KB (1970) Dedication: To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849-1930)
To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849-1930),
a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, who raised me as a
Kṛṣṇa concious child from the beginning
of my life. In my boyhood ages he instructed
me how to play the mṛdanga. He gave me
Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Vigraha to worship, and he gave
me Jagannātha-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.