Hare Kṛṣṇa Dear Guru Mahārāja
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All glories to your Divine Grace! All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!!
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
On this auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-Pūjā, I pray to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Pārthaśārthi, Śrī Śrī Gaura Nitāi and Śrī Śrī Sītā Rāma Lakṣmaṇā Hanumān to give you good health, protect you from all the dangers and bless you with a long life ahead.
Only by your causeless mercy you have accepted me as your disciple, although I have no eligibility for the same.
Guru Mahārāja, you are sacrificing your every drops of blood just to deliver the fallen souls like us. Taking the responsibilities given by Śrīla Prabhupāda as the life and soul you tirelessly propagating the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu throughout the whole world even in this physical condition. The prediction of Lord Nityanand Prabhu to Śrīla Jīva Goswami about manifestation of this “Adbhuta Mandira” the wonderful temple TOVP which was seen by Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda in his vision becomes true by your sincere effort. You have fulfilled not only the desires of Śrīla Prabhupāda but also the desires of our previous ācāryas like Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. You have developed the eternal abode of Lord Gaurāṅga, preached the glories of Śrī Navadvīpa Dhāma throughout the whole world and are bringing the devotees from each and every corner of the globe to Māyāpur so that they can join with Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas and chant together “Jaya Śacīnandana Gaurahari”. You have developed the Navadvīpa Mandala Parikramā so that the whole world can be delivered. You have reestablished the Nāmahaṭṭa Preaching to fulfill the desire of Mahāprabhu, “sarvatra pracār haibe mor nāma”. You have united our Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas under the roof of Śrīla Siddhānta Sarasvatī. You have all the qualities a pure devotee should have. Each and every day from the beginning till now you are sacrificing too much just for our deliverance. I know in my heart that only by your mercy I will be able to understand the absolute truth.
We are eternally indebted to you Guru Mahārāja. Although I am not so qualified to assist you in your service to Śrīla Prabhupāda but I have only hope of your mercy. Please forgive me for all the offenses I have done unto your lotus feet and kindly bless me so that I can follow your instructions properly and help you to fulfill the desires of Śrīla Prabhupāda. Please allow me to serve you eternally.
Your insignificant servant,
Aruṇakāntī Kānāi Dāsa (Dīkṣā deciple)
ISKCON Temple, New Delhi, India
