My dear spiritual father,
Please accept my humble obesiances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to your divine grace.I
t is so strange that every year, all year round I don’t stop smiling looking at you and then glorifying you to all the concerned people but when this day of Vyāsa-pūjā arrives and we as disciples are to submit our homages I am so much at loss of words. I just don’t know what to pen down as I find myself totally incapable of glorifying a benevolent personality as yourself.Still I will try, seeking your mercy to allow me to write something about your divine grace.
Actually after the surgery that your divine grace recently underwent, that shook the whole movement to the core, in your very first public appearance you had mentioned that while undergoing this surgery there was a time when your divine grace was tempted to go back home but then you chose not to, so after listening to this I’ve been contemplating on this very sentence and came to the conclusion that anything I say or do will not suffice to define your merciful ,magnanimous personality.Then recently in one of your daily darshan lectures on Caitanya Līlā book your divine grace mentioned how Śrīla Prabhupāda wrote a letter to you after learning that a nail had pricked your lotus foot, asking you to take care of your health as u had surrendered to Guru and Kṛṣṇa and your body and health belongs to them for preaching Kṛṣṇa Consciousness and your divine grace very sadly said “ I’ve not been able to follow that instruction properly, well not because of my fault” and ever since I’ve been wondering and pondering as to what else is left for your divine grace in following the orders of your spiritual master ?????
All I can say is please, please, please keep me under the shelter of your lotus feet. You do Prachaar by Achaar, you practice before you preach, you set an example for all of us to follow, even though you follow very high standards but knowing where disciples like myself stand you still shower your mercy on us. You are an ocean of mercy and I beg of you to let me drown in this ocean forever.
Dear Guru Mahārājā on this auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā I pray for your well being to Śrī Śrī Prahlāda Nrsingadeva, Śrī Śrī Pañcattatava and Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava to bestow Their choicest blessings on Your divine grace today and always,
Thank you,
Aspiring to be under your shelter forever,
Your insignificant daughter,
Nayana Mañjarī devī dāsī