Girivara Dhari dasa, Sriya devi dasi, Shradda and Shubhan
Hare Krsna my dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my prostrated obeisances at your merciful lotus feet again and again. All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah
sri-caitanya-mano-‘bhistam sthapitam yena bhu-tale
svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam
Your service opens the gate to more Vaisnava/Vaisnavi association: Though I am very unqualified for any transcendental service at your lotus feet, you were merciful to bless me with a service and potency to do this service. I was asked to reach out to Sri Vaisnava acaryas for a question related to Sripad Ramanujacarya about why he does not visit Lord Siva’s temple. It was a service which helped me connect with few acaryas in the Sri Vaisnava sampradaya. Their kind association helped me to know their love for the sampradaya and for Sripad Ramanujacarya. One of the acaryas that I met was Kandadai Ramanujacarya who was serving the Lord for 70+ years. He was merciful to answer the question. He is a very eloquent speaker of Ramayana and his teachings are very popular regarding Ramayana. I came to know later that one of the our senior Vaisnavas also loves his teachings on Ramayana. I was blessed to connect these two lovers of Ramayana.
You create spiritual world for us: Guru Maharaja, you are so merciful, even though we are not qualified. Your readings of Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta, along with our acaryas’ commentaries, take us to Goloka Vrndavana or Navadvipa virtually. Hearing your vani relieves all our material anxieties and helps us to associate with acaryas who have elevated consciousness.
You are our savior: You shared your experience of flying from Naperville to Florida, when a man who was sitting next to you was agitated in anger by your sneezing, touching, and moving your baggage. Your tolerance and patience to deal with such kinds of people is a perfect example (acar) to learn about the execution of Bhagavad-gita’s first value of sama-darsana. We cannot find such real-life examples in this kali-yuga anywhere else.
Your mood of service to Srila Prabhupada is very inspiring as You present a progress report every Vyasa-puja. On your Vyasa-puja, Your offerings to Srila Prabhupada are heart-touching. Last Vyasa-puja, your presented Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s teaching to Sanatana Gosvami regarding Vaisnava etiquette. Sanatana Gosvami walked on a hot beach with bare feet with the sole object of his focus and attention being Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Your mood of service and mercy on fallen devotees is similar. Though you were tired after the gita-nagari retreat, you visited our home to perform Deities’ home coming the very same evening! You are very merciful to invite Lord Nimai-Nitai with your purity and help us every day and every moment in performing devotional services to Them. You mercifully offered bhoga on our behalf to the Lord and sought His blessings on our behalf. Your shelter is the only hope to connect us to all acaryas in disciplic succession.
You teach and give the potency to chant. With the Festival of the holy name this year, you have taught us how to chant and have given us an opportunity to chant with you and a lover of chanting – His Grace Syamasundara Prabhuji. You have also blessed us by giving us constant association of Syamasundara Prabhu and helping us improve our chanting.
Your instructions to Prema-tarangini Mataji to start Srimad-Bhagavatam class has blessed us with an outpouring of nectar to hear. She has been sharing her blissful realizations along with those of our Founder-Acarya and all other acaryas. We are very fortunate to be a part of that hearing group.
Our humble prayers at the dust of your lotus feet, to keep us at your lotus feet.
Your aspiring servants,
Girivara Dhari dasa, Sriya devi dasi, Shraddha, Shubhan