Narahari dasa and Saumya devi dasi
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate romapada-svamin iti namine
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svaminn iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim
yat-krpa tam aham vande sri-gurum dina-taranam
Our dear and respected Guru Maharaja,
Please accept our most humble and respectful obeisances in the dust of your divine lotus feet! All glories to Your Divine Grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Guru Maharaja, please accept our insignificant and humble offering. We are very grateful for all the opportunities you are providing to us in our lives to progress in our spiritual path. There are many to name but few of them are – you are taking us to various holy places which we don’t have entrance on our own, engaging us in various services of Sri Sri Kisora Kisori, your association in the form of lectures, encouraging us to read Srila Prabhupada’s books, providing guidance – the list goes on. Without any of these how can we progress in our spiritual journey?!
This year we got the opportunity to visit various holy places in South India in your association. Many of these places we might not get to visit in our lives on our own and there is no question of knowing or immersing into the pastimes. You have explained so wonderfully various pastimes connected to these places, their inner meaning, and we have heard these recorded lectures many many times. Our appreciation for various Vaisnava acaryas has increased and we are able to go deep into these pastimes.
Srila Prabhupada so mercifully translated the Vedic literature in very easy way to understand. By reading Srimad-Bhagavatam regularly, we are able to appreciate Srila Prabhupada more and more.
This year we visited South Africa for work. Before we went, some said the place is hell, when compared to the U.S.A. The facilities, security etc., are not at all comparable, but the devotees are wonderful. We thought the country might be hell, but when we visited ISKCON temples, devotees were very wonderful and their warm welcome was heartfelt. They helped us in various ways to visit temples. It is amazing to see how by Srila Prabhupada’s mercy many devotees are practicing Krsna consciousness there.
We are very thankful and grateful for engaging us in various services of Sri Sri Kisora Kisori and giving us the strength to carry out our services to please Guru and Krsna and the Vaisnavas. Thank you for providing His Grace Nityananda Pran Prabhu and Her Grace Hemangi Mataji to guide in our lives in every way and for their inspiration.
On this special day we humbly beg for your blessings to engage us in the service of Guru and Krsna for Their pleasure.
Your humble servants,
Narahari dasa and Saumya devi dasi