1st, April 2023
My Dear Spiritual Father,
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Please accept my most respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All Glories to Śrīla Gaura Nitāi!! All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!! All Glories unto you Gurudeva!!
On this occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā, I pray to Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava Ashta Sakhis, Śrī Prahlad Narasiṁha, Śrī Pañca Tattva, Śrī Jagannātha Baladeva Subhadrā Mayi, Śrīla Prabhupāda to bless you with a long and healthy life in Their devotional services.
Guru Mahārāja, I met you when your 49th Vyāsa-pūjā was being celebrated, I recall back the number of years and the sweet memories of your blessings and mercy upon me and our family members. every moment of your loving association, care, encouragement, and empowerment keeps me engaged in the Lord’s devotional service. It’s only your unconditioned love that has touched my heart and I crave to have those moments back in my life again. but I keep sharing about your glories with all the new members in our BV groups, who keep coming, and keep encouraging them to serve you and experience the same love that we got from you.
Though the new members don’t get this kind of experience, they are all still very fortunate that they can associate with you every day through your Caitanya class, they are able to serve you too. Whereas we had to wait for your personal association only thrice or twice a year depending on your schedules and could hear your lectures in the meantime.
In this digital era, you have utilized every opportunity to be in touch with your disciples, updating them about your day-in and out activities, and pouring them with Gaura kathā far and wide, facilitating in all the languages without any barrier. it is now up to those who will accept and taste the nectars. Befitting your praṇām mantra as nama ācaryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe. We learn from your exemplary life, dealings, service attitude, etc., how to keep on serving without ceasing even a moment and forgo any opportunity to be engaged in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service and service to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
On this day, I beg you to keep me and our family members in your prayers to the Lord, bless us, so we remain in the Lord’s devotional service always and in service to Śrīla Prabhupāda, and you, and should ever be grateful for the treasure that you have given us. please bless our children Śyāmsundara and Viśākā to remain your spiritual children and soon take dīkṣā from you.
Please I beg you for forgiving me for any of my offenses that I might have committed to your lotus feet. You are our savior Śrīla Gurudeva.
Your spiritual daughter
Gaurāṅgī Gopī Devī Dāsī