I am very happy and deeply grateful to share a special update about my book, A Heart Full of Gratitude.
After much preparation, the revised and expanded second edition of the book was finally printed just one day before Rādhāṣṭamī 2026. I could hardly believe my good fortune—the freshly printed book arrived just in time to be offered in Vṛndāvana to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī on Her most auspicious appearance day, Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī.
For me, this was much more than the printing of a new edition. It was a deeply meaningful opportunity to place this book at the lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the Queen of Vṛndāvana, and pray for Her mercy and blessings.
My prayer to Her was:
Dearest Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī,
Please accept my humble obeisances.I can’t believe my good fortune that on Your most auspicious appearance day I am blessed to offer You the second edition of my book A Heart Full of Gratitude, fresh from the printing house, with the hope that I can assist You in bringing more conditioned souls to Your beloved Śyāmasundara’s lotus feet.
Your most humble servant of the servants,
Guru Seva Devi Dasi
About the Second Edition
I am deeply grateful for the warm reception given to the first edition of A Heart Full of Gratitude. The encouragement and heartfelt responses I received from readers inspired me to prepare this revised and expanded second edition.
Along with minor corrections, this new edition includes new artwork, photographs, expanded descriptions, and additional pages in the appendix titled Book Printed—Offered—Distributed.
I believe these additions bring further life to the book and reveal more deeply how dependent we remain upon mercy for the beautiful moments and meaningful events that unfold in our lives.
My prayer is that this book may continue to inspire gratitude, strengthen faith, and encourage readers to deepen their relationship with Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His pure devotee, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
The timing of this second edition made the experience especially precious to me. A book called A Heart Full of Gratitude could hardly have received a more meaningful beginning than being freshly printed just before Rādhāṣṭamī and then offered to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in Vṛndāvana on Her appearance day.
I pray that Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī may kindly accept this humble offering and use it in the service of Her beloved Śyāmasundara.
There are also more developments ahead, including audiobooks and forthcoming translations of A Heart Full of Gratitude into other languages. I look forward to sharing those updates here as they become available.
With a heart truly full of gratitude, I offer my thanks to everyone whose encouragement, service, and support helped make this second edition possible.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī kī jaya!
Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī Mahotsava kī jaya!
— Guru Seva Devi Dasi