Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Determination to preach

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Srila Prabhupada NectarMay 3-7 1971, Malaysia

 

Amogha: "It is important to note how determined Srila

Prabhupada was to preach Krishna Consciousness,

entirely dependent on Krishna's mercy. It was very

hot, humid weather. He had to travel miles by car to

repeated programmes, and still went on. It was almost

as if Srila Prabhupada didn't have a physical body at

all. He told Bali Mardan, 'I could leave my body at

any moment'."

His host Datin S.P. Seenivasagam showed him to his

room. Srila Prabhupada refused to eat more than fruits

and milk. Datin S.P. Seenivasagam recalls "I had no

problem serving him because the people of Ipoh brought

lots of fruit and milk. I prepared his dinner, but he

said he wouldn't take anything, only fruits and milk,

so he offered him that." He called me into his room

and gave me some fruits and milk. I asked him, 'Is

there really a Lord Krishna?' He said, 'This is all

His work. Can't you see His work going on?' I asked

him, 'Can you see God?' He answered, 'Can't you see

that I can see God by my work?' A few days before

Prabhupada came I had a dream that my servant came

into my room and told me that Laxmi Narayana were

outside my house talking about me. I didn't know what

it meant but I realised when Prabhupada came. It was

great pleasure to host such a great man. I must have

done something good in my last life." Prabhupada was

very tired and took rest around 11:30PM.

Early next morning Srila Prabhupada visited the

Krishna temple in Lahat Lane. The committee members

had invited him and a large crowd had gathered.

Prabhupada walked around the temple giving practical

hints to the temple leaders how to improve things. Om

Prakash Shukla remembers the incident:" As Srila

Prabhupada got up from bowing down he said in Hindi -

vamsi he lathi he. Flute or fighting stick? Somebody

had put an extremely long stick in Krishna's hands,

supposed to be a flute. It looked more like the stick

one would use for fighting. I felt ashamed. He just

said to those near him. The Deity's thumb had been

broken for years. He told us we should replace with

new Deity." Prabhupada also gave ideas as to proper

prayers to chant.

 

- From the "Prabhupada in Malaysia" by Janananda das

adhikary

 

Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna

Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare

Hare And Be Happy

 

 

 

 

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