Rupa-Vilasa: Srila Prabhupada visited us one very hot summer. There was no garden or a nice spot for him to sit outside so Prabhupada, wearing his dhoti and his sannyas top, sat in a chair on the lawn next to Graham Street, which is a busy road. We sat around him while cars zipped by and someone fanned him with a peacock fan. Then a man walking on the sidewalk did a double take—it was more than he could handle. In a demanding voice he said to Prabhupada, “Why is that man fanning you?” Prabhupada, relaxing in the chair said, “It is hot.” This man didn’t know what to say. He turned on his heels and walked off. Prabhupada demolished his whole irritation with three words, “It is hot.” That was humor and his skill. By answering the literal question, he defused the man’s envy.
Reference: Remembrances by Sidhanta Das- Folio Vedabase
