To get Prabhupada’s mercy
Nischintya: Once I had made the sandalwood paste and was ready to put it on Prabhupada when Tamal Krishna Goswami took it from me and put it on Prabhupada. I thought, “Who does he think he is? I made that paste.” The next day I had a big chadar on and I hid the sandalwood paste and flower underneath it. Tamal looked all over for the sandalwood paste, and finally he gave up, offered Prabhupada a flower and paid his obeisances. Foom! My chadar went off and I put the sandalwood paste on Prabhupada. Prabhupada smiled. I think he knew what I did. We became transcendental rascals to get Prabhupada’s mercy.
Source: Remembrances by Sidhanta Das – Folio Vedabase
