Respected Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine
Grace.
You are the senāpati-bhakta – the chosen commander of Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana army – who
fulfilled the impossible mission of spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness beyond India. You crossed
oceans, faced countless hardships, and awakened the sleeping souls of the Western world. What
no one could imagine, you made a reality by your firm faith in the holy name, in the instructions
of your spiritual master, and your deep compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.
You gave us your books – not ordinary books, but eternal scriptures meant to guide humanity
for the next ten thousand years. They are the lawbooks for the world, full of spiritual wisdom,
hope, and direction. Just by reading your books, lives are transformed. Nations can change by
your books.
Yet despite doing so much you never took credit. You always said, “I am simply a servant of my
Guru Mahārāja.” You gave all glories to your spiritual master and the paramparā. This humility is
your greatness. This humility of yours is the source of inspiration for many, including myself.
You had a grand vision for Śrī Māyāpur – the World Headquarters of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness
movement. You wanted it to be a spiritual United Nations, where people from all over the world
could come and understand who they really are and what the purpose of life is. Your vision for
Māyāpur is unfolding and becoming a reality.
You also warned us about internal conflicts. You said that once the movement grows, we must
be careful not to lose our purity. “Boil the milk,” you said, meaning, deepen the quality of devo-
tees, not just increase our quantity. You desired cooperation, not unhealthy competition. You
wanted all of us to work together under the guidance of the GBC body, with unity and trust.
ISKCON must remain united under one umbrella or your mission will suffer.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, I am praying at your lotus feet, please give me your mercy so that I can
always remain a loyal servant to you and your ISKCON. Please empower me to help spread the
message of Lord Caitanya across the world, as you taught us. Please forgive all my offenses, done
knowingly or unknowingly.
I am forever your unworthy but hopeful servant,
Bhakti Prachar Parivrajak Swami