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SP don't want to disturb Scorpion as he also a devotee.

I remember that his room at that time was very old and in disrepair. The bricks in the walls were crumbling in many places. There was no stone floor, only dirt. Even there were some weeds in the floor. The land all around the Radha-Damodara Mandira was like a jungle then. It was not built up with so many rooms and paths as it is today. "One time, when I came to deliver the milk, I arrived at his doorway and stood there with the container. But he was chanting hari-nama very deeply and didn't hear me. So I was waiting there for some time because I did not want to interrupt his devotion. I kept peeking inside his door, which was partly open, and I noticed there were many tears in his eyes and on his face. I kept waiting there but still he didn't look up to see me for a long time." 

As I watched, I noticed that on the dirt floor there were some bugs. Then I saw a scorpion crawling on the ground. It was coming close to the feet of Srila Prabhupada, but he didn't notice. I watched it come closer and closer. I made little noises to catch his attention, but he was still chanting and not aware of outside things. Finally, after I had anxiously waited for what seemed like quite some time, I called out to him, "O Prabhu. There is a scorpion near you." He slowly opened his eyes, which were wet with tears. When he looked at me, his glance was so deep with feeling and mercy. He just looked at me and then down at the scorpion. I asked him if I could sweep it from the room. In a gentle, grave voice he answered, "No, no. Please don't worry about it. Don't disturb. He is also a devotee".



Reference: Our Srila Prabhupada - a Friend to All by Shriman Kishanlal Sharma Pandit