Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada awoke at 7:00 a.m. and asked for me. Srila Prabhupada said, "It is 7:00 a.m., so bathe me."
While bathing Prabhupada, I told him that I was expecting Krsna's miracle.
"I am also," he concurred."
"We should depend on Krsna, not on these kavirajas," I said.
Prabhupada agreed, "That is real dependence."
"In your books, it is mentioned that when the spiritual master retires, the elder disciples stay with him and render menial services. Is that what is happening now?" I questioned.
"Yes," he answered.
Prabhupada had me rub a mixture of honey and calcium carbonate on his back to help heal the bed sores.
"Srila Prabhupada, your disciples are highly qualified," I said.
"There is no doubt about it. They are much more qualified than I am," he replied.
Prabhupada asked whether he should take darsana of the Deities. Since he was feeling so tired and weak, I advised that he take rest and go tomorrow.
Because the swelling had not decreased, Prabhupada gave us the formula of slake lime mixed with freshly-ground turmeric and water. When the resulting paste was applied on the swollen areas of Srila Prabhupada's body, his skin became reddish, as did all his sheets and pillows, colored by the turmeric.
When Srila Prabhupada was told that Hari-sauri had approached the Delhi astrologer for a more detailed report of Prabhupada's immediate future, he was not pleased. His Divine Grace said, "Do not pay the astrologer. It is useless. They are karmis. We don't associate with karmis."
It was mentioned that the astrologer had given a special mantra to be chanted many thousands of times by ten brahmanas for twenty-one days. Srila Prabhupada responded, "We have the maha-mantra. There is no need of others. Better to arrange kirtana as much as possible. Kirtana is so sweet. I can hear twenty-four hour kirtana. Don't waste time and money any other way. This is the real business-twenty-four hour kirtana.
"Srila Prabhupada, your disciples want so much to be with you," I said.
"And I want to be with them."
"It is our greatest pleasure to serve you," I continued. "So many fathers to serve you."
"Please do that," Prabhupada requested. He is willing to accept so much service.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days- October 5th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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