Special Children
Indradyumna Swami: The first morning in the Detroit temple, Prabhupada came down the stairs to give class. Bhagavan's wife, Krishnabhamini, along with her first child, one-year-old Vaishnava Das, were standing near Prabhupada's Vyasasana and I was standing near Krishnabhamini. When Prabhupada walked in, kirtan was going on and Vaishnava was expertly playing the kartals sweetly and in time.
Prabhupada saw this and said, "Oh, this is very nice." Then he sat down on the Vyasasana and instead of picking up his kartals and chanting jaya radhamadhava, he said, "So these children who are born in our Krishna consciousness Society, they could not finish Krishna consciousness in their last life. They have been given the chance to take birth in the family of a devotee husband and wife; therefore this child is playing the kartals. Otherwise it is not possible. He had practice in his last life; therefore again he's remembering and playing. This is the fact." Krishnabhamini was so happy to hear that.
Prabhupada also quoted the Bhagavad-gita on how the unsuccessful yogi takes birth again either on a higher planet or in a family of wealthy merchants or, Prabhupada said, "In a nice devotee or brahmana's house." He said, "These children are special. You must take very good care of them." That impression remained with me.
Prabhupada saw this and said, "Oh, this is very nice." Then he sat down on the Vyasasana and instead of picking up his kartals and chanting jaya radhamadhava, he said, "So these children who are born in our Krishna consciousness Society, they could not finish Krishna consciousness in their last life. They have been given the chance to take birth in the family of a devotee husband and wife; therefore this child is playing the kartals. Otherwise it is not possible. He had practice in his last life; therefore again he's remembering and playing. This is the fact." Krishnabhamini was so happy to hear that.
Prabhupada also quoted the Bhagavad-gita on how the unsuccessful yogi takes birth again either on a higher planet or in a family of wealthy merchants or, Prabhupada said, "In a nice devotee or brahmana's house." He said, "These children are special. You must take very good care of them." That impression remained with me.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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