Short Memories with H.G. Sankirtan Prabhu

Pamho, agtSP.

I am very fortunate to have his wonderful association and serve H.G. Sankirtan Prabhu whenever he had come to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He specially use to bless Naradamuni Das whenever he came to Ahmedabad. Whenever he visited Ahmedabad, i use to arrange congregation programs for him in which he use to stress devotees to read Srila Prabhupada's books and make them realize how important they are. He has guided me even in Vrndavan, when i go with congregation devotees in every Kartik, till 3 years back.

Just few weeks back i was thinking to call all those senior Padayatris to join Padayatra which is happening in Gujarat, probably in midst of January 2015. Senior Padayatris like Sanaksanatan Prabhu, Ishthadeva Prabhu, and i was also remembering H.G. Sankirtan Prabhu and many others, though i knew about his health, and also Jai Vijay Prabhu, he is not in India. Sankirtan Prabhu was very friendly with me just like equals, there was no seniority and juniority within us. His guidance had brought tremendous change in me which i had thought about other Gaudiya missions.

He loved to honor prasadam cooked at my house by Madhavmohini devidasi.

Few years back i had even designed the cover page for one of his book, i hope Sankirtan Prabhu remembers and bless me for my preaching and it's growth.

I had read Guru Maharaja's statements for H.G. Sankirtan Prabhu few days back saying he should stay till kartik and Guru Maharaja will give him sannyasa, then i communicated to my congregation devotees for the same, saying - " If Guru Maharaja's desire is that Sankirtan Prabhu should fight and stay long to serve Srila Prabhupada's mission, then all our god-brothers and god-sisters should pray for him for his fast recovery. Praying can be in the form of chanting more rounds. So, we all can take up for more chanting till Sankirtan Prabhu recovers his health. This is a humble request to all my god-brothers and god-sisters. Prayers are more curable and faster than medicines".

May be my prayers didn't work for i am not so pure in bhakti. But i feel blessed when i heard that he had left his body on Janmashtami day. Krsna had personally appeared to take him to His own abode.

Hare Krsna.


Dasanudas
muralimohan das
Ahmedabad