True access to the divine requires sincere prayer and devotion, not substantial financial payments to institutional gatekeepers.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Bhakti-cāru: [Transl. He has come Śrīla Prabhupāda, Gaura-Govinda Mahārāja.]
Prabhupāda: [Transl. Ah. What is the news?]
Gaura-Govinda: It's okay. Bhāgavata has arrived.
Gaura-Govinda: Bhāgavata has arrived, so I came here to have darśana.
Prabhupāda: [Transl. Hmm. Pray to Jagannātha. He is para duḥkhe duḥkhi]
Gaura-Govinda: We have been to Jagannātha Purī, and some jagannātha-prasāda we have brought for you. Will you take some?
Prabhupāda: [Transl. Yes. Is work going on nicely?]