Homages from ISKCON Centers

Çré Vyäsa-püjä 2012
To date, this war is still going on and will continue for many thousands of years. There will be more
victories, more setbacks, and more casualties.
When the fighting becomes intense and all appears lost, let us remember you and how valiantly you
fought. That remembrance will give us the strength and courage to continue to wage war knowing that
you are our field commander, eternal guide, and well-wisher.
Çréla Prabhupäda, you have built a fortress in which everyone can take shelter. The foundation for
that fortress is solid, but the fortress itself is still under construction. We are like little spiders that can
only kick a few grains of sand to help build your spiritual sanctuary, but we have a desire to help you,
and we have faith that you appreciate our humble efforts.
Your servants at the ISKCON temple in Canberra, Australia.
(written by Ayodhyadeva Räma Däsa)
Cape Town
nama oà viñëu-pädäya kåñëa-preñöhäya bhü-tale
çrémate bhaktivedänta-sväminn iti nämine
namas te särasvate deve gaura-väëé-pracäriëe
nirviçeña-çünyavädi-päçcätya-deça-täriëe
Dear Çréla Prabhupäda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
We take special pleasure on this day in glorifying you, who created our good fortune—the inconceivable
good fortune to access the highest platform of loving devotional service to Kåñëa, despite our wretched
state.
We glorify you for your painstakingly translating the spiritual treasures that constitute our literary
heritage, and for writing your purports, which are like mines full of precious gems.
We glorify you for the many temples, preaching centers, farm communities, gurukulas, and institutes
you established as part of your vision to flood the planet with kåñëa-prema. Even as the head of such a
major global institution, you always made time for everyone.
We glorify you for your fourteen world tours in twelve years, during which nourished the devotion of
your many followers and thus furthered your mission of delivering the whole world. Your commitment
to the actual welfare of the conditioned souls is beyond material calculation.
We glorify you for your extraordinary transcendental activities, such as setting the example of one
who is full of love for Kåñëa, faithfully repeating whatever you heard from the previous äcäryas, and
being the emblem of reliability.
Thank you, Çréla Prabhupäda, for all of this and more.
On this auspicious day we want to especially focus on celebrating your founding and developing
ISKCON, “a house in which the whole world can live.”
The city of Cape Town is a mosaic of cultures and people. Such diversity naturally results in conflict.
Our community of devotees is also diverse and often has varying visions of how best to serve you. The
positive result is that we are able to take on various projects to reach people with differing interests and
bring them into your association. We hope that this is pleasing to you, Çréla Prabhupäda.
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