam then and there
only I decide to come regularly for my wellbeing. I attended the class regularly. I chanted the Hare
Krishna mahamantra regularly. Actually after some days I felt that really I am getting some benefits.
Yes I can control my mind and body partially which was nearly impossible before. And I heard all the
classes and each and every word of prabhu. After coming to room I practiced those preachings and
after some days I felt nearer to god although I know reaching almighty is not so easy but with
practicing these things daily in our day- to- day life we can reach almighty very easily. When I saw a
presentation on non-veg and human beings I was so much shocked that then and their only I decided
to be pure vegetarian. And also now I am a vegetarian. Which I think a very good and big achievement
in my life. At last I have some problems please help me to get rid of these problems. Prabhu I want
succeed in all spheres of my life. And tell me how to choose a good friend, and a good teacher. Thats
all I want to say. So my friends and all who are reading this page be conscious about this fake world
and be Krishna conscious. I am really grateful to this FOLK group for making me a part of this great
group.
HARE KRISHNA
TarunSahoo.
Bhakta Venkateswara Rao
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
For the past two years, I have been practicing Krishna Consciousness, chanting 4 rounds of Hare
Krishna mantra, reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Isopanisad. I have been attending MangalaArati and
Satsang classes. It is this transcendental knowledge that made a positive impact in my life. You have
given this knowledge with which we could understand that just like without food, there is no material
life, similarly without practicing this process of sadhana bhakti, there is no spiritual life.
Please help me in continuing to practice your instructions sincerely.
Your Disciple,
K.Venkateswara Rao
Bhakta Vivekanand Yadav
Dear Prabhupada
I beg before You, kindly accept my humble obeisance in Your Divine Lotus feet and kindly purify me
from being ignoring and envious to our Supreme father Lord Krishna.
All glories to You Prabhupada.I beg before you kindly be merciful on me to sHare some words with
You. A degraded soul like me have lost all the standards.
Oh! Lord, Source of causeless mercy, kindly save me. Knowingly I make offences. I am nothing at all.
Sometime my mind bothers about family and other relatives. Kindly make me Surrender unto You.
This is my condition, Prabhupada. I want to surrender unto Lord Krishna but my mind thinks
something else. Kindly show me the direction I want to get out of this darkness and ignorance
completely.
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You are dearest to Lord Krishna. And what to speak about your love for fallen souls and sweetness,
even poison is not able to change your sweet nature. In my previous lives I might have given pain to
you. But now i want to surrender unto you.
Oh! Lord,You are Jagat-guru. You are known as Acharya in Vedic scriptures. You can deliver any
fallen jiva, even worst. It is always visible in your past-times, whole western world worshipped you.
Already you know Prabhu, let me confess. Knowing you first time in this life, in ignorance my mind
compared Your Divine Grace with that Vivekananda. I am sorry Prabhupada. I made this big offence. I
surrender unto you. No one on this planet can impress as you can. That is a fact, Lord.
For my purification if you so desire, I beg some tears in my eyes, remembering Your Divine past times.
You are incomparable in your leadership, management skills and what to say about Your Divine
writings, books, the way you made many western scientists and big atheists surrender unto Lord
Krishna.
I was searching a drop but due to Lord Krishna mercy I got ocean, Your Divine Grace. I am a
worthless jiva but in future if you desire, kindly engage me somewhere in service of Your Divine Grace
and accept me, otherwise where else I will go.
Your Divine Grace kindly bless ISKCON Bangalore to establish You as sole Diksha Guru in all
ISKCONs. Kindly bless in distributing Your Divine writings and prasadam all over the planet.
I desire for Your Blessings Lord...
Your undeserved student
Vivekanand Yadav

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Sunnyvale Temple
Sri Krishna BalaRama Mandir Devotees
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you!
On this glorious day of your appearance, we, your disciples serving at Sri Krishna BalaRama Mandir,
Sunnyvale, California, your newest branch of authentic Krishna Consciousness Movement, would like
to offer our deepest gratitude to your lotus feet.
Materially speaking, our army strength is very limited. But by your causeless mercy and divine
arrangements, you have been miraculously guiding all of us so wonderfully well to overcome that
limitation. We cannot thank you enough for choosing a few of us here as your instruments in
propagating true Krishna Consciousness throughout the bay area!
Last year, the temple came up in such a beautiful way in a miraculous time frame. At every stage of
bringing up this temple, we have practically perceived your extraordinary involvement. You have so
nicely arranged and sent your sincere and determined disciples from ISKCON Bangalore affiliated
temples to guide us all here. Thus it is only by your pure desire and careful guidance that we have
been able to come up with such a beautiful temple in such a short time frame.
Even though we are short in terms of resources, somehow, Their Lordships Krishna BalaRama and
you have been very kind in accepting our humble service. We sincerely pray for your forgiveness for
all the offenses we have committed in our worship because of our inexperience. We pray to you to
give us sufficient knowledge and guidance so that our offenses during worship are minimized.
We have a very big responsibility and challenging times ahead of us, so we are praying to you
fervently to empower us nicely so that we can become able instruments in your lotus hands in order to
spread the message of Lord Chaitanya throughout the bay area and beyond!
We have very enthusiastic devotees and we are always aiming to do high in so many innovative ways.
We pray to your lotus feet to always keep our enthusiasm high and follow your instructionsstrictly,
and most importantly always keep the real goal of bhakti in our hearts, irrespective of whatever
engagements we may undertake.
You always taught us to be pure so that our preaching can be effective. We have many limitations and
anarthas, only you can give us your special mercy and convince the hearts of those whom we preach.
We need that mercy desperately, given our situation here, and we are begging you for that. We hope
we can please you in our humble way in many years to come!
We remain eternally servants at your lotus feet,
Sri Krishna BalaRama Mandir devotee team
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Aravinda Lochana Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at Your Lotus Feet. It is only by unlimited good fortune that a
soul comes in contact with Your Divine Grace. The Chaitanya-Charitamrita mentions:
brahmabhramitekonabhgyavnjva
guru-ka-prasdepya bhakti-lat-bja
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.
I am extremely unqualified but Your Divine Grace bestows mercy on anyone irrespective of
qualification. Despite receiving this most valuable gift from you, unfortunately, some jivas, due to
their strong desire to lord over material nature, commit offenses at your lotus feet. One of the greatest
offenses is Vaishnavaaparadha which can totally nullify a devotees spiritual advancement. This is
practically visible in your Movement where some of your disciples tried to usurp your position as the
sole diksha guru of ISKCON. I am not free from this anartha and hence I appeal to you to protect me
from this fall down.
If I analyze my life, it appears you have some plans for me in serving your mission. I came in contact
with your book, Science of Self-Realization, long back at Missouri, USA where you planted the seed
of bhakti in my heart. Now, 17 years later, I am given an opportunity to preach the same message of
Krishna Consciousness at Sri Sri Krishna BalaRama Mandir, Sunnyvale, California, USA. It is simply
your causeless mercy that I am given a chance to serve in a center which accepts only yourself as the
sole diksha guru. The devotees here have been blessed by Your Divine Grace to serve you very
enthusiastically. With your special mercy, they were able to overcome all obstacles and have
successfully been an instrument in your hands in opening a beautiful temple here.
Presently however due to family expectations, financial necessity and undue demands of my superiors,
my enthusiasm has slackened. This is only a temporary phenomenon since material nature tosses the
living entity from higher to lower positions or vice versa based on karma. Still deep within, I have faith
in your instructions, even though unable to follow them strictly. By your special mercy I should be
able to overcome all obstacles imposed by mayaand be a very useful instrument in serving your
mission in any capacity. It could be anything like building a new temple or distributing books or
guiding other devotees.
Srila Prabhupada, please bless me with unwavering enthusiasm to serve you under all circumstances.
Please forgive me for all the offenses I have committed.
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Bhakta Vrinda Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada!
Dandavat pranams at your lotus feet! All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Your Divine Grace had appeared in this material world to deliver the most sinful beings of Kali-yuga
on the order of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I would like to take this wonderful opportunity to glorify you
on your divine appearance day.
You have been vibrating the whole world with your transcendental books, teachings and the holy
name. There are wonderful bona fide disciples who have dedicated their life to spread your real
teachings. But I have not been able to serve you to the best of my ability. But it is my good fortune for
becoming a small instrument in your mission. Guru tattvais a manifestation of the Paramatma feature
of the Absolute Truth, and is all pervading. Thus Your Divine Grace knows my heart, weakness and
strengths. I beg at your lotus feet to provide me spiritual strength to overcome weakness, and
impediments in the path of Krishna Consciousness. I am sure that Your Divine Grace will inspire and
empower me to spread your teachings.
Prabhupada, you have been very kind to me and given me an opportunity to serve Their Lordships, Sri
Krishna Balarama, in this Western country. Without completely being pure at heart we cannot spread
Krishna Consciousness. But I am still able to do some preaching activities by your causeless mercy,
and I can see your divine touch at every stage of my spiritual life. We have started book distribution
and congregation development activities at our Sunnyvale centre. Your Divine Grace said many times
that unflinching faith in spiritual master, his instructions and strictly following the principles of
Krishna bhakti is the secret of success in Krishna Consciousness life. I beg at your lotus feet to shower
your mercy continuously, thus I will be able to follow your instructions birth after birth.
Your Divine Grace had set an example by your own actions that how a grihasta should serve his
spiritual master, and engage his family and wealth to spread Krishna Consciousness, how a
vanaprastha should spend his time in holy dhams and how a sannyasi should preach and observe the
renounced order of life.
Prabhupada, you have showed me the real meaning of life, the purpose of life, and the goal of life.
How I could repay you? I humbly beg you to engage me, my family and my wealth in your service at
every stage of my life. That would be the perfection, and real success of my human life. And I also beg
you to empower our Sunnyvale devotees to spread your teachings across bay area.
Your insignificant disciple,
Bhakta Vrinda Dasa
Jahnavi Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
This year is a wonderful year for me as you have brought me to your new temple in Sunnyvale and
allowed me to render personal service to you and Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama. Even
though any service rendered with devotion is on the same level, I developed a liking to do deity
worship. Dressing the deities, decorating them with nice garlands, cooking for their Lordships is so
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wonderful. I thought these things were possible for me only in my dream, or in my next life (if I
become qualified), as I am not qualified to do any of these services. But, Srila Prabhupada, you showed
special mercy on me and made my dream come true in this life itself. I am not able to sufficiently
thank you for this causeless mercy upon me. I still feel that I am not eligible for this mercy because I
am not following your instructions strictly. I have a great desire to follow your instructions one
hundred percent but I have other desires also which is pulling me away. Maya is so powerful that even
though I am able to understand, by Your Divine Graces mercy, that I am falling prey to her trap, still I
am not able to come out of that. Please help this hopeless soul to take your guidance seriously and
pursue it with great determination.
Srila Prabhupada, you have inspired a few sincere souls to open this new centre in Sunnyvale to
spread your glories anew in this western country where you had started your Movement. The devotees
here are very nice and it is a great inspiration for me to see them serving you enthusiastically even
amidst their busy schedule. I am sure you have a great plan to spread Krishna Consciousness through
these devotees. I beg to you, Srila Prabhupada, to give me a chance to be an instrument in your
mission. I pray to you to help me develop taste for any service assigned by you instead of being
selective about a particular service.
Srila Prabhupada, you have shown me great mercy in the past and in the present by keeping me at
your shelter and in the association of your devotees, even though I committed a lot of offenses.
Association of devotees is very important to keep our Krishna Consciousness alive, but there is a
danger of committing offenses at their feet which is the most dangerous of all offenses. Please protect
me from this danger and keep me at your shelter and association of your devotees life after life.
Aspiring to be your servant,
Jahnavi Devi Dasi
Nanda Kishore Dasa
Hare Krishna!
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you!
It is yet another joyous occasion for us to remember your transcendental presence and guidance
among all your disciples and followers. The last year had been monumental year in my life. By your
extraordinary mercy, we overcame so many obstacles and were able to open your new branch of Hare
Krishna temple in the bay area of California. I cannot thank you enough for choosing me to be a
humble instrument in this divine mission of yours. I feel unlimitedly fortunate to have attained the
shelter of your lotus feet. Krishna has been very kind upon me. On this occasion, and always in my
heart, I pray to you to help me in the following:
At various moments in my life, I feel strong motivation to engage in uninterrupted devotional service,
but the next moment I get allured by maya and I fall into her trap. Please guide this useless soul at
those moments and give me strength and knowledge to remain Krishna conscious.
I need unlimited energy and enthusiasm to sustain what I am doing, and to expand to what I have to
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Please make me or guide me so that I can become more and more pure so that my preaching will have
a nice effect.
I pray to you for always reminding me about the true goal of life (prema bhakti) and enable me do
right service for attaining that goal.
Please enable me to be a meaningful part of your mission in USA (or wherever you desire) to re-
establish true Krishna consciousness.
Please give me guidance, intelligence and blessings to guide my son to be Krishna conscious.
Please enlighten me with knowledge, always to be humble, and be part of your transcendental
mission, in whatever situation of life I am in, or in whatever insane state of mind I am in.
Please guide me in proper direction in all bewildering or unfavourable situations. And give me the
strength to chant Hare Krishna mahamantra with great enthusiasm and taste in any circumstance of
life.
With more humble obeisances, gratitude and prayers, I remain.
Your servant,
Nanda Kishore Dasa
Premadhatri Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
First of all, I would like to thank you from the core of my heart for what you have done for us. I never
even imagined myself to be qualified to do any worship to Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri
Sri Krishna Balarama. But because of your causeless mercy you have allowed me to serve the deities. It
is a great opportunity that I have got to serve you and Sri Krishna BalaRama in this temple. This is the
first time I have taken part in activities like singing kirtans in the temple and at Harinama sankirtans,
cooking for the deities, serving prasadam to the devotees, etc. Especially, the opportunity to dress and
decorate the deities is purely your causeless mercy.
I always had desires to do various things like making crafts and taking ownership of an activity. You
have fulfilled those desires and at the same time helped me in dovetailing those desires by engaging
me in devotional service which otherwise would be just mundane activities.
Thank you very much Srila Prabhupada. I request you to always keep me engaged in the service of
your lotus feet.
Your humble servant, Premadhatri Devi Dasi
Priyasakhi Devi Dasi
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
This is my first year Vyasa-puja offering after I got formally initiated. Though I am the most fallen
soul, you were very merciful to me at every moment. You have been protecting me every moment
from falling downintothis material ocean. This year is the most special year for us, as you have shown
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special mercy of directly engagingus in higher service of starting a new centre for Krishna
consciousness in USA. We have come across many hurdles in starting this centre but we could see
your personal presence in mitigating them to a greater extent. Without your mercy it would have been
really impossible to accomplish this task.
Once the new centre started our responsibilities started increasing which helped us reduce our contact
with the material world to a great extent, for we do not have time for any material thing. We are so
busy in devotional service that we do not have time forany other thing. Attaining this state is only
possible for elevated souls but with your causeless mercy you have helped us reach this state. I am
really enjoying my devotional service every step of the way. It is such a memorable experience!
We sincerely pray for your mercy that we could preach to more and more people and make them
Krishna Consciousness and give them Krishna prema. Though I am nicely engaged in the service of
Krishna, I am unable to do my chanting nicely and get a taste for chanting. I beg at your lotus feet for
your mercy to give me some taste for the holyname.
Your most humble and fallen servant,
Priyasakhi Devi Dasi
Sukhada Govinda Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
The past year in my life has been phenomenal. I could clearly see how you have showered your
causeless mercy on me by giving an opportunity to personally serve Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura
Nitai and Sri Sri Krishna Balarama. You very well knew that I am completely unqualified and unfit to
take up these services. But still you showed your mercy on me and allowed to serve the deities. I think
I now completely understand what the words causeless mercy means. I would like to thank you for
making me part of this centre and engaging me directly in your service.
I was able to perceive the fact that you are actually still present with us though not physically visible. I
can clearly see in this centre how you are continuously inspiring us and many other souls to take up
Krishna Consciousness through your books, kirtans, lectures and instructions. I have realized that the
institutional model of Krishna Consciousness centres is a wonderful mechanism setup by you to save
the lost souls in this material world. These centres, when run under your guidance, provide perfect
atmosphere for one to rapidly progress towards the ultimate goal of life to go back to Godhead.
I can see that there is a lot of potential to execute your mission and spread the message of Lord
Chaitanya widely through your centres. But I have lot of shortcomings and am not very capable
because of which I might not have met your expectations. I humbly beg at your lotus feet to please
give me the necessary strength and intelligence to execute your mission at this centre. I would also
like to take this opportunity to beg forgiveness from you for various offenses which I might have
committed knowingly or unknowingly while serving the deities.
Your insignificant servant,
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Bhakta Kiran
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
I am so thankful and feel so fortunate that I have come in contact with your devotees of Hare Krishna
Movement few years back (in 2008). Then onwards with their constant association and with
your kind mercy, I am gradually progressing in my spiritual life. Now when I look back, I feel so
strange and Ithink what kind of life I used to have previously.
Though I was more inclined towards devotional aspect, I never had a clear understanding on what
devotional service to the Lord is! All the time it was for good health wealth and fortune for me and my
family. In other words, it was purely materialistic behavioral pattern that used to entangle me. But
now I can see the difference in my way of thinking, my way of living and my way of performing the
devotional service to the Supreme Lord Krishna. I cannot thank you enough for bestowing
your mercy on me and showing me the correct path. It is only because of your causeless mercy and
through your books and commentaries, and as per my understanding abilities and the level
of intelligence, I am able to get some understanding on what should be the goal of this life and what
Krishna Consciousness is all about. I feel ecstatic when I read your books and I relish your
commentaries all the time. I am glad that I am now part of your mission. I pay my
humble obeisances to you and request you to give me more strength and abilities to become
"titikshasva" so that I can easily cultivate myself in Krishna Consciousness and render my service unto
you and Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama.
With dandavat pranamas,
Your servant, Kiran
Bhakta Prashanth
Hare Krishna
Guruji Srila Prabhupada,
"Guruji, no words can really describe the greatest favour you have done to this world, in
spreading the knowledge about the Absolute Truth. All because of your mercy and as-it-is
translations and purports, we are able to understand Vedic wisdom enshrined in the divine
scriptures. Your immortal work has guided, is guiding and will guide generations to come in
the right direction. Thanks Guruji for the great spiritual knowledge you imparted to me
through your disciples of Krishna BalaramaMandir. Please bless me in reaching my father".
Regards, Prashanth
Bhakta Rajesh Sundaram,
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's books The Journey of Self-Discoveryand
The Science of Self Realization have had a profound impact on my life by finally helping me on the
path of self-realization and to answer the questions that were bothering me for a while - "Who Am I?",
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"Why am I here?", "What is my purpose in life?", What lies beyond death?, and understanding my
eternal constitutional position as Krishna dasa.
Srila Prabhupada's simple, lucid and logical explanations in "Bhagavad-gitaAs It Is and Srimad-
Bhagavatham" in this age of Kali is a priceless treasure and gift to mankind. Srila Prabhupada will
continue to live on forever through his books and teachings.
May his causeless mercy continue to liberate all of us from the cycle of birth, disease, oldage and
death, and send us to Vaikuntha.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krishna,
Rajesh Sundaram
Bhakta Rajesh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
Last year, I was invited for the inauguration of the Krishna-BalaRama temple. Ever since, I have been
eager to know more about your teachings. Your deep knowledge and understanding of Vedic
knowledge and scientific, analytical and philosophical explanations in your various textbooks have
kindled the yearning for continuous learning and to humbly follow your teachings.
It is through your textbooks and lectures that I understood that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and we are His eternal servants. I understood my true position as the servitor and the
purpose of this material existence. I understood the goal of life is to go back to Krishna. The means to
achieve this goal is constant engagement in the devotional service unto Krishna.
I pray to you to show mercy and enable me and my family to follow the regulative principles and
constantly engage in the devotional service of Krishna.
Your humble servant, Rajesh
Bhakta Vamshi
Dear Prabhupada,
Thank you for spreading the Hare Krishna Movement throughout this world. Your effort in bringing
god consciousness in people can be felt through every word of your lecture and devotees. Let me offer
my humble obeisances to you.
Please help me through the process of Krishna Consciousness. Please let me serve you with great
devotion and care.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Jai Srila Prabhupada!
Vamshi
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Bhaktin Keerthi Cheekoty
The spiritual master is always considered either one of the confidential associates of Srimati
Radharani or a manifested representation of Srila Nityananda Prabhu.Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita,
Adi-lila, 1.47 purport.
My dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my prostrated obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace. All glories
to your causeless mercy.
You are the perfect example of a devotee since right from your childhood you were constantly engaged
in the service of the Supreme. You are a person who performed ratha-yatra for Their Lordships
Jagannath Baladeva and Subhadra Devi at a very young age. Throughout your life you always
remembered Krishna; there is no instance where you forgot about the Supreme Lord. Your constant
endeavor to follow the instructions of your spiritual master Srila Bhakthi Siddantha Goswami to
spread the word of Godhead is tremendously successful.
You have all the characteristics of a gopi, you sing so well and play mrdanga and dance
so ecstatically to please Krishna. You excellent cooking, your patience,your sincerity, your hard work,
your determination to spread the word of Lord to follow your spiritual masters instructions, your
crossing the seven seas at the age of seventy to help the fallen souls to realize their eternal positions -
each and everything is so adorable! You are such a perfectionist!
You have changed the lives of many ignorant people like me.Your books are like the torchlight whose
rays fall upon people like me and change our lives.
Thank you, Srila Prabhupada, for your books which is the treasure for this Kali-yoga. Your books
would be remembered and followed by many generations. You have thought what is good and what is
wrong, the process of self-realization, and most importantly the first class devotional service. Your
instructions have given me hope and purpose of life. They are the real gems of life. I am really
indebted to you.
I will give my best to follow your instructions throughout my life and I would not do anything that
would not make you happy. I will give my best to perform my first class sadhana, learn and follow
your teachings. If I am eligible, then I would help in spreading Gauranga mission of spreading the
holy name of Krishna. I am really quite thankful for everything. No words can describe how grateful I
feel towards you. I can never repay you back. But I can assure that with your mercy I would perform
my devotional service, become Krishna conscious and also spread the mission of Gauranga.
Although I am not eligible, please bestow your mercy on this fallen soul to follow your instructions
always and remember Lord Sri Radha Vrndavan Chandra and your grace and all the Vaishnavas all
time.
HariBol! Jay Srila Prabhupada!

