Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Now you have to fast for threedays!!!

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Now you have to fast for three days!!!

January 13th, 1976, Bombay and Calcutta

 

Because it was Ekadasi we skipped breakfast and fasted until noon. But at

lunchtime the devotees inadvertently broke the Ekadasi vow because the cook

accidentally put peas into the vegetables. No one noticed until too late.

Fortunately I arrived late for lunch because I had been massaging Srila

Prabhupada. Just as I was about to eat, Jayapataka Maharaja shouted for me to

stop. Although initially annoyed at being told not to eat, I was relieved when

he pointed out the peas.

 

Shamefaced, Tamal Krishna Maharaja went to Prabhupada to report what had

happened and to find out what should be done.

 

Srila Prabhupada told us we were all nonsense. He angrily rebuked us, "Now you

have to fast for three days!" This shocked everyone. "Yes, that is the

procedure," he confirmed. Seeing the stunned look on our faces he relented but

said that we should observe Ekadasi for the rest of the day and then again

tomorrow on Dvadasi.

 

- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 1" by HG Hari Sauri dasa

 

 

 

 

CHANT HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE AND BE HAPPY

Your humble servant

radhabhava gaur das

 

 

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