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Anecdote of the Day

Jayapataka Swami : Once, at a disappearance festival for Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Prabhupada was explaining how the disciple tries to carry out the order of his guru and the previous guru, the grandfather guru, as well as the order of the previous acharyas. He gave us the example of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, how he had begged door-to-door to build the first temple at Mayapur Dham, and he explained how the different acharyas had contributed to the development of Mayapur Dham. Prabhupada said, "To please my spiritual master and the previous acharyas, I am also trying to do something in Mayapur Dham. I am very grateful to everyone who is helping me." Then he couldn't speak any further. He choked up and started crying. There was a long silence. We didn't know what to do. Prabhupada finally said, "The secret of success is to satisfy the desires of the previous acharyas."


Reference: Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint by Siddhanta Dasa