Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Drops of nectar

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Srila Prabhupada NectarDrops of nectar

 

While Prabhupada was living in Los Angeles in 1969, he

got a letter from one of his relatives stating that

one of his brothers had died. Prabhupada received

this information in the presence of some of the

devotees and he informed them, "I have just received

this letter saying that my brother died. Previously

my other brother died. These two brothers were very

nice. They wanted, to live long, healthy lives, but

they didn't care so much for Krsna consciousness."

"But my sister and I," Prabhupada laughed softly, "we

didn't want to live long, healthy lives. We only

wanted to do some service, and when Krsna wanted to,

He would take us. But now I see that my two brothers

are both dead, and my sister and I are living long,

happy lives."

Srila Prabhupada was very fond of Mr Panilal Pithi, a

friend from Hyderabad. One time Mr Pithi came to

Bombay and dropped in unexpectedly to visit

Prabhupada. Prabhupada had just begun his lunch. He

was glad to see his friend, however, and asked him to

sit down and have lunch with him. Prabhupada told his

cook, Palika to make up a plate for Mr Pithi. She

stared back silently at Prabhupada because she had

hardly an extra food for serving another person. But

Prabhupada looked back steadily at her and again asked

her to make the extra plate. Palika came in with a

plate, as best as she could arrange, for Mr Pithi. Mr

Pithi then got up to go to another room to wash his

hands. But as soon as Mr Pithi left the room, Srila

Prabhupada, with the demeanour of a surreptitious

child, took his bowl of yoghurt from his plate and

quickly put it onto Mr Pithi's plate before he could

come back and see.

Prabhupada's disciple Subhaga tells of his first

meeting with Prabhupada. Prabhupada noticed him in

the temple room and asked him his name. Subhaga

answered with a few words in Bengali.

"Oh, you are a Bengali?" said Prabhupada. "Come to my

room."

Subhaga followed as Srila Prabhupada entered his room.

There Prabhupada began changing his clothes. Keeping

his body always covered with cloth, he removed the

dhoti while putting on his gamcha in preparation for

his massage. Prabhupada continued talking

affectionately, asking Subhaga about his life.

Subhaga began to feel that he was talking with a near

and dear family relative, an affectionate, respected

grandfather. It was as if he had known Srila

Prabhupada a long time, although he had been in

Prabhupada's association for only a moment. While

Prabhupada's servant knelt beside Prabhupada and began

massaging his head, Prabhupada began to explain Krsna

consciousness to the newcomer.

- From the Nectar by HH Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

 

 

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