ISKCON—Atlanta

All glories to His Divine.Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on this His most Holy appearance day (Vyas Pūja).

"In every town and village," Lord Caitanya said, "people will know My name." And now, after five hundred years have passed, that opportunity has come. It has come to us, your fallen worthless servants in Atlanta Yatra, solely through your divine causeless mercy. When we were lost in the grip of Kali-yuga, drowning in the ocean of demoniac mentality, you found us. You set flowing the river of nectar. In sweet words you told of God, the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna, that we were all His eternal servants, part and parcels, and that if we wanted to be happy we should simply start acting again in that constitutional position. You came vibrating the sublime spiritual sound Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare and told us if we could simply chant it with you we could fully counteract all our past unholy association. To us so filled up with impersonal void philosophy and unclean consciousness, it sounded somewhat strange, but you made it so attractive, how could we resist? Your Divine Grace is presenting this message of Lord Caitanya so clearly and purely that all the world will surely be attracted. We are totally undeserving of this great favor that you have shown us. Like Jagai and Madhai, we were only typical examples of this age, covered up by the modes of passion and ignorance. How could we understand the transcendental message of Lord Caitanya? But Lord Sri Krsna placed us into illusion, and now through Your Divine Grace He is so kindly removing it. Still we are so impure and fallen. Our service is so full of fault, and we are yet so inexpert in executing Your Divine Grace's blissful all-merciful orders. But because we make some fumbling effort, Your Divine Grace continues to engage us in the all-cleansing service of the transcendental Lord. And, you even allow us to participate in the ecstatic spreading of this sublime Lord Caitanya sahkirtana movement. Every day we see it growing around us, and we are amazed at Your Divine Grace's power and love which has its direct source in the Supreme Lord Himself. That love coming through Your Divine Grace is the force behind this movement, and it is solely responsible for all of our successes. If only we can execute your orders, that love and mercy will be present, and it will benedict everyone. It is all so astoundingly wonderful! We are so inadequate, fallen and puffed-up, but you see through it all and love us as spirit souls. How can we ever repay such kindness? Please do not be offended by our stonelike hearts and rebellious natures. Kindly, just allow us to continue to happily serve Your Divine Grace so that in some lifetime through Your causeless mercy we might be able to surrender at Your lotus feet. O Srila Prabhupada, you are the most confidential intimate servitor and representative of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna. To your Divine Grace, who is so selflessly and mercifully spreading the rays of the benediction moon of the Lord Caitanya Sahkirtana movement, our humble, respectful, fallen obeisances are unto you.

ISKCON-Atlanta