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Bhaktin Rajini Cindula
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I would like to thank you for showing causeless mercy upon me and choosing me as one lucky fallen
soul out of many, to be a part in serving your mission of knowing and spreading the Absolute Truth. It
is through your books and lectures that I came to know the absolute truth of life - that we all are parts
and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna, and that our only goal of life should be
to serve Krishna.
All my life, till 2008, I always had faith in god and was devotional but never had a clear idea of what is
the purpose of our life. Maybe because of that faith I had in god, in 2008, I got the opportunity to get
associated with your devotees. From then on I am trying for a gradual progress in my spiritual life by
reading books and hearing your lectures. Last year, I was blessed enough to be a part of your mission
in setting up a new temple here in Sunnyvale by your devotees, render my services directly to Krishna
in whatever ways possible that I could. This would not have happened without your mercy.
I must admit that I have still a long way to go, make myself more focused, determined, and slowly
detach from the material desires. I beg you to kindly shower your mercy upon me, and give me that
strength, faith and hope in doing so. Hopefully with your mercy, I will go a step ahead by next year,
do some new things like book distribution which I have not done so far. I must say that the feeling of
being in Krishna Consciousness, and the experience so far, has been wonderful! I hope to make
progress like this till the end of my life.
Taking shelter at your lotus feet and seeking mercy,
Your humble servant,
Rajini Cindula

