Sruta-kirti das Remembers Srila Prabhupada

Srutakirti: Before I was his servant, I read Krishna Book to him every evening in his garden in Los Angeles. Prabhupada was happy listening to Krishna’s pastimes. As the days went by, I would speculate on which stories he liked. He seemed to enjoy hearing about the pastimes of Krishna killing the demons. So one night I read about Dvivida the gorilla urinating on the sacrifice, and Prabhupada was laughing. He had so much fun listening to this pastime. The next day I was looking for another pastime that Prabhupada would enjoy and perhaps laugh about. But when he saw me looking through the book he said, “Anywhere, anywhere. Krishna is like a sweetball. Wherever you bite it, it’s sweet. So just read.” I immediately started reading.

Srutakirti: As his servant, I tried to avoid politics. I was only nineteen or twenty years old, and I didn’t understand much, so I stayed clear of it. I think I was saved from a lot, and I was always able to appreciate Srila Prabhupada through my personal service to him. Today’s very special; it’s Father’s Day, and Srila Prabhupada was very much my father.

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