Thursday, March 21, 2013

Vyasa Puja Offering - 2013 to My Dear Spiritual Master




This year, the Most Blessed Event "Sri Vyasa Puja " of our dear Guru Maharaj falls on 22nd April 2013. Yesterday was the last day for sending the offering and as usual did it at the last minute.. Though have changed profession but habit still lingers.. :)


My  dear spiritual father Srila Jayapataka Swami GuruMaharaj,

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-presthaya bhutale
srimate jayapataka-swamin iti namine
nama acaryapadaya nitai-kripa pradayinegaura-katha dhama-daya nagara-grama tarine



Please accept my respectful obeisances  at your lotus feet on the most auspicious day of your divine appearance
All glories to you, Srila Acharyapad

The time of year has come when have to write a vyasa puja offering.  The words and sentences just stop.  How difficult it becomes to put the thoughts into words?‘Caksu-dan dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei’, You are my master, birth after birth still am unable to glorify you .  Each and every moment of your life, you teach us by example. You never lose a single moment to glorify your spiritual master A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.  Anytime anyone credits you with the wonderful service you are doing, you attribute it to Srila Prabhupadas mercy. As Jayadvaita Swami says , it is purely due to weakness of heart that one is not able to glorify their spiritual master.  Please shower your mercy on me so that I can overcome my weakness of heart and daily try to glorify you and develop my gratitude towards you. Please bless me so that I can glorify all your disciples who are helping you out in your mission to please Srila Prabhupada

So many wonderful memoirs I have of the days I spent with you in Los Angeles. Those days I had so much wonderful opportunity to ask you so much relevant questions, but I missed to do that. So many times you gave so many wonderful instructions to your disciples, shared Prabhupada katha with your god brothers etc but due to my immaturity I did not note it down. As day’s progresses, I am tending to forget them. My Godbrothers, God sisters suggested me to record it but I forgot to do that. I donot have such strong memory as you have of each and every incident of yours with Srila Prabhupada. Please bestow your mercy on me so that I can also spread your glories around. “Gurudev Ghusuk Tribhuvana’. I cannot estimate your glories but please make me an instrument in spreading your and the paramparas glories to whatever extent I am capable.

The past year has been a year of ups and downs, more downs than ups. The only solace has been your and your disciples love and care towards this insignificant entity in times of need. In spite of your hectic schedule whenever we met, the kind of fatherly concern that you showed whenever we met and constantly giving your inputs even for my material life is what is keeping me going. Begging  for your mercy that I can imbibe even a drop of this quality of yours so that I can genuinely show some concern for my godbrothers , godsisters and other acquaintances.

I am not a talented writer. All I would like to put down at your lotus feet is that You are the source of my inspiration in every facet of life. Please shower your glance so that every moment of my life I can move ahead with the thought “ How would Srila Gurudev react/behave to this situation ‘and that be my guiding light.

Your insignificant servant,

Anadi jagannath das,

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