Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṇga Jayataḥ
Śrī Śrī Vaiṣṇavas caraṇe-daṇḍavat
(I am offering my daṇḍavat-praṇāmas to all the Vaiṣṇavas lotus feet.)
All glories to His Holiness Śrī Śrīmad Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja. All glories to His Divine Grace Śrī Śrīmad Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. All glories to the Divine Lordships ŚRĪ ŚRĪ RĀDHĀ MĀDHAVA.
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
Dearest Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble prostrations (dandavat praṇāmas) unto your lotus feet.
Gurudeva i am extremely sorry for a late Vyāsa Pūjā offering.
I am insignificant while You seem to be far away just like Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In that sense You are non different from Śrī Kṛṣṇa, although there is the other way of the explaning the seperation.
Due to inevitable family circumstances (karma) i am not able to make it to Māyāpur for the Vyāsa Pūjā. Only on the media Your darśana was possible. By Your mercy am able to hold on to chanting, as a matter of duty. During initiation have promised minimum sixteen rounds. For someone who is stubborn for gross selfish results who else but You only can help one to somehow engage in devotional service. Your kindness is unparalleled. You are present in a subtle way bestowing mercy always and i sometimes wonder how long i may be protected by Your mercy coming through the subtle way. i am a fool and do not properly understand the subtleties of spiritual life. The son may not understand the father and not give the due respect. The son may not be disrespectful but seeking shelter elsewhere for the sake of livelihood. Acknowledging that my Guru, You are great: but beyond that lip service what am i doing and what should i be doing? The gross maintainer of this body is given more preference than my Spiritual Master!!! i wish that i become mature enough to express my gratitude to You from the core of my heart pleasingly. You are very great, just as small child's broken language still pleases the father similarly please accept this humble Vyāsa Pūjā offering and i beg that You please shower Your kind mercy always as You have been doing.
Thank you very much.
I pray to Śrī Kṛṣṇa that you are always in bliss.
Your servant forever,
Iṣṭadeva Dāmodara Dāsa