Dandavat 
          pranams to Srila Gurudeva and the Vaisnavas.
         On this 
          most reflective of days we are gathered here in Sridham Navadwip at 
          Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Today is the Disappearance Festival of 
          Bhagavan Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur 
          Prabhupad. 
         The festival 
          began with many songs in glorification of Srila Prabhupad. A beautiful, 
          decorated altar was made for the occasion. Many of our Math's sannyasis 
          were present and they spoke with great reverence to an eager audience 
          in glorification of Srila Prabhupad's transcendental lila while manifest 
          in this world. The speakers described how he declared totalitarian war 
          on Maya, and that he established sixty-four Maths across India in his 
          great and powerful Mission, Sri Gaudiya Math. It was told that he desired 
          to spread Mahaprabhu's teachings throughout the East and West. We see 
          that through his beloved and dear disciple Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar 
          Dev-Goswami Maharaj he gave such high realisations for all to humbly 
          receive and embrace as their life's cherished goal. 
         We see 
          in this transcendental history Srila Guru Maharaj was chosen as the 
          Rupanuga Sampradaya Acharyya and that through the request of Srila Prabhupad 
          he was asked to sing Sri Rupa Manjari Pada. Many witnessed this spiritual 
          transmission and held Srila Guru Maharaj in high esteem as the 'current-holder' 
          of the highest conception given by Prabhupad in the line of Sri Rupa 
          and Sri Raghunath. 
         We see 
          in Srila Guru Maharaj's conception the whole world is being nourished 
          by that sweet and transcendental wave of Hari-katha that he has delivered. 
          And through his dearmost Divine Servitor Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda 
          Maharaj we can clearly feel and see this merciful and exclusive line 
          of Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur to this day being 
          spread and maintained. 
         We are 
          fortunate that the sun will always shine brightly in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat 
          Math in the exclusive line of Srila Prabhupad's transcendental preaching 
          conception. We see that in the West his Divine Grace Srila A C Bhaktivedanta 
          Swami Maharaj Prabhupad, as an empowered Avatar of Lord Nityananda, 
          was always in great awe and reverence of Srila Guru Maharaj's high conceptions 
          of Krishna consciousness. He would always give reports to Srila Guru 
          Maharaj and Srila Govinda Maharaj about his Western preaching. 
         We are 
          eternally indebted to Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's 
          life's work. He made so many great and powerful empowered Acharyyas, 
          and his legacy is still alive and strong through this exclusive line 
          of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. We are extremely fortunate, and we are 
          spiritually proud and forever in debt for their inconceivable contribution, 
          and we pray to the lotus feet of our Sri Guru-varga that we may be allowed 
          to continue as best as we can to please those great souls who are revealing 
          the highest conception ever known in this Universe. The highest dignity 
          of the human race is being revealed and shown through the manifest legacy 
          of this merciful and transcendental line of Bhagavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta 
          Saraswati Thakur. 
         Srila 
          Guru Maharaj's dear Divine Servitor disciple, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda 
          Maharaj, is revealing to the Eastern and Western world the true vision 
          and conception of Srila Prabhupad's desire. He is the present holder 
          of that exclusive current. We pray at his lotus feet for the chance 
          to offer some humble service at his request. We see that service to 
          his lotus feet, is service to our beloved Srila Guru Maharaj, and that 
          he in turn is passing that on to Prabhupad Srila Saraswati Thakur. It 
          is not possible for a conditioned soul to fully understand the potency 
          of the Lord's pure devotees, but we may try to live in the bounty of 
          their divine grace and aspire to please them. 
         After 
          much Hari-katha we then attended arati for the pleasure of Sri Sri Guru 
          Gauranga Gandharva Govindasundarjiu. Following arati, the Vaisnavas 
          honoured a sumptuous feast in honour of Srila Prabhupad. All around 
          the world the devotees in our Mission are making some arrangement for 
          this transcendental festival to glorify and worship the Founder and 
          World Wide Acharyya of Sri Chaitanya Maths and Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan 
          Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. We 
          pray to His Divine Grace for increased enthusiasm to serve and surrender 
          to his dear Divine Servitor, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj.
         Praying 
          at the lotus feet of Srila Gurudeva and the Vaisnavas to humbly accept 
          this service attempt to glorify the Lord's Pure Devotees. 
          Your aspiring servant always, 
         Asraya 
          Vigraha Das
          of New Zealand. Presently in Nabadwip Dham