nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Beloved spiritual father,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.
Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances unto your divine lotus feet.
Guru Maharaja, on this most auspicious day of your 71st Vyas puja, I sincerely pray to their Lordships Sri Radha Madhav Asta Sakhi Vrinda, Sri Narsimhadeva and Sri Pancatattva for your complete recovery at the earliest.
Guru Maharaj by your divine mercy this year started very blissfully, I got to spend good time in your association at Atlanta during your sanyasa anniversary celebration. Despite of your busy schedule and health complications you were giving your loving personal attention to all your disciples who visited you continuously. Some how due to my punya karmas I got chance to serve you personally and got your very personal association. Guru Maharaj I was seeking an opportunity to get as much as chance to serve your divine grace. I am very very thankful to you to allow me to serve your divine grace. I also remember how you holded my hand and asked me my name, after that you also asked me who’s disciple I am? when I replied Your Guru Maharaj, you lovingly said ‘Oh! You are My Son’, that time I literally had tears in my eyes out of happiness and distress same time. Happiness because how merciful you are and how fortunate I am to get your loving affection, that experience so blissfull and was out of this world and distress because I am not able to serve you properly and follow your instructions properly. I saw how your day used to start early morning and end late night, in between you have to go through many things like attending meetings, giving classes, physical exercises, you daily sadhna, darshana to disciples, writing books, TOVP exhibits etc. I don’t know how you are able to preach the message of Lord Krishna and spreading the mission of Lord Chaitanya without slowing down and inspiring lot of souls like me everyday and always follow the orders of Srila Prabhupada. Other than all this you are always thinking about your disciple’s upliftment, I am very fascinated by seeing your compassion and love towards your disciples.
Guru Maharaj I am presently in Toronto and with your blessing here I sometimes try to do some services at temples during festivals and programs which is not enough service towards Krishna. Guru Maharaj honestly you know everything about me, I am not able to do my daily sadhana properly. Most times, I am not able to chant attentively. I beg at your lotus feet for your mercy and please bless me so that I can get taste in the holy names of Lord and chant properly and also be helpful to you as being an instrument in your hands to serve you to the fullest by following your divine orders, be helpful in spreading Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtana Yagna and always be engaged in the service of the lotus feet of Vaishnavas.
Srila Gurudev I beg at the dust of your lotus feet to kindly forgive me for all my offenses at your lotus feet and thus don't let me go away from the shelter of your divine grace. Please forgive me and kindly shower your blessings on me so that I can serve your divine grace without committing offences and fulfill all the promises given to you at the time of Initiation in front of yagna fire.
Your most unworthy and insignificant fallen son.
Bhupati Jagannath Das (Diksha)
(Toronto)