Sri Vyasa Puja 1984

Daso asmi, Chapter 1

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.

Today, on this most auspicious occasion of your appearance within this world, I am intensely feeling separation from you, remembering your pastimes amongst us. By your grace you gave us such close association, and those precious moments remain fixed within my heart, veritable jewels of remembrance that I pray may forever illuminate my service unto you. Your glorious achievements attest to your greatness and will be sung throughout all time. In the past great devotees anticipated your appearance, which would unify and solidify the service of generations of Vaisnavas and firmly establish a worldwide movement of devotees to fulfill the promise of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Your divine appearance, heralded by devotees and non devotees alike, touched us and blessed us with the vision to appreciate the profound and unique gift of devotional service which you so mercifully gave us. There is no doubt that in the future humanity will praise you as the greatest ambassador of the Lord this world has been graced to receive. O to see that day within our lifetimes! The very seeds you planted arose unrivaled, yet the world has still to see the full fruits of your efforts manifest by our determined desire to carry your orders on to perfection.

O my lord and master, somehow I play a small part in the greater plan to manifest your hopes and aspirations. Crippled as I am, by lifetimes of forgetfulness, through service unto your lotus feet I now stand willing and able to serve your every command. Although my attempts are feeble due to my infancy in spiritual life, I have promised to give up all that is unnecessary and have vowed to dedicate my body, mind and words fully in your service. Please bless me with the strength and vision to fulfill the real purport of sannyasa under your firm direction. Allow me to always remain under the shelter of your lotus feet, serving you and those dear to you, and thus attain my desired goal, unalloyed devotion to Your Divine Grace within this very life. I pray I may always participate within your great mission, defeating all opposition and helping to present you at last with the inevitable triumphant victory you deserve: the establishment of your International Society for Krishna Consciousness as the real salvation of all mankind, in all places and for all times.

All glories to you, Srila Prabhupada!

Your aspiring servant

Indradyumna Swami


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