Acting in Knowledge of Krsna 75

people, and they will think we are fools. If I say to a rich
man, “You are not the proprietor. Krsna is the proprietor,
so whatever money you have, spend it for Krsna,” he will be
angry.

upadeso hi mirkhanam

prakopaya na santaye

“If you instruct a rascal, he’ll be angry.” Therefore we go as
beggars: “My dear sir, you are a very nice man. I am a san-
nyasi beggar, so I want to construct a temple. Can you spare
some money?” So he will think, “‘Oh, here is a beggar. Give
him some money.” [They laugh.] But if I say, ‘Dear sir, you
have millions of dollars at your disposal. That is Krsna’s
money. Give it to me. I am Krsna’s servant.’ Oh,
he'll . . . [Everyone laughs.] He will not be very satisfied.
Rather, if I go as a beggar, he will give me something. And
if I tell him the truth, he will not give me a farthing. [They
laugh.] We convince him as beggars. We are not beggars.
We are Krsna’s servants. We don’t want anything from
anyone. Because we know Krsna will provide everything.
BOB: Oh-h . . .

SRILA PRABHUPADA: This is knowledge. For instance, a
child will sometimes take something important, so we have
to flatter him. “Oh, you are so nice. Please take these
lozenges and give me that paper. It is nothing; it is paper.”
And he will say, “Oh, yes. Take. That’s nice.” Two-paise
lozenges—very nice and sweet. So we have to do that.
Why? Because a man will go to hell by taking Krsna’s
money. So some way or other, take some money from him
and engage him in the Krsna consciousness movement.
BoB: And then he may not go to hell?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Yes. You save him from going to hell.
