Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

My sweet Gurudev,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your Divine lotusfeet.

Gurudev, I offer you my heart on this great auspicious dayof your holy appearance, expressing it in the following way:

From the lotus lips of the Supreme Lord are coming melodi-ous words of love for His exalted devotee, Srila BhaktiSundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, who appeared byHis infinite mercy to guide us in this material world fromthe darkness of our misery to the light of Divine Love.

His sweetness is as brilliant as diamonds in the nocturnalsky. His love is inexhaustible because it is always present inevery difficult moment of our lives, manifesting in manyways. When a flower appears before my eyes I become aware that it is specialbecause it tells me, “Here I am. Have faith.” When it appears as a blue little bird ofspecial plumage and tender glances coming into my house and the next day leaveswith an halo of hope and peace. When a friend’s hand is giving me sustenancebecause I feel very fallen; when, after crying very much, I get news with encourage-ment, my heart tells me that it comes from the Divine. When I desire to have yourassociation, even without deserving it, I enter the Math web page, discover amazingthings and get a lovely welcome.

Every day of my life is full of your infinite, causeless mercy. It has brought my soulfrom fear to the courage of continuing forward. It has been erasing my faults inorder to become a better person, removing the unfavorable that takes me away fromthe real cause of existence. I was lost many times, and you are always teaching meagain the path. When the beautiful remembrance of your previous visits to ourcountry comes to my mind, I wish that you extended those days of your stay withus and didn’t go back to India.

Gurudev, you are in my heart and thoughts. I humbly ask you forgiveness for allmy offences and for everything that I did not do because of my own necessities. Iwant your exalted and blessed association. Gurudev, it is my humble wish that yoube happy, not only at this moment, but forever in the ecstasies of supreme love. Iworship your divine lotus feet.

Sincerely aspiring to serve you,

Lalita Sundari Devi DasiMexico

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah!

Om Vishnupad Param Pujyapad Jagadguru Srila Acharyadev,

Please accept my koti dandavat pranams at your lotus feet on this most auspi-cious occasion of your holy appearance day. We hope you are playing your pas-

time of good health and thus giving joy to all the vaishnavas.

On this most auspicious occasion I am ashamed to appear empty handed at yourlotus feet. I am very embarrassed to be such a useless burden to you. At the sametime, I am eternally indebted to you for giving me the most beautiful service, ofwhich I have never become worthy.

So, please forgive all my offences, mistakes and faults by dint of your causelessmercy. Please continue to give me your blessings, mercy and guidance so I maybecome a useful servant in the near future.

I also offer my dandavat pranams to the thousands of devotees who are serving SriChaitanya Saraswat Math with such dedication and thus bringing you joy and satis-faction. Let there be all victory for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and Krishna-kathaas instructed by Srila Guru Maharaj, since that is your desire.

I hope and pray to have your darshan soon. With my koti dandavat pranams again,

Your most useless servant,

Devamayi dasi, California

If not for you,Srila Guru Maharaja wouldn’t cast his glance toward me,He would never have heard my plea,I’d have no chance for his mercy, if not for you.If not for you,Misconception would find me wide awake. My consciousness would stagnate.It just would not be new if not for you.If not for you,My hope would fall,The great fear would gather too.Without your love I’d be nowhere at all.I’d be lost if not for you.If not for you,I couldn’t appreciate the real thing,Couldn’t hear the devotees sing,I just wouldn’t have a clueIf not for you.

Ramai das, Soquel, California

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

gurvvabista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitamcintyacintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam

govindabhidam ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakty anvitam sundaramvande visva-gurun ca divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my humble prayer:

You turn stone into marbleAnd mud into goldYou change dirt into diamondYour pastimes unfold

You turn bitterness sweetAnd cold into heatYou change hate into loveWe can never surpass

You make enemies friendsAnd walking a danceYou make talking a songYou never judge wrong

You turn low into highThe earth is the skyYou turn black into whiteNothing is out of your sight

You are the Real Alchemist of the WorldAll Sadhu’s do agreeAll men are thus bewilderedBut that’s what you proved to me

And now my prayer I will write On this Special Day of YouHappy Birthday Gurudev!!!May this wish come true

Yasheswari d.d.Amsterdam, Holland

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

My dear Gurudev,

Please accept my full sincere dandavat pranams at Yourlotus feet.

