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
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All Glories to Your Divine Grace, who have just spent the whole life for the pleasure of fulfilling Śrīla Prabhupāda instructions.
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda, who has spent the whole life to establish the movement of Lord Caitanya and reach out to nook and corner of the world.
Guru means ‘heavy’, as You accepted the role of guru to deliver the fallen souls out of this saṁsāra-sāgara.
You have accepted us as your disciple out of Your causeless mercy and lead us away from the darkness to the world of eternal light.
Once I heard a lecture from His Grace Ātma-tattva Prabhu that we can recognize our guru hearing from whom we shed tears of love for Kṛṣṇa.
Even though I am just a worm in this world but you accepted me, it’s simply causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya upon me.
Everything I desired in spiritual life is almost fulfilled by Your mercy, I have many times foolishly not understood Your glories, as I am still a twig in this vast forest of devotional service.
Last whole year was blissful as usual as we were able to stay in Lord Caitanya’s dhāma Māyāpur. One more year of uncountable blessings upon me.
Like in the vana-bhojana-līlā, every gopa were very blissful that Lord Kṛṣṇa was looking at him and interaction and like in Rāsa-līlā every gopī felt that Lord Kṛṣṇa is dancing with her and giving exclusive attention to her and in Pānihāṭi-līlā Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda reciprocating with every devotee exclusively like that we also feel that Your Divine Grace reciprocates with each devotee individually and make them feel very special.
Your divine grace always make us feel distinct,
although we remain extinct
Ācārya, spreading the māhā-mantra,
attracting each and every one of though śāstra
Gaurāṅga Gaurāṅga You utter loudly,
establishing Lord Gaurāṅga in us profoundly
Every word of Your Divine Grace is strong,
making it like a song.
Every effort you make,
You keep us awake
Your shower of Love for Kṛṣṇa,
makes us bloom in Lord Caitanya’s Garden as flower
Thank you dear Gurudeva,
For taking in the rain of Kṛṣṇa-prema, when I'm feeling so dry
For giving me the answers when I'm asking you
though I was crying in uncertainty,
you were driving me to eternity
would want to remain eternally your servant
Yours in service,
Rasapriya Gopikā devī dāsī
Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, India
