I served him in so many ways. He was so much pleased with me. After some time, he gave me sannyasa. I met Swamiji in Calcutta, at Bhag Bazaar on Bhospara lane. Swamiji came there. He was a very big personality and shared joking moods with my Gurudeva. They sat on the same asana. Guruji was a sannyasa and he was a grhasta, but yet they both were sitting on the same platform…
If you are worshiping Radha and Krsna and performing Their arati, and at that time if you sing the song of Narahari-rupa Lord Nrsimhadeva, “kesava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare,” what will be the use? Narahari cannot go to Vrndavana. Parama-pujapada Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja gave this mantra at first, before he had given the diksa-mantras of Radha and Krsna. He told his young disciples to do this, because he was thinking, “Somehow they should begin their worship…”
Common people generally don’t know anything, and so they thought that Ramesvara meant that Sankara is the God of Rama, and that Rama is controlled by Sankara. The demigods were of the opinion that Rama and Sankara are the same, and both are God. But Siva, Sankara himself, told them, “I am not the God of Rama. Rama is my beloved and my God.” Sankara is called Ramesvara because of this. He himself told this…
Considering all these points we can understand that Prabhupada did not do anything improper. He was sarvajna, and he wanted to do good for all. It was not the fault of Prabhupada; it was fault of their bad karma of past births and also this birth. We should realize this…
…Do not criticize. Guru can criticize and chastise. We are not masters to chastise. Be very humble, hankering for bhakti, so that your hearts will melt. Try to serve Vaisnavas and Guru. If you chastise Vaisnavas, not honoring them, and at the same time you are doing so abundant service to Gurudeva, Gurudeva will not accept your service…
Each activity of worship has its own mantra. I think that not all of you have received second initiation, so I should not declare all the details in public. Instead, I am giving only an outline. We will have to chant a mantra when we give anything to Thakurji (the deity). Do not think, “I am offering;” otherwise your offering will be rejected. Do you understand why? We do not possess even saranagati (the six types of surrender). Saranagati includes the conviction that “Krsna will support me; He will nourish me; He will certainly save me…
…He (Param Gurudeva) used to sometimes be awake all night thinking how to help bring the jivas to Krsna. Although he was of a landlord family he used to work so hard for Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we cannot imagine. I was serving him, very near to him just like Navin serves me, so I know him…
…Our Guru Maharaj was so siddhanta-vid, that all used to fear him and they had great respect for our Gurudeva. Though Pujyapad Sridhara Maharaja gave him sannyasa, our Gurudeva was senior in coming to the matha. Gurudeva went to the matha of Prabhupada in 1916 and took first initiation. He took second initiation in 1919 and then became a brahmacheri in the matha…
Secondly, he should always chant 64 rounds and, mahāprabhoh kīrtana-nrtya-gīta-vāditra-mādyan manso rasena—He is expert in serving Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu and engaging in kirtana. If he is not expert in this, he cannot do arcana or do anything, cannot serve Her, cannot dance or sing, then how will he do this? All qualities should be there—mahaprabhu kīrtana-nrtya-gīta-vāditra-mādyan manso rasena, and also by chanting and remembering the pastimes of Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu…