Where is prabhupadas family

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta was a leader in the Gaudiya Vaishnava denomination, a monotheistic tradition within the broad Hindu culture, and asked Abhay to bring the teachings of Lord Krishna to the English-speaking world. Abhay, later known by the honorific A. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spent the next 32 years preparing for his journey west. The journey was treacherous, and the elderly spiritual teacher suffered two heart attacks aboard ship.

Arriving in the United States with just seven dollars in Indian rupees and his translations of sacred Sanskrit texts, Srila Prabhupada began to share the timeless wisdom of Krishna consciousness. His message of peace and goodwill resonated with many young people, some of whom came forward to become serious students of the Krishna tradition.

True to local Bengali custom, early marriage was taken seriously in the family:. Despite the dislike, the couple produced at least five living children Vrindavan Chandra De confirmed that there were several other children prior to these, but that they had all died either before or shortly after birth.

Radharani first became pregnant at age 13 by 24 year old Abhay Charan and gave birth to their first child at age None of his own children, safe for his youngest barely , turned out vaishnavas and Bhaktivedanta Swami lays the blame for this squarely on his wife Room Conversation, February 20, , Mayapura :.

And although he made clear on many occasions that the sannyasa ashram excludes connections with former family and that he had nothing to do with his former wife, children and grandchildren, several letters like Bombay, June 8, , conversations like Vrindavana, May and October , , and the will he left, prove that Bhaktivedanta Swami himself continued to both support his family financially with proceeds of ISKCON and the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and made business arrangements with and for his sons Vrindavana De and Mathura Mohan De to ensure their sustenance as early as In addition, the codicil to his will states that she would receive Rs1, per month for life and each of his four living children Rs1, a month for seven years, of which Rs would be paid out in cash and Rs would be reinvested in fixed deposits for a seven year duration — to be used for reinvestment or real estate acquisition.

Some may say that the dollar value was minimal back then and that even the amount of converted Rupees was inadequate, but these arguments are very simplistic and do not take in account the socio-economic circumstances of urban Calcutta life from to If any current ISKCON sannyasi would make similar provisions for his former family with funds provided by unremunerated book distributors, disciples, and donors, it would be considered unconscionable.

Misogyny and Hypocrisy by Example. He served in the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in Sweden as a translator and editor and as a manager of one of its sub-complexes. After officially leaving ISKCON in he went on to further his career as a computer programmer in higher education.

He now lives in Texas and enjoys life reading, writing, and traveling the world. My eldest sister was married when she was nine years old, before my birth. She is the eldest. And my second sister was married at the age of twelve, twelve years. And my third sister was married at the age of indistinct years. So by the indistinct years, the marriage must be finished.

That was the duty of the father. The daughter is not married. What can I do? I was married when my wife was only eleven years old. And at the age of fourteen years she gave birth to first child. And next generation, when my eldest daughter was married at the age of sixteen years — it is little increased — but I was also very much upset that the daughter is sixteen years old.

And she was given to a boy, my brother-in-law, for the second marriage. Means that my brother-in-law lost his first wife, and still, he was twenty-one years old. My sister was twelve years old and brother-in-law was twenty-one.

In the sastra… I do not know exactly what is that sastra, but they say that if the girl before marriage has menstruation, then the father has to eat that menstrual liquid. Means it is, mean, very strict. And if the father is not living, then the elder brother has to eat. In the absence of the father, the eldest brother. The girl must be married. And as I was at that time very young man, and an educated college student, I wanted to marry again, in spite of my wife being present.

Because amongst the Hindus one can accept more than one wife of course the law is now changed. This will help you not to become attached with wife and home, and this will help you in the matter of your future advancement of Krishna Consciousness.

Therefore I think your separation from Karunamayi is also the same opportunity for your being cent per cent engaged in Krishna Consciousness. Whatever our parents selected, we accepted. I did not like my wife, laughs but gradually, I was accustomed.

I was obliged to like. You like or not like, you have to accept it. I was going to marry another, but my father saved me from the danger and he told me that you do not like your wife, that is the grace of Krishna. I must say she is very faithful, very everything… Everyone praised. But I did not like, somehow or other. So I was preparing for next marriage. Next marriage. Because in India, at that time it was allowed, a man can marry more than one wife. Now the law is there.

Prabhupada : No. I did not like my wife. Still, I had to marry her. Patel : And you had not bad days all your life. Or you were quarreling? I am sorry to intrude. Prabhupada : Yes. Therefore I was obliged to give up their company. You try to take care of Lord Jagannatha as far as possible after doing your household duties, but you should be strict only in completing the 16 rounds of chanting. That will save you from all discrepancies. Letter, 23 November ,Los Angeles. In my family life, when I was in the midst of my wife and children, sometimes I was dreaming my spiritual master, that he's calling me, and I was following him.

When my dream was over, I was thinking. I was little horrified. I was householder. I have still my wife, my children, my grandsons. Conversation, 13 July , Philadelphia.

My only hope is Srila Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati Thakura. I have no one else. In my house my wife and son did not help me, so I left my home. I thought the Godbrothers would help me, but even that I did not get.

Letter, 30 December , New York. But there is no question of separation in our marriage belief, neither your daughter will ever be separated from that boy, that is their vow. Rather, it is when people are a little grown-up, when they have got little independence and their own ways of doing things, then if they marry there is often difficulty to adjust, just as it is more difficult to bend the bamboo when it is yellow.

So I can assure you that you may have nothing to fear that your daughter has married such a nice boy. Letter, 7 November , Vrindaban. She is still living.