The lady means business

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Here's one pious woman's solution to an all too common problem

(from Srila Prabhupada's Los Angeles lecture of 6/19/72, on Bhagavata

2.3.22):

"In Kanpur there is one temple, Dvarakdhisa. The temple belongs to

a very rich man, Singhania. The, all the members... It is order of the

lady, the mother of Mr. Singhania, that You all of you, you must visit the

Deity... Very rich men, always busy in business. But still, they have to

come to the temple and offer respect, take caranamrta and prasadam. Then

go to office. If one misses one day, then he will be fined. Still. The

head man will be fined ten dollars, and the next man five dollars, like

that, according to position. So if one day somebody misses, immediately

the priest will go with the bill of fine: Sir, you have to pay this fine.

Yes."