Mahānanda Dāsa Adhikārī

My dearest Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my humble obeisances. I am always remembering something that You once wrote in a letter to Sama Dasi.

"When I initiated you, I accepted you on that very moment as my daughter. So you are eternally my daughter and I am your father. There is no doubt about it. And our relationship is based on Krishna Consciousness, so the more successful you preach and help Krishna Consciousness movement, the more our relationship in transcendental platform is firm and fixed up. Our business is to chant and glorify the Holy Name of Krishna and wherever we may remain, Krishna is with us, Krishna is within your heart, Krishna is within my heart. So, spiritually there is no question of separation, even physically we may be in far distant place."

These words are very, very dear to me, and in them I find the key as to how I can express loving feelings on Your appearance day. Therefore, I humbly pray to Krsna that He be kind to me and please give me the opportunity today to render some service to You in some way. Also, I pray that I please be fixed up in this position eternally.

Your servant,

Mahananda Dasa Adhikari

(ISKCON Detroit)