710723IN.NY

Initiations
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July 23, 1971, New York

710723IN-New York [09:55 Minutes]

In India there is still a brahmana's family they are called Bhargava

Audio

Prabhupada: You know the rules and regulation? That's all right.

Devotee: Jamadagni.

Prabhupada: Jamadagni.

Devotee: Jamadagni.

Prabhupada: Yes. Jamadagni was a great sage. That's all. Father of Parasurama. [japa]

You know the rules and regulation? Hmm. What are those? Rules? What are the rules?

Devotee: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no intoxication...

Prabhupada: What is his name?

Devotee: Brahma-vita.

Prabhupada: Brahma-vita. Brahma-vita, "whose profession is to realize Brahman." [indistinct] That's all right. [japa] Hmm.

Devotee: Payasvini.

Prabhupada: Payasvini dasa [sic]. Payasvini means the surabhi cow, who delivers milk as much as you like. [devotees laugh] Surabhir abhipalayantam. Cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa-laksavrtesu surabhir abhipalayantam [Bs 5.29]. Come on.

[japa] Hmm.

Devotee: Bhargava.

Prabhupada: Bhargava. Bhargava means the descendant of Brghu. Brghu is one of the great sages, seven sages, in..., rotating around the polestar, seven sages. And Brghu Muni is one of them. Bhargava. In India there is still a brahmana's family they are called Bhargava. Come on, next.

Devotee: Keith Miller? Sumahat.

Prabhupada: Sumahat. "Great personality." Come on. You know the rules and regulation?

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

Prabhupada: Thank you.

Devotee: Ricardo. Haihaya.

Prabhupada: Haihaya, a great saintly king. Hare Krsna. Come on. [japa]

Woman devotee: This is for you to drink...

Prabhupada: What is this? Goblet? What is this?

Woman devotee: It's [indistinct].

Prabhupada: Oh! Thank you. Come on. What are the rules? The rules, prohibitive rules? Eh?

Devotee: [prompting] The rules. What are the rules? The four regulative...

Prabhupada: You do not know? Oh, [indistinct]. Tell her. Tell her.

Devotee: [prompting] No meat-eating, no intoxication...

[woman devotee repeats faintly]

Prabhupada: Yes. [laughing] Repeat again. Repeat. Yes. What are the rules, you repeat.

Woman devotee: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, and... Intoxication.

Prabhupada: No intoxication.

Devotee: Narmada.

Prabhupada: All right.

Devotee: Narmada.

Prabhupada: Narmada. Narmada is a sacred river in India, like Ganges. What you have got here? Yes. Come on, next. Narmada, Godaveri, Kaveri, Gaṅga, Yamuna. All sacred rivers.

Woman devotee (2): [offers obeisances and pranama mantras]

Devotee: Vaijayanti.

Prabhupada: Hmm?

Devotee: Vaijayanti.

Prabhupada: Vaijayanti. Vaijayanti is one who becomes victorious everywhere. Come on.

Devotee: Urvasi.

Prabhupada: Urvasi. Urvasi is the beautiful society girl in the heaven. [laughter] Come on. Hare Krsna.

Devotee: Gosita.

Prabhupada: Gosita. Gosita was a great sage.

Play that record, Govindam adi-purusam.

[japa] [Hums] [record begins]

Devotees: Jaya! [end]