Prabhupada: I used to call his wife didi, as my sister, eldest sister. That man was old. At that time he was at least seventy years old. And his wife died, so he had no children, so he married again. Old husband, young wife, but the relationship was so nice, great devotee, and wife devoted.

Tamala Krsna: Even though the husband was very old and the wife young.

Prabhupada: Formerly even eighty years old, they used to marry.

Prabhupada: There were many cases.

Tamala Krsna: What… I mean, what is the reason behind that? Isn’t that very old to get married?

Prabhupada: If he had no family member, he would marry. [pause] But it was subject of criticism.

Tamala Krsna: Hmm. Must have been.

Prabhupada: Oh, yes. But the custom was there.

Tamala Krsna: Seems like someone should simply cultivate spiritual life at that age instead of…

Prabhupada: In Bhagavata there are many instances, very old man married. Anyway, this gentleman was such a nice devotee. Oh.

Tamala Krsna: What was particularly nice about his devotional quality?

Prabhupada: Because later on he retired — he was a pleader — so whole day and night, simply [Transl. derate]. Sometimes he would offer obeisances to the Deity — actually he was old man — he’ll fall asleep by… And he would remain in that two, three hours.

Tamala Krsna: Two or three hours? Wow. Wow. Completely devoted.

Prabhupada: Oh, yes. And daily he would go to the Ganges.

Tamala Krsna: What was his name, Srila Prabhupada?

Prabhupada: His name was Nanda Dulal Pine. So yesterday I was thinking of him, and I said it in my… I am being purified by thinking of him. All of a sudden.

> Conversation about Old Days in Calcutta – July 1, 1977, Vrndavana