Kundavi Hare Krishna Dasa, initiated about ten years prior, describes attending Bhagavad Gita classes and visiting Mayapur multiple times for Guru Maharaj's Vyasa Puja. She recalls meeting him in T. Nagar in the early 2000s and sees him as a problem-solver and pillar of the Mayapur temple.
Harsh. I am Kundavi Hare Krishna das. I am 20 years back. I am one of devotee Chitrikani. He is guide. He sent me to Dr. Vasanti Mataji. I have Carmen. Dr. Vasanti Mataji. The Mataji taking of Guru Maharaj hilt. Whenever Guru Maharaj come to Chennai that he personally he take care of Guru Maharaj hilt. So I attend Bhagavad Gita class there. And some few devotees are attending Bhagavad Gita class there. After finishing Bhagavad Gita class, Mataji sent me to Sridhar Shyam Prabhu. He is also one of my Siksha Guru in Lilaodi Mataji's house. More than 15 years I attended the class there. I heard about Guru Maharaj. Not much comparing to the other devotees. Because of my siksha Guru is Guru Maharaj Srirasham Prabhu. He guide me to take initiation under our Guru Maharaj. So I take the initiation from him. Actually very sorry to tell. I am not much more than more about. I don't know more about our Guru Maharaj. Even though I read Guru Purasanga in Tamil and English. Not English. In Tamil I read. Now I'm following my Sadhana Hare Krishna.
Can you tell us how was your interview for initiation? How was the initiation?
The given name I can't understand. Nataji.
You have initiation?
Yeah, I got initiation.
Can you tell us how was? How?
Yeah, initiation. Yeah, I got initiation from whatever Guru Maharaj only choose my name. Ten years back I got initiation.
Here in Chennai.
Mataji here? Yeah, I am Chennai. Only.
You have been in Mayapur?
Yeah, I came three times. I came to Mayapur.
Can you tell us any memory with Guru Maharaj in Mayapur?
Mayapur? Last year I attended Guru Maharaj Vyasa Puja in Mayapur. Just I attend the class. I don't say how to tell and all but I attend the class. Attend the class and some the function is there. No, that Vyasa Puja ceremony I attend there. Mataji.
Have you opportunity to be in the Parikram nowadays?
No Mataji. My Mataji. No, my missus also initiative devotee. She attended? Yeah, Mayapur Parikram.
So how was your first time Yogi? Guru Maharaj?
Yeah, first time I met Maharaj in T Nagar. I know what I'm saying. I meet first time Maharaj which year? Yeah, in T Nagar, Chennai.
I meet him which year? 2000.
Yeah, I think 2004 or three. I don't remember Mataji. Yeah, the one he was very good. In health.
Any personal interaction with Guru Maharaj?
No, Mataj. Still no personal interaction. No distraction, no Mataji.
And any dream with Guru Maharaj Mataji? Dream?
Dream? No, Mother Ji. No.
How you see Guru Maharaj? Following Prabhupada instructions. How Guru Maharaj is doing? What Prabhupada told him to do it?
Yeah, yeah. He is doing. I think he is the main pillar of Mayapur temple. He is only arranging all the things I know in the first time you he made many problems in the initial stages. That and all I little bit. Norma.
Any other thing you want to say about Guru Maharaj Mahtaji? Any anything else?
No, I don't say more. But actually Guru Maharaj. I see wherever you he go, any problem he solved politely. He solved the problem that time in temple and all that I saw. And also he requested to give all the gurus. You have to give good respect. That is our Guru Maharaj. Request to all his disciples like us.
Anything you want to tell to Guru Maharaj?
I need your blessings. I don't know how to request you, Guru Maharaj. Okay, Harishna Mataji.
