Dear Gurudevā,
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda
All glories to Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāma dāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
nāma oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda
śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
On this auspicious appearance day of yours, please accept my humble obeisance unto the dust of your Lotus Feet.
I would try to say a few words to glorify the jewel-like personality you are as this is your desire which is ultimately instruction and duty for me. Kindly forgive me for any mistakes I commit.
Śrīla Gurudevā, it has been slightly over 18 years since joining this glorious movement of ISKCON, it is because of your mercy that I have been able to serve the Vaiṣṇavas in my maximum capacity. I have been a part of Dāmodara deśa since the start of my spiritual life and it is because of your mercy and His Grace Śrī Vallabha Prabhu I have been able to serve you in the simplest and the only form of service I am able to do to you, only through prasādā I have been able to serve you, it's been nearly 15 years since you first came to purify our residence and it was my greatest fortune serve you at that time, I still remember serving you idli, that moment can only be relished through memories.
Guru Mahārāja, you are so merciful knowing my disadvantages of not being able to read, write or learn any of the scriptures you have accepted me as your disciple, I try to listen to a few lectures of yours, but recently I have been hearing to Tamil lectures by one of your disciples His Grace Harilīlā Prabhu.
I beg you to kindly forgive me for all the knowing and unknowing mistakes I have committed unto you and once again requesting you to kindly pull my senses out from the attachment of worldly desires so I can see clearly the path of your instructions and follow it word by word considering it to be my life and soul.
Your insignificant servant,
Veda Vallī devī dāsī