March 7, 1976 : Mayapur
Hari Sauri: I related to Prabhupada a story my mother had told me when I was fourteen. When I was still in the womb, an elderly relative had advised her to have an abortion. She had even given her some knitting needles with which to do it. My mother refused, burying the needles in the back yard. Another relative, however, had actually accepted a similar proposal, and they had buried the child in their back yard.
Srila Prabhupada was shocked. He shook his head in amazement. "Now I can understand the advantage of a birth in India. People here could not even dream of such a thing." Then he added, "Krishna saved you because He knew you were a devotee." He lamented over the unfortunate position of women in the West, who he said are encouraged by their parents to behave like prostitutes in order to capture some rich man while still youthful. He pointed out the risks they are prepared to take to become murderesses simply out of sexual urge.
Srila Prabhupada was shocked. He shook his head in amazement. "Now I can understand the advantage of a birth in India. People here could not even dream of such a thing." Then he added, "Krishna saved you because He knew you were a devotee." He lamented over the unfortunate position of women in the West, who he said are encouraged by their parents to behave like prostitutes in order to capture some rich man while still youthful. He pointed out the risks they are prepared to take to become murderesses simply out of sexual urge.
Reference: A Transcendental Diary Volume 1 - Hari Sauri Dasa
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