My dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurāṅga. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Guru Mahārāja, we earnestly pray at your lotus feet to bless us so that we can express our heartfelt gratitude and prayers on this auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā. Your Divine presence and teachings are source of our spiritual bliss and awakening for the fallen soul like me. You have taught us how to remain spiritually awaken and connected to Kṛṣṇa in all calamities of life. I used to wonder why would have Śrīla Prabhupāda named you Jayapatākā, which I realize later from the lessons of Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā. One of the signs of Victory of Paṇḍava’s was Hanumānjī on Arjuna’s flag. Similarly, your the victory flag of ISKCON carrying Śrīla Prabhupāda like Hanumānjī in your heart.
Guru Mahārāja my journey in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has began just because of your causeless mercy. I was rotting into this so called shiny life of materialistic world but only by your auspicious darśana my life has turned upside down. It was your divine mercy only that I got connected to your spiritually elevated and sincere disciples here in Avatārīdeśa. Within no time they made me ready to receive your mercy and I got my harināma initiation from you. I lookback and see I have no qualifications to be your disciple but still you accepted me very mercifully. While I continue to strive to keep up with my sādhana and vows, due to so many anarthas in my heart and mind. I know I can do better but I am falling short of my efforts and sincerity. I need to hear more and more lectures of yours to understand your mood and then make more and more sincere efforts to remain surrendered unto your lotus feet while serving in this divine mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda and Gaurāṅga.
My beloved Guru Mahārāja, we pray at your lotus feet to bless us to situate strongly in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and while practicing sincerely ourselves we can inspire and motivate more and more devotees to take up Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By your divine mercy, so far we are conducting a small Bhakti-vṛkṣa here in Avatārīdeśa, participate in yātrā level services for various events and programs, contribute in various projects like TOVP and Tribal Care. I am blessed that my wife (Divya Anaṅga Gopī Devī Dāsī) and my son (bhakta Atharva) also positively contribute and supports me in various Kṛṣṇa conscious programs. We pray at your lotus feet that may by your mercy we are able to sustain this devotional life and also improve in our sincerity in performing devotional service.
Finally, we sincerely pray at the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Śrī Gaura Nitāi, and Śrī Narasiṁhadeva for your good health and continued services in ISKCON inspiring and delivering millions and millions of fallen souls like me.
Yours insignificant spiritual son and daughter,
Nitāi Naṭeśvara Dāsa
Divya Anaṅga Gopī Devī Dāsī
Bhakta Atharva