Occasionally, a heart warming email comes into your inbox that you really want to share. Last week such an email came reporting the installation of the FIRST Radha Krishna deities in Russia and the CNS (formerly known as the USSR). Also the pictures attached were of very a very gorgeous Radha Govinda. Of course this is exciting as it represents the continued expansion of Srila Prabhupada's movement and Mahaprabhu's sankirtan movement.
This email also brought with it Radha Govinda's mercy all the way to Toronto. Before just over a year ago, I had never heard of a place called Omsk, let alone thought that Srila Prabhupada's causeless mercy would come from so far away. However a dear Godbrother, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami made a request out of the blue to sponsor deities for Omsk. I did not know how to spell or pronounce the city name but I readily agreed. Only later did I find out that these were the first Radha Krishna deities in Russia and somehow a useless servant like me could play a small part in this glorious sankirtan movement.
In Toronto, we have a growing contingent of Russian devotees and last year when Gopal Krishna Maharaja mentioned Radha Krishna coming to Omsk their eyes lit up and they knew exactly where it is. For some reason we suspect that if these devotees were not serving in Toronto, they would have been along side the hundreds of devotees in Omsk for this grand occasion.
So in this way Radha Govinda now has a special connection to Toronto, Canada and although we could not make it to the installation we do hope to see Them very soon and will finally figure out where this place called "Omsk" actually is.
Of course all of this is with the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada who has reeled us in and kept us all connected to Mahaprabhu's sankirtan movement. I am fortunate to be able to call Srila Prabhupada's loyal disciples as Godbrothers. HH Gopal Krisnna Goswami, HH Bhakti Vijana Goswami, HH BB Govinda Swami, HH Niranjana Swami as well as countless other devotees have worked so hard to establish centres throughout Russian and CNS and their efforts continue. We are humbled by the mercy they have given us...
The fruition of these efforts can be seen in the installation of Sri Sri Radha Govinda.
The nice email from Siksastaka Prabhu and a breif description of the installation can be found below....
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Sri Sri Radha Govinda ki Jaya!
ISKCON Omsk ki Jaya!
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Text PAMHO:22271026 (22 lines)
From: "Siksastaka das"
Date: 23-Sep-11 07:25 +0200
To: Subhavilasa (das) ACBSP (Toronto - CA) [815]
(received: 23-Sep-11 14:00 +0000)
Subject: Sri Sri Radha Govinda
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Hare Krishna dear Subhavilas prabhu!
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
In Radhdshtami, we have established Deities Sri Sri Radha Govinda in Omsk.
(you have paid for murti)
It is first Deities Radha Krishna in Russia or CNS.(before USSR)
On ceremony were present HH BB Govinda Swami, HH Bhakti Vijana Goswami, HH
Dayananda Swami (before Abhay prabhu), and HM Sriman Prithu prabhu. These
raised vaisnavas did pranapratishtha.
Supervised over installation skilled pudjari from Almaty (Kazahstan) Sriman
Kishori Mohan prabhu.
On the fesival came abhout 300 devotes, more than 20 cityes Ural, Siberia
and another parts of Russia and Kazahstan. All on a holiday was 600 devotes
abhout.
In Omsk we have 10 brahmanas for preparation, 5 brahmanas for dressing, and
4 brahmanas for worsip.
I sent to you fifth darshan in attach. After some time, it be posible, to
take daily darshan here:
http://www.radhagovinda.ru
Thank you for help!
Your servant Siksastakam das
(Text PAMHO:22271026)
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This email also brought with it Radha Govinda's mercy all the way to Toronto. Before just over a year ago, I had never heard of a place called Omsk, let alone thought that Srila Prabhupada's causeless mercy would come from so far away. However a dear Godbrother, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami made a request out of the blue to sponsor deities for Omsk. I did not know how to spell or pronounce the city name but I readily agreed. Only later did I find out that these were the first Radha Krishna deities in Russia and somehow a useless servant like me could play a small part in this glorious sankirtan movement.
In Toronto, we have a growing contingent of Russian devotees and last year when Gopal Krishna Maharaja mentioned Radha Krishna coming to Omsk their eyes lit up and they knew exactly where it is. For some reason we suspect that if these devotees were not serving in Toronto, they would have been along side the hundreds of devotees in Omsk for this grand occasion.
So in this way Radha Govinda now has a special connection to Toronto, Canada and although we could not make it to the installation we do hope to see Them very soon and will finally figure out where this place called "Omsk" actually is.
Of course all of this is with the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada who has reeled us in and kept us all connected to Mahaprabhu's sankirtan movement. I am fortunate to be able to call Srila Prabhupada's loyal disciples as Godbrothers. HH Gopal Krisnna Goswami, HH Bhakti Vijana Goswami, HH BB Govinda Swami, HH Niranjana Swami as well as countless other devotees have worked so hard to establish centres throughout Russian and CNS and their efforts continue. We are humbled by the mercy they have given us...
The fruition of these efforts can be seen in the installation of Sri Sri Radha Govinda.
The nice email from Siksastaka Prabhu and a breif description of the installation can be found below....
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Sri Sri Radha Govinda ki Jaya!
ISKCON Omsk ki Jaya!
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Text PAMHO:22271026 (22 lines)
From: "Siksastaka das"
Date: 23-Sep-11 07:25 +0200
To: Subhavilasa (das) ACBSP (Toronto - CA) [815]
(received: 23-Sep-11 14:00 +0000)
Subject: Sri Sri Radha Govinda
------------------------------------------------------------
Hare Krishna dear Subhavilas prabhu!
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
In Radhdshtami, we have established Deities Sri Sri Radha Govinda in Omsk.
(you have paid for murti)
It is first Deities Radha Krishna in Russia or CNS.(before USSR)
On ceremony were present HH BB Govinda Swami, HH Bhakti Vijana Goswami, HH
Dayananda Swami (before Abhay prabhu), and HM Sriman Prithu prabhu. These
raised vaisnavas did pranapratishtha.
Supervised over installation skilled pudjari from Almaty (Kazahstan) Sriman
Kishori Mohan prabhu.
On the fesival came abhout 300 devotes, more than 20 cityes Ural, Siberia
and another parts of Russia and Kazahstan. All on a holiday was 600 devotes
abhout.
In Omsk we have 10 brahmanas for preparation, 5 brahmanas for dressing, and
4 brahmanas for worsip.
I sent to you fifth darshan in attach. After some time, it be posible, to
take daily darshan here:
http://www.radhagovinda.ru
Thank you for help!
Your servant Siksastakam das
(Text PAMHO:22271026)
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