GURU TATTVA #6 SALT IN THE CANRAMRTA

Discussion guru tattva #6

Ritvik and guru tattva
This is what it's like.
Just like this...
In LA temple Srila Prabhupada was there.... mid 70's

As was His routine, He would enter the temple room
which was crammed full of devotees,
walk to greet the Deities with Yamuna devi's beautiful
Govindam prayers playing...
and offer full obeisances to each of the altars.
Everyone offering obeisances with him.
and then stop to take carnamrta ...the Lord's bath water mixed with
yogurt, sugar and rose water, Tulsi leaves and buds floating on top.

This time however He was unhappy.
The carnamrta water had been mixed with salt and not sugar.
He was very unhappy.

He stopped everything and asked who had prepared this.
One of ladies stepped forward,
embarrassed, frightened, nervous and .....giggled.

Srila Prabhupada was disgusted and said
"Put someone responsible in charge."

The point is He didn't change the program.... no more taking carnamrta....
because someone messed up.
Simply, someone with the proper qualifications
of responsibility, etc. should be in charge.