May Krishna’s holy name, which is a reservoir of all transcendentalhappiness, the destroyer of Kali-yuga’s sins, the most purifying ofall purifying things, the saintly person’s food as he traverses thepath to the spiritual world, the pleasure-garden where the voices ofthe greatest saints, philosophers, and poets play, the life of therighteous, and the seed of the tree of religion, bring transcendentalauspiciousness to you all.
Sri Rupa Goswami, Padyavali, 19
This was a favorite verse of Srila Akinchanna Krsna dasa BabajiMaharaja, which he always sang in his mangalacarana before chantingthe Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
I thought of this verse today while thinking about you. Yes, AindraPrabhu, I was thinking about you all day long.
The verse glorifies the name of God, and blesses us all withtranscendental auspiciousness, the awakening of pure devotionalservice to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.
In a sense, this verse was the “mission statement” of a dedicated andselfless kirtaneer of your stature.
1. You gave your life in “dedication with conviction” for sharing theocean of transcendental happiness of Sri Krishna nama sankirtan withcountless souls suffering the miseries of material existence;
2. You dedicated your life to present the “Only and Final” solutionfor ending the sins and tribulations of Kali Yuga through theperformance of Sri Krishna Nama Sankirtan;
3. You humbly and mercifully cried out with a bleeding heart tohumanity to purify their existence through accepting the associationof Sri Krishna through the performance of Sri Krishna Nama Sankirtan;
4. You were always the chief servers of the luscious feast of SriKrishna Nama Sankirtan to all of the pilgrims on the path back toGoloka Vrindavan;
5. In your kirtans you were the tour guide to the transcendentalpleasure gardens where the faithful can rest while hearing thesweetest voices of the greatest saints extol the glories of SriKrishna Nama Sankirtana and the exquisite glories of Krishna Bhakti;
6. By liberally bestowing the holy name you presented the real,eternal existence in the lives of the righteous and saintly vaisnavadevotees of God;
7. And as a humble gardener you planted the seed of the tree ofreligion deep within the hearts of millions of people throughout theworld, while sitting in front of the deities in Vrindavan;
8. And by showing the true life of humble servant of Sri Krishna’sholy names, you evoked eternal auspiciousness for humanity.
Aindra, Kali Yuga is dark and becomes darker day by day. Krishna Namais the brilliantly blazing torch in the darkness of the Kali night.You, My dear godbrother, have been one of the great torch bearing sonsof His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, our Guru Paramapara, and SriCaitanyadev and His associates.
Aindra, I bow down to you praying for your unconditional vaisnavagrace. Please bless me that one day I may chant the holy names of SriKrishna with a pure heart, with the smallest fraction of the love andsingle minded dedication which you have always shown us.
My brother, all glories to you. You have gone to Radhe Shyam. You havegone to Srila Prabhupada. Please tell them I wish to come as well …but it will take me much more time to have the correct heart situationto finally go.
We are feeling sorry you are not here, and we are feeling joy at yoursuccess. Well done, well commenced, well executed Aindra. You focusedonly harinama, Thakurji seva, Bhagavat. You have made the grade and wealready miss you.
If by chance there is internet up there, or even post card, pleasestay in touch, because we all love you, and miss you, and direly needyour support to reach there.
Please say little prayers, on our behalf to the young importantcitizens there. Please pull the strings and get us there too!!
Aindra, till our next meeting,
May the love, peace and grace of Sri Krishna sankirtan bathe yourprecious soul.
Daso’smi,
BB Govinda Swami
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