My dearest Spiritual Father,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at Your lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! All glories to Your Holiness!
We celebrate various festivals in a year but certainly spiritual master’s appearance day remains the most personal. This is a time to reflect on how worthless I am and how magnanimous You are! You continue showering mercy on me despite my many shortcomings and this helps me develop more faith in You and in the process of devotional service to the Lord.
As I write this offering, I realize how unqualified I am in trying to speak of your transcendental glories. Gurudeva, You are an ocean of auspicious qualities. Whatever activities You perform are filled with devotion. You maintain a contagious spirit of service to Kṛṣṇa and wherever You go, You shower the mercy to one and all. I relish Your instructions, corrections and encouragements. Every day we wait for Your Caitanya-līlā nectar. Your guidance and instructions to read Prabhupāda’s books is highly important as reading has now become a part of our daily life.
How amazingly well You understand the needs of people no matter what background they come from. We can see how You engage in loving service of the Lord by setting a high standard when it comes to serving the instructions of the spiritual master. Every year I take the darśana of You and every single time, it seems to me that my entire spiritual progress for the year that I have traversed happens in that brief meeting.
Your transcendental glance removes another layer of ignorance. May I always remain a humble and foolish servant before my spiritual master. Your personality glows like a multi-faceted jewel beaming with qualities of a pure Vaiṣṇava. Your compassion for everyone’s welfare is incomparable and glorified. Your deep faith in Kṛṣṇa and realizations in the process is worth glorifying.
Your personal guidance towards me is my treasure. On this auspicious day I beg forgiveness for my mistakes and seek Your kind blessings so that I could serve You. You have picked me up from nowhere and guiding me at every step. You are also a true inspiration for us.
I sincerely pray to Lord Narasiṁhadeva for Your good health so You can travel around the world to save many fallen souls like me. Guru Mahārāja, I pay obeisances at Your lotus feet.
Your most worthless daughter,
Sudevīrāṇī Devī Dāsī
Śyāmadeśa