Visvadeva dasa and Suddha Bhakti devi dasi
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
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
Dear and respected Guru Maharaja,
Please accept our humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Guru Maharaja, on this auspicious day of Vyasa-puja, please accept our heartfelt thanks for being very kind to extend your association even during this pandemic time by undertaking travels and giving your merciful association.
This year, we are fortunate to receive and taste the glory of Uddhava–gita through your nectarian association, where the elaborate and relishing discussions on a wide range of topics with deeper details, fitting examples and reference validation to historic incidents on the beautiful song sung by Krsna.
You are teaching us the process of disentanglement by taking complete shelter on the holy name through the process of bhakti and also how Krsna reveals the power of devotee association.
Hearing from you on how to be peaceful and grateful in provoking situations helps us to understand and handle the day-to-day struggles and challenges very carefully, and learning to be tolerant during difficult times.
Guru Maharaja, as you bring the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam to us through many means, and most importantly, through personal example, we begin to wonder what an incredible and eternal gift we are receiving!
Your own appreciation for this transcendental literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam is amply exhibited by your teachings and instructions focused around strong emphasis on hearing and chanting as primary means of deliverance in this age of trouble and distress. We appreciate and contemplate on this – “When one takes to hearing and chanting while serving the spiritual master and his instructions faithfully, one’s fearful condition of material existence is removed”.
Although utterly unqualified, we pray for more opportunities to hear this nectar from you again and again.
Guru Maharaja, we pray that you continue to inspire, encourage, and guide us on our spiritual journey and kindly bless us so that we can carry out your instructions with love and faith.
We find no suitable words to express our gratitude to Your Holiness, who have been tirelessly spending time for our welfare and helping us to remain fixed in Krsna consciousness. We beg for your blessings to be associated with you more and more so that we may always endeavor to serve you with love and gratitude.
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to write this offering on this most auspicious event. Hare Krsna!
Your aspiring servants,
Visvadeva dasa and Suddha Bhakti devi dasi