Prabhupada asked, "Why are so many men staying back from book distribution to cook for me?"
Kalakanta: Being members of the library party, we had no home as we traveled constantly. Our home was the van and all year round we were distributing books. So on the occasion of Prabhupada being in Chicago in 1975, we had this very rare weekend off. The devotee who was cooking for Srila Prabhupada was a good friend and he asked, "Would you like to help me cook for Prabhupada?" I always had cherished the idea of doing some personal service for Prabhupada so I said, "Yes of course. I'd be very happy to." He showed me how to make sandesh and when it was time to bring the offering to Prabhupada he asked, "Would you like to take it in?" I said, "Of course." I took the tray into Prabhupada and left. When Prabhupada rang his bell a few minutes later, the devotee told me this means that he's through honoring prasadam, and to again go in and take the tray out. I did and noticed Prabhupada had eaten two of the sandesh. The next day my friend came to me kind of sheepishly and I said, "Did Prabhupada say something?" I thought maybe he liked the sandesh and would make a comment about them. My friend said, "Yes." He told me Prabhupada said, "Why are so many men staying back from book distribution to cook for me?" Although I had cherished the desire to serve Prabhupada personally, from that instruction I could understand that serving the order of the spiritual master is much more important than serving the body of the spiritual master.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa
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