oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
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
Hare Kṛṣṇa Dear Guru Mahārāja,
All glories to your auspicious appearance day!
Very often I feel how I can glorify such a personality, whose glories are already spread all over the world, thousands of great scholars, devotees are expressing their limitation of words while glorifying him what to speak about me. I always feel I am too young to glorify you. Then thought at least I can try to thank you, while recollecting amount of mercy, amount of affection, amount of compaction showered on me, then this mere word ‘thank you’ is not sufficient. Recently I was watching your Arrival in Māyāpur video. Thousands of devotees irrespective of age were gathered to welcome you; amount of love in their eyes was just unimaginable. Their love is the reflection of your love for them. Then I was trying to meditate on the point that how big that heart is! Where you can accommodate all of these thousands of people across the world. You have space for all. Not surprisingly that each and every one of us across the globe has personal relation with you. You have enough time for each of us, Even if you are in ICU still you have time to name my younger child.
While reading Brahma Samhita ‘Every word is song, every step is dance’ for me it used to be beyond my imagination. But seeing you, we could practically experience that. wherever and whenever you go, there is a festival, every one become tuned to festive mood, cooperating, coordinating each other, serving together also chanting, dancing so on and so forth.
Couple of year back I went to Malaysia to meet you and to talk to you regarding some of my personal things. However, feeing shy to discuss this tiny matter when I found you were discussing with several sanyasis regarding so many big affairs of different temples across the globe. I was not even able to find some gap to talk to you even if I was around you most of the time, I did not even dare to express my desire to anyone else. I could see how busy you were, even in mid night you were giving initiation to Singapore devotes over the Skype, and at one point of time I just thought not to disturb you and I prayed to you silently. By your divine arrangement you called me early in the morning and asked few questions and we had a nice conversation. Later on while I was meditating on your instructions and our conversation could realise whatever question you asked me exactly the same the matter I wanted to discuss. You know everything; you are real ‘antaryami’.
Thank you Guru Mahārāja for everything. Whatever the moments I got to spend with you, you filled my heart me so many memories not even I could imagine. And of course, by mediating on those memories I always fill with immense joy. You are my real HERO. As a loving father you are always taking the all pains that’s why being a selfish child I could get all the pleasures.
In this special day I beg to you that we all of my family members can engage ourselves in some of your service, can follow the promises we took, can surrender unto your lotus feet. I thank Lord Gaoura Chandra hundreds and thousands of time for sending His eternal associates to deliver us. I pray Lord Narasimhadeva for your good health so that you can bear all the pains and deliver many more of us.
Thank you my dear Guru Mahārāja, Thank you so much
Unto your lotus feet
Sadāśiva Sītānātha Dāsa and Family
Sydney, Australia