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chitralekha devi dasi (bcs)
Prabhupada was looking at his hands after rising, as was often his habit now. "They manufacture big 747 jets, but they cannot manufacture a little mosquito who flies so expertly and never a collision. How nice the atmosphere of Vrndavana is. Where else in the world can you hear and see so many birds? In the West you can see and hear only motorcar sounds. I want the Westerners to have a chance to come to Vrndavana; therefore, this temple."
The lawyer told Prabhupada that all of Mathura was concerned for his health. "All of India," I said. "It has come in the papers, even the front page of Times of India." Srila Prabhupada had me read the article. "Unless they think Bhaktivedanta Swami is important, they wouldn't print this," Srila Prabhupada said.
Darsana was beautiful today. Jayasacinandana led the devotees in soft kirtana, after which Prabhupada had his chair brought before each of the Deities.
Dr. Ghosh took his leave today, feeling there was little he could do, as Prabhupada was already being treated by the brahmacari. Prabhupada refused all the various medicines, even cow urine, saying that cow urine was effective only if taken in quantity. Srila Prabhupada said he would ask for medicine when he required it. He even stopped taking Yogendra Ras, which he had been taking for the last ten years. Dr. Ghosh seemed a little frustrated, since he had practically not been able to treat Prabhupada at all. He predicted Prabhupada was over the most critical stage and would walk in one week.
An amusing report came from France. Little Sarasvati was preaching on a train: "We are from the Krsna consciousness movement, and we follow four regulative principles-no meat and no illicit sex with women." Prabhupada laughed and told the story of the daughter who asked her father, "Father, when you were young, were you a boy or girl?"
Today, we asked Srila Prabhupada how he was feeling. He replied, "Now there is some hope. Before it was hopeless."
Srila Prabhupada heard with great feeling a letter from Sravanananda's mother, how the Krsna consciousness movement had affected her. She praised Prabhupada for saving America's youth from suicidal hell.
When Brahmananda Maharaja took leave, Srila Prabhupada said: "Go and save human society."
Jaidayal Dalmia and his wife came to visit Srila Prabhupada.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 8th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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Last evening, a letter from Vrindaban De was read to Srila Prabhupada. This caused His Divine Grace to get a headache because of the fighting going on between Vrindaban De and Gargamuni Maharaja over book distribution in East India. Finally, Srila Prabhupada said Vrindaban could be called to see him.
When Prabhupada arose this morning, he had rested very nicely. He declared that if Upendra and Bhavananda could take care of him as the brahmacari had been doing, then he would definitely get better.
Today, Prabhupada had Pranav Gupta's wife and Sacidananda cook for him. An occasional change is good. The brahmacari was not coming today, so that Prabhupada could have a rest from the treatment once a week.
After lunch, Prabhupada called for me and asked, "All the doctors are leaving; does it mean it is hopeless?" This was a very heart-rending question. Prabhupada appeared to be concerned to prolong his life; but actually, his staying was simply his mercy, because he is fully transcendental. I answered that the doctors were hopeful. Srila Prabhupada said, "So long as there is no appetite, it is hopeless." His Divine Grace slept soundly often throughout the day and Srila Prabhupada said, "Good sleep means appetite will increase."
It cooled off considerably here in Vrndavana. Srila Prabhupada said this condition was due to the rain in nearby areas.
During the morning darsana of the Deities, Srila Prabhupada was very observant. He noticed that the treasurer had not picked up the pranami collection daily. He noticed a tree which was dying from lack of water, as we later found out. Who can estimate how many other things he noticed? Later, when he asked me why the collection had not been picked up and why the tree was dying, I answered that I would make inquiries. My answer displeased him, however. Srila Prabhupada said, "Why don't you know?" indicating that I should have made these observations myself.
Of himself, Prabhupada had to say, "I am thinking I am a worthless person, taking so much service. There is no way I can repay it. I am poor in every respect, financially, spiritually." I said, "Srila Prabhupada, our only desire is to serve you." And Srila Prabhupada said, "I know, and it is the only reason I am living. All over the world things are going on by your sincere service."
