Madhava dasa and Pusti devi dasi

My dearest most respected spiritual mentor and eternal father,

Please accept my humblest and most respectful obeisances in the dust of your most merciful lotus feet! All glories belong to you, your holiness Romapada Swami!

The first time I saw you was at Janaka prabhu’s house. You were tall and chubby. You sat on the vyasasana like Santa Claus and mercifully narrated to me child Krsna’s eternal pastime.

During the first wave of epidemic, you and my siksa-guru gave me mercy at the opening ceremony of a yoga college in Beijing. After going through all kinds of sufferings, I began to think of your devotional mood and teachings such as tears of sympathy should not be for ourselves alone but should be given to more people in need and teachings from the third verse of the Sri Siksastakam as well. Gradually, I made a careful evaluation with my intelligence and tried to make everything better. O, the messenger of the universe, thank you for waking me up again and again, making me aware of my embarrassing situation in this material existence and inspiring me to ask who I am, why I should be manipulated by all kinds of pain, and how to get rid of such pain and become free from such suffering.

By the grace of the Lord and through the association of great saints like you who walk on the path of liberation, by receiving your teachings and with the association of pure devotees, I live a better life, a life of self-realization thus lifting myself to a life of knowledge. Through your association I understand that a person must remain humble and should perform his duties in every aspect of life and lead a simple life.

In Ayodhya, despite the discomfort from the fact that you were not acclimatized, you narrated the pastime of Lord Ramacandra to us, and the transcendental message was so sweet. In Ayodhya, you also showed the devotee whose family member passed away on how to perform the funeral ceremony at Yamuna. She cried all day long to glorify your kindness to her family. In Ayodhya, you found me, a fallen soul. I couldn’t find reason but just conclude that it must be Krsna’s kindness on me. I pray that one day I can make progress like Lavanga Latika and Sandini Mataji. I also pray that the arrow of Lord Ramacandra may soon pierce the heart of the plague, so that we can reunite in Ayodhya.

I wish you a long life and good health. Please accept the humblest obeisances of Madhava and me. I hope you will forgive us for our offenses and mistakes on the path of achieving perfection. And I hope we continue to receive your kindness on our way forward as well.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to your Holiness Romapada Swami

Your eternal disciple,

Pusti devi dasi and Madhava dasa