Hare Kṛṣṇa Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Ananta Koti Daṇḍavat Praṇāma onto your lotus feet.
Please accept my humble obeisances and all glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda... It is a great penance I have done may be some time back in my lifetimes that I have been associated as your disciple and Vaiṣṇavas Many daṇḍavats onto the lotus feet of the Lord giving me. this opportunity for this lifetime. It was really blessing of Vaiṣṇavas that I could participate in the movement of Mahāprabhu to contribute a little bit on my part. Guru Mahārāja, during last year I have your blessings to distribute 2 boxes of Bhagavad-gītā in December marathon, able to preach in Telugu for one of the local Gītā conference, happening every weekend. With your mercy I was able to attend mostly your Caitanya classes, also associate with devotees virtually to listen to your lectures daily. This was a great opportunity organized by one of your dearest daughter Vinita Gandharvikā Mātājī to assign daily lecture to the group and share the points you mentioned in the lecture. Guru Mahārāja, my wish is to start a Bhakti-vṛkṣa or a kids class this year in my local community so that I can imbibe Kṛṣṇa Consciousness in the ripe age. Also, with your blessings I could able to start the Bhakti Shastri course with His Grace Gaurāṅga darśana Prabhuji. If everything goes well and with Lord’s mercy I may be able to complete this course by end of this year. I was very serious to take your instructions to get second initiated next year. Please shower your blessings onto our family, Saketh my elder son and Śrīnidhī my younger one also got aspiring this year from you. Saketh is chanting 4 rounds and Śrīnidhī 1 round with your blessing. Please bless them so that they can be in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness this lifetime and able serve in this movement by carrying your instructions. We were very concerned on your health situation and started performing tulasī rounds every day until now. Guru Mahārāja, if Kṛṣṇa wishes and your desire we are preparing to visit you and serve you during the Atlanta visit. Only by your wish and blessing my wife started to read Bhāgavatam daily and she finished 1st canto. Please bless so that she can take up chanting and be your disciple. Guru Mahārāja, your instructions, your pastimes, your sincere life’s and desire to serve the Lord is inspiring so many people and I do not hesitate to take your example in any of my Lectures or devotee discussion. With your blessing am also participating and managing one Bhakti-vṛkṣa locally. Please bestow the strength and opportunity to serve Vaiṣṇavas and your instructions sincerely. We live for you Guru Mahārāja and there is no other reason that can enable us to do daily routine of Kṛṣṇa sevā.
Please bless us and keep is always on your thoughts and prayers. Please bless so that we can do the chanting daily more sincere and with qualitative rounds.
Your servant,
Śyāma Sudhākara Dāsa (dīkṣa)
Saketh, Srinidhi and Sarada
Charlotte, North Carolina