oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
“I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.”
My dear Spiritual Father please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this very auspicious day of your Vyasa-puja .
All glories to your beloved Spiritual Master His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to you who are so kind and merciful to all living entities by giving us opportunity to start with and progress in devotional service .
This year had rounded up with your inconceivable and astonishing recovery and an amazing display of so much love for you from many , many devotees and well wishers from around the world .It showed a glimpse just how many lives you touched and reconnected with the Lord .
It is impossible for this neophyte spiritual daughter to adequately glorify your countless qualities for how can a frog in the well possibly fully understand how vast is the ocean ? I can only beg that you please kindly accept this offering as the father would accept a small gift token from a child .
While your body was undergoing most excruciating pain and imposing countless limitations, you constantly kept your focus and undivided attention on your service to Srila Prabhupada - how to spread this movement of Lord Caitanya, give mercy to everyone, look after your disciples and followers ,speak to all of us via Facebook ,supervise various aspects of management related to Sri Mayapur TOVP and many more .
Like a river , your love for Srila Prabhupada and his mission is fluid and flowing naturally .
Like a river , when obstacles come on your way , your love covers them and keeps flowing undisturbed ...
Like a river that swells over and floods everywhere ,your love , devotion and determination to serve Srila Prabhupada,floods and pulls in fortunate souls and carries them towards Sri Radha and Sri Krishna ‘s lotus feet .
Like a river that with its refreshing , soothing water relives fatigue and thirst of those who bathe in it -your kindness and transcendental knowledge, gives us a break from the fatigue caused by the influence of the 3 modes of nature , wakes us up to devotional life and carries us forward .
Like a river that sustains everyone around it’s banks , you sustain us by always speaking about devotional service and showing us how to practically engage in spreading the mission of Lord Caitanya and giving the Hare Krishna Maha mantra to everyone.
My dear Spiritual Father ,I would like to thank you very much for being so deeply caring ,personal ,practical ,encouraging - and always knowing how to deal with all of us ,various personalities ,by engaging us skillfully according to our ability for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada.
Thank you for initiating me and saving me from being ruthlessly cheated by this extremely complex illusory energy, normally impossible to overcome . Thank you for all your time and ongoing help ;for picking up the pieces after yet another battle wounds ;for patiently teaching me how to win the war ;for not giving up on me
Please bless me with the ability to reciprocate by being actively engaged in devotional service and in the service of other Vaisnavas ,to never forget you and to never give up serving ,no matter what .
Hare Krishna
Your spiritual daughter
Mālinī Nitāi dāsi