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	<div id="~~Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada~~" class="section" sec_index="3" parent="compilation" text="~~Other Books by Srila Prabhupada~~"><h2>~~Other Books~~ by ~~Srila Prabhupada~~</h2>		<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" class="section" sec_index="1" parent="compilation" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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			<div class="heading">My father was a pure devotee of the Lord, and when I was only four or five years old, my father gave me a couple of forms of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. In a playful manner, I used to worship these Deities along with my sister, and I used to imitate the performances of a neighboring temple of Rādhā-Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with my own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord.
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			<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.12.30\|SB 1.12.30, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī remarks in this connection that every child, if given an impression of the Lord from his very childhood, certainly becomes a great devotee of the Lord like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. One may not be as fortunate as Mahārāja Parīkṣit to have the opportunity to see the Lord in the womb of his mother, but even if he is not so fortunate, he can be made so if the parents of the child desire him to be so. There is a practical example in my personal life in this connection. My father was a pure devotee of the Lord, and when I was only four or five years old, my father gave me a couple of forms of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. In a playful manner, I used to worship these Deities along with my sister, and I used to imitate the performances of a neighboring temple of Rādhā-Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with my own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord. My father used to observe all the ceremonies befitting my position. Later on, these activities were suspended due to my association in the schools and colleges, and I became completely out of practice. But in my youthful days, when I met my spiritual master, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, again I revived my old habit, and the same playful Deities became my worshipful Deities in proper regulation. This was followed up until I left the family connection, and I am pleased that my generous father gave the first impression which was developed later into regulative devotional service by His Divine Grace. Mahārāja Prahlāda also advised that such impressions of a godly relation must be impregnated from the beginning of childhood, otherwise one may miss the opportunity of the human form of life, which is very valuable although it is temporary like others.</p>
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			<div id="SB_Canto_2" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 2"><h3>SB Canto 2</h3>
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	<div id="~~Krsna_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead~~" class="~~sub_section~~" ~~sec_index~~="4" ~~parent~~="~~Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada~~" ~~text~~="~~Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead~~"><h3>~~Krsna~~, ~~The Supreme Personality~~ of ~~Godhead</h3>~~		<div id="SB2315_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_2" book="SB" index="87" link="SB 2.3.15" link_text="SB 2.3.15">
			<div class="heading">By the grace of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, we had the chance of being born in a Vaiṣṇava family, and in our childhood we imitated the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa by imitating our father. Our father encouraged us in all respects to observe all functions such as the Ratha-yātrā and Dola-yātrā ceremonies, and he used to spend money liberally for distributing prasāda to us children and our friends.
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	~~<div id="KBDedication_0" class="quote" parent="Krsna,_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" book="OB" index="1" link="KB Dedication" link_text="Krsna Book Dedication">~~		<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 2.3.15\|SB 2.3.15, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In the Bhagavad-gītā (6.41) it is stated that even a person who has failed in the proper discharge of yoga practice is given a chance to take birth in the house of devout brāhmaṇas or in the houses of rich men like kṣatriya kings or rich merchants. But Mahārāja Parīkṣit was more than that because he had been a great devotee of the Lord since his previous birth, and as such he took his birth in an imperial family of the Kurus, and especially that of the Pāṇḍavas. So from the very beginning of his childhood he had the chance to know intimately the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa in his own family. The Pāṇḍavas, all being devotees of the Lord, certainly venerated family Deities in the royal palace for worship. Children who appear in such families fortunately generally imitate such worship of the Deities, even in the way of childhood play. By the grace of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, we had the chance of being born in a Vaiṣṇava family, and in our childhood we imitated the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa by imitating our father. Our father encouraged us in all respects to observe all functions such as the Ratha-yātrā and Dola-yātrā ceremonies, and he used to spend money liberally for distributing prasāda to us children and our friends. Our spiritual master, who also took his birth in a Vaiṣṇava family, got all inspirations from his great Vaiṣṇava father, Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda. That is the way of all lucky Vaiṣṇava families. The celebrated Mīrā Bāī was a staunch devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa as the great lifter of Govardhana Hill.</p>
	<span class="link">[[Vanisource:~~KB Dedication~~\|~~Krsna Book Dedication~~]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">~~To My Father, Gour Mohan De~~ (~~1849-1930~~) ~~</p>~~
	~~<p>A pure~~ devotee of ~~Kṛṣṇa~~, ~~who raised me~~ as ~~a Kṛṣṇa concious child~~ from the beginning of ~~my life. In my boyhood ages~~ he ~~instructed me how~~ to ~~play~~ the ~~mṛdanga~~. ~~He gave me Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Vigraha to~~ worship, ~~and he gave me Jagannātha-Ratha to duly observe~~ the ~~festival as my~~ childhood play. ~~He was kind to me~~, and ~~I imbibed from him~~ the ~~ideas later on solidified~~ by my spiritual master, the ~~eternal father~~.</p>
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	<div class="heading">My ~~father was~~ a pure devotee of ~~the Lord, and when I was only four or five years old~~, ~~my father gave~~ me a ~~couple of forms of Rādhā and~~ Kṛṣṇa~~. In a playful manner, I used to worship these Deities along with my sister, and I used to imitate~~ the ~~performances of a neighboring temple~~ of ~~Rādhā-Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with~~ my ~~own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord~~.		<div class="heading">To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849-1930), a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, who raised me as a Kṛṣṇa concious child from the beginning of my life.
