Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you Guru Maharaja.

Guru Maharaja, we, the devotees in Silchar, Assam are very happy in hearing of your coming to India next year. Please give us strength that we may be able to serve you in your full satisfaction. We are fools, please guide us in proper direction. Our humble request is that Guru Maharaja please stay in India for a longer time during this visit so that we may render vapu seva for a longer time. I heard that Manipuri devotees are also prepared for receiving you there. We are very much eager to see you soon in India. Thank you, Guru Maharaja.

In July this year, during summer vacation, I went to Mayapur for 10-15 days. During my stay in Mayapur, I got the opportunity to serve many senior Vaisnavas. I presented some gifts to HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja through his assistants and I was blessed to hear some live classes of Maharaja. And, by the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, I also got the opportunity to render some humble services to HG Jananivasa Prabhuji in 3-4 instances. In the first meeting with Prabhuji, I offered him some Daksina. I prepared a small letter for the next meeting. When I meet him again, I took permission to read out the letter stating “Please bless me Prabhuji so that I may serve my Guru Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada until my last breath”. I read out, presented some gifts and paid obeisances. Prabhuji was so merciful that he put his hands on my head for a long time in such a way that I felt like some spiritual energy was transferring to me. I was so happy that day, Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja, visiting Mayapur is always full of transcendental mellows. 

Guru Maharaja, while purchasing your hearing aid, we did collection of 55,000/- INR and transferred it to HG Devandra Krishna Prabhuji’s Indian account. Thank you, Guru Maharaja, for giving us such kind of personal seva even if you are far away from us. 

I am chanting my rounds regularly. I have been completing 16 rounds daily before 8.00 am. I have been doing book distribution seva also. I visit Silchar Temple regularly even if the temple is far from my place. Guru Maharaja, please give some important instructions of my life. I am an unmarried woman with weak physique. Frequently, loneliness disturbs me very much and affected my sadhana and sevas. Please help me Guru Maharaja.

HpS - AgtSP. Thank you for letter. Chanakhya Pandita says that victory comes from good advice and good advice comes from many counselors.

So, pray to Krsna to get many people to give you advice about these practical things about gender, strength etc.

Of course, Kunti, Gandhari, Draupadi, Radha, yasoda, devaki, no one was happy in material life, but that is good. because material happiness is like try to eat a picture of a mango.

live in the little bubble of time and space created by following the lotus feet of his divine grace, srila prabhupada.

make many people happy with your big, big smile; nice comportment and nice kirtan, sankirtan.

expect Krsna to make arrangements for you to be well situated in his personal sankirtan party.

We just published the fixed entry and exit dates for India, and the proposed dates for travel within india.

We are really only comfortable with thinking that at 77 years old we may leave our body at any moment and so we do not plan much for staying long any one place.

Thank you all, for all your help!!!

Your most fallen servant,

Manjuali Devi dasi

Silchar, Assam, India

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,

 Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 All glories to Guru parampara.

 Gurudev, There was a message on a WhatsApp group where it was stated that you have plan

to travel to India on January 09, 2026. Hope it is true.

HpS - AgtSP. We are working on a VIP Tour with Yadu Swami from Spain.

We are trying to buy the tickets to India tomorrow. Then we can plan the internal dates!!

 So would like to know your stay date in Vrndavan and Shree Radha-Kunda. 

Your dependent,

Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - Thank you. Thank you.

Agt your Sankirtan!!!!!!!!!!

Hare Krishna !!!!

All Glories to Guru Maharaj.

All glories to Srila Prabupad.

Please accept my humble obeisance unto your Lotus Feet Guru Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏.

I very happy when I listened your Jop Joe [Japa Joe] and Online classes. This is the greatest opportunity and kindness to listen your Jop Meditation for me Guru Maharaj.

From long times I was searched to listen your Jop Meditation directly, And once day Guru Maharaj you recorded short type video in our What's app group. When I received you video and listen your Jop my mind is full excited and feeling happiness.

So Thank you very much Guru Maharaja you listen my heart beat.

