Hare Krishna, dear Guru Maharaja!
Please accept my respectful obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glory to your divine grace.
Thank you for everything, dear Guru Maharaj. All the good things in my life are all by your grace. Every year I understand more and more how important it is to firmly hold on to your lotus feet, i.e. follow your instructions. And even a slight deviation from them is very dangerous, because Maya does not sleep.
Dear Guru Maharaj, everything you say penetrates deep into the heart and cuts the tight knots of material attachments and anarthas that are entangled with my heart.
Thank you, my dear Guru Maharaj, for engaging me in pure devotional service to Krishna and the Vaisnavas. Thank you for your example of caring for the devotees, your determination to continue to follow Srila Prabhupada's instructions and to save fallen souls drowning in the ocean of material misery.
I still have a lot to learn from you, dear Guru Maharaj. I hope that someday I will become a worthy disciple and can please you with my service.
Thank you very much, dear Guru Maharaj, for everything that you have done and are doing for me. Please forgive me for all my offences and mistakes, as well as for my laziness, pride and resentment.
Please bless me so that I can always follow your valuable instructions.
Your spirit daughter, Yamuna Lilavati devi dasi