Namo om Vishnupadaya Krsna Presthaya Bhuthale Srimathe Jayapataka Swamin Iti Namine !
Namo Acarya Padaya Nitaya Krpa Pradayine Gaura Katha Dhama Daya Nagara Grama Tarine !!
Nama om Vishnupadaya Krsna Presthaya Bhuthale Srimathe Bhaktivedanta Swamin Iti Namine !
Namasthe Sarasvathe Deve Gaura Vani Pracarine Nirvisesa Sunyavadi Pascatya Desa Tarine !!
Jai Srila Prabhupada ki jai! Jai Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj ki Jai!
Dear most Guru Maharaj, My Dear Spiritual Father,
I offer my loving respectful obeisance unto You!
Today being your auspicious appearance day, I would like to present the following offering, even though I am very much unqualified to do so.
Your glories are unlimited, no one can list them all. Whatever i perceive through my limited perspective also seems unlimited. But I try here to express just a drop of my realization.
Dear Guru Maharaj, In being submissive, surrender and service to Guru you are an exalted example. When i see devotees being specialized in certain aspect of Devotional Service, You are very well trained and is an expert in all aspects of Devotional Service. You have been in the Movement from the time of Srila Prabhupada and are expertly trained by Him. And you have been into all aspects of this movement and have been a Major contributor in moving it forward. Your expertise and decisions are fully based on the expert training of your Spiritual Master Srila Prabhupada. Your continues dedication, service with great level of experience, along with it your seniority in practicing Krsna Consciousness of almost from the beginning of the Movement till this very day. You are UpToDate and is expert in using whatever comes into your disposal to use it in the Service of Krishna. All these combinations of your experience both in Management, Scriptures, Spiritual Guidance, Contributions and in Everyway it is exemplary, for they are completely in line with the practical and scriptural teachings of Srila Prabhupada and the Previous Acaryas. In Srimad Bhagavatam in the First Canto, the Saunaka Risis mention the qualification of a Bhagavata Devotee, “A disciple who is submissive and pleases the spiritual masters, by their mercy all secrets are revelled to Him.” Thus I see how all secrets truths about The Supreme Personality of Godhead in Absolute platform are very nicely revealed to you. Thus, you are an Expert Disciple of Srila Prabhupada. My Dear Expert Spiritual Master I offer my loving respectful obeisance at Your Divine Lotus Feet.
I am first of all Indebted to Srila Prabhupada who awarded us with all wealth of transcendence by giving you to us. I am indebted to the Supreme Lord for I now live in this realm and perspective of Life, where I can witness you, and participate in this glorious festival of devotional service. I am eternally indebted to you as you have accepted me as your disciple even though I am very much unqualified and foolish. Those who are with you in full faith are the most fortunate, as you are expertly guiding us in the execution of Pure unalloyed loving devotional service. In fact, You worship the Pure Devotional Service in your heart and your gem like quality of expertise in Pure devotional service is visible in every nitty gritty details with all of its beautiful twists and turns in every aspect of your life. You are Just Expert in Execution of Pure Unalloyed Loving Devotional Service. My Dear Expert Spiritual Master I offer my loving respectful obeisance at You.
Dear Guru Maharaj, you are so very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Nityananda Prabhu and all their associates. Dear Guru Maharaj, you are very very dear to the entire Acharya Parampara. Those who have faith in you can just see how both the Supreme Lord and Acaryas are just there with you, acknowledging and directing your decisions and actions. Your decisions are fully transcendental and are in line with the Supreme Lord, thus they Manifest auspiciously and beautifully by the favour of the Lord, with its own spontaneous twists and turns.
The foolish gross materialistic people invest all their faith in their intelligence, planning skills and execution abilities, forgetting the only factor of manifestation is the will of the Supreme Lord. When hypocrisy and duplicity take over the stage and when our faith is shaken by such challenges, as an expert Admiral, you strongly encourage and guide us to invest our faith and determination to take shelter of the Glorious Devotional Service of the Supreme Lord. I can practically realize your guidance as based on the instruction of Lord Caitanya to Rupa Goswami
utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt
saṅga-tyāgāt sato vṛtteḥ ṣaḍbhir bhaktiḥ prasidhyati
These six principles favourable to the execution of pure devotional service: being enthusiastic, endeavouring with confidence, being patient, acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam – hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa], abandoning the association of non-devotees, and following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service. You are Expert in guiding those who have sincerely taken shelter of you. My Dear Expert Spiritual Master I offer my loving respectful obeisance at Your Divine Lotus Feet.
