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
Dear Guru Mahārājā,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your divine grace.
I am the most unqualified yet the most fortunate person to be given an opportunity to glorify you on your appearance day. Human form of life is rare, rarer still is to become interested in the process of self-realization, and even rarer than that is the opportunity to come in touch with a pure devotee of the Lord. Rarest of all is to have an opportunity to witness the extraordinary pastimes of an exalted personality like you. My good fortune has surpassed all these rarities, for I have received the gift of having you as my spiritual master, my eternal father. I have had the good fortune of receiving your mercy, and have received a chance to transform and perfect myself under your loving guidance and shelter. But I am so spiritually impoverished that I am unable understand my own good fortune properly – in this condition, I can only pray that I never act rashly and foolishly cast away this rare gift at any point.
Guru Mahārājā, with every passing year, you are revealing to us how extraordinary you are. You are a true ācārya, one who teaches his disciples by personal example. Your dedication to spreading the glories of the holy name has no comparison. Your untiring efforts and unstoppable attitude to pleasing Śrīla Prabhupāda stands as a great example for all of us to dedicate our own lives to please you and Śrīla Prabhupāda, even if we can only attempt to do a tiny fraction of what you are doing.
My dear spiritual father, your shelter is the only treasure I have. You have given me everything that I have today that is of any value - the holy name, association of genuine vaiṣṇavas, residence in Śrī Māyāpur Dhāma (your very own house), and an opportunity to progress in my spiritual life. You have saved me from the gravest situations I have found myself in, and have taken me under your personal care and nurtured me. I find myself an utterly incapable daughter, unable to repay you in any way. I am trying my best to remain sincere to the process and to serve the children of the dhāma, hoping that you will be pleased with my insignificant and inadequate efforts. I pray Guru Mahārājā that I be given firm faith in your lotus feet, and be given the intelligence to always act in a way that pleases you and Śrīla Prabhupāda. Please keep me in your shelter.
Your fallen daughter,
Pūrṇeśvarī Rādhā devī dāsī