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
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Our Dear Spiritual Father,
Please accept our respectful obeisances on the occasion of your 74th Vyāsa-pūjā.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
We are constantly getting reminded of how you are undertaking the great sacrifice of taking Kṛṣṇa consciousness to different parts of the world, in spite of your challenging health conditions and how we are so indebted to your Divine Grace.
You are taking Lord Caitanya’s message all over the world.
You have shown us how we should be dedicated to serving Guru and Gaurāṅga, how we should be following your footsteps.
It is amazing how you had once mentioned about 50 instructions that Śrīla Prabhupāda gave you, and how you were inspiring us all to help in fulfilling those instructions. Just like how Lord Rāma engaged all of vanara sena in building the bridge to Lanka in his mission to bring back Sītā devī, similarly you are engaging us all in your mission of fulfilling Śrīla Prabhupāda’s desires. You know very well that we are incapable of doing any services. In spite of that, you are mercifully engaging us in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s service.
We are facing a lot of distractions in this material world and is keeping us away from your divine lotus feet. When we look back and see the number of years gone after coming to the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we feel like having wasted many valuable moments but still revolting not to follow you. Guru Mahārāja, by your inspiration, we are trying to read Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books systematically. Please bless us to have a taste in reading scriptures and follow the messages given diligently. Please also bless us that we get taste in chanting the holy name. We wish we inspire more new people to surrender unto your lotus feet.
On this auspicious day, please bless us and our daughter Kiśorī that, as a family we eternally serve you in your service to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Your insignificant spiritual son and daughter,
Gaurāṅga prasad Dāsa and
Śrīguru sevanandi devī dāsī
Chennai
