“I felt such a genuine friendship with Yamuna Devi—apart from the first time I met her, when I felt very reverential toward her: ‘This is the person who sings the Govindam prayers. What should I do? Should I offer obeisances? How should I relate?’ But she immediately blasted through all that. She went, ‘Jai! Haribol!’ and grabbed me into an embrace. This was the first time I met her as an adult, aged eighteen. She had that quality with all of us young people who came into her association. There was no formality—although being in her presence you immediately felt very grave, very sober. You could sense the profound depth of her character—her lifetime of sacrifice and service to Srila Prabhupada. You didn’t have to speak about it, you could feel it, and therefore you immediately became very sober. But she also had this personality that was so joyful and light and humorous. She invited us into her association just as a friend would, and we felt so comfortable.” —Jahnavi dasi
Jahnavi dasi
Visakha devi dasi
Mondakini dasi
Rtadhvaja Swami
Bada Haridas dasa
Daivisakti dasi
Bhakti Charu Swami
Narottamananda dasa
Yadubara dasa
Jahnavi dasi
Giriraj Swami
Parvati dasi
Kirtan by Madhava dasa