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Prabhupada's Flower Boy

Shanka Dasa: Once Tamal Krishna Goswami said, "Shanka das, you're a gardener. You should offer Prabhupada a flower every day." After that, I became Prabhupada's flower boy. Every time I'd see Srila Prabhupada I'd give him a flower. Sometimes he would touch my hand taking the flower. Sometimes he would grab the flower and start chastising me. Sometimes he would grab it and glorify the flower and me. Prabhupada said, "Mogra is the king of flowers."


Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa