The GBC men began their annual three days of meetings. Despite Srila Prabhupada’s illness, he heard their proposals nightly and after making some corrections, approved them. Among the resolutions was the GBC confirmation of Srila Prabhupada’s appointment of Bali-mardana as one-year acting GBC in charge of the South Seas Zone: Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The final item on the list of resolutions was that all ISKCON temples should hold a 24-hour kirtana in view of Prabhupada’s sickness. The devotees had also done this when Prabhupada had become ill in 1974. Now, as then, Srila Prabhupada agreed. “Chanting is the only cure for all disease”, he said.
Reference: The Great Transcendental Adventure by Kurma Dasa
