Damodara Vilasa dasa, Priti -krt devi dasi, Surabhi and Gauranga

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate romapada-svamin iti namine

mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim

yat-krpa tam aham vande sri gurum dina-taranam

My dearest and most respected Guru Maharaja and our eternal shelter,

Please accept our most humble and respectful obeisances in the dust of your most merciful lotus feet! All glories to you, Guru Maharaja! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Guru Maharaja, thank you so much giving Your kind shelter. It`s great day of Joy for disciples to celebrate spiritual master Vyasa-puja because it gives opportunity to reflect, meditate and express the unconditioned, causeless mercy showered upon us.

The glories of spiritual masters are unlimited as glories of Krsna there are no end to them. Spiritual master is manifestation of the most merciful form of Krsna towards fallen souls.

As Narottama dasa Thakura writes in Sri-guru-vandana: –

śrī-guru karuṇā-sindhu, adhama janāra bandhu,
lokanāth lokera jīvana

 “Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor, and the lord and master of the devotees”. [ Sri-guru-vandana verse 4]

Similarly, Guru Maharaja in my life, by the mercy of devotees somehow, I came in contact with You and life is transforming by Your grace. Although long way to go but there is hope because of Your Grace.

We find all needed spiritual nourishment from Your vani and devotee sanga that You have mercifully nurtured, definitely miss your vapu sanga. Daily hearing culture with devotees created by Jagadananda Prabhu is a great source of inspiration for keeping me inspired in sadhana. Guru Maharaja, Your commitment to Srila Prabhupada’s service is most exemplary and inspirational how a disciple should engage his life in service to his spiritual master.

Your commitment towards Your disciple is also oceanic. You care for all areas of life and in spite of all mistakes and incapability you remain our well-wisher and guide for forever. In our life changing situations, we find one thing, which is constant, that is You, ultimate well-wisher. Your guidance has been light in darkness and saving us in this world of calamities in each step. What can we do in return? Just serve You life after life as taught by Srila Narottama dasa Thakura in Sri-guru-vandana Song.

cakṣu-dān dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei,
divya jsān hṛde prokāśito

“He opens my darkened eyes and fills my heart with transcendental knowledge. He is my Lord birth after birth”. [Sri-guru-vandana verse 3]

Guru Maharaja, on this blessed auspicious day, we beg at Your lotus feet that we may complete our spiritual journey in this life itself and this life could be fully surrendered to the service of You in the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

This covid situation has created so much destruction but one benefit we got is to have the opportunity to hear Your many live lectures and retreat. Also, outreach online bhakti vrksa and new preaching sessions worked out.

For your pleasure we seek your blessings to serve the devotees community properly in Indore from where we received a lot.

We seek your blessings to double our efforts in this area of learning, applying and sharing.

Thank You very much for Your kind shelter.

Begging to eternally remain your humble servants,

Damodara Vilasa dasa, Priti-krt devi dasi, Surabhi and Gauranga.