International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder Acharya His Divine Grace AC ...

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International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder Acharya
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada

Sri Vyasa Puja

The most blessed event
The appearance day of our spiritual master
Nama Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya Ashtottara Shata
His Divine Grace
Sri Srimad Sankarshan Das Adhikari
29th October 2013

Initiating Spiritual Master
Vyasa Puja Celebration in Kaunas, Lithuania on 26th October 2013

Other Vyasa Puja Celebrations elsewhere organized as per disciples’
arrangements in different parts of the world
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 20
The Meaning of Vyasa Puja – Guru Das, Riga, Latvia .................................................................................. 21
My Most Beloved Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada ................................................................................ 24
Offerings in English from Initiated Devotees .............................................................................................. 25
Abhay Charan Das (LOK), Hamilton, New Zealand - Mahajana of this age ............................................. 25
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Abhay Charan Das (SDA), Austin, TX, USA - your shelter is my only hope.............................................. 26
Abhaya Nama Das, Mauritius - you are the perfect spiritual master ..................................................... 29
Abhiram Das - you are one of my siksa gurus ......................................................................................... 30
Adi Purusha Das - your kind words and guidance have been my saviour .............................................. 31
Ajita Devi Dasi, Hong Kong – you are my dearmost eternal father ........................................................ 32
Akrura Das, ISKCON BBT Sweden – Thank you very much ..................................................................... 35
Amala Bhakta Das, City Of Klang, Malaysia - Srila Gurudev, A Great Man ............................................. 36
Ananda Lila Das, Pune, India – you are very compassionate .................................................................. 37
Anuradha Devi Dasi – your magnanimity is truly inconceivable ............................................................. 39
Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi, Mauritius - you mean everything to me ......................................................... 40
Baladeva Das - your blessing to us .......................................................................................................... 41
Balarama Das – Thank you for being my saviour .................................................................................... 42
Bhaktarupa Das, Chennai, India – you are accepting all sorts of austerities .......................................... 44
Bhavani-Devi Dasi, Vancouver, Canada – Transcendental love for Krsna .............................................. 46
Brindavan Das, Pournamasi Devi Dasi, Lalita Devi Dasi, India – Our Pranaams ..................................... 47
Chitralekha Devi Dasi (BCS) - you sustain our spiritual lives everyday ................................................... 47
Dasaratha Dasa, Mandakini Devi Dasi - you are the only hope for us .................................................... 49
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Dayal Nitai Das, Suddha Bhakti Devi Dasi, Lalita Nandhini Devi Dasi - you are patita pavana ............... 50
Dinavatsala Das, Melbourne, Australia - your tireless efforts are bringing a revolution in our hearts .. 52
Draupadi Devi Dasi, Monterrey N.L., México – Happy Vyasa Puja ......................................................... 54
Dridhavrata Das – wish you good health and long life ........................................................................... 55
Dwarkadish Das - Thank you for everything ........................................................................................... 55
Dwijamani Gaura Das - Meditations on his munificence ........................................................................ 56
Guru Vandana Devi Dasi, New Delhi, India - your mercy is all that I am made of .................................. 58
Guruvani devi dasi, Austin, TX, USA – Please make me a puppet in your hands .................................... 61
Haladhar Das, Zirakpur, Punjab, India – Thank you for being so compassionate ................................... 62
Hare Krishna Das, Kerala, India - Most Magnanimous Banyan Tree ...................................................... 64
Hari Namamrta Dasa, Krshnadham, Ottawa - your kind words and instructions .................................. 66
Haribuddhi Dasa, Peru – you are the most important key for our advancement .................................. 67
Harikatha Das, Dharwad, Karnataka, India - I dream to be Sankarshana-ized one day ......................... 68
