We would have been lost if not for him who, with the light of transcendental knowledge, dispelled the dense darkness of ignorance where we would have continued to suffer for eternity, doomed by our own misfortune He took the trouble to cross over oceans tolerating the adverse conditions in an unknown land going through numerous tribulations Just to bestow mercy, taking pity upon our conditioning he gave the greatest treasure of his heart Delivering the unadulterated message of the Supreme on the instruction of his divine master he spread the mission of Sri Chaitnaya Mahaprabhu step by step he taught the path of bhakti patiently and tolerantly guiding all his followers The devotee of the Lord is as good as the Lord himself Indeed he is even greater than Krishna For he is the carrier of the Lord's mercy, friend of the fallen he reached down into depths of ignorance where we slumbered and pulled us out even though we resisted What more can be said about his mercy He is our only hope the helmsman of the boat to cross over the price is surrender at his lotus feet the destination our eternal blissful home
