28/OCT/2014 - New Delhi

(28/OCT/2014) Today, we started our Caitanya Book work with Guru Maharaj at 12:45pm and it went until 2:15pm. Every lila is very interesting, but today's pastimes were more sweet. After that, I got the opportunity to feed Guru Maharaj lunch and during lunch, Maha Mantra pr entered the room and offered Prasadam from ISKCON Delhi (Srila Prabhupada Disappearance Day Festival Prasadam). It is all sweets and cakes. We immediately took that aside and kept it out. Guru Maharaj asked for that basket and we again brought it in. He opened the basket and searched all over and got one kachori. He took that out and gave back the rest. We said, "No! It is deep fried. You are not supposed to take it." While we were telling, Guru Maharaj took a piece and ate it. Then Gokulapati Madhava pr said, "Guru Maharaj, you should not eat this." Guru Maharaj didn't listen; he was laughing. And seeing Guru Maharaj, Gokulapati Madhava pr said, "Srila Prabhupada liked Kachori very much!" Then Guru Maharaj gave him a piece, and he gave a piece to Maha Puran pr. Then no one talked anything. I said to Guru Maharaj, "You are bribing us with kachori." He was laughing and eating, and Ekanath Gaura pr entered the room. Immediately, Guru Maharaj gave him a piece, and then a piece to Maha Varaha pr. He gave a piece to me too. He was so happy to eat that kachori and said, "Even though according to my diet, I should not touch this, this is Srila Prabhupada's favorite and his prasadam from the temple offered on his disappearance day. So I ate, and gave to you all." We didn't say anything. Then Danya Nimai Pr said, "Yesterday I heard one of Srila Prabhupada's lecture and he was telling in that lecture, 'If you ask any tree in Vrindavan, it can give you any number of kachoris...'"Hearing that, Guru Maharaj was feeling ecstatic and was crying in love to Srila Prabhupada. Then he was doing email correspondence, and then Guru Maharaj took rest in the afternoon.

In the evening, Guru Maharaj came to the hall at 8:00pm and started Srila Prabhupada Katha. There were 70 viewers today. Then neighbors also came today. During the class, His Holiness Kavichandra Swami Maharaj came to see Guru Maharaj. He had just arrived from Nepal and was going to Vrindavan. He updated Guru Maharaj about the Nepal visit and about the Damodar programs in Thailand, etc. Maharaj was also listening to Guru Maharaj's Srila Prabhupada Katha. Then Madhava Kanta pr immediately prepared dinner according to Maharaj's diet and Maharaj was taking his Prasadam and listening to Guru Maharaj's talk. Then Guru Maharaj and Kavi Chandra Maharaj did Damodar Arati along with the servants. Later, Maharaj took leave from Guru Maharaj and went to Vrindavan. The neighbors started Hare Krishna Maha Mantra chanting today, so Guru Maharaj blessed them with Jagannath stick and blessed their bead bags and Japa malas. Then Guru Maharaj distributed Prasadam to everyone and met Dr. Rajeev, who had come to see Guru Maharaj. Guru Maharaj went to his room at 10:00pm, had his dinner, and went to bed at 11:00pm. (Personal Diary - Shyama Rasika Das)