A lway s E m b r a c e d
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Kåñëa
Most of the Oriya devotees who were initiated that day had in some way or other been helping Çréla Gour Govinda Swami to develop Kåñëa consciousness in that area. They were contributing either by giving donations, going with him on preaching programs and or arranging different speaking engagements for him to speak at, so as to solicit help for his present and future plans for developing Kåñëa consciousness in the area or for the building of the proposed temple. The Oriya people initiated were: Anapurna Das (the wife of Mr. Vasudeva Das); her name became Anasüyä devé däsé; her son Visnu Prasad Das also took initiation; his name became Viñëu Devänanda däsa; Choudhary Jagannath Prasad and his wife; his new name became Jagadänanda däsa and his wife’s name became Maya devé däsé; Digamma Pattanaik; his new name was Dikpati däsa and Upendra Sahoo became Upananda däsa. Also, Pauruña däsa from Australia took initiation from Çréla Prabhupäda. Anasüyä devé däsé: Then, after our initiation, I went to Çréla Prabhupäda and offered my obeisances at his lotus feet. I asked Çréla Prabhupäda, ‘O great Çréla Gurudeva [Prabhupäda] when you will visit us next?’ Then Çréla Prabhupäda told me, ‘Don’t worry, I will come definitely when the temple is inaugurated…’
Do Not Call Him ‘Bābā’ Anasüyä devé däsé would address Çréla Gour Govinda Swami as ‘bäbä’. Çréla Prabhupäda heard her addressing Gour Govinda Swami as bäbä. He turned to her and said, “Do not call him ‘bäbä’! Call him ‘Mahäräja’. You should come to him and learn Vaiñëava etiquette and the basis of Kåñëa
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