Question: What was the destination of the soul of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s son, the son says I am now going to another father and mother. But because he died hearing Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu’skīrtana, will he have rebirth or go back to Godhead?

Jayapataka Swami: I knew that someone would ask this question! The son was being very humble. But he was saying in the normal sequence that after each birth, he would be sent to another body. But he has qualified, he said that, if You want me to take another birth. He...

Question: We sometimes plan to serve Krsna in a particular way, but because of someone or some circumstances, we are deprived of that devotional service. So how should we understand whether it is our karma that we could not do the service, or Krsna has not sanctioned this service for us because we are not qualified?

Guru Maharaj:  We are not attached to a particular service. We simply want to serve. That may change sometimes. Krsna may have some different plan for us. But we should always be in a service mood. If someone is not representing Krsna properly, and the person takes...