Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to you.
In the purport to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.5, you very beautifully mentioned:
It is said that a single pure devotee of the Lord can deliver all the fallen souls of the
world. Thus, one who is actually in the confidence of a pure devotee like Nārada or
Śukadeva Gosvāmī and thus is empowered by one’s spiritual master, as Nārada was by
Brahmājī, can not only deliver himself from the clutches of māyā, or illusion, but can
deliver the whole world by his pure and empowered devotional strength.
Whenever we read this purport, the only person we can think of is Your Divine Grace. How true it
is that you delivered the fallen souls of the world. And it is by your mercy that even today we are
able to move forward your mission. Although we are a small center here in Greater Noida, near
Delhi, India, still we have experienced how Your Divine Grace is still helping us continue the
good work of preaching. We would like to cite an incident that proves the above.
In our Janmāṣṭamī program, we invited a few influential personalities. Among them was one
very wealthy person. He said he had met Your Divine Grace in America as a student and been
highly impressed by your knowledge and compassion. He told us that he was searching for an
ISKCON center so he could donate some amount. And on that day, he promised to give a large
sum for purchase of land for our new temple.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we can clearly see how even today you are present among us to guide us,
help us, and inspire us to dedicate our lives in the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are trying to establish a temple here, and for that purpose we have
started a small center. We have all the programs going on in the center, and at the same time
we are trying our best to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness by organizing festivals, courses, regular
preaching programs, book distribution, nāgara-saṅkīrtana, and so on. Our big festivals are draw-
ing thousands of people who appreciate our philosophy and organization.
We are trying our best to procure a good piece of land for temple construction, and we are fully
aware that nothing can happen without the mercy of Your Divine Grace. So on this auspicious
day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we beg you to shower your mercy upon us so that soon we can offer a
temple to Your Divine Grace for the glorification of the Supreme Lord.
We would like to offer our gratitude to you for giving us the shelter of your lotus feet and the
association of your illustrious disciples, who are guiding us in our journey toward Kṛṣṇa.
Your servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Greater Noida