....talking within the kitchen should be only what is necessary for preparing
the prasadam, or about the Lord,...
Letter to: Aniruddha -- Montreal 16 June, 1968

At 15:25 26/02/00 +0530, you wrote:
>> Does anyone know if Srila Prabhupada recommended chanting aloud while
>> cooking? Did His Divine Grace personally talk much while cooking?
>
> Yes, Srila Prabhupada approved of this. In fact, in 1975-76 he heard
>Vibhu Caitanya, the old Indian brahmacari in Vrindavana singing while he
>cooked the Deity offering and he commented that it was very nice. VCd
>actually didn't used to chant rounds much in those days because he cooked
>every single offering everyday for nearly 15 years so he didn't have time.
>But he sang out loud all the time and Srila Prabhupada liked his singing.
>
> Your humble servant,
> Hari-sauri dasa
>

In relation to the above, the late Omkara prabhu (who was head pujari in
Vrindavan for many years during the time when srila Prabhupad paid many
visits there) personally told me, when I served with him, that Prabhupad
said that Vibhu Chaitanya prabhu's singing was his japa.

(devotees had questioned why he was not chanting so much japa, but was
allowed to cook for the Deity.....)

I can remember VC prabhu singing away as he wandered around the kitchen
area, always blissfully doing his humble service for Sri Sri Nitai Gaura,
Krishna Balaram and Radhe Shyamasundar.

yhs, JTCd



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