Manmohinī devī dāsī
Manmohini devi dasi
My dear Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaj,
We cannot hope to begin to praise you, and yet by the inconceivable mercy of your transcendental son, Bhaktivedanta Swami, we are writing these meager words for this auspicious day.
All glories, all glories, all glories to the Appearance of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati!
You come as the son of Bhaktivinode Thakur, just to show us what the transcendental product of household life should be.
You are eternally Brahmacari, and yet the numbers of children you have fathered are uncountable.
By your causeless grace upon the Western world, so many souls from this land of license are entering the sublime path of bhakti, being so attracted to your beloved son.
Simply because he heard you, all the nectar of Krsna consciousness is flowing across oceans to our parched ears.
We do not know you, and yet you are caring for us even better than our own spiritual father.
So we are very much desirous of taking shelter at your lotus feet, but we are afraid to approach you, having not an ounce of austerity or intelligence. But because our spiritual master is so kind upon us, he is giving us the opportunity to address your holiness in this way. So may we appeal to you-help us keep ourselves for Krsna. We are so much a prey to the agitations of this mind-body, and you are the perfect master of the senses, so only you can help us look within for the treasure of our lives. Please pull us out of the mire or our ignorance, and even if you must drag us by the hair, kicking and screaming, like children balking at the sternness of their wise grandfather, please, please help us be ourselves again. Restore this battered consciousness to its natural condition.
We know that if you will be kind upon us, only then will Lord Nityananda cast His blissful glance over our unbowed heads. Since you are so dear to Srimati Radharani, help us heal these broken tools for Her service.
Despite these pitiable and unworthy appeals, may we be your eternal servitors.
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