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Tirupathi Temple
Bindu Madhava Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet. First time after joining the movement as full
time missionary, I am presenting an offering to you for my purification. SrilaPrabhupada, please
forgive me for disobeying your order in this regard for all these years.
It is your 7divine purposes that you gave for establishing ISKCON that made me feel to become part of
making your divine vision a reality. Indeed, before your physical departure, you have demonstrated to
the whole world the reality of your divine vision. You wanted all of your followers to walk through the
path of Krishna Consciousness life and induce your vision into as many conditioned souls as possible.
Dear Prabhupada, for all these years you have been guiding me through your transcendental books,
recorded conversations, your letters written to your loving disciples and at last but not the least,
through the association of your sincere followers. I feel that you have imbibed your divine vision into
my heart mercifully but I am so incapable to understand and implement it. Having received a little
glimpse of your vision itself I feel so blissful. I am eternally grateful to you.
Dear SrilaPrabhupada, please bless me to become a sincere servant of yours and by your Divine grace
alone I can become a devotee of Sri ChaitanyaMahaPrabhu and a nice devotee of Lord Krishna. I do
not have any personal strength but because of the impact of your divine vision on me and also because
of the association of devotees that you created, I am surviving.
Dear SrilaPrabhupada, you have presented Krishna Consciousness as very personal philosophy. You
personally stood in the park and sang Krishnas holy names and taught your followers to do the same.
You personally cooked and distributed prasadam and taught your followers to do the same. You
personally followed principles of regulated devotional service and inspired your followers to do the
same. You personally have shown how to be courageous and dependantin the service of Krishna and
inspired your followers to do the same. Like this so many most important of all. You personally had
shown how much love you have for your spiritual master and Lord Krishna and also distributing that
love to all the Jivas, and you also requested all of us to do the same. crand then prcr. You strongly
recommended to all of us to follow this principle to make our preaching, real heart transformation,
successful. If this principle is not followed properly then there are chances of a preacher becoming a
hypocrite (externally showing something but internally something else). It is quite sufficient for me to
do prcr of what I do cr. Dear SrilaPrabhupada, I request you to give me the strength to follow
your guidance more strictly, understanding your heart more closely and distribute HarinamSankirtana
more purely. Last but not the least, let your divine vision & divine qualities enter into the hearts of all
your followers so that we can together make your divine vision a far spreading reality.
Begging to keep me as your servant forever,
Bindu Madhava Dasa
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"I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, who
is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet."
"Our respectful obeisances unto you, Oh! Spiritual Master, servant of SarasvatGoswami. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya and delivering the Western countries, which are filled
with impersonalism and voidism.
SrilaPrabhupada Please Accept My Humble Obeisances at Your Transcendental Lotus Feet.
SrilaPrabhupada from past one year I have been reading your letters and conversations with various
categories of people and your disciples, which shows your mood and enthusiasm for preaching, and
the way you encouraged your disciples in executing their duties in Krishna Consciousness and
chastised them when they did some mistake is very unique. SrilaPrabhupada I was reading your dairy
which you have wrote in the initial days when you have started preaching in America, starting right
from Boston, Newyork, Bowery street, Sanfranciscoand so on, the struggle you went is really heart
touching, and the achievements you have achieved is definitely not possible for an ordinary man.
SrilaPrabhupada we can practically experience that, to convince even one person to chant Hare
Krishna Maha-mantra is very difficult, but on the other hand you made the whole world,who dont
even know Krishnas name to chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, such is the power of a pure devotee
like you. SrilaPrabhupada you have attracted so many bewildered souls like me with your purity, once
I heard that one person just by watching you performing kirtan convinced about the existence of god.
I feel myself very fortunate to get shelter at Your Transcendental Lotus Feet which is the only way to
make spiritual advancement.
SrilaPrabhupada I have started my journey in Krishna consciousness from 2 years now, in these years
You put me in to so many experiences and actually showed me the position where Iam in Devotion,I
have not even started the devotional service properly, all qualities like Kma, krodha, lobha, moha,
mada and mtsaryalust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy all things I find in me.
SrilaPrabhupada sometimes I fell that you have showered mercy on me which I dont deserve at all.
Every day we sing Ye prasdepresarva, your mercy full fills all the desires for spiritual
perfection. But its really unfortunate to say that Iam unable to utilize your mercy to the full amount.
Srilaprabhupada chanting properly with full attention is always been a big challenge for me, and still
Iam struggling hard to come over biggest stumbling block in Krishna consciousness.
1) Avoiding 10 offenses
2) Being careful about vaishanvaaparadha
3) Staying away from prajalpas,
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4) Attending mangalarathi without fail,
5) Performing nice kirtanall these are some of the projects that I have been working from last year but
sorry to say that I have failed badly to execute them properly, and the only hope to cross over these
hurdles is to take shelter at your Transcendental lotus feet, I bow down to your Lotus feet with great
care and attention.
SrilaPrabhupada, at the shelter of SRI RADHA GOPINATH you have given me the opportunity of
various services and I am trying my best to render services as much as I can, but still I can see a huge
scope of improvement in my services which I have to take care. SrilaPrabhupada coming year is going
to be a very crucial year for me as my 2 years are over. SrilaPrabhupada, please never let me go from
you, give me sufficient strength to come out of these family attachments.
SrilaPrabhupada, bless me and my god brothers so that we can execute our devotional service with full
enthusiasm and help you in your movement.
Your most insignificant servant,
Sharangi Krishna Dasa
Sahadeva Sakha Dasa
Kali yuga, the age of quarrel, people are so sinful, where there is no ray of hope for god consciousness,
But you have purified, you have given that ray and enlightened the whole world with your sublime
process of KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS. It is just because of your causeless mercy, really it is
causeless mercy otherwise how fully degraded addicted to all kinds of bad habits including LSD can
give-up and can become Krishna conscious. Your contributions to the humankind are very great
contributions; personally I received many benedictions from you, out of your causeless mercy. On this
occasion of Vyasapuja I want to remember the great benedictions you have bestowed upon me and
want to thank you again and again. Eventhough you have given still I am failing to fulfill purpose of
your mission. Please forgive me and also request you that I have no qualification I am fully dependent
on you, I can only pray you that please shower your causeless mercy again and again to fulfill the
purpose of the mission.
Thank you Prabhupada for accepting me as your DISCIPLE. Please bless me so that I can take your
instructions as my life and soul and follow them without fail, and reject all other desires.
Thank you Prabhupada for making me understand LORD KRISHNA, as SUPREME PERSONALITY OF
GODHEAD. Please bless me so that I can achieve KRISHNA PREMA.
Thank you Prabhupada for providing the great ASSOSCIATION OF DEVOTEES daily. Please bless me
so that I can progress in devotion by being with them and not to commit any offenses at their feet.
Thank you Prabhupada for giving me great scriptures to read like BHAGAVAD-GITA, SRIMAD
BHAGAVATAM, CHAITANYA CHARITAMRITA and many. Please me so that I can read them
regularly with a mood of surrendrance to the knowledge, that enlightens degraded world.
Thank you Prabhupada for providing me KRISHNA PRASADAM, a powerful method to control
senses, by which all my sins gets purified. Please bless me consciousness by which I dont find tastes
in Krishna prasadam, as KRISHNA PRASADAM is always higher taste.
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Thank you Prabhupada for giving me HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA, which alone elevates one to
transcendental abode of lord Krishna. Please bless me so that I can chant and concentrate with a mood
of surrendrance to the holyname.
Thank you Prabhupada for giving me SERVICE to engage this unstable mind to concentrate on
Krishna for 24hours and to overcome my disadvantages in devotion and learn many things eventually
to become your perfect devotee.
Thank you Prabhupada for giving me nice KIRTANS, so that I can sing and dance enjoyingly in
devotional mood. Please bless me so that I can involve in kirtans to the core of my heart and my
attraction to this material world will be lost.
Thank you Prabhupada for giving me opportunity to live in holydham TIRUPATHI, of course I am
ready to preach wherever you want.
Thank you Prabhupada for providing me nice opportunity to PREACH KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS,
which is the only means of deliverance for suffering souls. Please bless me so that I can be able to
connect that soul to you while preaching.
There is no end to your mercy, but I mentioned only few of them here. Please make me remember
always my fortune and protect my consciousness that whatever I think, whatever I desire, whatever I
do, that will be only just for your satisfaction not for my satisfaction. Make me Prabhupadaconscious
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Dear Prabhupada,
I am very happy now because of chanting and listening to classes by the devotees at the
RadhaGopiNadahaMandir. I like the Krishna Prasadam given at the temple. I like doing Bhajans.
I went to Iskcon Bangalore and enjoyed in the Brahmothsavams held during April 2012. I am doing 1
round of chanting every day. Please help me to increase the number of round chanting.
Yours Sincerely,
Bhakta.Achyutha (Age: 9 years)
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On the eve of VYASA POOJA, as I started to write few words of TRIBUTE to SrilaPrabhupada, I
recollect the day of meeting You H G A C Bhakti Vedanta Swamy in Bombay in the year 1969-70,
when I was skeptic to join the Hare Krishna Movement. Not realizing that the word Vedanta comes
only after Bhakti and seeing the numerous literary works of GREAT MASTER I tried a shortcut to
attain the Vedic knowledge. It was inconclusive until I became participant of HKM through ISKCON,
where I realized that Bhakti takes precedence to Vedanta.
Thanks to GURU and CHARISMATIC LEADER SrilaPrabhupada, who brought the HARE KRISHNA
MOVEMENT to the Man-kind. Now Im repenting to miss the honour of taking the initiation then by
the FOUNDER of HKM, whose ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GLORIES ARE UNLIMITED. We are
fortunate to enjoy the fruits of the tree seeded by SrilaPrabhupada. The Harinama or Maha-mantra
may be only the seed but the branches of Philosophy, Religion, Literature and Culture are Beautiful,
Systematic and Complete through His prolific Literature.
It gives us pleasure that he fulfilled the desire of His Guru SrilaSaraswatiThakura and so
ChaitanyaMahaPrabhu with His INSPIRATION and FORESIGHT to propagate Hare Krishna
Movement through Centres established Internationally and in India alike is SYSTEMATIC, WELL
GUIDED and to the norms of the True Gurus.
It is time to bow at Gurus feet, and praying for His Mercy, one can please the Guru Parampara
through humble and selfless Offerings during VYASA POOJA and ever after.
ALL GLORIES TO H G SrilaPrabhupada.
BhaktaHarigopal D J, Flight engineer Retd. Indian Navy
Bhakta Kalyan Prasad
Hare Krishna
I have quest for knowledge and I am inquisitive about topics like nature, history, science,
technology, motives behind human behavior, different cultures, religions, different standards & rules
books for a proper living. I have pieces of information from different personalities, philosophies, some
parental instructions based on vedas (being an Indian, I am already aware of some terminology) and
other through personal influence of various temples all around.
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After I came in touch with Krishna consciousness three years ago through a devotee friend, I came to
know that ISKCON is distributing this knowledge freely. Then, SRILA PRABHUPADA, it is through
your video lectures and books, I began to gain knowledge. I felt like, this knowledge bank is
connecting all the dots, addressing all the issues and answering all my questions.
Not just getting introduced to this knowledge of Vedas, which itself is vast (and also mostly
confusing), You presented to us the knowledge of god with great clarity and neat classifications. I also
came to know about the content of subject deeper, like material & spiritual, gross & subtle, karma &
reincarnation, loop hole to birth-death cycle, etc. I am knowing that there is cause of all causes and
source of everything, i.e. supreme lord KRISHNA. Thus knowing the absolute, to a small extent, i am
able to perceive the relativity in everything and different degrees of qualities (like goodness, devotion,
sufferings etc). I also grateful to know some information about the things which are inconceivable like
structure of universe, timelines (yugas) etc. On a whole, I feel fortunate for knowing the purpose of
life.
I feel that Krishna Consciousness is the only philosophy that gives right perspective of everythingthe
only methodology that can be practically applied in the present timesthe only way of life that ensures
a guilt-free living.
SrilaPrabhupada, I plead to forgive for any mistake in my understanding and to show a tinge of mercy
on me to get involved in Krishna consciousness & devotional service.
HariBol !
Your aspiring servant
Bhakta Kalyan Prasad
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Bhakta Kiran K Guditi
Hare Krishna Dear Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
It is my great pleasure to offer my Vyasa puja offerings at your lotus feet.
The path of 'Hare Krishna ' revealed to us by You has been an oasis on my journey through the desert
of life.
It has quenched my thirst by answering all my questions about life and universe.
It has provided me with many sweet date fruits like books which has eased my hunger.
It has given me melodious music in the form of Kirtans and Bhajans which can be heard innumerable
times while feeling like listening for the first time.
The seed of Hare Krishna movement was first planted in me when I was studying fifth standard in
Tirupati - India (in around 1985-87). One day after school I happened to visit Sri Varadarajula Swamy
Temple and found a foreign lady sitting at the entrance and doing some prayers.When enquired about
what she was doing, she said that she is chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and advised me to
chant as well.I was surprised and asked her why she came to India and became like a monk even
though she can get a good job. She said that this Mahamantra is the primary duty of mankind and has
kindly agreed to write me 16 syllables Mahamantra which I had cherished for a long time.
After that when I was in 10th std I was mainly inspired by Swami Vivekananda who provided me lots
of courage and self confidence through his teachings. Later I passed through the stage of worshiping
Saibaba, Sri Venkateswara Swamy and also has serious discussions about Jesus Christ through my
friend who is a Christian.
My next contact with Hare Krishna movement was in Sydney, Australia where I visited the temple to
find some peace and courage to face the adversities of life. It has been a life changing experience in
Sydney where I was welcomed and mentored by many senior devotees like Natraj Pr, Vijay Gopikesh
Prabhu etc. I was offered an opportunity to do book distribution along with my wife
Meenakshikumari. Later at Brisbane Hare Krishna temple also I was offered a chance to associate with
devotees and do some book distribution.
After passing through several paths, through your kind mercy, I was finally able to find my ultimate
destiny which is Krishna consciousness but my journey to my destiny has begun just now. I do respect
all faiths and religions but are more attracted to the universal path of Krishna Conciousness. Due to
my past sinful reactions, the path of my Krishna consciousness is not a smooth ride but an arduous
journey with many speed breakers and stoppings.
Also at many instances I came to know that when everything else fails then there is path of Krishna
consciousness which provides me solace from the miseries of life. All this is possible for me only
through your selfless service and effort to preach this nectar to the nook and corner of the world.
Through your teachings, I realised that one shall strive to be humble than the blade of grass though I
far from it though many impurities of the modes of nature.
On this occasion, I wish to express my gratitude to you and wish to let you know that you are my hero
in my life and are an yardstick to measure my progress on my path of spiritual journey.
Thank you for everything Srila Prabhupada
Your eternal aspiring servant, Bhakta Kiran K Guditi
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Beyond every Glorified SpiritualMaster there is history for their achievements. He was spiritual master
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family to elaborate Hare Krishna movement all over the world He started Famous organization
named ISKCON for the Krishna devotees. He said that only Hare Krishna mantra saves ones life. In
his morning walk, He motivated devotees by his quotes and speech. He translated Bhagavad-gita and
many other books. For the devotees in many ways you inspired. You told devotees that one can reach
Lord Krishna by distributing books and conducting festivals based on Past-times of Lord Krishna. I am
unable to express more than this. You are limit less Spiritual Master who gained Lord Krishna in your
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Hare Krishna,
Yours faithfully,
Bhakta Mahesh, FOLK Hostel, Tirupati
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Hare Krishna Prabhupada,
My respectful obeisances to your lotus feet. Prabhupada, I am very fortunate because I am servant of
your servants. By your mercy only, I came to Krishna consciousness. Prabhupada, I am very happy
because I always have association with devotees, they clarify my doubts from your teachings, lectures
& books. I am very satisfied with those answers.
Prabhupada before I came in touch with ISKCON I was in mode of ignorance, and also I believe in
god. I used visit the temples regularly but I dont know the purpose of temple& I dont know the
purpose of human life & I also didnt know what is body & what is soul &I didnt know why I got
human body& I didnt know what is difference between human life & animal life. Now I got answers
for all these questions from your books.
Prabhupada from your teachings I came to know that everybody has happiness and sufferings. Now I
facing some sufferings, I know Prabhupada you know about these sufferings.Prabhupada, please give
potency to bear these problems &give me strength to continue in Krishna consciousness. I believe in
one Principlei.e,Hope is the best way to lead the life.I have hopes on you Prabhupada. Prabhupada
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Obeisances to your lotus feet.
Servant of servant of your servants,
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Prabhupada, Son of Lord Chaitanya. You have descended on to this earthly planet to spread the
mission of Krishna Consciousness Movement seeded by Lord Chaitanya. Probably because of my past
karma, I am very fortunate to come in association with this sacred mission of Krishna consciousness.
Prabhupada, though you have departed physically from this world, your books will make us feel that
we have another aatma called guru-aatma sitting in between aatma and paramatma. Thanks for your
guidance through your books.
Prabhupada, as you have given a simple solution for us to reach Lord Krishna by simply chanting,
hearing and having Krishna prasadam, I being a gruhastha, will abide to those simple things instructed
by you.
In your service,
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Hare Krishna
We cant tell about the Spiritual Master a poem (or) a letter because he is eternal and he always lives in
his books. One cant please the Guru by just praying to the Spiritual Master. If we want to please the
Guru just follow the regulative principles and orders given to you. Which make your soul peaceful
because real peaceful comes when one follows the orders of Guru without any doubt. The Maha-
mantra given by Spiritual Master Hare Krishna Hare Krishna KrishnaKrishnaHare HareHare Rama
Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare. The three words, namely Hare Krishna and Rama, are the
transcendental seeds of the Maha mantra. One can come out by illusion(maya). No other means of
spiritual realization, therefore, is an effective in the age of Kali, one can easily come out from bad
habits who chants this holy name.
Yours faithfully, Bhakta.Vinay Kumar
Bhakta Viswanth Reddy A
His Divine Grace SrilaPrabhupadMaharajji,
I am very happy to be a part of Krishnas Consciousness and Hare Krishna Movement.Iam very lucky
to have you as my Guru in my life otherwise I might have missed a golden opportunity.
I came into Krishnas Consciousness movement through NagaraSankirthana which was conducted
in the month of February 2012 in Bairagipatteda, Tirupati. There after I was in contact with temple
devotees often and I have been taught so many things such as Offering Prasadam to GOD,doing
THULASI pooja etc. In their guidance I have been given a lot of books,videos and audio of your
lectures,kirtans and bhajans which we listen at our home regularly.
The books written by you influenced me so much about the importance of chanting Hare Krishna
Maha-mantra, importance of Guru in the progression of our spiritual life.
Through your preachingsI am gaining knowledge about what is a soul,who is God, what is the
difference between the material world and BhagavatDham.
On April 1
st
2012, GeethaParayanamwas conducted at our home by a devottee and lot of our
neighbours, relatives and colleagues attended the programme which helped all of us in doing self-
Introspection about ourselves.
I am chanting Hare Krishna regularly now (minimum of 5 and maximum of 16).After I started
chanting my mind has become very pure and a lot of bad thoughts have been vanished. My anxiety
has been reduced than before.I has stopped thinking too much about the past and the future than
before.
There were number of desires in my mind previously which was reducing day by day as I am
following your principles such as chanting, reading your books and having satsang with the devotees.
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I pray you to kindly help me to engage me in doing more rounds of chanting by reducing the
influence of material world on me.
Dear Prabhupad, Please lead me to LORD RADHA KRISHNAS Feet and always engage me in HIS
service and help me to come out of this BIRTH-DISEASE-OLDAGE-DEATH Cycle and reach
BHAGAVAD DHAM.
Thanking you with lots of prayers
Yours sincerely
Bhakta Viswanth Reddy A
Bhakta Umapathi
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
Jai Gurudev, Jai SrilaPrabhupada please accept my humble obeisance at your lotus feet, On this
auspicious appearance day.
Hare Krishna Prabhu today I am very happy because I am writing an offering to You Prabhupada.
Before I didnt know about Lord Krishna and Bhagavat-gita. I joined in Prabhupada hostel, after that I
slowly understood step by step who is Lord Krishna and Bhagavat-gita. After I was took up Krishna
consciousness my life changed with your causeless mercy my dear Prabhupada,you mercifully
provided knowledge, strength and required skills. Please give meYour mercy and guidance to continue
spiritually in Krishna consciousness. PresentlyI am happy by chanting Hare Krishna mantra inthis
material world. My dear Master, If I know anything about Krishna consciousness it is all because of
your mercy. Having come under your shelter let me remain eternally guided by your instructions.
Dear Master please bless me to continue my life inKrishnaconsciousness my humble obeisance at your
lotus feet.
Yours eternally servant, Bhakta Umapathi,
Bhaktin Chenchumunemma A
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Dear SrilaPrabhupada
I offer my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
On this Vyasa-pooja day, I fondly remember you and want to sHare a few thoughts of mine which is
pending since long. By the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna, I got associated with ISKCON (Bangalore) and
started reading your books. They are an ocean of knowledge. Your editions of the famous religious
classics of India, likeSrimadBhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, etc. along with many other works that are
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written by the previous acharyas and yourself, like Nectar of devotion, Brahma Samhita, Nectar of
Instructions, Ishoponisad, ChaitanyaCharitamrita are a valuable source material for me covering all
aspects of existence. The presentations stands apart, providing original sanskrit text, English
translations, index listings, and the elaborate purports by you are excellent. Once I start reading, it
never ends, as if there is no zenith or nadir to the depth and vastness of the knowledge that is
encrypted there. I wonder how you single-handedly wrote, typed, printed, and distributed the
literatures along with your routine activities.
You are one of the rare gems who descended on this planet by Lords mercy to deliver us from this
conditioned life. Following Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhus teachings and your Guru Maharaj, His Divine
Grace Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya 108 Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta SaraswatiG
oswami Maharajs order, you travelled around the globe, preaching about Lord Krishna consciousness,
establishing the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, building many temples, ashrams,
gurukuls and bringing about a revolutionary change in the mind-set of people towards God, his
creation, the living entities (particularly human beings), their position and goals.
Through your powerful speeches, soul-stirring sankirtanas, meditations, devotional services you
moved and showed the transcendental path to many. I am enlightened a little more clearly about many
things of the material and spiritual realms, about the supreme creator, his creations, the living entities
and their relation with him, the duties of the human beings for the perfection of their own self and the
society as a whole.
Your life is an inspiration to me and many others to carry on their goals come what may and whatever
the life conditions are. There are endless lists of qualities that I want to express, which I need/desire to
develop, but am too short of words to describe a pure devotee like you. Still, trying a few :
Acharya, par excellence, that you were/are, I desire to understand and followCompassionate, that you
were for uplifting the fallen souls, I desire to develop (quality)Bliss, that you experianced and spread
through pure devotion, I need to struggle forHumor, that you bought through your speeches, I need to
apply in lifeAccomplishments, impossible, that you achieved, I need to startKrishna Consciousness
Movement, that you started to deliver people from the clutches of maya, I need to understand and
continueTime management, 24/7, that you planned for activities, I desire to learn and
followInitiations, that you undertook single-handedly, I need to appreciate and follow
Vedantist that you were, I need to understand more and moreEncouraging, nature, that you had for
the ignorant people, I need to developDevotee, pure, that you were/are, I desire to be likeAbundant,
that the knowledge you hadI need to gatherNitya -suddha devotee that you were, I desire to
becomeTranscedentalist, that you were preaching to follow the transcendental sound, I need to reach
through perfectionApprochable, that you were to anybody, I need to imbibe (quality)Sufferings that
you encountered never delineated you from your objective, I need to understand and apply World-
traveler, world around that you travelled for awakening the sleeping souls, I need to appreciate and
saluteAbhaya, that you are (i.e., fearless, I need to strictly adhere toMerciful, that you were towards
the snake-like men around you,I do not know what to express Initiations, of prasadam distributions,
that you started for feeding people coming for darshan/sankirtana, I need to continue in my
lifePassionate, that you were for your teacher's mission,I need to sow (quality) in meRegulator, that
you were of the principles that you strictly adhered to
I need to follow to progressActivities that you allocated to different people based on their interest, I
need to followBrave-heart, that you were travelling to unknown destinations, I need to
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developHarmonious, that quality with which you bound different people, I desire to developUnique
person, that you were who changed hippies to Krishna-dasas, I need to admire you more n more for
thatParamahamsa, liberated person, that you were but never expressed, That humbleness I need to
adoptAngerless, the quality you rarely showed, I desire to adaptDevotional services, that you started
and practiced, I need to follow still more rigorouslyAtma, supreme/supercool, that you were, I need to
become (with your blessings)
I once again offer my obeisance to you, and through you pass on my obeisance to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Jagad-GuruSri Krishna, SrimatiRadharani, all the great acharyas in the
parampara and outside, and humbly request to bless and guide me (and my fellow devotees) to rapidly
progress in the path of Krishna consciousness, doing all the activities that are pleasing to you all and
Lord Krishna.
Hare Krishna !!!
Ever-seeking your love n blessings, Bhaktin Ramalakshmi
Bhaktin Rupa K
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Bhaktin Siddeswari A
Dear Prabhupada,
I like Krishna Very much. Because he is socute and naughty.
I love hearing storiesof LordKrishna and the mischief done in Vrindavana with Balaram and his
friends. So that I am attracted towards kirtans and bhajansdone inIskcon temple, and I like to dance
with devotees.
I like Krishna Prasadam very much.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Bhaktin.Siddeswari. A (Age: 7 years)
Bhaktin VasudhaJaladi
Dear SrilaPrabhupada
Please accept my respectful obeisances
Dear Prabhupada, many many happy returns of the day. On your appearance day First of all I would
like to thank you for showing me and also all the people in this world, the path of liberation from this
world through the Krishna Consciousness.
Thank you for showing your mercy up on us. I really do not know whether I deserve this mercy or
not.
Please try to engage me always in the service of the Supreme Personality of God Head with your
blessings.
Please forgive me Prabhupada if I had committed any offences.
Bhaktin VasudhaJaladi

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Bhakta Yash Garg
Sri Srila Prabhupada ji
My dear sree srila Prabhupada,
Accept my obeisances at your lotous feet.
When I came in touch of Krishna consciousness then I understand what is Lord Krishna. Why I am
born on the earth? What is my aim? And most important how can I get Krishna bhakti in this got
many many changes in my life.
I became happy confident etc.
Its such that place where we teach how dear to Krishna
Your follower
Yash Garg

