Krsna! help me!
Dear devotees
Town Hall, Sydney, Australia.
In the heart of Sydney's hustle and bustle, with all my might, I was attempting to distribute Prabhupada's books. After half an hour nothing was happening. I could hardly even get someone to stop let alone take a book. Heavily governed by the mode of passion I was loosing my enthusiasm and I still had the whole day ahead. So I cried out loudly, many people would have heard, Krsna! Help me! Nityanada! Gauranga!!!! I felt instant relief and kept trying.
Five minutes later a nice Nepalese student stopped. "Tapai Neapalio (are you from Nepal)?" I said. He took a Bhagavat gita and my details. As we were talking I heard a voice from behind me…… "Maharaja" a man said while tapping me on the shoulder. I turned around and he was shoving a note into my hand. "Oh thank you" I said as I took what I thought was a $5 bill…… For the record I'm not a Maharaja. I'm not even initiated yet, but I am trying to be dasa das anu das.
Its quite common here in Australia that people just walk up to us and give a donation out of appreciation for the Hare Krishna movement. I took a second look at the note. It was $100!!!!!……… I couldn't believe it! Never before has that happened to me. I tried to show my appreciation by giving him books. He very soberly declined and said he has books already. He was carrying a gun on his belt and wearing an armed guard uniform (security personnel that transport money from banks etc. in highly armored vehicles). I begged him to please take something and gave him a copie of 'Searching For Vedic India' written by my Gurudeva HH Devamrita Maharaja who I am aspiring for. When he saw the name of the author he was satisfied as if he had heard him speak before. He was a very mysterious man. I had never seen him before. He was like an undercover devotee or a demigod or something. He respectfully said goodbye and left me and the Nepalese student lost for words.
The Nepalese student asked me "How did that happen?" Right then I realized, so I told him that it was because I cried out to Krsna to help me about 5 minutes ago.
So Krsna gave me some encouragement by sending both the nice Nepalese student and the kind donor. The rest of the day was wonderful, drowning in the waves of sankirtan nectar. Its a bit like mango juice.
We are not alone on the streets. Whether we are having an easy time or difficult Krsna is right there with us and its all for our purification.
Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai!!!!!!!!!!
Your Servant,
Uddhava Dasa, Gurukuli
