Initiations – December 5, 1973, Los Angeles

So without eating, you have to become satisfied

Prabhupada: [leads responsive chanting of prayers]

sri visnu...

Pradyumna: [continues leading of chanting]

Om... [break] ...everyone who is going to be initiated.

Prabhupada: What are the prohibited rules? [break] Yes. And how many rounds you'll chant, minimum?

Devotee: [indistinct]

Prabhupada: Thank you. So your name is Prasasya dasa. Prasasya means one who observes the rules and regulation.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna.

Karandhara: Costas? Citraka.

Prabhupada: Hmm? Citraka. [japa] You should offer obeisances. Yes. That is the etiquette. So what are the rules and Costas: [indistinct]

Prabhupada: Yes. Your name is Citraka. Citraka is one of the personal servant of Krsna.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: [aside:] You can hang it there.

Karandhara: Lee? Lee? That's all right. Let them stop. Come here. Is Prabhu dasa.

Prabhupada: So, you know the rules?

Lee: No meat-eating...

Prabhupada: Yes.

Lee: ...no illicit sex, no gambling and no intoxication.

Prabhupada: Including smoking, yes. [laughter] So your name is Prabhu dasa. Prabhu means the Lord, and his servant.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna.

Karandhara: Paul? Pūjana.

Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulation?

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

Prabhupada: So your name is Pūjana dasa. Pūjana, "the embodiment of worship."

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna.

Karandhara: Dave? Name is Partha.

Prabhupada: Eh?

Karandhara: Partha.

Karandhara: Dave Mustour. Which Dave is this? Are you Dave Mustour?

Prabhupada: So what are the rules?

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

Prabhupada: So your name is Partha dasa. Partha is another name of Arjuna.

Devotees: Jaya! All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Karandhara: Dave Wright. This one is Natha.

Prabhupada: Hmm?

Karandhara: Natha.

Prabhupada: Natha. So, what are the...

Dave (2): No meat, fish or eggs, no intoxication, no illicit sex, no gambling.

Prabhupada: So your name is Natha dasa. Natha is the name of the master, Krsna, sa-natha jivita. Sa-natha. Just like if one lives under some able master he is always satisfied, similarly, if we remain servant of Krsna we'll feel satisfaction always. Come on.

Karandhara: Jennifer. Name is Niscintya.

Prabhupada: Niscintya. [japa] ...harer nama harer namaiva kevalam . So what are the rules and regulation?

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

Prabhupada: So your name is Niscintya dasi. Cintya means anxiety, and niscintya means no anxiety.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: So, no anxiety is Krsna. And one who is under Krsna, he is also, he has no anxiety. Otherwise always anxious. Material existence means anxiety. Anyone who is in the material existence, he is always in anxiety. Sada samudvigna-dhiyam asad-grahat [SB 7.5.5]. Niscintya means no anxiety. So you are the maidservant of niscintya. Come on. Hare Krsna.

Karandhara: Marilyn? Uttama dasi.

Prabhupada: Hmm. Hare Krsna. [laughs] [japa] What are the rules and regulation?

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

Prabhupada: So your name is Uttama dasi. Uttama. Uttama means beyond this material world. Krsna is uttama. Uttama, Purusottama. Uttama. Krsna's another name is Purusa-uttama. So you are servant of, maidservant of Uttama, Krsna.

Devotees: Jaya!

Karandhara: Shelley.

Prabhupada: [japa]

Karandhara: Svarūpa dasi.

Prabhupada: Svarūpa. [japa] So, what are the rules and regulation?

Shelley: No [indistinct].

Prabhupada: Loudly. Yes, so that others can hear that you are promising before Deity. [laughter] Yes.

Shelley: No meat-eating, no illicit sex...

Prabhupada: Yes.

Shelley: ...no intoxication, no gambling.

Prabhupada: If you promise like that, then the all the butcher's shop will be closed. [laughter] Naturally the slaughterhouse will be closed.

Devotee: Jaya!

Prabhupada: And people will be closed to sinful activities. Yes? So?

Karandhara: Svarūpa.

Prabhupada: Svarūpa dasi. Svarūpa dasi means... Svarūpa means spiritual identity. Our spiritual identity is ever-eternal servant. Svarūpa dasi means you remain eternal servant of Krsna. Don't forget.

Devotees: Jaya!

Karandhara: Joanne?

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna.

Karandhara: Joanne?

Prabhupada: What is the name?

Karandhara: It is Jayabhadra.

Prabhupada: Eh?

Karandhara: Jayabhadra.

Prabhupada: Jayabhadra. So, what are the rules and regulation? Loudly, please.

Joanne: No taking of intoxication, no meat-eating, no gambling, no illicit sex.

Prabhupada: Thank you. So, Jayabhadra dasi. Now, Bhadra is Krsna, the most gentle, and you are servant, maidservant of Krsna, Jayabhadra.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupada: That's all right?

Karandhara: Go now and have kirtana?

Prabhupada: Yes. Kirtana. Yes, have kirtana little. [end]