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Visakhapatnam Temple
Ambarisha Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!
Srila Prabhupada, this is my fourth year under your divine protection. Prabhupada, maya is so
powerful that although every day I recite guru puja, I am unable able to realize the potency of
worshiping your lotus feet. You said that just by worshiping your lotus feet a conditional soul
like me is elevated to pure devotional service, which is very rare to obtain by even after taking
millions of births and performing severe austerities. You are the only person who can release
the conditioned souls like me from material contamination and reestablish us in our eternal
constitutional positions as servant of God. In order to develop the taste for hearing the
messages of Vasudeva in the conditional souls, you descended to this material world which is
full of sufferings. This shows your compassion towards the fallen souls like me. It is only
because of your presence, Prabhupada, that still we are able to hear about what is pure
devotional service to Krishna. No one else can preach and propagate like you.
It is by your glorious institution that this knowledge about Krishna is being preserved. By
joining this glorious movement my life also has become glorious.
I am thankful to you for giving me an opportunity to stay and render devotional service.
Please be merciful on me and engage me eternally at your lotus feet.
Some of the commitments which I have taken during last year were reached by your mercy.
Some of them are not even attempted because of various circumstances. On behalf of this year
Vyasa-puja I am adding two more commitments to my list. Please bless me so that I will be
able to fulfill this.
Your aspiring servant,
Ambarisha Dasa
Dhira Govinda Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhuapad,
I fall prostrate before you; please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet,
All glories to you Srila Prabhupada!
On this auspicious day I beg forgiveness for all those offences I have committed at Your Divine Graces
lotus feet, all your sincere servants / anthakoti Vaishanavas.
vc-kalpatarubhya ca kp-sindhubhya eva ca patitn pvanebhyo vaiavebhyo namo nama
Your Divine Grace, the confidential servant of the Lord, came in an ordinary human like form to just
save us, the fallen souls. When people hear about your glorious pastimes they get bewildered, as
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anybody can judge that an ordinary living entity can never manifest those unlimited pastimes that you
have performed. You are nityasiddha; the senadhipati of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who came to
establish his vision in this material world. You are completely out of bodily concept. You have
transformed and still transforming stonehearted people like atheists, mayavadis, most envious egoistic
unintelligent - shudras, mlechas to Vaishanvas.
Your Divine Graces lilas cannot be conceived by ordinary living entities, when all those crocodiles
who acted like your disciples surrounding you gave the sweet hot milk mixed with poison, you knew
everything, still you smilingly received with full heart without any objection. When your skin was
stuck to your bones, you had become so physically weak and lean, you were drinking little
charanamrita once in day, still you never buckled, but continued to translate Srimad-Bhagavatam for
the sake of fallen souls. When tears were rolling on your cheeks, not because of that deep physical
pain, but for that pain caused because of your loving so-called disciples crooked plans to poison you;
those to whom you taught ABCD of the spiritual path. This might have pierced your unlimited loving,
compassionate heart and and tears would have flowed in your eyes. Lord Chaitanya certainly would
have been angry for this wretched act to his most confidential servant but Lord Nithyananda would
have pacified the Lord, similar to that of Jagai and Madhai thinking that they are fallen souls. But these
crocodiles cannot be compared to the latter who got an opportunity to be in the part of the Lord
Chaithanyas lila.
The best part is that those crocodiles still continued to be in the Vaishnava dress forgetting that Lord
Narasimha will tear them apart and place them in the hell forever. Following them, many other
crocodiles have joined and are still joining. Many sincere souls among them could not understand the
behavior of so called vaishnavas are humbly continuing to be with them, some of them left, some of
them came back to their material positions.
I dont know how you have selected this dead, dumb, most fallen soul to your army; it is only because
of your causeless mercy upon me, you are continuing to love, bless and shower mercy upon me
although I am so fallen that after assimilating all these incidents still I am sleeping on the lap of maya.
There is no change in my attitude from day one of my joining the HKM. I beg Your Divine Grace to
please give me the taste for devotional service starting from chanting the holy names. Please train me
not to commit offences against chanting the holy names / Lordships / dham / Vaishanvas. Please
exercise my free will according to your will and please keep me at your lotus feet forever.
Aspiring to become your divine grace sincere servants servant,
Dhira Govinda Dasa.
Narottam Dasa

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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my respectful obeisance's onto your lotus feet. All glories to your Divine Grace. When
Prabhupada went to west by the orders of his Guru, he travelled in a ship. At that time he got a heart
attack. Then he prayed to God "I do not know I will be able to change people or not, it doesnt matter,
but I am just doing this because my Guru Maharaja has ordered me. this phrase attracted me very
much. Although he encountered many obstacles he didn't hesitate to change the deep fallen souls.
That was when I understood that he was a real Guru. So Srila Prabhupada, I offer my respectful
obeisances. In the most degraded world, it is the good fortune of humanity to have been blessed with
your transcendental wisdom. It is the greatest fortune that our lives have been touched by your divine
mercy.
Your servant
Navadeep Narasimha Dasa
Paramananda Dasa
His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
Jai Srila Prabhupada, Jai Gurudeva, I offer 108 obeisances at your lotus feet.
I am very happy in my spiritual life. About 21 years ago, I joined ISKCON. I first read Prabhupadas
book Raj Vidya at the age of 18 year. At that time I was studying in college. After going through this
book, my mindset changed and left my studies in the college and joined ISKCON Calcutta.
Since then I am regularly listening to your classes which are very interesting and informative. I am
also reading your books and practicing your principles. In this way, I am always remembering you and
I can never forget You.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Your obedient servant,
Paramananda Dasa
Srivishnu Dasa
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Devotees in the line of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu have come time and again to deliver the most
wretched and Srila Prabhupada your advent and activities in this world testify the same.
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You have released many thousands of disciples from the clutches of maya and are still continuing to
do so. Kindly show your favour upon this vile person and release me from the suffering of this
material world.
Even though deeply entangled in Mayas shackles I firmly know that your mercy is boundless and you
will somehow or other take me out of her custody and engage me in Lord Krishnas service which is
not limited to ime, Place or circumstance.
Thanking you for all the favours bestowed upon me and desiring to be your servants servants servant
Srivishnu Dasa
Sruti Sagara Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Let my offer my sincere respectful obeisance unto your lotus feet. Please accept my offering.
I feel that it is a very great opportunity to glorify my spiritual master who has given a new life to me
and saved from the greatest danger (material entanglement).
Out of your causeless mercy you have accepted me as your disciple though I do not have any
qualification to become your servant and engaging me in your mission (Lord Krishnas service).
Srila Prabhupada, you are the summum bonum of all the great previous acharyas but I dont have
words to glorify you, as I am ignorant.
Because of your mercy I am able to chant the holy name of the Lord, hear Krishna katha which are the
yuga dharma of this age. And most important thing is that you have given the opportunity to live in
the association of the devotees.
The moment I joined your mission (ISKCON), I am able to receive the Supreme Lord Sri Krishnas
protection through you only. Knowingly or unknowingly I might have done so many mistakes
because of my ignorance but still I am able to get your guidance.
It is because of your mercy I got the opportunity to serve the Supreme Lord.
Nobody in the world can pay back the debt of the spiritual master so please engage me more and more
in your service at your lotus feet always which is the only request of mine and please give me strength
to spread Lord Gaurangas message.
Prabhupada, please hold me as a father holds his ignorant child very tightly and guide me in my life
which is meant for the service of the Lord only.
Please allow me to become one of the dust particles at your lotus feet and please do not reject me from
your lotus feet.
Please forgive me for uncountable mistakes that I committed.
Please request the paramatma in my heart to guide my intelligence, as I am not able to approach Him
to the highest perfection of life.
Yours trying to be sincerely,
Sruti sagara Dasa
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Yaduraja Dasa
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to your divine instructions,
which are continuing to guide the fallen souls of Kali-yuga on the path back to Godhead. Srila
Prabhupda, you do not need our glorification or devotional service. You are atmaramaself-
sufficient. However, by your causeless mercy we get the opportunity to attempt to glorify your exalted
personality and to engage in devotional service.
Every time I begin to think about this most wonderful day of your divine appearance, I am reminded
of the good fortune I am graced. For a disciple of Your Grace today is the most renowned day in the
world. When I am preaching to my donors about Hare Krishna Movement I always tell them about
how this movement was started initially by your Divine Grace. That moment I think how fortunate are
we compared to billions of people in this universe. It is all by your causeless mercy Srila Prabhupada.
Brahma bhramite kona bhgyavn jva
Guru-ka-prasde pya bhakti-lat-bja
On this day of your divine appearance, Srila Prabhupada, I pray to your lotus feet to give me strength
and intelligence to execute Krishna Consciousness sincerely, that is to follow four regulative
principles and four things which you always asked us to do - attending mangalarati, chanting sixteen
rounds, association with devotees and hearing Srimad- Bhagavatam class. I am hungry to receive your
mercy to follow these four dos and four donts seriously.
Srila Prabhupada, whenever we think of you, we always remember your favorite words, Purity is the
force. To remain pure we need to just follow the rules and regulations as it is given by Your Grace
and authorities, Vaishnavas. This is where sometimes I am lacking Prabhupada. Not that deliberately I
want to break the instructions, but due to various other tasks running in the min, a few things are
overlooked. I do not know how to manage my daily tasks Prabhupada. But I am learning from my
senior authorities. They are doing lot of work, day and night. I always pray that I need such strength
and determination to execute the tasks in order to fulfill your mission, Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada, I have one humble request. We devotees at HKM Vizag are seriously looking for land to
install the deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra and to distribute the mercy to lakhs of people of
Visakhapatnam. So Prabhupada, please sanction our desire to have a land for their Lordships so that
we can wide spread our activities in order to please you. Pleasing the spiritual master is the disciples
first project and as you told Prabhupada, if spiritual master is pleased then Krishna is pleased.
yasya prasdd bhagavat-prasdo yasyprasdn na gati kuto 'pi
dhyyan stuvas tasya yaas tri-sandhya vande guro r-cararavindam
Aspiring to be your servant,
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Bhakta Anirudh
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisances.
I have been associated with the devotees of the HKM, Visakhapatnam. With association of such fine
and advanced devotees, I hope that I make some advancement in Krishna Consciousness. After going
to Hare Krishna Movement in Visakhapatnam I started to chant. Now, I am chanting 16 rounds by
your mercy and associating with the devotees in the temple I am able to understand spiritual
knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna. I came to know about the four
regulative principles but unable to follow them. I hope that you can understand my problems and give
me a solution for these problems. So please engage me in your service.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Anirudh
Bhakta Anudeep
Dear Prabhupada,
I offer my humble obeisances. I have been associating with the devotees of Hare Krishna Movement,
Vizag. With that association I progressed a little in Krishna Consciousness. I am very happy to know
the real goal of my life. Your causeless mercy upon me enlightened me with spiritual wisdom. I am
very thankful to you for the kindness you have shown to a very undeserving boy. I am following
regulative principles but not with full sincerity. I am also chanting 16 rounds since March 15
th
2012.
Many barriers like my attachment to material nature, inability in reading your books and my parents
(to some extent) are preventing me to progress in Krishna Consciousness. Another major problem is
that I am often committing vaishnava-aparadha. Please give me strength to overcome these problems
and also help me to advance faster in Krishna Consciousness.
I have faith in you and hope to take to Krishna Consciousness more and more seriously.
HARE KRISHNA
Your Servant
Anudeep
Bhakta Arunkumar Voona
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances
I am thankful to your Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, because of you I see lot of change in my life, and
this is because of following your instructions and performing spiritual activities. When I heard your
life and activities through the devotees I was inspired to take up spiritual life. Now I am chanting
every day.
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My mother is cooking and offering Bhoga to Lord Krishna every day. By your Divine Grace, Srila
Prabhupada, we are able to take Prasadam. By this my family members are changing towards spiritual
life.
When I heard about your activities in America, I felt that here is the man committed for explaining the
spiritual topics with great patience, teaching in mass without any discretion. Even people addicted to
drugs and to wine have drastically changed their life towards the spiritual life.Once again I am
thankful to Dear Srila Prabhupada for the great contribution to the world.
Your servant
Arunkumar voona
Bhakta Bala Krishna Prasad
Dear Srila Prabhupadq myself Bala Krishna Prasad. I am happy to say that now I am in Hare Krishna
Movement. I am presenting my homage to your Lotus Feet.
PAST:
Past I was not in Hare Krishna movement. I did so many mistakes in my life. I lived like a common
man in the mode of ignorance. I spent my life for my own benefits not caring others and did not have
matured attitude. Most of the people in their life spend in this way because people are ignorant. We
have no teachers no gurus to teach. Almost all people are living like this and it is because of maya. The
factors such as passion, friends, technology, fashion, relationships, for their own benefits, money,
education, are changing people and making them to commit sinful activities.
PRESENT:
Prabhu, I am now in Hare Krishna movement. I learned so many things in my life after joining in the
movement. Because of me my friends joined too. They came for festivals and participated in our
activities. I am practicing sadhana. I am in starting stage, it is very difficult to practice but I am trying
my best. I was in folk hostel for 40 days, in Gopal Nivas, Bangalore. It is one of the best moments in
my life. Attending Mangala arati and Shayana arati, attending Bhagavatam and Bhagavad gita classes,
chanting in our Temple was good experience for me. I have learned so many things from you.
I am happy now. I did my project in Akshaya Patra Foundation, HK Hill, ISKCON, Bangalore. Because
of that many people came to know about our activities and our Movement in my college.
I am thank full to you prabhu for helping me and guiding me
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
Your Servant
BalaKrishna
Bhakta Charan Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances. Kindly forgive my offences.
When I was reading your book Science Self Realization I had read that "as the hand is a part of body
and it works for the satisfaction of body, likewise, we are part and parcel of paramatma and we should
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work for satisfaction of God" and from then I just got stuck to Your books. If someone read your
books then he will change into Krishna consciousness by your divine mercy. As I have committed
many offences, I am always feeling myself unworthy to be receiving your mercy. It is only by your
mercy I have been progressing in Krishna consciousness even though I have committed many
offences. So kindly give the strength to not to commit offence. It is possible only by your divine
mercy. Your divine knowledge, pure devotion, pure love to god, mercy are the weapons for up-
liftment of the fallen souls in Kali-yuga. You are the true servitor of Godhead and we are your
disciples.
Your Servant
Charan Kumar
Bhakta Chowdhavarapu Nagamaneshwara Rao
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Bhakta Jagannadh
Hare Krishna
I Jagannadh, folk student, is offering this homage from Visakhapatnam. It is almost 3 months since I
started attending class at Hare Krishna movement, (M.V.P. double road, Visakhapatnam), started
doing some service to Lord Krishna and started chanting the sacred HARE KRISHNA Maha-mantra.
From the last 3 months I have been experiencing the association with Lord Krishna within me. I have
observed a dramatic change in my attitude and also a drastic change in my behavior towards others
and I am sure it is all because of the Divine Grace of Lord Krishna who is the one existing inside and
outside me. And this is all because of your mercy Prabhupada.
Previously when I happened to address person/women who would be a stranger, I used to be in a great
confusion whether to address the particular person/women as Mr. or sir or what? But now if I want to
address someone, the words that come from my mouth are either HARI BOL or HARE KRISHNA. In
HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT, by your grace I realized the real cause of this life, which is to serve
Krishna.
I start my day chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra which gives me relief from the problems that I face
in this materialistic world. If one believes that LordKrishna is the cause of all causes then
automatically he will be freed from all the mental tensions and physical attachments which stand as a
barrier between him and Lord Krishna. As far as I am concerned I always keet faith in Lord Krishna
and the Lord has always been with me and I will believe that he will be with me forever. I take this
occasion to thank "His Divine Grace A C BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA for his mercy
upon all of us.
Your Servant, Jagannadh
Bhakta Janaki Rao
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Bhakta Jeethesh Reddy B
DEAR SRILLA PRABHUPAD,
I am very happy by finding and participating in the Krishna consciousness movement.
I am very happy by chanting in Hare Krishna movement in Vizag.
I got to know about Hare Krishna movement from my brother in law.
Before coming here, I was very sad, weak in studies, and always crying for everything.
After chanting Hare Krishna Maha -mantra all the things have change. I am very happy and not
crying for everything and Im scoring high in my studies, and I stopped telling lies.
I am chanting 8 malas regularly. I am very, very, very happy and in future I will definitely chanting 16
malas of Hare Krishna Maha- mantra
Please give me more blessings to do Serve Lord Krishna.
Thank you
Your servant
B. Jeethesh Reddy
Bhakta Jitendra V
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Oh! Ocean of Mercy Your graceful presence in this material world is a great boon to all these jeevas.
Oh Spiritual Master! You put me away from all kinds of sufferings just by your spiritual knowledge
and pure love of Lord Krishna and thus enlightened me. You are the real well-wisher who made me
detached from these material pleasures. I have realised that I am a SOUL but not BODY. Your
teachings made my mind to apply them practically and enjoy. My Lord! Thank you very much; I came
to know the meaning of real happiness. I can never ever repay your kindness and mercy. But to please
my Spiritual Master and Lord Krishna, I should spread this love to as many as possible. Please bestow
me with your kind heart to spread this knowledge with pure love and place me at your lotus feet to
render service and be a dasa forever.
Your servant
V. Jitendra
Research Scholar
Dept. of Meteorology & Oceanography
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Bhakta Karthik S
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna Prabhu
Prabhu, I am offering this letter for the first time.
Prabhu before coming to the temple I had many materialistic desires in my life. But after coming to the
temple I have changed a lot. First time, I came to Janmastami festival in 2010. I experienced lot of
enjoyment and started coming to temple on every festival, later to Sunday classes and then Saturday
classes also. I learned how to chant and also learned how to wear dothi and perfrom kirtans.
Then in 2011 I went to Bangalore temple for the first time to attend Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Ratha
Yatra. It was a 4-day trip. For the first time on March 19 for Gaura Purnima I wore the dothi and I
enjoyed lot. I wore again dothi for the Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga vigaha pratista. I distributed your books
in the Gita Jayanthi month, as you said.
In 2012, prabhu after completing my exams I went to Bangalore for Bramhostava. In this trip we
enjoyed a lot and realized a lot, and this way the days are going on prabhu.
Finally, thank you prabhu for everything and also be with me every day and bless me prabhu.
Your servant,
S. Karthik, Intermediate 1
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Bhakta Kaushal
Dear Srila Prabhupad,
I am happy about ISKCON and Akshaya Patra Foundation. They are doing wonderful services.
I am coming for Hare Krishna movement every Saturday and Sunday. I am regularly doing service,
attending arati and classes. I am chanting everyday 8 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha- mantra.
HKM is distributing prasadam every Saturday and Sunday.
I came to know about HKM through my uncle.
Prabhupada, after started chanting, my life has changed and I am scoring good marks in academics.
I distributed prasadam during Nagara sankirtan.
I am struggling and having lot of opposition to follow but somehow I am able to chant and overcome
them. Please bless me my Lord.
Your servant,
Kaushal
Bhakta Kiran kumar
Dear Srila Prabupada,
My respectful obesiances to you Gurudev
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I have come to know from a devotee that if anyone wants to reach Lord Krishnas place is possible
only through a Guru. In that way I came to know you as my Guru in Guru Parampara. So I am very
thankful to you my ultimate Guru for giving me the knowledge and path to the spiritual world. I am
now reading your books regularly.Thank you Srila Prabhupada.
Your Servant, Kiran kumar
Bhakta Krishna Kishore TN
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Bhakta Mahesh K
Respected Srila Prabhupada
My heartful gratitude towards SRILA PRABHUPADA
From my childhood I had so many doubts, confusions about this world and God. Even I didnt know
whom to ask these things. If I ask anything about God to my parents or teachers they answer simply
you crazy boy go and study well. In your old age think all these things. Indirectly they are making
people to forget about God.
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I am very thankful to SRILA PRABHUPADA, the Founder Acharya of ISKCON. Due to his emblazon
of LORD KRISHNA, the people are becoming concise about this valuable human life.
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discussions I had with Lord Krishna devotees are clarifying my doubts, confusions clearly with honor.
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Hare Krishna Prabhu
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After coming in touch with devotees, I started coming to Sunday classes and then slowly started to
chant and reading your books. I am doing Sunday prasadam distribution service regularly. Now, I am
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I find great peace and satisfaction in doing service to Lord Krishna. Thank you for this opportunity.
Prabhu bless me.
Your servant,
SRKSN Murthy
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Dear Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna
First of all I offer my obeisance to lotus feet of Guru Maharaj toughing with my head. It is great feeling
to spend time with Srila Prabhupada through reading your books. Srila Prabhupada is the greatest
Acharya. He has helped me in all parts and facets of my life to take right decisions. Long back I got a
chance to visit ISKCON Bangalore temple. One of my relative also explained me about Krishna
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consciousness and Prabhupadas lectures. Since then my life is changed and I came to know the real
goal of life. Then I moved towards Krishna consciousness and came to my home town Visakhapatnam.
But I was very morose as I could not have association of devotees and perform deity worship as I was
not aware that Hare Krishna temple is in Vizag also. Later when I got the information that Hare
Krishna Movement, a Branch of ISKCON Bangalore is there in Vizag, I started going to the temple
regularly. And I met so many devotees practicing Krishna consciousness here. We are recharging our
spiritual strength by attending FOLK class. Chanting Maha- mantra, the holy name of the Lord and
remembering the Lord always has helped us to advance in our spiritual life. All Srila Prabhupada
instructions are bona fide so all of them are very important to us.
Your Servant
Krishna Bhakta Naveen kumar
Bhakta Prasad PVR
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna!
All glories to His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acharya of ISCKON. I
first of all I offer my obeisance to lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada.
It is very auspicious for me to read the books of Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada lectures are so
powerful that one who reads the books of Prabhupada will definitely move towards the spirituality
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rather than spending their time in material activities. He has helped me in all parts and facts of my life
to take right decisions. Long back I got a chance to visit ISKCON Bangalore temple. One of my relative
also explained me about Krishna consciousness and Prabhupadas lectures. Since then my life is
changed and I came to know the real goal of life. Then I moved towards Krishna consciousness and
came to my home town Visakhapatnam. But I was very morose as I could not have association of
devotees and perform temple worship as I was not aware that Hare Krishna temple is in Vizag also.
Later when I got the information that Hare Krishna Movement, a branch of ISKCON Bangalore is
there in Vizag, I started going to the temple regularly. And I met so many devotees practicing Krishna
consciousness here. We are recharging our spiritual strength by attending FOLK class. Chanting
Maha-mantra, the holy name of the Lord and remembering the Lord always has helped us to advance
in our spiritual life. All Srila Prabhupadas instructions are bonafide so all of them are very important
to us.
Hare Krishna
Your servant
Krishna Baktha Praveen kumar
Bhakta Rama Rao
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
I was impressed by your Vedic lectures given to whole world, who are leading godless life in illusion.
By your mercy I have gone through your book perfect question and perfect answer two years back.
Then my eyes were opened and from that time a new window opened in my heart towards spirituality
and Lord Krishna. Immediately I have decided to meet your disciples to get more information about
you & your mission. Somehow I met your disciples at Hare Krishna Movement Vizag. They explained
me about Power of Hare Krishna Maha- mantra. They asked me to read some more books which were
written by you and then I slowly started chanting and reading your wonderful books like beyond Birth
& Death, Path of perfection, Science of Self Realization. Many changes have taken place; in my
attitude and behavior. Im very thankful to you and your disciples for taking me out of darkness to
light.
Before I met your mission associates, I was leading a blind life like two legged animal - activities
eating, working, sleeping and seeking for better material comforts.
But after associating with your devotees my lifes goal has been changed completely; from material
happiness to spiritual happiness, it is really unbelievable. This is only due to Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu & your mercy only.
By your mercy I have been chanting 16 rounds in a day and following 4 regulative principles strictly
without fail and regularly Im taking devotees association.
Due to some drawbacks in me I may not able do pure devotional service unto your lotus feet, as my
family & society relations pulling me back, so that Im not able to find a solution for it.
Therefore kindly show your mercy unto me and please take me out of this material clutches as I seek
your blessing because,
yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
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yasyaprasadad na gatih kuto pi
As you said no one can repay to Spiritual Master but Spiritual Master will be pleased when his
disciples distribute his message & serve to his mission sincerely.
Hence I have decided to serve to your mission lifelong, so kindly make me as your instrument for do
devotional service a lot.
Kindly accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
Your sincere servant
Rama Rao
Bhakta Ramesh Kumar K
PaRama Pujaya Sri A.C.Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada Reverential Pranamams to you.
I am an ardent follower and disciple.
While Iam passing a routine Grihasta Life, one fine day (Narasimha jayanthi) I entered in Hare
Krishna Movement and got inspired immediately. A Miracle power lifted me up while I was singing
Hare Krishna Kirtan and Chanting Hare Krishna Maha -mantra I felt vibration in my entire body and
experienced a divinely Supreme joy. No doubt it was benign. Since then I have been very calm and
cheerful. All my worries melted away.
Chanting Hare Krishna Maha -mantra and surrendering myself to the Lotus Feet of The Lord Krishna
will enrich my life divinely to lead a happy and worry free life. I wish and urge all people on Earth to
realize the power of Supreme Personality of God Head Sri Krishna and become a devotee by chanting
Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.
I am actively involving myself in all activities related to propagating Krishna Consciousness among
various people. And the response is very encouraging and I wish to reach high level of Krishna
Consciousness and increase the number of devotees to change their lives for a happy and spiritual life.
Conclusion: I wish to convey my sincere thanks to you and gratitude for giving me an opportunity to
serve you & Lord Krishna and spread the message of yours to all.
Your servant
Ramesh Kumar.K
Bhakta Ramesh Reddy
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances
My name is K Ramesh Reddy. I am doing MBA in Gitam University. Its a great pleasure and honour
for me to offer this Homage unto you.
In your books you have explained how to live, food habits, develop the spiritual life, techniques and
principles of leadership qualities, good or bad, how to live in this materialistic world etc. After reading
of the Bhagavad gita book I have learned a lot of management techniques and ethical principles.
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Lord Krishna teachings to Arjuna can be used for motivating lot of youngsters like me. After death
what will happen? How to reach the VAIKUNTA and how to render service about to God- all these
important knowledge is given by you. Everyday I am chanting the HARE KRISHN MAHA MANTRA
it will gives the stress free relief and good thoughts and thinking.
Thanking You Divine Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant
Ramesh Reddy
Bhakta Renganathan R K
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
My humble obeisance to you Mahaprabhu,
First let me thank you for taking me into your fold and guiding me in my present life. I sincerely feel
that we at Hare Krishna movement are more indebted to you for enabling us to know the secret to
going back to Godhead- by your simple formula 16 and 4( Chanting 16 rounds of the Maha-mantra
and following the 4 regulative principles with reading books, attending classes, arati and preaching)
Born in a middle class family my parents not only provided me good education by sacrificing their
entire life but also sowed the seeds of spirituality in our younger years. This grew as we grew up and
in fact before I became more involved in Hare Krishna movement both my brother and sister had
taken up Krishna consciousness.
I came across Hare Krishna devotee during the Book marathon at Mumbai (railway station) and was
invited to the meeting. I attended and was impressed by the kirtanas and the mantra chanting and
started regularly attending the same. However after I left Mumbai I lost touch and by your mercy I had
the opportunity to hear the importance of Maha-mantra again at Vizag through Hare Krishna devotees
at Vizag. From then onwards I started to strictly attend the meetings. Further by your mercy and the
guidance through the devotees here at Vizag, I started reading your books and started chanting and
following the 4 regulative principles meticulously.
Your mercy was showered on me when I took part in the book distribution and stood in the second
place and the opportunity to take part in Puri Ratha Yatra recently. There were many more instances
of your grace and blessings in my present life.
We sincerely pray and request you to guide me to live by your teachingsSIMPLE LIVING and HIGH
THINKING which you had personally lived and showed us. Like your commitment to your master,
give us the same strength to follow your guidelines and spread the message of Lord Krishna and
Krishna consciousness to people who are still loitering in the materialistic world.
If at all we do at least take few steps towards that goal we are sure that you will run to take our hand
and guide us in reaching to Godhead.
Once again thanking you for your protection and guidance and always seeking your humble blessings.
Your servant
Renganathan R K

