Most worshipable and beloved Śrīla Prabhupāda,
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Please accept my most humble obeisances again and again at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace, who mercifully opened my blinded eyes with the torchlight of transcendental knowledge and delivered this fallen soul from the darkest regions of ignorance.
I am completely unqualified to glorify your unlimited divine qualities, for even the greatest personalities cannot fully describe your transcendental glories. Still, for my own purification and spiritual benefit, I am making this insignificant attempt to offer a few words at your lotus feet.
Just as Śrīla Nārada Muni traveled throughout the universe creating exalted devotees such as Prahlāda Mahārāja, Dhruva Mahārāja, and countless other shining jewels of devotion, similarly, O Śrīla Prabhupāda, by your unparalleled compassion you have created innumerable purehearted devotees throughout the world and offered them as a gift to suffering humanity. Through them, conditioned souls like myself have received hope, shelter, and a path back to Godhead. All glories unto you, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, by the blessings of the senior Vaiṣṇavas of ISKCON Hyderabad temple management, three years ago we began Bhakti Kuteer, a humble nāma-haṭṭa center, in our residence at Manikonda, Hyderabad.
By your divine mercy, this small effort has gradually grown, and now every week more than seventy-five devotees gather regularly to hear the Bhagavad-gītā. They are chanting sixteen rounds of japa regularly and sincerely practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In addition, more than twenty-five children are also learning to chant the holy name and memorize Bhagavad-gītā ślokas from a young age.
By your mercy, we have also been blessed to organize Lord Jagannātha’s Ratha-yātrā for the past two years, wherein more than two thousand devotees have participated in glorifying the Lord through saṅkīrtana.
We are also feeling most fortunate and deeply blessed to participate in the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Madana-mohana of ISKCON Hyderabad. Only by your causeless mercy have we received this rare and auspicious opportunity to render service in such a historic and glorious celebration in your divine mission.
Furthermore, under the instructions of my spiritual master, your beloved disciple His Holiness Bhakti Rāghava Swami, we have begun village preaching every week at Narasimhapalli Vedic Village while also cultivating agricultural service there in the mood of simple living and high thinking.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, as children happily enjoy the fruits of their father’s labor and sacrifice, in the very same way we are daily relishing the nectarean fruits of your unimaginable sacrifices. You crossed oceans, tolerated endless hardships, and sacrificed every breath of your life simply to deliver Kṛṣṇa consciousness to the fallen souls of this age. We are simply enjoying the sweetness of the spiritual treasure you mercifully brought to this world.
You are truly our eternal spiritual grandfather, and whatever little Kṛṣṇa consciousness we possess today is only due to your causeless mercy and immeasurable sacrifice.
You dedicated your entire life to fulfilling the heartfelt order of your spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, and fearlessly carried Mahāprabhu’s mission to every corner of the world. Therefore, I beg at your lotus feet with folded hands – please bless me that I may always serve my spiritual master as my very life and soul, birth after birth.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, please shower your causeless mercy upon this most fallen and insignificant soul so that I may develop the spiritual strength, purity of heart, unwavering determination, and selfless devotion required to assist in spreading your mission throughout the world. Only when I become an instrument in your divine mission will my life attain perfection.
Thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, for everything. Begging eternally for a particle of dust from your lotus feet.
Your insignificant servant of the servant of the servant,
Śrīpati Dāsa
On behalf of Bhakti Kuteer, Manikonda