Dear Gurumaharaj
Please Accept My respectful Obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, All Glories to you!
“Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine”
nama om vishnu Padaya krishna Presthaya Bhutale
srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine
namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine
nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine
Today is the most auspicious day, Kamada Ekadashi and my beloved Gurumaharaj’s 73rd Vyasapuja day.
O’ Gurumaharaj, you do not need our glorification, you are already glorified.
But I am so fallen, for my purification, to bring in some auspiciousness in my life, I am putting my humble effort to glorify you.
I was reading a Facebook post in Bengali, the heading attracted my eyes “abak kanda”- astonishing moment.
Once you were travelling out of Hyderabad airport, suddenly an airport officer said “I need to check you”. Your personal servants informed the officer, “Gurumaharaj is a sannyasi and ISKCON Guru, do you want to check him?”
The officer was adamant and took you to check up room and closed the door.
The officer touched your lotus feet and did a dandavat pranam.
The officer got up and apologized to you “Maharaj, I wasted your valuable time. I used my position to touch your lotus feet. Please forgive me. I had seen you long back and had a desire to touch your lotus feet. I am chanting since then.” He then offered flowers on your lotus feet and begged for your shelter.
It strikes my stone like heart, people had so much transformation seeing you in the airport and I am so unfortunate, O’ Gurumaharaj, that you mercifully gave me shelter but my heart did not change at all, I could not develop love.
gurudev!
kripa-bindu diya, koro’ ei dase,
trinapekha ati hina
sakala sahane, bala diya koro’,
nija-mane spriha-hina
sakale sammana korite sakati,
deho’ natha! jathajatha
tabe to’ gaibo, hari-nama-sukhe,
aparadha ha ’be hata
Please give me the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy
name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease.
O’ Gurumaharaj, you are a great disciple of Srila Prabhupada, a very very special person because you have dedicated 100 percent to Srila Prabhupada.
Your mind is completely engrossed in executing Srila Prabhupada’s instructions. Srila Prabhupada was aware of your capability and had given many instructions which you have successfully completed, yet you are mercifully asking us and engaging us in Srila Prabhupada’s service.
You have demonstrated an infinite and unfathomable dedication to your spiritual master.
We get inspired how you are dedicated on book distribution, development of Navadwip Dham, and building the TOVP to please Srila Prabhupada.
To illustrate your desire to complete the TOVP for Srila Prabhupada’s pleasure, you are going to flag off the official launch of the TOVP 2024 Marathon to open the temple in 2024 and relocate our beloved Mayapur Deities into Their new home by lighting and carrying a TOVP Victory Torch. How pleasing it would be to Srila Prabhupada!
O’ Gurumaharaj, you are an embodiment of endless inspiration. Taking the charge of more than 55,000 souls- initiated, or diksha disciples , a great number of aspiring devotees. There are thousands who take siksha from you.
Your unlimited compassion for conditioned souls
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructed jare dekho tare kaho krishna updesh- deliver the message of Lord Krishna wherever you go and to whoever you meet.
O’ Gurumaharaj, you are exemplary. We see how you preach to the doctors and nurses who comes to treat you and you transform them.
On this auspicious day, O’ Gurumaharaj, please give me mercy, give me mercy so that I can use myself for any service unto your lotus feet.
Your very insignificant spiritual servants
Sarvanatha Krsna Das
Revati Manoharini Devi Dasi
Shreya Kundu