The book distribution party of
ISKCON Ujjain is distributing books all over Madhya Pradesh and in other states
also. There are around 8 templebrahmacharis in the team
headed by His Grace Vijayananda Prabhu. The sankirtan vehicle travels not only
in Madhya Pradesh, but occasionally all over India as well in order to
distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books. The vehicle goes for a trip of around 15
days before returning to Ujjain
to rest for a few days, only to make another trip for another 15 days. Even
after the Book Distribution Marathon period has passed, the devotees are
enthusiastically distributing books, just to please Guru Maharaja and Srila
Prabhupada.
The devotees each distribute
around 3 or 4 copies of the Bhagavad Gita, an equal number of Krishna
books, about 6 to 8 medium books and 10 – 15 small books of Srila Prabhupada
daily on an average. In a week, the entire party distributes 3 sets of Srimad
Bhagavatam also. While in the trip, the morning programs are maintained just as
they are in the temple – the devotees wake up at around 4:00 AM, attend Mangala
Arati, chanting session and a discussion on Srila Prabhupada’s books in the
morning before taking breakfast prasadam. Then at around 11:30 AM they go out
in different directions to distribute books, only to return in the evening at
about 7:00 PM. Then they take their dinner prasadam, discussing with each other
about the day’s experiences and go to bed early at around 9:30 PM, to wake up
for another day of enthusiastic book distribution. On an average, the book
distribution score is about Rs.60, 000/- in a 15 day trip.
