My dear spiritual father,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet again and again.
All glories to you on your auspicious appearance day.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
I am seeking your blessings and constant instructions so that I can progress in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, keeping in mind that my eternal goal and destination is to serve Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa under your lotus feet. I have a humble desire to be the maidservant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is my eternal mother. So I beg your mercy so that I may serve Her in Goloka Vṛndāvana.
Śrīla Prabhupāda has preached in such a way that yuga-dharma—harināma-saṅkīrtana—and Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books are the topmost methods to attain perfection in one’s life. Please shower your mercy upon me so that I can practice my sādhana strictly and understand how to become absorbed in the holy names of the Lord by reading and realizing Prabhupāda’s books.
I am seeking your blessings for success in both my spiritual and material life.
Please shower your divine mercy on me so that I can follow the four regulative principles strictly and remain energized and enthusiastic in my daily sādhana. I beg for your mercy again and again, so that I may follow them carefully and chant the holy names with full concentration, meditating on the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava during brahma-muhūrta.
I pray that I may be forgiven for all the offenses and sins I have committed against you and the Vaiṣṇavas, and I also pray for your health, so that you may continue propagating Lord Caitanya’s mission and Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions.
Your disobedient servant,
Maniharan Radhakrishnan
(Shelter Disciple)
Gaurāṅga-deśa