Srila Prabhupada's advise for Grihastas
Rukmini Dasi: Like a loving grandfather, Prabhupada was concerned when he saw that I was too thin. Amazingly, he said that my husband and I should live separately, so Baradraj stayed in Boston painting pictures for Prabhupada's books and I stayed in New York. Then with the permission of the temple president, Brahmananda, I went to Los Angeles and for six months was happy to learn pujari work from Shilavati. After being overseas for about a year, Prabhupada went to New York and then to Boston where he saw Baradraj and said, "Where is your wife?" Baradraj said, "You sent her away. Prabhupada." She's in Los Angeles. "Should I send for her?" Prabhupada said, "Yes. Husband without the wife is only one half, wife without the husband is only one half." So I had the order to return to Boston.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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