From the beginning of his preaching in the West, Srila Prabhupada had stressed printing and distributing his books as the most important method of preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He said his spiritual master had told him to print and distribute books. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī had been pleased if a disciple distributed even only a few copies of his magazine.
Prabhupāda also stressed that all the devotees should regularly study his books. The books were not only for the public; the devotees must read them and know them. Or else how could they preach? Till today in ISKCON temples around the world, devotees daily take part in pronouncing and chanting Sanskrit verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā, and other books as Caitanya-Caritāmṛta.
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Bhagavad-gītā | Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam | Caitanya-caritāmṛta |
In 1971, Srila Prabhupada had written to the devotees in New York “I’m especially pleased to hear that your distribution of books and magazines has increased. Go on in this way, increasing more and more. Each time someone reads some solid information about Krishna his life becomes changed in some way. These literatures are the solid ground upon which our preaching stands, so I want that they should be available to everyone, as many as possible. So please try for this.“
