Radhanath Swami’s Call
By admin on August 7, 2011 | Category: Sensitivity | Tags: Radhanath Swami | 171 Comments15 July 2007. At 7:15 p.m. my cell phone rang.
“Can you arrange for a driver please? Urgent! I am waiting at the gate.” It was Radhanath Swami calling.
“Yes. Sure.” I sprang to my feet and rushed down, searching for a driver.
None available! In desperation I rang up a neighbor and asked if he could drive for Radhanath Swami. He agreed.
Five minutes later the car keys turned on the ignition. I stood nearby to bid a good bye, still clueless about where Radhanath Swami was heading. Suddenly, Radhanath Swami peeked out of the window. “Do you know Nikunjabihari’s place?” I nodded yes. “Why don’t you join us then? Just to make sure we get there right.” Hurriedly, I hopped into the vehicle, and we zoomed into the Mumbai traffic.
Now it was clear: Radhanath Swami was going to Nikunjabihari’s, one of his followers who lived uptown. But why this unplanned trip, in such a haste? Asking him I felt was inappropriate, and he too never revealed all along the ride. Though our discussion meandered through varied topics, curiosity lingered at the back of my mind.
An hour through the thicks and thins of a typical Mumbai ride, and we were at ‘Kalpataru Estate.’ A neatly dressed watchman let our vehicle in after noting our names. Inside, an eerie silence isolated the residential complex from the rest of the city. We parked our car and went up to the third floor, to the Nikunjabihari’s. As I reached for the door bell, Radhanath Swami said, “Perhaps it’s better that we go to the community hall directly.” But for what? No time for explanations! Quickening his pace, he moved ahead, and we followed behind.
Once inside the community hall, we confronted hundreds of pleasantly-surprised faces. A buzz of excitement arose, and it only fell when Radhanath Swami was seated. The proceedings of the evening then continued. As I sat through the events, one more thing became clear: it was the birthday party of Rohini Nandana, another follower of Radhanath Swami and a close friend of Nikunjabihari. But why did Radhanath Swami have to come here uninformed? That became clear only towards the end, in Radhanath Swami’s concluding address.
Since that morning, half a dozen congregation members—at different times of the day—had told Radhanath Swami that there would be a celebration of Rohininandan’s birthday in the evening. These six culprits had revealed what was meant to be a secret. But why a secret? Monks at Radhagopinath Ashram were concerned for Radhanath Swami’s health, and wanted him to rest early. And they knew that if he came to know of the event, he would definitely attend to make Rohininandana happy. For Radhanath Swami however, now that he was aware of the event, he was in a fix. While he wanted to please Rohininandana, he didn’t want the monks to be anxiety-ridden either. Therefore, as a last resort he had become like fugitive.
–Puneet
himanshu bhatt
thanks for sharing such a nice article
Pooja, Singapore
Hari Hari. Only a merciful person like Radhanath Maharaj can do this.Hari Bol
yogish
Thank you very much.its wonderful
navin poojary
Such sweet loving relationships Radhanath swami shares with his disciples
madhura
Amazing!Thanks for sharing!
Rashmi Solanki
Hare Krishna Thank You for sharing
Hemant Solanki
Wonderful article Thank You Maharaj for sharing
saurabh
Thank you very much for sharing this, it shows how much Radhanath Swami cares for others feelings even at the cost of his own inconvenience.
Swapnil Gaonkar
This is a real loving relationship. Thank you Radhanath Swami for being such a wonderful person
Manish Kumar
This incidence shows how much Maharaj cares for the devotees and feeling of everyone.
bipin
All Glories To H.H Radhagopinath Swami Maharaj
How Maharaj takes everybody’s concern as his and manages every bit of it is just unimaginable.
He is a true leader in the spirit of the word.
Hare Krishna
Tallam Sita Ramaiah
Thank you for sharing this. This is real relationship. All glories to Maharaj.
Jagannath Dham Das
All Glories to Srila Radhanath Swami for extending himself so much & helping us come closer to GOD !
Hare Krishna !
Sunny Hinduja
Captured by love!!!
Vidya Patham
Radhanath Swami is indeed an example of selfless service to society.
Anshu Jaiman
HK,Maharaj ki jai hooo!!!.Maharaj is really amazing.How wonderfully maharaj has done both the things.It is fantastic to see Maharaj loving relationship with his followers.Yas-anshu
Anshu jaiman
Hare Krishna Maharaj…Maharaj ki jai hooo…!!!.Really Maharaj its being sensational
to see you coming out as world’s best Humanitarian,Spiritualist,Socialist and Loving father.
My heart fills with joy and tears filled with tears.What a sacrifice you have dne for all humanity.
What an example you have set in front of the whole world.Maharaj ki jai hooo…!!! jai hoo jai hoo…
I want to continue serving you life after life after life.I pray to Sri Sri RadhaGopinath that i may never
become ungreatfull to you and to your diciples and followers.
Your servant
anshu jaiman
Anshu jaiman
Hare Krishna, Maharaj, Maharaj ki jai hoo…!!!. It is a blessing to have you on this planet.
Thank you very much..
Ys-anshu jaiman
Manasa
It was proved here that Krishna shows his love through his devotees
vrushali
Radhanath swami cares and showers his affection on every soul that he comes in contact with!
rekha
Thank you for sharing this wonderful article.