Dearest Guru Mahārāja,
Let me offer my most respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
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
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All glories to Guru and Gaurāṅga!
Happy appearance day, Dear Guru Mahārāja!!
On this joyous occasion of your 74th appearance day, I have attempted to write a small offering for you. It is presented in order for us to be grateful for the transformation you have brought into our lives.
Remember, O blessed soul?
How He lightened the torch,
In the midst of utter darkness?
How being a kalpataru,
Filled your empty vessel of heart
with streams of everlasting eternal Love?
Love that is inaccessible for the rest of the world,
Oh, how easy he made it for you to relish!!
Fortune we have like no others,
To be identified as his children,
For no greater blessing, the world has seen,
Than having a spiritual master, his kind.
O dear Guru Mahārāja,
Might I have fallen thousands of times
You came to the rescue all the time, regardless.
Might I have done sometimes, some err,
You always stick to the principles,
To which I gradually learn to adhere.
May my life be dedicated to your divine lotus feet.
May your loving service be my ultimate objective.
May your pleasure be my highest goal.
May I always look up to you as my source of inspiration,
To humbly follow on your footprints,
While walking on this path,
Path back to our home!
Thank you Guru Mahārāja,
For always bringing me back,
Right on the track, Right to where I truly belong.
Always in your service,
With utmost love and respect,
Your sheltered daughter
Shree,
Odisha
India