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HARE KRISHNA GURUMAHARAJji,

Please accept my most humble obeisance onto Your Lotus Feet.

All Glories to Srila Prabupad.

How r U Guru Maharaj Ji? Hope recovering from your pain in chest and thereby feeling better.

At here regarding my Ph.D. on the meteorite that KRISHNA had gifted me, I have been trying my best to communicate with professors worldwide, with a faint hope in my heart if they give me one chance to pursue research work under their kind guidance. But no positive result came back for me. Finally, a researcher from UC Davis came to know about me and the meteorite. He suggested me to appear GRE & TOEFL exams by November and after scoring good marks in those exams I can communicate with the professors from UC Davis, they might take me!!!

But for my home members, they are not supporting me in this respect. My father wants me to join his business and extend it more. And according to my mother, they are very old now so I should be with them. So, accordingly, I have slightly modified my idea to serve KRISHNA by research works. If I am bound to do business then I shall be doing distance education- BA, MA in Mathematics from some good universities and there by trying my best to delineate the mathematical principles’ that are beautifully ornamented in ancient Vedas, Upanishads and other holy books. Through this, I can show a link between science and religion.

I was born on 16/03/1985 at 12:50 pm, Imphal. So accordingly, in the meantime, my parents are in a rush to get me married as soon as possible??? Since I am the only devotee from my home so my parents don’t understand what type of life partner would be the best fit for me (a devotee). According to them, I eat pure vegetarian so a girl who eats vegetarian would be O.K.???

Many have introduced them with devotee girls for my marriage but they had shown little interest to them. Finally, a devotee girl from Shillong (born on 29/01/1997) is somewhat being liked by them so they have decided to meet her family (as because of both our birth chart matches 30 out of 36 gunas).  They want me to finish the marriage ceremony before the end of  Shrawan month (with in 20 days).

GuruMaharajji, please have mercy on me and kindly give your precious suggestion in this matter.

If I have bored you by my long mail then plz forgive me.

Yours most foolish and fallen servant,

Bishambhar Gauranga Das 

HpS - AGTSP paoho.  Thank you for your news and letter.  Very much. Hearing from you brings back many nice memories from Northeast.   First principle is that Canakya Pandita says that victory comes from good advice, and good advice comes from many counselors. So, that is my first advice, discuss your marriage and ashrama with many people.

Second, is that we cannot possible know the details of your life with so little contact as we have, so you need to develop relations with people who know you in more detail, Siksa gurus. Drona was the Siksa guru for the Pandavas and Dhaumya was the Kula-guru, family guru. SB 1.9.67, "He was actually the right type of priest of a householder, for he could guide the Pāṇḍavas on the right path of religion. A priest is meant for guiding the householder progressively in the right path of āśrama-dharma, or the occupational duty of a particular caste. There is practically no difference between the family priest and the spiritual master. The sages, saints and brāhmaṇas were especially meant for such functions." Someone like HariDas Maharaja could help in this function.

Third, yes, 32-years old is really very old in Varna-ashrama-dharma for getting married. SB 1.17.38 "2. There must be compulsory marriage of young boys and girls attaining twenty-four years of age and sixteen years of age respectively.", but this is Kali-yuga, but maybe you should remain B'cari.   My intuitive since would be that it would be best to get married and a couple of children quickly. Then you could progress from Grhastha ashrama to Vanaprastha, Sannyasa by 60-years old, maximum.

Fourth, the basis for all of these decisions is, "How will this help me chant 16-enthusiastic rounds and follow the four principles strictly?"

Regarding career path. I would say that the metiorite study would be too specific and difficult. Better to try some business with your father. You don't need a diploma for that work.  Just try doing business and then you can judge from the results. You can find time to develop your intellectual service along with your daily business actvities.

O.K. On to the next letter.

Thank you.

HpS - ASA