Dīneśa Candra Dāsa Adhikārī & Kṛṣṇadevī Dāsī

Vyasa Pūja Offering

I am offering my most respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, who is most dear to Krsna on this earth due to his taking shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.

I am offering my most respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is not only the representative of Sri Krsna, but who is also representing Srila Vyasadeva. In this way Srila Prabhupada's mercy is increased. Srila Vyasadeva is an empowered incarnation of Sri Krsna who took mercy on the fallen souls of this Age of Kali and supplied us nectar in the form of the four divisions of the original Veda, the Upanisads, Vedanta-sūtra, Mahabharata (containing Bhagavad-gita), and the most spotless purana Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this great Srimad-Bhagavatam the story is related of Vyasadeva's despondency despite his elevated position of realization of the truth, and how his spiritual master, Narada Muni, cleared away his despondency by instructing Srila Vyasadeva to write the narration of the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna. Thus Srimad Bhagavatam is a torchlight of real knowledge to the conditioned souls in dark ignorance.

I am offering my most respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, who is also a representative of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami and Srila Suta Gosvami. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami was a liberated soul even before birth, and so he was satisfied within himself. But when he heard the Srimad-Bhagavatam from his father Srila Vyasadeva, his heart became attracted and melted. At once he went out from his home and spoke Srimad-Bhagavatam, the most sublime and perfect teaching, to King Pariksit. Suta Gosvami heard this sublime literature, rendered sweeter by the lips of Srila Sukadeva, and then Sūta spoke Srimad-Bhagavatam to the sages gathered at Naimisaranya. The pious souls gathered at Naimisaranya were in perplexity as to what would most benefit the conditioned living beings in this iron age of quarrel and destruction. After intelligently submitting questions to Sūta Gosvami and submissively hearing the answers, they concluded that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the shelter of the fallen souls in this age. Srila Prabhupada has given us Srimad-Bhagavatam in English, and to further sweeten it, He has further demonstrated the answer to the existential problems in this quarrelsome world by his own example-in teachings and in actions.

I am offering my most respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, who is representing the mist munificent of all avataras, Lord Caitanya. "In the modern age Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu preached the cult of Srimad-Bhagavatam by practical demonstration." (Introduction to Srimad-Bhagavatam) In other words, Lord Caitanya ordered that the cult of Srimad-Bhagavatam throughout His life. [?] Lord Caitanya overflooded the earth with pure love of God and began the sahkirtana movement of congregational chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

I am offering my most respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, who is the most willing and fearless servant of all the great acaryas, and who in great love for his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada, brought the entire sahkirtana movement, the entire Brahma-sampradaya, to the barren Western countries. Srila Prabhupada is always engaged in furnishing us with the most beautiful and precious jewels, and He has made us wealthy. First, He has given us the maha-mantra, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare., which is itself all-attractive and inclusive of all spiritual opulence's, and He has given us this divine philosophy, as it is, ever fresh, unchanged, eternal and liberating in nature. Srila Prabhupada has instructed us all, as His disciples, to continue spreading this Krsna consciousness movement. This was the instruction of His spiritual master.

I offer my humble obeisances to my God brothers and God sisters who are always engaged in rendering service to Srila Prabhupada by carrying out His sincerest desire to distribute this most natural of occupations, loving service to Sri Sri Radha-Krsna. As for myself, I am hoping to take birth again and again in the material world until I have given some service to Srila Prabhupada.

Our respectful obeisances are unto You, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanya-deva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.

Dinesa Candra Dasa Adhikari & Krsnadevi Dasi

(ISKCON Washington, D.C)