Please accept My respectful obeisances at Your Divine lotus feet.
All glories to Your divine!
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All glories to all our Paramparā Ācāryas!
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Happy 75th Vyāsa-pūjā Mahārāja!
I accept Śrīla Jayapatākā Swami as my initiator (dīkṣā) and instructor (śikṣā) spiritual master (Guru) forever, same life after life.
kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ
yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me
śiṣyas te ‘haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam
Now I am confused as to my duty, and have lost all composure through petty weakness. In this condition, I ask You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple and a soul dedicated to You.
Please instruct me.
Your insignificant disciple,
Guru Gaura Dāsa (Callao)
Lima, Perú, South America