Hindi → English transcript

In our Sanatan tradition, there used to be this custom of swayamvar, right?

That you would choose for yourself. So you should let them choose too.

तो आप भई उनको चुनने दीजिए।

If they wish, it is their own choice to live in a live- in relationship,

if they want to have multiple boyfriends or partners, or if they want to have

या फिर वो एक सिंगल पार्टनर रखना चाहें,

a single partner, then let a girl… let a girl choose that too.

I mean, why be judgmental about this? As a spiritual guru, why are you being

बतौर स्पिरिचुअल गुरु आप जजमेंटल क्यों हो रहे हैं

judgmental that someone who lives in a live- in relationship is wrong?

Absolutely, let her choose, let the girl choose.

Yes. No, as a spiritual guru, why are you being judgmental that the one who lives

I am not being judgmental, I am just telling you the facts. The facts say

that in Europe…

In Europe I am giving you the facts, now… Europe includes 250 million pounds

are spent to take care of these helpless mothers The ones who stayed in live- in,

fell in love, that was their choice. Then the boy was a loafer, he moved on.

fell in love, that was their choice. Then the boy was a loafer, he moved on.

Now she, poor thing, is struggling with her child, to raise it. Within America,

350 million dollars are spent by the government to take care of these ladies.

Ultimately, it is she, poor thing, who struggles.

Now people say,“ It is their choice.

She is part of our family. In her immaturity,

poor thing got involved with someone. Anyone can be immature. A girl can be,

नासमझी किसी से भी हो सकती है। लड़की से भी हो सकती है, लड़के से भी हो सकती है।

So if someone, in their immaturity,

That would be… in fact we are alienating her. That is why we should save her,

the poor girl.

Otherwise, poor thing… when she is cut into thirty- five pieces,

Then we’ll have to explain to the girls that sometimes you can make a mistake,

Baba. It happens with boys, it happens with girls too. So that is why saving them

तो इसलिए उनको बचाना ही हमारा कर्तव्य है।

is our duty. We say,“ No, no, this is freedom, let them do it.”