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
Hare Kṛṣṇa dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
Happy divine appearance day!
On this auspicious occasion, please bless me so that I can surrender to Śrīla Prabhupāda and Caitanya Mahāprabhu. I am currently aspiring from you and chanting 12 rounds.
For so many years you have worked tirelessly, traveling around the world and helping hundreds of fallen souls. Please add me to that list of fallen souls. I would really like to improve my sadhana and do more Kṛṣṇa conscious activities during the day but I don’t know how to, and I hope and pray that I will be able to serve you and help you in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. I also want to learn how to preach to people so I can please you and Śrīla Prabhupāda.
I remember in 2016 you visited us in Minnesota, even though there were barely any devotees here and only two initiation candidates. You tolerated our poor hospitality and were willing to stay in a hotel just so you could be here, even though so many other devotees in other states were waiting for you.
It is all thanks to your mercy that I am where I am today. In 2013 you performed my aksharābhyasam, and until then I wasn’t even able to hold a pen properly! Please continue to bless me both spiritually and materially. I wish to taste just a drop of the endless ocean of your mercy.
Your insignificant aspiring servant,
Haripriyā (aspiring disciple)
Minneapolis, USA