Question: We distribute Bhagavatam sets to people who are already devotees during Bhadra Purnima, does that count? Should we target to distribute Bhagavatam to only those who are not yet devotees? Sometimes people who are devotees also buy Bhagavatam or to gift it to someone.

Guru Maharaj: Why not? Whomever you distribute it to, naturally it is counted. They may read, their children may read, their relatives may read. Also we can donate a set of Srimad Bhagavatam to the local library. If you can distribute to a non-devotee it is very nice,...

Question: Who is Swami Narayan projected as the Supreme source by the BAPS temple in Gujarat? When we are preaching to the Gujarati community here, they have brought this question. And they have quoted various scriptures like Visnu Purana, Skanda Purana, Visnu Dharmotara purana, to prove that Swami Narayan who appeared 250 years ago is an avatari of the Lord.

Guru Maharaj: I don’t know about such predictions. If you have those you can send the copy to me. I read the book where Swami Narayan said he was a devotee. But later on, his followers made him an avatar. So Srila Prabhupada requested that his status as a jiva never...

Question: Today during the class you mentioned that if the parents failed to make their children devotees according to the sastra they are called a swine, pig. My question is, what if the parents are making efforts in every possible way to make their children Krishna conscious, but the children are not taking up Krishna consciousness seriously. Are the parents still responsible for this?

Guru Maharaj: It is said that if you have one child who is a vaisnava, the mother is glorious, the family is delivered. If you have hundred children and none of them are devotees, then they are considered like piglets. But that doesn’t particularly reflect on the...