Dearest Guru Mahārāja!
Please accept my most respectful obeisances!
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All glories to your divine Grace!
On this most auspicious occasion of your 75th Vyāsa-pūjā, I would like to express my gratitude to you for keeping me engaged in helping you serve the instructions of Śrīla Prabhupāda and Lord Gaurāṅga! Guru Mahārāja, I am not even qualified to glorify you, but it is your unlimited mercy that you keep sinful people like me engaged in your service. Last year as I was writing my homage, there was no regular temple in Frankfurt, or regular programs we could attend. Both Goloka priya and I were feeling very restless without association and were always looking for ways to find local devotees for association. We even tried to host some programs in our house for Janmāṣṭamī so that we could invite devotees and serve them. Only by Your causeless mercy, at the beginning of 2024, a small center opened in Frankfurt, about 20 mins from our apartment, where programs happen every Sunday. Both Golokapriya and I are working to become regular members in the congregation. We have taken up the sevā of cooking at least once or twice a month for the congregation of about 70-80 devotees. Guru Mahārāja, I am not qualified for Your mercy, but yet you keep showering Your mercy on me in so many different ways. Just 2 weeks back Golokapriya and I had the good fortune of attending the Narasiṁha wing opening and Mahābhiṣeka of the Pañca-tattva deities. While it was not our original plan to attend this festival, by Your mercy I had to attend some meetings in India which allowed us to take a detour to Māyāpur to participate in the festivals and have Your glorious darśana. Guru Mahārāja, once you said that we should cry when we chant the Holy Name, and if we cannot cry, we should cry that we are not able to cry. I am not qualified to serve you Guru Mahārāja. I have so many anarthas that keep coming in the way of my devotional service, but still you accepted me as Your disciple. Even when Golokapriya and I do a miniscule service for You, You show so much happiness, to encourage us to serve more. We have a lot of desire to serve you but somewhere we are still not able to convert them to sufficient actions. So, on this auspicious occasion of Your Vyas Pūjā, I pray to you to not only give us more and more opportunities to serve You but also give us the qualification to serve you effectively. I pray to Lord Nrisingha dev for Your good health. We need as much association of Yours on this planet as possible Guru Mahārāja.
Your insignificant spiritual son,
Nāmarasa Nimāi dāsa