“If He Protects Us, We Will Be Protected, and If He Wants to Finish Us, We Will Be Finished”
The staunch faith that Mahārāja has in Śrī Guru is to a degree that is rarely seen. How one should follow the instruction of one's Gurudeva is seen fully in Śrīla Tīrtha Mahārāja. Once, a young man came to our Kolkata maṭha at Rasbihari Avenue and troubled Bhandari Prabhujī, a devotee who took care of the storehouse. He came after everyone took prasādam in the afternoon and demanded that he be served immediately. He mentioned his whereabouts in Kolkata and told about how his family gives a donation to the maṭha every month. Prabhujī told him that the prasādam is over and he can come either that night or the next day. But he demanded that he must be served prasādam immediately and started abusing him. Bhandari Prabhu tried to make him understand, but he started debating. Śrīla Tīrtha Mahārāja, who was secretary of our maṭha at that time, came out of his room when he heard the loud shouts and asked what was the matter. That man continued shouting and complaining. “You ...