Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
I would like to compare your personality and glory with two of the biggest corporations. Now, there is this famous company Amazon, where they promise, everything under the sun can be delivered but you, Srila Prabhupada not just delivered everything under the sun but gave us a process to go above the sun to our supreme home, to spiritual world. They also claim why they named their company as ‘Amazon’ as this word has a arrow from A to Z meaning everything is available with them that makes us happy (curved line). But can worldly things make the world happy. You showed us what makes one really happy. ‘Chant Hare Krishna and Be Happy:”
I was just reflecting the Vaishnava qualities are also 26 in nature and english language has 26 alphabets. So, I just made all the 26 qualities of devotees, especially you, Srila Prabhupada from A to Z.
Greatness of these 26 qualities of a Vaishnava are that once somebody has them like Srila Prabhupada exhibited, they conquer somebody who has 64 qualities, Lord Krishna. It is amazing mathematics where 26 overcomes 64. If we can have a fraction of this 26 in our life, we will become perfect and also interestingly Srila Prabhupada started ISKCON at 26th second avenue.
So the 26 qualities from A to Z are:
A: akṛta-droha, not defiant
A devotee is not defiant, He always will molds his plans as per the desire of Krishna. We have defiant attitude that’s why we are all in the material world but a devotee is non - defiant.
B: Benefits all, sarvopakāraka
A devotee performs welfare work for the Benefit of everyone ( that’s why you signed every letter with ‘Your ever well wisher’)
C: Clean, śuci
D: Desireless, akāma
E: Equal to everyone, Sama
F: Fixed, sthira
G: Grave, gambhīra
H: Humaneness, karuṇa (shows compassion or benevolence)
I: Indifferent to material acquisitions, anīha
J: Jealous-less, without false prestige, amānī
K: kṛpālu, merciful
L: Lively, without inebriation, apramatta
M: mild, mṛdu
N: nidoṣa, faultless
O: Overcomes the six bad qualities, vijita-ṣaḍ-guṇa
P: Peaceful, śanta
Q: Quiet, maunī
R: Regulated, eats only as much as required, mita bhuk
S: Satya-sāra, Truthful
T: Totally surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-śaraṇa
U: Unceasingly respectful, mānada
V: Vadānya, magnanimous
W: Without material possessions, akiñcana
X; eXpert, dakṣa
Y: Your true friend, maitra
Z- Zenithal poet, kavi
Another comparison I would like to make is that of Apple. In the history of the human race, Apple has created different revolutions that changed the world.
1. Adam’s Apple: When the forbidden apple was eaten by Adam, God condemned them and a revolution of sin began. So the Sin Revolution started by eating an unoffered apple.
2. Newton’s Apple: Then another apple fell on Newton’s head and he started wondering, that’s how Scientific Revolution began.
3. Beatle’s Apple: Beatles started Apple records which boomed a Cultural Revolution. The whole pop cultural was started rocking & rolling the world.
4. Jobs’ Apple: Then Steve jobs came up with Apple gadgets by which the Technological Revolution began.
5. Prabhupada’s Apple: But Srila Prabhupada also had an apple. In the initial days in New York, Srila Prabhupada had nothing to feed people after program. He would just cut an apple, offer it to Krishna and with such respect and honour cut the apple into small slices and distribute to different guests that came. The way they received the Prabhupada’s love and Krishna’s love was by eating this Apple. What was the result: a Spiritual Revolution began. So an unoffered Apple had started the Sin Revolution and by eating Prabhupada’s offered apple the sin ended and a Spiritual Revolution began. Therefore, we are very grateful to Srila Prabhupada that he gave us his offered apple (ISKCON). There is a saying “An apple a day keeps a Doctor away, An Offered apple a day keeps Maya away”.
Therefore Srila Prabhupada we are grateful to you for offering this gift to us.Praying that we can accept this gift and share this with the world.
Your insignificant servant,
Braja mohan Das
ISKCON Chowpatty
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