Beloved Narayan,

You are the Jagad Guru — the Guru of the world — who tirelessly strives to remove ignorance. It often baffles me how You do it.

I watch people come seeking light, yet when a guide offers transformation, they settle only for information. My heart aches, dear Narayan, to see them content with lifeless knowledge, but turning away when it is time to open their hearts to real change.

Did not our Adi Shankara Acharya — the incarnation of Lord Shiva, as the world believes — remind us: nahi nahi rakshati dukrin karane?

He saw with clarity that collecting concepts can never lead to liberation. Even worldly success is not gained by hoarding knowledge alone; it depends on applying the right knowledge in the right way. And spiritual success? Narayan, what more can I add that Adi Shankara has not already spoken?

Even when they approach a guide, they rarely listen.

One may surrender fully to a guru and follow every word, or walk the independent path of self-initiation. Why confuse the two?

The guru says, “Do not follow any guru, not even your own.” Yet they promote gurus, apps, events, and followers. What can be done, my Lord? Perhaps offer a word of encouragement for their effort — but true support, Narayan, belongs only to those who trust, listen, and surrender.

I do not see myself as a guru, only a humble guide. Yet I feel such weariness. What, then, must You feel, dear Narayan, as the Jagad Guru?

And so I step back — not in bitterness, but in clarity. Let those who hunger for validation, experiences, and information chase as they will.

Meanwhile, I will sing Your name, hold Your hand, pour my thoughts into words, and pray for those who have fallen. For someday, by Your grace alone, they will realize: only bhakti and surrender to You can deliver them.

Love,
Sri Devi