My dear Guru Maharaj, Sri Navadwip Dham is the Gift of Srimathi Radha Rani to Krishna and Your dear Spiritual Father and Master Srila Prabhupada has handed over this Glorious Gift, for you to develop, and you have done it wonderfully well. Now so many common people visit Mayapur. They are blessed and benefited by all the facilities you have provided. You are paving the way to one and all to take up the glorious devotional Service. The whole world is getting saved by your arrangements. By giving Lord Caitanya by your teachings and book, you are delivering the entire world, just by being in your residence. Your classes on Lord Caitanya are not only delivering one from this material existence, but also provide abundance of Love of Godhead. I remember that for many many years, you speak of Lord Caitanya's pastimes everyday in your Lotus Rooftop, and it is still going on. We are all so fortunate to avail the facilities you have provided to dive into that ocean of pure devotional service, such as Navaweep mandal parikrama which bestows one with the blessings of the 9 process of Devotional Service, Gaura Purnima in the very Appearance place of Lord Caitanya, Shantipur Festival where one can simply get Love of Godhead just by eating, Panihatti Cittadahi utsava where one can realize the association of Guara Nittai and associates, Bhishma Panchaka where one can realize their connection to stalwart Vaisnavas, Nectar of hearing Lord Caitanya's pastime every day in your residence and many more such engagements gives us entry into a new world of Gaura Nittai. You are revealing to the world, such unknown, unheard Nectarian pastimes, festivals and participation into the transcendental world of Gaura Nittai. Thus, You are an expert in distributing Love of Godhead.
Guru Maharaj, one can immediately be transported to transcendental platform, by simply witnessing your wonderful life. It is amazing to see how Supreme Lord works through His Devotee, How Pure Devotee lives with the Supreme Lord and the Parampara, how every action of a pure devotee is Divine and giving pleasure to the Supreme Lord. Thus, every moment with you is a pastime and a festival. We are all fortunate to witness the teachings of Srimad Bhagavatam manifest in front of our eyes in your Personality and Services. When some people due to ignorance seeing your bodily condition may think that this is the end, but we see beautiful beginning of Nectarian Sankirtan Movement of Lord Caitanya unfolding by your personal leadership and guidance. My dear expert Spiritual Master, I am very much indebted to you for letting me witness and participate in this glorious movement of yours. When you are such an Expert Spiritual Master and a Guide how unfortunate it is not to see your expertise. But still, you bestow your mercy on them. Thus, you are expert in handling all sorts of people in various status of consciousness. My Dear Expert Spiritual Master I offer my loving respectful obeisance at Your Divine Lotus Feet.
My dear Spiritual father I beg to submit myself as Your eternal servant for two reasons. First reason is, I am extremely selfish and greedy, for I want to submerge myself into this ocean of bliss in your association. Just being with you and serving you is a festival by itself. Kindly bestow your eternal association and service. I never would want to separate from your transcendental association. Second reason is that you have opened the door to the Unlimited Treasures of pure unalloyed devotional service to the most unfortunate soul as me. I cannot repay you, for what you have given me. So eternally I am indebted to you. So let me remain in your eternal service.
My Dear Guru Maharaj, on this auspicious and festive occasion of your Divine Appearance Day I beg you to bless me to remain your eternal servant. Let me not commit any offences, which are detrimental to the Devotional Service and Let me not involve in will, thoughts and actions, which will displease you in anyway. Let me eternally perform service at your divine lotus feet favourably and pleasingly. Kindly bestow this blessing unto me. I am a fool, kindly Mold me as you want and use me as you will. I don't find any other purpose for my existence other than being such instrument at your Lotus Hands. My Dear EXPERT Spiritual Master, I offer my loving respectful obeisance unto your divine Lotus Feet.
Your eternal servant and spiritual daughter
Shantha Gopi Devi Dasi