Before the start of an initiation lecture in New Vrindavana, Srila Prabhupada sent two boys out of the room... because they didn't have tilaka on their foreheads.
The two boys, Girish and Birabadra, were the sons of Shalavati, and were between 8 & 10 years old. Even though they were just boys, Srila Prabhupada noticed that they didn't have tilaka on.
So he motioned them out of the room with his hands, and instructed: "Go put tilaka!"
As they went out to adorn their bodies with the sacred markings, Srila Prabhupada stated:
"Tilaka is our trademark. We are selling Krsna...for free. And still no one will take!"
He started laughing heartily, "Still no one will take."
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