A Transcendental Diary: Travels with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Volume 6
Title: A Transcendental Diary: Travels with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Volume 6
Author: Hari Sauri Dasa
Publisher: Lotus Imprints (or associated with HS Books / Gaudiya Books in some listings)
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 647
A Transcendental Diary: Travels with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Volume 6 is the latest addition to Hari Sauri Dasa’s highly regarded series of personal diaries. Hari Sauri Prabhu served as Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant and secretary for about 18 months in 1975–1977, and his entries provide an intimate, detailed, and affectionate day-by-day account of Prabhupada’s activities, conversations, instructions, health, travels, and dealings with devotees.
What Volume 6 Covers
- Time period: December 1976 to January 1977.
- This volume focuses on the final months of Srila Prabhupada’s manifest pastimes. It captures his tireless preaching, management of ISKCON, personal interactions, and the beginning of the period leading up to his departure in November 1977.
- Like the previous volumes, it is written in diary format with rich, vivid descriptions that give readers a close-up view of Prabhupada’s daily life, mood, and transcendental personality.
Context Within the Series
The original Transcendental Diary series was first published in the 1990s in five volumes, covering January 1975 to December 1976. Volume 6 extends the account into late 1976–early 1977, completing more of Hari Sauri’s service period. Many devotees consider the entire set essential reading for anyone interested in Prabhupada-lila, as it offers a unique “insider’s view” not found in other biographies.
Why It’s Special
Devotees often praise the series for its honesty, devotional tone, and wealth of practical instructions from Prabhupada on everything from deity worship and book distribution to personal sadhana and management. Volume 6 is especially poignant because it covers a very intense and historically significant time close to the end of Prabhupada’s physical presence.
If you’re considering this as a gift for your musician guru at harinam initiation, it would be a very thoughtful choice — many senior devotees and kirtaniyas deeply appreciate these books and often quote from them in classes or during kirtan programs.
