nāma oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāma dāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to Your Divine Grace.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
We are all very enthuthisastic to glorify and celebrate Your Divine appearance day on this planet though we are going through the pandamic covid-19 creating menance in the world. Your prayers are the hope for this pandamic to vanish and bring back normal life to all of us. Guru Maharaj, I find myself totally inadequate to describe your unparalleled achievements and transcendental treasure of qualities like selfless sacrifice, dedication, surrender, service, humility, determination, compassion etc.
yāṅra citte kṛṣṇa-prema karaye udaya
tāṅra vākya, kriyā, mudrā vijñeha na bujhaya
“Even the most learned cannot understand the words, activities and symptoms of a person situated in love of Godhead.” (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 23.39)
You have practically demonstrated an important sentiment of our Parama Guru, which inculcates in us the need for perseverance and determination in our missionary activities. You gave your whole life just to help others, risking health, bodily discomforts, personal happiness and ultimately your very life itself. Even when you were physically weak, you did not stop your travelling and preaching. Everyday, without fail, You are giving classes on your upcoming new book about Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu through social media.You are pouring the mercy of Lord Chaitanya just like the rain cloud pours torrents of rain on the dry land. Devotees can continue to access it by simply getting absorbed in your lectures, books and instructions.
You are always empathatic toward the conditioned souls by which You picked me up from the ocean of nescience and gave me the blissful process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If not for your causeless mercy, I would be rotting in the endless cycle of birth and death.
You are the personification of humility and determination. You have struggled against all odds to fulfill Śrīla Prabhupāda's instruction. From your transcendental appearance, you demonstrated nectarean pastimes for us to discuss and meditate upon for the rest of our lives. Your every thought and action was according to the śāstras.
Please bless me so that I may continue to be a tiny instrument in the effort You are attempting to please Your Gurumaharaj and our grand father, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Therefore I beg you to give me one atom of the concern and compassion for others that you possess, which would be millions of times more than the shadow of empathy that I now feel for others. Only by your empowerment can I escape the desire for self-satisfaction that dominates my consciousness and life. Please let my theoretical understanding of love for Lord Gaurāṅga and the followers become a reality, by your mercy.
Your eternal son,
Revatī Ramaṇa dāsa