Prabhupāda: At least I desire so. (break) Where your preaching was going on?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We were preaching in Berkeley, California. Our other parties are spread out all over the country. One party is in Massachusetts, another party is in the South, southern United States.
Brahmānanda: Where in Massachusetts?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Amherst area. Then another party is in Michigan, another party in Illinois, another party is in Washington, in the state of Washington. There's a couple of others.
Prabhupāda: So his parties are working more. And book selling is going on?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, yeah. This past month we sold nearly five thousand big books.
Prabhupāda: Ohh?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And about 120,000 Back to Godheads.
Prabhupāda: So you are surpassing. . . what is his name?
Devotees: Tripurāri Mahārāja. (Prabhupāda laughs)
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No, we're just following in his footsteps. (break)
Viṣṇujana: . . .a bus now, so he's going to compete by making new devotees and expanding his ranks. (break)
Prabhupāda: . . .competition amongst the gopīs, who can satisfy Kṛṣṇa more. In the spiritual world there is also competition. (break) . . .two parties: one, Rādhārāṇī's party, and one, Candravāli's party. (car horn honks) Come on. (laughs)
Brahmānanda: They were saluting us.
Prabhupāda: Outsider?
Brahmānanda: Yes. (break)
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: When we distribute these books, Śrīla Prabhupāda, we think that it is you who are distributing them, that they are your books, and we are simply assisting to offer them to people. It is actually you who are doing all the preaching.
Prabhupāda: It is Kṛṣṇa's Book. We are all servants, engaged. (break) (laughing) Here your parents accusing me, and in India the caste brāhmaṇas accusing me. My standing. . . I do not know what is my standing. Your parents are accusing me, "This rascal, converting our sons to become mendicant without any material enjoyment." And there, "This rascal is giving sacred thread to the mlecchas and yavanas." (still laughing)
Viṣṇujana: Is that why you keep traveling, Prabhupāda, so they won't catch you?
Prabhupāda: Nārada Muni was accused by Prajāpati Dakṣa that "You are traveling in the dress of a sādhu, but you are the most sinful man. You have turned my sons in the renounced order of life to become beggar, without any advancement, without any enjoyment." So that accusation is always there, beginning from Nārada Muni down to us. Some parents came to demonstrate?
Brahmānanda: In Los Angeles, yes. I understand they've demonstrated before, someone was saying? They had placards, and they were marching.
Bhāvānanda: In Laguna Beach they also.
Prabhupāda: Therefore Dr. Judah has said. . .
Brahmānanda: He has dedicated his book, "To the parents and to the devotees."
Prabhupāda: He has tried to pacify the parents.
Brahmānanda: Yes. Another parent is coming to see you today.
Prabhupāda: Oh, to accuse me? (laughter)
Brahmānanda: No, her son said she is very favorable. She's the mother of Parīkṣit.
Prabhupāda: Your mother was very angry upon us. (laughter) You know that?
Brahmānanda: First one.
Prabhupāda: When she came to see me, I told, "Mrs. Bruce, can you give me some money?" (laughing) (imitating angry woman's voice:) "I have given you two sons!" (laughter) She was very angry. "Still you want money?" (laughter) And "That's all right."
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: You asked them to bow down to her?
Prabhupāda: No, I asked him to bow down to your mother.
Brahmānanda: Yes, at initiation.
Prabhupāda: After initiation.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Did she like. . .
Prabhupāda: I gave her proper respect. Mother, after all, she is. She is fortunate mother. She has produced such nice sons. And I offered her respect, yes. Any of your mother and father, they are all very fortunate. And you are doing. . . giving the best service to your family. Our Nitāi's mother came. She looked very nice lady, yes. I think you are the first child.