A Message from Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa Prabhus

Dear Worldwide ISKCON Devotees and Congregation,

Please accept our obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
 

We would like to wish you a happy Kartik month full of divine service to Lord Damodar, and hope you and your family are well and in blissful Krishna conscious spirits. This time of the year is always greeted with great anticipation and excitement by devotees eager to chant the Damodarastakam and remember the pastimes of the Lord with Mother Yashoda.

One important lesson to learn from this pastime is that Krishna responds to desire and effort in His service. These two elements, desire and effort, are essential in devotional service and play a key role in our progress towards love of God, Krishna prema. And therefore, it’s no wonder that the Lord tests us to see the extent of our strength of purpose and resolve in this regard, and rewards us accordingly. Krishna wants our love so we can join Him in His eternal lilas in the spiritual world and be happy, but He doesn’t force us to express it; it must come from our own heart. His job is to find ways to draw it out of us more and more as part of His lila.
 

The same principle applies to the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. How much do we desire to build this for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada and our acharyas, to fulfill their desire to spread Krishna consciousness? The intensity of our desire and willingness to sacrifice must be there for it to manifest. And this pleases Krishna more than even the temple itself, just as Mother Yashoda’s sweat and tears pleased Lord Damodar more than being bound with the rope. Rather, He was bound by Mother Yashoda’s love, which overwhelmed Him.
 

Now, we are approaching the next historic phase of the project, the incredible Grand Opening ceremony, a six-month-long, world-class celebration starting on November 1, 2027, Srila Prabhupada’s 50th Disappearance Anniversary. All our beloved Mayapur Deities will be relocated into the TOVP, and gorgeous worship of Sri Sri Radha Madhava & the Ashta Sakhis, Sri Pancha Tattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva, as well as fifteen new Acharya murtis will begin.

Amazing cultural programs, divine yajnas, unmatched kirtans, ecstatic parikramas, and much more will take place at this one-of-a-kind and once-in-many-lifetimes event. At a later time we will officially announce the dates and procedures for registering to attend.
 

It is our humble and sincere appeal to all devotees to use this auspicious time of Kartik to increase their desire and prayers to see the TOVP opened on Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day in 2027. We also still need your financial support to make this possible. If you have made a pledge, please make a payment or complete it as soon as possible. If you have already completed a pledge, please support us and make another. Or just give a one-time donation of any amount.
 

Visit the TOVP Seva Opportunity page to see all the current pledge options and make a pledge, pledge payment or one-time donation today.

Thank you for your support and attention to this matter.
 

Your servants,
Ambarisa das
Braja Vilasa das