Our Srila Prabhupada, Mulaprakrti devi dasi

A Friend to All

It has taken well over eight years to collect this array of memories of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. I first became interested in the subject of Srila Prabhupada and his relationships with his early friends over twenty years ago, when several of them spontaneously recalled such beautiful memories that I felt my enthusiasm to know Srila Prabhupada increase. Over the years, on frequent travels throughout India, and especially while residing in Vrndavan near Srila Prabhupada's rooms at Radha Damodara Mandira, I came across many Vaisnavas who had known Srila Prabhupada before he left for the West. I questioned them and informally noted their accounts. A pattern emerged. Almost every story I heard from these elderly sadhus, friends, admirers and family members left me feeling more appreciative of Srila Prabhupada's unique position.

As I shared my experiences with godbrothers and godsisters, it became obvious that these sweet Prabhupada memories might be a gold mine of inspiration to Srila Prabhupada's followers everywhere. I realized a book would be the natural outcome of my research. Thus, the detective work began, and over the last eight years we picked up every clue and name we could. A search was conducted for anyone who knew him. Gradually, the book took on a life of its own [From the introduction by Mulaprakrti devi dasi].

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