GGS, 1978, Bhubaneswara
near-last book section; ....So with Bhagavata Prabhu gone, and Gour Govinda Swami Maharajah absorbed in his samadhi of book translation, that left me as secretary treasurer with a responsibility.
I had earned a few thousand Canadian carving candles back in Montreal before i came over, and had deposited about 27, 000 rupees in the Commercial Bank, which had just opened down the road Highway No 5 national, the one outside our ashrama. Exchange rates were roughly seven to one in those years. We needed a few things; more on this later...
One day, we had an engagment in Nilamadhava Mandira on the bank of the Mahanadi. The mosquitoes that night were fierce, and Gour Govinda Maharajah was to sleep in a dark room with so many of them hovering. So, realizing that it was best to protect him, the older sannyasi, I took my net, went to his room, and with him sleeping, set the net up around him safely. Then, i took my sleeping bag and walked a slight rise up to a low hil
