Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda, and Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, and all Vaiṣṇavas!
All glories to your appearance day, Gurudeva.
We all wish you a wonderful appearance day, Gurudeva. And we are praying to Śrīnath-jī, Jagannātha, Baladeva, Subhadrā, and Nṛsiṁhadeva to protect you from all physical challenges.
For many years I was facing so many challenges to read Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books regularly, but by your mercy I have now started reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly. We are so fortunate — even though you have so many physical problems, still you are giving everyone darśana and daily Caitanya-līlā class. You have also done Bhakti-vedānta just to inspire your disciples to become more serious in reading Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books.
By your blessings, I have also completed my Bhakti-śāstrī course.
Guru Mahārāja, because of your mercy we are running Bhakti-vṛkṣa program in Udaipur city and got very good results. Our Udaipur temple has received many devotees from the Bhakti-vṛkṣa program. And by your mercy, very soon we are going to start new programs with new leaders.
Guru Mahārāja, please bless us so we can expand nicely and create more leaders. We are facing many challenges to run this program, but somehow by your mercy we are able to do it.
Therefore, Gurudeva, please bless and shower mercy on me so that I always feel your presence in my heart. And Guru Mahārāja, please bless us so we can do more and more preaching with the right mood and mission, so in that way we can assist you in fulfilling Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions.
Your servant,
Devendra Mādhava dāsa (dīkṣā)
Udaipur, India