Spiritual vision transcends material calculation; the guru's faith in divine service overcomes worldly hesitation.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
[kīrtana] [break] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Lokanātha is here, over there, Śrīla...
Devotee: [whispering] The kīrtana should stop.
Lokanātha: I went to Mathurā. I went first to Vṛndāvana and looked for the carts. They were not very good kind. They were made for rough loads.
So I went to Mathurā and spoke to one farmer. He had a fairly big size cart and two strong bullocks. He asked for a hundred rupees. He wouldn't come down.
So ultimately I agreed for a hundred rupees. And he will reach tonight at eleven o'clock. I asked him to start immediately, but they have pūjā—as we have go-pūjā, they also have oxen pūjā today—so he will only reach at eleven o'clock, and he will be with us all day long tomorrow. I had to give him for one day or maximum daily remit[?].
Prabhupāda: How many carts you have? Lokanātha: I got just one today, one for you, and those who serve you, they could also sit besides you in the cart, and the rest could do kīrtana around the bullock cart, and the whole unit, bullock cart and saṅkīrtana group, will move together. Prabhupāda: So what we have to pay? Lokanātha: We'll pay hundred rupees, one day. Of course, you want to have it for all the time. Best thing is to purchase a set of bullocks, two bullocks, and a cart. Prabhupāda: You have got experience. Lokanātha: Yes. Prabhupāda: So what is better? Lokanātha: Well, depends on whether we like to use it for longer time. Then we should purchase.
If it is just for a few days, best thing is to hire. Prabhupāda: Hundred rupees and food. Lokanātha: No. He has his food for himself and bullocks. So that's for the cart, two bullocks and the driver. Prabhupāda: That's nice. Lokanātha: Yes. This is what they earn for living.