Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Please accept our obeisances and immense gratitude for the opportunity to experience the teachings of Lord Caitanya that you brought to the most remote corners of the Western countries!
Because of you, in Ryazan, people were given the opportunity not only to hear the holy name but also to serve the Lord and rejoice in that service with all their hearts. The spiritual revolution you brought to the hearts of your followers not only brought no harm, unlike revolutions in the material world, but, on the contrary, enabled them to experience true happiness and realize their spiritual nature!
Through your mercy and followers, who became spiritual teachers, we were able to join this movement, join the disciplic succession, and receive the opportunity and hope of returning home, back to Godhead. Yes, we are full of faults, our minds are restless, and our hearts are torn by material desires, but the practices you gave us, the books you wrote for us and which your sincere followers distribute throughout the world – all of these purify us and prepare our hearts for the seed of bhakti to grow within.
By your mercy, a temple has been built in our city, Deities have come to us, preachers have come, including your disciples, and people come to serve and receive your mercy.
Your servants at ISKCON Ryazan