One time our godbrother Ishan Prabhu was with us in Delhi, poor fellow he was in a knot as what to do. He would ask me. I had ideas of what to say to him. Srila Prabhupada was going to visit us in a couple weeks. I knew that he was very close with Srila Prabhupada who made efforts to personally guide him so I did advise Ishan but not as lucidly as I would have in other circumstances. Left that to our master.

Time came we three were together, me watching, Ishan Prabhu gave some recent information of his activities then posed his question

“Srila Prabhupada what should I do?”

The reply: “You have a brain use it.”

Ishan Prabhu  was in Mayapur making clay drums, then he returned to USA and developed the plasticized version which used to be current in ISKCON temples.