nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate Jayapatāka-svāmin iti nāmine
Namah acāryapadaya nitāi kṛpa pradāyine
Gaurakatha dhama dāya nagara grāma tārine
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
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
Dear GuruDeva,
Please accept my respectful obesciences. All glories to Your auspicious appearance day.
Time is running so fast that we couldnot even realize a year passed by already after we met You at New Panihati Dham, Atlanta during Your 50th Sannyasa celebrations.
It is very admiring always to see You inspiring so many devotees, taking care of other Maharaj's disciples, the way You use the technology, the way You set the passcodes for the Zoom class, the way You answer the questions practically,depicting how You are utilizing each and every second in the service of Gauranga, to remember the Holynames and make us also remember the Holynames. Through JayaPataka Swami App, You are being more connected with all of us every day and letting us know how You are spending Your day in the service of Kṛṣṇa. I have never seen You miss any Caitanya lila class even a single day, although You were not keeping well. You are being so merciful to all the devotees by accepting our offerings.
We had expressed our desire to You thorugh our Siksha Gurus(Amānī Gauracandra dās and Susevinī Guru Gaurāṅga devī dāsī), to get a child when we met You in January 2020. By Your grace and mercy, we are blessed with a girl baby and named her as Chatura. And few weeks back, You have done Anna Prasana virtually through Zoom. We are very thankful to Your lotus feet for everything.
On this auspicious occassion, I am aspiring to surrender on to Your lotus feet to get initiated as soon as possible by completing all the eligibility criteria to be part of serving You and Srila Prabhupada's mission. Please bless my family(my wife Ramya and my daughter Chatura) to advance quickly in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by removing all our bad qualities, to serve all the Vaisnavas.
And also please shower Your mercy on to all the devotees in Minneapolis to be instrumental in preaching the glories of the Lord.
Your Unqualified Son,
Arun Souri
