Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! All glories to Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga! All glories to you on your auspicious day of Vyāsa-pūjā.
It fills my heart with immense joy and gratitude while writing the Vyāsa-pūjā offering for the very first time for you. To be very honest Guru Mahārāja, I am really short of words to express my gratitude towards you, how your association, even virtually has changed my life. Your dedication towards fulfilling the instructions of your spiritual master is incomparable and all worthy to be glorified, and it has also motivated me a lot to keep up the spirit of devotional service.
Words fall short describing the glories of your services towards the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. You teach by your own example how we should take to bhakti very seriously. You are always absorbed in spreading the glories of Harināma saṅkīrtana all around the world and shower your causeless mercy, wherever you go. You have dedicated your life and soul to your spiritual master, and you keep going despite of all the challenges that come your way. How you are always fresh and joyful while executing your duties and face all the difficulties is something unimaginable and indescribable in words. All glories to you!
Guru Mahārāja, as your teachings are always inclined towards preaching the glories of the holy name, I always try to preach whenever I get the opportunity. I try never to miss out on preaching, but sometimes it is very hard. Although there are many difficulties, your Kṛṣṇa conscious lectures and kirtans always motivate me and keep me going. Sometimes I also struggle in my sādhana, but you are my eternal inspiration, and seeing you performing the devotional service with so much enthusiasm, fills my heart with enthusiasm too.
Dear Guru Mahārāja, since the day I have taken shelter from you, my life has changed a lot. I have grown more in my bhakti, and I feel so happy, more than ever before. I was desiring to have your darshans many,a many months before you came to Ahmedabad this year, and the day I had your darshans was something not less than a dream come true for me. I aspire to be under the shelter of your lotus feet, birth after birth. I pray unto you again and again to keep showering your mercy on this fallen soul and lead me back home back to Godhead.
Last but not the least, as we all know how important your physical association is, I pray to Narasiṁhadeva to protect you and keep you in good health so that you can carry on your services to Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Pañca-tattva and Śrīla Prabhupāda. Please keep this fallen soul under the shelter of your lotus feet always.
Your insignificant servant,
Jhanvi Thothawala