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Originally Posted by gauragopala dasa
Most of the time I would get away from ‘Square Jaw’ and his Council cronies, as I was very athletic in those days however, on this occasion we got busted and dragged away to Jail. This was my second visit to jail within two months for chanting Hare Krsna and Kurma’s first.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>
At Police Headquarters, Kurma and I were questioned and refused bail and spent the night in the City Watchhouse (jail). The Police were, for some reason, very annoyed at us and wouldn’t provide bail due to what they called, ‘not cooperating’. The fact was, we did cooperate. They separated us for an interview and we answered their questions honestly. The officer who interviewed me, asked my name, I replied “Gauragopala dasa”, spelling it out slowly for him to write down. “That’s a long name” he replied. I thought to myself, Wow, you think my name is long and chuckled under my breath, ‘you’ve heard nothin yet’<o:p></o:p>
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He then asked me for my father’s name, “Do you really want to know that “ I answered <o:p></o:p>
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“Yes, we haven’t got all day, just give me his name,” The officer demanded. So slowly, I began to give my fathers name to him so he could write it down as I was spoke, <o:p></o:p>
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“Jaya om Vishnu-pada paramahamsa parivrajakacharya ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad His Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada" and at the end in a louder voice I shouted "ki jaya!" <o:p></o:p>
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The officer looked at me with this dumb surprised annoyed look of bewilderment, thinking I was being smart so and so and disrespectful to him however, I kept repeating that this WAS my fathers real name in full. In the end the officer just gave up and threw us in jail. <o:p></o:p>
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I love reading these blissful pastimes of the devotees
