Mahakratu Dasa's cooking
Mahakratu : Prabhupada got angry when he found out that I was doing all the cooking without any help. Everybody else wanted to be in his classes and go on his morning walks, so I was alone in the kitchen cooking for the Deities, the devotees, and Srila Prabhupada as well. It was quite a strain. One day we ran out of gas, and Prabhupada's offering wasn't getting cooked. Nothing was getting cooked. By that time I was completely stressed. It was too much for me. Prabhupada told Harikesh to find out what I was doing. Harikesh told Prabhupada, "The kitchen has run out of gas," and this and that. Prabhupada said, "Why? Who is helping Mahakratu?" Harikesh explained that I was doing it all by myself. I had to arrange everything and cook as well. Srila Prabhupada said to Harikesh, "You help cook. I didn't realize that Mahakratu was under so much burden." Harikesh helped for a while but walked out when some matajis came into the kitchen. When he went back to Prabhupada's room, Prabhupada asked him, "Why aren't you helping in the kitchen?" Harikesh said, "There's matajis in there. Mahakratu can manage." Srila Prabhupada got up and said, "I'll go and help him then. If you don't want to help, I will help." In this way Prabhupada was very merciful.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa
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