Dearest Srila Gurudeva.
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your Lotus Feet. All glories to you and your service! All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to your Divine Grace! All glories to all that you have done in your life to show us the mercy and kindness of the dearmost Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. Who can be more merciful unto the conditioned entities of Earth or any person on Earth more than Sri Sri Gaura Nitai? Srila Prabhupada kindly told showed us the mercy of Parama Karuna Nitai Gaura Chandra in his purport to the bhajan praising Them. Srila Prabhupada explained how Srila Locan Das Thakur said that Their way is simply chanting and dancing, and to just worship Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda with firm faith and conviction. But who actually enacts this in daily life? Who tries every moment of His day to spread the glories and mercy of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai to every soul on Earth? Your amazing self does! You have been to the clutches of leaving us, but who comes back daily with a roaring devotion and love of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai!
In reflecting upon the joy of this day of your Appearance, I with gratitude and humility feel so fortunate that in my lifetime, I got the chance to meet your Grace in person in 2005, and in the Mercy Capital of the World, Sri Sri Mayapur Dham. Who can calculate the good fortune that I received to be able to be there during this life? Later you blessed us with your darshan in Atlanta and New Orleans.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the kindness and mercy that you showed me. Those moments of mercy have been life changing, and a sources of strength in my life ever since. It has now been 15 years that I have been having the chance to learn from you, receive your mercy, and in stronger days, or moments, to try to be able to pass along a drop of your mercy to others. I pray that I can deepen in strength in faith your teachings and example.
Those moments of mercy are more dear than my life! I remember those days and times of the drops of mercy from you with utmost gratitude. I pray that I may be a worthy recipient of your mercy, but on the other side, I realize that you showed mercy to me completely causelessly, just like the complete kindness and mercy that Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and those who follow Them spread to all of the Universe. I pray that I may always be a humble servant of such extreme mercy and kindness as my personal legacy while here. I pray to the Lordships to please keep you ever increasing in health and joy, so that we all get the chance to learn from you. It is very amazing to witness how your service and example blesses the entire world, and always remind us of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai's causeless love!
Especially in the past 1 year, I have watched more closely your example, of how staunchly you serve, even with physical difficulty. You keep going on, firmly dedicated to the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. I pray that my devotion to you and Them will increase and purify.
I pray that I may focus more, as from your example, of looking for the good in each and every person. In that way, I can do the next right thing in life every day that I receive, and do my humble part in helping share your mercy.
I have a lot to do, and am doing so, especially gaining more strength in you and Their Lordships during life's occasional ups and downs. I pray that I may always serve you in any way that you see fit.
May I always remain,
Your spiritual daughter and servant,
Yasoda Saci devi dasi, (diksa) New Orleans area. USA