Prabhupāda: What is this? Oh. For taking?
Viṣṇujana: Would you like a plate, Swāmījī?
Prabhupāda: No, no, no. A sannyāsī should always take in his hand. That is the system. Not in a plate. That means if you take in a plate, you'll take much. (laughter) (chuckling) So in hand, he cannot take much. Kara-pātrī. That is the instruction. But in this age such strict laws cannot be followed.
The Bhāgavata says that when there is flat grass cushion, why should you ask for bedding? When you have got natural pillow, this hand, why you ask for a pillow? Then when there is river, so much water, why do you stock water? When there are fruits in the tree, why do you go and beg?
When there is cave, why you are searching after apartment? (laughs) When the old garments are thrown in the street, then why you are searching after clothing? These are the instruction, you see. Completely free. Kasmād bhajanti kavayo dhana-durmadandhān (SB 2.2.5).
Why should you go and flatter these moneyed men? That is it. Complete independence. But those days are now gone. (laughs) It is a different age.
Los Angeles, I think, is a good place. Hmm? What is your . . . ? Your problem solved?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Good news. We went to the Hollywood police station, and the man told us that part of the duty of the police station is to . . . he says he should protect religious people like us.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He says . . . he mentioned other religious people, and he said if we can just keep the crowd moving, then we have every right to be there. So he has given us right to go to Hollywood. In downtown Los Angeles we don't have that right yet. We'll still go there, but in Hollywood it is all right. So that's good enough.
Prabhupāda: That's all right. It is Kṛṣṇa's grace. I was telling the same thing to Dayānanda, that he should present this case to the higher officer. That's all. We are preaching God consciousness. We should be given . . . that was the Vedic law. Saintly persons, they should be given all protection.
If somebody insulted a saintly person, there was a special punishment for that. That's all right. So you take that house, that is Hollywood quarter? Hmm.
(aside) Give him more. No. I have got. You take.
Oh, Nandarāṇī is outside?
Lady devotee: Yes . . . (indistinct) . . . for Nandarāṇī.
Prabhupāda: Why she is outside?
Lady devotee: It's the baby.
Prabhupāda: Baby was not disturbing . . . (pause) . . . I have received one letter from San Francisco. They are shortage of men. So Dīnadayālu is going back?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, no. We need more men here. (Prabhupāda laughs) We are so short. That is the problem. We have too few people here. Dīnadayālu is so essential. I was just going to ask you if we could have some more men. Jayarāma . . .
Prabhupāda: Create men. Bring some men.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Recruit.
Prabhupāda: Here is a new boy, I see.