Prabhupāda: In a . . . in the Western countries I had to sometimes do something which I should not have done. But I've done it to bring so many souls to Kṛṣṇa.
Brahmānanda: The preaching necessitates that.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Because if there is no other alternative, what can I do? In the beginning I had no disciples. So I was cooking myself. So one gentleman, he . . . later on, he became my disciple. He gave me some place. I was cooking. And in the refrigerator, I saw there was meat. (laughs) So I asked: "What is this?" He said: "It is for cats. I don't take meat." "All right. (laughter) I'll do." So of course, I stayed there for three, four days. And if I cry, "Oh, I have violated my rules and regulation . . ." Rules and regulation can be violated when there is urgent necessity of service, not whimsically or for one's sense gratification. And that is, of course, in our present . . . with the permission of the spiritual master, not one should think, "Oh, I have become so much great devotee, I can violate all the rules and . . ." No, you cannot. If there is need of violating rules and regulation, you must take permission. Now we have no temple. Under the circumstances, we are doing that. So you construct the temple as soon as possible so that people may not criticize you.
(break) . . . for all gṛhastha devotees, you should begin preaching amongst the gṛhasthas. It is not forbidden for the gṛhasthas to preach, because preaching is required everywhere. Arjuna was gṛhastha. So yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya (CC Madhya 8.128). One must know the science of Kṛṣṇa. Then you can become preacher.
- kibā vipra kibā śūdra nyāsī kene naya
- yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya
- (CC Madhya 8.128)
- āmāra ājñāya guru tāra ei deśa
- yāre dekha tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa
- (CC Madhya 7.128)
This is preaching. It doesn't matter whether one is sannyāsī or gṛhastha, or a brāhmaṇa or a śūdra. It doesn't matter. If one knows the science of Kṛṣṇa then he can become guru. And He said: "By My order, you become guru and deliver your country." Ei deśa. Ei deśa means "your country." "So what is to be done?" "Now, just whomever you meet, you instruct him about the instruction given by Kṛṣṇa." (break) . . . seeing that, "Why our . . . you are living on the top of the temple?" You inform them that "You have not seen yet temple. It is not temple."