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 offenses.
Recently I was writing one article for our Web page The Hare Krishna Movement, and I was recalling how I first became interested in spiritual life, how it was I became a vegetarian, where I received my first book , The KRSNA Book, and how I fell in love with you and became your disciple.
When I saw your picture on the back cover of the KRSNA Book, I knew instantly you were my spiritual master, and had come for me. I had been thinking at the time that I needed a guru, but where was I going to find him. Did I need to travel to India and search out caves, or maybe go to the mountain tops, or sacred rivers and Holy places. No, you came and found me. You sent your disciples, the glorious and compassionate book distributors to Chicago O Hare airport to collect the conditioned souls. I will never forget that moment when the KRSNA Book was placed in my hand. On the cover was the most beautiful picture I had ever seen, the beautiful Radha and Krishna, and when I turned the book over there was an even more beautiful picture, your smiling face.
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 offenses”, 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.
Begging to remain in your service
Vyasasan das
The Hare Krishna Movement 