Prabhupāda: What to speak of wasting blood. Wasting life . . . not sure who or what is spoken speaking . . . (indistinct)
Prabhupāda: This is preacher. Then he is recognized by Kṛṣṇa, "He has done so much for Me."
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Krsna will give more and more energy.
Prabhupāda: He's going to die for Kṛṣṇa, and therefore he is recognized. Na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ (BG 18.69). You become immediately very dear to Kṛṣṇa. Your business is how to become very intimate to Kṛṣṇa. That will be served by preaching.
Cyavana: Would you like to hear this verse?
- na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu
- kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ
- bhavitā na ca me tasmād
- anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi
- (BG 18.69)
"There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear."
Prabhupāda: Who? Ya idaṁ para . . .
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: "For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me."
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Sometimes . . . I've had one person, he complained, "Why is there no purport for this verse, 'There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear'?"
Prabhupāda: No purport?
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes. They have mentioned that there is no purport for this verse.
Prabhupāda: It is already explained. Anyone who is preaching . . .
Harikeśa: That verse is self-effulgent.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Yes.
Harikeśa: You are the purport.
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Simply people are trying to find out ways that they don't have to surrender to perfect knowledge. They can go on enjoying in the material world.
Prabhupāda: Wanted . . . (indistinct) . . . wanted . . . (indistinct)
Harikeśa: I think you should preach every breakfast. Your appetite is very good.
Prabhupāda: Hmm?
Harikeśa: Every breakfast you should preach. Then your appetite will be very good.
Prabhupāda: No, appetite or no appetite, I preach. (laughter) I do not preach for increasing appetite.
Devotee (2): Do you want this jar?
Prabhupāda: Hmm? Yes. What is that?
Harikeśa: Lavaṇa-bhāskara?
Brahmānanda: This is Lavaṇa-bhāskara (Āyur-vedic medicine for increasing appetite).
Prabhupāda: Lavaṇa-bhāskara it is? No. Yes bhāskara. Hmm yes. Yesterday night what did I take?
Harikeśa: At night you're supposed to take Tripolin, no?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Harikeśa: At night Prabhupāda takes Tripolin. After meals he takes this Bhāskara-lavaṇa.
Prahupada: But . . .
Brahmānanda: At night you took this one?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Harikeśa: (indistinct) . . . no, at night he's supposed to take Tripolin.
Prabhupāda: You follow.