710721IN.NY

Initiations
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July 21, 1971, New York

710721IN-New York [11:03 Minutes]

The chanting of the holy name of Krsna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life

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Prabhupada: What is your name? Eh?

Susie: Susie.

Prabhupada: Kaṅka. Your name is Kaṅka dasi, the daughter of a great king. All our, I mean, girl disciples are named great devotees' daughter or wife, like that. So you know what is the rules and regulation?

Kaṅka: Yes.

Prabhupada: Tell me.

Kaṅka: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication.

Prabhupada: And what is your name, spiritual?

Kaṅka: [prompted by Aravinda] Kaṅka?

Prabhupada: You forget immediately? [laughter] Hare Krsna. All right. How many rounds you will chant?

Kaṅka: Sixteen rounds a day.

Prabhupada: Only?

Kaṅka: More if I can.

Prabhupada: Thank you. [Kaṅka offers obeisances] Come on. Next. [japa]

Aravinda: Rastrapalika.

Prabhupada: Rastrapalika: governess, governeress. Is that?

Aravinda: Governess.

Prabhupada: Governess? Governess. You have to govern. So what are the rules and regulations?

Rastrapalika: No meat-eating, no intoxication, no illicit sex, no gambling.

Prabhupada: Who is your husband? Who is your husband?

Rastrapalika: Nitai dasa.

Prabhupada: Nitai dasa. That's all right. Hare Krsna.

Aravinda: Vidarbha-suta.

Prabhupada: Garbha-suta.

Aravinda: Vidarbha-suta.

Prabhupada: Eh? Vidarbha-suta. Vidarbha-suta means the wife of Lord Ramacandra. Come on. You are married? No, not yet. All right. Come on, next.

Aravinda: Vilasini.

Prabhupada: Vilasini. Vilasini means who enjoys with Krsna. Come on. [japa]

Aravinda: Usika.

Prabhupada: Usika.

Aravinda: Usika.

Prabhupada: Usika is Brahma's another name, Usik-ksaya. So you know the rules and regulations? What are they?

Usika: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxication.

Prabhupada: Thank you. [japa] Ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam [Cc Antya 20.12].

Aravinda: Romapada.

Prabhupada: Brahmapada?

Aravinda: Romapada.

Prabhupada: Roma?

Aravinda: R-o-m-a-p-a-d-a.

Prabhupada: Ramapada? R-o?

Aravinda: R-o.

Prabhupada: All right. So there was a great rsi, Romaharsana, Romaharsana. So his disciple or servant. Yes. Hare Krsna. No, that's all right. Come on.

Aravinda: Cediraja.

Prabhupada: Cediraja. Cediraja was Krsna's aunt's husband. In connection with Krsna. He was a great king. His son, Cediraja's son, was Krsna's cousin-brother but greatest enemy. Yes. Krsna killed him. Yes. [laughter] Come on. [japa]

Aravinda: Kusakratha dasa.

Prabhupada: Kusakratha. Kusakratha. You know the rules and regulation? Yes. What are they?

Kusakratha: No meat-eating, no gambling, no illicit sex, uh, no intoxication.

Prabhupada: Which you like best? [laughter] Which of them? [laughs]

Kusakratha: You are reading my mind, Srila Prabhupada.

Prabhupada: [laughs] All right. Don't do that again. [laughter]

Aravinda: Kirtiraja.

Prabhupada: Kirtiraja. "The king who is famous." Who is that king who is famous, very? Do you know? No? Krsna. [laughter] What are the rules?

Kirtiraja: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling and no intoxication.

Prabhupada: Thank you.

Aravinda: Kamsa. Kamsa devi.

Prabhupada: Kamsa was the sister of King Kamsa. Kamsa was not bad, but Kamsa was bad. Yes. Come on.

[aside:] So is there any thread?

Aravinda: Yes. There's seven gayatris, four threads.

Prabhupada: Hmm?

Aravinda: Four threads, seven gayatris in all.

Prabhupada: So they may come after. Hare Krsna.

Devotees: All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to the pure devotee.

[devotees offer obeisances] [end]