Srila Prabhupada answered all questions through the maha-mantra

Contributed by: Mahavishnu Dasa

Mulaprakriti: When Srila Prabhupada was leaving this world, one brahmachari came with his guru. When he was younger, this brahmachari had seen Srila Prabhupada a few times in Bengal and Prabhupada had asked the brahmachari to help him train his disciples. But this young brahmachari didn't speak English, and he was terrified of Western devotees because he'd heard that we were CIA and that we would kidnap him and marry him to an American girl. (laughs)

This brahmachari said that he was sitting in the room when Srila Prabhupada was lying silently on his departure bed. In his heart, the brahmachari was lamenting to Srila Prabhupada, "Srila Prabhupada, I know that you are fulfilling the order of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. I've never been able to help you, and I'm so sorry." At the same time, he also had some deep questions about the Holy Name. He'd been chanting sixty-four rounds a day for about fifteen years.

When the others in the room left, he was alone with Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada opened one eye and beckoned the brahmachari to come closer and closer. Finally, Srila Prabhupada put his mouth next to the brahmachari's ear and chanted the maha-mantra in the most amazing way. The brahmachari said that when the maha-mantra went into his ear, it was like a waterfall flowing into his heart, and every answer to every question and a thousand more came to him. He had never experienced anything like the meaning of the Holy Name that Prabhupada gave him. He looked at Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada looked at him, and then Srila Prabhupada closed his eyes.