My Beloved Spiritual Father and Savior, please accept my respectful obeisances to Your Sacred Lotus Feet!!
All glories to Śrī Śrī Nitāi Gaurāṅga! All glories to the most Loved His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda, Your beloved Master and our eternal benefactor. All glories to You!!! Please accept my most heartfelt wishes in this auspicious day of your eternal Sacred Vyāsa-pūjā.
In this particular day we remember the Spiritual Master as savior, benefactor and as the most great friend of the fallen souls and of his disciples. I would like to say that a part from today my thought also goes to You for all the days of my life that You have kindly enlightened and for having completely changed my heart.
It is only by Your mercy and Śrīla Prabhupāda that I met and undertook this wonderful spiritual path.
How can we describe Love with words? That love that You abundantly, causelessly and profusely bestow upon us as a shower of nectar! Like the bright sun which up in the sky does not discriminate to whom to donate his benevolent and vital rays, You gave me back life awakening me from the eternal slumber.... How can I, from such humble position glorify Your feats, understand or explain with words Your desire, which I see is immense, to see us happy!?? How can I say how much fortunate I feel to have met You and received the mercy and the possibility to spend some wonderful moments with You, and now I have so many wonderful memories which I shield in the garden of my heart.
From You I have received the possibility to serve and correct my mistakes. You, which gently and strongly protect us and correct us on the path, You which guide me and sustain me despite the physical distance, You who many time forgave my immaturity, gave me trust and helped me with Your devotion and wisdom to advance on the path of Bhakti, You who always pray hard so we can all be saved and be happy. It is difficult to find the words to say how wonderful You are, how Your qualities conquer the most hard heart, Your tenderness and kindness would transform the most dark heart. Thank you for having tolerating me all those years, You tolerated my defects, my unconsciousness, my mental inconstancy and in times of great need You showed me Your love. I know You are there for me and for all of us and I really hope that in this same life, proceeding with enthusiasm and gratitude, I will be able to conquer at least a bit of the greatest love of whom You always speak on the path of Bhakti!, "Kṛṣṇa-prema!", and to participate even if in small part in spreading Nitāi Gaurāṅga's mission which You distribute with such zeal despite the most difficult sacrifices. But more than anything I would like to serve You and to remain in the spiritual dimension where time stops and I can stay with You despite my limitations and defects.
I thank You for Your splendid example in our lives and in mine, otherwise useless life.
You are my most dear Spiritual Father, thanking You from the core of my heart I offer again and again my respectful and heartfelt obeisances to Your Holy Lotus Feet. I also thank my son, who day by day helps me to be grounded and to be more serious in Kṛṣṇa consciousness so I can focus more in my sacred service to You.
Your aspirant servant and spiritual daughter always,
Ekarādhā Devī Dāsī, (Dīkṣā),
Brescia, Italy