Prakash and Poorvi

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate romapada-svamin iti namine

Dear and most respected Guru Maharaja,

Please accept our most humble obeisances unto your divine lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Guru Maharaja, we feel very unqualified to glorify you on this auspicious occasion of your Vyasa-puja. We are making a humble attempt, with our limited abilities, for our own purification.

yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto ‘pi

“By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krṣ ṇ a. Without the grace of the ̣ spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement.”

The year 2015 has been extremely auspicious for us, since you showered your causeless mercy and gave us shelter under your divine feet. We are eternally indebted to you, Guru Maharaja.

In June of 2015, we were blessed to have your personal association at the Bloomington Ratha Yatra. Guru Maharaja, we both felt very humbled that you spent so much time getting to know us. During our conversation, we got a glimpse of your kind heart and realized how deeply you care for your disciples. We were amazed at how you could instantly read our hearts and recommend the right steps to follow moving forward. The analogy of sand, rock, pebbles in a jar, which you explained so wonderfully, helped us in setting our priorities right. Thank you so much, Guru Maharaja.

Guru Maharaja, we are very thankful to you for assigning Rati Prabhu as our mentor. He has been a dear friend, guide, and a constant support to us. We are very inspired by his mood of service to Guru and Krsna. Based on your recommendation, we enrolled in Bhakti Sastri course given by Prema-tarangini Mataji and systematically started reading sastras. Guru Maharaja, we are inspired by her dedication in serving you. In spite of her health struggles, she has been selflessly conducting classes and is always available to us for any clarifications. We are also thankful to all the Bloomington devotees for engaging us in the service of Guru and Krsna.

Guru Maharaja, we offer our respectful obeisances at your lotus feet and seek your blessings. Today, we pray that we remain fixed in serving your lotus feet.

Your aspiring servants,
Prakash and Poorvi