In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says, “You know this—that all living beings subsist on food, and food is produced form rain, and rain comes from yajna, and yajna karma samudbhava: yajna comes when people follow their prescribed duties.” Do more kirtana.
Lecture on “Simple Life on Farm Communities” (Pula Farm, Croatia, 20 October 2000)
Prabhupada [used to have] big festivals in Hyderabad. And there was a severe drought; for two years they hadn't had any rain. It was hot. So they had big kirtana and had big festival in the city, and in two days there was good rain.
Lecture on “Simple Life on Farm Communities” (Pula Farm, Croatia, 20 October 2000)
When everything is going on nicely, when everyone is performing pious activities, this is what happens: the rains come at night and just in a nice proportion, not too much, not too little.
Lecture on “Simple Life on Farm Communities” (Pula Farm, Croatia, 20 October 2000)
Now there are so many sinful activities in the world; therefore there are droughts. In other parts there are floods.
Lecture on “Simple Life on Farm Communities” (Pula Farm, Croatia, 20 October 2000)