Badrinath dasa
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 Guru Maharaja,
Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to your lotus feet!
Scriptures explain guru-tattva and emphatically declare that Sri Guru should be respected even more than the Lord Himself. I do not have the realization of how a true disciple reveres his spiritual master in his heart. However, I can say for sure that I hold you in the highest regard as you have bestowed the gift of the Holy Name, which is the only panacea in this age of quarrel.
Prahlada Maharaja says that the disciple has no proprietorship over himself, and that he is completely owned by his spiritual master. The life of a disciple is simply to serve his spiritual master and I sincerely aspire for such a state of consciousness. I am determined to follow your instructions with utmost sincerity.
Guru Maharaja, in all of your lectures, you emphasize chanting with the heart and with full attention. You have instructed that one should chant as if one’s life depends on it; chanting is the most important. As time swiftly passes by, it is imperative that I take your words seriously and strive to chant attentively with my heart.
Hearing translations of your recorded lectures in the association of devotees is the foundation which propels me forward on the path of Krsna consciousness. Your lectures are simply divine and are strongly rooted in sastra. You spend hours upon hours preparing for your lectures with the sole motive of assisting all of us in our journey to Krsna. It is now my duty as a disciple to sincerely practice these teachings in my life.
You have mercifully provided the association of devotees, especially Jagadananda Prabhuji and Ananda Vrndavana Mataji. Their guidance and training help me with proper application of the principles.
Guru Maharaja, you keep organizing wonderful seminars and retreats and invite other disciples of Srila Prabhupada’s for our benefit. We now have another opportunity to take benefit of your vapu sanga and to hear krsna-katha in the association of devotees at the holy Vrndavana dhama.
Guru Maharaja, you are constantly and completely engaged in the service of your spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, distributing pure knowledge of the science of Krsna consciousness. I bow down at your feet and pray for the strength to fully follow your instructions.
Your servant,
Badrinath dasa