Manjari devi dasi Remembers Srila Prabhupada
Prabhupada Memories
Interview 01
Manjari: Prabhupada was in Iran for Lord Balaram’s Appearance Day in the summer of 1976. It was a nice atmosphere. All the flowers were blooming in the summer heat. At one point, Prabhupada called Iran heaven on earth. At night he would sit on the balcony with the devotees and guests. Iran is a Muslim country, so three times a day, at gayatri times, over the loudspeakers they have a chant calling everybody to pray. It’s beautiful. Prabhupada listened to these prayers going on and then turned to Atreya and asked, “What is this?” Atreya said, “This is the Muslim call to pray to God. They’re saying the names of God.” Prabhupada said, “That’s very good. They’re calling everyone to prayer.” Atreya said, “But, Prabhupada, isn’t it better to say the name of Krishna rather than Allah?” Prabhupada said, “You’re asking me to be sectarian?” |
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