We were all preparing for him to come
Vaibhavi dasi : We had the three carts, and we had Subhadra's cart set up for Prabhupada to ride the whole way - very comfortable, big vyasasan on the front. And I was very fortunate, I was going to be on the cart there because I was the pujari for Subhadra. So I was sitting right up there alongside Prabhupada, and I was thrilled. But then I was very demoralized because Prabhupada didn't get on the cart because he was so attracted to and fascinated by the big golden Lord Caitanya that we'd made, and he just loved to walk alongside it and dance with it. So he wouldn't get on the cart. He walked the whole parade. It was cold and it seems like it was about three miles long, but he danced and walked the whole way. When we got to the end of the parade, then he got onto the cart inside of the hall and at that time he gave the lecture sitting on the cart. But I don't think I'd slept for several days because we were making the carts and there were so many things going on preparing for Prabhupada's coming, and I was falling asleep on my feet. So when Prabhupada started giving his lecture and I was fanning Subhadra, I just kept falling asleep. Lady Subhadra is very kind, and Prabhupada just glanced now and again. I can't imagine what he was thinking, but I did my best to stay awake. We would do that in those days. We would just work so hard that we couldn't survive once Prabhupada actually arrived. We were all preparing for him to come, and then we missed half the classes.
Reference: Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint by Siddhanta Dasa
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