Respected Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept Respectful obeisance’s unto your lotus feet from a proud Shelter devotee dear Guru Mahārāja, on your auspicious 73rd Vyāsa-pūjā.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
In the year 2019 as per my revered Mentor’s advice to select a Spiritual Master for Spiritual advancement, we selected You and were so glad and happy to be accepted by you. We are now eagerly awaiting to be an initiated devotee with our mercy.
This year we have been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting a Bhakti-vṛkṣa in our sector in Kannamangala, we are so happy to be in the association of spirited devotees. In this recently held Sīkṣā out of our small Bhakti-vṛkṣa 8 members appeared for various shikha levels and have become eligible for the next level.
I am longing to emulate your untiring zeal and spirit of accomplishing of the desire of Your Guru Mahārāja, Jagat Guru, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your most cherished desire to make Bangalore a Kṛṣṇa Conscious city in the country, I in my own way trying hard to spread the Glories of the Lord, wherever possible.
Most glaring act of yours Guru Mahārāja being your Hospitalization, away from Māyāpur Dhāma at Chennai and despite in utter distress/ pains you only talked to anyone and everyone about the Lord, His glories and Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Preaching and motivating all by repeated appeal to Chant Hari Nam, narrating glories of Guru and Gaurāṅga, in real sense spreading His name in every nook and corner of the country.
It is an immense privilege and fortune for us to be under your shelter. Please bless us that we are able to fulfil your wishes.
Your Insignificant Servant,
Amal and Chitra Bhaduri
(Guru Mahārāja Shelter, Śrī Śrī Narasiṁha Giridhārī Mandir, Bangalore,India)