Om Ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
Cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai Sri-Gurave Namah
Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna preshthaya bhutale
Srimate Bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine
Namaste Sarasvate deve Gaura vani pracharine
Nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
On your 71st Vyasapuja i pray to Lord Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara ,Sri Jaganath Baladev Subhadra mai , Sri Sri Gaur Nitai , and Srila Prabhupada, that they bless you with Good health so that you can preach and deliver more souls like me and help them come under the shelter of Srila Prabupada and ISKCON. When i look at the compassion you have towards the conditioned souls like me , i feel so fortunate that i am under those shades of your Lotus Feet.
As it is said in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.15.25)
rajas tamaś ca sattvena
sattvaṁ copaśamena ca
etat sarvaṁ gurau bhaktyā
puruṣo hy añjasā jayet
"One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode of goodness by promoting oneself to the platform of śuddha-sattva. All this can be automatically done if one engages in the service of the spiritual master with faith and devotion. In this way one can conquer the influence of the modes of nature."
After joining ISKCON i got to know that somehow or the other i have gotten into this material world and trying to enjoy since time immemorial, but now all i know is that, You are my only hope to get out once for all.
Dear Gurudev,I currently look into Kirtan related services at my temple/center. I am suffering from Disc de-generation (slip disc) problem from a long time and i am undergoing ayurvedic treatment for the same, hence my services are minimal. But When i see You i feel that my bodily problem is nothing when compared to Yours , And this is because of your determination , faith and Love towards Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. By seeing this i get more and more enthusiastic and hope some day i could get one single drop of that Love You have towards Guru and Lord Krishna.
As it is said in Sri chaitanya charitamrita Adi 1.45
"guru kṛṣṇa-rūpa hana śāstrera pramāṇe
guru-rūpe kṛṣṇa kṛpā karena bhakta-gaṇe"
According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is non-different from Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees.
Hence i beg you to please bless me so that i too have such determination and can continue and increase my devotional service and help you preach the mission of Lord Chaitanya and Prabhupada. Although i am not well qualified either materially or spiritually, you accepted me as your disciple and for this i am ever grateful.
"sri-guru karuna-sindhu, adhama janara bandhu,
lokanath lokera jivana
ha ha prabhu koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,
ebe jasa ghushuk tribhuvana"
"Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor, and the lord and master of the devotees.
O master! Be merciful unto me. Give me the shade of your lotus feet. Your fame is spread all over the three worlds."
Begging Your Mercy,
Santushta Govinda Dasa (Diksha Disciple)
ISKCON Sri Jaganath mandir, Sheshadripuram , Bangalore, India
Date: 3-April-2020