Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Guru Maharaja.
All glories to Sankirtana Prabhu.

Although his departure was very painful to me, I like to take thisopportunity to write an offering to Sankirtana Prabhu, hoping that itwill make it easier for me to cope with this incredible loss. He will always stay in my heart as my Siksa Guru. I never had personal contactwith him and I never had hisassociation directly. I wish that I could have met this most worship able senior Godbrother of mine at least once. Like Guru Maharaja, he has inspired me in an inconceivable way.

Looking at his last darsana pictures I became more aware of the urgentneed of Krishna consciousness in our lives. Seeing him in those pictures,where he looked so emaciated, I felt that it brought about a change in meimmediately. It was like I received a lot of peace in my heart. I couldsee his faith on his face. In this way I could have his warm-heartedspiritual association that gives a strong connection in the heart. I havelearned from him to be peaceful, to be free from any enmity and hatred,all because of the energy surrounding him, which is even visible in hispictures. I have learned from him to have faith in the Lord till my lastbreath. I feel I am not afraid anymore of death.Thanks to Guru Maharajaand now also Sankirtan Prabhu I could have these realizations.

I wish that he will stay in my heart forever and that he continues hispreaching to this fallen soul, who is desperately in need of help. I amvery grateful to him.

I wrote this poem the night before his departure and I hope he will hearme:

Someone is waiting for a miracle, but he himself is an incomparable marvel.

It seems that we are in a good health, yet we don’t feel any goodness inour heart.

We are lazy to even realize our agony, he tirelessly is busy to defeat hisantagonist.

We would like to show our gratitude, that we are learning a lot from hisattitude.

His faith, warm-hearted apparently, makes us never forget his bravery.

Your servant,
Padmavati Dasi
Holland, 9 September 2015