Bhaktivinoda dasa and Naradi devi dasi
Hare Krsna dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this auspicious day of your Vyasa-puja, we feel joyful and grateful to be your disciples.
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.”
We understand the real significance of this pranama mantra after we came to know you. Through your knowledge, through your krsna–prema, through your mercy, you have transformed our lives. We are insignificant and unqualified souls, and you have blessed us by becoming our Guru Maharaja. We are forever indebted to you.
You are an acarya of our lives, exemplifying how we should lead our lives. Through your character and your classes, you inspire and instruct us every day. You are not attached to any worldly possessions. The only things you are attached to are Srimad-Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada.
Your dedication to serving Srila Prabhupada comes out abundantly in your classes. The love and reverence you have for your spiritual master reflects in your talks and it touches our heart. You selflessly travel the world with one mission in mind – serving Srila Prabhupada. Your reference to Prabhupada’s lectures everyday inspires us and elevates our love and respect for Srila Prabhupada. Please bless us so that we can follow in your footsteps and serve you and Srila Prabhupada.
Guru Maharaja, you inspire us to read sastra. You inspire us to read and hear Srimad-Bhagavatam. Your love for Srimad-Bhagavatam is unparalleled and contagious. Your classes on Srimad-Bhagavatam are heart touching and transforming. The efforts you put in creating presentations, the research you do for classes and the beautiful paintings in your presentations, captivate the listeners. The answers you give to questions from devotees are profound, practical and backed by sastra. Your answers and directions are always clear and satisfying to our hearts. Thank you, Guru Maharaja, for being the savior of our lives, for being the guiding light of our lives.
You are the personification of compassion and mercy. You shower your blessings to unqualified souls like us. You are brimming with love for Srila Prabhupada and Radha Govinda and it touches the lives of anyone who hears you attentively.
Guru Maharaja, we pray to Sri Sri Radha Govinda and Nrsimhadeva for your good health and long life. Please bless us and empower us so that we can be of some service to you and Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to you, Guru Maharaja!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Your humble servants,
Bhaktivinoda dasa and Naradi devi dasi