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To My Father, Gour Mohon De (1849-1930)
a pure devotee of Krsna, who raised me as a
Krsna conscious child from the beginning of
my life. In my boyhood ages he instructed me
how to play the mrdanga. He gave me Radha-
Krsna Vigraha to worship, and he gave me
Jagannatha-Ratha to duly observe the festival
as my childhood play. He was kind to me, and
I imbibed from him the ideas later on solidified
by my spiritual master, the eternal father.
