My dear Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet,
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Guru Maharaj, we earnestly pray at your lotus feet to bless us so that we can express our heartfelt gratitude and prayers at your lotus feet on this auspicous day of your Vyasa Puja. Your divine presence and teachings are source of our spiritual bliss and awakening for the fallen soul like me. You have taught us how to remain spiritually awaken and connected to Krsna in all calamities of life. I used to wonder why would have Srila Prabhupada named you Jayapataka, which I realise later from the lessons of Srimad Bhagavad Gita. One of the signs of Victory of Pandava's was Hanumanji on Arjuna's flag. Similarly, your the victory flag of ISKCON carrying Srila Prabhupada like Hanumanji in your heart.
Guru Maharaj my journey in Krsna Consciouness has began just because of your causeless mercy. I was rotting in to this so called shiny life of materialistic world but only by your auspicious darshan my life has turned upside down. It was your divine mercy only that I got connected to your spiritually elevated and sincere disciples here in Avataridesh. Within no time they made me ready to receive your mercy and I got my harinaam initiation from you. I lookback and see I have no good qualifications but still you accepted me very mercifully.
Ever since, I have received initiation from you I am trying my bit to please you, but so many anarthas in my heart and mind keeps me away from that spiritual bliss. I know I can do better but I am falling short of my efforts and sincerity. I need to hear more and more lectures of yours to understand your mood and then make more and more sincere efforts to remain surrendered unto your lotus feet while servining in this divine mission of Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga.
My beloved Guru Maharaj, we pray at your lotus feet to bless us to situate strongly in Krishna Consciousness and while practicing sincerely ourselves we can inspire & motivate more and more devotees to take up Krsna Consciousness. By your divine mercy, so far we are conducting a small bhakti vriksha here in Avataridesh, participate in yatra level services for various events and programs, contribute in various projects like TOVP & Tribal Care. I am blessed that my wife (Divya Ananga Gopi Devi Dasi) and my son (bhakta Atharva) also positively contribute and supports me in various Krishna Conscious programs. We pray at your lotus feet that may by your mercy we are able to sustain this devotional life and also improve in our sincerity in performing devotional service.
Finally, we sincerely pray at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Madhav, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, and Sri Narsimha Dev for your good health and continued services in ISKCON inspiring and delivering millions and millons of fallen souls like me.
Yours insignificant spiritual son and daughter,
Nitai Nateshvar Das
Divya Ananga Gopi Devi Dasi
Bhakta Atharva.