"Everyone is cheating. They mix chemicals with horse urine and sell as fragrant oils. The philosophers, scientists, lawyers, doctors, everyone. How to cheat and get some money. No sincerity, no service spirit, no idea of the goal of life. And we stand against all this nonsense-we want pure service."
"Whatever I have wanted to say, I have said in my books. If I live, I will say something more. If you want to know me, read my books. Now I'm not going to travel here and there anymore, no more speaking to large gatherings. Let my disciples do that. Physically I am unfit."
Mahaksa Prabhu presented Prabhupada gifts of essential oils and other goods collected for him during his recent preaching tour. Srila Prabhupada said he had good use for the oils. By applying them on the forehead, he would get relief.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 9th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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"I may live or die; but in either case, I am with Krsna. Just like they make bangles from conch shell. There's a knife that cuts two sides, so either way the work is done. Just see how there is work for everyone. Any poor man can get conch shells and make them for blowing and useless ones into bangles. Why this education? Any poor man can cut some grains and make it into so many things. And education-unemployment."
"Chinmoyananda says because you are brahmana, you can do any sin, it won't affect you. No heaven, no hell. So all our sastras are bogus? Why you don't expose these things in a public meeting? Ten avataras starting with fish proves Darwin's theory. Why give credit to Darwin? Even if it were true, the Vedas said it before Darwin. Why he has taken Darwin as his father? Why not Vedavyasa? If you make a statement someone else made, you give other person credit. So he is quoting Vedas. Why not give Vedas credit instead of Darwin?"
"Why Dr. Ghosh prescribes cow urine? He prescribes modern medicine and cow urine. No modern doctor will prescribe to drink cow urine. Just like they have criticized us in America for that. It is not modern. He does not stick to principles. He has hinted I am not a good patient because I do not take medicine as prescribed. But what kind of doctor he is, neither scientific nor naturopath."
"We must maintain an ideal institution. Not necessarily for everyone. But there must be such an ideal institution that the most intelligent men can avail themselves." These remarks would be well heeded by many of our Godbrothers who, in their zealousness to have everyone accept Krsna consciousness, end up compromising, thus endangering the ideal Society.
The 101 coconuts sent from Bombay were not green dobs and therefore useless for drinking.
Gradually, I have seen that Srila Prabhupada is no longer chanting japa on his beads. Many years ago, he was chanting sixty-four rounds, then gradually less, until a number of years ago it was sixteen. But now he does not chant on beads. He can be seen with his eyes closed, always meditating on Krsna with an intense, concentrated expression. Sometimes he stretches his neck, and sometimes he drools in his sleep and his body shakes. Sometimes there is loud belching. In this way, Srila Prabhupada is exhibiting some of the ecstatic symptoms mentioned in The Nectar of Devotion.
How careful I had always been to read every piece of mail to Srila Prabhupada, even personal letters addressed to me. And I would always read all the replies. Was this perhaps a training period? Because now, I answer all the letters myself, reading His Divine Grace neither the letters nor the replies. It is certainly a relief for him not to be taxed with so many matters, but to be allowed to think of Krsna without interruption. Last night, he translated for the first time in many days.
When I described the painting of Krsna surrounded by His cowherd friends, all eating lunch, which hangs to the right of Prabhupada's prasadam table, he looked at it, closed his eyes in thought of this pastime and Srila Prabhupada said, "The highest perfection of life. I have concluded that whatever is done without Krsna is simply a waste of time. Srama eva hi kevalam. What will they think of this?"
A letter arrived from Ambarisa. He wanted to make the Washington doll museum his life's work and pledged millions of dollars for it. Prabhupada was very pleased and replied mercifully, comparing him to the original great devotee Ambarisa Maharaja. Prabhupada envisions a planetarium/ museum depicting all the subjects of the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita. Later, Prabhupada talked at length with Bhakti Prema about planetariums. Ambarisa Prabhu had also invited Prabhupada to visit Detroit. Thinking it over, Srila Prabhupada said that if he were fit after one and a half months of treatment, he would go around the world. "I have worked hard, and what no one could hope to do in a lifetime has been done. I do not like being stationary."
