Radha-Govinda have called me back!
Bhavananda das : At the Radha-Govinda Temple, Prabhupada's childhood temple in north Calcutta, Prabhupada did a series of lectures in the evening. The Mullik family, which was the family he was related to who owned the temple and one of the great zamindar families of Bengal during the time of the British Raj, they lived across the street and, of course, Prabhupada was raised in their house. They all came to the program. The whole atmosphere…it was like Prabhupada was the grandfather or the great-grandfather, and they were so respectful. The way they came in, their heads were always covered, the way the women bowed down, the men were nicely dressed and standing in the background, and everyone was very attentive to Prabhupada because he was their relative who was now world famous. Prabhupada's mood at this meeting was very familial, he was very gentle with everyone, it was just like family. There was a very loving side to the whole relationship between him and the Mullik family. And, of course, those Deities, Radha-Govinda, were Prabhupada's childhood Deities. This was the temple where he played as a child, where he had his Ratha yatra Festival, and he worshiped these beautiful Deities that they have there still, Radha-Govinda. They are the Deities that Prabhupada said called him back to India. You know in the ‘60s, he went back to India? He said, "Radha-Govinda have called me back," and that's when he started all his major Indian preaching.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada – Remembrances by Yadubara Dasa
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