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On the previous night, Prabhupada had asked Tusta Krsna Swami that he and his men should visit the temple daily. Tusta Krsna Swami explained that they couldn't really do that because they lived so far away on the North Shore. Besides, Tusta explained, they were regularly holding their own daily program. Prabhupada became lenient. "At least you should bring fresh milk and cream and vegetables to the temple to be offered to the Deities daily," he had said.

Around mid-morning, some of Tusta's men arrived with buckets of fresh milk and cream. Tusta Krsna informed Srila Prabhupada of his plans to build his own Vrndavana-style temple on the farm. Prabhupada happily encouraged him.

"Not only one, you construct hundreds of temples. Village to village, town to town. It will revolutionise the whole rascal civilisation."

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Later in the afternoon, devotees from the temple and the North Shore sat together in the temple room, enjoying a feast of Krsna prasadam.

Srila Prabhupada asked Dayasara in his room, "What is all that noise downstairs?"

"That's the feast, Srila Prabhupada."

Prabhupada was surprised. "Oh? There is a feast?"

Dayasara, who had cooked the feast, was acutely embarrassed that he had forgotten to inform Prabhupada. Guru Krpa Swami was angry. "Go and get some of that prasadam for Srila Prabhupada, right away!"

Dayasara soon returned, and Srila Prabhupada tasted some of each preparation.

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The late edition of The Auckland Star featured an article and photograph from that morning's press conference. The article was honest and forthright. Prabhupada especially appreciated that the newspaper had quoted him accurately as saying:

We don't depend on city authorities -- we depend on Krishna.


- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu