Incredible bliss
Srutakirti Dasa: I went to New Dwaraka for about one week with Kirtanananda Maharaja to receive Brahmana initiation. Each evening at dusk, Srila Prabhupada went to his garden to hear Krishna Book. A few fortunate disciples were able to join him. By Krishna's grace, I was asked to read. I spent each day in anticipation of this blissful activity. Seated on his asana under the arch of a vine-covered trellis, Srila Prabhupada usually kept his hand in his bead bag. Sometimes we heard him softly chant the maha-mantra. He carefully listened to Krishna Book, and sometimes smiled as he heard the delightful activities of Krishna and His brother Balarama.
One evening as I read the story "Deliverance of Dvivida Gorilla," Srila Prabhupada smiled broadly while hearing the mischievous nature of Dvivida. He chuckled when I read the passage, "Often he would go to the hermitages of great saintly persons and sages, and cause a great disturbance by smashing their beautiful gardens and orchards." I sensed the story was going to get better, and it did. "Not only did he create disturbances in that way," I continued, "But sometimes he would pass urine and stool on their sacred sacrificial arena." Srila Prabhupada laughed so hard, I stopped reading for a moment.
Seeing his reaction we all experienced incredible bliss. He ecstatically slapped his leg. He liked hearing about Krishna and Balarama killing the demons. The next evening when we entered the garden, I immediately sat down on the lawn and began to look for a story involving a demon. I was going through the pages for a few seconds when Srila Prabhupada stopped me saying, "Go on. Read from anywhere. Krishna is like a sweet ball. Wherever you bite, it tastes good." I joyfully went to the beginning of the next story and started reading.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Uvacha by Srtuakirti Dasa
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