Please accept my humble obeisences Gurumaharaj
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to You my dearest Spiritual Father.
mukam karoti vachalam
pangum langhayate girim
yat-kripa tam aham vande
shri-gurum dina-taranam
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."
Thank you Srila Gurudev for accepting me as your spiritual son.
Gurumaharaj, you are selflessly giving every moment of your life, I yearn for the day when I can feel worthy to say, “I’m a disciple of Srila Jayapataka Swami”. Every moment of your time is spent spreading the glories of Gaur Nitai and Srila Prabhupada. It’s our absolute pleasure to watch you as often as possible on Facebook or Zoom. I’m in awe of how effortlessly you except each day’s challenges as though it’s was just a “Sunday walk in the park”.
Kasturi manjari and I started and about to complete the bhakti Sastri degree with Gurumaharaj’s dear God Brother HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami, it’s been an amazing journey to do the course together and Maharaj is an amazing teacher.
Gurumaharaj, you sent a wonderful voice note to us in 2015 to Kasturi and I off how we should stick together and gave the example of two match sticks, when held together are difficult to break. We have since, stuck together and faced every challenge and joy as a team. Thank you for believing in us.
Devotee care is very dear to you Gurumaharaj, you have made much reference to this, Kasturi and I have taken that principle to heart and daily try to practice this at home at out off home to the extended family of Srila Prabhupada.
I try to serve the devotees and Gurumaharaj’s God Brothers at every opportunity, even though I can’t serve you directly.
Birth after birth I pray to remain at the shelter of your lotus feet.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BELOVED FATHER
From, this most useless aspiring servant of your servants,
Upendra Gauranga das (diksha)
Durban, SA