Nothing escaped him.

Keshava: Every night some other devotees sold Back to Godhead magazines, while I would invariably sell several of Prabhupada's books. Although later on book distributors disguised themselves with western clothes and sometimes wigs, in those days we never thought about doing that. Prabhupada stayed up late, and sometimes when we came back at 11:30 p.m. Gargamuni would say to me, "Prabhupada wants to talk to you." I would run to his room, and he would ask me, "How many books did you sell?" Or, "How did it go?" "Who were the people?" "What did you say to sell them the books?"

He wanted to know precisely what I was telling people and how it was that I was able to move those books. He wanted to see if my technique lacked substance. I explained to him that I told people exactly what I had heard in the lectures, that these books were the Bible from India and they explained your past lives and true goals. I explained that I listened to the classes in the morning and repeated the things I heard. Prabhupada approved. He was a very specific, detailed person. Nothing escaped him.