Jay Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah! All glories to all thevaisnavas all around the world who have accepted GuruMaharaj’s instructions in their hearts as their life and soul.All glories to all the respectable vaisnavas who are servingYou as the incarnation of the pure and perfect acarya.

Words can’t describe Your full splendor, and my attempt to glorify You fails becauseI’m not qualified. But I witnessed a miracle when You accepted me at Your feet as ason. You gave me great opportunities to serve and associate with great vaisnavas.You also granted me a connection with the higher world and a tie with some devo-tees here in Italy. That is my life’s miracle: Your full Grace and Mercy unto me, theinsignificant one.

I can’t express with words how great You are. So many senior devotees will do it per-fectly. I’m really eager to celebrate this holy appearance day of my beloved benefactor.

I beg for the association of Your devotees. For my life I can’t ask for anything more.I have no qualities but still I feel very lucky to be a part of Your amazing family.This makes my heart warm.

With affection, my full dandavat pranams to You, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on Your 74th Divine Appearance day.

Humbly,

Anukulchandra dasanudasItaly

Dearest Gurudeva,

On this most holy and auspicious day of your appear-ance I offer my dandavat pranams to your holy lotusfeet.

Your giving is inconceivable. You have given me every-thing, and I pray that one day I may be able to serve youin the most genuine way.

Aspiring to serve you,

Tunga Prema devi dasi USA

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

Dear Srila Govinda Maharaj,

As an offering unto your lotus feet, I try to bring you my heart.

harau dehadi-suddhatma-, paryyantasya samarpanameva nihsesa-rupena, hy atma-niksepa ucyate

atmartha-cesta-sunyatvam, krsnarthaika-prayasakamapi tan nyasta-sadhyatva-, sadhanatvan ca tat phalam

evam niksipya catmanam, svanatha-caranambujatnakarstum saknuyac capi, sada tanmayatam bhajet

atma-niksepas-catma-nivedana-rupam - krsnayarpita-dehasya, nirmmamasyanahankrteh

manasas tat svarupatvam, smrtam atma-nivedanam kesancit sri sri prapanna-jivanamrtam - sri bhakta-vacanamrtam -atma-niksepah - p 108

The shelter of Sri Guru gives hope to the hopeless. I pray that I always keep the bestconsciousness about this beautiful truth, and that I am able to honor the source ofthe miraculous seed of pure devotion in the best way.

Please keep on blessing me, dear Srila Gurudev!

Your wannabe disciple,

Sri Antaratma das

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to your service and all theVaisnava devotees of the Lord.

Although I am here in Badger, California, a virtual desert in the mountains, I amable to follow the glories of your preaching activities through the Math Website,which always reminds me of your service to Krishna and your Guru Maharaja. Justknowing you are here on this planet makes everything all right, despite the wars,dysfunction and anger that permeate this world. You are my hope, and I know youkeep hope in the hearts of so many others.

While rotting in this old woman’s body I would have little hope for spiritual lifeexcept for the knowledge of my real goal, which is given by your words and insight.That is my only glimmer of a world beyond my habits and attachments. I alwayspray for more insight, some service and association with your devotees, that theybring me into your family and save me from being lost in this material world.

Aspiring for your service,

Yasoda d.d.U.S.A.

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

Vyasa Puja Offering for His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Deva Maharaj

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga

Even if we lived in a world where love abounds we would still be captivated bythe shining heart of one, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Deva

Maharaj. Rare to find such a one free from all envy, devoid of false prestige, givinghonor to all because his vision is pure and able to transmit transcendental affectionthrough dense obstacles to the suffering conditioned souls, who are suffocating frommiss-attachment to false ego.

