Hare Kṛṣṇa!
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
All glories to Śrīla Gurudeva!
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
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept our respectful obeisances at your holy lotus feet.
Gurudeva, we are immensely blessed by your causeless mercy to be but a speck of dust at your lotus feet. Your teachings, by your personal example of ācāra and pracāra, are incomparable—especially when we reflect on your health condition and the tremendous amount of sevā you continue to perform, including your sādhana such as chanting, reading, and the Bhakti-vaibhava course.
It is only due to your compassion and mercy that we are able to survive and continue practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Gurudeva, please shower a drop of your mercy and enthusiasm upon us so that we may perform our sādhana and services properly—pleasing both Kṛṣṇa and your divine self.
This humble self has been given the opportunity to serve the KKD Yātrā under the Nāma-haṭṭa Department. This year, we are witnessing a rise in the number of Bhakti-vṛkṣa programs compared to previous years, post-Covid-19. This is only possible by the guidance of your senior disciples in our yātrā.
We, a small chakra (Śrīraṅgam-dhāma chakra) in KKD, are trying to expand further by bringing more souls into devotional life. By your mercy, this year three of our chakra devotees are taking shelter, and one devotee is preparing to take initiation from Your Holiness.
We understand deeply that any spiritual expansion and personal sādhana advancement is not possible without the mercy of Śrī Guru. We sincerely seek your blessings for our sādhana and pray for the determination to follow your instructions.
Gurudeva, though I had a desire to read your books last year, I could not fulfill it. This year, I commit to completing the reading of at least three of your books. I am also participating in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s small books diploma course facilitated by the KKD Institute of Higher Education (KIHE). We beg for your blessings to fulfill this commitment.
On your Appearance Day, we are praying to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava and Lord Narasiṁhadeva to bless you with good health so that all your desires in fulfilling Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions may be carried out. May this tiny soul serve as even a dust particle—an instrument in your glorious mission.
All glories to you, Gurudeva!
All glories to your transcendental qualities!
All glories to your unlimited mercy!
Your spiritual children,
Sarvananda Gaurahari Dāsa
Guṇamayi Lakṣmīpriyā Devī Dāsī
Abhayāmṛtan & Amṛteśvarān