This happened in 2000. My daughter, age six, played with her friends in the courtyard of Radhgopinath Temple, while my wife and I socialized in a nearby garden. Radhanath Swami, while passing through the courtyard, stepped right in front of my daughter. His face radiating a smile, and his fingers pointing to her, he announced to no one in particular, “She is my friend.” Then he walked away.
My little daughter felt assured that Radhanath Swami knew her and loved her. Her confidence in that relationship wouldn’t diminish, despite any second interaction with him, for years. My wife and I were amused by her childish innocence, “Radhanath Swami might have passed that remark to thousands just to make them feel good. How could he know all of them, let alone love all of them?!” But we didn’t have the heart to disappoint her.
In 2010, one Sunday, my daughter, now sixteen, talked with her friends in the courtyard of Radhagopinath Temple, while my wife and I socialized in the nearby garden. Radhanath Swami, while passing through the courtyard, stepped right in front of my daughter. His face radiating a smile, and his fingers pointing to her, he announced to no one in particular, “She is my friend.” Then he walked away.
Now, even we felt assured that Radhanath Swami knew our daughter and loved her. How unambiguously had he conveyed the feelings of his heart to a child, through just a little interaction! And how wonderfully was the truth of that relationship revealed to us today!
– Rajendra Kumar mahadev pujari
129 replies on “Radhanath Swami While Walking Through the Courtyard…”
Maharajah is so personal in his dealing.Whoever meets him once can never remain same.He might be addressing thousand of people, but everyone feels he is just talking to them.
true loving care taker
Very inspiring
From this incident we can surely assure that a true spiritual master knows the heart of each & every disciple & has a personal relationship with his disciples. We have to just be patient & sincerely keep serving him.
Thank u prabhu for sharing such a wonderful experience.
v true the spiritual master knows each and every disciple and we have to be patient and sicerely serve him.
Great souls are grave intenally and do not say / do anything without deep compassion and love for us.
its just amazing to see the recognition that HHRM gives to all his devotees, truly selfless, regards, rajesh karia
this is one of the best expereinces I have come across, thanks a ton for sharing this with all of us, haribol, bhakti
Thank u very much for sharing with us all the pastime of radhanath swami.
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj is truly personal.
I need to learn heaps and bounds form him
He genuinely loves one and all
Radhanath Swami is so caring and conscious of every relation
Radhanath swami is friendly with all.
YOUR DAUGHTER IS BLESSED PRABHUJI
Thanks for Sharing, Maharaja is Amazing person
thank you
so much concerned about us
Your daughter is a very speacial soul Hari Bol!!!!!
Your daughter is a very special soul Hari Bol!!
One more great example of H.H. Radhanath Swami Maharaj, how he deals personally with each and every person he meets. Thanks Maharaj!
this article is one of the best expereinces ever! thanks for sharing, regards, bhakti
very beautiful article, just amazing to read it again and again, thank you Maharaj for such wonderful exapmles, rajesh karia
Amazing are the ways of the great souls.
Thank you very much for sharing this nice story about Radhanath Swami.
Thank you for sharing p
This is really a heartfelt story By His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj
Very nice experience.
All glories to HH Radhanath swami maharaj!
Thank you so much for sharing us.
jai! Thanks for posting this incident
A beautiful pastime.
Maharaj is really the sweetest person!!!