Srila Prabhupada Coin
125 Rupees India Government Mint 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Commemorative coin (Rs.125 Coin)
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
01 SEP 2021, Delhi
“Chaitanya Mahaprabhu flooded this region (Mayapur/Navadvip) with Bhakti. Every particle of this place has the stories of our traditions, our faith, our philosophies.”
“Bhakti connected the creature with God by removing the discrimination of faith, social hierarchies and privileges. Even in those difficult times, (it was) saints like Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who tied the society with the spirit of devotion and gave the mantra of ‘Faith to Confidence.”
“We all know that Prabhupada Swami was not only a supernatural devotee of Krishna, but he was also a great devotee of Bharat. He fought in the freedom struggle of the country. Today it is a happy coincidence that the country is celebrating the 125th birthday of such a great patriot at a time when India is celebrating 75 years of its independence, the Amrit Mahotsav…
Many times we see people saying that age has advanced, otherwise, they would have done a lot! Or it is not the right age to do all these things? But Prabhupada Swami remained active for his resolutions from his childhood till his whole life. When Prabhupada ji went to America by sea, he was almost empty-pocket; he had only Gita and Shrimad Bhagwat! During the journey, he suffered heart attacks twice. When he reached New York, he did not have any arrangements for food and no place to stay. But what the world saw in the next 11 years, in the words of revered Atal ji, it was nothing less than a miracle.”
