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
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupāda, who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhānta
Sarasvatī Gosvāmī. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanya and deliv-
ering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, our beloved spiritual guide and master,
We make this humble offering to you on this most auspicious day of your appearance. You
are ISKCON’s founder-ācārya, Your Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, and
you appeared on the day after Janmāṣṭamī in 1896, 129 years ago. You are Kṛṣṇa’s senāpati bhakta,
and the greatest blessing we have received in our lives. Out of endless mercy and compassion you
came to the West and gave us the gift of bhakti and the holy name. Please kindly accept our most
humble gratitude for that.
Ananta-śeṣa is constantly glorifying Lord Viṣṇu, and we follow His example and try to con-
stantly glorify, in our hearts and minds and with our mouths, you and your merciful preaching
that has given all souls on this earth an equal chance to rekindle their eternal relationship with
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa. Please kindly accept our most humble grati-
tude for that.
You are an example of a true devotee in your actions and words. I pray that we are able to
understand your divine intention and make it our guidance every second and every minute of our
life. Please make us dance to your tune. Please make us dance. You’ve made us part of your danc-
ing troupe. Please kindly accept our most humble gratitude for that.
You are an embodiment of the philosophy of personalism. In your presence everyone could
feel seen and showered with your love and care. You looked right into the hearts of people and
did everything you could to give them the best that life could offer. Please kindly accept our most
humble gratitude for that.
You have given everyone this opportunity to go back to Godhead without discrimination. You
encourage every living being to engage in the process of devotional service and develop a rela-
tionship with Lord Caitanya and the holy name. Please kindly accept our most humble gratitude
for that.
Everything you have done has been with the aim of giving us the best philosophy, the best
community, the best understanding of the bhakti process, the best opportunity to serve and feel
safe in this world. Please kindly accept our most humble gratitude for that.
You have engaged everyone in service to Kṛṣṇa according to their talents and inclinations, puri-
fying and bringing them to a higher platform of consciousness and action. You are patient with
us. You are strict but loving. You see us as souls and not these bodies. Please kindly accept our
most humble gratitude for that.
You are happiest when you see how nicely devotees serve one another on the path of devotional
service. You teach us how to respect every living being. You teach us how to be the best version of
ourselves. Please kindly accept our most humble gratitude for that.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, there are no words that can express the magnitude of what you have
done for us. Please allow us to always remember your mercy and kindness, your devotion to your
spiritual master. Let us have enough strength, love and selflessness to overcome difficulties on the
path to bhakti and follow you as our guiding star always.
Aspiring to be a servant of your servants,
Satī Devī Dāsī (BTS)
on behalf of the Vaiṣṇavī Ministry

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