Dearest GuruMaharaj
On the auspicious occassion of your 72nd Sri Vyasa Puja Mahotsava
Please accept my respectful obeisance at you Lotus Feet
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and All Glories to you
oḿ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaḿ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
I offer my respectful obeisance unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
I refer to an excerpt from your lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam at Los Angles in June 1981, where you made a reference of how one should be like a deep water fish to be able to swim consistently in transcendental ocean of devotion, how to be like a makara fish and swim in deep nectarian currents of Krishna consciousness and devotional service to Srila Prabhupada, thus escape getting caught in the nets of snarling fisherman 'Maya' due to shallowness caused by lack of devotional service. You have always reminded us on how to perform such deep and loving devotional service through your actions. We understand that such deep actions and reverence to follow your instructions dear Gurudev is the only way to enable us to swim deep down to the depths of transcendental ocean. So our desire is to always remain under your divine shelter and serve you at your lotus feet.
Dear Gurudev, You continue to inspire us with your deep and loving actions at every moment inspite of all bodily inconveniences and continue services to your spritual master and Lord Chaitanya with all humility and difficulties. Like Kunti devi prayed Krsna when Krsna was leaving Hastinapur, going back to Dwaraka" Now the battle is over and we are victorious, everything is there. But now You are leaving us. Do not leave us. Its better You stay here . Just because our difficulties are over You are leaving. It's better to keep giving us trouble. If that is the price, we would rather take the trouble with You, than have the material comforts without You. Dear Guru Maharaj, you are showing this true mood of the devotee through each and every action. It was more evident to everyone in this world when you and your dear servants endured immense suffering during Covid and had to traverse through personal health crisis. You endured so much pain and took away the bad Karma of your devotees and still shower us with love and care. You stand up tall as a victorious flag akin to your beautiful name and my stone walled heart goes through an instant meltdown. This gives myself and my wife Nandini Haripriya Dd, immense strength in our heart to remain attached to serving Krsna and Guru in fulfilling his instructions with immense love and care and offer it at your lotus feet. This is where we start and finish, where we reside. We want to always remain under your divine shelter of your lotus feet.
I and my wife Nandini Haripriya Dd remain focused on preaching kids and conducting morning japa session for kids whilst completed Gita Manjari successfully and planning a next one. Please bless us so that we can chant and more and more devotional service to Krsna. I am amazed at your burden of love that you take for us although we arent qualified to receive your mercy. We want to be guided, trained and helped. Please guide us to take up more devotional service and offer this as a personal offering at your lotus feet and to our dear Sri Sri RadhaGopinath who are both very dear to our heart.
As Krishna is known as Bhava Grahi Janardana, he sees the mood of the devotee, whether the devotee sincerely keeps on trying even when there are difficulties. Likewise you are merciful to us and bless us to face the challenges and cross them successfully. We pray for the special mercy and kindness to help us face and win over incessant maya attacks. At times we slide through this slippery slope of Maya however as per your guidance the only Prayaschitta, the only purifications or atonement is to feel sincere repentance and engage completely and sincerely in devotional service. Your virtual classes and darshans has given us a lot of hope and love. Please continue to help us with your mercy as this is the only lifeline we have during covid period to refine our mood of devotion, increase our enthusiasm and determination.
Your endeavour to please Srila Prabhupada and shower mercy despite bodily inconvieniences inspires us immensly. We have been so bodily and materially focused and need your causeless mercy to make this life successful by serving you birth after birth and assist you fulfill the instructions of Srila Prabhupada
Your unqualified disciples at your lotus feet
Paramapriya Gopinath das, Nandini Haripriya dd and Bhakta Ojas Param