Dearest beloved Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto your divine lotus feet.
All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda.
All glories to your divine grace, dearest spiritual father.
All glories to your 76th Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony!
Beloved spiritual father, firstly I would like to express my deepest heartfelt gratitude and my respectful obeisances unto your divine lotus feet for your unlimited mercy, compassion, and tolerance towards insignificant, unqualified, conditioned souls like me. I am eternally indebted to you for accepting me as your spiritual daughter and for always being there with me.
Dear spiritual father, I pray to the Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Pañca-tattva, Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva, Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Baladeva, and Śrī Subhadrā Mahārāṇī to bestow upon you immense strength, a very long and healthy life so that you may continue to shower your mercy on many more conditioned souls.
Dear Gurudeva, thank you so much for all your tolerance and patience towards a conditioned soul like me. It was only by your causeless mercy that, last year, for the very first time, we were able to attend the Vṛndāvana Safari and receive the association of exalted Vaiṣṇavas. Witnessing the lotus feet installation ceremony of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma was also possible only by your causeless mercy. You also gave us the opportunity to attend your Vyāsa-pūjā for the very first time. Though you were not physically present, you ensured that—through your inspiring messages and vāṇī—your presence was felt everywhere.
Dear Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, your determination and dedication in serving the instructions of Śrīla Prabhupāda and all the previous ācāryas can be witnessed in the numerous projects you have undertaken, trying to fulfill each one of them for the pleasure of Śrīla Prabhupāda and the previous ācāryas.
Your divine grace has always been inspiring me, teaching each one of us through your own example the importance of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, studying Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, and pursuing various spiritual degrees such as Bhakti-śāstrī, Bhakti-vaibhava, Bhakti-vedānta, etc.
Beloved Gurudeva, these days on the JPS App, you have been sharing a daily short reflection from your reading of Caitanya-caritāmṛta, exemplifying your attachment to Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, no matter the circumstance. I seek your blessings so that I too may receive even a tiny drop of your mercy, enabling me to continue reading Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books under all circumstances.
All your activities always show your unlimited compassion toward fallen, conditioned souls like me. Through every act, you demonstrate, dear Śrīla Gurudeva, that we must continue our sādhana despite the adverse conditions of material life.
It is only by your causeless mercy that I am able to render some service for the pleasure of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Londonīśvara at the ISKCON London Soho Temple, and I beg at your divine lotus feet, dear Gurudeva, kindly engage my mind, body, words, and actions in service to the Deities.
I beg your mercy, Śrīla Guru Mahārāja, as myself and Rāsarāja Nṛsiṁha Prabhu would like to receive second initiation from you this year, so that you may engage us as tiny instruments in serving the Deities—both in the temple and at home.
Last year, by your blessings, we were able to shift to a new area and home. I was unable to do much service during book distribution due to my ill health during the move, but only by your blessings, I am in recovery and looking forward to resuming my services of facilitating kids' classes and the newly started teens' class. The desire to offer an adult Bhakti-vṛkṣa remains, beloved spiritual father. Myself and Rāsarāja Nṛsiṁha Prabhu are striving, but due to certain challenges and shortcomings in both of us, we are unable to encourage new people. I am begging at your lotus feet—kindly guide us, dear spiritual father, so that we may assist in spreading the glories of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and bring new souls to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and begin something in this new area.
On this most auspicious 76th Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony of your divine grace, I beg forgiveness at the dust of your lotus feet, Gurudeva. Kindly forgive me for any mistakes or offenses I have committed, knowingly or unknowingly.
Please keep this most insignificant and useless spiritual daughter as a speck of dust at your lotus feet eternally.
Requesting your mercy and blessings for Devikā and Diśikā, your spiritual granddaughters, so that they always remain in the association of devotees, stay in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and serve Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. Devikā and Diśikā both distribute Kṛṣṇa-prasādam in the form of cookies or cupcakes to their school friends. They also participate in door-to-door book distribution during Śrīla Prabhupāda’s book marathon and help us in home services as well.
Kindly bestow your causeless mercy on this unqualified spiritual daughter and our family, so that we may develop stronger attachment to your divine grace and eternally serve you.
Your most insignificant, unqualified spiritual daughter,
Anurādhā Acyutapriyā Devī Dāsī (Dīkṣā)
East London – United Kingdom