Hare Krishna
My Dear Guru Maharaja,
Nama Om Vishnu Padaya Krishna Presthaya Bhutale Srimate Jayapataka Swamin iti namine Nama aacharya padaya nitai kripa pradayin Guara katha damadhaya nagara grama tharine
Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine namaste saraswati deve gaura-vani-pracharine nirvishesha-shunyavadi pashchatya-desha-tarine
mukam karoti vachalam
pangum langhayate girim
yat-kripa tam aham vande
shri-gurum dina-taranam
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."
Dhyana Moolam Guru Murti
Puja Moolam Gurur Padam,
Mantra Moolam Gurur Vakyam,
Moksha Moolam Guru Kripa
Translation: The Guru's form is the best to meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best for worship; the Guru's word is the mantra; the Guru's Grace is the root of liberation.
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
Every year, Vyasa puja makes me very happy and blissful. This is the time, I am able to open my heart and write to you and also because I am inspired by the glorification done by many disciples from deep of their heart. This is a moment of celebration by sharing all our love, sentiments and gratitude for you.
I take this opportunity to thank you for the love and care you have given to me.
Right now my priority is give time to my God brothers, extend service towards them with lots of love as per your instructions.
You gave a glance and smile that takes me throughout my life. You have so much of compassion to spread Krishna Consciousness to all, so that everyone can be benefitted. I beg your Mercy to be an instrument in spreading this Krishna consciousness under your guidance.
You give importance to get devotees under Krishna’s shelter, so that they find the correct goal of their life. I also want to get as much as devotees possible under this umbrella. Right now we are having our programs with around 180 to 200 devotees coming up regularly. But my dream is to get more devotees and move our program to the bigger hall where around 1000 devotees can come. To make this happen, Guru Maharaj, I need your blessings.
Guru Maharaj, you are a role model of Srila Prabhupad. How Sirla Prabhupad dedicated his life for his Guru Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswathi Maharaj, similarly, you are also completly dedicating your life and following all his instructions. But unfortunately, I am not able to dedicate myself completely. It really makes me feel guilty. Your instructions makes it so simple for me to continue to chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra and by this, I gain the love towards Krishna and by sincerely serving the devotees makes my life perfect.
I was very fortunate to take your association in September when you were here. I and my wife were also fortunate enough to take our second initiation from you. We never thought that this would happen. It’s all your mercy that we got this good fortune. Also I had an opportunity to speak to you about Gaurangadesh yatra. Usually my voice is very loud. But that day my voice completely got choked up and my voice did not come out. So my wife started telling about the Yatra to you. Only after some time, I was able to speak to you. May be this was because I had a chance to speak to you after so many years. But I was very happy when you liked the way I presented the report of Gaurangadesh Yatra. This association has given strength to me for the whole year.
During the meeting, when we reported to you about the problems of few devotees, you were so keen on knowing about them and meeting them and giving a solution for their problems. Even with that health condition and hectic schedule, you wanted to meet them and guide them. In that situation, it was very difficult to get everybody there and make them meet you. What I am praying to the Lord is that you should recover completely and come here and give the same association what I had with you before 20 years to the present devotees also.
I need your blessings and guidance to take care of the yatra in a proper mood, selflessly, unmotivated, giving equal opportunities to each and every devotee without having ego. I am happy to see the happiness in them. All glories to you for engaging all of us in Prabhupad’s mission.
I am taking advantage of your association through your vani every day through your lectures.
Your amazing spiritual enthusiasm with the difficulties of the gross body, is a clear indication that you are not at all affected by the condition of your gross body. Rather transcending that platform and functioning in pure spiritual consciousness. I am very fortunate and proud to be your disciple.
I haven’t been able to render much service to you, but now that you have given me this very big responsibility of taking care of Gaurangadesh Yatra, is my service to you. I am really grateful to you and the seniors who are helping and guiding me. But it is really a big challenge for me. But I can see your hands on me, which is helping me to overcome all the problems and face the difficulties positively and finding out solution in all situations.
In spite of your appointments, medical check up and many meetings lined up, you always try to give us every day classes. This is a great inspiration to me. I am planning to come with my parents and family to see you during the 50th Sanyasa celebration at Kolkatta.
This day is very auspicious day to me. I will be eternally indebted to you for your love and care and to show my commitment. I heard from your lectures that one becomes even more closer to their Spiritual Master after their Second Initiation. I was very happy to hear that and felt this when you came here. You are a good example of binding your devotees towards Krishna Consciousness and take them back home back to Godhead. I can see this when I see your concern for the fallen souls of this material world.
I beg to Lord Sri Narshima Dev for your good health, wellbeing and long life.
I thank you once again for your Causeless mercy on this Conditioned soul.
Your eternally fallen son,
Sriranga Krsna Das
