Our Most Beloved Father Śrīla Guru Mahārāja
Please accept our respectful obeisances at the dust of Your Lotus Feet. All glories to You! All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda, The Dearmost and Confidential Servitor of Srimati Rādhārani!! All glories to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava!!
Dearest Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, we wish You a very very “Happy Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā”!! Happy 74th Appearance Day!! All glories to You, Dearest Śrīla Guru Mahārāja!!
On this most special day, our prayers to Lord Ugrasthānu Nṛsiṁhadeva, to continue to keep You in His Transcendental Protection!!
In his beautiful bhajana, Bhajana Lālasā, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes:
ohe! vaiṣṇava ṭhākura, doyāra sāgara,
e dāse koruṇā kori’
diyā pada-chāyā, śodho he āmāya,
tomāra caraṇa dhori
O venerable Vaiṣṇava, devotee of Kṛṣṇa! O ocean of mercy, be merciful unto your servant. Give me the shade of your lotus feet and purify me. I hold on to your lotus feet.
kṛṣṇa se tomāra, kṛṣṇa dīte pāro,
tomāra śakati āche
āmi to’ kāńgāla, ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ boli’,
dhāi tava pāche pāche
Kṛṣṇa is yours. You have the power to give Him to me. I am simply your servant running behind you shouting, “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”
You are indeed an Ocean of Unlimited Mercy, Dearest Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, and the second verse is our sincere desire, prayer, request... we just want to be Yours, Your sold out servants, to be used by You, for Your pleasure, eternally!!
The way You have been Guiding us, Supporting us and being such a Strong Pillar of Love, without which, we would have been blown away like dry leaves that get blown away when faced with strong storms.
Your words from the Sweet Caitanya-līlā classes everyday, gives us the strength to tolerate any kind of situation with patience. You are teaching us how we can live in “the other World - the Spiritual World - by immersing ourselves in the mesmerizing pastimes of our Merciful Lord Śrī Gaurasundara.
Our heartfelt realization is that - Let the entire world spit at us, we won’t be bothered by that, if You know that we are existing to serve You, Śrīla Prabhupāda and the Vaiṣṇavas - that is our only hope.
Our meditation, prayer and purpose of life is that we may be used as humble instruments to increase all of Your fame and glory all over the three worlds – "ebe yaśa ghuṣuk tribhuvana" We pray and beg You to allow us to participate in the glorious mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda, that You hold so dear to Your heart.
All glories to You, Dearest Śrīla Guru Mahārāja!!
Our Dearest Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, on this most Auspicious Day of Your Appearance, we beg at the Lotus Feet of Mahabhāva Svarūpiṇī Śrīmatī Rādhe Ṭhakurāṇī, to continue to keep You in Her Loving Shelter and Protection.
For whatever little they may be worth, we intensely pray for You everyday, begging Lord Nṛsimhadeva that may You continue to stay in His Transcendental Protection and Shelter, and remain in the best of Your health.
We beg for Your forgiveness, Dearly Beloved Father, for any offenses committed by us knowingly or unknowingly. We can only pray and beg You to allow us to participate in this glorious saṅkīrtana mission, that You hold so dear to Your heart.
Please allow us to remain as particles of dust at Your Lotus Feet. We humbly beg for Your blessings to be able to continue and increase our services for the pleasure of all the Vaiṣṇavas, Yourself, Śrīla Prabhupāda and the entire guru-paramparā.
On this most auspicious day of Your appearance, we beg at Your lotus feet to mercifully allow us to remain engaged in Your service, for Your pleasure, eternally.
with deep, heartfelt gratitude,
Your śikṣā son and spiritual daughter,
Advaita Candra Dāsa and Kalasudhā Devī Dāsī
Houston, USA