Questions 1: Dear Beloved Guru Maharaj, as a disciple, how can I perform service (seva) so that you will be pleased with your disciples?"

HpS/ASA - Hare Krsna. So, nice to hear from you. Name of group is "Japa Joe". I think this is the link to the history of the name and our Anjana Suta Academy and some of our philosophy of Japa.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/noi/5/#bb5954 gives nice explanation of Guru and Disciple. Myself, anyone in ISKCON, are disciples of Srila Prabhupada. We all accept him as our uttama adhikari guru, Founder and Acharya of ISKCON.

He defines Disciple as one who follows the Discipline of another. Chanting sixteen enthusiastic rounds minimum and following four principles, taking initiation from one of his initiated disciples according to the rituals, makes us his disciples. Of course, I, you, everyone, have specific disciplines, details we apply under his authority.

I served with the Bhaktivedanta Institute under his authority. That was a discipline which most people don't follow.

Other devotees don't sleep unless they can distribute one book daily.

So, as our disciple, when you are following Srila Prabhupada's discipline, we are very pleased, nourished, by you efforts.

Thank you.

Especially during Kartika he instructs us to offer lamps to Damodara and chant the D'astaka: http://kksongs.org/songs/n/namamisvaram.html.

If you follow our discipline as academically inclined people, then you want to memorize the astaka and learn the word by word meanings.

Just because we have become ISKCON Diksa guru for some, does not mean that we are the only or even ultimate siksa guru for them under Srila Prabhupada's Siksa Guru position. GBC is ultimate managing authority.

Questions 2: Guru Maharaj, how can I perform service (seva) in this holy month of Kartik Damodar to receive the mercy (kripa) of Krishna?"

HpS - Also, nice question. Answer above, no?

Yours most innocent disciple.

Kapidhvaja Das

Tripura, India

HpS - Does our answer help?

More Questions?

Hope you are well situated in ISKCON mission in Tripura!!

Hare Krishna, Maharaja pamho.

hps/asa - all glories to srila prabhupada!!!

well, I think it’s good Maharaj; I see devotees there serving Krishna nicely. I offer my obeisances to them.

frankly speaking I don’t think I can do anything there; actually and unfortunately I don’t feel almost any atracción to that place.

hps - what place is that???

let us see if we can find a previous letter to you.

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looks like the bhakti vedanta manor???

...this year I have visited probably less than 10 times; my misfortune. but I don’t feel bad about it. I do understand it’s okay I just need to protect myself the best I can and try to be in the places that I feel inspired and willing to chant more and more.

now I am working in the tattoo shop of my sister with herself and also my mom too so I try to engage them in the distribución of books here in the shop, we have a very wide public so it’s a good opportunity.

but yes I feel like increasing my devotional activities more and more so I am already making plans to do so maybe in the uk at least for short periods of time or maybe even a lifetime.

also I am removing some of my most visible tattoos like my head and neck so I look more like a Prabhupad disciple; so yes trying everyday… chanting the holy names and having faith that Krishna will provide the intelligence and everything else needed to make further development in Krishna consciousness.

Maharaj please be merciful unto me and give me some light so I can see the path clear and clear. 🙏🏾

Hare Krishna thank you Maharaj.

Bhakta Jorge

that guy who came across Srila Prabhupad books by merely accident.

hps/asa - you seem to be running along in the right direction.

yes.

there are different paths and ways to move toward the wonderful city of braj!!

where you will meet the society you love.

and misses you.

and is watching you at every minute on celestial security cameras.

one path you might try immediately is to sit down with your soul and ask it.... "how many rounds can you chant daily for the next two weeks eg. ekadasi to the next ekadasi".

then do it.

if your mind says, no, then you stop breathing until it does what you both know it can do.

can be one round each year on janmastami.

one round a day for two weeks.

four...

16...

this is a path in from Nectar of Devotion.

Thank you!!!

THank you very much!!!!!!

You've got work to do.

Querido Gurumaharaja

Hare Krsna

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Śrīla Prabhupāda!