Srila Govinda Maharaj has demonstrated the meaning of “dasanudasa,” the servantof the servant. His entire serving life reflects the mood of divine willing servitor-ship, which loosens the noose of senseless existence and thrusts one into the spiritu-al current of reality, Krishna Consciousness. How grateful I am to have the opportu-nity to know him, to feel his loving spiritual embrace though half a world apart, toreceive encouragement in the moment to moment challenge of practicing spiritualculture in this Kaliyuga.

Hope renewed, enthusiasm restored, love rising - all must be credited to my friendand well-wisher, Srila Govinda Maharaj. He is the extension of his divine support-ing guardians, Srila Sridhar Maharaj and my Srila Prabhupad. Wherever I may be,in eternal time, in any realm, I shall always recognize him as he increases the joy ofdeepening faith and love for Sri Krishna. May all who feel the pangs of separationin their divine serving life find the soothing shelter under the lotus feet of SrilaGovinda Maharaj.

Yours in humble service,

Pusta Krishna das Daru Brahma d.d.Krishnapriya d.d.Chaitanya dasSoquel, California

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

Gurvvabhista-supurakam guru ganair asisa-sambhusitamCintyacintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam

Govindabhindham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakti anvitam sundaramVande visva-gurun ca divya-bhagavat-premno hi bjja-pradam

Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

The Spiritual Master is entrusted with bringing conditioned souls from the dark-ness to the light. This is Krishna’s mercy. Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami

Prabhupada said that Krishna is the God to serve and that the Guru is the servant ofGod endowed with power from the Powerful.

Without your loving attention we are like children and cannot grow in the correctway to be engaged in pure devotional service. If we want to free ourselves from illu-sion and the darkness of ignorance it is necessary for the Guru to bring us the torch-light of knowledge. For us it is the greatest of gifts. It is not possible to develop lovefor Krishna without loving the Spiritual Master; therefore we pray to always givethe utmost importance to your instructions and to be bound to you through affec-tion and devotional service.

We are grateful for everything that you do for us, and we would like to developcomplete dependence and love for Krishna at your lotus feet even though we knowthat this boon is rarely obtained.

On this most special of days we ask you to consider us your eternally aspiring servants,

Atula Krishna dasLasyamay devi dasiTulasi Priya devi dasiItaly

All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

tad viddhi pranipatena parprasnena sevayaupadeksyanti te jnanam jnaninas tattva-darsinah

Please accept my koti dandavats, Thank you Gurudev forextending your mercy to my family and I.

Happy Birthday, Gurudev.

Jai Gurudev!

Santanu Ram Das, Jayaram Das, and family

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All Glories to His Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyavarya Astottara-Sata-Sri Srimad

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitamcintyacintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam

govindabhidham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhaktyanvitam sundaramvande visva-gurun ca divya-bhagavat-premno hi bija-pradam

Most respected Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances unto Your Divine Lotus Feet.

On this occasion of Your appearance I would like to wish Yougood health and very happy moments during this special dayof Your Sri Vyasa Puja.

I am unable to express my feelings and put them into word,so please forgive me for this disqualification. I am very thank-ful to You for having kindly accepted me as Your disciple. I am one of many fallensouls whom You blessed with Your endless mercy.

Praying to be able to serve you in all the circumstances that the Lord Sri Krishnacreates by His sweet will. I remain in the service of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Your insignificant servant

Krishna dasi, Amsterdam

Srila Gurudev,

Please accept my most humble dandavats at your divine lotus feet. I have no ideaof your divine glories. Actually, I am a blind person but there’s one thing that I

have seen: I have seen how your good Italian disciples have tried their best to satis-fy you. They faced so many problems but nothing could stop them. Villa Govindais the symbol of love and dedication that the devotees should have. When I got ini-tiated you told me that in a few years in Italy there would be many devotees. NowI can perceive a little bit how everything is real and mystic in the sweet path ofKrishna Consciousness.

