4 rounds, 16 rounds or 64 rounds

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> Actually Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura prescribed a minimum of 4

> rounds (one granthi) for those engaged in preaching. He used to say: "Just

> don't let the beads fast." This is still the harinama initiation standard

> in the Gaudiya Matha. He prescribed 16 or 64 rounds for all others.

 

malika upabasa na: 'The beads should not fast.'

 

> Srutakirti Prabhu quoted Srila Prabhupada where he said that he chanted 16

> rounds during his grihastha days. As far as the standard for preachers is

> concerned, Harikesa Prabhu said some time ago: "Prabhupada chanted maximum

> four rounds a day. Maximum. I know, because I used to be with him in the

> middle of the night. I know what he was doing. Maximum four rounds. Not

> more than 20 minutes. Maybe sometimes 30 minutes of chanting."

 

please provide references for each of these two quotes.