Meeting His Spiritual Master
He met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami for the first time in Calcutta in 1922. At the very first meeting Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati advised Abhay to preach the message of Krishna to the western world.
Meeting His Spiritual Master — Continued
On his very first meeting, Abhay accepted Srila Bhaktisiddhanta as his spiritual master within his heart, but could take formal initiation only in 1932. In 1936, Srila Prabhupada wrote to his spiritual master requesting for any particular service that he could offer. In response he received a reply containing the same instruction that he had received in 1922: 'Preach Krishna consciousness to the English speaking world.’ Srila Prabhupada took these instructions as his life and soul. As a beginning step, he started a magazine called Back to Godhead.
Meeting His Spiritual Master — More
Single-handedly he wrote, edited, oversaw the layout, proof-read and sold the copies himself. This magazine is still being published today.