Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī's very presence inspired awe. His glance was so powerful and penetrating that few could bear it. His every movement and gesture expressed extraordinary inner strength. Many smug persons became humbled and submissive simply by entering his presence, as did Mahārāj Adirāj Vijay Chanda Bahadur of Burdwan, who related: "I often went to see Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, and naturally bowed at his lotus feet whenever I did. Yet at one point I considered, 'I am the great Mahārājādirāj of Burdwan. Among all the highly respected people in Bengal society, none is more famous and respected than I. Who is this sādhu in comparison to me? Why should I prostrate before him?' Next time I won't, and I'll watch how he reacts. On my next visit, I barged in on him and blurted, 'I have something to say to you.' But before I could speak further, my head automatically went down to the floor in front of him. I was unable to wait to see his response to my rudeness."

The canon governing Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī's life was Kṛṣṇa. "kṛṣṇārthe akhila-ceṣṭā"—everything should be done for Kṛṣṇa. That quotation is from the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 22.126. Always busy, busy satisfying Kṛṣṇa in innumerable ways, he unwaveringly personified that maxim, day and night. Wherever he happened to be, Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura was constantly absorbed in topics of Kṛṣṇa. After his heart condition manifested, when people would ask, "How are you?" he often replied, "I am all right, but Kuñja Prabhu does not indulge me in Harikathā; hence I am unwell."

(excerpt from the reading of Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Vaibhava)

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