Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa is seeing that, how everyone is ready to serve. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa-bhakta also sees how everyone is eager to serve Kṛṣṇa. (break) . . . engage them rightly, that is leadership. Yes. Otherwise, andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ (SB 7.5.31). As a blind leader is leading other blind men, this whole world is going on like that. They do not know how to properly lead the people. Misleaders. (break) . . . grains, cows, all they should be very properly taken care of and the products offered to Kṛṣṇa. Everyone should be engaged as Kṛṣṇa's servant. That is Vṛndāvana. In Vṛndāvana everyone is engaged how to please Kṛṣṇa. That is Vṛndāvana. (break) . . . business to study Vedānta. In Vṛndāvana life we see they were not interested to know what is Brahman. (chuckles) They were interested how to please Kṛṣṇa, how to see Kṛṣṇa smiling. That is Vṛndāvana. Huh? Is it not? From Vṛndāvana picture you see they are simply busy to see how Kṛṣṇa is smiling. They didn't care for studying. What they will study? They were all village girls born in the ordinary class, and they did not know. (break) That is the . . . ārādhito yadi haris tapasā tataḥ kim (Nārada Pañcarātra): "If Kṛṣṇa is served, then where is the necessity of tapasya?" No more tapasya. Tapasya is meant for the third-grade men to come to the stage of serving Kṛṣṇa. And one who is, with heart and soul, is serving Kṛṣṇa, he has finished all tapasya. Tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur ārya (SB 3.33.7). They have already finished all this tapasya. Therefore they have come to this stage. Kṛta-punya-punjaḥ (SB 10.12.11). What is called? Piling.
Satsvarūpa: Heaps of pious activities.
Prabhupāda: Ah, heaps of, yes. (break) . . . Mahāprabhu, He immediately gives how to love and serve Kṛṣṇa. Because this Kali-yuga, they will not be able to follow the regulative principles and become elevated. So He is therefore mahā-vadānyāya. He is giving a process—immediately, if followed, he becomes a lover of Kṛṣṇa and His service, immediately. Namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te (CC Madhya 19.53). (break)
Satsvarūpa: . . . circumambulating you, Prabhupāda, paying respects.
Prabhupāda: Of course, their vision, mahā-bhāgavata. (aside:) Hare Kṛṣṇa. Hare Kṛṣṇa. (laughs) That is very beautiful.
Revatīnandana: You mean the music?
Prabhupāda: No, no. That black.
Revatīnandana: Yes, it's very nice. He has blue eyes and big black body.
Devotee: Blue eyes?
Revatīnandana: Yes. It's amazing. If you look closely you will see . . .
Pañcadraviḍa: The gopīs, they didn't like very much being instructed by Uddhava?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. That was dry for them. They asked Uddhava, "Bring Kṛṣṇa. We don't want you any more . . ." (break) What is his name? That . . .? Tapomaya. Tapa . . . he never sees whether it is watered. He is in charge of agricultural department? Where is Jayapatāka? He never sees. One man should be in charge to see things are being done. (break)
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Each . . . what was that, Śrīla Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: Each flat.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Each floor?
Prabhupāda: Yes, each floor. Yes. But Tapomaya, he does not see even that the water is . . . he is in charge of agriculture?
Jayapatāka: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Similarly, it can be understood how he is seeing, he is managing. He does not see.
Jayapatāka: Right now we only have about four or five men here that are managing everything. He is also purchasing all the things for the festival. The GBCs have been requested to give some men . . .
Prabhupāda: That means he has no time. Then why he says that "I am in charge." He is not in charge.
Jayapatāka: He's assigned to . . . (break)
Prabhupāda: After all, they are boys. They are not grown up. (break) . . . your Calcutta program?
Jayapatāka: They're going tomorrow morning. (break)
Bhavānanda: . . . maṭha, and then we went to Mādhava Mahārāja's maṭha. So Acyutānanda gave a very strong lecture at Mādhava Mahārāja's maṭha that in order to make devotees who are chanting the holy name, it takes more than any material calculation or business sense; that you have be infused with the potency of the Supreme Lord. All of the sannyāsīs and brahmacārīs were standing out on the balcony and hearing Acyutānanda glorify Your Divine Grace. All the devotees went in. (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . small card. So one card is put into the shoes, and one card is in his hand. That's all. Number. Suppose twenty shoes, duplicate, so one twenty card is put into the shoe and one number twenty in his hand. So a man can see that it is his shoe.
Yaśodānandana: Instead of requesting ten paisā, they may be requested to offer something to the Deity.
Prabhupāda: Why? Nothing. Let them come and see. That's all. (break)
Yaśodānandana: Our Deity is not beggar.
Prabhupāda: No. He is bestower. He gives everything. If anyone voluntary gives, that's all right. You should not ask to give Him. (break) . . . instead of doing this. (Bengali) He said like that. "By showing the Deity to earn livelihood is condemned. Better become a sweeper, municipal sweeper, and sweep the road and earn money." He said like that. That is better, honorable. He is working and getting money, instead of making a good show of Deity and earn money. This is not required. If you want to earn money, go, work according to your capacity and earn money. Don't cheat people. That is Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī.