Dear Devotees and TOVP Donors,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and blessings from Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Panchatattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva.
This Tuesday (May 8th) is Nrsimha Caturdasi, the divine appearance of the Lord as half-man, half-lion in His mission to protect His devotee Prahlad and destroy the demon Hiranyakashipu.
As you all know, Mayapur Nrsimha is a very special Deity. Although He is in His manifestation as Ugra-Nrsimha, the most fierce and angry form, because Lord Nrsimha is especially favorable to the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahapabhu, He relaxes His angry mood to only offer blessings and mercy. As Srila Prabhupada said,
Unless one is completely freed of all material desires, which are caused by the dense darkness of ignorance, one cannot fully engage in the devotional service of the Lord. Therefore we should always offer our prayers to Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva, who killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, the personification of material desire. (SB 5.18.8, purport)
One of our goals in building the TOVP is to offer Lord Nrsimhadeva a new home, along with Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Sri Pancha Tattva. He will have His own separate wing in the temple and His presence is a major element of the entire project. He is our protector and well-wisher and deserves the most opulent circumstances and worship.
With this in mind we would like to encourage you to continue your enthusiastic support, because all current funds are going to the Kalashes adorning the top of the domes over the Deities. If you have not yet started making payments towards your pledge or had to stop for some reason, please see this as an opportunity to start or restart your pledge payments. https://tovp.org/donate/
Yours in the Service of Sridham Mayapur,
Braja Vilas das
Global Fundraising Director
Brajavilasa.rns@gmail.com