Arrival Lecture
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Mayapur, September 27, 1974

Prabhupada: So Sriman Jayapataka Maharaja, Bhavananda Maharaja and devotees, I thank you very much for keeping this temple, Mayapura-candrodaya Mandira, so nicely cleansed, and it appears everything is going nicely. So it was the desire of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura that Europeans and Americans would come here and chant Hare Krsna mantra. That prophecy is now being fulfilled, and that is my satisfaction. I tried my little bit to fulfill the desire of Bhaktivinoda Thakura. At my old age of seventy years, I just… It was a gambling also. I simply thought that “This was the desire…” Of course, my Guru Maharaja, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada, he also asked me to do this. Anyway, at least there is a place now when…, where these Europeans and Americans may come and live peacefully, chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and advance in spiritual understanding.

People, unfortunately, they have no sense what is spiritual life. The modern civilization, they do not know that we have to change this body, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, tatha dehantara-praptih, just like animals, cats and dogs, they do not know that they have to change the body or they are not the body, they are beyond, something. This is the modern civilization. They try to make the best use of a bad bargain in this way, that “We have got this body. Let us enjoy senses to the utmost.” But that is not the fact. Sense enjoyment means infection of the material modes of nature. That is sense enjoyment. Just like we infect some disease, and that disease will come out some day, will be manifested. They are called kutastha, phalonmukha, and prarabdha. Three stages. Infection… The same example. Infection remains in dormant stage, not manifest immediately. Then phalonmukha, fructifying; and then prarabdha, one gets it and suffers. This is the nature’s way, going on. But people do not know it. Therefore our Krsna consciousness movement is very serious movement, scientific movement, and people are gradually trying to understand the importance of this movement. Because in the foreign countries, especially in America, our books are being accepted by (the) higher circle, big, big universities, colleges, professors. They are so eager to read the books that they have simply heard that this Bhagavatam will be finished in sixty volumes and Caitanya-caritamrta will be finished in twelve volumes… We have got Caitanya-caritamrta only one volume published, and they are ordering for twelve volumes, that “As soon as it is published, you send us.” This is very encouraging. Similarly, they are ordering for sixty volumes of Srimad-Bhagavatam, although we have published only twelve volumes. So by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as He wanted…

prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

So at least the basic principles is being done, and I am very much thankful to you, you American, European boys and girls who are helping me in this mission. So go on cooperating in this way, and I am sure this mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu will be successful. It must be successful because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted it to be done. Simply we, the workers, the servitors, must be very sincere. Then Caitanya Mahaprabhu will give us more and more facilities so that we can work very well. So keep this mission always in view and do your best. That is my only request.

Thank you very much. (end)