Vijaya 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-svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

Respected Maharaja,

Please accept my prostrated obeisances unto Your Divine Lotus Feet.

Like the spread of the lotus flower’s cooling aroma, Your mercy is always pervading.

Maharaja, sometimes I feel happy chanting the holy names while sometimes, I wonder why I am existing here in this material world and not with Sri Krsna? However, Sri Krsna is merciful, therefore, He has given me a very exalted Gurudeva, Your Divine Grace. This gives me satisfaction. Maharaja, I am doing abhiseka within my mind unto Your holy lotus feet.

Your compassion is ever soothing and I meditate on that quality of Your compassion always. Maharaja to do bhakti, devotional service, to Your good self and Sri Krsna, one lifetime is not sufficient (mama janmani janmanisvare). Sri Krsna’s compassion is exuded by the transparent medium of Gurudeva, Your Divine Grace.

Hoping to have Your darsana in the yatra if Sri Krsna bestows His causeless mercy.

Your ever grateful servants,
Vijaya devi-dasi, Bhagavati dasa, Raman Madhava dasa, Mitravinda devi-dasi, and Damodara dasa