770724 - Letter to Prabhus of the German BBT from Tamal Krsna

Vrndavana,

July 24, 1977

From: Tamal Krishna

Frankfurt

My dear Prabhus of the German BBT,

Please accept my humble obeisances. I have been instructed by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada to reply your letter dated July 14th, 1977 sent along with the German translation of the Nectar of Devotion.

When His Divine Grace was handed Der Nektar Der Hingabe, He immediately held it to His head and offered obeisances. Then Srila Prabhupada’s lotus eyes moved over the cover and throughout the book just like a bee attracted to honey. After looking through the book, Srila Prabhupada declared, “This is a very important translation and it is very nicely made. I am very, very glad to see this. People will immediately purchase it. Such a nice presentation. It is more than first-class. It is undoubtedly better that the English publications. The pictures in the middle are more attractive than putting them at front. Jaya Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati–it is His blessings. Oh, He was so anxious to print books. It is His life and soul. He would say, ’I have desire to print some books. I wish to sell the marble. If you get some money use it to print books.’ Everything is very nicely done. My heartfelt thanks to all the devotees of German BBT. And just see, they have given such a nice picture of me, just like a submissive Vaisnava.” To please the Supreme Lord is certainly the perfection of life but higher than that is to please the Supreme Lord’s pure devotee. This you have all done by this first, most important translation of The Nectar of Devotion. My obeisances at all of your feet for such outstanding work. Hoping this meets you all well, floating in the ocean of transcendental book printing and distribution.

Your servant,

Tamal Krishna Gosvami

Secretary to Srila Prabhupada

German BBT

c/o ISKCON Schloss

/tkg