Rukmiṇī Dāsī

Your Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, I am recalling as you entered the temple gazing upon the Deity, Your Divine Grace golden and effulgent as the Deity, bent to prostrate yourself before Their Lordship and recalling to receive you in my heart. At the fearless refuge of your feet I beg to offer sweet smelling incense, in the round, circle your knees, your chest, humbly look into your eyes compassionate to those who are the wretched of those who are fallen, in the round circle your chest, your knees, and again your holy feet. O Divine master, I worship your feet the flame of sweet smelling camphor, in the round, circle your holy knees, your chest, seeing your lotus eyes, and again recall your feet. O my dear Srila Prabhupada, the five flames of the ghee lamp offered at your feet. (O my dear master! you are light in this dark world) offered to your knee, your chest, your moonlike face, and again in the round, circle repeatedly, and again worship your feet. O that I may wash your holy feet with water of the conchshell, and the water be mixed with tears of love for you, and this water I am drinking as it is a nectarine river rushing into the ocean of love of Krsna. I beg to offer a cloth for drying your lotus feet, and in the round I meditate upon your knees, your chest, your face, (O my dear guru! All eyes but yours are closed!) and circle your chest, your knees, and feet, the asraya for we, the fallen. Dear Srila Prabhupada, at your fragrant lotus feet I beg to offer a sweet yellow rose circling again and again and up to your face and in the round again approach your feet. O Your Divine Grace I beg to offer you a cooling fan for your pleasure. O my dear Lord, I pray that a cooling fan be to your pleasure. By the blowing of the conchshell three times may all the people of the world become attracted to the holy name and offer loving service to Your Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Tridandi Gosvami Prabhupada.

Rukmini Dasi

(ISKCON Boston)