“Books are the basis”

[Pratyatosa]

Sometimes devotees quote Srila Prabhupada as having said, “Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.” No. Prabhupada was read this quote once, but he never actually said it himself. Even quoting him as having said “Books are the basis” is an example of quoting out-of-context!