Dear Gurumaharaj,
Please accept my respectful obeisances unto You.
All glories to Your Divine spiritual master, Srila Prabhupãda!
All glories to You and Your auspicious 76th appearance day!
All glories to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna for sending you here to us!
Words cannot fully describe all your glories, devotion, sacrifices, and enthusiasm to propagate Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement. You have fulfilled Your Spiritual master’s instructions to the highest level possible! How fortunate and grateful I am to have you as my shelter and spiritual master. When I look back, it touches my heart that You have personally done my aksharabhyasam when I was a very young child, so I am beyond blessed to have your spiritual connection since the beginning.
Your enthusiasm and excitement about Krishna consciousness are among the highest qualities I admire so much about You. You show through Your example that Krishna Consciousness is truly blissful. The thought of speaking about Krishna and Gauranga lights up your eyes. You have a spiritual fire that is so inspiring to all those who follow you. With the empowerment of your divine spiritual master, you have traveled the world helping establish Krishna consciousness, being the GBC head for numerous countries, leading book distribution and food for life, going through so many ups and downs in establishing Mayapur from scratch, dedication to executing TOVP as per your spiritual master’s instructions and many, many more wonderful qualities and achievements! With every instruction, challenge, or obstacle, you have always approached situations with a unique perspective and went above and beyond with the outcome, which is truly admirable. Srila Prabhupada Himself confirmed that you are one of the devotees who was a former associate of Lord Caitanya!
Your eagerness to fulfill your spiritual master’s instructions and desires inspires me to do the same. Only with a spiritual master can the torch of knowledge be present. I have taken Shelter from you, and I pray that my connection to you grows stronger with Diksha in the near future. I humbly pray that Your Grace can shed mercy on me so I can be a vessel in our Krishna consciousness movement, especially through my art and design skills. Kindly forgive me for any mistakes or offenses I have committed and please bless me so that I will always engage in the service of Guru and Krishna.
The future of Lord Chaintanya’s mission is bright, because where there is Jayapataka Swami, there is victory!
Your eternal servant and grand-disciple,
Gowri