nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Shrila Prabhupad …!!! All Glories to Shri Guru and Shri Gauranga…!!!
Kindly accept my following broken words as your glorification.....
About 18 months ago, I had to relocate from Mathuradesh to Vadodara. I remember that while writing Vyas puja offering to you last year, I was feeling very guilty because by then, I could not start Bhakti Vriksha or any other regular preaching program for new comers. Gurudeva, I mentioned about my grief, then, in my offering.
Your Holiness have so kindly and mercifully reciprocated with me over this grief and provided all that is necessary to start a Bhakti Vriksha. I remember that in your visit, your Holiness at Ujjain last year, you blessed all the devotees came from Vadodara at least three times. You heard my deepest prayers….!!!! Soon you have sent some souls and engaged me, my wife and daughters in Bhakti Vriksha preaching. By your mercy, about 25-30 souls attend this program happening on each Saturday evening. Also, recently, we had Shrdhhavan seminar. Around eleven members have committed for 1 round of chanting every day. This program is happening under guidance of your dear disciples and supported by temple authorities.
I am very grateful for such lively reciprocation. It gives me immense strength to increase my efforts in taking this program ahead. Not only that but to start conducting more preaching programs and reach out to few more souls.
As my subtle sinful tendencies still continues to exist and my material desires continues to remain strong, I know how much unqualified I am for doing all this transcendental services for the pleasure of Lord Krishna, Shrila Prabhupad, and you, your Holiness. I know this is only due to your mercy.
Dear Gurudeva,
In recent times, your health is concern to all of us, your spiritual sons and daughters. Your physical condition does not matter to you at all, as we have been seeing for last many more months and years. However, I also know that in a way, we are responsible to put you in such a painful condition.
Dear Gurudev, you are about to be treated for lever transplantation. My heart tells me that Lord Krishna and you are having some past –times in order to make us all serious in our sadhana. This is my understanding. However you know everything as it is, which is beyond my understanding.
I pray to Lord Nrsinghadeva for your health recovery because that is in our interest and also in the interest of so many souls which are waiting for your glance upon them. When Sun-god rises every day, he distributes his light without discrimination. He purifies everything. He vanquishes all sinful activities that take place in the womb of darkness of night. He spreads light and gives meaning to the eyes. Eyes are useless without light. In the same way, you distribute your mercy and compassion without discrimination. You truly represent, legacy, of Lord Nityananda, Lord Caitanya, our great achrya parampara and our dear Shrila Prabhupad. As son god gives meaning to the eyes, you, Dear Gurudev, give meaning to the life of your disciples like me. When that day will come, when I will at least fractionally but truly represent you, as your son?
Dear Gurudev, also I expect to be away from my family in recent future in order to earn livelihood. This decision is taken after guidance and consent of local sr. devotees here in Vadodara. I pray that such commitment will not become obstacle in preaching programs as well as in daily sadhana. I beg for your blessings for that.
Through this offering, let me commit myself to be very serious, agile and sincere in conducting my sadhana. I beg for your blessings in fulfilling my commitment. I express my deepest gratitude unto you, Your Holiness. I am also grateful to all senior devotees of Baroda and also of Mathuradesh who have always engaged us in various devotional services. I also pray on behalf of all Baroda Bhakti Vriksha members for everyone’s spiritual progress.
Once again, I pray to Lord Nrsimhadeva for your smooth medical treatment and earliest health recovery. We all need you for many more years….!!!!
Your servant,
Mahanand Caitanya Das (Diksha Disciple )
Preetimayi Radhika DD,(wife)
daughters - Raspriya Radharani Devi Dasi and
Riya
Baroda, India.
