Make revolution with the Back to Godhead Ramesvara explained that the rent was eighteen hundred dollars a month, a good price for that area. He told Prabhupada that a speaker system played Prabhupada's lectures in the warehouse throughout the day. Prabhupada remarked, "Accha," and chuckled with pleasure. They then entered the second warehouse, which stored Back to Godhead magazines. Prabhupada asked about the arrangement for fire, and the devotees told him they had fire insurance and fire alarms. He saw where the Bhagavad-gitas were stored as well as Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta volumes. Some of them had just arrived from the printer. While walking in the warehouse Prabhupada mentioned the dramatization some of the devotees had performed for him the previous evening. "Now we have got Caitanya-caritamrta and Bhagavatam. If such demonstrations are done very nicely, it will be very much appreciated, even by the public. We can collect some money." Standing in the midst of the bound volumes, Prabhupada elaborated on the theatrical possibilities of their dramatization. The devotees could act in pantomime, he said, and sound tracks could narrate plays in many different languages. In this way they could tour India and specifically attend the upcoming Mayapur and Vrndavana festivals. Theatrical talents, all talents were acquired from austerity and should be used to glorify Krsna.
"Krsna is Uttama-sloka," Prabhupada said, as the devotees crowded around in between the aisles of stacked books. "So we have got so many of Krsna's pastimes, Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes. We can overflood. Just like you can overflood with this literature, we can overflood. This is art. Art, music, everything we can utilize -- in any way one is addicted. Let him eat only, let him sing only, let him paint only, let him dance only. We have got everything. That is Krsna consciousness. Let him do business only. Yes, engineering, construct temples. It is an all-perfect movement. That is Krsna.
All-attractive. Everyone can become attracted and give up everything. He will be attracted by Krsna in such a way that he will give up all nonsense. That is Krsna consciousness. All other attraction finished. Anyabhilasita-sunyam. Simply Krsna." Prabhupada walked on until he faced an especially large area of tall stacked cartons. "What are these?" he asked.
"Back to Godhead magazines," said Hrdayananda Maharaja.
Ramesvara: "These boxes have come from the printer all ready to go to different countries, and they stamp the address on it. These are those newspapers you saw yesterday called Spiritual Revolution."
Prabhupada: "I think this Revolution is not very important. Make revolution with magazine, this Back to Godhead. And what are these?"
Ramesvara pointed out the Caitanya-caritamrtas. One after another, Prabhupada examined the stacks and then the individual books on racks. Sometimes he handled them, leafing through their pages, and sometimes he touched the cartons with his cane.
"Just before Christmas," Ramesvara exclaimed with exuberance, "this wall was filled up, and now it is practically empty. We have sold so many books just in a few months. All up to the ceiling it was filled. Now we have to reprint."
Prabhupada: "Now this is only the English language. In every language we should have such a big godam." Turning to Hrdayananda Maharaja, he said, "You have taken Spanish." And turning to Hamsaduta, he said, "And you in German. Let them overflood. No other literature." Devotees surrounding Prabhupada burst out in triumphant laughter. Prabhupada then quoted a Bengali phrase, "They'll say, No, no, we don't want any other literature.'"
- From "Prabhupada-lila" by HH Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
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