nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāma dāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Dear Guru Mahārāja, On this auspicious day of your holy appearance I offer my respectful obeisances at your divine merciful lotus feet.
All glories to Your Divine Grace. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
During your recent stay at Śrīdhāma Māyāpur it was a special realisation You blessed me, I understood how you are caring, concern and connected to every disciple, which is an impossible task unless one is empowered by Lord Sri Krishna. Every year I realise your tireless endeavour to give Gaura-kathā irrespective of any health condition. I get overjoyed by seeing thousands of devotees feeling so much bliss by your darśana. Thanks for uplifting a useless living entity like me. yadyapi āmāra guru — caitanyera dāsa tathāpi jāniye āmi tāṅhāra prakāśa guru kṛṣṇa-rūpa hana śāstrera pramāṇe guru-rūpe kṛṣṇa kṛpā karena bhakta-gaṇe (Cc Ādi 1.44-45) Although I know that my spiritual master is a servitor of Śrī Caitanya, I know Him also as a plenary manifestation of the Lord. According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees. On this holy day I pray at your lotus feet to give me strength to face the tests on the path of devotional service. Please forgive me for all my offenses and ignoring your blessings. I will surely cling unto your divine instructions with full sincerity and serve you full heartedly.
Yours insignificant disciple,
Tirthāṅga Nitāi dāsa
ISKCON MAYAPUR