Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble and most affectionate obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, you have changed the landscape of this material world by your wonderful
preaching based essentially on your books.
Before you began your noble mission, quite a good part of the population of this world was
sunk in total ignorance. In particular, the Western world and Africa were heading toward future
births in lower species. Now, many people come into contact with you through your wonderful
books and change the management of their lives toward the divine route.
You taught not only the ways and means of observing the four basic principles of spirituality,
but you also brought the pure understanding of sacred texts, such as Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, Śrīmad-
Bhāgavatam, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, The Nectar of Devotion, The Nectar of Instruction, and other titles. In
addition to that, you also established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to help
train everyone in Vaiṣṇava standards and the way of spiritual life.
You left countless instructions for the application of Kṛṣṇa consciousness to any situation and
to anyone in any culture. This Kṛṣṇa awareness is developing more and more in Africa and, in par-
ticular, in Benin, where we have just opened an ISKCON AICK preaching center thanks to your
mercy and that of your sons and grandchildren on the spiritual path.
Our only desire is to see this movement for Kṛṣṇa consciousness developing in Benin to the
point where we can see our following future projects realized. These are:
• A large temple
• An agricultural farm
• A free bilingual school
• A goshala for breeding and protecting cows
• A medical center to offer free healthcare services
• A dairy and agricultural products processing plant
• A craft training center
And with all this, to properly conduct preaching activities through your books and to attract
people through the practical execution of these forementioned projects.
While we study the knowledge you gave, our faith is deepened and our conviction developing,
our determination to see that your desire for Kṛṣṇa consciousness to flood the world becomes
stronger. Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, bless our efforts, our good intentions, and our development
projects, and put us in a position of strength to attain success.
Hare Kṛṣṇa,
We are at your service and pray that you help us remain your humble servants,
The devotees in the Benin Republic