Prabhupada's enthusiasm to come to America

Satsvarupa Dasa: The gayatri mantra advises us to meditate on him being enthused. One time when he was commenting on the word enthusiasm (utsaha), as used in Rupa Gosvami's Upadesamrita, Srila Prabhupada gave himself as an example. He said, "How could I have come to America at such an old age unless I was enthusiastic?" He was enthusiastic to come to America because his guru ordered, and when for a whole year he got almost no response in America, Srila Prabhupada remained patient, but still enthusiastic. That enthusiasm can be heard on tape recordings of Prabhupada lecturing on the Lower East Side, where his voice often cracks with earnestness to deliver the message of Krishna consciousness.