Srila Prabhupada's conquer is greater than King Ashoka.

Swami Maharaja's economic situation was very poor. He used to do madhukari in Delhi to raise funds for his Back to Godhead newspaper. I recall how he would type and print it on special China paper he purchased. There was one Ayurvedic doctor, Dr. Dhiren Sakar Kaviraja, who gave him money for the paper. I remember that Madhava Maharaja also gave a donation to Swami Maharaja. In many different places in Delhi he collected these donations. 'One day, when I was coming from the Indraprastha Matha on the way to the place called Rupa Nagara, I saw Swami Maharaja standing at the gate of one large house, waiting. I asked, "What are you waiting for, Maharaja?" He said, "I am waiting to get a five-rupee donation from here." After some hours, during the hot day, I came back on the cycle and saw Swami Maharaja still standing there. I asked him, "Do you have the five rupees?' He said, "No, the gentleman has not yet arrived, but I will wait." I said, "Let's go now. I will give you those five rupees." He said, "Can you give me these five rupees every month?' So I agreed to give him five rupees every month. I felt moved to ask him, "Is there anything else you need? Are you short of anything?" He seemed to be so poor at the time. "If you need anything, I will get it for you. Please come with me." I forced him to go with me. His clothes were torn so I got him new clothes and brought him to our matha. I told him, "Instead of five rupees, I will give you ten rupees.' Later in the evening, I took him back to his place. While we were returning on the street I inquired, "How is the success of your preaching?' He told me, "I desire very much to go to the foreign countries, but I still have not gotten the proper opportunity.'"

His determination and fortitude for his gurudeva's seva was memorable even then. It is indeed glorious that after such struggles he was triumphant in his preaching cause. My father told us that when Prabhupada went to the West he had only Rs.40, but by his will power he was so strong that he was able to go there and distribute hari-nama. This is like Emperor Ashok's conquest, but greater. King Ashok had so many jewels and rupees and at that time, he was able to conquer India. Prabhupada, though, had nothing, but still he was able to conquer the whole world.