Ajāmila Conversations in Kolkata

Introduction to Calcutta and Magh Mela recordings

0:01: Haṁsadūta: [introduction on tape] The following lectures were recorded in Calcutta, India, starting January 6th, 1970 [sic], following the Surat lectures, preceding lectures some were recorded at Māgh-melā.

0:21So these are being inserted under emergency conditions, being copied from Devānanda's tape recorder. And following these lectures we will have the other lectures in sequence from the Māgh-melā.

Overview of Ajamila story lectures

0:38All these lectures are on the story of Ajāmila, from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

0:45hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare harehare rāma hare rāmarāma rāma hare hareśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaprabhu-nityānandaśrī-advaita gadādharaśrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Chanting of Hare Krishna and Pancha Tattva

1:01Devotee: Hare Kṛṣṇa.

1:02Prabhupāda: Yes. Stop. [break]

1:04Devotee (1): This [indistinct].

1:04Prabhupāda: Mosquito?

1:04Devotee (1): Yes.

1:04Prabhupāda: Oh.

Dealing with mosquitoes at Advaita Bhavan

1:16[laughter]

1:16Many, many?

1:17Devotee (1): Uhm, a [indistinct].

1:17Prabhupāda: Without mosquito curtain you cannot sleep.

1:21Devotee (1): No, we can sleep anywhere. But at Advaita Bhavan there's a fair amount of mosquitoes at night. But there's not so many that you can't sleep without mosquito coil burning.

1:33Prabhupāda: Ohh. That's all right. [break]

1:39Devotee (2): ...wild goats, [indistinct].

1:43Prabhupāda: Hmm.

Comparing rats in Hawaii and India

1:45[indistinct]

1:45Devotee (2): The rats in Hawaii are not so big as the rats here. They're only about this big, the body.

2:23Prabhupāda: Every house has rats?

2:25Devotee (2): Not every house. No.

2:25Prabhupāda: At least Advaita Bhavan has got.

2:27Devotee (2): They were some, but they cleaned them out. They got rid of them. I'm not sure that's actually are rat poison. [indistinct conversation between devotees]

Acquiring cows and grazing ground requirements

2:58We were getting a cow, but we joined with ISKCON just before we got the cow. We were going to get one for four hundred dollars. It was giving sixteen quarts a day and had a calf.

3:13Prabhupāda: Sixteen quarts?

3:13Devotee (2): A day, yes. There was a small calf also.

3:30Prabhupāda: There must be grazing ground for cows.

3:30Devotee (2): Yes.

3:30Prabhupāda: Then there is no problem.

3:30Devotee (2): There was a grazing ground. The lawn would grow. [indistinct]

Questioning the importance of recording conversations

3:33Prabhupāda: What is that? A recording?

3:34Devotee (2): Little.

3:34Prabhupāda: Why? These are not important thing.

3:41Devotee (2): True. [end]