My Introduction - Vignesh

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!
Jai Visnupada Srila Prabhupada!
Jai Swami Gaurangapada!
All glories to the Guru Parampara!
Praises to the Vaisnavas!

Respected Swamiji and all Devotees,

      Allow me to introduce myself to the forum. I am Vignesh and I am 18yrs old. Before I entered into the path of devotion I was a total materialistic ignorant and arrogant fool and sinner. But however through the grace of Sri Hadai Nityananda dasa prabhu I swiveled into the path of devotion for he opened to me the essence of all existence the Mantrarajas NITYANANDA and GAURANGA. Because of this I was able to reform myself and stand thus before all of you as one who seeks advancement in devotion in order to uplift his fallen self.

    Krishna consciousness was introduced to me when I was 15 by the two most important persons in my life, my dear friends Srinath and Venkat who I think are known in this forum. They were the ones who explained to me the meaning of Krishna consciousness and taught me the mahamantra “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Hare Hare! Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare! . But alas even then I failed to recognize the importance of devotion and though I listened my heart was not fully in it. However my friends did not give up on me and forced me to at least follow basic principles. Perhaps this has what had sown in me the interest towards devotion.

    I slowly started taking interest and had a lot of questions which my friend Srinath tried his best to clarify as far as he knew. He was determined not to let me go neither did Venkat and I thank Nitaai that I got their association for without them I sure would have gone astray. The years passed and I turned 18 then the most fortunate day of my life arrived one fine evening Srinath called me up to tell me that he had met a person called Hadai Nityananda Dasa over the net who had instructed him on the sacred, most cherished, most merciful, most supreme form of godhead Sri Sri Nityananda and Gauranga . Strangely the names held me captivated and it was Srinath who first told me to chant at least 1 round a day and he also mentioned they were free from offenses.

    I started doing so and the first time I chanted Nityananda, Gauranga, it was as if I had once again taken something which I had forgotten for a very long time, at last! Since then my inclination towards devotion started and then finally around January 08 (a few weeks after starting chanting) I got to meet him Sri Hadai prabhu when I first chatted with prabhu I was extremely cautious for somehow by maya's influence I feared he was a religious brain washer (Idiot fool I was! I slapped myself later. It was a time when we hadn't heard many good things about devotees and meeting new people on the net.) Though I never got the guts to tell this to my friends but in that first chat I was proved wrong to the extreme as he turned to be the best person I had ever met. He clarified all doubts that I had and instructed me on the basis of devotional love and opened to me the path of reformation to atone my sins and to understand the beauty of the lord in order to serve him and his devotees eternally.

    Prabhu has been my guardian angel who has guided my every step and constantly watched over me. I humbly salute him the one who had taken interest on this material fool and guided him towards the path of devotion. He was the skilled doctor who implanted in me the eyes of devotion. I am in his eternal debt and would hope to repay atleast an atom of what he has done for me by becoming a sincere devotee.

    When I asked Hadai prabhu wether if it is necessary to be well versed in philosophy to be devoted he replied saying that it is only love for the Lord that matters and that has what brought confidence in me to indulge in devotion me into this for I have sparse knowledge in the scriptural works of the great Vaisnavas I join this forum mainly to associate with all devotees present, especially with Swamiji who is the foremost reason for all that has happened, and to gain more devotion for the Lord and knowledge about the supreme. I only have a infinitesimal faith on the lord and that has guided me so far.

    I humbly hope that I shall be fit to become a member of this forum and to associate with all the great devotees present.

    Being unable to quote all our acaryas contributions in such a short space, I offer my obeisances to the guru parampara and I would like to thank those great souls who have directly influenced me.

     I offer my humble obeisance to Srila Prabhupada the great acharya who made devotion to be revealed to all the fools of this world.

     I offer my humble obeisance to Swami Gaurangapada whose tireless efforts have resulted in the spread of the mantrarajas saving thousands.

     I offer my humble obeisances to Hadai Nityananda Dasa by whose mercy I was able to realize the lord.

     I offer my humble obeisances to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who was the pioneer of this movement of Nitai Gaura bhakti.

     I finally offer my obeisances to The Supreme Lord, the Paramathma, the dweller of Vrindavan/Navadvipa Sri Krishna/Gauranga and his brother and second form who is none other than Sri Balarama/Nityananda who had taken some mercy on this useless soul and associated this sinner with the great devotees.

My humble pranams,

Trying to become a particle of dust at the feet of the Lord and his devotees,

Vignesh

PS: If the above introduction had offended anybody in any manner I fall at your feet and beg forgiveness. I had not yet fully mastered my ego but am trying to. Pranams.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!

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