oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! All Gloriess to Śrī Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja!
Dear Guru Mahārāja!
Please accept my humble obesiences at the dust of your lotus feet. I am fortunate to get sheltered during your last visit to Middle East.
I have been trained and guided in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, by a śikṣā-guru - Ananta Rūpa Gaurāṅga dāsa under the guidance of Rāma Kṛṣṇa dāsa in Śyāmadeśa.
I regularly attend Bhakti-vṛkṣa classes and also Bhāgavatam classes. I am also very much fortunate to learn Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from Śacī Yaśodā devī dāsī of Śyāmadeśa. Mātājī have trained me and moulded me nicely through Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. I never miss any class of her which used to be conducted in their house on all saturdays 11.30 am. Guru Mahārāja, she has taught me through Bhāgavatam how to surrender to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, even in our adverse condition in life. I am an infallibe soul, do not have the words to mention her glories . Not only that the wonderful association of devotees specially, Gopīpriyā devī dāsī ( disciple of Rādhānatha Swami Mahārāja) and Tāpān Tanaya devī dāsī (disciple of Bhakti Cāru Mahārāja) has been inspiration for me to study Bhāgavatam and to mould my life accordingly. No words to mention their glories. I was also fortunate have association of devotee Ginni, whose association has brought me further close to Kṛṣṇa. I could also have the assocation of Premapradāyinī Mātā, who had an oppurtunity to take blessings from u as a child and has explained ur glories to me. Premapradāyinī Mātā had taught me how to wonderfully prepare and offer Bengali Kichidi. The gathering of all of us for Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class under Śacī Yaśodā Mātā is a wonderful experience. No words to mention their glories .
I was working before. To take care of my younger daughter I had to resign from job. It was during this time 2017 uptill, that I had been attending classes under Śacī Yaśodā Mātā. I had so many issues, which was a stumbling block for me to get back to job. Job was required to support family. Mātājī, through Bhāgavatam had really helped me out on this. To get back to my job after 3 years staybaack at home specially to a design team in a good company is like a night māre. I understood that material education is nothing. Simply by chanting, assocaition of devotees and studying and hearing of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam can surpass anything in this material world, I have experienced this.
Dear Guru Mahārāja, now I am a shetered devotee. Please bless me so that I can also be an intiated devotee and can also receive Deities from our śikṣā-guru, I may follow this path through out life. I had two daughters Devayānī and Pālikā. They have been attending śloka classes of Śacī Yaśodā Mātā. Please bless them so that they become good Vaisnavis and lead life accordingly. My Prabhu is Remesh Nair, also a sheltered devotee. Please bless him also to progress spritually.
Jaya Gurudeva!
Lakṣmīpriyā
Remesh Nair
Devayānī Remesh
Pālikā Remesh.