Haripriyadevi Dasi, Kerala, India - bound by a strong chain of spiritual affection .................................. 69
Hayagriva Das – you lead us by example ................................................................................................ 71
Hemamukhi Devi Dasi, Estonia, Tallinn - you are the ocean of unlimited mercy ................................... 73
Hemanga Das – giving one's life and soul to follow Guru's instruction .................................................. 74
Ikshvaku Das, Sofia, Bulgaria – thank you very much ............................................................................. 77
Jagannatha Dasa - you are my eternal master, and that is my perfection ............................................. 77
Jagdisananda Das(GRS), Gaborone, Botswana - very special disciple of Srila Prabhupada.................... 79
Kama Gāyatri Devi Dasi - spreading the rays of the Hari Nama everywhere ......................................... 81
Karuna Sindhu Dasa - your mercy is endless and eternal ....................................................................... 82
Karuna Sindhu Dasa - may I cherish and practice your teachings .......................................................... 84
Kishori Devi Dasi, Tartu, Estonia – you are teaching us by your example .............................................. 85
Krishna Das - I gain strength and security in your instructions .............................................................. 86
Krishnaprema Dasa, Melbourne, Australia – following your spiritual master’s order ........................... 88
Labangalatika Devi Dasi, Radhadesh, Belgium - thank you for adopting me ......................................... 89
Madhava Das - Thank you for your association and for reminding us of our real duty ......................... 91
Madhavananda Das, Yasodapriya Devi Dasi & Bhakta Krishneet, Melbourne, Australia - you are deeply
compassionate towards fallen souls ....................................................................................................... 92
Madhavapriya Devi Dasi, Madhavasraya Dasa – thank you for offering us shelter ............................... 94
Madhumati Devi Dasi, Peru - your good qualities are indescribable and countless .............................. 95
Madhusudhana Das – wish you all the best ........................................................................................... 96
Madhvacharya Das, Sydney, Australia - I am eternally indebted to you ................................................ 97
Mahabhagavat Das, Toronto, Canada - Thank you for giving me my eternal spiritual family ............... 99
Mahasundari Madhavi Devi Dasi(JPS), Bhakta Suneet Gandhi, Austin, TX - your love for Sankirtana is
contagious ............................................................................................................................................. 103
Mathura Das, Woodsboro, MD, USA - you extinguish material passions within hearts ...................... 105
Mayapur Chandra Das, Toronto, Canada – please lead me out of confusion ...................................... 106
Minaketana Ramadasa Das, Arad, Romania – please engage me in your service ................................ 109
Muralinatha Krishna Dasa(JPS), Damodar Desh - please accept my humble offering ......................... 110
Nandasuta Govinda Das, Bhuvana Pujita Radhika Devi Dasi – thank you for all your guidance .......... 111
Narada Muni Das - you are like a loving father .................................................................................... 112
Naradi Devi Dasi - please help me Gurudeva ........................................................................................ 113
Para Shakti Devi Dasi, Chandigarh, India - thank you very much for giving me shelter ....................... 116
Parvati Devi Dasi, Klang, Malaysia - you show me way out of this dark material world ...................... 117
Prahlada Das, Maurititus – May Krsna bestow His mercy upon you .................................................... 118
Premabhakti Devi Dasi, South Africa - you are the greatest gift .......................................................... 120
Priyadarshini Radha Devi Dasi – you are Perfect Acharya by your own example ................................ 121
Rabindra Dasa Brahmacari - awed by your mood of selfless service ................................................... 123
Radhakantha Das, Divyasakti Devidasi, Ananthakrishnan and Ahalya, Trivandrum, Kerala, India –
tasting the bliss of Krishna consciousness ............................................................................................ 124
Raganuga Bhaktiman Dasa, Manama, Bahrain - thank you for guidance and inspiration ................... 125
Ranjani Gopika Devi Dasi - Thank you very much Maharaj .................................................................. 127
Rishikumardas, Pune, India - please keep giving your valuable association ........................................ 128
Rohini Devi Dasi, India – thank you for showering your causeless mercy ............................................ 129