Unfortunately, I’m the only rascal who has done nothing and who is still doingnothing for Villa Govinda. It’s also unbelievable to see how the devotees there stillconsider me as a friend.

Hoping to get the chance, at least once in my life, to serve your servants in VillaGovinda,

Your useless servant,

Advaya-krishna das , Milan, Italy

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!

All glories all glories to Srila Gurudev!

All glories to Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-GoswamiMaharaj!

Please Gurudev, accept my most respectful and humbleobeisances unto Your incomparable lotus feet. You are themost extraordinary and beautiful Jagat-Guru, the ocean ofmercy and the savior of the most fallen. You are joy for thepure and the infinite transcendental genius. To You nothing is impossible.

Your Grace has revealed the unlimited transcendental beauty of Sri Govinda Kunda.By Your Divine Grace Divine You have given the devotees shelter under the lotusfeet of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Anu-Giriraj, and you have built the most fabulousSrila Sridhar Seva Ashram.

Thank you to Your Grace for being so kind and generous to all the jivas. O Gurudevnobody can find limits to Your transcendental qualities.

I am the most fallen and the most unqualified, the last among the last. Please saveme from this ocean of misconception and illusion. I offer this insignificant prayer toYour lotus feet with all my respect and affection on this auspicious day of Your glo-rious appearance.

I offer my full dandavat pranams and my entire insignificant self to Your DivineGrace, my beloved Gurudev.

Jaya Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj!Jaya Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandarvika Giridharijiu!

The most fallen servant of Your beautiful servitors,

Janaki Vallabha das, Italy

Dear Gurudev,

Your Lotus Feet are the only place of shelter from the fire ofmaterial existence. Only you can bestow prema bhakti. Ibow down to Your Lotus Feet. I only beg for your mercy.

Begging for your mercy,

Sacinandan Das, Singapore

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!All glories to Srila Gurudev!

All glories to Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj!

Accept my most humble dandavat pranams at your sweet lotus feet, which I wantto be forever over my head, giving me eternal and causeless mercy.

Forgive me if I can’t be the kind of servant, son or friend that you want me to be infollowing the orders of your line. But I hope that in your mission and in your heartyou have a place for a fallen and stupid person like me who wants to serve in thebest way possible. I only have the desire to serve and glorify the great mission ofSri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that you, the most dear servant, are developing withlove and dedication, continuing the service of Srila Sridhar Maharaj who repre-sents the living love of the vaisnavas.

I pray for your mercy and a place in your heart. Other things do not matter to mebecause I only want to be accepted as your servant.

Govardhan Das Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

All Glories to my Divine Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti SundarGovinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj!

Dear and beloved Srila Gurudeva,

I wish to say how great my satisfaction is to be offering a few words of the purelove I feel for Your Divine Grace.

Soon I hope to have sufficient inspiration to write a letter telling about my life.

Happy Vyasa Puja. These are my most sincere words of love and devotion.

Your servant,

Vraja Bala D.D. Brazil

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Dear Gurudev,

Please accept my humble reverences to your holy feet oflotus.

All glories to our dear Guardians. All glories to SrilaGuru Maharaj.

On this auspicious day I want to congratulate you onyour divine appearance in this world and give thanks to Sri Krishna that he sentyou here.

Your divine mission is the salvation for us and for all the souls in this world. Thanksto your great mercy for the fallen souls, you represent the mission of Sri GauraNitai. Through your great compassion many devotees found refuge at the lotus feetof Guru Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Raksak Srila Sridhar Maharaj. And now we find inyou the captain of the ship that goes toward the world of saranagati. You are humil-ity incarnate, the current Acharyya, the leader of the Vaishnavas, and the representa-tive in the line of Sri Rupa.

All the glories to you, dear Gurudev! All the glories to your divine appearance in this world!All the glories to your Vyasa Puja!

