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
Hare Kṛṣṇa Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances unto Your lotus feet!
I’m not qualified to glorify Your service determination, instructions following of your spiritual master – Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Come what may (barriers like health, weather, pandemic), you always stood as an inspiration for many fallen souls like me. You always make sure we are in the right mood and are following the proper procedure for everything we do.
For me you stand as an inspiration, both spiritually and materially. Being in software field, we are always told to upgrade ourselves technically but It is not very easy to get upgraded very frequently, but you never fail to upgrade yourself to deliver Kṛṣṇa prem to us. For eg: Started with your books, then recorded classes on a small walk men, then CDs, then your lectures on internet, then transcribing them, then JPS app, then LIVE classes, now I see your shorts on Instagram reels too, you always AMAZE me with your ideas.
I really feel fortunate enough to be in this age of getting everything on the internet, because all your classes are recorded, transcribed and available all the time for us to get benefitted just on our fingertips (Please make sure that I won’t take this boon for granted)
Here are couple of things I wanted to mention on a glorious day like this about what I did in the last year:
Whatever service I take, if it is successfully done, it is only by your mercy. Without you I will not be able to do any (I can definitely say this from my heart that you’re the only reason).
By your mercy, I became an instrument to serve you in your service by proof reading couple of your lectures and translate 1-2 of them.
These days while I’m chanting, I’m trying to turn on your chanting on mobile and chant along with you, which is helping me to get my focus back if I’m diverted.
I’m trying to develop love for Gaurāṅga from your Caitanya Līlā classes (I hear only few of your classes though).
Last but not least, very happy to share with you that my 2 year little one is now able to recite Hare Kṛṣṇa Māha-mantra :).
Being the most useless person, I beg your mercy to shed some light on us to follow the Kṛṣṇa conscious path 100 percent, chant more and devote our lives in the service of Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga.
Eternally indebted to you for all the mercy you showered on me and my family.
May you always be in good health and enlighten more souls in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Your grandchild,
Himaja Domakuntla (aspiring disciple)
South Norwood, London, UK