Room Conversation Prabhupada: Now he is there also in Los Angeles, our Umapati. Brahmananda: Oh Umapati. In Los Angeles, yes. I saw him when I went there. Prabhupada: Yes, he is doing nice there. Now he’s grhastha. He has got a job in Spiritual Sky. So he is now steady. The Spiritual Sky is doing one thing, that providing so many grhastha devotees. Gargamuni: Some activity for them to do. Prabhupada: Yes. Karandhara is managing very nicely, giving them some pocket expense. And instead of renting elsewhere, they are tenant of our house. So we have got tenants, but no trouble from the tenants. Devotee: Very nice. Prabhupada: Ah. When it was suggested that I purchase house, I said that “I am not going to have this tenants’ trouble. That is very botheration.” So Karandhara suggested that “We have got our own tenants. Why they should stay in other apartment house? If we have got our house, they will stay, and there will be no trouble.” “Then it is all right.” They require house. So all grhasthas, they have got separate apartment, living very peacefully. So anyway, every one of us should observe strictly the regulative principles and serve sincerely. Krsna will help us. Gargamuni: In Calcutta we’re approaching all of the libraries. At least twenty-five libraries have ordered your books, complete sets. Prabhupada: So you see, anywhere we can approach. I sold in Bombay all libraries, my previous Bhagavatam. Gargamuni: About Ten or twelve books, each bill is about five hundred rupees times twenty-five. That’s a lot. Prabhupada: No, that is a respect, if the libraries and schools, colleges, they keep our books. Gargamuni: Some of them are shocked. We went to the National Library in Calcutta. That’s the largest library. They saw your books and they said, “Oh, he is doing this work?” They were so impressed. They had never seen Sanskrit or Bengali printed in foreign countries the way you have done in your books. They said, “This is fan…” There’s no one else who is doing this in India, no one. Very impressed. And these men themselves are Sanskrit scholars. He immediately started to read. He said, “Oh, very nice.” He said, “It is just right.” So he was very enthusiastic. There are two boys. They spend the whole day just going to libraries. Prabhupada: That has been written by Professor Dayal, Dimock, that “Sanskrit scholars should get good opportunity, and nobody, I think, will deny Swamiji’s scholarship.” He has said that. Gargamuni: Any name we have in India, any good name we have, is due to you. Prabhupada: (laughing) It is due to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Guru-krsna-krpaya paya bhakti-lata-bija [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. So you can give me massage. Thank you very much. Now you have got very, very great responsible work. I will die. You will live. Kirtir yasya sa jivati. But I will not die. Tamala Krsna: No, you could never die. (laughter) Gargamuni: We can’t accept that. Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. Gargamuni: We refuse to accept that. (end)
with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
September 21, 1973, Bombay