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==Prabhupada Memories== | |||
===Interview 01=== | |||
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'''The full Prabhupada Memories Series can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ajeil3NjKKgeN9-fxeWwQ here] and also at [https://www.prabhupadamemories.com www.prabhupadamemories.com]''' | '''The full Prabhupada Memories Series can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ajeil3NjKKgeN9-fxeWwQ here] and also at [https://www.prabhupadamemories.com www.prabhupadamemories.com]''' | ||
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==Following Srila Prabhupada== | |||
===Interview DVD 07=== | |||
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'''Sruti Rupa:''' When I was cooking for Prabhupada, every day after he would finish eating, all the remnants, I’d put them all on a big thali and I’d walk the three floors of the Lotus Building that the Deities were in. Everybody knew at that time of day that his remnants were coming out, so everyone would just hang out on the verandahs talking. And the interesting thing was everybody was so picky: “No, no, no, give me this. No, no, no, I don’t want that, give me that.” And this went on every single day, picking and choosing what they wanted. So I literally hated it, and it took me over an hour to distribute this. One day after weeks of doing this, Prabhupada said to me, “When you distribute my remnants, I want you to take everything and mix it.” I didn’t say a word to him about how I was annoyed or bothered. So he said mix it. I kneaded it like bread. I poured them all in and I mixed the shukta, the sweet rice, the dal, everything, and then I went around. After two days of this, it’d be a ghost town. I’d be finished within five minutes, walking all the floors. So I’d go back and I’d eat the entire plate, and it was absolutely like heaven. I loved it. I don’t care if it was sweet rice with shukta, I mean it was heavenly. And then after a few days, Prabhupada, I was clearing his plates at lunch he looked at me, he’s picking his teeth and sitting there. He goes, “So, you are mixing?” I said, “Yes, Srila Prabhupada. This is a very good system.” He said, “OK.” | |||
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Prabhupada Memories
Interview 01
Sruti Rupa: We were sitting next to the two flames of the Indian gas burner with all the spices and vegetables ready. Prabhupada sat down, and while he casually talked to Bhagaji in Hindi, he put the spices in, this spice and that spice. Then he put in this vegetable and that vegetable. Then he turned, looked at Bhagaji, and said, “So simple, still they cannot do.” We just sat there while Prabhupada continued chatting with Bhagaji. Palika was concerned that the flame was too high, so she turned it down. Prabhupada turned it back up. He didn’t say anything but went on chatting. Palika turned the flame down again, and Prabhupada turned it up. This happened three times. Prabhupada turned around and said, “Ah, baba, why are you messing?” Then we stood back. Prabhupada looked at Bhagaji and said, “In forty-five minutes I can make full prasadam for one-hundred people with these two burners.” Bhagaji gave a look saying “Impossible.” Prabhupada said, “I’ll bet you.” Bhagaji said, “Yeah, kichari.” Prabhupada said, “No, full prasadam in forty-five minutes,” and they started speaking in Hindi again. Bhagaji said, “Impossible.” Prabhupada said, “I’ll bet you one lakh of rupees.” Bhagaji laughed and said, “Prabhupada, if I win or lose, you’ll take the money anyway.” Prabhupada laughed, stood up without another word, and said, “It’s finished” and walked out. That was the first time Prabhupada had come into the kitchen when I was there.
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To view the entire unedited video go to Memories 24 - Mahatma, Srutirupa dasi, Ganesh, Radha Kunda, Nava Yogendra Swami
The full Prabhupada Memories Series can be viewed here and also at www.prabhupadamemories.com
Following Srila Prabhupada
Interview DVD 07
Sruti Rupa: When I was cooking for Prabhupada, every day after he would finish eating, all the remnants, I’d put them all on a big thali and I’d walk the three floors of the Lotus Building that the Deities were in. Everybody knew at that time of day that his remnants were coming out, so everyone would just hang out on the verandahs talking. And the interesting thing was everybody was so picky: “No, no, no, give me this. No, no, no, I don’t want that, give me that.” And this went on every single day, picking and choosing what they wanted. So I literally hated it, and it took me over an hour to distribute this. One day after weeks of doing this, Prabhupada said to me, “When you distribute my remnants, I want you to take everything and mix it.” I didn’t say a word to him about how I was annoyed or bothered. So he said mix it. I kneaded it like bread. I poured them all in and I mixed the shukta, the sweet rice, the dal, everything, and then I went around. After two days of this, it’d be a ghost town. I’d be finished within five minutes, walking all the floors. So I’d go back and I’d eat the entire plate, and it was absolutely like heaven. I loved it. I don’t care if it was sweet rice with shukta, I mean it was heavenly. And then after a few days, Prabhupada, I was clearing his plates at lunch he looked at me, he’s picking his teeth and sitting there. He goes, “So, you are mixing?” I said, “Yes, Srila Prabhupada. This is a very good system.” He said, “OK.” |