My dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your beautiful lotus feet! All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! All glories to you dear Gurudeva!
Caitanya Mahāprabhu is really kind for having sent you to this world to shower your blessings on souls like us who could never dream of getting out of the tangles of the three modes of material nature, let alone love for Kṛṣṇa.
While devotees were preaching and serving you, my struggle was limited to completing my 16 rounds, reading a little and fighting māyā.
As I look back at my journey in Kṛṣṇa consciousness I realize your mercy on me more and more. Paramātmā resides in our hearts and stays with us life after life even though we choose to turn away and accept all kinds of mundane bodies. Similarly, you have been with me day after day even when all the while I was neglecting you, your instructions and the mercy you had been showering on me in the form of most wonderful devotees - your disciples who always kept me alive in my Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Every morning, I get up and thank Kṛṣṇa to have given me the special mercy of giving me you as my spiritual master. Please bless me that you always be my master and I always be your servant. Please bless me on this very special day that I never let you down and make you proud. Also, kindly bless my husband who took aspiring from you this year and also my sons Caitanya and Nitāi. Caitanya, my elder son and my mother Anukampita Viśākhā Devī Dāsī, (who is your disciple) are doing Bhakti-śāstrī by your blessings. Just before he enrolled for the course, I dreamt of you putting your merciful hand on Caitanya’s head.
Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted us to be happy and joyful in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. I am very happy and joyful for I have you, Śrīla Prabhupāda and all the devotees. All this is more than I could ever deserve or expect. And all this has been possible because of you.
I pray to Lord Nityānanda for your good health and strength.
Your insignificant daughter,
Ratipradā Rādhikā Devī Dāsī