Hare Kṛṣṇa dearest Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Last year in April 2022, I received Harināma initiation from you in Atlanta, Georgia. I currently reside in Queens, NY, USA. You gave me the spiritual name Taruṅī Śrī Lalitā Devī Dasī. You offered me your causeless mercy by accepting me as your servant, disciple, and spiritual daughter. I promise to always uphold the 4 regulative principles and chant 16 rounds daily as I have been rightfully and continuously doing. As my form of sincerest gratitude, I have written a poem for you for your Vyāsa Pūjā offering. I hope it is pleasing to you, dearest Gurudeva, and that you always continue to bestow your blessings upon me so that I can help you in some menial way to fulfill Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. The poem is written below.
Spiritual Father- A Tribute to Guru Mahārāja
You are my wings
You lift me higher
You took my heart full of darkness
and replaced it with fire
You took all my fears
and life full of agony
replaced them with solace and
joyful melodies
Lost in the pages of life
Material desires lead me astray
The only hope for this fallen soul
Is shelter under your lotus feet, I pray
You taught me to view equally
Every living entity in this place
As they are souls also
deserving of mercy and grace
The message of devotional service is your lesson
Glorifying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission
Pleasing and wonderful like morning dew
which brings us back to life fresh and anew
You showed me the struggle for existence
Is a never-ending cycle of highs and lows
that if I always think of you
the transcendence will instantly flow
In tolls of calamity is when you whisper
like a sweet silent voice in the wind
Knocking on the window of my mind to make sure
I never sleep in delusion again
Through the ticking of time
You forever stand by my side, faithfully
My most beloved Guru Mahārāja
my spiritual father, eternally
Your most humble servant,
Taruṇī Śrī Lalitā Devī Dasī (Queens, NY, USA)