Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
All glories to your lotus feet, by whose mercy a lame man can dance and the blind can see
beyond the mundane world.
Gargamuni Prabhu remembers: “While in Calcutta Śrīla Prabhupāda liked his morning walk
at Victoria Memorial. Once Śrīla Prabhupāda recollects, ‘That was built in memory of Victoria. It
was done imitating the Taj Mahal. It took twenty years. Sir Rajendra Nath Mukherjee of Martin
Company, he took the contract. And after finishing, he got this title Sir. And when it was being
constructed, I went to the top by crossing the scaffolding.’”
When Brahmānanda told Prabhupāda, “So you must have been very brave,” Śrīla Prabhupāda
said, “Yes, I am still brave! [laughter] Otherwise how could I come alone to preach Kṛṣṇa con-
sciousness? I am still brave.”
In Kali-yuga it’s hard to find good qualities in people. People say, “Never meet your heroes –
you’ll be disappointed.” Bravery is easy to recognize even for a dull-headed person like myself,
and you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, stepped out of the comfort zone on the request of your Guru
Mahārāja to give all living entities a chance to return back to Godhead.
We can only conclude that such compassion is rarely gifted to anyone. The scripture clearly
explains the significance of your mercy, both internally and externally, and we are in awe.
Here at Krishna’s Castle in Central London we have been given the opportunity to render a
little devotional service to you through prasāda distribution, book distribution, and harināma-
saṅkīrtana. We are eternally indebted to you.
Your servant,
Paraśurāma Dāsa and team

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