Mr. Malhotra: Nārada Muni was smiling. (Hindi)
Prabhupāda: Nārada Muni knew it that He is Supreme Lord, but he did not check it.
Mr. Malhotra: He let Lord Kṛṣṇa bow. This is the biggest paradox.
Prabhupāda: Mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhika (SB 11.19.21). Kṛṣṇa is pleased when His devotee is worshiped. (Hindi)
Mr. Malhotra: When I went to Dvārakā Purī, so there is Bheda Dvārakā in the sea. One is Dvārakā Purī, then about I think 10, 12 miles away there is Bheda Dvārakā. At Bheda Dvārakā, that is the residential palace of Lord Kṛṣṇa. And seven rāṇīs of Lord Kṛṣṇa. They show each building, their whole building. So what was that?
Prabhupāda: He had 16,108 queens.
Mr. Malhotra: 16,108 queens. But there they show I think only 8 or 7.
Prabhupāda: All are described, that he had 16,000 palaces. And Nārada Muni came to see Him, what He is doing actually. He saw different activities, and Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself to 16,108. Each rāṇī had 10 sons, and they had sons also. In this way the Yadu-vaṁśa was crores.
Mr. Malhotra: There was one story that Lord Kṛṣṇa was going en route and then He had to be at the place of—at Virāṭa because of some śraddhā of some muni. That is (Hindi) (break) So we get frustrated, but where the first apple came. Where is seed of first apple planted on this earth planet?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Bījo 'haṁ sarva-bhūtānām (Bg 7.10). Kṛṣṇa answers this question. Bījo 'haṁ sarva-bhūtānām. I am the original seed of everything.
Mr. Malhotra: Otherwise, it is very difficult, that wherefrom the very first seed came.
Prabhupāda: And He says another place.
- ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo
- mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
- iti matvā bhajante māṁ
- budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ
- (BG 10.8)
Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ (BG 7.19). Everything is answered in Bhagavad-gītā. (break) There is river, there is fountain...
Mr. Malhotra: (indistinct) (break)
Prabhupāda: ...written by D.L. Raya. (indistinct) janme puṣpa bara amatare vasudhārā. (indistinct) hari hari āche. Tāra madhye āche deśe eka sakala deśe śreya.(?) Out of all these countries, there is a first-class country, and that is my country, India. (indistinct) Tāra madhye āche deśe eka sakala deśe śreya.(?) So the India is sakala deśe śreya. The best of all other countries.
Indian man: (Hindi) All same...
Prabhupāda: No, actually, India is the best country. There is no doubt. Even these boys, they say India is the best. Puṇya-bhūmi. Religion and other studies of life, India. Communist (Hindi) that (if) you want to study religion then go to India." These boys of western countries, they come to India not to learn the so-called science. They have enough in their country. They do not come here how to manufacture airplane.
Mr. Malhotra: For technology we have to go there.
Prabhupāda: There is no need. It is simply bogus. The first thing you require... You have got this body. You have to eat and you have to dress yourself. You can get from this land. Keep some cows, grow your agricultural products, also cotton, then all economic problem is solved. And save time and understand what is your relationship with God. That is India. This is Vedic civilization.