Svarūpa Dāmodara: Śrīla Prabhupāda, in Maṇipur the rāsa-līlā is conducted almost every year and one of my uncles he condemns that. How can we imitate the activities of the Lord? So is this authorised, it is done every year and sometimes they spend a lot of money on rāsa-līlā. Prabhupāda: Rāsa-līlā festival may be observed but you cannot imitate that. Rāsa-līlā festival is observed in Calcutta also [indistinct] the Deity is decorated, many people come to see, it becomes a festival. Not that people imitates rāsa-līlā. Svarūpa Dāmodara: [indistinct] some children they take the part of Rādhā and one child take the part the Kṛṣṇa and then. Prabhupāda: That can be played. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Ah. Prabhupāda: [indistinct] Svarūpa Dāmodara: In fact these are done by professional singers and they take about six months to. For the festival to prepare and about thousands of people come. Sometimes the Palace of the King and almost everywhere in Maṇipur. Prabhupāda: That’s nice. We can also do like that. . Rāsa-līlā. Devotee: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa. Morning Walk, Los Angeles, Sept. 15, 1972 |