Srila Prabhupada’s books, lectures and even his conversations and letters are copiously laced with sanskrit slokas, showing that he was uncompromisingly attached to Vedic truths. And yet he also frequently quoted Canakya, and Bengali as well as English proverbs, plus occasional lines from Shakespeare. It was apparent that Srila Prabhupada liked to quote authorities, even if they weren’t Vedic ones, when the message was true to the point he was making.