A program was also arranged by the devotees for Srila Prabhupada to lecture at the Oxford Town Hall, which pleased him very much because it was something his own spiritual master had wanted. Srila Prabhupada was also thrilled at the reception he received.
Yamuna : We brought the little six-inch Deities and set Them on a table. As the kirtana started, Mukunda played the organ, and the sound was tumultuous – celestial. So all of a sudden, as Mukunda played, Srila Prabhupada got up and danced. At first I was playing harmonium, but when Srila Prabhupada got up, I got up, as though lifted by a higher force. When Srila Prabhupada danced, it was simply indescribable how he moved. Arms raised, hands open as though inviting mercy from on high, and he swayed in graceful back-and-forth movements. With his regal presence, robes down to the ground, and graceful movements, he danced like you would imagine a celestial being dances. The sound of the organ, the sound of our voices, watching Srila Prabhupada dance – it was all an historic moment in an historic place. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati had wanted this to happen. How he must have been pleased by Srila Prabhupada.
