Dear Gurudeva,
nama oṁ viṣṇu pādāya kṛṣṇa preṣṭāya bhu-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā swamin iti nāmine
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace Jayapatākā Swami Śrīla Ācāryapāda, who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
yat-sevayā bhagavataḥ
kūṭa-sthasya madhu-dviṣaḥ
rati-rāso bhavet tīvraḥ
pādayor vyasanārdanaḥ
“By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop trascendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service vanquishes one’s material distresses.” (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.7.19)
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and you
Happy Appearance Day Guru Maharaj
I feel myself unqualified to write a offering to you.
But I am still doing it, as a disciple must glorify and thank his spiritual master on his Vyāsa-pūjā. Here is my humble attempt.
Thank you for appearing in this world, at the most needed time and
place, to assist Srila Prabhupada your divine father in saving the
human race...
Thank you for your compassionate, saintly, selflessly dedicated life.
You practice, preach and live in Krishna, all your days and nights...
Thank you for your expert outreach, in thoughtful and dynamic ways,
you are reaching Krishna's lost servants, sharing eternal truth relevant
to today...
Thank you for your personal vaisnava dealings, how you are loyal and
always there, for a devotee who reaches out to come under your super
care...
Thank you for being my spiritual master, a loving father for me too,
any auspiciousness I may have in my life...it has come through you.
Thank you.
Your humble servant
Rupa Gaura Dasa