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Prabhupada’s face light up

Aditi : Once, someone had arranged that I could go in and talk with Prabhupada. When I got in there, I didn’t have a word to say. I didn’t have a question to ask. Prabhupada was sitting there in his chair, looking around just waiting for me to say something. I was getting very uncomfortable. Then all at once I heard, “Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare", and I saw Prabhupada’s face light up. I turned around and there was Krishna das Babaji, Prabhupada’s God-brother and Muni Maharaj, the one he took sannyas with. They just bubbled into the room, chanting Hare Krishna, and then Prabhupada’s face lit up. They paid their obeisances to each other, and then Prabhupada began telling them how many books were being distributed. Generally Prabhupada was so heavy and serious, but when he saw them I thought, “This is how nice it is to become elderly in Krishna consciousness, just chanting Hare Krishna and having devotee association." It was very special to see how Prabhupada interacted with his God-brothers and how loving they were toward each other.



Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa