Retraction

By Bhurijana dasa

Hare Krsna. Years ago I published a book of memories of my association with Srila Prabhupada. It was entitled, “My Glorious Master”. Within that book was a section describing a devotee named Ugrasrava dasa and his offering of a carry case to Srila Prabhupada in Melbourne in 1974.

Contrary to what I wrote, Ugrasrava prabhu remembers offering that carry case to Srila Prabhupada in the middle of Srila Prabhupada’s visit, not at the end. And that the event took place in his home, where Srila Prabhupada was staying, with the only other persons present being Srila Prabhupada and Prabhupada’s secretary, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. During this exchange Srila Prabhupada graciously and affectionately offered Ugrasrava his own carry bag which he had been using for years.

What I had written contained inaccuracies both in my description of the event and my comment. My comment now clearly seems inappropriate. I apologize to Ugrasrava for this, and I therefore fully retract what I had written in the entirety of the section. If I reprint this book, I’ll remove this section from future printings.