My dearest Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my most respectful obeisances on the glorious occasion of your 73rd Appearance day! All glories to you Śrīla Gurudeva! Happy Vyāsa-pūjā!
Śrīla Gurudeva, this year, 2022 will mark the 6th year of your presence in my life. I am still counting my blessings Śrīla Gurudeva. Ever since you have come in my life, every moment has become a moment of thankfulness and ever-expanding bliss. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have given me Śrīla Gurudeva.
Śrīla Gurudeva, this year you had another major health challenge. When I came to know that there was 2 litres of blood clot that was removed from your abdomen, I was shocked. When I read that, I was remembering how Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura once said, “I wish every selfless, tender-hearted person of Gauḍīya math will be prepared to shed two hundred gallons of blood for the nourishment of the spiritual corpus of every individual of this world.” I couldn’t help but have tears in my eyes, thinking of how much difficulties you have endured for the sake of conditioned souls like me. Please forgive me Śrīla Gurudeva for all those times when I have not been sincere.
I don’t want to be incompetent and weak Śrīla Gurudeva. I want to be your true disciple in the actual sense Śrīla Gurudeva - please continue to give me strength, competence, love, and mercy. Your love and mercy are the only things that I am surviving on Śrīla Gurudeva. Please also help me to chant the Holy Names with attention, attachment, and devotion Śrīla Gurudeva, so that I can always perform devotional services with great enthusiasm and energy always. Please bless me in all my spiritual endeavors as I humbly attempt to repay my debt to you Śrīla Guru Mahārāja.
Begging for your mercy and forgiveness always,
Your spiritual daughter,
Paridhi Rathi (aspiring disciple)
Mumbai, India