Lord Caitanya's free gift

[Bhakti Vikasa Swami]

Among His own associates, Sri Caitanya Mahiprabhu laughingly said, "I came here
to sell My emotional ecstatic love. Although I came to Varanasi to sell My
goods, there were no customers, and it appeared necessary for Me to carry them
back to My own country. All of you were feeling unhappy that no one was
purchasing My goods and that I would have to carry them away. Therefore, by
your will only, I have distributed them without charging."

When we began distributing the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the
Western countries, a similar thing happened. In the beginning we were very
disappointed for at least one year because no one came forth to help this
movement, but by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, some young boys joined
this movement in 1966. Of course we distributed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
message of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without bargaining or selling. As a
result, this movement has spread all over the world, with the assistance of
European and American boys and girls. We therefore pray for all the blessings
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu upon all the devotees in the Western world who are
spreading this movement.

Srila Prabhupada
Cc. Madhya 25.168-170
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