#prabhupada early days give me one son

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And what is that? Kaumara acaret prajno dharman bhagavatan iha [SB 7.6.1]. From the very childhood this dharman bhagavatan must be given lessons to the children. Therefore, from the very beginning we have opened this gurukula in Texas and in New Vrindavan, West Virginia. But here, practically, India, we don't get this opportunity. Before starting this movement, I approached many friends that "You have got four sons. Give me one. I will train him to become a Vaisnava brahmana." Nobody agreed. You see? But in the European countries, in America... Of course, they are all children of my devotees. I got them married. They have got now children, and they are being taught in gurukula. That is strictly according to the Vedic science, kaumara acaret prajno dharman bhagavatan iha, from the very beginning of life. So life should be utilized properly, and the children... Not all. Some of them may become ksatriya; some of them become sūdra or vaisya. But an ideal class of brahmana must be there to guide the society. This is Krsna consciousness movement. (More...)

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