The pauper is proud of his penny

I only saw Prabhupada relate to Sridhar Maharaj as opposed to his other God-brothers. I could say that I did meet many of the living disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta and they were all great souls. But none of them had the ability to preach in the West. They could not say to a reporter, “Enjoy”. Bhaktisiddhanta said to Sridhar Maharaj, “I’ve sent some men to England and they came back in suits. They are being converted. Now you go, and I know that you’ll keep it pure.” But he never went. He was very proud of Prabhupada and supported him. I never heard any criticism of Prabhupada’s books from his God-brothers. They were envious or they didn’t like that women were together dancing with the men. Prabhupada’s response to this was, “When you go to the West to preach, you’ll see!” But they never went. He would invite all of his God-brothers to come and join us. Some of them were living in miserable and pathetic shacks, but there would be a big sign outside their shack that read, “Krishna Chaitanya Gaudiya Institute”. The pauper is proud of his penny.