Guest guest Posted October 5, 2001 Report Share Posted October 5, 2001 > Since Srila Prabhupada gave the gayatri to ladies, what is this person > trying to say? >From Prabhupada-lilamrta, Chp 58, A Visit to Boston: Govinda dasi hadn't gone to the initiation, excusing herself as ill. Although she hadn't told Prabhupada, she was upset that he wasn't giving brahminical initiation to women. Disappointed, she had stayed at Swamiji's apartment, crying. After an hour, however, she decided that by behaving so foolishly she was missing out on Prabhupada's talk. So she hurried out of the house and ran all the way to the temple, arriving near the end of the ceremony. As she entered, Prabhupada looked up. "Oh," he said, "I was just thinking, "Where is that girl?' and Krsna has sent." After the ceremony Govinda dasi conferred with Jadurani, who also felt slighted. Prabhupada could detect their mentality, although they didn't openly voice their complaints. The next morning he told Gaurasundara and Govinda dasi that he saw no harm in offering the Gayatri mantra to women-but they could not receive the sacred thread. That very night, he held a separate ceremony, initiating Govinda dasi and Jadurani into the Gayatri mantra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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