Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
nama om vishnu Padaya krishna Presthaya Bhutale
srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine
namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine
nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine
Worshipable Gurudev,
On this auspicious occasion of your appearance day, please accept my respectful obeisances on to your lotus feet. While writing this homage, a small Vaishnava song by Acharya Premanand Das Thakur came to my mind that, “Uttam adhama kichhu na bachhila jachiya deleka kola, kahe Parmanand emana Gauranga hridaye Dharia bola”.
As Gauranga Mahaprabhu embraced all, without discriminating who is ‘uttam’ and who is ‘adham’, similarly you had accepted me, even though I am an ‘adham’. Not only me, but also you have accepted my wife, daughter, and son, as your disciples. I cannot glorify your causeless mercy upon us, because of which my extended family; brother, and his family members have been changed and started following Krishna Consciousness. It is out of my imagination how Krsna Consciousness is working and changing people’s lives.
Gurudeva, with Caitanya Avatari Prabhu's mercy and senior devotees magnanimity, I have been assigned two areas for preaching. And it is because of your causeless mercy that I am looking after these areas, supported by my wife. Because of my attachments, I am unable to serve & preach more. During COVID 19 peak time, our preaching took new heights online. That time, I recalled your words, “PRAN ACHE JAR, SE KARE PRACHAR”. This boosted my conviction a lot. I, with my wife, are targeting a few families, who are really interested and potential for joining this movement. With your blessings, I have faith and hope that we will be able to bring them under your lotus feet. Some strategies we are applying to bring husbands, wives, and their children to this movement so that it will be easy for them to progress on this path. Please bless us Gurudev, so that we may do whatever little we are planning/targeting to bring others to Krishna Conscious.
It is blissful & enjoyable while doing devotional services and preaching. Senior Vaishnavs and Vaishnavis are guiding us to grow and make others grow.
Always eagerly expecting your mercy, I remain.
Your insignificant disciple,
Madan Mohan Madhav Dasa & Anukampita Radha Devi Dasi
New Rajapur Jagannatha Dham,
Magadi Main Road, Bangalore (India