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	<span class="link">[[Vanisource:~~SB 1.12.30~~\|~~SB 1.12.30, Purport~~]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="~~purport~~ text"><p style="display: inline;">~~Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī remarks in this connection that every child~~, ~~if given an impression~~ of ~~the Lord from his very childhood~~, ~~certainly becomes~~ a ~~great devotee of~~ the Lord like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. One may not be as fortunate as Mahārāja Parīkṣit to have the opportunity to see the Lord in the womb of his mother, but even if he is not so fortunate, he can be made so if the parents of ~~the child desire him to be so. There is a practical example in~~ my ~~personal~~ life ~~in this connection~~. ~~My father was a pure devotee of~~ the ~~Lord, and when I was only four or five years old, my father~~ gave me ~~a couple of forms of~~ Rādhā ~~and~~ Kṛṣṇa~~. In a playful manner, I used~~ to worship ~~these Deities along with my sister~~, and ~~I used to imitate the performances of a neighboring temple of Rādhā~~-~~Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with my own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord. My father used~~ to observe ~~all~~ the ~~ceremonies befitting~~ my ~~position~~. ~~Later on, these activities were suspended due~~ to ~~my association in the schools and colleges~~, and I ~~became completely out of practice. But in my youthful days, when I met~~ my spiritual master, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, again I revived my old habit, and the same playful Deities became my worshipful Deities in proper regulation. This was followed up until I left the ~~family connection, and I am pleased that my generous~~ father gave the first impression which was developed later into regulative devotional service by His Divine Grace. Mahārāja Prahlāda also advised that such impressions of a godly relation must be impregnated from the beginning of childhood, otherwise one may miss the opportunity of the human form of life, which is very valuable although it is temporary like others.</p>		<span class="link">[[Vanisource:KB Dedication\|Krsna Book Dedication]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849-1930) </p>
			<p>A pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, who raised me as a Kṛṣṇa concious child from the beginning of my life. In my boyhood ages he instructed me how to play the mṛdanga. He gave me Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Vigraha to worship, and he gave me Jagannātha-Ratha to duly observe the festival as my childhood play. He was kind to me, and I imbibed from him the ideas later on solidified by my spiritual master, the eternal father.</p>
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<p>A pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, who raised me as a Kṛṣṇa concious child from the beginning of my life. In my boyhood ages he instructed me how to play the mṛdanga. He gave me Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Vigraha to worship, and he gave me Jagannātha-Ratha to duly observe the festival as my childhood play. He was kind to me, and I imbibed from him the ideas later on solidified by my spiritual master, the eternal father.</p>
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<div class="heading">According to the Vedic principles, there must always be a guest in a householder's house. In my childhood I have actually seen my father receive not less than four guests every day, and in those days my father's income was not very great. Nonetheless, there was no difficulty in offering prasādam to at least four guests every day.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 3.41|CC Madhya 3.41, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">All the eatables were first cooked by the wife of Advaita Ācārya. Then Śrīla Advaita Ācārya personally offered everything to Lord Viṣṇu.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>This is the ideal householder's life. The husband and wife live together, and the husband works very hard to secure paraphernalia for worshiping Lord Viṣṇu. The wife at home cooks a variety of foods for Lord Viṣṇu, and the husband offers it to the Deity. After that, ārati is performed, and the prasādam is distributed amongst family members and guests. According to the Vedic principles, there must always be a guest in a householder's house. In my childhood I have actually seen my father receive not less than four guests every day, and in those days my father's income was not very great. Nonetheless, there was no difficulty in offering prasādam to at least four guests every day. According to Vedic principles, a householder, before taking lunch, should go outside and shout very loudly to see if there is anyone without food. In this way he invites people to take prasādam. If someone comes, the householder offers him prasādam, and if there is not much left, he should offer his own portion to the guest. If no one responds to his call, the householder can accept his own lunch. Thus the householder's life is also a kind of austerity. Because of this, the householder's life is called the gṛhastha-āśrama. Although a person may live with his wife and children happily in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he also observes the regulative principles followed in any temple. If there is no Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the householder's abode is called a gṛha-medhī’s house. Householders in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are actually gṛhasthas—that is, those living in the āśrama with their families and children. Śrī Advaita Prabhu was an ideal gṛhastha, and His house was the ideal gṛhastha-āśrama.</p>
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<div class="heading">My father was a pure devotee of the Lord, and when I was only four or five years old, my father gave me a couple of forms of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. In a playful manner, I used to worship these Deities along with my sister, and I used to imitate the performances of a neighboring temple of Rādhā-Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with my own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.12.30|SB 1.12.30, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī remarks in this connection that every child, if given an impression of the Lord from his very childhood, certainly becomes a great devotee of the Lord like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. One may not be as fortunate as Mahārāja Parīkṣit to have the opportunity to see the Lord in the womb of his mother, but even if he is not so fortunate, he can be made so if the parents of the child desire him to be so. There is a practical example in my personal life in this connection. My father was a pure devotee of the Lord, and when I was only four or five years old, my father gave me a couple of forms of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. In a playful manner, I used to worship these Deities along with my sister, and I used to imitate the performances of a neighboring temple of Rādhā-Govinda. By constantly visiting this neighboring temple and copying the ceremonies in connection with my own Deities of play, I developed a natural affinity for the Lord. My father used to observe all the ceremonies befitting my position. Later on, these activities were suspended due to my association in the schools and colleges, and I became completely out of practice. But in my youthful days, when I met my spiritual master, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, again I revived my old habit, and the same playful Deities became my worshipful Deities in proper regulation. This was followed up until I left the family connection, and I am pleased that my generous father gave the first impression which was developed later into regulative devotional service by His Divine Grace. Mahārāja Prahlāda also advised that such impressions of a godly relation must be impregnated from the beginning of childhood, otherwise one may miss the opportunity of the human form of life, which is very valuable although it is temporary like others.</p>
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