Hare Krishna

Respected Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Thank you so much Maharaj for the reply. It is always inspiring to read your words. Although I am insignificant, you are always available to encourage and guide us. I am unable to read all the posts, but at least few I read and get updates. You and your scholarly disciples/ friends/ team are offering a great service in the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

I dont wish to burden you too much and try to keep things short. Because of my past experience, I have given up any thoughts of going to any project under a few devotees. Going to Kolkata reminds me of nightmares I had.

I had started an online credited course with BRC. However I could not submit the projects because of busy schedule. I don't know how much they would be agreeable to take me.

Regarding subject, since I am already pursuing a course in Sanskrit, I would like to complete the same, than entering a completely new arena-history. Krishna willing if I would be able to offer any service for NIOS, it would be my great fortune.

I am sorry for being unable to accept your suggestions and instructions.

I am very grateful to you for offering the expenses. Although I have no support from my temple authorities, there are few friends and well wishers who are supporting me. I hope if I serve the mission of Srila Prabhupada, he would not keep me deprived of my basic necessities.

Few days back I came to Patna. Here there is one devotee Mohan Prabhu, who joined here from Haldia, Kolkata shortly after I came. Sadhana is a little better. Also, few days back 2 brahmacharis from ISKCON Chowpatty came here. They are strongly suggesting that Patna has a huge potential for preaching, so tolerate the difficulties and focus on strong practice of Krishna Consciousness and preach, conduct courses on Gita. Actually a huge marvelous temple is coming up here, that too very much in the heart of the city. It is scheduled to be inaugurated on 14th December, 2021. After inauguration, a huge number of people are expected to visit temple. He suggested to preach together with Mohan Prabhu and there would be preaching explosion.

On the other hand, devotee who has a temple at a village near Sitamarhi is also arriving there on 13th September and do basic repairs and constructions to make it habitable. 2 devotees are also expected to stay there, so I would at least have some association.

And the temple president is asking to take start and take care of a center at Muzaffarpur and he would send some devotees there also. Muzaffarpur is a city in between Patna and Sitamarhi. In case he really starts any center there and offers financial support, I think there is no harm in preaching over there. So, now it appears that I have lost one place- Darbhanga to preach but three more opportunities have come up- Patna, Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi.

I don't know how things will unfold but I did get some strength by association and encouragement of Chowpatty Brahmacharis- HG Rudranath Prabhu and HG Vrajaraja Priya Prabhu.

I seek your prayers, blessings and association (if you plan to come to India).

Please forgive my mistakes, shortcomings and offenses.

Your insignificant servant

Purushottam Keshav Das

Attached- photos of Ram Laxman Sita Hanuman temple at a village Narha, 12 Km from Sitamarhi city.

HpS - AgtSP! Thank you for your letter!!! I have been feeling so bad that I have not been able to answer letters from wonderful devotees like your self.

Maybe you can see how much we have been struggling, struggling, struggling with all these diverse aspects of attention to disciples, body, weather, NIOS.

Krsna has been giving us many, many, undeserved opportunities for success in our little Sankirtan efforts and we hope we can show you more results soon.

Of course, we were thinking that it might be ideal for you and NIOS if you could work with the BRC, but we are super, super, happy to hear of the many opportunities that you have which may occupy your abilities to even more utility.

We heard that Bh. Siddhanta Maharaja would recommend Caitanya Caritamrt before Bhagavatam and BG to some people.

We find it is very useful in the beginning. There is so much modern lila in it, demonstrations of SB and BG.

Of course, the proper preaching books are different for different people.

Don't just try to distribute books, but make book distributors, no?

Then we can help the world even more!

Please send news after things become more clear or as we can be of help!!