Tara devi dasi
My dear spiritual master and eternal father:
Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances in the dust of your merciful lotus feet!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to your most sacred and auspicious appearance day!
Dear Gurudeva, I’m very sad because I don’t have any precious gifts for you. At this moment, I can only translate my heart, soul, love and yearning for you into words.
Because of the causeless mercy of Krsna, I met you during the ISKCON 50th anniversary and took shelter of you. Fortunately, I got initiation from you and became your disciple. I personally witnessed a spiritual master – a pure devotee of Lord Krsna, a representative of God. Your godlike character has set an example for us. My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from your lotus mouth. Attachment to your lotus feet is the perfection of my life. Under your lotus feet, I have taken shelter. You are the savior of fallen beings. You don’t give up any opportunity to serve Srila Prabhupada and the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Dear Gurudeva, I bow to your lotus feet with great awe and reverence, and you are going all out to pursue higher spiritual goals all the time. You open my darkened eyes and fill my heart with transcendental knowledge. You are my Lord birth after birth. From you, ecstatic prema emanates, and by your grace I can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krsna.
My dear Gurudeva and eternal father, on this auspicious day, I pray to Lord Nrsimha to give you comprehensive protection, pray for you good health and smooth preaching!
Your humble disciple,
Tara devi dasi