Nama om Vishnu-padaya krsna-prestaya bhu-tale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine
Namo acarya padaya Nitai-krpa pradayine
Gaura-katha dhama-daya nagara grama tarine
Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my repeated obeisances unto the dust of your divine lotus feet. Wishing you a very Happy Vyasa Puja dear father!
Oh most merciful father, thank you for showering your mercy upon me. All that i am today is because of your causeless mercy.
Gurudeva! On the occasion of your 72nd Vyasa Puja, I pray to Sri Sri Jagannath Baladev Subadra Sudarshan, Narasimha dev, Panchatattva and Radha Madhava to always protect you and bless you with the bestest health.
jogyatā-vicāre, kichu nāhi pāi,
tomāra karuṇā-sāra
karuṇā nā hoile, kāndiyā kāndiyā,
prāṇa nā rākhibo āra
If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can only weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life."
I have no qualification to glorify and describe your divine qualities. Just like a small fish which is trying to describe the huge ocean but in vain, i cannot describe your ocean like qualities too. Still I shall attempt to write this offering to you to beg for your mercy.
If a wicked person like me can chant the Holy name by your mercy, I cannot imagine what a wonderful magician you are. You are a perfect example of 'Like father like son'. You are an epitome of Karuna. You are showering your mercy, but I am such a fool that I am not even raising my hands forward to take it. Please Gurudeva bless me with nama ruchi. I want to chant attentively, offenselessly, whole heartedly. I always remember one of your quotes 'More attentive, less offensive'. Only by your mercy can I get the taste to chant more.
Gurudeva I have never heard of anyone who is more tolerant than you. You always exemplify this quality. So many needles, so many knives, so many hardships just to save us all. You are an epitome of tolerance. Please bless me to become more reflective than reactive, to be more humble than proud, to be more tolerant than impatient . Because of this nasty nature of mine, I don't want to hinder the growth of the bhakti lata creeper that you have planted in my heart.
In the barren land of my heart, you came like a loving gardener, watered and nurtured it. You planted the sapling of krsna bhakti and left it to be protected by me. But the weeds of my anarthas and desires are just pulling it down. Only your grace can give me the knowledge to protect it. Bless me with the intelligence to stop running for the things that are already destined to come to me. May my heart soften to feel the pain of others and may my heart open enough appreciate their love.
You have always been para dukha dukhi. This wonderful quality of yours can be seen more now in the corona times. How in your Caitanya Lila classes you bless everyone and pray for everyone. Everytime you stress about the safety measures and precautions. May I always remember that wishing well for others is always the way to your heart.
I feel so hopeless that I am such a useless daughter to such a wonderful father. I feel terrible when thoughts of being so ungrateful to you cross my mind. You shower so much love but I am not able to reciprocate aptly to that love Gurudeva.
I always wondered what pious deeds I had done to get you as my Spiritual master. But then I immediately realise that you have created this good fortune for me. You have given me a clean slate and gave me another life to live. A life worth preaching is a life worth living. In the protective umbrella, under the guidance of H G Caitanya Avatari pr and H G Rasamayi mj, my husband Bala Murari Das and I are trying to preach.
Preaching is your life. Srila Prabhupada is your life. His mission is your life. Every drop of blood in your body is only thinking of preaching. Your heart only beats for Srila Prabhupada. And the only way to your heart is to preach. I have been trying and taking my baby steps in this attempt to please you. On this wonderful day, I also beg you to please bless all my Bhakti Vriksha members and their families to progress spiritually and surrender unto your lotus feet. Please bless them to be able to cross over all the stumbling blocks in their devotional life as if they were small pebbles.
Please bless my husband Bala Murari Das, daughter Ruchira Radhe and me, that we as a family eternally serve you in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada's mission. Please bless us to be focused in our preaching endeavours and be able to win over the enemies of the mind.
Your useless daughter,
Gandharvi Gopika DD (Diksha)
ISKCON NRJD
Bangalore, India