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bhakti nāi veda nāi nāme khuba dara "bhaktivedānta" nāma ebe sārthaka kara bhakti nāi—no devotion; veda nāi—no knowledge; nāme—by the title; khuba—very much; dara—faith; bhaktivedānta nāma—the name Bhaktivedānta; ebe—now; sārthaka kara—please fulfill it.
I have no devotion, nor do I have any knowledge, but I have strong faith in the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. I have been designated as Bhaktivedānta, and now, if You like, You can fulfill the real purport of Bhaktivedanta. (Signed) The most unfortunate, insignificant beggar A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, on board the ship Jaladuta, Commonwealth Pier, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. dated 18th of September, 1965
Commentary With this, Śrīla Prabhupāda’s prayer comes to an end. Remarkably, his final thought expresses unwavering faith in the power of the holy name. In many of the preceding verses, he had voiced doubts and concerns, and even in this concluding verse, he acknowledges his shortcomings — “I possess neither devotion nor knowledge.” Yet he confesses to possessing one valuable quality, which he hopes will outweigh all other deficiencies: his firm faith in Kṛṣṇa’s holy name. And Kṛṣṇa heard his prayer. As soon as Śrīla Prabhupāda introduced the public chanting of the holy name — first in Tompkins Square Park in New York and latter in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco — Kṛṣṇa consciousness took root in America and began to spread like wildfire. His strong faith in the name of Kṛṣṇa, as he says in this verse, combined with his firm faith in the words of his spiritual master to preach in the English language, were the formula for success. Nevertheless, in the mood of a humble Vaiṣṇava, he signs his prayer as “the most unfortunate, insignificant beggar.” While he was serving in his spiritual master’s mission, his peers awarded him the title Bhaktivedanta. On Rādhārāṇī’s Appearance Day in 1968, Prabhupāda explained the meaning of this title to his disciples: In India the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs are known as Vedāntīs. Therefore, my society, Vaiṣṇava society, has particularly given me this title, Bhaktivedanta. Vedānta means bhakti. It is a challenge to the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs. This particular title was given after due consideration that my humble self should be awarded this title. It is a new title amongst the Vaiṣṇava society. So, the Māyāvādī philosophers, they are sometimes surprised that, ‘How Swamijī is Vedāntī and at the same time bhakti?’ But actually, they do not know that Vedānta means bhakti. Compelled by the natural humility of a pure devotee, Śrīla Prabhupāda describes himself in this verse as bhakti nāi veda nāi, devoid of devotion and knowledge, and he prays to Kṛṣṇa to enable him to fulfill the meaning of his title, Bhaktivedanta. As history has shown, he fulfilled the meaning of Bhaktivedanta beyond anyone’s expectations, including his own. Within the short period of a decade, he wrote numerous Bhaktivedanta purports, his unique way of assimilating the previous ācāryas’ commentaries on śāstra and expressing them in his own words, just suitable for his Western audience.
During his final months in Vṛndāvana, shortly before leaving this world, he said: Whatever I have wanted to say, I have said in my books. If I live, I will say something more. If you want to know me, read my books.”