Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
Dear Guru Maharaj,
Hare Krishna !!
Please accept our humble and respectful obeisances at your lotus feet.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Guru Maharaja, it is indeed a great fortune for us to be able to write this offering and glorify you, on the occasion of your 71st Vyasa Puja. Your kindness, compassion and mercy in accepting someone like us as your disciples only goes on to demonstrate the compassion that Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada and you are so freely distributing constantly, in order to deliver fallen souls like us who are so conditioned and attached to this material world.
Guru Maharaja, it is a wonderful feeling to see that you are now recovered from your health challenges and have started travelling all over the world once again to distribute your mercy and give Krishna to thousands of people who are looking for direction, purpose and happiness in their lives. We have been following your travels and have been fortunate to have your vani association through your classes on Mahaprabhu’s lilas.
It has been a while since we last wrote to you Guru Maharaja to update you on our spiritual progress. Over the last year or so, with the guidance of our Siksha guru(s) His Grace Chaitanya Avatari Das and Her Grace Rasmayi Devi Dasi, we have been making modest attempts at preaching Krishna Consciousness in and around the place where we live in Singapore. These are through conduct of Kirtan manjaris, Gita Manjaris, house programs during Damodar month, Bhakti Vrikshas, Jagannath Pathshalas for kids etc. We also celebrated Janmashtami and Damodar Aarti in our apartment complex - the response and participation in these celebrations were quite encouraging, inspiring us to do more in spreading Krishna Consciousness.
During the last year, we were also fortunate to welcome Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai [named Simha Gaura and Karuna Nitai by our Sikhsa Guru(s)] at our home, to stay in our midst and accept our humble services at Their lotus feet. Earlier this year, we also welcomed Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva & Subhadra to our home. Through their presence, Their Lordships are showering their compassion and mercy on us and those who visit our home and take blessings at Their lotus feet.
The few fortunate souls that we have managed to preach Krishna's glories are completely unanimous in the virtues and the wonderful transformation that Krishna consciousness has brought in their lives in such a short period of time. What gives Keshavi and me more joy and happiness is that Srila Prabhupada and you have chosen both of us, who are in no way qualified, to be part of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and your mission of spreading Krishna consciousness, touching their lives and making positive changes in their lives by connecting with them. Whilst this has provided an opportunity for both of us to purify ourself by improving our own sadhana, it has also helped us in realising some of our own shortcomings such as pride, ego, the limited knowledge that we have of our scriptures.
Guru Maharaj, over the last year, we have also had the fortune of having the association of a number of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples who are your god-brothers. We are eagerly awaiting the day when we will have your vapu association in Singapore and have an opportunity of serving you. In any case we desire and pray to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to give us an opportunity of seeing you in person as it has been almost 5 years since we last saw you.
Guru Maharaj, we know that there is a lot more that we can do to serve you in executing Srila Prabhupadas mission. We seek your blessings and pray for your mercy to fill our lives so that we are in the constant association of devotees who help us grow in our spiritual life. We pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhav and Lord Narsimha Dev for your continued good health so that you may continue to spread the message of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada and continue to uplift more fallen souls like us.
Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj !!
Your useless son & daughter
Rangamaya Ramakrsna das
Shobhamayi Keshavi devi dasi