Hare Kṛṣṇa dear Guru Mahārāja,
Kindly accept my humble and prostrated obeisances unto your loving lotus feet. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to your Divine Grace.
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate jayapatāka svāmin iti nāmine nama ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpā-pradāyine gaura-kathā-dhāma-dāya nagara-grāma-tāriṇe
Dear Guru Mahārāja,
When you came to visit ISKCON Hyderabad, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhana-mohana Mandira, for the Janmāṣṭamī festival, you bestowed great and unforgettable mercy upon all of us. Thank you very much, Guru Mahārāja.
During the evening "Questions and Answers" session, one devotee asked you, "Which service, if performed, pleases you the most?" Your beautiful answer was the very instruction of Lord Caitanya:
"yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa"
"Whenever you meet someone, tell them about Kṛṣṇa." This, you said, pleases you the most.
I realize that your heart is fully imbued with the instructions of Śrīla Prabhupāda, which have manifested as a grand project to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world. I can never repay my debt to you, life after life. But I will sincerely try to follow some of the instructions you have given me.
Guru Mahārāja, I am also striving to follow this instruction you gave. Please bless me so that I can execute your instructions even better and thus please you more and more.
Thank you, Guru Mahārāja.
Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Your spiritual son,
Vinoda Venkateśa Dāsa