We shall be eternally indebted to His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who conceived and coined the name “Varnasrama College”, which could bring in sanity in lives of people by saving time for practicing Krishna consciousness, which otherwise is spent in wasting away the valuable human form by working like asses for long hours just for petty illusory comforts of life.
Our deepest sincere gratitude to HH R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami Maharaja who has been talking about Varnasrama Colleges, who is a pioneer in starting Varnasrama College and inspiring others to start Varnasrama Colleges, which is the unattended standing order of our ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Our sincere thanks to HG Madhav prabhu who has been leading his life in the woods from the last fifteen years demonstrating by practical example that Krishna consciousness can be more effectively and peacefully practised living off the land in the lap of Mother Nature. His guidance was of immense help in conducting the Varnasrama courses.
Our sincere thanks to HG Sri Rama prabhu, Director for SSKBK and also ISKCON Mangalore Temple President, and also HG Smitha Krishna prabhu, Vice President of ISKCON Mangalore who provided all the facilitates for the smooth functioning of the college courses.
Our sincere thanks to all the residents of SSKBK, HG Sri Jiva prabhu (Head Pujari) for guiding us in pujas and yagna, HG Giriraj prabhu and family, HG Laksminath prabhu for guiding in agriculture and cow care, especially HG Sivananada prabhu who practically was running around the whole day meeting to needs of college, HG Narayana prabhu, Bhakta Mahendra and Bhakta Shubham for cooking, or thanks to the beautiful cows for giving us inspiration, to the peacocks who reminded us of Vrindavan, to the snakes who warned us not to enter bushes and to all the natural flora and fauna for setting an ideal environment for studies.
Our sincere thanks to devotees who have extended financial support, HG Rama Sharan prabhu, Bhakta Mohan & Venkatesh (from Chirala), Bhakta Ajay (from Australia), HG Sri Rama prabhu, HG Sripati prabhu and congregation from ISKCON Chirala (Andhra Pradesh, India).
Our sincere thanks to the various teachers, HG Vrajendranandan Prabhu (Ayurveda), HG Isvara Puri Prabhu (Niti Sastra and Modern Law), HG Vraj Vrindavan prabhu (Construction), Bhakta Hemanth (Weaving), HG Sri Jiva Prabhu (Deity Worship), HG Giriraj prabhu (Agriculture) and HG Laksminath Prabhu (Cow Care).
Our heartfelt thanks to the dedicated and sincere students, without whom the Varnasrama College wouldn’t mean anything, 24 in number, who were mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, from a varied age group of eight years to fifty years, who enthusiastically participated and cooperated with the teachers.
Lastly our humble obeisances at the lotus feet of Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balarama who tricked us to conduct Varnasrama courses at SSKBK, Whom we can never thank enough.
Offered by Hari Kirtan das (College Coordinator) on behalf of all the well-wishers who desire to see this important instruction of Srila Parbhupada be implemented.
Prepared by Hari Kirtan das
Coordinator/SSKBK Varnasrama College – 2018
