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Kåñëa
mükaà karoti väcälaà paìguà laìghayate girim yat-kåpä tam ahaà vande çré-guruà déna-täraëam “Then the dumb can become eloquent speakers of the Veda and the crippled can climb mountains, by the mercy of Guru and Gauräìga.” It is so powerful.
He Is so Sincere Deva-dharma dasa: Çréla Gour Govinda Swami led the evening kértanas. On one occasion, Çréla Prabhupäda, in his room in his hut, sat back and listened to the kértana. He asked his disciples who were with him, “Who is chanting?” They responded, “Oh, that’s Gour Govinda Swami.” To this Çréla Prabhupäda replied, “Oh! Gour Govinda Swami. He is so sincere!”
Only Two People Were Enthusiastic About the Bhubaneswar Project Nimäi Paëòita däsa: Guru Mahäräja, Hari Çauri däsa sent me notes from his diary that he made when he was here. In them he said that when Çréla Prabhupäda was here in Bhubaneswar, there were only two people who were enthusiastic about this project, that was Çréla Prabhupäda and you, Guru Mahäräja. Çréla Gour Govinda Swami: Yes, he said that, “You should have your own men, and you should accept disciples, you should train them. You should have your own men; otherwise, how can you manage?” I said to Prabhupäda, “I do not want
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