Praṇamāmi Guru Tīrtha Padaṁ

Those who know Srila Gurudev also know that no one can ever say there has been any deficiency in his service to the Vaishnavas.   He gives due respects to every Vaishnav.   He is seen engrossed day and night in the service of his Guru Maharaj.   Any work that is in progress, he attributes it to his Guruji’s mercy.   Any activity he performs he does is remembering his Guruji and praying for his mercy.   When I got Harinam and Diksha from Srila Gurudev Maharaj he said, “Your guruji is Param Pujyapad Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj.   I am only carrying out his orders, I have no qualification to become a guru.   Madhava Maharaj is only your guru.   Such devotion to guru is rather rare to find.   Once I lost my Japamala when the bag in which it was kept got stolen and I wrote a letter to Gurudev.   Then he wrote a letter advising to be very careful about Japa mala and also said he would give a new Jap...

There is no need for any explanation in regard to Srila Guru Maharaj’s engrossment in devotion to Sri Nandanandana Krishna, everyone who has met Guru Maharaj has seen it.   No one can say ‘though, even though’ in regard to his exclusive one-pointed devotion.   His firm faith and love in Bhagavan’s Name, Form and Deity form is unparalleled which I have never seen anywhere in my short life.   I got an opportunity many times to participate in Srila Gurudev’s annual gatherings at Rajpura.   Srila Gurudev’s morning program was at Sri Satyanarayan temple.   When Guruji reached there he found that carpets were not spread in some places on the floor and so noticed that the names of donors were engraved on some stones.   He then told that among them many names were of the Supreme Lord and how could one walk on them?   He said that the names should not have been engraved on the floor.    Those stones should have been fixed on the wall.   Bu...