Prabhupada was concerned for his former family's pension. "They think I am their father and that they have something to expect from me. So let them have some pension. Visvanatha Cakravarti has reconciled this apparent contradiction of the transcendental nature of a pure devotee and the worldly conception of him by his family, concluding that the pure devotee is always transcendental in all of his activities, no matter what they may seem."
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 10th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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Srila Prabhupada was not pleased that Jayasacinandana went back to America simply out of consideration for his wife. "Who is paying for his travel?" I said his wife collected the money on sankirtana. Prabhupada did not like this. "Private business," he called it.
Neither was Prabhupada pleased that Bhavananda Maharaja wanted to go back to Mayapur. "He came to care for me, now he wants to go. He is not fixed up."
In the afternoon, Bhakti Prema Maharaja showed Srila Prabhupada a drawing of the planetary system. Now Srila Prabhupada was fully satisfied that he was the proper person. Srila Prabhupada said, "He has understood my idea and he knows sastra. We do not have to go outside for any other person. Krsna has sent him."
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 11th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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In the mornings, I had been going to Ramana-reti with Yasodanandana Maharaja to chant japa. This morning while I was gone, Srila Prabhupada decided to go for a car ride. He became very upset because I was not there. Srila Prabhupada said, "Why you are wasting time? We have built this temple and you want to chant in the forest? It will be a bad example to others."
As it was Ekadasi today the brahmacari didn't come. Instead, Upendra gave the special massage, and Srila Prabhupada said, "He has done so well, just like the other man; and he has learned it in only three days." Srila Prabhupada asked about his house in Mayapur, whether construction had begun. He asked that there be enough flower gardens. Srila Prabhupada said that if there were enough flowers, each student could be given a garland.
I told Srila Prabhupada we were strictly observing Ekadasi, no eating or drinking. Srila Prabhupada said, "Very good."
The new Ratha-yatra issue of Back to Godhead arrived, and Prabhupada had me read a few of the articles. After looking for a long time at the cover photo of Lord Jagannatha, pictured with His faithful devotee Jayananda, Prabhupada took off his glasses and wiped tears from his eyes with his handkerchief.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 12th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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13th
"I have desire to eat, but no taste. It is like an impotent man who still has desire for sex life. But because he is impotent, he cannot enjoy."
Prabhupada could not translate last night due to heart palpitations.
Prabhupada requested a palanquin be made so that he could be carried around comfortably. It was to be in the style of the one he was carried in on his visit to Varsana.
"There is a Bengali verse, 'What is there that a goat will not eat and a madman will not say?' So these scientists are madmen. They went to the moon; they will make life. I call them all cheaters, rascals. They are merciless. They will kill their own children, even eat-raksasas. There is a story. They wanted to paint a picture showing a war scene and a child being killed in front of its mother. So they asked many artists to paint how the mother's face would look seeing her child killed. One artist showed the mother covering her eyes with her arm, unable to stand seeing her child killed; and this got the first prize. Anyone who can see child killed is merciless. For such merciless demons, I do not give any credit. They are uncivilized. They say we are brainwashing. That we have taken away free will. But should a child be given free will? They are all children, uneducated. Let them be educated. I say they are intelligent, but it is misdirected. Now in Krsna consciousness movement, the intelligence is being properly utilized. So I have spoken very strongly, and now they have printed." He indicated the recent edition of Back to Godhead, which had printed a conversation between himself and Satsvarupa. "Is it all right?" Srila Prabhupada asked.
Mr. Krishna Meyer was introduced to Srila Prabhupada as a Madras life member. Srila Prabhupada asked me on the side, "Does he want to talk to me?" Meaning, "Do I have to speak to him?"
14th
"I have analyzed the disease as blood pressure. When I eat foods not easily digestible, it forms gas that pushes up on the heart. I will change my diet. And this Brahmi oil gives me great relief." Then Prabhupada called for Bhakti-Caru and told him what to prepare and how to prepare it in the cooker. He praised the massage of Satadhanya Maharaja, who had replaced Bhavananda Maharaja.
When the brahmacari came, Srila Prabhupada told him to shortcut the morning massage and Srila Prabhupada said to discontinue the one in the afternoon. I had given the brahmacari fifty-one rupees as a donation; but he had returned the money, not wanting to be paid for his service. So instead, I gave him Krsna books.
