Our Dearest Guru Mahārāja,
Daṇḍavat praṇāma. Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.
All glories to you, to Śrīla Prabhupāda, and to all our paramparā ācāryas. All glories to your auspicious appearance day!
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā svāmin iti nāmine
nama ācārya-pādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine
gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
Before attempting to glorify you, I beg forgiveness at your lotus feet. I offer this for my own purification. Even though I am not qualified to speak about your glories and still carry many anarthas, I am trying to do this service because you are so compassionate to accept even unqualified offerings like mine.
You are an eternal associate of Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, and therefore you possess all the divine qualities of Mahāprabhu—especially your compassion, which touches everyone’s hearts. All physical conditions are just a māyā-covering for materialistic people like me, but you are always beyond the bodily platform. You are not at all concerned about your material body—it is simply your līlā to make us more serious and sincere in our devotional lives. I am not a devotee, yet I am getting opportunities to serve Kṛṣṇa—only because of the great good fortune you have created for us.
I am very weak in bhakti. I humbly beg you for the strength, enthusiasm, patience, and strong determination to serve you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission—without committing offenses.
Guru Mahārāja, by your blessings and the guidance of our śikṣā-gurus, I am conducting online Bhakti-vṛkṣa classes. We currently have 17 devotees attending regularly, reading the Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, and learning Vaiṣṇava songs. Please bless all of us to overcome material obstacles and progress steadily in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
I sincerely request you to bless all our yātrā devotees, and also my husband Ashok Reddy and my son Umesh Chandra, that they may progress in devotional life. My son is attending youth classes at the Attapur temple in Hyderabad. I request your blessings that he may attend regularly, always remain in the association of devotees, and become a sincere soldier in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission.
Your insignificant daughter,
Viṣṇu-priyā Gaura-sevinī Devī Dāsī