My dear Gurumaharaj,
Please accept my respectful obeisances at the dust of the Lotus feet of your divine grace. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to guru and Gauranga.
Gurumaharaj, on this auspicious occasion of the vyasa puja of your divine grace, I take the opportunity to look back at my life and reflect with gratitude the numerous benedictions and blessings your divine grace has bestowed upon me for my successful practice of devotional service.
Your divine grace has been very merciful and liberal in offering your association despite health limitations. The daily lectures of your divine grace followed by question and answer sessions enable me the association of your divine grace and also uplift my consciousness despite being far away. While at Mayapur rooftop or at my own Pradesh listening via electronic media, it is all nectar and the easy means to associate with you gurudev. I am grateful to your divine grace for the many efforts and sacrifices you are making in order to benefit fallen souls such as me in your service to Srila Prabhupada, the disciplic succession and Krishna.
I am grateful to your divine grace for enabling me to chant the holy name nicely, worship the Deity, and assist in the preaching mission at Kochi. My abilities are very meagre but the mercy of your divine grace is abundant and therefore I am hopeful in my devotional service. Please me merciful, forgive my offences at the Lotus feet of your divine grace and keep me ever your servant at your Lotus feet is my humble prayer on this occasion.
I join all my god brothers and god sisters on this auspicious occasion to pray to Srila Prabhupada, the disciplic succession and the Almighty Lord Krishna to keep your divine grace in our midst for a long time in good health so that millions of fallen souls such as me benefit in this dark age of kali.
Please accept my respectful obeisances at the dust of the Lotus feet of your divine grace.
Your servant,
Mahipala Govinda das.
Dhiksha disciple, Kochi, Kerala.