A divine rendezvous..

Radhanatha Swami: Every day after the parikram devotees would take prasadam. Then Srila Prabhupada would have darshan in his room and meet his old friends from Vrindavan, his God-brothers and many others. There was a rule that devotees were not supposed to be there, because in the afternoon they were supposed to do seva, harinam sankirtan, and other services. But I used to sit there all afternoon, listening to him talk with his old Brijabasi friends. One day the regional manager of ISKCON for India saw me sitting with Srila Prabhupada. He told me that no devotees were allowed to be with Prabhupada during his darshan time. I looked at Prabhupada, Prabhupada looked at me, and I said to this devotee, 'I'm not a devotee'. I pointed to my matted hair, he looked at Prabhupada, and Prabhupada smiled. Then he left, and I got to stay with Prabhupada. It was beautiful seeing Prabhupada with his old friends, especially Krishnadas Babaji. When Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj came into the room, Prabhupada's eyes became filled with tears, and Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj's eyes became full of tears. Prabhupada stood up, and Babaji Maharaj called out, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna!" Prabhupada practically ran to him and embraced him. I had never seen such affection and love between two people as there was between Prabhupada and his God-brother Krishnadas Babaji. Prabhupada, with his arms around Krishnadas Babaji, took him to his own seat behind a little table. They sat together with their arms around each other, talking in Bengali. I couldn't understand, but Prabhupada was laughing and laughing. Every now and then they would slap each other on the legs. They were practically sitting on top of each other, and there were tears in their eyes. They were so happy to be together, discussing transcendental subject matters. It was amazing, because there must have been fifteen other people in the room, but Krishnadas Babaji Maharaj and Srila Prabhupada were completely oblivious of everyone. They were in their own world, hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord.