Our Dearmost Spiritual Father, Srila Guru Maharaj,
Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna preshtaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka Swamin iti namine
Nama Acaryapadaya Nitai Krpa pradayine
Gaura Katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna preshtaya bhutale
SrimateBhaktivedanta Swamin iti namine
Namaste Saraswate deve Gaura vani pracarine
Nirvisesa sunya vadi pascatya desa tarine
Please accept our most respectful and humble obeisances at the dust of Your Lotus Feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Your Divine Grace!
We wish you a very happy Appearance day! All glories to the most auspicious tithi of Your Appearance!! Our humble and heartfelt prayers to Lord Nrsingadev to always keep you in the best of health for the many decades to come.
Dearest Srila Guru Maharaj, the past year has been unprecedented, but it is a year that I am immensely grateful for, as this pandemic has brought us all together, through the virtual platform, much closer to the shelter of Your lotus feet. What good fortune, that we get Your association, every single day - we get to hear and witness Your personal ecstasies relishing the lilas of Lord Caitanya, offering You the humble preparations that we make, hearing Your uplifting and encouraging comments for the tiniest of our efforts. We pray that these wonderful memories may remain forever etched in our hearts. Srila Guru Maharaj, You extend Yourself so much to be available to the devotees, every single day, even when you were affected by COVID. Such mercy, such compassion, You are truly, 'Nitai Krpa Pradayine'! We pray that we can imbibe a drop of Your enthusiasm for devotional service and the mood of compassion to share it with others.
We hear that 'Every day is a festival in the spiritual world', but by Your mercy we can witness this even while being in this world, in Your transcendental association. Everyday on the call, we celebrate devotees' birthdays, wedding anniversaries, annaprasana ceremonies, deity welcoming anniversaries, etc., By your mercy, we feel connected to many god-brothers and god-sisters from different parts of the world and feel so inspired by their various offerings of love and service to Your Divine Lotus Feet. Srila Guru Maharaj, we are very grateful for all the messages that You share with us through the JPS App. We feel very enlivened to hear about your transcendental day-to-day activities and it makes us feel so connected with You Srila Guru Maharaj. We are very grateful to You Srila Guru Maharaj for this ingenuous idea and to the entire team of devotees who are working behind the scenes to make this App possible. We pray that we can be of some service to You and all the wonderful devotees who are so dedicatedly serving You.
Srila Guru Maharaj, during the recent Nityananda Trayodasi, I was trying to meditate on the symbols on the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. Seeing the 'Victory Flag' on the lotus feet of the Lord, I was immediately reminded of You Srila Guru Maharaj. I also noticed that this symbol of the 'Victory Flag', is not just present on the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, but also on the lotus feets of Lord Caitanya and Sri Sri Radha Krsna. Srila Guru Maharaj, You are indeed the 'Victory Flag' of Srila Prabhupada, no matter whatever obstacle comes in Your way, You show us how to overcome it and always remain fixed in Your services to Srila Prabhupada. Srila Guru Maharaj, compared to the many insurmountable boulders of challenges on Your path, that You have so successfully crossed over, I am faltering over the tiny stones that are in my path. We beg for your strength and determination to overcome these obstacles and always remain steadfast in our service to You.
Srila Guru Maharaj, by your mercy, we have been conducting classes for kids in Omaha. Due to the remote work and school arrangements, we were able to do classes on a daily basis with some of the kids, wherein we do Japa, learn slokas & prayers and discuss on some pastimes. We request for Your blessings on all these children and their families so that they can take up Krsna Consciousness and progress very nicely. Srila Guru Maharaj, somehow by Your will and the Lord's arrangement, we have been brought to Omaha, but we find ourselves very inadequate in sharing this joyous process of Krsna Consciousness with others. By Your mercy, even a dumb man can become an eloquent speaker and a lame person can cross mountains. We pray that we can take advantange of this mercy of Yours and make ourselves worthy instruments in Your service.
Srila Guru Maharaj, we beg for Your mercy so that we may develop a taste for chanting the Holynames, reading Srila Prabhupada's books, serving the deities and be of some assistance to You and Your dedicated servants. Srila Guru Maharaj, I don't seem to have the urgency for Krsna Consciousness and somehow my mind is still hankering for material pleasures. I have wasted so many lifetimes and so many years in this very lifetime, not taking advantage of the good fortune of being in Your shelter. Srila Guru Maharaj, we beg for Your mercy so that we can become Your dedicated servants and engage our body, mind and words solely for Your service. Let our only aspiration and goal of life be to please You. Unfortunately, I am very far from this ideal, but I am completely dependant on Your mercy Srila Guru Maharaj, for Your mercy has brought me this far and only Your mercy can take me forward too. My earnest plea is to always remain connected to You and devotees who are dedicatedly serving You. Please forgive us for our unlimited offenses that we may have committed knowingly or unknowlingly and kindly keep us forever under the shade of Your lotus feet.
Beggings to remain Your eternal servants,
Your siksha son and spiritual daughter,
Prema Vikas Dasa and
Divyangi Lalita Devi Dasi
