My Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my most humble obeisances unto the dust of your lotus feet.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
All glories to your glorious service to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
I am your unqualified son. I absolutely do not have any knowledge or qualification to even understand your greatness, what to speak of glorifying you. However, with your mercy only, for my own purification, to please you, I should speak a few words like child breaking words. I want everyone know how merciful you have been to this insignificant soul, how you have brought me to the lotus feet of Śrīla Prabhupāda and given me a chance to associate with wonderful devotees by staying at Jahnudvīpa voice. By your living example I am so inspired that how you want to teach all of your sheltered soul to become Gabhir Jaler Mach (Fish of a deep water). You example shows us how we can be strong in determination to practice Kṛṣṇa Consciousness even after having so many bodily difficulties.
I would like to quote the famous verse from Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.9.29) which is very relevant to your mood of Gabhir Jaler Mach in the glorious mission of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhiraḥ turnaṁ yateta na pated anu-mṛtyu yāvān niḥsreyasaya visayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt “After many, many births and deaths one achieves the rare human form of life, which, although temporary, affords one the opportunity to attain the highest perfection. Thus, a sober human being should quickly endeavour for the ultimate perfection of life as long as his body, which is always subject to death, has not fallen down and died. After all, sense gratification is available even in the most abominable species of life, whereas Kṛṣṇa consciousness is possible only for a human being.” Śrīla Prabhupāda also quote this verse and teach us “Don’t take any risk, finish this Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Business in this Life Only.” Kṛṣṇa is the most merciful; however, devotees are more merciful than the Lord. That’s why Nityānanda Prabhu was more merciful than Mahāprabhu. He delivered personalities like Jagāi and Mādhāi, who didn’t have any chance of Mahāprabhu’s association. Śrīla Prabhupāda is even more merciful because he delivered hundreds of Jagāi Mādhāi. You are his true disciple and got his full blessings. You have travelled all the nooks and corners of the world to bestow your mercy upon thousands of Jagāi Mādhāi not by killing them but by killing their demonic nature. You have given up your youth, risked your health to travel to all the remote villages of Bangladesh and India, dangerous places like Russia and Middle East, and all over the world and transformed thousands of people. Who in this present world is as merciful as you? There is no one! Absolutely no one! You are always carrying burden of love given by Śrīla Prabhupāda through many instructions. This year by your blessings and mercy I have completed most blissful event in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, South India Yatra. I was totally intoxicated to chanting always Govinda... Govinda... Govinda. I have been blessed by your guidance that to please you I have to do services spreading Kṛṣṇa Consciousness with my capacity or more. This year by your mercy total 6boys doing bhalti very nicely and one of them shifted to voice before completion of their camp. I was also amazed by seeing your dedication to serve Mission of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. I offer my humble obeisances to your lotus feet again and again. Please bless me so that I can always be attached to you and Śrīla Prabhupāda. Please bless me so that I can always be conscious under your sheltered devotees by following rules and regulation more properly. Also I am begging your mercy and blessings on this auspicious 70th appearance day so that I can become an proper instrument in your service to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Your unqualified Insignificant Servant,
Guṇagrāhī Gaurāṅga Dāsa (Dīkṣā),
Kolkata, India