Srila Prabhupada Offers the Credit to His Guru and to Vaisnavas

Posted on April 27, 2009  
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I am not worthy of any one of the words spoken by you but all of them are
due to my Spiritual Master Who was so kind to me. In fact I am a worthless
person because my Spiritual Master ordered me to take up this work in 1922
but I did not carry his order until 1958, when I was obliged to carry out
His order by His arrangement only. This means although I was not very
enthusiastic to carry out His order He forced me circumstantially to accept
it. So this is His special mercy upon me and I always think about this with
gratitude to this exalted personality coming directly from Vaikuntha World
and we had the great fortune to meet Him. I think that is the only credit on
our part that we happened to meet Him by some “ajnata-sukrti’ or unknown
auspicious activities. He is so kind upon me that when I came to your
country, where I was completely unknown, He sent to me some good souls like
you unsolicited. So I accept you all as assistants or representatives of my
Guru Maharaja Who is still helping me because I am so feeble and unworthy.
[letter to Hayagriva dasa, January 1, 1970]

The kindly words that you have used in this connection are very much
pleasing, but all the credit goes to my Guru Maharaja. He asked me to take
up this job as soon as I met Him in 1922; unfortunately I was so worthless
that I delayed the matter until 1965, but He is so kind that by force He
engaged me in His service; and because I am very much worthless, therefore
He has sent me so many of His nice representatives-the beautiful American
boys and girls like you. I am so much obliged to you that you are all
helping me in the discharge of my duties towards my Spiritual Master,
although I was so much reluctant to execute it. After all, we are the
eternal servants of Krsna, and by the Divine Will of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura we are now combined together, although originally we are
born in different parts of the world, unknown to one another. [letter to
Candanacarya dasa, December 3, 1970]

I have no credit. It is all the blessings of guru and Vaisnava, that’s all.
I have no credit. I do not know how things are happening, because I am not
at all bona fide position. But it is truly chadiya vaisnavaseva nistara
payeche keba. [Room conversation, Vrndavana, January 2, 1977]

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