Nama Om Visnu Padaya Krishna Prestaya Bhutale
Srimate Jayapatakaya Swamin iti Namine
Nama acarya padaya nitai krpa pradayine
gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
Jay Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, Jai Srila Prabhupada
My Dear Guru Maharaja,
I am very happy to glorify you on this most auspicious day of Your Vyasa Puja.Please kindly forgive me for this inexperienced offering, my words are empty still I hope that Your Holiness would accept it as Lord Rama accepted the small amount of service rendered by the squirrel.
Guru maharaja you are the mercy representation of Srila Prabhupada.You are always thinking of saving the conditioned souls from this darkest age. Even after the major surgery, you didn’t pause your preaching activities but went on for a world tour encouraging and delivering millions and millions of people and your disciples. Your care and affection for your disciples over personal physical well being was clearly seen, when even after the doctors stern recommendation for you not to exert and travel, you nonetheless went on helping and encouraging them, both spiritually and mentally.This shows your selflessness and the compassionate nature. As stated in Caitanya Caritamrita (madhya 4.186);
pragäòha-premera ei svabhäva-äcära
nija-duùkha-vighnädira nä kare vicära
”This is the natural result of intense love of Godhead. The devotee does not consider personal inconveniences or impediments. In all circumstances he wants to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”You are the living example for this.Wherever you travel, you convert them into holy places.As stated in Srimad Bhagavatam (1.13.10)
bhavad-vidhä bhägavatäs
tértha-bhütäù svayaà vibho
térthé-kurvanti térthäni
sväntaù-sthena gadäbhåtä
My lord, devotees like your good self are verily holy places personified. Because you carry the Personality of Godhead within your heart, you turn all places into places of pilgrimage .
Guru maharaj, I can never imagine the level of your dedication to Srila Prabhupada and his movement.You are always thinking to please Srila Prabhupada by following his instructions. I rememeber hearing from His Grace Mahavaraha Prabhu that even though you were very sick after the 2008 stroke still you never missed to chant 16 rounds, and to speak about Krishna with others at least for twenty minutes ,even in your busy schedule of six hours exercise, etc.. . In fact you did so many extra rounds also.And I also remember your famous statement”what’s life without preaching and talking about Krishna.” You also showed it by your practical example.
Guru maharaj, I am really blessed to have such a great personality like you as my spiritual master.Please deliver this conditioned soul, I am completely helpless and dependent upon you.
Your insignificant servant,
Hiranmaya Haladhara Dasa.