Jayapataka Swami: That is why we read in the pastime of Lord Caitanya, when Lord Caitanya was in Vrndavana, one grihastha approached Him, and he said, I am a very, very fallen grhastha. Like that he had the mercy from Lord Caitanya. So Srila Prabhupada said, as grhasthas we should try to keep our goal higher. But as you said, we are not maybe able to achieve that right away, but we try. And that is why we also – the sastra gives us different vratas, different systems that we can follow. Like the Bhisma Pancaka is optional. There are many things which are optional. If you think you need some more purification, you can do these optional vratas. So brahmacaris may consider, these are not for me, I don’t have any problem. But they can also preach to the grhastas. If they do, no harm. I asked Srila Prabhupada, what should we do in the Damodara month? He said, this is especially for the new customers. Like, a store has a sale. To attract new customers. But you are a regular customer. All the months, all the days, whether there is a sale or not, you are a regular customer. So this way, Srila Prabhupada answered me.
21-Nov-2020 ŚRĪ MĀYĀPUR DHAM, INDIA