Letters to the editor

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to our Guru Maharaj, H. H. Hanumat Presaka Swami Guru Maharaj. All glories to the 15-super devotees accompanying Guru Maharaj.

Hare Krsna Guru Maharaj,

Please accept our humble obeisances to your sweet, sweet, sweet Lotus feet. Finally we will be able to get Darshan of those merciful lotus feet.

HpSwami ASA 🐒 - I only see we are in desperate need of a pair of toe nail clippers.

Few hours from now.....finally Guru Maharaj will be purifying all of us.

The AQI is fortunately not as bad as in other parts of the country. Moderate single digit. All glories to Sri Radha Krishnachandra!!

Little cold in mornings and nights, pleasant daytime with lots of sunshine. Manipur is desperately waiting for Your sweet dust of lotus feet. May happier times come forth in all her glories.

Your insignificant servant,

Sarad Gaurangi DD

ASA - Iskcon Manipur.

Hidingin our room in Ishodhyan building in Sridhama Mayapura.

Outside can see palm, banana and other trees dancing in Nimai's land.

abrahma stamba pariantam

Sarva maya mayam jagat.

Satyam satyam puma satyam

Harinama eva kevalam

From Brahma down to the most insignificant blade of grass

everything is a product of Maya.

Sri Harinam alone is Truth.

It is again and again truth.



Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 7.30 am, Houston time

We will continue reading Madhya Lila; 18.57 onwards.

(The Lord Caitanya's visit to Vrindavana)

Thank you to all devotees for their dedicates service to Maharaja's class. H. G. Nikunja Bihari Prabhu will help us with Spanish translation seva for reading notes of CC. H.G. Mitravinda Mataji will help us with seva of back up translator; in case there are technical difficulties.

Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada.

YS

Upendra Dasa

HpSwami ASA 🐒 🐒 🐒 Air pollution in India is almost killing us.

Trying to survive until return to Spain, but Vaishnava India is a good place to die!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. Hare Krishna Dear Gurudeva, please accept my obeisances. Maybe you should not to publish this letter.

.....

Nadiya Nivasi Dasi.

HpS ASA - We are b'caris and Sannyasis here. Cannot read private letters from ladies.

Send again in general terms and if we need more confidential communication we can include a Grhastha gentleman.

Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 7.30 am, Houston time

We will continue reading Madhya Lila; 18.57 onwards.

(The Lord Caitanya's visit to Vrindavana)

Thank you to all devotees for their dedicates service to Maharaja's class. H. G. Nikunja Bihari Prabhu will help us with Spanish translation seva for reading notes of CC. H.G. Sruti Priya Mataji or Mitravinda Mataji will help us with seva of back up translator; in case there are technical difficulties. Maharaja might be able to join class depending on his health condition and preaching commitments.

Maharaja, thank you for engaging everyone in reading systematically books of Srila Prabhupada.

YS

Upendra Dasa

HpS ASA - This has already passed. We are in this India tour with 15-super devotees, and fighting air contamination levels 6-times worse than unhealthy.

Like battle of Kurusetra with Krsna.

No chance letters or join Sunday Workshop but hope to join again in February.

We. AgtSP, have reached, Goverdhana Eco Village inspired by the work and vision of H. H. Radhanath Swami.

There are 15 bright, sincere devotees in our party, and so far reports of any major health issues.

Though a day delayed we accomplished all the objectives proposed in Mumbai.

Here in GEV we had a two hour tour of all the holy places midst the throngs of visiting yoga groups a stellar ISKCON members.

Specially we had a first meeting with Sumantra Rudra and the BRC.

Tomorrow the tours continue and we hope to specifically meet with leaders of the Vidyapitha.

Here’s the **English translation** of the dramatic Yakshagana-style dialogue where **Hiraṇyakaśipu mocks and challenges Lord Narasimha**:

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## 🎭 Dialogue: “The Roar of Arrogance”

### 🎬 Scene: Near the Pillar, Royal Court

**(Hiraṇyakaśipu stands before the pillar, scolding Prahlāda)**

**Hiraṇyakaśipu (mocking):** 

So this is your Viṣṇu? 

Hiding in a pillar? 

Your god is a coward — 

He neither appears nor answers!

**(He strikes the pillar — thunderous sound, dramatic music)**

**(Narasimha emerges — lion-faced, blazing, with claws)**

**Hiraṇyakaśipu (shocked):** 

What is this? 

Neither man nor beast! 

Your form is grotesque — 

Are you some forest demon?

**Narasimha (roaring):** 

I am the lion of truth! 

For tyrants like you — 

I am death itself!

**Hiraṇyakaśipu (laughing):** 

Death? You? 

I have a boon from Brahmā! 

No one can kill me — 

Not by day, not by night. 

Not inside, not outside. 

Not by man, not by beast. 

Not by weapon, not by tool.

**(He laughs, echoing through the court)**

**Hiraṇyakaśipu (pointing):** 

And you? 

You look like a wild lion — 

A stray from the jungle! 

You dare fight me? 

I am Hiraṇyakaśipu — Lord of the Three Worlds!

**Narasimha (calm but fierce):** 

Your boon is your boundary. 

And I — 

Have come from beyond it. 

Now watch, 

How your arrogance is torn apart..

one day in some universse or life time, i hope HpS can act as Narsimha, and myself as Hiranyakasipu.. and hope parampara will feel happy

HpS - So nice. Thank you.

If we just go on chan ting HK, then, by his divine grace, we will see pastimes we never read in any of Srila Prabhupada's books.