Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, Gurudev Maharaja!
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sripada, and Guru Parampara,                         Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay, Radha Krsna Ki Jay.

Guruji Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

In the BRS 2:1:146 – Jiva Gosvami’s commentary : This is a verse sung by a bard. Sasi-Kala can mean “who are decorated with the tips of the fingernails or marks of the fingernails, whih are like many moon”. Or in reference to the wife of Siva (Gauri), it can mean “who possesses only one digit of the moonb, which is situated on Siva’s forhead”.  ……… whereas she (Gauri Siva’s wife) is decorated with the reflection of only one moon on Siva’s forehead.

Why half Chandra possesses on the head of Siva? What is the underlying story of Siva  and Chandra?

It is not mentioned in the  NOD.

HpS - We have also wondered about this. We have heard one story that after drinking the ocean of poison Lord Shiva felt hot so he put the moon on his head to cool himself.

Another story is that the moon was being chased by someone and took shelter of Lord Shiva to get saved.  I have never heard that Srila Prabhupada gave us any explanation.

The number I had mentioned in my previous letter is in BRS – 2:1:143

(37) Saranagata-palakah –

Palayan saranapannan saranagt-palakah

This (37) is in NOD-Part two; Chapter tweny one : Qualities of Sri Krsna. 37 protector of Surrendered Souls.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - We have Mangala-arati, reading from NOD and 30-minutes Japa together on-line every day at 4.30AM our time at www.startmeeting.com (ref. 992 055 489). We read the NOD is Spanish from Vedabase.com. We are on Southern Side now in Sattvika bhava. Very nice.  We have very nice religion.

Hare Krsna, Gurudev Maharaja!
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sripada, and Guru Parampara,                         Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay, Radha Krsna Ki Jay.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!!

Guruji Maharaja, Dandavat Pranam!

Happy New Year’s Day. May Guruji Maharaja Prospurus in the spiritual life and able to spread more and more Krsna’s Name Prachar.

I am so much happy to get Gurujis amrtavani answers of my previous letter. I had never heard such secreat story of Ramayana. So it is very interesting to know the story and the kindness of Rama. In the BRS 2:1: 27 the slokas and its translation there is a number (…) in the translation. At first I can’t understand the number then when I took NOD for reference, in the book there are nos. in the NOD. The number mentioned in the translation of BRS is the same nos. mentioned in the NOD. So now, I can graps the idea in a better way. As Guruji instruct me to read and take reference of NOD in reading BRS I always read NOD first and then BRS. Actually, BRS is the textual with Sangskrit sloka and translation but NOD is more elaboration of different words, slokas and meanings.

Last Sunday the 31^st Dec. 2017 I had naratted Bhagavatam 9:14:1-10 slokas. Here also I took so many quotations and references from BRS. It is so helpful for me for giving references in relation to Bhakti but it is my first round reading, after 2^nd or more rounds I can graps to real meaning could explain in better way.

On the 14^th Jan. 2018 we ten bhaktas and matajis will go Toubul the birth place of Sripada Maharaja (Dr. T.D.Singh) and join the celebration of Dr. Sarda D.D’s 1^st initiation Day. If time is available, we want to sing a group Guru Bandana and some selected Nama sangkirtana.

Yours fallen servant,

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - Jaya!!!!      Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada will certainly be pleased with anyone who tries to hear his Bh. Rasamrta Sindhu.   Change the world, change the world, change the world!!!!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to His Holiness Hanumat Presak Swami

Hare Krsna dear Gurudeva, please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances.

In fact it is strange to write again, it seems that from my thoughts to my actions there are many years of Brahma in between.

This is very difficult for me, I'm confused, I feel lonely, dirty. The decision by majority was to leave the temple. To tell you the truth, I thought that everything would be simpler. "It's not a good time for you to be here" - they told me. "Follow your dreams, I'm glad you're flying".  Is it recommended to look for a job? To study? Go to another ksetra to intensify my sadhana? Or go back to the temple? My spiritual desires are mixed with my reality and conditioning.

