She Won, I Lost!

She Won, I Lost!: My mother%u2019s cultural training and my wife%u2019s sincere prayers diverted my blind march towards hell and brought me to the lotus feet of Krishna. Life centered on religion was common in India until a few decades back, and I happened to take birth in a religious family. My father had participated in India%u2019s freedom struggle. A man of great discipline and integrity, he acted without greed and envy and was always inclined toward social welfare. My mother, too, was a role model in our village. She taught everyone the importance of saintly association and the need to take shelter of scriptures like the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Daily she would gather all the elderly ladies at our house and relish discussing the timeless message of the Gita and the Bhagavatam.