nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine nama ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛā-pradāyine gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
Śrīla Guru-deva ki jaya.
Guru Mahārāja, on this 76th Vyāsa-pūjā, I want to share what attracts me the most toward you.
I had never heard about you despite being connected with ISKCON for five years, since 2017.
Then, on your Vyāsa-pūjā on April 12, 2022, I heard about you for the first time, and your glorification literally mesmerized me. I became eager to have your live darśana.
Later, during Kārtika 2022, on your Spiritual Safari, I got the opportunity to have your darśana in Vṛndāvana.
In 2023, when I visited Māyāpura for our annual yātrā for the first time, I had the great fortune to sit in your Bhāgavatam class.
After that, I joined your WhatsApp channel.
Whenever I hear about initiations, I think, "Should I also take initiation from you?"
On April 19, 2024, when your Vyāsa-pūjā was held in Noida, I couldn’t attend in person, but I watched the entire Vyāsa-pūjā online.
After the departure of HH Gopāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, I took shelter of you and was blessed with the opportunity to have your darśana during your three visits to ISKCON Delhi, East of Kailash Temple.
I also had the privilege of offering flowers at your lotus feet.
Just by having your darśana, all my stress disappears.
I immediately feel relief from mental anxiety and distress.
Your mercy is incomparable.
Your presence alone is enough to protect us from all kinds of material miseries.
Your vision upon us acts as a shield, helping us face Māyā’s attacks.
Thank you very much for accepting me, Guru Mahārāja.
Please bless me so that I can serve you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and Gaurāṁga Mahāprabhu in a better way.
May we always have your association.
Your ever fallen and insignificant son, Anantarūpa Nitāirāma Dāsa