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'''Prabhupāda:''' Secretaries.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Secretaries.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda, that is the Prime Minister's house, isn't it, Gurudāsa?
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Prabhupāda, that is the Prime Minister's house, isn't it, Gurudāsa?


'''Gurudāsa:''' No. Home Minister.
'''Gurudāsa:''' No. Home Minister.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Hunger strike.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Hunger strike.


'''Prabhupāda:''' . . . (indistinct)
'''Prabhupāda:''' . . . (indistinct)
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'''Gurudāsa:''' Prime Minister is not there.
'''Gurudāsa:''' Prime Minister is not there.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, whoever it is, they're having a hunger strike. His . . . (break)
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Oh, whoever it is, they're having a hunger strike. His . . . (break)


'''Gurudāsa:''' Here's Jagjivan Ram's house over here. The Minister of Defense lives here.
'''Gurudāsa:''' Here's Jagjivan Ram's house over here. The Minister of Defense lives here.
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'''Gurudāsa:''' Minister of Defense. (break) Central Secretary.
'''Gurudāsa:''' Minister of Defense. (break) Central Secretary.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very impressive.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Very impressive.


'''Prabhupāda:''' That is Parliament.
'''Prabhupāda:''' That is Parliament.
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'''Prabhupāda:''' That is India Gate.
'''Prabhupāda:''' That is India Gate.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very impressive, Prabhupāda.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Very impressive, Prabhupāda.


'''Prabhupāda:''' This is British design.
'''Prabhupāda:''' This is British design.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The British built these buildings.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' The British built these buildings.


'''Gurudāsa:''' Except that building. That building, J. M. Jolly built. That building, Mr. Jolly from Bombay built that. Adyar Bhavan.
'''Gurudāsa:''' Except that building. That building, J. M. Jolly built. That building, Mr. Jolly from Bombay built that. Adyar Bhavan.
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'''Prabhupāda:''' Their style is different. Just like temples.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Their style is different. Just like temples.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Yes.


'''Prabhupāda:''' Gorgeous temples. That's a different style.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Gorgeous temples. That's a different style.
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'''Gurudāsa:''' Greece.
'''Gurudāsa:''' Greece.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh. Greece, Grecian.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Oh. Greece, Grecian.


'''Prabhupāda:''' Hah. European culture means Greece and Roman.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Hah. European culture means Greece and Roman.
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'''Devotee:''' Gurudvara.
'''Devotee:''' Gurudvara.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very nice.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Very nice.


'''Gurudāsa:''' But inside there's nothing. Inside there's . . . (indistinct)
'''Gurudāsa:''' But inside there's nothing. Inside there's . . . (indistinct)
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'''Prabhupāda:''' Everyone is satisfied by . . . (indistinct) . . . (laughter)
'''Prabhupāda:''' Everyone is satisfied by . . . (indistinct) . . . (laughter)


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why can't we get land like that and build something like that in Delhi?
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Why can't we get land like that and build something like that in Delhi?


'''Prabhupāda:''' It is very conspicuous.
'''Prabhupāda:''' It is very conspicuous.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Looks like marble.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Looks like marble.


'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. That you can do with white cement.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. That you can do with white cement.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: White cement?
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' White cement?


'''Prabhupāda:''' White cement, maybe. White cement.
'''Prabhupāda:''' White cement, maybe. White cement.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: People will know we are pretending.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' People will know we are pretending.


'''Prabhupāda:''' No, white cement is used now. You plaster with white cement, it becomes almost like marble.
'''Prabhupāda:''' No, white cement is used now. You plaster with white cement, it becomes almost like marble.
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'''Prabhupāda:''' Aha.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Aha.


Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Like the government buildings. That's sandstone.
'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Like the government buildings. That's sandstone.


'''Prabhupāda:''' Sandstone, yes.
'''Prabhupāda:''' Sandstone, yes.

Latest revision as of 03:12, 31 August 2023

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



711205R2-DELHI - December 05, 1971 - 04:38 Minutes



(in car)

Gurudāsa: The old gate?

Prabhupāda: Yes. This is a gate.

(break) . . . petroleum, and old car also.

(break) . . . headquarters for officers. (break)

Gurudāsa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Secretaries.

Gurudāsa: Ministers and . . .

Prabhupāda: Secretaries.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda, that is the Prime Minister's house, isn't it, Gurudāsa?

Gurudāsa: No. Home Minister.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Hunger strike.

Prabhupāda: . . . (indistinct)

Gurudāsa: Prime Minister is not there.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, whoever it is, they're having a hunger strike. His . . . (break)

Gurudāsa: Here's Jagjivan Ram's house over here. The Minister of Defense lives here.

Prabhupāda: Oh.

Gurudāsa: Minister of Defense. (break) Central Secretary.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very impressive.

Prabhupāda: That is Parliament.

Gurudāsa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: And in front, Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Gurudāsa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: That is India Gate.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very impressive, Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: This is British design.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The British built these buildings.

Gurudāsa: Except that building. That building, J. M. Jolly built. That building, Mr. Jolly from Bombay built that. Adyar Bhavan.

Prabhupāda: Oh.

Gurudāsa: Indians could never build such buildings.

Prabhupāda: Their style is different. Just like temples.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Gorgeous temples. That's a different style.

Devotee: Yes.

Prabhupāda: This style is European style.

Gurudāsa: Grecian.

Prabhupāda: Grecian.

Gurudāsa: Greece.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh. Greece, Grecian.

Prabhupāda: Hah. European culture means Greece and Roman.

Gurudāsa: It's called Doric.

Prabhupāda: Hah?

Gurudāsa: Doric.

Prabhupāda: Doric? Yes.

Gurudāsa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, should I try and arrange a meeting with the President?

Prabhupāda: (indistinct) . . . simply waste of time (break) We have got already . . . (indistinct) . . . here's a Sikh temple.

Devotee: Gurudvara.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very nice.

Gurudāsa: But inside there's nothing. Inside there's . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: Nobody goes inside.

Gurudāsa: Oh. (laughs)

Prabhupāda: Everyone is satisfied by . . . (indistinct) . . . (laughter)

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Why can't we get land like that and build something like that in Delhi?

Prabhupāda: It is very conspicuous.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Looks like marble.

Prabhupāda: Yes. That you can do with white cement.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: White cement?

Prabhupāda: White cement, maybe. White cement.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: People will know we are pretending.

Prabhupāda: No, white cement is used now. You plaster with white cement, it becomes almost like marble.

Gurudāsa: Nara-Nārāyaṇa said he could reproduce that sandstone, red sandstone, in cement also.

Prabhupāda: Sandstone?

Gurudāsa: Like that palace in Govardhana?

Prabhupāda: Aha.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Like the government buildings. That's sandstone.

Prabhupāda: Sandstone, yes.

Devotee: That's sandstone.

Prabhupāda: (indistinct) . . . (laughs) This is the fashion, to take the wife to the backside, and as soon as the sārī is entangled in the spokes . . . dangerous.

Gurudāsa: (laughs) (break) (end)

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