Dear Guru Maharaja,

 All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please accept my humble obeisances.

ASA - AGTSP. paohhho.

I wanted to share a few thoughts regarding the ABC NOD Kartika 2026 study.

You may have noticed that I don't write much in the group. To be honest, I am often unsure of what to share without burdening others, and I find myself unclear about the specific objectives and assignments—both team-wise and individual-wise—for this group.

HpS - That is what I thought. Objectives and assignments for the Group are not so clear, but for us HpS/ASA it is clear. Assignment is to read the WOD devotion notes on the First Wave of the Southern Ocean during first fortnight of Karik month and the other four waves during the second fortnight and come up with a study guide, examination for Bh. Vai. level students.

Since you do not have a WOD this will be difficult for you.

Maybe that can be your assignment this time. Get a copy of WOD.

I think the dialog with Param, M. Urmilla Devi dasi, will be stimulating.

There are some in WhatsApp now. We will go there now!!!

Does your good wife still not have any cats?

For my part, aside from the Bhagavad-gītā, I am reading the southern division of Nectar of Devotion and taking notes, mostly in the form of personal reflections and questions. I certainly don’t want to seem inactive or unengaged, yet I am simply trying to figure out how best to participate. It feels a bit unusual (rude?) to be part of the group while remaining entirely silent. Perhaps you could offer a little guidance or clarification on this?

HpS - As above. Not rude. If you can understand what is the Sanskrit for each of the five waves, elements of Bhava, that is nice.

Regarding engagement, I drafted a message that I could send to the group right away, though I wanted to check first whether this kind of exchange is appropriate for the platform:

Dear Guru Maharaja, respected Mataji Urmila, and all the other merciful devotees who allowed me into this group,

Thank you for sharing your perspectives on the books and the potential studies.

If I may ask, for my own understanding, what is the main difference between Bhanu Swami's translation of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu and the BBT edition?

Thank you!

HpS/ASA - Great! Mother Urmilla DD is adding lists of other comments.

P.S. I was recently gifted Prīti Sandarbha (translated by Bhanu Swami). I haven't read it yet; I've just scanned it a bit. I was told it deals with themes related to the southern division of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.

HpS - I don't know. Sounds like it can be useful! In KRSNA book, last chapter, Srila Prabhupada says that the KRSNA book alone is sufficient to be transferred to the spiritual world.

Thank you for your time and guidance.

Trying to serve,

Namacarya Das anu das ...

HpS - You are our guru in many ways!!