Srila Prabhupada's anger

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> > Srila Prabhupada would sometimes be angry, but then immediately

> > afterwards calm, as if nothing had happened; thus demonstrating that his

> > anger was only for the sake of correction, but was not maintained

> > internally.

> >

> > Are there any recorded instances of this?

>

> There's an excellent example in Prabhupada Nectar involving Nava-yogendra

> Swami.

 

 

Prabhupada's disciple Nava-yogendra became startled when he first saw

Prabhupada in a burst of anger. Prabhupada was angry when the boy who was

appointed to guard his room wandered off. Prabhupada had to ring his bell

again and again, but the devotee did not appear. Navayogendra was in

Prabhupada's room at the time. Prabhupada turned to him and said, "Go out

and see where is this rascal! He is supposed to stay there, and he is not

there. Whenever he comes, bring him in."

Later, when the boy returned, Nava-yogendra brought him in and he saw

Prabhupada become very angry. "Where were you?!" Prabhupada shouted, and the

devotee began shaking. "Why did you not stay outside? Rascal, you are not

faithful. Why are you not performing your duty properly?" Navayogendra also

started to shake, although he was not the object of the chastisement.

Prabhupada went on for several minutes, reprimanding the absent-minded guard

and accusing him of serious inattentiveness in service.

As soon as the devotee left the room, however, Prabhupada resumed his

conversation with Nava-yogendra in a completely normal way. There was no

trace of anger on his face. Nava-yogendra was struck with wonder, and he

concluded that Prabhupada's anger was only for the devotee's rectification

and did not arise in any way from uncontrolled senses.