Hare Kṛṣṇa,
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet!
Dear Guru Mahārāja!
I am 81 years old and I try to maintain a strict routine of completing my rounds by 6 AM, doing Guru Pūjā, then I do some cooking in the morning and in the evening, and spend the rest of the day repeatedly reading Śrīla Prabhupāda books and books of Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas translated by His Holiness Bhanu Swami Mahārāja. I have also inspired my two daughters to read the Ācārya books by reading along with them daily for one hour each. Every Sunday I accompany my son, Śrīnivāsa Nitāi Dāsa and daughter-in-law Rādhā Rasamayi Devī Dāsī to IITM preaching program.
I have had some realizations which I would like to share with Your Holiness.
I am not familiar with the mobile phones and social media, but my daughter Maṅgalamayī Mālinī Devī Dāsī keeps me updated daily and through these updates I feel the personal interaction with Your Holiness.
In February of 2023 my son and his wife took me on a pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Chitrakut, Prayāgaraj in U.P. and to Rajkot, Dakor, Dwaraka, and Somnath in Gurjarat. Every day I used to rise by 4 AM and complete my rounds and then go with them. Every place was very austere for me to even walk and climbing was even more difficult. I was constantly meditating on the lines of ‘śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam and I was able to feel your constant mercy. I could realize how important it is to maintain the daily sādhana as instructed by Your Holiness. I could also realize how the Guru constantly protects the disciple in his spiritual endeavors.
My prayer to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Lalītā Viśākā
On this your auspicious Vyāsa-pūjā Day please bless me that I am able to maintain my spiritual sādhana and the commitment I undertook on my initiation day until my last breath.
Śeṣarupinī Rādhā Devī Dāsī