July 05, 1970 : San Francisco
Satsvarupa: Srila Prabhupada was attending the 1970 Ratha-yatra in San Francisco. The city extends their full cooperation by declaring July 5 to be Ratha-yatra Day in San Francisco. The day was cold and windy, and about ten thousand people had joined in Lord Jagannatha's procession through Golden Gate Park. Srila Prabhupada had danced in the street with thousands of participants during the parade, addressed a large crowd in an auditorium by the beach, and looked on as his disciples had distributed a free vegetarian prasadam feast to thousands.
But when a devotee arrived with a half-dozen advance copies of Volume One of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Srila Prabhupada appeared especially pleased. He examined the illustrations, the print, the paper, and the binding. "Very nice," he said. He fixed his attention on a page, reading. Then he looked up and announced that this greatly valuable book, Krishna, had just arrived and that everyone should read it.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Volume 6 - Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
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