By Swetadwipa Dasa
Om Tat Sat Dasa; a very great sadhu from Andhra Pradesh. He was with us in the 1990s, we were together in our family of padayatra, second batch of All India padayatris.
Let’s read his Interview,
Om tat sat Dasa: I am doing padayatra since last seven years. I took darsana of all four dhamas. Himalayas, Jagannath Puri, Dwaraka, Rameshwaram.
I joined in 1986, that time Damodara Pandit was president. We started from Vrindavan then went to Ayodhya and then all over India.
Om tat sat Dasa: Then I also went to Saptarshi kund with Sanaka Sanatana, Jaya Vijay Dasa, Krsna Balarama Dasa, Sri Krsna Dasa, Vrajanatha Dasa.
Swetadwipa Dasa: Please share your experiences about padayatra.
Om Tat Sat Dasa: Padayatra is very nice and blissful. We visited many places. I used to distribute books. In early days there was an elephant and a camel also. We came to Delhi and then went to Agra, Vrindavan, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri and returned back.
Swetadwipa Dasa: What did you like most in padayatra? You visited four dhamas.
Om Tat Sat Dasa: Yes, this is due to the mercy of Gaura Nitai. I couldn’t do alone. With all devotees it became possible. Our padayatra in charge Acarya Dasa insisted me for Uttarakhand yatra but there are many mountains difficult to climb. And now I can’t walk much. So I said I can come to Vrindavan. I also lived in USA for ten years and returned back to Vrindavan.
Swetadwipa Dasa: I am very glad to meet you after long time. May Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar, Krsna Balarama, Gaura Nitai, Guru Maharaja bless you with good health.
Om Tat Sat Dasa: I am also very happy to meet you, the memories of padayatra got fresh. Thank you so much.
