Homage written on March 10, 2024, in Māyāpur Dhāma by Bhakti Bhava devī dāsī (Hari Nam Dīkṣā disciple since 1999) and Hemant Swali (sheltered by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami and husband of Bhakti Bhava dd) yātrā of Houston Texas USA however now we are Māyāpur Dhāma vasis as well as we live in Kutch Mandvi Gujrat were we Host Bhakti-vṛkṣa programs.
To our Beloved Spiritual Father,
Please accept our respectful obeisances and all glories to you and Shrila Prabhupāda.
Please accept our apologies for not participating in this Vyāsa-pūjāglorification writing for few years. And please forgive us if we are making mistakes in writing this glorification which is a unique way to connect our hearts and minds making them surrender to your lotus feet by taking blessings for our spiritual life,
Guru Mahārāja for last 10 years we have been going to so many yatras and staying in Māyāpur Dhāma more frequently. Our realization is that this is not possible without your mercy which flows like an ocean, doing these yatras we associate with different devotees who are senior to us and feel incredibly happy to take the inspiration of passing this bliss to others. Although it is hard to talk to you or approach you while we are in Māyāpur Dhāma we simply are satisfied when we see you from a distance.
Besides all the health challenges you are preaching and showing us how we should always be ready for opportunities to preach. You are amazing Guru Mahārāja! You are teaching us by examples, and we hope we can mold our life by fulfilling your instructions. These instructions are sometimes not understood in right consciousness so please help us understand your instructions and bless us so we can implement them correctly.
We recently sent a video of Bhakti-vṛkṣa hosting at our residence in Kutch-Mandvi - Gujrat through our sīkṣā gurus His Grace Vijay Venugopal dāsa Prabhu and Her Grace Prema Padmini Mātājī and we received blessings from you. I also received blessings from you when you wrote to me in your app thanking me for doing prayers for your health when I was in various yatras. We actually are indebted to you Guru Mahārājaa! Whatever we can do and apply to surrender our life to spirituality is because of your mercy. We have seen how you give mercy to doctors and nurses even while you are taking treatment in the hospital, we also get your association from the everyday classes of Caitanya-caritāmṛta. We pray that just like a child is influenced by parent’s teachings and guidance we your children can perform services to you as per your instructions.
Please help us! My husband and your sheltered devotee is ready for initiation. Please connect him to the Paramparā. I have completed and have certificates for both IDC and Bhakti-śāstrī . I am also engaged in classes to listen to Shrimat Bhāgavatam. The way we can grow is only when you wish to bestow your mercy for this growth "yasya prasada bhagavat prasado yasya prasāda na gati kunto pi"
Let us remain your instruments always serving your lotus feet!
Bhakti Bhava devī dāsī and Hemant Swali