Alice Coltrane came to visit Srila Prabhupada. She played some of the pieces from her latest record. Prabhupada very much liked the Nrsimha-deva prayers and blessed her for it as well as for chanting Hare Krsna. Unfortunately, while reading through the manuscript of her book, we found her saying she had been instructed directly by Krsna 500,050 years ago in a previous incarnation, etc., etc. Earlier, while talking to her, Srila Prabhupada had emphasized that "religion without real, bona fide philosophy is fanaticism, just as philosophy without religion is dry, mental speculation. We do not want either of these."
Prabhupada took the afternoon massage after all.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 13th-June 14th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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Early in the morning, Srila Prabhupada woke up suddenly. "I had a dream that there was a big assembly of drunkards and chanters. The drunkards were madmen. Some of the drunkards were becoming chanters. We cannot stop fighting. The drunkards were so crazy."
"Were you there also?" I inquired.
"Yes, I was standing there also."
"Were the chanters, some of them, falling down, becoming drunkards?" I asked.
"Chanters cannot fall down. Their names are listed: back to home, back to Godhead. They are in Krsna's family. It is said a brahmacari should die at once, a king's son should live forever, a butcher should not live nor die, and a devotee may live or die. This is a rascal civilization. Simply caring about money. Big, big skyscrapers. But what have they gained? So long we are in the temples, we are protected from the drunkards."
This morning in the garden, Srila Prabhupada met with Krishna Meyer, the life-member from Madras. Mr. Meyer offered his full surrender to Srila Prabhupada and said he was willing to do anything Prabhupada asked of him. Srila Prabhupada stressed most of all that first he must properly understand the philosophy by reading our books. Prabhupada encouraged him to come and stay with him, if he was able to leave his business (he had five companies). Mr. Meyer decided to bring his wife from Madras and stay for one month here with Srila Prabhupada. He intended to return in one week. I suggested to Srila Prabhupada that Mr. Meyer could become a very big asset, since our movement, most of all, lacked Indians. But Srila Prabhupada told me he doubted that Mr. Meyer could actually imbibe our principles. After some time, Srila Prabhupada called me back and reprimanded me for suggesting earlier that Mr. Meyer could be my assistant. "How can you think like this?" Prabhupada asked. I admitted that I was foolish. "Now if you again become foolish, that is not good. This work is very confidential. It cannot be entrusted to outsiders. You can only take G.B.C. men as your assistants, as they come and go each month." Prabhupada further said that to train a man to the point of trusting him would take many years and thorough understanding of our philosophy.
In the case of Mr. Meyer, I had originally thought I should deal with him myself and not tax Srila Prabhupada. But gradually, I had begun to feel that this man was a little special and deserved special attention. Prabhupada, however, had to strain to think this whole matter out, and I saw now that I should not have bothered him.
After working on the planetarium sketches, I told Srila Prabhupada that this planetarium would spell the downfall of Western civilization. Srila Prabhupada very much appreciated this statement and added, "I want to expose that they are cheating. All these so-called scientists. I have said they have only stool in the head. Their only interest is to make money, and for this they cheat. If you can make this planetarium, then our movement is grand success, triumphant."
Prabhupada called for me in the evening. Bhakti-Caru and Satadhanya were there. Srila Prabhupada said the massage had been too vigorous and he felt tired. But like a father, happy to have his children with him, Srila Prabhupada said, "You should all come to be with me like this and I feel better."
"When Krsna turns over at the age of three, there is a big ceremony celebrated by Mother Yasoda. This is the Indian system. When we were all children, our mother was young; and so she was pregnant. In pregnancy, there are three or four ceremonies. Sad-bhaksana- pregnancy is dangerous, so twice sad-bhaksana, at seven months and perhaps at nine months. Whatever she likes she should eat. She is in new cloth, bathed, and all the children are there. Then the mothers with children will eat nice foodstuffs. There are brahmanas, and they are given charity and they chant mantras. This was the same ceremony performed in Krsna's time. Utthana, anna-prasana -these samskaras. So much care was taken for the child. And these rascals now are killing their children, and they claim to be civilized. I have mentioned in purports-two-legged animals. Even now in India in the interior village, they will invite you to come and take opulent food and chant Hare Krsna. They have no problems, but the government goes and makes propaganda for sterilization. The rascal government is creating unnecessary chaotic civilization. Still there is hope. We can save them with this Krsna consciousness movement. Everyone comes into power and says, 'I want this!' Now it has been proven that what Indira Gandhi wanted was wrong, and similarly this government will be proven wrong. Who will challenge them that your 'this' is not perfect?"
