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
All Glories to Śrī Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja.
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Pandemic restrictions imposed by the Government for the safety of human lives made me all home - bound, drastically reduced my family’s wants and anxieties, in truth, this is a 3rd year continuation due to Omicron virus attack.
The continuous home-bound gave me ample time to think of my real priorities, then doing some kind of mechanical chanting while allowing thoughts wandering and then bringing it back to sense was a kind of daily attempt every day as a housewife. As the pandemic situation got worse month after month, I gradually rescheduled time slots to do my fixed rounds of chanting, especially attentively by your mercy,
I am maintaining planting ‘flowers - bearing plants’ in order to offer daily to Kṛṣṇa. My attempt has become successful, almost to my expectations all by your mercy and the constant thought upon Lord Kṛṣṇa while attending the plants in the mornings. Now I do my seven rounds of chanting in the morning prior to attending the garden work daily. Prior to my morning chant, daily I read a few pages of Kṛṣṇa Book and I have now completed.
I have lots of tulasī plants at the main gate entrance for offering, almost like a tulasī garden enclosure, despite no rain. Recently, I specially planted two ‘Pārijāta’ trees for Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā’s pleasure, now they have started to bear very few flowers too. I pluck roses for Kṛṣṇa daily from my home-garden. My garden for offering flowers to Kṛṣṇa gives me a lot of enthusiasm and pleasure in serving Kṛṣṇa. I request your blessings for me to continue this service to Lord Kṛṣṇa and Gaurāṅga.
In addition to flowers for Kṛṣṇa, had home grown vegetables to cook for the pleasure of Rādhārāṇī. Some of them grew well, cooked for months from freshly plucked vegetables and when offered to Kṛṣṇa gave more enthusiasm, but could not maintain due to lack of rain.
After my garden work, I start my cooking for the Lord and the day moves with rest of my chanting, all by your mercy Dear Guru Mahārāja.
I was very pleased and blessed to Thank you for accepting our garden grown mango fruit offerings from our Colombo home and gave your Blessings when you made an island –wide visit through ‘Zoom’. After accepting our offering last year, this year the mangoes yield has more than doubled, could not believe my eyes.
This is my humble tribute to remind us of our debt to You, Dear Guru Mahārāja,
May Lord Narasiṁhadeva protect your health to continue Your service,
May Lord Gaurāṅga give You all the spiritual strength.
We pray to the Lord on this auspicious occasion of Your Vyāsa-pūjā, all glories, all glories, all glories unto You,
Your eternal servant,
Dhanya Rādhikā Devī Dāsī (dīkṣā)
Śrī Laṅka (Colombo)