Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to you, Guru Maharaja. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, “A first-class Vaishnava is he whose very presence makes others chant the holy name of Krishna.”
Guru Maharaja, as I have been following your activities and your exchanges with those around you, I have come to realise that you perfectly embody the above quote. Be it a Christian nurse at the ICU that you are admitted to, or a devotee seeking your guidance and shelter, all are encouraged in their Krishna consciousness and enthused to chant Hare Krishna on coming in contact with you.
My own seniors in Manipal came into Krishna consciousness and became serious, due to your mercy and genuine care for their spiritual lives. It is by your mercy that the association at Manipal began and it is by your mercy it continues to grow and expand today.
I came into Krishna consciousness in Manipal by the grace of your disciples and one of the first major festivals I attended was your Vyasa Puja. As I heard all my seniors, who were my inspiration and role models in Krishna consciousness, glorify you and your determination and enthusiasm to preach against all odds and share Krishna consciousness all over the world despite your apparent physical constraints, I was completely awe-struck! I could not believe that such a personality could exist! Thank you for showing us what “I am not this body" means.
Thank you for showing us how Krishna consciousness is a blissful process executed with love and devotion in the form of service, every step of the way. Thank you for showing us how to be dedicated to the instructions of Srila Prabhupada. And thank you for proving to us how we are one big family of Srila Prabhupada's by your genuine, sincere care for the well-being of all devotees. Thank you very much for being such an inspiring role model!
Kindly forgive me for all my offences and bless me so that I may develop genuine gratitude in my heart.
Your spiritual niece and siksa disciple,
Govinda-priyā dāsī