"You are challenging, Srila Prabhupada," I said.
But Prabhupada replied, "Who cares for me? Whatever little success we have achieved is due to purity."
"Perhaps Krsna stopped my touring to protect me from enemies. The [same civilization as] American government killed Jesus Christ, so what to speak of me. I think I shall not go out touring. I have done enough for the last ten years. Americans do not like criticism."
I said, "Srila Prabhupada, you are actually the son of your Guru Maharaja."
Prabhupada replied, "At least I think so. And now, you are so many. Even if I don't go, there is no harm."
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 15th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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Srila Prabhupada told us that he played football as a youth and was secretary of the club. He was also remembering his childhood friends. "For marriage they would trace the genealogy for seven generations. It is prescribed that there can be no family ties within these seven generations. In the West there is no genealogy-no family-it is dog society."
"If it were not for you, our position would be hopeless," I said.
"I could understand you had no family love, anything. You were very nice boy. You were selling so well, you encouraged me to print Back to Godhead with Dai Nippon. Only by your encouragement. Otherwise we were printing only two thousand, three thousand. Now they are printing my words 'Prabhupada Speaks Out.' It is very good. They should come to their senses. Before me everyone said, 'Yes, you are good.' Perhaps this is the first time from the Eastern side they are getting such a chastisement. They are not even civilized, what to speak of knowledge.
"Western civilization is to make something new always. There is a nice house-destroy it and again build. And in Los Angeles with the old temple-there was no need of breaking. D.L. Roy has written a song, 'Put your head down, your legs up; you must do something new, no matter how odd or ugly or rubbish it is.' But our philosophy is nothing new. Stick to the old. Childish means 'cannot stick to one principle.'
"Therefore I say the Western civilization is childish. One car design, then finished and next year a different one. A devil's workshop. Entanglement in useless work. Chewing the chewed. Topless, bottomless: when standing. This is material civilization. This is their happiness. Am I right about this? So remain Krsna conscious. Stick to the principles. You are making definite progress. I can see. Do you feel?" Prabhupada asked each of us. "When you eat, no one has to ask if you are satisfied."
"My Guru Maharaja called Ramakrishna 'murkha pujari'-a foolish, illiterate priest. Any quotation attributed to him was actually made by his disciples after his death."
Srila Prabhupada had invited Srouti Maharaja, one of his Godbrothers with a temple in Bengal, and he came this morning. "After I left my family, I was loitering in Calcutta. I went to Jharagrama and stayed with him for two or three days.'
"In my horoscope, it was written that after seventy years, he will go outside India and establish so many temples. Guru Maharaja foretold this before my Godbrothers in 1935: 'He will do the needful. No one requires to help him.' Sridhara Maharaja was present. I left India hopeless. I did not want to come back. I went with the intention, 'I shall do this job!' In 1970, there was a conspiracy. I do not wish to remember it. So I came back. I called you from Paris to take me away from Los Angeles. Otherwise, I would have made Los Angeles my headquarters. My plan was like that, but Krsna's plan was different. When I was leaving Los Angeles, I was not happy. I said to Dvarakadisa, 'You have brought me here; now why are You dragging me?' Krsna wanted me to leave Vrndavana. 'You were retired, I will give you a better place.' And He has given a temple one hundred times better than Los Angeles."
After lunch we showed Prabhupada the map drawn according to the description of Jambudvipa in the Fifth Canto. "It was not possible for me to write as a layman on such subjects. Someone [Krsna] had to help me" Srila Prabhupada said.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 16th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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In the morning, Srila Prabhupada was awakened by noise from the kitchen, especially the breaking of coal. Prabhupada ordered that all cooking, storage, and eating should be shifted to the gurukula building as soon as possible. He also explained that using hard coal was low class. "The Marwaris cook with wood. When it is burned, the charcoals can be used for small fires. A cook who can cook with wood, he is expert."
