Room Conversation with Akṣayānanda – November 2, 1977, Vṛndāvana

Now you take up seriously and distribute

Prabhupada: What is the report?

Aksayananda: They have just... Sri Narayanaji and Ramkrishna Bajaji have just left. I just saw them off. They are very happy. All the members of the committee, of their committee, they made a prayer that Your Divine Grace would have long life and good health. And regarding their meeting, I simply put their... They had the loudspeaker outside. I just put it inside so no passerby can hear, and they just did their business and left. There were no problems.

Prabhupada: What resolution they passed?

Aksayananda: I do not know. [Prabhupada laughs] I could not attend it, Srila Prabhupada. I had to go... Next door we had some work with one babaji. We had given him money last year, and I had to get that money back for his land. They're given a security.

Prabhupada: Money?

Aksayananda: Yes. We were using his land for a sewer, water waste. So we had given him two thousand rupees' security. We were going to buy that land. You remember once Your Divine Grace came to see it. We were going to put all that waste water and make a garden and all this. So now we have connected with the municipal sewer line, so there's no need for that land, and that problem is solved. So we took the money back that we had given as a security. I have been there for the last two or three hours, so I was unable to come.

Prabhupada: They have returned the money.

Aksayananda: Yes, they have returned it. Bhagatji was there. He arranged everything. He is pakka baniya. He has arranged very nicely.

Prabhupada: What about the gate?

Aksayananda: That's going on. Construction is going on. Saurabh Maharaja came yesterday, and he has given that idea. He had some objection before. He's clarified that objection. It was an architectural point, just for the beauty. So he's clarified that with the engineer, and it's going on now. I haven't had time, Prabhupada, to talk to the members-some of the members are still remaining-about their conference, because I had to go for this work. But I'll go now and meet some of these gentlemen, get some idea what is their aims and objectives and resolutions. Otherwise, unfortunately, I could not be present there. But I'll give you a report.

Prabhupada: Their aims and object is superficially good, that "We all altogether preach." But they do not know the ways.

Aksayananda: Quite right.

Prabhupada: That is their defect. Neither they'll take up as it is. So it will be failure.

Tamala Krsna: It is already failure.

Aksayananda: It is failure.

Tamala Krsna: The only success they had here is that they got your darsana and the darsana of Krsna-Balarama. In that sense it was a great success.

Prabhupada: They do not want anything. They want to assemble together and have some excursion.

Jagadisa: No more than the croaking of frogs.

Aksayananda: Srila Prabhupada, this morning, in the Bhagavata class, we read a verse how Dhruva Maharaja-not Dhruva Maharaja; Bali Maharaja-had been awarded all material opulences by the Lord, because of his devotion, not because of his punya. So I gave lecture to the devotees: in the same way Your Divine Grace, because of your devotion and preaching, Krsna has given you every facility for propagating the Krsna conscious movement, and although there are other nice movements in India, actually they should all join you. They should all surrender to you. We want that everyone should actually join us at your lotus feet because you have actually been given all sakti by Lord Krsna. Krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana [Cc Antya 7.11]. So I told the devotees like this: "Do not be misled by others, even though they may be appearing to do nice work." Actually, you are the only one who is really distributing the message of Lord Krsna. This is very obvious by the result. These others have not made even one foreign disciple. And if they did make one, he could not give up smoking, drinking and this and that. So there is no benefit whatsoever. Any intelligent person can see. Plus you have given us so much nectar. Prahlada Maharaja says mahamrta. I always think of that verse. You have given us so much nectar to absorb our minds in. There is really no chance that we will be influenced by these dry personalities.

Prabhupada: Now you take up seriously and distribute. [aside:] It has finished.

Upendra: Twenty-five.

Prabhupada: Only?

Upendra: Yes. [pause]

Aksayananda: Prabhupada, we are very much relieved that you decided to stay. We are feeling very much happy that you are still remaining here. That trip would have been very difficult for you. [long pause; devotees chanting japa]

Upendra: It is fixed.

[long pause; devotees chanting japa]

Prabhupada: Where is the..., is in...?

Upendra: Srila Prabhupada?

Prabhupada: Where is the urine pot?

Upendra: It is fixed.

[long pause; devotees chanting japa]

Prabhupada: It is finished.

Upendra: One hundred.

Prabhupada: One hundred?

Upendra: Yes. I think before because you were talking. You were engaging in conversation. Srila Prabhupada, I'll just rub some suska muladi oil on your feet?

Bhakti-caru: Srila Prabhupada? Barley [Transl. I brought some Barley. Will you please sit up?] [end]