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Indian Officials Prove Unreliable Thieves, Establishing Trustee Designations

📅 May 27, 1977 📍 Vrindavan ⏱ 73 min
Protect Krishna's movement through trustee accountability while relying only upon determined action, not corrupt officials.
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Prabhupāda: [Transl. "Are we doing this for free?". Rascals. Liars. "You don't worry". What is this? We work hard by tolerating all kinds of troubles. And these people are all thievs and wicked. These people have cheated us.] I cannot tolerate this. You will see [Transl. there will be no religion other than this. All the compositionwala printers… Like that who will give money? To make an artificial show? Like this it will take years.] You did not give me any report of seeing Śrīman Nārāyaṇa? Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: I went. Shriman Narayan was not in Delhi. I spoke to his secretary, and they said that Shriman Narayan's schedule was changed. He came to Delhi on the 13th to the 22nd.

But he had told Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja that he would be there from the 25th to the 30th and I should meet him on these days. So he's gone to Wardha, and he'll be back on June 16th now. Prabhupāda: [Transl. See, he is another thief.] [laughs] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Politicians. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: [Transl. In India everyone is like that. All liars..] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yet his firm words were how he would help us on those days.

Prabhupāda: Where is Girirāja? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Here. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: He's coming back on June 16th now.

Prabhupāda: June 16th [Transl. who knows what will happen and not happen?]. That Shriman Narayan said that "You meet me in Delhi between 25th to 30th. I'll be there." Girirāja: Yes.

Prabhupāda: And that... Here is a fault. To deal with these men... And therefore Cāṇakya Paṇḍita said, "Never trust the politician and woman." Viśvāso naiva kartavyaṁ strīṣu rāja-kuleṣu.

Open it. So where is that Atul Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I've given word. As soon as he comes, I shall be called.

He hasn't come yet. I gave him time at nine o'clock, Śrīla Prabhupāda. It's about two or three minutes from now. As soon as he comes, I'll bring him in.

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