oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka-svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma tārine
Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaj,
Please accept my humble respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to you Guru Maharaj !!!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!!
Śrīla Gurudev, on the occasion of your Vyāsa Pūjā this year, I pray to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Gopinath, Gaura Nitāi, Jagannath Baladev Shubadra and Narasiṁhadeva to protect you and bless you with good health.
Every year we long for your vapu seva either during your visit to Sydney or during our visit to India. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, none of us has been able to travel and as a result, we do not have the opportunity to perform any vapu seva. But this inconvenience has been a blessing since we get your association on a daily basis through your Chaitanya Lila classes and Srimad Bhagavatham classes every Saturday. Your Chaitanya Lila classes are always like a cliff hanger wondering what is going to happen next. Srila Prabhupad said that you are an eternal associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and as a result, the explanations you give takes us right in the middle of the pastimes.
After the class is over, we eagerly wait for that glance or hear you say “krishne matir astu” during your home visits. Dear Gurudev, it is the most blissful moment to get your blessings. Mahaprabhu says
lava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya
In spite of getting the association, my fickle mind is dragging me back to materialistic desires. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur says the following in Vaisnava Ke.
tomara kanaka, bhogera janaka
kanakera dvare sevaha "madhava"
My dear mind, you are attached to wealth and due to Maya's influence you want to use your money simply for the gratification of your material senses, but by this, you will get no eternal satisfaction. You should use the wealth at your disposal in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Madhava [Krsna], and then only can you experience transcendental bliss from wealth.
I long for the day when I can experience that transcendental bliss. By listening to golden words, I can understand that my mentality is slowly transforming. I beg you to hasten my transformation forcibly.
Dear Gurudev, your krpa siddhi is unlimited. You gave my son Achyuth Anand and many of our Bhakti Vriksha devotees Harinaam diksha on 27th of March 2021 and accepted them as your disciples. Although it was a joyous occasion, at the same time I do not want any of us to be the cause of your suffering. I am hopeless and clueless to guide them to be steadfast in serving your lotus feet while I am struggling for the same. We are all dependant on your causeless mercy so that we can help you in fulfilling the instructions Srila Prabhupada gave you.
Once again, I am repeating the same wish that I place before you every year. Myself, my wife Sriguru Bhakti devi dasi and my son Acyutananda Madhava das are trying hard to bring many souls unto your lotus feet with the help of our Bhakti Vriksha devotees. Everyone is very sincere to please you except me. My sincere heartfelt prayer to you to bestow your mercy upon them so that all of us can be fixed in your service.
On this auspicious day it is my sincere prayer that please help me, my wife and my son to remain in the service of your lotus feet without succumbing to the materialistic pleasures. I also sincerely pray to Lord Nrsimhadev to always protect you so that more and more conditioned souls can be delivered by your mercy.
your fallen and unworthy servant begging for your mercy,
Anandamaya Gopinath das (Diksha Disciple), Sydney, Australia