Hare Kṛṣṇa, Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
I am very grateful to you for everything. Getting the human form of life is a great fortune, and
getting an opportunity to practice spirituality is a bigger fortune. But practicing spirituality under
your guidance by reading your books, hearing your lectures, and following your disciples is the
greatest fortune.
You came to this material world only on Kṛṣṇa’s request, as you yourself said. Delivering
modern conditioned souls is very difficult. But when we see your techniques – how you preached
to people – we get a lot of inspiration and encouragement.
Presently, we are serving at ISKCON Brahmapur under the guidance of His Grace Pañcaratna
Prabhu (the disciple of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Mahārāja). This year we will try to
finish our work on the bookstall, the panel room, security room, office room, and small snacks
room. We will also try to do more book distribution and try to finish whatever pending construc-
tion work there is.
Please forgive us our offenses. Please be merciful to us by showering your blessings. We prom-
ise to try to work harder to fulfill your mission.
Your servant,
Manikishore Dāsa