Srila Prabhupada continued to attend to his mail. He had received a letter from
Tania, the girl in Melbourne who had given him a gold necklace. She had asked
Srila Prabhupada for some advice, since her husband was a meat-eater and was
somewhat inimical to the devotees. Prabhupada wrote an encouraging reply:
My dear Mrs Perera,
Please accept my blessings. I wish to thank you for your kind offering which I
have duly given to Srimati Radharani. This is the way, to give the very best thing
to Radha-Krishna. Decorated with love, Krishna will accept even the humble
offering of a leaf, flower, fruit or even some water from his devotee. Anyone,
anywhere in the world, can worship Krishna following this simple formula.
Now you are placed in some awkward circumstance for rendering devotional
service as you have mentioned in your letter to me. Devotional service is so
powerful that it cannot be stopped in any circumstance. There are histories of
many great devotees, like Prahlada Maharaja, who was living in the house of his
demon father, Hiranyakasipu. Hiranyakasipu did not even like to hear the name
of Krishna, but Prahlada had perfect faith in chanting the holy names of the
maha mantra, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare
Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, and in this way Krishna saved
Prahlada in the end.
So please be patient and go on chanting Hare Krishna and try to visit the temple
as much as possible. Krishna will offer you all protection and make all suitable
arrangements for His devotees to engage in His service. Thank you for your
keen interest.
I hope this meets you in good health,
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Reference:The Great Transcendental Adventure by Kurma Dasa