The path of Seeing by Hearing

A lwAys E mbr A c E d by K åñë A

month here, a month there, like that. They did not stay. We also made some Indian bhaktas, maybe a dozen. They were preaching and selling books.

Vṛndāvana 15 October 1977

In a room conversation in Våndävana, 15 October 1977, Çréla Prabhupäda discussed the Bhubaneswar Project:

Devotee 1: He already answered that question. Gaura [Gour] Govinda, he’s already translated sixteen chapters of Bhagavadgétä in Oriya, and he’s translated three small books in Oriya. Prabhupäda: Let him bring. There is fifty thousand rupees in Orissa. Devotee 2: Yes. Devotee 1: That fifty thousand rupees was supposed to be for construction. Bhägavata prabhu has collected about 35,000 rupees on his own that he’s put into the account there so far. More is also being collected. It was previously promised that whatever he would collect for construction, then that amount would be matched from BBT fund or from your... Devotee 2: Somewhere. So far, he has to collect fifty thousand, cause that’s already there. Devotee 1: He has to match that first before he can get it. (laughs softly) Just yesterday night, the SP of Cuttack District, Orissa, he came here, and he said that he was very impressed by the mandira. He told Bhägavata... I happened to meet him also. He was very pleased. His wife and family were here. He gave his name and address and said, “When you come back to Orissa, you kindly see me and what I can do... I’m not so big a man, but whatever I can do to help you, I’ll do.” He’s very pious man. Devotee 2: You told him we will have Kåñëa-Balaräma there? Devotee 1: Details Bhägavata was discussing.