My dearest spiritual father, Śrīla Gurudeva.
Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet on this auspicious day of your divine appearance.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Oh Guru Mahārāja, I do not have any qualification to glorify you. First, I would like to pray Lord Narasiṁhadeva to protect and bless you so that you recover from your current health condition and gain good health to serve and fulfill Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission.
You have made me very fortunate by accepting me as your disciple and showering your mercy in this lifetime, else I was just wandering in this world for millions of lifetimes with no spiritual goal, suffering in the blazing fire of material existence. We can see how compassionate you are to the fallen conditioned souls like me.
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
tasya tvaṁ tamaso ‘ndhasya duṣpārasyādya pāragam
sac-cakṣur janmanām ante labdhaṁ me tvad-anugrahāt
Your leadership is my only means of getting out of this darkest region of ignorance because you are my transcendental eye. Which by mercy only I have attained after many, many births. We are suffering simply because of ignorance. By the instruction of the spiritual master, the darkness of ignorance is removed and thus the disciple is enabled to go to the side of freedom. After many, many births, one is able to find a bonafide spiritual master and surrender to such a bonafide representative of Kṛṣṇa, one can be taken to the side of light
I beg for your mercy to do the devotional services to the best of my abilities. Gurudeva, I beg you to please forgive me for my offences, help me to be very serious, do my sādhanas sincerely and give up all unwanted desires. Please let my faith in Śrī Guru, Śrī Gaurāṅga and Vaiṣṇavas grow stronger and stronger. Please bless me and my family so that we can follow your instructions sincerely.
Daṇḍavat Praṇāmas... at your lotus feet
Your insignificant spiritual daughter,
Hemalatā Karuṇāvatī devī dāsī