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Bhakta Roopesh Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
Everyday in the morning, when I wake up, my day starts with attending of Mangala arathi, chanting
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and I bath my intellect in the stupendous and cosmological philosophy of
the Bhagavad-gita. It is quite satisfying to be associated with this wonderful cause.
When disappointments stare me and doubts haunts me at that time I see one ray of hope on the
horizon through devotional activities like chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and meditating upon
Lord Krishna, I will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.
But we have never seen a person like you who is unlimitedly and simultaneously wealthy, powerful,
knowledgeable, wise, famous, beautiful and still attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord
Sri Krishna.
Encouraging our long cherished ambitions to serve you we are fully surrendered to the potency of
Lord Krishna.
Yours truly servant,
Bhakta Roopesh Kumar
Bhakta Sagar V
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Please accept my humble obeisances onto your lotus feet.
All glories to you and your causeless mercy.
Thank you for making us Krishna conscious, making us understand the meaning of life and showing
us the path back to home back to Godhead. Without you I would have lost my way.
I can still remember how I reacted when my aunt asked to take your book Beyond Birth and Death. I
simply reacted saying I don't believe in God. I was always seeking for a good friendship which
I couldn't get materially.
But today I am able to chant the holy name of their Lordship with my sinful mouth. Not only chanting
but I could also engage in service, book distribution and other services. This I couldn't even think.
This is all because of your causeless mercy that you have showed unto me in a very short period of
time. It was you who reciprocated through your books at difficult situations.
I am so fortunate to have you as my Guru.
Srila Prabhupada, please make us follow your footsteps. Srila Prabhupada, we will try our best to serve
you. So please give us the strength to do so.
Thank you for accepting me at your lotus feet. Thank you for giving us unlimited mercy and I am
always seeking your mercy.
Jay Srila Prabhupada
Your worthless servant, Sagar.V
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Bhakta Sairam
Respected Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to your Divine Grace.
On this most auspicious appearance day of your Divine Grace, I simply bow down at your lotus feet.
I feel that I am very fortunate to be under never-ending guidance and the support of Lord Sri Krishna.
I am born and brought up in a God-believing family. I have been receiving best support and comfort
by them and have been married and also blessed with a child. I was happy thinking that I have
everything, and was leading life happily, enjoying all the material comforts, but inspite of having all
the things, I was still not happy and made others unhappy, and led life the same way until I was
advised by my brother about Krishna consciousness, Lord Sri Krishna, and Srila Prabhupada.
By your mercy and blessings, I have been attending temples Sunday programs, other programs and
festivals, listening to Bhagava- gita classes, reading your books, and chanting Maha-mantra. By doing
so, I was educated and slowly realized the real essence of life, its purpose, and the final aim.
By your grace I am following some of your principles, I was able to use my energy to do some service
in the temple; I was able to utilize my knowledge to create and maintain website and other computer
related jobs and spread your teaching and messages to many people.
By being in association with your devotees in the temple, I was able to attend the trips arranged by
them and there by visited ISKCON Bangalore on the occasion of Brahmotsavam, been to Sri Kurmam,
and recently to Puri on the occasion of Ratha-Yatra, thereby knowing importance, significance, and its
application in our lives.
By following the principles and guidelines given by you directly in the form of books and videos, and
indirectly by many of your sincere followers, I am trying to chant more and read more by overcoming
the forces of materialistic world, maya, which has to be done only with dedication to the Lord and
commitment to achieve the aim of life to reach the Lord.
Yes, it is really very hard and sometimes seems impossible to do these things. But by your mercy I am
able to slowly overcome them and hope one day I will be able to follow all the principles and chant 16
rounds and do more service. By doing so, I wish to successfully achieve the goal.
Your humble servant,
Sairam
Bhakta Sandeep D
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Jai Gurudeva, with the blessings of your lotus feet, I have done some good things and I have stopped
eating non-vegetarian food and I have stopped telling lies. I have been studying in my college but I am
not able to get proper consciousness. With your mercy, I am now in Krishna Consciousness and I will
be able to reach this goal and get good in my life. I am able to do everything which I was willing to do.
I seek the blessings of Srila Prabhupada to reach the Supreme Lord.
Your servant, D. Sandeep
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Bhakta Santhan C
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet.
Infinite glories to you.
It is you who have out of causeless unceasing flow of mercy stirred up within us such a movement of
eternal existence of Krishna consciousness. I bow down at your lotus feet.
You have given to this world the sweetest nectar, Krishna bhakti and have thus purified the entire
world with that nectar. The entire planet is glorified because of your Divine presence despite your
physical absence as you said I am always alive in my books.
Srila Prabhupada, I pray to you to help me to overcome my greed and make me an instrument at your
hands like a puppet. Srila Prabhupada, I beg you to protect me from any mayawadas.
Coming to know how to advance in Krishna consciousness, I have made some commitments and I will
try my best to fulfill them and try to always please you by following the regulative principles strictly
and chant 16 rounds daily. Srila Prabhupada, please forgive my offenses unto you and give me the
chance to serve you and your dear Lordships Sri Radha Krishna Chandra. Please give me your
guidance and service. Please keep me in your services despite of my weaknesses and insincerity. I beg
you to give the attachment to your lotus feet by always engaging me in your service.
Trying to be your insignificant servant
Santhan C
Bhakta Siva Kumar
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
The scriptures say that a Guru who trains his disciples must repay him which is also called as Guru
Dakshina. You said that if at all you want to repay me please follow my instructions without fail.
But the fact is that the kind of practice you gave us in understanding the Supreme Truth and the
struggle you faced in your last days to preach this message makes us feel that nothing can match to
repay you. But you are so merciful towards us that you just asked us to follow the regulative principles
and follow your instructions.
But, sometimes I am not able to follow your instructions and am trapped in illusion. But even you are
so merciful and kind enough that I always feel your presence. I beg you to excuse me for my falling
into the clutches of maya at times.
I am so insignificant and so fallen that I am not even qualified to chant the holy name. Its because of
your causeless mercy that I am able to at least chant the Maha-mantra daily. Its because of your
causeless mercy that my illusion has been removed in understanding the Supreme Truth, just like a
cloud is passed and the sun is clear. Without you in my life I would have missed a great opportunity
to associate with such an acharya like you and would feel like I would never get this opportunity in
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Prabhupada, the kind of association I am able to get is that even in my dreams I can see you giving
lecture and I am beside you at that time. I am very thankful to you for this kind of association despite
of my non-steadiness in the spiritual path. I cant stop by just thanking you which is no match for you
to show my gratitude.
In many places you said that If you want to please me distribute my Books, Preach this great
science of Krishna Consciousness to the world. I shall take these instructions to my heart and put all
my efforts to please you which is the only thing you asked us to do. But without your mercy and
sanction of Lord Krishna nothing is possible.
So, Prabhupada I humbly request you to always guide me for advancing in the spiritual path and give
me the sufficient intelligence to understand the Supreme Absolute. If at all I am not able to complete
in this life of going back to Godhead, please accept me as your disciple in whatever loka you will be
present in my next life. Finally I request you to always engage my mind in fixing it on lotus feet of
Lord Krishna and lotus feet of yours.
Yours servant of the servant of the servant of the servant........
Bhakta Siva Kumar
Bhakta Srinivas M
Hare Krishna
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
We have been donating to the Akshaya Patra Foundation from the past three years. This programme is
running only in the Government schools. The mission of Akshaya Patra Foundation is good and a
motivating factor for children to go to schools. It is better if it also spreads to other schools.
We are going to Hare Krishna Movement at Vishakapatnam regularly since one year. Also, we are
attending Bhagavad-gita classes conducted at this centre.
We went to Bangalore ISKCON, one year back. We attended the Brahmotsava festival at Bangalore and
there we experienced tremendous happiness. It was a totally different world altogether. By
chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra we experienced lot of happiness and peace.
Then now we have started chanting Hare Krishna 16 rounds daily. We found some happiness, peace
of mind while doing this. Also we perform Tulasi Puja at home every day. During the speeches we
came to know that by chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra 16 rounds every day will lead to
pleasing of Srila Prabhupada. So we are doing it regularly. By chanting 16 rounds daily, we found
some changes. Our happiness and satisfaction has increased.
During Sri Krishna Janmastami celebrations held last year, we participated by telling people how to
chant Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. That time we found pleasure and happiness.
The devotees of Lord Krishna experience a lot of happiness while doing seva to the Lord. Our
intension is to praise the Lord and take the blessings.
Thanks to Srila Prabhupada for the mission of Hare Krishna Movement,
Akshya Patra Foundation
Your servant, Srinivas
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Bhakta Subrahmanyam P
His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
With deepest heartfelt obeisances, I convey my respectable thanks for your Divine Grace showered on
me.
I have joined your Krishna Consciousness practice at the Hare Krishna Movement, Visakhapatnam
after my retirement about two years back due to the constant encouragement of my second son. After
that my lifestyle has been totally changed to 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Till my retirement I
did not know anything about bhakti seva. Now, due to preaching of your principles through devotees
of Visakhapatnam, after two years of joining of Hare Krishna Movement and at present I am able to do
16 malas of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra every day, and trying to practice strictly all the four regulatory
principles of Krishna Consciousness. I am occasionally attending Mangala arati, following Ekadasi
regularly, and attending almost all Bhagavad-gita classes regularly on Sunday programs.
Due to your very kind and graceful blessings only, I could distribute your books during the Gita
Jayanti month of 2011 and could get 1
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prize at Visakhapatnam center, even though I was not having
hopes of selling even few books.
Kindly bless me and give me strength for doing continuous service to Lord Krishna through all
principles of Krishna Consciousness and to increase my willingness to do any type of service to Lord
Sri Krishna through you.
Your obedient servant,
P. Subrahmanyam
Bhakat Surya Teja
Dear Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna
I am Surya penning this offering I became a member in your organization last February. I am
attending classes on every Saturday at any cost because I didn't want to miss any class which gives
relief in my daily life and makes my mind pleasant.
I was impressed by the preaching of prabhu's in every class and I am eager to here next class to
implement the guide lines given by you and Lord Krishna which made me to know the real meaning
of the life and what the life is.
And this is all done because of you Prabhupada. I am thankful to you and I want to
follow you and show many people what the real meaning of life is and make their life also colorful.
Your servant
Surya Teja.

