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
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda
All glories to Śrīla Gurudeva,
Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my respectful obeisance at your lotus feet.
“All glories to your auspicious appearance day”
I am so fortunate to get an opportunity to glorify You, dear Gurudeva on your 73rd auspicious Vyāsa-pūjā. An insignificant servant like me is not at all qualified to glorify You dear Gurudeva, but I am doing it very happily as it is my duty as your disciple to glorify You.
Gurudeva, you are a real acharya, who has dedicated your life in fulfilling the mission of your guru Śrīla Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions are your life and soul. The Māyāpur which we see, enjoy and relish today is the outcome of your tremendous hard work. Even though your body has undergone severe health issues you are always calm and cool and fully engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord, and molding each and every person you meet to a devotee. You are working tirelessly day and night to fulfil each and every instruction of Śrīla Prabhupāda and not giving enough rest to your body. Gurudeva, you are not at all bothered about your body and always bothered about the spiritual well-being of devotees. Gurudeva, you are 100% soul conscious and not at all body conscious. When the whole world was affected with coronavirus you were bestowing so much “karuṇa” in taking care of the needs of all devotees of Māyāpur and other parts of the world.
Gurudeva, I have really experienced your mercy many times. When I had to go through some adverse situations, I pray and meditate on you which gives immense relief, support and strength to me.
Gurudeva, please bless us to engage in more and more preaching and other devotional services so that we can fulfil the promise we have given you while taking initiation. I am praying to Lord Narasiṁhadeva to protect you and keep you in good health so that you can fulfil Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. We came to ISKCON movement in 2009 and after that I have always seen you in wheelchair. I have a dream and a strong desire to see you dancing blissfully and doing kīrtanas with big karatālas. I am praying sincerely for this dream to become real.
Gurudeva, please forgive me for the offenses which I have committed knowingly or unknowingly. Please bless me to follow strict sādhana. Gurudeva, please bestow mercy on our family, our cell members and all our cakra members so that we all can engage in fulfilling your mission. Gurudeva, hope you recovered nicely after reaching Māyāpur from Chennai. We are chanting extra rounds of japa for your good health.
Waiting for your visit to Mathurādeśa.
Thanks a lot dear Gurudeva for the mercy you have bestowed on us.
Your insignificant servants from Mathurādeśa,
Premamayī Campakalatā devī dāsī (dīkṣa)
Śivanātha Giridhārī dāsa, Shilpa and Mādhava,
Mathurādeśa