Childhood training in devotional service creates the foundation for a lifetime of Krishna consciousness and spiritual practice.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: Then we began to... 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. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Even though the husband was very old and the wife young.
Prabhupāda: Formerly even eighty years old, they used to marry. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Even?
Prabhupāda: Eighty years old. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Eight-years-old girl.
Prabhupāda: Eighty. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Eighty.
Prabhupāda: There were many cases. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What... I mean, what is the reason behind that? Isn't that very old to get married?
Prabhupāda: If he had no family member, he would marry. [pause] But it was subject of criticism. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Hmm. Must have been.