nama srestham manum api saci putram atra svarupam
rupam tasyagrajam uru purim mathurim gostavatim
radha kundam giri varam aho radhika madhavasam
prapto yasya prathita krpaya sri gurum tam nato 'smi
Srila Guru Maharaja,
Hare Krishna
Please accept my respectful obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As days pass by your glories are being revealed more and more. Srila Prabhupada had said, that you are an eternal associate of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and you are proving that the word of the Acharyas like Srila Prabhupada is always true. An associate of the Lord is always serving the lord amidst any material calamities. You are a living example of this. The gopis of Vrindavan took many risks just to serve Krsna and to satisfy him(anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ, ānukūlyena ). Your Divine Grace following their footsteps took many risks with the only purpose of satisfying Hari , Guru and Vaishnavas. This is the real manifestation of Bhakti of Vrindavan, living only to serve and satisfy Krsna. If we look at all our previous acharyas they had also contributed with the same spirit as your Divine Grace is exhibiting now (kṛṣṇānu-śīlanaṁ). This shows that due to your intense desire and sincerity to serve the acharyas you have their presence in you. So they are constantly inspiring you and empowering you thus you are serving their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava with complete enthusiasm,confidence,and patience.
Srila Guru Maharaja in the Srimad Bhagavatam 5.12.12 Sri Jada Bharata instructs Maharaja rahugana as such,
rahūgaṇaitat tapasā na yāti
na cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vā
na cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryair
vinā mahat-pāda-rajo-’bhiṣekam
My dear King Rahūgaṇa, unless one has the opportunity to smear his entire body with the dust of the lotus feet of great devotees, one cannot realize the Absolute Truth. One cannot realize the Absolute Truth simply by observing celibacy [brahmacarya], strictly following the rules and regulations of householder life, leaving home as a vānaprastha, accepting sannyāsa, or undergoing severe penances in winter by keeping oneself submerged in water or surrounding oneself in summer by fire and the scorching heat of the sun. There are many other processes to understand the Absolute Truth, but the Absolute Truth is only revealed to one who has attained the mercy of a great devotee.
From this it's understood that only by the mercy of pure devotee like Your Divine Grace a worthless person like me who is attached to sense gratification can become materially detached and attain pure devotional service to Krsna. On this auspicious day my prayers are
1. To always keep me under the shelter of your lotus feet
2. To bless me that the quality of my sadhana especially chanting and hearing improve more
3. I should give up the fault finding mentality
4. I should serve Srila Prabhupada's mission more and more
5. I should develop attachment to Sri Mayapur Dhama and our Deities here
6. I also should get more your personal association
7. Right now i am serving at Mayapur academy under the supervision of Narasimha Kavaca Prabhu, pls bless that i would be able to contribute well there also
Srila Guru Maharaja please forme for all my previous offences.
Your lowly servant,
Gopati Krsna Dasa