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My sincere tributes to the Srila Prabhupada who gave me a new life after going regularly to the Hare
Krishna Movement. Earlier, my mind was not stable. Even though I was resourceful, I did not know
how to spend them effectively. But now I came to understand how to understand the things in this
Kali-yuga. For this I just want to give one justification, when I was finishing my post graduation, my
friends used to say to me that I was egoistic and was not concerned for others and more over not
socialistic in nature, but same friend at the end of same year said that they misunderstood me in the 1
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year, this transformation took place in me after coming to Hare Krishna Movement.
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qualified in CDSE which was my aim to get into Indian armed forces.
I am sincerely thankful to Srila Prabhupada for giving me this new life and hoping for the Divine
Grace of Lord Krishna I hope my dream would be fulfilled. I am sincerely happy to be a part of this.
I have to thank you so much for giving me this opportunity and to be a part of this.
Hare Krishna
Your servant
M.Venkata Ramana

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I Jyothi Ramesh one of the devotees of Lord Krishna wish to sHare my feelings with you.
When I first time entered Hare Krishna Movement on the auspicious day of Narsimha Jayanthi, I felt
vibration and experienced a divine supreme joy. No doubt it was benign.
I am feeling very happy by chanting 16 malas of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra regularly which has given
me a lot of energy to preach about Lord Krishna and our Hare Krishna Movement.
Chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and doing some devotional services, surrendering myself to the
lotus feet of Lord Krishna in this way I wish to spend my entire life in Krishna Consciousness. Ill try
to increase the number of devotees. I will try to change their lives and try to make them happy and
spiritual.
I wish to convey my sincere thanks to you and convey my gratitude for giving me an opportunity to
serve you and Lord Krishna and spread the message of yours to all.
Your servant,
Jyothi Ramesh

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Hare Krishna,
I am offering my respectful obeisances to Sri Prabhupada.
Before joining this movement, I used to eat non-vegetarian food, watch movies, and sometimes drink
coffee and tea. Because of your teachings I came to know lot of things, like difference between material
life and spiritual life, my relationship with the Super soul, Lord Sri Krishna, and I am not this body
and that I am part and parcel of Lord Sri Krishna. I am really fortunate to learn from your books. Your
explanation and the examples, your quotes, are very nice and easy to understand. Now, I am following
the regulative principles which you have given like-no meat eating, no intoxication, no gambling, no
illicit sex, chanting 16 rounds daily, attending temple programs, and doing service to Lord Krishna
whenever it is possible. Among all your books, Perfect questions and perfect answers inspired me a
lot. After reading that book and I read another book Science of Self Realization. I left my friends,
relatives, and now I am not even listening to my parents words. I am only talking and listening to
devotees only. Now, I am not even worried about my future. I want only to reach Gods home thats
all. Now, I am not wasting my time by watching TV, movies, etc. Meanwhile, I am reading your books,
reading and listening to Bhagavad-gita and listening devotional songs, and learning to prepare
prasadam. I have obtained the knowledge of how to be clean from your teachings and from your
devotees.
Now, I am not interested in any material desire.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
Your servant,
R.Puspha Saroja
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
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till two months ago. I have just been eating non-vegetarian food and living the whole time according
to my wish and for myself. I have been pretending to be as good as possible, and to be as clever as
possible every time. I have been doing all the bad sins. Finally one day I was brought to your
association on the occasion of Vasantotsava at Vizag, Beach road.
I started to listen to your Bhagavad-gita As it is classes and started chanting of Maha-mantra. I have
been chanting regularly and I can see the difference whenever I discontinue. Now finally I tasted the
sweetness of it and the miracles of it. I have been chanting 16 malas daily and trying to purify myself
day by day. Finally, I want to tell that I have been able to give up flesh eating, drinking tea and coffee,
being lazy.
I feel that you are here with me every day. So, this makes me feel happy and to be in peace.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada
Your Pada Dasi,
B. Shalini Reddy

