May 20-22 1977 Vrndavana
Prabhupāda: ...in that paper he wrote, “In case I die, these three men will be trustees, and the majority will be effective.” So that scrap of paper, Tīrtha Mahārāja kept it. And later on, Guru Mahārāja wanted to make a constitution, but he avoided. But actually after his demise, that scrap of paper was presented in the high-court, and property was given. That is the…
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: That’s… It was considered as a will.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No need of big, formal document.
Prabhupāda: He is the original founder. Automatically he wins. That’s all.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He recovered from that hernia operation.
Prabhupāda: (laughs) No, and later on, he did not undergo sur… He thought then doctor… After all, everyone has got sentiment. He thought it that “The doctor has been called to kill me.” So he did not undergo the hernia operation.Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He thought the doctor was paid off to kill him.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ‘Cause sometimes people were paid off to kill him.
Prabhupāda: So he did not go.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Actually you and your Guru Mahārāja are the greatest enemies of modern civilization in this century, Śrīla Prabhupāda. So many people, materialists…
Prabhupāda: This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission,…….
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda will come and he’ll sit in front of Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma every day for a couple of hours, and he’s calling some of his, all the devotees here. They’ll be here. No… Perfect medicine.
Prabhupāda: No, he’s calling all the GBC, all the GBC.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: All the GBC men, we’re calling them.
Prabhupāda: So there is no hurry. Go on with your respective duty. That’s all. All right. Now you can…
Devotees: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda. [break]
Prabhupāda: The system of management will go on as it is now. There is no need of changing. The money which is in my personal name in different banks, that is being spent for the society, and it will be society property. In this connection a few deposits, which is allowing some pension to the members of my former family, may not be touched. That’s all, two points. Hm? What do you think? So…?
Some Conclusions—Here in this one conversation Srila Prabhupada explains what happened to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta maharaja, the “scrap of paper which decided the fate of the Gaudiya matha, the hernia operation he did not want to get and how our Prabhupada wanted his iskcon institution to continue-no change- and money from his personal accounts given to his relatives and iskcon.
Thats it. And TKG says no need of a big formal document for the Gaudiya matha-and for iskcon Srila Prabhupada says-Thats all, two points-bas, business finished.But what did they (the GM) do with that scrap of paper and what did iskcons so called leaders do with these two simple desires-He (SP)wanted-no change for the present system of management and money for Prabhupadas living relatives?
Hare Krsna
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