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I (SP) will initiate your son, only if you permit.

"I am 86 years old now. I was initiated in Ranchi, Bihar, in our family line more than 37 years ago. My youngest son took initiation from Prabhupada in Bombay when he was only 17 years old. After his school examinations he took a bus tour along with his friends, and the driver told them that in Bombay there is a Bengali matha with a nice Swami. So they all went in and took prasada and heard him speak. Srila Prabhupada told my son, 'I will not give you initiation because your mother and family members will object.' But my son told Srila Prabhupada, 'No, my mother is a devotee. She will accept.' My son informed me, 'I want to take initiation from Srila Prabhupada.' All of our family members objected, saying 'No, you are too young to do this.' But I told them, 'No, you had all better give him permission to take initiation. If you refuse, he will leave this house and will take initiation anyway. Better to give him permission.' " Then Srila Prabhupada wrote me a personal message on a postcard. He said, 'I know your son. He is very nice and he wants to take initiation from me. I cannot initiate him without your permission, but if you give me permission, only then I will do so.' I replied, 'I don't have any objection if he wants to take shelter at your lotus feet.' He wrote again, saying, 'I will give him initiation, but once a year he will go back to visit you and he will stay there for three days.'



Reference: Our Srila Prabhupada - a Friend to All by Srimati Didi Maa