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Sankarshana Dasa: From the very beginning his three sons, one name is Prayagraj, first son is Prayagraj, second son is Mathura Mohan, third son is Vrindavan. He was, from the very beginning, he was not so much like our ordinary family. He is something else.

It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam, regarding this matter I am telling you, jo dusta jano, ksiti suto svajano, darano. Means, it is very difficult to give up the attachment for ksiti. Ksiti means land, property. ksiti suto. Suto means offspring, son, daughter. Ksiti suto darano... ksiti suto svajano. Svajana means relatives. Darano means stri. It is very difficult to give up their attachment.

Only those who are renounced persons, those who are highly elevated souls, those who are exalted personalities, they can leave. So Prabhupada left everything from his mind. Though he took sannyasa from Keshava Maharaja in Vrindavana, but from the very beginning his one aim is that, "How can I fulfill the desires of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati?" Though he was a grihastha, he had three sons, two daughters, wife, but his only ambition, goal of life, "How can I serve my guru maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura?"