"In a big city, if you pay for it, you can get tiger's blood. Perhaps you have to pay fifty lakhs. In your country, you can get instant garden. Money can purchase anything. Therefore, this whole Western civilization is based on accumulating money."
Last night Srila Prabhupada was disturbed by insects while he was translating. "These flies. Millions of them. Where from are they coming? To die in the light. That is illusion. Just like you have come. And after death? Sex. It is all due to sex. Money, money for sex. Dharma, artha, kama, moksa. Mostly kama."
Svarupa Damodara arrived from Manipur and Calcutta. He presented Srila Prabhupada with four ripe pineapples from Manipur, and lotus flowers. Srila Prabhupada took a lotus and opened its petals. It was a very beautiful, pink lotus. Prabhupada had the rest of the lotuses given to the Deities. He drank the juice from a quarter of a pineapple at a time, saving the unused portion carefully for the next drink.
"Our first consideration is knowledge. But a degree is also required for public acceptance," Srila Prabhupada said about training devotees at the Bhaktivedanta Institute. While in Manipur previously, Svarupa Damodara had met with some families known to him, and they each gave him one of their sons for further training. All have BA degrees, and Svarupa Damodara sent them to Bombay for training.
Svarupa Damodara reported that in Manipur and in Calcutta, he had gone to universities and other scientific places of learning; and everywhere, professors had been very interested in his thesis, "Life Comes From Life." One article described the forthcoming tour of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, which will begin in September. The article also presented its aims and purposes, listing some of the topics, such as "Chemical Evolution: A Molecular Fairy Tale." After reading the article, Srila Prabhupada said, "All glories to Svarupa Damodara. Make something extraordinary. We are not just some magicians like Sai Baba. There is money, intelligence; and I can give you inspiration."
Prabhupada drinks milk in various ways throughout the day, and there is no doubt it is an important factor in restoring his health. To Gunarnava, who owns the cows, Srila Prabhupada said, "By your mercy I am getting cow's milk. It is the only milk I can drink."
This evening Gopala Krsna arrived with new books. When Prabhupada found out, he raised his eyebrows very high and emphatically ordered, "Bring them!" Prabhupada was quite satisfied and had Bhakti-Caru read in Hindi from one of them. Later, he listened to the Sankirtana Newsletter No. 4:7 with great interest. He really appreciated the work of listing all statistics, and he was very enlivened to hear that nearly forty thousand big books had been distributed. "If book distribution increases, I will never die. I will be living for centuries."
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 19th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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Last night he had difficulty on account of heart pain. Prabhupada woke early and called for Gopala Krsna to discuss his meeting with Sriman Narayan about permanent visas. Mr Narayan will help him to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
After coming into the garden, Prabhupada called for Svarupa Damodara. Then, for two hours, Prabhupada spoke to us about the scientific basis of Krsna consciousness. He requested Svarupa Damodara to expose Darwin as a fraud.
After lunch, Prabhupada called me. He was very sorry to have heard from Gopala Krsna that the Bombay temple would not be finished on time. "So many big men, all 'yes' men to Surabhi Swami. He says it won't be finished and everyone says yes. Brahma has four heads to manage the universe. Unless there are four heads, you won't be intelligent.
"In Africa, they have cactus as big as five-story building. Everything is big there. They are giants. But intelligence is only in India-Vyasadeva." I said, "You are intelligent, Srila Prabhupada." Srila Prabhupada said that one professor had called him an incarnation of Vyasadeva.
Prabhupada was inquiring how our research on the planetary systems was coming; and he mentioned that in Japan, the underground was five levels down.
The Punjab National Bank manager came to see Srila Prabhupada about the new premises. Srila Prabhupada requested them not to stop Allahabad Bank if they were willing to pay the price we were asking for the new premises, since Punjab couldn't afford it.
This evening, Prabhupada heard a report of Ghanasyama's distributing books to libraries in Yugoslavia. Prabhupada was impressed that they were appreciating his books. Srila Prabhupada said they were for everyone.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-June 20th-Tamala Krsna Goswami