Room Conversation

Prabhupāda: [Hindi conversation between kavirāja, Prabhupāda and Bhakti-cāru; mentions pain in lower abdomen]

Śatadhanya: Sharp, pin-pointed pain, or over..., general?

Bhakti-cāru: [Bengali with Prabhupāda] When he passes urine, then...

Prabhupāda: [Bengali]

Bhakti-cāru: Śrīla Prabhupāda? Urine? Urine bottle? [break]

Balaram Mishra: [Hindi]

Prabhupāda: Dr. Rama [Hindi]

Kavirāja: [Hindi with another Indian man; mentions Balaram Mishra]

Balaram Mishra: [Hindi with Prabhupāda]

Kavirāja: [Hindi with Prabhupāda; Prabhupāda mentions poison]

Bhakti-cāru: [Hindi with Prabhupāda]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Kṛṣṅa dāsa?

Kavirāja: [Hindi]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Who said that, Śrīla Prabhupāda?

Prabhupāda: I do not know, but it is said.

[indistinct whispered comments by devotees]

Prabhupāda: [Hindi conversation; mentions Balaram Mishra, a priest who came with the kavirāja]

[indistinct whispered comments by Svarūpa Dāmodara]

Kavirāja: [Hindi conversation with Prabhupāda and Bhakti-caru]

[Hindi bhajana by Balaram Mishra[?], followed by Hindi about Kṛṣṅa's pastimes]

Prabhupāda: [Hindi with kavirāja and the Indian guests]

[indistinct whispered comments in background by devotees: "It's not the time to discuss building temples." Balaram Mishra is asking for financial help to repair a Caitanya Mahāprabhu temple]

Prabhupāda: [Hindi with kavirāja and the Indian guests] [devotees are talking in whispers in background in disapproval. "Can't you stop him from talking?"]

Bhakti-cāru: Śrīla Prabhupāda? [Bengali about Bhaktivedanta Charity Trust]

Balaram Mishra: [Hindi] [devotees are talking in whispers in background]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Śrīla Prabhupāda? We got some news of some preaching. I was wondering what was a good time to read to you.

Prabhupāda: Here.

Bhakti-cāru: [Bengali with kavirāja; asks Prabhupāda if he would like Horlicks]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Like to hear it, Śrīla Prabhupāda?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Or should I... I could come later on if you think it's better.

Prabhupāda: No. [break] [Hindi to Balaram Mishra]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: What did he say?

Śatadhanya: He said give him the estimate and he will decide.

Prabhupāda: [Hindi about tulasī for Lord Nārāyaṅa] [pause] Tamāla Kṛṣṅa?

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Yes, Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: Give facility for him, ten rupees.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Give this gentleman?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Ten rupees. Okay.

Prabhupāda: And some fruits.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Uncut.

Prabhupāda: Uncut, yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Okay.

Balaram Mishra: [Hindi with Prabhupāda]

Kavirāja: [Hindi; laughs]

Prabhupāda: [Hindi with Balaram Mishra and kavirāja]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: I'll give him the fruits now, Śrīla Prabhupāda? I have some fruits. I can give him now?

Prabhupāda: Hmm. [Hindi with Balaram Mishra and kavirāja; mentions Bombay, talk about Lord Nārāyaṅa and Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa]

[indistinct comments by devotees in background]

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: What did Prabhupāda say?

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Prabhupāda wants to do here. He's going to...

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Is he going to do it here? [referring to the offering of one thousand tulasī leaves to Lord Nārāyaṅa for Prabhupāda's recovery]

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Prabhupāda's requesting here. He said it's better if we do it here. So he said, "Make all the arrangements necessary."

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: He wants to bring the brāhmaṅas to inaugurate the Bombay temple, Śrīla Prabhupāda?

Prabhupāda: That we shall consider later.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: 'Cause we already told these South Indian brāhmaṅas to come.

Prabhupāda: Some of them may go also.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Do you know this man from a long time ago?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: He wants some money for some temple?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṅa: Here in Vṛndāvana.

Prabhupāda: Hmm. Now stop talking. [long pause] [break] You have given him ten rupees?

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Ah, Prabhupāda. To that brāhmaṅa?

Girirāja: Yes. He gave ten rupees.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Tamāla gave ten rupees?

Girirāja: Yes. Śrīla Prabhupāda? Would you like soft kīrtana now, or quiet?

Prabhupāda: You were reading something?

Svarūpa Dāmodara: No.

Upendra: He's talking to Tamāla.

Girirāja: Oh, Tamāla Kṛṣṅa. He's... [break] Yesterday I spent the day in Delhi, and I opened an account with the Punjab Bank in the name of Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust. And we also gave them a letter that the interest from the ten lakhs sixty thousand should go into that Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity account. And I took the original trust of the new trust, the original deed, and I made some photocopies and got them notarized by notary.

Prabhupāda: Photocopy of?

Girirāja: Of the trust deed forming the Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust. And then I bought a copy of the income tax act, because there's some provision that if funds are used to restore some ancient place of worship or some place of worship which is famous in a particular state, then that is exempt from income tax. So I think that this fits in with the aims and objects of this new trust. So we should be able to get tax exemption for that. Then I spoke to Bombay to see how things were doing, and Gopāla Kṛṣṅa said that everything is going nice, and he's coming here on Friday, after two days. So I told him that your condition was very serious and that I wanted to stay here for a little longer. So he said that was okay. I confirmed with Yaśodānandana Swami's assistant that he sent the letter to the South Indian brāhmaṅas to confirm that they can come on the dates which we have fixed. So we're waiting to hear that reply.

Prabhupāda: You can take some brāhmaṅa from here. Balarāma...

Girirāja: Yes.

Prabhupāda: They'll chant Veda-mantra very nice.

Girirāja: Uh-huh. We can have these brāhmaṅas and also the South Indian brāhmaṅas. [break] [end]