Prabhupāda: The Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says:
- aja-yuddhe muni-śrāddhe
- prabhate megha-ḍumbare
- dampatiḥ kalahe caiva
- bāmbhārambhe laghu-kriyā
Aja-yuddhe. "Fighting of the goats, and a śraddhā ceremony performed by the sages in the forest, and sounding in the sky, vibration of cloud, rumbling of the cloud early in the morning, and similarly, fight between husband and wife—don't take it seriously." You have got experience that rumbling early in the morning—never there is heavy shower of rain.
There may be very great rumbling, but the result is very small, maybe some drizzling. Similarly, a husband and wife may fight, but if you don't give them any seriousness, they will mitigate. That is the process. But in the Western countries, in the name of liberty, so many family lives are dismantled simply by this divorce case. So according to Vedic civilization, there is no divorce. Once united, it cannot be disunited in any condition of life. That you should follow. That is our first. So I think you promise this, all of you? Say yes.
Devotees: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Thank you very much. That's all. Now you change. And you instruct them.