Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Lord Jagannatha is very kind to the

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Lord Jagannatha is very

kind to the Mlechchas

 

 

July 22

 

 

This morning, I told Prabhupada that tomorrow Lord

Jagannatha would travel down Fifth Avenue in New York

City. Prabhupada said, "Lord Jagannatha is very kind

to the mlecchas. Oriyans are mostly mlecchas, but

still they are made pujaries. One devotee criticized

an Oriyan. Lord Jagannatha slapped him. 'Why you

criticize My servants?' Just see His kindness! I pray

to Krsna that anyone who has given even a little

service, please bless him. And Krsna actually does. He

doesn't forget any service done."

"Doesn't Radharani also pray like that to Krsna?" I

asked.

"Yes, Radharani says, 'I am not sincere; here is Your

real servant.' That is mahabhava. Krsna becomes

subservient to His servant. Therefore, a disciple's

first duty is to be submissive to his guru."

"Srila Prabhupada, all your devotees are so very

grateful to you," I said.

Prabhupada was feeling very much ecstasy and love. His

eyes were closed, he was moving his head, and his

voice was choked with tears of loving concern of his

disciples. "Oh, your intense love for me. I am living

for you. All over the world, everything is going on.

Money is coming and being spent, and I don't have to

worry. I am so much indebted, taking so much service."

I confessed, "We are so indebted, there is no way we

can ever pay this debt to you, Srila Prabhupada."

"That is the brhad-mrdanga. I am beating from this

room, and the sound goes ten thousand miles away. Our

enemies are surprised, 'How this man is going on?' No

one criticizes Lord Jagannatha. Up to date, I have

never heard anyone say, 'What kind of God do you

have?' Everyone takes pleasure seeing Him, dancing and

chanting."

Prabhupada remembered the 1969 Ratha-yatra, in which

Upendra and others danced joyously around a tree. Then

he began to remember so many past wonderful

experiences in ISKCON.

 

- From the TKG's Diary by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami

Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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