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Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

I do not know. But that animal is called chuṅco. (makes whispering sound) "Chuchu, chuchu."
Room Conversation With Son (Vrindavan De) -- July 5, 1977, Vrndavana:

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Actually these others, when they try and sell their books, it's all nothing.

Prabhupāda: There is a proverb in Bengali, chuṅco mere hata gandha.(?) What is called that chuṅco? It is like a rat, but a mouth is... They are different class.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Like a rat, but...

Prabhupāda: Different class.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The mouth is long?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very long? Are you speaking of ant-eater? They eat ants?

Prabhupāda: I do not know. But that animal is called chuṅco. (makes whispering sound) "Chuchu, chuchu."

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Squirrel.

Prabhupāda: No, a squirrel is different.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Chuṅco? It's called chuṅco?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It makes that sound.

Prabhupāda: So if you kill, then your hand becomes bad flavor.

Śatadhanya: Bad smell. Skunk.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Skunk.

Śatadhanya: He has stripe on back.

Prabhupāda: Huh? So chuṅco mere hata gandha. So if you want to kill, then your hand will be bad flavor.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh.

Prabhupāda: We don't want to touch them even. I never did so.