Nama om vishnupadaya Krishna preshtaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka Swamin iti namine
Nama acaryapadaya nitaikripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhamadhaya nagara grama tarine.
Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisance unto your lotus feet, on this very auspicious day of your appearance. All glories to you and all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
You have been very kind and compassionate to us. You have been giving your valuable association almost everyday using the internet enabled technologies. I feel very happy to see you giving class on Lord Caitanya , happy hearing your words clearer than before. I feel blessed to hear pastimes of Mahaprabhu with his dear associates from you. Some pastimes I have never read or heard anywhere else was heard only from you. You are giving us the valuable & sweet nectar of Gaurakatha with so much of devotion. Thank you very much.
I am very glad to see that your health and voice are improving. I dreamt of you many times last year. When you were hospitalized, I dreamt of you standing and performing arati and Kirtan at a big pandal. Another time, I saw you walking towards me , while I was paying obeisance. I never felt confident to speak up to you, so you were so merciful that you appeared in my dreams, talked, made fun of me, happily asked about devotees’ services here and I was talking to you freely as I would do to my father or mother. Thank you .
With your blessings, we received a new soul in our family. We named her Saumya Radhika as per the suggestion of our senior siksa gurus , your dear disciples. Please bless us that we may be able to raise her well in Krishna consciousness, serving as good parents.
Srila Prabhupada always emphasized the significance of submissive service to one’s spiritual master. Srila Prabhupada says spiritual life begins by ‘guru susrusaya bhaktya‘, by serving guru with devotion, love and affection . Dear Gurudev, you always teach this to us through your example, always following Prabhupada’s instructions and serving his vani. All glories to you.
In Srimad Bhagavatam (SB 10.80.34), Lord Sri Krishna says
nāham ijyā-prajātibhyāṁ
tapasopaśamena vā
tuṣyeyaṁ sarva-bhūtātmā
guru-śuśrūṣayā yathā
“I, the Soul of all beings, am not as satisfied by ritual worship, brahminical initiation, penances or self-discipline as I am by faithful service rendered to one’s spiritual master.”
In this glorious occasion, reading this assurance from Lord and seeing your unflinching devotion to your spiritual master, we feel very happy and inspired. We submit our humble prayers to Lord Nrsimhadev that you may receive many more happy returns of this day, continuing your service to Guru and Gauranga and giving us your valuable association and guidance.
Please bless us that we may be able to serve you more and more, in the same way as you endeavor to please Srila Prabhupada. Please bless us that we may engage in services to please you, Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga and let there be no hindrances in our attempts of service.
I am part of the volunteers group transcribing your lectures and also a teachers’ group in mathuradesh to train children. I beg your blessings to continue the services in the best possible way.
I also request your blessings on all our bhakti vriksa members, to develop devotion, servitude to Lord and to advance in Krishna consciousness.
I beg forgiveness from you for any offences I might have committed knowingly or unknowingly to you and all vaisnavas. Please forgive us considering us as ignorant children of yours. Kindly give us the shelter of your lotus feet even though we are unworthy . We do not have any other hope or shelter.
Dear-most Guru Maharaja, in this auspicious occasion of your vyasapuja, we wish you an ever happier Gauranga conscious birthday. May you be healthier and be able to fulfill more desires of Srila Prabhupada.
Gauuurangaaa !
With well wishes and humble prayers,
Your insignificant servant,
Lakshmi Radha devi dasi. (Diksa disciple) , Vinay Nitai Chand das (Diksa disciple)
Nandakishore Vineeth.(son-10 years old)
& Saumya Radhika (9 months old)