Just like all the businessmen, they assemble in exchange, like stock exchange. So there is howling, great sound, talking with each other, tumultuous sound. That tumultuous sound means one businessman is talking, "What is your rate? This is my rate. What is your rate?" That's all. You cannot expect that a stock exchange, the people gathered there, they are talking something about Bhāgavata and Bhagavad-gītā. No.
Similarly, when there is talk between the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotee, so this whole talk is bhakti. It is nothing else.That tumultuous sound means
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That tumultuous sound means one businessman is talking, "What is your rate? This is my rate. What is your rate?" That's all.
Lecture on BG 1.20 -- London, July 17, 1973: Just like if you go to the market and two mercantile men talking. So it should be understood that he is also businessman, he is also businessman, so they must be talking something about business. It is natural conclusion. Two businessmen are talking seriously, not that they are discussing Bhagavad-gītā. You cannot say that. They must be talking about business, something about profit.
| Page Title: | That tumultuous sound means |
| Compiler: | Laksmipriya |
| Created: | 17 of Dec, 2008 |
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