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Prabhupada: ...the animals and human beings. Then they can work. Annad bhavanti bhutani, then parjanyad anna-sambhavah [Bg 3.14]. Now parjanyah, cloud and rain, that is required. Parjanyad anna-sambhavah. And yajnad bhavati parjanyah [Bg 3.14]. Then you have to arrange for sacrifice. So in the Kali-yuga the costly sacrifice is not possible. Therefore from the sastra we understand, yajnaih saṅkirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah [SB 11.5.32].

Sumedhasah, "one who has got good brain substance." There is one word in Bhagavad-gita, alpa-medhasah: "poor brain substance." So we require some sumedhasah, not alpa-medhasah. Antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa-medhasah [Bg 7.23]. They are making plans by their material concoction that... That is antavat. That will be finished. Antavat tu phalam tesam tad bhavaty alpa-medhasah.

The things are there already, especially in India. We have got everything ready, and especially this land India. It is specially meant for God realization. By the birth, one is Krsna conscious, or God conscious. Still in these days, whenever... You have seen in Hyderabad. Although your conference was going on, still, at least five thousand men were attracted to hear me. [guest laughs] And I was speaking the dry subject of Krsna. So India is so fortunate. They are still ready to assimilate the instruction of Krsna. The land is so fortunate. So we must give them the chance. That is our duty. That is government's duty. That is teacher's duty. That is father's duty. That is explained in Srimad-Bhagavata. Pita na sa syat. Guru's duty. One who has got the chance of accepting something very easily... The guardians... The first guardian, the government; the second, the father; then the teacher; then so many, friends, relatives-that chance should be given. So Nandaji is thinking... He is an experienced...

Indian man (1): Actually, Krishna Raya[?] has performed there. Nandaji had taken that troupe there.

Prabhupada: So he is also a big man. Now he is retired from politics?

Indian man (1): No. He is very much... He is more in politics than myself. [laughter]

Prabhupada: So, on that point I have taken his ideas very nice, his thinking. He is a good thinker. And so I have taken his ideas, and I want to reply him. So any good thinker, leaders, they should do something so the India's glories... Now these people, they are chanting Hare Krsna. That is India's glory, because we haven't got to give them anything. We are hundred years back always. When they manufacture jet plane, we manufacture sewing machine. Or cycle.

Indian man (1): But we have great parampara of varnasrama-dharma.

Prabhupada: So we can give them these things. We can give them these things, that spiritual emancipation, and they are appreciating. So if we make ourself in India a nice program-already they are eager to take-then they will take more and more. And that will glorify India's prestige. So everything is ready there? Oh, here. You have got that letter. You can... [indistinct] [end]