Prabhupada did not agree. "Two millions" No. Eight million, four hundred thousand.
The morning walk in the Botanic Gardens was spiced with lively questions and
answers. Hari-sauri cited a recent newspaper article advertising a new book on
the evolution of man. The book claimed that there were approximately two
million varieties of life on the planet. Prabhupada did not agree. "Two millions"
No. Eight million, four hundred thousand."
Amogha wondered whether the 400,000 species of human beings mentioned in
the Padma Purana were calculated according to national division. Prabhupada
described this as a foolish, crippled idea. "The sastra," he said, "scripture, is
talking of planets, not countries. There is no such thing as National. These
ideas state,national have come later on."
A devotee inquired about the connection between rainfall and sinful life.
"The more you become sinful," Prabhupada explained, "the more the rains will
decrease; irregularity of weather is nature's punishment. There is a common
saying in Bengal: dine jal ratri e tar, sei janme sukha dhar If it rains heavily
during daytime and at night I see the stars, then you should know that there
will be a scarcity of rain, and then scarcity of food grains. Best thing is at night
there must be heavy rain and during daytime there should be sunshine. Then
the field will be very fertile." "So if we increase the Krishna consciousness movement?" asked Hari-sauri.
"Then it will be regular."
Reference: The Great Transcendental Adventure by Kurma Dasa
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