Śrīla Prabhupāda liked the Bābājī

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of Çréla Prabhupäda. Then the next day we went and sat in the meeting. When the meeting took place, presided over by His Holiness Gour Govinda Swami, all of us said to him, ‘Çréla Prabhupäda left all of us. He will not come in the same form.’ Then Gurudeva said, “No, no, no, he will come here; do not worry. He will come in his own form. Don’t worry.”

After the departure of Çréla Prabhupäda from this planet, Çréla Gour Govinda Swami felt more and more responsible for the mission of Çréla Prabhupäda. His routine changed; now the Çrémad-Bhägavatam class became more regular. He would give Bhägavatam class in the morning, and Bhagavad-gétä class in the evening. He was still translating until midnight, sometimes till as late as 1:00 a.m. He would rest very little, and then would rise between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. or earlier. He would also attend the full morning program. During the day he would also translate for two to three hours. In the night, there was no specific time frame for his translation work, and he would translate for three, four or five hours. He would give Çrémad-Bhägavatam class for one and a half hours, minimum, in a sitting position with a straight back. Many people could not sit for more than fifteen minutes in that position.

Çacénandana däsa: Çréla Gurudeva (Gour Govinda Swami) had always such a surrendered mood towards Çréla Prabhupäda, and still does [1991]. After Çréla Prabhupäda left the Bhubaneswar land, I noticed that the spirit of Çréla Gurudeva had doubled. He had become more energetic to continue the work of Çréla Prabhupäda.