oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
To my dearest, beloved spiritual father,
Please except my respectful obeisance’s at your lotus feet. All glories to Guru and Gaurāṅga! All glories to Jagad-Guru, Śrīla Prabhupāda and all glories to your loving divine grace!
Wish you a very, very happy appearance day dear Guru Mahārāja!!!
he guro jñāna-da dina-bandho
svānanda-datah karunaika-sindho
vrindavanasina hitavatara
prasida rādhā-pranaya-prachara
"O spiritual master, O giver of divine wisdom, O friend of the fallen, you are the giver of your own bliss and you are the only ocean of mercy. Although dwelling in Vṛndāvana, you have descended for the welfare of fallen souls like myself and you are preaching the divine love of Rādhā for Kṛṣṇa. Please be kind upon me."
Thank you very much for all your selfless guidance and for showering your mercy upon a fallen soul like me! I can never express just how much your prayers and blessings mean to me and how much I love you. You are the perfect spiritual father.
As I hear more of your never-ending transcendental pastimes from God brothers and sisters, they make me realise even more how lucky that I am to have the opportunity to take shelter of the guidance of an exalted personality like yourself.
Your qualities are endless. You are the perfect disciple, magnanimous, extremely merciful, personal, a fighter, selfless, humorous, humble, loving, compassionate and completely transcendental. You always put our needs in front of yours and your love for Guru and Gaurāṅga is infectious. Every time I see you, you have the perfect words to comfort me and uplift me spiritually. Thank you so much for your prayers for my sister in law, this certainly has worked miracles as she is feeling a lot better now even after the doctors came to a conclusion that this health problem may never go away.
It is only by your mercy that our family saṅga group and I have managed to distribute 555 books during the December book marathon this year and distributed 9 sets of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Caitanya-caritāmṛta as well and that I have had the courage to run a girls Bhagavad-gītā saṅga for your pleasure for 4 years so far. Last year by your blessings I became a Pandeva Sena Youth mentor for girls. I pray I can continue to this service nicely to please you. I continue to give monthly Bhagavad-gītā classes for Bhaktivedanta Manor and so far by your mercy I have given 28 classes to date. I also gave 3 Śrīmad Bhāgavatam chapter summary classes online last year on a Learning Bhāgavatam group created by the ISKCON London Volunteers reaching out to about a 1000 devotees.
I cherish my first meeting with you at Heathrow airport 8 years ago where you blessed me with your lotus hands and shortly after that gave me service at the Birmingham retreat to try and somehow prove that there was a link between Kṛṣṇa Consciousness and happiness and asked me if I wanted to take shelter of your divine lotus feet, I long for that again. I apply the Narsiṁhadev oil that you applied on yourself and gifted to me daily and wish for it to never end. I also treasure the times when I have been given the chance to sing kirtans for your pleasure and Yadi Prabhupāda Na Hoi in Gujarati and when you mercifully wished me Happy Appearance, last year by giving me a virtual garland. Here I have named a few my treasured moments in your transcendental association because of limited space, but every interaction I have with you feels so magical that I never want them to come to an end!
Please can you pray that I never do anything to displease you and have the strength to dedicate my life to helping you fulfil Prabhupāda's mission. Also, I pray that I can continue to get your transcendental association and guidance forever and to remain a speck of dust at your lotus feet.
Lots and Lots of Love Always,
Your spiritual daughter, servant and the most insignificant soul,
Śyāma Vallabha Gopī devī dāsī
(Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK)