Rupa Manjari Devi Dasi - you are most dear to Krsna and Srila Prabhupada ....................................... 130
Sanat Kumara Das - We have No Other Shelter than Srila Gurudev .................................................... 132
Sankirtan Das – you are the embodiment of mercy ............................................................................. 134
Saranagata Devi Dasi, Kaunas, Lithuania - your mission in this planet is holy ..................................... 135
Sarvabhauma Das, Bulgaria – you are the rare gift of the Lord to me ................................................. 136
Satya Devi Dasi - you always motivate and inspire us .......................................................................... 138
Satyavati Devi Dasi, Bulgaria - Srila Gurudeva is the link for the spiritual world .................................. 139
Sevananda Das, Kathmandu, Nepal – you have come as to distribute sublime nectar ....................... 141
Shrutipriya Radhika Devi Dasi – thank you very much for the daily nectar .......................................... 145
Shyama Priya Devi Dasi, Noida, India – you are a munificent cloud showering mercy ........................ 146
Sri Gaura Hari Das, Detroit, USA - A Perfect Spiritual Master is a Perfect Disciple .............................. 148
Subhadra Devi Dasi, Canberra, Australia – you are my spiritual master and eternal father ................ 150
Sudama Vipra Dasa, Iskcon New Delhi, India - your sweet lectures always motivate me ................... 151
Sulaksana Devi Dasi - you have awarded me the highest gift .............................................................. 153
Sundara Mukunda Das, Nitya Kishori Dasi and Murari, Philly - we are eternally indebted to you. ..... 155
Tapasvini Devi Dasi, Helsinki, Finland - your instructions are like the most precious jewels ............... 156
Tunga Vidya Devi Dasi, Melbourne, Australia – you are the savior of the fallen souls ........................ 158
Venudhari Krishna Das, Bhavatarini Lakshmi Devi Dasi, Nanda Krishna - Perfect Spiritual Master’s
Perfect disciple ...................................................................................................................................... 159
Visvanatha Das - you have given us absolutely everything .................................................................. 161
Yavat Dasa - we look up to you and draw inspiration .......................................................................... 163
Offerings in English from Devotees Aspiring for Initiation, Students, and Well-wishers ......................... 165
Abasaheb Salunke- Pune, India- Your determination is inimitable ...................................................... 165
Abilasha- Vyasa Pooja Offering ............................................................................................................. 166
Alok Panja - Kolkata, India- Glorify you on this auspicious occasion .................................................... 168
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Andreea Calamar - I bow down to your lotus feet again and again ..................................................... 168
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Andreea Chelu – you are waiting for us to surrender to Guru and Krishna ......................................... 169
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Ani Behrend- Wonderful example of a true devotee ........................................................................... 170
Anilkumar Damodaran- Austin, Texas- Thank you Gurudev for guiding me to be Krishna Conscious . 171
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Ankit and Bhumija- Melbourne, Australia - Thank you very much for giving us shelter ...................... 172
Ankur Sharma- India- Please always maintain your mercy on all of us ................................................ 175
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Anna- Estonia- Begging your mercy ...................................................................................................... 176
Ansuraj Khadanga- Orissa- Kindly accept this humble prayer .............................................................. 178
Anupam Saxena- Kindly accept my Charan Sparshes ........................................................................... 179
Anusia Thevendaran- Malaysia- I beg for your blessing and mercy ..................................................... 181
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Aruna Rao-Beg- Fair Lawn, NJ, USA- Please keep me at your lotus feet .............................................. 182
Ashish Kumar- Guru's blessings on this fallen soul ............................................................................... 183
Ashwin- Mauritius- Your instructions are the most valuable asset ...................................................... 184
Avinash Jaykaran - Pitermaritzburg, South Africa - Thank you so much for your association ............. 186
Balaji Shanmugam- Without Gurudeva I would have surely lost in this material world ...................... 187