distributor in
Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, Chowpatty. He has undergone 15
operations
including hernia, prostate, ear and abdominal wall, and suffers from
diabetes, high BP, partial deafness and vertigo. Yet his spirits are
indomitable. He recalls his experience of 2009 December Marathon:
The whole of 2009 I was terribly sick. I had severe abdominal pain due
to
an umbilical hernia. The Doctors decided not to operate and strictly
advised me not lift anything heavy. "You have done enough," my
counselor told
me, "now rest." I said, "OK." At this stage, I am not even allowed to
offer
dandwats.
The Marathon arrived. I have been doing marathon for past 20 years. I
could
not sit idle. I requested the temple authorities to give me 500
Bhagavad-gitas.
I went to a builder and he took 100 books. I went to central bank and
met an
officer and requested her to place bulk order. She said, "What will I
do
with them?" I said, "You can distribute in old age homes, hospitals
etc." She
gave me money for 108 books. I gave the books to a devotee to
distribute to
the poor. Then another builder took 100 books. A Doctor took 60 books.
Many
others took books.
I could not lift, yet people helped me load the books in the car and
deliver them. In this way, I distributed all 500 books in spite of so
many
difficulties. I have no qualification, nor do I know any philosophy.
It's
only by the mercy of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath, Srila Prabhupada, my
spiritual
master and the Vaisnavas that I could distribute them.
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