My dear spiritual father Jayapatākā Swami Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful prostrated obeisance’s at Your Divine Grace’s lotus feet on
your Centennial Vyāsa-pūjā celebration! Unfortunate I am making trying to increase fortune by singing glories of your holiness.
Make this unfortunate a great fortunate one by gracing your divine shelter. Suffering in this material world without any shelter is deliberately waiting for your shelter, other than which there is no other hope.
O Lord and my master, I repeatedly failed in my ways to enjoy and find no means of shelter other than your lotus feet. Not able to follow the divine lotus like words waiting for your divine shelter from above. Scriptures glorifies your qualities which even attract Kṛṣṇa, how can this unfortunate one can really understand in full, but I hope for your mercy to reveal from within.
If I make your instructions as my life and soul, then that day will become my success of life, May that day be mine (guru-sevāya bastu mile jīvana sārthaka jadi hoy). Give me your drop of mercy so that I can become humbler than blade of grass and give me all strength to bear all troubles and trials and make me devoid of all desires of personal honor.
Lacking faith in holy name is begging for your drop of faith which you have on holy name. If by your grace if you bestow the mercy, then I will be able to pay respects to all living entities then I will be able to chant holy names in proper way. Obtaining by your mercy I will consider myself blessed by your grace. If your give mercy then I will be able to follow the Nectar like instructions, make me your own servant then I will be freed from desire of personal honor.
If you examine me, you find me devoid of spiritual qualities, but it is your compassion which can surely help this fallen soul to grace your divine grace on this fallen. Finding no other means my hearting is burning with fire of material desires, like a desert scorched by sun. Save this fallen by mace in your hand.
Hoping for your divine mercy with aspiration of service.
Your Insignificant Servant aspiring for shelter,
Yogānanda (aspiring disciple)
Kanpur, India