# SRILA PRABHUPADA’S GODBROTHERS AND ASSOCIATES ## Aranya Maharaja At the present moment the *prasada* work is going on from Hamburg to Tokyo, crossing over the two big oceans, Atlantic and Pacific, covering 14,000 miles on the northern side and again from Tokyo to Sydney, Australia, covering another 5,000 miles. I am enclosing herewith a newspaper clipping published in Sydney, and you will appreciate very much how Sriman Bali Mardan Brahmacari who is a graduate of the New York University, is nicely working there since the last fortnight. In the meantime, I have sent another assistant, Sriman Upendra dasa Adhikari, to assist him. I am very glad to learn that although you are 60 years old, you are enthusiastic to help me in this great *prasada* work. Of course, in spiritual activities there is no barring even in old age because I am also 74 years old but still working by the grace of Lord Krsna. If you want to help me there is great need of your valued service. To get you here in the States would immediately require about 12,000 rupees minimum because if we sponsor you to come here, we have to send you a return ticket by air, and there are other expenditures also. You have stated in your letter that I have to arrange for your coming here, so immediately the Society will not be willing to spend so much money outright without knowing how you shall be utilized for our Society's work. ## Bhagavata Maharaja Kindly accept my humble obeisances. I thank you very much for your letter dated 8th July, 1969, postmarked the 8th of August, 1969. I see this letter was addressed to me in New Vrndavana, and from there it was redirected to Los Angeles. I understand that you addressed another letter to me dated 6th June, 1969, addressed to my New Vrndavana address, but I did not receive that letter. Probably it is missing. I was expecting your reply of my letter dated 23rd May, 1969, and I am so glad to receive your letter in hand. I have also gone through the Memorandum of Articles of Association of your Mission, and have particularly seen the specific portion referred to in your letter in reply. I see it is in order, but similarly, we have also incorporated our International Society for Krsna Consciousness pursuant to the religious corporation laws of the state of New York. ## Bhakti Sambandha Turya Swami Maharaja 72-03 "We have gotten an invitation from Bangladesh from my Godbrother, His Holiness Bhakti Sambandha Turya Swami Maharaja, Sri Gaudiya Matha, P.O. Bordia, District Jessore. If possible you can make some program for Tamala Krsna Goswami's party to go there at our own expense. He is now a ruined man, so if possible we can utilize his center as our branch." (SPL to Bhavananda, March 25th, 1972)