Upendra: On one occasion in Bombay, a well-to-do and notable person came to see Prabhupada during his massage and brought an expert masseur with him. Prabhupada let the masseur try massaging him. The man's hands were incredible. He moved Prabhupada's body better than a machine could. Before long, however, Prabhupada said, "That's all right," and then I took over massaging again. Prabhupada said, I'd rather my disciples massage me. There is no necessity of expert massage. I want the love of my disciples." So the massage helped his health, but more important than the technique was the love that we had in our hands.

Upendra: Before coming to Krishna consciousness I was arrested for possessing marijuana. I pleaded guilty, and eventually it was time for my arraignment. Jayananda brought me to court, and the judge sentenced me to three months in jail. I must have turned white when the guards came to get me. The judge said, "Do you want some time before you turn yourself in?" I said, "Yes, Your Honor." The judge gave me some time, and I flew to Prabhupada in L.A. and told him I had to go to jail. I had a few ecstatic days with him.

He told me that if I found myself starving in jail, I could eat meat. As it turned out, I didn't have to eat meat at all. The other prisoners were glad to exchange their vegetables for my meat. Anyway, it came time for me to go to jail, and I was frightened. Prabhupada was sitting on his asana with his legs extended. I took the opportunity to prostrate myself before him, grab his feet and put them on my head. I embraced them, and he leaned forward and tousled my head. He said, "Don't worry, Krishna will let you out after a few days. "And Krishna did that. It was horrible in jail. I called the jail ahead of time and told them that I was a devotee and I wanted my religious rights. They let me keep my neck beads, but they put me in the shower to delouse me, and big prisoners towered over me. I was scared. But in a few days I was called before the judge, and the judge said, "You're pious, you don't have to stay." It was just as Prabhupada had said it would be. By Prabhupada's compassion, Krishna interceded on my behalf.