Dear Guru Maharaj,
Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances At Your Lotus Feet !
All Glories To You and Srila Prabhupada !
Dearest Guru Maharaj, My beloved spiritual father savior of the fallen souls and well-wisher of
the entire universe.
Wish You a very Happy Vyasa-puja with sincere and intense prayer to Sri Sri Krishna for this
special day. But the time since then has been full of realizations and new spiritual experiences
due to Your blessings. Keeping You at the centre of my life, each day I can feel how Your
causeless mercy flows unconditionally in the upkeep of my devotional service. I am thankful to
Lord Krishna, who has mercifully sent You as my master and savior.
I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to write to You on the auspicious day of Your
appearance. On this very special and auspicious occasion with Your appearance came a ray of
hope for all the unfortunate jivas like myself, struggling hopelessly in the vicelike grip of Maya, of
continuous pain and suffering and repeated birth and death. Kindly accept this attempt as I am
trying to praise Your qualities and activities. I often think about where I would be without You
and Your disciples.
It is so blissful to hear Chaitanya Caritamrt from you every evening despite of your health conditions .It is very exciting to be waiting for you to accept the offerings that all devotees have prepared for you. It is a constant reminder that despite of reading Krsna's glories everyday , we still have an ocean full of scriptures and glories of the Lord to read and understand.
I've done bad things in this and previous lifetime, but the one thing I'm thankful for is that I found spirituality through your direction. You've only ever asked me one question: how many rounds are you chanting?, including the fact that you're well aware of my flaws. Even if you're not physically present here you've arranged for devotees to keep an eye on me at all times, without making me feel like I'm constantly being watched. How would anyone express gratitude to their father for this? In a hundred lifetimes, I wouldn't be able to find the right words to describe it. Since I'm not sure if I'll be able to settle the debt you've left me, I'd like to offer you my life.I might not be doing enough but everyday is a never ending reminder that there is so much to do sustain in this age of kali .
Krishna has been kind enough to place me in circumstances that remind me of how much of a responsibility I have as your disciple, particularly when I succumb to certain emotions But when I see commitment, resilience, and dedication, leaving no room for failing in order to satisfy Srila Prabhupada and the previous acaryas, I feel profoundly guilty for not doing more with my time and lifetimes.
With the new developments, I can't help but imagine how much bigger this movement is going to get. And I realise more and more the importance of preaching, especially to the younger generation (my generation). So I want to pledge a little more of my mind, body and soul in the service of this mission and in keeping up to the name of being your disciple - working a little extra harder this time to bring more people to this joyful peace-loving movement.
I pray to Sri Sri Radha Madhava & Ashtasakhis, Sri Narasimhadeva, Sri Panca Tattva, and Srila Prabhupada to preserve your health and well-being for it is your infectious spirit that continues to inspire me and so many others around the world.
Your loving daughter,
Karishma