Chinmayi devi dasi Remembers Srila Prabhupada

Following Srila Prabhupada

Interview DVD 09

Chinmayi: It seemed like the day that I got initiated Srila Prabhupada was really enjoying himself. He was laughing at everybody really. There was one boy named Asurakulanasana. Srila Prabhupada said, “Do you know the meaning of your name?” And he said, “It means the killer of the descendants of the demons.” And he said to Asurakulanasana, “Do you know who the demons are?” Asurakulanasana said, “Uh, the karmis?” and everybody was laughing. Srila Prabhupada raised his eyebrows and looked around and said, “The demons are the scientists.” And when he said that, Swarupa Damodar sat up straight and said, “Oh, but Srila Prabhupada…” and Srila Prabhupada was laughing and he said, “No, not you.” Then Srila Prabhupada asked me, “What are the four regulative principles, and how many rounds do you chant daily?” and I told him. Then he said to me, “Are you insured?” and I thought he said, “Are you sure?” So I said, “Yes, Srila Prabhupada.” And he said, “I asked you if you are insured,” he said, “because you have a spot on your face,” because I have a mole on my right cheek. And he said, “Once there was a movie star who had a spot on her face, and she had it insured for a lot of money.” And when he said that, he just laughed and laughed and everybody was laughing – Swarupa Damodar, whoever was there at the time, all the sannyasis. He was literally shaking and laughing, and I was so embarrassed I couldn’t even think of what he was saying. I was just thinking, “They’re all laughing.” And then he said, “Krishna consciousness is your only insurance. Your name is Chinmayi-devi, spiritual potency.”