Remembering Srila Prabhupada - I Always Got What I Wanted

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Srila Prabhupada NectarI always got what I wanted

 

Mr.Ratnaparkhi owned one dilapidated old dwelling at

the corner of Hare Krishna Land, right where Srila

Prabhupada wanted to put the deity rooms, and

Mr.Ratnaparkhi knew we needed to demolish the

structure in order to build the temple.

Although Mr.Rantaparki had agreed to give us the house

for 8,000 rupees, he later intimated he wanted 20,000

rupees. Even then, we could not finalize the

transaction. Finally Srila Prabhupada returned to Juhu

for the conveyance, Mr.Ratnaparkhi revealed that he

wanted to negotiate with Srila Prabhupada directly,

and to have Srila Prabhupada visit his home nearby on

Juhu Road.

Srila Prabhupada agreed.

Mr.Ratnaparkhi was a volatile person who we feared

could become violent. Now, with Srila Prabhupada in

his home, he asked Srila Prabhupada, "How much will

you give?" Immediately Prabhupada countered, "How much

do you want?" Ratnaparkhi insisted, "No. how much will

you give?" Prabhupada repeated, "No, How much do you

want?" The situation was tense. Finally Mr.Ratnaparkhi

said, "Thirty Thousand rupees" - an outrageous amount.

Srila Prabhupada immediately agreed, "Yes."

On the way back to the chettai hut, Srila Prabhupada

commented, "Whenever I really wanted something, I

always got it. I didn't care how much I had to spend,

but I always got what I wanted."

 

- From the "Watering the Seed" by HH Giriraja Swami

Maharaja

 

Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna

Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare

Hare And Be Happy

yr hs

radhabhava gaur das

 

 

 

 

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