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Vrindavan Temple
Akrura Krishna Das
O Viupda Paramahasa Parivrjakcrya Aottara-ata r rmad Abhaya Caranaravinda
Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupda ki Jaya
Srila Prabhupada, O master! Please accept my humble obeisance at your Lotus Feet!
Although as a disciple of yours, I do not require a special day to recount and recollect the memories of
your reciprocation, to glorify your pastimes, to realize the caring nature of yours or to pay obeisance at
your lotus feet, still, this day of your divine appearance gives all of us an opportunity to further relish
the reciprocations from His Divine Grace. O Master! I fall short of expressions to describe this
occasion, especially when all your beloved disciples offer their heartfelt gratitude, not in return of, but
in appreciation of the mercy, His Divine Grace has showered upon them. To me it seems similar to
one of the many instances of Srimad- Bhagavatam where demigods and pure devotees offer their
prayers in choicest words to the Supreme personality of Godhead. My words, O master, are not at all
the choicest or the best, but the feelings they carry are really my heartfelt feelings. I take this
opportunity O Master! to express these feelings in front of You on this auspicious occasion of your
divine appearance.
My dear master, this year again, I was really fortunate to receive your personal instructions through
various sources. The chastisement which you mercifully showered upon me, whenever I failed to
stand strict to the principles of Krishna Consciousness, has greatly helped me to stand up every time
and begin with a renewed determination.
Srila Prabhupada, the way you have shown me the anarthas within me, right in my face, has made me
realize them to be anarthas, which so far I shamelessly felt were my unique qualities.
Srila Prabhupada I am remorseful, for being unable to say, that I am doing my best to clear of all
anarthas within me, I am unable to say that I am trying my best to practice all the principles of
Krishna Consciousness or to develop true qualities of a devotee, and I know I deserve no place in your
divine mission because of such a denial, hence Srila Prabhupada I beg pardon at your lotus feet and
the feet of all your disciples for all my offences and submit my humble request to never let me go
astray from this path of Krishna Consciousness, from the path of following your instructions, and
from rendering services in your divine mission.
Always seeking the soothing and assuring shelter of your mercy, your books, your instructions and
your institution.
Your servant,
Akrura Krishna Das
Angada Dasa
Jai Srila Prabhupada
I offer my respectful Obeisances unto lotus feet of my Spiritual Master. Prabhupada, really I am very
much obliged to you. I practically see the magic you do in peoples life. Just by reading your
instructions, so many peoples heart has changed. Its really very powerful. Recently I got one call on
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my mobile from some person. He told me that once when he was travelling on metro, some devotee
gave him one mantra card and preached him about Krishna consciousness. That time he was really
busy and was not able to pay attention to the devotee. Later on he realized the devotee he met was
speaking something good but unable to trace him now. He saw the mantra card and got my number.
Person called me and asked me so many questions regarding God. And by the mercy of you, Srila
Prabhupada he is chanting one round daily. Really its not so easy to bring anyone to Krishna
consciousness until and unless Prabhupada, you show your mercy upon all living entities.
Prabhupada, please forgive me for the offences I have committed at your louts feet. I promise you once
again I will not repeat in my life. Please bless me to become more serious in Krishna consciousness
and to bring more and more people unto your lotus feet.
Your servant
Angada Dasa
Dinadayal Chaitanya Dasa
Srila Prabhupada, Kindly accept my humble Obeisances at your lotus feet.
Today is a great and historic day because on this day, you have appeared on this planet to fulfil the
mission of Lord Chaitanya. As Srila Narottama Das Thakura Maharaj has said Papi Tapi jata chilo
hari name uddharilo. This is quite befitting to me as I do not have any good qualities. Still you have
given me a chance to serve you. Being a representative of Lord Krishna, you are at par (Saksad Hari)
with Him. Therefore you also possess unlimited qualities and one such among them is your literary
skills. Your books are an epitome of Bhakti cult, but still I fail to read your books on daily basis.
Therefore, it is my ardent request on this auspicious day to kindly give me strength to read your
literature and thereby make complete progress in devotional path. On my own, I cannot move an inch
in devotional path, but by your Grace, I can run miles and miles and miles......
Therefore, dear Prabhupada, always keep me under your shelter in all times, in all places, in all
circumstances.
Your ever servant,
Dinadayal Chaitanya Dasa
Madhuvrata Dasa
I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of
knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisance unto him.
Dear Srila Prabhupada, please accept my humble obeisances to your lotus feet.
Person sitting in a dark room may think that his room is all in all, there is nothing beyond his
experience. If he opens his room window he will see his room much better way due to bright sunlight.
Suppose he walks out of room his entire perception changes, then he will understand his own room
much better way. Similarly, I was dreaming about my future and day and night I was planning. But
your causeless mercy changed my perception about life, understood that life is meant for serving
Krishna not to gratify senses. Day by day we understand that how insignificant we are. Also we
understand that how horribly we conditioned souls are situated. The more we understand about
Krishna and the more we understand about our position, we become more humble.
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Srila Prabhupada, you are not just given the spiritual knowledge but you gave us all the opportunity to
realize the spiritual knowledge. You gave us such a wonderful Bhaktivedanta purports, lectures,
conversation, interviews, letters, Vaishnavas association and engaged us in kirtans, grand festival
celebrations, deity worship, preaching opportunity and wide varieties of service to engage ourselves 24
hours.
Many times people ask what you do the whole day. I always take this opportunity to remember you
and your instruction. Yes, Prabhupada, I have dedicated my life to serve you. I must engage 24 hours
only in devotional service as per your desire.
Many times I will be blank, dont know how to execute my assigned service, how to push forward this
youth preaching. I express that I am not self directed; I need your guidance in each step. Prabhupada,
I have neither the material ability nor spiritual strength. I humbly beg you to please bless me with
knowledge, strength and skills as much as required to serve you and to follow your order. Here I
request you to give me the remembrance so that I may not falsely get puffed up by thinking that I am
the doer.
Srila Prabhupada, I beg you again and again please forgive my offences to you, Krishna and all other
Vaishnavas and keep me in light and dont leave me in darkness. Bless me so that I can chant Hare
Krishna mahamantra without any offence and follow your instructions without any deviation. Please
make me your eternal servant.
Aspiring to become your eternal servant
Madhuvrata Dasa
Para Brahma Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet.
I dont have any words to glorify you! As you are a pure devotee of the Lord no material words can be
sufficient to glorify you.
Srila Prabhupada, really you are very great. To understand your position is very very difficult, unless
somebody gets special mercy. I am very fortunate that you mercifully allow me to serve in your
mission. When I think about my previous life, I wonder that how come I became your disciple,
because I know how much sinful I am. It is only by your causeless mercy that I entered your kingdom.
You have given a very very simple path for self realization but I am such a fallen soul that I am not
able to follow the path strictly. By the association of devotees, I am somehow passing my time
engaging in your service gradually. Many times I realized that you are inspiring me to engage fully in
devotional service but somehow or other I am not able to do it continuously.Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
says in one of his bhajans, janiya suniya biso khainu - Knowingly I drank poison. This is my
position.Srila Prabhupada, how merciful you are that again and again you are forgiving me and giving
me your causeless mercy.
Please help me to become your sincere disciple,
Your fallen son,
Para Brahma Dasa
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Oh, my beloved spiritual master, how merciful you are that you gave me your blessings. Even though
I am so much contaminated, you have accepted me as your disciple but still I am not able to follow
your instructions fully.
Many times I remain in maya, but by remembering your instructions, I get immediate help from you
and get strength to engage in your service again.
I know Prabhupada, it is only your causeless mercy that you are giving me opportunity to serve you,
Vaishnavas and serve Sri Radha Vrindavan-chandra. It is your causeless mercy that I am in Krishna
Consciousness movement, but again without your mercy I cannot sustain in this path against maya.
Prabhupada, so many times false ego becomes prominent, but very mercifully you teach me to come
out of it.
Prabhupada, when I look back at my consciousness, before coming under your shelter and the
consciousness now under your guidance and instructions, I see this change can occur only by the
mercy of pure devotee of the Lord like you.
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Even though I am so fallen, you have set up such nice organized sadhana and service process that even
though we may not be desirous to follow, simply by fitting ourselves in this process very easily we will
be able to follow. Your organization structure is so nice that we who are entrapped in maya, being
contaminated by self-centered desires, simply by following your instructions, will gradually be able to
give up anarthas and fix up our intelligence to serve you and Krishna.
Thank you Prabhupada, for you are always correcting me through devotees and your instructions. So
please Prabhupada, shower your mercy that I can develop the tendency of following the instructions
of authorities fully.
Prabhupada, I have no intelligence and purity to preach your message to others. Please Prabhupada,
kindly give your blessing so that I can repeat your instructions and I can engage more and more souls
in your service and convince them to follow your instructions and create desire in them to go back to
Godhead.
Thank you, Prabhupada, for your kind reciprocation for whenever I feel helpless, I receive your kind
help. Prabhupada, please bless me so that I can dovetail my consciousness and act for your pleasure
and Krishnas pleasure only and can give up sense gratificatory tendencies and hope to enjoy
materially.
Please Prabhupada give your mercy so that I can follow your instructions and sadhana bhakti.
Thanks, Prabhupada, for giving me nice engagement in your service. Kindly always engage me in your
service and give me determination so that I never think of becoming free from service and always will
be in the mood to serve you continuously and eternally.
Your eternal humble servant,
Rama Tirtha Dasa
Ramachandra Kaviraj Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Srila Prabhupada, please accept humble dandavats of the most fallen disciple of yours. Prabhupada, I
dont have courage to offer the homage unto you, so please guide me for writing it.
Prabhupada, you are the only one who picked me from the darkness of the material existence. You
always guide me like the torch light which shows the path in the dark. Due to your causeless mercy I
came to know about Krishna, and the value of human life. I was living a life like an animal. Your
Divine Grace, it was you only who showed me the path, how to lead a better life. My Lord! Now also
some time I remember what was my life previously and what I am now, but sometime I am thinking
how it is possible for me to bring in such a change? This is possible only by causeless mercy of Your
Divine Grace. Prabhupada, you are the only one who introduced me to the four regulative principles. I
was never aware of this, but due to your causeless mercy I received this higher taste. I was thinking
this body is permanent and it cannot be destroyed, but you showed me that it is actually temporary.
Prabhupada, you came to my life and guided me a lot and I am trying to follow it and change my life.
Please guide me always and be merciful to me for it will become easy for a conditioned soul like me to
overcome this material nescience. Prabhupada, you are the perfect boat-man who can help to cross
over the ocean of material world. At last I am praying to you my Lord, please give me your mercy so
that I can remember you and Krishna throughout my life and always remain Krishna Conscious.
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Your servant,
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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I thank you for making me a human being.
I thank you for making me to know KRISHNA.
I thank you for making me chant His holy names.
I thank you for making me read about His glories.
I thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve Him and His devotees.
I thank you for helping me in every walk of my life.
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I beg unto your lotus feet not to let me go away from the service to your mission in this life and coming
lives.
I thank you for giving me a chance to submit this offering to you, dear Srila Prabhupada.
Your disciple and servant who is always in need of your mercy,
Sangini Indulekha Devi Dasi
Satya Vrata Das
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
First I want to thank you for keeping me under your shelter for another year. I dont see any reason of
my worth in it but only your causeless mercy. May I never be bereft of it, Prabhupada! At present I am
at a special stage of spiritual journey getting many experiences, at different levels individually and in
the community, and hope it continues as per your plan.
It is very kind of you that some of the critical anarthas in me have surfaced. My condition is so bad
that to notice them and accept those at heart took so much time. You gave many hints indirectly and
by your mercy only I am able to notice my faults. Still my foolish mind is not convinced about some of
them. That may take more time. But I am confident that you will not leave me diseased and make me
free.
It is true that Lord and His representatives have specific and special plans for jivas to release them and
take them back fully under Their shelter. Under gross ignorance we just become more concerned
about everything else except ourselves, assuming ourselves to be already perfected, and only others
needing the treatment. It is here that the initial barrier to progress comes. It is really a big one,
Prabhupada. Please help all of us (whoever needs as per you) cross it at the earliest.
The pride of the jivas in devotional life get smashed by you arrangement for their realization. We fail
to understand that either failure or success in any activity of devotional life is by permission and
mercy of the Lord and yourself as our guru. Actually, we miserably fail to catch your teachings and
lessons. And the trial gets tougher when the event of realization is prolonged and if realization fails, it
is just like the death situation. Definitely, the Lord wants me to understand the power of His maya and
become fully dependent on Him rather than depending on my own so-called abilities.
I admit neglect in sadhana and service, and see your mercy of guiding me without any compromise. I
have to be more alert and committed to your orders expecting only your mercy to keep up with them.
Unless your hand is there, we children cannot walk this path of devotional life back to Krishna.
Desiring to improve in your service,
Your servant,
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Shuklambhara Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
Your qualities are inexplicable by the language created by us in this material world since all your
qualities are transcendental. I have only one thing to say to the entire world and preach to others and
be proud of, is that I am your disciple and you are my beloved spiritual master and there is nobody
else in my life as important as you. This is my only asset in this world. I keep on repeatedly begging
you that I may be your disciple in eternity. The known fact is that it is very difficult to repay you back,
even though in our material estimation, whatever high quantum of service is offered to you, it will be
insignificant.
I have learnt the new art and way of relishing my bit of service rendered to your lotus feet by
glorifying you and your instructions while preaching. This gives immense happiness and inspiration
to openly glorify you in contrast to many unauthorized gurus inside ISKCON and so-called gurus of
other organizations being falsely glorified without any qualification.
In the recent times, there have been relatively tougher situations in my spiritual life where I have
become blank about the right way of reacting to the circumstances. But gradually guidance comes
from you in many ways and the entire picture becomes clear. This I understand as many tests come
upon in the path of devotional service which has be cleared to progress further. I only pray that I
eternally remain in the service of your lotus feet and participate in your mission. I feel that my
position is still like a crawling child yet to begin to stand firmly and walk on the strength of your
instructions and your mercy. Trying many times to stand on my own, I have fallen down and got hurt
badly. So I beg that your hand hold guidance throughout the journey and kindly never leave me alone
to again stray in this material world. Kindly keep me in the association of your senior disciples who
are trying their best to serve you in great capacities so that I can very easily cross this ocean of sense
gratificatory tendencies of life.
There is immense opportunity to become humble, as punishment comes as a learning experience very
often whenever I become a little proud about my ability. The great learning I have accomplished is
that with your kind mercy, any of your disciples can do wonders in serving your mission. I heard one
senior devotee chanting this mantra
mka karoti vcla
pagu laghayate girim
yat-kp tam aha vande
r-guru dna-traam
and from that day onwards I have been dwelling on the thoughts of the meaning of this mantra and
have started chanting this mantra every time I start any task afresh in the view of imbibing this
consciousness in me.
Everything in your divine association and in your divine organization or institution is a learning
experience of stepping stones towards reaching the ultimate realization of our constitutional position
and become more humbler than the grass.
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Finally I humbly request you to kindly bless me with immense strength to follow your instruction
strictly and preach Krishna consciousness by being obedient to my authorities, and satisfy and please
you unlimitedly.
Your tiny insignificant servant,
Shuklambhara Dasa
Sudheera Sampad Dasa
My dear spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada,
I was always leading a horrible life enjoying the results of my papa and punya. Not knowing the aim of
human life, I was simply making the plans of sense gratification and leading my life towards hell.
Because of your mercy, I came in contact with ISKCON in 2005, your well-organized sadhana
programme, your books and your lectures helped me to understand the aim of human life. You picked
me, the most insignificant, from the midst of many fallen souls, one who is most ineligible to perform
devotional service. Pure devotees like you come down to this material world mercifully and help fallen
souls to understand their eternal position and their relationship with Krishna. You have made such a
nice institution, ISKCON, by which lot of people are receiving the benefit of Krishna Consciousness.
In the temples you have made nice deity worship, nice kirtans, nice books, well-arranged festivals
which help the fallen souls to come in touch with Krishna Consciousness. Your mercy has no limits, it
crosses the boundary of countries and continents and delivering the mercy of Krishna all over the
world, who even dont know Krishna. Because of your mercy, general mass of people are able to
understand the right meaning of Bhagavad-gita. Due to your mercy, today I am part of your mission.
Due to your mercy, I dont have any struggle of existence. At last, please empower me so I can execute
your will and continue my devotional life.
Your fallen servant
Sudheera Sampad Dasa
Vishnu Bhakta Dasa
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
I came in touch with you by your mercy. By showing me the right path you have showered your
blessings upon me. Otherwise who has come in touch with a pure devotee?
We go and meet people for preaching, but they have adopted so many bogus gurus only out of
sentiment. These gurus have no proper authorization, no parampara, having disciples as just an
entertainment and a source of earning for them and people are mad after these gurus. But in my case,
you a divine person have come in my life and have bestowed me real mercy.
To define guru you have rightly used the word spiritual master, the master who would guide
spiritually, not like other material masters who cheat their disciples and make money.
You have been sent to this world by Lord Sri Krishna, to guide all the people here. Thats why you are
rightly called as Jagadguru, guru of this planet. You have practically preached everywhere on this
planet. There is no country where your books are not being read and an ISKCON temple has not been
built up. You, Srila Prabhupada, are the acharya who teach by personal example, to make a person
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understand according to his level. At the age of seventy you went to west and converted people who
were next to animals and defeated impersonalists and voidists from the society.
You are bhaktivedanta, you have given both the things to us, bhakti and Vedanta (the transcendental
knowledge).
I am unable to explain your unlimited glories, but I would like to say that you have given me your
special shelter. I was reading one of your letters to a devotee by name Jayagovinda written from LA on
February 18
th
1968, where you say, A devotee should always remain humble and meek, especially to
the authorities and other devotees. Lord Chaitanyas philosophy is not to become God but to become
servant, servant, servant of God. The more one becomes lower grade servant of the Lord, the more he
is devoted nearer to the Lord. This is our philosophy. This is the thing you are expecting from us.
When can I reach this stage? It is possible only by your mercy. Please bring me closer to the
surrendering process to you so that I can follow the six types of surrender.
I am not able to chant sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra attentively as I was doing before.
Not able to come for mangalarati on time, not able to read your books everyday, Srila Prabhupada!
Please make me overcome these mistakes and give me power to chant Hare Krishna mahamantra
always, and to remember the lotus feet of Sri Vrindavan Chandraji.
Your unqualified servant,
Vishnu Bhakta Dasa
Bhakta Deepak
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
Accept my respectful obeisance unto you,
First of all Happy Birthday to you,
You have changed my life in the same way, that Lord Krishna could have changed my life, you are my
teacher as you shown me a devotional path and shown the way to reach Lord Krishna The Supreme
Personality of Godhead. I like your books very much, usually while reading I experience that you are
speaking with me.
Daily you are changing thousands of peoples life as you done in my life.
Hare Krishna
Deepak
Bhakta Rahul
Jai Srila Prabhupada,
I sincerely express my gratitude to our Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada & bow down to his lotus
feet with great care & attention. It only because of his Divine mercy that when I first time came to
Vrindavan and I felt very impressed & fortunate after having the Divine Darshan of Lord Krishna &
Srila Prabhupada & hearing the Mahamantra amidst the temple devotees. After that very day I started
associating with temple devotees & started doing some services. The association of temple devotees
was very important because they explained a lot of intricate questions roaming in the mind regarding
like what is the first & foremost duties in the human form of life, what is death & birth, what is
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beyond death & birth, how one can come out the cycle of death & birth, who is God, what is soul,
what is Supersoul, why God incarnates & many more.
Through the books written by our beloved Spiritual Master, I also got clarification of much perplexing
questions through the lectures given by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
This is only because of His Divine Grace that I could start chanting of Hare Krishna Mahamantra &
could understand the essence of it in this Kali Yuga. Srila Prabhupada has shown me the path of real
truth following which I can easily mitigate the ignorance & thus can easily come out of this material
world & can serve Lord Krishna & his associates directly. Lastly I pay my sincere gratitude unto his
lotus feet & I will remain indebted to him birth after birth for picking me to serve Lord Krishna & his
Lotus feet out of millions of people.
Hare Krishna
Rahul
Bhaktin Hema V
Hari Bol!
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
Firstly accept my respectful and loving obeisance unto you prabhu, wishing you a Happy Birthday.
Whatever progress I have achieved in my life that is in my spiritual path is unbelievable by myself, it is
beyond my expectation and all this is made possible only and only by your causeless mercy and love
upon me.
Thank you Prabhupada, Thank you so much, Hope your blessings will stay with us throughout our
life.
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
Hema V
Bhaktin Jeesha
Hare Krishna!
All Glories to Sri Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra!
All Glories to my dear Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisances!
This is my first offering to you.
It has been a wonderful experience being your granddaughter. If it weren't you, then I would never
come into Krishna Consciousness, dear Master. I am very grateful to you for every single pain that you
have taken for all the devotees. Thank you so much for everything.
Please punish me for all my mistakes. Please correct me. Please bless this fallen soul to progress
spiritually. Please do not abandon me half way, hold my hands and help me walk.
Your eternal servant,
Jeesha
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Adbhu Gauranga Dasa, Indore
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
Please accept my obeisances again and again, and yet again:
Nama om Vishnu-padaya Krishna-presthayabhu-tale
srimateBhaktivedanta Swami itinamine.
Namaste sarasvatedeve gauravani pracine nivisesasundavadipacatyadesatarine.
Today is your Vyasa Puja Day. It is traditional to glorify the guru as the representative of
SrilaVyasadeva on this day. Vyasadeva divided the one Veda into four and engaged his disciples in
expanding them into human society. Thus he gave transcendental knowledge and practice by which
societys members could advance toward the kingdom of God. You proved to be a most confidential
representative of SrilaVyasadeva because you took the cream of the Vedic knowledge specifically
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, which were obscured by being originally in Sanskrit and
commented on by non -devotees, and translated them into English, giving commentaries following the
line of disciplic succession, appropriate for time and place. You engaged your followers in translating
these authorized works into all the major languages of the world, thus giving billions of people access
to the cream of Vedic knowledge, and you encouraged your followers to distribute the books widely.
You and your followers have established hundreds of temples in which there are morning and evening
classes in this confidential Vedic knowledge and in which Lord Krishna, who is to be known by all the
Vedas (Bg. 15.15), is properly worshipped. In addition, under your direction, your followers have
organized courses offering systematic study of this literature, often in holy places especially suitable
for devotional service. Thus you have made the Vedic conclusion delivered by Vyasadeva easily
available worldwide. Therefore in the history of the world, we cannot find anyone who has
represented SrilaVyasadeva as well as you.
Our prayer on this glorious day of your appearance is that we may always faithfully apply your
teachings and continue to make opportunities for other people to come in touch with them. In this
way, we all may advance toward love of Lord Krishna, the perfect stage of the living entities, who are
His fragmental parts eternally.
SrilaPrabhupadaki, jaya!
Sri Vyasa Puja Day ji, jaya!
Attempting to be the servant of your servants,
Adbhu Gauranga Dasa
Anada Devi Dasi, Hampshire, UK
Beloved SrilaPrabhupada,
Please accept my eternal gratitude that you have agreed to be my eternal Spiritual Father and Master.
Before you revived my memory about my true identity I was in the miserable darkness of animal life.
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In this world it is very easy to get pulled down into acting in the modes of nature. The only safe
shelter is at your lotus feet, listening to the pure messages of Lord Krishna emanating from the depth
of your lotus soul. These messages awakens our soul the natural desire to serve the mission of Sri
SriGauranga-Nitai, which is simply to give everyone the chance to chant, dance and dine with Lord Sri
Krishna and His eternal associates.
You have told us that in the spiritual world, every step is a dance, every word is a song, and the
constant companion is the sound of Lord Krishna's flute. By your behavior and enthusiasm you keep
alight in our heart the ardent desire to spread your pure achar and prachar wherever we go and to
whomever we meet. You have taught us that the only important thing is to sacrifice everything for
Lord Krishna's pleasure. Although this may sound like a daunting task, actually it is the easiest, most
natural and pleasurable thing to do. So you have made life very easy for us. You have showed us the
Goal, and the means to achieve it. The Goal and the means are Lord Krishna, in two words, All
Attractive. In the light of all you have given us all discomforts caused by misconceptions and
disconnection from our Beloved Lord, are slashed and dashed away forever. Who but your Divine
Grace could do this for anyone?
I have to say that as the moments, days, and years speed by, the only solace in my feeling of separation
from you and yours, is that you are with us in your books and instructions. That one moment very
soon I will be with you all again, feel the comfort of your holy presence and true smile. In this world
of falsity you have always been my only comfort, sheltering me in every way from the ravaging senses
of impersonalism and voidism, nudging me to stay and not stray from the lotus feet of Hari Guru and
Vaishnava. With a straw clutched between my teeth, dear Srila Prabhupada my prayer to you is this;
please do not allow me ever to abuse your mercy, may I always engage in service which is fully
pleasing to you, always be the master and owner of my life, may I develop your all pleasing qualities
by following strictly your path of perfection, may I never displease you in any way.My eternal
dandavats having found shelter at your lotus feet, I remain your daughter,
Annadadevidasi
GopinathaDasa, Mayapur
Dear Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
A devotee cannot become too proud about anything. Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu had His closed-door
kirtans in Srivasa Thakur's house, and only qualified devotees were allowed to enter. One time
Mahaprabhu's usual ecstasy didn't manifest because Srivasa Thakur's mother-in-law, who was
considered to be unqualified, was hiding in the house. When Mahaprabhu was asking whether an
unqualified person was present, everyone was individually thinking himself to be that unqualified one.
Similarly, different Vaishnavaacaryas lament in their songs of being miserable for not being eager for
pure love of God, but for being absorbed in material sense enjoyment. Thus my offering to you,
SrilaPrabhupada, is a song in which I try to follow the same spirit of lamenting about my foolish
attitude to be eager for worldly enjoyment instead of pure devotion to Lord Krishna. I feel it's healthy
to do some self-examination time to time in order to make progress in spiritual life. My song goes like
this:

I'm a hypocrite, I noticed today.
I'm wearing a Vaishnav dress, but I'm playing a game.
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Always absorbed enjoying the objects of my sight,
drinkingmaya's poison, accepting her lies.

I'm a hypocrite, I have to admit.
I hardly feel compassion to a fellowman's grief.
Seeing others in deepest sorrow, I never shed a tear.
When I see my own fate coming, I flee out of fear.

I wish I could only turn my lust into love
and change my steel-framed heart into molten gold.
(I) shall try to please the Lord by my service unto Him and I pray that one day He allows my bhakti
begin.

I'm a hypocrite, what did go wrong?
I must have offended my superior one.
Like a furious elephant did I destroy my bhakti plant?
I have no choice but to make it better if I can.

I'm a hypocrite, what can I do?
In my poor condition I have nothing to lose.
A straw between my teeth I shall bow down to the saintly ones.
If they'll forgive all my troubles are gone.

