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Pusta Krishna Dasa : Srila Prabhupada had just taken his bath and was putting on tilak when Gargamuni Maharaj and I went into his room. He didn't have his shirt on. When he saw us, he was very happy. I offered my dandavats, and Gargamuni Maharaj introduced me to Srila Prabhupada, saying, "He has given up going to medical school to become a devotee." He told Srila Prabhupada that we had just come from the East Bengal war zone.
Srila Prabhupada was very grateful. He said, "You've risked your life for me and for Lord Chaitanya." He asked me, "Do you like our books?" I said, "Yes, Srila Prabhupada." He said, "Which book do you like the best?" I said, "Bhagavad-gita." He said, "Oh, very good." As time went by, I went out of the room, and Srila Prabhupada said to Gargamuni Maharaj, "I will make that boy a sannyasi." I was 21 years old and had met Prabhupada for the first time.
Reference: Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint by Siddhanta Dasa
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