My Dear Guru Mahārāja Please accept my humble obedience to your lotus feet. All Glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
YOU ARE TRANSCENDENTAL
By your Appearance: Appeared on Kāmada Ekādaśī By your Hankering for Spirituality: initially you did haṭha-yoga, interested in Buddhism. By Your Name: Gorden John = Gaur Dhan Jan. By your Chanting: You first chanted for 6 hours straight with the beads of Śrīla Prabhupāda. By your surrenderance: shaved your head within two weeks in Hare Kṛṣṇa moment. By Your Nationality: For 5 years you were not a citizen of any country. By Your dedication for language: You learned Bengali and Spanish language for preaching. By your sannyāsa initiation: September 10, 1970, (21 years old) Rādhāṣṭamī day by your presence: Initiated the whole village and saved them all. (Victory Flag: Jaya Patākā) By your preaching: You preached like loin, every nook and corner of the village and world. Started Nāmahaṭṭa program. By your voice: When you say Gaurāṅga! Nityānanda!
My Gurudeva, you taught how to serve guru, what is the meaning of guru-tattva. We have all learned and studied in the IDC course, but you are so humble that you taught it practically. Śrīla Prabhupāda gave you God’s Land and you made it into Kingdom (Māyāpur Dhāma). Śrīla Prabhupāda said that you are the internal associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and you preached the love of God all over the world. You never forget your Gurudeva even in the difficult times.
You have graduated and got Bhakti-vedānta degree with honors. Teaching that our scriptures are full of bliss and knowledge, that will provide ultimate happiness.
My dear Gurudeva, please bless me with the same guru-bhakti, with the same dedication to preach all over the world, with the same attitude, humility and humbleness.
Your Eternal Spiritual Daughter,
Bhaktin Himakshi Shukla