So many fantasies, memories, and ideas pass through my head. I really put myself at your feet, my vision is very short, my senses very impertinent.

I know I must go little by little so I don't fall. My main objective is only to fulfill my promise. A year has passed since that very lucky moment for me, I did not deserve it. But I thank you infinitely for carrying me. I feel so weak without your closeness.

Mom agrees with everything I do, she wants to visit the Cueramaro farm with the devotees. Mother Gauravani insists that she spends some time there. Dad quit smoking. I warned him about the risks of doing it... Other family members have tried some prasada that I have prepared for them. I missed so much spending time with them.

I want to continue painting. I have read more about God in Prabhupada's books. Purification from Sankirtan, distributing books, is truly refreshing, a relief, a respite for the soul. I was going on buses, person to person, on Harinama... Different modalities until finding myself. The temple president, didn't let me out, I think sooner or later he was going to, unfortunately, after some talk, I thanked him and apologized.

So I've been living outside the temple for a month, still adapting and taking care of some aspects of my karma. I understand that I still need to purify myself. For the time being I remain waiting intensely for you, or until I can visit you.

I say goodbye to you Gurumaharaj, but not before presenting my Gaura-Nitai... Can I have them? and / or worship them? They came to me during the year, I inherit Them from a Srila Prabhupada's disciple after having helped her a couple of days when she stayed at the ashrama. This is her story, They were careless and obscure, but now They are shining. Deva Dharshan prabhu is helping me take care of them since now I have build a place for Them at home. Is this okay? What name should They have?

Your aspiring disciple Dadhisara Devi Dasi 

HpS - Hare Krsna.    ....   Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai is fine. Yes, keep Them. 1. Love Them, 2. Keep Them clean, 3. Offer punctual service, 4. Increase the rules and regulations as time and place permite.

Offer Incense, Lamp, Flower, Fragrant Oil, Food.  Have Mangala arati for them and in the Evening. Bhajana and Kirtan. Hope your new Ashrama situation is fun!!!

   All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

  All glories to Sri Gaura Nitai!!!

   Dear Maharaja Accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet!!! 

  Dear Maharaja, I deeply hope with profound love that you have a happy and auspicious new year's eve. 

Initiation. Did you read our Guru-tattva, how we understand the role of Guru?

answering what you asked me i did read the English version because the Spanish version wasn't available and i want to thank you and tell you i would never be able to thank you enough for guiding me and taking your precious time to answer all my questions and doubts. now i know what i have to do in order of being aspirant to take shelter under your guidance to become a disciple of yours, and I'm working on it, and start doing what i need to do, and I'm starting from now. I'm going to talk to the temple's president for his guidance in all these subject matters.

Here is the address in Spanish. I think it is pretty current, but the English location also follows. What do you think about it?

 It's the perfect guide, just exactly what i needed, i appreciate you take the time to send me this helpful links dear Maharaja.its also true what is said in the Madhudvisa explanation, where it says that if we cannot follow the instructions of attending to Mangala Arti, chant 16 rounds and following the 4 principles and learning how to live in ISKCON, how can we execute further duties. first things first, right?

I spend the whole Christmas season here at the temple as same as new year's eve. I've been attending to mangal aarti every day and finally chanting my 16 rounds as well. I'm waiting for the temple's president to come back from India to ask him if i can stay the 6 months needed for the process required to be under your shelter, as an aspirant, i want to do my best in order to get everything well settle. I also wanted to talk about a behavior I'm developing and which is bothering me, hurting me really bad, to the point its affecting my eating schedule or sleep, I'm  becoming too attached to my ex-boyfriend, we broke up two days ago,  and even tho i want to be back with him he just doesn't want to be with me anymore, i guess i scared him away with an almost obsessive behavior of mine from last week after we had a big fight about an argument where i wanted to react in a different way than the way he did. what should i do? i really need to work on my patience dear Maharaja, but i still don't know how. i don't want to lose him, but it seems everything is lost already. i will always wait for your answer to analyze what I'm going thru and make the best desition. 

  thank you for your guidance Maharaja, I would never have enough to return all the time you spend on answering my letters.

