From Hema Gauri Dasi – Belarus, Minsk

My dear Spiritual master, Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glory to you on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to guru-parampara! I am

infinitely grateful to Krishna and Srila Prabhupada for meeting you.

Dear Srila Gurudeva, thank you for accepting me as your disciple. By your own example, you inspire and lead me on the path of devotional service. Being a disciple and faithful servant of Srila Prabhupada, you follow his instructions with faith, determination and love. Therefore you show us how to practice the spiritual principles and what devotion in the service of guru and Gauranga means. By your mercy one can realize what devotional service is. By preaching Krishna Consciousness all over the world you are giving faith and taste for chanting the holy name to the conditioned souls like me and rescue them.

By your parikramas at Kartik, classes and kirtans you give me a chance to understand the transcendental nature and to change my heart. I pray and ask for blessings to become your worthy disciple, to be useful to you and to please you.

Dear Srila Gurudeva, I wish you good health and may all blessings of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu be with you forever.

Trying to become your servant and disciple, Hema Gauri Dasi