My Dear Guru Maharaja,
Koti Koti Pranams
Nama Om Vishnu Padaya Krishna Presthaya Bhutale Srimate Jayapataka Swamin iti namine Nama aacharya padaya nitai kripa pradayin Guara katha damadhaya nagara grama tharine
Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine namaste saraswati deve gaura-vani-pracharine nirvishesha-shunyavadi pashchatya-desha-tarine
mukam karoti vachalam
pangum langhayate girim
yat-kripa tam aham vande
shri-gurum dina-taranam
"I offer my respectful obeisance unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains."
Please accept my respectful humble obeisance unto your lotus feet.
Another year has passed by, and I could write to you again the challenges, tests that has come my way as well as the wonderful moments that I have been blessed with. I am grateful for your presence in my life.
My heartfelt appreciations to you, without your blessings in form of books, lectures and guidance from senior devotees, my knowledge of Lord Krishna would be incomplete Your presence is still felt in everything you have given us.
Guru Maharaj, you have given me a very big responsibility of Gaurangadesh Yatra. Even though I am not qualified, it is all because of your blessings and Krishna’s mercy; I am trying my level best to do a small service which you have given to me to please you and Krishna.
Please bless me, so that I can continue to improve my Sadhana, my services and dedicate myself more in preaching to get as many souls as possible under the shelter of Srila Prabhupad’s movement.
I am very fortunate to get a spiritual master like you because even in this present health condition, you are thinking about your devotees and how to help each and every one in their life and also dedicating and keeping your promise to your Guru, Srila Prabhupad by setting an example. You have recently started the E-care. This shows how much you are caring the devotees.
Last year from March onwards, due to COVID, we could not have direct classes. But because of your mercy, we started all the classes through online. All the classes like our Friday Congregational program, Bhakti Vrikshas, Bal Utsav classes are happening very well. These online classes have really in one way benefited many of our devotees to connect themselves to their relatives in India. Many of them of started classes for their relatives back in India and other countries. Some of them are joining for our Friday congregational programs too.
I request your blessings for all our Gaurangadesh devotees. All are following your instructions and maintaining social distancing. Some devotees were affected with covid. But, by Krishna’s mercy and your blessings all of them are fine now. But there are few devotees who are still facing difficulty in their jobs. We are all just waiting for the COVID to go fast, so that we can start our direct weekly association.
Guru Maharaj, every time I used to think in my mind that somehow I should bring you to Gaurangadesh. But thinking about your health condition and also I don’t want to trouble you to travel all the way, I just keep this desire within my mind. But Krishna has fulfilled my wish through your virtual visit to Gaurangadesh twice. All the devotees were so happy. I don’t know how to express their feelings. Thank you for coming and visiting us in spite of your busy schedule.
Last year during your 50th Sanyasa celebration, I had planned to come to Mayapur along with my parents. But due to this situation, we couldn’t come. I am praying to Krishna to somehow help me take my parents along with us and visit Sridham Mayapur and also take your darshan.
My prayers to the Lordship Sri Sri Radha Madhav, Lord Nrisinghadev, Sri Pancha Tattva to give you good health and long life to always be guiding many fallen conditioned souls like me under the shelter of Guru & Gauranga.
Your loving son,
Sriranga Krsna das
Gaurangadesh Yatra
