Prahlāda Mahārāja himself was born of the demon family. He was . . . his all class friends are born of demon father. His country was demonic country, his family was demonic, and he became a great devotee. Of course, that is very long-time narration, but in our recent years, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, he was born of a brahmin . . . er, Muhammadan family, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted.
These Gosvāmīs, Sanātana Gosvāmī , Rūpa Gosvāmī, they were, of course, originally they were brahmin . . . but they fell down on account of this association. And formerly, they accepted service. brahmin could not accept any service, and they accepted service of Muhammadan government. So immediately they were, what is called, ostracized from the brahmin society. They are not accepted in the society. They changed their name, Sākara Mallika and Dabira Khāsa. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu picked them up and made them gosvāmīns. Gosvāmīns means they are great teachers, guru, gosvāmī means. There are many instances—not one, but many thousands.
And originally, even in the Vedic age, Upaniṣad age, there is one Satyakaṁ Jabala Upaniṣad. That story I have told, that the Satyakaṁ, he went to Gautama Muni for initiation. So formerly the spiritual master will not accept anybody as disciple if he is not born in a brahmin family. So he was asked, "Who is your father?" So he could not give his father's name. Then he asked him that "Go to your mother, who is your father. Just try to understand and let me know."