P. L. Sethi: The temple work was to start. This is sea area. Every building has piling. Piling goes thirty feet to thirtyfive feet below the ground. So I said to Guruji, “We must put piling in this land to build the temple.” Guruji suddenly said, “No piling is required in our land.” After that we called the soil specialist who tested the soil and they also reported that piling is required. Then we called another engineer who also said piling is required. He also discussed with Guruji. But Guruji said, “No. Piling is not required in our land.” So Guruji said, “You can test the soil by using a boring machine.” So I called one boring wala. When the boring went five feet, the boring tool could not be pulled out. So then Guruji said, “You dig the land.” And we dug the land, and could see the sand and the stone melted up with very hard stone. Then I called that soiltesting engineer who said, “You can build an eightstory building here, no fear, no dangers.” When I took darshan of RadhaRasabehari, Madhudvisa told me, “Just now Prabhupadaji came from America, so you can take darshan from him.” So he took me to Prabhupada, and Prabhupada questioned me, “What are you working?” I told him, “Yes, Prabhu, I am getting up early in the morning, taking one cup of tea, go to the bathroom and then go to my business.” And Prabhupadaji suddenly said, “What is the difference between you and a pig? He is also eating. He has his children just like you. But you are not chanting the mahamantra or Krishna’s name.” So I said, “Prabhupada, I have not got such a relation to the satsanga, that I don’t have a habit of this.” Then Prabhupadaji suddenly called Madhudvisa and asked me, “Where you are staying?” I said that I am staying at Gorygon. So Prabhupadaji ordered to Madhudvisa that “Every Sunday after mangal arati, all the devotees should go to the Sethi’s house and do the nagar sankirtan there. He must get association with you and he will be a devotee.” So for one year, all the devotees came to my house every Sunday and we would do nagar sankirtan there about ten miles or fifteen miles, and then back to my house. And then they would take a feast there. So by this way, I attached with ISKCON.
One day Prabhupadaji was slightly sick and Tamal Krishna was standing at the gate so that no one could enter to Prabhupadaji’s quarters. My wife and I went there to take darshan of Guruji. So I said to Tamal Krishna, “I want to take darshan of Guruji.” Tamal Krishna said that nobody was allowed to take darshan. Prabhupadaji heard my voice inside and Prabhupadaji called, “Tamal Krishna, Sethi is there?” Tamal Krishna said, “Yes.” “Yes, allow him to come here.” When I went inside, Guruji said to me, “Mr. Sethi, go see the entire flat and how the devotees have furnished my quarters.” So I went and saw the bed and carpets, and the kitchen and bathroom were all very well furnished. I came back and said, “Guruji, this is very well furnished.” And Guruji suddenly said, “You should come here and stay. I am a sannyasi. I don’t want this decoration. I will go to another room.” How kind of Guruji. Such an elevated guru was being so kind to me. I am nothing, but he loved me so much. So you see the mercy of Guruji.
One day I was building one story on the old building for the devotees because there was nowhere for them to live. They were staying in Chataya yath. One day I was working very hard and cement and sand were on my clothes. I thought, “I will not go to Guruji in this position.” But my mind said, “Why you are not going to Guruji? Go to Guruji. What is the problem? We’re working near and there must be some cement and sand that will be on when I’m working like this.” And I went to Guruji and all these sannyasis like Giriraj Swami and Sridhar Swami were sitting there. And Guruji said, “Mr. Sethi, you are building houses for my devotees and your house is being built in Krishnaloka.” And I said, “I am a sinful man, Prabhupada. How I can go to Krishnaloka?” Then Guruji said, “This I will see. This is not your duty. I will see that you will go to Krishnaloka.” You see how Krishna loves the devotee who serves the devotees. Guruji showed mercy upon that person who served the devotees that he allows him to enter Krishnaloka. What a big thing. What mercy of Guruji to say that, “The person who serves my devotees, he will go to Krishnaloka.” What a big thing, what a big philosophy.

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