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Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
O beloved spiritual master, sometimes, due to the material diseases of the conditioned soul, we find it very difficult to fully appreciate the causeless mercy which you are freely bestowing upon us. We are all so weak and devoid of intelligence; please allow us to be with you always. Being the direct representative of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, you also are patita-pavana, friend of the fallen. Since we have no spontaneous attraction for serving the lotus feet of Prabhu Nityananda (nitai pada-kamala), how else but by your inconceivable mercy can we maintain any kind of enthusiasm and determination in our devotional service? For so many births and deaths we have been maddened by a false concept of bodily life and bound up by hundreds and thousands of material desires. But now we have all the mercy necessary to cross over the ocean of material suffering. We simply have to take it. As Govinda dasa prays:
"The Lord, being full and free from problems, can wholeheartedly care for His devotees. His concern is how to elevate and protect all those who have taken shelter at His lotus feet. The same responsibility is also entrusted to the spiritual master. The bona fide spiritual master's concern is how the devotees who have surrendered to him as a representative of the Lord may make progress in devotional service. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always mindful of the devotees who fully engage in cultivating knowledge of Him, having taken shelter at His lotus feet." (Cc. Adi, Vol. 1, purp)
You are so compassionate upon the fallen conditioned souls, now it is our duty and responsibility to follow your instructions without deviation. At every moment, let us pray as Bhaktivinoda prayed: "It is so difficult to find the strength to carry on alone the saṅkirtana of the holy name of Hari. Please bless us by giving us one drop of faith with which to obtain the great treasure of the holy name of Krsna. Give us all help. Give us all strength. Let us be as you are, without desires or aspirations."
Being fully absorbed in the transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and being a soul thoroughly surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, we understand that everything emanating from your lotus mouth is the Supreme Absolute Truth. The Lord, being situated within your heart as the Supersoul, reveals perfect absolute knowledge to you from within. We must always pray for the desire to hear from you and to execute your instructions without restriction.
We are humbly thanking you and prostrate ourselves at your lotus feet on this holiest of all holy days. May we please you with our lives and always strive to increase our service to your transcendental feet just as you are always increasing the ecstasies of your beloved Gurudeva Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja Prabhupada.
Your eternal servants,
Nandikesvara dasa adhikari / Mandari-devi dasi / Kamsahanta dasa adhikari / Lokadrsti-devi dasi / Tamohara dasa brahmacari / Jaganmata-devi dasi / Natha dasa brahmacari / Subhadra-devi dasi / Dharma-prana dasa brahmacari / Bhaktin Patty / Vyapaka dasa brahmacari / Bhaktin Joanne / Bhudeva dasa brahmacari / Bhaktin Susan / Jitarati dasa brahmacari / Bhaktin Audrey / Bhakta Bob / Bhaktin Sandra / Bhakta Derek / Bhakta Joe
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O revered Vaisnava, O ocean of mercy! Please be merciful unto your servant. Give me the shade of your lotus feet.
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Teach me to control my six passions, retify my six faults, bestow upon me the six good qualities, and offer upon me the six kinds of holy association.
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Krsna is yours, you have the power to give Him to me. I am simply running behind you shouting, "Krsna! Krsna!"
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