Life Example Source: Lecture

Government Officer, Magistrate, and Ācārya

Exact Words of His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda
“Although he was a gṛhastha, householder, a government officer, magistrate, but he was ācārya.”
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 3, 1971
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Also from the same address: “So from his dealings, from his life, we should learn how one can become a preacher in any stage of life.” Spoken in London, September 3, 1971.

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