When Srila Swami Maharaja came to the matha in the early days, he was a grihastha and was very affectionate to the junior boys, Gurudeva’s young disciples. He would carry maha-prasadam with him and give out sweets to all those brahmacaris. He would encourage them to chant by telling them, ‘If you chant this much or if you chant very sincerely, then I will give you a sweet.’ He would constantly remind us to chant Hare Krishna. I recall him touching the feet of the brahmacaris. He was always very humble to those who were elder, and he always paid obeisances to those who were renunciates, especially the sannyasis.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada – Our Friend of all by Sripada Acharya Maharaj
