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The Most Blessed Event; Sri Vyasa-puja

30 Aug 2021 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Spiritual Master, Vyas-puja, Vyasasan das Tags: A.C. Bhaktiveanta Swami Prabhupada, spiritual master, Sri Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada, Vyasa-puja, Vyasadeva

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s Appearance Day Homage

by Vyasasan das

Dear Srila Prabhupada

On this most blessed and auspicious day, the celebration of your appearance; Sri Vyasa-puja, please accept my most humble obeisance’s at your divine lotus feet, and kindly forgive my offences.

On my 21st birthday I shaved my head, put on tilak and a dhoti for the first time. It was the day I decided to become a devotee with the hope of someday becoming your disciple. On the very first day of my adult life I surrendered to your instructions, following the four regulative principles and trying to chant 16 rounds of japa a day, with the hopes of someday becoming a worthy disciple. And in spite of my shortcomings, within a year, you initiated me and gave me the name Vyasasan das.

The Vyasasana is the sacred seat of Srila Vyasadeva, who is the original Spiritual Master because he compiled and disseminated the Vedic knowledge, and you are the bona-fide representative of Srila Vyasadeva. Therefore according to the Vedic system, on the birthday of the spiritual master the disciples and followers offer homage to you, by writting and speaking about your glories. This is the meaning of Vyasa Puja.

Sri Vyasa-Puja; The Most Blessed Event

24 Aug 2019 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Lokadrsti devi, Uncategorized, Vyas-puja, Vyasasana Tags: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhuada, Lokadrsti devi dasi, Sri Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada, Vyasa Puja, Vyasasan das

Vyasa-puja 2019

Decorations by Lokadrsti devi dasi

The Most Blessed Event: Sri Vyasa-Puja
by Vyasasan das

Dear Srila Prabhupada

On this most auspicious day, please accept my humble obeisance’s, and kindly forgive my offences. Although I am and insignificant disciple of your Divine Grace, and full of faults, still I am constantly awaiting your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon me. I have never given up my faith, or my love, nor the hope that someday I may be a worthy disciple. As you know my daily prayers always include the words “please forgive my offences”, as I am always feeling myself unworthy to be receiving your mercy. Srila Prabhupada you have been the one constant in my entire adult life, my best friend and ever well wisher. And I remain chaste to you, my lord and master, unconditionally.

Vyasa Puja Homage

26 Aug 2016 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Vyas-puja, Vyasasan das, Vyasasana Tags: A. c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, auspicious day, humble obeisances. most blessed event, lokadrsti devi, lotus feet, Sri Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada, Vyasa Puja, Vyasasan das, Vyasasana

Note; the above Vyasasana Decoration was done by Lokadrsti Devi Dasi in 2014

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Today marks The Most Blessed Event:

Sri Vyasa-Puja
The Appearance Day of Our Beloved Spiritual Master.
Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parvrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

We celebrate it with a half day fast, offerings, puspanjali, followed by a Srila Prabhupada Feast

Vyasa Puja Homage
by Vyasasan das

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Please accept my most humble obeisances, and kindly forgive my offences. On this most blessed event; Sri Vyasa-Puja, the appearance day of my beloved spiritual master, I am filled with a sense of gratitude and wonder. I cannot even imagine where my life would be today, if you had not appeared and blessed us all with your divine benediction.

“On this auspicious day I have come with this offering just to worship you, remembering your lotus feet.”

The fact that you have always resided in my heart, and have been my most constant friend and ever well-wisher, even without your physical presence, proves our eternal relationship with you. So many friends and family have come and gone, but you Srila Prabhupada, have remained in my life as the one constant I could always turn to.

You are present in your vani; your books and instructions. You are present still in your pictures and murti’s. You live in the hearts of your sincere devotees. You have touched us all so deeply; we cannot help but remember you. Srila Prabhupa, I am most unworthy to have received your mercy, and because of knowing my insignificance, it has caused me to be even more grateful and appreciative of your blessings.

In the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, there is one verse I would like to use to describe my mood and feelings:

“Indeed, I am just like a dwarf who wants to capture the moon. Although I am completely unfit, a desire to receive Your mercy is awakening within my mind.”

This is my position, I am completely unworthy, and most fallen, therefore by showing me your mercy, your mercy is most successful. For you are patita-pavana, the savior of the fallen souls, and who is more fallen than me? I have no good qualities; born of low birth, without good intelligence, without beauty, or wealth, I am a fallen soul, desiring only your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon me.

Begging to remain forever in Your Divine Service

Vyasasan das

Sri Vyasa-Puja

11 Aug 2012 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in Remembering Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada, Vyas-puja Tags: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Dear Srila Prabhupada, jagad-guru, Kamadhuk devi dasi, krsna consciousness, preaching potency, spiritual master, Sri Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada

…It is obvious that as jagad-guru of the universe there is nobody who can compare to your greatness, to your humility, to your mercifulness and to your preaching potency, because you were chosen by Krsna to be His representative.

…It was a challenge for you to introduce Krsna consciousness to the West and it is a challenge for your disciples to protect your movement from any attempt made to minimize your greatness.

This offering was from 1982, by Kamadhuk-devi-dasi, and is still as pertinent today.

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Allow me to offer you my most humble oveisances in the dust of your lotus feet.

When you arrived in America in the mid-1960’s you allowed this Western world to be released from the total darkness which surrounds it. Since that time, many millions of livings entities have been released from the bondage of birth, death, disease and old age, by hearing about this Krsna consciousness process.

The Most Blessed Event; Śrī Vyāsa Pūjā

10 Aug 2012 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in Remembering Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada, Vyas-puja Tags: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, Sri Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada

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Today is the Apperancee Day of Our Beloved Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. We offer our profound gratitude and respectful obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Vyasa-Puja Homage

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Sri Vyasa-Puja; The Most Blessed Event

22 Aug 2011 Leave a comment

by The Hare Krishna Movement in Festivals, Srila Prabhupada, Vyas-puja Tags: Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spiritual master, Sri Vyasa Puja, Vyas-puja, Vyasasan das

The Most Blessed Event
Sri Vyasa-Puja August 23rd, 2011
The Appearance Day of Our Beloved Spiritual Master
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Dear Srila Prabhupada

Today I was reading from the Letters books, and there was one letter dated November 12th, 1968 addressed to Malati that is the basis for my offering today. In this letter you said;

“Yes, we should always think of ourselves as the most fallen, the most ignorant and it is simply by the mercy of Lord Caitanya that we have even the opportunity to serve Krsna. We have no qualification of our own; it is simply by the merciful glance of this most munificent appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, that we have been given the chance to serve Radha and Krsna”

Due to your great humility, you give the credit to Lord Sri Caitanya, but I think it is simply by your mercy that we have received the benediction of Sri Caitanya. It was you who brought a trunk of Srimad Bhagavatams to the West, to open our eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. And it was you who first brought this Chanting of the Hare Krishna Mantra to Tomkins Square Park and due to your beautiful and pure chanting of the Holy Names of God caused the young Bramananda das to dance under the Hare Krishna Tree. It was you who turned the most fallen and most ignorant western hippies into vaisnava scholars and priests. It was simply by your munificent appearance and merciful glance, that the most fallen in this age were given the chance to know Lord Caitanya, and thus were given the chance to serve Radha and Krsna.