Hare Kṛṣṇa!
My Dear Guru Mahārāja,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracārine
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ
paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande
śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."
dhyāna mūlam guru mūrtī
pūjā mūlam gurur padam,
mantra mūlam gurur vākyam,
mokṣam mūlam guru kṛpa
TRANSLATION: The Guru's form is the best to meditate upon; the Guru's feet are the best for worship; the Guru's word is the mantra; the Guru's Grace is the root of liberation.
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to you and all glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
On this auspicious day, I take this opportunity to glorify my spiritual master His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Guru Mahārāja, sharing remembrances of the great soul who guides everyone back Home to Godhead. It is my humble tribute of my eternal debt towards him.
You came here to purify us and by doing this you have given me the true gift of life in having the opportunity to serve the devotees in our Yātrā.
You are ocean of mercy. You have distributed the love for Kṛṣṇa without discrimination and gave the practical means to engage and remain in the service of Guru and Gaurāṅga.
The path of devotion is often challenging and I am being tested in every turn of my journey, but by taking shelter in your instructions and under your guidance and protection, there is a great hope for success.
Every year I am surprised and marvel the way you expertly manage this movement and all your disciples. Not only that, you take time to listen and write to queries and difficulties your disciples ask for.
I feel unqualified to act as guides to any one and therefore only pray that you will give us the intelligence to serve in the right way. By the flow of your mercy, I would like to remain engaged in serving and assisting my God-brothers and God-sisters.
Through your personal experience, I have realized how important each and every devotee is and how it is important to take care of such Kṛṣṇa’s devotees.
I pray that you shower me with your mercy, so that I can also in a small way try to help build a strong community based on personal love and care.
I have been given a lot of responsibilities these past few months. I am in much need of your mercy, so that I can carry out nicely these services you have given me. I also need your mercy, so that I can give more time and attention to my devotional practices as it is this would allow me to continue in your service for a long period of time.
I have a humble request. This request is just not mine, but I am requesting on behalf of all the devotees of Gaurāṅga Deśa Yātrā. We would like to have His Grace Rāmānanda Prabhu and Her Grace Śacī Jananī Mātājī to continue in guiding us in this Yātrā itself for few more years. His Grace Rāmānanda Prabhu has planned to move to Māyāpur. Even though it is very good opportunity for him, his presence here is very much important. I need all your magical powers and instructions to change his mind to continue his service in Gaurāṅga Deśa Yātrā happily.
We continuously pray at the feet of Lord Rādhā Mādhava and Lord Narasiṁhadeva to keep you in good health, so that we continue to learn to serve, pray and love one another in the mood of cooperation at your divine lotus feet.
Your eternally fallen daughter,
Gopīgaṇa Gītā Devī Dāsī (Dīkṣā)
Gaurāṅga Deśa