oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Dandavat Pranams Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances !
All glories to Your Divine Lotus Feet !
On this very auspicious occasion of your divine appearance day, I take special pleasure in offering this homage, as a tiny attempt to glorify you.
With extremely challenging physical situation since October 2008, the past times your holiness performing is just a transcendental display of your magnanimity, determination, patience, compassion, devotional expertise and other divine qualities. If we meditate on just of your very few achievements in this lifetime, then we see how much you are dear to Srila Prabhupada and previous Acharya’s for having sacrificed every moment of your life in their service. As one of our senior Godfamily member mentioned in his book that you are broadcasting deceptively simple but deep instructions that requires sober mind to understand and follow Guru Maharaj. As HH Bhakti purushotam Maharaj states that you foresee atleast 10 years and providing instructions that are just impeccable.
In the last year, I was able to achieve some small milestones by your mercy Gurudeva. By becoming active in the Bhakti Vrksha nearby, we are able to cultivate couple of new families. Also, you have accepted Kirtimati Padma as your spiritual daughter during the auspicious occasion of this year’s Gaura Purnima festival. This has induced my parents, who are now living with us, to become more serious in KRSNA consciousness. Kirtimati Padma also taking care of Saadhya very well in nourishing her with spiritual education, such as sloka memorisation and KRSNA stories recitation.
Earlier in 2011, on our marriage day His Holiness Bhanu swami presented us with Laddu Gopal but, I waited for last 7 years, to have my wife mature more in Bhakti process and now I felt that time has come and thereby on 28th Feb this year, we invited HH Bhanu swami to perform Abhishek and have diety installation performed by welcoming Supreme Lord Gopal.
I am beginning to support in one of the temple project for preaching activities in western suburbs, as the population around this area is growing drastically than other parts of Melbourne. Other areas of my service at this stage, is to support God family members in the lines of devotee care and gradually help them in some way or other in their devotional practises, that ultimately supports your preaching mission. Time has been bit of challenge on this service Gurudev, and hopefully with more help from devotees and intelligence, we can do some substantial work. I remember this devotee care is something in your thoughts for welfare of the entire community of devotees under ISKCON’s shelter.
Just like all other yatra’s across the globe, we are also certainly missing your divine yatra to Melbourne in recent times and Lords Willing we look forward to your betterment of health and pray for that Mahabhagavat association at Sri Sri RADHA BALLABHA mandir here again.
As days pass by and material situation improves, maya is trying to creep in via different channels and distract us from bhakti. We also tend to forget to take shelter of sadhu, Shastra & Guru and then regret later.
Begging you Srila Gurudev to bless this fallen soul, so that he may try to understand your inconceivably exalted position and endeavour to serve unconditionally.
Aspiring to be your servant,
Guru Gauranga Krsna Dasa