ISKCON—Bombay

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Yes, you are the Jagat Guru come in myriad forms to give relief to the millions of down-trodden souls, souls that have no fortune to be delivered from their demoniac existence. But you have come to create the good fortune for these wretched vagabonds.
Vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Yes, it is only your lotus feet that can soothe the gnawing, burning, perverted desires of all the lost jivas.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Sri-gurūn vaisnavams ca
Yes, you are keeping the message pure and intact; all others have deviated or fallen, but you have remained true to the chalked out path laid down by the Vaisnava acaryas.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Sri rūpam
Yes, it was Sri Rūpa Goswami who received the divine instructions from Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu at the Sacred Triveni. And you also have been divinely inspired to present the law book of Krsna consciousness: The Nectar of Devotion.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Sagrajatam
Yes, Sri Sanatana Goswami is worth taking shelter of, for it was he who so endeavored, with great determination, to establish the Vrndavana of Mathura, and you, Srila Prabhupada, have created Vrndavana all over the world. Wherever there is pure devotional service to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Krsna, that is Vrndavana. You have clearly established that Krsna is unlimited, His Holy Name is unlimited and likewise His Supreme Abode is unlimited.
Vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

Saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam
Yes, you are keeping your vows Srila Prabhupada, just as those associates of Vrndavana, Sri Raghunatha Dasa and Sri Jiva Goswami, very rigidly kept their vows in the matter of chanting the name, saying prayers, making obeisances and circumambulating, etc. Your vow is to spread the Holy Name throughout the world. You are living a purport of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu's prediction "pritivite ache jato nagara adi gram sarvatra pracara hoibe mora rama." "In every town and village in every city, street the glories of My name will be sung." Just as with Sri Jiva Goswami, you are also perfectly presenting volumes of transcendental literature for the upliftment of all mankind.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

sadvaitam
Yes, it was Advaita Acarya who prayed so earnestly for the coming of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and you, Srila Prabhupada, are part of that entourage come from above. You are the Pure Devotee-Servant of God today.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

savadhūtam
Yes, Nityananda granted those two rascals, Jagai and Madai, His Mercy, and you, Srila Prabhupada, have accepted so many self-interested rascals as your children.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam
Yes, the Golden Lord gave us His mercy in the form of the divine name, and you are the servant to the name that no one else can compare with. You are completely pure and without the slightest bit of self-interest. You can be given nothing because you have everything, that is, the loving devotional service of Lord Krsna.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

sri-radha-krsna-padan
Yes, Radha and Krsna are your life and soul, and you are Their eternal maidservant. If only we can hold on to those feet who dance with Them, we know our lives will be perfect.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

saha-gana-lalita-srivisakhanvitams ca.
Yes, you are numbered amongst the most confidential servitors of Their Lordships. You are always assisting these maidservants in Their eternal lila with the Lord. You are captured by the Lord, and You will never leave Vrndavana. You are strictly Krsna's property. We have no real hope of ever rendering any loving service to you, but we pray with all our hearts that we may never hinder your divine mission and that after our crores of births world, we may someday bury our faces in the dust from the feet of your devotee.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ

vande 'ham sri-guroḥ.
vande 'ham sri-guroḥ.
vande guroḥ sri-sri-caranaravindam.

ISKCON-Bombay