HpS - For decisions about personal relations we cannot say much being a long way away. You should keep a nice connectiong with nice people and ask them for their opinion. In general we have Nectar of Instruction, especially text five.   Four and five give nice perspective. Arjuna had to kill his grandfather, teacher, cousins and nephews, but he saw that it was the best thing for them. If we get Krsna then we really have all these family relations, for ever.

Hare Krsna!!!!

Hare Krishna Dear Gurumaharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Thank you and Srila Prabhupada for being the Lighthouses together.
Whenever I think that I am really lost case to the devotional service I remember that there is somebody who is showing that to be devotee is possible. And that somebody is you.

Where many poeple will try to find different complex and unworking solutions you have given us simple and amazing: Get up early and get your rounds done.

I hope one day I will be able to please you with clean consciousness, and fixed morning program and early rounds.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - Thank you. As far as I can see a lot of service to our General is moving forward as much as you can when the mode of goodness is prominent and giving as little land as you can to The Evil One and her Army when the mode of ignorance is prominent!   Progress!!! See you next letter.

Dear Guru Maharaja.
All glories To Srila Prabhupada.
All glories To You dear Gurudeva.
If you wish, please accept my humble and respectful obeisances, prostrate at His Lotus Feet.
On this very auspicious day of your Vyasa puja, I would like to try to describe some of your unlimited qualities.

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Every day you show us the path that leads you back home, with your acts and your instructions. Of Father, of Teacher and it perfectly shows us what it means to surrender at the feet of Guru and Krishna. Totally dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of Srila Prabhupada. He gives us his love in a sublime way, without rest, he sacrifices his well-being, for ours, he is always preaching for the benefit of all the suffering souls.
You awaken us from this horrible and deceptive nightmare by showing us the sweet reality of Krishna consciousness.
How much we have to thank him, that would be of us without his mercy. I always think of You and infinitely thank Lord Krishna for that. Remembering you makes me think of Krishna and remembering Krishna makes me think of You.
I pray for your good health and
thank you very much, dear Gurudeva, I hope to one day be worthy of the dust of His Lotus Feet. Or blows of His Staff on my head.
Your aspiring servant
who longs to be useful to you.
Nanda Raja das.

Todas las glorias A Srila Prabhupada. 
Todas las glorias A Usted querido Gurudeva.
Si lo desea por favor, acepte mis humildes y respetuosas reverencias, postrado A Sus Pies de Loto.
En este muy auspicioso día de su Vyasa puja, desearía tratar de describir, algunas de sus ilimitadas cualidades.
Usted día a día nos muestra el camino que lleva de vuelta a casa, con sus actos y con sus instrucciones. De Padre , de Maestro y nos muestra perfectamente lo que significa rendirse a los pies de Guru y Krishna. Totalmente dedicado a cumplir los deseos de Srila Prabhupada. Nos da su amor de manera sublime, sin descanso,        sacrifica su bienestar, por el nuestro, siempre está prédicando en beneficio de todas las sufrientes almas.
Usted nos despierta de esta horrible y engañosa pesadilla mostrándonos la dulce realidad de la conciencia de Krishna.
Cuánto tenemos para agradecerle, que sería de nosotros sin su misericordia. Siempre pienso en Usted y agradezco infinitamente Al Señor Krishna por eso. Recordarlo a Usted me hace pensar en Krishna y recordar a Krishna me hace pensar en Usted.
Oro por su buena salud y
gracias  muchas gracias Querido Gurudeva, espero algún día ser merecedor del polvo de Sus  Pies de Loto. O golpes de Su Bastón en mi cabeza. 
Su aspirante a sirviente
que anhela poder serle útil.
Nanda Raja das.

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HpS - Thank you. If we can just be humble servants of Srila Prabupada: 16-nice rounds, 4-principles strictly, full morning and evening program, Sankirtan party, then we are old we will be able to think about our lives and enjoy it for a second time.