Pittsburgh

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sūnyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

It is stated in your Caitanya-caritamrta: Out of many millions of living entities wandering throughout the creation of Lord Brahma, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with the bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krsna. By the mercy of both Krsna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.

Somehow or other you have chosen us as your disciples, Srila Prabhupada. Even though we have no qualifications and our hearts are covered with deep layers of material dust, still you so patiently guide us on the path back to Godhead. Our conditioning and association in this material world had us convinced that intoxication, illicit sex life, eating animal flesh and gambling would give us the highest taste. This taste cannot be found anywhere in this material world. No amount of money, fame or learning can have it. Only by the grace of the pure devotee of the Lord can one be given the highest state-Krsna consciousness.

Our thank you seems so insincere and insignificant, Srila Prabhupada. We can only pray to Krsna to please keep us eternally engaged in your service for only by your grace, Srila Prabhupada, can we escape the miserable condition of repeated birth and death.

Your eternal servants,

Dharmatma dasa adhikari / Gopalasyapriya-devi dasi / Acintyasakti-devi / dasi Damodara dasa adhikari / Pradhanagopika-devi dasi / Karyatita-devi dasi Maha-devi-devi dasi / Sūksmarūpini-devi dasi / Premaka-devi dasi / Ragatmika-devi dasi / Sukalina-devi dasi / Manasvini-devi dasi / Lajjavati-devi dasi / Mankumari-devi dasi / Dvijapriya-devi dasi Maharha-devi dasi / Krsna-mayi-devi dasi / Vrajamanḍala-devi dasi / Vedamata-devi dasi / Nirmala-devi dasi / Mother Robin

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