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Publishing Krishna's Books Worldwide, Preaching Is Essence

📅 November 2, 1977 📍 Vrindavan ⏱ 11 min
Preaching Krishna consciousness is the essence and supreme welfare activity that will purify and transform the entire world.
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Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I think I have printed list here. Sixty-three thousand copies printed. Kṛṣṇa book in Spanish, three volumes. [break]

Prabhupāda: How many? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: [looking up in list] I think 50,000.

Prabhupāda: Hmm? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: [re-checking list] What is that? Yeah, 55,000 copies.

Brahmānanda: Beautiful books, Prabhupāda. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: This is Volume One, Volume Two and Volume Three, Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma.

Brahmānanda: These are printed in America by the same publisher who publishes the English ones. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Now, here's a box. [sounds of boxes being opened] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, Part Two.

Prabhupāda: English? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: Another edition. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Another? Prabhupāda: Edition. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: This is the first time this is published. You haven't seen this yet. Brahmānanda: This is 10.2. Prabhupāda: Oh, Tenth Canto. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, 10.2 [devotees exclaim] There's nothing quite as relishable as seeing your books in the English... Brahmānanda: It's beautiful. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: These colors are incredible. This blue... Prabhupāda: Read it. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Read it.

From anywhere in particular? Prabhupāda: Anywhere. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā." Should I read the chapter summary? "A summary of the Sixth Chapter is as follows: When Nanda Mahārāja, following the instructions of Vasudeva, was returning home, he saw a great demoniac woman lying on the road, and then he heard about her death. While Nanda Mahārāja, the King of Vraja, was thinking about Vasudeva's words concerning disturbances in Gokula, he was a little afraid and sought shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Hari. Meanwhile, Kaṁsa sent to the village of Gokula a rākṣasī named Pūtanā, who was wandering here and there killing small babies.

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