Dearest spiritual father,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances!
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Each Vyasa Puja is an opportunity for me to meditate more deeply on your wonderful qualities and to absorb myself in gratitude.
Guru Maharaj, I feel so fortunate to have your shelter in my life.
A moment's association of a pure devotee is rarely obtained even after millions of births, what to speak of having a pure devotee as Your Holiness as my spiritual master.
Each verse of the Gurvastakam prayers is exemplified in your personality and activities, Guru Maharaj.
You are constantly striving to inspire us by sharing even the smallest details of your daily spiritual activities through your Diary messages on the JPS app. I understand how much importance you want us to assign to the ABCDs of our sadhana.
I am also constantly amazed by how you are devising newer innovative methods to make Krsna Consciousness more appealing and exciting to the conditioned masses who have forgotten that it is their natural state.
Your love for Srila Prabhupada shines through as your every thought, word and action is engaged in fulfilling his instructions. I greatly admire how nothing can come in between you and your service to Srila Prabhupada, Guru Maharaj.
Demonstrating through your actions the qualities of a sincere first- class disciple, you set the example for all of us Guru Maharaj.
Thank you Guru Maharaj for giving shelter to this fallen soul. I seek your blessings on this auspicious day to fulfill all my duties in a way that brings you honour, befitting your glorious example. This year I will complete ten years of initiation, and I pray that I may act only to please you, and use all your blessings in the service of Krsna.
On this most auspicious occasion of your divine appearance day, I submit my humble, sincere prayers at the lotus feet of the most merciful Lordships Sri Sri Lakshmi Nrsimhadeva Anantadeva for your good health, to constantly protect you from all sides, and to kindly remove all obstacles in your path as you tirelessly preach in this world infected with the vices of Kali.
Thank you Guru Maharaj. Thank you for everything.
Your spiritual daughter,
Ratikeli Radhika devi dasi
Trivandrum, Kerala
India