Hare Krishna !
“Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine”
“nama om vishnu Padaya krishna Presthaya Bhutale
srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine
namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine
nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine”
Dear Gurudev. Please accept my humble obeisance on this auspicious day of your vyasapuja. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Gurudeva every year I try to find words within my heart that can properly glorify Gurudeva. I have come to a realization that I don’t have a heart worthy of your glorification as it’s harder than a rock and almost non-existent. But by your mercy I manage to make a insignificant offering.
Gurudev, You tirelessly preaches all over the world and inspire thousands and thousands of souls to follow our beloved Sri Mahaprabhu and his instructions for chanting the holy name and performing Harinam Sankirtan without offenses. In this age of Kaliyuga we can feel the strength of Mayadevi and to release ourselves from her grasp is difficult to say the least and almost impossible. Yet Gurudeva shows by example that it is possible. And how so, by sharanagati – surrender.
I sit every day, with the knowledge that Chanting, Reading, associating with senior devotees and following the regulative principals are our salvation. Yet it’s like the saying “talk is cheap when your words are of no value”. However Gurudeva you show us how these sacred words can be realized, by your exemplary practice.
In every way Gurudeva is teaching us how to be a devotee and to serve our eternal beautiful Sri Sri Radha Madhava Yugala Kisore. Yet due to my contaminated mind I cannot follow the basic instructions of yours. What to think of following higher instructions.
When we make a plea for mercy its only words and not from the heart and hence we don’t receive the mercy and Gurudeva you are the reservoir of mercy. Hence I pray that I can one day beg for that mercy with all my heart so that I can be worthy of receiving that mercy.
Gurudeva by the mercy of lord Gauranga I have come into contact with you and I think I have been fortunate enough to make a negligible advancement and for that I am eternally grateful. My constant prayer is that I will one day realize the blessings I have received and to be fulfil at least part of your instruction. I pray to Lord Narasimha Deva to keep you with us more and more and spread Krishna Consciousness in the world.
In my childhood days, I had read that if one will make the surface of earth paper, take all the woods to make pen and take waters of seven oceans to make ink, still cannot glorify ones Guru because he is the representative of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
From the bottom of our heart Gurudeva we know you are a fully realize soul and you are our salvation from this miserable situation. Our humble prayer is that Gurudeva don’t give up on me and have patience with me. Some devotees develop quickly and other slowly. Due to our lack of sukrity I am progressing very slowly.
Wishing Gurudeva a beautiful Vyasa Puja.
Please allow us to be your insignificant servant’s life after life,
Your insignificant Disciples,
Tirthatma chaitanya das.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat