My dear Śrīla Gurudeva,
On this most auspicious 70th Appearance Day of Yours, kindly accept my humble and most heart felt obeisances unto Your Divine Lotus Feet! All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and You!
My dear Gurudev, I had the fortune to take Your shelter 2.5 years back. While this may be a short time, and I might be a fledgling, these 2.5 years have been the most important years of my life.
Although I am incapacitated in so many ways, You always bestow upon me blessings which are always way more than what I deserve, and which make impossible tasks possible. Guru Mahārāja, many times I feel I am all alone, but I am never really alone. You always come to guide me and fill the gap between my limited capabilities and the required goal.
Therefore, Śrīla Gurudev, there is no reason for us to not try our best in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Please forgive me for all the times when I have not tried my best.
Śrīla Gurudev, You have accepted so many mountain like inconveniences only for the benefit of conditioned souls like me who have been suffering repeatedly in this horrible material world. Therefore, I do not want to lose this precious chance! You have certainly made our good fortune, and I do not want to be foolish to lose this most rare good fortune!
Śrīla Gurudev, please accept me as Your eternal servitor and please kindly accept my services to You, although they are imperfect, and kindly bestow upon me the strength to perfect my devotion unto You by following Your instructions perfectly.
Your humble servant,
Paridhi Rathi
Mumbai