oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
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 Śrīla Guru Mahārāja,
Please Accept Our Respectful Obeisances
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All Glories to Your Divine Grace!!
I am your Sheltered discipline begging to take the shelter of your lotus feet.
I am very thankful to you for giving me shelter this year. Please bless me so I can serve you and stay determined in my spiritual life.
You have been inspiring many of us continuously day to day Guru Mahārāja by showing how we can utilize our material body in the service of the Guru and Gaurāṅga despite all the challenges we face. You always take every opportunity to make people chant the holy name despite your health condition Guru Mahārāja. This is the only motivation that I take to stay determined in my spiritual life.
Please bless me that I should progress nicely in my spiritual life and serve you nicely Guru Mahārāja.
We wish you a very happy appearance day.
Your servants,
Śrī Lakshmi Bandhakavi (sheltered disciple)
Ashok Kumar
Siri Hamsini
Sai Loshini
East London, UK