Gurumaharaja siempre estamos muy agradecidos con usted por enseñarnos con su ejemplo y entrega, que el Señor Nrisimhadeva lo proteja a cada paso.

Hace poco conversamos con algunos devotos sobre algunas cosas que diariamente hacemos y no sabemos claramente sus significados, por ejemplo:

•Es cierto que los devotos deben cantar sus rondas con las cuentas de Tulasi cubiertas por una bolsa para no perder los créditos de su canto? porque incluso entidades sutiles pueden tomar estos créditos?

HpS - I do not know exactly. The Acharyas always appear with their beads covered. I have heard that non-devotees, demonic people can get intelligence, strength, by seeing us chanting on beads. On the other hand it seems like it might have Sankirtan potency for people to see a devotee chanting.

•Durante el canto del gayatri sucede lo mismo? Cuál es la razón por la que se debe cubrir la mano ?

HpS - Yes, I think it is the same but even more important. It I am alone I don't cover my hand, and so many pictures of Prabhupada when he was chanting with his hand exposed, but he was probable in the association of only second or more initiated devotees.

• La meditación durante el canto del gayatri debe ser entendiendo el significado palabra por palabra?

HpS - Es particular, pero pienso muy bueno. Puede enunciar cada palabra con significado.

•En términos prácticos cuándo podemos identificar que estamos logrando el éxito de este canto? y en términos más internos de realización o autorrealización cuáles son los síntomas?

HpS - Pienso son las mismas como cantando los santos nombres. Es como Vd es en el Templo durante un festival e esta oyendo dos mujeres mencionando el nombre de su esposo. !! !

Los Gayatri y Maha-mantra tiene que advanzar de esta nivel de attention, estimulation, personificacion.

• algún libro de gayatri que nos recomiende leer?

HpS - No! Y Srila Prabhupada no habla con muchos detalles. Piense es algo adjunto con el Mahamantra. Un Brahmana, Goswami ya ha alcanzado la plataforma de espontaneidad, intuitiva.

Maha-nidhi Swami, Saccinandana Swami tien libros bastante bueno.

Lectura sobre la batalla final del Señor Ramacandra y Rāvana.

Hay muchos temas interesantes, uno de ellos fue de interés porque son cosas que a veces suceden.

Vibhishana se sintió incapaz de realizar los ritos funerarios de Rāvana porque este fue muy cruel, el Señor Ramacandra le explicó que el cuerpo pecaminoso de Rāvana ya estaba muerto, pero su alma pura seguia viva y era digna de respeto.

Una vez compartí en facebook las palabras apreciativas de un maestro espiritual hacia un devoto que había abandonado el cuerpo y alguien me dijo que el devoto no era digno de esas palabras porque había cometido algunos errores, otra situación: coloque una foto de un devoto joven a los pies de Śrīla Prabhupāda en el templo porque perdió la vida en un trágico suceso, pero alguien retiró la foto diciendo que no merecía estar en los pies de Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Usualmente nos atribuimos el derecho de juzgar quien merece ser respetado o no, incluso después de haber abandonado el cuerpo, sin embargo hay un entendimiento filosófico de la pureza del alma eterna y también está la presencia de paramatma en el cuerpo viviente en el caso que (supuestamente) no encontremos ningún valor en alguien, entonces la entidad viviente siempre debe ser respetada. Mi pregunta es: existe algún motivo por el que debemos obviar estos puntos filosóficos para dejar de respetar a alguien en esta vida o después de partir?

TRANSLATE.GOOGLE.COM - Is there any reason why we should ignore these philosophical points and stop respecting someone in this life or after we leave?

Cómo asociarse y ofrecer respetos, misericordia o evitarlos es un tema amplio.

Por supuesto, los números I 4-6 ofrecen detalles directos.

En general, diría que si podemos ver las cosas desde la perspectiva del Uttama adhikari, está bien, pero quizás debamos verlas desde la perspectiva del Madhyama adhikari y entonces distinguir entre demonios, devotos, sannyasis y damas.

