Question: Guru Maharaj, Prabhupada and sastra say women should dedicate their lives to husband and children, and always engage in their service. But goal of life is to attain Krishna prema and for that a lot of bhajana, Harinama, and seva is required. So I am always anxious that the asrama duties would hinder me in attaining the ultimate goal. Is it possible for a woman to attain Krishna prema in one lifetime Guru Maharaj? If yes, kindly guide what we should do?

Guru Maharaj: Lord Caitanya advised that we should do yukta vairagya. Everything we do, we do as an offering to Krishna. So, ideally the wife can marry a devotee of Krishna. Just by assisting him, she is directly doing devotional service. If she is not so fortunate to have a devotee, she can also try to bring up her children in Krishna consciousness. She can offer bhoga to the deities and take prasadam and give prasadam to the family. There are different ways one can engage in devotional service. I had the good fortune of visiting many grihasta families, seeing how they have deities, how they are offering the bhoga, offering arati to the deities. Some people have picture altars, some have deities. So, we are seeing how the families are spreading Krishna consciousness, how they are practicing. This is the way that one can achieve success in this lifetime.
14-Aug-2020 SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA