Srila Prabhupada follows Ranjit Dasa in mantra chanting
Ranjit : Before we went in to receive our brahmin threads from Prabhupada, Pusta-Krishna and Hari Sauri Prabhus would put the threads around our necks because it took a long time to untangle them from the bundle in which they were packaged. They also gave us a sheet to read the mantra as Prabhupada gave the mantra. I was reading along with Srila Prabhupada and Prabhupada skipped a line in the mantra. What to do? So I looked at the sheet and I decided that I was going to say what was on the sheet. It's a big offense actually to correct the spiritual master. When I read the next word, Srila Prabhupada stopped and he made this of sound, "Hmm?", like "What's this?" I didn't dare look at him. I kept on looking at the sheet. I played stupid which I actually was. Prabhupada must have looked at the sheet and he actually corrected himself. He read the line that I was on and then we finished the mantra. Then came the part with the thread. Prabhupada said, "Where's the thread?" But I already had the thread on. This got another, "Hmm?". It was as if he was thinking, "What kind of people are these?" Awkwardly I took the thread off and then Prabhupada put the thread back on again.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa
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