Begging for Srila Prabhupada's Mercy

My Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your divine lotus feet.

You have us left with an unimaginable mission. You have instructed us to deliver the entire world. This seems quite impossible because we have a hard enough time delivering ourselves and even a harder time working together co-operatively as a unified worldwide ISKCON. So how is it possible that we can successfully carry out the order you have given to us to deliver the whole world? It almost seems like a dream.

But it can happen, and indeed it will happen because it is predicted in the Caitanya Caritamrita that the entire world will someday be inundated with pure Krishna bhakti. How will it happen? It will only happen by our sticking tightly to all of your instructions accepting them as our very life and soul. Then and only then will your full world-delivering potency be manifest through us. Therefore, Srila Prabhupada, we are begging this boon from you that in all times, places, and circumstances with all of our thoughts, words, and deeds we can now be fully absorbed in following your instructions to the absolute very best of our abilities. This will save us and anyone who follows us. And indeed, simply by our being fully obedient to you, Srila Prabhupada, that brilliant, effulgent day will dawn in the future when all the world’s leaders will accept your teachings as the ultimate guiding principle for the entire human society. May that day come soon. May that day come soon.

Your lowly servant always begging for your mercy,

Harinam Sankirtan Ecstasy in Austin, Texas
19 March 2016--South by Southwest Music Festival

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Can I Be a Disciple of Srila Prabhupada?

Can I be initiated as a disciple for Srila Prabhupada even though he departed from this world in 1977 almost 40 years ago?

S.R.

Answer: Become a Disciple of Prabhupada's Disciple

Being a disciple of Srila Prabhupada means following the instructions given by Srila Prabhuapda. Since he instructed that after his departure the new devotees should take initiation from his disciples, if you want to truly follow Srila Prabhupada, you must take initiation from one of his authorized disciples.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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