Prabhupāda: He knows the rules and regulations?
Atreya Ṛṣi: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Prabhupāda: Let him say. Let him say.
Atreya Ṛṣi: You can say it in English?
Mustafa: I can't say it completely correctly.
Prabhupāda: Say it in English. No illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication, no meat-eating.
Mustafa: ...and eggs and fish.
Atreya Ṛṣi: His name in Parsi, his name is Mustafa.
Prabhupāda: So his spiritual name Vallabha dāsa.
Atreya Ṛṣi: Balab?
Prabhupāda: Vallabha dāsa. Not like that, here.
Atreya Ṛṣi: Vallabha dāsa. His name is, in Parsi, Hussain. It means "all-compassionate."
Prabhupāda: So far the ten offenses, you will teach them. Your name, Śrīdhara dāsa.
Atreya Ṛṣi: Śrīdhara dāsa.
Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. So read one passage from the books.
Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.)
- so 'nu jñātvā vyavasitaṁ
- mahiṣyā duhituḥ sphuṭam
- tasmai guṇa-gaṇāḍhyāya
- dadau tulyāṁ praharṣitaḥ
- (SB 3.22.22)
Translation: "After having unmistakenly known the decision of the Queen, as well as that of Devahūti, the Emperor most gladly gave his daughter to the sage, whose host of virtues was equaled to hers."
Prabhupāda: (repeats verse in Sanskrit) So here is the Emperor Manu, so he decided to give his daughter to Kardama Muni. And the sanction of the Queen, that was also expected. That means the father's sanction, the mother's sanction, and the girl who is going to be married, her sanction. These things are required before marriage takes place. Nowadays, dāmpatye ratim eva hi svīkāram eva udvāhe: marriage takes place simply by agreement between the parties, the boy and the girl. They can go to any magistrate and get it registered. But according to Vedic system, that is not the system. The system is the father, mother also must agree. The agreement must be, the parents' sanction must be there.
So guṇa-gaṇāḍhyāya, Kardama Muni, great yogi, what to speak about his qualities. Dadau tulyām, and Devahūti also equally qualified. So this kind of marriage is very happy marriage, and the result of such marriage is Kapiladeva. Because the marriage was very appealing, therefore Lord Kapiladeva, incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, He appeared in the womb of Devahūti. There are two Kapilas, original Kapila is the son of Devahūti and Kardama Muni. Therefore He is particularly known as Devahūti-putra Kapila. Sāṅkhya philosophy was enunciated by Him. He taught His mother also. You'll find all those instructions of Kapila Muni to His mother. So the system was very nice. Everything was there. There was no question of simply brahmacārīs. No. There are married couples. This Kardama Muni was a great yogi. Still, he married. There was no disturbance. Although he promised one son only to Devahūti, but I think he got another nine daughters. So very nice system, everything was there—but for the purpose of realization of the highest truth. That is the civilization. Nothing has to be stopped; everything can go on. For bodily comforts we are very much busy, that's nice. But if you increase the bodily comforts, there is no limit. That should not be the purpose of life.