Guest guest Posted January 8, 1999 Report Share Posted January 8, 1999 Dear Garga Rsi Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. >>Any grhasta who copulates with his own wife only when it is time for >>conception is called brahmacari or celibate. >How we can call a grhastha who is not a "brahmacari"? >Is he still grhastha or grhamedhi? The following quote from Prabhupada explain the term 'grhasta brahmacari' Brahmacari, there are two kinds of brahmacaris. One who is leading complete celibacy, complete free from sex life, he is called brahmacari. Another brahmacari is grhastha-brahmacari. He has got his wife, but he has no other understanding with any other woman. And that wife also only, I mean to say, relationship is performed under regulation, he is also brahmacari. One who has his relationship with wife under rules and regulation and does not know any other woman, he is also brahmacari. That is also called brahmacari-vrata. And one who lives complete celibacy life, that he is also brahmacari. Bhagavad-gita 6.11-21 New York, September 7, 1966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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