Question: Many girls in our group are chanting 16 rounds and reading Bhagavad-gītā, vegetarians and attending regular classes,and are aspiring to take initiation from you, Gurudeva! But when it comes to śikṣā papers, they get stuck in the 8 rounds paper, because it has no onion and garlic. Most of the girls want to leave onion and garlic because of staying with parents and pressure that they get from them; they are not able to leave. Gurudeva, what can we do under such situations?

Jayapataka Swami: This is a big problem in India that although people are vegetarian, they eat onion and garlic. Actually, the onion and garlic, we can’t offer to any – what to speak of Viṣṇu – even Śiva or Durgā, anyone. Because, the śāstra says that...

Question: It was just read in your class that the scripture says that a mother who gives birth to a Krishna conscious child is glorious. But if the child grows up and does not perform Krishna consciousness in adult life, even though the parents do, can you give more insight on this topic?

Guru Maharaj: Well there is no loss for the parents. But as Srila Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati Thakur said, if every child could be a devotee, he would be a grihasta and have a hundred children. There is no guarantee, you can try your best and hopefully they will become...