Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaja,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Dear Śrīla Gurudeva,
Please Accept Our Respectful Obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet !
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! All Glories to Your Divine Grace!!
Happy 71st Appearance Day to you !!
Krishna is Karuna sindhu - ocean of mercy/compassion. It is inconceivable and unfathomable to anyone to understand how merciful He is. But for His devotees or someone who is trying to become His devotees, He allows them to have a taste of it by allowing them to experience mercy time and again through pure surrendered souls like you dear Guru maharaja. Every time we experience or hear about your thoughts and deeds we are only reminded of His limitless mercy. Every single time I’m totally amazed by the amount of care and concern you have for each and everyone of us. I always feel protected and reassured that by holding on to your lotus feet tightly, one day I’ll get purified and will be able to get there. I’m moved to tears every time I hear about how you cared for a devotee or a disciple. Recently I was fortunate enough to experience it myself when you addressed all of us disciples here in the UK through zoom. It was again so comforting and reassuring in the face of all the chaos that the world is going through at the moment. You so kindly take your time out everyday even in your poor physical condition, to check on us living around the world and want to make sure that we are safe. Not just that you also help us by reminding us that the Holy name is the only shelter that will protect us from the calamity.
Guru maharaja, I honestly was not able to do much to serve you or please you this past year. I can only hope, pray and beg you to be merciful unto me so that I can be a little squirrel and serve in my capacity to help you in the mission of fulfilling the instructions of Srila Prabhupada. I sincerely pray to Shree Shree Radha Madhava, Panchatattva, Nrsimhadeva to keep you in good health so that you continue to guide us and inspire us in the years to come. Please forgive me for any offence that I may have committed. Please bless me that I do not fall prey to any distraction and I always stay committed to my vows.
Your insignificant daughter,
Utkarshini Simantini devi dasi