February 16, 1976 : Mayapur
Hari Sauri: Hamsaduta has really taken Prabhupada's desire for village-to-village preaching seriously, and not just in India. A letter from him arrived today telling Prabhupada that he has managed to purchase four Mercedes buses. Two of them are for use in India. The other two will be used in Germany, despite the current governmental difficulties in preaching there. Hamsaduta expects the buses, which are carrying thirty devotees each, to arrive in Vrindavana by April 1st.
With his letter Hamsaduta enclosed a flier advertising the impending traveling sankirtana program. The flier is intended to persuade devotees to join their party. To further entice the devotees, it mentions that Srila Prabhupada has promised to travel with the party. An attractive description of the recent tour of Gujarat is also given. His intention is to establish a regular overland bus route between Germany and India so that at all times of the year devotees will have the opportunity to participate in village-to-village preaching.
Prabhupada was very happy to see the eagerness and enthusiasm with which Hamsaduta has applied himself to establish this preaching program. In his reply Prabhupada confirmed his intention to participate. "Yes, with great pleasure I will accompany and we shall go village to village. I have seen the pictures, and the buses look very nice. They appear costly."
With his letter Hamsaduta enclosed a flier advertising the impending traveling sankirtana program. The flier is intended to persuade devotees to join their party. To further entice the devotees, it mentions that Srila Prabhupada has promised to travel with the party. An attractive description of the recent tour of Gujarat is also given. His intention is to establish a regular overland bus route between Germany and India so that at all times of the year devotees will have the opportunity to participate in village-to-village preaching.
Prabhupada was very happy to see the eagerness and enthusiasm with which Hamsaduta has applied himself to establish this preaching program. In his reply Prabhupada confirmed his intention to participate. "Yes, with great pleasure I will accompany and we shall go village to village. I have seen the pictures, and the buses look very nice. They appear costly."
Reference: A Transcendental Diary Volume 1 - Hari Sauri Dasa
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