I wish I could only turn my lust into love
and change my steel-framed heart into molten gold.
(I) shall try to please the Lord by my service unto Him and I pray that one day He allows my bhakti
begin.
Desiring to remain your humble servant,
Gopinatha Dasa
Krishnapriya Devi Dasi, Amsterdam
Dear SrilaPrabhupada,
On Friday, September 10th, 1965, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, on a steamer bound for
America you wrote in your ship diary:
"Today the ship is plying very smoothly. I feel today better. But I am feeling separation of Sri
Vrindavana and my Lord Sri GovindaGopinatha RadhaDamodara. My only solace is Sri
ChaitanyaCaritamrta in which I am tasting the nectar of Lord Caitanya'slila. I have left BharataBhumi
just to execute the order of Sri BhaktisiddhantaSarasvati in pursuance of Lord Caitanya's order. I have
no qualification but I have taken up the risk just to carry out the order of His Divine Grace. I depend
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fully on Their mercy so far away from Vrindavana". Three days later, in a mood of pure devotion you
composed your "Prayer to the lotus feet of Krishna"
SrilaPrabhupada, from this prayer we learn that only if SrimatiRadharani is pleased, one will obtain
good fortune from the Supreme Lord Krishna: krsnatabepunyahabebhai e
punyakaribejabaradharanikhusihabedhruvaatibolitoma tai
We cannot please SrimatiRadharaniSrilaPrabhupada, without pleasing the Spiritual Master. But there
is great confusion in Iskcon today as to who our Spiritual Master is to be.
You continued your prayer at the lotus feet of Lord Krishna by glorifying your Spiritual
Master: srisiddhantasaraswatisacisutapriyaatikrsnasebayajaratulanaisei se mohanta guru
jagatermadheurukrsna bhakti deythaithai. The meaning of this verse is: "Sri
SrimadBhaktisidhantaSarasvatiThakura, who is very dear to Lord Gauranga, the son of mother Saci, is
unparalleled in this service to the service of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. He is that great saintly
Spiritual Master who bestows intense devotion to Lord Krishna at different places throughout the
world.
Today in Iskcon it is claimed that one need to be initiated and instructed by a physically present guru.
Even the guru is not there to be served by the disciple on a daily basis and the disciple is not observed,
corrected, praised, chastised by the guru, it is felt important that the guru be living in a physical body
precisely at the time of initiation. They do not understand that a truly empowered Spiritual Master
need not be present physically in order to bestow upon anyone intense devotion to Lord Krishna.
taraicchabalavanpascatyeta than than hoy jategaurangernamprthivitenagaradiasamudra nada
nadisakaleiloykrsnanam
By his strong desire the holy name of Lord Gauranga will spread throughout all the countries of the
Western world. In all the cities, towns, and villages on the earth, from all the oceans, seas, rivers and
streams, everyone will chant the holy name of Lord Krishna.
SrilaPrabhupada, you represented your Spiritual Master truly. You preached in English all over the
world, you printed books just as your Guru Maharaja ordered you to do. You single handedly
transplanted the Vedic culture in all the important cities of the world. You personally picked and
trained your disciples in the hope that at least one of them would become fit to carry on your mission
after you left this world.
As we today can clearly see most of your fortunate disciples have gone astray, just like your
godbrothers did, losing sight of the true intentions and true instructions of the Acharya, which for
Iskcon, was and will be only Your Divine Grace!
Just as you were envied, ridiculed and put down by your godbrothers, those who are carrying on in
ISKCON just for their own aggrandizement, for profit, adoration and distinction, have become blind
for your true instructions which are encapsuled in your ritvik order Instead they manufacture all
kinds of laws and by-laws to regulate the gurus they have created by popular vote. And they bring to
court those who simply accept you as The Guru of Iskcon and follow you as you meant to be followed.
sekarja je koribareajnajadidilo more jogyanahiatidinahina tai se
tomarakrpamagitechianarupaajitumisabarpravina
tomare se saktipele guru sebayabastu mile jibanasarthakjadi hoy sei se
sevapailetahlesukhihailetabasangabhagytemiloy
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tumimoracirasathibhuliyamayarlathikahiyachijanmajanmantareajipunah e sujogajadi hoy
jogajogatabiparituhemilibare
tomaramilanebhaiabar se sukhapaigocaraneghuri din bhorkate bane chutachutibanikhailutaputisei din
kabehabemor
aji se subhidhanetomarasmaranebhelabaroasadakilam tai amitomaranitya das tai kori eta
asatumibinaanyagatinai
SrilaPrabhupada, please bless those who are trying to become worthy of serving your mission. Please
bestow upon us the power to serve you, our eternal spiritual master with no tinge of selfmotivation
and thus become successful in life. When death comes, let us remember the lotus feet of Sri
SriRadhaKrsna, and again obtain the companion of the spiritual master to continue our journey back
home, back to Godhead.
SrilaPrabhupada, knowing that your Vyasapuja is here, remembrance of you comes more strongly and
with it the determination to serve you with renewed dedication. Please give us all your true
association through service sublime.
Your eternal servants,
Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
Labangalatika Devi Dasi, Roha, Maharastra
Srila Prabhupada said that relief from all sinful activities is real auspiciousness.
If someone says they will solve all your problems you will feel relieved, but then you know no
ordinary man is able to do this.
Only the lotus feet of the pure devotee of Lord Krishna the Paramahansa the bonafide Spiritual Master,
Srila Prabhupada can give us shelter from the problem of material existence. It is very risky to put
one's faith in an unqualified self-made Guru who cannot even get himself out of the material modes.
Srila Prabhupada is here for everyone to take us back home, back to Godhead He has given us our
good fortune.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Your servant
Labangalatika Devi Dasi
Mandapa Dasa, Australia
Dear SrilaPrabhupada
"Time I am, destroyer of the worlds" Lord Krishna says in BG 11:32.
It seems like time is going on ad infinitum in regards to your ISKCON society resolving vital issues
like the Bengaluru /Juhustoush and the interconnected, long protracted, "guru issue."
SrilaPrabhupada you are fully aware of these serious issues no doubt, yet your patience is so
wonderful. You love all your sons and daughters and only want their true well being.
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So many of your disciples long for the day when all brothers and sisters can again dance in ecstatic
love of Godhead having being relieved of the disturbing headaches that beset your ISKCON
movement.
Your great predecessor SrilaBhaktivinode Thakur opined:
"that party spirit is the greatest enemy of progress."
Please allow us to understand how to move on from the impasse that prevails at present and realise
ISKCON's unlimited full potential.
During your manifest presence here SrilaPrabhupada you exemplified, perhaps more than anything,
how to be a first class preacher. Everyone loved so much to see your wonderful preaching spirit and
sacrifice. ISKCON is synonymous with that but at present is bogged down with the fighting spirit
resulting in great loss of your blood.
Please give us direction to unify and restore your ISKCON to it's full glory for your great satisfaction
SrilaPrabhupada.
Your menial servant
Mandapa Dasa
Murali Vihari Dasa, Dubai
Jai SrilaPrabhupada Please accept my humble sincere sastanganamaskar at your pure divine feet,
which millions of your pure devotees aspire to do padasevanam daily.
I am really fortunate to meet one of your disciple in Abudhabi whose interaction led to open
Bhagavad-gita as it is., Who was living in SharJah UAE but used to visit frequently Abhudhabi on
Fridays and conduct Satsanga discourses with kirtans and Prasadam. I was very much attracted to it
and got opportunity to chant Maha-mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna KrishnaKrishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare.Your books transformed me from Non-veg eater to Pure
Vegetarian. I am greatly indebted to your disciples who changed my heart. I got initiated by HH
JayapatakaMaharaj in October 1998 in Dubai temple.Since then I am following Four Regulatory
Principles and chanting 16 malasdaily.This is all due to your mercy on fallen soul like me.
Jai SrilaPrabhupada, it is all yourKaruna with which I became human from animal. All glories to
SrilaPrabhupada.Please accept my humleobeissances and also my wife and children's obessances.
Yours most insignificant Servant
MuraliViharidas
Premanjana Dasa, Mumbai
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.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is
very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
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Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Goswami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya and delivering the Western
countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
SrilaPrabhupada,
All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Ever since I came in touch with the movement of Your Divine Grace my life has changed completely.
The contribution of Your Divine Grace for the movement of Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu is
unprecedented and matchless. There have been many Indians who have spread Indian music, yoga,
art, food in the western world but they mostly did it with some material intention. Your Divine Grace
is the only one who could successfully implement Krishna Consciousness very successfully in the
western world, "bharatabhumitemanusyajanma...janmasarthakakarikarapara-upakar". All your efforts
were selfless; self-less in the context that they were meant just for the pleasure of your Spiritual
Master-SrilaBhaktisiddhantaSarasvatiThakuraPrabhupada and Lord Krishna anyaabhilasitasunyam.
It is just by the mercy of Your Divine Grace that even after many years of your physical departure, so
many young Indians are taking shelter at your lotus feet. The words Hare Krishna are familiar and
popular all over the world just because of the efforts of Your Divine Grace to please your spiritual
master His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada.
People all over the world are crazy for good food; brands like pizza hut, Dominos, McDonalds are
attracting many millions of men, Your Divine Grace is so merciful that you gave us the concept of
Govindas (a cuisine with a philosophy) so that the fallen souls in Kali-Yuga can also get Sri Krishna
prasadam. This is the Higher Taste which many thousands of people are getting all over the world,
just because of the vision of Your Divine Grace
In one letter Your Divine Grace was glorifying SrimadBhagavatm, see how the world can be saved just
by reading and following the great literature written by Your Divine Grace. Your Divine Grace
established the BBT to publish the transcendental books written by you which have saved humanity
like no one else could. People all over the world are just reading mundane literatures and wasting
their precious human form of life but simply by reading your books they become Krishna conscious
and begin their journey back to God-head.
The Back to Godhead magazine is still being published by your sincere followers in many Indian
languages too; the International edition is also being published. Prasadam is being distributed free to
all individuals who are coming to ISKCON temples.
In one of your letters, Your Divine Grace is being told by one of your disciples-- His Grace Chyavan
Rishi Prabhu that Your Divine Grace should be given the Noble Prize for literature, he even
recommended the name of Your Divine Grace to some committee. But a Pure Devotee like Your
Divine Grace who is very very rare, and whose association even the demi-gods will aspire for is above
the concepts of Noble Prize. The need to glorify a true saint, a pure devotee like Your Divine Grace
is unlimited while the mayavadis, self-styled gurus and self-proclaimed god-men have many
thousands of disciples and followers and they are cheating innocent people, just by the mercy of Your
Divine Grace through your instructions in the vani form that we avoid them like the plague.
There is very much need to glorify a Vaishnav like Your Divine Grace by having parks, colonies and
cities on your name, just like politicians and leaders are glorified in every country though the leaders
are not worth it. Your videos should be shown on television, so that just by having the darshan of
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Your Divine Grace-- a divine messenger, many millions of individuals all over the world will get
purified. Postal stamps can be released in the loving memory of Your Divine Grace (one has been
released as well). The more Your Divine Grace is glorified the more people will get freed from the
clutches of maya. The melodious sound of your Hare Krishna Maha-mantra tune is still being played
by many individuals all over the world and it sounds transcendentally sweet, even if one hears it
hundreds of times. By the distribution of your books, the light of knowledge and wisdom continues
to enlighten the world further and further.
Many films have also been made based on the teachings of Your Divine Grace or by getting inspired by
your movement. Such movies are also drawing attention of many millions all over the world. Your
Divine Grace has given an alternative transcendental way of living to the whole world and have shown
us that the only solution to all problems is Krishna consciousness. There is a better alternative to each
and everything in Krishna consciousness-- like music, food, association, knowledge etc. And
everything can be dovetailed in service of the Lord.
I am writing this offering to Your Divine Grace on the great day of RathYatra at JagganathPuri; today is
also the disappearance day of His Divine Grace SrilaSwaroopDamodarGoswami.
Please accept my humble obeisances and grant me service at your lotus feet.
Jai JaiJai Shree Jagganath !
Your servant, Premanjana Dasa
Bhakta Gopal Narasimhan, Kuwait
All Glories to SrilaPrabhupada.
Hare Krishna,
Srilaprabhupada's teachings, books and publications regarding Krishna Conscious and awakening our
forgotten culture in this age of Kali-Yuga is a Blessing from the supreme lord. For me Srilaprabhuada's
work and he himself is Supreme lord in disguise.
The words and text quoted in Bhagavad-gita is narrated and made easy for we devotees that I felt I am
in the midst of Kurukshetra and listening to Lord Sri Krishna and Arjuna the Hrisikesa and Gudakesa.
In his journey to USA, preaching hippies and changing their mind and directing them to Lord Sir
Krishna by chanting, singing and dancing to Hare Krishna Maha- mantra, Kirtans that made them
Happy forever.
I have watched videos of Srilaprabhupada and he gives devotees the warmth and a broad smile
welcoming them to attend the program gives a great feeling. He cooked prasadam for devotees at an
age where people go out for evening walk or attached and counting their wealth and bank balance.
This great acharya worked hard editing, typing and printing scriptures so that I and many of us
benefitted and live with him and the supreme lord after reading, honoring and understanding
hishardwork.
This great scholar and the one and only Shree AbhayCharanaravind His Divine Grace
A.C.BhaktivedantaSrilaPrabhupadcontinues to live in our heart and cleanse our mind. It is Bhagwan's
mercy and Prabhupadas blessing that helps us to work more towards Krishna seva and associate with
devotees.
Hare Krishna
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Bhakta Lakshmiranjan, Canada
Dear SrilaPrabhupad,
Please accept my humble obsessions at your lotus feet on the occasion of your 116th appearance day.
Its your causeless mercy to deliver the mankind from the clutches of material nature by enlightening
the conditioned souls. Duality of the material world is clearly explained through your various
analogies. Your explanation of spiritual subject clearly reveals difference between material and
spiritual. Your endless service to humanity is highly respected and truly appreciated. Your values,
principles and dedication towards spirituality are driving factor for many of the people like me to take
up Krishna consciousness. You found out the simplest way to get liberated from this material world
and to be part of Goloka Vrindavana. Thank you for establishing such vaikuntas in the material world
in the form of ISKCON temples all over the world. These are places to enlighten soul through your
Vedic knowledge. Prabhupada, Please show us your mercy to practice Krishna bhakthi in my family
life along with my wife. Please save us from every danger and engage both of us in your service till last
breath. Please remove the obstacles on my path of devotional service and bestow upon us un deviated
devotional service to Lord Krishna.
Want to be servants forever,
Bhakta. Lakshmiranjan & Bhaktin.Vasudha
Bhakta Pradeep
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Hare Krishna,
Please accept my most humble obeisance on your divine feet.
Though I am not fortunate to have born during the period of your stay in this material world, I am
still happy to have had a chance to associate with you through your robust establishment (Iskcon).
I have also started feeling your powerful physical presence in the form of your books, teachings,
preachings and more through your dedicated disciples.
In this ordinary world, many of us strive for extraordinary things in order to earn name and fame.
We are so deeply bonded with materialistic lifestyle but this is not due to our personal choice alone
but also due to the design as well as upbringing in this society.
This life in modern world is a never ending cruel race. This quest for material happiness and growth
will get even worse for upcoming generations.
We are spiritually blind. Again, it is not our intention to be blind and insane, but maya is so powerful
and strong that it blinds our eyes and thoughts thereby shields ourselves from realizing our true
purpose of our existence.
In this age where we have number of teachers and preachers for becoming successful in material
world, there are only very few to teach and preach and help to cure this disease (Spiritual blindness)
and make us liberated souls.
You are one among the very few bonafide doctors who cured and continue to cure this ailment.
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You had sacrificed your comforts and dedicated yourself completely to the service of this society
through your movements, teachings and preachings. This is indeed your greatest service to the lord.
You have managed to cure several blind people and I am sure I will also be cured someday through
your power presence in the form of your devotees, teachings and preachings and also with blessings of
supreme Lord 'Krishna'.
Removing this blindness will help to cleanse and purify my heart and mind. This shall in turn help my
conditioned sul to realize its real position and regain its real qualities over the period of time.
I am a beginner. Happy that the seed is now sown.
With nourishments that are now getting imparted through your teachings &preaching as well as
through great guidance from a Disciple of Yours, I am sure I will be able to turn in to a strong tree one
day and be of similar help to others in some way or the other.
My humble pranams. Please bless me and all.
All glories to Sri Krishna
Bhakta Ramesh Kasthuri
Dear Srila Prabupada,
By your mercy I was able to get in touch with SrilaPrabupada's ISKCON Bangalore devotees and I
could have serve the mission for a couple of years living outside and as an Ashram devotee I have
served for 10months, I cant even dare to think how was my previous life and whats the current life
style. Its only by your grace at least I am able to try to lead a responsible grihasta life.
So far in this life I am not able join this movement again, I now know the value of ashram life, after I
left temple, I request your grace to give me one more chance atleast in the next life to be a part of
SrilaPrabupada's ISKCON Bangalore and could again serve the mission.
Many times I was able to feel your hand in my business by your suggestions and guiding me
internally. There are no words how I can express my gratitude and praise my Divine Grace
SrilaPrabupada. But I request you to give ample amount of strength to Chant as many no. of rounds as
possible and be in touch with your disciplesatleast in the coming years.
Bhakta Santosh Baratam, Vellore
My Dear Prabupad,
Please give me spiritual strength to surrender to You and Lord Krishna fully. I took too many years to
understand you analytically (weather.are you really Guru or Not). I realized that you the real guru,
that is also by your mercy only. But still I have some kind of jealous/ego/head strong on you. I dont
know why. I need your mercy to come out from these kinds of evil feelings. I strongly believe that you
can only take me up from this kind of miserable feelings.
You only know, that how many times I said thanks to you for giving me the valuable vedic knowledge.
(It is fact that, by saying Thanks I cant repay the debts) But at the same time Im having jealous
also. I dont know the reason. I acquired knowledge from you, but to get wisdom I need your help and
Krishnas help. Please allow me to do the full time service to lotus feet of Lord Krishna and mother
Radha Rani. Give me strength and courage to follow your footprints.
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Thank you
Your servant, Santosh Baratam
Bhaktin Monalisa, Darjeeling
Reasoning The Unreasonable
Oh my sweet Lord, at times I wonder- how difficult it is for those who really do not know you; and
how easier it is for those who know you because
You bridge the gap between the known and the unknown; the real and the ephemeral; the microcosm
and the macrocosm.
You are the pulse of life and you are the breath of death,
You are the manifest in the unmanifested,
You are thirst of the thirsty,
You are the aspiration of the aspired,
You are the depth of knowledge, You are the reason of the reason,
You are the warmth of the freezing cold,
You are the pleasure of pain,
You are the beginning and end; and You are the eternal truth.
What if I did not know YOU? is as significant as compared to How did I know YOU?
It is You, yes You, my Spiritual Master,
Who have held my trembling hands in the unknown journey of life,
Who have freed me from the shackles of seasoned reasoning,
Who have illuminated the dark and disdain road of my journey,
Who have made me to cherish the pricks of thorns,
Who have made me to realize the pleasure of pain,
Who have showed me the way to insulate myself from the undercurrents of this material existence;
and above all,
Who have taught me the essence of being a human.
When, how and where are only the puppets in the hands of time tied down to the string in the hand of
the LORD.
I bow down a million times to You, Oh my Spiritual Master for your timeless mercy to awaken me
from my slumber to see the unseen, to hear the unheard and to feel the unfelt.
From the servant of the Lord,
Monalisa
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