Accept my dandavat pranams again and again.Grateful eternally, your most fallen servant,

Bhagavan Das and my daughter Rama Priya d.d.Mexico

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga . Vyasa Puja Ki Jay!

Dear Gurudeva,

Accept my respectful reverences to your beautiful lotus feet.

On this auspicious day of your birth I prostrate before youto glorify and congratulate you. I don’t have words to writeto you but I give thanks to Sri Krishna for giving me theopportunity to know you. I am grateful that you are guidingus. Thank you for being my spiritual teacher and giving methe great mercy to be your disciple. I wish you much happi-ness on this day.

I say goodbye to you, dear Paramahamsa. Your aspiring servant,Subha Laksmi Devi Dasi. (Wife of Bhagavan das)Mexico

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

gurvvabhista-supurakam guru ganair asisa-sambhusitamcintyacintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam

govindabhindham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakti anvitam sundaramvande visva-gurun ca divya-bhagavat-premno hi bjja-pradam

Dear Gurudev,

Please accept my dandavat pranams at your divine holylotus feet on this day that is so special for all the devotees.Congratulations on your Vyasa Puja. I give thanks to SriKrishna that you are still with us, watching over us, instruct-ing us and giving us guidance. I hope that your health iswell because we are nothing without your blessings.

I eagerly hope you visit us in Mexico.Your humble 14-year-old disciple says goodbye.

Amal Krsna (son of Bhagavan).Mexico

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

gurvvabhista-supurakam guru ganair asisa-sambhusitamcintyacintya-samasta-veda-nipunam sri-rupa-panthanugam

govindabhindham ujjvalam vara-tanum bhakti anvitam sundaramvande visva-gurun ca divya-bhagavat-premno hi bjja-pradam

Dear Gurudev,

Please accept my dandavat pranams at your divine lotusfeet. I want to congratulate you on your Vyasa Puja, and Ihope that you pass this auspicious day well. I hope you arein good health and Lord Krishna allows you to stay with usmuch longer so that you can save the fallen souls. I thankyou for your blessings, since you are bringing us to SriKrishna. I say goodbye.

Your servant and disciple,

Rasa Moy Das12 years old (son of Bhagavan)Mexico

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003

All glories to Your Divine Grace.

Dear Srila Gurudev,

To try to give homage to you on this day is not so difficult because it takes only a lit-tle remembrance of the great fortune that I have had: to have spent some time nearyou. This has been enough to make me aware of the great magnanimous personalitythat you are - such a great personality, and at the same time, so easy to approach; soelevated and yet so close; so majestic yet so simple; so wise and so easy to compre-hend; so distant and at the same time, we can reach you easily; so respectable andyet so friendly; so grave and sober and at the same time, so meek and humble. Youhave such a big heart and are as merciful as Lord Nityananda. You are always con-cerned for the well-being of us all, always giving us your blessings.

My only concern is to be able to have sufficient intelligence and sincerity to valueyour mercy, so I can keep on the right path and not deviate because of my weak-ness. And for that, I am always praying to the lord to help me remain fixed on yourservice. I beg for your infinite kindness so I can become a worthy servant. For that Ijust need to close my eyes and remember your big smile; that way I can endeavourto occupy myself in some way to serve you. Thank you for being the way you areand for allowing us to be on your side.

Your insignificant servants from Chula Vista and Tijuana,

Jagannath Swami DasPrishni D.D. (wife)Govinda Mohini D.D. (daughter)Hari Nitai das (elder son)Krishna Gopal das (younger son)

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!All Glories to Srila Govinda Maharaj!

Dear Gurudev,

Namaskar. Please accept my dandavat pranams. You have my love, my prayers, andall my obeisances. You are my Sri Krishna on Earth whose blessed Lotus Feet protectme and answer my prayers. I am at your service my beloved Guru. Hare Krishna.

Your Useless Servant,Radha Kanta DasU.S.A.