Priceless Moments with a Pure Devotee
Title: Priceless Moments with a Pure Devotee
Author: Trivikrama Swami
Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Publication Date: 2023
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 123
Priceless Moments with a Pure Devotee is a heartfelt memoir by His Holiness Trivikrama Swami, a senior sannyasi disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (founder-ācārya of ISKCON).
It is described as his only (or main) book and offers an intimate, personal glimpse into the direct association, instructions, and loving exchanges between the author and Śrīla Prabhupāda.
The book is a collection of personal memories and intimate exchanges from Trivikrama Swami’s time with Śrīla Prabhupāda, spanning the late 1960s (starting as a young devotee in New York in 1968) through Prabhupāda’s final days in Vṛndāvana in 1977.
It covers:
His initiation and early service.
Traveling with Prabhupāda as a sannyasi.
Serving personally (including as a masseur).
Candid conversations, instructions on preaching, handling challenges, and maintaining unity in ISKCON.
Reflections on Prabhupāda’s mood, mission, strict yet affectionate dealings with devotees, and emotional moments in his last years.
The narrative captures the atmosphere of early ISKCON and Prabhupāda’s direct, personal guidance. Many readers describe it as a “love story” between guru and disciple — uplifting, inspiring, and focused on absorbing the reader in remembrance of a pure devotee. It emphasizes keeping Prabhupāda’s instructions alive and fostering closeness to him in the heart.
The tone is devotional and personal rather than heavily philosophical or historical in a broad sense. It is praised as a wonderful, repeatable read that helps devotees feel closer to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
