Waiting for the opportunity to get 'Prabhupada mercy'

Dinatarini Dasi : Yamuna was always alert to try to get any morsel of mercy from Srila Prabhupada. Dhananjaya remembered their waiting in the airport for their KLM flight, and a piece of Srila Prabhupada's cane came loose. Srila Prabhupada broke it off and had his servant put it in the dustbin.

Yamuna, watching this, immediately went over to the dustbin, removed the piece of Prabhupada's walking stick, and stuck it in her diary. This was a beautiful remembrance which was so indicative of Yamuna's nature. Anything that came from Srila Prabhupada - his words, instructions, chastisements, remnants of his clothing, his writing, even his tooth - she kept and cherished as living reminders of him to be worshipped always.

Fortunately, the wonderful photos of this episode capture Yamuna's one-pointed attention to what Srila Prabhupada was doing with the cane - just waiting for the opportunity to get this little piece of 'Prabhupada mercy.'