Tras la partida de Srila Prabhupada, se tendía a colocar fotos de los nuevos gurús de ISKCON en el parampara junto con los acharyas anteriores, pero luego la decisión institucional del GBC fue que los pujaris podían y debían tener a su diksa guru particular sobre la mesa con la parafernalia de la puja durante el arati.

Detalles.

Busquen instrucciones específicas en el Sastra y del Acharya, y luego tomen decisiones por consenso de seis devotos.

Muchas gracias por su atención Gurumaharaja.

Disculpe por haber ocupado tantas líneas.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente

Asta Sakhi dd.

ASA - 🐵

Querido Gurumaharaja 

Por favor acepte nuestras respetuosas reverencias.

¡Todas las glorias a Śrīla Prabhupāda! 

Muchas gracias por su sagrada asociación y noticias de su sankirtana para el placer de Śrīla Prabhupāda. 

Las noticias de su reciente itinerario nos dan felicidad porque su entusiasmo nos entusiasma, al mismo tiempo particularmente estoy molesta con mi infortunio de no haber obtenido su vapuh durante los últimos años.

Para algunos de sus discípulos es un poco difícil viajar por cuestiones económicas, laborales, responsabilidades y también los requisitos exigentes para una visa. 

Entendemos que ahora sus viajes son distintos, hay programas y visitas que tienen prioridad de sankirtana, sin embargo me gustaría poner sobre la mesa la posibilidad milagrosa de una escala de descanso por algunas horas en el aeropuerto de Ciudad de México, en una ocasión tuvimos un buen programa informativo sobre La Educación y lo Sagrado en estas instalaciones con algunos invitados, ahora nuestra idea (entendiendo las prioridades) es poder servirle una vez más en vapuh sin recargar su agenda, una gota de su misericordia sería tan vivificante para nosotros.

Nuestra prioridad es su sankirtana y energía para ello pero si en algún momento el universo de Sri Krsna se confabula a nuestro favor y necesita una escala de descanso, hablar con Óscar y Ana y otros, nosotros siempre le estaremos esperando como los vaqueritos que esperaban que Sri Krsna regrese a Vrndavan para seguir viviendo. 

Muchas gracias por su inspiración. 

Disculpe por favor nuestras ofensas.

Vuestra eterna aspirante a sirviente 

Asta Sakhi dd

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Dear Gurumaharaja

Please accept our respectful obeisances.

All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!

Thank you very much for your sacred association and news of your sankirtana for the pleasure of Śrīla Prabhupāda.

The news of your recent itinerary brings us joy because your enthusiasm excites us, but at the same time, I am particularly upset by my misfortune of not having received your vapuh over the past few years.

For some of your disciples, traveling is somewhat difficult due to financial issues, work, responsibilities, and also the demanding visa requirements.

We understand that your travels are different now. There are programs and visits that take priority over sankirtana. However, I would like to raise the miraculous possibility of a rest stop for a few hours at the Mexico City airport. We once had a good informative program on Education and the Sacred at these facilities with some guests. Now, our idea (understanding the priorities) is to be able to serve you once again in vapuh without overloading your schedule. A drop of your mercy would be so life-giving for us.

Our priority is your sankirtana and the energy for it, but if at any time Sri Krishna's universe conspires in our favor and you need a rest stop, to speak with Oscar, Ana, and others, we will always be waiting for you like the cowherd boys who waited for Sri Krishna to return to Vrndavan so they could continue living.

Thank you very much for your inspiration.

Please forgive our offenses.

Your eternal aspiring servant

Asta Sakhi dd

HpS = AgtSP. thank you for your merciful association. we are thinking just about the same as all of you.

The itinerary to Spain is fixed and is being fixed for India. Then we work on Latin America. In general, Houston is a suburb of Ciudad Mexico, so maybe we can even go down in the morning and come back in the evening 😆

Krsna is Urukrama, the Big Doer.

Certainly, these letters from you, Laghu, Arista, Lalita, Karuna............. ! Are like life for us. Thank you!!