Sant Keshavadas Meets
Pope Paul VI

Rome, 1967


in Minstrel of Love, a biography
Guruji says

"Oh! In the midst of the marching preachers, I saw the prophet of world peace entering the Hall. His eyes fell on me as my eyes joined with his. While I kissed his hand according to their custom, he shook my hand with the warmth of love.

"Photographers were ready to click as he was talking to me. The Pope presented me with a great book, Immagino Del concilio, as a mark of respect, love and blessings. Holding the book in my hand, I closed my eyes and chanted.

"The entire hall reverberated with divine music. All people rose from their seats to see and hear it, it seemed. I opened my eyes to see the kind Pope smiling with joy ...."

Pope Paul VI and Sant Keshavadas, 1967
Pope Paul VI and Sant Keshavadas, 1967
at the Vatican