Srila Prabhupada: “Since 1965, they have not kept the streets very nicely. The sewage is spoiling it all, even the river. Now there’s no place to go bathing.”
“Most people agree that India’s main problem is overpopulation,” I say.
“Nonsense,” Prabhupada says. “Does that mean Krishna can’t supply His children with sufficient food, clothing, and shelter? No. The creation is perfect because it comes from the Supreme Perfect. Om purnam adah purnam idam. The Supreme Perfect has made perfect arrangements for all living entities. The problem is misuse of Krishna’s gifts, misappropriation. Isavasyam idam sarvam. Everything belongs to the Supreme.“
“But why is it, Srila Prabhupada, that here in Vrindaban, Krishna’s devotees also seem to suffer so?” Gurudas asks.
“Suffer? What is that suffering?” Prabhupada says.
“Many don’t have sufficient food. They sleep on the streets and—”
“Who says there’s not sufficient food? Is anyone starving? Just show me one starving man. In any temple a man can go and take prasadam. And as for sleeping, everyone is sleeping. When you sleep, do you know whether you’re on a king’s couch or a stone road? The Goswamis would sleep under a different tree every night, and then for only two or three hours. There’s no problem eating, sleeping, defending, mating. There’s no lack there, no poverty. The only poverty in India today is lack of Krishna consciousness—that’s all.“
Reference: Vrindaban Days : Memories of an Indian Holy Town by Hayagriva Dasa
courtesy:- https://www.srilaprabhupadalila.org
