“This statement was not liked by the newspaper man.”
Wednesday, 26 June 1974
Kūrma: Śrīla Prabhupāda took his morning walk along the beach road, Beaconsfield Parade. The sky was overcast, and a keen wind was blowing off Port Phillip Bay, but Śrīla Prabhupāda, well rugged up, appeared to be impervious to the cold.
The walk progressed along the promenade until it reached the adjoining suburb, Albert Park. Madhudviṣa pointed out the massive Catholic church complex that Prabhupāda had encouraged them to buy.
The main building, Madhudviṣa explained, was a convent for girls.
From the street, he directed Prabhupāda’s attention to all the other features: the huge chapel, the commercial-sized laundry rooms, the theatre, and the eating quarters.
“This is almost 10 acres of prime, beach-side real estate, Śrīla Prabhupāda.”
Prabhupāda’s interest was again aroused. “How much are they asking?”
“Well over a million dollars, Śrīla Prabhupāda.”
Prabhupāda said nothing, but appeared u
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲
