Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Suffering from many mosquito bites, I went into the washroom where I felt I had been bitten, and foolishly killed many mosquitoes. My conscience then told me that perhaps I had done wrong. I went and inquired from Srila Prabhupada.
"You should not kill them. They are poor creatures. It is better to prevent them from biting by using a net."
"But in the washroom, how can I use a net?"
"It is better still not to kill them. But after they bite you, you can kill them."
"Is there karma for doing this?"
"When you are a devotee engaged in Krsna's karma, then it may be excused," Prabhupada replied. "That is why you must be a devotee" Srila Prabhupada said.
Feeling very bad afterwards, I chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, for it is said that one who chants Hare Krsna is freed from all sins, even the killing of a superior. I then watered and circumambulated Srimati Tulasi devi, for it is said that by so doing, one may be freed from all sins, even the killing of a brahmana. I vow that I shall not intentionally kill any such helpless living entities again, simply for my own sake.
Prabhupada has discontinued his oil massage and bathing for the past few days, in accordance with the recommendation of the kaviraja. He simply gets massaged with the powder; and in the morning, I give him a short "bird bath."
Gaurachand Goswami came and asked for help in repairing a wall at the Sri Radha-Damodara Mandir. Srila Prabhupada told me to arrange for him to be given some bricks from our construction site. After he left, Prabhupada specified second-class bricks, not first-class.
Abhirama Prabhu returned with his wife from Mayapur. He reported that the devotees were still in jail.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-July 25th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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