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By Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur from his biography called "Sarswati Jayasri"
All of you please percieve everything of this world as ingredients for serving Krsna; everything of this world is actually meant for Krsna´s service. Please see the whole race of women as beloved consorts of Krsna, and help them to always engage themselves in the service of Krsna. Please do not consider them as objects of your sense enjoyment. They are to be enjoyed by Krsna; they are never to be enjoyed by the living entities. Please do not see your fathers and mothers as a means to your own sense gratification, but see them as Krsna´s fathers and mothers. Please do not see your sons as a means of your own sense gratification, but see them as belonging to the group of the servitors of Bala-Gopala. With your eyes please see the kadamba tree, the river Yamuna and its sandy bank, and the beauty of the full moon. You won´t have any more mundane feelings; you will see Goloka, and the beauty of Goloka will be manifest in your home. Then you won´t have any material feelings for your home. You will be relieved from the propensities of housholder life.
Our maths are beeing built at many places, and many sannyasis, vanaprasthas, grhasthas and brahmacaris are living there all the time and receiving the opportunity to learn spiritual conduct. But we have been trying for a long time to also give the mothers [women] the opportunity for devotional service. Of course, those who have the facility and opportunity for devotional service in their own homes do not need a seperate residence. But very often we hear that many of them get impeded in their devotional service due to bad association. It will be very beneficial for them if we can build Sri Visnupriya-palli ["palli" means "neighborhood"] in Sridham Mayapura near the residence of Sriman Mahaprabhu, and if they can live there separately from their families and render devotional service. They actually belong to the group of Sri Visnupriya Devi [the wife of Sriman Mahaprabhu, who was left behind in Navadwip when He took sannyasa] Therefore it is proper for them to live in the house of Sriman Mahaprabhu and to serve Him under the shelter of Sri Visnupriya Devi. There should not be any bad association or mundane male association for them there. Only a few devotees like Isanath [the devotee servant who took care of Sri Sacidevi and Sri Visnupriya Devi after Sriman Mahaprabhu left] would stay at a distance and take care of them. It is necessary to have such an exemplary neighbourhood so that the mothers [women] can read scripture every day, duscuss devotional topics with each other, and have ista-ghosthi about devotional topics, so they can give up all luxury and live an exemplary, saintly life and always chant the holy name and take care of the ingridients of Sriman Mahaprabhu´s service and serve him in every way.
Saraswati Jayasri, p. 339
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