Chaitanya dasi : The dance troupe portion of the Vaikuntha Players was in town, and they asked me to do musical accompaniment for a special showing, “The Killing of Pralambasura,” in the old temple room only for Srila Prabhupada. There was narration from the Krishna Book, and they acted out a dance-drama pastime. So only Srila Prabhupada, his servant and maybe one other devotee were in the temple room at the time. I sat at Prabhupada’s lotus feet with a mridanga singing different bhajans to accompany the pure dance segment of the dance drama, and occasionally I would look up at Srila Prabhupada to see his reaction. And when Lord Balarama killed Pralambasura, striking him with His fist, at that moment I looked up at Srila Prabhupada and his mouth dropped open, his eyes got very wide, and then he began smiling and laughing. You could see he was totally immersed in the pastime, and he really expressed his appreciation of how hearing the pastimes was so important. That’s what made this so special was that the story came to life by hearing the words of the pure devotee right from Krishna Book and then the dance accompanying it.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Chaitanya Dasi
