Satsvarūpa: Then Gurukṛpā Mahārāja retained responsibility in Hawaii and Japan and Hong Kong; Bali-mardana, responsibility for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the South Sea islands, and for book distribution in Southeast Asia.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He was the first to go there.
Prabhupāda: Yes. He invented Australia.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He invented Australia. (laughter)
Bali-mardana: It was only when your lotus feet touched Australia that it became worthwhile.
Prabhupāda: I was insisting, South Pacific organization.
Pañcadraviḍa: Even when I went through Bangkok, they knew of Bali-mardana and also Amogha and some of the other devotees.
Prabhupāda: Yes. And our Sudāmā.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He has a very expansive area, Bali-mardana, just like his namesake.
Prabhupāda: Bali. Bali means very powerful.