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Brigade Reports to Radhanath Swami

First, in the early nineties, my wife and I took to bhakti yoga. Then our parents and brothers followed suit. With Radhanath Swami as our friend, philosopher and guide, bhakti grew more pleasing and exciting with every passing day. Soon, we ached for bhakti to fill our very lives, and in our enthusiasm sought Radhanath Swami’s guidance for almost anything. And lovingly, he always obliged.

Recently I arranged for a get-together of Radhanath Swami and our big bhakti family at my residence. But before it all began, we parents pleaded for peace, and taking pity on us, our brigade of kids marched to the terrace, a floor above. Their destination was wisely chosen. The concrete slab of the terrace was too thick for their shrieks to penetrate through; and they numbered only fifteen, too less to bring the slab down.

After the get-together, as Radhanath Swami stood to leave, the brigade marched down, and then to where we stood. Gauridas, my nephew, took it upon himself to introduce his comrades to Radhanath Swami. “This is Gandharvika, this is Rasika, this is Gopika, this is Balgovind, this is Jayananda …” Radhanath Swami heard all the names. Then, with a teasing smile, he told Gauridas, “Thank you Gauridas. But let me tell you something. It is I who gave all of them their names.”

Everyone exploded into laughter. I remembered how we had sought his guidance while even naming our kids. And every time he gave a name, there was the warm feeling that Radhanath Swami was all ours. Mysteriously, I have heard from many that they too feel the same—that Radhanath Swami is all theirs!

My conclusion: It’s a characteristic of God that he can be personal with everyone, and by his grace his devotees can also display a fragment of that potency.

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134 replies on “Brigade Reports to Radhanath Swami”

So personal and touching. Really love of God resides in the heart of Radhanath swami

HH Radhanath Swami is jolly and cheerful person, creating humor amongst the people around him. It is very rare to see such saintly person who are willing to extend themselves to guide others. I appreciate HH Radhanath Swami so much for good things he is doing for the society.

How true it is. Radhanath Swami also reciprocates in a very personal way with his devotees as God does

Radhanath Swami can touch the hearts of people across all ages / sex / social and economic background / profession etc and every interaction – in the smallest possible time – brings them closer to God.

Radhanath Swami is personal with everyone thats so true. We also feel the same when we meet him..

Thank you for sharing such a nice story and your realisation. What you feel is really true.

Thank you for sharing such a nice story and your realisation. What you feel about Radhanath Swami is really true

Your conclusion about Radhanath Swami is very right. Radhanath Swami does have this portion of the Lord’s qualities, to be very personal in his dealings.

every moment with HH Radhanah Swami Maharaj is just priceless, Maharaj always gives his devotees ll the personal attention everytime he meets them, haribol, bhakti

Thank you for sharing such a personal and special moment from your life about Radhanath Swami.

Radhanath Swami generakky knows what we have to tell him. It is later that we realize he knew it. Not only true in case of a small boy, but us too.

The greatest relief which one gets by taking to the process of Bhakti is assurance that you will have a personal relationship with God. And till the time we do not develop that personal relationship, liberated souls like HH Radhanath Swami give there divine personal association and love which is inundated with the Love of Godhead

Radhanth Swami’s each interaction leaves a memorable remark in everyone’s life. Truly he is very personal to whomever he interacts.

My daughter was also named by Radhanath Swami. It was an ecstatic feeling.
Thanks for sharing this article.

Beautiful pastime of Radhanath Swami Maharaj and his loving followers. Wish to see this congregation sometime…

Radhanath swami is seeked by so many people and insipte of his busy schedule he soends time with as many people as possible. This is his personal touh and caring nature.

Radhanath Swami has a very good sense of humor through which he makes a person feel really special in his relationship with Radhanath Swami.

An excellent example of how entire families can be happy under the guidance of a perfect representative of God, like Radhanath Swami.

Hare Krishna, you are all very fortunate to get this rare association. I feel grateful to have Maharaja’s vani association . Thanks very much for sharing this post

All Glories to HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
Only a person who is full of love for the Supreme lord in his heart can give such love and care to others.

Well said – Radhanath Swami belongs to everyone and can be personal with everyone too.

The past times of god are so ful with pleasure and siriual potency, that even if we hear again and again they give u the feling that it is been told for the 1st tme an so his devotees …H.H.radhanath swami maharaj ki jay

True! Radhanath Swami is able to touch the heart of every living entity with whom he comes in contact with. Thank you Radhanath Swami for being so wonderful and kind and taking care of all of us in every possible way!