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
All Glories to Śrī Jayapatākā Swami Maharaj,
All Glories to Śrīla Prabupada
Dear Beloved Guru Mahārāja,
All Glories to you on this 70th auspicious appearance day.
I bow down to your Lotus feet as it is the abode of pure devotional service and from where the practice of devotional service sprouts and devotional creeper begins to grow.
It is a great opportunity to me by your mercy to open my heart and write on this 70th Vyasa Pūjā grand celebration. I feel, am gifted simultaneously blessed by the Guru paramparā to write few words.
I gained the status of Jagath Guru Kṛṣṇa dasa, by your great mercy in the year 2003, in Dubai, along with my wife named by you as Thanya Rādhikā devī dāsī, and we recently relocated to Colombo. May I request to bestow your blessings to start a Bhakti Vrksha and a Children’s class in the locality where we live now.
In the early days of joining in Kṛṣṇa Conscious movement I learnt from you - Dear Guru Mahārāja, two main lessons, how much a disciple should be dedicated to His Spiritual Master and the second, compassion you extend to the devotees. But, in the recent years you have taught almost all the disciples of Kṛṣṇa Conscious movement, ‘what is tolerance’ and what is ‘steadfastness’ as explained by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna in Chapter 2, of Bhagavad Gita. Your life history is a lesson to every human being irrespective of whether he is a Kṛṣṇa Consciousness devotee or not. Surely, a soul like me is not fit for it in this life time, hence I humbly beg you to bestow your blessings upon me to leave the present material body peacefully, when the time comes. I am also about to cross over my 70th birthday in few months, your blessings would be a life time gift to me.
May Lord Narasingha Dev protect your health to continue Your service,
All glories, all glories unto You,
Your eternal servant,
Jagat Guru Kṛṣṇa dāsa