Dear Gurudeva,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
I offer my respectful obeisance unto His Divine Grace Jayapatākā Swami Śrīla Ācāryapāda, who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
yat-sevayā bhagavataḥ
kūṭa-sthasya madhu-dviṣaḥ
rati-rāso bhavet tīvraḥ
pādayor vyasanārdanaḥ
“By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop transcendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service vanquishes one’s material distresses.” (Śrīmad Bhagavatam 3.7.19)
Please accept my humble obeisance.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and to you Mahārāja.
Happy Vyāsa-pūjā Day Guru Mahārāja
I feel unqualified to write an offering to you.
But I am still doing it, as a disciple must glorify and thank his spiritual master on his Vyāsa-pūjā. Here is my humble attempt.
Thank you for appearing in this world, at the most needed time and place,
to assist Śrīla Prabhupāda your divine father in saving the human race...
Thank you for your compassionate, saintly, selflessly dedicated life,
You practice, preach, and live in Kṛṣṇa, all your days and nights...
Thank you for your expert outreach, in a thoughtful and dynamic way,
You are reaching Kṛṣṇa’s lost servants, sharing eternal truth relevant today...
Thank you for your personal Vaishnava dealings, how you are loyal and always there,
for a devotee who reaches out to come under your super care...
Thank you for being our spiritual master, and a loving father to me too, your presence and association last year in Dāmodaradeśa are blessings.
Even after so much of physical inconveniences, you are always ready to give all your guidance and association to your disciples this is unbelievable.
Any auspiciousness I may have in my life... it has come through you.
Thank you.
Your humble servant
Sevānanda Gaura Dāsa
Śaśi Koṭi Rādhikā Devi Dāsī
Dāmodaradeśa (Dubai)