Dear Guru Maharaja
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupada!
Koṭi Dhandavad Pranaam unto your lotus feet.
I am writing this 70th Vyasa puja offering letter with immense happiness reason being it’s your 70th year Vyasa puja celebration. Secondly you have recovered remarkably and returned to Māyāpur (your home) after two major surgeries. Guru Mahārāja we were there in Chennai when your Surgery took place. The day exactly we were travelling on the same road of the hospital, not knowing that it was in that hospital you are undergoing surgeries. I saw few devotees getting down from the auto to the hospital, that’s when we got the clue that it is this hospital you are undergoing surgery. My husband came to hospital and was there to know status of the surgery, and every now and then he was updating the details of your health. Each and every disciple of yours were somehow trying to connect with the source in Chennai to know your health update and every forum was updating the health condition of yours on a periodic basic. My sincere thanks to all the devotees, and the attendants of yours who took great care of you which can be expressed in words.
I felt very emotional and sentimental when I was thinking from all over the world, people who don’t know each other got connected through you (our Eternal Spiritual Master) by this ISKCON movement by the mercy of Śrīla Prabhupāda and were just chanting, praying and doing all austere things for the speedy recovery of you. Because of your temporary illness you were confined to one place in Chennai…. but you never made us to feel that we were disconnected. All thanks to the Jayapatākā Swami Seva team…. who uninterruptedly kept us updated with audio or video messages of yours and also by your lectures etc.
Of all the years, this year while writing the offering letter I feel like writing in length to express and share the experience I had in this one year to stay connected with you…. though physically you were not present. My god sisters in Chennai they also kept me updated with videos and photos whenever you visited the temple or gave lectures. My god sisters from Dāmodara who also visited for a short visit to Chennai, they also shared their experiences when they met you.
I use to feel whenever any Mahārāja visit UAE, and their disciples take care of their Guru Mahārāja or have very close association, I used to always long for it….when I will meet you. But this one year though you were unable to visit UAE, still I felt you always tried your best to give your association and your causeless mercy to us. My sincere thanks again to the devotees team who seamlessly and tirelessly served you…. which I never did. As a Spiritual Master to your disciples and as a sincere disciple of Śrīla Prabhupāda you always lived up to it. Few of my god sisters also took initiation from you either from Chennai or in Māyāpur. I feel so happy for them, they were able to associate with you and get your mercy.
Now I am eagerly waiting to serve you when you come to Dāmodara again….
Your humble Servant,
Guṇavati Keśavī devī dāsī,
Dāmodara Deśa, Middle East