nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate Jayapataka-svāminn iti nāmine
Namah acharyapadaya nitai krpa pradhayine
Gaurakatha dhama dhaya nagara grama tarine
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Dear Srila Gurudeva!
Please accept my respectful obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories unto your divine lotus feet!
I reflect on your auspicious appearance day as a great opportunity & great fortune in my life to glorify the whole parampara through you!. As a Gaudiya Vaishnava, though this glorification need to be done each and every day yet this is a special opportunity awarded being your spiritual son.
In the Ādi Purāṇa there is the following statement by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, addressed to Arjuna: "My dear Pārtha, one who claims to be My devotee is not so. Only a person who claims to be the devotee of My devotee is actually My devotee." No one can approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly. One must approach Him through His pure devotees. Therefore, in the system of Vaishnava activities, the first duty is to accept a devotee as spiritual master and then to render service unto him.
Dear Guru Maharaja, the verse above signifies the importance of serving the spiritual master and a pure devotee, and unless I serve you submissively, I will never be able to attain the lotus feel of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Your attachment to Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityananda, Srila Prabhupada and Navadwip dham is very deep, to say the least. And You always spill that nectar to all of us daily through Caitanya Lila session. Your compassion knows no bounds as you continuously extend yourself to guide and protect us, in spite of your physical challenges. In spite of your extended mercy everyday flowing through virtual medium, I still fail to understand the same. Please bless me that I become serious and fixed in Krsna Consciousness.
Gurudeva, I will never be able to repay you for the boundless mercy that you have showered upon our family for the last so many years, yet on this most auspicious day of your vyasa puja, I shamelessly beg that you continue shower your mercy upon us so that we will be able to follow your instructions and assist you in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s instructions.
Your Spiritual Children
Amani Gauracandra Das
Susevini Gurugauranga DD
Dhanya
Haripriya
